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2018 Brazos Valley Apartment Guide Inside! A&M Baseball & Softball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 A&M Basketball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 A&M Football . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 A&M Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Texas A&M - Blinn TEAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Blinn College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Texas A&M Traditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13 Code Maroon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Association of Former Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 About Texas A&M University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Nurturing Your Spiritual Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 A&M Rec Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 All Around Aggieland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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Baseball/Baseball/Baseball/ SOFTBALL/SOFTBALL/SOFTBALL/ Teams eyeing another postseason berth despite exit of key juniors winning in Houston on the opening weekend of the ncAA tournament in 2017, but weren’t as fortunate in 2018, losing 2 of 3 in Austin to end a season that began with promise but ended with a 40-22 record and 13-17 showing in the sec.
laura McKenzie/the eagle texas A&M junior shortstop braden shewmake will be the centerpiece of the Aggies’ lineup in 2019.
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college baseball coaches are used to losing their junior stars, but it’s not a common practice in softball.
Milligan opted to transfer and not play their senior seasons at A&M. Milligan hit .307 and led the team in stolen bases with 29. show led the Aggies with 12 wins and was second in innings pitched with 103. she also hit .290 and had four homers and 25 rbis.
texas A&M softball coach Jo evans got a taste of what Aggie baseball coach rob childress goes through after every season, the two departures especially a successful compounded the fact the one, which is the norm for Aggies were already going A&M’s diamond sports. to have to replace one of their top senior classes evans led the Aggies in years, which included to the super regional in All-American first baseman 2017 and came within an tori vidales, pitchers trinity out in two different games Harrington and lexi smith, against no. 2 Florida of catcher Ashley Walters and advancing to a second shortstop Kristen cuyos. straight Women’s college World series. evans will have one advantage she didn’t have the disappointment continued afterward when in the past while trying to two-way player samantha replace the seniors and the transfers. the Aggies show and outfielder Keeli 6 | JULY 30, 2018
the Aggies were hit by the draft once again with leading hitter Michael Helman signing with the Minnesota twins and two of their top three pitchers, Mitchell Kilkenny and nolan Hoffman, starting their pro careers in the colorado and seattle organizations, respectively. All three were juniors, as was pitcher stephen Kolek, who signed with the dodgers.
opened davis diamond on April 27 to an Aggie record crowd of 2,194. the $28.6 million facility can do nothing but help the A&M softball program in recruiting the type of players needed to compete A&M has reached the in the southeastern ncAA tournament for 12 conference, which had nine teams in the super regionals and two at oklahoma city in the WcWs.
straight seasons, making the cWs in 2011 and 2017. the Aggies will look to build on a 13-straight ncAA tournament appearance streak around All-American braden shewmake at shortstop and starting pitcher John doxakis, who at the end of the 2017 season was pitching as well as anybody in the nation. the left-hander took a no-hitter into the eighth inning against vanderbilt at the sec tournament and allowed just one hit in six innings against the indiana Hoosiers in the opener of the Austin regional, which A&M won 10-3. shewmake, who has been penciled in at the no. 3 hole in all but one game in his first two years, will
lead a lineup that could include seven players with at least 115 at-bats last season. Five of those seven returnees hit .287 or better. doxakis will need some help on the mound. He returns with eight wins, two more than the other veterans had combined last season. Freshman Asa lacy showed promise, especially late, at 3-1 with a 2.75 erA. but freshman reliever dustin saenz was the only other pitcher returning who threw more than 15 innings and had an erA below 3.50, so coach rob childress will have to count on some newcomers to get above .500 in the sec for the first time in three years.
the stadium opened a few months after expected, but it didn’t dampen the experience and proved to be quite prosperous for the Aggies, who were 6-0 in their new digs. three of those wins came in the college station regional. the A&M baseball team would like to get back to hosting regionals. the eagle file photo, texas A&M softball coach Jo evans, center, has plenty of starting spots to Aggies made it to the fill for the 2019 season after the departure of five starting seniors as well as the unexpected transfer of two-way player samantha show and outfielder Keeli Milligan. college World series after AGGieLAnd Primer T H E B R YA N - C O L L E G E S TAT I O N E A G L E
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the texas A&M basketball teams made it to the 2018 ncAA tournaments with rosters that had fans and coaches optimistic about what was ahead, especially in the near future. that enthusiasm took a hit not long after both teams were eliminated in the sweet 16 of their respective tournaments. the men’s team, which made it to the second weekend of the tournament for the second time in three seasons, had four players declare early for the nbA draft. sophomore robert Williams was selected in the first round and Allsoutheastern conference junior center tyler davis and junior dJ Hogg went undrafted and signed as free agents. Having surprised most involved with A&M by returning for his sophomore season, it was no surprise Williams was leaving, but the Aggies had hoped davis and Hogg would return for their final seasons of eligibility. Junior guard Admon gilder applied for the draft but elected to return to the Aggies, where he will be the leader of a squad that will have a much different look than the one that went 22-13 and finished a disappointing 9-9 in the sec in 2017-18. on the women’s side, the Aggies were looking to head into the 2018-19 season
with two three-year starters and AP ncAA freshman of the year chennedy carter as a strong nucleus. that plan went up in smoke when within a week of each other forward Anriel Howard and guard danni Williams announced they were transferring, leaving the Aggies without their leading rebounder and third-leading scorer from the team that was 26-10 overall and tied for fourth in the sec. With its entire front line and top sixth man having moved on, the Aggie men will take on a new look for 2018-19, coach billy Kennedy’s eighth season. the 6-foot-4 gilder and All-sec freshman guard tJ starks, who stands 6-2, will be the onus of a team that over the past few years has been one of the tallest in the ncAA.
was second on the team in scoring at 12.3 per game and starks was fifth at 9.9, although he reached doubledigits in points in 12 of the final 16 games. With its top two recruits also guards, the Aggies will have to be efficient from behind the 3-point line, win the transition game and get the most out of 6-9, 242-pound Josh lebo, who sat out last season after transferring from st. Francis, where he was the defensive MvP of the northeast conference. John Walker iii, who redshirted last season, is also 6-9, but weighs just over 200 pounds and is more of perimeter player.
blair will fill some of the holes, especially up front, with quality players that have transferred into A&M. ciera Johnson, a starter at louisville, sat out last season and at 6-4 is ready to contribute. Aja ellison, who graduated from Maryland and will be eligible this season, adds size at 6-3. carter could be joined in the backcourt by another transfer, Aaliyah Wilson, a former 5-star recruit who played at Arkansas as a freshman. the Aggies also have two
junior college transfers who could see time at guard along with Kayla Wells, who was A&M’s sixth man in the last half of the season. no matter how it shakes out for both Aggie basketball teams, patience will be a key to how successful they are with so many new
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AP Photo, texas A&M men’s basketball player Admon gilder withdrew his name from the nbA draft and will return for his senior season.
gary blair, entering his 16th season as head coach of the A&M women’s team, will also be making adjustments in hopes of finding a supporting cast for the All-American Kennedy, who is the only returning
rising sophomore savion Flagg, at 6-foot-7, is the tallest returnee who played more than 100 minutes last season. only four players return that were in the regular rotation, with gilder and starks the lone laura McKenzie/the eagle, texas A&M’s chennedy carter was named AP ncAA freshman of the year last season, but starters. will have to lead the Aggies without Anriel Howard and danni Williams, who transferred out of the program in the offseason. gilder
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footballfootballfootball Jimbo Fisher hiring captures attention of fans, recruits alike Fisher is one of four active coaches — nick saban (Alabama), urban Meyer (ohio state) and dabo swinney (clemson) are the other three — to win a national championship. He was 83-23 in eight years at Fsu.
laura McKenzie/the eagle, texas A&M head football coach Jimbo Fisher enters his first season at the helm after signing a 10-year, $75 million deal in the offseason.
Manziel won the Heisman trophy in 2012 and was in the running the next season, For the first time since and defensive end Myles texas A&M joined the southeastern conference in garrett was a star for A&M from the time he stepped 2012, all eyes will be on a on campus until he was coach rather than any one selected first in the 2017 player. nFl draft. Without a single the hiring of head coach player on the preseason Jimbo Fisher on dec. 4 put All-sec first-team, nearly the A&M football program all the talk — good, bad or front and center if for no indifferent — surrounding other reason than the former A&M football will in some Florida state coach who way involve Fisher and won a national title in 2013 the direction in which the signed a 10-year contract for program is headed. a guaranteed $75 million. so far it’s been nearly all the hiring of Fisher was positive for Fisher, who has arguably the top offseason proven those who called him story in college football and a tenacious recruiter were therefore will be watched spot on. carefully no matter how the A late start on the Aggies perform in his first recruiting trail didn’t help year at Kyle Field. Fisher in the first early A&M had some of the signing period in december, most high-profile players but he rebounded on the during Kevin sumlin’s sixtraditional signing date, year tenure as coach of the flipping a couple of four-star Aggies. Quarterback Johnny recruits and putting together by riChard CrooMe riChard.CrooMe@theeagle.CoM
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the 17th-ranked class according to the 247sports. com composite rankings, which is an aggregate of the major recruiting sites’ rankings.
Fisher, who was making $5.5 million a season with Florida state, where he was brought in as offensive coordinator under legendary coach bobby bowden, went out and hired plenty of help by getting defensive coordinator Mike elko from notre dame and offensive
coordinator darrell dickey from Memphis.
division, picked to finish in the middle of the sec West.
Along with recruiting, Fisher is best thought of as a coach who gets the most out of his quarterbacks. the offense will be changed from when sumlin was at the helm. in the spring game, Fisher showed he will feature the tight end and fullbacks.
Fisher and the Aggies will find out quickly where they stand, playing the past two national champions in the opening four weeks. clemson visits Kyle Field in the first of a home-andhome series, and the Aggies open sec play on the road at national champion Alabama.
the first season will be intriguing when it comes to what the fan base expects from Fisher. A&M is predicted to be a borderline top 25 team and, with Alabama and Auburn in its
For now, a split of those two games would thrill the A&M faithful. down the line, the only acceptable outcome might be two wins. no matter the results, all eyes will be on Jimbo Fisher.
He has continued to work diligently to build a deep roster and currently has the no. 2 class for 2019. A&M targeted Fisher before the 2017 regular season ended with sumlin’s team finishing 7-5 overall and 4-4 in the sec. it was the Aggies’ worst season under sumlin, who debuted at 11-2 but never had a season in which his record improved from the previous campaign. With A&M athletic director scott Woodward leading the charge, the Aggies wanted a coach who had accomplished something A&M hadn’t done since 1939 — win a national championship. AGGieLAnd Primer
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texas A&M finished 10th in the learfield directors’ cup standings this past season, riding third-place finishes nationally in men’s tennis and women’s swimming to its first top 10 showing in four years. the Aggies have established themselves as one of the better allaround athletic programs in the nation, with much of their success coming in the “olympic,” or nonrevenue sports. A&M has 13 straight top 25 finishes in the competition that, in the simplest of terms, awards points for where each of a school’s teams finish in their respective ncAA championships. A&M’s track and field teams, with their nine national championships over the past decade, have played the biggest part in the Aggies’ overall success, but they are getting plenty of help from women’s swimming, men’s tennis and women’s soccer, among others. A&M ranked third among southeastern conference schools in the directors’ cup — Florida was third overall and georgia eighth — an accomplishment athletic director scott Woodward was more than willing to share his feelings about.
“A top 10 finish in the learfield directors’ cup is no small feat and something that Aggies everywhere can take pride in,” Woodward said in a recent press release. “our success is made possible by the tremendous hard work and sacrifice that our coaches, student-athletes, and staff display on a daily basis. i’m excited about the accomplishments and progress we’ve made throughout our athletics department, but i am also looking forward to continued growth and achievements in the future.” in the 2017-18 athletic season, joining women’s swimming and men’s tennis in top 5 finishes for the Aggies were men’s indoor track and field and men’s golf. the men’s outdoor track team was seventh, the women’s indoor track team 10th, while sweet 16 finishes
gave both basketball teams and the softball team credit for ninth-place finishes. Woodward proved how serious he was about moving up the directors’ cup ladder with two new coaching hires this past year. Woodward hired laura “bird” Kuhn, thought to be one of the top assistants in waiting, to take the place of laurie corbelli, who stepped down after 25 successful years of directing the Aggie volleyball team. He then pulled off a coup in the women’s golf ranks, replacing trelle Mccombs, who had been at A&M for 11 years, with Andrea gaston, a threetime national champion at southern california. seventeen of texas A&M’s 19 ncAA-sponsored athletics programs contributed points to the
final standings. two years ago all 19 teams made the ncAA postseason.
equestrian program, which won the nceA team championship in 2017 and
last season claimed first in the reining division at the nceA championships.
Along with track and field, in the past 11 years the Aggies have won titles in men’s golf and women’s basketball, have reached the finals in women’s tennis and softball, have made the final four in women’s soccer, reached the semifinals in men’s tennis and have finished in the top four in women’s swimming six straight years. the Aggies can also boast about their
dave Mcdermand/the eagle, texas A&M’s chandler Phillips is coming off an AllAmerican junior campaign looking to help the Aggie men’s golf team improve on its match-play quarterfinal appearance at the ncAA championships last season.
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students are enrolled in one the texas A&M-blinn teAM academic course at texas (transfer enrollment at A&M) A&M each semester and complete the remainder of Program is a collaborative, their courses at the blinnco-enrollment partnership that allows students to enroll bryan campus. students at both schools with part-time who complete 45 blinn credit hours and 15 texas admission to texas A&M. A&M credit hours within since 2001, this pioneering two years, with a 3.0 grade initiative has allowed point average at each thousands of additional, school, are automatically qualified students admission into the texas A&M university admitted to texas A&M. teAM students can apply for freshman class. transfer admission sooner the teAM program when they meet the eligibility is offered to qualifying requirements. First year teAM students during the texas students will take their blinn A&M freshman admissions classes at the blinn college – process. Participating rellis campus. artiCle provided by blinn College
teAM students reap the benefits of both campuses, including access to texas A&M’s on-campus housing, library resources, recreation center, health center, food services and student tickets to Aggie sporting and performing arts events. At blinn, they experience lower tuition and smaller class sizes, which many students find advantageous in the transition from high school to a university. “the teAM Program is a tremendous partnership that demonstrates the collaborative potential between elite four-year
institutions such as texas A&M and community colleges with strong academic standards such as blinn,” said dr. Mary Hensley, chancellor of the blinn college district. “We are very proud to be part of a program that has proven so successful in helping students realize their academic dreams.” through teAM, students enjoy the university experience afforded by texas A&M and the smaller
classroom environment and lower costs offered at blinn. students enrolled in 15 semester credit hours in the teAM program save as much as $1,500 compared to students enrolled in 15 credit hours at texas A&M. “cost savings for teAM students are phenomenal,” said dr. John o. beaver, dean of educational Partnerships. “in addition to the lower costs blinn offers, students are eligible for texas A&M
financial aid, dorm residence and activities such as sporting events.” the texas Higher education coordinating board recognized teAM with its “recognition of excellence” in 2013, and in 2014 awarded the program its coveted star Award as one of the top educational initiatives in the state. For more information on the teAM Program, visit: www.blinn.edu/team.
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Foundation offers more than 200 endowed scholarships available to incoming and returning students from a wide range of backgrounds, majors, academic backgrounds and experiences. blinn students and prospective students can register for external scholarships and participate in grant programs. blinn’s academic transfer rate regularly ranks among the highest in the state and the nation. According to the texas Higher education coordinating board, blinn’s academic transfer rate of 36.9 percent ranks second in the state and far exceeds the statewide average of 20.9 percent. in addition to transfer agreements with the state’s leading four-year universities, blinn is home to pioneering co-enrollment programs such
as the texas A&M-blinn teAM (transfer enrollment at A&M) Program and the texas A&M engineering Academy at blinn.
the site also creates opportunities for blinn to partner with other organizations and institutions located on the rellis campus, including that combination of affordability and academic rigor high-end, innovative, private research and development helped blinn attract 18,977 companies, the texas A&M students district-wide in Fall engineering experiment station 2017. and the texas A&M engineering blinn recently announced a extension service. new partnership with the texas located adjacent to state A&M university system that Highway 47 and Highway 21, will allow blinn to build a new the rellis campus is named facility at texas A&M’s rellis for the texas Aggies’ core campus, formerly riverside values of respect, excellence, campus. the new campus leadership, loyalty, integrity and establishes a new educational selfless service. community combining a major university system and a in addition to its strong community college at a single academic reputation, blinn is physical location. this coa leading workforce trainer location will allow blinn college for the region. A recent students to transfer seamlessly publication from the texas to leading universities Higher education coordinating throughout the texas A&M board indicates that 94.9 system in the years to come. percent of students enrolled
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in blinn college technical programs in Fall 2015 are now employed and/or enrolled in higher education. this marks the third-highest percentage among the 82 public two-year texas institutions in the state.
blinn offers a wide range of technical programs, including applied business, art and visual communication, child development, criminal justice, hospitality management, information management, office administration, paralegal, real estate, and veterinary technology. blinn also offers renowned health science programs. based at the texas A&M Health science center, where students obtain hands-on learning at the 26,000-square-foot blinn college simulation and clinical labs, blinn’s Health sciences division includes the associate
degree nursing, dental hygiene, emergency medical services, fire science, health information technology, physical therapist assistant, radiologic technology, surgical technology, therapeutics manufacturing, and vocational nursing. blinn’s state licensure exam pass rates were 89.74 percent for the 2016 academic year. Additionally, blinn’s division of technical & community education offers a wide range of technical and career course offerings, including certified medication aide, certified nurse aide, electrical technician, HvAc technician, machinist, medical secretary, pharmacy technician, phlebotomist, professional truck driver, and welder. For enrollment and financial aid information, visit www. blinn.edu.
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Howdy
Howdy is the official greeting of texas A&M university. greeting each other with a “Howdy!” separates us as the friendliest university in the world.
Gig ‘em
gig ‘em is the universal sign of approval for Aggies. coined by P.l. “Pinkie” downs, class of 1906, when at a Yell Practice before the 1930 tcu football game downs asked, “What are we going to do with those Horned Frogs?” in reference to frog hunting, he said, “gig ‘em, Aggies!” and made a fist with his thumb extended up as one would when using a gig. it was the first hand sign of the southwest conference for 25 years until t.u. copied the idea from the Aggies and created their Hook ’em Horns. now Aggies give each other this sign to encourage and motivate each other.
The 12th Man on Jan. 2, 1922, the Aggies from the Agricultural and Mechanical college of texas played the Prayin’ colonels of centre college, Kentucky, in the dixie classic. After the tough 1921 football season, the Aggies were “completely exhausted, both physically and mentally,” according to red thompson, a yell leader at the time. but the Aggies came ready to play, and the game’s first points (and the first points allowed by centre all year) came on a safety off 12 | JULY 30, 2018
a muffed punt in the end zone.
At half time, coach dana X. bible’s southwest conference champion Aggies were winning, but every player on the Aggie team except for the 11 on the field was injured. coach bible remembered that a sophomore multiple sport athlete, who had recently stepped down from football to focus on the new basketball season, was sitting in the press box helping identify players on the field. coach bible requested that the player, e. (earl) King gill ’24, come down to the field and suit up. e. King gill went under the stands with a couple blankets and the injured team captain, Heine Weir, to put on his uniform. e. King gill then stood next to coach bible for the rest of the game, ready to play, but was never asked to. texas A&M went on to beat centre college 22-14.
Midnight Yell Practice was held before the t.u. game on the steps of the YMcA building. today, Midnight Yell is held the Friday night before a home game in Kyle Field. if playing an away game, Midnight Yell is held on Friday night close to where the game is being played. Aggies practice yells and sing songs for the next day’s game; the yell leaders tell a junior and a senior fable; and then the lights go out. that is when you get to “mug down” and kiss your date, or if you don’t have a date, take a lighter, “flick your bic” and hope to find another Aggie looking to mug down.
of the fallen Aggies are also led into the plaza. At 10:30, the ross volunteer Firing squad marches into the Academic Plaza at a slow cadence. once they arrive, they fire a three volley salute in honor of the fallen Aggies. After the last round is fired, buglers atop the Academic building begin to play a special rendition of “taps” called “silver taps” which is unique to A&M. they play it three times, once to the north, once to the south, and once to the west, but never to the east, because it’s said the sun will never rise on that Aggie again. After the last note is played, the one thing you can hear is the shuffling of feet as students return silently to their lives.
silver taps is one of the most sacred and significant traditions at A&M. silver taps is one of the final tributes held for any current graduate or undergraduate student who has passed during the year.
silver taps has been occurring for over 100 years. the first silver taps was in 1898 for lawrence sullivan ross, texas A&M’s seventh president. At silver taps, you stand where Aggies have stood for generations. You are connected to those who have come before you. this tradition is unique to texas A&M, as no other university in the world honors their students in this way.
Silver Taps
silver taps is held the first tuesday of the month following a student’s death. starting in the morning, the flags on campus are flown at half-mast. the names, classes and majors of the fallen Aggies are on cards students used burning placed at the base of the bonfire as a pep rally where flagpole in the Academic speeches were made Plaza and on the silver and yells were led, often taps Memorial. throughout beginning in 1913 corps outlasting the actual burning the day, students can write companies would practice of the fire. the first bonfires letters to the families of the and learn yells; “learning in 1909 were built with trash fallen Aggies. that night heartily the old time prep.” and other scraps around at 10:15, all the lights on Aggies in 1934 said that yell campus are extinguished. campus. it wasn’t until 1912 practice was “something that Hymns are then played on when logs started to become cannot be experienced by the standard for building the Albritton bell tower. an outsider” and “something Around this time, students bonfire. only an Aggie can feel.” gather silently in the starting in the 1950s, Academic Plaza. the families in 1931, the first official AGGieLAnd Primer today, Aggies stand at all football and basketball games, from the opening kickoff “till the final gun is sounded,” symbolizing our readiness to go into the game or help our fellow Aggies whenever we are needed.
building bonfire became more organized while each class strove to make it bigger and better than the ones before. the tallest bonfire was built in 1969 and was about 109 feet tall with a 105-foot center pole.
ninety-two years after bonfire first began, almost to the hour, on nov. 18, 1999, at 2:42 a.m., the bonfire stack collapsed and took with it the lives of 12 of our fellow Aggies and injured 27 others. the bonfire collapse was quite possibly the most trying event in the history of texas A&M, but it also allowed us to better understand the true meaning of the Aggie spirit. Many of us believe that bonfire did burn that year when 90,000 Aggies, friends and families gathered at the Polo Fields
on the night bonfire was to burn to silently hold candles together.
Muster
Muster represents the Aggie spirit that binds Aggies to their school and to one another. it is more than a ceremony; it is a responsibility that is handed down from one generation to the next. Muster is a way for Aggies to renew their loyalty to their school and their friends. Aggie Muster is a special time set aside to honor members of the Aggie family. Aggie Muster traces its roots back to san Jacinto day, which was a texas holiday in the 1840s that celebrated texans’ defeat of the Mexican Army in the battle of
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Aggies who had died, hold a yell practice, and sing in 1899, the cadets the War Hymn with all their decided to hold a san Jacinto strength, all under heavy Field day on April 21. it was enemy fire. a day of fun and activities without class. in 1924, the first campus Muster was held in guion during the world wars, Hall, and Muster has been this tradition of meeting on held on campus since. April 21 evolved to include campus Muster is now a memoriam for those who the largest of the over 300 were absent. in World War Musters held worldwide. i, Aggies met all over the
trenches of europe and at army posts all over America. the most famous Aggie Muster was held during World War ii in 1942 on the small island of corregidor in the Philippines. Major general george Moore, ’08, led a group of recently commissioned Aggies in a moment to honor the valiant
answer, “Here,” to symbolize that while that Aggie has fallen, they are still with us in spirit.
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the most important and moving part of the Muster ceremony is roll call for the absent. the roll call lists the names of every local Aggie who has passed during the year, as well as missing members of the 50 year reunion class. As each name is read, a candle is lit, and the family and friends
reveille is texas A&M’s beloved mascot and the First lady of Aggieland. she has been mascot since 1931, when some cadets found her wounded by the side of the road in navasota and snuck her into their dorm. All reveilles since reveille iii have been rough collies. Miss rev leads the football team onto the field at every game, and is attended by a sophomore in company e-2 of the corps of cadets.
Aggie Ring
the Aggie ring is a unique representation of achievement by an Aggie. Aggies take pride in earning their little piece of gold from the greatest university in the world. the Aggie ring is unlike any other because students cannot design their own class ring or order it at any time. the Aggie ring can only be ordered when an Aggie completes 90 hours, 45 of which must be from texas A&M university. the top of the ring features a shield that symbolizes the protection of the good reputation of the alma mater. there are 13 stripes in the shield
that symbolize the 13 original states and Aggies’ intense patriotism. the five stars found in the shield refer to the five phases of Aggie development: mind or intellect, body, spiritual attainment, emotional poise and integrity of character. the eagle on the top of the Aggie ring symbolizes agility and power and ability to reach great heights and ambitions.
one side of the Aggie ring holds a large star encircled with a wreath of olive leaves joined together by a ribbon near the bottom of the ring. the large star symbolizes the seal of the state of texas authorized by the constitution of 1845. it is encircled with a wreath
of olive leaves, symbolizing achievement and desire for peace and live oak leaves, symbolizing the strength to fight. the leaves are joined at the bottom by an encircling ribbon to show the necessity of joining these traits to accomplish one’s ambition to serve. the other side of the Aggie ring contains an ancient cannon, saber and rifle, symbolizing that the citizens of texas fought for their land and our determination to defend our homeland. the saber stands for valor and confidence, and the rifle and cannon stand for preparedness and defense. on both sides, the united states and texas flags are crossed to symbolize the dual allegiance to nation and state.
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The Association of Former Students
and impact on texas A&M. on these same grounds, you and your throughout your Aggie experience classmates will try on a class of – from your new student conference 2022 Aggie ring and gather for yell practice surrounding the 12-foot to ordering your Aggie ring, to bronze Aggie ring on the Haynes commencement, to Muster and ring Plaza during Howdy Week. even your 50-year class reunion – one organization, the Association of As you become involved in student life, the Association will be there, Former students, will be with you as well, providing staff support and each step of the journey. funding for scholarships, traditions Founded in 1879, the Association and student activities. toward the of Former students will provide a end of your time as a student, you total impact of $12.6 million to texas will visit the Association to order A&M university during the 2018your own Aggie ring and celebrate 2019 academic year. that achievement on ring day! As Your first experience with the graduation approaches, you and Association will likely be during your family will be invited to attend your new student conference, as the next tradition (tnt) to learn you experience the historical and how you can remain active with the interactive exhibits in the clayton Aggie network and become involved W. Williams, Jr. Alumni center, in supporting the organization that detailing the organization’s history enriched your collegiate experience.
When you graduate, you may leave college station, but you will always be part of the Aggie network and will have a home in Aggieland – the clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni center. When you return for football games, you can watch the game on the Alumni center’s Huddleston video Wall in a family-friendly environment. As you gather for class reunions, you can reminisce and share the story of texas A&M with your family through exhibits housed on the neely Mezzanine. You can find information on local A&M clubs,
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Aggie Muster gatherings in your area and the annual coach’s nights events through Aggienetwork. com. And who knows, you might even become one of the select few honored each year by the Association and texas A&M as a distinguished Alumnus! Most importantly, as a former student, you can assure that future generations of Aggies enjoy an inspiring and enriching collegiate experience by faithfully giving back through the Association’s Annual Fund, just as those who preceded you have done
for 139 years.
the Association of Former students proudly promotes texas A&M and our core values of excellence, integrity, leadership, loyalty, respect and selfless service, and connects Aggies to one another and to their alma mater. to learn more about the Association, please visit www. Aggienetwork.com, call 979-845-7514 or follow Aggie network on Facebook, twitter and instagram.
Photo by Patrick danielczyk, the Association of Former students, Aggies gather at a past gig’em Week gathering, an event held each year for incoming freshmen the week before school starts.
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History
texas A&M university is the state’s first and largest public institution of higher education, created as a land-grant institution under the Morrill Act of 1862 to provide a practical education to a broad crosssection of the population.
Texas A&M Today
texas A&M is one the nation’s largest, most comprehensive and most prestigious universities, ranked among the top 100 universities worldwide. it is one of only 17 institutions nationwide to hold the triple land-grant, sea-grant and spacegrant designations, is a member of the Association of American universities, and is ranked in the top 20 nationally in national science Foundation funding.
in 1871, the texas legislature established the Agricultural and Mechanical college of texas and provided funds for construction on land donated by brazos county. the college opened in 1876 texas A&M operates as an all-male college, and two branch campuses: a all students were in the marine-oriented campus corps of cadets. in galveston and an engineering-oriented in 1963, the texas campus in doha, Qatar, legislature elevated the fully funded by the Qatar college to become texas Foundation. in addition, it A&M university. soon operates centers in Mexico, after, texas A&M admitted women as degree-seeking costa rica and italy. students and made participation in the corps of cadets voluntary.
today, women students make up nearly half of the total enrollment of 68,625 (62,527 on the college station campus), and the corps has more than 2,000 cadets, a record in recent decades. the george bush Presidential library and Museum opened in 1997 on west campus, making texas A&M one of only a few universities to host a presidential library.
texas A&M offers nearly 200 undergraduate majors and nearly 250 graduate degree programs through 19 colleges and schools, including the texas A&M school of law in Fort Worth and the texas A&M Health science center, with locations throughout the state. the university also offers professional degree programs in law, veterinary medicine, medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy and public health. in keeping with its land-grant mission, texas A&M emphasizes student
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involvement in research. Faculty, who are among the top scholars in their fields, work toward innovative solutions to some of the most daunting challenges facing the world today, including human, animal and plant health; environmental sustainability; and energy.
the ability to think critically, work and cooperate with others, communicate effectively, practice ethical leadership and live and work effectively in a diverse and global society.
A&M’s core values of run, safe-ride program excellence, integrity, through which any leadership, loyalty, respect community member can and selfless service, receive a free, nonmany Aggies are involved judgmental ride home from with service projects, Aggie student volunteers on fundraisers and other weekend nights. since its charitable efforts, including founding in 1999, cArPool texas A&M graduates are the following: volunteers have given known as leaders. texas nearly 260,000 rides. A&M ranks in the top 10 The Big Event, which nationally for graduates began when six students Replant Day is an texas A&M is known who get well-paid jobs, and spent a saturday cleaning annual fall event when around the world for is first in texas (and among up a cemetery in 1982, hundreds of Aggies plant providing an excellent the top nationally) for early- has become the nation’s trees around the local education at a reasonable and mid-career earnings largest one-day, studentcommunity and in areas of cost. More than one in four of graduates. the Aggie run service project. Aggies need, such as bastrop state members of each freshman network provided through spend a day each March Park after it was decimated class are the first in their the Association of Former working in the local by wildfires in 2011. families to attend college. students is ranked third communities on projects efforts such as this helped texas A&M ranks first in among the nation’s alumni ranging from painting, to texas A&M become a tree the nation for success associations. yard work, to cleaning. in campus usA honoree by with low-income students, 2017, more than 22,500 the Arbor day Foundation. and is first in texas (and students (and some faculty texas A&M’s academic among the top nationally) and staff) completed more excellence, core values in graduation rates. in than 2,500 tasks. the big and focus on leadership addition, texas A&M ranks event has been adopted at development have made it the majority of new first among the state’s several universities across a destination of choice for texas A&M students begin public institutions for the the united states and other students, faculty and staff their college experience lowest student loan debt countries. at Fish camp, the largest from around the world. held by graduates. student-run, extended CARPOOL is a studentorientation program for texas A&M is a global undergraduates in the university, ranking third in the nation in the number of nation. Fish camp helps students who study or work incoming freshmen abroad, and attracting more learn how to succeed academically, get to know than 5,500 students from the university’s history and more than 150 countries traditions and make lasting outside the united states. friendships. students and faculty are students develop committed to learning for leadership skills through a lifetime through a variety more than 1,000 studentof high-impact teaching run clubs and organizations practices. these include that focus on academic undergraduate research, cohorts, community study abroad, internships, and volunteer service, writing-intensive courses, professions and careers, service learning, diversity international cultures and and global learning and global issues, sports and collaborative projects. special interests. graduates from texas Photo contributed by A&M, A yell leader gets the in keeping with texas A&M must demonstrate crowd pumped up during an Aggie football game.
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Nurturing your spiritual life
After your first day on campus, you’ll be in a daze. too many faces, too many places and too many instructions. After a week, you’ll miss home and the simplicity of life before college, at least until the first Aggie football game.
Your academic life has many avenues to help nurture it along and keep your head from spinning, like tutors and study groups. in the midst of all the action, you may forget to take a step back and indulge your spiritual side. Many organizations around the bryan-college station area have programs to help nurture your spiritual life. these programs come in various forms, and can be found all around the area. there are bible- and churchrelated programs such as bible study
groups, worship services, retreats and choirs.
if you want to find a religion that fits you or wish to join a church that reminds you of the one where you grew up, the eagle has a complete listing of all churches online. the worship directory lists the pastors and gives information about each church across the brazos valley. For more information, visit www.theeagle.com/brazos_life/ worship_directory. For a list of A&M religious groups, visit the student Activities website at studentactivities.tamu.edu, and click on “get involved,” then “organization search,” and look under the “religious” category.
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the department of recreational sports provides texas A&M university students with a wide range of opportunities for fitness, fun and recreation. drop-in recreation at the student recreation center (“rec center”) costs nothing each time you visit because the fee is automatically included in your fee statement. Just show your student id for access to the recently renovated and expanded
rec center, which includes the strength and conditioning room, indoor courts and gymnasiums, third-floor track, natatorium, indoor climbing and bouldering walls, outdoor recreational area and more. Free play is also available at the Penberthy rec sports complex (the department’s outdoor fields) and the omar smith instructional tennis center.
in addition to drop-in recreation, rec sports offers a variety of programs and services to help students live an active,
healthy lifestyle. offerings include: • intramural sports • sport clubs • group recXercise classes • specialty programs • boot camps • Aquatics classes • cPr certification courses • outdoor Adventures • indoor climbing • strength and conditioning • Massage therapy • equipment rental visit the rec sports website, recsports.tamu.
edu, or pick up a Fall 2018 rec sports guide for program schedules and cost information. rec sports is proud of the development opportunities made available to texas A&M students in the form of employment and leadership. each year, rec sports employs
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of the month and includes art, music, a great shopping so you’re going to be new experience and awesome restaurants. the newly in town, and you’ll need to restored Queen theatre find your way around! While shows classic movies from there’s so much more to see the 1930s through the and do in Aggieland than ‘90s. the northgate district can fit in this publication, features some of the best here are a few of our iconic food and bars in the area! locations that are essential While at northgate make to being a bryan-college sure to stop by the dixie station local. chicken for their famous Time to Explore tijuana Fries and a game of downtown bryan and 42, Aggieland’s version of college station’s northgate dominos. both downtown district are major hotspots bryan and the northgate for food, fun and live music. district are packed with downtown bryan features things to keep you busy day the “must do” monthly or night. event of First Friday, which is held on the first Friday artiCle provided by experienCe bryan-College station
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For the Foodies
bryan-college station has a variety of unique restaurants for all the foodies coming into town. You can head down to Mad taco and Fuego for outof-this-world handcrafted taco combinations, or if you are running low on clean clothes you can go down to Harvey Washbangers, which is a famous laundromat and dual hamburger joint. if you venture to downtown bryan, be sure to take an obligatory picture with the “i love carbs” wall at caffe’ capri, and end the night with an exquisite piece of chocolate from the legendary chocolate gallery.
Can’t Make it Home for Break?
during the thanksgiving holiday, take a day trip to the texas renaissance Festival, where you can go explore the land of lords and ladies, along with purchasing a turkey leg and a flower crown. thanksgiving also gives way for the beloved festivities leading up to the Aggie’s showdown with lsu. Winter break calls for a visit to one of texas’s biggest christmas Attractions, santa’s Wonderland. From a stroll under the lights to steaming hot chocolate, we guarantee it will put you
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in the christmas spirit! if you are in b-cs for spring break, then make plans for a lake day. lake bryan is the perfect water hot spot to float and catch some rays, while listening to live music. the easter holiday features a “presidential” experience. the george H.W. bush Presidential library and Museum hosts its annual easter egg roll that is modeled directly from the White House easter egg roll and features food, prizes and a whole lot of fun.
Entertaining the Family You’ll need somewhere to go when the family comes to town, and luckily the
brazos valley is full of great places to choose from. From Messina Hof Winery to the Franklin drive-thru safari, plan a fun-filled weekend that shows off Aggieland! to see a resourceful list of all of the exciting attractions b-cs has to offer, head to our website, experiencebcs. com.
And Much, Much More there are plenty of adventures to be had in your time in Aggieland. be sure to follow our Facebook, twitter and instagram @ experiencebcs to stay up to date on the awesome happenings all year long!
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Use Vertical Space
shelving units and bookcases can be great allies to apartment dwellers because these items make use of an
apartment’s vertical space . Many apartment dwellers underutilize their vertical space, but items that go up instead of out can create more room in an apartment and allow homeowners to keep items they may otherwise have to discard .
Work Space
Men and women who work from home may find their work spaces take up considerable chunks of their apartments . but how many items in your work space do you still need? Many professionals no longer print documents, so if you still have space allotted for printers you might be able to redo such
areas without affecting your workday . in addition, large desks were once sought after because they made perfect homes for desktop computers . but if you now use a laptop or tablet when working from home, you likely don’t need as much desk space as you once did . Downsizing to a smaller desk and work area can open up a substantial amount of space without affecting your ability to work from home . smaller living quarters are a disadvantage to apartment living, but you can take several steps to make your living spaces less cramped .
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Make packing and moving easier intact by using bubble Wrap cushioning . For the best protection, wrap items with the bubbles facing inward – not outward . Once securely wrapped, seal boxes with a stronger, more durable packaging tape to ensure even the heaviest boxes arrive safely and securely .
and download the free app . Place a label on a The average American box; scan the Qr code; has moved five times in and log the name, location their life so far, moving an and contents of the box average of 26 boxes each by typing or using voice time, according to a recent commands . You can even survey conducted by Duck add a photo of the box brand . Talk about moving contents . To find items, mayhem! simply speak or type Despite this huge that item into the app, undertaking, surprisingly, and the box name and less than 20 percent of location will be provided . Americans hire professional For more information, visit movers . Most rely on family DuckPackAndTrack .com . members (58 percent), friends (55 percent) and spouses/partners (51 percent) . statepoint
here are a few tips to help you master your upcoming move .
“Smart” Supplies
in addition to the essentials like boxes, bubble Wrap cushioning and packing tape, keep an eye out for new techbased moving solutions, like the Duck Pack & Track app-based labeling system, which uses a smartphone app and unique labels to keep track of your boxes’ contents . For a frustrationfree move, you can easily label boxes to find what you need later in no time . simply purchase the labels
find something frustrating when packing to move . The top complaint? Worrying about items breaking . help ensure keepsakes and other breakables arrive
method to the madness . Designate a go-to person for questions . Plan meals and beverages ahead of time to keep movers happy and hydrated . Give helpers specific tasks in advance or schedule them in shifts to avoid a traffic jam . And finally, always have a plan for unexpected obstacles, such as weather .
Stay Calm While Moving Mind Your Manners
The hustle and bustle of moving day may be stressful, so have a
show your movers how
grateful you are for their help . reward them with a special treat either on moving day or afterwards . hosting a special party once you’re moved in is a great way to get back together and show your appreciation . And remember to say “please” and “thank you” throughout the entire process . small gestures go a long way, especially if you find yourself having to move again .
Determine Your Packing Process
how do most people organize boxes? The three most popular approaches are: by room the item is in before the move (45 percent); by the room the item will go in at the new house (25 percent) and by type of item (17 percent) . Any method can prevent headaches . Just don’t be like the 10 percent of Americans who don’t organize in any particular way!
Professional Packing
More than 80 percent of Americans say they
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Save on college housing costs
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housing is one of the more expensive costs for college students and their families . According to the College board, the average cost for room and board during the 2016-2017 school year was $10,440 at four-year public schools and $11,890 at private colleges and universities . And those costs typically cover housing for just the school year, which may last anywhere from six to eight months . however, there are ways for students and their families to reduce those costs .
Examine Your Options
Many schools assign students to dormitories for their freshman years, giving students little say with regard to where they will live . however, students might have more input in their housing come their sophomore, junior and
senior years . some dorms might be more attractive and offer more amenities than others, but students and families looking to save money on housing costs should opt to live in the most budget-friendly dorms available to them . in addition, choose to live with a roommate rather than in a single room, as singles tend to cost substantially more than double rooms .
rA will affect their overall financial aid package and how great that impact might be .
Live with Roommates
Due to limited space, many colleges insist dorm residents live with roommates . upperclassmen who are moving out of the dorms and into university or off-campus apartments can save money by continuing to live with roommates . This can be especially beneficial to students who resident advisors, or will be living in off-campus rAs, often receive free housing where amenities housing in exchange for such as electricity, cable living in dormitories when they are upperclassmen or television and water are graduate students . rAs help unlikely to be included in the cost of the rent . newly enrolled or younger students adjust to campus life while also ensuring nothing untoward happens on the floors they’re tasked with looking after . students While it might not who may want to apply for be ideal, commuting to rA positions should first school can save college confirm if serving as an students and their families
substantial amounts of money . Public university students who did so during the 2016-2017 school year might have saved nearly
$11,000, or $44,000 in four years . That’s money that can be used to pay tuition or finance postgraduate educations .
College housing costs can be considerable . but budget-conscious students and families can save on such costs in various ways .
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in apartment living – and to take the proper safety precautions .
For many students, college represents the first time they will live anywhere other than the homes they grew up in . Apartment life can be an exciting Friends can be informed adventure, but it can also be one that may open new of your schedule for both classes and work, so they college students up to are aware of where you inherently risky situations . are supposed to be at While students should certain times of the day . if look forward to fun and something is amiss, these excitement at school, it’s friends can alert authorities also important for them or investigate your to be prepared for what whereabouts further . lies ahead at college and
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Lock Your Doors
Always keep your room door locked, and make sure your roommate is on the same page . locking the door can deter people from entering without your permission and prevent theft .
Person Belongings
When preparing to move into an apartment
with roommates, leave heirlooms or expensive jewelry at home . Once you move in, store your more valuable belongings out of sight or in a locked box or safe . Consider getting insurance for your belongings, which will protect you in the event of theft .
Travel in Groups
When attending parties or other functions, always arrive and leave in a group .
This offers extra protection, as assaults and other crimes are less likely to occur when criminals are outnumbered .
Evacuation Routes
learn your apartment complex’s evacuation policies . Know where all exits are and how to get out of the building if exits may be blocked . Find out if fire drills or other safety procedures are practiced, and participate in them .
Use the Elevator
stairwells are secluded and dark and often provide the perfect opportunity for would-be criminals to take advantage of unsuspecting students . use common sense and trust your instincts with regard to apartment safety . Make college memories good ones by emphasizing caution .
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Searching for a pet-friendly apartment
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Animal lovers who want to welcome pets in their homes may be hesitant to do so while renting . some might not want to pay additional fees on top of their normal security deposits, while others may fear that pets will cause damage to homes their owners don’t own, leading to potentially costly repairs down the road . renters should know that it’s both possible and even common for people who rent to have pets . According to the humane society of the united states (hsus), 72 percent of American families who rent their homes have pets . While it might take a little extra work to find pet-friendly apartments, the lasting rewards of pet ownership could outweigh any brief hurdles renters may have to clear as they search for pet-friendly living arrangements . Animal lovers who rent but want pets may need to move out of their current apartments before they can
welcome pets into their families . As that process begins, renters can take steps to ensure they find a place both they and their future pets will find welcoming .
Apartment Search Early
you may have to settle for a place that’s pet-friendly but fails to meet your other criteria .
Get it in Writing
before signing a lease,
read it carefully to make sure it clearly spells out that you are allowed to have a pet . read any restrictions regarding the type of pet and the size of pet you’re allowed to have . For example, many landlords who allow dogs will only allow dogs up to a certain weight . if you have your heart set on a Great Dane, then an apartment that only allows dogs that weigh 25 lbs . or less won’t be a good fit . read the terms regarding pets carefully so you know exactly what you can and cannot have and exactly how much you will have to pay to bring pets into your new home . if there are no terms regarding pets in the lease, ask that specific
terms be added before you sign . Doing so will protect you down the road should the landlord discover any pet-related damage when you move out .
Do your Homework
if you have never before owned a pet, then speak with a local veterinarian regarding your work schedule, your living arrangements and your expectations as a pet owner . The hsus notes that problems with housing are the leading reason pets end up homeless . While no pet owner envisions taking their pets to a shelter and giving the animals up for adoption, such scenarios
play out every day . by speaking with vets and local pet professionals, you can adopt the right pet for you and your apartment, greatly reducing the chances that you will be forced to give the pet up in the future . Animal lovers who rent their homes can still welcome pets into their families . For more pointers on renting and pet ownership, visit the hsus at www . humanesociety .org .
Many landlords do not accept pets, so expect the search for a pet-friendly apartment to be more involved than it would be if you did not intend to get a pet . As a result, start your search earlier than you have in the past, giving yourself as much time as possible to find a petfriendly apartment that also meets your other needs . local animal shelters may keep a list of pet-friendly properties, or you can contact local realtors who can help you find buildings that allow pets . The earlier you begin your search, the more time you will give yourself to find a place that has everything you need . if you delay your search,
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STUDY ABROADSTUDY ABROADSTUDY ABROAD Are you ready to go international? artiCle provided by the study abroad prograMs offiCe
The study Abroad Programs Office supports Texas A&M university’s commitment to develop global leaders through transformational opportunities abroad . last year 5,330 Aggies participated in course work, research, internships or service learning opportunities in 106 different countries . We engage students, faculty and staff to participate in high quality international experiences, and prepare the A&M community for a
watershed’s hydrology, which includes quantifying below is the excerpt sap flow, throughfall, and from a blog written by students participating in the groundwater table depth, as well as constructing a weir research experience for to get streamflow data . undergraduates, directed rounding out our first by Dr . Chris houser of the week at the soltis Center, College of Geosciences . we met with several Participants designed challenges . Technical and conducted research issues like finding which projects that focus on usb port actually works the rich biodiversity on the netbook, locating surrounding the soltis gaps in huge data sets, Center for education and and late delivery of research in Costa rica . materials for the weir site “This post comes to slowed our progress . but you from the ecohydrology we successfully made team . Nathan, Olivia, headway on weir site Gracie and i (esther) will preparation, relocated be focusing on the study
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throughfall gauges, and downloaded data at the sap flow site . We’re working out the kinks, and with the arrival of three of our faculty mentors today, things are getting into full swing! We have a weir trail, a tarp fortress to keep the construction site dry, sap flow data since January, a throughfall network, and our list of accomplishments can only grow from here . something we really enjoy at the soltis Center is getting to see biodiversity firsthand . We’ve seen bullet ants, toucans, hummingbirds,
vipers, lizards, and heard the beating of bird wings, which we first mistook for jaguar growls . We also see armies upon armies of leaf-cutter ants . They travel long distances with leaves or flowers many times their size . hanging up tarps at the weir site, we’d see leaf-cutter ants coming down the trunks of extremely tall trees, carrying their precious cargo home . This first week, we’ve occasionally felt like little leaf-cutter ants at the top of a tall tree . There’s a lot to do and a long way to go before we can reach our goals, but
like the determined ants, we carry on with our eyes on the prize .
neighboring countries and do your best to visit some during your time overseas .
to commemorate your time abroad is to keep a daily journal . You will no doubt enjoy many unique experiences while overseas, and keeping a daily journal is a great way to ensure you remember each of those experiences and all the people you meet along the way .
We’re excited to continue onward and upward in our projects and to experience more delights of Costa rica this coming week .” sincerely yours, The leaf cutter ants Contact the study Abroad Programs Office to learn about all the different high impact, international opportunities available through Texas A&M university . Visit studyabroad .tamu .edu or call 845-0544 .
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study abroad programs can change students’ lives, opening their eyes to other cultures and helping them to make memories that last a lifetime . study abroad programs also may inspire a love of travel that students will foster for the rest of their lives . students who have enrolled in or are considering enrolling in study abroad programs can make their experiences overseas more memorable if they take some time to prepare for life abroad before boarding the plane .
Research Your Host Country
students who can successfully assimilate into their host countries may get more from their time overseas than those who do not . studying a host country’s customs and history is a great way to learn about life there before your plane touches down . if the native language in your host country is different than your own, do your best to learn the language .
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While you won’t become fluent overnight, learning some basic words and phrases can make your time overseas go more smoothly and increase the chances that you develop meaningful relationships with locals .
Leave Your Comfort Zone
instead of skepticism, even trying local cuisine you might otherwise not experience back home .
Go Outside Disconnect
study abroad programs include the word “study” in their titles, so students should recognize they will still need to devote time to their schoolwork . but during your down time, embrace chances to get out of your dorm room or apartment to soak in your host city . if your host country is in europe, where traveling between countries tends to be simpler than in other regions of the world, learn about
Daily life might be vastly different in your host country than it is at home . rather than dwelling on the differences between life overseas and life at home, embrace this chance to leave your comfort zone . Approach cultural differences with enthusiasm AGGieLAnd Primer
Whether or not life at home is dominated by devices, use your time overseas to disconnect so you can fully experience your host city and country . Don’t miss out on the sights and sounds of your host country by spending too much time using your tablet or smartphone .
Keep a Journal
study abroad programs can benefit students in myriad ways, and a few simple strategies can ensure young men and women make the most of their time overseas .
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CARPOOLCARPOOLCARPOOLCARPOOL Provides safe rides in Aggieland artiCle provided by Carpool
CArPOOl is a studentrun safe ride program that provides free, safe, non-judgmental rides home to anyone within the bryan/College station city limits . Our operating hours are Thursday, Friday and saturday nights from 10 p .m . to 3 a .m ., when Texas A&M university is in session . To receive a ride, call our phone lines at 979-693-9905 or, if you are on Northgate, you can find our members behind the Dixie Chicken in lime green shirts and sign up there . CArPOOl will only take you to the place you are staying for the night . We do not take patrons to parties, bars, restaurants or any other business establishments . Additionally, CArPOOl is completely confidential,
meaning there will be no mention of who was taken home, what occurred during the actual ride, or what a member witnesses while working . The only information that is asked of patrons is a name to list the ride under, the number of riders, the address from which to pick them up, the address for where they are staying for the night, and a phone number to call when the ride is there to pick them up . We do not iD patrons, and CArPOOl does not care how old the patron is . Our only concern is to get the patron home safely . CArPOOl believes that it is the student’s choice whether to drink or not to drink . if a student does choose to do so, however, CArPOOl only asks that the student take responsibility and never
drink and drive . such a mistake was made by our founder, Jeff schiefelbein, on Oct . 23, 1997, when he received a DWi in College station, and began an 18-month probation sentence in which he lost his license and did 60 hours of community service . schiefelbein was required to attend a Mothers Against Drunk Driving Victim impact panel where he heard a mother’s story of her high school daughter’s death . her story inspired schiefelbein to begin a program the community could rely on to get home safely after a night of partying . To ensure the comfort of patrons, CArPOOl vowed never to preach to students about drinking, but rather to accept everyone and let
them know that CArPOOl is here to help . Thus, CArPOOl’s founding objective became to provide a free, safe, nonjudgmental ride home to anyone, including current CArPOOl members, in the area who needed one . After a year’s worth of hard work, CArPOOl gave its first ride on sept . 16, 1999, and has given 269,194 rides since . You can find more on schiefelbein’s story at docs . bryantx .gov/dwi/#chapter5 . None of this would be possible without the volunteers who devote
their time to keep the community safe . CArPOOl opens applications each semester at Texas A&M, allowing for students to join the organization in order to volunteer and become members . The application is online, and consists of a few short essay questions, which is then followed by an interview before acceptance . The only requirements to join are that you be a current A&M student and at least 18 years of age . We highly recommend having a driver’s license and car insurance, but they are not
required, and a car is not necessary as we receive rentals from enterprise . Volunteering for CArPOOl is not limited to strictly driving . Members may answer phones; drive; navigate; sign up patrons on Northgate; or advertise that we are running, by walking bar to bar . To find out more or to contact CArPOOl, visit our website at carpool .tamu . edu, email publicrelations@ carpool .tamu .edu or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and instagram (@tamucarpool) .
The Brazos County Health Department Welcomes You To Aggieland! Your local public health department provides: • Food Handler’s Cards to work in food establishments • Sexually Transmitted Infections Testing and Treatment • Rapid HIV Testing • Adult Immunizations & Flu Shots For a complete list of services check out our website at Volunteers mingle during a night of operations .
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A&M Career Center helps Aggies with career preparation, job search
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Committed to your success, the Career Center is here to help you . Our knowledgeable and friendly staff members are passionate about helping students to make their dreams come true, and we encourage you to drop by, get to know us, and learn more about our services . As you consider what your dreams may be and what career success may look like for you, keep in mind that the key is figuring out what you want
to do and then focusing your search for jobs, whether these are full-time, internship, cooperative education or summer jobs . For those of you seeking further education after you graduate, focus your attention on those programs that interest you the most, whether these are graduate programs or professional schools, such as law and medicine . And it is never too early to start! The Career Center has staff dedicated to first- and second-year students, helping freshmen and sophomores to explore their interests and discover
opportunities .
Take advantage of all the Career Center’s resources . start by scheduling an appointment with your career coordinator . These advisors have both work experience and education in the majors they serve and will give you in-depth information about your career options . They will also work closely with you to develop effective job-search strategies . Our professional school advising staff can help you to learn about, and to plan for, admittance to law,
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medical, dental and other professional schools .
We also have a wide variety of programs, so meet with employers and graduate and professional school representatives during career fairs and networking events, learn from leaders in their fields through panel discussions and videos, connect with former students through the Aggie Network, and take part in resume reviews and mock interviews . Further, our online system, hireAggies, provides you with the opportunity to apply
for full-time, internship and cooperative education jobs with thousands of employers . hireAggies also offers Career explorer, an interactive tool that helps you figure out what jobs best fit your interests, values and skills .
after graduation . Former students can access job postings, advising and several of our online resources for life .
The Career Center is located in 209 Koldus, just across the street from the Memorial student Center . Please find us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and view our videos on YouTube - #startNow - #hireAggies . We’re committed to your success and we’re ready to help you .
The Career Center serves all students, regardless of major, classification, grades or work authorization . The Center does not require a minimum grade point average to apply for positions listed in For more information, hireAggies . And we continue visit hireAggies .com or call to provide support to Aggies 979-845-5139 .
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A&M Transportation Services What you need to know! artiCle provided by a&M transportation serviCes
howdy! And welcome to Texas A&M university . As the school year begins, Transportation services is here to guide you through the process of getting on and off campus, so you can navigate the community like a pro! With so much taking place throughout the year, getting around can be a dizzying experience – even for the most seasoned student . Transportation services provides many options, including alternative transportation choices, which make navigating the campus and community as easy as possible . let’s take a look at some of the great services offered to you as a new or transfer student .
out, you are responsible for any citations issued to it . Permits may not be resold or transferred between individuals but may have a refund value if returned to Transportation services . if you drive to campus and do not own a permit, you can still park using one of the many pay-bythe-hour parking locations . Get real-time visitor parking garage availability at transport .tamu .edu/ realtime or by downloading the Texas A&M university mobile app (also available at m .tamu .edu), and clicking on “Transportation & Parking .”
Move-in Parking and Loading Parking and Zones Parking Permits
Move-in can be chaotic, but Transportation services eases the process by offering free parking in First, let’s talk about designated locations during parking . if you plan on this special time . As a new bringing a car to campus or transfer student, you will you will need a permit . receive a map highlighting Permits are required to park additional locations to on campus, even on the park and designated areas first day of class . Parking where you can unload permits are available for the items needed in your purchase at transport .tamu . dorms . These limited edu . unloading zones are meant for drop offs only; parking Once you purchase a in a lot or garage that is permit, display it properly designated for move-in and then park in your assigned moving your items with a lot or garage in a valid cart or hand truck is your space . Please be aware best option . that if you loan your permit 36 | JULY 30, 2018
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Texas A&M transit service is fare-free to all students, faculty and staff; however, a Texas A&M iD is required to ride off-campus routes . Aggie spirit buses service students on and off campus, providing a hassle-free way to get around throughout the year . When boarding the Aggie spirit bus at off-campus stops, you must have your student iD ready to show the driver .
A&M has sporting events throughout the year, but just like the saying, “everything is bigger in Texas,” football is larger than life here in Aggieland . As more than 100,000 people descend on Kyle Field, there is more vehicle and pedestrian traffic than normal . As the game day environment changes, so do the rules for parking . For important information about parking rules for football or other special events, visit transport .tamu .edu . Texas A&M will host its first Thursday football
game in over a decade at 7:30 p .m . on Aug . 30, 2018 against Northwestern st . This means the university will host two typical days in one: regular classes and football gameday . Transportation services is working with several campus departments and entities and with the City of College station to deliver an all-encompassing plan for Football Thursday with minimal impact on regular activities . however, on-campus parking and transportation options will be limited . For more information, visit
footballthursday .tamu .edu often for the most up to date details . To keep up to date with sporting and other events throughout the community, Texas A&M’s event mobile app, Destination Aggieland, is a must have for everything you need to know about game day and other events . Download Destination Aggieland (transport .tamu .edu/da) and follow us on Twitter @ GetToAggieGame .
Customers who do not live directly on a bus route may drive a short distance to a free Park and ride located at First baptist Church of College station (route 34) . For real-time information, including bus schedules, location and occupancy, visit m .tamu . edu . students may also use the brazos Transit District public transit system free of charge by showing their student iDs when boarding . Direct bus service runs from the brazos Transit District main hub to campus daily . For more information on their routes, visit www .btd .org .
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A&M Transportation Services What you need to know! Alternative Transportation Services
Don’t have your own wheels? No problem . Transportation services offers many alternatives to owning a vehicle on campus . in 2015 Texas A&M university was named bike Friendly university, and we don’t take that title lightly . You can feel safe knowing we have you covered, so why not switch from horsepower to pedal power and get on a bike and ride .
Don’t own a bike? No worries . We’ll let you borrow one for the day to see if you like it . if you decide that biking is right for you, a bike can be leased through the bike lease program for $50 or $75 per semester depending on the bike . The program provides durable bikes for your transportation needs in and around the bryan-College station community . leasing a bicycle will allow you to save time and money and have a dedicated bicycle just for you . Maintenance is included .
of maintenance . Download the “ofo” app to locate bikes nearby then scan the Qr code to unlock and ride . When your ride is complete park and lock the bike in a rack . be sure to create your account with your @tamu . edu email address to get preferred pricing . There are three affordable options . Go to transport .tamu .edu/ bikeshare to learn more . Want to share the ride as a driver or passenger? We have you covered with Zimride, the social network for ridesharing . Whether you are looking for a daily commute to share as a driver or passenger or a one-time weekend trip, just post your ride on the Texas A&M private Zimride network and Zimride will search for your perfect match . sign up today at www .zimride .com/tamu . if you need a car for any reason, Zipcar is here! The car sharing program is a convenient transportation option available at rates starting at $7 .50 per hour, 24 hours a day, seven days a week for students, faculty and staff ages 18 and older . Gas, insurance and up to 180 miles of driving per day are included in Zipcar rates . Cars can be reserved for as little as an hour or for multiple days . students, faculty and staff can join Zipcar at www .zipcar .com/ tamu .
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bus Company with their weekend, holiday and semester break bus service between College station and houston, Waco, Dallas and Grand Prairie with connectivity to many other cities via Megabus .com at their houston, Grand Prairie and Dallas hubs . For more information, including costs and pick-up and drop-off times and locations, visit www .iridekbc .com/collegetransport .html . Want to save $300 every year on gas purchases? Get a Free carwash or windshield chip repair? replace lost car keys without having to tow your car to the dealership? Or travel anywhere in the u .s . and have fast access to roadside assistance? Many more savings are available in bryan College station through AggielandAutoClub . com, a partner of Texas A&M Transportation services . Membership not required! Get the free phone app, roadAngel Maroon by texting the word: AGGies to 469-919-9518 .
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The Corps of Cadets develops well-educated leaders of character who embody the values of honor, courage, integrity, discipline and selfless service; are academically successful; highly sought-after; and who are prepared for the global leadership challenges of the future .
• the corps of cadets Athletics Program offers opportunities for athletes in the Corps to compete at the club sport level in a variety of sports . Corps club sports teams participate in competitive sporting events across Texas and the united states . Corps Club sports teams include baseball, soccer (men and women), basketball (men and women), marksmanship (men and women), triathlon (co-ed), marathon (co-ed) and CrossFit (co-ed) .
• the corps is the largest student organization at Texas A&M, and it is also the largest uniformed Corps of Cadets in the nation, outside of the military academies . • cadets learn leadership in a military-style environment that complements their academic education and prepares them for a lifetime of success; however, membership in the Corps carries no military obligation . • this fall, over 2,500 men and women will be members of the Corps — all participating on a voluntary basis . • Most cadets pursue a career in the public or private sector; however, the Corps consistently commissions more officers than any other institution in the nation other than the service academies . An average of 40 percent of cadets pursue a military commission in the Army, Air Force, Navy or Marine Corps . • the corps also offers the hollingsworth leadership excellence Program, a unique program through which cadets can earn an “Academic Certificate in leadership studies .” The program also offers opportunities for
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• the corps global leadership initiatives program provides opportunities for cadets to study abroad as part of Cadet exchanges (currently programs established with Germany and Australia), and participate in international excursions, which are high-impact, short-duration overseas experiences in countries of strategic importance to the united states . These international excursions focus heavily on the four elements of national power: diplomacy, information, military and economics, with a heavy emphasis on religion and culture, as well . recent excursions have taken cadets to israel, Japan/Okinawa, Mexico, singapore/indonesia, Georgia/Armenia, Germany/ Poland, China/Taiwan, Korea, Qatar, the Philippines, egypt, Morocco, Turkey, Chile and india .
Traditions
Cadets in the Corps are at the heart of the Aggie spirit . because Texas A&M was a
military college for most of its first 100 years, many of its most cherished traditions grew out of the Corps experience . The university’s bonfire, Yell Practice, the Twelfth Man, yell leaders, the Aggie mascot reveille, Aggie Muster and silver Taps traditions all originated with the Corps . The Corps of Cadets is thus referred to as the “keepers of the spirit” and “guardians of tradition .”
Cadet Life
The Corps of Cadets delivers the ultimate Aggie experience . it starts with a world-class university with 140 years of tradition . The Corps builds on that foundation, guiding cadets as they develop their leadership abilities, while focusing on academic success at one of the nation’s premier universities . Cadets have their own unique military-style organizations, wear distinctive uniforms, live in dedicated residence halls and eat in their own dining facility, and participate in a wide variety of university student organizations and events . Cadets are a large, visible tradition at Texas A&M, and enjoy the benefits of being the premier leadership organization in the state of Texas, while also being an integral part of a world-class tier one research institute .
Academics
Academic excellence is the top priority of the Corps of Cadets . During the academic day, cadets attend class, study and attend to their personal
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business . Freshman and sophomore cadets also have a study period called “evening study Time” (esT), which is a mandatory multi-hour period sunday through Thursday evenings . This time is dedicated to studying, projects, The Fightin’ Texas Aggie group work, supplemental band is the largest military instruction and test reviews . collegiate marching band in the united states . The band is There are three full-time famous for its unique style of scholastic performance military precision drill and is specialists in the Office an integral part of the Corps of of the Commandant, who Cadets . Performing at all home provide tailored academic football games and several advice and mentoring to all away games, the Aggie band cadets, no matter what their is one of the most-traveled major may be . They provide university marching bands in instruction for coping with college academics, assist with the nation . This fall, the band course schedules, and provide will have approximately 430 members . mentoring and academic
as an artillery half section . The Cavalry unit, comprised of junior and senior cadets, represents the university at ceremonial events and parades across Texas .
The Corps has four, fourstory leadership learning Centers equipped with state-of-the-art computer labs, as well as small and large group study rooms . These facilities are located on the Quad, where the cadets live, and are dedicated solely to the academic success and professional development of our cadets .
reveille, the official mascot of Texas A&M, is cared for by Company e-2 in the Corps of Cadets .
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The Corps provides academic support for cadets to help them achieve academic success . supplemental instruction, tutoring, test reviews and on-call academic assistance are all provided free to cadets to help them succeed academically in a very rigorous academic environment at Texas A&M . Cadets have achieved some of the highest grade point ratios (GPrs) ever achieved in recent years, and four-year graduation rates for cadets exceed the university rates .
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The ross Volunteer Company, the oldest student organization in the state, is a very prestigious, highly select student organization composed of junior and senior cadets . The unit is the official honor Guard for the Governor of Texas and marches in major parades and participates in various campus events throughout the year . Parsons Mounted Cavalry, formed in 1973, is the only collegiate mounted cavalry unit in the nation, and is reminiscent of the mounted cavalry once present at Texas A&M . This is a parade and show unit composed of 50 horses and four mules, as well
Fish Drill Team is a precision drill team composed entirely of freshman cadets . They compete in precision drill competitions around the country, and have won the National Championship almost every year since they were created in 1946 . Additional Corps special units also include the Corps Color Guard, the Corps Center Guard and the O .r . simpson honor society, a prestigious corps unit for those cadets who have achieved academic excellence at Texas A&M .
Members of the Corps represent Texas A&M university at numerous public events throughout the year . They provide a visible reminder of the legacy of Texas A&M at many campus, state and national ceremonies . The Corps of Cadets is open to all qualified applicants, and membership in the Corps carries no military obligation . For more information, see corps .tamu .edu or facebook . com/aggiecorps .
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