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record for most runs scored in a conference game. Their 16-0 win over the Gamecocks is the most runs scored in a SEC game, and the 16 runs ties the school record for most runs scored in a conference game, first set at Oklahoma State on April 12, 2006.

Aggie baseball is 19-10 overall with a 3-6 conference record.

Conference play might have gotten off to a rocky start with a few tough losses to Kentucky and Vanderbilt, but the team is working hard to turn that around as they head into some important series against Alabama (April 13-15) and Tennessee (April 21-23). Both of these upcoming series are at home and the team could really use the full support of the 12th Man at Blue Bell Park.

Sophomore pitcher Samantha Show has been a driving force behind the team’s solid defense. In the Aggie’s 8-0 win over Ole Miss on March 18, Show struck out nine in five innings and allowed just two hits and two walks. Show allowed only one hit in the team’s 5-1 victory over Texas State and gave up just three hits and two walks against South Carolina.

The Aggie softball team is looking solid on both offense and defense and has some great momentum as they head into some tough series against Arkansas and Georgia.

Although conference play has started off slow, that hasn’t stopped some key players from putting on stellar performances and even winning some personal accolades along the way. Junior pitcher Brigham Hill has been a prominent figure thus far in the season.

As the Aggies beat No. 8 LSU, 4-0, Hill did not allow a runner to reach second base in his eight innings on the mound. He struck out seven, and only allowed for three hits and two walks. This incredible performance earned him the honor of “SEC Pitcher of the Week” for the week of April 3 and we don’t think we’ve heard the last of him.

Currently ranked at number 5 nationally, Aggie softball has had a tremendous first half of the season with a 31-3 overall record and 9-2 conference record. Softball came out of the gates strong, winning their first 4 conference series against Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Mizzou, and South Carolina. Not only did the Aggies run-rule South Carolina in their second game of the series, the Aggies broke the

Both baseball and softball will host home series the weekend of April 22, as the men take on Tennessee and the women face Georgia.

Break out the peanuts, Cracker Jack, and Blue Bell, and come out and support your teams as they head into the second half of the season!

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“Lake Coloring Books” was created for the purpose of stress relief and is geared more towards adults – rather than children. In addition, there is an array of drawings available that were created by aspiring artists that are predominantly found on Instagram!

For someone who is always on the go but needs a small stress relieving distraction at time, this app is for sure you’ll want to download ASAP!

MOVIE REVIEW: BOSS BABY

by Devika Singh

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reamWorks Animation’s “Boss Baby” brings to theaters a new way of looking at infants and what they really do when adults aren’t watching. Director Tom McGrath tells the story of a family’s newborn – who happens to be a secret agent – and his suspicious seven-year-old brother who knows the infant is more than just cute.

The older brother, Timothy – voiced by Miles Bakshi – becomes apprehensive of his new baby brother – voiced by Alec Baldwin – who can speak like an adult and carries a briefcase. Baldwin does an excellent job of maintaining a strong voice throughout the film and in-line with the baby’s facial expressions. Because the parents are ignorant of the mysterious acts, Timothy takes it upon himself to unveil the baby’s actions. This family movie provides entertainment for audiences of all ages and shows the world as a creative and inspired place, where even babies go to work. The plot combines suspense with an engaging story about an affectionate family that deals with more than just ordinary sibling feuds. McGrath engrosses audiences with colorful cinematography and animation of scenes that contrast one character as a baby and a boss in a suit and tie.

According to the New York Times website, “The Boss Baby” outdid “Beauty and the Beast” in terms of box office profits, which contrasted many viewers’ expectations. Grab a friend or your family and enjoy a couple of hours of solid family entertainment and head over to watch a baby become a boss.

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he Swedish artist who brought us the hit single, “Never Forget You”, has finally released her long anticipated sophomore studio album. Zara Larsson’s first international album, “So Good” is quickly making itself heard with its eclectic, pure pop sound.

Zara Larsson explores the depth of her dynamic pop vibe with songs that range from a gentle, tropical pop to an electronic dance pop. Songs like “So Good” and “Lush Life” express an undeniably twenty-first century sound while songs like “One Mississippi” and “I Can’t Fall in Love With You” remind fans of the familiar vulnerability that accompanies love and heartache.

The album features additional collaborations with artists such as MNEK in “Never Forget You”, Wizkid on “Sundown”, Ty Dolla $ign on “So Good”, and Clean Bandit in “Symphony.” Other artists such as Charles Puth Jr and Julia Michaels helped Larson in writing the songs. With a fierce and undeniable new age pop sound, this album is sure to be one of the hottest soundtracks of the year.

Album: SO GOOD Artist: ZARA LARSSON Released: MARCH 17

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While the brewery is known for hosting several up-and-coming artists in its taproom, this spring it’s unrolling the red carpet to Hollywood. Movies at the Brewery is this spring’s addition to the festivities at the taproom. Classic cinemas, brewed beer, and local food trucks are in store for those visiting the BCS brewery.

Movie Night at the Taproom begins Thursday, April 13th with the Dreamworks “Megamind” at 8:30pm. Think: “super villain” who is torn on whether or not he still wants to be a super villain. Oh, and he’s blue. It’s a family film, but will entertain all audiences.

The beloved classic, “Forrest Gump,” featuring Tom Hanks, will make its New Republic debut on Thursday, April 27th at 7pm. This Throwback Thursday movie will taste even better with a local brew in your hand. Cold beer on tap will be served starting at 5pm and Big EZ BBQ will be serving up hot a delicious food for guests to enjoy at both movie nights starting at 6pm.

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It is color coded to a chart of emotions. Then, we take all these collective answers and put them through an algorithm and come up with an experience map of Bryan and College Station.

MW: That is quite unique. What maps and events have already been completed?

JC: We did a project on campus at A&M in November of 2015 to reach out and see how people would respond there. We did it on the quad outside Langford and the administrative building, and it was really fun because it was like 200300 feet, it was a really big map, and we had people put survey flags on a spot on that map after filling out a questionnaire. We did an initial map with the results of that survey. We did it with a black background with white lines for the streets and then with colored spots that lit up the map like a light bright. That was the initial test, and we began the survey at Brazos Valley Worldfest last fall. Now we are gathering information through the survey and will be doing that through April.

MW: I am glad to hear you had a good turnout on campus and at Brazos Valley Worldfest. What inspires you as an artist in all of your endeavors?

Exclusive Interview w/ XYZ Atlas artist Jennifer Chenoweth

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YZ Atlas, an interactive, community-based art project, is currently working in College Station to create a map of the city based on the people who live here. We talked to the artist and creator of the project, Jennifer Chenoweth, to get all the details on her artistic ability as well as what the project is and why it was created.

MW: In your opinion, what is the purpose of the XYZ Atlas project?

JC: The purpose of the project is to ask people where they have had experiences that make them call Bryan and College Station home and to help us understand our emotional attachment to a place.

JC: We actually are each others teachers and students and that is really what community is about, that shared connection and growth we get from knowing one another with all our differences and all our similarities. So, it is usually something that I have learned from talking to another person that sparks my interest. The initial creative inspiration for this project was how is it that we are emotionally whole, are we already whole, do we become whole, how do we find happiness, is it happiness or is it all of it? I found through conversations with friends for years and years that it is the acceptance of all of it that makes you a whole person. What is that ‘all of it?’ It is all of those experiences you have in your life that sometime occur in the context or places and people. I think emotional wholeness has been something I’ve been thinking about and talking about my whole life. Really it was the idea of ‘why call a place home?’ that inspired this project. We are all having experiences and we all call it home. Are there common places we go to for these experiences? Do we have this shared notion of what home is?

These were my questions are this was a way to ask people those questions about where they were having experiences and see if there were common locations that we all shared as positive or negative or places of despair or places of desperation to see if we could map that and have visualizations that demonstrate what that means.

MW: Can you describe how this community-based project is done?

MW: What goals would you say you are working toward as you map Bryan and College Station?

JC: The main thing we do is we have a survey. We have a lot of other little activities to get people’s’ attention about the project and to explain the project and get them to trust us enough to take the anonymous survey.

We are asking some deep questions and even though we aren’t asking for people’s names or contact information, we still need them to trust us with their stories. What really want is for people to take the survey and when they answer a question about where they had their faith in humanity restored, with a place, that place has an XY or latitude and longitude coordinate. So, it is XYZ because we give it an up or down point if it was positive or negative.

JC: Finding out who to reach people closer to their neighborhoods is a goal.

It’s an art project, not the U.S. census, it is a little aggressive to go door to door. Not everybody is online, so an online survey is easy for a certain demographic but not everybody. So my goal is to reach people that are not usually the first to participate in things and gain their trust to share their stories. We want to reach as diverse of a population as possible, so one of the things we do is use very basic demographic information, which is gender, age, home zip code and ethnicity so we can see what we are missing and set out to reach other people. We take the data in the spreadsheet

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and see that we are missing people from a certain area so that we can set up in a park in that neighborhood or if we see not many seniors are filling out the survey we can plan to go to some senior programming to make sure we are reaching out to as many people as possible.

MW: That is very cool. It seems like XYZ Atlas strives to reach people from every part of the city in order to accurately display the culture of the city. Now we want to know a little more about you. Could you describe yourself as an artists such as your history, style, and passions?

JC: I say that I am a visual artist to differentiate what I do from musicians or dancers or other types of artists. I have a pretty active studio practice, which means I make things with my hands, but what I’m making is not a set media. I work in whatever material fits with the idea, so in this case I had to figure out enough about technology to be able to supervise someone, an Aggie, to code the digital program used for XYZ. I did have a lot of input on how it would look, but sometimes an idea or project requires collaboration with a professional in another field, and then sometimes it is doing an interactive drawing with a person. I could have a person pose themselves against a piece of paper and then draw around them so that it is like a portrait of where they have been in space. I am really great with color, proportion, and geometry, and then I apply a lot of those skills whether it is drawing something with my hands or collaborating with someone that is working with design software. I picked art because it was the hardest thing to do because there is no roadmap. There is a lot of different ways to be an artist and I like it because it is freedom which is also the thing that makes it the hardest things. The point of art is to inspire people, and it is more integrated in many people’s lives than they even know.

Chenoweth is working hard to learn everything there is to know about our community. If you would like to contribute to XYZ Atlas by sharing your stories about Bryan and College Station, you can submit your survey at survey.xyzatlas.org, volunteer at an event, or attend the final exhibit May 5.

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iving with a roommate can be a source of worry and anxiety for college students. When people from different backgrounds and upbringings come together and spend a substantial amount of time together, each is accustomed to their own way of living, and friction can arise as a result.

Sharing a small, new space with a random human can be intimidating. On the flipside, rooming with one of your closest friends could potentially cause tension to brew.

Whatever the situation may be, being a good roommate is key to a successful semester in any home.

by Celeste Tamez

Set Boundaries Setting boundaries is the first step in being a good roommate.

Establishing the rules will lay the foundation for a smooth sailing living experience. Sit down with your roommate(s) and talk about your expectations for the semester. Exchange school and work schedules so you know their general whereabouts in case of emergencies. Additionally, figure out household logistics: divide up the refrigerator shelves, cabinet space, and any other community area in the apartment. Drawing these literal lines will aid in having some sort of structure. This is the time express any specific questions or suggestions you have.

Respect Each Other Maintaining mutual respect will make home life so easy. In an ideal world, you and your roommate(s) will become best friends, but that is not always the case. A good roommate respects their living partners’ room, dishes, food, supplies, car, and any other possession of theirs. This especially important if you expect the same kind of treatment. Respect is also applied when using community appliances like the refrigerator, dishwasher, stove, microwave, and washer and dryer. Remember everyone, including you, is entitled to using each of these at whatever time they choose. Being a good roommate means cleaning up after yourself when you use any of these appliances. Leaving a dirty kitchen or living room helps no one and will only create conflict.

Communicate Communication is vital in living with another person.

Although setting boundaries starts everyone on the same page, problems can and will arise. When they do, it is crucial that you are well equipped with the appropriate way to address the issue. No matter how sticky the situation, keep in mind how you handle it will affect your home life well after it is resolved. To avoid making living together awkward, be honest with your roommate(s), but maintain respect. Let them know how a certain action of theirs makes you feel and work together to make the living environment better for each of you.

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Housing Guide: New Properties

by Emily Taylor

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o place will ever be the spotlessly clean home that your mom is cooking three square meals a day in, but some can come close!

There are so many new properties going up in the Bryan/College Station area, how does one pick? Here’s your crash course into some of the new properties around town.

Cherry Street Apartments at Northgate: Floor plans range from one to two bedrooms, include a full kitchen and living area. A gated lot ensures that parking will never be an issue for residents, a large variety of amenities are available, and residents are walking distances from the many attractions that the Northgate District has to offer.

The Domain at Northgate: Perfect for those who wish to take in the Northgate District but don’t want to be right on top of the bars during night life. Floor plans range from one bedroom to four, are equipped with a full kitchen, and like most properties, are rented bed by bed to ensure that no one is caught in the awkward situation of having to get someone else to cover rent! Perfect for A&M students due to just the short walk to campus.

Sterling Northgate: Almost in the middle of all of Northgate’s glory,

Sterling offers the opportunity to take in what truly makes Aggieland so great. Steps from campus for your day time studies and steps from the Dixie Chicken – floor plans range from one bedroom to five bedrooms, but no three bedroom units are available. Each apartment is complete with everything a college kid could need from study rooms, a pool, and even a pet park!

Park West Student Living in College Station: Here, floor plans run from one bedroom to four bedrooms and residents have the unique opportunity choose the view they would like their new home to have. Complete with bus routes to campus, a sand volleyball courts, and a jogging trail – Park West might just the most unique student living experience to offer!

Located across from Penberthy, this is just far enough from campus to be off-campus living, but just close enough to not be a hassle.

The Junction Cottages and Townhomes: New to the area, but welcoming all new residents! Not too far from campus, The Junction offers cottages, duplexes, and townhomes that range from three bedrooms, to five. Each complete with a full kitchen, living room, and a furniture option should you prefer to not worry about furnishing your place. Amenities include a pool, gym, and tanning beds.

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he semester is coming to an end, and if you are looking for new housing for the summer or fall, there are many leasing options in Bryan and College Station that can answer all your leasing questions and point you in the right direction.

AGGIELAND APARTMENT FINDERS Located on Texas Ave., Aggieland Apartment Finders helps college students and other residents find housing by providing a variety of options in apartments, houses, duplexes. townhomes, and condos. All of the options ensure you will find exactly the type of housing that fits your lifestyle. Aggieland Apartment Finder has a number of leasing agents and is a free locating service for all rental properties in College Station. They will ask some questions and make suggestions of what areas of town might work for you. Aggieland Apartment Finders stays up-to-date on the specials being offered around town and will even negotiate prices to save you the hassle.

AGGIELAND LEASING Located on Holleman Dr., Aggieland Leasing has announced they are now leasing for this fall. Aggieland Leasing has been leasing rental property in College Station for 32 years and is known for their house and townhome properties, but they also offer apartment leasing. Unlike Aggieland Apartment Finders, this is a leasing agent that does own their own properties. This is a great option for anyone looking to cut out the middleman.

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Located on Texas Ave., At Home Properties Real Estate Services will help you find rental property or help you manage the property you already own. In terms of rental property, At Home Properties can find you a house, duplex, fourplex, townhouse, or apartment in either Bryan and College Station. On their website you can find links to utility and cable companies as well as local news that will assist you in making Bryan/College Station your new home.

Whether you choose to go directly to the apartment complex or your choice or choose to find a leasing office to help, Bryan and College Station both have living options for all types of lifestyles. Check out some of these local businesses and find your next home!

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our the apartment complex? Check. Read and sign the lease? Check. Fill out a roommate profile sheet? Hold please. If you are looking for a new apartment to live in next year, finding a roommate to live with is half the battle. If you don’t already have a someone in mind, utilizing apartment roommate profiles can aid the worrisome process.

Most apartment complexes have whipped up a system of roommate matching. After applying to the complex and signing your lease, the next paperwork you can expect to fill out is a roommate matching form.

This page-long profile will include basic questions like name, hometown, major, and classification that you can expect to see on a majority of them. They will continue to delve into specific questions such as what times you typically wake up and go to sleep, how often you watch television, exercise, or hang out with friends.

At this part of the profile form, it is crucial you are as honest as possible. Don’t feel embarrassed if you wake up late every day or enjoy spending time with your friends. This will allow the apartment complex to get an idea of your ideal home life and match you with someone who either enjoys the same schedule or is content in living with someone who does. You can include any organizations you participate in and hobbies and interests you enjoy on your own time.

Important questions in a roommate profile will ask you pertains to smoking and living with pets. Be honest if you do smoke or cannot stand to live with someone who does. Additionally, keep in mind the word “pets” can mean any type of animal from dogs and cats to mice and snakes.

Though these apartment complexes have good intentions in making their tenants happy, they are not a matchmaking company. Your roommates may or may not become your best friends or even match half of the recommendations you made.

These questionnaires not only help to identify who you are a tenant, but will allow the apartment complex to match you with like-minded individuals who share your similar interests in hopes for a comfortable living situation.

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he summer months are going to be here in no time, which means sooner than later for Texas, and it will be almost unavoidable to be seen in a bathing suit. The kids will be chomping at the bit for a little pool time, and I’ll undoubtedly be caught standing next to someone who might be a little leaner than me. I guess it’s time to start pretending like I enjoy eating healthy and disdain the thought of bread. Hilarious.

While I know cutting back on the carbs isn’t going to bless me with abs of steel, I guess it’s somewhat on the right track. The problem is, well, I don’t really like the idea of diet food. I mean, I don’t mind eating good-for-you cuisine one little bit, I just really want it to be taste-good-to-me cuisine as well.

Now, we all know that nothing truly compares to pasta. Wonderful, delicious, carby pasta. However, we can handle a little noodle sacrifice every now and again, can’t we? Surely, we will be all the better for it. The real treat is when the substitution doesn’t feel like a punishment. I absolutely refuse to allow food to punish my beloved tastebuds. Spaghetti Squash with Fresh Basil and Parmesan Cheese is a far cry from foodie torture. I think you’ll find it savory and complex, but most importantly, you’ll find it satisfying. Serve it with meatballs and marinara, eat it on its own, or use it as a side dish and enjoy.

For more healthy recipes, go to www.TheAnthonyKitchen.com and click the “Healthy” category.

INGREDIENTS: • 1 (4-6 pound) spaghetti squash, halved lengthwise and seeded • 1 tablespoon olive oil • 1 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper • Juice of a lemon • 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese • 3 tablespoons finely chopped basil METHOD: Preheat the oven to 375° and have ready a rimmed baking sheet lined with aluminum foil.

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Place the spaghetti squash flesh-side down on the baking sheet and bake for 45 minutes. Remove from the oven, carefully turn over and allow to cool slightly.

Have ready a medium-sized mixing bowl. Using a fork, scrape out the flesh of the squash and transfer to the bowl. Add the salt, pepper and lemon juice to the squash and stir to thoroughly combine. Add Parmesan and basil. Toss to combine. Serve immediately and enjoy.

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“EGO TRIPS”

Across 1 2009 film set in 2154 7 Backs of boats 11 A.D.A. member’s degree 14 “Everybody Loves Raymond” star 15 Grade 16 Down Under hopper 17 “Mean ___” (recurring Jimmy Kimmel segment) 18 Frozen kids?

20 ID for a taxpayer 21 Aptly named card game 23 Witty criticism 24 “Entourage” actress Mazar 25 Like some weekend “sales events” 27 Leader of a Russian Doors tribute band?

32 “Look!” to Dora the Explorer 33 It’s a question of time 34 Plucks unwanted plants 38 Took those plums from the icebox (that you were probably saving for breakfast) 39 Lindsay of “Mean Girls” 41 Bank acct. transaction 42 Go down without power 45 Actor Spall of “Life of Pi” 46 One’s in a lifetime?

47 Mineral-fortified red wine?

50 Head shop patron, presumably 53 Fargo’s st.

54 Cyrano’s protrusion 55 Like Dick Clark’s New Year’s Eve specials 58 “Foucault’s Pendulum” author 61 CEO painter?

63 Often-spiked drink 65 Frozen food bag bit 66 Met highlight 67 Christian who plays the titular “Mr. Robot” 68 Blow it 69 Atmospheric 1990s CD-ROM puzzle game 70 “Chappelle’s Show” character who’s always scratching Down 1 Cultural interests

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2 They’re often exchanged for rituals 3 “Absolutely!”

4 ___ Bo (workout system that turns 25 in 2017) 5 Spain’s has no official lyrics 6 Big game on January 1 7 “The Kite Runner” protagonist 8 The 100% truth (accept no imitations!)

9 Clandestine meetings 10 If it’s blue, it doesn’t mean you’re pregnant 11 Priest of Stonehenge days 12 Disco diva Summer 13 How some people like their cereal 19 O3 22 Loud sound effect for rappers and morning radio shows 24 “It’s in my ___” 26 “Where do I even begin ...”

27 Computer since 1998 28 Corleone patriarch in “The Godfather” 29 8, for a two-by-four?

30 It’s supposed to be a sobering experience 31 Low 35 Hagman’s “I Dream of Jeannie” costar 36 Beyond reinflation 37 Full of life 40 Most likely to squee over a Pi Day pie 43 Bone-to-muscle connection 44 Cool with Green Day 46 Sound of a belly laugh 48 Planetarium model 49 Clumsily tall 50 Long-billed marsh bird 51 Cartridge stuff 52 His first line was “Don’t bang on my can!”

56 Milo’s canine pal 57 Socialize in cyberspace 58 Prefix with parasite 59 Either “Barton Fink” director 60 Grimm guy 62 Sweet potato lookalike 64 Long-jawed freshwater fish 2017 Jonesin’ Crosswords (editor@jonesincrosswords.com)

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