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Aggie for a day Whoopin’ Weekend, a conference for high school students to come to Texas A&M and learn about the University, begins today. Students will attend a college class, take campus tours, experience Aggie traditions and spend the night on campus in a dorm. Visit http:// arc.tamu.edu for more information. Amber Jaura, special to the Battalion
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Groovaloo OPAS will feature Groovaloo, an L.A.- based group that performs high energy, freestyle dance.
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Feb. 19, 1846 In Austin, Texas the newly-formed Texas state government is officially installed. The Republic of Texas government officially transfers power to the State of Texas government following Texas’ annexation by the United States.
Aggie, Longhorn showdown at Reed
VANCOUVER 2010 OLYMPICS medal count COUNTRY U. S. Germany Norway Canada France South Korea Austria Switzerland China Italy Sweden Netherlands Russia Slovakia Czech Republic Poland Belarus Japan Australia Estonia Finland Kazakhstan Latvia Croatia Slovenia
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S 4 4 3 3 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0
B 6 3 2 1 4 0 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 0 1
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■ No. 15 women’s basketball team looking for season sweep over No. 12 Texas Michael Teague The Battalion The Lone Star Showdown returns to Reed Arena Saturday when Texas A&M’s No. 15 women’s basketball team welcome in No. 12 Texas in Big 12 play. In the conference standings, fifth place A&M (186, 6-5) is two and a half games behind Texas (19-6, 8-3) for second. “This is what we play for,” said A&M Head Coach Gary Blair. “This is what the Big 12 is all about. It’s a game that we very much want. We’re trying to get to eight wins and Texas is next in line. Now we’re trying to win the conference tournament championship, get as good a seed as we can get, and trying to get better in each ballgame.” The rivalry has been dominated by A&M in recent years. The Aggies routed the Longhorns 91-70 in the
2009-2010 conference opener at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin. A&M has also won seven of the past nine meetings. Texas, however, has been 8-2 since falling to the Aggies, including six consecutive victories. “Arguably, Texas is the hottest team in the league besides Nebraska,” Blair said. “They’re starting to live up to their resume. They have 10 solid players on that team with eight McDonald’s All-Americans. What we have to do is worry about Texas A&M.” Blair said his team was ready for Texas to come in seeking revenge. “This is what this rivalry is all about,” Blair said. “Right now, we’ve had the upper hand but all those Longhorns are going to come down here. We always play well and get up for Texas.” Blair also emphasized the role the crowd will play in the game. This season’s declining attendance has eaten away at A&M’s home court advantage, he said. “Last year when we played on Saturday and Monday against Texas and Oklahoma, we drew at least See Basketball on page 7
Slave trade film educates ■ Student groups screen documentary to raise funds Brandi Tevebaugh The Battalion Campus and community organizations are partnering for a screening of the documentary “Call + Response” that highlights a global institution that made more money than Starbucks, Google and Nike combined in the past year, and it’s bigger than ever. It’s the slave trade. “It’s just something that is gross,” said Bianca Manago, vice chairwoman of OneLove and a junior philosophy and sociology major. “They use a lot of children and women and some of the more vulnerable
If you go “Call + Response” will be shown at 7 p.m. today at A&M United Methodist Church behind Northgate.
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Dining Services to correct health code issues Samantha Johnson The Battalion Dining Services asked Brazos County Health Services to visit Sbisa to perform a preliminary inspection on Feb. 10 and 11. During the visit, several violations were recorded. Anthony Zuniga, the environmental health specialist who conducted the visit, said it was not a full inspection; it was mainly to make introductions and allow him to point out things that needed work before he made an actual visit. “It was basically a visit to help them out and get them on track,” Zuniga said.
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Three of the violations regarded food temperature, one for not keeping adequate records that meat was not stored at a temperature under 135 degrees Fahrenheit while being cut. “We corrected this situation by re-training our staff on conducting the daily food safety monitoring system we use,” said Dining Services Director David Riddle. The other two violations were for a reach-in freezer that was not staying cool enough. One violation for the food and one for the freezer. “The small pastry reach-in-cooler was not
maintaining 41 degrees as it should. We had cut melons inside of this cooler. Since freshcut melons are considered to be a potentially hazardous food, the infraction was noted. We disposed of the product, and immediately stopped using the RIC until it can be repaired,” Riddle said. The dishwashing room was cited for one of the two industrial dishwashers not reaching the required 180 degrees and the presence of unlabeled chemicals. “One of the two machines was not reaching 180 degrees. It did reach 160 degrees See Sbisa on page 7
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Sbisa service worker Mary Savala mans her station during lunch Thursday. Mary logs the temperature of the sandwich ingredients several times per hour.
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