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— A writer for the Yale University student newspaper says a perceived feud between her and actor and fellow Yale student James Franco has been blown out of proportion. Cokey Cohen tells The New Haven Register that her critical blogs of Franco’s Twitter posts and pictures while he was cohosting the Oscars were “tongue-incheek” and just part of her duties as a blogger on youth culture for the Yale Daily News. Her blog postings, as well as Franco’s at times rude responses, were all in fun and she’s surprised they drew so much attention. The 20-year-old junior and English major says she’s actually a big fan of Franco.

Franco is pursuing a doctorate in English at Yale. A call to Franco’s Californiabased publicist before business hours Thursday wasn’t immediately returned.

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The A&M men’s and women’s basketball teams invite all students to go to Reed Arena Saturday for Senior Day. The men tip at 12:45 against Texas Tech while the women play Nebraska at 7 p.m. All students get in free with a valid student ID.

Boarders break barrier stereotypes Ronald Ruiz

Special to The Battalion What looks like a surfboard, is spotted all over campus and rides like a magic carpet? That’s right, it’s a long board. Students ride long boards around campus all the time whether it be riding from class to class or cruising around with others.

Long boarding culture has continued to grow around campus and is only going to get bigger.

Seth Fry, a skate shop worker at Moosegus and current Blinn student, said that anyone can long board and it’s easy to learn. Since Seth became a part of the long boarding culture two years ago, he developed an interest in long boarding and makes it a part of his daily life.

“What’s unique about long boarding is that it doesn’t take as long to master rather than skateboarding,” Fry said.

“Another thing that long boards stand

out from skateboards is the wheels getting stuck in the cracks on the roads and sidewalks. Since a lot of construction goes on at A&M, it’s easier for long boards to ride through the cracks and cruise along.”

Avant Garde Skate Team, a student long boarding organization, meets in front of Kyle Field Tuesday nights at 10 p.m., with the exception of Silver Taps.

Daniel Ramirez, a senior mechanical engineering major and member of the or-

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ganization, said the skate team is a club where people join to either prove their skills at long boarding or to cruise around with others who share their passion.

“As a member of the Avant Garde Skate Team, we try to get rid of the prejudice of anyone that rides something representing a skateboard has a motive to cause vandalism,” Ramirez said. “The good thing about our student organizaSee Longboard on page 8

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Pillow fight raises money for Boys & Girls Club

OneLove, students organize poetry slam

Sarah Smith

The Battalion Profit shares and bake sales are classic fundraising events for the typical organization. Typical, however, is not the way Aggieland rolls. As an Aggie-based event, The Pillow Project puts all former fundraising events to shame, providing an oldfashioned pillow fight for a good cause.

During the fall semester, Ben O’Brien, a senior media studies major, developed the Pillow Project as a creative way to raise funds for the Boys & Girls Club of the Brazos Valley.

“We wanted to create history and change lives, and that’s what we’re going to do ... with the help of 4,000 other

people,” O’Brien said.

After O’Brien developed the idea, he enlisted roommate TJ Roggy, a sophomore wildlife and fisheries science major, to from a committee for the Pillow Project.

“Ben randomly came to me with the idea of the Pillow Project and asked if I wanted to be involved as the vice chair,” Roggy said. “At first I laughed a little, but as he began to describe his plans for the event, I was convinced of its awesome potential and we became a temporarily two man team.”

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Sarah Smith

The Battalion As we evolve into the 21st century, people attempt to make the world a better place through public policy and scientific discovery, neglecting those in their own back yard. For OneLove, changing the world starts at home, where the words of John Lennon ring true: love is all you need.

In 2008, class of 2010 Betsy Keane, special education major, founded OneLove as an organization to support the beauty of life and respect for the world.

“Love opens doors and presents opportunity. I wanted to create oppor-

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The Battalion On Wednesday, Texas A&M students were lectured by the father of “Afrocentricity,� a theory in which cultures display their own agency.

Molefi Kete Asante, professor of African-American studies at Temple University, developed the theory. It functions as an anti-European viewpoint, allowing Africans to speak for themselves, rather than an ethnocentric view that attempts to speak universally.

Organized by the Africana Studies Program as a continuation of the department’s lecture series, Asante presented his lecture on “Africana Studies and Afrocentricity: The Post Racial Dilemma in the Academy.� “I’m not sure one talk alone will bring diversity to campus; however, I think it is a great chance for programs around the nation to see how far our Africana studies program has

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Asante has currently published 70 books and more than 400 essays. Shortly after the lecture, Asante participated in a question and answer session with A&M students and faculty. He also held a book signing for one of his latest books, Rooming in the Master’s House: Power and Privilege in the Rise of Black Conservatism. “Knowledge in itself is harmless without application.

I would be very interested to see how well black and white students keep the subject matter alive in their personal interactions and especially in the classroom,� Gillin said.

In l984, Asante became chairman of the African-American Studies Program at Temple University, shortly after,

he went on to create the very first Ph.D. Program in African American Studies at Temply in 1987.

Asante lectured on arguments about a “post-racial society,� the “European-slave trade� and spoke on his theory of “Afrocentricity.� He also advised students and faculty on how to navigate arguments concerning race and culture that many people face. “Having Dr. Asante lecture may encourage the campus to question some of A&M’s procedures that refrain the campus from moving forward toward diverse ways of thinking,� said Jasmine Haynes, a sophomore business major and the director of marketing for the Carter G. Woodson Black Awareness Committee.

Students said having an honest discussion about race, discrimination and atonement for students of color was past due on campus.

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The Texas A&M International Council will kick off International Week with a special Aggie Nights event from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. today in Studio 12 of the Commons. Students can learn dance moves from around the world as well as sample international food and entertainment.

‘Tron’ screening

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Students to share physical and aesthetic mastery of dance Jennifer DuBose

The Battalion It’s time to don the tights and dim the lights. The students of the Texas A&M Dance Program will perform in the annual concert “Perpetual Motion� at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday in Read, room 263.

The show promises to explore a range of different themes, the main one being “The Simple Joys of Life,� complete with confetti and other pleasing elements. Other more complex themes, such as religion and bondage, will also be portrayed throughout the night. A total of 16 dances will be perStudent formed, showcasing about tickets are 100 years of technique, $6 and will including classical-modern be sold at and contemporary styles. the door.

However graceful and flawless the dances might appear to the audience, a show like “Perpetual Motion� is not easy to prepare. In fact, undergraduate performers have been arduously rehearsing for the show since early fall of 2010. “The students have to commit to a full year, basically,� said Christine Bergeron, director of Texas A&M Dance Programs and Initiatives.

So far, there have been seven rehearsals a

week, and tech rehearsals began only a few days ago in preparation for opening night. This is no doubt a strenuous schedule, but it is time well spent for the dancers. “Working in ‘Perpetual Motion’ is always wonderful. It requires a lot of time and dedication, and like everything else, it has its ups and downs, but at the end it’s all worth it. Dance is what I love to do — there is nothing else I’d rather be doing,� said Andrea Alvarez, a junior kinesiology and dance science major who will be performing for a large portion of the show.

The making of fine art is a collaborative process, and the Texas A&M Dance Program has it down pat. “I have a tendency to love [the production] process, and being in the studio and being in that process. I’m used to it; we’re used to being up here,� Bergeron said. “It’s just part of what we do. I’ve lived it my whole life, most dancers have.�

She began her dancing career in the seventh grade and went on to earn her master’s of fine arts at Florida State University. After working in Austin with a dance company and doing independent choreography for a few years, Bergeron permanently came to A&M in 2003 and started The Armstrong Bergeron Dance Company — now called the Brazos Dance Collective — with Carisa Armstrong, a clinical

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Andrea Alvarez, a junior dance science major, displays her physical and artistic finesse in the program’s routine. assistant professor of health and kinesiology.

They are still active in choreographing routines for the studio.

Armstrong, Bergeron and Kathleen Byrne, an instructional assistant professor of health and kinesiology, began working on the choreography for “Perpetual Motion� in the summer of 2010 and have enlisted the help of guest artists Karen Potter and Terence Duncan to choreograph two extra routines in both the modern “Pleiades� dance, named after an open star cluster, and the classic ballet style.

Undergraduates have also had a good hand in the creation process. Evelyn Fontana, a freshman dance science major, choreographed a routine for the show on her own and will perform in four of the production’s dances. “Dance is a passion of mine. It is my way to release my fears, anxieties and sorrows and rel-

ish the joy of the moment,� she said.

Ultimately, this year’s “Perpetual Motion� is a premiere exhibit of the new dance science major available at A&M. This degree plan focuses on the health and well-being of the dancer, rather than just performing, and explores the balance of the aesthetics of dance with the individual body structure and facility. “It’s good that it’s here because we have the strength of the dance program but also the strength of Texas A&M in the aspects of the science and the research being done. The same research we use on athletes is geared toward dancers,� Bergeron said.

A&M is one of the few universities in the nation that offers this degree. Auditions for all University dance programs in the fall semester will be May 3. See tamudance.tamu.edu for more information.

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Texas Tech vs. No. 22 Texas A&M 12:45 p.m. Saturday, Reed Arena Marshall Carrell The six-foot-nine-inch Paris, Texas product will be most remembered for his pre-game dunks and dedication to his studies. Carrell, a marketing major, was named to the Dean’s List and also earned Academic All-Big 12 honors this season.

He started A&M’s game against Boston College in this season’s Old Spice Classic and appeared in nine contests.

Derrek Lewis Perhaps one of the purest shooters to ever grace Reed Arena’s court, Lewis will leave A&M with a 43 percent 3-point shooting percentage and an overall 58 percent field-goal rate. Lewis played in 46 games as an Aggie. The Oklahoma native is a University studies major.

Andrew Darko

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Moving on

The point guard’s story became a minor sensation at the beginning of the season when, after spending all of his previous time on the team as a walk-on, he earned a scholarship for his senior year. On a team lacking true depth at guard, Darko has provided meaningful minutes all season, making 18 3-pointers, playing tough and disciplined defense and backing up junior Dash Harris. He played in 55 games during his time at A&M, including NCAA Tournament contests against BYU and Utah State.

Holmes is the little sharpshooter on a court often filled with titans and a prankster of the highest order. Prior to the season, few would’ve guessed he would become the sort of leader he did as the year went on for A&M. His first year had its ups and downs as all freshmen at A&M do; yet from the get-go he flashed a pretty shot that had a tendency to find the net often. Despite standing five-feet-eleven-inches, Holmes’ toughness and scoring ability helped the Aggies through rough stretches of the current season when little seemed possible offensively. Few on the roster ever seemed willing to drive the lane and create a shot or a foul, but the thought never deterred Holmes. He posted 19 points in consecutive games against Texas and Baylor.

But his biggest shot was a 28-foot 3-pointer to send a huge midseason game against Colorado into overtime — a game the Aggies eventually won.

None embody the Aggie experience like Walkup. Coming to A&M from a family filled with Aggies, the six-foot-seven-inch forward spent three years doing only what was asked of him. He came off the bench, he worked on his 3-point shot and he played the style that fit the roster the Aggies had. With the advent of the 2010-2011 season, Walkup once again did all that was asked of him — only better.

He changed his game and went inside; playing the “four” position in which many Big 12 teams feature bigger men, he led an undersized Aggie team in rebounding.

He scored 22 in the season-opener, 16 in back-to-back Big 12 wins against Oklahoma State and Missouri. Along with Holmes, he emerged suddenly as a rock-solid leader when A&M desperately needed one.

These five senior members of the men’s basketball team receive a send-off Saturday: A&M will honor the class which will finish second all-time among Aggies in wins over a four-year span before the team’s finale against Texas Tech. The first class of players that Head Coach Mark Turgeon signed helped continue A&M’s run of success for three years and, after the losses of Donald Sloan, Bryan Davis and Derrick Roland from the past season’s team, carried a squad that appeared on paper to be lacking in several important areas all the way to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth straight season.

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Saying farewell to seniors Nebraska vs. No. 5 Texas A&M 7 p.m. Saturday, Reed Arena Catherine Snow

Maryann Baker

Sydney Colson

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Snow may not be the most heralded member of Texas A&M’s senior class this season, but the former walk-on and member of the practice squad has proven her dedication to Aggie basketball. Promoted to the team roster during her junior year, Snow hasn’t scored a point during her collegiate career but has seen action in 11 games. Although she hasn’t received a lot of playing time over the past two seasons, Snow has grown into an emotional leader for the Aggies on the bench. She is one of the most excited players on the bench and is always one of the first ones out onto the court to congratulate her teammates after the opponent calls a timeout. Graduating with a degree in sport management, Snow wants to go on to become a strength and conditioning coach at the collegiate level.

Intensity is the one attribute that accurately describes Baker on the basketball court. Her ability to play tight, “in-your-face” defense has led Baker to getting under the skin of some of the nation’s best offensive threats over the past four seasons. Never afraid to take a charge, Baker’s hard-nosed style of play has made her the ideal player for Blair.

Struggling through injuries for most of her career at A&M, Baker’s hard work has paid off this season as she has received more playing time and is averaging 5.2 points per game in Big 12 play. Baker’s work ethic also extends past the basketball court. Named to the 2010 Big 12 All-Academic team, she has already earned her degree in Sport Management and is currently working on her master’s.

“One of the best point guards in the country,” is what Blair calls Colson. When all is said and done, Colson may not receive all of the national recognition but will go down as one of the best players in the history of Texas A&M basketball. Battling through injuries for a majority of the past four seasons, Colson’s ball handling and vision have made her a constant threat on both ends of the floor. Running the point and a team captain since her sophomore year, Colson has averaged over seven points a game and has led the Aggies in assists over the last two seasons. Colson’s quick hands on defense have put her at sixth all-time in steals in the history of A&M women’s basketball. At her current pace, Colson could find herself in the top-four by the end of the season.

Leaving her mark after her departure, Colson has played a huge role in the development of junior guard Sydney Carter. Colson is a sociology major and her outgoing personality makes her a great fit for her dream job as a sports commentator.

Adams will go down as the most prolific scorer in the history of A&M basketball. Despite transferring from junior college and spending only two seasons with A&M, Adams is the Aggies’ ninth all-time leading scorer and leads the Big 12 this season with 23.4 points per game. Adams is on the watch list for both the State Farm All-American team and the Naismith Trophy which is awarded to the nation’s best player. Although all the media and fans feed off the performances of Adams, she gives all the credit to her teammates after every game.

Blair has said that Adams is the “most selfless player” he’s coached in 36 years on the job.

Adams is projected to be a solid lottery pick in the WNBA draft with tons of potential after only playing two seasons of NCAA basketball.

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First Amendment Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

thebattalion asks

Q:

What do you think about the First Amendment?

I think it’s a good thing. I think it protects our rights.

Megan Ross, freshman communication major

I think it’s essential to any country’s structure. The freedom is obviously what our country stands for.

It is an important part of any government and our country and how we function.

Caitlyn Wooldridge, freshman communication major

Speech is powerful. It can stir people to action, move them to tears of both joy and sorrow, and ... inflict great pain. On the facts before us, we cannot react to that pain by punishing the speaker. As a nation we have chosen a different course — to protect even hurtful speech on public issues to ensure that we do not stifle public debate.”

Chief Justice John Roberts

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We are the Aggies, the Aggies are we

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Editor upholds First Amendment, appreciates reader feedback

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his week has been a dream come true in many ways.

I have never seen so many students reading The Battalion, nor have I encountered the enormous amount of feedback from our readers. For that, I am grateful.

There might be a few things that will surprise many readers. As a representative of The Battalion and as an individual, I do not hate or even dislike the Corps of Cadets. In no way do I feel anything we have written has been biased or “anti-Corps.”

The Corps of Cadets is a central part of Texas A&M’s rich legacy.

Two news stories ran Monday and Tuesday that had negative things about cadets in the Corps, but never did either article blame or bash the Corps of Cadets.

One guest column on Thursday and some mail call from Wednesday was negative toward the Corps, but these pieces were opinions submitted by students. They were not stories or columns generated by The Battalion or its staff. Looking back on the week, there is nothing I would do differently.

At The Battalion we believe in free speech, and that means some people and groups will be offended because not everyone agrees on everything. Essentially that’s what free speech is, the right to offend.

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled 8-1 in favor of Fred Phelps and Westboro Baptist Church. Phelps and his church are the group who picketed at the funerals of U.S. soldiers with offensive signs and slogans, much worse than the content that has appeared in The Battalion this year.

In the opinion of the court, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote: “Speech is powerful. It can stir people to action, move them to tears of both joy and sorrow, and — as it did here — inflict great pain. On the facts before us, we cannot react to that

pain by punishing the speaker. As a nation we have chosen a different course — to protect even hurtful speech on public issues to ensure that we do not Matt stifle public debate.”

Woolbright Roberts nailed it. editor-in-chief It is a dangerous place to be when someone is told what is acceptable to say, and that is not a place The Battalion will go. The founding fathers felt the same way when they drafted the U.S. Constitution.

Please continue telling us what you think. We exist to serve and inform the student body, as well as be your voice.

There is no better way for us to understand what is important to you than you telling us. Continue this active readership and responsiveness that has been prevalent this week. This newspaper is for you, the students.

I am blessed to be as the 196th individual to be The Battalion’s editor-in-chief, and this is not something I take lightly. I am extremely proud of this newspaper, its history, its staff and its readers. I am sure that I am also the 196th editor who has made mistakes, and I hope those before me have also strived to improve daily as diligently as I have.

Additionally, many comments have questioned why The Battalion adviser or University staff decided to let the various articles of contention run. Our adviser is just that: an adviser. She does not have final say in what runs or does not. That responsibility falls solely on the editor-inchief. If you disagree with what we do, send us a note or join us. Help us improve so we can better serve the student body of Texas A&M. We hope to learn and improve after this week, and I hope our readers do as well.

Continue to read and comment, you are what makes Aggieland and The Battalion great.

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et me start by stating that what I have to say in this article is going to be as non-bias as I can make it, I want my words to be fair and fall on everyone in the same light.

“We are the Aggies, the Aggies are we.” It’s one of the most important, unifying statements that we as students at Texas A&M University live by; we are all brothers and sisters under that common name.

Running for senior yell leader was an experience that I will never forget, and I learned a lot – one of the things I learned however, was that some people will go to any length to hurt the people they don’t support. On Feb. 27, all the non-reg candidates and everyone at The Battalion received an e-mail from an anonymous “everynonreg@gmail.com” this e-mail started out by saying, “Howdy guys. Just a bystander who hates the Corps (more specifically “5 for Yell”) trying to help ya’ll out.”

I know how I felt, and I’m sure I can speak for all of the candidates when I say that it wasn’t even something we wanted to read, but perused through it anyway.

What I came to find was that this anonymous student, who dared to call himself an Aggie, had been muckraking. What would possess someone to dig through country sherriff websites and police files dating back over a year, looking for something, trying to find anything that he could to hurt the Corps’ chances of taking the yell leader positions, I don’t know.

We aren’t running for the presidency of the United States here, and there is no reason to dig that deep to try to hurt the competition. Even as a competitor to “5 for Yell,” it disgusted me that any Aggie could say those kinds of things about another Aggie.

During the campaign I got to know all the “5 for Yell” candidates, and they are great guys. I know a lot of other people in the Corps, and what was in March 3’s edition of the paper saying

that “they look at it as Corps vs. non-regs,” just isn’t right. We respected each other’s campaigns Charles because we Harvey all knew junior that we had communication worked hard major on them, and we looked at each other as friendly competitors, not as rivals.

So I’m going to say what I’m sure has been on everyone’s minds and on the tip of everyone’s tongues: This is college, people make mistakes.

Sometimes people who are under 21 drink, and sometimes they get caught - but that does not make them a bad person, and I just don’t get what some people can’t understand about that. I encourage you to vote for someone who you believe in, and that you know will do well as a leader.

I implore each and every one of you to try to get to know all the candidates above face value, and make your decision from there; don’t just vote for someone because someone else told you to.

To the next topic, the badmouthing that has been going around about the Corps surrounding the allegations I previously discussed. We as students at Texas A&M should have the utmost respect for those who have chosen to be a part of our Corps of Cadets because they are the ones that have chosen to be the keepers of our University’s vast history of tradition. I know that they take it seriously, and I will openly admit that I am envious of their rock solid devotion to this University and its traditions; so hearing people speak badly of them, just doesn’t sit well with me. I’ll say it again: We are the Aggies, the Aggies are we – stand by that.

I hope that what I’ve said will calm some of the swelling that has gone on around this year’s elections, and I hope that we, as Aggies, can unite and stand behind our elected no matter the outcome.

Thanks, and Gig ’em.

GUESTCOLUMNS

Corps vital part of Texas A&M

Outrage over ‘5 for Yell’ column

egarding the guest column “Don’t Vote 5 for Yell,” I have to say this column makes me sad.

have been a reader of The Battalion since my first day on campus, and look forward to reading the world and campus news. At least, I used to.

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Sad that the Corps, which the University was founded upon, has become an object of hatred by the majority of non-reg students, the fault of which lies in both parties.

Sad that the traditions of Texas A&M are being changed, manipulated and perverted over time Sad that a position such as yell leader, which is about tradition and representation of the student body, has become something of entitlement and a position sought after by those in need of recognition rather than service.

Think for a moment that being a yell leader wasn’t such a glorious, celebrity-like position at Texas A&M and it truly was all about service.

Would we even be having these types of arguments about it?

Finally, I am sad that when every candidate “humbly” talks about serving their student body by embodying tradition, self-sacrifice and keeping the spirit of A&M people don’t automatically associate that with the Corps of Cadets.

A yell leader candidate who truly was concerned with learning A&M tradition, selfsacrifice and service to his student body would join the only organization with which this University was founded on wouldn’t he? He would be willing to give up a “normal, self fulfilling, fun” college experience to immerse himself in Aggie tradition and discipline, right? He would want to learn, or at least try to learn, about the true roots of his beloved University before he attempted to stand in front of all in service of it, right?

A good leader seeks after the position of leadership for the betterment of those around

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him, not the elite status of the position. Can you really say that a candidate who claims to want to serve this University by becoming a keeper of tradition and spirit and would do anything it took Nick Decker wouldn’t join the one class of 2010 organization immersed in tradition dating back to 1876? The reason Texas A&M was founded was because of the Corps of Cadets. The reason the flags go up on campus every day is because of the Corps of Cadets.

The reason students have a safe walk around campus at all hours of the night by a simple phone call is the Corps of Cadets. The reason our beloved mascot is kept safe and well-trained is because of the Corps of Cadets.

The reason Silver Taps and Muster have a firing squad, along with a trumpet team, is because of the Corps of Cadets. The reason Silver Taps actually has somewhat of a showing and audience is because of the mandatory attendance by the Corps of Cadets.

I heard from Reagan Thompson that he wishes he would have joined the Corps. Now why would he say that? Is it simply to appease a former Corps member like myself? Or is it because he sees the Corps for what it really is now that he’s had the opportunity to be around it? An organization dedicated to service, self-sacrifice and the betterment of this beloved University. Does the Corps make mistakes?

Sure.

Does the Corps do some really stupid things sometimes? Absolutely. But what organization doesn’t? Who hasn’t made mistakes in their past? This is about who would best serve our University through time honored tradition and spirit. So, I say, let’s elect someone with a little bit of experience in that area.

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I was disgusted by the opinion piece published Thursday. The editors of The Battalion should know better than to release such a condemning guest column. Would The Battalion publish an guest column attacking Greek Life? Fish Camp?

FLOs? How about Northside? Southside? That guest column was a full-fledged attack on a student organization, and it’s laughable to defend it as anything but. The guest column attacked Aggies who had no bearing on current events.

When has an guest column been published that completely advocated against a candidate?

Another candidate in the student body president race committed what could be a federal crime, and yet no opinion articles were posted completely attacking his integrity and urging students to vote against him. The guest column didn’t just attack 5 for Yell. It attacked the Corps, which is a separate entity. It alleged sexism in a democratic process. During Corps block, females are invited. Any sophomore may stand up to be chosen as the 5 For Yell candidate, of any sex. I do not know of a female that has. The article attacks more than 1,800 students as a block, while condemning an alleged bloc mentality. More than 1,800 attacked for the unsanctioned actions of a few. Actions unsanctioned by the 5 for Yell campaign, per your Tuesday guest column.

I expect that a campus newspaper should deliver the news in a fair and neutral manner.

I do not expect a campus newspaper, which represents students, to take sides, publish poorlywritten attacks on students or student groups, and promote an incredibly divisive opinion. The last living World War I veteran in the U.S. died this week. The last of a generation of heroes.

Where was that in The Battalion? There’s practically a civil war in Libya. Where was that? The government is nearing a compromise to avoid shutdown? Where was that? A student died.

And it was barely frontpage news on the day of Devin Gray his memorial.

As editors of The Batsenior kinesiology talion, you should know major better than to publish such vitriol. The adviser should have known better. The editors should be able to sort through the submissions and select only the very best and most appropriate ones. In accordance with Aggie spirit and professionalism, I request a formal apology from the editors and adviser of The Battalion to be published. Not just to the Corps, not just to 5 For Yell, but to the entire student body for wasting our money.

My student fees go toward the publishing of The Battalion, and I strongly disagree with that as of now. I want my student fees to be removed from The Battalion until it have a staff that is able to publish the news in a neutral manner. I want a staff that shows sound judgment. I have sent this to the executive and legislative branches of student government association, to include my caucus’s senators and those representing student services. There is a petition circling to remove student funding from The Battalion, and my name is on it.

To be open and honest, I am a proud senior in the Corps of Cadets. I speak for myself. And I’m incredibly offended and disappointed in the lack of judgment shown by The Battalion. I’m not involved with 5 for Yell. Also, I’m familiar with the e-mail that prompted Monday’s article. It was repugnant. “From a non-reg who hates the ****ing Corps.” Why not publish that, just to show the campus what encouraged these reports.

I don’t believe that a distinction of Corps vs nonreg should exist, we’re all Aggies.

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MAILCALL From Ross Bingham, sophomore business major I am completely disgusted with the lack of professionalism displayed in The Battalion the past few days. First off, I would like to point out the fact of how disrespectful it was that cadets steal newspapers took precedence over honoring Nicolis Williams.

I’m sure that’s how they would have wanted to be remembered.

It is also not fair to Josh Light and Nelson Ingram, two great guys, that articles pointing out their flaws and specifically saying to not vote for them have been published. They deserve a fair chance in the election process. I haven’t seen any articles titled “Don’t Vote for Sterling Bennett” or Drew Nelson. That’s not what I want to see.

These articles have no purpose but to hurt the candidates. Plus there are more important things going on than the fact that a candidate got in some trouble over a year ago. OK, so Josh has a minor in consumption; we all make mistakes and we learn from them. I can guarantee you that the people who have been putting up these articles aren’t perfect either. Fix your flaws before you start pointing out the flaws of others. You keep trying to shine a bad light on the Corps, but look at where you would be without the Corps. What traditions would you have? There wouldn’t be yell leaders.

I just ask for a fair chance for all the candidates. They are all Aggies; so why, then, are you intentionally hurting them?

From Brawnlyn Blueitt, sophomore international studies major Howdy! We are the Aggies, the Aggies are we. None of us are as strong as all of us. We are supposed to be a family. I do not care if there are 48,000 people who you do not know on this campus. We are still a family.

I will continue to say “we” because that is what makes us different from every other university in the world.

We stick together through thick and thin. We know how to cast all of our differences aside to become one, whether it be at a sporting event, Silver Taps, Muster or even Fish Camp, which occurs before we even step foot into our first class. There is always this unmistakable bond that cannot be replaced nor duplicated.

All the arguments over the past few days seem to be undoing 135 years of work that all former Aggies built and stood upon even to this very day. The schisms between this issue and that, or this person and that, are destroying our Aggie family. It disheartens me to see us squabbling among ourselves for so long. What is done, on all levels, cannot be undone. So let’s move forward as the Aggie Family.

From Adam Davies, sophomore history major Recent articles ran in The Battalion and comments on those articles have suddenly invented a “Batt vs. Corps” war that is honestly completely fabricated. When a person is running for any position, anything and everything they have done in their past becomes fair game to be put into the public eye so they can be fully informed in their decision. The Battalion does not go around targeting the Corps, and while I have had my reasons to dislike The Battalion in the past, they certainly are not a bunch of Corps-bashers. The only issue is that most of the Corps seems to think they are somehow the best Aggies there are, and that non-regs just aren’t as good. That is ridiculous. I voted specifically for non-regs running for yell not because of a beef with the Corps, but because the Corps is not representative of the A&M student body. I have no issue with a cadet being a yell leader, but we also need members of various other A&M organizations. It is not just a position for cadets, but most cadets want it that way anyway.

From Kaitlin Gordon, sophomore business major I am very disappointed in the behavior of The Battalion recently. This is not a gossip paper; it is a paper to report the news on campus. You cannot accuse people of stealing papers.

Are the papers not free? Are they not there for students to take? To read?

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Perhaps some members of the Corps behaved badly, but the way your paper has been reporting lately is frankly an embarrassment to the student body of A&M. Please explain to me why the paper will have to refund the advertisers. I would be willing to bet this is the first time in a while that many people have actually wanted to read The Battalion. I am sure the advertisers have been doing just fine. Running a guest column titled “Don’t Vote 5 for Yell” is appalling. I didn’t vote for all Corps members for yell leader the first time around, but the articles you have been writing recently made me decide to vote for “5 for Yell.” This is not the way a newspaper operates. You shouldn’t have to tear people apart to get students interested in your paper.

Tuesday was Silver Taps. Instead of having the student body focusing on the loss of our fellow Aggie, you had them in an uproar. Well done, Battalion, well done.

From Alyssa Davis, sophomore math major This week, we as Aggies participated in student body elections. It has been a rather eventful elections season, filled with controversy and differing opinions. One of the most important issues, however, has been put on the backburner. Everyone was allowed the opportunity to vote on the concealed handgun referendum. The results of this election, however, have not been reported by The Battalion. With 13, 624 students voting 57.3 percent voted against handguns on campus. While the Texas Legislature will ultimately vote on whether to allow concealed handguns on campus, our vote is significant. It shows that a majority of students at our mainly conservative university do not want to go to school with handguns. It is irresponsible journalism for The Battalion not to report on this issue. This has the ability to impact our daily lives for the rest of our time in Aggieland. I urge those of you who do not want handguns on campus to write your state representative. The beauty of our democratic government is that you have a voice, let it be heard.

From Andrew Chambers lV, sophomore communication major I just wanted to say how much I appreciate the work that you do in upholding The Battalion and taking on a huge responsibility in doing so. I understand it takes a lot of hard work, effort and time, which are all things that cannot be repaid.

I did want to bring to your attention the fact that one of our very own students was thrown under the bus to a rival school. I really do appreciate what you do, but I just wanted to know why you would tarnish the University’s reputation as a whole directly to the school that we are up against so much. I understand that what the Corps did was completely wrong and should deserve some type of ramification, but to go to the University of Texas and allow them to talk about our University is not what I expected from someone I highly regard. I was very saddened and disappointed to hear that the University of Texas got a hold of something that is a personal or “in-house” issue and got enough information to report a story about it.

I am so glad that we have a paper on campus that can show both sides of the story; I appreciate your effort in allowing guest columnist and mail calls freely. The Battalion is an organization that does not get much credit, and it seems like when credit is given; it is not positive, so I want to say thank you for your work and effort. I appreciate all you do. I just wanted the question answered on why this happened. Once again, I thank you for your time and appreciate your commitment to Texas A&M and to bringing the news to the students.

Thanks and Gig ‘em.

From Tommy Mayfield, student You obviously have no idea what goes on during the selection process for “5 for Yell.” It is incredible that you can put a guest column in a paper as large as The Battalion using the poor journalistic knowledge that you displayed with the “Corps process is done in the dark” comment.

I don’t understand where the author got this idea that there is a “Corps vs.

non-reg” mentality within the entire Corps. The majority of the Corps has no problem at all with non-regs; it’s just the ones with the bad attitudes seem to ruin our reputation. I just see being in the Corps as being a part of another student organization on campus. This column is immature and poorly thought out. This newspaper has fallen from a non-biased news source to a campaign strategy against a person, Josh Light, who has been to more football games, more Silver Taps and Musters, more Aggie yell practices and more charitable events than 90 percent of the student population, and all that as a sophomore.

The Corps members really are the keepers of tradition, and without the Corps, A&M would lose its history and most of its traditions. I know Josh, and he is one of the most upstanding students I have ever met. He puts his heart and soul into everything he does, and I believe he will make a great yell leader because he is a great human being and energetic and well-versed in Texas A&M’s traditions and values.

We all make mistakes; none of us are perfect, but Josh and Nelson are the closest two that I know.

From John Wells, sophomore “5 for Yell” is an official organization that is sponsored by the yell leaders, no matter who they are. This means that whoever gets elected this year, “non-reg” or “Corps guy” will be a part of “5 for Yell” campaigning the next year. Reagan Thompson is a perfect example of this. Now, why do you think that they decide every year to only choose members of the Corps?

The answer is simple. It’s because they are one of the oldest tradition this campus has to offer; it is because they wake up every morning to make sacrifices to the University that a “non-reg” never does; it is because they know more history about the University than just about anybody else. Thompson said that he wishes he could have joined the Corps; every Old Ag I have ever talked to said that they wished they would have at least tried the Corps out. We dedicate ourselves to be the “Keepers of the Spirit,” and in my opinion, we do a good job. Yes, some of the people in the Corps may not be the most personable, or they might think that they are superior, but for the majority of the Corps, that is not true. We are honored and humbled to give back to this University, and I can’t believe that you would dishonor our name by writing this travesty of a column. It saddens me that The Battalion is inviting anyone in the University to smear “5 for Yell” by letting a guest columnist report this, and as such, I also would like The Battalion to print one less article and return all the money to my student fees.

From Chrissy Schwennsen, class of 2010 Dearest Aggieland and Battalion Readers, As an undergraduate, I grabbed a copy of The Battalion almost every day on my way to class. The Battalion, indeed, is one of the hallmarks of our University. As a recent graduate, I have not completely lost the habit and still visit The Battalion website quite frequently. This week, however, I am saddened by what I have read, and the whirlwind debate that has been caused by it. Texas A&M University prides itself on the Aggie network, on being a family. This task is very hard to accomplish when every time you pick up The Battalion, all you see are opinion pieces that drive a wedge between the two most vital parts of the University: cadets and non-cadets.

We make up the Aggie family. The University would be not be the same without the Corps, and it would also not be the same without the contributions of our civilian students. This week, while reading The Battalion, I did not see a family. On Tuesday, the newspaper was so busy writing about copies of The Battalion being stolen that they couldn’t find the time to print the profiles of those who were honored at Silver Taps. We have gotten so wrapped up in bashing each other that we have forgotten that we are all Aggies. I used to see T-shirts on campus all the time that said, “We are Different....Embrace It.” Cadets and non-regs lead two different lifestyles, but we must learn to embrace one another because without each other, our experience as Aggies would truly diminish in value. Please learn to respect one another for all we bring

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From Zoie Miley, freshman Blinn Team I know that your inbox is probably overflowing after the recent stories published about the Corps, and “Don’t Vote 5 for Yell,” as it should be. I am very disappointed in The Battalion after these and a column was run speaking ill of the Corps for several reasons.

The Battalion is supposed to be an unbiased newspaper that presents news without an agenda. I was willing to overlook the previous articles, until this morning when the guest column “Don’t Vote 5 for Yell” was published.

I was shocked that such a title was even allowed in a supposed unbiased newspaper. I am sad that I lived to see the day when Aggies wrote hateful things against other Aggies looking to ruin their reputation and good name when it is not necessary. Without the Corps, we would not be a University.

All the men in the Corps are giving up a lot of things and putting in hard work to make sure that the tradition and honor of the University is maintained.

I would like to see an apology written to the “5 for Yell Candidates” and the Corps of Cadets published in the newspaper. Thank you.

From Justin Barkley, senior history major I just felt that I needed to write to show my displeasure; first of all in the poorly written story that you put on the front page of The Battalion Monday morning, and then in the apparent attack on the Corps of Cadets that your staff has allowed to be launched in the pages of your paper this week.

There is something to be said for freedom of speech and informing a student body in a tactful manner of information we should have when making a decision about who to vote for in elections. The coverage from your paper this week has been neither tactful nor respectful in any way and has actually given little useful factual information. It was bad enough that the story about those being honored at Silver Taps was pushed to the far bottom corner of the paper Tuesday so that a sexier story about theft of a free publication could be posted under the header, along with a defense of a story that by now even you should agree was inflammatory at best, but now I have been informed that the story has made it into the pages of The Daily Texan. Why did the story in that paper includes information not included in your own story, and also why you felt the need to comment on a story that was honestly no business of anyone that does not attend Texas A&M. If they wanted to cover your story in a short news blurb, that is perfectly acceptable, but your story is presented in a significantly different manner there than it was in our student paper.

While I think the original article about Light was poorly written and did nothing more than start a major fight among factions on campus, I’ll agree that it was newsworthy. This is also not an attempt at excusing the poor behavior of what appears to have been only a small number of a 2,000 member organization (though the sensationalized reporting this week would suggest the entire Corps marched on every newstand on campus to remove the paper, and that was obviously not the case). I have heard arguments this week that the story was necessary for all students to be informed, and I’ll again agree with that, but surely you don’t think it is necessary for students at the University of Texas to be informed about our candidates while we are voting. A simple “decline to comment” would have been a much wiser approach, don’t you think? I have contacted multiple departments about how to receive a refund for the portion of my student fees that pay for the operation of The Battalion, and I will encourage friends that are equally disgusted with this divisive week of coverage to do the same. In four years attending Texas A&M, I have never been so repulsed by the obvious lack of objectivity and the willingness to allow prolonged attacks on a student organization as I have in the past four days. We deserve better on our campus.

Q:

What do you think about the First Amendment?

It’s pretty nice. Like right now, I can say what I want. So, I enjoy it being here.

Woodard Byrnes, freshman physics major

It’s been protected in some weird ways lately. Some people say stuff is freedom of speech that obviously isn’t, but for the most part say what you want, you know, as long as you’re not sitting there screwing with somebody else’s life, you’re good.

Michael Herbert, freshman computer engineering major

It’s in place to make sure that the government doesn’t take the freedoms that we decided upon a long time ago away from us. And unfortunately with the liberal times, everyone is taking it and running with it, but that’s the changing times and you have to learn to deal with it, I guess.

Amber Mercier, sophomore international studies and French major

I feel like the First Amendment is what makes America really unique and that it gives freedom to its citizens, but people do take advantage of it. However, it’s very unique and a bunch of people come to the United States to get that right, and I think it’s in place for great reasons.

Even though some people take advantage of it, it should never be taken away.

Hannah Rhine, sophomore education major

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