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How much do you think The Big Event spent on supplies for the nearly 1,500 service projects to be completed on Saturday? The Battalion reports on the time and money spent to put on The Big Event.

Breaking records and continuing a nationally recognized tradition, the 29th The Big Event will kick off its annual service project Saturday to say thank you to Bryan-College Station residents for all their support for the University. When Joe Nussbaum, then vice president of Student Government Association at Texas A&M, started The Big Event in 1982, it was a simple service project of a couple hundred stu-

dents doing a handful of jobs. The Big Event is now the largest oneday student-run service project with more than 70 participating universities across the nation and one overseas. In the fall of 2009, The Big Event gained national recognition when its 2010 director, Mallory Myers, received the Daily Points of Light Award presented by President Barack Obama at a service forum at A&M. President George H.W. Bush was also in attendance. This is the first year online sign-ups were implemented. The Big Event’s goal

sports | 5 Women’s basketball The Aggies beat McNeese State 87-47 in Sunday’s game. Read the recap on page 5.

for student participants was met with more than 15,000 students assigned to approximately 1,500 jobs on Saturday. “It is very important to remember that although The Big Event’s numbers continue to grow each year, it is the relationships fostered by student service that makes The Big Event so special. And without Mr. Nussbaum’s vision 29 years ago, none of what The Big Event is able to do today would be possible,” said Ryan Byrne, a senior

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A French Air Force jet fighter takes off for a mission over Libya at the military base of Saint Dizier, Sunday. Top officials from the United States, Europe and the Arab world have launched immediate military action against Gadhafi.

Western forces air strike Libya Ryan Lucas

Associated Press TRIPOLI, Libya — Moammar Gadhafi vowed a “long war” as allied forces launched a second night of strikes on Libya Sunday, and jubilant rebels who only a day before were in danger of being crushed by his forces now boasted they would bring him down. The U.S. military said the international assault would hit any Gadhafi forces on the ground that are attacking the opposition. The U.S. military said the bombardment so far — a rain of Tomahawk cruise missiles and precision bombs from American

Get involved Big Event will be allowing students to register on March 26 in Lot 100c of Reed Arena during kickoff ceremonies. Email questions about registration to signups@ bigevent.tamu.edu

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MTV presented the Woodie Awards over spring break for the ﬁrst time in Austin as part of the South by Southwest music, ﬁlm and arts conference and festival.

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U.S. News & World Report released its 2012 survey of higher education institutions Tuesday. The survey gave three Texas A&M engineering programs top 10 spots nationally in their respective areas. Biological/ agricultural engineering placed No. 3, nuclear placed No. 4 and industrial/ manufacturing engineering placed No. 8. Texas A&M placed No. 8 for doctor of veterinary medicine programs and No. 24 in political science. Mays Business School moved to No. 32, and Texas A&M placed No. 14 among public institutions. Dwight Look College of Engineering placed No. 13 this year. The College of Education and Human Development took No. 34.

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and European aircraft, including long-range stealth B-2 bombers — had succeeded in heavily degrading Gadhafi’s air defenses. The international campaign went beyond hitting anti-aircaft sites. U.S., British and French planes blasted a line of tanks that had been moving on the rebel capital Benghazi, in the opposition-held eastern half of the country. Sunday, at least seven demolished tanks smoldered in a field 12 miles south of Benghazi, many of them with their turrets and treads blown off, alongside charred armored personnel carriers, jeeps and SUVs See Libya on page 8

Former A&M coach heads west to Tech a top 10 ranking, Gillispie also became the first Former Texas A&M UniBig 12 South versity basketball coach Billy coach to beat the Gillispie has been hired by Kansas Jayhawks Texas Tech University. at Allen FieldPrior to coaching the Aggies, Gillispie house. The AgGillispie revitalized the Unigies had a 70-26 versity of Texas at El Paso. He record during Gillispie’s tenure. led the program from a six-win Earning a reputation as a season his first year, coaching program turnaround specialist, to a 24-8 record the following Gillispie caught the attention year. Gillispie then caught the of the University of Kentucky, attention of Bill Byrne, A&M’s one of the nation’s premier colathletic director. lege basketball programs. GilAfter three seasons of suclispie began his career with the cess, Gillispie stunned Aggies Wildcats by picking up some in 2007 when he announced of the nation’s top high school his departure. Gillispie helped recruits. However, his legacy pull the Aggies out of the Big would soon be tarnished. The 12 cellar into Big 12 relevance, Wildcats were inconsistent, starting A&M’s current six-year as they suffered embarrassing streak of earning a bid in the losses to Gardner-Webb UniNCAA Tournament. Leading A&M to the Sweet 16 and See Gillispie on page 4

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Student Research Week begins today at Texas A&M Katie Marie Pogue

The Battalion Student Research Week is part of Texas A&M University’s commitment to providing research opportunities to both graduate and undergraduate students. The 14th annual Student Research Week starts today and will occur throughout the week. Student Research Week, originally formed in 1994, has evolved over the years into a week-long experience loaded with opportunities for students to present their research and to earn recognition. Texas A&M Gradu-

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ate Student Council funds and puts on SRW. University departments provide the different awards. According to the website, Student Research Week aims “to recognize and celebrate student research at Texas A&M University by providing an opportunity for students to present research and to foster an environment for students, faculty, staff and administration to learn about the research occurring at Texas A&M University and the resources available on campus.” The week offers various events, such as expert lunch panels, resource tables, research

symposiums and esteemed speakers all geared toward communicating the benefits of undergraduate research and aiding those students already involved in research. In an email sent out by the dean of liberal arts, Catherine Marr, class of 2009, was praised for her undergraduate research and how her position as a research assistant at Texas A&M not only prepared her for her job as a sales consultant for Physician Sales and Service, but also led her to that career path. “Because most of my work was done alone, I learned how to manage a large project on my own. This has helped me because in the sales

world, what I do with my time will inevitably be reflected in my numbers,” Marr said. Marr’s research was conducted under the College of Liberal Arts and provided her with hands-on experience with doctors, introducing her to a quality patient care. “A&M’s research department gave me an opportunity to study a line of work more indepth that I would of otherwise never been able to experience,” she said. “Remembering the doctors’ passion and concern for their patient’s health keeps me motivated to help the See Research on page 4

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The red carpet comes to Texas Alec Goetz: MTV brings Woodie award show to Austin

iven that their programming now primarily consists of reality shows featuring pregnant teenagers, silly game shows, and, um, Snooki, MTV has largely lost its place in pop-culture as a musical tastemaker.

So it came as a shock when the network presented its annual Woodie Awards program in Austin, Texas in the middle of the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference, which is world-renowned for its ability to make or break upand-coming musical artists. The Woodie Awards have been presented by MTV since 2005 as an awards program dedicated to â&#x20AC;&#x153;college music,â&#x20AC;? namely hip-hop and indie rock. The awards are voted for by college students across

the country and feature categories similar to the networkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other, longer-running music awards program, the Video Music Awards, or VMAs. Alt-rock legends Foo Fighters kicked off the ceremony with a bang by performing â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rope,â&#x20AC;? a rocker of the kind the group has produced for nearly two decades and the first single off their upcoming album Wasting Light. The performance was followed by a quick intro by host Donald Glover, known for his role as

Troy on the genre-bending sitcom â&#x20AC;&#x153;Community,â&#x20AC;? which showcased the young starâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talents as a standup comedian and rapper and set the tone for the rest of the evening. Glover came across as a capable and charismatic host, though his rapping style, which he puts to use under the performing name of Childish Gambino, was noticeably lacking in comparison to some of the ceremonyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s later performers. Gloverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offbeat intro was just the first of many highlights featur-

ing up-and-coming hip-hop artists, a group that ended up taking home half of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s awards. Chiddy Bang won the first award of the evening, Best Video, for their video for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Opposite of Adults.â&#x20AC;? Fellow Pennsylvania-based rapper Wiz Khalifa, who also performed his oft remixed No.1 hit â&#x20AC;&#x153;Black and Yellowâ&#x20AC;? midway through the evening, became the eveningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s big winner when he took home the nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final award, Woodie of the Year. Other winners included Matt & Kim, who presented the Woodie of the Year award and took home the Woodie for best live performance, and Two Door Cinema Club, who won the Breaking Woodie. WVUM of the University of Miami took home the College Radio Woodie, beating out local favorite KTSW of Texas State University. Winners Matt & Kim previously won the 2009 Woodie for best video for their song â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lessons Learned,â&#x20AC;? and featured the couple stripping as they ran through Times Square, which put them in a unique position among this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s presenters as one of the only previous winners to attend.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty cool [that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re presenting this year], but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a little nervous about reading from a teleprompter,â&#x20AC;? said the bubbly Brooklyn duo on the red carpet before the show. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We know weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to blow it because we always blow it, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of our thing. We just laugh it off and get through it. People seem to really enjoy that kind of honesty, or at least thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what we tell ourselves after the show.â&#x20AC;? Hip-hop was also the source of the eveningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most memorable, irreverent moments. Lil B gave Kanye West a taste of his own medicine when he interrupted presenter Pete Wentz, who accepted the Left-Field Woodie on the egotistical superstarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s behalf, and declaring that he had â&#x20AC;&#x153;the best left field [expletive] of all time.â&#x20AC;? The absurdity of the moment was only be surpassed by the final performance of the evening by newcomers Odd Future Wolf Gang, which featured a diminutive impersonator of the crewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leader Tyler, chicken suits, a group of surly security guards and aggressive See Woodies on page 4

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stage-diving seen more often at hardcore punk shows than hip-hop performances. The Woodies were only one stop at SXSW for many of the presenters and performers in attendance. Odd Futureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance at the end of the week attracted some of the other stars at the show, including Aziz Ansari, who introduced the rap crew at the ceremony. Matt & Kim went on to perform at the MTV Garage,

thebattalion a free showcase organized by the network the following afternoon, along with fellow presenters Friendly Fires, and host Donald Glover was spotted at the show with an entourage in tow. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You do so many gigs here that they all sort of blend together,â&#x20AC;? said Friendly Firesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; front man, Ed Macfarlane. The dance-rock group had come all the way from their home in England to perform at the festival. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The MTV set is one of the longer ones weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to get to play, so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re excited about that. It always feels good to get to play for more

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than 20 minutes.â&#x20AC;? Overall the Woodies was a fun, surprisingly short way to kick off the music portion of SXSW. While it was clear that for most of the acts in attendance that the show was one small part of a much bigger industry event, the wide variety of musicians who were nominated and selected to present or perform showed that the network is still somewhat serious about staying involved in the college music culture that it helped so much to cultivate in the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80s and â&#x20AC;&#x2122;90s. Alec Goetz is a junior English major.

his chosen field would greatly benefit him in the future. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As an aerospace engineerContinued from page 1 ing major, I would love to do research with a professor,â&#x20AC;? doctors do what they love Lafitte said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would gain most.â&#x20AC;? Research opportunities are real world experience [and] not limited to the College of it would give me the opporLiberal Arts or geared specifi- tunity to see how my educacally for communications ma- tion applies to the aerospace industry, and motivate me to jors. SRW aims to showcase do well in my classes.â&#x20AC;? research in all fields and maIn preparation for Student jors. Matt Lafitte, a freshman aerospace engineering major, Research Week there are said undergraduate research in several other events taking

place such as Research Poster Production workshop and Effective Presentation Slides workshop, as well as volunteer opportunities during the week. Students will present research in either the oral or poster section of the competition. Alternatively or in addition to competing for awards, the various lectures and informational sessions can benefit anyone considering research or someone in the process of conducting research.

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cate tools to jobs, meet community residents, contact businesses for donations and everything else needed to make the day of a success,â&#x20AC;? Brooks said. Shannon Wayne, a junior education major and recruitment committee member, said this day is a chance for A&M students to give back to the community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With all the students here in College Station, we have the resources to help the people who might not have the time or ability to paint their house or rake up all their leaves,â&#x20AC;? Wayne said. The day of The Big Event, staff and committee will meet in the Kyle Field press box, as tradition, at 6 a.m. to begin preparations. By 9:15, after approximately 15,000

students are checked in, the kickoff ceremony will begin with speakers and a yell practice. After kickoff, students will spend the day working and developing relationships with the people of the community residents. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The students enjoy the feeling they receive when serving and saying thank you to Bryan and College Station, and the community residents are very happy to receive the help and sentiments of gratitude from the Texas A&M student body,â&#x20AC;? Byrne said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our hope is that students would look beyond March 26 and use The Big Event as a way to begin incorporating service into their everyday life. There are still 364 days left in the year to continue to serve others.â&#x20AC;?

ment for the first time in 17 years. Gillispieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to recruit Continued from page 1 in Texas was appealing to the Red Raiders, who will be versity and Virginia Military led by their third coach since Institute, while also routing 2008. A program with five SEC foes. In Gillispieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second year at the helm, the Ken- Sweet 16 appearances, Tech finished No. 11 in the Big 12 tucky Wildcats failed to earn a spot in the NCAA Tourna- during the past season.

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psychology major and The Big Event 2011 director. The Big Event consists of an executive staff, assigned to lead a 185-member committee. To complete all the tasks, the committee is broken into four parts: recruitment, operations, programs and outreach. Staff assistants are also recruited in the spring to help with extra work the semester of the event. Lauren Brooks, a junior biology major and recruitment executive, said The Big Event could not happen without the hard work of the committee. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They do everything. They recruit students, allo-

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Longhorns upset Texas (four seed) lost to Arizona (ďŹ ve seed), 70-69, Sunday. The Longhorns had the ball and lead with 14.5 seconds remaining before a ďŹ ve-second violation and Arizona score.

No. 2 Aggies beat McNeese State 87-47 Michael Teague

The Battalion Kicking off the 2011 NCAA Tournament in style, Texas A&Mâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No. 2 womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball team cruised to a 87-47 victory over No. 15 McNeese State Sunday at the CenturyTel Center in Bossier City, La. Avoiding any possibility of a first round upset, A&M jumped out to a 41-15 lead going into halftime. The Aggiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; stifling defense held McNeese State to only four points through the first 15 minutes of play. The Cowgirls began the game missing 19 of their first 20 shots from the field and turned the ball over six times leading to 10 A&M points. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We took McNeese very serious, and I think we played very well, particularly in the first half on transition basketball,â&#x20AC;? said A&M Head Coach Gary Blair. Although she was given plenty of rest once A&M took a commanding lead, senior center Danielle Adams led the Aggies with a team-high 18 points and six rebounds. Adams knocked down 6-of-11 from the field and sank all six of her free throws. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just have to come in and play my game each game,â&#x20AC;? Adams said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just have to play aggressive and be that dominant player that I am. Having my teammates there to back me up each game is a great thing for me. I know my teammates are going to give me the ball so I just have to go to work in each game that we play.â&#x20AC;? It was the Aggiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; bench that stole the show for a majority of the game. A&M received 35 points from their bench including nine from sophomore

guard Adrienne Pratcher. Pratcher also recorded four rebounds and five assists in her 23-minute performance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think I had a good game,â&#x20AC;? Pratcher said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just got my mind ready to go in and do what [Blair] needed me to do and help my team in any way I can. As far as me being the player that I am, over the season Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve gotten better. I have no option but to prepare myself for the upcoming games that we have.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pratcher came in and answered the bell,â&#x20AC;? Blair said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Balanced scoring is what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for in this team. We got 80 minutes out of a very good bench and I think that will help us with the rest for Tuesday night. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m proud of those kids for what they did. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m proud of how controlled my bench played during the game.â&#x20AC;? McNeese State sophomore guard Ashlyn Baggette was held to 3-of-17 shooting and 1-for-6 from beyond the arch. Baggetteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s twin sister and fellow sophomore guard Caitlyn led the way for the Cowgirls with a game-high 22 points. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Caitlyn Baggette) was as good as advertised,â&#x20AC;? Blair said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She has sort of an awkward move when she penetrates the lane. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a step back move, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sort of a throwback move. Until youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve worked against that, you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t demonstrate that in practice. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just very good.â&#x20AC;? Texas A&M (28-5) will stay in the Shreveport area for their second-round matchup Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. at the CenturyTel Center in Bossier City. A&M will take on the No. 7 Rutgers (20-12) after their victory over No. 10 Louisiana Tech.

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nature? Japan has stringent building codes that make modern Japanese buildings among the sturdiest in the world. These precautions along with preparations like earthquake and tsunami drills are routine for every Japanese citizen. Japan is indeed the best prepared to handle the twin disasters. Such advanced technology cannot guarantee to forestall a disaster but it can save millions of lives. Natural calamities have come and gone many times in the past and will keep coming more aggressively in the future owing to global warming, climate change, meltdown of ice caps, etc. Humans are handicapped in the face of such calamities. All we can do is to stay within our limits using the resources provided by Mother Nature. Efforts toward reducing carbon emissions, deforestation and pollution have already begun. We have to know when our economic development is jeopardizing nature so that we can slow down and stay within our boundaries. Treaties pertaining to climate change and global warming have been signed, debated and withdrawn. It certainly looks like a humungous sacrifice on man’s part to stay within his limits and respect Mother Nature, but maybe this is all that we humans can do to save our planet. Poornima Mazumdar is a electrical engineering graduate student.

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William Inge’s masterpiece has it all. When a freak snowstorm halts bus travel, passengers must layover in a street corner diner about thirty miles west of Kansas City. The charming, funny and touching slice-of-life story comes to life when these seemingly ordinary people reveal extraordinary qualities.