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The reshuffled national security team President Barack Obama introduced on Thursday will be charged with fighting not only the overseas war in Afghanistan but also budget battles on the home front. CIA Director Leon Panetta will replace Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John Allen will succeed Petraeus as the top commander in Afghanistan, and seasoned diplomat Ryan Crocker will take over as ambassador there. Crocker is the president and executive professor at the Bush School of Government and Public Service. The new team in Kabul will manage the planned shift toward a backseat role for the United States and its NATO partners, as Afghan security forces gradually assume responsibility. Both Allen and Crocker have experience with a similar transition in Iraq.
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The Battalion Former Texas A&M linebacker Von Miller did not have to wait long for his name to be called in Thursday’s first round of the NFL Draft as the Denver Broncos selected Miller as the No. 2 overall pick. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell took to the podium for the league’s primetime event and announced the selection in front of thousands of football fans in New York City’s Radio City Music Hall. “I saw a 303 (area code) number, and I knew immediately who it was,” Miller said. “I just had flashbacks to all the hard work that I’ve been putting in ever since little league football, all the people who told me, ‘No,’ and every time that everybody said I couldn’t do it. I was just extremely anxious for my opportunity to go up to the league and prove myself.” Wearing his maroon A&M hat, Miller was overcome with emotion backstage before greeting the commissioner and posed for pictures holding his new Broncos jersey. Miller snapped A&M’s drought of no first-round draft picks since Ty Warren was selected 13th overall in 2003, and Miller becomes the highest drafted Aggie alongside Quentin Coryatt who went second overall in 1992. The NFL lockout situation continued to be the prevailing topic behind the draft proceedings, as Miller is the only rookie named on the antitrust lawsuit against team owners. “I don’t have anything against the commissioner. His job is very hard,” Miller said. “I’m a team guy. Guys before me have broken their backs and played their hearts out. I want to make sure football continues to get played.”
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The Battalion The Corps of Cadets continues to serve the community of Bryan-College Station by performing its 35th annual March to the Brazos fundraising event tomorrow. The cadets that endure the 18-mile long journey will make a significant difference to March of Dimes. The organization’s mission is to improve the health for babies that suffer premature birth, infant mortality and possible birth defects. Since 1976, the inaugural year of the March to the Brazos fundraiser, the Corps of Cadets has collected over two million dollars for March of Dimes. Shona Quiring, community director for March of Dimes at the Bryan-College Station division, said the organization is honored to be associated with the
Corps of Cadets due to all of the fundraising it was able to accomplish throughout the years. “The Corps of Cadets’ involvement with fundraising for the March of Dimes is immeasurable,” Quiring said. “The young men and women involved in the Corps are very respectful, dedicated and hard-working individuals that I have enjoyed getting to know immensely. We are extremely grateful the Corps of Cadets chose our organization to fundraise with.” During the March to the Brazos event, the cadets march the first nine miles to the Texas A&M University Beef Center on Highway 60. Upon reaching the Beef Center, the Corps engages in pass-down activities, followed by a barbecue and an announcement from March of Dimes about the fundraising results. After the festivities, the seniors are bused back to campus while the rest of the classmen march the
other nine miles back. Kyle Whalen, a senior leadership studies major, said he has been involved with the fundraising event for four years and describes the event as one that makes you proud to be affiliated with the Corps of Cadets. “This event is all what the Corps of Cadets refer to as ‘good-bull,’ which means to increase morale,” Whalen said. “I think it’s admirable that the Corps added this fundraiser onto a tradition it already conducted for many years.” Andres Aguilar, a senior industrial engineering major, said he defines the event as a way to combine Corp activities and fundraising into a fun experience. “One thing that stands out about the March to the Brazos event is how much the Corps of Cadets has See March on page 2
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A&M UNICEF constructed a ‘0’ behind the Academic Building to signify efforts to bring the child mortality rate to zero. able causes every day. We are hoping to raise $2,200 by selling 2,200 flags,” Khajeh said. “I really hope the campaign gets the attention it needs and Aggies can get involved to donate for this great cause.” TAMU-UNICEF started pre-sale for the See Zero on page 2
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nearly 100 more in surrounding areas. The University confirmed two of the deaths About 5:15 p.m. Wedneswere students. day, an EF-5 tornado ripped President Barack Obama has through Tuscaloosa, Ala., declared a state of emergency leaving many residents homein Alabama. Obama plans to less and destroying businesses visit Tuscaloosa on Friday. on McFarland Boulevard and Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt 15th Street. Maddox said Wednesday that “There were people stuck search and rescue was the under debris and yelling for city’s main priority, which help,” University of Alabama was why cleaning up the damstudent Adam Melton said. age has yet to begin. “We went over and helped as “We are in an urgent phase many as we could. It’s just, evof search and rescue,” Maderything has been completely dox said. “This going to be a demolished. The houses are very, very long process. The gone, the business are gone. amount of damage that is It’s something that I’ll never done is beyond a nightmare.” be able to forget.” Much of the city remains The University reported without power or cable as of no structural damage campus. Thursday evening while resMost damage occurred southcue efforts take first priority. east of campus. Gas stations inside the city As of Thursday evening, 37 with power were swamped were confirmed dead in Tuswith traffic Wednesday night caloosa, while the death count and Thursday. As of Thursday of the entire state of Alabama afternoon, few gas stations still has increased to 204, with
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Family, the Flemings from North Carolina, will be in attendance during the festivities to recognize the Corps of Cadets for an outstanding job in raising funds for seven-yearold Lauren Fleming. According to the March of Dimes website, Lauren Fleming was born three and a half months early and weighed 2 pounds, 1 ounce. With the help of fundraisers like the March to
the Brazos, Lauren received treatment to beat the odds and live a normal life. After hearing Lauren’s struggle for survival, Whalen said events like the March to the Brazos do not get enough of the publicity as they should. “It makes our tradition that much sweeter anytime you can positively impact another human being’s life,” Whalen said. Looking for years to come,
Quiring said she is excited for the future partnership between the Corps of Cadets and March of Dimes. “The Corps of Cadets is a special and unique program to Texas A&M,” Quiring said. “I get to interact with a few of them on a personal level through March to the Brazos and I really enjoy that interaction.”
“We’re starting this new campaign on campus … and we hope to make it a tradiContinued from page 1 tion,” Delagarza said. “We saw this event as a way for flags earlier this week and UNICEF to grow at A&M will be recognizing individuand get people to see the imals that donate $10 or more portance of our organization. and organizations that doWe believe strongly in getnate $50 or more. ting the child mortality rate Jerry Delagarza, chairman down from 22,000 to zero.” of the advocacy committee, Alexander Constantine, said UNICEF has been cona sophomore molecular and ducting the “Believe in Zero” cell biology major, is secrecampaign around campuses tary of TAMU-UNICEF this for years, and this year the year and said she wants this A&M chapter of UNICEF event to show students there saw it as a great opportunity is a way to impact the world to increase awareness to save and change the lives of chilthe lives of children. dren all around the globe.
“By planting these flags, we hope that a visual memorial will truly convey our message and encourage people to donate to these life-saving efforts. There is no reason 22,000 children should die each day when there are ways to help them,” Constantine said. Constantine said over the years the “Believe in Zero” campaign has shown remarkable changes in the lives of children and now is the time for Aggies to get involved. “This campaign also shows tremendous progress; four years ago, 25,500 children died every day from prevent-
able causes and today that number is 22,000. Thirty years ago, just 5 percent of children worldwide were immunized against six of the most dangerous and preventable diseases. Today the rate of child immunization coverage is over 80 percent, with 118 countries achieving 90 percent rates of vaccination,” Constantine said. In the last 20 years, UNICEF helped over 1.2 billion people get access to safe drinking water, preventing the deaths of more than 4,000 children under the age of five every day.
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MAILCALL From Todd Hansen, graduate student Everyone is entitled to their own speciďŹ c religious or moral beliefs. However, it would be an error to think that because you believe what you do that everyone else must also share your beliefs. Forcing your beliefs on someone else is not going to get them to follow suit. Instead, a better option would be to set an example with your own actions. Because everyone is entitled to believe whatever they want, morals should be addressed with a humanistic rather than a religious approach. How someone’s lifestyle can be offensive to you when they are not throwing it in your face is beyond me. Obviously no one tolerates everything. There are things like murder that are offensive to the human condition. But someone’s private life, which has a different set of basic moral standards than yours, is really not your concern. We as individuals can believe whatever we want to believe. This is a public, not a private, institution, meaning that we do not have a religious agenda tied in with our mission of education. Yes, this is a place where people can freely interact and debate, but it’s opinions like yours that cause people to live in fear.
From Lauren Reichstein, graduate student I’m a little frustrated at how commenters like Mr. Johnson (MailCall, April 27, 2011) suggest that because Planned Parenthood provides abortion services that their tax dollars go to this practice that they ďŹ nd objectionable, but also that the rest of us somehow don’t have issues with how our tax money is spent. If I could pick, my tax money wouldn’t go to ďŹ ght wars that I don’t agree with, or policies which are degrading our education system, or to corporations which are ruining the planet with impunity. Funny, though, no one seems to be stopping the budget process because of “thoseâ€? things. No, we pick the organization that provides essential healthcare services for women. Mr. Johnson, you laud Hope Pregnancy Centers, but they do not offer contraceptive services or counseling (except to push abstinence and provide out-of-context statistics about the safety of condom use), women’s wellness exams or cancer screenings. Frankly, if you’re less-thanone-half-a-cent per tax dollar that goes to Planned Parenthood for pap smears bothers you that much, you can feel free to send me the bill.
From Noah Lombardo, senior psychology major The author of (“Aggies should stand by their opinions�) hit on several good points. For example, I agree that the student body would react differently to a Muslim evangelist on campus, because it goes against the norm. And yes, maybe there is some intolerance toward different views here. Look at the other guest article from April 28th titled “Aggies should stand by their opinions.� The author was very open about his intolerance of homosexuality. It’s true; A&M can take a while to make adjustments. For a school that holds tradition to such importance, change can appear threatening to its identity. This is a good explanation as to why women weren’t allowed to be a part of the Corps until 1974. It feels weird to start something that’s never been done. In spite of this, although the author mentions that A&M has a history of racism, he provides no legitimate examples of racism here today. Instead, he makes faulty comparisons to other types of intolerance and talks about how racism is more discreet since it is no longer acceptable, but gives no good reason to believe it is actually there. If we are going to make outrageous claims about this University, there must be good evidence to support it.
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lanned Parenthood and its supporters claim that hat ng, if Planned Parenthood is stripped of its funding, rn low-income women will have nowhere to turn for medical care, which is a grossly obtuse lie. Theree are 800 Planned Parenthood facilities in the U.S., as opposed to more than 8,000 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC’s), which provide the exact same services as Planned Parenthood, plus many others, at little to no cost to patients. The difference is that these centers do not promote abortion services. We ought to take the $300 million taxpayer dollars Planned Parenthood receives each year and put it towards these FQHC’s, which, unlike Planned Parenthood, provides a truly comprehensive range of health care services. Not a single Planned Parenthood in the nation provides mammograms, a basic health care services women need. There is nothing non profit about Planned Parenthood. The fact that they garner more than one-third of their annual revenue from the very procedure they claim to be trying to reduce should be a huge red flag to those who see this as a “prevention-first� organization. Planned Parenthood deceitfully claims that 3 percent of its services are abortions: According to its February 2011 fact sheet, they provided services to three million people, and performed 332,278 abortions in 2009. This means 11 percent of their patients obtained abortions — a pretty big difference from their “only 3 percent� deception. It will never advocate that they garner more than $143 million every year from those abortions services, either. According to their latest annual report, Planned Parenthood performed 332,000 abortions, administered prenatal care to 7,021 patients, and made 977 adoption referrals. This means 98 percent of their services to pregnant women were abortions. It makes sense though, since there is practically no money in making adoption referrals or administering prenatal care to pregnant clients. All of these numbers can be found right in PPFA’s own annual reports and “fact sheets� — one just needs to look into them. Abby Johnson, the former director of Planned Parenthood in Bryan admitted that one of several reasons she resigned from her position and joined the Coalition for Life is that she was instructed from her superiors to increase the quota of abortions her facility performed. If Planned Parenthood’s mission is truly to reduce abortions, shouldn’t they be trying to
reduce their quota to zero? If Planned Parenthood’s lies about the repercussions of its potential defunding and its blatant and radical proabortion agenda aren’t enough to make one see what a disgraceful organization it is, perhaps the fact that they’re notorious for covering up and perpetuating statutory rape will be. Hardly anything is more deplorable than sexual violation of children, but Live Action, a youth-led group, initiated undercover investigations of dozens of Planned Parenthood facilities around the U.S. over a period of years to see if clinical staff would abide by the law to report suspected sexual abuse of a minor. Lila Rose, an undercover investigator, entered different Planned Parenthood facilities posing as a young teenager and claimed to have been impregnated by a man nearly two decades her senior — a clear case of statutory rape. Every Planned Parenthood staff member she approached explained to her how to obtain a secret abortion and how to continue her sexual “relationship.� Recently, Live Action’s investigators entered several Planned Parenthood clinics posing as a pimp and a prostitute, and were given advice from Planned Parenthood staff on how to provide their underage sex slaves with birth control and abortions without parental consent. All their undercover footage can be found at http://www.youtube.com/liveactionfilms. Our tax dollars must be revoked from the repugnant and putrid corporation that is Planned Parenthood. An organization that persistently lies, and profits so greatly from the onslaught of unborn children, and aids and abets sexual predators has no place in our nation. Jennie Stone is a junior Spanish major
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1bd/1ba. $465. Student Community, less than 1-mile from campus, close to shuttle, park & shopping. www.HollemanByThePark.com 2 BLOCKS from campus. 4bd/2ba house, hardwoods, 2 living rooms, W/D, fridge, lawn-care included, $1640/mo. 817-875-0570. 2,3,4 and 5/bdrm. CS duplexes. Very nice, garage on shuttle, tile, fireplace, w/d, fenced, lawn service, pets o.k. Available August. Details and photos available online. http://arduplexes.com info@arduplexes.com 979-255-0424, 979-255-1585. 2-3/bedroom apartments. Some with w/d, some near campus. $175-$600/mo. 979-219-3217. 2-story 3bd/1.5ba. 1mi. to campus. $800/mo. for two., $900/mo. for three. 979-777-2849. 2-story 4bd/2ba/2car garage. Big backyard. $1350/mo. 979-777-2849. 2bd/1ba duplex in Wellborn area. Best suited for individual or couple. Rural setting, pets ok. 979-690-6161. 2/2 Available Now! Remodeled, wood floors, tile entry, walk-in-closets, fenced yard, covered deck, close to campus, pets ok. 979-204-1950. 2/2 duplex, 1000sqft, W/D, tile and carpet, 2 miles from campus, $750/mo, 979-776-0221. 2/2 Duplex. Very nice, close to campus. W/D & yard maintenance included. Off of 2818. $800/mo. -Available now! 979-324-5076. / andreab_26@yahoo.com
3 or 4/bdrm. house. Fenced yard w/spa. $1200/mo for three, $1500/mo for four. 979-777-2849. 3/2 duplex. 5-minutes from campus, fenced yard, bus route, fairly new. Call 214-505-6534, 469-233-4653. 3/2 Duplexes. Prelease May and August. Very nice. 5mins to campus. W/D. Lawn care, security system. $925-950/mo. 979-691-0304, 979-571-6020. 3/2 home on Sterling St. CS, near Tamu, HEB & Target. Available now, one car garage, fenced backyard, small pets considered, great kitchen, outstanding condition, $1150/mo, Bernie (979)777-3699. 3/2 house in Bryan, $1200/mo. Available August. 979-695-8394 ext. 110. 3/2 Houses, Townhouses &Apartments, 1250sqft. Very spacious, ethernet, large kitchen, walk-in pantry &closets, extra storage, W/D, great amenities, on bus route, now pre-leasing, excellent specials. 979-694-0320, office@luxormanagement.com 3/2. $1250/mo. Bus route and Sorority Row. Available immediately. W/D, refrigerator, lawn service. Call Kyle 979-777-5553. 3/2/2 large home. Near TAMU, available June1, central air/heat. 979-255-2423. 3/3 large living and dining, fire place, appliances included, large kitchen, plenty storage, fenced yard, lawn care, pest control included, available August $1050/mo, 979-218-0544. 3bd/2ba condo, on shuttle route, on resturant row, $1350/mo, 281-208-0669
2/2 in fourplex,Available May, on shuttle route, W/D, water paid, $650. 979-324-5835.
3bd/2ba duplex. Available Summer. Close to campus. W/D. $900/mo. 832-265-2460, jennifer.treibs@gmail.com
2bd/1.5ba. Includes W&D, less than 1-mile from campus, close to shuttle, park & shopping www.HolikSquare.com
3bd/2ba house, fenced back yard, tile floors, less than 1-mile from campus. www.AggielandLeasing.com
2bd/1ba apartment, 800sq.ft. New appliances, carpeting and tile. W/D. Bus route. $575/mo. +$300 deposit. 210-391-4106.
3bd/3ba duplexes. Great floorplans, fenced yards, W/D, tile floors, icemakers, alarm systems. 979-776-6079. www.aggielandleasing.com
2bd/1ba. $495. Includes W&D, less than 1-mile from campus, close to shuttle, park & shopping www.HolikSquare.com 2bd/2ba 4-plex. Spacious floorplan, W/D connections, close to campus. $550/mo. www.aggielandleasing.com 979-776-6079.
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3x3 duplex @ 2306 Antelope available 8/1/11. $1,100/mo. Call Brandon Meek, 214-334-0032. 3x2 duplex @ 907 Camellia available 8/1/11. $950/mo. Call Brandon Meek, 214-334-0032. 3x3 duplex @ 1814 Woodsman. Spacious floorplan, W/D included, large fenced backyard, pets welcome, on shuttle route, call Brandon Meek 214-334-0032. 3x3 duplex @ 2306 Axis available 8/1/11. $1,200/mo. Call Brandon Meek, 214-334-0032. 4/2 w/garage. South of campus. W/D, lawn service, covered back porch. Pets ok. 1401 Langford. Available 08/13/11. $1700/mo. Call Kyle 979-777-5553. 4/2. By campus and Thomas Park. August move-in. $1600/mo. W/D, refrigerator, lawn service. 501 Gilchrist. Call Kyle 979-777-5553. 4/2/2 house Prelease for August. 1013 San Saba in C/S, great floor plan, bus route, tile & wood floors, ceiling fans, fenced yard, covered patio, pets OK. $1450/mo. 979-255-9432. 4/2/2, 1508 Austin, available August, great floor plan, W/D, no pets, $1450/mo, 979-731-8257 www.BrazosValleyRentals.com 4/3 house in Dove Crossing, CS. Like new. Tile floor all except for bedrooms. W/D, appliances. Granite kitchen counter tops. Two car garage, fenced yard. $1570/mo. 979-574-0040 or jsun@cbunited.com 4/3, 3/3 &3/2 Houses, Townhouses, Duplexes &Fourplexes, 1250-1700sqft. Very spacious, ethernet, large kitchen, extra storage, W/D, great amenities, on bus route, now pre-leasing, excellent specials. 694-0320. office@luxormanagement.com
FOR RENT 5/3.5 House, Southside Historic. All Appliances. $1200/mo Summer special! Summer terms only. 817-773-7214. 5bd/2ba house, 1112 Berkeley, available August, two living, close to campus, new tile, W/D, no pets, $1695/mo, 979-731-8257, www.BrazosValleyRentals.com 704 Gilchrist. 4bd/3ba. Huge living/dining, looks over creek. All appliances, W/D, CA/CH. 2/1 upstairs w/outside entry. Master +main bath downstairs, +study, +bath off kitchen. No odgs. $1400/mo. Leave message 512-477-8925. Available August. AggieLandRentals.com For all your rental needs. Open 7 days/week. 979-776-8984. August-4/2 with large fenced yard, W/D connections, 1217 North Ridgefield. $1400/mo. 979-693-1448. August-4/2/2 House with large fenced yard, W/D, large deck, updated kitchen. 1217 Berkeley. $1500/mo. 979-777-9933. Available now! 2bd/1.5ba on shuttle, updated 1100sq/ft, 402 Fall $650/mo. AggieLandRentals.com 979-776-8984. C.S. 4bd/3ba/2 Car-garage. Updated, wood floors, fenced, pets ok, 2 masters! Lawn services included. $1650/mo. AggieLandRentals.com 979-776-8984. C.S. 4bdrm Houses, updated, fenced pets, ok. Starting at $1295/mo. AggieLandRentals.com 979-776-8984. C.S.-leasing for August. 3bd/2ba/2 car garage house. Updated, fenced, pets ok, on shuttle route. $1099/mo. 3401 Coastal C.S. AggieLandRentals.com 979-776-8984.
4bd/2ba house, less than 1-mile from campus, spacious bedrooms, garage parking, www.LoneStarHousing.com
C.S.-leasing for May or August! 4/2/2 Fenced, totally remodeled, granite, 1312 Timm, $1799/mo, W/D, biking distance to campus. AggieLandRentals.com, 979-776-8984.
4bd/2ba house. Close to campus, wood floors, tile floors, ceiling fans, W/D, fenced yards. 979-776-6079. www.aggielandleasing.com
Close Health Science Center. 4/2 fenced, fireplace, w/d connections, 2622 westwood main. $1295/mo. AggieLandRentals.com 979-776-8984.
4bd/4ba Gateway Villas condo. Leasing now for August. W/D and all appliances provided. Will consider pets. Call Justin 469-273-0637 or land-lord 469-964-8103.
Cute 4br/2ba houses built 2008. Under 3-minutes to campus. W/D, lawn incl. $1795. gwbcs.com
4bd/4ba house, 3526 Wild Plum, refrigerator, W/D, huge backyard! $1,650/mo. 361-290-0430. 4bdrm/2ba house, available 8/2, 2-car garage, hot-tub, $1600/mo. bike to campus, 979-229-7660.
Great Deal! Summer sublease. 1bdrm/1.5ba. Woodlands Townhome. $500/mo. Furnished, utilities included. 817-296-4165. Great Deal! 4bd/2ba. Close to campus. Wood floors, W/D conn., fridge, fans. December ended lease. Ready to move May 1st. Only $795/mo! 979-412-1212. fadi@kalcorp.com
Pre-leasing for August! 4bdrm/3bth house. Close to campus, wood floors, tile floors, ceiling fans, W/D, fenced yards, refrigerator, icemaker, lawn-care. 979-776-6079, www.aggielandleasing.com
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4bed/4bath Waterwood Townhomes, 1001 Krenek Tap Road across from Central Park. Gated community, bus route, appliances, W/D included. Available Fall 2011. Contact 281-793-0102 or Jimbo77@AggieNetwork.com
Immediate move in. No rent until June. Modern northgate efficiency. Walking distance to tamu. $550/mo. 832-347-3069.
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Individual Lease. Campus Village. $545/mo. Includes utilities. $1000 cash given if lease is taken! 713-392-1525.
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FOR RENT Large 4bdrm/2bth, 1302 Leacrest, CS, large backyard, $1500/mo. 822-1616. LESS THAN 1 MILE FROM CAMPUS. Beautiful, New 4/2 for rent, $1600 1-year-lease. 832-689-1984 or tj.downing@yahoo.com Move in 6/1/11. 4bdrm/2 jack and jill bath. W/D, lawn maintenance, pest control. $1460/mo. 3530 Farah, C.S. Contact 940-300-6220. Need female sublet for May-August 2011. 1bd/1ba. $409/mo. Contact Brianne 972-672-6752. New Condos! 4/4, W/D in unit, private bathrooms. Summer rent $220-240. From Fall-Spring, minimum 12mos. $325/mo and $295/mo. Discounts for early signings. 979-574-0040, 281-639-8847. University Place at Southwest Parkway. New construction. 4bd/3ba houses. Fenced yard, all appliances included. Pet friendly. gwbcs.com New homes for rent! Close to campus! 4bd/4ba, 3bd/3ba. Call Today! 254-721-6179. Broker. New House For Rent. 4bd/3ba off Rock Prairie. Available June 1st. All bills paid. Semi-furnished. 2bdrms at $525/each (shared bathroom), 1bdrm at $550 (private bathroom), master bedroom at $575 (private bathroom). Call 361-463-6613. New/Newer 1/1, 1/1.5 lofts, 2/2, 3/3. Available May and August. www.jesinvestments.com Broker/owner. 979-777-5477. Newly remodeled 4/2 house. Walking distance to campus, tile & wood floors, great location, nice big deck & yard. 979-776-6079, www.aggielandleasing.com Northgate area, 3/2, 2/2 and new 2/2 available for summer and fall. W/D connections, walk to campus, big living-rooms and bedrooms. Call 979-255-5648. aggievillas.net Oak Creek Condos, high-speed internet and basic cable. 2bdrm/1.5ba. $515/mo. Water, sewer, trash paid. Fireplace, icemaker, pool, hot-tub. 979-822-1616. One bedroom for rent in 3bedroom house. M/F, 1mi to campus. On bus route. $400/mo., all bills paid. Hot tub and game room. (979)739-7717. Pre-leasing for August! 4bdrm/2bth houses. Great Location. Close to campus, wood floors, tile floors, ceiling fans, w/d, fenced yards, refridgerator, icemaker,lawncare. 979-776-6079, www.aggielandleasing.com Prelease for May or August, 2/1 fourplex. W/D connections, water paid. 609 Turner. $465/m. 979-693-1448. Prelease for May or August. Large 2/2 with fenced yard, W/D connections, large closets, great location. University Oaks. $775/m. 979-693-1448. Prelease for May or August: 2/1 duplex, fenced back yard, w/d conn. 3 locations to choose from $600.00, 693-1448. C.S. 3/1.5/2carport, Updated, Fenced, biking distance to campus, on shuttle, pets ok. $750/mo AggieLandRentals.com 979-776-8984. Richmond Ridge Townhome, 3/3, granite, ceramic, W/D, cable and internet, shuttle, $1450, broker/owner. 979-777-5477. Ridgewood Village efficiency with loft. Uniquely designed floor plan. No pets, $395/mo, $350 deposit. 1211-1213 Holik. 979-696-2998. Some short term leases available. $455/mo. Classifieds continued on page 6
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4/4 University Place condo, W/D, private bath, pool, volleyball court, on shuttle. $300/mo. Call 979-690-8213 or 979-422-9849.
FOR SALE 2002-AHL Galaxy 550 Mobile Home. 1310sqft. Nice covered frontporch, large kitchen, dining, living area, 3bdrm/2ba. Located at 150 Oak Run, C.S. $29,700. 254-721-3628. Congratulations, you made it through your freshman year at A&M. Make another smart move and buy a place to live for the rest. Spectacular 3-bedroom 2-bath townhouse with garage at great price. Contact mckamied@connectiverealty.com or 979-268-3200. Selling black 2009 Ninja 250, $3400, call or email 432-559-0412 jlrogers5406@tamu.edu
HELP WANTED A mix of House duties and Horse Care, pay will include a 1bd/1ba new lakeside cabin. 12min from tamu. 979-823-2989. Assistant Construction Superintendent for National Homebuilder. organized, Self-motivated, goal and customer service oriented, bachelor degree preferred. Email Resume to cetoups@drhorton.com Athletic men for calendars, books, etc. $100-$200/hr, up to $1000/day. No experience. 512-684-8296. photoguy@io.com Carney’s Pub and Grill now hiring female bartenders. Apply in person after 3pm at 3410 South College Ave. Cheddar’s Casual Cafe and Fish Daddy’s on University Drive are now accepting applications for servers and hostesses. Come be a part of our friendly team! Apply in person. EOE. Child Care- FT & PT shifts available. Some nights & Saturdays required. Apply in person at 3609 E. 29th St., Bryan.
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Little Guys Movers now hiring FT/PT employees. Must be at least 21 w/valid D.L. Apply in person at 3209 Earl Rudder Freeway.
MEMdata, a local medical equipment bidding company is seeking dependable and organized part-time employees to be part of a growing team! Must be able to work a minimum of 24hrs/wk, M-F 8-5. Good communication and negotiation skills required. Must be responsible, self-motivatated, and organized with the ability to multi-task. Strong interpersonal skills; ability to work with deadlines. Computer skills required, knowledge of MS Excel a plus! Hourly pay DOQ plus bonus. Email resumes to careers@memdata.com or fax to 979-695-1954. Newk’s Express Cafe is now hiring for all positions. Apply in person or at www.newks.com Office assistant needed, 20-30 hours per week, e-mail resume to asure01@yahoo.com or call 979-693-4474. Office of chiropractic seeking sales professional, please apply at 3733 East 29th Street Bryan, TX. Part time maintenance needed for large student housing property. Hours will be P/T until mid May, then will be 40 hours a week during the Summer. No experience necessary, apply at 950 Colgate Drive & ask for Shelby.” Part-time leasing consultant. Must be customer service oriented, energetic, good organizational skills, and be able to work weekends. Apply in person at 502 Southwest Parkway. 979-693-1325. Part-time summer help, apply in person, Conlee-Garrett Moving and Storage, 600 South Bryan Ave, Bryan. Pool cleaner needed. M-W-F mornings. Must be reliable. Call 979-402-0878. Special Projects Assistant Wanted. PivotPoint is searching for an intelligent, organized, and creative individual with a strong work ethic. 20+hours/week $10-$15/hour. Located in Downtown Bryan. www.facebook.com/pivotpointsolutions Email HR@p2sol.com
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The Steamery now hiring carpet cleaning techs. Full-time summer help. 979-693-6969. Tutors wanted for all subjects currently taught at TAMU/ Blinn and Sam Houston State starting at $8.25/hour. Apply on-line @ www.99Tutors.com, 979-255-3655. Wanted: Horticulturist for a new Arboretum that is being built in the Plantersville area- 45miles Northwest of Houston, TX. Must be a non-smoker, speak fluent English and computer literate. Good pay and benefits for the right person. Please e-mail your resume, references and salary requirements to gcoulam@embarqmail.com
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ROOMMATES 1-2 roommates needed. 4bd/4ba at Waterwood on SW Parkway. W/D, private bath, on bus route. Short or long term leases available. $400/mo. includes utilities, cable/internet. Call 254-721-2716. 1brdm/1ba of quiet 3/3 Canyon Creek Circle townhome available immediately. Current residents are two male A&M juniors. $475 includes utilities, cable, wireless, W/D, reserved parking. 281-734-3728. 6mo. Lease Beginning 8/1/11 Need 1-m/f in 4bdrm/4.5bth in CS, Call Matthew 979-966-9886. Female roommate wanted, $450/mo. plus utilities, Woodbrook Condos. Call 281-795-4110. Roommates needed. 4bd/4bth $350/mo, washer/dryer, phone & internet, University Place on Southwest Parkway. 281-844-2090.
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‘Shimmy!’ brings belly dancing to Aggieland
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Performers rehearse choreography for Saturday’s performance of Shimmy!.
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The Battalion Every spring since 2009, more than 400 people gather in Downtown Bryan to watch Shimmy!. Shimmy! is a dance production showcasing the art of belly dance along with many other forms of dance, whose mission is to educate the Bryan-College Station community about these thrilling art forms that anyone can participate in. This year’s Shimmy! will be at 7:00 p.m. Saturday at the Palace Theater. Performers from Austin, Houston and College Station have performed at Shimmy! in the past, and many styles from salsa dancing to Bollywood dancing have been exhibited. Shimmy! unofficially began in November of 2008 as a charity canned food drive with a belly dancing show attached, and the following April saw the beginning of Shimmy! in its current format. Victoria Teel, a senior industrial engineering major, started Shimmy! after she took over her belly dancing instructor’s biannual show and decided to make a unique mark on the show. “People who attend this year’s Shimmy! will get to watch an entire show, about two hours, of local belly dancing. A lot of people do not know that this exists in College Station and Texas A&M, the other styles of dancing that A&M has to offer. Shimmy! showcases different styles. It is family-friendly, really light-hearted and a fun thing to do on an early Saturday evening,” Teel said. This year, Ronia and Stacy Lizette of Sabaya, Drakon, Freestyle Underground Street Dancers, Rosie Woodward and others totaling to more than 70 local dancers will be featured. All said this year’s show is mostly made up of belly dancing and Bollywood dancing.
Drakon is a male dancer based from Buda, Texas. Drakon calls his dancing Middle Eastern Dance Theater and known for his sword work. Male belly dancers are not typical, but Drakon is a known crowd pleaser in the belly dancing world. Outfits for male belly dancers are impossible to buy, so Drakon personally creates all of his costumes. Woodward, who will be performing a solo dance and two pieces with Brazos Raqs Ensemble, has been involved in belly dancing for about six years and has been a part of Shimmy! since its inception. Woodward also teaches classes in town, so her students have also performed in Shimmy!. “Besides the art and beauty of any dance, I really love the outfits. It is a delight to see the colorful, shiny outfits,” Woodward said. “I [also] love the smiles of the people in the audience when they see a move or a gesture the dancer does.” Freestyle Underground Street Dancers, or FUSD, is one group that will perform at Shimmy!. This dance group from Texas A&M dances to express, not to impress, but that does not mean that they are not good dancers. FUSD is one of the performances that Teel said she is most excited to bring to Shimmy!. The Wreckin’ Raas, also from Texas A&M, perform Dandiya Raas, a traditional dance style from South Asia. The Wreckin’ Raas formed in the fall of 2009 and consists entirely of Texas A&M students. With so many great performers, Shimmy! promises to provide a great glimpse into forms of dance that the Bryan-College Station community does not usually get to see. Tickets are $7.50 online or $10 at the door.
Chara to showcase worship through dance Sarah Smith
The Battalion While students attempt to find outlets for relaxation during the end-of-the-year stress period, members of Chara find peace, love and sisterhood through dance. Chara is a Christian-based organization where Aggie women connect and worship through the art of dance. Shanna Hartman Kirkpatrick, class of 2005, founded the organization in 2002 as an avenue for women to come together with a common love. “The word ‘chara’ is a Greek word that means ‘to experience a depth of joy,’” Kirkpatrick said. “I chose it because I wanted audiences to experience the love and joy of Jesus Christ while they watched us dance.” Chara thrives on diversity and exploring the unknown. Numbers range from ballet to hiphop, giving members a chance to explore new styles and perfect talents through God and with fellow sisters. Anne Purgason, president of the organization and a senior biology major, came to college with years of dance experience, looking for an avenue of expression. “I initially wanted to become a part of Chara because it combined the two things I love the most: God and dance,” she said.
Recently, Chara participated in Project Dance, a Christian dance conference in New York City. Founded by former Rockette Cheryl Cutlip in 2002, Project Dance aims to reach out to the city. “We danced at an outdoor dance concert in Times Square, where we were able to share the love of Jesus through our dancing and talking with people who passed by,” said member Kristen Weigers, a senior biomedical sciences major. “It was an incredible experience.” “Art of Worship,” Chara’s spring show, will have performances at 7 p.m. today and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Palace Theatre in Downtown Bryan. The show will feature 11 unique dances as Chara dabbles in rapping, singing and miming. Pam Parker, a freshman atmospheric sciences major, is incredibly excited for the group’s debut and cannot wait to showcase Chara’s immense talent. “I am so excited for all of our dances, choreographed by each member of Chara, but am most excited to perform ‘Beautiful Things,’ choreographed by Alisha Hagel,” Parker said. “It is a dance that really shows how God takes brokenness and heartache and makes things beautiful in His name again.”
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