thebattalionasks
Q:
What would be your
dream job?
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Daisy Gonzalez sophomore general studies major
april 5, 2010
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“I am not sure where but I guess traveling the world, and working for different companies.”
Josh Polano junior kinesiology major
GLBT awareness week kicks off The organization Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Aggies are having GLBT Awareness Week Today through Friday. “It is a celebration we hold every week in April that commemorates the court decision to allow GLBT to be recognized as a student organization at Texas A&M,” said Lowell Kane, adviser of GLBT. Throughout the week, GLBT will be having a number of events open to the student body to raise awareness. “First and foremost it is to promote education and awareness about GLBT and ALLY and to promote equity and understanding,” Kane said.
◗ Resource tables, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily, Academic Plaza. ◗ Evening of the Arts, 7 p.m. Today., READ 263.
◗ The Coming Out Monologues, 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, ILSB Auditorium. “If I could play athletics for the rest of my life, yeah, that would definitely be my dream job.”
◗ “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” by Lt. Dan Choi, 7 p.m. Thursday, Rudder Theatre. ◗ Club Halo Gender Bender Ball, 9:30 p.m. Saturday. Vicky Flores, city editor
Jose Cespedes
Former students receive Oscar for Best Animated Film
junior mechanical engineering major
“I want to be working on turbines, maybe somewhere on the coast somewhere with an oil company for sure.”
Blake Skrhak freshman electrical engineering major
“I guess a job where I can do what I enjoy, like working at a power plant.” Evan Andrews — THE BATTALION
Walter Briggs freshman chemistry major
Brandi Tevebaugh The Battalion Balloons and a sense of adventure sent the Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios film “Up” soaring into the Oscars with five nominations and a win for Best Animated Feature Film. Eighteen Aggies were part of the Pixar team that made the film possible. “For the first time since ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ an animated film was nominated for the Best Picture,” said Patrick James, who graduated with his bachelor’s in environmental design in 1996 and his master’s in visualization sciences in 1998. “It’s
a huge honor to be nominated as Best Picture and as Best Animated Feature, that’s a big deal around here.” “Up” made more the $700 million at the box office and was the only computer-generated film nominated for Best Animated Feature. It was also nominated for Best Picture, Best Original Score, Sound Editing and Best Original Screenplay. Director Pete Doctor accepted the award on behalf of his studio and animation team March 7. “It’s strange the connection that Texas A&M has to the feature film animation industry and
“If I could have my dream job it would be an airline pilot; no specific company, I just like flying.”
See Oscar on page 8
Aggies can take active part in student government Students wanting to take an active role in the 20102011 Student Government Association can apply for a position on the executive council. “If you want to make a difference on this campus for students, this is the front lines,” said incoming Student Body President Jacob Robinson. “We are going to be doing great and tangible things for the student body and for Texas A&M as a whole.” Open positions include executive vice president, chief of staff, student advocate for academic affairs, student advocate for student services, diversity commissioner, legislative relations commissioner, development commissioner and election commissioner. Interviews for executive vice president and chief of staff will be Friday and April 12. Interviews for the remainder of the positions will be April 20-26. “The exec staff this next year is crucial,” Robinson said. “We have very important things facing students and we need great people to help lead the effort in making sure students are well represented. I am so excited about the team and the plans I have for them.” To access the applications, go to http://sga.tamu.edu/ ExecCouncilApplications. Applications should be turned in by 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Koldus Building. Melissa Appel, staff writer
Community commemorates friend, teacher Xiaoging Zhang accounting graduate student
“My dream job … I hope I can be hired by an accounting firm to be an auditor.”
Vicky Flores and Megan Ryan — THE BATTALION
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■ Professor Jeff Conant’s family, students and co-workers attend concert in tribute to his life, work How to help Donate to Project Conant by mailing a check to Theresa Morrison at 4112 TAMU, College Station, Texas 77843.
Robert Carpenter The Battalion More than 500 faculty, students and community members converged at the Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheatre Friday to enjoy the music of Granger Smith, class of 2002, and to honor Jeff Conant, former professor at Mays Business School. The crowd took seats on the hill around the stage wearing turquoise “Project Conant” shirts, which acted as tickets to the event. The proceeds from ticket sales and donations were given to the Project Conant foundation and the Dr. Jeffrey S. Conant Memorial Scholar-
ship Fund. The breezy spring evening’s mood was light as fans cheered and sang along to favorites such as “We Bleed Maroon” and “Gypsy Rain.” Those in the crowd said it was a “bittersweet event.” “When you think about someone who has passed away, [this event] is a joyous kind of affair. I don’t know, it’s kind of hard for me to explain,” said Bryan resident Tom Curtis. In addition to the music, the evening featured a message delivered by the pastor of the Conant Conant family’s church, First United Methodist of Bryan. Lisa Burton, one of Conant’s graduate students and chairwoman for Project Conant, said church and community members volunteered for the event as a response See Conant on page 4
this day in
US
history April 5, 1614 Pocahontas, daughter of the chief of the Powhatan Indian confederacy, marries English tobacco planter John Rolfe in Jamestown, Va. The marriage ensured peace between the settlers and the Powhatan Indians.
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