The Battalion: April 29, 2010 by The Battalion

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Taking on tragedy Hurricane Ike An uprooted tree shows the devastation caused by Hurricane Ike Sept. 13, 2008.

Virginia Tech shooting Students gather at a vigil in memory of those killed in the shooting at Virginia Tech on April 16, 2007.

Sept. 11 Fans support the first responders of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at the Red, White and Blue Out football game.

Sept. 11 Students place flags at Sul Ross in September 2001. Katy Ralston | The Battalion

nyone who has been through tragedy knows it’s more than letters on a page or words typed into existence. It’s a painfully real, heart-gripping ache that touches lives to the core. John Grohol, a doctor of psychology, wrote tragedies can have positive side-effects, despite the pain. “It is a truism to say that without the bad, we cannot appreciate the good. But…these events can be important learning experiences for some of us. They can motivate us to change in our own lives, or to do beneficial things in our community and towns we wouldn’t have otherwise done,” Grohol said in his essay “When Tragedy Provides.”

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Sept. 11 Members of the Corps of Cadets lead a flag ceremony after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

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Virginia Tech shooting | 7a

Hurricane Ike | 8a

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to the 2001 terrorists attacks by raising money for the ﬁrst responders.

leaves Aggies wanting to help fellow students. This tragedy prompts A&M to adopt Code Maroon to warn students of problems on campus.

brings Galveston Sea Aggies to campus. Students raise money to rebuild homes damaged by the storms.

See Tragedy on page 4a

Senate reviews bills for Tuesday vote Melissa Appel The Battalion The 63rd Session of the Student Senate continued to lay the groundwork for a successful year of legislation with the meeting Wednesday. Although legislation cannot be passed until the joint session Tuesday, senators reviewed upcoming bills and resolutions during the new business portion of the agenda. In the “In-State Tuition Bill,” bill authors noted that out-ofstate residents do not qualify for in-state tuition, but persons illegally residing in Texas are eligible for the reduced rate. If passed, the bill would state that A&M students do not agree that illegal residents should be al-

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lowed to pay in-state tuition. “They’re not even a legal citizen of the state and they’re not from the state, so there’s no reason they should be paying instate tuition,” said off-campus senator John Landes. Senators questioned how the bill would affect students who are exempt from out-of-state tuition due to scholarship awards. “This bill is only directed at people who don’t enter the U.S. or reside here by legal means,” said Student Services Chairman Chris Russo. After considerable debate, the bill was referred to the External Affairs and the Academic Affairs committees for research and revision. See Senate on page 4a

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Band adds ﬂare Special allowance The Accessories liven up the College Station music scene with experimental sounds.

The NCAA allows special admissions into colleges for students with “special talents.”

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Make it up Mays While Mays’ differential tuition policy has been changed, student should be reimbursed.

Conference not just business as usual Students to learn workplace success, faith Travis Lawson The Battalion The Christian Business Leaders of Texas A&M University will present a conference to help students learn how to succeed in the business world as a Christian. The fourth annual Living Out Loud ConGroves ference will teach students the basic values of Christianity as well as prepare them for balancing faith and business. The keynote speaker for the conference is Shaun Groves, a Christian music See Conference on page 4a

If you go ◗The Living Out Loud Conference will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday in Wehner 113. ◗Admission is free, and a free T-shirt and Chick-ﬁl-A dinner will be provided to the ﬁrst 100 students. ◗To register or for more information, visit http://cbl.tamu. edu.

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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with MSC CAMAC’s annual Fiesta 505. The event will be from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday at Simpson Drill Field and will include food, music, dancing and contests. Visit http://camac.tamu. edu for more information.

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OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO — It’s a hellish scene: Giant sheets of flame racing across the Gulf of Mexico as thick, black smoke billows high into the sky. This, though, is no Hollywood action movie. It’s the real-life plan to be deployed just 20 miles from the Gulf Coast in a last-ditch effort to burn up an oil spill before it could wash ashore and wreak environmental havoc. Crews late Wednesday afternoon started a test burn of an area about 30 miles east of the delta of the Mississippi River. They turned to the plan after failing to stop a 1,000-barrel-a-day leak at the spot where a deepwater oil platform exploded and sank. About 42,000 gallons of oil a day are leaking into the Gulf from the blown-out well drilled by the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. Eleven workers are missing and presumed dead. The cause of the explosion has not been determined. Greg Pollock, head of the oil spill division of the Texas General Land Office, which is providing equipment for crews in the Gulf, said he is not aware of a similar burn ever being done off the U.S. coast. The last time crews with his agency used fire booms to burn oil was a 1995 spill on the San Jacinto River. “When you can get oil ignited, it is an absolutely effective way of getting rid of a huge percentage of the oil,” he said. “I can’t overstate how important it is to get the oil off the surface of the water.” Associated Press

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DALLAS — Police searched Wednesday for a Texas man authorities say used two chain saws to decapitate his wife before leaving her body in the street near their suburban Dallas home. Maria Corona’s body was found around 11 a.m. Monday by a postal worker outside the family’s one-story brick home in Lewisville, located about 25 miles outside Dallas, authorities said. Police found a trail of blood from the body to the home, according to a search warrant afﬁdavit. Two chain saws with blades covered in blood were on the tailgate of a pickup truck in the driveway. One of the chain saws was still running, the afﬁdavit said. Police said an arrest warrant had been issued for 49-year-old Jose Fernando Corona, charging him with the murder of his wife.

Pedestrians walk through the newly opened south end of Military Walk Wednesday. The $4 million reconstruction project, funded by donations, is behind schedule because of weather delays over the winter. The project is scheduled to be completed this summer.

Court: Mojave Desert cross stays WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority signaled a greater willingness to allow religious symbols on public land Wednesday, a stance that could have important implications for future church-state disputes. By a 5-4 vote, the court refused to order the removal of a congressionally endorsed war memorial cross from atop a remote rocky outcropping in California’s Mojave Desert.

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Asian Heritage Month comes to a close at a Teach for America ceremony from 7:30 to will have a webinar on“Achieving Educational 10:30 p.m. today at the College Station conference Equity: A Conversation center. Awards such as with Wendy Kopp” at 7 “Organizations of the Year” p.m. today. Registration will be presented. For more is free at http:// information visit http://dms. teachforamerica.org/ admissions/meet_us.htm. tamu.edu/AHM2010.

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As part of the documentary ﬁlm series “Trashed” will be shown at 11:30 p.m. Friday in room 227 of the Koldus Student Services building. The documentary is an investigation of the garbage business in the U.S.

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The Brazos Animal Shelter is having the annual Adoptathon event from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Brazos Animal Shelter at 2207 Finfeather Road. There will also be a rabies vaccination for $25 and microchip for $10 clinic from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

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laying in an upstart band is tough. There are the long hours, the tiny crowds and the sinking feeling when the venue manager compensates you in chips and queso, instead of cash. So if these problems plague every band, how hard is it being an avant-garde rock band in College Station? In a scene dominated by country twang, “The Accessories” have managed to release an impressive oeuvre of highquality tuneage that simply can’t be found in any other local band’s repertoire. The Accessories formed from a previous band called “Raptors in the Rafters.” Besides having a memorable moniker — and 91,000 hits on their MySpace page — Raptors performed together for three years until their lead guitarist moved to Houston. “The transition was pretty seamless, actually,” said Josef Pierre, a junior sociology major and lead singer for the group. “When David left, we never thought about breaking up. We all just showed up the next day and plugged in, and we’ve been playing ever since.” The remaining members were Pierre, Kyle Brosch on bass and guitar and Barrett Hughes on drums. Hughes said most of their songs started with a poppin’ bass line and percussion in the background. “Kyle would sit around and play all day if he could,” said Hughes. “Our songwriting process usually begins with Kyle laying down some funky bass line, then I come in with the drums, and then Josef hears what we’re doing and works his words around it.”

reasons for comparison. “Flea [bassist of Red Hot Chili Peppers] is definitely one of my biggest idols,”Brosch said. “His influence is undeniable; the songs sound like they could’ve been on the B-sides of Californication or Blood Sugar Sex Magik.” The hand of hip-hop can also be seen throughout the band’s discography. Pierre cites Austin Meek R&B stars John Legend and Robin Thicke as Brosch said the band’s and his music have his influences, as well as all-around maven Pharexpanded after the transition. rell of N*E*R*D* fame, Kele Okereke of Bloc “I’ve been playing bass for 13 years,” Brosch Party and Jimi Hendrix. said, an aeronautical engineering major. “Most Drawing from so many genres makes The of our Raptors music was rock, but now the Accessories style difficult to define — and that’s we’ve fused some of that with a heavy dose the aim. hip-hop and pop, I’ve expanded my style.” “We didn’t want to make a band that soundThe trio’s collaboration has created ed like everything you’ve heard already,” an interesting cacophony of sound Pierre said. “We just tried to make that devilishly dances on the line The Accessories are music that we liked and hopefully between music and noise. At others would appreciate it too.” bringing something times, you’ll be listening and Their MySpace page describes fresh to the College just when you’re agitated the group as “a trio of musiStation area, enough by the loud reverb of cians hell-bent on making music combining hipthe guitar to switch the track, you’ve never heard before” and hop, pop and funk Brosch swoops in and saves the reason they’re able to take elements in their the day with a memorable solo such unconventional artistic libertracks. or Pierre yelps out a witty line ties stems from the fact that they are — like the one referring to NBA technically sound performers. legend Reggie Miller in their song Brosch has been playing bass for more “Don’t Say Goodnight.” than a decade, Pierre has been in bands for The band that first jumps to mind when years and Hughes teaches drum lessons when listening to The Accessories is Red Hot Chili he’s not performing. He finished a long stint Peppers. The mixture of talking and singing as the drummer for the well-regarded Rich as well as the tracks dominated by bass are the O’Toole, a country artist.

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The trio aims to create its own genre, with heavy influence from Red Hot Chili Peppers and Jimi Hendrix. Pierre said playing in a place like College Station is challenging for groups playing music that’s not mainstream. “You definitely have to work harder to make it here if you’re not a country artist,” Pierre said. These musicians have kept their noses to the proverbial grindstone since their official formation in July 2009 and have an EP for free download on their website. The result is a tightly recorded four-track offering produced by music guru Chad Green of The Legion. Though their music might not be mainstream or incredibly popular, you have to respect that they’re making noise the way they want. Take a gander at their MySpace and you might just be surprised at this breath of much needed fresh air in the College Station music scene.

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The Texas A&M Department of Residence Life will modernize the residence halls by implementing Wi-Fi to replace the ethernet system. The project will take place while students are not in the residence halls, which means it will have to take place over short amounts of time. “We are going to do it during the summer and winter break,” said Willis Marti, director of networking and chief information security officer. “We are starting right after graduation and we basically have a 12-week gap each summer to work on the residence halls, and then we have the fourweek break during winter.” The goal for the team working on the implementation is to finish it in two years. “We’re starting this May, and we have an ambitious plan to get 10 [residence halls] finished [this summer],” Marti said. The

Tragedy Continued from page 1

The Aggie family has felt the painfully real, heart-gripping ache, and its collective story has been touched and changed forever. With the widespread emergence of fast and reliable technology, national tragedies of this decade have reached A&M personally on an even greater level than previous. Nationally broadcast television brought the visual horrors of 9/11 graphically close in the dorm rooms and classrooms of Aggies, 1,600 miles away from the tragedy.

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artist and speaker for Compassion International who attends events all over the country. He will be talking to students about the fundamentals of Christianity and explaining what it means to be a Christian. The event is free and will offer a dinner provided by Chickfil-A and a free T-shirt to the first 100 students. The conference will take place on from 4 to 7p.m. May 1 in Wehner 113. Bryce Dickens, a junior management information systems major and special event committee chairman for the leaders, said it would help Christians work better with employees of other faiths. “What we want to focus on is as Christians, what does it

Senate Continued from page 1

In the “Evening Exam Bill,” bill author Scott Bowen said he wanted to change University policy concerning the scheduling of evening exams outside of class time that often pose conflicts for students with other activities. “From everyone I’ve talked to, this is really been a problem,” said Bowen, speaker pro tempore. “We need to look at ways to limit the number of evening exams or if students have other conflicts during evening exams, I would love for professors to give leniency with that exam and for that to be a University policy.” Another concern of students is Q-drops. Currently, Texas A&M has a policy where the

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Instantaneous breaking news updates painted a constant real-life picture of the shocking events of the 2007 Virginia Tech which could be seen upclose a at the A&M campus, states apart from the incident. The interconnected information systems between the A&M Galveston and College Station campuses caused the short and long-term destruction of Hurricane Ike to hit close to home, cities away from the disaster. The increased immediacy of technology has brought each of these tragedies right to A&M’s doorstep, and as a result each one has left their footprint on the culture, com-

munity and history of Texas A&M University. Through these tragedies the Aggie family has extended its grasp and touched many lives, spreading the Aggie Spirit to all different parts of the state and country and recently, with the earthquake in Haiti, the world. “That’s what I really love about the school we go to. Things like that aren’t unusual,” Manchaca said. “That is what we are supposed to do and people at A&M understand that and they want to help other people. We are lucky to be here with a university with that mindset.”

mean to be a Christian,” Dickens said. “Shaun [Groves] will be covering different experiences and how we live those out in the workplace.” Dickens said the conference would address questions that people of other faiths may bring up to Christians they work with, and how to answer some of those questions. “A lot of the times we see students who graduate and move off and in their hearts they know they are a Christian,” Dickens said. “Then the person sitting next to them says, ‘I saw this on the news about Christianity,’ and a lot of students don’t know how to respond to that.” Justin Carlisle, a senior finance major and co-director of the leaders, said the sharing of experience and wisdom was the most important part of the conference.

“We want students to come out of it encouraged and with new knowledge and new insight on the business world and how they are going to apply their faith in the business world,” Carlisle said. “That way we can hold on to our faith even through the trials and tribulations we will face in the business world.” Jennifer Hayes, a junior business management major and campus-community outreach chairwoman, said what makes the conference special is sharing these things with fellow Aggies. “I think what makes this conference really special is this is not some distant group, this is local Aggies that sit in your class with you,” Hayes said. “We are the ones who have been in prayer and worked over this for the last six months.” Registration is available at http://cbl.tamu.edu

deadline to file for a Q-drop is set for the 50th day of class. “[The Q-Drop Deadline Extension Bill] is calling for Qdrops to be extended beyond the 50th day,” said bill author and off-campus senator Mark Womack. “Right now, there’s nothing in the bill [currently in the Texas Legislature] that mandates the 50th day of class. If we could come back next year and extend it, I think it will be great for the student body and directly serve students.” Both the “Q-Drop Deadline Extension Bill” and the “Evening Exam Bill” were referred to the Academic Affairs Committee for further research before the bills are presented for debate and voting. The Senate also elected caucus leaders from the 16 educational and residential caucuses represented in the

legislative body. As part of the effort to reach out to students, caucus leaders and senators will develop e-mail listservs, which will be used as a starting point for open dialogue, ideas and opinions. Student Body President Jacob Robinson introduced five more candidates for his executive staff, who will help him implement policy during the 2010-2011 academic year. The Senate approved five nominees. Academic Affairs Chairwoman Crystal Usher, Development Commissioner Jason Syptak, Diversity Commissioner Archana Gawde, Legislative Relations Chairman Marshall Bowen, and Student Services Chairman Oliver Thoma were sworn into office. The 63rd Session will begin to vote on legislation at the joint session meeting Tuesday.

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total cost of the project is still unknown, but Marti said the estimate remains very high. “We have an estimate that is too high, but we know that it is high, so hopefully we will be able to lower it,” he said. There have been issues to overcome during the process. “The residence halls were built to last, which means thick walls and metal infrastructure,” Marti said. “We spent last Christmas surveying buildings to try to ﬁgure out the best way to do some things.” Wi-Fi has already been put in Mosher Hall, but Marti said the project was more expensive than what they were hoping. “That was a learning experience, and hopefully we will learn some more about that,” he said. “We need good coverage and low costs.”

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The Battalion On Sept. 11, 2001, the suicide missions of al-Qaida operatives sent two U.S. planes crashing into the World Trade Center and another into the Pentagon. A fourth plane was diverted from its Washington, D.C., target by passengers. “The day that is happened was a somber day, I sometimes compare it to the day that Bonfire fell,” said Cliff Williams, Class of 2003. “People were just in shock that someone would want to harm American citizens like that.” Communication professor Nancy Street was at home when she heard the news, and watched the second plane crash into the towers with shock and disbelief. The feeling on campus was much the same. “People gathered over TVs and radios listening for more information,” Street said. “People who had relatives or friends in the affected area were madly trying to get cell phone service to find out if they were okay.” Thousands of T-shirts, three colors and one cause united the 82,601 fans on Sept. 22, 2001, engraved in history as the day the Aggie family “Stood For America” in what has come to be known as the Red, White and Blue Out game. The group of students at the time came up with the idea to sell $5 T-shirts with the message “Stand For America” in red, white, and blue — each for a specific deck of Kyle Field

— to raise money for the NYC firefighter and police funds. “We really thought about it and felt that the kids of the fallen firefighters and policemen that were the first responders were the ones that really needed the help quickly,” said Eric Bethea, class of 2002. Once the idea was born, the help came pouring in from all sectors of the Aggie family. The T-shirt printing companies in College Station at that time began printing around the clock. After three days of exhausting workers, the companies offered to train students to print and a continuous flow of student volunteers took up the task 24 hours a day. Former students who caught wind of the effort offered to drive truckloads of red, white, and blue shirts from places as far as Louisiana to restock the printing companies when BryanCollege Station area ran out. The 12th Man Foundation allowed the group to set up stations right outside the ticket pull to reach every student attending the game. Alumni networks spread the word to former students to gain support as well. On the day of the game, the three decks of Kyle Field were solid blocks of red, white and blue, something Bethea said they weren’t expecting. “Even leading up to the day of the game, we still thought it was just going to be the student section so when we actually walked in and saw the

entire stadium had done it and done the whole red, white and blue by their tier, we were just completely blown away. It was kind of a surreal moment.” The funds raised by the T-shirt sales totaled $180,000 and revenues generated from picture sales of the game added another estimated $30,000. Williams said there was a push for many of his Corps classmates to join the military. “I think it changed a lot of people’s aspect of how they thought about possibly joining or not joining the military,” Williams said. “Not since Pearl Harbor had we been affected by something like this and it gave people a pretty good reason to go fight for our country.” As a visual example of the impact 9/11 had on A&M is the Freedom from Terrorism Memorial, on the northwest corner of the Quadrangle. The memorial honors Aggies lost on Sept. 11 as well as those who are and serve in the War on Terror. “It was something we decided to build in order to pay tribute to those that are sacrificing their lives to help keep us out of harm’s way,” Williams said. From grieving, to fundraising, to dedicating, 9/11 left its mark on Texas A&M. “That was definitely our generation’s defining moment, 9/11,” Bethea said. “It was one of those things that hopefully are just a once in a lifetime deal, but it really brought the student body together.”

STRESSED about the end of the semester?? Don’t forget the Aggie Honor Code! “An Aggie does not lie, cheat or steal, or tolerate those who do.” As you prepare for the end of the semester and finals, the Aggie Honor System Office reminds you to value Academic Integrity. Remember: Manage and budget your time wisely Do your own work and make sure you confirm with your professor if collaboration is allowed. Do not give into the temptation of looking at another Aggie’s exam Talk with your professor if you have questions about class expectations

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On April 16, 2007, the campus of Virginia Tech was stained with the blood of 32 people killed and 20 injured in the deadliest shooting in U.S. history. The victims were shot by Virginia Tech student Seung Hui Cho. Cho then turned the gun on himself. Vice President of the Texas A&M Department of Emergency Preparedness Christopher Meyer described the feelings in the office on that day as horrifying. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We could all imagine the chaos and heartbreak that would happen on our campus if something like that were to happen to us,â&#x20AC;? Meyer said. Campuses across the nation joined in mourning the shocking incident and were left to wonder about the reality of a similar one on their campuses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Initially our heart goes out to [Virginia Tech] and then soon after that you start trying to piece together, from media reports and contacts, what really happened and trying to make sure that we are in a position to learn from that and hopefully improve our responses should something like that happen here,â&#x20AC;? Meyer said. Across the country safety-scrutinizing task forces were called, protective measures were examined, and preventative strategies were analyzed. The Virginia Tech tragedy prompted

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Above: Former student body president Mark Gold greets Galveston students displaced by Hurricane Ike. Right: Reed Arena was used as hospital following the storm.

Hurricane Ike: College Station welcomes Sea Aggies Katy Ralston The Battalion Swirling out of the Gulf of Mexico with 110 mph winds and storm surge waves of up to 14 feet, Hurricane Ike swept over the shores of Galveston and surrounding coastlines Sept. 13, 2008, leaving destroyed homes, ravaged business and flooded streets behind and sending one million evacuees out from its path. Ike’s impact spanned across many facets of Texas A&M in the following months. Jake Manchaca, a junior human resource development major at the time, had a firsthand experience of the storm’s destruction. Both his father’s and his brother’s houses were damaged in the hurricane. Inspired by the patriotic sea of colors at the Red, White, and Blue Out game, Manchaca sold BTHO Hurricane Ike shirts to assist devastated areas in Galveston County. “I wanted to do something here that would one, raise a substantial amount of money, but also something that would make people remember what was going on and the devastation of what had happened,” Manchaca said. “The best way I thought to do that was to give people a visual.” The $5 shirts generated $35,000 in revenue with profits going toward the Lions Club of San Leon and The Association of Former Students relief program benefiting students from Texas A&M at Galveston. Texas A&M’s College Station campus opened arms to the A&M-Galveston Sea Aggies in more ways than monetary contributions. Battered by Ike’s winds and rains, the vast wreckage of the Galveston community led A&M-Galveston to shut its doors for the remaining three months of the fall semester. Left without a campus, Galveston students were offered the chance to complete the semester at the College Station campus. Most of the 1,500 relocated Sea Aggies found housing with College Station students in apartments. Some Corps members were housed in the Plaza Hotel & Suites, while others moved into Corps residence halls. The Quadrangle was dotted with more drills, march-ins were joined with outfits, and places across campus were highlighted with the deep tan Sea Aggie uniforms. Matt Johnson, an A&M-Galveston Corps of Cadet member and junior maritime engineer at the time, said although the living situation took some time to get used to, he was welcomed in

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the Aggie family. “It was a tough time just because of everything that went on, uprooting in the middle of the semester and having two weeks just getting settled in, it was rough. But I think every single Galveston student was thankful for the connection to College Station our campus has and is really thankful for everything that College Station did to help make us feel welcome and get settled and actually have a good semester up there,” Johnson said. Another effect Ike had on the two campuses, Johnson said, was a renewed connection. “Over the years that connection had slowly kind of faded and it wasn’t as strong. I think it got a lot stronger that semester,” Johnson said. “After spending a semester up there I definitely feel more of a connection to College Station. Now going up there I feel at home on the campus; it feels like a part of my college experience.” Galveston cadets weren’t the only one who made College Station’s campus a temporary home. Five-hundred critical care patients from hurricane-devastated areas were moved to Reed Arena, which was transformed into a makeshift hospital, lined with rows of beds and stacks of medical supplies, wound care, bedding and bandages. Two-hundred-and-fifty public health services crew and student volunteers gave thousands of hours with the patients facilitating eating, changing linens, dressing wounds, administering medicine and caring for psychological needs. A&M student Matthew May, a senior agricultural leadership and development major at the time, spent 14 days assisting the efforts in Reed, accumulating 160 hours of service. May said he was one of many students willing to help. “Some helped an hour and some for hundreds and all of them had a huge far-reaching impact on the situation,” May said. Spending time with the patients and helping during meal times were the main job of the student volunteers. From engaging in conversations, going on walks, and sharing stories, the morale boosting went a long way. “I really can’t put it into words. It was phenomenal,” May said. “There were times that just to get a holistic image of everything I would just stop and go up in the stands and watch and it would bring you to tears seeing what was going on and responding in such a way that really changed people’s lives.”

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very year, thousands of student-athletes are admitted to universities around the country to develop athletically and academically. A few of these men and women however, failed to meet the minimum admission requirements set by their respective institutions.

Across the nation, universities of all sizes and backgrounds have created special admissions programs in order to enroll freshmen whom failed to meet the academic standards of the school but possess “special talents.” NCAA Bylaw 14.1.5.1.1 states, “A student-athlete may be admitted under a special exception to the institution’s normal entrance requirements if the discretionary authority of the president or chancellor (or designated admissions officer or committee) to grant such exceptions is set forth in an official document published by the university (e.g., official catalog) that describes the institution’s admissions requirements.” Naturally, the thought of unqualified candidates being accepted over students without athletic abilities raises many concerns. “I get mad when athletes sit at the back of the classroom on their cell phones and don’t pay attention but still pass the class,” said Sarah Kramer, a senior education major. “What about the people who didn’t get into A&M but had better grades in high school? It just doesn’t seem fair.” Despite the negative view that many hold toward special admission policies, it is worth noting that not all special admissions involve deficient academic performance. “One of the biggest misconceptions is thinking that if you’re admitted through special admissions that somehow that means that you weren’t academically admissible under normal circum-

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because they aren’t academically of the same caliber as their fellow students,” Barnes said. “That’s not necessarily true. Without knowing anything about that person, that’s just the wrong conclusion to immediately draw.”

his is a beautiful time to be a soccer fan; the World Cup begins in just over a month, Major League Soccer is starting to pick up steam even without David Beckham, and the Champions League just found its two finalists (in a semirelated note, go Bayern Munich). And yet, with all of this, there’s a general sense of apathy for “the world’s football” in the United States. The NBA playoffs commandeer a lot of time and coverage, as do playoffs for soccer’s frozen cousin, hockey. American playoffs are understandable, but even regular season baseball is getting miles more attention. Americans have never been able to embrace soccer as the rest of the world has, but why? And will we, as a country, ever have the love for the game that the other five habitable continents have? The main argument for the lack of fan support in soccer is that there’s no scoring, which leads to an uninteresting game. If this were true, then baseball and hockey would be afterthoughts in the American sporting consciousness and the national pastime would be cricket. Argument number two is that players are softer in soccer than other sports. How about this – You run continuously for 90 minutes, all while having people kick at and around your shins. On top of this, try to keep balance while running with a ball that you can’t grab, and having people

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stances,” said Texas A&M athletic compliance education coordinator Brad Barnes. “You have to remember that normal circumstances for admission to the university involve meeting the time deadline. The time deadline for student admission and the deadlines involved in the recruiting process are totally

different. We can have kids that were 4.0 students in high school but can be a special admit. This is normal in college athletics.” Barnes believes that critics of special admission programs are following stereotypes and making faulty judgments. “It’s bad when people think that someone is a special admit

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4/3, 3/3 &3/2 Townhouses, Duplexes &Fourplexes, 1250-1700sqft. Very spacious, ethernet, large kitchen, extra storage, W/D, great amenities, on bus route, now pre-leasing for 2010, excellent specials. 694-0320. office@luxormanagement.com 4bd/2.4ba, lakeview, 10-minutes from campus, $2200/mo, call Don 713-582-1041. 4bd/2ba. Available August 1, good for A&M or Blinn Student, 10min to either, Large beautiful house with 2 living areas, master has spa-tub, 2-car garage, and plenty of off-street parking, w/d included, 1601 Woodland Bryan $1800/mo. call Karla 512-796-0636. 4bd/2ba. Available August1, about 1mi. from A&M , Across the street form shuttle, large bedroom, and plenty of closet space, W/D included, nice fenced yard, good seperation of space, 2 large living areas, 303Fairway Bryan, updated 2009 $1600/mo. Call Karla 512-796-0636. 4bd/4ba Brand New House in College Station, Don’t Miss. Walk, bike or shuttle to tamu. All appliances included. Available August. $1950/mo. (979)229-4222 4bd/4ba condo for rent. $375 /person. Wood laminate flooring, kitchen and living area, outdoor patio, close to campus. Call 713-548-6248. 4bd/4ba houses. Brand New, great size, great location, AAF 979-693-4900. 4bd/4bath, extra study, 2-yr old duplex located at 113 Kleine in CS; tile floors, large fenced backyard, yard care and pest control provided; $1600/mo, available June 2012. Call 979-696-6839. 4bdrm/2.5 bth Spanish style duplex w/garage + off street parking. Security system. All appliances including w/d. $1550/mo. No pets, Available in August. 979-297-3720 or 979-292-6168 4bdrm/2ba house. Close to campus, great floor plan, wood floors, tile floors, ceiling fans, W/D, fenced yards. 979-776-6079, www.aggielandleasing.com 4bdrm/2bth houses. Great Location. Close to campus, wood floors, tile floors, ceiling fans, w/d, fenced yards. 979-776-6079, www.aggielandleasing.com 4bdrm/2bth house. Close to campus, wood floors, tile floors, ceiling fans, W/D, fenced yards. 979-776-6079, www.aggielandleasing.com 4bed/4bath Waterwood Townhomes, 1001 Krenek Tap Road across from C/S’s Central Park. Gated, security system, bus route, appliances+washer/dryer included. Available summer or fall 2010. Contact 281-793-0102 or Jimbo77@AggieNetwork.com. ADORABLE 2/1 HOUSE, EAST SIDE HISTORICAL DISTRICT, WOOD FLOORS, W/D conn., BIG fenced yard, EXT Strg, CARPORT. MOVE IN 5/11, $725/mo. 106 POLK. 979-775-2291. www.twincityproperties.com

AWESOME 3/3 HOUSE, EVERYTHING NEW, MUST SEE! WILL FALL IN LOVE! AVAILABLE NOW! 979-775-2291. www.twincityproperties.com Big 3/2 duplex with all appliances, lawncare, tile and carpet, fenced yard. $900-$1050. 979-324-5835. Brand new building! 2/2, move-in now! Summer lease okay. Walk to campus. 3/2, 2/2 available in August. Call 979-255-5648. Brand new luxury condos, granite countertops, tile flooring, great location. 979-693-4900. CHARMING 2/1 DUPLEX, WOOD FLOORS, stackable W/D INSTALLED, fenced yard w/ lawn care PROVIDED. PRELEASE for MAY. 979-775-2291. www.twincityproperties.com Clean 3/2 available August. Rock Prairie area. 3703 Marielene, W/D, refrigerator, lawn-service provided. 979-450-5666. COZY 2/1 Duplex, faux wood floors, W/D conn., some FENCED, lawn care PROVIDED @ all. Prices starting @ $525/mo. PRELEASE for MAY. 979-775-2291. www.twincityproperties.com CUTE 3/1.5 HOUSE, W/D conn., privacy fenced yard. $775/month. AVAIL NOW or PRELEASE for MAY-AUGUST. 979-775-2291. www.twincityproperties.com Dainty 1/1, FAUX WOOD FLOORS, W/D conn., PRELEASE for MAY. 979-775-2291. www.twincityproperties.com Doux Chene Apartments. Preleasing six different floor plans. Call for special. 979-693-1906. Eastside Landing, 500 East 31st, 2/1 or 2/2 AVAILABLE ASAP, QUIET & HIDDEN location close to historic downtown, extended cable, high speed internet, and W/S all PAID! Reserved COVERED parking. PRELEASE for MAY. 979-775-2291. www.twincityproperties.com

Great 3bed/2bath house in popular area. 2431 Pintail Loop. Comes w/w&d, refrigerator, pets ok w/deposit, 2-car garage. Available in August. Call Joey at 979-218-4091. House for lease. 3/2/2, large fenced backyard, off Rock Prairie. W/D, refrigerator, fire place. $1500/mo. Available 6/1/10. 281-342-6969, gary@garygillen.com Houses: 505 Gilbert 3/3 $1100,2901 McLaren 4/4.5 $1650, 4003 Southern Trace 4/3 $1575, 4111 McFarland 4/4 $1625, 4130 McFarland 4/4 $1625, 3812 Old College 2/1 $850, 209 B Richards 3/1.5 $1100. Duplexes: 2358 Cornell 2/1.5 $650, 206 Yale 2/1.5 $650, 3603 A Comanche 2/1 $600, 3325 Longleaf 2/1 $600, 938-942 Willow Pond 3/2 $1000, 3603, 3752, 3754, 3776 Oldenburg 3/3 $1100. Condo: 1501 Stallings #42, 52, 59 2/2.5 $875, 2804 Village 2/1.5 $850, 1001 Krenek Tap #1405 4/4 $1600 Alpha-Omega Properties, Broker (979)774-7820. Immaculate 3bd/2bth house. 812 Blanco, in Bryan off 2818. Updated. Fireplace, fenced. No pets. No HUD. $895/month. Available August. 254-289-0585 or 254-289-8200. LEASE THIS HIDDEN JEWEL Sonoma Terrace Apts, 611 S. Ennis, 2BR or 3BR, LARGE floorplans w/ HUGE living areas, TONS of storage, COVERED parking, extended cable, high speed internet, and W/S all PAID! 979-775-2291. www.twincityproperties.com Luxury 3/2 duplex, $895/mo. Preleasing for May and August. 979-693-0551. MAGNIFICENT 4/2 HOUSE, ASF 2300, HUGE master bedroom, W/D conn., CARPORT, EXT Strg, shaded FENCED yard w/ BRICK PATIO. AVAILABLE for MAY, $1800/mo. 1106 DOMINIK. 979-775-2291. www.twincityproperties.com Master bedroom in nice mobile home with private bath and closet, $450, Central-air/ht, internet, cable, everything included. 210-364-7006. MAY & AUG PRE-LEASE! Now open SATURDAYS! Free Locator, United Realty, 979-260-1200. 1-5 bedroom in apartments, fourplexes, duplexes, condos, and houses. Browse our wide selections at www.united-rico.com

ENORMOUS 4/2 HOUSE w/ STUDY, 2500 sqft, W/D conn., 2 sided F/P, GIANT privacy fenced yard w/ lawn care PROVIDED. AVAILABLE NOW. 979-775-2291. www.twincityproperties.com

Need a room JUST for the summer? Rooms open in NICE house, Edelweiss Grtns $300 +1/4 Utilities. Central AC/ HBO/ Wireless Internet/ Tile Floors. Call Shawn 832-788-5093.

FANTASTIC 2/1 FOURPLEX, W/D conn., BIKING/WALKING distance to TAMU, NORTHGATE AREA, PRELEASE for MAY or AUGUST. 979-775-2291. www.twincityproperties.com

New 2/2’s for May. 2mi to campus $1045 per mo. Wolf Run Condos. www.jesinvestments.com Broker/owner. 979-777-5477.

Female, 1bd. w/private bath in 4/bdrm. Parkway Place Apartment. Easy going roommates, $560/mo. Available 5/15. Call 713-703-1992. Gateway Villas. 4bd/4ba, need 3 roommates for Fall semester. Living room, dining room, w/d, furnished, private bath for each room. $450/mo +utilities. 469-964-8103.

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FOR RENT Prelease for August $1050.00! 3bd/2.5bth in CS. Serene country setting, minutes from A&M, full-size W/D and kitchen appl, lawn care, pest control & garbage included. Fenced backyards. Pets (including large dogs) welcome. Must see! Call for tour. 979-845-0300. 979-255-3280. www.topdogmanagement.info Prelease for May or August, 2/1 fourplex. W/D connections, water paid. 609 Turner. $450/m. 979-693-1448. Prelease for May or August. Large 2/2 with fenced yard, W/D connections, large closets, great location. University Oaks. $750/m. 979-693-1448. Ridgewood Village, large very quiet tree-shaded 1bdrm/1bth studio, no pets. $435/mo, $250 deposit, 1201-1209 Holik. 979-696-2998. Some short term leases available $495/mo. Spacious 3/2 duplex for August. W/D, furnished. 909 Azalea. $895/mo. 979-693-0551. Storage Units; free rent w/ 4 mo. lease, 5x5-10x20, climate & non-climate. 979-693-0551 Sublease 1 room in 3/3. Available May through July. Waterwood townhome. $300/mo +utilities. 808-298-1062. Sublease @ The Tradition. 2010-2011 school yr. Renewal Rate! One-person lease of $4275/semester. Reg. 2 bedroom w/meal plan available. Plus $200 CASH! 832-381-6170. Summer Sub-lease 400/mo., Big awesome house, 3 blocks to Northgate, private bed and bath, 2 male roommates. 281-731-4022. Summer sublease at The District Apartments. Fully furnished. $475/mo+util. 713-252-3135. Summer Sublease. 1bdrm plus bath, at Woodlands Apartments. Utilities included, rent negotiable. Matt, 817-296-4165. Two rooms available in 3/2 on 3-acres, just four miles from campus. Horse property. $475/mo. Cable/Internet provided. 858-442-4918. Very cute 2/2.5 townhouse $850/mo. 1200 sq ft, W/D, attached carport, fireplace, tons of storage. Bike or bus to campus 15 min or less. 817-473-7520 or 817-937-3872.

FOR SALE 3/2 doublewide near TAMU, 2 living areas, large island kitchen, walk-in closets, $52,500 OBO 979-777-0335. Baseball/Football/Basketball cards for sale/buy/trade. Sports Card Show May 2nd, 9am-5pm. Hilton Hotel, 801 University Dr. aggielandsportscards@gmail.com 979-204-9526. Miniature Pinscher Puppies; CKC, shots, wormed, brains/ beauty. $275. 979-535-4052.

HELP WANTED Ags! Looking for summer work? Earn $9000.00 this summer, build your resume, great experience, call Taylor, 214-707-9145. ARE YOU READY FOR SOME SOFTBALL? Registration for C.S. softball leagues are forming now, so get your coed, women’s or men’s team together. Individuals also welcome. Call 979-764-3486. Athletic men for calendars, books, etc. $100-$200/hr, up to $1000/day. No experience. 512-684-8296. photoguy@io.com Bartenders Needed, earn up to $250 per day, no experience required, will train, Ft/Pt. Call Now 877-405-1078. Chedder’s Casual Cafe and Fish Daddy’s on University Drive are now accepting applications for server and hostess. Come be a part of our friendly team! Apply in person. EOE. City of College Station Conference Center, 1300 George Bush Dr. hiring part-time Program/Event Assistant @-$8.70/hr. Schedule and coordinate client events. Must be dependable, excellent people skills, computer literate, accounting experience or accounting classes, a plus. Work 10-18 hrs/week M-F, between 8am-5pm. Apply by Friday April 30, 2010 at city of College Station Human Resources, 1101 Texas Ave. College Station, Texas or online at cstx.gov

HELP WANTED Full or part time warehouse help needed. Flexible hours. Business hours are M-F 7:30-5. Apply at Valley Supply 3320 S. College Ave. Bryan, TX 77801. 979-779-7042.

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A+Teacup puppies: Maltese, Shorkies, Maltipoos, Yorkies &Poodles. $500 &up. 979-324-2866, linda_d_54@yahoo.com

Household cleaning, ironing, organizing help needed. Minimum 6/week $10/hr. Heavy detailed cleaning inside and out, year-round commitment necessary, begin work immediately. Fax info to 979-690-8075.

Looking for a pet? Loving dogs and cats at the Pet Adoption and Animal Welfare Society in Lyons, Texas. Call (979)535-4059 or visit www.paaws-tx.org

J. Cody’s hiring kitchen help and cashiers. Apply within, 3610 S. College. No experience necessary, just common sense! Kingwood Country Club Hiring life guards and pool managers, No previous experience required. Call us at (800)210-0049 to apply.

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1-2 female roommates needed, starting August, Gateway Villas Unit, 4bd/4ba, rent negotiable, Lindsey 903-235-8107, Kelly 832-465-7460.

Looking for TAMU student to help show how to use computer and web sites. Pay by the hour. 832-242-4917.

Female roommate needed. Available 6/1. 2bdrm/2ba., less than 1-mile from campus. Community pool. $425/mo. +utilites. 979-220-9036.

Medical office now hiring F/T Medical Tech/ Injectionist/ Lab Tech. Great experience for student applying to medical school. Science Degree and one year commitment required. Call 979-485-0571 to inquire. Apply in person at Allergy Associates, 3306 Longmire Dr., College Station, TX 77845.

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P/T service station attendant and lube tech. Basic Automotive knowledge. Villa Maria Chevron, Villa Maria & E.29th. 979-776-1261. Part Time M-F Clerical with multi-phone experience, must be able to work through summer, Apply in person, 1602 Rock Prairie west building suite 430. Part-time job helping handicapped. Male student preferred. $330/mo. 30-hours/mo. 979-846-3376. STUDENTPAYOUTS.COM Paid survey takers needed in College Station. 100% free to join. Click on surveys. Taste of Heaven’s Sweet Memories Cake Decorator/Baker. 25 to 35 hours /week. Only minutes from campus. Experience preferred. E-mail resume to cakes@TasteofHeavenCakes.com Texas Digital Systems, Inc. (www.txdigital.com) is searching for: Part-time telesales specialist. Exceptional interpersonal and verbal communications are required. Comfortable in working with PC workstations running Windows based applications is necessary. Must be comfortable in communicating on the phone as well as being a quick learner. EOE. Email resume to hr@txdigital.com or fax to 979-764-8650. The City of Navasota is now accepting applications for summer camp counselors and water fitness instructors. The city of Navasota is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Applications will be accepted at the address listed below between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. on the official application form. For any additional information contact: City of Navasota, Personnel Office, 202 E. Washington, (P.O. Box 910), Navasota, Texas 77868, 936-825-6475

Gateway Villas. 4bd/4ba, need 3 roommates for Fall semester. Living room, dining room, w/d, furnished, private bath for each room. $450/mo +utilities. 469-964-8103. Looking for roommate to rent 2bd/2ba w/fenced yard for pet. Amber 832-860-0347. Roommate needed, 2bd/2ba apartment. $307.50/mo. Starts August w/half off. On bus route. Free cable/internet/pool. 979-436-3466. gnyambi@yahoo.com Roommates needed. 4bd/4bth $325/mo., washer/dryer. University Place on Southwest Parkway. 281-844-2090. Seeking 3 m/f roommates, 2-story 5bd/4ba house. $550/mo, 2 miles from mall. Call Brock, 817-675-4452.

SERVICES A&M Alterations, professional clothes alteration same-day service, 30-years experience, guaranteed lowest prices, 3601 East 29th, #12, in Bryan, 979-260-2400. Don’t lose your deposit! Door knob hole repair, sheetrock repair, & more! Bid Request Form online @ www.PaintingBCS.com Zach 979-574-6966. G&M Haulers Co. Aggie owned and operated moving company. $130/load, 16ft enclosed trailer flat rate or $40/hr to load/unload uhaul truck, etc. 979-324-6617 www.gmhaulers.com I-Phone Glass and LCD repair. $60 overnight, $80 1-hour. Compare to $140/$160. 512-689-1796. If You Have Something To Sell, Remember Classiﬁeds Can Do It! Call 845-0569

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Full time medical technician for growing allergy practice wanted. 4 year degree and 1 year commitment required. We are looking for an intelligent, positive, friendly person to join our team. We teach skills that are an asset for anyone interested in a career in health care and can help a candidate get into medical school. E-mail resume to docmgr@yahoo.com

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Although special admissions include those who fail to meet deadlines, there are a certain number of student-athletes at Texas A&M that would not have been admitted had they not participated in athletics. “You just don’t know without knowing information that most people just aren’t allowed to have access to,” Barnes said. “With FERPA [Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act], you don’t know if they’re the academic caliber as their fellow students at that school or if they secured admission through special circumstances.” The NCAA does offer special admissions to students that are able to perform at a high level in a number of activities including music, dance, art and theatre. A recent report by ESPN’s Outside the Lines however, showed that 35 of 37 special admissions given at Florida State University in 2006 were to athletes. A correlation between the number of special admits and athletic success is apparent. The 2010 BCS Championship Game featured two programs that have liberally used special admissions. From 2004 to 2006, the University of Alabama added 19 special admits to the football team. The struggling program quickly turned around and won the BCS Champion-

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hold on to your shoulders from time to time. Collisions aren’t as frequent, but the ones that come up are just as powerful as American Football, and without pads. Floppers in basketball sound a lot weaker now, huh? Next, it’s argued that because we aren’t the best, we shouldn’t really care. If that were the case, we’d ignore hockey and baseball. (Yes, Japan’s better. Get over it.) This one, however, is a tad stronger than the first two, since two of the three biggest sports financially are basketball and football, which we routinely control. The final stance is one that ties into the last – the best players are overseas, so there’s no American marketability for soccer. This has to be the strongest. With no American players to relate to, young athletes have no role models for that sport. The closest thing we have is Landon Donovan, who has bounced between the LA Galaxy and various European clubs, most recently Everton F.C. On top of that, when in-

ship in 2010. Despite not having a special admissions program, the University of Texas admits student-athletes on a case-bycase basis with no minimum requirements. This strategy led to great athletic success capped off with a BCS Championship in 2006. However, from 2003 to 2005, the average SAT score for a Longhorns football player was 945, 320 points below the average for a freshman at Texas. “I think the idea is good for athletic programs,” said junior general studies major Justin Mercer. “It introduces other athletes that otherwise wouldn’t have an opportunity to attend that college. As a whole though, it takes away the integrity of the school and lowers the standards. People may say that it’s just to make a school look better at sports.” Even though there are some student-athletes that get accepted without meeting minimum requirements, the social benefit is hard to argue against. Texas A&M’s athletic department emphasizes the importance of education and works to maximize the academic potential of everyone in the program. “They basically have a whole floor for academics,” said senior mechanical engineering major Dan Cross, who tutored athletes during the fall of 2008. “There’s computer labs, individual study rooms, classrooms and tutors available at different times. They’re also

required to complete a certain amount of study hours during their first year here. There are a lot of resources at their disposal.” Overall, student-athletes have a slightly better graduation rate than the normal student population. The success rate for African-Americans and Hispanics however, is much higher for those involved in athletics. Cross attributes this to the effort he’s seen from tutoring athletes. “In some cases, they just worked real hard at athletics in high school and didn’t have a lot of time for academics,” Cross said. “The athletes I tutored always had their homework done unless they had a question. They were eager to learn and worked really hard during our sessions.” With all of the controversy surrounding the issue, it is easy to forget that there are actual people involved. Despite whether it is right or wrong, special admissions meet their objective in providing an athlete with an opportunity to succeed. “Over the years, the amount of success stories far outnumbers the number of people who failed,” Barnes said. “For those who did fail, it’s difficult to say what attributed to that failure. There are not a lot of circumstances in my career though, where there have been people who have failed because they weren’t prepared to succeed.”

ternational players, like David Beckham, come to America, it’s a disaster. Beckham was paid too much based on only name value, and when he didn’t produce in a way that Americans wanted, his face value fell. So how can America catch up to the world? If you’re looking for a quick fix, it would begin with America exploding onto the soccer scene with a deep run in the World Cup. The process started with a second place finish in the 2009 Confederations Cup, but has been derailed due to injuries across the U.S. squad. In the last four matches, the U.S. has gone 1-0-3, and it may not look much better going into June. Scratch that one. The next option would be to acquire an aging scorer who would still stand head and shoulders above most in the MLS. This is where the league failed the first time, reaching with David Beckham. If Americans can see scoring and brilliant ball-handling in large quantities, they would prefer it. Thierry Henry, who’s 32, is under contract with F.C. Barcelona until 2011. Adding a player of his caliber and pres-

tige would bring worldwide attention to the American game. The MLS market, which would then be international, would begin to bring in higher quality talent from across the world and elevate its play. Higher level players bring better coaching stateside, and better coaching can develop young American talent to levels of international players. The improved U.S. talent gets younger athletes and fans interested in the game and pushes soccer to the level of the “Big Four,” possibly even past hockey. Finally, the way soccer could develop is simply with time. The American game has improved leaps and bounds in the last decade and a half, jumping all the way from its 35thranked FIFA squad in 1997 to as high as No. 4 in 2006. As the game improves, fans will eventually flock to the stadiums. Soccer still has room to grow, and the future holds nothing but optimism for the game in this country. It’s about time America caught up. Kyle Cunningham is a junior sports management major.

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Freshman catcher Meagan May and the A&M softball team defeated Baylor 11-1 Wednesday at the Aggie Softball Complex. In the victory, May had a three-run homer, her 21st of the season. MCAT: 5/25 – 8/5, Mon-Thurs, 4 to 6:30pm MCAT: 5/25 – 8/5, Mon-Thurs, 7 to 9:30pm MCAT: 5/23 – 8/11, M/W/Su(1pm), 4 to 6:30pm LSAT Acc: 4/24 to 5/30, Tues/Sun, 6:30-10pm LSAT HL: 6/5 to 8/26, Tues/Thurs, 6:30-10pm LSAT HL: 7/10 to 10/7, Mon/Thurs, 6:30-10pm

Aggies get 11-1 victory over Baylor in final home game of 2010 Courtney Nelson The Battalion The Baylor Bears came to College Station with hopes of sweeping the No. 20 Aggies on the season but unlike the first meeting A&M run-ruled the Bears, 11-1, with 11 hits and three home runs. Freshman pitcher Mel Dumezich began in the circle for the Aggies, picking up her 13th win of the season. With their No. 1 pitcher injured, Baylor pitcher Courtney Repka (19-13) has essentially become the only pitcher for the ball club, but was stuck with the loss. The Aggies (37-13, 8-6 in Big 12) looked shaky in the first inning, allowing a leadoff single to center field, a hit batter and a wild pitch to advance the runners to second and third. Fortunately, Dumezich was able to work her way out of the bind, leaving both base runners stranded. The Bears got one run in the top of the second, as the eighth batter Dani Leal sent

a ball over the left field fence, her eighth of the season. “Mel got behind on that kid,” Head Coach Jo Evans said. “Before this game she had gotten three walks and is very disciplined. She does a good job hitting when she is ahead in the count.” With two outs, the bottom of the Aggie lineup answered the home run with two runs of their own. Senior infielder Alex Reynolds started the inning with a walk and had advanced to second by a sacrifice bunt. Senior shortstop Macie Morrow singled up the middle to score Reynolds, followed by a double from sophomore Kelsea Orsak to bring Morrow home from first. “I thought the bottom of our order was terrific,” Evans said. “These last two games, we have had nine hitters. Our kids answered right back. I thought we did a nice job of setting the table and getting runners on. I thought our bunting was really good, and we were stepping up and getting timely hits.” Morrow carried her momentum into

her second at-bat, hitting her first home run of the season, a three-run shot to the right of the scoreboard. Freshman Lauren Schwirtlich got on with an infield single and stole second base before a fielding error allowed her to score. “When you have a dry spell like Macie has had, you no longer even worry about it because the odds are eventually you are going to get a hit, and it has to land at some point,” Evans said. It was May Day again, as catcher Meagan May hit her third home run in two games and her 21st of the season. The Aggies batted through the entire lineup and put up six runs in the inning. “I loved Meagan’s at-bat,” Evans said. “Obviously she’s fun to watch at every single at-bat, but in that at-bat, I felt like they thought ‘Oh OK, we see a weakness. We think we can throw her inside.’ She fouled a couple off and then that one she just got all of it.”

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ur ancestors’ ideal of living the American dream is still alive and well. Many in our parents’ generation were able to fulfill this dream without a college education, but times have changed. In an competitive job market during struggling economic times, extracurricular activities have become essential part of any résumé. Now, achieving the ideal American life has to be accomplished differently. The importance of a college education is more critical than ever before, and more available to everyone. The need for a degree has risen along with increasing desires to excel professionally and financially in Camaryn Bolton a depressed economy. With more people attending college, employers will need to look reflect far less commitment and rebeyond mere academics and rely on sponsibility,” said Samantha Wilson, other areas of our résumé to filter director of campus programs at Texas potential job candidates. While mainA&M’s career center. “There are taining a high GPA is crucial, grades some organizations, particularly those alone won’t guarantee a job. Extraassociations that are related to your curricular activities are a vital way to chosen career path that you should reveal important skills and abilities to join, regardless of whether or not job employers. Employers will want you take on a leadership role. These to know if you have the dedication to types of groups provide educational stick with a responsibility long term. programming and help you connect Participation in four years of team to others in your field.” sports or student leadership organizaGroups emphasizing service are tions will reflect well on a résumé. also valuable, especially at A&M. Such Another key quality a potential activities include any residence hall employer will look for is your council, fraternity or sorority activities ability to manage people such as Songfest or Big Event. Participation and organize events. Hours of community service This shows an employare also an area of great in clubs and er you can successfully impact, revealing your organizations can play well with others qualities of selflessness, make you stand as well as effectively initiative and motivation. out, but don’t plan ahead. Joining a Facebook group simply pad your “When looking at does not reach the high bar résumé. applicants, I ask a lot of for community service. questions in regard to their Participation in a study abroad qualities,” said Richard Murdock, program is worthy of mention, and CEO of Richard Murdock Commua valid résumé entry. Not only does nications of Southlake, Texas. “Are this show you as an individual interthey a team player? Do they have a ested in other cultures, it also reveals leadership role?” your tolerance for unique experiences. Joining many different résumé-padAnother important thing to add to ding organizations looks less impresany résumé is writing and technical sive than becoming active leader in a training you’ve had. Even if the career few areas of interested. However, this places minimal importance on such should not prevent you from joining skills, a majority of jobs do require groups you find interesting. some ability to successfully express “It is far more beneficial to have oneself in an educated manner. a few activities in which you are While maintaining a 4.0 GPA is significantly engaged as opposed to impressive, grades alone won’t ima large number of organizations that press future employers. Your résumé

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is a first impression, your first chance to capture your potential employer’s interest, and your ticket into the job market. “Generally, people with a lot of extracurricular activities weigh so much with hiring,” Murdock said. When given the choice between someone with an exceptional GPA with minimal activities and another

with an average GPA with many activities, and possibly even internships, Murdock said he would choose a person with activities. Nevertheless, avoid adding activities that might not be greatly beneficial to a résumé, at the risk of coming across as irresponsible or detached from reality. Listing participation in every single activity or club

could prove detrimental to acing the interview. As a college education becomes more necessary in these difficult economic times, make sure your résumé has enough extracurricular activities to make you stand out to potential employers.

Camaryn Bolton is a sophomore performance studies major.

Give Mays’ students their money back

t an institution where ethics remain at the forefront of all student activities through the Aggie Honor Code, Mays Business School has recently struggled with a tricky ethical dilemma of its own. Martha Loudder, associate dean of Undergraduate Programs and Learning Assistance Assurance within Mays, said the school created a differential tuition policy implemented in fall 2008. According to the policy, Mays students who reached upper level U3 or U4 status would be required to pay an extra $610 per semester to provide funding to invest in educational enhancement opportunities within Mays. “Mays decided to invest differential tuition primarily in upper level courses so they can improve quality in Mays school,” said Karan Watson, interim executive vice president for academics and provost. Immediately the dividends of this investment were realized, as Mays hired 21 faculty members to lower the class size of many upper level courses. In some classes, the number of students shrank from more than 40 to 25. Overall, the number of sections offered grew from 251 in fall 2007 to 335 in fall 2009, Loudder said. However a complication was discovered, as sophomore students who had enough credit hours for a U3 classification but not enough prerequisites for upper level enrollment, were also being charged the differential tuition. “The complaint is that students were paying the differential tuition for taking upper level division courses, but they were not eligible

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Stephen Humeniuk to take the upper division courses in most cases,” said Martyn Gunn, vice provost for Academic Services, and chairman of the Tuition Policy Advisory Council. Mays operates on a system in which students are considered business administration students until they reach an appropriate number of credit hours, when they become eligible for transfer into upper division majors such as accounting and finance, which differential tuition is designed to benefit. Loudder said over the course of the three semesters, more than $300,000 was collected from students in this position. This hurt students’ sense of fairness just as much as their pocketbooks. In an economic downturn, $610 extra is a steep amount of money to pay for benefits that are not directly received. Mays recognized this, and beginning this semester changed the policy. “Students who had not progressed to upper division, some students were paying differential tuition, and that was not the original intent,” Gunn said. Mays’ differential tuition policy is only charged to students who have progressed to upper level courses. “They think it makes sense to do it only after students have been admitted into upper level, regardless of U3 or U4,” Watson said. “We think that is a responsible, high integrity, ethical thing to do in a year when they really can’t afford a budget cut.” Mays thought enough of the $300,000 they had garnished from sophomore students to revise the tuition policy. This is an admission of a

Jeremy Northum — THE BATTALION

Mays’ differential tuition policy has collected $300,000 from sophomores classified as U3 students. mistake whether Mays agrees or not. ics comes into play. Technically and “We don’t consider it to be a legally, as Loudder, Gunn and Watson mistake,” Loudder said. “We consider all said, Mays operated the original it to be an improvement based on differential tuition policy under the changing technology, changing inforparameters and guidelines the Board of mation, and changing circumstances in Regents approved. the world. The change is for the benMays and the administration are efit of students, not their detriment.” therefore not legally or ethically bound The change is great, Mays did to reimburse the students who were make the correct and ethical decision charged prematurely before actuin redesigning the differential tuition ally reaching upper division courses. policy, but it should have been made This is true, as no one was technically sooner when money was on the line. “cheated” out of any money, but “What bothers me is that we A&M has an ethical responsibilspent three semesters under ity to reimburse students for this situation,” said Sidservices never received. Mays made the right dharth Thawrani a “We did not cheat decision in amending second year business students. I want to its differential administration student be very emphatic tuition policy. But classified as a U3. “If about this — we did the $300,000 gained there was a problem it not cheat students,” should have been corGunn said. “That from sophomore rected immediately.” was the policy apstudents needs to be Sad to say, but none proved all the way to returned. of them are getting any our governing body. We of the money back. That’s have now gone and recomright, $300,000 was collected mended a change to that policy. because “unfortunately students got Period, that is all.” caught in changes in the market However at A&M we pride ourplace,” Gunn said. selves on going above and beyond the This is where the lesson in ethethical and moral standard of normal

business interactions. Corrective action is the bare minimum to be expected, and anything short of a full refund looks more like avoiding litigation liability than “doing the right thing.” “I basically paid for something that I never got,” Thawrani said. “So technically I should get my money back. I felt like I never got the benefits of differential tuition.” Over the course of time, higher education administrators have signed off on plenty of policies found to be illegal. In 2003, the Supreme Court found in Gratz vs. Bollinger that the University of Michigan’s de facto quota system for admissions, though “legally” approved by their administration, was illegal and provided unintended consequences. In May, the Board of Regents is slated to approve Mays’ new differential policy, a step in the right direction. Mays should be commended for independently correcting a flawed policy. However this action is insufficient to remedy the cost to the students caused by the original policy. It is understandable that Mays might not have $300,000 to disperse back to students outright in a fiscal downturn, but the regents and Mays need to refund or credit back to students this money in some form. As Aggies, we go above and beyond the moral expectations of society. Mays has the opportunity to lead as an example, but appears hesitant to do so. Appearing to do the right thing to avoid future consequences and student unrest is not the same as doing the right thing out of integrity and principle. Refunding the $300,000 would be the morally correct course of action, but Mays, don’t do it because students or the regents told you to, do it because its the right thing to do. Stephen Humeniuk is a senior political science major.

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