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Agricultural leadership and development major Blayne Thompson stands in front of the Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C., where he is completing a summer internship. Thompson is president of the senior class council for the 2009-2010 school year.

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or Senior Class Council President Blayne Thompson, it was no surprise to others when he chose Texas A&M to further his education.

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“I’ve lived in Bryan nearly all my life,” Thompson said. “After graduating from Bryan High [School], there was little doubt where I’d be going.” Bryan High School is classified as a 5A high school, with more than 5,000 students. “I was used to big classes and being surrounded with people in the halls, although I never had any classes near 200 to 300 people,” Thompson said. As a freshman, Thompson was part of Aggie Access, a program that helps students adjust to college by placing them into smaller classes with hand-picked professors. “[In Aggie Access] you get

The Battalion Ten months after Hurricane Ike swept the Gulf Coast, a team from The Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center at Texas A&M will make its second trip to Galveston to assess the damages, thanks to a $350,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. The research program will span two years. “This newest grant allows us to go back this fall and next fall and see how the community recovers in businesses as well as homes,” said Shannon Van Zandt, the principal investigator for the project and assistant professor of landscape architecture and urban planning. In December, Van Zandt and a team of 18 students started

smaller classes (20-30 people) and many of your classes are with the same people,” Thompson said. “Those two factors combined made transition to class life at A&M a breeze, except for the fact that I was a fish in the Corps.” Former yell leader and Class of 2006 graduate Keaton Askew met Thompson during Thompson’s sophomore year of high school and recruited him to join the Corps of Cadets. “I met Blayne for the first time almost six years ago,” Askew said. “He was a sophomore in high school at the time, and I knew he was special.” See Thompson on page 4

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Petition claims cameras are unconstitutional The petition to ban red-light cameras will be presented at 12:15 p.m. Thursday at the College Station City Hall. Last year, College Station began operating its nine red-light cameras in 2008. Since February 2008, 18,764 redlight camera violation tickets have been issued. A petition claiming the cameras are unconstitutional has received the 850 signatures necessary to bring it to a referendum, petition author Jim Ash said. “[Red-light cameras are] a violation of the Fifth Amendment constitutional right of due process,” he said. “They are causing more accidents than they are preventing.” The red-light camera placement deliberately targets Texas A&M University students, Ash said. “You can’t get to the University from College Station without going through a red-light camera,” he said. If the petition signatures are veriﬁed by the city, a bill banning the cameras would be introduced for the November ballot. “There’s not a city in the country that has voted to keep red-light cameras when they’ve been put to the ballot,” Ash said. Julie Rambin, staff writer

Aggie mom Billie Holder’s gravesite blessed at Field of Honor ■ Cemetery’s dedication scheduled for Friday Jill Beathard The Battalion A service was Tuesday to bless the grave of Billie Holder, wife of Jimmie Holder, Class of 1953, and the first Aggie mom to be laid to rest at the Aggie Field of Honor. Holder and her husband were sweethearts at Mart High School. When he started attending Texas A&M in 1949, she immediately became an Aggie, Holder said of

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his wife. “She loved to come to football games, she made all the Corps trips with me,” Holder said, who was Commanding Officer of Squadron 2. She didn’t have a car, so she would carpool to College Station with another married couple or take a Greyhound bus, he said. If she couldn’t find a way to come, Holder said he would hitchhike home to Mart and drive her down in his father’s car. The Holders married during the winter break of his senior year. “The department head gave all the wives of those that were married PHTs, for ‘Pushing Hubby

Through,’” Holder said. “She was so proud of that. My diploma is hanging on the wall, and her PHT is hung right next to it.” They have three children and four grandchildren who also went on to become Aggies. Holder said his wife handled the family budget, and they were able to pay for their children’s tuition. “She knew how to squeeze out a dollar and make it squeak,” he said. Holder died on Valentine’s Day in 2008 and was buried in the College Station Cemetery. She and her husband decided before her death that they wanted to be laid See Cemetery on page 4

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The remains of Billie Holder, wife of Jimmie Holder, Class of 1953, were moved to the Aggie Field of Honor Wednesday in College Station. Holder is one of the first to be buried at the cemetery.

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WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Tuesday rolled out a far-reaching $1.5 trillion plan that for the first time would make health care a right and a responsibility for all Americans, with medical providers, employers and the wealthiest picking up most of the tab. The federal government would be responsible for ensuring that every person, regardless of income or the state of their health, has access to an affordable insurance plan. Individuals and employers would have new obligations to get coverage, or face hefty penalties. Health care overhaul is President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority, and his goal is to slow rising costs and provide coverage to nearly 50 million uninsured Americans. Democratic leaders said they would push the measure through committee and toward a vote in the full House by month’s end, while the pace of activity quickened on the other side of the Capitol. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he wanted floor debate to begin a week from Monday. Other officials said that timetable was likely to slip. Even so, it underscored a renewed sense of urgency.

The House legislation unveiled by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats would slow the growth of Medicare and Medicaid payments to medical providers. From big hospitals to solo physician practices, providers also would be held to account for quality care, not just ordering up tests and procedures. Insurance companies would be prohibited from denying coverage to the sick. The industry also would face stiff competition from a new government plan designed along the lines of Medicare. The legislation calls for a 5.4 percent tax increase on individuals making more than $1 million a year, with a gradual tax beginning at $280,000 for individuals. Employers who don’t provide coverage would be hit with a penalty equal to 8 percent of workers’ wages with an exemption for small businesses. Individuals who decline an offer of affordable coverage would pay 2.5 percent of their incomes as a penalty, up to the average cost of a health insurance plan. With Obama pressing Congress to act on health care this summer, House leaders want to move their bill quickly through three committees and to a floor vote before the August congressional recess. But a group of moderate and conservative

Democrats has withheld support, and no Republican votes are expected. Standing before a banner that read “Quality Affordable Care for the Middle Class,” Pelosi, D-Calif., called the moment “historic and transformative.” The bill would provide “stability and peace of mind” by braking costs and guaranteeing coverage, she said. “We are going to accomplish what many people felt wouldn’t happen in our lifetime,” said House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif., one of the main sponsors. Obama, who issued a statement hailing the measure, plans to keep up the pressure on Congress by delivering remarks in the Rose Garden on Wednesday. Speaking in Warren, Mich., where he was promoting new spending for community colleges, Obama anticipated a congressional confrontation over health care. “There’s going to be a major debate over the next three weeks,” he said, deviating from his prepared text. “And don’t be fooled by folks trying to scare you saying we can’t change the health care system. We have no choice but to change the health care system because right now it’s broken for too many Americans.”

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CAIRO — Several dozen families camp outside Iran’s Evin prison, trying to learn the fate of loved ones who vanished in post-election turmoil. A month into the government crackdown, the number of killed and arrested remains unknown, but human rights groups believe the death toll is far higher than the official figure of 20. Many of at least 500 known to have been arrested have disappeared in prisons, held in secret locations and barred from contact with families. Rights groups say perhaps dozens of others have not been heard of since the protests and their relatives still cannot determine whether they are now locked in a cell or dead. Over the weekend, about 50 men and women held vigil in Tehran before the gates of Evin, the main prison for political detainees, waiting for news on whether their relatives are inside, a witness told The Associated Press. Some of

the women read aloud softly from the Quran, others chanted “God is great” from time to time. But mostly they stood silent, the witness said. “They will call you soon. Go home and wait for the phone to ring,” a police officer told them. But the families remained in place. The crackdown on the gigantic rallies that broke out after Iran’s disputed June 12 presidential election was chaotic. Not only regular police, but also plainclothes Basiji militiamen linked to the elite Republican Guards were involved in beating or firing on protesters, dragging some away in covered trucks to unknown locations. The protests were sparked when opposition candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi claimed he was the victor and that official results showing a victory for hard-line incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad were fraudulent. At the same time, security

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Relatives and friends of victims of Iran’s post-election violence mourning at graves Wednesday at the Behesht-e-Zahra cemetery just south of Tehran, Iran. forces launched a sweep that continues weeks later against pro-reform politicians, lawyers, journalists, women’s rights and other activists. Hadi Ghaemi, spokesman for the rights group, said there could be “dozens or even hundreds” of missing people, based on accounts from inside Iran that his group is investigating.

“They are people who simply went off the radar screen. They could be in detention, because the government has not released a list of detainees. There’s no confirmation if they are in prison or dead. Their families are searching everywhere and not getting answers.” Associated Press

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Houston area minor league football team prepares to move to College Station

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David Harris The Battalion Minor league football has made its way to College Station. The newly formed Southern Indoor Football League is slowly spreading its roots all across the Southeast, and in an effort to increase revenue, has moved the Texas Hurricanes, formerly of Houston, to the Bryan College Station area. The league, which is similar to the televised Arena Football league or AFL, has six new teams residing in places such as Austin and College Station in Texas and Acadonia, Houma and Lake Charles in Louisiana. Founded in 2008, the new league expects to expand from six teams to 12 by 2010. Teams in Galveston, Waco and Beaumont in Texas have been announced. Lakeland, Tallahassee, Pensacola and Tampa in Florida are also scheduled to have teams. The Hurricanes’ owner Terry Williams decided on the move a few weeks back, and is optimistic about the opportunity the area presents. “Minor league sports in Houston haven’t exactly fared well,” Williams said. “Teams tend to come and go. We knew that we wanted to find a more community-based environment as opposed to the big city. It’s the perfect place for what we’re trying to do.” The Hurricanes played their three final games at Arctic Wolf to three capacity crowds. They lost all three games and closed their inaugural season at 1-9, but are hoping that a new location will mean some newfound optimism and better results.

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The Texas Hurricanes defense stuffs the run in a game against the Austin Turfcats at Arctic Wolf. Led by former Kansas State quarterback Michael Bishop, 1998 Davey O’ Brian winner and Heisman runner-up, the Hurricanes are sure to attract their fair share of publicity next season. “I’m very pleased with the quality of talent we have at the quarterback position throughout the league,” said SIFL commissioner Dan J. Blum in a public statement. “We now have a quarterback in Michael [Bishop] who was recognized as the best in the country. I’m excited for coach [Troy] Espirt and the Hurricanes as well as the league.” An important aspect of whether or not the Hurricanes’ stay in College Station will be a successful one is dependent upon how much the students

embrace it. “In my recent conversations with the Texas Hurricanes, I have been informed that they are adding ways to involve the Aggie students more by hosting tryouts to possibly add former Aggie players to the roster,” said Kindra Fry, director of sports for the Bryan College Station Convention and Visitor’s Bureau. “I think this would be a great opportunity to interact with the average college student as well as make this team more of Bryan/College Station’s own. As we both know, Aggies love their football and this will extend the football season and offer the average college student an affordable option for something

to do with a group of friends.” The Hurricanes, in an effort to get the community more involved, are holding tryouts on both Aug. 15 and Sept. 5. Another bit of good news for students is the low price that can be had on tickets. With a league that strives to keep expenses, including travel, low, one can be sure that ticket prices will not spike to to make up lost revenue. The team will be playing its games at the newly-constructed McFerrin Athletic Center on the A&M campus. “The kids are going to fall in love with it,” Williams said. “It’s fast-paced. It’s exciting. And, it’s hard hitting. It’s just great entertainment.”

Aggie junior and AllAmerican Austin Krajicek and sophomore Colin Hoover have spent the summer playing tennis on amateur circuits. Krajicek reached the quarterﬁnals at the UBS Men’s Futures of Pittsburgh with victories over Florida State’s Jean-Yves Aubone and LSU’s Michael Venus. Aubone is an AllAmerican and ranked No. 481 in the world. Venus was defeated 3-6, 6-1, 6-4. Krajicek’s run came to an end against Steve Johnson, 6-2, 6-2. Krajicek also fell in the ﬁnals of the doubles draw with teammate Rhyne Williams. Hoover, competing in the ITA Summer Circuit, took home two singles titles at McMurray University and Collin County Community College. Hoover will return to Texas A&M for a tournament July 24-27. Brett Sebastian

Loyalty should go both ways for Favre Ian McPhail

The public has blasted NFL quarterback Brett Favre but columnist Ian McPhail says he should be supported.

s Brett Favre’s return to football with the Vikings seems certain, many columnists and fans are tired of this annual retirement soap opera. Unfortunately, these opinions are often influenced by an overzealous media, attempting to garner interest in a sport with a season that lasts less than half a year. Favre’s countless accomplishments and influence as a positive role model throughout his career should entitle him to un-retire without alienating millions. Favre’s retirement and banishment to the New York Jets was not the result of his mistake in retiring, but a carefully orchestrated public relations campaign by Green Bay’s management and NFL pundits to replace Favre with a younger player. With a hall of fame career and a great final year in 2007, Favre tearfully said goodbye to the game. With concerns about the continued health of his body, and a desire to spend more with his family, Favre seemingly decided to end

his career on a high note. Last summer, as fans bemoaned the loss of their leader, Favre’s retirement started to sound too convenient to the Packers. In 2005, management had selected Aaron Rodgers in the first round to be groomed as Favre’s replacement. In the last year of his contract, the team needed to see what Rodgers was capable of before it expired. But before long Favre wanted back on the field. He asked the Packers to either put him back under center for another season, or to release him to find another team that wanted him with no hard feelings. The Packers did neither. For nearly a month they stalled Favre’s comeback in an effort to subvert the negative public relations backlash. From offering him a $25 million for re-retirement, to giving Favre the chance to spend his last year in Green Bay as a backup to Rodgers, the Packers created a media circus as a distraction from their poor treatment of a sports hero who brought a Super Bowl back to Green Bay without them. Favre gave everything to Green Bay and their fans, and when he asked to play or be released, the Packers traded the quarterback. A spiteful management decided that allowing Favre to succeed in his last season or two would be a public relationship nightmare, so they exiled him to the hapless Jets. And Favre did not complain; he suited up in Jets green and almost single-handedly turned the franchise around. The Packers typify the current problem with teams and ownership through their treatment of a man who has done so much for them and for the league. In the NFL, as soon as a player

reaches the end of his career, he is often discarded for a fresh piece of meat such as Joe Montana was. Favre’s situation has proven that no player, no matter how remarkable, can stand up to the combined public relations power of the league, the team and the sports writers, whose paycheck depends on the financial success of the league. Maybe in a response to the lack of fans’ patience with a bad team, the general managers who run the show have decided to sacrifice quality players for a better chance at winning. The league and its teams need to decide whether it wants society to view athletes as role models or just random employees to be discarded as soon as they break or someone better comes Favre along. It simply is not right to allow the media to switch between demonizing and worshiping players like Favre whenever it becomes convenient for a team’s bottom line. This is the problem with professional sports and the “media” that calls propaganda covering the sport. Mere months before journalists and the league decided to tarnish Favre’s image, they were idolizing him as the reason for Green Bay’s unlikely 2008 playoff run. Favre garners interest in a sport with a painfully dull off-season, and few writers will admit that stories about his unretirement sell. Ironically, NFL media members are able to linger around Favre’s house, report ridiculous Vikings deadline rumors, and stalk the quarterback, while blaming him for causing this media frenzy in the first place.

Watch the live interview with sports broadcaster Joe Buck on HBO, and hear Favre explain his side. For several months he has been silent to avoid a media backlash, letting reporters rip him before telling fans he wants to be sure his arm has healed before committing to the Vikings. Ultimately, the reason the NFL and their unaccountable puppet media is allowed to be as two-faced and terrible to its players is because we let it. Fans lament the loss of quality human beings in the sport, while refusing to throw our support behind a good man like Favre. During the weeks in which the Packers planned to force Favre into Rodgers’ backup, fewer than 200 fans bothered to show for a nationally advertised weekly protest for their quarterback at Lambeau Field. Loyalty should go both ways. Pundits will spend this summer continuing to lampoon Favre for considering un-retiring, but true supporters should want to see him take another chance with the team of his choosing. Fans seem more than willing to excuse Rodgers’ shortcomings last year, but because of Favre’s age and the controversy around him, few will allow any excuse for a decline in play. As a former fan who bled Packers green and gold, nothing would please me more than to watch Favre and the Vikings beat up on his former team. If Americans will open their eyes to the poor treatment of players by teams, perhaps we can get a better class of athlete. But as long as we throw our support behind the Rodgers instead of the Favres, expect sports role models to continue to disappear. Ian McPhail is a sophomore history major.

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3br/3ba Canyon Creek Townhomes, available August, $1275/mo., W/D included, on bus route, 713-805-1044. 4/2/2 House, close to campus, newly remodeled, available July or August. $1650/mo . aggieLandRentals.com 979-776-8984. 4bd/2.5ba. Walk to Campus & Kyle Field! Huge, (1,770sq./ft/) newly remodeled house with 2 master bedrooms. Must See! New woodfloors, paint, bathrooms, ceilingfans, large fenced yard w/big deck. Available now! 1013 Welsh. $1500/mo. Call 972-313-5834 or 512-944-5264. 4bd/2ba house, 2,200sq./ft. All appliances included. Backs up to park w/b-ball court &track. On sorority row w/bus-route. 1-mile from campus. Two spots available. Call 713-443-2055. 4bd/2ba house, w/fenced backyard, pets okay, all new on inside. 3104 Longleaf. $1300/mo. 979-693-1448. 4bd/2ba. 6 MIN WALK TO TAMU, IN VIEW OF KYLE FIELD! Large fenced yard, new carpet. Appliances provided. $1200/mo. Available August, 804 Welsh. Call 832-215-1801 or 832-338-5397. 4bd/2ba., 307 Timber Street, 3-blocks from TAMU, located in historic district, available for August, $1700/mo. 979-450-5666. 4bdrm/2ba house. Close to campus, wood floors, tile floors, ceiling fans, W/D, fenced yards. 979-776-6079, www.aggielandleasing.com 5-bedroom house for lease. For more information 979-966-3913 or www.tricaprealty.com Apartment for lease, pool-side at the Zone, on bus route, available now through 7/2010, $560/mo. 713-823-6820. Available 8/09. Bryan historic district, large 5-2 on large 1.3 acre lot, secluded, includes 2 bay metal garage with workshop, ideal for students with projects, pet friendly, handicap accessible, W/D connections, energy efficient. 806 E.29th $1700/mo. 979-255-5461. www.picketfenceproperties.net Beautiful house 3bd/2bth plus automatic car garage. Includes hardwood floors, AC plus many ceiling fans. Oriental rugs if wanted. Many windows. 1wk free, call for special. 832-646-2329. Many designer extras. Close to campus. Callaway Villas, furnished room, 1-month free, 4/2.5, $575/mo. 936-348-1561. Cozy 2bdrm/2bth condo 3-blocks from campus, yard, w/d connections, over 1000sqft., no HUD, updated, $585/mo., 506-C College Main 254-289-0585. For lease: 3bdrm/3bath duplex. 3733 Oldenburg, $1000/mo. 979-324-9666. Furnished house. $450/room +1/3utilities or whole house unfurnished $1550/mo. 407-721-3300 or 214-707-8429. Immaculate 3bd/2bth house. Updated. Fireplace, fenced. No pets. No HUD. $895/month. Off 2818 in Bryan. Available July. 254-289-0585. Large 2bdrm/2bs, 3204-Cougar Trail, Bryan. Water, sewer, &trash paid. Everything’s new inside. $675/mo. 979-822-1616. Lovely townhouse 2bd/1bth remodeled. New marble floors, many beautiful extras, fenced backyard, fenced frontyard. Quiet. 1wk free, call for special. 832-646-2329.

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Thompson said his parents have played the biggest role in his life. “I think my development as a student leader can’t be attributed to any one person, but instead to all the people who have helped me through the years, both before and after A&M,” he said. Aside from being the Class of 2010 council president going on three terms, Thompson is the scholastics officer of Corps of Cadets Squadron 17, commander of the Cadet Leadership Council, student director of the Dr. Joe Townsend ’67 Leadership Fellows Program, and a member of Gen. O.R. Simpson Corps Honors Society. Thompson said he has already started preparing for next year. “The Class of 2010 started a new program this year in which we award five students from our class who have excelled in one of five categories: academics, athletics, leadership, service, and spirit,” Thompson said. Thompson also has started making adjustments to compensate for the closing of the Memorial Student Center. “With the closing of the MSC, we have had the difficult task of finding a new location for the largest and longest-lasting dance at A&M,” Thompson said. “This next year, the Class of 2010’s Ring Dance will be held at the College Station Hilton.” Tradition has always been important to Blayne, said former student body president Mark Gold. “He almost had a reverence for the school and its traditions,” Gold said. “When you see how seriously he takes traditions, such as Silver Taps, you start

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a project called Developing a “Living Laboratory” for Examining Community Recovery and Resilience After Disaster, and collected data from households affected by the hurricane. The $150,000 grant in 2008 was meant to collect the initial data, Van Zandt said. “It took us 11 days working 10 hour days with 18 students,” Van Zandt said. “It was a fairly expensive effort.” Of the 18 students, six were from the Galveston campus. “It helped having local students who knew the area,” Van Zandt said. Graduate urban planning and design student Dustin Henry accompanied Van Zandt in 2008 and will return to Galveston to help with assessments in fall. Henry assessed damages for 1,250 homes. “[The damage assessment] is going to be used to make policy recommendations, see what construction techniques can be used to make homes more resilient in the future,” Henry said. There were 300 residents

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to rest in the Aggie Field of Honor, and so her remains were moved there for re-interment Monday. The Aggie Field of Honor began accepting burials Monday. However, contractors granted permission for Joe Wallace, also of the Class of 1953, to be become the first Aggie buried there July 8. “Wallace was a member of the City Cemetery Committee and was heavily involved,” said his classmate and College Station City Council member Dick Birdwell. Ross Volunteers gave a 21gun salute at Wallace’s graveside service. Wallace was buried directly behind Holder’s plot. “The Class of 1953 will be well represented here for a while,” Holder said. Holder said that the members of his class who retired to the Bryan-College Station area meet every other month for dinner, along with their wives. Holder and his wife were married for 55 years. Her graveside service at the Aggie Field of Honor was 17

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to understand what this school means [to him].” Thompson has always been active in promoting Maroon Out T-shirts. “Maintaining traditions in Maroon Out sales has been exceptional,” Gold said. “Blayne would be outside selling T-shirts for hours.” During his term, Thompson said he wants to improve awareness of Aggie traditions. “One thing that has really concerned me is the gradual decrease in attendance and involvement in these events that typify what it means to be an Aggie,” he said. “As senior class president and a leader in the Corps, I’m in the perfect position to make something happen here. I just hope that I have what it takes.” Thompson is a double major in agricultural leadership and development and agricultural communications and journalism and will graduate with honors, he said. “Being an ALED major has helped me by allowing me to experiment with a number of paths,” Thompson said. “Thanks to my degree plan, I was able to customize my college experience, and do all of this while maintaining a heavy involvement outside the classroom.” In September, Thompson will take the Law School Admission Test. “Recently, I’ve developed a strong interest in law and politics,” Thompson said. “I’m spending the summer doing an internship with Congress right now to see if this could be a possible career for me, and so far, I love it.” Askew said he has high hopes for Thompson. “You’ll never meet anybody more humble or more down to earth,” Askew said. “He has a heart the size of Texas.”

available for survey, Henry said.“We asked questions about what time they evacuated, if they evacuated, and about lifestyle changes,” he said. “We also asked if they were planning on moving because of the storm.” Yu Xiao, assistant professor of landscape architecture and urban planning, assesses the business side of the damage. “I ask them questions about the type of damage and emergency response, if they’ve returned to normal business standards, how do they prepare for the disaster and the finance, and do they plan to recover,” Xiao said. It is uncertain what discoveries will be made this fall, he said. “Hopefully we’ll find some kind of recovery, but some businesses aren’t back yet,” he said. The responses from the first research program are being analyzed. The second trip this fallwill follow up with those residents to see if repair has been made or if the residents have moved. “The community created a recovery plan, and they estimate [based on utility bills] that 17,000 people aren’t accounted for,” Henry said.

Dedication A formal dedication of the Aggie Field of Honor and the Memorial Cemetery of College Station will be held at 9 a.m. Friday, at the intersection of Highway 60 and FM 2818. The ceremony is open to the public. months to the day after she died. A member of the A&M United Methodist Church, which the Holders attend, performed Billie’s favorite hymn, “How Great Thou Art,” as well as leading attendees in “The Spirit of Aggieland.” Presiding minister Kip Gilts said that the Aggie Field of Honor is a place where people can come and remember loved ones. For his final blessing, he said, “Bless this ground that all those who come may find the refreshment of memory and the comfort of your promise.” The Aggie Field of Honor is part of the Memorial Cemetery of College Station. Anyone can purchase a plot in the cemetery, although the Aggie Field of Honor is designed to be a resting place for Aggies and their families. The first phase of construction began June 2008.

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President, senior class council Blayne Thompson senior agricultural leadership and development major

Commander, Cadet Leadership Council received the Buck Weirus Spirit Award

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What do you love most about being an Aggie? While it may sound cliché, the simple and honest answer is the Aggie Spirit. Having so many passionate and spirited people on one campus, especially on game days, sets aflame a little fire inside of me. The goodness of our efforts, the scope of our traditions, the passion of our students and the strong community we have combine to make this place somewhere I truly consider to be one of the greatest places on Earth.

If you had three hours of free time, what would you do with it? Nap. I hardly ever have that much time with nothing to do, so I would gladly take the opportunity for a little rest and relaxation. I might even get a little adventurous and toss up a hammock to take a little siesta outside.

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When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? When I was little, I always dreamed of being an astronaut. I thought (and still think) that there would be nothing more incredible than getting to go to space. I think all those dreams faded when I got into high school calculus and decided that I couldn’t possibly do that for the rest of my life. I always had a safe back-up plan of being either a superhero or a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.

What are your goals for after graduation?

My experiences at A&M have given me a strong interest in government and politics, which has brought me to Washington, D.C., for the internship that I’m currently at working for Congress. I could potentially see myself doing this long-term. In the short run, I’m applying to law school for fall 2010 (A-Whoop!)

What is your favorite memory made at Aggieland so far? I’ve been in Aggieland since I was less than 2 years old, so most of my fondest memories were made here. Among the highlights would probably be cutting down a tree with my dad at stack to be burned on the last Bonfire in 1998, going to the Midnight Yell Practice after the Bonfire stack collapsed and then watching as we BTHO t.u. the next day.

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or the past 20 years, Aggieland has been my home. A lot of things have changed over the years, but a lot of things have stayed the same, too. We’ve seen a generational loss of community values across the nation with the growing age of technology, and the effects have been evident here on campus. We’re all guilty of it — with the coming of iPods and mp3 players, we all like to jam out a little while walking in the time between classes. But every now and then, try taking your earphones out, smile and say “Howdy!” to a passing stranger. What’s more, get out every now and then, and see what’s going on around campus. Sure, you could hang out in the dorm or off campus somewhere, but you only have a short time here to be able to experience the things that make Texas A&M University so great. Take advantage of it! One thing that we have to remember is our image to the rest of the world. It has always made me so proud to be an Aggie when I’ve traveled to Austin or Lubbock for a football game and watched their fans curse, spit and throw objects at us. As Aggies, we pride ourselves on having class and treating others with respect. This is why we have some of the best fans in the nation. When you combine that with our spirit and the volume we create in Kyle Field, you can see why the Twelfth Man has become what it is today. Keep that image alive, and always treat fans from other schools with respect. It makes us the bigger person. In recent years, we have seen how individual actions can represent us all and destroy our image. We have to remember that to the rest of the world, we are not just college students. We are Aggies, and the things we do represent our University and the Aggie family as a whole. Be smart, be proud and remember who you represent. Give the world something to respect and admire about the Aggies. I am so proud to be an

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Aggie. Just take a look around — people are taken aback when they are greeted on campus by such a friendly and spirited student body. Opposing teams tremble when they think of having to play us in front of the famous Twelfth Man, whether it be 80,000 of us at Kyle Field, a packed Reed Arena or an overflowing soccer stadium as we set attendance records rooting on our incredible women’s soccer team. Where else in the world can you say “Howdy” to a complete stranger, and nine times out of 10 expect to get a warm smile and a “Howdy” in return? Where else could 80,000 people rally in a week to cover a stadium in our nation’s colors like we did at the “Red, White and Blue Out?” Schools across the nation are trying to emulate our successful programs like Fish Camp and Big Event, and we boast one of the most active student bodies, with more than 800 student organizations and one of the most involved and successful student government organizations around. You can always go to the Dixie Chicken, that game of Guitar Hero will still be there when you get back to your dorm, and there will always be another party. But you will only get one chance to experience your Elephant Walk, to attend your Ring Dance with your classmates, to go out each month and stand in silence with your friends at Silver Taps to remember those we’ve lost, or to pack a roaring stadium at midnight to show your love and devotion to your school at Midnight Yell. These things don’t happen anywhere else in the world. This is your one shot — your one opportunity — to take part in a culture of tradition so rich and unique — and to do your part to make sure that it survives for future generations to enjoy. So do your part to keep the true Aggie Spirit alive. Thanks and Gig ‘Em! Blayne Thompson is a senior agricultural leadership and development major.

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Blayne Thompson will serve as president of the senior class council in 2009-2010.

Thompson recalls the glory days of Aggie Athletics David Harris The Battalion Agricultural leadership and development major Blayne Thompson, senior class president, is not new to the sporting landscape at Texas A&M University. The self-proclaimed college sports fan has been attending Aggie events since he was a child. “Growing up, my grandparents, Robert and Betty Thompson, had season tickets to all the Aggie games,” Thompson said. “So I got to go with them to watch basketball games as the Aggies grew from bottom to the top, baseball games as we won the Big 12 Championship and went to the College World Series, and football games in the 1990s when we had the Wrecking Crew and the nation’s longest home winning streak.” Thompson has become very fond of

NBA star LeBron James. He can’t help but cheer for the Cavs because of No. 23. He also likes to take in a little Astros baseball, and enjoys spending his Sundays with the Dallas Cowboys on the television screen. The avid racquetball player looks to three former Aggie athletes as some of his sporting heroes. Damon Johnson, Class of 1996, played for the Aggie basketball team from 1991 to 1995 under coach Tony Barone during the Southwest Conference days and supplied Thompson with many thrills at G. Rollie White. Leeland McElroy, who played running back for the Aggie football team from 1993 to 1995, was the undisputed star of a team that was at the forefront of Thompson’s childhood. And Dat Nguyen stole Thompson’s heart along with that of every other Ag-

gie as he won a Lombardi Award and led his team to a Big 12 Championship in 1998. Aggie sports have supplied Thompson with some unforgettable moments. “I remember the last men’s basketball game in G. Rollie White Coliseum, when we won our first game of the season at our last chance — and one of the players took off his sweatband and gave it to me,” Thompson said. “I remember being at Olsen Field and experiencing ‘Olsen Magic’ on a number of cool, windy nights. I remember watching the 1998 Big 12 Championship game on TV and seeing Sirr Parker dive into the end zone to win the game. And, of course, I remember being at Kyle Field and watching Reggie McNeal have his redshirt pulled to go in the game and upset then-No. 1-ranked Oklahoma University.”

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