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The Battalion Aaron Resch and five with the Texas A&M University Center on Disability and Development have concluded three years of research that demonstrates family members of children with disabilities are in need of significant support as they deal with the children’s behavioral issues. In 2007, the researchers conducted statewide focus groups of families who had children with disabilities. The children were diagnosed with disabilities such as autism, cerebral palsy and mental disabilities. Researchers had meetings in every corner of the state, in order to gain the widest variety of participants. “We were trying to figure out what the parents’ needs were,” Resch said. “When they talked about the challenges they were facing, they never brought up the children themselves. They usually talked about problems they encountered in their communities and surrounding environments.” Many families had run into the same issues. Accessing health care, undergoing speech therapy, taking swimming lessons, See Resch on page 5
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t might still be in the Brazos Valley, but the Messina Hof Winery in Bryan makes for a worthwhile trip with its annual Harvest Festival. For five weekends, visitors can discover how grapes become wine, or learn the answers to other pressing — fictional — questions at one of the mystery dinners. From vineyard to dining room, the event makes learning fun, not to mention delicious.
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Students research helicopter blade erosion Caroline Ward | The Battalion Aggie students in the aerospace engineering department have been working to solve one of the front-running problems for the U.S. Navy. In the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, the desert sand has been eroding helicopter blades. “This has been a severe problem in recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan,” said Ramesh Talreja, aerospace engineering professor. The Helicoptor Erosion Project addresses the problem in areas of maintenance, design of the blades and develop special coatings to prevent erosion, with the goal of leading to safer operation of helicopters during wars where conditions lead to erosion of blades. Graduate students Nirmal Sigamani and Sourav Banerjee participated in the 2010 Aircraft Airworthiness and Sustainment conference, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense. The federal government presented Sigamani and Banerjee with $1,000 stipends to present papers based on their work on helicopter blade erosion. “Both Nirmal and Sourav worked on the
Sourav Banjeree, a graduate student of aerospace engineering, shares his research findings at the 2010 Aircraft Airworthiness and Sustainment conference. Courtesy photo
same project, the former dealing with the experimental part. Sourav’s work tackled the difficult task of computer-based modeling of the particle erosion of blade coatings,” said Amine Benzerga, assistant professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Banerjee’s adviser. Sigamani received his master’s de-
gree in May, and Banerjee will receive his in fall 2010. Both will begin their doctorate degrees. “In this conference itself I had a chance to meet so many Aggies working in the top companies and they loved to share their memories [from] Aggieland,” Sigamani said.
Religion might affect ethics Caroline Ward The Battalion Research conducted by Mays Business School professors Sean McGuire, Thomas Omer and Nathan Sharp showed corporations in religious areas were less likely to commit fraud or “misstate” financial statements. “I became interested in the project because I do some archival audit research and this was an interesting look at what might be one of the determinants of financial statement irregularities,” Omer said. “Research in accounting has investigated the how and The specific why of finan- denomination cial statement matters irregularities much less for many years, than whether and this was religion is a chance to important to consider how a person. a social norm, Nathan Sharp, religion, might professor alter individu- of accounting als’ incentives to misrepresent their firm’s financial statements.” The research process began last fall, using data from Gallup Inc. The study represented 50 states and analyzed 4500 U.S. public corporations. Evaluation of results was based on theories and models from previous research. McGuire, Omer and Sharp See Ethics on page 4
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Texas A&M Athletic Director Bill Byrne leads the A&M athletic department to a sixth place finish in the 2009-2010 Director’s Cup standings, a school record.
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ollowing a memorable year, the Texas A&M athletic program finished a recordhigh sixth place in the Division I Learfield Sports Director’s Cup standings. It’s the third time the program under Athletic Director Bill Byrne has broken the school record since he arrived at A&M in December 2002. “That was an accomplishment,” Byrne said. “Our coaches, student-athletes, support staff and our donors have all done a remarkable job. It’s not just one team, coach or group of athletes that does that. It’s a body of work that is done by our entire program. I think it shows a total commitment across the board and that’s not easily done.” The Director’s Cup standings are determined by point values awarded to each university for its success in up to 10 male and 10 female sports. Driven by two national championships and eight national top-10 finishes, the Aggies concluded the 20092010 athletic year with a school-record 1070.75 points and earned its first finish in the Top 10. “To get to be in the Top 10 is a real accomplishment and our goal is to stay here” Byrne said. “We want to consistently be a Top 10 program in the nation. For a program the size of Texas A&M, doing that is going to be a real accomplishment for us.” The feat is magnified by the improvement of A&M’s athletic program h under Byrne. In 2001-2002, the year before his arrival, A&M finished 37 in the Director’s Cup standings and never finished higher than 20. The Aggies have four straight Top 20 finishes in the standings and have claimed five national championships in the past two years after earning three
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in the previous 69 years. more sports than we do,” “At the national directors’ Byrne said. “We need to get meetings is when that was an- equestrian to be our 20th. If nounced and I had so many they did that, we’d have anof my colleagues come up other national championship and congratulate us,” Byrne feather in our hat.” said. “They know where we Byrne is aiming for greater were seven years ago and they heights. know how far we’ve come.” “I’m excited about our One of the turnarounds in future here,” Byrne said. A&M sports during the Byrne “That’s one of the reasons era has been that of women’s I came here. I thought we sports. With five regular- were under-achieving and season conference champi- I thought we could do betonships before 2003, Byrne ter. This shows that we can. led the Aggie women’s teams I’m the eternal optimist. I to 20 Big 12 regular-season think we’re going to conchampionships since artinue to get better. I like riving in College what we’re building Station. This athhere. We’re getA&M’s athletic letic year, the ting to the point department women acat A&M where finished higher counted for we’re reloading than any team 53 percent of every year.” from the Big 12 A&M’s points Despite the conference. in the Director’s talk about Texas Cup. and Nebraska in For the 16 conthe conference resecutive year, Stanford alignment debate, both was crowned Director’s Cup schools finished behind A&M champions. Though the pro- and Oklahoma. gram is successful, Stanford “We are fortunate to be at a selects its Top 20 finishes out school such as Texas A&M that of its 28 NCAA-recognized is a Top 10 institution in so sports. Texas A&M, which many categories and I am hapsupports 20 athletic programs, py our athletics department can is hampered by the NCAA’s be counted among the best in refusal to recognize equestrian. the country,” Byrne said. “Our Not only have the Aggies not motto has remained ‘Building been awarded for equestrian’s Champions’ and we continue seven national championships to strive to get better each and in eight years, but A&M was every day, in athletics, academallowed to enter results for 19 ics and being a better overall sports into the Director’s Cup. person. I believe there is room “I congratulate Stanford for improvement in each of for doing an excellent job our sports, as well as personal but the top programs, when development for us all.” you look at them, have many
our thousand and drama flowing and held 204 minutes. an MTV audience That’s how captivated for more much time fans than six years. have invested in Conrad and The Hills, The City, Cavallari’s ascent to Newport Harbor and fame can quickly be the one that started traced with a 60Alexandra it all, Laguna Beach. mile trip down the That’s almost three 405 Freeway from Welch straight days of girl Los Angeles, which junior business talk and boy drama, major will drop you straight and this is without out onto the Pacific commercial breaks, Coast Highway by countless reruns, after-shows the wealthy beach towns of the and endless gossip sessions with palm tree and Porsche-lined girlfriends. Orange County. My California Now, for all the pretentious vacation found me there this critics out there that claim past weekend, and after only they would never engage in two days in Laguna, it was plain such mindless TV and seemto see why this place was such a ingly contrived – OK actually breeding ground for TV gold. contrived drama, please save all The entire town of Laguna that pseudo-intellectual comis built along just two or three mentary about how you are miles of the PCH. The beach, “above it all” for someone else. boardwalk, inns and surf shops I am not afraid to say, I shame- are on one side, while the lessly enjoyed every single extravagant art galleries, quaint second of it. restaurants and boutiques After 102 episodes, six pan out opposite on the side seasons and four years of love streets of “downtown” Laguna, triangles, friendship spats, crazy which backs up into a hillside boyfriends, alleged sex tapes, of mansions overlooking the bizarre weddings and mental Pacific. All the glamorized breakdowns, along with tons scenes we saw on the show of shopping, plastic surgery, happened within a stone’s drinking, flirting and gossip, throw of each other. the pop culture phenomenon In a bubble that small, that is The Hills had its final where you can’t avoid seeing curtain call Tuesday night. the same faces on a daily basis, The show, which Entertainit’s to no wonder why the love ment Weekly ranked 82 on triangle of the decade between their list of “The Top 100 Stephen Colletti, Conrad and Best TV Shows of the Last 25 Cavallari developed into a years,” made household names series of cat fights that soon beof playboy Brody Jenner, came the girl’s ticket to fame, beautiful but loveless Audrina fortune and tabloid fodder. Patridge, delusional — possibly With a formula in place for brainwashed — Heidi Montag great “reality” television, MTV and villain and resident crazy shipped Lauren Conrad off to Spencer Pratt. It has spawned a the hills to start her fashion caspinoff for the always amiable reer and see what else she could and ambitious Whitney Port stir up along the way. She soon (The City), and thanks to sweet made a name for herself as an yet snarky Lo Bosworth, the intern at Teen Vogue, and estabnickname Justin-Bobby will lished a Hollywood Brat Pack forever be carved into the of her own that became the talk annals of pop culture. But it of the town. Jenner and Pratt was our leading ladies, Lauren jumped reality show ships after Conrad and Kristen Cavallari, their ill-fated Princes of Malibu the most relatable of the cast tanked five episodes in, and the and the omniscient narrators duo soon joined the new scene of everyone’s relationships, with Conrad, Montag, Patridge scandals and escapades in the and Port. Hollywood Hills who kept the The premise was simple:
Do what every girl really does, only on a grander scale. Follow the girls as they shopped at trendy stores and talked about the drama they created the night before. Watched them eat out at fancy restaurants and talked about the drama they created the night before. See the girls at “work” so you can hear the last bit of everyone’s opinion on the drama they created the night before. And then finally, follow the girls out to the Sunset Strip or on vacation so they can go on dates at exclusive nightclubs and create fresh drama. Tirelessly repeat this. When it gets boring, bring on Kristen Cavallari for a sure-fire explosion of unrelenting scandal. Critics and fans alike have always questioned the reality of the semi-scripted nature of the show, and in its final moments, The Hills did what it’s always done best and created a buzzworthy water cooler moment. As Cavallari said goodbye to her unrequited love, Jenner, with the iconic Hollywood sign serving as backdrop, the show broke the fourth wall. The camera pulled back to reveal Jenner on a backlot soundstage, leaving everyone to wonder whether the entire storyline was scripted or if it was just a message to anyone who actually took time out of their day to question an entertainment show’s reality. “As you saw in the end — what’s real and what’s fake? You don’t know. Our relationships the entire time could have been fake. You don’t know; you don’t know,” Jenner said. As for me, I don’t care either way. Real or fake, I loved The Hills for what it was, a blissful escape of pure guilty pleasure entertainment. In a perfect world, Heidi’s boobs would have deflated, Spencer would have checked himself into a mental institution, and The Hills would have continued on into my nursing home days. But hey, there’s always spinoffs. Might I suggest Brody and Kristen: The Wedding, eh? I guess in the words of Natasha Bedingfield, the rest is still unwritten.
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said they were not attempting to prove whether religion was good or bad, but were curious about whether it affected accounting ethics. Their work is now in the
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best, take at least another year. “All of the major world religions have the same core values and emphasize the same core ethics. Research that has been done says that the specific denomination matters much less than whether religion is important to a person. That’s really what matters,” Sharp said. Citizens of the counties were
asked if they had a religious affiliation, if religion is important in their daily life and if they attended weekly religious services. With these questions, the researchers were able to decipher whether the county had strong religious social norms. “Religion creates very important social norms that people want to conform to so that they
‘fit in’ in the areas where they live,” Sharp said. “You can see behavior, even in corporations, affected by religions because people want to live their religion when it is important to them.” McGuire said he, Omer and Sharp started the project because they are all interested in the factors associated with firms’
financial reporting decisions. “This project is one of the most interesting ones I’ve worked on because we examine whether a non-financial factor is associated with aggressive financial reporting. In addition, it is great working with two of my colleagues at the Mays Business School to develop this research,” McGuire said.
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2bd/1.5ba w/study. Fenced, covered parking, pets ok, updated. 1714 and 1716 Leona. On shuttle and biking distance to campus. $750/mo. 979-739-4455. aggielandrentals.com 2bd/1ba apartment, 800sq.ft. New appliances, carpeting and tile. W/D. Bus route. $550/mo. +$300 deposit. 210-391-4106.
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FOR RENT 3/2/2, fenced yard, appliances, pets OK with refundable deposit. $1100/mo. 1001 San-Benito. 979-690-0786. 3/3 newer duplex includes all appliances, tile floors, backyard, pets allowed. Available August. Call Tia 979-739-1160. 3bd/1.5ba, carport, on shuttle, pets ok, fenced, $750/month. aggieLandRentals.com 979-739-4455. 3bd/2ba C.S. Huge duplex, fenced, shuttle route, w/d connection. Treehouse Trail, $995/mo. www.c4properties.net 979-268-1074. 3bd/2ba C.S. Historic District. Walk to campus. $1200/mo. W/D, ref. and lawn service included. Pets O.K. 902 Welsh. 979-450-5666. 3bd/2ba house, large fenced back yard, tile floors, less than 1-mile from campus. www.aggielandleasing.com
NOW LEASING 4 BEDROOM HOMES!! Call for Move-in specials!! Rent from $1300 - $1700 3909 Aspen, Bryan 2310 Avon, Bryan 905 Bougainvillea, CS 4140 McFarland, CS 1220 Ridge¿eld, CS 600 Thompson, CS 3512 Vienna, CS www.AtHomePM.com 979-696-5357
2bd/1ba duplex. $675/mo. 1601 Cloverdale, C.S. Newly remodeled. Call 979-575-3553.
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New construction. 4br homes, rent entire house or by the room, 1950SF, washer/dryer, individual leases, fenced, $425/room 979-776-5079. www.tricaprealty.com
4/2/2 off Dominik. Updated house, tile, carpet, with W/D, pets allowed. $1600/mo. Tia 979-739-1160. Available August.
New homes for lease. 3 and 4 bedroom pet-friendly homes, close to campus, granite counter tops, w/d, refrigerator included. Call 979-777-5777.
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/2.5ba Spanish style duplex w/garage + off street parking. Security system. All appliances including w/d. $1500/mo. No pets allowed, Available mid July and August. 979-297-3720 or 979-292-6168. 4bd/2ba house, covered and garage parking, tile and hardwood floors, less than 1mile from campus, www.santinos.com 4bd/2ba. House! 2 open rooms for girl or guy. Fenced yard, W/D, $400/mo. +1/4bills. Available Summer and Fall. 361-463-6763 or 361-463-1726. 4bd/3ba townhouse, 2 car garage, spacious, pool, landscape back yard, $1850/mo, 777-9933. 4bdrm/2bth house. Close to campus, wood floors, tile floors, ceiling fans, W/D, fenced yards. 979-776-6079, www.aggielandleasing.com BRYAN: 1/1, 2/1, & 2/2 APTS! COVERED PARKING, laundry facility, in HISTORICAL DISTRICT! PAID W/S, INTERNET, CABLE & GAS! 979-775-2291 www.twincityproperties.com BRYAN: MIDTOWN VILLAS 1601 S COLLEGE, COMPLETE RENOVATION!! 2/2 DUPLEXES w/PAID W/S, INTERNET, CABLE! WOOD FLOORS! 979-775-2291 www.twincityproperties.com COLLEGE STATION: 1/1, 800 sqft, shuttle, all appl, W/D, lawn/pest/maint incl, 906 Spring loop (off University), $575. KAZ Realty 979-324-9666. COLLEGE STATION: 2/2, 1000 sqft, shuttle, all appl, W/D, lawn/pest/maint incl, 906 Spring loop (off University), $675. KAZ Realty 979-324-9666.
BRYAN: 3/2, QUIET EAST SIDE HISTORICAL DISTRICT, one of a kind, over 1800 sqft., WOOD FLOORS, 9ft ceilings, LARGE living & dining area, BIG walk-in closet, front porch and brick patio!! 979.775.2291. www.twincityproperties.com
BRYAN: 2/1 AMAZING FLOOR PLANS, fenced yards avail, pets ok, w/d conn, spacious rooms, mins from Blinn & TAMU!! $515-$565/mo. 979.775.2291. www.twincityproperties.com
BRYAN: 2/1.5 & 3/2 MASSIVE APTS!! COVERED PARKING, laundry facility, central area! PAID W/S, INTERNET, CABLE, GARBAGE! 979.775.2291 www.twincityproperties.com
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COLLEGE STATION: 3/2, 1240 sqft, shuttle, all appl, W/D, lawn/pest/maint incl, 905 Balcones (off Welch), $850. KAZ Realty 979-324-9666. COLLEGE STATION: 3/3, 1450 sqft, all appl, W/D, lawn/pest/maint incl, 3745 Oldenburg (off Graham), $1100. KAZ Realty 979-324-9666. Duplex near campus. 2bd/2ba. W/D. No backyard. 307 Spruce. $695/month. Call 254-760-8242.
COLLEGE STATION: MANY HOMES TO CHOOSE FROM 2br, 3br, & 4br! Wolf Pen Area!! Pets welcome! 979.775.2291 www.twincityproperties.com
BRYAN: MIDTOWN TERRACE- 1710 Echols, PAID W/S, INTERNET, CABLE!! 2/2 duplexes w/NEW EVERYTHING - new WOOD FLOORS, new CABINETS, new BLACK APPL!! 979.775.2291 www.twincityproperties.com
Great 3bd/2ba 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. Immaculate 3bd/2ba 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. Large 4bd/2ba house, 2 living room areas, fenced, pets ok, 1217 North Ridgefield, $1400/mo, 693-1448. Male roomate needed, 3bd on bus route, $350/month, call 281-813-1178.
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Room in nice mobile home, Central-air/ht, internet, cable, $375 everything included. 210-364-7006. Roommate needed. 1-block from campus. All amenities. 979-846-3376. Sub-lease 2 bdrm at The Lofts Apartments. Roommate matching provided (for female). 950 sq ft. $679/permonth + utilities. 936-321-3646.
HELP WANTED Athletic men for calendars, books, etc. $100-$200/hr, up to $1000/day. No experience. 512-684-8296. photoguy@io.com Cedar Lane hiring for asst. manager/ bartender (exp. pref.) and waitress/ shot-girl. Send contact info to cedarlanepa@gmail.com. Cleaning commercial buildings at night, M-F. Call 979-823-5031 for appointment. FT/PT openings, customer sales/svc, no experience necessary, conditions apply, all ages 17+, 979-260-4555. Hiring full-time and part-time temporary help for August, carpet cleaning technician, 979-693-6969.
MUSIC Party Block Mobile DJ- Peter Block, professional 22yrs experience. Specializing in Weddings, TAMU functions, lights/smoke. Mobile to anywhere. Book early!! 979-693-6294. http://www.partyblockdj.com
PETS Adopt Pets: Dogs, Cats, Puppies, Kittens, Many purebreds. Brazos Animal Shelter, 979-775-5755, www.brazosanimalshelter.org
REAL ESTATE 2bd/2ba mobile home for sale, nice park in C.S., excellent investment, all appliances included, call 979-204-7702.
ROOMMATES 1 roomate needed. Spacious 2 story townhouse in Canyon Creek. Fully furnished. 4/2.5 $400/mo. +1/4 utilities. 713-823-9340. 1-Female roommate needed for 3bd/3ba duplex, $400/mo. +1/3bills. Move-in August 14th, 1-year lease. Small pets okay. 979-229-5327. 1-Male Roommate needed 2/2 condo at Fox-Run. $400/mo. +1/2bills, on bus route. Call 936-581-4504. 2-female roommates needed. 104 Ridgecove, off Rock Prairie. Furnished, nice, $350/mo. 361-798-6657. 2-female roommates needed. 3bd/3ba/2car NEW furnished townhome off Harvey Road. $600/mo., $100/mo. garage. Call 281-468-3516. Grad or upper-class roommate wanted for 4bd/3ba house near Graham Road. Rent $375/mo. =utilities. Call 979-661-0848. One female roommate needed. 4bd/4ba townhome in Waterwood. $565/mo. Utilities included in rent. W/D, cable included. 214-263-2555, half off first months rent. Roommates needed. 4bd/4bth $325/mo., washer/dryer. University Place on Southwest Parkway. 281-844-2090. If You Have Something To Sell, Remember Classifieds Can Do It! Call 845-0569
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even feeling accepted in their neighborhoods and communities was very difficult for many families, Resch said. “Often times the families didn’t feel like they were supported,” Resch said. “There was always lots of help available for the child, but there was nothing to aid the parents and children in coping with the hardships of having a disabled family member.”
Bosnia marks 1995 massacre SREBRENICA, BosniaHerzegovina — Hoisting hundreds of coffins aloft, a line of weeping relatives stretched for at least a mile Sunday as they honored Srebrenica massacre victims on the 15th anniversary of the worst atrocity in Europe since World War II. A whole hillside in the eastern Bosnian town was dug out with graves, waiting for 775 coffins to be laid to rest. That was less than a tenth of the total number of Muslim men and boys executed after Serb forces overran the U.N.-protected town on July 11, 1995, during the 19921995 Bosnian war. Another 1,844 victims have been identified, but their skeletons consist only of a few bones and relatives are refusing to bury them before more fragments are found.
8 US soldiers die in Afghan attacks KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Eight American soldiers died in attacks in southern Afghanistan, including a car bombing and gunfight outside a police compound in Kandahar on Wednesday. The deadly 24 hours for U.S. troops came a day after three British soldiers were killed when one of their Afghan army allies attacked them. The dead civilians included three Afghan translators and two security guards.
Questions halt BP cap, drilling NEW ORLEANS — BP’s work on capping the Gulf of Mexico gusher was frozen Wednesday after the federal government raised concerns the operation could put damaging pressure on the well that could make the leak worse. BP also halted the drilling of two relief wells that are designed to be a more permanent solution to plug the well. The delays were a stunning setback after nearly three months of failed attempts to stop the spill.
After weeks of conducting intense focus groups, Resch and the rest of the team had compiled over 500 transcript pages. They spent the next two years analyzing their findings for qualitative data, then coding the information into different topics, and finally narrowing down the data into consistent themes. The team submitted their research for publication in May 2009. After a year of revisions, their findings were published in the May 2010 issue of Rehabilitation Psychology, the journal of the American Psychological Association. “The conclusion of our research was
ational activities. “The objective is for these kids, disabled and not, to get the full camp experience,” said J.D. Smiley, a freshman business major who spent the month of June working at Camp Barnabas. “They get to shoot bows and arrows, play in the pool, go on campouts — everything that makes them feel like normal kids.” The camp has 10 cabins; four are dedicated for the brothers and sisters of children with disabilities. While their curriculum sometimes differs from that of their siblings, they can participate in
that the entire family needs support, not just the child,” Resch said. “The child’s disability isn’t the problem, nor is their behavior; the issue is that many of these families don’t have the resources and support necessary to care for their disabled family member lovingly and effectively.” Some organizations have already begun to support children with disabilities and their families. Camp Barnabas, a Christian camp in Purdy, Missouri, offers weeklong sessions for children with disabilities and their siblings. All children are invited to a week of recre-
every activity the camp offers. “It’s the most physically taxing thing you could ever do to your body,” said Cole Burdette, a sophomore general studies major. “Just keeping up that energy level and having a smile on your face all the time is tough work. These kids have never experienced swimming, never gone up in a tree house, never shot a bow and arrow. The end of the week is the most satisfying feeling ever because you know you’ve given these kids the time of their life.”
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Gaza aid ship heads for Egypt EL-ARISH, Egypt— A Libyan chartered aid ship trying to break Israel’s Gaza blockade was steaming for an Egyptian port Wednesday after changing course in the Mediterranean Sea. Israeli missile ships had been shadowing the Amalthea since Wednesday morning to ensure that it would not reach Gaza. An Al-Jazeera reporter on board the aid boat said Israeli ships were arrayed in a “wall” meant to prevent the Amalthea from continuing toward the Palestinian territory.
Alleged al-Qaida plotter held in UK LONDON — A Pakistani man alleged to have plotted a major al-Qaida attack in Britain and wanted by U.S. authorities over the New York subway bomb plot was ordered held in custody Wednesday. Abid Naseer, 24, was arrested July 7 on a U.S. extradition warrant on charges of providing support to a foreign terrorist organization. Prosecutors allege Naseer was part of a larger al-Qaida terrorist conspiracy that included the New York subway attack. Associated Press
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or longer than most can remember, Northgate has been the place for Aggies to congregate.
The district has become synonymous with A&M, developing traditions for vendors, eateries and watering holes, ranging from flashy clubs to scaled-down bars like the Dixie Chicken. But this might change, and fast. A recent resolution unanimously passed by the College Station City Council will bring sweeping changes to Northgate, under the guise of public safety. The city plans to permanently close a portion of College Main, similar to the roadblocks students see Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. The city will also create a pedestrian mall for the Northgate area, with parking restructuring as well as safety and aesthetic improvements. This plan has been in the works for 11 years. While all of those improvements sound great, and the City Council is cooperating with Texas A&M and TxDOT for support, two important groups have been left out of the discussion, merchants and patrons of Northgate. “No one up here is against safety, but the issue does not exist during the day,” said Robert Forrest, the owner of Army surplus store Sarge’s. “No one can argue WalMart’s parking lot is safer during the day. My question is why close College Main 24/7 when we only need it closed four to five hours a night. The same money could be used, and service vehicles and other cars could use the road, but the way it is now it makes it harder for our customers and our businesses.” This plan for will prevent passing cars from seeing these stores, a critical draw for
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the retail Merchants, an association of industries. Northgate stakeholders. Retailers The bars, which stand to rely on benefit the most from these walk-in improvements, are against the business plan. Retailers and merchants that will on Northgate are against it as be denied well. This leaves the city with Richard if the road no hands to garner support Creecy is closed. and no leg to stand on. senior classics The city “The council brought this major seems plan as an all or nothing deal, intent on so we, as a group, were comcreating a nightlife-focused pelled to oppose it outright,” environment that forces out Scotti said. retailers and even restaurants. The head of Northgate The city council wants to Merchants and the businesses ruin what makes Northgate he represents are right to a unique blend of business say the city’s using the that caters to students council as a bully and nonstudents pulpit to give Closing College alike. And if the Northgate a Main hurts every city continues to makeover. business, except ignore the people The city bars. Northgate it affects most, council is shouldn’t be an unwanted only justifying entertainment its complete another 6th street. venue will emerge. overhaul of No street traffic and Northgate with constant construction safety, which mostly set to start June 2011 will applies to nighttime opbe the death knell for local erations, while simultaneinstitutions like Sarge’s and ously trying to shut out the Loupot’s. And, of course this complaints of those who have means more bars will take personal and financial stakes in their place. Northgate. Aggies need to ask “More bars brings unwant- the city that depends on them ed competition with current for everything about these establishments,” said Chris plans, because clearly they will Scotti, head of the Northgate not ask us.
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