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news for you texas Marijuana falls on East Texas homes Homeowners near Greenville reported hearing duffel bags filled with what appeared to be marijuana thud onto their roofs Monday. A singleengine plane was found abandoned in a field beside a runway at Caddo Mills Municipal Airport about two hours later. The public has turned in four black nylon duffel bags filled with highgrade, hydroponic marijuana.

The GOP attempts to gain Hispanics Texas Republicans are launching a new effort to woo Hispanics to the GOP. Led by George P. Bush, the nephew of former President George W. Bush, the group plans to recruit and support Hispanic candidates in the party that has been struggling for years to win them over. None of the 96 Republicans in the Legislature is Hispanic.

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nation &world Florida blames other states Florida residents banded together in opposition to offshore drilling, conﬁdent the state’s $61 billion touristdriven economy hinged on a pristine environment Resentment is brewing in the Florida Panhandle over slumping tourist dollars after the BP spill, and there is recognition that the decisions made by neighboring states have hurt Florida.

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One week after 66 Texas A&M employ- to units or colleges but will be spent on ees lost their jobs, University Presiother strategic priorities, Loftin said in dent R. Bowen Loftin announced a university-wide e-mail. the University is currently conState budget reductions are due sidering a $60 million budget to lower tax revenues, uncertain reallocation, which will impact federal funds, increasing enrollments 485 jobs starting in Sept. 2011. in public education and other deBecause state funding pays mands on state budget. A group R. Bowen Loftin, of faculty, staff, students and adfor faculty’s wages, the 10 percent state reduction leaves University president ministrators is working to create the University no choice but a plan for the budget cuts, which to cut employees. Although the reduction will include more layoffs. amount from state funding will not be final “While the FY2012 budget doesn’t go until next summer, money will not go back into effect until Sept. 1, 2011, some units

might be asked to take actions almost immediately due to the rules governing personal appointments and other circumstances,” Loftin said. Sarah Ammerman, staff writer

Updates to come ◗ How will this affect students? Look for a breakdown of the budget cuts by individual college in an upcoming issue of The Battalion.

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stocking up on dorm essentials Adhesive wall hooks: That dorm room closet looked a lot more spacious before you put your entire wardrobe in it. These hooks are handy for the tidy student who needs a special space to store everything. No nails required, so you and your resident assistant can live together in peace.

Laundry detergent: Fortunately, residence halls do come equipped with their own laundry rooms. Be sure to come armed with your own detergent and fabric softener.

First aid kit: Even big kids have accidents, many induced by the struggle of navigating a bicycle through a sea of pedestrians. This box holds a number of medical modern medical wonders ranging from Band-Aids to antibiotic ointment. For serious injuries, consult the professionals at Beutel Health Center.

Umbrella: The weather in College Station is prone to spur-of-themoment monsoons, so if you don’t want to go to class looking like you just survived the sinking of the Titanic, you’ll want one of these. Maybe two, just in case the first one gets crushed by your 10 pound biology textbook or stolen by a desperate roommate.

Rainboots: For those days when an umbrella simply isn’t enough, this seemingly silly footwear is undeniably practical. Plus, splashing in every single puddle you encounter on campus can make going to even the most boring of lectures fun. Photo illustration by Tyler Hosea and Rebecca Bennett — THE BATTALION

Austin Meek The Battalion Frederick Nafukho, professor and department head of educational administration and human resource development, and Helen Muyia, clinical assistant professor of educational administration and human resource development, have helped demonstrate why some geniuses aren’t as successful as others assume they would be. Their article was recently published in a special issue of the academic journal Advances in Developing Human Resources. For years, conventional wisdom has indicated that a person’s IQ is a dominant factor in determining career success, but findings are now showing that a person’s emotional intelligence might be equally or even more important. “People with high emotional intelligence and IQ tend to do better over the course of their lives than people with just a high IQ,” Nafukho said. Emotional intelligence, as described by psychologists John D. Mayer and Peter Salovey in 1990, is “a person’s ability to understand his or her own emotions and the emotions of others and to act appropriately based on this understanding.” Nafukho said that organizations today are looking for employees with high emotional intelligence rather than only book smarts. “IQ tests only measure a limSee Intelligence on page 2

Alarm clock: Mom and Dad sadly aren’t around to wake you up anymore. When you are particularly comatose after pulling an all-nighter, set an extra alarm on your cell phone.

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The fact that this is happening allows us to make lemonade out of a lemon that’s occuring from the spill. John Kessler, professor of oceanography

Microwave: The lifesaver of college students everywhere. When the campus dining hall isn’t cutting it for you — or late-night hunger is setting in — just stick in popcorn or a frozen dinner. Behold, the magic of modern technology.

French soccer player’s arrest A French judge issued preliminary charges Tuesday against soccer star Franck Ribery for soliciting an underage prostitute — the latest blow for a national team that returned from the World Cup in disgrace and disarray. Ribery and another French star, Karim Benzema, were questioned Tuesday as part of a probe into a suspected network of prostitutes from a nightclub on Paris’ Champs-Elysees.

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Aggies research oil spill Texas A&M professor of oceanography, John Kessler, spoke at the Clara B. Mounce Public Library Tuesday in Bryan about the research he and his team worked on at the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The National Science Foundation funded the 10-day cruise, which began June 10. The team was consisted of David Valentine, professor at the University of California-Santa Barbara, and graduate students from Texas A&M, Texas A&M-Galveston and the University of CaliforniaSanta Barbara. Kessler is a chemical oceanographer in the college of geosciences, and after receiving a lead from Valentine, that nearly half of what was coming out of the oil well was methane, Kessler submitted a proposal. “We put together a team and our equipment in two weeks, which normally takes six to eight months,” Kessler said. See Oil spill on page 2

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The Texas A&M Sports Museum features rotating exhibits on the history of Aggie sports. The museum is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at Kyle Field.

A dedication of the new Texas A&M Health Science Center Bryan Campus will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. July 22 at the Health Science Center Bryan campus. Brazos County residents and the surrounding area community are invited to attend.

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Sanders Corps Center Exhibits

The displays at the Corps of Cadets Center offer an overview of Aggie traditions and the history of the Corps. The exhibit is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday in the Sanders Corps of Cadets Center.

The Japanese Animation Appreciation Club will have an anime screening from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday in Room 414 of the Langford Architecture Center, Building C.

The Messina Hof Winery Harvest Festival begins at 8 a.m. every weekend now until the third weekend in August at the winery in Bryan. Activities include grape stomping, luncheons, tastings and dinners.

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Survivors of oil rig blast suffer emotional toll MYRTLE GROVE, La. — A boom from the speakers at church was all it took to send Paula Walker back to that moment of horror on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. “I freaked out,” Walker said. “I huddled up on the pew and wouldn’t put my feet down because the floor was blue and I thought it was the water.” Members of the congregation rushed to her side and desperately tried to convince the 56-year-old laundry worker that she wasn’t back on the rig. She says she had a similar flashback when a car backfired near her home. The April 20 explosion and fire killed 11 coworkers. Walker got off the rig with just some bruises but, like several other survivors, says she’s haunted by memories of that night. Although the environmental toll has dominated headlines, survivors say they suffer a more personal — and

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ited number of abilities necessary to succeed,” Nafukho said. “Being able to collaborate with coworkers is becoming an increasingly important skill for companies looking to hire.” Emotional intelligence is measured by the emotional quotient. Although the process is still being refined, the emotional quotient currently has 133 items; those items can be collapsed into 15 scales, which are then sorted into the five constructs that are the backbone of emotional intelligence. The constructs are intrapersonal, interpersonal, adaptability, stress management and general mood. “Research is showing that if you’re not happy in what you are doing, it will also affect other things,” Nafukho said. “If you

Paula Walker was on the rig when it exploded and was evacuated safely from the burning rig.

private — burden. “When you go to sleep, you wake up crying. You wake up with nightmares, thinking the building is exploding,” said Walker, who worked on the rig for three years and was in her room watching TV when the blowout occurred. “It’s hard coping with the situation I’m in, not going to work, thinking about the guys that lost their lives. It was like a family out there,” she said. The more than 100 survivors from the rig and the families of those killed suffer far from the public eye and TV cameras, which are more focused on the oil that has spewed from the blown well, fouling the Gulf of Mexico and its coastline. The flow was finally stopped, at least temporarily, last week, nearly three months after the blast. Associated Press

don’t like the content [of your work], then most likely it will affect how you perform.” Students agree about the importance of emotional intelligence. “Emotional intelligence seems like something that our generation will need to survive in the workplace,” said Kyle Larson, junior business major. “Having good people skills is becoming more important than ever.” Kelly McCarthy, sophomore education major, has related the importance of emotional intelligence to her current studies and to her future career. “It’s really common for teachers to assign group projects instead of individual homework,” McCarthy said. “Everyone is recognizing that the ability to work in a group and learn from other people is something that is important not just in business but in life as well.”

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Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that has 20 times the warming potential of carbon monoxide. The goal of Kessler’s team was to determine where the methane was going and what it was doing to the local environment. During an environmental disaster 55 million years ago, similar events were taking place. Large amounts of methane were erupting from the ocean floor, and Kessler suggests that the methane affected the global climate change. Investigating the oil spill sight presented an opportunity to test his hypothesis. “The fact that this is happening now allows us to make lemonade out of a lemon that’s occurring from the spill, and we can learn more about our environment and

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how it functions,” Kessler said. With the use of the latest and most up-to-date technology — which was donated companies who wanted to show their support of such a high media profile event — Kessler’s team was able to gather a large amount of data to bring back. They are still analyzing and researching their findings. Working on as little as three hours of sleep every night, the team of researchers worked around the clock gathering samples from the surface and the depths of the water. Samples were collected from areas of water ranging from five miles outside of the leaking oil well, all the way to within 500 meters of ground zero. Kessler said it was an experience he will remember forever and feels lucky to have been able to be apart of such a monumental event. Sarah Ammerman, staff writer

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entertainment Boys trail girls in reading; can fart jokes help? Can fart jokes save the reading souls of boys? You better hope so. Boys have lagged behind girls in reading achievement for more than 20 years, but the gender gap now exists in nearly every state and has widened to mammoth proportions — as much as 10 percentage points in some, according to the Center on Education Policy. “It certainly should set off alarm bells,” said the center’s director, Jack Jennings. “It’s a signiﬁcant separation. ”Parents of reluctant readers complain that boys are forced to stick to stuffy required school lists that exclude nonﬁction or silly subjects, or have teachers who cater to higher achievers and girls. They’re hoping books that exploit boys’ love of bodily functions and gross-out humor can close the gap.

Bullock renews restraining order LOS ANGELES — Sandra Bullock obtained a temporary restraining order Monday against a 41-year-old man accused of stalking the Oscar-winning actress since 2003. Bullock’s attorney obtained the protective order on her behalf against Thomas James Weldon, Sandra Bullock who has been the subject of previous court orders to stay away from the 45-year-old actress. A hearing for a three-year order against Weldon was scheduled for Aug. 6. Bullock ﬁrst obtained a restraining order in California against Weldon in 2003, but that order expired in 2009. He voluntarily entered a mental institution in Tennessee, and the actress sued the state in 2006 to require them to notify her of his release.

Lohan reports to jail for probation violation Whisked away to a women’s jail in an unmarked sheriff’s car after a brief hearing, Lindsay Lohan reported Tuesday for a 90-day sentence that the troubled actress likely will serve in isolation, and which may be signiﬁcantly Lindsay Lohan shortened. Wearing dark denim jeans, a gray top, black corset belt and black jacket, the 24-year-old Lohan showed up at the Beverly Hills courtroom about 10 minutes late. After a short hearing, she rose and was handcuffed behind her back to serve her time for a probation violation. Lohan was accompanied to court by her mother, Dina, and younger sister Ali, who wiped away tears after her sister was taken into a lockup. Associated Press

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2/1 duplex, fenced, pets ok, on shuttle, 1406 Bermuda, $600/mo, 693-1448. 2/1 duplex. W/D, bathroom and kitchen newly remodeled. Large backyard, lawncare provided. Pets o.k. $625/mo. 979-229-9890.

4bdrm/2bth house. Close to campus, wood floors, tile floors, ceiling fans, W/D, fenced yards. 979-776-6079, www.aggielandleasing.com

4/2.5/2 near Sam’s, remodeled, huge backyard $1,700 call Dan (281)844-8892.

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

3bd/1.5ba, carport, on shuttle, pets ok, fenced, $699/month. aggieLandRentals.com 979-776-8984.

4bd/3ba townhouse, 2 car garage, spacious, pool, landscape back yard, $1850/mo, 777-9933.

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

4bd/2.5ba Spanish style duplex w/garage + off street parking. Security system. All appliances including w/d. $1500/mo. No pets. Available August. 979-297-3720 or 979-292-6168.

1-3/bedroom apartments. Some with w/d, some near campus. $175-$600/mo. 979-696-2038.

4bd/3ba House for rent, 903 Lazy Lane, $1500/mo. Available 8/1 979-450-3011.

3bdrm/3bth house. Great floor-plans, fenced yards, W/D, tile floors, icemakers, alarm systems. 979-776-6079, www.aggielandleasing.com

4/2/2 off Dominik. Updated house, tile, carpet, with W/D, pets allowed. $1600/mo. Tia 979-739-1160. Available August.

3/2 Townhouses &Apartments, 1250sqft. Very spacious, ethernet, large kitchen, walk-in pantry &closets, extra storage, W/D, great amenities, on bus route, now pre-leasing for 2010, excellent specials. 979-694-0320, office@luxormanagement.com

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Due to tremendous increase in our business, we are seeking 2 to 3 additional sales consultants. We offer a great working environment for motivated individuals including medical insurance, retirement plan, 5 day work week, a world class Honda Product, and hands on training from our experienced management staff. Please contact Chris Collins at 979-696-2424 or come by in person for an application. ALLEN’S GOT YOUR HONDA! 2450 Earl Rudder Fwy S., C. S.

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-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.

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The 109th edition of Texas A&M University’s official yearbook will chronicle traditions, academics, the other education, sports, the Corps, Greeks, campus organizations and seniors and graduate students. Distribution will be during Fall 2011. Cost is $64.90, including shipping and sales tax. Go to the optional services box in Howdy when you register for fall.

· Order your 2010 Aggieland (if you haven’t) The 2010 Aggieland yearbook will be a 640-page record of the 2009-2010 Texas A&M school year. Books will be mailed out during Fall 2010.

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end-all, but regardless of how prominent it becomes internationally, English will never be the universal language. Being only able to speak English deprives Americans of the opportunity to be more involved in a culturally abundant world, especially as our economy becomes more globalized. A lot of us cannot imagine needing to learn another Like many students, on standardized exams language, but neither did I I said this more in my that test students before working in Mexico. Spanish class than mainly on English Shane Spears, another intern any of my other and math skills. from Memphis could not courses combined. Also contributagree more; he did not even I knew after taking ing to our monoknow how to say “burrito” the subject for years, lingual woes is an in Spanish before our work I would be comoveremphasis on pletely finished with Caleb Wilson reading and writing started in May. A few weeks ago we were waiting at the it after graduation. junior history rather than speaking border line to cross back Of course now, major and special foreign languages in into Texas, when a young to The Battalion the classroom. I am working in Mexican vendor walked up to Mexico for the sum“In high school, our truck. mer, where Spanish my Spanish classes “I knew he was trying to is kind of a big deal. Unforwere mostly grammar, writing tunately, I flushed everything and learning by repetition,” said sell something, so I tried to talk to him in my broken I learned about the language Aubrie Wright, senior secondSpanish,” Spears said. “I meant down the intellectual toilet ary education major with a to say the word for food, but three years ago. Instead of befocus in Spanish at Kansas State ing able to passably converse University. “In Spanish one and what came out of my mouth was ‘chlamydia.’” with people, I’ve become an two, my teachers hardly ever Just in case you are wonexpert at scratching my head spoke in Spanish with us.” dering, the correct word is and staring up at the sky trying I know I could conjugate a not to embarrass myself. verb into the preterite, the im- “comida.” Sure, most of us do not Sadly, the majority of perfect, the pluperfect and the find ourselves in daily situaAmericans are in the same close-to-almost perfect tenses. tions where we need to know boat. According to the 2000 But what good is it when you U.S. Census, more than 82 can barely exchange a greeting another language, but we are doing ourselves a disservice percent of Americans can only in that language with someif we continue to believe speak English. one? Our ineffective meththat it is unnecessary to speak Our entire language learnodologies directly relate to anything but English. We are ing system is in serious need of our attitudes toward language missing out on being revamping. In the U.S., most learning. A 2006 survey more connected foreign language programs by National Geographto a world begin in middle school or high ic-Roper stated that that stretches school. However, an overmore than one Learning a foreign much farther whelming amount of linguistic third of Amerilanguage is more than from research as well as common cans between the San Francisimportant than most sense indicates early childage of 18 and 24 co to New hood is the best stage to learn consider it “not Americans believe. York. another language. Instead of at all important” At the least, placing importance on teachto know a foreign placing more ing foreign languages at the language. emphasis on learning elementary school level, thouWe pay little attenforeign languages could sands of public schools have tion to learning other languages help us avoid confusing the scrapped these programs in because we do not see a need word for food with a sexually the past decade due to budget to do so. It is easy for us to transmitted disease. cuts and have instead focused view English as the be-all and

TAKE A PIECE OF A&M HISTORY WITH YOU · Reserve your 2011 Aggieland The 109th edition of Texas A&M University’s official yearbook will chronicle traditions, academics, the other education, sports, the Corps, Greeks, campus organizations and seniors and graduate students. Distribution will be during Fall 2011. Cost is $64.90, including shipping and sales tax. Go to the optional services box in Howdy when you register for fall. For info, call 845-2613.

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n high school, I was the annoying kid in the back of the classroom who always asked, “When will I ever need to know this stuff?”

MAILCALL From Paul Boehm, senior industrial engineering major In response to the column “Not on Northgate,” the author discusses a recent vote from the College Station City Council that will change the dynamics of Northgate. This construction will do more than just close one section of the road. It will put in a new stop light so pedestrians will be able to cross in front Daisy Dukes, it will improve the ramps to and from Wellborn Road, and road-side parking will be restricted. Even though cars will be restricted to park on the street, delivery trucks will be able to reach their clients in order to conduct daily business.

The view from the street will not be hindered because the proposed bollards will be no more than a few feet high and people will be able to see the street locations easier due to the lack of vehicle parking on the road. Students have been involved for more than two years assisting and giving advice to TxDOT and the city alike. Students have spoken at city council meetings, attended open forums and given their opinions, which were taken into account. This plan will ﬁnally bring the safety and notoriety that Northgate has needed for years.

MAILCALL GUESTCOLUMNS Make your opinion known by submitting Mail Call or guest columns to The Battalion. Mail call must be fewer than 200 words and include the author’s name, classification, major and phone number. Staff and faculty must include title. Guest columns must be fewer than 700 words. All submissions become property of The Battalion and are subject to editing. Direct all correspondence to: Editor in chief of The Battalion (979) 845-3315 | mailcall@thebatt.com

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