thebattalion ● monday,september
6, 2010
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A&M 48, SFA 7
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Photos by J.D. Swiger — THE BATTALION
Standing 81,287 strong Insurmountable force The Aggie offense, above, tacks up 539 total yards and the revamped defense steals the show. Packed house The largest opening-day crowd in Kyle Field’s history, right, helps kick off the 2010 season.
sports | 5 1-0 With the 41-point dismantling of the Lumberjacks, A&M took the first step toward a season to remember. Check out the game story at
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Paul Mezier— SPECIAL TO THE BATTALION
What’s next
Blue Collar Reunion
Texas A&M vs. Louisiana Tech Kyle Field 6 p.m.
Bill Engvall greets Aggies at First Yell for the third time.
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Saturday
I’m Blue, da ba dee da ba da Justin Furstenfeld, lead vocals and guitarist for the band Blue October sings at the eighth annual Zeigfest Music Festival at the Texas World Speedway in College Station Sunday night.
Megan Ryan
Tiffany Cornelius — SPECIAL TO THE BATTALION
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SBP promises transparency after doors-locked meeting The Battalion Student Senate meetings happen so students can hear and express issues they have come across on campus. However, this summer a student meeting was held in Koldus 144 behind a locked door. “This summer the student senate hosted a special meeting to cover the budget reductions on campus and the meeting was advertised as being ‘open to the public and all students’ as all our meetings are,” said Justin Pulliam, junior animal sciences major and student senator for the college of agriculture and life sciences.
“However, we found out into the meeting that the Student Government Association advisers locked the doors to the meeting and no one could get in.” Not only were the doors locked, but the room was in an area of Koldus that was difficult to find without having been there before. A&M President R. Bowen Loftin said he had to “go around the back way” in order to find the correct room. After members of the student senate were made aware of the locked door, Pulliam brought the issue up in the meeting. Bill
Student Senate Meetings of the Student Senate are open to students and the public who wish to attend. They will be in Koldus 144; the next meeting will take place Sept. 8 at 7 p.m.
See Senate on page 8
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