The Battalion: September 13, 2010

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Saturday’s game against Louisiana Tech resulted in a 48-16 Fightin’ Texas Aggie win. Quarterback Jerrod Johnson had 349 yards passing and four touchdowns.

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INDLESS MEANDERINGS around tailgates and water-cooler talks all produced similar sentiments: ‘Why are we playing Louisiana Tech?’ ‘Wow, it’s hot out here.’ And, ‘can Sept. 30 in Stillwater get here soon enough?’

For the second straight game, the A&M football team came out in the first half playing as if it shared those same thoughts, struggling to put away an overmatched Louisiana Tech team well into the second half. With crippling penalties, sloppy execution and a tendency for untimely turnovers, the Aggies were fortunate to be walking into halftime with a lead. “We put the ball on the ground four times, and lost four possessions offensively, and that’s unacceptable,” said Head Coach Mike Sherman. “You can’t usually win games like that. We were very fortunate to win a game like that with the turnovers we had today.”

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Although the Kyle Field scoreboard read 48-16 and the A&M record stands unblemished, there are some problems certain to derail this team – none more so than this team’s propensity for slow, sluggish starts. In the first half alone, senior kicker Randy Bullock pulled a 35-yard field goal, sophomore cornerback Dustin Harris and junior cornerback Terrence Frederick muffed a combined three punts – two eventually recovered by Louisiana Tech – and sure-handed sophomore wide receiver Ryan Swope

Old Army, new Walk Ryan Seybold The Battalion Military Walk, the renovated stretch of walkway between Rudder Tower and Sbisa Dining Center, was officially reopened Saturday. University President R. Bowen Loftin, class of 1971, Gov. Rick Perry, class of 1972, the Corps of Cadets and the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band were in attendance. Perry was the keynote speaker. “Today, we are gathered to resurrect an essential Aggie tradition,” Perry said. “For generations, it has served as a vital part of the campus, well-worn by the treads of countless students. Although the Military Walk physically ended at the dining hall, in a spiritual sense, it actually continued across the country.” Perry spoke of his personal connection to Military Walk. “We transversed it often going between Northgate and the Corps area, and this was the route that we took dur-

ing Elephant Walk, that meandering walk that you make through the campus, which is symbolic of old elephants going to find a place to die,” Perry said. “It brought back some great memories.” R.V. Burgin, WWII veteran, author of Islands of the Damned: A Marine at War in the Pacific and inspiration for the television series “The Pacific” was also in attendance. “It’s fascinating. It’s a tradition that I’d like to see carried on for ever,” Burgin said. “It represents the military tradition here at A&M and its long history of training our military people.” Aggies at the ceremony said they were pleased with the renovation. “As a former student and former member of the Corps, I think it’s fantastic,” said Col. Hawes class of 1981. “The renovation ties the campus together like it did in the past, and it’s a great addition.”

fumbled a kickoff return to give the Bulldogs prime field position at the end of the half. On the offensive side of the ball, sophomore running back Christine Michael gave away the ball on a harmless tackle near the red zone and the Aggie running game struggled to get anything going until the third quarter. “I like our offense a lot but it is a work in progress,” Sherman said. “Mistakes are happening in there that we need to fix.” And if not for a “hello world” game by freshman “joker” Damontre Moore – who will now be referred to as “Damonster” – See Football on page 5

Borlaug series begins Tuesday Meagan O’Toole-Pitts The Battalion Marking the one-year anniversary of the death of agronomist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Norman Borlaug, known as the father of the Green Revolution, the Borlaug Legacy Series commences Tuesday on campus. “Enough” co-author Roger Thurow will discuss his book, which nods to Borlaug’s aim to end world hunger. “My grandfather spent his life advocating for small farmers, investment in infrastructure, responsible government policies, increase in funding and usage of science and technology,” said Julie Borlaug, granddaughter of Norman Borlaug. “Each of these themes is outlined in ‘Enough’ in such a compelling way that anyone can understand why people in this day and age are still dying of starvation and how we can

bring change.” The series will become an annual event to promote awareness and discussion about the global food security effort, Julie said. Borlaug helped further the effort by feeding over a billion people through the development of disease- and drought-resistant plants, and by establishing cross-sector collaboration between rival governments or groups in order to alleviate famine in Asia, South America and Africa, said Stephanie A. Curs, director of the Office of the Vice President for Global Initiatives at Texas A&M. “[Borlaug] constantly focused on the importance of creating the leaders, entrepreneurs, scientists and agriculturalists of tomorrow’s generation – this in and of itself will extend Dr. Borlaug’s legacy generations to come,” Curs said.

Event Schedule ◗ The Borlaug Legacy Series starts at 9 a.m. today at The Forum in the Rudder Theater Complex. The “Enough” lecture will be followed by a question and answer session with the audience.

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Events for the day: ◗ 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. “A Discussion on Global Food Security" lecture will be offered by co-author Roger Thurow ◗ 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Ambassadorial panel meeting concerning Global Food Security ◗ 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. Campus Roundtable on Response to Global Hunger and Poverty

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rom the diner to the drive-thru, American college students have continually progressed in the means by which they obtain fast food. Now, with the growing popularity of the food truck on the East and West coasts — and more recently, in nearby Austin — Aggieland is about to have its first taste of mobile cuisine. This week Tai Lee, class of 2002 and executive chef of Veritas Wine and Bistro, will debut Chef Tai’s Mobile Gourmet.

The concept is simple. Take quality ingredients and serve them up in a time-efficient manner to masses of hungry students, without bothering with stuffy presentations or establishing a traditional restaurant environment. Flavor becomes the focus. “In terms of flavor, the food will be in essence what Veritas is,” Lee said. “I can’t help that I’m Asian and that I know how to make Asian food, but I love preparing American and French cuisine. It is very globally inspired.” For the Aggie whose dining variety consists of alternating meals at Sbisa and the on-campus Chick-fil-A, such cosmopolitan

fare might seem overly genteel, but Tai said the dishes will be prepared with both portability and affordability in mind. All menu items will be priced at less than $8. “I think [customers] will be pleasantly surprised by the value,” he said. The chef said he knew a lot of students were unable to afford eating at Veritas unless they were with their parents or celebrating a April Baltensperger — THE BATTALION special occasion. Tai Lee, Class of 2002, is bringing the food truck trend to Aggieland with Chef “I got to go to Veritas my Tai’s Mobile Gourmet. The menu includes a Korean rib bowl, pulled pork tacos and freshman year,” said senior chemical engineering major Jason desserts, all priced at less than $8. Hoffman, who was treated to “We try to distinguish ourselves from the other guys by the dinner by a friend’s parents. “We were completely underdressed ingredients we use, which are the same ingredients we use here at and looked really out of place. The food was exquisite, but I Veritas,” Lee said. “You are what you eat, so if you eat healthy, wouldn’t have been able to afford it if it wasn’t on someone else’s you will live better.” check.” Nutritious options appeal to students used to the greasy, fried The food truck’s selection, which includes a Korean barbecue foods found in grab-and-go establishments. short rib bowl, pulled pork tacos and a rotating choice of desserts, “I lived on campus last year, and there’s not a lot of healthy is strikingly upscale when compared to the hamburgers dished options unless you got to Sbisa and get a salad. Yeah, salad … out by competitors on the Food Network’s “The Great Food that’s really your only healthy option,” said Ashley Alexander, Truck Race” and the Mexican food served by taquería trucks common in the Lone Star State. See Gourmet on page 4

Inaugural Borlaug Legacy Series:

“Enough” Lecture A Discussion on Global Food Security Tuesday, September 14, 2010 9am-12pm & 3pm-5pm “How, in a world of plenty, can people be left to starve? We think, ‘It’s just the way of the world.’ But if it is the way of the world, we must overthrow the way of the world. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.” - Bono

A year ago Dr. Norman Borlaug, a member of the Aggie family, passed away. As a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and father of the Green Revolution, Dr. Borlaug was tireless in his efforts to utilize science and education to combat global hunger and poverty. The last few years (and even few months) have proved that much still needs to be done to increase agricultural production and availablity of food in many places around the world. Dr. Borlaug’s legacy is still as relevant today as it was fifty years ago. On September 14, 2010, Texas A&M University will honor the life and mission of Dr. Borlaug through presentations and discussions on global food security and how we as Aggies can respond. On the morning of September 14th, Texas A&M AgriLife’s Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture and the Texas A&M University Office of the Vice President for Global Initiatives will host a presentation by “Enough” co-author and Senior Fellow for global agriculture and food policy at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, former Wall Street Journal foreign correspondent, Roger Thurow followed by an opportunity for questions and answers. “Enough” is a book that contains material from one of the last interviews of Dr. Borlaug. It details his struggle for promoting agriculture development and discusses some of the challenges facing the developing world. Amb. Eric Bost, TAMU Vice President for Global Initiatives, will then lead an ambassadorial panel discussing US foreign policy and how the United States has responded to this global challenge. Joining Amb. Bost will be a number of other former ambassadors who are part of the Texas A&M family as well as the current United States ambassador to Ghana, Donald Teitelbaum.

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sophomore psychology major. The food truck will make rounds throughout Bryan-College Station, including the college crowd on weekend nights from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. at Northgate. “It would satisfy your late-night cravings after Northgate. It’s quick and easy to get if you’re in the vicinity. And the food’s good,” said Derek Smith, junior industrial distribution major and commis at Veritas (that’s a fancy French term for cook-in-training). “It’s not going to be like Subway. It’s going to be a lot better than that.” Hoffman said there was a market for food at that hour because other Northgate dining establishments close by 11 p.m., but that it will be difficult for the opening business to change the stereotype that all food that comes out of trucks is bad. “If it was there, I’d try it. And if it was good, I’d go back,” he said. While several students such as Smith will help staff the food truck, Lee and his sous-chef, Kris Keeler, class of 2006, will work on a

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More info Opening is scheduled to be from 6 to 9 p.m. today in the parking lot of Veritas, located on University Drive. A schedule of locations where the truck will be serving and a menu are available at http://cheftai.com. rotating basis between the restaurant and truck, providing quality control and greeting fellow Aggies. Lee, who studied finance while at Texas A&M and received no formal culinary training, began working in a sushi bar to put himself through school. “I just found the interaction between the chef and the kitchen staff to be really fascinating. It was its own microcosm,” he said. “I just fell in love with the restaurant, with the people. When people ask, I say I’m in the people business.” With plans to organize profit shares with different University departments and student organizations, as well as scheduled locations that span the city, it seems the chef will be quite pleased with his latest endeavor. “I’m just hoping to offer something unique and worthwhile to our Aggie friends,” Lee said. “That’s my only wish.”

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some idiotic Louisiana Tech penalties and an answer to senior quarterback Jerrod Johnson’s Hail Mary prayer, this would have been a much tighter game in the second half. Though all this may seem a bit nitpicky and critical following a 48-16 victory, the squad, considered by many to be a dark horse Big 12 contender, is a long way from where they need to be. Yes, there were positives prevalent throughout the game – much more prevalent in the second half. The defense again impressed. They flew to the football. They got all kinds of pressure. They forced turnover after turnover. In essence, they kept this team in the game while special teams shot themselves – and the 77,000 plus in attendance – in the foot. Johnson, though still strug-

gling with his motion, was accurate, under control and impressive. And the wide receiving corps, led by junior wide receiver Jeff Fuller, had a monster night both catching the football and blocking downfield. Still, when rummaging through the cupcake-infested part of the schedule, the microscope tends to be honed in on more than just the final score and Saturday night, a deeper look into the game shows a 2-0 team with a variety of issues. “I really don’t care or worry about the skeptics or what people think about our team,” Sherman said. “I care about what I think of our team. I like our team. They are a fun group of guys. They work hard. That’s all I worry about. I want to win, the players want to win … I think at the end of the season we’ll have had plenty of chances to prove ourselves.” He’s right. And the first of

those chances takes place Sept. 30 in Stillwater. But regardless of this team’s work ethic and desire to win, a first half such as the one put on display Saturday will spell doom in the near future.

Game balls ◗Damontre Moore: The freshman had seven tackles, two sacks and three forced fumbles in his second career game. Two of the fumbles were recovered deep in Aggie territory late in the first half. ◗Jeff Fuller: The Mckinney native tied Bob Long as the all-time touchdown receptions leader at 19 with his third quarter snag. ◗Jerrod Johnson: The preseason conference player of the year righted whatever was wronging him last week in another 300-yard performance.

Above: Junior wide receiver Jeff Fuller catches a pass during the Aggies’ 48-16 victory over Louisiana Tech. Fuller had 10 catches for 160 yards and a touchdown. Left: Freshman “joker” Damontre Moore hits the quarterback. Moore had two sacks and three forced fumbles in the game.

If you don’t know anything about the legal consequences of buying, selling, or even giving away prescription medications, this could happen to you. At 6:00 a.m. the door of my apartment in College Station was forced open and I awoke to policemen yelling at me to get out of bed. They immediately put me in handcuffs and started searching my room. Within an hour, I was in jail and charged with two felonies for the delivery of a controlled substance because I gave one of my prescribed Adderall pills to each of two of my roommates. At the beginning of the semester I moved into an apartment with a friend from high school and two of his friends who I did not know. I quickly became aware that my new roommates were selling illegal drugs. I had just moved into the apartment after signing a new lease and had convinced myself that if I could concentrate on making good grades I would ignore what was going on around me rather than asking for help from my parents. Just before final exams, two of my roommates asked me for Adderall pills to help them study. I have always taken the medication with a doctor’s supervision because I have needed it but I gave in to their request and gave them each a pill. The next thing I knew I was going to jail and asking myself what was going to happen to me. What I did not know was that a probable cause search warrant had been issued naming one of my roommates. The illegal possession and use of prescription medications has become common among college students. One of the most abused drugs by college students are prescription amphetamines. Adderall is the most common of these medications that has become widespread on the Texas A&M campus. Known by college students as a “study drug”, this type of medication is usually prescribed to help treat individuals with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD. Individuals who are prescribed these medications go through an expensive testing and evaluation process and are required to make regular visits to the prescribing doctor. I have been taking this medication under a doctor’s supervision for several years and by giving a medication prescribed for me to someone else, I undermined the efforts of all of the people like myself who also want to do well academically but who abide by the law. Students can start to rely on a medication like Adderall and can begin to believe that the only way to deal with the pressure of college is through the illegal use of this prescription drug. The widespread use of this “study drug” in and around College Station is known by most students. However, despite its casual use among students, they are often unaware of the legal consequences associated with misuse of the drug. Adderall is classified in Penalty Group Two under the Texas Controlled Substance Act. The illegal use of this controlled substance is punishable with a felony charge. For an amount less than one gram, this can include 180 days up to 2 years in a state jail facility and/or a fine up to $10,000. This includes possession of the medication without a prescription or the illicit sale of the drug to another person. The misuse of Adderall can be a tough lesson to learn from that can have a major impact on your future. I learned the hard way about this because I did not know the seriousness of its misuse. I had been turning a blind eye because I had convinced myself for months that I could ignore what was happening around me with the belief that nothing would happen. I write this because I believe students at Texas A&M and students elsewhere need to become aware of the consequences that a student could face from its misuse.

This is a true story of a student at Texas A&M. This ad has been approved by the Brazos County District Attorney’s Office.

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MAILCALL From James Morse, After reading about the content concerning administrative struggles and the difficult decisions concerning the recent budget cuts, given the salaries listed for members of the Office of the President, I would propose an additional cut or two. If Athletic Director Bill Byrne’s salary was temporarily cut to the same salary as President R. Bowen Loftin, the University would save more than a quarter of a million dollars per year. $263,000 could have employed approximately six of the 66 physical plant employees terminated this year. This translates to six households able to remain contributors to the community instead of a burden on unemployment rolls. Those employees could help to adequately maintain the buildings constructed as part of the $800 million recent building program the University has undertaken.

As a decent citizen with a good dose of Aggie pride, Mr. Byrne should be able to survive on the same salary as the president of the University, considering his salary, at more than $400,000 approximates the salary paid to the President of the United States of America. If everyone listed on the Office of the President staff, including Loftin and Byrne, being filled with Aggie pride and sense of commitment, could offer to cap their salaries at $200,000 temporarily, the University could save over a million dollars, allowing approximately 20 employees to remain employed. It seems reasonable to cap salaries somewhere near the $250,000 mark, considering that Rick Perry earns approximately $150,000 per year, and former University President Robert Gates left the president’s position to serve as Secretary of Defense, earning less than $200,000 per year.

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