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City of Bryan does not renew contract with Brazos County Animal Shelter Travis Lawson The Battalion The City of Bryan has decided temporarily not to renew their current contract with Brazos County Animal Shelter. Bryan City Council member Hugh Walker says the City of Bryan will continue to fund the shelter for three months while the two sides work out a dispute regarding Bryan funds paying for the treatment of animals outside of Brazos County. “From our perspective we want to make sure the taxpayer dollars that are
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The Clorox Company has released a “College Survival Guide” that gives students advice on what to wear, keeping clean and staying healthy. The guide was made by the collaborative efforts of moms, college students and the Clorox team to help these new students smoothly transition to college. The national and regional editions of the guide include tips from the Clorox panel of moms. Some tips include: don’t walk alone at night, set study hours and stick to them and keep track of your responsibilities. “Have a weekly agenda and write literally everything you have to do that week including when you’re going to eat or sleep,” said sophomore international studies major Cindy Teniente, Studying and keeping organized, however, is only part of
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going to the shelter are actually paying for animals that are being treated for Bryan animals and only Bryan animals if possible,” Walker said. Bryan will continue to fund and provide services to the animal shelter during this three month period, while a committee from Bryan will work with the shelter to ensure that funds are directed properly. Using Bryan taxpayer funds to pay for animals that are not even from the county should not be
The Brazos County Animal Shelter provides a temporary home to a variety of domestic animals. The City of Bryan will continue to fund the shelter for three months while the city and shelter work out a dispute regarding Bryan funds paying for treatment of animals outside the Brazos County.
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Shouts of a Mexican yell practice will be echoing outside the Zone in front of Kyle Field at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 20 as part of Caliente, an event put on by the Hispanic Business Student Association. There will have free food for the first 100 students, as well as music and performances celebrating Hispanic culture. Students will have the opportunity to participate in contests like Grito, which is the Mexican yell practice, musical chairs and dancing. “We want Texas A&M to acknowledge the diversity on this campus,” said HBSA social media relations director Jason Syptak. “We want to give A&M a taste of Hispanic culture.” Caliente has been an annual HBSA event since 1992. The event is set in September, Hispanic Heritage Month. This year HBSA will be partnering and co-hosting with the Memorial Student Center’s Committee for the Awareness of Mexican-American Culture. Caliente will take place at The Zone in front of Kyle Field starting at 6 p.m. and is open to all students. For more information visit HBSA online at: hbsa.tamu.edu. Christina Francisco, staff writer
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Katy Ralston The Battalion Texas A&M Student Health Services is fighting against the upcoming flu season, and its weapon of choice is a needle. The Student Health Center is offering seasonal flu shots to students. The cost of the shot is $18 and is available by appointment at (979) 458-8250. Director of Student Health Services Martha Dannenbaum encouraged students to get the seasonal flu shot. “We know that the flu can cause anyone, whether it’s a young person or an old person, to develop a very serious illness. But we would encourage particularly students to get immunized because if they get the flu they are likely to miss a significant amount of class,” Dannenbaum said.
Some individuals infected with the flu will miss seven to 10 days of work or school. For students, that could equal 20 classes. The reason to get the flu shot is simple, said Vice President for Student Affairs Lt. Gen. Joe Weber. Receiving a flu shot minimizes the risk of coming down with the infection, which in turn reduces the number of people who could have been indirectly infected by contact. “Not only does getting immunized help you personally, but it helps other students as well,” Weber said. “As Aggies we take care of other Aggies, so if we are all on one team and we all take the shots it could have a tremendous impact on the number who will get the flu.” Seasonal flu vaccines are just one of the many See Flu shots on page 8
Hats off to Habitat for Humanity Comedy tour to benefit organization ion Vicky Flores The Battalion The Hard Hat Comedy Show will be taking the stage at the Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheater at 6 p.m. Friday to benefit Habitat for Humanity. Volvo Rents of College Station is sponsoring the comedy event. “Part of what the corporate office has done is it has started a project where they have a number of comedians that go to various stores and put on a comedy tour,” said Volvo Rents co-owner Marty Walker. Volvo Rents places charitable campaigns under “Operation More Care,” helping organizations such as
food banks and breast cancer research funding. The company uses these events as a unique marketing tool and a way to give back to local communities, Walker said. The stores can choose to sponsor the charity of choice. “We have had a working relationship with Habitat for Humanity by providing construction equipment on their jobsites,” Walker said. Walker approached the organization with the idea of sponsoring the event, and Habitat was excited about being a part of such an unusual fundraiser, Walker said. The Hard Hat Comedy Tour started off as a smaller event, with one comedian at
a smaller venue, but evenventually grew into an event vent that could be shared with the community. “It became such a goodd way to honor the Habitat people and introduce more of the community to the organizaganization,” Walker said. The show is family-friend-friendly, said Habitat for Humanity communications director Abby Johnson. “The comedy show is raising funds for Habitat to build its 20th anniversary home to celebrate its 20 years of building over 170 new homes in the Bryan-College Station area,” Johnson said. “We are building a very special home for the Walker family,” said Habitat for
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ity development diHumanity h rector Rebecca Christopher. “One hundred percent of the proceeds will go to building the home.” Comedians performing at the show include Jerry Carroll, Julie Scroggins and Larry Weaver, who have been featured on Comedy Central and Sirius XM radio. The Texas Twisters, playing
classic rock and country, will open for the comedians. The show will take place on Friday, Oct. 2 and gates open at 6 p.m. Advance tickets may be purchased for $10 at Bryan and College Station Kroger stores, the Habitat for Humanity office, BCS Volvo Rents and Old Bryan Marketplace. Tickets at the door will be $12.
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