sports | page 4 Kyle Cunningham and Beau Holder traveled to the Arkansas game on Bus 12 and recount their experiences with the trip, stadium, and tailgates in Arlington. They will follow the Aggies to all away games this season chronicling their observations.
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■ Former A&M vice president proves dishonest about education and career Ty Petty The Battalion Brazos County will file charges against Alexander Kemos, the former senior vice president of Texas A&M, because of his dishonesty about his academic and professional credentials. In June, Kemos resigned his $230,001 position after A&M President R. Bowen Loftin asked him about allegations that he lied on his résumé about receiving a master’s and PhD from Kemos Tufts University in Massachusetts. In addition to dishonesty about his academic history, Kemos also said he had lied about military service in the Navy as a SEAL platoon leader. At the time of this episode, Texas A&M did not subject administrator résumés and academic credentials to the same scrutiny instructors receive. Since this incident, A&M has audited and verified all 465 administrator’s credentials. No further instances of dishonesty have been uncovered during that investigation. The punishment Kemos faces is a fine up to $2,000 and up to six months in jail.
Special to The Battalion With 16 routes, 80 buses and thousands of students riding to, from and around campus every day, Transportation Services at Texas A&M has a big responsibility to the student body. While some students are not satisfied with the system, there are ways to make efficient use of it. One of the common problems that students are worried about is overcrowding on the buses. “I rode Route 36 for three years, and the most common issue I had was the buses passing us by in the morning. The buses were so crowded that they would just have to drive past and everyone would have to wait for the next one,” said Lauren Lewis, a senior biomedical science major. Eric Williams, a sophomore mechanical engineering major and Transportation Services employee, said they are aware of this problem and do everything possible to help alleviate overcrowding. “During high traffic times, extra buses are added to the routes that need them,” Williams said. “Often times, the routes are still crowded, but these extra buses help out a lot during peak hours.” With this in mind, students might consider another option, which is the park-and-ride service. Buses stop at Post Oak Mall on Route 27 and First Baptist Church of College Station on Route 34. Senior bioenvironmental science major Caleb Holt uses the See Routes on page 7
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The Eagles, Muse, M.I.A. and others play to sellout crowd Victoria Daugherty Right: Julian Casablancas and The Strokes perform at the Austin City Limits Music Festival on Friday. Below: Fans and attendees mill around the festival in Austin. Tickets sold out in record time. Below, right: Trent Talbot, class of 2007, leads fellow Aggies in a yell in front of a screen showing the Texas A&MArkansas game Saturday.
The Battalion Austin City Limits let the good times roll this weekend with headliners The Eagles, Muse, Phish, The Strokes, The Flaming Lips and M.I.A. A crowd of more than 65,000 music lovers gathered under the heat of the Texas sun to enjoy Austin’s premier three-day music festival. Vampire Weekend, The Black Keys, LCD Soundsystem, Slightly Stoopid, Pat Green, The xx, Monsters of Folk, Broken Bells and Matt and Kim were among the 130 bands that took the eight stages at Zilker Park. Austin presented an epic music festival. Taking the No. 4 spot on last year’s Billboard top 10 highest-grossing festivals, ACL tickets sold out in record time this year. Friday evening, Vampire Weekend exceeded expectations said A&M seniors Matt and David Lewis. “I’m just having a great time rocking out with my brothas,” said Matt Lewis, a senior
economics major. The Black Keys, Amos Lee, Spoon, Slightly Stoopid, The Strokes and Phish’s shows were also packed shoulder to shoulder with people. A long Friday night, however, made for an early Saturday morning with bands starting at 11:15 a.m. and going strong until 10 p.m. Taking the stage Saturday, Broken Bells rocked their ACL debut, and was senior engineering major Courtney Hynek’s favorite show of the weekend. Amid the great atmosphere in Austin Saturday, Aggies young and old could agree they were behind enemy lines. But they didn’t let the 200-mile distance between Cowboy Stadium and Zilker Park stand in the way of supporting our football team during the Texas A&M vs. Arkansas showdown. “We are in Death Valley right now,” joked Alan Michalik, class of 1991. “But I’m loving ACL, this is as great as See ACL on page 8
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Out of room for excuses, Mike Team’s offensive failures fall on Sherman’s shoulders
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n year one, Dennis Franchione left the talent cupboard bare. In year two, the team was young. In year three, well … there are no excuses left. And there are no moral victories to take solace in. With a 24-17 defeat in at the same time are sound in Arlington to No. 11 Arkansas, coverage. ... [And] once Texas A&M again missed again, I didn’t do enough a golden opportunity to for us to win.” establish itself on the naSure, Johnson’s 15-fortional stage. In its eleventh 40 performance wasn’t consecutive loss on televinearly good enough. sion, A&M again showed its However, he is not the only aversion to the bright lights. person culpable for this David Harris sudden bout of offensive But more so than anything, with a pathetic offensive senior incompetence. performance, A&M again There were four turneconomics major showed that same ineptiovers, giving the team 14 tude apparent the last three weeks. in three games. There was no interSame story. Week in, week out. mediate passing game. There were Year in, year out. 10 abhorrent penalties that forced Under Head Coach Mike Sherrepetitive third-and-long situations. man, this team’s record against winAs a result, there were only four ning teams now moves to 3-14. converted third downs. There was It was a game the Razorbacks consistently atrocious play along the seemingly handed to A&M. With offensive line. There was question13 ill-advised penalties and two able play calling and questionable untimely turnovers, Arkansas left the time management. door open. Yet, for the third straight All day long, the offense put Tim week, Sherman’s offense did all they DeRuyter’s defense in disastrous could and more to emphatically slam situations. All day long, DeRuyter’s that door shut. improved unit stepped up to the “They run every type of coverage plate and single-handedly kept this that you can think of,” said senior team in the game. quarterback Jerrod Johnson. “They They persistently pressured allthrow the kitchen sink at you, but See Football on page 7
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Left: Aggie freshman joker Damontre Moore makes a tackle during A&M’s 24-17 loss to No. 11 Arkansas in Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. The Aggie defense held the potent Razorbacks offense to three points in the second half. Below: Senior quarterback Jerrod Johnson drops back in the pocket. Johnson completed 15 of 40 passes, while the offense was plagued by inefficiency and managed two punts and a turnover in three fourth-quarter possessions.
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