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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 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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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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The Battalion “If doctors know someone is an organ donor, they won’t work as hard to save their life.” That is one of the common myths people hear when deciding whether or not they want to become an organ donor. The truth is, organ donation is only considered after efforts to save that person has failed, said senior biomedical engineering major Samy Bendjemil. He founded the Young Organ Donor Awareness Association on campus to raise awareness about the impact organ donation has on peoples’ lives. “It’s a really good cause that could potentially save lives. One person’s organs can save up to nine lives, but there’s a lot of myths that people have about it,” Bendjemil said. “Surprisingly, there was not an organization at A&M in place to help spread awareness and create more organ donors, so I decided that it would be a good idea to start one.” Bendjemil is not the only one who sees how much organ donation can change the lives of many. There are other Aggies passionate about a cause that indirectly affects a person in their lifetime and could make several lives easier. Aaron Roberts, veterinary pathobiology graduate student, gives fellow Aggies reasons to join the cause. “Saving a life is an impact that cannot be spelled out in words; it can only be felt by the people that are connected to the donor and the recipient. Our organization will be focused on bringing that feeling to as many people as possible to inspire them to give themselves,” Roberts said. In their college career, students join different types of student organizations. This organization gives Aggies the chance to save lives
through awareness. “People should join our organization because it is for a noble, lifesaving cause. And if we can increase the donor registry by even a small amount that will have a direct effect on the number of lives, that could possibly be saved,” Roberts said. “By attending our meetings you can hear the moving and interesting stories of people affected by organ donation. Our socials and events will bring the people together that share an utmost respect and reverence towards the act of giving the gift of life to another.” It might seem as though future members of this organization will reap only abstract benefits through their awareness, but this organization plans to provide more tangible results to their members. Members will be given the opportunity to see, first-hand, how organ donation has affected Aggies. The organization also plans to have speakers during their meetings who are experts in the field of organ donation. “We have a faculty adviser who was personally affected by organ donation. We plan on having a few general meetings where we will have speakers from the Southwest Transplant Alliance and our adviser share their stories,” said Staci Jessen, senior biomedical engineering major. Besides raising awareness, the organization is also planning ways to give back to the community. “Organ donation connects us all through the nobility of humanity. And we as Aggies are responsible for exemplifying that simple selfless humanity by giving even after we are gone to someone we may have never met before,” Roberts said. “We do it because the Aggie Spirit and the human spirit go hand in hand.”
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Trying on a new tradition Students start ‘No Pants Week’ Matt Bizzell Special to The Battalion This week, more Aggies than usual can be seen wearing all sorts of skirts, shorts, kilts and even the occasional pair of boxers. No Pants Week has migrated from its cold northern climates in Coon Rapids, Minn. to settle in Aggieland. “I love to see No Pants Week spreading at Texas A&M both because I think it’s fun and because I feel a connection to people when I see them participating, even if we’ve never really met,” Caitlin Vanasse, a senior animal science major and one of the original Skirt Week practitioners from Coon Rapids said. “It’s a way to make a very large university feel just a little smaller and more intimate, even if just for one week.” The tradition, which poses a challenge for girls to dress above the norm for an entire week, began in
University of Tulsa student Maria Holland challenges Texas A&M students with a unique fashion proposition this week. March 2006 at Vanasse’s high school. The tradition started simply as Skirt Week and consisted of founder Maria Holland and friends wearing nothing but skirts and tops for the entire week of classes. Vanasse said she tries to stay as close to the original skirts-only
concept, but that it can be difficult to accommodate a busy class schedule with the week’s dress code requirements. “I try to participate as close to the original concept as possible. It takes a little creativity to wear a skirt or dress to class five days of the week, especially when you have to figure out how to wear the right shoes for the outfit and your walking schedule, but it’s more of a challenge and people notice more,” Vanasse said. This might not sound like such a difficult task for us Aggies that can walk around in shorts and t-shirts throughout the fall months, but remember, the founder lived in Minnesota, a state that averages around 30 degrees in March. “I started Skirt Week when I was a junior in high school in Minnesota. I had slowly been accumulating skirts and all of a sudden I realized that I
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had enough to wear only skirts for an entire week! This seemed like a big challenge to me, and so the first Skirt Week began,” said Holland, a student at the University of Tulsa, said. “It’s funny thinking back to how big a deal it felt like that first time, deciding to wear only skirts for five school days. Now I could easily do a Skirt Month.” For the first few semesters, Holland invited others to join her fashion statement for one week each semester. “My sophomore year, I managed to get a few guys to participate by buying them skirts from Goodwill. There was a particularly memorable Frisbee game that the men won — in skirts. But mainly the guys complained about it being exclusive, so that’s when I came up with the idea of No Pants Week,” she said. Soon after Skirt Week became
No Pants Week, rules and regulations were devised in order to allow greater participation. “There was some discussion over how to define pants: do leggings count? What about capris?” Holland said. No Pants Week is now open to all genders. Men are encouraged to participate and wear shorts or even kilts to keep up the tradition. “No Pants Week: a great excuse to buy eccentric boxers. It’s a time for awkward glances and winks. It’s a chance to embrace all that it is to be a man,” Benjamin Reeves, freshman aerospace engineering major said. “It also means I can put off laundry for another week.” This year’s No Pants Week began Sunday and wraps up on Saturday, challenging Aggies to add just one more tradition to the ever-expanding repertoire by ditching well-worn jeans for more unconventional college attire.
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This is the second in a six-part series of in-depth explorations of the cities and venues the 2010 Fightin’ Texas Aggie football team will visit away from the friendly confines of Kyle Field. Senior football writer Kyle Cunningham and sophomore sports desk assistant Beau Holder are set to travel across Texas and the Big 12 landscape following the team throughout what many expect to be a landmark season for the program. The pair will recount their adventures tailgating with opposing fans, exploring rowdy stadiums and entrenching upon the greatest eats other college towns have to offer.
Where a one-of-a-kind experience trumps another loss University of Arkansas Southwest Classic Arlington, TX
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e were fortunate enough to ride Bus 12 to Arlington and back. If you’ve never heard of the bus, check it out right now. It has a Facebook page and it tours campus before Midnight Yell. This space should be dedicated to Jesus and Ellen Palomo and the Lane family, the owners. They offered a ride up and it Beau Holder made the experience the absolute best ever. The only sophomore lasting image of the trip besides the stunning grandiosity sociology major of Cowboys Stadium would be a saddening loss were it not for them. Great people, great Aggies.
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Pageantry The equal intermixing of fans from both sides added a special quality. It’s what makes neutral-site games fun. Half the stadium constantly did yells, shown below, and the other made full use of the “Wooo Pig Sooie” chant. The Hogs have more unique flair than most teams A&M plays. An “All-Aggie Hullabaloo” took place inside the stadium Friday night and featured Grady Skelton, class of 2008 and Granger Smith, class of 2002 in concert along with the Aggie Wranglers and, of course, Midnight Yell. The fans and atmosphere Say what you want about SEC fans; we have. Just know, they are very passionate. As with most alumni-heavy crowds, the place only got really noisy when the play was important. Hog fans cheered loudest when No. 1 Alabama’s loss to South Carolina was announced. It’s funny because ‘Bama still holds the tiebreaker with Arkansas.
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The bus rolled up at 8:15 a.m. blaring “The Noble Men of Kyle” and only awe can describe the feeling it induced. This thing is the perfect road trip and tailgating machine. It has six cushioned bench seats, two tables topped with images of legendary Aggie sports figures and traditions, a speaker system, two terraced benches made to resemble Kyle Field’s bleachers, three flat screen TVs with DirecTV service, a back porch and a second deck on top. During the four-hour ride up along Highway 6 and I-35, we were flashed 19 Gig ‘ems, 13 blank stares and 11 Hullabaloo honks. Yes, we counted. We counted everything, including four Hook ‘em signs, of which three, appropriately, came from truckers. When you spend a trip watching SportsCenter and chatting in what feels like a cushy lounge, it doesn’t seem like four hours; it leaves you wishing it could go on forever.
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Cowboys Stadium has been discussed ad nauseum since its creation, but it deserves another quick breakdown. The enormity and excess What to say about Jerry Jones’ $1.2 billion baby... It’s been called the Death Star, which led to a round of Jones as Palpatine jokes and impersonations. When he called it “the finest American football stadium in the world” in his opening letter of the program, he wasn’t kidding. Is it excessive? With fountains, exotic artwork, an HD jumbotron the size of 4,290 52” TVs and retractable roof and turf, absolutely. It is also gorgeous. Seats, concourses and bathrooms were clean and spacious and looked even newer than they are. This is far more than a stadium. On the far right, the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band lines up beneath the giant screen. Above, the gargantuan stadium at night and right, a tasteful breezeway to one of many entrances. The press box It must have spanned 1,500 feet, with three rows of seating and hundreds of TVs along its interior. This was three rows of comfortable and somewhat roomy seating, mind you; that is a serious rarity for press boxes. Sightlines were perfect. The only complaint that could be made was our being served the typical box sandwich lunch.
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s nice as it would be just to write “Ditto,” it can’t be that simple. But Beau did sum it up just perfectly. Every memory we made — playing catch before and after Midnight Yell and throwing bullets across the parking lot to receivers standing on the second deck of Bus 12, laughing with everyone during while mix-up with “The Spirit Kyle Cunningham of Aggieland” played across the speakers of Cowboys senior sport Stadium and on and on — we owe entirely to the Lanes management major and Palomos. It won’t ever be possible to thank the family enough for doing everything they did for us.
the Tailgating Arkansas and A&M fan tailgates were split almost uniformly based on which side of the stadium their tickets corresponded to. We spent more time on the Hogs’ side and came away unimpressed. At best, they were indifferent to us. They offered no conversation, company or food and weren’t gracious winners. They did have some nice setups. This awesome truck was a highlight, but many sites featured great placement of TVs, chairs and tables beneath large tents. Multiple groups playing bean bag toss was a major plus.
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hobo?
ometimes college life gives me a feeling that, until about a week ago, I could uld not define. I was facing an eight-hour hour day trying to decide how I would spend my time between classes. I defined the feeling: I felt like a hobo.
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vagrant is caused by extreme shortage of time. This doesn’t have to be a bad thing; it teaches us to prioritize and manage our limited hours (for the clueless freshmen, this skill is of utmost importance for the rest of your life starting about six weeks ago). However, it causes things like laundry to be put on the back burner. The lack of time causes the procrastination of doing laundry, which causes the wearing of outfits to be rationed, which causes the wearing of clothes for up to a week or until the clothes are rank, whichever comes first. Similar to hobos, college students wear clothes much longer than their expiration dates. In addition to being short on time, we are also short on money, like hobos. Anyone trying to publicize or appeal to college students knows funds are limited and they are in a
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I was only thinking about how I could eat my lunch and study at the library, but the lack of a Caroline Ward home base junior made me communication major feel like a vagabond. I gave the subject more thought and realized most college students demonstrate the habits of hobos. Many off-campus dwellers find themselves in situations similar to this: a full day of classes while running on two hours of sleep simply will not cut it. What’s a college student to do? We nap. Anywhere and everywhere we can: outside, inside, on park benches, on the stairs, in class, on couches in the library, on the grassy knoll, in quiet areas or loud. It is possible to find nappers in the most obscure places on campus. Another practice of college students that parallels the life of a
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position to take advantage of our lack of resources. Because money is short, college students will do just about anything for free food. Free food induces an animal-like instinct usually unparalleled in humans outside of the college campus environment. Similar to lions feasting on a zebra carcass, once-civilized scholars fight viciously over a box of free pizza. Another example can be observed when food companies give us new products to sample. Just as ants flock to a piece of bread dropped on the concrete like it’s their heroin, covering the entire
thing within minutes, we devour the free samples put out by these companies in record time. It isn’t easy to live the life of a college student, or a hobo, but it will not last forever. Unless you decide to further your education, a job after graduation will give you a bit more stability. The job you so desire will give you a constant influx of cash that will hopefully allow you to keep your cool in the presence of free food, while wearing clean clothes on a regular basis. Rest assured, this lifestyle is temporary.
I write this letter while waiting for class to start in one of the most uncomfortable desks I’ve sat in since elementary school. Coincidentally, it is almost identical to an elementary school desk. I understand that the purpose of class is to learn material, not to have a desk-recliner combo. But why is it that someone at Texas A&M can’t figure out a way for students to sit in a reasonably comfortable classroom? I see two computers, an automated projector screen, a projector, tablet PC, four cameras installed into the ceiling, two wall mounted JBL speakers and a plastic desk my backpack won’t fit under. After avoiding bicycles on the sidewalk and hordes of people on the way to class, I squeeze into a desk that my binder and forearm cannot fit on simultaneously, not to mention my neighbor who thinks I’m copping a feel. At what point do we stop worrying about the latest way to present PowerPoint presentations in Dolby 5.1 Surround, and start thinking about the people who sit in these lawn chairs for 15 hours a week? It comes as a shock to me that the Dixie Chicken has more comfortable seats than a brand new building.
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LOS ANGELES — Movie fans have bookmarked the Facebook drama The Social Network as their weekend favorite. David Fincher’s saga about personality clashes and legal feuds among the website’s founders took in $15.5 million to remain the No. 1 film for a second straight weekend. The Social Network raised its 10-day total to $46.1 million. Debuting a close second with a soso $14.6 million weekend was the romance “Life as We Know It,” starring Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel as sparring guardians to an orphaned girl. The horseracing drama Secretariat, starring Diane Lane, also had a so-so debut, coming in at No. 3 with $12.6 million. Opening a weak No. 5 with $7 million was Wes Craven’s serial killer thriller My Soul to Take. Associated Press
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Model UN meeting raises cultural awareness The second Model United Nations meeting took place Oct. 7 in Koldus 110. The event was run by the diversity committee of the Student Government Association. The aim of the meeting was to help understand the world and other surrounding cultures. The keynote speaker, Noor Mobeen, class of 2005 and former United Nations employee, said there is a difference between accepting other cultures and merely tolerating them. “There is a different way of thinking between American and other cultures,â€? Mobeen said. “In America for instance we are very performance-based with emphasis placed on how well we do individually, however in India their culture is more concerned about how you ďŹ t into the big picture. Understanding the differences of where others are coming from is key to accepting different cultures.â€? Following the address were sessions covering topics such as international cooperation, nuclear proliferation and new sustainable energy initiatives. “I wanted to organize this event because raising awareness of other cultures and ways of life is something I am very passionate about,â€? said Kudakwashe Kupara, a biology graduate student. “A lot of people are very individualistic and don’t often tear down the walls separating themselves and become a collective group.â€? Austin Burgart, special to The Battalion
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on-campus buses, but he is skeptical about whether the buses are running as efficiently as they can. “Whenever you are depending on the bus to get you to class on time, if the bus is more than five minutes late, it will put you off schedule. Just last week I was waiting for the 12:11 bus on route three. It didn’t show up until 12:25 and it put everyone behind schedule.� Williams acknowledges the fact that there is always the possibility of a mistake, but that for the most part, the system is running smoothly. “As a driver who works for [Transportation Services] and knows the system, I feel we are doing the best that we can and that the system is working successfully,� Williams said. “At any given time, there are around 70 buses running.� However, Williams said with a limited number of students working, it is difficult to fill all of these needs. “We are temporarily understaffed at the moment, which is common near the beginning of the school year, because we lose a lot of workers when they graduate. Transportation Services is always hiring. It’s an amazing place to work, you get to make your own schedule and work whenever you want.� Another concern Holt expressed has to do with the student drivers. “The reason why my bus was so late last week was because the driver made a mistake. With all of the money that we [as students] are spending on the buses, maybe there should be more training for the drivers,� Holt said. Williams said driver preparation is extensive. Training lasts between three and four weeks and consists of taking a series of driving tests, practicing on a course and driving the routes. During the training, drivers earn a Class B commercial driver’s license. “The training was fun,� Williams said. “And once you are certified, you start driving with an experienced driver who rides with you until he or she feels like you are ready to be on your own.� There are ways students can make better use of the bus system. “There are ‘time spots’ that are in place to keep us on schedule. The time on the schedule means that the bus will not leave that spot before that time, but it does not necessarily mean that it will be there exactly at that time,� Williams said. “To make sure that you make it to your classes on time, it is best to look at the time on the schedule at which the bus is supposed to arrive at its destination. The buses usually even arrive at their destinations a little early, so if you make sure that this time is before your class starts, then should not be late. For example, if your class starts at 11:10, and you are riding route 22, Excel, look at the Trigon arrival times and find one that will give you enough time to get to class.� As no system is perfect, sometimes mistakes are unavoidable. There is always a chance that an unusual amount of traffic, a high number of students to pick up, or even red lights will cause delays in the system, Williams said. However, students can be sure that Transportation Services has worked out a system to best ensure that students can get where they need to be, from a number of different places, on time, he said, and access to the route times is readily available. “Everything is posted online. There is even a mobile site that you can access from your phone — m.tamu.edu/busroute. This makes it easier to check times from anywhere.�
world Razorback quarterback Ryan Mallett and, despite giving up over 400 yards, never allowed the game to get out of reach. But in the third and fourth quarter, with a statement game exceedingly winnable, Sherman’s offense spit the bit. From the seven minute mark in the third quarter on, the Aggie offense had six drives. They totaled 94 yards and zero points. That is simply unacceptable. “We came up here with the mindset to win a football game,� Sherman said. “Regardless of people saying, ‘You played a good game,’ we can’t accept that because we didn’t come away with a victory.� All offseason, this team and its leaders said there were no excuses not to take that next step. They built high expectations for this perceived “dark horse� Big 12 contender. They continually pronounced this 2010 season as being the one to legitimize the program. Well, now this 2010 season is on the verge of spiraling out of control and the only thing legitimized is that this program is currently mediocre and irrelevant. And for that, Sherman’s offense is to blame.
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Saturday headliner Muse catered to their crowd, playing two verses of “The StarSpangled Banner” and claiming Texas as their favorite American state. M.I.A. competed with the band across the grounds at AMD stage, but was a letdown to some. “M.I.A. was a kind of disappointing. I was really looking forward to them, but they ended up being my least favorite of the weekend,” said Meagan Lanier, a senior business major. After three days and roughly 30 hours of live music, many bands made names for themselves not only meeting but setting a high standard among other musical powerhouses. The Eagles concluded the festival on Sunday night with a bang, and began the one-year countdown until next the next ACL. Jill Beathard contributed to this report.
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