The Battalion: November 9, 2010

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从美国到中国 Study abroad gives students advantage

Joyce Go The Battalion Today, a college degree does not guarantee a job after college. The workforce becomes increasingly competitive as job availability fluctuates during a recession. In response, college students strive even more today to make themselves appealing to future employers. Students not only work toward good grades but also add jobs and extracurricular activities to their resume. Acquiring time abroad and becoming culturally diverse is another way students build their résumé as they gain life experiences. J.D. Swiger, senior finance major and a photographer with The Battalion, explored cultural diversity when he went to China during the

summer. “I think it’s important to travel because it gives [students] an advantage in the workforce. Our world is moving towards a global economy and if you travel, you’re more likely to go overseas one day for your job,” Swiger said. “To have good knowledge of other cultures is important to show future employers.” Swiger also shared the differences he saw between American students and Chinese students. “Parents there care very much that their students do well. Students there don’t have to do chores or help around the house or things that students normally do here,” Swiger said. “Their parents take care of everything so that the students can spend all their time focus-

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ing on school as opposed to America where the parents want their kids to be involved in sports, participate in extracurricular activities, do well in school, do chores at home, and have a job.” Swiger went to China to visit the family of a fellow Aggie. Xiadong Xuan, a doctoral student in the architecture department, is a Chinese international student. “It is only when you are in the country can you know the real country’s basic condition or state such as culture, economy, politics,” Xuan said. “There is an old Chinese saying that traveling is better than reading. Students can learn many things from traveling which cannot be obtained from books.” Xuan also commented on the difference he

saw between American and Chinese students. “Here the college student is more independent and has lower pressure than in China,” Xuan said. “[However], the gap between western countries like U.S. and China is decreasing. Two big countries like the U.S. and China should cooperate with each other to do something for the world.” Traveling abroad can provide students with not only a chance to get away on a mini-vacation, but it can also provide students with advantages like the opportunity to make themselves more appealing to future employers. “Going outside the United States adds an extra dimension to that stretching of your boundaries. It adds a dimension that is found See Diversity on page 4

Pancake breakfast raises awareness for Parkinson’s

Lyle Lovett, class of 1979, suggested the idea for the Thursday night concert, when he noticed an open night on his tour which will benefit the Association of Former Student’s building enhancement fund.

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The Battalion Imagine not having control of your muscles just to do basic daily activities such as walking. That is what people with Parkinson’s disease have to go through on a daily basis. An estimated 7 to 10 million people worldwide are living with Parkinson’s disease. Texas A&M’s co-ed service fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega, presented Pancakes for Parkinson’s Saturday before the O.U. kickoff at Koldus Plaza. “The goal of Pancakes for Parkinson’s is to raise awareness and money for Parkinson’s disease research. One-hundred percent of the proceeds collected will go to the Michael J. Fox Foundation, which is the largest nonprofit organization that is working toward

finding a cure and better treatments for Parkinson’s disease,” said Virginia Braly, a sophomore allied health major and co-chairwoman of the event. Although members of APO came together to raise awareness for the cause, they had different reasons for participating. “I have a couple friends who may be at risk for the disease,” said Jenny Domaschk, a senior nutritional sciences major. “By spreading awareness and donating funds for research, I hope that, if they have the disease, medicine will have a cure by then.” Stephanie Wedgeworth, a junior psychology major, also shared her goals and reasons behind participating in this event. See Pancake on page 2

Lovett to visit Aggieland Rebecca Bennett The Battalion Known for his wild mop of curly hair and his avoidance of the tight jeans and beat-up cowboy hat get-up, he defies the Texas musician stereotype. But with one glimpse at the familiar glint of gold on his right hand, it’s clear he is every bit the traditional Aggie. The famed singer-songwriter and four-time Grammy Award winner, Lyle Lovett, class of 1979, will marry his two loves of music and Texas A&M at an 8 p.m. concert Thursday in Rudder Theatre. The event, which benefits the Association of Former Students’ building enhanceThe concert ment fund and will be at 8 p.m. is also preThursday in sented by MSC Rudder Theatre. Town Hall, was Students get a Lovett’s idea. He was on tour $5 discount with to promote his valid student ID. album, “Natural Forces,” when he said he noticed a night off between two scheduled shows in Austin. “When this night presented itself, it seemed like a good idea to do something,” he said. “Coming to Texas A&M always feels like coming home.” Kathryn Greenwade, class of 1988 and vice president of the Association, said the concert

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will help reach the goal of $18 million for the enhancement of the Clayton Williams Alumni Center. “We took a building that was nice, but made it very nice and turned it into a building that Aggies can have a memorable experience in,” she said. Lovett came to A&M in 1999 to perform with Robert Earl King for a Bonfire Relief benefit and returned again in 2004 to celebrate the Association’s 125th anniversary. “I was so pumped when I heard he was coming to College Station, and I wouldn’t have to drive two hours to see him. I saw his picture on the slideshow scroll by at the new Former Student Center and started pumping my fists in the air, much to [my girlfriend’s] chagrin,” said Landry Redding, a junior mechanical engineering major. “I’m looking forward to seeing Lyle Lovett in person and hearing his band live. I’ve heard a lot of good things about his concerts.” Aggieland was home to the humble beginnings of Lovett’s career. As a freshman at A&M, Lovett became involved with “the basement committee” of the Student Programs Office, an organization somewhat akin to MSC Town Hall, in that the group scheduled both student and professional musicians for on campus performances. “I was really interested in people I could go and listen to. I was really influenced by Texas singer-songwriters,” Lovett said, listing fellow Lone Star artists Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt among his favorites. “People who lived in Texas and had moved on.” See Lovett on page 7

Senior communication major Travis Bell pours syrup on a stack of pancakes Saturday morning in front of Koldus. Students were encouraged to give donations to benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. Meagan O’Toole-Pitts — THE BATTALION

Students, community work to help B-CS homeless This weekend a fundraising event benefiting the Bridge Homeless Shelter took place in Downtown Bryan. The event was all about art, put on by Texas A&M students who wanted to touch lives and raise awareness about the artistic community in B-CS. “Fusion was an event benefiting The Bridge Homeless Shelter by fusing together a love of coffee, art, music and poetry with a passion for helping the homeless,” said Andrew Kaiser, a senior psychology major. The event was a resounding success, said organizer Ruth Cooper, a senior recreation, parks and tourism science major. “We raised a good amount of money, met a lot of

college students and families and sold a lot of art,” Cooper said. “I asked different people to bake and Sweet Eugene’s generously donated coffee. It was successful in fundraising and raising awareness about the artistic community in the B-CS area.” The event raised money, as well as fostering relationships. “The reason was love, really,” said Katelyn Holleyman, a junior landscape architecture major. “The Bridge is too close to going under, so Ruth had recognized a need to serve it. At the same time, it was to open our eyes to community, not circumstance.” Haley Lawson, staff writer

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“I want everyone to have fun and enjoy our event while knowing that they were helping out a great foundation that helps so many,� Wedgeworth said. “I think this event really demonstrates how every little bit helps and everyone together can make a big difference – from passing fans donating their spare change to businesses donating hundreds of dollars of items – it took the entire community to make this event a success.� Pancakes for Parkinson’s is the official Team Fox event from the Michael J. Fox Foundation. However, APO decided to do the event with an Aggie twist. “We decided to hold the event before a football game

because game days are a time when generations of Aggies join together to show their pride and spirit. That’s what our event is about, Aggies joining together for some great food and all for a great cause. We felt it would be the perfect way to host this event, the Aggie way,� Wedgeworth said. The event not only donated money for a good cause, but participants said they gained a sense of fulfillment and joy. “I will be graduating in May and this is the last big thing I got to help organize,� Domaschk said. “I have been blessed though everything I have learned and I hope that I have been a blessing to others.�

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Kickstarting a career Website aids Aggie breaking into music industry Ryan Haughey The Battalion For many students, life tends to follow a planned path progressing through high school, college and finding a job in their field of study. Some, however, follow a course that leads them in entirely different directions. Michael Nance, class of 2008, is one of those people. Despite holding ambitions for most of his life to pursue a medical career, he has since discovered his new passion — music. Since picking up guitar seven years ago, Nance has held a love for writing and playing music but was reluctant to bring his talents before others. “I had extreme stage fright my whole life, and so I think the thought of performing made me shy away from ever writing,” Nance said. But about five months ago, Nance decided to put his fears aside to start writing and performing. “He used to be afraid to perform, but he’s not holding back anymore and we’re lucky to experience it,” said Laine Sulik, class of 2007 and a close friend of Nance’s from college. “I know a lot of the experiences that he’s been through in his life and his music is real,” she said For Nance, creating new songs is a combination of musical inspiration and sheer dedication. “Most of the time I am just messing around on my guitar, playing random chords and I hear something that feels right,” he said. “I take that and then wrap a song — lyrics, verses, bridges — around that one little beginning piece to the puzzle.” Describing his music as “soft rock with a bluesy feel to it,” Nance’s songs tend to have a close meaning to him. “My songs always deal with issues in my life,” Nance said. “What could I possibly know more about than my own experience?” Kristen Sikorski, class of 2008, said she can feel the fear and love

in Nance’s intertwining of lyrics and chords. “Instead of letting an emotion overtake his senses, Michael embraces it and will pair it with another to create [a] more harmonic song loaded with more than one vibe of energy. It’s a unique combination that can be hard to accomplish,” she said. The allure of creating and sharing music is the reason Nance said he decided to make music his top priority in life. “It’s the feeling you have after a performance. It is very liberating. Performing puts me in a very vulnerable position,” he said. “That’s my journal and my life that I’m singing about, so it feels great to just put it all on the line.” Sikorski said Nance has the ability to draw the audience entirely into his music. “He incorporates a lot of tapping the strings as he is picking them, then pauses to add that bass and harmony when he taps the side of his guitar,” she said. “It makes the performance seem more than a one-man show.” Perhaps the greatest obstacle to entering into the music industry is money. But Nance has come up with a novel means of funding his first album by using the website Kickstarter.com. “Kickstarter is this awesome site designed to help fund any artistic endeavor,” Nance said. “You get to make a video and tell a short story about your project ... people then come to the site and donate.” With each level of donation comes a special prize that Nance himself picked out. Ranging from a copy of the album to Nance personally officiating the donors’ wedding, the prizes are diverse and allow the artist to display his personality. The only catch to the project: Michael has to reach his funding goal of $7,500 by Dec. 29 in order to receive funding. If he does not reach his goal, the donors will not have money taken out of their accounts. “It’s an all or nothing kind of thing,” Sulik said. From auditioning for American Idol, to working on playing a two-month tour of Austin venues, Nance has been busy trying to

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Michael Nance, class of 2008, uses the website Kickstarter.com to raise money to fund his first album. Nance’s music borrows elements of soft rock and blues. generate interest in his music. “I’ve met the right people ... and once they heard my music they took me under their wing,” he said. He has been in communication with Even Break Studios in Austin to record an album in the coming months, provided he can secure the funding. Nance also plans to have songs available on iTunes soon. “I am pursuing music because I honestly feel that the music industry is what I have been called to do,” Nance said. “It’s the only thing in the world I can get lost in for hours on end.”

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Hodges, Judie garner Big 12 honors Senior Michael Hodges was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week following his 19 tackle performance in Saturday’s upset win over Oklahoma. Junior Coryell Judie was named the Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week after his 100-yard kickoff return during the victory.

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Time to move on Aggies’ focus moves to Baylor following big win Austin Meek The Battalion Three games ago, the Texas A&M football team was in complete disarray. A 30-9 thumping at home courtesy of No. 21 Missouri left many fans clamoring for a quarterback swap and a change of head coach. Now, after winning three in a row and dismantling the No. 9 Oklahoma Sooners 33-19 at Kyle Field, the No. 23 Aggies have transformed into a team with an identity — and a legitimate shot at the Big 12 title. “This team has a bunch of fighters,� junior quarterback Ryan Tannehill said. “We never give up. We play with heart, passion and desire and we play every game to win.

“We had some tough games early in the season. We went on a three game losing streak that was tough for everybody, but I think it’s just a testament to this team’s character, and we fought through things and never gave up.� Head Coach Mike Sherman doesn’t get caught up in externals — like the fact that his team is nationally ranked for the first time in his three-year tenure or that his defense held one of the country’s most vaunted offenses at bay. “You’ve got to stay constant,� Sherman said. “We don’t get too high, we don’t get too low. I don’t think you treat them any differently. When you win a game or when you lose a game, you come to work, you

get better, you’re honest about your mistakes, and you move forward to the next ballgame.� Facing his first ranked opponent since taking the offensive reins from senior quarterback Jerrod Johnson, Tannehill passed for 225 yards and two touchdowns. He also used his legs to move the chains, including a nifty 48-yard scamper. The Sooners did everything they could to take junior wide receiver Jeff Fuller out of the equation. The double coverage that Fuller drew all game opened up the field for another junior, shifty slot receiver Ryan Swope. Swope had a field day against the Sooner secondary, grabbing eight balls for 136 yards. He scored on a 64-yard pass from Tannehill in the fourth quarter to put the final points on the board for the Aggies. The defense took care of it from there. After shutting out the Sooners in the first half, the Aggies allowed two touchdowns in the 3rd quarter to bring the game to 1917, A&M advantage. Senior joker Von Miller and the sixth best rush defense in the nation stepped up in the fourth and stopped Oklahoma twice from one yard out with five minutes to play, virtually wrapping up the victory for the home team. Miller, who led the team with three tackles for loss and one sack, was outshone by only senior linebacker Michael Hodges, who registered two sacks and a career-high 19 tackles. “The [defense’s] energy definitely carries over to the offense,� Swope said. “And I feel like it’s vice versa. The offense makes a big play and that energy will carry over to the defense. “And not only the defense, but the Twelfth Man too. It was amazing out there on the field knowing the fans were behind us tremendously.� In defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter’s first season, the Ag-

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Above: Junior Coryell Judie returns a kickoff 100 yards for an Aggie touchdown during the team’s 33-19 upset over Oklahoma Saturday at Kyle Field. Judie also had an interception during the game. Left: Junior quarterback Ryan Tannehill scampers away from the Sooners’ defense. gies have improved an average of 62.3 spots in NCAA rankings in the four main defensive categories — total, rushing, pass efficiency and scoring. “Coach DeRuyter has done a phenomenal job of teaching them [his defensive schemes] to the staff and the staff teaching them to the players,� Sherman said. “I think our assistant coaches have done a good job of evaluation recruiting. We definitely have more speed on the field than we’ve had in the past.�

Next on the bulletin is Baylor in Waco. The Bears, who were ranked No. 25 before falling to Oklahoma State last weekend, are second in the Big 12 South with a 4-2 conference record, 7-3 overall. Sophomore quarterback Robert Griffin III presents a threat through the air and on the ground. He leads the conference in total offense, churning out an average 327.5 yards per game. “Their quarterback can take off and run and can take it the

distance any time he wants to,� Sherman said. “He’s a phenomenal, phenomenal player. He’s a great kid as well and definitely deserving of Heisman Trophy consideration.� Tannehill echoed a similar sentiment “They [Baylor] have pretty good athletes and they’ve been playing well this year,� Tannehill said. “They’re playing really well as a team and we’re excited about Saturday and our chance to play them.�

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process. As president of an onrity and respect are pushed aside campus organization, I would as the thirst for self-serving expect the members to resist power grows more intense in if I began barking orders bethe hearts of tempted leaders. cause I felt entitled to some In such cases, students should exclusive authority due to be able to freely and approan extra word attached to priately express their dissatismy name. faction without fear of being Matthew At Texas A&M, we are ostracized by the group. Poarch being prepared to go be It seems one of the most senior wildlife and common ways that mounleaders within our own fisheries major tains are made of mole-hills spheres of influence. The aim of student-run organizain interpersonal conflicts is tions is surely not to train fua lack of control, wisdom, ture leaders in abuse of power. Rather, and care in the resolution of a conflict. it would do well for student leaders to Straying from the issue at hand into remember that leadership is a service personal attacks accomplishes nothing to those around them, not a device for but hurt feelings and elevated emotions, self-promotion. which will further fuel the argument The Department of Student Activiinto places it never needed to venture. ties seeks to “intentionally engage and What I am not suggesting is that empower students in learning that feelings should override truth. Somecontinuously builds their capacity to times, the truth hurts. There is a way, effectively lead in a global society.” though, to deliver truth in love and They further define “leadership” as respect in such a way that the recipient “influencing others, within an environ- still may know they are cared for, even ment of mutual growth and integrity, in the middle of a disagreement. This to achieve a shared vision that sustains is another skill that seems to be lost as positive change.” emotions run high and as power brings It is a sadly common fact that intega sense of entitlement.

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He also said he learned about professional musicians through his job as a city reporter for The Battalion, where his regularly assigned beat was the Bryan city council, although he said he frequently vied for the “fun, entertainment stories.” “I got to do lots of music stories. And I got to interview some of my favorite singer-songwriters, like Michael Murphy and Nancy Griffith,” Lovett said. “I reviewed one show, but I didn’t like reviewing so much as advanced features … previews, getting to learn more about the musicians.” Having thoroughly studied the paths of the guitar-strumming idols who dared the stage before him, Lovett tackled performing head on, beginning with gigs at a Houston restaurant during the summer of 1976 with a friend. “I literally played from when I was a sophomore on at least two nights a week,” he said, citing former pizza and hamburger joints in the Bryan-College Station area as memorable venues. “All the while I was trying to break into the music clubs in Austin and Dallas.” In his leisurely time, Lovett struck friendly chords with fellow Aggie folkster Robert Earl Keen on the latter’s front porch. Contrary to popular Aggie lore, the two were not college roommates, but neighbors who lived around the corner from one another near Church Street. “The house where [Keen] lived was the kind of place where everyone hung out,” Lovett said. “There was a group of us who would leave instruments there and go there to play music together after class.” The two troubadours penned such tunes as the aptly named “Old Front Porch Song” and continue the Aggie tradition on today with “It’s Rock and Roll,” which appears on the “Natural Forces” album. “I have done more writing on my own, but collaboration can be great fun. Especially if it’s someone you know well,” Lovett said, mentioning Keen’s friendship. As for the task of songwriting, Lovett – whose affection for language is evident in his choice of journalism and German majors – said it remains a challenge that is different each time. “There’s several points where it almost becomes automatic, but there’s always a process to search for the perfect word or phrase,” he said. “And I think the most important thing to do in life is to do things you like to do. Write about the things you like to do, that appeal to you personally.” For Lovett, at least, part of that personal experience is his nearly permanent residence in Texas. And while he might not have composed an explicit ode to Aggieland, the musician’s financial commitment to the University and his expression of love for Aggies is indication enough that his former school holds a special place in his heart. “I have so much respect for the people that come to school at Texas A&M. The people I met and knew here gave me the impression I’ve known them my whole life,” Lovett said. “I’m pleased and honored that the Association would have me. It’s a thrill to get to walk out on that stage in Rudder.”

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