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construction YMCA renovations continue In March of 2010, Vaughn Construction began a renovation of the YMCA on campus designed by QuimbyMcCoy Preservation. Part of the building was demolished and rebuilt and part of the building was renovated. “The west wing is being remodeled … The total budget for this project is $15,000,000 and construction is scheduled to be complete in August of 2011,” said Daniel McGuire, the architectural project manager. The west wing will be remodeled, but the east wing is being completely demolished and will be larger and more prominent. “The most obvious renovation is the demolition then reconstruction of the entire east wing,” said Ben Crouch, executive associate dean and professor of sociology. “That new wing will be a bit larger and boast a more prominent entrance than the original.” The renovation is hoped to restore a heritage campus building. The vice president for marketing and communication, the faculty senate, the ofﬁce of the dean of faculties and the department of philosophy will be housed in the building. “One might say the goal is to bring a heritage campus building back to functional service in a manner that both meets current needs for space and retains many original architectural elements,” Crouch said. The “reading See YMCA on page 6

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Adam Gallant, sophomore general studies major, won the first place title for the Men’s Individual Championship for archery in China.

Sophomore wins individual world archery championship Haley Lawson The Battalion Bows, limbs and blinds take on different meanings in the world Adam Gallant lives in. Shooting arrows is something Gallant has done since preschool, and after much practice, archery has led him across the nation and overseas. Gallant, a sophomore general studies major, won the first place title for the Men’s Individual Championship for archery at the World University Archery Championship. The championship was this past week in Shenzhen, Guangdong China.

“Adam Gallant won a first place title in the Men’s Individual Championship and was a member of the U.S. Men’s Team and the U.S. Mixed Team, both of which came home with first place team titles,” said Kelly VonDerhle, RecSports communication coordinator. Gallant was the only member of A&M’s archery team to attend the championship and was one of two students who qualified to attend. “Adam qualified for the tournament based on his performance at the United States intercollegiate archery cham-

pionships held on our campus in May,” said Bill Coady, archery coach. Gallant was on the U.S. team with 11 other men and women from around the country that went to China. “The team was comprised of 12 archers from across the U.S., six male and six female. Six shoot recurve bows and six shoot compounds bows like Adam,” Coady said. Gallant has been involved in archery since he was young and has attended many competitions. Courtesy photos

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Gallant stands with the U.S. Mixed Archery Team.

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Students mill around the display set up in the Academic Plaza by the Pro-Life Aggies and Center for Bio-Ethical Reform. The display features images of the conflicts in Rwanda and Darfur in an effort to compare abortion to genocide.

Pro-life advocates visit A&M with no-holds-barred imagery Katie White The Battalion Orange signs warning students about graphic images greeted students walking through Academic Plaza Monday afternoon as the Pro-Life Aggies teamed up with the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform for a display advocating anti-abortion ethics. Stephanie Gray, spokeswoman for the Center, said the mission of the display was to make abortion unthinkable. The organization travels across the country setting up displays of larger-than-life images of aborted fetuses. The pictures sit next to images of genocide such as mass graves from the Holocaust. “We attempt to show denying the personhood of the unborn is parallel to denying the personhood of people throughout history,” Gray said. The display aroused different actions from students and a “Free Speech Board” allowed

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them to write their feelings about both the display and the issue at hand in an anonymous and non-confrontational way, said Veronica Arnold, senior biology and Spanish major and Pro-Life Aggies president. “The board makes it easier for people to not get so upset,” Arnold said. “It is a way for them to say what they mean without being intimidated.” Arnold said the decision to invite the Center for Bio-ethical Reform to campus was debatable because “pro-lifers” split when it comes to whether they think showing graphic images of aborted fetuses is appropriate or not. She said some members feel the images further push away opposition and women who have undergone abortion before. “We do other things to reach out other than this display,” Arnold said. “We try to teach students who are torn between going to college and being a parent that they can See Abortion on page 2

The Battalion If it hadn’t been for the Kickstart Kids program, some young teens would either be in jail or dead. At least, that’s what the participants of the program told Chuck Norris, martial artist, actor and keynote speaker at the Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce annual banquet. Chuck Norris and his wife Gena spoke at the banquet Monday and told attendees the Kickstart Kids foundation has been the greatest accomplishment in his life. The program seeks to help at-risk children by giving them positive affirmation, confidence and encouragement through martial arts. The program began in Houston with one school Chuck Norris and has now grown to 45 schools in 13 school districts statewide. “The Kickstart program shows school districts that we are here to aid them in making our students successful by teaching students things like discipline, respect and self control. We are able to work with school districts, principals, parents and teachers to hold children accountable and teach them things they might not normally learn at home,” said Derek Stinson, instructor and former graduate of the program. Students are given the option of taking karate as an alternative to physical education, as an elective or after-school program and can continue the program from middle school through college. “Our goal is to develop character and leadership skills, to enhance resilience, to resolve conflict productively, to avoid gangs, to choose drug-free lifestyles and to remain in high school until they graduate,” Stimson said. The program has had positive feedback and results, leading to greater aspirations to continue to grow through the help and support of local communities. At the event, the Chamber of Commerce also awarded Mike Conner, class of 1985, the Volunteer of the Year award because of his persistent

service to the community. Glenda Hoon was awarded Ambassador of the Year for accumulating the most ambassador points through her volunteer services. In past years, ambassadors have volunteered more than 3,000 hours to help the Chamber with numerous activities and programs. Norris told Chairman of the attendees the Board of Directors Tap Kickstart Kids Bentz awarded J.J. foundation Ramirez, founder of has been the Save Our Streets the greatest Ministries, the Citizen accomplishment of the Year award. in his life. “The purpose of this award [Citizen of the Year] is to recognize individuals who have made significant civic contributions to the development and quality of life of this community through their own personal efforts. Their actions, by their very nature, serve as a model to those presently involved in community enhancement and business development and inspire others to bring about a better business climate and quality of life to Bryan-College Station,” Bentz said. Bentz told the audience of 500 that the founder of Save Our Streets Ministries, J.J. Ramirez, has ministered on streets for 27 years to bring the gospel to gangs, gang leaders, drug dealers and drug addicts. Ramirez started his ministry after being freed of the lifestyle himself. Save Our Streets Ministries provides an opportunity to turn lives around, and through his gang intervention and mediation, Ramirez has won the respect of the community. He serves as a positive, relevant role model and is the definition of community service. A congratulatory standing ovation was given to Ramirez. “There are a lot of people that I truly have to thank for this award, the Chamber, the community, this is truly an honor and I am very humbled. But there is no way I can receive this by not giving all the glory to my Lord and savior,” Ramirez said.

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thebattalion 11.10.2010 For daily updates go to thebatt.com ● Facebook ● Twitter@thebattonline Pro-Life Aggies teamed up with the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform for a display advocating anti-abortion ethics Monday in Academic Plaza.

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do both, because most think it is impossible.” Arnold said the display they used in Academic Plaza parallels a tactic used by American generals after World War II, when they dragged the bodies of deceased victims of the Holocaust into the streets for people to see. “It helped the world wake up,” Arnold said. “And by that standard, we’re using the same tactic. We’re trying to establish equality for all people.” Crystal Ploehn, junior meteorology major, said she thought the idea of comparing abortion to genocide was interesting. “It gives a different perspective because I’ve never likened abortion to genocide,” Ploehn said. “But I am definitely a women’s choice supporter.” Ploehn said reading the Free Speech Board was nice to see because it was good to see other students’ thoughts on the matter. She said she did not expect to see as much support for women’s choice as she did. Tyler Friedman, graduate student in philosophy, said: “I see a lot of strongly expressed opinions without rational argumentation and instead appealing to visceral reactions and misleading ad equations.” Friedman said he thought the display would only serve to reinforce pre-conceived notions about abortion rather than fostering healthy debate. He said the images were used to make viewers recoil, not make conversation. Tom White, sophomore computer engineering major, said: “Scare tactics are not what we need to be wasting our time on.” White said other issues such as education, healthcare and military are more important

than trying to overturn a valuable Supreme Court case. “Why was Roe v. Wade brought to the table? Because of the woman’s health. Someone did not want to get a back alley abortion,” White said. “There are other genocides we can be preventing – Sudan comes to mind.” Arnold said more than 50 million fetuses have been aborted since the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. She claims the numbers classify abortion as genocide. “Genocide is made of two things: discriminating against a certain group of people – in this case, unborn children – and doing it in mass amounts,” Arnold said. In regard to Roe v. Wade, Arnold said President Ronald Reagan said abortion would be rare and for the benefit of women’s health. Arnold said it has turned into an issue of convenience. “However, it is important people know pro-lifers believe that if the mother is in danger, abortion is acceptable,” Arnold said. “We believe in life, we are pro-life. We value both mother and child; we don’t want two deaths.” Gray said the college campus is an effective place for the displays because colleges are the marketplaces for ideas where students want to learn and discuss. She said student reactions to the display on campus were mixed. “Recently in Indiana, someone tried to dismantle the display and ended up assaulting one of our members,” Gray said. Gray said the main issue is whether the fetus is considered a person. She said if the Center can prove with science that a fetus is a person, they can prove abortion is genocide. Gray and Arnold said when students tell them the pictures are distasteful and disturbing, they counter by saying the pictures portray the actions. “It’s a shame that other issues can’t engage people on this campus,” White said.

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ast week’s midterm election is one which will undoubtedly occupy political scientists for years to come. It signaled a definite shift in the political landscape, with the political pendulum swinging swiftly to the right. So far, the GOP has picked up six seats in the Senate and 60 seats in the House, with a few races still undecided. The GOP managed to regain all the House seats lost and did significant damage control in the Senate from the 2006 and 2008 elections. The Democratic momentum from the past two election cycles has effectively and abruptly run out of steam. What is interesting about these GOP victories is the percentage of candidates that had some affiliation with the Tea Party movement. An NBC analysis of election results estimated five Senatorselect and 40 Representatives-elect received backing from a Tea Party organization. So while

the Democrats suffered heavy losses, they did so partially at the hands of a relatively new political movement. Through these victories, the Tea Party movement has shown the country it is more than just a group of protesters Jeremy that can keep cable TV Northum pundits occupied with a graduate nuclear steady supply of material. physics student The Tea Party movement has become, for better or worse, a political force with the ability to influence the mood of voters on the national scale. Everyone knows the Tea Party is good at throwing a rally and putting on a good protest, but it has yet to be seen if the tea partiers are capable of influencing the proceedings of the Congress. While this newly elected delegation of sorts is small compared to the rest of the Congress, it does have sufficient numbers to makeits policies a reality. If all else fails, it

certainly has the opportunity to make a lot of the average American might be too comfortnoise in the most public of public forums. able with. The outlook for the Tea Party, however, All told the Democrats had a pretty embaris not all good; it has a serious legitimacy rassing night last Tuesday. This embarrassment problem. To begin with, it is not a political was evident locally as well with the defeat of party. A very loose coalition of disgruntled incumbent Democrat Chet Edwards by citizens hell-bent on opposing the Republican challenger Bill Flores. status quo better describes it. It It’s one thing for an incumbent has no well-defined leader, to lose, but a whole new The Tea Party platform or organization and level of embarrassment for a have been characterized 20-year veteran to lose to has had success as nothing more than the a political newcomer by a outside of ofﬁce, recession-era version of the 25-point margin. but changing religious right. The Tea Party and its the country is To make matters worse, Republican representaharder than the party’s own rhetoric tives has galvanized supgetting elected. does not help the cause. porters and motivated more Senator-elect Rand Paul, one people to get involved in of the more vocal members of the political process; however, the movement, said in his victory its longevity remains to be seen. speech “we’ve come to take our It’s far easier to react to policies government back.” If the goal of the movethan enact them. The Tea Party will have ment is to truly influence U.S. policy then it the opportunity during the next two years will need support from the people en masse. to make their mark, or fizzle out like many Taking back your government is not an idea former parties that started as reactions.

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“I got involved in archery at a very young age [4 years old], my dad was into bow hunting and I was too young, so I got involved in target archery,” Gallant said. “One thing led to another, I shot my first competition at age six, shot my first National Championship at age 9, shot my first World Championship at age 15.” This wasn’t Gallant’s first world championship or his first gold medal. He has attended five world championships. He was the youngest member of the team to attend the University World Championship. “This is my fifth World Championship, my first Gold medal; I got three of them,

thebattalion though I have won silver and bonzes before,” Gallant said. Gallant was known throughout the country for his talent in archery. The University knew of him before he graduated high school and wanted to recruit him to shoot for the Aggies. “Before he joined the team, I knew we were trying to recruit him to come here because he is a very good archer,” said Lyndsey Marzec, senior accounting major and treasurer for the archery team. “We offered him a scholarship to receive in-state tuition [because he is from Maine] if he would come here to shoot for us. He is a talented archer who brings a lot of charisma to the team. We are glad to have him here.” At the competition, Gallant won three metals, which in China was the maximum number of

metals one archer could win. “In the tournament he won a gold medal in men’s team, a gold medal in mixed team, one male one female, and the gold medal in the individual category,” Coady said. This was his first trip to China and Gallant said he enjoyed the different culture and the friendly competition. This tournament was preparation for the 2011 World University Games. “The trip was a great trip; it was my first time visiting China,” Gallant said, “The food was very different but that is to be expected. People were friendly and the tournament was well run. It was run in preparation for the 2011 World University Games, which is like the Olympics but for college students only and involves more sports.”

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Courtney Nelson The Battalion The Aggies (12-12, 6-8 Big 12) will be looking to come out strong tonight, as they take on the Kansas Jayhawks in their second meeting of the season at 6:30 p.m. at Reed Arena. After a great start early in the season, Kansas has fizzled and is now behind A&M in the conference standings with a record of 15-11 overall and 6-9 in the Big 12. When A&M traveled to Lawrence in September for their second conference match, the Jayhawks defeated them in five sets 25-23, 18-25, 20-25, 25-22, 15-10. In the first set, the Aggies posted a decent lead over Kansas, but they could not hold them off. The Jayhawks got the hot hand as they went on a run of seven points to overtake the visiting team. As has become the norm for the Aggies, they came out in the second set and played extremely tough, never giving the Jayhawks a chance. The Aggies took the third game to gather a 2-1 lead in the match, but the Jayhawks would not go down easily on their home court. Despite reaching a tie ten times in the fourth set, A&M came up short, forcing a deciding set. The maroon and white grabbed the lead in the fifth game, however they were unable to compete with the crowd at the Horejsi Family Athletics Center as the home team took the game and match. Jayhawks Karina Garlington and Allison Mayfield, who had 14 and 13 kills in the match, will be the players to watch. They are atop the team standings with 3.54 and 2.95 kills per set. Nicole Tate runs the offense at setter and averages 9.94 per game. For the Aggies, junior outside hitter Kelsey Black had 15 kills in the meeting and sophomore middle Lindsey Miller helped with 13 of her own. Black is second in the conference with 4.20 kills per set and Miller has come alive as of late and averages 2.12 kills per set. They will be looking to spread the ball around the court more evenly to get transfer outside hitter Elise Hendrickson more involved on the right side and continue to let the middles take as many swings as possible. The teams are almost even when it comes to hitting percentage, as the Aggies hit .194 and the Jayhawks are hitting .200.

Tickets remain for A&M-Corpus Christi game Tickets still remain for the Texas A&M men’s basketball game at A&M-Corpus Christi. The game is scheduled to tip at 7 p.m. Monday at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi. “We’re looking forward to the trip,” Head Coach Mark Turgeon said. “I imagine we’ll have a few Aggies down there, which will help. Last year we had a few Aggies in Dallas, which helped. [The game] is risky, but I like the chance to play on the road early and get us ready for a tough tournament in Orlando.” It will be one of two nonconference Aggie road games in the state of Texas. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at goislanders. com. The A&M basketball season begins officially at 7 p.m. Friday at Reed Arena against Alcorn State.

This event is a 5K Run/Walk around the Texas A&M University campus in which all of the proceeds and donations go to testicular cancer research.

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Entry Fees: $20

For more information call 458-8322 or email healthed@shs.tamu.edu Sponsored by Health Education, Student Health Services and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity.

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Top: Junior outside hitter Kelsey Black goes up for a set in the Aggies’ four-set win over Oklahoma last Wednesday. Bottom: Sophomore middle Stephanie Minnerly and junior outside hitter Elise Hendrickson make a block in the win.

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