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owdy Twelfth Man! First of all, let me thank you for all the support the Twelfth Man has given to the Aggies. Game after game, year after year, the Twelfth Man proves that they are the best fans in all of college football with their passion, commitment and loyalty to the Aggies. THANK YOU and well done! Saturday, the Aggies will face a huge challenge when the No. 8 Nebraska Cornhuskers come to College Station. We’ve played a bunch of good teams this year – Nebraska will be our fifth Top 25-ranked opponent in 2010 – but the Cornhuskers might be the best of them all! This game has all the trappings of an epic game, including our friends Brent Musburger and Kirk Herbstreit from ABC/ESPN and a national TV audience. In 2006 Kirk Herbstreit declared our student section “the best student section in college football.” You all have an opportunity to revalidate this Mike statement Saturday night. Sherman Last week against OU, it looked like the Twelfth Man head football coach towel was back in the stands. When the towels are waving I know that it fires up our team on the field and is intimidating to the opponents. Bring your towels Saturday. That’s why I’m asking the Twelfth Man for a special effort, a FANATICAL EFFORT on Saturday. FANATICAL EFFORT is this year’s Aggie squad’s mantra. I demand fanatical effort from the players and my staff in all phases of the program from practice, to film sessions, to the field of play, and I know I can count on the Twelfth Man to take it to the next level! It will be Twelfth Man Day on Saturday at Kyle Field, and I’m told that we might have the largest crowd in the history of our stadium. The Twelfth Man has made a huge impact for us already this year – your energy and belief in your team helped us turn things around against FIU when we were trailing in the fourth quarter; the volume level at the Oklahoma game was the loudest I’ve ever heard at Kyle Field; and your support on the road last week made another team’s stadium into Kyle Field North. You are the Twelfth Man and I have no question you can and will play a major role in this game. We will be honoring our senior class before the game and it will be very emotional for me. These seniors were instrumental in the development of our team. They’ve been “in the boat” with us since the beginning, and they are some of the best Aggies in the world. I know this group of seniors, and our entire team, will leave it all on the field for the Twelfth Man on Saturday. It will be an honor to represent the Twelfth Man on Saturday. I hope to see you at Midnight Yell Friday. Thanks and GIG’EM!!

Harry Potter influences Texas A&M students Katie White The Battalion Kathy Kavanaugh unwrapped her first Harry Potter book on Christmas Day of the second grade. “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” She had never heard of it before. Fast forward to last night, one minute after midnight. Kavanaugh has been in line since 9 p.m., because she wants decent seats to a movie she has been anticipating for months, years: the second-to-last installment of a series over a decade in the making. The lights dim and silence grips the audience. The anticipation is palpable as hundreds of souls all wait for a piece of their childhood to finally come to fruition in largerthan-life size. And then, the music, the oh-so-familiar song that millions of children have hummed in their

heads and screamed to in joy, starts playing and everyone still hopes that maybe one day they will receive a letter in the mail. Harry Potter sat in the cupboard beneath the stairs. He wore oversized clothes in an undersized room. Little did he know, a life full of adventure awaited him, and millions of children all over the world still wait to join him for the ride. J.K. Rowling first brought Harry to life in 1990 on the backside of a napkin in a coffee shop. In 1997, he sprung off the pages into the hearts and minds of children and adults alike all over the world, and they grew up alongside Harry throughout all of his adventures in the ultimate journey of good and evil. Josh Harms, a senior communiSee Potter on page 2

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Student Senate upholds Robinson’s veto of immigration bill Katie White The Battalion The Student Senate upheld Student Body President Jacob Robinson’s veto of the Student Senate Bill 63-11 Wednesday night. Robinson said the bill did not pertain to the senate’s responsibilities. The student bill opposes Texas Senate Bill 1528, which allows students who are illegal immigrants to go through a process to be eligible for in-state tuition. The student bill did not have any effect on any local or state governmental bodies. The Student Government Association’s power involves representing the majority student body opinion about issues on campus. It is not a law-

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making entity. Robinson said this made SB 63-11 inappropriate for the Student Senate to pass. Justin Pulliam, college of agriculture and life sciences senator and an author of the bill, said the bill’s intention was to equalize students by asking that illegal immigrants not pay cheaper tuition than legal, out-of-state students. Robinson said 63-11 had nothing to do with the student body. The issues of residency and taxes belonged in the state legislature. Pulliam said the fact that the bill dealt with tuition made it pertinent to the student body. Clark Caperton, junior political science major and external affairs chairman in the student Senate, is not an author of the bill, however he is a

supporter of it. He said he disagrees with Robinson’s argument that the student Senate should not be discussing these matters. “Jacob got it wrong because he agreed to deal with a legislative agenda considering matters affecting students that would most likely be discussed in the [state] legislative session this spring.” Robinson said the measure should be left to the state legislature. He said the student Senate should be focusing on things such as budget cuts and faculty reduction because those things will have a larger impact on the student body. “This bill is not an issue for Student Senate. Take it to the right place, to the state legislature,” Robinson said. “Let’s leave politics out, it does

not give A&M a welcoming atmosphere.” Caperton said this bill has been the most publicized legislation all year for the Senate. Protestors attended the last two meetings to oppose the bill and speak out. Local, statewide and Fox News broadcasts have covered it as well. Caperton said the government has failed illegal immigrants who receive a higher education in the U.S. because they cannot use their degrees to work here after graduation. “Ultimately it comes down to that the state has failed them,” Caperton said. “It’s not a movement against these students, it’s against a movement that is unsustainable.”

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Luz Moreno-Lozano The Battalion Let the games begin. After over a year of anticipation, many Fans patiently awaited the premier of the seventh Harry Potter movie this morning. To add to the excitement, another big event this week for fans was the International Quidditch Associations fourth annual World Cup. “We went last year and placed seventh out of 21 teams,” said Eric Wilroth, junior economics major and quidditch member. This past weekend the Texas A&M quidditch team attended the event where they placed ninth out of 46 teams. The event was set in New York City in the De Witt Clinton Park. Both college and high school teams from all over the world competed. Quidditch is the sport created for witches and wizards on brooms and has come to campus. Just like in J.K. Rowling’s books, the game has the same rules except the players’ feet never leave the ground. Every member must have a broom in between their legs at all times, a volleyball is used as the quaffle and dodge balls for the bludgers. Each team has chasers, beaters, a keeper, a seeker and a snitch. The six elevated ring goals are hula-hoops in the muggle world. A total of 19 members traveled to the game, with a limit set at 20. Seven members are allowed to play on the field at once. Each goal is worth 10 points, and when the snitch is caught the game ends and 30 points are added to the retrievers score. A $200 fee was required of each team to participate in the world cup. The Quidditch Association provides

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A&M placed ninth in the International Quidditch Association’s fourth World Cup. Quidditch is a game the characters in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books play. brooms, balls and goals for the games. Saturday’s games began with an opening parade at 9 a.m., and all games kicked off at 10 a.m. The A&M team played a total of three games on opening day. The first game was a victory against the New York Badassalisks 180-30. The second win came when they defeated the University of Toronto 5030. Sadly the day finished with a loss to Emerson College 50-30 due to them catching the snitch. Three guest performances were scheduled throughout the day and the music group Harry and the Potters had a free concert Saturday night for all who attended the event. To get into the finals, the No. 1 team advances and the other top nine teams with the

most wins advance as well. The advances are determined by process of single-elimination. In round one of the playoffs the Aggies defeated Michigan State 230-40. In the second round against Emerson College they tied 40-40 and their elimination came when they lost to Emerson in overtime 30-10. Both times Emerson caught the snitch leading to their defeat in the end. Middlebury College was announced as the World Cup Champions. “I think we are all proud of how well we did,” Wilroth said. “We placed ninth overall out of 46 teams. It was a really exciting two days and best of all we get to enjoy New York. Hopefully we learned something and will be able to go back and win it all next year.”

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cations major, said he first met Harry when he was 11 years old. He said he likes that he has matured alongside Harry over the years. Harms, a non-magical student, said his favorite part of Harry’s world is Hogwarts, the magical school for young witches and wizards to cultivate their skills. “Magic would make daily life more interesting,” Harms said. “Chocolate frogs that run away from you because they don’t want to be eaten? Mirrors that tell you when you need to comb your hair? And of course, being able to find missing objects with a simple ‘Accio.’” Kavanaugh, who is a freshman psychology major and a beater

female, African-American dance group. It is now co-ed and multi-racial. Tony Cohns, Fade to Black President, said they now pride themselves on being one of the most diverse groups on campus. “We love to dance and we love to help others, and we’re really exciting about performing for everyone. I’m excited for the show, because it’s a chance for us to demonstrate and showcase the hard work we’ve been putting in all semester long,” Smalls said. The show on Sunday will also feature Hardchord Dynamics and Percussion Studio. “We know the audience won’t be able to resist the beat as we break it down for you the best way we know how: through dance,” Smalls said.

on the Texas A&M Quidditch team, said she is a bit of an obsessive Potter fan. As another muggle, she said Harry Potter helps her with her problems. “Harry Potter became an escape from my real life, a way to forget about my mere muggle problems,” Kavanaugh said. “Harry Potter has brought so many people together. There’s even a new genre of music, Wizard Rock, and now muggle Quidditch has begun to grow as well.” Irma Espinoza, a junior history major, said she wanted to be exactly like Potter when she was 10. She said she loved the drama, romance and sadness in his adventures. Her favorite friend of Harry’s is Hermione Granger, because she is intelligent and attractive. “She goes through this transformation when everyone starts

The quidditch team at A&M was formed three years ago, and they are working on trying to make the team a club sport. The club is broken into four houses: Ravenclaw, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff and Slytherin. After the tournament is over the team will be preparing for the spring tournament on the A&M campus. “Were going to keep training and try to get better,” said coach and general studies major, Alex Clay. Before the end of the semester the quidditch team will put on a Yule Ball on Dec. 10, said Laura Pagels, junior allied health major and quidditch member. This is the second annual ball. Tickets will be sold at the MSC Box Office and everyone is invited to attend.

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to realize she’s pretty,” Espinoza said. “And then she dates that really famous guy and I was just thinking, ‘You go girl!’” Espinoza used to go watch Potter’s adventures with her sister as a child, and said it’s now a tradition so she won’t see it for a few weeks when she can go with her sister. She said she loves Potter’s adventures but would never want to be magical because someone or something is always chasing them down. Despite Potter’s popularity as the hero, The Chosen One, of the magical world, there are some disbelievers and apathetic people to the Harry Potter cause. Derek Elk, a freshman history major, said he never liked Potter because his brother didn’t like him growing up. Elk never read any of the legends of Potter’s adventures either, saying they were too long.

Katie Ricks, a senior history major said she loved all of Potter and his friends’ stories growing up. “I hated reading, but they were enjoyable enough that I wanted to read them,” Ricks said. “It took my parents a while to let me read them because they were scared of the magical elements. I mean kids are impressionable.” Potter fans watched a movie last night that chronicled the events of Potter’s life, most notably his hero’s quest to defeat the Dark Lord who must not be named. Some students who admire Potter said they had to study for tests instead. “All I want right now is to graduate early at the top of my class,” said Aimee Upton, sophomore general studies major. “If I were magic, that’s what I would make happen.”

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The student hip-hop dance group Fade to Black will have its fall show from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday in Rudder Theatre. Tickets can be purchased for $8, or $6 with a canned food donation, at the MSC Box Ofﬁce.

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The Department of Performance Studies will Texas A&M Symphonic present a production of Winds and Symphonic “Dangerous Liaisons,” Band will have a concert a play about deceit and at 3 p.m. in Rudder Theatre. scandal among the French Admission is free. aristocracy in the 18th century. The performance will take place at 8 p.m. today and Saturday in the Rudder Forum.

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MSC Town Hall will conclude this year’s Battle of the Bands at 8 p.m. today in Rudder Auditorium. Three survivors from the preliminary rounds compete for the ﬁnal title.

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Soul music NGEN revamps Christian radio

Joe Terrell The Battalion A throbbing bass line. Screeching guitar solos. A dazzling use of synthesizers. Club-worthy auto tuned choruses. These are phrases that have rarely been used to described contemporary Christian music. In a culture where the music scene is enraptured by a self-proclaimed “lovesick crackhead” and a former Disney Channel star strutting around in an S&M outfit, it seems the hedonistic party-hard lifestyle has marred our generation’s contribution to be popular culture. While many of the songs on the Top 40 — at any given time — feature danceable beats and catchy hooks, they are now more often than not personified by vapid lyrics that promote a meaningless existence that thrives on a “if it feels good, do it” outlook on life. However, all hope is not lost. Last night at 7:15 marked the launch of NGEN Radio, a subsidiary of 89.3 KSBJ, whose focus is to play clean and inspirational music with sounds similar to Top 40 hits. “Ten years ago you could instantly tell the difference between the secular and contemporary Christian music,” said Carlos Aguiar, program director for NGEN radio. “Not anymore though. The [contemporary Christian] genre has definitely evolved.” Aguiar is responsible for the day-to-day decision-making of programming for the new Christian music station. He holds an associate’s

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degree in recording arts from Full Sail University in Orlando, Fla. Aguiar was brought in to help usher in this expanding genre of music to the Houston and College Station areas. “[The station] was created, because KSBJ wanted to reach a new demographic of listeners,” Aguiar said of the genesis of the project. “They had a program that ran every Saturday night from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. called Lightforce that was getting a lot of attention. So they expanded that three-hour block into an entire station.” While NGEN radio can be accessed on the FM by twirling your dial to 93.3, it has been heavily pushing the HD aspect of the station. With the use of a HD Radio receiver, one can acquire the HD channel of the station (92.5 KWUP HD-2), which richly enhances the experience. Not only will listeners be treated to superior digital sound quality on par with CDs and MP3s, it also opens the door to a new level of interactivity rarely seen over the airwaves. Deemed a “listener-oriented” station, listeners will have an active role in the set list for each day. “Using a like/unlike system very similar to the one found on Facebook, our listeners can choose what songs they would like to be hear more of,” Aguiar said. “You can interact with the station in real time, and the playlists will adapt to the feedback we receive online.” The technological aspect is not the only thing that Carlos is excited about though. For him, he said that it is mostly about the music.

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Skillet opens up for TobyMac at Reed Arena on one of many stops for the Winter Wonder Slam Tour. NGEN radio was launched before the performance Thursday. “A lot of Christian stations don’t play hip-hop, rock or pop, which is a shame because there is a lot of good stuff out there that was made for this Christian generation,” Aguiar said. “With bands like The Almost, Anberlin and The Fray getting airtime on secular radio stations, it is proof that the traditional Christian music stigma is falling away. The cross-over appeal is there.” Other artists that NGEN will predominantly feature include TobyMac, Skillet, Fireflight, Group 1 Crew, Lecrae, Relient K and Switchfoot. Specifically, artists TobyMac and Skillet have a special connection to NGEN radio. TobyMac, a former member of the band dc Talk, is one of the most successful Christian artists in history. With a unique blend of hip-hop, rock and soul, his past three albums have sold more than two million copies. Likewise, Skillet,

which was formed in 1996, has seen a recent resurgence in popularity with the release of their past two albums, “Comatose” and “Alive.” Mixing hard-edged metal with symphonic rock, Skillet is known for their epic pyrotechnic-filled concert events. Thursday night in Reed Arena, members of each band flipped a switch that was linked to the NGEN’s transmitter in Houston, “turning on” the station. Subsequently, TobyMac and Skillet then performed as part of the Awake Tonight Tour presented by Winter Wonder Slam. Aguiar himself emceed the event. “Ultimately, I don’t want NGEN to just be a station that plays cool music,” he said. “I do want people to enjoy, but I want them to take some time to really look at the lyrics. I hope it will change their lives.”

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and you wouldn’t think of calling a taxi; you’re just driving a few blocks.” The truck will also have cutouts of football players – perfect for a fandom photo shoot, Mendez said. “The football players have their hand out and a fan would be able to take a picture of them actually handing off their keys,” she said. “And what we would do withvillagefoods that picture is .com put it on www. our Facebook page and people can go to the page and share it with their friends.” It’s important to reach fans directly at games because research shows that when the game is on, drunk driving reaches an all-time high, Mendez said. “We started looking at a lot of the stats and we just noticed that when there was a Texas team playing, there was a lot more crashes,” she said. www.villagefoods “Eighty-three percent .com of Texans watch football games either at their house, at a friend’s house, at a bar or tailgating, and we found that there was a 13 percent increase of arrests during the games, when there was a college home football game.” In 2009, there were 1,547 alcohol-related crashed that oc-

curred on football game days when a Texas team was playing, according to TxDOT. “Texas is among the top 10 states in two categories – when considering alcohol-related driving fatalities as a percentage of all fatalities, and when considering the number of alcoholrelated driving fatalities per 100,000 licensed drivers,” said Texas Transportation Institute Senior Research Specialist Bernie Fette. It’s best to have a game plan when it comes to partying, Mendez said, because it’s better to be safe than sorry. “The number one rule is that if you’ve had one drink, the best thing is to pass off those keys. If you’re going to be drinking at all, then you need to make sure you have somebody that has not been drinking at all,” Mendez said. “People know that if you’re .08 or above, you can be arrested for a DWI, but what people don’t know is if you’re pulled over and below .08 and an officer tests you with the field sobriety test and you fail that field sobriety test, even if you’re below .08, you can be arrested.” Binge drinkers are more likely to report alcohol-impaired

driving – 14 times more likely, according to the CDC – but binge drinkers are not just a select few in the crowd, said Anna Williams, assistant coordinator of Alcohol and Drug Education Programs at Texas A&M. “Binge drinking is five or more drinks for a man and four or more drinks for a woman in two hours. I would say the majority of students don’t know they’re binge drinkers. When they think of binge drinking they think of that out-dated, after-school special, like binge drinking is that held up guy in their residence hall drinking a beer in a brown bag and that person’s been drinking for several days,” Williams said. “When we think of binge drinking we think it has to be all day, but really it happens in two hours.” CARPOOL will have 18 cars to give rides Saturday night, said Chris Salters, CARPOOL director of public relations. “We don’t care if students take CARPOOL; we want them to make educated choices on drinking and driving,” Salters said. “We want them to have a safe ride home, whether it be CARPOOL or whether it be a designated driver.”

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Aggie gameday no. 18 texas a&m vs. no. 9 nebraska 7 p.m. saturday kyle field

The first maroon out

An ode to Johnson and Miller

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Far Left: Chris Taylor runs towards the end zone after catching a pass from Randy McCown. Above: A&M players and fans celebrate following the team’s 28-21 victory over No. 2 Nebraska in 1998. It was the inaugural Maroon Out game. Below: Head Coach R.C. Slocum is lifted over his players’ shoulders following the win.

looking back at landmark 28-21 victory over no. 2 nebraska in 1998 By Kyle Cunningham | The Battalion

o begin to talk about the first Maroon Out game from Oct. 10, 1998, we have to begin our story on Dec. 5, 1997. The No. 2 Nebraska Cornhuskers met Texas A&M in the second Big 12 Championship in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. It was a different time; Nebraska was in the final year of the Tom Osborne era and was looking for a national championship. For the Aggies, it was an opportunity to make the Big 12 South relevant in the eyes of many national pundits. Nebraska, led by senior quarterback Scott Frost, pounded A&M early and took a 16-0 lead through one quarter. The final three quarters were no better for the Aggies, and Tom Osborne left with his only Big 12 Championship, routing A&M 54-15. “It was interesting after the game,” Head Coach R.C. Slocum said. “The question in the post-game interview was how long it would take us, or if we [in the Big 12 South] would ever catch up to the North teams.” The Cornhuskers finished the year drubbing Peyton Manning’s Tennessee Volunteers 42-17 to claim their fifth National Championship. Slocum got “some consolation” watching Nebraska take care of Tennessee, but he knew the rematch in 1998 had to be different. “We had something to prove the next year,” Slocum said. “They were coming to our place, our house. We were looking forward for the chance to a rematch. We had as good of a mental attitude going into that game as any I’d ever saw.” In 1998 the two teams going in different directions; Nebraska and new Head Coach Frank Solich took care of business in their opener against Louisiana Tech, while the Aggies began the season by losing in East Rutherford, N.J. against Florida State 23-14. In each of their next four games, Texas A&M and Nebraska only gave up 10 or more points once each, opening the door for a Top-25 showdown between the No. 2 Cornhuskers and the No. 18 Aggies. For Nebraska, it was a game to continue its 16-game winning streak and make its second straight national championship push. But for the Aggies, it was a game that was a combination of revenge and litmus test; a win could do wonders for a program that was in need of a statement. “We lost to them pretty bad [in 1997], and we

made a point that if we were going to be any good we had to beat Nebraska,” linebacker Dat Nguyen said. “That was the game to see where we were at. I think that was a key game that we circled and we knew if this program was going to get over the hump, it was this game.” The tradition of Maroon Out began with a combination of thoughts between then-junior president Kyle Valentine and Slocum. Both saw the “Sea of Red” that Nebraska fans used to intimidate their visiting competitors and decided that the visiting Cornhuskers needed to be overwhelmed by a “Sea of Maroon.” When the two teams came out, 60,798 maroonclad fans were awaiting them with screams and anticipation that bordered on anxiousness. Slocum said that the crowd was “jacked” and ready to see two Top-25 teams do battle. But for Nguyen, it was too much to comprehend. “The atmosphere was unbelievable,” Nguyen said. “It’s the loudest place I’ve ever been and that’s even including places I’ve been with domes.” Behind legendary performances from Jamar Toombs and the “Wrecking Crew,” the Aggies stormed out to a 28-7 lead. “It was always good, but to me that day was special,” Slocum said. “I think everyone [fans and players] were more into it than they had ever been.” Despite a late Nebraska rally, an interception by Sedrick Curry on the final drive cemented that game — a 28-21 victory— into Aggie lore. “I remember one thing that Coach Slocum said: ‘Somebody’s gotta make a play,’” Nguyen said. “Regardless of whether it’s offense, defense or special teams, somebody’s gotta make a play. And we made multiple big plays in that game.” The win catapulted the Aggies to a Big 12 Cham-

pionship, a height they have not been able to reach since. But Nguyen sees a lot of parallels between that matchup and the one coming on Saturday. He said that like the 1998 Aggies, this year’s team will have to focus on stopping the run and making Nebraska’s first-year starting quarterback — in this case, freshman Taylor Martinez — pass. “It’s the chance of a lifetime,” Nguyen said. “It’s an opportunity that we still talk about today — that 12 years ago and we’re still talking about it today. And these guys 12 years from now … they’ll be talking about it. If I had the opportunity to put the pads back on for one game, this would be it.” And when asked how Saturday’s crowd will be, Nguyen could only say one word. “Unbelievable.”

Jamar Toombs rumbles in the 28-21 victory.

The Twelfth Man can and will impact game

aturday’s game is not about these two teams. It is not about the return of the Blackshirts versus the second coming of the Wrecking Crew; it is not about Nebraska’s offense with Taylor Martinez at the helm, which amounts to a full-time Wildcat package. It is not about national rankings or television, or even senior quarterback Jerrod Johnson’s last home game.

It’s about the Twelfth Man. Fans of this traditionally powerful program have had nothing like this to cheer about for a long time. Texas A&M football has not been ranked since 2007. It has not finished a season ranked — as it seems primed to do barring a three-game collapse to end the year — since 1999. The No. 18 Aggies spent the past four weeks ripping ranked-opponent and televised-game “curses” to shreds. The team last won four consecutive games in 2006. Conversely, Kyle Field has not been the intimidating road venue it once was since the early 2000s, if that. The former students’ section rarely stands or gets loud. Entire groups of students stand with blank stares and folded arms

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instead of yelling. The act of passing back yells has become sparse and lax. A certain Battalion sportswriter was asked by a haughty female student to stop stomping on the bleachers during the first goal-line stand in the Oklahoma game. He refused, and so did many others. That game, by the way, was the first time Kyle Field has come alive in quite some time, and it worked — the Aggies won by two touchdowns despite losing the turnover and time-ofpossession battles. Saturday’s game will mark Maroon Out and Twelfth Man Day, against a Top-10 Nebraska program. A win keeps faint hopes of a Big 12 South title alive and obliterates any doubt about the legitimacy of Head Coach

Mike Sherman’s team. There is to its rightful place as the best no better time to announce home field advantage in colthe return of Aggie football lege football rocking for an to the world, and half of hour after the game’s end. that effort will need to The Aggies will be ahead come from the fans. by so much in the fourth The Cornhuskers are quarter that Johnson can ranked 10th in scoring Beau Holder enter and play out his last defense and 17th in scoring sophomore home game in an A&M offense. There isn’t a better sociology major uniform. secondary in the Big 12. “Games like this make it As well as the Aggies have special when you are complayed for four consecutive weeks, peting for something and the school something still feels weird about gets excited,” Sherman said. “I went believing that this team can stand toe over [Sunday night] on the way home to toe with Nebraska, all things being and talked to some of the kids with equal. their tents all set up and the enthusiasm If all things were equal. makes you so anxious for the game, to They’re not. A vintage Kyle Field play the game well and win the football atmosphere will shift the scales; the game.” Huskers will fold beneath 87,000 furiIt will be the penultimate step in the ous fans stomping on bleachers, waving rebirth of Aggie football. Twelfth Man Towels and yelling like That is what absolutely can happen their vocal chords will never have anSaturday. It won’t if Nebraska’s players other use. The Aggie defense, inspired can hear their coaches during timeouts; and invigorated, will contain Nebraska’s it won’t if Nebraska’s offensive line can zone read and force Martinez to throw, hear the snap count; it won’t if there is leading to game-changing stops and a person in the stands not giving all they turnovers. A&M will score enough can give. to leave the stadium that has returned The sky is the limit if it does.

wo men whose senior years went in opposite directions. Two men who have represented this University admirably during their tenures at A&M. Two men whose values and actions epitomize everything it means to be an Aggie. Saturday, Jerrod Johnson and Von Miller David Harris will walk out onto Kyle Field senior economics major, sports in front of the editor Twelfth Man for the final time in their illustrious careers. For Miller, it will be the culmination of an incredible two seasons — seasons that have made him one of the all-time great Aggie defenders. Miller has compiled 28 sacks in his four years at A&M, and adapted to four different defensive coordinators. He passed up the guaranteed riches the NFL would have offered following his junior season in order to spend one, final year making memories with his teammates and with the Twelfth Man. In four years, he’s gone from soft-spoken freshmen to unequivocal senior leader. He has delivered on the promise of bringing this program back to prominence. For Johnson, it has been a tumultuous senior season that started with the distinction of being the Big 12’s preseason offensive player of the year. It included turnoverladen play and a three-game losing streak. It ended with the senior being benched in favor of Ryan Tannehill. Most in that situation would have pouted. They would have sat on the sidelines with a scowl draped on their face. They would be removed emotionally from the team they once led. Instead, Johnson has stayed true to his teammates. He was named the offensive captain in the preseason. He remains the offensive captain at the end of the season. He has helped Tannehill, his successor, in any way possible. He has held his head high, despite the adversity and unenviable situation. Johnson, a man who owns virtually every A&M passing record, has been an extraordinary ambassador for the University he loves. He has faced reporters week in and week out, speaking steadfastly, all the while being peppered with tough questions and criticism. A colleague said Johnson, in the 15 years he has covered A&M, is the best he’s dealt with. Both men’s careers will be celebrated under the lights Saturday night. They have given everything they had and more to the Twelfth Man. And the Twelfth Man should do the same in saying farewell to two men this program will miss dearly but two men whose impact was made and whose imprint will be lasting.

Staff predictions david harris, sports editor

27-13 A&M beau holder, sports assistant

27-21 A&M kyle cunningham, staff writer

31-17 A&M megan ryan, managing editor

27-13 A&M matt woolbright, eic

31-17 A&M ty petty, staff writer

28-24 A&M jill beathard, enterprise

31-17 A&M zachary papas, staff writer

24-20 A&M

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article called “Is One Internship ternship Enough?” from about.com. “The more internships, the more it will help you better prepare pare for the demands of a global workplace. You have to bring something else to the table to stay competitive.” Employment or an internship nternship can help explain a less than immaculate maculate GPA. Instead of basing your future on how well you did in that one biology class,, make your resume Where does one begin after graduation well-rounded. in a world that exists by this concept? Loretto adds: ds: “This is especially Although Student X has not commitcritical if your ur GPA is below ted to extracurricular organizations a 3.0. You don’t on’t want to find and lacks any sort of professional yourself in the he interview waitinternship, his or her grades are stellar. ing area sitting ng next to a person Is a 4.0 enough to compensate for the from a more elite school than areas that are, let’s just say, sparse? Caroline yours with a 3.9 GPA and four I will answer my own quesWard internships and nd is also a leader of tion with a question. If Employer junior several campus us organizations.” Y receives a résumé that excels in communication Despite thee common perception only one area and a résumé that major of interns as gophers ophers - although excels in several areas, would he there may be a lot of requests to not select the applicant who seems “go for” coffee, assignments, ents, etc. - internships more well rounded? are invaluable. A résumé that portrays a candidate as very Employers want to hire someone who is strong in one single area can often come across qualified and will be ann asset to the comas one-dimensional to employers. It is best to ng of employment pany from the beginning show any potential employer a well-balanced because of experience gained through inand versatile skill set. ternships. Coming into a job with knowlEmployers want to see what experience ore will mean a new edge of the basics or more job candidates have. This can set one applicant employee is poised to begin learning the apart from the hundreds of others competing more advanced tricks off the trade from for the same job. It’s important to show those day one and will likely be a more valuable in human resources the applicant possesses a ny. member to the company. specific skill set and will be a great addition in nes an internship as Dictionary.com defines the job and to the company. A 4.0 can only get rogram to provide “any official or formal program you so far without real-life work experience in practical experience for beginners in an occua relevant field. pation or profession” andd “any period of time A single internship can set an applicant apart, Abraham Hernandez — THE BATTALION during which a beginnerr acquires experience in but acquiring multiple internships will likely it ” an occupation, profession or pursuit.” be the vehicle that lands that first job. Keepcommitting to the relationship - or job - a trial Education majors utilize student teaching, ing grades high and being involved outside period is needed to see what a future would be which is built into the curriculum. This prevents of academia is useful, but experience in the like with that significant other (or coma student mutiny on the first day of desired field will really impress the person siftpany). The intern can determine if he or school due to lack of experience ing through résumés (for those freshmen who Internships she is well-suited to the company and/ from new teachers who only know are not in the know: being a “good” applicant or professional field. The company can what they were taught in class. means résumé in the trash, but being an “imare valuable get to know the intern on more than Experience lets teachers know pressive” applicant is a chance at a 401K). career just the paper-deep level of a résumé. what to expect coming into the “Employers are demanding more, and [they] building If the intern has the qualities the rank internships the second most important qual- school year. blocks. company is looking for, they see the Internships can be very similar ity in a candidate behind communication skills, intern as a safe bet. They might seriously to dating. Each can help prevent according to the National Association of Colconsider offering a job after graduation, rather a relationship or career error: before leges and Employers,” said Penny Loretto in an

ne must work to acquire work experience. This seems like a simple concept, unless Student X has no previous work experience.

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gambling on an applicant they have never met. Would you rather select someone to date on eHarmony, who might or might not be who they claim, or date a well-known friend? “Not only do you get hands-on experience in an office setting and become part of a team, but you will also gain a valuable knowledge in your field of study,” as stated in an article by GrooveJob.com. “By working in an office setting you can put to work all the knowledge you learned in a classroom and improve on your oral and written communication and leadership skills.” Once an internship is landed, becoming proactive about meeting people, asking questions and learning as much as possible can maximize the internship experience.

Tuition: putting the higher in education

ritish statistician and esteemed academic Claus Moser once said, “education costs money, but then so does ignorance.” The principle remains the same today, while the cost of education has increased dramatically in recent years, the value of a degree has decreased.

According to the National Center more than high school graduates. While for Education Statistics, in 1978 the this sounds like a ringing endorsement average cost of tuition, room and of college, none of these statistics make board at a four-year institution was any attempt to adjust for the cost of $9,211, adjusted to 2008 dollars. college or the drastic variance between By 2009 that cost had increased to different degrees. $19,323, more than doubling the For decades, graduates’ wages rose cost in 30 years. According to the at a rate higher than inflation, but Taylor Bureau of Labor Statistics and the since 2001 the same cannot be said. In Wolken College Board, from 1978 to 2008 the age of globalization, graduates are sophomore general the college tuition and fees have increasingly competing internationally studies major increased three times faster than and graduates are more numerous today general inflation while medical than in previous generations. In 1970, costs have increased only two times faster than 8.5 million Americans graduated from college, general inflation. according to the National Center for Education The value of a degree is difficult to assess in Statistics. By 2000, it was more than 15 million. any single generic statistic. There is no doubt Proportionally 11% of Americans had four-year that college graduates have very real and tandegrees in 1970. By 2000, 25.6% of Americans gible benefits over high school graduates. The had received four-year degrees. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the income The most basic laws of economics show the gap between graduates and non-graduates is at value of a degree has decreased, while the costs an all-time high. Unemployment for college have rapidly increased. It is clear that generally graduates over 25 was at 4.6% in 2009 and 9.7% the value of a degree is still worth the cost, but for high school graduates. The College Board’s as I discussed in “Major Decision,” all degrees “Education Pays” report in 2008 showed those are not equal. Majors that are intensive in math with 4 year degrees earn on average $22,000 and science are generally better paying and pro-

vide greater job opportunity. Social sciences and history majors make up 32% of college graduates. As a result, they suffer from lower pay, fewer job opportunities and could plausibly lose money on their degree due to extended periods of unemployment and low wages. If trends hold, it is certain that some majors will begin costing more than they are worth. It is imperative that a market correction occurs before the education bubble bursts like the housing collapse that caused the most recent recession. Student loans need to provide incentives for students to major in high demand fields. We need an increased focus on effective technical schools and associates degrees. College is not for everyone. Mechanics, truckers or electricians, for example, are great careers in which one can make reasonable wages without the costly burden of college debt. The perversion that every high school student should go to college needs to stop. It has inflated graduate rates in weak majors where

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students take on debt without the tangible benefits of a high-paying post-graduate job. We need to lower tuition costs by reducing ridiculous core curriculum requirements, which repeat secondary subjects and are taught by disengaged graduate students. Being tested on the date of a historic battle doesn’t help an accounting major. Being forced to read Twilight, a timeless classic no doubt, doesn’t make one a better economics major. These excessive attempts to “culture” college students have cost countless dollars, while one of the biggest problems for employers is new hires who lack critical thinking skills. “Education costs money but then so does ignorance.” I hope we never reach the point where ignorance is more cost-efficient.

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