Top: The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem is Islam’s third holiest site. The city is split between Israelis and Palestinians. Below, left: Seniors Jeffrey Frankens and Andrew Cagle walk through Talbieh Refugee Camp south of Amman, Jordan’s capital. Bottom: Employees at a United Nations medical facility in alHussein Refugee Camp give out prescriptions.
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Unlocking identities Keys. An Israeli soldier buries the key to a Palestinian home deep into the earth. The soldier wipes his brow, proud of the fruit of his labor and he turns away from the tiny grave. Moments later he hears an explosion of metal. When he whips around, he cannot believe his eyes. A tiny golden tree made of keys has burst from the ground. This is the story Kanaan King alJamal tells three Aggies studying in Jordan. He says it is the story of a nation of people driven from their homeland who, despite half a century of displacement, continue to fight for their identity. Story by Katie White | Page 3 Photos by Jeffrey Frankens — THE BATTALION
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Katie White The Battalion Click. That is all it takes to buy textbooks now. The MSC Bookstore registration integration system allows students to follow a link after registering on the Howdy portal. The course information will be input into the bookstore’s website. Students can see books available to them that they need for courses. This includes used books, new books, electronic books and books for rent. “It’s really just a convenient way to shop,” said Holley Scott, MSC Bookstore manager. “It’s all about choices. Students can choose from four different options. We want to offer new avenues for all the different ways students like to learn.” Renting textbooks through the bookstore is new next semester. Scott said it is a great option for students who want to save money; students can save up to 50 percent when they rent. “Bottom line is the used textbook is going to be cheapest option but sometimes the option to buy used is not available,” Scott said. “Rental is just another choice to help the students.” Ashley Schultz, a sophomore sport management major,
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WASHINGTON — The discovery of a strange bacteria that can use arsenic as one of its nutrients widens the scope for finding new forms of life on Earth and possibly beyond. While researchers discovered the unusual bacteria on Earth, they say it shows that life has possibilities beyond the major elements that have been considered essential. “This organism has dual capability. It can grow with either phosphorous or arsenic. That makes it very peculiar, though it falls short of being some form of truly ‘alien’ life,” said Paul C. W. Davies of Arizona State University. Associated Press
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It’s official: Regents approve Olsen renovations Sean Lester The Battalion The Texas A&M Board of Regents voted Thursday in favor of a $7 million donation from Blue Bell Creameries toward the renovation of Olsen Field. The donation will complete the two-phase construction process to make Olsen Field one of the premier facilities in college baseball. The Board of Regents formally accepted the donation at Thursday’s meeting. “We received an extraordinary gift from Blue Bell and the Kruse family. The Kruses have generously agreed to give $7 million to the renovation of Olsen Field and we thank them for it,” said Texas A&M President R. Bowen Loftin. Thanks went around the room as the board complimented Ed and Howard Kruse, Blue Bell executives, for the donation. It was announced that during the February board meeting, the final funding will be announced and the board will be asked to approve construction. Construction is scheduled to begin during the beginning of the 2011 baseball season. The $16 million first phase of the plan includes the construction of a two-story student-athlete center housing a locker room, player’s lounge, coaches’ offices, training and weight facilities as well as club
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seating, widening of the concourse and concession stands and restrooms. A secondary $8 million phase includes an exterior façade of the facility, removal of metal bleachers and construction of seating areas on the first and third base sides. Construction of suites along the top of the stadium and numerous fan and family amenities throughout the ballpark will be added. Along with the campaign commitments of more than $15 million toward the Phase I goal of $16 million and the sales of premium seats and suites, the gift from the Kruse brothers to the 12th
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said the option to rent is a good idea. She said a lot of professors do not use the textbooks often enough in class for her to buy them, so renting for half the price would work well for her. “The only con I can really think of is if you rent you don’t know what condition the book will be in,” Schultz said. Students who rent textbooks will be allowed to highlight and take notes in the books they rent without penalty. Cristina Rosales, a freshman English major, said highlighting from previous users is sometimes beneficial to her studying because she can see other student’s ideas of what subject matter is important to remember. “Renting books had always been a hassle because I haven’t been able to highlight,” Rosales said. “I think I would rent if I could use highlighters and sticky notes.” Rosales said the system that allows students to go to the bookstore from Howdy seems beneficial but she will probably continue to use the MSC Bookstore to find what books she needs and then buy them for a discounted price online. Scott said students interested in buying electronic textbooks should look into the free application on the bookstore’s website called “nookstudy” which allows students to highlight and write notes in their electronic books.
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Margaret Ezell, a distinguished English professor, will be the first Texas A&M faculty member selected as part of the international advisory board for the Centre for Women’s Writing and Literary Culture at Aberystwyth University in the United Kingdom. “I am delighted to be part of this new center and very honored to be included as part of its international advisory board,” Ezell said. Operating since September 2010, the center launches when Ezell, holder of the Sara and John Lindsey Chair in Liberal Arts, delivers the first lecture in May 2011. The center researches women’s writing from literary time periods and focuses on specific fields. While serving on the advisory board, Ezell will help the center’s director and faculty members contrive educational endeavors and workshops that create learning opportunities for students and faculty members. The center presents a lecture series and organizes an international conference every three years. “Presently I am working with the head of the center to develop an exchange program between the Center and the English department here at A&M,” Ezell said. “Initially, the plan is to have a graduate student from their program come here for a semester to work in our department with our faculty, and one of ours will be going there for a semester.” Ezell earned her doctorate in English and history from Cambridge University. She teaches Shakespeare, English 312; Early Modern Women Writers and the English Civil War, English 481. Stephanie Massey, staff writer
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SeaWorld, Busch Gardens to lay off 350 nationwide ORLANDO, Fla. — SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment said Thursday it is laying off approximately 350 employees, including 129 in Orlando, where the company has its corporate headquarters and three theme parks. SeaWorld, which operates 10 theme or water parks in ďŹ ve states, said the job cuts amount to less than 2 percent of its total work force, which peaks at about 20,000 people during the summer. The company employs approximately 5,200 workers in Orlando. SeaWorld said the cuts include both salaried and hourly positions. The company said employees losing their jobs will receive severance, though it would not provide details about the packages. It said all affected employees were being notiďŹ ed this week. The layoffs are effective immediately. “This restructuring will allow us to operate more efďŹ ciently and better position us for long-term growth and independence,â€? SeaWorld Parks President and Chief Executive OfďŹ cer Jim Atchison said in a prepared statement. “Our primary goal is to eliminate some of the duplication of responsibility that affects performance, innovation and our ability to execute quickly.â€? “It is an unfortunate, but necessary, consequence of a restructuring of this sort that positions will be lost,â€? Atchison added. The layoffs come at the close of a difďŹ cult year for SeaWorld, where attendance, sales and proďŹ ts have slumped amid a soft economy, a dearth of new attractions, and negative publicity stemming from the Feb. 24 death of a SeaWorld Orlando killerwhale trainer. The struggles have been most acute at the company’s namesake marine parks. SeaWorld’s annual revenue is estimated to have shrunk from $1.4 billion a year ago to $1.2 billion this year. The bulk of the job losses will be concentrated in SeaWorld’s three largest markets: Orlando, Tampa and San Diego. Associated Press
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Obama celebrates Hanukkah WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and ďŹ rst lady Michelle Obama have convened a Hanukkah celebration at the White House on the second night of the Jewish festival of lights. The celebration occurred in the East Room Thursday, where guests recited traditional prayers while lighting candles in a menorah lent by a congregation in New Orleans that was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. The president and ďŹ rst lady looked on as the candle-lighting ceremony took place. The president called the story of Hanukkah “as simple as it is timeless.â€? In the Hanukkah story a small band of Jews rededicating a Jerusalem temple ďŹ nds that a one-day supply of oil kindles a ame instead for eight.
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Man Foundation will make it possible to complete the $24 million renovation and expansion of the baseball stadium. “Texas A&M has certainly influenced the way in which we do business at Blue Bell, so what better way to show appreciation from our family and our
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A slow burn of Lumberjacks Aggies beat SFA 62-53 in up and down performance Beau Holder The Battalion Conventional wisdom lost another battle Thursday night and the Aggies almost did as well, pulling out a 62-53 decision against Stephen F. Austin in Reed Arena. “We were a little flat, the building was flat,” said Head Coach Mark Turgeon. “Stephen F. played great. We played a little better in the second half, made better decisions and came out on top … I hope they don’t have to be that ugly.” A&M’s 2-1 run in the Old Spice Classic tournament left those ranging from fans to Athletic Director Bill Byrne looking past the Aggies’ (6-1) next
four opponents and ahead to Dec. 11’s game against No. 22 Washington. The mindset seemed to trickle down from the outset with an early Lumberjacks (4-2) lead that hardly faltered in the opening period. The Aggies fell behind in the early minutes and scored only four points in the first eight and a half minutes. Guard Denzel Barnes headed the charge for the ‘Jacks, coming up with three steals and two points in the first six minutes. The 5-foot-7-inch Barnes gave A&M relentless trouble on both ends, plucking the ball from junior forward David Loubeau’s hands on multiple occasions and driving into the lane on offense with ease.
An already thin and muted crowd of only 5,755 grew silent and restless while SFA matched the Aggies on equal footing for 20 minutes. A&M took the lead for the first time at the 10:07 mark in the first half with senior guard B.J. Holmes’ free throws, only to relinquish it again with five minutes until the break. Fans watched the Lumberjacks head into the locker room holding a 27-24 halftime advantage despite its star player, forward Jereal Scott, sitting with foul trouble. “I thought we were extremely soft to start the game,” Turgeon said. “We’ve been dominating the boards, and I told the guys that every coach that plays us is going to talk about rebounds and they’re going to come hit us and we didn’t respond very well. We wore their little guy down eventually and executed and did what we had to do.” The Aggies showed no signs of snapping the malaise coming out of the intermission, failing to take the lead until more than nine minutes had elapsed in the second half. The breaking point came when a close-range shot put the ‘Jacks on top 41-40. Turgeon flipped nearly the entire lineup, subbing four of his starters back in. Holmes’ layup after an A&M 3-pointer brought the Aggies ahead 45-43. The crowd — A&M’s smallest home attendance since 2006 — swelled with noise for the first time and the Aggies went on the decisive 11-2 run that put them up 54-45 with six minutes to play. Holmes scored 15 points, nine of which came in the second half, and tied a season and career-high with seven assists. “We run different plays and our plays have a lot of options for different people to score and tonight my name was called,” Holmes said. “We tried to be more aggressive and create some stuff instead of sitting back and waiting for things to happen.” Junior point guard Dash Harris added a season-high 11 points to go along with sophomore forward Khris Middleton’s 11. Harris’ eight secondhalf points included six in the final three minutes to help hold off SFA’s last run. A&M entered the game ranked 21st in the nation in rebounding per game and out-rebounded the ‘Jacks 35-28.
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