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Go ’fer spring Today is National Groundhog Day. Founded in 1841, legend has it that if it is cloudy today and the groundhog emerges and leaves from its burrow, winter will soon end. If, however, it is sunny, and the groundhog goes back into its burrow, winter will continue for six more weeks.
Founder of Breakaway writes framework for decision making Joe Terrell The Battalion Malcolm Gladwell’s book, The Tipping Point, deals with an interesting social phenomenon: when small numbers of people start behaving differently, that behavior can ripple outward until a critical mass, or tipping point, is reached and it explodes into something much larger than its origin. Gregg Matte, class of 1992 and head pastor of Houston’s First Baptist Church, experienced the tipping point in 1989 with a small Bible study at his apartment that has since grown into the largest on-campus ministry in the nation. He shares his story in the recently released book Finding God’s Will: Seek Him, Know Him, Take the Next Step, which speaks extensively on the creation of Breakaway Ministries at Texas A&M. “I wanted to write a book that I would want to read, too,” Matte said. “It’s a perfect book
Water main break An outside water line broke midmorning, Tuesday, affecting water usage for Cain Hall, The Grove and Clements Hall. “Someone who worked (at the Department of Residence Life) reported the break to me between 9 to 10 a.m.,“ said Linda King with the Department of Residence Life. University maintenance fixed the line and the water ran properly by 5 p.m.
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Loftin plans office move For part of Texas A&M’s history, the president and executive leadership were housed in what is now the Jack K. Williams Administration Building at the main entrance to campus. A series of moves will be triggered across the campus including the return of the Administration Building to its original, historical purpose. This purpose is serving as the headquarters for the university leadership, including the Office of the President and Office of the Provost, as well as the majority of the vice presidents. A&M News
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How stimulants affect and pay you back Rebecca Hutchinson The Battalion Coffee and energy drinks are popular among college students who pull all-nighters to study for an exam or finish a paper, but some students go even further. The use of caffeine to keep awake is a widespread practice among Texas A&M students, however, the use of more dangerous prescription drugs has also become prevalent as a means of inducing focus. With the pressure and stress from school, some students take drastic measures. However, abusing prescription drugs can have fatal effects. “Taking stimulants to boost academic performance does not result in better grades,” said Traci Toone, health educator with student health services on campus. “Prescription drugs are meant to be used under the direction of a medical physician and only by the person in which they were prescribed.” Staying up late is an enticing option for students who work while
taking classes and are also members of organizations while attempting to fit in down time. Using stimulants is the solution for some students to gain an edge in their time spent studying or researching. Popular drugs abused by students for both academic and recreational purposes are those prescribed for ADHD or learning disorders, such as Adderall, Concerta or Ritalin. Individuals who consume these drugs and are not diagnosed with a learning disability will experience different effects that are damaging to the body and potentially fatal. “Users may feel jittery or jumpy, with increased heart rate and increased blood pressure,” said Debbie Wood, chief pharmacist in conjunction with Toone. “Consumption of stimulant drugs in an individual with an abnormal heart rhythm can cause sudden death.” According to one Aggie junior, these drugs are effective in keeping one focused but can lead to an inability to sleep or eat for several days.
Common sources In your daily addictions, there’s often caffiene. Below are some of the reports for common campus drinks Beverage Starbucks Coffee
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“This guy I know started taking Adderall again for finals and didn’t eat for three days afterwards because it curbs one’s appetite,” said a sophomore international studies major. Hearing about such practices on campus, some A&M students find it easy to have prescriptions refilled. As a reason to continue use, students who See Dependence on page 2
Muster’s past unveiled Alex Lotz The Battalion Aggies, know to come together on April 21st to celebrate past generations and learn stories of how A&M has changed over the years. However, there are some little known facts about Muster that have made it the time-honored tradition it is today. “Softly call the Muster, let comrade answer ‘Here’.” These words linger in Aggieland as the fallen in the Aggie family are honored, not only in the community, but around the world in hundreds of locations. Never has any tradition had as much pride and passion as that of Muster. It is more than
Tradition features Each day this week, a Battalion reporter will delve into the history of one of the A&M traditions students recognize. See Muster on page 4
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Mubarak’s vow to resign after term fails to appease angry protesters Sarah El Deeb Associated Press President Hosni Mubarak defied a quarter-million protesters demanding he step down immediately, announcing Tuesday he would serve out the last months of his term and “die on Egyptian soil.” He said he would not seek re-election, but that did not calm the public fury as clashes erupted between his opponents and supporters. The 82-year-old Mubarak, who has ruled the country for nearly three decades, offered little protesters had sought after a dramatic day in which a quarter-million Egyptians staged their biggest demonstration yet. Soon after his speech, clashes erupted between protesters and government supporters in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, and gunshots were
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heard, according to footage by Al-Jazeera television. Watching his speech on a giant TV, protesters booed and waved their shoes over their heads at his image in a sign of contempt. “Go, go, go! We are not leaving until he leaves,” they chanted. One Mubarak man screamed, “He doesn’t want to say it, he doesn’t want to say it.” His speech came after a visiting envoy of President Barack Obama told Mubarak that his time in office was running out. Frank Wisner, a respected former U.S. ambassador to Egypt who is a friend of the Egyptian president, made clear to Mubarak that it is the U.S. “view that his tenure as president is coming to a close,” according to
an administration official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the delicacy of the ongoing diplomacy. The United States has been struggling to find a way to ease Mubarak out of office while maintaining stability in Egypt, a key ally in the Mideast that has a 30-year-old peace treaty with Israel and has been a bulwark against Islamic militancy. Tuesday’s protest marked a dramatic escalation that organizers said aims to drive Mubarak out by Friday. In a single day, the protesters’ numbers multiplied more than tenfold, with more than a quarter-million people flooding into Tahrir, or Liberation, Square. Protesters jammed in shoulder to shoulder: farmers and unemployed university graduates, women in conservative headscarves and women
in high heels, men in suits and working-class men in scuffed shoes. Many in the crowd traveled from rural provinces, defying a government transportation shutdown and roadblocks on intercity highways. The repercussions were being felt around the Mideast, as other authoritarian governments fearing popular discontent pre-emptively tried to burnish their democratic image. Jordan’s King Abdullah II fired his government Tuesday in the face of smaller street protests, named an ex-prime minister to form a new Cabinet and ordered him to launch political reforms. The Palestinian Cabinet in the West Bank said it would hold long-promised municipal elections “as soon as possible.”
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abuse the drug will claim they have a similar disability. These drugs, and sometimes caffeine, lead to increased alertness because they stimulate the central nervous system, specifically the cerebral cortex and medullar centers of the brain, said Gretchen Tyson, faculty member in the health and kinesiology department. Besides death, one of the worst side effects of abusing drugs is becoming psychologically dependent. Ritalin, Adderall, Concerta and the generic equivalents have a severe psychological or physical dependence liability, Toone said. It is possible to overdose on caffeine as well. “Consuming more than 300 mg/day, or two to three cups, can lead to tremors, nervousness, irritability, headaches, insomnia, elevated blood pressure, digestive system irritation and dehydration,� Tyson said. “Recent studies show that excessive caffeine consumption in the morning can amplify stress throughout the day. In women, too much caffeine can increase the incidence of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and may also increase the incidence of fibrocystic breast disease.� Faculty and staff on campus are aware of the practice of misusing prescription drugs. Tyson said the use of such drugs was already popular at her university in 1999, and discusses the implications of this practice with the students in her health classes here. Seeing students breakfasting on chocolate bars, energy drinks and Starbucks is common before finals, as are shaky hands. The Beutel Health Center on campus sees many students who disregard their health and become ill. Overall, each of the health specialists interviewed gave the same advice in regard to following healthier study patterns. The specialists recommend to consume unhealthy foods in moderation, to drink 64 oz of water a day, to try and get seven to nine hours of sleep a night and to exercise for 30 minutes, five days a week. Sugars found in fruits and whole grains provide more energy, and taking study breaks to naturally raise the heart rate, by walking or playing a quick basketball game, is more effective than consuming large amounts of caffeine. Prescription drug possession without a prescription is illegal.
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Students look at and discuss potential job opportunities at the Outdoor Camp Fair, an organization that works to lead students to Christ, Tuesday in Koldus 110.
little Bible study. We all brought a couple of people,â€? he said. “None of us had any idea it was Continued from page 1 going to become what it is now.â€? The Bible study quickly outfor college students because you grew the confines of Matte’s are all at the point of your lives small apartment and was in a when you are making a tremenmany locations over the years, dous amount of decisions.â€? After founding Breakaway including a school gym and asMinistries, Matte served as direc- sembly room. “It just ignited,â€? tor for 14 years Matte said. “By the before handing time I graduated, we over the reigns had more than 400 in 2004 to curweekly attendees.â€? rent director Ben Upon graduaStuart, class of Ultimately, I hope tion, Matt faced a 1998. Even with when a college difficult decision so much personal student reads my about the future of success, earning book, they’ll have the ministry he felt a master’s dea desire to know personably respongree in Christian sible. Christ better and education from “It was a fork in have a framework Southwestern with which to make the road moment Baptist Theological Seminary and decisions for their in my life,â€? Matte said. “On one hand, currently serving lives.â€? I had a ministry that as head pastor at Gregg Matte, was growing and one of the largfounder of in the other, I had est churches in Breakaway just graduated with Houston, Matte is Ministries a marketing degree. quick to point to In the end, I chose his experience at Texas A&M as one of his life’s Breakaway. It was one of the best decisions of my life.â€? major defining points. Matt broke free from the cli“One of the most fun chapters of my life was my time as a chĂŠd mold of the “guy who sticks student at Texas A&M,â€? Matte around campus after he gradusaid. “I grew more academically, atesâ€? by committing full-time to spiritually and socially than I ever his ministry. “About six or seven years had previously.â€? As a sophomore, Matte and in, we realized that it was really some of his friends decided to blowing up,â€? he said. “When start a Bible study at the apart- they were building Reed Arena, ment complex Stone Wood Vil- I used to come in and pray for God to put us there.â€? lages on Harvey. Breakaway Ministries regular“It was just four of us living toly meets in Reed Arena, with a gether and we decided to have a
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weekly attendance that often exceeds 5,000 students. The audio and video podcasts, available free from iTunes, are downloaded and viewed by people over the world. The book, which runs a scant 256 pages, is concerned with developing a framework for people to use to similarly discover God’s will in their lives, he said. “I’m not trying to tell anybody what to do,� Matte said. “But it gives you a system to run your ideas and decisions through.� He said he was compelled to write the book when he realized that there were several misconceptions about what it meant to be in God’s will. “Probably the worst misconception is that God’s will is somewhere out there on the horizon,�Matte said. “That’s just not true. God’s will for us isn’t 10 years from now, it’s for right now. It’s all around us.� On Thursday, Gregg Matte will be in College Station to sign copies of Finding God’s Will. “Ultimately, I hope when a college student reads my book, they’ll have a desire to know Christ better and have a framework with which to make decisions for their lives,� Matte said.
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◗ From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. he will be at Barnes and Noble, and from 5 to 8 p.m., he will be at Scripture Haven in the Post Oak Mall. Matte’s book will also be available at the Breakaway merchandise tables on Tuesday nights.
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Disaster of charitable waste
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n January 12, 2010, an earthquake reaching a magnitude of 7.0 rocked Haiti. Over the next two weeks, 52 aftershocks measuring a magnitude of 4.5 or greater had added to the devastation. The city of Port-au-Prince was littered with rubble and death as impromptu tent cities sprang up everywhere. By July, an estimated $1.3 billion in funds had been raised by U.S. relief organizations.
Charity is one of the most selfless, noble activities in which a person can participate; however, good intentions do not always beget good results. A year later the bodies are gone. The tent cities have upgraded from bed sheets to waterproof, logo-stamped tarps from any number of charitable organizations. Cholera has claimed almost 4,000 lives, much of the rubble remains as tangible proof of Haiti’s absolutely desolate state. In spite of massive relief efforts, progress in Haiti is yet to be seen. This should come as no surprise to anyone. Haiti ranks 168 out of 180 countries in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index for 2009. It adds a nice 40 percent tax on every import that crosses the border, sometimes forcing aid groups to leave valuable supplies at the country’s doorstep. Donated pick-up trucks can be seen abandoned at the airport, surrounded by weeds. There is a tax exemption available to aid groups, but the process is long and tedious and the perennially inept government is all the worse after the earthquake. Taxing supplies that aid groups bring into
Haiti to alleviate suffering and help Haitians rebuild leads me to believe the Haitian government doesn’t care about its people. Poverty is about the only thing produced in Haiti. The government has effectively Taylor turned humanitarian aid into an industry. In fact, Wolken the nation’s failed governjunior economics major ment subsists in large part thanks to the desperate poverty of their people. Besides the 1.3 billion in funds raised by U.S. relief organizations, the World Bank organized a “pledging” conference in New York. One hundred countries pledged an amazing $10 billion to rebuild Haiti. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appointed her husband, former President Bill Clinton, along with Haitian President Rene Preval to manage the funds. Little of that money has materialized, as rich countries hesitate to hand over vast sums of cash to a country rife with corruption. Over the past four decades, $8.3 billion has been poured into this failed state, while its population is 25 percent poorer than in 1945. Haiti is a failed state. All the good intentions on earth can’t help them until they have a responsible government. Foreign aid in large part serves to prop up their government and ultimately extends the cycle of corruption and poverty. While a portion of charity might eventually alleviate the hunger of a suffering child, the other portion makes sure he continues to suffer. In America, we often believe that more money will fix anything. We see that mentality when it comes to getting our economy back on track through stimulus. We see it when we talk about education. We see it in our foreign aid. We have poured aid into the sieve called Haiti for decades while their people just grow poorer and poorer. It’s time to stop the waste. Any
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country that is willing to let humanitarian aid idle away at airports due to import tariffs is a country that isn’t ready for help. It’s insane to prop a government that wants to tax charities to distribute food and supplies to their impoverished people. There are other poor countries and other causes where the aid would be better spent. Feeding one Haitian child at the expense of feeding two
children in another impoverished nation is waste that the world can ill afford. I wouldn’t waste another dime on a government that cares more about enriching itself than helping its people.
Roommates influence daily student life
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hould I stay or should I go now? If I go there will be trouble and if I stay it will be double. So come on and let me know! Should I stay or should I go?” These wise words sung by the Clash might help us make a decision about whether or not to stay with our current roommates next year. Fellow Aggies, I believe it is that time of year again: the time of year when we begin to wonder about our living situations for next year. It is time to begin weighing the pros and cons of our living situation versus the ideality of a potential living arrangement. Just a few questions can help determine if the grass is really greener elsewhere. What role does your roommate play in your life? Is it merely someone you live with for a time? Is it your quasi-family when you are away from blood relatives? Is it someone who cares for you when you are sick or picks you up when you are stranded? Is it someone who brings your forgotten research paper to campus? Is it your best friend or someone who merely shares the rent payment? A roommate is someone different to each person, but rest assured that the roommate experience is part of the education one will receive while spending four plus years living with different people in different settings. Maybe your roommate cleans up after you like your mom or locks the door when you go to bed like your dad. It’s possible that your roommate is someone with whom you watch movies,
work out, cook, go dancing, study, attend sporting events, talk to endlessly... a true friend in every sense. This is the ideal roommate to most people, as long as he or she doesn’t drive you crazy with too much Caroline togetherness, making this Ward roommate a keeper. It is possible that you junior communication are in a “Felix and Oscar” major relationship, in which you are polar opposites. You march to the beat of different drums, but there is a mutual understanding and respect for the other. You have different interests, but there is a shared bond of familiarity. If the different lifestyles don’t bother either of you, this is probably a safe bet for next year. Dictionary.com defines a roommate as “a person with whom one shares a room or lodging,” but a roommate can be much more. To some, the sole purpose of a roommate is someone who shares the bills and nothing more. These are the people who come home to just a person, instead of a companion. If this applies to you, you do not have a roommate; you simply do not live in solitary confinement. What happens when things are not working out for you and your roommate? Perhaps you were best friends when you started out, but there was too much togetherness, and the friendship turned sour. The storm will either blow over or get worse and ruin the friendship. “Living with a Roommate: 10 Tips for a Good Roommate Relationship” from About.com says “[b]e friendly, without expecting to be best friends. Don’t go
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into your roommate relationship thinking that you are going to be best friends for the time you’re at school. It may happen, but expecting it sets both of you up for trouble. You should be friendly with your roommate but also make sure you have your own social circles.” A best friend does not always make a great roommate. If you are at the point of trying to decide what to do next year, think about what you really want in a roommate. Your decision can
easily be made by asking yourself if your current roommate is meeting that need or not. If so, stick with it, and look forward to next year. If not, make changes. Your roommate arrangement should be a positive part of your college life. While it is true that you will learn a lot about living with others, whether the experience is a good one or not, why not make it a great experience rather than one that is tolerated at best?
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just a ritual, passed on year-to-year. Muster is truly “the spirit can ne’re be told.” “When the Corregidor Muster was held, it made international news. It showed the solidarity that not only the group of Aggies had, but the solidarity and perseverance of US. General George Moore, class of 2008, who led the Muster. [Moore] was the first A&M graduate to obtain flag rank. The Corregidor Muster was held while receiving artillery fire,” said Derek Peters, a junior accounting major. Not only was Moore the first to obtain flag rank, but he is also responsible for 12 new dormitories which allowed A&M to train more cadets to become officers. This plan of action was to be a serendipitous event to Aggies everywhere. “Sometimes I just can’t believe that when I was a kid I got to hear some stories from the class of 1932 and everything. But hearing all the crazy stories ranging from little acts of rebellion against the classes above them, to ob-
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“I think it was cool how General Dwight D. Eisenhower came to the 1946 Muster held at Kyle Field. It really shows how special Muster is across the nation,” said Madison Sachanowicz, a junior accounting major. Sachanowicz also mentioned that she thinks it is a unique opportunity to be a Muster host because she gets to help people who are being honored. She said she will never fully know the impact made on the family simply through loving, caring and showing the respect that the Aggie family deserves. “I went to Muster before I even came to A&M,” said Kendall Pfister, a junior business major. “My first one was in Houston and I wanted to come to A&M because I saw the respectful diligence and Aggie spirit encompassed within the ceremony.”
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men’s tennis | The Aggie men travel to Houston Friday to take on arch-rival Texas in the Lone Star Showdown.
men’s swimming | The Aggies will go to women’s basketball | A&M resumes Austin this weekend to face off with perennial action, following the loss to Baylor, Saturday contender Texas. in Lubbock against Tech.
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Senior Alexey Grigorov, a Russian native, plays on the No. 3 line in singles and the No. 2 line in doubles for the No. 10 Texas A&M men’s tennis team.
Grigorov excels on court for Aggies after trek to U.S. Ben Crook Special to The Battalion Texas A&M has worked hard to expand its reach beyond the borders of Texas and even the United States. With a campus in Qatar, study abroad trips across the globe and an ever-expanding Aggie network of Former Students, this international influence has spread to the tennis courts. The Aggie men have four players on their roster born outside the U.S., led by senior Alexey Grigorov from Russia. Alexey, or “Griggi” as he’s affectionately known around the Mitchell Tennis Center, started coming to the U.S. in 2005 to take part in different international tournaments. He did well while in the states and the next year was invited to stay in Texas at the Roddick
Total Tennis Academy in San Antonio. The talented Russian eventually had a line of suitors vying for his commitment to their school, including Georgia, Virginia and Big 12 foes Baylor and Oklahoma State. But what set A&M apart was the bond that Grigorov already had with A&M Head Coach Steve Denton. “I felt that Coach Denton was a good guy, and that we had a relationship and so I came [to A&M],” Grigorov said. Anyone who watches one of Grigorov’s matches can testify that he certainly plays the game with a lot of emotion. But that emotion didn’t always manifest itself in the best of ways. He entered A&M with a reputation as being uncoachable and a bit of a hothead on the court. He said that he’s gotten better,
but that the coaching staff still has difficulties with him from time to time. “In the first match [this weekend] against Mississippi State, I was talking back to Coach Denton and to the crowd,” Grigorov said. “But I told myself that I would give myself punishment. For every talk-back or harsh response, I’m going to do 50 kangaroos after the match for each response.” But don’t let his temper on the court fool you, “Griggi” is all about the team. “I want to do my best on the court to help the team win every match, and win a national championship,” he said. And if the past weekend is any indication, he is well on his way to accomplishing those goals. Competing at the No. 3 line in singles, Grigorov picked up a win against Miami com-
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ing from behind in the second set to force a tiebreaker, which he won. The senior also paired with freshman Junior Ore at the No. 2 line in doubles. Their wins against Mississippi State and Miami clinched the crucial doubles point for A&M. Being teamed up with a true freshman has given Grigorov an opportunity to be a calming force on the court, for once. “It was [Junior’s] first important match, and he got a little tight,” Grigorov said. “I told him just to breathe in and just to take his time, and he did really good I felt.” Grigorov also enjoys a variety of sports outside of tennis, including soccer, basketball and professional American football. “I like the Green Bay Packers,”
Grigorov said. The Packers, coincidentally, play their home games at the historic Lambeau Field, known across the league as “The Frozen Tundra.” Perhaps it just reminds Grigorov of home.
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