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Freshman Chris Weber is a right-handed pitcher on the Texas A&M baseball team who is pursuing a degree in aerospace engineering. Weber hopes to eventually work for NASA.
Pitcher and aerospace engineering major balances baseball, academics By Alex Miller @AlexMill20 Freshman pitcher Chris Weber trots out to the mound to the tune of Jimi Hendrix’s ‘All Along the Watchtower,’ but Elton John’s ‘Rocket Man’ might be a more appropriate walk-up song. Not only has Weber separated himself as one of the Aggies’ go-to relievers in his first collegiate season, but he’s halfway to a degree and has established himself as one of the team’s top students while studying aerospace engineering. “I would call him a Renaissance Man,”
A&M head coach Rob Childress said of Weber. “He is comfortable in any setting, any situation. For a guy who’s an aerospace engineering major to go and be so engaged in his academic career and be a 4.0 student and to come over here and spend the time and energy being the very best baseball player he can be — it’s a pretty special person who’s able to do that.” ‘The Astronaut’ Intro to flight, aerothermodynamics and aerospace computation can only be found on the schedule of one baseball player on the A&M roster. “Chris Weber is undoubtedly the smartest guy on the team,” junior catcher Mikey Hoehner said. “I’m pretty sure he doesn’t study much for it, and he just goes in and aces everything.”
Weber’s passion for engineering stems from his father, Tom, who works from home as a mechanical engineer. As a kid, Weber loved math, science and physics. After he committed to play at A&M after his sophomore year of high school, Weber began searching different engineering majors and came across aerospace. His mind was set from there. “I enjoyed working with numbers, and ever since I was young I liked working with flight and space systems,” Weber said. “It just fit pretty well.” Because he was set on aerospace engineering, Weber began knocking out core curriculum by taking AP classes at Boerne Champion High School, just north of San Antonio. He entered his freshman year a junior by hours with over 60 credits. “I knew what I wanted to do coming in,”
Weber said. “I knew what my major was going to be. I used my resources, just looked at the online course curriculum, got the basic credits out of the way, so now I’m already here and I’m just in my major.” Since Weber has his basic requirements completed, he is focusing on getting the most of his major courses. “I don’t have to worry about writing essays or studying for history,” Weber said. “I can just be working on the main material.” Upon graduation, Weber said he hopes to pursue a career as an engineer, working on shuttles and rockets used to send materials to the International Space Station. “I’m just going to see what kind of opportunities come along,” Weber said. “Ultimately I think it would be cool to work for NASA WEBER ON PG. 2
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A first edition copy of Ursula K. Le Guin’s “The Left Hand of Darkness” is one of many pieces on display in Cushing’s exhibit.
Exploring perspectives Sci-fi and fantasy exhibition at Cushing Memorial Library keeps diverse authors and characters in the spotlight By Luis Sanchez @LuisSanchezBatt An exhibit at the Cushing Memorial Library and Archives aims to highlight the wide array of races, religions, genders, sexual orientations and cultures represented in the worlds of sci-fi and fantasy. “The Stars are Ours: Infinite Diversities in Science Fiction & Fantasy” will be on display until Sept. 20. It has categories regarding time travel, alternate history, first contact, afro-futurism, fantasy, superheroes, horror, space opera and more. Jeremy Brett, curator of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Collection, said the new exhibit is meant to showcase a vast collection of voices, ideas and perspectives in sci-fi and fantasy in order to explore diversity in the genres. EXHIBIT ON PG. 4
Residence Life implements new device to track students’ electricity consumption By Camryn Lang @CamrynLang Since January, six students on the first floor of Walton Hall have been tracking their energy usage through devices that plug into their outlets. The semester-long pilot program is a collaboration between A&M Residence Life and Keewi Inc., which created and provided the devices. With the Keewi app, students can monitor the amount of energy each of the plugs use per day, month or year. Users can also turn the power off on the outlets via the Keewi app and set schedules to turn on devices at specific times. The app is designed with gameplay elements so students can compete with each other to use the least amount of energy. Each individual also has the option to answer daily questions about energy sustainability and conservation. Participants move an animated penguin across rushing water by creating a frozen path with each correctly answered question. Residence Life coordinator Brandon Carlson began the program after receiving a grant from the Aggie Green Fund. Carlson said he originally planned to use programmable power strips, but the Keewi technology is much more straightforward and intuitive. “Right now what [Keewi] is doing is a retrofit,”
Carlson said. “They take an adapter that has wireless communication technology built in, and they plug it into a standard wall outlet. Then whatever items you want to plug in, you plug in through the adapter. That’s what controls the load.” Keewi Inc. co-founder and chief operating officer Hedi Razavi created Keewi in January of 2016 to help businesses manage their power usage. Razavi has worked with the San Francisco International Airport, Levi’s Stadium and several universities. She said the devices track the number of kilowatt hours that students are using and which devices are using up that energy. “In the context of the TAMU deployment that we currently have, we’re looking at somewhere around 36 different types of appliances,” Razavi said. “We collect information on what types of appliances are they, whether its a laptop or a monitor versus a dehumidifier.” General studies freshman and Walton Hall resident advisor Thomas Land has been involved with the project since the start of the semester and competes as a member of the Madagascar Team against his fellow Keewi users on Team Eco-Ags. Land said the Keewi technology has created a version of sustainability for this generation. “Keewi is helping pioneer this generation’s energy usage and conservation,” Land said. “They are able to change the way that this generation sees our climate and the energy that we put out that affects that.” As for Residence Life’s plans after this semester, DORM ON PG. 4
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Come together at Kyle Field Plaza with Aggies Fifty years after their graduation, hundreds of the visiting for Muster over good food and good bull. estimated 2,056 living members of the Class of The Yell Leaders, Fish Drill Team, Aggie Wranglers 1969 are reuniting in College Station to reminisce Meredith Seaver — THE BATTALION and Reveille will be there to partake in a brisket on their college days and see how campus has anddebut sausage lunch.the Texas A&M students can pay Freshman right-handed pitcher Chris Weber during Aggies’ opening changed. Their schedule of events includes a has pitched 41.1 innings since his for a $10 ticket online or in-person using cash weekend series against Fordham. class photo, unveiling of their class gift and or dining dollars. Tickets are $13.25 for non-stuattending Campus Muster together. Check-in dents. is every morning at the Hilton hotel and more At 6-foot-4 and 210 pounds, Weber has been quite effecWEBER CONTINUED information can be found on the Association of tive this season too. He boasts a 3.05 ERA in 41.1 innings of Former Students’ work with a 2-0 record. Childress said Weber’s maturity has and send something to space.website. That would be really cool.” Others have noted that Weber’s high intellect hasn’t hin- paid dividends as the season has gone along. “He just goes about his business like a 25-year-old veterdered him from interacting with teammates and coaches as an,” Weber said. “I’m sure there’s moments that have been a regular student. “He can carry on conversations with aerospace engineers tough on him, but for the last month, he’s been as dependand he can carry on conversations with coaches and team- able as anyone on our staff.” One day, Weber might be using NASA’s repertoire to mates and players and be just as comfortable in his own skin send people andThe cargo space, but money right now he’s using Thousands will gather by candlelight in Reed Classinto of 1969 donated to construct a a in any setting,” Childress said. “It’s pretty remarkable an four-pitch arsenal navigate through thePlaza SEC. 18-year-old canevery do that.” Arena tokid honor Aggie — or honorary SpirittoPlaza adjacent Academic and Military Weber has aWalk, powerful four-seam fastball andTaps mixes Weber clubhouse to have smart guy chat Aggie could — whostay died in thisthe year. The 2019 annual honoring the traditions of Silver and in a change-up off-speed pitches. though. pitcher NelsonGeorge arrived in January after curve, slider and RollJunior Call of the AbsentJake will include Muster. The plazaasfeatures a compass and sever“For a guy to come in and throw a lot of strikes and have graduating Penn’s Wharton H.W. andfrom Barbara Bush prestigious along with about 140 School of Busial monuments engraved with information and four pitches he can throw for strikes, it’s something really ness with a concentration in finance. He’s currently pursuing Aggies. Political science lecturer Dwight quotes about the traditions. The dedication is a graduate degree in land economics and real estate. Still, special,” Hoehner said. “He’s done a great job for us this year Roblyer is this year’s keynote speaker. a part of the Class 1969’s out 50ththat reunion. being able to flip that curveball andofwipe slider to Nelson noted Weber is a typical college kid. lefties. It’s pretty amazing what he’s been able to do.” “He’s definitely somebody you can have a very intelligent As much as Weber said he loves stunning left-handed hitconversation with, but also mess around with,” Nelson said. “He’s not one of those people who’s just about school and ters with his slider, the man calling the pitches — Childress can’t really talk about anything else. He can talk about any- — said the X-factor for Weber is his change-up. When Weber arrived in the fall, Childress said he didn’t thing you want him to. He’s just a regular guy that happens have a solid change-up, and only having two pitches made to be very smart.” There’s still something about being the smartest guy on it easier for hitters to navigate at-bats. With an improved the team though; hence Weber’s nickname — the astronaut change-up though, Weber has been able to extend his out— which Hoehner said Weber was given on the team’s first ings, and this is what Childress believes has allowed him to flourish over the past six weeks. road trip of the season to the College Classic in Houston. “His change-up has really developed to where he can “He’s the astronaut on the team for sure,” Nelson said. throw it for a strike and that’s allowed him to have success Playing beyond his years more than just getting two lefties, but being able to go oneAs the season has progressed, Weber’s role on the pitching plus through the lineup,” Childress said. “[The thing] that to staff has evolved. me has allowed him to have the success he’s had is that pitch He began the year predominantly as a mid-week starter, and being able to throw it for strikes.” making three starts in the first month, but his role began Even after working 4.0 scoreless innings Tuesday in a win to change after Jonathan Childress suffered a season-ending over UT-Arlington, Childress said he expects Weber to be injury. Over the next month, Weber began to shift into a the Aggies’ go-to pitcher in relief of Christian Roa this Satweekend reliever role as the Aggies entered conference play. urday in game three against Ole Miss. It’s nothing new for It’s a change-up Weber said he’s embraced and enjoyed. Weber though. The Muster monument was a gift from the “I had to go pitch in some big spots on the weekends in “My role right is I go during the middle of the Classnow of 1995. It isinnow located in the Spirit the SEC series and just stuck with that role for now,” We- game, and I have guys whois come in to behind meWalk. and clean Plaza, which adjacent Military ber said. “I do like it because these are the games that really things up from there,” Weber said. “I like being ready to Cassie Stricker — THE BATTALION matter on the weekends.” go.”
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Peter Yu stars as detective Lok in “A Land Imagined,” which received international acclaim following its release in 2018. The film is now available for streaming on Netflix.
‘A Land Imagined’ blurs our understanding of ourselves Siew Hua Yeo’s latest film lands on Netflix, fuses social commentary with dream-like neo-nior Cole Fowler
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arlier this week, the Academy upheld its ruling regarding Oscar eligibility for Netflix-distributed films, continuing to inadvertently support Netflix’s nonchalant approach to distributing the foreign films it acquires. While it continues to prove its monetary influence at film festivals, Netflix continues to poorly advertise its festival acquisitions in favor of its high-profile transactions or original content. Unfortunately, this directly affects the winner of the 2018 Golden Leopard, Siew Hua Yeo, and his film “A Land Imagined.” The movie is a neon-soaked, neo-noir that blends his social commentary on Singapore’s commercial building industry with a mystery thriller about the disappearance of a migrant worker. Net-
flix’s acquisition and lack of advertisement for this film guarantees that, while the film is accessible in the U.S., its success during its limited festival run will not translate to American home viewing. Yeo’s movie follows a police detective, Lok, through his sleepless investigation of the disappearance of Wang, a Chinese migrant worker for a land reclamation site, and his journey through the blurry border between commercial development and migrant exploitation. As Lok tumbles down the abyss of reality through his numerous nights at the local internet cafe, his narrative blends together with Wang’s and the line between dream and reality fades away. While Lok’s investigation is the focal point of the film, the majority of the narrative follows Wang through his discovery of the treacherous and disturbing nature of the treatment of his coworkers on the land reclamation site. Due to Singapore’s exponentially increasing
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The invisible artist Derek Spears ’91 has created digital effects for ‘Game of Thrones’ Tyson Voelkel ‘96 @TysonVoelkel Howdy Ags, Admittedly, I’m not what you would call “up-to-date” when it comes to TV shows. Between fulfilling my duties at the Texas A&M Foundation and at home, there’s just not enough time in the day to bingewatch all the pop culture I’ve fallen behind on. Which is a shame, because even I know how anticipated this last season of “Game of Thrones” is for those avid watchers around me. I find myself intrigued and amazed by how so many different people are drawn into the series’ big, fantastic, fictional world. But what’s even more fascinating is how those worlds are built in the first place. Few know more about that than Derek Spears ’91. Spears is a visual effects artist who has more than 25 production credits on major studio films and TV shows. Some of the most notable include “Superman Returns,” “The Walking Dead,” “X-Men: Days of Future Past” and, yes, even “Game of Thrones.” Before he found himself in Hollywood, Spears was a second-generation Aggie from Spring, Texas, who studied electrical engineering. After graduation, he began a career in software development, but switched gears when he discovered the huge potential for digital effects in the entertainment industry. In creating visual effects, Spears mentions the importance of getting
“out of the way” and letting his team’s effects tell a story, rather than making stories that show off his team’s effects. When he and his team are doing their job well, he says, their work is practically invisible to the common viewer. For example, one of the biggest problems his team encountered while working on “Game of Thrones” was digitally placing a real actress, Emilia Clarke, on a virtual flying dragon. Through problem solving and teamwork, they created stunning yet functional scenes that allow the audience to focus on what is happening with the characters. Their ability in these scenes to sustain the audience’s suspension of disbelief, or their willingness to accept the impossible for the sake of enjoyment, earned Spears and his team three Emmy awards for Outstanding Special Visual Effects on “Game of Thrones” in 2015, 2016 and 2018. That virtue of putting the big picture before one’s own interests is a lesson we could all stand to remember from time to time. Oftentimes, the leadership that happens behind the scenes is what makes the finished product shine. Even though Spears and his team don’t get their names on posters or receive invitations to appear on late-night talk shows, their hard work allows fans everywhere to escape into a world as vast as imagination itself. Thanks and Gig ’em, Tyson Voelkel ’96 President, Texas A&M Foundation
population, commercial businesses began to take sand from surrounding countries and build out the coastline to create more real estate property. This process is dangerous, and due to the high-profile nature of the companies involved, land reclamation is often done by migrant workers. The exploitation of the workers is clear throughout the film, but rather than providing a complete critique of this borderline slavery, Yeo focuses the film on exploring the lack of humanity of land reclamation. Both Lok and Wang spend their sleepless nights interacting with the owner of an internet cafe, Mindy, playing a video game that resembles Counter-Strike. These are the scenes in which Peter Yu, who plays Lok, and Liu Xiaoyi, who plays Wang, are really able to display their acting talent. Yeo crafts a mood that fits neatly within the confines of the neo-noir genre, but the dream-
like vibe of the film would not have been successful without Yu and Xiaoyi. While the film is reminiscent of others within the neo-noir genre to the point that it seems Yeo is copying more experienced filmmakers, the movie perfectly mirrors each of its main characters as they fall into a bottomless pit in their search for meaning in a meaningless world. Yeo attempts to cover a wide range of differing topics and never successfully latches onto one as each seems to slowly melt away into the abyss of the film. This descent into the infinite oblivion within oneself set against the backdrop of commercial land reclamation may be a futile journey, yet Yeo’s technical ability makes this descent an enjoyable one. Cole Fowler is an English junior and columnist for The Battalion.
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“We’re hopeful that, if the feedback is positive and we’re getting good engagement from the students and saving money on energy consumption in the halls, that this is something that we could roll out as soon as possible,” Carlson said. For more information on Keewi Inc., visit keewi-inc.com. progress more quickly are those cultures that interact with other cultures … and the cultures that don’t progress are the ones in isolated pockets,” Due said. “Horror just seems scary; why would something scary be good for you? But I really feel like horror helps people visualize an internal demon and make it external. At the end, you can sort of sigh and be relieved because it’s not real, I confronted it and I’m fine.” Exhibit visitor and zoology sophomore Alexis Coronilla said he enjoyed exploring the works on display and seeing many names he had never heard of before. “I’d say it’s a very interesting collection,” Coronilla said. “It’s good to know [the authors’] names are being put out there.” Due said students should take advantage of the opportunity to engage with the diverse roster of stories available in today’s world. “It’s a great time to be a young person, that’s for sure,” Due said. “It’s a really exciting time to be a fan of any kind of genre, because there has never been so many different kinds of stories to enjoy.”
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Department of Physics COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
Rafael Almanzar Rebecca Burns
Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE & LIFE SCIENCES COLLEGE OF NURSING
The Distinguished Achievement Awards are generously funded by gifts to the Annual Fund of The Association of Former Students.