The Battalion - February 21, 2019

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STUDENT BODY ELECTIONS Voting for student body elections opens at 9 a.m. today and closes at noon tomorrow. The official results will be announced at the 12th Man Statue across from Koldus no sooner that 7 p.m. tomorrow.

By 7 p.m., campaign materials must be removed and write-in winners must submit required paperwork. In order to assume office, all fines have to be paid by 11:59 p.m.

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MOORE RECEIVES CORPS ENDORSEMENT On Wednesday evening, Corps Sergeant Major Luke Thomas announced the Corps of Cadets’ student body election endorsements as follows: • Caroline “Libby” Moore for student body president • Five for Yell campaign candidates Karsten Lowe, Reid Williams, Jacob Huffman, Kenny Cantrell and Keller Cox for yell leaders

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“Beyond Words: Visual Narratives from the Block Book to the Graphic Novel” is displaying the history of illustrated texts in the J. Wayne Stark Galleries until March 13.

Worth a thousand words Exhibit in MSC explores visual storytelling through the ages

By Hollis Mills @sillohsllim The J. Wayne Stark Galleries brought the history of illustrated texts to Texas A&M with their latest exhibition, “Beyond Words: Visual Narratives from the Block Book to the Graphic Novel.”

“Beyond Words” binds together

a diverse selection of historical literature, comic strips and graphic novels for an immersive peek into the world’s literary past. Featuring a collection of illustrated works from the Rare Book Collection and the Comic Art Collection from the University of Missouri, the exhibition has touched down in Aggieland courtesy of Exhibits USA, a national program of the Mid-America Arts Alliance.

If there’s one thing Stark Galleries director Catherine Hastedt has learned after 28 years at A&M, it’s that her

work and campus interests go handin-hand.

“I try to bring in exhibitions that can be tied into the curriculum in some manner,” Hastedt said. “In this exhibition you have aspects of writing, social history, journalism, visualization, etcetera. The faculty bring their classes in to see the exhibitions, and it gives them alternative ways of teaching their subject matter.”

Hastedt said “Beyond Words” works well among students and faculty because it combines the familiar with the EXHIBIT ON PG. 3

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If this species is unique, it would bring the the Remipedia class to a total of 30 separate species.

A&M Galveston researchers discover rare organism Crustacean encountered in underwater cave near the Bahamas could be a new species

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Sophomore guard Chennedy Carter is averaging 22.1 points per game for the Aggies this season.

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By Alek Caro @orackela After suffering a tough loss to SEC-leader Mississippi State, Texas A&M is looking to recover at home against the Tennessee Volunteers on Thursday.

The No. 21 Aggies hold a 19-6

overall record this season and are 8-4 in conference play. With Tennessee just two games behind (17-8, 6-6), Thursday’s matchup comes with serious implications for seeding in the conference tournament, which starts on March 7 in Greenville, South Carolina.

The Aggies can attribute much of their success to sophomore sensation Chennedy Carter. According to NCAA.com, Carter is 10th in the nation in scoring, averaging 22.1 points per game along with 3.5 assists per

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Carter said she hopes to motivate her teammates after a tough loss by moving forward and focusing on the Volunteers.

“The biggest thing for us is to come out prepared starting with practice,” Carter said. “We can’t sulk on a loss.

We can only grow and get better from it. It’s about keying on our mistakes and getting better from them.”

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Texas A&M Galveston marine biology Professor Tom Iliffe and two of his students may have discovered a new species while cave diving off of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

The organism is part of a biological class of crustaceans called Remipedia, a small collection of animals that were discovered in the 1980s. Due to their location in an underwater cave, the species is very different from any terrestrial life. Iliffe has devoted his career to underwater cave diving and discovering new species in countless locations.

There are currently 29 species of remipedes, which have been found in underwater caves in the Bahamas, Caribbean and the Canary Islands off the coast of North Africa, Iliffe said.

If this species is unique from the others, their finding will bring the number up to 30.

“These are ancient relic forms that somehow survived when dinosaurs went extinct,” Iliffe said.

Lauren Ballou is a marine biology Ph.D. student in Iliffe’s lab, was part of the research team and her particular area of interest is remipedes.

“Class is a very high taxonomic grouping, so to have only 29 in a group is significant,” Ballou said. “It’s a special group.

So discovering a new one is always exciting.”

The possible new species will undergo examination on both a physical and molecular level, examining the DNA or appearances to identify if it is truly a new species and what it might be more closely related to, Ballou said.

“First we have to identify what it is and how it’s related to other groups,” Ballou said. “Then based on that we can see ‘Well, is this remipede more closely related to other remipedes found in the Turks and Caicos, or is it more related to say the Bahama remipedes or remipedes from Mexico or things like that?’ So we really need to establish its relationship to other

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The Federation of Texas A&M Mothers’ Clubs is hosting its annual Aggie Mom Camp Friday through Sunday.

To properly acquaint mothers with the Aggieland experience, The Federation of Texas A&M Mothers’ Clubs is hosting their annual Aggie Mom Camp this weekend, Feb. 22-24, at The George and Calvary Court Hotels.

Established in 1928, the Federation of A&M Mothers’ Clubs was founded with the goal of contributing to the health and well-being of students and the university as a whole.

What was once a single group of Ag-

gie Moms in the Brazos Valley has become a statewide federation with approximately 6,650 members across 108 Mothers’ Clubs, with additional clubs reaching as far as Colorado and Minnesota.

Providing for the Aggie family is still their mission today, but in 1994 the Federation decided it was time for an incentive. If incoming freshman had student-led summer programs and dads finally had some peace and quiet, then it was time for moms to find their own way of embracing the Aggieland spirit — cue Aggie Mom Camp.

Just as Fish Camp aids in a student’s transition from home to campus life, Aggie Mom Camp is a weekend-long event where experienced

Aggie Moms help new Aggie Moms with the transition as their child leaves home, while also immersing themselves in A&M traditions.

Peggy Nolan, president of The Federation of A&M Mothers’ Clubs, said over 200 new Aggie moms will learn of the many resources A&M has to offer this weekend.

“We’ll have a variety of speakers come and talk to the moms about either the organization or their affiliation with other student groups,” Nolan said. “Faculty and administrators also come in and talk about their experiences on campus, and how we can support our students.”

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pointed back to the history of the conference and teams of Tennessee’s past to emphasize the importance of the upcoming game.

“We’ve got eight wins,” Blair said.

“That’s historically meant we are in the tournament, but we want nine to be safe. … [Tennessee has] regrouped.

They’re playing well, and they have always been the best offensive rebounding team in our conference since 1989.”

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Blair said the game against Tennessee serves as a test against one of the high-quality SEC teams the Aggies are competing against this season.

“We’ve got to talk about physical and mental toughness,” Blair said. “It’s about getting ready for the big girls of the SEC — the Mississippi States, South Carolina’s and Tennessee. … They’re good, but we’re good too.”

With the Aggies losing two of their last three games, Blair said Thursday’s matchup can serve as a way to get the players’ heads straight.

“It’s about getting the confidence back from our team and knowing how good we are,” Blair said. “Wins and losses come and go, but if we can stay consistent between the ears, we will be alright. Play hard, play harder for longer periods of time, and I think we’ll be fine. We get better by playing better teams.”

The Aggies take on the Tennessee Volunteers Thursday at Reed Arena.

Tipoff is set for 8 p.m., and the game will be televised on SEC Network.

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Federation, Nolan said the most rewarding aspect of Aggie Mom Camp has been building friendships with people she “can call whenever there is a challenge or opportunity.”

“From my personal standpoint, my favorite part of Aggie Mom Camp is getting to know moms from all the other communities,” Nolan said. ”We get to know them and make lifelong friends through these experiences at camp because we’re all united in wanting to do better for our kids and these student organizations.”

Maria Wheeler, Aggie Mom Camp Chair, said this weekend’s festivities are the culmination of a year’s worth of planning, and it’s all about to pay off.

“I love for other Aggie moms to just come out and experience Aggie Mom Camp and build that camaraderie,” Wheeler said. “It’s really a support group unlike any other university.”

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Iliffe said one of the theories that could explain the dispersion of different remipedes involves the shifting of the earth’s tectonic plates. These animals could have the ability to travel through crevices and come up from the deep sea, but little is known about the deepest layer of the ocean. There is still a vast amount of research to do to find out more about their origins.

“All of this is speculation as of now,” Iliffe said. “We don’t have a lot of evidence, we don’t have a lot of material, and the whole idea is to get more information. So that’s part of the reason why we’re going out.

We’re trying to understand this group better and use them as a model to figure out how dispersal of oceanic species is going on and has gone on over geologic periods of time.”

Brett Gonzalez, Class of 2005 and a postdoctoral fellow at the Smithsonian Institution, invited Iliffe on the research trip to help the team with his decades of knowledge of the islands and caves they would be working in.

“It was really just sort of luck of the draw that we found this new species in this cave,”

the only collegiate organization nationwide that caters specifically to mothers. In its 25th year, Wheeler said Aggie Mom Camp will continue to provide knowledge and companionship for all.

“This is a way for moms to learn more about Texas A&M,” Wheeler said. “Moms come back from Aggie mom camp and not only did they learn, but they made a personal experience being in the room with everyone.”

These shared experiences will range from campus tours to group sessions as the moms become accustomed to Aggie traditions such as Silver Taps, Muster and the ubiquitous 12th Man. Wheeler said it’s these moments that will help the Federation’s latest class form lasting relationships, just as they did for her.

“When my father died years ago, I couldn’t believe how many Aggies showed up [to the funeral],” Wheeler said. “It’s a very tight bond we experience here, where a lot of friendships have formed, so we’re looking forward to it.”

Gonzalez said. “It had never been reported from this location or the depth we were at or anything like that.”

Gonzalez also said it is important to document the caves and what lives inside of them.

These caves are threatened by vandalism and other human activities, both on land and in water, as well as the threat of climate change, Gonzalez said.

“For a place like this that has fewer caves than other Caribbean islands, the fact that we can still find new species just shows how much undocumented diversity there still is in the marine world, especially in caves,” Gonzalez said. “So that is really important, but it’s also important to document as much as we can because, in particular, caves are threatened, especially on these small islands.”

Although scientific research has essentially just begun for this species, the animals and their habitat are in danger of extinction through human effects like touristic development on land, Iliffe said.

“I view that my research is very timely and time sensitive in that I try to show the significance of the animals and the significance of this habitat so that we can show the people the importance of conservation, protection and preservation of this very fragile environment,” Iliffe said.

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‘The Umbrella Academy’ shows potential Action-drama series about a dysfunctional family of superhumans could be worth a watch Keagan Miller

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ne of Netflix’s newest series, “The Umbrella Academy” is a perfectly average sci-fi end-of-theworld superhero story. Centered around what essentially amounts to the X-Men if Charles Xavier was a narcissistic psychopath incapable of love, the show tells the story of seven dysfunctional superhumans who were adopted as infants by a man who wanted nothing more than to capitalize on their remarkable abilities. It makes ample use of flashbacks, but the majority of the story is told a number of years later when the adopted children have all grown up. It’s an admittedly interesting premise. I found the execution of the first episode left something to be desired, but the show has potential.

From an acting perspective, I was underwhelmed. Ellen Page, a personal favorite of mine, is the biggest name in the show, but even she is limited somewhat by her character, who doesn’t see much development in the first episode. Furthermore, most of her emotional scenes in that episode consist of Page talking at a CGI

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Keagan Miller says “The Umbrella Academy” has the potential for an interesting plot and emotional scenes.

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“Almost everyone grew up reading comic books and the funnies in the newspaper,” Hastedt said. “That makes this exhibition accessible to a broad audience. Once they find something they recognize, it draws them in to look at other forms of visual narrative.”

From 18th century block books to grisly graphic novels and books with no writing inside them at all, “Beyond Words” invites viewers to re-engage with storytelling and culture from the illustrated side.

Amanda Cagle, collections manager at Stark Galleries, said she hopes the exhibition’s perspective will inspire others to seek more work like it.

“I really want people to go out, find these works and expose themselves to it,” Cagle said. “Don’t just gloss over

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the quick image that you’re seeing here.

Dive more deeply into the work, into the author, into the things that they were creating because there’s so much more to it.”

Prior to her tenure at A&M, Cagle said working in traditional history museums strengthened her passion for stories that don’t always need words to be told.

“The stories that these images tell are what draw you in,” Cagle said. “You’re drawn into this story told through ink.

Not because of the words, but because this visual is connecting to some part of your mind, some part of your soul that the written word has no chance of touching. That’s why we have museums, to reach beyond the page.”

Molly Painter, Stark Galleries communications specialist, said “Beyond Words” can contribute to the enrichment of art and culture in the B-CS area.

“We had someone who came to the

creation, which you can tell further limits her ability to react convincingly. The other actors all did their best, but none of them were able to convince me they were really feeling the emotions their characters supposedly were feeling.

Aside from Page, Robert Sheehan gave the best performance, and only managed to do so because his role mostly involved acting crazy and tormented. No performance was bad, per se, and the acting certainly didn’t ruin the show for me. It just didn’t do it any favors, at least not in the first episode.

Story-wise, the show has me intrigued. The first episode teases the save-the-world plotline of the rest of the season and offers just enough information as to be mysterious. The show makes it clear that its main selling point is the hugely dysfunctional relationship between the former child-heroes and their late father, but it also assures audiences that there will be plenty of high-stakes action as well.

Speaking of action, the two action scenes in the first episode were not as well done as they could have been. They are both set to deceivingly upbeat music, which is usually a safe choice for action scenes, but neither one is

exhibit and said it sparked something within their creativity,” Painter said. “It made them want to go back and pull out old drawings they had started and never finished. It was a really nice response to this, that it conjured up those feelings for someone.”

Having worked in the galleries for five years, animal science graduate student Julia Rauschuber said her time in Aggieland will always be marked by the wide array of diversity the Stark Galleries offer.

“When I began working here it was not only a peaceful place, but a place of almost silent personal growth,” Rauschuber said. “You’re exposed to so many different ideas, cultures and people through the art and visitors, so I do feel like this art gallery, and this exhibit, offers an extra place of growth for students to explore their different feelings and attributions to the art.”

very well-choreographed. Furthermore, I thought the scenes underutilized the superhumans’ abilities.

There are several stunning shots within the episode, and the cinematography is consistently beautiful throughout. Netflix may not be known for incredible scripts, but they sure are professional. The camerawork is high quality.

Overall, I’d say “The Umbrella Academy” is worth checking out.

Nothing about the first episode was particularly fantastic, but nothing about it was bad either.

The plot seems interesting, the premise promises plenty of emotional scenes in the future, and there’s enough mystery to keep you guessing about what happens next. The show is equal parts family drama and save-the-world superhero story, and that’s enough to convince me to give the rest of the season a try. Well, that and Ellen Page. This show is no “Juno” or “Tallulah” or even “Super,” but hopefully the later episodes give her character more development and allow her to stretch her very capable wings.

Keagan Miller is a psychology junior and columnist for The Battalion.

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When it comes to creating new legislation regarding medical care and public safety, paramedics and EMTs are often overlooked. The Association of Texas EMS Professionals is setting out to change that.

Many Texas A&M University graduates serve as leaders in ATEMSP, working to change the way EMS professionals are viewed within the legislature as lawmakers often misdefine and pass over EMS professionals when laws are creater or updated.

According to Brandon Means, ATEMSP president and Class of 2016, the individual EMS worker’s best interests are not accounted for during the legislation process.

“A lot of times laws that get passed benefit or protect public safety individuals and don’t include EMS workers,” Means said. “And the same goes for healthcare. They may include doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers and not necessarily paramedics or

EMTs. We set out on a mission to basically achieve some political wins and get us a seat at the table with the healthcare providers and public safety providers.”

For Matt Short, civilian training officer and Class of 2001, ATEMSP’s purpose is to give a voice to forgotten first responders.

“When you think of first responders, a lot of times people tend to gloss over the EMS people,” Short said. “We are healthcare providers and first responders, and we kind of that bridge between the two. We give a voice to that forgotten first responder, the EMT and the paramedic.”

On-campus EMT Eric Leland said ATEMSP is creating positive change in communities all around Texas.

“There has never been a cohesive lobbying effort for EMS, and it’s very advanced across Texas,” Leland said. “Departments may be very advanced or very poor, and there’s never been an effort to standardize.

Nearly every profession has an advocacy group, and they’re the driving force of positive change. Without them, roles are stagnant and our perception in the community is nothing, so having these advocacy groups is how we intend to change that.”

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Josh Gleason — THE BATTALION

Sophomore Will Frizzell went 2-for-4 at the plate against Prairie View A&M on Wednesday night.

Aggies continue victory run A&M powers past Prairie View for fifth straight victory at Olsen Field

By Grant Spika @GrantSpika It started to look like a pitcher’s duel at Blue Bell Park on Wednesday night as both Texas A&M and Prairie View A&M were scoreless through three and a half innings.

However, sophomore Will Frizzell had other plans.

Frizzell came up to the plate in the bottom of the fourth inning with junior Braden Shewmake on second Frizzell then doubled, allowing Shewmake to score from second and break the scoreless tie to send A&M on its way to a 9-1 win and a 5-0 record on the season.

“The guys on the team cover me up in the lineup really well and give me opportunities to drive in runs,” Frizzell said. “We’re just doing whatever we can to score and get the pitchers a little bit of a cushion, and as hitters we’re just trying to do our part.”

A&M couldn’t muster much offense until PVAMU starting pitcher Brian Williams was taken out of the game in the bottom of the sixth with two outs. The Aggies then teed off on Panther reliever Tracy Warren, scoring four runs in the frame to spark the offense. A&M then scored two runs in both the seventh and the eighth innings to seal the win.

Williams ended up throwing 5.2 innings,

giving up four earned runs on five hits and two walks. Despite the line, Williams stifled the A&M offense until the bottom of the sixth when the Aggies woke up at the plate.

The Panther offense only produced five hits on the game, with all five coming from different hitters.

Freshman left-handed pitcher Chris Weber made his first career start for the Aggies, tossing six shutout innings while giving up five hits and striking out six. Sophomore Christian Roa, junior Kyle Richardson and sophomore Mason Cole each threw one inning after Weber was taken out.

“I thought each guy we threw out there tonight was fabulous,” A&M head coach Rob Childress said. “Chris Weber, who’d been great for us all fall and all spring, certainly answered the bell. He went six shutout innings, was incredibly efficient and had a four-pitch mix. That’s the guy we recruited.”

At the plate, A&M was led by Frizzell, junior Logan Foster and freshman Ty Coleman. Frizzell went 2-4 with an RBI, Foster went 1-3 with an RBI and two runs scored and Coleman went 1-3 with an RBI. “This team is the closest team I’ve ever been a part of,” Foster said. “We care about everything we do and we’ve started to not look at ourselves and focus on the guys to the right and left of us.”

The Aggies will be back in action this weekend as they welcome the Illinois-Chicago Flames to Blue Bell Park for a threegame series. Game one of the series is on Friday at 6:30 p.m.