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A&M 58, Arkansas 10
Tusks sawed off First SEC win a record-breaking game for Manziel Mark Dore The Battalion Last September, the Aggies were invited. In July, the acceptance took effect. Weeks ago, the football team took to Kyle Field with a maroon SEC logo emblazoned on the turf. But it wasn’t until Saturday, when A&M (3-1, 1-1) washed over the Arkansas Razorbacks (1-4, 0-2) in a 58-10 thrashing, that the Aggies’ inclusion in college football’s most exclusive party became more than ceremony. Given the new conference, the history of second-half disasters and a nagging recent inability to close out Arkansas, A&M
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Freshman running back Trey Williams dives into the end zone after a long run against Arkansas Saturday at Kyle field. Aggie football secured its first SEC win against Arkansas 58–10. head coach Kevin Sumlin said the team’s relief was clear. “We got a monkey off our back today,” Sumlin said. “Everybody was talking about what happens to us in the second half, and these guys were determined to play.” Sumlin wasn’t on the sidelines to witness three straight heartbreakers against Arkansas — including last season’s 18-point lead whisked away by a stagnant second half — but this year’s seniors were. The win was the first in four tries for seniors, including senior defensive lineman Damontre Moore. “Everybody was overwhelmed,” Moore said. “It felt like the [2010] Nebraska game, the [2010] Oklahoma game, all
over again. We came in after the game excited, splashing Gatorade all over. It’s a great feeling for the seniors who have been through all this Arkansas rivalry.” Trailing 10-7 in the first quarter, Sumlin’s Aggies reeled off 51 unanswered points to close the contest. After a mixed-bag preseason of coaching scandals and top-10 rankings, Arkansas dropped its fourth in a row, furthering a disappointing season for Razorback fans. The SEC takes pedigree seriously. But now, in his fourth start, the conference’s newest member upstart freshman quarterback Johnny Manziel has churned out the most total yardage in a game in SEC history. Sumlin pulled Manziel just after the start of the fourth quarter, but not before he accumulated 453 yards and three touchdowns passing and 104 yards and a touchdown rushing. His 557 total yards shattered the previous school record of 487 held by former quarterback Jerrod Johnson and nipped an SEC record of 540 shared by Archie Manning and Rohan Davey. Offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury praised Manziel’s performance. “I felt like it was the best game he’s played in the pocket,” Kingsbury said. “He still went outside when the play wasn’t there. He’s got that ability. He pulled the trigger today. He liked what he saw and ripped it.” Aiding Manziel’s success was a rejuvenated performance from his offensive line, which senior center Patrick Lewis said came from better communication. See Arkansas on page 5
campus inside trends | 3 New network Paige Robinson, Class of 2010, founded Trellise, a website geared toward helping student organizations on the A&M campus be better organized and connected with their alumni. The beta site launched Monday.
sports | 5 Never slowing down Despite pulling off their first conference victory the Aggies are forced to focus on the future. With a rough SEC schedule ahead there’s no room for relaxation.
campus A&M one year older Texas A&M is celebrating its 136th birthday Tuesday. The school was established by the Morrill Act on July 2, 1862, but didn’t open its doors for registration until Oct. 2, 1876. On Oct. 4, 1876, 40 students and six faculty members began instruction.
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Apollo 13 astronaut awards scholarship Michael Rodriguez
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Miller Hardin, an employee of a food truck, hands out orders to hungry customers Wednesday afternoon on campus.
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Food trucks offer alternative dining options Jennifer Keith The Battalion In the midst of the latest cuisine trend, food connoisseurs and chefs across Bryan-College Station are giving customers an alternative to sit-down restaurants for their growling stomachs. Chef Tai Lee, the owner of Chef Tai’s Mobile Bistro and chef at Veritas Wine and Bistro, said some of his motivation for his food truck came from his desire to lose the stigma that there is no good food in College Station. “Chow.com rated College Station as one of the worst towns for food because we are so saturated with fast food chains,” Lee said. “I want to expose our town to different diverse food, and hopefully they will open up their eyes so that they aren’t afraid of eating sushi.” Being an Aggie, Class of 2002, Lee has a special connection to College Station and has been in the city since 1998. “I am an Aggie, I want my fellow Aggies to taste my food and see more of what I do,” Lee said. “I owe everything to the Aggies and local residents. I see such a tremendous unity
and friendship in this town. I love this town.” Lee balances being chef at Veritas Wine and Bistro while at the same time channeling his love for cuisine to help develop his mobile bistro which also offers catering services. In 2011, The Food Network named Chef Tai’s Mobile Bistro “America’s Favorite Food Truck” after Lee’s bistro won $10,000 on The Food Network’s show The Great Food Truck Race. Local Daniel Orozco said he loves the food truck’s constantly changing menu. “I like that [Chef Tai’s] is something different.” Orozco said. “College station has a lot of chains, and I like that this brings a fresh idea to the table.” Parked merely a few yards from Chef Tai’s Mobile Bistro is the Cake Junkie Cruiser, a food truck affiliated with Cake Junkie’s local bakery. Senior community development major Ann Vonk works on the Cruiser, and said she applied to work specifically for the food truck because of her curiosity in the mobile cuisine movement. “I am very interested in the food truck revolution,” Vonk said. “It’s a See Food trucks on page 3
The Battalion Apollo and Gemini astronaut Capt. James Lovell presented the $10,000 Astronaut Scholarship to senior aerospace engineering major Emily Boster during a ceremony Friday at Rudder Auditorium. “Emily has demonstrated quality leadership in aerospace engineering at Texas A&M University,” Lovell said. “She embodies the top characteristics of an Astronaut Scholar by being intelligent, perseverant and driven to lead on the path toward the advancement of scientific knowledge and technology.” Boster has a 4.0 GPA and expects to graduate in the fall of 2013. She is part of Texas A&M’s Astronomical Instrumentation Lab and has worked on the VIRUS instrument, which was built to help astronomers better understand dark energy. She has also worked on components for the Giant Magellan Telescope, which, once erected, will be the world’s largest optical telescope. Boster’s current project is working on a flight machine that lifts heavy payloads for civilians.
Capt. James Lovell: “Once we get comfortable going to the moon again, it will allow our curiosity to truly expand to other worlds, such as Mars, then other galaxies.”
See Lovell on page 4
Genetic matrix
Roger Zhang — THE BATTALION
A DNA double helix model on display at the Bush Library and Museums is part of the travelling exhibit, Genome: The Secret of How Life Works. President George H.W. Bush approved of the Human Genome Project, which could potentially identify and cure genetic disorders.
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