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Man kills woman, injures her son in CS Connie Thompson The Battalion Stanley Lamar Griffin, 45, was arrested Monday for the murder of College Station resident Jennifer Hailey, 29, less than five miles south of campus on the 2400 block of Pedernales in Hailey’s residence. College Station police responded to a call just before 5 a.m. Monday regarding a pos-
sible homicide. Hailey was pronounced dead at the scene and her 9-year-old son was immediately transported to the College Station Medical Center for surgery. Griffin was first arrested in 1990 for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and burglary with intent to commit other felony in Harris County. He was released on Feb. 5, 2003. On Nov. 28, 2004, he violated his parole by interfering with an emergency call,
a misdemeanor in the state of Texas and was put on probation. His parole was to expire in November of this year. Additional offenses of assault-bodily injury family violence, unlawful restraint and another interfering with an emergency call occurred in 2007. Hailey’s son was stable and recovering in the hospital’s ICU Monday evening. The cause of Hailey’s death will be released following autopsy results conducted by the
Travis County Medical Examiner’s Office. Local residents, who were afraid to have their names printed for the safety of their children whom played with Hailey’s son, described the area as a family-oriented neighborhood and said they were shocked by the news of Hailey’s death. The incident Monday occurred within two miles from the house where two Aggies were murdered in the spring of 2009.
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TRIP program prepares students Rebecca Hutchinson Special to The Battalion With the national economy in a slump, jobs are difficult to get and for many soon-tobe college graduates it can be a frightening world to enter. The three-year-old Trading, Risk and Investment Program is giving Aggies the opportunity to graduate with the experience and resume to beat out the competition. “The purpose of TRIP would be to give the members both interactions with the board members, networking opportunities, and also overall job experience,” said Lauren Floyd, junior finance major and social chair for TRIP. Students involved in the program are able to participate in three internships, More take upper info level finance Informationals classes, and obtain a masfor TRIP will ter’s degree in be at 7 p.m. finance. Wednesday “All of and 7 p.m. our board Sept. 28 in 155 members are Wehner. at the point where they’re looking forward to passing their information on to the next generation,” said Detlef R. Hallermann, director of TRIP. There are 27 industry advisory board member companies that provide finances, mentors and internships for students. In addition, members have the unique opportunity of being able to visit actual trade floors. This allows participants to develop the skills that will allow them to succeed in a highly competitive and stressful environment. “As far as we know, there’s no other program like this anywhere else in the country,” said Corey Walter, student advisor and founding member of TRIP. Although it is only in its third year, TRIP is a highly competitive program to be admitted to. In order to guarantee each member with three internships, the number of students admitted into the program depends on how many internships board members provide.
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Geography professor protects reefs Stephanie Massey Special to The Battalion The conservation of marine ecosystems through the relationships of people and their environments has been an ongoing study for Will Heyman, associate professor of geography at Texas A & M University. More recently, his research has focused on reef fish spawning aggregations with an effort to both conserve and manage them. Liam Carr, a first year Ph.D student focusing on a conservation-minded technique of overseeing tropical fisheries, has also worked with Heyman. “[W]hen [Heyman] described his approach to research and the need to be a responsible advocate not only for fish but also people, it felt like an absolutely perfect fit for what I’ve been pursuing since I started college,” Carr said. “I’ve always been trying to link humans to the natural world and ask if we can develop responsible behaviors that provide economic benefits without destroying the planet
in the process.” The Nature Conservancy sent Heyman to Belize in 1994 to research marine ecosystems in the vicinity as a way to further a conservation project, focused on creating a marine protected area that would help to sustain local aquatic resources. “We need to protect coral reefs and nursery grounds and we need to limit or prevent pollution from impacting the ecosystem,” Carr said. Local populations need more control over the resources they utilize. Greater jurisdiction would strengthen stewardship among indigenous people because they are dependent on aquatic ecosystems to sustain life. “The idea is that by increasing the participation of the fishers throughout the management process, you will generate a sense of ownership and stewardship within the fishing community for their resources,” Carr said. “They’ve seen the changes and they have a strong incentive to be on
the leading edge of conservation because it affects their livelihoods and families.” While working on the conservation effort in Belize, Heyman discovered and documented for the first time that whale sharks feed on fish eggs. Before this discovery, people had witnessed the thousands of cubera snappers breeding in the water, seen the mass of white eggs and semen, and noticed the whale shark’s presence, but never made the connection. “The paper that we published in Marine Ecology Progress series in 2001 documented scientifically for the first time that whale sharks were eating the spawn of fish eggs,” Heyman said. “We came up with that explanation of a phenomenon that people had seen, but not understood.” Whale sharks, one of the largest fish in the sea are filter feeders. They migrate between areas of See Deep on page 4
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Aggies help preserve sunken French ship Samantha Virnau Special to The Battalion In the year 1684, four French ships braved the Atlantic waters in search of the seaward route to the Mississippi River. 326 years later, one of those ships, La Belle, would end up frozen in a nautical archaeology lab at Texas A&M University. A&M scientists purchased an oversized freeze dryer that will eventually lead to the preservation and display of the historic ship. Using the dryer, they will be able to extract the water trapped inside the wood of the ship’s hull. “The French wanted to put a colony [along the Mississippi River’s coast] to be in direct opposition to the Spanish,”
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said Peter Fix, a staff member of the en, a freshman general studies major, Conservation Research Laboratory. referring to the nine graduate students Robert Cavelier, the Sieur de La and four full-time staff members inSalle who was responsible for the ex- volved. “It sounds like it would be pedition, was off on his very informative about life then and 326 calculations. Only La now, how different it is. It’d be years later, Belle reached what good just to learn everything was thought to be one of those ships, we can from the ship.” the destination, but La Belle, would end A&M’s Conservation she sunk in pres- up frozen in a nautical Research Laboratory is ent day Matagorda heading the conservation archaeology lab Bay. After 24 years process now that the majorat Texas A&M of searching, nautical ity of pieces have been colUniversity. archaeologists found La lected. The lab, one of the best Belle and began excavating in the country, Fix said, is entering all salvageable artifacts. the final stages of the 14-year project. “First of all, that would be an awesome job to have,” said Derek NguySee La Belle on page 8
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Nautical archeology graduate student John Albertson stands next to a large freeze dryer that will be used to restore La Belle, a 17th century ship used by French explorer La Salle.
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Starvation in Pakistan after floods More than 100,000 children left homeless by Pakistan’s floods are in danger of dying because they simply do not have enough to eat, according to UNICEF. Children already weak from living on too little food in poor rural areas before the floods are fighting to stay alive, as diarrhea, respiratory diseases and malaria attack their emaciated bodies. The floodwaters that began swamping a section of Pakistan larger than Florida six weeks ago continue to inundate new areas, forcing even more people to flee. At least 18 million have already been affected, and nearly half of them are homeless. Many have been herded into crude, crowded camps or left to fend for themselves along roads. But doctors warn the real catastrophe is moving much slower than the murky water. About 105,000 kids younger than 5 are at risk of dying from severe acute malnutrition over the next six months, UNICEF estimates. The U.N.’s World Food Program alone has fed more than 4 million people since the crisis began, distributing monthly rations that include nutrition-packed foods for children. But the sheer geographic and human scale of the disaster has overwhelmed the world community, and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called it the worst he has ever seen. Associated Press
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Crossing political borders Novel brings humanity to immigration issue Gabrielle Royal The Battalion In Sonia Nazario’s novel, “Enrique’s Journey,” the reader takes part in the quest of a Honduran boy who faces great difficulty and danger reaching his mother in the U.S. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author will give a lecture on her novel tonight at a presentation in the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center. “The inspiration came from Carmen, a woman who would come and clean my house twice a month. She told me one morning that she had four children that she had left behind in Guatemala. She was a single mother and simply didn’t have enough money to feed them more than once or twice a day. Many nights her children would cry with hunger. She had left them to come north to work in Los Angeles. She told me she had not seen her children in 12 years,” Nazario said. “I was stunned by this. I couldn’t imagine what level of desperation it Sonia Nazario’s took to walk away from your children and not know when or if you would see them lecture and again.” book signing Carmen’s son, Minor, made a solitary will take place journey from Guatemala to Los Angeles in at 7 p.m. pursuit of his mother. He traveled by bus, today in the but knew of thousands of children making Annenburg the dangerous odyssey through Mexico, Conference clinging to the tops of freight trains in similar searches for long-lost mothers. Center. “I found it amazing and very moving to see what these children were willing to go through to be with their mothers. It seemed like an important story, one that showed why people were immigrating to the U.S., but also how the face of those immigrants had changed, how more women and children were coming to America,” she said. As a national bestseller, “Enrique’s Journey” has been read by college students across the country.
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University promotes art awareness through Etch A Sketch contests The Gallery Arts department set up a series of Etch A Sketch battleďŹ elds outside the Koldus building before the showing of Toy Story 3 at Rudder Theatre. Cathy Hastedt, director of the University Arts Collection set up a series of events that will build awareness about the art available for students to view on campus. The event was scheduled as a precursor to the viewing of Toy Story 3 that was shown by Aggie Cinema. The idea for the battle came from the Toy Story movies. Etch was a character in the ďŹ rst two Toy Stories but does not directly play a role in the third. In honor of the Etch A Sketch character the art gallery created the event. “We are keeping the arts alive by doing fun projects in different locations across campus,â€? Hastedt said.
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“As more companies join the board, I think we’ll have more internships than ever before,� Hallerman said. Currently, there are 22 members involved in the TRIP program. “Since the program is so selective, you are going to need to make yourself stand out in every possible way that you can. The applications are how they put a name to a face so you want to make the best impression,� said Alexis Padilla, senior finance major. If accepted into the TRIP program, students are set up to take full advantage of the well-known Aggie network. Having completed the program, employers know that they are men and women prepared for the finance industry. “I highly encourage anyone who has any questions about the industry to join,� Padilla said.
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Sherman, players discuss 27-20 comeback win over Florida International Austin Meek The Battalion Following a 27-20 come-from-behind victory over Florida International University, Head Coach Mike Sherman was quick to give credit to the fans who stuck with the team throughout — even while conditions seemed grave. “[The fans] were a factor in the ballgame,” Sherman said. “Just a glimmer of hope, they even rose to new levels and I take my hat off to them because I think that the Twelfth Man and the spirit of the Twelfth Man played a huge part.” The Aggies were held to two field goals in the first three quarters of play thanks to ferocious defense by the visitors. Senior quarterback Jerrod Johnson was bombarded by the FIU pass rush all evening, being sacked six times and completing 42 percent of his passes. FIU came out strong after the break,
intercepting Johnson on A&M’s first four possessions of the second half. The third resulted in a touchdown when Anthony Gaitor took it 54 yards to the end zone, giving the Panthers the 20-6 lead heading into the fourth quarter. Even with a capable backup on the bench in junior Ryan Tannehill, Sherman never wavered in his faith in Johnson. “I went up to Jerrod and I told him, ‘We’re gonna win this game with you, not without you, and you have to do it for us,’” Sherman said. “I told him that at the beginning of the fourth quarter after his last interception. I said, ‘We’ve got to get this thing worked out and you’re going to win this football game for us.’” Johnson rose to the occasion, directing the Aggie offense to three touchdowns in the final period of play. After a 37-yard Christine Michael rushing score brought the score to 20-13, the quar-
terback connected with senior receiver Terrance McCoy to even things up. “Once I saw [the safety], I picked up my speed even more,” McCoy said. “I lost track of the ball for a little bit, but it was just a perfect ball.” The Aggie defense stepped up on the next series and forced the Panthers to punt. On the ensuing A&M possession, Cyrus Gray busted a 40-yard touchdown scamper with 4:29 left, giving the Aggies a 27-20 lead. Michael and Gray were once again a two-headed rushing monster; Michael ran for 119 yards and Gray for 85 yards. “I thought that when the game was on the line in the fourth quarter that the guys responded,” Sherman said. “No one tanked, no one was feeling sorry for themselves. There was a lot of enthusiasm on the sideline.” With plenty of time left on the clock, the Panthers engineered a game-tying drive, bringing the ball inside the Ag-
gies red zone. Evoking the “Wrecking Crew” days of yore, the defense stood up and held the Panthers on four consecutive plays. After a one-yard rush by Darrian Mallray, the Aggies vicious pass rush forced two incompletions by quarterback Wesley Carroll. On fourth and goal at the A&M 7, Carroll’s pass to T.Y. Hilton went for a mere 3 yards before he was tackled by junior linebacker Garrick Williams to effectively end the game. Junior safety Trent Hunter credited the Twelfth Man for inspiring the defense to rise to new heights. “I feel like we gave them [the fans] something to cheer about and they gave us something to play for,” Hunter said. “It got louder than any time I’ve ever heard it in Kyle Field. Hats off to the Twelfth Man. They came out for us, we came back and we made a heck of a stop.”
Top: Senior receiver Terrence McCoy grabs a touchdown in the Aggies’ 27-20 victory over Florida International Saturday at Kyle Field. Bottom: Senior quarterback Jerrod Johnson makes his reads.
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texas One missing in coastal flooding Relentless rainfall brought partly from Hurricane Karl caused widespread problems along the Texas coast on Monday, leaving at least one person missing in high floodwaters, schools closed and raw sewage gushing from an overwhelmed city sewer system. More than 7 inches of rain was reported over a 24-hour period through early Monday in Corpus Christi and the Rio Grande Valley, which is enduring yet another soaking after being lashed by Hurricane Alex and two other tropical systems.
nation &world Fraud possible in Afghan elections Afghan authorities said Monday it was too early to judge the validity of the country’s parliamentary ballot despite observers’ reports of widespread fraud in the vote that was to help consolidate its shaky democracy. Despite Taliban rocket strikes and bombings, Afghans voted on Saturday for a new parliament, the first election since a fraudtainted presidential ballot last year that cast doubt on the legitimacy of the government.
Border governers call for reform U.S. and Mexican border governors called Monday for reform of U.S. immigration policies. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson was the only U.S. governor to participate along with the governors of six Mexican states. A joint statement by the governors said they “recognize the need for comprehensive immigration reform” in the United States and for a process “based on the fundamental premise of respecting the human dignity and human rights of individuals.”
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“Part of the conservation stabilization process is that wood that’s been immersed in water for so long it is not the same wood we would think of today,” Fix said. “It degrades, bacterial action occurs, and as the fibers and cells of the wood degrade, water goes in and starts filling everything.” To keep the wood from cracking and turning to dust in the future, the ship is currently immersed – and will be for the next three years – in a solution of polyethylene glycol and water to saturate the wood before it goes into the freeze dryer. While in the dryer, scientists will be able to control the drying process. “It’s something interesting that we need to keep in our history,” said Wesley Swanson, a sophomore history major. After preservation is complete, the reconstructed ship will be displayed in the Bob Bullock Museum in Austin. According to the Texas Historical Commission, history meets science to bring up from the depths “one of the most important shipwrecks ever discovered in North America.”
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Justice is blind
Case ďŹ le:
MAILCALL
Prosecutors cited a lack of evidence in dropping a felony theft charge against a Texas A&M student accused of tossing an upper classman’s ring into a ďŹ eld.
From Diane Derebery, class of 1988
The charge against 19-year-old Thomas Slauter was dropped Wednesday.
Slauter was arrested Saturday by a university police after an older student told ofďŹ cers that Slauter was the person who grabbed the Aggie ring from his hand and ung it into a ďŹ eld. Police were responding to an altercation during an event between fraternities. Brazos County District Attorney Bill Turner says ofďŹ cers did not have enough information to identify Slauter, plus another person later admitted to throwing the ring.
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ally happened. Judge George Boyett, class of 1957 and Brazos County Precinct 3 justice of the peace, set this ridiculous bail amount for an A&M student charged with a nonviolent crime. But, just as interesting, the ring Jeremy throwing incident is not the first time Boyett has acted Northum inappropriately. nuclear physics In 2008, the same judge graduate student received a public admonition from the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct. The admonition stemmed from an incident in 2008 when BoyHis family pays 10 percent of this amount to a ett followed an A&M student home after bondsman to get him out of jail. After a few days she cut him off in traffic. He flashed a it becomes clear that this Aggie had nothing badge and told her to appear in his to do with the ring throwing, and the The ring courtroom the next day. The studistrict attorney’s office announces no dent appeared to complain with throwing charges will be filed. The ring was her father, and Boyett proceeded eventually recovered from the field incident is to make a total fool of himself. and things are back to normal, except not Judge The commission found “these for his family. They are out $5,000 for Boyett’s ďŹ rst actions were not in compliance no good reason other than the judge controversy. with the law, failed to promote who set the bail seems to have lost public confidence in the integrity and touch with reality. impartiality of the judiciary, improperly The worst part about this story is it actu-
ot a little story for ya, Ags. Once upon a time there was an Aggie who was arrested for allegedly throwing another student’s Aggie Ring across a field. This student spent the night in jail only find out the next morning his bail was set at $50,000, even though a typical bail amount for a charge such as this is closer to $8,000.
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lent the prestige of judicial office to advance the judge’s private interests, and demonstrated a lack of patience, dignity or courtesy expected of a judicial officer.� In his testimony before the commission regarding this inquiry, Boyett admitted to following a student in a similar incident. This is not Boyett’s only run-in with the commission. He was chastised in 2002 for two separate incidents. The first was for harassing a game warden in his courtroom. The second was for unnecessarily delaying the issuance of a death certificate requested by a funeral home director. Boyett’s term ends this year. However, he is unchallenged in the upcoming general election and will more than likely be re-elected to another four-year term. Perhaps he will mellow out a bit in his old age and cooler heads will prevail. But if performance over the past 20 years is any indication of future events, citizens should avoid his courtroom at all costs, even if it means finding someone to run against him for justice of the peace. Regardless, Boyett needs to consider all points of view before he acts, defendants, prosecutors, the general public and other government officials. If Boyett does continue to be addressed as “Your Honor� or “The Honorable,� then he needs to start acting accordingly. So far, his actions indicate Boyett has forgotten that he is a public servant.
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