“Since the information age has started, computing capacity has doubled every 18 months or couple of years or so,” Pharr said. “So it’s very good and extremely impressive, but we’re approaching fundamental limits when that rate that we’ve been seeing is going to completely slow down and start to plateau out.”
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With humanity pushing the traditional silicon transistor to its physical limits, Banerjee said he and his team have looked toward another way to improve the ability of computer systems: fundamentally rethinking the architecture of a computer. In order to figure out how to improve the man-made computer, Banerjee said he draws inspiration from nature’s best computer: the human
The city currently uses a rental registration program that requires rental properties to be registered with the city, Eller said.
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After the College Station City Council requested a presentation on rental inspections in June, Director of Community Services Debbie Eller put together a presentation on information about proactive rental inspections, or PRIs, and their challenges and benefits for the Thursday, Sept. 8 city council meeting.
The city will continue to work on some type of inspection plan. There is no current PRI in College Station, and the proposed plan can include inspections when an apartment becomes vacant, inspections on a fixed basis of three, four or five years, or self-certification based on the age or certification of a rental property after the initial inspection.
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“If you sign a lease, there’s very specific terms of that lease that tell what the owner of the property is supposed to be responsible for, what the tenant is supposed to be responsible for and the processes that they’re supposed to go through if there’s a problem,” Eller said.
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“We talked to the council about education and outreach for tenant property, owners and managers as well because everybody needs to understand that there are resources out there and what their rights are.”
“If we wanted to work with a third party, you look at less than 100 inspectors to try to inspect 27,000 units,” Eller said. “That’s a pretty monumental task.”
“There’s different types of inspections
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“We have information regarding the owner and the local contact responsible for that park property,” Eller said. “If there is a problem, we know who we can get a hold of in an emergency situation, or if there’s multiple issues with the properties, we can know somebody that we can work with.”
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The most common complaints for housing regard mold, water leaks and air conditioning units, Eller said.
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to Matt Pharr, Ph.D., a professor of mechanical engineering and another member of the EFRC, advances in computer performance are driven by increasing the physical performance of the most basic building blocks of computers — silicon chips. Pharr said that while the power of traditional computers has increased quickly, this growth may soon hit a wall, after a mechanical limit to their effectiveness is reached.
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“From my standpoint, A&M just does everything well, from new facilities, to resources and even now to a president with an engineering background,” Lockhart said. “There is a clear focus here on excellence, A&M has a tradition of doing things well and engineering has been a very important part of A&M culture.”
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While the engineering program has been in high regard for some time, the program has grown significantly and now offers more resources, Lockhart said.
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The engineering program has come far, but Lockhart said there are still future goals to be met.“A&M as a university has tremendous potential to grow, a big contributor to this is that
“There’s already some inspections that are done on the properties, and the majority of our rental properties and owners and managers are doing the right thing, but we do have some that are not, and that is when we have a property that has problems,” Eller said. “We want to know about it, and then we want to be able to address that within the law.”
The biggest challenge with implementing a PRI is staffing, Eller said.
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namics, or REMIND, will investigate ways to build computers that mimic the human brain in order to process information rapidly andInefficiently.2022,the energy that computers demand is growing fast. This demand necessitates advances in the energy efficiency and thus the processing power of computers, but today, increasing the processing power of computers has become more difficult thanAccordingever.
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the protections available to them. These protections come through a renter’s lease, as well as the International Property Maintenance Code, fire marshal inspections, insurance inspections and inspections by lenders.
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“Since I was a student here, there has been a college-wide emphasis on student success,” Lockhart said. “When I was a student, common exam averages for Calculus I and II used to be low. Now, the scores are much higher, partly because of the number of resources available to students. Specifically for the math department, resources include: The Math Learning Center that offers weekend reviews and help sessions, office hours, teaching assistants and just a tremendous amount of free, high-quality resources that are available to students. When I was a student here, there were not many resources, many students had to look towards, off campus for tutoring and an extra understanding.”
With tensions high surrounding housing security between students and some full-time College Station residents, the city has proposed a series of solutions.
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Compared to other top schools, A&M has more than just superior educational benefits on their side, they have spirit, lecturer Bret Lockhart, Class of 2008, said.
“We want to give your ring you earned to you and nobody else,” Walker said. “The ring was made for you.”
This Friday, Sept. 23, thousands of Aggies will receive their Aggie Ring at the Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center and take part in accompanying festivities at the newly opened Aggie Park.
“I got a notification on my answering machine that my ring was ready, so I went by between classes, picked up my ring, threw away the box and went back to class,” Walker said. “When Porter S. Garner lll became [The As-
The Association has provided a map with parking options on its website for the event, a page with frequently asked questions and the full-day schedule.
process weeks in advance. This makes the ring delivery schedule as smooth as possible, Walker
The city also hopes to create a tracking system to catalog complaints annually to evaluate data. But as of now, they will continue to plan and listen to community feedback.
“Backsaid.in the day, when Ring Day first started, there was no ticket pull,” Walker said. “People would camp outside our building the night before so they could pick up their ring earlier. Ticket pull is a much more efficient process. By selecting a 15-minute window, you show up on time, come through, get your ring and get out to celebrate with your family and friends. You tell your family exactly when to be there. It’s much better than waiting in a longRingline.”recipients and their guests can park at the West Campus Garage and take an accessible shuttle to the Alumni Center. Students must bring two forms of identification to receive their ring. Such forms of identification include a student ID, any government-issued ID or their ring order receipt.
Ring Day is one of A&M’s newest traditions with the first recognized Ring Day happening in 2000. Scot Walker class of 1990, vice president of The Association of Former Students, said he recalls how different the tradition was from when he received his ring.
attending Ring Day, The Association received over 5,000 ring orders. This total figure includes ring recipients in College Station, students at other A&M campuses and Aggies receiving their rings by delivery around the world.Construction
that are done,” Eller said. “So, some of them are very basic housing standards that would look at the habitability of a house, but it wouldn’t really look at those technical systems. We don’t do any testing for mold. Also, the property maintenance code does not require [air Engineeringconditioning].”juniorJessica Williams is the community relations chair for Student Senate and authored and helped pass SR 7501, a resolution expressing the Student Senate’s support of rental “Studentsinspections.shouldbe in support of rental inspections, and they should know that this is a process going on, and in order to hopefully provide higher quality, safer housing,” Williams said. “Rental inspections are becoming a really common policy. We’re seeing dozens of cities move towards this across the nation. It’s something that ensures everyone has safe and quality housing, and it’s really the future.”
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The celebration has gotten larger each year since 2000. The Association has calculated that each recipient has an average of six to seven guests in attendance. Annika Roberts, communications assistant at The Association, said The Association is working with Aggie Park to make Ring Day enjoyable for all attendees.“We are encouraging ring recipients and their guests to enjoy Aggie Park while they are here,” Roberts said. “There will be photo opportunities, food and drinks and other vendors throughout the park. Now that Aggie Park is open, we plan on utilizing it as much as we Ringcan.”Day will start at the cannon blast of Parsons Mounted Cavalry at 8:15 a.m. Ring recipients will pick up their rings between 8:30 a.m. and 6:15 p.m. during a designated, 15-minute time slot. Ring recipients selected their time slot through a virtual ticket-pull
“Ring Day is a lot of fun to work,” Sanchez said. “Our main goals were directing traffic, answering questions and congratulating people. It motivated me to become eligible to order my ring more, seeing all these families so happy and excited. I can only imagine what it’s like to attend Ring Day when you get your ring. Half of the people at my work are Aggies, and they’re actually throwing a Ring Dunk for me when I get my ring.”
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Kyle Field and the lake at Aggie Park viewed from the Plank Bridge on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022.
At the meeting, the council discussed options for an hour, and heard from four speakers, including Eller and Williams.
“It is a long-term process,” Eller said. “It’s not like you just snap your fingers and we have a proactive rental inspection program. There’s going to be quite a bit of research that will have to be done. [We’re going to get] the public’s input so that we are creating something that is effective and efficient, efficient use of the city’s resources and then realistic so that you know that’s the main thing is we want to make sure that everybody understands what we can and can’t do, can and can’t require.”
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“When we begin to structure the fines and the fees, I would like some kind of structure that incentivizes the landlord not to have problems in the first place,” council member Elizabeth Cunha said. “I would like some kind of escalation. The first time the city has to go out there because they cannot work it out with the tenant themselves, there’s a fine. And
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sociation’s] CEO in 2000, he felt very strongly that when Aggies earn their ring, there ought to be a celebration in commensurate with honoring the ring.”
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I’d like that fine to escalate every time the city has to get involved with that same landlord.”
Hopefully, the commissioners will learn from their mistakes and work to rectify them immediately.
This is music to my ears, and I’m sure any student who may be reading this.
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Anywhere within a couple-mile radius of A&M’s campus is subject to traffic rivaling any large, populated city in the U.S. New York City traffic? Probably not as bad as College Station. From street-long car pileups at stop lights to jam-packed parking spaces, it’s basically impossible to get anywhere in a timely manner. This once rural, country town simply isn’t equipped to handle over 70,000 students driving to and from classes, the grocery store and back home.
city hall. However, when factoring in the 30-minute walk to city hall, the time standing in line to vote, and then the walk back, a question starts to emerge. What full-time student has that much free time? I hardly have time to finish my school assignments, much less spend possibly hours attempting to vote.
While this is a step in the right direc tion, I personally would also like to see the city council take additional action to reform housing prices — legislation that would be sure to benefit countless Ag gies, families and anyone else looking to find a home in this special town of ours. Also while we’re at it, how about building an IKEA nearby?
Moving the polling place to College Station City Hall makes it exponential ly more difficult for college students to vote. Between going to class, homework, group projects and work, there isn’t much time left in the day to go to city hall, especially when considering that many students, especially freshmen, don’t have
However, members of the local com munity such as Cunha hope the middle housing district will decrease the need for automobile transit and encourage people to get places by foot. This would make roads less crowded, allowing for a better flow of traffic throughout the city.
because of traffic on Texas Ave. and other logistical problems.
Thankfully, our local representatives have taken notice.
Hancock, said the changes in early vot ing were implemented to make it easier for College Station residents to vote since “the normal residents of College Station find it hard to navigate campus,” during an interview for The Battalion.
As a student, I’m supportive of this proposal. I live in a multiplex apartment, and it’s been a great experience so far. These locations, such as Aggie Station and U-Center, offer great advantages such as a walkable distance to campus, uncrowded space and no overburdening house-related responsibilities.
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I will say, I might actually miss the untamed-wilderness feel the overgrown lawns add to an otherwise bland subur bia. Something I certainly will not miss, however, is traffic.
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As a constituency of roughly 80,000 people, including faculty and staff, we students deserve to be respected, not yanked around, especially regarding something as important as voting.
I think the numbers speak for them selves.While there are more affordable op tions in the area, they can be unsafe and poorly maintained. It would be a relief if the middle housing proposal could help solve this issue, but Cunha doesn’t seem optimistic.“Ifyoutake 80% of the average me dian income for a family of four in our area and you multiply that out to figure out what a house payment would be, it doesn’t reach the price level of the homes that are being built to fit in the middle housing model,” Cunha said. “While I do think middle housing does a lot of things for our community, I don’t think the price point is low enough to match an affordable housing budget.”
Unfortunately, the quest for conve nient, affordable and safe housing can be fruitless for students searching for off-campus options. From exorbitant prices to questionable living conditions, the catalog of desirable choices often falls short in the Bryan-College Station area.
Currently, College Station zoning districts do not permit much variety besides high-density and low-density housing. Populous residences such as the apartment complexes and mid-rises surrounding Northgate are classified as high density, while spacious residences like detached, suburban family homes are considered low density.
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What do I mean by house-related re sponsibilities? Well, for one, a backyard. People my age barely know how to take care of themselves, let alone an entire lot of land. This has become very clear in my walks to campus every morning, during which I pass many houses that look straight out of those dystopian “what if all humans were wiped off the face of the Earth and nature took over” landscapes. Interesting to look at, but lacks a bit of curbside appeal.
“This decision will be disenfranchising hundreds of faculty, staff and, of course, students and their ability to vote early and easily,” biology senior Kristina Sam uel, president of the Texas A&M chapter of Mobilize. Organize. Vote. Empower., or MOVE, said during an interview for TheTheBattalion.A&MStudent Senate also passed a resolution on Sept. 7, requesting that Brazos County “reinstate the MSC as an early voting location in the next possible election, irrespective of other precinct locations.”Themotivation for moving the early voting location from the MSC to the College Station City Hall isn’t entire ly clear. Commissioner Nancy Berry claimed after the decision in July she had “heard from a number of constituents before the decision to change [the early voting location] from the MSC, that they had difficulties and that the MSC was not easily accessible to them.”
“Allowing people to walk from one place to another is how we’re going to get better traffic patterns in our commu nity,” Cunha said. “We can’t just build moreTheseroads.”arejust a few benefits of the
Apartments, houses and other options in the city of College Station can be unreasonably expensive. It took days of searching to finally find a location that fit my family’s price budget, and I’m somebody who’s blessed enough to have parents who can pay my rent for me.
However, this is understandable — being a student is equivalent to having a full-time job, and landscaping isn’t exactly at the top of everyone’s priority list.College Station Councilwoman Eliza beth Cunha shared input on the matter.
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As inferred by the name, middle hous ing is meant to bridge the gap between these two ends of the spectrum. What
In no way is College Station City Hall adequate to support the entirety of the student body, faculty and the thousands of nearby residents. The first problem is that there isn’t enough parking. Gene Stallings Blvd Garage, next to the MSC, has about 1,400 spots, while the city hall has around 200. On top of that, it’s challenging merely to reach the city hall
proposal which, from a student’s per spective, will bring about welcome change in College Station. Housing op tions that actually fit the needs of Aggies will become more available, making the area a more student-friendly environ ment.With that being said, one major aspect of housing in College Station is expected to remain essentially unaltered: afford ability.Tosay that being a college student is expensive is an understatement. Tuition, food, textbooks, fees and other costs amount to thousands upon thousands of dollars every semester. Off-campus hous ing? Don’t even get me started.
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Instead of solely focusing on single houses and dense apartments, the city will invest in the development of me dium-sized housing, such as duplexes, townhouses and live-work units. These options pose various benefits, such as easier upkeep, and add more choice to the housing market.
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“We’re really hoping that parts of middle housing will increase walkability in our neighborhoods,” Cunha said.
Theoretically, it would be possible to walk 1.3 miles from the MSC to the
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But what about students who aren’t in the same position? Those who have to get a job and borrow loans all while juggling academics just to be able to find somewhere to live?
Don’t fix what isn’t broken. The old saying reached a fever pitch in Aggieland after the Brazos County Commissioner Court voted to remove the Memorial Student Center, or MSC, as an early vot ing location in July. Since then, a variety of student groups have been vigorously campaigning for the commissioners to reverse their decision.
If anything, early voting at city hall will be more frustrating and inconve nient than before. The ideal solution would be to allow early voting at both locations, but if budgetary constraints restrict having two polling places in one precinct, then the MSC should be preferred.Tobefair to the commissioners, I’m sure their intentions in moving early voting to city hall were pure. It isn’t easy balancing the unique wants and needs of all constituents. Being a public official is often a thankless job despite the hard work put into it. However, this whole conundrum could have been avoided if they had taken the time to consult the student body beforehand.
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sors and research breathing down their necks.”Inresponse, Cunha said the city council will invest in the development of yard-less residences within the middle housing district, an effort to add variety to the housing market and meet constit uency requests.
When considering whether early voting should be at city hall or the MSC, the deciding factor should be which one is the most convenient for the most vot ers. Senior marketing major Ishika Shah put it best in her speech to the commis sioners court on Sept. 20.
does this look like, exactly?
For years, the MSC has provided early voting opportunities — which makes sense given that A&M is the home to roughly 67,000 students and thousands of faculty and staff — many of whom pass through the MSC at least once a week. If the criteria for picking a voting location is the best accessibility for the most peo ple, then the MSC is an obvious choice.
In recent months, the city of Col lege Station has been devising a zoning proposal that will transform the housing market in neighborhoods surrounding Texas A&M. The proposal aims to create a new zoning district, called the “middle housing zoning district,” that will allow developers to build a diverse variety of housing options to meet the preferences of citizens across various demographics.
The middle housing proposal, though not likely to help affordability, will hopefully improve various aspects of the College Station community — from busy streets to backyards.
Ana Sofia Sloane is a political science sophomore and opinion writer for The Bat talion.
Housing near campus on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. A new zoning proposal from the city of College Station will create new housing opportunities for prospective homeowners.
For some perspective, the average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Anaheim, Calif., a city just outside Los Angeles with nearly three times the population of College Station, is $1,950. A one-bedroom apartment at Aspire College Station starts at $1,919.
“If the argument for city hall is that it makes voting easier for voters, that is a blatant disregard for the largest pop ulation of voters you serve in precinct 3 that includes students, faculty and the thousands of constituents that will be in convenienced by the logistical nightmare of voting at city hall,” Shah said.
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This is a bit of a letdown. Not only is affordable housing important for stu dents, but it also impacts other demo graphics like families and lower-income individuals.Withthat being said, if us constituents want change to happen, we need to put in the effort to make our voices heard. So what will be next on the agenda?
“We get a lot of students and young professionals saying, ‘Hey, we’re not necessarily wanting a big house with a big backyard,’” Cunha said. “They would like the autonomy of a townhome without the responsibility of having to mow and weed every week with profes
Which of the following sounds like the perfect home for your college ex perience: an apartment with paper-thin walls inhabited by five other roommates, or a house far from campus that shares a fence with a four-person family?
to find a way to vote and then find a way to get to College Station City Hall is a huge ask,” engineering freshman Jackson Bailey said during the Sept. 20 commissioners court meeting.
Early voting at the MSC allows stu dents to cast their ballot between classes quickly. Its convenience encourages stu dents to engage in the democratic pro cess and sends a clear message: Being a responsible student doesn’t have to come at the cost of being an engaged citizen.
While I understand some residents may find campus daunting, the univer sity does offer free one-hour parking for voters at the Gene Stallings Blvd Garage right next to the MSC. If residents still wish to avoid going on campus, there are four other polling places in the Bry an-College Station area.
“Most of the large multidisciplinary center efforts like our EFRC usually involve faculty members from many different universities to be able to cover the diverse topics with highly qualified personnel,” Williams said. “For [A&M’s EFRC], all of the academic researchers are faculty at TAMU, which demonstrates the breadth and depth of the scientific and engineering talent that we have.”
knows it’s a dog, and some even know the breed. Banerjee said that our ability to instantly determine what we are looking at showcases the impressive efficiency of the brain.
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“The students are the biggest part of this program, when you bring in quality students from great diverse backgrounds they contribute character, intelligence and work ethic to make the program succeed,” Lockhart said. “The students come in, and they work hard to make programs like this successful. This resource of having top students will be the leading cause for this program’s future growth.”Aerospace engineering senior Nathan Jareczek said he has seen how the inner workings of the program make students competitive in their respective fields.
“One of our goals is to come up with hardware that is purpose-designed for AI rather than imposing AI on traditional circuitry using algorithms,” Banerjee said. “We’re looking for computers that, much like the human brain, are able to perceive things in three dimensions, respond, learn and really encode intelligence, not just arithmetic.”
The students are adapting to this growth due to the many resources available to them, Jareczek said.
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In order to mimic something as complex as the human brain, the EFRC team goes back to the basics: exploring the chemistry and materials of computing components. Marcetta Darensbourg, Ph.D., a distinguished professor of chemistry and a member of the EFRC team, said that while the researchers can’t precisely replicate the human brain, they hope to synthesize materials that can emulate its function.
“I use the Zachry collaborative learning spaces often because I enjoy being able to go and get a private room with classmates to utilize the whiteboards to work through assignments,” Jareczek said. “The center is really a key aspect for students to have a space to learn and study.”This ranking is no surprise to the stu-
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Williams said at the EFRC, fundamental science and cutting-edge engineering converge to take on an incredible challenge, all within the Texas A&M system.
One material of particular interest to the researchers is vanadium dioxide, a chemical with the unusual property of producing pulses of electric currents when heated. Banerjee said this property is strikingly similar to how brain cells fire pulses of electric current to convey information. Banerjee’s team found that after tweaking the vanadium dioxide by adding boron to the mix, the combined material even stores information on the time it took to cool down after a pulse, mimicking how brain cells remember the electrical signals that passed throughBanerjeethem.said that, in the future, a network of vanadium dioxide cells can be connected to each other to form a computer that is not only more energy efficient but truly thinks and learns like a human, similar to artifical intelligence, or AI.
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Despite future challenges, Jareczek said A&M has some amazing professors who fully commit to student success.
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“This ranking does not surprise me at the time, but I think we are trending in the wrong direction,” Jareczek said. “The 25-by-25 mindset of having 25,000 engineering students by 2025 is an unrealistic goal. This can hurt the program because classes are already at max capacity, not enough professors to support the mass number of students. Professors are even retiring from teaching due to this added stress and classroom size. These large classes are causing teachers to fail students in the aspect that they cannot teach each student the way they need to be taught for success, the program is getting ahead of themselves.”
A&M system is very well placed to tackle this because we have the broad range of expertise needed to go from foundational science all the way to technology,” Banerjee said. “Bridging across chemistry and material science and many other engineering disciplines is needed to really tackle a problem of this magnitude. You can’t do this alone. We’re looking forward to Aggieland becoming an epicenter for the design of both the software and hardware sides of AI.”
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“More often than not you are getting professors that care about what they’re teaching and want you to learn,” Jareczek said. “For example, my structure lab class this last semester allowed me to get hands on learning by going into our professor’s research lab areas where we had a virtual reality headset that let us build a trust [part of a bridge], allowing me to actively see as I am going if the bridge is going to fail under a certain weight or not. We had 30 seconds to get the maximum weight possible supported by that bridge.”
A&M has [space] compared to a university down the road that is landlocked,” Lockhart said. “The ability for new buildings like the RELLIS Center and wide-open spaces to grow. Having space is a tremendous aspect that is seen here at A&M. I would fully expect them to utilize this advantage to heighten their program even higher than where the program is today, that is the A&M way to do things bigger, better, larger and Despitelouder.” the growth, Lockhart said A&M’s culture has remained the same and is a contributing factor to student selection and success.
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When looking at how other schools compare to A&M it is easy to see that nothing compares to the culture at A&M, said engineering freshman Quinn Stehling.“The atmosphere of A&M is what really drove me to come to College Station,” Stehling said. “I have a family that loves A&M and really boosted up the community of A&M. The resources of the Zachry complex are such a big help. Along with the career fair, A&M is good about helping engineering students find internships and job availability.”
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matched nature,” Darensbourg said. “But we do our best to emulate it.”
classroom, but outside as well,” Jareczek said. “We are ranked so high because of the ease of availability to gain a job after college and intern at some of the top companies. I was a co-op in manufacturing engineering at a top aerospace facility this summer and fall; the education I have gotten at A&M is a big contributor to this success.”
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“That is your brain working on 20 watts,” Banerjee said. “Try asking a computer that question. It’s gonna take about a million times more energy because it’s going to have to compare this to all sorts of pictures that it’s ever seen. Is it a building? Is it a car? Is it a toy? Is it a Banerjeedog?”saidwhile the modern computer excels at completing tasks for which instructions are already provided, such as solving equations, it is vastly inferior to the brain for novel tasks such as recognizing a dog that we’ve never seen before. Unlike computers with their linear architecture, the interwoven structure of the brain’s neurons allows one to “think” and forge new connections between different areas of our consciousness.
As Netflix producers sought Edens’ opinion on the murder case, the professor realized his appearance on the show was a unique oppor tunity to educate his Media Psychology class. “I agreed to do it because I was teaching my media psychology class that semester,” Edens said. “We talked a lot about AP-LS [American Psychology-Law Society] and how psycholo gists can try to do things to educate the public about mental health issues.”
According to Edens, documentaries on crime have the potential to offer alternate perspectives. Rather than simply focusing on crimes, these shows give murderers in the se ries some agency over their narrative. Overall, Edens said he had a positive experience while contributing to the show.
“I had a case recently, capital murder, that I had to read thousands of pages of documen tation to make sure that my conclusion was credible and accurate to a jury,” Distky said.
“Much of what I see getting presented about mental health issues and prison inmates is so sensationalized,” Edens said. “[But] I get it, that’s how you get clicks … Nobody wants to watch a show called ‘I am a shoplifter.’ Peo ple are [there] for the drama and the conflict.”
“[Netflix] came to campus and filmed me doing a mock class as part of their set-up,” Edens said. “This was all volunteer and my media class also volunteered to hang around and get tape having an extra class.”
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As Edens points out, the reality of foren sic psychology is often sacrificed in favor of sensationalism when it comes to the portrayal of the field in television series like Criminal Minds or Law and Order. Edens said inflated reality TV doctor shows, like that of Dr. Phil, are“Dr.disheartening.Phil’sawhole different ball of wax,” Edens said. “For psychologists, there are ethics that we’re supposed to follow in terms of what we’re willing to say. We’re supposed to be sanctimonious, do-gooders and not do things for self-serving purposes … When I see people going on TV and doing psychological profiles of Megan Markel and Prince Harry — doing stuff that is pretty clearly unethical, but the more inflammatory and sensationalist it is, the better. It’s Licenseddepressing.”forensicexaminer Michael George Ditsky, Ph.D., a private practice owner in Sugarland, said Hollywood depictions and the forensic psychology field were far from mirror images.
“It gives a professional spin on subjects of ten maligned or mistreated by other media,” Ditsky said. “So I’m very much in favor of that.”In contrast, clinical forensic psychologist and adjunct professor at the University of Florida, Stephen DeLeonardis, Psy.D., be lieves audiances should know the differance between forensic psychology and entertain ment.“Forensic psychology is answering the referral question by being fair and impartial. This does not make for good TV or news reporting,” DeLeonardis said. “I think [these shows] punch up the ‘cool’ stuff and disregard the ‘boring,’ which does not paint an accurate picture of forensic psychology.”
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“Anything that people don’t experience firsthand, I think, becomes sensationalized,” Ditsky said. “I have actually been in a court room where a judge instructs the jury and tells them that this is not like television — that their role is not like [the show] CSI or some thing that you see in Law and Order.”
view if the examinee agrees or is cooperative and then writing up the report,” DeLeonardis said.Edens said while the resurgence of interest in real-life murders in documentaries offers plenty of educational opportunities, he under stands that entertainment value is fundamental for success in media.
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Other than a few caveats, Edens said work ing with Netflix producers was a positive ex perience.“Imean, as a production company with a contract with Netflix — anytime you take three hours of me talking and cut that down to three or five minutes of the key points — they want to fit it with the narrative they were going for,” Edens said.
In addition to Edens, other Aggies have
“We forensic psychologists lose because the general audiences of such shows think that we have this special mindset that we can develop conclusions very accurately and succinctly in a matter of minutes,” Ditsky said.
The resulting portayal of Edens was sym pathetic, but Evans recognized the depiction came at the expense of nuance.
Texas A&M’s John Edens, a professor of psychological and brain sciences, was featured in an episode of Netflix’s I Am a Killer series, as an expert on forensic psychology.
In the third season of Netflix’s critically acclaimed documentary series, I Am a Killer, forensic expert and Texas A&M psycholo gy and brain sciences professor John Edens, Ph.D., joined the show to examine convicted murderer Derly Madison. In the series, foren sic examiners like Edens paint vivid pictures of crime by exploring every detail until the entire story is told. As Edens dusts the mur derer’s mind for fingerprints, he reveals un paralleled insight into the distorted mind of a condemned killer.
Most forensic psychology work is not witty one-liners or charming, broody dialogue, but what DeLeonardis describes as “lots of record review.”“Itislots of reading and research followed by a potential full day of testing — depending on the referral question — maybe an inter
Due to Edens’ expertise in psychopathic, personality-related disorders, stacks of men tal health records are constantly landing on his desk for verification and interpretation. Regarding capital murder cases, Edens often encounters experts who make unsubstanti ated claims in order to prove someone is a psychopath.“I’masked oftentimes to rebut that infor mation because psychopath diagnoses in cap ital murder trials are just wildly unreliable,” Edens said. “I’m oftentimes asked to testify about that stuff as well.”
“If I had a magic wand and could present the information that I wanted, it would have been different in terms of what I thought was most important, but overall, I think it was a positive experience.”
The unique abilities of forensic psycholo gists make them exceptional contributors in educating unparalleled insights into the minds and motivations of these real-life murderers, and according to Edens, the field is only grow ing.“Whether it’s applied stuff, like real-world cases, or even doing research, to me is fascinat ing,” Edens said. “We develop things to iden tify whether people are going to be violent or not, and those things get used in real-world cases … Forensic psychology is a really inter esting area, there’s a lot of potential and it’s not going away anytime soon.”
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Unlike most true crime series, I Am a Kill er doesn’t have a whodunnit element — the murderer is already sentenced to life imprison ment or death. “Good” forensic psychologists that Edens described in his class can bring their expertise to get to the most objective truth.
Disky said in preparation for capital murder cases, forensic psychologists will spend months accumulating trial evidence.
Ditsky said he encourages and believes in the realistic depictions shown in documenta ries like I Am a Killer.
made appearances in this same TV show.
“I would do it again if [Netflix] came and said, ‘There’s another case we’d like your ex pertise on,’ I would do it again,” Edens said.
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The road for BYU was paved for me. My dad was going to pay for my educa tion, I was going to be surrounded by a religious community with dress codes, curfews and lots and lots (and lots) of weddings. I would meet a returning mis sionary, get married by 19, have five kids by 22 and live happily ever after. It soon became very clear to me that that was not the path I wanted to take in my life. I have plenty of friends that go there and love it, but it didn’t feel like the place forTheme.only problem with going any where else was that I was going to have to pay for my own education. Which made out of state schools not likely. This left me with only two Texas schools that even remotely caught my eye: t.u. and A&M. A quick, “You can live at home if you go to UT” was all it took to cross that one off the roster.
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you can attend a sister school for a year, and then transfer with automatic admit tance after completion of the program. Full disclosure: I was pretty embarrassed to not get in, but it ended up being the best thing for me. And after finishing my freshman year at A&M-Corpus Christi (aka “the crust” by college students and locals), I finally got to A&M … during peakOnlineCOVID-19.classes, no Fish Camp, no sports pass and no real knowledge of Aggie traditions. I couldn’t even call myself a two percenter –– I didn’t know what that was. It was only when I met my redass Corps of Cadets boyfriend in the second half of sophomore year that I began to embrace the Aggie culture. And no … I was not a boot chaser. He was a sophomore. Therefore, I was a boot investor.Hetaught me the traditions and got me to embrace the culture of A&M. And now I’m proud to attend every game, stand and wave my 12th Man towel. I avoid walking on the seals, respect the century tree, do horns down (sorry mom) and Whoop on my class year. The Aggie Ring didn’t mean much coming into A&M, but it means a lot to me as I’m preparing to leave it.
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When I was first applying to schools, Texas A&M was not in the cards for me. Some hick little “yee-yee” town in Texas was not the school that appealed to a city girl from Austin. All my life it was expected that I would go to Brigham Young University, or BYU. It was the obvious choice for someone of my faith … ha ha, yea, that one.
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wide receiver Jadon Haselwood and senior tight end Trey Knox have been Jefferson’s favorite targets thus far, with each catching two touchdowns. Senior wide receiver Matt Landers leads the team in receptions with a total of 14.
[Arkansas is] extremely wellcoached,” Fisher said. “Up front, they’re very good. Their safeties, their scheme on defense, four-down, three-down, different blitzes, the things they do are very dynamic in what they do.”Offensively, Arkansas is anchored by its run game, which ranks 10th in the country. Sophomore running back Raheim “Rocket” Sanders leads the group, averaging 146.7 yards per game and 6.7 yards a rush. The Florida native has three rushing touchdowns so far, as well as a touchdown reception. KJ Jefferson, now a redshirt junior, is one of the best dual-threat quarterbacks in the game, averaging 56.3 rushing yards a game with three scores on the ground so far.
The A&M defense will undoubtedly have its hands full come Saturday giving the Razorbacks multiple methods of getting to the end zone. The unit has been the highlight of the team this season, keeping the Aggies competitive in games even when the offense isn’t doing much. Through three games, A&M has allowed just two touchdowns, good for the ninth-ranked scoring defense in the nation.
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“[It’s] really just executing,” Smith said in regard to how the offense can be successful. “Executing the game plan, executing the plays. Everybody plays a role, and we’ve just got to make sure that we’re all on the same page. Execution is the most important thing.”
Arkansas capped the Aggies’ win streak versus the Razorbacks at nine games with a 20-10 win in the 2021 season, a victory that also ended A&M’s 11-game overall win streak dating back to Heading2020.into their first conference matchup, the Aggies and Razorbacks are contending for second place in the SEC West behind perennial power No. 2 Alabama after finishing the 2021 regular season with an 8-4 overall record and a 4-4 mark in conference play. Both teams have stumbled already this season against non-Power 5 opponents, as A&M fell to Appalachian State in Week 2, while Arkansas had to rally late to defeat Missouri State last week.
“Most definitely, we’re ready for SEC play,” junior running back Devon Achane said. “This week, we’ve got Arkansas. They’re a great team. This week, we’ve just got to go in, watch film, study our opponent and just try and get better every week — knowing that we’re getting into SEC play so it’s getting harder and harder every week for us.”
Aggies. Arkansas. Arlington. The No. 23 Texas A&M football team opens SEC play at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24, against the No. 10 Razorbacks at AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys. This season’s Southwest Classic marks the 79th meeting between the old Southwest Conference foes, a rivalry that the Hogs lead, 4233-3.Despite the overall record, the maroon and white have won nine out of the last 10 matchups, an annual game that never fails to bring excitement. Three of the Aggies’ victories during that span came in overtime, and five of their wins were by seven points or less.
After the Aggies’ 17-14 loss to the Mountaineers, coach Jimbo Fisher discussed the need for serious reevaluations of how the team’s offense is run. The fifth-year coach followed up on his remark, starting junior quarterback and LSU transfer Max Johnson against Miami in place of sophomore signal-caller Haynes King.
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Jefferson’s arm isn’t to be taken lightly either, as he’s thrown for an average of 256.7 yards per game with six scores. Redshirt junior
Junior RB Devon Achane (6) stiff-arms Miami DB James Williams (0) as Williams grabs Achane’s face mask during A&M’s game against Miami at Kyle Field on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022.
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Arkansas enters the contest with the low-
After passing for 140 yards and a touchdown versus the Hurricanes, Johnson will likely be the team’s QB1 for the remainder of the season.“I think he managed the game,” Fisher said.
est-ranked pass defense in the country, giving up an average of 353 yards per game this season. This presents an opportunity for the Aggies’ passing attack to have a breakout game and showcase the abilities of other talented wideouts, such as freshman Evan Stewart, sophomore Moose Muhammad III and senior Jalen“WePreston.canget confidence in that,” Smith said. “They still have a pretty good defense. That’s something we need to take advantage of.”On the other hand, the Razorbacks boast the seventh-best rushing defense in the nation, allowing just 68.3 yards per game and 2.2 yards per rush. If the A&M offensive line can’t grow up quickly and create holes for Achane, the 12th Man may see the Aggies rely heavily on Johnson and the receivers to put points on the“Defensively,scoreboard.
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2022 marks the eighth time the Aggies and Razorbacks have met in Jerry World, with the exception of 2020, when the game was played at Kyle Field. Despite the three-hour drive from College Station, student tickets have already sold out for the game.
“Our 12th Man, I tweeted about it earlier, it’s unbelievable,” sophomore linebacker Edgerrin Cooper said. “They make us feel at home wherever we are. All the people that come to support us … it’s crazy, you know, how loud they are. They give us a great advantage. We feel the support. We look forward to that every game, and it helps us a lot.”
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“Our confidence is high because we trust in each other,” freshman defensive lineman Albert Regis said. “We study our opponents day in and day out, and we come up with the perfect game plan –– from the coaching staff to the players –– and then when it’s time to play, we execute it. That is why our confidence is high, because we trust ourselves, and, most importantly, we trust the coaches and what they tell us to do.”
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“The game wasn’t too big. He made good third-down throws. He led us, had good poise, understood the information getting back on the sideline in what was happening in the game and played a very solid game … he’s developing, and I love his attitude and demeanor.”Leading the A&M offense as well are Achane and senior wide receiver Ainias Smith. As a whole, the Aggies are averaging 20.7 points per game this season, which seems to be a far cry from what the talent on the roster is capable of.
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have done better than King. Both are true; you exchange the dynamism and big-play threat of King for the accuracy and decisive ness of Johnson, but even with a conservative game from Johnson, I think it was necessary and the big plays are yet to come.
Commentary: Aggie’s strength must lie in adaptive expertise
No. 24 Texas A&M took down the No. 13-ranked Miami Hurricanes in a 17-9 bout in College Station, but heading into the week, the expectations weren’t too high on how the Aggies would fair. Some people called the game “do or die,” “must win” or “the most important game of coach Jimbo Fisher’s A&M career.”Hosting a top-15 team in the country, the Aggies needed to make a statement. The pro gram seemed to be at a crossroads in its mo mentum. Sink or swim, you decide, but one week later, you will start your SEC schedule at AT&T Stadium against the Arkansas Ra zorbacks.Andto their credit, the Aggies showed re silience and a willingness to change. The team needed to make some drastic moves, and they did in all three phases of the game, showing a willingness to be flexible to keep the Aggies afloat.
Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher reacts after senior WR Ainias Smith (0) drops a pass during A&M’s game against Miami at Kyle Field on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022.
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In a shocking move, that I didn’t expect to come until at least the Arkansas game, John son was announced to get the start. I didn’t think they had it in them, but I think it was a necessary move. I’ve been preaching since the spring about how I believed Johnson to be the rightful heir to the quarterback throne over King, and I think he made an important difference in the game.
The numbers won’t jump out at you, 10for-20 passing for 140 yards and a touchdown, but his management of the game was crucial. According to Pro Football Focus, Johnson av eraged a low 6.3 yards of depth per target, but he had no turnover-worthy plays despite fac ing 13 defensive pressures, compared to King’s 16 combined across both games 1 and 2.
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With a narrow 19-7 victory, the margin of error was very small for the Aggies to find success. Miami’s defensive backs played very sticky coverage, not allowing much action downfield, and A&M was without two of its top-four wide receivers in freshmen Evan Stewart and Chris Marshall, both out for dis ciplinary reasons. There wasn’t much room for downfield production, making Johnson’s ability to manage the game crucial.
In potentially A&M’s most crucial game of the season, the team showed the ability to fight through adversity and a willingness to lock in and make changes if the team needs it. Confi dence was low for Aggie fans, but now, a sense of confidence can be felt in the fact that this team will do what it takes to win.
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Fisher said after the game that there were some things King could have done in the game better than Johnson, and others Johnson could
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“I did have the ability a couple of times to throw some shots [downfield],” Johnson said. “The coverage that they were running didn’t allow for that to happen, so I ended up check ing it Withdown.”theassumption that A&M’s passing weapons will return and with softer second aries ahead on the schedule — like a Week 4 matchup versus an Arkansas team that quietly allows the most passing yards per game in the nation, 352.7 — Johnson is likely due for pos itive regression in the passing attack with more shots down the field to come.
The suspensions weren’t limited to the of fense, however. Freshmen cornerbacks Den ver Harris and Smoke Bouie, who combined for 103 snaps across the first two games, were suspended for the Miami game as well. Even further, early in the game, senior defensive backs Brian George and Demani Richardson were disqualified following separate targeting calls.
Facing a talent deficit in the secondary, Jimbo Fisher and defensive coordinator DJ Durkin made important changes that made a difference in the game.
This brings up the second crucial change the Aggies made on offense: getting Devon Achane the ball in any way possible. With weapons off the field, the Aggies knew they would have to rely heavily on their key con tributors, and Achane was fed the ball con tinuously.Achane carried the ball a season-high 18 times while adding on a season-high four catches, for a season-high 130 scrimmage yards, and the Aggies needed every one of those. Achane and senior wide receiver Ainias Smith, who had four catches for 74 yards, ac counted for 63% of the team’s touches.
Many people will overlook special teams changes like the move from junior kicker Ca den Davis to sophomore kicker Randy Bond. Davis was 1-for-3 on the season, so Fisher pulled the trigger on Bond, who nailed his one field goal attempt of the game. While easy to ignore, this shows that the coaching staff was willing to make any changes necessary to get the Aggies back on track.
At the Sept. 12 press conference following the team’s home loss to Appalachian State, Fisher said everything was on the table after a “wake-up call” versus the Mountaineers.
This likely won’t fly in the future, A&M will need more production from its ancillary weapons, but in a pinch against a top-15 team, down multiple players, the ability to adapt and give the team’s best players the ball proved crucial.
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The big story line of the game was the de but start for junior quarterback Max Johnson, arguably the biggest change of the day. The swap came after redshirt sophomore quarter back Haynes King continued to underwhelm in his starts against Sam Houston State and the loss to Appalachian State.
“It all depends on how you wake up and what you do the next day, what you do and how you respond to things,” Fisher said. “We’ll evaluate everything this week. We’ll evaluate every position this week.”
A&M blitzed Miami’s redshirt sophomore quarterback Tyler Van Dyke 11 times on 44 dropbacks, or 25% of the time, according to Pro Football Focus. For reference, this is not an exceptionally high rate as Miami blitzed Johnson on seven of his 25 dropbacks, or 28%. Despite this, the Aggies had only blitzed Sam Houston State’s redshirt sophomore quarter back Jordan Yates and Appalachian State’s redshirt senior quarterback Chase Brice nine timesThiscombined.helpedto make life more difficult for Van Dyke, who looked shaky all game facing the rowdy Kyle Field environment, but it also showed Fisher’s faith in the defensive back unit. Cornerbacks junior Jaylon Jones and sophomore Tyreek Chappell held their own on the outside, allowing just six catches for 63 yards in coverage with two pass breakups on 14 Withtargets.production from the pass rush and pass coverage improving, this defense only ap pears to be ascending. Now, the rush defense needs to be addressed.
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Kupres earned a No. 9 ranking on the Freshman/Newcomer preseason rankings with a current UTR of 10.93 that equals the highest from an incoming signee since the Aggies signed sophomore Jeanette Mireles in 2021. Kupres holds a career-high No. 95 ITF World Junior Ranking as well as a person al-best WTA Pro Ranking of 1312.
pearance in the NCAA Tournament and 30th Ivy League Championship in the 2021-22 season. Harvard has four players ranked in the singles ITA Preseason Rankings.
run.Branstine held a 17-9 record in singles last year as well as a 21-3 record in doubles. After defeating No. 1 Eryn Cayetano of USC 6-4, 6-3 during ITA Indoors, the Orange, Calif., native owned the highest-ranked singles victo ry in the program’s history. Fellow All-Amer ican Goldsmith ended last season with a 29-3 singles record and went 35-7 overall in dou
In the 2021 season, the maroon and white went 33-2 and won the first double confer ence championship in program history. Five out of the six starters will return to the squad, including ITA All-Americans senior Carson Branstine and graduate Jayci Goldsmith.
The Arizona Wildcats are coming off a sec ond round appearance in the NCAA Tour nament and a 2021-22 Pac-12 regular season championship. The Wildcats have four players ranked in the singles ITA Preseason Rankings. They are led by fifth-year Jonas Ziverts at No. 32, followed by junior Gustaf Strom at No.
46, junior Herman Hoeyeraal at No. 77 and sophomore Colton Smith at No. 86. Arizona has one doubles pair ranked in the ITA Pre season Rankings with the pair of Ziverts and Hoeyeraal ranked at No. 13.
A&M will be opening up its season with a tough test as each team in the tournament has players ranked in the ITA Preseason Rank ings.Harvard is coming off its second round ap
The Aggies defeated the Wildcats last sea son in the ITA Kickoff Weekend on Jan. 30, 2022 in College Station by a score of 4-1.
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The Aggies had three players receive sin gles Intercollegiate Tennis Association, or ITA, Preseason Rankings. Schachter came in at No. 19, Hilderbrand at No. 50 and Perot at No. 72. A&M also had two doubles pairs receive ITA Preseason Rankings. The pair of Schachter and Hilderbrand came in at No. 25 and the pair of Perot and junior Kenner Tay lor came in at No. 45.
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The Texas A&M men’s tennis team will open its fall campaign Sept. 23-25 at the Har vard Chowderfest Invite in Cambridge, Mass.
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bles play with a 15-5 record against nationally rankedHeadopponents.coachMark Weaver will return for his 24th season with the team after being honored as the SEC Coach of the Year and ITA Texas Region Coach of the Year at the conclusion of last season. Weaver has led the team to 22 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, eight Round of 16 berths, five conference championships, two Elite Eight appearances and Texas A&M’s first trip to the NCAA Championship Final match in 2013. Two-time ITA National Assistant Coach of the Year, Jordan Szabo, was also recently pro moted to associate head coach. After his own career at A&M, he served as a student assistant before taking his talents to Texas Tech to help its team. He then returned to Aggieland to serve under Weaver and has played a mon umental role in developing Goldsmith and Branstine.TheAggies currently have several players ranked nationally in both singles and doubles
A&M will be competing in Chowderfest for the first time since 2016 where it took home the singles and doubles titles. The Ag gies will be matched up with the host, Har vard, as well as Memphis and Arizona. The maroon and white are coming off a second round appearance in the 2021 season’s NCAA Tournament.Overtheoffseason, the Aggies landed a pair of transfers from UCF — senior Trey Hilder brand and sophomore JC Roddick, nephew of the former world No. 1 tennis player and 2003 U.S. Open champion Andy Roddick.
In addition, the team brings in the nation’s
Although the pair of Milavsky and Ktiri are ranked, they did not compete together this past weekend, as the duo of Milavsky and Jachuck took home the Milwaukee Tennis Classic’s Doubles Championship. The duo took down the No. 4 ranked twin pair of graduate Charles Bertimon and senior Maxence Bertimon from Virginia Commonwealth.
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The Texas A&M women’s tennis team will kickstart its 2022-23 season with an appear ance in the North Carolina State Invitational from Sept. 22-25. The Aggies are coming off their most successful season after competing in the NCAA Tournament last spring.
Harvard is led by junior Henry von der Schulenburg at No. 18, followed by senior Harris Walker at No. 39, sophomore Daniel Milavsky at No. 95 and junior Ronan Jachuck at No. 118. The doubles pair of Milavsky and first-year Marc Ktiri come in ranked No. 47 in the doubles ITA Preseason Rankings.
Senior Jayci Goldsmith returns a ball to Leopoldine Boisseau of A&M-Corpus Christi during their singles match in the first round of the NCAA Division I Women’s Tennis Championship tournament at the Mitchell Tennis Center on Friday, May 6, 2022.
Along with the pair of UCF transfers, A&M has 11 returning players, led by senior Noah Schachter and junior Raphael Perot.
Freshman Giulio Perego during his match against Chih Chi Huang from the University of Texas at the Mitchell Tennis Center on Wednesday, March 9, 2022.
“JC [Roddick] is a very talented ball strik er and comes to us with a lot of tournament experience,” coach Steve Denton said back in August. “He was at the top of his class along with Giulio [Perego] and Luke [Casper]. All three of them only being sophomores, it bodes well for our future.”
JC Roddick was the No. 1 recruit in Texas coming out of high school in 2020.
play from the ITA Preseason Rankings. Gold smith is No. 109 in singles and No. 21 in dou bles with Branstine. Branstine currently sits at No. 9 in singles while Stoiana comes in at No. 58 in singles rankings.
third-ranked signing class, according to the Tennis Recruiting Network. Four new fresh men arrived in Aggieland this year, including Lizanne Boyer from Dallas, Avery Esquivel from Austin, Daria Smetannikov from Marl boro, N.J. and Mia Kupres from Edmonton, Alberta.TheAggies lost a key player in Tatiana Ma karova after she graduated at the end of last season. Makarova was one of the main com ponents in A&M’s success with Goldsmith, as the duo was ranked No. 3 in doubles. Now, Branstine and Goldsmith are set to lead the team as it hopes for another deep postseason
Memphis is coming off of a first-round appearance in the NCAA Tournament and runner-ups in the American Athletic Confer ence Tournament in the 2021-22 season. The Tigers have two players ranked in the singles ITA Preseason Rankings. They are led by sophomore Pablo Alemany at No. 103 fol lowed by redshirt senior David Stevenson at No. 125. The doubles pair of Stevenson and Alemany are ranked No. 50 in the doubles ITA Preseason Rankings.
With the ITA Texas Regional Champion ships happening at the same time as the Wolf pack Invitational, it is currently unknown which players will compete in Cary, N.C., or in Fort Worth this weekend. The team will split its athletes across the two events and members of the roster that qualify will still travel to North Caroline to participate in the ITA All-American Championships on Oct. 1-9 in Cary.
“[We’ve] got to get better on offense [and] continue to run the ball,” Fisher said. “I thought the offensive line got better in the game, played more [physically] up front at times. Moved people, created some great running lanes. The running game got better, [giving] Achane some time to go. We’ve got to clean up some pass blocking and we’ve got [to] clean up our routes in our passing game and get the ball down the field a little more.”
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Last week against then-No. 13 Miami, A&M’s offensive production largely came from junior running back Devon Achane and senior wide receiver Ainias Smith. It didn’t help that the wide receiving corps was particularly thin due to talented freshmen receivers Evan Stewart and Chris Marshall missing the game due to violations of team rules. Both are expected to return against Arkansas.
In regards to Johnson, Fisher said the new quarterback controlled the game and converted a couple of important third downs against Miami.“Ithink [Johnson] managed the game,” Fisher said. “The game wasn’t too big. He made good third-down throws. He led us, had good poise and played a very solid game … he’s developing, and I love his attitude and demeanor.”Arkansas coach Sam Pittman has noted Achane and Smith as the two players its defense needs to key in on.
Otherwise, the Aggies got solid production from Johnson, but the offense will need to be better because the SEC touts a number of talented programs. One such team just happens to be the Arkansas’Razorbacks.defensehasn’t been great to start the season. The unit has given up at least 24 points in each of its first three games. Last week, Arkansas struggled to pull away from a pesky Missouri State team, but went on to winThe38-27.majority of the damage against Arkansas has been done through the air, with the defense having allowed 300 yards passing in three consecutive games. To win on Saturday, A&M will need to be successful throwing the ball.The Razorback defense has had success getting to the quarterback, with 17 sacks through
“[We] have to stop [Nos.] 6 and 0 on offense,” Pittman said. “It’s hard to do. Achane is really fast. Smith is dangerous running the ball, catching the ball and obviously on punt returns. Achane [is also dangerous] on kick returns.”Overall, A&M’s offense feels like it’s ready to open its conference schedule, and is preparing to go to battle against some formidable teams for seven straight weeks, not including the bye week, from this Arkansas matchup on Sept. 24 to Auburn on Nov. 12.
Texas A&M Aggies football team bounced back from a second-week loss with a win over No. 13 Miami. A&M will face Arkansas in the Southwest Classic on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. Robert O’Brien & Ishika Samant — THE BATTALION
Saturday, Sept. 24’s game against 3-0 No. 10 Arkansas at AT&T Stadium in Arlington marks the start of SEC play for 2-1 No. 23 Texas A&M. Early on in the season, A&M’s offense has been out-performed by its defense. A&M’s matchup against Arkansas gives the team an opportunity to try to build some momentum behind new junior starting quarterback Max Johnson.
A 17-9 victory in College Station against a No.13-ranked Miami team gave Texas A&M football its toughest test of the season, and yet, for the third week in a row, A&M’s defense is facing a tougher offense than its last opponent.
And when the immovable object that is Arkansas’ offensive line is matched with an unstoppable force like sophomore running back Raheim Sanders, who has 557 scrimmage yards in three games, it’s a tough challenge to match for A&M’s defense. Furthermore, Sanders, nicknamed “Rocket,” is fully capable of exploiting A&M’s weaknesses and vulnerabilities against the run.
On Saturday, Sept. 24, the No. 23 Aggies will visit the No. 10 Arkansas Razorbacks at AT&T Stadium in Arlington for another rendition of the Southwest Classic. A&M lost the matchup in 2021 due to Arkansas’ offensive firepower. This year, a lot of the same issues exist.Many will look at Arkansas’ redshirt junior quarterback K.J. Jefferson’s dual-threat ability to create defensive mismatches all over the board. Last year, Jefferson threw for 212 yards on just 15 attempts and rushed for 50 yards as well.The Aggies have played strong this season defensively, sitting in the top 10 in the nation in terms of least passing yards allowed per game and least points allowed per game. However, they have been susceptible to the run game, allowing 154.3 yards per game, third worst in theAppalachianSEC. State exploited this when junior running back Camerun Peoples ran for 112 yards on 19 carries. Miami had two running backs combine for 162 yards on 30 carries.Four of the Razorbacks’ five starting linemen from last season return this season, two of whom landed on the Preseason All-SEC lists, senior center Ricky Stromberg and junior guard Brady Latham. According to Pro Football Focus, the unit is top six in both run blocking and pass blocking grades.
But the Aggies’ defense has been dominant in its own right, looking its best in Week 3 against the Hurricanes. Facing a good offensive line, A&M had a season-high six quarterback hurries, even if none resulted in sacks. The team also accumulated three tackles for loss against a run-heavy Miami offense.
“Itdefense.saysa lot,” sophomore linebacker Edgerrin Cooper said. “We make sure everybody is prepared no matter how far down the depth chart you are.”
three games. Junior linebacker Drew Sanders leads the team with 5.5 sacks.
“They have a veteran team,” coach Jimbo Fisher said. “They’re an older team. Those guys have been around a long time, and that makes a difference. They’re talented, and they’re well-coached.”
While pleased overall with the offense’s performance, coach Jimbo Fisher still feels like the unit has more room for improvement.
More impressive than the front seven, though, were the defensive backs. Even after freshmen cornerbacks Denver Harris and Smoke Bouie were suspended for the game and senior defensive backs Brian George and Demani Richardson were disqualified, the unit stepped up to hold redshirt sophomore quarterback Tyler Van Dyke to one of his worst statistical performances in recent memory. The Aggies battled back with their depth on
The Aggies’ defense will be put to the test against a pair of potential Heisman hopefuls in Jefferson and Sanders, but even at a neutral site, the Aggies will have the advantage of the 12th Man, a crucial factor in last week’s defensive
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Missouri @ Auburn
Prediction: Tennessee 41, Florida 27
Prediction: Georgia 55, Kent State 10
In this last SEC conference game of the season, 3-1 Vanderbilt will be playing undefeated Alabama in both teams’ first conference game of the season. The Commodores are coming off a 38-28 “upset” win against Northern Illinois. As for the Crimson Tide, they
potentially be a good game. Schlee will be coming off a game where he missed only two targets, threw for 199 yards and recorded two touchdowns against Long Island University. However, the most likely result will be another 40-point win with senior quarterback Stetson Bennett and sophomore receiver Ladd McConkey leading the Georgia offense.
Auburn is coming off one of the most humiliating performances that Tiger fans have ever witnessed, after a 41-12 loss in their own stadium against No. 14 Penn State. Fortunately for the black and gold Tigers, Missouri is coming off a 34-17 win against Abilene Christian at Faurot Field. Both teams are entering this game 2-1 and will look to add their third win of the season in their first conference matchup.
Kent State @ No. 1 Georgia
Prediction: Alabama 56, Vanderbilt 10
Saturday, Sept. 24 — Bryant-Denny Stadium — Tuscaloosa, Ala. 6:30 p.m. on SEC Network
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Junior quarterback junior T.J. Finley was benched in last week’s showdown versus the Nittany Lions and has been struggling with an apparent shoulder injury throughout the week, so expect either redshirt freshman Robby Ashford or sophomore Zach Calzada to get the keys to the Auburn offense come Saturday.
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are coming off a monstrous 63-7 win against Louisiana Monroe. Not much to say about this game other than I’ll be praying for Vanderbilt’s safety until the final whistle is blown.
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Saturday, Sept. 24 — Jordan-Hare Stadium — Auburn, Ala. 11 a.m. on ESPN
Mr. Field is my father, call me Kyle. Managing @KMcClenaganEditor Kyle McClenagan Texas A&M vs. Arkansas SWC Hate Reunion Tour 2022. Saturday, Sept. 24 at 6:00 p.m. on ESPN MICHAELAJORDANKYLEZOE Asst. Sports @MayZoellaEditor Zoe May WEEK 4: STAFF PICKS Because if I have to hear fish spurs again this week ... the team should watch out. The Aggies are 1-0 when I pick against them, so ... @Michaela4BattEditor-in-ChiefSportsEditor@J_epp22 Michaela Rush Jordan Epp KATHRYNKENZIEGRANTCALEB You’re not in [ar]kansas anymore. Asst. News @KenzieFinch6Editor Kenzie Finch I was going to say an incest joke, but I’ll save it for ‘Bama. Life & Arts @KathrynMiller0Editor Kathryn Miller The final score is irrelevant, nine million dollar Jimbo is the real winner. Wooo-pig pooie — Aggies by 20. Opinion Editor Asst. Sports @CalebElizondo7Editor@Grant_Gaspard Caleb Elizondo Grant Gaspard BOBBYEMMA It’s Jerry’s World, we’re all just living in it. Design @Bob4BattEditor Bobby O’Brien Student Business Manager @Emma_Mise Emma Moser No team from Texas has ever lost in AT&T Stadium. Prediction: Auburn 20, Missouri 13
Tennessee coach Josh Heupel and his Volunteers will enter this game with a perfect 3-0 record and look to add their first conference win of the season on their home turf. Senior quarterback Hendon Hooker has not one but two wideouts to watch out for in junior Jalin Hyatt and senior Cedric Tillman who are both top five in the SEC in receiving yards with 267 and 246, respectively. The atmosphere in Neyland Stadium will be electric and will definitely be too much for Florida coach Billy Napier and his team to process.
If you’re watching four games at home and need one more game for your five television set-up in your living room, I would suggest throwing on this game. Georgia coach Kirby Smart and his Bulldogs will be hosting Sean Lewis and his Golden Flashes, who A&M saw in Week 1 of the 2021 season.
In a rivalry that dates back to Oct. 28, 1916, No. 11 Tennessee will be hosting No. 20 Florida for its 52nd matchup. Sophomore quarterback Anthony Richardson and his Gator offense are traveling to Knoxville, Tenn., after barely scraping by South Florida with a 31-28 win.
Saturday, Sept. 24 — Neyland Stadium — Knoxville, Tenn. 2:30 p.m. on CBS
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