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Gender gap in Koldus Leaders diagnose sparse female SGA presence John Odom

The Battalion ith 13 women represented in the 74 members of Student Senate and three women having ever been elected student body president, Student Government Association seeks to evaluate an under-representation of women.

With the University’s almost symmetrical gender divide — 52.9 percent males to 47.1 percent females — the number of female representatives in SGA does not reflect the make-up of the student body.

Students have attributed this numerical disparity to several reasons, including a female disinterest in SGA, lingering cultural trends and bias in leadership teaching models.

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Mariana Fernandez, the outgoing speaker pro-tempore of Student Senate and senior political science major, said the women who are running are being elected. If that’s the

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(Top) Pie charts represent the gender ratio among the executive council, committee chairs and Senate chairs, respectively. (Bottom) Figures represent the number of those who ran for office versus those who were elected.

case, she said, then why aren’t more women running or interested in running?

Fernandez said members of SGA could only attempt to explain why women are underrepresented in Senate. Senators speculated several reasons, from potentially skewed perceptions of SGA to large-scale, culturally rooted issues.

“It maybe could be a problem that lies within SGA, within Senate or the atmosphere of [SGA],” Fernandez said. “Perhaps it just takes a certain kind of person to deal with a lot of the stress and a lot of the issues that we deal with.”

Female senators said a negative perception of Senate, including controversial bills that received national media attention, could deflect women from participating in SGA. “Unfortunately, like in recent cases, the only word that has been getting out is controversy and negative light,” said Hannah Weger, sophomore communications major and off-campus senator for the 65th session. “We’ve passed over 80 bills this year and only two of them have been really, really controversial. That’s what people see.”

After attending her first meeting as a senator three years ago, Katherine Nydegger, former business senator and senior accounting major, said her interest level plummeted drastically.

“Honestly, when I got to Senate I didn’t think I would last more than three meetings,” Nydegger said.

“I thought, ‘This is so lame, all these people in here need to get a life.’”

By her third meeting, however, Nydegger said she realized, with the introduction of controversial bills, she couldn’t leave.

In hopes of counterbalancing what she saw as extremist views, Nydegger said she felt a need to “mitigate the crazy” by remaining in Senate, gauging student opinions and beliefs on the issues and casting her vote accordingly.

“I thought if I left, who knows who would be elected to replace me,” Ny-

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Marian Fernandaz, outgoing speaker pro-tempore of Student Senate, and Katherine Nydegger, director of finance and marketing for the election commission, have served in office in a variety of capacites degger said.

Nydegger said she felt obligated to protect her University, hoping to keep Texas A&M out of the national news spotlight for bad publicity.

“I owed it to my University to stay there and try to stop the extremists from taking over and becoming the opinion of Texas A&M University so that we hopefully didn’t end up on FOX News or the New York Times,” Nydegger said. “Even though Student Senate is the representative body, I didn’t think the extremists in Senate

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really represented those views.”

Nydegger said she would encourage students to get involved in SGA but warns that serving in the Senate is not an easy undertaking.

“I think SGA as a whole is for everybody, but Student Senate isn’t for everybody who wants to maintain their sanity,” Nydegger said. “If they’re easily offended or easily torn down, Student Senate is definitely not for them because it definitely tests your mental or emotional stamina.”

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Sequester cuts threaten A&M airport Slashes in spending could close traffic control tower, threaten game day flyovers and student flying clubs Sarah Gibson

The Battalion equester cuts that went into effect March 1 will soon impact at least one facet of the Bryan-College Station community — its airways.

The A&M-owned Easterwood Airport may face a series of budget cuts, resulting in, among other things, the closure of the air traffic controller tower as soon as June 15.

Easterwood is owned and operated

by Texas A&M University and serves as a gateway to Research Valley, and the eventual cuts could jeopardize game day Kyle Field flyovers.

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traffic control tower.

Junior horticulture major Janos Arnosky, president of the club, said if the air traffic controller funding were slashed, it could impact the safety of all flying into Easterwood.

“Without a control tower the aircraft flying in and out of the airport would still be subject to traffic pattern and landing rules, but they would not be required to speak on or be equipped with a radio,” Arnosky said. “With the high volume of air traffic that Easterwood receives, not having a control tower would greatly diminish safety for everyone.”

As a result of the cuts, game day flyovers may be postponed because the Department of Defense does not allow military pilots to conduct training flights to non-towered air-

ports. U.S. Rep Bill Flores said, without the flyovers, Easterwood airport would lose 40 percent of its fuel sales.

Arnosky said, as an additional setback, some spectators could chose not to fly in without an operating tower to guide and control the flow of air traffic.

The threat of tower closure has met opposition from some local legislators.

“I am opposed to how these cuts are being enacted,” Flores said. “Instead of cutting essential programs like airport funding, the federal government needs to reform their spending habits and cut duplicate non-essential programs.”

As part of the sequester, 100 small airports across the U.S., including Easterwood, were asked to close See Easterwood on page 5

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Freshman third baseman Jonathan Moroney hit a grand slam during Friday’s game with Arkansas, helping A&M to a 5-3 win.

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Current and former students and families came together Sunday to honor those who have died in the past year, lighting candles and responding “here” during the Roll Call of the Absent.

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he Texas A&M baseball team faced off against No. 10 Arkansas in a tough three-game road series Friday through Sunday, falling 1-2 to the Razorbacks.

Entering the series with a fourgame losing streak, A&M (21-19, 7-11) downed Arkansas on Friday to break the slide, yet ended the weekend with consecutive loses.

In the series-deciding game Sunday, Arkansas (27-15, 11-7) started off the game with a solo home run in the bottom of the first inning, taking a 1-0 lead. In the top of the first, A&M junior catcher Troy Stein responded, hitting a home run of his own and knotting the score at 1-1.

In the third inning, the Razorbacks retook the lead with an RBI sacrifice fly. Behind a strong bullpen, Arkansas held off A&M rallies the remainder of the game, earning the 2-1 victory and sealing the series.

During the series opener Friday, Arkansas took an early lead, grabbing three runs by the fourth inning. The Aggies shaved the lead to two with a run in the seventh inning.

In the eighth inning, A&M loaded the bases and freshman pinch-hitter Jonathan Moroney notched a grand slam — the first of the year for the Aggies — to give A&M the winning score of 5-3.

“They played with intensity and toughness the whole game,” Moroney said. “Coach [Childress] came up to me before the at-bat and said ‘He’s going to be throwing hard, so he’s going to supply the power - just get the bat on the ball and good things will happen.’”

Saturday’s game was highlighted by the Arkansas offense, which scored 12 runs in the blowout victory.

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Women find themselves adopting various styles of leadership in student government.

Amanda Hatheway put the leadership theory she learned as a business honors major to practice in her first experience with SGA as vice president of University Committees. She realized the model of asserting dominance was not the most effective leadership method for her personality.

“I got some feedback that said, ‘You’re acting like a jerk,’” Hatheway said. “So I had to reassess and not just do what they tell you to do in leadership development classes but to try and find a mold that would work for me.”

Holly Scott, incoming chief policy advisor and junior political science major, said versatility is crucial in the SGA setting.

“Being able to adapt and have that ‘I don’t know but I’ll find out and tell you’ kind of thing is really good and it’s very promising in student government and the workplace in general,” she said.

Scott said she considers each individual — males, females, leaders or followers — as equally important “co-worker.”

“It’s not a matter of what your title is or what [areas you oversee] – it’s a matter of making things happen,” Scott said.

SBP dilema

Scott Bowen, Senate speaker for the 65th Session and senior chemical engineering major, said he thinks the biggest problem within student government is the difficulty for women to be elected student body president.

“The reason for that, I think, is that it takes an individual who is extremely ambitious and who has a certain kind of personality to be elected SBP,” Bowen said. “In the modern successful SBP campaign, there are a lot of organizations that make that campaign up, and women who have that kind of personality are usually not supported by either men or women within those organizations.”

Nydegger said women seeking SBP election face a long history of precedent that prevents campuswide support.

“I don’t think it’s easy for women to get elected SBP just because more of the culture of campus and the history of the University being an all-male institution, so I think the culture of campus would make it more difficult for women to be elected SBP,” Nydegger said. “I think [women] would be able to get a lot of support from whatever groups they’re being supported by, but as far as widespread campus support, I think it would be a bit more difficult.”

Weger said it would be difficult for a woman to be elected SBP because, as opposed to Senate, the SBP represents students on a University-wide level. As a result, she said, biases from A&M’s culture and history would be more likely to surface.

“Do I think it is harder for a woman to get SBP than Senate? Yes I do,” Weger said.

“And I think there indeed could be gender bias of decisions in some cases.”

However, Hatheway, who was recently named chief of staff for Student Body President Reid Joseph, said there might not be an overall gender bias at work.

Hatheway said she thinks traditionally taught leadership styles are more accessible for men, and this has a greater influence on women’s role in student government than environmental factors such as A&M’s early allmale tradition.

“It’s not just Texas A&M, but any leadership role has an unspoken male bias because the leadership theories that you learn in school are for males,” Hatheway said.

“I’ve found that the theories that we learn, and the standard idea of what leadership [is], are defined for a male and that doesn’t always work for a female.”

Because the student body is split fairly evenly between men and women, Weger said the argument of which gender could better represent the student body shouldn’t favor men.

“Since the student population is about half [men] and half [women], best representation comes down to views on issues, because you couldn’t argue, ‘Oh there are way more males so obviously a male would represent us better,’” Weger said.

Weger said because a small fraction of the student

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Junior political science major Holly Scott is the incoming chief policy advisor for Student Body President Reid Joseph’s administration.

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body votes in student elections, it is hard to know if there is an overall exclusionary bias against women in leadership positions.

Gender or qualifications

If the process for women to become student body president is difficult, even if only three have ever served, females who achieved the position prove that it is not impossible.

Brooke Rollins, Class of 1994 and the first A&M female student body president, said she learned much from the campaign process — “one of the greatest experiences” of her life — including the fact that politics doesn’t always equate with honesty and that a belief in a vision can reap rewards.

“A lot of people didn’t think I could win that race because there had never been a female before, but I believed we could and our incredible team believed we could, and we did,” Rollins said.

Rollins said anyone willing to voice their opinion might be met with consequences.

“Anytime you move into an arena where you espouse certain ideological beliefs, you are going to be subject to criticism,” Rollins said.

Rollins said isolating focus on gender — or any other single aspect of a person — can

be limiting.

“If you focus too much on whether you’re male or female or white or black or green — any sort of physical attribute — I think you are compromising your ability to really resonate with those whom you are hoping for a vote,” Rollins said.

Hudson Hoyle, junior finance major and nominee for vice president of community outreach said women leaders are “as large an asset and a part of the student body as anyone else” and someone who is qualified for a position speaks beyond gender.

“I think some of the most respectable leaders on campus are women,” Hoyle said.

“I view them the same way I view male leaders on this campus — that I have a lot to learn from some of them and they’re all just as capable as any man that is qualified for it.”

Although gender divides may remain on campus and in the world at large, Scott said she has an idea of what the destination of total equality would look like.

“For women, we’re always going to be adapting until we reach this pinnacle of equality, whatever that actually means,” Scott said. “What is the milestone that says we’ve finally reached equality? And I think that milestone is when we can finally stop talking about equality.”

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A&M falls in semifinals to top-seeded Georgia The fourth-seeded Texas A&M men’s tennis team failed to upset top-seeded Georgia 4-3 in the SEC tournament semifinals Saturday in Oxford, Miss.

Nationally ranked No. 2 Georgia built an early lead behind victories in the doubles and individual sets, but behind sophomore Jeremy Efferding (below), A&M surged to tie the score at 3-3. The match came down to A&M junior Junior Ore and Georgia’s Ben Wagland, which Wagland won in a third-set tiebreaker. Georgia went on to win the tournament.

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Junior closer Jason Jester has thrown for 10 saves on 31 and one-third innings pitched this season, allowing only 22 hits and 10 runs with 31 strikeouts and 2.87 ERA.

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No. 2 Florida eliminates A&M in league semifinals SEC regular season co-champion and No. 3 seed Florida avenged an in-season loss to Texas A&M 4-1 Saturday in Starkville, Miss. The No. 12 ranked Aggies lost four consecutive individual sets after scoring the doubles point behind performances by teams Cristina Stancu/Stefania Hristov (below) and twins Paula Deheza/Ines Deheza. In the SEC Championship between Florida and Georiga, Florida dominated in a 4-0 victory to win its fifth straight SEC tournament title.

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n a close Friday night game in Fayetteville, Ark., the Texas A&M baseball team found itself six outs away from sealing an upset victory over the No. 10 Arkansas Razorbacks. Battling back from a three-run deficit in the hostile environment on the road, the Aggies held a two-run lead entering into the bottom of the eighth inning.

Already four pitchers deep, head coach Rob Childress sent closer Jason Jester to the mound. Jester battled through six outs with no hits before the Razorbacks eventually fell in a 5-3 loss, earning the junior his 10th save of the season.

“When the game’s on the line or when the game is tied or if we need to bring [Jester] in inthe seventh just to shut someone down, I think the entire team and the coaching staff has confidence in him to do that,” junior catcher Troy Stein said.

Jester began his career playing catch with his brother and evolved into a star on his high school squad. As a senior at Hallsville High School, Jester was a 10-2 starter but was not recognized by many college programs. With the lack of attention, Jester considered quitting the sport to prepare for a career after school.

“Not very many teams gave me a chance,” Jester said. “I was just going to get into technical school and get into the oil and gas industry.”

Prepared to start a career, Jester was convinced by high school friends to try out at Tyler Junior College. The tryout turned into a starting pitcher role on the team, going 9-2 as a freshman with 87 strikeouts.

Tyler assistant coach and former Texas A&M pitcher Hart Hering gave Jester an opportunity on the mound as a closer his sophomore year. Little to his knowledge, Childress sat in the stands and, as a pitching-centric coach, took notice.

“I pitched Friday or Saturday, visited [A&M] Monday and was in awe of the facilities and everything. I committed Wednesday,” Jester said. “It’s weird looking back at it. It’s a

little shocking but I’m blessed to be where I’m at now. I’m excited that Hart Hering gave me an opportunity. That was huge for me and I have to give a lot of thanks to him.”

Jester’s career at A&M did not begin as expected. He was the presumed closer-in-waiting before last season, when he was ruled academically ineligible just before opening day.

Childress chose to redshirt Jester, a decision that helped shape Jester into the player he is today. The junior has even considered entering his name into the upcoming MLB draft.

“I felt like I owed it to my teammates and owed it to coach,” Jester said. “For them to reach out and give me an opportunity, I felt like I owed it to them to come back and give back to what has been given to me.”

Jester took full advantage of his redshirt season to improve as a player and as a teammate.

“For him not to be available for us last year was tough,” Childress said. “But he grew up a little bit and got stronger.

He was always a good teammate and a big part of our team last year even though he wasn’t able to step between the lines.”

This season, Jester has become an anchor of the A&M bullpen. In 31 and one-third innings pitched, Jester has ten saves and 31 strikeouts with a 2.87 earned run average — good for second on the team.

Childress said Jester’s success is due to how he embraces his role as the team’s dominant closing specialist.

“To have a guy that you know is going to go out and throw strikes with above average stuff at the end of the game that really embraces that role is a luxury,” Childress said. “A closer in the 20-plus years [crowd] is not the guy with the best stuff but the guy who relishes that role.”

The players and coaches both know that, in a close game, a call will be made to the bullpen for a player who nearly hung up his cleats for a pair of steel-toed boots years prior.

“He goes out there with the supreme confidence that he can get anyone out and he’s right,” Stein said “He’s got good enough stuff to get anybody out. He loves coming out there in that situation to slam the door and slam it in people’s face.”

w. golf A&M finishes 11th to end rough SEC tournament

m. golf A&M closes at fourth after tough third round

The Texas A&M women’s golf team closed out its league tournament at 11th place Sunday in Hoover, Ala. The Aggies consistently lowered their score over the course of the three-day event, but failed to overcome Friday’s sluggish start which started them tied for 10th place. Senior Sarah Beth Davis (right) finished tied for 23rd individually, the best among the A&M leaderboard.

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The No. 22 Texas A&M men’s golf team secured fourth place among a highly competitive field at the SEC tournament Sunday at Sea Island, Ga. The Aggies’ final round was highlighted by senior Drew Evans (right) hole-in-one on the par-3 17th hole.

A&M finished the three-day tournament 24-over par behind Alabama, who won the tournament for the second consecutive year, South Carolina and Auburn.

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4/2/2 available August. 1508 Austin. $1450/mo. W/D, updated, great floorplan, no pets.

979-731-8257, www.BrazosValleyRentals.com

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Available now 3/2 house with two car garage, remodled on inside, large fenced backyard, stainless appliances. 1708 Treehouse Trail. $1300/mo. 979-693-1448.

4/2/2 house, 1203 Westover. Available August. Close to campus & multiple bus routes. Recently updated, large fenced backyard.

Pets OK. $1495/mo. 979-255-9432.

Brand new luxury condos, granite countertops, tile flooring, great location. 979-693-4900.

4/2/2, available August. 1118 Berkeley, corner lot, great floor plan, W/D, no pets, $1595/mo, 979-731-8257 www.BrazosValleyRentals.com

C.S. Spacious 3/2 duplex, Wolf Pen Creek. W/D, shuttle. Available May. $895/mo. 979-693-0551.

4/3, 3/3 &3/2 Houses, Townhouses, Duplexes &Fourplexes, 1250-1700sqft. Very spacious, ethernet, large kitchen, extra storage, W/D, great amenities, on bus route, now pre-leasing, excellent specials.

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College Station: 3/2, 1240sqft.

Newly remodeled! New appliances! Close to shuttle, W/D, lawn/pest/maintenance included. 905 Balcones (off Welch), $850/mo. KAZ Realty 979-324-9666.

Duplex available 8/1/13 for serious minded student or professional.

2bd/1.5ba $700/mo + utilities, 1.5 miles from campus, on bus route, W/D included. Privately owned, great landlords! Contact sw8914@gmail.com 713-240-9725, 281-788-6659 for more info and e-flyer. See it Parent Weekend by appt.

4/4 University Place condo, W/D, private bath, pool, on shuttle, student community, $300/room, Call 979-690-8213 or 979-422-9849.

4/4.5 plus bonus room, like new.

High ceilings, huge closets, large front porch, tile floors, all appliances, fenced backyard, many extras. $1750/mo. Preleasing for August. 979-229-6326. See photos and info at http://www.texagrentals.com/

Duplex, CS, nice 2bd/1ba, 3-minutes from campus, W/D, remodeled, fenced front and backyard, beautiful with many extras, one week free, $570/mo, 979-422-3427.

4bd/2ba house. Close to campus, wood floors, tile floors, ceiling fans, granite countertops, W/D, fenced yards. 979-776-6079. www.aggielandleasing.com

Free locatoring service, Houses Duplexes and Apartments, 979-693-4900.

Brand New, 4bd/4ba houses. walking distance from campus, AAF 979-693-4900.

Holleman by the Park Apartments, close to shopping, campus, and park. www.hollemanbythepark.com or 979-209-0123 for details.

4bd/4ba private bathroom, $325 per room, Summer $260 per room, Wood/tile floors, large living room, new refrigerator, w/d, central a/c, walk-in closets, on shuttle. Student community, large pool, basketball court, sand beach volleyball. 979-574-0040, 281-639-8847.

Horse Lover’s Dream. 3bd/1ba, covered carport on 4acres wit pond and horse facilities. Minutes from TAMU. Recently updated all appliances including W/D. Pet and livestock friendly.

Available August. Rent $1399/mo. aggielandrentals.com 979-776-8984

4bd/4ba University Place Condo for rent starting August 2013. $1660/mo. All utilities paid including internet. No pets. www.collegestationrent.com/tx/collegestation/227678-4-bed-4-bathcondo-all-bills-paid. Fred 281-460-0439.

Just available! Close to campus, College Main and Eastgate areas.

2bd/1ba., some w/dishwasher, 1-fenced, some bills paid. $325-$450/mo. 979-219-3217.

4x4 houses in Bueno Vida subdivision starting at $1600/mo. May or August move in. Contact Alex 979-966-3913. BCR realtor.

Large 2bedroom with office or 3bedroom. Recently updated, fenced, 2car carport, W/D, biking distance to TAMU. Rent $750-799/mo. Available August.

4units available! aggielandrentals.com 979-776-8984.

5/2/2 available August. 1202 Westover. Large game room.

Great neighborhood. $1695/mo.

W/D, updated, great floorplan, no pets. 979-731-8257. www.BrazosValleyRentals.com

Large 4bd/2ba with gameroom.

Granite, 2car garage, large patio/deck, fenced, updated.

Lawncare included.

1404 Dominik. $1799/mo. aggielandrentals.com 979-776-8984.

5/4.5, like new. High ceilings, huge closets, large front porch, tile floors, all appliances, many extras. $1750/mo. Preleasing for August. 979-229-6326. See photos and info at www.texagrentals.com

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Looking for: huge closets, vanities longer than bathtubs, dedicated shoeracks, covered parking? 1/1, 2/2, 2/2.5. Falcon Point Condos.

Broker/owner 979-777-5477.

New townhouses close to campus.

4bd/4ba and 2bd/2ba available.

On TAMU shuttle. Call JC/broker (254)721-6179, www.gamedaybcs.com Newer 1/1, 1/1.5 loft, 2/2, 3/3.

Granite, ceramic, w/d, walk-in closets, cable and internet, shuttle. $820-$1560. Broker owner 979-777-5477.

Help needed to house-sit and care for animals at a ranch house in Plantersville. Person with some knowledge of horses required.

Free rent, utilities, & horse boarding offered to chosen individual or couple. No yardwork required. Contact Debbie/Harry. hander1240@aol.com, 936-894-2767.

Immediate opening. Energetic, high-energy office assistant for tele-marketing and busy real-estate office. 12:00-5:00pm.

Call 979-693-3700 and ask for ext 437 Little Guys Movers now hiring FT/PT employees. Must be at least 21 w/valid D.L. Apply in person at 3209 Earl Rudder Freeway.

979-693-6683.

Part-time job helping handicapped. Male student preferred. $360/mo. 5-10hrs/wk.

979-846-3376.

Northgate. Newer 1/1, 2/2, 3/3 and 3/2. Washer/dryer. Walk to campus. Summer and 1 year leases okay. aggievillas.net. Call 979-255-5648.

Part-time summer help, apply in person, Conlee-Garrett Moving and Storage, 600 South Bryan Ave., Bryan.

Now Leasing and pre-leasing for August! 4bdrm/2bth houses. Spacious floorplans. Great Location.

Close to campus, wood floors, tile floors, ceiling fans, w/d, fenced yards, refridgerator, icemaker,lawncare.

979-776-6079, www.aggielandleasing.com Now preleasing large 3/2 duplexes, May-Aug leasing options, off of Holleman, on shuttle, view duplexes seven days a week, 979-774-4575.

One month free rent on efficiencies and 2-bdrms, great move-in specials, free cable and ethernet. aggieapartment.com. Tamu shuttle route. 979-693-1906.

Pre-lease for May or August 2/2 Duplex with large fence backyard.

Pets ok, walk-in closets, great location, and shuttle. $775/mo.

979-693-1448.

Preleasing large 1bd/1ba condos for fall. Lease known to get 1month free. Includes W/D, fireplace, tile floors. Blocks from campus. 979-703-8709, tribecasquareapts@gmail.com Storage for rent. Climate and non-climate. Starting at $29/month, and one month free.

979-693-0551.

Summer house sublease.

2bd/$350/mo. W/D. University Oaks. Utilities paid.

281-865-2247.

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FOR SALE Huffy 24in. Blue, 15-speed ladies bike. Excellent condition, $60.

Also have new cable-key lock, $10. (409)365-9726.

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4bd/4ba and 2bd/2ba available.

On TAMU shuttle. Call JC/broker (254)721-6179, www.gamedaybcs.com

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Athletic men for calendars, books, etc. $100-$200/hr, up to $1000/day. No experience. aggieresponse@gmail.com Child Care FT & PT shifts available.

Some nights & Saturdays required. Apply in person at 3609 E. 29th St., Bryan.

City of Bryan now hiring lifeguards and water safety instructors, do not have to be certified, apply online bryantxjobs.com call 979-209-5222 for more information.

Cleaning commercial buildings at night, M-F. Call 979-823-5031 for appointment.

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File Clerk; local insurance agency looking to fill part-time position assisting with general clerical help. Preferred hours 1pm-5pm, M-F. Pay is commensurate. Email resume info@sigbcs.com or fax 979-774-3955. No calls or walk-ins.

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Fall semester employment begins 08/19/13. Application deadline May 3. www.cstx.gov/kidsklub, 979-764-3831.

You love to teach, and with Sylvan, that’s just what you get to do. Be part of the Sylvan team!

We’re providing after school tutorials throughout the Brazos Valley and need reading and writing teachers and upper-level math and science teachers. It’s a great way to do what you love and earn extra money. Give us a call at 979-846-4988.

PETS 2 male Yorkie puppies, 2-3lbs, 4mo. old, $800, linda_d_54@yahoo.com, 979-324-2866.

Pad needs a home! Spayed female Shepard mix, gold/white, 55lbs., vaxinated. Loving energetic companion. Call 979-696-8119.

REAL ESTATE B/CS. Sell/Buy/Invest! Michael McGrann TAMU ‘93 Civil Engineering 979-739-2035, mike@aggierealtor.com Nadia McGrann 979-777-6211, Town & Country Realty.

ROOMMATES 2 or 3 roommates needed for 4bd/4ba apartment. Fully furnished with W/D. $475/mo includes utilities. Contact Kendall at k_aggie14@neo.tamu.edu.

2-rooms available in 4bdrm home off of Graham. Female, non-partiers, mostly furnished. $450/mo. 903-456-6543.

Roommate wanted for summer or longer. 4bd/4ba condo, $250/mo.

Fully furnished. 713-896-7566.

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air traffic controllers towers by mid-April. The closures would fall heavily within Texas borders — Texas was asked to close 14 regional airport traffic controller towers.

In early April, the Texas Transportation Commission approved a temporary measure to keep the 14 small airport’s traffic controllers running for another 90 days. The endeavor will cost around $2 million. To keep these controllers running year round, it would cost about $7 million a year according to the Texas Transportation Commission.

Last week, the Federal Aviation Administration announced it would not close the traffic control towers until June 15 and Texas would continue to fund Easterwood for the next three months. David Glessner, a spokesperson for the Texas Department of Transportation, TxDOT, said he is pleased with the FAA’s decision. “This is good news,� Glessner said. “We appreciate the federal government taking the time to re-evaluate its decision.�

Flores also expressed approval for the decision. “I applaud the federal government and the State of Texas for stepping in to keep the towers open at Easterwood Airport,� Flores said.

Air traffic control towers help guide more than 65,000 flights each month at Texas municipal airports, according to a press release from TxDOT. Without an air traffic tower, the pilots would use a “see and avoid� method

page 5 monday 4.22.2013 to land. Instead of radioing into the tower to receive clearance to take off or land, pilots would make the decision. Jacob Shaw, vice president of public relations for the A&M flying club and sophomore mechanical engineering major, also believes the cuts would be hazardous. “Given the fact that the military, two airlines, a flight school, many private pilots and charter flights and our flying club all fly in and out of Easterwood, and that the airport currently has two intersecting [runways], I think that closing down the tower would present a danger to everyone flying in and out of the airport,� Shaw said.

Although Arnosky and Shaw both said the cuts would negatively impact Bryan-College Station finances, Flores said these cuts would not devastate the community. “This is not the end of the world, but it will have an effect on the community,� Flores said. “There are commercial and regional airports across the U.S. who do not have air traffic control towers. This would only affect the military training operations at Easterwood, but as part of the sequester, that training has already been reduced.�

When the Federal Transportation Department announced the cuts to smaller airports in March, University President R. Bowen Loftin issued a statement. “We will ensure procedures are in place to maintain a high level of safety and continued commercial airline service for our community,� the statement read. “Air service is absolutely critical for a vibrant and growing community such as ours — and particularly for one that is home to a top research university.�

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Joe Spelce answers questions about his short film, “Dream a Little Dream,” at the Texas Independent Film Festival on Saturday. Spelce, Josh Rush (left), Steven Cote and Ana Sevilla produced the film for a high school project at A&M Consolidated.

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he Texas Independent Film Festival, TxIFF, drew a crowd of film fanatics and loyal friends from around the state for the annual student-run spring film festival.

Mason Cote, senior biomedical engineering major, attended TxIFF because his younger brother, Steven Cote, was showcasing his short “Dream a Little Dream” in the high school category.

Steven, a junior at A&M Consolidated High School, said he was enthused to have his film shown in TxIFF. A&M Consolidated offers an advanced audio and video productions class that allowed Steven and the rest of his film crew to learn the basics of filmmaking.

“A lot of our inspiration for this film came from thinking about our future because we are all in this transition period where we are about to graduate,” Steven said. “Making a film is really cool because you get to see what your brain is capable of creating.”

Mallory Beach, senior kinesiology major, said she came to support a friend whose work was being showcased. She said she was interested to see what the process entailed.

“I like movies but I have never really experienced or been exposed to the film world,” Beach said.

Ray Auditorium in the Wehner building played host theater for the festival, which has

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taken place each spring since 2011 when Aggie SWAMP Club (screen writing, acting and movie production) brought TxIFF back after it was discontinued in 2005.

TxIFF boasted a diverse range of films, from comedies to dramas to animated shorts to documentaries. The crowd filled Ray Auditorium with laughter at films like “Incident at Public School 173,” in which middle school kids broke out into a food fight in a war-like parody of scenes from “Saving Private Ryan” and “Apocalypse Now.” Others cried along with “1:36 - Aaron Pennywell’s Life & Legacy,” a documentary about a 20-year-old man who was hit and killed by a drunk driver in 2011.

Juan Alonzo, director of the film studies program, encouraged undergraduate students to look into becoming a film studies minor during the closing minutes of TxIFF. After calling the former members of Aggie SWAMP Club to stand, Alonzo said their attendance illustrates “how vital of an experience SWAMP is if this many old members come back to be a part of TxIFF.” In the closing ceremony, the winners of each category were announced. In the Audience Choice Awards, two shorts were chosen, “Bordando La Frontera” and “Incident at Public School 173.” The hard work of Steven and his team paid off with a win in the high school film award. The final award, Best in Show, went to “Faisal Goes West.”

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