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story of the student experience and Aggie football.”

To adequately portray what he called the unique Texas A&M experience, Torn said the committee decided the best way to honor the 12th Man would be to have a

tudent Body President Reid Joseph said Monday that a committee is being formed to find a new University president for when current President R. Bowen Loftin steps down in January.

The committee will begin looking for a candidate that encompasses the six core values of Texas A&M. “There is going to be a search committee formed and President Loftin did mention that students would have an input,” Joseph said. “I’m going to make sure of that. The committee will present to the Board of Regents, who will have final say.”

Joseph said there is no time frame for the hiring of the next president and said he “would not be surprised at all” if there is no decision by January.

“It may very well be that we may have an interim as we continue to try and name a president,” Joseph said.

“That’s purely speculation, it will be a thorough and thought out process.”

Joseph said he was notified of Loftin’s resignation ThursR. Bowen day when he was prompted Loftin to attend a meeting Friday where Loftin announced his plans before the news broke.

After he steps down, Loftin will remain at A&M as a tenured professor in the Department of Industrial Systems Engineering.

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Jessica Smarr

The Battalion yle Field is not only the home of the Aggies, but a representation of the Aggie Spirit to rivals and guests alike. Future renovations to the inside and outside of the field will not only memorialize the Aggie experience, but also display the Aggie Spirit to the rest of the world.

On Wednesday, the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs (VPSA) asked current students to offer their assistance in the renovations by applying to model for the War Hymn Memorial, a statue depicting a diverse group of the 12th Man “sawing varsity’s horns off,” to be built outside the east side of the stadium. Applications will close at noon on Tuesday, and the memorial will tentatively be finished for the start of the 2014 football season.

Sam Torn, co-chair of the Kyle Field redevelopment committee, said the memorial was a way of honoring the unique spirit of the student body at

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Image shows a conceptual rendering of the War Hymn Memorial. The memorial will be constructed for the renovated Kyle Field using 12 Texas A&M students to depict the 12th Man “sawing varsity’s horns off.”

Texas A&M. “The east side of the stadium at Texas A&M is of course very unique in that we allocate 31,000 student tickets on the east side of the stadium for the 12th Man, which you won’t find anywhere else in the country,” Torn said. “We wanted the exterior of the east side of the stadium to tell the

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he Texas A&M Health Science Center was formally added to Texas A&M University on Monday in connection to a move that was authorized in August by the University System Board of Regents.

The move followed a multi-step process of approvals with the complete execution of the transition expected to be completed in the next year.

“Today marks the culmination of nearly one year of careful planning and coordination aimed at placing Texas A&M in a unique collaborative and competitive position that realizes the extensive academic and scientific opportunities made possible through the merging of two leaders in biomedical education and discoveries,” said University

The main difference for students regarding the merger with the Health Science Center is students will now be able to order Aggie Rings, sports passes and participate in Texas A&M organizations. I believe it is great for the students and adds a lot of high-income alumni for the University.”

— Marsh Miller, student worker in the Office of Research and Graduate Studies in the Health Science Center.

President R. Bowen Loftin in a statement.

“Together as one, we are now poised to offer a new model for education and research in the health sciences for the state of Texas.”

Senior economics major, Marsh Miller, is a student worker in the Office of Research and Graduate Studies in the Health Science Center. He said from his experiences students in the Health Science Center will enjoy

gaining more access to luxuries and rewards available to other A&M students.

“The main difference for students regarding the merger with the Health Science Center is students will now be able to order Aggie Rings, sports passes and participate in Texas A&M organizations,” Miller said. “I believe it is great for the students and adds a lot of high-income alumni for the University.”

The Board of Regents approved the establishment of the center in September of 1997 and began operation in September of 1999.

Loftin looked back on the early days of the Health Science Center in 1999 to compare how far the two programs have come to this merger.

“Our institutions have enjoyed a strong working relationship since the Health Science Center’s inception in 1999, with numerous joint projects and several of its programs housed on main campus,” Loftin said.

“So while we officially welcome our new faculty, staff and students to the Aggie family, this transition actually represents a strengthening of the already robust academic experience and research environment.”

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Incoming students could push College Station over 100,000 Allison Rubenak The Battalion

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pproaching a landmark population of 100,000, College Station continues to grow into a thriving and booming community.

The city of College Station has consistently been close to approaching the 100,000 people mark, but recent growth shows the milestone could be reached in the next 2-3 months.

According to the most recent census collected in 2010 by the United States Census Bureau, College Station’s population sat at 93,857 people.

Morgan Hester, staff planner in the Planning and Development Services Department of College Station, said the actual population count is not always able to be

exactly reflected due to the number of “outstanding” temporary Residential Certificate of Occupancies (COs) given to certain building and complexes.

“The Cottages opened last year and were issued temporary COs, so those numbers haven’t been fully accounted for even though they’ve been living there a year,” Hester said.

The population total is determined by the national average household size (2.38) provided by the Census Bureau, multiplied by the total number of Residential Certificate of Occupancies (COs) and occupancy rate collected by each city.

A residential building attains a Certificate of Occupancy once the development has been inspected and See Population on page 2

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After years of hovering near a population of 100,000 people, the city of College Station could reach the landmark within 2 to 3 months as new students ,move in.

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Johnny Manziel pleads guilty to 2012 ‘failure to identify’ charge

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Heisman-winning quarterback Johnny Manziel is crowded by reporters and cameras during the initial practice of spring training. Manziel made headlines Monday after he pleaded guilty to a 2012 misdemeanor.

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COLLEGE STATION (AP) — Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor stemming from a 2012 bar fight near campus, closing a case that had dogged his Heisman Trophywinning season.

Manziel admitted he failed to identify himself to police following the altercation. As part of a plea deal, other charges against the 20 year old, including disorderly conduct, were dismissed.

Brazos County Attorney Rod Anderson said Manziel was ordered to pay a $2,000 fine, about $230 in court costs and was credited with the overnight jail time he served following his arrest.

Police said an officer on bike patrol had intervened to break up a fight between Manziel and Marvin McKinney just after 2 a.m. last summer on a street of Northgate. McKinney told police that a friend of Manziel’s had called him a racial slur. He said Manziel shoved McKinney as he approached the two,

and then they exchanged punches.

When officers asked Manziel for an ID, he produced a phony Louisiana driver’s license that showed a fabricated birth date. Police checked Manziel’s wallet and found two more ID cards — a fake Texas driver’s license and Manziel’s real driver’s license.

The quarterback dubbed Johnny Football piled up 4,600 total yards last season and helped the Aggies knock off No. 1 Alabama on the road. He became the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy and has continued to garner headlines in the offseason.

He has been famously photographed partying and gambling, and even his decision to take classes online last semester became controversial. Manziel said his decision to limit himself exclusively to the virtual classroom was a reaction to the attention he was receiving on campus, though he expects to return to regular classes this summer and next fall.

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cleared to live in. However, not every structure is considered one CO. Group Quarters, such as University residence halls, are considered multi-unit structures.

While campus population is not determined by College Station’s Planning and Development Office, they do receive the “average household size� — residence halls included — and can then determine its population.

Therefore, on-campus residents are included into the total population count.

Hester said a contributing factor to the influx in population can be attributed to the construction in the Northgate area with a significant number of future COs emerging from the Rise at Northgate and The Stack, new apartment complexes near Northgate. “Northgate development is really popular right now,� Hester said. “There are also smaller developments going on. Everything adds a few numbers.�

Meredith Malnar, program coordinator for New Student Programs at A&M, estimated that A&M would gain 10,200 freshman and 2,000 transfer students with the Fall 2013 semester.

Hester said a larger population will bring “definite positives,� such as more part-time jobs for students and an overall increased workforce. “It’s attractive for businesses to [be] located here — knowing that [where] you have a concentration of people, you have a market and product base,� said Hester, mentioning that many franchise opportunities require a certain population base in order for them to be built in an area.

It’s attractive for businesses to [be] located here — knowing that you have a concentration of people, you have a market and product base.� — Morgan Hester, staff planner in the Planning and Development Services Department of College Station

Evan Carlton, junior chemical engineering major, said he thinks an increase in population will help local business as well. “I feel like the more students we have, the more businesses are going to thrive,� Carleton said. “It’s going to impact the community in a good way.�

However, with more people, transportation time has concerned some of the students of Texas A&M. “It takes so long for someone to get home, whether you’re on a bus or in a car,� said Kimberly Hargrave, junior mathematics major. “If you want to go somewhere you’re out of luck.�

Hester said that with Bryan being considered a “twin city� to College Station, a population increase would also attract more tourists to areas like historic Downtown Bryan. “If people are coming in town they have no idea what the city boundaries are,� Hester said. “What happens to one city is what happens to the other. When one is growing the other one is too.�

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memorial of 12 students in the “saw ’em off” pose. The statue, he said, would be more than artwork and serve to “anchor the story” of Texas A&M students.

Joel Wakefield, junior aerospace engineering major, filled out an application to participate in the project. He said using the Aggie War Hymn was the perfect way to memorialize the student body.

“Honestly, I can’t think of anything better,” Wakefield said. “When I’m watching an Aggie game — or doing anything Aggie related — and the [War Hymn] comes on, no matter who’s to my left or to my right I find myself drawing close together with my fellow students as we all shout aloud in supporting our school.”

Torn said the committee asked the VPSA for assistance in finding 12 students to represent the student body and model for the sculptor, who Torn said would be selected in the next week or two.

“What we’re trying to accomplish through the help of the University is to depict the 12th Man as it actually exists at Texas A&M, a group of students reflecting the diversity of Texas A&M

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campuses in Dallas, Temple, Houston, Round Rock, Kingsville, Corpus Christi and McAllen.

“Over the coming months we’ll be working to appropriately integrate systems and processes across a number of departments, while maintaining the

Honestly, I can’t think of anything better. When I’m watching an Aggie game — or doing anything Aggie related — and the fight song comes on, no matter who’s to my left or to my right I find myself drawing close together with my fellow students as we all shout aloud in supporting our school.”

— Joel Wakefield, junior aerospace engineering major

who all come together within the Aggie Spirit at football games,” Torn said.

Tom Reber, an associate vice president of Student Affairs, said a committee of faculty, students and staff will help choose the 12 students who will participate in the project. Reber said 3,000 to 5,000 applicants are expected.

The models will be asked to come to College Station for initial photographs within the next several weeks, Torn said. They will be wearing “game day attire” and pose as if they are “sawing varsity’s horns off” during the War Hymn.

The only things that will not be duplicated by the sculptor are the models’ faces, Reber said.

“The statue’s not intended to be representative of the individual students,” Reber said. “So, you shouldn’t walk by it and go, ‘Oh, that’s Mary Smith from my biology class.’ It’s supposed to

be 12 models who represent the entire 12th Man.” Even though the statue won’t be individualized, Wakefield said he would be thrilled to be part of the project.

“It would be awesome to be made into a statue for any reason, but to represent the entire 12th Man would be a great honor, to say the least,” Wakefield said.

Reber said he thought allowing students to fill out applications to participate in the project would increase momentum early for the fall semester and the 2013 football season.

“I really thought this would be a good opportunity to get the students excited about coming back to school and the new football season, because you know July is kind of a slow month for athletics,” Reber said. “I thought this would be a good time to see what sort of interest we see from students.”

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Manziel even drew attention this weekend after leaving the Manning family’s football camp in Louisiana a day early, citing illness.

“After missing and being late for some practice assignments, Johnny explained that he had been feeling ill. Consequently, we agreed that it was in everyone’s best interest for him to go home a day early,” camp spokesman Greg Blackwell said Sunday.

The headlines won’t end any time soon: SEC media days are this week, as are ESPN’s ESPY Awards.

b-cs City Council approves funding agreements for Kyle Field redevelopment The College Station City Council approved a pair of agreements Thursday for the Kyle Field redevelopment project by a 6-to-1 vote.

The council approved funding agreements with the Convention and Visitors Bureau securing the city’s reserve, unallocated hotel tax funds for access to Texas A&M facilities attracting large-scale events to town.

In exchange, the CVB will get preferred access to A&M meeting places like Reed Arena, the Memorial Student Center, Rudder Theatre Complex, The Zone Club and Penberthy Field.

The agreement lasts for 30 years and is expected to generate $14 million in hoteltaxes within the city that will help pay for the $450 million renovation of Kyle Field. A

After missing and being late for some practice assignments, Johnny explained that he had been feeling ill. Consequently, we agreed that it was in everyone’s best interest for him to go home a day early.”

— Greg Blackwell, Manning Passing Academy spokesman

0.75 percent countywide Hotel Occupancy Tax was approved in June by the state legislature and signed by the governor.

The county hotel tax and the College Station hotel tax together will provide A&M with a minimum of $36 million over the course of the agreement, according to the City of College Station.

The agreement ensures that A&M will receive the same funds for the entire 30-year term if the CVB opts out of the relationship.

The agreement comes in conjunction with the previously announced increase in student sports pass pricing to help pay for the renovations that will increase seating capacity to 102,500 seats by 2015.

To become final, the agreement has to be approved by Brazos County, the University and the Bryan-College Station Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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Israeli Settlements: Are They a Threat to Middle East Peace?

The Palestinians refuse to join peace talks unless Israel stops building in Jerusalem and parts of the West Bank. But who “owns” the West Bank? And are settlements really the problem?

What are the facts?

occupied territory to the territory of the Occupying Power or that of any other country.”

While many in the media refer to the West Bank as However, no Israelis are being transferred to the “Palestinian territories,” Palestinians in fact have settlements—all are moving to them voluntarily. Also, never actually possessed or controlled this land. the areas of the settlements are neither under the Beginning 3,000 years ago these territories between legitimate sovereignty of any state, nor on private Arab the Jordan River and Jerusalem were a part of the land. Most importantly, they have never displaced any Jewish kingdom known as Judea and Samaria. Jews legitimate Arab inhabitants. What’s more, any have lived on these lands continuously until the instances of illegal Israeli current day. For several in the West Bank have hundred years, through the “The only way to determine the homes been disallowed by the Israeli 19th century, Judea and Samaria were part of the final borders of Israel and those High Court and dismantled.

Second, no Palestinian Ottoman Empire, where both Arabs and Jews lived. In 1922, of a future Palestine is through Arabs are being deported from their places of residence these lands became part of peaceful negotiations.” to any other place. Third, the the British Mandate, Geneva Convention applies to designated for partition into actions by a signatory “carried out on the territory of Jewish and Arab nations. The Arabs rejected this another.” However, the West Bank is not the territory partition, but in 1949, following Israel’s declaration of of a signatory power—since the Palestinians have independence, Jordan seized and occupied Judea and never had a state—but rather is an unallocated part of Samaria, which included such Jewish communities as the British Mandate.

Hebron and the Jewish quarter in eastern Jerusalem.

If Arabs can live in Israel, why can Jews not live in All Arab residents of these lands were declared citizens a future Palestinian state? Every effort by Israel and of Jordan. the United States to bring the Palestinians to peace Finally, in 1967, when Israel was attacked by Jordan, negotiations is met with refusal by the Palestinians, Egypt and Syria, Israel defeated these invading Arab who demand as a pre-condition that 1) Israel give up armies and again took control of Judea and Samaria, all rights to Judea and Samaria, including the then also called the West Bank. After the 1967 war, the settlements, and 2) that all Jewish settlement building United Nations decreed that unspecified parts of these cease. Given that the Arabs lost the war in 1967 and captured territories would be granted to the Arab that Palestinians have never possessed Judea and Palestinians as part of a negotiated peace. Indeed, Samaria (the West Bank), these preconditions seem Israel has demonstrated numerous times its overreaching and unreasonable. willingness to give up land for peace—for example, the Indeed, the Palestinians insist that their proposed Sinai Peninsula to Egypt, and Gaza to the Palestinians. new country be entirely free of Jewish residents, even But so far, the Palestinians have refused to accept a as 1.5 million Palestinian Arabs are permitted to live as peaceful settlement with Israel on ownership and fully enfranchised citizens in Israel. What’s more, the borders of Judea and Samaria.

Palestinians insist that five million descendants of Arab Do Jews have a right to settle in Judea and refugees from Israel’s war of independence be Samaria? Since 1967, Israel has reclaimed all of permitted to settle in the Jewish state. In short, they Jerusalem as its capital, and, as Israel’s population has are demanding both a new Palestinian state with no grown, its citizens have built new communities— Jews and the right of Arabs to take over Israel settlements—in the eastern part of the city and on demographically.

Israel’s eastern front. Currently some 534,000 Israeli The only solution to the settlement issue: citizens live east of the 1948 armistice lines, in Judea Negotiations. The entire territories of the West Bank and Samaria. The area on which these settlements are are disputed. They cannot legitimately be said to located constitute a mere three percent of the West belong to the Palestinians or to Israel. Clearly, the only Bank. way to determine the final borders of Israel and those While critics have cited Article 49 of the Fourth of a future Palestine is through peaceful negotiations.

Geneva Convention to declare the settlements illegal, Likewise, the disposition of Israeli settlements and this argument is based on a false reading. First, Article Israel’s Jewish character will be resolved by mutual 49 prohibits “Individual or mass forcible transfers, as agreement. well as deportations of protected persons from In short, the settlements are not the issue. The only path to a resolution to all these disagreements will be reached when the Palestinians finally agree to sit down with Israel and forge realistic compromises for achieving their own autonomous state, as well as peace and security for Israel.

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