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‘Night Out’ to benefit BUILD Community-wide profit share begins Wednesday
(Left) Running back Tra Carson is carted from the field Saturday after suffering a sprained neck. (Below) Running back Ben Malena looks on as medical staff attends to Carson.
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Night Out in B-CS, a large profit share coordinated by the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, will take on a new charity cause Wednesday — BUILD. Brian McGhee, senior construction science major and philanthropy chairman of Pi Kappa Alpha, said A Night Out in B-CS started a year ago to support families of the victims of the Fidelity Street shooting on Aug. 13, 2012. There was also a Night Out held after the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, to aid in reconstruction efforts.
A Night Out in B-CS A list of restaurants participating in A Night Out in BCS is available on the event’s website, nightoutbcs.com.
‘NEVER AS BAD AS WE THOUGHT’ Carson questionable after injury against UTEP
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McGhee said Pi Kappa Alpha chose BUILD as the recipient of this year’s A Night Out in B-CS profits in an effort to establish a tradition of holding the philanthropy event annually rather than after the occurrence of tragic events. McGhee said A Night Out in BCS allows the community to assist with what Pi Kappa Alpha members see as a worthy cause. “[A Night Out in BCS is] a way for the community and students to get involved in support on a larger scale,” McGhee said. McGhee said 27 restaurants will be participating in the profit share. The event is partnered with The Taste of B-CS, a See Night Out on page 3
The Battalion exas A&M sophomore running back Tra Carson sustained a sprained neck during A&M’s 57-7 victory over UTEP last Saturday, head coach Kevin Sumlin confirmed Tuesday. “The official diagnosis was a sprained neck, which sounds painful,” Sumlin said. “But [it] was never as bad as we thought. He was never unconscious, he was never without feeling. Those are good signs. He was in a neck brace [on Monday] and he’s improved today.” Following the win, Sumlin said Carson’s injury was “nothing very serious” and his removal from the field by the Kyle Field medical staff during
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the game was “precautionary.” Ben Malena, senior running back and team captain, said Carson evaluated film with the team as usual on Monday but that the sophomore was still “stiff” from the hit and did not practice. While Sumlin said Carson is hoping to join the team for its home finale Saturday against Mississippi State, the sophomore’s status remains in question. “He wants to play, but we’ll see where the doctors say he is at the end of the week,” Sumlin said. “He’s walking around. He never had to go to the hospital. He looks like he was in a car accident. He’s walking around and stiff, a bit like whiplash.” Photos by Yomi Adenuga — THE BATTALION
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SEC champ A&M to begin tourney against Auburn No. 24 Aggies travel to Alabama for league tournament
A&M soccer players celebrate following the Aggies’ 3-2 victory over LSU to clinch a share of the SEC Title last Thursday.
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Inauguration celebration In honor of the 25th anniversary of the presidential inauguration of George Bush, a 1988 election night celebration will be held Wednesday at the George Bush Presidential Library Center.
The Battalion he stage has been set for No. 24 Texas A&M to take on the Auburn Tigers in the quarterfinals of the 2013 Southeastern Conference Women’s Soccer Tournament on Wednesday in Orange Beach, Ala. The 10th-seeded Auburn Tigers — the lowest qualifying team in the
Q&A: Ag comm lecturer says Aggie mindset draws her to A&M
Cameron Steele, lifestyles writer, sits down with Deb Dunsford, agricultural communications and journalism senior lecturer.
Sumlin and company break down Texas A&M’s upcoming home finale with Mississippi State.
THE BATTALION: What is your favorite part of Texas A&M?
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When & where Wednesday in Orange Beach, Ala., against 10-seed Auburn. A&M head coach G Guerrieri said his team is focused on the game, especially following last season’s tournament loss to a similar Auburn squad. “They’re a team that’s unbeaten See Soccer on page 2
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The visualization department will host two former students and current Pixar artists who will give a presentation Wednesday.
tournament — enter the matchup riding a seven-game unbeaten streak and a four-game winning stretch, including a 1-0 triumph over the seventh-seeded LSU Tigers in the first round of play Monday. A&M and Auburn are familiar foes in tournament play, as Auburn knocked off the Aggies 2-0 in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament last season. Earlier this year, though, A&M’s visit to Auburn resulted in a 3-1 Aggie victory, only further fueling the growing rivalry between the two programs.
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Deb Dunsford is affectionately known by her students as “Dr. Deb.”
DUNSFORD: I love being around all of you because it keeps me young trying to keep up with what you’re thinking, what you’re doing and what you know. I also love the general mindset of Aggies. The way everyone is polite, the way Aggies help others — all of those things.
THE BATTALION: What advice would you give students interested in becoming a journalist? DUNSFORD: Read a lot. It doesn’t necessarily matter what you read. You need to know what’s going on around you. Any type of reading will help you with your writing. No matter what media you’re using, whether it be Twitter, Facebook, a magazine, a website or even television, it has got to be written. It needs to be written well. That’s the basis for any type of communication … that it has to be clear, concise, and has to be written well. THE BATTALION: What would you say is a big difference between college now and when you were in school? DUNSFORD: My undergrad is from Kansas State, so it was a little smaller, even back then. The big changes that I’ve noticed, aside from the size, is the technology. It struck me, coming back, that everyone had their cellphones up to their ears. I don’t know why it surprised me because I had lived with See Dunsford on page 4
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