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Senators to face impeachment trial Student senators face removal from body pending debate, vote By Brad Canon @BradCanon1

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Senator Aubre Dean filed the impeachment papers for Senators Nick Page and Taylor Baumann.

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The two student senators — Nick Page and Taylor Baumann — who allegedly made derogatory comments about Student Body President Hannah Wimberly’s family will face possible impeachment Wednesday night during an executive session of student senate. The decision was made to move forward with the impeachment process due to the nature of the comments made.

Senator Aubre Dean, the senator who filed the impeachment papers, said the past weeks have shown a nasty side of Texas A&M and filing the impeachment papers was completely necessary. Dean said her job going into tomorrow’s meeting is to hold the two senators accountable. “It’s time for senate to start holding itself accountable and [Wednesday] is the first step of a culture shift that senate needs,” Dean said. “It’s not going to be an easy meeting by any means … It’s a hard conversation to have.” Speaker of the Student Senate Joseph Hood confirmed articles of impeachment have been filed against Baumann and Page and a trial will be held

Wednesday evening since the required one-third of senators signed the letters. “The code requires that one-third of the senate sign off on the articles of impeachment for the articles to actually come up during the meeting and those articles are submitted to rules and regulations chair and that is the only individual who has actually had access to them,” Hood said. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Koldus 144. A livestream will also be available to watch, but the impeachment trials — including the final voting — will take place in executive session, meaning the meeting will not be open to the public or the press.

SHAW THE SURE SHOT Senior midfielder overcomes injuries, remains valuable asset to team By Matt Koper @mattkoper

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Texas A&M quarterback Trevor Knight leads the SEC in rushing touchdowns with nine.

TOP-10 SHOWDOWN By Lawrence Smelser @LawrenceSmelser Saturday will be a battle between No. 6 Texas A&M and No. 1 Alabama, which hasn’t lost since Sept. 19, 2015 against Ole Miss and has a total of six losses — including bowl games — since Texas A&M entered the SEC in 2012. The powerhouse program that Alabama head coach Nick Saban has built has beaten Texas A&M in three of the last four seasons with Texas A&M coming out of Tuscaloosa victorious in 2012. The Aggies do showcase quarterback Trevor Knight, who defeated the Crimson Tide in the 2014 Sugar Bowl. “I think it’s going to be a blast,” Knight said of playing the defending national champions. “You grow up being a college football fan and then you come to places like [Texas A&M] to play in games like this. Obviously we realize we’re playing the No. 1 team in the country Saturday and they’re playing really good football, not just this year but in the previous years so it’s a unique challenge.” The Crimson Tide were heavy 20-point favorites over the undefeated Aggies as of Tuesday night. The spread is the highest against Texas A&M this season. “It adds a chip on your shoulder and gives you a reason to go out there and play harder,” A&M wide receiver Christian Kirk said. “We sit here at 6-0 and we’re ranked sixth in the country but nobody is giving us respect. We know what people think about is but we’re still going to go out there week to week and prove people wrong.” Since Sumlin started his tenure, when the Aggies rush for 200 or more yards they are

Senior midfielder Sarah Shaw has logged 540 minutes in 13 matches in the 2016 season, more than all her minutes combined in last three seasons.

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enior midfielder Sarah Shaw usually finds herself helping others overcome adversity. But in the journey to her final season at Texas A&M, she’s faced challenges of her own. Due to sustaining multiple injuries, Shaw hasn’t had much playing time on the field in the last three seasons. But when she’s gotten the chance to play, it’s paid off for her team. Head coach G Guerrieri had a lot of confidence in Shaw and her demeanor, even though she didn’t see the field much last season, as he picked her to take penalty kicks against Ole Miss in the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament in 2015. “She would practice and practice [penalty kicks],” Guerrieri said. “And so as we got close to the postseason, I went to her and I said, ‘Sarah, I’d like you to be one of our five shooters.’ And she was like, ‘I haven’t played all season Why would I?’ And I go, ‘Because you’re one of the smartest, most composed people that we have. You’re the person who’s going to win it for us.’” And sure enough, Shaw did just that. After four rounds of penalty kicks against the Rebels, the score was knotted at 4-4 and moved to sudden death. Shaw found the back of the net, sending the team to the Elite 8. Shaw said that goal was a turning point for her and that her hard work paid off in that moment. “That was really the first time I felt like I contributed,” Shaw said. “I obviously contribute on the sidelines — we’re all about the 12th Man and about just supporting your teammates no matter what, but that was the first time I was able to step in and step up for my team. And I felt that it was good timing because I worked really hard to come back from stuff and to finally get some solidification is awesome.” In the 2016 season, Shaw has logged 540 minutes over the span of 13 matches in six starts, already surpassing her minutes total for her first three seasons at A&M. She has one goal thus far — the deciding factor in a 1-0 win over Georgia to give the team five straight victories along with five straight shutout wins. Shaw’s roommate, senior defender Grace Wright, said her friend is sarcastic and no-nonsense at times, making her an invaluable asset to the team. “She’s just one of those people that’s going SHAW ON PG. 2

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Special Olympics athletes compete in annual Fall Classic Parents, coach talk importance of competition for kids with special needs By Alice Corcoran @AliceJ_Corcoran

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More than 1,700 athletes from across Texas made their way to the Athletes’ Village in Bryan this past weekend for the Special Olympics Fall Classic. Over the course of three days, the athletes competed in four sports including golf, aquatics, bocce and softball. The Texas A&M Natatorium hosted the aquatics competition. Special Olympics is a national organization that gives people with special needs the opportunity to participate in athletic competitions. First-time aquatics competitor Joshua Johnson was encouraged to compete in the Special Olympics by his parents. Raymond Johnson, Joshua’s father, said it was important for Joshua

to compete because they believe it’s important to show him that he can achieve goals outside his comfort zone. “A common problem is that people over shelter their kids, but at the end of the day it’s not a ‘special-ed’ world,” Raymond Johnson said. “Their ability is different than everybody else’s, but they’re capable. They’re just capable in a different way. This event is so important because it lets them know they can do things they wouldn’t think to do.” At only eight years old, Joshua has heavily impacted his parents’ lives, as well as those around him, said Hope Johnson, Joshua’s mom. “He’s kind, and you can’t teach kind,” Hope Johnson said. “He makes us better parents. There’s such a large spectrum of autism that there’s no umbrella you can place over it. It’s not the school’s responsibility, it’s the parents’. His teacher last year broke down in tears at our parent-teacher conference telling us how Joshua SPECIAL OLYMPICS ON PG. 3

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FOOTBALL CONTINUED 28-0. The running game is led by true freshman Trayveon Williams who is averaging 8.59 yards per carry, good for second in the nation. Saban said at Alabama’s weekly press conference that Williams will be dangerous come Saturday and is a versatile threat in the open field. “He’s been a very dynamic running back, probably the best we’ve seen all year,” Saban said. “He’s got a great burst of speed and cutting ability. The guy is the real deal in my opinion.” Alabama’s gauntlet of a defense has scored eight touchdowns this season off turnovers and seven of the 11 players on defense have found the end zone. Texas A&M offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone stressed the importance of ball security regardless of the opponent. “It doesn’t matter who you’re playing,” Mazzone said. “It’s talked about every week. If you turn it over, it’s hard to win. If you want to protect your team, you protect the football. We’ve stressed that since day one. It could be A&M Consolidated High School or the New England Patriots and I’d give them the same talk.” The maroon and white are third in the nation in tackles for loss with an average of 9.7 per game. Defensive coordinator John Chavis elaborated on how he keeps his defense motivated and gives each and every player a chance to win a starting position throughout each week. “We make decisions about the starting line-up every week,” Chavis said. “It’s always competition that makes you better. We’re going to start guys that earn it. There are guys we anticipate being there, but no one knows for sure where they’ll be each week. If you know you’re always going to be the second or third guy where’s the motivation in that?” Despite Alabama being the topranked team in the country and having an electric atmosphere at Bryant-Denny Stadium, Sumlin said for his Aggies it’s just another big game. “There were high stakes in the first game of the year,” Sumlin said. “People were saying we needed to win two weeks ago. This team has done a great job of blocking out noise. We haven’t played our best football yet. We just have to go in and play. Our guys are in a good place. We’re healthy. Based on what I see, I’m not concerned about the big stage.”

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Senior midfielder Sarah Shaw is in the process of filing with the Secretary of State to start her own non-profit called “Goals for Bowls.”

SHAW CONTINUED to be there for you no matter what, but give you more of a tough love,” Wright said. “She’s going to be honest, she’s not going to kind of beat around the bush. And I think that being her teammate, that’s someone you really need on the team.” Wright said she is proud of the way Shaw has risen to the occasion this season and keeps possession of the ball. “Well I just think this year she’s really really stepped up and she’s done unbelievable,” Wright said. “We get to look at our stats after every game and she always has one of the highest possession ratings, and you just know if you’re going to give it to her, she’s not going to get rid of it carelessly or kind of loosely when you’ve worked really hard to keep it.” Shaw rises to the occasion constantly off the pitch too. She is in the process of filing with the Secretary of State to start her own non-profit called “Goals For Bowls,” which will donate soccer balls and meals to children in Ghana and Nepal. Shaw said her non-profit strikes the balance between her love of soccer and charity work. Anytime she isn’t studying or playing soccer, she’s working on her non-profit — even staying up as late as 3 a.m. after her matches. “Volunteering has always been a huge part of my life — ever since I was really young, I collected money to send to Africa for soccer balls and bikes,” Shaw said. “In high school,

I had 100 hours every year at the food pantry, so obviously I always wanted to combine my two biggest passions of soccer and volunteering and giving food to people, so I figured why not start now.” Shaw is applying to attend graduate school at A&M for her master’s in real estate management. She said ideally she’ll be around her teammates during the spring when they practice. Guerrieri said it’s been a great experience coaching Shaw and she’s impacted the younger players on the team. “She’s always been a leader on the team, and she’s been one of those people that’s led from within the ranks of the team,” Guerrieri said. “She hasn’t been an upfront ‘ra ra,’ shout at the top of your lungs — she’s one that’s kind of in with the people and really has the respect of all the players — has the respect of the coaches.” Shaw said she has a lot of great memories on the field and when she’s done playing soccer the friendships she’s made on the team along the way are what she’ll take with her. “These girls are my best friends — each year it’s awesome because you get a new six to nine best friends,” Shaw said. “So, I’m really just going to take away the friendships, all of the memories from the 2014 Final Four — the first time ever A&M has been to the Final Four which is amazing, from scoring the winning PK to take us to the Elite 8 my junior year, just so many different memories, but just mainly the girls.”

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Clinton, Trump to face off in final presidential debate Professor, student leaders weigh in on expectations of candidates’ strategies By Chevall Pryce @ChevallP The final presidential debate for the 2016 election cycle airs Wednesday, giving voters and observers their last chance to see Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump go-headto-head on values, plans and platforms. On Wednesday at 8 p.m. Republican candidate Trump and Democratic candidate Clinton will debate at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas. Chris Wallace, Fox News television anchor, will moderate the debate. According to the Commission on Presidential Debates, the format will be the same as the first debate — 15 minutes per topic and 2 minutes per response — and cover topics like

immigration, the economy and the Supreme Court. David Isenhour, petroleum engineering junior and TAMU College Republicans chair, said he expects Clinton to stick to her strategy, but that Trump is less predictable. “I expect [Clinton] is going to do the exact same thing she’s always been doing. She’s going to be reading a bunch of fact sheets and getting sound bites. She’s looking to have some really good sound bites put in advertisements,” Isenhour said. “Trump, it’s going to be interesting. He’s either going to do one of two things: He’s going to either go 100 percent full on attack ... or he’s going to go a more general election path and try to expand to the undecided voters.” Lucas Fernandez, chemical engineering junior and president of the Texas Aggie Democrats, said he expects a change in the debate’s tone which should help with the lack

of etiquette seen in the first two debates. “Because of the context of what happened before the debate, we were kind of already at a low point. What we had was something a presidential nominee has never been heard saying,” Fernandez said. “With the return to the way the first debate was, Hillary Clinton will succeed as well as she did in the first debate.” Randy Kluver, communication professor, said the series of debates has not taken the course audiences expected to because this election is unconventional. “I think there was a widespread expectation that there would be, in spite of both candidates, more of a pivot and shift towards the center. That has not happened, and with the accusations that have come out they have in a sense made Trump more angry,” Kluver said. “I expect that to continue.” Kluver also said with recent rumors of an article from the National Enquirer, known for gossip and scandals, defaming Clinton expected to release the day of the debate,

it could shake up the debate. “I think the timing of that is not accidental. I expect that whatever is in that is salacious arguments from a former staff member of Hillary Clinton,” Kluver said. “It might be completely spurious, but I expect Donald Trump to lead with that.” With Wallace moderating the debate, Kluver expects him to be more aggressive with keeping order. “I think that Chris Wallace is probably going to be a pretty dogged interviewer. He tends to have that style and I expect that he’s going to fry the candidates pretty hard,” Kluver said. “I expect he’s going to interrupt them when they go over their time limits and redirect them when they get off topic.” The debate can be watched on major networks and cable channels, like CNN and ABC, or online through several websites. Early voting begins Oct. 24 and ends Nov. 4. Election day is Nov. 8.

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will take the stage at the University of Nevada at 8 p.m.

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all. People need to understand that this keeps kids healthy by making them active and they eat healthy, too.” Wendt said the joy of the athletes is what makes her job worthwhile. “I build a respectful relationship with [the athletes], and those relationships build confidence, and the joy of these athletes — it’s just a happy thing,” Wendt said. “It’s a tight-knit community and we all support each other and there’s no judgment. These kids are so kind and fun and encouraging. I always tell people, please don’t have preconceived notions. Treat them as people — they’re just a little different.”

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‘There is a line, and you crossed it.’

A letter to Donald Trump from a victim of sexual abuse

r. Trump, I’ve heard it’s been a rough week for you. You’ve fallen in the polls and your campaign is taking a hit. Your advocates are scrambling on national TV to defend you and save your sinking ship. It’s been a rough week for me, too. Knowing your track record with women, your comments in the Hollywood Access video that leaked on Oct. 7 did not shock me. But they did offend me. They made me feel sick, knowing you had not only sexually assaulted a woman, but were also bragging about it. I thought, “Surely America will turn their backs on him now.” After all, America was outraged just a few months ago at Brock Turner. No one leapt to his defense. Slowly but surely, people — especially men — have come to your defense. They’ve played along with your “locker room talk” excuse, and they’ve told women that we “shouldn’t be offended by it” because “all men talk like this.” What I don’t think they understand is that the outrage isn’t about the vulgar language you so freely used; men do talk like that all the time, I’ve personally heard it quite often throughout high school and college. But I haven’t heard men bragging about sexual assault. There is a line, and you crossed it. Your words weren’t just words — they alluded to actions. Inexcusable, horrifying actions. Mr. Trump, while your words hurt me, what really made me physically ill is the number of people coming to your defense. Men, and even women, who I’ve known for years have

defended you on social media. They’re revealing a side of themselves that I never knew about and that I’m horrified to discover. Men that I trusted, who I was friends with, are now telling me that they still support you, and they see no issues with your words. I’ve been told countless times to “get over it.” The truth is, I can’t just “get over” PTSD. I’ve had several panic attacks this past week; hearing your words, seeing your blatant arrogance and prideful countenance when talking about committing such appalling actions triggered flashbacks for me. Mr. Trump, my abuser frequently made jokes and comments similar to yours. He saw no problem with his words, and eventually he realized he could get away with them, possibly even get a few laughs out of them. Slowly, his words turned to actions. I suffered the consequences; I’m positive I’m not the only one he assaulted. He still makes those jokes; he still talks that way. He’s never been held accountable for his actions, let alone his words. I don’t think he ever will and I’ve come to accept that. I cut ties with him, and have not seen him for two years; I hope I never have to see him again. But I’m not naive enough to think he’ll never harm another woman. I truly believe you see no problem with your words or your actions. I know my abuser didn’t. He even had the audacity to tell me he loved me, day after day, month after month, year after year until it was finally, mercifully over. I have no doubt that in his

twisted mind he believed what he was saying and saw no problem with his actions. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s the same for you. After all, it’s just talk right? You still have supporters, you aren’t facing any consequences. People who are speaking out against you are being told they’re simply overreacting. This sends a dangerous message to young men all over America. Just last week, here at Texas A&M, two members of our student government were caught making jokes similar to yours. Our student body president, Hannah Wimberly, stood up to them and promised repercussions for their actions. They are now facing impeachment. Wimberly and the entire SGA, set an example at A&M that jokes about sexual assault will not be tolerated. You’re sending a completely different message to the entire nation. If we’re willing to impeach these men on the student government level, why should we elect you to the most powerful position in the free world for making the same comments? Mr. Trump, I can assure you that you do still have supporters who will vote for you. My abuser is one of them. You’re sending a message to him, and all men like him, that it’s okay to talk like this, as well as act like this. If a presidential candidate can get away with it, why can’t they? Words lead to actions, and those actions lead to damage that lasts a lifetime. The identity of the columnist has been left anonymous due to the sensitive nature of the text. She is an English sophomore at A&M.

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