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The A&M defense doubled its season sack total Saturday with seven.

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Five Saturday takeaways Snyder says defensive ‘mojo’ returned

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The A&M defense held Vanderbilt to a season-best 329 total yards while generating seven sacks, 12 tackles for loss and three interceptions. “I looked out there, and no different than last week our crowd was going crazy, and I see our kids start to get into the groove,” defensive coordinator Mark Snyder said. “That’s a good thing. That’s mojo you can’t put a price tag on.”

Manziel shoulders the load Johnny Manziel played through a throwing shoulder injury, completing 25 of 35 passes for 305 yards, four touchdowns and one interception while surpassing the 6,000 passing and 8,000 total yards career marks in his 21st game.

Sixth win means a bowl is in the cards Texas A&M became bowl eligible for the fifth straight season and the 35th time in program history.

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Score first, score quickly The Aggies scored a touchdown on a game-opening 75-yard drive, the seventh straight game with a touchdown on the opening offensive series and the 18th time under head coach Kevin Sumlin.

The 40-points-per-game habit A&M scored 56 points on 558 total yards in the victory, marking the Aggies’ 11th straight game with 40 or more points, the longest in the NCAA FBS.

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A&M to host Texas Supreme Court

Historian discusses life in shadow of grandfather Churchill

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exas A&M will host the Texas Supreme Court on Nov. 7 in Rudder Theatre as the court hears oral arguments from two cases.

Nancy Sawtelle, director of public relations for the Provost’s Office, said the event will be a good chance for all students, especially those considering law school, to see how the court operates.

“We get an opportunity to see how important things work,” Sawtelle said. “All these things are important things to know about living in a democracy. For those students who are pre-law, they get to have a chance to see lawyers in action. These are real proceedings. It’s not what like you see on television, it’s the real thing.”

For those students who are pre-law, they get to have a chance to see lawyers in action. These are real proceedings. It’s not what like you see on television, it’s the real thing.”

— Nancy Sawtelle, director of public relations for the Provost’s Office The Texas Legislature passed a provision that allows the court to travel to venues outside of Austin to hear cases in the interest of educating the public in the workings of the Texas judicial system.

While these trips were formerly funded by the state, budget cuts limit the amount of times the court leaves the capitol.

“They go out about twice a year, no more than twice a year,” said Osler McCarthy, staff attorney and public information officer for the court. “Formerly, they had money from the legislature to hear cases outside of Austin. But in 2003, the legislature cut all that money due to hard times. Now we only go places where they are willing to pay for the expenses.”

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elia Sandys, the granddaughter of Sir Winston Churchill, greeted the crowd Friday in Rudder Auditorium with a “howdy” and a smile.

Sandys came to Texas A&M to talk about her memories of Churchill and the leadership skills he used to lead Britain during his time as prime minister.

Sponsored by the Texas A&M University Press, Sandys visit recognized the University’s publication of two of Sandys’ books about her grandfather, which have been out of print for years.

Between 20 years of research on Churchill’s life and her own personal experience with him, Sandys had many stories to tell about the former prime minister.

“Being the granddaughter of perhaps the most important man in British his-

tory might seem like a daunting inheritance,” said R.J.Q. Adams, University distinguished professor, when introducing Sandys. “Ms. Sandys is certainly a well-credited historian.”

Titled, “The Power of Words: The Inspiring Leadership of Winston Churchill,” the presentation was formed around the four ideals Sandys said her grandfather believed separated leaders from followers.

“Courage, integrity, vision and communication were the four qualities my grandfather believed made a great leader,” Sandys said. “He said courage was the most important because it guarantees the others.”

Sandys said Churchill thought leadership was about change and the best leaders were those who were able to deal with and anticipate change. Sandys said Churchill had this ability, which made him an effective leader during war time.

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Celia Sandys, the granddaughter of Winston Churchill, spoke Friday regarding life with the former prime minister of Britain.

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Fraternity constructs haunted trail for charity

18th annual Wicked Woods open Wed. to Fri.

Johnny Manziel has absorbed criticism since last offseason regarding his character, but he came through when it mattered most on Saturday.

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hainsaws buzzing, evil clowns laughing and students screaming — the Halloween spirit is in the air and Wicked Woods is turning on the terror to benefit charities.

The Kappa Sigma fraternity will continue its 18th annual Wicked Woods, a haunted trail to support the fraternity’s national philanthropy and local community.

“What we try to do is squeeze as much as possible in four and a half acres,” said Israel Michel, senior mechanical engineering major and operations officer of Wicked Woods. “We want to make your experience not only the scariest, but we also want to allow you to have a good time.”

The admission fees will be donated to Military Heroes, a nation-

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The Aggie soccer team dropped No. 23 Ole Miss 2-1 at home Friday before falling to seventh-ranked Florida on the road.

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Wicked Woods costs $10 to enter and will be open Wednesday through Friday. al campaign that works to provide free housing to wounded veterans.

Patrons are encouraged to bring canned goods for up to $2 off admission.

On its second night, Friday, Wicked Woods drew approximately 1,400 people to the proper-

ty. Jack Ellis, junior finance major and vice president of Kappa Sigma, said the event reaches out to not only A&M students but also high school and middle school students and families. Ellis also said Wicked

lifestyles | 4 Renaissance festival Students experience 16th century food and dress at the Texas Renaissance Festival in Todd Mission, Texas.

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“Defense definitely stepped up. I think overcoming loss was a big part of it, having to realize that the season wasn’t ruined so they were still working for something and showing that the season could still be positive.”

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“Even though we thought Johnny might have an injury, he still came out and played well and the whole team played well and we got the win.”

Mitch Mayfield, freshman business administration major

“Probably the improvement of the defense. They stopped the run well and the freshmen looked good. The offense needs to take care of the ball better.”

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“I don’t know how good Vanderbilt’s offense is on paper, but they beat a Georgia team last weekend.

Our defense stepped up and played a lot better than they have in the past.”

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One of these cases, “In re John Doe,” deals with potential constitutional limits on freedom of speech.

Rule 202 in the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure allows parties to request that the court allow them to start discovery, the process of finding out information necessary for the preparation of a case, before bringing a lawsuit. This process allows for potential litigants to see if a lawsuit is a viable option, but is restricted to prevent abuse of the provision.

In John Doe, the Reynolds and Reynolds Co. sought the identity of an anonymous blogger, “Trooper,” who was posting potentially defamatory comments, and who Robert T. Brockman, chairman and CEO of the Reynolds and Reynolds Company, believed was an employee of the company. The pre-suit discovery was for Brockman to determine if the company could bring a claim against Doe. The issue is whether Reynolds can obtain a 202 discovery to demand that Google reveal the identity of the blogger.

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are ostensibly constitutional protections, because the First Amendment protects anonymous speech,” McCarthy said.

“Then, more arcane, is whether Harris County Court even has jurisdiction over the case. So some interesting issues here are constitutionally protected free speech, whether the company can use the court to reveal the identity of the anonymous speaker, because the company needs someone to sue. If anonymous speech can be protected, can the speaker’s anonymity be protected? It’s larger than one case.”

Political science professor Harvey Tucker said that at the heart of this case is the constant need for law to catch up with advancement in technology.

“Here’s the reality — we have technology that has outpaced written law,” Tucker said. “So the law has to catch up.

The way the law catches up is by people raising these really difficult issues and the court makes a decision.”

While both cases will be heard by the Court, oral arguments are not a traditional trial. In these proceedings, a lawyer from both parties will make the best argument for their client. During their argument, the nine justices will ask questions as to why the Court should rule in their favor

over their opponents.

“View it as an oral test,” Tucker said.

“What the justices are trying to do is get to the heart of the case, and get information they are going to use for their decision.”

Brenton Cooper, junior economics major, said his interest lies in the potential constitutional repercussions of the blogger case, especially how it relates to changing technology’s impact on the legal world.

“I’m particularly interested in the First Amendment case, because it’s always interesting to answer these kinds of constitutional questions,” Cooper said.

“Obviously when the Texas Constitution was written, there was no such thing such as blogging or the Internet. We live in a world that has been so changed by technology. It’s fascinating to see how the court will takes these technologybased questions, and how they will apply constitutional principles to the world that we live in.”

The visit, sponsored by the Provost’s Office, will run from 9 a.m. to noon, and is free to the public, although limited seating requires tickets be obtained from the MSC Box Office beforehand.

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ollowing an offseason that brought into question aspects of his character, everyone thought they knew the real Johnny Manziel.

A late-July article by ESPN’s Wright Thompson gave the nation an inside look at the reigning Heisman Trophy winner’s life, and Darren Rovell’s report just a week later on Manziel’s alleged illegal autograph signings only sought to confirm a negative image surrounding the 20-year-old athlete.

Eight games into the 2013 season, though, the scene has shifted.

Texas A&M has fallen under scrutiny due to on-the-field struggles rather than its quarterback’s actions off it, and Manziel suffered a throwing shoulder injury in a 45-41 loss to Auburn that would have sidelined most professionally-aspiring athletes.

Except Manziel, instead of following a self-centered pattern of behavior many have come to expect due to his shrouded public image, decided to put the team above his personal comfort, playing through the injury en route to A&M’s 56-24 thrashing of Vanderbilt on Saturday.

“It would take a lot to keep me off the field and away from these guys,” Manziel said. “They count on me and expect me to be there. This offense and this team means everything to me, so sitting out this game wasn’t really an option for me.”

For head coach Kevin Sumlin and his staff, though, Manziel riding the bench remained an option until less than an hour

prior to game time.

Following the injury last Saturday, the reigning Heisman Trophy winner has gone through multiple transitions, ranging from a “precautionary” sling early during the week to limited practice the remainder of the time leading up to Saturday.

The key for Sumlin sat with not just his starting quarterback’s physical state, but his mental state as well, which Manziel proved stable following Friday’s full-speed walkthrough with the first team offense.

Considering backups junior Matt Joeckel and freshman Kenny Hill’s preparation and comfort during the week’s practices, Manziel’s position on the depth chart remained in doubt until pregame warm-ups, where both his composition and Sumlin’s attitude came into play for the decision. “[Manziel] went through the walkthrough without any mental errors, and he actually got up [Saturday] morning and was a little sore from that,” Sumlin said. “We really didn’t make a decision until warm-ups.

People thought I was being coy, but we really didn’t know.”

The sophomore quarterback finished the day 25-of-35 for 305 yards, four touchdowns and one interception, including a 10-of-10 stretch for 70 yards and a score in the game’s opening drive.

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Sophomore quarterback Johnny Manziel guided the A&M offense to a 56-24 victory over Vanderbilt on Saturday at Kyle Field.

On the ground, Manziel’s efforts were obviously — and purposely — limited, as his four carries for just 11 yards and no touchdowns stood out from other strong past performances in his career.

The soreness from the shoulder proved to be a factor in terms of Manziel’s future, as both the coaching staff and the quarterback sought to limit hits from the defense.

“It just wasn’t in our game plan this week for me to run,” Manziel said. “My shoulder was just a little sore when it got bruised or whatever and got squished when I went down against Auburn. It didn’t cause me any problems today so that was a positive.”

The key takeaway from Manziel’s performance on Saturday, though, stands beyond his statistics and numerical impressions, and even falls beyond his indomitable competitive edge.

Manziel has a resolute spirit, and that fact in itself separates the true version of him from the distorted image the public has been force-fed since last January.

The quarterback has taken tough hits and cheap shots both on and off the field for the better part of the last year and yet his focus remains about the team. Critics have condemned Manziel and his public desire to spend time at the professional level, but that level of selfishness and egotism is not

what the reigning Heisman Trophy winner portrayed Saturday.

Instead, it was his dedication to not only his teammates, who rely on him as both a quarterback and a leader, but to the University that gave him an opportunity to showcase his talents on the gridiron.

The sophomore risked his NFL career by playing Saturday against Vanderbilt. As a quarterback, any injury — especially one to the throwing shoulder — can be considered serious, and Manziel was possibly one 240-pound linebacker hit away from ejection from professional prospects’ minds forever.

That’s not exactly the image the public became familiar with. It’s basically the opposite. The self-absorbed, reckless, egomaniacal Manziel that has been plastered around media hubs and newspaper headlines fails to capture his more recent actions.

It’s time to redefine this outdated image.

James Sullivan is a senior marketing major and sports editor for The Battalion

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Junior forward Bianca Brinson scored one of two goals during A&M’s 2-1 over Ole Miss on Friday night.

exas A&M heads back to College Station after splitting the weekend’s pair of prime matchups against the No. 23 Ole Miss Rebels and No. 7 Florida Gators.

The Aggies move to 13-4-1 and 8-2-0 in conference play after overtaking the Rebels 2-1 Friday and dropping a 2-0 decision to the Gators on Sunday at Pressly Stadium in Gainesville, Fla., ending the A&M eightgame win streak.

A&M and Florida (14-3-1, 8-2-0 SEC) battled through the first half with neither squad able to earn an edge. Juniors Shea Groom and Annie Kunz held the most promising goal scoring opportunities in the first half for the Aggies, but each missed the frame on their respected attempts. The Aggies outshot the Gators 5-3 in the first half, including a 2-1 edge in shots-on-goal, but were unable to find the back of the net as the two teams entered the locker rooms at a 0-0 deadlock.

The scoring seal was broken in the 51st minute of action when Florida’s leading goal scorer, Savannah Jordan, was able to clean up her own rebound and chip a shot that was just out of the reach of the A&M defenders. However, Jordan wasn’t finished. Ten minutes

later, the freshman showed her goalscoring savvy once more as she slid the insurance goal into the right side netting past diving A&M goalkeeper Jordan Day to give the Gators a 2-0 advantage, moving Jordan’s goal total to 18 on the season.

Despite A&M battling the Gators the remainder of the game and owning the offensive categories — outshooting Florida 15-11 and holding a 6-4 edge in corner kicks — the Aggies struggled to find the net and fell to the Gators 2-0.

“I thought that we created some decent scoring chances,” A&M head coach G Guerrieri said. “We had a lot of looks on goal, but on the day Florida stuck their chances and we didn’t. We didn’t hit the target when we need to.”

The Gators victory over the Aggies sets up a tie between the two clubs for the top spot in the SEC standings with one game remaining for both programs. The Gators own the potential tiebreaker for the No. 1 seed in the SEC Tournament as they close out conference play Thursday against the Georgia Bulldogs.

Before heading to Gainesville for Sunday’s match, the Aggies took care of business Friday against the No. 23 Ole Miss Rebels (12-4-2, 5-3-1 SEC) 2-1 on Senior Night at Ellis Field.

Guerrieri said he was proud of the

“gutsy” performance by his players in a game in which junior Bianca Brinson scored what Guerrieri said was one of the team’s best goals all season.

Brinson’s goal came with the Aggies trailing the Rebels 1-0 in the 67th minute. Brinson used her speed to race 70 yards down the pitch before scorching the ball past the Rebel netminder to equalize the game at 1-1.

The goal shifted momentum to the maroon and white and set up Shea Groom’s penalty kick goal following an Ole Miss handball in the box with five minutes remaining. Groom tucked away the eventual game-winning goal to seal the Aggies 2-1 victory.

“I love our seniors,” Brinson said.

“We needed to win this game for them and for the team. We’ve been down before and we just kept fighting back.

We had to show that we have faith in each other and we can do anything we set our minds to.”

The Aggies next take the pitch against the LSU Tigers at 7 p.m. Thursday at Ellis Field. The game against the Tigers gives A&M an opportunity to win the SEC title on their home field with the 12th Man behind them.

“We’re excited that we have a chance to win an SEC championship at home on a Thursday night and hopefully the 12th Man responds with a big crowd to help us do it,” Guerrieri said.

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Renaissance festival entices with food, costumes (From left) Senior visualization major Adam Rehmann, runs into an Ace Ventura impersonator at the Texas Renaissance Festival with his brother, Aaron Rehmann.

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here is an enchanted 55-acre village nestled in Todd Mission, Texas. With a king and queen, hundreds of peasants, servers, pirates and sorcerers, there is something different to see every weekend. It is Texas Renaissance Festival season, which began Oct. 12 and continues through Dec. 1.

“Renaissance festival is an excuse for people to jump into character with their favorite medieval or fantasy heroes, like ‘Lord of the Rings’ or Robin Hood, and eat, drink and be merry,” said senior visualization major Adam Rehmann.

Texas Renaissance Festival is a chance for people to get to experience the sights, sounds, tastes and splendor of 16th century England.

“It’s where all the strange people come out — myself included — and prove they should have been born 500 years ago,” said senior philosophy major Aaron Rehmann.

The food is also a highlight for many, with selections such as sausage on a stick or turkey legs and cultural choices that range from Greek to Polish.

“I like the food, especially turkey legs and fried Twinkies, even if they are not historically accurate,” said junior construction science major Jake Scott.

The merchandise is also a highlight of the renaissance festival, with more than 400 shops available to peruse the collections and host more than 200 performances daily around the village.

“I people-watch a lot, as well as spend way too much money on swords and mead,” Adam said.

And no renaissance festival is complete without a costume, Scott said. Each weekend holds a particular theme, including Oktoberfest, Celtic Christmas, Highland and Barbarian. Adam said his favorite part is seeing people and their costumes.

“I really like seeing the intricate costumes that people prepare and the welcoming atmosphere,” Scott said. “Most anyone will let you take a photo with them if you ask.”

Some festivalgoers choose to attend later in the fall when the weather is cooler.

“I typically go in the fall sometime where you could get away with wearing a cloak,” Adam said.

Adam and Aaron said they have memories of interesting interactions among festivalgoers. Adam said he saw two drunken people in pirate costumes fight over a tavern wench.

“I thought it was just an act until the police showed up,” Adam said. “The best part was that everyone there was still in good spirits about the whole thing.”

Aaron said he also had a similar experience with two peasants.

“I saw two peasants get in a fist fight until both of them were bloodied up,” Aaron said. “Eventually the king’s guard came and threw them both out. And all this while I ate fried alligator.”

Woods is the fifth-largest haunted trail in Texas.

Michel said the trail is divided into eight scenes with different themes that include a clown scene, a chainsaw scene and a maze that people must navigate. Michel said guides go with each group so people don’t get lost.

“You’re not really seeing anyone,” Michel said.

“You’re walking through the trails and the actual woods, which are pretty darn dark. Really, all I had you can see is the my eyes tall trees. You closed have random through most of scares throughout the trails and [Wicked Woods]. probably won’t It definitely go a couple feet achieved the goal or seconds before you get of scaring me. I scared again.” recommend it to Lara Damian, people because senior human it’s one of those resource development major, things where you said she went to should at least do Wicked Woods it once.” for a date party in the past and en— Lara Damian, senior joyed the haunthuman resource ed trail. Damian development major said she likes to try activities that are service-oriented and fun at the same time.

“I had my eyes closed through most of it,” Damian said. “It definitely achieved the goal of scaring me. I recommend it to people because it’s one of those things where you should at least do it once.”

Ellis said each year Wicked Woods draws thousands of people, including those outside of BryanCollege Station.

“Knowing that we have this opportunity to put on this large event, we’ve had people come in not even from here,” Ellis said. “We’ve had people who’ve heard about this and come from Galveston and Mississippi — people who have traveled great distances to come.”

The trail opened Thursday and will resume at 8 p.m. Wednesday and run through Friday night.

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Mays school recognizes fast-growing companies Aggie 100 ceremony showcases spirit of A&M startups Alexander Nelowet

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tudents, business leaders and Texas A&M faculty gathered Friday at The Zone Club to recognize the fastest-growing businesses owned and operated by former Texas A&M students at the Aggie 100 award luncheon.

The event, sponsored by the Mays Business School Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship, enabled students to mingle with the honorees over lunch, said Kurt Lobpries, owner of Builders West Inc. and award recipient.

“You work all day with adult clientele and people who have been out of school for 20 years,” Lobpries said. “And then you come back to A&M to an event like this with all the students and young kids who are getting ready to graduate and it’s really refreshing and rewarding speaking with them.”

Aleece Hobson, Aggie 100 public relations representative, said the number of operating years and revenue compounded annually between 2010 and 2012 are considered when choosing winners.

Richard Lester, executive director of the Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship, said the Mays Business School is seeking to foster an entrepreneurial spirit in Texas A&M students and give students opportunities to converse with successful business leaders.

“We try to see ourselves as developing entrepreneurs here on campus with programs like 3 Day Startup, Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities, Startup Aggieland and of course Aggie 100,” Lester said.

The award for the No. 1 company was presented to Tim Lyness of Lyness Construction LP, which reported a revenue growth of 261.08 percent.

The Summit Award, which is given to the Aggie 100 business that had the highest average revenue between 2010 and 2012, was accepted by Dennis Seith, president and CEO, on behalf of INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA. “I’m honored by the award and by the peo-

ple who have given it and it really helps to build the Aggie Network,” Seith said. “Business is the ultimate team sport about getting an organization together and the relationships and connections you build to serve the customers that you have.”

Following the presentation of the Summit Award, accountants for the Aggie 100 gave short speeches on their work and the total revenue of the Aggie 100 companies, which amounted to 19.9 billion, an increase over last year’s 18.8 billion.

In the spirit of equipping students for the real world, University President R. Bowen Loftin spoke at the meeting, promoting social media for entrepreneurs as a tool for connecting with customers. He cited his experience tweeting students.

“If you really want to connect to the customer, then social media is essential,” Loftin said. “It gives me a two-way street between me and about three quarters of our students here at Texas A&M.” Loftin also spoke about the brand of Texas A&M and his thoughts on the entrepreneurial spirit that is alive at A&M. “I’ve always thought as an Aggie that Texas A&M graduates have an extraordinary nature about them that make them want to change the world and that kind of feeling is built into us here, one way or the other, and you represent the epitome of that,” Loftin said.

Paralleling achievements in sports and business, keynote speaker R.C. Slocum said there is a necessity to stay vigilant when it comes to being the best and never letting up, even when praise and success comes one’s way.

“Complacency is the last scourge standing between a team and its potential greatness,” Slocum said. “Anytime you stop striving to get better, you are bound to get worse. Every team has to learn that excellence is not a destination, it is a process you must be continually improving. Excellence is a result of always wanting to do better and be the best you can be. The great players and teams that I have known have never been satisfied and always felt there was room for improvement.”

The Greek Former Student Network, The Association of Former Students and the Greek Life Office at Texas A&M University are proud to honor the success of our Aggie Greeks. The Aggie Greek Awards Banquet was held on Friday, October 25 in the Bethancourt Family Ballroom at the Memorial Student Center and we would like to congratulate all of this year’s winners!

President’s Award for Outstanding Greek Ambassador Hudson Hoyle ’14 - Pi Kappa Alpha Sorority Woman of the Year Sterling Knapp ’14 - Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity Man of the Year Blake Harris ’13 - Sigma Phi Epsilon Sorority Advisor of the Year Heather Sauber ’99 - Alpha Delta Pi Fraternity Advisor of the Year David Homer - Kappa Alpha Psi - Nu Alpha Chapter Integrity Award Kappa Delta Selfless Service Award Delta Kappa Delta Sorority, Inc. Excellence Award Pi Kappa Alpha & Chi Omega Loyalty Award Delta Gamma Respect Award Delta Gamma Leadership Award Pi Kappa Alpha Outstanding Community Relations Award Kappa Kappa Gamma IFC Chapter of the Year Award Beta Theta Phi CPC Chapter of the Year Award Pi Beta Phi MGC Chapter of the Year Award Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc. - Beta Eta Chapter NPHC Chapter of the Year Award Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. - Pi Omicron Chapter

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If you did not order the 2013 Texas A&M university yearbook (the 2012-2013 school year), a limited number are available at the Student Media office, Suite L400 of the MSC. Hours: 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Monday–friday. $85 plus tax. Cash, check, VISA, MasterCard, Discover and American Express, accepted.

If you pre-ordered a 2013 Aggieland, it has been mailed to your billing address.

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Celia Sandys, granddaughter of Sir Winston Churchill, addresses a crowded Rudder Auditorium Friday.

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late interpreter of what was happening and what might happen,” Sandys said.

Sandys said Churchill’s speech style and words are still relevant today.

“After 9/11, he walked back into history books,” Sandys said. “People turned to his words for hope. Speeches from the president ran with a ‘Churchillian’ style.”

Sandys said Churchill was able to inspire people with words, citing former President John F. Kennedy when he said Churchill mobilized the English language and sent it into battle.

“It’s been said that Hitler could make you believe that he could do anything, but that Churchill could make you believe you could do anything,” Sandys said.

Sandys said Churchill suffered from a speech impediment, but he refused to use speech writers to help him formulate his speeches.

“He would spend hours practicing speeches in front of a mirror,” Sandys said.

Sandys said she didn’t understand Churchill’s political importance as a child.

“After World War II, the only people who took Churchill totally for granted were his grandchildren,” Sandys said. “We acquired knowledge [about him] little by little, mostly by observing how others acted around him and

how they talked about him.”

Churchill utilized humor in his speeches and also in his day-to-day activities, Sandys said.

“Churchill showed how wit and humor are useful parts of the armory for everyday life,” Sandys said. “When an opposing speaker in a parliamentary debate noticed that Churchill was apparently dozing, he asked, ‘Must you fall asleep while I am speaking?’ To which Churchill replied, without opening his eyes, ‘No, it is purely voluntary.’”

Sandys also spoke Thursday night at the Bush Library Foundation event titled, “Memories of My Grandfather,” during which Sandys focused on personal moments with her grandfather. The event attracted many, including former President George H.W. Bush and first lady Barbara Bush.

Charles Backus, press director for the Texas A&M University Press, said he was delighted to have Sandys on campus.

“As publisher of new Texas A&M editions of what she has called the two favorites of all the books she has written, we were delighted to host Celia Sandys in her visit to College Station and are deeply appreciative of all the support and cooperation given us by the whole community,” Backus said. “She showed genuine interest in all the people she met, from A&M students and cadets to President and Mrs. Bush.

And I think she thoroughly enjoyed her visit here, including her introduction to both football and Aggie traditions on Saturday.”

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