The Battalion: October 29, 2013

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FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Tour guides explain Aggieland from the inside looking out

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hroughout the year, Texas A&M welcomes more than 30,000 students and parents to tour the campus and learn about Aggie history.

Casey Richardson, assistant director of visitor’s services, said members of the Aggie Experience Council guide campus tours, sharing personal anecdotes and Aggie traditions with the visitors. Richardson said the council is a student group run by the A&M Division of Marketing and Communications.

Richardson said Mondays and Fridays are most popular for tours because people like to come on days that are attached to weekends.

Madison Metsker-Galarza, student tour guide and sophomore environmental geoscience major, said guides must first apply through the Aggie Experience Council and go through a rigorous process of auditioning,

Sophomore environmental geoscience major Madison Metsker-Galarza presents the inside of Academic Building and the preserved seal to prospective students.

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Class service project to have international impact Jennifer Reiley

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hat started as a class service project to help out Bryan-College Station has morphed into a clothing drive with international implications.

The idea for the clothing drive started in a restaurant, said Monty Hunt, founder and president of The Bridge Ministries. After listening to an international student talk about the lack of clothing in his community, Hunt offered to help collect clothes to send. The Bridge Ministries got in touch with students at Texas A&M about clothing collection and it soon formed into a larger drive.

“I was in Jason’s Deli talking with a student from another country,” Hunt said. “He said his community didn’t have many clothes, and that they were in need of T-shirts and jeans.”

The clothing drive started for students as a class project. Meredith Thomasson, sophomore communica-

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A&M students partner with The Bridge Ministries to gather and donate clothing internationally. tion major, said students are assigned a project in her group communication class that involves creating a solution for a problem faced by a local nonprofit. Meredith said her sister, Kara Thomasson, is a member of her group and interns with The

Bridge Ministries and helped connect the group with the ministry staff.

“The problem we uncovered at The Bridge Ministries appeared to be a lack of manpower needed to See Clothing drive on page 4

t the beginning of September every year, Halloween retail stores crop up in vacant buildings across town and stay until the first of November.

Seasonal Halloween stores do not magically appear when the winds of fall begin to blow.

Many owners of Halloween stores attend a convention every spring to prepare for the fast and furious Halloween season where they analyze trends and marketing strategies and discuss and learn about other necessities for running a store that is only open for six weeks.

Thomas Saving, distinguished professor in the Department of Economics, said Halloween stores have to focus on a very specific strategy.

STAND FOR TRUTH Professor debunks misconceptions common to her fields of study Allison Rubenak, lifestyles writer, sits down with Kristan Poirot, professor in communication, women’s and gender studies THE BATTALION: How long have you lived in College Station and what contributed to your choice to teach at A&M? Poirot: I have been in College Station since July 2009, so a little over four years. I came to Texas A&M — I’m from Texas originally, I’m from Amarillo. I got my Ph.D. at the University of Georgia and my first job was at the University of South Carolina. My son [is in Texas] — I really wanted to get

“It’s just like setting up a tent, which we see a lot of here in College Station,” Saving said. “You rent out a store temporarily for a very specific market.”

The endeavor is a gamble — if an owner of a store pays rent August through October, stocks the shelves and pays employees, he or she is risking a lot of money.

“Halloween products are basically worthless after the holiday,” Saving said. “If the store is in a high traffic area, like on one of the major roads in a town, it has a better likelihood of being successful.”

These seasonal, specialty stores are competitors with big-box retailers that also sell Halloween products. But while Wal-Mart and Target have a big section of Halloween-related items, Halloween stores hone in on costumes and accessories specifically.

Some owners of See Halloween on page 2

inside opinion | 3 Top priority

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Jessica Smarr says finally, there’s Johnny news worth reading. Get your dose of “Smarr-casm” on page 3.

A&M defensive recovery Sean Lester argues that Saturday marked the first time the A&M defense has shown the improvement coaches has touted.

closer to home. So when I saw this job, I applied and I was lucky enough to get a job here. It was a better institution than South Carolina so it was kind of a step up for me professionally and personally for me to be close to home.

sports | 6 Basketball to open Wednesday

THE BATTALION: What’s one of your favorite classes to teach and why?

The A&M men’s basketball team will take on the University of Texas of Permian Basin on Wednesday.

Poirot: I like all of my classes — probably one of my [favorite] classes, and it’s one of my classes I’m teaching this semester, is Rhetoric of the Civil Rights Tanner Garza — THE BATTALION

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hile access to covers of popular songs are just clicks away on YouTube, two young men from Croatia take the idea of a traditional cover and spin it on it’s head — using cellos, rather than their voices to make renditions of famous songs.

Cellists Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser of 2Cellos will perform Tuesday in Aggieland, booked by MSC OPAS. “We try to find acts who really draw students in,” said Alex Dunn, OPAS member and senior accounting major.

“OPAS took polls on campus to see if students would be interested in having 2Cellos play and got good feedback from the information. From there, it was simply a matter of contacting their manager.”

Sulic and Hauser became famous for their cello-playing on YouTube and were invited to play on an episode of “Glee.”

From there, they were offered a recording deal with Sony Masterpiece.

2Cello’s fame continued to build as the pair appeared on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” multiple times, as well as various other late night talk shows such as “The Tonight Show” with Jay Leno. They were also invited to join Elton John on his world tour.

Dunn said, with this amount of fame, the duo’s show will attract a lot of students.

“It’s a really unique opportunity for

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Halloween retail shops hire realtors in high-traffic areas to find a location for a Halloween store, setting requirements to ensure ample room for both customers and products.

Marilyn Venegas, manager of Spirit Halloween — a seasonal retailer — said more people come in during home football weekends, which brings in more business than usual for the store.

College students are often looking to spend less on costumes, Venegas said. In anticipation of this, she said

David Levin, finance graduate student, said he is attending the performance on Tuesday night and is looking forward to seeing 2Cellos live.

He said he first saw them perform on “Glee” and didn’t know who they were — he just thought it was a cool act the show brought in.

“It’s a really interesting take on types of music that people really like, and they do it through a medium that’s not really accepted but really inventive,” Levin said. “It’s cool to see it all comes together. They found success in an unpaved way of music.”

Senior finance major, Megan Bolen, said she is attending the performance and also saw them for the first time on “Glee” when they played COURTESY “Smooth Criminal.”

Croatian cellists Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser Now she listens to them form 2Cellos, performing Tuesday. when she studies.

“I’ve always been fasthis act to come to College Station,” cinated by cello music,” Dunn said. “The MSC box office has Bolen said. “It’s really different, and I like already sold a lot of tickets to the per- their modern take on the classic style of formance. Students seem excited about the cello.”

[2Cellos] coming. We’re going to have 2Cellos will perform at 7:30 p.m. a lot of people in Rudder, and it’s really Tuesday in Rudder Auditorium. exciting.”

the store stocked more accessories than more expensive full costumes.

“The most interesting thing about the Halloween store is that you can cater those who like to buy premade costumes or those who like to put their costumes together,” Venegas said. “The latter is more of what we tend to sell.”

Sophomore health major Macy Lynch is dressing up as a hipster Sleeping Beauty.

While she plans to find most of her costume in her closet, she did go to a Halloween store for a few items.

“I want to go to a Halloween store for a crown or tutu because it will have more

EDITOR’SNOTE The opinions, beliefs and viewpoints expressed by the various authors and forum participants in this paper do not necessarily reflect those of Texas A&M University, The Battalion or its staff.

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variety than just a normal retail store,” Lynch said.

However, some students won’t even bother with a Halloween store to save a few more dollars.

“I’m going as Sherlock Holmes this year,” said Chase Harris, junior environmental studies major. “I got my costume from thrift shops and borrowing things from friends. I didn’t go to a Halloween store because I love being able to create my own costume. It gives me a sense of satisfaction knowing that I created it myself.”

I didn’t go to a Halloween store because I love being able to create my own costume. It gives me a sense of satisfaction knowing that I created it myself.”

— Chase Harris, junior enironmental studies major

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When trying to find the right words to describe my experience, I was reminded of a quote that says, “Unless you have experienced it you will never know what it is and you may never truly understand it.” To that, I feel so very fortunate to have experienced Texas A&M University. Your hospitality, sportsmanship and respect for time honored traditions is what makes college athletics so special and unique.

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Jessica Smarr: All the Johnny news that’s fit to print

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ports newscasters carry their heavy burden of journalistic truth and fight gallantly through the stats and the scores every week to bring us the news everyone cares about. This weekend, they picked up Saturday’s “Ask the Aggies” segment to let the nation know just who Johnny Manziel wants to party down with.

All I can say is, thank goodness someone is finally doing their job right and reporting on the real news.

It wouldn’t be so bad if I hadn’t been so spoiled over the summer.

You turned on ESPN, and it was all Johnny, all day long. And they were hitting us with the real stuff back then. Nobody was reporting on yards and touchdowns and junk like that. I could watch Johnny Manziel get kicked out of a UT frat party six times in a row without hearing one football stat.

But since the football season started, it’s just been “returning Heisman winner this” and “unprecedented talent that.” Which is nice and all, but it’s no twitter rampage. Let me tell you, I would trade an ungodly amount of touchdowns for just one more Johhny twitter-pocalypse.

William Guerra — THE BATTALION I think what I miss

the most is the glorious, runningwild-with-the-unicorns kind of crazy speculation. These days, people are just worried about national championship dreams and bowl games.

No one is asking the real questions. Was Johnny Manziel really hungover? What kind of pajamas does he wear in the winter? Do you think he likes black bears or grizzly bears more? At the rate we’re going with this kind of football-focus, we’re probably never going to know.

What if I never find out what his Halloween costume is this year?

It’s supposed to be reported on, but what if everyone gets distracted by his game stats against UTEP and forgets to tell us what happened?

I know for a fact I can’t live in a world like that.

As a member of the American public I want, nay, I deserve to know what Johnny Manziel’s Halloween costume is. I need to know if there is a Scooby-Doo-RoundTwo. I need to know exactly what Daphne and Velma aren’t wearing again this year.

As a member of the press, I feel it is important we never lose

sight of our priorities like this ever again. There is no reason to talk about someone’s talents when we can discuss their personal lives and decisions.

Honestly, why should I care about Brad Pitt’s acting career when I can learn about his kid’s trip to Legoland? Why should I care about, well, whatever Kim Kardashian did, when I can find out she actually gained pregnancy weight like a normal human?

And why in the world would I care about Johnny Manziel’s incredible football talent when I can know that he wants to party with Charlie Sheen? I know what I want. And what I want to know is a restraining order’s worth of information about a complete stranger.

Is that too much to ask? Of course it isn’t. This is what real news is about.

Jessica Smarr is a senior psychology major and copy chief for The Battalion. Her life goals include changing the word “sarcasm” to “Smarr-casm.”

GASP OF AIR

Junior defensive end Gavin Stansbury pressures Vanderbilt quarterback Josh Grady. Stansbury recorded two sacks Saturday.

Sean Lester: A&M defense finally lived up to billing Saturday

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ne week removed from an upset loss against Auburn that left students disappointed and reeling, Saturday’s Aggie game day at Kyle Field had a different feel to it.

Before the game, many questioned whether the 12th Man or the Texas A&M defense alike would show up ready to make an impact against the Vanderbilt Commodores.

The 12th Man arrived, 86,584 strong. And when the Aggie offense began to sputter, the Aggie defense flexed its youthful muscle like its 12th Man counterpart.

Two weeks ago, I wrote that this Aggie defense has been bad. But Saturday, when the offense was good but not great, defensive coordinator Mark Snyder’s defense virtually said, “We’ve got your back.”

The result was a lopsided 56-24 A&M victory that left optimism in the eyes of the Aggie faithful.

“There has been a lot of pressure lately,” said defensive end Gavin Stansbury, who accounted for two sacks and nine total tackles, spearheading the Aggie attack. “We basically decided that we needed to get back there and make some plays. People have been looking for us to get into the backfield and to make big plays on the quarterback.”

Unlike the seven games prior, this wasn’t a lopsided performance in which the Johnny Manziel-led offense stole the show while the defense whittled in the corner. This week was

different.

In the first seven games of the season, Texas A&M accounted for seven quarterback sacks. Against Vanderbilt the Aggies generated enough pressure to force seven sacks in one game.

The defensive performance started with a three-and-out series by Vanderbilt, garnering a shattering round of applause from those in attendance in Aggieland. It was part excitement and part sarcasm. Could the A&M defense really keep this pace up?

Those sarcastic rounds of applause paved the way for pure joy when Commodore quarterback Patton Robinette was sacked by Stansbury later in the first quarter.

“I felt comfortable calling these pressures because everybody knew where we were supposed to be,” Snyder said. “I told the TV crew on Friday that this would be our game where we started becoming who we have been, who we are going to be and who we have always been.”

The Vanderbilt attack was less than spectacular all day, but in comparison to the Aggie defensive output against other “lesser” offenses like Rice, Sam Houston State and SMU, to name a few, Saturday’s showing

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was a gasp of fresh air that had everyone in attendance breathing easy.

The Aggie offensive line has had two of its least impressive games in consecutive weeks.

Couple that with four A&M fumbles against Vanderbilt and a Manziel interception, and it’s not quite back-to-the-drawing-board following the game but it left the offense frustrated.

In the third quarter, when Travis Labhart fumbled the football in the end zone, A&M held Vanderbilt to a punt. On the ensuing drive Tra Carson fumbled the ball at the 40yard line. The Aggies once again responded with stops on three consecutive plays, forcing a Commodores punt.

The Aggies then rolled to a 49-17 lead by the end of the third quarter, which included knocking Robinette out of the game and A&M’s Howard Matthews picking off a pass for a score.

Many worried, “What will happen when the record-setting offense has an off day?” A week ago some said there might be no hope even if the offense is on its game. Aggies left disappointed, wishing they could swap their defense for another.

This week we learned that this defense is

more than capable of making an impact on games, accounting for seven sacks, three interceptions and holding Vanderbilt to just 95 rushing yards after being gashed for 379 yards on the ground by Auburn.

Finally, the talk of improvement and progress for A&M’s defense started to show on the football field. If that kind of play continues, the momentum could be enough to catapult Texas A&M into a BCS bowl game.

They say you’re only as good as your weakest link, and Saturday, the Aggies’ weakest link gained strength and confidence.

“We made [the pass rush] an emphasis because we know how little pressure we put on quarterbacks,” defensive end Julien Obioha said. “Today we just saw the fruit of our labor with how much we worked on the pass rush, and it was great to see.”

Sean Lester is a senior agricultural communications and journalism major and sports desk assistant for The Battalion

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Poirot enjoys spending time with her three children and traveling abroad.

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THE BATTALION: What is your most recently written book, “A Question of Sex,” about?

Poirot: My book looks at the ways feminist movements or women’s movements have engaged the question of sex difference over time. I start in the early 19th century with the suffrage movements and go all the way to contemporary marches like The Slut Walks that are protesting sexual violence and think about what are they saying between the sexes or within a particular sex. So, how has sex been a feature in these movements? It was a lot of fun because I got to look at anything from the 19th century, I looked at feminist health movements in the ‘60s and more contemporary stuff.

THE BATTALION: What are some misconceptions you think people form around feminists or the idea of feminism?

Poirot: That we hate men. That we burn our bras. That we don’t like mothers — we don’t like stay-at-home mothers especially.

That we’re not funny. That we’re not feminine at all, that feminists would never go buy makeup or care about these things. And generally, that we’re not very nice or friendly. People who know a little bit about feminism know that it’s a complex set of theories and ideas and positions and not everybody is the same. I think that there are a lot of misconceptions.

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But I also think there [are] a lot of misconceptions about Aggies and feminism. I know people outside of A&M who are like, ‘I can’t believe you’re teaching women’s studies at Texas A&M. That must be hard.’

But I get the best classes. Even students who aren’t going to walk out of the room saying they’re feminist — which is not what we want, right? We want people to be exposed to different ideas. We’re deeply thinking about how we can make this world more equitable for men and women. That’s common ground to think about the problem of gender and the problem of women.

THE BATTALION: What do you like to do in your spare time when you’re not teaching?

Poirot: What I like to do and what I do ‘do,’ are probably two different things. I have three children.

Most of my time is spent doing stuff — and I want to do stuff, but a lot of it — we’re in what I call the ‘soccer mom stage.’ We go to baseball and swimming and it’s all kind of oriented around their lives right now. But I just recently got married, just over a year ago, so I’m kind of enjoying newlywed life.

I really like to travel. Last year I got to go to Italy to teach and I got to go to Paris for the first time, so I’m always looking for new things to do. I think we’re going to go to Disney World next, so I’d say traveling and spending time with my kids.

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THE BATTALION: What’s one of your favorite movies and what it’s about?

Poirot: “The Big Lebowski.”

It is a Coen brothers film with Jeff Bridges who played the “dude” and John Goodman — it is the funniest movie I have ever seen. I watch it over and over.

No one knows what “The Big Lebowski” is about. It’s a kind of mystery about this guy who gets persuaded to help out a rich man about a kidnapping. The plot is very intricate. It’s a movie about these characters and these characters’ interactions. It’s very dialogue-driven.

THE BATTALION: What’s a motto, phrase or quote you try to live by?

Poirot: If you can’t stand for nothing, then you will fall for anything. For me, I’m very opinionated and I have certain kinds of commitments. I think it’s important to stand up for what we think is right and fight for others.

And that’s what I try to live by.”

accomplish their outreach programs,” Meredith said.

“Viewing A&M’s student body as an untapped resource, we developed a plan to connect this ministry with local college students in the area by assisting them with a clothing drive.”

Kara, senior communication major, said the clothing collected will be sent to an orphanage in El Salvador and to other communities in need.

“The Bridge is focused on meeting local needs, but they wanted to meet a global need,” Kara said.

Benjamin Pinkerton, senior psychology major and chaplain for the Corps of Cadets, received information about the drive from Kara and introduced it to the Corps, as a service project that would help promote selfless service in the Corps.

“As chaplain in the Corps, I make announcements every morning in Duncan Hall,” Pinkerton said. “I announced that the clothing drive was asking for T-shirts and jeans. We made a competition out of it. The unit that gives the most wins a free night out.”

Pinkerton said units in the Corps have gotten really involved in gathering clothes for the drive. To help measure how many clothes each unit collected, Pinkerton

It is an excellent way to give back to a community that has always graciously welcomed Aggies in, in addition to making a global impact.”

— Meredith Thomasson, sophomore communication major gave a trash bag to every outfit. However, many units have already exceeded that space.

“Units say they had to go get more trash bags,” Pinkerton said.

Hunt said he is astonished how quickly the project has grown. He said he wanted to stress how caring students at A&M are and how willing they are to help people in need.

The clothes will be shipped to the countries in need and any extra clothes collected will be given to people in Bryan-College Station. Meredith said she encouraged students and members of the community to take part in the drive to support both those in the area and around the world.

“It is an excellent way to give back to a community that has always graciously welcomed Aggies in, in addition to making a global impact,” Meredith said.

While Kara said there aren’t clothing collection spots set up on campus yet, The Bridge Ministries is hosting a profit share from 5-10 p.m. on Nov. 12 at Bahama Bucks at which people can bring gently used T-shirts and jeans to donate.

Clothes will be collected for the drive through Nov. 15.

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I want to know a foreign language, which would help if I were going to live in another country. I’m one of these people who don’t know a foreign language and I think that is ridiculous. I want to be fluent in another language before I die.

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halloween

Children to trick or treat on sorority row Allison Rubenak The Battalion

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rick-or-treaters won’t be disappointed by an empty house Thursday for Halloween on Sorority Row. “Trick or treat on the Row,” a community outreach event, will be held from 6-8 p.m. Thursday. It will be hosted

by Collegiate Panhellenic Council sororities and include volunteers from the Interfraternity Council, National PanHellenic Council and Multicultural Greek Council.

Trick-or-treaters and their parents from Bryan-College Station are invited to join the 12 participating houses for activities and candy set up on the front lawns.

Ali Christensen, junior applied mathematics major and Panhellenic delegate for Alpha Chi Omega, said the executive board among the different chapters began planning the event early in September.

“The big thing for me is to see how all of the chapters and all of the Greek councils come together and put this really fun event on for the city,” Christensen said.

“It’s just great to see the final product and see how much fun all the little kids have.

It’s kind of a way to give back.”

Sorority Row will be blocked by security so cars will not be able to pass through, creating a safe environment for the trick-or-treating families. Chandler Petty, junior special education major and member of Alpha Chi Omega, said the event is fun for the kids since the sororities provide crafts and games instead of the kids just going door-to-door on the street.

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shadowing four tours and memorizing tour stops and a script.

Metsker-Galarza says the tours start the way all Aggie events do with a “Howdy.”

The small group of high school seniors look at their parents before replying back with a timid, “Howdy.”

Metsker-Galarza gathers up the students and leads them into the entrance of Rudder Theatre, where she commences to perform the sophomore wildcat and explain the history of Rudder Tower.

She will take them all around campus, from the Quad to “Sully” and more recently to Hullaballoo Hall before returning to the Visitor’s Center.

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“I think parents like it because they don’t have to just send their kids out and they know they are in a safe area,” Petty said.

Breanna Strickland, junior recreation, park and tourism sciences major and member of Delta Zeta, said in past years her sorority held activities such as a beanbag toss, hopscotch, mask-painting and picture-taking with the kids in front of their Greek letters.

“The little kids come all dressed up,” Strickland said. “They have the cutest little costumes.”

Strickland said some of the girls on Sorority Row would dress up as well. For this year’s event, she and her friend will dress up in matching costumes as peanut butter and jelly.

“As college students, I feel like a lot of the time we don’t really see kids,” said Lexi Page, junior kinesiology major and

“You see them falling in love with A&M as they are going,” Metsker-Galarza said.

“They just can’t believe that people actually say, ‘Howdy,’ so it’s just really fun.”

Metsker-Galarza said the best part of being a tour guide is meeting fellow students who say their campus tour of A&M helped make their decision.

“The first day of classes, when I was in class, I sat down next to this one girl,” Metsker-Galarza said. “I introduced myself, and then she was like, ‘Oh my gosh, you gave me my tour. You’re the reason I came to A&M.’ I fell in love with it after that.”

Jenna Bergstedt, California native and sophomore agricultural science major, said her campus visit was a vital part in her decision to attend A&M. Bergstedt planned origi-

member of Alpha Chi Omega. “So it’s just like a good time. We’re not really involved with trick or treating anymore, so it’s cool to be involved.”

Strickland and Christensen said even though people may form negative stereotypes about Greek life, events like this help dispel those images.

“I think this helps send a message about philanthropy and interacting with the community — what we are and that we care about helping others,” Strickland said. “I think things like this event help better our image in the community.“ Christensen said events like this not only put Greek life in a “good light,” but A&M as well.

“When the outcome is rewarding, it makes it all worthwhile,” Christensen said.

nally to come to Texas to tour The University of Texas, but she and her family decided to make the drive to Aggieland when she heard about Texas A&M. Perhaps, from the outside looking in, Bergstedt could understand it.

“It was just a feeling I got here,” Bergstedt said. “I can’t really explain it. I felt the Aggie Spirit.”

Visitors who take the tours have ranged from the general prospective students to curious visiting team fans. Groups from high schools, junior high schools and charter schools are also frequent visitors.

Alec Ngo, a senior from Cypress, Texas and prospective civil engineering major, went on the tour also trying to decide between UT and A&M. Ngo said he really enjoyed

the tour.

“Everyone here has been really nice,” Ngo said. “We even had one girl walk us over from Hullabaloo Hall [after a residence hall tour] to Rudder because we didn’t know where to go. I want to be a civil engineering major, so I know A&M is really great for that.”

Richardson said the goal of the tour is not just to show people around, but for them to get to see Aggieland for what it is and to treat it as a visit more than just a tour.

“When prospective students come with their parents, we want them to see everything, you know? We want them to get a really good idea of what it’s like to be on campus for a whole day, and to get to see everything and to do a lot,” Richardson said.

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University President R. Bowen Loftin and women’s basketball head coach Gary Blair hump it with the Reed Rowdies.

men’s basketball

Exhibition to launch new A&M season

Texas-Permian Basin to visit Wednesday James Sullivan

The Battalion he Texas A&M men’s basketball team and the Reed Rowdies prepare for the last leg of the offseason as the Aggies face off against The University of Texas of the Permian Basin in a preseason exhibition match at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Reed Arena.

The Aggies, whose 201314 campaign officially starts Nov. 8 against The State University of New York at Buffalo at Reed Arena, will look to shore up mistakes in the unit’s first and only opportunity to practice with an outside opponent.

Alex Coleman, senior communication major and president of the Reed Rowdies, said he is most anticipating the new opponent factor, especially after a successful Maroon and White game on Oct. 18. “I’m just ready to see our

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I’m just ready to see our guys back on the court playing another team.

I think we have a really exciting team.� — Alex Coleman, senior communication major and Reed Rowdies president guys back on the court playing another team,� Coleman said. “I think we have a really exciting team. After the Maroon and White game, I got excited about all the young guys and all the newfound athleticism that we have on the court. We finally get to see this team play against an opponent instead of themselves and that’s going to be really fun.�

A&M will take the court under third-year head coach Billy Kennedy, and with senior guard Fabyon Harris and

sophomore guards Alex Caruso and J’Mychal Reese.

One factor will be the influx of youth onto the team, including the freshman duo of Davonte Fitzgerald and Tavario Miller, who combined for 10 points and 19 boards in the Maroon and White game.

Furthermore, the addition of junior college transfer Jamal Jones, who contributed 11 points and three rebounds in the scrimmage, will serve as a jumping-off point for the Aggies.

Coleman said the explosiveness of the new players only adds to the versatility of the team, which has been lacking in recent years. “We have just a bunch of athletic, exciting players,�

Coleman said. “I think most of the excitement comes from some of the younger guys, some of the freshmen that we really don’t know much about. We got to see what all their hype was all about and that it was pretty warranted out of some of those guys, especially Davonte Fitzgerald and Jamal Jones. They were both pretty explosive.�

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