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By Heath Clary @Heath_Clary

Stephanie Aiple is the first underclassman SEC Player of the Year

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hen it was announced that Stephanie Aiple had been named the 2015 SEC Player of the Year — the first underclassman in A&M history to earn that honor — a flurry of emotions swirled throughout the Texas A&M volleyball team. Her coaches were proud and her teammates were excited and overjoyed for her.

One feeling they didn’t have, though, was surprise.

“Well duh, she’s a stud,” junior libero Amy Nettles remembers thinking. “I don’t think it was surprising because Stephanie is so good.

We are blessed to have her.”

That is the level of excellence Aiple has created in her twoplus years as an Aggie.

The junior has established herself as one of the premier setters in the country and is only getting better.

With 84 assists in last weekend’s Borderland Invitational, Aiple moved into ninth place on A&M’s all-time assist leaderboard.

A&M head coach Laurie Corbelli, who has spent 24 years at A&M, said Aiple holds her own when stacked up against other decorated players she has coached.

“She’s definitely right there with them, she’s the type of player that can make things happen on the court,” Corbelli said.

“That’s really hard to find in other players, and it’s just a gift that she has — I can’t take credit for teaching it to her.”

When asked to describe her attitude as a volleyball player, “driven” and “competitive” are two adjectives that immediately came to her teammates’ minds.

Those traits are what have allowed Aiple to not rest on her laurels after

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Junior libero Amy Nettles leads the Aggies with 105 digs this season.

Rivalry revived Aggies to take on No. 2 Texas Wednesday in Austin

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Junior setter Stephanie Aiple had 84 assists in last weekend’s Borderland Invitational.

After winning all three matches in the Borderline Invitational last weekend, the Texas A&M volleyball team returns to the court Wednesday in Austin to take on the No. 2 Texas Longhorns.

Even though the Texas-Texas A&M matchup does not have as much vigor as it used to since the two schools are no longer in the same conference, the players still understand the rivalry. However, junior setter Stephanie Aiple said the Aggies have to look past the school’s histories if they want to be successful.

“It’s not even that they’re Texas

and we have a rivalry against them, it’s that they are a very good team,” said Aiple, last year’s SEC Player of the Year. “I think winning that game can have a big impact on the rest of our season so we can prove to ourselves that we can do it.”

This match will be the first time the Aggies and Longhorns have squared off in the regular season since A&M left the Big 12 conference for the SEC in 2011.

With the schools less than 100 miles apart, the two teams are familiar with each other. Senior defensive specialist Victoria Arenas said she and some of her teammates have friends who play for Texas.

“A lot of us have friends on the team,” Arenas said. “I’m excited.

Their gym is a huge atmosphere to play in.”

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Drag queen Paris Amour started Paris’ Drag Show about a year ago after Halo, a gay bar in Downtown Bryan, closed because of a fire.

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Texas A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin is 2-0 against Auburn at JordanHare Stadium.

Offensive concerns addressed ahead of Auburn matchup

By Angel Franco @angelmadison_ Three days after its dominating 67-0 shutout victory over Prairie View A&M, No. 17 Texas A&M has begun to prepare to take on Auburn on the road in its first SEC match-up of the season.

During the offseason, the A&M offense had some question marks.

With two games under its belt, the offense has shown some improvement under new coordinator Noel Mazzone.

For the first time under A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin since Johnny Manziel, the Aggies have an experienced starting quarterback. In two games in the maroon and white, senior quarterback Trevor Knight has nearly 700 yards in total offense with four touchdowns in the air and three rushing

touchdowns.

The most important factor for Sumlin in regards to Knight’s first two performances is his comfort level while directing the offense during in-game situations. Sumlin said while Knight has shown progress, there is still much to assess with a new offensive scheme and quarterback.

“We’ve learned what Trevor’s skill sets are in a game setting,” Sumlin said. “To see what he’s comfortable with has been good.

Seeing how he handled that was a learning process, too. You’re able to learn more about your players.

The faster we can recognize that, the better we’ll be. We want him to do what he’s comfortable with and work on the other pieces in practice.”

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orthgate — home of the Dixie Chicken, Bottle Cap Alley and now drag queens.

Each Wednesday at 12:12 a.m., patrons visiting 12 Rooftop Bar & Lounge can experience performances in Paris’ Drag Show.

With each act including singing, dancing and sometimes even the splits, the show is becoming one of Northgate’s hottest attractions,

general manager Ken Wycoff said.

Wycoff said the show rotates two to five queens each week, providing a variety of performances for audiences.

The show began about a year ago when leading lady Paris Amour noticed an empty niche when Halo Bar, a gay bar in Downtown Bryan, permanently closed due to a fire.

Amour was given only three days to prepare the first show and assemble a crowd.

“I started it because no LGBTQ community members could go out

and go to a bar and have fun like we used to at Halo,” Amour said.

“I really wanted to do it because we didn’t have an outlet to go to.”

Since she started performing in 2015, Amour said she selects music based on her mood and then choreographs her act. Her aesthetic is meant to channel a tall, model-esque, Amazonian woman and her performances can range from striking a pose to cartwheels, she said.

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offensive success is the wide receivers they have at their disposal. For Knight, one of those key players is sophomore wide receiver Christian Kirk, who earned All-American honors as a freshman. Knight said having a strong group of receivers has eased his transition into the program.

“I think our receivers are the best in the country,” Knight said. “So as long as I can get them the ball and they can make the plays I know they’re capable of, we have a really good shot to be productive in that area.”

In the game against PVAMU, the Aggie defense limited the Panthers to 205 yards of total offense, but A&M defensive coordinator John Chavis said the hardest challenges are still ahead.

“I think it’s always a challenge,” Chavis said. “We’re playing an SEC team that prides itself on running the football. We’re going to prepare to be a physical defense. That’s what you have to do. Auburn and Arkansas are going to be the teams that run the ball for the most yardage every year. We respect their scheme. We just have to be physical.”

The Aggies will take on the Auburn Tigers at 6 p.m. Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama.

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AIPLE CONTINUED enjoying success in her first two seasons in Aggieland. Even after being named an Honorable Mention All-American twice, SEC Setter of the Week six times in 2015 as well as recording 50 or more assists in eight matches, Aiple remains in relentless pursuit of perfection.

“I really don’t think about that stuff too often; I don’t think it really affects me,” Aiple said. “I like to look at other setters in the country that are really good, and I want to be like them. I think that just striving for that every day has really helped me to not look at those awards and think, ‘Okay, I’m good.’ So I think that is really what’s helped me continue to get better.”

Nettles says Aiple’s hardworking nature follows her off the court as well.

“She is a beast. She is so consistent physically and mentally and she’s such a strong player,” Nettles says. “She’s freaking good and she’s not selfish, she gives back to the team, she works her butt off. And off the court, she’s awesome. She’s a great person; she has a big heart.”

Aiple’s selfless attitude took her on a mission trip to Haiti over the summer with 11 other A&M volleyball players. During the trip, 27 Aggie student athletes painted houses, planted trees and spread Christianity to the people of Haiti.

Aiple grew up in Round Rock, where she was coached in high school by her aunt, Diane Watson, a two-time All-American at Texas in the 1980s.

Watson, as well as Aiple’s parents — who both played professional volleyball — didn’t force her to play volleyball, but always pushed her to reach her fullest potential.

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John Chavis (above) helped the A&M defense get its first shutout at Kyle Field since 2004. Sophomore wide receiver Christian Kirk (below) has 164 receiving yards and two touchdowns this season.

“She’s been around the game a long time so her instincts are really good for the game,” Corbelli says. “She’s a really natural volleyball player and competitor, and those qualities fit nicely because she’s a setter and the setter runs the show.”

“She works so hard and is a perfectionist in the right way. She expects the best or nothing.”

Victoria Arenas, senior libero

Despite her parents’ professional roots, Aiple says she doesn’t plan on pursuing a volleyball career after college. A recreation, park and tourism sciences major, she says she wants to be an event planner.

Although Aiple has blossomed into a true leader during her time wearing maroon and white, Nettles says she isn’t the type of leader who yells and screams

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“She’s not super vocal, but she’s not quiet,” Nettles says. “I wouldn’t say she doesn’t talk, she’s just not very vocal and fiery. But she always has good information to share, leads by example and when you see someone just constantly getting the job done it’s very motivating.”

However, senior defensive specialist Victoria Arenas says there are times when Aiple feels being loud is necessary. When that happens, Arenas says her teammates stop what they’re doing and listen.

“All of a sudden, she just roars screaming, and you’re like, ‘Where did that come from?’” Arenas says. “It lights a fire and she just demands greatness. She’s not super talkative, so when she does talk, everyone listens.”

Aiple didn’t hesitate to say which 2015 accomplishment means more to her — the SEC championship the Aggies won as a team or the individual Player of the Year award.

“SEC championship as a team, by far,” Aiple says. “That was the greatest experience I’ve ever had and I wouldn’t want to share that with any other team. It was such a reward because we had worked so hard and we had finally accomplished the goal that we wanted.”

Winning another SEC crown is one of the Aggies’ goals for 2016 — as well as improving on last year’s second-round exit in the NCAA Tournament — and for them to do that, they will lean heavily on Aiple’s blend of abilities, high volleyball IQ and desire to be the best.

“She works so hard and is a perfectionist in the right way,” Arenas says.

“She expects the best or nothing.”

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The Aggies will play a regular season game against the Longhorns for the first time since 2011 Wednesday.

VOLLEYBALL CONTINUED Corbelli said it will be important for the Aggies to stay within themselves and not get too emotional just because of the rivalry.

“I know I don’t have to get them excited about it and fired up, because that’s natural,” Corbelli said. “I think the key is just looking at them as a great opponent. We have to really bring out our best in order to beat

them and what a great opportunity we have to get a big win.

Wednesday marks the first of two matches the Aggies will play against teams ranked in the top six nationally this week, as No. 6 Wisconsin comes to Reed Arena Friday.

The match against Texas is slated to begin at 7 p.m. in Austin’s Gregory Gym and will be televised on the Longhorn Network.

CORRECTION An article in Tuesday’s Battalion stated Emma Douglas won each of the judicial court cases she was involved with. This

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From the fall of 2015 to spring of 2016, the University Police Department documented 349 total alcohol violations and 126 drug violations.

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lthough it may be difficult to determine exactly how prevalent it is on the A&M campus, addiction to alcohol and other drugs can be a real problem for some A&M students.

Sergeant Bobby Richardson of the A&M University Police Department said it’s clear that both use or abuse are a problem at A&M, though it’s difficult to determine how widespread the issue is.

From the fall of 2015 to the spring of 2016, UPD documented

349 alcohol violations, with public intoxication being the most common violation. During the same time period, the department documented 126 drug violations, the vast majority of which were possession of marijuana.

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have well-developed frontal cortex function. And what’s worrisome is that that might result in a situation where they try a compound or they take part in an experience that is a risky experience.”

In addition to marijuana, other drugs are becoming increasingly popular at A&M. Student Counseling Services psychologist Erika Epps said there has recently been a spike in the use of “Ecstasy” and “Molly” — common colloquial terms used to describe different forms of the psychoactive drug, MDMA. “We’ve seen a real big boom with the Ecstasy and the Mollies, and the opioid epidemic — that’s just kind of

spreading across our country, sadly, especially since they’re so easy to get in pills,” Epps said. “It’s horrible.”

Recently, SCS has taken further steps in its mission to reach out and help students who are struggling with addiction. Epps is part of a new Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) team at SCS, which seeks to reduce addiction through increased outreach and education programs, and she said the program is already seeing attendance.

“My AOD spots were filled last week for two weeks out,” Epps said.

“The reality is we know students are going to use. But my thought process in my heart is how to teach

them to use where it’s less harmful.”

Drug education is an important factor in preventing harmful use of drugs, Wellman said.

“People really need to gain a knowledge of and understand drugs,” Wellman said. “They are non-trivial matters.”

Another goal of this outreach is to increase the visibility of counseling programs, so that students know where they can turn if they are struggling with addiction, Epps said.

“This is really my passion,” Epps said. “For us to reach out in a way that our students know we’re here, we’re accessible — and that they don’t have to suffer in silence.”

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“You should never be afraid of who you are or what you want to express, just be yourself and live your truth because that’s the most important thing in life — always live your truth.”

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Paris’ Drag Show takes place at 12:12 a.m. every Wednesday at 12 Rooftop Bar and Lounge.

DRAG SHOW CONTINUED drag strange.

“I don’t like putting myself in a box — I like expressing myself,” Amour said.

Mitchell Gothard, finance senior, said the first time he visited the show he wasn’t sure what to expect.

“It was really interesting and definitely not what I was expecting,” Gothard said. “Each drag queen has one song and they dance to it — everybody goes crazy. It was pretty

cool and really fun. I was expecting it to be kind of weird because I’ve never been to a place like that and I didn’t know what it was going to be like, but it was actually a lot of fun.”

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For example, the annual Gender Bender Ball, a celebration benefiting Pride Community Center, encourages attendees to dress outside their preferred gender identity.

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U.N.-sponsored schools for Palestinians—supported by $400 million a year from U.S. taxpayers—teach children to kill Jews and wage holy Islamist war The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) teaches over 500,000 students that Arabs own all of Palestine— and Israel must be destroyed. UNRWA schools also extol the glory of Islamic jihad and suicide martyrdom and have served as launch pads for Hamas missiles. Moreover, UNRWA perpetuates a welfare state for five million faux “refugees.”

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“Right now I am prepared to be a suicide bomber,” investigators have found rockets stored in three says a 13-year-old Palestinian boy at a school run by UNRWA schools, as well as proof that Hamas and/or the United Nations Relief and Works Agency. Another Islamic Jihad rockets were fired at Israeli civilians from UNRWA student says, “They teach us that Jews are UNRWA’s Nuseirat Preparatory school during the 2014 fickle, bad people. I am ready to stab a Jew and drive [a Gaza war. In addition, more than 100,000 students car] over them.” attend UNRWA summer camps, where young campers Despite UNRWA’s slogan—“Peace Starts Here”— are taught that their “right of return” to Israel is “holy,” in reality the organization promotes Islamist jihad, to be won through Islamic jihad. In short, UNRWA terrorism and hatred of teaches children that the Jews. UNRWA, founded conflict with Israel is not Congress should immediately cut strictly a struggle for land, in 1949 to aid 750,000 Palestinian refugees support to UNRWA, which fervently but rather is a religious war displaced during the Arab against Jews, promising opposes U.S. interests. war opposing Jewish exalted martyrdom to those independence in 1948, has who die in its cause. Little instead served to perpetuate and extend refugee status surprise that recent Palestinian suicide knife, gun and today to some five million people in Gaza, Judea and car attacks against Israelis were committed by former Samaria (the “West Bank”), Syria, Lebanon and Jordan.

UNRWA students and campers.

Many of its 30,000 mostly Palestinian employees are How UNRWA promotes perpetual refugees. Of members of the internationally designated terror the 750,000 Palestinian refugees who either fled or group Hamas. were removed from Israel during its 1948 war against No wonder both houses of the U.S. Congress are Arab armies from Syria, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt, only now questioning the appropriateness of American approximately 40,000 are still alive. However, in a breach funding of UNRWA. Senators and Representatives of all international convention, UNRWA also categorizes object both to the anti-Jewish incitement promoted an additional five million of their multigenerational in UNRWA schools and UNRWA’s claim of five million descendants as refugees. Using such arithmetic, the refugees, most of whom are long settled in permanent Palestinian refugee population will eventually top ten housing around the Middle East. million and more, without end. Nonetheless UNRWA How UNRWA schools support hate. A film, provides services to all these “refugees” in camps around “The UNRWA Road to Terror: Palestinian Classroom the Middle East, promoting the myth of their right to Incitement,” shows a Palestinian teacher leading her “return” to present-day Israel, a land almost none has class in chanting “Palestine is an Arab land from the river ever seen, and most all of whom have stable residence in to the sea!” and teaching children that Jews are “wolves.” other countries, including the U.S. Maps of Palestine in UNRWA schools show no state of Should American taxpayers support UNRWA? Israel. Another UNRWA teacher assures her students International donors currently fund UNRWA with that by waging holy jihad “we will return to our villages some $1.2 billion annually, of which the U.S. supplies with power and honor.” Indeed, the curriculum at about one third. Given UNRWA’s aid to the ongoing UNRWA schools repeatedly rejects Israel’s right to exist, terrorist war against Israel, as well as the agency’s portrays Jews as sub-human, casts Palestinian terror as promotion of an ever-expanding refugee entitlement an Islamic duty, and characterizes Israel’s founding not program—rather than assisting refugees to resettle— as an act of self-determination by the region’s indigenous U.S. Congressional committees are currently drafting Jewish people, but as Western colonialism imposed by legislation demanding that the State Department justify foreign interlopers. Condemning this indoctrination, such enormous expenditures. Florida Representative U.S. Representative Doug Lamborn of Colorado said, “It Ileana Ros-Lehtinen said, “The U.S. can’t continue to is a crime against humanity, an outrage, and does not in send $400 million to UNRWA while ignoring the . . . any way prepare the . . . Palestinians for peace.” anti-Semitic bias and incitement to violence we see How UNRWA supports terrorist jihad. U.N. from its employees.”

U.S. taxpayers have spent more than $4 billion supporting UNRWA, an agency that promotes Islamic jihad against our ally Israel, plus a self-perpetuating and degrading welfare system for five million would-be refugees.

Congress should immediately cut support to this organization, which fervently opposes U.S. interests.

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