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In 1967 the GPSC was originally called the Graduate Student Council. In 2014 it was renamed the Graduate and Professional Student Council.

Graduate and Professional Student Council celebrates 50 years at A&M

By Tyler Snell @Tyler_Snell2 Over the past 50 years the Graduate and Professional Student Council (GPSC) has made an impact on 20 percent of the student population with the mission to provide a voice to represent these students.

The GPSC was founded in 1967 by former Academic Vice President and Dean of the Graduate College Wayne C. Gall as an advisory board to the Dean of the Graduate College. Over the course of the first decade, the GPSC aimed to convey graduate student opinions on topics such as bus routes, parking, off-campus housing and the creation of spouse access cards.

“We are under the dean of student life, so

having a dean or provost who is intentional in helping out the graduate and professional community is the reason the GPSC is still around and still supported,” Taylor Smith, 2012-2013 GPSC President said. “It helps graduate and professional students stay relevant on campus and aware of what’s going, and this helps the community at large.”

During its second decade of its inception, the GPSC worked to establish a graduate student orientation program, move the Q-Drop deadline and partner with the Corps of Cadets to mentor freshmen in the Corps which started in 1980s.

“The GPSC has reminded Texas A&M of the existence and importance of graduate and professional students,” Brittany Bounds, 2013 - 2014 GPSC President, said. “Since A&M has such a large undergraduate population with strong representation through the SBP and MSC President and councils, it seemed at times that grad students were marginalized

in discussions.”

The GPSC continued to work with the Student Government Association and administration over issues such as graduate student representation, resources on campus for graduate students and legislation passed by the state legislature.

“I think from where we started in 1967 to where we are now, we’ve made huge strides in terms of becoming a fully fledged recognized organization,” current GPSC President Matthew Etchells said. “We are at the point where we are the voice of the graduates. I think that is really significant for us as an organization because of the nature of graduate versus undergraduate needs.”

One of the more recent accomplishments of the GPSC happened in 2015 under the direction of former president Marisa Biondi ,who established a research spotlight that features graduate student research on the GPSC website and is still in place today.

“We have amazing graduate students doing really cool research all over campus, and I wanted to be able to highlight that and show it better,” Biondi said. “It was really cool to see all the great researchers who were doing great work, and we were able to celebrate them and grow our own network.”

In terms of the future of the GPSC, Etchells said one of the goals is to continue to build relationships with undergraduate students and administration.

“I think from where we are now to where we’d like to be, I think there is a lot of positive progress going to happen,” Etchells said. “For me the biggest thing, is that bridge building aspect. I’m doing a lot in terms of reaching out to organizations to get people together.”

Biondi said the GPSC is more than just a student council. It’s a central place for students to network and find answers to issues on campus.

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Driven by passion From Left: Matthew Monroe, Gerardo Ureño, Gilberto Cuellar, Jesus Acevedo and Juan Benavides came together to provide relief for Jojutla, Mexico.

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Texas A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin said Kellen Mond will remain the Aggie’s starting quarterback despite exiting the game against Mississippi State in the fourth quarter.

No change at quarterback Mond to remain starting QB against Auburn this weekend

By Ryan MacDonald @Ryan_MacDonald2 Despite freshman quarterback Kellen Mond’s subpar outing last Saturday night against Mississippi State, Texas A&M head coach, Kevin Sumlin, made it clear Tuesday afternoon there will not be a starting quarterback change for this Saturday’s game home game against Auburn.

“We’re not opening up the QB

competition right now,” Sumlin said. “Nick Starkel made some plays, but there were some issues, as well. He made a couple mistakes and a couple really nice throws.

There’s some rust on him right now. The situation will remain the same.”

Mond took a hard shot to the upper part of his body on a shovel pass midway through the fourth quarter against Mississippi State, which prompted Sumlin to take Mond out of the game and put in Starkel. The hit was flagged by FOOTBALL ON PG. 2

New organization formed to donate food and other items after natural disaster in Mexico

By Kimberly Lerma @Kimlerma_ In light of the recent earthquakes that shook the homes and lives in Mexico, a group of six Aggies came together to lend a helping hand to those who were most in need.

With the help of several volunteers along the way they were able to collect approximately 8,700 items worth of goods in donations, including canned food, hygienic products and water.

Political science junior Gilberto Cuellar, who will be president of the soon-to-be official organization Aggies Aid Mexico, presented the idea to his roommates shortly after witnessing raw footage via social media of the earthquakes destroying homes in Mexico.

“We weren’t expecting nothing in return, we simply wanted to help the people that needed us most. That’s the best gift you can get in my opinion,” aerospace engineering sophomore Jesus Daniel Molina said.

According to Associated Press News on Sept. 20, an

estimated 226 lives were lost from the 7.1 magnitude earthquake alone. The goal of these six students was simply to help in anyway they could.

“We started this project to help out Mexico with the disastrous earthquake that happened the past month,” Cuellar said. “It killed a lot of people, left hundreds and thousands without homes. I wanted to help out Mexico in some way through some sort of donation.”

According to Jesus Acevedo, architecture sophomore and member of Aggies Aid Mexico, the lack of help being offered to Mexico was what pushed them to take action.

“There was help for Hurricane Harvey and we noticed that nothing was being done here in College Station or Bryan in order to help Mexico out, so we took the chance,” Acevedo said.

Aggies Aid Mexico was, and currently still, is an independent organization waiting to be recognized by the school, according Cuellar.

“We knew if we made it school wide it would take some time to go through the process of getting approved which is why we decided to start the Aggies Aid Mexico independently,” Acevedo said.

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Top: Senior midfielder Stephanie Malherbe recorded her second goal of the year in the 56th minute.

Bottom: Sophomore forward Ally Watt totaled four goals in the Aggies’ 7-1 win over Missouri.

Right: Freshman defender Jimena Lopez scored on a penalty kick in the 39th minute.

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Watt nets four goals in A&M’s 7-1 win Texas A&M advances to SEC Soccer Tournament Semifinals

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Second-seeded Texas A&M rolled to a 7-1 win over the tenth-seeded Missouri Tigers Tuesday afternoon in the second round of the SEC Tournament in Orange Beach, Alabama.

It was the 11th consecutive victory for the Aggies (15-2-1), as sophomore forward Ally Watt led the way by scoring four goals.

A&M came out scorching hot on of-

fense, with Watt scoring three goals in the first 20 minutes.

Then, Missouri senior forward Jessica Johnson scored her sixth goal of the year — the Tigers’ only goal of the game — in the 27th minute to make the score 3-1.

In the 39th minute, A&M freshman defender Jimena Lopez attempted a cross in the Missouri box, when a Tiger player hit the ball with her arm to give the Aggies a penalty kick. Lopez netted the penalty kick to give the Aggies a 4-1 lead at halftime.

The second half was dominated by the Aggies as the offense did not miss a beat. A&M scored quickly in the 47th

minute on Watt’s fourth goal of the game and her eleventh goal of the year.

Senior midfielder Stephanie Malherbe scored her second goal of the season in the 56th minute, and junior defender Claudette Lassandro added her first goal of the year just for extra measure in the 76th minute to give the Aggies the 7-1 win.

Missouri ended the game with 14 shots, 10 on goal, two corners and two saves, while A&M finished with 17 shots, nine on goal, three corners and nine saves.

A&M will take on third-seeded Florida on Thursday in the semifinals.

Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m.

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Redshirt freshman Nick Starkel went 8-of-15 for 133 yards with a touchdown and an interception in place of an injured Kellen Mond in the fourth quarter of A&M’s 35-14 loss to Mississippi State last Saturday.

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“I didn’t like the way he looked when he got hit,” Sumlin said. “He got hit up high, and he kind of laid there for a little bit, and he got up and I didn’t like the way he looked.”

Prior to his injury, Mond looked to have taken a step back from the performances he had in recent weeks. Despite the regression, Sumlin said there were other factors that led to the drop in production, in particular the wide receivers, who weren’t doing him any favors by dropping many of Mond’s passes.

“When he threw accurate balls, we didn’t make plays for him,” Sumlin said.

Drops have been rather uncharacteristic of the A&M receiving corps in recent weeks, as they have been able to make big plays in key moments for their freshman quarterback.

Nonetheless, junior receiver Christian Kirk was disappointed in how the receiving unit played on Saturday night.

“We didn’t play up to our standard whatsoever, I was disappointed in how we performed as a group,” Kirk said. “We know there were some plays in that game that we should have made we just didn’t come up with them. That’s on us and we’ll get better this week.”

Starkel’s entrance into the game gave the Aggies some newfound energy since he was

able to move the chains and get the offense rolling. But after driving the offense down the field, Starkel threw an interception that State ran back 90 yards for a touchdown.

On the next drive, Starkel threw a 70-yard touchdown pass, his first of the season, to freshman receiver Camron Buckley. Starkel finished the night 8-of-15 for 133 yards, while Mond ended the game 8-of-26 for 56 yards and no touchdowns.

Perhaps Mond’s biggest strength this season has been his ability to create plays with his feet. He currently leads the team in rushing yards, since he took the reins following the UCLA game.

Despite his success on the ground, Sumlin has been reluctant to incorporate more run plays in the offense for Mond as he fears he will get injured carrying the ball.

“He’s not Trevor Knight, who’s 220 pounds,” Sumlin said. “We have to pick and choose when to do that.”

As for this Saturday, the Aggies will start Mond, who will have his hands full trying to get back on track against Auburn, who ranks 13 in the nation in total defense and 24 in run defense.

The Aggies will play Auburn at 11 a.m. at Kyle Field, which will be televised on ESPN.

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Aggies Aid Mexico’s Cesar Alaffa Jr. stands with Abdies Piñeda in Jojutla.

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Assistant professor Alain Lawo-Sukam teaches both Hispanic and African studies at A&M, combining his home of Cameroon with the language he choose to study from a young age.

possible was because they felt the people of Mexico needed them and there was no time for waiting.

“We wanted to prove that even though we’re here in the U.S. we still care about the people in Mexico because we know who we are, we know where we come from, and we need to help those in need,” Molina said.

After numerous calls and a large amount of research, Cuellar was able to narrow down his ideal donation destination: Jojutla, a municipality in the state of Morelos, Mexico, which had yet to receive any form of U.S. support.

With the help of various sponsors such as local radio station from the Brazos Valley, Radio Alegria, a local restaurant, La Norteñita, and famous norteña band Duelo, Aggies Aid Mexico was able to spread the word about their initiative within and beyond the Aggie community.

The process of contacting people to help along the way and transporting the donations to and across the border was not easy but it was well worth it, Cuellar said.

“The entire [delivery] process took about a month, it took a lot of time, a lot of waiting, a lot of paperwork, a lot of decisions had to be made,” Cuellar said.

Cuellar said nothing would have been possible if it were not for the community.

“Everything happened because the community helped out,” Cuellar said.

“They were the ones who came to us with the water, the canned food, personal hygiene products. Every small piece that they donated was a grain of sand for our cause.”

Bringing the world to Aggieland’s classrooms International professors bring unique education and prespective to lectures

By Andrew Little @drewlitt From Cameroon to China, Texas A&M professors come to College Station from around the globe, bringing with them unique experiences and different perspectives.

The number of international faculty members has been increasing since 2012, according to a faculty demographics report done by A&M. A&M currently employs close to 1,000 people from countries other than the U.S., the majority of whom are graduate assistants.

Alain Lawo-Sukam, an assistant professor in the Hispanic and African Studies departments, was born in the French-speaking part of Cameroon. Despite this, he decided to study Spanish when he began his undergraduate studies. After graduation, he went on to receive a Ph.D. in Spanish in the U.S.. Much of his research now relates to black Hispanics, fusing his African background with his academic studies.

Lawo-Sukam said teaching both Hispanic and Africana studies at A&M and also the demographic makeup of his department suit his African and Spanish speaking background.

“My environment here is geared toward myself because we are from the get-go an in-

ternational space,” said Lawo-Sukam. “People here come from Mexico, Spaniards … Americans are the minority. At the end of the day it is a very global space here [within the departments]. For me, it is better than for my other colleagues, who are in other departments.”

While he said his experience on campus has been ideal, even more so than that of other international or minority faculty members, he knows. Lawo-Sukam also pointed out that experience on and off campus are two different things.

“Out of campus is a different thing … when I go out people notice my accent and they single me out,” Lawo-Sukam said. “Some people, kind of look down at me, ‘Oh this foreigner,’ you know what I mean … it doesn’t feel good, to be singled out, out there as a foreigner.”

Jun Lei is an assistant professor in the international studies department and a native to China. Lei, who received her Ph.D. in Comparative and Chinese literature, teaches both courses related to film and gender and also Chinese language courses.

Lei said although most international professors completed their graduate studies in the U.S., making the jump to professorship can be difficult.

“We have less understanding of how the system works, so you need a little more time to kind of navigate,” Lei said. “Also to relate to students, to relate to colleagues, because it’s a very different road than you were when you

were a grad student.”

Lei said she feels the challenge of teaching and relating to students has not been as greatly affected by her nationality as by her other characteristics.

“For me it’s not international or not international, I think it’s seniority and also … gender, as a junior female faculty, an Asian woman,” Lei said, discussing the factors that affect her experience as a professor.

Economics professor Rodrigo Velez, originally from Columbia, initially received his Ph.D. in Economics from University of Rochester in New York before coming to work as a professor at A&M. Lawo-Sukam said that learning to understand what you are not accustomed to is a critical part of the university experience.

“I told my students at the beginning, you guys are going to warm up to my accent, and then after a while you are going to understand,” Lawo-Sukam said. “And then secondly, when you come to university, you come to a global world, then you have to also emerge into this global world.”

Lawo-Sukam said he believes the best way to live is to accept those different than yourself, a lesson he impresses on his students.

“Whether we like it or not, we are affected by it,” Lawo-Sukam said. “And then, the best way to handle those things is to try to get out of ourselves, and then embrace, or accept, or understand the other.”

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“Having a place where we can build our leadership skills, communicate together and grow our professional network is a really important thing,” Biondi said. “[Graduate and professional students] come to us for input and answers on how to address things on campus, and that is a really great thing to be able to be recognized and sought out for our advice.”

Etchells said in the past there

has been a divide between graduates and undergraduates. However, Etchells said they are the more similar but just a little farther down the road.

“We are all trying to figure out who we are just like undergraduates are and are all in this learning experience together,” Etchells said. “We are the undergrads just 20 years down the road. That’s the only difference. We are all maroon on the inside.”

Bounds believes the GPSC will

continue to make impacts and create relationships with administration and undergraduate students well into the next 50 years.

“I believe the GPSC will continue to be the advocate for graduate and professional students and proactively seek ways to make life better for these students,” Bounds said. “There are always ways that the university can improve the quality of life for students, and the GPSC will continue to champion these causes.”

Students cope with emotional side effects of parents’ divorce Roommates support each other through changes in their family

By Katherine Garcia @Katiegarcia2018 According to an expert at Texas A&M, it is common for students whose parents have divorced to feel emotional distress. Studies show divorce will continue to impact student’s life, even if their parent’s split up when they were young.

Away from home and away from their problems, two friends Jillian Sanders and Emily Bryant realized they have a common experience — both of their parents are divorced, one recent and one close to 10 years ago. Each had to figure out and accept her own way of managing her college life and home life, which sometimes have intertwined.

When environmental studies freshman Emily Bryant was in the fifth grade, her parents told her they were breaking up their marriage. According to Bryant, word of the divorce spread from her fellow students to their parents at her small private school.

“People were talking, and it was really tough on me, and I experienced an extreme amount of weight gain to cope with the emotional stress,” Bryant said. “I had a few close friends that were there with me through all of it, but it was just really hard.”

Bryant said she served as a counselor and friend for her parents before coming to college, constantly listening to their personal problems. Now away from home, she said a heavy load has been lifted off her shoulders.

“They can’t talk to me about their personal life as much as they want to, and even when my mom or dad tries to talk to me about that stuff now I’m kind of like, ‘You know, I don’t want to talk about it. I’m having a good day, I don’t want to be affected by it, what you’re

talking about,’’’ Bryant said.

Unlike Bryant, Sanders’ emotions are fresh — her parents split her senior year of high school.

“I would say that the weirdest, most trippy part of this, is that I never thought it was going to be me,” Sanders said. “You know, I never thought I was going to be the one with divorced parents growing up because I thought everything was fine, and then one day it wasn’t fine, and they started arguing, and he moved out.”

Sanders said she currently deals with random 10 minute bursts of sadness or anger, even with instances that would not normally upset her. She said thoughts of her childhood and realization about her parents’ divorce can trigger these emotional flares, but she hopes in time these will dissipate.

Annmarie MacNamara is a clinical psychologist at A&M, who studies emotional effects of events such as divorce. She said change, in this case the change in the form of divorce, is an environmental factor which can create a variety of emotional consequences.

“There’s very variable responses in how people deal with that,” MacNamara said. “It’s definitely not always a negative thing. It can be better to see your parents be happy individually than upset together, but of course, still it’s a big change.”

The emotions students face caused by divorce can be bottled up or dismissed in the form of suppression, according to MacNamara. She recommended that students try to refrain from rejecting these feelings or thoughts and instead accept them to pursue a more effective emotional strategy.

“Emotions are actually designed to help us.

They’re designed to tell us when something is

wrong. And in time we need to pay attention to it,” MacNamara said. “And even though the modern world is not always like that — you know — it’s not like running into a dinosaur and you feel afraid and you feel like you need to run away. It can be more like social stress and sort of things that are heading our way and not dependent on physical survival.”

Both residents of Hullabaloo Hall, Sanders and Bryant said they have been talking through their emotions in late night conversations across their shared dorm room.

“I think it’s definitely helpful having her as a roommate because she’s already been through divorce, and since I’m currently going through

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Students experiencing stress, not just from divorce, can seek counseling through Student Counseling Services at https://scs.tamu.edu.

Editor’s Note: Jillian Sanders is a news reporter for The Battalion.

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