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Aggies top Gators in final minute of game Analysis: Texas A&M stays calm to achieve last quarter win over Florida By Alex Miller @AlexMill20 GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Composure was Texas A&M’s biggest point of emphasis while preparing for Florida. And indeed, it was the collective calmness of the Aggies (5-2, 3-1 SEC) that allowed them to string together a fourth-quarter comeback over the Gators (3-3, 3-2 SEC), earning a 19-17 win at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Saturday night. “These guys have continued to just keep
playing,” A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin said. “They believe in each other. There wasn’t a bunch of panic from our coaches and that’s what composure is all about.” In each of the Aggies past three wins, the maroon and white had to find their way back from a second-half deficit. According to wide receiver Christian Kirk, being in those situations where the team has had to comeback is invaluable and has benefitted them. “We’ve been down in a lot of the games we’ve played in this year,” Kirk said. “We know when we come out to the second half with a different mindset. We played like it was a whole new game.” The coolness of kicker Daniel LaCamera
may have been most important. The junior and Florida native was 4-for-4 on field goals for the night, sinking three in the fourth quarter — including the game-winning 32-yarder with 58 seconds left. “We knew coming into this game it was going to be a big field goal game,” LaCamera said. “I try not to think it’s bigger than any other kick. It feels great to do it.” Totaling just 263 yards of total offense, the Aggies accumulated nearly half of that in the fourth quarter, posting 127 yards in the frame. “We knew we were going to score, and we knew we were going to win that football ANALYSIS ON PG. 2
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Linebacker Tyrel Dodson sealed the game fro the Aggies when he intercepted the ball with 52 seconds left in the game.
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Texas A&M hosts international, student-run game jam competition By Katherine Garcia & Kathryn Whitlock @katiegarcia2018 & @kathrynwhitloc8 Planning, designing and creating a video game in two days may sound close to unthinkable, but not for the roughly 300 participants in this weekend’s Chillennium game jam. Chillennium, a 48-hour video game competition began in 2014 without an official name with around twenty competitors. Now the largest student-run game jam in the world, it has grown into
an internationally recognized competition that gives college students the opportunity to create a video game based on a given theme. The theme this year was role-reversal. Game ideas included human-eating ice cream cones, boxing punching bags and people of Earth destroying inhabitants of Mars. The competition included designated times for provided meals and students could rest at any point in the duration of allotted time. The results were announced Sunday night and the winning team, Oddbird Studio, included members Shae Humphries, Joshua Cappelli, Cody Romphf and Benjamin Scott from Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
“Our game is called ‘Bag Box,’” Humphries said. “This was a game where two people share one controller, take on the role of boxing punching bags and beat the fluff out of each other.” The second place team from A&M, Netflix and Chill’em, included Travis Stebbins, Meena Subramanian and Stephanie Sykara created a game titled ‘Its Gonna Getcha.’ The competition facilitated several disciplines. Each team consisted of four people who contributed their skill sets. From programming, to visualization, virtual reality, to computer science, the video game competition had something GAME JAM ON PG. 4
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The winning team, Oddbird Studio, from Canada at Chillennium 2017 with their game ‘Bag Box.’
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Senior outside hitter Kiara McGee finished Sunday’s game with 12 kills, 35 total assists and three blocks.
The Aggie volleyball team (6-8, 3-4 SEC) got back on track Sunday afternoon after a tough loss last Wednesday, coming from behind to beat No. 21 Auburn (11-6, 4-4 SEC) 16-25, 25-22, 2725 and 25-19. The Aggies got off to a slow start in the match, as they were caught out of position in several instances and overall weren’t playing in the style they were accustomed to. The Aggies found themselves trailing 11-6 in the first set and A&M head coach Laurie Corbelli used her first timeout to settle the team down. “The first set we were getting overwhelmed with
their pace and speed and we were trying to match it,” Corbelli said. “We have a fast style but not that fast.” A&M came out of the time out with some new energy, garnering three blocks and getting back in the game, cutting the Auburn lead to 14-10. Senior Kiara McGee was dominant in the set with four kills and 11 assists however, the Aggies were unable to match Auburn’s speed in the first set, losing 25-16. Throughout the season, the Aggies have struggled to come back after they have gone down a set but, senior Amy Nettles said they weren’t going to let that happen again in this match. “I looked at the score and I was like, ‘Alright let’s see what we’re made of, let’s show people that we can finish,’” Nettles said. The second set was much more competitive, leading to many long points. The two teams traded VOLLEYBALL ON PG. 2
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Both Texas A&M swimming and diving teams improved to 2-0 after victories over Notre Dame on Saturday at the Rolfs Aquatic Center on the Notre Dame campus. The No. 5 Texas A&M women’s team won 211-136 over the No. 25 Irish, while the No. 15 Aggie men took down No. 17 Notre Dame 193.5-159.5. After dominating on day one, the Aggie women started the second day of competition off strong, taking the top two spots in the 200m medley. Seniors Lisa Bratton, Jorie Caneta and Beryl Gastaldello, along with sophomore Amy Miller, led the way with a time of 1:39.34. Gastaldello was the only Aggie with multiple individual wins, clocking a
time of 53.43 in the 100m butterfly and a 22.40 in the 50m free. Three other women won their individual events for the Aggies. Senior Bethany Galat won the 400 IM with a time of 4:13.81. In the 200 breaststroke, Caneta paced the field with a time of 2:12.08, while Bratton took first place in the 100m backstroke with a 55.23. The Aggie men also started the day on a high note with a victory in the 200m medley relay. Seniors Brock Bonetti and Mauro Castillo, along with junior Angel Martinez and sophomore Adam Koster took the win with a time of 1:29.08. The Aggies swept the top three spots in the 200m breaststroke and the three-meter dive. In the breaststroke, Castillo led the way with a time of 1:58.56, followed by senior Jonathan Tybur and freshman Tanner Olson. In the three-meter dive, junior Sam Thornton took the top spot with a score of 370.95, while senior Tyler Henschel and junior Skylar Lake fin-
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game,” offensive lineman Erik McCoy said. Florida had nothing to counter A&M’s offensive surge, recording just 27 total yards in the final 15 minutes. “[We’ve] got to stay on the field and give ourselves an opportunity to be successful,” Florida head coach Jim McElwain said. “They did a good job pressuring the quarterback. They didn’t disappoint. They did a good job harassing us, and we maybe got a little jumpy in there at times.” Big plays highlighted each of the Aggies scoring drives. A&M had at least one 30-plus yard play on all of its scoring drives except the last. The final scoring drive though, was set up by a 43-yard punt return by Christian Kirk, which allowed the Aggies to start at the Gator 39 yard line. “That was a time where we needed a big play,” Kirk said. “Great execution by the guys blocking in front and it’s just on me at that point to make a play and set us up to win.” Still, quarterback Kellen Mond struggled in the passing game, going 8-of-24 for 180 yards and one interception. Mond was also sacked a season-high six times. “It was tough sledding for him,” Sumlin said. “For a young quarterback when they’re playing that kind of man coverage, and then are switching out some things, things were happening really fast out there for him.” The ground game was stagnant for the second weekend in a row too, racking up just 83 yards on 38 carries. One major problem may have been the absence of right tackle Keaton Sutherland. Taking place for the starter were freshmen Dan Moore Jr. and Carson Green, who alternated series until Green eventually took over for the game in the third quarter.
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ished second and third. Sophomore Ben Walker came through with a big individual victory, dominating the field in the 400m IM with a time of 3:53.10. On Friday, both teams notched victories in their opening meet of the season on the road. A&M first faced off against Michigan State. The women rounded out the day with first place victories in the 200m butterfly, 200m backstroke and the three-meter diving events. A&M outscored the Spartans 98-62. The men took first place titles in the 200m individual medley, 200m backstroke, 100m breaststroke, 100m freestyle, 200m butterfly, one-meter diving and 400m medley relay. The men tallied a similar score to the women to down the Spartans 98-64. Both teams will be back in action on Oct. 21 when they match up against the Auburn Tigers in Auburn, Alabama.
“We stayed composed even when things weren’t going our way,” McCoy said. “We’re sticking together. When things aren’t going right, we’re staying by each other’s side and it’s really coming through for us.” In the first half though, A&M was a jumbled mess from the start. A false start prior to the first play of the game set the sloppy offensive tone the Aggies held during the first 30 minutes of the matchup. For the game, A&M had a season-high seven penalties, which put the Aggies in tricky situations and negated a couple of long plays. “Probably had more penalties than we’ve had all year in a game, that’s not us,” Sumlin said. “First play of the game, false start. There’s nothing more frustrating than that on the first play of the game on the road to get the crowd back in it.” Three points and 80 yards were all the Aggie offense could muster in the opening half, as the Gators gashed the A&M defense for 229 yards, but only held a 10-3 lead at the intermission. “The word composure was not only about players, but also coaches,” Sumlin said. “Everybody was frustrated in the first half, but there’s a reason we were frustrated. They were really good up front.” As A&M heads into its bye week, Sumlin said it is a good time for his team to have a lengthy break from a wild seven games of football before hosting Mississippi State on the final weekend in October. “When your team is playing pretty well, you want to keep playing,” Sumlin said “But these guys have played a lot of close games, haven’t won them all, but they continue to play to the end, and they need a little break right now.”
VOLLEYBALL CONTINUED blows and found themselves deadlocked at 15-15. After a media timeout, the Aggies began to settle in and started to play their tempo. Sophomore Hollann Hans had a crucial ace to put the Aggies ahead 23-21 in the set. Auburn then got a kill followed by their tenth service error of the game, putting the Aggies at match point at 24-22. “Once we settled down and realized that we needed to play our style, I thought we did a lot better,” Corbelli said. Nettles then set the ball to freshman Samantha Sanders who violently spiked the ball down on Auburn’s side, clinching the second set win for A&M 25-22 and evening out the sets won by either team at one apiece. Auburn started the third set off strong, going on an 8-2 run and making it clear they weren’t going down without a fight. Corbelli used a timeout to slow Auburn’s momentum and let her girls to regain focus. Despite the fast start by Auburn, McGee said she had complete faith in herself and her teammates ability to compete. “After that timeout, I came out and in my mind I said we are not losing, we will do what it takes, and I fully trust in my team and we are fully capable of pulling this off,” McGee said. Despite the Aggies trailing the Tigers, A&M kept its composure and chipped away at Auburn’s lead. As the Tigers led 15-8 and had just gone on a three-point run, chances of A&M winning the game dwindled. However, Auburn’s run was negated by a
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four-point run by the Aggies, who narrowed their deficit to 15-12. The Aggies continued to close the gap in the third set and found themselves tied 25-25 after a kill by McGee. The Aggies then closed out the set via a kill from Gabby Litwin and an attacking error from Auburn. A&M won eight out of the last 10 points, taking the set 27-25. The Aggies kept the momentum going and began the fourth set on a 7-2 run. A&M dominated at the net, getting big kills from Sanders and McGee. The strong command at the net proved lethal for Auburn and the Aggies took the fourth set 25-19 and the match, 3-1. Though it wasn’t how the team wanted to start the match, McGee said they pulled out a victory over a tough Auburn team. “We strapped in and focused up and ultimately got the job done,” McGee said. After the match, Corbelli said Auburn gave A&M one of its best matches and it was a testament to the talent the Tigers have on their roster. “It’s the most diverse team, the way they send the ball across at different angles that we just don’t see that often,” Corbelli said. “I’m so glad we don’t have to play at Auburn.” Corbelli said she was proud of her team’s resilience, particularly in the third set. “The play looked like what we see quite often in practice, we’ve got some awesome players that when they all put it together, it helps us get into Aggie volleyball,” Corbelli said. The Aggies will look to build off of this much-needed win as they host Arkansas on Friday, Oct. 20 at 6:30 p.m.
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IT game blends security and education Keep Aggie Traditions Secure teaches cyber safety strategies By Victoria Fluellen @tori_fluellen Texas A&M students are solving cybersecurity challenges online and on campus in an effort to defeat the infamous hacker Bad_Bull and win an assortment of prizes. A&M’s Division of Information Technology introduced this year’s game, Keep Aggie Traditions Secure, on Oct. 9 as part of Cyber Security Awareness Month. The game is created annually to inform students about basic Internet safety tips. The goal of this year's puzzle, which ends Oct. 20, is to educate A&M students about cyber security while incorporating Aggie Traditions, making the game more interactive, according to Bobby Bernshausen, communications coordinator in the Division of Information Technology. Keep Aggie Traditions Secure is designed to raise awareness of cyber security measures that students can take to protect themselves online Bernshausen said. “We mixed that with A&M Tradi-
tions through a storyline where you are chasing a hacker who mocks people by giving them riddles to tell them where he is going to go,” Bernshausen said. “These riddles are tradition riddles and that’s how you have to solve those. So it is a mixture between cyber security questions and riddles.” The Division of Information Technology hopes to create a space for students to become more aware of the things they do on social media and the Internet, not only for their personal safety, but for the safety of A&M as a whole, according to Lacey Baze, associate director of Information Technology. “A university is a large place to attack on cyber security,” Baze said. “When students at Texas A&M practice good security measures, it also keeps Texas A&M safe.” According to Bernshausen, the IT department offered two ways to play this year’s game. The first is an online version that students can participate from anywhere. The second is an on-campus version where players physically travel to different locations. Although Texas A&M has been creating these games for the past six years, this year is the first time the creators decided to implement both the physical and online versions, according to
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Madeline Richey, student worker with the IT Department and communication junior. “I really like that the game gives you the option to do both,” Richey said. “It’s cool because it brings you to the places that speak about Aggie Traditions and it brings a new element to the game.” When the player solves an Aggie tradition riddle, this allows the player to find the fictional hacker Bad_Bull and check in to that location. After checking in, the student is then given the next cyber security question and so on until Bad_Bull is stopped. Richey said the purpose of this is to teach students basic cyber security knowledge for everyday situations they might face. “We had to come up with something creative and interactive to grab the student's attention,” Baze said. Not only do students learn about Internet safety and Aggie traditions, they also have a chance to walk away with prizes. As of Thursday evening, around 8,100 students have joined this game and each have the chance to win an eight-ounce frozen yogurt from Yogurtland, iced coffee from Blue Baker, a 12th Man Towel with a 15 percent off coupon from Aggieland Outfitters and entry into the grand prize drawing for an Apple Watch.
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Studying survival strategies Certification course develops skills for future challenges faced outdoors By Katherine Garica @katiegarica2018 Among other educational safety activities, a student was wrapped into heavy clothing and a tarp to simulate treatment of hypothermia at the Physical Education Activity Program building this weekend. Students met for a 16 hour course Oct. 14 and 15 to earn a certificate in wilderness safety. The course included basic first aid and patient assessment, treatment of hypothermia, treatment of injuries, course of action for lightning and more. Alex Skrocki, recreation, parks and tourism sciences junior, said she plans to work in a national park so it is important to have the knowledge to take care of park-goers that she will be responsible for. “I think the most important thing that I’ve learned is we’re not actual health care providers,” Skrocki said. “We’re just trying to suspend whatever kind of damage has been done until health care providers can actually get to the scene, and so that means we’re not actually diagnosing patients we’re just trying to treat them to the best of our abilities.” Garrett Garrison, recreation, parks and tourism sciences senior explained the stepby-step procedure he learned in the course to use when faced with a difficult situation in the wilderness. “Throughout the process you’re determining if their vitals are correct, figuring out if that person needs medication, basically figuring out what they need,” Garrison said. The hypothermia treatment demonstration involved wrapping a student in cold-weather clothing, a sleeping bag and a tarp. The idea was not to create more heat for the person with hypothermia but to ensure the heat the person already had was retained.
GAME JAM CONTINUED for first-timers and experienced game creators alike. Ashlyn Chatelain, business management junior and public relations chair for Chillennium, said she hopes the event provides a creative atmosphere for students’ minds to flow. She added that her goal was to make the weekend memorable and to provide fun for game enthusiasts. “We’re trying to give everyone a really good time,” Chatelain said. “We want people to have a good experience when creating video games and have the mentorship experience. We have a ton of judges and mentors coming from the industry. They are here to help people along through their endeavors as they tackle this beast.” According to the Chillenium website, mentors included A&M professors and industry game designers. Jonathan Westerfield, a computer science senior, went into the competition without any previous game creating knowledge. Although he doesn’t plan to enter the game production industry, Westerfield said he hopes A&M will eventually create a software development degree to facilitate those who do. “[The computer science degree] is more about kind of building the infrastructure of computers versus using computers to actually make something. That’s the vibe I get from it,” Westerfield said. “If there was a track like that or a degree like that, maybe I would see game-making like this or software development would be a huge thing.” Sierra Richardson, visualization junior,
Skrocki said the use of hands-on activities was a useful tool for learning and memorization of critical procedures. “Actually getting to practice and getting that muscle memory in your mind will allow you to be more confident to be able to perform those tasks,” Skrocki said. Garrison said the course kept participants on their toes. “Obviously when you’re in the field it’s going to be a hands-on situation if you ever have to use this knowledge,” Garrison said. “We learn everything in the classroom, the head knowledge, and then we immediately go out and apply it.” The high level of engagement and interaction with the course was due in part to the number of hours the students dedicated to the course, according to sports leadership senior Dalton Rowan. “It’s 8 a.m. We’re tired. It’s kind of for a grade. No one wants to be here at first, and as the class goes on, we just start interacting more and it’s just how it is,” Rowan said. “We’re in that learning environment. It’s just how it is and you’ve got to make the best of it.” According to Rowan, the course corrects information that he learned while growing up — for example, to refrain from treating an open wound with alcohol. “We’re really just trying to get more educated as far as outdoor wilderness goes,” Rowan said. “Whenever you’re out there and you’re just so far away from society you don’t have ambulances out there. You don’t have any kind of medical care, so what can you do with that?” After he graduates, Rowan said he plans to move to Idaho where he can use the knowledge gained from the course to hike and camp. “It’s good as far as having these two great instructors here, and it’s incredibly up to date information,” Rowan said. “It’s just good to know, so I feel like everyone should take this class. It’s just good to have.”
said her team applied the role-reversal theme to a soccer game. “We are making a game where you play as the soccer ball in a soccer game and your goal is to not let either team score,” Richardson said. “You have different power-ups to aid you in avoiding the goals, like a grappling hook, shooting flames, turning into lead so no one can kick you or move you and being able to bounce really high.” A component of Chillenium is that the video game must be made from scratch during the 48-hour period, according to Mae Dolan, visualization senior; however, originality is not the sole challenge. “Completion will be the hardest thing to overcome,” Dolan said. “If you complete your game and win, there will be some cash prizes. But a lot of people just come here for experience and to have fun.” As the first day passed and the last half of the competition began, students found couches and chairs that line the halls of the MSC and slept. Some students didn’t make it to a couch and fell asleep on their keyboards, according to computer science senior Bradley Kern. “The second day of a 48 hour game jam is very peculiar,” Kern said. “Most people are mentally and physically destroyed, but it’s really weird because usually like in the last 10 hours of the game jam, you do more work than the rest of it combined.” Matthew Reeves, computer science senior, said he loves Chillenium and all this event entails. “I love video games,” Reeves said. “What better way to apply a logical thought process than to something I am passionate about already.”