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Junior wide receiver Christian Kirk had a 100-yard kick off return for a touchdown, securing A&M’s sixth victory over Arkansas in annual matchup.
SIXTH STRAIGHT SUCCESS
Analysis: Kirk, leaders pave way in Texas A&M’s Southwest Classic win By Alex Miller @AlexMill20 ARLINGTON, TX — Facing multiple fourth-quarter deficits, Texas A&M needed somebody to lean on. Fortunately for the Aggies, they found three – particularly No. 3, Christian Kirk. In A&M’s first three games, the explosive wide receiver and special teams weapon had been hindered from a breakout performance. Saturday afternoon against Arkansas however, Kirk kicked down the door and made his presence known. The junior led the Aggies with five receptions for 110 yards and two touchdowns. His final catch proved to be the game-winner on 10-yard corner route in overtime. “It’s a basic high-low corner route. The defender on me slipped inside. Kellen [Mond] saw it, and it was just execution,” Kirk said of the play. “It was a great throw by him, and I just had to make that catch in a big-time like that.” To keep A&M in the game and force overtime, the Aggies turned to Kirk in the
return game after Arkansas went ahead 3633 with 5:21 left. Kirk’s longest kick-return this year coming into the game had been 37 yards, until he took one 100 yards to house giving the Aggies a 40-36 lead with 5:10 to go. “We’d done a great job of kick coverage, really gassing those guys up all week,” Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema said of the touchdown return. “It was a huge play in the game and it happened so quickly. We need to take it down a few. They had to march on the field, they just couldn’t do it. It was a big play that really hurt us.” A sneaky good game came from safety Armani Watts, who led the team with eight tackles. Watts had a roaring finish, as he recorded the game-winning interception in the end zone on the Razorbacks’ overtime possession. ANALYSIS ON PG. 2
Cassie Stricker — THE BATTALION
TOUCH TO SEE: BRAILLE MAP IN MSC After years of work, 3-D printed braille map available for interaction. Jenny Hollowell — THE BATTALION
CREATIVE COMMONS
A 3-D printed representation of campus helps visually impaired By Tyler Snell @Tyler_Snell2 After years of persistence and fine tuning, a 3D braille map of campus can now be found inside the Memorial Student Center at the entrance closest to Koldus and Kyle Field. The map was placed in the MSC on Sept. 13, and students and visitors who are visually impaired can use the map to navigate around campus. Mechanical engineering junior Tyler Wooten designed and printed the map with the help of the Association of Former Students and University Center & Special Events (UCEN). Wooten thought of the idea for a 3D braille map his freshman year after taking a 3D printing class at the Engi-
neering Innovation Center (EIC) and his involvement with Startup Aggieland. “I was thinking about what I could use the printers for because I really wanted to just keep working with them,” Wooten said. “I reached out to the president of disability services who connected me with Kaitlyn Kellermeyer, and I met up with her to talk about the idea.” Wooten worked with economics senior Kaitlyn Kellermeyer, who lost her vision in both eyes during her freshman year at A&M, disability services and the EIC to print a small version map of campus. The small version, however, posed some complications with the level of detailed contained. “One of the complications we heard was that it was a little too detailed to be that small, so if we could make a larger map that would be extremely helpful,” Wooten said. “We wanted
to put it in a central building so everyone could find it.” Wooten worked with 201617 MSC President Brian O’Hara and UCEN Communications Coordinator Caroline Lopez on putting the large version braille map in the MSC. “We had to get with vendors from Houston, and they helped us design this stand from scratch,” Lopez said. “When they delivered it, we were super excited because it’s been such a long process.” Wooten finished the small scale version his sophomore year but has spent the past year working with the university to print and display the large version. “I was told the map is up and freaked out, hopped on my skateboard and rode to the MSC,” Wooten said. “It’s just surreal seeing it in person.” Assistive Technology Coordinator for Disability Services Justin Romack said this map makes a huge impact on the visually impaired traveling A&M’s campus. “As a totally blind traveler of our campus, it’s awesome to have a tangible representation of the buildings MAP ON PG. 2
While some South Koreans studying at Texas A&M consider themselves home here, many have relatives back in Seoul, South Korea.
S. Koreans address northern tensions Current students from Korean Peninsula discuss thoughts about threats coming from N. Korea By Andrew Little @drewlitt As tensions between North Korea and the international community continue to escalate over an increasing number of missile tests conducted by the regime, South Korean students at Texas A&M are weighing in on what it’s like to study in the U.S. during the international crisis. North Korea has conducted 15 missile tests in 2017 so far, including one nuclear weapon test and their first test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). The technological sophistication of their weapons has been increasing rapidly. However, for the majority of South Koreans in the younger generation, living under continual threat of conflict with North Korea has become a normal part of their lives. Ryun Jung Lee is a doctoral student in the urban planning department. When Ryun Jung came to the U.S. four years ago she was surprised by the level of concern Americans had KOREA ON PG. 4