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Crowd participation vital for Aggies’ midweek matchup with rival Texas By Ryan MacDonald @Ryan_MacDonald2 On April 16, 1989, the Texas A&M baseball team hosted a doubleheader against the University of Texas. The Aggies lost the first game in the series the night before and were seeking their first win of the series over the Longhorns. That day, Aggie third baseman John Byington hit a walk-off home run in each game to defeat the Longhorns and maintain the Aggies’ No. 1 ranking. And thus, “Olsen Magic” was born. Since then, the Aggie baseball fandom has grown exponentially. The growth was catalyzed in the early 2000s, riding the momentum of the Aggies’ fourth College World Series appearance. Though the fans came out in large numbers, the enthusiasm wasn’t
there and the atmosphere of the crowd was flat. This changed in 2015, when a resurgence occurred and people started coming to the games on a more consistent basis, allowing them to get more routine in their chants. The consistent following prompted the creation of the “Section 203” Twitter account, named after the number of the section where students sat for the better part of A&M baseball history. The account is managed by section organizer Robert White, Class of 2014, and is used to grow the student section at Aggie baseball games. The account tweets out updates on the team, humorous tweets to opposing teams, as well as instructions for how to perform certain heckles. “The sections were renumbered when Blue Bell Park expanded, but we maintained the name. 203 is not so much a section as it is a state of mind,” White said. “It represents our undying passion to support Aggie base-
ball and create one of the toughest atmospheres in college baseball.” The momentum within the ballpark was augmented when the section’s infamous heckle, the “Ball Five” chant, caught the attention of national media outlets in the 2016 Super Regional. The chant starts after the opposing pitcher throws four straight balls, with no strikes on the count and continuously gets louder as the pitcher throws more consecutive balls. “Ball Five” is just one of the many chants that can be heard coming out of Section 203. The section keeps a few of the most popular heckles but adds some on the fly, according to White. “There are many staples such as ‘The Rifleman,’ Get in/out of the Box, heckling the first base coach/pitcher and of course the infamous ‘Ball 5,’” White said. “Other than that, most heckles are pretty on the spot and
From building a Lego pendulum, to blowing bubbles, to making a watermelon explode by wrapping thousands of rubber bands around it, nearly 200 experiments were on display at the 16th annual Physics and Engineering Festival. In one experiment, 11-year-old Arlan Izaguirre from Dickinson, Texas, watched in awe as he crushed a soda can with an electric current in a demonstration called “The Can Crusher.” Others like Izaguirre traveled with their families and classmates from all over the country to take part in the annual event. “Though the weather has been cold and rainy, people still want to be drawn in and we have a crowd coming in for our experiment every 15 minutes, which makes it truly enjoyable, especially for the kids,” physics senior Cameron Rozean said. Rozean operated the Depth Charge experiment, also known as the liquid nitrogen explosion, which is one of the most popular demonstrations of the festival. The experiment works by submerging a sealed two-liter bottle of liquid nitrogen inside
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TEDxTAMU presenters speak about building a better world By Matt McDowell @MattMcDowell43 Students, faculty and interested members of the Bryan-College Station community gathered in Rudder Theatre Complex for the TEDxTAMU presentation, centered around the theme of meliorism — the philosophy that the world can be improved through concentrated human effort. One of the speakers, Regina Rowley, said she actively believes in this philosophy and through her own nonprofit, I Am Priceless, seeks to help individuals out of unhealthy patterns such as abuse and addiction by helping them to believe in their own self-worth. “What I have been learning is the importance of the thoughts and feelings and how those habits directly impact the life I live,” Rowley said. Rowley herself is a survivor of abuse and assault, and she aims to help
others make a similar journey in their own lives through meditation, reflection and, most importantly, creating a support system fall back on. Shayla Rivera, Class of 1983, had her own take on meliorism. Rivera, whose family moved to America from Puerto Rico when she was a child, said the difficulties of making the move greatly strengthened her work ethic and prepared her for the abrupt and difficult changes she faced in her adult life, such as going from an aerospace engineer to a stand up comedian. “Pain is necessary, but suffering is optional,” Rivera said. “You have to ask yourself how are you choosing to see your life and how are you choosing to see your world.” According to Rivera, the best way to truly make a difference in the world is to first change your own mindset and use your imagination to find your purpose. “Imagine on purpose, imagine for yourself, imagine for other people, imagine for the world,” Rivera said. Andre Thomas, visualization lec-
turer, chose to discuss education in his lecture, focusing on drawbacks of the current public education systems and the vast potential of video gamebased learning. “Students are willing to play games to get better, and will achieve mastery in a subject … and for many students these traditional methods of learning are doing nothing but a disservice,” Thomas said. According to Thomas, game-based learning not only helped to increase understanding, but some students enjoyed learning subjects they had traditionally not excelled at. Thomas cited a case study on elementary age students in Italy, which found a 20 percent increase in comprehension and an entire letter grade improvement from previous semesters with the addition of a game-based supplement. Thomas provided details about two classes with game-based curriculum which will soon be offered for onehour credits at Texas A&M. “We are [now] allowing students to TED TALKS ON PG. 4
Hodges focuses on student development By Samantha Mahler @mahlersamantha With his service to students in the classroom for almost five decades, it would be difficult to find someone who embodies the Aggie Spirit as impeccably as Lou Hodges. A 1965 graduate of Rice University, Hodges chose to obtain his Ph.D. from Texas A&M in the university’s first-ever recreation and parks program. Once he graduated in 1971, Hodges took a position as assistant professor and has worked in the department ever since. Though he was a double major in anthropology and biochemistry at Rice, Hodges said he wasn’t happy with his career prospects in either field. Things finally began to make sense for him when he began taking agriculture classes at A&M. “I enjoyed what I was doing for probably the first time since
I got into college,” Hodges said. “It built a lot into my strengths, and so when I got offered a position as an instructor here, I accepted it.” During his career at A&M, Hodges has taught courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Today, he teaches computer courses in the recreation, parks and tourism department, such as Computer Applications and Park and Tourism Applications. Hodges said while he enjoys working with computers, it is meaningless if he isn’t involved in the classroom. “I enjoy being in the classroom,” Hodges said. “If I didn’t, I wouldn’t still be here.” Katie Guerra, recreation, park and tourism sciences junior, is currently taking Hodge’s Computer Applications class. According to Guerra, Hodges is understanding and adaptable in his teaching style. “He wants you to be able to understand the assignments and help you through them step by HODGES ON PG. 2
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tions where we make our purchases, with little thought of where the items are coming from or who is producing them,” Hill said. “Our farmer’s market will give students a chance to have conversations with the people who are growing or producing the items they see at the market.” Joseph Stark, a vendor from Eureka Urban Acres Farm, practices sustainable farming methods in The Heights community north of Houston. “You identify homeowners or landowners in your area and you build your gardens on basically donated land,” Stark said. “I trade vegetables for rent. Once I meet a homeowner who wants to host a garden, I just put in all the work … and once I start to harvest I give that homeowner a $30 credit at the farmer’s market every week, so they come buy what they want to buy.” This will be Stark’s first year to participate as a vendor in the A&M Farmer’s Market. He said he works closely with the University of Houston, also a part of Chartwells’ sustainability program. Stark said this connection made him want to work with A&M as well.
“I strive to purchase organic seeds, as locally as possible — if I find a plant breeder in the area, I purchase from them,” Stark said. “I create as much of my own compost as I can by collecting food scraps from my neighbors, or grass clippings from the curb or composting my own waste.” Peggy Higgins with Top That! Cake Designs will be bringing fresh bread, muffins, cinnamon rolls and brownies. Though she also participates in a farmer’s market in Conroe, Texas, on the weekends, this will be her first year with the A&M Farmer’s Market. “I think that farmer’s markets say ‘community’ and that’s real important, an opportunity to meet other people in your community,” Higgins said. Higgins said farmer’s markets provide the chance to go back to the localized style of purchasing food. “I think that getting back to basics with our food and things like that, and getting away from things that have chemicals added to them is important,” Higgins said. “A farmer’s market can do that.”
glish is taking Computer Applicaions and Park and Tourism Applications with Hodges. “I’ve learned how to actually use all the basic functions of Excel — for example, formulas and sorting,” Inglish said. “I’ve also learned how to create a money analysis of different products and techniques and how to use it to figure out which product or technique is best.” For students such as Guerra and Inglish, working with computers in Hodges’ classes
has given them the confidence to solve problems they will face in their careers. Guerra said taking Computer Applications has helped her sharpen the skills she will need. “You can basically code projects within Excel, and I found that really interesting,” Guerra said. “I’ve learned a lot of finer details about basic computer programs that I believe would help anyone get a job in the future.” Now in his 50th year of teaching at A&M, Hodges said he has no immediate plans to
retire. For him, the most rewarding part of his job is equipping students with the tools they need to succeed both in and out of the classroom. “What I would be happy with is if they walked out of the classroom with improved skills in thinking, seeking and communicating,” Hodges said. “If they can do those three things, they’ll be a success wherever they go out of college.”
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Navy rear admiral and Texas A&M University at Galveston former student, Dr. Ronny Jackson, Class of 1991, has been nominated by President Donald Trump as Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Jackson has served as White House Physician for the past three administrations. Trump announced his nomination of Jackson via Twitter on March 28 after firing the previous VA secretery, David Shulkin, that same day. Robert Wilkie will be serving as interim secretary as the senate decides whether Jackson’s nomination will be confirmed. Jackson graduated from Texas A&M Galveston with a Bachelor of Science in marine biology and went to medical school at the University of Texas Medical Branch, where he graduated with his doctor of medicine in 1995, according to a news release from Texas A&M Galveston. Grant Shallenberger, associate vice president for administration and auxiliary services at A&M Galveston, has known Jackson since 1989 when Jackson was on the resident advisor staff, quickly moving into the position of head resident advisor shortly after Shallenberger began working there.
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PHYSICS FEST CONTINUED a 50-gallon water barrel. As the nitrogen evaporates, the pressure in the botte rises until it bursts, sending the water in the barrel flying upwards. Rozean has been part of the festival for five years now and has participated in this experiment for the last three years. “I started doing this sophomore year and I can’t get enough of it,” Rozean said. “I’d do this probably about 100 times a year and that’s not counting the years from the festival.” Rozean is also part of “The Big Finale,” in which 200 colorful balls are added to five depth charge barrels and sent flying into the air along with the water when the nitrogen bottles explode. Tatiana Erukhimova is an instructional associate professor of physics and one of the main coordinators of the festival. She said she enjoys seeing attendees be fascinated with the festival’s events and demonstrations. “It’s amazing sight to see — kids that travel all over the country just to see the science demonstrations that we put on for them means so much,” Erukhimova said.
The festival has grown over the years and now welcomes over 6,000 attendees each year, Erukhimova said before this year’s festival. Another experiment which took place at the event was the Rail Gun, put on by physics senior Josh Stenzel and physics junior Taylor Pritchett. In the experiment, a projectile is accelerated by an electromagnetic current between two rails and launched toward a target. “This demo is truly a blast for me to help demonstrate,” Stenzel said. “It’s based on principles that are pretty simple and they’re explained in introductory physics classes, which also helps me learn about circuits, which I love.” Matthew Lee, physics graduate student, is one of the mentors who helped the undergraduate students conduct their experiments for the Physics and Engineering Festival. The undergraduate students get to choose their project, which they then present to the public. “One of the experiments that we’re really excited about, and we just finished in time for the festival, is something called the infinity mirror,” Lee said. “We literally did everything we could to finish this on time, as we finished it at 9 p.m. last night.”
The experiment creates the appearance of an infinite row of lights using a strip of LEDs between two mirrored surfaces. Lee mentored Emily Hays, physics freshman, who worked on the infinity mirror project. “I chose this experiment because I thought it was something that is really fascinating to me and how simple it could be,” Hays said. “I saw the effect used in the last Star Wars movie and it really got me thinking of how I can conduct my studies into that.” As Rozean approaches the end of his senior year, he said the Physics and Engineering Festival has been a great way for him and others to share their love and interest in science. “This [is] one of those things that will always stick with you,” Rozean said. “I don’t know if this is my last festival or not, but what I do know is Dr. Erukhimova loves having her former students come back and the best part about all this is having people coming up to us expressing their enjoyment of us sharing science with them. That’s what means the most.”
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Texas A&M and Texas will face off for the third straight year after not playing one another from 2013-2015 after the Aggies moved to the SEC.
OLSEN MAGIC CONTINUED generally intended to be quippy.” White said the loudest he has ever heard Olsen field was in 2016, when then No. 3 A&M defeated Texas with a walk-off home run by catcher Michael Barash, which was followed by a skirmish on the field, which he said electrified the Aggie crowd. In addition to the chants, the section has continued to add new elements, including the newest addition, a Cookie Monster costume worn in the crowd as a tribute to first baseman Chris Andritsos. “Andritsos’ sister gave us the Cookie Monster head and gloves,” White said. “Over the fall, a family friend would bring Chris a tray full of cookies that he would eat without sharing.” The nickname “Cookie Monster” was a hit with Andritsos’ teammates and he began to own it himself, making the Cookie Monster theme song his fall practice walkup song. “After he hit for The Cycle in Game 2 vs. Cornell, [his sister] asked us if we would showcase the head in honor of his great accomplishment,” White said. White said although the baseball crowd is significantly smaller than those at football games, the group is more close-knit and passionate, and thus able to have a heightened sense of connectedness. “The way I’ve always seen it, Aggie football is a whole lot like Aggie church,” White said. “You show up, you sing the same songs, you know when to stand up and sit
down. It’s very corporate. You may not sit next to the same people from week to week. Aggie baseball is more like a Thursday night small group. You get to know those people very well.” The baseball team is currently 23-9 overall and White said he is confident the crowds will increase as the program continues to grow. “With our baseball team being a regular contender for not only the SEC title, but also the College World Series, I would expect seats in 202 and 203 to be hard to come by when several of these big teams come to town,” White said. Junior third baseman Allonte Wingate, who transferred to A&M this season after playing at Cisco College, experienced the magic in his first at bat as an Aggie on Feb. 17. In that plate appearance, Wingate singled to right field to put two men on bases with no outs in the ninth inning as the Aggies trailed 3-2. The Aggies later knocked Wingate home to score the game-winning run. “That was probably the best feeling I’ve had playing baseball,” Wingate said. “Olsen Magic is a real thing. You hear about it and you think it’s just a thing. Then you get here and everyone’s telling you about it. But once you’re in the moment, that’s when it becomes really real.” The Aggies will look to utilize the magic of Olsen Field as they face Texas on Tuesday in a rare renewal of the A&M-UT rivalry. First pitch is slated for 6:02 p.m. and the game will be televised on SEC Network.
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Dustin Kemp works as the capstone program assistant for LAUNCH at Texas A&M.
TED TALKS CONTINUED earn college credit in four weeks ... courses in art history and calculus will soon be offered,” Thomas said. “These classes only highlight the potential of game-based learning, which can help students learn the material better in four weeks than they would in a 12-week course.” Howard Partridge discussed how meliorism directly relates to the importance of community, and despite all of the good the internet brings through our phones and other devices, they often get in the way of creating meaningful relationships with others. “We have a problem today, and that is an engagement problem,” Patridge said. “We’re engaged digitally more than ever
before, but we need true community.” Partridge said an individual’s sense of community is often directly tied into one’s sense of belonging. Speaking from his experiences working with a small merchant services company, Patridge said creating this sense of community in work environments to promote and share a common vision will in turn lead to greater success in the long run. “When the culture is always about the next transaction or the next sale it can be a good business, but today it is a phenomenal business because they learned that if they can help their team members reach their goals and dreams that everything can change and they will have this culture of community,” Partridge said.
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