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Suicide Prevention, Awareness Month unites community Students, professionals highlight campus resources for mental health By Michaela Rush @Michaela4Batt

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Students gathered in Academic Plaza on Tuesday, Sept. 14 to peacefully protest Texas A&M’s lackluster COVID-19 protocols.

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n Academic Plaza on Tuesday, Sept. 14, students gathered to protest their disapproval with how Texas A&M’s administration has handled COVID-19 on-campus precautions and the recent death of biomedical sciences sophomore Kirstyn Katherine Ahuero. “We are not trying to use her as some political agenda, we are trying to avoid

another death of an Aggie and make sure that every Aggie here on campus and every former student knows about this incident,” protest leader and wildlife and fisheries junior Amanda Harvey said. “A&M should be held responsible for what they have done, and we should be allowed to hear her name and know her story.” Auhero was raised in Glen Rose and served as valedictorian of her high school. Her funeral was held on Tuesday, Sept. 14 at Kerrville Funeral Home. “Kirstyn was such a fun person,” a friend wrote in an anonymous letter to The Battalion. “She always wanted to help people and go out of her way to help. I can’t express how sad I am to have lost someone like her.” On Tuesday evening, students demanded A&M take action against the spread of COVID-19. In their official statement, the

students addressed A&M’s administration and asked for improved contact tracing, online learning options, better treatment of on-campus students, increased testing, reevaluated quarantine procedures and stronger and consistent university messaging. “A&M’s lack of COVID[-19] protocols have really endangered the lives of the student body,” anthropology junior Ellis Howard said. “The ways they’ve been handling housing here and online stuff, you can do more. Sure, you can’t mandate masks, but you can do more, and they’re not doing more.” Despite a police presence in Academic Plaza on Tuesday evening, students organized a peaceful protest to bring awareness of the COVID-19 situation on campus. “There doesn’t seem to be a lot of support PROTEST ON PG. 3

September is nationally recognized as Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month, and students, student organizations and Counseling and Psychological Services, or CAPS, are working to educate Aggieland on the realities of suicide, especially on college campuses. Megan Bonds is a licensed professional counselor and case management referral coordinator for CAPS and has a hand in many of this month’s events through the service. Bond said she feels CAPS’ platform brings attention to mental health and related crises at Texas A&M. “At CAPS [we] are able to have that voice and have that further impact, and so you know, the more we’re talking about suicide awareness and the importance of talking about it,” Bond said. “Pretending like it’s not a thing can have a big impact on our students here at Texas A&M.” Bond said the statistics surrounding suicide and college students are not hopeful, but this is why the awareness is even more critical. “We know that suicide is the second-leading cause of death in college students,” Bond said. “So, that just makes us that much more passionate about our reasons of why we need to continue raising awareness [and] providing students, faculty and staff with tools that show support [to] students and peers in need.” Though not a professional, communication sophomore Sydnie Harrell said she feels an emphasis on mental health awareness is key for college students. “I just think college students face so many difficulties because we’re trying to figure out everything on our own. Not only are we trying to figure out how to adult, but we’re trying to figure out how to take care of ourselves and figure out who we are as people,” Harrell said. “Having this awareness is nice because it’s the college showing, ‘Hey, we know times get tough, but we’re here, we’re trying to show we care.’” Throughout the month, CAPS will offer its standard “Question, Persuade, Refer” trainings, as well as a variety of special events such as screenings, new therapy types and opportunities to connect with mental health professionals. Bond said these are intended to give students a better idea of the resources available to them. “One of the big events that we’re hosting is ‘Coffee with a Counselor,’” Bond said. “What this looks like is students being able to sit down with a counselor and ask questions that they may have about what counseling looks like or talk about things like self care and wellness. Ultimately, it’s to ideally reduce some of the stigma or fears that there might be around initiating talking with a counselor.” Though approaching a professional may be challenging, Harrell said she feels this, alongside SUICIDE PREVENTION ON PG. 6

Students react to professors’ incentives for masking up Extra credit offered to students for wearing masks, social distancing By Aubrey Vogel @aubrey_vogel With a full return to in-person classes, many professors fearful of catching COVID-19 on campus are pleading with students to take proper precautions, including mask wearing while inside the classroom. According to the Faculty Questions Regarding Fall 2021 Teaching on the faculty senate website, professors can offer extra credit for masking and social distancing in the classroom. “You can provide an incentive that is similar to extra credit opportunities you may have provided in the past for other reasons,’’ the website reads. “If those are for a graded activity then such incentives should be reasonable in terms of other work required

for the class. Consideration should also be given to provide reasonable and equitable alternatives to students who elect not to wear a mask to avoid having a situation where students are treated differently academically based on mask wearing. Faculty can also ask students to follow the recommendation of the Executive Order that strongly encourages all Texans ‘as a matter of personal responsibility to consistently follow good hygiene and other mitigation practices.’” Many professors have made generous offers to students to promote such behavior with incentives that are too hard to beat when it comes to masking in class. Whether it is on a class or individual basis and what the terms are to receive the credit is up to each individual professor on a case by case basis. Visualization senior Paige Miller said when she went to one of her classes on the first day about one-quarter of the class was wearing masks. This quickly changed when the professor offered the class a deal — if

everyone wore masks then they would make every test open note and make some group projects extra credit as well. “After the first day, every single person has worn a mask every single day since then,” Miller said. “Now everybody walks in wearing a mask, and if they don’t have one, they ask around if anyone has an [extra] mask.” Miller said her professor explained to the class how they have kids who were too young for the vaccine, so they wanted to make sure they did not bring the virus home with them during their time on campus. “This new delta variant is kind of really dangerous to younger people now, so [they] just want to play it safe and keep the class safe,” Miller said. She said her professor is in the middle of the classroom while teaching, so they are able to ensure the mask wearing is happening by all. The professor told Miller’s entire

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Editorial: Our last line of defense The Battalion’s Editorial Staff firmly believes Texas A&M University System is not doing enough to protect its students, faculty or staff from COVID-19

ot one week into the semester, a pandemic that has taken the lives of over 59,000 Texans took one of our own — biomedical sciences sophomore Kirstyn Katherine Ahuero. Only 20 years old, Ahuero had aspirations to become a psychiatric nurse, according to an obituary published by Kerrville Funeral Home. Just last summer, during a national uptick in suicide attempts caused by the pandemic, Ahuero volunteered for the National Suicide Hotline. Now, many of us sit and ask ourselves, “What could we, both as university officials and students, do differently?” Any university response is constrained by the Texas government, which not only refuses to enforce necessary safety measures, such as mask mandates, but prohibits the university from enforcing these measures as well. Yet the university could still be doing more. In fact, despite the occasional laminated sign around campus “strongly encouraging” Aggies to wear masks, students have little indication that we remain in the middle of a pandemic. Gone are the reminders to remain six feet apart. Pushes to get more students vaccinated are sporadic at best. Hybrid classes are not a sure option. What might loosely be defined as hybrid classes — “teach[ing] remotely in the classroom with students in attendance,” according to university guidelines — are only mentioned when a faculty member has been exposed to COVID-19. As for the students? Professors have the ability to provide Zoom links to

those who request online participation, but only when students test positive. Far from being optional, the school should make hybrid classrooms mandatory. If not for the people who test positive, then for the immunocompromised students who are at the mercy of their peers’ politics. For those students who do intend to take classes in person, professors should more aggressively offer incentives to wear masks as is recommended by the university. But especially disappointing are the limited number of on-campus quarantine rooms. In a recent press conference, Texas A&M Chief Operations Officer Greg Hartman told The Battalion that there are 60 quarantine rooms, and that “we haven’t gone anywhere near filling them up yet.” But a closer look reveals that this is fun with statistics. As of Sept. 12, there are over 1,500 active reported cases among campus members. And while students who live within five hours of the university are asked to travel home for their quarantines, this may be impossible given how bad a student’s reaction to COVID-19 is. Examples such as these are why we at The Battalion pay little mind to Hartman when he says, that “Every step that [A&M] can take, we’re taking.” This simply isn’t true. Either A&M steps up its prevention measures, or Ahuero’s death, as tragic as it was, will not be the last. Just because both the Texas government and university officials haven’t taken commonsensical steps doesn’t mean we, as students, should do nothing. It would behoove all of us to

remember the COVID-19 pandemic is still in full swing. More than 10 percent of all of Texas’s COVID-19 casualties since the start of the pandemic occurred in the last month, with 296 Texans having died on Tuesday alone. We have a choice. A choice that many of us have neglected to make since March of 2020. A choice to make our campus safer. Each and every Aggie has the ability to get vaccinated on campus, social distance and put on a mask before class. Some reading this may prefer not to get the vaccine. Others might believe wearing a mask is an infringement on their personal freedom. Those who have made these decisions have accepted the possibility that they may contract COVID-19 and suffer the consequences. However, we must also consider how our decisions will affect others. It has long been established that masks do not fully protect us from the disease, but they will prevent us from spreading the disease to someone else who may not have the same choices we do — like our immunocompromised classmates or professors with kids too young to be vaccinated. No student gets to choose with whom they go to class. To forego these basic safety precautions is to force one’s personal choice on every student with whom they come into contact, thereby endangering their lives. We are called the Aggie Family. Our family is suffering at the hands of COVID-19, and we have the power to change that. If no one will protect the Aggies, the Aggies must protect each other.

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PROTEST CONTINUED “There doesn’t seem to be a lot of support for students or faculty surrounding the virus, and [we want to] just make sure they’re not forgotten or left behind,” wildlife and fisheries sciences junior Neo Koite said. “[We] encourage other universities to possibly do protests on their own, that way we bring awareness at the state level.” In July, Gov. Greg Abbott announced he would not allow any state entities to enforce mask or vaccine mandates in Texas, which prevents public school districts and public universities such as A&M from requiring masks or vaccinations. “I understand they’re restricted with Gov. Abbott’s laws being put into place, but I still think there are things that can be done to better our learning environment,” Harvey said. “[Things such as] an online option for those students [who] are immunocompromised. You can allow students to go remotely. Masks should be encouraged a bit more, in my opinion. I feel like we’re lacking on that. That remote environment is one of the main things that I’m personally here fighting for.” Set up by students, the Linktree @TAMUCOVID provides resources and a place for students and staff to submit their personal experiences with COVID-19 on campus. “We’re going to take all the submissions and then send it in a letter to the administrator’s office,” Koite said. “We’re also working with student government currently about that as well.” The Linktree also links to a change.org petition, which as of Sept. 15 has over 9,000 signatures, according to the website. The petition rapidly grew in signatures after a TikTok by user @ohomeycomb went viral, currently sitting at over 51,000 likes and 160,000 views, and the user linked the petition in their profile bio. Sociology senior Jennifer Belisar said she felt alone and was afraid of being mocked or diminished for speaking up. “I’m immunocompromised,” Belisar said. “I’m asthmatic. I do my part. I wear my mask. I’m vaccinated, but there are other students who can be particularly selfish. It’s very anxiety-inducing to be going through places where students just don’t care.”

INCENTIVES CONTINUED class that everyone has to wear a mask if they would like the extra credit and open note tests. “It’s a pretty small room. It’s not a huge class, there’s maybe like 30 or 40 people in it,” Miller said. “[They] can tell if someone’s wearing a mask or not because now they kind of stand out, but [they] pass out a sign-in sheet and everything, so [they] kind of keep track of where everyone sits and who everyone is wearing a mask or not.” Due to the incentives offered, Miller said she believes everyone in class will continue to wear a mask, though this is not the case in her other classes. “I’ve had other classes where the professors have requested the students wear a mask and there’s some people who just don’t,” Miller said. “But [they] are the only professor I’ve had that actually came up with an incentive,

According to the university’s COVID-19 reporting data, over 1,500 individuals have tested positive on campus as of Sept. 12. “I see every day when I go to my classes that while A&M teaches facts about science and medicine, they choose to ignore it with their own students,” biomedical sciences junior Grace Hess said. “I have to sit there, while I watch all of my fellow classmates who are pre-doctors, who are pre-[physician assistants] not wear their masks and not get their vaccine when they know it saves lives. They are doing it because of their personal liberty as they steal it from others simply because they have the privilege of not being immunocompromised. A&M knows this. A&M knows the facts, they know the science and choose to ignore it. I beg A&M to please listen to the scientists that they pay to teach here.” A student who asked to remain anonymous said they are satisfied with the turnout for the protest. They said they are more confident in the student body to change the minds of others than A&M officials. “I know that at its heart, A&M is going to want to push back on the response of its own students, because they have done that time and time again in the past,” the student said. “I know that we have to keep pushing if we want to see more results, and we have to garner more support and attention and call Texas A&M out on their negligence.” Protest organizers said they want the student body to email and send letters and petitions to the Texas Legislature, to Abbott’s office and to Abbott himself. The organizers said they want students to call out A&M System Chancellor John Sharp, university President Kathy Banks and interim Provost Tim Scott to achieve change on campus. “There is a lot of responsibility on the administration, but we as students also have to take some responsibility,” another anonymous student said. “We have to have empathy for each other and look out for each other. We are a part of the Aggie Network, and one of our peers died and that’s not okay. It could have been prevented.” Robert O’Brien — THE BATTALION

Editor’s Note: Nathan Varnell contributed to this report.

and that’s the only class I’ve seen where 100 percent of the people wear their mask when they’re asked to.” Engineering sophomore Olivia Makanga said one of her professors is also offering open note tests and other extra credit assignments to encourage mask compliance in the classroom. She said she feels mask wearing is the best way to handle the uncertainty of vaccine rates on campus. “I feel like since there’s those people who have not gotten vaccinated, wearing a mask is just one of the most effective ways for everyone to stay safe and make sure it doesn’t spread,” Makanga said. Similar to Miller, Makanga said her other classes without the incentive also had minimal mask wearing. “I can probably count on my hand how many people are wearing a mask, maybe both of my hands, but not a lot of people wear

Students prepare signs before a protest demanding greater action from the university in response to the first COVID-19 student death.

masks in my other classes,” Makanga said. Education senior Beth Arnold said in many of her classes, there is very minimal mask wearing. She said no incentives were offered in her classes, but she has had professors explain personal stories of their own risks. “I’m going to say most of my classes, it’s pretty much like me and one other person wearing a mask,” Arnold said. “There’s really not a lot of people at all.” Arnold said she had a professor who had a student test positive within the first two days of school. She said her professor pleaded with them to wear a mask for both the classes’s safety and their own. “[They said they] didn’t even feel comfortable sleeping in the same bed with [their significant other] because [the significant other] has a heart condition and is older,” Arnold said. “[The professor said they] don’t want to kill him [by infecting them with COVID-19].”

Arnold said her professor mentioned some colleagues in the department resigning due to their worries about their health and safety, causing other professors to pick up the slack. “[Professors] basically feel put at risk because students aren’t wearing masks,” Arnold said. “My professor pleaded to us, ‘Please, just wear a mask,’ and some kids in the class put a mask on, but the next week, kids still weren’t showing up with masks.” As COVID-19 cases on campus continue to rise, Makanga said she encourages other campus members to continue to practice COVID-19 procedures as precautionary measures to prevent the spread on campus. “Make sure you wash your hands for 20 seconds, carry hand sanitizer and try to distance yourself from other people as much as possible because I know campus is really tight,” Makanga said.

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In his latest piece, opinion columnist Sam Somogye addresses both sides of the debate over receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.

Ambivalence is not weakness Columnist Sam Somogye discusses vaccine mandates and the value in a nuanced perspective Sam Somogye

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ne of the defining moments of my generation was the breakthrough of the COVID-19 vaccine. When the announcement finally came that a vaccine had been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, I remember feeling nothing but relief. “It’s over,” I thought to myself. A foolish sentiment, I know, but it felt as if the weight of the world had been lifted off my shoulders. I got my vaccine as soon as I was able. I drove down to the Brazos Center, feeling a range of emotions extending from excited to nervous. It felt like I was taking part in history, and in a way, I was. I got my second dose the exact date I was scheduled, and after experiencing some minor symptoms, I was fine. For a brief moment, life started to seem normal again. Sadly, nothing lasts forever. Now we are a nation once again drowning in uncivil discourse, and the

topic on the hot seat is a COVID-19 vaccine mandate. If you’ve read my columns, you know I am not unsure about my opinions, especially when regarding a hot-button issue. However, I’m not exactly sure where I stand on this issue. And that’s OK. I do lean toward the anti-vaccine mandate side of the argument. Overall, I believe the government has no place in telling me what I should do with my body. My beliefs regarding government are simple: in general, the less it is involved, the better. This spans from economics to social issues. The government should step in when needed, but never at the cost of infringing on the liberties of its citizens — end of story. However, that does not mean I’m unable to see the merits of the other side of the argument. The main reason I hear from people who are for an inoculation mandate is that in Texas, there are already a number of vaccines we are required to have to attend school. In fact, there are seven vaccines you have to have by the time

you’re in the seventh grade in order to attend a public school in Texas. The COVID-19 vaccine has also proven to be extremely effective and overall very safe. So, if everyone did have to take it, it would not be a massive death sentence, as some might want you to believe. These are indisputable facts that must be addressed if you’re not for a vaccine mandate. Yet, I still struggle getting behind the idea of the government forcing the public to do something that should be a privately, individually made decision. Being unsure about some things and being able to see the points of the other side of an argument is not a bad thing. Unfortunately, we live in a society that has cultivated a culture of strictly “right or wrong.” It causes awkward family dinner conversations, deadlocks in Congress and sometimes ruins relationships. In a week’s time, I could be presented with new information and have a completely different take on this issue than I do now. And this shouldn’t be viewed as weak, like many will have you believe.

There is no shame in changing your stance on something once you’ve seen the problem from different angles. Our nation would be better off if we accepted the fact that it’s OK to change your mind from time to time. If everyone stayed stuck in their ways, women still wouldn’t be able to vote and gay marriage would still be illegal. A forward-moving nation must have forward-thinking citizens. Part of that is being able to realize you don’t always have to be right for the sake of being right, or fall on one side of an issue because your political party, family or friends say you should. We, as a society, need to understand that a lot of issues are not black and white. In fact, most are not. If we want to solve these issues and bring about real change, whether it be vaccine mandates or voting laws, we need to understand that seeing the other side of an issue, even if we may not be fully behind it, is not a bad thing. Sam Somogye is a political science senior and columnist for The Battalion.

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Members from Pro-Life Aggies and FREE give their thoughts on the controversial Senate 8 Bill.

Texas A&M on-campus organizations share opinions on new Senate Bill 8 By Nathan Varnell @newsncv Texas A&M student organizations representing both sides of the abortion debate critiqued Texas’s new “heartbeat bill” — the most restrictive abortion ban in the country as of Sept. 1. The Texas Heartbeat Act, signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott on May 19, prohibits abortions once a “fetal heartbeat” can be detected, a point that can come as early as six weeks into gestation, before most women ever know they are pregnant. Two student organizations at Texas A&M, Pro-Life Aggies and Feminists for Reproductive Equity & Education, or FREE, offer resources and supportive services for reproductive health and education, though each sits on opposing sides of the political issue. On one side of the fence, Pro-Life Aggies

is a non-partisan, secular organization focusing on promoting pro-life positions, communication junior and Pro-Life Aggies officer Tucker Hall said. The organization does so through public advocacy and by providing resources to students who are expecting or raising children, such as scholarship money or free babysitting services. “Our big thing is just education and supporting people who’ve chosen life and trying to help people balance those responsibilities,” Hall said. “I believe in providing the most resources possible to try to aid in making [abortion] not the decision that needs to happen.” On the other side, FREE’s stated goal is to educate the community on reproductive justice and health, public health junior and FREE officer Nimisha Srikanth said. FREE hosts resource drives for abortion funds, advocacy campaigns and education events over a variety of related subjects, she said. “We create an environment where everyone has access to make choices that are best for their lives,” Srikanth said. “We also speak on a lot of topics like environmental, immigrant

and language justice, because a lot of things are very intersectional.” The Texas Heartbeat Act has a myriad of intersectional effects, Srikanth said. I. Enforcement Eight days after Senate Bill 8, or SB8, went into effect, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland filed a lawsuit from the Department of Justice against the state of Texas on Sept. 9, which will question the law’s validity against rights to privacy established in court cases such as Roe v. Wade, according to the lawsuit. “Texas enacted in open defiance of the Constitution,” the lawsuit reads. “It is settled constitutional law that ‘A state may not prohibit any woman from making the ultimate decision to terminate her pregnancy before viability.’” Hall said he disagrees. “I don’t find it unconstitutional,” Hall said. “The way I see it, Roe v. Wade is rather unconstitutional because it doesn’t allow people to have their right to life, which is one of our given rights. But, it’s also not a complete over-

turn of Roe v. Wade.” According to SB8’s text, the new law will only be enforced through “private civil actions.” No criminal proceedings are brought forth by the law, unlike the laws struck down by Roe v. Wade. Material sciences & engineering junior and FREE officer Salem Smith said this could entice private citizens to take advantage of a pregnant woman’s situation. “It makes anyone who is an advocate or a supporter of abortion rights liable to be sued by private citizens for a bounty of up to $10,000,” Smith said. “This is just incentivizing people to negatively harm their communities and the most vulnerable populations of those communities. Anybody can become a vigilante.” It is unclear what conduct can actually qualify someone to be held liable under the law, Smith said. “Any person … may bring civil action against any person who performs or induces an abortion … [or] knowingly engages in conduct that aids or abets the performance or inHEARTBEAT BILL ON PG. 6

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HEARTBEAT BILL CONTINUED ducement of an abortion,” the law reads, “Regardless of whether the person knew or should have known that the abortion would be performed.” Although Pro-Life Aggies hasn’t given an official statement on the Heartbeat Act, Hall said most members support it. “While it is one of the most strict abortion bans in the United States yet, I believe that life begins at conception,” Hall said. “So, I love any step forward taken for a more pro-life world. One thing the law says is the woman doesn’t get penalized, and I’m all for that. Sometimes I believe these people can be just as much victims as the child, it’s a really hard decision.” II. Reproductive Autonomy Srikanth said the law still puts a “huge” population at risk. “You’re going to see that a lot of [Black, indigenous and people of color], working people and people who really cannot afford to have another child are not going to have access to get a safe and legal abortion anymore,” Srikanth said. “Obviously, they can still get it outside of Texas, but to travel, with the costs of taking time off of work, it’ll become a very expensive process. This basically does ban abortion in the state for those who can’t afford it, which is a severe attack on people’s reproductive rights and [equal opportunity].” Additionally, the average person will not realize they have missed a period until four weeks have passed in their menstrual cycle, Srikanth said, which only leaves two weeks, or sometimes a few days, to get an abortion

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before a fetal “heartbeat” could be detected under the law. “This bill is just extremely unconstitutional because in Roe v. Wade it says that there cannot be any reasonable attempt to ban abortion or make it completely inaccessible, which is what this bill does,” Smith said. Experts and advocates have begun to argue in recent years that banning abortion by legal means does not decrease the real number of abortions performed — it just makes the procedure more dangerous. “One case that’s often brought up in Texas is that of Rosie Jimenez, who died from an unsafe abortion after she was denied access in Texas due to restrictive laws,” Smith said. “[FREE is] planning on holding a protest in October on the date of her death to honor the people who have died through unsafe abortions.” Some methods increasingly used for abortions outside of a clinic include “Plan C,” one of many online providers of the two pills, Mifepristone and Misoprostol, which are employed in contemporary “medication abortions,” according to Plan C’s website. “It is very much an independent process, whereas somebody might want to have a medical practitioner watching out for them and making sure that the process goes through completely and successfully,” Srikanth said. “So, abortions will always happen. It is unfortunate that it’s not going to be as safe, and it won’t be legal anymore.” Hall agreed there is a possibility of unsafe abortions, but argued it is overblown that many people will be making that choice. “I think that with [this] legislation, we are going to be greatly reducing the number of lives lost,” Hall said. “And also, I think im-

portant things — to not only combat [unsafe abortions] but to support the people who are considering those options — are the education and resources that we need to continue to focus on.” Hall said a lot of people are unaware of the options they have other than abortion, such as adoption. “People talk about how bad the adoption system is, but that’s primarily for people who are older children, teens and stuff like that,” Hall said. “However, there are waitlists for babies like newborns. Adoption is a lot easier than people think when it comes to a newborn child. I don’t believe that you should punish an innocent life for the actions of an evil person. They’re separate people.” Adoption requires carrying a child fully to term, however, which is not an option for many individuals, Srikanth said. “You could realize nine weeks into being pregnant that carrying this child to term could mean you may bleed out and die, yet Texas will not allow you to get an abortion,” Srikanth said. On another hand, a full-term pregnancy doesn’t have to be life-threatening in order to be traumatic, expensive and unwanted, Srikanth said. Unlike pro-life legislation of years past, the Heartbeat Act lacks any exceptions for pregnancies occurring from rape and incest, Smith said. “You could realize eight weeks into your pregnancy that the fetus you’re carrying is not viable and will be stillborn on death,” Srikanth said. “You could be raped and be seven weeks pregnant, and Texas would not allow you an abortion [under this law] and would prosecute those who help you harder than your rapist.”

III. Community Resources On the topic of contraception and other resources, the two groups may not be entirely at odds. For those on campus, FREE has a sexual health resource distribution service, Srikanth said. “On our Instagram, we have a Linktree, and there’s an application where you can fill out if you need, say, condoms, lube, Plan-B or a pregnancy test, depending on our availability and our supplies,” Srikanth said. Pro-Life Aggies, unlike some other pro-life groups, does not stand against contraceptives to prevent pregnancy, and thereby prevent abortions. The group’s official statement is that life begins at conception, Hall said. For those who are pregnant, Pro-Life Aggies connects people to pregnancy centers in the area, such as the Hope Pregnancy Center of the Brazos Valley. “A lot of people say that we only care about pre-birth and we don’t care about the child afterward, which is why a big part of our organization has now been focusing on supporting the mother after birth and showing we’re going to support you all the way through that, with the necessary resources,” Hall said. In spite of their different worldviews, both organizations affirm their support for parents in the community after the delivery room. “Reproductive justice is not just the ability to control your reproductive and sexual health,” Srikanth said. “It’s really anything that allows a person to get to raise a child, give birth and create a family for themselves, however they may define it and however they may want it.”

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particularly those who have been impacted by suicide. Industrial distribution senior Asad Abbas serves as the group’s treasurer, and said he helped coordinate the pinwheel memorial, which was located on Academic Plaza for the campus Suicide Awareness Walk on Sept. 7. “We put [the pinwheel display] together and planned it. It’s an every year thing, so you know they’re going to be out there, [even] next fall,” Abbas said. “The biggest impact is just knowing how many students do commit suicide. That number goes on and on because people don’t notice it, and I was in that case in which I didn’t know that many people committed suicide, while being in college. This isn’t just every now and then, this is every single year.” Overall, all these groups share a goal of helping students know they have resources and support available to them on campus. For Abbas, he feels even small displays of support for fellow students can have a big impact. “The biggest thing is just try to make everybody’s day better, even if it’s a small smile, or it’s complimenting someone, even if it’s

just a small gesture to open a door for somebody. It makes a big difference for everybody, you don’t know what someone’s going through and many times you won’t ever know what’s going on,” Abbas said. “Doing a small thing changes someone’s day or week or year. Some people hold on to that for a very long time, so I feel like that’s one thing I feel students can pick up on.” Students like Harrell are looking forward to these chances to be with their peers, particularly those with a vested interest in mental health, and she said she’s grateful to have the events, especially given the past year and a half. “I think it’s nice to have these events, because even though we’re suffering through [COVID-19] and everything, [they are] opportunities for students to come together,” Harrell said. “One of the biggest challenges I’ve faced with my own mental problems is being alone. These opportunities are just a good chance for those people to be with others who clearly care about the situation that this month is covering.”

caring for yourself can be powerful. “Getting help … it is hard, it’s not easy to admit you’re facing any mental health issues,” Harrell said. “I feel like the most important thing I can say is prioritize yourself. It can be hard to do that in college because you’re trying to make new friendships and you’re trying to prioritize your schoolwork and trying to figure out where you belong in the world. But just take care of yourself first, because then with that, everything else is going to come naturally.” Among yoga, art therapy and education this month, there are many ways students can get involved in mental health advocacy, on and off campus. Bond said she recommends National Alliance on Mental Illness, or NAMI, Brazos Valley, the Brazos Valley Coalition for Mental Health and the on-campus HelpLine. Another organization with offerings for the month-long awareness is Active Minds, who seeks to give positive reinforcement and a welcoming environment to all students, but

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Redshirt sophomore quarterback Zach Calzada will step into the spotlight for the Aggies in the Saturday, Sept. 18 game against The University of New Mexico.

Calling Calzada

Redshirt sophomore to replace Haynes King as QB1 following King’s injury in Sept. 11 game against Colorado Buffaloes By Jennifer Streeter @jennystreeter3

fter three years of waiting, redshirt sophomore quarterback Zach Calzada has finally been called upon to lead the Aggies. Calzada was redshirted in 2019 and played in three games, serving as backup for former quarterback Kellen Mond. He saw no action during Mond’s final season in 2020. With redshirt freshman quarterback Haynes King named the starting quarterback and Calzada only seeing a couple minutes of playing time against Kent State, it seemed the sophomore’s hopes of captaining A&M’s squad were over. This all changed in Denver, where King

suffered a right tibia fracture on Sept. 11, making him physically unable to play until the Alabama face-off on Oct. 9 at the earliest. With Calzada as the second quarterback on the depth chart, Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher officially named his as the new QB1. “I feel like we have a great quarterback in Zach Calzada,” Fisher said. “We feel very comfortable with him doing things, especially with the character he grew up with in that football game.” In his three games played during 2019, the backup signal caller threw four completions out of nine attempts, recording 38 passing yards in his collegiate debut against Texas State. In the following game against Lamar, Calzada threw two touchdown passes, one of which was for 25 yards. His final appearance in 2019 was against the UTSA Roadrunners, throwing for a total of 27 yards with four completions on seven attempts. His next appearance on the field, coming against the Buffaloes on Sept. 11 of this year, saw Calzada play half of the first quarter and the remainder of the game. As a result, he more than doubled his statsheet. In the matchup, he threw 18 completions on 38 attempts,

holding a 47.4 percent completion rate. Fisher said he was impressed with the quarterback’s run game after watching Calzada in Denver. “We won’t change a lot. Listen, people say, ‘Haynes can run and Haynes can throw … and Zach can throw but he can’t run.’ Well, [Zach] made a 20-yard run, he made a scramble and a big first down. He kept plays alive,” Fisher said. On even more of a positive note, Calzada threw for 183 yards, including one 18-yard touchdown pass to sophomore Isaiah Spiller. Additionally, he rushed for 29 yards. But when it comes to Calzada, that is about all anybody knows. He hasn’t once appeared in a press conference and is not very active on social media. Junior star running back Isaiah Spiller said the more Calzada continues to develop after the Colorado game, the better he’ll be for the team. “We all just wanted to win,” Spiller said. “Zach still showed that. Zach got comfortable toward me in the game. Zach’s going to be really good for us down the line.” In high school, Calzada played for Lanier

High School, where he threw for 3,429 yards and 29 passing touchdowns. On the ground, he ran in 11 touchdowns and was named an Under Armour All-American. Sophomore punter Nik Constantinou said he has confidence in Calzada as the team’s new starting quarterback. “Zach has got amazing arm talent,” Constantinou said. “As you saw toward the end of the [Colorado] game when he got his composure, he was unbelievable [and] made some massive plays. I think for Zach, he is a very talented human being. When he gets more game reps, I think he’ll be unstoppable.” Due to being a backup, Calzada has never received much attention, but now that he is the Aggies’ QB1, that’s all going to change. Should Calzada be subbed out or also get injured, freshman quarterback Blake Bost will likely go in, with him taking Calzada’s former No. 2 spot on the depth chart. Junior defensive lineman DeMarvin Leal said he told Calzada his time is now. “I told [Calzada], ‘You’ve waited for three years for this; it’s your turn,’” Leal said. For Calzada, the need to make an impression cannot be understated.

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Following a narrow victory over Colorado, sports writer Ryan Faulkner discusses redshirt sophomore quarterback Zach Calzada’s ability to make an impact on the field for the Aggies this season.

Calzada may lack skills needed to fill QB1 position against New Mexico By Ryan Faulkner @ryanfaulk03 Aggies around the nation have carried themselves for the last nine months with a feeling of “Hell yes, this is our year.” And to be cautiously optimistic, maybe it still is. But an unimpressive victory over Kent State, with the Aggies within one touchdown going into the half, was not a good look. A 10-7 win over Colorado that saw the maroon and white trail until the final two minutes of gametime was even worse. For A&M to contend for a national championship come post-

season competition, it needs to do better. That must start with redshirt sophomore quarterback Zach Calzada. The pro-style attacker from Buford, Ga., made a splash across online forums when he committed to A&M in June of 2018. With a composite recruiting score of 0.8817 and a three-star rating, Calzada promised to do great things with the maroon and white. Unfortunately for A&M, his performance has been lackluster at best since moving to College Station six semesters ago. Calzada appeared in three games in 2019, and though none of them were against Southeastern Conference opponents, he still only managed an even 50.0 passing percentage, completing 12 throws on 24 attempts. As an athlete who was once thought to be Kellen

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Mond’s successor, Calzada’s lack of success can be summed up in one word — disappointing. As a result, redshirt freshman Haynes King winning the starting position over Calzada for the 2021 season opener was no surprise. The younger player’s statistics were far better, and his in-game experience garnered in 2020 was better than that of Calzada’s in 2019. To make the difference between the two quarterbacks even more pronounced, A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher spent the entire offseason claiming King and Calzada were in a competitive race for the starting position. Having seen both athletes compete on the field, the storyline felt artificially crafted and potentially untruthful. So, what can Calzada do to help his team succeed now that King is out of commission

with a tibia fracture, sidelining the original starter until further notice? For starters, he needs to play like it’s not his first time at the helm. In A&M’s matchup against Kent State, Calzada was given one chance on offense, going 0-1 before throwing an interception. His first three quarters of work against Colorado weren’t much better, recording one fumble while passing for just 79 yards and zero scores on a 10-24 completion rate. One-time viewers unfamiliar with A&M football would be justified in assuming either of these was the quarterback’s first time seeing gametime action. But they weren’t. Calzada has been here for three years now, and if the Aggies want to compete with other SEC powerhouses, he must find a way for his experience to show on the field. To Calzada’s credit, the fourth quarter against Colorado was far more promising. In the last playing period, he threw for 118 yards and a touchdown. Had he done this the entire game, A&M easily could have put 400-plus yards in the air against the Buffaloes. In a way, Calzada’s rocky start is reminiscent of Mond’s freshman year. The eventual two-time A&M Offensive MVP became a starter following Nick Starkel’s season-opening injury at the hands of the UCLA Bruins. Mond struggled at first, throwing six interceptions in a season highlighted by a 17-attempt performance on Sept. 3, 2017, where he completed only three passes with a success rate of .176 for 27 total yards. Now, Mond is in the top five of most of A&M’s offensive statistics, including career wins, passing yards, passing touchdowns, completions and attempts. If Mond can progress through that successful of a redemption arc, Calzada should be given the opportunity to do the same. But as mentioned above, he has kinks to iron out first. Interceptions need to be minimized, patience in the pocket must be cultivated and fumbles behind the line of scrimmage should be nixed altogether. Nerves and gametime jitters are no longer an excuse. Aggieland needs a new leader on the football field, and if Calzada is the designated heir apparent, now is the time to step into the role.

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Undefeated New Mexico’s defense threatens A&M’s winning streak By Kay Naegeli @kaynaegeli After barely scraping past Colorado with a 10-7 win on Sept. 11, Texas A&M will return to Kyle Field to make a statement against undefeated New Mexico on Saturday, Sept. 18. A&M leads the all-time series against New Mexico 4-0 and will look to continue its superiority in the upcoming matchup. In the most recent battle between the two in 2017, the Aggies dominated the Lobos with a 5514 win. The Aggies are in search of their first 3-0 start under head coach Jimbo Fisher, attempting to keep their 11-game winning streak alive, the second-longest active win streak in the nation. A&M’s most recent loss came at the hands of Alabama in 2020, who went on to win the national title a few months later. The Aggies’ AP rank dropped two spots to No. 7 after last week’s nail-biter, when redshirt freshman starting quarterback Haynes King fractured his right tibia during the first quarter of the game, forcing a matchup which was far closer than most anticipated. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Zach Calzada had to quickly step in to fill King’s role. The Aggies’ offense struggled in the first half, trailing 7-3 at the break. Colorado led almost the entire game until Calzada threw a dime to junior running back Isaiah Spiller with 1:39 left in the fourth quarter, escaping a loss against a physical Colorado team. Calzada will lead the Aggies as QB1 on Saturday, making this his first collegiate start. After King went down against Colorado, the Georgia native threw for 183 yards and one touchdown. “We have a great quarterback in Zach Cal-

zada, and I feel very comfortable with him,” Fisher said. “[Calzada] faced as much adversity in that [Colorado] game as anybody I have been around in a long time, and the way he stood up, made plays and did the things he did … that will give him the confidence to understand what kind of player he can be, which I have always thought he could be.” Defensively, A&M played a solid game last week, with sophomore defensive back Antonio Johnson recording nine solo tackles and fifth-year senior Jayden Peevy earning the SEC Defensive Linemen of the Week title after his seven tackles and first career interception. This dominant defense held the Buffaloes to just 54 yards in the second half. “There’s gonna be some games where offense is going to have to lean on us, and there will be [others] where we have to lean on them,” Johnson said. “We’re a family, [and] we got each other’s backs.” New Mexico finished 2-5 in the Mountain West Conference last season. So far in 2021, the Lobos defeated both Houston Baptist, 2717, and New Mexico State, 35-24, entering into this matchup 2-0. Senior transfer quarterback Terry Wilson Jr. started the Lobos’ season strong, recording 556 passing yards and six touchdowns. In 2018, Wilson faced the Aggies during his time at Kentucky, ending with a 20-14 overtime win for A&M. In 2020, the transfer threw for 1,187 yards and rushed for 424 yards. However, Wilson is not the only weapon on the Lobo’s offense. A pair of running backs, freshman Aaron Dumas and senior Bobby Cole, average 4.7 yards per carry, and senior wide receiver Mannie-Logan Greene has

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averaged 12.9 yards per catch this season. On the other side of the field, sophomore safety Tavian Combs leads the Lobos’ defense with nine solo and eight assisted tackles. Senior safety Patrick Peek is not far behind, with a total of 10 made this season. Fisher spoke highly of New Mexico during Monday’s press conference. “[New Mexico is] 2-0. Offensively… they

are all over the place … you gotta be honed in to the different types of runs, options, screens [and] throws,” Fisher said. “The multiplicity of the things they do on defense is as good as anybody we will see, maybe times two.” Fisher and the Aggies look to continue their winning streak this Saturday, Sept. 18, at Kyle Field for the first 11 a.m. kickoff of their 2021 season.

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AROUND THE SEC A LOOK AT THE CONFERENCE FOR WEEK 3

By Michael Horton @mhhort

The Southeastern Conference has a packed week, with every team in the SEC suiting up. While several teams have seemingly winnable games against groupof-five or FCS opponents, there are also some marquis matchups that are anything but guaranteed. The weekend will be headlined by No. 1 Alabama at No. 11 Florida and No. 22 Auburn at No. 10 Penn State, two of the most anticipated matchups of the entire season.

No. 22 Auburn @ No. 10 Penn State

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The Tigers travel to Beaver Stadium to take on the Nittany Lions for the third time in school history. The Tigers have steamrolled their first two opponents this season, taking down Akron 60-10 and Alabama State 62-0. First-year coach Bryan Harsin has established the run to start the season, and junior running back Jarquez Hunter has tallied a combined 257 yards and two touchdowns in his first two showings. Junior quarterback Bo Nix has also looked sharp, tossing five scores without a pick. Penn State opened the year with a 16-10 nail-biter win against Wisconsin and a 44-13 thrashing of Ball State. The name of its game has been defense, and that should continue on Saturday. Expect a low-scoring slugfest, but Auburn will move on undefeated.

After watching almost all of its offensive stars head to the NFL in the offseason, the Crimson Tide has not missed a beat. Sophomore quarterback Bryce Young has been as-advertised, throwing seven touchdowns without a pick in the Tide’s first two games. After dismantling Miami to kick off its season, Alabama had another dominant performance against Mercer last weekend. This is undoubtedly its biggest hurdle yet, as it travels to the Swamp to take on a Florida team hungry for an upset. The Gators looked decent in their first two showings, beating Florida Atlantic by 21 and South Florida by 22, but they have not shined as much as some expected. Junior quarterback Emory Jones, who entered the season as a Heisman candidate, has tossed just two touchdowns with four interceptions. As much as fans of parity would like to see Bama get beat, the evil empire has all the tools to roll through the Swamp this weekend.

Prediction: Auburn 20, Penn State 17

Prediction: Alabama 48, Florida 31

WEEK 3: STAFF PICKS Texas A&M vs. New Mexico Saturday, Sept. 18 at 11 a.m. on SEC Network

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The Lobos should just Stick to the Status Quo and stay in Albuquerque for this one.

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If Little Red Riding Hood can, so can the Aggies.

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The Lobos aren’t going to live to tell the tail.

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4 players to look out for against Lobos

By Jennifer Streeter @jennystreeter3

On Saturday, Sept. 18, Texas A&M will host the University of New Mexico in College Station for the second home football game of the season. With redshirt freshman quarterback Haynes King officially out with a fractured right tibia, A&M has been shaken up going into the matchup against the Lobos. Boasting a former three-year SEC starting quarterback and currently undefeated record, New Mexico might be A&M’s toughest opponent of the season so far. Here is a list of players to look for during Saturday’s matchup:

Zach Calzada - A&M

Redshirt sophomore quarterback Zach Calzada was quite literally thrust into the spotlight following the first quarter injury of King at the hands of Colorado. Calzada has been with the Aggies since 2019 but has only played in four games prior to his three full quarters against Colorado. Against the Buffaloes, Calzada threw 18 completions on 38 attempts and posted 183 passing yards with one touchdown. With Calzada now owning the starting role until King recovers, A&M’s success depends on him bouncing back and showing his strength against the Lobos. However, it is logical to assume Calzada will be more prepared this week because he is going into the contest knowing he is a starter, and A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher will likely tailor the game plan around the quarterback’s strengths.

Jerrick Reed II - New Mexico Senior safety Jerrick Reed II is one the Lobos’ defensive leaders. Against New Mexico State, he posted four total tackles and one of the two interceptions of the contest. Career-wise, he currently totals 66 solo tackles and 26 assists. Four of those were tackles for loss, and he has caught a career total of six interceptions. If there is anyone who is going to intercept Calzada’s passes, it’s going to be Reed.

Nik Constantinou - A&M Sophomore Australian punter Nik Constantinou set a career-high against the Buffaloes, booming a 64-yard punt down the field. Because the Aggies did not punt the ball a single time in the Sept. 4 season opener against Kent State, this personal record was also Constantinou’s season debut. If A&M is forced to punt against New Mexico, Constantinou will be the one to watch.

Terry Wilson Jr. - New Mexico Fifth-year quarterback Terry Wilson Jr. came to New Mexico after transferring from Kentucky and has already led the Lobos to a 2-0 record. At Kentucky, Wilson was a force. He played and started in all 25 games in his three seasons with the Wildcats. Also at Kentucky, he is the only player in school history with over 3,000 career passing yards and more than 1,000 career rushing yards. In the Lobos’s last game against New Mexico State, Wilson threw for 382 passing yards and three touchdowns. Expect him to attempt to be just as dominant against the former-SEC rival Aggies.

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States Constitution. Born of dedication and service to country, the document was signed September 17, 1787 and guarantees the freedoms that allow generations of students to flourish and learn. Texas A&M joins educators and students across the country to honor the founding document of America’s success. Please join us for celebrations planned throughout the month of September.

2021 CONSTITUTION WEEK EVENTS CONSTITUTION WEEK: SEPT. 17-23

Beginning 9/14, George Bush Library will stream 2 free learning opportunities: “Constitution and Community” for grades 3-5 and “George to George: How the U.S. Constitution Guides Us” for all ages. https://www.bush41.org/education/storytelling-field-trips The College of Liberal Arts’ Strategic Communications unit will post little-known facts about the Constitution on social media each day during Constitution Week. University Libraries are handing out pocket Constitutions at Evans, Cushing and West Campus Libraries. La Villita Chapter of DAR has a Constitution display at the Larry Ringer Library in College Station throughout the month of September. KAMU radio will be airing spots with LaVillita Chapter of DAR throughout the week.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 17: CONSTITUTION DAY 3 P.M.

– Texas A&M University will join institutions across the nation in Bells Across America playing patriotic music on the Albritton Bell Tower Carillon bells.

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– KAMU-TV will broadcast Inventing America: Making a Nation, which brings our Founding Fathers back to life. This program features three delegates to the Second Continental Congress discussing the lead-up to the Declaration of Independence.

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The Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band will showcase patriotic music and excerpts from the Preamble of the Constitution during their halftime performance at the New Mexico football game.

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– KAMU-TV will air Inventing America: Making a Government, which tells the story behind the Constitutional Convention of 1787- four momentous months that changed the world.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 22 7 P.M. - MSC Wiley Lecture Series hosts a discussion on Article I in

the 21st Century featuring Mr. Phillip Bobbitt, Herbert Weschler Prof. of Jurisprudence at Columbia Law and Hon. Bill Flores, US House of Representatives ‘11-’21. Join by Zoom at wiley.tamu.edu.

11 P.M.

– KAMU-TV will air an episode of Liberty for All, which reveals the conflicts and infighting behind the new U.S. Constitution and how that led to the Bill of Rights. The program features a Q&A with college students in which the Founders apply the Bill of Rights to our own time.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 28

University Libraries will host an online panel on the 50th Anniversary of the 26th Amendment. https://tamu.libcal.com/ event/8178643

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