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o speak of Johnny Manziel is, in the eyes of many college football aficionados, to speak of the rebirth of the Texas A&M program. Manziel may be an electrifying quarterback, but some decisions made by the young quarterback in the wake of his groundbreaking Heisman win and a stirring team victory at the Cotton Bowl have students discussing his newfound position as the unofficial face of Texas A&M University on the national stage.

See Manziel on page 4

Tanner Garza — THE BATTALION

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Increasing population places burden on producers I think it is definitely an issue to be addressed, and governments need to collaborate and form stronger initiatives to make humans more responsible. Sustainability

Forces agriculture industry to adapt to increased demand for foodstuffs

is the goal.”

— Randi Hughes-Fraire, agricultural economics doctorate student

Abel Lopez

Special to The Battalion Mind-boggling numbers that project the increase of the world population to rise by 2 billion people in less than 40 years pose a challenge when they are presented to the people tasked with finding new ways to feed a growing population.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the world human population is projected to increase to 9.4 billion by 2050, which is a significant increase from today’s 7 billion. The agricultural, economic and environmental issues that the continuing population increase of humans would entail is likely to be

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Budget proposals under review The state budget suggests that taxpayer dollars for private companies may be drying up.

Budget proposals laid out by lawmakers this week include no new money for Gov. Rick Perry’s signature business incentive programs, the Emerging Technology Fund, Texas Enterprise Fund, or the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst on Tuesday downplayed the significance of both the House and Senate beginning budget talks this time with no new dollars in the pipeline again.

“There has been criticism of different programs — some of which I think is unwarranted, and some of which I think could use some more transparency,” Dewhurst said.

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one of the most defining challenges of the 21st century.

It has long been observed that growing populations place a great deal of pressure for resources on the production of foodstuffs. Already within a minority of the developing world, the growing demands placed on four main components — food production, land, water and energy — have resulted in the spread of food riots and widespread malnutrition.

“The key to dealing with this problem is institutionalized innovation,” said Federick O. Boadu, agricultural economics professor. “[This] means efforts of institutions like Texas A&M in applying science and technology [into the agricultural and

production process].”

Technology and agriculture share a close relationship, especially after seeing the same fears of human overpopulation leading to food shortages in previous generations during the first half of the 20th century.

However, in the case of the 20th century, the 1950s saw the addition of a breakthrough agricultural process that involved petroleum based fertilizer, hybridized plant seeds, and various other technologies, forever revolutionizing food production.

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Students differ in preference of textual aids for academic purposes

opinion | 2 Injured by distraction All that remained was the smoldering frame of a cherished Ford Ranger after a distracted driving accident left the driver seriously injured, but thankful for a lesson learned.

lifestyles | 5 Art exhibit

Series by artist Kathy Sosa, “Huipiles” and “Trees of Life,” will be displayed in the James Reynolds Student Art Gallery on Wednesday.

Collages, portraits and abstractions are all featured in the new exhibit.

MSC opens bold exhibit, features Mesoamerican art

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Kathy Sosa used mediums such as oils, paints, wallpaper and fabric to produce the portraits in “Trees of Life.” Sosa portrays various friends in the collection.

Kathy Sosa introduces new and old collections to A&M campus Elise Brunsvold The Battalion

With the start of another semester comes a new exhibit at James Reynolds Student Art Gallery in the MSC. Kathy Sosa, a mixed media artist from San Antonio, presents her Mesoamerican-inspired art in a brilliant display of bold colors, portraits and abstract themes.

The gallery opened Wednesday with a new look and feel as the MSC welcomed Kathy Sosa’s latest series. Her two sequences, “Huipiles: a Celebration” and “Trees of Life,” will decorate the gallery in a mix of oils, paints and fabric.

Cameron Holms, a freshman biomedical science major, said he likes the colors and patterns in Sosa’s art.

“I’m not usually a big fan of abstract portraits,” Holms said. “But I love the color and backgrounds [of the art].”

Sosa said both series feature women, with “Huipiles: a Celebration” comprised primarily of portraits and “Trees of Life” highlighting the theological concept of connections in life. “‘Huipiles’ is basically over-the-top portraits with fabrics and textiles in the backgrounds,” Sosa said. “‘Trees of Life’ has the figures of women connected with trees in various ways.”

“Huipiles” is what originally garnered recognition for Sosa, having been displayed at the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington D.C. for the 2007 summer season of “Mexico at the Smithsonian.”

Sosa’s pieces, inspired by Mexican folk art and Mesoamerican culture, are comprised of multiple mediums such as oils, gold leaf, wallpaper and fabric. Sosa said the technique is accomplished through collages and layering.

“I used oil on canvas primarily,” Sosa said. “I also did some oil portraits with collaging.”

Dina Wooten, Sosa’s assistant, said the art fits perfectly with the atmosphere of the gallery and the start of a new semester.

“I think it’s going to be a great compliment to its surroundings,” Wooten said.

“The art itself, there’s so much going on with the colors and patterns that she uses with her style. It’s just very unique. I’m

Opening day The art exhibits opens Wednesday at the James Reynolds Student Art Gallery in the MSC. excited to get there and actually see the exhibit.”

Sosa said she hopes the exhibit has an impact on its viewers and introduces them to new styles and techniques.

“I hope people find beauty and pleasure in them,” Sosa said. “I hope they look at it and see something they can connect with.”

With a one-person exhibition, Sosa said she’s excited and honored to be featured in the A&M gallery and for students to be introduced to her work.

“The fact that the University wanted to give me this exhibition is a huge honor,” Sosa said. “It’s so exciting when a university like this expresses an interest in the show.”

Kelly Smith, senior kinesiology major, said she’s excited to see the exhibit and impressed with the University and their advocacy of the arts.

“As far as the art goes, it seems like she’s painting really emotional pieces,” Smith said.

“I think it’s really cool that the University brings exhibits like this [to the MSC]. You don’t have to go to a museum to enjoy the art.”

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Kathy Sosa has been featured in magazines such as FiberArts, San Antonio Woman, Country Lifestyle and Destinations.

I hope people find beauty and pleasure in them. I hope they look at it and see something they can connect with.”

— Kathy Sosa, artist of the new exhibition in the MSC

It looks really unique. It’s not something you’ve seen before.”

— Dazia McGhee, freshman business major

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Chase Krumholz — THE BATTALION

Some students prefer the increasingly popular tablets as academic resources to carrying books from class to class.

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When the first day of a semester rolled around 10 years ago, a college student would have been buying his or her books, paper and pens to prepare for class. Never would they have considered that the bulky desk computer sitting in front of them would transform into a portable device, and in just a few years.

In the current day and age, technology has become a driving force in everyday life. It is becoming evident that new technological developments are catching the attention of all age groups, especially college students. It affects the way they learn, communicate and live their dayto-day lives.

New technology is not only being developed for convenience, but also to aid in the learning process. A recent development utilized on college campuses is the use of electronic books, or eBooks, as a replacement for normal textbooks.

“It’s easier to carry around a device that has electronic books on it than to carry around textbooks,” said Kelli McCosham, sophomore animal science major. “It’s also more ‘green’ and is probably cheaper overall than textbooks.”

There are several obvious reasons that the use

of electronic textbooks may be seen as an advantage for a typical college student. One upside is the amount of information students can carry on a single device, whereas with textbooks a separate book is required for each course.

Mikaela Hugo, junior biology major, said she buys textbooks on her tablet whenever they are available because she can store multiple books on one device.

“Tablets weigh less than a textbook and can have multiple on it, so I don’t have much of an excuse to leave it at home,” Hugo said. “A lot of times buying the textbook on a tablet is more affordable than buying the physical copy.”

However, old habits die hard, and many students still find themselves married to the print edition of textbooks.

“I am used to studying with textbooks and I don’t see a reason to break tradition,” Heather Martindale, junior education major said. “Not to mention, studying with my iPad gives me full access to the distractions of the Internet.”

When delving deeper into the reason why students prefer the print version of textbooks, it was shown that it is more than just students wanting to stay with the familiar. Whether it is realized See Tablet on page 4

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t happens like that. Take your eyes off the road for one too many seconds and before you know it, you might be climbing out of the metal mess that used to be the best used Ford Ranger a 16 year old could have asked for.

I loved that truck. We called it Gumby. But there it was, burning hotter and brighter than that Nov. 11 sunrise when I drove off the road and flipped over a cement culvert, because, at that moment, fidgeting with my 15-year-old, dysfunctional radio seemed more important than keeping my eyes on the road.

After I climbed out of the wreckage as it began to catch fire and was dragged away to safety by a few Good Samaritans, I remember lifting my head, despite the sharp pain in my spine, to look back at what was left of Gumby.

With a shattered ankle, fractured spine, fractured clavicle and a right femur in two pieces, I looked up hoping my favorite truck would make it out of the wreckage too.

Gumby wasn’t the only thing I left behind on that farm-to-market highway.

You see, I used to figure the consequences that obviously governed the actions of others were rules that didn’t apply to me. Apparently, it took about five broken bones to show me they did.

I know we often hear that we should drive carefully. But with the continuous integration of eye-grabbing technologies at our finger tips and the prevalence of distracted driving accidents, some lead-

one who can’t sit in one place for more than 5 minutes without getting anxious, this was less than fabulous news.

I told you Gumby wasn’t the only thing I left behind at the crash site. I also left behind a misunderstanding.

I left behind a misunderstanding that I believed to be true, though I might not have outright admitted it. I thought I could do whatever I wanted and get away with it. Several hundred pounds of half-buried cement and gravity reminded me otherwise.

Along with my cherished, rust-bucket Ford Ranger, I left behind a piece of arrogance — ridding myself of the false notion that my fire-shoot-aim mentality would get me far without too many scars, as well as a lack of foresight that my reckless actions would indeed disrupt the lives of countless others. Apart from the people directly involved with my accident, the doctors who put me back together and friends and family, I forced the paper, this paper, to function without its editor-in-chief. Many apologies and thanks went out to the people who worked so hard to do the tasks and fill the roles I no longer could.

All this to say, do enjoy the vehicle with which you have been blessed, especially if it’s anything like the beautiful beater that Gumby was. But don’t think that your decisions to drive distracted won’t catch up with you, or that you’re the only one out on that road.

ing to death, drivers need to think twice about doing two things at once if one of those things includes driving. Or, the consequences will likely be unexpected, painful and often permanent.

What is most perplexing is that these accidents, including mine, don’t have to happen. Distracted driving causes too many avoidable accidents. Let’s look at some of the numbers.

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, texting takes your eyes off the road for an average of 4.6 seconds. At 55 mph, that’s like driving an entire football field blindfolded. And in 2010, 18 percent of injury crashes were reported as distraction-affected crashes.

According to the Texas Department of Transportation, nearly one in four crashes in Texas involve a distracted driver. One in four.

If you end up your own victim of distracted driving and manage to crawl away from the wreckage, let me tell you, the road to recovery is usually a long one. Having inexperienced X-ray technicians throw my two-piece leg around like a football or being unable to bathe myself wasn’t the worst of it.

It’s been more than two months since the accident and there’s still no sign of when I’ll be able to walk unassisted.

Some of the worst news I’ve received down the long road to recovery — maybe even worse than hearing Gumby was burned beyond recognition — was that there was no definite timetable for when I’d be walking again. For some-

Trevor Stevens is a senior English major and the editor-in-chief of The Battalion.

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Mark Doré: He’s not perfect, he’s not even close, but he’s ours

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ew Yorkers have a short memory. Johnny Manziel’s name did not pass among the population of New York for long — the Heisman Trophy, after all, however rare it may be for patrons of Kyle Field, is awarded every year.

Johnny Football displaced the bright socks of Robert Griffin III, who displaced the loud smile of Cam Newton. It is cyclical. Athletes of Manziel’s age flare brightly and fade.

But for the briefest of times, for someone walking at street level of Times Square, the biggest face in the world belonged to Johnny Manziel. Try to say that about any other A&M figure, ever.

Maybe you don’t wish him upon your daughter.

Maybe he parties too much or too publicly. Maybe if you handed the A&M brass a blank slate and asked them to craft the perfect spokesman for the University, they would come back with someone who stays out of bar fights or who hides his face from prying cameras rather than one who grins back from inside a Scooby Doo costume.

Do I condone all of Johnny’s off-field escapades?

Probably not. My instincts tell me he might be too young for all this and maybe it’s getting to his head. How could one person, I ask, deal with an escalation in name recognition like the one Manziel has undergone in this past year? Look how his Twitter following has ballooned, for example.

Unknowns don’t go on Letterman and Leno. I have a feeling, though, that he will prove me wrong. Like he has already done more times than I can count.

A&M has tried the subdued, old-fashioned, respectful approach. Photos as undignified as those that have surfaced of Manziel would never have come

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out with Ryan Tannehill, Jerrod Johnson or any of a host of recent Aggie figureheads, a list here limited to athletes for the sake of argument.

Many of them might not have been seen at a Flo Rida concert or at an Oklahoma casino flashing wads of cash. We can speculate on that all we want, but none of them won a Heisman Trophy.

Because the Twitter proliferation is a recent phenomenon, few would have seen any such photos even supposing they had been taken. Fewer would have cared. Since when is A&M’s quarterback a national figure? Forgive me if I’m overly lowering my standards, but so far he’s been wearing pants in every leaked photo and that’s more than can be said of more than a few Disney icons.

In a piece following his Heisman acceptance, I wrote that ‘Johnny Manziel is the University.’ I wish I hadn’t phrased it that way. This University is too big to be encapsulated in the throwing arm of a sub-21-year-old quarterback from Kerrville. Please don’t misunderstand me as forgetting things as important as A&M’s research and graduate programs. Those in and around Aggieland have known these things for years. How do you get the rest of the world to listen?

UNIVERSITY You stumble on Joe Namath with a Twitter account. You find the anti-Tim Tebow. You find Johnny Manziel, and you let him piggyback this University into the spotlight, right where it belongs.

He is not the University, as I had previously claimed.

He might not even be the face, because how can something as big as Texas A&M have a single face?

But he is the closest we have. He is too enigmatic and multi-faceted to boil down into a cliché like “all publicity is good publicity.”

That’s a cop-out for immature behavior.

And the argument is warranted. We should talk about things like this, because national representation is important. He is the outsider’s access point to College Station, but is he a good one? Let’s not spend too long deliberating, though, because while we’re debating Johnny Football and his Heisman are ushering A&M into a new era.

Mark Doré is a junior English major and sports editor for The Battalion

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Johnny Manziel and teammates celebrate following a 41-13 win in the Cotton Bowl over former Big 12 rival Oklahoma. Manziel accounted for 516 yards in the win.

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Josh McKenna — THE BATTALION

James Sullivan: A&M already has its figurehead — the 12th Man

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fter just a single semester, public perception of A&M has been entirely redefined. Behind the efforts of Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel, the Aggies fought their way to an 11-2 inaugural record in the Southeastern Conference, silencing critics and transforming A&M’s national image.

None of the above has any grounds for debate, discussion or dispute.

For the first time in well over a decade, the state of Texas belongs to the Aggies — top recruits are doing more than just returning first-year head coach Kevin Sumlin’s phone calls, they’re finding excuses to visit campus. On a nationwide scale, Texas A&M’s relevance has skyrocketed beyond any and all expectations.

All this hype is due to the gridiron results of one man: Johnny Manziel. The Aggie quarterback sensation impressed voters enough last fall to earn himself a spot in history as the first freshman awarded college football’s most prestigious individual decoration.

From an outside viewpoint, Manziel owns all the characteristics necessary to stand as the “symbol” of this University. The young signal caller has a proven edge — he’s confident without showing arrogance and creative while sticking to a game plan. He even has the catchiest of nicknames.

It’s an extremely rare, not to mention effective, combination.

The practice of establishing a program figurehead has emerged as extremely common in college football. When one envisions Alabama, junior quarterback A.J. McCarron might come to mind first; the same can be said of Notre Dame and senior linebacker Manti Te’o or Ohio State and sophomore quarterback Braxton Miller.

For Texas A&M, however, neither Johnny Manziel — nor anyone else

for that matter — should be granted the glorified position as the icon of the University.

Unlike other powerhouse programs such as Alabama, Notre Dame and Ohio State — in addition to multiple others — A&M is unique, particularly when it comes to its highly involved fan base and independent football culture.

The basic ideals and core values that have stood for more than a century as the pillars of A&M’s foundation are highlighted by a single principle that consistently appears throughout the Uni-

“I believe the 12th Man is one of the greatest traditions in all of college football,” Manziel said to the nation.

“Forty thousand students standing not as fans, but as members of our team. To the 12th Man, Texas A&M, Kerrville and Aggies everywhere, this Heisman Trophy is for you.”

Launching the Manzielfigurehead monster is just purely un-A&M. Period.

The unwritten directives that have shaped the University since its inception oppose it. The entire idea steps outside the bounds

I believe

the 12th Man is one of the

greateast traditions in all of college football.

Forty thousand students standing not as fans, but as members of our team.”

— Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel

versity’s history: unity.

The very essence of the 12th Man is grounded in the roots of the word. The student body at A&M even takes it one step further, boasting a distinctly unusual attribute in that they feel accountable for the actual success — or failure — of their team. Other home fields have no such sense of responsibility.

Granting a single individual such a high commendation as “figurehead” would not only serve to depreciate other Aggies’ value but would isolate Manziel from the very entity he plays for every Saturday.

During Manziel’s Heisman acceptance speech, the freshman phenom himself solidified the importance and presence of unity at Texas A&M.

that makes Texas A&M the proud institution it has evolved into over the past century plus.

Will Johnny Football continue to receive recognition, praise and all available support from the A&M faithful? Most certainly and without a doubt.

Should, however, the young star be placed upon a silver-lined pedestal solely because he can dominate a football field?

No, plain and simple.

As the Corps of Cadets says it, “Through unity, strength.”

James Sullivan is a junior business major and sports desk assistant for The Battalion

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One of those concerned individuals appears to be Texas A&M athletic director Eric Hyman, who met with Manziel and his parents Sunday to discuss the increased responsibility and public scrutiny that comes with a Heisman trophy.

“I told [Manziel and his family] that he’s no longer a freshman and he’s no longer a sophomore, junior or senior. He’s a ‘Heisman,’” Hyman said in an interview with the San Antonio Express-News.

Manziel’s recent troubles began after he tweeted a photograph of himself and others fanning out wads of money at the WinStar casino in Oklahoma the day after the team’s win over the Oklahoma Sooners in the Cotton Bowl. The quarterback deleted the photograph after some scrutiny but also defended it, pointing out that gambling is legal for people 18 and up and telling his critics to “KEEP HATING.” That controversy was followed by another, this time ignited by online tabloid TMZ, which posted photos of Manziel clenching a lit sparkler between his teeth and posing with a bottle of Dom Perignon champagne at a Dallas club. Manziel again defended his actions, reminding critics he was with his parents at the time and behaved within the bounds of the law. Some of Manziel’s supporters argue that his off-field antics are being blown out of proportion.

“Anything he does, the media will see something in it,” said LeAnn Tobola, freshman political science major. “Maybe he should be behaving more professionally, but he’s still in college, still does dumb stuff like students do.”

Before he was a gridiron hero, Manziel was no stranger to trouble. While Coach Sumlin and former offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury were evaluating candidates for the quarterback position in the summer, a run-in with police during a night on Northgate ended with Manziel spending the night in Brazos

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not, a big part of the reason print is often preferred can be explained by a study from Miratech, a French research firm that analyzes reading patterns and retention rates.

The study showed that retention rates after reading a printed text are substantially higher than retention rates after reading an online version of the same text.

It was shown that people concentrate more when reading the actual printed version of a text.

Acacia Jarvis, junior mechanical engineering major, said she

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County Jail and being charged with disorderly conduct, giving false information to a police officer and possession of a fake ID. The arrest led to speculation that Manziel might lose the quarterback job due to his offfield indiscretions.

Manziel’s extracurricular activities have not curbed his popularity among some students.

“It’s his business what he does off the field,” said Nathan Gober, freshman electrical engineering major. “He does need to be aware of the position he’s in. There’s a big spotlight on him. Everyone is looking at him.”

University officials responsible for the direction of A&M’s marketing seem unfazed by Manziel’s recent activities.

“If you look at Johnny’s acceptance speech I think you’re seeing the real Johnny Manziel,” said Jason Cook, A&M’s vice president for marketing and communications. “He’s a great ambassador for the University. He and his team have brought unprecedented national exposure to Texas A&M.” Also controversial is the quarterback’s unofficial position as the face of Texas A&M on a national stage. As the Dallas Morning News reported, after Manziel’s Heisman win Texas A&M’s marketing department went into overdrive, putting the redshirt freshman’s face on more than 400 billboards — the boldest

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“I just like flipping through the pages of a book,” Jarvis said.

“There is something about reading a book that a computer screen doesn’t have.”

Although most students are aware of the benefits of using eBooks, many are wary of the day that paper copies become replaced.

“Physical textbooks are so much easier to read,” Jeff Cohen, sophomore meteorology major said. “But if tablets keep getting more and more popular, they will probably replace textbooks.”

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being a digital display of rotating still images in Times Square — and posting congratulatory ads on some of the most visited sports sites on the internet.

“I don’t think it’s right that he should be the face of the school,” said Samuel Wick, freshman industrial distribution major. “Johnny’s great, but the 12th Man is what makes sports here special. That’s what people should know about us.”

Cook said that while Manziel is an important part of the school’s brand, he is one aspect of a larger effort to bring more attention to the school as a whole.

One example of the University’s efforts to redirect attention gained from the football team’s success toward other initiatives can be seen on the promotional website initially set up as part of the campaign leading up to the Heisman ceremony: heisman.aggieathletics.com. Originally dedicated exclusively to Manziel, the site now features information about the team’s first SEC season and links to information about the University’s enrollment and academics.

“A&M is a 136-year-old brand with many attributes,” Cook said. “Our strategy has always been to leverage the success of the football program — and athletics in general — in order to bring attention to the academic side of things. And that hasn’t changed one bit.”

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The study discovered that even weighing in the cost benefits and improved portability that eBooks would provide, students still found navigation issues, headaches caused by increased eyestrain and reduced readability reason enough to stick with what they know.

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This period of time, coined by historians as the “Green Revolution,” saw the transformation of agriculture from a simple collection of family farms into the modern industrial complex it is today. In fact, it was for his work which was done during the Green Revolution that Aggieland’s own Norman Borlaug was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize.

Joe Outlaw, professor of agricultural economics at A&M had a simpler evaluation.

“The Green Revolution, in my version, was simply new technologies and new wheats, [which] on all accounts saved a whole lot of people’s lives,” Outlaw said.

In the present scenario, biotechnology, particularly when applied to the production of genetically modified food, is one of today’s most promising breakthroughs. However, many genetically modified foods from crop to livestock have been met with public scrutiny, resulting in restrictions and even the banning of some foods from several markets.

Boadu said the problem of meeting increased food demands is not just a technical issue, but a social one as well. It involves educating people to accept food they have never seen or known of before.

Future farmers and agricultural engineers are taking note of the current population phenomenon as well as sharing their feelings about it. “[The agricultural demands of a growing population] is not something that is really reported on and is a major issue,” said Marisa Powell, senior biological and agricultural engineering major. “It was actually one of the reasons I chose this field and I’m really excited for the challenge.”

Agricultural economics graduate student, Padmaja Pancharatham gave a more personal outlook on the fears of food shortages amid a growing population.

“They said the same thing in the 1950s in my home country of India, but then the Green Revolution came in,” Pancharatham said. “We’ll be able to adapt. We will provide.”

Randi Hughes-Fraire, an agricultural economics doctorate student took a different approach. “[Ultimately], I think it is definitely an issue to be addressed, and governments need to collaborate and form stronger initiatives to make humans more responsible,” Hughes-Fraire said. “Sustainability is the goal.”

As the agricultural industry stands ready to respond to the ever-growing food demand, only time will tell whether an effective solution will emerge amid the increasing population.

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Kathy Sosa used mediums such as oils, paints, wallpaper and fabric to produce the portraits in “Trees of Life.” Sosa portrays various friends in the collection.

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With the start of another semester comes a new exhibit at James Reynolds Student Art Gallery in the MSC. Kathy Sosa, a mixed media artist from San Antonio, presents her Mesoamerican-inspired art in a brilliant display of bold colors, portraits and abstract themes.

The gallery opened Wednesday with a new look and feel as the MSC welcomed Kathy Sosa’s latest series. Her two sequences, “Huipiles: a Celebration” and “Trees of Life,” will decorate the gallery in a mix of oils, paints and fabric.

Cameron Holms, a freshman biomedical science major, said he likes the colors and patterns in Sosa’s art.

“I’m not usually a big fan of abstract portraits,” Holms said. “But I love the color and backgrounds [of the art].”

Sosa said both series feature women, with “Huipiles: a Celebration” comprised primarily of portraits and “Trees of Life” highlighting the theological concept of connections in life. “‘Huipiles’ is basically over-the-top portraits with fabrics and textiles in the backgrounds,” Sosa said. “‘Trees of Life’ has the figures of women connected with trees in various ways.”

“Huipiles” is what originally garnered recognition for Sosa, having been displayed at the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington D.C. for the 2007 summer season of “Mexico at the Smithsonian.”

Sosa’s pieces, inspired by Mexican folk art and Mesoamerican culture, are comprised of multiple mediums such as oils, gold leaf, wallpaper and fabric. Sosa said the technique is accomplished through collages and layering.

“I used oil on canvas primarily,” Sosa said. “I also did some oil portraits with collaging.”

Dina Wooten, Sosa’s assistant, said the art fits perfectly with the atmosphere of the gallery and the start of a new semester.

“I think it’s going to be a great compliment to its surroundings,” Wooten said.

“The art itself, there’s so much going on with the colors and patterns that she uses with her style. It’s just very unique. I’m

Opening day The art exhibits opens Wednesday at the James Reynolds Student Art Gallery in the MSC. excited to get there and actually see the exhibit.”

Sosa said she hopes the exhibit has an impact on its viewers and introduces them to new styles and techniques.

“I hope people find beauty and pleasure in them,” Sosa said. “I hope they look at it and see something they can connect with.”

With a one-person exhibition, Sosa said she’s excited and honored to be featured in the A&M gallery and for students to be introduced to her work.

“The fact that the University wanted to give me this exhibition is a huge honor,” Sosa said. “It’s so exciting when a university like this expresses an interest in the show.”

Kelly Smith, senior kinesiology major, said she’s excited to see the exhibit and impressed with the University and their advocacy of the arts.

“As far as the art goes, it seems like she’s painting really emotional pieces,” Smith said.

“I think it’s really cool that the University brings exhibits like this [to the MSC]. You don’t have to go to a museum to enjoy the art.”

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I hope people find beauty and pleasure in them. I hope they look at it and see something they can connect with.”

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It looks really unique. It’s not something you’ve seen before.”

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To schedule your free portrait sitting, go to www.thorntonstudio.com. Then click Schedule Your Appointment, select New User, complete with the Password: TAMU. Or call 1-800-883-9449. Or see the photographer beginning Feb.5 in Suite L400 of the MSC. There is no charge to get your senior or graduate student section photo in Texas A&M University’s 111th yearbook.

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Pre-order your 2013 Aggieland yearbook for $81.19, including shipping and sales tax, and $AVE. The 111th edition of Texas A&M’s official yearbook will chronicle the 2012-2013 school year — traditions, academics, the other education, sports, the Corps, Greeks, ResLife, campus organizations and seniors and graduate students.

Distribution of the 2013 Aggieland will be during Fall 2013.

Go to http://aggieland.tamu.edu or call 979-845-2696 to pre-order by credit card. Or drop by the Student Media office, Suite L400 in the MSC. Cash, check, VISA, MasterCard, Discover and American Express accepted.

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