campus news Rudder exhibit to close soon Friday will be the last day the Rudder Exhibit will be open at Cushing Library. From Pointe du Hoc to College Station, which opened in November, highlights the historic career of former Texas A&M President and World War II hero, James Earl Rudder. The exhibit features different artifacts representing his time served with the military and at A&M, including his speech supporting the admittance of women in 1963.
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Loftin to negotiate Big 12 exit Regents authorize president to settle financial obligations Trevor Stevens & Emily Davis The Battalion The board of regents of Texas A&M met Monday afternoon for a special session to organize one of the University’s final obligations before it can legally leave the Big 12 Conference. During the meeting, the board authorized University President
R. Bowen Loftin to negotiate a settlement with the Big 12. Loftin said he hopes to resolve the monetary issues with the Big 12 as soon as possible. “I hope that we’ll have a very rapid conclusion to this but I can’t predict when. This will bring us closer to a complete resolution,” Loftin said. Jason Cook, vice president for marketing and communications at A&M, said conversations between A&M and the Big 12 have been ongoing for the past several months. “The board’s action today simply autho-
rized the president to continue negotiations and ultimately execute a settlement with the Big 12,” Cook said. After the board’s action on Monday, Loftin will not have to return to the board for approval as talks between the University and its athletic conference continue. Loftin indicated previously that the withdrawal of Nebraska and Colorado in the summer of 2010 set a precedent, Cook said. Nebraska forfeited $9.25 million and Colorado forfeited $6.86 million to leave
End in sight Texas A&M is scheduled to formally join the Southeastern Conference effective July 1, 2012.
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Trevor Stevens The Battalion Top engineering and industry firms from around the nation will be on campus Tuesday seeking Aggie interns and employees. The Student Engineers’ Council Spring Career Fair offers the opportunity for all engineering majors to get their name out to potential employers. Ryan Haughey, senior aerospace engineering major and vice president of development for the Student Engineers’ Council, said attending the career fair is important for engineers at all levels in their studies. “For freshmen, this is how you learn what you want to do,” Haughey
Buses use biofuel Transportation Services’ Aggie Spirit buses started using biofuel in 2007 to support sustainability efforts in the community. Biodiesel is on the rise around the nation as an alternative source of energy.
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The No. 14 A&M women’s basketball team hits the road for a trip to Stillwater, Okla. to take on the Oklahoma State Cowgirls.
news | 7 Student feeds the hungry Kimberly Robertson, Class of 2005, started a T-shirt company that donates a pound of seed for every shirt sold in an effort to provide those in need with the resources to grow and harvest their own food. The company, Light of Mine, will give its first donation to people in Guam.
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Kansas center Jeff Withey blocks a shot by senior forward David Loubeau in the second half of the Jayhawks’ 10-point victory Monday in Lawrence, Kan. A&M led at halftime, 30-28, but Kansas surged in the last 10 minutes to secure the home victory. Read more at thebatt.com.
Up next The Texas A&M men play Oklahoma State at 3 p.m. Saturday at Reed Arena.
The Battalion A&M researchers seeking answers about human origins caught national attention when three projects in the department of anthropology were recognized by the Smithsonian Institute’s online blog, Hominid Hunting. The blog listed the top-10 hominid discoveries of 2011, with A&M claiming the No. 1 spot. “Hominid” refers to all modern or extinct bipedal primates, including humans. The list identifies projects that have contributed in a major way to furthering the understanding See Hominid on page 4
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Dorm renovations cause ‘Corps-wide shuffle’ Michal Ann Morrison The Battalion Texas A&M is no stranger to construction projects, and one of the newest renovations on campus can be found on the Quadrangle, home to the Corps of Cadets. While the Department of Residence Life has not yet been announced who will live in the newly renovated dorms, the department has decided students living in old dorms on the Quad will pay the same rate as those living in newly renovated spaces.
Brian McDonald, president of the Residence Hall Association, said the flat rate comes with the expectation that all Corps dorms will be renovated in the future. “The flat rate to be charged isn’t really a bad thing,” McDonald said. “I understand that ResLife has to charge a certain amount in order to pay for the project and to pay for the upkeep of the others. It would not be fair to charge the cadets in the new dorm more for rent if they didn’t have a See Dorms on page 4
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Astros’ name could change HOUSTON — New Houston Astros owner Jim Crane is considering changing the name of the franchise as well as its uniforms. Crane said Monday the team will conduct a study to decide whether or not to switch the name. “We’re going to study the information both from the fans and from all sorts of marketing people,� Crane said. “I’m not saying we’re going to change. We haven’t made the decision yet whether we’re going to change.� The team was established in 1962 as the Colt .45s and has been called the Astros since 1965 when it was changed to coincide with the move to the Astrodome. Crane said switching uniforms is something they are “highly considering.� Any changes wouldn’t happen until 2013 when Houston makes the move from the National League to the American League. “We had the Colt .45s and everybody liked that one,� Crane said. “So you can imagine how upset they were when we switched that. What you get when you look at the
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injector failures with B20. This The Texas A&M AgriLife Remay be explained by the added lu- search is tackling these problems bricity the biodiesel provides to the through research on algae — which fuel,” Broughton said. can produce 10 times more oil per Diesel fuel must act as a transpor- acre than any other plant, including tation fuel and add some lubricity soybeans and peanuts. The algae to the moving parts in the engine. oil can be converted to biofuel and Since 1993, traditional diesel has subsequently any type of transporbeen plagued by its lack of lubricity, tation fuel, including biodiesel. primarily because of government “The question is, how do we regulation requiring producers make it a commercially viable to strip some components enterprise? And how do that are harmful to air you scale it up from a “The biodiesel quality. The addilaboratory to thouused in the Aggie tion of biodiesel into sands of acres?” said Spirit buses is traditional diesel Bob Avant, director just one of the increases its overall of bioenergy progreen initiatives lubricity. grams and corpoTransportation “The biodiesel rate relations. used in the Aggie With support from Services takes.” Spirit buses is just one of the Department of Enthe green initiatives Transergy, the Department portation Services takes in order of Defense, corporations and a to support sustainability efforts in four million dollar Texas Emergour community,” Broughton said. ing Technology Fund grant, A&M “Transportation Services is com- Agrilife Research has built a multimitted to the University’s green million dollar facility to conduct initiative and, of course, our Uni- research on these problems. versity’s focus on agriculture.” “We have to demonstrate that it Using an agricultural product can be commercially scaled up and does have disadvantages. that it’s economic,” Avant said. Biodiesel must be scaled up to “This is what A&M is so good at: compete with the massive volume we are good at farming and agriculof traditional diesel consumed ev- tural technology.” ery day. There is also the question of whether biodiesel can be commercialized in a way that makes it a profitable product without large government subsidies.
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of humankind’s origins. Topping the list was the discovery of a new species of human ancestor, found in South Africa and dating back 1.97 million years. Australopithecus sediba is the most accurately dated hominid fossil yet researched by scientists. “To-date, we have recognized at least six individuals, which we interpret as documenting one of the most important transformations in human evolutionary history,” said Darryl de Ruiter, associate professor in the department of anthropology and member of the Australopithecus project. “The change from an ape-like australopith ancestor to a human-like member of our own genus: the genus Homo.” Australopiths, short for the genus name, Australopithecus, is an extinct bipedal ancestor of modern humans. De Ruiter is also involved with the project listed at No. 5, which identified where australopiths were born and raised in South Africa. “The majority of the males were born, raised and died in the vicinity of the caves, while the majority of the females were born and raised elsewhere,” de Ruiter said. “This matches the reproductive pattern seen in chimpanzees, where males tend to remain together in their natal area in close-knit groups, while females tend to move away from their natal groups when they reach reproductive maturity.” Sharing the No. 4 spot are the discoveries at the Debra L. Friedkin site — northwest of Kileen, Texas — and the reexamination of the Manis site in Washington. The listing consisted of the papers that accompanied the projects. “The first [was] the evidence from the Debra L. Friedkin site with a large number of artifacts dating around 15,000 years old to the time of Clovis,” said anthropology and geography professor Michael
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A&M should not have to pay for leaving. “Because [the Big 12] didn’t offer equal revenue sharing, we don’t have a moral obligation to uphold our end of the contract,” Krutak said. “I think we should pay as little as we can.” John Peters, sophomore biology major, said Texas A&M has an obligation to the Big 12, regardless of the Big 12’s actions. “I feel like the Big 12 didn’t treat each member equally. They didn’t foster a fair environment,” Peters said. “We do have a responsibility to the Big 12, we’re breaching contract.”
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The meeting took place in the temporary board of regents office in the Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building, while the board headquarters is closed during Memorial Student Center construction. All board members participated via phone. Student Regent Fernando Trevino Jr. said he was unable to disclose information regarding the details of the settlement between Loftin and the Big 12. “Because of where we’re at in this process, it’s still not something I can discuss,” Trevino said. Michael Krutak, sophomore nuclear engineering major, said he agrees that
choice in the matter.” According to Jeff Wilson, assistant director of the Department of Residence Life, two dorms have been emptied of their students in order to undergo construction. “This year we took Dorm 8 [Harrell Hall] off-line for renovations, and next summer we will bring Dorm 8 back from renovation and then take Dorm 6 [Lacy Hall] off-line for next year,” Wilson said. “Both dorms will be ready for new occupants and opened for the 20132014 school year.” The renovations are meant to meet the needs of the uniformed organization that has been central to the Aggie identity throughout much of the University’s history. “The motivation is to provide better living accommodation for the Corps,
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The 1.97 million year-old Australopithecus sediba, discovered in South Africa, is an extinct bipedal ancestor of humans. Waters. “The second one was about the Manis mastodon site where we found the evidence of a bone-projectile point embedded within the rib and dating around 14,000 years ago.” Waters said the discoveries confirmed the presence of humans in the Americas much earlier than previously thought. De Ruiter hopes the spotlight on the department will have a positive impact, benefiting its research and educational missions. “If we can attract the attention of the general public to the research that is being done in anthropology, in particular [that of] Texas A&M alumni, perhaps we can encourage them to give back to their alma mater to help advance research opportunities for future generations of students,” de Ruiter said. Waters said it’s gratifying to receive recognition for his discoveries, citing it as a reflection of the research being
done in the department. “It’s very nice to be acknowledged and that your research is making a difference in the field,” Waters said. “It shows the quality of research that’s being done by the department of anthropology and the quality people that we have in the department.” Timothy Campbell, an anthropology graduate student, said the listing has showcased what the department is doing, something he’s excited to be a part of. “I think that having professors involved in three of the top-10 hominid discoveries of 2011 listed in the Smithsonian Magazine’s Hominid Hunting blog is a testament to the important scientific contributions currently being made by the department of anthropology,” Campbell said. “As a Ph.D. student, I am proud to be a member of a department on the forefront of such cutting-edge research.”
which is something that they deserve for all that they do for this University,” McDonald said. “These dorms were built in the 1930s and have not been renovated since the 1980s.” Travis Patrick, a cadet and senior sports management major, said that while the construction is necessary, it is inconvenient.
it doesn’t really affect foot traffic around the Quad.” In addition to the renovation of the dorms, a leadership center will bridge the two buildings. CJ Cottey, junior health major, said he looks forward to the amenities the leadership center will provide. “When they announced the renovations, people were pretty excited about it,” Cottey said. “The dorms will be really nice, and they’re building the center that will have computers and resources for us to use, almost like a mini-library, which will be really convenient.” However, Cottey said the renovations have been a source of stress because cadets have had to relocate to different rooms. “I’ve moved rooms three times from the end of last semester ‘til now,” Cottey said. “There’s a Corps-wide shuffle of rooms going on. It’s a big hassle. People got separated from their outfit, and we’re all over the Quad now.”
Annoying as the construction may be at times, it was definitely needed and will be well worth the inconvenience. — Travis Patrick
“The Corps dorm renovation is both a nuisance and a necessity,” Patrick said. “The older dorms are exactly that — old. Annoying as the construction may be at times, it was definitely needed and will be well worth the inconvenience. I would say most of the Corps is pretty happy with the renovation, as
nation&world Mexican special forces shoot drug dealer MEXICO CITY — Members of a Mexican army special forces unit fatally shot a high-ranking aide to the country’s most-wanted drug dealer in a gunfight in the northern state of Durango, officials said Monday. Luis Alberto Cabrera Sarabia was responsible for the operations of Guzman’s Sinaloa Cartel in Durango and part of the neighboring state of Chihuahua, army spokesman Gen. Ricardo Trevilla said.
The army says Sarabia is know as “The Architect,” and was named to the role after the December arrest of his brother Felipe Cabrera Sarabia, or “The Engineer.” Sinaloa gunmen traded fire with troops during the operation to arrest Luis Cabrera Sarabia on Friday. One of the gunmen was slain and 11 others were captured. Four soldiers were hurt in the gunfight. Mexican officials said that another high-ranking member of the Sinaloa cartel, Fidel
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football | Former Boise State assistant Marcel Yates joins Sumlin’s staff as codefensive coordinator/secondary coach.
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Aggies trip to Stillwater A&M braces for tough road test Mark Dore The Battalion The No. 14 Aggies take to the road for Tuesday’s matchup against the Oklahoma State Cowgirls, looking to win their fourth game in a row early in Big 12 play. At 13-4 overall and 4-2 in conference play, the Aggies are locked in a four-way tie for second place. Along with Kansas, Kansas State and Oklahoma, A&M chases No. 1 and undefeated Baylor. The Cowgirls sit just below the logjam for second place at 3-3 in the Big 12 and 11-4 overall. The Cowgirls are a relatively young team; their top four scorers are juniors in classification or younger. Freshman forward Liz Donohoe leads Oklahoma State with 14.2 points per game. Junior forward Toni Young (11.9), sophomore guard Tiffany Bias (11.4) and sophomore center Kendra Suttles (9.6) also rank in the Top 30 in the Big 12 in points per game for the Cowgirls. This lineup contrasts sharply with the senior-heavy A&M team. Though freshman guard Alexia Standish has been starting at point guard of late, the Aggies are led in scoring by three seniors — guards Tyra White (14.4) and Sydney Carter (12.4) and forward Ad-
Things to know ◗ The opening tip is set for 7 p.m. in Stillwater, Okla. ◗ The game will not be televised, but a local radio broadcast will be available at KZNE 1150 AM. Steve Wright will do play-by-play with color commentary by Steve Miller. ◗ OSU leads the all-time series with A&M, 21-20. ◗ Oklahoma State is 8-1 (2-1 in the Big 12) at home this season. ◗ The Aggies currently lead the Big 12 in forced turnovers with 21.4 per game. aora Elonu (12.1). Junior center Kelsey Bone has matched Elonu’s production at 12.1 points per game. In Saturday’s 76-65 road win over Kansas, the Aggies were led by Bone’s 18 points, but the point guard play of Standish showed marked improvement. Standish chipped in eight points on only five attempts, six assists and three steals — all career-highs — without a single turnover. After losing former guard Sydney Colson, from last season’s team, to graduation and the WNBA draft, the point guard position has been one of uncertainty. Both teams enter the game
with momentum, with A&M’s wins against Iowa State, Missouri and Kansas last week and Oklahoma State’s win against Missouri, 62-58, for its first conference road win of the season. Donohoe and junior center Lindsey Keller led Oklahoma State with 13 points each. The Aggies swept the season series against the Cowgirls last season with an 82-57 road win in the Big 12 home opener and a 76-67 victory at home. With wins in 14 of the last 16 games between the teams, the Aggies would even the all-time series at 21 wins apiece if victorious Tuesday. In what could be a close game, missed free throws could prove to be the difference. The advantage in this aspect of the game lies firmly in the hands of Oklahoma State, who lead the conference in free throw shooting percentage at 73.1 percent, while A&M’s 65.4 percent ranks last. However, the Aggies have shot better than 72 percent from the free throw line in each of their last three games, including a perfect 100 percent against Iowa State. After a rocky start to the Big 12 slate, the Aggie squad is gaining steam. Whether or not this progress will continue away from Reed Arena remains to be seen.
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said. “For older kids, basically every engineer I know from A&M has gotten their job from the career fair.” Haughey said this year’s career fair is one of the largest in history, with 269 booths, 252 companies and 760 recruiters. He said many of the recruiters who attend end up hiring Aggies because of the career fair. “Attending the career fair is the single most important thing you do all semester if you plan to go into industry,” Haughey said. Abdalla Ali, junior petroleum engineering major and career fair director for the Student Engineers’ Council, said attending the career fair helps students who aren’t necessarily in the job market yet. “If job hunting isn’t your primary goal, you can go to see how to direct your path,” Ali said. “Going through the whole process will help you enhance your skills. GPR is an important thing, but you need to learn another set of skills.” David McMahon, associate director of the Career Center, said recruiters come to the career fair because they want to find potential employees or interns. “They’re looking for the best candidates, and many of them do this as their preliminary screening for who they’re going to
interview,” McMahon said. McMahon said he spent 31 years in the industry before working at the career center, and during that time, he recruited at career fairs. “I always remembered the freshmen who came and talked to me,” McMahon said. “It’s amazing how, because they came, they’re very high on my list for potential jobs with my company.” The Career Center offers many workshops for students who want to be prepared for career fairs, such as résumé workshops and interviewing workshops. The Center also works with companies that plan to attend the career fair to let them know in advance what majors are offered here. Kelly Satterfield, junior industrial engineering major, said she plans to attend the career fair because it will help her find a summer internship and possibly a future job. “I went to the career center in the fall, and they encouraged me to attend,” Satterfield said. “Also, I had an externship with a company in January, and they are going to be at the career fair. I’m hoping to get an internship with them for the summer.” Satterfield said the Student Engineers’ Council Spring Career Fair benefits students who attend. “Attending the career fair really does help students to get internships and jobs,” she said. “I’d encourage all engineering students to attend.”
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Performers participate in a dragon dance during a night parade in Hong Kong Monday, celebrating the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year. According to the Chinese zodiac, the year 2012 is the Year of the Dragon.
nation&world Texas Instruments on increasingly advanced hightech surveillance of Americans. to close in 21-year-old Houston, Japan missing in Syria DALLAS — Texas Instruments will close two of its older computerchip factories, one in Houston and one in Hiji, Japan, and lay off about 1,000 workers to cut costs. The company announced the cutbacks Monday in its fourth-quarter earnings report. Its results topped analyst estimates, but the company offered tepid forecast for the first quarter of this year.
Stem cells may aid blind LOS ANGELES — Two legally blind women appeared to gain some vision after receiving an experimental treatment using embryonic stem cells, scientists reported Monday. Last summer, each patient was injected in one eye with cells derived from embryonic stem cells at the University of California, Los Angeles. Both patients remain legally blind despite their improvements, said experts not connected with the study.
GPS tracking needs warrant WASHINGTON — In a rare defeat for law enforcement, the Supreme Court unanimously agreed on Monday to bar police from installing GPS technology to track suspects without first getting a judge’s approval. The justices made clear it wouldn’t be their final word
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FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — A 21-year-old Syrian-American has been missing for three weeks after returning to Syria from Detroit, a family member in Michigan said Monday. Obada Mzaik flew to Damascus from Detroit Metropolitan Airport on Jan. 3 but wasn’t seen leaving an immigration checkpoint, said Dr. Firas Nashef, his uncle in Farmington Hills.
Wash. can legalize gay marriage OLYMPIA, Wash. — As lawmakers had their first public hearing on legalizing same-sex marriage, a previously undecided Democratic senator Monday announced support for the measure, ensuring that Washington will become the seventh state to allow gay and lesbian couples to get married.
Iran steps up Gulf threats TEHRAN, Iran — Senior Iranian lawmakers have stepped up threats that Islamic Republic warships could block the Persian Gulf’s oil tanker traffic after the latest blow by Western leaders seeking to rein in Tehran’s nuclear program: A punishing oil embargo by the European Union that sharply raises the economic stakes for Iran’s defiance.
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Vampire movie slays LOS ANGELES — Kate Beckinsale returned to the “Underworld” as the vampire warrior Selene and helped propel the fourth film in the franchise, “Underworld Awakening,” to a first-place debut with $25.3 million. Last week’s No. 1 movie, the thriller “Contraband,” fell to third place with just over $12 million.
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