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Joshua Bolten, former White House chief of staff, joins Andrew Card, dean of the Bush School, discussing U.S. politics.

Debt talks Former chiefs of staff discuss budget crisis Natalee Blanchat The Battalion Two former White House chiefs of staff convened to brainstorm solutions to the longstanding federal debt crisis Thursday on campus.

Joshua Bolten, who served as President George W. Bush’s chief of staff from 2006 to 2009, delivered his presentation “Political Polarization: Its Causes and Cure” to an audience of students and faculty at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center.

“There is nothing in our current politics that

is more polarizing today than the disagreements about the federal budget,” Bolten said.

Bolten, a former professor at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, used a pie chart to emphasize the problem areas in the nation’s $3.7 trillion annual budget.

Bolten said about half of the budget is defense spending and the other half — the non-defense category — is everything government.

“It’s transportation, it’s education, it’s the justice department. What you’ll notice about it is that it’s a pretty darn small slice of the pie,” Bol-

ten said. “The big slice of the pie that’s now roving out of control is over in mandatory spending and the big three are Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid … eating up a huge portion of our federal budget that is growing without end.”

Bolten said President Barack Obama’s debt solution — imposing higher taxes —will ultimately increase the nation’s debt burden, tripling from 40 percent above the national annual economic output in 2010 to 120 percent in 2030.

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weekend sports

Track and field set for home test Drew Chambers The Battalion As the track and field season gets into full swing, Texas A&M holds the Mondo Challenge on Friday and Saturday at the Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium. Texas A&M will compete against Texas Tech, Oregon, Arizona State, Tennessee and Florida.

University of Florida head coach Mike Holloway said the variety of competition is good for everyone.

“In terms of the competition this weekend, it’s always a good meet for us,” Holloway said. “This weekend you have the Big 12, the Pac 12 and the SEC, so it’s going to be a great meet,” Holloway said.

On the men’s side, Texas A&M is currently ranked No. 9 in the nation; the competition is wide open with Florida ranked No. 2, Oregon at No. 19, Texas Tech at No. 30, Arizona State at No. 36 and Tennessee at No. 90.

The women’s competition stiffens with Oregon coming in as No. 1, Texas Tech at No. 8, Tennessee at No. 17, Arizona State at No. 21, and Florida at No. 43. Texas A&M ranks No. 11.

Texas A&M head coach Pat Henry said competitions like this throughout the year are the reason that Texas A&M will be ready to compete in the SEC next year and still succeed.

“From the day I got here, we have always scheduled and competed against SEC schools,” Henry said. “You learn how to compete, you learn how to step it up.

We’ve never shied from the SEC.” Although Texas A&M has won the outdoor national championship the past three years, they have not claimed a national championship for the indoor season. The men’s and women’s indoor teams have finished in the Top-10 of the indoor championships in the past four years, but both are still looking for their first national indoor title.

Katelyn Arrington, sophomore biology major, said the success in the indoor and outdoor seasons increased student awareness about the track and field teams.

“I feel that track at Texas A&M has greatly spiked the interest of the student body,” Arrington said. “Winning national championships is not something that hap-

AGGIE ATHLETICS

The Texas A&M Mondo Challenge features See Track on page 2 six teams representing three conferences.

men’s basketball

women’s basketball

Aggies seek big home win against Cowboys

A&M looks to rebound versus stuggling Iowa State Mark Dore

Austin Meek The Battalion When A&M takes the court against Oklahoma State on Saturday, there is a chance the Aggies could take the floor without two of their top contributors. Junior forward Khris Middleton is still dealing with a balky knee, re-agitated in the game against Oklahoma last weekend, and senior guard Dash Harris injured the arch of his foot in Monday night’s loss at Kansas.

“We’ll know more about Khris in the next couple of days,” Kennedy said on Wednesday.

“He’s getting his knee looked at again. They want to do another MRI. He feels better. He’s not using it, obviously, but his situation is day-to-day.”

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Senior forward David Loubeau leaps for a slam dunk in the Aggies’ debut win.

Kennedy hopes Harris take the court with the gritty personality he showcased in Lawrence, Kan., on Monday.

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The Battalion The No. 14 Texas A&M women’s basketball team (13-5, 4-3) returns home to Reed Arena, after a pair of road games, to host the Iowa State Cyclones at 1 p.m. Sunday. The Aggies hope to bounce back from a tough road loss to Oklahoma State, while the Cyclones (11-7, 2-5) surge into Sunday on a twogame winning streak after suffering five straight losses to begin the Big 12 conference season.

The two teams have already met once this season, which resulted in the secondonly A&M win, 59-33, in team history.

The win sparked a three-game winning streak that allowed the Aggies to work

their way up to a second-place tie in the Big 12. The streak was derailed after the second-half comeback fell short against Oklahoma State, pushing the Aggies into a three-way tie for fourth place.

Senior forward Adaora Elonu and guard Skylar Collins led the way for the Aggies in the earlier meeting in Iowa with 14 and 10 points, respectively. The Aggie defense smothered the Cyclones from start to finish, allowing only 33 points — the lowest scoring total for a conference opponent in the tenure of head coach Gary Blair.

Iowa State tends to rely on low-scoring, defensive games. The Cyclones ofSee Iowa State on page 2

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“Obviously [junior guard] Elston Turner will have to handle the ball the majority of the time and get us in offense, which I think he can do,� Kennedy said, “But after that we’re just going to be experimenting. Naji Hibbert may be the next best ball handler on the team, but that’s not his natural position by any means. Knowing Dash and his toughness, I think there’s a chance that he could play.�

After a long stretch of away contests, the Aggies will finally play a home game. Although A&M lost 64-54 to No. 5 Kansas, Kennedy said he was pleased with his team’s effort. “I really thought our two seniors did a good job of not being afraid,� Kennedy said. “[Senior forward] David [Loubeau] took the ball strong to the basket, but unfortunately there was a seven-footer there blocking a lot of shots. Their length gave us problems. And, with Dash playing the second half on basically one leg, we couldn’t use our ball screen stuff to get Withey away from the basket, so it made it even more difficult for us to score in the half court.�

Senior finance major Wes Romanowski watched the KU game and said, while the Aggies suffered the defeat, he witnessed the gutsiest play he’d seen from the squad all season. “Everyone was hustling,� Romanowski said. “Chasing down loose balls, fighting for rebounds. And when Naji is playing that well, we’re a tough team to stop.�

The Aggies will need all the firepower

they can muster to topple the Cowboys on Saturday afternoon. The Pokes are coming off one of the biggest wins in school history, a 79-72 upset of No. 2 Missouri during which freshman phenom Le’Bryan Nash poured in 27 points and the team shot a season-best 59.6 percent from the floor. “I like their young talent,� Kennedy said. “They’re starting to step up.

Le’Bryan Nash is getting more consistent with his effort. The kid from Louisiana, Markel Brown, was one of the top players in the country. They’ve got some weapons that we’re going to have to be prepared for. They do a lot of things offensively. It would be really good to have Dash chasing Keiton [Paige] around a little bit.�

The key for the Aggies will be finding a consistent scoring threat behind junior guard Elston Turner, who leads the team with 14.3 points per game. Loubeau has stepped up his production in the wake of Middleton’s injury, but the bench has largely been a non-factor, which makes it increasingly difficult to win tough conference matches. “We got six points off the bench the other day, and that’s six points more than a dead man,� Kennedy said. “We don’t get a lot of scoring off the bench, so we have to have some guys step up and make shots and get some confidence and still be good defensively.�

Saturday’s game will tip-off at 3 p.m. at Reed Arena. Eric Knight, senior finance major, said he’s ready to get rowdy and yell his heart out. “The team really responds to the crowd,� Knight said. “And I want to be there to help them out any way I can.�

pens regularly, and our track and field teams have made it a tradition. Many students have an extreme curiosity of what makes us so great and go to see what the hype is about.�

Texas A&M looks to continue to improve their rankings at the Mondo Challenge as the women have already climbed six spots from the beginning of the season and the men have moved up three spots.

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Senior forward Adaora Elonu attacking the basket versus Mizzou

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Sophomore thrower Jud Allen competes in the shot put at a dual meet against LSU on Saturday at the McFerrin Athletic Center. Allen took third place with a throw of 15 meters.

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I would like to personally thank you for coming out to support your Aggie basketball team against Oklahoma on Saturday. Our staff and players both agreed that YOU were the difference in that game! We need the Twelfth Man to come through for us again tomorrow when we take on Oklahoma State at 3 p.m. in Reed Arena. We need YOU to bring it and WEAR WHITE! I’m buying pizza for the rowdiest students in Reed Arena, so bring your friends and let’s BTHO Oklahoma State!

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Head coach Billy Kennedy watches his Aggies from the sideline.

fense ranks next-to-last in the conference in scoring at 62.5 points per game but allows only 55.6, fourth among Big 12 teams.

Sunday’s game could boil down to a battle of strong rebounding. Both teams are virtually knotted in rebounding differential, and the Aggies rank first in the conference in offensive rebounding percentage while the Cyclones rank first in defensive rebounding percentage.

Junior forward Chelsea Poppens spearheads the Iowa State offense with 13.4 points per game. Poppens scored a teamhigh 10 points in the first game between the two teams. The only other Cyclone to average double-digit scoring is sophomore forward Hallie Christofferson with 10.2 points per game.

Poppens’ greatest strength may not be her offense, but her 11.4 rebounds per

game — which is the most among all eligible Big 12 players. The Aggies lead the conference as a team in offensive rebounding percentage and offensive rebounds per game, but Poppens’ 4.88 offensive rebounds per game leads all other players in the conference, as well.

The Aggies’ four-headed scoring threat of Elonu (11.9 points per game), senior guards Tyra White (14.4) and Sydney Carter (12.1) and junior center Kelsey Bone (11.9) look to improve upon their performance against Oklahoma State.

None of the four shot better than 50 percent from the field, though White tallied 15 points to lead the team.

Ball control will be a key for the Aggies, having turned the ball over a season-high 26 times against Oklahoma State. The A&M defense continues to force the opposition into creating mistakes. The Aggies’ last three opponents have surrendered at least 23 turnovers each. If the Aggies and freshman point guard Alexia Standish can take care of their possessions, it should go a long way toward an Aggie victory.

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Style Spectator Reconsidering fashion and social courtesy on the A&M campus

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he world is full of perfunctory courtesies. They’re irritating, superficial and over-played. They’re everywhere — polluting our beautiful campus. We’ve heard them, even said them.

“Hi, how are you?� “Hey, I’m good. How are you?� “Good.�

That’s a perfunctory courtesy. To some, such an information exchange is polite. But I can’t stand it. Giving generic answers to such generic questions only wastes fragile breaths on a dialogue lacking substance.

I sought the expertise of one of my professors on the subject of perfunctory courtesies. Jennifer Mease, assistant communication professor, used another term for the practice: scripts. “Cultures run scripts,� Mease said. “Scripts are conversations cultures know, follow and engage in competently.�

Essentially, scripts involve participants assuming roles. In order for a script to be played out, there must be continuity.

The intercultural communication professor described scripts as a play, featuring characters you both know and don’t know fully. When interacting with people with whom you are not well acquainted, the roles decay into the monotonous norm — what I call perfunctory courtesies.

There is a way out, though, and it’s probably less complicated than you think. “Ruptures can occur when a script is changed,� Mease said. “There is the potential to disrupt them with a kind of genuineness.�

Mease went on to share a story from a recent trip to the grocery store in which a cashier experienced a slight change in scripts.

Accustomed to the routine script, the cashier met a customer in front of Mease who forewent the expected script. She asked, in meaningful fashion — with a warm set of nonverbal cues, a soft vocal tone and a stare in her eyes — “How is your day going?�

The cashier, surprised by the rupture in

the normal scripts, finally had the opportunity to share her excitement about her family’s recent approval for a mortgage they had been trying to achieve for months. “It was a really neat moment to see this rupture and script open up,� Mease said. “It allowed her person to come through.�

As college students, when do we have the opportunity to defy the already-written scripts? Do we even want to experience ruptures in our daily scripts? Scripts are a part of life, after all.

Personally, I love to disrupt scripts. When people ask me how I am doing in a secondnature, uncaring kind of way, I respond atypically: “Did you really just ask me that?� Or, “I’m exhausted, irritated and nobody can

Freshman animal science major Geetika Kasula dresses well to feel fresh, clean and prepared to learn in the classroom.

help me.�

I’m joking, of course. But I do have a favorite way to purposefully create ruptures: complimenting others’ style. “When people don’t follow scripts, then we have to go into some kind of sensemaking mode,� Mease said. “When people break scripts, then we have to come up with an explanation.�

Catch people you see off guard by complimenting their unique self. Be genuine. Be inquisitive. Be exciting and substantive.

Don’t follow a script that has been played over and over again: “Hi, how are you?�

Instead of responding with Photos by Jason Syptak — THE BATTALION a generic answer, surprise someone with, “Hey, I really Jaehyun Ahn sports a camel tan-colored Fossil like the scarf you’re wearing,� leather ankle boots, a Ralph Lauren pair of fitted khakis or even, “Hey, is that a new and a white Abercrombie & Fitch v-neck shirt covered pair of boots?� Contribute to by a plaid Ralph Lauren polo. Ahn carried a shoea dialogue that will brighten matching, camel tan-colored Samsonite bag with a someone’s day. navy blue Nautica umbrella.

This week, I surprised two ate student, feels the same way. His flashy, people by complimenting the outfit-coordinated accessories also gave him unique way they were fashionably dressed. I a collected look. recognize that Texas A&M is no New York “I think my style tells about my identificaCity runway during fashion week, but that tion,�

Ahn said. “My wardrobe exists for the doesn’t pardon individuals from looking as same reason.� if they just got out of bed, and I took the Remember, Aggies, when someone asks opportunity to break script and encourage how you are, respond with substance and fashionable expression. somehow relate their fashion sense.

I noticed Geetika Kasula, freshman animal “There is a way to rupture those ideas that science major, walking away from Evans elicits genuineness,� Mease said. “Sincerity.�

Library. She dresses well to feel fresh, clean and prepared to learn in the classroom.

Jason Syptak is a senior “There’s no motivation for me to dress up marketing major and while in campus because that’s just the way I The Battalion’s Style Spectator am used to going out,� Kasula said. “Dressing up definitely makes me feel comfortable and confident.�

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Bolten said this was not President Obama’s fault.

“I have policy disagreements on what was done to address it, but you can’t blame President Obama for the horrible situation he inherited,” Bolten said.

He encouraged the audience to

consider more conservative options, including the Ryan Plan and the Bowles-Simpson Plan.

“The good news to this story is that there are ways to solve these problems,” Bolten said. “Paul Ryan is very smart, and two years ago he put out a complete road map of a true plan of how to address our budget situation, and it involves very dramatic changes, especially in our entitlement programs.”

Andrew Card, interim dean of the Bush School, joined Bolten on stage in a more informal setting.

The two former politicians sat comfortably in leather chairs — facing each other — and discussed topics including their respective stints serving in the Bush administration and the difficulties of handling congressmen on Capitol Hill.

Ben Phares and Sarah Murray, graduate students at the Bush School, both received presidential management fellowships.

Phares, an international affairs graduate student, said the discussion was fair and balanced, despite Bolten’s open conservative stance.

“I thought it was amazing. It was really nice to have a candid discussion with two former chiefs of staff, both of whom emphasized how important it was to build important relationships with people even if you don’t actually agree with them,” Phares said. “It was interesting to see

The big slice of the pie that’s now roving out of control is over in

mandatory spending and the big three are

Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid … eating up a huge portion of our federal budget that is growing without end.”

— Joshua Bolten, former chief of staff to former President George W. Bush

that the bi-partisan commission that actually proposes things at a greater level with an increase in Texas and economic spending.”

Murray said she agreed with both chiefs of staff and their ideas to help bolster the economy.

“It was great to see two high profile individuals discussing candidly how we can solve the polarization in our current political system in America,” Murray said. “The solution is to cut spending and reduce taxes, and only when that is completed we will see better results in the budget.”

Card ended the discussions on a

positive note, commemorating Bolten for his performance in the White House as well as his infallible character. Bolten was presented with the Good Governance Award for his dedication to government service.

“Josh Bolten is someone who practices civil discourse all the time, and he respects people no matter what kind of discourse they do have,” Card said. “I’m not sure I know what the right solution to the problem is, but I do know that Josh Bolten is the kind of person we should look to — to find the answer — because he discovered it.”

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4br/3bath house with master, Edelweiss Gartens area, 5-years old house, security alarm, all appliances, great amenities, quiet street, available in July/Aug., $1900/mo, Brian 469-877-1184 4br/4 bath Gateway Villas townhome, great student floor plan, lots of amenities. Leasing for Fall 2012, $1900/month, Brian 469-877-1184 Balcones Apartments, 3/2, available now, fully remodeled, internet and water included, $895/mo, 979-703-8282.

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$10 for 20 words running 5 days, if your merchandise is priced $1,000 or less (price must appear in ad). This rate applies only to non-commercial advertisers offering personal possessions for sale. Guaranteed results or you get an additional 5 days at no charge. If item doesn’t sell, advertiser must call before 1 p.m. on the day the ad is scheduled to end to qualify for the 5 additional insertions at no charge. No refunds will be made if your ad is cancelled early.

FOR RENT BRAND NEW HOUSE! 5bd/4ba, walking/biking distance from A&M, on shuttle route. Available May or July move-in 2012. Don’t Miss! $2400/mo. (979)255-8637, (979)229-4222.

Brand new luxury condos, granite countertops, tile flooring, great location. 979-693-4900.

Canyon Creek 3/3 Townhome, Recently furnished & decorated, includes Cable, HD Flat screen, WiFi, 2 privacy-keyed bedrooms available with private baths, $500 per BR (prefer Jr., Sr., graduate students or 5th year former Corps members), 501-833-8261, 501-765-0748, paschalg@comcast.net Duplex, rent 2bd/1ba, Beautiful, quite! Remodled, all new, many extras! New drapes, in College Station. Convenient to everything! Fenced backyard. One week free. 979-422-3427. Call for specials.

Female needed for 4/4 University Place condo, W/D, private bath, pool, on shuttle. $300/mo. Call 979-690-8213 or 979-422-9849.

Free cable/internet access! One month free rent! Spacious 2bd/1ba. Close to campus, on shuttle route. Large kitchen with full appliances. W/D connections.

Front and back patios. Ceiling fans. Hillstone On The Parkway, 528 Southwest Parkway.

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1-bedroom of the 2bd/2.5ba townhouse. Spring Semester.

W/D, cable, internet. $495.

713-249-3271.

Nice brick 3bd/1.5ba home in Southwood Valley. Big backyard, fireplace, plenty of storage space, close to shuttle and athletic park. $950/mo. and one-month deposit.

Call 832-359-2980.

FOR RENT Northgate. New apartments 3/3, 2/2, and 3/2. House for rent. aggievillas.net 979-255-5648.

Spring 2012 Sub Lease: Gateway Villas townhome, female, 1br/1bath, rent negotiable, Brian 469-877-1184 Townhomes 2/1.5+Half, on shuttle, W/D connections, fenced patio, $775-895/mo, ask about student discounts, 979-703-8282.

HELP WANTED Athletic men for calendars, books, etc. $100-$200/hr, up to $1000/day. No experience. aggieresponse@gmail.com Babysitter Thursday and Saturday.

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Education Major needed to help homeschool our three children (Ages 10, 8, and 4) in the afternoons. We are looking for someone patient, kind, and with strong teaching skills. Three or four days per week, 1:30PM-4:30PM. $11/hr. Contact kim@movingbeyondthepage.com or (919-308-2234).

Have the summer of your life at a prestigious coed sleepaway camp in the beautiful Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, 2.5 hours from NYC. We’re seeking counselors who can teach any Team & Individual Sports, Tennis, Gymnastics, Horseback Riding, Mt. Biking, Skate Park, Theatre, Tech Theatre, Circus, Magic, Arts & Crafts, Pioneering, Climbing Tower, Water Sports, Music, Dance or Science.

Great salaries and perks. Plenty of free time. Internships available for many majors. On-campus interviews on Feb. 14. Apply online at www.islandlake.com Call 800-869-6083 between 9-5 eastern time on weekdays for more information.

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J. Cody’s hiring cashiers, apply within, 3610 S. College. Must be able to work Tuesday/Thursday nights. No experience necessary, just common sense!

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NINFA’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT COLLEGE STATION. Now accepting applications for Wait/Servers and Hostess Staff. Will train. Flexible schedules available. Good communicators and strong customer service skills preferred. Apply in person Mon-Fri 11am-4pm at 1007 Earl Rudder Freeway South, College Station.

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Burger Boy, 4337 Wellborn, in Westgate Shopping Center. Apply in person. Flexible schedule!

Office Assistant needed. Liere Insurance. $10/hr. 10-15hrs/wk. Call 979-776-2300.

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979-846-3376.

Power point construction desired, have data formed into organized presentation desired, 979-436-6225, sschunicht@gmail.com Receptionist/Cashier needed: Must be customer oriented, able to work Saturdays. Flexible hours.

Apply at Readfield Meats & Deli 2701 S. Texas Ave, Bryan.

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The Battalion Advertising Office is hiring a clerk to work: Tuesday 9:00 to 2:30, Thursday & Friday 12:00 to 2:00. Student must be able to work all three days. If interested, please come by The Grove, Building 8901 and ask for Joseph or Trish.

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2-roomates needed. Spacious 2-story townhouse off Harvey Mitchell. Fully furnished. 4/2.5 $400/mo. +1/4 utilities.

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