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Aggies press for comeback Mark Dore The Battalion The No. 14 Aggie women’s basketball team will welcome the Oklahoma State Cowboys Saturday, albeit with a heavy heart as coaches, players and fans reflect on the deaths of dear friends to the Aggie basketball program. Nov. 18, 2011, Oklahoma State head coach Kurt Budke and assistant coach Miranda Serna were killed in a plane crash, along with two others, while traveling to Arkansas on a recruiting visit. The tragedy forced the Cowgirls to cancel two games, and led to the interim appointment and later confirmation of head coach Jim Littell. A&M head coach Gary Blair said that he and Budke trace their histories back to Louisiana Tech, calling Budke the person he’s been the closest to in this league since they both joined. Blair said that Serna was one of coaching’s young rising stars.
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Ameer Webb, a junior sprinter and transfer student, remains undefeated in the indoor 200-meter.
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Sprinter bypassed football offers to run track Drew Chambers The Battalion As a transfer student, junior sprinter Ameer Webb has already written his name in the record books. In his short time at Texas A&M, he remains undefeated in the indoor 200-meter and won the 60 meter dash on multiple occasions. The track star captured his latest win at the Texas A&M Invitational last weekend. Webb said he realized he had a talent for running when he started winning races at the junior college level, while trying to keep in shape for football.
“In high school I was running track and I was beating people,” Webb said. “When I came to junior college I thought it was going to be a little bit different. I thought, ‘Okay these are college people,’ so I started running, and I was still winning and eventually my times started being top-five, not only state wide, but nationwide. I was like, ‘Maybe there’s something here.’” Webb only received one letter from an Ivy League school to run track after high school, but received offers by Pac-10 schools to play football. He decided See Ameer on page 2
Regents approve new building Kelly Tucker The Battalion The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences is built on a legacy dedicated to teaching the next generation of Texas’ veterinarians and has done so since 1916. On Feb. 3, the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents voted to continue to build upon that tradition by approving a $120 million project to add a new veterinary education building and an extension to the small animal hospital. The project is in the design phase and the plans include stateof-the-art enhancements to support a more dynamic learning experience for the college’s students. “Our goal is to build a premier teaching and research facility that complements our world-class faculty in the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences and the far-ranging impact they have on both animal and human health,” said R. Bowen Loftin, Texas A&M University president. “At this point, the building will be one of the largest construction projects in the history of the See Veterinary on page 7
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‘Queer in College Station’ Jake Walker Special to The Battalion Texas A&M University is ranked the least GLBT-friendly public university in the U.S., according to The Princeton Review. Students, staff and members of the College Station community gathered Thursday evening in Rudder Tower to participate in a workshop organized by GLBT Aggies for Social Justice Week. The workshop, entitled “Queer in College Station,” highlighted what life is like on campus for GLBT students, and how to deal with going to school on the least GLBT-friendly campus in the nation. The word “queer” is considered by many to be a derogatory term. The GLBT community establish a word that encompasses all non hetedero-
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normative identities, and “queer” has become the best fit. “I prefer to use the word ‘queer’ as opposed to ‘LGBT’ because it’s a little more inclusive,” said Andrew Jancaric, vice president of GLBT Aggies. “It’s all about context.” Jancaric said prejudices on campus, from religious radicals in Academic Plaza to inconsiderate passers-by who utter slurs under their breath, are serious problems that need to be addressed. Jancaric said Texas A&M’s ranking as the least GLBT-friendly public university in the U.S. is indicative of important issues on campus. Part of the workshop consisted of those in attendance break into groups to discuss possible solutions to common social issues for GLBT students. See GLBT on page 6
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to attend Cerritos Junior College in an effort to improve his grades for admission to one of those schools. While at Cerritos Junior College, Webb continued to run track even though football was his main concern. Webb said his success in track was the primary reason he transitioned out of football. “I started off playing football and wasn’t really thinking about running track at all,” Webb said. “Football wasn’t going so well. In football, I couldn’t be No. 1 all the time. I just like to be the top guy you know? And track allows me to do that.” Pat Henry, Texas A&M track and field head coach, spotted Webb last year and knew he was something special. Henry said he first recognized Webb on film and watched him all the way to Webb’s win at the California Community College State Championship. “I saw something on film and I sent one of my assistants to California,” Henry said. “Later on in the year, I watched him in the California Championships, so we watched him the whole year.” Webb said the success and support of his family has influenced both his personal and athletic career. “My family [has influenced me the most],” Webb said. “My grandpa was a state champion of Texas, my dad ran track [and] he was pretty
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Ameer Webb finishes the 200-meter, and set a collegiate record of 20.79 seconds. good. I just want to be like them.” Henry said Webb transitioned well and is very focused on the team. “His environment out of junior college wasn’t as team oriented as what we’re trying to be,” Henry said. “Ameer’s junior college [career] was about Ameer [first] and then about his relay team. His adjustment in being a part of a team and being responsible to the group is a big part of his effort.” Webb said he enjoys being on a team that is geared to being national champions and that the team is so friendly that it makes him want to win for them. Ryan Lenamon, junior management major, said Webb’s attitude is great to
have on a team, and Webb displays the very trust that teammates should give one another. “Confidence is contagious,” Lenamon said. “When you believe you are going to win, you are saying you believe in the people around you, which builds trust and, when you have trust, people would do anything for you.” When coach Henry was asked about the most important thing to know about Webb, he said Webb is a “friendly, smart guy.” It was exactly what Webb wanted fans to know about him. The next time to watch Webb in action will be the Big 12 Championship meet on Feb. 24 at the Gillian Indoor Track Stadium.
Amazing Ameer ◗ Won both the 60- and 200- meter dash in the Aggie Invitational.
◗ Won the 200-meter dash at the A&M Mondo Challenge with a time of 20.98 seconds.
◗ Won both the 60 and 200 meter dash in the A&M vs. LSU meet.
◗ Was the 2010 California Junior College champion in the 200 meter with a time of 21.12 seconds.
◗ Was the 2010 Callifornia Junior College runner-up in the 100 meter with a time of 10.38 seconds.
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S-E-C you later, Big 12 Michael Rodriquez: Aggie baseball ready for tough road ahead
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t was the move that created the buzz around campus when Texas A&M University declared that the SEC was going to be the next home for Aggie Athletics. Even though football grabbed most of the headlines, the move affects all sports. By this time next year, the Aggie baseball club will open its first season in the SEC. The Aggies will be entering a conference that is rich in baseball tradition. Just a look into the present shows us that South Carolina is the two-time defending NCAA champion. Baseball powerhouse LSU has six NCAA titles and is constantly on the hunt for more. Overall, the teams from the SEC have made 76 appearances at the College World Series and have won a total of nine NCAA championships. In this year’s rankings alone, the SEC has six teams that are ranked in the Top-25. Talk about the Aggies being thrown into the fire. With that in mind, the Aggies are sure to benefit from the move into the SEC. They are being led by head coach Rob Childress, who has a record of 199-113 at A&M, and is one of the best pitching coaches and recruiters in the country. In order to be successful in any league, pitching is the foundation to a great program, such as the one here at Texas A&M. With a good defense and aggressive base running, the Aggies are in contention every year. In the USA Today Coaches Poll, A&M is ranked sixth. In the short run, the Aggies should be in the running for the title in the SEC. The players’ roster is mostly made up of freshmen and sophomores with only five returning seniors. With the club getting good experience this season, the Aggies should be in the mix next year with LSU, South Carolina and Florida for the SEC title. Additionally, most of the rosters of the other SEC teams
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A proposed design of the approved $120 million project to add a new veterinary education building and an extension to the small animal hospital.
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University, which speaks volumes about the importance veterinary medicine plays in our state’s economy, as well as in our daily lives.” Some of the additions possible for the new classrooms include simulation laboratories and distance technology. Simulation laboratories optimize student learning through development of critical thinking and hands-on clinical skills and are often used in the airline industry, military and medicine. Incorporation of emerging technologies in distance learning would expand educational capabilities to link veterinary students, practicing veterinarians and others on campus, which is essential in today’s information age and
changing communications. The extension to the small animal hospital will better accommodate students in the veterinary medicine doctorate program and allow for a better learning experience and enhanced patient care. “This is a very student-centered college,” said Eleanor Green, dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine. “We care deeply about students and teaching. We’re limited by our facilities at this point, and that’s something we’d like to fix and are going to.” Funding for the construction of the buildings and for the new equipment will be drawn from the Permanent University Fund, a public endowment created by the Texas Constitution of 1876 that helps support both the Texas A&M and University of Texas Systems.
“I think the project is a good idea, if a little expensive. It will be beneficial for the College of Veterinary Medicine because an update and expansion has been long overdue,” said Rebecca Smith, senior biomedical sciences and English double major. As the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences approaches its 100th year of educating veterinary professionals, it is taking the next step in making that education even more comprehensive and dynamic for the next century of students. “It’s important that this school be on the forefront in all that it does in order to serve Texas, Texans, Texas animals and the livestock industry,” Green said. “It’s our responsibility to be on the cutting edge of all that we do.”
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“Life is precious,” Blair said. “We must enjoy it and we must respect it because it can be taken away at any time. I hope the basketball world and the sports world will honor Coach Budke and Miranda in the right way and help the rest of us realize how special our families and the extended families of our teams are.” Drawing comparisons to a tragedy experienced by A&M, Blair said the crash occurred exactly twelve years after the Aggie Bonfire collapse. “The man upstairs doesn’t tell us when and it’s just a tremendous tragedy and loss for Oklahoma State and their families,” Blair said. Meanwhile, the Aggies will look to avoid a second straight loss to the Cowboys after falling 57-53 in Stillwater, Okla. in January. With five games remaining in the Big 12 conference season, the 9-4 Aggies are locked in a dead heat for second place in the conference with Oklahoma, also 9-4. Should the Aggies hope to seize control of second place, a home game against the 13-9 (5-8 Big 12) Cowgirls would seem to be a must-win. In their previous meeting, sophomore guard Tiffany Bias poured in 14 points for the Cowgirls, off-setting a solid 15-point outing by Aggie senior guard Tyra White. The Aggies forced 28 turnovers but coughed the ball up 26 times of their own in the loss. The Aggies rebounded from a beating in Waco at the hands of No. 1 Baylor with a furious late rally on the road against Missouri Tuesday for a 56-52 win. A&M scored 11 straight points during the last four minutes of that game to overcome a poor-shooting
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Senior guard Sydney Carter goes for a layup during the Kanas State game. night and a barrage of Missouri three-pointers. Freshman guard Alexia Standish had one of her best games in an Aggie uniform, netting a career-best 11 points, including a game-tying threepointer with less than two minutes to play and two free throws to seal the win. Oklahoma State comes off a similar throttling to Baylor, falling 83-52. The Cowgirls’ recent free-fall has dropped them to next-to-last in the conference standings, trailing only winless 0-13 Missouri. Without a single senior on their roster, the Cowgirls are among the youngest units in the conference. Freshman forward Liz Donohoe leads her team in scoring with 12.5 points per game. Bias adds 11.8 points per game and junior forward Toni Young’s
10.8 points per game is good for third on the team. Bias’s main strengths may be her distributing and defense, as her 6.67 assists per game and 2.95 steals per game each rank second among eligible Big 12 players. Donohoe is the top free-throw shooter in the conference, connecting on 92.6 percent of her attempts from the charity stripe. Nearly all of A&M’s offensive production comes from a quartet of upperclassmen, as White (13.7), junior center Kelsey Bone (12.2), senior forward Adaora Elonu (11.5) and senior guard Sydney Carter (11.4) each score better than 10 points per game. In all but one of the Aggies’ 24 games thus far this season, the team’s leading scorer has been one of these four experienced threats.
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