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The Big Event celebrates 30 years of service A&M community project spreads to colleges across nation Jake Walker
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Volunteers for The Big Event 2011 participate in a yell practice before heading to service project locations.
The Battalion From its humble, six-person origin at A&M in 1982, The Big Event has spread to 72 campuses across the U.S. and will celebrate its 30th anniversary on Saturday. Joe Nussbaum, vice president of the Student Government Association in 1982, began The Big Event to encour-
age students’ connection to the community. Nussbaum expanded his vision to incorporate every student organization serving community on the same day and, with that, The Big Event was born. The student-led service project has since grown from a one-job cemetery cleaning operation to a 1,750-job, community-wide operation. “It’s definitely going to be huge if we stay on the same path that we’re going,” said Caroline Janssen, outreach executive for The Big Event. Last year, more than 15,000 students spent a Saturday working on 1,500 jobs
in the Bryan-College Station area. This year, there are 17,300 students registered and 250 more job sites have been added. The Big Event at A&M continues to be the largest student-run service project in the nation. Next year, Janssen said she predicts 20,000 participants. The Big Event has grown not only at Texas A&M, but also nationwide. Every February, student coordinators of The Big Event at A&M hold a conference to help other colleges interested in starting See Big Event on page 2
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sports | 6 Tebow traded to Jets In a move as stunning as the quarterback’s NFL Career, the Denver Broncos trade Tim Tebow to the New York Jets and receive a mixed reception from a variety of sources.
Invisible Children promotes KONY 2012 Texas A&M Invisible Children will present two film screenings this weekend to promote the KONY 2012 movement. The first will be at 7 p.m. Thursday in Rudder 601, the second will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Wehner 113. The organization will show a film and will have representatives from Invisible Children and a former child soldier. Joanna Raines, staff writer
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System Chancellor John Sharp answers outsourcing questions at the University Staff Council Forum Wednesday in Rudder Theatre.
Sharp end of the stick Spring Forum becomes outsourcing debate Justin Mathers
The Battalion John Sharp, chancellor of the Texas A&M System, faced a hostile crowd of University employees packed into Rudder Theater Wednesday as he fielded questions about plans to outsource A&M’s nonacademic services. University employees have been up in arms since learning in late February that A&M submitted four separate requests for proposal for University dining, landscaping, custodial and building maintenance services. Student Body
President Jeff Pickering responded to the news before spring break by calling an emergency Student Senate meeting to address concerns about the plan. Critics of the plan maintain that privatization of services will cause a loss of employee benefits and could result in large-scale layoffs. Critics also say that outsourcing jobs to a private company goes against the Aggie family spirit the University attempts to foster. Sharp responded in recent days by saying that rumors of layoffs, including a 1,000-person fig-
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ure that was cited by some in attendance, have no factual basis. “The private companies we’ve interviewed as part of the [proposal] process have told us we can switch without having to fire anyone,” Sharp said. “In fact, we put a provision into our proposals which said to the companies, ‘You will be judged based on equitable treatment of our employees and on your ability to match our wages and benefits, including healthcare benefits.’” Jennifer Schulien, junior agricultural comSee Sharp on page 2
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Farmers market keeps menu fresh Grant marks first Emily Davis
The Battalion Locally grown and sustainable produce is growing in popularity as more people learn about the benefits of eating fresh foods. Texas A&M has made fresh produce accessible to students on campus by inviting a farmers market to set up shop in front of Sbisa Dining Center weekly, starting Thursday. Students will be able to purchase produce, much of which is locally grown by small farmers. Stacey Rugh, marketing coordinator for University Dining, said the farmers market is a visible product of the University’s sustainability initiative. “It’s done as a resource for students and faculty,” Rugh said. “It’s to help
people eat locally and promote a healthy diet.” The farmers market includes produce from Howdy Farm, a studentoperated farm on campus, and from the Farm Patch in Bryan. Brady Grimes, manager of Howdy Farm and senior horticulture and renewable natural resources major, said the food available at the farmers market is better than food you can buy in a large chain, such as Walmart or HEB. “It’s a big difference. Local food has several benefits that HEB couldn’t give you,” Grimes said. “One of those is variety. A lot of times big stores have the standard things, like Roma tomatoes and yellow squash. And the quality, nothing compares to See Market on page 6
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The Battalion Art and music are performance mediums often used to convey meaning, but what happens when they are used as research tools rather than features of a music video? Jeff Morris and Autum Casey, instructional assistant professors of the department of performance studies are researching this question with aid of grant through the Tier One Program. The program awarded 11 grants from 34 proposals across
several of the university’s academic colleges this year. These grants are expected to affect more than 4,000 students annually. The funds awarded to Casey and Morris will be used to create the Fresh Minds Festival in 2013, a collaborative initiative exploring the relationship between performance and technology, or “PerfTech.” Due to the interdisciplinary nature of their program, Casey and Morris both spend time in the music See Music on page 6
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their own programs. There are now approximately 150 schools that have hosted a Big Event at least once — 72 of which have made The Big Event an annual effort. Janssen said she predicts in the next four to five years there will be 120 schools nationwide that serve their communities with a similar program annually. Virginia Tech students boast the second largest Big Event in the nation, with 6,731 participants on 950 jobs. According to its website, Virginia Tech coordina-
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tors hope to have 7,000 participants at 1,000 jobs at its 10th anniversary Big Event. “We’ve multiplied significantly over the last decade, and it’s something we’re very proud of,� said Keith Bardsley, director of expansion at The Big Event at Virginia Tech. Other prominent universities that hold a Big Event include the University of Oklahoma and Florida State University. A new vision of The Big Event will bring together the leaders of these universities to provide an outreach station for other colleges and universities in the surrounding area. Bardsley said that Virginia Tech plans to start its own Big Event conference
panies have also been cited for violating government standards concerning school nutrition programs.� Sharp told the audience that nothing is set in stone and that the University will not make any decisions until the proposal request results are in. He added that outsourcing will only change where employee’s paychecks come from. Referring again to dining services, Sharp said privatization will bring about positives for employees and students. The global companies being considered, he said, would be able to provide food at lower expense because of their ability to purchase in bulk, saving the University thousands of dollars each year. In addition, any company A&M chooses would be able to buy out workers’ compensation at minimal cost. Tommy Reid, an employee in facilities services, drew a round of applause from the audience when he directed a pointed question at Sharp. “In light of the fact that the Student Senate disagrees with this measure, and in light of the fact that the entire Faculty Senate disagrees with this, Mr. Chancellor, how can you sleep at night?� Reid said. Sharp attended a Student Senate meeting in March to discuss outsourcing plans, but the Senate has yet to pass legislation adopting an official stance on the subject. The student body president opposed
in the future. Nationwide outreach programs, Bardsley said, would make it easier for students to get involved. The Big Event coordinators are currently working on a program called “One Big Thanks,� a collaboration website meant to provide an outlet for student groups across the nation to blog about their ideas to better serve their communities and improve The Big Event. A long-term goal of The Big Event is similar to Joe Nussbaum’s original goal of consolidation, but on a much larger scale. “The goal is that [every school] would all have their Big Events on the same day every year,� Janssen said.
Sharp’s plans in an op-ed in The Battalion, saying outsourcing threatens to diminish student voice in campus operations. The Faculty Senate Executive Committee sent a letter to Sharp last month warning of “significant negative impacts on operations and morale� as a result of outsourcing. “There has been a history of consolidations and moves for efficiencies from the System,� the Feb. 26 letter signed by Faculty Senate Speaker Michael Benedik reads. “From the perspective of the faculty, these have always yielded decreases in service and insignificant, if any, savings.� Sharp responded to Reid by assuring those in attendance that Loftin must directly approve any decision made regarding the proposals. Sharp said the country is still in the middle of a recession and that the school has a responsibility to students and taxpayers to run as efficiently as possible. “I can’t go to the board of regents and the taxpayers and tell them the University is losing millions of dollars a year, when it doesn’t have to,� Sharp said. “Folks don’t realize that last year the Texas Legislature cut 11 percent of our funding.� The University is scheduled to receive proposals from private companies in the coming weeks. Members of the A&M staff that attended the forum said they would continue to oppose outsourcing plans.
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70s style is out Michael Rodriguez: Zachry Engineering Center needs a facelift
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ost engineering students, in one way or another, find themselves in the Zachry Engineering Center while at A&M. The structure celebrates its 40th birthday this year, and while it has useful labs, classrooms and department offices, it desperately needs improvement. “Modifications definitely need to be be working in the crystal palace lab. No done to Zachry,” said senior Ankit Wadother engineering students — or students hwa, who frequented Zachry for electriof any major who frequent the buildcal engineering classes. “The quality and ing — are allowed to use the computer conditions of the building and its facilities lab. The equipment found in the labs and are not up to top-quality standards. A bet- classrooms is generally outdated and often ter Zachry leads to better experiments and poorly maintained. practical applications which improves the “The building is meant for engineerreinforcement of the subject taught.” ing students and it would be a disservice People will point out that A&M just to have them learn on old equipment,” added a new engineering building, the Barrio said. Emerging Technologies Building. While The building needs to be a better study this is true, it must be noted that not all area for the students. Having tables just engineering students utilize the sparklingthrown out in the middle of open space new facilities in this building, located on the first floor isn’t an ideal environjust across the street from aging Zachry. ment. But the problems don’t stop there On the other hand, many of the — the bathrooms are shady, the heatintroductory and foundaing and cooling are inconsistent tional engineering classes call New buildings throughout the year and food Zachry home — bringing options are wanting for such a are nice, but high traffic into the buildhighly-trafficked center. taking care ing every semester. The I found that I’m not the of existing building is an important only one who shares these commodity for many concerns. facilities is a engineering students. “Improving the rooms, getnecessity. But what exactly is wrong ting new equipment, improvwith Zachry? ing the heating and cooling system “My number one problem with are some of the improvements needed,” Zachry was always the smell,” said senior Wadhwa said. “Improving the couches, industrial engineering major David Delgetting new doors, having a snack corner lanebbia. “There is poor ventilation in the like Pi R Squared would be nice. Plus bathrooms, so it always smelled a little too getting a paint job and brightening up the steamy inside. Not to mention the sauna place is needed.” on the third floor posing as a group study The Dwight Look College of Engiroom.” neering is the largest college at Texas As you walk in the main entrance, A&M with the enrollment at more it seems like the building hasn’t been than 10,500. Zachry is a historic home touched since its opening in 1972. It has for many engineering programs, and is a bland, boring feel and an aged interior deserving of University funds in order to reflective of ’70s style. Even the couches provide engineering students with a state against the wall in the back of the first of the art general engineering center. floor appear to be 1972 originals. New buildings are nice, but taking care “The general atmosphere of [Zachry] of existing facilities is a necessity. Zachry seems like it’s stuck in the ’70s, but I has been neglected for too long. suppose that could be part of its appeal,” said senior computer science major Sergio Michael Rodriguez Barrio, finding the silver lining for the is a senior industrial building’s sad state. engineering major The laboratories in Zachry are by department only. This means that if you are in electrical engineering or computer science, odds are you’re going to
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The plan includes goals of increasing faculty have a conversation while walking on campus size substantially, expanding liberal arts proseems nearly impossible with the constant, grams and enriching the campus in aesthetics noisy disruptions caused by the machinery and and functionality. workers. The problem with Vision 2020 and the The competition with other public and campus renovations is that the experience of private universities is turning Texas A&M into current Aggies is being sacrificed for a franchise instead of a university that has future students and the reputation of students at heart. the school. I see that the sacrifices of our The experience We all know how frustrating generation are necessary to imof current construction on campus is, but prove the overall quality of our Aggies is being the most frustrating thing of University, but it isn’t in our all is the way the projects seem best interest to have to endure sacrificed for to get started and then stay at construction projects every 100 future students a standstill, leaving the campus feet and the noise that, all things covered in orange fencing. considered, causes a major disrupWhile Vision 2020 looks great on tion to our daily routines and lives. paper, the implementation is flawed. Current The solution is to finish current construcstudents have to live in a construction zone tion before beginning new projects. By reducwhile paying rising tuition rates and subsidizing the quantity of on-campus renovation, ing construction costs while dealing with the current students would not only have a more inconvenience that the construction causes. aesthetically pleasing campus but also enjoy The visionaries of the plan should keep cur- more functionality and peace. rent students in mind, balancing the needs of future Aggies with our own. Samantha Abshire is a freshI hate knowing that my college experiman biochemistry major and ence consists of sleeping next to a construcis special to The Battalion tion zone with concrete trucks and bulldozers working through the night. Merely trying to
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Amanda Orozco opens up Q: How long have you been training or performing at this level? ! I went to the National Circus School, which is essentially a circus college in Montreal, Quebec and that’s where I started a formative circus training. Prior to that, I had a very normal childhood. I played hide-and-go-seek, kickball and stuff like that. Q: What were you doing from the age of 12 to when you entered circus school? ! I did competitive dance. But, at that point, especially in the younger years, I didn’t really know how to reach out and achieve something that seemed so far away. Here, half our troop is from China and circus is something that’s traditional and passed down from generation to generation. And that’s not the way it is here in the United States, so I didn’t know how to go about it. So it was still a very big dream in my head. But any interaction that I had to come closer to it, I took that opportunity. Q: How did you get started with Cirque du Soleil? ! The National Circus School in Montreal is across the street and faces the international headquarters of Cirque du Soleil. They are not directly affiliated with the school but there is a very good relation between the two. Cirque keeps an eye on what is going on over there. It was actually a few months prior to graduation when Cirque called me saying they were changing Dralion from a big-top show to an arena show, and asked if I would be interested. I didn’t have to audition so I was super lucky. Q: Why did you decide to join Cirque du Soleil? ! I grew up in Orlando, FLA., and I saw La Nouba, the resident Cirque du Soleil show at Disney. My mom took me for my 12th birthday.
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department and in visual art departments, such as theatre. “We’re exploring different ways in which technology influences our everyday lives that is part of an overall department initiative of exploring performance as a form of research, or a tool of research,” Morris said. “Some things we’ve found you can’t learn or you can’t discover until you’ve tried to put them in a performance context.” One such performance context is the Fresh Minds Festival, scheduled to host a broad call for fixed media works from professional, audio-visual artists from around the globe. Students
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And I fell in love with it right then and there. I walked out of the show telling my mom ‘this is what I’m going to do with my life’ and she said, “Okay, follow your dreams” but I don’t really think she expected me to go down that path. As a spectator of La Nouba, it takes you to another world. You get so lost in the abstract themes in the tricks that people are doing and the ways they configure their body. To me, it’s almost like reading a book or watching a movie in the way that your mind is taken by what’s going on. I remember feeling very drawn to it and now I have the opportunity to do that here and take people on that same journey. It’s definitely an out-of-mind experience. Q: What is it like living out your dream? ! The best reminder for me that I’m living out my dream is when I’m flying through the air, seeing little girls have that same look that I can remember so well from watching the show. So inspiring other people and seeing that passion in their eyes, that’s such a clear imprinted memory for me. That helps me remember and keeps the passion alive. Q: How do you stay focused with such a hectic work schedule? ! Motivation has never really been an issue. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. It’s always more, more, more. I ask myself what’s next. It’s such a constant adventure for the people that are here. It’s infectious. You are definitely motivated just to get here and you feed off of other people’s energy. It’s a positive environment on stage and off. Backstage, the energy between the techs and the artists and between the administrative team is really like a big family, and I think even on your worst of worst days it pushes you to still know that you can always reach for more.
in related fields will be able to choose the works they want to include in this night of performance. “The great thing about the Fresh Minds Festival is that we’re going to give students a way to enter into intermedia performance and different kinds of music and visual arts,” Casey said. “We want students’ perspectives.” Students’ opportunities to be involved with the program will increase as a result of the program’s new funding. Casey and Morris hope that the “PerfTech” initiative will spur the development of additional courses and, over time, University-wide opportunities to explore the visual and musical arts in tandem. “I think the festival sounds cool, I definitely want to go,” said Havana
Q: Why are people so attracted to Cirque du Soleil? ! It really revolutionized the circus from the image people had in their heads. Circus is a tradition and has been around for a long time, but Cirque brought the industry a new energy, a new life, more colors, more vibrant. It changed the way people relate to the circus; it’s no longer ‘lions and tigers and bears oh my’, it becomes a circus of humans and what humans can do. It gave people a new idea of what humans are capable of. It’s always about pushing the limits and finding the next thing that’s seems impossible to do, then doing it in a way that makes you not be able to pull your eyes off what’s going on. Q: What’s been the coolest experience working with Cirque du Soleil? ! The travelling is unreal. Overall, it’s really a dream job just in the fact that I have been wanting this since I was 12 years old. That, on its own, is a pinch-me-am-I-dreaming kind of situation. I also love working with people from all over the world. Learning about them really helps you to learn about yourself. And it helps you develop and mature in ways that you aren’t able to if you’re not exposed to so many cultures and environments and religions. It gives you a more open mind and appreciation for humanity in general. That’s a pretty big statement, but it’s true.
Performers engage in symbolic dance during a scene titled “The Four Elements & little Buddha”. Name: Amanda Orozco Age: 23 Job: aerialist in Cirque du Soleil’s production of Dralion. Education: the National Circus School in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Interview by Naila Dhanani, photos by Jay Kapadia
Williams, junior English major. “I’ve always been interested in music, so learning about music and technology and being a part of choosing artists for the festival could be a neat opportunity.” Aside from having students involved in the preliminary stages, Casey and Morris expect to include another interactive element during the Fresh Minds Festival. “We hope to bring at least one of the artists selected from the student selections to College Station to interface with the students so students can engage with artists from around the world,” Morris said. “It’s an exciting project.”
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Students experiment with technology and music in previous PerfTech endeavors.
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New York Jets NEW YORK — Tim Tebow is coming to New York. Really. After a big false start, the New York Jets pulled off a Tebow-like comeback Wednesday night, getting the quarterback who turned the Denver Broncos from an also-ran into a playoff team last season and became the NFL’s most talked-about player — for a fourth- and sixth-round draft pick. Now, Tebowmania is opening on Broadway. Eight hours after initially agreeing to a deal, the teams completed the trade that was hung up when the Jets apparently balked at repaying Denver more than $5 million for a salary advance due Tebow. ESPN reported that the two sides had agreed to split that cost. Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum said there was a disagreement about how to handle the salary advance after Denver received the papers. “We knew what the contract was,” he said. “We had
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In this Nov. 17, file photo, Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow warms up before playing the New York Jets in an NFL football game in Denver. read it.” Despite ultimately pulling off the deal for Tebow, it’s just another bizarre moment for the Jets, a team that has had its share of them over the years, conjuring memories of Bill Belichick’s hiring as coach and his resignation one day later. Just a few weeks after “Linsanity” swept the area and the rest of the NBA with
the Knicks’ sensational Jeremy Lin, “Timsanity” now will take over New York. “You’ve got a tough player on the field, a leader in the locker room and a guy who shares the faith that I share,” Jets defensive end Mike DeVito said. “So, I’m very grateful to have him on our team, and I feel it’s going to really benefit us as a whole.” Associated Press
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fresh produce picked the morning of. It loses a lot of flavor and nutrients in transport.” Grimes also said purchasing locally grown produce is good for the local economy. “By supporting small farmers in this area, they get most of the money, instead of supporting advertisers and big chains,” Grimes said. “A lot of that money stays around for us regular folks to use.” This early in the growing season, Grimes said Howdy Farms doesn’t have enough produce to sell at Thursday’s farmers market. However, he plans to sell products at future farmers markets, on campus every Thursday until April 26. Mike Marino, assistant manager at the Bryan-based produce market Farm Patch, said they have been selling food at the on-campus market for many years. “[The University] wants to promote healthy habits, so we come out there for them,” Marino said. Marino said the Farm Patch tries to get locally grown food whenever possible, but certain foods are only available at certain times of the year. Many of the foods that will be at the farmers market won’t be available from local farms until around May, so some of the produce will not be lo-
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The Farm Patch brings produce to the front of Sbisa Dining Hall and offers fresh food alternatives for students. cally grown. “Whatever we can find locally we try to get in here,” Marino said.
Rice University School of Architecture’s summer program in architectural design LAUNCH invites applications from undergraduate students in any institution and discipline who are curious about architectural design, building a portfolio for future professional or academic work, or who simply want to engage the city around them. APPLICATION DEADLINE:
Friday, May 4, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Go to arch.rice.edu. Navigate to Academic Programs and click on the LAUNCH tab.
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The farmers market will be open in front of Sbisa beginning Thursday morning and continuing through 2 p.m.
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