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Jose Martinez, sophomore petroleum engineering major

news for you texas Lockout over for Cowboys

Is a bachelor’s degree the new high school diploma ? It’s true. It’s becoming easier for students to get a bachelor’s degree. William Nead, sophomore aerospace engineering major

It depends on what ﬁeld you go in. In sociology it’s hard to get a job with just a bachelor’s.

More people are getting college degrees now—but it’s still harder than a high school degree.

Cassandra Oduola, senior physics major

Julianne Hamilton, freshman biology major

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nation &world Calif. living the dream SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday signed a bill that will let students who entered the country illegally receive private financial aid at California’s public colleges, even as debate continues over a more contentious bill that would allow access to public funding. It is the first of a two-bill package referred to as the California Dream Act, which is aimed at getting financial aid for college students who entered the country illegally.

Scandal turns book deal NEW YORK — The newspaper reporter who spent years investigating phone hacking claims in Rupert Murdoch’s media empire has won a book deal. The Guardian reporter Nick Davies has been signed to write an authoritative account of the News Corp. scandal for Faber and Faber Inc. Financial compensation wasn’t disclosed. The book, to be titled “Hack Attack: How the Truth Caught up with the World’s Most Powerful Man,” will be published in the fall of 2012. Davies previously wrote “Flat Earth News.” Associated Press

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Ready to bust High tuition, more students and few jobs leaves education bubble ready to pop Imagine a product where sky-rocketing prices outpace the growth of inflation and personal income. These prices are fueled by government subsidies, favorable taxation and cheap credit. The peddled product is highly priced and considered a signal and source of middle class prosperity. Those who have it are successful. Those who don’t have it are left in the dust and both political parties in Washington, D.C. push relentlessly to expand the products availability to all Americans. No, this is not about the housing bubble. This is the higher education bubble. According to the College Board, tuition and fees at public universities increased 130 percent from 1988 through 2008. Inflation adjusted median income over the same period actually declined slightly. This explosion in costs is disturbing in and of itself but more so when observed with other indicators. When you look at high school graduates in 1988, 87.1 percent of Americans ages 16 to 24 received a high school diploma or some equivalent according to the National Center for Education Statistics. That number rose to 92 percent by 2008, which, at face, value would seem like a good thing. In 1988 the National Assessment of Educational Progress showed 17-year-olds scored an average 290 in reading but by 2008 that score declined to 286. In 1990, average math scores were 305 (1988 scores not available) and 306 by 2008, virtually unchanged.

At the same time the National Assessment of Educational Progress shows that in 1988, 58.9 percent of high school graduates went on to college. By 2008, that number had climbed to 68.6 percent. Over a period of 20 years of spending countless dollars and attempted reforms, academic achievement arguably declined while high school graduation rates increased five percent and college enrollment jumped almost ten percent. What about the quality of college students over this time period? Developmental education expenses, mostly remedial education for students not ready for college, have dramatically increased. The Texas Higher Education Board reports, “General revenue appropriations for developmental education increased from $38.6 million in the 1988-89 biennium to $172 million in the 1998-99 biennium.” Their latest numbers estimated total developmental education expenditures for the 2010-11 biennium to reach $392 million (this includes state appropriations, student tuition, fees and additional university expenditures). That’s right, high school graduation rates are up, high school educational attainment is at best flat, college enrollment is sky high and we are spending more money than ever on students who are in college but not prepared for it. Universities are digging deeper into a pool of See Education on page 4

The Battalion We all need something to stand up for and believe, in and in Aggieland it’s a sprit of a man, the Twelfth Man. The Twelfth Man represents the spirit of Texas A&M. It means always being ready for your team if they need you, which is why in honor of that spirit, students stand the entire duration of a football game. “The Twelfth Man spirit makes every game alive, from football to tennis. You can ask almost any A&M athlete how they feel about the Twelfth Man, and each one of them will tell you that we highly influence their dedication and work ethic,” said Ben Ford, a junior animal science major. The spirit of the Twelfth Man lets other Aggies know that there is always someone supporting them to lend a hand if they need one. “One of the greatest things that you can give others is encouragement and support, and that is exactly what the twelfth man provides for A&M student athletes and overall student body,” said Jhanne Hooker, a senior English major. The tradition of the Twelfth Man started on January 2, 1922 when the fightin’ Texas Aggie football team played the nationally ranked Centre College. As the game went on, See Twelfth on page 4

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Lifeguards earn award for rescue Natalee Blanchat The Battalion Commandant, Brigadier General Joe Ramirez, honored the three lifeguards who helped save Cadet Ryan Ochoa from drowning in the natatorium, Monday in the pool classroom at the Student Recreational Center. Ochoa, a junior food science and technology major with a focus in history, was conducting training exercises in the 50-meter indoor lap pool when life guards noticed he had gone unconscious. “That morning I felt perfectly fine,” Ochoa said. “I finished my normal work out — a 1,000 meter lap swim — and went to do my underwater exercises. I was going back and forth between 25 and 50 meters while holding my breath.” Ochoa said he had no recollection of blacking out or showing signs of tunnel vision. “The next thing I remember is grabbing onto the ledge and waking up in the hospital,” Ochoa said. “Their [the lifeguards and paramedics] timing and the way they have been trained is excellent. If they would have come in a minute later, who knows what would have happened, but they got there in plenty of time especially since I was able to get out of the hospital in two days.” Ramirez rewarded lifeguards Robert Worley, Melody Rulon and Rachel Munden with a personal letter of appreciation, commending them for their efforts, and also preSee Swimming on page 4

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he’s so aware of his own helplessness. There’s no one else around. He’s tried to help Bella but there’s nothing he can do. He’s desperate. Normally when that happens in the other movie, Bella comes in to save the day. Every single time, Bella comes to save him. But this time Bella can’t. It was nice to play someone who’s totally annihilated by the entire situation.” After being joined by surprise guests Julia Jones, Elizabeth Reaser, Nikki Reed and Ashley Green, Pattinson faced down the question of a little girl, who drew several “awww!” reactions from the crowd and was asked if he enjoyed having the baby with Bella. “The look on your face makes me think you’re asking something else (laughs). No, I do. I really like babies. I like doing scenes with them too,” Pattinson said. “It was really fun, especially with this series as well. You’re playing this statue-esque guy most of the time. Can’t be hard, but he has the baby and it makes everything more human. And babies, in terms of acting with it, they just do their own thing. It’s more fun. You’re basically improvising.” With filming completed for Part 2, Reaser and other cast members admitted to now missing waking up at 4 a.m. after four years of working together, noting all that’s left is two years of press and premieres before it’s time to say goodbye. “I’d like to say it’ll be a fairy tale ending and we’ll have dinners once a week,” Reed said. “There will be things that live on forever. It’s been a really great thing for all of us.”

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REAL ESTATE B/CS. Sell/Buy/Invest! Re/Max, Michael McGrann. TAMU ‘93 Civil Engineering. 979-739-2035, Nadia McGrann, 979-693-1851. aggierealtor.com Home for sale/Great rental property near colleges, bus-route, 3bdrm/3bth, 2-living areas, media/game room with wetbar, double garage, incredible storage, fenced backyard, 2690sqft, $130,000. (561)901-2387.

ROOMMATES 2-roomates needed. Spacious 2-story townhouse off Harvey Mitchell. Fully furnished. 4/2.5 $400/mo. +1/4 utilities. 713-823-9340. 2/1 $269/mo +1/2 utilities. One female needed beginning August. One year lease. Bus-stop. Redstone Apartments. Kristen 832-704-9491.

Callaway House is now accepting applications for Community Assistants. Apply online at: http://www.americancampus.com/ our-company/employment or apply in person at: 301 George Bush Drive West. EOE.

Available Now! 2-Male roommates needed. 3 bed, 2 bath house built 2010 in Bryan off Finfeather. Just 5 minutes from west campus. W/D in house. Rent is just $400 +utilities. Call Myles at 817-648-8842.

Child Care- FT & PT shifts available. Some nights & Saturdays required. Apply in person at 3609 E. 29th St., Bryan.

Female roommate wanted, $350/mo. plus utilities, Woodbrook Condos. Call 281-795-4110.

Cleaning commercial buildings at night, M-F. Call 979-823-5031 for appointment. Immediate opening for a math teacher- all levels. Science a plus. Late afternoon and evenings, Mon-Thurs. Call Sylvan at 979-846-4988. Local business needs office assistant M-F. No weekends. Apply at 3320 S. College Avenue. 979-779-7042. Mix practice veterinary clinic seeking full-time receptionist. People skills a must! Email resume to scvs_navasota@yahoo.com

Female roommates needed. 3bd/2ba duplex. 2.5miles from campus. 1-block to bus stop. $325-$350 +utilities. Available now. 832-573-9744. Roommate wanted. $300/mo. All bills paid. Fully furnished. 979-777-4445. Roommates needed at Rolling Ridge Mobile Home Park. Contact Hunter 979-481-4148, 979-548-0548. Roommates needed. 4bd/4bth $350/mo, washer/dryer, phone & internet, University Place on Southwest Parkway. 281-844-2090.

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news for you texas Demand up, supply down at food bank EL PASO — West Texas Food Bank officials say the agency faces increasing demand while supply dwindles in part because of the drought. Ruben Sanchez of the agency’s El Paso branch said Monday that food pantries are looking for more help even as donations from droughtstricken farmers fall off. Sanchez told The Associated Press that donations from others are down about 25 percent because people are tightening their budgets in the difficult economy. The El Paso Times first reported the trend. Sanchez says farmers and individuals contribute up to half of the food bank’s supply. The rest comes from the Department of Agriculture. The West Texas Food Bank distributed about 9 million pounds of food to 22 counties last year. Nearly half went to more than 120 pantries in the El Paso area.

Man is accused of newborn son’s death SAN ANTONIO — Authorities say a San Antonio man has been charged in connection with the death of his 2-weekold son who allegedly had been beaten. The Bexar (bayr) County Sheriff’s Ofﬁce says 22-year-old Justin Janosik was jailed Monday on a charge of injury to a child, causing serious bodily injury.Bond is $100,000 for Janosik, who was arrested Sunday, hours after his son, Kaleb, was found unresponsive in the family’s home. Autopsy results are pending, but a police report says the boy had bruises on his face and his back. An afﬁdavit says Janosik often cared for the baby while his wife was looking for work. Jail records did not list an attorney for Janosik.

nation&world Church can’t be sued by exprincipal HARTFORD, Conn. — The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Monday that a former Catholic school principal cannot sue the Archdiocese of Hartford on claims she was wrongly fired for not retaliating against a student, who complained about sexual remarks allegedly made by a priest now accused of abusing children. The high court unanimously overturned a lower court ruling in favor of Patricia Dayner, former principal of St. Hedwig’s School in Naugatuck. Justices said Dayner’s lawsuit against the archdiocese was barred under the “ministerial exception” to state courts’ authority to decide employment cases. The exception is based on the First Amendment right to freedom of religion, and the right of religious organizations to control their own internal affairs. But the state Supreme Court, in its first ruling on the issue, didn’t ban all laborrelated lawsuits. Justices adopted the view of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York, which ruled in 2008 that courts can decide to step into church employment disputes based on the nature of the complaints and whether court action would intrude on churches’ right to decide issues related to doctrine or internal governance. Federal appeal courts have issued conflicting rulings in ministerial exception cases. Associated Press

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the team was down to its last reserve player when Coach Bible remembered that there was squad man who had been up in the press box helping reporters identify players. It was a former football player E. King Gill who was then called to suit up. He stood on the sideline for the rest of the game ready as he watched A&M win 22-14 and celebrate an underdog victory. After the game, Gill was the only man standing on the sidelines and when asked why he said, “I wish I could say that I went in and ran for the winning touchdown, but I did not. I simply stood by in case my team needed me.” E. King Gill, and his gesture, became known as the Twelfth Man, a symbol of someone always ready in wait if their team needs them. “The Twelfth man is the heart and soul of Aggieland. The Twelfth Man represents the entire student body, as an Aggie it is still an overwhelming and a somewhat difficult concept to understand. So you can’t expect everybody to understand it if you’ve never experienced it,” said Osmara Garcia, a senor communication major. In any major sports match up the presence of the Twelfth Man can be seen and felt among the student body cheering their team to victory. “Best example for me, was last year’s A&M versus Nebraska football game. My ears were ringing for hours after,” Ford said. “According to the players, they couldn’t have done it without our support in the stands.” There is saying in Aggieland that there is a spirit here that can ne’er be told, and from one young man to the entire student body that spirit lives on. “It represents the unity we have as a student body and that unity is created and solidified through the mutual love and respect we have for Texas A&M University and as fellow Aggies,” Garcia said. “It is what has made my experience at Texas A&M that much more special.”

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less qualified high school students who would never have been admitted to college in the past, while the costs of a college degree are increasing at a considerable rate. An abundance of college graduates combined with a stagnant recovery pushed the unemployment of Americans with a bachelor’s degree or more to an all-time high of 5.1 percent last November. The New York Times ran a piece this week titled, “The Master’s as the New Bachelor’s.” So is the bachelor’s degree the new high school diploma? Probably not yet, but it’s looking like a serious possibility in the near future. Many graduates are finding themselves peddling résumés from their parent’s house while working as servers

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senting them with a symbolic coin that is typically given to soldiers for their recognition of excellent service. Ramirez said the awards serve as a reminder that the efforts made to save a person’s life are something “that cannot be measured.” “We’re talking about the precious seconds it takes to save a person, and you [the lifeguards] did that in an unbelievable manner,” Ramirez said. “The bottom line is that you saved this young man’s life, you brought him back and were able to accomplish such a feat that 90 percent of people in your profession will not be able to experience. You gave this man his future; for that, I am eternally grateful.” Ramirez recalled visiting Ochoa in the hospital and seeing him unconscious, connected to a bunch of tubes, plastic wires and a monitor. It was a morbid experience. “To go back the next day to see Ryan sitting up with his fiancé sitting next to him with his family and his friends all there was truly refreshing,” Ramirez said. Senior Melody Rulon was the first lifeguard to jump in the water to rescue Ochoa after noticing he was unconscious. “I don’t remember a lot of it,” Rulon said. “I just went into autopilot and did everything I was trained to — it was rush.” Rulon said she was impressed that Ochoa was able to hold his breath for repetitive two-

nation&world Society presents free 9/11 exhibit NEW YORK — The NewYork Historical Society plans to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks with a special exhibition. The exhibition is titled “Remembering 9/11.” It will present several hundred photographs taken by professional and amateur photographers in the immediate aftermath of the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.Organizers say the free exhibit also will include letters written to police officers and firefighters, objects that were placed at makeshift shrines around the city and drawings of the National September 11 Memorial. he society started a series of exhibitions, public events and education initiatives called “History Responds” one month after the attacks. Since then, more than 150,000 visitors have taken part in its programs. The Associated Press

and baristas. Student loans, which don’t even die in bankruptcy, are coming closer to being due. Without serious economic growth, the higher education bubble could be careening toward a devastating pop. This is terrible news for current students and recent graduates who have paid astronomical prices for an education in a terrible job market. While some majors would be hit harder than the rest, the overall picture isn’t pretty. If the bubble bursts, many degrees may not pay for themselves. This isn’t your mom and dad’s America. College degrees aren’t a golden ticket to a house in the suburbs, a white picket fence and two kids. It’s looking like the main difference between a high school diploma and a college degree could soon be mountains of debt. Taylor Wolken, is a junior economics major and editor-inchief of The Battalion

minute sets and was surprised when he didn’t break the surface. “I didn’t think anything would ever happen to him because he was so good at it, but he just stayed down there too long,” Rulon said. Munden believes that saving Ochoa was largely due to the team effort between herself, Rulon and Head Guard Worley. “We all worked together as best we could,” Munden said. “If one person was already doing something, we would work together on something else that was needed.” Rick Hall, senior associate director for department of recreational sports, said because of the incident, all activities involving free underwater diving and breath holding exercises are suspended indefinitely, pending the safety of the activity. “We want to make sure we meet and exceed the standard of care for any activities in the rec center, whether it be climbing the rock, using the weight facilities and especially for swimming,” Hall said. Ochoa believes one gratifying realization that came out of his near-death experience is just how big the Aggie network is after receiving recognition and support from Aggie alumni and peers across the globe. “I didn’t realize how big the Aggie family is,” Ochoa said. “I was getting calls and email from ‘my family’ all over the world — Chicago, California, China, Peru — asking about my situation, if I was okay. It was really impressive.”

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