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West Nile Virus temporarily cripples Bryan resident West Nile since 2002
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Trevor Stevens The Battalion On Sept. 10, 2001, the U.S. was separated from foreign hostility by its borders; an ocean to the east, an ocean to the west and two nation-state neighbors to the north and south. The attacks the following morning left the physical borders untouched, but changed the concept of domestic security. The successful attack of a non-nation-state extremist group — with the resources and international infrastructure to carry out terrorism — and the wars that followed changed American military and diplomatic approaches to conflict around the world. It is a subject
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The Battalion Since the 9/11 attacks, the U.S. has focused attention toward developing the technology required to curb future threats. Many A&M faculty continue to contribute directly to national security through their research and policy development. Among these researchers is David Boyle. “I never felt, prior to 9/11, that anybody would really want to detonate a nuclear weapon and kill 50,000 people,” said Boyle, deputy director of A&M’s Nuclear Security Science and Policy Institute (NSSPI). “Now I believe differently.”
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Researchers use drought to solve future problems Texas AgriLife researchers develop stronger varieties of wheat and corn Emily Villani The Battalion The lack of rain in 2011 has devastated Texas agriculture. But amid the rows of wilting corn, cotton and soy, researchers and farmers have been able to salvage one item of interest: data. “Yields were terrible, but for our research it was actually a silver lining in that we were able to get very good information on drought tolerance mechanisms in different wheat varieties,” said Jackie Rudd, leader of the wheat breeding program with Texas AgriLife Research in Amarillo. “We’re a breeding program, so with that information it’s just going to increase the level of drought tolerance in our wheat varieties.” The weather conditions created a controlled research environment from which Rudd and his team took data used to develop stronger wheat varieties and fight back at the drought. “Where we did have dry land and irrigated side by side, or different levels of irrigation, there was no confounding effect from rain,” Rudd said. Rudd and his team study agriculture in the Texas high plains and rolling plains regions, an area including much of the northwestern and central parts of the state. “It’s always unpredictable here on the high plains,” Rudd said. “We’ve had dry years before, but to receive no rainfall during the growing season was unexpected.” Dry weather — which can eliminate entire crops and inf lict billions in economic damages — makes Texas farming risky business. Rudd’s team is trying to curb the risk faced by farmers, developing wheat varieties that are resistant to hot, dry conditions. Rudd’s group played a part developing TAM 112, a wheat variety originating in Amarillo that is grown throughout West Texas and Western Kansas due to its
high level of drought tolerance. According to Rudd, TAM 112 has become a very popular wheat variety because of its reputation as resistant to hot and dry conditions. “With the wind and high temperatures in the high plains, the wheat plant just cannot take up enough moisture, even under irrigation or good rainfall; therefore, we always need drought tolerance,” Rudd said. According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Texas wheat district estimates were 26 bushels per acre this year, down from 34 bushels per acre in 2010. For the regions that Rudd studies, the difference was even more pronounced. “Here, even under irrigation, a hundred bushel is about what we get,” Rudd said. “This year it was around 60.” Texas corn production is forecast at 179.2 million bushels, down 41 percent from 2010, according to a National Agricultural Statistics Service report. Drought conditions had a significant effect on corn production this year. “Whenever corn gets more heat and drought stress, it increases the amount of af latoxin in the corn,” said Seth Murray, assistant professor of soil and crop sciences and corn breeder. A fungus that infects corn is responsible for producing the chemical af latoxin. “When you eat sweet corn or any type of fresh corn, the fungus is not developed,” Murray said. “It occurs in corn as it’s drying down or in storage. It’s one of the bigger problems in Texas with drought related to corn.” Although af latoxin can be toxic to humans and animals, farmers are the ones who sustain the majority of the chemical’s damage. “Because we have such good food safety regulations, it’s the
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HEB acquires Albertsons on University Dr. “We view these acquisitions as an extension of our commitment to serve our Texas customers and communities,� Garza-Roberts said. “These acquisitions will give other retailers the opportunity to move to the Bryan-College Station area.� Royce Hickman, president and CEO of the Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce, said it’s always disappointing when a local business closes down. “Hardships present itself to the people losing their jobs as a result of the HEB-Albertsons transaction,� Hickman said. “I know HEB is a good community partner with the BryanCollege Station area. They’re involved with the community, and active in the Chamber
Roland Ruiz The Battalion Recently, HEB acquired three Albertsons locations in Texas, including one on East University Drive in College Station. There are four HEB locations in BryanCollege Station, including one located two miles from the Albertsons store. After Albertsons closes in the College Station area, HEB plans to lease the property as retail space to attract other potential retailers. Cyndy Garza-Roberts, public affairs director for HEB’s Houston division, said the purchase was an independent decision from Albertsons to sell the property.
of Commerce.� The Albertsons on E. University Drive had 79 associates. All Albertsons employees will have the opportunity to interview for positions at HEB, but have no guarantee of continued employment. Christine Wilcox, public affairs director of Albertsons, said it’s very disappointing to have the store close, along with the other two locations in Kerrville and New Braunfels. “We carefully evaluate each store independently,� Wilcox said. “We work diligently to try every measure to turn the store around when the store isn’t profitable. Unfortunately, it led to the closing of the East University Drive store.�
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Officials stress train safety on campus Joanna Raines The Battalion The sound of the Union Pacific train approaching Texas A&M’s campus is enough to make many students cringe. The train has been known to cause traffic jams, preventing hurried students from getting anywhere on time. On certain occasions in the past, students have risked life and limb to cross the tracks dividing the University’s east and west campuses, a gamble that train officials say can be deadly. According to the Federal Railroad Administration Office of Safety Analysis, Union Pacific Railroad had 53 fatal accidents from January to June 2011. There have also been two student fatalities at Texas A&M in recent years. In 2009 Patrick Jernigan died in a train accident and in 2006, Robert Walker Best died after slipping under a train. Union Pacific operates the railroad that cuts through campus. George McManus, regional public safety officer for Union Pacific said promoting safety is a main goal of railroad, university and law enforcement officials. Often, he said, students do not even realize their actions on the tracks are against the law. “It’s a class C misdemeanor to trespass on railroad property,” McManus said. Crossing train tracks anywhere that is not a designated crossing is considered trespassing. Trespassing leads to a fine of up to $200 and a possible arrest. Crossing the tracks when lights are flashing or the arm is down is also illegal. According to officials, some of the most commons ways accidents occur on railroads is due to trespassing. Representatives from Union Pacific said that many times railroad tracks are seen as a shortcut around busy traffic. “People are in a hurry so they try to beat the train, and we would like to educate public that the few minutes you save isn’t worth risking your life,” McManus said. Elmer Schneider, Univer-
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tal, Manry was able to return home where he continued intensive outpatient rehab for 18 months. After two years of physical therapy and being confined solely to a wheelchair, Manry was able to regain movement in his legs. Chelsea Manry, the family’s oldest daughter, was 15 when her father was diagnosed with West Nile Virus. She said relief washed over her after seeing her father walk again. “It took all the effort he had to do it. Seeing dad progress in rehab — being able to move a toe and then an ankle was amazing — any slight movement was a milestone,” Chelsea said. “After all the stress and worry, it’s so nice to be almost back to normal and a family again.” According to the CDC, 80 percent of people who become infected with West Nile Virus never develop symptoms attributed to the infection, which include fever, headache, fatigue and swollen lymph glands. “One of the signatures of West Nile is having flu-like symptoms. If you start having flu-like symptoms, especially over the summer, you need to get yourself checked,” Manry said. Christine Mann, assistant press officer for the Department of State Health Services, said there were nine reports of West Nile Virus in Texas between the months of May and August. “Mosquitoes get the virus from feeding on infected birds and mammals,” Mann said. “The risk of exposure to West Nile Virus is relatively small; one in 100 mosquitoes will carry the virus.” DSHS statistics show there have been 122 reported fatalities resulting from West Nile virus, 301 cases of West Nile Fever and 1331 reports of WNND in Texas since 2002. Don Plitt, director of environmental health services at Brazos County Health Department, said the virus is common in places that contain
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s we reflect on the tragic events of September 11, 2001, we cannot help but feel relief that we have not been hit again in such a big way inside our own borders since then. That’s not because terrorists hate us any less or have stopped trying to launch attacks against us. America has been kept safe for the last ten years because of the sacrifices of our brave men and women in uniform in Iraq and Afghanistan. More than 6,000 Americans have died in the Global War on Terror since 2001. We will forever be grateful for what they have done for us and we rightfully honor them today and always. But my purpose here is to respectfully remind all of us that there is another group of Americans, faceless and often forgotten, who have worked tirelessly and bravely to keep our homeland safe: America’s spies. More Americans died on 9/11 than at Pearl Harbor. Al-Qaida’s attack on the United States was nothing less than a declaration of war. It was Vice President Dick Cheney, acting on behalf of President George W. Bush, who tasked the CIA to engage in a full-scale campaign to defeat al-Qaida and to decapitate its leadership. Vice President Cheney famously announced shortly after 9/11 that the CIA’s war on al-Qaida would, if necessary, take us to the “dark side.” What he meant, of course, was that the CIA would fight tough and that techniques ordinarily shunned might come into play in the war against this new kind of enemy. Terrorists operate without any moral constraints on their behavior and it would be folly to expect the CIA to go after them like boy scouts with their hands tied behind their backs. With the blessing of the White House, appropriate legal guidance and approval of most of the Congressional leadership, the CIA was unleashed. The result was the dispatch of CIA covert action teams to Afghanistan, the kidnapping of al-Qaida terrorists around the world, the establishment of Guantanamo and secret prisons in other locations to hold the prisoners, enhanced interrogation techniques, including waterboarding, and targeted killings, primarily using Hellfire missiles fired from Predator
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Boyle’s concentration is nuclear non-proliferation. His organization, NSSPI, focuses on the next generation of leaders in nuclear security sciences. It’s working to combine nuclear science with nuclear policy, and make nuclear energy a safe resource for the world. NSSPI’s research areas include proliferation risk analysis, combating nuclear terrorism and ensuring the peaceful use of nuclear energy. “One of our missions is to enable other countries to get the benefits of nuclear energy while at the same time making sure that we and other countries don’t have to worry that somehow the technology will be misused,” Boyle said. Boyle also emphasized the importance of the mutually beneficial nature of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. This treaty, which has been signed by 189 nations in 40 years, calls all countries that possess nuclear technology to share the knowledge with developing countries so that they, too, may benefit from
drones. These activities, together with U.S. military operations, pinned al-Qaida down, decimated its leadership, kept it on the defensive, and prevented it, for the most part, in exporting terrorism to the United States itself. It was not just coincidence or good luck that kept our homeland safe for these last ten years. The public is aware of some of the attacks that have been thwarted during this period, such as the attempted Times Square bombing and the underwear bomber, and there have been others that have not been publicized. A combined CIA and U.S. Navy Seal team delivered the coup de grace to Osama bin Laden in a brilliant operation this past May. There can be no doubt about it. Effective intelligence has been our first line of defense in protecting Americans from terrorist attacks. What has been the public and media response to the CIA’s efforts? Some praise, but mostly criticism of the CIA’s secret prisons, enhanced interrogations, renditions, and targeted killings. CIA officers have been notified by the U.S. Department of Justice that they are targets of criminal prosecution for activities they carried out in the line of duty in their efforts to protect American citizens from terrorist attacks. The Speaker of the House publicly criticized the CIA for allegedly lying to her about its activities, a charge the Director of the CIA quickly repudiated. Media coverage of the CIA is consistently negative. Hollywood movies like “Rendition” and “The Good Shepherd” portray CIA officers as killers and human rights violators. That’s not the CIA I was privileged to serve in for more than thirty years. It rankles me that the brave men and women of the CIA, including many Aggies, are out there right now risking their lives on our behalf and are receiving so much acrimony and abuse in return. I for one, and I hope there are others who feel the same way, would like to send them a simple “thank you.”
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Charles Hermann is a professor at the Bush School, the director of the master’s program in international affairs and Brent Scowcroft chair in international policy studies. Hermann said most of America’s pre-9/11 national security policy was focused on fighting adversary nationstates. “What 9/11 brought home dramatically was that threats to the United States can appear in the form of non-state actors, terrorist groups,” Hermann said. “We used to think that nation-states had something of a monopoly on the major means of violence. That is to say, it was nationstates that had an army; it was nation-states that had an air force; it was nation-states that had tanks, artillery and so on.” Hermann said this rationale grew antiquated in the late 20th century. Developing technology and rogue governments made it possible for smaller, non-state groups to realistically seek weapons of mass destruction. “The idea in the 1960s that a small group of individuals might have a nuclear weapon was unbelievable, and it isn’t anymore,” Hermann said. Mack Nolen, a Naval officer and graduate student at the Bush School, has been deployed three times overseas. Nolan said a large focus of the military effort in Afghanistan is counterinsurgency, protecting legitimate authority against the attacks of groups that seek to destabilize regions of the world for political gain. “An insurgent group is a group that is trying to undermine the legitimate political
authority in a specific region and is ultimately, in many cases, trying to assume that legitimate political authority. Counterinsurgency is a really broad term for all the actions that we do to keep groups like that from being effective,” Nolen said. But Nolen said establishing and maintaining stability in conflict areas is about more than overpowering an enemy, as it was in traditional warfare of past decades. Now, soldiers face the added task of convincing a populace that the U.S. offers a better future than insurgent groups, such as Al Quaeda or the Taliban. Stanley McChrystal, former U.S. commander in Afghanistan, famously characterized the mission as a campaign for hearts and minds. “Counterinsurgency is not something that can just be done with just soldiers; it takes what we call the whole of government, or all the instruments of national power: economics, infrastructure, building roads and electricity,” Nolen said. Andrew Card, dean of the Bush School of Government and Public Service and former White House chief of staff for President George W. Bush, said the Sept. 11 attacks brought significant economic ramifications for diplomacy and international trade. “Commerce is affected because now shipping containers are screened more closely and airplanes are monitored more closely,” Card said. “And, yes, that impacts diplomacy. It impacts diplomacy because we have added more complications to the challenges that other governments have around the world as they interact with America.” Students enrolled in the
Bush School’s international affairs program have the option to add a homeland security certificate. Card said the Bush School has addressed a real need in homeland security by preparing students for the diverse challenges facing those protectCard ing the U.S. “It is a whole new career path for a lot of people in public safety who are working in Bryan, or in Austin, or in Dallas, or in Houston, or Washington, D.C. We’re helping by providing an educational tool through the certificate program that enhances someone’s opportunity to advance in public safety, working at state and local government as well as federal government,” Card said. Many graduates at the Bush School of Government and Public Service pursue careers in intelligence agencies, including the Departments of State and Justice, Central Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency. Card added that the War on Terror could only be won when all nations protect their people by working together to keep terrorists from gaining a foothold. “Terrorists are interested in destroying borders and nation-states are there to protect their people and respect borders,” Card said. “It’s a huge challenge, and it’s almost as if diplomacy and terrorism represents an oxymoron, from which there is no easy answer. But we have to work to make sure that terrorists feel so uncomfortable that they have no place to call home.”
James Olson teaches courses on intelligence and national security at the George Bush School of Government and Public Service. He served in the CIA’s clandestine service before coming to Texas A&M.
nuclear energy. In exchange, the receiving countries must comply with international non-proliferation safeguards. “[A&M is] involved with some training and education programs in countries that do not currently have nuclear energy,” Boyle said. “We wouldn’t provide that help if the country we’re talking to was not committed to meeting all the requirements of global nonproliferation standards.” Another important aspect of preparing for possible threats is being aware of how to handle nuclear attacks, should one ever occur. Professor of nuclear engineering John Poston specializes in radiological health and safety, with emphasis in responding to terrorist attacks. “You have to have a plan on how you are going to respond to these emergencies, and then you have to exercise that plan,” Poston said. “That is, you have to have drills, and some of those drills are fairly realistic because this is not the kind of emergency we are used to responding to.” Raymond Juzaitis, nuclear engineering department head, emphasized the modern
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can still get ahead is because we can engage innovation on our science and technology base so we can be one step ahead,” Juzaitis said. Juzaitis added that A&M’s engineering strengths are complemented by the University’s service-first mentality. “One nice thing about Aggies is that they blend this commitment to public service with excellence in science and technology,” Juzaitis said.
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Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive, left, and Big XII Commissioner Dan Beebe discuss changes to the BCS football system in April 2008. Adrian O’Hanlon III The Battalion Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive showed commitment to making Texas A&M a conference member for the 2012-13 athletic year at a speaking engagement Monday night in Birmingham, Ala. The SEC posted a press release online regarding Slive’s comments on the acceptance of A&M’s application to join the league. “In the 78-year history of the SEC, the conference had accepted the membership applications of only two institutions — Arkansas and South Carolina. Texas A&M is now the third,” Slive said. We remain optimistic that Texas A&M will be a member of the SEC and have started to look at schedules for 2012-13 involving 13 teams.” Jason Cook, vice president for communications at A&M, said the comments are reassuring in A&M’s conference alignment process. “Commisioner Slive made a significant statement in regards to Texas A&M’s future in the SEC,” Cook said. Slive reminded his audience that the SEC was content
with a 12-team conference, but considered expanding to 13 after a call from University President R. Bowen Loftin in late July. Slive said A&M’s academic and athletic stature fueled the unanimous vote last week to extend an invitation. He also said the league has no “immediate plans for a 14th member.” Baylor President Kenneth Starr is leading the fight against the implosion of the Big 12 Conference. Monday he wrote an opinion column for The Houston Chronicle regarding conference realignment and football in the state of Texas. Starr pleaded for officials to consider the effects of the conference’s disintegration on the economy and prestige of football in the state of Texas. “The changes that are being rumored in the landscape of collegiate athletics are breathtaking and will forever alter the proud history of college football in Texas,” Starr wrote. “Such decisions should not be made in haste, and they should not be based on unsubstantiated representations of the benefits of such moves.”
campus Baylor towelout to support wildfire relief More than 20 student organizations met Monday evening to discuss logistics regarding the Texas Wildfire Relief organization, a nonprofit group created by Bryan Burrets, class of 2007. Pepsi Co. donated 10,000 maroon Twelfth Man towels, with print provided by C.C. Creations, in support of the students’ vision — creating a complete “towel-out, whiteout” football game against Baylor on Oct. 15. The idea, Burrets said, is that students will compliment the towels with white t-shirts, sporting a symbol of hope for the fire victims and their families. “This way, Aggies can show their support for the cause and get A&M noticed,” Burrets said. All of the proceeds from towel sales will go to the American Red Cross of Texas and The Texas Volunteer Firefighters, in support of their relief efforts. Currently, towels can be purchased for $3 online at www.aggiewildfirerelief. com. So far, more than 2,000 have been sold. According to Student Body President Jeff Pickering, students will sell towels for $2 at booths across campus later in the week. “There was a unanimous consensus at the meeting tonight that student organizations were for the movement,” Pickering said. “We’re going to make this happen.”
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