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Wellborn tunnel to unite Main and West Campus Roland Ruiz The Battalion Students might consider the onset of construction across campus to be a nuisance. With traffic inside and outside campus, and different sections of the University blocked off, the intersection of Wellborn and Old Main will be add to the number of construction sites interfering with pedestrian and vehicle crossings. The Wellborn Road Grade Separation project, a $34 million plan, will reroute Old Main as it crosses under Wellborn Road. The grade separation will involve creating two bridges: one for Wellborn Road and one for the railroad track. Once completed, traffic will avoid the train tracks, preventing delays crossing between West and Main Campus. Bob Appleton, director of transportation, planning and development of the

Texas Department of Transportation Bryan District, said the project was developed by the University as a result of federal earmark funds. “This project will enhance the growth on campus and provide efficiency and safety to people traveling through Wellborn and Old Main,” Appleton said. “In addition, the project will reduce conflicts between the railroads and people commuting through the area.” Texas A&M’s Facilities, Planning and Construction Unit received bids last week in which design engineers provided drawings and specifications on behalf of competing firms. The Wellborn Road Grade Separation construction could begin as early as November or as late as January 2012. James Riley, director for Utilities and Energy Management, said the project will dramatically improve the connection be-

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tween main and west campus, merging the two into one continuous campus. “This project will provide the means for vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians to traverse underneath both Wellborn Road and the railroad tracks much more easily and safely,” Riley said. The University received $23.8 million for the project from a federal grant,

MSC renovations honor the past

Lecture features China

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Check out thebatt.com to read about a lecture series, “Architecture for Health,” focusing on improving health care in countries with growing populations, speciﬁcally China.

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voices | 3 You’ve been punk’d Republican Congressman and former student Louie Gohmert ﬁles legislation titled “American Jobs Act,” stealing Obama’s jobs plan’s name. Mr. President, you’ve been punk’d.

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A&M suffered $39 million in budget cuts this summer. Grab a Battalion Thursday to ﬁnd out how A&M can afford to continue campus construction projects.

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Guest columnist Andrew Roblyer shares his experience as a supporter of the GLBT community on campus.

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— Bob Appleton, director of the Texas

Check out thebatt.com to read about senior civil engineering major Guillermo Ramos’s study abroad experience in Florence, Italy.

inside voices | 3 Like a scarlet letter

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The Battalion Once home to thousands of meandering students and more than half a century of tradition, the Memorial Student Center has stood bare and empty for the last three years due to the $100 million MSC Expansion project. When it opens on April 21, 2012, students and visitors will experience a new MSC, merging immortalized memories with state-of-theart utilities of the modern era. First opened on Muster in 1951, the MSC has been the center of a number of traditions, many of which renovation authorities hope will continue when the building reopens.

Since the summer of 2009, the Memorial Student Center has remained under timely renovation and is ahead of schedule. The center is due to reopen on April 21, 2012 — to coincide with Muster.

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Robbie Smith The Battalion Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano visited the Bush School Tuesday to discuss homeland security ten years after Sept. 11. Speech “The idea is to homeland video connect security with what is Miss the event going on in our colTuesday evening? leges and universities No problem. because I believe that Catch clips of the students are the Napolitano’s future of our securispeech online at ty,” Napolitano said. Nathaniel Hickwww.thebatt.com. man, a graduate student at the Bush School, said he liked the focus of Napolitano’s speech. “She laid it all out and asked us the questions, because we’re the future,” Hickman said. “I think it’s great to put the responsibility to help solve these problems on ourselves.” The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was created in response to the 9/11 attacks. Napolitano reminded students of

Jay Kapadia — THE BATTALION

Janet Napolitano, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, spoke Tuesday to students and faculty at the George Bush School. the ongoing and ever-evolving risks the country faces daily, but emphasized that the U.S. is safer now than ten years ago. “Terrorism did not begin on Sept. 11, and it did not end with the death of Osama Bin Laden,” Napolitano said. “Terrorist threats are real, constantly evolving and need our constant attention.” Among the many problems faced by DHS, Napolitano said, is that threats are coming not only from without, but also See Napolitano on page 4

The Battalion The Pac-12 athletic conference announced Tuesday that it will not extend invitations to any institutions, despite widespread rumors of league flirtations with Big 12 members Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas and Texas Tech. Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott said in a statement that the league preferred to maintain its 12-team status to benefit students and uphold television contracts. “While we have great respect for all of the institutions that have contacted us, and certain expansion proposals were financially attractive, we have a strong conference structure and culture of equality that we are committed to preserve,” Scott said. This leaves Oklahoma and Texas to with disagreements about the Longhorn Network — namely, the airing of high school game highlights. OU has demanded reform of the

contract before it will commit to the Big 12. The Atlantic Coast Conference also made a splash in the conference realignment tsunami during the weekend after it raided the Big East Conference, stealing member institutions Pittsburgh and Syracuse. ACC president John Swofford told ESPN in an interview that he is happy with 14 members but will not rule out further expansion. “We are very comfortable with the addition of Syracuse and Pitt,” Swofford said. “We’ve landed in a good spot, I think, with 14. We’re not ruling out 16. We’re not philosophically opposed to 16, but we’re happy where we’ve landed with 14.” Swofford explained that the additions strengthen the conference as a whole because the two institutions have a desired balance between academics and athletics. He went on to say See Conference on page 4

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Andrew Roblyer: Being a GLBT supporter on campus

Evan Andrews — THE BATTALION

oday I wore a scarlet letter. Well, the letter is in fact three letters, and they’re actually hot pink. But the same principle applies. It’s something like a scarlet letter. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel, The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne’s scarlet letter was forced upon her by the townspeople to marking her as an adulteress. The letters I wore today were of my choosing. However, I cannot control the meaning ascribed to them by the hundreds of people who walked by me today, and in that way, Hester and I share a similar experience. The letters I’m talking about are written on a shirt, a shirt that says: God Accepts You The first letter of each word is bolded and hot pink. Not difficult to understand.

I love that shirt, but it takes a lot to put it on in the morning. You see, Texas A&M is the 10th most GLBT unfriendly campus in the country (according to the Princeton Review). It doesn’t matter that the shirt doesn’t actually say I am gay... that’s the default assumption. Because on this campus, it’s unfathomable for a straight, white, Christian, male Aggie to be supportive of the GLBT community. And it’s pretty obvious that most people do not appreciate me wearing it. I’m a pretty perceptive person. When your eyes are boring into my chest and I hear “I can’t believe someone would wear a shirt like that” as you pass by, I can hear the disgust in your voice. Instead of confronting me directly, you resort to spitting the words “God doesn’t accept YOU ‘cause you’re GAY” in my ear as you walk past me. I know what’s going on. And yes, both of those things happened to me today. I usually don’t forget that I have this T-shirt on. The people I pass on campus won’t let me. Today, as I left my two afternoon theater classes, I had actually forgotten which shirt I was wearing. All it took were two ugly looks as I

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jjoined the throng of students moving to their next class and I was once again reminded of my clothing cchoice. The heat was not the only thing I felt beating down on me as I made my way to the bus. I choose to wear the shirt in spite of these kinds of reactions. That doesn’t mean that I enjoy it. In the past, I’ve had people ask me why I feel the nneed to “throw the gay issue in everyone’s face.” I expplain that wearing a T-shirt stating that God accepts gay ppeople is not “throwing it in everyone’s face.” They aask why I feel the need to do even that, why I can’t jjust leave it alone. To that I simply reply, “Because it’s nnot right.” As I went home today, a fellow student approached me at the bus stop. He asked me where I got my m sshirt, and I explained. He said, “It’s cool, I like it.” I encouraged him to visit the website of the group that made it, and he said he might. Then came the angle: “After all, if God doesn’t accept sinners, we’re all in trouble.” I simply agreed, unwilling to begin a debate about the sinfulness of being gay. I was waiting for the question, the three little words that usually make their way into a conversation about my equality-minded T-shirts: “Are you gay?” To my surprise, they never came. They were clearly there, under the surface, anxious to be asked. But to his credit, he never asked them. Small talk followed, inquiring about majors, interests and career plans. He mentioned a philosophy class that he was taking, called “Contemporary Moral Issues,” and we began a discussion about the Bible, absolute morality and C.S. Lewis’ Mere Christianity before I had to leave to go home. I wear the T-shirt for moments like that. I wear the Tshirt in the hope that a dialogue will begin. I don’t throw it in people’s faces ... I walk silently to class, choosing to ignore the stares and comments in the hope that the message on that shirt gets to at least one person. But the fact is that to most people on this campus, that shirt is something like a scarlet letter.

Andrew Roblyer is a senior international studies major.

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n his umpteenth pivot towards jobs, President Barack Taylor-made Obama spoke out on Sept. 8, forcefully telling Congress opinions they should “pass this bill,” referring to the American Jobs Act. Little did the president know that the “American Jobs Act” would soon be a Republican bill filed by Texas Congressman and Aggie, Louie Gohmert. This move was the political equivalent of Ashton Kutcher frolicking up to the president to say, “You’ve just been punk’d.” Americans first heard of the president’s new jobs plan shortly before his vacation in Martha’s Vineyard. The president urged Congress 17 times to “pass this bill” in one form or another (my favorite being, “Pass this jobs bill, and starting tomorrow...”). The only problem: there was no bill. On Sept. 9 at the University of Richmond, President Obama declared 18 times that this bill needed to be passed. Still no bill. In the White House Rose Garden on Sept. 12, Obama told us to pass this bill 12 times, as he assured us, “I’m sending this bill to Congress today, and they ought to pass it immediately.” Still no bill. Two days later at North Carolina State, Obama urged supporters to pass this bill 24 times. It’s im-

portant because “There’s work to be done. There are workers ready to do it. Let’s pass this jobs bill right away and let’s get it done.” After all, “we could pass this thing, but we need Congress to help us do it.” Still no bill. From the presidents 961st day in office to his 967th day in office, he advocated at least 71 times for a non-existent “American Jobs Act” to be passed. Enter Congressman Gohmert, fightin’ Texas Aggie class of 1975 and former student body president of Texas A&M. On Sept. 14, Gohmert did what President Obama said he’d done days earlier and actually filed a bill under the name the “American Jobs Act.”

Gohmert’s plan is a modest two pages, with two action items: repeal the corporate income tax and repeal the alternative minimum tax. Gohmert’s stunt succinctly displays how disingenuous this administration is. The president’s projected message was, “I have a plan that Congress isn’t passing.” The reality was that our president was promoting a jobs initiative that didn’t exist and doing so in a way that, intentional or not, implied Congress was delaying the legislation. Gohmert did us all a service by pointing out our president’s sad lack of honesty. Mr. President, you’ve just been punk’d. Taylor Wolken is a senior economics major and opinion editor at The Battalion. Evan Andrews — THE BATTALION

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approximately 70 percent of the total price tag. Appleton said Phil Gramm, former U.S. Senator and economics professor at A&M, was helped secure the earmark grants for the project. “This grant was a needed one for the University in order for campus to continue growing,” Appleton said. “Thanks to the grant, the University can use less state and university funds.” As the grade separation project progresses into its

construction phase, university officials said they anticipate problems and inconveniences. These include frequent changes to traffic patterns and lane closures on Wellborn, Olsen and Old Main. Stuart Hightower, assistant director for Texas A&M Utilities and Energy Management, said the change in traffic flow will be highly coordinated and monitored during construction. “Before the construction begins, an engineering traffic plan is in place in order to prepare for these kinds of situations,” Hightower said. “The plan consists of traffic

engineers that advise how to compose the traffic flow. In addition, the traffic engineers notify emergency vehicles and buses to take alternate routes for different kinds of circumstances.” Although the grade separation project won’t be completed until January 2013,. Hightower said the final result of the project will improve the functionality of the University layout. “The project will offer an interconnection Texas A&M has never had,” Hightower said. “This is a positive move for the University.”

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both within and without. “Vigilant citizenry has made a real difference,” Napolitano said. “Potentially catastrophic attacks such as the Times Square bomber and the MLK Day Parade attempted bombing have been intercepted.” One new DHS program, Suspicious Activities Reporting Services, has trained more than 100,000 police officers to better share data. “It’s not Orwellian,” Napolitano said, “but a rather a useful way of maximizing our efforts in securing our nation as a whole, together.” A former Arizona governor, Napolitano addressed the issue of border security. “Mexico and Canada are our two biggest trading part

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that the move was a reaction to the current state of instability among athletic conferences. Further complicating matters, several Big 12 sources told ESPN that the conference is looking to grab teams from the Big East. Potential targets include Louisville, South Florida and TCU, which is scheduled to com-

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Students and faculty gathered Tuesday at George Bush School to hear a speach from Janet Napolitano, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. ners,” Napolitano said. “How do we provide security without sacrificing our rights and liberties?” Napolitano added that the issue begins with legislation. “It is not a new issue to deal with, but a law that needs to be updated. It needs to change to match the changed circumstances of the times,”

Napolitano said. Sarah Saunders, graduate student at the Bush School, said Napolitano’s commitment to service is inspiring. “She has built up so much credibility in her career of public service,” Saunders said. “You have to have a heart of service to jump into the government.”

pete for the first time in the Big East in 2012. Baylor president Kenneth Starr continues to lead the effort to keep the Big 12 together. In an Op-ed published by USA Today on Saturday, Starr said the dismemberment of the Big 12 would hurt the national prestige of collegiate football. “One institution’s rumored conference shift has caused an earthquake that threatens to set off a tsunami of changes around much of

the country,” Starr wrote. Starr also aired his concern about a major upheaval among athletic conferences and its economic implications for the country. He added that universities should take special care to consider student-athletes in the realignment process. Sources have indicated that an SEC announcement concerning Texas A&M may occur within the week.

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FOR RENT Condos, lofts, &Effeciencies: 309 Mobile #3&4, 1/1 efficiency, $515, w/s pd. 309 Mobile #6&8, 1/1 loft, $650 w/s pd. 1501 Stallings #44, 2/2.5, $900. 2920 Kent St. #106, 2/1.5, $650. 1001 Krenek Tap Rd #1405, 4/4, $1600. 1425 Villa Maria #401, 3/3.5, $1475. Alpha-Omega Properties, 979-774-7820, Broker. Country rental. Wellborn area. 3bd/2ba. Horse friendly w/fee. Large covered porch, W/D connections. $999/mo. Call Michelle 979-255-5763. Duplexes for lease: 1008-1010 Navarro, 2/1 $625. 3520 Paloma Ridge Dr.., 3/3 $1100. 819 San Benito, 2/1 $650. 920 Sun Meadow, 2/2 $875. Apla-Omega Properties, 979-774-7820, Broker. Free ethernet and extended cable. Great prices. aggieapartments.com, 979-693-1906. Great location and updated look! 2br/1.5bth, 708 Wellesley CS, 1/2mi from campus. New floor, paint, tub, countertop, stove/mic, large closets. W/D included. $650, call Pat Propes, broker, 979-393-8411. pat@propesrealtygroup.com House on 6-acres, 20-mins. from campus. 1800sqft, 3bdrm/2bth, 2-living w/large back deck. $900/mo for house and morgans building storage only or $1100/mo. for house and fenced 6-acres , horses allowed, last month’s rent due at signing. 979-412-2042, Shannon. Houses for lease: 2300 Colgate, 3/2 $1400. 301 Rosemary, 4/2 $1200. 505 Gilbert, 3/3 $1050. 601 Maryem, 3/1 $800. 1013 San Benito, 3/2 $1200. 2901 McLaren, 4/4.5 $1475. 3907 Sioux, 3/2 $1000. 4003 Southern Trace, 4/3 $1300. 4107 McLister, 4/4 $1500. 2009 Angelina, 4/2 $1300. 3812 Old College, 2/1 $750. Alpha-Omega Properties. 979-774-7820, Broker. Huge 3/4bd/2ba house! Walk to campus, W/D, fenced. Normally $1450/mo., now $975/mo. 979-693-5885. IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY- I own duplex off University, 1.5mi. to TAMU on bus route. I live in bottom unit and looking for someone for 2bd/2ba upstairs. Unit is completely updated, includes W/D, wifi, cable, all appliances and parking. Reduced rate for quick rent $700. Text 979-255-3185. Now Leasing! 4bdrm/2bth houses. Spacious floorplans. Great Location. Close to campus, wood floors, tile floors, ceiling fans, w/d, fenced yards, refridgerator, icemaker,lawncare. 979-776-6079, www.aggielandleasing.com

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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.

HELP WANTED Assistant for Chiropractors office. Apply at 3733 East 29th Street Bryan. Athletic men for calendars, books, etc. $100-$200/hr, up to $1000/day. No experience. aggieresponse@gmail.com Cleaning commercial buildings at night, M-F. Call 979-823-5031 for appointment. COACHES & BUDDIES WANTED: Our challenger soccer program (a program for mentally and physically challenged participants) is looking for people to provide a positive experience as a volunteer. Call 979-764-3424. Hallmark Cleaners hiring counter help. Apply in person 3611 S.College Ave. Kolache Rolf’s now hiring PT/FT cashiers. Apply within 3525-F Longmire or 2307 S. Texas Ave. Great hours, fun atmosphere! Lawn crew member needed, $9/hr. Hrs Monday, Wednesday and Friday 11-6, experience required. 979-224-2511. Leasing Consultant needed, individual needs to be energetic, customer oriented, have a professional appearance and able to work weekends, base pay plus commission, PT available, apply in person at 950 Colgate, CS , The Trails at Wolf Pen Creek. Local Fall Political-Internships available-campaign experience to build your resume. 512-508-2148. Med Tech for full-time, medical allergy office. Excellent benefits. Great experience for student applying to medical or nursing school. Degree in Biomedical Science and one year commitment required. Please fax resume to 979-485-0575, apply in person at 3306 Longmire Drive CS, TX, or email resume to susanc@aggieallergist.com Part-time job helping handicapped. Male student preferred. $360/mo. 10hrs/wk. 979-846-3376. Part-time real estate assistant position needed for busy real-estate office. Must be a detail-oriented people person wit reliable transportation and have reasonable computer skills in MS Word and MS Excel. This staff position requires 15-20 hours per week. Start date available immediately. For job description and application, go to: www.coventryglenrealty.net and click on employment opportunities side bar.

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Available now. Flexible leasing terms. $999/mo. 3bd/2.5ba duplex w/fenced yard. Pets ok. 979-255-3280.

AlphaBEST Education, Inc. is seeking qualified individuals with educational and child-care experience for academic based after school programs in the Bryan Independent School District. After-school until 6:30pm. $10.50-$15/hour. rostermann@alphabest.org

Big 3/2 duplex, w/d, tile, lawn care, ready for move-in. $875/mo. 979-324-5835.

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HELP WANTED Personal Assistant. Assistant and cooking preperation, shopping, review bills, internet price comparison, outdoor work, some heavy lifting, lawn mowing, landscaping, and trips to bank or post office. Must be professional on telephone and in person. Punctual, friendly, able to complete assignments in a timely fashion and possess good organizational skills. Email: mpaull@suddenlinkmail.com Prepbooks.com, is hiring campus representatives for part-time positions. Apply on website under careers. Printroom, Inc. is looking for outgoing and motivated fan photographers to capture images for the Ags this football season. For more info, please visit the Careers section on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/printroom PT Graphic Designer: Must know Photoshop and have web design experience. Email resume to cpaull@netperspective.com or all 979-695-9955. Seeking tutor for high school freshman for geometry, AP biology, and spanish. Please call 979-690-7613 after 7pm.

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REAL ESTATE 2/2 1997 Clayton mobilehome to be moved. Shingle roof, porch and AC. $13,000. 979-255-0664. B/CS. Sell/Buy/Invest! Re/Max, Michael McGrann. TAMU ‘93 Civil Engineering. 979-739-2035, Nadia McGrann, 979-693-1851. aggierealtor.com

ROOMMATES

I need Ag football tickets! 713-436-6244 (office) or 713-454-9776 (cell).

TUTORS Math, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, $35/hour, $20/half-hour, monthly/group rates available, TANSTAAFL.tutor@gmail.com

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STUDENTPAYOUTS.COM Paid Survey Takers Needed In College Station. 100% Free To Join. Click On Surveys. Tutors wanted for all subjects currently taught at TAMU/ Blinn and Sam Houston State starting at $8.25/hour. Apply on-line @ www.99Tutors.com, 979-268-8867. VOLLEYBALL COACHES WANTED! We need enthusiastic, positive, motivational volunteer coaches for girls volleyball. Call 979-764-6386. Wanted part-time house keeper. 4-6hrs twice a month. $10/hr. 979-775-2277. Web Designer/Programmer. Veros Systems verossystems.com FT & PT. Knowledge or experience in PHP, MySQL, JAVA Script, CSS2, HTML, and XML is required. Python, Java, C/C++/C#, Flash, Photoshop desired. EOE. Send resume to hr@verossystems.com fax: 877-295-9803. Web developer Ag owned company looking to hire entry level and advanced web developers. Experience with html and css a must. php, xml, drupal helpful. hr@infinityprosports.com

BRYAN: 8 BEDROOM/4 BATH HOME, AVAILABLE NOW, OVER 3,300 sq.ft. - 4 SUITES - Each 800 sq.ft. Suite Includes a Master Bedroom, A Study with an Extra Closet, and a Full-Size Bath ALL BILLS PAID*, PETS OK, CALL FOR DETAILS 979.764.RENT(7368) www.twincityproperties.com

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COLLEGE STATION: 2/1 4-PLEXES, UP OR DOWNSTAIRS AVAIL, WALKING/BIKING DISTANCE FROM TAMU, ASF 825, ALL APPL, W/D CONN, CENTRAL A/H! $495-$515/ mo 979.764.RENT(7368) www.twincityproperties.com

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STUDIES IN PROGRESS ATHLETES FOOT STUDY

Volunteers ages 12 and older are needed to participate in a 6 week clinical research study of an investigational topical medication for the treatment of Athletes Foot. Eligible volunteers will receive at no cost: • Study Related Medication • Skin Exams by a Dermatologist • Compensation up to $200.00 for time and effort For more information please contact:

HAIR LOSS Volunteers ages 18-49 are needed to participate in a 8 month long research study with an investigational topical medication for Hair Loss. All eligible volunteers will receive at no cost: • Study Related Examinations by a Dermatologist • Study Related Medication • Compensation for time and effort For more information please contact:

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thebattalionasks What do you think about the

construction progress on the MSC?

I hope they incorporate a lot of the original elements.

Be a Hometown Hero. Donate Blood. You can do something to make a difference in someone’s life. You can donate blood at the Scott & White bloodmobile at the entrance of G. Rollie White. Blood donation usually takes about 30 minutes and can save up to three lives. Donors will receive a free donor T-shirt in your size, 12 free wings from Buffalo Wild Wings in College Station, a coupon for a free chopped beef sandwich or sausage wrap and drink from Fat Boys BBQ in Temple, the chance to win a $25 Chili’s gift card and an entry to win a $100 savings bond donated by the National Banks of Central Texas.

G. Rollie White (bloodmobile at entrance) blood donation schedule: Monday, September 19 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Wednesday, September 21 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Tuesday, September 20 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Thursday, September 22 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

All blood donated will remain in Central Texas so it will be available when you, your family or your friends need it most. Support your local community. Be a Hometown Hero.

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I’m ready for it to be done. It looks pretty nice David Stalling, international agricultural development graduate student

Hannah Cutbirth, sophomore parks, recreation & tourism major

It’s looking pretty good; I like it. It’s a good investment.

It’s so sad; I graduate in December so I won’t get to see it ﬁnished.

Rachael Stron, freshman general studies major

Stacy Saxon, senior agricultural systems management major

Kendall Kolker, staff writer, photographer

MSC Continued from page 1

One of these traditions is keeping off the grass surrounding the MSC as a tribute to Aggies who have died in combat. Sherry Wine, process cordinator for the project, said a section of the MSC grass is currently located at the Bonfire Memorial and will be relocated by the opening date. Additionally, the Flag Room — known by many seniors and former students as an MSC centerpiece — will reclaim its place at the heart of the building. Designers added 70,000 square feet of floor space, expanding the size of the MSC by 21 percent. “Major changes include the Twelfth Man Hall, which is a north-south connector in the building. There is also the new ballroom, approximately 16,000 square feet with additional pre-function space that has an iconic view of Kyle Field,” Wine said Shine said visitors will no longer have trouble finding the main entrance or the help desk. “The entrances into the building are now called out, whereas before the entrances were rather hidden,”

Taylor Wolken — THE BATTALION

The Twelfth Man Hall is one of the major improvements made to the MSC, scheduled to open on Muster 2012. Wine said. Another staple of the MSC is its role in student organizations. The building was once home to many of the student organizations that are found in Koldus. “There will be a new student activities lounge on the west end of the renovated MSC that will feature a communications wall for recognized student organizations to promote their events and activities,” Wine said. Some students said they are apprehensive about the ongoing renovation. “I loved knowing that so many other Aggies walked the very same halls,” said Sergio Espinal, senior agronomy major. “I hope that the feeling of the Aggie Spirit you

got as soon as you set foot in the MSC is not lost with the renovations.” Junior Micah Scott, vice president of services and facilities, has been involved with the project for more than a year and said he is excited to welcome Aggies to the MSC. “As a student at Texas A&M, I can attest to the fact that there is no substitute for a student union,” Scott said. “Although I have never experienced the MSC while a student here, I feel that it is clear that there is no central place for students to gather, study, hang-out, eat and engage in programs. I would encourage students to not think of the MSC as just the building.”

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NEW STUDENT T OW N H O M E S OPENING FALL 2012

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A P P LY O N L I N E T O D AY @ U C L U B T O W N H O M E S . C O M Marion Pugh & Luther Street • Leasing office opening soon amenities & renderings subject to change.

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