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Let it burn Miss the dorm burn? It’s a good thing there’s a video.
Johnny, bravo
Aggie Allies Allies extend Aggie welcome to GLBT community on A&M’s campus.
Redshirt freshman quarterback Johnny Manziel escapes a defender as he sprints to the endzone against SMU in Dallas.
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Smoking policy Texas A&M issued a change to the University’s tobacco policy on campus Thursday, Sept. 20. Previously, smoking was only prohibited in all campus structures. The prohibited smoking area has been expanded to include: sidewalks, parking lots, walkways and attached parking structures immediately adjacent to all such buildings and facilities.
Howdy The Howdy portal will be down for maintenance Saturday, Sept. 22 from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m.
inside Sports | 4 Time for Sumlin Texas A&M continues its season against South Carolina State. After a victory against SMU, the Aggies work to make their mark in the SEC. Johnny Manziel and the Aggies look for another high scoring game against the Bulldogs.
Manziel stats â—— Garnered SEC Freshman of the Week honors after passing for 294 yards and rushing for 133 yards in a six-touchdown effort at SMU. â—— Accumulated 251 yards of total offense and a rushing touchdown against the Florida Gators. COURTESY
Manziel shines bright in opening leg of season Chandler Smith The Battalion As highly hyped as A&M’s inaugural SEC football game seemed, ESPN College GameDay and all, there was an element enshrouding the game as present as unbridled anticipation: mystery. The predominant enigma: just how good is quarterback Johnny Manziel? Fans, players and coaches alike got their answer quickly and clearly. The guy, as seen
from his third snap onward, can produce prolifically. He’s proven as much only two games into his career — as a redshirt freshman. Accumulating 251 yards of total offense and a touchdown against one of the most athletic and physical defenses in the SEC, the Florida Gators — for one half — had no answer for Manziel and the A&M offense. Against SMU, the elusive signal caller shredded the Mustang defense, passing for an
A&M freshman record 294 yards and rushing for 133 yards in a six-touchdown effort. Senior receiver Uzoma Nwachukwu, who received two of Manziel’s four passing touchdowns in Dallas, had high praise for his do-it-all wunderkind. Though known around Aggieland as “Johnny Football,� Nwachukwu put his own spin on the nickname for the rising star. See Johnny on page 4
â—— Manziel was designated a Parade AllAmerican and the National High School Coach Association Football Player of the Year after passing for 3,609 yards and 45 touchdowns while rushing for 1,674 yards and 30 touchdowns at Kerville Tivy.
Faculty feeds students homecooked meals, share heritage Amber Jaura The Battalion Students can easily feel out of place when stepping onto the A&M campus for the first time. “Mi Casa Es Su Casa� helps freshmen and transfer students overcome their initial feelings of unease and helps them become a part of the Aggie family. The Memorial Student Center’s Committee for Awareness of Mexican-American Culture, CAMAC, invited Hispanic A&M students,
faculty and staff to their opening ceremony for “Mi Casa Es Su Casa.� The event marks the beginning of a yearlong tradition that will take place each month as A&M faculty and staff welcome students to their homes for dinner. “Mi Casa Es Su Casa� began in 2005 by five A&M faculty members who invited small groups of students to monthly dinners. Since then, the program has expanded to include more than 100 participants and 30 faculty and
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The Committee for Awareness of Mexican-American See CAMAC on page 5 Culture holds their opening meeting at the MSC.
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Magic of midtown
SGA expedites election filing dates Annabelle Hutchinson
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The singing group, Midtown Men, performs rock and roll music from the 1960s Thursday at Rudder Auditorium. Read the coverage on page 3.
The Battalion In a last-minute adjustment, Student Government Association Election Commission sent an email to The Battalion Wednesday evening stating filing dates for fall elections would be moved to begin Thursday instead of Monday. The elections will fill the two freshman Senate seats, as well as elect the freshman class president. And, unlike last fall, vacancies in Senate will be filled through an election instead of an application process. After SGA held an internal affairs meeting Thursday, it was determined that eight caucuses will have at least one open seat, including Univer-
sity Apartments, Off-Campus and six colleges: Veterinary Medicine, Business, General Studies, Education, Engineering and Architecture. Historically, vacancies were filled by an application and interview process. The candidate was ultimately decided on by SGA officers. Opening Senate vacancies to an election allows caucus constituents outside SGA to vote in candidates. Filing originally was set to open Monday, Sept. 24, and close Sept. 27. Election Commissioner Allison Krenzien said the Election Commission changed the filing dates because the original election schedule was not in
Date changes â—— Students can ďŹ le for candidacy in person Friday and Monday, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Student Government ofďŹ ce in Koldus. Students can also ďŹ le online at marketplace. tamu.edu. The ďŹ ling fee is $20.00. If ďŹ ling in person, exact change is required. Required documents can be found at election. tamu.edu.
See Election on page 5
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