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The Bryan Police Department received information regarding possible human remains buried in Bryan, possibly dated from the 1960s. The information was received late last week, according to a press release from BPD. The follow-up investigation led to an excavation of the bones at 608 E 24th Street. Kelley McKethan, public information officer of BPD, said the evidence will be sent to an anthropologist after it is collected to determine whether the remains are animal or human. The process will take anywhere from two weeks to two months. Further updates will be released as additional information is received, BPD said.

Professors offer insight on reasons for tuition hikes Jacob Garcia Special to The Battalion When it comes to higher education, there is at least one issue in which President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney agree: the rising cost of tuition. According to the Department of Education, the cost of tuition and housing at public institutions, adjusted for inflation, has increased by 42 percent during the past decade. “I think it’s pretty important, considering the fact that students are graduating with $25,000 in debt due to student loans,” said Jacob Brown, freshman international studies major. “They’re swamped with debt, and there’s a bad economy so [students] can’t even get a job to pay it off. I think a lot of students are paying close attention to the election due to that issue itself.”

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Clinton takes blame U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took responsibility for security at the U.S. consulate in Libya where an attack by extremists last month killed a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans. Pushing back against Republican criticism of the Obama administration for its handling of the situation, Clinton said Monday that security at all of America’s diplomatic missions abroad is her job, not that of the White House. The outrage has crystallized around Vice President Joe Biden for claiming in last week’s debate with Republican representative Paul Ryan that “we weren’t told” about requests for extra security at the consulate where assailants killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. Congressional hearings revealed that the State Department was aware of, and rejected, requests for increased security in Benghazi. Spokesmen for both the State Department and the White House took pains Friday to make clear that Biden’s “we” referred to the White House, where such requests would not go. There are three separate investigations into the attack going on now: an FBI probe into the deaths of the four Americans, an independent inquiry by a panel appointed by Clinton and the congressional hearings. of the 9/11 attacks in New York and Washington. Associated Press

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Consistency in A&M brand promotes nation-wide recognition, prestige Chandler Smith The Battalion “From the outside looking in you can’t understand it. And from the inside looking out, you can’t explain it.” So the famous Aggie moniker goes, accentuating what makes Texas A&M University unique while highlighting what was once one if its greatest fallacies: the inability to effectively brand itself. Enter 2012 with the move to the Southeastern Conference and a continued drive to academic prestige, and what was before inexplicable has suddenly opened the eyes of people across the country. As recently as September, the media coverage surrounding the A&M-Florida football game generated $6.5 million in exposure. While athletics, particularly football, has received the majority of the recent headlines with its move to the SEC, academics remains at the heart of the University’s mission and purpose. Benefitting from a shift in marketing philosophy and heightened exposure through the SEC, A&M has placed itself in key position to reach former A&M president Ray Bowen’s “Vision 2020”. Jason Cook, vice president for marketing and communications at A&M, said the University’s goal has remained constant during the past 13 years.

“Our goal is tied into ‘Vision 2020’, which dates back to 1999,” Cook said. “The goal for Texas A&M is to be recognized as one of the Top 10 public universities in the country. Everything we do from a marketing ... standpoint is somehow tied into that goal.” But something had to be done to curb old habits. As Aggies always say: “from the inside looking out, you can’t explain it”. Cook said the answer was simple: consistency. “We’re very unique in higher education in that we have a consistent identity between athletics and the University,” Cook said. “So the same logo that’s seen on the side of the football helmets, seen by an average of 4.5 million people on a national SEC broadcast, is also used by the University. It’s used by every college and division on our campus. Brand consistency is where you have the greatest impact.” Pamela Green, director of communications for A&M’s Dwight Look College of Engineering, noted her college’s branding deficiencies prior to a renewed emphasis on a University-first approach. “Before the University started its big branding effort, [University branding] was something the engineering

Transfer rates increase According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, 78 percent of Texas students receiving a four-year degree attended a community college in 20102011 for some of their coursework — the highest rate in the nation. The state is covered with 50 local community colleges that give students affordable access to many higher-education options. The state-mandated common course numbering system ensures transferability of courses in the core curriculum across public colleges and universities in the state. Many students take classes at a university and community college simultaneously, completing core requirements through junior college. Texas community and junior colleges play a key role in the economy of the state by providing most of the occupational education and technical training needed for new jobs. Associated Press

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Game day cell reception fluctuates Rahul Nair Special to The Battalion It was game day at Kyle Field. The crowd of 80,000 strong watched and screamed in celebration as Johnny Football broke another school record. After the mugdowns and high fives, Aggies pulled out their smartphones to share the news with the world, only to be shut down by a lack of cell reception and dropped calls. Sports stadiums have always posed a challenge to telecommunications

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operators such as AT&T and Verizon. The concrete structures and the building architecture of such sports arenas have a tendency to reflect away cellphone radiation. Kyle Field is no exception. With the evolution seen in telecommunications traffic, sports stadiums have begun to garner increased attention from telecommunications operators. “The lack of cellphone service on game days has been inconvenient,” said Rebecca Ratliff, sophomore psychology major. “I

have had situations when I needed to get ahold of someone for the game and was unable to. There are, however, random spots with service that can be found so it is not completely hopeless when it comes to communication.” Cellphone reception at Kyle Field has come a long way from the mere two cell sites, five years ago, to 45 cell sites. A cell site is a location where telecommunications equipment such as antennas and See Communication on page 4

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Sophomores Rebecca Loredo and Kathryn Lemmons, and freshman Juhi Patel sit in a network friendly area outside the MSC.

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Freshman theater arts major Kim Berry shows off her new handmade spurs Monday afternoon at Academic Plaza. The spurs are fashioned out of bottle caps and coat hangers. Originally, freshmen cadets wore the spurs the week before the football game against SMU, but this year the tradition has changed to accommodate the LSU game.

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nation&world The Boss will campaign for Obama Bruce Springsteen will be back campaigning for President Barack Obama. The musician will join former President Bill Clinton at a Thursday rally in Parma, Ohio, two days after the second presidential debate. Springsteen campaigned for Obama in 2008, but these will be his first political appearances of the 2012 cycle. Clinton and Springsteen’s joint appearance in Ohio underscores the importance of the key swing state. Polls show Obama with a slight lead there over Mitt Romney, but the Republican presidential candidate is spending an increasing amount of time and resources in the state ahead of election day.

Daughter of Mexican drug lord detained The daughter of one of the world’s most sought-after drug lords has been arrested on suspicion of trying to enter the U.S. with someone else’s passport, U.S. officials said Monday. Alejandrina Gisselle Guzman Salazar, 31, was arrested Friday at San Diego’s San Ysidro port of entry and charged with fraud and misuse of visas, permits and other documents. Two U.S. officials said Monday that she told authorities her father was Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the arrest publicly.

University police raise bicyle-safety awareness Shrikant Chaturvedi Special to The Battalion As student enrollment in Texas A&M increases, so does the amount of cyclists. With a higher density of bicycles on the campus, public safety is of greater concern. Students are not aware of the fact that general traffic rules also apply while riding bicycles. Reckless riding on the bikes could turn these two-wheeled machines into dangerous vehicles and could even result in fines. Lt. Allan Baron of the University Police Department said he hopes all cyclists obey traffic laws when riding bikes on campus. The intersections of Joe Routt Boulevard and Throckmorton Street and Ireland Street are the two most common locations where citations are issued for bicycle violations. Some of the most common types of violations committed by cyclists is failure to observe stop signs, failure to use a headlight at night wrong way on a one-way street. “Both the University police and Transportation Services are making a diligent effort to provide bicycle information to the students,” Baron said. “Students may receive this information at Fish Camp, New Student Orientations, Student Resource Fairs and from news articles in

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Junior mechanical engineer major Olin Boyd rides his bike Monday night outside the MSC. Students are advised to lock their bikes properly at racks available on campus in order to avoid bike theft. The Battalion.” Baron said bicycle thefts equate to about 50 percent of all thefts reported on campus. One issue of increased bikes on campus is the effect it has on students trying to get to class. “Pedestrians have the right of way when crossing and the vehicles must stop when

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US submarine, cruiser collide The Navy submarine and the Aegis cruiser that collided off the East Coast are both back in port and officials are investigating what went wrong, the Pentagon said late Sunday. The vessels collided at about 3:30 p.m. Saturday during routine training operations and no one was injured. The news release said now that they are back in port, crews can further determine the extent of the damage. Navy officials said the collision was under investigation, but declined to offer more specifics including the location of the accident.

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a pedestrian uses the crossing,” said Kristi Hosea, master officer for the University police crime-prevention unit. In spite of the fact that bicycles do not have engines, they are considered vehicles while on the road. Hosea said cyclists need to maintain a safe speed while riding and should slow down, especially on turns and curves, and should wear protective gear like helmets. “True cyclists know the hazards of careless riding and, therefore they take precautionary measures by wearing a helmet at all times,” Hosea said. “Better safe than sorry.” Monet Maguyon, biology and agricultural engineering graduate student, said awareness about cycling rules need to be enhanced to ensure public safety. “It is always recommended to wear a helmet,” Maguyon said. “Bike lanes are quite useful. Also, it makes the transportation safer and hassle-free.” Maguyon also said it would be a wise approach to wear only one earphone while riding. This will make sure that the cyclist is more responsive toward the surrounding traffic.

Freshman Blinn Team student Grace Wilson rides her bike away from the MSC bike racks Monday night.

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amplifiers are placed to provide wireless-network coverage in a particular area. In September 2011, AT&T upgraded the telecommunications infrastructure at Kyle Field with the installation of a new Distributed Antenna System. This DAS installation consists of 185 strategicallylocated antennas that provide wireless-network coverage all over the stadium. “We take cellular coverage on campus very seriously,� said Walt Magnussen, director of Univer-

sity Telecommunications at A&M. “TAMU, working with the leading wireless providers AT&T and Verizon, was one of the first universities in the U.S. to install a fiber-optic, distributed antenna. Since the initial installation we have increased infrastructure every year. Because of this capability, College Station was one of the first areas in the state to have 4G coverage, even ahead of Austin. In spite of this, we are still having coverage issues, but they are generally limited to large events.� Football games are a major event for University Telecommunications as well as the campus telecommunications operators, AT&T and Verizon. Personnel from University Telecommunications, AT&T and

Verizon do a signal-strength evaluation at various spots on and around Kyle Field during a game. “AT&T network engineers are on site for every A&M home football game constantly looking for new ways to enhance our customers’ network experience, whether that’s making a call, checking e-mail, downloading apps or surfing the Internet,� said Carlos Ramirez, representative for AT&T. “This helps to identify weak signal problem areas and test network performance while the game is in progress.� The network operations department of AT&T and Verizon — of Houston and Dallas — monitor network performance while the game is in progress. Dynamic optimization

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techniques are adopted, such as reducing interfering traffic from cell sites adjacent to Kyle Field. “The wireless traffic at football games somehow manages to stay one step ahead of our ability to build,� Magnussen said. “Since our DAS was one of the first and most successful in the United States, we have a constant barrage of other universities looking at us to see how it is done.� The telecommunications industry is able to serve the existing demand for network resources because at no point in time will all the people in an area pick up their cellphones simultaneously and make calls. Events such as football games are a challenge for the network as

they counter this assumption. “On the other hand, not having service allows everyone to feel the effects of something we, as a culture, may take for granted,� Ratliff said. Fourth-generation services have been commissioned all across the campus. Kyle Field is waiting to become 4G enabled. AT&T and Verizon are working to provide 4G services on Kyle Field at the earliest. Once that happens, cellphone users may get some respite in terms of network and telecommunications services availability.

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CONDO! 521 SW PKWY #201, 4/4, $1200, Alpha-Omega Prop., Broker, 774-7820 www.alphaomegaproperties.com

2-3/bedroom apartments. Some with W/D, some on College Main, remodeled with dishwashers, Great deal! $175-$600/mo. 979-219-3217.

Cozy 2bdrm/2bth condo 3-blocks from campus, yard, w/d connections, over 1000sqft., no HUD, updated, $595/mo total, 506-B College Main. Available. 254-289-0585, 254-289-8200.

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got the day off to a great start and sets from under-appreciated indie favorites Stars and virtuoso bassist Thundercat proved to be some of the hidden treasures of the weekend. Red Hot Chili Peppers closed out the night with a set that took audiences back with old favorites and extended jam sessions, but the last evening of the festival had a little something for everyone. Country fans collected at the Austin Ventures stage in the center of the park to hear a set from Texan heroes Randy Rogers Band, who played a set that overlapped with the headliners by 15 or 20 minutes. At the same time that Rogers was doing his honky-tonk thing, lovers of massive bass and thick black eyeliner alike gathered for a punishingly loud show from EDM giants Crystal Castles,

which featured front woman Alice Glass slinging microphone stands and standing on audience members and a light and smoke show that made the band seem like something let loose from another dimension. Overall, this year’s ACL was one to remember. Though the weather was fickle, the mood was not, and the bar has been set very high for next year’s double-weekend extravaganza. Alec Goetz is a senior English major and writer and desk assistant editor for The Battalion.

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FOURPLEXES! Oakdale, 2/1, w/d & water incl, $600, 4 units left, on Shuttle route! Alpha-Omega Prop., Broker, 774-7820 www.alphaomegaproperties.com

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Brand consistency has transformed the face of Texas A&M marketing, increasing the accessibility of the University’s academic programs.

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Part of Obama’s approach to tackling the issue has been an expansion in federal aid. WhiteHouse.gov claims that Obama’s efforts of reform in higher education funding have produced the largest investment in student aid since the GI Bill. Students are unsure as to the true benefit of this type of investing as a solution to the higher education problem. “I think it’s kind of interesting, because President Obama wants to expand the loan program and make it easier for students to go to college.� Brown said. “Part of the reason college is so expensive is because of all the subsidies involved with it. Because of the increase of money that’s going into the system, universities can just keep raising their rates, knowing that federal funds are going to come in.� Romney’s argument criticizes current policies and reaches out to students who may be experiencing these problems. According to his campaign website, a “flood� of federal dollars is driving up tuition and burdening too many young Americans with substantial debt and too few opportunities. Nicholas Prisco, junior mechanical engineering major, said he agreed that there is some merit in this argument, but that there is more to the problem. “I think there [are] other factors that are already influencing the rising cost,� Prisco said. “There isn’t as strong of a direct correlation as [Romney] suggests.� Jonathan Meer, a professor of economics at Texas A&M University, said there is evidence that universities fund expansion through financial aid, Meer said as the cost of tuition and the amount of federal aid increases, the net price of college has stayed pretty much constant. “Of course, this means that relatively welloff people are paying more, which partly subsidizes lower-income people,� Meer said. “But, especially when it comes to a state university, we should ask ourselves, ‘What policy goal

good for our departments, it’s good for our programs all the way down to the individual researchers.� Even students have begun to buy in to the new marketing strategy, albeit subconsciously. A single commute down University Drive often reveals student vehicles with stickers proudly revealing their respective majors, with Texas A&M listed just above the decals. Cook said consolidation is the new strategy — and he said it’s working. “People tend to connect first with the University and then secondly with their academic area of study,� he said. “That’s the brand strategy we’ve put into place over the last couple of years. It’s Texas A&M architecture or Texas A&M construction science or Texas A&M Corps of Cadets. That’s how people relate to the brand.�

is being served by heavily subsidizing the tuition of those whose families can easily afford more?’ I’m not being flippant about the burden of college costs, but keeping tuition prices low across the board means that there are fewer overall resources.� Lori Taylor, an associate professor at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, discussed the other factors that are driving up tuition costs. “[One] reason is that the state governments have been cutting back on the amount of financial support that they give to institutions of higher education over the last decade or so and that has led to a shifting of the cost of education from the state to the student,� Taylor said. Meer said more transparency in information — regarding on-time graduation rates and employment percentages — would be useful to those considering college, and could help decrease tuition rates. Obama and Romney have both proposed policies along these lines. Romney’s proposals include simplifying programs within the Department of Education; welcoming private sector participation in providing information, financing, and the education itself; and repealing “confusing and unnecessary� regulations that primarily serve to drive costs higher, according to his website. Obama’s proposed a “Race to the Top for college affordability and completion,� which aims to drive tuition costs down by rewarding states that are willing to systematically change their higher education policies and practices, according to WhiteHouse.gov. “There will be some institutions of higher education that are not good value, that will have more difficulty getting financial support for their students [under Obama’s proposal],� Taylor said. “That seems like a more prominent federal role in higher education than we’ve had in the past, and so I need to know more about whether that’s going to be a good idea — how they’re going to operationalize that. How are they going to decide whether an institution is a good value or not?�

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