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october 30, 2012
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Arrest made for bomb threat Camryn Ford The Battalion The Texas A&M Police Department arrested Dereon Tayronne Kelly of Bryan on Monday in connection to the bomb threat A&M received via email Oct. 19. UPD worked with several law-enforcement agencies, including the FBI, to link Kelly to the threat through his cellphone.
Kelly was arrested at the Brazos County Jail where he was being held on unrelated charges, Lt. Allan Baron of UPD said in a press release. Baron said specific details of the investigation have not been released. Kelly is charged with making a terroristic threat, a third degree felony punishable of up to 10 years in state prison and a fine up to $10,000.
Brittany Henderson, who was recently arrested last week in relation to the Texas State University bomb threat, remains a person of interest in this case. The relationship between Kelly and Henderson is unknown, but a picture of the two on Facebook is set as Kelly’s profile picture. Kelly remains in the Brazos County Jail on a $150,000 bond.
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Dereon Kelly (right) was arrested on terroristic threat charges within a week of Brittany Henderson’s (left) arrest on the same charges.
High-flying act First tour of ‘Catch Me If You Can’ reaches Rudder Elise Brunsvold The Battalion The critically acclaimed and ritzy 60’s musical, “Catch Me If You Can,” took to the stage at Rudder Auditorium in its first national tour. Full of adventure, swindling and the glamour that came with the time period, “Catch Me If You Can” will dazzle audiences in what is sure to be a fun and memorable performance. Based on a true story, “Catch Me If You Can” follows the young and brilliant Frank Abagnale Jr. as he sets off to make his fortune through various cons and scams. With FBI Agent Carl Hanratty hot on his tail, Abagnale is forced into a life on the run with little to no connection. However, as the chase commences, things become complicated for both characters, blurring the lines between right and wrong and proving that things are not always as they seem. Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, previously composers for “Hairspray,” lend their musical talent to the “Catch Me If You Can” musical score. Choreographer Jerry Mitchell (“Hairspray” and “Legally Blonde”), and director Jack O’ Brien (“Hairspray,” “The Full Monty” and “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”), also See MSC OPAS on page 4
Jade Bedell — THE BATTALION
Stephen Anthony plays the character Frank Abignail Jr. in the show “Catch Me if You Can” put on by MSC OPAS on Monday night in Rudder Theatre.
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Superstorm Sandy slams into NYC
Counseling Services casts help line
Katie Nortman The Battalion The Northeastern U.S. experienced history in the making as the unlikely Superstorm Sandy made landfall Monday night. Sandy was regarded as having unprecedented storm potential due to a threatening combination of natural events. For New York City at least, Sandy was not the days-long onslaught many had feared, and the wind and rain that sent water sloshing into Manhattan from three sides began dying down within hours. Power went out for hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers and an estimated 5.2 million people altogether across the East. The full extent of the storm’s damage across the region was unclear, and unlikely to be known until daybreak, a according to The Associated Press. “Late-season hurricanes affecting the U.S. are very uncommon,” said Don Conlee, professor in the Department of Meteorology. “Typically, tropical cyclones in the north Atlantic — especially this late in the season — would not be heading in the direction that Sandy is moving. It’s impressive that they have been able to predict this unusual motion so far in advance.” New York City resident Rebecca Haughey, Class of 2011, and her husband have braced themselves for the worst. “We’re not in an evacuation zone, al-
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though we’re about a block from the East River,” Haughey said. “My husband went out this morning when it was more calm and he saw FDR Drive [the highway along the river] flooded.” Conlee said part of what makes Sandy so different from other storms — aside from its strength this late in the season — is the interaction it is having with mid-latitude weather. He said because Sandy has such a large circulation that numerous surges will accompany it.
New Jersey coastline with 80 mph winds Monday night and hurled a 13 foot surge of seawater at New York City, flooding its tunnels, subway stations and the electrical system that powers Wall Street.
Erik Nielson, senior meteorology major, interned at the National Hurricane Center in the summer of 2012 and is following the storm closely. “With [Sandy] going into New York it is a different situation because this area is not used to getting hit with this kind of weather,” Nielson said. “It’s not necessarily related to the category of the storm, but the geography of the basin that it’s hitting. As this See Superstorm on page 6
Micah Mills The Battalion People sometimes make irrational decisions when faced with crisis situations. Student Counseling HelpLine was established in 1995 to help students safely deal with difficult situations. The HelpLine How to is a phone service that provides in- volunteer formation, referral, HelpLine’s support and crisis next volunteer assessment for stu- training session dents or those con- is Jan. 7-12. Visit cerned with a stu- the HelpLine dent’s well-being. website for more HelpLine is staffed information. by trained volunteers consisting of current, former and graduate students, with supervision from a professional staff. Susan Vavra, coordinator of HelpLine, said people volunteer for a variety of reasons. “The most common reason [people] volunteer is the desire to help others,” Vavra See HelpLine on page 3
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