TheBattalion11022012 by The Battalion

thebattalion ● friday,

november 2, 2012

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(Above) University Police cruisers search for the armed suspect on campus Thursday afternoon near the Sanders Corps Center. (Top right) MSC faculty directs students into the MSC and away from windows. (Bottom right) Students sit in the MSC hallway while waiting for the all-clear message from UPD.

Afternoon interruption raises questions of concealed carry relevance Jake Walker The Battalion In the wake of a bomb threat prompting the evacuation of the Texas A&M campus and the concealed carry debate in the Student Senate, the University was shaken again as an individual with a firearm was reported to authorities. The woman who reported the subject to the University Police Department said she observed a man with what appeared to be a handgun in the waistband of his pants walking by the Sanders Corps of Cadets Center at 4:30 p.m. The first Code Maroon was sent at 4:36 p.m. UPD was immediately dispatched to the area but was unable to locate the suspect. Students

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Power outage causes confusion The city of College Station experienced a major power outage on Thursday until 4 p.m. A transformer at Post Oak substation shorted, resulting in the power outage. The city of College Station was able to bypass it and put it back online. “It took out a big area,” said Jane Sayers, energy coordinator for College Station Utilities. “We managed to get it back on so everything should be okay at this point.”

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were told they could resume activities but to remain cautious at 5:29 p.m. “The entire area was searched very thoroughly, so we felt that there was no longer a threat to our students and campus community,” said Lt. Allan Baron of UPD. “That’s why that decision was made.” This event prompted the discussion of a concealed carry bill currently going through the Student Senate. The bill calls for A&M to allow individuals with a valid concealed carry license to carry a firearm on campus and inside buildings. Jose Luis Zelaya, curriculum and instruction graduate student, said concealed carry on campus could create panic among the student body.

“If one of the students is not careful and if their gun is seen we’re going to be having a lot of Code Maroons and panic would be really high,” Zelaya said. “Code Maroon would even lose its credibility.” Zelaya said he felt more comfortable giving the responsibility of his safety to local law enforcement and that concealed carry may cause confusion among students. “How do you know who has a concealed license and who doesn’t?” Zelaya said. “Which one is the good guy and which one is the bad guy? That confusion would create a lot of reports.” Cary Cheshire, author of the personal protection bill, said Thursday’s event was not re-

lated to the purpose of the bill. “The anecdotal evidence, either way, isn’t really what the personal protection bill or the idea of concealed carry on campus is about,” Cheshire said. “If concealed carry were a policy on campus I think we would have to handle that [event] differently, but I think it would still be handled quickly.” Lt. Allan Baron said the issue of concealed carry would not have affected police protocol in that type of situation. “If this individual weapon would have been concealed it would have never been seen,” Baron said. “One of the laws for concealed carry is that it has to be concealed. If it’s not concealed, it’s an issue.”

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Cultural tradition celebrates the life of the dead Joseph Puente Special to The Battalion A cultural tradition that commemorates the life of a deceased loved one has become a part of the culture in mainstream America today, and with the rising number of Mexican Americans living in the U.S., it’s apparent Americans have become more familiar with what many call “Day of the Dead” or “Día de los Muertos.” In the U.S., the life of a deceased friend or family member isn’t always celebrated, but it is sometimes mourned. While life on earth may seem short, the spirits of the deceased will always return to Earth during Día de los Muertos to visit their living relatives. In the Mexican culture, the fear of death isn’t something of concern but instead is recognized as a part of life itself. “People remember the death of

a loved one, but Día de los Muertos is meant to honor the death and celebrate their life,” said junior construction science major and president of the Mexican Student Association Lauro Ramirez. Originally, this tradition was celebrated for a month long by the indigenous people of Mexico such as the Aztecs and Mayans. After Hernán Cortés invaded Mexico, he tried to eliminate this month long tradition but had no success. Instead, the Spaniards embraced the holiday and merged it with the Catholic All Saints’ Day and All Souls Day in order to add spirituality. Thus, Día de los Muertos is now celebrated every Nov. 1 and 2. Many Mexican families first celebrate by building an altar at their homes and surrounding it with ofrendas, or “offerings,” such as flowers, incense,

pictures, painted calaveras, or “skulls,” and even their loved one’s favorite food. Another popular tradition that takes place during these two days consists of decorating graves of the family members who have passed away. “My grandpa passed away in 2000, and every Nov. 1 my family and I would go to his grave and decorate it with flowers and painted skulls,” Ramirez said. For students who may not be able to celebrate this tradition, the J. Wayne Stark Galleries on the first floor of the Memorial Student Center will be building an altar beginning Tuesday, and it will be on display until Friday if students would like to take part in the celebration. See Muertos on page 3

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Students act as Q-drop deadline approaches Amber Juara The Battalion

Hannah Meyerdirk Special to The Battalion Just north of College Station, with its own culture sometimes completely different than that of its neighboring city, is Historic Downtown Bryan. Downtown Bryan is, to an extent, College Station’s bearded, hipster older brother. Downtown Bryan is a small hub of cultural nuances, a budding artistic center that grows each year. The area

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Bluegrass band Valley Junction played in front of Corner of Time Antiques & Collectibles Mall during First Friday in Downtown Bryan. showcases its cultural artistry in an event on the first Friday of every month. According to the First Friday website, the theme for this Friday is “Art Step,” the quarterly event that brings together local artists and galleries to display, share and sell their works

of art. The footsteps painted on the ground throughout Downtown Bryan will lead to the special art displays, events and shows. Also on Friday, art will meet agriculture as local and student See First Friday on page 3

With the deadline to Qdrop coming Friday, students may make a decision that could affect the rest of their college career. With only three Q-drops permitted to each student, many wonder whether they should use the drop to save their GPR or if they can buckle down on studies to avoid using it. When a student Q-drops a course they are no longer enrolled for the class and do not receive a final grade. The

course remains on their final transcript with a “Q” listed as the grade and is not factored into their GPR. Christine Farris, undergraduate advisor for biology, said students should always visit their professor before dropping a class. “Students should find out where exactly they stand in the class,” Farris said. “Find out if the instructor has taught the course in the past, if on the remaining exams [and] assignments do grades in general go up, down or See Q-drop on page 3

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to have your graduation portrait made for the Aggieland yearbook WALK IN 9 AM – 5 PM today (Nov. 2). See the photographer in Suite L400 of the MSC. There is no charge to get your senior or graduate student section photo in Texas A&M’s 111th yearbook. It’s your book, be in it.

Friday mostly sunny high: 86 low: 67 Saturday 20% chance of thunderstorms high: 82 low: 61 Sunday 30% chance of thunderstorms high: 78 low: 58

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Senior international studies major Keirsten Edwards and her sister celebrate “a very merry unbirthday” at a table covered in pastries and in full costume Thursday afternoon outside of Rudder Tower.

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The Student Learning Center will soon be accepting applications for Supplemental Instruction Leader positions for Spring 2013. Here are a few things you should know about the position: 1. SI Leader positions are paid positions! Leaders work 12 hours a week with a starting pay of $8.50 2. You don’t have to be a master of a subject in order to be a leader! Leaders are required to have good content knowledge (at least a B in the course they are applying for and also a 3.0 GPA) but we are looking for people with good interpersonal skills and a love for learning. 3. Each semester we employ about 70 SI Leaders. We are looking to hire SI Leaders for the following positions next spring: We generally look for those interested in: BIOL, CHEM, ECON, GEOG, PHIL, and PHYS We will be holding two informational meetings that will further explain the roles and duties of an SI Leader and any other questions you may have. If you are interested about joining the Supplemental Instruction program, then attending any one of these meetings is highly recommended!

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artists participate in “Artist Harvest.” This attraction is held in the alleyway between the Village Café and the federal building. Art will be on display from 5 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. and local musicians Tobin Redwine, agricultural leadership, education and communication graduate student; Tayler Slocum, sophomore A&M student; and Erin Briers, sophomore business administration student, will be performing around 9 p.m. Lauren Friend, freshmen agriculture economics major and creator and director of the Artist Harvest event, spoke about the creation of the event. “My whole inspiration for this entire event was to not only connect people to their food source, but to tell the story of the agriculture industry as well,” Friend said. “What better way to tell your story but through the visualization of creativity?” The artists who are participating in this

illuminate the galleries so there can be more of a traditional feeling, but our big event will be on Thursday with the Hispanic Presidents’ Council,” Phillipy said. On Thursday, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., the Hispanic Presidents’ Council will be celebrating the holiday by painting sugar skulls, crafting papel picado (“perforated paper”) and eating cultural Mexican food. With bright colors and eccentric patterns, painted skulls have

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“The altar will be there, and students or faculty who would like to pay a tribute to a loved one can bring photos, skulls, flowers and different kinds of nonperishable food items,” said curator of education for the Stark Galleries,Greg Phillipy. “We will also be using small LED lights instead of candles to

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stay the same.” Farris said an honest opinion from a professor could be what is needed to help a student make a decision with confidence. She said students also have the option for freshmen grade exclusion if they fear they may fail a course. Freshmen grade exclusions only apply to students who entered school as an undergraduate for the first time at A&M, regardless of whether the student has acquired collegelevel credit through testing, advanced placement or summer enrollment. The student who classifies may elect to drop a class in which he or she enrolled within the first 12 months of the first date of enrollment if a grade of D or lower was received. The grade is excluded from the student’s undergraduate degree and cumulative GPA calculation. While excluded courses will not be fac-

become symbolic during Halloween in America. In the Mexican culture, they are symbols of birth and rebirth and are considered as an ofrenda, for the altar of the deceased family member. “We would like to bring this

tored into their A&M GPA, employers, professional schools and undergraduate schools may recalculate the GPA to include the dropped grade(s). Farris said students who are considering using Q-drop or freshmen grade exclusion should also ensure that dropping the course does not affect their status as a full-time student. “If students drop below 12 hours they could be in jeopardy of losing financial aid, scholarships, insurance, et cetera,” Farris said. “So that needs to be checked first.” Christine Woods, junior computer science major, said she has never used a Qdrop. She said while it is tempting to escape a difficult class, she finds it more useful to avoid if possible. “I don’t Q-drop because I know I’m going to have to re-take the class,” Woods said. “I’m already more than halfway in the course and I don’t want to have to re-do the work. I know that if my grade isn’t where I want it to be, I need to work harder and push through.”

tradition to Texas A&M University and to have students familiarize themselves with the celebration as well as honor those who passed as it pertains to our Hispanic culture,” said Hilda Campos, senior bioenvironmental sciences major and

executive director of the Hispanic Presidents’ Council. For more information about the altar and questions regarding what offerings students can bring in the J. Wayne Stark Galleries, contact Greg Phillipy at 979-845-8502.

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men’s basketball | The Aggies will clash with Incarnate Word for an exhibition match Saturday.

soccer | A&M defeated South Carolina Wednesday, advancing to the SEC Tournament semifinals.

swimming | The Aggies travel to Florida Friday to face the men’s No. 1 and women’s No. 11 Gators.

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Total victory The Texas A&M women’s basketball team cruised to a 102-29 victory over Arkansas-Fort Smith.

Mirror Image James Sullivan: The fates of two similar programs hang in the balance come Saturday’s gridiron clash

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Texas A&M redshirt freshman quarterback Johnny Manziel has impressed the college football realm, leading his team to a 6-2 record. Under first-year head coach Kevin Sumlin, a rebuilding A&M football program has gone into overdrive following a disappointing 6-6 finish in the mediocre Big 12. Almost every piece of the puzzle has fallen into place, from recruiting elite high school athletes to earning a state-best fourth consecutive bowl berth, save for one — bringing home a signature victory. Just 481 miles to the east, an eerily similar sequence of events has engulfed the college town of Starkville, Miss. A year removed from an underachieving 6-6 team, Mississippi State has powered its way to a 7-1 record and a No. 15 standing in the latest BCS rankings. Fourth year head coach Dan Mullen earned his team’s first division victory against a program other than storied rival Ole Miss

exas A&M has already proven its critics wrong. Through six wins in just eight games, it has shown how laughable many pundits’ predictions were. The Aggies, entering into nation’s toughest conference, have established themselves as a threat, a feat unforeseen by even the most loyal fans and clairvoyant of college football analysts.

this season, picking up an early win over Auburn. Now, Mississippi State seeks its longawaited landmark win as it faces off against No. 16 Texas A&M this weekend. “It’s pretty cool because you can relate to them,” senior wide receiver Uzoma Nwachukwu said of the Bulldogs. “They are trying to prove everybody wrong just like you are. They are not going to wait on anybody or take a backseat to anyone. They have a pretty similar mindset.” Until last week’s decimating visit to Tuscaloosa to face the machine that is Alabama, Mississippi State stood as one of the sport’s remaining “unbeatens” and was 7-0 for only the third time in school history. Put succinctly, this is a team uncharacteristic given the program’s history and is looking to initiate a new era of football

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Mississippi State junior quarterback Tyler Russell has propelled the Bulldogs to an surprising 7-1 season and Top 20 ranking.

prominence. Remind you of anyone? Entering the final stretch of the season, both A&M and MSU are searching for their own watershed moment: a turning point the program can cite as a launch pad for future success. Following this weekend’s game in Starkville, each squad has just one more scheduled matchup against a ranked opponent — Texas A&M at No. 1 Alabama and Mississippi State at No. 5 LSU, both on Nov. 10th. Neither team will be favored when taking on last year’s national title contenders, especially on the road in two of the nation’s most hostile environments. The matchup between the two SEC West up-and-comers has evolved into a must-win for each team. According to senior wide

receiver Ryan Swope, the situation has not been lost within the Aggie locker room. “They’ve got a good team. I tilt my hat to these guys,” Swope said. “They’re 7-1 so their record speaks for itself. We’ve got to be prepared to knock them down and we have to go up there and be prepared to play a physical football game.” In what has developed into a fight for third in the embattled division, Texas A&M and Mississippi State both better buckle their chinstraps and tighten their shoulder pads. It’s going to be a brawl. James Sullivan is a junior business major and sports reporter for The Battalion.

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