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inside m. basketball | 3 The Turners

inside w. basketball | 4 Matching a standard

Seniors Elston and Ray Turner look to lead their team in year two of the Billy Kennedy era.

Junior Kelsey Bone works to lead a youthful team to A&M’s championship standard.

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trends | 6 Mic check Slam poets from across Texas will compete in a two-day event for the title of Texas Grand Slam Poetry Champion.

culture | 6 In hell The Department of Performance Studies executes an existential play by Jean-Paul Sartre called No Exit.

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Ode to Mexican food Julie Blanco ﬁnishes her ﬁrst week of a vegan challenge and lives to tell about it. Read about her experience and what she ate at thebatt.com.

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Ceremony rededicates historical building A&M named Sarah Gibson The Battalion The year was 1915. America was in the middle of a world war, Babe Ruth hit his first major league home run, and the YMCA building opened its doors for the students of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Ninety-seven years later — after renovations, a flood that destroyed the lower level and more renovations

— the YMCA buiding renovation is complete. A rededication ceremony was held Thursday, concluding with a traditional Fightin’ Texas Aggie yell practice. “My fish year, when Bear Bryant was coach and John David Crow was a senior, I remember having yell practice on the steps of the YMCA,” said Richard Box, chairman of the A&M System Board of Regents. The YMCA building was origi-

nally an area for students to relax, play pool or even swim. However, in 1995, these attractions were replaced with offices. Over the years these changes weakened the centrality of the building, causing it to be vacated in 2003 and extensively renovated eight years later. “One of the biggest renovations to the YMCA was the removal of the See YMCA on page 5

football

A&M braces for Alabama brawl Drew Chambers The Battalion The No. 15 A&M football team travels to Tuscaloosa, Ala., Saturday to knock heads with the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide for the Aggies’ toughest challenge to date. Alabama rolls into the top 15 contest on a 13-game win streak but remains wary of a rising SEC power in Texas A&M. Alabama head coach Nick Saban said this A&M team shouldn’t be overlooked despite the Crimson Tide winning an emotionally and physically draining game against LSU on the road. “We’ve got to forget about this last game,” Saban said on Monday. “We’ve got to move on. I told the players that right after the game. I think they have a lot of respect for this team. It’d be pretty difficult not to respect this team based on their body of work and

what they’ve accomplished this season.” The Aggies have attained national relevance this year with a 7-2 (4-2) record and freshman quarterback Johnny Manziel breaking team and SEC records. Manziel leads the SEC in rushing yards (922), scoring (90 points) and total offense (3,449). Junior defensive end Damontre Moore leads the SEC in sacks with 11.5. Sumlin said this game is exactly what they expected since the beginning of the season but noted the Aggies’ crescendo in momentum after winning two pivotal SEC road contests. “We’ve played a lot of places,” Sumlin said. “This game has been on the schedule for weeks. We’re not going to change our approach this week in any way. I’ll be more excited Saturday than I am now. For us [this game] couldn’t

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Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron prepares to defend his team’s national championship hopes. come at a better time.” The Aggies are riding a five-game road winning streak and face the toughest competition in the nation for the first time since the 2003-2004 season when A&M faced Oklahoma in

Norman, Okla. The Texas A&M defense is ranked 46th nationally while Alabama’s offense is ranked 48th. Still, Moore said that there See Football on page 5

partner in global network Katie Norton The Battalion The U.S. Agency for International Development announced its partnership with seven universities in the U.S. and around the globe — including Texas A&M — to help create new solutions to global development challenges. The partnership, called the Higher Education Solutions Network, was designed with the purpose of using science and technology to address global development challenges. Texas A&M and six other U.S. and foreign universities were selected as lead HESN partners in a five-year program following what has been called a “rigorous process.” About 500 institutions were under consideration and each of the seven lead universities will receive multimillion dollar funding. “This national award is a tremendous recognition of our unique talents and ability to collaborate toward meaningful solutions to today’s challenges,” said A&M System Chancellor John Sharp. Other institutions selected in this partnership include Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of California at Berkley, Michigan State University, Duke University, the College of William & Mary and Makerere University in Uganda. The areas of development the partnership will focus on include global health, food security and chronic conflict. The goal is for each of the seven universities to work with USAID experts and Washington staff to create a development lab that will be used to study and solve key problems in these areas. The main role of the development labs will be to establish technology and knowledge centers across all geographic regions to enhance global research and development. See USAID on page 2

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Colo., Wash. become first states to legalize recreational marijuana use Alyssa Wynans

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Special to The Battalion The presidential election was one of several notable issues on Colorado’s voting ballots. After Tuesday’s results, Denver, known as the Mile High City, was the capitol of one of two states to be the first to legalize marijuana. Amendment 64 on Colorado’s ballot passed with 54.82 percent voting “yes” and 45.81 percent voting “no,” according to the Colorado Secretary of State’s office. The amendment makes it legal for carefully regulated retail stores to sell up to one ounce of marijuana to persons 21 years old or older. While possession of the substance is legal, public use is prohibited. Adults will now be allowed to grow up to six marijuana plants in their homes. The primary threat to Colorado’s resolution is the drug’s continued illegality at the national level. Neither the U.S. Department of Justice nor the Drug Enforcement Administration, both of which consider marijuana an illegal drug, have released

a statement stating their reaction to the amendments in Colorado. “I like the idea that states can work as laboratories to test out potential national laws,” said Travis Schott, senior mechanical engineering major. “Whether it’s right or wrong, we can see what the effect is of legalizing marijuana.” The state of Washington also approved an amendment legalizing recreational marijuana use, while Oregon voted down a similar measure. Massachusetts voted for the legal use of medical marijuana while Arkansas rejected it. Mostafa Selim, senior university studies major and chief student leader of Aggie Cannabis Reform and Education Society, said he is excited about the amendment’s passing in Colorado and Washington. “This is a historic event, 40 years in the making.” he said. “That brings the total to 20 states with laws and positions in stark contrast with those of the federal government regarding marijuana. Over and over again the states have spoken, and it is time for the federal government to release marijuana from the grasp of prohibition.”

Selim said he hopes that recently appointed Supreme Court justices will vote in favor of the legalization of marijuana should the issue be sent to the U.S. Supreme Court. Four of the nine current justices are more than 70 years old, and though they are hired for life, could retire in the near future. A 2006 study in the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy found that the average retirement age for justices was 78.7. “I think the legalization of recreational marijuana is unhealthy and wrong,” said Rebecca Parma, senior economics major. “But I can see why Colorado did it for better regulation and revenue purposes.” According to The Associated Press, Colorado pledged to put the money accumulated from taxes on marijuana toward school construction. It was estimated between $5 million and $22 million will be raised each year. “Though I’m not for the legalization of marijuana, I see it as an opportunity for the U.S. to tax it and regulate it as a source of revenue,” said Logan Knowles, senior bioenvironmental science major.

velopment leaders.” The development lab that Texas A&M is creating will be known as the Center on Conflict and Development. The center’s main purpose will be to study the intersection between poverty, conflict and food insecurity to describe what has worked in the past and plans the future to improve conditions in fragile and conflict-affected countries. Edwin Price, director of the C&D Center, said this move has been long in the making. “It is a perfect expression of what we can do working across disciplines to address the problems of poverty, develop-

ment and conflict in service to our nation and partners around the world,” Price said. The U.S. Agency for International Development and the universities will provide funding for the endeavor. For every $10 of USAID funding, each of the universities will provide $6.60 toward the partnership. “It’s a significant honor to be among the select few universities invited to participate in this far-reaching USAID program that stands to help the United States provide assistance to millions of needy people around the world,” Loftin said.

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Turners shoot to compliment each other entering inaugural SEC season Michael Rodriguez The Battalion Walking into the Cox-McFerrin practice facility, everyone is hard at work, preparing for the upcoming season. Deep in the paint, senior forward Ray Turner is focused, with his eyes straight on the goal working on free throws while fellow comrade and senior guard Elston Turner has that certain spring to his step after receiving fresh tape on his ankles. While the Turners are not related, together on the basketball court they both share an undying love for the game and are always trying to stay a step ahead of the competition by spending time working on fundamentals and improving their skills. “Both players have played quality minutes,” head coach Billy Kennedy said. “We are relying on both Elston and Ray to be good leaders

for us.” Elston and Ray Turner have the experience that the young Aggie basketball team will be relying on throughout the season. While both Turners are ready to take on leadership roles, it’s the journey of how they got here that shows the character of the players. Ray, who hails from Houston, Texas, had a different approach to basketball. His journey began not too long ago when he began playing in ninth grade. Ray had a growth spurt and joined an AAU team. He joined his school’s team shortly after. “It was in the ninth grade when I hit my growth spurt,” Ray said. “Before then though I was under six feet tall, but then I entered the ninth grade and the height came in.” A common misconception about basketball is height equals skill. However, Ray encountered strug-

gles because he was so new to the game. “I was fresh to the game,” Ray said. “I was still developing my skill but I was and still am a high energy guy.” When times get tough, Ray goes unfazed because of his strong upbringing in family values and resiliency, which he attributes to experienced gained as a former boxer. Throughout high school, Ray was an avid follower of the Aggies because of the strong family feel around campus. “I was raised under strong family values and that’s why I chose to come here at A&M,” Ray said. While Ray has gone from raw talent to key contributor for the Aggies, Elston had basketball in his DNA from the beginning. “I was born with basketball,” Elston said. “My father, my mother and my sister all played basketball.”

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Senior guard Elston Turner (left) and senior forward RayTurner (right) look to bring A&M back to national relevence. Playing since he was able to walk Elston was learning the game from his family, always trying to be like his father, Elston Sr., who played in the NBA alongside Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen and is currently assistant coach and defensive coordinator for the Phoenix Suns. With influences like Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen side by side with his dad, it’s safe to say Elston had great mentors to help him develop his skill set. When Elston first began playing in middle school, his height led him to play the center or forward position. As he began to ascend up the levels of basketball, Elston has gone from a post player to being a gifted perimeter player.

“He’s done a really good job at being a leader and helping the young guys out on the perimeter,” Kennedy said. “He’s our best perimeter defender.” As the season kicks off Friday against Louisiana Tech, the youth of the team will be looking up to the leadership of their two primary seniors. Ray and Elston Turner have worked hard to get the season underway, especially when their final seasons are the grand entrance in the basketball rich SEC conference and their head coach shares their sentiment. “It’s a great time of year again,” Kennedy said. “We’re excited about Louisiana Tech coming in on Friday. That’ll be a good test for us early.”

1) Kentucky

2) Missouri

3) Florida

Football — the blue grass state’s preseason sport — will soon be at an end, a signal of good times to come for the conference’s basketball powerhouse. Despite their entire starting lineup entering the NBA draft, another top-ranked recruiting class constructed by head coach John Calipari has the defending national champs as, once again, the league’s most talented squad on the hardwood.

Although the Big 12 transfers haven’t had much success on the gridiron in its first season with the SEC, the Tigers are poised to challenge perennial league contenders Kentucky and Florida from the initial tipoff. With returning starter Phillip Pressey leading the charge, head coach Frank Haith and Mizzou should find their stride in their program’s new home.

Even with the loss of superstars Bradley Beal and Erving Walker to the NBA, the Gators were able to retain a stronghold of talent in Kenny Boynton, Erik Murphy and Patric Young. Two-time national title head coach Billy Donovan will have his hands full competing with another basketball power in newcomer Missouri, but expect Florida to find its way to a third consecutive Elite Eight appearances.

5) Tennessee

4) Arkansas Fortunately for head coach Mike Anderson, stud guard B.J. Young decided to suspend his NBA career for another year on the college basketball stage. With the sophomore at the helm and a returning Marshawn Powell, the Razorbacks have the potential to threaten the conference big shots in their quest for a seat at the postseason table for the first time since 2008.

Finishing last year just short of a tournament berth despite winning eight of their final nine regular season games, the Volunteers enter 2012 with a new focus under second-year head coach Cuonzo Martin. Backed by a top-notch frontcourt in Jarnell Stokes and Jeronne Maymon, Tennessee aims to make an early impact against the best of the league.

6) Alabama

7) Georgia

Although Crimson Tide football will continue to take precedence over any action on the hardwood, the consistent improvement made over the past three seasons with Anthony Grant has Alabama poised to turn some heads. Behind 6’8” freshman forward Devonta Pollard, the Tide may roll just as much on the hardcourt as they do on the gridiron.

Mark Fox has compiled a group of seasoned sophomores and juniors for this year’s run at the NCAA tournament, hoping his youthful team will outlast more experienced squads. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is easily one of the league’s top scorers and should find more of the net this season than last with his move to shooting guard.

9) Vanderbilt 8) Mississippi Using last season’s dramatic turnaround as a springboard, the Rebels look to make some more noise behind the antics of forwards Murphy Holloway and Reginald Buckner. Losing Terrance Henry will be tough down the stretch, but head coach Andy Kennedy has this squad pegged as one of the program’s best in recent memory.

With the loss of core players John Jenkins, Jeff Taylor and Festus Ezeli, the Commodores better years under Kevin Stallings may be in the rearview mirror. Boasting a youthful group that includes no seniors and only two juniors, Vanderbilt will be forced to endure a slide down the conference standings as it rebuilds from scratch.

12) South Carolina Following a couple of tough disagreements with the Kansas State athletic department, head coach Frank Martin decided to take his talents to the East Coast and South Carolina. Revamping a disparate Gamecocks program won’t happen overnight, but expect some vast improvement from recent years’ disappointments.

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10) LSU

11) Texas A&M

New head coach Johnny Jones, hired out of North Texas, already found his rhythm in the recruiting realm but will be handicapped in his first season with the loss of forward Justin Hamilton, the team’s leader in scoring and rebounding last year. With guards Andre Stringer and Anthony Hickey taking over the leading roles, this scrappy LSU squad should create problems during conference play.

In the Aggies’ final season in the Big 12, everything that could go wrong, did go wrong, making the loss of star forward Khris Middleton a bad omen for A&M as the program ambles into the Southeastern Conference. With expectations low after missing the NCAA Tournament for the first time in six seasons, don’t anticipate head coach Billy Kennedy’s first year in the SEC to be anywhere near as thrilling as Kevin Sumlin’s.

13) Mississipi State Ending last season in outright dissatisfaction, the Bulldogs resolved to clean house with the firing of long-time head coach Rick Stansbury. Taking over will be former Clemson assistant Rick Ray as he works to rebuild Mississippi State from the ground up. Unfortunately for Ray, however, this program is running low on talent, meaning MSU fans will be forced into the way of patience over the coming seasons.

14) Auburn Despite the return of key players Frankie Sullivan and Rob Chubb, the Tigers will be facing dire straits with the loss of Chris Denson due to academic reasons. Additionally, their team is comprised of many returners who have yet to improve the program beyond mediocrity, meaning a bleak 2012 season should be expected. A glimmer of hope resides with freshman Shaq Johnson, but expectations should remain low.

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Bone to pick Talented center aims to meet high expectations, morph into leader Chandler Smith The Battalion Only two seasons ago, a determined A&M women’s basketball team hoisted the national championship trophy, stunning the basketball world as the Aggies surged to defeat traditional juggernauts Baylor, Stanford and Notre Dame. As A&M enters a new league, few faces from the title team remain as the Aggies begin their search for leadership on an inexperienced, albeit talented, roster. Perhaps no one will be counted upon more for leadership and consistent playmaking than junior center Kelsey Bone. A high school basketball prodigy out of Sugarland, expectations were substantial as she entered the competitive realm of Division I basketball. A star at South Carolina her freshman season, Bone opted to transfer back to her home state to play for the Aggies and A&M head coach Gary Blair. “Coach Blair and company recruited me since the seventh grade,” Bone said. “Initially out of high school I thought I wanted to do something different, go see a different part of the country. While that was fun, it’s nothing like being home. It’s nothing like the state of Texas and nothing like Texas A&M. For me it was a no-brainer.” Due to NCAA transfer rules, Bone would sit out her sophomore season but gained valuable experience working with A&M’s national championship team, particularly through practicing against Aggie alltime great and All-American Danielle Adams. Her practice translated to the court her junior season. A key contributor to A&M’s 2011-12 Sweet

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Junior center Kelsey Bone led the 2011-12 Aggies in rebounding (6.9 per game) and contributed the second most points (11.9 ppg).

Road trip ◗ The No. 12 A&M women’s basketball team will debut its inaugural SEC season on the road against the No. 9 Louisville Cardinals. ◗ The Aggies open the season on the road for the ﬁrst time since playing SMU in 2007 and last opened against a ranked foe in 2009 against Duke. ◗ Five seniors left but the Aggies add six true freshmen from a historically high ranking recruiting class. Key veterans remaining include Kelsey Bone, sophomore Alexia Standish, senior Adrienne Pratcher and junior Karla Gilbert. Sixteen squad, she led the team in rebounds with 6.9 per game and was second in scoring, pitching in 11.9 points per contest. Even through her success, expectations for Bone far exceeded her performance. The second highest recruited player as a senior out of high school after Baylor’s Brittney Griner, she possesses the talent for elite performances. Blair said he’s waiting for Bone to transform into a complete player. Referencing the success of A&M’s

quarterback Johnny Manziel, Blair said he hopes Bone can replicate the signal caller’s knack for combining playmaking with leadership. “He has the ability to make the people around him better and that’s what separates Manziel from all the other quarterbacks that are out there now,” Blair said. “Can Kelsey Bone do this with her team? Not worrying so much about what Kelsey Bone’s stats are, but does she go in and live up to expectations?” Expectations are even greater

used to. I know that once the freshmen are acclimated, the basketball will take care of itself. I have to teach them the do’s and don’ts and what Coach Blair expects.” Blair said Bone went into the offseason with a reinvigorated resolve, to be both a leader and a player heading into a season filled with challenges and developing youth. “This is the hardest she’s ever worked to get into shape, to get the game and be a leader,” Blair said. “This is the first time in her life she’s ever been captain of a basketball team. Now it’s a new spotlight for her, and the kids are waiting for her to lead — not just score 20 points a game — but to lead.”

3) Texas A&M

1) Kentucky

2) Georgia

The 2012 SEC Conference Champions Kentucky Wildcats are predicted to win the conference once again according to the SEC Preseason Coaches’ Poll. They are ranked No. 6 in the nation and will seek to make a national championship run under sixth year head coach Matthew Mitchell.

The No. 10 Georgia Bulldogs are predicted to finish second according to the SEC Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Head coach Andy Landers will be starting his 34th season with the Bulldogs and with an upset in last season’s NCAA Tournament, will be sure to seek a vengeance in the upcoming season. The Bulldogs will be led by Anne Marie Armstrong and Jasmine Hassell both of whom were selected for the preseason SEC First Team. Georgia is looking to make a serious run with an upperclass heavy roster.

4) Vanderbilt

for Bone as she’s expected to fill the void left by five graduating seniors. Gone are Sydney Carter, Tyra White, Adaora Elonu, Skylar Collins and Kelsey Assarian — all integral pieces to A&M’s recent success on the hardwood. In are six freshmen, many of whom will be expected to contribute early and often to match the standard of one of women’s basketball’s power programs. Despite the significant losses, Bone said the expectations for team performance remain the same, a mindset she said she looks to instill as a leader. “We bring in six very talented freshmen but there’s a way you act here, there are expectations that come with being an Aggie women’s basketball player,” Bone said. “That’s something you have to get

No. 15 Texas A&M looks forward to opening their season Friday at Louisville. With the departure of longtime associate head coach Vic Schaefer and a tough SEC schedule ahead, the Aggies will be faced with a challenging season. Despite these facts, A&M has been picked third in the SEC Preseason Coaches’ Poll. This season the Aggies will host the first two rounds of the NCAA Championship at Reed Arena, and as they proved in the 20102011 season, they can be dangerous.

5) Tennessee

In the preseason SEC Coaches Poll, the Lady Commodores are predicted to finish fourth behind A&M. Under the direction of head coach Melanie Balcomb, Vanderbilt has gone to the NCAA Tournament in all 10 years in which Balcomb has been the head coach. The Lady Comodores has also reached the Sweet 16 in four out of the past ten years and hope that this year’s squad can follow in the winning tradition.

The No. 20 Tennessee Vols are predicted to finish fifth according to the SEC Preseason Coaches’ Poll despite departure of the all-time winningest coach in NCAA basketball history, Pat Summitt. Last year The Vols lost in the Elite Eight to 2012 National Champions, Baylor. With almost half of the team being new to Tennessee, they look forward to having another successful season.

6) South Carolina 7) LSU

When you hire a three-time olympic gold medalist for a head coaching job, the prominance of the program increases. Dawn Staley has her team ready to compete at a high level as the Gamecocks were voted to finish sixth with just three returning seniors.

The LSU Tigers are predicted to finish seventh in the conference according to the SEC Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Head Coach Nikki Caldwell will be starting her second season at LSU after being at previous powerhouse school Tennessee. The Tigers hope to at least return to the second round of the NCAA Tournament like last season.

8) Florida

9) Arkansas

10) Auburn

Entering her sixth season as head coach, Amanda Butler has led the Gators to 98 wins during her tenure. Senior forward Jennifer George was voted into the preseason SEC First Team after finishing the 2011-2012 campaign with 15 doubledoubles. The Lady Gators have been voted to finish eith in the SEC.

Led by senior forward and SEC Preseason First Team selection Sarah Watkins, the Razorbacks are looking to stay competitive with a deep interior game and with young perimeter players to compliment the team. After finishing fourth last year, the Razorbacks will have to rely on their experience and the leadership of head coach Tom Collen.

Finishing 5-11 in conference play last year, the Auburn Tigers are predicted to finish tenth according to the SEC Preseason Coaches’ Poll. By gaining new head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy, The Tigers hope to find a spark that can ignite the excitement that this program has been chasing. With a relatively young roster, the Tigers know there will be growing pains along the way, but see that a competitive future is ahead.

T-12) Alabama The Crimson Tide is not expected to run through the SEC like the football team has been. Alabama was selected to finish tied for 12th with Missouri because the Tide has a roster that is primarily sophomore heavy. With head coach Wendall Hudson entering his sixth season, he decided to shake things up a bit and hired new coaches to help bring a fresh philosophy into the program. Expect theTide to finish at the bottom of the SEC just ahead of Ole Miss.

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11) Mississipi State As a team undergoing a youthful transition, the Mississippi State Bulldogs are going to be competitive but their win totals will not reflect the progress this season. Head coach Vic Schaefer is bringing in good talent but as the saying goes, all good things must wait. The Bulldogs will go through their ups and downs this season but will present themselves as a spoiler team in the stretch run of the season.

T-12) Missouri

14) Mississippi

The Tigers join the Aggies in debuting in a new league. Missouri returns sophomore Kyley Simmons, sophomore Morgan Eye and senior Liene Priede. Eye is the leading scorer from the bunch and will be counted upon to replace the productivity of graduates Christine Flores and BreAnna Brock. The Tigers look to improve upon a 13-18 2011-2012 record.

The Rebels three starters and eight letterwinners in head coach Brett Frank’s first season at the helm for Ole Miss. Junior transfer Diara Moore, redshirt freshman Gracie Frizzell and freshman Destini Price give added depth to a team that finished 12-18 overall and 2-14 in conference in 2011-2012. Ole Miss can only go up and is projected to finish dead last in a competitive SEC.

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chapel wing,” said Tura King, assistant director of marketing and communications at A&M. “Also during the renovation, the original tiled fireplaces from 1914 were discovered.” Before the Memorial Student Center was built, the YMCA building was the center of student life. “Even though [students] were very busy with their studies, military training and drills, they still needed a little time to let off some steam and make relationships work and to relax just a little bit time to time,” said University President R. Bowen Loftin. “That’s the context that led to the creation of this building. There was a need for some place focused on the students in a non-academic kind of way. This was the beginning of the creation of the true campus culture of Texas A&M.” When one of the cornerstones was removed during

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Texas A&M amateur radio club W5AC receives radio signals to coordinate chess moves in 1973.

Club re-creates historical chess match The Battalion The world is at the fingertips of students, only one click of the mouse or press of the button away. But for the students of Texas A&M University in 1973, the world wasn’t so close. On March 23, 1973, the chess clubs of Texas A&M and the University of Texas competed with the assistance of their campus amateur radio club. On Nov. 11, this event will be recreated with a chess match between teams from Texas

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A&M and the University of Tennessee with the assistance of W5AC — A&M’s amateur radio club — and AA4UT, the University of Tennessee’s club. Paul Schattenberg, senior aerospace engineering major and president of W5AC, explained the significance of the event. “The reason we did it in 1973 was there was no internet, and people didn’t have unlimited long-distance on their phones,” Schattenberg said. “It was a technological method of having a chess

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House available now. 3bd/2ba on 3acres in town, large fenced yard, pets okay, 901 Krenek Tap, 979-693-1448, $1000/mo. Just available! Close to campus, College Main and Eastgate areas. 2bd/1ba., some w/dishwasher, 1-fenced, some bills paid. $325-$450/mo. 979-219-3217. Northgate. Brand new 1bd/1ba. Also available 2bd/ba, 3bd/2ba. Washer/dryer. Walk to campus. aggievillas.net. Call 979-255-5648. Short or long-term lease available on 3-year old centrally located 4bd/4ba with granite countertops, tile flooring, pet-friendly yard. $1695/mo, 979-764-5777.

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is no reason to overlook the Heisman-hopeful quarterback in A.J. McCarron. “Their quarterback is up for the Heisman,” Moore said. “Their running back core is always talked about. A true freshman running back is doing great things. Yes, they talk more about the defense, but it’s a defensive league.” Many students are comparing this game to the 2010 game when A&M upset No. 9 Nebraska at Kyle Field. Yell practice was held Thursday in order to get fans and players excited about Saturday’s matchup, and Sumlin was the guest speaker as the team headed out to Tuscaloosa to face the Crimson Tide in a Top 15 matchup. The nationally hyped matchup will begin at 2:30 p.m. and will be televised nationally by CBS.

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renovations, workers discovered a time capsule from the Class of 1914. The capsule contained a copy of The Battalion detailing the groundbreaking of the YMCA, a University catalogue from 1911-1912, a 1912 student handbook, documents that list YMCA officers and YMCA bylaws and a class roster of the Class of 1914 — all of which can be viewed at Cushing Library. Frederick Gieseke, founder of Texas A&M’s architecture program is credited with the original design of the building. The building houses the offices of the dean of faculties and associate provost, International Faculty and Scholar Services, Faculty Senate and the Department of Philosophy. “Lots of history goes with this building,” said Cynthia Gay, director of external relations at A&M. “It is wonderful that a building this historic is still prominent on campus. The events that have taken place in this building are significant to Texas A&M’s history.”

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HELP WANTED Audio Visual Technician, Part-time, Swank Audio Visuals, an industry leader providing audio visual services to national hotels, is seeking part-time audio visual technicians for the College Station market. Your background in live sound, church audio visuals, projection, and or lighting could qualify you for these exciting opportunities. We offer part-time opportunities that can be worked around your schedule and our part-time program can lead to full-time opportunities after completion of school. Be part of a growing organization that provides audio visual services to clients holding meetings and gala events in national hotels. If you love “action” and being part of a “team” then we may have the job for you. Please fax your resume to Nelson White at 636-680-2393 for consideration. Interviews will be held locally in the College Station area immediately! Do not delay please get your info faxed today! AutoCAD Draftsman/Intern Architect: Architectural firm is looking for a highly skilled, detail oriented, motivated, and experienced individual. Some job duties include: Production of quality construction documents, keep jobs status current and on time, day to day AutoCAD drafting. Please send resume to rbarron@raidesigns.com or fax to 979-846-3365. For more information call 979-846-3366. Cleaning commercial buildings at night, M-F. Call 979-823-5031 for appointment.

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Damned Play explores an alternative hell Wilson Macha Special to The Battalion The hellish habits of others become the tools of torture when three people are doomed to be roommates in hell. Jean-Paul Sartreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No Exit is an existentialistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s window into human relationships and perceptions of hell, requiring the audience to think about themselves in relation to others. The Texas A&M Department of Performance Studiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Theater Program have been performing Sartreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No Exit in a two-week, eight show run with the last performances Friday and Saturday. With a cast of only four characters, No Exit gives the audience a chance to become attached to each character on an individual level. Characters include the manipulative Inez, the remorseless Estelle, the cowardly Vincent and a quirky bellboy, all of whom interact with each other to create an entertaining play. The play centers around three people being sent to hell. Upon arrival they are surprised to find out that instead of fire and brimstone, hell is simply a room in which the three damned to be tortured by petty annoyances brought on by those around them for eternity. The three souls will not immediately admit the reason for their hellish fate, thus compelling the audience to predict the sins on their own. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The audience can take away from this shows an experience where you have to question yourself,â&#x20AC;? said junior theatre arts major Liz Livingston, who plays Estelle. In the play, it is not only the actors who are performing, but also the set. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are some very interesting design aspects with the show, so many elements of the costumes and the lights and the set are, in a sense, performing with the actors,â&#x20AC;? Livingston said. Autum Casey, director of No Exit, said this play is easily relatable to all audience members. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Each character has moments that we can all re-

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Students perform a scene from Jean-Paul Sartreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s existential play No Exit. late to,â&#x20AC;? Casey said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even though they are really awful people they do things that are very human, and relate to each other in very human ways.â&#x20AC;? Justin Fullerton, senior international studies major who plays the bellboy, said the first six shows have gone smoothly with responsive audiences and laughter all around, making the cast eager to perform again. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that the play is strong and what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve put together is really good,â&#x20AC;? Fullerton said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a great week and I look forward to another.â&#x20AC;?

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Spoken word to be performed at Texas Grand Slam Festival Gabi Nintunze Special to The Battalion

CONGRATULATIONS! Join the celebration as 1,680 shiny new Aggie Rings are delivered today at the Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center.

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Poetry on paper is static. Slam poetry is animated, loud, a form of its own. Friday and Saturday, the Texas Grand Slam Poetry Festival is coming to Bryan. Thirty-nine poets will be descending on Bryan/College Station from Illinois, Tennessee, Utah, Louisiana, North Carolina and all over Texas for the two-night event. They compete for the title of Texas Grand Slam Poetry Champion, sponsored by Mic Check. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Texas was in a unique situation where it had more slam poetry scenes than any other state, but no national level slam poetry festival to call its own,â&#x20AC;? said Amir Safi, co-founder of Mic Check. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We thought, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Why not start our own festival?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Mic Check began seven years ago as a regular open mic competition. In August 2010, it became registered as a nonprofit. The organization hosts weekly free poetry readings at Revolution Bar and CafĂŠ in downtown Bryan as well as free writing workshops every Wednesday evening at 9 p.m. Mic Check does much in the way of community outreach, including poetry workshops for high-school students in Bryan and Houston and works with various community service organizations in the Brazos Valley. The Texas Grand Slam started with a successful application for the Pepsi Refresh Project Grant. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The community really came together to support us. We won the grant,â&#x20AC;? Safi said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With the help of Pepsi and the Brazos Valley

Event details The Texas Grand Slam will take place at several different locations across downtown Bryan on Nov. 9 through Nov. 10. Two-day passes can be purchased online for $10 at miccheckpoetry.com. Arts Council, we were able to create Texas Grand Slam Poetry Festival.â&#x20AC;? Sarah Classen, a senior biology major, said slam poetry digs deep into the heart of the poet while simultaneously provoking emotion from the audience. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I heard a poet say that poems are like opening a wound and sharing it with others,â&#x20AC;? Classen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Grand Slam is an awesome way to show what spoken word is and how one poem can affect people differently.â&#x20AC;? Classen said the Texas Grand Slam encourages community involvement and showcases the art scene of Downtown Bryan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aside from the poetry, the festival is a great way to bring the community together,â&#x20AC;? Classen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Downtown Bryan has a lot to offer, culture and art-wise,â&#x20AC;? Bill Moran, president of Mic Check, said slam poetry is meant to bring people together from all different walks of life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The idea behind slam poetry in general is that people can have fun and come together to hear down-to-earth writing,â&#x20AC;? Moran said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Audience members can expect to walk away with new friends and at least a few lines of poetry resonating in their bones.â&#x20AC;?

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