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A&M slugs No. 9 Louisville on ring day Aggies romp Cardinals 76-58 after raising championship banner Austin Meek

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The Battalion Senior guard Sydney Carter led the No. 6 Aggies to a 76-58 victory against No. 9 Louisville on Tuesday, capping pregame national champi-

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onship ring and banner festivities.

The 2010-11 squad helped raise the NCAA Championship banner to the Reed Arena rafters before the Top-10 showdown. Players unfurled the banner in front of 6,943 fans, the largest regular season non-conference crowd in program history.

“This is what it’s about,” A&M head women’s basketball coach Gary Blair said. “This is exciting basketball, men and women. We’re going to

rock the house.”

The Aggies carried the pregame momentum into the start of the first half when they raced out to an 8-0 lead, not allowing the Cardinals to score until nearly four minutes of play had expired. The Aggies forced turnovers on Louisville’s first four possessions, including a charge and a steal by junior guard Adrienne Pratcher.

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Hope after tragedy

Nelson Ingram steps in when suspect flees in his direction Trevor Stevens The Battalion When junior yell leader Nelson Ingram heard “Stop! Police!” as he walked to his car after Ross Volunteer practice Monday, he didn’t watch the spectacle unfold.

Several University Police officers were in pursuit of a suspect evading arrest after receiving word of an assault at the Commons.

“I turn around and see that this kid has run onto the band field and he’s followed by a bike cop,” Ingram said.

“And the bike cop is yelling, ‘Stop! Police! Stop! Police!’

Then the bike cop jumped Ingram off his bike and started chasing him to Lot 40.”

Ingram said he heard someone say ‘’get him,’’ dropped his bag and started to run toward the suspect.

“I ran through the bushes by Lot 40 …

I was running through the cars and I got within about five feet of him and he said, ‘I’ll quit,’ and lied down on the ground,” Ingram said.

Once the suspect was on the ground, Ingram stood over him and waited for police officers to make the arrest.

“He wasn’t very big and I think he heard my footsteps and didn’t want to keep going,” Ingram said.

Taylor Lloyd, freshman general studies major, witnessed the entire incident.

“After Nelson finished giving his statement to the police he walked away as if it was just another night in College Station,” Lloyd said.

Ingram said it was a crazy situation but he did what any other Aggie would have done.

“He just happened to be running in my direction,” Ingram said.

According to the incident’s affidavit for probable cause, filed by the University Police Department, peace officer Joseph Rios was dispatched to the Commons loading dock regarding an assault.

Rios said the suspect, 17-year-old Bryan resident Matrix Oliver assaulted his ex-girlSee Yell leader on page 2

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Following the death of her younger sister, Shelbi Carpenter seeks to make a difference in the lives of others.

Student balances life with grief following loss Emily Villani The Battalion Sitting on the bathroom floor of an East Texas gas station, Shelbi Carpenter tried to pull herself together. Just 15 miles from her home in Quitman, she broke into a cold sweat and had to stop to regain her composure.

“I sat on the floor because I kind of felt sick to my stomach and I was nervous about what I was going to face at my house,” Carpenter said.

A few hours prior, Carpenter glanced at

her phone in her dorm to find several missed calls and messages. One text message from her mother read, “Call me NOW.” “Shelbi, there’s been an accident,” Carpenter’s mother said over the phone. “I’m on my way to the scene, but they don’t think Skylar made it and I need you to come home.”

On Feb. 17, Carpenter’s 15-year old sister Skylar was killed in a car accident. She was sitting in the backseat of a suburban on the way to a Future Farmers of America convention in San Antonio when the driver lost control of

the vehicle and overcorrected, rolling it multiple times. The other passengers survived the accident, but Skylar was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.

After hanging up the phone, Carpenter threw some personal items in a bag and left for Quitman with boyfriend, junior media studies major Joe Terrell.

“That drive home was the worst three and a half hours I’ve experienced,” Terrell said.

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First ladies bring legacy to A&M Joanna Raines The Battalion Former first ladies Barbara and Laura Bush were on-campus Tuesday, offering personal perspectives to the saying, “behind every good man is a great woman.”

The two participated in the George Bush Library’s panel and discussion, America’s First Ladies: An Enduring Legacy.

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“I was not so cognizant of making history,” Laura Bush said of her time in the White House with husband George W. Bush. “You’re just living there.”

Andrew Card, acting dean of the Bush School who served in both Bush administrations, said the Bush first ladies were the presidents’ greatest support during their presidencies.

“Being president is an extremely

lonely job … I can honestly say that the two presidents I served were never completely alone, because they had first ladies who took their oath very seriously,” said Andrew Card, acting dean of the Bush School of Government and Public Service.

The event included three panels. The first two offered insight into the lives of

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Former first ladies Barbara (left) and Laura Bush speak in See First ladies on page 2 a forum Tuesday at the George Bush Library complex.

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friend, Alexus Mason, as she was on break. Matrix cornered her and, after a dispute, punched Mason twice before leaving the scene, according to the report, inflicting a small laceration under her left eye.

In the report, peace officer John Kay said he recognized the suspect outside the Com-

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presidents’ wives through women who have worked closely with first families in the past. The third featured the first ladies themselves, who gave the audience an intimate look at their experience in the White House.

“Their mission is to be an asset to their husbands’ administration,” said Susan Sher, former chief of staff to first lady Michelle Obama.

Being an asset to the president’s administration, she continued, means supporting the president while advocating for the needs of the country.

Laura Bush said meeting the needs of George W. Bush during the 9/11 crisis meant maintaining normalcy in life.

Alongside the president, she kept lifelong friends close

mons because he had dealt with him before. Kay made contact with the suspect and when he asked him for identification the suspect “bolted.”

After University Police officers arrived at the scene — where the suspect lay on the ground as Ingram stood over him — the suspect was arrested and transported to Brazos County Sherriff’s Office and booked for assault by contact, dating violence and

evading arrest.

“In the midst of so many tragedies around the country stemming from people in a position of leadership failing to act responsibly, I thought this was a great story of a representative of Texas A&M fulfilling his role and doing the right thing even when he expected to receive no recognition,” Lloyd said.

to the Bush family, spent time with her daughters, and maintained the rituals of life that are important during times of trial.

Also important, she said, was to ignore the criticisms that come from the media.

Prominent figures in society are often stereotyped and displayed in a negative light. The first ladies discussed their response to opposition.

“It doesn’t faze you,” Barbara Bush said. “You know at home people know you are doing your best.”

First ladies are known for advocating for the country’s needs. Laura Bush kept in mind the perspective of Claudia Alta “Ladybird” Johnson, who used the podium given to her as first lady. Barbara took a similar approach, said one White House acquaintance.

“Barbara Bush said, ‘I want to do something to help ev-

eryday. What am I going to do tomorrow?’” said Julie Cooke, former projects director for the first lady during George H. W. Bush’s tenure.

The first ladies spoke about the difficulties and privileges that accompany life as the president’s wife, but also about the more common aspects of day-to-day living. They plan Christmas pictures, raise children and have awkward moments. The great difference is first ladies do it all while being watched by the nation.

As for life after the White House, Laura and Barbara said they enjoy the return to normalcy, while still benefiting from the perks of being a celebrity.

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Early entrepreneurs Aggies start up innovative businesses Emily Davis The Battalion For many students, a full class load is more than enough to keep busy during a semester. But some students have taken a risk — one that many students will never shoulder — and started a business.

Jenna Harbert, senior visualization sciences major, and Ramsey Simmons, senior agricultural communication and journalism major, put their skills together to create Atomic Apparel, a screenprinting company. They run the company out of their apartment in Bryan and are the only two employees.

“It’s hard being in college and running a business, but it’s fun,” Harbert said.

“Starting a business is a good experience.”

Harbert and Simmons said their business is different from other screen-printing operations because it is smaller, and they create designs free-of-charge for customers. They also print on more than T-shirts, and don’t require a minimum or maximum order.

“We’re trying to get the word out there that our company is more personalized,” Harbert said.

To other students who are considering starting a company, Harbert and Simmons said to go for it, but prepare before jumping in.

“Know what you’re getting into before you do it,” Simmons said. “Do research.”

Xiaotao Jiang, agribusiness graduate student, Jen-kuan Ting, economics graduate student, and Tao-Hsiang Lee, former electrical engineering graduate student, wanted to find a way to help an elderly lady shop for groceries. They created Running Boy, an online grocery delivery service.

“We attended the Big Event last year and met an old lady who couldn’t go to the grocery store,” Jiang said. “My marketing professor told me about online groceries. It’s a new idea.”

Jiang, Ting and Lee are the only employees of Running Boy. When they first came up with the idea, the three posted flyers around campus, trying to get other students to work with them, but to no avail.

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“Very few Aggies start a business while in school,” Jiang said. “It’s very hard.”

Running Boy purchases grocery items from local grocery stores and then sells them from their website and delivers them to the customers’ doors.

“We are very local and very customized,” Ting said.

Jiang and Ting said that customizing for the customer is important, but also difficult.

“The hardest thing is to know your customers,” Jiang said.

Shanil Wazirali, senior human resources major, needed a way to make money for his a cappella group, Swaram A Cappella. He got the idea to sell Aggie-themed wristbands, which became “Hump It” bracelets.

“I felt like we needed to create something new and catchy to fund our album we wanted to make,” Wazirali said. “I was inspired by the breast cancer awareness bands.”

Wazirali said he came up with the phrase “Hump it, Keep the Spirit Alive” and created a design in Photoshop for the

wristbands. He and his group ordered 150 wristbands, which sold out quickly.

Wazirali ordered 2,000 more wristbands and sold them before the Baylor game.

“It’s been very successful,” Wazirali said. “The crazy thing is, we didn’t have to market the product. It marketed itself.

That was the beauty of it.”

Wazirali said his success is due inpart to his ability to be creative, and that creativity is essential for any successful business venture.

“Think outside the box,” Wazirali said. “Think big, and don’t be too realistic. The people who think non-realistically are the ones who end up bringing something creative to the table.”

Kathryn Hazard, a marketing graduate student, is one of seven students in The Whoop Group, which advertises for Chevrolet in a Marketing 660 project.

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The Whoop Group organized a promotional event before and after Midnight Yell for the Baylor game, and a Chevrolet test drive event three days later.

“Our team feels a sense of accomplishment in planning and executing two successful campus-wide events,” Hazard said. “It empowers us to go into the workforce and know that this experience has helped prepare us for the real world.”

Hazard said entrepreneurship classes are a good way for students to get an idea of how to start a business.

“These classes let people know how to get started,” Hazard said. “College is the time to explore your options.”

Many Aggies have taken businesses that started small and have led them to grow into large, successful businesses. The Aggie 100 — a list complied by the Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship in the Mays Business School — honors the 100 fastest-growing, Aggie-owned businesses.

This year, the No. 1 Aggie business is Tranzon Auction Resolutions, owned

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Crane said many business owners on the list didn’t graduate with a degree that pertains to their business.

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“And yet, even through all the tears, Shelbi kept on saying, ‘God has a plan for this.’ It wasn’t even a question in her mind.�

Carpenter was shocked by the number of people waiting at her house when she and Terrell arrived. The entire town, it seemed, had already heard the news. “When I pulled into the driveway, our entire yard was packed full of people; there were cars everywhere,� Carpenter said. “I wasn’t ready for that.�

Throughout the evening, Carpenter walked around the house, hugging and consoling family members and friends. It wasn’t until after midnight, when the last guest left, that she released the tears she had been fighting for hours. “After everybody left, I just went in Skylar’s closet and started crying,â€? Carpenter said. “I was ‌ looking at her clothes and being reminded of different memories.â€?

Carpenter planned her little sister’s funeral during the following week. On Saturday, before the Sunday funeral, she saw Skylar’s body for the first time during a family-only viewing. “That’s an image I’ll never be able to get out of my head,� Carpenter said.

She was the first of her family to see the body at the funeral home. Despite the staff’s best efforts to accompany her, Carpenter walked into the viewing room alone.

Tears formed in her eyes as soon as she stepped inside and saw Skylar’s body displayed in the coffin. She stayed with her sister for 20 minutes; pacing, praying, holding her hand. “That was the day that it hit me,� Carpenter said. “It was very real.�

Carpenter returned to school about a week later. She said it’s easier to be at A&M than at home in Quitman, because Skylar was never here. “When I got back three days after the funeral, I walked around campus in more of a daze,� Carpenter said. “I just watched people walking that day, and I realized that I’m not the only one. There’s a collective group of us that just doesn’t talk about it.�

Carpenter often prays as she walks to class that God will hold back her tears until she makes it back to her duplex. “That’s probably the most common thing I say to God on a daily basis,� Carpenter said. “I’m just like, ‘Let me get home.’�

Carpenter said she has struggled expressing her grief in public as she continues day-today life. “There is no ‘general reaction’ to grief,� said Jennifer Burton, counselor at Central Baptist Church in College Station. “Each person grieves differently and for different amounts of time.�

Burton said Carpenter is not alone in her tendency to conceal her emotions. “I think many people are taught that to show tears or weakness of any kind is a bad idea,� Burton said. “I most certainly disagree

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Shelbi Carpenter keeps the memory of her sister Skylar alive. with that, but also understand that it is wise to guard our hearts around others.�

Beneath Carpenter’s calm façade, the pain persists. She doesn’t want to be perceived as grief-laden, and withheld her story from acquaintances for fear of being treated differently. “People don’t know about Skylar because I’m always smiling and acting like ‘normal,’â€?

Carpenter said. “I do feel like an emotional wreck on the inside.�

Carpenter said she has never felt as close to God in her life as she does now. A number of friends also noticed this change in the wake of the accident. “I think her faith grew even stronger through all of this,� said Kaitlyn Brown, sophomore community health major. “She was never angry at God for taking Skylar home, but she praised him for the life that Skylar lived and thanked him for the time that they got to spend as sisters.�

After returning to College Station, Carpenter began volunteering with Breakaway Ministries and regularly assists in Central Baptist Church’s special needs ministry on Sunday mornings. “She is a living testament of what happens when you rely on God to pull you through a tragedy,� Terrell said. “Shelbi taught me that no matter how dark your life situation may be, God will light it up if you allow him to.�

As fall transitions to winter, many students look forward to spending time with their families over the Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks. However, Carpenter said she approaches the holiday season with a sense of apprehension. “Holidays are centered around family,� Carpenter said. “With Skylar being my only sibling and not being here anymore I know that I will feel overwhelmingly empty.�

Although each day is a struggle, Carpenter has found fulfillment reaching others with similar experiences with the perspective of her sister’s memory. “I know I wouldn’t be here if I hadn’t relied on God,� Carpenter said. “I have a testimony that a lot of people can relate to, and also one that gives encouragement to other people, and I plan on using it.�

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“I would have to accredit that to our conditioning,” Carter said. “Our coaches do a really good job of making sure that we’re always going to outrun the other team and they really take pride in that.

Carter recorded a career high eight steals, the most by an Aggie since 2004.

Texas A&M entered the locker room at halftime with a 33-25 lead after holding the Cards to 29 percent shooting. Carter’s 8 points were tops for the Aggies, while Louisville’s Cierra Warren led all scorers at the half with 10 points after making 3-4 shots and draining all four of her free throws.

The Aggies retained their lead throughout the second half, eventually extending their lead to 20. Freshman Alexia Standish’s threepointer gave A&M the 58-38 advantage at the ten-minute mark. That lead would extend to 25 when junior forward Kelsey Bone’s post move and lay-up pushed the score to 76-51 with 2:38 left in the game.

Bone and senior guard Tyra White combined for 11 of the team’s 28 offensive rebounds, and Bone nearly notched a doubledouble with 15 points and nine boards. She said a motivational conversation with Coach Blair after her one-rebound performance against Oklahoma City helped elevate her game.

“This is the biggest team that’s ever been at A&M, so there are no nights when we should be out rebounded,” Bone said. “That’s something I take personal because it’s just about going to get the ball.”

Louisville freshman Bria Smith was sensa-

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Junior Adaora Elonu defends a shot in Tuesday’s game against Louisville. tional for the Cardinals, pouring in twenty points, seven rebounds and four steals, but her heroics couldn’t make the difference for a team depleted by injuries.

“They had three starters out,” Blair said.

“Instead of a 20 point ball game, I think it would’ve been right down to the wire.”

With Tuesday’s victory, Blair is two wins away from reaching 600 career wins.

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