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Texas A&M freshman wide receiver Thomas Johnson was found safe in Dallas at 2:40 a.m. Thursday.

“We are pleased and relieved to find T.J.,” said head football coach Kevin Sumlin in a press release. “Our foremost concern is for the health and well being of T.J. I would like to thank everyone for their thoughts, prayers and efforts in locating him.”

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Day in the life of Aggie bandsmen exemplifies dedication, near perfection Jon Cooley Special to the The Battalion

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he night was still spread across the sky.

Not a hint of sunshine had yet to grace the Corps dorms. The Texas A&M Corps of Cadets are known for having early mornings and late nights. The same goes for the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band.

At 5:10 a.m., the strained voices of juniors and sophomores resonated through the Quad, commanding the freshmen to rise and make-ready for the day.

Within minutes, freshmen are required to have their beds made and room ready for inspection, be in full uniform by the time they exit their room and finally stand at attention in the hall with the rest of their freshman class.

The whole hallway writhed with movement. Upperclassmen paced back and forth, seeking out mistakes made by the freshmen. On the opposing wall, freshmen move quickly if not erratically trying to find a spot along the wall to stand at attention, anything to keep them from the gaze of an upperclassman. The nonstop sounds of boots and

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Members of the bugle rank lead the Aggie Band during half time shows. Besides the twelve cadets in the bugle rank, there are three drum-majors in charge of the band — a head drum major and two side drum majors are in charge the infantry and artillery bands. shoes squeaking across the floor added to the chaotic symphony of the voices that filled the dorm.

The freshmen constantly squirmed along the back wall trying to make sure everyone had a spot. When the lineup was finished and all the “fish” were in the hall, they greeted the upperclassmen from highest to lowest rank.

Each room was randomly inspected by upperclassmen. At the start of the semester, every member of the fish class was issued a book called “The Standard.”

Everything a cadet needs to know about life on the Quad — from how to speak to upperclassmen and how a freshman’s room should be kept included.

See Band on page 3

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enior forward Ray Turner stretches for the rebound in A&M’s 81-59 victory over Prairie View A&M. Turner would contribute 17 points and clinch a teamleading nine rebounds.

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Days of glory Mark Doré: Enjoy what you see while it lasts

The talk about A&M as a sleeping giant of a football dynasty, or a program set to flirt with a National Championship next season or the one after that, is encouraging and probably accurate.

But we don’t know. We do know that right now, Manziel is pulling lighters out of his shoulder pads, crumpling up defensive playbooks and lighting them on fire while fumbling to himself, rescuing kittens and finding Ryan Swope or Mike Evans at will.

So don’t do the thing you’re think-

ing about. You’re thinking of showing up late and leaving early Saturday against Sam Houston State or skipping out on the Missouri game because it comes after Thanksgiving. How many athletes of Johnny Manziel’s caliber have you seen in the maroon and white? Counting Manziel, my list is one. How many do you expect to see? In the next decade, my count is still one. Don’t miss the chance to watch this team because See Football on page 7

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Victory Read the recap of A&M’s win Thursday night at Reed Arena on The Battalion’s online sports page.

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The Battalion The No. 16 Texas A&M women’s basketball team faces its toughest challenge to date as No. 2 Connecticut visits College Station on Sunday at the tail end of a schedule stretch featuring three Top 10 teams.

The Aggies (0-2) fell to its initial two challenges by

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Freshman guard Courtney Walker drives to the hoop in A&M’s 63-58 loss to No. 9 Penn State. a combined seven points.

Louisville and Penn State would do just enough down the stretch — all while taking

advantage of A&M’s youth — to edge A&M in those See UConn on page 6

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Downtown Bryan celebrates fusion of art and music Alyssa Wynans The Battalion Student artists and musicians are coming together through a student organization called “ARTISTS� to raise awareness and support for Twin City Mission through a benefit concert and art show called Fusion on Friday.

ARTISTS is a diverse community of creative students who seek to worship God through creativity.

Members of ARTISTS participate in Fusion as a creative way to serve the Bryan-College Station community dur-

ing their time at Texas A&M. Founded in 1963, Twin City Mission provides a housing service for the homeless, a domestic abuse service and four-resale shops in the Bryan-College Station area.

According to the nonprofit’s website, “Twin City Mission operates on the premise of not seeing through each other but rather seeing each other through.�

In the fall of 2010, a group of friends came together with the dream of gathering their fellow students to enjoy music, art and coffee while supporting a local ministry.

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dream with biennial shows.

This year the concert is being held at Uncorked in Downtown Bryan. Donations will be accepted during the concert and the artwork will be priced for sale.

There will be twelve student musicians performing between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m.

They are all described as folk singer-songwriters. They include local downtown favorites Will Boesl, Daniel Gonzales and emerging duo Fox & Fair. Artwork for sale will feature paintings and drawings of various media, along with photography prints of all sizes and more.

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news for you nation&world Israel moves troops toward Gaza Palestinian militants barraged Israel with more than 200 rockets on Thursday, killing three people as Israel pressed a punishing campaign of airstrikes on militant targets across the Gaza Strip. Three rockets targeted the densely populated Tel Aviv area, setting off air raid sirens in brazen attacks that threatened to trigger an Israeli ground invasion of Gaza. In all, 15 Palestinians have been killed and nearly 200 wounded in fighting on Wednesday and Thursday. The Israeli military said three soldiers were wounded in a rocket attack. The military said its air campaign has hit 230 targets across Gaza, and its “Iron Dome” rocket defense system has intercepted some 90 incoming rockets.

In Washington, the U.S. lined up behind Israel. “We support Israel’s right to defend itself and we encourage Israel to continue to take every effort to avoid civilian casualties,” State Department spokesman Mark Toner said.

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The Aggie Band horn section belts out the Aggie War Hymn after a touchdown during the game against Louisaina State University. The band performs at every home football game and a select number of away games.

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Iran is on the threshold of being able to create weapons-grade uranium at a plant it has heavily fortified against Israeli attack, diplomats told the Associated Press on Thursday, calling into question an Israeli claim that Iran had slowed its nuclear time table. One of three diplomats who discussed the issue said Iran was now technically ready within days to ramp up its production of 20 percent enriched uranium at its Fordo facility by nearly 700 centrifuges. That would double present output and cut in half the time it would take to acquire enough of the substance needed to make a nuclear weapon, reducing it to just over three months.

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“The Standard” is used to help guide the cadets and develop them into leaders. Every infraction of “The Standard” results in pushups, sit-ups and flutter kicks while the upperclassmen inspect the rooms.

“The main [lesson] that I’ve taken away from the Aggie Band is just to be more disciplined and be more responsible,” said Carter Ray, junior Aggie Bandsman and Ross Volunteer.

John Paul Barton, senior philosophy major, is the Combined Band Commander. He and his subordinates are responsible for making sure the Aggie Band is in running order, no matter the issue.

“If there is a problem, it’s our jobs to make sure it gets fixed,” Barton said. “We might not be the ones going in there and doing it ourselves but we’re making sure that it happens.”

After the exercises, upperclassmen commanded the fish to get back on the wall.

Just before being told to take the exercises outside, the fish faced the door and began the freshman wildcat, continuing it outside until ordered to stop.

After the outside exercises, each outfit marched to the beat of a drum toward Duncan Dining Center for breakfast.

Fish were fed and corralled back to the dorms for more training — either physical or mental. Freshmen were also required to recite “Campusologies,” which are various facts about Texas A&M, the Corps and the Aggie Band.

For the average cadet this moment is when the morning ends and classes begin. The Aggie Band, on the other hand, met on Joe T. Haney Drill Field. Largely known as the practice field, the site is also a memorial to former band members, some of whose ashes are spread on the field.

It is hallowed ground to the band. Only they are expected to set foot there.

The band was separated into three groups for basic music practice. The bass and drum sections practiced together on one side, the treble section on the other and the buglers practiced marching in the center. Within minutes, the songs of Aggieland filled the air.

The band was directed through practice

by Timothy Rhea, director of bands, Lt. Col. Jay “The Voice” Brewer, and Capt.

Travis Almany.

Iran ready to ramp up nuke program

US, Afghanistan start talks on status of US troops

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The Aggie band performs the famous four-way walkthrough during the LSU game. This drill is one of the most difficult marching band maneuvers to execute.

After music practice was over, the band practiced the famous precision marching. On game days an Aggie can watch the band move with absolute perfection on the field — sharp, crisp turns, reversals and other maneuvers that form the legacy that is the Aggie Band.

Every practice starts at 7 a.m. and ends at about 8:45 a.m. The rehearsal goes like any other; yes the band does make mistakes. But they grind down those mistakes into the sharp, clean lines that an Aggie halftime performance demands. The routine performed at halftime is

practiced for one week.

Salvador Tinajero, freshman computer engineering major and Aggie Bandsman, joined the Aggie Band because he found it to be the best.

“When you think about it,” Tinajero said.

“It’s pretty amazing what we do in the time we are given.”

At the end of the morning’s practice, not everything is perfect; but Aggies can trust that before the lights of Kyle Field beam down upon the band, it will be.

The United States and Afghanistan faced potentially divisive issues such as immunity for U.S. troops as the two sides began talks Thursday on a security agreement that will shape America’s military presence in the country after the withdrawal of most foreign combat troops in two years. However, the talks could last up to a year and questions about specific military operations or the exact number of U.S. troops that will remain in the country were being put off until later, according to a senior U.S. official. U.S. and Afghan officials also indicated that the issues of legal jurisdiction will be left until later, after easier topics are negotiated.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the negotiations. It is believed that the United States wants to retain up to 20,000 troops in Afghanistan after 2014 to train and support Afghan forces and go after extremists and groups, including al-Qaida.

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A&M head coach Gary Blair, with a team featuring six freshmen, said before the season the ambitious schedule would give his personnel a rude awakening to elite college basketball.

“With that schedule, these freshmen are going to get baptized by fire,” Blair said. “This is why we have to do such a good job of teaching in practice because a lot of times we’ve got 15 kids that are healthy and can only start nine or ten just due to who we will be facing.”

The Aggies will be marching into the heart of the inferno when the Huskies come to town. Since 1995, the Huskies have claimed seven national championships including two immediately prior to A&M’s 2011 title. In 2012, the Huskies are once again stocked with blue-chip talent with five players on the watch list for the Naismith Women’s award — the most prestigious individual award in women’s college basketball.

While A&M has played two Top 10 teams down to the wire, the Aggies have struggled offensively. Through two games, two players have posted point totals in the double digits, both in the post. A&M has also av-

eraged a 33 percent field goal percentage, including a 25 percent mark in the second half against Louisville.

Though the paltry numbers reflect a tough schedule, Blair said he needs his young guards — a position of inexperience — to develop to have success.

“I’m not in this to win games,” Blair said. “I’m in this to win championships and to take teams as far as they can into the playoffs. You win with guards that make good decisions. We’ve got good post players but I’m expecting them to do a lot. We’ve just got to get better and I’ve got to find the Roger Zhang — THE BATTALION right combinations.”

Junior centers Kelsey Bone Junior center Karla Gilbert attempts a layup during and Karla Gilbert continue Wednesday’s game against Penn State at Reed to lead the Aggies in scoring, Arena. giving opponents a matchup nightmare down low.

Bone combined for 30 points ing to be some challenges. erage of six rebounds per through two games while Gil- It’s going to get harder game in addition to her ofbert pitched in 17. The two before it gets easier with fensive prowess.

Blair said he hopes the account for roughly 46 percent UConn coming in here of A&M’s offensive production Sunday. We’ve got to get 12th Man shows up to help it together ourselves.” knock off No. 2. thus far.

The Huskies will pose a “I thought the crowd Bone said fixing offensive isconsiderable challenge for kept us in the ball game sues on the fly has been difficult for players playing some of their the Aggies as they return [against Penn State],” Blair four starters from a 33-5 said. “Hopefully some of first true college basketball. squad. Juniors Stephanie those same people will “The college game is so difDolson and Bria Hartly come back against Conferent from high school that it are especially dangerous as necticut because it’s going does take some time to make both come off seasons aver- to be a show and we’re gothat adjustment,” Bone said. aging more than 10 points ing to give it a great effort.

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only two years removed from the great Von Miller. Maybe lightning does strike twice.

Manziel hasn’t touched his ceiling, he isn’t even in sight of it. He’s going to have a brace of young receiving threats to work with next year and that never hurts. Everyone will be more comfortable. But graduating leaders at every level of the defense and losing Joeckel, Matthews and Moore would be enough of a setback to threaten the inevitability of a better 2013 season.

For the record, I think A&M will be a better team. That’s because I’m basically the conductor of the J-Train bandwagon. When did I know I’d drank the Kool-Aid? When a friend of mine sent me a text message after shaking Manziel’s hand. He said it was magical. I believed him.

Fun fact: this column is supposed to be about the Sam Houston State game. Every Aggie fan and — I’d bet — a number of the players have already looked past the Bearkats. That’s supposed to be dangerous. Trap games, these are called. Don’t forget that Sam Houston was leading Baylor at halftime this season. That’s the kind of thing you and I are supposed to pay attention to. But I’m going to pass. The only question Saturday is how many Heisman-boosting drives Manziel will be allowed before he’s benched in the blowout. It’s not that Sam Houston isn’t capable of making things interesting for a quarter or more, because it is. There’s just one thing that makes this discussion irrelevant.

In College Station, we like to call that thing “Johnny Football.” We have it.

They don’t.

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Saturday isn’t guaranteed.

Saturday, Manziel will win a Heisman trophy or four. A&M will play for the National Championship. Every five-star recruit will pull on a maroon hat for signing day. But it isn’t guaranteed. You never know when a guy who runs with the guts Manziel shows will take one the wrong way. Things happen in football — it’s not a forgiving sport. So Aggies, please stop talking about the game and get out there to watch something incredible.

I hear almost constant talk that goes along the lines of, “Oh yeah, well wait until you see how good we are next year.” I believe next year’s edition of the football team will be a more mature, better-developed unit.

The new recruits are beyond promising.

But here’s the issue with assuming some inevitable jolt upward in the win column: Manziel isn’t the best player on the team.

He’s the most important and the most electric — he’s the new face of the program — but junior tackles Luke Joeckel and Jake Matthews are the best tackles in A&M history and junior defensive end Damontre Moore is muscling his way into the top-five of next year’s NFL draft. Joeckel and Matthews form the best one-two punch at the tackles in the nation.

Moore anchors a defense that was as much a part of the Alabama win as Manziel.

There’s a good chance all three will jet for the NFL early. Who could blame them?

They’re ready for the next level. They’ve worked their whole lives for that chance.

But just as we likely won’t see another Manziel any time soon, we won’t see another Matthews-Joeckel tandem. I would say we won’t see another Moore, but we’re

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