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inside sports | 6 A&M taking on Kansas The Aggies and Jayhawks kickoff at 11 a.m. Saturday at Kyle Field. A win over KU would give A&M six wins on the season, making it bowl eligible. Read the preview inside.
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In 1894, E.C. Jonas designed the Aggie Ring, which has remained unchanged for over a century except for the 1963 change from Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas to the current inscription, Texas A&M University. The ring is designed with a number of symbols showing the Aggie Spirit.
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What was once the home to a neighborhood nestled in a pine forest became a scene of charred foliage and ghostly, ashen rubble in the aftermath of the Central Texas wildfires. Joe and Dee Ternus evacuated their Bastrop residence on Sept. 4 not knowing that their home would be gone forever. The Ternuses loaded their pets, a new computer and a few belongings into their vehicle and took pictures of the interior of their home — now only a memory. Living deep in the woods, the fire was not far behind.
Follow Reveille’s paw steps as she goes about her day in the “Day in the life: Reveille VIII” video at thebatt.com.
“I was taking a nap when my wife came in and told me I have to get up,” Joe, Class of 1962, said. “I finally went outside and saw the flames in the clouds. We knew we had to get out of there fast.” Weeks later, the couple returned to the rubble they once called home; little more than the tin roofing remained. Rocks around the structure’s base gave the outline of the house, an eerie blueprint where everything used to stand. “When we drove up, it didn’t look like what I remembered,” said Judy Ternus, daughter of Joe and Dee. “It was like I was in a different place and it See Ring Day on page 2
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Joe Ternus, Class of 1962, shows his Aggie Ring at his Bastrop residence.
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MyEdu partners with ‘The Princeton Review’ Robby Smith The Battalion Class registration for the spring semester began this week and students — particularly graduate students — may notice two popular student service companies, MyEdu and The Princeton Review, joined forces to enhance their products. “We are companies with a similar mission of helping students be successful,” said Frank Lyman, senior vice president of marketing and business development for MyEdu. “We do have the same goal and the same customers.” Lyman said the partnership allows students to benefit from the respective
specialties of The Princeton Review and MyEdu, formerly titled Pick-a-Prof. “MyEdu does more with class schedules, degree planning, and assisting students with the day-to-day needs,” Lyman said. “The Princeton Review uses a different kind of material to help students with test prep, graduate school info, and applications.” Lyman added that the companies’ partnership came after asking the question, ‘How can we improve what we’re offering students?’ The answer consisted of combining data to extend what MyEdu is already doing for students. “If we are already helping in undergraduate, then we should help with
graduate school,” Lyman said. Many students at Texas A&M already benefit from the undergraduate services MyEdu offers. “I use it to figure out how the professors grade and which ones I’m better off with,” said sophomore general studies major Leslie Del Villar. “I use it for all my classes in every subject, looking at the professors.” Del Villar said she has used it every semester since entering college and finds MyEdu to be very accurate. MyEdu founder Chris Chilek, Class of 1999, reiterated that MyEdu and See Online help on page 2
MYEDU.COM
The student course work organizer, myedu.com, offers textbook price comparisons, a schedule creator, professor ratings, course ratings and a degree plan tracker all for free.
soccer
track and field
No. 11 A&M set to face Virginia Tech
Coach Henry lunges for renovations
James Solano The Battalion Coming off a convincing 4–0 shutout win against Louisiana State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the No. 3-seeded Texas A&M soccer team (16-5-2) steamrolls into Charlottesville, Va., to kickoff at 3 p.m. Friday against Virginia Tech (13-7-1) in the second round. The Aggies enter Friday’s match ranked No. 11 nationally and with the nation’s top-ranked scoring offense, averaging 3.26 goals per game. The Aggies have won nine of their past 10 games, with one blemish coming from a 0–0 draw against Oklahoma State on Oct. 23. The maroon and white have blanked their last three
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opponents, and were last defeated Sept. 30 against Missouri, 1–0. The A&M offense is led by freshman forward Kelley Monogue’s 19 goals on the season. Monogue was recently named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year. She was joined by fellow freshmen Annie Kunz and Meghan Streight on the Big 12 All-Newcomer Team, and by sophomore defender Rachel Lenz, senior midfielder Merritt Mathias and junior midfielder Beth West on the All-Big 12 First Team. West was honored nationally for her NCAA first round performance against LSU, earning a spot on the TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week and See Soccer on page 6
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Josh McKenna — THE BATTALION
Freshman midfielder Katie Perry slides for the ball during the NCAA first round win Nov. 11 against LSU.
The Battalion Landlocked by upgraded facilities — Penberthy Rec Sports Complex to the west, Aggie Soccer Stadium to the north, Olsen Field to the east and even a newly constructed apartment complex to the south — head track coach Pat Henry feels he is next in line. “I think we should have a facility that is representative of Texas A&M,” Henry said. “All [A&M] facilities should be and we’re behind.” In his eighth year at A&M, Henry has built the track program from a bottom-dweller into a perennial titlecontender with six NCAA Championships. In the wake of his teams’ successes, Henry said the current outdoor facilities are an embarrassment to a top-tier program and its athletes. “Everybody says you have to have great facilities to win. See Renovations on page 3
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