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National title run The No. 22 men’s cross country team races in the NCAA Championships Monday in Terre Haut, Ind. Read the preview online.

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Aggies give Blair win No. 600 Chandler Smith The Battalion In one of the most dominant performances of the Gary Blair era, the No. 6 Aggie women’s basketball team overwhelmed future conference foe Mississippi State 93-47, giving head coach Gary Blair his 600th career victory and 192nd at A&M. The long-time head coach was honored immediately after the game with a video featuring congratulations from

former players and family, a bouquet of roses and a framed A&M jersey bearing the number 600.

Blair, who coached in stints at Stephen F. Austin and Arkansas before his arrival at A&M in 2003, became only the 22nd — and 13th active — Division I coach to reach 600 wins.

“That’s just something that couldn’t happen to a better person. He’s probably the best in the business,” junior center Kelsey Bone said. “He’s one of a kind.

It’s very rare, and for that to happen to him today, at home, it’s exciting and an honor to be a part of.”

The win was typical of a Gary Blaircoached team. The game was in A&M’s control from the start, won with a dominant presence in the post as well as a Coach Blair staple: stifling defense.

The Aggies’ bigs, particularly 6-foot4-inch junior Kelsey Bone and 6-foot-5inch sophomore Karla Gilbert, gave the See Blair on page 2

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A&M women’s basketball coach Gary Blair celebrates after winning his 600th game Sunday.

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A&M spikes OU The Aggie volleyball team beat the Oklahoma Sooners in Norman, Okla., on Saturday, 3-1.

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The No. 18 Texas A&M men’s basketball team edged out St. John’s in the 2K Classic Tournament on Friday. Read the recap online.

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inside lifestyles | 3 The Legend arrives

Thousands of students stand in the center of the Bonfire Memorial early Friday morning during the Bonfire Remembrance Ceremony.

Aggies remember Students, families mark 12th anniversary of Bonfire collapse with memorial ceremony Robert Carpenter

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The Battalion The temperature dipped into the 40s early Friday morning, but the cold didn’t prevent thousands of A&M students from honoring the 12 Aggies who perished when Bonfire collapsed in 1999.

“It was a powerful ceremony,” said Tyler Schardt, sophomore aerospace engineering major and a member of the Student Bonfire crew from Walton hall.

“It’s just a very large tragedy that we

still remember.”

Students filed into the memorial silently in the dark of the crisp night, leaving an open space around the marker that designates where center pole once stood. There, several of the fallen Aggies’ families waited for 2:42 a.m., the time when Bonfire collapsed.

Janice Kerlee led the ceremony from the middle of the assembled student body. On the morning of Nov. 18, 1999, Janice’s son Timothy was work-

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Just had a good time Adrian O’Hanlon III: Kansas gives A&M football team excuse to party rock

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ut on some purple pants, a neon blue shirt and some big-framed glasses without lenses because the Aggies party rocked the Jayhawks 61-7 Saturday at Kyle Field to become bowl eligible.

AGGIE ATHLETICS

Freshman midfielder Allie Bailey battles for the ball against Virginia Tech. in the first half. The Hokies took advantage of the wild passes on two occasions, and entered halftime with a 2–0 edge.

In the second half, the Aggies maintained possession of the ball and were able to place more shots, but the Hokies struck first in minute 71 for a 3–0 lead.

Virginia Tech’s shutout bid ended a minute later with Streight’s goal. Junior midSee Soccer on page 4

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Championship season ends abruptly against Hokies, 3-1 The Battalion A 3-1 loss to Virginia Tech ended the No. 3-seeded Texas A&M soccer team’s season on Friday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. This marks the second year in a row the Aggies have lost in the second round of the tournament.

A&M head coach G Guerrieri said the loss was disappointing but the Hokies earned the victory.

“Obviously I’m disappointed,” Guerrieri said. “Virginia Tech played great. We knew that they were a strong side. We knew that they were a team that was going to battle.

They came in wearing the underdog’s clothing and basically they played great.

Hats off to them, because they deserved to win tonight.”

Freshman Meghan Streight headed the Aggies’ lone goal in minute 72 of the match from inside the six-yard box, but not before the Hokies put three points on the scoreboard, which proved to be too much for the Aggies.

Despite outshooting Tech 16-9 in the game, A&M struggled to complete passes

ing on one of Bonfire’s upper tiers and was caught between several logs high in the pile when it collapsed. From his elevated position, Timothy directed rescue workers to five trapped students who he could see below — an act immortalized in Timothy’s portal at the memorial with his words, “Help my buddies first.”

Janice began the ceremony with a few remarks before leading students in a roll call for the 12. In the tradition of the

After several slow starts and second-half letdowns, everybody in the stadium during the shellacking had to be thinking, “now this is how you play football.” With the swag of a wanna-be trendsetter trying to bring back animal-print pants, A&M came out with its chin up and chest out to show it still had passion for the game.

Senior tailback Cyrus “Cyborg” Gray ran through the holes like Drano, going for 95 yards and three scores in the first half against the Jayhawk defense. Cyborg is a volume-runner, learning the tendencies of each defensive player and manipulating

them as the game progresses.

Gray proved again that he has all the potential of an NFL feature back against Kansas, but head coach Mike Sherman took him out for the entire second half to further evaluate a shoulder bruise. Don’t worry though. Gray is a machine and should be ready to rock ‘n’ roll against t.u. Lest we forget, Gray carried the Aggies to a victory in Austin in 2010, with 223 rush yards and two touchdowns.

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“I think we’re playing for our lives.

Looking back to where this team has come from, we’ve worked our butts off,” Gilbert said. “To come back [from last season] and see where we’re ranked and how we’re already prejudged, we want to come back and prove ourselves.

It’s basically a killer instinct we have on the floor and in our hearts.”

The Aggie defense was a force to be reckoned with throughout the game.

The Aggies did not allow a field goal in an 11-minute span to start the game and limited Mississippi State to 25 percent shooting overall. Unable to get anything going inside, the Bulldogs tried to jump-start their offense from the perimeter. The strategy backfired as Mississippi State was 1 of 14 from beyond the arc.

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Janice also led a responsive prayer, to which students responded after each petition, “We remember.”

The families then joined students singing muted renditions of the “Spirit of Aggieland,” “Amazing Grace” and “The Aggie War Hymn.”

The family of Michael Ebanks was among those present. When the Bonfire Memorial was dedicated at the collapse’s 5-year anniversary, Michael’s father, Jerry, spoke on behalf of his family and the 11 others.

“Being an ‘adopted’ part of this huge Texas Aggie family definitely has been

Up next The Aggies tip off against Temple at 3:15 p.m. Friday in the Junkanoo Jam in the Bahamas. with Coach Schaefer,” Bone said. “It’s exciting. It’s something that has been an emphasis and it’s demanded here.”

In addition to Bone and Gilbert, the Aggies had three other players score double digits. Senior guard Tyra White (11), senior forward Adaora Elonu (10) and junior guard Adrienne Pratcher (11) all contributed to the Aggie offense.

A&M outrebounded the Bulldogs 53-27, forced 18 turnovers and had a season-high assist number with 23. The Aggies’ 46-point victory margin was the largest since facing the University of Louisiana — Monroe last season.

“We were hooked up and ready to play. As coaches, we were worried about it being our fourth game in nine days. I don’t know if we were that good, or if they just had an off night,” Blair said. “I thought our bigs controlled the game.”

With the win, the Aggies move to 4-0 on the season and continue to hold on to what is now a 46-game win streak in non-conference home games.

a source of great comfort and support for all our families,” Jerry said in 2004.

“The depth of this love and support has been at once both greatly uplifting and very humbling.”

Jerry said Friday that the Bonfire Remembrance tradition shows the connection students feel to the 12 who died.

“There’s something about the Aggie aspect of it all,” Jerry said. “It’s pretty heartwarming.”

While students began to exit, one stepped forward to place three candles on the center pole marker before kneeling to pray. After he stood and departed, more students stepped forward to pray or lay mementos on the granite marker — flowers, a hand-written prayer, several Cut-cards, a Student Bonfire “pot” and 12 pennies.

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not to be identified by name, paced around the memorial at the conclusion of the ceremony and removed his cowboy hat when he knelt before the candles. He was a friend of Chris Breen, Class of 1996, who was the only former student killed in the collapse. The last time he saw Chris was the evening of Nov. 17, 1999, and he returned Friday morning to remember.

“It’s a sad tradition, but the point is to be out there,” he said. “I hope the students realize and appreciate the significance.”

After students and families departed from the ceremony, the former student paced around the ring several times, interrupting the morning’s silence with each step on the gravel walkway. Something in the air sparked old memories.

“It feels like a Bonfire night,” he said.

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Soaring above Review: ‘Skwyard Sword’ capitalizes on Wii console’s potential, sets standard It’s time to dust off your Nintendo Wii and raise your Wiimote to the sky. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is here, and it’s the game we have all been waiting for since the console’s debut in 2006.

This year marks the anniversary of many Nintendo franchises, such as Metroid and Donkey Kong, but the boy in the green tunic overshadows them all.

It has been 25 years since Link put on his leather Kokiri boots and first explored the land of Hyrule. He is the pointy-eared boy born without a fairy, who slept for seven years to become the “Hero of Time.” Later, Link came across a magical mask with the power to destroy the world; learned to control the winds to explore a vast ocean; then transformed into a shackled beast to conquer the darkness.

Now, Nintendo’s iconic, silent protagonist takes to the sky for his most innovative adventure yet.

Story The game starts with the tale of the Goddess, the deity who created the heavens and Earth. She created the creatures of the world and a race of people who were blessed to live above the clouds. One day, a great evil emerged from the earth and fought to obtain the Goddess’ power. Good prevailed after the great war and the Goddess sent her power skyward, hidden among the people in the sky.

Centuries later, the people of the sky live in the utopian society of Skyloft. Link is a carefree student at the Knight Academy along with his lifelong friend Zelda. After a night-

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mare, Link wakes to find a letter from Zelda urging him to get ready. Today is a special day in Skyloft — it’s the annual Wing Ceremony, and it just happens to be the event’s 25th anniversary.

The ceremony consists of a flying competition for the students to see who gets promoted to the senior class, and a concluding ritual with a maiden who plays the role of the Goddess. Zelda, of course, is given the role this year and it’s up to Link to win and accept his destiny.

After Link’s victory, he completes the ritual by sharing a special moment with Zelda. Shortly thereafter, disaster strikes.

Zelda is lost to the land below the clouds, with Link injured and left behind. When he comes to, Link learns of his destiny and is blessed with the sword of the Goddess. The

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Link battles a dual-wielding “Stalfo” (undead skeleton) with the advanced motioncontrol scheme that forces players to slice diagonally between the enemy’s guard.

The required angle of attack changes as the battle progresses. sword features the spirit guide, Fi, whose personality is a cross between a computer AI and magical sprite.

Once on the surface, Link proceeds to track down Zelda and encounters the self proclaimed Demon Lord Ghirahim, a sheik and ruthless being who seeks to revive his master. With the help of races old and new, Link sets out to save world and his friend.

Graphics Skyward Sword does not break any graphical boundaries and can seem dated at times. Although, when the vivid art style and atmosphere intertwine, you are left with a beautiful world full of wonders.

Characters are either full of life or very bland and unimaginative. With no healthy medium, the game suffers at times from bad textures and awkward movements. Still, even without a powerful engine backing it up, the game’s visuals stand as the best on the Wii. During cinematic cut scenes, you can see the emo-

tions of each character and feel the action as it takes place.

Once again there is still no voice acting, which I would have preferred this time around. Outside of Link and Zelda, the world should use voices to enhance their colorful personalities. The grunts and noise used to simulate speech are dated at this point, but the few parts where Fi sings are harmonious.

Gameplay As a lifelong gamer, I have never played anything quite like Skyward Sword. The way the Wii Motion Plus adds to the Zelda experience is deeper than anything found in modern gaming. Every slice and parry feels organic, and every unsheathing of your sword comes with the feeling of a divine purpose.

One of the more unique additions is a stamina gauge that plays a major roll throughout the game.

When Link runs, rolls, climbs, swims or any other act

25th anniversary The Legend of Zelda debuted for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987. Since then, the franchise has sold more than 52 million copies while eclipsing $1 billion in sales.

The Legend of Zelda’s main protagonist, Link, was created by renowned Japanese game developer Shigeru Miyamoto. Among Miyamoto’s other gaming creations are Mario, Donkey Kong, Star Fox, F-Zero and Pikmin.

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Although a titular princess, Zelda has never been a playable character in the series. From sorceress to pirate captain, Zelda continues to experience different incarnations from game to game. of physical exertion, his stamina bar decreases. When Link completely runs out of stamina, he is exhausted and sluggish for a moment, unable to defend himself while catching his breath.

Link also tries his hand at Parkour as he can now sprint up walls to reach higher ledges. These additions add an extra layer of strategy.

Horses do not take well to the sky, so the people of Skyloft ride on giant birds called Loftwings. Link’s traditional horse, Epona, is replaced with a crimson Loftwing, who oddly is never given a name. Flying through the clouds is fun, but it’s only for very short bursts as you can reach any destination in a short period of time.

Items are more fun than ever with the motion controls. Each has its own unique spin with plenty of the gadgets, ranging from classics (like the slingshot) to newcomers (such as the versatile Beetle). Unlike before, you constantly have to use all of your items, even outside of the main dungeon in which they were acquired.

This is a welcome change because it lets you fully enjoy each gadget in Link’s arsenal to its full capacity. With the added ability to upgrade items, you have plenty of room to experiment.

After 15 games, the Zelda franchise started to feel formulaic, always

maintaining its high quality but going through the same routine. Skyward Sword suffers from the same problem at first impression. The first 10 hours play out like a typical Zelda game, but the deeper you get, the more and more its starts to feel unique. The franchise finally strikes anew again with every aspect feeling like a giant dungeon.

The land that surrounds each temple feels like a temple of its own. Every new region is a continuous environment, rather than an open field used to get from point A to B.

Verdict Amazing? Transcendent? Groundbreaking? Yes, Skyward Sword is all of those things — as should be expected from The Legend of Zelda franchise.

But not since 1998’s beloved Ocarina of Time can you add fresh to that list.

Skyward Sword unites courage, power, and wisdom to make for the best game of the year.

4 out of 4 Gig ‘ems O’Dell Harmon Jr. is a senior agricultural communication and journalism major

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Junior corner Dustin Harris returns a punt 72 yards for a touchdown. He had a school-record 162 yards on three punt returns against Kansas.

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senior quarterback Ryan Tannehill off his back throughout the game. Average yardage dropped after A&M eclipsed the 469-yard mark, but efficiency was everything as the Aggies set a team-season-high in points.

Tannehill threw for 280 yards and three scores — the result of Sherman taking advantage of the second-worst pass defense in the Big 12 — and earned a rest in the middle of the third quarter.

The Aggies’ efficiency led to a 44-0 advantage at the half, and even the most cynical fans in the Twelfth Man breathed easy.

Every game day, A&M has been shufflin’ in the second half to maintain a lead, but Saturday was a different story.

Sherman shuffled the lineup early in the second half with sophomore running back Ben Malena and burned freshman Will Randolph’s redshirt. He also subbed redshirt freshman quarterback Jameill Showers for Tannehill midway through the third for some valuable playing time.

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fielder Beth West slotted a pass to junior forward Nora Skelton, who was able to chip the ball for Streight’s header that narrowed the deficit to two.

A&M finished the match with determined effort, forcing two Tech saves late, and maintaining possession of the ball in their offensive half. The final seconds ticked off the clock with a two-point lead favoring the Hokies, ending the 2011 season for the Big 12 Tournament champion Texas A&M soccer team.

“I think, in general, that the season was a super season,” Guerrieri said. “I’m proud of the players for winning a conference cham-

Rewriting the books ◗Junior receiver Ryan Swope now has records with 78 catches and 1,069 yards in a season. ◗Senior kicker Randy Bullock made his 21st field goal of the season, matching the best in A&M history. ◗Senior quarterback Ryan Tannehill became the second Aggie to throw for 3,000 yards in a season.

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The Aggies stopped a three-game losing streak. The second-, third- and fourthstringers saw some action. We don’t have to debate wearing paper bags to football games.

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The tune-up win against Kansas has Aggies singing LMFAO’s “Sexy and I Know It” as they roll into the Lonestar Showdown with a new swagger.

pionship our last time before we move on to the SEC. But the taste in our mouth right now is that we didn’t win on the road in the NCAA Tournament.”

As the A&M soccer program enters a new chapter in 2012 as a member in the SEC, it will return one of the nation’s best offenses, led by freshmen Kelley Monogue, Annie Kunz and eight other impact freshmen. The Aggies will also return 10 seniors and two juniors-to-be.

Monogue finished the season with 19 goals, capturing the 2011 Big 12 Rookie of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year.

“The future’s very bright for us,” Guerrieri said. “I don’t think we’ve seen the best of this team by a long shot and that’s coming very soon.”

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Robert Carpenter: Aggie War Hymn rings true to ceremony’s intent

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s several thousand students converged on the Bonfire Memorial for the remembrance ceremony at 2:42 a.m. Friday, only feet shuffling across the gravel walkway broke the stillness. There was hardly a whisper.

The Polo Fields — so chaotic 12 years earlier — were now the picture of complete order. In the place of sirens was silence; in the place of floodlights, a few candles flickered innocently in students’ hands.

In a similar fashion, the ceremony itself seems, in a way, incongruous and abstract for us current students. I think many, myself included, don’t exactly know what to make of it.

We honor the lives of 12 students we never personally knew, and lament the end of a tradition we never experienced.

When Janice Kerlee, mother of Timothy Kerlee, spoke on Friday, it was with the same energy that surprised me when I first heard her speak in 2009. And, much like two years ago, when she rang out the familiar words, “Hullabaloo, Caneck, Caneck,� kick-starting a soft War Hymn among the students, part of me didn’t want to participate.

The War Hymn, I thought, is a song for football games and late nights at a local honky-tonk. It’s for Aggie weddings and ring dunks.

It’s a song for pleasant times.

Why would Janice Kerlee — or anyone, for that matter — want to sing the War Hymn now, only minutes after leading “Amazing Grace� and while we somberly recognized the event that took her son and 11 other Aggies?

But that’s just it.

The ceremony is about her son, and 11 other Aggies.

If you step into each of the 12 portals around the Bonfire Memorial, you’ll find 12 Aggies smiling at you. If you read the inscriptions that

Three students hold candles during the Bonfire Remembrance Ceremony Friday morning at the Bonfire Memorial.

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accompany the 12, you’ll find these Aggies’ passions, lifelong loves and a few quirky anecdotes that bring a smile to your face, even if accompanied by a tear.

There is Michael Ebanks, who sounds like he was a handful for his high school English teacher; and Jerry Self, whose flag football uniform apparently included red long johns.

There is Miranda Adams’ faith; Jeremy Frampton’s poetry; Jamie Hand’s first experience at Cut; Christopher Heard’s leadership; Timothy Kerlee’s brilliance; Lucas Kimmel’s eagerness for life; Bryan McClain’s Catholic foundation; Chad Powell’s kindness; and Nathan West’s honor.

The memorial itself is somber, and it is appropriate for students to approach each anniversary with a degree of solemnity. But the message that the 12 deliver is not one exclusively of somberness. It is of living passionately, remaining faithful to one another and enjoying life in the same way they did prior to 1999.

Christopher Breen’s portal does not have personal information, messages or stories. It stands alone in this regard.

Instead, an Indian memorial accompanies his bronze likeness. “Do not stand at my grave and weep. I am not there. I do not sleep.�

Maybe the War Hymn is where Aggies can find Christopher and the others — standing, singing, swaying, arms and legs locked with the rest of us — united with the Aggie family as they would be today.

So when the student body files into the Bonfire Memorial at 2:42 a.m. on Nov. 18, 2012, I hope we’ll join Janice Kerlee singing the War Hymn with a little more passion and a little more life. Not because it’s a pleasant occasion, but because embracing life and its many joys — including our school’s fight song among friends — is one lesson that Bonfire is teaching us.

Robert Carpenter is a senior applied mathematics major and editor in chief of The Battalion.

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