Sophomore political science major Daniel Lerma plays a game of chess in Academic Plaza Monday afternoon. Lerma and a friend decided to play chess outside because of the sunny weather.

Texas A&M students have mixed reactions in response to Gay Awareness Week (GAW), a series of events held to facilitate tolerance and education concerning gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) educational programs.

Veronica Castillo, a senior communications major, didn't come to Texas A&M straight out of high school, but she always loved the school's traditions.

Terry Gage said that if elected student body president, his primary goal is to put money back into student's pockets by consolidating unused and wasted funds on campus.

Greg King stressed retention as crucial to maintaining campus diversity in his platform for student body president (SBP).

Texas A&M University hosts its eighth annual Student Research Week beginning today with almost 400 undergraduate and graduate students entering projects in competition.

Former military aide Stephen Bauer, who recorded an account of his life working for Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan and George H. W. Bush in "At Ease in the White House: Social Life as Seen by a Presidential Military Aide," will discuss his book and his experiences at the Bush Museum Issues Forum at 7 p.m. Tuesday (March 29) in the museum's orientation theater.