Century Tree seedlings raise over $100,000 for scholarship fund
The Century Tree has remained a cherished piece of Texas A&M’s history and traditions since the early days of the University.
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Wednesday was a day for cake, ice cream and a celebration at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum. George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States, celebrated his 89th birthday at his summer vacation spot in Kennebunkport, Maine. There he donned his trademark crazy socks, this time sporting the Superman emblem.
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Energy conservation is on the rise, and new software and technology at Texas A&M is making energy reduction an easier, more common practice than ever before.
Instrumental in this process is the Energy Systems Laboratory at A&M, where researchers work toward reducing a building’s energy use, maintaining current equipment quality, and improving the quality of life for others.
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Men's track wins fourth title in five years, women finish second
It didn’t take long for Texas A&M track and field coach Pat Henry to return to the championship podium after a one-year layoff.
Henry helped lead the A&M men’s team to a co-championship at the NCAA outdoor track and field title in Eugene, Ore., after a dropped baton in the 4x400 meter relay cost them an outright win. The Aggie women finished as NCAA runner-up to Kansas.
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Amid the pens, flash-drives and packs of gum on Michael Mehlman’s desk, rests a 3D printer, the small machine with which he formed his entrepreneurial enterprise.
In February, the applied physics graduate student launched grain3d, a Web site where customers can browse and download designs to a flash drive and print them using a home 3-D printer.
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Four Texas A&M baseball players were selected in the 2013 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Friday and Saturday.
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Expectations for head coach Pat Henry and the Texas A&M track teams are the highest they’ve been since back-to-back-to-back men’s and women’s national championships from 2009-2011.
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A&M Dean to race across America
Summer at Texas A&M can be a time for some of the 50,000 students and 2,800 faculty to relax for several months after the school year.
For Jose Bermudez the summer season is entirely the opposite.
Bermudez is the dean of the College of Liberal Arts at A&M and considers his hobby of cycling a job in itself.
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Todd Staples, Commissioner of the Texas Department of Agriculture and Class of 1984, returned to Aggieland on Wednesday to sign copies of his new book, “Broken Borders, Broken Promises: How Porous Borders Are Robbing America's Future,” at the Texas Aggieland Bookstore.
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Teams of volunteer responders provide assistance during disasters
Even amid the debris and destruction of disasters created by the forces of nature and sometimes the hands of men, a team of responders at Texas A&M
provides assistance and hope at a moment’s notice.
Texas Task Force 1 is an urban search and rescue response system, which operates out of College Station and deploys in response to disasters such as the 9/11 attacks, Hurricane Katrina and, more recently, the West fertilizer plant explosion and the tornado that struck Moore, Okla. Composed almost exclusively of trained volunteers, this team provides support and relief across the state and country in times of need.
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Texas A&M boasts a student body of more than 50,000 students, and approximately 10,000 of those ambitious minds were not quite ready to kiss the books goodbye, finding themselves in pursuit of a post-undergraduate education.
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Reveille VII, a retired “first lady of Aggieland” died Thursday after an emergency surgery at the Small Animal Clinic at the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Tina and Paul Gardner acted as caretakers of Reveille after she was retired in May 2008. Tina said she noticed something was wrong with Reveille and immediately took her to the Small Animal Clinic the previous Tuesday.
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Corps of Cadets leader to focus on student opinion
One hour before his last final of the spring semester, senior biology major Nick Madere received a phone call coming from the same Austin area code that he calls home, but he
didn’t answer.
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As a father and husband, a member of the FBI Hostage Rescue Team and a part of the Aggie family, Christopher Lorek, Class of 1993, was characterized by friends, family and teammates as constantly working toward something larger than himself.
Lorek and teammate Stephen Shaw were killed May 17 in a maritime counterterrorism exercise off the coast of Virginia Beach.
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Olympian swimmer defends his University, identity
Amini Fonua holds many titles. He is a former team captain for the Texas A&M swimming team. He was the 2012 Big 12 Champion in the 100-meter-breaststroke. He represented Tonga at the 2012 London Olympics. He is an athlete, student and teammate. And he is gay.
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Viz-a-GoGo, an annual program that features work from A&M graduate students in the visualization programs, celebrated its 20th anniversary with a trip through time in one very famous DeLorean.
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Thousands of students will receive diplomas Saturday and step into a new stage in their lives. A select number of others will march.
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About 7,100 students will walk the stage Friday and Saturday and shake hands with University President R. Bowen Loftin for the May commencement ceremonies as they mark a milestone in their lives.
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A group of more than 100 Aggies caravanned to West, Texas, on Saturday to shovel debris, load trash bags and be a source of comfort to residents still experiencing the effects of devastation caused by the fertilizer plant explosion.
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The Texas A&M System Board of Regents approved the proposed construction and payment plans for the renovation of Kyle Field — the most expensive collegiate stadium renovation in history. University president R. Bowen Loftin addressed the board and said he needed flexibility in order to best serve the University.
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Through a question-and-answer panel discussion on GLBT issues, United Campus Ministry, in collaboration with Treehouse Lutheran and Canterbury House Episcopal Student Center hopes to share a clerical perspective on the matter.
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Juggling early finals and the approaching end of the semester, student leaders at A&M continue to launch a six-day campaign to raise money for relief efforts of the community of West, Texas.
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Multiple Bryan-based organizations and companies will come together Sunday to host Fest for West, a festival that will raise money to assist relief efforts for victims of the fertilizer plant explosion in West.
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The University Board of Regents prepares to meet Wednesday and Thursday to consider approving various proposals including the University’s proposed Kyle Field renovations and changes to tuition and fees for the Texas A&M University System.
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Initiative displays students' lifetime aspirations in public
“Before I die I want to … ”
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While discovering the challenges associated with building an organization from the ground up, a new women’s organization seeks to give members an outlet to develop strong friendships while engaging in pursuits of leadership and service.
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Leaders focus efforts against engineering gender inequality in search of quality candidates
Forty-seven percent of Texas A&M students are female, but the classrooms in the Zachry Engineering Center and other familiar campus math and science destinations remain predominantly male.
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As the population expands, and with it comes a rise in demand of world food supplies, one group of Texas A&M students has met the resulting challenge head-on.
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College Station City Manager Frank Simpson died Saturday of an apparent heart attack.
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The Corps of Cadets marched 18 miles Saturday in a round-trip trek from the quad to the Texas A&M Beef Center, near the Brazos River for the 37th annual March to the Brazos.
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Three A&M professors, one high school teacher and one artistic director spoke Saturday for TEDxTAMU — a student-organized Technology, Entertainment and Design conference with an A&M twist.
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Instead of sitting at desks, visualization students hurriedly move across the plaster-and-dust-covered floor of the Langford Architecture Building, putting last minute touches on their soon-to-be showcased visualization projects.
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“Ready. Set. Layne's!”
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After 25 years with the University, music director Jess Wade will retire, passing down the baton after Friday’s spring concert for the Century Singers.
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Over 2,200 members of the Corps of Cadets will march 18 miles on foot Saturday for the 37th annual March to the Brazos.
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The graduating class of 2013 will take over the Memorial Student Center Ballroom on Saturday night for the 78th annual Ring Dance.
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When A&M administration decided Reed Arena needed a facelift, it looked no further than current landscape architecture students.
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President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Gov. Rick Perry, and Texas Sen. John Cornyn joined 10,000 people at the Baylor University Ferrell Center for the memorial service of the 12 first responders killed in the West Texas fertilizer plant explosion.
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Wearing denim buttons Wednesday and lighting candles Thursday, students and local organizations have responded to a perceived deficiency in awareness of sexual assault among the community.
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Showcasing the creative minds of student writers and artists, editors of a new literary magazine prepare to release the first edition of The Eckleburg Project, a collection of works created and published by and for students.
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Members of Maroon Wall for West and Red Wall against Westboro gathered Wednesday to discourage Wesboro Baptist Church from protesting at the memorial service for Captain Kenny Harris, a first responder to the West explosion.
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As Texas lawmakers are debate House Bill 63, which would make texting while driving illegal, results from a study at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute reveal the danger of recently developed voice-to-text applications.
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From a lit up Rudder Fountain to University President R. Bowen Loftin’s bowtie in honor of World Autism Day on April 2, the color blue has popped up on campus frequently this April.
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Whataburger CEO Preston Atkinson announced Tuesday that the restaurant will bottle its Fancy Ketchup, Spicy Ketchup and Original Mustard. A Whataburger press release announced that the condiments will be available at all Texas and Mexico H-E-B stores this summer.
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College Station residents turn on faucets daily and water appears, but students may not often consider the global issues surrounding the resource.
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Student web venture tackles hazy campus questions
Adapting to the rigors of college life presents many questions, but a student-run project out of student business accelerator Startup Aggieland seeks to provide answers for curious freshmen.
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In what has been described as a year of ups and downs, senators from the 65th Session of Student Senate reflect on the past session and offer advice for those preparing to serve in the 66th.
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While lawmakers may not pass legislation to help legalize casino gambling in Texas this legislative session, senators proposed a resolution for a constitutional amendment to legalize gambling beyond horse track racing, bingo and state lottery.
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Bill package widens craft beer distribution
Water, yeast, malt and hops — the four main ingredients to a craft brew. Now add a long-awaited package of legislation to the mix, and the beer can reach more than just those who make it.
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Planned memorial services for those killed in West, Texas, have drawn attention from more than just mourning community members.
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A senior fellow at the American Task Force on Palestine, Hussein Ibish, addressed students Monday at an event hosted by Aggies For Palestine regarding what he said was a need for peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Joseph notes hard work ahead as he moves into SBP position
As the 65th Session of Student Senate nears its end and Muster concludes, Reid Joseph transitions from being student body president-elect to taking over all executive responsibilities, which were carried out by former Student Body President John Claybrook.
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Leaders diagnose sparse female SGA presence
With 13 women represented in the 74 members of Student Senate and three women having ever been elected student body president, Student Government Association seeks to evaluate an under-representation of women.
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Slashes in spending could close traffic control tower, threaten game day flyovers
Sequester cuts that went into effect March 1 will soon impact at least one facet of the Bryan-College Station community — its airways.
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The A&M math department saw a record crowd in Blocker on Saturday for the annual Math Mini Fair — 95 students in grades ranging from kindergarten to high school.
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The explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas — a town of less than 3,000 people located 100 miles northwest of College Station — brought students and community members into relief action Thursday.
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"Let comrade answer 'here.'"
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Aggies dunk it, wear it and admire it, but the Traditions Council is now giving them a chance to run for it.
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Kyle Field Day — a campus-wide event that gives students and members of the surrounding area the chance to engage in community service — will be held Saturday.
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What started as a Facebook page 9 a.m. Tuesday quickly evolved into a global effort to show support for those affected by the bombings at the Boston Marathon.
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Arguments relating to the Religious Funding Exemption Bill resurfaced as Student Senate passed seven bills unanimously at its Wednesday meeting.
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Fertilizer plant blast shakes Texas town, Aggies mobilize support
An explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas — 20 miles north of Waco — injured more than 100 people and killed an unconfirmed number Wednesday night, Department of Public Safety officials reported.
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The U.S. Senate rejected Wednesday amendments to gun legislation, which includes a bipartisan measure to expand background checks.
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Amid heightened tension after the bombing at the Boston Marathon, U.S. Secret Service intercepted a letter addressed to President Barack Obama on Tuesday that contained a suspicious substance.
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When two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing three on the eve of a planned campus vigil for an ongoing Syrian civil war, the choice for the student organizers was clear — light candles for both.
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Student Senate will vote Wednesday to uphold or override Student Body President John Claybrook’s veto of S.B. 65-70 — also known as the Religious Funding Exemption Bill — which stirred controversy in early April.
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Two bombs exploded Monday near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three, injuring more than 170 and leaving, what President Barack Obama called on Tuesday, an “act of terrorism.”
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Seven years after 35 custodians were invited to the first annual Custodian Appreciation Luncheon, Fish Aides opened the MSC Ballroom doors on Monday to its largest number of custodians to date —535.
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Shack-a-thon seeks to raise awareness of poverty housing
Walking past Rudder fountain this week, students will see Aggie Habitat for Humanity’s spring fundraiser and living billboard — a village of shacks that has emerged on campus for the past 13 years.
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Government officials call Boston Marathon an act of terrorism
Spectators’ cheers turned to screams as chaos unfolded Monday at the Boston Marathon after two bombs exploded near the finish line, killing three people, and injuring more than 140.
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As the U.S. awaits upcoming Supreme Court decisions regarding The Federal Defense of Marriage Act and California’s Proposition 8, the debate regarding the legality of same-sex marriage continues. Shifting viewpoints on the matter has led to major political ramifications as well as an evolving social construct.
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The U.S. Senate’s bipartisan “Gang of Eight” senators plan to announce a deal regarding Comprehensive Immigration Reform by Tuesday.
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For students who wonder where the shirts they put on, the milk they drink or the cereals they eat in the morning come from — Farmers Fight Day provided answers on Thursday.
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Aggieland will welcome back to campus its proud parents starting Friday for the 94th annual Parents’ Weekend.
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For many upperclassmen, Friday’s bright atmosphere may be due to more than the sunny forecast —for the first time, they will get to flash their new Aggie rings.
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While the unofficial tradition of the ring dunk has entrenched itself in Aggie lore, ring dunkers have more wiggle room in choosing the contents of their pitchers.
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Eating is an experience that employs every one of the senses, and one event at A&M will gauge the effect of robbing one part of the equation from mealgoers — their sense of sight.
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Promising a little something for everyone attending, Texas A&M’s all-male group of singers hope to share their passion and love for A&M at their annual Parents’ Weekend performance on Saturday.
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“Everybody get up and do the Space Jam.” Many college students knows these lyrics by heart and students will get to watch “Space Jam” on at 7:30 p.m. Sunday on Kyle Field in a free viewing hosted by Aggie athletes and the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, SAAC.
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The University of Texas Student Senate quickly responded to the recent A&M Student Senate action.
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With nearly unanimous votes, the 66th Session of Student Senate confirmed four top executive council members under Student Body President Reid Joseph and voted on the remaining four officer positions within Senate.
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Houston is the Capitol of Texas – for lightning, that is.
Thousands of strikes per year make Houston exactly the highly charged area Dr. Rodney Orville, professor of Atmospheric Sciences at Texas A&M University, needs to implement a revolutionary new lightning detection system.
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Texas A&M Football didn’t bring home a national championship this year, but Aggie Cheerleading just might.
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A bipartisan amendment introduced Wednesday morning to an already-proposed gun package advocated for by President Barack Obama — which will undergo a Thursday vote — could be the first sign of compromise between Republicans and Democrats in Congress on gun laws.
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International week culminates in fashion show, stage performances
The lights dim and silence falls over the audience. A shriek escapes from the back of the theater, and dark figures begin to creep down the aisles. As the monsters slink onto Rudder Theater's stage, a slow drumbeat begins, escalating into a frenzy. The mysterious features of the monsters are revealed — as devils.
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A U.S. Army Sgt. and former Texas A&M student was killed Friday in a training accident at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Army officials announced Monday.
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Traversing the treacherous terrain of a mile’s worth of uneven sidewalk while sporting bright red high-heeled shoes, men showed support for sexual assault survivors Tuesday evening at the third annual Walk A Mile in Her Shoes event.
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In preparation for the 66th session of Student Senate to take over legislative duties from the 65th session in the April 30 Senate meeting, the 66th session will meet Wednesday to elect remaining Senate officers and confirm four recently appointed members of the executive council of Student Body President Reid Joseph.
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Two weddings held Tuesday might have looked unfamiliar to onlookers — and not just because they were held on Simpson Drill Field.
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Pullout Day, hosted by Class Councils, will occur during the Texas A&M baseball game Thursday evening, during which the class of 2015 will have the privilege to officially pull out and do the junior “wild cat.”
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“Every rep counts, keep moving,” onlookers yelled as a competitor in the Reebok CrossFit Open wrapped up the last 10 seconds of his workout.
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An asteroid bears down on Earth and nations scramble for a lifeline. But before the U.S. picks up the phone to call Bruce Willis, the better choice may be to pick up a can of spray paint.
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Men will attempt to strut across campus for one mile in high-heels to raise awareness about sexualized violence issues at Walk a Mile in Her Shoes on Tuesday.
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Promoting the idea of the Aggie family, the Traditions Council — a sub-committee of the Student Governing Association — is holding its annual Traditions Week.
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Rudder’s Rangers will hold the Rangers Gauntlet CrossFit games at Veteran’s Memorial Park on April 20 for the Wounded Warrior Project to raise awareness and enlist the public’s aid for the needs of injured service members.
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Holi festival, I-week celebrate cultural diversity
Red, green, yellow, blue, orange, purple — a frenzy of Aggies color-splattered from head to toe. Groups of people dancing, wrestling and crowd surfing with friends they had met only 10 minutes before. This is what a passerby might have witnessed Sunday at Simpson Drill Field for the Holi Festival.
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After extensive media attention and controversy, some senators said it’s time to put The Religious Exemption Funding Bill to rest. The executive branch and legislative branch of Student Government Association released a joint statement Friday after Student Body President John Claybrook announced his plan to veto the bill.
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After 42 years with the Texas A&M University Police Department, Police Chief Elmer E. Schneider Jr. retired Friday.
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A group of sophomores in the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets attended the 10th Annual Nichols’ Rising Leaders Conference on April 3-5.
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In a statement of union between the executive and legislative branches, the Student Government Association published a press release Friday advocating the end of discussion on the veto of The Religious Funding Exemption Bill.
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Student Senate bill floods social media, A&M says no opt-out in place
Sixty-four senators cast votes — 35 for, 28 against, one abstention. Many more voices have since been heard.
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In celebration of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Awareness Week, Faisal Alam — a queer identified Muslim activist — spoke on campus Thursday about the struggles and lives of GLBT Muslims.
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Cancel your weekend plans – physics is calling.
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Narrow vote passes religious funding bill as students crowd meeting
Student Senate passed The Religious Funding Exemption Bill — formerly The GLBT Funding Opt-Out Bill — Wednesday by a majority vote of 33-30.
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“Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno.” The phrase can be translated to the motto of Dumas’ famous Three Musketeers, but also stands as the motto for another swashbuckling group — the Texas A&M fencing club.
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Authors broaden scope of funding legisltion
The verbiage and title of “The GLBT Funding Opt-Out Bill” was amended Tuesday at a Student Senate finance committee session to avoid singling out the GLBT Resource Center.
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When the award-winning author of novels such as “The Things They Carried” spoke on campus, he wanted students to understand that war is much more than the patriotic acts depicted in movies.
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Despite controversy surrounding The GLBT Funding Opt-Out Bill, there will be little public testimony at the Student Senate Finance Committee meeting Tuesday.
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Music-lover cherished ROTC, friendships
Amy Janette Pacheco was the epitome of pursuing your dreams.
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Doctoral student loved cello, diving, cooking
With a passion for oceanography and desire to help others, Ashley Rose Gould taught those around her about the importance of appreciating every day.
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Goal-minded sports fan protected nature
Chess Ronald Mizell was known as the kind of man who would put a smile on the face of everyone he met.
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Distinctive laugh, love of sports set cadet apart
With his spontaneous humor and explosive nature, Miguel Angel Hernandez endeared himself to fellow cadets in Company B-1. Life as a freshman in the Corps of Cadets is not an easy task, but Miguel had a way of helping his fellow freshman through it with laughter.
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Strong spirit pursued classes through illness
Few questioned Ross Allen Maxwell’s dedication to Texas A&M. Despite being diagnosed with a stage-four brain cancer, Ross made sure to attend every football game that he could.
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Blueprints of a rehabilitation center in the South China Sea sit on the floor and a sketch of a Wounded Warriors center for soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder leans against the wall.
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The GLBT Resource Center begins its Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Awareness Week at A&M on Monday, including events from coming out stories to searching for GLBT-friendly jobs.
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Coachless debate team seeks support
One team that won’t earn airtime on ESPN as it competes for a national title this month: the Texas A&M Speech and Debate Team.
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Students claim religious persecution, debate church and state boundaries
The Supreme Court concluded debate on cases that could grant legally married same-sex couples the right to federal marital benefits Wednesday.
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Man behind 'Argo' recalls daring escape
The atmosphere was tense, the stakes high. Six American diplomats, caught in the political turmoil of the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, were being smuggled out of the country.
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With two meetings remaining in the 65th session and until the next session takes over the legislative responsibilities, Christopher Russo was elected to the position of Speaker of the 66th session of Student Senate with a 73-0-1 vote and Student Body President Reid Joseph was sworn in.
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A Louisiana man pleaded not guilty to a charge of using an underage girl to extort money from an A&M professor, who jumped to his death from a campus building in January, according to the Associated Press.
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After a morning of nearly freezing temperatures, a group of students completed a 24-hour worship session at Rudder Fountain Plaza.
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The “GI’s of Comedy” tour entertained a Rudder Auditorium audience Tuesday evening with its brand of military-influenced humor.
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The Texas A&M University System announced it will join a pharmaceutical company to enhance preparedness for pandemic influenza.
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Student researchers and research enthusiasts are coming together from labs and academic haunts scattered across A&M to highlight breakthroughs made this year by the student body.
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The University Police Department seek assistance and information regarding the whereabouts of a Texas A&M student, according to a Tuesday press release.
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Drought conditions around the state could lead to more money for conservation research — including that at Texas A&M.
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A Louisiana man accused of luring a Texas A&M professor into a sexually explicit online relationship will be arraigned in federal court Tuesday on a charge of using a phone and the Internet for extortion, the Houston Chronicle reported Monday.
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“GIs of Comedy,” composed of former Army and Air Force personnel, will bring its comedy skit to Rudder Auditorium on Tuesday.
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Four people remain hospitalized after the auto crash Saturday night on Harvey Mitchell Parkway.
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Criminal charges against Brittany Henderson — a Bryan woman arrested in connection with a bomb threat at Texas State University — have been dropped by the Hays County District Attorney’s office, according to the Austin American-Statesman.
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A major auto accident Saturday killed Nathan Hardcastle, sophomore ecological restoration major, and Taylor Leonard, 19, who was visiting from Houston.
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Students participate in largest one-day student-run community service event
Despite the scattered showers, cold weather and looming clouds that threatened hundreds of outdoor projects, thousands of volunteers huddled in groups early Saturday morning for the 31st annual Big Event — the biggest to date.
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Under the arches of the Quad, symbolic of the spirit of the 12th Man, the freshman class of 2016 celebrated milestones and strengthened their Aggie spirit at the 9th annual Fish Fest on Thursday.
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The largest one-day student-run service project in the nation is back — and it’s bigger than ever.
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With the release of applications for the 14 positions in the new executive cabinet, Reid Joseph, student body president elect, said he is looking for experienced students who exhibit the core values of A&M to help lead the Student Government Association.
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Christian apologist William Lane Craig defended his faith in a lecture Thursday using The Kalām Cosmological Argument and Christian apologetics.
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GLBT Aggies vice president Maria Miguel said a Student Senate bill that would potentially threaten GLBT Resource Center funding is a form of discrimination.
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Student Senate confirmed the five remaining nominees to the nine-member Student Services Fee Advisory Board, SSFAB, and passed three bills in the Wednesday meeting.
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Early episode screening, Cushing exhibit accompany writer's stay
Brace yourselves, sci-fi fans — Deeper Than Swords has arrived.
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Professionals in the Texas education system fielded questions Wednesday on challenges facing public and higher education as part of a lecture titled “Cost vs. Quality: The Future of American Higher Education.”
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Irven E. “Skip” Wagner was named president and CEO of the 12th Man Foundation on Wednesday.
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With only four meetings left, the 65th session of Student Senate will meet Wednesday to confirm Student Service Fee Advisory Board members and discuss and vote on pieces of legislation introduced before spring break.
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In preparation for population increases, the city of College Station and Texas A&M are working on several projects to alleviate future traffic congestion.
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The 2002 Nobel Prize recipient Vernon L. Smith will deliver a lecture on the U.S. housing bubble collapse at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center.
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More than 2,000 uniformed cadets file in at 7:10 in the morning. Their day started an hour ago, with physical training, roll call and a ceremony to honor the American flag. Trays in hand, they are hungry for breakfast.
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With six days left in the 40 Days for Life national pro-life campaign, Coalition for Life members say the relationship with Planned Parenthood has evolved while continuing to counsel women in front of the health care facility that offers abortions.
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“Green” is an often politically charged term that the Office of Sustainability at A&M works to neutralize, while encouraging and equipping students with the means to help sustain their environment.
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Turn on the TV – A&M students are on the air.
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A group of students found a way of using their shared hobby of playing video games to help pay the bills while working toward earning a college degree.
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“First they took baseball, then they took freedom” — the opening words to the book “Cubanos in Wisconsin” by Silvio Canto Jr., the story of Fidel Castro’s communist takeover of Cuba and his family's subsequent migration to the U.S.
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Code Maroon alerts were sent to subscribed University email accounts and phones at 1:30 p.m. Thursday regarding a campus-wide bomb threat for Friday, according to emergency.tamu.edu.
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Breakaway’s 7th annual Shalom Project sought to inspire students to make a difference in the lives of disabled orphans while asking students to meet a goal of more than $100,000 — which, on Wednesday, was met and surpassed.
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Service and funeral arrangements for Amy Pacheco, a freshman member of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets, who was killed in a car accident over the weekend have been set.
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Student Senate passed four bills unanimously — including two dedicated to veteran affairs — at the March 6 meeting.
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5 for Yell preps to represent maroon and white
Since he was 6 years old, Roy May dreamed of following in the footsteps of his father, Class of 1966, as an A&M yell leader. When the 33-year-old sophomore engineering major was elected junior yell leader — along with his 5 for Yell running mates — he did just that.
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The 65th Session of Student Senate will swear in 24 newly elected senators to fill vacancies that opened throughout the session. At the Wednesday meeting, Senate will also vote on a short list of legislation.
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Student Research Week organizers are calling on students to submit and present research at the event that students say gives researchers real-world experience.
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Many student organizations have an impact on the campus, community, state and country. But when the A&M chapter of Engineers Without Borders built a Costa Rican pipeline for one of its international projects, the impact of the award-winning organization went global.
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Doctoral student taught at his alma mater
Stephen Patrick Byrne was a man known by his friends and family as a great teacher, a good man, a loving father and husband and — from his time as an undergraduate in the 1970s or his stint as a senior construction science lecturer — an Aggie.
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Role model dedicated her work to help veterans
Friends and family remember Kirsten Allison Salerno as a woman whose passion, enthusiasm and commitment came from serving veterans and improving their well-being.
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Two cadets honored in the Quad after accident
Students gathered with the Corp of Cadets for an Echo Taps ceremony Monday night to honor Amy Pacheco and Miguel Hernandez, both of whom were killed in a car crash Sunday leaving a JROTC drill meet in Houston.
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In a time when digital screens compete with and often replace traditional forms of media, the state of a physical newspaper’s relevance is often questioned. But regardless of whether students and citizens choose Twitter or blogs over print to stay informed, the answer may be soon made irrelevant by a more immediate concern: can the print version of a newspaper remain afloat?
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Bush School, Habitat for Humanity sponsor home
Current and former students of the Bush School — along with a number of faculty members — gathered Saturday to raise the walls of a five-bedroom Habitat for Humanity home in honor of former President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, for their many years of public service.
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Three people, including two members of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets, were killed in a head-on collision involving a wrong-way driver early Sunday morning on Highway 290 outside of Houston.
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Two A&M freshman in the A&M Corps of Cadets and another woman were killed in an auto accident around 3:30 a.m. Sunday on Highway 290, the Harris County Sheriff's Office said.
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Texas A&M spokesman Jason Cook received international recognition for his contributions to shaping the image of Texas A&M into a thriving top-tier University.
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Over 400 people will gather Saturday to sponsor an organization that a recently deceased Aggie cherished his first and only year at A&M.
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Journalist practitioners report industry scoop
Stop the presses — journalism isn’t dead.
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AT&T began the “It Can Wait” campaign in 2009 to educate drivers about the dangers of texting while driving. AT&T brought the national campaign to the Memorial Student Center on Wednesday.
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Complete and utter darkness surrounds her. Postdoctoral student Jessi Halligan might as well be swimming through tar as she attempts to navigate the cold darkness of the Aucilla River in Florida.
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What started as a class project grew into a more effective way to refrigerate and transport vaccines to remote villages in developing countries.
Four students in the Department of Mechanical Engineering turned heads with a mobile refrigeration system called the “Coolbike.”
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The Kyle Field poll presented by the A&M administration last Wednesday showed that 55 percent of responding students favor an increase in the University Advancement Fee and student sports passes to fund a $75 million portion of the planned $425 million renovations.
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Invested in the knowledge of kids half their age, members of the Sigma Chi and Chi Phi fraternities at A&M tutor children at College Hills Missionary Baptist Church every week for an hour.
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Students reforest park destroyed by 2010 wildfires
Over a year after a fire engulfed nearly 96 percent of Bastrop State Park, destroying the current ecosystem and leaving the land prone to erosion, volunteers with Aggie Replant helped the Texas Parks and Wildlife Association take another step on the road to recovery.
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As a part of the Student Conference on National Affairs, 125 student delegates from universities across the nation came together to learn about and discuss U.S. relations in the Pacific from Thursday to Saturday.
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Five for Yell voted as 2013-2014 Yell Leaders
Academic Plaza swayed with a sound more familiar to Kyle Field after Reid Joseph was named student body president-elect. In celebration of his son’s victory, Tom Joseph, Class of 1983 and former head Yell Leader, once again led students in the singing of the Aggie War Hymn from atop the Sul Ross Statue.
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A former Texas A&M University employee has been arrested by University Police in connection with the bomb threat at the Clayton Williams Jr. Alumni Center Friday morning, according to Lt. Allan Baron of the University Police Department.
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Authorities received a report of a possible bomb threat at approximately 9:26 a.m. Friday at the Clayton Williams Alumni Center.
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A change in the voting process of student body elections could jeopardize results in multi-candidate positions.
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Tradition, technology and engineering fused to create the “Memory Cloud” art piece recently featured in the 12th Man Hall in the Memorial Student Center.
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Texas A&M’s Army ROTC program was awarded the MacArthur Award for the second year, an achievement that recognizes Texas A&M’s Army ROTC as one of the top programs in the country.
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Texas A&M provides its students the opportunity to show their respects to fallen Aggies through memorials such as Silver Taps and Aggie Muster.
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In the midst of campaign week, Student Senate met Wednesday night to vote on several bills. On the docket were four bills spanning a wide range of subjects from admissions to first aid. One bill that was met with some controversy regarded admittance strictly based on merit.
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Officials debated sending Code Maroon messages
Approximately 700 people were evacuated from campus buildings Wednesday after authorities received notice of a bomb threat to Kyle Field, said Lt. Allan Baron of the University Police Department.
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Two polls meant to gauge student opinion regarding renovation funds for the east side of Kyle Field reached student email accounts.
An organization called “Aggie Polling” released a survey to an uncertain number of University email accounts before midnight Tuesday. This poll came prior to and separate from a University poll expected to be sent to the entire student body via email beginning at midnight.
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They may not fly through the air at break-neck speeds or fight trolls in bathrooms, but ranked No. 1 in the world, the Texas A&M quidditch team is not to be disregarded as a group of wand-waving fanatics.
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Faced with a declining number of applicants, Texas A&M faculty is working to preserve and fortify the Africana studies program in the College of Liberal Arts.
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SBP candidates hash our university solutions in final debate
Facing a crowd full of people dressed in “Gig ‘em with Garret” and “Rowdy for Reid” T-shirts, Student Body President candidates Garrett Nerren and Reid Joseph participated in their second and final debate Monday night.
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Opposing candidates unpack personal propositions to campus issues
"I want to serve" — a common ground between the two candidates running for student body president.
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Students leading busy lives on weekends don't intend to end their night with a parking citation. Texas A&M Transportation Services has provided a solution to this potential issue.
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After a decade of rising tuition costs, Gov. Rick Perry has pushed universities to offer fixed-rate tuition to help students and their families budget for college.
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Student senator and junior political science major Cary Cheshire brought suit Wednesday, Feb. 15, alleging that election commissioner and senior biomedical sciences major, Allison Krenzien had overstepped her bounds in regards to candidates changing caucuses.
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Curious on the first day, stranded by the second, and wading through floors pooled with gray water by the third, the high spirits with which passengers set out on the Carnival Cruise ship, Triumph, flowed overboard as they awaited the sight of land for days.
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Campus bustled with visitors this past weekend as high school students, transfer students and parents participated in Texas A&M's annual Aggieland Saturday.
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Two Bryan firefighters died and two remain injured after responding to a fire Friday night at the Knights of Columbus Hall in downtown Bryan.
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The 12 winners of the Aggie Frame of Mind Contest had their artwork unveiled Friday in the Memorial Student Center.
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Property on Northgate sold to build apartment complex
The street cones, building cranes and hard hats that dot Texas A&M’s landscape will soon be joined by another construction project on University Drive.
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The City of College Station continues its three-week warrant amnesty period with a high amount of cleared warrants after the first week.
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Class Councils was founded at Texas A&M University in 1880, but some students have never heard of the councils that represent them. Students thought of class councils after realizing a need for members of each class to unite the campus. Class Councils currently consists of 150-200 undergraduate students, including four class presidents.
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The Department of Psychology confirmed selection of new leadership this week.
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The Entrepreneurship Society seeks to enable students to develop their entrepreneurial mindset and innovation skills that may lead to a new business, new partnerships or more entrepreneurs in corporations.
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While the adage “less is more” has not always held true, the University’s Utilities and Energy Management Department has shown that they can do more with less.
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Downplay Corps, Greek contrast as campaign issue
Candidates for student body president, Reid Joseph and Garrett Nerren, fielded prepared and spontaneous questions at the first debate of campaigning Tuesday night in the MSC Flag Room. Kyle Field, student fees and the role of student government were the main topics of conversation.
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Professor says students can impact change
Young Farmer Screening Series hosted a viewing of “American Meat,” a documentary surveying the current state of the U.S. meat industry, on Monday. The “American Meat” documentary is part of 100-screen tour in 10 agricultural states across the country.
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The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences puts the ‘A’ in Texas A&M and has been continuing research on plant varieties that withstand drought conditions.
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Students express concern, respect for decision
Pope Benedict XVI shocked the world Monday when he announced his resignation from the papal office, becoming the first pope in 600 years to do so.
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Four weeks. That’s how much school is left until the first official day of spring break, March 11.
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Professor discovers drug, lowers cancer's resistance to treatment
More than five years of research and testing has provided a Texas A&M professor and a team of multi-disciplinary individuals a way to successfully destroy a wide range of cancer cells once thought to be immune to treatment.
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The Student Government Association Election Commission finalized the list of candidates for the 2013 student body elections on Monday.
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The SGA Diversity Commission hosted a program Thursday night to discuss this question: “Do We Live in a Post-Racial America?”
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Student Senate seeks to bring student voters into the discussion about how the $75 million cost to renovate the east side of Kyle Field will be afforded.
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A unique group of student researchers with a variety of interests, from botany to caving to theatre arts, have one unifying goal: bat conservation.
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The sixth biennial Orange & Maroon Legislative Day was held on Tuesday in Austin, where The University of Texas alumni and Texas A&M former students met to discuss further investment in the future of the two Texas schools.
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In celebration of “Second Amendment Day,” an anti-diversity advocate sought to communicate a pro-gun rights message to students near Rudder Plaza.
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Retention of current students part of plan to increase engineers
Deans from the Dwight Look College of Engineering answered students’ questions about the plan to increase engineering enrollment to 25,000 students by 2025.
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The University of Texas and Texas A&M University are putting their rivalry aside and joining forces at the state capitol Tuesday to advance a common interest of higher education.
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Chandler Small: She sacrificed her first semester to attend Texas A&M
With her warm and contagious smile, Chandler Small could light up a room wherever she went. Her kind spirit and Christian upbringing made her someone who others loved to be around.
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“Hacking” is a term that has garnered a negative connotation due to an increased number of security breaches reported across the world. But “hacking” and “Hackathons,” such as the one A&M students participated in Friday, doesn’t involve security breaches or identity theft.
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Delegates from universities gather at A&M, exchange ideas for Big Events
Drawn together by a common goal and purpose, students from around the country gathered at A&M Saturday to promote community-wide service in their areas.
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As cellphones become as much an extension of the arm as a hand, it is natural for cellphone use to carry over into other day-to-day activities, distracting its user from more attention-worthy tasks — such as driving.
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Lifting of military ban grants opportunities for female cadets
Since Judith Crews was nine years old, she has asked her parents why women weren’t allowed to serve in combat roles in the military.
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An apple a day may not keep cancer away, but a salmon might.
Researchers from the Department of Nutrition at Texas A&M have found that 35 percent of cancer-related deaths may have been prevented if those individuals had eaten a more varied diet — items such as whole grains and cold water fish — based on research done by Raymond J. Carroll, a distinguished professor of the Department of Statistics.
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The Firehouse Public Safety Foundation awarded the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) a $25,000 grant to fund scholarships for their fire and emergency response training program.
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When students think of traditions at A&M, what tends to come to their minds first are ones like Silver Taps, Elephant Walk and saying “Howdy.” Though many students may not know it, The Big Event is the newest official tradition at A&M, a testament to how significant service is to Aggies.
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Of all the mysteries surrounding the universe, one of the most intriguing is the presence of dark energy.
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Throughout the month of February Jasmine Bailey, president of the Black Student Alliance Council, and her organization are commemorating the contributions of African-Americans to American history and promoting awareness of the black community on the Texas A&M campus.
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The Texas House of Representatives and Senate convened in Austin on Jan. 8 to start their 140-day session in which lawmakers began to outline their 2014-2015 goals for Texas. On the docket for debate is the issue regarding how to distribute an $8.8 billion surplus and if any of the extra money will be allocated to higher education.
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As the financial breakdown of the Kyle Field redevelopment project unfolds, the A&M administration is deciding how students will foot their portion of the bill.
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Now that students are back into the rhythm and excitement of spring semester classes, they have another important task to add to their planners — find a job.
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Students received the announcement of the University’s goal to raise engineering enrollment from 11,000 to 25,000 students by 2025 with concern for the feasibility of supporting such an increase in the student population. However, University officials insisted that through the expansion they have students’ best interest at heart.
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Down several corridors and through an unassuming door in the Zachry Engineering Center lies one of Texas A&M’s more unique assets: a fully functional nuclear reactor.
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A handful of Aggie hopefuls got the chance to prove their talent Thursday night in the second annual Aggieland Idol, hosted by the Aggie Baseball team. Students were competing for a chance to sing or play the national anthem in the Cox Diamond at Blue Bell Park before an Aggie baseball game.
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It is a question asked around the nation as the economy continues to trouble policymakers – a question that some at Texas A&M may hold the answer to. The question was even plastered on the front cover of the January issue of The Economist. “Will we ever invent anything useful again?”
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Over a quarter of the Texas A&M student body is made up of engineering majors – a testament to the prestige and stability of The Dwight Look College of Engineering. Even so, Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp announced Wednesday the University’s initiative to increase engineering enrollment to 25,000 by 2025.
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Women in the military now have the opportunity to move up to the front battle lines with 230,000 positions now available in combat units.
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Texas A&M officials announced an initiative to increase engineering enrollment to 25,000 students by 2025.
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Gun violence in recent months has prompted controversial action by the Obama administration, while Texas officials have filed legislation in favor of gun rights in the early weeks of the 83rd Texas Legislative session.
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A conflict between two men at Lone Star College near Houston left four injured from gunfire.
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Aggie 'green roof' initiative saves energy, stimulates research
Students increasingly hear more and more about “going green” and research endeavors to make humans more environmentally friendly. Texas A&M is an incubator for one such research endeavor that involves what are known as “green roofs.”
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Members practice Japanese art of karate, compete in local tournaments
Chuck Norris. Bruce Lee. These are household names for a sport born on an island half a world away. Luckily for students of Texas A&M, they only need to travel halfway across campus to experience TAMU Shotokan, a sport that many refer to as “karate.”
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After the first week of classes, the flu season has taken a toll on students. During the past two weeks, 22 students have been diagnosed with the flu and more than 700 were diagnosed with a flu-like illness, according to Medical Services associate director David Teller.
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Five years of research and testing has advanced a Texas A&M professor and a team of graduate and undergraduate assistants in the direction of engineering a flame retardant technology.
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Diabetes affects the lives of millions of Americans, young and old alike, on a daily basis.
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Monetary figures were released by Texas A&M, detailing the revenue generated by the media exposure that A&M's successful football season and Johnny Manziel's Heisman Trophy brought to the University.
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Danny Glover stresses meaning of human rights
A dream — not one that fosters an end to racism, but one that encourages evolution of the human soul — is what renowned actor Danny Glover took away from the message Martin Luther King Jr. bestowed upon Americans on Aug. 28, 1963.
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Texas A&M began reconstructing its golf course last October with A&M’s 2013 Football schedule in mind. Sterling Golf Management hired Landscapes Unlimited to renovate the course in time for the 2013 football season next September.
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B-CS hotels expected to share cost, benefits
Texas A&M administrators and B-CS community leaders announced an agreement in principle to financially support the Kyle Field Redevelopment Project. Such an agreement would generate $36 million of the $420 million needed to renovate and expand Kyle Field, as well as keep football games in College Station.
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For some Aggies, leadership is an important characteristic — not only because it is a core value, but because it is a way of life. Leadership conferences are held at many universities every year, but in Aggieland, a particular conference has allowed many African-American students to develop leadership skills through stimulating workshops, career-fair networking opportunities and motivational speakers.
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Students wage war against self-perceived body image
She was holding it all together with a smile. As long as she kept her lips perfectly curved, they would never suspect a thing. They would never know the girl with the perfect life was dying by her own hand. They would never know the person they saw was not the same person she saw in the mirror.
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Mind-boggling numbers that project the increase of the world population to rise by 2 billion people in less than 40 years pose a challenge when they are presented to the people tasked with finding new ways to feed that growing population.
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When the first day of a semester rolled around 10 years ago, a college student would have been buying his or her books, paper and pens to prepare for class. Never would they have considered that the bulky desk computer sitting in front of them would transform into a portable device, and in just a few years.
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It is a nightmare that plagues the dreams of many Texas A&M students. Work — or rather the lack of it, in an economy teetering close to another recession — may be affecting the lives of undergraduates and turning a bad dream into a waking reality for graduates.
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Orion Space capsules. An emergency atmospheric re-entry vehicle for a possible Space Station failure. These may sound like research topics performed exclusively at Johnson Space Center and other similar large-scale laboratories, but, in fact, these and other studies have been conducted in College Station, and a new breakthrough in the field of aerospace engineering could be on the horizon.
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With the goal to revitalize agriculture as one of the core purposes of A&M’s existence, “Farmer’s Fight” is an agricultural advocacy movement founded last year. The movement is dedicated to promoting agricultural awareness to students of the University. The initiative aims to construct a renewed focus on agriculture towards college students.
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After a weekend filled with congested traffic and friendly reunions, the entire student body settled back into their college lifestyles and readied themselves for a new semester of routines to come this week as the spring semester kicks off.
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A good professor teaches students about a field of study. A great professor feeds students knowledge that will be carried for the rest of their lives. James Aune, professor and head of the Department of Communication, was a great professor.
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Governor Perry's former squadron rekindles after decades of deactivation
For two decades, former members of the Corps of Cadets’ once-vaunted Squadron 6 Flying Tigers had fond memories and cherished friendships as evidence of their time at Texas A&M, but no active students to serve as an embodiment of their legacy after the unit’s 1992 deactivation.
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Communication Department Head and Professor, James Aune, was pronounced dead after jumping from the Northside Parking Garage located along University Drive on Tuesday morning.
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A Texas A&M student was involved in a fatal car accident Wednesday on her way home to Montgomery.
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The construction for Campus Pointe, a mixed-use urban village available for the region to use, will begin in 2014 and replace some of the buildings of the University Apartments.
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Some graduate families may find themselves in a tough situation at the end of the school year with the demolition of the University Apartments to make way for the Campus Pointe construction project.
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Apotheosis, a Texas A&M all-male a capella organization, will perform classic and contemporary Christmas music for their annual fall performance in Rudder Theater on Saturday.
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Loyal friend, trustworthy, huge heart
Garrett Luce, a beloved Aggie, friend and son, will be honored Tuesday at Silver Taps in the final remembrance ceremony of the semester.
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The first time a student experiences finals — a full week of preparing for and being tested over everything they have been taught during the past five months — it can be overwhelming.
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Innovation yields protection from disasters
In the aftermath of the wildfires that destroyed thousands of acres in Bastrop, Texas, two Texas A&M professors are making headway toward revolutionary wildfire prevention technology.
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The Aggie Special Olympic of Texas Volunteers (ASOTV) will host the Celebrity Flag Football Classic this Saturday at Stephen F. Austin Middle School to benefit the Texas A&M Unified Flag Football team on their journey to future competitions.
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Aggie artist attains success in music, academics
It’s as if he was born with music flowing through his veins. With a heavy influence of music from his family, Caleb Mak, senior supply chain management major, has developed into a striving musician with a sound of his own.
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Texas A&M was the site of The Texas Tribune Festival’s “On the Road” series Thursday as University officials, journalism professionals and higher education experts discussed major topics surrounding higher education.
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Out of all of the universities in Texas, the Texas Tribune will partner with Texas A&M to present a day-long symposium Thursday, examining the major issues regarding higher education in Texas.
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With a 41 to 16 vote, the A&M Student Senate overrode Student Body President John Claybrook’s veto of the Personal Protection Bill, effectively passing the bill during Wednesday night’s senate meeting.
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International students pursue higher education at A&M
If a student’s journey to Texas A&M encounters milestones such as “DS-160”,
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Student Body President, John Claybrook, vetoed “The Texas A&M Personal Protection Bill” on Nov. 20. This brings the bill, which advocates for concealed carry in campus buildings, back to the Senate floor for another vote on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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Ross Volunteer Company exhibit humiltiy, serve namelessly
It was a clear and brisk fall day. The fading leaves were a sign of the passage and frailty of life all too present in the minds of those who attended the funeral of Lt. Col David E. Cabrera. Through the eyes of Daniel Bernhard, there was only one comfort he could provide as he and his fellow Ross Volunteers stood vigilant and tall, dressed in clean white.
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Police officers were faced with a multi-car theft and subsequent chase on Monday afternoon. According to a College Station Police Department news release, officers were dispatched to the intersection of Jones Butler Road and Harvey Mitchell Parkway South to probe a major accident.
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Buildings and organizations at Texas A&M are tributes to former students who achieved great things, both during their time as students and in their careers.
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Tradition lives through honorary Corps member
Fighting the battle of sleeping through formation versus finding the will to come to life at 5:30 a.m. every day is a battle for some Corps of Cadets members. Even if they had a choice to begin with, waking up before the crack of dawn wins every time.
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While stereotypes and false perceptions lead some to believe Bryan is more prone to criminal activity than its sister city, College Station, officers of both cities’ police departments refute the claim and warn students of the real dangers in both areas.
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Despite many students being away for the Thanksgiving break and some slight confusion about Midnight Yell practice, University officials confirmed yell practice will indeed be performed Friday night before the game.
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Just in time for a fresh class of A&M students, a new dorm complex — much like the Commons on the south side of campus — will open to provide an innovate living experience, but for a price.
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Elephant Walk signifies the end of an era for students
They are large, old and grey, and they wander campus visiting its many historic locations before wandering off to die. They are elephants — they are seniors — and they will march in the time-honored tradition, Elephant Walk, on Tuesday.
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Within the secular setting of academia, it may seem that the words printed in students’ textbooks are in direct opposition to those found in religious works.
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In hopes of improving safety along Northgate, the City of College Station has made various construction changes and significantly restricted loading zones in the area.
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Student pursues barefoot water skiing hobby to national championship title
Texas A&M loves its sports heroes — from football legends to Olympians, A&M celebrates their triumphs with wholehearted enthusiasm.
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For the first time in A&M's history, students will be able to go home for Thanksgiving break via shuttle buses thanks to the University's partnership with the company Campus Coordinator.
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On-campus living during the first year of college is considered by some to be a wonderful way to transition into college life. At A&M, students are limited to Corps housing, the Commons or one of the Northside dorms. That may change in the future with the possible addition of a West Campus dorm complex.
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Amidst the much-anticipated reopening of the Memorial Student Center this past year was the quiet addition of a simple and ecofriendly system: the water bottle filling station.
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Besides the various brand-name foods and flashy packaging that influences many students’ spending decisions when grocery shopping, a different preference is beginning to make or break the choice between one food and the other: organic, or not?
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The India Association at Texas A&M celebrated Diwali, the festival of lights, through their annual event, DIA 2012, in the Wehner building Friday evening.
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The Institute for Fundamental Physics and Astronomy received a $20 million donation from the billionaire founder of the institute, George P. Mitchell.
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Diwali – popularly known as the festival of lights – is celebrated by people of many faiths all across the world.
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The 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.
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On-campus culture polarizes religious community
The concept of standing out isn’t new to Christianity. In the Bible, Jesus commanded his followers, “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” Looking at Christian Aggies, it may be reasonable to add, “and wear Chacos, TOMS and T-shirts from Christian organizations.”
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After many weeks of debate, Student Senate officially passed the “Texas A&M Personal Protection Bill,” which advocates for concealed carry in campus buildings.
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The renovated Texas A&M Golf Course will soon join the ranks of premiere university golf courses and provide its visitors with a world-class golfing experience.
Renovation of the Texas A&M golf course is underway and will be finished in fall 2013. Landscapes Unlimited is the firm overseeing the renovation.
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The University Police Department reported a missing student on Wednesday.
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Former students provide hope, medicine
Jason Segner held in his arms a 3-year-old girl with burns on 80 percent of her body after her family member doused her with hot cooking oil.
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Missionaries offer students chances to travel, share gospel
Kyle Field is home to the Texas A&M football team on Saturdays, but Tuesday night it belonged to the thousands of students gathered for Breakaway Ministries’ annual Go! Missions conference.
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Just in time for Thanksgiving break, A&M Transportation Services is offering students an effortless alternative to filling up a tank of gas for a long drive home for holiday breaks: Campus Connector’s break shuttles.
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The editor-in-chief of The Battalion was injured in a single-vehicle accident Sunday morning after he lost control of his vehicle.
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Shadowed by the trees and buildings around Rudder Fountain Plaza, Pat Tillman Military Scholars stood at a podium for three hours, naming off fallen war heroes who served and died in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.
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For some students, the challenge posed by traversing the 5,200 acres that make up A&M’s campus is a difficult one. It’s a challenge that Transportation Services is willing to handle.
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He and his wife had never visited Texas before. They had seen several adages of the Texan cowboy roaming the south in American media, but hadn’t actually seen one yet.
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The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas opened its doors in 1876 and restricted enrollment to men willing to be in the Corps of Cadets. More than 136 years later, though no longer an all-male military school, service to the U.S. still runs deep in the veins of Texas A&M University.
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Sharing and learning about the diverse cultures of the people living in Bryan-College Station was the theme of the weekend as local students and citizens came together to celebrate the sixth annual Brazos Valley Worldfest.
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The year was 1915. America was in the middle of a world war, Babe Ruth hit his first major league home run, and the YMCA building opened its doors for the students of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas.
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The U.S. Agency for International Development announced its partnership with seven universities in the U.S. and around the globe — including Texas A&M — to help create new solutions to global development challenges.
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The presidential election was one of several notable issues on Colorado’s voting ballots. After Tuesday’s results, Denver, known as the Mile High City, was the capitol of one of two states to be the first to legalize marijuana.
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The world is at the fingertips of students, only one click of the mouse or press of the button away. But for the students of Texas A&M University in 1973, the world wasn’t so close.
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Aggies have another chance to take their furry companions to campus and participate in the festivities at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine.
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Campus carry issue heightens amid pending legislation, shootings
The reputation of the gun and the rhetoric surrounding Texas culture have been intertwined since the state’s inception.
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A College Station man was shot and killed Monday night after an attempted robbery of a residence. The next day, an A&M student was questioned by the College Station Police Department as a witness to the murder.
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After renovations and a flood that destroyed more than 40 computers in the lower level, the YMCA building will be officially reopened and rededicated.
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Hundreds of candles flickered in front of the J.K. Williams Administration building as the cool night air swept through the crowd gathered to honor the life of Garrett Cole Luce, who was killed in an accident Sunday.
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Caffeine is a stimulant that some people discover and utilize early in their college careers. For many, it also becomes fundamental to their daily routine after graduation.
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The quest to understand the existence of God is one that is largely driven by faith. The majority of the experts in science and its various branches have questioned the theist view of the universe.
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Obama wins electoral vote, Romney concedes
Americans elected another Obama administration Tuesday. The president claimed both the popular vote and the Electoral College.
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More than a century ago, a few Aggies gathered barn wood and garbage to burn what would become Aggie Bonfire. Though no longer a school-sanctioned tradition, hundreds of students continue to join every year in the camaraderie and construction of the off-campus student bonfire.
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The scene is a familiar one students experience everyday; that long, overdue wake up call on Sunday morning after a weekend out with friends only to remember a pestering writing assignment for English class is due at 8 a.m the next morning.
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The City of College Station reached out to the public to gather input on a pedestrian improvements project that has caused problems with some local business owners since the start of construction.
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The two fields of science and faith are considered by many to be immiscible. One deals with a belief based on direct observation and measurable proof, while the other is based on a belief that is not explicitly supported by scientific proof — only by conviction.
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Leading up to the 2012 presidential election, eyes are on a handful of states. Swing states are where the campaign battles have been fought this election season and states such as Ohio, Florida, Wisconsin, Virginia, Colorado, Iowa and New Hampshire are at the center of the fight.
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Expressions of belief such as those from fire-and-brimstone preachers promoting angry messages can lessen onlookers’ desire to pay attention.
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The economic policies of President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney were guaranteed discussions in the presidential debates and have proven to be a pressing issue in the presidential race.
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With the deadline to Q-drop coming Friday, students may make a decision that could affect the rest of their college career.
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The city of College Station experienced a major power outage on Thursday until around 4 p.m.
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Just north of College Station, with it’s own culture sometimes completely different than that of its neighboring city, is Historic Downtown Bryan. Downtown Bryan is, to an extent, College Station’s bearded, hipster older brother.
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A cultural tradition that commemorates the life of a deceased loved one has become a part of the culture in mainstream America today, and with the rising number of Mexican Americans living in the U.S., it’s apparent Americans have become more familiar with what many call “Day of the Dead” or “Día de los Muertos.”
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Afternoon interruption raises questions of concealed carry relevance
In the wake of a bomb threat prompting the evacuation of the Texas A&M campus and the concealed carry debate in the Student Senate, the University was shaken again as an individual with a firearm was reported to authorities.
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Mass shooting phenomenon ricochets in College Station
The first Code Maroon reached the backlit phones and computer screens of students and faculty at
12:29 p.m. on Aug. 13. By then, the heavy chorus of weapon fire was already echoing across Fidelity Drive, less than half a mile from the intersection of George Bush Drive and Wellborn Road.
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After more than an hour of debate, Student Senate voted decisively in favor of the Texas A&M Personal Protection Bill on Wednesday with a 38-19 vote, but because a senator’s motion to reconsider the bill, it was stalled and will be voted on again at the next Senate meeting.
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Amid the different costs to attend Texas A&M, one in particular is being brought up for reconsideration.
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Bumper stickers are plastered to cars, yard signs abound and campaign ads are aired constantly. Names and numbers are thrown around in almost perplexing ways. Too often in a presidential election, these promotional materials can create confusion and apathy among younger voters.
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Hurricane Sandy left a wide path of destruction as it slammed the East Coast early this week. The latest update on the damage left by this historic super storm is standing at 61 deaths, 20 billion dollars in damage and 6.5 million homes and businesses without power. Electricity outages stretched as far west as Wisconsin and as far south as the Carolinas.
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Despite the fact that Halloween falls in the middle of the week, the night still holds potential for thrills and spills.
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Texas A&M University Police Department released further details Tuesday that led to the arrest of a primary suspect in the A&M bomb threat case.
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The Texas A&M Police Department arrested Dereon Tayronne Kelly of Bryan on Monday in connection to the bomb threat A&M received via email Oct. 19.
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The Northeastern U.S. experienced history in the making as the unlikely Superstorm Sandy made landfall Monday night. Sandy was regarded as having unprecedented storm potential due to a threatening combination of natural events.
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People sometimes make irrational decisions when faced with crisis situations. Student Counseling HelpLine was established in 1995 to help students safely deal with difficult situations.
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Captain America, with a bag of candy in tow, was one of many visitors to the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum on Sunday for its fifth annual Children’s Costume Contest and Trick-or-Treating Halloween event.
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“Practical efficiency” is a term that has become a buzzword in energy sustainability circles. This is the same phrase that Texas A&M Energy Club president and chief operating officer Doug Rickerd and Stephen Hassenflu reiterate when talking about engineering new ways to achieve energy efficiency.
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Volunteers restore plant life to beautify B-CS
Eight hundred Aggies ran to the rescue of the cry of “go green” by participating in the environmental giveback event called “Replant” on Saturday.
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It was hard to ignore the highlighter-yellow T-shirts that invaded campus last week. The shirts advertised an event called After Dark that circulates the country and descends on the Texas A&M campus every four years.
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Company C-2 demonstrates holiday spirit with historic tradition
What was once a cadet’s simple way of showing how much he loved Halloween has become a tradition spanning four decades, making it one of the oldest traditions in the Corps of Cadets.
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Texas A&M began first steps to privatize Easterwood Airport, in hopes of creating an additional revenue stream.
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Professors are packing and excitement is building as the Department of English and the Department of Performance Studies faculty prepare to move to the Liberal Arts &
Humanities building.
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A night where music and message meet, After Dark is an opportunity for students to decide for themselves whether Jesus is relevant today.
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Student Senate will vote Wednesday on a bill that calls on the Texas A&M University and the Texas State Legislature to allow anyone with a valid concealed handgun license to carry a handgun on the Texas A&M campus and within buildings.
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As highest-ranked Corps member, Reveille gets royal run of the house
Most students know Reveille, the first lady of Aggieland, is the highest ranking member of the Corps of Cadets. They may also know she is taken care of by a sophomore in Company E-2, and if she barks in class, the professor might let the students out of class early.
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When questions were called for, hands of different colors shot up in the crowd. Some were rough and calloused, while others were young and graceful but all were ready to seize answers from anti-diversity advocate Jared Taylor.
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Screaming and frantically running in fear of masked men with bladeless chainsaws frequently renders the minds of college students useless as they think back on ghosts of Halloweens past.
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As President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney went head to head to assert themselves as the better foreign policy leader, students gathered at Rev’s Grill in the Memorial Student Center to watch and absorb the political debate.
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Meteorology majors add field experience to resume
Students are constantly being told to be successful post-graduation. They should get experience in their field of study during college. Whether it’s an internship, co-op or research with a professor, employers are always looking for young adults who have some kind of background experience.
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University officials investigate source of bomb scare
A mid a slew of recent bomb threats against universities, multiple theories abound behind the motives of the perpetuators, including terrorist plots and a prank game called “SWATing.”
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The Aggies CAN food drive experienced a setback during the weekend, mainly due to a campus-wide bomb threat that shut down the University for more than four hours.
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The Texas A&M Cancer Society made a bold statement on Saturday in the fight against cancer before the A&M-LSU football game.
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Ella Foster, Assistant Supervisor for A&M’s Department of Residence Life, takes care of her five grandchildren in a rental home that is overcrowded and in an unsafe neighborhood.
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31,000 people pack into the east side of Kyle Field, making it the largest student ticket allotment in the country. But the cost to sit in the student section dubbed the nation’s largest has risen at the ticket window as well as through unofficial, individual sales.
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Sororities are known for being a great way to make lasting friendships and build a smaller community within the university setting while attending college. It can also develop leadership by serving the community.
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For 15 years, the Maroon Out football game has united Kyle Field in it’s own unique way. Though the shirt design has changed over the years, the message remains the same: “We are the Aggies. The Aggies are we.”
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Integrity of character is one of the many qualities of a Texas Aggie, so much so that it is represented by a point of the star on the Aggie Ring.
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Geospatial tech enables team to show geographic timeline
Standing within the Pavilion on its polished tile, students wouldn’t begin to believe the very ground they walk on used to be covered in dirt and was walked on by a variety of unique animals. The Pavilion, a central piece of A&M’s locale where students go to for financial matters and food, actually garnered its name from its past use: a livestock pavilion.
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A 38-year-old organization called the Committee Awareness of Mexican-American Culture exists to further one of Texas A&M’s greatest philosophies: an appreciation of diversity.
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Evolutionists and creationists butt heads quite often in the academic setting and students, as well as members of the community, came together to listen to scientific reasoning for creationism that is well accepted among the scientific community.
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Student Senate will present a bill Wednesday night that calls on the Texas A&M University System and the Texas State Legislature to allow anyone with a valid concealed handgun license to carry a handgun on campus and within buildings.
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The presidential candidates circled one another, delivering political jab after political jab, making the second presidential debate a fight-night of an event when compared to the first one.
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Over the course of four years, college students learn to be professionals at multi-tasking. Students are expected to navigate a minefield of tests, papers and projects. Oftentimes the stress can pile up, forcing students to prioritize. Inevitably, all-night study sessions are pulled and inordinate amounts of caffeine are consumed. But most students don’t realize the negative effects sleep deprivation can have in the long run.
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Consistency in A&M brand promotes nation-wide recognition, prestige
“From the outside looking in you can’t understand it. And from the inside looking out, you can’t explain it.”
So the famous Aggie moniker goes, accentuating what makes Texas A&M University unique while highlighting what was once one if its greatest fallacies: the inability to effectively brand itself.
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University police raise bicyle-safety awareness
As student enrollment in Texas A&M increases, so does the amount of cyclists. With a higher density of bicycles on the campus, public safety is of greater concern.
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It was game day at Kyle Field. The crowd of 80,000 strong watched and screamed in celebration as Johnny Football broke another school record. After the mug-downs and high fives, Aggies pulled out their smartphones to share the news with the world, only to be shut down by a lack of cell reception and dropped calls.
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The Bryan Police Department received information regarding possible human remains buried in Bryan, Texas, possibly dated from the 1960s.
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Professors offer insight on reasons for increasing tuitions
When it comes to higher education, there is at least one issue in which President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney agree: the rising cost of tuition.
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Wrapped in a black and white striped hijab and donning a white blouse and jeans, sophomore biology major Rowana Mohamed sang along to a Taylor Swift song delicately playing in the background of a coffee shop. She has learned to adapt to two different cultures, two different countries and two different political systems.
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The Arab Spring swept through the Middle East in full force during 2011. The Middle East has recently regained the attention of the world when deadly protests erupted in response to the “Innocence of the Muslims” video.
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Texas A&M’s George Bush School of Government and Public Service will expand the study of the Middle East over the next four years, primarily from a regional security perspective.
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Instead of following the paper trail of birth certificates and family history annals to trace lineage, scientists are capable of using molecular biology to find ancestors quickly and efficiently to connect people to family they didn’t think existed.
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Election debates are often characterized by strong opinions, bold statements and multiple interruptions, with the the vice presidential debate of the 2012 election being no exception.
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Speaker at the United Nations, actor in “The Sopranos,” TV host, writer and Eagle Scout — this is Chris Bashinelli's resume at 25 years old. Chris Bashinelli, or Bash, visited
Texas A&M Wednesday to inaugurate the 2012 Delta Gamma lecture series.
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New York Times journalists Thom Shanker and Eric Schmitt — a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize — held a lecture and book signing for their work, “Counterstrike: The Untold Story of America’s Secret Campaign Against al-Qaeda,” in the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center on Wednesday.
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Students of Texas A&M Greek life gathered in front of the Zeta house Tuesday night for a solemn candlelight vigil that honored the memory of one of the most influential men in the University’s Greek history.
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In response to apparent gender stereotypes, Tuesday’s Coming Out Week program, “Deconstructing Queer Identities,” emphasized that one-word labels, such as gay and straight or black and white, cannot encompass the complexities found within one individual.
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With Election Day approaching quickly, Incumbent Republican State Representative of the Texas House District 14 John Raney held a fundraising event on Tuesday afternoon in order to communicate with his donors directly and address their concerns. Facing a small crowd at the Briarcrest Country Club, Raney reminisced on some of his previous experiences on the campaign trail and how people similar to those in the audience have formed a key part of his endeavors.
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Water — a basic necessity to sustain life — is something that the majority of people are fortunate enough to have access to on a daily basis. Yet, 783 million people around the world go without clean water every day.
The Wells Project at Texas A&M encourages students to do something to change this statistic and end the global crisis.
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Although students no longer need to flee to a central location on campus to connect with the rest of the student body, the Memorial Student Center is still one of the most popular places on campus. It’s a question other schools are trying to answer as well.
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Dr. Nancy Dickey announced her resignation as president of the Texas A&M Health Science Center and vice chancellor for health affairs Tuesday afternoon. Dickey said in a press release that it seems like an appropriate time for a new leader to take control of the program. Her resignation went into effect Tuesday.
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Freshmen liberal arts majors gathered to hear author Adam Shepard share his experiences and advice so that they could relate to one another as they begin their college careers.
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Incoming faculty and notable academic achievements were recognized by the College of Liberal Arts in a reception showcasing topics from shipwreck exploration to the awarding of various endowment funds.
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Musicians perform pieces by Russian, A&M composers
For a moment, there was silence. A subtle stillness permeates the concert hall as the quartet straightens their posture. An inhalation, and then the bow is pulled across the strings of the violin, the vibrations resonating outward as the opening notes of the musical composition.
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The Texas A&M Speech and Debate Team is a student run organization set on providing a forum in which Aggies are able to sharpen their tongues and hone their public speaking skills through national and collegiate-level competition.
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The Zachry Auditorium was witness to a pool of talent showcasing the classical arts of India, as the Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth organized a concert in which Texas A&M students exhibited their artistic prowess.
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Not only is October LGBT History Month, but Texas A&M’s GLBT Resource Center has built a week of programming around National Coming Out Day on Thursday. But the Resource Center isn’t the only organization involved in this week’s LGBT-related activities.
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Among the student body at Texas A&M University are developing role models and leaders within their respective organizations who emphasize academic success and applied skills. Within these diverse organizations are underrepresented students who demonstrate a commitment to serving their university and becoming men and women who others want to follow.
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Students perk up as presidential candidates debate for first time
Crowds of students squeezed into Rev’s Cafe in the MSC Wednesday night to watch round one of the political boxing matches, also known as the presidential debates.
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After the Student Senate meeting Tuesday in Koldus, the chief justice position for the Judicial Court remained vacant after Chelsea Lu was denied confirmation, 15 for to 25 against.
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From the 40 students who made up the first class at Texas A.M.C in 1876 to the 7,300 students who made up the Texas A&M Class of 2012, the University has undoubtedly come a long way.
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Without a majority vote, freshman class president candidates, Brooke McManus and Anthony Rice, will go head to head in a runoff election Friday.
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The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has generated social and political unrest for decades, and debate and diplomacy is a constant resource utilized by world leaders. Harley Eagle, a Native American who has visited Palestine, is arguing a different approach based on personal encounters with those affected by the conflict.
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This week, the freshmen class will vote for one of the 15 running mates for class president of 2016 on the online ballots at vote.tamu.edu, open from Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. to Wednesday at 5:00 pm.
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As the election nears, students are starting to feel the heat brought on by it. With such a large campus, opinions about national, local and social issues clash and student issues are in the mix.
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It’s not often that law enforcement and party-hopping go together. Tuesday night, there was a different kind of party scene near Northgate, attracting residents with free refreshments and prizes while informing them of important safety procedures.
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Early in the semester, the campus was hit with the tragic news that a cadet had gone missing and was later found dead. Tuesday, the student body has the opportunity to come together and pay tribute to Anthony
Joseph Carey.
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Voting for freshman class president and vacant Student Senate seats began Tuesday and students are encouraged to learn about the positions and research candidates to find the best fit.
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To dream up a unique idea is one thing; to implement that idea, however, is another. Through cross-college collaboration, Texas A&M has created a business accelerator program currently known as “Startup Aggieland.”
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Texas A&M is known for it’s ability to equip students with the necessary skills to be innovative. It’s also known for an alumni base that continually supports the University and its students. Paige Robinson, Class of 2010, is doing both.
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In the midst of the latest cuisine trend, food connoisseurs and chefs across Bryan-College Station are giving customers an alternative to sit-down restaurants for their growling stomachs.
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Apollo and Gemini astronaut Captain James Lovell presented the $10,000 Astronaut Scholarship to senior aerospace engineering major Emily Boster during a ceremony Friday at Rudder Auditorium.
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The Howdy! Farm — an Aggie student run and operated organic farm on West Campus — is growing a vision for the future of A&M to enrich student’s time spent at school.
Howdy! Farm is an experimental learning lab established in 2009 by Brady Grimes, Class of 2012.
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Fall elections for vacant Student Senate seats, Freshman Student Senate seats and Freshman Class President are right around the corner. According to the Election Commission’s reports on Tuesday, 47 students filed for the Senate elections, and 15 students filed for Freshman Class President.
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Students around the country are in the middle of their year, while others are beginning anew.
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New policy limits tobacco use on campus
Texas A&M’s policy on smoking and tobacco use on-campus has been modified to prohibit smoking in more areas — a policy that has not been changed since 1996.
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Community leaders, students and Texas A&M officials gathered Tuesday morning as Oxford Economics announced their study results on what is shaping up to be one of the most significant topics of the fall semester: renovating Kyle Field.
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On a warm August evening 8,000 Aggie freshmen walked their parents to the car, gave one last round of hugs and waved goodbye to the past 18 years of their lives.
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Public speaking is widely regarded as one of the most common fears for people. However, it is also considered one of the most valuable assets that a potential employer looks for when hiring.
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Students in the U.S. have the ability to exercise their rights, opinions and voice through the freedom to vote. The final push to exercise such a freedom began Tuesday, National Voter Registration Day.
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The first tree fell Sunday for student bonfire’s first cut. More than 200 students woke up early Sunday morning to participate. Students go to a cut-site every Sunday and every Saturday when there is not a home football game. The cut-site is land donated to student bonfire to be used for cutting down trees to be used in the bonfire stack.
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Bill Flores, U.S. Representative for Texas’ 17th Congressional District, led a town hall meeting Monday to address national issues such as the economy, energy and health care.
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Compass Group USA offers students diverse diet
During the summer of 2012, Texas A&M University underwent multiple changes on campus. Construction began on Wellborn and Old Main; Aggies said goodbye to the Big 12 and hello to the Southeastern Conference, and Chancellor John Sharp announced Texas A&M and the University System would outsource its custodial, maintenance and dining services to Compass Group USA.
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Students pioneer gun competition club
Some students are interested in learning how to shoot properly and take part in competition while doing so. Aggie 3-Gunners is a new student organization billed as the nation's first collegiate 3-Gun competition team. Chase Jennings, a geography graduate student and veteran 3-Gun competitor, created Aggie 3-Gunners.
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The Texas A&M football program is coming off a win against the SMU Mustangs. With a 1-1 overall record, the Aggies have seen improvements in key areas but the coaches acknowledge there is room for improvement as the season continues Saturday against FCS opponent South Carolina State.
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Although it is flourishing with enthusiasts in countries such as India and Pakistan, the sport of cricket is hardly recognized in the United States. Baseball is often considered a close cousin to cricket, a sport that originated in England during the 16th century.
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University 'very impressed' by application
Open records obtained by The Battalion revealed that Colo. shooting suspect James Holmes was a strong candidate for the neuroscience graduate program at Texas A&M University. Jacob Holmes is the suspected perpetrator of the July 20 mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo.
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As a college student, the decision to purchase a bicycle can seem like an expensive commitment, particularly if one isn’t sure the bike will be used enough to justify the purchase.
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Third-party marketing analysis reveals valuable game day boost in media exposure
Texas A&M’s inaugural Southeastern Conference opener against the Florida Gators resulted in a $6.5 million boost in media exposure for the University, according to an A&M
press release issued Wednesday.
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Texas A&M consistently ranks among the top universities in the country for a great value, established research programs and prejudice toward members of the GLBT community. Aggie Allies work to maintain the excellence of Texas A&M while providing a safer environment for students discriminated against because of their sexual orientation.
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In a last-minute adjustment, Student Government Association Election Commission sent an email to The Battalion Wednesday evening stating filing dates for fall elections would be moved to begin Thursday instead of Monday.
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Students can easily feel out of place when stepping onto the A&M campus for the first time. “Mi Casa Es Su Casa” helps freshmen and transfer students overcome their initial feelings of unease and helps them become a part of the Aggie family.
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In a last-minute adjustment, Student Government Association Election Commission sent an email to The Battalion Wednesday evening stating filing dates for fall elections would be moved to begin Thursday instead of Monday.
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Texas A&M consistently ranks among the top universities in the country for a great value, established research programs and prejudice toward members of the GLBT community. Aggie Allies work to maintain the excellence of Texas A&M while providing a safer environment for students discriminated against because of their sexual orientation.
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Students can easily feel out of place when stepping onto the A&M campus for the first time. “Mi Casa Es Su Casa” helps freshmen and transfer students overcome their initial feelings of unease and helps them become a part of the Aggie family.
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Guitarist, singer and songwriter Tony Meléndez’s story is one of overcoming an obstacle by learning to play the guitar with his feet. He is known around the world and continues to inspire the people he encounters.
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The evolution of Northgate is a tale of stark transformation, a story of stories. What now presides as College Station’s hub of social interaction and entertainment wasn’t so in its beginning, transforming as fluidly and radically as the University it serves.
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Members of The Aggie Up Campaign gathered Wednesday in the Memorial Student Center to kick of the fall semester with their Aggie Up Carnival from 11am-2pm.
Sarah Jaks, chair of the Aggie Up Committee, said she sees the carnival’s purpose as twofold.
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Change has reverberated throughout the campus since the issue of outsourcing first hit the stage last spring. None received an outcry from the student body until dining dollars were no longer going to be accepted at campus convenience stores. It was announced Wednesday by Dining Services that the convenience stores on campus — also known as C-Stores — would no longer be accepting dining dollars.
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Actor, activist addresses students, hispanic community
Academy Award-nominated actor and social activist Edward James Olmos was warmly welcomed to Aggieland as he came to engage students and discuss important issues with his own touch of drama and comedy. Olmos was invited to the University by the Committee for the Awareness of Mexican-American Culture to be the keynote speaker for the opening ceremony Monday for Hispanic Heritage Month.
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University 'very impressed' by application
Open records obtained by The Battalion revealed that Colo. shooting suspect James Holmes was a strong candidate for the neuroscience graduate program at Texas A&M University. Jacob Holmes is the suspected perpetrator of the July 20 mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo.
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Bill Flores, U.S. Representative for Texas’ 17th Congressional District, led a town hall meeting Monday to address national issues such as the economy, energy and health care.
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Texas A&M students are invited to experience the rich culture of Latin America this month in celebration of Hispanic Heritage. From Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, America will be celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. The holiday began as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon B.
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Standing in front of a small crowd of family, friends and colleagues, Thomas Don Savage, father of Scott Savage, teared up as he thanked the many people who made the opening of the Scott Savage ’05 Real Time Systems Laboratory possible. The lab took two years to build and after the ribbon cutting ceremony Friday afternoon, the lab was made available for several upper level classes and senior design projects in the Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering.
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The East Baton Rouge Parish 911 call center received a phone call Monday morning around 10:32 a.m. with a bomb threat for Louisiana State University’s campus. LSU’s official website released a statement at 11:38 a.m. urging all students and faculty on campus to evacuate “as quickly and as calmly as possible.
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The flame passes from one set of slender fingers to another, each candle blessed with light, as a rough and beautiful tongue bids the new year a welcome. Members of the Jewish community gathered Sunday at the Rohr Chabad Jewish Student and Community Center to celebrate Rosh Hashanah. Rosh Hashana is a two-day holiday to celebrate creation.
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The University of Texas at Austin and North Dakota State University received bomb threats to multiple buildings that prompted an evacuation of all buildings on campus Friday morning.
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Students fund collective fee, council to analyze reallocation
As state funding to public universities has decreased in recent years, Texas A&M administrators have implemented alternative money management strategies to bear the brunt of fluctuating finances. One strategy was the establishment of the University Advancement Fee.
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In the midst of gunshots, green smoke and cadets gripping their rubber guns, Texas A&M students witnessed a sight that most college students see only in the movies.
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The Aggie Wranglers have been known worldwide for their high-flying country western routines since 1984, but seven months ago they ceased operations. They will begin operations for the first time since February with their traditional performance at Ring Day.
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Aggie Ring fosters golden sense of family
Almost 3,500 students will join the ranks of those who bear that golden symbol of one’s tie to Texas A&M: the Aggie Ring.
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Morrill Act paved way for the education of ‘the people’
In 1862, Texas A&M’s roots were planted through the passing of the Morrill Land Grant Act, allowing for the establishment of dozens of colleges nationwide and influencing higher education reform decisions to this day. This year, the University celebrates the 150th anniversary of the act, which was initially proposed by Vermont Senator Justin Smith Morrill in 1857 and was signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862.
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Planes fell from the sky on Sept. 11, 2001, leaving a scar the U.S. sought to repair, sometimes under at the vilification of the Islamic community in America. Since the terrorist attacks, many Muslims have had their reputation affected by a radical group that also claims the name of Islam.
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Attack on America changes the world
A passenger jet slams into a skyscraper. Crowds flee from an avalanche of debris. Flame and smoke pour from the western side of the Pentagon. A crater smolders in a Pennsylvania field. Eleven years ago, these images played across television screens around the world, altering America’s national consciousness and political landscape.
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As the 11th anniversary of the attack on America arrives, firefighters plan a memorial event for those who lost their lives in the line a duty. Community members will be participating in the second Memorial Stair Climb at 8 a.m. Tuesday at the Varisco Building in Downtown Bryan At the memorial event firefighters will climb 110 stories of stairs, the same height as the World Trade Center.
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The Texas A&M University Police Department responded to a report of a suspicious person Monday afternoon. The reporting party said she was walking down South Bizzell Street when a vehicle stopped near her and the driver rolled down the passenger window and told her to get in.
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The Interfraternity Council’s Bid House on Friday was said to have disrupted the Corps of Cadets’ duty of lowering the flags in front of the Administration Building in a Facebook post. Senior mathematics major and executive officer of Squadron 1 Jon Mueller posted a picture and account of Friday evenings’ event.
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Students can no longer see the friendly feral cat, Bisbee, lurking in the grass by the Biological Sciences Building East, BSBE, after the cherished campus pet died mid-July. But friends of the beloved cat have the opportunity to establish a memorial in remembrance of Bisbee.
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The four-time National Champion women’s equestrian team returns to practice with excitement for the upcoming season. With Texas A&M moving to the SEC, they are preparing for what the season has in store for them.
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A magnitude-7.9 earthquake rocked Costa Rica Wednesday, 124 miles from the Soltis Center for Research and Education — a division of Texas A&M University. Despite being located far from the epicenter, Eugenio Gonzalez Jimenez, director of the Soltis Center, said the quake was still felt, and even caused some minor damages to the Center.
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Pulling days were set to begin Monday morning for the Texas A&M-Florida game, and it has been a longstanding tradition that students camp out in front of Kyle Field before ticket windows open. However, this year campers were pitching tents without the possibility of pulling a ticket based off their placement in line.
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New business includes mandatory meal plans, student fees, MSC hours
The 65th Session of the Student Senate will meet Wednesday night for the first meeting of the semester to deliberate various issues regarding the student body.
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Updated software randomizes ticket pulling process, surprises students
As the A&M football season approaches its season opener at Kyle Field, students received an email from University officials Saturday afternoon that said there was a change in the ticket pulling process. The change will take affect Monday, the first day seniors can pull tickets for the A&M-Florida matchup.
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Open House returns to MSC and Texas A&M after three years
After being relocated for the past three years, MSC Open House is making a grand return to the heart of Texas A&M.
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Texas A&M aerospace engineers are developing new technology for space debris removal in a joint project with NASA. The project has been in progress since last year to develop and test methods of autonomous debris removal. Kurt Cavalieri, aerospace engineering doctoral student, is part of the team of aerospace engineering graduate students working on the project.
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Four and a half months after its dedication, the Memorial Student Center’s official reopening week will kick off on Sept. 1 to the music of Ben Rector and Mayer Hawthorne.The MSC Grand Opening concert’s first act, Ben Rector, is a singer-songwriter heavily influenced by the music of the 60s and 70s.
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A federal court Thursday blocked a controversial Texas voter identification law that would have required voters to show a photo ID to election officials before voting in November. A three-judge panel in Washington D.C. ruled unanimously against the law.
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The Associated Collegiate Press awards a collegiate newspaper with the ACP Newspaper Pacemaker award every year, and The Battalion has been named a finalist. The contest revolves around six categories: coverage and content, quality of writing and reporting, leadership on the opinion page, evidence of in-depth reporting, layout and design, and photography, art and graphics.
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The mere question of the possibility of life on other planets has captivated mankind since we first gazed upon the stars. For centuries, the possibility of even obtaining answers was an elusive dream. Now, with the advent of groundbreaking scientific discoveries and technological advancements, mankind now has the ability to search for those answers.
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Mitt Romney receives Republican nomination
While most students are sitting through their first week of classes, others are making connections and establishing platforms at the Republican National Convention. Jess Fields, class of 2010, serves as the first delegate in Congressional District 17.
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The Corps of Cadets reacts as the Office of the Commandant receives confirmation that the body found in Mariln, Texas, was that of missing Texas A&M student and Squadron 18 member Anthony Joseph Carey. “It is with extreme sadness that I confirm the death of cadet Anthony Carey ‘13, a member of the Corps of Cadets,” said Brig.
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UPDATE: According to the College Station police, as a result of the continued investigation, a suspect has been identified in the attempted sexual assault case. The suspect is a juvenile and is currently in custody on unrelated charges. College Station police officers responded to a report of an attempted sexual assault at about 4:40 a.
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To the sounds of the special rendition of Silver Taps and to salutes across the Quad, cadets and students gathered to say their goodbyes to senior agricultural systems management major and Squadron 18 member Anthony Joseph Carey. “We do it in remembrance of him, and to honor the great memories that we have, while reflecting on the impact he made on the Corps and everyone he met,” said senior international studies major and Corps Commander Marquis Alexander.
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UPDATE: According to the College Station police, as a result of the continued investigation, a suspect has been identified in the attempted sexual assault case. The suspect is a juvenile and is currently in custody on unrelated charges. College Station police officers responded to a report of an attempted sexual assault at about 4:40 a.
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A breeding epidemic of mosquitos in Texas is creating a potentially fatal transfusion of West Nile virus. With high temperatures and moist conditions, mosquitos are naturally drawn to Brazos County. Although some counties across Texas experience more than 100 cases of West Nile virus each year, Brazos rarely approaches more than ten cases.
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Advisers assist students to navigate academic pitfalls
With the fresh start of a semester every student, incoming and current, can agree that choosing classes and staying on track for graduation can be a difficult task. As students find themselves inundated with questions and concerns about degree plans, academic advisers provide guidance to help them make decisions for academic success.
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Texas A&M University Police reported an A&M student went missing and was last seen Thursday. The student — senior agricultural systems management major and Squadron 18 member in the Corps of Cadets Anthony Joseph Carey — was last seen leaving his home in Houston headed to College Station.
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Corps opens newest building in seven decades
Former student honored with the grand opening of the Buzbee Leadership Learning Center on the Quad.
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Former U.S. ambassador Ryan Crocker is facing drunken driving and hit-and-run charges in Spokane, Wash., after colliding with a semi-truck Aug. 14. Crocker was Dean of the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M from 2009 to 2011. He went on administrative leave from the University upon President Barack Obama's request to be U.
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Tropical Storm Isaac sprawled over the Florida Keys Sunday evening, and it may strengthen over Gulf waters into a hurricane by the time it makes landfall between New Orleans and the Florida Panhandle. The storm was on course to strike land on the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the powerful storm that crippled New Orleans and the Gulf Coast.
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Aggie family opens arms
Freshman Convocation welcomes freshmen to campus
The 2012 Freshman Convocation officially welcomes the class of 2016 into the academic community.
UPDATE: According to the College Station police, as a result of the continued investigation, a suspect has been identified in the attempted sexual assault case. The suspect is a juvenile and is currently in custody on unrelated charges. College Station police officers responded to a report of an attempted sexual assault at about 4:40 a.
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After suffering a savage beating 14 years ago, Don Mathews Jr., is ready to walk the stage
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Isabel Acosta, an employee for University Dining, serves pizza Aug. 2 at The Commons food court. Aug. 2 was the last day employees were under Texas A&M University management. Compass Group USA manages University Dining and Services.
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Former U.S. ambassador Ryan Crocker is facing drunken driving and hit-and-run charges in Spokane, Wash., after colliding with a semi-truck Aug. 14. Crocker was Dean of the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M from 2009 to 2011. He went on administrative leave from the University upon President Barack Obama's request to be U.
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A heavy silence filled Reed Arena on Saturday as a casket dressed with the American flag was brought forward. Thousands were gathered in remembrance of Constable Brian Bachmann, who fell in the line of duty last Monday. After 20 years of service, Bachmann was shot when serving an eviction notice, devastating the Bryan-College Station community.
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ESPN captures Aggie Spirit for upcoming season
Students gather to produce College GameDay promo at Kyle Field
More than 3,500 students and community supporters gather in Kyle Field for a promotional video for College GameDay in Aggieland.
Traffic on campus peaked as students arrived and returned to campus and residence halls. Welcoming returning and new students, New Student & Family Programs coordinates Gig ‘em week before the start of the fall semester. Gig ‘em Week on Aug. 19 to 26, is the University’s official week of welcome.
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Says institute needs $200 million endowment
John Junkins, distinguished professor of aerospace engineering, was named director of the Texas Institute for Advanced Study.
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Summer heat waves seem almost non-existent to avid runners and cyclists in Bryan-College Station. Despite fears of heat stroke, there are those who fight past it toward the hope of fitness and well being.
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