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Mathias and Mautz Transfers make immediate impact on the Aggies
page 5 Ryan Swope Sophomore wide receiver converts to the Aggie way Start Tannehill Why it’s time to try something new
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Keys to the Kansas game Including the loss of Evan Eike and failing interest
Freshman QB arrested Police arrested a Texas A&M football player charged with purchasing and distributing alcohol to under-aged individuals. Matthew Joeckel, a freshman business administration major and third-string quarterback for the Aggies, was seen at Zapatos Bar late Saturday night buying three shots of whiskey. According to the probable cause statement, Joeckel went to the bar and asked for shots. The bartender serving him failed to ask for identification. He kept one for himself and gave the other two to his sister Sarah Joeckel and his roommate Connor Fields, a freshman general studies major. The drinks were in celebration of his birthday, he said. Joeckel was released from the Brazos County Jail after he posted $4,000 bail. Gayle Gabriel, staff writer
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Northgate stands time’s test Paula Harman The Battalion Northgate is an Aggie tradition that goes back as far as most can remember. Aggies visit it for the nightlife scene, to eat and to hang out with friends and to shop. Northgate means something different to everyone, but most students agree it is an important tradition that is part of what makes Texas A&M a unique place. Justin Box, class of 2009 and first year veterinary school student, said he has frequented Northgate for several years. “We go there to eat occasionally, but the biggest reason we go to Northgate is for the nightlife and the social scene,” he said. “Everyone goes there on Thursdays; it’s just what we always do.” For others, like senior civil engineering major Courtney Carr, Northgate means something entirely different.
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College Station Heritage Programs Coordinator Anne Boykin said Northgate was very different from what we now know. “It was the very first strip center in the area and the first traffic light was there as well. Most of the older churches in College Station were started in the Northgate area, and a couple of them, like St. Mary’s, [are] still there,” Boykin said The street names in and around Northgate are also a reminder of its history. Church Street gets its name from one of the churches that originated there, and Boyett Street is named after the Boyett family, who owned much of the land in the area and Boyett’s Store. Boykin listed a few of the original businesses that made up Northgate. “Boyett’s Store predated everything else, but there was also Luke & Charlie’s, a grocery store which later dropped the ‘Luke’ and became See History on page 6
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Libraries encourage ‘Open Access’ Free cake? Free shirts? Free literature? It sounds too good to be true, but all this and more are available to students this week as the Texas A&M University Libraries celebrate Open Access Week. “OA Week is helping to build momentum for open access to research and helping to establish open access as a new publishing norm,” said Holly Mercer, digital service librarian. “As a top-tier research university, our community is a huge creator and user of information,” said Gail Clement, digital services and scholarly communication librarian. Students have access to these databases, scholarly articles, newspapers and journals through libraries and other research organizations, which pay for the information. Clement said the prices that commercial publishers charge are unsustainable. For example, a subscription to a certain bioscience journal costs $24,000 a year. “Open Access is a form of publishing high-quality, scholarly research and cultural materials without charging fees to the reader or subscriber. Many open access resources have fewer copyright restrictions, allowing readers to use the materials more freely, without having to ask permission or without having to worry about a take-down notice or infringement suit,” Clement said. The Open Access Cafe is today at Evans Library. Cake will be served at 1 p.m. Emily Villani, special to The Battalion
“I usually go there to eat — and I’ve actually never been there for the nightlife,” she said. “I really like the food there. It’s convenient because it is right across from campus and I enjoy going there because it is something that is unique to A&M.” Traditions are essential at A&M, and Northgate is prominent among them. When Bill Lancaster, class of 1949, grew up in College Station before attending A&M as a business student, Northgate was an important place for everyone who lived in the town. “It was the center of College Station back when I was growing up here in the ’30s and ’40s and when I was going to A&M in the ’40s,” he said. “It was the closest thing to a ‘downtown College Station’ that we had. The churches were there, the grocery stores, what we used to call ‘drug stores,’ which are now called pharmacies, and what few eating places there were in town were at Northgate. Sometimes we’d go there for a Sunday lunch.”
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Karate program mentors children Katy Ralston The Battalion Chuck Norris’ KICKSTART Courtesy photo KIDS program has middle school students in the Navasota and Bryan area karate-chopping off the streets Martial arts and film legend Chuck Norris’ karate camp and into a better future. Saturday, teaches middle-schoolers karate and life skills. the martial arts-based mentor program will be kicking up some fun at the “Kick It Event info Up For Kids Western Event and Concert” to raise “Kick It Up For Kids Western Event and funds and awareness for the program. Concert” will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Grimes The show features rodeo style bulls, broncos County Fairgrounds in Navasota and will and barrel entertainment by the internationally known Catalena Rodeo and performances include a family-friendly carnival with games, by The Catalena Cowgirls Precision Rodeo inflatable games, food, demos from children in Drill Team, horse trainer Guy McLean, The All the KICKSTART program, music by the Singing American Cowgirl Chicks trick riding and rop- Cadets and a western show. ing, and Texas Hall of Famer Cowboy Tommy High, it is perfect for us to celebrate the program Lucia and Whiplash the monkey. The concert and dance will start at 9 p.m. with in Navasota,” said Chuck Norris. “We’re doing it in true Texas style, complete with western The Emory Quinn Band, Sonny Burgess. “We are so excited about our first ‘Kick It Up performers and great country singers. Not only for Kids’ western event. Since this area is our will it be a fun night, but the proceeds will help home, and the first few months of the KICK- support the KICKSTART KIDS program. We START KIDS program has been so successful See KICKSTART on page 7 at Davila Middle School and Navasota Junior
‘A Powerful Noise’ highlights plight of oppressed women Austin Burgart Special to The Battalion Women are fleeing their homes and being abused economically in Mali, one of the three poorest nations on the globe. In Bosnia, women aren’t being given an opportunity to support their families after they are widowed by widespread ethnic clashes in the country. On the other side of the world, in Vietnam, a small group tries desperately to bring HIV and AIDS awareness to a society that turns its back on those diagnosed with the disease. These issues and the women who are at the forefront of resolving them are presented in the documentary “A Powerful Noise.” The Aggie W — Power in Women Club screened this movie in honor of CARE’s National Day of Action on Sunday. CARE, a humanitarian organization fighting global poverty by educating
and getting jobs for women around the world, is closely associated with the work that the W Club performs on campus. Funds that the W Club raises through events goes to the CARE regional offices in Austin. “CARE is an excellent place to send our funds,” said Kathryn Tears, sophomore business honors and accounting major. “You see, a lot of places will just throw money at a problem and maybe build a bridge, but the education and human development that CARE invests in carries on for generations.” CARE operates around the world, helping women begin to support themselves and their families. The program offers women services such as micro loans or legal fees at little to no personal cost. In order for CARE to continue its philanthropic services around the world, See CARE on page 7
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