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The Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center will unveil new exhibits Friday.
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Ceremony to rededicate Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center
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The Clayton W. Williams Jr. Alumni Center will be rededicated to Texas A&M in the Renewing Our Promise reception beginning at 6 p.m. Friday. have recently.com completed villagefoods www.“We We make it easy to eat better a very extensive enhancement project,� said the Association of Former Students Vice President of Communications Kathryn Greenwade. “Gifts from our donors allowed us to complete this project without using our operating fund or funds allocated from Texas A&M.� This celebration of the Association of Former Students’ 130 years of service is open to the public and will honor the 91 donors who funded the enhancements, Association and Texas A&M leaders, members of The Association’s Leadership Council and more than 20 Aggies who were present at the 1946 Aggie Muster of Corregidor Island. The 1946 Muster was a tribute to the 25 Aggies who had previously observed Muster in the same place in 1942. Aggies of the 1946 Muster will partici-
pate in the commemoration of the Association’s Muster exhibit, which contains the original banner that was raised at the mouth of the Malinta Tunnel in the well-known 1946 photo. The rededication ceremony will begin at 7 p.m. Speakers at this event include 2009 Association Chairwoman Shelly Potter, Association Building Enhancement Chair Jim Thompson, Association President and CEO Porter S. Gamer III, Texas A&M University Interim President Dr. R. Bowen Loftin and Student Body President Kolin Loveless. “This rededication is meant to celebrate and officially present to the Aggie network these new exhibits,� Greenwade said. “With these exhibits, visitors can see the history of Texas A&M University, and most of all see and feel the Aggie spirit in action.� The $17 million enhancement of the Clayton W. Williams Jr. Alumni Center includes a 49-panel Huddleston Video Wall and six new exhibits located on the second floor of the center. The exhibits include: Spirit, Legacy, Traditions, Muster,
Memories and Network. Spirit projects an image of the individual leading a yell at Midnight Yell Practice onto the screen, Legacy displays Aggie rings dating back to 1891, Traditions allows visitors to take part in common Aggie traditions via video technology, Muster exhibits large photo of 1946 Corregidor Muster and photos of contemporary Musters from all over the world, Memories allows visitors to hear about memories of Texas A&M from older generations and allows visitors to record their memories, and finally, Network is a global representation of the Aggie Network. “We wanted to create an environment that told the story of Texas A&M and inspired future Aggies to be part of our legacy,� Greenwade said. “This is a home for current students, past students and future students.� The most notable enhancement of the center is the 12-foot, 6,500 pound bronze Aggie Ring replica in the Haynes Ring Plaza. It contains a time capsule that will be unsealed by the Texas A&M University Class of 2046.
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Have your senior portrait taken today in Training Room 027 of the Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center. To schedule your free portrait sitting, go to www.thorntonstudio.com Go to School Portraits, Scheduling, click New User, complete with Login Password: tam Or, walk in 9 -1 & 2-5 weekdays (closing at 2:30 Oct. 30)
AGGIELAND 2010 Official yearbook of Texas A&M University
Students and faculty gathered Thursday at the Bonfire Open Forum to discuss the meaning of Bonfire to the Aggie Family and the possible path of its future return to campus. The Texas A&M Student Senate planned the event as a way to gather student input and allow everyone a chance to be heard. “This is really important to both the Student Senate and the student body that we could come together on an issue like this,� said Speaker of the Senate Michele Breaux. “It means a lot as an Aggie family that we can come together and talk about where we want to go in
the future.� Students began by sharing the meaning of Aggie Bonfire to their own lives and Aggie experiences. “It’s about unity; it’s a moment in time when you can come together—everybody, every group, every dorm can work together to a single goal,� said Zachary Gibson, a senior human resources and development major. Attendees voiced concerns about Aggie Bonfire and its future; one of the most commonly mentioned concerns was the safety factor. After the Aggie family lost 12 students in November 1999, all Aggies can agree another tragedy should never happen again. See Bonfire forum on page 8
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