Nov 19 2009 The Battalion Print

thebattalion Basketball yell practice tonight Texas A&M men’s basketball Head Coach Mark Turgeon has called the first ever Aggie Basketball Yell Practice 8:30 tonight at Reed Arena.

UPD earns award for Night Out The Texas A&M University Police Department received an award by the National Association of Town Watch for the organization of National Night Out. National Night Out is a yearlong crime prevention awareness campaign which ended with a community party on Oct. 6 at the Student Recreation Center.

Texas A&M and the University of Texas at Austin were the only two universities in the nation recognized. “I love it.

I think it’s awesome.

Last year UT won, the year before that we won and this year we’re both honored,” said University Crime Prevention Officer Kristi Hosea. “It speaks volumes to the amount of commitment of the police and communities in Texas have toward National Night Out and crime prevention.” As a part of the yearlong campaign, police departments in BryanCollege Station work together on crime prevention programs.

“In this area, we have neighborhood block parties and the police departments go partyhopping to teach crime prevention and provide goodie bags.” Texas has placed either first or second place as a National Night Out Award winner for the past 15 years, Hosea said. “The state of Texas typically wins first place.”

Meagan O’Toole-Pitts, city editor

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Changes coming soon to Northgate Joaquin Villegas The Battalion The Texas Department of Transportation presented the proposed designs of a $2 million redesign of the Northgate area to improve pedestrian safety Wednesday in a meeting open to the public.

Proposed changes to the Northgate area include creating a pedestrian mall at College Main and Houston Street.

The main purpose behind redesigning the Northgate pedestrian walkways is to make the crossing into Northgate safer for pedestrians and people riding bicycles, said Texas Department of Transportation architect Maurice Jacob.

“Currently, a pedestrian mall is established only on Patricia Street three times a week at night,” Jacob said, “and we would make it a permanent pedestrian mall.”

See Crosswalk on page 4

Professor elected to Institute of Medicine Jane Lee

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Albert Bradley, a native of Philadelphia, Pa., awaits the start of evening formation in front of Duncan Dining Center. Bradley has a relationship with the Corps of Cadets that extends back more than 30 years.

‘Ol Army Al 10 years of standing in formation Matt Woolbrght | The Battalion

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here are few who can claim having a better attendance record at the twice-daily Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets formation than Albert Bradley.

Bradley, 74, has been present at every formation, morning and night, with the exception of times when he was hospitalized, for the previous 10 years.

“Ol’ Army Al is a very dedicated and loving man. He has been at every morning formation and evening since I have been there and even before that,” said Danny Mc-

Gilvray, a junior international studies major from Company E-1. “The class before mine also talks about how he is always there.”

But Bradley never attended A&M. In fact he is from Philadelphia, Pa. Bradley left home at 16 and worked on dairy farms, trained horses, did a stint in the Pennsylvania National Guard and was employed by two engineering firms before moving to Bryan-College Station in 1964.

See Bradley on page 7

Lights – camera – Christmas

Tiffany Tran — THE BATTALION

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The city of Bryan will have its second annual “Lights on!” holiday celebration 7 p.m. Thursday at Sale Park in downtown Bryan.

“It’s a fun free family event,” said Bryan communications director April Saginor. “We had hundreds of people come out last year and we’re hoping that the weather will bring more people out.” KBTX-TV anchor Joe Brown will emcee the event, and live entertainment, cookies, hot cider and a Christmas carol sing-along will be featured. Following the tree-lighting ceremony, guests are invited to enjoy dessert at the Forsyth Gallery on Main Street and

visit the Village Café for food and drinks. “I went last year and it was a lot of fun. This year I plan to take my boyfriend because it’s really nice to see the whole town lit up,” said junior international studies major Cindy Teniente. Parking is available and carriage rides and trolley services will be offered for tours of downtown historic Bryan.

In case of rain, the tree lighting will take place on Nov. 23. On Dec. 3 Bryan will have its Holiday Magic celebration, another free family event, featuring crafts, games, rides and entertainment.

Luz Moreno-Luzano, staff writer

The Battalion Joanne R. Lupton, distinguished professor of nutrition and food science, has been selected as a member of the National Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Medicine.

Lupton was one of 65 newly chosen members elected this year to the institute which has honored nearly 1,800 influential Lupton leaders since its founding in 1970.

“I was not expecting this and was very pleasantly surprised when I received congratulations from the various societies that I belong to, and even a round of applause when I attended the first meeting of my National Academy Decadal panel after I was elected,” Lupton said.

In order to be elected for membership, the candidate must have changed the course of research in their particular area and served on panels or taken leadership roles in their specific discipline.

“It doesn’t take long for anyone to recognize that she is a consummate professional,” said Nancy Turner, associate professor for the Department of Nutrition and Food Science. “She excels in teaching, research and in translating research into public policy that is targeted to help all people.”

Her journey to A&M came when Lupton was offered an assistant professor position at the University.

“My preparation for the position was research that I had done at the University of California- Davis for my dissertation which was on diet and colon cancer,” Lupton said.

At that time, she was appointed to the Department of Animal Science which had a division of human nutrition.

“Dr. Lupton is one of the top fiber researchers in the world and easily one of the best nutritionists in the United States,” See Lupton on page 7

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Cloutier’s bond was set at $20,000 and court officials say he doesn’t yet have a lawyer. No one answered the phone at the home of the only Cloutier listed in Ferrum.’

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Kellogg fights waffle shortage ATLANTA — Dear Kellogg: Leggo my Eggo!

Kellogg Co. says there will be a nationwide shortage of its popular Eggo frozen waffles until next summer because of interruptions in production at two of the four plants that make them.

The company’s Atlanta plant was shut down for an undisclosed period by a September storm that dumped historic amounts of rain in the area. Meanwhile, several production lines at its largest bakery in Rossville, Tenn., are closed indefinitely for repairs, company spokeswoman Kris Charles said in an e-mail.

It will take until the middle of 2010 before shelves around the country are stocked at pre-shutdown levels, Charles said.

ASSOCIATED PRESS Already customers are notic- Store employee Jackie Steele straightens out the ing near-empty Eggo shelves on remaining boxes of Eggo frozen waffles on the shelf, the freezer aisle at many grocery Wednesday in Tallahassee, Fla. stores.

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Pa., on Monday. The frozen waffles are a favorEggo first hit the shelves in 1960, and its cult ite of her 4-year-old daughter, Julia. following grew in the following years. Kellogg “We have eight of them, and if we ration started using the famed slogan “Leggo my Eggo” those — maybe have half an Eggo in one sit- in 1972. For years, the waffles have been a staple ting — then it’ll last longer,” said Resciniti, who for busy moms and college students looking for blogs about being a mother. “I told my husband a quick breakfast. that maybe I need to put them on eBay.” This week, news of the shortage spread Charles didn’t know how long the Atlanta quickly on Twitter as shoppers reported not beplant was shut down, but said that it’s back at ing able to find the breakfast food. Fans of Eggos full production now. lamented their scarcity on the waffle’s Facebook The existing stock of Eggos will be distrib- page, which has more than 400 members. uted nationally based on stores’ sales histories of Associated Press the waffles, Charles said.

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The “Riverdance” show tells the story of human fascination with dance over the course of time. They portray Celtic, Irish and other cultural dances all the way up to modern day dance.

dance Talented performers show off skills in unique ways

‘Riverdance’ treats audiences to a variety of cultural dance styles.

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s the audience anxiously awaited the opening number of the internationally acclaimed “Riverdance” show on Tuesday night, most were eager to witness mastery of traditional Irish step dancing. Flashy costumes, complete with eye-catching sequins and plenty of green, also were to be expected.

But the majority probably did not know they were about to embark on a mesmerizing, timetraveling journey.

The show tells the story of humanity and its ceaseless fascination with the art of dance, beginning with the primitive tribal antics of the ancient Celtic people as they worshipped nature’s

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elements, stretching across the centuries and culminating in present-day variations of tap dance.

The unique juxtaposition of a flamenco dancer sensually swaying her hips while accompanied by a disciplined battalion of leaping male Irish dancers may have been initially baffling to audiences.

In all honesty, a full two hours of endless traditional pipe-and-fiddle music probably would drive even a leprechaun insane. Thus the cast of “Riverdance” presented a cultural mélange of dance forms, ranging from Russian ballet to modern jazz tap, all with a slightly Irish flair.

Think of the second half of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker,” only with fewer pirouettes and a lot more jumping about.

The monotony was broken up and the message was clear: we are all one people, moving to a common beat in our own creative ways. This traveling troupe of performers is determined to share the beauty and power of dance that can only be exemplified by those with years of experience.

Most of the cast are World Champion Irish dancers; many have been artistically bouncing around on their toes since the age of three, when they trained in local schools. Not all are Irish —in fact, there are a number of Americans, Canadians and Australians credited in their ranks but all are immensely talented at their craft.

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For those of us who struggle to walk on solid ground without tripping over our own feet, it is hard to imagine spending the majority of one’s time in the air while staying in complete synchrony with a dozen others.

Padriac Moyles, who has worked with the show since 1997, took the role of lead male dancer and stole the show with his speedy and rhythmic footwork. As Bryan resident Margaret Thaxton said, “Nobody can move their feet that fast.”

Apparently not only Moyles, but also his entire fleet of heel-clicking dancers are eager to prove their talent. Of course, no display of dance would be complete without song. Laura Yanez, soprano soloist, and her accompanying choir of singers left the crowd in awed silence with their haunting, ethereal vocals.

The Riverdance Band performed a musical score with impressive scope. Irish fiddle-player Patrick Mangan and jazz saxophonist Daniel Dorrance alternately serenaded the audience with captivating samples of their respective musical styles.

While the melodic sounds of their instruments ran together as both the Irish step dancers and jazz tap-dancers humorously mimicked one another’s choreography, there was no real battle on stage. This demonstration only

further proved that all art is valuable, regardless of defining characteristics because it is a unique manifestation of individual expression.

Sam Hughes, senior psychology major and director of public relations for OPAS, said he hopes the audience recognizes the cultural aspect of the show because it wasn’t just about the Irish step dancing, but all forms of dance.

The variety provided something of special interest to everyone.

“The skirt girl was my favorite. I like the flamenco dancing. It was all very fiery and whatnot,” Hughes said.

“It just kept getting better and better, bigger and stronger, until it finally had to end,” said Ben Novosad, a senior international studies major.

The show might have ended to a lengthy standing ovation but it is safe to say that those in attendance walked away with a greater appreciation not only for Irish reels, but for the human body’s ability to create, inspire, and even commune through the age-old motions of dance. And who knows, maybe onlookers left with a bit of a jig in their step too.

Rebecca Bennett is a junior communication major.

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The pedestrian mall would consist of continuous lanes and expanded sidewalks that would connect all the way to the Sbisa Dining Hall and the renovated Military Walk.

“The whole point is to make pedestrians linkages that are easy to follow and minimize the risks for pedestrians,” Jacob said.

The proposed pedestrian mall would widen the sidewalks along University Drive, removing the shortterm parking located between College Main and Wellborn Road.

Some businesses in the Northgate area have expressed concerns over this proposal because they would lose both that parking space and current large truck delivery options.

“We need the public to have an input in this proposal so that we can determine how functional that option would be,” Jacob said. “Our main concern is

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the safety of pedestrians and to provide much safer ways to crossing the streets instead of just enforcing against jaywalkers.”

The redesign would also create a four-way signaled intersection at University Drive and Boyett Street.

The public stakeholder meeting was presented in the Langford Architecture Center by the student chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

“The Texas Department of Transportation communicated with our adviser,” said Tyson Gaspard, senior landscape architecture major and president of the society.

“They worked it out so that the forum could be hosted by students and bring more people out to the meeting.”

The meeting consisted of a presentation that included photographs and animations of what the final design would look like and how the redesigning would be functional.

“It is very important that students understand the changes that are going to occur,” Gaspard said. “They need to raise their voice and voice their concern, if any, because the changes are going to not only affect students, but drivers as well.”

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Artist rendering of the Northgate crosswalk shown in a slideshow during a City Council meeting.

The meeting was the last of three stakeholder meetings the department has had. The design will be presented to the city council next week. If students could not attend to the meeting but would like to offer opinions, they can e-mail to bapplet@dot.state.tx.us.

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates has tapped a former senior defense official to lead a broad Pentagon review of the circumstances surrounding the Fort Hood shootings, The Associated Press has learned. Components of the wide-ranging probe could include self-examinations by the Army and the military’s medical community, and will likely look at personnel policies and the availability of mental health services for troubled troops.

It would go beyond the specific case of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 in the shootings at the Texas military post on Nov. 5.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because announcements have not yet been made.

President Barack Obama already has ordered a review of all intelligence related to Hasan, including his contacts with a radical Islamic cleric overseas and concerns about the major voiced by some medical colleagues, and whether the information was properly shared and acted upon within government agencies.

Corps’ negligence caused Katrina flooding NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Army Corps of Engineers’ failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina, a decision that could make the federal government vulnerable to billions of dollars in claims.

U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval sided with six residents and one business who argued the Army Corps’ shoddy oversight of the Mississippi RiverGulf Outlet led to the flooding of New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward and neighboring St. Bernard Parish.

He said, however, the corps couldn’t be held liable for the flooding of eastern New Orleans, where two of the plaintiffs lived.

Duval awarded the plaintiffs $720,000, but the government could eventually be forced to pay much more in damages.

The ruling should give more than 100,000 other individuals, businesses and government entities a better shot at claiming billions of dollars in damages.

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Rolling Rice Women’s basketball defeats Rice 86-50 in Reed Arena Kyle Cunningham The Battalion

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Texas A&M sophomore guard Tyra White shoots the ball in the Aggies’ 86-50 win against Rice Wednesday in Reed Arena. White had six points in the game.

Led by the performances of junior center Danielle Adams and senior guard Tanisha Smith, the No. 8 Texas A&M women’s basketball team dominated visiting Rice 86-50 at Reed Arena on Wednesday.

For the second game in a row, Adams exploded off the bench. Just three days after scoring 24 against Duke, Adams had another solid offensive performance, scoring 15. Adams also pulled down four rebounds and added four assists and a block.

Smith was second in scoring for A&M with 14 points, 12 coming in the first half, and shot 5-for-9 from the floor.

“Tanisha’s learning how to score easy with less shots,” A&M Head Coach Gary Blair said. “The leadership is coming through and she’s learning to play the game as it comes to her.”

The Aggie defense smothered the Rice attack from the beginning, forcing the Owls to

turn the ball over 29 times in the contest.

A&M was able to convert those turnovers into points, scoring 31 of their 86 points off of Rice miscues, an average of 1.1 points per turnover. By comparison, the Owls only scored eight points off Aggie turnovers.

“It’s the A&M defense,” Rice Head Coach Greg Williams said. “They’re an outstanding defensive team and that’s what their forte is. They were very opportunistic turning those 29 turnovers into 31 points. Their defense keys their basketball team.”

A&M was able to pound the ball inside, leading to 42 points in the paint.

“They did a really good job in the second half of tacking us in,” Williams said. “They have a nice inside-outside balance with the team.”

A slow start plagued the Aggies, and Rice was able to stay within three points in the first nine minutes.

“We played well in spots in the first half,” Blair said. “Sometimes, we were open too much and we were just firing it up.”

The final 11 minutes saw the Aggie offense run rampant on an Owl defense that couldn’t contain the size of A&M’s wing players.

“Their guards were shorter than us so we had an advantage at that position,” Tanisha Smith said, “We executed our plays a little better.”

Sydney Colson’s performance, six points, five assists, three steals, was ended by foul trouble, forcing Blair to play Colson sparingly in the last 16 minutes after she obtained her fourth foul.

“We cannot keep getting Colson in foul trouble,” Blair said. “Defense isn’t just stealing the ball, it’s keeping them from scoring.”

A&M freshmen, led by forward Kristi Bellock, contributed See Basketball on page 6

Volleyball back in win column Michael Teague

Neil McGlohon — THE OKLAHOMA DAILY

Texas A&M senior outside hitter Mary Batis goes up for a block in the Aggies’ 3-1 win against Oklahoma Wednesday.

The Battalion The Texas A&M volleyball team came up with a 3-1 road win (25-23, 25-22, 22-25, 25-23) against Big 12 opponent Oklahoma Wednesday in Norman, Oklahoma.

“It was a hard-fought match,” said Oklahoma head coach Santiago Restrepo.

“When it came down to crunch time, Texas A&M simply played better. Things just didn’t fall our way when we needed them to.”

A&M (15-10, 8-9) needed a win at McCasland Field House to keep NCAA tournament hopes alive.

The Aggies now sit at seventh in the Big 12 standings, 2.5 games back of fourth-place Oklahoma (11-7, 8-9). With only three games remaining, A&M is still behind sixth place Missouri and fifth place Baylor in the conference standings.

“We know Oklahoma is hot,” Corbelli said. “They are capable of beating just about anybody in the league, and so I think that the vote of confidence it gives us, the team knows that they can come to

OU and get this kind of a win, I think it is going to build up their confidence a lot.”

Leading-scorer senior outside hitter Sarah Ammerman presented another effort for A&M, recording a team-high 22 kills and adding nine digs defensively.

Setter Kristen Schevikhoven had a precise night passing, but her play on defense was even more impressive. The senior led the Aggies in digs with a careerhigh 27 against the Sooners.

Coming off one of the worst performances of her career, senior Mary Batis got back on track at Oklahoma, notching 16 kills and 17 digs.

Throughout the Aggies’ four-match losing-streak, the team was unable to get production from its middle blockers. However, freshmen Lindsey Miller and Alisia Kastmo jumped right into the action in Norman. Miller tallied seven kills and three blocks while Kastmo utilized a .429 hitting percentage to score 10 kills.

“The team was really feeling prepared,” Corbelli said.

“They were really unhappy See Volleyball on page 6

Neil McGlohon — THE OKLAHOMA DAILY

Texas A&M freshman middle blocker Alicia Kastmo had 10 kills in the Aggies’ win in Norman, Okla. Wednesday.

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1-acre close to campus 4bd/2ba +study, 2000sq./ft., newer double wide, fenced yard, large deck, washer and dryer included, $1100/mo. owner/realator 219-0405.

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2/2 duplex on Navarro Drive. Available immediately for sublease.

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2bd 1bath University Terrace Apartments, $580/mo obo, lease ends May 2010, NEED TO SELL (512)739-8244.

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3/3 Duplexes, 1400sqft, fenced backyard, all appliances new, excellent specials, 979-694-0320. office@luxormanagement.com 313 Sterling 3bd/2.5ba home located minutes from campus. $1300/$1000 deposit. Avail. Now. www.texascrosswinds.com 979-268-3200.

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Balcones Apartments, only 2 left!

1/1 on bus route $475/mo.

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Casa Verde town-home 2/2 W/D connection. Near bus stop. Pest, water, lawn paid $695/mo.

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Duplexes available January 1st.

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For rent/pre-leasing 3 bedroom/2 bath townhouse in Wolf Pen. One block to campus. On shuttle route. $1200/month. 979-777-8407 House for rent, 3/1.5/1, 3-quarter acre, rural, fenced, $875/mo., $875/deposit.

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(979)255-3280. CS. Northgate rent new. W/D connection. 1/1, 2/2, 3/3. Walk to campus.

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Pre-leasing Townhome Style Condos 2bd/2.5ba off Spring Loop and University Drive. River Ridge Townhomes. Close to campus on the bus route. Call 979-690-1504 or email Sieglipp@yahoo.com Quiet country setting 1.5 miles from campus.

Nice 3/2 double-wide. Fireplace, deck, stalls available. $1000/mo. 979-846-5950.

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near the end, combining for 10 points and six rebounds.

“I thought Bellock came in and did a good job for us,” Blair said. “Our freshmen looked better in this game than the last game, but they weren’t playing the #6 team in the nation today.”

Texas A&M’s next contest is on Nov. 22 on the road at Auburn . Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m.

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with their game last time we played this team. They worked really hard with the scout report and figuring out what they were so not successful with last time and wanted to make that change.”

Oklahoma was led by sophomore Suzy Boulavsky, who recorded 21 kills and 15 digs. The Sooners frontline also totaled 16 blocks against the Aggies.

The tight match started close, with neither team being able to pull ahead in the first set. The largest lead either team took in the game was only two points.

After Boulavsky tied the set at 22-22, A&M won two-consecutive points to take a 24-22 advantage. Ammerman’s kill sealed the set for the Aggies, 25-23.

Unlike the close first set, the second began with A&M jumping out to a 16-10 lead.

Trailing 22-15, the Sooners rallied to score three points but couldn’t fight back into the match. Ammerman again ended the set, this time with a 25-22 win.

After the break, Oklahoma came out firing and won the first four points of the third set. A&M regained their composure to grab a 6-6 tie before both teams went back to playing even.

Tied at 18-18, the Sooners made their move and ripped off a 5-0 run from which the Aggies couldn’t recover. Oklahoma survived the third set, winning 25-22.

“We made some unforced errors, a little bit of a streak,” Corbelli said. “But at the same time I knew that with the senior leadership and the belief that they have, they would be able to pull it out, and they did a super job.”

Starting off neck-and-neck, the fourth set didn’t see a team break away until the score was tied at 7-7. A&M went on a 6-3 run before the Sooners answered back to reach a 15-15 tie. Trailing 18-15, the Aggies buckled down and finished the set with a 10-5 run to grab a 25-23 win, sealing the match.

“It was a huge one for us,” Corbelli said. “We are right there neck-and-neck with them in the RPI. They are in the fourth position by just a few matches ahead of us in the league. We really had this big goal to win out these last four matches and we built some good momentum for us to finish out the season the way we need to.”

Next up for the Aggies will be the Texas Tech Lady Raiders, who travel Sunday to Reed Arena.

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“I fell in love with the Corps and everything they believed in,” Bradley said.

Bradley initially wanted to pursue a job at the University working with the Corps, but a deeper love won out.

While attending Grace Bible Church, the opportunity to serve as a Christian missionary in Europe arose, and Bradley jumped at the chance.

Bradley spent 11 years overseas, often in places he was not allowed to be due to religious restraints.

He drove trucks of Bibles, or educational books as he would report to guards and inspectors checking his inventory, across the Iron Curtain.

The last five years of his missionary time overseas were spent ministering in the Middle East — the Muslim world.

Bradley recalls one night when he ran into mechanical difficulties with his truck and was forced to sleep on the side of the road in unfriendly Iraq, with a full cargo of Bibles. He was taken into custody, but managed to escape that night with his truck of Bibles.

“You know, if they had shot me it would have made a holy man out of me,” Bradley joked.

After his time overseas, Bradley returned to Aggieland, and began his ministry to the Corps.

In 1977 Bradley purchased a two bedroom house, eventually expanding it to four bedrooms.

From the time he purchased the home until 2007 when he sold it, Bradley rented out the other rooms to fifth year seniors who had completed the Corps.

“I don’t push myself on anybody. I just talk to them when they come [to me]. I’ve even introduced some of them to their wives,” Bradley said.

One couple that met at a gathering in Bradley’s backyard were later married and named their firstborn child after him.

Through the years, Bradley has built friendships with hundreds of cadets and often visits them all over the country and the world.

“I am a minister, but I don’t preach from a pulpit. I minister to the individual,” Bradley said.

McGilvray said Bradley’s presence has inspired him over the years.

“The man is a true inspiration to fellow Aggies, especially Corps guys,” McGilvray said. “The fact that he is always there makes me realize that our seemingly everyday little things that tend to get redundant mean something.”

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said Gail Hyden, business administrator for Department of Nutrition and Food Science. “She is highly cited in journals and has served as the ‘go to’ scientist in regard to nutrition, whether working with NASA to ensure the health and nutrition of our astronauts or with the Food and Drug Administration to develop criteria used to evaluate scientific evidence for health claims.”

Lupton received the award on her tremendous research on the effect of diet on colon cancer.

“Cancer is a disease of cells losing control of their normal activities and the triggers that make a cell behave differently and other factors, such as nutrition, that affect these cells intrigued me,” Lupton said. “I chose colon cancer to work on because of all the cancers it is part of the gastrointestinal tract which means that foods and food products travel through the colon and colon cancer is the second leading cause of death from cancer in the United States today. “ Along with Robert Chapkin and Laurie Davidson, Lupton also have a patented technique to recover colon cells that are sloughed off into the

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Bradley has been present at every Corps formation for the past 10 years. He has become a well-known face among members of the Corps of Cadets and has rented rooms to many of them over the years.

For 20 years, ending about 10 years ago, Bradley would come to campus or meet off campus to get lunch with some cadets at least once a week.

When his stomach and bank account could no longer sustain such a habit, Bradley began attending formation.

Senior mechanical engineering major Jeremy Dudik has developed a close relationship with Bradley over his career at A&M, mostly because Bradley makes it to more formations than many cadets.

“We go to the same church, so it’s nice being able to talk to a fellow Christian, and knowing he comes to all our Corps stuff makes the relationship stronger,” Dudik said. “It’s been nice getting to know him this past semester.”

Although he never attended A&M or worked as a faculty member, the Corps affectionately refers to him as “Ol’ Army Al.” “I feel a part of the Corps being around so long,” Bradley said.

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fecal material. They also look at changes in gene expression patterns from these cells.

“The goal of this research is to develop a fingerprint of specific gene expression markers that can be used to detect colon cancer at a very early stage so that it can be prevented or removed before it is injurious to the host,” Lupton said. “‘Healthier people are happier people’ is her mantra and she has dedicated her life to finding ways to help people help themselves,” Hyden said.

Lupton said Aggie students should enjoy what they do while they’re doing it.

“Don’t keep thinking that you’ll begin to enjoy it next year. The process is as important as the product.”

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okay, today we are going to talk about booze.

Up until recently, I thought there was only one real reason to imbibe alcoholic beverages, namely to experience their coveted inebriating effects, possibly through some misguided notion that throwing up on their couch will make you irresistible to the opposite sex. (Unless, of course, you enjoy girly, I mean, sophisticated mixed drinks merely to demonstrate what a classy person you are. Like me, sitting here in my underwear sipping on a White Russian...hmmm, that sounded way less kinky in my head...)

Anyway, it was recently brought to my attention that there is an entire demographic that ingests said alcoholic beverages for an entirely different and completely alien reason. I have before me Wine Snobbery, er, excuse me, Wine Enthusiast Magazine, which has been mistakenly delivered to me, rather than a previous tenant. I leave it lying around because it makes me look classy (just in case visitors couldn’t tell my classiness from my taste in underwear.) This fine publication states that people drink alcohol because of its flavor. They seem sincere in this claim, going so far as to rate and review various alcohols based on their taste alone.

It’s a strange idea I’ve got to admit. Drinking liquor for the taste is like doing morphine because you like sticking yourself with the needle. Or chewing tobacco because you like drooling on yourself. Or having sex because you like... OK, I can’t think of anything to go here, but I wanted to say “sex” because it will increase readership (STD’s? Gotta catch ‘em all!)

I try to be open to new things (in a non-leather sort of way) so let’s give this whole Wine Enthusiast thing a chance.

What have they got to say about drinking vodka for its taste?

The following completely unaltered quote is from a review of the Diamond Standard Vodka. For full effect, please read it in the voice of the French Peas from Veggie Tales.

“The assertive bouquet offers distinct scents of dried beans, grain kernels, buckwheat and brown rice. Palate entry is bittersweet, keenly black peppery, clean and oily in texture.”

Was anyone else grossed out by that?

But wait, there’s more.

“Midpalate stage adds pleasing, desert dry notes of slate and chalk. Finishes bittersweet, starchy and acutely mineral. May be too much for drinkers who prefer their vodkas lithe and featureless.” (I like my vodkas like I like my women — lithe

James Cavin

Can the taste of alcohol really ever be ‘good?’ Some sources claim so, but the taste of vodka causes most to cringe. and featureless.)

I hate to break it to them, but I don’t think that’s vodka they’re tasting. Vodka tastes vaguely of syrup, glue and death, and was invented so that Eastern European cuisine would taste good by comparison. But what can I say, these are the people who taste things like “purple fruit, smoked meat, cedar, lead pencil, moist Earth and saddle leather” in wine, so their judgment is just a little bit suspect. I mean, if you’re drinking something and discover pencil leads and leather floating around in there, and you not only like it, but like it enough to write a glowing review, well I think that’s proof that you’ve got more than a few “dusty tannins” in your bloodstream. But if you’re not yet convinced, please consider these other lucid pearls of wisdom: “The final acidity a great shaft of light.” OK, I don’t even need to make fun of that one.

That’s right, they can claim otherwise all they want, but their incoherent ramblings about nonexistent flavors of “natural rubber” and aromas of bacon and unicorn farts are making it painfully obvious that they’re just getting sauced.

So at the end of the day, there’s still just one reason to ever imbibe alcohol.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got to go dispose of some dusty tannins.

James Cavin is a senior English major.

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MAILCALL From Norma Medina, senior geography major When I first heard about the possibility that the Liberal Arts building would be built on the grassy knoll, my first thought wasn’t “Oh no, they’re going to get rid of my favorite nap time spot.” Instead, my first thought was that they were going to get rid of the place where I first learned how to survey, the place where I made my first elevation map, the place where

I made my first map using GIS software. I’m very surprised people keep talking about the recreational importance of the grassy knoll, but nobody has mentioned how important it is academically. Getting rid of the grassy knoll is like getting rid of one of geography’s lab facilities. So please people, consider that the grassy knoll is not only a place for recreation, but also a place that has been utilized for numerous learning activities in the geosciences.

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We go to Sao Paolo, Brazil, and then we go to Mexico City, we go all over the world and we have fans there with the same amount of passion everywhere we go. It’s just amazing to know we have that kind of fan support behind us.

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