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ontrary to popular belief, some people around the nation — clearly not from Texas — are oblivious to Texas A&M. Coming out of high school, this was the case for junior center-attacking midfielder Shea Groom. Although Groom may not have been familiar with the Aggies, A&M was well aware of her. As a junior, she led her high school squad to a 2010 Missouri State Championship. She was named the Gatorade Missouri State Player of the year in 2010 and again as a senior in 2011. As the No. 10 prospect on Top Drawer Soccer’s Top 100 list, Groom drew heavy attention from the A&M coaching staff, among many others. Growing up in the small town of Liberty, Mo. — with a population of just more than 29,000 people — Groom knew she wanted to use her athletic abilities to experience life outside of Missouri. When head coach G Guerrieri and the A&M coaching staff brought Groom on campus for the first time, it didn’t take long for her to fall in love with Aggieland. See Groom on page 3
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The Battalion etween the late nights and the scattered Greek symbols, library whiteboards are something of a hot commodity in the world of mathematics and engineering study groups. But with a little student ingenuity and some beta testing, the campus market for study group whiteboards just might go virtual. Chris Findeisen, sophomore computer science major and founder of StudyOnBoard, an online white board program capable of displaying abstract symbols, said even though the beta site still requires substantial improvement after the Thursday launch, the end game is to provide students with a free learning resource. “In its essence, we offer online study rooms,” Findeisen said.
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Findeisen said his struggles as an off-campus freshman without a car last year sparked the idea for StudyOnBoard. Faced with only textbooks at home, Findeisen said he wished it had been easier to work with classmates on assignments. He said the ability to work online would have been an ideal solution, but faced limited options for online group study. “The stuff that they are using, all the fun notation that our professors throw at us is not supported online,” Findeisen said. “Your keyboard has 63 special characters on it and none of those have theta, mu, nor have your integral sign. All of that stuff is not supported by your traditional text editor.” Findeisen said while StudyOnBoard’s Thursday launch exposed bugs, several hiccups in the site were expected and dealt with. Findeisen said the server crashed on day one, but they managed to salvage the situation by putting up the old version of
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The Battalion exas A&M students participate in a variety of unique traditions, and Aggie athletes are no exception. For some athletes, food does more than provide the necessary energy to make it through the game — it contributes to their mental preparation for the match. For sophomore basketball player Alex Caruso, a specific pregame breakfast meal is a must-have, day or night. “I love omelets,” Caruso said. “Whenever we would go on road games, we used to play at night, so we would have omelets at 10:30 or 11 at night.” While the basketball team is flipping their omelets, the volleyball team has a similar gameday ritual. Hannah Hood, junior volleyball player, said it doesn’t necessarily matter what the team eats, just that the meal is shared. “I think for the team, it is just that we all eat together, no matter what it is,” Hood said. “We all eat together exactly three hours before every single game.” Junior relay runner and long jumper, Jena Hemann, turns to Italian food when preparing for a
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The Battalion endy Davis announced Thursday her intention to run on the Democratic Party ticket for governor of Texas in 2014. After an impromptu filibuster against Texas abortion restrictions flung her into the national spotlight, her gubernatorial prospects have been discussed by politicos around the nation. Texas’ journey from Red state to Blue state, however, may require much more than a pair of pink running shoes. “A Democrat running statewide has an uphill battle simply because of the current disproportional support among Texans for the Republican Party,” said Ann Bowman, Texas A&M professor at the Bush School of Government and Public Service. “There has to be some issues on which she can generate support, or some event or series of events around which she can rally people to her cause.” The top fundraiser to date for the 2014 office is Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, with a campaign war chest of more than $20 million. In comparison, Wendy Davis has $1
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game. “We usually compete early in the morning around 10:30 or 11, so I usually just have oatmeal,” Hemann said. “But I always make sure to have pasta the night before.” Sophomore middle blocker Shelby Sullivan said the volleyball team has integrated finger tape into the list of gameday traditions. “I wear black finger tape on my fingers,” Sullivan said. “People say it helps you not break when we block, but it has become more like a tradition now that all the See Rituals on page 3
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million, according to the Texas Ethics Commission. Bowman said Davis’ most likely means of bridging this budget shortfall is through out-of-state means, a trend increasing in statewide political races. Several students looked past Davis’ fundraising dollars, however, and pointed to past and present situations that make politics unpredictable. Justin Carpenter, senior political science major and Texas Aggie Democrats officer, said the time is ripe for Davis to make a serious bid at Texas’ top seat. “She’s probably currently at the height of her popularity statewide just because of everything that happened last summer,” Carpenter said. Carpenter said while Davis does face several large obstacles, the nature of politics acts as an equalizer against any advantages the other
candidates may hold against her. “If you think back to [the early ’90s] when Ann Richards was projected to lose by a huge amount to Clayton Williams, and then Williams made his famous ‘rape’ comment, it ended up being a blowout in favor of Ann Richards that no one could have seen coming,” Carpenter said. Antonio Martinez, junior finance major and supplemental instructor for state and local politics classes at Texas A&M, said Davis’ success will depend in large part on her ability to move the campaign issues toward other topics besides her actions at the state Capitol this past June. “I think she should try to disconnect herself from the abortion issue since it’s not going to fly in Texas right now,” Martinez said. Martinez said Davis’ best chance of winning would be to instead focus on issues such as education and infrastructure. “From what [Davis] has been focusing on in the speeches she’s given after her filibuster, education will be one [of her top campaign issues],” Martinez said. “Two years ago she filibustered a bill in the Texas Senate that was going to reduce funding for Texas education, so I believe she should focus a lot on education because she has history on record that she has supported education in the past.”
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he crowd sways, the sound reverberates through the air and the words hit the brain at a rate faster than any pair of headphones could deliver. Live music offers an experience unlike the predictability offered by recorded songs. Austin City Limits, one of the biggest music festivals in the nation, will be held Friday through Sunday and Oct. 11-13. Thousands of fans will converge on Austin to see old favorites and new obsessions perform live. Elizabeth Pawelek, senior agricultural communications and journalism major, said she is thrilled to be attending the festival after years of waiting. “This is my first year,” Pawelek said. “I have literally wanted to go to ACL since, like,
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(Above) Sophomore outside hitter Sierra Patrick spikes a point during last Sunday’s 3-0 sweep of Georgia. (Right) Senior captain and setter Allie Sawatzky led the team with a .647 hitting percentage against Georgia on Sunday.
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he Texas A&M volleyball team (9-3, 1-0 SEC) will travel to Gainesville, Fla., on Friday to face the third-ranked Florida Gators (13-1, 2-0 SEC). For the Aggies, the match marks their first road conference game of the season, as well as their first game against a Top-5 team. Senior captain Allie Sawatzky said the difficulties associated with league road games is a factor that won’t faze her and the team. Sawatzky said she is looking forward to the hostile Florida environment as just another step into the season. “We are going to do the best we can and we are going to do our own game,” Sawatzky said. “We are focusing on ourselves right now, not so much on the other team.” Last year, the Gators secured the Southeastern Conference championship and return the reigning SEC Player of the Year in senior middle blocker Chloe Mann and Freshman of the Year Živa Recek. Senior setter Mariah Arge said shutting down a dangerous outside hitter such as Recek will be crucial for the Aggies to contain Florida’s scoring opportunities. “They have to go to outside [hitter] that they like to rely on,” Arge said. “Taking out her way to shine will be pivotal.”
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Aggies travel for pair of league opponents Guerrieri said. “[We] had to push more people forward and ended A&M matches up against Auburn up getting counter-attacked twice by them because they’re very and Missouri in SEC road games opportunistic.” Auburn will be looking to bounce back after dropping both Clay Koepke of its previous conference games, including a 7-0 pummeling by The Battalion Ole Miss. Despite the early losses, Guerrieri said he is expecting a oming off last weekend’s dominant performance, in which battle from a team that is known for their Friday night home play. Texas A&M outscored opponents by an 11-0 margin in two “Auburn has a reputation for being a hardworking, blue-collar games, the women’s soccer team will take to the road for the sec- type of team,” Guerrieri said. “Last year when we played them ond time this season as it faces Southeastern Conference rivals Au- here, it was a pretty gritty game that we were able to kind of muscle burn and Missouri on Friday and Sunday. two goals on them. I’m expecting a little bit of the same from this The Aggies (7-3-1, 2-1-0) will navigate uncharted territories time. They have a very good reputation of playing on Friday nights when they head to Auburn, Ala., for the first time as a program to at home, which is when we play them.” play the Auburn Tigers (4-6-1, 0-3-0). While junior forward Shea Groom and the A&M offensive atThe Aggies played the Tigers twice last season, splitting the tack have been strong, the Aggie defense has been anchored by series, but Auburn got the last laugh when it knocked A&M from the sophomore-junior combination of Karlie Mueller and Leigh the SEC tournament with a 2-0 win, a fact A&M head coach G Edwards. Mueller’s defensive play combined with her five assists Guerrieri and the Aggies have not forgotten. — four on-set pieces — this past weekend earned her the SEC “When we played them in Alabama at the SEC tournament, we Defensive Player of the Week award. played well for a lot of the game but didn’t finish our chances,” “[With] me and [Edwards] coming in as attacking players playing defense, we love to get forward and get our name in the stats,” Mueller said. “[Edwards] and I getting those balls in the box are creating so many chances for our forwards, and our forwards are getting on the end of it.” Following their Friday match in Auburn, the Aggies have a quick turnaround in Columbia, Mo., on Sunday. Missouri (6-5-0, 2-1-0), a former Big 12 rival, will look to transfer the momentum from its Sunday victory over No. 7 Florida to their match against the Aggies. Regardless of the long road trip ahead, the morale in the Aggie locker room could not be higher. Coming off their huge weekend, the team is prepared for the challenges ahead, and is confident they will come out with a positive result. “This week was a recovery session for some of us — to get our feet back under us — and for others, it was just good, hardworking sessions,” Edwards said. “After this weekend, I’m expecting us to do really well, come out hard and to play really Bryan Johnson — THE BATTALION good as a team.” Sophomore defender Karlie Mueller earned the SEC Defensive player of the Week award for her play during last weekend’s two victories.
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middle blockers do. Sometimes we write Bible verses on them or something to remember during the game.” Hood said hairstyles have also become part of the gameday habits. “There are certain girls on our team who always get our hair braided,” Hood said. “Everyone on the team has their own gameday hairstyles.” For Caruso, his attire and how he gets dressed have become important steps in gameday prep. “I can’t wear anything under my jersey.” Caruso said. “I also usually put my right shoe on first.” Hemann said she has her own cosmetic pre-competition tradition. “I always have my nails painted black,” Hemann said. “It started in high school and I just kept it through [to college]. If I have a race, I will always paint my nails black.” Despite the many different traditions and
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I wear black finger tape on my fingers. People say it helps you not break when we block, but it has become more like a tradition now that all the middle blockers do. Sometimes we write Bible verses on them or something to remember during the game. ” — Shelby Sullivan, sophomore middle blocker
game rituals each player and sport recognizes, when it comes to preparing mentally for a game, match or race, there is one ritual they all seem to have in common — music. Hood said the volleyball team’s music ritual takes place in the locker room before every game. “We always have pregame music in the locker room,” Hood said. “People hang out in there and just talk, laugh and dance.” Hemann said she has a specific race song she always listens to. “I usually always put my headphones in and get in the right mind set and focus on what I want to achieve for that day,” Hemann said. “I also always have to listen to ‘The World’s Greatest’ by R. Kelly.” Fabyon Harris, senior basketball player, said he has specific artists he listens to before every game. “I am from Chicago, so the only thing that is in my phone is Chicago artists, so that is all I play to get ready for the games,” Harris said. “I listen to artists like Chief Keef, Lil Herb, Lil B and a few guys I grew up with.”
In last year’s match, Florida secured the win even after the Aggies forced the Gators to a full five sets. The Aggies are winless in seven attempts against Florida. In order for the Aggies to upset the Gators, head coach Laurie Corbelli said the team needs to work within its system. “Well we need to be ‘in system’ as much as possible,” Corbelli said. “We are very hard to stop ‘in system. Our ball control and ball handling to our setter is really important.” The Aggies are coming off a 3-0 sweep of their first conference opponent, Georgia, at Reed Arena. Sophomore outside hitter Sierra Patrick said A&M is looking to keep positive momentum going into this match. “I think for sure [the Georgia win] is going to transition over positively,” Patrick said. “Whenever you play well, your teammates hold you accountable and you don’t want to let them down.” Corbelli said the volleyball squad views away games as a challenge that, with teamwork, can be overcome. “I don’t think being on the road is bad,” Corbelli said. “It’s got its challenges, but in many ways it is a luxury because you get everyone together and it gives us a sense of unity.” Following the Florida match, A&M will finish its weekend road trip with a game against South Carolina in Columbia, S.C. The Aggies will return home Wednesday where they will take on the LSU Tigers at Reed Arena.
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“I just kind of fell in love with the school, fell in love with the atmosphere of the 12th Man,” Groom said. “The big thing for me was just the soccer atmosphere, because you don’t get that a lot of places for women’s soccer. Playing on Ellis Field is just a different kind of experience. There are always fans there no matter what day of the week it is or what time of the day it is. I also obviously loved the Aggie football games and the band — you get the chills.” Groom’s athleticism extends beyond the soccer pitch. At Liberty High School, she lettered in soccer, track and basketball and despite being named All-State in the 100-meter hurdles, Groom ultimately stuck with soccer due to the leadership opportunities and atmosphere team sports create. “I always grew up playing soccer more than the other sports,” Groom said. “I like team sports a little bit better just because there’s chances to be a leader and to enjoy something with other people, and I love being around other people. I like track a lot, but it’s also very individual and I like the team atmosphere. In soccer I’m able to use all my athletic ability, not just my running.” Groom has started nine of the 11 matches for A&M this year, missing two due to injuries. In the absence of last year’s leading scorer, junior forward Annie Kunz, Groom has shouldered the scoring load, netting a team and career-high eight goals on the season. Groom said she believes her success on the field comes from a combination of her recent position change from outside forward to the center attacking midfielder, as well as playing at the top form of her career. Her move to the center has opened up space and provided ample opportunities to get shots on goal, in which she leads the team with 21. “As one of our captains and leaders on the field and off the field, I feel very blessed to have her,” Guerrieri said. “She is someone who is really only just now coming into her own. She’s got a great skill set and I think it’s one of those things that once she starts to hit her stride, then there is no stopping her.” Groom hit that stride against the University of Massachusetts, a game during which she scored her first career hat trick en route to scoring the team’s only goals in a 3-1 victory. “She’s got a fire in her belly, a fire of competitiveness, competiveness just to be the very best she can be,” Guerrieri said. “As a coach, you dream about having players like that, that have that ‘it’ within them and are always looking to do the things that it takes to be their very best.” Groom has proved her ability off the field as well as on. In 2012, Groom was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and earned a spot on the All-SEC team as a sophomore. Even with her success in the classroom as a recreational parks and tourism sciences major, Groom said she would be willing to pursue a career in professional soccer and her lifelong goal of representing the U.S. on the women’s national team. Through high school, Groom played with the U.S. girl’s national team and attended the women’s team camps from 2009-2011. However, for the time being, the focus of Groom and the Aggies lies on their ensuing conference games, their drive toward their first SEC Championship, and ultimately, a national championship. “[Groom] is one of those players that you always can count on,” Kunz said. “She is the kind of person that always gives 110 percent in anything that she does. Whether it’s school, soccer, anything — [Groom] will always give it her best effort.”
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the site. As the concept is new, Findeisen said a large part of starting up will be responding to user feedback to fix problems. “The key for students to realize is this is the future of studying, and we’re starting right now,” Findeisen said. “We are giving this to students right now because we want to get their feedback on it. So we’re having any student beta test it.” For Findeisen, the first step was to apply to Startup Aggieland, a campus resource center devoted to helping students with their projects. “They gave us tons of resources, mentorship, office space,” Findeisen said. “Basically they gave us everything we needed except motor power and money.” Chris Black, junior phi-
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see the project as toying with a dangerously impersonal education, junior biochemistry major Connor McBroom said he will likely be trying out the site when studying for his upper level math classes. “Even in its preliminary stages, I think this website offers useful and powerful tools for mathematicians and students and teachers alike,” McBroom said. Findeisen said the end goal is to also allow for professional tutors to have a portal on this site for a small transaction fee, which will go toward the costs of handling the service. Findeisen said this would not change the original purpose for the site. “It will always and forever be a place for students to meet up and study together, but professional tutoring is something we will be offering for students who want it,” Findeisen said.
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HELP WANTED Athletic men for calendars, books, etc. $100-$200/hr, up to $1000/day. No experience. aggieresponse@gmail.com Brand ambassadors needed to sample SlimRitas in area liquor stores. Individuals need to be outgoing, have a professional appearance and TABC certified. Shifts are 3-hours on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. $10/hr. +bonus based on sales volume. Contact Sales@slimritas.com Cleaning commercial buildings at night, M-F. Call 979-823-5031 for appointment. Evening help wanted small kitchen, food-prep, food-plating, and dishwashing. (979)-823-4837 If You Have Something To Sell, Remember Classifieds Can Do It!
FOR SALE HP 17” Notebook for sale. Like new. $800 cash only. Call 936-245-4373, leave message.
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Med Tech for full-time, medical allergy office. Excellent benefits. Great experience for student applying to medical or nursing school. Degree in Biomedical Science required. Apply in person at 3306 Longmire Drive CS, TX, email resume to susanc@aggieallergist.com or call 979-485-0571.
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Part-time job helping handicapped. Male student preferred. $360/mo. 8-10hrs/wk. 979-846-3376.
Work around your class schedule! No Saturday or Sundays, off during the holidays. The Battalion Advertising Office is hiring an Advertising Sales Representative. Must be enrolled at A&M and have reliable transportation. Interested applicants should come by our office located in the MSC, Suite 400, from 8am-4pm., ask to speak with Joseph or Patricia.
Penncro Associates, Inc. in Bryan Texas is Hiring! Named 2012 Employer of Excellence by Workforce Solutions of Brazos Valley. Seeking Home Retention Specialists to join our team. The position requires strong communication skills and computer skills to navigate multiple systems. A HS Diploma/GED is required. Full time positions are eligible for medical, dental and life insurance benefits. Contests and incentive programs create an exciting environment, state of the art facility and countless career opportunities. View Job Listings and Apply online today: https://www.penncro.com/careers.php EOE Ranch hand wanted between CS and Caldwell, feeding animals, handyman work, must have experience with Tractors and livestock. Barn apartment and horse stalls available with hourly pay. lifeinstride@gmail.com Ranch hand wanted in CS must have experience with tractors and electric fences. 10hr/week $10/hr, Carrol (979)-436-6679 Sales person needed, full-time or possibly part-time, if you like home design and/or architecture this could be a great position for you, only persons interested in long-term employment need apply, 9797-574-7474.
Tutors wanted for all subjects currently taught at TAMU/ Blinn and Sam Houston State starting at $10/hour. Apply on-line @ www.99Tutors.com, 979-268-8867.
PETS LOST DOG, Chihuahua/Shih Tzu from Enfield Street in Bryan, contact Katie 940-297-9797.
REAL ESTATE B/CS. Sell/Buy/Invest! Michael McGrann TAMU ‘93 Civil Engineering 979-739-2035, mike@aggierealtor.com Nadia McGrann 979-777-6211, Town & Country Realty.
ROOMMATES Looking for college female non-smoker to share 2/2 condo. Furnished, all bills paid, no pets, $550/mo. 979-575-0375.
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