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The Association doles out 4,000-plus new rings (Above) At the Clayton Williams Alumni Building, 4,327 students received Aggie Rings on Friday. (Left) Benjamin Knox, Class of 1993, paints a Ring Day scene and sells prints Friday.
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ashville, Tenn., played host to Texas A&M’s 2,500th baseball victory in program history as the Aggies claimed two of three wins in a weekend series against the No. 7 Vanderbilt Commodores. With a 10-4 Friday victory, the Aggies became the first program in SEC history to reach the 2,500-win plateau. Twenty-three total runs were scored in the series for A&M at Hawkins Field as the team provided Vanderbilt its first home series loss since 2012 against South Carolina. Krey Bratsen provided three of the eight A&M hits in the rubber match Sunday, driving in two runs and scoring two more in the 8-2 victory credited to sophomore pitcher Grayson Long. Bratsen went a perfect 3-for-3 on the day including a walk, two doubles and two stolen bases. Cole Lankford chipped in with two of his own runs batted in on a pair of sacrifice flies. Catcher Troy Stein aided in the victory with a 2-of-4 day, which included two runs scored. Long scattered 11 hits across 7.2 innings, but allowed just two runs in the effort. In his 121-pitch performance, 75 were strikes and he allowed just one extra base hit — a double to Commodore outfielder Rhett Wiseman. The win improves him to 4-1 overall on the season. Jason Jester was on the mound as A&M’s Friday starter, searching for the first outs of a ballgame rather than his regular role of closer. The senior went four innings in his first career start, allowing three runs (two earned) while striking out four of the 20 batters he faced. Parker Ray (4-2) pitched the remaining See Baseball on page 4
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owdy Farm will have its inaugural farmers market Thursday, which will host a variety of vendors selling items such as fresh-picked farm vegetables, homemade goods, locally brewed beer and fresh eggs. “There is a lot of variety — someone with eggs, including quail eggs, a lady who makes homemade jam, a lady who makes homemade soap and bread, there are two people who make jewelry, a lady who grows plants, some olive oil and of course all of the vegetables,” said Taylor Paine, Howdy Farm farmers market coordinator. Howdy Farm, an on-campus, student-run farm, typically sells its produce at the market held at the Health Services Center in Bryan on Saturday mornings, Paine said. Chris Weingart, co-owner of Blackwater Draw Brewing Company, where the market will be stationed, said he thinks the parking lot is a great place to put on a farmers market because Blackwater is centrally located
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hen Fish Aides began hosting annual custodial banquets, the organization had two priorities — show gratitude for the people who work behind the scenes at the University and expand the banquet. Whereas in past years the organization has received some of the banquet’s funding from the Student Government Association, this year Fish Aides is seeking alternative sources for funding after the SGA denied its funding request in October. Cash Fields, Fish Aides chair, said this year’s banquet will be held Monday to acknowledge the people who do the unnoticed, but essential, tasks from taking out trash to cleaning restrooms. “They do get a paycheck from the University … but I still think that they deserve a ‘thank you,’” Fields said. The organization reached a goal last year by raising enough money to invite all 535 custodians, but an increase in invitations requires an accompanying increase in budget. For now, The Association of Former Students has provided funding for the use of the Gates Ballroom as well as decorations and Chartwells has agreed to cater the event at a discounted cost, Fields said. “[Chartwells has] partnered with us and given us an unbelievable discount, and has partnered with us to give custodians time off,” Fields said. “They did the same thing last year, so we are so grateful for that.” Fields said Fish Aides would be able to pay only a portion of the payment to Chartwells the day of the event. Fields said a party associated with Fish Aides has agreed to pay for the catering and will be compensated afterward. Fields said the organization is now requesting funding from the SGA reserve budget. Gracie Wood, a student senator who authored a bill requesting a hearing in Student Senate for Fish Aides, recently filed a petition with the Judicial Court of SGA stating that Cary Cheshire, Student Senate finance chair, has been repeatedly ignoring Fish Aides requests for a hearing to request money for the banquet. In the appeal, Wood cited an email from the finance chair wherein Cheshire said he would “perform his job with minimal effort” if she and Fields continued to contact him about
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A&M suffered a 5-3 home loss to the Lady Vols in the series-deciding game Sunday.
An award ceremony Sunday recognized students who embody Aggie spirit through their actions.
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Ryan Yeung, senior kinesiology major, collects trash as a part of Texas Trash Off at Edelweiss Gartens park off Wellborn Road.
rmed with work gloves, trash bags and litter grabbers, almost 600 volunteers took to the neighborhoods, parks and highways of the Brazos Valley on Saturday as part of the annual Texas Trash Off. For 14 years, Keep Brazos Beautiful, in partnership with the Texas Department of Transportation’s statewide “Don’t Mess With Texas” campaign, has hosted the event to raise awareness about the harmful effects of litter in the community. Amy Reed, executive director of Keep Brazos Beautiful, said the event draws volunteers from across Bryan-College Station to clean up their community. “We get our volunteers out and about in the community to get them to see how dangerous it is to fling litter out of their cars,” Reed said. “When they’re out there picking it up, they can see with their own eyes how harmful it is.” Reed said littering is a learned behavior and said this event teaches people not
to litter as well as to prevent others from littering. Texas Trash Off provides an opportunity for residents to see different parts of their community, Reed said. “Lots of our College Station volunteers get to see parts of Bryan they’ve never seen and vice versa,” Reed said. “Also, it’s a chance for community members to get to know their neighbors.” Last year, 400 volunteers collected more than 12 tons of litter and 400 discarded tires from 21 different locations in just more than two and a half hours, Reed said. A total of 580 volunteers participated Saturday across 27 different locations, including eight teams of Texas A&M students. Ryan Yeung, senior kinesiology major, volunteered with Epic, an Asian American Christian campus-outreach organization. He said his group worked in the Edelweiss Gartens subdivision of College Station. “I have a love for the community and I recognize all that the Bryan-College See Trash Off on page 3
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he Downtown Bryan Association, in conjunction with the Arts Council of Brazos Valley, hosted the fifth-annual Downtown Street and Art Fair Saturday. Amanda Reynolds, programs and event manager for the Downtown Bryan Association, said the purpose of the fair was not only to showcase the artists’ work, but showcase downtown Bryan itself. “Our goal is to give people an experience to see the art and bring it home,� Reynolds said. “And of course to see the beautiful downtown Bryan.� Second-time participant Hailey Herrera, Class of 2004, has also benefited from the support of the BryanCollege Station community. Herrera said after moving to
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Hailey Herrera, Class of 2004, exhibited her art in the Downtown Street and Art fair Saturday in Bryan. Texas from South Korea, she found her passion for watercolors in a class offered by the city of College Station. After winning best in show in an art competition, Herrera said opportunities to show her art started rolling in. Herrera, who never imagined becoming a professional artist, said her favorite part about showcasing her work
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weekly event. “It’s great that the Howdy Farm student organization is taking a step outside their comfort zone and working with a brewery,� Liao said. “I hope they keep at it week after week because I will definitely be visiting.� Weingart said the brewpub is going to brew one-off experimental beers that will be tested out at the farmers markets to gauge people’s opinions. Weingart also said the head chef at Blackwater would be using produce from the market to cook a farm-to-table meal that will be available after the farmers market has concluded. “The one-off is the beer that we want to have served for the market,� Weingart said. “We also spoke to Taylor about — after the market’s done — having Will, our chef, design a farm-to-table meal. Let him get in there and pick what he needs and create a couple dozen specials designed around the concept of farmto-table that will pair with [the] beer that we are serving that day.� Paine said the idea for the farmers market came out of conversations with Weingart about how to help raise funds and to find more volunteers for Howdy Farm. “That’s actually where the idea came from, we were talking about fundraising and raising awareness and supporters,� Paine said. “[Weingart] was saying, ‘Why don’t you just have a farmers market in my parking lot?’ and now I have 15 vendors wanting to participate.� The market will be from 1-5 p.m. Thursday.
the hearing date. Wood also cited a hearing date that Cheshire set up, but said he failed to show up for or inform any committee members about. After five to six weeks of requesting a hearing be held in the finance committee, Wood said she thinks the reason the hearing has been denied involves “personal biases.� “I wrote two allocation bills at the exact same time and sent them to the floor at the exact same time, and with the other bill that I wrote, the people requesting the funds already have their money and the check has already been signed by the student government administrators,� Wood said. Wood said Fish Aides was told it would not receive appropriations because the banquet does not benefit all of the student body. “I think thanking people who work hard for us and doing something for the people that we encounter every day but don’t notice is a worthwhile cause, and it’s the same service that other committees like Big Event and others try to embody,� Wood said. “So why we can’t fund this one as well is beyond me.� Fields said the appeal is not intended to point the finger at Student Senate, but is a matter of racing against the clock. “This has slipped through the crack,� Fields said. “If we had more time we wouldn’t bring it to J-Court. If we had more time, we would continue to pursue the normal chain of events, but due to the amount of time that we have, we are actually not going to receive the money before the custodial banquet. Best case scenario, it will allow us to have a hearing, which will allow us to present it to senate.� Cheshire could not be reached after multiple requests for comment.
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student community here without vehicles, a lot of whom are going to be able to stroll down here and get their produce.� Corey Wahl, Howdy Farm’s head field manager, said he thinks this is a great opportunity for students who don’t have the means to go out to the Bryan farmers market. “I think the great thing about it is students don’t want to get up on Saturday morning and go to the one in Bryan,� Wahl said. “I think this is going to make it more accessible to the student population and it will have a more bar vibe where students can go and get things that are normally available on Saturday morning and it will help to raise awareness for our farm.� Jose Espinoza, senior biological and agricultural engineering major, lives on campus and said he likes how close the farmers market will be to campus. “I think the market will be convenient for getting groceries, especially since a lot of people that live on campus don’t have opportunity to go to the stores easily because they don’t have cars,� Espinoza said. “Also since Howdy Farm is hosting the market you are supporting student run organizations by shopping there which is great.� Andrew Liao, materials science and engineering graduate student, said he liked the idea of Howdy Farm working with a brewery and said he will be going if the market becomes a
at the Downtown Street and Art Fair is getting to discuss her art with new people. “I look forward to chatting with the people that come to my booth,� Herrera said. “I like to get to know people and see what they like. It’s a great opportunity to meet people.�
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estowed with a framed certificate and a new watch, 51 students were recognized as recipients of the Buck Weirus Spirit Award on Sunday at the Clayton W. Williams Alumni Center. Rusty Thompson, director of Student Activities at Texas A&M and chair of the Buck Weirus award selection committee, said the students recognized exemplify the Aggie spirit criteria inherent in the award. “Students at Texas A&M embrace the core values of this university,” Thompson said. “This award reflects each of these core values and recognize that the recipients represent the best of the best.” Distinguished guests at the ceremony included Mark Hussey, interim University president, and Lt. Gen. Joe Weber, vice president for Student Affairs. Weber said he knew Weirus while he attended A&M and said Weirus carried the Aggie spirit with him everywhere.
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Abbie Craigen, sophomore marine biology major at Texas A&M Galveston, and David Trigg, senior business honors major, received Buck Weirus Awards Sunday. “That same spirit, same enthusiasm is still here and I think it’s because of Buck Weirus,” Weber said. David Trigg, senior business major and award recipient, said hearing about other students’ accomplishments at A&M was a humbling experience. “Hearing all the recipients and seeing the types of service impact and experiences they’ve created here at Texas A&M, I was honored to be among them,” Trigg said. “It’s a very humbling experi-
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Station community does for us students,” Yeung said. “I wanted to reach out to them and serve them because they serve us all the time.” Reed said participants have found items such as drug paraphernalia, animal bones, autographed sports memorabilia and paychecks that were never cashed. Reed said trash found in Bryan differs from that found in College Station. “It’s really interesting that we can identify where the trash comes from,” Reed said. “The trash we find in the two cities is vastly different.” Aggie Rotaract also participated, cleaning almost five square miles of the Northgate area. “I came out to clean up the community,”
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said Sandra Ramirez, freshman bilingual education major. “People throw trash out of their windows, not realizing that after a while, it accumulates.” Ramirez said it was even more important to clean up the community since it was Parents’ Weekend. Princelee Fernandes, sophomore agricultural system management major, said he enjoys participating in environmental service projects. “It’s good to do things other than study and the norm,” Fernandes said. “It’s also a great cause to get involved in and it’s a good feeling to see people supporting a cause like the environment.” The Texas Trash Off allows volunteers of all ages to participate. The oldest volunteer who participated this year was 78, Reed said. “It really is an event for everybody because littering affects everybody who lives here,” Reed said.
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After a 4-0 victory over Mississippi State on Sunday at the George P. Mitchell Tennis Center, the No. 10 A&M women’s tennis team closed out its season with a perfect 11-0 home record. Sunday’s victory moves A&M to 4-0 all-time against the Bulldogs and improved its record to 17-5, including a 10-3 ledger in SEC play. A&M finishes the season ranked in the top 10 — a position the team has held every week this spring. Men’s tennis won 4-2 Sunday against Mississippi State after a 4-3 loss Friday to Ole Miss.
five innings of the game, earning the win behind his 10-strikeout performance. Freshman Nick Banks went 5-for-12 on the weekend, improving his batting average to .323. Five A&M pitchers saw work on Saturday in the 8-5 loss. Cole Lankford was responsible for the bulk of the offense, going 2-for-4 with three RBIs and one run scored.
Vanderbilt (27-10, 7-8 SEC) utilized starting pitcher Jared Miller for four innings, followed by Brian Miller for the remaining five in the Commodore victory. Daniel Mengden was the Saturday starter for A&M but managed just three innings before being removed from the game. Mengden’s record dropped to 2-5 in a performance that yielded six runs off eight hits, walking two and striking out three. Ty Schlottman allowed the other two runs scored Saturday during his 3.1 in-
nings of work. Jason Freeman, Andrew Vinson and Corey Ray each saw action from the mound. A&M (22-15, 7-8 SEC) will prepare for a matchup with Abilene Christian on Wednesday. First pitch at Blue Bell Park is slated for 6:35 p.m. Wednesday’s mid-week matchup is the first of four straight at home. The Aggies will continue their SEC schedule on Friday against No. 19 Kentucky.
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HELP WANTED Greetings Texas A&M Seniors! Here is your chance to land a great job and to begin a career in the oil and gas industry! An Industrial products distributor for the oil and gas industry that specializes in carbon, stainless and chrome pipe, pipe fittings, flanges and valves is currently looking for the right candidate to join their inside sales group for their growing Houston branch. The ideal candidate must be a self starter who is organized, can work with a diverse group of people, and is excited to learn. The ideal candidate would be graduating in May of this year with a degree in Industrial Distribution or with a degree in Business Marketing, Finance or Accounting. This position is an entry level sales position and only people that are motivated to succeed and willing to learn our business from the ground up should apply. This person must be proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Lotus and also needs excellent written and oral communication skills. Company offers a compensation package that includes a very competitive base salary, 401K plan, medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as (2) weeks paid vacation after (6) months. Company will start interviewing immediately and would like to hire this candidate for work beginning June of this year. Please submit resume to: Derek Jones at djones@ipipes.com. Howdy Aggies! SSC Grounds Management Department at TAMU is hiring students. Part-time opportunities and Full-time summer employment are available, we also offer internships for horticulture, turf (including athletic turf), greenhouse operations, entomology, and irrigation management. SCC provides flexible schedules including 4/10 schedules during the summer and highly competitive pay, training, and continuing career opportunities after graduation. Please apply in-person at the facilities services location at 600 Agronomy Rd in College Station for more information please call: (979)458-5533 Gig ‘EM! J. Cody’s hiring at all positions, apply within, 3610 S. College. No experience necessary just common sense! Lifeguards and Water Safety Instructors for Briarcrest Country Club and Castlegate Community. Fun working environment, flexible hours. To apply call 254-498-5315 or email mturner@phillipsevents.com Equal Opportunity Employer. MEMdata, a local hospital equipment management company is seeking dependable and organized FULL & PART-TIME employees to be part of a growing team! Must be able to work a minimum of 24 hrs/wk, M-F 8-5. Good telephone communication and negotiation skills required. Must be self-motivated and able to multi-task while working within deadlines. Computer skills essential & knowledge of MS Excel a plus! Pay DOQ plus bonuses. Email resumes to careers@memdata.com or fax to 979-695-1954. Needed ASAP Math tutor for Aldebra1, great rapport with high school student, meet on daily bases from April 7th through April 27th, text 218-6114. Needed: Computer Guru that can help a barely computer literate Old Ag (Class of “64) determine the feasibility of converting all the files on my Microsoft XP computer to an Apple Macbook Pro or, alternatively, helping me purchase a new computer that will accept those files. I am hoping this guru will do the conversion and help me learn how to operate it. Patience will be required. If interested, please email qualifications, monetary expectations and contact information to jleigh842@gmail.com.
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HELP WANTED New Position: Part-time staff position needed ($10-$12/hr) for busy real estate office. Must be a detail-oriented people person with reliable transportation and have reasonable computer skills in MS Word and MS Excel. This staff position requires 20-25 hours per week with additional optional hours available from time to time. Start date available immediately. For job description and application, go to: www.coventryglenrealty.com and click on Employment Opportunities side bar. Part-time job helping handicapped. Male student preferred. $360/mo. 8-10hrs/wk. 979-846-3376. RA or entrepreneur? Wants to earn extra money? Premium energy drinks distributor opportunity! Call 9792090778 call for an appointment. Sitters On Call is a babysitter referral agency located in Katy, TX. We are currently hiring AWESOME babysitters and summer nannies to work in the Katy/West Houston area. Our member families are all prescreened and rates are all prearranged, we do all the work for you! You just provide amazing care for awesome kids! Work as much or as little as you want, all managed from your smart phone. $11-$14/hr take home! Requires 2 yrs previous experience babysitting, teaching or leading kids. Visit us online at www.MySittersOnCall.com to learn more and to submit an application! STUDENTPAYOUTS.COM Paid survey takers needed in College Station. 100% free to join. Click on surveys. SUMMER TRAINING FOR AWARD WINNING BRYAN EMPLOYER STARTS IN MAY... Penncro Associates, Inc. is looking to hire Texas A&M school students and alumni for its May and June training classes for multiple positions at their state-of-the-art call facility in Bryan. Penncro employees receive the same training that is delivered at prestigious Fortune 500 Financial Institutions. This provides a great start or next step for any business professional’s career. After full time training, the team will work with you to set a full-time or part-time schedule that fits into your Fall school schedule and business needs. Apply to day through Penncro’s Careers page at www.penncro.com. EOE/M/F/D/V. Texas Concrete Design, a decorative concrete company, is currently looking for full/ part-time installers. No experience is needed, but a good work ethic is required. Please forward inquiries to chris@texasconcretedesign.com VOLUNTEER COACHES NEEDED! The City of College Station is seeking positive, enthusiastic and motivational youth volleyball and basketball coaches. Programs begin early May and run through July. Learn more at cstx.gov/sports or apply today at cstx.gov/sportsvolunteer
MOTORCYCLE 2008 silver Honda Rebel with saddlebag, 4000 miles, $2500. 2-year TAMU student owner selling. TAMU motorcycle parking only $80/yr. Call or text 832-257-2577.
REAL ESTATE 8 CS 3/2 Duplexes, shuttle, $229,900, Town & Country Realty 979-777-6211, 979-739-2035 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.
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