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“I started with Chilifest when David Allan Coe was singing on a flatbed 18-wheeler trailer behind the Starlight — this was when [Chilifest] was little bitty...” Sherri Hooper, Chilifest volunteer

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Sherri Hooper became known as the “Mom of Chilifest” in the early 2000s.

Meet the ‘Mom of Chilifest’ behind the Starlight — this was when [Chilifest] was little bitty, and it fit between the pavilion and the arena,” Hooper said. Hooper first earned the name “Mom of Chilifest” over 10 years ago. The festival has experienced expansive growth since she began working it, and Chilifest is now a common name in the Bryan-College Station community. “In the early 2000s I was blessed and chosen to be the ‘Chilifest Mom,’” Hooper said.

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enerations of Aggie students have taken the short drive every year to Snook, Texas, for a little chili and a lot of beer. But while the bands have changed and the venue expanded, one part of Chilifest has remained mostly constant — Sherri Hooper, known affectionately as “Mom of Chilifest.” “I started with Chilifest when David Allan Coe was singing on a flatbed 18-wheeler trailer

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“We have had so much fun through the years. I’ve watched so many of them grow up and mature.” Hooper said she balances multiple responsibilities as Chilifest Mom. “I have people everywhere making sure every aspect of the event is running smooth,” Hooper said. ”I’ll go from hanging chains and locks on a gate in the farthest pasture or going down every row Friday evening handing out CHILIFEST MOM ON PG. 3

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Animals large and small on display at Vet open house By Connor Smith What a passerby may normally pass off as your run-of-the mill campus building will be converted into something that resembles a zoo more than anything else during the Texas A&M Vet School Open House Saturday. Roxanna Jeffreys, second year veterinary student and publicity chair for the open house, said the event will host a variety of activities for all members of the public. “Open house is an event that is fun for all ages, including adults. We will have a lot of activities going on like the hospital tours, live spay and neuter, exotics room, a vet student panel, a lot of animals and so much more,” Jeffreys said. The Texas A&M Vet School Open House is completely run by students who hope to help educate the public as to why a veterinary school and veterinarians are so important, said Jeffreys. “Some of the more popular areas include teddy bear surgery and the rumen fluid donors. I really enjoy the art contest, but my favorite part of open house is seeing all of the students come together to make the event happen,” Jeffreys said. The Texas A&M Vet School Open House is open to the public and is free of charge. The event will take place all day at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Saturday.

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Senior catcher Michael Barash runs to first base against Abilene Christian April 5.

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With just hours leading up to this weekend’s Chilifest festivities in neighboring Snook, Texas, law enforcement and A&M campus organizations are preparing to combat an influx of impaired driving by forming a DWI task force. The task force is a partnership among police departments in the surrounding area as well as local hospitals and magistrates.

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Lt. Steve Brock with the College Station Police Department said while drunk driving is something the department always looks out for, officers will be on high alert because of the festival’s nature. “CSPD will have officers dedicated to traffic enforcement, specifically impaired and intoxicated drivers,” Brock said. “Since College Station has [Texas A&M] within its city limits, our officers are always mindful of impaired drivers. In the past, there was a conscious effort to focus on DWI enforcement and prevention during special event weekends.” The annual Chilifest weekend DWI TASK FORCE ON PG. 3

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Win necessary to reset road record The last time the Aggies went on the road and faced an elite SEC team, they were outplayed in every way. Their pitching struggled, and they couldn’t get timely hits, which resulted in then-No. 1 Florida sweeping the Aggies in lopsided fashion. No. 5 Texas A&M has since rebounded and is riding a four-game winning streak — including a sweep of Georgia — as it travels to the Magnolia State to play a three-game series against Mississippi State, whom the Aggies trail by one game in the SEC West standings. The Bulldogs, ranked No. 2 in the country in the latest D1Baseball rankings, are playing good baseball. Last weekend they took twoof-three from Florida in Gainseville and then whipped Memphis 11-1 Wednesday. “I feel like we are as ready as we can be heading to Starkville,” A&M head coach Rob Childress said. “They’re certainly hot, playing well coming off a series win at Florida, and for us to accomplish the things that we want to accomplish, we’ve got to go take care of business on the road.” The Aggies looked like two different teams the past two weeks. They lost four straight games — three to Florida and one to Rice —

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25th Chilifest to bring music, charity and chili to Brazos Valley Organizers aim to bring in over $200,000 in donations By Jena Seidmann Country music fans from around the country will make the annual pilgrimage to Snook, Texas, this weekend for the 25th Chilifest. The popular music festival, which traditionally has a country artist as the headliner, will welcome Texan artist ZZ Top. Band performances will begin Friday afternoon and will conclude with a performance by ZZ Top on Saturday. President of Chilifest Inc. Zach Houchins said he anticipates a large turnout and hopes to donate record-breaking proceeds in Chilifest’s 25th year. “Since 1991, we have given back over $2.5 million to charities throughout the Brazos Valley and last year we gave out over $141,000,” Houchins said. “This year we are hoping to break a record.” Houchins said over 30,000 people attended the festival last year, and with ticket sales increased from 2015’s sales, he hopes this year’s Chilifest will break 2011’s record of giving back over $200,000. The benefactors of the proceeds are 30 to 40 local organizations within the Brazos Valley, such as the Boys and Girls Club of Brazos Valley, who have been with Chilifest since the first few years the event has been held. “I have seen this thing grow huge and grow from a small event in the beginning to what it is now,” President and CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of Brazos Valley Ron Rolett said. “People don’t realize how much work and planning the young men put in to have this event and to make sure the money goes back to the community is even better.” The funds from Chilifest go to programs in the club that help educate youth on drug prevention, alcohol

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Chilifest donates thousands of dollars every year to philanthropic organizations throughout Bryan-College Station. abuse and other pressing issues. Without it, Rolett said it would have been hard to serve the 2,400 youths the organization served last year. “It’s funded a lot of scholarships but it has made life changing differences in our kids,” Rolett said. “Over the twenty plus years we have been working with them, we are approaching over $300,000 plus dollars from them that is exceptional.” Similarly, women’s basketball head coach Gary Blair and women’s basketball director of operations Erich Birch have been involved with Chilifest since 2004. In addition to several other fundraisers, the money they receive from the event goes to support the Brazos Valley branch of Special Olympics Texas.

“In the past few years we have been able to raise over $125,000 through combined events, and Chilifest is a big part of that,” Birch said. “If we could get that again, that would be phenomenal.” Birch said through the combined effort, they have been able to help teams go to national and international tournaments as far as Japan “Oddly enough, one of the first couple of years of our tournaments, we actually had the drummer from ZZ Top play in one of our fundraising tournaments,” Birch said. “They are one of the acts in this year’s Chilifest, and it is kind of funny to see that 10, 11 years down the road, he is coming back down to help raise money for good causes.”

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By EmmaLee Newman For the past 25 years, Chilifest has brought country and rock music to the Bryan-College Station area to raise money for local charities. From Willie Nelson to the Josh Abbott Band to Turnpike Troubadours, many of Chilifest’s performers have Texan and even College Station roots. Aside from headliner ZZ Top, this year’s lineup includes a slew of smaller bands with name recognition in College Station, including Shane Smith and The Saints, a popular band in College Station that has performed at The Tap and Hurricane Harry’s. Smith’s sound is a mix of rock, folk, country and Americana, and some of their songs include “Coast,” “Dance The Night Away” and “Oil Town.” This will be the band’s second time performing at Chilifest. Lead singer Shane Smith said he admires the atmosphere that the crowd creates at the festival. “I think it’s more of how big everyone plays it up going in is what makes it so much fun. Like, with the fraternities and sororities building up their towers, everybody is so included in the event, and I think that makes it a very special festival,” Smith said. “If you’re from that community or not and you go to Chilifest — now you’re part of that culture, and it’s a very inclusive culture.” Statesboro Revue, is a country band from Texas that formed in 2007, and will also perform at Chilifest. Lead singer Stewart Mann graduated from Texas A&M in 2002, was part of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and performed at Chilifest in 2002 and 2003. Kristopher Schoen has been the drummer for the band for the past four years, but this will be his first time playing at Chilifest. “We love rocking out and having a crowd in front of

us giving the energy back, and from what I’ve heard that’s definitely the crowd they have at Chilifest,” Schoen said. “I think that it’s amazing anytime that people can get the public involved in something they might not be interested in or know as much about. We try to help out as much as we can, and we look forward to seeing our buddies doing the same thing.” Dustin Samford, lead vocalist and guitarist for Parker Heights, is a resident in College Station along with the rest of his band, which consists of his brothers and sister. Popular songs they’ve performed include “With You Tonight” and a song about being on Northgate called “Texas Country Scene.” This will be Parker Heights’ first performance at Chilifest and Samford said he has long waited for this moment to perform for their largest audience ever. “I think [Chilifest is] wonderful. Probably the most awesome thing ever — we’ve always had a big dream playing at Chilifest,” Samford said. “We like the camaraderie. This seems like the place where we can get everyone from College Station in one spot.” William Clark Green will perform at Chilifest for the second time Saturday. Popular songs by Green are “Next Big Thing,” “Sympathy” and “She likes the Beatles.” Green is excited for the festival because he believes it’ll be a memorable bonding experience with him and his friends. “Watching ZZ Top with Whiskey Myers, Creager and Turnpike Troubadours while hanging out, drinking beer and watching ZZ Top is definitely a bucket list thing,” Green said. Other performers in the lineup include Roger Creager, Cody Canada & The Departed, Mike Ryan, Turnpike Troubadours and Whiskey Myers. The festival will take place this Friday and Saturday in Snook. “I’m looking forward to just being on stage and getting to play for a bunch of Aggies,” Smith said.

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trash bags to every cooking team, to getting change for a vendor at our makeshift bank or standing on the headliner’s bus — Like a mom and her housework, my job is never done.” When she isn’t overseeing Chilifest, Hooper works and spends time with her family. “I am the controller for 5 companies in Gonzales, Texas. I love numbers and all things that involve people,” Hooper said. “God gave me two girls and two grand-girls and through the years a whole passel of Chilifest boys.” Chilifest’s current organizers had nothing but praise for Hooper’s contribution to the festival. “Sherri Hooper is pivotal to every aspect of Chilifest,” said Zachary Douma, executive vice president of Chilifest Inc. “For many of those involved with this organization, Sherri has worked more Chilifests than they have been alive.” Douma said Hooper gets into her zone when Chilifest starts to roll. She brings an intensity to the event that helps make it run smoothly. However through all the strength and passion she still is caring and kind, which is what makes her the mom of Chilifest, Douma said. “To work with someone who pours every

rate has seen improvement over the years due to law enforcement efforts to educate the public on the consequences, Brock said. CARPOOL, an A&M student organization that offers free rides home to students, will offer extended weekend hours for Chilifest. Saturday’s operations will start at 4 p.m. rather than the usual 10 p.m. start time. “Chilifest buses drop off at Post Oak Mall where we will be picking up people,” said Keely Middleton, management senior and external co-chair of CARPOOL. “Chilifest is definitely one of our busiest weekends, if not the busiest of the year. Since we start operations earlier on Saturday, we usually give a record number of rides this weekend.” Brock said CSPD encourages Chilifest attendees to plan their transportation in advance. “We encourage those attending Chilifest to take advantage of the shuttle service that is operating out of the Post Oak Mall. CARPOOL and local taxi companies will be staged at the Post Oak Mall as well to help those getting dropped off to get home safely without driving,” Brock said. “If attendees don’t use this service, at the very least designate a driver — which means a person that doesn’t drink at all during the event. Drink responsibly and remember, DWI is not an accident, it is a choice. Make the decision not to drink and drive.”

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Sherri Hooper, affectionately known as “Chilifest mom,” has worked the festival for well over a decade.

ounce of their heart and soul into an event that is as tough and unforgiving as Chilifest truly lights a fire inside you,” Douma said. “The passion she brings has helped me each

call for us.” First baseman Hunter Melton has been red hot at the plate for the Aggies. He was named the SEC Player of the Week following the Georgia sweep and is in the midst of a 10game hitting stretch. During that time he batted .500 with four home runs and 14 RBI. Nick Choruby said it is important the Aggies stay within themselves as they head into the hostile

year push myself to make this event the kind in which I know she would be proud of. I hope one day I can have half her passion and drive in my own separate walks of life.”

atmosphere of Dudy Noble Field. “I wouldn’t say we really change anything as far as our approach,” the junior centerfielder said. “As far as the road goes, we have to bring our own energy. Going into an environment like Mississippi State, you have to be concerned about yourself and not concerned about what they’re doing or what the fans are doing.” Game one is scheduled to begin

at 6:30 p.m. Friday, with games two and three following at 2 p.m. Saturday and 1:30 p.m. Sunday, respectively. All games will be broadcast on SEC Network+. The Aggies boast the fifth-highest team batting average in the nation and are averaging a robust 7.8 runs per game, but Mississippi State has an excellent pitching staff headlined by starters Dakota Hudson and Austin Sexton.

So does A&M, though, as the trio of Brigham Hill, Jace Vines and Kyle Simonds combined to allow only three runs in 23 innings in the Georgia series. “Our pitching is unbelievable, and we know that if we just score a couple runs, we have a good shot at winning,” Birk said. “If we stay within ourselves, we can handle anybody.”

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Softball looks to rally against Alabama after weekend shutout By Grant Spika After being swept at Tennessee, No. 16 Texas A&M softball (31-9, 5-7 SEC) looks to right the ship as it hosts No. 8 Alabama (36-7, 8-4 SEC). The Crimson Tide has won 10 of their last 12 games, including series wins against No. 11 Missouri, on the road at No. 1 Florida and a dominating sweep of Mississippi State. Last weekend in Knoxville, Tennessee, the Aggies had one of their worst series of the year, if not the worst. A&M gave up 30 runs to the Lady Volunteers and suffered their first run-rule loss of the season in an 11-0 shutout on Saturday. “Obviously we’re really disappointed in how we played against Tennessee,” Coach Jo Evans said. “We definitely underachieved and that’s frustrating, but now we have another series, so all we have to think about is how do we beat Alabama, so it’s important to have a short memory and move on to the next series.” Though the Aggie lineup has been a little cold lately, sophomore catcher Ashley Walters is hitting at a .528 clip in SEC play, adding a team-leading 18 RBIs in conference as well. “Last weekend wasn’t really a great week-

end for us,” Walters said. “We have to recognize it and know what we need to change and know what we need to do better and just come out with a lot of intensity Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Alabama is a really great team, so we know we’re going to have to play with a lot of fire to beat them.” Alabama’s high-powered offense is led by a pair of seniors in outfielder Haylie McCleney and infielder Leona Lafaele. McCleney has a .459 batting average this year and a .704 slugging percentage. Both of McCleney’s numbers lead her team, and her batting average is best in the SEC. Lafaele is hitting .348 with five home runs and a team-leading 38 RBIs. Freshman outfielder Keeli Milligan is two steals away from tying the school record for steals in a season. She currently has 46 and is chasing former Aggie great Sharonda McDonald, who set the record with 48. Milligan’s 46 steals lead the country and what might be more impressive is that she has only been caught stealing twice this year, giving her a 96 percent success rate when she attempts to snag a base. The first game between No. 16 Texas A&M and No. 8 Alabama will be on Friday at the Aggie Softball Complex. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.

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A&M men’s and women’s golf head to Georgia and Alabama to seek the top spot in the SEC this weekend.

SEC Championships loom for men’s, women’s golf teams

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The Aggie men’s and No. 25 women’s golf teams will travel this weekend to compete in the SEC Championships Friday through Sunday. The men are headed to St. Simons Island, Georgia, while the women head to Hoover, Alabama, where they will look to defend their 2015 SEC Championship title. In last year’s SEC Championships, the women’s team shot a tournament record 13under par, with the runnerup shooting one under par. The individual champion from last season, junior Bianca Fabrizio, will be featured in the women’s lineup, as will the individual runnerup, sophomore Maddie Szeryk. Fabrizio set a tournament record last year shooting nine under par. The women’s lineup will feature Fabrizio, Szeryk, as well as juniors Thanya Pattamakijsakul, Andrea Jonama and Callie Scheffler. Both Szeryk and Pattamakijsakul head to Hoover as individual event winners in the Florida State Match-Up Tournament and the Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational respectively.

The women come into the tournament as one of six top-25 ranked teams. The other ranked opponents include No.1 Alabama, No. 5 Georgia, No. 7 Florida, No. 8 Arkansas and No. 23 South Carolina. On the men’s side, LSU is the defending champion. The team shot 13 under par last year, with A&M shooting 15 over par for the tournament in 2015. The 2016 lineup includes seniors Adria Arnaus, Ben Crancer and Andrew Lister as well as sophomore Cameron Champ and freshman Chandler Phillips. The tournament will feature some of the top ranked teams in the nation including No. 3 Georgia, No. 4 Vanderbilt, No. 5 LSU, and No. 6 Florida among others. The men and women’s teams tee off at 9:10 a.m. and 8:50 a.m. Friday. The men will be paired with golfers from Florida and Arkansas. The women will return to the course May 57 and will host the 2016 NCAA Bryan Regional at Traditions Club. If the women make the Bryan Regional, it will be their 16thconsecutive regional.

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