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Right place, right time for A&M student on Wheel of Fortune
Allison Rubenak, lifestyles desk editor, sat down with Shelby Edmiston, sophomore industrial distribution major, who won second place on the College Wheel of Fortune in an episode aired April 11. She is the subject of a popular video clip where one of the other contestants mispronounced the final answer.
we could screw up and get embarrassed and so my nerves just went sky high, and I was like ‘Okay Shelby, don’t mess up.’ I just blurted out the answer, what I thought it was and luckily I got to win the prize, which was cool.
THE BATTALION: What was going through your mind when Julian Batts mispronounced “Achilles” on the show?
EDMISTON:Everyone was silent, like you could hear a pin drop. After it happened, Pat Sajak was trying to alleviate the pressure, like make jokes, but the whole crowd was silent and they cut to a commercial and you still — during the commercial no one talked. It was just completely silent.
EDMISTON: I kind of was in shock because once all the letters went up, and I thought the puzzle was over and he had to pronounce it right and he didn’t. So once he mispronounced it, I got so much more nervous because I realized
A&M showers Olsen with 20-run outing The Battalion he Texas A&M Aggies started their four-game home stand at Olsen Field with a 20-2 victory over the Abilene Christian Wildcats. Corey Ray improved his record to 3-0 during his 10th appearance and first start of the year on Wednesday night. The junior worked the Wildcat lineup for five shutout innings, allowing just four hits in the process. Ray struck out five and walked one. On the offensive side, the Aggies started their 22-hit performance early, scoring runs in each of the first five innings, including home runs from Logan Nottebrok and Ryne Birk. After a scoreless sixth frame, A&M pushed across seven more in the seventh inning.
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Sophomore outfielder Cali Lanphear (second from right), pictured with teammates prior to the game, hit a grand slam Wednesday. The Battalion
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he No. 21 Aggie softball team took an early lead and never looked back as it routed the Sam Houston State Bearkats 11-2 in a non-conference matchup Wednesday night at the Aggie Softball Complex.
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Junior industrial distribution major Shelby Edmiston competed in the April 11 See Fortune on page 4 episode of Wheel of Fortune.
Aggies oust Bearkats 11-2, brace for Florida series
Head Coach Jo Evans said she was glad to see her players showing confidence. “I thought Jenna Stark in particular really stroked the ball well,” Evans said. “Cassie [Tysarczyk] is feeling See Softball on page 4
Tennis aims for first SEC crown The No. 10 men’s and women’s tennis teams are prepped to begin their quest for their first-ever SEC championship this week in Nashville, Tenn., and Columbia, Mo., respectively.
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Every Aggie starter had at least one hit in the ballgame with Birk leading the way with a 4-for-5 performance. Birk totaled three runs, drove in three of his own, and had two extra base hits and a walk on the night. The Aggies (23-15, 7-8 SEC) now prep for a three-game series against another set of Wildcats in SEC rival Kentucky. The No. 19 Wildcats are fresh off a sweep of No. 9 Louisville. Senior Jason Jester had his first career start last week against Vanderbilt in a 10-4 win, and head coach Rob Childress is expected to start the former closer to kick off the home stand. Daniel Mengden (2-5, 4.05 ERA) and Grayson Long (41, 2.47 ERA) are the expected starters for Saturday and Sunday.
The No. 1 women and No. 4 men will continue their schedule of outdoor competition on Saturday at the LSU Alumni Gold Invitational.
Grad student designs new game Curriculum and instruction graduate student Abby Perkins has designed a game to help students “break away from the daily rat race” and learn about the global effects of earthquakes at the same time.
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An ammonium nitrate explosion at a fertilizer plant killed 15 people on April 17, 2013. But the city still stands.
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hile the scars left by the plant explosion are still evident, one year later the city of West is on the path to recovery. On April 17, 2013, a fertilizer plant explosion shook the lives of those in small West, Texas, demolishing buildings throughout the town and causing many to lose both homes and loved ones. The city will hold a memorial ceremony Thursday, both in remembrance of the accident and to recognize the growth and recovery that the city has gone through since. Suzanne Hack, West Long-Term Recovery Center executive director, said West is now completely involved in the rebuilding process of the community. “Over spring break we were able to complete the remainder of the cleanup and the demolition,� Hack said. “Now it’s 100 percent, full-force rebuilding.� There is a strong sense of community in the small town, a connection that recovery center caseworker Juli Ivie said influenced the initial reaction to the explosion one year ago. “Places were opening shelters for people to go to,� Ivie said. “A lot of people didn’t go to them. They didn’t have to. If you don’t have family living around here, you’ve got friends that live around here and the community took care of itself. You went to family. You didn’t have to go to a shelter, to a strange place. That’s what amazed me that night.� The success that the city has seen so far has come from locals as well as volunteers, and volunteer Jim Lawson from Milford, Texas, said the recovery center is really there to keep things organized and moving forward. “We’re simply conductors,� Lawson said. “We orchestrate and try to coordinate all of the relief efforts from the different groups that come in.� Brenda Jones is a caseworker for the recovery center, working directly with individuals affected by the explosion. She said the caseworkers on staff were all picked because of their unique talents. “Every one of us brings something different to the table to make a quality, united team,� Jones said. “And that’s what it’s taken because there’s such a diverse connection that you need all of those talents.� Now that the city is in the rebuilding process, Hack said money for building supplies is necessary to continue progressing.
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“When you drive through town, it’s very hope filled,� Hack said. “You see these beautiful homes that are being built, but people are really exhausting all of their resources to rebuild.� While the progress has been slow, Ivie said the town is moving toward recovery. “It’s coming back,� “My youngest son was Ivie said. “I mean it is a process. I feel like I’ve playing outside with a been coming here for friend. They lived across the last six years with the street from the family, friends and I church, which is on the feel like it’s taken a other side of town and he while, but it’s comwas blown off his feet by ing back together. It’s the blast.� never going to be the Suzanne Hack, West Long-Term same. It’ll be a different Recovery Center West — I think it’ll be executive director stronger.� Playing a part in the rebuilding of West, Addison Porter, senior accounting major, said a group of Aggie students organized a profit share and planned a volunteer trip to West immediately after the accident. “At that time, right after the explosion, there were still emergency teams in there, government agencies in there trying to make sure it was actually okay for people to go in and help out, so there was almost a standstill for like a week where we weren’t necessarily allowed to go there and help out, physically help out,� Porter said. “Instead of giving them clothes or food or shoes, the thing they needed most was money.� Tyler Stewart, Class of 2013 and former MSC president, also traveled to West to volunteer. He said A&M was the first university to start volunteer work in West, and the Aggies’ efforts came at an ideal time for the city. “It took some time to find who was in charge of the relief,�
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(Cover photo) Jinger Myers, West Long-Term Recovery Center caseworker, installs insulation in a house damaged by the explosion. (Below) On a tree across the street from three white columns, the remnants of West Intermediate School, clients of the West LongTerm Recovery Center have written their hopes on stars to hang.
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(Right) One year after the explosion, more than 84,000 volunteer hours have been logged during the recovery and rebuilding effort in West.
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Stewart said. “We were coming right as the federal government was leaving, and they were leaving a hole that the locals in West had to figure out how to fill. There’s this weird limbo when no one really knows who was in charge, and so it was hard to figure out where we fit in.” Locals still remember the Aggies visit last year. Ivie said she could remember the day that A&M students came into town. “Oh man, that week after when y’all came up here on those buses — wow,” Ivie said. “I was sitting at the community center, we were down there doing paperwork. I knew that two big buses were already here and I passed two buses from Bryan school district that came in also. The amount of people was amazing.” When Porter and the other Aggies reached West, he said it looked as if a tornado had struck the city, and the locals were glad to see help. “We went to the Red Cross headquarters and everyone there was not
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“The folks here, everyone can tell you where they were. It’s just like John Kennedy. You know where you were. I teach 5th grade religious education on Wednesdays, that was the night of the explosion. I had triplets that were in my class that night, and their house was destroyed.” Jim Lawson, volunteer
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necessarily happy, but they were in a good mood and helping out and of course tired, but glad to see us,” Porter said. When the group got on buses and headed to the epicenter of the explosion, zone three, Porter said there were fewer and fewer people. “I don’t want this to sound depressing, but I would say it was very desolate, very somber,” Porter said. “Quiet would be a great word to describe it — almost like a ghost town. The closer you got to the explosion, the more you could tell that the place was just empty.” “There was no one out there,” he said. “And that was eerie.” Above all, Porter said he hopes the people of West under-
“We heard the sirens, the fire trucks, but we were thinking grass fire, you know, maybe somebody’s house caught on fire. They were rushing straight down to the plant, and we never thought about the plant. We just didn’t even think about it. We just kept doing what were doing. This is 20 minutes later, it goes off. The whole window, where I’m sitting at, comes rushing across the dining room table and hits the wall. There’s three window panes where my son was sitting at and only the middle blew in and it shot straight across. Had he been sitting up, he would have got struck… My wife was in the shower. I always kid about the two shower curtain rods she has in there. The ceiling fell down on top of the shower curtain rods. Those two shower curtain rods held the ceiling from falling on top of her.”
stand that even when a disaster like this happens, the community can always move forward. “There’s a lot of people that care about Pete Arias, recovery center them,” Porter said. caseworker “Even through awful, awful times, there’s still a glimmer of hope that it’ll get better. I hope that this memorial is less of a somber look in the past and more of a hopeful look in the future as to what we can do from here on out, going forward.” For Stewart, the hope is that the volunteer work of Aggies and other volunteers helped the people of West get their confidence back. “The community was just rocked and it was really hard for some of them to deal with,” Stewart said. “But I think from the ashes comes new life and I hope that we are seeing that in West now. I hope that they respond stronger than ever and come back.”
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HELP WANTED Cotton Patch, College Station 979-695-9707, now hiring servers, hosts, cashiers. Apply between 2-4pm at Rock Prairie Rd and Hwy 6. Dairy Queen is seeking a part-time IT Support/POS Help Desk Technician to work in our Bryan corporate office. 20hrs/wk, $17/hr. Submit resume to alexis.alexander@smithdq.com or call 979-220-5412. Frittella Italian Cafe now hiring servers/busers. Please call (979)260-6666 for details. GIS mapper needed part-time. Must have GIS mapping experience or have completed GIS courses. Email resume to texaslandgis@gmail.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! 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. Local business looking for someone with web design knowledge. No experience required. Pay is negotiable. Flexible hours. Call (956)244-5819 if interested. 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. 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. Part-time summer help, apply in person, Conlee-Garrett Moving and Storage, 600 South Bryan Ave., Bryan. RA or entrepreneur? Wants to earn extra money? Premium energy drinks distributor opportunity! Call 9792090778 call for an appointment.
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HELP WANTED 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 MAY 12th, Penncro Associates, Inc. is looking to hire Texas A&M school students and alumni for it’s May and June training classes for multiple positions at their state of the art call center facility in Bryan. Penncro employees receive the same training that is delivered at prestigious Fortune 500 Financial Institutions. This provides for 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. May 12th is the first summer training class. Penncro is holding a Summer Fest- College Career Fair at their office at 3101 University Dr. East on Wednesday, April 23rd from 3pm to 7pm. Apply for a position today 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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