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UConn spoils NCAA run Undefeated Huskies stop A&M in Elite 8 Tyler Stafford
The Battalion he season came to a halt for the Texas A&M women’s basketball team Monday night as it became the 38th team to fall to the undefeated Connecticut Huskies, losing 69-54 in the fourth round of the NCAA
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Division I Tournament in Lincoln, Neb. Seniors Karla Gilbert and Kristen Grant — the two remaining members from the 2011 National Championship team — finished their collegiate careers 12-3 in NCAA tournament play. The 15-point defeat was UConn’s second closest game of the season. UConn, the No. 1 overall seed, has won its matchups by an average of 28.2 points this season.
guard Courtney Walker for the most at the break. Playing in her last collegiate game, senior center Karla Gilbert was held scoreless in the first half and ended the game with one point to go along with her five rebounds and two blocked shots. Gilbert’s 68 blocks in the 201314 season set a single-season record for A&M. The Aggies pulled down See Basketball on page 4
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The Battalion rom wildfires to hurricanes and floods, the Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center has spent the last quarter century preparing communities to better respond to disasters. Phil Berke, professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, founded the HRRC when he was a new assistant professor at A&M. He said the center’s research addresses the two main issues surrounding natural disasters — city design and climate change. “The biggest reasons the [hazard] risks are growing is because of the way we design our communities and cities,” Berke said. “We locate them in riskier and dangerous areas and the population and urbanization is expanding dramatically throughout the world in dangerous locations. That’s why we see the geometrical rise in damage impacts.” Adding to this trend of locat-
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ith rings, yell leaders and Silver Taps, the traditions of Texas A&M shape student experiences from the inside, as well as the outside world’s perception of the University. Traditions Week, conducted by Traditions Council, will celebrate some of the traditions at Texas A&M. Each day during the week of April 7-11 will have a different tradition assigned to it, with Traditions Council members handing out buttons with pictures and slogans relating to the tradition of the day. Andrew Sibal, Traditions Council outreach and awareness executive chair and senior industrial distribution major, said these traditions have shaped the culture of Texas A&M and fostered a welcoming atmosphere for generations of Aggies. “I think it’s changed the Texas A&M culture,” Sibal said. “We wouldn’t be recognized as the friendliest campus on earth if we didn’t ‘Howdy.’ We wouldn’t be as respectful if we didn’t have Muster
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ing cities in riskier areas, Berke said climate change is making climate-related hazards all the more dangerous. Berke said this climate shift is manifested in changes in the intensity of rainfall and the movement of hurricanes further north because of the warming of the ocean. Walter Peacock, director of the HRRC, said the research performed by the center goes beyond purely academic studies by delving into practical plans for developing city layouts. “We are and remain probably one of the most unique natural hazard or disaster centers at a university in this country in that we do focus on how our communities should be developing to increase sustainability and reduce our vulnerabilities to disasters as well as longterm recovery issues,” Peacock said. “In that way, we are very unique in the academic world in terms of the kinds of target areas we do research on.” Peacock said he has seen real changes as a result of the See Hazard on page 3
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or Silver Taps. It really distinguishes us from other universities because who else stands out at 10:30 at night to honor their fallen Aggies? Traditions signify what Texas A&M stands for and you can’t explain it, as cliche as that sounds.” Traditions Council is a 60-member committee of the Student Government Association. Sibal said the council participates in a variety of activities meant to honor and preserve what makes Texas A&M unique. “Our mission is to promote and protect the traditions of Texas A&M through education and awareness,” Sibal said. “We do this mainly through speaking engagements throughout the state of Texas and on campus — to student organizations, Aggie Mothers’ Club.” A tradition that holds special
Sophomore guard Jordan Jones scored 12 points and gathered seven rebounds in a loss Monday against UConn.
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Texas A&M is growing and it’s important that we do keep knowledge of where we’ve come from. It’s important to help keep the spirit that we have at A&M, but also keep the culture, because that is what makes A&M so unique. That’s why I came to A&M, because of the culture that we have here.”
A&M jumped out to an 11-4 advantage early in the game. The seven-point lead was the largest deficit UConn has faced this season. The Huskies would go on a 9-0 run to take a 13-11 lead on the strength of junior forward Kaleena MosquedaLewis. Mosqueda-Lewis hit 2-of4 three-pointers in the first half and finished 3-of-9. Her 12 points in the first half were tied with Aggie sophomore
The Battalion small MSC meeting room was overflowing Monday evening as international students provided attendees with information and perspectives on their own cultures at the International Student Association’s IHistory event. As part of I-Week, presenters did their best to sum up one aspect of their culture for the audience. Bowen Pan, atmospheric sciences graduate student, explained the history behind several common items of Chinese cuisine. Beginning with the dumpling, Pan said the dough covered meatveggie mixtures that have long been a staple of the American-Chi-
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Azhi Qaradaghi dresses in traditional Iraqi-Kurdish garb at the I-History event Monday.
nese restaurant actually got their start as a more appealing means of consuming medicine in ancient China. “For around 500 years it was actually medicine placed in the dumpling,” Pan said. “These were boiled into a soup and [the patient] would eat the soup.” In Chinese culture, Pan said the dumpling has a romantic meaning of family, fortune and the New Year. “It is a symbol of change and fortune,” Pan said. “We have a willingness in saying goodbye to the old year and looking forward to the switch into the new year. That’s why [in China] we eat them exactly at midnight.” I-Week will continue until Friday. The next event, I-Henna, will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday at Rudder Fountain. Full story at thebatt.com
inside baseball | 4 A&M to host Houston Matt Kent will take the mound for the Aggies as they host the No. 10 Houston Cougars in a mid-week matchup Tuesday.
city | 2 Search and rescue Tx-TF1, an urban search and rescue team, will host a workshop with first responders from across the nation.
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The Battalion mergency first responders nationwide will gather Tuesday and Wednesday at the Brayton Fire Training Field in College Station to learn from the nation’s most active urban search and rescue team — Texas Task Force 1. TX-TF1, an urban search and rescue team sponsored by Texas A&M Engineering Extension Services, will host a two-day helicopter search and rescue workshop that highlight’s its relationship with the Texas Army National Guard. TX-TF1 responds to a variety of search and rescue missions in Texas and around the U.S. every year. TX-TF1 spent its last deployment in Moore, Okla., in response to a tornado that devastated the city in May.
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significance for Sibal is the Aggie Ring, as he said it represents both his personal achievement and the traditions of Texas A&M that he holds dear. “Whether it’s the number of stars on the ring, the shield and crest or the saber and gun, there’s so much meaning behind [the Aggie ring] and it signifies what traditions mean
Brett Dickson, helicopter search and rescue program manager, said TX-TF1 is hosting the workshop to share information on how their civilian-military relationship with the National Guard works to enhance both organizations’ rescue capabilities. “We put helicopter search and rescue technicians onboard national guard helicopters,” Dickson said. “They basically become part of the air crew and they go out for rescues, for recon and assist, for humanitarian work.” Dickson said other state agencies were sending first responders to the TX-TF1 conference and would leave the conference with an understanding of how a civilianmilitary relationship between search and rescue organizations could work in their states.
to Texas A&M,” Sibal said. Noel Handy, sophomore geography major, said he participates in A&M traditions as an act of devotion to the school he loves. “Honoring the traditions at Texas A&M is showing appreciation and love for the school and its incredible history,” Handy said. “It’s what makes A&M unique and it’s important to preserve everything from Midnight Yell to Silver Taps.”
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center’s research. “We’ve seen changes for example in evacuation policy, we’ve seen changes in terms of the way communities are planning to reduce their vulnerability,” Peacock said. “They’re using [web-based tools] to help them better understand where the most hazardous areas are and use that to shape their development process to stay out of those areas.” The center also offers a certificate program for students interested in researching hazards and disasters alongside researchers. Marccus Hendricks, an urban and regional science graduate student finishing his first year at the HRRC, said Houston is a prime example of HRRC focus. The city was originally developed without active consideration of the possibility of city expansion toward the coast, he said. “We can’t necessarily control how big cities get or where they build, but what we can do is set up cities to where we plan for hazard mitigation,” Hen-
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A&M, which is one walk shy of 100 for the year, will face a Houston squad that has drawn a free base 129 times. The Cougars pitching staff walked only 39 opposing hitters this year. After Tuesday’s game, the Aggies will prepare to face Alabama at home. Head coach Rob Childress recently adjusted the weekend pitching rotation and Daniel Mengden is expected to receive the Friday nod. Grayson Long will carry the load on Saturday for the Aggies as Tyler Stubblefield will take the mound in the series finale.
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40 rebounds as a team — three more than the Huskies — and did not allow UConn to record an offensive rebound until 6:42 remained in the first half. The second half was full of streaks. Down 34-23 at halftime, the Aggies came out of the locker room and hit their first six shots — including two three-pointers by sophomore point guard Jordan Jones. After going 6-6 to start the half, A&M missed its next eight shots before Jones put in a fast-break layup. A&M got within three points of the Huskies — trailing 40-37 with just over 15 minutes to go. After a missed a free throw by Jones, UConn rattled off a 10-0 run to push its lead back up to 50-37. The Huskies held a double-digit lead for the remainder of the game.
Jones, Courtney Walker and Courtney Williams, A&M’s trio of sophomore stars, scored 37 of the Aggie’s 54 points. Jones finished with 12 points, seven rebounds and 2 assists, breaking A&M’s single season assist record in the Aggies second round victory over James Madison, and finished the 2013-14 season with 261 assists. Williams, who was named second team AllSEC at the end of the regular season, finished with 13 points and six assists. Walker led the Aggies with 14 points and took 21 (31 percent) of her team’s 68 shots Monday night. Walker also added five rebounds and two assists. Both Williams and Walker were named to the Lincoln Regional All-Tournament team. With the victory, the Huskies advance to the Final Four, where with two games remaining they look to become the first 40-0 team in women’s basketball history.
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