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rom a president to rap music, the sights and sounds of Thursday’s pro day were endless, and if you have ever doubted the circus known as Johnathan “Football” Manziel, you can now stop. Seventy-five officials from 30 NFL teams and one governor, along with former President George H.W. Bush and wife Barbara, poured into the McFerrin Athletic Center to witness the most anticipated pro day in NFL history, and they were not disappointed. Manziel did pro day just as he does everything else — his own way. Manziel put on a passing clinic during his throwing interview for NFL scouts — completing 61 of his 64 passing attempts — stating a strong case for why he should be selected with the No. 1 overall pick in May’s NFL Draft Following his workout,

Manziel’s competitive spirit was displayed as he expressed his disappointment in the missed throws because he was “striving for perfection.” Straying from the typical T-shirt and shorts, Manziel took See Opinion on page 4

(Above left) Former President George H.W. Bush attends Manziel’s pro day Thursday. (Right) Manziel walks with his pro day receivers, which included five former teammates.

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Aggies to attend UCLA Hackathon Students to represent A&M at LA Hacks Alexander Nelowet The Battalion

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impson Drill Field’s large green expanse will be splattered with copious amounts of colorful powdered paint on Sunday when A&M hosts the Hindu tradition of Holi — the Festival of Colors. Rohit Rague, sophomore chemical engineering major, has experienced Holi in India and said the colors used in the festival symbolize the beginning of spring. “You use the dyes from the plants that you’d find in spring,” Rague said. “Each color comes from a different plant. That’s basically where it comes from. It signifies the harvest, similar to Thanksgiving.” Rague said an important characteristic of Holi is the elimination of class divisions. “During Holi, it doesn’t matter if they’re friends or if you just met them that day or something, everyone becomes friends that day,” Rague said. Though Holi was originally a primarily Hindu celebration, Rague said it has been adopted by people of all religious backgrounds. “This is one festival that everyone celebrates — Hindu, Muslim, Christian,” Rague said. “The actual festival is not religious at all. You’re throwing colors at each other. They come and celebrate with you. They don’t care — it’s a big party. There is religious meaning to it, but the big thing is that it’s the arrival of spring.” Neena Johnson, freshman biology major, said it’s normal for religious celebrations like Holi to evolve over time. It’s considered customary to treat Holi as a cultural event either as a substitute or in addition to a religious event, she said. “I’m actually Christian,” Johnson said. “That’s why it was never really instilled in me and my family. Usually if it’s a part of your religion, you have to go out of See Holi on page 3

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Senior center Karla Gilbert heads to the bus for Lincoln, Neb., where the Aggies will play in the NCAA Sweet 16.

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he Texas A&M women’s basketball team left Thursday for Lincoln, Neb., to take on 7-seed DePaul in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division I Tournament. The Aggies won their first two games of the tournament by more than 15 points each game. A trio of sophomore stars — guards Jordan Jones and Courtney Walker and forward Courtney Williams — will lead head coach Gary Blair’s team into the third round. Jones, A&M’s single-season assists record holder with 253, was named to the SEC All-Defensive

Team and was Co-Defensive Player of the Year in the conference. She leads the team with 75 steals — 29 more than the next closest player. Jones leads all players with 13.5 assists per game so far in the tournament. With double-digit scoring efforts in each of her last 11 games — and 29 overall this season — Walker has averaged a teamleading 15.3 points per game and has scored 22 points per game in A&M’s four postseason matchups. After being selected to the SEC All-Freshman Team last season, Walker was named All-SEC First Team for the 2013-14 season. Williams, the Aggies second leading scorer, was named Second Team All-SEC earlier this year. She led all players with 23 points in A&M’s 85-69 victory over James Madison See Tournament on page 4

our Aggies will have 36 hours to show the world what they can do. A group of Texas A&M “hackers” will represent A&M at LA Hacks, a 36-hour hackathon at UCLA from April 11-13. The team will compete against 1,500 from across the country in Pauley Pavilion, the home of the Bruins. Robert Timm, team member and sophomore computer science major, said the team plans to create something groundbreaking that will win prizes at the upcoming hackathon, but said the idea has to stay under wraps until the competition. “Let’s just put it this way — our idea for the LA Hacks is going to change the tech industry forever,” Timm said. “We have devised a product that will revolutionize the way you live and are going to possibly be work-

ing with Kickstarter.” The team of Aggies competed against 25 different teams in Austin at a Facebook-sponsored hackathon, at which they created a web application called KidTag to take home first place. This victory also secured the team an invitation to the Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park to compete in the Facebook Global Hackathon Final in November. Eleni Mijalis, sophomore biology major, said she had never competed in a hackathon before the competition in Austin, but the team used her idea to win the competition. Timm said these events are not all about winning but more about working as a team and having fun while creating something amazing. The time crunch experienced at these events allows participants to showcase their best qualities, Timm said. “At first I thought these events were all about winning,” Timm said “But when you arrive at your first event and sit down and start hashing out a See Hackathon on page 2

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(From left) Sophomore Walter Pospick, sophomore Eleni Mijalis, junior Robert Timm and sophomore Rafael Moreno prepare for their upcoming hackathon.

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The Battalion tate legislators and the general public came face to face during a political conversation Thursday as part of The Texas Tribune’s TribLive series. Republican state Sen. Charles Schwernter and Republican state Reps. John Raney and Kyle Kacal served in the 83rd Texas Legislature and are all planning to run for the 84th in November. Evan Smith, CEO and editor-in-chief of The Texas Tribune, mediated the conversation. He said legislators and the general public benefit from these events, which are put on eight times throughout the year, because they are able to hear and interact with each other. “The people in the audience, who they represent, will get a good sense of where they stand,” Smith said. “And it’s an opportunity for the elected officials, in a broad sense, to be held accountable. It also provides greater transparency to the inner workings of government, which we always can use, and it provides constituents and voters access to the people who represent them that they otherwise would not have.” System Chancellor John Sharp introduced Smith, referencing how the Tribune’s coverage of state politics reaches national sources and has earned the online media organization multiple journalism awards. During the public Q&A period, attendees raised questions on topics like unfair business practices and the death penalty. Before this, Smith asked the three legislators questions that touched on major and relevant political issues, which allowed the legislators to briefly share their stances with the audience. Schwertner said although there are issues the government needs to address, there are opportunities to find a balance that works for the state. “Certainly growth has challenges,” Schwertner said. “Infrastructure, wa-

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new idea you begin to realize it’s about the culture. These events are just too much fun. A 24-hour — or in this case of the LA hack, a 36-hour — sprint of teamwork really brings out the best in everyone.” Rafael Cesar, junior computer science major, said the team’s goal for LA Hacks is

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An audience member poses a question to the panel of state legislators and moderator at the TribLive conversation Thursday. ter, transportation, utility infrastructure, schools for instance. We can meet those challenges with the continuing robust economy.” The conversation also touched on funding for higher education institutions and Schwertner said the issues students face while trying to fund a college education are a significant problem. “When I think of higher education, I think about making sure that every child that wants to attend an institute of higher education has an opportunity,” Schwertner said. “Right now the portion of state funding to our institutions of higher education is about 22 percent. That’s a small portion compared to what it used to be for all of our institutions of higher education. We deregulated tuition in 2003, and since deregulation, tuition has increased 72 percent in the state of Texas. That tu-

to represent A&M with a win and to show large companies at the hackathon that the University is full of future employees. “Our goal for when we go to these is to represent A&M in a way that helps put it on the map for companies to want to come recruit at,” Cesar said “We essentially want our hopeful success to help A&M as a whole. When we won the Facebook hackathon, it helped drive interest

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in coming down and checking out what the computer science scene is like down at A&M. We hope that if we do well at UCLA, since it is sponsored by so many companies, that all of them will want to recruit from here as well.” Timm said the team is thinking of starting a club at A&M to provide a support network for students interested in these kinds of events. “We are currently explor-

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The Battalion hen Malcolm Hall, Class of 1964, was student body president, he had to explain to classmates why women should be admitted as students. When Bill Jones, Class of 1981, was a student at A&M he had to explain to his family and friends why he, as a black man, decided to attend the University. When Elaine Mendoza, Class of 1987, first came to at A&M just three years after women were allowed to join the Corps, she never imagined women leading predominantly male units in the Corps. These former students and others gathered Thursday night to share their insight and takeaways from their time at A&M at the C.A.D.E.T.-sponsored

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First baseman Cole Lankford hears from assistant coach Austin Knight against Florida on Sunday.

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Georgia presents weekend road test Series could push A&M over .500 in SEC Brandon Wheeland

The Battalion he No. 22 Texas A&M baseball team will attempt to put itself over .500 in conference play on its first trip to Athens, taking on the Georgia Bulldogs in a three-game series Friday through Sunday. A&M head coach Rob Childress’ recent adjustments to the weekend rotation will stand pat this weekend, featuring Daniel Mengden, Grayson Long and Tyler Stubblefield on the mound. A&M’s SEC debut came last year against the Bulldogs, when the Aggies completed a threegame sweep that included 4-1, 11-4 and 2-1 victories, the last of which was won on a walkoff single by Krey Bratsen in the 10th inning. First-year Georgia head coach Scott Stricklin fields a team with a .269 batting average. Offensive standouts in the Bulldog lineup include Hunter Cole, hitting .330 with 16 runs scored and 15 RBIs. Bulldog starters Nelson Ward and Connor Welton own the team’s only other averages over .300, at .310 and .305, respectively. Ward is the team

leader in RBIs (18), runs (22) and stolen bases (8). Georgia’s pitching staff has an ERA of 4.39 and is holding opposing batters to .274. Cole Lankford, who accounted for three hits and three runs last year in the Georgia series, holds the team lead in batting average in conference games this year at .357. Lankford drove in the winning runs in two of the four walk-off victories for the Aggies this year. Mengden, Friday’s probable starter, is third in the SEC in innings pitched with 41.2. His 46 strikeouts are good for second in the conference. Saturday’s probable starter, Long, has a 1.13 ERA this year. He started his 2014 campaign pitching 21 scoreless innings and was recently moved to the Saturday spot in the rotation after starting the season as A&M’s Sunday starter. Freshman lefty Stubblefield will get the nod for the second consecutive Sunday. In six career collegiate starts, he is 3-0 and owns a 1.84 ERA this season. He allowed two runs over six innings in his start Sunday against Florida. After this weekend’s matchups against Georgia (14-11-1, 1-4-1 SEC), A&M (17-9, 3-3 SEC) returns home to host Houston at 6:35 p.m. Tuesday.

he No. 17 Texas A&M softball team begins a seven-game road swing as the Aggies travel to Fayetteville to take on Arkansas in a three game weekend series. The Aggies have dropped their last two series, away to South Carolina and home to Georgia. Head coach Jo Evans said her team needs to be mentally tougher to withstand setbacks in quality of play. “We put ourselves in every position to win a ball game — and we were at home — but we just didn’t finish,” Evans said. “We couldn’t take advantage of opportunities like two-out hitting and hitting with

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the field on Thursday dressed in a new line of Nike’s Manziel Pro Day attire and becoming the first quarterback to sport shoulder pads and a helmet during a pro day. “I’ve never seen anybody trot on the field on Sundays when it’s time to play a game and have shorts and a T-shirt on, it just didn’t make any sense for me,” Manziel said to ESPN’s Ed Werder after the exhibition. “I’m a guy, I don’t have anything to hide. I just felt like I could come out here and make every throw these guys asked me to, so why not do it in shoulder pads?” Quarterback guru George Whitfield Jr., with whom Manziel has been training the past two months in San Diego, said the decision to wear pads was made by Manziel two weeks prior to Thursday’s exhibition. “His question was, ‘What do they respect,

runners in scoring position.” Arkansas has had success at the plate this season, with nine regular starters batting above .300 in the lineup. Senior outfielder Amanda Geile paces the team with a .363 average. Devon Wallace’s .733 slugging percentage is an Arkansas best, with five doubles and a team-high nine home runs. In the circle, the team’s 3.65 ERA is highlighted by six shutouts and 166 strikeouts. As for the Aggies, freshman pitcher and outfielder Abby Donnell was 7-of-15 and recorded two saves last week, earning SEC freshman of the week honors. Senior Cassie Tysarczyk said the Aggies have to move their attention away from a tough Georgia series to

what do NFL personnel respect?’ Not so much, ‘What do they want to see’ or, ‘What do they question about him,’ but, ‘What do they respect?’” Whitfield said. “I told him, ‘The challenge. People respect the challenge, they want a challenging workout, they want to see a hard driving pace.’ And he said, ‘So what more could we do?’ And I told him, ‘Make it more like an interview. If you were going to Wall Street you wouldn’t wear T-shirt and shorts, you’d put a suit on.’ So we talked about it, he grinned for maybe a minute, finished his sandwich, and he goes, ‘Well that’s what we’re going to do,’ and he never veered back from that.” Whitfield was just as active as Manziel during Thursday’s pro day as he was chasing Johnny out of the pocket with a broom to simulate pursuing defenders nipping at his heels and attempting to swat his throws. Manziel threw to six receivers, including five Aggies. Mike Evans, Travis Labhart, Cameron

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on Tuesday. Senior center Karla Gilbert — one of two remaining players from the 2011 National Championship team — played her last game at Reed Arena on Tuesday. The College Station

Arkansas. “It’s the SEC — no week is a gimmie,” Tysarczyk said. “We’re not in the Big 12 anymore.” Senior Amber Garza, who is second on the team with six home runs, said it is exciting to still be able to play in new places, despite being on the team for four years. “I’ve played two years in the Big 12 and two years in the SEC so I’ve visited a lot of schools that a lot of girls haven’t been able to go to,” Garza said. After this series, the Aggies play against the University of Houston at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Cougar Softball Stadium.

Clear, Ben Malena and Derel Walker were among the A&M players catching darts via the arm of Manziel as only two balls fell to the turf all day. The third incompletion came as Evans caught a 45-yard ball on the sidelines but failed to keep two feet inbounds. Manziel’s energy, passion and competitive drive was exhibited as he yelled “Boom!” and sprinted 60 yards to celebrate with his receiver after a final 65yard missile dropped into the lap of a striding Evans. Manziel addressed the concerns of playing under center. After taking only one snap under center all year in Kevin Sumlin’s offense, Manziel took all 64 snaps under center at Thursday’s pro day — proving his footwork and arm strength are on par with “prototypical” quarterbacks. Manziel will always have doubters — it’s inevitable for a quarterback who is 5-foot-11, threequarters of an inch tall and plays like a bullet out of a smoking gun. But you

native set the school’s single-season blocks record this year, with 66 so far this season. DePaul has not had an easy road to the Sweet 16. In the first round, the Blue Demons outlasted 10-seed Oklahoma, 104-100. The 2-seed Duke Blue Devils were upset by DePaul on Monday when the Blue Demons won 74-65 to advance to the

can’t doubt his commitment and drive to be one of the best quarterbacks at the next level. I was skeptical about how Johnny would pan out in the NFL. However, after seeing him Thursday — Manziel consistently dropping 50- to 60-yard bombs on the numbers and rifling 20–yard outroutes across the field on the run — my skepticism has quickly subsided. Manziel may not have the size, he may not have the experience of conducting an NFL-type system and he may not have a Brett Favre–esque arm, but he does possess the heart, drive, commitment and competitive spirit it takes to be a star at the next level. There are many unknowns about Manziel playing at the professional level, but one thing remains without argument: whichever franchise is blessed to attain the talents of Johnny Football better buckle its seatbelt, because it’s in for one exhilarating ride.

third round of the tournament. DePaul’s win over Duke marked head coach Doug Bruno’s 600th career victory. Saturday’s 7 p.m. matchup will be broadcast on ESPN. The winner will advance to the Elite Eight and face either Connecticut or Brigham Young on March 31.

Hold onto a piece of Aggieland history

Order your 2014 Texas A&M yearbook by Tuesday, $ave Reserve your 2014 Aggieland yearbook by April 1, 2014, for for $81.19, including shipping and sales tax. The 112th edition of Texas A&M University’s official yearbook will chronicle the 2013-2014 school year — traditions, academics, the other education, sports, the Corps, Greeks, residence halls, campus organizations, and student portraits. Distribution will be during Fall 2014. By credit card go online to http://aggieland.tamu.edu or call 979845-2613. Or drop by Student Media office, Suite L400 of the MSC.

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