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football
Evans gets nod as Biletnikoff semifinalist
Catching Fire
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he Johnny Manziel to Mike Evans connection has brought the Aggie offense to eight wins this season. With awards season approaching, Evans’ dividends can be measured beyond yards and touchdowns. Evans was named one of 10 semifinalists Monday for the Biletnikoff Award, given annually to the nation’s top receiver. Evans has tallied school records with 12 touchdowns and 1,263 receiving yards through 10 games and leads the SEC in both categories. Across the NCAA, Evans ranks No. 2 in yards and No. 4 in touchdowns. The sophomore has twice broken the A&M record this season for single-game receiving yards: once with 279 yards against No. 1 Alabama and again with 287 yards against now-No. 6 Auburn. Online fan voting, hosted at www.biletnikoffaward.com, closes Nov. 24 and will help determine the three finalists. The winner will be announced on Dec. 12. Mark Doré, managing editor
Mackenzie Mullis: New Hunger Games film delivers on acting, accuracy, cinematography
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efore I begin, just as a preface, I am probably the most critical person I know when it comes to movies. My family and friends, and I am pretty sure everyone at The Battalion, kind of hates me for how much I will rip apart peoples’ favorite movies. Monday, I was offered the opportunity to go to the press screening of “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” and as a huge fan of the books since 2008 I jumped on the opportunity. With that said, “Catching Fire” was by far the most accurate bookto-movie translation I have ever seen. Most of my favorite films are based on books — some more loosely interpreted from their original texts than others. If you have read “Catching Fire” and are dying See Catching Fire on page 5
Sophomore Mike Evans has set A&M single-season records in touchdowns (12) and yards (1,263) with three games remaining.
sports opinion | 6 Don’t sleep on Mike
— Mackenzie Mullis, lifestyles editor
His position and his teammate might undercut his Heisman chances, but Mike Evans should be a candidate, argues sports reporter Clay Koepke.
Graphics by William Guerra — THE BATTALION
faculty senate
Academic affairs committee amends makeup work bill The Battalion epresentatives from the Academic Affairs Committee of the Texas A&M Faculty Senate convened Monday afternoon to discuss an amended bill that addressed attendance and makeup work, which was endorsed in March by the Student Government Association. The debated section of the bill proposed that makeup work must be of equivalent curricular scope and rigor to the original quiz, exam or other work. It also said if a student did not make up an exam within five class days of the original due date of the as-
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Josh Hutcherson and Jennifer Lawrence reprise their roles as Peeta Mellark and Katniss Everdeen in “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” in theaters Friday.
If you love the books and you have been dying to see the pages come to life through film, I can promise you won’t be disappointed. I am already looking forward to the next movie and I know I’ll be back at the theater in a few weeks to see this one again.
Bryan Johnson — THE BATTALION
Lindsey Gawlik
COURTESY PHOTOS
Aggies remember the 12 fallen
signment or exam, the instructor was at liberty to offer the assignment in a different format with the same scope and rigor. SGA representative Brody Smith, history graduate student and head of the SGA committee of academic affairs, said SGA agreed to endorse the bill with the amendments because it wants to protect students from makeup exams that are more difficult than the original. “If a student is absent for a reason they can’t help, you can’t fault the student for that, so that’s the main premise of this,” Smith said. “[We want] to make sure See Senate on page 4
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thebattalion asks Q: Why do you think it’s important to remember the Bonfire collapse?
Tanner Garza — THE BATTALION
Students, faculty and families gather at the Bonfire Memorial on campus at 2:42 a.m. Monday to remember the Aggies who lost their lives 14 years ago in the Bonfire collapse.
Tonight and Tomorrow Night! Rudder Auditorium
Tickets available now at MSC Box Office.
STUDENT RUSH TICKETS ONLY $20! BAT_11-19-13_A1.indd 1
A limited number of student rush tickets are available for ONLY $20 to tonight’s MEMPHIS performance in Rudder Auditorium! Hurry! Available only at the MSC Box Office. Please limit 2 tickets per student. Student ID is required. This offer not valid for tickets already purchased.
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