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May 5, 1990 - Oct. 11, 2013 Jae Hoon An was very generous, very generous and loving. He was just always with us. It was no big deal, he was one of the kids. He was one of my children.”
I think I have to start off with his heart. I mean, he was a guy that always saw the kid standing alone and said, ‘That’s the guy I want to go connect with or help.’”
— Joyce Kelly, Jae’s friend
— Robert Tate, Caleb’s father
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silvertaps taps An honor guard from the Ross Volunteer Company will march down Military Walk, where its members will fire three rifle volleys to honor the memory of the student. Buglers from the Aggie Band will play a special arrangement of “Taps.”
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Samantha Latta he University’s newest addition to the Memorial Student Center’s Hall of Honor represents two firsts — Clarence Sasser will be the first black veteran and first Vietnam War veteran inducted into the Hall of Honor in a ceremony to be held Thursday. Willie Blackmon, Class of 1973, said there has been nothing but positive feedback about the Hall of Honor’s newest inductee. “I met Clarence Sasser in 1969 during my time at A&M,” Blackmon said. “I first decided to put this proposal in a year ago and I didn’t know how supportive everyone would be. We started a petition through the help of [the Woodson Black Awareness Committee] to get feedback about the proposal and every one of the responses was
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Students walk by the empty space Monday in the Hall of Honor where the newest inductee, Clarence Sasser, will be honored for his service in the Vietnam War.
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Five A&M players were named to All-SEC teams Monday, the most of any team in the 14-team SEC era.
roposition 6, one of the nine Texas constitutional amendments up for vote Tuesday, would initiate plans to assist in improved water storage. In an effort to increase future water availability, the Texas legislature and the Texas Water Development Board bought forth Proposition 6, a constitutional change that will create the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas, SWIFT, and the State Water Implementation Revenue Fund for Texas. Should the proposition pass, SWIFT will receive a one-time transfer of $2 billion from the Economic Stabilization Fund, also known as the Rainy Day fund. Ben Munguia, program specialist for the Texas Water Development Board, said the lack of rainfall in recent years was the motivation behind the amendment, which serves as a roadmap for the board. “The Texas Legislature created the statutes and developed the plan for Proposition 6 in the 2013 legislative session,” Munguia said. “Their concern over the need for adequate water supplies was in part due to the drought of 2011, when Texas See Court on page 2
inside music | 5 November albums Students say which November music releases they’re most excited for — from Eminem to Lady Gaga.
theatre | 6 ‘Tartuffe’ opens Wednesday A&M performance studies is set to debut a rendition of “Tartuffe,” a Neoclassic French comedy, which cast members recommend for those who enjoy “not-so-subtle innuendo.”
religion | 6 Heart of Worship Students perform worship songs for 24 consecutive hours to spread faith message.
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Prop. 6 would implement a one-time $2 billion transfer from the Rainy Day Fund to help with water storage.
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“This University was founded as a military institution and I can’t think of anything better to invest my time into than honoring that heritage,” said Allison Weitner, 11-11 Day co-director and junior math major. “Every veteran deserves more than anyone can give, but I like to think that helping some get their little ring of gold is the least I can do.” This year 11-11 Day organizers will be selling T-shirts in Rudder Plaza and online until Monday.
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he story of the struggle surrounding LGBT issues within the black community will be brought to campus by the MSC Woodson Black Awareness Committee. “The New Black,” a documentary that follows the story of two black gay activists as they help push for the passage of The Civil Marriage Protection Act in Maryland, will be screened on Tuesday and followed by an hour-long discussion. Senior political science major and chair of MSC WBAC, Aja Holston, said “The New Black” highlights the diversity of opinion among the black community on the issue of gay rights. “It really just depends on which part of the community you’re talking about,” Holston said. “I think that the movie addresses that. You see all different parts.” Holston said the stereotype that the black community is hostile to the issue of LGBT activism can stifle the voices of those that identify as LGBT or those that
have fought for their rights. “For WBAC, we have noticed a very large conversation and blame for a lot of the pushback against LGBTQ and a lot of that blame going to the African American community,” Holston said. “It really silences that intersectionality of that oppression for people who are black and gay or black, gay and a woman.” The documentary is not just important for the LGBT community and allies, Holston said, but for any citizen that wants to take an active role in changing the status quo. “Too many times we look to our ancestors,” Holston said. “Our Chicano movement ancestors or our civil rights movement ancestors and we’re asking the question, ‘Where are the young leaders?’ Well this documentary follows that and shows what they’re doing on the ground every day.” Sidney Gardner, program coordinator of the GLBT Resource Center, said screening documentaries like “The New Black” helps promote thought and constructive dialogue surrounding present issues. “This type of film is really interesting because it has you looking at all sides of a topic,” Gardner said. “I think that’s really
important to allow people to have space to think about it from different perspectives besides their own and figure what that means as far as expanding the way they’re thinking about something or solidifying the way that they already believe about something.” Though the LGBT movement has been called the “new civil rights movement,” Holston said this kind of viewpoint ignores the larger picture. “There’s not a bunch of civil rights movements, there’s one civil rights movement and that’s equality for all and the end of oppression for all,” Holston said. Gianina Gongora, junior kinesiology major, said she is aware of past mistreatment of LGBT students on campus but is hopeful the documentary can help make a positive change. “I really hope it does come out in a positive way,” Gongora said. “I’m really excited to see how the program comes out and how not just the black community but the Aggie community reacts to it.” The documentary will be shown at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Room 1105 of the Life Sciences Building and will be followed by an hour of dialogue.
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For 31 years, the MSC Wiley Lecture Series has brought world renowned speakers to the Texas A&M University campus. Our main program this year features a Four Star General, a Pulitzer Prize winning columnist, and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. We welcome General Stan McChrystal, David Sanger, Chief Washington Correspondent for the New York Times and Foreign Policy Specialist, and Ambassador Ryan Crocker, former Ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan to Rudder Auditorium on November 8, 2013 at 7.30PM. Together they will investigate the various technological advancements of the American military, and some of the interesting dilemmas a new form of war might present. Join us for “Boots Off The Ground: A 21st Century American Military. Discounted student tickets for the event are available at the MSC Box Ofce or boxofce.tamu.edu.
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knife,” Mrs. Kelly said. Trey met An through football and the two of them became brothers through high school and college. “Me and [An] played the [football] positions right next to each other and we were always having to communicate and always having to talk,” Trey said. “And if you know anything about Texas football, you know how we became more like brothers.” An was sometimes without a ride after school functions and football games, but the Kelly family was always there to help out. “Jae, get in the truck, we’ll take you home,” Mrs. Kelly said she remembered her husband telling An after one football game. “It just became a habit. Every day
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hen people remember Caleb Tate, more than a few things come to mind. His father, Robert Tate, remembers Caleb’s big heart and the times he and Caleb would spontaneously start singing and do a “little shoulder move dance” in the car. Mr. Tate said Caleb would sing the big parts and he’d chime with the rest. Somewhere along the line, things would just click. Both Mr. Tate and Caleb’s mother, Darlene Tate, remember the pride they felt upon seeing their son for the first time in his Corps of Cadets uniform, looking clean-cut and mature. His fish buddy Jonathan Akin remembers Caleb turning the car around multiple times to see if he could help people on the roadside the time they drove around Caleb’s hometown of Seguin, Texas. His roommate and friend, Christopher Scoggins, remembers how he used his “hometown football hero” skills to lead his Corps unit to finals in intramural football and all of the “shenanigans” he got himself into. Almost everyone who knew Caleb knew of his love for music. Akin said Caleb could play six or seven instruments and, despite his friends’ warnings that he was being “weird,” he had the tendency of breaking out in song while walking across campus. “If he had a break from something, especially our freshman year, he would always just go to the Commons and play some piano,” Akin said. “He taught himself the piano his freshman year.”
om, can we give a friend a ride home?” Joyce Kelly looked at her son Trey and at the young man in football pads standing beside him, and agreed. That simple act of kindness sparked a connection between the Kelly family and Jae Hoon An that would eventually make An a part of the Kelly family, a relationship that grew through high school and into An’s time at Texas A&M before his death on Oct. 11, two months before his graduation. “[Jae An] was very generous, very generous and loving,” Mrs. Kelly said. “He was just always with us. It was no big deal, he was one of the kids. He was one of my children. That’s how I used to introduce him, ‘This is my son Jae.’” An and the Kelly family eventually became so close that when An’s family moved to Killeen, Texas, An lived in the Kelly household so he could finish his senior year of high school in Copperas Cove. Teri Spears, COURTESY whose family also Jae Hoon An (left) and Trey Kelly (right) became “more like grew close to An, said he always of- brothers” during high school. fered to help out [we] would give him a ride.” with anything. Mrs. Kelly said An made the dean’s list “I love that he had been in our lives,” several times and was “a very smart young Spears said. “He would always volunteer to man, very good in school, very studious.” help me. I was in charge of Cub Scouts back An enjoyed working out and technology, then when I first met him and he would say Trey said. ‘That sounds so interesting, I would really “He was big into technology, liked video like to help you.’” games and computers,” Trey said. “He was An and his family moved to the U.S. from big into physical fitness, liked to work out.” South Korea when he was 9. The Kelly famAn always intended to give back to those ily and his other friends did all they could to he loved when he graduated and made some ease An’s transition into American culture money, Mrs. Kelly said. with often memorable results. “He wanted to do nice things for everyMrs. Kelly said An would often get exbody once he made it rich,” Mrs. Kelly said. cited about aspects of American culture that “He knew he would make it rich one day. were novel to him, and that he had a list of Send me to Italy, take care of his mother’s “first things” he had done with the Kelly medical bills, send my husband to Hawaii.” family. “[It included] the first time he ate at Jack in the Box and his first time using a steak
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extremely positive — they thought he easily met the threshold criteria. This is a great thing in A&M history and I’m glad to be a part of it.� Lt. Gen. Joe Weber, vice president for student affairs, worked with Blackmon to recognize Sasser. According to a Texas A&M press release, Sasser was an army medic serving in Vietnam at the time he acted above and beyond the call of duty. On Jan. 10, 1968, Sasser was helping evacuate soldiers wounded in a helicopter crash from a flooded rice paddy. He continued to carry soldiers to cover and returned for more while under fire, despite running out of supplies and suffering wounds in both legs. “We want to recognize him, care for his award and place it in the MSC among the Hall of Honor with the other award winners,� Weber said. “This is what Texas A&M does and that’s what we’re about.� Weber said Sasser’s heroic actions made his induction inevitable. The ceremony, which falls during both Veteran’s week and Texas A&M’s 50th year of inclusion, will mark a significant event in the University’s history, he said. “I think the seventh of November is going to be a historical day here at Texas A&M,� We-
ber said. “We’re going to commemorate and induct Clarence Sasser, a former student who joined this Aggie family back in the spring of 1969, and it’s appropriate that we do this.� Weber said the induction is expected to draw a large crowd because of its importance to the University. “We’ve had feedback from various constituent groups saying, ‘What took so long to honor this Aggie?’� said C.J. Woods, associate vice president for student affairs. “The community has shown support as well. We’ve had several emails from people saying, ‘I’ll be there. This is something we need to do.’� Blackmon said Sasser’s induction isn’t just important to A&M’s history, but to American history as well. “This is a school that is completely diverse and A&M is living up to a promise that was made to all American citizens in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution,� Blackmon said. “Aggies are an inquisitive group that network with each other, ‘We are the Aggies, the Aggies are we,’ and that’s a whole part of why we’re here and why we’re Aggies.� The ceremony is open to the public and will begin at 2 p.m. in the Bethancourt Ballroom in the MSC. Sasser’s display will be revealed immediately after the ceremony and will then be transported and added to the Hall of Honor.
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experienced the worst oneyear drought in its recorded history. Drought conditions remain severe in 2013 and statewide reservoir storage levels remain low.� Jennifer Nations, water resource coordinator for College Station’s Water Services Department, said the passage of Proposition 6 would affect how the areas around Texas A&M approached future water projects. The funding mechanism set up by Proposition 6 is meant to provide funding for 50 years, Nations said, and is a long-term rather than a short-term proposition. The idea for Proposition 6 was enacted by the Texas Legislature through SJR 1 and was sponsored by state Sen. Tommy Williams (R-The Woodlands), Class of 1978 and former Student Senator. Galen Roberts, program specialist for Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, said strains on the state water supply will increase as the population continues to grow. “Our state population is expected to nearly double by 2060 and the demand for municipal water supplies will increase by more than any other category,� Roberts said. “The implementation of our state
water plan will help ensure the future availability of adequate water supplies in Texas, especially in drought conditions like those we’ve experienced the last several years.â€? The Texas Water Development Board will be in charge of ensuring that the money from the Rainy Day Fund is distributed to the correct projects. Munguia said the projects eligible for SWIFT assistance include water conservation, reuse, aging water infrastructure repair, groundwater and seawater desalinization, pipeline development, reservoir and well field projects. While state Rep. Sergio MuĂąoz (D-Mission) said the amendment itself is good for the state, but the way the proposition came about was negligent. “Unfortunately, it has taken until our water needs and problems have become critical and while most of the state is in severe drought to finally get Prop. 6 to the voting booth,â€? MuĂąoz said. “It is not a good way to govern — by emergency — but is how and why Prop. 6 did not come until now.â€? Nations said it’s hard to understand the effects of Proposition 6 since no tangible proof of the amendment will occur in the next year, but she said the key was to focus on the future.
“The 50-year time horizon established by Proposition 6 may be hard for an 18- or 19-year-old Texas A&M student to grasp,� Nations said. “It’s better to think about it as making funding available for projects that may serve their children or grandchildren.� She said Proposition 6 may have direct effects on students at A&M if the public approves it. “The $2 billion [from the Rainy Day Fund] will essentially act as ‘seed money’ to generate approximately $27 billion in available funding for water projects,� Nations said. “Texas A&M has many highly recognized degree programs in agriculture, natural resources and engineering. It’s possible that if Proposition 6 is passed, today’s undergraduate and graduate students could be working on tomorrow’s water projects, funded through loans from [the Texas Water Development Board] that were made available through Proposition 6.� Students can vote Tuesday in their precinct, which is designated on their voter registration card. If students live in Precinct 20, they can vote in the MSC polling location. Students living in other precincts may locate their polling location on brazosvote.org. Voting takes place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Cast members say ‘Tartuffe’ full of witty humor
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he Texas A&M University Department of Performance Studies will present a new, disco-inspired take on Moliere’s Neoclassic French comedy, “Tartuffe,” at 8 p.m. in Rudder Forum Wednesday to Saturday and Nov. 13-16. “I recommend this show to anyone who enjoys witty humor and not-sosubtle innuendo,” said Liz Livingston, senior theatre arts major. “My favorite parts of the show occur when we break the ‘fourth wall’ and interact with audience members. Not only does it keep the audience on their toes, but it also challenges the popular idea of theater as a spectator sport.” “Tartuffe” is a comedy of manners, and one unfortunate event after the other befalls the title character as he tries to seduce the wife of the pious Orgon. “I am playing the part of Orgon, the gullible misguided father of the family who is the cause of everyone’s prob-
lems,” said Brock Hatton, senior biomedical science major and theatre arts minor. “People should see this show because it is honestly very funny. The play is fast-paced and full of hilarious situations. The best part about doing this show is that us actors are constantly trying to ‘out-funny’ each other. We are always trying to make the show funnier and surprise each other with something new each day.” Tartuffe is a manipulator who has a smooth attitude that connects with the disco tunes. “People should see this show because, in the words of SNL’s Stefon, this show’s got everything: a light up dance floor, a disco ball and comedy galore,” said Josh Hardcastle, assistant director and senior agricultural communications and journalism major. “But in all reality, I think audiences will enjoy this show because we have done a good job of balancing the classic elements of this play with more modern conventions like slow jamming.”
Directed by Amy Guerin, instructional assistant professor, “Tartuffe” keeps the original script but with a few minor changes. “Even though it was written during the Baroque period, the themes and jokes are still relevant today, and the director Amy Guerin has done an amazing job incorporating ’70s themes to it to make it extra groovy,” said junior education major Katie Schaper. “The director has given out the note ‘more boobs’ many times and we have figured out that some of the characters are much like the characters in the TV show Arrested Development.” The cast and crew have put in many hours in preparation for opening night. “My favorite part of the process of this play would have to be the entire casts’ commitment to it,” Schaper said. “This is a difficult show to do but everyone in the cast is so talented that it makes finding the humor in it easy.”
Worship event lasts through the night
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tudents endured rain, the late hours of the night and the early start of the morning, to worship, pray and share their faith with the Aggie community in an event that began Monday at 8 p.m. “Heart of Worship” is a 24-hour event in Rudder Plaza where participants pray and work to spread the Christian faith. Co-founded by students Conner Wright and Jack Stephenson, the event aims to take a nofrills approach to worship, removing the emphasis of the “grandiose production” aspect of group worship. “‘Heart of Worship’ is done without all the loud
instruments and lights,” said Wright, junior supply chain management major. “A huge part of why we keep it low key is to emphasize the fact that you don’t have to be talented to worship God.” Volunteers signed up to dedicate their time to lead the group in worship throughout the 24 hours in 30-minute or one-hour shifts. “Leaders can choose many different forms of worship, through prayer, or scripture reading or song,” Wright said. Victoria Rivas, special to The Battalion
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Students gather in the rain to begin a 24-hour worship Monday evening at Rudder Plaza.
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