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Bill Jones, Class of 1942, served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

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The World War I statue dedication concluded with Taps and a rifle salute from American Legion Post 159 representatives.

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Hundred years after armistice, community reflects on WWI

By Anthony Pangonas @apangonas

At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, an armistice signed by the Allied powers and Germany officially put an end to World War I, one of first major conflicts Aggies served and died in.

On Sunday, the centennial anniversary of Armistice Day was celebrated with two events in Veterans Park. A statue titled “Over the Top” was dedicated by the Brazos Valley Veterans Memorial Board. Following the dedication, the Texas A&M Ross Volunteers performed a rifle salute at the annual Veterans Day ceremony.

University archivist Greg Bailey said when news of the 1918 armistice first

reached campus, the college was somewhat cautious, not knowing if the peace would last.

“When it was announced the armistice happened at 6 a.m. local time, there were celebrations held on campus, but President Bizzell told them that students needed to go to classes and soldiers had to train,” Bailey said. “In their free time they could celebrate because they didn’t know if the armistice was going to hold.”

While the university did not stop classes, Bryan declared the day a citywide holiday, according to the Brazos County World War I website. Mayor Jonathan Lawrence signed the proclamation and the town celebrated.

“A parade through downtown was scheduled for the afternoon and a Thanksgiving devotional was to be held at the Palace Theater that evening,” the website says.

The U.S. entry into WWI lead to

An Aggie’s service 97-year-old veteran of three wars recounts his long military career and times at Texas A&M

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many changes to the campus as a whole.

The Student Army Training Corps was initiated on Oct. 1, 1918 and replaced the Reserve Officer Training Corps until the armistice was signed.

“The training of soldiers and cadets resumed their full schedule as the war continued around the world and an armistice was considered to be unthinkable around the world,” the website says.

Bailey said the war had far reaching effects for Aggies and shaped what their lives looked like beyond their years at the university.

“Most of the senior class went on to be commissioned in the army and become junior officers to fight during World War I,” Bailey said. “There were some students that had other prior engagements already set up in dealing with jobs lined up and they didn’t go directly into the Army, but continuing on that

The most important legacies of war aren’t memorials or memorabilia, but the individuals who remain to tell their stories.

Ninety-seven-year-old veteran Bill Jones, Class of 1942, served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He attended Texas A&M when the school had roughly 8,000 students, all of whom were men in the Corps of Cadets. Jones was heavily involved on campus during his time in Aggieland.

“I was in B Battery Field Artillery at Texas A&M in the Corps,” Jones said. “I was the captain of the competition pistol team. I studied the sciences like biology, zoology, chemistry and physics and got a Bachelor of Science in 1942. I was even on The Battalion staff.”

After graduating, Jones was recruited into the U.S. Army, where he flew a Piper Cub for the Artillery Unit as a spotter in the Pacific Theater of WWII. “I had to mark enemy positions in the Philippines,” Jones said. “The binoculars I had painted on the side were each for having 25 hours of aerial reconnaissance and the stripes were for the destruction of enemy positions.”

Jones said he was thankful that the war ended in 1945, as his unit was to be deployed on a mission for Kobe, Japan, and the military strategists anticipated heavy casualties. After

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Sophomore wide receivers Quartney Davis and Jhamon Ausbon celebrate after Davis’ third quarter touchdown against Ole Miss on Saturday.

Ausbon back in action Wide receiver plays in first game since ankle surgery

By Abigail Ochoa @AbigailOchoa88 An ankle injury kept him off the field for four games, but Jhamon Ausbon wasted no time jumping back into his role on the A&M team as he returned to the field against Ole Miss.

The sophomore wide receiver is often described by teammates as the leader of the receiving corps, and his absence was felt throughout the entire offense.

Junior tight end Jace Sternberger said while Ausbon takes up only one

spot on the offense, he is a big part of the whole operation.

“When he went down in Arkansas, we took a hit,” Sternberger said.

“Other players had to step up, which we all did. The fact that he’s back reopens everything for everyone. You can’t really specialize on one receiver or a tight end. It really affects everybody’s game.”

Ausbon’s ability to command the field is what makes him a powerful player on the offense, according to head coach Jimbo Fisher.

“Ausbon is the leader,” Fisher said. “Having him there is like having a security blanket in my opinion. … He makes everybody feel better.

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Henry Hill places a flag on a grave at the Field of Honor to remember a fallen service member.

Flags for the fallen Patriotic organizations pay tribute to deceased veterans

By Nicole Shair @NicoleEShair Through the cold and rainy weather, community members honored fallen veterans this weekend by placing American

flags on their graves.

Organizations including the Brazos Valley Chapter of the National Sojourners and the Daughters of the American Revolution were among groups who visited cemeteries in College Station and Bryan.

The National Sojourners started placing flags on Veterans Day in the 1980s. Former Sojourners

president David Fuller said this annual event came from the tradition of placing poppies on the graves of World War I veterans.

“It’s just a way that people of the nation can show their remembrance and appreciation of the sacrifices and services these men and women made as a part of keeping our country secure,” Fuller said.

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“They had special ceremonies on campus to honor those who lost their lives during World War I,” Bailey said.

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Bill Jones poses with his Piper Cub spotter airplane during World War II.

JONES CONTINUED the war ended, Jones was briefly stationed in Korea relocating displaced Japanese citizens.

“After I came home, I was transferred to aviation training in helicopters and I spent 14 months commanding the provisional helicopter company there,” Jones said. “We had the first helicopter company in the military and it became very popular in Vietnam.”

In Korea, the helicopter unit was crucial in increasing the chances of survival for soldiers. “The golden hour” — a time frame in which immediate medical treatment would give soldiers the best chances for survival — was coined because of this prompt action.

His life-saving work as a member of the helicopter division in Korea was Jones’ proudest military achievement.

“The company transferred around 2,200 wounded throughout the course

of the war,” Jones said. “I was very proud of the fact that when I was in Korea, I was in an ambulance company where I was saving lives rather than killing people and breaking things like I had been trained to do.”

After serving in Korea, Jones moved to Washington, D.C., where he worked for the inspector general’s office to investigate non-combat flying accidents in Vietnam.

“I went to Vietnam twice from the Pentagon,” Jones said. “The Army wanted accidents minimized because at that time there were untold numbers of aircraft accidents.”

Jones then moved to Turkey to aid in the development of the Turkish Air Force.

“I was advisor to the Turkish because they modeled their aviation after that of the United States Army,” Jones said. “I was responsible for getting them Aircraft provision, supplies and training.”

By the time he retired in 1958, Jones had earned a litany of medals and commendations for his courage during his service in World War II as a pilot, in the Korean War as an ambulance helicopter pilot and in the Vietnam War as an investigator for aircraft accidents.

“They gave air medals for every 25 hours of flight, and I flew over 1,200 combat hours but only got five air medals,” Jones said. “I got the Bronze Star twice, and when I finished my work in Vietnam, I was awarded a Distinguished Merit Medal for sustained and outstanding service.”

Terry Easterwood, Class of 1980 and Jones’ nephew, said he is proud of his uncle’s history of service in the military.

“He is an incredible man and I’m very proud of him,” Easterwood said.

“He even started the tradition of being Aggies in our family. He really is amazing.”

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Along with participating organizations, anyone who had an interest in remembering the veterans or wanted to honor someone could help place the flags, according to Leonora Owre, regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution La Villita Chapter.

“We have volunteers from the Daughters of the American Revolution, volunteers from the Sojourners as well as volunteers from the Sons of the American Revolution, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts and many veteran organizations who have their own way of remembering come and place flags with us,” Owre said.

Owre said participating in the Veterans Day flag event helps the Daughters of the American Revolution uphold its mission and create an example for the next generation.

“In the DAR, our missions are historic preservation, education and patriotism,” Owre said. “Honoring the veterans in this way really speaks to education and patrio-

tism and, on some level, historic preservation. For us, this is very much what we are about and our mandate and allows us to set an example for the youth.”

For flag coordinator Ellen Horner, helping out with this event and placing the flags helps her remember and honor the loved ones who fought for her rights.

“Two of my husbands are buried at College Station cemetery and it helps me to remember them and remember that we have many people who helped defend us and gave their lives for us,” Horner said. “It shows our appreciation by placing the flags and honors our veterans.”

Fuller said he places the flags to help him remember and honor the men who fought alongside him in the Vietnam War. “I’m a combat veteran, and I lost a lot of friends; a lot of them were Aggies,” Fuller said. “This is a way I can cherish their memory and pay a tribute to them. There is, among military people, without question a band of brothers, and placing the flags helps us to continue that bond.”

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From The Battalion to working with the stars Former editor uses student media skills in current career at Cinemark

By Giselle Warren @GiselleWarren16 Sean Lester, Class of 2014 and former Battalion sports editor, has gone from writing about Aggie football players to working with Hollywood stars.

As social media manager for Cinemark, Lester handles the movie theater company’s online presence, promotes merchandise and supports the Cinemark brand. Though he has worked in this position for about two years, Lester’s job changes weekly depending on the latest project or movie promotion.

Lester’s most recent assignment involved an interview with the cast of the film “Boy Erased,” including Nicole Kidman and Troye Sivan.

“I remember some of my first interviews at

The Battalion,” Lester said. “I was nervous and had to prepare my questions and make sure I was good to go. I felt the same way here, but they were all super nice. It’s not something that I ever thought I would be doing or getting to be a part of as work.”

While Lester did not always know the exact career path he would take, his time at The Battalion gave him the experience he needed to know the field he wanted to pursue. Lester said the skills he learned prepared him for projects he would deal with in the future.

“Working at the paper when I was in school, that’s what I wanted to do,” Lester said. “I was in communications courses and journalism courses and the idea of interviewing and writing and all these very basic skills are things that I use every day.”

Additionally, Lester said the relationships he cultivated at The Battalion increased his ability to overcome obstacles in the real world.

Rebecca Bennett-Haughey, who worked with Lester at The Battalion and is now an

editor in enterprise technical training at Apple, said meeting deadlines and solving unexpected obstacles is made easier by collaborating with team members. “[At the Battalion], I learned how to empathize,” Bennett-Haughey said. “The biggest thing that transferred after college is the collaboration and the teamwork that was fostered there.”

Matt Woolbright, Class of 2012, was editor-in-chief and now works at LotusGroup Advisors. Woolbright said working at The Battalion provided guideposts that lead him through his professional career.

“One of the biggest skills that anyone gets from A&M is how to build relationships that matter and understanding that people are different and that there is value in different viewpoints whether or not you agree with them,” Woolbright said. “I think there’s also skills in finding the details and not taking anything off of face value, but realizing that things may not always be as they seem.”

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‘Suspiria’: The resurrection of giallo Guadagnino’s supernatural fever dream surpasses original with a surprising twist Cole Fowler

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irected by Luca Guadagnino, “Suspiria” is the English-language remake of the famous 1977 giallo film by the same name directed by Dario Argento. However, unlike most modern remakes, Guadagnino simply draws inspiration from the original and creates his own unique film. With the directorial experience of Guadagnino and the powerhouse performances of Tilda Swinton, Guadagnino’s “Suspiria” surpasses the original.

In 1977, Argento’s “Suspiria” drew American attention to the giallo genre.

Argento beautifully crafts a colorful nightmare as an American student discovers that the German ballet academy she is studying at hides sinister secrets.

Both the original and modern versions follow Susie’s descent into the depths of the secrets of the academy, but Guadagnino’s version alters her fate.

Almost instantly, Guadagnino proCreative Commons claims his deviation from the original The 2018 version of “Suspiria” may be modeled after the 1977 with the use of title cards to mark the version, but according to Cole Fowler it is its own unique film. chapters of the film. Title cards are rarely

seen in modern film, but Danish filmmaker Lars Von Trier uses them to establish a sober tone for certain scenes, which has shaped the modern usage of title cards. Guadagnino uses this subtle touch to immediately establish that his “Suspiria” will not match the dreamlike atmosphere of the original.

Not only is “Suspiria” a deviation from its original source material, it is also a deviation from the rest of Guadagnino’s works. Guadagnino has certainly established himself as a master of subtlety and sensuality. “Call Me By Your Name,” “A Bigger Splash” and “I Am Love” are among the most tranquil films from the past 10 years. However, “Suspiria” is void of Guadagnino’s signature subtlety and constantly bombards the audience with sensory overload.

Dakota Johnson is fantastic in her role as Susie Bannion, and in many instances she holds the weight of the film on her shoulders. However, her co-star Tilda Swinton outshines Johnson when they share the screen.

Swinton actually has multiple roles in the film, including the choreographer of the ballet company and the male psychotherapist who begins to investigate the academy after hearing ominous rumors. Swinton has the ambiance of the

supernatural as she is able to draw the natural talent out of Susie and shape her into the lead of the company, but she also conveys the grounded human aspects of a worried therapist caring for his patients.

Guadagnino’s version is almost double the length of the original, and fans of the original may become restless with the dreariness of the plot at times. As the film progresses, Guadagnino’s style grinds down the audience, constantly teasing them with giallo-style dream sequences that push the audience to the point of exhaustion. However, the first five acts of the film are subtly building toward a finale that will shock and probably upset fans of the original film.

Despite Guadagnino’s deviation from the plot of the original, he certainly makes his love for the original film and his love for the giallo genre undoubtedly clear. Guadagnino brilliantly brings to life a genre that most thought to be stuck in the past, and his balance of subversion and love for the original “Suspiria” produces a wonderful result.

Rating: 4/5 Cole Fowler is an English sophomore and Life & Arts writer for The Battalion.

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Landshark Tony visits Kyle Field New on-field mascot for Ole Miss honors memory of US Army veteran, former Rebels defensive end

By Angel Franco @angelmadison_ The dark gray shark that stood on the sidelines of Kyle Field on Saturday isn’t just an internet meme that came to life. It’s a tribute to one of the Rebels’ former players and the long-standing tradition he started.

According to the Ole Miss athletics website, the Rebels started using the term “Landshark” in 2008, thanks to then-senior defensive end Tony Fein, an Iraq war veteran who served a tour overseas before joining the team.

In his senior season with the Rebels, Fein was a contributor who helped turn around the defense and revive a program which had four straight losing seasons. During Fein’s senior season, the Rebels went 9-4 and beat No. 7 Texas Tech in the 2009 Cotton Bowl.

Fein died of an accidental drug overdose a year later after his time at Ole Miss.

The Ole Miss defense began using the Landshark signal to celebrate major stops on the field. Players would place their thumb on their for head with fingers extended to make a shark fin. This action began to spread across Ole Miss, making it a staple of the university.

According to an article in The Daily Mississippian, students voted for Ole Miss to replace Rebel the Black Bear with Landshark Tony as the on-field mascot. Tony was a clear winner with 81 percent of the vote.

Ole Miss head cheer coach Ryan O’Connor said after the students voted for the change, other steps followed to officially switch to Landshark Tony.

“There were several other groups that voted on it after the students brought it to the athletic department’s attention,”

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During his time away from the field, Ausbon said he was eager to get back to competing with his team, and he now says he’s here to stay.

“The time was four to six weeks, so with our great training staff and coaches, we were doing some drills and stuff like that and I just felt ready to go,” Ausbon said. “I’m 100 percent, I would say.”

If his confidence didn’t prove he was

O’Connor said. “It was pretty unanimous across the board that alumni, students and even in the athletic department that students wanted a change.”

On Aug. 11, 2018, Ole Miss introduced Tony to Ole Miss fans before the start of the season at “Meet the Rebels,” an event that allows fans to interact with the football team before the season starts.

O’Connor said the new mascot has been well-received by students and alumni as well as other universities they have traveled to this season.

“We’ve noticed that other fan bases, especially A&M’s today, have really enjoyed him,” O’Connor said.

The opportunity to honor a veteran and the player who made such an impact in Oxford is something that O’Connor said has resonated with her.

“It’s been fun having a mascot that really means something and pays tribute to somebody was so special to our university,” O’Connor said.

Landshark Tony wears jersey No. 47, which was Fein’s jersey during his time at Ole Miss.

Jennifer Sanogo, mother of Ole Miss linebacker Mohamed Sanogo — a Texan — said she was originally confused about the tradition but has since embraced it as her son has spent more time in Oxford.

“I think it’s fun,” Sanogo said. “I love it. I didn’t understand it initially because I wasn’t as familiar with the Ole Miss players’ history, but now that my son plays, I’ve learned as he has gone to school.”

ready to return, Ausbon’s performance against Ole Miss erased any doubt.

Ausbon was second on the receiving leaderboard behind Sternberger and didn’t show signs of stopping. Ausbon finished with 66 receiving yards on five receptions, with his longest catch being 22 yards.

His numbers were right on par with previous weeks against tough A&M opponents. Ausbon’s best performance was against the University of Louisiana-Monroe, where he went for 81 yards on six receptions and averaged 13.5 yards.

“He’s a guy who can go out there, make consistent catches and move the ball down the field,” junior running back Trayveon Williams said. “We’re glad to have him back. He went out there and had a great day.”

One thing Ausbon said he missed while being out was the crowd and excitement that comes with playing in front of Aggie fans.

“It’s a blessing to be back,” Ausbon said. “Being out, you realize how much you love the game and how much you miss out. It’s amazing to get out there and play in front of the 12th Man.”

Sanago said she doesn’t know what her son Mohamed thinks of the mascot but, she has seen him do the “Fins Up” signal.

Amanda Hunt, a 2017 Ole Miss graduate, said Landshark Tony has a special place in her heart because of the significance and honor he represents.

“I like it because of this history it brings from the veteran we lost,” Hunt said. “He was a big part of our team back then. I think it’s better than the black bear as well. It means something more to Ole Miss.”

Landshark Tony was announced as the official mascot of the Ole Miss Rebels in October 2017.

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