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The J. Wayne Stark Galleries, located in the Memorial Student Center, will continue to display a collection titled “A Book Maker’s Art” until Oct. 7.
MSC gallery displays collection of art from Texas A&M Press offices By Jane Turchi @JaneTurchi Artwork from one of Texas A&M’s lesser-known collections has found a temporary home on the walls of the J. Wayne Stark Galleries. “A Book Maker’s Art” features pieces typ-
ically housed in the offices of the Texas A&M University Press. The history of the 35-yearold collection was recently documented in a book of the same name and published by the press in August. The various paintings, photographs and illustrations were donated over the years by artists whose work was published through the A&M press. The exhibit will remain open through Oct. 7. “There’s so much diversity showcased in this gallery,” visualization senior Binh-Nguyen Dang said. “The variety depicts how art,
made by diverse people depicting diverse subjects cannot be contained with one medium.” The display includes works from Edward Muegge “Buck” Schiwetz, winner of the Southern States Art League Watercolor Prize. His work can also be found in the Dallas Museum of Art, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. “I like to see art on campus, so I like to go whenever I know there’s something going on,” Dang said. “Plus this gallery is free. It
doesn’t get much better than that. It is encouraging to see successful artists here on campus. As an artist myself, I’m always looking for other works of art to be inspired by.” Visualization junior Elizabeth Kelly said she hopes to become an animator and is interested in studying other styles of art. “My favorite piece was called ‘Sleeping Lion’ by Dennis Blagg,” Kelly said. “He really captured the Texas sky and used beautiful ART ON PG. 4
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Computer engineering senior Amy Hughes interned with Lockheed Martin each summer after her senior year of high school before accepting a full-time position.
High-flying future Aggie to take full-time job at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics By Shakirat Adetunji @Shakeeraah Amy Hughes, a computer engineering senior at Texas A&M, is one of four pioneer interns who recently accepted full-time job offers at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics. Lockheed Martin is a major worldwide aerospace company involved in the development and manufacturing of advanced technology systems, products and services. Four years ago, a partnership was created between Lockheed Martin, Project Lead The Way (PLTW) and the Arlington Independent School District, providing high school students with engineering internship opportunities and engaging these students in real-life education and hands-on experiences. The internship program has since expanded to other school districts including Fort Worth, Crowley and Keller. Hughes is among the five high school students who have interned with Lockheed Martin every summer since 2014. “Every year, they rate your performance and if you do well, they ask you back,” Hughes said. “The plan for us from high school seniors was to
keep us every single year and come back every summer for internships. They signed us full-time offers on July 23 and now I’m in my senior year and when I graduate, I get to work for them.” Ami Motsenbocker, the director of partnerships at PLTW said she is excited about the success of their programs and would describe the internship program as a million-dollar opportunity. “Imagine knowing as a high school senior that your internship with Lockheed Martin will lead to potential employment with this great company,” Motsenbocker said. “It’s common for college students to seek these opportunities, but it’s even more unique for it to begin in high school. ” Engineering freshman Jackson Pollard just completed his first internship experience at Lockheed Martin and has been asked to return for a second internship next summer. He said he is excited about the offer and aspires to take up an engineering position with Lockheed Martin when he’s done with school. “I learned a ton this summer and can’t wait to apply what I learned in class,” Pollard said. All four of the high school students in the first internship program class HUGHES ON PG. 4
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In a press conference Tuesday morning, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney said preparing to face Texas A&M would not be easy.
Clemson preps for the unpredictable A&M presents unique set of challenges for Tigers By Angel Franco @angelmadison_ It’s not every day a national championship-winning football coach admits to having a hard time preparing for their opponent. However, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney isn’t afraid to say that the mystique surrounding Texas A&M is creating some serious challenges for him heading into week two. “We’ve got a big challenge this week,” Swinney said. “We just don’t know a lot about Texas A&M. Unfortunately, I think the unknown is a competitive advantage for them, and hopefully our experience can be a competitive advantage for us.” As the No. 2 Tigers prepare to travel to Aggieland for the first time in 14 years, Swinney said he’s not sure what type of performance to expect under new head
coach Jimbo Fisher due to the limited amount of game footage. “This is a difficult game to prepare for us,” Swinney said. “We don’t have a lot of video evidence against these guys. It truly is like another season opener all over again, so [it will be] a huge challenge.” Last week against Northwestern State, the A&M offense had 758 yards of total offense. The Aggies out-gained the Demons 503-25. The Aggies currently lead the nation in rushing yards per game. Swinney said whether you’re up against a power-five team or not, it’s never easy to run for that many yards in a single game. “I know the team [they played] didn’t match up really well,” Swinney said. “But it’s hard to rush for 500 yards. I don’t care who you play.” Saturday marks the ninth game in which Fisher and Swinney have gone head-to-head. Both coaches have won four games each, but in recent seasons, Swinney had
the upper hand, winning the last three games against Fisher. Heading into the game, Swinney said he expects both sides to be very physical in their attacks. Swinney said A&M’s defense was the first thing that stood out while watching film. “They’ve got a lot of guys back on defense that started at different times last year,” Swinney said. “I think their safeties are as good as we’re probably going to see. I’d say all four of their starters in the secondary are probably going to play in the NFL.” Unlike Clemson, A&M can look back at game film to better prepare for the Tigers. However, Fisher said that doesn’t always make it a good thing. “You know what they do and what they like to do and how they’re going to compete,” Fisher said. “Good news is you know. Bad news is you know.” Texas A&M will host No. 2 Clemson Saturday afternoon at 6 p.m. at Kyle Field. The game will be televised on ESPN.
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Bryan nonprofit group looks to create tiny house community By Salvador Garcia @SalGarJr What started as a way of providing a Sunday meal for those less fortunate has flourished into a community aspiring to provide permanent homes for people experiencing homelessness. Dan Kiniry, Class of 2006, is the executive director of the Bryan-based nonprofit Tiny Hope Village. As part of ongoing plans for their housing community, Kiniry is hosting a fundraiser at Square One on Sept. 7 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The event will have food, drinks, live music and a silent auction. According to Kiniry, the event will offer a moment for students and residents of the area to become familiar with the homeless community around them. Kiniry said he’s hoping the event will help the organization find a piece of land to accommodate a community of tiny homes designed to provide basic needs and comfortable living for those who experience homelessness. “The big thing is land,” Kiniry said. “Because once we get land, we can
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bring food to help… but while you’re here you’re no different from anyone else, whether they brought food, whether they’re students or someone from the community.” Fuentes said the potluck made them aware that homeless people come from all walks of life and most people don’t understand that many are just one misfortune away from finding themselves without food or shelter. “A lot of people have some sort of weird fear about the homeless people,” Fuentes said. “They have this idea that ‘it’s us against them, they are against us’… but that’s not true. There are some people who are homeless because of unfortunate circumstances. I think it can happen to anyone at any time.” Alice Jordan, 67, said she was once an employee at West Texas Hospital and a business-owner in Lubbock, but has recently found herself sleeping on park benches. Jordan said she craves security without the worry of finding a meal or being evicted. This security is what Tiny Hope Village aims to provide. “I’m homeless and I never thought I’d be homeless,” Jordan said. “[In my tiny home] I would have roses… a small futon and little coffee table.”
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make a beautiful site plan to show and folks will be really excited and maybe [a] church can raise money to build homes.” In 2007, Kiniry said he saw a lack of food being provided for the homeless during weekends, leading him to organize potluck meals in Bryan’s Neal Park. “If it’s your first time to come to the meals, we don’t allow you to serve the food,” Kiniry said. “We don’t want people to have the sense that they’re there to volunteer or that they’re there to save another person.” Civil engineering seniors Rita Fuentes and Zachary Wadley have been attending regularly since January. “There are a lot of A&M students that come here, but they come once and they don’t come back again,” Fuentes said. “There are probably around 30 to 40 people, but during the summer the students all go home and there’s less than five students. Then the people start dwindling because it’s hot and there’s not a lot of food.” According to Wadley, the experience was different from what he expected and it has changed his view on the homeless community. “One way or another, I was viewing it as a way to serve,” Wadley said. “You
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advisor Valerie Wilson. However, the demand and interest among students and faculty for expanded options led to the addition of the new courses and the certificate program. “We felt like it was an obvious need that students were showing for a social media certificate,” Wilson said. “The industry of social media is fast-growing, and a lot of our students from the department of communication are going into that anyway. We wanted to make sure our students were prepared by offering them two specific social media courses as well as a social media certificate.” The new courses are COMM 275: Introduction to Social Media and COMM 476: Advanced Social Media — each worth three credit hours. Wilson emphasized that the certificate recognizes social media as a distinct communication area apart from the traditional public speaking and public relations focused programs already offered by the department. “A lot of our students are interested in marketing or in advertising or in public relations,” Wilson said. “That’s another certificate in strategic communication that prepares students for that world. This one is just slightly more focused on how you can use social media as a tool for marketing, public relations and sales.” According to the department’s website, the program requires 15 hours of coursework. Eligible students are able to apply for the certificate on the communication department website. The introductory COMM 275 is currently taught by communication lecturer Nancy Parish, whose research in the area focuses on media ecology — the study of how media, technology and communication affect social environments. This is in addition to other social media-related research being conducted by faculty across the department of communication. “You need to know what social media is,” Parish said. “Personal social media is one way, but organizations use it as well. It could be sales, but it could also be helping and aiding crisis communication or other issues that come
up.” While designing the courses and the program, Parish said it was important to incorporate current research trends and topics into the curriculum. “We’re talking and discussing [in class] the issues with Facebook and privacy and Cambridge Analytica,” Parish said. “But at the same time, I’ll bring some of the work that I’ve done and we’ll discuss it from that blurring of the private versus public, which is so interesting because of that social angle and the issues that arise from it.” Many students have an interest in the ethical issues surrounding many of the controversies involving social media, Parish said. “There’s no one way [to deal with these ethical issues] because we live in post-modernity,” Parish said. “There’s no excellent way to do that. My goal is just to put the information out there and have the students think about it and start analysing and understand the concepts and thoughts that they never thought before and they come to their own conclusion.” In addition to teaching personal social media literacy skills, the courses and the program aim to equip students with professional skills which can assist them in areas such as business, Wilson said. One major focus is brand social media — how organizations use social media to distinguish themselves and their products to customers and clients. “A person’s personal social media brand affects how they get a job,” Wilson said. “That’s going to affect anyone, even if they are not going into social media management.“ According to communication senior Aine Britton, the courses offer interweaving knowledge that enhances her previous course in strategic communication, which mainly focused on traditional public relations. “I think there is a crossover because with strategic communication, you need to learn how to use social media,” Britton said. “I think the two play hand-in-hand because it’s important to know how to work social media and target different audiences when you’re using strategic communication.”
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Walking, biking and riding the bus are all ways to decrease both emissions and traffic on College Station roadways.
Effects of campus transportation on environment, health Different methods of movement present range of long-term outcomes By Savannah Mehrtens @SJMehrtens Texas A&M provides a variety of transportation methods for students to navigate a large campus, but not all are equal in their effects on the environment and students’ health. Active transportation, or transportation created by exerting your own energy, is the most environmentally friendly method of travel, according to Ron Steedly, manager of alternative transportation for transportation services. Methods of active transportation include walking, biking and skateboarding. Using a low-occupancy vehicle option such as driving a car or using a taxi service is one of the least environmentally friendly ways to travel. A bus, by comparison, holds more people and operates in a cycle that keeps it as
full as possible for its operating term. Kelly Wellman, A&M’s director of sustainability, said the most sustainable or environmentally friendly way to commute is to use active transportation or go with the bus system instead of other motor vehicles. “I definitely promote riding the bus over a single occupancy vehicle,” Wellman said. “Certainly, riding bikes, skateboards, walking— all of those offer opportunities that improve air quality and improve other resource use.” The buses have a low mile-per-gallon usage compared to an average single occupancy vehicle. However, the buses’ ability to carry dozens of passengers at once makes it much more efficient in terms of fuel consumed per passenger, Steedly said. Although the buses are able to decrease traffic from the road by holding many passengers, the stop-and-go movement during traffic congestion does affect emissions, according to Joe Zietsman, agency assistant director and
center director at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. These emissions negatively affect people’s health and the older the bus is, the more negative of an impact it will have on health. “In general, the emissions are much much higher because of those factors,” Zietsman said. “People are affected by vehicle emissions… if you are inside a bus, there’s a likelihood you could be affected by vehicle emissions. It depends on the age of the bus if you are going to be affected more or less and if there are any windows open, and things like that, you can be affected by a bus.” An alternative to taking buses is Ofo, a bike sharing program on campus, which had 28,625 rides during the month of July with 75 percent of the bikes being used. This translates to saving 2,556 pounds of carbon dioxide from being produced by motor transportation, according to Steedly’s collected data. Ofo bikes provide an opportunity to exercise on a bike and work as a form of active
transportation, but Zietsman urged students to avoid pollution while doing so. Zietsman said being exposed to exhaust from buses can affect allergies and worsen or cause asthma. Zietsman also said there can be other harmful long-term effects from emissions. “Let’s say you ride the bus every day and you stand and wait and there’s buses coming by, research has shown that you could definitely contract asthma as a result of that,” Zietsman said. “Then there’s some long-term health implications as well that [are] well-documented in terms of heart and lung diseases that can be attributed to diesel emissions as well.” Those participating in active transportation are more likely to be exposed to pollutants or harmful outputs from motor transportation if too close in proximity to exhausts, Zietsman said. The best way to avoid unnecessary exposure to harmful exhaust from motor transportation is to walk, bike or stand away from them.
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ESPN’s College Gameday broadcast will take place in College Station on Sept. 8.
ESPN’s College GameDay is coming to Aggieland on Saturday. They will set up in Spence Park to preview Texas A&M’s matchup against No. 2 Clemson. The last time the show came to College Station was on Oct. 6, 2016 when the Aggies took on Tennessee.
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“A Book Maker’s Art” includes pieces collected by the A&M Press recently documented in a book by William and Linda Reaves.
colors to depict a dusky evening. It’s a beautiful oil painting depicting the Texas landscape.” Visualization junior Daniel Arellano visited the gallery to explore Aggie art. “This is the first time I’ve gone to the gallery here at the
MSC,” Arellano said. “It was definitely worth it. Where else can I get access to great art on campus? It’s more than looking at a Google image of a masterpiece — this art is real and right in front of me. It’s a totally different experience.”
Kelly said she appreciates the opportunity to learn about the many Texas artists featured in the press’s collection. “It’s cool that all of these pieces are about Texas and they’re from a variety of publishings,” Kelly said. “They’ve been col-
lected over the years and it’s cool to know that the art wasn’t just forgotten over time. If no one had displayed them I never would have seen them.”
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Lockheed’s Aeronautics Vision Center in Fort Worth, Texas, with cheers from current interns, employees, friends and family. “I really felt like a rock star,” Hughes said. “It was great; they called us up on stage. It was a big deal. What was even cooler was my parents got to be a part of the event.” Internships can help students apply in-class knowledge to understand and solve real-world experiences. Amy said she is
passionate about her experiences because she knows she could transfer them to her classwork. “A&M classes have definitely provided me with what I need to succeed at Lockheed Martin,” Hughes said. “It’s getting to see what I learned in school in real life and what I see in real life to apply in school, and it made learning more interesting.” Hughes said she has mixed feelings about leaving College Station and the Aggie family when she graduates next May,
but is glad there is still an Aggie family in Fort Worth. “Lockheed Martin is like home,” Hughes said. “It is nice to be surrounded by Aggies at work. The culture at A&M is very much like that of Lockheed Martin, as everyone takes great pride in what they do.” For more information about the PLTW programs and Lockheed Martin’s High School Internship Program, visit pltw.org and lockheedmartin.com.
were offered varying engineering positions. Abdallah Shishani, a senior at the University of Texas at Arlington will be working as an aeronautical engineer in Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Development Program, Skunk Works, in Palmdale, California. “I’m excited because it’s like a dream come true,” Shishani said. The signing event was held at
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