WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 | SERVING TEXAS A&M SINCE 1893 | © 2018 STUDENT MEDIA
Casey O’Niel — THE BATTALION
Hullabaloo Diner was built in New York and transfered to College Station in the 1940s to bring customers live music and country style meals.
The 1940s diner that traveled 1,850 miles to serve College Station Hullabaloo Diner provides home-style cooking to B-CS By Miranda White @Mirandakw Built in the late 1930s, Hullabaloo Diner has traveled 1,850 miles to serve homemade country style meals to the residents of the College Station area. Hullabaloo Diner started as a restaurant from upstate New York.
It was restored and shipped out in the 1940s by owners Sydney and Rich Steinbacher to its current location on Wellborn Road, just five miles away from Texas A&M. Breakfast is served all day and consists of omelets, pancakes, biscuits and gravy, among other items. The diner menu includes sandwiches, such as their famous Philly cheesesteak, pizzas, salads and more. Because of Rich Steinbacher’s experience in the restaurant business, the couple said they decided
to bring the diner to life and open it up for business. “My husband, who is from Philadelphia, has many years of experience in the restaurant industry, so we wanted to get involved and help restore it,” Sydney Steinbacher said. These homemade meals have even caught the attention of Guy Fieri, TV host of Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.” Meals including the Roman Sausage sandwich, Philly cheesesteak, Mexican Green Chili Burger and
the Kitchen Sink Omelet were all sampled on Fieri’s show. Sydney Steinbacher said the diner’s name has its roots in both its current location and the Aggie War Hymn. “We named it Hullabaloo because it’s a part of the fight song and additionally it is parallel to the train track,” Sydney Steinbacher said. “Hullabaloo means commotion, so it just fit.” On the property, there is an old homestead bar where live music is played by Hullabaloo’s main per-
former, Jack Houston, during the day on Saturdays and Sundays. “Weekends are busy, so we keep live music going in the afternoons to offer a better experience of waiting to the customers,” Sydney Steinbacher said. Sydney Steinbacher said Houston plays a wide variety of genres that everyone can relate to. “He appeals to everyone, because he plays a little bit of everything,” Sydney Steinbacher said. “Jack says HULLABALOO ON PG. 2
Dalia Muayad — THE BATTALION
Rodney Boehn instructs students at a recent Aggie engineering event.
Gaining practical experience Casey Dawson — THE BATTALION
Texas A&M has approved the transition of the Center of Digital Humanities Research for the College of Liberal Arts.
A new twist on traditional research Former Department of English initiative transitions into research center By Jordan Burnham @RJordanBurnham Texas A&M’s approval of the Center of Digital Humanities Research (CoDHR) will enhance research in the College of Liberal Arts. The research center, which is located in the Liberal Arts Building, offers facilities for faculty and graduate students to pursue digital projects in the
humanities area. Funding for the center and various projects comes from grants as well as through university and College of Liberal Arts resources. Laura Mandell, English professor, will serve as the director of the program, along with Daniel Schwartz, history professor and associate director. One of the major aspects of the center is its Humanities Visualization Space, which contains research technology that allows manuscripts to be closely examined through a large touchscreen interface. Digital humanities is a small field that combines the study of humanities with technology to further RESEARCH ON PG. 4
Aggies Invent is used to prepare students for post-grad work By Henry Mureithi @SOCOMBlack Efforts aimed to equip Aggie engineering graduates with the skills, knowledge and experiences necessary for success in the industry have been one of the main focuses of the Texas A&M College of Engineering. The college, ranked seventh among public engineering colleges and 14th overall in the 2018 U.S. News and World Report, is seeking to expand its record of producing academically and intellectually proficient students and professionals. This effort is part of the college’s Engi-
neering Entrepreneurship Program, which attempts to bring students into contact with various aspects of the technology business, from startups to product commercialization. “Everything we do here, it is as if it is your first job,” said Rodney Boehm, director of the Engineering Entrepreneurship Program. “There has been patents come out from events like Aggies Invent. There are companies that have come out of these events. So there [are] things that are going on. So this does foster and it’s that excitement to get things going for entrepreneurship. It’s that initial spark of an idea. Once you have that then we help people continue on.” The flagship initiative of the program has been the Aggies Invent AGGIES INVENT ON PG. 4