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By Megan Rodriguez @MeganLRodriguez It was 7:05 p.m. in Academic Plaza when Student Body President candidate Amy Sharp asked her campaign manager Valentina Tovar to pray with her. The election announcements were filled with anticipation as Tovar squeezed Sharp’s hand. The final name of the night left Sharp, her family and her campaign team shouting with joy. The announcement on Feb. 23 was the culmination of months of dedicated campaigning and three years of service to Texas A&M as the Class of 2019 president. Of the 12,716 eligible ballots cast in the SBP race, Sharp received 5,131 first-preference votes. In the final runoff against runner-up Harrison Hancock, Sharp came out ahead with 60.03 percent of voter
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preference. As Sharp waits to take up her new responsibilities on April 21, she will continue to serve as class president until the end of her term. Sharp and some of her closest campaign members reflected on their efforts and what they hope Sharp will accomplish in her new role. When the Fall 2017 semester began, Sharp was making plans to continue her role as class president during her senior year. But after being approached by close friends and peers who recommended she run for Student Body President, Sharp’s vision for her last year at A&M shifted dramatically. “All the people that I trust and love told me I needed to do it,” Sharp said. “The more I thought about it and the more I began to understand the role, the more I realized that
management junior Austin Lee, has known Sharp since their freshman year and watched her grow from the new Aggie who had a desire to motivate others into the well-equipped leader she is today. “I think confidence is one of the biggest changes I can see,” Lee said. “You have to believe in yourself to be in those positions. Amy has leadership and communication skills and passion and I think all of those grew as well. Those things that she is best at now have grown a lot since freshman year.” Sharp’s campaign manager, political science junior Valentina Tovar, said Sharp’s dedication is evident through her actions, such as a time when Sharp was sick but refused to miss a meeting because of her commitment to the SHARP ON PG. 4
Traveling the path of proposed wall border Former student’s documentary shows life on the near 2,000 mile stretch By Savannah Mehrtens @SJMehrtens The border between Texas and Mexico is approximately 1,954 miles of land, some of which is inhabited by people while the rest is left to wilderness. “The River and The Wall,” a feature-length documentary, will follow five travelers, two of them Aggies, from El Paso to the Gulf of Mexico as they travel through the wilderness predominantly on horseback, mountain bikes and in canoes before a border wall is built along this path. Interviewing a variety of people from backgrounds ranging from politicians and activists to scientists as well as local residents about the effects of a wall, the directors and cast of the documentary said they hope to present as much information as possible to allow the viewers to draw their own conclusions about the Rio Grande River and the effects of border wall. Austin Alvarado, Class of 2014, is one of the stars of the film. Alvarado said being an Aggie is part of the reason he has a job as the operational manager at the Aggie-owned Far Flung Outdoors Center in Terlingua, Texas,
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near Big Bend. “I met him when he had come down to one of our RPTS classes to give a speech on national parks, and the connection really started at A&M actually, with Greg Henington, the owner of Far Flung Outdoor Center,” Alvarado said. “Frankly, I wouldn’t have been
part of the trip if I wasn’t out here.” Estimates, including those published by The New York Times and Reuters, put the border wall to cost between $18-26 million in construction costs, which will come from DOCUMENTARY ON PG. 2
Women’s basketball SEC Tournament ready No. 15 Aggies set to face Arkansas on Thursday in the second round By Hannah Underwood @hannahbunderwoo
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the experience, the relationships and the university contacts that I developed, along with the passion for our traditions and for A&M, was the perfect recipe to serve in the role.” Sharp’s desire to serve the university through a leadership position began long before she ever considered running for Student Body President. “When I was at Fish Camp, Joseph Benigno [former SBP and Class of 2016] came and spoke and I was so inspired by him,” Sharp said. “He was the reason I ran for Class of 2019 president as a freshman, because he was just inspiring and passionate about A&M and everyone was just captivated when he was talking and excited about A&M and about the things he said … I wanted to be able to inspire people the way he did.” Sharp’s rules and regulations manager,
Anriel Howard became A&M’s career rebounding record holder on Sunday.
The No. 15 Texas A&M women’s basketball team will kick off the second round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament on Thursday when they take on Arkansas at 2 p.m. at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The Aggies defeated the Razorbacks 104-60 on Feb. 22, marking A&M’s largest margin of victory in an SEC game since 2013. The last time these two teams met in a conference tournament, the Aggies notched a 59-58 victory in the quarterfinals of the 1988 Southwest Conference Tournament. “When we went to Arkansas after coming off a disappointing loss [to Mississippi State], we went right to work,” head coach Gary Blair said. “There was no doubt from the opening whistle what we were going to do and our kids shared the ball. We spread it around, five kids in double figures. We
were working as a complete team.” Junior forward Anriel Howard said the team has been focusing more on defensive strategy in preparation for the tournament. “I think that we’re locking in a little more, not only in the games but also in practice,” Howard said. “We haven’t been the best practice team since I’ve been here, but we’re slowly getting better. We’re listening to the defensive plans and we’re out there playing harder, just giving more effort and wanting to be good on defense.” The Aggies currently hold a season record of 22-8, with a 11-5 record against conference opponents. Arkansas is 13-17 on the season and 3-13 in SEC play. The Razorbacks are coming off a 88-76 win over Vanderbilt on Wednesday. Freshman point guard Chennedy Carter received her fourth SEC Freshman of the Week award on Monday, after averaging 22 points, 4.5 rebounds and five assists over two games. On Tuesday, Carter added both the United States Basketball Writers’ Association National Freshman of the Week honor and the SEC Freshman of the W. BASKETBALL ON PG. 4
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TECHNOLOGY CONTINUED the water shortage problems in many states around the United States, [but] we also developed a model to make decisions based on economic return, taking account of the market price of the agricultural products.” Another research project, led by ecosystem science and management professor Sorin Popescu, involves remote sensing of the environment with a core component in laser or LiDAR remote sensing of three-dimensional vegetation structure using data from sensors on terrestrial, airborne and spaceborne platforms, including Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). “My research involves satellite data with a focus on rangelands and forests,” Popescu said. “However, my UAS drone research for the past four years focused on crop phenotyping, so there is a component of my research with benefits for the agriculture sector.” Popescu’s work is part of the LASR Lab in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, which focuses on algorithmic developments to derive vegetation biophysical parameters, including biomass, carbon, forest fuels, fire risk and other structural metrics that enable advanced research in ecological and earth system sciences. The lab owns and operates advanced laser scanning and imaging systems on terrestrial and UAV/UAS platforms and uses state of the art remote sensing methods for assessing ecosystem dynamics and land cover mapping. Throughout the United States, Sun said, technology is already transforming the agricultural sector and will continue to do so as technology advances.
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Professors and graduate students in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are working together to improve agriculture by developing new technology.
From the time spent traveling, Masters said there is much more to the area than just a border. His hope is for people to watch the documentary and be left more aware about what the border looks like and to have a more informed opinion on if a wall is the best way to tackle immigration reform. “I want people to realize … an actual physical border wall is not going to solve our immigration system,” Masters said. “I want people to watch the film and I want them to know that the Rio Grande is a river and not just a border and that our immigration system is incredibly complex. Building a physical wall is a very simple solution to an extremely complex problem and it has a lot of consequences for everybody living along the border.” Katy Baldock, Class of 2017 and former student media member, works as the social media manager for the documentary. She began working in this position toward the end of her last semester in November and started full-time when she moved to Austin, Texas, after graduation. Baldock first met Masters while writing a story about his first film, “Unbranded,” for the Aggieland Yearbook. “I think it is a really important topic to discuss and obviously a very kind of heated discussion right now and conflicting topic,” Baldock said. “But I think that the way that they are going about this is really unique and powerful because they’re trying to get as many opinions as they can and explore as many effects as they can, whether it’s from wildlife to immigration, public and private land, just a lot of different issues that the wall would have that a lot of people haven’t thought about. I think that’s really unique and powerful.”
DOCUMENTARY CONTINUED the pockets of U.S. taxpayers. “It’s a topic and an issue that affects everybody, whether they acknowledge it or not,” Alvarado said. “The border is as much a part of the U.S. as Montana or Washington and everything else.” The issues connected to the border wall include the economy, immigration, drug trafficking and crime, family survival and third world countries working to make themselves better as a whole, according to Alvarado. “For one, it is important to be informed [about] a big topic like this,” Alvarado said. “Two, a lot of people think it doesn’t really affect them in any way, and it’s important for them to see all the impacts that this border wall would really have, not only here along the border, but everywhere in the U.S.” Ben Masters, director, a figure in the film and Class of 2011, said the issues faced in the documentary are part of a system which is much more complex than just a border wall. “What I realized is that it’s really complex down on the border and building a wall might not be addressing a lot of the issues that people think it is going to address,” Masters said. This is not Masters’ first film. He previously was a character in “Unbranded,” along with three of his Aggie friends, who trained 16 wild mustangs and rode 3,000 miles from the Mexico border to the Canada border to inspire wild horse adoptions. These same mustangs were also used in this film as part of the five travelers’ transportation along the Rio Grande River.
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SHARP CONTINUED role as class president. “Her resilience to be her best all the time and giving her best, whether it’s a council meeting, officer meeting, or an [executive] meeting — whatever it may be, she just doesn’t stop,” Tovar said. “I think that’s pretty incredible.” While Sharp’s election to the position of Student Body President is already a mark of success, it is only a stepping stone toward a future of selfless service, according to Tovar. “I’m excited for how she’s going to change the world,” Tovar said. “I think Student Body President is such a good platform to do that but just in life in general ... I think SBP is part of the process of who she’s going to become, but I know there’s so much more in ways that she wants to serve A&M after undergrad and continue to serve the people surrounding her.” Despite the fact that Sharp will not take office until April 21, she has already started taking steps to learn her new position by making plans to meet with department
representatives and current Student Body President Bobby Brooks. Sharp said she wants to start planning early so she can be efficient in addressing her three main policy goals: academic improvement, increasing inclusion and improving access to physical and mental health services. “I know that the mental and physical health services is going to be the number one priority,” Sharp said. “For instance, with student counseling services … if students feel like they can’t get help, that is a problem that needs to be addressed. I’m excited to dive into that process and [help] to make it more efficient for students, so they can get in and get help, but also helping students understand where help is offered.” While Sharp said she knows the role of Student Body President will come with many challenges, she is excited to take on the responsibility. “There is a lot of learning to be done but I am confident that the things I plan to address are the things that students want and need on campus, so I’m excited to work with students to get those things done,” Sharp said.
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A&M guard Chennedy Carter earned All-SEC First Team honors Monday after averaging 21.5 points and 4.6 assists per game in the regular season.
W. BASKETBALL CONTINUED Year award. She was also named First Team All-SEC. “I was really happy because I get to share this moment not only with myself, but with my family, my teammates and my coaching staff,” Carter said. “This is a great award. I couldn’t have done it without them. When I first came to A&M, I knew that I’d have to do some big things and do things that freshmen don’t typically do. My coaching staff believed in me and my teammates believed in me and we’re here, so I’m glad for that.” Blair said he is proud of Carter, not only for the accolades, but also for her growth as a player. “She’s getting better as a point guard,” Blair said. “I know what she can do as a scorer, but she’s getting better as a point guard and that’s the extension of myself. She’s got to think on the same lines I am: who needs the ball, when
they need the ball, where they need the ball and being able to get her teammates involved in the offense early in the ballgame.” Senior center Khaalia Hillsman joined Carter in recognition by the SEC, earning Second Team All-SEC honors on Tuesday. Carter said while she set several goals before this season, including personal goals such as earning SEC Freshman of the Week, the success of the team was a priority. “The most important goal was just do what I can and lead my team and win,” Carter said. “Of course all the single accolades are there, but the most important goal was to win and get to a national championship.” The winner of this game will move on to face No. 24 LSU at 2 p.m. on Friday. “We will have some fun in Nashville, but winning is the most important thing about having fun,” Blair said. “Our kids are playing well right now. They feel good about themselves and I want to keep this thing going.”
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