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Bomb threat evacuates buildings Officials debated sending Code Maroon messages John Odom

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pproximately 700 people were evacuated from campus buildings Wednesday after authorities received notice of a bomb threat to Kyle Field, said Lt. Allan Baron of the University Police Department. Baron said the threat was written on a wall of a non-academic building with what appeared to be chalk. A University employee discovered the words “There I

a Bomb at Kyle” and reported it. Baron said after information was relayed to authorities, officers were immediately dispatched to verify the information after receiving the tip at 10:50 a.m. Evacuated buildings included Kyle Field, Read Building, G. Rollie White Coliseum, Netum A. Steed and the Bright Football Complex. “We immediately began to secure and search that facility as well as [those that] adjoin it,” Baron said. He said it was debated whether the threat warranted a Code Maroon message, but did to reduce confusion and misinformation that was circulating

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around campus. Baron said surrounding buildings were evacuated because the threat was specific to Kyle Field, contrary to the general bomb threat in October that caused the evacuation of the entire campus. Search dogs from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were called to assist the search. No bomb was found and authorities gave the “all clear” at 7:08 p.m. Charley Clark, associate vice president of University Risk and Compliance, said whether phoned in, emailed, scribbled See Threat on page 2

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University and federal officials searched Kyle Field and surrounding buildings Wednesday afternoon.

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poll issued by the A&M administration to gauge student reaction about increasing student fees and sports pass prices to fund the renovation of the east side of Kyle Field was emailed to students Tuesday night. However, the student poll was also accidentally emailed to University faculty and staff. The poll, which reached student email accounts after midnight Wednesday, followed an email poll by a group called “Aggie Polling.” The A&M-affiliated poll asks students whether they support an increase of the University Advancement Fee by $36.30 per semester for full time undergraduate students and sports pass prices by $80.36 for a seven game season. University spokesman Jason Cook said the delivery of the referendum to faculty was an error and that steps had been taken to ensure the referendum’s accuracy. “We are able to authenticate that only student responses are included as part of the survey,” he said. “Any responses from faculty, staff or any non-students are eliminated from the survey results.” Student reaction to the separate “Aggie Polling” and A&M-affiliated polls was mixed. “I got the emails but I haven’t taken the polls yet,” freshman kinesiology major Fabian Castro said. “I didn’t know the first one wasn’t from the University.” Another student said the stadium should be renovated, but was skeptical about the administration’s plans to fund the changes. “The field should be redone, but if they are going to pay for it with student fees then they shouldn’t increase the sports pass prices,” freshman environmental geosiences major Joshua Simon. “It would be cool if they could make the sports passes free.” Cook said the A&M administration does not support the use of existing UAF monies for purposes outside “core academic and student supSee Polling on page 2

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University studies major Caleb Jentsch recounts his ski accident in January 2012 and his journey of faith and recovery.

Student recovers from nearly fatal accident Mackenzie Mullis

Special to The Battalion an. 5, 2012, was the day that changed everything for senior university studies major Caleb Jentsch. After an accident that almost took his life, Jentsch has returned to A&M, spreading his message of faithful endurance. Jentsch and five other friends had been skiing in Breckinridge, Colo., for several days when they decided to change mountains and head for the adjacent town, Keystone. It was nearing time for the group to

make their way down the last run when things went awry. The run, “Spillway,” was empty of other skiers. Jentsch and junior allied health major Kyle Baldock were racing past one another when they accidentally crossed skis. Both fell hard, toppling through the snow, when Baldock saw Jentsch strike his head on a tree branch. Baldock said it was immediately clear something was wrong with Jentsch. “I could tell he was unconscious, but I thought he was just knocked out,” Baldock said. “I could hear him breathing, he was breathing funny. I found a block of ice and

propped his head up to get him to breathe better.” Baldock and a friend flagged down skiers for help. Ski patrol arrived 15 minutes later and began treating Jentsch. “He would throw up and they would suction it out so it wouldn’t fill up his lungs,” Baldock said. Jenstch’s body postured while the ski patrol treated him, meaning he was seizing and convulsing from a brain injury. Jentsch was placed on a stretcher and atSee Memory on page 4

A&M to face off against struggling Ole Miss Charity Chambers

The Battalion espite a devastating fourpoint home loss to Kentucky on Monday, Texas A&M head coach Gary Blair warmly thanked the 12th Man for the support provided to his basketball team during the high-profile matchup. “I would like to thank you for making a difference in the A&M vs. Kentucky women’s basketball game on Monday night,” Blair said in his Letter to the 12th Man. “Kentucky may have won the battle, but last night was a tribute to things that we do right at Texas A&M. Texas A&M is so much more than win-

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ning or losing an athletic event. It is made up of champions in the classroom, professors who teach us, teammates who push us, and friendships made at A&M that will last a lifetime.” After the Wildkats broke A&M’s conference-high, eightgame win streak, the Aggie women’s basketball team is seeking to recover well and resurface as a league powerhouse. After falling 70-66, the No. 10 Texas A&M Aggies will face off against the Ole Miss Rebels on Thursday at Reed Arena. University of Kentucky head coach Matthew Mitchell said despite earning the win, A&M is a See Ole Miss on page 3

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port services.” To fund the renovation of the east side of Kyle Field, the administration needs a stable revenue source to support 30-year bonds. Of the $95 million cost to renovate the east side, students are expected to pay $75 million. Cook said the University intends to publicize the results of its poll. He did not say when the results would be announced. “We certainly intend to make the results of the poll available, though we’ve not determined the time frame for doing so,” Cook said. “We don’t want to interfere or influence in any way the elections taking place Thursday and Friday.”

on a piece of paper, or in Wednesday’s case, written on a wall, all threats are considered equally significant. Baron also said any bomb threat regardless of how it is received should be taken seriously. “It’s important for the community as well, when they get [Code Maroon] messages, to read them and follow the instructions or directions that are given on those messages, so they cannot only keep themselves safe but

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also to send those messages on to other people that may not have received it,” Baron said. Code Maroon began the process of disseminating emergency messages at about 12:30 p.m. Baron said after any threat or emergency that causes any type of evacuation, the department will conduct “after-action reports.” “That is where we will actually take an in-depth look at our response and what we can do to improve our services and our response in case we have a similar incident like this in the future,” Baron said.

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A&M teams improve placement at day two of SEC swimming and diving championships The Texas A&M men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams — in hosting the sport’s SEC Championships at the Rec Center — have surged in the conference rankings with strong performances over the course of day two. The women’s team, headlined by the efforts of sophomore Sarah Henry, notched eight of the Top 8 finishes in the four women’s events, leaping to second place overall. Henry, who

claimed second in the 500 meter freestyle preliminaries, ranked as A&M’s highest finish of the day. Meanwhile, the men’s team placed two in the Top 8 as senior John Dalton and junior Henrik Lindau placed fourth and eighth, respectively in the 50 yard freestyle preliminaries. Overall, the team stands at fifth amongst the 14 competing programs.

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Senior forward Kristi Bellock sets the offense during the Aggies’ 70-66 home loss to Kentucky on Monday. The loss broke A&M’s eight-game win streak.

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dangerous squad. “We were fortunate to win,” Mitchell said. “We have a long respect for Texas A&M and their program. They are a very talented team.” The Aggies will put the loss behind them though, as they host the Rebels. Ole Miss — 9-16 overall and 2-10 in the conference — is coming off of a 62-47 loss against South Carolina. The Rebels, who are in the process of transitioning head coaches, hold last place in the Southeastern Conference as they enter the game with A&M. The Rebels are under first-time head coach Brett Frank and have failed to find a rhythm this season. Even though the Rebels appear to not be as competitive as other teams the Aggies have faced, Blair said they will play them as hard as any other team.

“We’ll show up Thursday and we’ll bust it,” Blair said. “We will play Ole Miss just like we play Kentucky or Tennessee.” Despite the Aggies’ recent loss to Kentucky, they are still 10-2 in the SEC, good for third in the league. Freshman guard Courtney Walker had an impressive performance against the Wildcats, putting up the final 10 points for the Aggies. A&M has proved they can hang with the best teams in the SEC but senior forward Kristi Bellock noted that she can still see room for improvement. “We need to be more focused, more aggressive,” Bellock said. “I think our turnovers are just a lack of concentration, being too lackadaisical with the ball. Turning the ball over is something we definitely need to get better on.” The Aggies tipoff at home against Ole Miss at 7 p.m. on Thursday, hoping to improve to 21-6 overall and 11-2 in the SEC.

Sophomore Lauren Ainsley unloads a pitch during the first of A&M’s two wins against SFA.

orking to complete a sweep of Stephen F. Austin during Wednesday’s doubleheader, senior pitcher Mel Dumezich threw her first career no-hitter as undefeated No. 9 Texas A&M (12-0) closed out the Lumberjacks (4-9) with a pair of shutouts at the Aggie Softball Complex. During the afternoon’s game one, the Aggies secured a 3-0 lead and held on behind the pitching of sophomore Lauren Ainsley, who threw a career-best 11 strikeouts. Later on in game two, Dumezich pitched five strikeouts of her own, helping A&M onto a dominating 8-0 victory.

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eadlined by two first-year players, No. 24 Texas A&M dominated Texas Southern with a 7-1 decision at Olsen Field on Wednesday evening. Outfielder Jonathan Moroney and starting pitcher Grayson Long notched career games, urging the Aggies to their fourth consecutive victory of the young 2013 season. Grayson (1-0) made his first collegiate start, pitching his way through five and two-thirds innings in earning the win. Offensively, A&M found its rhythm behind Moroney. The true freshman had two hits on four at-bats with three RBIs, including a crucial triple during the third inning.

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overseeing the efficiency of other weight room attendants, Bertolini serves as a supervisor of the facility. s New Year’s resolutions lose their luster “Students with limited time after school and energy levels dwindle, exercising is and work can focus on abdominal and carsometimes the last thing on students’ minds. diovascular workouts. Students can complete With sleep and studying often taking prece- quick and successful workouts by choosing a dence, running on the treadmill or spending muscle group and doing a few exercises just 30 minutes on the elliptical are often cut out for that group,” Bertolini said. “Doing a difof a student’s schedule. ferent muscle group each day will, in the end, Fitness director of the Student Recre- become a rewarding and healthy full body ational Center DeAun Woosley watches ev- workout.” ery year as students start out motivated, and Students find that as the semester progresses then quickly lose their drive to work out on a with more homework and tests, stress becomes regular basis. a big factor, afShe said fecting them that the main both physically downfall she and emotionally. continuously Getting exercise sees is a lack is a great way of consistento relieve that cy. She said a stress. Bertolini workout protells her peers in gram is hard to the weight room begin, but once that going for someone falls a quick jog or off his or her completing a fast course, it is that workout can immuch harder to prove cognitive continue. function and foWoosley cus. Taking the said whether time to exercise it is finding a can also help fun program or put a student in people to work a positive mood. out with, there Lead personal are ways to cretrainer Patrick ate and mainCantu is one of tain an effective many certified routine. personal train“The indiers employed by vidual must find the Rec Center Chase Krumholz — THE BATTALION something that who can assist Junior REC trainer Jonathan Puffer coaches they love to students in their senior Hattie Butler as she works out in the do,” Woosley workout registudent REC center’s weight room. said. “Finding a men. Cantu said workout buddy each trainer defor group classes or for use of the equipment velops a comprehensive exercise program for in the gym seems to work for many.” each individual. With limited daily time for workouts, there “Whether you are a beginner needing speare key factors in developing an effective cific guidance or an experienced athlete, as a workout plan. Woosley said students should personal trainer we use our knowledge and choose to do a smaller amount of activity each skill to work with the individual to achieve day, or a more complex routine for several personal fitness goals,” Cantu said. days a week. She also said finding time and days Cantu said the biggest benefit of having a of the week to devote to exercise will aid in personal trainer is the one-on-one, individualmaintaining consistency. ized attention. Not only will the trainer moniSenior zoology major Nicole Bertolini tor progress over a period of time, but he or spends her time away from class as the head she will also teach the student workouts they strength & conditioning attendant in the Rec can do on their own after the training ends. Sports weight and fitness room. On top of

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tached to the back of a snowmobile. He was then airlifted to St. Anthony’s Hospital in Denver. Jentsch didn’t open his eyes for 13 days. He remained at St. Anthony’s in Denver for 26 days. Jentsch had suffered from a Traumatic Brain Injury, and was rated as a three on the Glasgow Coma Scale, meaning he had just escaped “the vegetative state.”

The road to recovery

The first time I saw Caleb was in March when he was still at TIRR [Memorial Herman],” said Joel Bratcher, the director of the Baptist Student Ministry bible study Caleb was involved with. “He was very much in the dream state, and the day I was there it was a hard afternoon.” Jentsch said the dream state that resulted from his condition was a dark time for him, one in which he believed every day was actually a dream and nothing that was happening to him was reality. “This was a big part of the whole recovery process — nothing I believed was real,” Jentsch said. “I remember there was one instance where my mom and dad were in the room with me and my dad said, ‘Caleb you need to sit up and take your medicine,’ and I said, ‘No I won’t do that, I want my real parents, you’re my dream parents.’ It breaks my heart every time I think about that because they were there through it all. I have apologized so many times for that.” Jentsch was next moved to Touchstone Neurorecovery Center in Conroe, Texas. Touchstone was Jentsch’s next step to becoming independent again. He was in a facility made up of three houses with 13 to 20 other patients who had suffered from brain injuries. Once Jentsch left Touchstone, he truly began to understand the circumstances he was in.

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“I thought, ‘OK, this is probably real’ when I was in Conroe but once I got back to something familiar, when I was at home with my family constantly, then I knew it was real,” Jentsch said. Jentsch was able to return to Colorado to thank his doctors, nurses and the ski patrol for saving his life. He also visited the site where the accident happened, even taking the branch he hit to make into a cross for Baldock. Through the entire process, his parents updated a CaringBridge page daily to inform family and friends of Jentsch’s miraculous progress, a blessing, they said, from God. The page has attracted 246,237 visitors and contains themes and messages deeply rooted in the family’s spirituality. Jentsch’s family is now trying to publish the blog into a book so more people can know of their son’s hopeful story. “One of the main things I have learned is patience and understanding God’s timing, like with graduating late, it might take longer than what I want but I am OK with it,” Jentsch said.

A&M again

Jentsch reapplied to A&M and received his second acceptance letter from the University. He is now back at A&M taking four credit hours, slowly working his way back to graduation. Jentsch said through the process, his friends and University have been great in an even greater adjustment. “I have really had to rely on others,” Jentsch said. “My friends are more intentional about having to hang out with me and they’re always inviting me to things. Sometimes it’s hard because I know they feel led to hang out with me by God, not just because they really want to. I want them to just want to be with me too. But my friends have been good about always including me in what is going on.” Jentsch is expected to graduate in May of 2014 after which he will go to work for iGo Global, a missions organization.

More top universities O’Brien to host outside U.S. to offer White House online courses Correspondence More top universities outside the United States are joining the rush to offer “massive open online courses” that are widening access to higher education. Two leading providers of so-called MOOCs on Thursday announced major expansions that will roughly double the number of university partners offering free online classes through their websites.Mountain View, Calif.-based Coursera says it’s adding 29 institutions, including 16 outside the U.S. The new partners will offer about 90 courses, including some taught in French, Spanish, Chinese and Italian.

Late night talk show host and comedian Conan O’Brien will be spending a late night with President Barack Obama. The White House Correspondents’ Association has chosen O’Brien as the featured act for its annual dinner on April 27. Association president Ed Henry called O’Brien “one of television’s most innovative and influential talents.” The association dinner is traditionally attended by the president and first lady, government officials and journalists. Proceeds finance scholarships and awards that recognize journalism excellence. The Associated Press

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Community honors fallen Aggie with Corps of Cadets’ annual run Jon Cooley

The Battalion exas A&M provides its students the opportunity to show their respects to fallen Aggies through memorials such as Silver Taps and Aggie Muster. The Corps of Cadets is offering another way to honor fallen students by sponsoring the Memorial Ramp Romp at Kyle Field on Saturday. Texas A&M University tends to distinguish itself from other colleges and universities by maintaining strong ties to the military and remembering its students — past and present. Last year’s Ramp Romp was held to lend support to Honor Flight Fort Worth, an organization that flies Veterans of WWII and the Korean War to Washington D.C. to visit their memorials, free of charge. “This opportunity often is the first and only time these heroes have to view our efforts as a nation to hon-

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or their sacrifice,” said Drew Alders, senior agricultural economics major and Corps public relations officer. Maj. Nathan This year, Anderson Ramp Romp will honor Marine Corps Maj. Nathan Anderson, Class of 2002 and member of the Corps of Cadets Company H-1. Anderson died Feb. 22, 2012, in a training accident in Yuma, Ariz. For the cadets of the H-1 Roughriders, there is an ever-present memorial to those who have fallen in the line of duty hanging in their dormitory. “They give us something to aspire to, instead of some figments of

a man,” said Josh Dennis, H-1 commander and senior political science major. When the news of Anderson’s death came to A&M, the annual Ramp Romp was given an additional mission, aside from honoring a fallen Aggie, to lend aid to Anderson’s family. “As an Aggie, you are taught that Aggies are your family,” said Taylor Jolly, H-1 chaplin and junior information and operations management major. “At H-1, these men are our brothers. We know their names and we strive to preserve their legacy.”

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The event will be at 9 a.m. Saturday in Kyle Field. Sign-ups are $20. More info on the Ramp Romp facebook page.

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Runners approach the ramps at Kyle Field as part of a previous Ramp Romp 5k. This year, the run will benefit the family of Marine Corps Maj. Nathan Anderson, who died in a training exercise in 2012.

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Senate questions Claybrook on column The Battalion In the midst of campaign week, Student Senate met Wednesday night to vote on several bills. Before legislation was presented or voted on, the Senate questioned Student Body President John Claybrook for about 2 hours about his guest column printed in The Battalion on Wednesday. The column titled “Failure to lead,” called on Student Senate to more accurately represent the opinions of the student body. “I got over 40 texts today from students saying I hit the nail on the head,” Claybrook said. “Our number one job should be interacting and representing the students here. If anyone of y’all wrote an article about me, I wouldn’t complain about it.” After the questioning died down, “The Assurance of Equality in Admissions Bill” was introduced and put to a vote. The bill states that, “only UIN, state of residence, high school attended and academic information shall

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Despite a few disagreements, the bill passed the Senate and will be sent to University President R. Bowen Loftin within five days. “This is a very simple vote,” McNutt said. “We want the best students to be admitted regardless of socioeconomic status.” Another bill proposed would allow students increased use of MSC rooms. Currently, students pay $100 for use of the MSC and other complexes each year. However, rooms in the MSC are only available for groups, not for individual use. The MSC Utilization

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bill would allow students to reserve study rooms in the MSC until 5:30 p.m. on a first come first serve basis. “We’re paying $100 for it. Why not use it,” said sophomore political science major and student senator Chris Woolsey. The last two bills addressed the Executive Branch and first aid boxes in the architecture building. All four bills will be presented to the administration within the five days for approval.

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House and Senate leaders on Wednesday agreed to create a special committee to investigate the University of Texas System board of regents, as a key senator filed a bill seeking to limit the power of board members. Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and House Speaker Joe Straus agreed to form the joint panel following a speech Dewhurst gave on the Senate floor Monday defending embattled University of Texas President Bill Powers. Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, chairman of the Senate Higher Education Committee, said he wants to investigate whether the regents are “micromanaging” their nine campuses.

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ggies for Palestine sponsored an event on Wednesday for Stand with Us, an organization that travels to different campuses to spread information about the occurrences in Israel. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been an ongoing struggle since the early 20th century because of religious and territorial disagreements. Vida Velasco, program coordinator for Stand with Us, said the mission of the event is to help others understand the facts of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “It’s important because we all understand each other’s stories, and for there to be peace, we need to understand the suffering that’s on both sides,” Velasco said. The event featured two speakers who served as a part of the Israeli Defense Force. Drew Alyeshmerni served in the civil administration for the Israeli Defense Force. Alyeshmerni is Jewish, Americanborn, and grew up far away from the Israeli-Palestinian conflicts in Arizona. Alyeshmerni said she decided to serve on the front lines in Israel to see what was going on with the government. As a part of the Civil Administration, her job was acting as a link of communication between Palestine and Israel in the West Bank. “It was our job to allow Palestinians through the Matar Border Crossing to visit their families in Israeli jails,” Alyeshmerni said. The second speaker was Orit Kopel, a Jewish woman who grew up in Israel and joined the Israel Defense Force as a medic. “I really wanted to be in the front line and see the conflict with my own eyes,” Kopel said. In October 2003, a Palestinian woman crossed the Israeli border illegally and set

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Drew Alyeshmerni (front) and Orit Kopel take turns telling students about their experiences with the Israeli Defense Force at a lecture for Aggies for Palestine Wednesday evening in Rudder tower. off a bomb in a restaurant, killing dozens of children and their families, Kopel said. Two weeks later, Kopel was awoken in the middle of the night and told to give medical help to an injured man. “In the room, I saw a man lying on the bed in front of me and I approached him and asked his name and he said his name was Haled,” Kopel said. “After that, I knew exactly who he was. He was the brother of the woman who bombed the restaurant.” Kopel said she had a hard time deciding if she should treat him after she thought about the possibility of him hurting other people. “I was trained to give medical aid merely according to medical needs regardless of his moral standards,” Kopel said. “It was really hard but I took a deep breath, examined

his condition and treated him. When I finished, he looked up at me and thanked me. I felt like I betrayed the victims that he was responsible for killing after he thanked me for helping him.” Kopel said she hopes that one day the military won’t be used for conflict but only for medical emergencies on either side of the fence. Freshman international studies major Caroline Ann Thomas attended the event and said she’s interested in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “It was very interesting hearing the perspectives of two women who served on the ground,” Thomas said. “It’s interesting to hear about the efforts that Israel is making and I think this topic needs to be discussed more.”

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