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Nerren and Joseph discuss issues SBP candidates hash out University solutions in final debate Aimee Breaux The Battalion
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acing a crowd full of people dressed in “Gig ‘em with Garrett” and “Rowdy for Reid” T-shirts, student body president candidates Garrett Nerren and Reid Joseph participated in their second and final debate Monday night. The debate, which took place at the George Bush Library theater, brought
about candidates’ opinions and plans of action on issues such as the University’s “25 by 25” initiative, veteran affairs and Vision 2020, the administration’s plan to make A&M into one of the top 10 public universities in the nation by the year 2020. Both candidates had similar values and goals, but each proposed a different means to reach them. When election commissioner and mediator Allison Krenzien, senior biomedical sciences major, asked about the 25 by 25 initiative, both candidates expressed a need to bolster communication with the student body. Nerren focused on communicating the administration’s
decisions to increase growth and its effect on the student body and student government whereas Joseph focused on taking concerns of students to the administration. Nerren said there needs to be transparency in SGA and that he would work to ensure students are made aware of the changes from the beginning. He said communication is also important to make sure student government handles the expected growth well. “I think one thing that we can do to make sure that student government continues down this excellent path we’ve gone down is to continue to See Debate on page 2
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SBP candidates Reid Joseph and Garrett Nerren acknowledge questions at the second SBP debate on Monday at George Bush Library.
Executive exchange Opposing candidates unpack personal propositions to campus issues Torri Clark & Jessica Smarr The Battalion
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want to serve” — a common ground between the two candidates running for student body president. Garrett Nerren — the junior political science major fitted in his fresh suit and red tie — took a break as president of his fraternity to run for president of the student body. Reid Joseph — the junior industrial distribution major wearing the cadet’s uniform of formal tradition – is the academic chair of Squadron 17 in the Corps of Cadets and a thirdgeneration Aggie. Both candidates agree they want to increase communication between student government and the 50,000-member student body of Texas A&M — while Joseph wants to implement a new VP of community outreach, Nerren wants to be publicly present on campus once a week. Where they differ, from representative attire to post-election plans, the two candidates have out-
lined goals and responses to the challenges that await the next student body president.
Student Fees
A key issue discussed during the 2013 election is the use of student fees. With the anticipated renovation of Kyle Field, there is debate over whether student fees should increase in an effort to partially fund the renovation. Both candidates support an increase in mandatory student fees to help fund renovations to the east side of Kyle Field. “From an outsider’s perspective, Texas A&M football comes first and foremost and the students should also play a part in this initiative,” Joseph said. “If we didn’t raise student fees, then we would have major budget cuts from other areas supported by student fees.” Nerren said he wants student fees to be as low as possible, but
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The glass, brick and limestone exterior of conceptual designs of the east side of Kyle Field is interspersed with tributes to student organizations.
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administration has concerns regarding the language in the Student Government Association referendum, which will ask for student opinion about the funding for the renovation of the east side of Kyle Field during student body elections this week. The difference between the SGA and A&M administration inquiries lies in the proportion to which the east side of Kyle Field will be funded by mandatory student fees through the University Advancement Fee, UAF.
Developments to the east side will include wider concourses and improved restrooms and concessions — renovations that Sam Torn, chair elect of 12th Man Foundation, said will not change the student experience, but enhance it. The SGA referendum will ask students whether they support increasing the UAF $1.55 per student credit hour ($23.25 for full time students per semester) See Kyle Field on page 3
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Eight game streak snaps despite late Walker scoring flurry Charity Chambers
The Battalion hile Courtney Walker was scoring the final 10 A&M points, her coach told her to channel the game of a man who recently turned 50 years old. “We got in transition and I just told Walker to do her best Michael Jordan act,” Texas A&M women’s basketball head coach Gary Blair said. “And she was doing it. Walker’s a great kid, she works hard. She gave us a chance at
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the end.” Despite Walker’s 20 points, No. 10 A&M fell short after slicing a 14-point deficit to two in the last nine minutes. The last team to beat A&M struck once again as No. 8 Kentucky held on, 70-66. The Aggies’ last loss before their eight-game win streak came from Kentucky, which won 65-62 on See Basketball on page 3
Culture through dance The Texas A&M Philippine Student Association strives to raise cultural awareness through mediums such as dance. The club choreographs and incorporates Filipino culture into its performances.
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market and to market well,� Nerren said. “Students don’t necessarily know what student government is doing for them even though it is doing all of these good things.� Joseph said it is important to heed the concerns of students, such as the growing concern about the increasing quantity of students hurting the quality of education. He said in this case, the student government can make sure the number of applicants applying still ensures a high standard of education. “We take the concerns of the student body and bring them to administration,� Joseph said. “This is something we need to make sure of.� When asked how they plan to assist the veterans at A&M, both candidates expressed the intent to create a position of vice president for veteran relations. Nerren said in this position, THE RICHARDS GROUP the only job is to go between the Corps and TRG JOB: the student government. SCE-12-0018 “Stuff like [priority registration] are these CLIENT: little things that we can give these people who SMU have served for our country or are going to AD NAME: serveResolution our country to make life here at Texas Dispute College Papers A&M a little easier for them,� Nerren said. PUB(S): Joseph, however, said his cabinet would UT– Daily Texan reach out to the veteran’s office at A&M, Texas A&M Battalion which is underfunded — despite its constant (floats) OUgrowth – Oklahoma Dailysemester. In addition, Joseph said each (floats) the realization of BUILD 2013, a campusINSERTION DATE(S): wide project in planning for build a home Sept. 10, 2012 for a financially disadvantaged family, would TRIM: provide a good outlet for veterans who feel 4.92 x6 disconnected COLOR/LS/Dmax: from normal student activities. B/W/85/240 “We are very excited about all our veteran QUESTIONS: relations in the upcoming year,� Joseph said. Jen Duncan In regards to Vision 2020, both candidates 214-891-5808
stressed the importance of helping administration by opening up communication with students. Joseph elaborated by saying the communication needs to be between the students and SBP as well as the SBP and administration. “In regards to what the student government can do to help further this goal, it has to be about communication,� Joseph said. “[It’s about] making sure that we as the student government have the relationship with the administration and with the students on campus to ensure that what is best for the students and ultimately for Texas A&M is being done.� Nerren said in regards to Vision 2020 that a construction needed to be communicated better to students. He wants to establish a traffic and construction text update much like Code Maroon that students can sign up for. “Traffic is one of the biggest things people think about when they hear Vision 2020,� Nerren said. “Something they can hold on to is a traffic update.� When left to answer the question of what crucial thing they wanted to be changed should they be elected, Nerren said he wanted to bridge the disconnect between the student body and the student government and reach tangible goals. Joseph said he wants to see BUILD 2013 do what Aggie Bonfire did for past generations: unite a campus. Junior agricultural systems management major, Brandon Behrens, said he felt the debate questions and responses of the students better addressed the actual role of the student body president. “If I’m being completely honest, I think it is pretty even,� Behrens said. “I feel like there were a lot of questions that both candidates felt the same on.�
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and sports passes by $17.22 per home game ($120.54 for a seven game season). The SGA referendum asks if students support a UAF increase to cover 40 percent of the cost to renovate the east side of Kyle Field and an increase in sports pass prices to cover the remaining 60 percent. The A&M administration survey question will ask if students support a funding framework with a larger emphasis on a UAF increase. Students will be asked in the email whether they support increasing the UAF $2.42 per student credit hour ($36.30 for full time students per semester) and sports passes by $11.48 per home game ($80.36 for a seven game season). The survey question from the A&M administration will ask if students support that the UAF cover 60 percent of the cost to renovate the east side of Kyle Field and sports passes cover the remaining 40 percent. Cook said the A&M administration does not support the use of existing UAF monies for purposes outside “core academic and student support services.” To fund the renovation of the east side of Kyle Field, the administration needs a stable revenue source to support
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30-year bonds. “It’s great when A&M has 11 wins, but we have to account for down seasons,” Cook said in reference to a mandatory fee being more stable than sports pass sales, which could fluctuate with team performance. Of the $95 million cost to renovate the east side, students are expected to pay $75 million. Torn said student involvement fits in accordance with the planned purpose of a “shared vision” for renovations that include but go beyond the creation of a more intimidating environment for opponents and a more enjoyable stadium experience for fans. “Because of the platform of the Southeastern Conference, because of the evolution of the University, what we’re trying to do is use Kyle Field as a window into telling our story as a University culture,” Torn said. All of Kyle Field will have wi-fi, which Torn said is a part of unprecedented technological advancements in the stadium. “Technologically, it will be the finest stadium in the country,” Torn said. Wider concourses and increased access points will make the stadium as much as four or five times easier to exit, Torn said. And though the capacity of the east side will increase
slightly, Torn said student seating will not be diminished and students will not be asked to pay for aspects of the renovations that don’t affect them. “We looked at the total cost of the redevelopment of the east side, then we took out all the costs that weren’t associated with the students and just applied the costs that are relevant and connected to the student experience,” Torn said. The limestone, brick and glass exterior bears a resemblance to another recent stadium upgrade: Blue Bell Park at Olsen Field. Torn said the similarities are intentional. “We’re trying to create a look complementary to Blue Bell Park because it’s a strong, classic, traditional look and we’re a strong, classic, traditional — but forward- thinking — University,” Torn said. Torn said the order in which the renovations will take place makes evident the University’s commitment to the student body. “Our plan is to redevelop the student side before the alumni side and that’s intentional,” Torn said. The administration’s survey will be made available to students via email on Wednesday and will close at 11:59 p.m. the same day, while the SGA referendum will take place online during student body elections.
Jan. 10 on its home court. This time, despite home court advantage, the Aggies failed to produce a different outcome. Senior forward Kristi Bellock said the circumstances made the loss hard to take. “This was definitely a tough loss coming off of eight straight wins,” Bellock said. “They were the last team we lost to, so we’re just really upset with ourselves. It’s another learning experience.” A&M trailed by 14 points with just over nine minutes remaining, but Walker would pour in 14 points over the final eight minutes, including the last 10 for A&M. After she scored with 4.5 seconds left and drew a foul, Walker intentionally missed the free throw to give A&M a final attempt, but Kentucky secured the rebound to seal the game. “When Walker went down to cut it to two and shoot the free-throw to cut it to one, I was not going to take a chance on stealing the inbound when we have not pressed all game,” Blair said about Walker’s layup and free-throw attempt. “I told Walker to miss it, which was our best chance to win it.” The Aggies got off to a strong start as they went on a 9-0 run early in the game, but the Wildcats would come back with a 5-0 run in just 12 seconds to keep the game within reach. A&M led for the first 10 minutes of the game but Kentucky took the lead late in the first half and went into halftime with a sixpoint lead. At the beginning of the second half, the Aggies came out strong, closing in on the Wildcats 42-40. But due to the double teaming of junior All-American candidate Kelsey Bone — who turned the ball over seven times and scored nine points — A&M had to find another outlet to make the shots.
Bellock grabbed seven rebounds in the second half to keep the Aggies in the game. By the end of the game she had a doubledouble with a career-high 15 rebounds and 12 points. Walker’s “Jordan act” wasn’t enough to win a ninth in a row, as Kentucky guard A’dia Mathies led Kentucky with 13 points and DeNesha Stallworth recorded 12 points and 12 rebounds. “It was go hard or go home,” Walker said. “If you’re not aggressive, they’re going to get a bucket. I was just trying to be aggressive and focus a lot more on where I needed to be.”
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net and administration, the candidates have been asked how their organizational backgrounds at Texas A&M affect their candidacy for student body president. “I am a Greek candidate, but this is not a Greek campaign,” Nerren said. He said his campaign team is made up of people from several organizations across campus. “People from many different walks of life at Texas A&M are a part of this campaign team and they are bringing their goals that their groups would like to see accomplished,” Nerren said. Nerren said his involvement in other organizations such as Freshman Aggies Spreading Traditions and Interfraternity Council has allowed him to meet and interact with many people in different organizations. He said he believed it was important to connect to these Aggies individually. “I enjoy meeting people on a one-on-one basis,” Nerren said. “One of my favorite parts of this campaign has been connecting with Aggies one-on-one, hearing their story and where they came from.” Joseph said his time in the Corps of Cadets has greatly equipped him for the position of student body president. “I do believe that my time in the Corps of Cadets has been something that has greatly prepared me,” Joseph said. “I believe that following is absolutely paramount before learning how to lead. We definitely learned how to follow. I think it’s a great learning process.” While Joseph takes great pride in his membership in the Corps of Cadets, he said it will simply be one of the many important subsets of campus that will be represented by his administration. “I obviously can’t hide it — I am a member of the Corps of Cadets. I’m proud of that, Joseph said. “But I realize that we’re 2,200 students. This [is a] 50,000-student University — that is a very, very small part of the University. That’s not our mission with this campaign, to simply represent the Corps of Cadets. Yes, we will be representing the Corps of Cadets, but we will also be representing the other groups on campus.” Joseph has also been involved in organizations such as Maroon Coats, Fish Aides and Traditions Council.
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understands that an increase in fees will be necessary with projects such as the Kyle Field renovation. Ultimately, Nerren said he will do what is best for students. “I will do what the students think is best. I feel like an increase in fees is going to have to happen,” Nerren said. “We’re getting a ton of money from donors and alumni to pay for this, but I think that the students are going to have to play a role as well. As much as I want to keep student fees low, I think on certain topics we are going to have to bump that up a little bit.”
Plans for Student Government If elected, Joseph said he wants to increase diversity within student government, specifically by building a cabinet with representatives from as many facets of campus as possible. “I do assure and commit to making sure that we have the best people for the student body,” Joseph said. “And that means representative of the student body.” If elected, Joseph said he plans to conduct an administration with transparency and accountability.
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Nerren said he believes it is necessary to make an intentional effort to connect students and student government. “I think personally that there is a kind of disconnect between the Student Government Association and the rest of the student body,” Nerren said. “I feel like students see SGA as this distant organization. Granted, it does do a lot of great things — things that students don’t necessarily know [are] done through SGA, like Replant and Carpool. I think the biggest thing is the breakdown of communication.” Both candidates said open
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and constructive communication between the student body president and Student Senate would be vital in creating the best possible solutions for the student body. “It’s coming together to set aside some differences and work together to create a more unified SGA,” Joseph said. “I feel like that’s one of the things that we can always be improving on. When we don’t have a unified SGA, it’s really hurting the students.”
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Plans If Elected Nerren said he is proud of the concrete goals he has created within his campaign, and looks forward to actively pursuing them. “One of our biggest things that we’re priding ourselves on is all these new ideas we have,” Nerren said. “In the past, I feel like we’ve seen a lot of vague generalities, but we have tangible goals.” If elected, Joseph said he would be excited about implementing Build 2013. Students will come together to construct a house to donate to a deserving family in the community. “It’s not going to replace bonfire,” Joseph said. “But in the same spirit, it will bring all of campus together by uniting us under the tradition of selfless service.” Nerren’s said his team has plans to pursue a list of goals ranging from reducing meal plan costs to pulling football tickets online. Both candidates have also emphasized their objectives to connect the office of the student body president to the student body. Joseph said he will create a position for a vice president of community outreach that will work with a committee to connect the SGA and the student body. Nerren said he will hold student body president office hours. “I feel students have ideas on how to make A&M better, they just don’t always know where to take them,” Nerren said. Trevor Stevens contributed to this article
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Club promotes culture, dance Dang said. Senior film production and economics major Rico Nelson also choreographs. For Neleet hit the floor in tempo, articulating a son, dancing is a liberating and communicachoreographed culture and diversity. The tive experience. Philippine Student Association is an organi“Dancing clears my mind and says what my zation that celebrates culture, students and words can’t,” Nelson said. “Choreographing dance. is sharing my emotions and letting others feel The Philippine Student Association at what I feel.” A&M was the first Philippine student Ladera often organization in Texas and celebrated draws inspiration its 30th anniversary last year. Dance from other chore— both cultural and modern — is a ographers. He said major aspect of what the organizahe tries to link the tion, known as PhilSA, participates moves with the imin. The group often performs at mulagery already emticultural events around campus. bedded in the lyrics “We’re known around campus as of a song. ‘that group who always carries around “I like seeing those huge bamboo sticks,’” said Kris wordplay and I like Ladera, senior industrial engineering seeing properly hit major and president of PhilSA. beats,” Ladera said. With his extensive piano back“The artistry comes ground and involvement in high more from how the school band, music has always been choreographer ina prominent theme in Ladera’s life. It COURTESY terprets and expresswas music that initially drew him to es, and how they PhilSA toward the end of his fresh- The Philippine Student Association combines dance and culture in its spread that message man year. performances, which often take place on campus. to other people.” “I got into it because of dance, and Ladera rememPhilSA is the biggest thing in my college cathing truly original, to break stereotypes and bers when he was first asked to choreograph reer right now,” Ladera said. “PhilSA’s much to spread culture. a piece a year after he joined. He had never more than dance, but it’s how I got into the “PhilSA’s main goal is not to win, but rath- choreographed anything before. group.” er to work hard and to bond with our friends Now, as a seasoned choreographer in a In addition to cultural dance performances, to create something we can all be proud of,” leadership position, Ladera has the chance
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many members participate in a dance competition called the GoodPhil Games every spring. Preparation for this event entails choreographing and learning hip-hop numbers. Both Ladera and junior chemistry major Gabriel Dang choreograph some of the sets PhilSA members perform. Dang said he is motivated and driven as a dancer to create some-
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to offer others the same opportunity he was given. “We have three new choreographers this year and I couldn’t be more proud of them,” Ladera said. A common misconception about PhilSA is that you have to be Filipino to join. “Anyone can join PhilSA,” Ladera said. “We actually pride ourselves on being one of the more diverse Asian groups on campus.” Sophomore biochemistry major Blatene Wade said outsiders to the group often assume PhilSA is just another cultural group that unites all the Filipino students at A&M. “PhilSA is so much more than that,” Wade said. “It’s an organization that prides itself on the diversity and friendship of its members. It teaches and promotes Filipino culture, and it gives great opportunities to dance and for people to learn how to dance.”
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exas A&M Cupcakes offers a sweet and satisfying experience that combines baking tasty treats with feeding the hungry.
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From left: Freshman Audrie Petter, freshman Allison Calzada and senior Lyndsey Jackson sell homemade cupcakes in the Wehner building Wednesday.
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Texas A&M Cupcakes is a nonprofit organization, formed last spring, that promotes care for those in need by giving all proceeds collected from each bake sale to the Brazos Valley Food Bank. The organization was established by president and junior marketing major Kenly Ashbrook and her love for baking and her dream of becoming a culinary chef. Ashbrook said the organization’s popularity was largely underestimated with its initial establishment. “We are just a bunch of people who love to bake and love giving back to the community,” Ashbrook said. “We weren’t expecting many to show up to our meetings, but we received such a big
crowd that we were considered a ‘fire hazard’ inside Evans Library, and told to find a new meeting place.” The members provide all of the baked goods for the sales, and cupcake workshops are offered throughout the semester to assist with learning proper culinary skills. Members often meet off campus. Cooking utensils are provided as the members learn about quality and cupcake preparation techniques. Taylor Phillips, junior English major and vice president of Texas A&M Cupcakes, said precise instruction is given for cupcake presentation. “Icing workshops have been set up and each member is given an icing tip, where they are taught how to make drop flowers, flowers out of marshmallows and any other tips we are able to give them on cupcake presentation,” Phillips said. Each member is expected to bake at least one dozen cupcakes for each bake
sale, as the sale averages $300 in revenue to be donated to the Brazos Valley Food Bank. The cupcakes are baked a few days in advance in the kitchen of each member. Members are allowed to bake their recipe of choice and are encouraged to concoct original and unique flavors. Kinsley Ten Napel, the fundraising officer of the organization, said many cupcake flavors are available. “Some of the interesting recipes that are sold are chocolate, red velvet, pumpkin spice and blueberry cupcakes,” Napel said. With the affiliation with the Brazos Valley Food Bank, this fundraising has helped the food bank experience a 59 percent increase in demand for food during the past year, because with every $1 donated, 5 pounds of food are distributed.
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Extend-by-phone option available for parking fees The Battalion tudents leading busy lives on weekends don’t intend to end their night with a parking citation. Texas A&M Transportation Services has provided a solution to this potential issue. Extend-by-Phone is a new service that allows students to extend the amount of time allotted to their pay space by using their cellphones, helping students who pay with a credit card avoid potential parking fines. “Extend-by-Phone is a fairly new industry service,” said June Broughton, marketing and communications manager for Transportation Services. “We are constantly researching new and better ways to provide service for our customers and visitors.” When paying at a pay-by-space machine at lot 51 by the Bonfire Memorial, Northside Garage or several West Campus lots, customers are given the opportunity to provide their cellphone numbers. This allows customers to receive a text message alert when the expiration time approaches. The customer may then text back and pay for more time. This service,
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does not require an account, but repeat users can sign up for an account, which allows them to pay parking fees by phone without using a pay-by-space machine. Transportation Services also has other programs to help customers with parking related items, such as the “Park Me” app. “Our new ‘Park Me’ app gives real-time occupancy, rates, hours of operation and accepted payment types for several visitor parking facilities right on your smartphone or desktop,” Broughton said. These programs provide students with flexibility and help fulfill the mission of Transportation Services. “Transportation Services is dedicated to Tanner Garza — THE BATTALION providing an efficient, dynamic and innovative Saad Khan, junior nuclear engineering parking and transit services to the community,” major, checks out the pay-by-phone Broughton said. “This program and other new machine Monday at Northside garage. services provide that innovative service.”
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models in order to properly evaluate such a possibility for Texas A&M,” said University spokesman Jason Cook. “We have not yet reached a conclusion at this stage.” Cook said A&M has a reputation for having one of the best higher education values in the country and remains committed to quality and affordability for students. In recent years, Texas college students have faced significant tuition spikes, with the average student at a state university paying 55 percent more than a decade ago, according to a Dallas Morning News analysis. Until 2003, Texas had set tuition caps to help make a college education more affordable. Due to a significant budget gap that year, lawmakers cut state funding to universities that allowed campuses to set their own tuition rates.
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whoweare The Battalion staff represents every college on the campus, including undergraduates and graduate students. The leadership of The Battalion welcomes students to participate in the First Amendment in action as you utilize your student newspaper. We are students. Senior English major Trevor Stevens, editor-in-chief The Battalion is published daily, Monday through Friday during the fall and spring semesters and Tuesday and Thursday during the summer session (except University holidays and exam periods) at Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843. Offices are in Suite L400 of the Memorial Student Center. News: The Battalion news department is managed by students at Texas A&M University in Student Media, a unit of the Division of Student Affairs. Newsroom phone: 979-845-3315; email: editor@thebatt.com; website: http://www.thebatt. com. Advertising: Publication of advertising does not imply sponsorship or endorsement by The Battalion. For campus, local, and national display advertising, call 979-845-2687. For classified advertising, call 979-845-0569. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Email: battads@thebatt.com. Subscriptions: A part of the Student Services Fee entitles each Texas A&M student to pick up a single copy of The Battalion. First copy free, additional copies $1. Call 979-845-2696 for mail subscriptions.
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Pre-order your 2013 Aggieland yearbook for $81.19, including shipping and sales tax, and $AVE. The 111th edition of Texas A&M’s official yearbook will chronicle the 2012-2013 school year — traditions, academics, the other education, sports, the Corps, Greeks, ResLife, campus organizations and seniors and graduate students. Distribution of the 2013 Aggieland will be during Fall 2013. Go to http://aggieland.tamu.edu or call 979-845-2696 to pre-order by credit card. Or drop by the Student Media office, Suite L400 in the MSC. Cash, check, VISA, MasterCard, Discover and American Express accepted.
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Larger entrances and concourses. New restrooms. Enhanced concessions. A stunning exterior. And prime seating, just as you have today. Join previous generations of Aggie students and help us renovate and expand Kyle Field.
VOTE “YES” FOR THE KYLE FIELD RENOVATION! Check your NEO email soon for details on the student vote.
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