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Display gives face to fallen Aggies Amber Jaura The Battalion

The memorable and honorary tradition of Muster is just around the corner and the Reflections Display was made available to students Thursday. More than 40 Aggies are honored in this year’s Reflections Display, the first of four events for Muster.

Walking through the display, students can view a collection of items reflecting the life of each Aggie being honored.

Letters and collages made by friends and family, pictures, paintings and other personal items communicate the legacy of the Aggies whose names will be called during Roll Call for the Absent in the Muster ceremony.

Kari Galipp, senior nutrition sciences major and Reflections Display co-coordinator, said they began contacting families for memorabilia at the beginning of the spring semester.

“The whole Muster committee is involved in putting together the display, and we become very close with the families of the Aggies we are honoring,” Galipp said. “Whether families send in items through mail or we meet up to get them, we become personally connected to each of the Aggies in the display.”

Galipp said the families and friends find comfort in contributing to the display and knowing that A&M has not forgotten about their loved one.

“Being part of the display and even viewing it makes you appreciate being an Aggie,” Galipp said. “Not only are we the only school that has a ceremony to remember students that passed, we also hold a display to honor each of them.”

Mary Anna Hill, senior political science major and Reflections Display co-coordinator, said being involved in the Reflections Display is one of the most rewarding experiences she has had as an Aggie.

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Students can visit the Reflections Display in Rudder Exhibit Hall on Friday to learn about Aggies honored during Muster. Pictured are mementos of Joseph Villavisencio, Class of 2012, who died in a car accident in December.

Muster weekend !"The Reflections Display will be

available for viewing 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Friday in Rudder and 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Saturday in the MSC Flag Room. !"The Flag Raising Ceremony at 9 a.m.

Saturday in Academic Plaza officially starts Aggie Muster. !"Students and former students can reminisce about their time at A&M during the Camaraderie Barbeque 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. !"Campus Muster begins at 7 p.m.

Saturday in Reed Arena.

“It’s been so moving to hear families sharing the stories and memories. We even send back pictures of the display to family members,” Hill said. “I feel like we’re doing something meaningful for the families and friends who lost their loved ones.”

Hill said the displays tell each Aggie’s story and reminds students of how they are all connected.

“As students view the display they’re able to see the lives of Aggies [who who have died] and know that when their time comes, they too will be honored.

Their name will be called at Roll Call and someone will say ‘Here’ for them,” Hill said. “Aggies don’t forget about other Aggies.”

Alexandra Borden, junior psychology

major and Muster host, said she became involved in the Reflections Display to see the personalities of the Aggies remembered on Muster.

“It gives me a more personal connection to them. The display shows me what their life was like and who they were,” Borden said. “Muster is my favorite Aggie tradition and during the ceremony I’ll be able to say ‘Here’ for the Aggies I know from the display.”

The Reflections Display includes the senior boots of Ernest Shillingburg, Class of 1943.

“We’re honored to be able to display the senior Aggie Boots. It’s amazing to be able to see something people put their blood, sweat and tears into for four years to earn,” Borden said. “The boots are so highly regarded in the Corps of Cadets and a great way to remember the dedicated cadet.”

Stephanie Hernandez, freshmen international studies major, said she looks forward to attending her first Muster, and the Reflections Display gave her a new perspective on one of the oldest Aggie traditions.

“The display personally connects you to the Aggie honorees. In viewing their memorabilia, you realize we hold every Aggie dear to our hearts and respect them,” Hernandez said. “We still care about the details that made them who they are. The display shows us they’re still a part of A&M.”

Ceremony reinstates MSC traditions Barrett House

The Battalion Two traditions, absent three years on the A&M campus, were reinstated in anticipation of the reopening of the Memorial Student Center. As of Thursday afternoon, tradition dictates that students and visitors are to keep off the grass surrounding the MSC and remove their hats upon entering the building.

Students and faculty gathered outside the building’s “Honor” entrance — facing O.R. Simpson Drill Field — to celebrate the occasion and witness the covering of the last bit of dirt, a block T, with grass.

MSC Director Luke Altendorf spoke about the significance of the “Honor” entrance, as the grass will be overlooked by seven Aggies who received the Medal of Honor during World War II and the lists of Aggies who have died in combat. Altendorf reached back to 1951 when the building was originally dedicated, citing former A&M Regent H. C. “Dulie” Bell. “[Bell said] the MSC was not a typical, cold monument but a vibrant, living memorial of usefulness,” Altendorf said.

“As we enter the building on Saturday, we will pause and give respect to the Aggies who gave the ultimate sacrifice for us with such a simple gesture as removing our hats and staying off the grass.”

R. Bowen Loftin, University president, addressed the audience, sharing his first experience at A&M — being told by his parents to stay off the grass.

“The earliest memory I have visiting Texas A&M, I’ll never forget walking on the campus with my parents and being told sternly not to walk on the grass,” Loftin said. “I was frightened actually. It was a very stern warning not to do this. It wasn’t explained. I learned that later on why, but it

Photos by Jade Bedell and Roger Zhang — THE BATTALION

(above) Administrators and students place the final patches of MSC grass during the Rededication Ceremony Thursday afternoon. (below) Corps Commander Pat Reeves, left, and Traditions Council Chair Taryn Tipton, right, place a patch of grass together. stuck with me all those years.”

MSC President Elizabeth Andrasi, Class of 2011, explained why traditions were temporarily suspended. Andrasi said former MSC President Stephanie Burns decided it would be better these two traditions be put on hold in order to allow construction workers to wear required safety equipment — including hardhats — without implying disrespect.

For students who have yet to experience the MSC, these traditions will be a reminder of the importance of memorials on campus. Loftin said traditions such as these are important to students because of what they represent. “[These traditions] just drive home again the memorial aspects of the campus,” Loftin said. “Traditions aren’t mindless; they actually have a purpose and these two have real purposes to show honor to those who died for our country … This is adding to the tapestry of what A&M is all about.”

For upperclassmen, the replanting of the grass was a

sign the campus is once again whole. Pat Reeves, senior biomedical sciences major and Corps Commander, said compared the MSC opening to moving into a new house the owner has waited to be finished.

“You put the purchase down on the house, you get the contract ready, you do the inspections. We’ve done all these tours, now its time to go and live in the house,” Reeves said. “The replanting of the grass feels like we’re signing on the dotted line and the campus is whole again.”

Reeves said having these traditions reinstated will recharge the University as it continues to grow and reach for greatness.

“The idea that we are taking our hats off, we are staying off the grass, really the vibrancy of campus is going to start coming back,” Reeves said. “The identity of Texas A&M is going to be firmly in place now.

We’re going to continue to strive for excellence now that we have our place to celebrate and remember those who have gone before us in the MSC.”

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Softly call the Muster Student body prepares for A&M’s most sacred tradition Naila Dhanani & Robert Carpenter

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ver a century ago, a tradition was born,” said Jack Davis, Class of 1993. “Fifty years ago on Corregidor, it became a legend. Today, it lives on in the hearts of us all.”

Muster through the ages On June 26, 1883, Aggies gathered in the first Muster to reminisce and celebrate their days at A&M, reliving the “victories and defeats won and lost upon the drill field and classroom.”

Now celebrated annually on April 21, the origins of Muster can be traced to 40 years before the University’s establishment, when the Texas army commanded by Sam Houston fought and won its independence from Mexico at the battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836. To coincide with the victory and the celebration of Texas’ independence, Aggie Muster eventually moved to the present date of observation, April 21.

In 1942, Brig. Gen. George F. Moore, Class of 1908, called the most famous Muster in the tradition’s history on Corregidor Island in the Philippines. In the midst of World War II, Americans, including many Aggies, had engaged Japanese forces in combat on the island and were subject to an intense bombardment. Moore joined Maj. Tom Dooley, Class of 1935, and 25 fellow Aggies to hold a Roll Call for the former students who had been killed in battle.

Corregidor eventually fell to Japanese forces, and some of the men who famously mustered on the island became World War II casualties.

“Among the bravest of these brave are twenty officers, sons of Texas A&M, unable themselves to answer this year’s annual muster,” wrote Gen. Douglas MacArthur in an April 21, 1946 message from his office as supreme allied commander for the Allied Forces. “It is for us, therefore, to do so for them — to answer for them in clear and firm voice — Dead on the battleswept Corregidor where their eternal spirit will never die but will march on forever, inspiring in those who follow the courage and the will to preserve well that for which they bled.”

At the war’s end, 15,000 Aggies gathered at Kyle Field to honor the former students who were killed in combat. The Muster address was delivered by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme allied commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force and eventual U.S. president.

“The Aggie Muster totally manifests the Aggie spirit. … Not a single person attending the Aggie Muster is quite the same again,” wrote Richard “Buck” Weirus, Class of 1942, in the foreword of “Softly Call the Muster.” “All have tears in their eyes, perhaps because of the name of a loved one called, the lighting of a candle, the Ross Volunteers’ rifle volley ... or just being there.”

Upholding the tradition The tradition survives in the student body today. Campus Muster, the largest of the approximately 400 Aggie Musters worldwide, draws more than 12,000 students, former students and families to Reed Arena annually.

Campus Muster is entirely student run.

The Muster Committee is responsible for organizing and planning every aspect of the tradition. Thirty students on the committee meet multiple times per week throughout the year preparing for Aggie Muster.

“Muster is an efficient and well-run organization,” said Alison Stogner, junior environmental studies major and Muster Speaker sub-chair. “It’s one of the oldest traditions at A&M, so we’ve had a long time to work out the kinks.”

The Muster Committee is also responsible for training Muster hosts, who serve the families of fallen Aggies on Muster Day. Stogner joined Muster Hosts as a freshman, but her first experience with the tradition was at a hometown ceremony in Lubbock.

“Although there are not many Aggies out in Raider town, the experience of going to a hometown Muster — the friends coming together for a barbeque and celebrate be-

ing an Aggie — is something I can’t ever forget,” Stogner said.

As a freshman, Stogner was paired with the family of an Aggie whose name was called during Roll Call for the Absent. During his keynote address, Muster Speaker Maj. Stephen Ruth, Class of 1992, mentioned the Aggie she was assigned to by name, which Stogner said made a lasting impression.

“Hearing about this man who I had never met before, it hit home that I’m there to honor every Aggie,” Stogner said. “It’s not my best friend, but a stranger, and I am honoring him because he is part of the Aggie family.”

Kelli Kimmey, senior interdisciplinary studies major and Muster chair, grew up attending Muster with her parents, both Class of 1981. During her senior year of high school, the speaker at Kimmey’s hometown Muster was Janice Kerlee, mother of Timothy Kerlee Jr., Class of 2003 and the 12th student to die as a result of the 1999 Bonfire collapse.

“Hearing her speak was motivating — how A&M had been there for them when they weren’t Aggies,” Kimmey said. “They had no other connection to A&M other than their son. Being able to honor her son, it made me want to be a part of Muster and give back to families.”

The Muster Committee and hosts program attract students whose passion for Muster is all-consuming.

“People are here to serve,” Kimmey said.

“They want to be a part of something bigger than themselves. They have a passion for A&M and an even bigger passion for Muster.”

Aggie Muster 2012 This year’s Campus Muster will also be the 50-year reunion for the Class of 1962.

In the days that precede Muster, the Reflections Display gives students a peek into the lives and interests of those honored during the Roll Call. The exhibit includes a collection of letters, pictures, scrapbooks, senior boots and other items of interest — giving a face and heart to those honored.

Muster Day activities begin in the morning and continue through the evening ceremony. The Camaraderie Barbeque offers students and former students the chance to relax and reminisce about Aggieland, true to the 1943 Muster instructions of E. E. McQuillen, Class of 1920.

“If there is an A&M man in one hundred miles of you, you are expected to get together, eat a little, and live over the days you spent at the A&M College of Texas,” McQuillen, then executive secretary of the Association of Former Students, instructed Aggie alumni.

The Roll Call for the Absent at Campus Muster will recognize more than 100 students and former students who died in the past year. The former students include family members of current students as well as members of the Class of 1962. Family members and friends answer, “Here,” during the Roll Call and light a candle to represent the Aggie’s eternal presence in the Aggie Spirit.

The ceremony also includes a 21-gun salute by the Ross Volunteers, and buglers play Silver Taps.

The student body president traditionally speaks at Campus Muster. Although Jeff Pickering knew the invitation to speak was coming, he said he was overcome with emotion at the thought of participating in the ceremony.

Pickering remembered leaving his first Campus Muster in silence, returning to his room in Dunn Hall to write in his journal.

“At Muster, the Spirit that can ne’er be told, is told with one word,” Pickering wrote. “Here.”

As bid by “Roll Call for the Absent,” a poem by John Ashton, Class of 1906, read annually during Muster ceremony, “Softly call the Muster, let comrade answer, ‘Here.’”

...let comrade answer answer,, “Here.”

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Friday night lights

The Laboratory for the Study of Intercollegiate Athletics will present the 2012 College Sport Symposium from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Friday at the Zone Club in Kyle Field.

Event speakers include A&M President R. Bowen Loftin and SEC Commissioner Mike Slive. John Rhadigan of Fox Sports Southwest will serve as the moderator. Tickets are free for students with a student ID and $15 for the general public.

The Aggie football team will take its first steps into the SEC by hosting their “Friday Night Lights” scrimmage on Friday at Kyle Field, starting at 8 p.m. Kevin Sumlin will lead the Aggies onto Kyle Field for the first time as head coach. Students and the general public can enter Kyle Field through the gate at the southwest corner of the stadium, near the first deck of the alumni-seating side.

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Austin Meek: Aggie baseball needs to beat Baylor, for old times’ sake

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There’s a similar festivity that happens annually in Waco called Dia del Oso, “The Day of the Bear.”

When I trekked north on Highway 6 on Thursday to take part in Dia madness, I nearly drowned in a sea of neon tanks, fanny packs and holiday-related puns. Imagine a scaled-down version of Chilifest, taking place in someone’s backyard, with a DJ from Red Bull slinging out energy drinks from a T-shirt cannon.

Walking around 10th Street, sifting painfully through homogenous ciphers of college students while attempting to find my friends, I was finally hit with the finitude of our school’s move to the SEC. I may end up in Waco for a game weekend some fall, but it will never carry the same implications.

Texas A&M and Baylor have faced each other since 1899. At Baylor’s homecoming football game in 1926, when a riot broke out after a Baylor girl fell off a parade float, A&M student Charles Sessums took a folding chair to the head and died shortly afterward, and the schools ceased athletic competition against one another for five years. The blood runs deep between these schools — literally — and it’s bad.

I realize that school in Austin is our primary rival, but I am going to miss playing Baylor every year. As reticent as most Aggies are to admit it, t.u. has bested us in many of the most visible sports (namely football, and, namely, in the last decade). For the most part, though, we’ve kept Baylor under our thumb, like a little brother you hold at arms length while he flails trying to land a punch.

That is, until this year.

First it was the season of Robert Griffin III. That 55-28 home victory tasted sweet, but I’d gladly have taken a loss against the Bears if it meant our quarterback could’ve hoisted the Heisman at season’s end.

Then came basketball, where both Baylor’s men’s and women’s teams thoroughly throttled our squads in all four meetings.

Watching Quincy Miller skip off the Reed Arena court “gigging” the student section made me vomit in my mouth. Watching Brittney Griner cut down the nets in Denver after a 40-0 season made me spew that vomit all over my t.v. screen and wonder why a just and gracious god had forced me to endure a season of such cruel mockery.

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Senior Matt Juengle and the Aggies will need to have hot bats against the Bears.

The little brother finally landed a punch.

And it happened to be a haymaker.

This crazy, unforeseen series of events leads us to Friday’s game, when No. 6 Baylor will amble down the Brazos in hopes of besting our No. 2 Aggies. The Bears come in hot, riding a 20-game winning streak, and have a mind to steal Friday’s game as well as the Saturday and Sunday contests in Waco.

Back at Dia del Oso, the Kappa Sigma fraternity puts on a low-hoop dunk contest.

This year, some kid threw down a flaming basketball. Two years ago, a buddy of mine was pulled by a motorcycle on a skateboard, launched off a ramp and jammed down the hammer home before being doused in the spray of literally hundreds of beers.

This year’s dunk contest was emceed by none other than Perry Jones III, the Baylor basketball stud and future NBA lottery pick who may have gone No. 1 if he spent a little more time working on his post moves. He and other members of the team were at the Kappa Sig party, cutting up with the students, having fun and raising eyebrows.

I know Baylor kids get a bad rap for being stuck up, boring, tasteless, spineless, unadventurous, egomaniacal: all I can say is that you’ve got to experience Dia del Oso. It’s a time of reunion, the school’s version of Chilifest or Roundup, where all the students — whether they stand 5 feet 10 inches or 6 feet 10 inches — gather in appreciation and love of their school. I respect that.

I’m going to miss having Baylor as a rival, certainly more than any other school other than t.u. and perhaps even more so. So instead of letting the “Day of the Bear” continue, let’s put a cap on this Baylor dominance with a couple wins this weekend. When July 1 rolls around, this rivalry becomes old news. So let’s get what we can from our Baylor brethren, and then hopefully watch them “saw Varsity’s horns off” in the coming years from on-high in our SEC perch.

Austin Meek is a senior creative writing major

A&M-Baylor baseball preview !"The No. 2 Texas A&M baseball team begins a three-game weekend series against No. 6 Baylor at 6:35 p.m. Friday at Blue Bell Park. !"The series resumes Saturday and Sunday in Waco at Baylor Ballpark, with first-pitch at 6:35 p.m. and 2:05 p.m., respectively.

!"Junior Michael Wacha will take the mound

for the Aggies on Friday while Baylor counters with junior Josh Turley. ! The contest will feature senior pitcher Ross Stripling for the Aggies against Baylor senior Trent Blank. !"Sophomore Rafael Piñeda will be A&M’s Sunday starter against a pitcher yet-to-benamed for the Bears.

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Fullsize stainless steel appliances, W/D, designer ammenities granite/wood/tile, bus stop. Only 36units on Holleman at Wolf Pen. www.broadstoneranchatwolfpen.com, www.aggielandleasing.com, 979-776-6079.

2bd/2ba. Student Community, <1-mile from campus. www.HollemanByThePark.com 3/2 duplex on Holleman, all appliances, yard care, pest control, avoid the crowds in apartment living, call 979-774-4575.

3/2 Duplex on shuttle, updated, fenced, fireplace, W/D connections, pet friendly, 802 San Benito, $850/mo.

AggieLandRentals.com 979-776-8984.

3/2 duplex, 1813 Woodsman Dr. Available August. Biking distance to campus, A&M bus route. Recently updated, wood/tile and carpet floorings, ceiling fans, W/D, lawncare, fenced backyard.

Pets OK. $1095/mo.

979-255-9432 3/2 duplex, 1920 Holleman Dr. West. Available August. Great location, new wood floors, tile, new carpet, newly updated, fenced backyard, W/D, shuttle, bike to campus. Pets ok. $1095/mo.

979-731-8257. www.brazosvalleyrentals.com 3/2 Duplexes, prelease August, very nice, 5mins to campus, W/D, lawn care, security system, $900-950/mo. 979-691-0304, 979-571-6020.

3/2 home in CS, nice area close to campus shuttle, privacy fenced backyard with patio, responsible females only, no pets, no smoking, $1050/mo with year lease, $1050 deposit, available June1st, call 979-571-9299.

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FOR RENT 3/3,3/2 Houses, Townhouses &Apartments, 1250-1400sqft.

Very spacious, ethernet, large kitchen, walk-in pantry &closets, extra storage, W/D, great amenities, on bus route, now pre-leasing, excellent specials.

979-694-0320. www.luxormanagement.com 3/3 condos/townhomes, larger, ganite, shuttle, $1450 to $1590, cable, internet, Owner/Broker, 979-777-5477.

3/3 Duplex off Graham, includes all appliances, tile floors and backyard. Available August 3 for $1050. Call 979-571-3036.

3/3 newer duplex includes all appliances, tile floors, backyard, pets allowed. $1200/mo. Available August. Call Tia 979-739-1160.

3/3.5 luxury condo in Gateway Villas, granite throughout, W/D, close to campus/restaurants/bus route, kitchen island, small backyard, 817-437-9606.

3bd/1ba Cottage style home available. $1150/mo. +lawn-care, garage, appliances, W/D hook-up.

304 Holik. 1 block off Geroge Bush Drive. 979-218-1772 or email sssrentals@gmail.com 3bd/2ba House, <1-mile south of campus, close to everything, garage, pet friendly, www.AggielandLeasing.com 3bd/2ba House, <1-mile south of campus, close to everything, garage, pet friendly, www.LoneStarHousing.com 3bd/2ba off Graham Road, standard lease $300/mo., pets on a case-to-case basis. 713-444-9376.

3bd/3ba Condo Deacon at Wellborn Rd. Available 5/15 $1025 Summer/$1125 September-May 979-575-5039. Shuttle, new carpet and paint!

3bd/3ba. Duplexes. Close to campus, Great backyards. Fairly New! 979-693-4900.

3x2 duplex @ 907 Camellia. $950/mo. Call Brandon Meek, 214-334-0032.

3x3 duplex @ 1814 Woodsman.

Spacious floorplan, W/D included, large fenced backyard, pets welcome, on shuttle route, call Brandon Meek 214-334-0032.

3x3 duplex @ 2306 Axis. $1,200/mo. Call Brandon Meek, 214-334-0032.

4+bedroom Duplex for rent. 113 Kleine in College Station. $1600/mo. 4-yrs old w/large back-yard. 4bd/4ba +office, and storage room. Tile floors in living-room, bathrooms and kitchen. W/D and refrigerator included. Pet friendly. Call 979-696-6839/text 979-229-2171.

4/2/2 College Station, close to campus. Updated, fenced, w/d, granite. Prelease for August. $1799/mo. 1312 Timm.

979-776-8984. aggielandrentals.com 4/2/2 house, 1302 Mary Oaks.

Available August. Close to campus, A&M bus route, recently updated, carpet/tile flooring, spacious closets and ample storage.

Large fenced backyard. Pets OK. $1595/mo. 979-255-9432 4/2/2 off Dominik. Large updated house, tile, carpet, with W/D, pets allowed. $1800/mo. Tia 979-739-1160. Available May.

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4/2/2, 1508 Austin, available August, great floorplan, updated, huge backyard, close to shopping, W/D, no pets, $1495/mo, 979-731-8257 www.brazosvalleyrentals.com

CLOSE to campus! Ride your bike!

Great 3bd/1.5ba house in good neighborhood w/large fenced backyard. Pets ok. $1100/mo.

Signing bonus! Available now.

979-820-1198.

4/3 house, 4024 Southern Trace CS, built 2006, $1450/mo, available August, 979-450-0053.

College Station: 2/2, 1000sqft, $675. Shuttle, all appliances, W/D, lawn/pest/maintenance included.

906 Spring Loop (off University).

KAZ Realty. 979-324-9666.

4/3, 3/3 &3/2 Houses, Townhouses, Duplexes &Fourplexes, 1250-1700sqft. Very spacious, ethernet, large kitchen, extra storage, W/D, great amenities, on bus route, now pre-leasing, excellent specials. 694-0320. www.luxormanagement.com 4/4 University Place condo, W/D, private bath, pool, on shuttle, student community. $300/ room; $250 for June and July. Call 979-690-8213 or 979-422-9849.

4/4.5+1bd, like new. High ceilings, huge closets, large front porch, tile floors, all appliances, many extras. $1750/mo. Preleasing for August. 979-229-6326. See photos and info at www.texagrentals.com 4bd/2ba house. Close to campus, wood floors, tile floors, ceiling fans, granite countertops, W/D, fenced yards. 979-776-6079. www.aggielandleasing.com 4bd/2ba Large house, <1-mile from campus, close to everything, W/D, pet friendly. www.LoneStarHousing.com 4bd/4ba houses. Brand New, great size, great location, AAF 979-693-4900.

4bd/4ba private bathroom. Summer $240 other season$295/$325 per room. Wood/tile floors, large living room, new refrigerator, central a/c, walk-in closets, on shuttle. Student community, large pool, basketball court, sand beach volleyball. 979-574-0040, 281-639-8847.

5/2 + study, 1112 Berkeley, available August, COMPLETELY REMODELED, W/D, new paint, all appliances, large backyard, no pets, $1695/mo, 979-731-8257 www.brazosvalleyrentals.com AggieLandRentals.com For all your rental needs. Open 7 days/week. 979-776-8984.

Attention sorority sisters. 4br/3ba House available August 1st. $375/bdrm. 210-289-1609.

August Leasing. 4bd/2ba house.

Close to campus, wood floors, tile floors, ceiling fans, W/D, fenced yards. 979-776-6079. www.aggielandleasing.com

College Station: 3/2, 1240sqft.

Newly remodeled! All Stainless Steel Appliances! Close to shuttle, W/D, lawn/pest/maintenance included. 905 Balcones (off Welch), $1000. KAZ Realty 979-324-9666.

Cottage. Holik C.S. 2bd/1ba, 1000sqft., W/D, Balcony, wooded.

Private drive. Clean. Quiet. No pets. $600/mo. 979-777-2472.

Cozy 2bdrm/2bth condo 3-blocks from campus, yard, w/d connections, over 1000sqft., no HUD, updated, $585/mo., 506-A College Main Available June 1st.

254-289-0585, 254-289-8200.

Duplex, rent 2bd/1ba. Beautiful, quiet! Remodeled, all new, many extras, drapes, in College Station.

Convenient to everything!

Fenced backyard. One week free.

979-422-3427. Call for specials.

FREE $200 SIGNING BONUS! 3/2 on bus route. Remodeled 2010. $975 upstairs unit $1075 downstairs unit with yard.

979-314-7145. W/D, lawncare, some bills included. Pet friendly. southwoodplace.com Free ethernet and cable, paid water, Campus shuttle.

Preleasing, Great Prices.

AggieApartment.com, 979-693-1906.

Gateway Villas. Affordable luxury.

4bd/4ba available August. $1600/mo. 512-413-8748.

Newer 3/3 townhomes, close to campus, cable/internet, $1380-$1550. Broker/owner 979-777-5477.

Northgate. New apartments 3/3, 2/2, 3/2, and 1/1. House for rent. www.aggievillas.net 979-255-5648.

Now Leasing and pre-leasing for August! 4bdrm/2bth houses. Spacious floorplans. Great Location.

Close to campus, wood floors, tile floors, ceiling fans, w/d, fenced yards, refridgerator, icemaker,lawncare.

979-776-6079, www.aggielandleasing.com One Month Free! Spacious 3/2 duplex available in May. W/D. $895/mo. 979-693-0551.

Balcones Apartments, 3/2, available now, fully remodeled, internet and water included, $895/mo, 979-703-8282.

Pre-leasing for 2012-2013. Students only. 2bd/2ba apartment.

W/D, 900+ sq-ft. $600/mo. Call 210-387-5030.

Brand new building now! Sierra condos walk to NG/campus. Granite, SS, W/D incl. Pet friendly. 1,2,3 bed+ guest baths. Bus route bills incl. dwellsierra.com 979-314-7145

Pre-leasing for August 2,3,4,&5 bedroom houses and town-homes. Updated, fenced, pets ok, on shuttle route.

AggieLandRentals.com 979-776-8984.

Brand new luxury condos, granite countertops, tile flooring, great location. 979-693-4900.

Prelease available now! Large 2bd/2ba duplex. Walk-in closets, W/D connections, large fenced backyard, on shuttle. University Oaks. $775/mo. 979-693-1448.

C.S. 4bdrm Houses, updated, fenced pets, ok. Starting at $1295/mo. AggieLandRentals.com 979-776-8984.

Charming House in Historic District. 4bd/2ba. Completely remodeled! Everything brand new!

Across street from park. $2400/mo. 512-966-0117.

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Prelease for May or August !

Large 2bd/2ba duplex. Walk-in closets, W/D connections, large fenced backyard, on shuttle. University Oaks. $775/mo.

979-693-1448.

FOR RENT C.S. 3/1.5/2carport, Updated, Fenced, biking distance to campus, on shuttle, pets ok. $750/mo AggieLandRentals.com 979-776-8984.

Storage- Rent for 4 months. Pay for 3 get 1 free. All sizes, close to campus. 979-693-0551.

Sub-lease Female, one bedroom, all bills paid, June, July $515/mo.

512-422-7421.

Subleasing 1bd/1bath in a 2bd/2bath at Campus Village apartments. Furnished, lazy river, $615/month. Available now as well as 8/12-7/13. 713-992-5057 Summer sublease available. 1/1 unfurnished apartment on bus route, 10 minutes from campus. $495/month plus utilities and water. Email aggiestudent908@yahoo.com for more information.

Townhomes 2/1.5+Half, on shuttle, W/D connections, fenced patio, $775-895/mo, ask about student discounts, 979-703-8282.

HELP WANTED Athletic men for calendars, books, etc. $100-$200/hr, up to $1000/day. No experience. aggieresponse@gmail.com Charli, 505 University Drive East.

Sales Position now open. Great experience for motivated person interested in marketing and fashion. Apply in person.

979-268-9626.

Child Care- FT & PT shifts available. Some nights & Saturdays required. Apply in person at 3609 E. 29th St., Bryan.

City of College Station, LIFEGUARDS & WATER SAFETY INSTRUCTORS NEEDED, $8.50/hr, Apply online @ csjobs.cstx.gov or call 979-764-3540 EOE Cleaning commercial buildings at night, M-F. Call 979-823-5031 for appointment.

Customer Service Representative.

Con-way Freight is the leader in the LTL industry, in growth, in profit, and most of all, in customer service. We are currently seeking a part-time (evenings) Customer Service Representative in the Bryan, Tx area. Responsibilites include a variety of customer service duties, such as billing, receivables, data entry, rate quoting and customer assistance. Minimum typing speed of 45 wpd required.

Interested candidates, please apply online at: www.con-way.com/careers and enter job number: CUS001606.

We conduct a pre-employment drug screen and background check. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V. See us on the web at: www.con-way.com.

Con-way Freight.

D&D Moving and Storage, Inc. is accepting applications for part-time summer help. Apply in person at 3700 Texas Ave South College Station, TX. J. Cody’s hiring cashiers, apply within, 3610 S. College. Must be able to work Tuesday/Thursday nights. No experience necessary, just common sense!

Join the crew at Kolache Rolf’s Bakery &enjoy a great working environment, great hours &great pay! Apply at the Rock Prairie location 35.25 Longmire in the Kroger shopping center.

Kingwood Country Club in Houston is hiring life guards. No previous experience required. Call us at (800)210-0049 to apply.

Little Guys Movers now hiring FT/PT employees. Must be at least 21 w/valid D.L. Apply in person at 3209 Earl Rudder Freeway.

979-693-6683.

Looking for a student worker.

Painting, minor plumbing and maintenance skills required. $12/hr. 979-324-9666.

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STUDIES IN PROGRESS FACIAL ACNE STUDY

Volunteers ages 12-40 years old, with moderate facial acne are needed to participate in a 12-week clinical research study with an investigational topical medication. All eligible volunteers will receive at no cost: • Acne Evaluations by a Dermatologist • Study Medication • Compensation up to $200.00 for time and effort Volunteers will need to make 4 office visits over the 12 week period.

For more information please contact:

ATHLETES FOOT STUDY

Volunteers ages 18 and older are needed to participate in a 6-week clinical research study with an investigational topical medication for the treatment of athletes foot. Eligible volunteers will receive at no cost: • Study related medication • Medical Examinations related to study • Compensation up to $150.00 for time and effort Participants will be required to make 3 office visits over the 6 week period.

For more information please contact:

URINARY TRACT INFECTION STUDY

Female volunteers who think they might be experiencing a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) are needed to participate in a 2 day clinical research study of an investigational study medication for the pain that is associated with a UTI. Symptoms of a UTI include: Pain, Burning and Frequency when urinating.

Eligible volunteers will receive at no cost: • UTI Assessments by a Study Doctor • Antibiotics for their UTI • Study Medication • Compensation up to $100.00 for time and effort Eligible volunteers will be required to make 2 office visits. There is no cost to you for participating in this research study.

For more information please contact:

J&S Studies, Inc.

979-774-5933 1710 Crescent Pointe Parkway, College Station, TX 77845 www.js-studies.com

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HELP WANTED Med Tech for full-time, medical allergy office. Excellent benefits.

Great experience for student applying to medical or nursing school. Degree in Biomedical Science and one year commitment required. Please fax resume to 979-485-0575, apply in person at 3306 Longmire Drive CS, TX, or email resume to susanc@aggieallergist.com MEMdata, a local medical equipment bidding company is seeking dependable and organized part-time employees to be part of a growing team! Must be able to work a minimum of 24hrs/wk, M-F 8-5. Good communication and negotiation skills required.

Must be responsible, self-motivatated, and organized with the ability to multi-task. Strong interpersonal skills; ability to work with deadlines. Computer skills required, knowledge of MS Excel a plus! Hourly pay DOQ plus bonus. Email resumes to careers@memdata.com or fax to 979-695-1954.

Office Assistant needed. Liere Insurance. $10/hr. 10-15hrs/wk. Call 979-776-2300.

P/T service station attendant and lube tech. Basic Automotive knowledge. Villa Maria Chevron, Villa Maria & E.29th.

979-776-1261.

Part-time job helping handicapped. Male student preferred. $360/mo. 5-10hrs/wk.

979-846-3376.

Part-time summer help, apply in person, Conlee-Garrett Moving and Storage, 600 South Bryan Ave., Bryan.

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campus news The Texas A&M System Board of Regents Financial Committee will hold a meeting at 8:30 a.m. Friday, where the System’s 11 universities and Health Science Center will present their tuition proposals for the 2012-2013 academic year.

Texas A&M will present its 3.95 percent tuition increase recommendation.

The System financial

committee will make its recommendations to the board of regents at a meeting set for May 4, where tuition will be set. Friday’s meeting will be in room 101 A-D of the H.D. Smith Operations Complex at the Brayton Fire Training Field, located at 1595 Nuclear Science Road.

Fire alarm sounds in MSC Local authorities responded to a fire alarm at the MSC Thursday around 10 p.m.

MSC personnel said smoke came from a piece of electronic equipment on the lower level of the building.

Occupants evacuated the building but were permitted to return after the situation was deemed safe by the College Station Fire Department.

Trevor Stevens, staff writer

Students strut stilettos down Houston Street

STUDENTPAYOUTS.COM Paid Survey Takers Needed In College Station. 100% Free To Join. Click On Surveys.

Summer childcare needed for 2 kids starting in June, $200 weekly, email resume with references to AGGIEKIDS@HOTMAIL.COM Wanted: Energetic people for Kids Klub After-School Program.

-Fall semester employment begins 8/20/12. Application deadline -April 30. www.cstx.gov/kidsklub, 979-764-3831.

MUSIC Peter Block Mobile DJ, professional 22+yrs. experience. Specializing in weddings, TAMU functions. Mobile to anywhere.

979-596-2522. http://www.partyblockdj.com

PETS Imperial Shih-Tzu puppies! 4-8lbs, rare liver, chocolate/white, black/white, $400 and up linda_d_54@yahoo.com 979-324-2866.

REAL ESTATE B/CS. Sell/Buy/Invest! Michael McGrann TAMU ‘93 Civil Engineering 979-739-2035, mike@aggierealtor.com Nadia McGrann 979-693-1851, Town & Country Realty.

ROOMMATES Female roommate needed. Large updated townhouse off Southwest Pkwy. Bus-route, W/D, covered parking, 1/3-utilities. $350/mo. 979-204-9788.

Looking for 2-roommates to share 4bd/2.5ba house. $400/mo/person.

Furnished. Utilities not included, except for cable. 214-734-0178.

Roommates needed. 4bd/4bth $350/mo, washer/dryer, phone & internet, University Place on Southwest Parkway.

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MASTER OF P U B L I C A D M I N I S T R AT I O N

OPEN HOUSE Visit with faculty, alumni and current students to discuss the benefits of and requirements for a Master Degree in Public Administration.

Tuesday, May 08, 2012 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

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To RSVP or for more information: Karen.Metz@utsa.edu, (210) 458.2533.

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Rural mixed practice clinic needs part-time help for late summer/fall. Cattle experience required. Email resume to dockimbo@gmail.com or call 979-589-2777.

SERVPRO of Brazos Valley a local fire and water restoration company is accepting applications for production helpers and supervisors. Applicants must be able to work summer, some weekends and on call schedules.

On the job training available.

Motivated, drug-free, persons with good driving records are welcome to apply by contacting Eric at fireandwaterjobs@yahoo.com.

All applicants must pass a crimal background check with no felonies.

Public Administration

Committee hears tuition proposals

PT Service Technician for a safety company. Clean Driving Record necessary. Email resume and class schedule to industrialsafety07@yahoo.com

Servers needed, Longhorn Steakhouse in Downtown Bryan, 201 East 24th Street, must be willing to work weekends, no phone calls, apply within.

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Students gather in front of Koldus in red high heels to raise awareness about violence against women.

Justin Mathers

The Battalion It’s not every day that a group of men gather to walk around campus in red stilettos. But that’s exactly the sight students who passed by Koldus Plaza Wednesday were treated to.

The Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event, intended to educate the community about the causes of sexualized violence, encouraged men to place themselves in women’s shoes — literally — even if just for a short while. The walk, which measured exactly one mile, began at Koldus Plaza and proceeded to George Bush Drive and back.

This year marks the second annual walk hosted by the Women’s Resource Center.

Paramedics stood by in case any of the participants experienced a setback while walking in their unfamiliar footwear.

This year, however, the walkers managed to walk the entire mile without injury.

Each male that registered online was provided with a pair of red heels. The proceeds raised by the event are used to fund sexual assault and relationship violence education throughout the year.

Landon Dickeson, senior psychology major, said that being backed by other Brazos Valley organizations was a big boost to the event.

“We really thought it was a great idea to bring Walk a Mile out here to A&M, Dickeson said. “A lot of organizations were really awesome in helping us to set this up and support the message we’re trying to get out.”

Despite treating a seri-

ous topic, the event brought laughs for some participants as they engaged in a competition to see who garnered the most registered walkers. They agreed upon stakes that the loser had to wear his heels to the Residence Hall Association banquet Wednesday evening.

Walk a Mile in Her Shoes is a nationally recognized group that sets up similar walks across the U.S. The Texas A&M version of the event was done in conjunction with Aggie League For Awareness and Green Dot, an organization that promotes the reduction of sexual violence by creating active, as opposed to passive, bystanders. Heather Wheeler, Women’s Resource Center faculty adviser, said a major goal of Walk a Mile is to encourage students to sign up with Green Dot. “If you just do a one-day awareness raising event, awareness will go back down as people go on with their daily lives,” Wheeler said. “What we want to do with this event is promote Green Dot, a great program that really helps prevent the kind of violence this walk is against.”

Wheeler said she took pride in the fact that among the event staff were volunteers who were helping because they believed in the cause. Keen Seong Liew said he volunteered because as a graduate student in psychology, he’s seen some of the detrimental effects sexual violence can have on women.

“Sexual assault is a really taboo topic,” he said. “When I found out about the walk I volunteered because I feel this is a really approachable way to students and a good start to educating them.”

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A&M students walked a mile in heels from Koldus to George Bush and back.

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Two female roommates needed for Fall 2012. $400/mo. with year lease +utilities/cable. Call 512-917-7726.

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