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sports A&M falls in football ranking Despite their loss to No. 6 LSU Tigers, Texas A&M remains in the Top 25 entering this week before their game against the Auburn Tigers (1-6, 0-5). Texas A&M (5-2, 2-2) sits at No. 22 in the country according to the new BCS Standings. In the Associated Press Poll, the Aggies are No. 22 and in the USA Today Poll the Aggies are No. 21. Michael Rodriguez, staff writer
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Wiener Fest showcases lengthy dogs in short sprints Jennifer Dubose The Battalion
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ompetitive racing is no longer reserved for Thoroughbreds or Greyhounds. Instead, short-legged, long dogs of German descent have nuzzled their way into the sport and show no sign of retreat. Dachshund racing, better known as “Wiener Racing,” has earned a prominent spot in College Station. Competitors are gearing up for the heat as the sixth annual Wiener Fest approaches Saturday, Oct. 27. Enter Vito, a 12-pound, six-year-old Miniature Dachshund with four-inch legs and a zeal for running. Vito began competing in wiener races at the age of two and he’s been unstoppable ever since. “I just thought we would do it for fun, but he turned out to be pretty good,” said Vito’s owner, Jeremy O’Sullivan. “He was winning and placing very high. So I started searching for other
wiener races online to compete in.” O’Sullivan discovered Vito’s talent during his first Wiener Fest experience in 2008. Vito has competed in more than 20 dachshund races and has secured many top titles. He holds a record at the Sam Houston Race Park Wiener Dog Races for earning three first place titles and two second place titles. Last year Vito earned a Top 10 spot at the Buda Wiener Dog Race, the largest race in Texas, where more than 700 dachshunds See Race on page 3
Vito, a 12-pound, six-year-old Miniature Dachshund, leaps for his favorite squeaky toy for training.
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Members of the Mu-Gamma chapter of the Kappa Sigma fraternity construct and operate Wicked Woods.
Screaming and frantically running in fear of masked men with bladeless chainsaws frequently renders the minds of college students useless as they think back on ghosts of Halloweens past. Halloween is not just for kids. College students may celebrate it differently, but with the same idea centered on costumes and ways to get a good scare for the year. Wicked Woods in College Station is the fifth largest haunted venue in the state. Constructed by the Mu-Gamma chapter of the
Kappa Sigma fraternity at Texas A&M, Wicked Woods is more than just a fun time of frightful thrills; it serves as a way to give back to the Brazos Valley. “I think the event is so popular with students because it is planned and operated by other students, allowing us to design the event with other college students in mind,” said Chris Anderson, senior civil engineering major and president of the fraternity. This year marks the 17th year that Wicked Woods has been in operation after its founding in 1994 by Kappa Sigma members lacking a philanthropy event to raise money
while helping people in need. The proceeds accumulated from the frightful entertainment benefit several different organizations around the area. These include The American Red Cross, CARPOOL, Brazos Valley Food Bank and the Fisher House Foundation. “Usually [they donate] around 4,000 pounds of food [every year]. We took them some barrels out last week and they will continue collecting food for us until after Halloween,” said Rhonda Behrens, Brazos Valley Food Bank distribution manager. “4,000 pounds is a really good See Wicked Woods on page 4
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Chandler Smith The Battalion After a close come-from-ahead loss Saturday to No. 6 LSU, the Texas A&M football team realigned its focus to a downtrodden 1-6 Auburn team — a squad coaches and players warn is more talented than they appear. The Auburn Tigers — with head coach Gene Chizik at the helm — have underperformed considering the caliber of the players on their roster, accumulated through several years of highly-rated recruiting classes. Despite being two years removed from a national title appearance, Auburn possesses the second-worst offense in the country, garnering less than 300 yards of total See Presser on page 2
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Jared Taylor, an advocate of “racial realism,” criticizes Texas A&M’s Vision 2020 plan Tuesday evening in the MSC Ballroom.
The Battalion When questions were called for, hands of different colors shot up in the crowd. Some were rough and calloused while others were young and graceful, but all were ready to seize answers from anti-diversity advocate Jared Taylor. Taylor, a Yale graduate and the founder and editor of the American Renaissance journal, came to Texas A&M to speak about what he sees as the dangers of racial diversity within America and the University. “Diversity does not achieve the kinds of things [the Texas A&M
administration] pretends it will,” Taylor said. “It doesn’t make your education any brighter and it doesn’t make you any more competitive. At the same time, it’s achieved by racial discrimination.” He said race was the most apparent illustration of differences among the human population. “What is diversity? It’s supposed to include quite a large number of things: religion, race, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation,” Taylor said. “But the one that is most important from an institutional point of view in the United States is race.” See Diversity on page 4
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Despite Auburn’s 1-6 season record, A&M will need to avoid turnovers in order to win Saturday’s match-up in Alabama.
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per game. The defense, No. 75 nationally, hasn’t impressed either after allowing more than 400 yards of offense per game. Despite these statistics, A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin said Auburn won’t be the walk in the park that fans and media expect. “They’re two years off a national championship, had three straight Top 10 recruiting classes,” Sumlin said. “They’re a storied program in college football. They have tradition and pride. They’re playing at home and we’re going to get their best shot.” Meanwhile, the Aggies are rolling even after falling short of victory against LSU. Turnovers would bite A&M down the stretch, a recent issue that cost the Aggies a nearly momentous win Saturday at Kyle Field. The defense too, despite solid play, has struggled to create turnovers. A&M defensive coordinator Mark Snyder said forcing takeaways remains a priority for his players and staff. “We have got to create turnovers. That’s what LSU does, they play great defense and don’t turn the ball over,” Snyder said. “But if they don’t turn it over, you have to take it away. We talked about defensive takeaways. You have to take the football away in this league.” Even without the turnovers, the defense gave A&M opportunities to score against LSU
throughout the game. The offense, ranked among the Top 10 teams nationally in total yards and scoring offense, couldn’t always capitalize on those opportunities. The Aggies would commit five turnovers en route to LSU’s 24-19 victory. To their credit, redshirt freshman quarterback Johnny Manziel and the Aggie offense hadn’t seen a defense of LSU’s caliber until Saturday. A&M offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury said it was another learning experience for the young signal caller. “It’s all part of growing with [Manziel],” Kingsbury said. “Two interceptions weren’t his fault. One of them was a great play on the ball. You’re going to get that with a team like that. I never tell him to stop trying to get the ball downfield. [The deep interception] was a miscommunication and that happens.” The game Saturday will present a new challenge for A&M as the Aggies hit the road once again. Auburn’s home field, Jordan-Hare Stadium, is well renowned as one of the toughest venues in the SEC. How the team handles the environment is yet to be seen. Sumlin said visiting new venues presents its own kind of excitement. “We’re going to a place that no one on this team has been,” Sumlin said. “Jordan-Hare is a great place to play. Guys should be excited to experience some new places instead of some of the places they’ve seen. Guys are excited to go to these places because we just haven’t been there.”
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The Deadly Threat of a Nuclear-Armed Iran What can the world, what can the USA, what can Israel do about it? Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has declared publicly – not once, but repeatedly – that Israel must be “wiped off the map.” That effort, the destruction of Israel, seems to be the main goal of Iranian policy. When Iranian missiles are paraded through the streets of Tehran, the destination “to Jerusalem” is clearly stenciled on them.
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that in a daring and unprecedented raid. Iraq’s nuclear capability was eliminated in one stroke, never to rise A death wish for Israel. Ahmadinejad and the up again. Israel had done the world an enormous ayatollah who is the “supreme leader” have publicly service. Had it not been for Israel’s decisive action, the mused that one or two nuclear bombs would obliterate Iraqi conquest of Kuwait and, without question, also of Israel, but that, though it would cause devastating Saudi Arabia and its enormous oil fields, and, for that damage and millions of casualties, Iran would survive matter, of Iran, could not have been prevented. Saddam Israel’s retaliatory attack. Iran is a huge country, with Hussein would have been the ruler of the world. about 60 million inhabitants, so they are probably The solution to the deadly threat that Iran poses to correct. And who can doubt that those religious the world is obvious. Of course, diplomacy and fanatics would not hesitate to allow the destruction of persuasion, threats and promises, sticks and carrots – much of their country and to sacrifice a third or even every possible means one-half of their population in order to “An attack on the Iranian nuclear installations short of military action – should be eliminate the hated Jewish state. When our would fall under the heading of “anticipatory used until it becomes even to the most country was entangled self-defense,” recognized and sanctioned by clear obdurate that nothing with the Soviet Union international law and by common sense.” can deviate Iran from in the bitter 40-year its chosen path of long “cold war,” with becoming a nuclear power and to dominate the Middle both sides having sufficient nuclear weapons to destroy East. the opponent’s country and its people, things were kept There is reason to believe that the people of Iran, in place by MAD – Mutually Assured Destruction. especially the young people, oppose the oppressive and However “evil” the leaders of the Soviet Union (the theocratic regime of their country and are hostile to “Evil Empire”) may have been, there was one great the mullahs who control everything. But the consolation and assurance: They were not crazy. But government has the tools of power firmly in its hands. the Iranians and other Muslims are crazies, as we It controls the instruments of coercion – it can kill understand the concept. Because they take people and it controls the oil money. While it would be instructions directly from Allah, who tells them to kill most desirable and in the interest of the world to be the Jews and other infidels, whatever the cost. able to foment an overthrow of the Iranian regime, Israel has no problem with Iran. They share no that is an unrealistic and unattainable prospect. borders and have no territorial dispute. In fact, they Regrettably, there is only one solution to the terrible face common Arab enemies and should be natural dilemma confronting the world, the unacceptable allies, as they indeed were under the Shah. Iran’s death danger of a nuclear-armed Iran. The terror, the wish for Israel is based entirely on religious fanaticism. destruction and the 60 million dead of World War II In contrast even to the intractable North Koreans, the could have been prevented at several times during the determination of the Iranians is immutable. It cannot Nazi regime. But the Allied powers, under the be changed by persuasion, by diplomacy, by sanctions leadership of Britain’s prime minister Neville or by threats. Chamberlain, opted for appeasement and for “peace in Once Iran is in possession of nuclear weapons, it will our time.” We cannot afford to make that same mistake not only be a deadly danger to Israel, but to all of the again. The world must give Iran an ultimatum: Desist Middle East and to virtually all of Europe. The flow of immediately from the development of nuclear oil from the Middle East, the lifeblood of the weapons; if you do not, we shall destroy the facilities industrialized world, would be totally under its control that produce them. There still is a window of and so would be the economies of all nations of the opportunity to do that. That window may close very world, very much including the United States. soon. But who would do the job? The United States What is to be done? In 1981, then prime minister of would be the obvious choice. But if the United States Israel Menachem Begin, being aware of Iraq’s nuclear were in accord, Israel could do it, just as it did the job ambitions and looming realization of those ambitions, in 1981 in destroying Iraq’s nuclear potential once and decided that its nuclear reactor at Osiraq had to be for all. destroyed. 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anyway,� said Wiener Fest co-chair Weslie Johnson. “So training them to stay within two stripes would take an obscene amount of time. At Wiener Fest, some dogs are highly trained and stay in the lanes, some get a little out. We like to think that this is a good balance between fun and trained.� The boxes the dogs are released from are custombuilt and made from chainlinked fence. The track, too, is surrounded by chain-linked fence to ensure the dogs do not escape. The Dachshund races at Wiener Fest are split into four divisions: males, females, handicapped and seniors (10 years and older). The males and females run 70 feet, and the handicapped and senior dogs run 10 feet. “It’s all good fun. What I love is watching the humananimal bond. At the finish line, everybody gets picked up and kissed, and it’s just wonderful,� LeUnes said. Pet owners are allowed to lure their dogs to the finish line with anything but food. LeUnes said she has seen more than squeaky toys since Wiener Fest’s beginning. “Pet parents are jumping up and down and waving everything from hats to dirty underwear,� she said. “Whatever gets their attention.� Wiener Fest also consists of a 5K morning run for humans and dogs, costume contests, pet parade, kids’ zone with free activities, food, vendors and informative presentations throughout the day. Volunteers make up the majority of the festival’s staff. “It takes 400 volunteers
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Taylor finds this visual representation of difference important and intertwined within the genes of humans. “How would I define race?” he said. “Well, it’s like defining dog breeds. Race, for humans, is a function of where your ancestors evolved and it results in biological differences.” Taylor also said race is more than skin deep. Though he said many researchers do not feel comfortable studying possible connections between ethnicity and traits such as personality or intelligence, he believes this relationship exists and works within society, whether it is acknowledged or not. “I suspect that once genomic studies become far more fine-grained, I think it will turn out that there are temperamental differences between races,” Taylor said. Taylor said these variations between races are apparent on a social level. “The United States in the days before diversity was a wonderful place to live in,” Taylor said. “And that’s why other people came. I don’t blame non-whites who want to come and live in the United States. It’s perfectly normal. Whites in America, and all around the world, have built very agreeable, successful societies. That’s why all of the huge migration streams are from non-white countries — which are not such nice places to live — into white countries.” Taylor said he mourned the move to di-
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amount for a community-involved event.” In return for bringing canned food to donate, customers are given a discount for their trip through Wicked Woods. The members of Kappa Sigma aim to provide a renewed and unique experience for customers each year by beginning their construction process on the first week of every fall semester. Each member is expected to contribute anywhere from 50 to 100 hours a semester working on the event. “I love scaring people,” said Taylor Johnson, agricultural leadership and development major. Unfortunately for Johnson, his position as senior operations officer for Wicked Woods doesn’t let him take part as much as he would like. But Johnson said when he could, he takes
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versity and that advocating diversity would ultimately lead to the destruction of the white population. “Any group that does not allow itself to have legitimate interests is going the way of the dodo,” Taylor said. “It’s consigned its way to oblivion.” Many of the students who attended Taylor’s talk disagreed with his definition of race and the problems associated with it. Silvia Ruiz, senior sociology major, criticized Taylor’s view of race as a biological construct. “His point of view is very old fashioned,” Ruiz said. “His definition of race is biological. [It] is a classical definition of race and not a contemporary definition of race and has been disproven by scientific evidence. He used examples of genes to mockingly prove his point.” Ruiz also said she found Taylor’s claim, that individual racial groups lacked internal diversity, problematic. “I think a great flaw in his argument is that he assumes that all racial and ethnic groups are homogenous among themselves and share all the same interests and views,” Ruiz said. Kamiar Kordi, junior economics and political science major, said diversity is not something to be feared but celebrated. “I think that the inclusion of all people, no matter their race, color, gender or sexual orientation is one of the most important things of A&M,” Kordi said. “Having the diverse set of individuals come to A&M not only benefits the individual, but the University as a whole.”
the opportunity to scare people. “When the chance comes where I can slip out into the scenes for 20 minutes or so, I throw on a robe and head that way,” he said. Johnson said since Wicked Woods is outdoors, the weather puts a lot of wear and tear on the structures. They have to replace about a third of the event completely each year. There are a lot of separate structures, or scenes that are built throughout the trail, each offering its own theme and set of scares. “The locals love the event because it has been an attraction in the community for so long and is suitable for all ages, allowing families to feel comfortable bringing their children,” Anderson said. The remaining operation days of the event are on Oct. 25-27 and Oct. 30-31, starting at 8 p.m.
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