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Sport branding panel today
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Mays Business School and the Center for Sport Management Research and Education will present an expert panel on sport branding from 6 to 8 p.m. today in the Bright Football Complex. LaDainian Tomlinson, NFL running back, Jenn Brown of ESPN and Jamey Rootes, the president of the Houston Texans football team will participate in the panel. Other speakers include representatives from Pepsi and Gatorade. Tickets are free for students and $20 for non-students and can be purchased at the MSC box office.
april 14, 2011
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Stompatition Zeta Tau Alpha wins Stomp Fest competition
Katie White, staff writer
Women’s team to sign posters NCAA Championship Basketball players will autograph posters from 2 to 3:30 p.m. today in the lobby of Evans library. The University Library READ posters feature Texas A&M’s Women’s Basketball team and Head Coach Gary Blair reading their favorite books on the court. “We’re eager to welcome the players to the library and share the posters as long as they last,” said Robin Bedenbaugh, marketing and communication coordinator at the University Libraries. Fans are encouraged to bring posters to be signed, as there are a limited number of free posters available. Emily Villani staff writer
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Members of the Zeta Tau Alpha Stomp Fest team dance during Wednesday night’s show. The sorority took first place at the competition. See more photos on page 13.
Sorority 5K benefits Scotty’s House children While Texas A&M students are preparing to mature into adults in the next couple months or years, some younger children are just hoping the next day will be better than the previous. Kappa Alpha Theta sorority has put together a 5K run and a 1.5 mile walk Saturday for students, parents and community members to raise money for Scotty’s House, a Brazos Valley children’s advocacy center. Children who are victims of abuse at Scotty’s House are provided with a supportive and nurturing environment. “CASA [Court Appointed Special Advocates] is our national philanthropy,” said Julia Wood, Rock the CASA, Theta 5K promotions chairwoman and junior marketing major. “Voices For Children is the local chapter of CASA, providing Court Appointed Special
Differential tuition costs might rise Increases pending for three colleges within Texas A&M University Trevor Stevens
The Battalion The Tuition Policy Advisory Council had a public hearing April 4 to discuss designated tuition and fee proposals for fall 2011. The council received presentations and voted whether or not to recommend each college’s tuition proposal. The council passed its recommendations on to President R. Bowen Loftin, who will present it to the Board of Regents for approval in May. The recommendations include a proposal for no designated tuition increase, which would affect all colleges and students campuswide. However, the council proposed differential tuition for three colleges within Texas A&M University, including the College of Architecture, the Dwight Look College of Engineering See Tuition on page 6
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sign-up for The Big Event each year. Aggie Thetas love giving Students can register for back to the community as well as giving to the 800 children the race online at www. who were victims of abuse this aggietheta.com or on past year. Kappa Alpha Theta campus at Koldus, Academic helps keep the doors open at Plaza, The Rec, Wehner and Scotty’s House and the money the Commons Lobby. The we donate to them and CASA race is at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, helps the two organizations beginning at the Kappa Alpha work hand in hand with one Theta sorority house. another to help save hundreds of children’s lives each year.” In addition to the race, Advocates to abused and nethere will be a silent auction. glected children in foster care in Brazos, Burleson and Grimes One of the big-ticket items is an AKC-registered golden recounties. In [the fiscal year] 2010, Voices For Children’s 79 triever puppy. Red Mango and Spoons will hand out frozen CASA volunteers assisted 183 children, placing 63 of them in yogurt. “I hope to see a ton of stusafe, permanent homes.” Proceeds from the race will dents and their families out at the race this year to help us go to Scotty’s House. support those children and “Texas A&M students love their families,” she said. to give back to our community,” Wood said. “It’s a fact, Megan Ryan, staff writer proven by the thousands that
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This golden retriever puppy is one of the 75 items in the silent auction that will be at the Theta 5k at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority house.
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What do Student Fees This is part six of a series dissecting colleges and divisions at the University. The series will feature different colleges and divisions that support A&M throughout the school year.
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“The student fee process we have now has kept administrators at bay from asking outrageous expenses.” — Oliver Thoma, member of the Student Fee Review Committee
by Jill Beathard
uition and fees are expensive. Ever wonder what that “and fees” pays for? If not, your parents probably have. Now you can tell them what your money is funding and who decides that. See story on page 3. “We don’t want to raise the fee if it will go toward a program that isn’t really impacting students the way it should.” — Shah Dhukka, Student Service Fee Advisory Board chairman
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