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Texas Task Force 1, an urban search and rescue response system, deploys out of College Station and responds to disasters such as the West fertilizer plant explosion and the tornado that struck Moore, Okla.
Teams of volunteer responders provide assistance during disasters Jessica Smarr The Battalion
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ven amid the debris and destruction of disasters created by the forces of nature and sometimes the hands of men, a team of responders at Texas A&M provides assistance and hope at a moment’s notice. Texas Task Force 1 is an urban search and rescue response system, which operates out of College Station and deploys in response to disasters such as the
inside news | 2 Former student dies in FBI training exercise Christopher Lorek, a former student and member of the FBI Hostage Rescue Team, was killed in a training accident May 17. He is remembered as a husband, a father, a teammate and a protector of his country.
state | 2 Fort Hood suspect to represent himself The man charged with the rampage killing at Fort Hood in 2009 hinted Monday that he would try to justify the attack, revealing his defense strategy and stating he would represent himself in the trial.
sports | 3 Top QB recruit commits to A&M The top quarterback recruit in the nation, out of Arizona, announced his commitment Monday to Texas A&M over Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma State and UCLA.
9/11 attacks, Hurricane Katrina and, more recently, the West fertilizer plant explosion and the tornado that struck Moore, Okla. Composed almost exclusively of trained volunteers, this team provides support and relief across the state and country in times of need. Jeff Saunders, operations chief for Texas Task Force 1, said members of the team are prepared for all hazards they are presented with. “We are a search and rescue, almost all hazard search and rescue team,”
Saunders said. “We do structural collapse, we do water rescue, and we, do what we term ‘wide-area search at this point — like a tornado where it’s just devastation for miles and miles and miles.” The team is not only a state asset, but also a federal asset. Will Welch, communications manager for the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX), said the team functions as one of 28 urban search and rescue teams See Task force on page 3
ne hour before his last final of the spring semester, senior biology major Nick Madere received a phone call coming from the same Austin area code that he calls home, but he didn’t answer. The voicemail said, “I’ve got some good news for you, give me a phone call.” It was the office of Gov. Rick Perry calling to inform Madere he had been selected as the 2013-2014 student regent for the Texas A&M University System. “Hearing that about an hour before my final was the best confidence booster I could have ever asked for,” Madere said. “I was breathless when it got announced.” The decision became official on Friday when Madere’s term as student regent went into effect. In 2005, the 79th Texas Legislature authorized the governor to appoint a nonvoting student regent for each university system. The program started in 2006 and student regents have used it to share student opinion with the board of regents. Quinten Womack, a junior at Texas A&M-Kingsville, served as the student regent during the 2012-13 school year and said he found joy in representing the many students in A&M schools.
“It was a great experience and it’s an honor to be appointed by the governor to do anything,” Womack said. “To be able to be the voice of 125,000 students, it’s just a big deal and an honor to be associated with it.” The application process of becoming a student regent is a system of checks and balances. Madere recalled sending an application to the Student Government Association then meeting with a board that included the student body president. The group then sent a recommendation to Lt. Gen. Joe Weber, vice president for student affairs. His application then went to University President R. Bowen Loftin and on to System Chancellor John Sharp. “From there I believe it went to the office of the governor,” Madere said. “They certainly tested our mettle and made sure they went through all the channels.” Madere had to establish goals along the way of what he wanted to accomplish during his time as student regent. He said he wants to gain as much feedback from the many campuses in the University System to share students’ voices to the board. “The board looks forward to working with Mr. Madere and receiving his valuable insight on important matters that only a student perspective can provide,” said chairman of the Board of Regents, Phil Adams, in a statement. “We are constantly mindful of academic and student affairs and supporting our See Regent on page 4
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Retired Reveille dies after surgery Mackenzie Mullis
Reveille VII, a retired “first lady of Aggieland” died on Thursday. She had been in the care of Tina and Paul Gardner, friends of Corps of Cadets Company E-2.
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eveille VII, a retired “first lady of Aggieland” died Thursday after an emergency surgery at the Small Animal Clinic at the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Tina and Paul Gardner acted as caretakers of Reveille after she was retired in May 2008. Tina said she noticed something was wrong with Reveille and immediately took her to the Small Animal Clinic the previous Tuesday. “She looked ill and I had her at the vet clinic within 30 minutes. I just threw on clothes and ran out the door,” Tina said. “[Reveille] had been on anti-inflammatory medication for her arthritis. That medicine can cause bleeding See Reveille on page 4
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exas A&M boasts a student body of more than 50,000 students, and approximately 10,000 of those ambitious minds were not quite ready to kiss the books goodbye, finding themselves in pursuit of a post-undergraduate education. On May 21, the Council of Graduate Schools, a collection of roughly 500 institutions with master’s and doctoral programs, released a two-
year pilot study evaluating five institutions, including Texas A&M. The study compared completion and attrition rates for Master of Business Administration programs Karen and disciplines in science, Butler-Purry technology, engineering and math (STEM). Karen Butler-Purry, associate provost for graduate studies, provided the principal leader-
ship and coordination of data collections on the Texas A&M campus. “We were looking at master’s students, in part because of the growth and demand in these STEM fields,” Butler-Purry said. “They really are a market.” Mark Zoran, associate dean for graduate studies and facilitator of graduate council personnel on campus, also noted the significant need for future STEM educators. Approximately 36 percent of A&M STEM See STEM on page 6
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Former student dies in FBI training exercise; loved family, team, country Jessica Smarr The Battalion
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s a father and husband, a member of the FBI Hostage Rescue Team and a part of the Aggie family, Christopher Lorek, Class of 1993, was characterized by friends, family and teammates as constantly working toward something larger than himself. Lorek and teammate Stephen Shaw were killed May 17 in a maritime counterterrorism exercise off the coast of Virginia Beach. Janet Lorek, Christopher’s mother, said her son was one of many incredible members of the highly specialized team. “These are extraordinary people and I think you have to wonder, ‘Where do these people come from? What makes these people so unique?’” Janet said. The FBI Hostage Rescue was founded in 1983 to be a national counterterrorism unit, offering a tactical option for any extraordinary hostage crisis or other law enforcement situation that may occur within the United States. Teammate and personal friend Dave, who requested his last name be omitted for security reasons, said Lorek was a very accomplished individual to whom other members of the team often turned to for assistance and advice. “He was extremely skilled at his job and was the guy who everybody kind of sought advice from
to help us become better,” Dave said. “We’d kind of go to him as the go-to guy to help fine-tune our skills. He was just a stand-up guy that would do anything for you at any time — a true professional and a good friend.” Dave said he and Christopher attended training exercises such as diving school and free fall school together,
He loved his girls. He loves his girls. [I’ve got to] be sure to put that in the present tense. I got in trouble the other day because I said to Abby, ‘Your dad really loved you,’ and she said, ‘He still loves me, doesn’t he?’” — Bob Odle, pastor at the Church of Christ in Richmond, Va.
and that Christopher’s ability to reassure and encourage helped them complete training. “Jumping out of airplanes at night with equipment on can be a daunting task, but doing it with a guy like Chris really took the stress level down and helped us both stay focused,” Dave said. Janet said her son always felt a dedication to protect not only the people around him, but his entire country. She said Christopher’s father Bill often told Christopher that it was his responsibil-
ity to care for those around him, she said, and this was something he carried with him into adulthood. “I remember reading something when he was like in fifth grade that he felt that it was going to be his ultimate responsibility to protect his country,” Janet said. “He must have had this deep-seeded feeling about his responsibility to his country.” Christopher graduated from A&M with a degree in ocean engineering. Janet said his commitment to a strong moral code was what attracted him to the University. “Texas A&M has a core kind of sense of morality and honor and dedication to their country,” Janet said. “He just walked on that campus and said, ‘This feels right.’” Dave said Christopher and his wife Jennifer, who he met at A&M, were proud members of the Aggie family even while living in Virginia and had instilled a love for the University in their daughters Abigail and Madeline. “[Christopher and Jennifer] attended bonfire, football games and loved to hang out at Dudley’s Draw together,” Dave said. “Both of them are super proud of Texas A&M. Abigail, who’s 11 years old, is super excited and wants to go to Texas A&M. They’ve both done a good job passing along the Texas A&M esprit de corps to their daughters.” Bob Odle, the pastor of
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the Church of Christ the Lorek family attended in Richmond, Va., said Christopher was a dedicated husband and father and a member of a close and supportive family. “He loved his girls. He loves his girls,” Odle said. “[I’ve got to] be sure to put that in the present tense. I got in trouble the other day because I said to Abby, ‘Your dad really loved you,’ and she said, ‘He still loves me, doesn’t he?’” Janet said her son Christopher loved that which was greater than himself — his family, his team and his country. She said he was very humble and would say he was not an individual hero, but member of a team. “He is not a hero by himself,” Janet said. “Everything he did is part of a team and he doesn’t want anybody to have the idea that he operated alone. Every single thing he does is part of a team. They’re brothers, [the Hostage Rescue team does] everything together. They depend on each other. They’re the best in the world.”
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Fort Hood suspect to represent himself at trial FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — The Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood rampage hinted Monday that he would try to justify the attack, revealing for the first time his defense strategy after a military judge said he could represent himself — and question the soldiers he is accused of shooting — during his upcoming trial. Maj. Nidal Hasan did not elaborate when announcing he would use a “defense of others” strategy, which requires defendants to prove they were protecting other people from imminent danger. Military experts speculated that Hasan may argue he was protecting fellow Muslims in Afghanistan because soldiers were preparing to deploy from the Texas Army post. Hasan also asked the military judge, Col. Tara Osborn, for a three-month delay to prepare his defense. The
judge said she would decide that issue Tuesday, a day before jury selection was scheduled to begin. Retired Staff Sgt. Alonzo Lunsford, who was shot seven times during the rampage in November 2009, said Monday he was upset and angry the judge was allowing Hasan the ability to question the wounded soldiers. Lunsford said he expects Hasan to try to intimidate them through mind games. “It’s a battle of wits, and he’s going to lose,” said Lunsford, who lost most of the sight in his left eye in the attack. “I was there. I saw what this man did. I’m living proof of what he did, but I survived. ... I’m not going to show any fear.” After questioning Hasan for about an hour, Osborn ruled that he was mentally competent to represent himself and understood “the disadvantage of self-representation.”
She repeatedly urged Hasan to reconsider, noting that he would be held to the same standards as all attorneys regarding courtroom rules and military law and be going up against a prosecutor with more than 20 years of experience. She also said he must be courteous to witnesses and not get personal with them. After the judge asked once again if he understood that representing himself was not “a good idea,” Hasan replied: “You’ve made that quite clear.” Hasan, who was set to deploy with some of the troops killed that day, is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder. If convicted, the 42-year-old faces the death penalty or life without parole. Hasan’s attorneys will remain on the case but only if he asks for their help, the judge said.
Government documents show that Hasan, in speaking with some colleagues, expressed support for Osama bin Laden and said the U.S. was at war with Islam. In some emails to a radical Muslim cleric, Hasan indicated that he supported terrorists and was intrigued with the idea of U.S. soldiers killing comrades in the name of Islam. Hasan in 2011 cut ties with his previous lead attorney, John Galligan, a civilian who is a former military judge. Galligan said recently that he didn’t know why his former client wanted to represent himself. At a hearing in May, Hasan told Osborn that he wanted to plead guilty, but Army rules prohibit a judge from accepting a guilty plea to charges that could result in a death sentence. Osborn also denied his request to plead guilty to lesser murder charges.
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Members of Texas Task Force 1 assist with the recovery and restoration of West, Texas, after the explosion of the West Fertilizer Company storage and distribution facility on April 17 that killed 15, injured approximately 200 and damaged or destroyed hundreds of buildings.
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affiliated with the Federal Emergency Management Agency throughout the country. “There’s two different ways we can deploy,” Welch said. “If it is a federal disaster such as Moore, Okla., then FEMA will request deployment through the Texas governor’s office. If it is a state disaster, then the Texas Division of Emergency Management will ask us to come out.” The task force operates under TEEX, which functions as a training entity for responders across the country. Programs for firemen, police and emergency medical responders can be found in College Station, as well as programs that travel across the nation. Welch said these courses provide education that is essential for the safety of the country, including such events as the Boston marathon bombing. “We operated a class three times in the Boston area that was a mass casualty bombing incident course of how to handle those sorts of things,” Welch said. “It was the whole operational scene of ‘How do you handle mass casualties, how do you triage, how do you operate,’ things like that. It was delivered three times in Boston before the Boston Marathon bombing. It’s training that TEEX provides to the country that’s just vital.” The task force is an integral product of TEEX. A total of 680 people, the majority of whom assist on a purely volunteer basis, comprise the force. The members of the force are divided into three teams and must live within five hours of College Station. Only about 10 percent of those who apply to the task force are accepted, and Saunders said members of the team are dedicated and skilled. “The average person that applies for this team has eight to 10 years of some type of emergency experience, usually working for a fire department,” Saunders said. “Not all of our members are fire based. Probably 10 to 15 percent are from other professions — law-
yers, doctors, engineers, some of our technical information specialists are IT people or planning people in their jobs.” Members of the team must train year round to be prepared to deploy at any time. Saunders said the task force has completed 27,000 hours of training in the last year. Supplies are also necessary to maintain the teams that are deployed. A warehouse containing everything the team needs to be completely self-sustained for up to 72 hours is ready to move at any moment, Welch said. “Every single minute of every single day, all of this is ready to go out the door in support,” Welch said. “Everything you see loaded on these trucks is pulled off four times a year, checked, re-checked, certified by military quartermasters in case the team needed to fly someplace on military transports.” Saunders said the teams are deployed an average of six to eight times each year. The Moore tornado disaster was the 92nd time the force has been deployed since 1997. Chuck Jones, deputy operations chief for Texas Task Force 1 and a leader of one of its three teams, said one of the biggest impacts the force had was providing skilled relief for the first responders. The task force often appears on scene 15 to 20 hours after a disaster and function as second-wave relief. “Those first responders that are working nonstop — running, lifting, moving — constantly for 20 hours. They’re exhausted,” Jones said. “They have nothing left. Their gas tank is empty. For the next wave of help to come in and arrive and for them to know that they have the specific training and knowledge and abilities to come in and take over and keep working in the same fashion that they were, that’s comforting for them.” Welch said the relief provided by the task force can be uplifting for not only exhausted first responders, but also for members of the general community. “Certainly the on-the-scene folks, the local jurisdiction that was there, they go to the end of their rope,” Welch said. “To come and help them, it lifts them up and I think it
helps the community, letting them know that they’re not alone.” A week after the explosion in West, the task force was deployed for the second time to West on a humanitarian mission to help residents of the town retrieve personal belongings from houses and apartments affected by the blast. Jones said members of the task force are not often able to interact with the people they assist, yet this second deployment offered members a chance to connect with the people they had helped rescue only a week before. “On most cases [it’s], ‘What’s your name, what’s your address, how many people are in your family, get in this ambulance and go,’ and we never see them again,” Jones said. “Well, this was an opportunity for our per-
sonnel to actually get to talk to the people and find out how they were affected by this.” The mission allowed the members of the task force to form a connection with the victims of the disaster, Jones said. Not only did the residents of West seem very thankful for the presence of the responders, he said, but it offered the task force an opportunity to see the impact of their work. “I think the thing that the Task Force members took away from that was the value of being able to actually talk to those victims, to have their input on what they saw, how they felt, and to use that information in how they respond in the future,” Jones said.
news for you Top-rated quarterback recruit Kyle Allen commits to A&M The 6-foot-3 quarterback from Scottsdale, Ariz., Allen was rated as the nation’s top prostyle quarterback in the 2014 class by Rivals and Scout. “My first reaction was really just amazement,” said junior sports management major Carter Bien. “[Allen] being from out of state and the best QB overall just shows how serious of a program we are building. After proving everyone wrong and showing we are a force in the SEC, the big name recruits are starting to take A&M seriously. This commit could just be a floodgate opening for many more great recruits to come.” Allen announced via Twitter on Monday that
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he had chosen to play at Texas A&M after narrowing his list to Notre Dame, Ohio State, UCLA and Oklahoma State. His tweet read, “I will be playing my college football for Coach Sumlin at TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY!! GIG EM!!” Allen’s tweet was followed by a tweet that has become a staple of a commitment from A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin reading, “YESSIR!”Allen threw for more than 3,100 yards and 36 touchdowns during his junior season and is expected to be the heir apparent to Johnny Manziel when the Heisman Trophy winner eventually leaves College Station. Allen’s commitment came just a day after four-star defensive end recruit Jarrett Johnson of Katy committed to the Aggies over the Texas Longhorns among other schools.
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Explosion recovery center in West changes status
AUSTIN — Texas receivers Cayleb Jones and Kendall Sanders have been reinstated to the team, but they will miss the season opener against New Mexico State because of arrests this spring, Texas Coach Mack Brown said to the Austin AmericanStatesman on Monday. Jones was arrested after an altercation in late February with a UT tennis player. Sanders was arrested on a drunken driving charge in April. Both are sophomores.
WEST — A government assistance center in the Central Texas town devastated by a deadly fertilizer plant explosion will now concentrate on providing loans. The recovery center in West on Monday became the Small Business Administration disaster loan outreach center. The site formerly was the state and Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster recovery center. The April 17 blast in West claimed 15 lives and left about 200 people hurt. FEMA says the SBA location will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday through Friday until further notice. Staff and wire reports
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ulcers in the stomach or intestinal tract. She had gotten a small, ulcerated rupture in her small intestine and that was the cause for the emergency surgery.� Dr. Stacy Eckaman, Reveille’s primary caregiver and Class of 2001 veterinary medicine graduate, told the Gardners that the rupture occurred moments before arriving at the hospital. “We knew there was a chance she may not make it through the surgery,� Tina said. “There really was not a lot of choice though. The vets did caution us that the first 72 hours were critical and that Rev was in grave condition. When we finally were able to see her for 20 minutes on Wednesday, you would not have thought she was in critical condition. She knew who I was and she knew she was still the queen.� But Reveille’s condition worsened. Tina said complications from pneumonia forced the veterinarians and she and her husband to make the decision to have Reveille euthanized. “We are very grateful to the small animal clinic at A&M,� Tina said. “They could not have been nicer. I saw them taking care of all kinds of animals in all kinds of situations. They are so considerate and so helpful, we have been very lucky about that.� Since 1990, the Gardner’s have been associated with E-2, “The Mascot Company� of the Corps of Cadets that cares for Reveille. Their son Todd
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Retired Reveille VII died Thursday due to complications following an emergency surgery. was a member of the outfit. “The guys of E-2 really know us and they come over to the house all the time,� Tina said. “When my husband and I would be up here in the summertime before we moved here permanently, E-2 would bring Rev over. They knew we had dogs of our own and that we loved them and took good care of them.� Since Reveille’s death, the Gardner’s have had time to reflect about the memories they shared with Reveille. The Gardners recalled memories like the night Reveille was sprayed by a skunk and despite her stench was still the main attraction at the HEB where they were picking up supplies for her odor. “She had a few bad days, but the rest of her life was magical,� Paul said.
Funeral arrangements are still being made, but Tina said the service will probably be held in September so all students can attend. She said the first meeting to discuss funeral arrangements will be Tuesday. “The funeral has always been at Kyle Field and is a full military funeral,� she said. “The last Reveille had around 10,000 people in Kyle Field.� Senior yell leader Ryan Crawford, who is living with the Gardners for the summer, said the family took “great care� of Reveille for the past five years. “Reveille’s retirement was well deserved,� Crawford said. “The Gardners are incredibly compassionate people and took great care of Reveille VII.�
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universities toward achieving their goals.� While holding a student regent position, Madere will also have to manage his time effectively as the first sergeant of Squadron 20 in the Corps of Cadets. Madere said he is “no stranger� to managing his time, and Chancellor Sharp shared his confidence in Madere’s selection. “I know Mr. Madere will continue the tradition of service and excellence set by his predecessors and I look forward to working with him and hearing his ideas,� Sharp said in a statement. While Madere does not know if he’ll receive a fan-
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Junior biology major Nick Madere (left) was one of 11 students selected to serve on their school’s boards of regents at universities across the state. cy desk with business cards printed with his name, he said he is still ecstatic to represent the students of A&M. “This role has given a student the authority and the influence to help make the big changes that students
want to see,� he said. “I’m most excited to hear what these people have to say and make an impact in a big way. That was the biggest attractor to me, to make a major impact and at same time continue being a student.�
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ince The Battalion’s last publication, several A&M teams have seen action in the NCAA championship season. Here is some of what you missed.
Record-setting seniors bid farewell
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A&M pitcher Mel Dumezich led A&M to the super regional round of the NCAA Championships.
The No. 13 Aggie softball team started the post season as an NCAA regional host bringing Pennsylvania, Arizona and former Big 12 foe Baylor to College Station. A&M defeated Penn 12-0 in the opener, which it followed with three
games against the No. 23 Bears to emerge regional champions. An 8-0 win in the final game advanced A&M to play another former Big 12 opponent, the No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners. The Aggies had a tougher time at the Norman super regional where they lost
10-2 in the first game and 8-0 in the second game. “Obviously a disappointing day, a disappointing super regional for us,” said head coach Jo Evans. “We came here expecting to go to the World Series. We got beat by a better team.” Two of the program’s most decorated players will graduate leaving a lasting legacy. Catcher Megan May ends her career as the greatest Aggie hitter in program history holding the record for career home runs (69) and RBIs (189). Pitcher Mel Dumezich leaves A&M as a two-time All-American and holds the A&M record for games played with 230.
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Aggies eliminated in Corvallis The Aggie baseball team entered the SEC tournament as a ninthseeded underdog. It left Hoover, Ala., with a 2-2 record after upsetting national No. 1 Vanderbilt but later lost in the quarterfinals to the Commodores. With a 32-27 record, the future was uncertain for A&M as they entered the NCAA Tournament. The Aggies were selected as the last team into the tournament as the No. 2 seed in the Corvallis Regional. A&M took a 6-4 loss to UC Santa Barbara in the first game of the regional but bounced back for a 6-1 win over UTSA and a 5-4 win over UC Santa Barbara to set up a regional matchup
“That was the most exciting round of golf I’ve ever been a part of,” Higgins said. “Our guys fought so hard, they gave us everything they had and never quit. They earned it, I’ll go to my grave believing that they should be playing tomorrow in the COURTESY elite eight.” A&M looked destined for match Despite the play before a “slow play” violation unusual loss, the season still ended was called. well for the Aggies as they stand as the only program in the country to finish in the top 15 each of see ads at thebatt.com the last six seasons.
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with national No. 3 seed and host Oregon State. The Aggies would need two wins to move to the super regional round but instead took a 6-1 loss Sunday to end the season with a 34-29 record. A&M advanced to the NCAA Championship for a school-record seventh
consecutive season. “We were one of 64 teams that had an opportunity and we get 27 outs just like they do,” said head coach Rob Childress. “Oregon State played much better than anyone else this weekend.” Staff reports
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The Aggies defeated three ranked opponents en route to becoming the national runner-up.
No. 6 Miami and No. 7 UCLA before taking on Stanford in the national championship match. The Aggies would lose a close match 4-3 and end the best season in program history as the national runner-up. A&M set a record for most wins in school history with a final record of 26-4 under second-year coach Howard Joffe. “We are really happy for the things that we achieved this year,” said senior Nazari Urbina. “We had a great team. Obviously we wish we could have won tonight, but that is how things go. All of the girls kept fighting until the end.”
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students finished in an optimal time frame of around 23 months. According to both Zoran and Butler-Purry, the number of completions increased with further time spent in the programs, but administrators remain optimistic about seeing an increase in completions for the 24 month period. “It was a perfect fit for me,” said Sherif Mabrouk, a Class of 2011 civil engineering graduate who finished right at the 24 month mark. The study nodded to motivation, family support and the opportunity to be a full-time student as vital contributors to completion. The data collected was evaluated to better understand how to efficiently accelerate the rate of completion. One of the most prevalent problems with the lack of completion, Zoran said, was outside influences such as employment or familial obligations. “One of the biggest problems the student found was working simultaneously,” Zoran said. “Many of these students are older and have families.” Mabrouk held a part-time graduate assistant position in addition to taking a full and required course load.
thebattalion “I think that had I maybe not been working, I could have finished in three semesters,” Mabrouk said The A&M MBA program was chosen as a control for the study for its relatively consistent behavior and perceived high completion rate. ButlerPurry said although assignments for students in business programs tend to be more extensive in terms of credit hours, students in STEM programs often rely on work that is more self-initiated rather than routine curriculums and formal classrooms. “Much work is performed outside of the classroom,” Butler-Purry said. “That is why it takes so much time.” Attrition rates and extended graduation times were attributed to pressures such as achieving future employment and a status as full-time student. Financial obligations were also taken into account for future A&M students considering postundergraduate education. “Some students are starting graduate school with a fair amount of debt,” ButlerPurry said. “It may not seem as enticing for some.” Zoran said, due to less available resources for master’s students, there is a higher rate of completion when looking for positions such as assistantships, fellowships and traineeships. For A&M students considering a master’s degree, the
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