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hey nestled in their hammocks, bracing the cold, Sunday night at Academic Plaza. Monday and Tuesday night they encountered rain. This week, armed with a couple of backpacks filled with provisions, they are forgoing the comforts of home. Roommates Logan McAfee and Will McGinnis chose to endure a weeklong “campus camping trip,” to gather a new perspective and create a change in their everyday scenery. “There’s a book by Bob Goff called ‘Love Does,’” said McGinnis, junior mechanical engineering major. “Like the idea of it is life is

too short to not go on adventures and we kind of get caught up in school and homework and just life, [the] daily routine, and forget life is an adventure. So that’s kind of why we did it.” McAfee, junior aerospace engineering major, said the excursion was not simply a “feat to be conquered,” but a chance to reorder his priorities. “I have a pretty set routine this semester,” McAfee said. “It’s a good opportunity to refocus your priorities and give God some room to teach you something.” McAfee said he and McGinnis spent the weekend buying stashes

Roommates Will McGinnis and Logan McAfee sit in their hammocks during their “campus camping trip.” of food from Wal-Mart. They set a goal to not spend any money on campus and said they have been eating mostly peanut butter and jelly, ramen, bagels and tortillas. McAfee said he took the logistics regarding sleeping locations, storage of their personal items and daily activities into careful consideration. McAfee said they both have been using the Rec Center locker rooms to shower. “We still have to do school obviously,” McAfee said. “There are lockers in the aerolab so if I have to go get food or get stuff for a

shower I can go up there — just a lot of going back and forth.” McGinnis said the first two nights were challenging for him because of the restless nights of sleep combined with an exhausting day of school. He said although he was stressed on Monday, McAfee was a source of encouragement as they engaged in dialogue about what they were learning. “Last night I was talking to Logan [McAfee] and one thing I kind of have realized was how we

Like the idea of it is life is too short to not go on adventures and we kind of get caught up in school and homework and just life, [the] daily routine, and forget life is an adventure. So that’s kind of why we did it.”

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— Will McGinnis, junior mechanical engineering major

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esidents of The Rise at Northgate were evacuated Wednesday night for what the College Station Police Department said was a cooking-related fire on the seventh floor. Bart Humphreys, public information officer for the College Station Fire Department, said the department was first alerted about the fire at 5:47 p.m., and residents in three evacuated floors were allowed to return to their apartments nearly an hour later. Humphreys said the damage appeared to be confined to a cooking surface. While the fire was dampened by the time of their arrival, fire department officials remained at the scene afterward to help remove the water that accumulated after the sprinkler system was activated. Humphreys said building officials had evacuated the floors by the time the fire department arrived.

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Medal of Honor Stephen Lang, known for his role as Col. Quaritch in “Avatar,”portrayed American veterans in a one-man act Wednesday, including Clarence Sasser, the newest inductee into the MSC Hall of Honor.

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Fire trucks line up outside of The Rise at Northgate apartments Wednesday night after a kitchen fire on the seventh floor. “That really saves everyone a lot of time,” Humphreys said. “Our first priority in any incident we go to is life saving, so if people evacuate like they are supposed to, then our resources can be used to start getting the situation under control.” Alex Ansley, freshman allied health major, said she and her roommates beat the evacuation crowd and over-

heard the resident who allegedly set off the alarm explain his story to a building official. “The kid who set [the alarm] off was apparently telling his story to the manager,” Ansley said. “I heard him say ‘I lifted the lid off the pot and there was fire everywhere,’ and then everyone started pouring out of the building.”

n an effort to give back to those that have already given so much, the first Challenger 17 Run of Heroes will be held Sunday on the Quad to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. Several sponsored veterans and their families will run the 4.25-mile race in honor of the heroic acts of men and women in the armed forces. The Run of Heroes originated with Mitchel Grams, event coordinator and member of Squadron 17, and grew from a small set of ideas into a large event hosting more than 400 runners and war veterans. “I came up with the idea while I was studying for a test one day and I believe it was really a calling from God,” Grams said. “I got some help from good friends in my outfit and we formed a committee that put this all together.” Run of Heroes will stretch from noon to 7 p.m. on Sunday. Runners will take off in 30-minute sessions, with participants choosing the time that is most convenient for them. “We have a lot of injured veterans that are coming See Run of Heroes on page 4

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he Aggies will advance to the conference semifinals of the 2013 SEC Tournament after taming the 10th seeded Auburn Tigers 1-0 on Wednesday. After upsetting the seventh seeded LSU Tigers on Monday to advance to the quarterfinal match against A&M, Auburn’s Cinderella story came to a halt. The Aggie victory broke the Tiger’s streak of four wins and seven unbeaten games, redeeming last season’s tournament loss to Auburn. After being presented with the SEC regular season trophy prior to the game, the Aggies outshot the Tigers 14-1 in the first half — and 22-7 in the match. Junior forward Allie Bailey was responsible for scoring the lone goal of the match after tucking away a shot in minute 17 that came off an assist from junior midfielder Shea Groom and took a deflection into the net.

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After winning a share of the SEC regular season title a week ago, the Aggie soccer team will take on No. 9 South Carolina on Friday in the SEC Tournament semifinals. A&M head coach G Guerrieri said much of the team’s success stems from Groom and junior forward Kelley Monogue’s midfield production “They were able to find Allie Bailey and Allie is a very technical player, very skilled and very opportunistic,” Guerrieri said. “She saw the situ-

ation coming in, was able to get the ball there to hit it, took a little bit of a deflection and found the back of the net. If you talk to Allie, she will say she was lucky. I say that she is a smart kid and See Soccer on page 4

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respond when our basic security, like the basic essentials, are gone — how do we respond to that?” McGinnis said. “It’s important to ‘unplug’ and I don’t think I do it as much as I’d like to.” David Sargent, junior electrical engineering major and McAfee and McGinnis’ roommate, said McAfee had this camping idea for some time and had proposed the idea of starting Sunday to McGinnis. Sargent said even though his roommates’ absences have been strange this week, he thinks they will definitely take something away from the experience. “At first I thought it was really ridiculous and really goofy, which is why I continued to goad them into doing it,” Sargent said. “What started out as a, ‘Tell me I won’t, no you won’t,’ kind of challenge, seems to be a much more interesting time for both Will [McGinnis] and Logan [McAfee], showing them what it’s like to be dependent on others and not have some of the small, everyday things we are accustomed to.” McAfee and McGinnis said they’ve received a few confused questions surrounding their decision to camp on campus this week, but have primarily heard positive comments. McGinnis said he thought of their experience as living “whimsically” — participating in an adventure while still going to school and “taking care of business.” “I think that’s what people want to do,” McGinnis said. “People just forget that they would do it.”

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ormer students and Pixar artists, Don Bui and Robert Graff, presented on the artistic and technical process of animated movie creation Wednesday. Students from a variety of degree backgrounds attended the presentation, which was a frame-by-frame hand drawn sequence titled, “Married Life,” from the Pixar movie “Up.” Bui, a lighting technical director, said he wanted to show the students how much work goes into every detail in the sequence. “We really want to go in-depth with how much design and how many decisions go into each pixel that you see on the screen,” Bui said. “When it comes to either the choice of the color, to the rendering and making sure the models are clear, we really meticulously look at our frames over and over again and this is sort of a peek into that world.” Alexander Nelowet, staff reporter

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The Battalion he Friday release of “Thor: The Dark World” — the sequel to “Thor” — will add just one more piece to the controversy surrounding the age-old question comic book fans have debated for decades: Marvel or DC? With the increasing popularity of comic book film adaptations, Texas A&M students are still at odds about which comic series has the leg up. “Marvel is appealing to a larger audience with their film adaptations and relying on a ‘restart,’ as it were, of the franchise,” said Amy Montz, Class of 2008 and assistant English professor at the University of Southern Indiana. “DC, prior to the discussions of the Batman and Superman movie, wasn’t thinking in terms of across the franchise. They were thinking in terms of individual movies and superheroes.” Since the release of “Iron Man” in 2008, Marvel has slowly been connecting each film they’ve released, dropping mentions of the secret government agency, SHIELD, and introducing the characters of Agent Phil Coulson and Director Nick Fury. “The Avengers,” featuring characters from the Marvel universe previously introduced in their individual movies, represented the culmination of what Marvel calls “Phase One.” DC has kept its films and heroes separate, Montz said, with the exception of the upcoming 2015 sequel to “Man of Steel,” which will feature Ben Affleck as Batman. “Man of Steel” was the second attempt at a Superman movie in the last seven years and was received poorly by critics and audiences alike, bringing in $662.8 million worldwide, a paltry sum compared to Marvel’s “Iron Man 3,” released a month earlier, which took in $1.2 billion worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo. DC did find substantial commercial suc-

cess in The Dark Knight trilogy, directed by Christopher Nolan, which raked in a combined $2.46 billion worldwide and featured the fourth highest grossing movie in the U.S., “The Dark Knight,” according to Box Office Mojo. “My favorite DC movie was probably ‘The Dark Knight,’” said Veronica Manetti, sophomore forensic science major. “It was a piece of cinematography genius and the action was never slow and flowed really well.” Emily Whitman, freshman university studies major, said she hasn’t seen many superhero films, but she enjoyed the Dark Knight trilogy the most. “I just like Batman because Batman doesn’t need superpowers — he just needs technology, money and a good heart,” Whitman said. Spring Garcia, freshman biomedical science major, said she prefers Marvel over DC because Marvel’s films are better quality. “I’d rather see a Marvel movie because they seem to be better made than DC films — as in better actors, better special effects and better storylines,” Garcia said. “They also stay true to the hero as they were portrayed in the comics.” Montz said DC doesn’t seem to have enough faith in its female characters. “I also think Marvel scripts better female characters in the movies than DC does,” Montz said. “The fact that the Wonder Woman movie helmed by Joss Whedon got scrapped is a good example of the lack of faith DC has in its female super heroines.” DC also tends to rely more on the legend of their characters to drive the story, Montz said, rather than on the characters themselves. “DC doesn’t have enough faith, in my opinion, in their characters and writing,” Montz said. “They’re relying solely on the legend and background story, not fully trusting the audience to ‘get it.’”

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to participate in the run, and that is extremely motivating,” said D.J. Riddle, junior chemistry major. The Corps of Cadets hopes to see a big turnout from the surrounding community in honor of Veteran’s Day to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project. “I think being a conservative and veteran friendly campus, this is a great opportunity to give back,” Grams said. “I’m going into the Air Force myself and I have a heart for people coming back with post traumatic stress disorder, physical injuries, et cetera. I feel that it’s important to give back to these veterans that could otherwise be easily forgotten.” Grams said the event is a way to honor veterans, raise awareness and give back to those who suffered from injury in the line of duty.

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she made it happen for us.” A&M goalkeeper Jordan Day was barely tested on the day as the Aggie defense smothered the Tigers, who were able to muster only one attempt on goal. The clean sheet for Day brings her season shutout total to seven and marks Day’s 28th career shutout. “A win is what we came here to do,” Guerrieri said. “Auburn played hard and really gave us a hard time trying to find a way to try to break them down. I thought their goalkeeper [Alicen Wright] was outstanding. She made some big saves and their defense saved several balls off the line. They showed some heart and grit and it was going to take something special. I thought our team did a good job with lots and lots of scoring opportunities that we just couldn’t quite put away with more than 22 shots and a lot of those on goal. We’ve got to be a little bit more patient in our build-up. We’ve got to make

Although this is the first event, Grams said Squadron 17 plans to make this a continued tradition to honor our veterans. “I believe this is a wonderful event for an organization [Wounded Warrior Project] that does so much good for those who have served our country so well,” said Reid Joseph, student body president and member of Squadron 17. “I definitely expect the outfit to continue this tradition.” Col. Jerry L. Smith, director of the Veteran Resource and Support Center, said the Corps of Cadets has done a great job of recognizing veterans and the sacrifices they have made. “A lot of these Corps members are going to end up serving in the future, and I think [Run of Heroes] connects the cadets to those who have already served,” Smith said. “Run of Heroes is now one of the 22 events between Nov. 1-13 to honor and commemorate veterans and Veteran’s Day, and that is great.”

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it to where we’re taking better decisions on when we’re going to finish off these chances and then we’ve got to stick them.” The victory moves the Aggies to 15-4-1 on the season and marks the 10th consecutive time in program history that the Aggies have reached the 15-win plateau. After winning 10 of their last 11 games, the Aggies will next take the pitch Friday in Orange Beach, Ala., when they face the No. 9 South Carolina Gamecocks in the conference semifinals.

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quarter of a century ago, President George H.W. Bush was elected president of the U.S. The George Bush Foundation held a celebration event Wednesday night in remembrance of Nov. 6, 1988. The event, held at the Annenberg Conference Center near the Bush Library, hosted two speakers — Ron Kaufman, northeast regional political director of the “George Bush for President” campaign, and David Valdez, former personal photographer for President George H.W. Bush. Both men were with President Bush on the night his electoral victory was announced and both had stories to tell about the days leading up to the 1988 election. Kaufman said the Bush campaign faced problems from the very beginning. “There were three hurdles we faced,” Kaufman said. “First, the last sitting vice president to win president was Fillmore in 1850. [Bush’s] election couldn’t represent the third term of Reagan’s. Distancing was a hard thing to achieve. Also, he was 18 points down in Massachusetts.” Kaufman said even with these obstacles, the campaign remained positive. “The key to politics is beating expectations,” Kaufman said. “In Massachusetts, I was told to drive the caucus crazy. I think I may have overachieved.” Valdez, who joined the Bush political “family” in 1983, said he was new to the political process, but by photographing events during the campaigns he was still able to be a part of

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It does feel like the years have gone by. But it also seems like it was just yesterday. The memories are burned in my psyche.” — David Valdez, former personal photographer for President George H.W. Bush

memorable moments on the campaign drive. He recalled the night when then-Vice President Bush came in third in the Iowa caucus. As a photographer, he was able to view the event from outside a political perspective. “I’m not making any decisions, I’m just watching what’s going on, but I got to watch political advisors like Lee Atwater go crazy the night we lost to Iowa,” Valdez said. During the 1988 campaign, Valdez said he traveled with the Bush campaign to all 50 states. “Going into those last few days, the campaigning was non-stop,” Valdez said. “At one point, I had to call my

wife to find out where we were. We would fly into a new city, campaign in the airport and fly out.” Kaufman said right before the election, the success of the Bush campaign was becoming more apparent. “In the last few days, the polls were tightening,” Kaufman said. “We were crisscrossing the country. The crowds at the campaign events were getting bigger and bigger and bigger. The enthusiasm was different. We got the sense that the vice president, for the first time, was drawing Reagan-sized crowds. His message was hitting home.” Wednesday was also the 16th anniversary of the dedication of the Bush Library and Museum. Kaufman told the audience his daughter attended Texas A&M and had graduated from the Bush School. The Bush campaign has loved A&M students since the Reagan and Bush elections, he said. “We came to Texas A&M and students were wearing Reagan-Bush stickers on their hats,” Kaufman said. “That’s why the Library is here.” Kaufman encouraged students to help with political campaigns if they were interested. “The greatest thing you can do is get involved in politics,” Kaufman said. “There are few places where you can help influence history. It’s about making a difference and taking the time and effort to make it happen is very, very rewarding. Shame on you if you don’t.” Although the election of 1988 happened years ago, Valdez said the memories are still fresh. “It does feel like the years have gone by,” Valdez said. “But it also seems like it was just yesterday. The memories are burned in my psyche.”

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Panel examines rise of China as power

ith the rise of China as a world power, the Alexander Hamilton Society addressed Wednesday the idea that the United States will be forced to recognize the current and future competition between the two countries. The A&M chapter of the Alexander Hamilton Society hosted its first event Wednesday, “U.S. Responses to China’s Rise,” which featured three panelists who discussed the impact of the advancement of China through the ranks

of international power. Aaron Friedberg, panelist and former deputy assistant for National Security Affairs, said since China’s ideological values differ from those of the U.S., it affects the countries’ relationship. “Even though China isn’t necessarily Marxist, they still believe in a continued dominance of a single party and that perspective causes them to view the U.S. as a possible threat for ideological reasons,” Friedberg said.

Christopher Layne, panelist and A&M international affairs professor, said two hegemons like the U.S. and China can’t occupy equally at the same time or conflict will be likely. In agreeing with Friedberg, Layne also said each country’s ideology often makes it more difficult to work together. Ashe Matocha, city reporter

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