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CORN MAZE CLOSURE
Drought conditions shut down Snook seasonal tradition Alex Slaughter The Battalion
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ttendees used to meander through twisting rows carved into cornfields and bumped into dead ends and dark corners as stalks stretched above their heads at the “Krazy Kountry Korn Maze” in Snook. But this year the maze is nothing more than a muddy field of weeds. Owner Tabatha Wiggins said the corn maze couldn’t open this season because of the drought, but she hopes to have it open again next year. The corn maze had been well known for its theological themes and maze messages over the years. Last year, they also included something to honor their most popular customers — a “Block T” just for Texas A&M students. This year, no clever or inspiring carvings will be found in the field. Kevin Marek, senior environmental design major, said the corn maze was part of his Halloween traditions and the closure was very upsetting. “I was quite disappointed, especially when I drove out to the site because I couldn’t get ahold of the owners,” Marek said. “Seeing a muddy, plowed field was very sad. Normally, I would be a part of
Jenna Rabel — THE BATTALION
The “Krazy Kountry Korn Maze,” pictured, will not be open this year due to drought conditions.
See Corn maze on page 5
technology
Virtual files held for ransom
IT department offers virus prevention tips Aalap Ashtamkar & Homer Segovia The Battalion
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he A&M IT department sent a mass email to all students on Tuesday warning them that a serious computer virus called CryptoLocker is spreading across campus. Allison Oslund, assistant director of product strategy and communication for Texas A&M Information Technology, said CryptoLocker is a new type of virus called ransomware that locks down personal files then presents a ransom, usually around $300. Oslund said the virus is often sent out in emails disguised as a PDF or zip file. “The virus will begin to encrypt all of your personal files (documents, spreadsheets, images),” Oslund said in an email. “Once it is finished it will lock them down so that you cannot use them. Then it will present a ransom note asking for some amount of money to decrypt the files.” Oslund said paying the ransom does not guarantee file access will be restored. “Once the ransom message appears there’s nothing you can do,” Oslund said. “If you’ve opened an attachment and something doesn’t seem right, turn your computer off immediately and take it to Help Desk Central.” Antivirus software does not detect the CryptoLocker virus until after the damage is finished. Oslund said the cost of the virus can be steep.
James Sullivan — THE BATTALION
A&M defensive coordinator Mark Snyder said the Aggie pass rush was key Saturday against Vanderbilt.
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“If you get this virus you will permanently lose every personal file on your computer,” Oslund said. “Worse yet, it will encrypt every folder mapped to your computer. That is, if you have a flash drive connected or are connected to a share drive, they can be encrypted as well.” Oslund said students should keep a backup of files on a flash drive or on a system that is regularly backed up. “This won’t keep the virus from infecting your computer, but will keep you from losing everything if it does,” Oslund said. Oslund said being cautious is imperative. “Be smart while surfing online,”
Oslund said. “Stick to the sites you know and avoid links that seem too good to be true. This virus may even be attached to a fake UPS or Fedex tracking information email.” Khrystyna Konopatska, an international affairs graduate student, was at Help Desk Central Tuesday to resolve her computer issues. She said as bad as her current computer problems are, the CryptoLocker $300 ransom fee would be an insurmountable obstacle. “It would be very bad,” Konopatska said. “That’s my food budget for a month. I don’t want to be without that. It’s impossible.”
alexander hamilton society
Group to discuss China as world power Panel to center on US response to Chinese ascension Ashe Matocha The Battalion
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he newly formed Texas A&M Chapter of the Alexander Hamilton Society hopes to shed light on the increasing global prominence of China for students with a panelist discussion. The society will present “United States’ Response to China’s Rise,” on Nov. 6. This event will feature three panelists — Aaron Friedberg, Princeton University professor and former deputy assistant for National Security Affairs; Christopher Layne, distinguished professor at the George Bush School of Government and Public Service; and William Norris, assistant
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professor at the Bush School. The panelists will discuss their perspective on the rise of China and the optimal U.S. response, then participate in an interactive questioning period. Amber Stotts, international affairs graduate student and co-founder of the Alexander Hamilton Society, said the goal of the questioning period is to promote interaction between students and the guest experts. “The goal of the event is to invigorate discussion among students and faculty as to what the U.S. should do in response to China’s rise,” Stotts said. “Should the U.S. let China gain regional hegemony? Should we fight with them over Taiwan? Is the ‘pivot to Asia’ the ideal response? These types of questions are important to ask and speak to how our country sees its role in the international system.” See Society on page 5
The goal of the event is to invigorate discussion among students and faculty as to what the U.S. should do in response to China’s rise. Should the U.S. let China gain regional hegemony?” — Amber Stotts, international affairs graduate student and co-founder of the Alexander Hamilton Society
A&M analyzes defensive progress, upcoming UTEP James Sullivan The Battalion
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exas A&M set a number of defensive milestones during Saturday’s 56-24 victory over Vanderbilt, answering many questions about a unit that failed to live up to expectations through the initial seven games of the season. Saturday’s statistics had no national, conference or even program historical relevance, but represented what sophomore defensive end Julien Obioha said would be the defensive standard following the win. During Tuesday’s weekly press conference at the Bright Complex, defensive coordinator Mark Snyder said his unit’s success resulted from the defensive line — in particular junior Gavin Stansbury and true freshman Daeshon Hall — and its application of constant pressure on Vanderbilt quarterback Patton Robinette. “I think a lot of [the pressure] has to do with [Stansbury] and [Hall] being very active and creating some mismatch situations with those two kids in there,” Snyder said. “With [defensive tackle Isaiah Golden] holding down the middle, I didn’t have to add blitzers. It made the world go ’round for us.” The group finished with seven sacks — doubling the team’s season total — while garnering a season-high 12 tackles for loss with three interceptions. The defensive unit held the Commodores
“[Stansbury] has a different look in his eye. He comes into meetings and he’s really bouncing around. Everybody needs ‘that’ game. He really turned it on and the ball started rolling for him.” — Mark Snyder, Texas A&M defensive coordinator
to a season-low 329 total yards, down from its average of 468 yards the seven games prior. Stansbury stood out among his teammates, making nine tackles — six solo — along with team-bests in sacks and tackles for loss. In the days following the game, Snyder said he noticed a different energy in Stansbury and hopes his performance continues into the final five games of the season. “[Stansbury] has a different look in his eye,” Snyder said. “He comes into meetings and he’s really bouncing around. Everybody needs ‘that’ game. He really turned it on and the ball started rolling for him.” As for the remainder of the defense, senior linebacker Nate Askew said he hopes to see an increase in the unit’s confidence after Saturday’s win. See Presser on page 4
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Costumes feature the frightening and funny Students discuss popular and unique Halloween garb
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any students are preparing their costumes as Halloween quickly approaches. Whether they are store bought or handmade, scary or clever, dressing up can be a fundamental part of the festivities. Some students, such as freshman mechanical engineering major, Clayton Brasher, said they drew inspiration for their costumes from pop culture events, TV shows or movies. “I am dressing as a rapper with some friends,” Brasher said. “No specific rapper, just a stereotypical rapper. It was easy, convenient and I didn’t need to buy anything extra and I had all the clothes in my dorm already. Or I could just borrow some materials from friends.” Sarah Kalin, freshman international studies major, said she felt one costume idea that was overused this year was Miley Cyrus, who sparked a media reaction after her VMA performance. Angelica Guerra, freshman mechanical engineering major, said Miley Cyrus costumes wouldn’t be the only overused idea of the season. “I do not want to see any cowboys,” Guerra said. “It is a cop-out excuse for a costume. I mean we live in College Station. Actually try.” Brasher predicted many A&M students would dress as “Johnny Football.” Kalin said students were not only discussing what costumes would be overused, but which ones would be appropriate. Strange and outlandish costumes beyond the normal tropes tend to make appearances among college parties,
“I am going to be Juno, because she is a small person, and she likes Sunny D and babies.” Jenna Diven, sophomore business administration major
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Guerra said. “I’ve seen Sexy Bob Ross,” Guerra said. “That’s one of the craziest costumes I’ve heard of for this year. Bob Ross is a painter from PBS. People make him into a sexier version by having males dress in mini-skirts, Daisy Dukes, high heels, beards, bras and an opened, button down shirt carrying a painting easel.” Funny costumes can play a role in Halloween alongside traditionally scary apparel, as some students chose to don comedic character outfits or use their costumes to play on a phrase or concept. “One I saw on Facebook, this guy was going to be a one night stand,” said Nakia Foster, freshman allied health major. “He would dress up as a night stand and he’s actually building his costume right now.” Alexis Sutter, freshman biomedical sciences major, said she wanted to create a costume that reflected the frivolous side of Halloween rather than the frightening. “I’m a Mexican banana because it was random and it made people laugh,” Sutter said. “And I don’t like Halloween being a scary holiday.” Historical costumes can also make an appearance, Kalin said. “Once I saw a cute female Thomas Jefferson,” Kalin said. “I have never seen anyone dress up as a founding father for Halloween. Definitely the weirdest costume I’ve ever seen. It was hilarious.”
What are you dressing up as for Halloween?
“I am dressing up as a 1920s scene reporter for my friend’s Gangster-themed murder dinner party and it’s going be awesome.” Allison Bendas, junior history major
“I will like to be Link, because I have a lot of childhood memories behind it.” Cesar Resendez, junior industrial engineering major
Freshman biology major Alexis Sutter shows off her “Mexican Banana” costume. David Cohen — THE BATTALION
“A 1970s basketball player because its goofy and people love it.” Bradley Morrill, senior biology major
“I will dress up as Deadmau5, because he has this huge awesome mouse head that lights up and has a million designs and it looks really cool at night during Halloween.”
“I probably want to be Belle from Beauty and the Beast, because she wears a big cute dress and its gorgeous. I think it will be fun to be a really pretty princess for a day.”
Nahiyan Khandker, freshman molecular and cellular biology major
Gretchen Connick, junior sociology major Photo feature by Yomi Adenuga — THE BATTALION
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Twice the cello
Adapting to Aggie life Program offers guidance, resources to transfer students Aalap Ashtamkar
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oming to a university large in both enrollment and acreage such as Texas A&M can be daunting and downright intimidating for transfer students. To ensure a seamless transition into Aggie life, the office of Peer Academic Services launched the Transfer Student Program across campus this semester. Valerie Coleman, program coordinator for PAS, said the campus-wide program came after a successful pilot program in Fall 2012 with students from six colleges. “The Transfer Student Program is designed for incoming transfer students,” Coleman said. “It aims to help them hit the ground running and access all the resources available to them, make connections with other transfer students and connect with Transfer Student Peer Mentors. All of our peer mentors are former transfer students and are eager to share their experience on avoiding any pitfalls as a new transfer student at TAMU.” Conversational Peer Mentors partnered with the TSP to launch the new “Let’s Talk” program this semester. The program provides undergraduate international transfer students with a relaxed atmosphere in which to practice their English. TSP has also arranged workshops on topics such as “The Grad School Process” and “Jobs and Internships” to better prepare students for life at and beyond A&M. Joshua Trammell, senior kinesiology major and transfer mentor for the College of Education and Human Development, said mentoring is his way of giving back. “Having been to four schools in three years, I have an intimate knowledge of the pain and sometime extreme difficulty and stress of the transfer process,” Trammell said. “Knowing what it’s like for other students to experience this, this is my way of giving back to the transfer community at large and keeping them from making the same mistakes I did upon transferring.” Shelby Halligan, junior wildlife and fisheries sciences major and transfer mentor for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, said she feels like mentoring is a way of paying forward the help she received as a transfer students.
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Croatian cellists Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser perform covers of modern music Tuesday evening at Rudder Theatre.
There is so much A&M has to offer and every student, transfer or not, should make the most out of their stay here at this wonderful campus.” — Shelby Halligan, transfer mentor for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
“I was in [a first year transfer student’s] shoes what seems like yesterday,” Halligan said. “I know it can be overwhelming at times and all you want to do is run the other way. I want to make the transition glitch free and enjoyable, not daunting. There is so much A&M has to offer and every student, transfer or not, should make the most out of their stay here at this wonderful campus.” The TSP also provides academic mentoring, supplemental instruction and helps students form study groups and engage in onand off-campus social events. “Transfer students are not freshmen,” Coleman said. “They have had some college experience. They’re a diverse population made of returning students who have previously been in the workforce, veterans or even non-traditional students, i.e., married and/or have children and some even commute.” Coleman said transfer students can face unique challenges that only become apparent as the semester progresses, making the TSP incredibly helpful. In promoting social integration and friendship, Coleman said peer mentors from engineering, agriculture & life science and education host small group socials. “We have several study groups going,” Coleman said. “We have our TSP Halloween Bash and TSP Dance Class coming up. We’ve gone to the movies twice and attended a show at the MSC.” Most of transfer mentors are upperclassmen with hectic schedules, but Dulce Ortiz, junior management major and mentor for the Mays Business school, said she is always happy to take time to help someone else navigate the transfer student experience. “I’m doing this because I went through a tough time transitioning into A&M and would have loved someone to guide me and give me a bit of advice,” Ortiz said. “So if I can provide this for one person that would be awesome.”
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Senate to continue dining dialogue Lobby piano be formally dedicated to Caleb Dining bills, memorial a student who died on Oct. 15, will resolution to be deliberated Tate, also be voted on.
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The Battalion tudent Senate convenes Wednesday to vote on the Restitution Owed After Compromising the Health and Expectations of Students (ROACHES) Bill, which calls on Chartwells to credit four meals to students with Fall 2013 meal plans because of the failed health inspections and the subsequent closure of dining facilities on Oct. 3rd. “The bill got passed through the student services committee by a huge margin,” said Michael Dror, bill author and senior political science. “A lot of fellow senators were equally outraged by how Chartwells approached their duty to maintain sanitary facility standards.” The Continued Opposition to Mandatory Meal Plans Bill will also be up for vote at the general meeting and calls for the cancellation of mandatory meal plans and a restoration of the meals plans offered until Fall 2012. A resolution requesting the Commons
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Maci Hurley, speaker pro-tempore, said the idea for the resolution came from a student on campus who often found Tate playing the piano in the Commons Lobby. “We felt like his memory should hold a permanent place in Aggieland,” Hurley said. “What better place to do it then somewhere where he loved to be and where his love for music connected him to so many other Aggies?” The Fellow Access in Rattlers Hours Bill, which calls for equal hours for both Rattlers locations on campus, will be presented Wednesday. Carrie Verwers, sophomore Northside senator, said the idea behind the bill is to accommodate late night studying. “There are not many options available for snacks late into the night when students are often studying,” Verwers said. “Asking Rattlers to be open until midnight gives Northside residents the same access to Rattlers that Southside residents have.
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“We’re just trying to get better every week and play the football we know we can play,” Askew said. “We’ve got a great group of guys out there, especially defensive-wise, and we want to get to the top. I know we rank pretty low [in defensive statistics], but hopefully this past game builds some confidence.” Offensively, the Aggies racked up 56 points while continuing both their 40 or more points per game and 400 or more yards per game streaks, despite allowing five turnovers. As a unit, team captain and senior running back Ben Malena said the turnover margin and seven penalties A&M acquired were unacceptable, referencing other conference’s top programs and their attention to each aforementioned statistical category. “If you look at the turnover margin and look at the penalties in every single conference, you’ll notice the teams that win in the turnover margin and have the least penalties, those are the teams with the winning records,” Malena said. “People don’t realize how important those stats are, and last week we didn’t contribute to the turnover margin on offense. As well as our defense is playing, we can’t do that.” Despite Malena’s evaluation of the performance, sophomore wide receiver Mike Evans continues to approach record-breaking statistics. Evans sits just eight receptions,
107 receiving yards and two touchdowns short of breaking each of A&M’s career receiving records. Following Evans’ two best season performances — 18 receptions for 566 total yards and five touchdowns combined against topranked Alabama and No. 11 Auburn — the sophomore has jumped into the Heisman race, joining teammate and reigning awardwinner Johnny Manziel. “When you look at the numbers, you can’t argue the season [Evans] is having,” offensive coordinator Clarence McKinney said. “He’s having one of the best seasons a wide receiver can have. He’s definitely one of the best players in the country and those players should be in the Heisman Trophy conversation.” A&M will host the University of Texas-El Paso on Saturday at Kyle Field and seek its seventh win of the season. Over the offseason, the Miners hired former UTEP player and assistant coach Sean Kugler to take over the program and have scraped to a 1-6 record. A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin discussed his respect for the UTEP head coach and said the Aggies’ need to perform at a high level to match wits with the Miners on Saturday. “[UTEP] is a team that has come into the league with a new coach who I have a lot of respect for,” Sumlin said. “He’s a guy who has been an outstanding position coach at different places and a lot of buddies of mine that are in the NFL. He wanted to come in and establish a certain style of play at UTEP. I see a team that’s working hard and has a lot of pride just like its coach. We’ve got to get
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Texas A&M offensive coordinator Clarence McKinney discusses A&M’s need to improve after allowing five turnovers in the 56-24 win over Vanderbilt on Saturday. our A-game.” With the Aggies surging into bowl eligibility last week against Vanderbilt, Sumlin said the UTEP game marks A&M’s next opportunity to better its postseason position. Texas A&M, which sat with the same 6-2 (3-2 SEC) record at the same point last season, will be fighting through the final four games of the year to match last year’s success in which the Aggies’ finished 11-2 (6-2 SEC), including a victory over Alabama, the 2012
national champion. “Once you become bowl eligible, you start playing for better situations,” Sumlin said. “Win as many games as you can because you don’t know what’ll happen down the stretch. The situation is we have the same record as we did at the same time last year. People just don’t seem to be as excited about that, but we know what we’ve got in front of us. You have to keep winning to put yourself in better situations.”
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Texas A&M’s sophomore offensive duo of quarterback Johnny Manziel (left) and wide receiver Mike Evans (above) were announced as Maxwell Award Semifinalists on Tuesday.
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A lonely light post stands in a vacant field in Snook that used to be the home of a popular Halloween attraction for students and community members.
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a large group of my friends who would go out there in the late hours and play a version of tag that we dubbed ‘Zombie Tag.’ We created our game two years ago on our first trip there.� For Marek, the corn maze was not only a place of fun, but also of a life-changing experience. “My close friends and I had just finished the first round ever of ‘Krazy Kountry Korn Maze Zombie Tag’ and we realized we had chanced into something absolutely thrilling,� Marek said. “This made us move quickly to coordinate as many friends as possible to come out to the maze and join us. Within 45 minutes, and a few slices of amazing pumpkin pie, we had doubled our numbers, explained the rules to the newcomers, overwhelmed the sweet lady at the gate and chosen the ‘initial infectee’ for the second round.� About halfway through the game, newcomers were participating, unsure of who was a ‘zombie’ and who was human. “Two girls cautiously walked up to us,� Marek said. “‘Hi, are y’all zombies?’ And that’s how I met Caitlin [Morris], chasing and trapping people as zombies, the A-team from the get-go.� Marek and Morris began to date shortly after. Since they met, Marek had big plans for their relationship — He would propose at the
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Amira Khemakhem, senior international studies major and outreach chairman for the society, said China’s rise may have a significant effect on aspects of our nation’s power and well-being and that it’s important for students to understand the relevance of world events in their lives. “This event will hopefully bring together the varying views on both China’s in-
maze that brought them together. “I spent the summer planning the perfect proposal and of course, the venue had to be the ‘Krazy Kountry Korn Maze,’� Marek said. “It’s not difficult to imagine my understated disappointment in hearing the rumors that the maze would be closed — I had to see this for myself. On the Saturday before the two-year anniversary of the first ‘Zombie Tag,’ I drove out and saw that my plans of the most sentimentally unique proposal had been foiled by a drought.� Though Marek was able to find a venue for the proposal, he said he couldn’t help but wonder how it would have gone if he had the opportunity to ask for Morris’ hand at the corn maze. “But I don’t dwell on it, because she said ‘yes’ anyway,� Marek said. Amber Smith, freshman biomedical sciences major, said she was disappointed the corn maze would be closed her first year in College Station. “It was really depressing that the corn maze was closed,� Smith said. “Maybe it will be back next year to offer people a different option for Halloween festivities. It is supposed to be one of the biggest mazes around here.� Marek said he hopes the maze will be open next year because it was an important part of his life and could potentially be for others’ lives. “Pray for rain, someone else may meet ‘the one’ next year,� Marek said.
creasing prominence and an American response,� Khemakhem said. “With leading Chinese and foreign policy specialists on the panel, students will leave with a stronger understanding of China’s changing role in the international community as well as its vitality to American interests.� The Alexander Hamilton Society was established at A&M during the 2012-2013 school year and the organization aims to foster constructive debates on foreign, economic and national security policy is-
sues, Khemakhem said. The Alexander Hamilton Society exists at campuses across the country to promote intellectual and professional growth. “Alexander Hamilton, one of America’s founding fathers, succinctly said, ‘No government could give us tranquility and happiness at home which did not possess sufficient stability and strength to make us respectable abroad,’� Stotts said. “His perspective also guides our mission.�
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Court Appointed Special Advocates for children. “CASA ensures that children are given a voice, and are served at first priority whenever there is a case of abuse in a family or home,” Wallace said. Wallace said Theta’s mission to serve abused children nationally led them to focus on children in need of help in the Brazos Valley community. Many Aggies and citizens of BryanCollege Station give their time and effort to support Theta’s cause. Votary, a local College Station band, will perform at Fiesta for the third year. Brittany Phelps, junior health major and member of Kappa Alpha Theta, said she is very excited to hear Votary at Fiesta this year. “Votary is such a fun band and they’re great guys,” Phelps said. “They all are always so supportive of all of our events.” The women of Kappa Alpha Theta are enthusiastic to work hard for this event and appreciate the many ways students on campus support Theta Fiesta and Scotty’s House. “My favorite thing about Fiesta is seeing how hard our chapter and the Aggie community works to support such a
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