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As we have witnessed this fall, we are significantly affected by the increased enrollment, which places more demand on our services and impacts the traffic on campus.” — Peter Lange, executive director of Texas A&M Transportation Services Graphic by Osa Okundaye — THE BATTALION
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Overcrowded West Campus buses persist despite A&M efforts
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The Battalion s the No. 5 bus drives away, filled to the brim, 20 other students are left at the stop, waiting for the next bus to come along. Since the Texas A&M Transportation Services made changes to the campus bus routes for the
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working to alleviate overcrowding, but there are factors this semester that the University did not see coming. “As we have witnessed this fall, we are significantly affected by the increased enrollment, which places more demand on our services and impacts the traffic on campus,” Lange said. In the long term, transpor-
tation services officials said the plan is to purchase larger buses to replace the smaller buses. However, transportation services does not have the funding to expand the bus fleet. For now, according to transportation services, consolidating some of the bus routes frees up See Buses on page 4
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White board prompts cross section of campus ideology Lauren Simcic
The Battalion esign a wooden frame, assemble it in Rudder Plaza, stretch about 30 feet of butcher paper over it, hang some Sharpies off the top, and what do you get? A crowd of Aggies eager to share their opinions and experiences through writing. Young Americans for Liberty, a libertarian organization on campus, constructed this interactive display Thursday morning. Its goal was to encourage free speech by providing a blank canvas for students.
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Cody Alejandro, junior psychology major and member of Young Americans for Liberty, said the display is a fun thing to do. He said Young Americans for Liberty had planned this event for Constitution Week, but postponed it because of the paperwork required by the University. “Free speech is a vital part of libertarian ideology, which can best be summed up with the phrase, ‘Live and let live,’” Alejandro said. As the wall of paper filled
up with ideas, it became a cross-section of beliefs held by the Texas A&M student body. Some people wrote encouraging quotes, others drew doodles and others spoke up to represent a political or religious cause. Disagreements sprung up between anonymous students regarding topics like abortion and Christianity. Among other discussions that were ignited, a written dialogue on the Second Amendment of
Students write their thoughts on an interactive display set up Thursday in Rudder Plaza.
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he first step on the road to the Brazos Valley Worldfest’s third annual Salsa Challenge has begun with the opening of online applications. Kim Fox, festival coordinator, said the challenge — which has both an amateur and professional division — is part of the annual Brazos Valley Worldfest, a joint effort between Texas A&M and the City of College Station to highlight the culture of
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the local community. “The mission is to promote and celebrate the international diversity and heritage of the Brazos Valley,” Fox said The festival will take place Nov. 1516 at the Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheater, with free parking provided at Post Oak Mall. Entry fees for the amateur division are $25, and fees for the professional division are $40. Prize money will be awarded to the winner of the amateur division, and the professional division winner will receive a plaque to display in their business. Applications are due Nov. 6. See Salsa on page 4
Page three: Weekend women’s sports success, and Saturday’s RB revelation Texas A&M sports played a full weekend of matchups, with the football team traveling to Arkansas and the soccer and volley-
ball squads hosting SEC opponents. Each came out on top — the football team beat Arkansas 45-33 in Fayetteville, the soccer
team won two games at home and volleyball topped Georgia on Sunday, 3-0.
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volleyball | The Aggies travel to third-ranked and defending SEC Champion Florida on Friday to face the Gators before visiting South Carolina on Sunday for a matchup with the Gamecocks.
soccer | Texas A&M takes to the road for visits to conference opponents Auburn and Missouri on Friday and Sunday looking to improve its 7-3-1 (2-1-0 SEC) record.
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Clay Koepke: A&M rush attack adds new dimension to offense
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he Aggies proved something to the SEC and to the nation Saturday against Arkansas; they can play multiple styles of football. Coming off the 45-33 victory in Fayetteville, the Aggies proved that they are not just a one-man team. Sophomore quarterback Johnny Manziel has been a magnet for attention, whether it be opposing defenses or the national media. Saturday night, the A&M running back corps made Arkansas pay for the oversight. Most schools are lucky to have a one-two punch at the running back position. Georgia displayed its combination of Todd Gurley and Keith Marshall against LSU in a 44-41 victory Saturday, and the Aggie defense became all too familiar with the pair Alabama brought to College Station two weeks ago in T.J. Yeldon and Kenyan Drake. But here at Texas A&M, the Aggies have a one-two-three-four punch at running back. The versatility at the running back posi-
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tion is staggering. In football jargon, the depth at the running back position could be considered a stable. Yes, we have a stable of running backs. Following the Johnny Manziel-Mike Evans show in the first half, the gates opened and the horses were let loose. The Aggies opened the second half running the ball 14 of their first 17 plays, letting senior Ben Malena and company flex their muscles. Sophomore Trey Williams led the crew, rushing for 83 yards on 9 carries with a touchdown. Sophomore Tra Carson added 64 yards on 9 carries of his own while Malena added 40 yards and two scores. Sophomore Brandon Williams rounded out the four-pronged attack with 18 yards on
four carries. Although the numbers may not look pretty, the running game was impressive. “All of our backs have their own value,” said head coach Kevin Sumlin. “Ben Malena is Ben Malena. I think you see what Tra Carson brings to the table for us, and that’s something we haven’t had with a 230-pound running back. Brandon Williams is really a fast guy. They all have their own pluses and we utilize them all.” Trey Williams saw his first extended playing time of the year after suffering a minor ankle injury against Rice, and the sophomore did not disappoint, busting loose with an electric 17-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. The Razorbacks had no an-
swer for the speed of Williams and Malena, and when they did, the A&M coaching staff would throw a curve ball and bring in their 230-pound bruiser Tra Carson. Tra Carson is the key to this year’s running backs. Every college football team — especially those in the SEC — must have the ability to convert on short down yardage and red zone opportunities, and that’s exactly what Carson brings to this team. At 6 feet tall, 230 pounds, Carson may remind some of the 2007 Aggie bruiser Jorvorskie Lane, better known as J-Train. Although Lane’s and Carson’s running styles are nearly identical inside the tackles — punishing those who are brave enough to tackle them — Carson possesses the quickness to bounce the ball outside and hurt you with his speed, a rare combination that Lane did not possess. Although the defense may still raise some questions for concern, Saturday left us with some answers as well. Texas A&M’s rushing attack is a force to be reckoned with. As if this offense was not already hard enough to prepare for, the 45-33 victory shows that the Aggies are, in fact, more than a one man show.
Clay Koepke is a senior ag communications and journalism major and sports reporter for The Battalion
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Junior forward Bianca Brinson scored her first goal of the season during Sunday’s 3-0 win over Vanderbilt.
he Texas A&M women’s soccer team opened its 2013 SEC home campaign at Ellis Field over the weekend against a duo of SEC foes in Mississippi State and Vanderbilt. Texas A&M (7-3-1, 2-1-0 SEC) took the pitch Sunday afternoon against an underachieving Vanderbilt squad. The first half was played to a standstill until the junior Shea Groom broke the deadlock with a header coming off the sophomore Karlie Mueller assist, putting the Aggies up 1-0 with 29:35 remaining in the half. Groom’s goal increases her total to a team-best eight goals on the season. As the game progressed, Mueller added another assist — crossing a ball from the right side of the pitch into the box — only to be flicked into the back of the net by junior Bianca Brinson, earning her first goal of the season, while putting the Aggies up 2-0 with just under 20 minutes remaining in the first half. Mueller’s two assists on the game moved
her to five on the weekend and nine on the season, becoming the lead distributor for A&M. “I think we started it in the spring,” Mueller said. “We started a new formation and the outside backs — we call ourselves the wing backs — and I think every game we try and get forward on the attack. [With] me and [junior Leigh Edwards] coming in as attacking players playing defense, we love to get forward and get our name on the stats. Getting those balls in the box is creating so many chances for our forwards, and our forwards are getting on the end of it.” Brinson’s speed has caused problems for opposing defenders all year, and her initial goal of the season came by way of beating defenders to the ball inside the box. “I really just try and get my first-touch down,” Brinson said. “From there, if I have a good first-touch, I just use my speed to get around or I just look to combine with my teammates.” Throughout the conference matchups, the team combined for 11 goals
while goalkeeper Jordan Day held a clean sheet. The strong showings from the Aggies this week have solidified why they were picked to win the SEC West by the league head coaches this season. “I think that last weekend a disappointing 1-0 loss on a penalty kick on the road, this is the kind of response you’d expect from a Texas A&M team,” said head coach G Guerrieri. “Eleven goals in two games to get two wins to put ourselves back into a good state of mind as we continue on our SEC road.” With the Aggies ending the weekend with a 2-0 record, they improve to 7-31 on the season posting a 2-1-0 record in the SEC. Texas A&M heads to Auburn, Ala., on Friday where they will continue SEC play against the Auburn Tigers at 7 p.m. The trip will be the Aggies’ first ever visit to Auburn as they look for revenge against the team that eliminated them from the 2012 SEC Tournament last season.
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he A&M volleyball team (9-3, 1-0 SEC) entered the conference season with lofty expectations, as the Southeastern Conference coaches voted A&M the favorite to bring home a West Division title. In the Aggies’ league opener Sunday against the Georgia Bulldogs (11-3, 1-1 SEC), A&M showed why it’s favored to win the division this season, sweeping the Bulldogs in three sets 25-20, 25-17 and 25-12 at Reed Arena. Head coach Laurie Corbelli said the opportunity to focus on Georgia all week allowed A&M to generate confidence heading into the matchup. “I think we had a lot of an advantage being at home, not having played Friday and getting a chance to prepare all week,” Corbelli said. “It makes a big difference because everybody is good these days. When you get a chance to focus on only one team for the weekend, it does make a big difference.” A&M started off hot in the first set and would hold an 11-5 advantage before the Bulldogs surged back for a 19-18 lead. In a momentum-swinging series, the Aggies went on a 7-1 run and closed out the set for their first victory. The second set would feature an early Georgia lead, only to have the Aggies
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knot the score 9-9 midway through the set. Successive A&M points would hold off the Bulldogs down the stretch, allowing the Aggies a 25-17 victory and 2-0 lead. In the third, the Aggies dominated right out of the gate, hitting .560 before finishing the sweep in a 25-12 win. Corbelli said the suffocating A&M defense was vital to the sweep, noting the Aggies’ ability to transition wellplayed defensive possessions into offensive points. “Defense is the cornerstone of our program,” Corbelli said. “We want the ball handled beautifully to make it ‘pretty volleyball.’ We want players that are getting after it on defense all the time and not only digging balls but also putting them where we can do something with them offensively. We are pretty hard on them with defense.” Texas A&M hit a total of 47 kills with sophomore Sierra Patrick leading the Aggies with 13, followed by senior Allie Sawatzky’s 11. The Aggies would outblock the Bulldogs 12-7. A&M would also generate two aces in the match from Patrick and senior Mariah Arge. Patrick said the victory to open conference play will serve as a foundation for good play going forward, a factor especially important considering the Aggies starting their SEC slate. “It just sets the tone,” Patrick said.
“Playing bad is contagious and playing well is contagious. It’s good to know what level we are expecting ourselves to be at every single game. It’s good to start conference this way, and we know what it feels like. Let’s make sure we can replicate it. I’m really excited with it. It’s always good to have a good game. The fact that it’s the start of our new season is just perfect.” The Aggies will be on the road next week as they take on the third-ranked, defending conference champion Florida on Friday, and then travel Sunday to South Carolina to face the Gamecocks. The Aggies will return home Oct. 9, where they will take on LSU at Reed Arena.
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(Above) The Texas A&M volleyball team celebrates a point during its 3-0 sweep of Georgia on Sunday. (Left) Sophomore Sierra Patrick led the unit with 13 kills against the Bulldogs.
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other buses to be used on more populated routes. According to transportation services statistics, combining Wehner Express with Route 6 has increased the efficiency of the bus route, and transportation services said that for the last two weeks, Route 6 ran all day with an on-time rate between 98 percent and 100 percent. According to transportation services, if one bus is full, the next bus will have the capacity to handle the passenger load. Also, the volume of students riding the bus is decreasing. On the third Monday of school, Route 5 carried 3,308 passengers. The following Monday the bus carried 2,937 passengers with a 95 percent on-time rate. While the goal of the changes was to ensure that the buses arrive on time, some argue that if one cannot get a bus, one cannot get to class on time anyway. Claire Leach, junior Spanish major and frequent bus rider, said she didn’t understand why the bus routes were changed to begin with. “The bus routes need to be fixed,” Leach said. “I have no idea why they changed them.
Last year the buses were still crowded, and this year is worse.” Madeline Dillard, assistant director of transportation services, said transportation is always concerned about leaving passengers behind. For the Bush School, Dillard said transportation made adjustments to alleviate some of the overcrowding. “It is always a concern when buses are overcrowded and passengers must be left at a stop,” Dillard said. “We adjusted the time on Route No. 5 so that it still provides 10-minute service but is able to run more efficiently and on time.” Bridgette Williams, junior economics major, said safety issues can arise from overcrowding, especially in the rare case of an accident. “If anything were to happen, it’s way too many students to have to deal with,” Williams said. “Keeping that many people calm and safe is hard when you literally can’t move.” On a normal basis, Williams said overcrowding is more of an uncomfortable situation than a huge problem. “Overcrowding shows you the patience level of some people,” Williams said. “People usually don’t talk so it’s kind of awkward but funny to be squished up next to someone and not say a word.”
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Both divisions of the Salsa Challenge are judged by a panel, but the professional competition also includes a “people’s choice” element, where members of the public are encouraged to sample the salsa of local businesses and select their favorite. While the festival started in 2007, this year marks the third Salsa Challenge. The idea for the challenge came out of a desire to make the Worldfest event better. “Every year we try to do something new and creative with Brazos Valley Worldfest so there’s always a draw for the community and visitors,” Fox said. “We decided on the salsa contest because there aren’t too many large salsa-tasting contests in Texas, and we thought it might be an opportunity to capitalize on a market that’s not too prevalent right now.” While the winner of last year’s People’s Choice was Chuy’s creamy jalapeño salsa and the professional winner was the spicy habenero salsa from Pepe’s Mexican Café. Kip Martin, managing partner of Pepe’s, said he entered the challenge last year both to compete and to promote his business. “There are lot of old timers here in town that know about us, but there are a lot of students who don’t know about us, even though we’re just a mile and a half from campus,” Martin said. “It was an opportunity for exposure and a chance to go up against some of the other restaurants and see how our sauce stacked up.” The salsa challenge, as well as Worldfest, is free to students and the public. Estefania Ortiz, freshman geophysics major, said she is excited to take advantage of the opportunity to attend the festival for the salsa tasting in particular. “At home, there is always salsa, and it would be nice to try some from around the area and find out which one is the best,” Ortiz said.
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ith the ever-increasing presence of social media, it can be important to ask what kind of implications modern technology has on all aspects of society. Andrew Ferguson, graduate student in sociology, is seeking to do exactly that, especially when it comes to the world of online dating. For online dating, he said people will create profile pages designed around how they perceive themselves and how they want people to see them — not their true identity. “Sometimes it is the case that when constructing profiles for online dating sites, individuals will present ‘a self’ rather than ‘the self,’” Ferguson said. “There’s a difference between who we are and who we perceive ourselves to be. In an online context, we can only present the latter of the two.” Ferguson said the people choosing to use online dating are often average when compared to societal constructs of attractiveness or the ideals of masculinity or femininity. There are also people who engage in online dating because it is popular and a newer concept. Men and women take different approaches to Internet dating, Ferguson said. If a man approaches someone online, he is more likely to try to present himself as attractive. A woman is more likely to strike up a reciprocal conversation. Kara von Schnackenberg, freshman political science major, has chosen to be social media-free. She has an email address and a cellphone, but no Facebook, Twitter,Tumblr, Pinterest — and no online dating profile. “I don’t believe I’ll need online dating,” she said. “I There’s the believe that whenever I’m question supposed to meet the perof, ‘Why son I’m supposed to meet, can’t you just meet I’ll meet them. But we could progress into a society someone in person? wherein online dating, or an Why can’t you go find accepted form of such, besomeone on your comes a norm.” own?’ That may never Ferguson is more assured go away unless online than von Schnackenberg that online dating will bedating becomes a come an increasingly integral proper social norm.” part of American culture. Von Schnackenberg said she’s read too many news — Kara von Schnackenberg, articles about people confreshman political science major suming themselves with an online relationship instead of a face-to-face one, and
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Amendment of the Constitution and the right to bear arms took prominence. Adding to this dialogue, Brian Kappler, freshman general studies major, said he appreciated this opportunity for students to exercise their First Amendment right to free speech. He said, however, that other constitutional rights are equally important. *One type of each sample per person, while supplies last. “I’m all for gun rights,� Kappler said, “and I believe that our rights should not be picked through. They are all important and should be held with the same validity.� MK-Newspaper Ads.indd 5 8/15/13 10:29 AM In addition to a range of ideas, the board rePAID ADVERTISEMENT flected a range of emotions. “I see some hostility on the wall and then You deserve a factual look at . . . others are so loving and open and compassionate,� said senior psychology major Paige Pash. Myths About Israel and the Middle East (1) Pash said her favorite part about the display was reading the quotes from literature that othDo the media feed us fiction instead of fact? er students had written. “I love it because I’m a quote person,� she We all know that, by dint of constant repetition, white can be made to appear black, good can get said. transformed into evil, and myth may take the place of reality. Israel, with roughly one-thousandth of the The wall included remarks from a student world's population and with a similar fraction of the territory of this planet, seems to engage a totally claiming to have just failed a biology test, a disproportionate attention of the print and broadcast media of the world. Unfortunately, much of what the
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Lodestone is to handle all of the technical aspects of the program, such as managing the website, social media networks and dayto-day operations. Texas A&M Athletics will be handling the prizes, promotions and other programs. The rewards program, which rewards Aggies for their attendance to athletic games with prizes, has added methods for fans to get points other than just showing up to games. In previous years, the only way to get points was to attend a game and check in with your 12th Man Team Rewards scan card. However, the newly improved rewards system now allows fans to check into games on popular social media networks such as Foursquare or Facebook, which ideally eliminates long lines. Although the scan cards can still be used, fans can also score rewards points by interacting with all different forms of social media from their cellphones and putting a #12thmanrewards hash tag.
recipe for cookies, an equal sign with the word “equality� written under it and sentences in Arabic, Spanish and French. Paul Dutton, a member of Young Americans for Liberty and freshman mechanical engineering major, said Young Americans for Liberty helped him to find people who share his ideology of fiscal conservatism and social liberalism and who enjoy participating in discussion. Dutton said this interactive display not only promoted such discussions, but also helped make publicity for Young Americans for Liberty, which was the main goal. Alejandro said it did not matter what people were writing, so long as they were noticing and interacting with the display. By the end of the display, there were no obvious signs or logos to represent Young Americans for Liberty, causing students to ask each other which organization had put it up. “I was confused when I first saw it,� said Reina Wong, freshman nutrition major. “It was kind of random. No one knows why it’s there.� Alejandro said that he had originally written the organization’s name on the canvas, but it became difficult to see as more people picked up a Sharpie and made their mark.
media tell us — in reporting, editorializing in columns, and in analysis — are endlessly repeated myths.
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to the Palestinians. The final status of the “West Bank� will be decided if and when the Palestinians Myth: The “Palestinians� are a nation and will finally be able to sit down and seriously talk therefore deserving of a homeland. peace with Israel. Reality: The concept of Palestinian nationhood Myth: Jewish settlements in Judea and is a new one and had not been heard of until after Samaria (the “West Bank�) are the “greatest the Six-Day War (1967), when Israel, by its victory, obstacle to peace.� came into the administration of the territories of Reality: This is Judea and Samaria (the simply not correct, “West Bank�) and the “Peace will only come when the Arabs although it has been Gaza Strip. The socalled “Palestinians� finally accept the reality of Israel. And repeated so often that have come to are no more different that is not a myth — that is a fact!� many believe it. The greatest from the Arabs living in obstacle to peace is the the neighboring intransigence and the irreconcilable hostility of countries of Lebanon, Syria and Jordan, than the Arabs. Not more than 500,000 Jews are settled Wisconsinites are from Iowans. in these territories, living among about 1.4 Myth: Judea and Samaria (the “West Bank�) million Arabs. How can Jews living there be an and the Gaza Strip are/were “occupied Arab obstacle to peace? Why shouldn't they live there? territory.� Over 1 million Arabs live in Israel proper. They are Reality: All of “Palestine� — east and west of the not an obstacle to peace. Neither the Israelis nor Jordan River — was part of the League of Nations they themselves consider them as such. mandate. Under the Balfour Declaration, all of it Myth: Israel is unwilling to yield “land for was to be the “national home for the Jewish peace.� people.� In violation of this mandate, Great Britain Reality: The concept that to the loser, rather severed the entire area east of the Jordan River — than to the victor, belong the spoils is a radically about 75% of Palestine — and gave it to the Arabs, new one. Israel, victorious in the wars imposed on who created on it the kingdom of Transjordan. it by the Arabs, has returned over 90% of the When Israel declared its independence in 1948, territory occupied by it: the vast Sinai Peninsula, five Arab armies invaded the new country in order which contained some of the most advanced to destroy it at its very birth. They were defeated military installations, prosperous cities and oil by the Israelis. The Transjordanians, however, fields developed entirely by Israel that made it remained in occupation of Judea and Samaria (the independent of petroleum imports. For the return “West Bank�) and East Jerusalem. They proceeded of Gaza Israel was “rewarded� with constant rocket to drive all Jews from those territories and to attacks. In the Camp David Accords, Israel agreed systematically destroy all Jewish houses of to autonomy for Judea and Samaria (the “West worship and other institutions. The Bank�) with the permanent status to be determined Transjordanians (now renamed “Jordanians�) were after three years. But, so far, no responsible the occupiers for nineteen years. Israel regained Palestinian representation has been available to these territories following its victory in the Sixseriously negotiate with Israel about this. Day War. Israel has returned the entire Gaza Strip All these myths (and others we shall talk about in a future issue) have poisoned the atmosphere for decades. The root cause of the never-ending conflict is the unwillingness of the Arabs (and not just the Palestinians) to accept the reality of Israel. What a pity that those of the Palestinians who are not Israeli citizens have lived and continue to live in poverty, misery and ignorance. They could have chosen to accept the proposed partition of the country in 1947, would now have had their state alongside Israel for over sixty years and could have lived in peace and prosperity. They could have kept hundreds of thousands of refugees in their homes and could have saved tens of thousands of lives. Peace will only come when the Arabs finally accept the reality of Israel. And that is not a myth — that is a fact! This message has been published and paid for by
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