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The GLBT Resource center, in con-junction with Aggie Allies, held its first ever Rainbow Resource Fair this

Wednesday, showcasing 20 different organi-zations and groups that provide support and services to the LGBTQ community.

The intention of the “inaugural fair” was to raise awareness both for students in the LGBTQ community and the allies of these individuals, said Sidney Gardner, program coordinator for the GLBT Resource Center and organizer of the event.

Gardner said she hoped the event would be one of many to come.

“I think that [the Rainbow Resource Fair] has been a success for us this year, so we hope to have it again next year as well,” Gardner said. “I really want to see this event grow, to get more organizations and departments involved. We had a lot of groups reach out to us this year, but next year I would hope to see more diversity with even more groups

attending. It would be nice to have more aca-demic groups involved.”

George Cunningham, former president of Aggie Allies, said the choice to take part in the event was simple.

“We used to have a kickoff event for Ag-gie Allies and it is great because allies get to-gether in the new year, but Sidney Gardner from the resource center came to us about this opportunity and we figured it would

only amplify what we had already been do-ing,” Cunningham said.

Approximately 100 attendees par-ticipated in raffles, ate free food and

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state newsTxDOT regulates cellphone use Drivers in Bryan-College Station and around Texas will now be able to show proof of insurance to police officers with a cellphone thanks to law changes made by the 83rd State Legislature. Using a cellphone to show proof of insurance does not, however, imply effective consent for officers to access a driver’s phone. Also, drivers will no longer be able to use phones in active school zones when a reduced speed limit is in effect, and must now move over or slow down when approaching a stationary Texas Department of Transportation vehicle with emergency lights on.

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Sororities to show spirit through soccer panhellenic council

The Collegiate Panhellenic Council (CPC) is exhibiting its Aggie Spirit by

teaming up with the athletic of-fice for a sorority night at the wom-en’s soccer game against Baylor on Sunday.

All 13 sororities under the Panhellenic Council are invited to wear letters to the game for a free entry.

“We’re partnering with the soccer team and head coach G Guerrieri to increase the excitement about Aggie athletics and show support for our Aggie women’s soccer team,” Schneider said.

Although this is the first time the CPC

has coordinated this event, Schneider said she would like to see it become an annual tradition.

“It is our hope that this becomes an an-nual event because it is such a great oppor-tunity to display our Aggie Spirit,” Schnei-der said. “It allows us to play a prominent role in supporting women’s athletics and generate a sense of community within our Panhellenic chapters.”

Casey Doyle, the assistant direc-tor of marketing for the Athletics De-partment, said Guerrieri expressed in-terest in the CPC and its strong voice on campus.

“When I started a month ago, Coach G believed a partnership with the CPC could be beneficial because of its large presence on

and off campus,” Doyle said. “This gives us an opportunity to draw students to the game who would not normally attend.”

“We’re really looking forward to the soc-cer game and hope all the games have similar attendance,” Schneider said.

Junior Bethany Nolan, a member of the Zeta Tau Alpha chapter, will be attending the game and is excited to see a night dedi-cated solely to Panhellenic sororities.

“Many athletic events offer a Greek night but this will be the first event dedicated specifically to Panhellenic sororities,” No-lan said. “It’s evident Coach G is seeing the spread [of CPC]. He knows we will go out and tell people about the game.”

The Aggie women’s soccer team will kick off at 7 p.m. Sunday at Ellis Field.

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(Left) Stephanie Davis and Kari Keller work for the Student Counseling Service and run their booth at the GLBT Rainbow Resource Event in the MSC on Wednesday. (Right) Roman Nardozza, junior marketing major, and McKay Walsh, first year grad student for counseling psychology, discuss GLBT topics with students.

I really want to see this event grow, to get more organizations and departments involved. We had a lot of groups reach out to us this year, but next

year I would hope to see more diversity with even more groups attending. It would be nice to have more academic groups involved.”

— Sidney Gardner, program coordinator for the GLBT Resource Center

and organizer of the event

Expectations rise for second SEC seasoncross country

Texas A&M’s first SEC Championship came in cross country a year ago when

Henry Lelei won the 8,000m conference race. While Lelei will forever be remembered in A&M history, the Aggies are now learning to live without the champion.

“We lost our best runner, Henry Lelei, last year so this year it’s going to be fun,” said junior Isaac Spencer of A&M’s 2013 men’s squad. What I do like is everybody works hard. No one is messing around.”

The A&M team was pegged to fin-

ish third in the first rankings of the South Central region.

Both the Aggie men and women competed over the weekend at the Baylor Bear Twilight Invite, a meet that has challenged the team in the past.

While neither Spencer nor senior Amanda Jenkins competed in the event, Jenkins said the meet was a chance to knock the rust off from summer and get back into the familiar routine of running.

“We definitely saw some of our girls knocking the rust off and some girls who may have been a little disappointed with their performances last year — they have had

great summers and have improved so much,” Jenkins said.

The Aggie women were also picked to fin-ish third in the region, setting up high expecta-tions for a team that returns four of its top five runners, Jenkins said.

“As a team we have come in third at region-als last year and the year before but we are a little tired of third place,” Jenkins said. “As a team we’re looking to do better than third and make it together to the nationals meet.”

The Aggies will next compete at the Rice Invitational in Houston on Sept. 13, setting up a run toward the SEC Championships that begin Nov. 1.

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S. Grant Carter, biomedical science major, Jeff Ostrich, public service and administration major and Antonio Martinez, junior finance major, socialize at the GLBT Rainbow Resource event in the MSC on Wednesday.

spoke with campus groups such as OPAS and the Student Health Services along with rep-resentatives from local communities of faith.

Dan DeLeon, the pastor of Friends Con-gregational Church, said he was at the re-source fair to announce to students and fac-ulty there are resources for them in local faith communities.

“If there are LGBT people in the commu-nity who are wanting to ask questions about their faith, learn more about how religion can be something they don’t have to hold at arms length, well we want to be a part of that,” DeLeon said. “They are part of the family. Without them, the family is incomplete. To churches who condemn LGBT communi-ties, we disagree. We are neighbors [with the LGBT community]. Thanks to churches who do this, we have to be more intentional in our efforts to show we accept them.”

The Rainbow Resource Fair was also at-tended by five guest administrators who intro-duced themselves and applauded the LGBTQ students and supporters.

“I have been at the University approxi-mately 19 years and never before have I seen a resource fair like this celebrating and ac-knowledging and welcoming LGBTQ stu-dents,” said Becky Pettit, associate vice presi-dent for Diversity. “I think the University is more welcoming. I think we have progressed

as an institution and I think we are living the Aggie values.”

After introducing her own partner of 15 years, Pettit said she hoped students who were afraid of coming out know there are safe places on campus where they can go to feel accepted and comfortable.

“Hate is not an Aggie value and every mem-ber who attends this institution is a part of the Aggie family,” Cunningham said. “This fair is acknowledging and validating every member of the Aggie family. LGBTQ students are a part of the Aggie family.”

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They are part of the family. Without them the

family is incomplete. To churches who condemn LGBT communities, we disagree. We are neighbors [with the LGBT community]. Thanks to churches who do this, we have to be more intentional in our efforts to show we accept them.”

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At the Ag Open House on Wednesday, students in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences were able

to see organizations and clubs related to agriculture, like Sigma Alpha (top). (Left) RPTS Aggie Reps sophomore Katie Sebesta and junior Marcie Murfield promote their major at the Ag Open House. (Right) Agriculture Communicators of Tomorrow president Jackie Hill and vice president Mallory Mobly talk with Kylie Bennett and Ashleigh Fleming at the Ag Open House in the AGLS building Wednesday.

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UPCOMINGALBUMS

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With the summer — and the catchy tunes that accompany it — coming to an end,

students are anticipating upcoming albums from their favorite artists as the release dates near.

Closely following their favorite band’s prog-ress through the entire journey of recording an album, students are curious if the final prod-uct will meet the lofty expectations created by music critics — and sometimes even the artists themselves.

“I’m really excited for the upcoming Arctic Monkeys album,” said Daniela Garciacaro, ju-nior international studies major. “I really like

their music because it’s a strange collaboration where everything seems to come together per-fectly.”

To anxious followers, albums and concert tickets become more than just a product, to the point where they become an integral part of their identities. Despite the extended gaps be-tween the release of new material, fans remain eager for content.

“I don’t think the Arctic Monkeys’ new al-bum will be very different,” Garciarcaro said. “But that’s a good thing, because they’ll have all the same qualities that keep them together.”

As the reactions to new albums from peers and critics start to take form, the publicity can capture the attention of potential followers, re-gardless of the artists’ size and influence within

the music industry. These smaller independent bands can be more experimental in the scope of their music and appeal to very specific niches.

“I like MGMT because they try different things,” said Michael Mayfield, senior math-ematics major. “I’d be happy if they tried some-thing really weird and started attempting new types of music.”

Unexpected changes in lineups can become the main point to draw fans back to the mu-sic. As the musical taste of the general public changes from genre to genre, the uncertainty and potential of the new content can attract and keep attention.

“I prefer bands that don’t do the same thing every single time, because that gets really bor-ing,” Mayfield said.

Within established groups of music, artists such as Avicii that have refrained from releasing albums can create a significant amount of hype to promote their entry.

“I’m really excited for the new Avicii al-bum,” said Katie Gourley, senior political sci-ence major. “He’s only released singles up to this point, but I like his songs.”

New releases from artists can generate inter-est in similar performers or entire genres.

“That pretty much got me into the whole EDM [electronic dance music] scene,” Gour-ley said of Avicii’s music. “He was like my gateway drug to EDM.”

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Lucia Hodgson, who is from California, specializes in areas of literature that include childhood studies and transatlantic slavery.

What has been your most life changing mo-ment?

LH: Well, taking this job has been life changing. I had never been to Texas and I had to adjust to Ag-gieland. But I think overall I have been pleasantly surprised because I do find that I can be myself here even though I may not be what people expect. We do have a reputation as a University in general of being conservative or deeply religious and I am neither one of those things, but students on the whole have been very accepting of me as a person.

What has been your most embarrassing momentas a professor?

LH: I had a cold and I had taken medi-cine and I was kind of groggy and I kept looking at my watch and I was thinking class was going to end soon. I just kept talking and talking and students kept fidgeting and I was like, “Well we have 20 more minutes” and a student finally said, “Class was over 10 minutes ago.” I was like, “Oh god, why didn’t anybody tell me?”

What is your favorite part of Texas A&M?

LH: There are many things I love about Texas A&M, but my favorite thing is the natatorium. I love to swim. It relieves stress and we have an amaz-ing natatorium. We have tremendous pools and they are clean and beautiful and if you go at the right time you can

have a lane to your-self. I like to swim late at night and I just really love it.

Are you married or dating any-one? If so, is that difficult with the amount of teach-ing you do?

LH: I am in a relationship with someone who lives in California and it’s been, so far, impos-sible to convince him to move to College Station. If you are not an academic or there is not something within the Univer-sity System for you

to do, or you really love Aggie foot-ball, you know, how would I convince someone my age to want to be here? I think that is an issue for a lot of facul-ty here. It’s a small town with 50,000 people under 22. Sometimes you just really feel your age, like you’re just part of a minority of strange creatures from the later walks of life.

What do you do for fun on the weekends?

LH: I do yoga and I swim or I read some-thing I don’t have to read for my work. I also go to First Friday and sometimes I go to The Village.

Why, do you feel, is a major in English important?

LH: I think being able to read critically, think critically and write well are ex-tremely versatile skills that will benefit anyone in any circumstance. I also think we can learn so much from the literature of the past about the present and how the past continues to sort of haunt the present, if you will.

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