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The issue of permanent residents and student residents coexisting in College Station will
be discussed at the College Station City Council meeting Thursday as major changes to parking and housing regulations in the South Knoll area may soon be on the way
The South Knoll Neighborhood Plan in-cludes changes to parking and the number of unrelated residents renting a house both of which will impact temporary student residents in the area surrounded by Holleman Drive Texas Avenue Harvey Mitchell Parkway Wellborn Road Southwest Parkway and Welsh Avenue
The South Knoll Neighborhood Plan is the last topic on the agenda and will include a public presentation of the plan and its possible implementation
The plan allows for the regulation of the number of unrelated persons living in one house If approved by a majority of homeowners this change would result in houses that previously held four to five students only being allowed to house two unrelated persons
The plan would also prohibit street parking between 2 and 6 am allowing residents to only park on their property between these hours
with an option for the majority of residents to remove on-street parking entirely
Councilwoman Blanche Brick said the plan stems from the fact that the neighborhood which surrounds South Knoll Elementary School was not originally constructed with col-lege students in mind
ldquoWersquore trying to work with the fact that the neighborhood was built as a single-family neighborhood back in the rsquo70srdquo Brick said ldquoThe homes were designed for one family and probably two cars at most and they didnrsquot an-ticipate the kind of issues that would arise as AampM grew and more students began to move off campusrdquo
Brick said that with the influx of college rent-ers residences originally meant to house a fam-ily with a maximum of two cars suddenly had to accomodate four or five cars per household The ensuing street parking has led to congestion on the street to the point where navigation has become difficult
Additionally Brick said homeowners in the neighborhood feel the lifestyle attached to a family-oriented area has deteriorated with the influx of renters in the area
ldquoWersquove had huge amounts of correspondents saying that many people who had bought into that neighborhood had felt that they had lost their investmentrdquo Brick said
Work on what has become the South Knoll Neighborhood Plan began in the fall of 2012 with the meetings of Neighborhood Resource Teams to address issues such as neighborhood
integrity and character mobility and public fa-cilities and services
Salim Malik junior biology major said price is a huge draw in renting a house with four to five roommates
ldquoItrsquos money better spentrdquo Malik said ldquoYou end up spending less for the same utilitiesrdquo
When asked if the proposed regulations would affect her decision to rent a house in the future freshman biochemistry major Hyunjin Lee said that the ability to spread out and the level of comfort that comes with that is worth the increased cost
ldquoWhile the increase in the amount of money it would take to rent is not a positive I feel like my personal preference would outweigh the costsrdquo Lee said
College Station City Council will take action on the plan at 7 pm Thursday at College Sta-tion City Hall
Wersquore trying to work with the fact that the neighborhood
was built as a single-family neighborhood back in the seventies
mdash Blanche Brick College
Station councilwoman
l tuesday september 24 2013 l serving texas aampm since 1893 l first paper free ndash additional copies $1 l copy 2013 student media
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to men
With the announcement earlier this month that the Texas Emerging Technologies Fund TETF will invest $3 million to support the creation of
the Center for Cell and Organ Biotechnology Texas AampM is poised to explore the potential of regenerative medicine
The Center for Cell and Organ Biotechnology CCOB will be a joint venture between the Houston-based Texas Heart Institute and Texas AampMrsquos College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences with labs in both Hous-ton and College Station that will conduct research on chron-ic medical conditions found in humans and animals
Frank Michel director of public relations at the THI said the CCOBrsquos main goal is to research the potential of regenerative medicine
ldquoThe CCOB is a collaboration between the Texas Heart Institute and Texas AampMrsquos College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences to among other things look at the possibilities for regenerative medicine in addressing some of the chronic diseases that both human and animals face and try to meet this huge unmet medical needrdquo Michel said
Bradley DrsquoSouza The Battalion
City council to discuss rent houses parkingb-cs campus news
Student senate voting weekCampaigns for the vacant seats in the 66th session of Student Senate continue Tuesday and end Wednesday Voting will be Thursday and results will be announced Friday
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Whatrsquos in a name
South Knoll Neighborhood Plan to impact student residents
RHA to host forum for student dining concerns
university dining services
The Residence Hall Association RHA will host a meeting with the University Dining Services
730 pm Tuesday in the Hullabaloo Hall Multipur-pose Room to express student concerns about the current meal plans on campus
At the meeting a University Dining Services rep-resentative will be present to respond to concerns from students about the dining plan changes for the 2013-2014 school year
Amanda Woodrow secretary for the Clements Hall RHA and junior mechanical engineering ma-jor said a representative from Dining Services would attend the meeting to explain the meal plan and an-swer questions
ldquoWe want not only information for our residents [but] to voice complaints commonly brought up by studentsrdquo Woodrow said
Collin Lamar president of Clements Hall and freshman business major said the RHA hopes to walk away from the meeting with more insight for its residents on the status of the meal plan and to
Jennifer Reiley The Battalion
See Dining on page 4
They had been playing together most of their sophomore year but Jack
Thweatt lead vocals and guitar and Tra-vis Thompson pianist and keyboardist never could settle on a name With their first official gig quickly approaching they needed to decide fast
ldquoWe had about a billion ideas some good some bad and some really bad I decided that if we couldnrsquot think of one an hour before the application was due we would go to Dictionarycom and name our band the word of the dayrdquo said Travis Thompson senior mechani-cal engineering major
The word of the day happened to be ldquovotaryrdquo
ldquoA votary is a passionate or devout follower of someone or somethingrdquo Thompson said ldquoWe were like lsquoWell itrsquos a nice word and it has a cool meaning Letrsquos do itrsquo And it kind of pertains to us because wersquore all followers of Jesusrdquo
Now this Votary is not to be confused with the Russian melodic death-metal
Shelbi Polk The Battalion
band that recently took the same name And the name is not ldquoThe Votaryrdquo ldquoThe Voltaryrdquo or ldquoJack Thweatt and the Vo-taryrdquo though they have been mistakenly listed as each
ldquoIt had a cool double meaning for us because it reflects that wersquore really pas-sionate about everything that we do with this bandrdquo said Thweatt senior aerospace
engineering major ldquoItrsquos about the music and thatrsquos why wersquore doing it And on the other side it reflects who we are and what our character is Whatrsquos important to us is our relationships with Christ and how wersquore passionate about thatrdquo
Thweatt and Thompson met in the Commons Lobby and even though
Josh McKenna mdash THE BATTALION
(From left) Jack Thweatt Travis Thompson Conner Wright and Michael Burgess form the band Votary a blend of pop and indie music
Organ Biotech Center to provide
regenerative medicine
See Votary on page 3
See Biotechnology on page 2
Band Votary blends devotion to faith music
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thebattalion The IndependenT STudenT VoIce of TexaS aampM SInce 1893
Jake Walker Editor in Chief
The Problems to SolveMichel said there are about 6 million
people in the US with heart failure with half a million of those patients dy-ing a year and about the same number newly diagnosed
ldquoThat number is always creeping up a littlerdquo Michel said
The routine medical treatment for patients suffering from severe forms of many chronic conditions mdash including heart liver and kidney disease mdash is an organ transplant However the demand for organs far outweighs the supply
Additionally organ transplants come with their own risks including potential rejection of the transplanted organ by a patientrsquos body
The CCOBrsquos goal is to research methods of healing that use a patientrsquos own cells as the source Methods cur-rently being looked in to include person-alized transplants that use a patientrsquos stem cells to help create organs which could lower the risk of rejection
Two Worlds ConvergeEleanor Green dean of the College
of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences said the partnership between THI and the College of Veterinary Medicine sprung from a history of ac-complishment in medical advancement from both institutions
ldquoThe CCOB is where excellence meets excellencerdquo Green said ldquoThe renowned Texas Heart Institute has a proven history of excellence in reducing the devastating toll of cardiovascular dis-ease through innovative programs in re-search education and patient care The CVM is among the most highly regarded
colleges of veterinary medicine nation-ally and internationally and is dedicated to advancing animal human and envi-ronmental health through research edu-cation patient care and outreachrdquo
The veterinary college a renowned center for animal medicine is in position to provide the CCOB with resources that the THI alone cannot supply
While the Texas Heart Institute at the heart of the Houston Medical Cen-ter has the ability to see human patients the veterinary college has the capability to see animal patients with chronic con-ditions similar to those in humans pro-viding clinical trials with unique insights
Green said the physiological similari-ties among animals and humans increases the medical potential for the collabora-tion between Texas AampM and THI
ldquoAnimal and human disease is very linkedrdquo Green said ldquoWe have animals that have heart disease If we can see pa-tients in our hospitals and use some of these techniques there the lives of ani-mals are benefitted But that information can be transposed and translated to hu-mans It truly provides synergyrdquo
Leading the partnership will be Dr Doris Taylor director of regenerative medicine at THI She will be based in Houston at the THI with a partial ap-pointment at the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Taylor is best known for creating the first beating heart in a laboratory a feat for which she was featured in ldquoTimerdquo magazine and granted the ldquoPopular Sci-encerdquo Grand Award for Health Discov-ery in 2008
Funding and Campus ImpactThe process of creating the center re-
quired members of both the College of Veterinary Medicine and THI to write a proposal to the state of Texas and present the ways in which the CCOB fulfilled
the goals of the Emerging Technologies Fund to the TETF advisory committee in Austin
The TETF was created by the Texas Legislature in 2005 with the specific goal of providing Texas with an advantage in research development and eventual commercialization of emerging tech-nologies
Specifically the grant provided to the Texas Heart Institute and Texas AampM qualifies as a research superiority fund meant to provide Texasrsquos higher educa-tion institutions the ability to recruit the best researchers available
Texas AampM and THI were required to match the TETFrsquos $3 million invest-ment for a total of $9 million However both institutions contributed more than the required sum for a total investment of $14 million
The large scope of the CCOB prom-ises to provide students of Texas AampM with increased opportunities for research involvement
ldquoAs this thing matures it will en-gage the whole campusrdquo Green said ldquoTherersquoll be faculty researchers theyrsquoll be working with clinicians and gradu-ate researchers as well as providing op-portunities for undergraduate research The benefits will reach all corners of our campus from faculty to studentsrdquo
Erica Seward freshman biomedical sciences major said the center will allow students a better appreciation and under-standing of how medical treatments are developed
ldquoStudents that are planning to en-ter the medical field will have a better awareness of the possibilities that may be available to them in the future as well as a respect for the efforts gone into the re-search that makes advancement of medi-cine possiblerdquo Seward said
BiotechnologyContinued from page 1
ldquoMy favorite thing about fantasy football is that even if itrsquos a game I donrsquot care about I now have players on those
teams so it gets me more interested in what would be considered boring gamesrdquo
Chris Eumont freshman biomedical sciences major
What is your favorite thing about fantasy football
ldquoMy favorite part is winning the cash at the end I win every year so itrsquos just
free money Easy moneyrdquoHayden Freeman freshman business major
ldquoMy favorite thing about fantasy football is the competition We have a wager going
where the loser has to wear a fedora around campus for a week at the end
of the season Itrsquos just fun to mess with your friends when you beat themrdquo
Josh Salway sophomore mechanical engineering major
ldquoFantasy football is just a way to
connect with the game and the NFL more I guess Itrsquos
just interesting and fun to dordquo
David Mozie freshman finance major
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Thweatt was playing with another band at the time the duo began to casually play music to-gether
ldquoI met [Thompson] and he was just this killer pianistrdquo Thweatt said ldquoSo we started to bounce ideas off each other when we saw each other in the Commonsrdquo
The two were roommates their sopho-more year and started playing gigs around the Bryan-College Station area They tried out a few other members before finally settling on Conner Wright as a drummer and Michael Burgess as a bassist both of whom had been counsel-ors in the same Impact camp as Thweatt
ldquoThe first time I played with Votary [Thwe-att] just asked me to fill in for a show so I got to hear the music really objectively When I was rehearsing with them I remember the music being a lot better than I expected from a friendrsquos bandrdquo said Wright junior supply chain management major
The four first played together as a full band at MSC Town Hallrsquos Battle of the Bands last year which they went on to win Not only did the cash prize help Votary record its first album the publicity from winning and their subsequent connections in Town Hall helped to get their name out Thweatt said
Votary plays a unique brand of acoustic pop which stands out in an area dominated by country music
ldquoYou just have a natural product differen-tiation if you look at it that wayrdquo Wright said ldquoIf music is a product almost everyone around here is either country or blues rock so that makes it easierrdquo
Votary has managed to continue to play in venues around B-CS while its members have maintained their status as full-time students
ldquoThe hardest part I would say is just the time commitmentrdquo Thweatt said ldquoWersquore all in extremely difficult majors and also involved on campus in organizationsrdquo
While balancing classes organizations and a social life these four students have taken on the additional pressure of creating and pro-moting their own music
ldquoItrsquos harder to be in a band when yoursquore a full-time student and itrsquos harder to be a stu-dent when yoursquore in a bandrdquo Wright said ldquoBut therersquos a reason that wersquore doing both and itrsquos because wersquore passionate about itrdquo
All four members work hard to balance their work in the band with being involved
on campusldquoItrsquos cool
because being in this band is a great experi-ence and a lot of funrdquo said Burgess se-nior nutrition major ldquoBut all of us are so involved with AampM that itrsquos not like itrsquos something we
do on the side Itrsquos almost like we have two different lives that are independent of each other but at the same time they mesh really wellrdquo
Despite the challenges involved in begin-ning a music career while in college Thweatt said College Station has been a good place to start
ldquoTherersquos not an easier place to promote music as a new band than a college town and the college scenerdquo Tweatt said
Votary released its first album ldquoGround Beneath Usrdquo in April 2013 and has plans to release more music They are hoping to re-lease some EPs this year Thweatt said and see where they can go from there
ldquoItrsquos a hard industry and itrsquos hard to gener-ate enough revenue to keep something like this goingrdquo Thweatt said ldquoWersquore aware of that but wersquore working as hard as we can at it Wersquoll see what doors are open when wersquore donerdquo
VotaryContinued from page 1
Josh McKenna mdash THE BATTALION
Conner Wright (left) Travis Thompson Jack Thweatt and Michael Burgess won MSC Town Hallrsquos Battle of the Bands and the cash prize and connections enabled them to release their debut album
Itrsquos a hard industry and itrsquos hard to generate
enough revenue to keep something like this going Wersquore aware of that but wersquore working as hard as we can at itrdquo
mdash Jack Thweatt lead singer of Votary
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provide good representation for on-campus residents
ldquoThe goals of the meeting are to represent the residentsrsquo desires in order to achieve meal plan options that better suit residents on cam-pus and satisfy our dining needs in a more ef-fective mannerrdquo Lamar said
Chartwells the company in charge of Uni-versity dining said it supports studentsrsquo rights to freedom of speech and appreciates all stu-dent feedback
Gina Capetanakis marketing manager for Chartwells at Texas AampM said changes in dining plans are the result of the University trying to provide a larger variety and greater quality of food options to students
ldquoMeal plans change or increase in order to provide better food options enhance services and additional places for students to eatrdquo Ca-petanakis said ldquoA price increase corresponds with a quality increase across many aspects of
the campus dining experiencerdquoWoodrow said the meeting is open to all
students and members of RHA will bring questions at the request of their residents
ldquoSome of the concerns are that meals can only be used at limited places depending on the time of dayrdquo Woodrow said ldquoThe qual-ity of food has significantly decreased since the change in dining services Some restaurants donrsquot even have a menu and the food is old and unappetizingrdquo
The meeting is preceded by other initiatives to bring student opinion to University Dining Servicesrsquo attention Alex Parker sophomore visualization major started a petition through Changeorg to request the University revert the dining plan to last yearrsquos system
Although she has since been informed that the petition will probably not amount to any-thing due to the lack of Universal Identifica-tion Numbers and therefore an inability to track students associated with the petition Parker has kept it online as a location where students and parents alike can post comments about the new meal plan
DiningContinued from page 1
Tanner Garza mdash THE BATTALION
Seniors Kelly Richard Matt Garrett and Adam Rehmann present their visualization project Monday afternoon The word ldquoEducationrdquo spelled out with plastic party cups represents the amount of money students could potentially waste on their education by losing focus on coursework
Project says study more party less
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thebattalion The IndependenT STudenT VoIce of TexaS aampM SInce 1893
Jake Walker Editor in Chief
The Problems to SolveMichel said there are about 6 million
people in the US with heart failure with half a million of those patients dy-ing a year and about the same number newly diagnosed
ldquoThat number is always creeping up a littlerdquo Michel said
The routine medical treatment for patients suffering from severe forms of many chronic conditions mdash including heart liver and kidney disease mdash is an organ transplant However the demand for organs far outweighs the supply
Additionally organ transplants come with their own risks including potential rejection of the transplanted organ by a patientrsquos body
The CCOBrsquos goal is to research methods of healing that use a patientrsquos own cells as the source Methods cur-rently being looked in to include person-alized transplants that use a patientrsquos stem cells to help create organs which could lower the risk of rejection
Two Worlds ConvergeEleanor Green dean of the College
of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences said the partnership between THI and the College of Veterinary Medicine sprung from a history of ac-complishment in medical advancement from both institutions
ldquoThe CCOB is where excellence meets excellencerdquo Green said ldquoThe renowned Texas Heart Institute has a proven history of excellence in reducing the devastating toll of cardiovascular dis-ease through innovative programs in re-search education and patient care The CVM is among the most highly regarded
colleges of veterinary medicine nation-ally and internationally and is dedicated to advancing animal human and envi-ronmental health through research edu-cation patient care and outreachrdquo
The veterinary college a renowned center for animal medicine is in position to provide the CCOB with resources that the THI alone cannot supply
While the Texas Heart Institute at the heart of the Houston Medical Cen-ter has the ability to see human patients the veterinary college has the capability to see animal patients with chronic con-ditions similar to those in humans pro-viding clinical trials with unique insights
Green said the physiological similari-ties among animals and humans increases the medical potential for the collabora-tion between Texas AampM and THI
ldquoAnimal and human disease is very linkedrdquo Green said ldquoWe have animals that have heart disease If we can see pa-tients in our hospitals and use some of these techniques there the lives of ani-mals are benefitted But that information can be transposed and translated to hu-mans It truly provides synergyrdquo
Leading the partnership will be Dr Doris Taylor director of regenerative medicine at THI She will be based in Houston at the THI with a partial ap-pointment at the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Taylor is best known for creating the first beating heart in a laboratory a feat for which she was featured in ldquoTimerdquo magazine and granted the ldquoPopular Sci-encerdquo Grand Award for Health Discov-ery in 2008
Funding and Campus ImpactThe process of creating the center re-
quired members of both the College of Veterinary Medicine and THI to write a proposal to the state of Texas and present the ways in which the CCOB fulfilled
the goals of the Emerging Technologies Fund to the TETF advisory committee in Austin
The TETF was created by the Texas Legislature in 2005 with the specific goal of providing Texas with an advantage in research development and eventual commercialization of emerging tech-nologies
Specifically the grant provided to the Texas Heart Institute and Texas AampM qualifies as a research superiority fund meant to provide Texasrsquos higher educa-tion institutions the ability to recruit the best researchers available
Texas AampM and THI were required to match the TETFrsquos $3 million invest-ment for a total of $9 million However both institutions contributed more than the required sum for a total investment of $14 million
The large scope of the CCOB prom-ises to provide students of Texas AampM with increased opportunities for research involvement
ldquoAs this thing matures it will en-gage the whole campusrdquo Green said ldquoTherersquoll be faculty researchers theyrsquoll be working with clinicians and gradu-ate researchers as well as providing op-portunities for undergraduate research The benefits will reach all corners of our campus from faculty to studentsrdquo
Erica Seward freshman biomedical sciences major said the center will allow students a better appreciation and under-standing of how medical treatments are developed
ldquoStudents that are planning to en-ter the medical field will have a better awareness of the possibilities that may be available to them in the future as well as a respect for the efforts gone into the re-search that makes advancement of medi-cine possiblerdquo Seward said
BiotechnologyContinued from page 1
ldquoMy favorite thing about fantasy football is that even if itrsquos a game I donrsquot care about I now have players on those
teams so it gets me more interested in what would be considered boring gamesrdquo
Chris Eumont freshman biomedical sciences major
What is your favorite thing about fantasy football
ldquoMy favorite part is winning the cash at the end I win every year so itrsquos just
free money Easy moneyrdquoHayden Freeman freshman business major
ldquoMy favorite thing about fantasy football is the competition We have a wager going
where the loser has to wear a fedora around campus for a week at the end
of the season Itrsquos just fun to mess with your friends when you beat themrdquo
Josh Salway sophomore mechanical engineering major
ldquoFantasy football is just a way to
connect with the game and the NFL more I guess Itrsquos
just interesting and fun to dordquo
David Mozie freshman finance major
Photo feature by Bryan Johnson mdash THE BATTALION
Qthebattasks
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Thweatt was playing with another band at the time the duo began to casually play music to-gether
ldquoI met [Thompson] and he was just this killer pianistrdquo Thweatt said ldquoSo we started to bounce ideas off each other when we saw each other in the Commonsrdquo
The two were roommates their sopho-more year and started playing gigs around the Bryan-College Station area They tried out a few other members before finally settling on Conner Wright as a drummer and Michael Burgess as a bassist both of whom had been counsel-ors in the same Impact camp as Thweatt
ldquoThe first time I played with Votary [Thwe-att] just asked me to fill in for a show so I got to hear the music really objectively When I was rehearsing with them I remember the music being a lot better than I expected from a friendrsquos bandrdquo said Wright junior supply chain management major
The four first played together as a full band at MSC Town Hallrsquos Battle of the Bands last year which they went on to win Not only did the cash prize help Votary record its first album the publicity from winning and their subsequent connections in Town Hall helped to get their name out Thweatt said
Votary plays a unique brand of acoustic pop which stands out in an area dominated by country music
ldquoYou just have a natural product differen-tiation if you look at it that wayrdquo Wright said ldquoIf music is a product almost everyone around here is either country or blues rock so that makes it easierrdquo
Votary has managed to continue to play in venues around B-CS while its members have maintained their status as full-time students
ldquoThe hardest part I would say is just the time commitmentrdquo Thweatt said ldquoWersquore all in extremely difficult majors and also involved on campus in organizationsrdquo
While balancing classes organizations and a social life these four students have taken on the additional pressure of creating and pro-moting their own music
ldquoItrsquos harder to be in a band when yoursquore a full-time student and itrsquos harder to be a stu-dent when yoursquore in a bandrdquo Wright said ldquoBut therersquos a reason that wersquore doing both and itrsquos because wersquore passionate about itrdquo
All four members work hard to balance their work in the band with being involved
on campusldquoItrsquos cool
because being in this band is a great experi-ence and a lot of funrdquo said Burgess se-nior nutrition major ldquoBut all of us are so involved with AampM that itrsquos not like itrsquos something we
do on the side Itrsquos almost like we have two different lives that are independent of each other but at the same time they mesh really wellrdquo
Despite the challenges involved in begin-ning a music career while in college Thweatt said College Station has been a good place to start
ldquoTherersquos not an easier place to promote music as a new band than a college town and the college scenerdquo Tweatt said
Votary released its first album ldquoGround Beneath Usrdquo in April 2013 and has plans to release more music They are hoping to re-lease some EPs this year Thweatt said and see where they can go from there
ldquoItrsquos a hard industry and itrsquos hard to gener-ate enough revenue to keep something like this goingrdquo Thweatt said ldquoWersquore aware of that but wersquore working as hard as we can at it Wersquoll see what doors are open when wersquore donerdquo
VotaryContinued from page 1
Josh McKenna mdash THE BATTALION
Conner Wright (left) Travis Thompson Jack Thweatt and Michael Burgess won MSC Town Hallrsquos Battle of the Bands and the cash prize and connections enabled them to release their debut album
Itrsquos a hard industry and itrsquos hard to generate
enough revenue to keep something like this going Wersquore aware of that but wersquore working as hard as we can at itrdquo
mdash Jack Thweatt lead singer of Votary
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newspage 4
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Tackle the fluFirst 5000 flu shots FREE to currently enrolled students
Wednesday Sept 25 - Thursday Sept 26
Commons MSC Wehner Hullabaloo Hall8am-5pm
5 04 0 4 0
5 04 0 4 0
Student Health Services shstamuedu (979) 458-8316
aggieland 2014
Freshmen Sophomores Juniors Seniors Grad Studentswalk in or schedule your free yearbook portrait sitting nowJust walk in to have your portrait made for Texas AampMrsquos 2014 Aggieland yearbook 10 am ndash 430 pm MonthinspndashthinspThursthinspinthinspthethinspStudentthinspMediathinspofficethinspSuite L400 of the MSC Or for appointment email arphototamugmailcom or call 9798469690 December grads have portraits made by Oct 10 to have pictures for your graduation announcements
Itrsquos your yearbook Be in it
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Papa Johns Now Hiring All Positions
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$10 for 20 words running 5 days if your merchandise is priced $1000 or less (price must appear in ad) This rate applies only to non-commercial advertisers offering personal possessions for sale Guaranteed results or you get an additional 5 days at no charge If item doesnrsquot sell advertiser must call before 1 pm on the day the ad is scheduled to end to qualify for the 5 additional insertions at no charge No refunds will be made if your ad is cancelled early
Place an adPhone 845-0569 Suite L400Memorial Student CenterTexas AampM University
When to call8 am to 5 pm Monday through FridayInsertion deadline 1 pm prior business day
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IAL
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AUTO
I buy vehicles working nonwork-ing or wrecked 979-778-1121
BED AND BREAKFAST
Overnight BunkhouseBedampBreakfast Available forfootball games Sleeps fourPlease contact 936-581-1699
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Aggieland Alfalfa 50lbcompressed Alfalfa bales 50lbcompressed Timothy bales Callor text orders to 806-683-2916
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1-152-25 newernewgraniteceramic full sizewasher amp dryer cable andinternet shuttle $850mo$1190mo brokerowner(979)-777-5477
2bd1ba apartment 800sqft Newappliances carpeting and tileWD bus-route $650mo210-391-4106
FOR RENT
32 duplex 5-minutes from cam-pus fenced yard bus route fairlynew Call 469-233-4653
3332 Houses TownhousesampApartments 1250-1400sqftVery spacious ethernet largekitchen walk-in pantry ampclosetsextra storage WD great ameni-ties marble and granite on mul-tiple bus routes now pre-leasingexcellent specials 979-694-0320wwwluxormanagementcom
43 33 amp32 HousesTownhouses DuplexesampFourplexes 1250-1700sqft Veryspacious ethernet large kitchenextra storage WD greatamenities marble and granite onmultiple bus routes now pre-leas-ing excellent specials979-694-0320wwwluxormanagementcom
Available now 322 vaulted ceil-ings fenced yard pets ok 1801Langford 979-693-1448$1100mo
Available now 22 walk-in closetfenced great location $775mo979-693-1448
Available now 322 house com-pletely remodeled with newflooring counter tops appliancesand AC fenced yard with deck$1200mo 979-777-9933
FOR RENT
Just available Close to campusCollege Main and Eastgate areas2bd1ba some wdishwasher1-fenced some bills paid$325-$450mo 979-219-3217
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provide good representation for on-campus residents
ldquoThe goals of the meeting are to represent the residentsrsquo desires in order to achieve meal plan options that better suit residents on cam-pus and satisfy our dining needs in a more ef-fective mannerrdquo Lamar said
Chartwells the company in charge of Uni-versity dining said it supports studentsrsquo rights to freedom of speech and appreciates all stu-dent feedback
Gina Capetanakis marketing manager for Chartwells at Texas AampM said changes in dining plans are the result of the University trying to provide a larger variety and greater quality of food options to students
ldquoMeal plans change or increase in order to provide better food options enhance services and additional places for students to eatrdquo Ca-petanakis said ldquoA price increase corresponds with a quality increase across many aspects of
the campus dining experiencerdquoWoodrow said the meeting is open to all
students and members of RHA will bring questions at the request of their residents
ldquoSome of the concerns are that meals can only be used at limited places depending on the time of dayrdquo Woodrow said ldquoThe qual-ity of food has significantly decreased since the change in dining services Some restaurants donrsquot even have a menu and the food is old and unappetizingrdquo
The meeting is preceded by other initiatives to bring student opinion to University Dining Servicesrsquo attention Alex Parker sophomore visualization major started a petition through Changeorg to request the University revert the dining plan to last yearrsquos system
Although she has since been informed that the petition will probably not amount to any-thing due to the lack of Universal Identifica-tion Numbers and therefore an inability to track students associated with the petition Parker has kept it online as a location where students and parents alike can post comments about the new meal plan
DiningContinued from page 1
Tanner Garza mdash THE BATTALION
Seniors Kelly Richard Matt Garrett and Adam Rehmann present their visualization project Monday afternoon The word ldquoEducationrdquo spelled out with plastic party cups represents the amount of money students could potentially waste on their education by losing focus on coursework
Project says study more party less
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Great deals every tuesday in the BattaliOn
super saver
CouponsTuesday
725 E Villa Maria Rd Ste 100Bryan TX 77802
979-775-3104 wwwlosmolcajetesmexicanfoodcom
BUY 1 GET 1 FREEOn Enchilada Plates and Combination Dinners
(Equal or Lesser Price Limit One per Person per Visit)
Sunday through Thursday5pm - Close
caffeacute capriFREE dessert(1 per table with meal purchase)
Expires 102413not valid with any other offer
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Lets be FRANKhellip Itrsquos time to PAINT
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CAMPUS AREA SALON1519 S TEXAS AVE
NEAR KOHLrsquoS amp NEXT TO LOS CUCOS
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M-F 9-7 | SAT 9-6 | SUN 12-5No Appointment Needed
Coupon valid only at participating locations Not valid with any other offer No cash value One coupon valid per customer Please present coupon prior to payment of service copy2013 Supercuts Inc Printed USA Expires 12312013 AampM-Bat
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Thweatt was playing with another band at the time the duo began to casually play music to-gether
ldquoI met [Thompson] and he was just this killer pianistrdquo Thweatt said ldquoSo we started to bounce ideas off each other when we saw each other in the Commonsrdquo
The two were roommates their sopho-more year and started playing gigs around the Bryan-College Station area They tried out a few other members before finally settling on Conner Wright as a drummer and Michael Burgess as a bassist both of whom had been counsel-ors in the same Impact camp as Thweatt
ldquoThe first time I played with Votary [Thwe-att] just asked me to fill in for a show so I got to hear the music really objectively When I was rehearsing with them I remember the music being a lot better than I expected from a friendrsquos bandrdquo said Wright junior supply chain management major
The four first played together as a full band at MSC Town Hallrsquos Battle of the Bands last year which they went on to win Not only did the cash prize help Votary record its first album the publicity from winning and their subsequent connections in Town Hall helped to get their name out Thweatt said
Votary plays a unique brand of acoustic pop which stands out in an area dominated by country music
ldquoYou just have a natural product differen-tiation if you look at it that wayrdquo Wright said ldquoIf music is a product almost everyone around here is either country or blues rock so that makes it easierrdquo
Votary has managed to continue to play in venues around B-CS while its members have maintained their status as full-time students
ldquoThe hardest part I would say is just the time commitmentrdquo Thweatt said ldquoWersquore all in extremely difficult majors and also involved on campus in organizationsrdquo
While balancing classes organizations and a social life these four students have taken on the additional pressure of creating and pro-moting their own music
ldquoItrsquos harder to be in a band when yoursquore a full-time student and itrsquos harder to be a stu-dent when yoursquore in a bandrdquo Wright said ldquoBut therersquos a reason that wersquore doing both and itrsquos because wersquore passionate about itrdquo
All four members work hard to balance their work in the band with being involved
on campusldquoItrsquos cool
because being in this band is a great experi-ence and a lot of funrdquo said Burgess se-nior nutrition major ldquoBut all of us are so involved with AampM that itrsquos not like itrsquos something we
do on the side Itrsquos almost like we have two different lives that are independent of each other but at the same time they mesh really wellrdquo
Despite the challenges involved in begin-ning a music career while in college Thweatt said College Station has been a good place to start
ldquoTherersquos not an easier place to promote music as a new band than a college town and the college scenerdquo Tweatt said
Votary released its first album ldquoGround Beneath Usrdquo in April 2013 and has plans to release more music They are hoping to re-lease some EPs this year Thweatt said and see where they can go from there
ldquoItrsquos a hard industry and itrsquos hard to gener-ate enough revenue to keep something like this goingrdquo Thweatt said ldquoWersquore aware of that but wersquore working as hard as we can at it Wersquoll see what doors are open when wersquore donerdquo
VotaryContinued from page 1
Josh McKenna mdash THE BATTALION
Conner Wright (left) Travis Thompson Jack Thweatt and Michael Burgess won MSC Town Hallrsquos Battle of the Bands and the cash prize and connections enabled them to release their debut album
Itrsquos a hard industry and itrsquos hard to generate
enough revenue to keep something like this going Wersquore aware of that but wersquore working as hard as we can at itrdquo
mdash Jack Thweatt lead singer of Votary
BAT_09-24-13_A3indd 1 92313 703 PM
thebattalion
newspage 4
tuesday 9242013
Tackle the fluFirst 5000 flu shots FREE to currently enrolled students
Wednesday Sept 25 - Thursday Sept 26
Commons MSC Wehner Hullabaloo Hall8am-5pm
5 04 0 4 0
5 04 0 4 0
Student Health Services shstamuedu (979) 458-8316
aggieland 2014
Freshmen Sophomores Juniors Seniors Grad Studentswalk in or schedule your free yearbook portrait sitting nowJust walk in to have your portrait made for Texas AampMrsquos 2014 Aggieland yearbook 10 am ndash 430 pm MonthinspndashthinspThursthinspinthinspthethinspStudentthinspMediathinspofficethinspSuite L400 of the MSC Or for appointment email arphototamugmailcom or call 9798469690 December grads have portraits made by Oct 10 to have pictures for your graduation announcements
Itrsquos your yearbook Be in it
wwwubskicom 1-800-ski-wild bull 1-800-754-9453
college ski amp board week
breckenridge
plus ts
Vail bull Beaver Creek bull Keystone bull Arapahoe Basin
20 Mountains 5 Resorts 1 PriceFromonly
AggieNetworkcom
Papa Johns Now Hiring All Positions
Flexible HoursApply in Person
1741 University Dr979-846-3600
1740 Rock Prairie Rd 979-680-0508
Private Party Want ads
$10 for 20 words running 5 days if your merchandise is priced $1000 or less (price must appear in ad) This rate applies only to non-commercial advertisers offering personal possessions for sale Guaranteed results or you get an additional 5 days at no charge If item doesnrsquot sell advertiser must call before 1 pm on the day the ad is scheduled to end to qualify for the 5 additional insertions at no charge No refunds will be made if your ad is cancelled early
Place an adPhone 845-0569 Suite L400Memorial Student CenterTexas AampM University
When to call8 am to 5 pm Monday through FridayInsertion deadline 1 pm prior business day
SPEC
IAL
classifiedssee ads at thebattcom
puzzle answers can be found on page 2
AUTO
I buy vehicles working nonwork-ing or wrecked 979-778-1121
BED AND BREAKFAST
Overnight BunkhouseBedampBreakfast Available forfootball games Sleeps fourPlease contact 936-581-1699
Romantic Getaways amp Engage-ments secluded cabin suites AllDay All Night www7flodgecom979-690-0073
FARMRANCH
Aggieland Alfalfa 50lbcompressed Alfalfa bales 50lbcompressed Timothy bales Callor text orders to 806-683-2916
FOR RENT
1-152-25 newernewgraniteceramic full sizewasher amp dryer cable andinternet shuttle $850mo$1190mo brokerowner(979)-777-5477
2bd1ba apartment 800sqft Newappliances carpeting and tileWD bus-route $650mo210-391-4106
FOR RENT
32 duplex 5-minutes from cam-pus fenced yard bus route fairlynew Call 469-233-4653
3332 Houses TownhousesampApartments 1250-1400sqftVery spacious ethernet largekitchen walk-in pantry ampclosetsextra storage WD great ameni-ties marble and granite on mul-tiple bus routes now pre-leasingexcellent specials 979-694-0320wwwluxormanagementcom
43 33 amp32 HousesTownhouses DuplexesampFourplexes 1250-1700sqft Veryspacious ethernet large kitchenextra storage WD greatamenities marble and granite onmultiple bus routes now pre-leas-ing excellent specials979-694-0320wwwluxormanagementcom
Available now 322 vaulted ceil-ings fenced yard pets ok 1801Langford 979-693-1448$1100mo
Available now 22 walk-in closetfenced great location $775mo979-693-1448
Available now 322 house com-pletely remodeled with newflooring counter tops appliancesand AC fenced yard with deck$1200mo 979-777-9933
FOR RENT
Just available Close to campusCollege Main and Eastgate areas2bd1ba some wdishwasher1-fenced some bills paid$325-$450mo 979-219-3217
FOR SALE
HP 17rdquo Notebook for sale Likenew $800 cash only Call936-245-4373 leave message
HELP WANTED
$16 BASEappt Student workscholarships and Internshipsavailable no experience necessaryall majors welcome Work aroundclass Customer salesservice ages17+ filling positions asap calltoday (979)-260-4555
Athletic men for calendarsbooks etc $100-$200hr upto $1000day No experienceaggieresponsegmailcom
Cleaning commercial buildingsat night M-F Call 979-823-5031for appointment
HELP WANTED
COMPUTER TECH PT Must haveexperience with Windows ServersNetwork infrastructure amplaptoprepair Instore amponsite repairEmail resume tocarolsystekmailcom or call979-695-9955 Must be availableSaturdays
Domestic Services Inc is now hir-ing for part-time positions teamcleaning homes in BCS No week-end or evening work Will workaround school schedule Musthave own vehicle and phoneNeed to be dependable and ableto work with others Starting sal-ary $850hr wgas allowanceReferences required Backgroundchecks done Call 979-690-6882 toset up appointment to fill out anapplication
Help Renovate Kyle Field HiringConstruction Science students forpart-time position with globalconstruction firm Flex with classschedule 12hr+ 713-481-5961jonathanoutsourcenet
HELP WANTED
Leasing Consultant needed indi-vidual needs to be energetic cus-tomer oriented have a profes-sional appearance and able towork weekends base pay pluscommission PTFT available applyin person at 3645 Wellborn RoadBryan Reveille Ranch Apart-ments
Local businessman seeks aggres-sive self starting male students forlate afternoons and SaturdayFlexible hours Top pay Call979-696-0203 8-10am only
Part-time job helping handi-capped Male student preferred$360mo 8-10hrswk979-846-3376
Pepes Mexican Cafe is now hiringsmiling faces and friendly person-alities to help make and serve thebest tacos and burritos in townWe need mgmt cashiers amp cooksfor all shifts Will work aroundclass schedule Apply 2-5pm at3312 S College in Bryan (15 milesfrom Campus)
Sales person needed full-time orpossibly part-time if you likehome design andor architecturethis could be a great position foryou only persons interested inlong-term employment need ap-ply 9797-574-7474
STUDENTPAYOUTSCOMPaid survey takers needed inCollege Station 100 free tojoin Click on surveys
Tutors wanted for all subjectscurrently taught at TAMU Blinnand Sam Houston State startingat $10hour Apply on-line www99Tutorscom979-268-8867
HELP WANTED
Work around your class scheduleNo Saturday or Sundays off dur-ing the holidays The BattalionAdvertising Office is hiring anAdvertising Sales Representative Must be enrolled at AampM andhave reliable transportationInterested applicants shouldcome by our office located in theMSC Suite 400 from 8am-4pmask to speak with Joseph orPatricia
MOTORCYCLE
For Sale 2001 Kawasaki Ninja500 Good condition $1200979-324-8258
REAL ESTATE
BCS SellBuyInvest MichaelMcGrann TAMU lsquo93 CivilEngineering 979-739-2035mikeaggierealtorcomNadia McGrann 979-777-6211Town amp Country Realty
ROOMMATES
Looking for college femalenon-smoker to share 22 condoFurnished all bills paid no pets$550mo 979-575-0375
TRAVEL
TheMusicFestcom at Steam-boat
TUTORS
Need a Tutor Friendly helpfulone-on-one private tutors for allsubjects at TAMUBlinn and SamHouston State Check us out atwww99tutorscom 979-268-8867
the battalion
If You Have Something To Sell Remember Classifieds Can Do It
Call 845-0569
provide good representation for on-campus residents
ldquoThe goals of the meeting are to represent the residentsrsquo desires in order to achieve meal plan options that better suit residents on cam-pus and satisfy our dining needs in a more ef-fective mannerrdquo Lamar said
Chartwells the company in charge of Uni-versity dining said it supports studentsrsquo rights to freedom of speech and appreciates all stu-dent feedback
Gina Capetanakis marketing manager for Chartwells at Texas AampM said changes in dining plans are the result of the University trying to provide a larger variety and greater quality of food options to students
ldquoMeal plans change or increase in order to provide better food options enhance services and additional places for students to eatrdquo Ca-petanakis said ldquoA price increase corresponds with a quality increase across many aspects of
the campus dining experiencerdquoWoodrow said the meeting is open to all
students and members of RHA will bring questions at the request of their residents
ldquoSome of the concerns are that meals can only be used at limited places depending on the time of dayrdquo Woodrow said ldquoThe qual-ity of food has significantly decreased since the change in dining services Some restaurants donrsquot even have a menu and the food is old and unappetizingrdquo
The meeting is preceded by other initiatives to bring student opinion to University Dining Servicesrsquo attention Alex Parker sophomore visualization major started a petition through Changeorg to request the University revert the dining plan to last yearrsquos system
Although she has since been informed that the petition will probably not amount to any-thing due to the lack of Universal Identifica-tion Numbers and therefore an inability to track students associated with the petition Parker has kept it online as a location where students and parents alike can post comments about the new meal plan
DiningContinued from page 1
Tanner Garza mdash THE BATTALION
Seniors Kelly Richard Matt Garrett and Adam Rehmann present their visualization project Monday afternoon The word ldquoEducationrdquo spelled out with plastic party cups represents the amount of money students could potentially waste on their education by losing focus on coursework
Project says study more party less
BAT_09_24_13_A4indd 1 92313 720 PM
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Tackle the fluFirst 5000 flu shots FREE to currently enrolled students
Wednesday Sept 25 - Thursday Sept 26
Commons MSC Wehner Hullabaloo Hall8am-5pm
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Student Health Services shstamuedu (979) 458-8316
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Freshmen Sophomores Juniors Seniors Grad Studentswalk in or schedule your free yearbook portrait sitting nowJust walk in to have your portrait made for Texas AampMrsquos 2014 Aggieland yearbook 10 am ndash 430 pm MonthinspndashthinspThursthinspinthinspthethinspStudentthinspMediathinspofficethinspSuite L400 of the MSC Or for appointment email arphototamugmailcom or call 9798469690 December grads have portraits made by Oct 10 to have pictures for your graduation announcements
Itrsquos your yearbook Be in it
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$10 for 20 words running 5 days if your merchandise is priced $1000 or less (price must appear in ad) This rate applies only to non-commercial advertisers offering personal possessions for sale Guaranteed results or you get an additional 5 days at no charge If item doesnrsquot sell advertiser must call before 1 pm on the day the ad is scheduled to end to qualify for the 5 additional insertions at no charge No refunds will be made if your ad is cancelled early
Place an adPhone 845-0569 Suite L400Memorial Student CenterTexas AampM University
When to call8 am to 5 pm Monday through FridayInsertion deadline 1 pm prior business day
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classifiedssee ads at thebattcom
puzzle answers can be found on page 2
AUTO
I buy vehicles working nonwork-ing or wrecked 979-778-1121
BED AND BREAKFAST
Overnight BunkhouseBedampBreakfast Available forfootball games Sleeps fourPlease contact 936-581-1699
Romantic Getaways amp Engage-ments secluded cabin suites AllDay All Night www7flodgecom979-690-0073
FARMRANCH
Aggieland Alfalfa 50lbcompressed Alfalfa bales 50lbcompressed Timothy bales Callor text orders to 806-683-2916
FOR RENT
1-152-25 newernewgraniteceramic full sizewasher amp dryer cable andinternet shuttle $850mo$1190mo brokerowner(979)-777-5477
2bd1ba apartment 800sqft Newappliances carpeting and tileWD bus-route $650mo210-391-4106
FOR RENT
32 duplex 5-minutes from cam-pus fenced yard bus route fairlynew Call 469-233-4653
3332 Houses TownhousesampApartments 1250-1400sqftVery spacious ethernet largekitchen walk-in pantry ampclosetsextra storage WD great ameni-ties marble and granite on mul-tiple bus routes now pre-leasingexcellent specials 979-694-0320wwwluxormanagementcom
43 33 amp32 HousesTownhouses DuplexesampFourplexes 1250-1700sqft Veryspacious ethernet large kitchenextra storage WD greatamenities marble and granite onmultiple bus routes now pre-leas-ing excellent specials979-694-0320wwwluxormanagementcom
Available now 322 vaulted ceil-ings fenced yard pets ok 1801Langford 979-693-1448$1100mo
Available now 22 walk-in closetfenced great location $775mo979-693-1448
Available now 322 house com-pletely remodeled with newflooring counter tops appliancesand AC fenced yard with deck$1200mo 979-777-9933
FOR RENT
Just available Close to campusCollege Main and Eastgate areas2bd1ba some wdishwasher1-fenced some bills paid$325-$450mo 979-219-3217
FOR SALE
HP 17rdquo Notebook for sale Likenew $800 cash only Call936-245-4373 leave message
HELP WANTED
$16 BASEappt Student workscholarships and Internshipsavailable no experience necessaryall majors welcome Work aroundclass Customer salesservice ages17+ filling positions asap calltoday (979)-260-4555
Athletic men for calendarsbooks etc $100-$200hr upto $1000day No experienceaggieresponsegmailcom
Cleaning commercial buildingsat night M-F Call 979-823-5031for appointment
HELP WANTED
COMPUTER TECH PT Must haveexperience with Windows ServersNetwork infrastructure amplaptoprepair Instore amponsite repairEmail resume tocarolsystekmailcom or call979-695-9955 Must be availableSaturdays
Domestic Services Inc is now hir-ing for part-time positions teamcleaning homes in BCS No week-end or evening work Will workaround school schedule Musthave own vehicle and phoneNeed to be dependable and ableto work with others Starting sal-ary $850hr wgas allowanceReferences required Backgroundchecks done Call 979-690-6882 toset up appointment to fill out anapplication
Help Renovate Kyle Field HiringConstruction Science students forpart-time position with globalconstruction firm Flex with classschedule 12hr+ 713-481-5961jonathanoutsourcenet
HELP WANTED
Leasing Consultant needed indi-vidual needs to be energetic cus-tomer oriented have a profes-sional appearance and able towork weekends base pay pluscommission PTFT available applyin person at 3645 Wellborn RoadBryan Reveille Ranch Apart-ments
Local businessman seeks aggres-sive self starting male students forlate afternoons and SaturdayFlexible hours Top pay Call979-696-0203 8-10am only
Part-time job helping handi-capped Male student preferred$360mo 8-10hrswk979-846-3376
Pepes Mexican Cafe is now hiringsmiling faces and friendly person-alities to help make and serve thebest tacos and burritos in townWe need mgmt cashiers amp cooksfor all shifts Will work aroundclass schedule Apply 2-5pm at3312 S College in Bryan (15 milesfrom Campus)
Sales person needed full-time orpossibly part-time if you likehome design andor architecturethis could be a great position foryou only persons interested inlong-term employment need ap-ply 9797-574-7474
STUDENTPAYOUTSCOMPaid survey takers needed inCollege Station 100 free tojoin Click on surveys
Tutors wanted for all subjectscurrently taught at TAMU Blinnand Sam Houston State startingat $10hour Apply on-line www99Tutorscom979-268-8867
HELP WANTED
Work around your class scheduleNo Saturday or Sundays off dur-ing the holidays The BattalionAdvertising Office is hiring anAdvertising Sales Representative Must be enrolled at AampM andhave reliable transportationInterested applicants shouldcome by our office located in theMSC Suite 400 from 8am-4pmask to speak with Joseph orPatricia
MOTORCYCLE
For Sale 2001 Kawasaki Ninja500 Good condition $1200979-324-8258
REAL ESTATE
BCS SellBuyInvest MichaelMcGrann TAMU lsquo93 CivilEngineering 979-739-2035mikeaggierealtorcomNadia McGrann 979-777-6211Town amp Country Realty
ROOMMATES
Looking for college femalenon-smoker to share 22 condoFurnished all bills paid no pets$550mo 979-575-0375
TRAVEL
TheMusicFestcom at Steam-boat
TUTORS
Need a Tutor Friendly helpfulone-on-one private tutors for allsubjects at TAMUBlinn and SamHouston State Check us out atwww99tutorscom 979-268-8867
the battalion
If You Have Something To Sell Remember Classifieds Can Do It
Call 845-0569
provide good representation for on-campus residents
ldquoThe goals of the meeting are to represent the residentsrsquo desires in order to achieve meal plan options that better suit residents on cam-pus and satisfy our dining needs in a more ef-fective mannerrdquo Lamar said
Chartwells the company in charge of Uni-versity dining said it supports studentsrsquo rights to freedom of speech and appreciates all stu-dent feedback
Gina Capetanakis marketing manager for Chartwells at Texas AampM said changes in dining plans are the result of the University trying to provide a larger variety and greater quality of food options to students
ldquoMeal plans change or increase in order to provide better food options enhance services and additional places for students to eatrdquo Ca-petanakis said ldquoA price increase corresponds with a quality increase across many aspects of
the campus dining experiencerdquoWoodrow said the meeting is open to all
students and members of RHA will bring questions at the request of their residents
ldquoSome of the concerns are that meals can only be used at limited places depending on the time of dayrdquo Woodrow said ldquoThe qual-ity of food has significantly decreased since the change in dining services Some restaurants donrsquot even have a menu and the food is old and unappetizingrdquo
The meeting is preceded by other initiatives to bring student opinion to University Dining Servicesrsquo attention Alex Parker sophomore visualization major started a petition through Changeorg to request the University revert the dining plan to last yearrsquos system
Although she has since been informed that the petition will probably not amount to any-thing due to the lack of Universal Identifica-tion Numbers and therefore an inability to track students associated with the petition Parker has kept it online as a location where students and parents alike can post comments about the new meal plan
DiningContinued from page 1
Tanner Garza mdash THE BATTALION
Seniors Kelly Richard Matt Garrett and Adam Rehmann present their visualization project Monday afternoon The word ldquoEducationrdquo spelled out with plastic party cups represents the amount of money students could potentially waste on their education by losing focus on coursework
Project says study more party less
BAT_09_24_13_A4indd 1 92313 720 PM