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N.Y. student killedNEW YORK — Isayah Muller had just graduated from high school, a gregarious football star on his way to a fresh start in college.But an argument over a celebratory gift cost him his life: The 19-year-old was fatally stabbed during a fi ght between his father and two parking attendants he thought had stolen expensive cologne from the backseat of the family’s car.

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Holiday weekend

Q:What are you doing for Fourth of July?thebattalionasks

“I’ll most likely be taking advantage of the break from school to relax.”Ryan Oji, juniorcomputer engineering major

“I will be taking my talents to Northgate and celebrating with friends

and family.” Reubin Sabu, sophomore

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“I’ll be with my entire familiy at the Biannual Jaina Convention.”Suhani Daftary, senior psychology major

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together barbecue.”

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Taylor Wolken — THE BATTALION

Fireworks stands across the state are closing down after the burn bans affect 236 out of 254 counties in Texas for the Fourth of July.

Instead of stocking up on sparklers, firecrackers and planning that patriotic red, white and blue themed house party, residents of Brazos County are seeking alternative ways to celebrate this Fourth of July due to a burn ban and no refusal weekend ahead.

“I’m going to the movies with my boyfriend,” said Britney Cantero, a senior biology major. “At first I told him I wanted to do the traditional thing by going out and buying fireworks but then I realized that’s not going to happen because of the burn ban.”

Cantero is one of many Texas residents whose holiday plans will be affected by the upsurge of burn bans which have been enacted by a record breaking 236 out of 254 counties in the state.

April Saginor, communications specialist for Texas Forest Services, said the reason for the large number of burn bans is that 90 percent of wildfires originate

from human causes.“When you hear that statistic, you generally think of arson, but human causes

can include outdoor grilling, leaving a campfire unattended—just careless things that we do that seem pretty harmless under normal weather conditions but right now we’ve had a severe drought going on for several months and we’ve got unseasonably high temperatures,” Sagnior said.

Sagnior said she hopes residents will take extra precautions when performing any type of outdoor grilling and advises using a propane stove instead of an open fire during dry and windy conditions.

“We’re encouraging people to be careful of doing anything that can cause a spark and these are really common sense things,” Sagnior said. “Because of these conditions, setting stuff on fire just isn’t a good idea. Just use some common sense outside, that’s the bottom-line.”

Joe Ondrasek, fire chief for Brazos County Precinct 4 Fire Department, said

Natalee BlanchatThe Battalion

Event to feature laser lights

Fireworks are a common symbol Americans associate with the Fourth of July. However, due to the recent drought and wildfires that have plagued the state, those remaining in Bryan-College Station for the holiday will not see any fireworks this year. Instead, the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum with the College Station Noon Li-ons Club will present a laser light show at the conclusion of the day-long “I love America” celebration at the library’s grounds.

Attendees are encouraged to come early and bring lawn chairs, picnic baskets and blankets. No pets or glass containers are allowed at the event.

Will King, public relations direc-tor at the Bush Library, said the laser show is not the library’s first choice, but is only one of the event’s ele-ments.

“We start at 9:30 a.m. offering free admission [to the library] un-til 8:30 p.m. and then there will be

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campus

Regents to name interim chancellor

The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents is sched-uled to have a telephonic meeting to discuss the selection of an in-terim chancellor as well as deputy chancellor. The Texas Tribune and The Eagle have reported special adviser to The Board of Regents Jay Kimbrough and former Rick Perry chief of staff is being considered for the interim position.

Kimbrough has served in several top state positions in the past decade and developed a reputation as a reformer and problem solver for troubled agencies.

The chancellor is the chief executive of the Texas A&M System, which includes 11 universities and 7 state agencies. The search for someone to fill this position commenced after the announcement of the retiring of Dr. Mike McKinney.

“The meeting involves the Regents calling in and having a meet-ing over the phone, but the meeting is still open to the public,” Student Regent Fernando Trevino, Jr. said. “We will be deliberat-ing on appointing a Deputy Chancellor and an Interim Chancellor. The Deputy Chancellor position seems to be a permanently created position while the interim position will just be until a full search has been conducted and a decision made.”

Though little has been decided at this point, regents and faculty are both hopeful that the search committee will select a favorable chancellor. In the meantime, an interim chancellor will be selected.

“There is a special search committee in place right now,” Chairman of the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents Dr. Richard Box said. “Once all of the applicants have been evaluated, there will be a recommendation given to the Board by the committee.”

Once a recommendation is given, the Board will evaluate and vote on a candidate. Box notes that students do have a voice in de-ciding who the Chancellor will be.

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Jay Kapadia — THE BATTALION

The Bush Library will have a day full of activities for the whole family.

live entertainment at 5:30,” he said. “There will be concessions, games, an F-16 flyover and the Brazos Valley Symphony will perform. The laser show will begin around 9:45 p.m. and will last about 20 min-utes.”

The event kicks off at 7 a.m. with a 4k “fun run” through Veterans Park and the Athletic Complex. Historical characters will be available to pose for photographs and answer questions about their lives throughout the day. Live entertainment will be pro-vided by artists including singer Kathy Ross and Ja-son Adams as Elvis. The F-16 flyover will follow the presentation of the colors and the national anthem.

Tickets are $1 each, and tickets for concessions are required and can be purchased at the event. Food available for purchase includes snow cones, ice cream from Schwan’s, Slovacek Sausage, beverages from Bryan Coca-Cola Co. and free watermelon.

“The event is for the entire community and is fam-ily oriented,” King said. “Being here on campus, we encourage students and their families to come out.”

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campfires and fireworks are prohibited in Brazos County. The only thing that will be permitted is firing up a barbecue pit.

“With the winds that we’ve experi-enced lately it’s made it a very delicate time,” Ondrasek said.

He also advises residents to “be care-ful out there” and to make sure water is accessible when grilling.

“If you start a fire then you should be able to put a fire out; if you don’t have that ability then you shouldn’t start a fire of any sort,” Ondrasek said. “It’s your re-sponsibility to be able to put out a fire before you start it so make sure you have that resource out there and ready for use.”

Outdoor grilling and burning is not the only thing residents need to be wary of this holiday weekend.

No-refusal weekend, a statewide

campaign, will be enforced by the Bra-zos County Sheriff’s Office, the College Station Police Department, the Texas A&M University Police Department and the Bryan Police Department, start-ing Friday and ending Tuesday.

No-refusal weekend means that it if a person is suspected of drinking and driv-ing, they cannot refuse to give a breath or blood sample.

Jon Agnew, public information officer for Bryan Police Department, said over 200 agencies have banned together to make this one of the “safest holidays of the year.” Magistrates will be standing by to sign search warrants, allowing officers to obtain blood samples when necessary.

“Over 1,000 Texans die annually from drinking and driving accidents,” Agnew said. “It’s the chance to make a difference—we want people to think be-fore they get behind the wheel.”

Officer Agnew said his only concern about no-refusal weekend is for fellow

officers on motorcycles, patrol cars, and marked units who will be patrolling highways and he encourages drivers to use caution.

“The speed limits there are pretty high, so please be careful when pass-ing those officers,” Agnew said. “Try to keep the roadways safe for everyone on their holiday and give them a wave or a smile if you see them out there.”

Regardless of the laws that will be enforced this holiday weekend, Cantero said she thinks the burn ban and no-refusal weekend are both good ways to keep friends and family members safe.

“It makes us safer because no one will be out on the road late at night driv-ing home from a fireworks show, and with the no-refusal law hopefully people will be less tempted to drink and drive,” Cantero said. “I think it’s allowing ev-eryone to be a little bit safer this time around.”

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deciding who the Chancellor will be.“The students have a very large say in the

selection of a new Chancellor in the voice of the Student Regent, Fernando Trevino,” Box said. “In the past, the student regents have had very meaningful comments in the deliberation process. I think he will be an excellent source of the students’ opinion.”

Trevino wants Texas A&M students to re-member that he represents all 120,000 students in the A&M System across the state, not just those here in Aggieland.

“I can do my best to represent all of us be-cause I am a student first,” Trevino said.

Regents, students and faculty have all voiced their opinions on what an ideal chan-cellor would look like.

Some of the qualities the committee is looking for are executive management skills, a background in dealing with large organiza-tions, someone who has a background in edu-cation, and someone who is familiar with the state legislative system and what is going on in Austin,” Box said.

Box also said that although some people would like to see a chancellor who goes into the classroom and has teaching experience, this is probably not what is going to happen here. The chancellor’s classroom is in Austin, working to gain support for The A&M Sys-tem and working with all of the organizations within the system.

Michael Benedik, speaker of the Texas A&M University faculty senate, speaks on be-half of the faculty in saying that people typi-cally do not like micromanagement from the higher office. Whether or not the chancellor tries to micromanage each university within the system will definitely determine the fac-ulty’s opinion of a new chancellor.

“I think the past Chancellor has mandated a bunch of things out of his office that affect our campus directly,” Benedik said. “They just kind of threw things out there and said do it, as with the SLATE awards.”

Benedik said that it is hoped [the new chancellor] would be less direct because the campuses are so different. There are not many things people want to have implemented across all universities and agencies.

Agreeing with Box on one point, Benedik said he wants to see the chancellor work with the legislature and budget processes. When they are meddling with things going on with the individual campuses, issues arise.

“The point faculty leadership is trying to make to the Board is that [the chancellor] needs

to understand what academics and academia are about,” Benedik said. “Say if they hired some-one from a big company, they would need to understand how we operate, and that we aren’t in this to make a profit. They need to be some-one who understands what higher education is about.”

Higher education is about the three pillars of academia: teaching, research and service, Benedik said. At A&M, we have a significant research component. At other universities in the System, they focus on other areas more. Each pillar supports each other.

Box ensures that the contributions and needs of each university within the System will be taken into account when evaluating candidates.

“We try to treat all universities within the System equally, but we want to give Texas A&M, the flagship university, the proper re-spect it needs,” Box said. “We want to make sure though, that ultimately, all the universi-ties thrive.”

Benedik’s said his ideal chancellor criteria aim at helping Texas A&M thrive.

“I’d like to see a Chancellor who is a real advocate for higher education, for all of the people who make up the universities and agencies that are a part of the system, and all of the missions the system carries out,” Benedik said. “Someone who doesn’t micro-manage; who let’s individuals run their own agencies and campuses.”

Trevino wants to remind students to careful-ly consider what is being said about the search.

“We as students need to be careful when are listening to the comments of other people about the Board and the Chancellor search,” Trevino said. “We need to remember that what other students and professors may be say-ing in class is not always the whole story. It is from a limited perspective.”

In the last year, the system added two new universities- San Antonio and Central Texas.

“We are just stewards of the education, research, and services we have here in Texas and at Texas A&M,” Box said. “We have to use [these things] respectfully and wisely. The selection of a chancellor affects the quality of the System and the overall environment of the students.”

The final selection should be someone who possesses some of all of these qualities and can serve the regents, faculty, and students.

“Our regents are here for the right reasons,” Trevino said. “I am here for those few mo-ments when they might not be on the same page as the students, and I am not going to be afraid to advocate for the students, even though I don’t have a vote.”

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