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Group toserve guests The Aggie Experience Council, a new student organization at Texas A&M University, is dedicated to sharing the Aggie experience with university guests and telling them the “Texas A&M Story.” Sponsored by the Division of Marketing & Communications, the council gives Texas A&M students the opportunity to lead and serve. Council will lead campus tours, organize University events and serve on informational panels to represent the Aggies.

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Tough classes sink grades

Every student takes at least one class at Texas A&M that includes difficult material. The pro-fessors who teach the hardest subjects do their best to teach students in such a way that they understand, but reviews and GPRs still turn up low. However, GPRs are higher than they have been in the past.

“I have been here 30 years and have seen steady improvement in the quality of students and their GPRs,” said Terry Anderson, an A&M American history professor.

Difficulty in subject matter often varies de-pending on the students.

“I teach American history survey 106,” An-

derson said. “The GPRs are higher in the classes that also have discussion sections. There is a 106 with the supplemen-tal instructor, and the lowest GPRs are when I lecture alone for three credits.”

Some of the GPRs are more impressive for the classes Anderson teaches.

“The GPRs for the 106 discussion class, with about 250 students, can be as good as 3.0, but usually are 2.7 to 3.0.”

Jairo Sinova, an A&M physics professor, also teaches large classes. He said the average GPR for his classes usually meets his initial expecta-

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Two grads create media company

Slice Media’s stimulating website displays crisp footage with edgy scores and witty dia-logue. The site is fresh, just like the new company.

What is noteworthy about this company is that it is owned and operated by two recent graduates: Aggie Cesar Jasso and David Redish from SMU.

“I was never really that kid

who saw movies when he was eight years old and decided that he wanted to make them,” Re-dish said. “My business partner is actually who got me interested in film when we were younger.”

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Texas A&M University Army ROTC was awarded the MacArthur Award, signifying its position as one of the top Reserve Officers’ Training Corps programs in the country.

U.S. Army Cadet Command is the parent organization of Army ROTC, and it paired with the General Douglas MacArthur Foun-dation based in Norfolk, Virginia, to present A&M with the prestigious award.

Along with production efficiency, cadet retention rate, quality of military training and performance in military training, the Cadet National Order of Merit List performance is also taken into consideration when deciding which program is a stand-out for the annually-given award. Performance of the previous fis-cal year (Oct. 2009-Sept. 2010) is evaluated, and then the prize is offered to the schools that

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They have thousands of admirers. They con-sider Kyle Field a second home. They have a habit of performing on Saturdays during fall se-mesters. They are nationally famous. They are the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band.

Many students have seen the Aggie Band form at the north end of Kyle Field, but the band members are more than musically talented marchers.

Time management takes on a whole new meaning for these students.

“The most challenging part about being in the band is finding enough time to sleep,” said Josh Fritz, a senior biology major and member of the

bugle rank.Still, there are enough rewards to make the

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member of the Aggie Band is hearing oppos-ing team members and fans compliment us and know that because we did a good job, that in addition to making the University look good, we are also able to make current and former students proud to be from Texas A&M,” said Cameron Supak, junior history major and baritone player.

Camaraderie also plays a large role in keeping band members motivated.

“The best part, by far, is the friends I have made along the way,” Supak said. “Guys and gals

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Band member schedule0535: Wake up/get dressed0545: Eat Breakfast0610: Drill rehearsal0715: Dismissed from drill. Band members either go back to sleep or will get dressed and head out for class/work.0730-1630: Designated as the academic block of the day where cadets go to class and take care of their personal business.1630: Begin Corps training time.1830: Evening formation with the Corps followed by dinner.1915: Call to quarters. Better described as mandatory study time for the freshmen, sophomores, and any upperclassmen cadets on scholastics probation.2130: Freshmen go to bed.2230: Sophomores go to bed.See Band on page 2

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who, as we say in the Corps, ‘marry you and bury you.’ They will be there at your wedding and, if they are still alive, will be there at your funeral. The tight-knit relationship is some-thing so special that, as far as I am concerned, you can’t find at any other university.”

The Aggie Band travels with the football team to away games to perform at halftime.

“I always enjoy traveling and seeing other campuses and get-ting to be those Aggies who support their team regardless of where they are at,” said David Benac, junior business honors and finance major, trumpet player and yell leader. “Also, because of the band I have had the chance to be the bugler for some of the Corps func-tions, whether that is playing at formation or playing Taps for various instances. This has been an extremely humbling experi-ence and one I will always re-member.”

Many of the band mem-bers said marching in front of 80,000 or more fans is thrilling, but there is more to performing than the audience.

“I found it to be the group of

people I worked hard with ev-ery day to make a halftime show come together,” Fritz said.

Chad Kloesel, a senior con-struction major and the artillery band drum major, said there are challenges he faces as an Aggie Band member, but the friend-ships he made help him face those challenges every day.

“The life lessons and moral values I have learned from liv-ing a life in the Aggie Band will no doubt bring me to accom-plish anything I set my mind to in the future,” he said.

Potential Aggie Band mem-

bers must be in the Corps, play an instrument and have march-ing experience. An audition including scales and sight-read-ing must also be completed at New Student Conference. The band’s directors then make the decision.

Supak said he believes the Aggies are the best fans in the nation.

“When y’all follow along with Col. Brewer in saying ‘the nationally famous fightin’ [Texas Aggie Band], it makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck,” he said. “The fans

make it worth every bit of hard-ship and sacrifice.”

There is a great amount of appreciation for the students who stand during the halftime show, Kloesel said.

“All the support we get from the Twelfth Man, from the ‘ohhh’s’ and ‘ahhh’s’ when the bugle rank does their flourish to sounding off with a loud ‘huh!’ when the basses do their coun-ter-march, makes marching on Kyle Field that much more ex-hilarating,” he said.

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Caravan Go is a Texas rock band described as “the illegitimate lovechild of Pearl Jam and The Marshall Tucker Band.” Mixing rock and roll with red dirt country, the band has garnered support and fans from all over the Lone Star State with the release of their first album, Moving Still…. The band experiences a regular rotation on local KEOS 89.1 with songs like “Bitter” and “Back To Me Again.” Caravan Go will be playing at 9 p.m. Friday at Zapatos.

“The band coming together was almost hap-penstance. We found our drummer and bassist on Craigslist, and they fit our sound and style perfectly,” said Charles Cohen, the band’s rhythm guitarist. “Austin is a great place for live music and we worked out from there.”

The band grew in the live music scene of Aus-tin until lead singer, song writer and lead guitarist, Matt Bayuk, was diagnosed with muscle tension dysphonia, a condition that attacks the vocal folds, causing them to shut. Unable to continue singing, Bayuk stepped down from his singing position in order for the band to continue.

“Stepping away from the ego was difficult. It made us realize that we are a group, that we’re not just one person,” Bayuk said.

The band has fun, but also views their music as a job, Cohen said.

“It’s an interesting dynamic,” he said. “It’s like a marriage; you have to learn to function together as a group, and what we previously did with four members now has to be done with five.”

Caravan Go has made waves throughout the state with several awards such as The John Len-non Songwriting Contest finalist and Raised on Indie’s “Track of the Day,” Bayuk said.

“When we play somewhere new, there’s no guarantee for a reaction. Breaking ground is daunting at first, but it’s definitely gratifying to come into a place and transform an audience’s per-ception by the end of the night,” Cohen said.

Today’s music scene is overcrowded with mu-sicians who are in the business for proverbial fame and fortune, yet Caravan Go dispels these modern day traditions by standing apart.

“It should be about the music. I understand that marketing requires an image, but I like to think that we can just be a southern rock band,” Bayuk

said. “We want audiences in the center of awe, for listeners to feel the emotions of the song that we’re trying to bring out.”

Cohen said he was influenced by the distinct image of his favorite band, The White Stripes.

“White describes it as a gimmick to bring people in but win them over with the music,” he said. “I want to embrace that.”

The band will work to continue to grow and spread their music throughout Texas and perhaps the rest of the nation in 2011.

“Our midterm goals are to expand as much as we can regionally. Three members of the band are from Texas, and we think we can do well here. I think there might be a few clusters around the United States that we could prosper in, but that’s for later. We want to grow with this proj-ect,” Cohen said.

Follow the band on Facebook at www.face-book.com/caravango or Twitter at www.twitter.com/caravango. The band’s new album can be streamed online at www.getrunover.com.

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“Do you feel awkward fac-ing three guys in Speedos?” asked Wesley Fikes, the presi-dent, coach and captain of the Texas A&M men’s water polo team.

Looking past the maroon Speedos, Fikes, a senior wild-life and fisheries science major, is the leader of one of the only sports club team on campus that doesn’t have to pay any fees or dues because of their contributions to the cleanup of Kyle Field after home games.

Dustin Parker, a senior ki-nesiology major and former cleanup organizer, explained the benefits of doing so.

“The school pays us money, and we hire different groups to do each section, and we pay everyone off of that. And when we do that, it eliminates all our dues. It gets our suits paid for, our trips, tourna-ments and everything like that. It keeps us coming back because we don’t have to pay any fees,” Parker said.

Admitting that while some-times getting everyone togeth-er can be a hassle, Fikes takes pride in what his team is al-lowed to do for the University.

“For most clubs, rais-ing money is a huge burden. We’re pretty privileged to be given this opportunity. And as long as we don’t mess it up, it stays with us,” Fikes said.

The men’s water polo team has backed their cleanup privi-leges with multiple Texas Divi-sion Conference Championships and National Championship tournament appearances.

However, the squad fell short of its conference goals this fall semester after falling to Texas in the final round.

“They [UT] got second in the nation this year,” Fikes said. “We didn’t just lose to anybody, and they have a few All-Americans from that per-formance.”

When looking to next sea-son, Fikes said there would be a number of significant depar-tures, but he was confident in the potential of others.

“It will be a rebuilding year, but we have a deep bench and a lot of talent,” Fikes said. “The only way you can do it is practice, and it’s hard to

get everyone to think on the same wavelength. You can know what a good player is, but until they understand the subtleties and nuances of ev-erybody’s game, it’s hard to think two steps ahead and get those goals.”

Having joined the team last year as a sophomore, Michael Braun, a civil engineering major, is one of the younger players looking ahead to what could be a bright future.

Already a safety officer, Braun declared his optimistic intentions.

“I was thinking maybe next year, I could get up into a higher position. I don’t know

about president, but maybe vice president,” Braun said.

Conditioning was the key factor Fikes pointed to if the Aggies are to reach the nation-al ranks of their UT rivals, but he also pointed out a much needed morale boost from fans in College Station.

“We have a big tournament every fall, and we would just like to get as many people to come out and help us. It’s so cli-ché, but the Twelfth Man factor is unbelievable,” Fikes said.

The Aggie men’s water polo squad will continue their conditioning throughout the spring and summer before gearing up for next fall.

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Back in on their home floor at Reed Arena, Texas A&M’s No. 5 women’s basketball team took care of No. 12 Oklahoma 92-71 Wednesday.

With the blowout win, Tex-as A&M (20-2, 8-1) continued their dominance over the Big 12 this season. The Aggies came

in beating their conference op-ponents by an average of 16.9 points per game. The Aggies remain at second in the Big 12 standings, one game back of No. 1 Baylor.

“We have a lot of confi-dence,” said senior center Dan-ielle Adams. “Our work ethic is great and practice is going well. We’re working hard and trying

to be that elite team. We’re just taking it game by game.”

Adams extended her hot-streak Wednesday, leading the Aggies in scoring with 30 points and pulling down 13 rebounds.

“In the second half, I had to come out with that ‘play hard’ mentality,” Adams said. “After my first 3-pointer, I was feeling it. I just felt pretty good in the second half.”

Despite picking up the dou-ble-double, Adams went to the bench early with foul trouble and was only in the game for eight minutes during the first half. After Adams subbed out of the game with 15:52 remaining in the first half, the Aggies went on a 26-14 run in 11 minutes before she returned.

“We shared the ball, other players stepped up and we were calling a lot of set plays,” Head Coach Gary Blair said. “We were able to execute and then we got a couple of easy baskets from offensive rebounds.”

Junior forward Adaora Elonu stepped up for A&M when Adams went to the bench and recorded 13 points and six re-bounds in the first half. Elonu also finished with a double-double, recording 15 points and 10 rebounds.

“I knew I just needed to play hard and execute,” Elonu said. “We practice very hard just working on the things that we messed up in Norman. I feel

like the momentum that we started with carried on without [Adams] on the court. It helps coach out a lot. He doesn’t have to stress as much.”

Oklahoma (17-6, 6-3) strug-gled all night against the Aggies’ defense, shooting 33.8 percent from the field. The Soon-ers struggled as a unit but se-nior guard Danielle Robinson hit 9-of-19 from the field and finished the game with a team-high 24 points.

“Robinson is so good but she doesn’t have the help that she’s had in the past,” Blair said. “I thought we did a good job on their role players, and I was re-ally pleased with our defense.”

In the Aggies’ 80-78 win over Oklahoma in Norman two weeks ago, the Sooners’ outside shooting kept them in the game. Wednesday, A&M’s defense held Oklahoma to 4-of-20 shooting from beyond the arc.

“I feel like our defense carries into our offense sometimes,” Oklahoma Head Coach Sherri Coale said. “When we have a hard time defending people, we let that affect us on the offensive end. It’s hard when you miss so many consecutive shots that you’re accustomed to making to maintain that same swagger about you of-fensively. We just let all those early misses bury us tonight.”

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thebatt.comAggies prevailThe No. 22 A&M men’s basketball team halted a three-game losing streak with a 73-70 overtime victory over Colorado in Boulder. Senior guard B.J. Holmes hit a late 3-pointer to send the game into overtime.

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No. 5 Texas A&M 92, No. 12 Oklahoma 71

Aggies hang on to second place with Big 12 victory over Oklahoma

So long to the Sooners

Photos by Stephanie Leichtle — THE BATTALION

Above: Junior guard Sydney Carter dribbles in the Aggies’ 92-71 victory over Oklahoma Wednesday at Reed Arena. Left: Senior center Danielle Adams scored 30 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in the victory.

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meet the standards in each area.Since 1989, the General Douglas MacArthur Foundation has sought

to acknowledge units within the Army ROTC exemplifying the ideals of Gen. MacArthur tangibly, representing “duty, honor, country” in their organizations.

Commandant of the Corps of Cadets Brig. Gen. Joe Ramirez Jr. commends not only cadets and staff for winning the award, but also Army ROTC Professor of Military Science Col. Michael L. Gibler.

“This is not something that happens overnight and requires a strong determination and commitment to excellence that so many have come to expect from the Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets and Army ROTC,” Ramirez said.

Gibler said the award speaks volumes of Texas A&M’s Corps of Ca-dets and of the University.

“Texas A&M is a unique institution with a storied history,” he said. “To be named one of the Command’s best battalions is a source of pride for those both past and present who helped build this great program and to those who serve currently and strive for excellence every day.”

Lt. Col. Michael Vick said he feels fortunate to have been recognized in such a positive light by the General Douglas MacArthur Foundation.

“It’s truly a privilege to receive the MacArthur Award. The award is a reflection of the hard work and efforts by the Texas A&M Army ROTC Cadre and Cadets last school year,” Vick said.

Other schools winning the award include University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Texas Christian University, Georgia Southern University, Western Kentucky University, St. John’s University, James Madison University and Pacific Lutheran University.

Gibler is to accept the MacArthur award in San Antonio later this semester.

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the partnership. In high school the two men at-

tended the Episcopal School of Dallas where they pushed the envelope with the newly founded film club.

“The film club was a rewarding ex-perience; we got our hands on a lot of projects. When I graduated, I knew I wanted to direct,” Redish said.

“We were best friends since fresh-man year,” Jasso said. “Our families knew each other; we traveled togeth-er.”

However, the two parted ways when Jasso ventured to Texas A&M to attain a degree in international stud-ies while Redish received his in cin-ema-television at Southern Methodist University. While in college, Jasso and Redish became involved with soccer teams and several other organizations and projects, yet they still possessed an undeniable passion for filmmaking.

“I tried to watch as many movies

as possible,” Jasso said. “I spent most of my free time at the MSC watching them.”

Redish developed a production company under his name a year before graduating. This would set the stage for the birth of the contemporary Slice Media.

By spring of 2010, Jasso and Redish had both graduated and were living in different states but were still close. Jasso was employed at a study abroad company located in Austin while Da-vid was living in Los Angeles expand-ing Redish Productions. When one of Redish’s clients, a band called 6th Street, required his presence in Austin for SXSW, Jasso was invited along.

Redish realized he wanted a partner in his film production company and mentioned the idea to Jasso.

“After David pitched the idea, I re-alized I couldn’t sit at the desk any-more. I really liked the idea of trav-eling and working with him, doing something we both love,” Jasso said. Months later they booked and shot their first few commercials, one of

which received the “Best Advertising” Legislature award from Capitol Inside’s Mike Hailey.

“My friend from high school and I used to talk a lot about opening our own comedic film production compa-ny; what Slice Media is accomplishing now is pretty awesome,” Mac Abney, a senior communication major said. “They’re living the dream.”

Jasso and Redish repeatedly ex-pressed their enthusiasm with their media company. They are currently working on several projects with dif-ferent clients, one of which includes a 15-part video trailer that promotes a chic chef book entitled Tatroux. The book will be released later this year.

The two articulated plans of con-tinuing Slice Media with the same ap-proach.

“We hustle,” Jasso said. “That is, we use our connections and resources to the full. We try to be as creative as possible, work from wherever needed, stay current with the city, music and environment, and that’s what sets us apart.”

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Crouching-duck walks, body wrenches, rolling take-downs, chokes, armbars and competitive intensity are just some of what one can expect walking into the Texas A&M judo team’s practice.

Coached by Bob Perez, Dan Gomez and JF Chamberland, an electrical engineering professor on campus, the highly talented judo team is entrenched in both tradition and success. Gomez, who once tried out for the Olympic team, stated coaching stability as the key reason.

“We’re lucky to have Bob as our head coach. He’s been here for over 20 years. That’s what has helped keep it around. A lot of clubs have students as coaches. And after they gradu-ate, it kind of dwindles down. Bob has been one of the biggest factors,” Gomez said.

The Aggies have been Texas State Collegiate Champions since 2000, and they have ap-peared in the National Col-legiate Championships during each of those years, routinely finishing in the top five, includ-ing last year when they put on the tournament.

”We easily have the best judo team in Texas,” said Na-than Westbrook, a freshman chemical engineering major and team officer.

Fellow team officer Kevin Porter noted the excitement of a national tournament and of competing against powerhouse programs.

“All of the big judo univer-

sities like West Point and San Jose show up. It’s pretty awe-some. They have a ton of black belts,” Porter said.

Consisting of several of their own black belts and advanced members, the A&M judo team encourages newcomers to join and learn the techniques of judo, which focus on take downs in-stead of strikes. Coaches recruit talent at competitions and stu-dents can receive scholarships that range anywhere from $500 to $1,000. The total given out thus far is $13,000.

“We try to give our out-of-state competitors at least $1,000, so it gives them in-state tuition. And we go through cy-cles where we build them up to an advanced level and then they graduate. Hopefully with the scholarships we can get more advanced people and it’ll slow down,” Gomez said.

Preston Kirkham, a senior black belt, was enticed by A&M’s opportunities in judo when choosing where to attend school.

“I’ve gotten a scholarship ever since I was a freshman. This is my fifth year now, and it was one of the main rea-sons why I came to A&M. I didn’t even grow up in Texas,” Kirkham said.

Dues for joining the team are $55 for one semester and $85 for two semesters, a price many members proclaimed cheap in comparison to other places where one month might cost double that amount.

Judo is practiced around the world, and the small dues

go a long way when consider-ing some members travel as far away as Belgium, Spain and the Czech Republic for competi-tions.

Beyond tuition benefits and traveling, judo offers what Kirkham described as a total body workout, and it was evi-dent after watching five min-utes of practice. One session of throwing techniques had everyone heading to the water fountain and gasping for air.

“It hurts. If you let someone throw you who doesn’t know judo, it would probably hurt even worse,” Kirkham said, out of breath.

Up next for the A&M judo squad are the Texas Collegiate Championships here in College Station on Feb. 19 and 20. The Aggies will be looking to defend their title and heading to West Point, NY, for the National Championships this March in hopes of improving upon last year’s fourth place finish.

Their ultimate goal will be to compete at the USA National Championships in Orlando, FL, where collegiate restrictions no longer apply and participa-tion is open to all qualifiers of varying ages.

“The best in the country will be there,” Gomez said.

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Next meet◗ The Texas Judo Inc. State Championships are Feb. 19 and 20 in College Station. For more information, visit http://www.aggiejudo.com/.

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Some students said their GPRs end up too low or that some courses are too difficult.

Jessica Rostockyi, who took chemistry 101, said her teacher was aware that the class was go-ing to be hard and was unhappy with her GPR at the end of the semester.

“The size of the class made it hard because the professor moved very quickly and rarely had time for questions,” Ros-tockyi said.

There are various resources available for students to access through their time in difficult courses.

“They can always come to my office hours and discuss the material before exams, or after they get them back to find out how to improve for the next exam,” Anderson said.

Students have resources to

boost their scores or the option to put in more effort to excel in difficult courses.

“Cramming things the day before the course does not work because this is not about mem-orizing. Some students find this out a bit too late,” Sinova said.

Sinova said he would like to teach smaller classes.

“That is why I have very ex-tensive office hours to be able to give the students individual attention,” he said. “Some take up the offer and some don’t. I have never understood why some of the students will pay for private tutoring before they will try to utilize the free resources the department gives.”

Professors also realize the difficulty of the subjects they teach.

“Physics is difficult no mat-ter which way you look at it,” Sinova said. “Some students have not even had physics in high school and some have very poor math levels. We try to help all individually, but at the end of the day it is a very hard course that requires a lot of discipline to do work every day.”

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Students from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences gathered Wednesday at the Former Students Association building to celebrate their centennial year. Macy Eaves, an agricultural leadership and development major, helped the College of Agriculture plan

and celebrate 100 years at Texas A&M. “The College of Agriculture has a lot of history and meaning at Texas A&M,” Eaves said. “This celebration is like a birthday party for the college.”

Christine Perrenot, staff writer

Agriculture and life sciences college celebrate centennial

The 63rd Session of the Texas A&M University Student Senate met at 7 p.m. Wednesday to dis-cuss pending issues. While many issues were discussed and voted on, specific interest was paid to the issue of concealed carry on campus.

Chase Jennings, state direc-tor of Texas A&M Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, spoke during the open forum portion of the meeting. Jennings stressed how important this issue is for A&M students.

“Right now you’re not al-lowed to carry concealed hand-guns on campus. You can carry them pretty much anywhere but campus,” Jennings said.

The Texas A&M Students for Concealed Carry on Cam-pus has more than 2,000 mem-bers who believe this bill would benefit the campus.

“The primary function of or-ganization is education. A lot of people don’t really know about the issue,” Jennings said.

With concern to negative effects that allowing concealed handguns on campus would cause, Jennings said, “We have all the statistics you need to prove with factual evidence that concealed carry has no negative effect whatsoever.”

Daniel Crocker with the Board of Directors for Con-cealed Carry on Campus said, “Several hundred thousand students currently attend a col-lege where concealed carry is allowed. We have not seen a single negative result.”

“There are initiatives in the

State Senate and House to al-low concealed carry on campus. If you are 21 or older you are allowed to carry on campus, if they have concealed carry li-cense,” Jennings said.

When urging the senate to consider their votes, Crocker said: “Concealed carry on cam-pus has proven to be absolutely safe. When you consider the is-sue, consider that.”

When the S.B. 63-74 Con-cealed Carry Referendum was approached, many questions came up in regards to how and why votes should be a certain way. It is important that the wishes of the student body be represented in the bills and the biggest issues are brought to them. The understanding was reached that the Student Senate is in existence to represent the students.

Hilary Albrecht, Speaker of the Senate said: “The Student Senate passed S.B. 63-74, The Concealed Carry Referendum Bill, which calls for a referen-dum to be placed on the ballot for the spring student body elec-tions. This is an issue relevant to all students, and gives the stu-dent body the opportunity to let their voices be directly heard and advocated for.”

There will be opinion booths Feb. 14, 15 and 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Koldus and the Academic Plaza. These booths are set up with the purpose of receiving all the opinions of stu-dents.

Special presentations were also given at Wednesday’s meet-ing by David Riddle, the direc-tor of Dining Services, and MSC President Collin Laden.

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