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www.MammaMiaNorthAmerica.com © Littlestar GET TICKETS! MSC BOX OFFICE 979-845-1234 www.MSCOPAS.org LAST CHANCE! TONIGHT! FEBRUARY 22-24 7:30 PM RUDDER AUDITORIUM STUDENT RUSH Find OPAS on FaceBook *Rush tickets available now to all three MAMMA MIA performances. Please limit 2 tickets per student. Student ID required. (You must present a valid student ID when picking up RUSH tickets at MSC Box Office.) Limited availability. Not valid on previously purchased tickets. * Stephanie Leichtle — THE BATTALION Mark Steinhubl is attending Texas A&M after surviving a gunshot wound to the head and said he understands the therapy U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is going through, because he went through the same Like injured U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, student survives shot to the head Unstoppable Unstoppable When sophomore chemical engi- neering major Mark Steinhubl heard the national headline that broke Jan. 8, he began to pray. U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, a Democrat from Arizona, had been shot in the head, and her life was in jeopardy. Steinhubl understood the seriousness of the situation since he suffered an eerily similar injury two years ago. The bullet that hit Steinhubl pierced his skull above his right eye and cut through the right side of his brain. Stei- nhubl’s auditory functioning was lost on the right side, and the bullet took out his right eye. Steinhubl’s roommate and friend, senior civil engineering major Mat- thew Megally, said he could not believe Steinhubl survived the accident once he heard the story. “When we were getting to know each other, I asked what happened to him because I was under the impres- sion that he had a lazy eye,” he said. “If someone is shot in the head, where the bullet enters the right side and exits left or vice versa, it crosses the central barrier between the right and left lobes Angela Washeck The Battalion See Steinhubl on page 6 thursday, february 24, 2011 serving texas a&m since 1893 first paper free – additional copies $1 © 2011 student media the battalion inside sports | 3 Five straight The No. 17 Aggies defeated Oklahoma 61-47 Wednesday at Reed Arena for its fifth consecutive win. yell leaders | 7 Nelson Ingram Look inside for information about yell leader candidate Nelson Ingram. former students Aggie plane designer dies Leland Snow, former student and founder of Air Tractor Inc., took his last stride on Feb. 20 while jogging near his home in Wichita Falls, Texas. Snow was born on May 31, 1930, in Brownsville, Texas. Snow designed his first plane, the S-1, in 1951, dusting crops from the Rio Grande Valley to Nicaragua. Following with two other models, the S-2A and the S-2B in 1958, he opened his company in Olney, Texas. In 1965, he sold his company to Rockwell-Standard and was appointed vice president of the Aero Commander division. While serving in this position he developed the Air Tractor. Air Tractor produces the most expensive product line of agricultural aircraft in the world. It is used for spraying, seeding, fertilizing and firefighting. In addition to being used as crop dusters, Air Tractor’s planes are outfitted with weapons and advanced electronics for use as warplanes. Luz Moreno-Lozano, staff writer Texas A&M students don’t need horses to play polo any- more. Some have decided a bike still makes for a good polo match. A group of students play bike polo every Monday at 10 p.m. in the George Bush Library parking lot. Kevin Parks, class of 2009, introduced the game to his friends after he returned home from studying abroad in Spain. “I had no idea bike polo ex- isted until I saw it at a bicycle festival in Barcelona during my study abroad trip,” Parks said. Bike polo is just like polo on horses except that it is on bi- cycles. Players use mallets and hockey balls. “We play three-on-three games on a hard-court with a street hockey ball, homemade mallets and of course, we are on bikes,” said Will Jarvis, a junior recreation, parks and tourism science major. When Parks returned to the states he saw another bike polo game in San Marcos. He joined the game and began to practice. When he returned to College Bike polo shifts into gear Haley Lawson The Battalion See Polo on page 7 campus In an effort to stay healthy, many Texas A&M students rely on the Student Recreation Cen- ter in hopes of finding an exer- cise machine. Since October 2009, Fitness Forever has been going house to house on sorority row and training young women in boot camp sessions to help tone bodies, teach proper eating habits and spread the news about healthy body image issues. “My favorite age group to train is between 18 and 24, be- cause it is when young women look the best but feel the worst, and I want to change that. I want them to feel confident in who they are today,” said Brandi Reichert, co-owner and certi- fied personal trainer of Fitness Forever. Reichert and her business partner and certified personal trainer, William Hurst, started Fitness Forever through person- al training sessions with mem- Camp shapes girls for break Alex Lotz The Battalion health&fitness Student returns from Spain with spin on old game Fitness fad forms Greek physiques on sorority row See Bootcamp on page 8 Courtesy photo The scan of Steinhuble’s brain shows where he was shot. The bullet remains lodged in his head. thebatt.com The Batt’s endorsee The Battalion editorial board interviewed candidates and chose to endorse Hilary Albrecht for student body president. Reasons for this endorsement can be found on thebatt.com. basketball Free admission Students will be given free admission to Saturday’s men’s basketball game against Texas Tech. Guest passes for non- students will be $5. V V OTE ggieland 2 2 011 Campaigns began for the 2011-2012 yell leaders, student senate and student body president positions. Voting will be Monday through Tuesday; runoffs, if necessary, will be March 3-4. Pg. 1-02.24.11.indd 1 Pg. 1-02.24.11.indd 1 2/23/11 8:48 PM 2/23/11 8:48 PM

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Mark Steinhubl is attending Texas A&M after surviving a gunshot wound to the head and said he understands the therapy U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is going through, because he went through the same

Like injured U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, student survives shot to the head

UnstoppableUnstoppable

When sophomore chemical engi-neering major Mark Steinhubl heard the national headline that broke Jan. 8, he began to pray. U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, a Democrat from Arizona, had been shot in the head, and her life was in jeopardy. Steinhubl understood the seriousness of the situation since he suffered an eerily similar injury two

years ago.The bullet that hit Steinhubl pierced

his skull above his right eye and cut through the right side of his brain. Stei-nhubl’s auditory functioning was lost on the right side, and the bullet took out his right eye.

Steinhubl’s roommate and friend, senior civil engineering major Mat-thew Megally, said he could not believe Steinhubl survived the accident once he

heard the story. “When we were getting to know

each other, I asked what happened to him because I was under the impres-sion that he had a lazy eye,” he said. “If someone is shot in the head, where the bullet enters the right side and exits left or vice versa, it crosses the central barrier between the right and left lobes

Angela WasheckThe Battalion

See Steinhubl on page 6

● thursday, february 24, 2011 ● serving texas a&m since 1893 ● first paper free – additional copies $1 ● © 2011 student media

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sports | 3Five straightThe No. 17 Aggies defeated Oklahoma 61-47 Wednesday at Reed Arena for its fi fth consecutive win.

yell leaders | 7Nelson IngramLook inside for information about yell leader candidate Nelson Ingram.

former students

Aggie plane designer diesLeland Snow, former student and founder of Air Tractor Inc., took his last stride on Feb. 20 while jogging near his home in Wichita Falls, Texas. Snow was born on May 31, 1930, in Brownsville, Texas. Snow designed his fi rst plane, the S-1, in 1951, dusting crops from the Rio Grande Valley to Nicaragua. Following with two other models, the S-2A and the S-2B in 1958, he opened his company in Olney, Texas. In 1965, he sold his company to Rockwell-Standard and was appointed vice president of the Aero Commander division. While serving in this position he developed the Air Tractor. Air Tractor produces the most expensive product line of agricultural aircraft in the world. It is used for spraying, seeding, fertilizing and fi refi ghting. In addition to being used as crop dusters, Air Tractor’s planes are outfi tted with weapons and advanced electronics for use as warplanes.

Luz Moreno-Lozano, staff writer

Texas A&M students don’t need horses to play polo any-more. Some have decided a bike still makes for a good polo match.

A group of students play bike polo every Monday at 10 p.m. in the George Bush Library parking lot. Kevin Parks, class of 2009, introduced the game to his friends after he returned home from studying abroad in Spain.

“I had no idea bike polo ex-isted until I saw it at a bicycle festival in Barcelona during my study abroad trip,” Parks said.

Bike polo is just like polo on horses except that it is on bi-cycles. Players use mallets and hockey balls.

“We play three-on-three games on a hard-court with a street hockey ball, homemade mallets and of course, we are on bikes,” said Will Jarvis, a junior recreation, parks and tourism science major.

When Parks returned to the states he saw another bike polo game in San Marcos. He joined the game and began to practice. When he returned to College

Bike polo shifts into gear

Haley LawsonThe Battalion

See Polo on page 7

campus

In an effort to stay healthy, many Texas A&M students rely on the Student Recreation Cen-ter in hopes of finding an exer-cise machine. Since October 2009, Fitness Forever has been going house to house on sorority row and training young women in boot camp sessions to help tone bodies, teach proper eating habits and spread the news about healthy body image issues.

“My favorite age group to train is between 18 and 24, be-cause it is when young women look the best but feel the worst, and I want to change that. I want them to feel confident in who they are today,” said Brandi Reichert, co-owner and certi-fied personal trainer of Fitness Forever.

Reichert and her business partner and certified personal trainer, William Hurst, started Fitness Forever through person-al training sessions with mem-

Camp shapes girls for break

Alex LotzThe Battalion

health&fi tness

Student returns from Spain with spin on old game

Fitness fad forms Greek physiques on sorority row

See Bootcamp on page 8

Courtesy photo

The scan of Steinhuble’s brain shows where he was shot. The bullet remains lodged in his head.

thebatt.comThe Batt’sendorseeThe Battalion editorial board interviewed candidates and chose to endorse Hilary Albrecht for student body president. Reasons for this endorsement can be found on thebatt.com.

basketballFree admissionStudents will be given free admission to Saturday’s men’s basketball game against Texas Tech. Guest passes for non-students will be $5.

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Pitching a fast one

Tyler Hosea — THE BATTALION

Pitcher Brandon Parrent pitches during Tuesday’s game against Prairie View A&M.

correctionIn Tuesday’s Battalion, Cole Kingsbery is a sophomore agricultural economics major and junior yell leader candidate.

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That was pathetic. Atrocious. Appalling. Embarrassing.

I’m not usually one to gripe and complain about attendance but last night’s showing at A&M’s 61-47 victory over Okla-homa was, in a word, weak.

Those of you that found the available two hours to go sit in an air-conditioned stadium and yell for the No. 17 team in the country who has, now, won five consecutive games, give your-selves a pat on the back.

The rest of you, spare me the excuses.

Did you have to study? Just HAD to watch who would become America’s Next Top Model? Maybe wanted to work the bod at the Rec? Give me a break.

It was 6:30 p.m. on a Wednesday night. The game lasted exactly one hour, 56 min-utes. Definitely throws a wrench in the evening plans, eh?

For a student body that seemingly prides itself on being the best fans in the country, I chuckle.

Of the 8,315 announced in attendance, there were approxi-mately 1,700 students.

Yeah, the former students living in Houston and Austin drove 90 minutes on a work-day to come watch their team.

The current students? Nah, you couldn’t muster up the en-ergy to walk to West Campus.

Don’t tell me that A&M is a football school. This is col-lege basketball, one of the most profitable sports in the country. And, guess what? Your team is

thriving in it.Quick, name me the only

programs to get to five consecu-tive NCAA Tournaments and win a game while there.

The answer: Pittsburgh and … A&M.

With a dominating win last night, these Aggies guaranteed themselves a sixth consecutive appearance in the Big Dance.

Most people love the under-dog. Apparently not us here in Aggieland. Yeah, this team, the “little engine that could,” began the season receiving zero votes in either of the polls.

Now, they’re 9-4 and third place in the third most difficult conference in the land. At 22-5, they are on pace for a top-6 seed. And it all came out of nowhere.

Turgeon has coached this team into becoming one of the most overperforming squads in the entire country.

And a solid 1/47th of the student body has been there to watch it unfold.

In November, 31,000 stu-dents packed into Kyle Field to watch A&M defeat Nebraska.

It was an incredible atmo-sphere that restored this student body as the best, most raucous fan base in the land.

Last night, that distinction took a major hit.

David Harris, senior economics major, sports editor

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Dearest Twelfth Man,

No. 17 Texas A&M 61, Oklahoma 47

Fifth straight seals fateFifth straight seals fateAggies lock up NCAA bid with 61-47 victory

The Aggies are who they are, as Head Coach Mark Turgeon recently said; at half-time Wednesday night, that didn’t seem apt to change.

Another slow start, but Ag-gies of all kinds broke streaks in No. 17 A&M’s 61-47 home defeat of Oklahoma — the team won by double digits for the first time since Jan. 12 and the Reed Are-na crowd, though still only 8,315 in number, grew loud-er in stretches than it had in many a contest.

Sophomore swingman Khris Middleton’s 13 points led nine Aggies who scored in the contest while A&M (22-5, 9-4 Big 12) ran away with the second half, turning a 26-25 hafltime deficit into a quick 10-point lead that dipped into single digits only once more before game’s end.

“We came out with more energy,” said senior guard B.J. Holmes. “That’s one of the biggest things coach talk-ed about at halftime, coming out with energy. We were flat in the first half. In the second, we were able to get a lot more running going, get fast-break points, and it makes games more easy.”

Freshman forward Kourt-ney Roberson sparked the 10-2 A&M run that opened the second half with a layup set up by Middleton. Sooners’ (12-15, 4-9) guard Cade Da-vis hit a 3-pointer while being fouled and made the ensuing free-throw; the Aggie lead shrunk to four with 12:07 re-maining after an OU layup.

Four Aggies scored four sepa-rate baskets to answer with an 8-0 run.

Middleton’s 3-pointer a minute and a half later bol-stered the lead to 15, putting the game seemingly out of reach with 6:12 left to go.

“It was a good win,” Tur-geon said. “We weren’t great early. I thought Oklahoma played real well, got con-trol of the tempo. We talked about having fun [at halftime]. Just don’t panic and have fun. We were really good in the second half. We rebounded, we defended, we executed.”

Senior forward Nathan Walkup scored 11 and pulled down nine rebounds. Ju-nior point guard Dash Harris tossed in eight points of his own with two assists and no turnovers for A&M, winners of five straight and sole pos-sessors of third place in the Big 12. Three regular-season games remain with the Aggies two wins away from equaling their win total from 2009-2010 — including the Big 12 and NCAA Tournaments.

Davis scored 21 in his ef-fort to keep Oklahoma afloat. No other Sooner scored more than nine.

“They took control from the start [of the second half] and never let us back in it,” said Sooners’ Head Coach Jeff Capel. “We just couldn’t fin-ish plays. That allowed them to get out in transition, and it deflated us. Give them credit. Their bench really came in and did a good job for them.”

OU’s 47 points were the least A&M has allowed in a Big 12 game this season. The Sooners shot 33 percent to

A&M’s 48 percent — and only 25 percent from beyond the 3-point line.

During the current five-game winning streak, no op-ponent has broken 70 points against the Aggies.

“I think we’re really de-fending,” Turgeon said. “We’ve defended well three-and-a-half of the last five games. We’re really getting there. We’re getting back. We’re more consistent. You don’t see me up here com-plaining about things I was

complaining about in late January, early December. Getting back to playing A&M basketball.”

The timing would appear fortuitous for A&M, with games at Baylor and Kansas remaining. Still, the Aggies fended off questions about the NCAA Tournament post-game, but the prevailing sen-timent was clear — regardless of what happens, Wednesday night solidified the team’s sta-tus as a Tournament lock.

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Senior guard Andrew Darko goes up for a layup in No. 17 A&M’s 61-47 victory over Oklahoma Wednesday at Reed Arena. The win was the Aggies’ fifth consecutive victory and moves them to 9-4 in Big 12 play.

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Nook smokes Kindle in digital tiff

Nook-shook

Lately it seems every com-pany wants a stab at the new market. Without costs to print, ship and house in various book-stores, there seems to be a lot of money to be made. Two of the leading eReaders are the Kindle and the Nook. Coming from Amazon and Barnes and Noble, respectively, the devices are in a mounting struggle to claim dominance over the blooming market.

In the last couple of years eRead-ers have exploded

onto the modern reading scene and have worked to re-place the thousands of pages we all have lay-ing around the house somewhere.

The two major eReaders on the mar-ket are, unsurprising-ly, not that different. Both have almost the exactly the same design: a large screen rimmed by a black border. Both are able to hold hundreds, if not thousands of books, but that is where the similarities end.

The Nook, developed by Barnes and Noble, is the ma-jor opponent to the Kindle and uses an LCD screen, while the Kindle uses E Ink. The main difference between the two screens is the functionality in sunlight. The Kindle is hard to see in any kind of light beyond a dull desk lamp, while the Nook uses the LCD screen to allow people to read anywhere. An LCD screen has a higher refresh rate and has a backlight, which for any constant reader, should be a major plus. I can’t imag-ine having to read something digital with a flashlight. The E Ink, however, retains the look of actual printed material. My qualm with that is if you’re al-ready going to upgrade past a book, then why go through the trouble to make it still look like a book? I understand that some people — present company in-cluded — tend to fall asleep when staring at a screen, but I

feel like the pros out-weigh the cons in this technical aspect.

As far as overall experience goes, both eReaders allow people to essentially carry thousands of books virtually any-where. They allow you to bring your entire library on a

vacation or to the pool. Yet I’m inclined to go again to the Nook in this area. The Nook has a touch screen, which in today’s world, is almost a pre-requisite for a successful new device. When you’re able to quickly and comfortably navi-gate through screens and pages, you’re able to immerse yourself in the book. If you have to press a page button every couple of minutes, it’s going to turn you off to the product.

What it all boils down to is the Nook devotes all available energy to functionality. Instead of a keyboard and buttons, it de-cided to go with a touch screen. When you own a Nook, you can read anywhere. This might not be a big deal to casual read-ers, but if you plan to read every day and in as many locations as you see in a day, the Nook is for you. Kindle is a nice try, but the most important factor has to be accessibility, and Nook trumps in this area.

Matt Bizzellfreshman English

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NEW YORK — A rapper who once was signed to a label run by Jay-Z has admitted taking part in a deadly stabbing in a New York apartment building lobby. Tru Life, born Robert Rosado, pleaded guilty Wednesday to gang assault in a June 2009 attack that killed Christopher Guerrero and wounded another man. The rapper’s brother Marcus Rosado pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Guerrero’s death. The 34-year-old rapper’s plea deal calls for eight years in prison. His older brother is expected to get 10 years. The brothers’ lawyers say their clients hope their acceptance of responsibility provides some closure for Guerrero’s family. Tru Life was once being groomed to be a linchpin of Roc-La Familia, a Latin-oriented arm of Roc-A-Fella Records. His lawyer says he no longer has a recording deal.

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Rapper Tru Life pleads guilty in fatal NY stabbing

Osa Okundaye — THE BATTALION

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festivalThe Department of Performance Studies, in collaboration with the Department of English, will have its second New Works Festival. The event will present a series of student-written, -directed and -produced short plays over the course of four days, beginning at 8 p.m. today in Blocker, Room 140.

5 A capella concert

A capella groups from Texas A&M, including HardChord DynaMix, The Femmatas and Apotheosis, will perform with groups from other universities at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Rudder Auditorium. Tickets will be $5 at the door and are sold through the MSC Box Offi ce.

4 Anis Mojgani

MSC Town Hall, Africana Studies and WBAC will present a night of poetry with spoken word poet Anis Mojgani at 8 p.m. Friday in Studio 12 to celebrate Black History Month and MSC Arts Awareness Week.

2 2011 G.L.O.W.

Maggies and Aggie Men’s Club will have the annual Giving to Light Others’ Way (G.L.O.W.) 5K to raise money for the organizations’ philanthropies at 8 p.m. Friday, beginning in Lot 50 on campus. Pre-registration cost is $10 and can be paid at the promotional tables in the Commons, Wehner and Koldus this week.

3 Open Mic. Night

MSC Town Hall presents Open Mic. Night at 7:30 today in the Commons. Professional artists and students are welcome to perform.

Audiences feel the beat from the tambourine in ‘Mamma Mia!’

Dig in the Dancing Queen

The premise of Mamma Mia! is a bizarre collage of elements from the over-hyped reality show Sur-vivor, that one episode of Jerry Springer you won’t admit to watching and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants — or was that The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood? At any rate, there’s an island, there are multiple possible results for a paternity test that never actually happens and a gaggle of giggling females rejoicing in being, well, female. Note: Those audience members short a couple of ovaries might not be as prone to enjoying the show.

Before the Spice Girls plodded around in too-high platform shoes, Donna and the Dyna-mos dazzled crowds with their catchy tunes and heavily sequined, bell-bottom pant suits. This fictional “girl power” trio — consisting of hotel manager Donna (Kaye Tuckerman) and her two life-long gal pals Tanya (Alison Ewing) and Rosie (Mary Callanan) — easily steals the show. Single motherhood, nasty divorces and back cramps do nothing to cramp these ladies’ disco-fabulous style. They stand true to the “forever” half of those kitschy friendship necklaces that ornament youth and inspire teeny boppers ev-erywhere to find friends with whom they, too, can belt out “Dancing Queen” into a blow-dry-er during those wearisome middle-aged years. Major props to Ewing as the overly surgically enhanced, billionaire divorcée Tanya; with her shameless flirtations with much younger groomsmen, never has being a cougar seemed so fierce (wildlife pun fully intended).

Chloe Tucker pulls off endearingly naïve bride Sophie, who, much to her mother’s femi-nist chagrin, is to wed her Prince Charming at the tender age of 20. She’s so petite, she practi-cally disappears into her fiancé’s arms when they embrace. She bounds back and forth across the stage, in a manner that would be irritating if it weren’t so adorable, as she frantically attempts to discern which of her mother Donna’s lov-

ers is her true father, the man who will right-fully walk her down the aisle.

The music, as expected, is wonderful. The cast knows how to belt out some ABBA tunes, and sometimes the familiar songs lend them-selves well to the story. When Harry (Paul De-Boy) and Sophie perform a lovely acoustic duet of “Thank You for the Music,” the scene seems natural, at least by Broadway standards. Here is one potential father-daughter pair, strumming at each other’s heart strings by melodiously shar-ing happy memories of their separate lives with Donna. When Donna aids Sophie in preparing for her anxiously awaited wedding day, “Slip-ping Through My Fingers” seems an appropri-ate ode to a parent’s bittersweet realization that an only child is growing up and moving out. In these moments, the song is the story. But at others, not so much.

Here are male cast members donning neon scuba suits, scuffling in sync amid a swirl of fog in a dream scene around Sophie’s bed, provid-ing backup to “Under Attack.” This bit of sil-liness can be easily dismissed as the understand-ably bizarre blooming of Sophie’s panic-stricken subconscious, yet I couldn’t help but ask myself if I’d missed something. What, pray tell, is this?

This awkward forcing of yet another ABBA hit into the story seemed inexplicable at several points. While the dialogue was genuinely hu-morous and the music no less entertaining than the original ABBA recordings, the song lyrics were only vaguely connected to the story.

The 2007 musical film Across the Universe took an approach similar to that of Mamma Mia!: redo beloved favorites from an iconic band of yesteryear and somehow work them into a story. Across the Universe succeeded by smudging shoddy plot points with psychedelic film effects that aligned with the focus on the rebellious counterculture of the ‘60s. Even if having characters named Jude and Lucy was a bit campy, the various Beatles’ songs meshed well with the film’s overarching trippiness.

It is difficult to pinpoint, in comparison, the purpose of having decided an island wedding would be the perfect accompaniment to AB-BA’s greatest hits. One can only presume that such Mediterranean isles are magical places full of disco balls and stranded Scandinavian singers just waiting for the perfect moment to explode into a rendition of “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!” Perhaps it is best not to dwell too much on the incongruity of the musical elements and plot-

line in the decidedly light-hearted tale.In many ways, Mamma Mia! is like a fa-

vorite childhood Disney movie. There’s a lot that doesn’t make sense, even once you accept musical theater’s realized fantasy of spontane-ous choreographed dance, but you can’t help but smile throughout the whole thing anyway. It’s like the Nicholas Sparks novel of Broadway musicals: predictable yet touching, and a much needed break from all that heavy existential theater stuff Samuel Beckett insisted on impos-ing upon the masses. There’s nothing wrong in wanting to see a stage production that is content with, even celebratory, of its completely self-contained fantasy world.

To put it simply, Mamma Mia! is the theatri-cal equivalent of an ice cream sundae for dinner. There’s no long-lasting nutritional value or anything of much substance, but it’s sweet and satisfying while it lasts. Don’t be surprised if you find yourself craving seconds.

Stephanie Leichtle — THE BATTALION

Rebecca Bennett

senior English and communication

major

What do ’70s Swedish pop quartets and se-cluded Greek islands

have in common? Well, nothing. But you’ve got to hand it to Mam-ma Mia! for making every creative effort to mesh the two into one cohesive, theatrical unit.

The Mamma Mia! cast dances a dizzying pop number, one of many in this adrenaline-pumped, happy-go-lucky musical.

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of the brain and is almost always fatal.” Not only did the bullet damage half

of Steinhubl’s brain, it also caused a po-tentially fatal upsurge of spinal fluid. A piece of his skull had to be surgically removed due to the pressure it was causing.

Immediately after being shot, Stei-nhubl was transported to Ben Taub General Hospital where a number of neurological tests were performed on him. After four major surgeries in four weeks, Steinhubl was taken to the re-habilitation center where Giffords is being treated now – The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research Memorial Hermann in Houston. The rehab facil-ity is the fifth-best hospital in the na-tion, according to U.S. News and World Report Magazine.

At the time of his accident, Steinhubl

was a senior at Strake Jesuit College Preparatory and a player on the varsity rugby team. Court records show that a fellow classmate shot Steinhubl at a friend’s house on the morning of Jan. 4, 2009. Despite the shooting and the daunting recuperation he faced, Stein-hubl graduated high school in May and achieved his goal of beginning classes at Texas A&M that August.

Megally is inspired by his friend’s perseverance and is excited that more people are hearing his story.

“Now Mark is in great shape and is completely independent. It is only be-cause a congresswoman got hurt that Mark [gets] to tell his story, which I [think] is a shame,” he said. “He is giv-ing everyone a good reminder that guns are dangerous and should be handled more carefully.”

Unlike Giffords, the bullet that hit Steinhubl remains in his head. After months of recovery and learning how to perform simple tasks like tying shoes and getting dressed, Steinhubl was able

to re-acclimate to normal life.“Progress was going too slow for

me,” Steinhuble said. “Having to re-learn the things you learn as a child was tough on me mentally because in my mind I could see myself knowing how to do these things already.”

Steinhubl has overcome his injury, especially in the area of his studies, Megally said. He also helps his friend with math homework from time to time.

“I know he’s still got his brain. Sometimes when I sit down with him to work out math problems for calculus three, he’ll figure out the problem be-

fore I can finish it,” Megally said.Megally was reminded of Steinhubl’s

recovery story when he heard Giffords had been shot.

Rep. Giffords was one of 20 victims involved in a shooting rampage that occurred while she spoke at a Tucson strip center. Six were killed, including a 9-year-old girl and a federal judge, and 12 others were injured. Before she was transported to Houston’s TIRR, she was taken to the University Medical Center in Tucson.

Giffords was shot in the head by 22-year-old Jared Loughner, a Tucson native. Loughner opened fire during an

event called “Congress On Your Cor-ner.”

Megally said the fatality rate for a gunshot wound to the head is around 95 percent.

“Mark is, of course, very aware how lucky he is to be alive. He knows not to take things for granted. He is a strong person, and that definitely helped him recover quickly,” Megally said.

Steinhubl said he is doing his best to stay on track to graduate on time.

“I take life a day at a time and live each day to its fullest,” he said.

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Nelson IngramThe Fightin’ Texas Aggie Yell Leaders are a symbol of

Aggieland, radiating 12th man pride from Kyle Field and other venues on game days. But for junior yell candidate Nelson Ingram, fi nance major, being a yell leader is more than just white coveralls- it’s about family.

Ingram’s love for A&M and the Corps of Cadets comes from his father, class of 1976. As a part of Company D2, Ingram looks back on his Aggie fi lled childhood in Tuscola, Texas. As he grew up in maroon

and white, Ingram couldn’t wait to carry on the family tradition.

“I think the fi rst song I learned how to sing was the War Hymn”, Ingram said. “When it came down to decide where to go to college, A&M was the only place I’d ever wanted to go.”

The Corps of Cadets selects members from each class as candidates for the position. Being a yell leader is something Ingram has dreamt about and he said he cannot wait to see what the future holds.

“To be selected by the Corps to be put in this position is an amazing honor,” Ingram said.

While the benefi ts of yell leaders include football games and fancy hand signals, Ingram realizes how important and respected the position is and hopes to do it justice if he is elected.

“The yell leader position is about serving and honoring our beloved Texas A&M,” Ingram said.

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The group played in several places before finding George Bush parking lot.

“We started out playing on

top of parking garages on cam-pus until we got kicked off one too many times. Now we meet up at a house near campus, get ready and ride out to the George Bush Library parking lot, where we play from about 8 to 10:30 p.m.,” Parks said.

After awhile, they upgraded to ski-poles and plastic.

“When I got back, I bought some old golf clubs, sawed the heads off, replaced them with some cut lengths of PVC pipe, fastened them on with JB-weld

and made a ball out of paper and masking tape,” Parks said. “From there we upgraded our mallets to ski-poles and a more durable type of plastic tubing called ABS and started recruit-ing players.”

The team said they like that bike polo offers a new way to relax, play, socialize and have an excuse to get out and have fun.

“We all love biking, and bike polo gives us a new and interest-ing way to enjoy riding,” Parks said.

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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department disclosed Wednesday it wants to require the tobacco industry to admit publicly that smoking causes a multitude of medical problems, killing 1,200 Americans every day. The government proposed that a federal judge order the companies to say in advertisements that they lied to the public about the safety

and dangers of smoking. “We falsely marketed low tar and light cigarettes as less harmful than regular cigarettes to keep people smoking and sustain our profi ts,” one of the government’s proposed statements begins. The department released its hard-hitting proposed statements after winning U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler’s

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bers of Kappa Alpha Theta and Delta Zeta. Reichert and Hurst made flyers and announcements at meetings and ended up with a list of about 45 young wom-en who were eager to start the boot camp. Less than a year later, they enlisted girls from each of the 12 houses on soror-ity row.

“Being college students, these girls cannot afford six or seven hundred dollar personal training sessions. Creating a boot camp for them was the obvious idea because it is more about promoting a healthy life-style and a positive body im-age,” Reichert said.

For $100 per month, these

young women are able to work out six days a week, Sunday through Friday, and be able to get an hour of a full body workout of cardio and strength

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Fitness Forever provides a boot camp six days a week for the sororities at Texas A&M.

training. “Sororities tend to be very

secular and segregated. This gives these girls a way to get to know one another in a fun environment. My favorite part is when I see girls from differ-ent sororities adding each other on Facebook and supporting one another’s philanthropies. It promotes a sense of unity where I feel like we are our own Fitness Forever sorority,” Reichert said.

With the success of Fitness Forever in College Station, Reichert and Hurst received an opportunity to temporar-ily relocate and associate with Planet Gym, an Austin-based fitness and lifestyle firm that is contemplating the expansion of its fitness empire to College sta-tion. In the meantime, Reichert and Hurst have passed the local reigns to their employees and certified trainers, Colton Leon-ard and Holli Tedder.

“We try to make it to a place where you can come and vent, let their studies away for an hour and get a great workout in, and most importantly have fun. We want to encourage these college girls to get into the habit and start now instead of later in their mid-20s,” said Holli Tedder, a sophomore food science major.

Fitness Forever gears work-outs toward spring break and toward helping young women feel confident with their bodies in time for summer. With these goals in mind, they named their pre-spring break session Bikini Body Boot Camp.

“I am nervous and excited to keep the sessions going with Colton. I was just certified over Christmas break but have been doing boot camp since it started so I know all of the exercises,” Tedder said.

Reichert and Hurst will oversee five different Planet Gym’s across Texas while still managing Fitness Forever in College Station.

“The plan now that we are in Austin is to get boot camp to the Greeks at the University of Texas. Then in the summer we want to have a Greek games of Aggie Greeks from Fitness Forever against the Longhorn Greeks,” Reichert said.

The women said they look forward to going to boot camp every day because the energy is addictive.

“I enjoy that we work out with all sorority girls; it makes it more comfortable. Because of boot camp, I feel as if I am get-ting back into shape. I recom-mend this to every other soror-ity girl because it is a great, easy way to get a good workout,” said junior architecture major Molly Johnson.

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