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Texas A&M’s women’s basketball team advanced to the program’s fi rst Final Four after beating Brazos Valley rival Baylor in the Elite Eight.

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Members of Company H-1 review formations Tuesday afternoon on Simpson Drill Field.

Corps extends growth to athletics

When people from the Bryan-Col-lege Station area think of Texas A&M, it’s almost impossible not to mention the Corps of Cadets. The Corps features an athletic program, Corps Athletics, which gives current and prospective students the opportunity to play sports in a high level of competition for the Corps of Ca-dets. Cadets involved with the program are a prestigious group of students do-ing their best to represent Texas A&M through sports.

Will Schrank, assistant comman-dant for the Corps Athletics program and head coach for the Corps Athletics basketball team, said that the first teams were started by Cadets walking in with an initiative to start up a team and offer support from the athletics program.

“One thing that stands out in the pro-gram is that the cadets involved represent Texas A&M University and the Corps of Cadets wherever they go,” Schrank said. “I am tremendously proud of the effort given by the cadets that participate in the program. Even though these cadets have to attend to their academics, ROTC duties and cadet activities, they find the time to participate in their teams.”

The Corps Athletics program started out with basketball, triathlon and baseball teams. The success of the first three teams resulted in the addition of more teams. The Corps of Cadets financially supports each of the athletic teams by paying travel, uniform and league fee expenses.

The Corps Athletics softball team offers female cadets the opportunity to participate in a fast-pitch league. Larry Parks, a retired army major working as a training officer for the Corps of Cadets, said he volunteered to be the head coach of the softball team two years ago.

“The overall purpose for the [Corps Athletics] softball team is for young la-dies to have an opportunity to play, re-cruit young ladies into the Corps and to increase the women population of the Corps of Cadets,” Parks said. “Our ex-pectations for this year are to compete hard and do our best for this upcoming season. As for the future, we would like to have more softball teams from other Texas colleges to compete with A&M and Baylor.”

Stephanie Morales, a senior biology major, a cadet major for the Corps and the team captain for the Corps Athletics softball team, said that those who have

participated in the athletic program re-ceived higher grades and have to main-tain a certain GPR to continue playing for the Corps.

“The [Corps Athletics] program has a positive impact in my life,” Morales said. “Without the program, I wouldn’t have got the opportunity to know a great group of girls.”

The Corps Athletics Triathlon team was started by Bill Swoboda of Company C-2, in the summer of 2009. After the 2009-2010 academic school year, Kyle Simon, a senior nutritional science major and the team captain for the Corps Ath-letics Triathlon team, took over Swobo-da’s position as team captain. Simon said that the athletics program allows Cadets in the Corps to compete at a high level without the worry of financial support.

“Being in the [Corps Athletics] pro-gram has allowed me to meet a lot of friends to compete and train with,” Si-mon said. “The program helped me to become a more efficient leader for a small group of people. As the team captain, I have certain responsibilities to deliver for instance, organizing team practices and researching races that will accommodate to each member’s schedules.”

The Corps Athletics men’s basket-

ball team finished their season by win-ning their sixth consecutive tournament championship at the Notre Dame Flynn Irish ROTC Basketball Classic at Notre Dame University. Schrank said that the basketball team could not have accom-plished this goal without their dedica-tion, hard work and chemistry.

“My job as the head coach for the [Corps Athletics] men’s basketball team is to develop game plans, tailor what we do on offense and defense and work closely with our team captain, Graham Hennig, and other cadet players to make sure that we’re on the same page,” Schrank said. “Graham is such a great leader. He’s the one setting the example for the other players to follow. He makes sure that the other players go to practice. It makes my job a whole lot easier having a team captain with that much leadership.”

While they enjoy playing sports, the athletes said they have their priorities straight.

“One thing that we keep in consid-eration while participating in the [Corps Athletics] program is that we’re students first and athletes second,” Simon said. “We, as athletes, take pride in ourselves in our scholastic and academic ability as well as our athletic ability.”

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5 Theatre in Bryan

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The band came together in 2006 and released EPs Passenger Seat and Live Forever in 2008 and 2009, respectively. Since then, they aired No. 2 on the Singer/Songwriter iTunes chart, selling more than 35,000 records independently.

In addition, Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors’ tunes made it to television. The band’s work was unveiled on shows such as Army Wives and Parenthood, and their popular-ity has continued to grow.

“It really hit me about eight months ago when we played in Austin for the first time on a week night and had 300 kids at Stubbs singing every word,” Holcomb said. “It’s been pretty phenomenal to see things building like this.”

Collectively, the band released their new album Chasing Someday on Feb. 8, providing an interesting combination of sounds that USA Today dubs “soulful folk rock.” Holcomb, collaborating with producer Andy Hunt of Wide Studies in

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Nashville, produces a record that encompasses the genres of folk, Motown blues, indie pop and everything in between.

“All of my favorite songs and records that I have spent my life listening to have helped me understand the paradoxes of joy and suffering that we all experience,” Holcomb said.

Similar to the vibes of Ray LaMontagne and the Zac Brown Band, Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors includes a variety of colorful instruments in bluesy tunes “Can’t Get Enough of You” and “Hourglass.” The band also kicks it up a notch, pop-rock style in tracks “Fire and Dynamite” and “Steal My History.” In addition to musicality, Chasing Some-day is characterized by flawless harmonies between Holcomb and Ellie, exhibited throughout the record. Most of the tracks feature Drew as the main voice, but Ellie also takes the

stage in songs “Your Love” and “Miracle.” “[Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors] split the difference

between petty-esque power-pop and Springsteen choruses,” said newspaper Nashville Scene.

The band’s lyrics exhibit passion in the everyday affairs of love and life, portrayed in songs such as “Weight of the World” and “Someday.” With the lyrics, the band captures the essence of average life and the toils and trials we endure, which makes for a pleasant ride while driving down the highway.

“We want to write songs that have moments of honesty, transcendence and humanity, so our audience lets the songs into their lives,” Holcomb said.

Sarah Smith is a freshman international studies major.

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Jon Radford, Nathan Dugger, Ellie Holcomb, husband Drew Holcomb and Rich Brinsfield make up the Nashville-based band Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors, which blends the folk, Motown blues and indie pop genres.

A love affair

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Following struggles abroad

LibyaObama: Too early to negotiate exitPresident Barack Obama pledged Tuesday to increase diplomatic and political pressure on Moammar Gadhafi to compel the Libyan strongman to step down. “Hopefully, he’s going to be getting the message soon,” the president said. In separate network television interviews Tuesday, the president said it’s too early to negotiate an exit for Gadhafi . He also did not rule out providing military hardware to rebels seeking to depose Gadhafi and his nearly 42-year-old regime.

Libya rebels fl ee Gadhafi assaultMoammar Gadhafi ’s forces hammered rebels with tanks and rockets, turning their rapid advance into a panicked retreat in an hourslong battle Tuesday. The fi ghting underscored the dilemma facing the U.S. and its allies in Libya: Rebels may be unable to oust Gadhafi militarily unless already contentious international airstrikes go even further in taking out his forces. Opposition fi ghters pleaded for strikes as they fl ed the hamlet of Bin Jawwad, where artillery shells crashed thunderously, raising plumes of smoke. No such strikes were launched during the fi ghting, and some rebels shouted, “Sarkozy, where are you?” — a reference to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, one of the strongest supporters of using air power against Gadhafi .

SyriaObama: ‘Libya was a unique situation’President Barack Obama says he doesn’t know if the circumstances that led him to intervene militarily in Libya could be duplicated anyplace else. That comment seems to rule out U.S. involvement in Syria, which is experiencing a wave of popular dissent.Asked about Syria in an ABC News interview Tuesday, Obama said Libya was a unique situation. He says Moammar Gadhafi was willing to kill his people, there was an international mandate to act — including from Arab countries — and that action had to be swift.

JapanUS sending robots to help at Japan plantThe U.S. government is sending some robotic help to Japan to help regain control of the tsunami-damaged nuclear plant. A top Energy Department offi cial told a Senate panel Tuesday that a shipment of “radiation hardened robotics” will be sent to Japan to assist in the crisis. A department spokeswoman said a robotic device from the Energy Department’s Idaho National Laboratory is being shipped to Japan along with several radiation-hardened cameras. Peter Lyons, an acting assistant energy secretary, said Japanese offi cials were “very, very interested” in learning more about the capabilities of U.S robots. The United States is also sending robot operators who would be used to train Japanese operators, Lyons said.

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Project Yogurt works for communtiyOver the past two years, the frozen yogurt in-

dustry has exploded. Bryan-College Station went from having no frozen yogurt shops to six in less than a year and a half. Project Yogurt opened in Bryan on January 14, and, apart from the design, the outside looks the same as any other frozen yogurt shop. How-ever, it is not the average dessert venue, instead Project Yogurt is a venture started by an Aggie to give back to the community.

Audrianne Douocet, a senior women’s and gender studies ma-jor, developed the idea for open-ing her own yogurt shop in No-vember 2009. Two years later, her idea became a reality.

Originally, owning a frozen yo-gurt store was a means to an end. Douocet needed a way to pay for graduate school and she believed owning and managing her own store could be the perfect solution.

But along the way, Douocet decided that Project Yogurt was not going to be just another frozen yo-gurt shop, but a way to support local nonprofits.

“My interests are social issues…somewhere along the line I realized there has got to be something more I could do with the business,” Douocet said.

Each quarter, Douocet selects 5 nonprofits from the area to donate 10 percent of the profits to. One of these five organizations is a Texas A&M stu-dent organization that focuses on community service or social jus-tices. The first and last days of each quarter are Partner Days, where 100 percent of the profits go to-wards the chosen organizations.

There is no particular method of choosing one nonprofit over another; Douocet aims to sup-port a broad spectrum of nonprof-its that highlight the needs of the community.

Upon walking through the door of Project Yogurt, one is struck by the bright purples and greens. The

store showcases a patent-pending topping wall (designed by Douocet and her father) and small TV screens mounted to the wall by each table. The screens scroll through information about the five nonprofit organizations for each quarter. The purpose and contact information for each orga-nization is displayed to give customers a feel for whom they are supporting.

One group of girls from the Student Athlete Advisory Council were studying while eating fro-zen yogurt. They shared that Project Yogurt had agreed to do a profit share with their organization.

“This is actually the most money percentage that we’ve ever gotten from a profit share,” said Abigail Grabein, a junior marketing major.

Project Yogurt has become Douocet’s career, and she hasn’t even graduated yet.

“Meeting and networking with all of the different nonprofits and talking to them it’s been exactly what I could have hoped for out of a career, to be able to give to them, I mean think of Project Yogurt as an extension of myself and as a business larger than myself I can give back more,” Douocet said.

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I could have hoped for out of a career, to be able to give to them, I mean think of Project Yogurt as an extension of myself and as a business larger than myself I can give back more.”

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DALLAS - Texas A&M’s women’s basketball team is headed to the program’s first-ever Final Four. The second-seeded Aggies knocked off the No. 1 seed Baylor Bears 58-46 in the Dallas Regional champion-ship Tuesday at the Ameri-can Airlines Center in Dallas.

“It’s about time,” said A&M junior guard Tyra White. “We’re on our way to the Final Four. Here we come, Indianapolis.”

After falling to the Bears two times in the regular season, and again in the Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship, the Aggies ended an eight-game losing streak to Baylor with Tues-day’s win.

“We all just stepped up and took accountability,”

White said. “We did the things Coach (Vic) Schaefer told us to do to win the game. Fourth time’s a charm, so we just got it done.”

Texas A&M (31-5) will head to Indianapolis, Ind. this weekend for the school’s first ever Final Four appearance. In the semi-final, the Aggies will face another No. 1 seed in the Stanford Cardinals.

“We’ve got to go and pre-pare to win,” said A&M head coach Gary Blair. “We’re not going on a sightseeing trip. We’re not going to look at statues and all that stuff. We’re going to win a nation-al championship.”

A&M junior guard Sydney Carter scored a season-high 22 points including 15 of the Aggies first 24 of the game. Carter hit 7-of-15 from the field, sank 6-of-9 free throws and was named the region’s Most Outstanding Player.

“(Carter) is always part of our game plan,” said A&M senior guard Sydney Colson. “She’s a pure shooter when she gets going feeling her shot. Coach and I, we consis-tently want to keep running plays for her because she’s re-ally feeling it.”

Colson tallied 12 points for A&M and came up with the play of the game and per-haps, the season. With 2:43 remaining and the Aggies clinging to a 50-41 lead, Col-son picked off a pass and took it to the bucket. Colson sunk the lay-in and drew a foul to complete a three-point play that sealed the game.

After being named an AP first-team All-American on Tuesday, Baylor sophomore center Brittney Griner strug-gled with the Aggies swarm-ing defense. Griner was held to 20 points on 6-of-18 shooting from the field.

A&M’s zone defense in the second half made it difficult for the Bears to get the ball inside to Griner. The Aggies utilized their zone to force 20 Baylor turnovers that led to 16 A&M points.

“Coach Schaefer made the choice to go to zone early in the second half,” Blair said. “It’s a zone that we just put in. One day preparation on this particular zone and it worked. It was a gimmicky thing with Tyra White com-ing down and fronting Gri-ner.”

On the outside, Baylor freshman guard Odyssey Sims was once again shutdown by A&M’s perimeter defense. The Big 12 Freshman of the Year missed all six of her shots from the field and fin-ished with only two points for the game.

“You’re talking about some of the best guards in the

nation,” said Baylor senior forward Me-lissa Jones. “A&M is a great team. No-body wants to go up against them. They’re just tremen-dous athletes. They play well together. They’re a team.”

The Aggies feisty defense cranked up the pressure early and forced Baylor to miss 17 of their first 20 shots from the floor. With 7:10 remain-ing in the first half, Carter had outscored the Bears’ entire team 13-11.

In their first ever Final Four game, the Aggies will face Stan-ford Sunday at Con-seco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind.

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Senior guard Sydney Colson goes up against Baylor’s Brittney Griner in the Aggies’ 58-46 victory over the Lady Bears Tuesday.

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BRYAN: 2/1 DUPLEXES W/FENCED COMMON AREAS OR PRIVATE YARDS, CENTRAL A/H, W/D CONN, CENTRALLY LOCATED BETWEEN TAMU & DOWNTOWN BRYAN! $535-$555/mo 979.775.2291 www.twincityproperties.com

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BRYAN: 3/1.5 HOUSES OFF WOODVILLE, GREAT FLOOR PLANS, VAULTED CEILINGS, WALK-IN CLOSETS, ALL APPL, BIG BACK YARDS, PET FRIENDLY, W/D CONN! $795-$815/mo 979.775.2291www.twincityproperties.com

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2,3,4 and 5/bdrm. CS duplexes.Very nice, garage on shuttle, tile,fireplace, w/d, fenced, lawn serv-ice, pets o.k. Available August.Details and photos available on-line.http://arduplexes.cominfo@arduplexes.com979-255-0424, 979-255-1585.

2-3/bedroom apartments. Somewith w/d, some near campus.$175-$600/mo. 979-219-3217.

2bd/1ba duplex in Wellborn area.Best suited for individual or cou-ple. Rural setting, pets ok.979-690-6161.

2/2 duplex, like new, high ceil-ings, huge closet, large frontporch, tile floors, all aplliances,many extras, $950/mo, peleasingfor August 979-229-6326, seephotos and info atwww.texagrentals.com

2bd/1ba apartment, 800sq.ft. Newappliances, carpeting and tile.W/D. Bus route. $550/mo. +$300deposit. 210-391-4106.

2bd/2ba 4-plex. Spacious floor-plan, W/D connections, close tocampus. $550/mo.www.aggielandleasing.com979-776-6079.

2bd/2ba apartment. Available8/11. Approx. 900sqft. W/D in-cluded, $575/mo. Call210-387-5030.

3/2 duplex. 5-minutes from cam-pus, fenced yard, bus route, fairlynew. Call 214-505-6534,469-233-4653.

3/2 Duplexes. Prelease May andAugust. Very nice. 5mins to cam-pus. W/D. Lawn care, security sys-tem. $925-950/mo. 979-691-0304,979-571-6020.

3/2 Houses, Townhouses &Apart-ments, 1250sqft. Very spacious,ethernet, large kitchen, walk-inpantry &closets, extra storage,W/D, great amenities, on busroute, now pre-leasing, excellentspecials. 979-694-0320,office@luxormanagement.com

3/2/2 large home. Near TAMU,available June1, central air/heat.979-255-2423.

3/3 Duplexes BRAND NEW! NearTAMU, very spacious, appliancesand lawn-care included, pets ok,pre-leasing available, $1200/mo.aggieacres.org 979-693-6699, ore-mailmaryhill@theaggielandcompany.com

3bd/1.5ba for lease. $850/mo.,close to campus, newly remod-eled, fenced backyard, W/D.979-774-9181, 979-219-8098.

3bd/2ba condo, on shuttle route,on resturant row, $1350/mo,281-208-0669

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3bd/2ba duplex. Available Sum-mer. Close to campus. W/D.$900/mo. 832-265-2460,jennifer.treibs@gmail.com

3bd/3ba duplex, prelease August,fenced yards, appliances included.call 979-571-3036.

3bd/3ba duplexes. Great floor-plans, fenced yards, W/D, tilefloors, icemakers, alarm systems.979-776-6079.www.aggielandleasing.com

3bd/3ba home, available now,Central air/heat, $1000/mo, 10minutes from Vet School, horsestall availble, 229-2408.

4/2 Den +gameroom. Very closeto A&M. 1210 Westover.$1650/mo., 979-492-1983 or979-822-2775.

4/2 House, August rental,Lincoln/Churchhill, $1300/mo.281-467-1427.

4/3, 3/3 &3/2 Houses, Townhouses,Duplexes &Fourplexes,1250-1700sqft. Very spacious,ethernet, large kitchen, extrastorage, W/D, great amenities, onbus route, now pre-leasing, excel-lent specials. 694-0320.office@luxormanagement.com

4/4 Bed/Bath condo prelease forAugust 25, $1600/month for 12month lease, all bills paid. Leavemessage at 281-996-5179.www.collegestationrent.com/tx/college-station/227678-university-place-condos

4bd/2.5ba Spanish style duplexw/garage + off street parking. Se-curity system. All appliances in-cluding w/d. $1500/mo. No pets.979-297-3720 or 979-292-6168.

4bd/2ba house available for Sum-mer/Fall. 2miles South of campus,pet friendly. $1600/mo. Contact972-921-9826.

4bd/2ba house. Close to campus,wood floors, tile floors, ceilingfans, W/D, fenced yards.979-776-6079.www.aggielandleasing.com

4bd/2ba, one with Jacuzzi tub,pre-leasing for August, very largebedrooms and living areas, largebackyard with two car garage,plenty of off street parking, 1601woodland, Bryan $1700/mo callKarla 512-327-1859 or512-796-0636

4bd/4ba condo for rent. $400 perperson. Call Greg 713-548-6248.

4bd/4ba house, 3526 Wild Plum,refrigerator, W/D, huge backyard!$1,650/mo. 361-290-0430.

4bdrm/2ba house. Available 8/2.2-car garage, hot-tub. $1600/mo.Bike to campus. 979-229-7660.

Pre-leasing for August!4bdrm/3bth house. Close to cam-pus, wood floors, tile floors, ceil-ing fans, W/D, fenced yards, re-frigerator, icemaker, lawn-care.979-776-6079,www.aggielandleasing.com

4bed/4bath Waterwood Town-homes, 1001 Krenek Tap Roadacross from Central Park. Gatedcommunity, bus route, appliances,W/D included. Available Fall 2011.Contact 281-793-0102 or Jim-bo77@AggieNetwork.com

4Br/4.5Bth house available inAugust, Southern Trace Subdivi-sion, $1,700/mo. Pets ok.979-314-4505.

August prelease 3bd/1.5ba house,$1170/mo. near campus,979-705-8627,aggierental@gmail.comaggierental.vflyer.com

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Bike to campus. 2/1 duplex, w/dconnection, fenced backyard,pets allowed. E-Walk shuttle.Available May. $625/mo.979-218-2995.

Brand New 4bdrm/4ba luxury cot-tage style home! With fencedyard, full front porch, 3 blocksfrom campus, on bus route,$525/person per month. Call979-314-1333.

Close Health Science Center. 4/2fenced, fireplace, w/d connec-tions, 2622 westwood main.$1450/mo. AggieLandRentals.com979-776-8984.

Close To Campus! 4/2 &5/2houses, preleasing for August,great floorplans, updated, nopets 731-8257,www.BrazosValleyRentals.com

Country apartment. 2bd/1ba w/3horse stalls. Close to A&M andBlinn. $625/mo. Sherry979-324-4767.

CS, 2/2, Fox Run on Luther Street,over looks pool, minutes fromTAMU, $950/mo, 979-696-1787.

Four blocks from Kyle Field,4bd/2ba house, 604 Welsh. CallNelson Nagle at 512-218-0015.

Great 4bd/2ba house in populararea. 400 Pronghorn Loop. W/D,refrigerator, large fenced back-yard, 2-car garage. AvailableAugust. $1700/mo. Call Joey at979-218-4091.

Great Location! Large 4 and 5bdrm houses, 3 bdrm duplexes,updated, great floorplans, nopets. 731-8257,www.BrazosValleyRentals.com

Huge 3 or 4 bedroom/2ba. House!Walking distance to A&M, W/D,fenced yard, 3904 Oaklawn $1450979-693-5885.

Individual Lease. Campus Village.$545/mo. Includes utilities. $1000cash given if lease is taken!713-392-1525.

Like New Luxury Townhome.4bd/4ba. $520/month. All BillsPaid. On Bus Route, Near Campus,Gated. Purchase $175,000936-448-6323.

New Condos! 4/4, W/D in unit,private bathrooms. Summer rent$240. From Fall-Spring, minimum12mos. $325/mo and $295/mo.979-574-0040, 281-639-8847. Uni-versity Place at Southwest Park-way.

New homes for rent! Close tocampus! 4bd/4ba, 3bd/3ba. CallToday! 254-721-6179. Broker.

New House For Rent. 4br/3ba offRock Prairie, $2350/month, AllBills Paid, Individual or GroupLease, Semi-furnished, AvailableJune 1. Call Ashlee at361-463-6613.

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New/Newer 1/1, 1/1.5 lofts, 2/2,3/3. Available May and August.www.jesinvestments.comBroker/owner. 979-777-5477.

Newly remodeled 4/2 house.Walking distance to campus, tile& wood floors, great location,nice big deck & yard.979-776-6079, www.aggie-landleasing.com

Northgate area, 3/2, 2/2 and newnew 2/2 available for summer andfall. W/D connections, walk tocampus, big livingrooms and bed-rooms. Call 979-255-5648.

Oak Creek Condos, high-speedinternet and basic cable.2bdrm/1.5ba. $515/mo. Water,sewer, trash paid. Fireplace, ice-maker, pool, hot-tub.979-822-1616.

Pre-leasing 4bdrm Houses, up-dated, fenced pets, ok. Starting at$1395/mo. AggieLandRentals.com979-776-8984.

Pre-leasing for August!4bdrm/2bth houses. Great Loca-tion. Close to campus, woodfloors, tile floors, ceiling fans,w/d, fenced yards, refridgerator,icemaker,lawncare.979-776-6079,www.aggielandleasing.com

Pre-leasing for August. 3 bed-room houses. Updated, fenced,pets ok, on shuttle route. Aggie-LandRentals.com 979-776-8984.

Pre-leasing for May or August!4/2/2 Fenced, totally remodeled,granite, 1312 Timm, $1895/mo,biking distance to campus. Aggie-LandRentals.com, 979-776-8984.

Prelease fo May. 5/2, fenced,ca/ch, 2-story. $1250/mo. Close tocampus. 813 Enfield.979-846-7679.garywolff@geodatapub.com

Prelease for May or August, 2/1fourplex. W/D connections, waterpaid. 609 Turner. $465/m.979-693-1448.

Prelease for May or August. Large2/2 with fenced yard, W/D con-nections, large closets, great loca-tion. University Oaks. $775/m.979-693-1448.

Prelease for May or August: 2/1duplex, fenced back yard, w/dconn. 3 locations to choose from$600.00, 693-1448.

Pre-leasing 3/1.5/2carport, Up-dated, Fenced, biking distance tocampus, on shuttle, pets ok.$750/mo AggieLandRentals.com979-776-8984.

Remolded 3bd/1-3/4ba house!Bike to A&M, W/D, fenced yard,near Thomas Park 300 Gilchrist$1225 979-693-5885.

Ridgewood Village efficiency withloft. Uniquely designed floorplan. No pets, $395/mo, $350 de-posit. 1211-1213 Holik.979-696-2998. Some short termleases available. $455/mo.

Ridgewood Village, large veryquiet tree-shaded 1bdrm/1bthstudio, no pets. $445/mo, $350deposit, 1201-1209 Holik.979-696-2998. Some short termleases available $495/mo.

River Oaks townhome. 2 roomsavailable for female students. Fur-nished, great location and newerunit. $500/mo., plus utilities. Call830-456-1661, 830-456-6958 oremail a_mazur08@hotmail.com

FOR RENT

Spacious duplex, 3/2, washer &dryer, great location, $895/mo,979-693-0551.

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2005 Suzuki Bergman 650 scooter,3600 miles, like new, $3700,979-220-9588.

Couch, love-seat, chair. Good/faircondition. Great for college stu-dents. Asking $175 o.b.o. Pleasecall/text 979-220-7447.

Spurs for Senior boots! Real U.S.Calvary spurs (circa 1898-1938)$100/pair 979-775-9844.

HELP WANTED

Athletic men for calendars, books,etc. $100-$200/hr, up to$1000/day. No experience.512-684-8296.photoguy@io.com

Bingo worker: great job opportu-nity. Above average pay withcommissions &tips. Flexible hours.Hospitalization benefits available.Must have acceptable credit&clean background check. Applyin person at the Bingo Barn, 1018S. TX Ave, Bryan, TX.

HELP WANTED

Building Maintenance. Part-Timeposition with flexible schedule.Duties include painting, carpen-try, plumbing, minor electrical,general maintenance, including:1.checking light fixtures 2.chang-ing locks 3.inspecting for obviousproblems and needed repairs. Re-spond to tenant request via on-line system. Some knowledge ofHVAC maintenance. Basic com-puter knowledge. Constructionscience major preferred. Pleasesubmit resume totrockett@caldwellcos.com

Burger King is now hiring cash-iers, food handlers, and shiftmanagers, EOE. Call979-574-1799 to apply.

Camp For All is looking for crea-tive and energetic staff who areinterested in working with chil-dren and adults w/challenging ill-nesses and special needs. Thesepaid positions will be trained tolead activities for our campers inthe summer. Please contact Jessi-cah jholloway@campforall.org orvisit our website atwww.campforall.org/joinourteam

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City of College Station, LIFE-GUARDS NEEDED, $8.70/hr, applyonline @ http://csjobs.cstx.gov orcall 979-764-3540, EOE.

Cleaning commercial buildings atnight, M-F. Call 979-823-5031 forappointment.

Executive office looking forpart-time receptionist. Decorumnecessary. Please send cover let-ter, resume, availability, and ref-erences to oxfordct@gmail.com

F/T Maintenance Position, musthave reliable truck and clean driv-ing record with proof of insur-ance for maintenance calls, musthave own hand tools, apply inperson at 1507 South CollegeAve, Bryan 979-775-2291.

Hallmark Cleaners hiring deliverydriver. Apply in person 3611S.College Ave.

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Housekeeper for C.S. home. P/T,M-F, daytime only. $10/hr. Call979-450-4363,laladypoet@yahoo.com

HS Band Instructor/coordinator Tosupervise, teach marching/concertpercussion section. Contact ZaneTaylor, Bryan HS Band, for details.ztaylor@bryanisd.org

J. Cody’s hiring at all positions,apply within, 3610 S. College. Noexperience necessary just com-mon sense!

Leasing Consultant needed, indi-vidual needs to be energetic, cus-tomer oriented, have a profes-sional appearance and able towork rotating weekends, basepay plus commission, FT&PT avail-able, apply in person at 3645Wellborn Road, Reveille Ranch.

Little Guys Movers now hiringFT/PT employees. Must be at least21 w/valid D.L. Apply in person at3209 Earl Rudder Freeway.

Now hiring bike or car delivery.Burger Boy Northgate. 311Church.

Part-time summer help. Apply inperson. Conlee-Garrett Movingand Storage. 600 South BryanAve, Bryan.

Part-time warehouse helpneeded. Flexible hours. Businesshours are M-F 7:30-5. Apply atValley Supply 3320 S. College Ave.Bryan, TX. 979-779-7042.

PT help needed. Local huntingclub needs PT guides. Freshmanand Sophomore only. Average 1-2weekends/month in offseason;2-3 in Fall and Winter. Limitedhunting privileges. Applicationsat www.yardbirdhunting.com

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The plans for Project Yo-gurt do not stop in Bryan. Douocet plans to eventually franchise the store and de-velop an internship program to aid young entrepreneurs starting their own businesses.

Project Yogurt not only supports the community through nonprofits, but also provides jobs to students. Taylor Strawn, a Blinn busi-ness major, works at Project Yogurt and sees the store as a unique job and vital experi-ence for the future.

“I’m a business major; the idea of working for a start-up business is really interesting to me. Here you have more connection with the manage-ment,” Strawn said.

While Douocet can’t man-date passion for social justice in the hiring process, Strawn talked about how all the em-ployees are completely on board with the vision of Proj-ect Yogurt, saying it’s more than a job to them.

March 31 and April 1 are the next Partner Days, where 100 percent of the profits will go to the chosen nonprofits. Douocet welcomes the com-munity to come out and see what is really behind Project Yogurt’s motto of ‘Eat good, do good.’

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Facebook linked to depression

Add “Facebook depres-sion” to potential harms linked with social media, an influential doctors’ group warns, referring to a condi-tion it says may affect trou-bled teens who obsess over the online site.

Researchers disagree on whether it’s simply an exten-sion of depression some kids feel in other circumstances, or a distinct condition linked with using the online site.

But there are unique as-pects of Facebook that can make it a particularly tough social landscape to navigate for kids already dealing with poor self-esteem, said Dr. Gwenn O’Keeffe, a Boston-area pediatrician and lead author of new American Academy of Pediatrics social media guidelines.

With in-your-face friends’ tallies, status updates and pho-tos of happy-looking people having great times, Facebook pages can make some kids feel even worse if they think they don’t measure up.

It can be more painful than sitting alone in a crowded school cafeteria or other real-life encounters that can make kids feel down, O’Keeffe said, because Facebook provides a skewed view of what’s really going on. Online, there’s no way to see facial expressions or read body language that provide context.

The guidelines urge pedia-tricians to encourage parents to talk with their kids about online use and to be aware of Facebook depression, cyber-bullying, sexting and other online risks. They were pub-lished online Monday in Pe-diatrics.

Willie Nelson not singing for court

A Texas judge says Willie Nelson won’t have to sing in court to resolve marijuana possession charges — and a suggestion that he do so was a joke.

Hudspeth County Attor-ney Kit Bramblett had said Nelson could resolve the charges by pleading guilty, paying a fine — and sing-ing “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” for the court.

Bramblett said Judge Becky Dean-Walker demanded Nelson appear in court, not plead by mail.

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DELTA ZETA’S FOURTH ANNUAL TURTLE TUG! SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 2011

WHO? YouGrab a team of five to participate in our fourth annual tug-of-war competition.

WHAT? Delta Zeta’s Turtle Tug

WHEN? Sunday, April 3Lunch will begin at noon.

The tug-of-war competition will start around 1:00 pm.

WHERE? Southwood Park Pavilion1600 Rock Prairie Road, in the Southwood Athletic Park.

WHY? To raise money for the Painted Turtle CampThe Painted Turtle’s mission is to provide a year-round, life-changing

environment and authentic camp experience for children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses. The painted Turtle supports children’s medical needs,

inspires them to reach beyond their illnesses, and provides care, education and respite for their families. All campers and families attend free of charge.

HOW MUCH? $50 per team/$10 per person

This cost includes lunch on the day of the event, t-shirts for each team member, and various other goodies provided in the participant packets.

WANT TO SUPPORT WITHOUT COMPETING? Buy a Turtle Tug Shirt. These can be purchased for only $5 and will be available the day of the event.

And YES there will be PRIZES!Prizes will be awarded to the first place team, second place team,

third place team, and the organization that brings the most people.

If you have any questions please contact Heather Luedeker at hluedeker@gmail.com

We look forward to seeing you at Turtle Tug!

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EDITOR’SNOTE

Taylor Wolken: Getting the government out of the

bedroom

Marriage misnomer

It never ceases to amaze me how traditional “family value” types desperately seek government in-

tervention to prevent gay marriage. It baffles me when homosexuals desperately lobby government to endorse their lifestyle through gay marriage.

Whether you’re Chuck and Larry, Sonny and Cher, or Peter, Paul and Mary we should all agree that government has no busi-ness in your bedroom.

Opponents of gay marriage often ar-gue marriage is historically a religious term and frankly I completely agree. As a result, government has no business getting involved with religion by legislating what marriage is or isn’t.

Proponents of gay marriage often argue they’re disenfranchised and denied the ben-efits derived from marriage whether through taxation, Social Security benefits, visitation in hospitals and care decisions or adoption rights and I completely agree. Government has no business promoting one lifestyle over another and getting in the middle of behavior be-tween consenting adults.

When religious opponents of gay mar-riage use government to enforce their own morality they violate the very freedom that allowed their own religions to prosper in America.

When proponents push the government to endorse gay marriage they call on the very same powers used to treat them unfairly to enforce their own sense of morality.

The third way through this issue is replac-ing government recognition of marriage with civil unions.

Take the term marriage out and you elim-inate the historical tie to religion and make it difficult to legally discriminate against indi-viduals for their lifestyle. Those who want to get married can still find a church, synagogue or mosque to do the deed. This eliminates government involvement in the controver-sial subject of defining marriage and lets that debate carry over to religious institutions. Some of which will recognize gay marriage, some will not but individuals will have the opportunity to pursue their own inter-est without burdening government with a debate it has no business being in.

The real difficulties are in addressing the various benefits traditionally granted to

married couples. When it comes to taxation, Social Security

benefits, visitation in hospitals and care decisions or adoption rights there will still be contentious debate but for the most part civil unions serve as an adequate substitute to what we now legally refer to as marriage.

The most obvious difficulties would come with taxation and Social Security benefits. If civil unions were allowed between more than two people then it provides a greater opportunity to game the system. A person who dies with six partners cannot expect all partners to get what we consider full benefits. The full benefit would need to be divided by six. Likewise with any tax break it would provide incentive to make multi-party unions though the difficulty in dissolving complicated unions may be disincentive enough. The most likely solution would be to end tax incentives to civil unions entirely.

The morality police will certainly cause a stir about the adoption process but with the term marriage scrapped from govern-ment policy. It will be legally difficult to disenfranchise individuals based on lifestyle and adoption agencies can focus on who can provide emotional and financial stability to the children.

The web will still be difficult to untangle but removing the religious aspect from the debate could be a great step for compro-mise by finding this third way to resolve the debate. Ultimately the government needs to get out of the bedroom and people’s lives when it comes to personal decisions made by consenting adults. What different people do in the bedroom doesn’t affect anyone else.

Government is meant to protect indi-vidual rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It’s sad to see people so intent on forcing their morality on each other that they would use government to suppress the very rights it was intended to protect.

Taylor Wolken is a junior economics major.

Jorge Montalvo — THE BATTALION

nation&worldIndiana bans gay marriageThe question of whether to ban gay marriage and civil unions in Indiana got a step closer to voters on Tuesday when the state Senate approved a constitutional amendment that could appear on the 2014 ballot. The Republican-dominated Senate voted 40-10 to approve the amendment six weeks after it passed the House, where it had been blocked by Democrats for four years until Republicans gained control in the November elections.But supporters still have work ahead: Both the House and Senate must approve the same resolution again in 2013 or 2014 for the proposed amendment to get on the statewide ballot in November 2014. No protesters were evident in the hallways outside the Senate during the fi nal vote. State law already prohibits gay marriage, but amendment supporters argue that a constitutional change would prevent judges from possibly overturning that law in the future. Opponents said an amendment isn’t necessary and would unfairly prevent future lawmakers from changing the law.

Associated Press

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