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BY BETH MILLER
The Battalion
Floating boats in Rudder Foun
tain, handing out stickers and team
ing up in T-shirts bearing letters of the
word “Howdy” are methods Howdy
Ags has chosen to promote Texas
A&M’s traditional greeting this week.
Amber Fairchild, president of
Howdy Ags and a junior civil engi
neering major, said the organization
assumed control of the project from
the Traditions Council last year so the
week could receive full attention
from its sponsor. She said it is the or
ganization’s only major event, while
the Traditions Council has other re
sponsibilities.
“We’re just trying to keep A&M
the friendliest campus,” she said.
“We think Howdy is the root of all the
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students to understand and work ef
fectively within cultures other than
their own,” she said.
According to a press release, the
International Activities and Service
Award allows the College of Archi
tecture to stress the importance of
service, which is one of the basic
missions of A&M.
Paul said the award acknowl
edges the importance of service and
how it should be implemented in re
sponse to globalization.
Bobby Bernhausen, communica-
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traditions. I think a lot of people come
here their senior year in high school
and someone says “Howdy" to them,
and they are taken aback."
Fairchild said Howdy Week pro
motional activities are executed by
volunteers and organization mem
bers recruited at the Spring and Fall
MSC Open Houses. She said there are
more than 100 volunteers this se
mester.
Scott Maxey, a volunteer and a
freshman chemical engineering ma
jor, said students interested in partic
ipating apply at Open House.
Maxey, a member of the T-shirted
team that parades throughout cam
pus greeting people and encouraging
responses, said when Howdy Week
approaches, the volunteers sign up
for activities and shifts. Maxey said
the Howdy tradition is important for
tions specialist for the College of Ar
chitecture, said the award is signifi
cant because it considers all students
who have worked on any sort of in
ternational project.
“The award is presented to stu
dents who do their biggest work on
an international project.” Bern
hausen said. “This is a big deal be
cause it takes into consideration a
large number of students who work
on important international projects.”
The project that won last year's
award involved building a school
and renovating existing educational
facilities in a small town in Thailand.
shows their appreciation to Texas
A&M, the importance of the library
and the roots the Bushes have in
Texas.
Wilson said the decision follows
the precedent set by previous pres
idents. Former presidents Harry Thi-
man, Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford and
others have chosen burial sites near
their presidential libraries.
campus unity.
“Howdy is a way tot
people," he said. “It mafo
like a family.”
Fairchild said Howdy is .i
more heavily during
1 lowdy Week each yeart
organization members are*
acquainted in the Fall. MawJ
other reason the springprt
bigger is because there area
it-promoting events durintj
so it is not needed as mud
Fairchild said promotion
lies for the week will inc
ution of stickers, fortunec
loons, buttons and stress
Rudder Tbwer. the Wetinaj
and the Zachry Buildings
organization will sel
hold boat races in Rudder!
to build spirit.
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