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October 1 mday, October 8, 2001 HE BATTALION Page 5 ; art tation Dear Aggie, How is the Twelfth Man selected for each football game? Is he laregular player who wears the No. 12 jersey, or is he a normal Isiudent? It turns out that the Twelfth Man is a member of the Texas lA&Mfootball team, said Nick Losada, a defensive lineman and a Ijunior finance major. They rotate players from a group of seven Ipeople selected from a pool of walk-on players. The coaches pick Ithegroup of potential Twelfth Man candidates. Depending on the [same, there can be from one to three men in uniform. The Twelfth plays a major role on the kickoff team, running down the I with reckless abandon looking to make the tackle. I guess lyoudo leam something new everyday. Thanks for the question. Ask Aggie is a student advice column. If you have a Iquestion, mail askaggie<5>thebatt.com. Wicks’ fai; Sweet Eugene an be bough! f iding Coloradc la. he family’s au ks, com, wtiei ngs on displi : said the price /ICKS on i DAHLIA DENTON • THE BATTALION Doming Out Continued from Page 3 ilpaints a very rosy picture.” For students struggling with gender-related issues, several campus organizations offer education and guidance. Noting the network of support available at A&M, Gonzalez encourages students to take advantage of their resources. In lieu of the organizations setup to provide a network of support for GLBT persons at A&M, Gonzalez wants people to know that GLBTA is not the only organization out there. “A lot of people call on GLBTA if they have anything in relation to gay issues,” Gonzalez said. “I just wanted to let everybody know that there are other organizations out there besides GLBTA. If anything bad happens in the gay com munity they often get the brunt of the criticism — and half the time it has nothing to do with them.” In celebration of COW, GLBTA will be sponsoring a speaker on being gay and being involved in Greek societies. Details regarding GLBTA’s participation in Coming Out Week as well as contact information can be found at http://studentlife.tamu.edu/gies/GLBT/COW.htm. Wicks Continued from Page 4 of their art are reasonable and affordable. The sizes and prices range from 12x18 prints for $15 to matted 16x20 prints for $25. “I don’t want my art to be out of reach for students and people who don’t have a lot of money,” Wicks said. “Art is something everyone should be able to enjoy.” Dale said the reason he chose to come to a small town like College Station was because of the lack of a large art scene. He said artists tend to skip over College Station and go directly to the larger cities. “I think people in College Station are hungry for art just as much as people from the larger cities — they just don’t have as much access to it,” Wicks said. “I wanted to make art more accessible here.” Wicks said he and Darnell are interested in trying to bring more art events to College Station. He said they have tried over the last few years but it has been difficult to generate interest. Wicks said they are always interested in helping the art world grow locally because this is what they do for a living. He said there are a lot of serious artists who do it for a hobby but they are not full time. Wicks said some of his best-selling pieces are “Fascinating Journey,” “Melancholy Man” and “I am What I am.” Wicks also has done art of Texas A&M- related items, such as the water tower and Bonfire. 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