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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?
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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
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[same, there can be from one to three men in uniform. The Twelfth
plays a major role on the kickoff team, running down the
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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.
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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.
Wicks advises others who
want to express themselves
through art to “do it, and
above all, follow your heart
and vision.”
“Don’t be a clone,” he said.
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