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(979) 315-4101 I (979)314-3672 4223 Wellborn Rd 700 University Dr E., Ste 111 Bryan, IX 77801 | College Station, TX 77840 Google talk to look at effects of technology By Josh Hopkins Technology is the founda tion of global trade, eco nomics and conflict — a theme that organizers with the George Bush Presidential Library want students to gain a deeper insight into with a Friday talk by one of Google’s directors. Jared Cohen, director of Google Ideas, will present his talk, “Technology Transform ing the World,” to discuss how technology enables individuals to confront threats in the face of conflict, instability and re pression, according to a press release from the George Bush Foundation. Cohen is the director of Google Ideas, and has served as advisor to the Executive Chairman of Google. Fie is an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and he has served as a member of the Secretary of State’s Policy Planning Staff. Fred McClure, chief execu tive officer of the George Bush Presidential Library Founda tion, said Cohen was originally to speak at a panel in the fall during the 25th anniversary weekend celebration of George H.W. Bush’s presidency. Mc Clure said Cohen was unable to make it then, which is why the foundation decided to in vite him back. “Jared had written a book with Eric Schmidt at Google called ‘The New Digital Age’ and so we hope what Jared will talk to the attendees about is ba sically the substance of the book but also the effect technology has on our lives,” McClure said. McClure said Cohen’s talk will revolve around his book, emphasizing the importance of technology in the 21st century. “Our objective as a founda tion is to bring people to cam pus who have interesting con versations and thoughts about public service and public poli cy,” McClure said. “And what Jared and Eric’s book has done is it talks about connectivity and what that means for everything from international relations, to politics to how states govern themselves, how we deal with terrorism, how to fix revolu tion.” Randy Kluver, communica tion professor, said Cohen’s talk is important because there is still much to understand about the effect of technology today. “We are only beginning to understand how the rise of the Internet will impact geopoliti cal relationships, the relations between states and between peoples of other nationalities,” Kluver said. “This is critical, because the Internet has be come the foundation for our economics, much of our media consumption, our trade ties and unfortunately, the ability of ter rorist groups and others to com municate with one another.” McClure said he hopes the talk will result in a more in formed and involved commu nity and student body. “There is not a goal to move a needle,” McClure said. “The goal is to have more informed people so that they can under stand the impact of technol ogy on our lives, just like how Google has affected our lives dramatically.” The talk will be at 6 p.m. in the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center. 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Email: battads@thebatt.com. Subscriptions^ part of the University Advancement Fee entitles each Texas A&M student to pick up a single copy of The Battalion. First copy free, additional copies $1. FILE Emma Douglas listens to a speaker at Monday's hearing. SBP CONTINUED consequence. “I think that the way that the decision worked, the majority said that three instances of ofE campus campaigning occurred, which would have been three major fines,” Murtha said. “And that’s really sad that while they agreed that major violations of the rules occurred they were not able to overturn the election commissioner like their consti tution says they’re allowed to. I think it’s really disappointing that our Judicial Court decided not to act in the way they are supposed to by upholding the rules and regulations.” Benigno said he is pleased with the outcome of the ruling. “Obviously we would have preferred to win simply through election of the student body but we’re thankful that the court ruled in the same way that the student body did,” Benigno said. “And so while the entire situation has been unfortunate, we’re grateful that it worked out the way it did.” Murtha said J-Court’s admis sion that rules were violated — and the subsequent decision not to assess fines — shows there are issues with the system. “There were obvious rules broken in his film and the J- Court case has set precedence that what the election commis sioner says is set in stone and it’s not able to be overturned regardless of whether they’re right or wrong,” Murtha said. Now that the trial is over, Murtha said he hopes to con tinue to serve the student body and that he is deeply sorry the SBP process continued for so long. “I really want the student body to know I personally am deeply sorry that this continued on for so long,” Murtha said. “I’m sorry that it got so out of hand. I believe that A&M and the student body deserves the best from their elected officials or people that are running to be elected and I think that a lot of things got out of hand. ” With the ruling behind him, Benigno said his next step will be to continue to support Kyle Kelly until the SBP transition on April 21 at Muster. “I hope [the student body] knows that justice was done and the correct decision was made, both by the student body and by the court,” Benigno said. > V Allison Bradshaw — THE BATTALION Supporters attend the reading of Yell Leader results. YELL LEADERS CONTINUED tions is to make sure the student body’s voice was heard.” Ritchie said he’s glad the votes were counted fair ly, but feels for his fellow 5 for Yell candidate Cook. “Of course I’m kind of bummed Kyle didn’t get it, but I’m just glad that it was all worked out,” Ritchie said. “I know that God’s in control, and I just trust in his sovereignty and worked out the way it did for a reason.” Having not garnered enough votes in the first election, Ritchie said he was prepared to accept Thursday’s decision, whether he won or lost. “No matter what would’ve happened, whether I would have gotten it or not, I would have been okay because being a Yell Leader doesn’t define who I am,” Ritchie said. “It is part of my title, but it doesn’t define me, so I would have been fine either way.” Ritchie and Lawrence both said they look for ward to a fresh start as Yell Leaders with Lanz. “He and his staff worked really hard on their cam paign and the students voted him in,” Lawrence said. “Being a Yell Leader is like being a family, so we’re ready to welcome him into that family. We’re all looking forward to what next year has in store.” Wilder said he is excited by the results and said the revote was the right end to a long campaign season. “It’s been a long process and so I think giving the student body an accurate way of voting and getting a clean campaign season this week has been great,” Wilder said. “As long as the student body’s voice is accurately heard, that’s all I’m worried about.” Trantham said the revote went smoothly and no allegations were reported by any candidate against another. “I don’t think that’s because they weren’t aware of what the other candidates were doing,” Trantham said. “I think it’s because generally everyone fol lowed the rules. They wanted this to be a fair fight.” Victoria Rigsby, a kinesiology sophomore in volved in the 5 for Yell campaign, said Lanz will be a credible leader. “I think that it’s cool,” Rigsby said. “It’s not like he’s the first so I think it’s cool that somebody else, a non-reg, can represent our school just as well and he’s a great leader.” Wilson said the combination of cadet and non-reg representatives will give the Yell Leaders the chance to represent a fuller scope of the student body. Trantham also said he looks forward to having a different Yell Leader makeup. “Though it’s nice to see a non-reg there, that’s a far cry from the diversity that exists on this campus in total,” Trantham said. “There’s no women, there’s certainly a lot of other demographics that could be represented in that group, but they’re such a small group, such an elite group, that I think that I would remind them that they do represent every area of this campus.” David Trigg, Corps commander and business honors senior, said he was pleased with the results and that the decision to hold a revote speaks to the character of Aggies. “We may sometimes make a mistake or we may have to admit fault here, but at the end of the day there are students here who care enough to make sure we are 100 percent correct in how we treat others and how we treat our integrity,” Trigg said. 0PAS brings unscripted comedy to Bryan Friday By Cassidy Hudson N. Straight from the streets of New York City, MSC OPAS wih host BROADWAY’S NEXT HIT MUSICAL Friday in Downtown Bryan. Directed by Rob Schiffmann and Deb Rabbai, the performance wiU combine current music and improvisation for a completely unscripted comedy musical event. Schifimann said the evening is set up as an award show involving audience participation, comedy aimed at local events and an entirely improvised performance. “If we were to try to plan it, it would be like try ing to write a musical in five minutes,” Schiffmann said. “It is actually easier for us to rely on the skills of improvisation.” As guests enter, song requests will be taken and used in the show, making for a different experience each time. “We will be coming to the audience for several ideas, it is certainly interactive,” Schiffinann said. As a show revolving around improvisation, Schiffinann said he enjoys the spontaneity of the performance. “You really have to work as a team and I truly enjoy that feeling of creating together,” Schiffinann said. V