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INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR
Editor
Aggieland 2016
Qualifications for editor-in-chief of the Aggieland
yearbook are:
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and enrolled in at least six credit hours (4 if a graduate student)
during the term of office (unless fewer credits are required to
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graduate student) and at least a 2.25 grade point ratio (3.25 if
a graduate student) in the semester immediately prior to the
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six hours (4 if a graduate student) must have been taken for
that semester;
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• Have demonstrated ability in writing, editing and graphic design
through university coursework or equivalent experience;
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L406 of the MSC. Deadline for submitting application:
5 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2015.
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Spring Preview
March 26-27, 2015
OPINION
We are the Aggies,
the Aggies are we
The actions of a few shouldn't condemn the many
Lindsey Gawlik
(S)LindseyGawlik
Mk s a member of the Aggie Greek
community. I grow fmstrated when
m w I hear about an incident in which
Greek life’s reputation is dragged through
the mud. The actions of a small few affect
the lives and reputations of
many.
When I heard about the
video of the racist chant by
the Sigma Alpha Epsilon .
chapter at the University
of Oklahoma that got two
students expelled and the
chapter disbanded, it was
hard not to audibly groan.
Coming on the heels of re
ports last month of a “border
patrol party” by the FIJI
chapter at the University of
Texas, this newest incident
obviously made Greek life
a target.
Students rightfully should
be upset by the actions of
these other chapters — they
are disgusting. But what
they shouldn’t do is con
demn the many for the few.
The students at these other
schools acted crassly and
carelessly, but that doesn’t
make all of Greek lif e crass,
and especially not Greek life
at A&M.
There have been rumors
circulating that A&M Greek
members are getting heat for
the actions of these chapters
at other universities, and it
doesn’t make sense. These
incidents were hateful and
ignorant, but if people retali
ate toward Greek chapters at
A&M that had nothing to
do with these incidents, their
actions are also hateful and
ignorant.
As Collin McCaskill, the
Texas A&M SAE president, said in a
statement, “The actions taken by certain
members of the Oklahoma Kappa Chapter
of Sigma Alpha Epsilon at the University
of Oklahoma were intolerable and do
not align with the values and ideals of the
Texas Tau Chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsi
lon [or the Greek Community] at Texas
A&M University.”
To clarify, I’m not saying racist inci
dents in Greek life or in general at A&M
never occur. There have been racist oc
currences at Texas A&M within Greek
life, including in 1992 involving black
face costumes at an SAE jungle-themed
fraternity party, but if we were all guilty of
the sins of the past no organization would
exist.
The values displayed by the SAEs
at Oklahoma just aren’t the values of
today’s Aggie Greeks and it’s a shame
to hear people are lashing
out at A&M’s members of
fraternities and sororities.
Being both Hispanic and a
member of the T exas A&M
Greek life, I have never in
my time here felt discrimi
nated against. I know many
people of different cul
tural backgrounds in both
fraternities and sororities at
A&M.
A&M has taken signifi
cant strides since 1992, and
A&M Greek life now regu
larly holds mixers and co
hosts events between the
fraternities and sororities in
the Interfraternity Council,
Panhellenic Council and
Multicultural Council.
What people forget in
times like this is the good
that comes out of Greek
life. Those in sororities or
fraternities tend to have
higher GPAs, higher gradu
ation rates and higher levels
of success getting a job
right out of college.
Ten percent of A&M
undergraduates are involved
in Greek life, and Aggie
Greeks are estimated to
contribute over $50,000
dollars annually to Bryan-
College Station. A&M
has graduated over 20,000
Greek alumni and contin
ues to grow as new chapters
form, according to the
Student Activities Office of
Sorority and Fraternity Life.
So I write this imploring everyone out
there not to condemn A&M Greek life.
The only chant I have ever heard at any
Texas A&M fraternity or sorority event
is, “We are the Aggies, the Aggies are we,
tme to each other as Aggies can be. ”
Lindsey Gawlik is a telecommunication
and media studies junior and news
editor for The Battalion.
Nationally, Greeks
contribute 10 million
hours of community
service annually.
Greeks have higher
graduation rates
nationally.
More than 20,000
have graduated as
Aggie Greeks.
Claire Shepherd — THE BATTALION
YELL CONTINUED
Case 67-02, which alters the
original unofficial election re
sults to list the first, second and
third place candidates for Se
nior Yell Leader as Lawrence,
Ritchie and Cook, respective
ly. According to a letter from
Chief Justice Brenton Cooper
to The Battalion, this final ver
sion of the 2015 election re
sults is correct and “reflect
compliance with the election
regulations.”
Kyle Cook, “5 for Yell”
candidate, said because he
agreed to the revote, he sees
no reason to be upset that he
would have won after the re
count.
“I knew the votes from the
original election would be
void,” Cook said. “So I’m not
going to whine or complain
about it, because I agreed to it
in the first place.”
While he wishes the stu
dent elections hadn’t been
surrounded with drama, Cook
said he is pleased with the final
decision.
“I have had a pretty rough
go-round in this whole thing,
but these five guys are all awe
some,” Cook said. “And the
students voted, so it’s what the
students want, and because of
that I’m happy with it.”
BUSH CONTINUED
Student motivation is
one of the most important
parts of education, Bush
said, and teachers who
seriously invest in their
students inspire them the
most.
One of those special
teachers to thousands of
Afghani girls is Razia Jan.
Jan is a celebrated edu
cation activist, born in Af
ghanistan, who emigrated
to the United States in
1970. Through Razia’s
Ray of Hope Founda
tion, she continues to
support the community^
education of women in
her home country, a place
where they have regularly
been refused the right to a
proper education.
“Afghan people are
very intelligent and they
want to really learn,” Jan
said. “[Education] is a
great asset for them. I built
a school in 2008 with 100
students and today we
have 557 girls.”
Jan acknowledged the
challenges that decades of
war has had on her coun
try, and the social and ed
ucational difficulties that
come along with that.
“It took 30 years to de
stroy that country, and it
will really take 30 years to
rebuild it,” Jan said.
Bush has been active
in rebuilding the educa
tion system in Afghanistan
along with Jan, work
ing with USAID to open
the American University
in Kabul in 2005. Both
women said they will
press on to rebuild broken
communities and coun
tries through education.
“There are so many
needs to be met and so
many ways that we can
help,” Bush said. “I’m
proud that so many Texas
A&M students are prepar
ing here for a life of ser
vice.”
FOOTBALL
IHEANACH0 ARRESTED FOR SHOPLIFTING
Sophomore wide receiver Frank Iheanacho was
suspended from athletic activities after being arrested
for a Feb. 26 shoplifting incident.
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