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I WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2015 I SERVING TEXAS A&M SINCE 1893 I © 2015 STUDENT MEDIA I ©THEBATTONLINE Enrollment uptick puts strain on SCS By Nikita Redkar I n light of a 25 percent increase of stu- I dents registering for counseling over the I past four years, A&M’s Student Coun- I seling Services hopes to fill staff vacancies to better balance the ratio between staff and students who need assistance. Student Counseling Services, SCS, pro vides students with personal and career counseling, academic skills enhancement, Kelly Burroughs — THE BATTALION testing, outreach programming, psychiatric services, consultation and crisis intervention. Visitation has surged in the past few years, said Ted Stachowiak, associate director of counseling at the SCS. “In the course of a year, we usually see be tween 10 to 12 percent of the student body,” Stachowiak said. “Recendy, because of the continued enrollment, those numbers have begun to increase.” Maggie Gartner, executive director of SCS, said an SCS staffer typically sees 500 students per week, although the numbers have recently spiked to 600-700 students per week. Gartner said the office has seen increases in the number of sessions for sub stance abuse (154 percent), personal initials (24 percent), crisis (19 percent) and direct services (15 percent). Stachowiak said prioritizing students by need can be a juggling act. He said depression, COUNSELING ON PG. 4 lai «f eSHNSttltiS <SFW»n& JESTS flHUSSAItSS} 2819-2814 VIMS v THE BATT THE BATTALION I THEBATT.COM Star in the making Navarro continues tear through women's golf world Marijosse Navarro has placed in the top six in all of her seven events this season. By Cole Stenholm Speaking with A&M’s Marijosse Na- ^ varro, a sophomore whose quiet voice matches her shy and humble personality, you wouldn’t know you were engaging one of the most relendess and dominant rising stars of the women’s golf world. Ranked ninth nationally, Navarro sits near the pinnacle of her sport at the col legiate level. She has finished in the top six in nine straight events, including all seven she’s entered this year. And though she has been on campus just more than a year, top-tier results are already the norm. A&M head coach Trelle McCombs said Navarro’s stature continues to grow by the tournajnent and could de velop into a legacy that future members of the program aspire to match. “I would say definitely leaving behind a legacy is well up there,” McCombs said. “She’ll be a two time All-American. I think we’ve only had two other two time All-Americans in Ashley Knoll and Kat erina Ruzickova.” The Mexico City native moved to the United States at age 8 to further expand Sarah Lane — THE BATTALION her golf career. She landed in San Antonio, where she attended Blessed Hope Acad emy prior to committing to Texas A&M. Navarro enrolled for the spring semester of 2014 and only competed in half of that season. She made an instant impact with six top-20 finishes, one victory and a pro gram record-tying sixth place finish at the NCAA championships. In half a season she landed on the SEC All-Freshman team and took home World Golf Coaches Associa tion Second Team All-American honors. As it turns out, her shortened freshman NAK4RRO ONPG. 3 Tanner Garza—THE BATTALION Blake Allemand (left) and the rest of the top-ranked Aggies will have a Wednesday date with Abilene Christian. No. 1 Aggies turn to midweek tilt with Wildcats A&M is consensus top team in the nation in polls released Tuesday By Andre Perrard The Aggie baseball team is now the con sensus No. 1 team in the nation in all the major polls after winning an SEC weekend series against Mississippi State. Now, the Aggies shift their attention to Wednesday night, when they will play host to the Abilene Christian Wildcats. A&M is undefeated in mid-week contests this year, posting a 10-0 record in those games and out- scoring its opponents 77-20. Abilene Christian (8-24, 6-10 Southland) come in on a four-game losing skid, but last week it kept pace with No. 10 TCU un til late, only losing by one run. It plays host to top-25 newcomer Texas Tech Tuesday night. Tyler Eager leads the charge for the Wild cats. Eager leads the team in RBIs (21), dou bles (10) and batting average (.295). Eager and Russell Crippen are two to watch on the bases, as both have gone 4-for-6 when at tempting to steal bases this season. For Texas A&M (33-3, 11-3 SEC), Nick Banks has been showing why he is worthy of his All-American status. This season. Banks has reached base safely in every game in which he has played, and he is now on a 13- game hit streak. Banks hit a grand slam in the Sunday afternoon win against Mississippi BASEBALL ON PG. 2 Texas A&M's leading scorer, Danuel House, said Monday that he will return next year. House to return for senior year Staff Report After coming up just shy of an NCAA tournament bed, the A&M men’s hoops team found the silver lining Monday — guard Danuel House will return for his senior seaT- son. There was speculation that House, who missed the end of the regular season due to a foot injury, would decide to declare for the NBA draft this June. The junior University of Houston transfer lit up Reed Arena this season, earning All- SEC First Team honors and leading the Ag gies with 14.8 points per game. He hit more than 40 percent of his 3-point tries. House announced his decision at Monday’s team banquet. “I’ve made the decision to come back for my senior year,” House said. “I’m looking forward to competing for a championship next season and getting my degree.” House will lead returners Jalen Jones, Alex Caruso and Alex Robinson, among others. Also, the Aggies will be joined by highly touted signees Elijah Thomas, Tyler Davis, DJ Hogg and Admon Gilder. POLITICS WHITE HOUSE ADVISORS TO VISIT A&M Texas A&M will host David Axelrod, senior advisor to President Barack Obama, and Ari Fleischer, press secretary for President George W. Bush, to discuss life behind the scenes of the presidential decision-making process. The program, "Guiding those who govern," will be from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday in Rudder Theatre. , Deryle Richmond, associate director for the Memorial Student Center and Wiley advisor, said she hopes students will attend to gain a unique perspective into Capitol Hill. "As always I hope that these particular caliber of speakers will give us insight into their world, having been part of presidential politics and presidential policy making from that branch of government being inthe loop of the White House," Richmond said. Tickets are available for sale at the MSC Box Office.