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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,
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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.