BEYOND BEER
Not down to down a pitcher of
beer? Aggies weigh in on some
alternatives.
Coffee
RYAN TRANTHAM (biomedical sciences senior): I
dunked my ring in black coffee. I'm not a beer drinker
and that is the traditional drink of choice I guess.
Cake
RACHEL POTTER (health senior): We just wanted
something fun and different but that would still be kind
of messy and entertaining for people to watch, so we
decided to do cake with the icing off — plus Kendall is a
baker so she makes really good cakes.
KENDALL WOLKENSTEIN (biomedical sciences senior):
I run an entrepreneurial cake business so I baked some
cakes for us and they are going to be six inches around,
and then we are going to decorate them all cute and
hide [the rings] in each other's so that we don't really
know where they are and then have to find them with
our hands tied behind our backs.
GARRETT GOBLE (computer engineering senior): I did
Milk and cookies my r ' n 9 cJun * < ' n Mexican coke, which is coke that is
bottled from Mexico and it uses cane sugar instead of
TYLER BUFFINGTON (mechanical engineering senior): high fructose corn syrup.
I did my ring dunk in skim milk. I really like cookies
and milk so I figured the best approach would be to f .
eat some cookies and wait a little bit until I really want Photos by Alii Bradshaw, quotes compiled by Keely Wtmes
milk bad, then chug a pitcher of it and I finished in like a
minute and 12 seconds.
Parking
challenges
expected for
Ring Day
Officials recommend West Campus Garage
for parking on Ring Day, Parent's Weekend
By Cassidy Hudson
hsy With another Ring Day underway, parking and
traffic are of concern for students and visitors.
Kathryn Greenwade, vice president of the Asso
ciation of Former Students, said she suggests students
make arrangements to accommodate the nearly 30,000
people expected to attend Ring Day this year.
Students should not expect to park at the Alumni
Center, Greenwade said.
“The parking in and around our facility is going to
be taken by volunteers who are helping us with Ring
Day,” Greenwade said. “There will not be parking
other than parking for those who have disability needs
here as we have spots available.”
Greenwade said the West Campus Garage and the
free Ring Day shuttle will likely be the best form of
transportation.The shuttle will conveniently run from
West Campus Garage to the Alumni Center on Hous
ton Street from 8:30 a.m to 9:45 p.m. She also said vis
itors should be prepared for rain and bring an umbrella.
Deborah Hoffmann, associate director of Transpor
tation Services, said are a variety of ways to avoid park
ing struggles for Ring Day events.
“We strongly recommend parking in West Campus
Garage as University Center Garage remains full most
of the day on Ring Days,” Hoffmann said. “Avoiding
congestion on George Bush Drive will make this the
easiest and most stress-free way to get to Ring Day.”
Sgt. Blaine Krauter of the College Station Police
Department said College Station roads will function
normally on Ring Day.
“In College Station, we’re used to having days like
this whether sporting events or other events associ
ated or not associated with Texas A&M,” Krauter said.
“There will not be any extra patrols or officers on the
street because of the event.”
With a rainy forecast and more traffic congestion,
Krauter said these conditions make traffic accidents
more likely.
TOP 10 RING DUNK THEMES
■ Uptown Dunk You Up
■ Dunk of the Rings
■ Dunker Mifflin
■ KenDUNKy Derby
■ The Boy Who Dunked
■ America runs on DUNKIN'
■ Game of Dunks
■ I don't dunk with you
■ Top Dunk
■ Help me, I'm dunking
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE PART OF THE AGGIE RING?
Eagle: The ability to reach great heights is a central part of
the Aggie experience, both in the sense that we as Aggies work
together to support each other and that Texas A&M equips
individuals to become leaders of character in the modern world.
The education and training received at A&M along with the
network of loyal former students that the university provides, en
able students to have opportunities unmatched by other universi
ties. Reaching great heights is common to the Aggie experience
because of our commitment to loyalty and excellence.
Joseph Benigno,
2015-2016 SBP-elect
Shield: The shield represents protection of the good reputation of A&M. Texas A&M
is world renowned for its teaching, research and experience but our core values are at
the heart of it all. We are and will always be Aggies, thus words and actions represent
us as individuals and as an institution.
Kyle Kelly,
2014-2015 SBP
Stars on shield: The purpose of Texas A&M is to develop leaders of character dedi
cated to serving the greater good. With this purpose in mind, it is very important to
develop a student’s entire person rather than just their mind. We should not take our
education for granted, as that is our primary responsibility as students, but we must
not neglect our growth and development as servant leaders. Across the world people
choose to attend college to gain knowledge. We as Aggies, however, find ways to
leverage that knowledge in order to positively impact individuals and the community
around us.
Cannon, saber, and rifle: The cannon, saber and
nfle symbolize an Aggie’s determination to defend
their homeland, which speaks to each Aggie’s
character, loyalty and selfless service. Aggies
have valiantly served in every conflict since the
Spanish-American War, sending thousands of
soldiers to fight for America and her citizens.
The cannon, saber and rifle not only speak
volumes of Aggies’ determination to fight
for what they believe in, but it also pays
tribute to those brave men and women
who paid the ultimate price so that
fellow Aggies and Americans may
continue to enjoy freedom.
Alyssa Michalke,
2015-2016 Corps Commander
Zach Rozlnsky,
2015-2016 MSC President
Live Oak: At the heart of every Aggie are
the Texas A&M core values. The ambition
that Aggies demonstrate and the successes
they achieve are typified by a motivation
to make this world a better, more peaceful
place. The crossed branches symbolize that
Aggies refuse to place selfish gains ahead of
the good of others whom they lead.
Ryan Trantham.
2014-2015 MSC President
Quotes compiled by Spencer Davis, graphics from file.