By Josh Howell Since last year – the club’s first – the TAMU chess club has tripled in size. It was not that difficult, there were only four regular members at the outset. As a team the previous four had traveled Texas – from Austin to San Antonio to Houston – in order to play [...]
Finding Deals to Meet Your Needs Without Going Broke
August 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
By Mara Minsberg With prices going up in every category it is still possible to stay on a budget. This does not always have to mean tirelessly scrimping and saving though; in many cases we can find free resources with very little effort. While there are endless ideas and suggestions out there for finding things [...]
Put Style in Your Living Space, Keep Cash in Your Pocket
August 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
By Mara Minsberg With a new semester beginning, fall is one of the most popular times for relocating to a new dorm room, house, or apartment. Deciding how to decorate your living space can seem overwhelming, especially when dealing with a limited budget and lack of home décor expertise. Decorating on a budget can be [...]
Change is in the Air
July 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
By Joshua Howell The zeitgeist is changing. At the time of this writing, New York has become the sixth state to legalize gay marriage. Judge Vaughn Walker’s ruling, striking down California’s ban on gay marriage as unconstitutional, has recently been upheld by the Federal District Court for the Northern District of California. More important than [...]
Usama bin Laden’s death creates political intrigue
June 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
By Joshua Howell Ultimately, and aside from more “spiritual” victories, the timely eradication of former Al Qaeda leader, Usama bin Laden, may have little effect on the war on terror. Reports signal that he had regressed to that of a mere figurehead, a champion of successful violence against the West. How much, though, will this [...]
Duck cook-off carries bragging rights, prizes
April 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
By Megan Roiz Global Event Group and Ducks Unlimited are partnered up with the City of College Station to host the sixth annual Duck Jam in Aggieland at the Wolf Creek Amphitheater. A weekend of music, barbecue and other events are sure to entertain while making an effort to raise money for wetland and associated [...]
Meet and Greet: AiA
April 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
By Joshua Howell There have, in this series of articles, been several organizations covered which, as part of their self-imposed obligations, consider it worthwhile to bridge the gap between those new to America and those in Aggieland. Most are only uni-cultural, specifically targeting one brand of incoming student. The Aggie International Ambassadors, however, account for [...]
Duck Jam raises money, awareness for Ducks Unlimited
April 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
By Erica Pitman Duck Jam is a weekend of music, food and other activities that is put on by Ducks Unlimited, a volunteer-based wetlands and waterfowl conservation organization. This year, the 6th annual Duck Jam, courtesy of Ducks Unlimited, Global Event Group and the City of College Station, will take place Friday April 29 and [...]
B-Cycle Demo Coming to College Station
April 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Way I See It: Wouldn’t Miss It For The World
April 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
By Chris Shepperd Google maps displays 1,069 miles between Bryan, TX. and Indianapolis, IN. That is approximately 15 ½ hours in the car. Think of all the things you could do in 15 ½ hours. You could watch Gone with the Wind three times. You could relive the entire NBA championship series from last year. [...]