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sportsNaquin wins team MVPThe Texas A&M baseball team announced its annual team award winners on Wednesday, as voted on by the members of the squad. Sophomore right fi elder Tyler Naquin was selected as the Marion Pugh Most Valuable Player after fashioning a Big 12 Player of the Year and All-America campaign during his second year in Aggieland. he Spring, Texas, native led the nation and ranked fourth in A&M single-season history with 104 hits as he batted a Big 12-best .381 on the season to earn second team All-America accolades.

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Pulitzer winner illegal A prize-winning journalist who covered presidential politics and the 2007 Virginia Tech University shootings for The Washington Post is going on U.S. network television to announce he is an illegal immigrant. Jose Antonio Vargas tells ABC News in interviews airing Thursday and Friday that he is outing himself as one of millions of illegal U.S. immigrants after living with the secret for years.

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When you clinch your fist and stick your thumb towards the sky, people may mistake it as a gesture for good job, while others may think you’re trying to hitch a ride, but in Aggieland, it is the signature hand sign for Gig ’em.

Gig ’em was coined by P.L. “Pinky” Downs (class of 1906) at yell practice in 1930 before a football game against TCU.

Downs asked the crowd, “What are we going to do with those Horned Frogs?” Taryn Tipton, Chair of Tradi-tions Council, said. “He then proceeded to answer his own question by yelling, ‘Gig ’em, Aggies!’” For emphasis he made a fist with his thumb extended like he was holding a frog gig. Gig ’em is the universal sign of approval for Aggies.”

Since then Gig ’em has become a sign of respect and support.

“It’s almost a unification vote, I sup-pose like all traditions,” Jared Fradette, senior genetics major said. “But when-ever we join together on a solid Gig ’em after a speech or lecture it’s like we all gave it the Aggie ‘seal of approval.’”

Other students see it as our way of challenging other schools.

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Welcome to the fictional world of Westeros, adapted straight from the pages of author George R. R. Martin’s best-selling series, A Song of Ice and Fire. This is a land where “summers span decades and winters can last a lifetime,” and kings, queens, lords and all sorts of nobility fight for control of the “Iron Throne”; a mesh of swords and weaponry signifying the one true ruler of the Seven Kingdoms.

No fantasy series would be complete without fantastical elements—other-wise, it’s just a bunch of Englishmen speaking without contractions and killing each other.

At Westeros’ most northern point lies “The Wall,” a glacial barrier that would make the Great Wall of China jealous. This gargantuan structure separates Westeros from the mysteri-ous ice covered region of the North; where savages, foul creatures and a mythical bunch of murderous zombies called “The White Walkers” rise up every few thousand years.

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Residents come together for news and support

Residents of Grimes County met at a town hall meeting at 8 p.m. Wednesday to discuss the status of their homes. The meet-ing was held at the Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church in Stoneham Texas, with over 200 residents in attendance.

The meeting was initiated by Father Edward C. Kucera Jr., who gave an open-ing prayer reminding attendees that even through the struggles residents are facing, the members of Grimes county are “a com-munity that supports each other in good times and bad.”

Fire Information Officer, Justice Jones, facilitated the meeting. He said the purpose was to inform residences on the status of the fire and answer their questions.

“We feel very strongly that the residents need to know what their situation is and we wanted to make sure that they understand what’s going on, and that they’re well in-formed,” Jones said. “I think that 99 per-cent of the reaction was overwhelmingly

supportive and the residents were very ap-preciative of the efforts of the volunteer and career fire departments.”

Chris Heaton, operations section chief for The United States Forest Service and National Incident Management Organiza-tion, spoke at the meeting. He said 5,280 acres have burned and 75 percent of the fire has been contained.

“Seventy-five percent is in the contained line around most of the perimeter and some of that line is indirect -- meaning that we’re still under a mile and there is the potential for flare ups,” Heaton said. “So we want to get in and work that a little bit more before we call it 100 percent contained,”

Heaton said, that while he has dealt with numerous fires, the conditions in Texas— including the lack of rain and the high hu-midity— has made it a strenuous effort to contain the fire.

“To sum it up, the conditions in Texas this year are causing fires to burn in a way that is not typical, and the tactics that we

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Grimes County residents meet in St. Joseph’s Church to discuss wildfire damages and property loss Wednesday in Stoneham, Texas.

Judge Betty Shiflett, who ordered the mandatory evacuations for Grimes Country, encourages residents to stay positive Wednesday night at St. Joseph’s Church in Stoneham, Texas.

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Thumbs up not always a good sign◗ Gig’em is not a universal sign for “good job” or “OK.” In some countries, like Iraq or Iran, it is see as an obscene gesture, so remember to be mindful when traveling the world.

“Well I always looked at it as whip’em good, kind of like to tackle the phrase hook’em,” Ricardo Arancibia, a junior physics major said.

Gig ’em also rallies students together whenever Aggies face any challenge to-gether as a unit.

“First and foremost it means tradi-tion, the Aggie tenacity when an Aggie is faced with a challenge.” Chris Beasley, a senior communication major said. “No matter what, we persevere to find a way to BTHO a problem.”

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texasState paysman after 18 years of prison DALLAS — A man imprisoned in Texas for nearly two decades for slayings he did not commit will be paid $1.4 million compensation. While 45-year-old Anthony Graves is grateful that Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed legislation giving him the money he had so far been denied, he says the money “doesn’t even come close” to making up for the time he lost behind bars.

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Like Howdy, gig ’em is a phrase that brings Aggies together.

“I use it as a backer behind ideas or as a summary thank you to a crowd after I’ve spoken.” Fradette said. “In many ways it’s the counter to Howdy, in my opinion, the most prominent and well-kept tradition. They really are two sides of the same coin; one ends what the other starts.

Gig ’em became so popular that actually we made our rivals to attempt to copy us.

“Gig ’em was the first hand sign of the South-west Conference. It wasn’t until 25 years later that [University of Texas] copied the idea with their Hook ‘em, Horns.”

The phrase has many different meanings to dif-ferent students, but it has always been used to help, encourage and push Aggies towards success.

“That’s another way to summarize Gig ’em as one of our shortest and most definitive cheers, along with ‘Whoop!’” Fradette said. “But unlike whooping, Gig ’em is much more action oriented, it’s great and fun and celebratory to ‘Whoop!’ our victories, but Gig’em is movement, the emphasis, towards that victory. We have our orders what are we to do now? Gig ’em!”

“Gig ’em is the universal sign of approval for Aggies,” Tipton said. “Aggies give each other this sign and say gig ’em to encourage and motivate each other.”

From praise, compliment, motivation, love and respect one phrase can say it all, Thanks & Gig ’em.

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Obama recalls troopsWASHINGTON (AP) — Hailing the beginning of the end of a devastating war, President Barack Obama announced Wednesday night he was pulling home 33,000 troops from Afghanistan by next summer, withdrawing the “surge” of forces he sent in to rescue a fl ailing effort. Said Obama to a country eager for an exit: “The tide of war is receding.”A total of 10,000 troops will leave the war zone by the end of this year — fulfi lling Obama’s promise — and more than 20,000 additional forces will leave by the summer of 2012, shortly before the president will go before voters in search of a second term.

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There are “dire wolves,” loyal wolf companions that will warm your dog-loving heart and make you cheer when they rip the throats of those deserving. There are tales of dragons long since gone and extinct.

These elements are ultimately just bonuses, as Game of Thrones never overwhelms the viewer and paces itself with an interweaving tale of love, war and betrayal across oceans and continents.

Game of Thrones is even kind enough to walk you through a map of this unknown world in a succinct two-minute intro of credits and computer-generated landscapes to begin every episode.

Though the story revolves around the motives of several ruling noble families—Lannister, Targaryen and Baratheon—the focus is on the northern Winterfell family of the Starks, headlined by actor Sean Bean’s Lord Eddard “Ned” Stark.

Bean was born to play the heroic, never-forsake-honor knight—his calm demeanor, infallible morals and sheer presence are reason alone to start watching.

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should swing the sword,” Stark says. “If you would take a man’s life, you owe it to him to look into his eyes and hear his final words.”

Ned then proceeds to behead a man—broadsword, bloody mess and all— for deserting his post as a watchman of “The Wall.”

Game of Thrones holds noth-ing back and makes no apologies; if you’ve seen an HBO program before, you know what to expect: language, nudity, excessive violence and adult themes.

Described by several critics as “The Sopranos in Middle-earth,” HBO’s medieval fantasy drama feels cold and unyielding upon first im-pression. Stay on board through the first couple of hours, and it becomes not something revolutionary in terms of storytelling, but a piece of enter-tainment that flat out delivers week in and week out.

In a day and age where TV audi-ences must choose wisely, Game of Thrones offers what few other shows can: guaranteed satisfaction.

Those who can avoid reading Internet spoilers—the show follows Martin’s series to the letter—will experience a level of unpredictability on level with Lost; except not in the crazy, never explained mysteries sort of way.

have used in the past are not effec-tive,” Heaton said. “Catching these fires has been the most difficult pro-cess I’ve seen in these 25 years.”

Representatives from non-profit organizations including United Way of the Brazos Valley, Brazos Valley Food Bank, the American Red Cross and Salvation Army were also in at-tendance and offered their services.

Senior Director for Regional Plan-ning and Response, Tim Kidwell, said there will be damage assessment teams going to the homes of evacuees once they are opened to the public in order to record the damage.

“We will go around to the dam-aged homes and compile a list so

when people come in on Saturday we will know the level of damage done and which houses were destroyed,” Kidwell said. “That way we will know who we need to assist and who we’re not going to be able to help.”

Barbara Adams, a local resident in Grimes County, was in her house when her granddaughter, a volunteer firefighter for Plantersville Fire De-partment, alerted her there was fire in the area and told her to evacuate the home as soon as possible.

“I have not seen my house since Sunday afternoon. I saw the plume of smoke, drove four miles down the road, made it back to my house and embers were setting the yard on fire,” Adams said. “I grabbed the impor-tant papers, one of my dogs, shoved my cat in a raccoon trap, grabbed my bird and stuffed it in a box. My hus-

band did stay until the power went off and the water went out. He heard the neighbors propane tank exploding and also drove through fire to get out.”

Adams, who donned a pair of black sneakers, blue jeans and a blue blouse all donated by friends and the Navasota Presbyterian Church, said she has been living in her home for thirty years; a home that her husband built partially with his bare hands us-ing a hand saw. While she hopes for the best, Adam thinks the house and everything in it was destroyed.

“We had a metal roof and neigh-bors said it’s flat on the ground; It’s gone and we have no insurance,” Ad-ams said. “I’m thankful that I’m out and was able to grab my paper work.”

Some residents at the meeting were riled up because, although the fire was three-fourths of the way con-

tained, the mandatory evacuation was still firmly in place.

One angry resident grabbed the microphone and advised everyone at the meeting to leave because “these people aren’t going to answer your questions.”

Betty Shiflett, Grimes County Judge, who ordered the mandatory evacuations said she was advised by the Texas Forest Services and the Plantersville Fire Department to evacuate citizens in the Millstone area because the fires were unpredictable due to changing winds patterns from east to west.

“I will not apologize to anyone for trying to save their lives,” Shiflett said.

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Producers David Benioff and D. B. Weiss have completed the seemingly impossible task of transforming Harry Potter-thick novels into a season of 10 never disappointing, hour-long episodes of palace intrigue.

And I haven’t even touched on Peter Dinklage’s role as the suave, lady-killer dwarf Tyrion Lannister, Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish or the come-of-age Daenerys Targaryen. All of which seem ready to steal the limelight at a moment’s notice.

HBO subscribers can still watch previous episodes online, while others will have to wait for the DVD/Blu-ray release at some point before next spring’s much anticipated season two premiere.

As Queen Lannister so gracefully explains to Ned, “When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die.”

So far, it’s all winning.

Jared Baxter, senior media studies major, sports and lifestyles editor

Sean Bean, formerly Boromir in Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, highlights the Game of Thrones cast as Ned Stark.

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3bd/1.5ba Townhome w/coveredcarport. Fenced, pets ok. W/Dconnections, updated, bikiing dis-tance to campus. $750/mo.AggieLandRentals.com979-255-1108.

3bd/2ba house. 812 Blanco, inBryan off 2818. Updated. Fire-place, fenced. No pets. No HUD.$895/month. Available August.254-289-0585 or 254-289-8200.

3bd/2ba Huge! Stained concreteand wood floors, stainless steelappliances, fenced backyard, petfriendly, handicap accessible.1107 E.27th Street. $1400/mo.979-255-5461,www.picketfenceproperties.net

3bd/3ba duplex, bonus room onsecond floor, tile floors down-stairs, 1400 sqft, available August15th, $1200/mo, 281-491-5738

3bd/3ba home, available now,Central air/heat, $1000/mo,10 minutes from Vet School,horse stall availble, 979-229-2408.

3x3 duplex @ 2306 Antelope,available 8/1/11, W/D included,$900/mo. call Steve Barten,214-673-1319.

FOR RENT

4 or 5bd/2ba house, 1112Berkeley, available August, twoliving, close to campus, new tile,W/D, no pets, $1595/mo,979-731-8257,www.BrazosValleyRentals.com

4/2 house. 2-living areas. W/Dconnections, large backyard, petsok. 1217 North Ridgefield.$1400/mo. 979-693-1448.

4/2/2 house w/large fenced back-yard. Great location. W/D connec-tions, pets ok. 1701 Todd Trail.$1400/mo. 979-693-1448.

4/3, 3/3 &3/2 Houses, Townhouses,Duplexes &Fourplexes,1250-1700sqft. Very spacious,ethernet, large kitchen, extrastorage, W/D, great amenities, onbus route, now pre-leasing, excel-lent specials. 694-0320.www.luxormanagement.com

4bd/2.5ba Spanish style duplexesw/garage. Security systems. Allappliances including W/D.$1400/mo. No pets. Available nowor August. 979-297-3720 or979-292-6168.

4bd/2ba house. Close to campus,wood floors, tile floors, ceilingfans, W/D, fenced yards.979-776-6079.www.aggielandleasing.com

4bd/2ba large house, 1-mile fromcampus, close to everything, W&Dand mowing included, fenced andpet friendly,www.LoneStarHousing.com

4bd/2ba Updated. On shuttle,fenced yards, W/D connections,pets ok. 1112 S.Dexter $1550/mo.3413 Wildrye $1350/mo. 1211Westover $1550/mo.AggieLandRentals.com979-255-1108.

4bd/2ba Updated. Will have newflooring and paint upon move-in.Fireplace, large fenced yard, petsok. W/D connections. Close toTAMU Health Science Center cam-pus. $1299/mo.AggieLandRentals.com979-255-1108.

4bd/3ba, 4bd/4ba houses.$1500/mo. W/D, new carpet, yardcare. 936-328-0089.

4bd/4.5ba. house available inAugust, Southern TraceSubdivision. $1,700/mo., pets ok.979-314-4505.

4bdrm/2ba house, available 8/2,2-car garage, hot-tub, $1600/mo.bike to campus, 979-229-7660.

704 Gilchrist. 4bd/3ba. Huge liv-ing/dining, looks over creek. Allappliances, W/D, CA/CH. 2/1 up-stairs w/outside entry. Master+main bath downstairs, +study,+bath off kitchen. No dogs.$1400/mo. Discounted forlong-term leasing professionalsLeave message 512-477-8925.Available August.

903 San Benito, 3/2/2, W/D, onshuttle route, $1000/mo,979-268-5206.

Available now! Newly renovated4bd/2 Jack and Jill bath. W/D,Lawn Maintenance, pest-control.$1460/mo. 3530 Farah, C.S.Contact 940-300-6220.

Cozy 2bdrm/2bth condo 3-blocksfrom campus, yard, w/d connec-tions, over 1000sqft., no HUD, up-dated, $565/mo., 506-A CollegeMain 254-289-0585,254-289-8200.

Gated 4/2.5 Canyon Creek Circle,1-mile from TAMU, w/d, 2 car,pool, available August, $1500/mo.979-703-1671.

Gleissner Hall, Northgate area.Walk to campus. Water, sewer,and garbage paid. 1/1 $555/mo.2/1 $665/mo. 979-846-8981.

Leasing for August! 4bdrm/2bthhouses. Spacious floorplans. GreatLocation. Close to campus, woodfloors, tile floors, ceiling fans,w/d, fenced yards, refridgerator,icemaker,lawncare.979-776-6079,www.aggielandleasing.com

FOR RENT

New condos! 4/4, $1280/mo. W/Din unit, private bathrooms, onshuttle route. 979-574-0040,281-639-8847. University Place atSouthwest Parkway.

Newly remodeled 4/2 house.Walking distance to campus, tile& wood floors, great location,nice big deck & yard.979-776-6079,www.aggielandleasing.com

Newly remodeled 4/2. $1600/mo,walking distance to bus-stop andsorority row. Fenced backyardw/large shade trees and deck.1306 Hardwood. Available 7/1/11.W/D, lawn service included, petsok w/pet deposit. 979-777-5553.

Northgate. New 1/1, 2/2, and 3/2.Walk to campus. aggievillas.netCall 979-255-5648.

One bedroom for rent in 3bed-room house. M/F, 1mi to campus.On bus route. $400/mo., all billspaid. Hot tub and gameroom.(979)739-7717.

Preleasing for mid-August.2/1 duplex. W/D, newlyremodeled bathroom andkitchen. Large backyard,lawncare provided. Pets ok.$600/mo. 979-229-9890.

Rent duplex, 2/1, on cultisac,beautiful, remodeled, new extras,new flooring, drapes, convenientto everything, big fenced back-yard, one week free,979-422-3427, 832-646-2329. Callfor special.

Walk to campus. 2bd/1bafour-plexes. 405/407 Cherry.$500-$600/mo. Call 979-260-7000.

FOR SALE

Nice 3bd/2ba mobile home. Cen-tral air/heat. Cable and internetwired throughout. Appliances in-cluded. 10x14 front porch.$22,000. 210-364-7006.

HELP WANTED

AlphaBEST Education, Inc. is seek-ing qualified individuals witheducational and child-care experi-ence for academic based afterschool programs in the Bryan In-dependent School District.After-school until 6:30pm.$10.50-$15/hour.rostermann@alphabest.org

Athletic men for calendars,books, etc. $100-$200/hr, upto $1000/day. No experience.512-684-8296.mark@marklynch.us

Brewer’s assistant wanted at Col-lege Station fine dining restau-rant. Knowledge of craft beer orhomebrewing preferred. Positionrequires heavy lifting, hard labor,and rubber boots. Apply in per-son at The Republic, 701 Univer-sity Drive East #406.

Cleaning commercial buildingsat night, M-F. Call 979-823-5031for appointment.

Festival and Event Staff.Champion Festivals is looking forenergetic students to work in afun and fast-paced environment.Part-time, mostly weekends. Pay$8.50-$10/hr. Emailmarketing@championconcessions.com

Local Analytical andEnvironmental laboratory islooking for part-time labtechnicians. No experienceneeded, but a strong chemistryor science background is helpful.Please email resumes to:info@thomasanalytical.comor call 979-774-7485.

HELP WANTED

Looking for TAMU student tohelp show how to use computerand web sites, pay by the hour,979-422-3427.

Neutral Posture looking for aGRAPHIC DESIGNER for designand lay-outs. Requirementsinclude previous web designexperience, proficient in InDesign,Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat,and MS Office Suite. Experiencewith Flash or PHP helpful. EOE.Full or Part-Time. Send resumeand portfolio (pdf format) tocareers@np-us.com

Part-time summer help, apply inperson, Conlee-Garrett Movingand Storage, 600 South BryanAve, Bryan.

MUSIC

Party Block Mobile DJ- PeterBlock, professional 22yrsexperience. Specializing inWeddings, TAMU functions,lights/smoke. Mobile toanywhere. Book early!!979-693-6294.http://www.partyblockdj.com

PETS

1-Tea Cup registered ShihTzu, TeaCup poodles, Tea Cup designerpuppies. $350-$600. 979-324-2866linda_d_54@yahoo.com

Adopt Pets: Dogs, Cats, Puppies,Kittens, Many purebreds. BrazosAnimal Shelter, 979-775-5755,www.brazosanimalshelter.org

REAL ESTATE

B/CS. Sell/Buy/Invest! Re/Max,Michael McGrann. TAMU ‘93Civil Engineering. 979-739-2035,Nadia McGrann, 979-693-1851.aggierealtor.com

ROOMMATES

1-bedroom for rent in 3/2 house.References required. $250/mo.,plus $60 utilities/mo.979-229-3589.

Available Now! 2-Maleroommates needed. 3 bed,2 bath house built 2010 in Bryanoff Finfeather. Just 5 minutesfrom west campus. W/D in house.Rent is just $400 +utilities. CallMyles at 817-648-8842.

Female roommate needed, largeupdated townhouse off S.W.Pkwy., bus-route, W/D, coveredparking, 1/3-utilities. $350/mo.979-204-9788.

Female roommate needed.1bdrm, available 6/1/11, 1bdrmavailable August. 4/2, hugebackyard and deck, large closet,own vanity, bills split 4-ways.3534 Farah. 979-587-3111.

Roommates needed. 4bd/4bth$350/mo, washer/dryer, phone &internet, University Place onSouthwest Parkway.281-844-2090.

TUTORS

Affordable Tutoring! Accounting,math, chemistry, animal science.$10/hr. Karen, 979-571-6773.

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nation&worldAstronauts prepare for fi nal launchCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The four astronauts who will bid goodbye to the space shuttle program are practicing at the launch pad this week for their July 8 send-off. Commander Christopher Ferguson and his crew will board Atlantis for a mock countdown today.

25 new college football teams in next 4 yearsDALLAS — College football is growing, with eight schools starting programs this fall. The National Football Foundation released the details Wednesday, noting that a total of 25 programs will start up over the next four years. Texas-San Antonio will be the largest program to begin play this year, starting up at the Championship Subdivision level under former Miami coach Larry Coker. Presentation College and Stevenson University will play in NCAA Division III, four schools will start NAIA programs and Virginia University of Lynchburg will play as an independent. Six schools are set to add programs in 2012, with eight more the following year and three in 2014. Stetson and Mercer will be the biggest of the programs to launch in the next three years, both as non-scholarship programs in the FCS in 2013.

40 al-Qaida militants escape jailSANAA, Yemen — Security offi cials say at least 40 al-Qaida militants have escaped from a jail in southern Yemen.The militants attacked their guards and seized their arms Wednesday just as bands of heavily armed militants attacked the prison in the city of Mukalla on the Arabian Sea. The offi cials said those who escaped included militants convicted on terror charges or held in protective custody pending trial. Wednesday’s escape was the latest sign that Yemen’s upheaval has emboldened al-Qaida militants to challenge authorities in the country’s nearly lawless south.

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