“When it went off everyone just thought the moment was surreal,” Forrest said. “Everybody was trying to just get away. The police were coming from everywhere. Then as info got out people just got so frantic and sad and the whole town of Boston was a movie scene. People were shuffling along the roads on their smart phones, their eyes were shifty and everyone is just scared.”

Spectators and at least one runner were knocked to the ground, windows were shattered and clouds of smoke covered the street, beckoning the help of security and rescue personnel.

Authorities said the timing of the explosions may have been planned to cause the maximum amount of damage during the race — at the four-hour mark when the finishing stretch is crowded with the large

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Spectators’ cheers turned to screams as chaos un-folded Monday at the Boston Marathon after

two bombs exploded near the finish line, killing three people, and injuring more than 140, accord-ing to the Associated Press.

The first explosion occurred at approximately 2:50 p.m. and another followed about 12 seconds after, Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis said.

Megan Forrest, a prospective business student to Texas A&M, participated in the marathon and fin-ished a few minutes before the explosions.

Shack-a-thon seeks to raise awareness of poverty housing

Shacks are backopinion | 2Boxers or briefsThe numbers don’t lie: power brokers in this student body are overwhelmingly male. Batt columnist Robert Carpenter discusses A&M’s preference for masculine leadership and asks why Aggie women seem content letting men run the show.

baseball | 4A&M hits roadSam Houston State will play host to Texas A&M on Tuesday as the Bearkats attempt to ruin the Aggies perfect weekday 10-0 record. A&M defeated Sam Houston State 4-1 April 9 and looks to close out the home-and-home set with a victory.

b!Walking past Rudder fountain this week, students will see Aggie Habi-tat for Humanity’s spring fundraiser

and living billboard — a village of shacks that has emerged on campus for the past 13 years.

Shack-a-thon is Aggie Habitat for Human-ity’s spring fundraiser, which seeks a yearly goal of $40,000 that goes toward the cost of building a house.

“Every year we raise $40,000 to sponsor a house for the Bryan-College Station Habitat for Humanity,” said Eric Baken, co-director of

special events and junior biomedical engineering major. “Previously we haven’t been able to raise quite $40,000 every year but we’ve been doing better this year so we definitely should be able to sponsor a house in its entirety.”

Junior university studies major and member of the Corps of Cadets Glen Minor said his Com-pany, C-2, has participated in Shack-a-thon for four years.

“We’re happy to do this. It’s a lot of fun and a great opportunity,” Minor said. “It’s one of those things that you probably get more out of it than is even advertised — you give back but you also just build bonds, leadership, do some practical work and just enjoy our time out here.”

Co-director of special events and senior biol-ogy major Nikki Schrock said Shack-a-thon helps raise awareness of the organization’s mission — helping to eliminate poverty housing.

“A lot of the homeowners for Habitat, they’ve either lived in homes that were too small or too crowded or in an unsafe environments,” Schrock said.

The inspiration behind Shack-a-thon is to give participating organizations the opportunity to build something, Schrock said. The event is not meant to be a poverty simulation.

“We do want to stress that this is not a poverty

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New York Liberty pick Bone fifth overall

wnba draft

Former Texas A&M center Kelsey Bone was selected fifth overall by the

New York Liberty in the 2013 WNBA Draft on Monday night after two sea-sons with the A&M women’s basketball program.

After the announcement, Bone told ESPN she entered the draft with the in-tention of joining the Liberty and was excited about the opportunity.

“It just seemed like the right fit,” Bone said. “I entered the WNBA Draft to become a member of the New York Liberty. That’s what I wanted to do. It was a chance that I wanted to take and when the opportunity presented itself, I took it.”

The 6-foot-4 Houston native stands as Texas A&M’s highest WNBA Draft selection in program history, beating out 16th overall picks Tyra White (2012), Sydney Colson (2011) and Danielle Gant (2009). Bone is also the 10th A&M student selected to compete at the pro-fessional level under head coach Gary Blair, who arrived in 2003, and 11th overall.

Blair said the New York franchise will provide Bone the resources to advance her game and create an impact on the court.

“I think this is a win-win for [Bone] to be able to use her experience working with the Liberty staff that will help her grow even more this year as a player,” Blair said. “[Bone] has done a great job

over the last year improving her game. I do not think anyone can find a player in the country that has improved more than Kelsey Bone.”

In the 2012-2013 season, Bone ranked second in the SEC for rebounds, third in the SEC for points per game and fourth in A&M’s program history of points in a single season with 582.

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Seven years after 35 custodians were invited to the first annual Custodian Appreciation Lun-

cheon, Fish Aides opened the MSC Ballroom doors on Monday to its largest number of custodians to date — 535.

Student Body President John Claybrook said the luncheon provides an opportunity for Student Government Association to get behind a single cause, thanking those who keep the campus run-ning.

“A year ago from now, we wanted all of SGA to be a part of thanking our custodians on campus,” Claybrook said.

With music and dancing going on behind her at the luncheon, Sydney Robertson, director of Fish Aides and junior business major, said the $5,000 raised from this increased fundraising is what en-abled Fish Aides — the group that spearheaded the event — to pay for the extra costs associated with the increased attendance size. Robertson also said this year marks progress that will continue in years to come.

“It’s definitely been a learning year,” Robertson

said. “We’ve had a lot of chaos and areas where we can improve, but it’s been exciting to see this expand.”

Standing in front of a themed banner that read, “You are our superheroes,” Reid Joseph, student body president elect, addressed the luncheon at-tendees with words of appreciation.

“Think about A&M without this group in a day, in a week, what would it look like?” Joseph said. “It wouldn’t be pretty, would it? One of the defining things about the Aggie family is selfless service, it’s part of our core values, and I can tell you, with the group I am looking at, I would be hard-pressed to find a better representation of selfless service than you all.”

Louis Hartmann, who attended the luncheon with his wife and fellow custodian Brenda Hart-man, said while the University has supported them for fifteen-plus years in College Station, they are glad students recognize the hard work of custodians.

“I’m glad they put this on for us,” Hartmann said. “It’s very hard, I think, for students to get things organized, and when they do, their appre-ciation shows in what they do for us.”

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Some organizations appear more adept than others at inspiring leadership from women. Although its top three officers are men, the Memorial Student Center’s leadership team is split 50/50 between men and women. Women also chair eight of 13 influential Student Government Association committees, and one such committee, The Big Event, requires male-female pairs on its executive staff.

I would not celebrate women seek-ing and receiving leadership positions on the sole criterion of their sex, but I do wonder how much better this University could be if the playing field were level across genders — or even just a little less lopsided.

I also wonder how much more we could add to the educational opportu-nities of 22,173 of our students.

If we maintain the status quo, what freshman’s uncommon leadership potential will we fail to develop during her years at A&M?

What great ideas, great accomplish-ments and great acts of service will never surface because our culture did not challenge and expect her to serve on the same level as the man next to her?

These may be uncomfortable ques-tions — possibly ones we have felt before but shied from asking. This makes it all the more important for us to critically and objectively investigate whether this University is develop-ing leaders of character, regardless of gender.

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The spring 2013 elections were decided well before the first ballot was cast: at Texas A&M,

men win. And win big. In races for 83 elected positions, men

claimed victory 77 percent of the time. A still more troubling figure, only 29 women even signed up to compete — compare this to the 111 men who thought themselves worthy of consid-eration.

Almost four men to every one woman — but really, who’s counting?

This year’s elections mirror the University’s strong patriarchal tradi-tion. Eight of our 12 University vice presidents are men. Seven of the 10 college deans are men. Of 24 Univer-sity presidents, 23 have been men.

In fact, our lone woman president, Elsa Murano, held the position for a single academic year before her uncer-emonious ousting in 2009. Then, in a kind of symbolic recoil from a Latino woman leading A&M, her vacancy was filled by a white alumnus whose ward-robe staple is a bowtie.

As A&M was, until the 1960s, an all-male academic institution, it is somewhat intuitive men would assume a disproportionate amount of admin-istrative leadership, at least for a time. The well documented gender disparity in academia also agrees with this record. These factors do not mean the current state of affairs is to be applauded. It just shouldn’t come as much of a surprise.

But thanks to high turnover every four to six years, the student body isn’t subject to the same historical bias, so I do find our strong preference for male leadership perplexing.

The student body we know is a virtual even split between men and women, and has been for years (the spring 2013 breakdown is 53 percent men, 47 percent women). So what in our culture hands men the keys while nudging women toward the passenger seat?

Although we may not want to con-

sider the idea, we need to ask if women are in this position because men held the passenger door open and both par-ties expected women to hop in.

The role of chivalry at A&M has been repeatedly debated on the pages of this newspaper and is regularly demon-strated at the entrance to almost every building on campus. Personally, I hold open doors, give up seats, and appreci-ate the friendliness communicated by a chivalrous gesture — not because women can’t take care of themselves, but because it might make someone’s day a little bit better.

Still, I wonder if chauvinism’s subtle fingerprints hide behind the veil of our Southern manners.

I do not advocate for a drastic change in cultural courtesy around campus, just an honest examination of our attitudes regarding the role of gender in the power hierarchy. Do we, subconsciously or otherwise, discour-age women from taking the reins of this student body in deference to the male archetype?

If our answer to this question is “No,” then we must explain why, in the last 10 years, only 15 women have held the positions of student body president, Corps commander, Memo-rial Student Center president, Graduate Student Council president, Residence Hall Association president and speaker of the Student Senate, combined.

We must diagnose why, in my five years at this University, there has been only one viable woman candidate for student body president; why this stu-dent body has elected men in 39 of the 42 SBP elections since women were granted full admission to A&M.

This is not to say women have been entirely excluded from the leadership conversation. These thoughts tug at my sleeve precisely because some of the premier student leaders in my time at A&M have been women: Liz An-drasi, MSC president, Hilary Albrecht, speaker of the Student Senate, Jordan

Boxers or briefsRobert Carpenter: Why do women let men run

this student body?

Robert Carpenter is a senior applied mathematics major and former editor-in-chief for The Battalion.

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Local musicians find international fame(From left) Singer Josh Spivey and lead guitarist Evan Beran are two of the Six String Boys, a band that got its start in College Station and is now finding success abroad.

Stephanie Guo, Aggie Society for Anime and Manga Art president, introduces the weekly anime screening.

It started with back porches and College Station bars.Josh Spivey, lead singer and

rhythm guitarist of The Six String Boys collected the boys with a simple idea of creating a successful band. Before the band’s stage expanded to in-ternational markets, The Six String Boys first became a hit in the Bryan-College Station area.

“This all started as open-mic nights,” Spivey said. “And now we have endorsements and we traded our truck for a high-top bus to tour in.”

The Six String Boys de-scribe their sound to be red dirt

country with a mix of rock ‘n’ roll, resembling Whiskey My-ers and Jason Aldean. Spivey said Texas country is the heart and soul of the band, a testa-ment to their roots.

“We are all small town kids,” said lead guitarist Evan Beran. “The success we have received so far is very humbling for us.”

The band got their start playing bars and restaurants in Bryan-College Station.

“The Tap gave us our start,” Spivey said. “The owner ba-sically said, ‘Let’s see what you’ve got,’ and we’ve been playing ever since. We have played every bar in College Station.”

Spivey explained that per-forming has been a learning

experience.“For the longest time our

showmanship wasn’t up there and now we really try to put on a show,” Spivey said. “We try to take criticism, harness it and put it to use.”

The Six String Boys have found success in the states, but their music is gaining interna-tional interest as well.

“We have gotten really big in Europe,” Spivey said. “Ger-many, Italy and France are re-ally big into Texas country. We have had two singles on the radio. ‘Take My Hand’ is really popular in Europe. Our most recent single, ‘Just a Man,’ is in 30 different coun-tries and 48 states.”

The band has toured for a

little over a year, traveling to shows in Texas, California, Colorado and Tennessee. In January, the band performed in Anaheim at a music prod-uct trade show called Winter NAMM, the National Associa-tion of Music Merchants.

Megan Homeyer, junior animal science major and fan of The Six String Boys, said the band involves the crowd in shows and gives a different performance every time.

“They are truly exception-al guys who absolutely love what they do,” Homeyer said. “They bring the party to any room they enter and always have a great time. Every show that I have been to has been a totally different experience.”

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Drawing pictures and watching animation are key parts of one

of Texas A&M’s more quirky cam-pus clubs.

The Aggie Society of Anime and Manga Art is an appreciation club that meets every week to watch anime, discuss Manga and share art techniques.

“This organization is a great place to experience new things and really get to know one of the more niche types of people at Texas A&M,” said Sergio Barrio, a senior computer science major and Manga Chair.

Because the club is based on ap-preciation for Japanese animation and graphic novels, meetings are not mandatory and there are no dues. The club has about 25 regular members.

“Our membership is very open — you can come and go,” said Stephanie Guo, sophomore allied health major and president of the organization. “I have a friend who only goes to art meetings, and she uses it as a quiet time to draw and not focus on schoolwork.”

The atmosphere at meetings is very relaxed, members said.

“We all sit down and hang out and watch anime or talk about

manga or talk about everything else about art,” said J.J. Contreras, senior architecture major and public rela-tions officer for the organization.

Talented artists in the organiza-tion often give lectures about how to use certain drawing techniques.

“We essentially art out,” Con-treras said.

Every Monday there is a Manga meeting, during which members discuss graphic novels, and some-times even reenact scenes for fun. Manga are Japanese comics that are read from right to left, though the text is in English.

Wednesday meetings consist en-tirely of watching anime, a distinct

style of animation from Japan that provides a window into the culture.

“You can learn a lot about the Japanese culture from the anime it-self,” Contreras said.

Barrio said for college students, pursuits like video games, anime and manga are often frowned upon.

“[This] is really just reducing the people who enjoy them to one-dimensional ‘nerds’ or ‘geeks,’” Barrio said. “A lot of members will tell me about how the club helped them meet people and become more outgoing and to me that’s incredibly validating. Everyone deserves to feel comfortable in this environment.”

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With their red dirt country sound, the Six String Boys have been called “The Next Eli Young Band” by Country Music Entertainment.

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A&M braces for road trip against Sam Houston State

After being swept by Mississippi State in a three-game Friday through Sunday se-

ries, the Texas A&M baseball team will travel to Huntsville, Texas, to face off with Sam Houston State on Tuesday, completing its home-and-home set with the Bearkats.

A&M (21-16, 6-9) defeated Sam Houston State 4-1 on April 9 behind the efforts of ju-nior catcher Troy Stein, improving its record in weekday games to 10-0 for the season. Fol-lowing the Aggies’ rough weekend with con-ference foe Mississippi State junior outfielder Krey Bratsen said A&M needs to regroup.

“I think that we’re underachieving,” Brat-sen said. “I think we have a group of guys who can be great players, but haven’t reached that level. It’s a game of failure and you have to go out and have confidence in your ability and not worry about failing.”

Sam Houston State (20-15, 8-4) enters the match coming off a 1-2 series loss to league opponent Lamar on the road. The offense runs behind Kevin Miller and Carter Bur-gess, who bat .346 and .326, respectively, and combine for 89 hits and 33 RBIs. Luke Plucheck, the team’s leader in home runs, hit a home run against the Aggies earlier this season, scoring the Bearkats’ sole run of the game.

Meanwhile, A&M will be without its top offensive threat in senior shortstop Mikey Reynolds, who injured his knee in last Satur-day’s game against Mississippi State. Reynolds currently leads the Aggies in both batting av-erage (.394) and hits (54) and has started ev-ery game this season except Sunday’s loss to the Bulldogs.

A&M head coach Rob Childress said Reynolds’ absence affected the team during both Saturday and Sunday’s games.

“I felt like we might’ve let [Reynold’s] injury affect us a little more than it should have,” Childress said. “He’s sore obviously, but I think it will be a day-to-day thing. Ob-viously, Tuesday he is probably out for sure.”

In A&M’s 15-4 Sunday loss to the Bulldogs, the Aggie pitching staff allowed season-highs in hits (19) and runs. The offensive production lacked as well, as A&M tallied eight hits and left eight runners on base.

“We didn’t have an answer from an offen-sive standpoint,” Childress said. “We never put any pressure on them the entire game. They’ve got to have a short memory. I’ve said it many times this spring especially on week-ends in this conference. We’ve got to get after

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Junior Troy Stein played a key role in defeating Sam Houston State on April 9.

it from start to finish.”Freshman Grayson Long (3-1) is expected

to start on the mound for the Aggies after an extended rest during the Mississippi State se-ries. On the year, Long holds a 3.48 ERA with 31 innings pitched. For the Bearkats, Tyler Eppler (3-2) is the anticipated starter with a 3.41 ERA.

Baseball fans at A&M look to the game for a fresh start for the Aggies, who have struggled so far in conference play. For senior biomedi-cal engineering major Austin Smith, the road trip to Huntsville is a necessity for the A&M baseball team, which he feels needs support.

“I sure hope people make their way up to Huntsville,” Smith said. “Considering our lack of success over the weekend, our team really needs our support and this game is close enough to travel to and make an impact from the stands.”

track & fieldA&M women win McDonnell Invitational, men finish thirdThe No. 3 Texas A&M women’s track and field team won the John McDonnell Invitational on Saturday in Fayetteville, Ark., defeating No. 1 Kansas and No. 12 Arkansas. The No. 1 men’s team tallied a third-place finish behid No. 2 Arkansas and No. 22 Minnesota, who tied for first. The Aggies combined for 11 individual titles — six for the men and five for the women. Men’s winners included Sam Humphreys (javelin), Dalton Rowan (discus), Ameer Webb (100m), Henry Lelei (1500m) and two relay teams (4x100; 4x400). The women’s winners included Shelbi Vaughan (discus), Donique’ Flemings (100H), Olivia Ekpone (100m), Kamaria Brown (400m) and Kendall Munoz (javelin).

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1bd/1ba in a 2bd/2ba sublease atthe Heights, availableMay-August, on bus route.$450/mo., includes water, cable,internet. Call 512-925-7436.

2, 3, 4, &5 bedroom houses, con-dos and duplexes. Now preleasingfor May and August.979-776-8984.

2,3,4 and 5/bdrm. CS duplexes.Very nice, garage, on shuttle, tile,fireplace, w/d, fenced, lawn serv-ice, pets o.k. Available August.Details and photos availableonline. http://arduplexes.cominfo@arduplexes.com979-255-0424, 979-255-1585.

2-duplexes, 1202 Vineyard Ct.,Both 2bd/2ba. Plantation blinds,W/D, ceiling fans, fenced back-yard, lawn care provided. NearA&M bus stop and dog park.$800/mo+utils. (210)213-8823 or(210)213-9177.

2/1 CS duplex, available May andAugust, pets allowed, privacyfenced backyard, tile floors,blinds and ceiling fans, W/Dconnections, lawncare andpest-control included, E-Walkshuttle route, $650/mo,979-218-2995.

FOR RENT

2/1 duplex in Bryan. Very nice,close to campus, ceramic tile andcarpet, nice appliances. No-smok-ing. Available May, $700/mo.979-220-7041.

2bd/1ba apartment, 800sq. ft.New appliances, carpeting andtile. W/D. bus-route. $600/mo.210-391-4106.

2bd/2.5ba unique floorplansw/balcony views of Kyle Field.Brand new luxury apartment con-dos. Fullsize stainless steel appli-ances, W/D, designer ammenitiesgranite/wood/tile, bus stop. Only36units on Holleman at Wolf Pen.www.broadstoneranchat-wolfpen.com, www.aggie-landleasing.com, 979-776-6079.

2bd/2ba 4-plex. Spacious floor-plan, W/D connections, close tocampus. $550/mo.www.aggielandleasing.com979-776-6079.

2bd/2ba unique floorplansw/balcony views of Kyle Field.Brand new luxury apartmentcondos. Fullsize stainless steelappliances, W/D, designer am-menities granite/wood/tile, busstop. Only 36units on Hollemanat Wolf Pen.www.broadstoneranchat-wolfpen.com,www.aggielandleasing.com,979-776-6079.

3/2 duplex, 1922 Holleman Dr.West. Available August. Great lo-cation, wood floors, tile, new car-pet, newly updated, fenced back-yard, W/D, shuttle, bike to cam-pus. Pets ok. $1095/mo.979-731-8257.www.brazosvalleyrentals.com

3/2 Duplexes, prelease August,very nice, 5mins to campus, W/D,lawn care, security system,$900-950/mo. 979-691-0304,979-571-6020.

3/3,3/2 Houses, Townhouses&Apartments, 1250-1400sqft.Very spacious, ethernet, largekitchen, walk-in pantry &closets,extra storage, W/D, great ameni-ties, on bus route, now pre-leas-ing, excellent specials.979-694-0320.www.luxormanagement.com

3/2/2 house off of Holleman.1104 Taurus Cr. $1100/mo.979-693-5885.

3/2/2 huge house. Walk tocampus. 3905 Oaklawn,$1250/mo. 979-693-5885.

3/2/2 huge huge house! Walk tocampus. 4000 Oaklawn,$1300/mo. 979-693-5885.

3/3 Spacious Duplexes offGraham. All Appliances, TileFloor, Available August 3.979-571-3036.

3/3 Spacious Duplexes off Gra-ham. Aggie Owned. 1411sqft.W/D and lawncare included.Wood floors. $1000/mo.713-397-3444 orLweaver00@hotmail.com.

3bd/2ba mobile home on oneacre, 3131 Cain Rd. CS, $550/mo,call 777-2395.

3bd/3ba townhome, newer, gran-ite, ceramic, shuttle, cable/Inter-net included. May and August.Broker/owner 979-777-5477.

3bd/3ba, with 3-reserved parkingspaces, @Fox Run Condominiums,801 Luther Road West. Gatedcommunity, $1500/mo+utilities.281-414-7676.

3or4 bedroom, 2-bath house.$1200-$1400/mo. Very clean. Hottub. Close to campus.979-777-2849.

4-bedroom houses close to cam-pus, large yards w/decks.$1300-$1600/mo. Call JC/broker(254)721-6179.

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4/2/2 available August. 1208Hawk Tree. $1450/mo. W/D, up-dated, great floorplan, no pets.979-731-8257,www.BrazosValleyRentals.com

4/2/2 available August. 1508 Aus-tin. $1450/mo. W/D, updated,great floorplan, no pets.979-731-8257,www.BrazosValleyRentals.com

4/2/2 house, 1203 Westover. Avail-able August. Close to campus &multiple bus routes. Recently up-dated, large fenced backyard.Pets OK. $1495/mo. 979-255-9432.

4/2/2 huge house. Walk tocampus. 3903 Oaklawn,$1350/mo. 979-693-5885.

4/2/2, available August. 1118 Ber-keley, corner lot, great floor plan,W/D, no pets, $1595/mo,979-731-8257www.BrazosValleyRentals.com

4/3, 3/3 &3/2 Houses,Townhouses, Duplexes&Fourplexes, 1250-1700sqft. Veryspacious, ethernet, large kitchen,extra storage, W/D, greatamenities, on bus route, nowpre-leasing, excellent specials.979-694-0320.www.luxormanagement.com

4/4 University Place condo, W/D,private bath, pool, on shuttle, stu-dent community, $300/room, Call979-690-8213 or 979-422-9849.

4/4.5 plus bonus room, like new.High ceilings, huge closets, largefront porch, tile floors, all appli-ances, fenced backyard, many ex-tras. $1750/mo. Preleasing forAugust. 979-229-6326. See photosand info at http://www.texagrent-als.com/

4bd/2ba house on bus route.Lease can start May or August$1450/mo. Call or text Matt254-289-5683.

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

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

Brand New, 4bd/4ba houses.walking distance from campus,AAF 979-693-4900.

4bd/4ba private bathroom, $325per room, Summer $260 perroom, Wood/tile floors, large liv-ing room, new refrigerator, w/d,central a/c, walk-in closets, onshuttle. Student community, largepool, basketball court, sand beachvolleyball. 979-574-0040,281-639-8847.

4bd/4ba University Place Condofor rent starting August 2013.$1660/mo. All utilities paid includ-ing internet. No pets. www.col-legestationrent.com/tx/college-station/227678-4-bed-4-bath-condo-all-bills-paid. Fred281-460-0439.

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4bd/home off Rock Prairie, built2008, 3-rooms available June1st,two at $525/mo. (shared bath-room), one at $600/mo. masterbedroom w/bath, all bills paid in-cluding wifi, 361-463-1515,publisher@rockportpilot.comfor information.

5/2/2 available August. 1202Westover. Large game room.Great neighborhood. $1695/mo.W/D, updated, great floorplan,no pets. 979-731-8257.www.BrazosValleyRentals.com

5/4.5, like new. High ceilings,huge closets, large front porch,tile floors, all appliances, manyextras. $1750/mo. Preleasing forAugust. 979-229-6326. See photosand info atwww.texagrentals.com

August Leasing. 4bd/2ba house.Close to campus, wood floors, tilefloors, ceiling fans, W/D, fencedyards. 979-776-6079.www.aggielandleasing.com

Available now 2/2 duplex, fencedyard, pets ok, great location, andon shuttle, $700/mo.979-693-1448.

Available now 3/2 house with twocar garage, remodled on inside,large fenced backyard, stainlessappliances. 1708 Treehouse Trail.$1300/mo. 979-693-1448.

Brand new luxury condos, granitecountertops, tile flooring, greatlocation. 979-693-4900.

C.S. Spacious 3/2 duplex, Wolf PenCreek. W/D, shuttle. AvailableMay. $895/mo. 979-693-0551.

College Station: 3/2, 1240sqft.Newly remodeled! New stainlesssteel appliances, tile, cabinets!Close to shuttle, W/D,lawn/pest/maintenanceincluded. 905 Balcones (offWelch), $1,000/mo. KAZ Realty979-324-9666.

College Station: 3/2, 1240sqft.Newly remodeled! Newappliances! Close to shuttle, W/D,lawn/pest/maintenanceincluded. 905 Balcones (offWelch), $850/mo. KAZ Realty979-324-9666.

Duplex available 8/1/13 for seriousminded student or professional.2bd/1.5ba $700/mo + utilities, 1.5miles from campus, on bus route,W/D included. Privately owned,great landlords! Contactsw8914@gmail.com 713-240-9725,281-788-6659 for more info ande-flyer. See it Parent Weekend byappt.

Duplex, CS, nice 2bd/1ba, 3-min-utes from campus, W/D, remod-eled, fenced front and backyard,beautiful with many extras, oneweek free, $570/mo,979-422-3427.

Free locatoring service, HousesDuplexes and Apartments,979-693-4900.

FOR RENT

Horse Lover’s Dream. 3bd/1ba,covered carport on 4acres witpond and horse facilities. Min-utes from TAMU. Recently up-dated all appliances includingW/D. Pet and livestock friendly.Available August. Rent$1399/mo.aggielandrentals.com979-776-8984

Just available! Close to campus,College Main and Eastgate areas.2bd/1ba., some w/dishwasher,1-fenced, some bills paid.$325-$450/mo. 979-219-3217.

Large 2bedroom with office or3bedroom. Recently updated,fenced, 2car carport, W/D, bikingdistance to TAMU. Rent$750-799/mo. Available August.4units available!aggielandrentals.com979-776-8984.

Large 4bd/2ba with gameroom.Granite, 2car garage, largepatio/deck, fenced, updated.Lawncare included.1404 Dominik. $1799/mo.aggielandrentals.com979-776-8984.

Looking for: huge closets, vanitieslonger than bathtubs, dedicatedshoeracks, covered parking? 1/1,2/2, 2/2.5. Falcon Point Condos.Broker/owner 979-777-5477.

New townhouses close to campus.4bd/4ba and 2bd/2ba available.On TAMU shuttle. Call JC/broker(254)721-6179,www.gamedaybcs.com

Newer 1/1, 1/1.5 loft, 2/2, 3/3.Granite, ceramic, w/d, walk-inclosets, cable and internet, shuttle. $820-$1560. Brokerowner 979-777-5477.

Nice! 4/2 2013-Rayburn.$1550/mo. Available Aug1st. CallScott at 979-229-5007.

Northgate. Newer 1/1, 2/2, 3/3and 3/2. Washer/dryer. Walk tocampus. Summer and 1 yearleases okay. aggievillas.net. Call979-255-5648.

Now Leasing and pre-leasing forAugust! 4bdrm/2bth houses. Spa-cious floorplans. Great Location.Close to campus, wood floors, tilefloors, ceiling fans, w/d, fencedyards, refridgerator,icemaker,lawncare.979-776-6079,www.aggielandleasing.com

Now preleasing large 3/2 du-plexes, May-Aug leasing options,off of Holleman, on shuttle, viewduplexes seven days a week,979-774-4575.

One month free rent on efficien-cies and 2-bdrms, great move-inspecials, free cable and ethernet.aggieapartment.com. Tamu shut-tle route. 979-693-1906.

Pre-lease for May or August 2/2Duplex with large fence backyard.Pets ok, walk-in closets, great lo-cation, and shuttle. $775/mo.979-693-1448.

Storage for rent. Climate andnon-climate. Starting at$29/month, and one month free.979-693-0551.

Summer house sublease.2bd/$350/mo. W/D. UniversityOaks. Utilities paid.281-865-2247.

Sutter’s Mill 2bd/1.5ba Condo,$850/mo. deposit required, petsok, pool, bus route, W/D,361-563-8214.

Two newer built 5/4’s for lease.Available 8/1. Northgate area!281-814-0665

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Huffy 24in. Blue, 15-speed ladiesbike. Excellent condition, $60.Also have new cable-key lock,$10. (409)365-9726.

New townhouses close to campus.4bd/4ba and 2bd/2ba available.On TAMU shuttle. Call JC/broker(254)721-6179,www.gamedaybcs.com

GARAGE SALES

HUGE GARAGE SALE! April 20 atGrace Bible Southwood, 8-1:30.Proceeds benefit adoption.

HELP WANTED

Ags! Looking for summer work?Earn $9000.00 this summer, buildyour resume, great experience,call Taylor, 214-707-9145.

Architectural autocad drafter.ENDS and COSI only. Call694-7059.

Athletic men for calendars,books, etc. $100-$200/hr, upto $1000/day. No experience.aggieresponse@gmail.com

City of Bryan now hiring life-guards and water safety instruc-tors, do not have to be certified,apply online bryantxjobs.com call979-209-5222 for more informa-tion.

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

Cotton Patch-College Station nowhiring servers and greeters.Lunch availability desired. Applyat Rock Prairie and Hwy-6. Anequal opportunity employer!

Help needed to house-sit and carefor animals at a ranch house inPlantersville. Person with someknowledge of horses required.Free rent, utilities, & horseboarding offered to chosen indi-vidual or couple. No yardwork re-quired. Contact Debbie/Harry.hander1240@aol.com,936-894-2767.

Immediate opening. Energetic,high-energy office assistant fortele-marketing and busyreal-estate office. 12:00-5:00pm.Call 979-693-3700 and ask for ext437

Little Guys Movers now hiringFT/PT employees. Must be at least21 w/valid D.L. Apply in person at3209 Earl Rudder Freeway.979-693-6683.

Part-time job helpinghandicapped. Male studentpreferred. $360/mo. 5-10hrs/wk.979-846-3376.

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

PT leasing agent, Saturdays amust. Call 979-693-1906.

PT openings, customer sales/svc,no experience necessary, all ma-jors welcome, start now for sum-mer, internships available,979-260-4555.

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Summer childcare needed for 2kids starting in June, $250 weekly,email resume with references toAGGIEKIDS@HOTMAIL.COM

Wanted: Energetic people forKids Klub After-School Program.Fall semester employmentbegins 08/19/13. Applicationdeadline May 3.www.cstx.gov/kidsklub,979-764-3831.

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REAL ESTATE

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ROOMMATES

2 or 3 roommates needed for4bd/4ba apartment. Fully fur-nished with W/D. $475/mo in-cludes utilities. Contact Kendall atk_aggie14@neo.tamu.edu.

2-rooms available in 4bdrm homeoff of Graham. Female,non-partiers, mostly furnished.$450/mo. 903-456-6543.

Two male roommates needed(Fall). 4bd/4ba condo (GatewayVillas). Fully furnised, W/D,$500/mo + share of utilities.432-689-6026.

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Senior aerospace engineering major and ad-viser of McFadden dorm, Grayson Helmreich, said the dorm enjoyed fundraising before or-ganizations began the construction phase.

“We held a beard auction,” Helmreich said. “So anyone has the opportunity to grow it out as long as they can. Whoever [‘wins’ the beard]

gets to do whatever they want to it whether it’s shave it, dye it, cut it — whatever they want and you have to have it for a weekend.”

Schrock said it’s really meaningful when enough money is raised by Habitat for Hu-manity to build a new home for a family.

“It’s kind of an experience that you can’t explain until you’ve been there, but just the look on a homeowners face during a wall rais-ing when it goes from just a blank slab to the skeleton of the house,” Schrock said. “The homeowners are always so grateful and so kind and caring and kindhearted.”

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amount of slow-but-steady runners and fam-ily and friends gather along the sidelines in anticipation.

The FBI has since taken charge of the criminal investigation of the explosions.

Two other explosive devices were found near the finish line and dismantled, a senior U.S. intelligence official said.

A reason for the explosions was not deter-mined as of Monday night.

“We still do not know who did this or why,” President Barack Obama said in a press conference. “But make no mistake, we will

get to the bottom of this, and we will find out who did this, we’ll find out why they did this.”

Obama also said the people responsible for the bombing will “feel the full weight of justice.”

Members of Congress said there was little to no doubt the marathon explosions were an act of terrorism.

California Republican Rep. Ed Royce, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Com-mittee, said it was a “terrorist attack” and “yet another stark reminder that we must remain vigilant in the face of continuing ter-rorist threats.”

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A bipartisan Senate immigration bill would put the 11 million immigrants in the

country illegally on a 13-year path to U.S. citizenship that would cost $2,000 in fines plus additional fees, and would begin only once steps have been taken to secure the bor-der, according to an outline of the measure released Monday.

The sweeping legislation also would re-make the nation’s inefficient legal immigra-tion system, creating new immigration op-portunities for tens of thousands of high- and low-skilled workers, as well as a new “merit visa” aimed at people with talents to bring to the U.S. as well as employment or family ties. Senators planned to formally introduce the bill on Tuesday, but after the tragedy at the Boston Marathon a planned press event was delayed until later in the week.

Employers would face tough new require-ments to check the legal status of all workers. The bill would institute a fundamental shift in an immigration system long focused on family ties, placing more importance on prospective immigrants’ skills and employment potential.

Billions of dollars would be poured into border security, and millions of people who’ve been waiting overseas for years, sometimes de-cades, in legal immigration backlogs would see their cases speeded up.

“I’ve always said that Americans will be commonsense, practical and balanced toward legal immigration and the 11 million who are

here, provided that they are convinced that there won’t be future flows of illegal immigra-tion, and that has been the philosophy I think that’s guided our group,” said Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. “We’ve put together a pro-posal that pretty much does that.”

The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold hearings on the bill beginning Friday and like-ly move to amend and vote on it in May, with action on the Senate floor expected later in the summer. The Republican-controlled House also must act, and opposition from some con-servatives there is likely to be fierce.

“The Senate proposal issues an open invita-tion to enter the country illegally,” Rep. La-mar Smith, R-Texas, said on the House floor Monday. “Millions more will do so before the border is secure. The Senate proposal will dra-matically increase illegal immigration. “

Under the bill, immigrants here illegally could gain a provisional legal status six months after enactment as long as they meet certain criteria, and if the Homeland Security Depart-ment has moved forward on plans to secure the border. They would remain in that provi-sional status for 10 years, able to work legally but barred from federal benefits such as welfare or health care. After 10 years they could seek green cards conferring permanent legal status, and three years after that they could petition for citizenship.

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