Bat 09 25 13

most embarrassing moment as a professor

Heinemann That is a secret i will take to my grave

THE BATTALION What is the craziest story yoursquove ever told

Heinemann Probably the story ldquoThe Thinning of the Squirrel Herdrdquo itrsquos a Chicago story Some years ago a plague of squirrels chewed their way into my neighborrsquos attic and ate $10000 worth of one-of-a-kind hand-sewn vintage dresses mdash a sartorial outrage She bought a Have-a-Heart trap and asked me to ldquothinrdquo the herd i caught the critters one at a time and summarily drowned them it took forever i dug holes around the rose bushes and buried them standing up There were many many But the next spring the rose bushes were taller than you could reach and there were plenty of beautiful roses

l wednesday september 25 2013 l serving texas aampm since 1893 l first paper free ndash additional copies $1 l copy 2013 student media

thebattalionRHA formulates dining proposal

A buzz filled the room as Kasey Kram president of the Residence Hall

Association began the discus-sion on a new proposal for the University dining plan

At the RHA General As-sembly meeting Tuesday night members voted on a dining pro-posal that would be introduced to University dining for next semes-ter After explaining the differ-ent points of the proposed plan Kram opened the floor for ques-tions from members of the RHA in attendance at the meeting

Kram said some of the RHA executives have been in con-tact with dining services and with Chartwells the company to which Texas AampM has out-sourced dining services Kram said he has been told Chartwells does not want to go back to an all-dining dollars system like the

plan the University had last yearldquoWe need to look for another

way to get the most bang for our buckrdquo Kram said

Kram said the idea behind this yearrsquos meal plan was to drive stu-dents to eat at Sbisa and Duncan dining halls but students do not want to be told where and when they should eat

ldquoAampM outsourced to a third party company whose objective is to maximize profitsrdquo Kram said ldquoChartwells has upgraded dining facilities and to make up for cost of upgrading facilities unfortunately the load is put on students We need to come up with a plan that is fair and that students want to use One that is set in stone for years to comerdquo

Kram proposed multiple ideas that consisted of offering a differ-

Jennifer ReilleyThe Battalion

Storyteller shares life stories advice

on writing

To war and back

Larry Heinemann is a creative writing professor at aampm and served in the Vietnam War before going back to school and becoming a writer

Dee Huggan mdash THe BaTTaLiOn

See Heinemann on page 6

QAamp THE BATTALION What was the most life-changing moment yoursquove experienced

Heinemann i would have to say the most life-changing [moment] happened while i was a soldier doing my combat tour in Vietnam The night of Jan 1 1968 my battalion was attacked by the 272nd nVa infantry Regiment The battle began about 11 pm and lasted until first light Later that day we were told the body-count was in the neighborhood of 500 souls it was the longest ugliest night of my life The next morning we buried the corpses for sanitationrsquos sake and it took all morning We did it like you make lasagna The bulldozer dug a ditch We then laid out a layer of corpses added a layer of quick lime then another layer of corpses and so on Thatrsquos the night and the day that snapped my head back plenty

THE BATTALION What has been your

Elizabeth Evans lifestyles writer sits down with creative writing professor Larry Heinemann

We need to come up with

a plan that is fair and that students want to use One that is set in stone for years to comerdquo

mdash Kasey Kram senior agribusiness major and RHA president

In line with the usual 12th Man away-game festivities patches of maroon in the stands will contrast the oppos-

ing teamrsquos colors white towels will whirl and yell leaders will proudly lead Aggie fans at Saturdayrsquos game against the University of Arkansas

However at this away game Reveille will not preside over the match and the Fightinrsquo Texas Aggie Band will not take to the field during halftime

The absences can be boiled down to the University of Arkansasrsquo live mascot restrictions and its decision to utilize half-time during its limited home games for in-house recognitions

Kevin Trainor associate athletic direc-tor for public relations at the University of Arkansas explained the Razorbacksrsquo rationale

ldquoWith a limited number of home games on campus we have limited op-portunities to recognize those from the University and former student-athletes

Razorbacks say no band Reveille at football game

Lauren SimcicThe Battalion

aampm-arkansas

Arkansas to capitalize on limited home field time

See Reveille on page 3

ohnny Manziel has developed a repu-tation for competing at his own pace and compared to the vast majority of

college football athletes the reigning Heisman Trophy winner moves at light speed

Even among his own offensive team-mates Manziel is five steps ahead always searching for faulty defensive formations or exploitable weaknesses within the coverage scheme up until the moment the ball reaches his fingertips

ldquoAs a receiver wersquore taught to al-

ways keep our eyes on Johnny because he could change the play as the snap is coming outrdquo said junior wide receiver Malcome Kennedy ldquoItrsquos crazy the snap will be in midair and he will change the play You have to be able to have great peripheral vision Itrsquos a quarterback and receiver thing out thererdquo

Over the course of the offseason Manzielrsquos knowledge and understand-ing of Texas AampMrsquos complex offensive system expanded granting head coach Kevin Sumlin and offensive coordinator

Sumlin players talk initial away matchupJames SullivanThe Battalion

football

The issues surrounding

Reveille and the Aggie Band could be viewed as an expression of that [Arkansas-AampM] rivalryrdquo

mdash Andrew Quesada junior

political science major

Texas aampm head football coach Kevin Sumlin performs his weekly radio show Tuesday night at Wings lsquon more

Aggie nears MLB no-hitterFormer Texas AampM pitcher and St Louis Cardinals rookie Michael Wacha fell one out short of a no-hitter during a 2-0 victory Tuesday night

insidenews | 4Senator decries ObamacareCampus voices react to Ted Cruzrsquos hours-long speech regarding the defunding of Obamacare

lifestyles | 5lsquoThe Voicersquo contestant to performSavannah Berry a singer-songwriter from Houston and recent contestant on ldquoThe Voicerdquo will perform Thursday in the MSC Flag Room

Jenna Rabel mdash THe BaTTaLiOn

Tanner Garza mdash THe BaTTaLiOn

(Right) Senior agribusiness

major and RHa president Kasey

Kram holds an open forum for students

to propose new ideas for

future meal plans Tuesday

evening at Hullabaloo Hall

Tanner Garza mdash THe BaTTaLiOn

Reveille takes the field during the alabama game See Presser on page 3

See Dining on page 2

BAT_09-25-13_A1indd 1 92413 1122 PM

ent range of dining dollars and meals a ratio that gives students what he said they really want mdash more dining dollars

The RHA proposed cost was $1189 for the basic meal plan but Kram said these numbers are not set in stone

ldquoWe donrsquot want dining to set next semesterrsquos meal plan without a studentrsquos voice taken into considerationrdquo Kram said

RHA member reactions to Kramrsquos plan varied A few speakers stated the quality of the food currently on campus was not worth the price per meal the dining plan was charging students

Leo Flores senior applied mathematical sciences major from Walton Hall said din-ing services have been neglected

ldquoIrsquove lived on campus for five yearsrdquo Flores said ldquoThe first two years were good but now I have trouble getting fresh fruit from Sbisa I also like going [to] dorm dinners but those have been neglectedrdquo

Having heard the back-and-forth of ideas Kram took a vote to gather an idea of what RHA members had agreed upon

A majority said they wanted to keep the ldquoall you can eatrdquo option at Sbisa and the room voted unanimously that they wanted better quality food A majority said they were willing to pay a slight increase in meal plan price if it meant better quality food The students present also wanted more dining dollars than meal plans but liked the option of having a range of both to choose from

After the meeting Kram said it was time for the RHA to start thinking about the future steps

ldquoWe still have a long way to gordquo Kram said ldquoStudent passion is high which is good This was a good first step The next steps are focus groups which can provide more in-depth detail and can include all halls and students from all demographicsrdquo

Tim Broderick executive vice presi-dent of RHA said RHArsquos goal is to work with dining services to find a compromise that both parties agree on

ldquoThis semester wersquore making the best with what wersquove gotrdquo Broderick said ldquoMore importantly we can now look to-ward next semester and next year to create a more satisfactory dining plan in a timely mannerrdquo

page 2

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Jake Walker Editor in ChiefMark Doreacute Managing EditorAimee Breaux City EditorJames Sullivan Sports EditorMackenzie Mullis Lifestyles Editor

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ldquoI am using my own money now to buy a lot of food because I get out of classes at times when they donrsquot accept the

plan I donrsquot really like this yearrsquos planrdquoKathie Dalum sophomore psychology major

How do you feel about the current dining plan options

ldquoI donrsquot like it one bit I feel like Irsquom wasting money because I donrsquot eat

here every day I have already had to buy more dining dollars because I ran

outrdquoSabrina Shelton junior psychology major

ldquoWell I understand they have to make money over their costs itrsquos just kind of

annoying I think they could make money other ways than changing the plan every

year Itrsquos not like they have even made it easier Itrsquos not a simpler process itrsquos

more confusingrdquoKyle Beanland senior management major

ldquoIrsquove sent dining services several

complaints I donrsquot see how

they benefit from the new plan but

somehow it is much worse for

studentsrdquo Christian Williams junior electrical

engineering major

Photo feature by Tanner Garza mdash THE BATTALION

Qthebattasks

DiningContinued from page 1

correctionThe Battalion misstated in an article Tuesday that a representative from Dining Services would be at the Residence Hall Association meeting to answer questions There was no representative at the meeting but a proposal was drafted by the RHA to present to Dining Services

We still have a long way to

go Student passion is high which is good This was a good first steprdquo

mdash Kasey Kram senior agribusiness major and RHA president

BAT_09-25-13_A2indd 1 92413 1121 PM

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Clarence McKinney latitude in terms of calling plays

ldquo[Manzielrsquos] knowledge of the system is and should be better than it was last yearrdquo Sum-lin said ldquoTo think conceptually instead of just route-wise or one thing at a time has been the biggest challenge I was very pleased with some of the things he was doing last Saturday I like the direction wersquore headed as a team from a communication standpoint and that comes with time in the offenserdquo

For McKinney the key factor for Manzielrsquos progress has been his ability to audible appro-priately reading defensive schemes and adjust-ing the play call

ldquoWith Johnny we see a lot of progressrdquo McKinney said ldquoHersquos checking us into the

best play we can possibly getrdquoFollowing the four-game home stand that

opened the season AampM will take to the road to face former Southwest Conference rival and SEC opponent Arkansas at 6 pm Saturday in Fayetteville

Fresh off a 4-8 (2-6 SEC) season under interim head coach John L Smith the Razorbacks pro-ceeded to clean house hiring Wisconsin turn-coat Bret Bielema and his ground-and-pound offensive style

The Aggie defense will again be forced to readjust after shutting down Southern Meth-odistrsquos spread offensive attack which compiled 67 passing attempts in AampMrsquos 42-13 victory last Saturday

Arkansas (3-1 0-0 SEC) has generated just 79 passing attempts all season running the ball an average of 485 times and 246 yards per game

ldquoItrsquoll be a different gamerdquo Sumlin said ldquoOur

transition from Alabama to SMU last week a completely different style with [SMU] throw-ing it 67 times I was pleased with that Wersquore going to have to make a transition again thatrsquos the way it works in this league I am encour-aged by what I saw last week from a commu-nication standpointrdquo

Bielema will face AampM for the first time in his 19-year coaching career and will seek to utilize his highly successful scheme against an AampM defense that struggled with a similar style during the 49-42 loss to Alabama two weeks ago

ldquoTherersquos no doubt for anyone whose watched [Arkansas] play this year the way they want to play the game is line up and run it at yourdquo Sumlin said ldquoThatrsquos been [Bielemarsquos] style which has been extremely successful Therersquos no reason for him to go away from that He creates an attitude in how he wants to play the game how they want to play the

game offensively and defensively I donrsquot see that changing at all since thatrsquos been their prov-en formula for successrdquo

AampM defensive coordinator Mark Snyder said the timidity and youth that clouded the Aggie defense has disappeared following its dominating performance of SMU Heading into Arkansas Snyder said he is confident the unit will perform at a high level

ldquoThe fearrsquos gonerdquo Snyder said ldquoItrsquos behind us in my eyes Hopefully we gained some ex-perience the last few weeks This week will be telling Wersquove played spread teams and now wersquove got to face a power team which we didnrsquot fare well against the first time Wersquove faced about everything you can face during a football seasonrdquo

PresserContinued from page 1

Texas AampM mascot Reveille

will not be allowed to travel with

the AampM football team to

Arkansas Saturday

Bryan Johnson mdash THE BATTALION

Senior linebacker Nate Askew has found his role within the AampM defense using his offensive knowledge to gain an advantage on the field

Senior Nate Askewrsquos transition from wide receiver to outside linebacker has

progressed smoothly since the change was initiated last spring The 6-foot-4-inch 230-pound athlete has settled into his new position scoring 10 tackles with two for loss and one sack along with an interception returned for a touchdown

AampM head coach Kevin Sumlin said Askewrsquos metamorphosis was rooted in his pure athletic ability a characteristic the coaching staff noticed when they arrived on campus just under two years ago

ldquoHersquos a guy thatrsquos got so much talentrdquo Sumlin said ldquoI just hated him standing there next to me during the game and playing all these guys A guy with that kind of talent you try to find a way to help your football team and help that guyrdquo

Throughout the transition Askew pro-pelled the process by utilizing his offensive

knowledge to assist him when reading wide receiver routes or running lanes The senior linebacker credited his quick learning curve to his motivation to earn playing time and his dedication to the program

ldquoWhen I made the transition to line-backer I was motivatedrdquo Askew said ldquoI wanted to work hard and I was dedicated to being the best Being on offense helped me out because I can see things from an of-fensive perspective while Irsquom out there on defense as far as formations route trees and whatrsquos happeningrdquo

Junior wideout Malcome Kennedy said Askewrsquos transformation has allowed him to contribute to this yearrsquos squad and also de-velop skills useful at the professional level

ldquo[Askew] came here as a big-time big- recruit receiver and as the years went on he went over to defenserdquo Kennedy said ldquoHersquos a very athletic guy hersquos way faster than a lot of people give him credit for A lot of play-ers make that move and they end up going to the league and playing on Sundaysrdquo

For Texas AampM last seasonrsquos 29-24 upset of top-ranked Alabama shed a national

spotlight on the Aggiesrsquo superstar quarterback mdash Johnny Manziel Unknown to the future Heisman Trophy winner his performance would serve as a catalyst in the emergence of wide receiver Malcome Kennedy

Kennedy then a backup to senior wideout Ryan Swope snared AampMrsquos game-winning touchdown against the Crimson Tide Less than a year later the junior has become one of Manzielrsquos favorite targets

ldquoI think the first half of the season [Ken-nedy] sat behind Ryan Swope and Ryan really did a lotrdquo said AampM head coach Kevin Sum-lin ldquoHe started coming and broke out against

Alabama with the touchdown catch and that helped his confidence moving forward The offseason I know this mdash nobody had a better offseason than himrdquo

When the AampM wide receiving corps lost three starters after last season mdash Ryan Swope Uzoma Nwachukwu and Kenric McNeal mdash the Aggies required multiple young players to find their place within the unit

Over the offseason Kennedy emerged as Swopersquos replacement and only four games into the 2013 season the junior has grabbed a team-best four touchdowns along with a second-best 19 receptions for 218 yards

ldquo[Kennedy] is catching the ball wellrdquo said AampM offensive coordinator Clarence McKin-ney ldquoHersquos giving Johnny that second option he needed so itrsquos not always Mike Evans He made big catches for us last year so we knew

he could do it He knew we were los-ing three starters and this was his chance to step uprdquo

According to Kennedy his posi-tion in the slot allows him to create space in the middle of the field adding another option for Manziel

ldquoI try to be a go-to guyrdquo Kennedy said ldquoI know John-ny likes to throw to Mike [Evans] a lot but we have an insid-er game with the slot receivers Irsquom trying to be a third-down warrior and a sure- handed manrdquo

Manzielrsquos ldquosecond optionrdquo emerges as consistent threat

Seniorrsquos position change yields defensive asset

groups et cetera so we must maximize the opportunities we do haverdquo Trainor said in an email

Upon hearing the halftime show would be packed with other events Tim Rhea director of bands and performing ensembles at Texas AampM said the Aggie Band admin-istration responded in a ldquomatter of factrdquo manner Rhea said officials had to cancel a hotel reservation for more than 100 rooms but the band ultimately did not incur any financial loss

Rhea said he expected some changes in

terms of band housing now that AampM has joined the SEC

ldquoIn the SEC the home team controls the football gamerdquo he said ldquo[The team is] not required by conference rules to contact us more than a month ahead of timerdquo

Andrew Quesada junior political science major and member of the band unit A-Com-pany said the misunderstanding seemed to result from mutual miscommunication

ldquoIt seems that there was miscommunica-tion on both sidesrdquo Quesada said ldquoHow-ever I am glad to see the old Arkansas-AampM rivalry being revived The issues surround-ing Reveille and the Aggie Band could be viewed as an expression of that rivalryrdquo

The Southwest Classic will resume next year at ATampT Stadium

ldquoWe are aware of the great tradition of the lsquoFightinrsquo Texas Aggie Bandrsquordquo Trainor said ldquo[The Southwest Classic] will allow both bands to perform for the enjoyment of both institutionsrsquo fans beginning next seasonrdquo

Quesada said Reveillersquos absence and the live mascot rule could ensure the safety of the fans especially with mascots such as LSUrsquos Mike the Tiger

ldquoI love Reveille but I can see why the rule is in placerdquo he said

Jenna Rabel mdash THE BATTALION

Reveille

Continued from page 1

Bryan Johnson mdash THE BATTALION

Junior wide receiver Malcome Kennedy has evolved into quarterback Johnny Manzielrsquos second favorite target

James Sullivan The Battalion

James Sullivan The Battalion

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Three years after president Obama signed the Affordable Care Act the controversy

surrounding it continues to gridlock Wash-ington DC and the nation most recently ev-idenced by the standoff between Republican Sen Ted Cruz of Texas and the US Senate still occurring at the time of publication

Cruz began an informal filibuster on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday at 140 pm CST to bring attention to his attempts at blocking implementation of the Affordable Care Act While a formal filibuster on the budget vote later this week is unlikely Cruz said he would keep speaking until he was ldquono longer able to standrdquo

Cruzrsquos stall tactics while aimed at defund-ing Obamarsquos health care reforms contribute to the larger picture of finalizing the federal budget for continued government opera-tions If no consensus on the federal budget is reached by Oct1 the US government will shut down all services except those deemed critical

Controversy has surrounded Cruzrsquos stall tactics garnering criticism from both politi-cal parties Reactions from voices on campus demonstrate the divisive nature of the reform

ldquoI think Ted Cruz is an idiotrdquo said Danny Yeager chemistry professor and advisor to the Texas Aggie Democrats student organiza-tion ldquoThe legislation was passed four years ago with a large majority He is obstructing whatrsquos going on in the Senate and the will of the peoplerdquo

Yeager said stall tactics such as Cruzrsquos stand in the way of the democratic process and that a filibuster should not be used to try and stop what the people voted for

ldquoWe should not be having a filibuster where the majority obviously favors whatrsquos going on in terms of the [Affordable Care

Act] and it should not be subjected to a fili-buster where one senator who is way out of the mainstream of American politics can stop whatrsquos being donerdquo Yeager said ldquoItrsquos totally ridiculousrdquo

Others disagree with Yeager and support both Cruzrsquos methods and motives behind re-pealing current health care reform

Kenneth Briggs senior mechanical engi-neering major and public contact for Young Americans for Liberty said Cruzrsquos actions are in line with the purpose of Congress

ldquoThe purpose of Congress should be to de-liberate over legislation and to try and provide a platform to get as many voices heard as pos-sible when considering a piece of legislation and I think a filibuster is a very important tool to allow thatrdquo Briggs said

While the possible repeal of the act by the current democrat-controlled Senate is not likely Briggs said Cruzrsquos stand has implica-tions beyond the current vote because a repeal can occur with conservative congressional victories in later elections

ldquo[Ted Cruz] has a platform to speak about [health care reform] and to persuade people about it so that in the future if you can con-vince enough people lsquoObamacarersquo can be re-pealedrdquo Briggs said

Texas Aggie Democrats disagree with Cruzrsquos actions and said he is using the height-ened tensions of possible government shut-down as a political tool

ldquoDue to this filibusterrsquos inability to impact legislation it is apparent that Senator Ted Cruz is using his elected position to stand in the national spotlight in order to further his own personal and political agenda The sena-tor is showing a supreme lack of consideration for his constituents and his actions are embar-rassing to Texansrdquo Texas Aggie Democrats said in a prepared statement

Students react to hours-long Cruz speechJohn Rangel The Battalion

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lifestyles page 5

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savannah Berry is an 18-year-old singer-

songwriter from Houston and recent contestant on ldquothe

Voicerdquo she will perform in the Msc

Flag room thursday

Recent contestant on lsquoThe Voicersquo to headline Coffehouse show

COUNTRY COMES TO TOWN

MSC Town Hall will feature the semes-terrsquos first professional headliner Thurs-

day as part of its free Coffeehouse SeriesCoffeehouse will be held from 6-8 pm

in the MSC Flag room After open mic con-cludes Savannah Berry a country artist from Houston and recent contestant from the TV show ldquoThe Voicerdquo will perform at 7 pm

ldquo[Berry] was on team Blake and shersquos re-ally goodrdquo said Brittany Kac-zmarek senior nutritional sci-ences major and Coffeehouse executive ldquoI have a feeling shersquoll do really well here with her talent and type of music Irsquom really excited about this onerdquo

Berry performed in June at the Grand Stafford Theater in Bryan and said she is looking forward to immersing herself in the campusrsquo student life

ldquoI just thought it would be a great venue to try outrdquo Berry said ldquoI think it would be re-ally fun to hit the college scene since most of my friends are in collegerdquo

At the age of 13 Berry be-gan taking vocal lessons and performing on stage

ldquoEver since I was really little my grandma would pick me up and put me on the cof-fee table and I would sing for everyonerdquo Berry said ldquoI just always loved singing growing uprdquo

Throughout season four of ldquoThe Voicerdquo Berry said her performances were typically bigger productions with a full band but for Coffeehouse she will just have her guitar player and drummer along

ldquoI think itrsquos going to be great and a lot of funrdquo Berry said ldquoI think we really like to get creative with the acoustic shows since itrsquos so laid back You just get to kind of do your own

thing up thererdquo In addition to being a singer 18-year-old

Berry plays guitar and writes her own lyr-ics She said her experience on ldquoThe Voicerdquo opened a lot of doors including providing the opportunity to have a one of her most re-cent singles produced by Kristian Bush of the country band Sugarland

This semester Coffeehouse will alternate between student spotlights and professional headliners

ldquoCoffeehouse started as a student open mic and then it slowly transitioned to hiring pro-fessionals coming in to do headlining so wersquove been kind of juggling bothrdquo Kaczmarek said ldquoI kind of wanted to see which stu-dents wanted morerdquo

Jack Kelly senior bioen-vironmental sciences major and Town Hall chair said the organization would like to bring a wide range of music to Coffeehouse this semester in efforts to appeal to the varied music tastes of students Kelly said he thought students would respond well to Berryrsquos music

ldquoIn the past Town Hall has always brought the indie-rock type of band because theyrsquore very acces-siblerdquo Kelly said ldquoTo get a name like Savannah Berry in a genre like country is something that can help

diversify our genre while still having a name recognition of someone like a lsquoVoicersquo con-testantrdquo

Berry said after the show she will stay in the MSC to hang out and visit with the stu-dents

ldquoItrsquos really cool to talk with people and an-swer questions about the show and talk about whatrsquos nextrdquo Berry said

Allison Rubenak The Battalion

THE BATTALION What is the craziest story yoursquove ever heard from a student

HeineMann several years ago in a writing class a student wrote a ldquotransformationrdquo story about a guy whose wife bartender friends et cetera turned into cats they were everywhere For instance his bartender simply turns aside reaches around to the back of his head grabs the zipper pull and unzips his human costume and emerges a classic american standard orange and white striped tabby the story does not end well for the main character

THE BATTALION Why do you think others should pursue creative writing

HeineMann everyone has at least one story worth the telling stories are everywhere and we are all suckers for a good story well told sharing stories swapping stories around entertaining each other instructing each other learning to appreciate the deep ironies the well-deserved triumphs the stupid blunders and the ordinary horrors of

everyday life is very human We have been telling each other stories for how many hundreds of generations Who wouldnrsquot want to be part of that

THE BATTALION What is your favorite novel

HeineMann not an easy question But after thinking about it for a while irsquod have to say ldquoMoby-Dickrdquo by Herman Melville For my money it is the great american novel though ldquothe sound and the Furyrdquo comes in a close second But Melvillersquos novel gives you a broad stretch of story and place and character He nails our character as a people which by the way hasnrsquot really changed in these intervening years anyone who has the ambition to be a writer in this culture must read it you do not have to like it mdash itrsquos not an easy read first time through mdash but you do have to read it

THE BATTALION What is the best piece of advice you can give someone wanting to pursue a writing career

HeineMann Write all the time the more you write the better your writing gets that will always be true throughout your writing life read everything that comes into your hand mdash everything Keep writing Get yourself a table you can sit and work at where nothing

HeinemannContinued from page 1

Army Sgt Aaron Kumamoto made the transition out of the Middle Eastern war

zone and into a cramped apartment after re-turning home from serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom

Kumamoto his wife Erica and his infant son were reunited but they faced the obstacle of inadequate housing Kumamoto lost a leg to an improvised explosive device and his apart-ment was not tailored to the needs of an am-putee veteran

This is where Operation Homefront a national nonprofit organization stepped in to provide Kumamoto and two other Army officers with mortgage-free houses In an ex-tension of Operation Homefrontrsquos ldquoHomes on the Homefrontrdquo program the charity is

partnering with Meritage Homes to build the three houses from the ground up

ldquoThese are the first brand new homes we have awarded to veteransrdquo said Aaron Tay-lor director of media and marketing commu-nication for Operation Homefront and Class of 1997 ldquoIn the past we have partnered with banks which provided properties but Mer-itage is our first builderrdquo

Builders will be able to design the homes to specifically meet the needs of disabled veterans Some of the features included will be lower surfaces and wider doorways said Phillippe Lord west regional president for Meritage Homes

Kumamoto said he and his wife Erica are eager to live in a ldquohome-homerdquo with a yard so that his son Logan can play

ldquoI donrsquot know how to express how thankful

I amrdquo Kumamoto said The Aggie community participated in

its own veteran housing project starting in November 2012 At that time Army Sgt Monte Bernardo learned he would receive a mortgage-free home in King Oaks a housing development located near Bryan-College Sta-tion in Iola Texas The house was the product of an ongoing partnership between SouthStar Communities and Operation Finally Home

Kristi Robinson marketing director for SouthStar Communities said the house could not have been completed without the help of Aggies The Texas AampM community contrib-uted monetary donations to fund Bernardorsquos home she said and two of the professional builders working on the house are Aggie graduates

Injured veterans receive personalized housingLauren Simcic The Battalion

courtesy

Homebuilders are working on this house for army sgt aaron Kumamoto in converse texas

Dee Huggan mdash tHe BattaLion

Larry Heinemann has published three novels and a memoir on the Vietnam War and won the 1987 us national Book award for Fiction for ldquoPacorsquos storyrdquo

Ever since I

was really little my grandma would pick me up and put me on the coffee table and I would sing for everyone I just always loved singing growing uprdquo

mdash savannah Berry contestant on

ldquothe Voicerdquo and country music artist from Houston

happens but your writing Do not tolerate interruption Get yourself a good machine Writing is a craft and like any other craft of the hand good tools are crucial Get yourself a good chair that sounds odd but yoursquore going to spend a good deal of time sitting and you want to mind your back trust me on this Develop a broad understanding of language Language is also a tool of your craft Master it or at the very least appreciate it as deeply as you know how Good writing always finds an audience my first editor told me that and it has

sustained me more than once Do not give up itrsquos okay to be discouraged just donrsquot give up Look at it this way goody-goody talk never liberated a single democratic idea or liberated a single human slave and considering the world we live in just now thatrsquos quite a challenge Part of your job as a writer is to have strong opinions strong feelings and the willingness to express them you must make us see what you see Do not shirk your responsibility to your craft

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