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Wiener Fest showcases lengthy dogs in short sprints

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Competitors are gearing up for the heat as the sixth annual Wiener Fest approaches Saturday, Oct. 27.

Enter Vito, a 12-pound, six-year-old Minia-ture Dachshund with four-inch legs and a zeal for running. Vito began competing in wiener races at the age of two and he’s been unstop-pable ever since.

“I just thought we would do it for fun, but he turned out to be pretty good,” said Vito’s owner, Jeremy O’Sullivan. “He was winning and plac-ing very high. So I started searching for other

wiener races online to compete in.”O’Sullivan discovered Vito’s talent during his

first Wiener Fest experience in 2008. Vito has competed in more than 20 dachshund races and has secured many top titles. He holds a record at the Sam Houston Race Park Wiener Dog Races for earning three first place titles and two sec-ond place titles. Last year Vito earned a Top 10 spot at the Buda Wiener Dog Race, the largest race in Texas, where more than 700 dachshunds

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Coaches address turnovers, Auburn at press conference

After a close come-from-ahead loss Saturday to No. 6 LSU, the Texas A&M football team realigned its focus to a downtrodden 1-6 Auburn team — a squad coaches and players warn is more talented than they appear.

The Auburn Tigers — with head coach Gene Chizik at the helm — have underperformed considering the caliber of the players on their roster, accumulated through several years of highly-rated recruiting classes. Despite being two years removed from a national title appearance, Auburn possesses the second-worst offense in the country, garnering less than 300 yards of total

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Anti-diversity advocate expresses racial opinions

When questions were called for, hands of different colors shot up in the crowd. Some were rough and calloused while others were young and graceful, but all were ready to seize answers from anti-diversity advocate Jared Taylor.

Taylor, a Yale graduate and the founder and editor of the American Renaissance journal, came to Texas A&M to speak about what he sees as the dangers of racial diversity within America and the Univer-sity.

“Diversity does not achieve the kinds of things [the Texas A&M

administration] pretends it will,” Taylor said. “It doesn’t make your education any brighter and it doesn’t make you any more competitive. At the same time, it’s achieved by racial discrimination.”

He said race was the most ap-parent illustration of differences among the human population.

“What is diversity? It’s supposed to include quite a large number of things: religion, race, ethnicity, na-tionality, sexual orientation,” Tay-lor said. “But the one that is most important from an institutional point of view in the United States is race.”

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Competitive racing is no longer reserved for Thoroughbreds or

Greyhounds. Instead, short-legged, long dogs of German de-

scent have nuzzled their way into the sport and show no sign

of retreat. Dachshund racing, better known as “Wiener Racing,” has

earned a prominent spot in College Station.

Vito, a 12-pound, six-year-old Miniature Dachshund, leaps for his favorite squeaky toy for training.

Screaming and frantically running in fear of masked men with blade-less chainsaws frequently renders the minds of college students useless as they think back on ghosts of Hal-loweens past.

Halloween is not just for kids. College students may celebrate it differently, but with the same idea centered on costumes and ways to get a good scare for the year.

Wicked Woods in College Sta-tion is the fifth largest haunted venue in the state. Constructed by the Mu-Gamma chapter of the

Kappa Sigma fraternity at Texas A&M, Wicked Woods is more than just a fun time of frightful thrills; it serves as a way to give back to the Brazos Valley.

“I think the event is so popular with students because it is planned and operated by other students, al-lowing us to design the event with other college students in mind,” said Chris Anderson, senior civil engineering major and president of the fraternity.

This year marks the 17th year that Wicked Woods has been in opera-tion after its founding in 1994 by Kappa Sigma members lacking a philanthropy event to raise money

while helping people in need.The proceeds accumulated from

the frightful entertainment ben-efit several different organizations around the area. These include The American Red Cross, CARPOOL, Brazos Valley Food Bank and the Fisher House Foundation.

“Usually [they donate] around 4,000 pounds of food [every year]. We took them some barrels out last week and they will continue col-lecting food for us until after Hal-loween,” said Rhonda Behrens, Brazos Valley Food Bank distribu-tion manager.

“4,000 pounds is a really good

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Fraternity scares up charity profits

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wicked woods

Members of the Mu-Gamma chapter of the Kappa Sigma fraternity construct and operate Wicked Woods.

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Jared Taylor, an advocate of “racial realism,” criticizes Texas A&M’s Vision 2020 plan Tuesday evening in the MSC Ballroom.

Roger Zhang — THE BATTALION

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campusCompany scams studentsScholarship and Financial Aid offi ce was notifi ed about a scam from a company known as the Student Financial Resource Center, which is contacting students through postal mail requesting they pay fees to determine fi nancial aid eligibility. The Scholarship and Financial Aid offi ce said the free application for Federal Student Aid, FAFSA, is the only application form used to determine fi nancial aid eligibility.

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A&M falls in football rankingDespite their loss to No. 6 LSU Tigers, Texas A&M remains in the Top 25 entering this week before their game against the Auburn Tigers (1-6, 0-5). Texas A&M (5-2, 2-2) sits at No. 22 in the country according to the new BCS Standings. In the Associated Press Poll, the Aggies are No. 22 and in the USA Today Poll the Aggies are No. 21.

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Early votingThe early voting period began Monday and will last until Nov. 2. Students can cast a ballot in room 526 in the west wing of the MSC.

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What are the facts?A death wish for Israel. Ahmadinejad and the

ayatollah who is the “supreme leader” have publiclymused that one or two nuclear bombs would obliterateIsrael, but that, though it would cause devastatingdamage and millions of casualties, Iran would surviveIsrael’s retaliatory attack. Iran is a huge country, withabout 60 million inhabitants, so they are probablycorrect. And who can doubt that those religiousfanatics would not hesitate to allow the destruction ofmuch of their country and to sacrifice a third or evenone-half of theirpopulation in order toeliminate the hatedJewish state. When ourcountry was entangledwith the Soviet Unionin the bitter 40-yearlong “cold war,” withboth sides having sufficient nuclear weapons to destroythe opponent’s country and its people, things were keptin place by MAD – Mutually Assured Destruction.However “evil” the leaders of the Soviet Union (the“Evil Empire”) may have been, there was one greatconsolation and assurance: They were not crazy. Butthe Iranians and other Muslims are crazies, as weunderstand the concept. Because they takeinstructions directly from Allah, who tells them to killthe Jews and other infidels, whatever the cost.

Israel has no problem with Iran. They share noborders and have no territorial dispute. In fact, theyface common Arab enemies and should be naturalallies, as they indeed were under the Shah. Iran’s deathwish for Israel is based entirely on religious fanaticism.In contrast even to the intractable North Koreans, thedetermination of the Iranians is immutable. It cannotbe changed by persuasion, by diplomacy, by sanctionsor by threats.

Once Iran is in possession of nuclear weapons, it willnot only be a deadly danger to Israel, but to all of theMiddle East and to virtually all of Europe. The flow ofoil from the Middle East, the lifeblood of theindustrialized world, would be totally under its controland so would be the economies of all nations of theworld, very much including the United States.

What is to be done? In 1981, then prime minister ofIsrael Menachem Begin, being aware of Iraq’s nuclearambitions and looming realization of those ambitions,decided that its nuclear reactor at Osiraq had to bedestroyed. The IAF (Israeli Air Force) accomplished

that in a daring and unprecedented raid. Iraq’s nuclearcapability was eliminated in one stroke, never to riseup again. Israel had done the world an enormousservice. Had it not been for Israel’s decisive action, theIraqi conquest of Kuwait and, without question, also ofSaudi Arabia and its enormous oil fields, and, for thatmatter, of Iran, could not have been prevented. SaddamHussein would have been the ruler of the world.

The solution to the deadly threat that Iran poses tothe world is obvious. Of course, diplomacy andpersuasion, threats and promises, sticks and carrots –

every possible meansshort of militaryaction – should beused until it becomesclear even to the mostobdurate that nothingcan deviate Iran fromits chosen path of

becoming a nuclear power and to dominate the MiddleEast.

There is reason to believe that the people of Iran,especially the young people, oppose the oppressive andtheocratic regime of their country and are hostile tothe mullahs who control everything. But thegovernment has the tools of power firmly in its hands.It controls the instruments of coercion – it can killpeople and it controls the oil money. While it would bemost desirable and in the interest of the world to beable to foment an overthrow of the Iranian regime,that is an unrealistic and unattainable prospect.

Regrettably, there is only one solution to the terribledilemma confronting the world, the unacceptabledanger of a nuclear-armed Iran. The terror, thedestruction and the 60 million dead of World War IIcould have been prevented at several times during theNazi regime. But the Allied powers, under theleadership of Britain’s prime minister NevilleChamberlain, opted for appeasement and for “peace inour time.” We cannot afford to make that same mistakeagain. The world must give Iran an ultimatum: Desistimmediately from the development of nuclearweapons; if you do not, we shall destroy the facilitiesthat produce them. There still is a window ofopportunity to do that. That window may close verysoon. But who would do the job? The United Stateswould be the obvious choice. But if the United Stateswere in accord, Israel could do it, just as it did the jobin 1981 in destroying Iraq’s nuclear potential once andfor all.

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Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has declared publicly – not once, but repeatedly – that Israel must be“wiped off the map.” That effort, the destruction of Israel, seems to be the main goal of Iranian policy. WhenIranian missiles are paraded through the streets of Tehran, the destination “to Jerusalem” is clearly stenciledon them.

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An attack on the Iranian nuclear installations would fall under the heading of “anticipatory self-defense,”recognized and sanctioned by international law and by common sense. Nobody really knows for sure how far Iranis from reaching its goal — six months. six years? The experts disagree. But if Iran is not stopped now, it may wellbe too late not very long from now.

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per game. The defense, No. 75 nationally, hasn’t impressed either after allowing more than 400 yards of offense per game.

Despite these statistics, A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin said Auburn won’t be the walk in the park that fans and media expect.

“They’re two years off a national champi-onship, had three straight Top 10 recruiting classes,” Sumlin said. “They’re a storied pro-gram in college football. They have tradition and pride. They’re playing at home and we’re going to get their best shot.”

Meanwhile, the Aggies are rolling even af-ter falling short of victory against LSU. Turn-overs would bite A&M down the stretch, a recent issue that cost the Aggies a nearly mo-mentous win Saturday at Kyle Field. The de-fense too, despite solid play, has struggled to create turnovers.

A&M defensive coordinator Mark Snyder said forcing takeaways remains a priority for his players and staff.

“We have got to create turnovers. That’s what LSU does, they play great defense and don’t turn the ball over,” Snyder said. “But if they don’t turn it over, you have to take it away. We talked about defensive take-aways. You have to take the football away in this league.”

Even without the turnovers, the defense gave A&M opportunities to score against LSU

throughout the game. The offense, ranked among the Top 10 teams nationally in total yards and scoring offense, couldn’t always capitalize on those opportunities. The Ag-gies would commit five turnovers en route to LSU’s 24-19 victory.

To their credit, redshirt freshman quarter-back Johnny Manziel and the Aggie offense hadn’t seen a defense of LSU’s caliber until Saturday. A&M offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury said it was another learning experi-ence for the young signal caller.

“It’s all part of growing with [Manziel],” Kingsbury said. “Two interceptions weren’t his fault. One of them was a great play on the ball. You’re going to get that with a team like that. I never tell him to stop trying to get the ball downfield. [The deep interception] was a miscommunication and that happens.”

The game Saturday will present a new chal-lenge for A&M as the Aggies hit the road once again. Auburn’s home field, Jordan-Hare Sta-dium, is well renowned as one of the toughest venues in the SEC. How the team handles the environment is yet to be seen.

Sumlin said visiting new venues presents its own kind of excitement.

“We’re going to a place that no one on this team has been,” Sumlin said. “Jordan-Hare is a great place to play. Guys should be excited to experience some new places instead of some of the places they’ve seen. Guys are excited to go to these places because we just haven’t been there.”

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Despite Auburn’s 1-6 season record, A&M will need to avoid turnovers in order to win Saturday’s match-up in Alabama.

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pecting Vito to excel even further.

“Last year at Wiener Fest, Vito came in second place. This year, we’re hoping he takes first,” O’Sullivan said.

While O’Sullivan doesn’t have a strict method of train-ing Vito, he does have one time-tested regimen: a game of fetch with Vito’s favorite squeaky toy.

Vito, normally a calm dog, becomes hysterical upon see-ing his squeaky toy. O’Sullivan waves it around to get Vito charged up and ready to run.

“He’s a completely differ-ent dog when you bring out the squeaky toy,” he said.

While this training meth-od suits Vito and O’Sullivan, other Dachshund racers rely on different methods.

Judy LeUnes, Class of 1976 and Wiener Fest Founder, has raced dachshunds in Buda, Texas, and Austin. When training, she recommends fo-cusing on getting the dog to run in a straight line.

“It takes two people. One puts the dog in a crate, opens it and has the pet run to the other person. Getting the dog to run in a straight line is best,” LeUnes said. “Dogs that run straight are the dogs that win. It’s not always the skinny ones.”

The chairs of Wiener Fest do not enforce this rule, how-ever. Dogs are allowed to run outside of their lanes.

“Anyone who has owned a Dachshund knows that they are extremely hard to train

anyway,” said Wiener Fest co-chair Weslie Johnson. “So training them to stay within two stripes would take an obscene amount of time. At Wiener Fest, some dogs are highly trained and stay in the lanes, some get a little out. We like to think that this is a good balance between fun and trained.”

The boxes the dogs are released from are custom-built and made from chain-linked fence. The track, too, is surrounded by chain-linked fence to ensure the dogs do not escape.

The Dachshund races at Wiener Fest are split into four divisions: males, females, handicapped and seniors (10 years and older). The males and females run 70 feet, and the handicapped and senior dogs run 10 feet.

“It’s all good fun. What I love is watching the human-animal bond. At the finish line, everybody gets picked up and kissed, and it’s just wonder-ful,” LeUnes said.

Pet owners are allowed to lure their dogs to the finish line with anything but food. LeUnes said she has seen more than squeaky toys since Wie-ner Fest’s beginning.

“Pet parents are jumping up and down and waving every-thing from hats to dirty un-derwear,” she said. “Whatever gets their attention.”

Wiener Fest also consists of a 5K morning run for humans and dogs, costume contests, pet parade, kids’ zone with free activities, food, vendors and informative presentations throughout the day. Volun-teers make up the majority of the festival’s staff.

“It takes 400 volunteers

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and about 300 are Aggies. We couldn’t do it without the stu-dents,” LeUnes said.

Wiener Fest is the largest fundraiser for the Aggieland Humane Society. The funds raised this Saturday will be put toward building a new shelter at their new location on Leon-ard Road.

“We are looking to expand to a very large adoption center for dogs and animals to have a better quality of life,” John-son said. “We want room for people to come and play indi-vidually with each animal. We have a very grand vision.”

Johnson said The Aggieland Humane Society has big plans for the future of Wiener Fest.

“Last year, the Parks De-partment estimated that we had 6,500 people attend the event,” Johnson said. “It is called a festival after all and a festival should be more than one day. We’re trying to make it the best we can.”

For those who aren’t sure if their dog is able to race, Wie-ner Boot Camp will be held in Wolf Pen Creek on Friday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. for dogs and owners to practice.

Tanner Garza — THE BATTALION

Jeremy O’Sullivan discovered Vito’s talent during Wiener Fest in 2008.

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amount for a community-involved event.”In return for bringing canned food to do-

nate, customers are given a discount for their trip through Wicked Woods.

The members of Kappa Sigma aim to pro-vide a renewed and unique experience for customers each year by beginning their con-struction process on the first week of every fall semester. Each member is expected to contribute anywhere from 50 to 100 hours a semester working on the event.

“I love scaring people,” said Taylor John-son, agricultural leadership and development major.

Unfortunately for Johnson, his position as senior operations officer for Wicked Woods doesn’t let him take part as much as he would like. But Johnson said when he could, he takes

the opportunity to scare people.“When the chance comes where I can slip

out into the scenes for 20 minutes or so, I throw on a robe and head that way,” he said.

Johnson said since Wicked Woods is out-doors, the weather puts a lot of wear and tear on the structures. They have to replace about a third of the event completely each year. There are a lot of separate structures, or scenes that are built throughout the trail, each offer-ing its own theme and set of scares.

“The locals love the event because it has been an attraction in the community for so long and is suitable for all ages, allowing fami-lies to feel comfortable bringing their chil-dren,” Anderson said.

The remaining operation days of the event are on Oct. 25-27 and Oct. 30-31, starting at 8 p.m.

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Taylor finds this visual representation of difference important and intertwined within the genes of humans.

“How would I define race?” he said. “Well, it’s like defining dog breeds. Race, for humans, is a function of where your ancestors evolved and it results in biological differences.”

Taylor also said race is more than skin deep. Though he said many researchers do not feel comfortable studying possible connections be-tween ethnicity and traits such as personality or intelligence, he believes this relationship exists and works within society, whether it is acknowledged or not.

“I suspect that once genomic studies be-come far more fine-grained, I think it will turn out that there are temperamental differences between races,” Taylor said.

Taylor said these variations between races are apparent on a social level.

“The United States in the days before di-versity was a wonderful place to live in,” Tay-lor said. “And that’s why other people came. I don’t blame non-whites who want to come and live in the United States. It’s perfectly nor-mal. Whites in America, and all around the world, have built very agreeable, successful societies. That’s why all of the huge migra-tion streams are from non-white countries — which are not such nice places to live — into white countries.”

Taylor said he mourned the move to di-

versity and that advocating diversity would ultimately lead to the destruction of the white population.

“Any group that does not allow itself to have legitimate interests is going the way of the dodo,” Taylor said. “It’s consigned its way to oblivion.”

Many of the students who attended Tay-lor’s talk disagreed with his definition of race and the problems associated with it. Silvia Ruiz, senior sociology major, criticized Tay-lor’s view of race as a biological construct.

“His point of view is very old fashioned,” Ruiz said. “His definition of race is biologi-cal. [It] is a classical definition of race and not a contemporary definition of race and has been disproven by scientific evidence. He used examples of genes to mockingly prove his point.”

Ruiz also said she found Taylor’s claim, that individual racial groups lacked internal diver-sity, problematic.

“I think a great flaw in his argument is that he assumes that all racial and ethnic groups are homogenous among themselves and share all the same interests and views,” Ruiz said.

Kamiar Kordi, junior economics and politi-cal science major, said diversity is not some-thing to be feared but celebrated.

“I think that the inclusion of all people, no matter their race, color, gender or sexual ori-entation is one of the most important things of A&M,” Kordi said. “Having the diverse set of individuals come to A&M not only benefits the individual, but the University as a whole.”

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