Dr. Arnold Vedlitz has been an integral part of the Bush School of Government and Public Service since the idea was first put forward in the early 1990s.
The two institutions also have similar cultures, even past the most visible similarity: Texas A&M and Mississippi State have the same school colors of maroon and white.
For Warren and Mary Finch, the Auburn and Texas A&M game is about the school they graduated from and love versus an adopted university and the place they have come to call home.
Participation in the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets has been optional since 1965, but more than 2,300 young men and women elected to join the corps this fall.
One thing Texas A&M University anthropology professor Mike Waters has learned through the years is this: if you have a good story to tell, the world will want to hear about it.
