An A&M profesor had the audacity to say trans people exist and now a department head, professor, and the university president are all gone. It is totally ridiculous and rooted in a completely deranged hatred of minorities just because people can.

Hard to feel proud of being an American, a Texan, a now an Aggie.

Here’s my take: As a former student at TAMU and someone who leans right, I want to say this loud and clear: I SUPPORT that professor. She encouraged open discussion in her class. She challenged her students, pushed us to think critically, and that’s what higher education is supposed to be about. Yes, she may have views that most of the student body doesn’t agree with (including myself). WOMP WOMP, welcome to the real world.

What happened here isn’t about “curriculum” — it’s about a spoiled brat chasing 15 seconds of fame. She knew damn well she could’ve dropped the class during add/drop week if she didn’t like it. Instead, she chose to try to ruin a woman’s career. That’s not activism. That’s selfishness. That’s being a life ruiner.

College campuses should be a place to freely exchange ideas, not destroy people when you don’t like what they say.

Stop spreading hate and get rid of cancel culture.

Saw the opportunity and took it. Gig 'Em!

Warning: Sensitive Content (transphobia, racism, islamaphobia, etc.)

I DO NOT ENDORSE ANYTHING SAID IN THIS POST

Howdy, fellow aggies. When I first came to Texas A&M, I was looking for orgs to join, and landed on TPUSA, as I found myself agreeing with most of their politics, and I wanted to see positive change in my community. I liked it at first, but overtime I became very disillusioned. I kept seeing more and more hateful rhetoric being spread, and it got to a point where I just stopped involving myself with the program altogether. I've been afraid to speak up on this issue (was worried about harassment), but with the upcoming Kirk visit, I feel as though it's my obligation to make sure that people are fully aware that this organization is largely run by people with malicious intentions, who never once cared about helping others. This is a sampling of some of said rhetoric found in their group chat. I can only post 20 pictures, but there are plenty more, to the point where I could make at least 2 follow-up posts for this semester alone.

1. An Aggie does not lie, cheat, or steal.

2. However, we do elaborate, collaborate, and borrow.

3. If you learn from textbooks, then buy them. Otherwise get them from somewhere less wholesome.

4. Never buy an out-of-major textbook.

5. On the 8th day, God created Chegg, and he saw that it was good. It's worth the subscription.

6. Most online quizzes are on Quizlet.

7. If you're templating, there is no .cpp file other than main. It all goes in a .h.

8. When doing MindTap for CHEM 101/102/107, miss the question first, take a screenshot (WIN+PrtScn), then retry it with the tutorial it just showed you.

9. Never take Thomás Erdelyi for anything.

10. Don't pick an awful schedule ”for the meme of it.”

11. Third floor men’s restroom in the Academic building: poop with a view.

12. Basement level ladies restroom in the MSC(if I remember correctly): weird skirt toilet!

13. The best water fountain on campus is the one on the first floor of the Reed McDonald building.

14. Dining Dollars aren't real money. What comes from your debit card is. Shop at the Aggie Express for soft drinks/snacks – not vending machines.

15. The Aggie Express in the MSC is not an Aggie Express and you cannot use Dining Dollars there.

16. Freshmen tend to have way too many Dining Dollars. Mooch off them aggressively.

17. Buy all of your scantrons and blue books in the first week of school and leave them in a folder in your backpack.

18. Don't walk on Walton Hill.

19. Don't leave your backpack on the ground every night. A spider could crawl in it and lay eggs over the weekend.

20. You are allowed to hiss other Ags. In fact, other Ags are the second best demographic to hiss.

21. Don't “boo" or do the “bullshit” chant at football games. You look dumb and the school gets in trouble.

22. Bring a towel to the Rec.

23. At the Rec, NO ONE IS LOOKING AT YOU. If you're fat but you're trying to get swole, good for you. But no one cares or thinks less of you. Go improve that bod.

24. Similarly, if you fall (off your bike, skateboard, or just walking) and totally eat it, don't be embarrassed. Accept help and check if you ripped your pants. No one will remember that happened to you.

25. Feeling down? There’s a ramp that leads out of the Quad that Zips like to slide down in their boots, and 40% of the time they fall right on their faces. Good for a quick laugh.

26. Hide a pillow and a blanket in the stacks in the library. Sometimes you just need a quick nap.

27. Being sick only works in your favor if you go to the Quack Shack and get an excuse. Otherwise, go sit in class, get the notes/assignments, and be sad. 9/10 times, I pick the latter.

28. You don't NEED to go to class or even take notes or even pay attention! But you need to have the ability to gain the information you missed. Plan accordingly.

29. Bus 26 goes by Whitney's. If you need a good, $14 haircut, go there.

30. Fuego will always be closed on Monday and Chik-fil-A will always be closed on Sunday.

31. You can ask for a drink cup full of Layne's sauce for less than $3. Bone apple teeth.

32. Fazzoli's has a pasta trio deal on Tuesdays. Lot of food for very cheap.

33. Learn to cook for yourself. A great way to start is by getting a crock pot. Put stuff in, start the timer, go to class, and come back to a meal that can be enjoyed for multiple days.

34. The cat box is located on the Aggie North side of Heldenfels. Go look at the cats, don't get bit by the opossum.

35. Learn the Aggie directions! Pointing at University (Northgate) is Aggie North, Texas runs along Aggie East, George Bush is Aggie South, and Wellborn is Aggie West.

36. If you see someone with a visitor's sticker, say howdy and ask if you can direct them to something. It's what we do here and it means a lot.

37. Don't be mean to visiting football fans, especially about taking their hats off in the MSC. Ask them to uncover politely.

38. Old Army sits down after the band plays and doesn't stand back up until the clock reads 15:00.

39. We all know that A-R-M-Y spells Army. This isn't a spelling bee.

40. If you sit on deck 3, row 1 at Kyle Field, you may hit the 12th Man sign as much as you want.

41. Texas A&M is a baseball school.

42. Go see people play other sports like basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer. Softball is my personal favorite.

43. The Cowboys and the Texans aren't rivals, so stop acting like it.

44. The Rangers and the Astros are rivals, and you may act like it.

45. Hockey sucks but it's a sport we play t.u. in so go support them.

46. When you sit next to someone you don't know in class, ask them their name, hometown, and major (assuming you aren't in a specific 400 level class). People like to feel that others are interested in who they are.

47. Suck at meeting new people and are generally shy? Offer someone gum! It'll prompt the other person to initiate the conversation and takes a lot of pressure off of you.

48. Aim to make your close, in major friends by your 4th semester. That way you’ll have your clan of people who can all “compare” answers with you when classes actually get hard.

49. Classes get harder.

50. Classes get WAY harder.

51. You will be in groups for projects where you don't have the ability/knowledge to contribute much, and that's okay. Just try to make your team's life as easy as you can.

52. YOUR GPA, GOOD OR BAD, DOES NOT DEFINE YOU.

53. FAILING A CLASS DOES NOT MAKE YOU A FAILURE. You get to decide if you are a failure with your attitude.

54. Q dropping is okay. There isn't some almighty, destructive intergalactic being you are keeping at bay by staying in that class that you are 100% going to fail.

55. Contrary to popular belief, there are stupid questions. Professors all have different tolerances for them though.

56. Previous class records (anex.us/grades/) are the Bible for picking classes.

57. If Anex is the Bible, then Rate My Professor is the Book of Mormon.

58. On TurnIt In, you always have to hit submit one more time than you think you have to.

59. WEAR. DEODORANT.

60. Keep deodorant, a toothbrush, toothpaste, floss sticks, and Ibuprofen in your backpack and thank me later.

61. Men: shave. If you want people to take you seriously, you need to keep your hair well kept.

62. Ladies: shave. I get it. Gender norms be damned, but if you want people to take you seriously, you need to keep your hair well kept.

63. Also ladies: you get to decide if you want to wear makeup. And if someone asks if you are sick, don’t bite their head off. You should have days where you want to impress and days where you just need to be you.

64. In your house/apartment/dorm, always have 5 things: rope, duct tape, WD-40 (or some lubricant), a lighter, and a really good knife. With these, you could solve world hunger.

65. Cheat sheets are best when hand written. Write them on card stock and use a 0.4mm or smaller pen. They will look neater and can be passed down.

66. If you insist on working/studying to music, use a non-vocal album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSa1OUhsEnc&t=5s is an excellent place to start.

67. Hand write your notes. Seriously. Unless you have something that makes it difficult for you to write or understand written notes, then hand write your notes.

68. When you leave the MSC, ask yourself, “Did I wear a hat today?”

69. Your professors don’t have to play fair.

70. Political debates are not worth your effort unless it is for a PoliSci class. If someone disagrees with you, that is okay. The world is going to keep on spinning.

71. Find your study space on campus. Pick somewhere you “like” going to. That doesn’t have to be the library. If you don’t want to spend all of your time there, then don’t. Find your own place. Mine is now the garden terrace at ZACH.

72. Speaking of ZACH, never get too attached to a building. Chances are Sharp will tear it down to build a hotel over it.

73. There is a beach volleyball net just north of Haas hall.

74. Group chats are not sacred. Assume anything you write in one is being broadcasted to your fun uncle: he lets you get away with more than your parents but still keep it SFW.

75. Believe in something that lacks tactility and is bigger than yourself. If you’re Christian, that’s God. If you’re of another theistic religion, it’s who you believe in. If you’re not any of those, believe in yourself and the capacity you have for greatness.

76. All of you have the capacity for greatness. I have never met an Aggie who didn’t. You just have to figure out what greatness means to you.

77. Find your “Prometheus speech.” Dr. Shell in the Computer Science department explains on his first day of classes every semester why he loves what he does. I have since adopted it and it goes something like this: “I love Computer Science. The power that we have today seems like fiction from the point of view of 1900’s smartest man. This unbridled power we have created for ourselves is truly like Prometheus stealing fire from the gods. We have the ability harness such an amazing thing. And every day I do my job, I get to control that power.” It’s pretentious and uncomfortably poetic, but if you can’t get passionate about what you do, then you might want to rethink doing it for the next 40 years.

78. It’s okay to change majors. It’s okay to be here for more than 4 years.

79. Procrastinating is a part of life. I’m doing it as I write this. It’s okay to procrastinate, but you need to know how to jump back onto your work when your laziness itch has been scratched.

80. Playing video games and binging Netflix are two dangerous actions. I have seen more people drop out of college over their relationship with these two things than anything else. This isn’t high school. Figure out a new relationship with these time wasters.

81. This isn’t high school, so don’t wear your letterman or your high school ring or I and everyone else are liable to bully you.

82. In the parking garages, never pull your car through. They ticket for that here.

83. Advisors can do anything if you cry enough.

84. An 8 AM with friends is never worth it.

85. You can write on mirrors with dry erase markers. Keep track of your weight, set daily reminders, or even write little pick me up messages for when you feel down.

86. You will hurt in college. You are going to want to scream and cry and that is okay. Grieving is not a waste of time but wallowing in self pity is.

87. You will pull all-nighters. You are allowed to complain. I highly suggest Starbucks Doubleshots or 5-Hour Energies to keep you going. Just remember if you start feeling an irregular heartbeat, consume more water.

88. Relationships can end. Don’t define your life by them. Doing so is a great way to make yourself socially retarded (as in, the dictionary definition). In college, your choices need to be motivated by your own self first, then your significant other, but don’t abuse that.

89. A little guilt goes a long way. If you start feeling guilty about not studying or about failing an assignment or not spending enough time with friends, you will end up punishing yourself for something that, in the grand scheme of things, doesn’t really matter.

90. You don’t always have to go out with friends if you don’t want to. If you want to study, do it.

91. You still do need to go out with friends. Learn when to put your pencils down.

92. Any struggle you are having, someone around you is having. One of the best things about the Aggie family is that the vast majority of people in it actively want to help each other out. You can depend on them. Conversely, if someone needs someone to talk to, be that person. My best friendships came from being on either side of that situation.

93. Keep an open mind, but not so open your brain falls out.

94. Go to Aggie Muster/Silver Taps/Bonfire Remembrance. Visit the Hall of Honor. Stand under the Albritton Tower. Hallow your time. Honor those who came before you.

95. If Reveille barks, your professor doesn’t have to dismiss the class. This does, however, make your professor a 2%er.

96. The fastest way from the MSC to the Engineering block (ZACH, HRBB, the Stripper Pole, the ETB (also known as the Emerging Tears Building), etc.) is to walk along to Trigon, then take a right into the Heldenfels parking lot, walk by the cat box, through the library breeze way under the sky bridge, left at the Liberal Arts building, and then you’re at the engineering block. You’re welcome.

97. If someone bangs out a “Hullabaloo Caneck Caneck” in your classroom before or after class and you can whoop, then WHOOP. Be warned that this can prompt a professor to split up you and some friends like you were 3rd graders.

98. If you are holding a sign outside of the MSC or wherever, pay attention to who is wearing an Aggie ring. They are probably seniors who don’t have any reason to listen to what you have to say.

99. Do not forget the water when cooking Easy Mac. Failure to do so will make a lot of people in your dorm very angry with you if it is 3 AM and raining and 50 degrees outside.

100. Center your life on 6 things: Excellence, Integrity, Leadership, Loyalty, Respect, and Selfless Service. They’re the Core Values for a reason.

101. Enjoy yourself now. Your time here is short. When you leave, there is no more Aggie legacy for you to make. If you want to be remembered, you have to do something worthy of remembrance.

Edit: My goodness, this is now the most upvoted thing here. Crazy stuff. To be perfectly honest, I wrote this all out of a really sad place. My personal life had really gone down hill what with my girlfriend of six years breaking up with me in January. Tack onto that the fact that I was going to lose two very important identities after I graduate: an Aggie and a Singing Cadet. I think I just wanted someone to listen to what I had to say. I wanted to tell people how to keep from making my mistakes and how to enjoy the things I enjoyed. I don't know if I can express here how depressed I've been in this, my last semester. Furthermore, I know I didn't fully express my mind with this list. I have LOTS of other stories and tips that I might could go on forever about. But when I leave Aggieland and when I step away from the Singing Cadets, I will be proud to know the kinds of people who will take my place. When I'm having a tough day, I like to just read all these comments about everything from old Ags and their times here to incoming freshmen who now stand where I once did. It brings me such joy to know others have felt the Aggie Spirit the same way I have. I know it's gonna take a bit to fix myself. When I have lost hope for myself, the Aggie family has spared me some of theirs and I feel like I can make it. But when I walk the stage come May, and I get my diploma, and it's time for me to return home, I'm gonna go back knowing that I returned with honor. After all the screaming and crying - after all the sleepless nights and the fits of depression - after that one time that I got locked in Evans and had to call campus PD to let me out - I will have returned with honor. Thanks, Ags! Love you guys!

Is this the kind of leadership that we want at A&M?

A girl trying to clout chase and be the next TEMU Riley Gaines interrupted a 300-level lit class because she took offense at the course material going against her religious beliefs… she incorrectly argued that Trump’s executive orders are law, and is about to make us look exactly how the rest of the country already thinks of us.

It’s gonna be a huge national story. SMH

Photo I got with him: https://imgur.com/a/bvbQ6Di