93-594: The campus of Texas A&M University , also known as Aggieland , is situated in College Station, Texas , United States. Texas A&M is centrally located within 200 miles (320 km) of three of the 10 largest cities in the United States and 75% of the Texas and Louisiana populations. Aggieland's major roadway is State Highway 6 , and several smaller state highways and Farm to Market Roads connect
186-505: A Baylor graduate and he enjoyed a good reputation among state residents. When Ross arrived at the school in February 1891, he found that there was no running water, the school was suffering a housing shortage, the faculty was disgruntled, and many of the students ran wild. Ross promptly began instituting improvements. When students returned for the 1891–1892 school year, they found a new three–story, 41 room dormitory (named Ross Hall),
279-551: A "substance-free" floor, where residents pledge to avoid bringing alcohol, drugs, or cigarettes into the hall. While the university provides a variety of dining facilities, non-Corps students are not required to purchase a meal plan. Northside consists of 17 student residence halls, including the three university honors dorms. The halls are located near Northgate , a local entertainment district. The campus dining establishments Sbisa Dining Hall and The Underground are located on Northside. Some halls have unofficially claimed tables within
372-544: A construction camp on the Houston and Texas Central Railroad. The town's name has been attributed to a well at the construction camp, a foreman named E.W. Wellborn, or a landowner named W.W. Willburn. Also in 1867, a post office opened in the community under the name Wellborn Station. In 1870, the name was shortened to Wellborn. On April 14, 2011, the City Council of College Station voted 5–2 to annex Wellborn, thus making
465-558: A field in the middle of campus. In the late 1920s, following the discovery of oil on university lands, Texas A&M and the University of Texas negotiated a settlement for the division of the Permanent University Fund which enabled A&M to receive one-third of the revenue. This guaranteed wealth enabled A&M to grow and expand. Enrollment soared after World War II (WWII) as many former servicemen used
558-633: A narrow belt along the Himalayas to cover mainland and island Southeast Asia as far as Sumatra , Java , Borneo , and Palawan . Finally, oaks of multiple sections ( Cyclobalanopsis , Ilex , Cerris , Quercus and related genera like Lithocarpus and Castanopsis ) extend across east Asia including China, Korea, and Japan. Potential records of Quercus have been reported from Late Cretaceous deposits in North America and East Asia. These are not considered definitive, as macrofossils older than
651-652: A new $ 32M administration building at RELLIS, incorporating 19 new classrooms in addition to offices for student enrollment. The George H.W. Bush Combat Development Complex is a military research center on the RELLIS Campus, part of the United States Army Futures Command . The $ 200M facility was first announced in August 2019, and opened in 2022. It includes a "one-of-a-kind, kilometer-long tunnel" used for hypersonic research. The complex
744-578: A post office, libraries, a university-operated golf course, and drill fields used by the Corps. The main campus houses some facilities of the College of Sciences and all of the facilities of the College of Architecture , the College of Education and Human Development , the College of Geosciences , the College of Liberal Arts , and the Dwight Look College of Engineering . Notable buildings on
837-485: A range of flavours, colours, and aromas. The spongy bark of the cork oak is used to make traditional wine bottle corks. Almost a third of oak species are threatened with extinction due to climate change, invasive pests , and habitat loss . In culture, the oak tree is a symbol of strength and serves as the national tree of many countries. In Indo-European and related religions, the oak is associated with thunder gods . Individual oak trees of cultural significance include
930-508: A single oak tree produces both staminate ('male') flowers in the form of catkins , and small pistillate ('female') flowers, meaning that the trees are monoecious . The fruit is a nut called an acorn , borne in a cup-like structure known as a cupule ; each acorn usually contains one seed and takes 6–18 months to mature, depending on the species. The acorns and leaves contain tannic acid , which helps to guard against fungi and insects. There are some 500 extant species of oaks. Trees in
1023-488: A slaughterhouse, a gymnasium, a warehouse, and an artillery shed. The last major campus construction overseen by Ross was the development of the Mess Hall. Designed by architectural firm Glover and Allen and opened in 1897, the Mess Hall could originally seat 500 students. Its front porches were later enclosed to double the seating capacity, making the Mess Hall the largest dining hall in Texas. An accidental kitchen fire on
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#17327797910691116-557: A small area of the west of Cuba ; in Mesoamerica it occurs mainly above 1000 metres. The genus crossed the isthmus of Panama when the northern and southern continents came together and is present as one species, Q. humboldtii , above 1000 metres in Colombia. The oaks of North America are of many sections ( Protobalanus , Lobatae , Ponticae , Quercus , and Virentes ) along with related genera such as Notholithocarpus . In
1209-601: A small lake, the Spirit Ice Arena, and is the home of the Arts Council of the Brazos Valley. The amphitheater has hosted a variety of musical events, including the annual Starlight Music Series, a concert series that starts in late spring and runs through late summer. Wolf Pen also has a sidewalk for a scenic run that when completed is about 1 mi (2 km). Wellborn became a community in 1867 as
1302-603: A woodshop, a metal shop, and two digital fabrication machines: a CNC mill and a CNC plasma cutter . Architecture Ranch is located on 12 acres (4.9 ha). The campus is also home to several Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) testing facilities used in the areas of vehicle performance and handling, vehicle-roadway interaction, the durability and efficacy of highway pavements, and the safety of structural systems. A joint Texas A&M System-University of Texas system low density library began construction in June 2012. The facility
1395-535: Is a hardwood tree or shrub in the genus Quercus of the beech family . They have spirally arranged leaves, often with lobed edges, and a nut called an acorn , borne within a cup. The genus is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere; it includes some 500 species, both deciduous and evergreen . Fossil oaks date back to the Middle Eocene . Molecular phylogeny shows that the genus
1488-768: Is a city in Brazos County, Texas , United States, situated in East-Central Texas in the Brazos Valley , towards the eastern edge of the region known as the Texas Triangle . It is 83 miles (130 kilometers) northwest of Houston and 87 miles (140 km) east-northeast of Austin . As of the 2020 census , College Station had a population of 120,511. College Station and Bryan make up the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area ,
1581-551: Is also home to the Research Integration Center; Innovation Proving Ground; and Ballistic, Aero-optics and Materials Range, where weapons are tested. Raytheon tested a high-energy laser test there in 2023, the first open-air usage in the state of Texas. The facility was initially funded by the state of Texas ($ 50M), Texas A&M ($ 80M) and the AFC ($ 96M). Retired USAF Maj. Gen. Tim Green serves as Director of
1674-479: Is bisected to the north by Church Street, made famous by the Robert Earl Keen and Lyle Lovett duet "The Front Porch Song". Wolf Pen Creek District is a large commercial development adjacent to Post Oak Mall and between two of the city's main commercial thoroughfares: Earl Rudder Freeway and Texas Avenue . The area consists of a greenway with trails, a $ 1.5 million amphitheater and entertainment area,
1767-715: Is bordered by railroad tracks operated by Union Pacific Railroad , George Bush Drive, Raymond Stotzer Parkway, and Easterwood Airport, on the east, south, north, and west sides, respectively. Formerly named the Research Annex , the Research and Extension Center at Bryan , and then the Riverside Campus , and commonly known as the Riverside Annex or simply the Annex , the RELLIS Campus is an extension of
1860-758: Is bordered by the city of Bryan to the northwest. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of 49.6 sq mi (128.5 km ), of which 49.4 sq mi (128.0 km ) is land and 0.19 sq mi (0.5 km ), or 0.35%, is covered by water. College Station has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen : Cfa). Winters are mild with periods of low temperatures usually lasting less than two months, while summers are hot and humid. Snow and ice are rare; most recently, College Station received three to five inches of snowfall on February 15, 2021. Summers are hot and humid with occasional showers and thunderstorms being
1953-666: Is constructing a new campus on 200 acres (810,000 m) in Bryan, Texas. The first building on this new campus opened in 2010. On December 16, 2010, Texas A&M broke ground on a new Humanities and Arts building. This building is especially notable because of the institution's "historical focus on engineering and agriculture". The school finished renovations and reopened on the Memorial Student Center on April 21, 2012. In addition to academic facilities, athletics director Bill Byrne has overseen an aggressive expansion of
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#17327797910692046-491: Is designed to hold one million books and eliminate redundancy in the collections of the two university systems. In 2015, Blinn College announced that it would cancel expansion plans at its existing Bryan campus and build a new campus at RELLIS instead. Blinn expected to invest $ 34 million in the site. The groundbreaking ceremony for the Blinn College educational building took place on March 31, 2017. In 2022, Blinn opened
2139-471: Is divided into Old World and New World clades , but many oak species hybridise freely, making the genus's history difficult to resolve. Ecologically, oaks are keystone species in habitats from Mediterranean semi-desert to subtropical rainforest . They live in association with many kinds of fungi including truffles . Oaks support more than 950 species of caterpillar , many kinds of gall wasp which form distinctive galls , roundish woody lumps such as
2232-452: Is from Old English ac (seen in placenames such as Acton , from ac + tun , "oak village" ), which in turn is from Proto-Germanic *aiks , "oak". Oaks are hardwood ( dicotyledonous ) trees, deciduous or evergreen, with spirally arranged leaves , often with lobate margins ; some have serrated leaves or entire leaves with smooth margins. Many deciduous species are marcescent , not dropping dead leaves until spring. In spring,
2325-500: Is home to 125 stores; its opening on February 17, 1982, helped create the impetus for growing economic and commercial developments for College Station. It is currently the largest taxpayer in College Station and the second-largest in the Brazos Valley, though the anchor stores are free-standing units that are privately owned and taxed separate from the mall proper. Over 75% of retail sales in the Brazos Valley come from sales at
2418-834: Is owned by Texas A&M University , is also based in College Station. College Station is part of the Bryan-College Station Arbitron market #238. The service area of Blinn College includes all of Brazos County. Blinn operates a campus in nearby Bryan. Almost all of College Station is within the College Station Independent School District , while small sections are in Bryan Independent School District . College Station ISD operates two high schools: A&M Consolidated High School and College Station High School . Students living in
2511-619: Is zoned to the College Station Independent School District , which educates dependent children who live in them. Residents are zoned to College Hills Elementary School, Oakwood Intermediate School, A&M Consolidated Middle School, and A&M Consolidated High School . White Creek Apartments has all categories of single, unmarried students. Married students and students with families as well as sophomore and higher undergraduate students previously lived at Avenue A Apartments, College View Apartments, and Hensel Apartments. Texas A&M University has announced that all residents must be moved out of
2604-597: The G.I. Bill to further their education. Again unprepared for the growth, between 1946 and 1950 Texas A&M used the inactive Bryan Air Force Base , west of Bryan near the Brazos River , as an extension of the campus. An estimated 5,500 men lived, studied, ate, and attended classes at the base, which became known as the Annex. Former students lived and studied in cramped, cheaply built and already-dilapidated WWII buildings without heating, air conditioning or indoor plumbing, and described having to hitchhike to and from
2697-682: The George Bush Presidential Library opened in 1997. Attention was drawn again in 1999, when 12 people were killed and 27 injured when the Aggie Bonfire collapsed while being constructed . In 2022, it became one of the first areas served by Amazon 's Prime Air drone delivery service, along with Lockeford, California . College Station is south of the center of Brazos County at 30°36′5″N 96°18′52″W / 30.60139°N 96.31444°W / 30.60139; -96.31444 (30.601433, –96.314464). It
2790-643: The Paleogene , and possibly from before the Eocene are mostly poorly preserved without critical features for certain identification. Amongst the oldest unequivocal records of Quercus are pollen from Austria, dating to the Paleocene -Eocene boundary, around 55 million years ago. The oldest records of Quercus in North America are from Oregon , dating to the Middle Eocene, around 44 million years ago, with
2883-790: The Royal Oak in Britain, the Charter Oak in the United States, and the Guernica Oak in the Basque Country . The generic name Quercus is Latin for "oak", derived from Proto-Indo-European *kwerkwu- , "oak", which is also the origin of the name " fir ", another important or sacred tree in Indo-European culture. The word "cork", for the bark of the cork oak , similarly derives from Quercus . The common name "oak"
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2976-606: The Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX), which occupies about 100,000 square feet (10,000 m) of offices, classrooms, and laboratories. The agency maintains outdoor training facilities at Riverside, including overhead and underground electric power training fields, a firing range for law enforcement officers, a heavy equipment training field, an emergency vehicle-driving track, unexploded ordnance ranges and search grids, and simulation prop houses for tactical training. A vintage WWII hangar at
3069-436: The oak apple , and a large number of pests and diseases. Oak leaves and acorns contain enough tannin to be toxic to cattle, but pigs are able to digest them safely. Oak timber is strong and hard, and has found many uses in construction and furniture-making. The bark was traditionally used for tanning leather . Wine barrels are made of oak; these are used for aging alcoholic beverages such as sherry and whisky , giving them
3162-562: The "Northgate Music Festival" in 2002. In 2006, the city council incorporated Northgate as a special tax zone to finance additional improvements and expansions. Live music is a major draw to the Northgate area. Many well-known musicians, especially in the Texas country music scene, initially performed in the Northgate area. Notable names include Robert Earl Keen , Grammy award-winner Lyle Lovett , Dub Miller, and Roger Creager . The district
3255-492: The $ 95 million 220,000 square feet (20,000 m) Interdisciplinary Life Sciences building, is the largest building on campus. In addition, Texas A&M is constructed two physics buildings dedicated to astronomical research with funds from a donation by George P. W. Mitchell. From late 2008 to August 2011, Texas A&M constructed a $ 104 million, Emerging Technologies and Economic Development Interdisciplinary Building. Outside of main campus, Texas A&M Health Science Center
3348-532: The 15th-largest metropolitan area in Texas with 268,248 people as of 2020. College Station is home to the main campus of Texas A&M University , the flagship institution of the Texas A&;M University System . The city owes its name and existence to the university's location along a railroad. Texas A&M's triple designation as a land-grant university , National Sea Grant College Program , and National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program reflects
3441-557: The Albritton Tower is 138 feet (42 m) tall and contains 49 bells, cast by the Paccard Bell Foundry, weighing a total of 17 short tons (34,000 lb; 15,000 kg), the largest of which weighs 6,500 pounds (2,900 kg). The bells ring every quarter-hour and are also programmed to play music such as The Spirit of Aggieland , patriotic songs, and hymns. College Station, Texas College Station
3534-540: The Avenue A Apartments, College View Apartments, and Hensel Apartments by 5pm on May 31, 2013. Afterwards, the aforementioned apartments will be demolished in preparation for the Campus Point project. In 1998 American Campus Communities was awarded the contract to develop, build, and manage a student housing property at TAMU. The Aggies also have many opportunities to not only clean up their campus, but also help in
3627-444: The College Station and Northgate College Station post offices. As of May 2008, the local unemployment hovered around 3 to 4%, among the lowest in Texas. This rate is largely attributed to the significant role the university plays in the local economy. However, underemployment is an ongoing issue. Post Oak Mall was the city's first mall and is currently the largest mall in the Brazos Valley . The 82-acre (330,000 m ) mall
3720-705: The College of Sciences, the new facilities of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (relocated in 2011), all of the facilities of the George Bush School of Government and Public Service , and Mays Business School . In addition to a few dining facilities, the Medical Sciences Library and the West Campus Library are the only two libraries on west campus. Olsen Field , home of the baseball team, and Reed Arena , home of
3813-420: The Corps dormitories and Hobby Hall are segregated by room or suite. Residence hall styles vary; while many halls offer only indoor access to individual rooms, access to the rooms of "balcony halls", comes from an outdoor balcony. Room sizes vary by building, and halls with larger rooms including en-suite or private bathrooms, while halls with smaller rooms have a common bathroom on each floor. Several halls include
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3906-458: The Corps of Cadets are located in the Quadrangle, or "The Quad", an area consisting of dormitories, Duncan Dining Hall, and the Corps training fields. The Corps Arches, a series of 12 arches that "[symbolize] the undying spirit of the 12th Man of Texas A&M", mark the entrance to the Quadrangle. All cadets, except those who are married or who have had previous military service, must live in
3999-706: The Old World, oaks of section Quercus extend across the whole of Europe including European Russia apart from the far north, and north Africa (north of the Sahara) from Morocco to Libya. In Mediterranean Europe, they are joined by oaks of the sections Cerris and Ilex , which extend across Turkey, the Middle East, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan , while section Ponticae is endemic to the western Caucasus in Turkey and Georgia . Oaks of section Cyclobalanopsis extend in
4092-601: The Quad with assigned roommates from the same unit and graduating class. Reveille , the Aggie mascot , lives with her handlers in the Quadrangle. Married students, single parent students, and undergraduate students who are sophomores, juniors, or seniors and do not have children may live in the Gardens at University Apartments. This complex is, as of 2011, Texas A&M's newest apartment unit complex. Gardens at University Apartments
4185-637: The RELLIS Campus was recently transformed into a state-of-the-art training facility for utility workers in the electric power and telecommunications industry. Classrooms in the new facility include interactive Smart boards, custom-built workbenches and cabinets, built-in audiovisual systems, and automatic lighting. The runways have also been used as an SCCA racetrack. In 2006, the Texas A&;M College of Architecture completed an 8,000-square-foot (700 m) Built Environment Teaching and Research Facility also known as Architecture Ranch. The building contains
4278-590: The Sbisa Dining Hall and many halls congregate for dinner at a specific time each weekday. Southside contains halls both for the Corps of Cadets members and "non-regs". Non-corps halls in this area center around the Commons, a hub for activities and dining. Southside has two Learning Living Communities, which allow freshmen to live in a cluster with other students who share common interests. Facilities for
4371-403: The age of 18 living with them, 32.2% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 58.0% were not families. About 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.98. The racial makeup of the city as of 2019
4464-562: The amount of steel...necessary and doubled it". The result was an extremely durable building so filled with steel that blowtorches had to be used when piping for water fountains was added. In front of the Academic Building is the Academic Plaza, which is the site of a wide range of campus events, most notably Silver Taps . Donated to Texas A&M University by Martha and Ford D. Albritton and dedicated on October 6, 1984,
4557-536: The area served as a meeting point for the Great Western Cattle Trail . The first building to be placed on campus was known as Old Main. "A stately, semi-classic building four stories in height", Old Main housed all the activities of the college for the first ten years of the school's existence. In the following three decades, it played a prominent part in A&;M activities and housed the offices of
4650-490: The area to larger highways such as Interstate 45 . The campus is bisected by a set of railroad tracks primarily operated by Union Pacific Railroad . The area east of the railroad tracks is known as "Main Campus" and includes many of the academic buildings, the Memorial Student Center, Kyle Field , and the student dormitories. The portion of the campus west of the railroad tracks is known as "West Campus" and includes most of
4743-431: The basketball team, are both situated on west campus as well. In addition, administrative offices of various state agencies, including the Texas Engineering Extension Service and Texas Transportation Institute , are housed here. Easterwood Airport , which provides flights to both George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport , is located on the far west side of west campus. West Campus
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#17327797910694836-437: The beginning of construction on a new home for the president, and a new building to house the machine and blacksmith shops. Even with the addition of a new dormitory, space was still at a premium. Some cadets were forced to live on the fourth floor of the main building. Enrollment continued to rise, so much so that by the end of his tenure Ross requested that parents first communicate with his office before sending their sons to
4929-670: The broad scope of the research endeavors it brings to the city, with ongoing projects funded by agencies such as NASA , the National Institutes of Health , the National Science Foundation , and the Office of Naval Research . College Station's origins date from 1860, when the Houston and Texas Central Railway began to build through the region. Eleven years later, the site was chosen as the location for
5022-533: The campus community, promote spatial equity and appropriateness, promote sustainability, and develop a supportive process to achieve the goals above. Major components of the plan include Texas A&M's master plan has won several awards including: Campus Planning Award from the Boston Society of Architects and a 2004 design award from the Texas Society of Architects . Following the completion of
5115-462: The campus would be a boon for revenues, the first business district was established in College Station near the campus, taking its name for the closest on-campus landmark: the north gate. When the city was incorporated in 1938, its first City Hall was opened in the new district. In 1994, restoration efforts began to revitalize the ailing area. A four-day music festival, "North By Northgate", was introduced in 1998 and has become an annual tradition, renamed
5208-435: The city adopted a council-manager system of city government. Population growth accelerated following World War II as the nonstudent population reached 7,898 in 1950, 11,396 in 1960, 17,676 in 1970, 30,449 in 1980, 52,456 in 1990, and 67,890 in 2000. The Bryan-College Station metropolitan area's population crossed 270,000 people in 2018. In the 1990s, College Station and Texas A&M University drew national attention when
5301-469: The community the Wellborn district. Wellborn is often mispronounced as 'well-born' but is pronounced by locals as 'Well-burn'. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 120,511 people, 41,682 households, and 20,487 families residing in the city. As of the census of 2000, 67,890 people, 24,691 households, and 10,370 families resided in the city. Of the 24,691 households, 21.0% had children under
5394-553: The community’s poverty rate." The city of College Station has a council-manager form of government. Voters elect the members of a city council, who pass laws and make policy. The council hires a professional city manager who is responsible for day-to-day operations of the city and its public services. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) operates the Bryan District Parole Office in College Station. The United States Postal Service operates
5487-511: The crossroads of the campus. Completed in 1914, it stands on the site of Old Main, the first campus building, which burned to the ground in 1912. Its most prominent feature is its copper dome, which is green with verdigris , much like the Statue of Liberty . When the building was constructed, it was one of the first on campus to use rebar . Its architect, A&M Professor F. E. Giesecke knew little about reinforced concrete, "so [he] just figured out
5580-521: The district spans about 145 acres (0.59 km ), bounded by Wellborn Road to the west, South College Avenue to the east, the College Station city limits to the north, and University Drive to the south. The district is the home of the Dixie Chicken . Northgate's roots started in the 1930s as the city began enjoying rapid population growth from the influx of Texas A&M University students, professors, and their families. Realizing that proximity to
5673-487: The early 20th century was Military Walk, a 1,500-foot (460 m) street that connected the former Guion Hall, now the location of the Rudder Theatre Complex, with Sbisa Dining Hall. Lined with oak trees, the avenue provided access to Assembly Hall (1889–1929), Foster Hall (1899–1951), Ross Hall (1891–1955), Gaithright Hall (1876–1933), and Mitchell Hall (1912–1972). The street was closed in 1971. Many of
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#17327797910695766-607: The east of Evans library and continuing to the Texas Avenue border of Texas A&M University's College Station campus. Buildings on this side of campus include the majority of architecture buildings as well as a few engineering buildings and the administration building. The west campus contains both the College of Veterinary Medicine and the Health Science Center , a component of the Texas A&M University System . West campus also contains some facilities of
5859-404: The genus Quercus consisted of Old World and New World clades. The entire genome of Quercus robur (the pedunculate oak) has been sequenced , revealing an array of mutations that may underlie the evolution of longevity and disease resistance in oaks. In addition, hundreds of oak species have been compared (at RAD-seq loci), allowing a detailed phylogeny to be constructed. However,
5952-470: The genus are often large and slow-growing; Q. alba can reach an age of 600 years, a diameter of 13 feet (4.0 m) and a height of 145 feet (44 m). The Granit oak in Bulgaria, a Q. robur specimen, has an estimated age of 1637 years, making it the oldest oak in Europe. The Wi'aaSal tree, a live oak in the reservation of the Pechanga Band of Indians , California, is at least 1000 years old, and might be as much as 2000 years old, which would make it
6045-409: The highest poverty rate among U.S. cities with populations over 100,000. However, this statistic is likely impacted by the fact that Texas A&M University has the largest student enrollment in the U.S. . The U.S. Census Bureau has noted that "both in small counties with a large university and in large counties with multiple universities, the presence of college students who live off campus raises
6138-410: The largest number of oak species, with approximately 160 species in Mexico, of which 109 are endemic, and about 90 in the United States. The second greatest area of oak diversity is China, with approximately 100 species. In the Americas, Quercus is widespread from Vancouver and Nova Scotia in the south of Canada, south to Mexico and across the whole of the eastern United States. It is present in
6231-421: The main campus include Kyle Field, the Academic Building, the Memorial Student Center, the Administration Building, Rudder Tower, Albritton Bell Tower, and the Bonfire Memorial . The main campus is bordered by George Bush Drive, Wellborn Road, University Drive, and Texas Avenue on the south, west, north, and east sides, respectively. The eastern region of campus, or "East Campus," is commonly cited as beginning to
6324-565: The main campus located 10 miles (16 km) to the northwest, adjacent to SH 47 and SH 21 in Bryan, Texas , northeast of the Brazos River . It is home to a Blinn College satellite campus. SH 47 was completed in August 1996, creating a shorter and more direct route between the facility and the main A&M campus. In 2016, the facility was renamed RELLIS - an acronym of Texas A&M’s core values of respect, excellence, leadership, loyalty, integrity and selfless service. The 1,900-acre (8 km) RELLIS hosts three training divisions of
6417-489: The mall's stores. Two full power local commercial television stations included CBS affiliate KBTX-TV (which also includes subchannels affiliated with CW and Telemundo) and MyNetworkTV affiliate KYLE-TV which also airs Fox programming (via Waco-based KWKT-TV ) on its second digital subchannel. Low power television stations KAGS-LD and KRHD-CD respectively air programming from NBC (via Temple-based KCEN-TV ) and ABC (via Waco-based KXXV ). PBS member station KAMU , which
6510-445: The master plan, Texas A&M has begun some of the largest construction projects in its history. In 2007, the Texas A&M University system had close to 700 million dollars of construction projects planned or already underway in the Bryan College Station area. To fund this expansion, the university is relying on state funding, donations, fees and tuition revenue bonds to cover costs. The first major building of this construction phase,
6603-425: The morning of November 11, 1911, destroyed the building. Its replacement, Sbisa Dining Hall, remains one of the primary dining centers on campus. During this time one of the more recognizable features of the Texas A&M landscape, the Century Oak Tree, was planted. The massive oak tree , located in Academic Plaza, would become a favored place for students to propose marriage. The focal point of campus for much of
6696-560: The oldest oak in the US. Among the smallest oaks is Q. acuta , the Japanese evergreen oak. It forms a bush or small tree to a height of some 30 feet (9.1 m). The genus Quercus is native to the Northern Hemisphere and includes deciduous and evergreen species extending from cool temperate to tropical latitudes in the Americas , Asia, Europe, and North Africa. North America has
6789-877: The oldest records in Asia from the Middle Eocene of Japan; both forms have affinities to the Cyclobalanopsis group. Quercus forms part, or rather two parts, of the Quercoideae subfamily of the Fagaceae , the beech family. Modern molecular phylogenetics suggests the following relationships: Fagus (beeches) Trigonobalanus (3 evergreen species) Lithocarpus (stone oaks) Chrysolepis (chinquapins) Quercus pro parte Notholithocarpus (tan oak) Quercus pro parte Castanopsis (also called chinquapins) Castanea (chestnuts) Molecular techniques for phylogenetic analysis show that
6882-411: The only real variation in weather. Northgate is a mixed-use district north of Texas A&M University that features a combination of businesses, restaurants, apartments, churches, and entertainment. It is known for its eclectic mix of restaurants and bars . A large portion of the stores, bars, and restaurants in Northgate are frequented, patronized, and staffed by Texas A&M students. In total,
6975-524: The original trees remain, but buildings, walk ways, and grassy areas were added in place of the street itself. The school began offering an expanded choice of degree programs at the same time that the state legislature and the United States Department of Agriculture established several services at Texas A&M. The college was unprepared for the ensuing population growth. For the next ten years, several hundred students lived in tents in
7068-599: The other sports facilities, the business school, agricultural programs, the veterinary college, the George Bush Presidential Library and the medical school. The area of West Campus along Kimbrough Boulevard is known as "Research Park" and includes many research facilities. The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, later known as Texas A&M University was established by the Texas State Legislature on April 17, 1871 as
7161-656: The portion of Bryan ISD located in the City of College Station are zoned for: Stephen F. Austin Middle School, and Bryan High School . Easterwood Airport , owned by Texas A&M, is located 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of the center of College Station and has flights to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport . The following people have lived or are currently living in College Station: Oak tree See also List of Quercus species . An oak
7254-452: The proposed Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, a land-grant school. In 1876, as the nation celebrated its centennial , the school (renamed Texas A&M University in 1963) opened its doors as the first public institution of higher education in the state of Texas. College Station's population grew slowly, reaching 350 in 1884 and 391 at the turn of the century. However, during this time, transportation improvements took place in
7347-630: The remote site if they did not have their own cars. In 1951, with the outbreak of the Korean War , the base was reactivated for United States Air Force (USAF) pilot training. In the late 1950s, after combat in Korea had wound down, the USAF inactivated the base again. The USAF fully vacated the base in May 1961 and the land and buildings were leased to Texas A&M in 1962 under an arrangement that would allow
7440-436: The school's presidents. The building caught fire in the early hours of May 27, 1912, and was unable to be saved. Many people credit Texas A&M president Lawrence Sullivan Ross , known affectionately to students as "Sully", with saving the school from closure and transforming it into a respected military institution. Ross, the immediate past governor of Texas , had been a well-respected Confederate soldier along with being
7533-417: The school. The increase in students necessitated an improvement in facilities, and from fall 1891 until September 1898 the college spent over $ 97,000 on improvements and new buildings. This included construction of an infirmary, which included the first indoor toilets on campus, a new artesian well, a natatorium, four new faculty residences, an electric light plant, an ice works, a laundry, a cold storage room,
7626-401: The schools baseball stadium, Olsen Field, with a name change to Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park following a $ 7 million donation from Blue Bell Creameries . The field was reopened on February 17, 2012. Future plans include the renovation of Kyle field. The main campus chiefly contains the student and Corps of Cadets dormitories, university apartments, various dining facilities, a health center,
7719-515: The site, and retired Army Col. Rosendo “Ross” Guieb serves as Executive Director. During the 2006 fall semester, 20.5% of the student body lived on campus in one of two distinct housing sections located on opposite ends of campus. Both the Northside and Southside areas contain student dormitories, or residence halls. While some halls are single-sex, others are co-educational . Usually students of different genders live on alternate floors, although
7812-401: The state's first public institution of higher education. The legislature provided $ 75,000 for the construction of buildings at the new school. A committee tasked with finding a home for the new college chose Brazos County , which agreed to donate 2,416 acres (10 km) of land. The college officially opened on October 4, 1876, with six professors. Livestock roamed freely but cautiously, and
7905-666: The surrounding community. Students pick up trash and recyclables in Galveston State Park, along nearby highways, and after every home football game. Of the over 200 buildings on the Texas A&M University campus, the most recognized include the Academic Building, Albritton Bell Tower, the O&;M Building, the Administration Building, the George Bush Presidential Library , Kyle Field, and the Memorial Student Center (MSC). The Academic Building stands at
7998-548: The town. In 1900, the I&;GN Railroad was extended to College Station (the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company abandoned the line in 1965), and 10 years later, electric interurban service was established between Texas A&M and the neighboring town of Bryan. A city bus system replaced the interurban in the 1920s. In 1930, the community to the north of College Station, known as North Oakwood,
8091-495: The university to buy the property at a heavily discounted price in the future. The facility was named the Research Annex. The George Bush Presidential Library was established in 1997 on 90 acres (36 ha) of land donated by Texas A&M at the western edge of the campus. This tenth presidential library was built between 1995 and 1997 and contains the presidential and vice-presidential papers of George H. W. Bush and
8184-609: The university's sports faculties since his hiring in 2003. Under his leadership, Texas A&M completed several athletics facilities including the McFerrin Athletic Center, an indoor football practice field and track and field facility. The center was host of the 2009 NCAA Indoor Championships. The department has also completed the Cox-McFerrin Center , a practice facility for the men's and women's basketball teams. The school recently renovated
8277-462: The vice-presidential papers of Dan Quayle . In 1998, activists on campus (including Professor Patrick Slattery) suggested the statue of Lawrence Sullivan Ross should be removed on the basis that he was a member of the Ku Klux Klan . Instead, Slattery and others wanted to create a "diversity plaza", with a statue of Matthew Gaines , an African-American politician. The project was abandoned in
8370-555: The wake of the Aggie Bonfire tragedy, in 1999. To address the rapid growth of the student body and faculty, Texas A&M created a Campus Master plan that provided guidelines on campus development. The plan created by the architectural firm Barnes Gromatzky Kosarek Architects with Michael Dennis & Associates, was completed in July 2004. The primary goals of the plan were to: reinforce campus identity and community, establish connectivity, create architecture that contributes positively to
8463-598: Was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.0 males. Data from the ACS 1-year estimates indicates that the median income for a household in College Station was $ 47,632, a decrease from $ 52,397 reported in the 2020 census . According to Forbes , approximately 28.5% of the population lived below the poverty line in 2021, including 16.4% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those aged 65 or older. The ACS 1-year estimates suggest this percentage may be as high as 30.2%,
8556-434: Was 77.45% White, 7.74% African American, 0.30% Native American, 10.25% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 6.32% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any ethnicity/nationality were 15.6% of the population. In the city, the population was distributed as 14.4% under the age of 18, 51.2% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 9.4% from 45 to 64, and 3.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
8649-441: Was incorporated as part of Bryan. College Station did not incorporate until October 19, 1938, after a 217-39 vote, with John H. Binney as the first mayor. Within a year, the city established a zoning commission, and by 1940, the population had reached 2,184. The city grew under the leadership of Ernest Langford, called by some the "Father of College Station", who began a 26-year stretch as mayor in 1942. Early in his first term,
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