President Hosni Mubarak defied a quarter-mil-lion protesters demanding he step down imme-diately, announcing Tuesday he would serve out the last months of his term and “die on Egyptian soil.” He said he would not seek re-election, but that did not calm the public fury as clashes erupted between his opponents and supporters.

The 82-year-old Mubarak, who has ruled the country for nearly three decades, offered little pro-testers had sought after a dramatic day in which a quarter-million Egyptians staged their biggest demonstration yet.

Soon after his speech, clashes erupted between protesters and government supporters in the Med-iterranean city of Alexandria, and gunshots were

heard, according to footage by Al-Jazeera television.

Watching his speech on a giant TV, protesters booed and waved their shoes over their heads at his image in a sign of contempt. “Go, go, go! We are not leaving until he leaves,” they chanted. One man screamed, “He doesn’t want to say it, he doesn’t want to say it.”

His speech came after a visiting envoy of Presi-dent Barack Obama told Mubarak that his time in office was running out. Frank Wisner, a re-spected former U.S. ambassador to Egypt who is a friend of the Egyptian president, made clear to Mubarak that it is the U.S. “view that his tenure as president is coming to a close,” according to

an administration official, who spoke on condi-tion of anonymity because of the delicacy of the ongoing diplomacy.

The United States has been struggling to find a way to ease Mubarak out of office while maintain-ing stability in Egypt, a key ally in the Mideast that has a 30-year-old peace treaty with Israel and has been a bulwark against Islamic militancy.

Tuesday’s protest marked a dramatic escalation that organizers said aims to drive Mubarak out by Friday. In a single day, the protesters’ numbers multiplied more than tenfold, with more than a quarter-million people flooding into Tahrir, or Liberation, Square.

Protesters jammed in shoulder to shoulder: farmers and unemployed university graduates, women in conservative headscarves and women

in high heels, men in suits and working-class men in scuffed shoes. Many in the crowd trav-eled from rural provinces, defying a govern-ment transportation shutdown and roadblocks on intercity highways.

The repercussions were being felt around the Mideast, as other authoritarian governments fear-ing popular discontent pre-emptively tried to bur-nish their democratic image.

Jordan’s King Abdullah II fired his govern-ment Tuesday in the face of smaller street protests, named an ex-prime minister to form a new Cabi-net and ordered him to launch political reforms. The Palestinian Cabinet in the West Bank said it would hold long-promised municipal elections “as soon as possible.”

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How stimulants affect and pay you back

Coffee and energy drinks are popu-lar among college students who pull all-nighters to study for an exam or finish a paper, but some students go even further.

The use of caffeine to keep awake is a widespread practice among Texas A&M students, however, the use of more dangerous prescription drugs has also become prevalent as a means of inducing focus.

With the pressure and stress from school, some students take drastic mea-sures. However, abusing prescription drugs can have fatal effects.

“Taking stimulants to boost aca-demic performance does not result in better grades,” said Traci Toone, health educator with student health services on campus. “Prescription drugs are meant to be used under the direction of a medical physician and only by the person in which they were prescribed.”

Staying up late is an enticing op-tion for students who work while

taking classes and are also members of organizations while attempting to fit in down time. Using stimulants is the solution for some students to gain an edge in their time spent studying or researching.

Popular drugs abused by students for both academic and recreational pur-poses are those prescribed for ADHD or learning disorders, such as Adderall, Concerta or Ritalin.

Individuals who consume these drugs and are not diagnosed with a learning disability will experience dif-ferent effects that are damaging to the body and potentially fatal.

“Users may feel jittery or jumpy, with increased heart rate and in-creased blood pressure,” said Debbie Wood, chief pharmacist in conjunc-tion with Toone. “Consumption of stimulant drugs in an individual with an abnormal heart rhythm can cause sudden death.”

According to one Aggie junior, these drugs are effective in keeping one focused but can lead to an inability to sleep or eat for several days.

“This guy I know started taking Ad-derall again for finals and didn’t eat for three days afterwards because it curbs one’s appetite,” said a sophomore in-ternational studies major.

Hearing about such practices on campus, some A&M students find it easy to have prescriptions refilled. As a reason to continue use, students who

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Mubarak’s vow to resign after term fails to appease angry protesters Sarah El DeebAssociated Press

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Water main breakAn outside water line broke mid-morning, Tuesday, affecting water usage for Cain Hall, The Grove and Clements Hall.“Someone who worked (at the Department of Residence Life) reported the break to me between 9 to 10 a.m.,“ said Linda King with the Department of Residence Life. University maintenance fi xed the line and the water ran properly by 5 p.m.

Stephanie Massey, staff writer

Loftin plans offi ce moveFor part of Texas A&M’s history, the president and executive leadership were housed in what is now the Jack K. Williams Administration Building at the main entrance to campus. A series of moves will be triggered across the campus including the return of the Administration Building to its original, historical purpose. This purpose is serving as the headquarters for the university leadership, including the Offi ce of the President and Offi ce of the Provost, as well as the majority of the vice presidents.

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Go ’fer springToday is National Groundhog Day. Founded in 1841, legend has it that if it is cloudy today and the groundhog emerges and leaves from its burrow, winter will soon end. If, however, it is sunny, and the groundhog goes back into its burrow, winter will continue for six more weeks.

Malcolm Gladwell’s book, The Tipping Point, deals with an interesting social phenomenon: when small numbers of people start behaving differently, that behavior can ripple outward until a critical mass, or tipping point, is reached and it explodes into something much larger than its origin.

Gregg Matte, class of 1992 and head pastor of Houston’s First Baptist Church, experi-enced the tipping point in 1989 with a small Bible study at his apartment that has since grown into the largest on-campus min-istry in the nation. He shares his story in the recently released book Finding God’s Will: Seek Him, Know Him, Take the Next Step, which speaks exten-sively on the creation of Break-away Ministries at Texas A&M.

“I wanted to write a book that I would want to read, too,” Matte said. “It’s a perfect book

Bible study book signing

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community

Aggies, know to come to-gether on April 21st to celebrate past generations and learn stories of how A&M has changed over the years. However, there are some little known facts about Muster that have made it the time-honored tradition it is to-day.

“Softly call the Muster, let comrade answer ‘Here’.”

These words linger in Ag-gieland as the fallen in the Ag-gie family are honored, not only in the community, but around the world in hundreds of loca-tions. Never has any tradition had as much pride and passion as that of Muster. It is more than

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Common sourcesIn your daily addictions, there’s often caffi ene. Below are some of the reports for common campus drinks

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Starbucks Coffee 21.7

Red Bull 9.5

McDonald’s Coffee 9.1

Diet Coke 3.8

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Tradition featuresEach day this week, a Battalion reporter will delve into the history of one of the A&M traditions students recognize.

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The Texas Human Nutrition Conference will be 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday in Rudder Theatrea and will discuss the challeneges regarding child obesity.

1 Woodwind Quintet

The Texas A&M Department of Performance Studies will present the Mexico City Woodwind Quinet from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday in

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A workshop will be 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday in room 236 of the Pavilion to teach students about basic telephone interaction and courtesy.

Choosing cool camps

Samantha Virnau — THE BATTALION

Students look at and discuss potential job opportunities at the Outdoor Camp Fair, an organization that works to lead students to Christ, Tuesday in Koldus 110.

BreakawayContinued from page 1

for college students because you are all at the point of your lives when you are making a tremen-dous amount of decisions.”

After founding Breakaway Ministries, Matte served as direc-tor for 14 years before handing over the reigns in 2004 to cur-rent director Ben Stuart, class of 1998. Even with so much personal success, earning a master’s de-gree in Christian education from Sou thwe s t e rn Baptist Theologi-cal Seminary and currently serving as head pastor at one of the larg-est churches in Houston, Matte is quick to point to his experience at Texas A&M as one of his life’s major defining points.

“One of the most fun chap-ters of my life was my time as a student at Texas A&M,” Matte said. “I grew more academically, spiritually and socially than I ever had previously.”

As a sophomore, Matte and some of his friends decided to start a Bible study at the apart-ment complex Stone Wood Vil-lages on Harvey.

“It was just four of us living to-gether and we decided to have a

little Bible study. We all brought a couple of people,” he said. “None of us had any idea it was going to become what it is now.”

The Bible study quickly out-grew the confines of Matte’s small apartment and was in a many locations over the years, including a school gym and as-sembly room.

“It just ignited,” Matte said. “By the time I graduated, we had more than 400 weekly attendees.”

Upon gradua-tion, Matt faced a difficult decision about the future of the ministry he felt personably respon-sible.

“It was a fork in the road moment in my life,” Matte said. “On one hand, I had a ministry that was growing and in the other, I had just graduated with a marketing degree. In the end, I chose

Breakaway. It was one of the best decisions of my life.”

Matt broke free from the cli-chéd mold of the “guy who sticks around campus after he gradu-ates” by committing full-time to his ministry.

“About six or seven years in, we realized that it was really blowing up,” he said. “When they were building Reed Arena, I used to come in and pray for God to put us there.”

Breakaway Ministries regular-ly meets in Reed Arena, with a

weekly attendance that often ex-ceeds 5,000 students. The audio and video podcasts, available free from iTunes, are downloaded and viewed by people over the world.

The book, which runs a scant 256 pages, is concerned with de-veloping a framework for people to use to similarly discover God’s will in their lives, he said.

“I’m not trying to tell anybody what to do,” Matte said. “But it gives you a system to run your ideas and decisions through.”

He said he was compelled to write the book when he realized that there were several miscon-ceptions about what it meant to be in God’s will.

“Probably the worst mis-conception is that God’s will is somewhere out there on the horizon,”Matte said. “That’s just not true. God’s will for us isn’t 10 years from now, it’s for right now. It’s all around us.”

On Thursday, Gregg Matte will be in College Station to sign copies of Finding God’s Will.

“Ultimately, I hope when a college student reads my book, they’ll have a desire to know Christ better and have a frame-work with which to make deci-sions for their lives,” Matte said.

Ultimately, I hope when a college student reads my book, they’ll have a desire to know Christ better and have a framework with which to make decisions for their lives.”

Gregg Matte, founder of

Breakaway Ministries

abuse the drug will claim they have a similar disability.

These drugs, and sometimes caffeine, lead to increased alert-ness because they stimulate the central nervous system, spe-cifically the cerebral cortex and medullar centers of the brain, said Gretchen Tyson, faculty member in the health and ki-nesiology department.

Besides death, one of the worst side effects of abusing drugs is becoming psychologi-cally dependent. Ritalin, Ad-derall, Concerta and the generic equivalents have a severe psy-chological or physical depen-dence liability, Toone said.

It is possible to overdose on caffeine as well.

“Consuming more than 300 mg/day, or two to three cups, can lead to tremors, nervous-ness, irritability, headaches, insomnia, elevated blood pres-sure, digestive system irritation and dehydration,” Tyson said. “Recent studies show that ex-cessive caffeine consumption in the morning can amplify stress throughout the day. In women, too much caffeine can increase the incidence of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and may also increase the incidence of fibro-cystic breast disease.”

Faculty and staff on campus are aware of the practice of mis-using prescription drugs. Tyson said the use of such drugs was already popular at her university in 1999, and discusses the im-plications of this practice with the students in her health classes here.

Seeing students breakfast-ing on chocolate bars, energy drinks and Starbucks is com-mon before finals, as are shaky hands.

The Beutel Health Center on campus sees many students who disregard their health and become ill.

Overall, each of the health specialists interviewed gave the same advice in regard to fol-lowing healthier study patterns. The specialists recommend to consume unhealthy foods in moderation, to drink 64 oz of water a day, to try and get seven to nine hours of sleep a night and to exercise for 30 minutes, five days a week. Sugars found in fruits and whole grains pro-vide more energy, and taking study breaks to naturally raise the heart rate, by walking or playing a quick basketball game, is more effective than consum-ing large amounts of caffeine.

Prescription drug possession without a prescription is illegal.

DependentsContinued from page 1

Signing details◗ From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. he will be at Barnes and Noble, and from 5 to 8 p.m., he will be at Scripture Haven in the Post Oak Mall. Matte’s book will also be available at the Breakaway merchandise tables on Tuesday nights.

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EDITOR’SNOTE

Charity is one of the most selfless, noble activ-ities in which a person can participate; however, good intentions do not always beget good results.

A year later the bodies are gone. The tent cities have upgraded from bed sheets to water-proof, logo-stamped tarps from any number of charitable organizations. Cholera has claimed almost 4,000 lives, much of the rubble remains as tangible proof of Haiti’s absolutely desolate state.

In spite of massive relief efforts, progress in Haiti is yet to be seen.

This should come as no surprise to anyone. Haiti ranks 168 out of 180 countries in Trans-parency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index for 2009. It adds a nice 40 percent tax on every import that crosses the border, sometimes forcing aid groups to leave valuable supplies at the country’s doorstep. Donated pick-up trucks can be seen abandoned at the airport, surrounded by weeds. There is a tax exemption available to aid groups, but the process is long and tedious and the perennially inept government is all the worse after the earthquake.

Taxing supplies that aid groups bring into

Haiti to alleviate suffering and help Haitians rebuild leads me to believe the Haitian government doesn’t care about its people. Poverty is about the only thing produced in Haiti. The government has effectively turned humanitarian aid into an industry. In fact, the nation’s failed govern-ment subsists in large part thanks to the desperate poverty of their people.

Besides the 1.3 billion in funds raised by U.S. relief organizations, the World Bank organized a “pledging” conference in New York. One hundred countries pledged an amazing $10 bil-lion to rebuild Haiti. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appointed her husband, former President Bill Clinton, along with Haitian President Rene Preval to manage the funds. Little of that money has materialized, as rich countries hesitate to hand over vast sums of cash to a country rife with cor-ruption. Over the past four decades, $8.3 billion has been poured into this failed state, while its population is 25 percent poorer than in 1945.

Haiti is a failed state. All the good inten-tions on earth can’t help them until they have a responsible government. Foreign aid in large part serves to prop up their government and ultimate-ly extends the cycle of corruption and poverty. While a portion of charity might eventually alleviate the hunger of a suffering child, the other portion makes sure he continues to suffer.

In America, we often believe that more money will fix anything. We see that mentality when it comes to getting our economy back on track through stimulus. We see it when we talk about education. We see it in our foreign aid.

We have poured aid into the sieve called Haiti for decades while their people just grow poorer and poorer. It’s time to stop the waste. Any

country that is willing to let humanitarian aid idle away at airports due to import tariffs is a country that isn’t ready for help. It’s insane to prop a gov-ernment that wants to tax charities to distribute food and supplies to their impoverished people. There are other poor countries and other causes where the aid would be better spent. Feeding one Haitian child at the expense of feeding two

children in another impoverished nation is waste that the world can ill afford.

I wouldn’t waste another dime on a govern-ment that cares more about enriching itself than helping its people.

These wise words sung by the Clash might help us make a decision about whether or not to stay with our current roommates next year.

Fellow Aggies, I believe it is that time of year again: the time of year when we begin to wonder about our living situations for next year. It is time to begin weighing the pros and cons of our living situation versus the ideality of a potential living arrangement.

Just a few questions can help determine if the grass is really greener elsewhere.

What role does your roommate play in your life? Is it merely someone you live with for a time? Is it your quasi-family when you are away from blood relatives? Is it someone who cares for you when you are sick or picks you up when you are stranded? Is it someone who brings your forgotten research paper to campus? Is it your best friend or someone who merely shares the rent payment?

A roommate is someone different to each person, but rest assured that the roommate ex-perience is part of the education one will receive while spending four plus years living with differ-ent people in different settings.

Maybe your roommate cleans up after you like your mom or locks the door when you go to bed like your dad. It’s possible that your room-mate is someone with whom you watch movies,

work out, cook, go danc-ing, study, attend sporting events, talk to endlessly... a true friend in every sense. This is the ideal roommate to most people, as long as he or she doesn’t drive you crazy with too much togetherness, making this roommate a keeper.

It is possible that you are in a “Felix and Oscar” relationship, in which you are polar opposites. You

march to the beat of different drums, but there is a mutual understanding and respect for the other. You have different interests, but there is a shared bond of familiarity. If the different lifestyles don’t bother either of you, this is probably a safe bet for next year.

Dictionary.com defines a roommate as “a per-son with whom one shares a room or lodging,” but a roommate can be much more. To some, the sole purpose of a roommate is someone who shares the bills and nothing more. These are the people who come home to just a person, instead of a companion. If this applies to you, you do not have a roommate; you simply do not live in solitary confinement.

What happens when things are not working out for you and your roommate? Perhaps you were best friends when you started out, but there was too much togetherness, and the friendship turned sour. The storm will either blow over or get worse and ruin the friendship. “Living with a Roommate: 10 Tips for a Good Roommate Re-lationship” from About.com says “[b]e friendly, without expecting to be best friends. Don’t go

into your roommate relationship thinking that you are going to be best friends for the time you’re at school. It may happen, but expecting it sets both of you up for trouble. You should be friendly with your roommate but also make sure you have your own social circles.” A best friend does not always make a great roommate.

If you are at the point of trying to decide what to do next year, think about what you really want in a roommate. Your decision can

easily be made by asking yourself if your current roommate is meeting that need or not. If so, stick with it, and look forward to next year. If not, make changes.

Your roommate arrangement should be a positive part of your college life. While it is true that you will learn a lot about living with others, whether the experience is a good one or not, why not make it a great experience rather than one that is tolerated at best?

Disaster of charitable waste

Roommates influence daily student life

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Jake Ross — THE BATTALION

Taylor

Wolken

junior economics major

Caroline

Ward

junior communication

major

On January 12, 2010, an

earthquake reaching a

magnitude of 7.0 rocked

Haiti. Over the next two weeks,

52 aftershocks measuring a mag-

nitude of 4.5 or greater had added

to the devastation. The city of

Port-au-Prince was littered with

rubble and death as impromptu

tent cities sprang up everywhere.

By July, an estimated $1.3 billion

in funds had been raised by U.S.

relief organizations.

“Should I stay or should

I go now? If I go there

will be trouble and if I

stay it will be double. So come on

and let me know! Should I stay or

should I go?”

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just a ritual, passed on year-to-year. Muster is truly “the spirit can ne’re be told.”

“When the Corregidor Muster was held, it made international news. It showed the solidarity that not only the group of Aggies had, but the solidar-ity and perseverance of US. General George Moore, class of 2008, who led the Muster. [Moore] was the first A&M graduate to obtain flag rank. The Cor-regidor Muster was held while receiv-ing artillery fire,” said Derek Peters, a junior accounting major.

Not only was Moore the first to obtain flag rank, but he is also respon-sible for 12 new dormitories which allowed A&M to train more cadets to become officers. This plan of ac-tion was to be a serendipitous event to Aggies everywhere.

“Sometimes I just can’t believe that when I was a kid I got to hear some stories from the class of 1932 and ev-erything. But hearing all the crazy sto-ries ranging from little acts of rebellion against the classes above them, to ob-

taining other schools mascots prior to games,” Peters said.

Without knowing, Peters was able to talk to alumni from the class of 1932 who were present when A&M clubs would gather across the nation to cel-ebrate every April 21st. The same class was also around to benefit from the student loan and job placement act that the Association of Former Students created, nicknamed “Round Pegs and Square Holes.”

“I believe Muster epitomizes the Ag-gie spirit. I have been lucky enough to have experienced Musters every year of my life. My personal favorite part was always actually the BBQ at my local Muster where I would sit, talk and listen to a large range of old Ags,” Peters said.

The Camaraderie BBQ is a particu-larly special time for the reunion class that graduated 50 years prior. It pro-vides an opportunity to gather and talk with Aggies of all ages about their days and special memories of A&M. The Camaraderie BBQ would not be in ef-fect if it had not been for the father of Muster, E.E. McQuillen, class of 1920, who urged participation in San Jacinto Day, causing the celebrations of Muster to double.

“I think it was cool how General Dwight D. Eisenhower came to the 1946 Muster held at Kyle Field. It really shows how special Muster is across the nation,” said Madison Sachanowicz, a junior accounting major.

Sachanowicz also mentioned that she thinks it is a unique opportunity to be a Muster host because she gets to help people who are being honored. She said she will never fully know the impact made on the family simply through lov-ing, caring and showing the respect that the Aggie family deserves.

“I went to Muster before I even came to A&M,” said Kendall Pfister, a junior business major. “My first one was in Houston and I wanted to come to A&M because I saw the respectful diligence and Aggie spirit encompassed within the ceremony.”

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Aggies gathered on April 21, 1946 on Corregidor Island in honor of the tradition of Muster. The school holiday first supported for alumni located off-campus and overseas by President William Bizzell.

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men’s tennis | The Aggie men travel to

Houston Friday to take on arch-rival Texas in

the Lone Star Showdown.

men’s swimming | The Aggies will go to

Austin this weekend to face off with perennial

contender Texas.

women’s basketball | A&M resumes

action, following the loss to Baylor, Saturday

in Lubbock against Tech.

Courtesy photos

Senior Alexey Grigorov, a Russian native, plays on the No. 3 line in singles and the No. 2 line in doubles for the No. 10 Texas A&M men’s tennis team.

Grigorov excels on court for Aggies after trek to U.S.

From Russia, with love

Texas A&M has worked hard to ex-pand its reach beyond the borders of Texas and even the United States. With a campus in Qatar, study abroad trips across the globe and an ever-expanding Aggie network of Former Students, this international influence has spread to the tennis courts. The Aggie men have four players on their roster born outside the U.S., led by senior Alexey Grigorov from Russia.

Alexey, or “Griggi” as he’s affec-tionately known around the Mitchell Tennis Center, started coming to the U.S. in 2005 to take part in different international tournaments. He did well while in the states and the next year was invited to stay in Texas at the Roddick

Total Tennis Academy in San Antonio.The talented Russian eventually had

a line of suitors vying for his commit-ment to their school, including Geor-gia, Virginia and Big 12 foes Baylor and Oklahoma State. But what set A&M apart was the bond that Grigorov al-ready had with A&M Head Coach Steve Denton.

“I felt that Coach Denton was a good guy, and that we had a relationship and so I came [to A&M],” Grigorov said.

Anyone who watches one of Grigo-rov’s matches can testify that he certain-ly plays the game with a lot of emotion. But that emotion didn’t always manifest itself in the best of ways. He entered A&M with a reputation as being un-coachable and a bit of a hothead on the court. He said that he’s gotten better,

but that the coaching staff still has dif-ficulties with him from time to time.

“In the first match [this weekend] against Mississippi State, I was talk-ing back to Coach Denton and to the crowd,” Grigorov said. “But I told myself that I would give myself pun-ishment. For every talk-back or harsh response, I’m going to do 50 kangaroos after the match for each response.”

But don’t let his temper on the court fool you, “Griggi” is all about the team.

“I want to do my best on the court to help the team win every match, and win a national championship,” he said.

And if the past weekend is any in-dication, he is well on his way to ac-complishing those goals. Competing at the No. 3 line in singles, Grigorov picked up a win against Miami com-

ing from behind in the second set to force a tiebreaker, which he won. The senior also paired with freshman Junior Ore at the No. 2 line in doubles. Their wins against Mississippi State and Mi-ami clinched the crucial doubles point for A&M. Being teamed up with a true freshman has given Grigorov an op-portunity to be a calming force on the court, for once.

“It was [Junior’s] first important match, and he got a little tight,” Grigo-rov said. “I told him just to breathe in and just to take his time, and he did re-ally good I felt.”

Grigorov also enjoys a variety of sports outside of tennis, including soc-cer, basketball and professional Ameri-can football.

“I like the Green Bay Packers,”

Grigorov said. The Packers, coincidentally, play

their home games at the historic Lam-beau Field, known across the league as “The Frozen Tundra.”

Perhaps it just reminds Grigorov of home.

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