德克萨斯A&M大学主校区位于德克萨斯州大学城，校园距休斯顿约90英里。大学城具有典型的德克萨斯小镇风情，平静、宁和，其公共设施应有尽有。德克萨斯A&M大学旧译为“德州农工大学”，这是将校名中 A&M 错误翻译为农业(agriculture)和机械(mechanics)之故。在该校的官方主页上清晰说明，校名中 A&M 只是一个符号，没有任何实际意义。该校前身为德州农机学院（Texas College of Agriculture and Mechanics）。留下A和M的缩写，只是为了不忘历史。在加尔维斯顿和卡塔尔波斯湾、墨西哥城、意大利Castiglion Fiorentino还有分校。作者: ookko 时间: 2010-8-2 21:54
A:TexasA&M,
the state's first public institution of highereducation, wasopened on
Oct. 4, 1876 as the Agricultural andMechanical College ofTexas, and at
that time the "A" and "M" initialswere used to abbreviatethe name
components. When the institutiongained university status in1963, the
"A&M" representation (noperiods, no spaces and with anampersand)
was incorporated into theofficial name in deference to theinstitution's
history and richtraditions, but the individual letters nolonger
explicitly stand foranything.作者: ookko 时间: 2010-8-2 21:57
Q: What is an Aggie?
A: An Aggie is a
student at Texas A&M University. In the early 1900sA&Mstudents
were referred to as Farmers. The term Aggie began to beusedin the 1920s
and in 1949, when the yearbook changed its nametoAggieland, Aggie
became the official student body nickname.**Source:Texas A&M
Traditions and Spirit, by C.J. Bible作者: ookko 时间: 2010-8-2 21:57
Q: What are the official colors?
A:Maroonand
white. The colors are such a prominent part of A&M thatthey
arereferred to in "The Spirit of Aggieland," which was written
in1925.Tied to their alma mater’s pride, Aggies sing, "We've got
tofight forMaroon and White." As part of a new tradition for
footballgames,certain games are designated as "Maroon Outs" where fans
areencouragedto wear maroon clothing. In 2007, to make it easier to
matchthe marooncolor used by Texas A&M and its licensees,
worldwidecolorauthority, Pantone Inc. created a custom "Aggie Maroon"
color.作者: ookko 时间: 2010-8-2 21:58
Q: Where is Texas A&M located?
A: Texas A&M University is located in the twin cities of Bryan and College Station, Texas.Hometo
a community of about 170,000 residents, Bryan/College
Stationiscentrally located—only a short drive from Austin, Dallas and
Houston.作者: ookko 时间: 2010-8-2 21:58
Q: What is the weather like?
A: The
local weather is fairly temperate and mild with low temperatures in the
winter lasting only a couple of months. Typical lows during the
winter are in the low 40s, and typical highs during the summer
range in the 90s. The humidity for this region can make winter days
seem cooler and summer days warmer, and scattered showers or
thunderstorms provide relief and rainfall to the area throughout
the year. Weather forecasts for the local area are available from the National Weather Service.
