Infomaniacs: April 04, 2014 (8:00am)

College Station ISD School Board Hear From Cheerleaders Supporting The District’s May Bond Propositions

Public speakers at Tuesday’s (April 16) College Station ISD school board meeting included cheerleaders from Consolidated and College Station High Schools. Comments from all six cheerleaders, three from each high school, promoted the May 4th bond election to pay for renovations at their school’s athletic facilities. Early voting begins Monday (April 22) at five voting centers…the College Station Utilities meeting and training facility on Graham Road, Texas A&M’s memorial student center, Arena Hall and Galilee Baptist Church in Bryan, and the Brazos County elections office in downtown Bryan. Click HERE to be directed to WTAW’s new YouTube channel to watch The Infomaniacs Scott DeLucia and CSISD superintendent Tim Harkrider visit about the bond election. Click HERE to be directed to CSISD’s bond website. Click below to hear comments from cheerleaders at Consolidated and College Station High School, speaking during the April 16, 2024 CSISD school board meeting. Listen to “College Station ISD school board hears from cheerleaders supporting the district's May bond propositions” on Spreaker.  

Workforce Reduction Announced By FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies Includes College Station Operations

The largest employer in the Bryan/College Station biocorridor and one of the largest private employers in Brazos County is going through its first reduction of employees. FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies (FDB), which came to the biocorridor in 2014, currently has 747 employees. A corporate spokeswoman says next week, up to 33 employees will take voluntary buyouts or will be laid off. A corporate news release says the employment reduction also impacts FDB locations in North Carolina, Massachusetts, and England. The loss of up to 240 jobs is the result of FUJI restructuring its small scale business unit. That follows challenges brought about by reduced venture capital investment, mostly in cell and gene therapy products.

Former Texas A&M Men’s Basketball Player Julius Marble Arrested For Sexual Assault

An expected starter on last year’s Texas A&M men’s basketball team who was dismissed before the season started has been arrested. 23 year old Julius Marble of Cedar Hill (TX) is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in his apartment last October 14th, which was about three weeks before the Aggies first game. The arrest report from College Station police says the victim told Marble “no” to several unwelcomed advances. She also attempted to push Marble away. After the assault, the victim called a friend who took her to a local hospital. The arrest report also says Marble sent a direct message on Instagram the following morning, telling the victim that he did not recall what had happened but he hoped that he did not do anything to upset her. Marble was booked in the Brazos County jail April 18th and was released later in the day after posting a $50,000 dollar bond.