COLLEGIAN THE CA M ERON U N I V ER SIT Y
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Monday, March 22, 2010
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Roots:
Campaign seeks funds to repair damages to campus foliage from ice storm
By Amanda Finch
tree surgeon is being consulted to save as many trees as possible while ensuring the safety of those who pass beneath them, but it is clear that most will not be salvageable. The cost of assessment, pruning, removal, planting and continued assessment through spring could total to around $300,000. The campaign has reached out to those who have a connection to Cameron University including donors, alumni, faculty and staff to get involved and participate by donating to the campaign. “We have been careful to be very cost-conscious about how we contact people for contributions, by using effective ways to reach out through mailings to off-campus supporters and emails to alumni, faculty and staff,” Vice President Johnson said. After appealing to these groups Vice President Johnson turned his attention to current students and organizations to encourage them to join in the fundraising effort. He spoke at the Student
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The Cameron University administration has created a campaign to help raise funds to replace the hundreds of campus trees that were destroyed or damaged during the ice storm that took place in late January. According to Vice President of University Advancement Albert Johnson, the campaign, “Replanting our Aggie Roots,” is not an ongoing campaign but rather a one-time contribution in response to this campus emergency. If the trees are to have a chance to root and grow planting must be done between now and Arbor Day at the end of March. “The purpose of the campaign is to try to ensure that we maintain the campus beautification efforts that we had already begun,” Vice President Johnson said. The ice storm left approximately 200 trees damaged or destroyed. A professional
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By Tatiana Isis Collegian Staff High school students will be flooding to Cameron in April as CU’s Annual Agricultural Interscholastic Competition is just weeks away.
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Aftermath: Throughout Lawton this scene repeated itself as a result of the ice storm that descended on campus in late January. Government Association meeting, the Program Activities Council meeting, the Student Housing Association meeting and sent an email to all students to explain how important this campaign is. Vice President Johnson hopes that student organizations set donation goals and challenge each other.
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Split: The heavy icing on campus harmed some trees and nearly destroyed others.
Agricultural Interscholastic Competition coming in April
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The event, which has been held annually for the past 50 years, will be hosted here at Cameron April 7 and 20 and is only open to high school students that are members of the Future Farmers of America. “We expect 400 people,” Dr. Phil Schroeder said.
The judging contests will start at 8 a.m. on April 7 at Cameron Stadium. Contestants will receive instructions and will then be sent off to their individual competitions: welding; farm shop tests; floriculture; meat-judging and livestock-judging. “You have to be able to identify the cut of the meat,” said Dr. Schroeder about the meat-judging contest. “We keep it wrapped up and then sell it.” That means the meat will not be wasted after the contest is over, he said. The livestock judging contest takes place at the Animal Science Complex on 38th Street, where the animals will be held in portable pens outside the building.
“They have to know what makes a good quality cow, sheep or pig,” Dr. Schroeder said. There will also be land, range and pasture evaluation and judging. The welding and various farm shop tests will be held in the Ag/Mech Shop acoss from the Physical Facilities and the floriculture contest will be held in the Mezzanine. Farm business management, field crops, agronomy, seeds identification and meat judging will all be held on South Shepler’s second floor.
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Votes can help secure new publications funding Alum striving to secure funding for online literature, art , music magazine Jeff Simpson isn’t running for office, but he needs your vote. Simpson, a PLUS scholar who graduated from Cameron in 2004, is already making his mark on the literary scene, and he wants to help other writers and artists have the same opportunity. He has plans to launch “The Fiddleback,” a free online magazine promoting literature, fine art and music. But to get his nonprofit project off the ground,
he needs funding. Enter Pepsi, a potential benefactor Simpson never expected. The Pepsi Refresh Project is offering grants to help get new and “refreshing” ideas off the ground. However, the competition is fierce, and only the top 10 projects in each financial group receive funding. Currently, “The Fiddleback” is ranked #15 in the $5K category, and Simpson needs your help to break into a top position.
Jeff Simpson, a former PLUS scholar, graduated from Cameron University in 2004 with a BA in English. From CU, he went on to Oklahoma State University, where he completed his MFA in creative writing in 2009. In addition to nearly two dozen publications in literary journals, Simpson’s first book — a collection of poetry titled “Vertical Hold” — will be published next year by Steel Toe Books.
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Look for a complete article in the March 29 issue of the Collegian.
- Go to www.RefreshEverything.com/fiddleback - Sign in with your Facebook info or take two minutes to create an account - You get ten votes to cast each day. You can vote every day of the week. - This is a social networking competition, so blog it, tweet it, mail it, share it. - Simpson is working with three other groups to increase votes. Support the arts by voting for these other great projects: HVYWE, Adopt An Instrument, El Sistema - Voting ends March 31.