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TUESDAY

VOLUME 93, ISSUE 44 www.universitystar.com

JANUARY 27, 2004

T E X A S S TAT E U N I V E R S I T Y- S A N M A R C O S

University continues search for provost Five finalists chosen; committee to decide on most qualified By Amber Conrad News Reporter

From engineering experts to zoologists, Texas State has selected five finalists for the provost and vice president of Academic Affairs position, which is scheduled to be filled by summer. The five finalists are Glen Hahn

Cope of the University of IllinoisSpringfield, Perry Moore of Wright State University, Neal Smatresk of the University of Texas-Arlington, Kweku Bentil of Indiana State University and Zulma Toro-Ramos of the University of New Haven. “The committee really wasn’t looking for specific fields and study areas,” said Eugene Bourgeois, provost search committee chair and history chair. “It did not matter to us what field of study the applicant was from, as long as he had that background of scholarly achievement. His specialty could be music, architec-

ture, anything as far as we were concerned.” Cope will be the first of the five applicants to be interviewed on campus. Cope has been professor and dean of the College of Public Affairs and Administration at the University of Illinois-Springfield since 1996. She earned her doctorate. in public administration from Ohio State University. In her professional career she has focused on different aspects, budgetary processes and public affairs. She began in the state sector working as a program analyst in the

PLAYING THE GAME

Michigan Department of Management and Budget, and as the budget analyst and acting budget director in the Michigan Department of Social Services. Cope spent two years as an associate professor in the department of public administration at The American University from 1987 to 1989. In 1981, she joined the University of Texas’ LBJ School of Public Affairs, where she ultimately served as associate dean from 1991 to 1996. In 1996, Cope became professor and dean in the College of Public Affairs and Administration at the

University of Illinois-Springfield, where she continues to work. Cope will visit Texas State Feb. 56 and will meet with various university officials, including the President’s Cabinet and the deans and department chairs. The university will welcome Moore Feb. 9-10 for his campus interview. Moore earned his doctoral degree in government at the University of Texas in 1975, and has served as the senior vice president at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, since 2002. Moore began at g See PROVOST, page 4

City Council reviews new amendments

cil members John Thomaides and Susan Narvaiz, directly addressed the matter of utilizing an outside attorney in ethics commission hearings. In their resignation letters, Tilka and Cauble cited doubts that City Attorney Mark Taylor was capable of advising both the ethics commission and the City Council simultaneously. By Daniel Mottola The proposed ordinance proNews Reporter vides for the automatic appointment of an outside attorney in The city’s cloudy ethics any ethics matter. atmosphere became a little Thomaides noted that the clearer Monday night after the city attorney’s contract is estabCity Council agreed to discuss lished and renewed by the three amendments to the ethics Council and for that reason he ordinance and appointed three or she shouldn’t be expected to new ethics review board mem- offer advisory opinions to a bers to restore a voting quorum. commission regarding the guilt The Ethics Review or innocence of a council memCommission investigation into ber. Mayor Robert Habingreither Later in the meeting, the and council member Bill Council unanimously approved Taylor’s votes on the an ordinance to appoint divisive disannexaan outside lawyer to tion ordinance was advise the ethics complicated by the review commission’s resignations of three investigation of the of the ethics commiscurrent complaint. sioners all filed with The second amendthe city attorney last ment brought forth by week. HABINGREITHER Thomaides and Nar“We will work vaiz pertained to comout way through it munication between a and the city will come council member havout better because that ing ethics complaints is what political conbrought against them troversy is all about, and commission memand that is what this bers hearing the comcountry is all about,” plaints. Habingreither said. The measure would Susan Tilka, forprohibit all communiNARVAIZ mer commission chair cation outside the and Texas State English lectur- ethics proceedings. er, and former commission Thomaides and Narvaiz said members Mary Cauble and the amendment was based on Regina Henderson, stated in their combined experience with their resignation letters that they city government during the past felt the commission did not several years. have the support of the City “These are some issues that Council. The two letters specifi- have been discussed by prevically mentioned the Council’s ous councils before,” Narvaiz refusal to appoint an outside said. “Mr. Thomadies and I felt attorney. it was a good time to have the The first of the proposed policy level discussion.” amendments to the city ethics g See COUNCIL, page 4 ordinance, introduced by coun-

Resignations from ethics board complicate already tense atmosphere

Andy Ellis/Star photo A local youth watches as a Phi Psi member loses control of the ball Sunday during a game that included the children of the Greater San Marcos Youth Council.

ASG addresses tuition increases By Amelia Jackson News Reporter The subject of tuition increases presented itself at the Associated Student Government meeting Monday. Jerry Parker, executive assistant and Senate clerk, voiced his concern about the tuition rates that have increased by 30 percent in the past four years. Parker spoke as a student and not from his official role in the President’s Cabinet. “I know tuition increases are necessary, but look at what has

happened in the past four years,” Parker said. “My biggest concern is: Where will enrollment be in five years?” He pointed out the possibility that increasing tuition could mean decreasing enrollment in the future and possibly lead to a much less educated population. “Students should understand there are student leaders interested in voicing the concerns of all students,” he said. Parker called on ASG to pave the way for other university student governments by standing up and saying some-

thing needs to be changed. “We all have the responsibility and opportunity to voice the concerns for students not here on Monday nights,” Parker said. “There are about 40 of us here representing 26,000.” He clarified he was bringing up the matter to raise student awareness, not to point fingers at responsible parties. Allen Goldapp, Campus Lighting and Safety Committee chair, spoke about the new committee’s first meeting. The committee is responsible for identifying places on campus

that could be improved by added lighting or new blue lights and ensuring safety, day and night, for faculty and students. Blue lights are a campus service many students are unaware of, Goldapp said. There are 30 to 40 lights placed strategically around campus and are designed with students’ safety in mind. The lights put a call to the police when the button is pushed. Expected response time is two to three

ships to 16 students entering the university this fall. “We are grateful for the foresight shown by the Terrys and the Terry Foundation in their support of higher education in Texas,” President Denise Trauth said in a press release. “We are proud to have Texas State selected to participate in one of the premier scholarship programs in the nation.” The Houston-based foundation, which will incorporate the University of Houston this

year as well, planned to integrate Texas State into its program in Fall 2005, but rushed the process after an initial tour of the campus, which included a meeting with Trauth. Ed Cotham, Terry Foundation president, said determinants in incorporating the foundation with the university were the school’s “excellent facilities” and overall campus beauty. “We were convinced that Texas State offers one of the very best educational experi-

ences in the state and deserved to be included in our program,” Cotham said. Mariko Gomez, Financial Assistance director, said the university’s reputation of having a “friendly, welcoming environment” was evident during the representatives’ visit. “Undoubtedly, the representatives were impressed with our academic programs as well as with our faculty,”

g See ASG, page 4

Texas State to receive Terry Foundation recognition

By Ryan Coggin News Reporter

Texas State will be included among four other state universities this fall as a recipient of scholarships awarded by the Terry Foundation to college freshmen. The Terry Foundation, the chief source of private scholarships at Texas A&M University and the University of Texas, responded to Texas State’s 32 financial aid nominations by awarding scholar-

g See SCHOLARSHIP, page 4

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