Split wins
Like the plague
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The real Fight Club
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VOLUME 93, ISSUE 57 www.universitystar.com
FEBRUARY 26, 2004
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Texas State selects Moore as new provost Administrator chosen from pool of five applicants By David Doerr News Editor Perry D. Moore, senior vice president of Wright State University in Ohio, has been named provost and vice president of Academic Affairs at Texas State. President Denise Trauth announced her decision to hire Moore Tuesday after meeting with the Provost Search Committee Monday. During the meeting, committee members discussed what they felt were the strengths and weaknesses of the five candidates applying for the position. “Everyone thought (Moore) was a strong can-
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didate,” said Bill Stone, search committee member and Faculty Senate chair. “He has had experience as a provost and that obviously made him stand out in the pool of candidates.” Moore served at Wright State as chair of the political MOORE science department, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and university provost before assuming his current position of senior vice president. “I have much experience in developing plans and solutions to difficult problems,” Moore wrote in his application letter. “I have developed and g See PROVOST, page 5
High schoolers get educated on free market from SIFE By Ryan Coggin News Reporter
A project started by the Texas State Students In Free Enterprise organization is helping students at an Austin high school apply real-world economics to their own business. “Project Growth,” established two years ago by Vicki West, faculty member in the marketing department and Sam Walton Fellow in Free Enterprise, incorporates students in a Garza Independence High School horticulture class with SIFE members to bring awareness of the free market to high school students.
High school students involved in the program learn to grow and package herbs and flowers while designing a marketing technique for distributing items to local businesses. “I’m able to relay what I’ve learned through business and marketing (classes) to a younger generation of students so they can appreciate and know the importance of a free market,” said Eddie Hart, management senior and SIFE member. “They work hard and see profit as their success. What better way to be rewarded for hard work than profit?” The group, comprised of 15 high school students, borrowed
Texas litter feeds grassroots campaign
By J.J. McLaughlin News Reporter
Along with the Texas Department of Transportation’s decree “Don’t Mess with Texas,” a grassroots litter prevention campaign effort is being launched to make sure the slogan still rings loud. College students across Texas are being recruited to discuss litter prevention while getting involved with the community. TxDOT reports that 16- to 24-year-olds are the state’s worst litterers. The Don’t Mess with Texas Ground Support campaign is being implemented to combat trashtossers by actively interacting with this age group in campus tours and events to gain further insight into their lifestyles and littering behavior. The sole purpose of the campaign is to generate feedback about the
lifestyle and behavior of this age group that will better serve TxDOT in developing public service announcements and effective programming. Recruits will get paid for their opinions and peer interaction in bringing about litter prevention awareness. TxDOT Travel Division Director Doris Howdeshell supports students engaging in the cleanup effort because it is beneficial to individuals and the community. “This is an easy way for young adults to earn some extra spending money while boosting their resumes and helping our state more beautiful,” Howdeshell said. “The group’s input will be invaluable as we teach a new generation of Texans about litter prevention.” Darah Waldrip, Don’t Mess with Texas Ground Support g See LITTER, page 4
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$250 from Wells Fargo bank in September 2003 to help start the business. Though most revenue is currently being used to pay back the loan, students past and present have purchased stock in the company for future earnings. Martha Cason, teacher of the three-hour-a-day high school class, said those who buy shares in the company, called Garza Green, will receive a return when profits are seen. “Now we not only have this group of students to pay back shares to but also the ones from last term,” Cason said. “They do get to keep the money that they
Andrew Nenque/Star photo Garrett Hale, business management freshman, talks with a representative from The Outpost apartments about pricing and availability at the Off Campus Housing Fair held Wednesday at the LBJ Student Center. An example design plan of their apartments helps show what future tenants can look forward to.
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Tiffee named one of top U.S. debaters Texas State student represents the U.S. in European tour By Amelia Jackson News Reporter A Texas State student has been named one of the top debaters in the United States. Matthew Tiffee, communication studies
junior, is part of a two-person team representing the country in Europe during the 79th annual U.S. Debate Tour of Britain and Portugal. “We’re very excited; there are only two students on the tour, and this is the first time Texas State has had a student selected,” said Wayne Kraemer, communication studies lecturer and LBJ Debate Society director, in a university press release. “He will be all over England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and Portugal. He will be overseas about eight weeks.”
Kraemer said the Debate Society, the intercollegiate debate team at Texas State, competes in debates on regional, national and international levels. The society has 24 active members. In order to be a member of the society, students must be enrolled at Texas State and be in good academic standing. Tiffee’s teammate is Benjamin Krupicka, a recent graduate of Willamette University in Salem, Ore.
Weeklong celebration brings topics on communication to the forefront
By Jennifer Warner Senior Reporter
Students in the communication studies department will celebrate their discipline next week with the 16th annual Communication Week. The week will include a number of events beginning Saturday through March 5. Communication Week began in 1988 and was developed by Steven Beebe, current communication studies department chair. He said he began the weeklong celebration as a way to bring speakers to the students and help the department. “I decided that it would be good to enrich our classes with seminars, lectures and work-
shops on communication topics, and invite the campus to attend these workshops,” Beebe said. “It has proven to be very successful.” The week will officially begin Saturday with an event
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Society, is designed as a reunion for Texas State debaters from the past 100 years. It is the only event throughout the week that is not free of charge. Tickets cost $60 and include a dinner of filet mignon, chicken roulade or a vegetarian entrée. Despite high ticket prices, communication — Steven Beebe s t u d i e s ecturer Communication Studies Department Chair land forensics societitled “Celebrating 100 Years of ty director Wayne Kraemer said Debate” on the 7th floor of the the event and Communication J.C. Kellam Administration Week do not serve as a fundBuilding. raising venue. The program, hosted by the “It’s not a direct fund-raising Elton Abernathy Forensics g See TOPICS, page 2 Society and the LBJ Debate
“I decided that it would be good to enrich our classes with seminars, lectures and workshops on communication topics, and invite the campus to attend these workshops,”
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