That’s my Bush
Broncs trampled
Baseball goes extra innings with UTPA for 13-8 win/Sports/Page 12
Eclectic youth
Local band Captain Clyde mixes up musical genres/Trends/Page 7
Dubya’s antics on par with those of terrorists/Opinions/Page 5
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VOLUME 93, ISSUE 72 www.universitystar.com
APRIL 8, 2004
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Faculty Senate discusses plans for honor council By Julie Daffern News Reporter Plans for Honor Council have been in the works for three years, and the Faculty Senate refuses to hasten with its decision on the matter. “The implementation date would have to be spring (2005) or later, so there’s no need to rush,” said Bill Stone, Faculty Senate Chair and criminal justice professor. A recent concern among senators is the guarantee of an equal balance between the student and faculty representation at meetings if attendance at the council is not fully represented. The Senate agreed to require equal atten-
dance of faculty and students with a minimum of three delegates each. “As rarely as this meets and as severe the consequences, you’re not going to have a lot of problems with attendance,” said Bill Peeler, theatre professor. Senators also considered the likelihood of professors to report violations of academic dishonesty to Vincent Morton, Student Justice director and assistant dean of students. Currently, Morton receives five to seven violations a year. Stone believes most faculty deal with at least one account of academic dishonesty a year. Senators ultimately agreed to continue the discussion.
Future teachers meet with potential employers Students browse available positions at local job fair
By Jennifer Warner Senior Reporter
Tiffany Searcy/Star photo Charlie Vaughn, custodial services, knocks Milt Nielsen, director of Instructional Technologies into the dunking booth at Wednesday's University Fund Drive. Every dollar spent on successful dunks was matched by Carl Van Wyatt, vice president of Instructional Technologies.
Vandals hit local veteran’s memorial By Kirsten Crow News Reporter
The Hays County Veterans Memorial, which bears the names of Hays County veterans from World War I through the Gulf War, was vandalized April 2 with the words “Kill Bush,” drawing both local and national attention. The memorial, located on the corner of Riverside Drive and East Hopkins Street, was discovered Saturday morning with spray-painted slogans, including “Kill Bush” scrawled across 26 veteran’s names, and the words “Feed the People,” “Not War” and “Kill Bush” on the back of the memorial. Richard Cruz, project director of the memorial and member
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of the Hays County Veterans Memorial Committee, said he was initially angry about the vandalism. “It’s a sad thing that happened,” Cruz said. “It’s sickening and it’s emotional.” Cruz, who is also the head computer operator of the technology resources department at Texas State, said he thought the memorial might be vandalized, but not before it was finished and not with anti-war sentiments. “I did have a concern (about the memorial being vandalized), but I thought it would be teenagers with gang graffiti,” Cruz said. “Those weren’t teenagers that did that; this is a g See VANDALS, page 3
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Education majors and students planning to enter the teaching field were given a chance to get a leg up on their job search and make important contacts on Wednesday. Career Services held the Teacher Job Fair at Strahan Coliseum, beginning the day with a browsing session in the morning and later holding one-on-one interviews with prospective employers.
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Representatives from 131 school districts were in attendance, primarily from within the state, but also including a few from other states such as Kansas, Colorado and California. Curt Schafer, Career Services director, said he believes this was one of the best teacher job fairs they have had. “It’s an opportunity for students to interact with potential employers, faceto-face and on campus,” Schafer said. “Otherwise, a student would have to spend a lot of time on the Internet or a lot of time on the telephone, and they still wouldn’t have this face-to-face encounter with someone. It’s a monumental convenience to students who g See FAIR, page 4
Nymphs, animals come to life in play Theatre department presents Metamorphoses through April 17
By Christopher Boehm News Reporter
Tonight the department of theatre and dance will transform humans into nymphs and animals during its opening production of Metamorphoses.
The play, directed by theatre assistant professor Michael Costello, is based on the ancient Roman poet Ovid’s poem of the same name. It will run today through Friday and April 14-17 at 8 p.m. at the Glade Theater. “It’s quite fascinating,” Costello said. “The actors and actresses have done a wonderful job.” The play incorporates many elements, such as Persian, Greek, Indian and modern time periods and themes.
“It’s such an imaginative piece,” Costello said. “It takes Ovid’s nine tales and tells them from a modern perspective.” Costello also cites the pool, which the play will take place in and around, as another interesting aspect of the play. The pool, measuring approximately 15-feet long, 15feet wide and 3-feet deep, had to be purchased and set into the raised stage that Metamorphoses is staged on. “That was rather intriguing,” he said. g See PLAY, page 4
TxDOT tour aims to decrease litter statewide By Kay Richter News Reporter Don’t Mess with Texas. It’s a sign that can be easily missed along Texas highways next to posted speed limits. However, for college students, it is a sign that apparently needs more recognition. The Texas Department of Transportation launched its “Don’t Mess with Texas” Road Tour on April 1. The tour will be visiting 25 cities and making a 5,000-mile journey around the state, focusing on providing information to college campuses. “The road tour will be in Austin on April 24 for the 40 Acres Fest at (the University of Texas),” said Darah Waldrip, litter prevention program coordinator for TxDOT. Waldrip said the road tour is also trying to focus on providing information in a nonthreatening, educational and entertaining manner. The road tour will be giving away Tshirts, bumper stickers, temporary tattoos and litterbags to participants. Participants will be able to test their knowledge about litter.
TxDOT recently conducted a study that indicated that Texans between the ages of 16 and 24 remain the state’s worst litterers. Past studies by TxDOT indicate the typical litterer is a single person who smokes, goes to parties or bars more than twice a week and frequents fast-food restaurants. While this description may seem to fit the average college student, all of those recently surveyed in this latest study were within this younger age group. The most frequent form of litter that is appearing on Texas highways is micro-litter. According to the survey that includes 1,253 respondents, the majority of Texans believe that gum and candy wrappers, cigarette butts and chip bags are minor forms of litter. Other results indicated that there is a rise in accidental litter. Of those surveyed, 69 percent admit to being pickup truck owners who carry things in their truck beds. “We’re concerned so many Texans don’t think about things flying out of their trucks and think it’s acceptable to toss micro-litter, or smaller items, on our roadsides,” said g See LITTER, page 3
Andrew Nenque/Star photo Thousands of trash dispensers are placed at scenic rest areas across Texas, such as Ranch Road 12 on Devil's Backbone, to help keep roads clean.