PAGE TWO Tuesday in Brief
April 10, 2007
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Three students from the School of Music were recently elected to the collegiate offices of the Texas Music Educators Conference, a state affiliate of the National Association for Music Education, the governing body of the field. The elections were Feb. 16 at a joint conference with more than 22,000 educators in attendance. The conference was held in San Antonio and hosted by the Texas Music Educators Association.
Amey Szanto-Nicodemus, music education junior, was elected vice president, Nick Conte, music education junior, was elected communications officer and Alejandra Herrera, music education senior, was voted secretary treasurer. The trio filled three out of five student executive positions for the collegiate board of the Texas Music Educators Conference. — Courtesy of Public Relations
News Contact — Nick Georgiou, starnews@txstate.edu Texas State University-San Marcos is a member of the Texas State University System
TUESDAY
Texas State baseball will play Texas-Pan American 6:30 p.m. at Bobcat Field. There will be a free lunch for all students from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Catholic Student Center lobby. The Invisible Children Tour will be 6 p.m. in the LBJ Teaching Theater. Facing the Fear: Anxiety and Panic Group will meet 3:30 to 5 p.m. Sessions offer a supportive way to cope. For more information or to register, call the Counseling Center at (512) 2452208. Every Nation Campus Ministries will meet 7 p.m. in Centennial Hall, Room G-02. There will be free food, fellowship and a relevant message. There will be a CEO Meeting 5 p.m. in McCoy Hall, Room 127. The Tennis Club will meet 6 to 8 p.m. at the tennis courts on Sessom Drive, behind Joe’s Crab Shack. All skill levels are welcome. For more information, e-mail Scott Schoenmakers, tennis club president, at SS1485@txstate.edu. Overeaters Anonymous will meet 12:30 p.m. at the First Lutheran Church, 130 W. Holland St. For more information, call (512) 3572049. San Marcos Toastmasters Club will meet 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Lone Star Café at the Prime Outlet Mall. Visitors and guests are welcome. For additional information, call Ren Linér at (512) 353-0217; email smtoastmasters@yahoo. com or visit www.sanmarcos. freetoasthost.org. Students in Free Enterprise will meet 4:15 p.m. in McCoy Hall, Room 113. Students interested in becoming involved with the community, making business connections and learning leadership skills are encouraged to attend.
WEDNESDAY
Texas State baseball will play UTPan American 3 p.m. at Bobcat Field. The American Marketing
Association presents Kathleen Cacciatore, senior marketing manager for IBM, 5:30 p.m. in The LBJSC, Room 3-14.1. All majors are welcome. Businesscasual attire is suggested. For more information, visit www. business.txstate.edu/AMA.
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On this day... 1741 — Frederick II of Prussia defeated Maria Theresa’s forces at Mollwitz and conquered Silesia. 1790 — The U.S. patent system was established.
Kappa Alpha Psi and Black Women United invite you to the Angel Awards, recognizing outstanding student leaders 6 p.m. in the LBJSC, Room 3-15.1
1809 — Austria declared war on France and its forces entered Bavaria.
Career Services will host a student employee appreciation reception, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the LBJ Ballroom. The student employee of the year will be announced at 12 p.m.
1814 — Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Toulouse by the British and the Spanish. The defeat led to his abdication and exile to Elba.
World famous author Isabel Allende will give this years’ Lyndon Baines Johnson Distinguished Lecture, “Stories and Dreams,” as a part of the Common Experience theme of Protest and Dissent 7 p.m. in the LBJ Mall.
1825 — The first hotel opened in Hawaii. 1849 — Walter Hunt patented the safety pin. He sold the rights for $100. 1854 — The constitution of the Orange Free State in south Africa was proclaimed.
A student-led rosary will be prayed 6:25 p.m. in the CSC chapel. The Earth First Organization will meet 4 p.m. in Evan Liberal Arts, Room 314. For more information, e-mail Bogan Durr at bd1132@txstate.edu. The Alcohol and Drug Resource Center will hold “The Network” meeting 5 to 7 p.m. in The LBJSC, Room 3-6.1.
THURSDAY
The Catholic Student Organization will meet 6:30 p.m. in the CSC lounge. The Rock - Praise & Worship will be 7 p.m. in the CSC chapel. Brothers Under Christ will host an Island Party 4 to 11 p.m. at Sewell Park. There will be a concert, games, food, prizes and a volleyball tournament. Latinas Unidas will host a celebration to honor influential Latinas 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the LBJSC, Room 3-15.1. A one-hour orientation and training session will teach attendees to use the FreezeFramer biofeedback program to reduce the negative effects of stress. The session will be 1:30 p.m. in the LBJSC, Room 3-11.1.
Jeannie Yamakawa/Star photo Grayson Birkelbach, English sophomore (left), and Jeremy Boothe, psychology sophomore, advertise for Beta Upsilon Chi’s Island Party Monday afternoon in The Quad. The party will start 4 p.m. Thursday in Sewell Park, and will have free entertainment, food, games and prizes.
CRIME BL TTER University Police Department April 2, 2:10 p.m. Information Report/Tower Hall An officer was dispatched for an information report. Upon further investigation two students were found to have been involved in a confrontation. A report was generated for this case. April 2, 2:19 p.m. Medical Emergency/LBJ Student Center An officer was dispatched for a medical emergency. A non-
student was ill and transported to Central Texas Medical Center for evaluation. April 2, 6:21 p.m. Information Report/UPD Lobby An officer was dispatched to the lobby for an information report. A student reported being harassed by a non-student. A report was generated for this case. April 3, 8:09 a.m. Information Report/UPD
Lobby An officer was dispatched to the lobby for an information report. A student stated having problems with his roommate and requested a report be made. April 3, 10:53 a.m. Medical Emergency/Lantana Hall An officer was dispatched for a medical emergency. A student reported having fallen down the stairs and requested transport to CTMC for further evaluation.
Mitte Honors students will present theses at conference Texas State Mitte Honors Program students will present their theses April 12 at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research at the Dominican University of California in San Rafael. The national conference is highly competitive, promoting undergraduate research, scholarship and creative activity in diverse fields of study. The Mitte Honors Program students presenting are Jodi Flores, anthropology senior, Orquidea Morales, psychology senior and Louie Dean Valencia, European studies senior. Flores will present her honors thesis titled “Reconstructing the Ancient Greek
Warp Weighted Loom.” Morales will present her thesis “Language as a Tool to Discovering the Chicana Identity.” Valencia will conduct two presentations at the conference: his honors thesis “How the Argot in the Films of Pedro Almodóvar Reflects the Social Changes of Spanish Youth Culture in the PostFranco Era” and “Our Lady of Liberty: How Marianne Attempted to Replace Notre Dame.” For more information on the Mitte Honors Program, contact Diann McCabe, assistant director, at (512) 245 2209. — Courtesy of Texas State Public Relations
1862 — Union forces began the bombardment of Fort Pulaski in Georgia along the Tybee River. 1865 — During the American Civil War, at Appomattox, General Robert E. Lee issued his last order. 1866 — The American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) was incorporated. 1902 — South African Boers accepted British terms of surrender. 1912 — The Titanic set sail from Southampton, England. 1916 — The Professional Golfers Association (PGA) held its first championship tournament. 1919 — In Mexico, revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata was killed by government troops. 1922 — The Genoa Conference opened. The meeting was used to discuss the reconstruction of Europe after World War I. 1925 — F. Scott Fitzgerald published “The Great Gatsby” for the first time. 1930 — The first synthetic rubber was produced. 1932 — Paul von Hindenburg was elected president of Germany with 19 million votes. Adolf Hitler came in second with 13 million votes. 1938 — Germany annexed Austria. 99.75 percent of Austrians had voted in a referundum to merge with Germany. 1941 — In World War II, U.S. troops occupied Greenland to prevent Nazi infiltration. 1941 — Ford Motor Co. became the last major automaker to recognize the United Auto Workers as the representative for its workers.
Film reveals lives of Ugandan child soldiers The Invisible Children National Tour will stop on campus Tuesday to screen a documentary. Invisible Children will be shown 6 p.m. at the LBJ Teaching Theater. The event is sponsored by the Baptist Student Ministry and is an extension of the Invisible Children Movement, which was inspired by the film. The screening is free and open to the public.
“Invisible Children is a documentary made by three American boys who went to Africa in search of a story and truth,” Sarah Tarhini, interdisciplinary studies freshman, said. ”They stumbled upon thousands upon thousands of children in Uganda that were being forced to live in inhumane conditions and were being abducted and forced to fight as child soldiers for the rebel army.”
There has been a lot of hard work in preparing for the tour to come to Texas State but we realize that it’s not about us,” Tarhini said. “We have been called idealists but our ideals are becoming realities.” For more information on the Invisible Children Movement, visit www.InvisibleChildren. com. — Courtesy of Texas State Public Relations