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VOLUME 95, ISSUE 32
City Council seat to be determined by runoff Race narrows to Moe Johnson, Chris Jones in Place 4 By Jason Buch, Clayton Medford and Emily Messer News Reporters Ashley Richards Assistant News Editor
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The San Marcos City Council election race for Place 4 slid into a runoff between Maurice “Moe” Johnson, health, physical education and recreation professor, and Chris Jones, public administration senior, on Tuesday night. Preliminary voting results found Johnson at 1,276 votes; Jones at 1,800 votes; and incumbent Bill Taylor at 1,064. Daniel Guerrero, running unopposed for a Place 3, ended the evening with a total of 2,585 votes. Johnson’s campaign staff called the results of Tuesday’s City Council election “making the playoffs” after learning Johnson, who teaches physical education at Texas State, will be in a runoff election against Jones in December. “Now I can take a week off
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Arnold Mitchem believes Lyndon Baines Johnson’s goal of placing higher education within reach of all qualified students has been met with silence by current and past policy-makers. “Johnson’s vision, his values are still valued with the American public but are very dead in Washington (D.C.),” Mitchem said at his lecture during Texas State’s celebration of the 40th anniversary of Johnson’s signing of the Higher Education Act. Mitchem’s lecture took a serious tone during Tuesday’s event, which holds special meaning not only from those students who have benefited from it, but for the campus itself. The Act was signed by Johnson, a Southwest Texas State College graduate, near what is now the Music Building. Texas State’s most well-known alumnus and his work were honored by a series of events, which be-
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gan with a panel discussion and signing ceremony and ended with a speech by LBJ Distinguished Lecture series speaker Mitchem. Mitchem spoke to an audience in the LBJ Student Center, declaring, “On this campus, on this day, is a landmark,” to about 100 students, faculty and guests in attendance. Although Mitchem noted that the Higher Education Act was an important piece of legislation, he also said some of the meaning may have been lost over time. “Unfortunately, in my view, we have not been faithful to the act’s purpose or Johnson’s initiative,” Mitchem said. Mitchem gave a short history lesson about financial aid, socio-economic status and the Higher Education Act’s impact in opening doors for young people that had previously been closed to them. See LBJ, page 4
About 15 faculty members, staff and students met Tuesday afternoon to discuss tuition increases and the budget for the 2006-2007 school year. Joanne Smith, vice president of Student Affairs mediated the meeting, which included Perry Moore, provost and vice president of Academic Affairs; Bill Nance, vice president of finance; and Glen Hanley, director of campus recreation. The main issue addressed at the meeting was the proposed increase of tuition for the fall of 2006. An overall increase of 5.5
Adam Brown/Star photo (From left to right) Raymond Paredes, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Commissioner, Texas State President Denise Trauth and Associated Student Government President Jordan Anderson unveil a plaque Tuesday commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Higher Education Act.
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percent will be needed to provide an additional $9.4 million for the university budget. “We compete with five other schools,” Nance said. “They are raising tuition also.” The new fee will be set at $86.00 per credit hour. This rate leaves tuition competitive with the University of Texas, which will increase course fees from $98.00 to $103.00. According to a presentation by Nance, new fees are needed for a variety of areas, including faculty, staff and adjunct raises of three percent. Raises are also included for graduate assistants and student workers. “(2005) is the third year in a
row we have tried to give raises,” Moore said. “Teachers here are underpaid compared to current salary schedules.” Two major issues will be addressed by this increase, the first of which is financial aid. State law mandates that 15 percent of the revenue from the increase has to be set aside for this purpose. That translates into $2 million for the students who need aid. Our growing numbers have left us with the need for more faculty, Moore said. “We need 25 new faculty members,” he said. “We have had an increase (of students) of 1.8 percent, most of which are
in our freshman class.” In order to provide quality education, many needs have to be met. Academic advisers are in short supply also, Moore said. “There are many needs for a university of this size,” he said. “We are hoping to add two to three new advisers.” An increase of the advising fee from $40 to $45 dollars will help achieve this goal, as well as providing a raise for current advisors. Also discussed were plans for the new Student Recreation Center. The largest voter turnSee TUITION, page 4
Job shadowing provides Articipation offers alternative networking opportunity after-school program for for Texas State students junior high school students By April Zapata News Reporter
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Plaque marks spot where LBJ signed Higher Education Act By Emily Messer News Reporter
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and catch my breath,” Johnson said to The Star. “We’ll plot some strategy and see what happens.” As his staff filed out the door of Grins restaurant, Johnson said they would be back at work on Thursday. Johnson’s friends, family and campaign staff gathered at Grins Restaurant on Tuesday evening to watch the election results. Huddled around a small television, the small, subdued crowd awaited returns from the polls and listened to Johnson’s 13year-old son, Adam, play the blues on guitar. “The runoff is going to be a lot, lot closer,” Johnson said. “It will probably go down to a few votes.” Early voting results put Johnson in third place. “I feel better after the initial shock of early voting,” Johnson said. “We have to keep the team together and keep working.” Johnson said the next step was to get his voters back in the polls
Registration for Career Services’ Job Shadowing program has begun, and hands-on experience, potential internships and jobs are just a few opportunities students can gain by participating in it. The program, which is in its sixth year, allows students to get first-hand experience with professionals in jobs that follow their career interests. The program takes place twice a year, once during the winter break and once during Spring Break. It specifically targets second-semester sophomores, juniors and seniors who have a declared major. This year’s program will offer an array of prospects with more than 130 employers to select from. Karen Julian, assistant director of Career Services, said the program has many benefits,
but most importantly, students can decide if they are on the right career path. “The program helps confirm that they are on the right track,” Julian said. “Some students come back to say, ‘I don’t think I want to do this,’ while others say, ‘I’m so glad I did this.’” The program also helps students get a foot in the door, Julian said. Students who do well during the job shadow are sometimes offered an internship or even a job. Jamie Laughlin, applied sociology senior, has participated in the program twice before and will participate again this winter break. She said the program helps a lot. “As a senior, I’ll benefit more from it,” Laughlin said. “I hope to develop contacts.” She suggested people who
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Texas State faculty member Laura Walsh, who has been teaching courses in advertising and public relations for three years, has used her background in these subjects to create and market a company and art program of her own creation. The program, called Articipation, is an after-school and summer care plan targeted toward children in junior high school. The purpose of Articipation is to give this age group both an appreciation for the arts and an opportunity to take part in their own art projects, Walsh said. The first program Walsh offers focuses on the Impressionist artists, which gives the children exposure to the likes of Van Gogh and Monet. Children are also introduced to basic art terminology. “Art introduces (to chil-
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dren) a type of thinking that is so important,” Walsh said. “We emphasize ‘right answer’ thinking so much to children. It’s important to teach them divergent thinking — that there’s not just one right way to do things. Society is so incredibly visual. I believe this program helps kids interpret their world better.” Articipation differs from other art programs in that it involves a video component at the beginning of each lesson topic. The different hands-on projects for the children include working with pastels, learning how to mix colors as an introduction to color theory and creating collages. Children will also be taught pointillism, when an artist paints with dots of color. Walsh first got the idea for Articipation four years ago in Indiana when she did some volunteering at Union Central See ARTICIPATION, page 4
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