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By Clayton Medford News Reporter U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, spoke about higher education funding and trade issues at Monday’s Associated Student Government meeting. The audience, which included several guests and Vice President for Student Affairs Joanne Smith, listened and asked the representative questions about his record, his support of students and his upcoming re-election campaign. Cuellar talked about being raised as the oldest of eight children of migrant workers who barely spoke English. He also discussed his first experiences in public life during his 14 years in the Texas House of Representatives. “Back in 1995, before I was chairman of the public and higher education subcommittee, I was chairman of criminal justice – prisons and juvenile facilities. Texas got real good at building prisons,” Cuellar said. “A typical profile of state prisoners has three main characteristics: one, they have a lower education level – about sixth grade, two, most are there because of drugs and alcohol and the third thing is dysfunctional families. I learned one thing from chairing those committees: you either invest your money early or you pay more later.” Communication studies senior and Sen. Cat Reed asked Cuellar his opinion on the education program No Child Left Behind.
Adam Brown/Star photo Struggling to get to the end zone, senior wide receiver Markee White catches a pass en route to 10 catches for 157 yards on the day in the Bobcats’ 50-35 playoff victory Saturday against Georgia Southern. After a two-catch, 16-yard performance against Sam Houston State, White turned it up against the Eagles. For story see SPORTS, page 12.
See ASG, page 5
Students may see more challenges to financial aid Loved ones gather if College Access and Opportunity Act is passed at memorial for By Candis Fine Special to The Star
A potential $9 billion could be cut from federal financial aid to universities, but the Pell Grant maximum award amount would increase if the College Access and Opportunity Act, H.R. 609, is passed. According to the resolution, Pell Grant recipients would have a possible $6,000 instead of the former $5,800 per semester for their pursuit of higher education. The $200 increase is intended to account for tuition inflation over the next seven years. Stephanie Flores, physical
therapy sophomore, currently gets a Pell Grant for $3,000 per semester as well as a loan and still has to come up with money to pay for school. “I live on campus, and it’s expensive,” Flores said. “I’m trying to get off campus next semester, so maybe it’ll be cheaper, but this cut is still going to affect the amount of aid I have.” The Working Families Network, a network of unions including the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, aims to inform people interested in current issues. According to the information found on the WFN “Stop the Raid on Student Aid”
CHILLIN’ FOR THE CHALLENGE Communication studies sophomore Howard Rowley picks up information about Men Against Violence on Monday in The Quad. The Network and MAV held a Winter Challenge encouraging students to fill out cards pledging not to drink and drive over the holiday season.
Web site, the resolution will cut billions from student loan programs. According to the writing of the resolution, it will “amend and extend” the Higher Education Act of 1965, signed by former president Lyndon Baines Johnson at then-Southwest Texas State College. Democratic Rep. Dale Kildee of Michigan reports in a press release to constituents that the passage of the resolution “…represents the largest cut in federal student financial aid in the 40-year history of the program.” One change that would be implemented by H.R. 609 to
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Texas State chair By Clayton Medford News Reporter
In speaking of the suddenness and unexpectedness of Crawford’s death, Brown said A solemn crowd of stu- that “we cannot choose the dents, professors, hour of death, but friends and famwe can choose how ily filled Zoeller Fuwe live in the midst neral Home in New of life.” Braunfels on SaturBiology professor day to mourn the Francis Rose spoke loss and celebrate about the loss of his the life of physfriend and colleague. ics chair James R. “The world beCrawford. Crawford came a less-lovely was killed on Nov. place on Nov. 13,” 13 in New Braunfels James Crawford Rose said. “Jim was while riding his moone of humanities torcycle. true assets.” The soft strings of a stuRose told stories of Crawdent quintet greeted guests as ford’s hobbies of bread-makthey entered the chapel. With ing and flying model planes the small chapel full, guests and their trip to Costa Rica. stood into the foyer, hallway He closed his remarks with a and back rooms to listen to reference to an old parable. the hour-long service honor“A little bit of Jim will ripple ing the memory of what Karl through his students for the Brown, who directed the pro- rest of their life, and they’ll be ceedings, referred to as a “gen- better for it,” Rose said. erous, gentle and genuine” Crawford was an avid backman. packer and took many trips to Brown, curriculum and in- Big Bend National Park. Longstruction lecturer, opened the time friend Chuck Manka, ceremony with a prayer, and who accompanied Crawford then told stories that Craw- to Big Bend many times, talked ford’s family had shared with about those trips and the sadhim. These stories included ness of Crawford’s untimely Crawford taking his grandchil- death. dren for ice cream, measuring “It wasn’t supposed to be the heights of his children and this way,” Manka said. “I was grandchildren on a door in his the old one, the geezer as he home and suffering through liked to tell me. This is not the losing Dallas Cowboys’ sea- proper order of things.” sons. Manka told humorous tales “Jim brought light into his about he and Crawford’s time research as well as his relation- spent together while backpackships in life,” Brown said. ing through Big Bend, observCrawford was a friend to ing what they called “the laws everyone he met in life; if of nature as they happened.” they were a “family member, A teary eyed Manka finished a colleague, a student, a biker,” with a quiet goodbye. Crawford was always kind to “Go lightly my friend. I will them, Brown said. miss you.”
See AID, page 3
Grad House of Representatives discusses program proposals, amendments for Code of Laws By Silver Hogue News Reporter
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help with the cut includes the establishment of competitive state grants. Texas State is Heath Holt’s fifth university in three states, and he has received a Pell Grant since he started college. Holt had athletic scholarships at other universities; this is his first time to actually use the Pell Grant toward tuition when before, he would use it for books and basic living expenses. “This is the first year that I’ve really struggled just to go to school,” said Holt, exercise and sports science junior. “I owned a house in Memphis, Texas, and
The Associated Student Government’s Code of Laws and a proposal for a new graduate program took precedence at the Graduate House of Representatives meeting on Nov. 18. The meeting was the fifth assembly of the newly established body and one of the last of the fall semester. ASG President Jordan Anderson and Vice President Cassie Holman were absent from the Friday meeting and appointed ASG Executive Assistant Kyle Morris took over their duties. After swearing in three new representatives, Morris opened the discussion regarding amending the Code of Laws to tailor it more to the new governing body’s needs. “This body is in its infant
stages, and I want to establish uniformity,” Morris said. “Let’s establish a document today and ratify it with a majority vote as long as we have quorum.” Morris stressed the urgency of the documents completion because of the structure it would bring to the body. “I just think it is important to establish a structured situation here. For symbolic reasons, we need to have a standing document,” Morris said. Rep. Katherine Welch voiced her concern about the length of the term a representative is allowed to serve according to the Code of Laws. The Code of Laws states that the term of a representative is “one year from their installation” by the president or until their successors are installed. See GRAD, page 5
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