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H.E.A.T., continued from front ed, H.E.A.T. members are in the process of establishing a larger board of directors and creating bylaws to fill out tax-exempt forms for the IRS, Berko said. Courtney Eberhard, environmental studies sophomore and Environmental Committee director, said H.E.A.T.’s new non-profit status will have a significant impact on the community. “If whoever you are approaching thinks you are just some group of kids, maybe they’ll help you,” Smith said. “If they realize you’re a group of kids who have been devoted enough to turn a small club idea into a start-up company or non-profit organization, there’s a whole other aspect of credibility earned.”
H.E.A.T.’s funding currently comes from member dues and donations from students, friends, family and local leaders, Smith said. Members are discussing ways to fund the organization’s operations in the future under the non-profit status. Smith said he hopes to eventually be able to pay student leaders of H.E.A.T. for their services. Co-founders Smith and Berko both graduated from Texas State last May, but are still focused on expanding the chapters to more universities, Smith said. “My goal for H.E.A.T. is to become a company, and we want the organization to actually become an entity that can really sell activities to students,” Smith said.
Flooding Oct. 31, 2013 caused nearly $100,000 in damages to Don’s Fish Camp. Buses that were unable to be salvaged remain filled with mud and debris.
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SIGNS, continued from front of the signs that had been placed in a pile in front of the student center. UPD officers never made an attempt to contact any of the candidates before removing the signs, Ptak said. “When I showed him (Benitez), he said, ‘Those signs were put there illegally and we have every right to take them down,’” Ptak said. Benitez did not return multiple calls for comment. Ptak arranged a meeting later in the day Feb. 19 with Margarita Arellano, dean of students, and UPD officers to discuss the removal of the campaign signs. There were campaign signs posted that had no identified owner or location, Arellano said. Signs were placed in the Bobcat Trail area in front of the Undergraduate Academic Center and by the UPD building, she said. The signs on Bobcat Trail were removed. “I think by mistake, some of the signs in the bus loop were removed,” Arellano said. “But they should have
been replaced the day after.” Jason Montgomery, political science senior, worked with Ptak to ensure his electioneering rights were not infringed upon and that everyone “plays within the scopes of their parameters.” “(Electioneers are) playing by the rules,” Montgomery said. “If you’re playing by the rules, law enforcement shouldn’t bother you. If they come and bother you, then they’re wrong.” UPD officers apologized during the meeting with Arellano and said they were wrong in removing the signs, Ptak said. “I hope this event between the university and the city can come about with a little more transparency about what they want to be able to sponsor and not sponsor,” Montgomery said. “Making sure that everyone has a fair chance of being a citizen and be heard without having the law come around and snatching up their signs.”
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Liza Astran, San Marcos resident, said The Salvation Army has provided much-needed resources for her family. “The Salvation Army practically gave me Christmas,” Astran said. “They’ve been there the whole time for everyone affected in Martindale, too.
They gave me new furniture and they helped me get into my new apartment.” Astran, who lost her car and her job at IHOP in the aftermath of the flood, moved from San Marcos to San Antonio last week. “I’m back in San Antonio for school,
and it helps because I have family there who can help me watch my kids,” Astran said. “My 4-year-old finally stopped having nightmares about the flood a month ago.”
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