TUESDAY MARCH 21, 2017 VOLUME 106 ISSUE 27
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Greek organizations raise money for local program Over 1,500 jars of peanut butter sold By Ashley Skinner Assistant News Editor @Ash_Marie54 Earlier this month, several fraternities and sororities participated in a friendly competition to see who could raise the most peanut butter jars for the School Fuel program. School Fuel is a volunteer organization that strives to “fuel” a better learning environment by removing the pangs of hunger among students in the San Marcos CISD schools. “Our goal is to impact the community in an awesome way,” said Travis Walker, vice president of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity. “Last semester, our fraternity raised 250 jars and $75. I saw a need to do more, and I reached out to Erin Sewell, community service chair of ADPi, who also did a fundraiser for the program. She had the idea to make it a competition.” Sewell has been working with her sorority to benefit School Fuel and other community organizations such as the senior center, animal shelter and the food bank. “I intern and volunteer with School
Colonized in 1967 and reinstalled in 2012, the Gamma Chi chapter of Gamma Phi Beta serves as one of the Panhellenic Council sororities on campus. PHOTO BY MELISSA UECKERT | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Fuel on my own because it is a great way to get involved,” Sewell said. “I saw a need last year for peanut butter donations, so I got my sorority involved, thinking, with over 200 members, we could raise enough.” ADPi and Delta Sig had help collecting the jars from other sororities and
fraternities including Chi Omega, Delta Zeta, Alpha Sigma Phi and Sigma Chi. “We wanted to help out ADPi as much as we could,” said Austin Vonderhied, community service director of Sigma Chi. “The purpose of Greek life is in a transition stage, from partying to helping out the community—at least I
would hope.” School Fuel needed 500 jars for the week of spring break. Over 1,500 jars of peanut butter were donated by the end of the competition.
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Texas State may subscribe Texas State Galleries to The New York Times showcase creative diversity By Daryan Jones News Reporter @DaryanJoness The Texas State Galleries were designed to offer a space for students and faculty members to express creativity, engage in civil discourse and connect through the language of art. The galleries, located in the Joann Cole Mitte building, are adorned with
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Todd Halvorsen, New York Times education manager, speaks about the New York Times website and its benefits for students. PHOTO BY JAMIE DORSEY | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
By Katie Burrell Senior News Reporter @KatieNicole96 Representatives from The New York Times visited Texas State to offer a full-site subscription for students, faculty and staff. The subscription would cost around $40,000 and allow members from the university to gain total access to published articles, videos, documentaries, photos and more. The idea of subscribing to The New York Times was endorsed by Vincent Luizzi, faculty senator and philosophy professor. “We’re especially interested in how a campus site license to The New York Times can raise the overall level of discourse on campus,” Luizzi said.
Luizzi proposed the idea to the faculty senate and invited representatives to present their pitch during a philosophy dialogue session. Kandace Rusnak, director of education, explained the benefits of the academic site license. “We’re a paid site; so if you are just using it for a class and you Google us, you’ll eventually hit a pay wall,” Rusnak said. “With this access, you won’t hit that paywall. You could use this very intentionally for a science class, then move on and use the subscription for an English class.” Twister Marquiss and Jo Ann Carson, senior lecturers, attended the philosophy dialogue session.
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design senior, said she enjoys being able to view the creative works of other students through the variety of featured artists “I know that there are some times when the gallery features student work, and that’s a lot of fun, especially when there are works from other majors,” McNully said. “You get the opportunity to explore what other people, who aren’t exactly in your program, are do-
You get the opportunity to explore what other people, who aren’t exactly in your program, are doing. - Bronwyn McNully
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quality artwork from students, faculty, alumni, staff, regional artists, national artists and international artists. “The level of the art we showcase here is on par with work you would see in any major gallery or museum anywhere,” said gallery director Margo Handwerker. Bronwyn McNully, communication
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ing.” The galleries host around 20 different exhibitions throughout the year. McNully was among the featured student artists. She had the opportunity to have her artwork displayed in an exhibit and said it was a "great" experience.
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