DEFENDING THE FIRST AMENDMENT SINCE 1911 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2018
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Volume 107, Issue 18
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THE MARCH ON CLEGG
Students speak out at forum By Evelyn Garcia & Geoff Sloan News Reporters
university." Alissa Guerrero, international relations senior, composed the articles of impeachment against Clegg, citing his actions as a misrepresentation of the student body.
On Feb. 5, at approximately 5:45 p.m., the march organized by the PanAfrican Action Committee to impeach student body President Connor Clegg, departed from the Fighting Stallions on the Quad making their way to the Student Government public forum at the LBJ Student Center Teaching Theater scheduled to start at 6 p.m. Students marched to LBJ chanting "hey hey, ho ho, Connor Clegg has got to go," as they held signs with slogans that read "Racism is NOT something that can be APOLOGIZED away." It took about 15 minutes for the students to get to the theater. Students filled the theater, leaving space only in the first two rows for student senators. Students chanted “the people, united, will never be divided” and “step down” until Jackie Merritt, vice president of Student Government, banged her gavel to officially start the Student Government public forum. Merritt explained the forum's agenda to the crowd; students had two minutes to voice comments followed by responses from senators, if senators wished to give a response. Immediately after Merritt concluded the introduction of the forum, students lined behind the podium. As students expressed their discontent with Clegg, a handful of senators gave their responses to student’s comments. The line behind the podium gained momentum and before every student could use their two minutes, the public forum came to an end. Students continued to take turns speaking into the Student Government meeting that followed. Clegg, senators and presidential candidates had the opportunity to grant interviews.
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Students gather around the Figthing Stallions for the impeachment of Student Government President, Connor Clegg, Feb. 5. PHOTO BY TYLER JACKSON
By Sawyer Click News Reporter Students marched to the LBJ teaching theater calling for the impeachment of student body president following racist and sexist posts found on his Instagram. On Feb. 5 at 4:40 p.m., students and alumni gathered on the Quad to protest for the impeachment of student body President Connor Clegg. The protest lasted until 6 p.m. when protesters moved to the LBJ Student Center. Before delivering a petition of more than 1,900 signatures and a chamber of criticisms to the Student and Senate Open Forum, over 300 students joined the "March to Demand Action Against Racism At TXST" and posted at the Fighting Stallions statue to create a united front against the lack of consequences for Clegg's posts. With a large white sheet reading: "No racism / No fascism / All power to the people." Organizers collected the attention of protesters and counterprotesters to voice concerns. Tafari Robertson, former Star columnist, former president of the Pan-African Action Committee, and public relations senior, spearheaded the protest.
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Students at the Quad stand in front of the Fighting Stallions during Feb. 5 protest. PHOTO BY SAYWER CLICK
"It needs to be a campus-wide revolution," Robertson said. "It's not just about one person; it's about changing the way our university functions. We need to take concrete action to let students know that hate will not be tolerated on campus and that students of color are safe and a functionally important part of this
PROGRAM
Graduate college aims to add a dozen programs By Ernesto Malave News Reporter
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The Graduate College is in the process of adding several new majors of study in an effort to increase opportunity for students to and to raise Texas State to a Tier 1 institution. Among the programs being explored are four doctoral programs in communications, health and rehab sciences, clinical-experimental neuropsychology and forensic anthropology. Additionally, specialized programs in nursing and mental health, health administration and marketing are also among the 12 graduate programs being looked into. Texas State is considered a Tier 2 research institution. The Tier labels differ from state to state, however. According to the Dallas Morning News, there are 115 prestigious universities on a list by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Though the lists slightly differ, they all rank partly on the amount of research being done at that university. The more
Multiple doctoral programs are being looked into for graduate school expansion. PHOTO BY JOSH MENDS
programs being added at a university, particularly doctoral programs, means more research projects, funding and prestige. University of Texas at Austin, Rice University and Texas A&M have long been considered Tier 1. However, in recent years more universities have been getting closer to their Tier 1 goals as well, including the University of
Texas at Dallas, Texas Tech University, the University of Texas at Arlington and the University of North Texas. Andrea Golato, dean of the Graduate College, described the process of adding new degrees.
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