September 4, 2018

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DEFENDING THE FIRST AMENDMENT SINCE 1911 @universitystar | universitystar.com

LIFE & ARTS Alumnus assists artistic growth |PAGE 4|

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Volume 108, Issue 02

Allegations against President Boreing reveal Student Government trend of TPUSA affiliations

BB's Chicago Cuisine fries up success |PAGE 5|

OPINIONS

This student body is not for sale |PAGE 6|

We must save the Land and Water Conservation Fund |PAGE 7|

SPORTS Rugby: not just a gentleman's sport |PAGE 8| Former Student Government President Andrew Homann in TPUSA's Campus Victory Project brochure.

Soccer coach sets goals for 19th year

PHOTO BY JAKOB RODRIGUEZ

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Greek Life numbers continue to grow under new regulations By Triston Giesie News Reporter

By Kaiti Evans and Sawyer Click News Reporter and Managing Editor Former Sen. Elijah Miller alleged during the Aug. 27 Student Government meeting that President Brooklyn Boreing took an under-the-table campaign donation during the spring 2018 election. The allegations uncovered a long-standing relationship between Student Government and partisan politics. During the public forum portion of Student Government's first meeting of the academic year, former Sen. Elijah Miller said President Boreing received an undocumented $2,800 and 25 iPads from

Texas State listed as a university with a targeted student leadership race in TPUSA's Campus Victory Project brochure. PHOTO BY JAKOB RODRIGUEZ

Turning Point USA, a national conservative organization founded by Charlie Kirk to educate students on conservatism, during her spring election campaign. Miller also alleged Boreing's campaign team vandalized their own campaign signs during the election season. "Are we supposed to look at her in the eyes and think that she is any different than Connor Clegg? Absolutely not," Miller said. Miller alleged the donations came through TPUSA's subsidiary group, the Campus Leadership Project, which aims to get conservative students into influential Student Government and Greek life

positions across the nation. Boreing's former chief of staff, Collin Pruett, currently works as a leadership representative for CPL, according to Pruett's LinkedIn account. Miller said Turning Point USA has been involved not only in Boreing's election but former presidents Andrew Homann and Connor Clegg's elections as well. A previous Campus Victory Project brochure lists Homann under the field and office staff for the organization. Pages later, Texas State is listed as a university with a targeted student leadership race.

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Fire department to implement yearly building inspections

With new regulations and policies in place, Greek life on campus is poised to hit another year of growth. New recruitment policies require all students to attend an orientation session before becoming eligible for a bid, which students have up to a year to accept. Though freshman are encouraged to participate throughout the semester-long rush process, they cannot be given bids until the spring semester. Only sophomores and upperclassmen will be able to join an organization and pay dues in fall 2018.

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By Christopher Green Assistant News Editor

San Marcos fure department searches Iconic Village Apartments July 31 following the deadly fire.

The San Marcos Fire Department will begin doing yearly building inspections following the recent fires at Iconic Village and Vintage Pad apartments that claimed the lives of five individuals and displaced more than 200. The plan to begin yearly building inspections by the San Marcos Fire Department was already in place but has become more of a priority for the fire department after the most recent apartment fires. The fire department will begin sending out inspection crews to local businesses who are up for inspection and others who have requested to have their locations inspected. According to San Marcos Fire Marshal Kelly Kistner, there is no set date on federal law or state regulation for how often a building needs to be inspected, but is based on a list of requirements imposed by the building.

PHOTO BY CAMERON HUBBARD

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Equity and Access reports uptick of discrimination complaints, no sanctions By Brittlin Richardson and Geoff Sloan News Reporters Despite a spike in discrimination complaints alleging racist and derogatory remarks supposedly made by faculty members, no sanctions have been made in cases during the last three years. As of yet, none of the 11 complaints filed to the Office of Equity and Access between August 2015 and May 2018 have been found in violation of university policy. Eight of the 11

were filed in the 2017-18 school year, marking a significant uptick from the previous school year. According to the Office of Equity and Access, five are still ongoing investigations with no final resolution to date, one was determined to be unsubstantiated, one case was placed on hold and four were found to have insufficient evidence to support an investigation. No completed investigations have been found in violation of the university's police, which forbids discrimination

and harassment under Section 02.01b of the Affirmative Action/Recruitment Plan: "Identify and eliminate employment practices and institutional policies that illegally discriminate against persons on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, veterans’ status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. Equal employment opportunities (EEO) shall include: personnel transactions of recruitment, employment, training, upgrading, promotion, demotion,

layoffs (reduction in force), termination, and salary." Sabrina Chapa, environmental and resource management senior, filed their case Jan. 28 after a professor allegedly made discriminatory remarks while pointing to minority students during class.

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