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Hilltop Views
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SGA appoints justices to student traffic court
EMILY KOZORA
interviews and approval by the well prepared for the work and and neutrality,” Gonzalez said.
Gray, a senior rhetorical com-
munication major, is currently has held several leadership
ekozora@stedrwards.edu
Alternative theater troupe makes debut
Festival features
films on disabilities
ALYSSA DeCAULP
VICTORIA VALLES
responsibilities rotate through rehearsing for its next show,
(Abridged),” which O’Hearn
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is directing. The show will run by putting on their shows in
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see as a low level of student
interest in theatrical tradition
Rodriquez is a pre-law inter-
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burrito. No one has
challenged the record
since then.
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else available to put on their
shows.
Student actors Nigel O’Heam
and Austin Alexander, both
juniors, started the theater
troupe. The organi-
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Traffic court justices clockwise from top left: Rosemary Gonzalez, Chris-
topher Duke, Garret J. Gray, Melanie Rodriquez and Marlisa Goldsmith
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Casa Chapala is located at
The creation of the largest
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If you are interested in contributing, story meetings are held every Wednesday from 4:45 p.m.
to 5:15 p.m. in the Andre Hall lobby. Contact Stephani Smolucha at ssmoluc@stedwards.edu for
more information.
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from the Western tradition
as well, such as Ionesco, and
possibly other early modern
writers like Ibsen.
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t-shirts, you'll know a new issue is on the stands
throughout campus.
Complete Works hopes to change what they
for the next show, Eugene tions at all of its performances
Ionesco’s “Rhinoceros,” will for different charities. All pro-
be held Oct. 11 from 5 p.m. to ceeds from ‘A Servant of Two
8 p.m. in the Maloney Room. Masters” were donated to
According to O’Hearn, one Invisible Children. Proceeds
of the organization’s goals is from “The Complete Works
to produce shows not often of Shakespeare (Abridged)”
seen on the main stage: shows will be donated to the Austin
that delve into the culture and AIDS Walk Foundation.
history of theater. The plays To learn more about the
they choose are generally not troupe or to get involved,
from the traditional Western contact O’Hearn at nohearn@
theater canon. stedwards.edu.
O’Hearn said the group hopes
the membership. “The
“I feel like it makes theater of
toward scholarship initiatives
for the Greater Austin Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce
Education Foundation,
the National Hispanic
Professionals Organization,
junior October 22-27 at 5 p.m. in the public and making them free.
Austin Moody Hall Atrium. Auditions The group accepts dona-
by Casa Casa Chapala
The president and execu-
tive board of the Student
Government Association
recently appointed the justices
of St. Edward’s University’s
first-ever student traffic court.
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student senate, Christopher responsibility
Duke was selected as chief She said that during her
is open to the entire student fee shop can stop, for free, classic Spanish writers like the
body Junior Maria Mealla, and watch a play pre-revolutionary Federico
The Mary Moody Northen another of the group’s found- Transit Theater produced its Garcia Lorca to Japanese
Theatre no longer has a ing members, said anyone, can first play Carlo Goldini’s com- cycles to non-Shakespearean
monopoly on student the- audition for a role or be a part media dell’arte ‘A Servant of Elizabethan theater. However,
edent I want to set, I have a the Austin Police Department, ents, discussed their cases with
couple of ideas, but my general working for a city judge and retired federal judges, drafted
judicial philosophy is to hear experience as a paralegal in two legal memos regarding their
each case with a fair, impartial law offices. cases, and eventually became
mind,” Duke said. “Through those experiences, I a part of history when one of
Goldsmith, a communication learned the value of procedural our clients, Kenneth Foster,
major and Maryland native, justice. Also, being a criminal was given a commuted life
will be the lone freshman on justice major, I understand the sentence by (Texas Gov Rick)
the court. However, she feels importance' of confidentiality Perry this year.”
Duke, a sophomore politi- position,” Goldsmith said. lar case was resolved, he was
cal science major with double Gonzalez, a senior criminal offered a position as legal assis-
tracks in pre-law and politi- justice major, also feels well pre- tant.
cal management, will have the pared for the role of justice. He “It wasn’t long before I found
responsibility of leading the has an extensive background in myself working on cases involv-
first court. criminal justice that consists ing clients on death row,” Gray
‘As far as what type of prec- of a yearlong internship with said. “I interviewed the cli-
justice. Marlisa Goldsmith, senior year in high school, she preparing for law school. He positions and interned for
Rosemary Gonzalez, Garett J. was co-chair of her school’s is no stranger to controversial Perry She sees her justice posi-
Gray and Melanie Rodriquez honor council, which she cases and sees the traffic court tion on the traffic court as yet
fill the additional four justice found similar to St. Edward’s as a way to apply the knowl- another way to prepare herself
positions on the court. traffic court in many ways, edge he has gained so far. for law school.
The traffic court will hear Goldsmith said that her prox- Gray said that he has worked “What originally made me
student appeals regarding traf- imity to Washington adds to closely with local entertain- interested in the position was
fic and parking tickets. After her understanding of the jus- ment attorneys, and was even- my interest in law,” Rodriquez
listening to the student and tice system. tually asked by one of them said. “I thought this would be
any additional testimony, the “Growing up right outside of to assist on a large copyright the perfect opportunity to take
court will reach a decision by a Washington, DC., I have taken infringement suit that involved part in a legal atmosphere and
three-fifths majority Students frequent trips to the city to sit the Recording Industry practice critical law skills.”
will then be notified of the in on court sessions, an activity Association of America and the The court will meet every
court’s decision by e-mail with- that I think in many ways has Motion Picture Association of Friday at 2 p.m. in the Maloney
in a week of their hearing. also prepared me for the justice America. After this particu- Room.
the role of disability in film.
The short films “The
pounds of cheese. Then top it the Rotary Club and the Boys
off with 250 gallons of salsa. and Girls Club.
Roll it all up, and you will Scheduled for the first day
have what Casa Chapala, a of the event, Oct. 12, is a golf
local Mexican food restaurant, tournament at the Roy Kizer
hopes will be the world’s larg- Golf Course, located on 5400
est burrito. Jimmy Clay Drive.
On Oct. 13, volunteers will The burrito building will take
have two hours to build a place the next day at Austin
10,000-pound, 4,790-foot bur- . Studios on 1901 E. 51st St. The
ritd in an effort to break the cost to attend, which includes
world record for the World’s eating the burrito after its con-
The Coalition of Texans Quadfather” and “Blindscape”
with Disabilities is holding will also be shown that eve-
their Fourth Annual Cinema ning. In addition, “The Station
Touching Disability Film Agent,” an award winning film
Festival at the Alamo Draft about a man coping with dwarf-
House on South Lamar Oct. ism who lives in an abandoned
19 and 20. train station, will be screened.
The festival begins at 6:30 The CTD has spent the past
p.m. on Oct. 19 with the col- four years putting this festival
lege division film competi- together and trying to repre-
tion. Students will present sent people with all kinds of
their films, which incorporate disabilities of all ages.
disability as a central theme. “The student filmmaking
Winners will be announced competition is the first of its
after the movies are present- kind in Texas and CTD invites
ed. Following the awards, the student filmmakers to focus
festival will feature the movie their cinematic creativity on
“Coming Home,” starring Jon a subject very much a part
Voight and Jane Fonda. The of the human condition,” said
film is about a Vietnam veteran Dennis Borel, CTD’s executive
with disabilities. director.
On Oct. 20, secondary For more information about
schools will present films for the festival, go to www.ctdfilm-
competition starting at 6:30 fest.org or www.alamodraft-
p.m. Savant art specialist and house.com.
film professor Laurence Becker
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atrical productions. Starting of a show’s technical crew Two Masters,” in late June,
in June members of the new The group has no hierarchi- The show was directed by
Transit Theater Troupe have cal structure and therefore no Alexander and performed out-
taken the stage onto the lawn, officers. Each show has a dif- side of the Ragsdale Center.
in the gym and anywhere ferent student director. Other Currently, the troupe is
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