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Former President Carter
to lecture at LUPA Oct. 22
By Lou Reeves
UP editor
Former President Jimmy Garter
is scheduled to visit and lecture at
the Woodrow Wilson Junior High
Auditorium Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. His
lecture is being sponsored by the
Lamar University-Port Arthur stu-
dent services campus lecture com-
mittee.
The visit by the 39th president
will mark the first time that a cur-
rent or former president has ever
visited the Port Arthur campus.
“This will be an historical first
for the community,” said LUPA
president Sam Monroe in the fall
of 1990 when the plans were made
final.
Terri Downs, director of stu-
dent activities for LUPA, is antici-
pating a good turnout.
Jimmy Carter
“The former president will main-
ly be answering questions submitted
by the students,” Downs said when
questioned as to the topic of discus-
sion.
Beverly Parker, political science
instructor for the Port Arthur cam-
pus and chairperson of the campus
lecture committee, has organized
the event. Questions for the for-
mer president to address can be
directed to Parker at P.O. Box 310,
Port Arthur, Texas 77641-0310.
Questions will be consolidated
by a group of political science stu-
dents to streamline topics of dis-
cussion. The answer time will
immediately follow the former
president's speech.
Former President Carter’s
accomplishments as president
include the Panama Canal treaties,
the Camp David accords, the
peace treaty between Egypt and
Israel, the Salt II treaty with the
Soviet Union and the establish-
ment of diplomatic relations with
the People’s Republic of China.
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Wednesday, October 2, 1991
Lamar University • Beaumont, Texas
Lamar police affected by budget cuts
Decreased enrollment
also hindering efforts
BNH offers
depression
screening
at Parkdale
By Nedone Brantley
UP contributing writer
In conjunction with National
Mental Illness Awareness Week,
Lamar University and the
Beaumont Neurological Hospital
will present a free depression
screening day TUesday from 10
a.m. to noon at the Lamar
University classroom in Parkdale
Mall.
Dr. John Halbert, an area psy-
chiatrist, will discuss facts, symp-
toms and treatment alternatives.
It is the purpose of
the presentation to
educate health profes-
sionals and the public
on how to recognize
depression in self
and/or loved ones, and
what to do about it.”
— John Halbert
“It is the purpose of the pre-
sentation to educate health pro-
fessionals and the public on how
to recognize depression in self
and/or loved ones, and what to do
about it,” Halbert said.
According to the American
Psychiatric Association, one in
five adults may experience
depression, with women showing
a ratio of 2 to 1. Unfortunately,
less than one-third of all people
experiencing depression get
treatment. This condition, if not
attended to, often results in sui-
cide. The response rate for those
who get treatment is 80 percent.
Lamar University’s depart-
ment of nursing and department
of psychology graduate program
will co-sponsor the screening day,
with community counseling as a
focus.
A 30-minute videotape, titled
“Depression: The Storm
Within,” will be followed by Dr.
Halbert’s presentation, which will
address facts about depression,
define words in layman's terms,
pinpoint signs and symptoms,
and give descriptions of treat-
ment alternatives.
A period for question-and-
answer discussion will conclude
the educational segment at noon.
A licensed professional counselor
will then distribute a question-
naire and give free consultation.
The counselor will be available
until 2 p.m. to talk confidentially
with participants.
For more information, contact
the marketing department of
Beaumont Neurological Hospital,
835-4921 or 1-800-621-4921, ext.
157.
Countryside to turn into Renaissance village
17th annual festival scheduled to begin Saturday near Plantersville
By Debbie Bamberg
UP entertainment editor
A touch of Merlin’s magic has
transformed a humble patch of land
six miles south of Plantersville into a
bustling metropolis of late 14th-cen-
tury grandeur. The food, fun and
festivities start this weekend and
continue every weekend through
Nov. 17.
A voyage back in time, the 17th
Annual Texas Renaissance Festival
gives royal want-to-be’s the chance
to experience a simpler life. Days
are filled with eating, brawling and
singing. Streets are filled with poets,
wenches, knights, royalty, jesters and
even Robyn Hoode and his band.
To entertain honored guests, six
main stages boast a wealth of acts
including swashbuckling comedy,
belly dancing, magicians, falconry
and more. There are path shows with
jugglers, ancient instrument ensem-
bles, medieval masonry, glass blow-
ing and even a Gutenberg press
demonstration.
The festival’s theme this year is
“The Year of the Mint,” and festival-
goers can watch molten metal trans-
form into gleaming coins right
before their eyes.
For the adventurous tourist,
there are games and competitions to
display fencing, archery, ax-throw-
ing, wench-drenching and many
more talents. The king will even let
his guests ride his giant swing, royal
carousel, dizzy dragon, queen’s car-
riage, elephants and camels.
The New Market Village is a
shopper’s paradise with nearly 250
artists and craft persons displaying
their wares.
To satisfy ravenous medieval
hunger, there are grand tables
spread with every succulent delica-
cy a king could ask for, including
giant turkey legs, golden sesame
chicken, roasted pork, juicy steak,
sausage, pizza and pasta, fish, gyros,
empanadas, crab puffs, muffalettas,
scotch eggs, eggrolls, spuds, corn
cobs, fried vegetables, cheeses,
frozen yogurt, fruit tarts, pastries,
cookies, ice cream and more.
To quench the thirst of all the
merry men and maidens, beverage
centers offer domestic and imported
beers, fine wine, lemonade, coffee,
tea and cokes.
Free parking and camping facili-
ties are provided. Rain or shine, the
festival will go on from 9 a.m. till
dusk. Normal gate admission is
$12.95 for adults. The Lamar
University check cashing office in
the Setzer Student Center has stu-
dent and faculty tickets for $10.95.
The Setzer Student Center
Council is organizing a bus trip to
the festival Oct. 19. The $17.50 trip
includes transportation and gate
admission. For information, contact
Ken Lamartinere at 880-8734.
By Craig Clark
UP staff writer
Budget cuts have resulted in
unfilled vacancies, staff cutbacks
and belt-tightening in many areas of
the Lamar University System. The
state Legislature has not been able
to provide any fiscal relief, and a
decrease in student enrollment has
exacerbated the university’s finan-
cial woes.
An area that has been affected by
the budget crunch and that is impor-
tant to everyone
on campus is the
University Police
Department.
According to
Gene Carpenter,
chief of police,
one full-time offi-
cer’s position,
student building
security and stu-
dent ticket writ-
ers were cut last
spring because of Eugene Carpenter
a $30,000 de-
crease in the police department’s
budget. Two more officers have left
the force since that time, and their
positions have not yet been filled.
Carpenter said that the depart-
ment was affected in an adverse
manner when the student help was
cut.
“When student help was cut, it
affected personnel in two areas,”
Carpenter said. “The officers have
taken over ticket writing and per-
form other duties and services.
Because of this, parking enforce-
ment has become a low priority.
“Student building security patrol
was cut last April, which added
another job to what officers need to
do,” he said.
Carpenter pointed out that the
tasks of writing tickets and main-
taining building security are all part
of the duties of the officers. But he
added that, with the current situa-
tion of the department’s being three
men short, it takes longer to respond
to all the complaints that the depart-
ment receives.
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“We maintain the priority of
answering criminal calls,” Carpenter
said. “The biggest complaint we
receive concerns illegally parked cars
and cars with no parking permits.
“This happens at the beginning
of every fall semester. The problem
is that parking enforcement is not as
effective without student ticket writ-
ers ... officers just can’t get out to all
of the complaints right away,” he
said.
When asked about the effective-
ness of the student ticket writers and
building security patrols, Carpenter
responded with a description of their
duties and a brief financial argument
for the continuation of the student
ticket writers.
“The parking office was budget-
ed for approximately 110 to 120
hours for the ticket writers weekly,”
Carpenter said. “They had six to
eight ticket writers on staff.
“A number of them who came
back each year were already trained.
Their familiarity with the job result-
ed in more efficient parking enforce-
ment,” he said. “After two to three
weeks of effective enforcement at
the beginning of each semester, the
violations would decrease.
“We spent $30,000 annually on
the student ticket writers and build-
ing security patrols. We were taking
in $60,000 in ticket revenues,”
Carpenter said. “The income from
the ticket writers more than paid for
the expenditure.”
Student building security patrols
were given radios and caps or T-
shirts for identification, he said.
They provided additional security
and locked and unlocked buildings
on campus.
“The patrols provided an addi-
tional set of eyes and ears. They
were able to report any suspicious
activity as well as maintain building
security,” Carpenter said. “It doesn’t
take a uniformed officer to lock and
unlock doors or to write tickets ... . It
isn’t a difficult thing to do. We would
reinitiate the program in the event
we had funds to do that”
According to statistics, the overall
crime level on campus has been
LU police officer giving out a parking ticket
either stable or slightly lower than
the norm over the past few years,' he
said. However, the number of calls
the police department has received
involving violent crimes has
increased.
“The number of violent crimes
has increased all over, especially in
the South End,” Carpenter said.
“The increase in violent crime has
been caused mainly by nonstu-
dents.”
He said that the crimes have
incTucfe'd robberies involving
firearms and physical assaults.
“The assaults have not been that
many and have usually been male
on female ... boyfriend assaulting
girlfriend,” Carpenter said. “I don’t
remember the last reported rape; it’s
been at least three years. It had
been a long time since anyone was
shot. I don’t think we have ever had
a murder.”
Photo by Drew Loker
When asked whether the vacan-
cies in the department and tMTStif-
dent patrols would be filled and/or
reinstated, Carpenter said nothing
would be done until the new budget
comes out.
“The budget is up in the air right
now,” Carpenter said. “The final
budget does not come out until Oct.
10. The two vacancies will remain at
least until the final adaptation of the
budget.”
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Casey, Jay. University Press (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 7, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 2, 1991, newspaper, October 2, 1991; Beaumont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth499769/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar University.