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University Press * Wednesday, April 10,2002 • Page 4
UP briefs-
Author Brite to lecture April 15 in Dishman Auditorium
Author Poppy Z. Brite will conduct a lecture in the Dishman Art Gallery Auditorium on Monday
at 7:30 p.m.
Brite is the author of "Lost Souls,” "Exquisite Corpse,” and the short story collections
“Wormwood” and “Are You Loathsome Tonight?” Brite is also the author of “The Crow” serial
novel, “The Lazarus Heart.” A press release for the lecture describes Brite as “one of the rising
stars of her literary generation.”
Students are also invited to meet Brite for a question-and-answer session at 2 pm. on the
eighth floor of Gray Library.
Lamarissimo! set for April 23
Lamar’s department of music, theatre and dance will present this year’s Lamarissimo! concert
on April 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Julie Rogers Theatre, a spokesperson said.
The concert will feature the Cardinal Singers and the Lamar Dance Company.
Tickets will cost $8 for adults and $5 for students and will be available at the box office start-
ing at 6:45 p.m. on performance night, the spokesperson said. The concert is also open to
Lamarissimo! season ticket holders.
For more information, call 880-8144.
History scholarship applications due May 10
Lamar's history department is now accepting scholarship applications for fall 2002 and later
semesters. Available scholarships include the Ralph and Edna Wooster Scholarship, the Viola
Raney Memorial Scholarship and the Virginia Weir Daughters of American Revolution
Scholarship. History majors are eligible. Applicants must be juniors and must complete 15 hours
of history by May 2002. Criteria include a minimum 3.0 GPA and a B average in history courses.
Applicants must be submitted to 200 Archer by May 10. Recipients will be notified in June.
For more information, call 880-8511 or 880-8530.
Deadline for submitting announcements for UPbriefs is noon of the day one week prior to
publication. Announcements are run as space allows — no exceptions. Press release forms
are available for organization reporters in the UP office, 200 Setzer Student Center.
Information may be addressed to University Press, P.O. Box 10055, Beaumont 77710 or may
be sent by fax to 880-8735.
UP briefs compiled by Heather Lackey.
Storms drench Southeast Texas
Line of heavy showers departs state,
leaving swollen waterways behind
HOUSTON (AP) — A line of potent
and sometimes violent thunderstorms
which spanned the length of the state left
Texas on Monday, leaving wind and hail
damage and swollen waterways in its
wake.
The system, which doused West Texas
and the Interstate 35 corridor Sunday, con-
tinued to move East after drenching
Southeast and East Texas overnight and
early Monday.
The National Weather Service report-
ed on average 3 to 3.5 inches fell across the
Houston area, with some parts getting 4
inches between midnight to mid-morning
Monday.
Harris County flood officials were
watching several area bayous for possible
flooding as they continued to receive
runoff from the storms. Several drivers,
commuting in the dark because of the day-
light saving time change, found themselves
stalled in some parts of the city as water
collected in low spots.
A handful of flights leaving Houston’s
airports were delayed or canceled Monday
morning, but traffic had resumed to nor-
mal by the afternoon as skies cleared and
the sun broke through. Air travel was also
back to normal at San Antonio, Austin and
Dallas-Fort Worth, where airports endured
delays and cancellations Sunday.
Elsewhere Monday, farmers and ran-
chers along the Red River near Dekalb
were warned to move livestock away from
the banks as the water approached flood
stage. The San Bernard River near Boling
was expected to leave its banks Monday
night, and tributaries in Wharton and Fort
Bend counties also were expected to flood.
As it often does after heavy rains, the
Trinity River was forecast to exceed its
banks in Liberty County early Tbesday
afternoon and crest on Wednesday, likely
cutting off a handful of isolated lowland
subdivisions.
The National Weather Service also
forecast the Sabine River would flood low-
lying roads and pastures at several points
along its route in East Texas and along the
Louisiana border. Several other rivers and
streams across the state either already
were experiencing minor flooding Monday
or were expected to spill over this week.
During the day Sunday, the storm
spawned tornadoes as it raced across
Texas. Three homes were destroyed near
Yancy in Medina County, according to the
sheriff’s department.
Golfball-size hail fell near Floresville,
San Antonio, Olney, Bunger in Young
County and Orla in Reeves County. In
some places, storm spotters said, the hail
covered highways and accumulated on
lawns.
By late afternoon Monday, the storm
system was raking Louisiana as it contin-
ued to move eastward.
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Historic
wetland
restoration’s
first phase
completed
HOUSTON (AP) —
Restoration of a marsh
that played a role in the
defeat of the Mexican
army at the Battle of San
Jacinto is now half com-
plete.
The marsh restoration
project is part of a large-
scale master plan to
restore the San Jacinto
Battleground to what it
was in 1836, when forces
of General Gen. Sam
Houston rousted the 1,300
Mexican soldiers under
the command of Gen.
Antonio Lopez de Santa
Anna.
The victory gave
Texas its independence.
The restoration proj-
ect was traversed by a
510-foot boardwalk com-
pleted during a ceremony
Friday.
Hundreds of Mexican
troops died 166 years ago
trying to flee through the
marsh, which effectively
blocked their only escape
route. Their remains are
believed to still be buried
there.
The marsh gradually
disappeared because of
subsidence. By the turn of
the 20th century, it was
almost covered by open
water, taking with it wet-
lands that are habitat for
a host of different species.
Seven years ago, the
Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department began efforts
in partnership with other
governmental agencies
and private individuals to
save the wetlands.
Ted Hollingsworth,
resource coordinator for
the parks and wildlife
department, said almost
300 species of birds have
been observed at the
park, many of them sight-
ed in and around the
marsh area. River otters
and alligators also have
been observed.
“Despite the naysay-
ers who said we would
only be creating a hatch-
ery for mosquitoes, there
are far fewer mosquitoes
than there were,”
Hollingsworth told the
Houston Chronicle in
Monday’s editions. “The
marsh is full of fish and
birds.”
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Chand, Daniel. University Press (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 40, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 10, 2002, newspaper, April 10, 2002; Beaumont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth500827/m1/4/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar University.