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March 7, 1991
SPRING
BREAK
ISSUE
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Student Spotlight
Thompson
Gonzales
Mock
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Rosalez
Guthrie
Students
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plans for
spring
break
'Let's Padre'
tops hot spot list
By Christy Moore
Features Editor
Spring is definitely here and
students have already begun to
make their plans for spring break.
While "Let's Padre" seems to be (he
general plan for most Texas col-
lege students, some TSU students
had other ideas.
"I'm going to spend spring
break lit the Sulfur Springs fishing
camp in Bend," said Tommy Th-
ompson, a freshman physical edu-
cation major.
Tina Mills, a freshman com-
puter programming major, plans to
-spend- the week-at College- Suuion'.-
"visiting my man".
Some students find spring
break an excellent opportunity to
earn a little extra money.
"I'm just going to stay here and
work," said Crystal Hayes, a fresh-
man marketing/horse production
major. Hayes works for Larry
Rceder's cutting horse business.
The Pizza Place will be the
scene of Helen Gonzales' week off.
She plans to work most of the time
and try to go home and visit her
family. "I wish I could go to Padre,"
she said. Gonzales in a sophomore
nursing major.
Meredith Mock, a sophomore
ag business major, will also spend
her week working: helping her
little sister get ready to show.
Joe Stern plans to spend the
time off playing golf at tourna-
ments in such places as Georgia
and Alabama. Stern is a senior
physical education major.
Carl Webb hit on the main
concern of most students planning
spring break trips: money. "I might
go home to Gainsville or I might go
to Padre. It all depends on how
much money Mom and Dad give
me!" Webb is a freshman math and
physics major.
Several students have already
gathered (heir capital and are pack-
ing their bags for Padre. "I'm going
to party and get drunk with my
friends," said Jennifer Rosalez, a
freshman finance major.
Mark Williams, a freshman
accounting major, plans to "parly,
get drunk and scam babes - there
isn't much else to do at Padre".
Sunning of a different latitude
is in store for freshman elementary
education major Stephanie Ball.
She will spend her spring break on
the beaches of Cancun. "I'm just
going to lay out and party all week,"
she said.
One Tarelton student plans to
spend his timeoff using the real
meaning of the term "spring break".
Rliett Gutlirie , freshman math ma-
jor, is "just going to go home to
Santa Anna and bum around and
sleep".
However you decide to spend
spring break, remember to be safe
and sane and "Padre hard"!
House bills affect Tarleton
By Holly Whlsenhuiit
Reporter
House Bill 10, which would
reduce state university funding, is
currently before the Texas Legisla-
ture.
The Legislative Budget IJoard
(LBB) is responsible for forcasting
possible revenue for Texas for the
next two years. Depending on LBB
recomendations, state institutions
like Tarleton State University re-
ceive appropriations for the next
bienium.
TSU has requested $4.5 billion
for the 1992-93 biennium. The
money Tarleton receives would fund
several projects. For instance, TSU
wants to apply $3.1 million toward
environmental research in agricul-
tural related pollution.
If this bill is passed, Tarleton's
available revenues would be cut eight
percent. The university would lose
$1.2 million of available revenue
Tanning
tagged
harmful
many Tarleton students are begin-
ning toSvoik on their suntans. Ac-
cording to the American Cancer
Society, this has proven to be harm-
ful to your health.
"When you're young, a tan may
seem more desirable than heeding
any warnings about skin cancer,"
, said J.B. Howell, a dermatologist at
Baylor University Medical Center in
Dallas and a member of the Skin
Cancer Awareness Committee for
the American Cancer Society.
But take lieed. The incidence of
melanoma if rising among the col-
lege and post-college age groups.
"Melanoma is the most com-
mon cancer in young adults between
the ages of 25 to 29 years," said Dr.
Howell.
(See Tanning page 9)
from its two-year budget plan. This
proposed reduction by the LBB
would affect over 1,000 TSU stu-
dents.
The following are several of the
university's programs that would be
affected by Use passing of House Bill
10.
* Cancellation of 90 or more
classes
* The toss of 39 positions (10
faculty, 10 graduate assistants, etc.)
* Nursing program would lose
$230,000
* The Rio Grande Valley Edu-
cation Consortium for minority stu-
dents would lose $300,000
* The Institute for Applied
Environmental Research would
experience a $1.6 million loss in
funding
* Utility budget for Tarleton
would be decreased up to $200,000,
a 16.8 percent cut
TSU cuts energy and costs
By Holly WliLseiihuiii
Kcporter
Ja result of Senate Bill 111,
Tarleton State University will be
conserving energy to save money.
Tlie bill has reduced Tarfe-
lun's funding by 5225,000. TSU is
also faced with a 1990-91 utility
defeat of $250,(XX). Tarleton is
approaching a total deft-cit of liair a
million dollars
Due to a lack of money in Ha-
state budget, the legislature is re-
quiring all suite funded institiiuons
to reduce energy consumption. 'Hie
university said that if everyone at
TSU follows the energy policy, Utc
college will reduce its deficit by
$100,000.
The following are several
ntcttiods being used by the um\et-
sily in order to conserve energy. ,
* Turn oil ligfiLs when not in
use. This includes hallways,
(See Bitt 111 page 9) -
The reason for the shortage of
funds is due to a court order in which
the state has to increase funding for
public school education, Mental
Health and Mental Retardation
(MHMR) and the Department of
Corrections.
"House Bill 10 is not acceptable
in its current form. We are stressing
to the governor and legislature the
importance of higher education," said
Dr. Dennis McCabe, Interium Presi-
dent of Tarleton.
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Tarleton dorm residents, Paul Miedico (left) and Shawn Hamilton, catch some pre-
Spring IJreak rays during the unusually warm March weather earlier this week. Photo
by Marc Parks,
Symposium to be held at arts center
By Tina Horton
Staff Writer
The Sixth Annual
Speaker Symposium will be held
on March 27, 1991. The topic of
this year's symposium is
"Internationalism and the Future
of Texas."
The annual symposium
is hosted by Tarleton State
University and the Speaker
Symposium Committee. It will
be held in the Clyde H. Wells
Theater. The symposium is open
to the public at no charge.
Mr, Nick Lilly,
committee member, said, "The
committee this year wants to deal
with issues that Tarleton students
will face upon graduating.
Internationalism effects
everyone."
This year, the
symposium will consist of two
featured speakers in the afternoon
and a keynote speaker in the
evening.
The symposium will be
begin at 1:30 p.m. with a
presentation by Dr. Felix D.
Alvarez. Alvarez will speak on
the cultural heritage of Texas.
At 3:30 p.m., Dr. James
Giermanski will speak on
international business affairs,
specifically on the questions of
purpose, timing, problems and
opponents of a potential North
American free-trade agreement
amoung the United States,
Mexico and Canada.
The keynote presentation
will be made at 7:00 p.m. by the
Honorable Robert Krueger.
Krueger will speak on the
political agenda for the 90's. He
currently serves as Railroad
Commissioner.
Further information can
be obtained from Nick Lilly,
Department of English and
Languages, 968-9323.
Search launched for
10 zaniest postcards
The J-TAC staff invites all Tarleton stu-
dents to submit one of their spring break
postcards to our office. The ten best submis-
sions will be published in a special section of
an upcoming issue of the newspaper. Submis-
sions should be sent to Post Card Contest, c/
o The J-TAC, P.O. Box T-98 TSU, Stephen-
ville, Texas 76402.
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