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October 19, 2005
Fort Worth, Texas
Vol. 94, No. 7
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News Briefs
General Counsel to
Texas Secretary of State
to speak on campus
Trey Trainor, General
Counsel to Texas
Secretary of State Roger
Williams, will speak at the
Texas Wesleyan College
Republicans meeting at 1
p.m. on Oct. 25. Trainor
will speak about the con-
stitutional amendments
that will be listed on the
November ballot. The
meeting will be held at 1
p.m. in the Carter
Conference Room.
Volunteers Needed
Tarrant County,
Salvation Army and Wal-
Mart have collaborated to
establish a Hurricane
Resource Staging Center
for items donated for hur-
ricane victims. The groups
are providing the Katrina
Store where evacuees can
shop for free. Volunteers
are needed to sort and dis-
play donated items at all
times Monday through
Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to
6:30 p.m. The location is
7500 Baker Blvd. in
Richland Hills.
For more information,
contact Sherrill Tracy at
(817) 590-8154 or Jerry
McCurry at (817) 360-
6177.
Hockey specials
Tickets are available
for $10 in the dean of stu-
dent's office for a special
hockey night with the Fort
Worth Brahnias on Oct. 22
at the Fort Worth
Convention Center. The
deadline for ordering tick-
ets is Oct. 19. The game
begins at 7:30 p.m.
The Dallas Stars will
host Greek Night for the
Oct. 20 game vs. Los
Angeles Kings at the
American Airlines Center.
Discount tickets arc avail-
able for fraternities and
sororities. To order, call
(214) 387-5541 or e-mail
JHiggins@DaUasStcvs.com.
TEAM Fort Worth calls
on student volunteers
TEAM Fort Worth, a
stay-in-school initiative
funded by the U.S.
Department of Education,
is designed to increase the
number of students gradu-
ating from high school
through a school-based
mentoring program.
Mentors provide one-
to-one or group mentoring
support or guidance to stu-
dents. TEAM staff will
assist in establishing a
relationship with a student
that meets the mentor's
schedule and interests.
Call (817) 871-2291 for
more information.
Supreme Court justice visits law school
Justice Anthony Kennedy helps to dedicate renovated building
B.J. Bellard
STAFF WRITER
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy
will headline the celebration of recently completed
renovations to the Texas Wesleyan University
School of Law. The school formally dedicates its
improved state-of-the-art facility Oct. 20.
As Kennedy returns to Washington, DC, fol-
lowing a brief stay in California, he will arrive in
Fort Worth to present remarks at Bass Performance
Hall at 11 a.m. A ribbon cutting ceremony and open
house will follow at the law school. These events
are open to the public.
"This building represents the coming of a new-
age for Texas Wesleyan School of Law," said
Frederick Slabach, dean of the school of law. "!t
symbolizes the ways in which Texas Wesleyan is
moving to the forefront of legal education. We are
honored to have Justice Kennedy dedicate our
building into a new era of legal education."
In addition to the dedication ceremony,
Kennedy requested to meet with the faculty and
staff of the law school for two separate functions.
Kennedy will have lunch with the faculty and staff
on Oct. 19, at which time there ————
will be an opportunity to ask
questions. A similar event will
occur for the students that
evening from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30
p.m. At Kennedy's request, he
will teach a class, speaking
briefly to a group of law students
and taking questions.
"T want to teach a class at a time when your
evening students will be able to attend' was a spe-
cific request made by Justice Kennedy when agree-
ing to participate in the dedication ceremony," said
"This building represents the
coming of a new age for
Texas Wesleyan School of
Law."
- Frederick Slabach
Dean of the School of Law
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Mike Chany, junior liberal studies major, sloshes through a muddy mess during a mud volley-
hall tournament sponsored by Kappa Alpha Order on Oct. 15. The fraternity built a court with
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Slabach. "Justice Kennedy continuously displays a
commitment to students and their best interests."
According to Slabach, more students wanted to
attend than the school's largest facility could hold.
Therefore, a lottery was conducted. The overflow
will have a live video feed going into one of the
other classrooms for those stu-
dents who v/ere not selected in
the lottery.
Kennedy agreed to speak at
the dedication after Slabach
wrote a letter of invitation. The
two met about seven years ago in
California where Slabach was
serving as associate dean of academic
affairs at another law school. Kennedy spoke at the
dedication ceremony of the law school. Slabach
said that, reminded of the meeting, Kennedy gra-
See Dedication, page 2
Honors program
awaits approval by
Academic Affairs
Whitney Fowler
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
By fall 2006, stu-
dents could have the
opportunity to partici-
pate in a new university
honors program. If
approved by the
Academic Affairs
Committee, the pro-
posed program would
offer University Honors
to eligible freshmen and
Departmental Honors to
eligible students within
participating depart-
ments. The committee
will vote on the propos-
al on Oct. 27.
"The goal of the
honors program is to
improve the scholastic
development of our stu-
dents while improving
recruitment and reten-
tion," said Dr. Beth
Battles, chair of the
Honors Council, a task
force appointed to
develop the new pro-
gram.
The proposed
"Wesleyan Scholars
Program" offers
University Honors for
eligible freshmen,
which can be earned by
taking seminars in the
first four semesters.
"University Honors
will be interdisciplinary
in nature, with the
responsibility for teach-
ing rotating among
interested faculty,"
Battles said. "Depart-
mental Honors will be
open to all eligible
majors. Individual
departments will deter-
mine the curriculum for
honors courses."
An Honors Task
Force, appointed last
spring by the provost,
examined the Honors
Consortium in the cur-
rent catalog and pro-
duced a preliminary
plan to introduce a new
program for entering
freshmen as well as a
program for juniors and
seniors.
"I wanted to
address the need of
some of our top students
who wanted the option
See Honors, page 2
Manager discusses security with few at forum
Ayah Sayyed
STAFF WRITER
Student Government Association
presented students the opportunity to
discuss campus security concerns
with Jeffrey Wood, security manager,
during the second SGA-sponsored
forum of the semester on Oct. 13.
Entering the management posi-
tion in August, Wood said his primary
focus is to create a new bond between
student/faculty/staff and security.
Wood, a police lieutenant for 22
years, addressed inquiries about tick-
ets, crime and patrol locations.
Wood discussed the issues with a
group of 12 faculty, staff and students
an audience turnout that did not
impress SGA.
"We can't just hold these meet-
ings for the normal eight students
who always show," said SGA
President Heather Nichols. "There
needs to be more students so we can
still hold these forums. Attendance
should be encouraged by other organ-
izations on campus to come to these
forums and express themselves."
Some that did attend expressed
concerns about photos showing cam-
pus security supposedly sleeping on
the job posted on a student- _____
run Web site. Wood
addressed the com-
ments.
"If someone is
sleeping, I want to
know about it," Wood
said. "They might not
be sleeping, as well, they may be
writing a report."
Wood said that if he determines
an officer is sleeping on duty, it will
not be tolerated.
He mentioned that one of the
biggest problems on the Texas
Wesleyan campus is students parking
in the faculty area or across the street
"Security is doing a great
job for the resources we
have."
— Jeffrey Wood
Security Manager
of Wesleyan Village.
"There are rules, and when you
break the rules then you get a ticket,"
Wood said. He also said that students
shouldn't park where there are "no
parking" signs.
Statistically, Texas Wesleyan has
_____ the lowest crime rate in North
Texas for universities,
Wood said. Since
August, there has not
been a dorm or build-
ing burglary, but there
have been two car
burglaries on campus.
"Yes, there are going to be car
burglaries anywhere you go," Wood
said. "If you leave something nice in
your car, it has a likely chance of get-
ting broken into."
Wood also explained that if
someone thinks that a criminal act is
happening, they should call the police
first.
"If you think it needs the police,
then call the police," he said.
"Criminal acts, medical emergencies,
or fires, then call 9-1-1 first."
Wood addressed rumblings he's
heard around campus regarding the
location of officers. Wood explained
that Wesleyan owns many properties
that are around the main campus;
therefore, security trucks will not
only patrol the main campus but will
also be seen driving around the area.
"Security is doing a great job for
the resources we have," he said.
SGA would just like to see more
students utilizing those resources.
"I was disappointed with the
turnout of the forum. If students want
to see improvements on campus, they
need to let the administration know,"
said SGA Chief Justice Tyler
Atkinson. "Other universities do not
allow their students the opportunity to
express concerns face-to-face."
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