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The
February 17, 2000
Volume 159, Number 4
N I V E R S I T Y
Weekly NEWS
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DIVERSITY
Taylor talks about Tarleton's
diversity.
Opinion, 3
"GIRL
INTERRUPTED"
BY OSCAR
NOMINEE
ANGELINA
JOLIE
"THE BEACH" IS
WORTH THE
TRIP...DESPITE THE SAND
Pulse, 4
TARLETON
COUNSELING CENTER
HERETO HELP
News, 5
BASEBALL WINS AT
WESLEYAN
Sports, 6
TexAnns
vs
Midwestern State
At Midestern, 5:30
Texans
vs
Midwestern State
At Midwestern, 7:30
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TEXANNS FALL TO
THE LIONS
Sports, 6
TEXANSTAKE
COMMERCE
Sports, 6
NEW COACHES FOR
TENNIS AND GOLF
Sports, 7
Time is running out to study abroad
By Caleb Chapman
Staff writer
Would you choose a Summer I English
course in a small classroom in Stephenville
or a Summer I English course in London?
For most this wouldn't be a difficult deci-
sion. The Department of English and
Languages is offering Tarleton students the
opportunity to earn advanced or graduate
English credit for British Literature on loca-
tion.
The course,, nicknamed "Power of Place/'
does begin with four hours a day of class-
room time. -
The reading list includes Shakespeare,
Jane Austen, Robert Louis Stevenson,
Thomas Hardy, Virginia Woolf, and others.
To take the senior level English 4853 or
graduate level English 5853 a student must
have twelve hours of prerequisites or obtain
approval from the department head.
On June 11 the class will take off for
London with Marilyn Robitaille, Associate
Professor of English and Languages.
When in London the students will keep a
trip journal of what they see and experience.
Robitaille said the sights will consist of the
main tourist attractions of the area. They
will see the Tower of London, the British
Museum, Buckingham Palace, the Globe
theatre, a West End Theatre production, and
they will also venture out of London into
places like Bath, Canterbury, and Scotland.
The trip allows the students to see the
importance of the setting to determine how
a character is shaped.
However, seeing where the literature was
created is not the most important factor of
the trip.
"Seeing the literary connection is just a
tiny part of it," Robitaille said, "the oppor-
tunity to experience another culture can
expand their education in a way that you
can't if you don't get out and see the
world."
She notes that one of the advantages to
traveling to London is that a student is able
explore a new country and new culture
while still being able to speak the same lan-
guage.
Tasting new foods and trying new cus-
toms is an important facet in the education-
al progress.
When in London the American Institute
for Foreign Studies, affiliated with the
University of London, will provide travelers
with student services. Robitaille con-
firmed that this is a Tarleton course and a
student will receive credit from Tarleton.
Often other schools require you to take the
course at another school and transfer grades
over.
If you are interested in the London trip
contact Dr. Robitaille by e-mail at
robitai@tarleton.edu and she will put you
on her mailing list. The cost is around
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And the nominees are...
Candidates set for Mr. & Ms. TSU
Me
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Senior
Mathematics
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Junior
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Kory McGaughy
Senior
IT
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Bobby Waddell
Senior
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Student Elections
Sharpen your keyboards
if you want to cast your
ballot this „ year-there
will only be online vot-
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You can cast your bal-
lot for Mr, & Ms. TSU
and for the constitution.
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vote on February 22 &
23.
Trading places
The Big Switch is on
By Marily Durbin
StaffWriter
The Tarleton Alumni Ambassadors are preparing for
the annual Big Switch, scheduled for March 8.
This is a day where students have the opportunity to
switch places with an administrator or faculty member.
The students must assume all of the responsibilities of
that administrator or faculty member that they replace
for one day.
a"of
the classes for that student'ancl "take any tests"oirassTgnr
ments given that day.
"This is a great chance for students and faculty to see
the other side of Tarleton life," said Sara Kocurek, presi-
dent of Alumni Ambassadors.
This year the students will be able to switch places
with President McCabe along with other leaders on cam-
pus. McCabe has been involved with Big Switch for
many years and thoroughly supports the event.
"The Big Switch gets me out on campus and to see the
campus from the students' viewpoint/' said McCabe.
"This is a great way for the president and other leaders
on campus to stay in touch with the students and the stu-
dent life," McCabe said,
This is also the first year that the tickets have been free
for students.
In the past, students have had to purchase a chance at
winning the opportunity to trade places.
Students can get tickets from any Alumni Ambassador
or in the Alumni Relations office located upstairs in the
Tarleton Center.
For more information, call the Alumni Relations office
at 968-9078.
Students lead on campus, in life
By Jennifer Dawson
StaffWriter
In continuation of the celebration
of Black History month Tarleton
turns it eyes toward two prominent
African-American students, Trenzio
Turner and Shemetria Perow.
Turner is majoring in marketing
and minoring in communications
and management.
After graduating this May, he
plans to begin working at a market-
ing firin in the local area. He would
like to own a marketing firm one
day.
He is the President of the United
Minority Association and a partici-
pant in the • AHANA Mentor
Program. Turner has also con-
tributed to campus life as an officer
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Fellowship
of Christian
Athletes
and the
Student
Athlete
Advisory
Council.
He also
serves on
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Trenzio Turner
the President's Access and Equity
Committee.
Students may recognize him as a
team captain of the Texans' Football
team. For the 1998-99 season, he was
named as All-Conference
Linebacker.
He was also named to Academic
All-Conference in the Lone Star
Conference.
Turner's most recent honor was
receiving the Martin Luther King
Student Leadership Award at the
annual banquet on January 20. In
1999, he was included in the Who's
Who Among Americas' College
Students.
Perow is an animal science major
with the pre-vet option. She will
graduate next Spring.
After she graduates from Tarleton,
she plans to attend veterinary school
at Tuskegee Veterinary School in
Alabama. Perow hopes to own a vet
clinic in the future, and hopes to call
it P.A-Wv to stand for for Perow's
Animal World.
In addition to her studies, Perow is
also involved in many extracurricu-
lar activities. She has been the
Resident Director of Hunewell
Annex for two years. She also holds
mm' wM
many
offices in
many dif-
f e r e n t
clubs. She
is the trea-
surer for
the RA
associa-
tion, sec-
retary for Shemetria Perow
the pre-vet club, secretary for
CLASZ. Perow is also a general
member of Alpha Kappa Alpha.
During her freshman year, she also
served as chair for the Student Help
and Enrichment comiruttee, which is
a part of Residence Hall
Government. She started the annual
faculty, staff, and student picnic that
is held each spring.
Perow's awards include the most
outstanding council member of the
year as well as Outstanding
Minority in Housing and Residence
life. She has also been featured in
the Who's Who of Colleges and
Universities.
Her most recent honor is that she
was chosen as the {lousing and
Residence Life Employee of the
Month for January.
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Tarleton students Neal Dube, right, and Spencer Smensky stand
outside women's housing Monday night hoping to find their
Valentines.The two lost a bet but declined to to give any further details.
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