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INDEX
Mews
Opinion
3
Feature
4
Kntertainment
5
Campus Life
6-7
Sports
11-12
I A R L E T O N STATK UNIVERSITY, STEPIIENVILLE
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Picture of the Week
Couilesy Hnn McClure
Senior communications major Erin McClure took this picture on a tour of the Dublin Dr. Pepper Bot-
tling Company during Family Day Weekend while showing her family Stephenville, the surround-
ing areas and the Tarleton State University campus. The factory has been in operation since 1891.
|oLynn Flkins/The J-TAC
The boilers in the Energy and Utilities Management facility will be
replaced with new, more efficient and smaller units later on this year.
Tarleton goes green
By JOLYNN ELKINS
Stall Water-
On Sept 20 Tarleton State Uni-
versity announced that it would take
a number ot steps towards its "mas-
ter plan" to make Tarleton a "green-
er" campus
The Tarleton Office of Public In-
formation released a statement that
larleton will be one of eight univer-
sities in the J'exas A&M University
System that will be part of the larg-
est purchase of renewable energy by
an institution for higher education
Texas A&M University System has
signed a contract with TXU to pur-
chase a lecord amount of renew-
able wind energy over the next tour
years. Tarleton has agreed to pur-
chase 15 percent of their total energy
usage from TXU's renewable source
Wlule this will cost the university
an additional $23,00(1 to $24,000 a
year, Steve Bowman, Tarleton's En-
ergy and Utility Operation Managei,
assures that the cost will barely be
felt
"The cost is a minor inc rease a
typical month [energy bill tor Tar-
leton] is a quarter million dollars a
month, so it is a drop in the bucket,"
Bowman said "This is a big step to-
wards green, when we use wind, we
don't run the power generator from
the power plant We don't have to
worry about damaging the ozone,"
Howman said
larleton junior Tom banner
agiecs that this is a worth while en-
deavor.
"I'm tor making the environ-
ment work tor us without killing us
by putting pollutants in the air in
soils," banner said. "Mother Nature
will be providing us with moie en-
ergy that is beneficial tor us "
But the renewable energy is only
one of many steps towards their
master plan
Tarleton has hired an architec-
tural and engineering firm to help
cieatc the university's master plan
for expansion explained Bowman.
"This is 2007, where will the
campus be m 2020?" Bowman asked.
Tarleton has recently been given the
green light to build a new nursing
building, which will cover approxi-
mately 100,000 square feet
As the campus expands, Bow-
man is making sure that the older
buildings are bemg upgraded, as
well.
See GREEN, Pa<x10
COMING SOON
Zeta Phi Beta
"blu/white" picnic
i ■ Homecoming Queen
:: nominations
• ■ Rodeo results from Sul
Ross State
r,
■ Jatt ensemble review
■ Fall enrollment numbers
released
■ Oct. 9 Volleyball results vs.
Dallas Baptist
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Organizations give back
to community, campus
By TYLER
McCOLLUM
stdff Wntei
Tarleton student organiza-
tions, ranging from the Student
Government Association to
members of the Greek system,
work non-stop to give back to
the University and the commu-
nity. Whether it is volunteenng
for community 'service, run-
ning the student government,
or bringing in guest speakers,
education, and other entertain-
ment, the student organizations
do a lot on campus
The Mudent Government
Association is one ot the mam
organizations on campus, its
main focus is to allow students
opinions and concerns to leach
the administration. Currently,
SGA has some impoitant proj-
ects underway, one ot them
is organizing the l'exas A&M
Board of Reagents nominations
proc ess
"This is going to take a lot of
work and dedication from oui
members," says Student Bodv
President, Brady Pendleton.
Along with this SGA is almost
ready to unveil the Purple Ped-
dle Push This is a project which
will give 10 bicycles to Tarleton
to be used by students for gen-
eral transportation around the
campus, SGA will introduce
this during Homecoming Week.
"We strive to give the student
body a voice, arid to allow their
concerns to reach the adminis-
trative level," Pendleton said.
Along with SGA, one of the
large contributors of time and
service is the Greek system of
fraternities and sororities that
include 14 organizations They
raised a total of $13,213 through
their philanthropic services
last spring and their money
and services stretch from the
Children's Miracle Network to
highway cleanup.
Tarleton Greeks give their
time and services to larleton
Round-up, Relay for Life, blood
d lives, ni using home assis-
tance
see GIVING, Page 9
Tarleton announces members of
presidential search committee
fcy DANIEL CONNELL
JOANNA HENSLEY
TheJ-TAC
Last Thursday and Friday,
at the Texas A&M University
System's Board of Regents
meeting, the TAMUS Chan-
cellor Michael McKirmey an-
ndynced confirmation of the
members of the Tarleton presi-
dential search committee.
"The committee was ini-
tiated for a search project/'
said Tarleton President Den-
nis Pi McCabe, "The committee
is responsible to give a list of
candidates to the board. The
board can accept or reject the
candidates.""
According to the Univer-
sity News Service, the com-
• mittee faces the challenge of
Organizing a pool of potential
candidates and whittling it
down to the next university
president when McCabe steps
clown in May.
Dr, Denise Martinez, chair-
woman of the committee and
Faculty Senate president and
assistant professor in the hy^
drology and engineering de-
partment recognizes the im-
portance of the committee's
decision.
"Selection for this advisory
committee is an honor because
this is such an important task/'
she said. "The end result of this
process will shape Tarleton's
future."
Along with Martinez, the
committee includes Nancy Al-
len, member of the Tarleton
Development Foundation
board and Chancellor's Cen-
tury Council; Dr. Frank Ashley
III, TAMUS Academic Affairs
Vice Chancellor; Darrell
Brown, senior vice presi-
dent of Business Development
at Town and Country Bank;
Dr. Jill Burk, dean of the Tar-
leton College of Education
and chairwoman of the Killeen
Center director search commit-
tee; Dr. Javier Garza, head of
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