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Volume XXXVI, Number I
University of Dallas, Irving, Texas
September 20, 2006
My Big at reshman Class
by Monica Klein
News Editor
The class of 2010 is the second
largest class in the history of the
University of Dallas, with 315
first time freshmen. Only in the
Fall of 1981 was the number of
first-time freshman higher, at 324.
While the big class will aid
the university financially, John
Grant, director of the Office
of Student Life, stressed the
additional benefits that this year's
freshman class bring to UD.
"I think that one of the best
things that Enrollment was able
to do was they increased the
number of first year students
without giving up on academic
standards," Grant said. "It creates
a nice dynamic, you have a larger
group of people, you can develop
community and friendships
more easily. Primarily, I think
what's important is the kind
of excitement that it creates
amongst them and amongst the
rest of the school, and the other:
postilions that it gives them."
In order to accommodate
the number of freshman
students, several core classes
had extra sections added,
according to Dr. C. W Eaker,.
Dean of Constantin College. In
comparison with the number
of sections offered in Fall
2005, two sections of Literary
Traditions have been added,
and one additional section in
Principles of American Politics,
Euclidean and Non-Euclidean
Geometry and The Calculus.
The average class size m
both Philosophy and the
Ethical Life and Understanding
the Bible rose by two, as well.
With the number of freshmen
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students so high in comparison
with recent years, there have
also been difficulties. Finding
space in the dorms for all of the
incoming freshmen and returning
students has been a challenge.
In order to handle the
number of incoming students,
the decision was made to place
some freshmen in quads and
triples, which are ordinarily
reserved
for returning
students. The displaced
returning students were
given rooms farther from
the freshman clusters in their
See Freshmen, Page 3
Engdahl
Elected VP
by Monica Klem
News Editor
Help for UD's finances arrived
this summer. In late June, the
University of Dallas named George
E. Engdahl as Vice President
for University Advancement.
In his role at UD,. Engdahl
oversees the fund raising, alumni
and parent relations, and
marketing and communications
departments of the advancement
office. Currently alumnus
Jackie Sears directs alumni and
parent relations, and Engdahl
plans to hire directors for the
two remaining departments.
Bngdahl's plans for the
University capitalize on its
strengths and address rumors
about its financial situation. He
brings with a vast experience and
a strong reputation as a fundraiser.
"The president, the board, and
the faculty want us to be more
highly recognized as, a quality
academic institution." Engdahl
said. To accomplish this, the
marketing and communications
department of the Office of
Advancement is in the processing
of hiring a market research
firm to understand the public
perception of the university.
"We'll do that research, and
then match that up with what
we already
know about
ourselves
internally, and
see what the
differences
are, and try
to develop
a plan that
will close that gap," he said.
"I believe that the University of
Dallas is one of the most special
places in the world because of its
academic program and the quality
of its students and the world
needs to know about it. So that's
my job, to figure out how we're
going to do that," said Engdahl.
Bngdahl's plans for the
fundraising department include
an increased focus on "major
and planned gifts" to. increase the
endowment, which he estimates
at approximately 44 million.
A university's endowment
is composed of financial gifts
given to the university with the
requirement that the money be
invested, and only the interest
spent. Such gifts can also given to,
the university with a stipulation that
the interested gathered must be
used to support a particular aspect
of the university, as in the case of
endowed chairs, professorships,
programs, and scholarships.
Engdahl estimates
that 90 percent of UD
students are supported by a
variety of scholarships.
In the area of alumni and
See VP, Page 4
The Road
To Rome
by Mary Tetzlaff
A & E Editor
The general buzz is one of
anxiety about the waitlist for
the Spring Rome Semester. First
off, everyone take a deep breath.
Beckie Davies, head of the
Rome Program, seems fairly
optimistic about the situation.
As for the rumor that the
waitlist for this upcoming Spring
is exorbitantly long, Davies
responded, "It's usual to have await
list for the Spring and it's starting
to look like it's not significantly
larger than other years."
She was recently informed by
the Due Santi Campus that it has
room for 108 students. "But it
will only be 108 if the boys and
girls are both divisible by six," she
commented, referring to the fact
that she can't put boys and girls in
the same suite. Still, this increase
in capacity looks promising
for students on the waitlist.
"I'll have a: better idea of what
exactly is the size of the waitlist
once we get through the 12th day
of classes," Davies said. The 12th
day of classes is one of the three
official checkpoints for waitlisted
students. Midterms and finals
are the other checkpoints for re-
evaluating a, student's eligibility.
While Davies does make
the final decision, the students
do have several factors in their
control. She stressed that the
students should help her help
them. "[The students who do,
want to go] need to come to the
meetings. They need to make it
See Rome, Page 4
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Charity Week
Mobsters Hope
To Break Bank
by Sarah Crotty
Contributing Writer
Practice your AI Pacino
impression and dust off your
boas! University of Dallas' Charity
Week kicks off on Sunday, Oct.
1. This year the junior class
has chosen a 1920's mobster
theme including the tag line,
"The Roaring $20's! 1 Icy Daddy,
C jive Me A Dime!" The theme
will be incorporated throughout
all the events including a special
"cops and robbers" version of
k AOS (Killing As an Organized
Sport) and a 2Q's themed dance
including flappers and zoot suits.
Two new events will be
introduced this year. The Mall
Run allows you to make your
friends run from the Tower to
Braniff and back to the Tower,
an official "Mall Lap." There are
numerous variations to this event
which include making your friends
run the lap in the Ground Hog
costume, or having them carry
you on their back while running.
The Penny War is another
exciting new event that wTill be
unveiled this year.. Each grade,
freshmen through seniors, will
have a container representing
their class. The object is to place
as many pennies as possible in
your respective bin. For each
penny donated, your class will
gain points. But by adding other
currency such as quarters and
dollar bills to your container,
you will subtract points from
the other classes. The grade
whose jar earns the most points
at the end of Charity Week is
the winner and declared most
charitable class of the week.
All of the proceeds from
Charity Week are given to
two charities, both of which
happen to be connected to the
junior class in a special way,
The Low-Birth Rate Clinic
was founded by Mrs. Heyne,
the mother of Maria Hteyne.
This charity provides neo-natal
care to infants born addicted
to controlled substances.
The second charity, The Least
Among Us, was started by a sibling
of Emily Kelson, a junior. This
organization funds community
improvement programs in El
Salvador to build and improve
community necessities such as
schools and clean water tanks.
Joe LoCbco and Laura Peters,
See Charity, Page 3
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