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April 24, 1996
The Rambler
In liriej . . .
On Campus
Early registration begins on
Tuesday, April 23 and ends on
Friday, April 26. Students need to
check their lime cards tor registra-
tion time and date. If you do not
receive a time card, call the studenr
records and registration office at
ext. 4414.
If you are graduating in May
1996 check the list outside of the
student records - and registration
I office. If your name is not on the
list, call Linda at ext. 4467.
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A book sale will be held in the
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orientation room of the West
I Library Saturday, April 27 through j
Thursday, May 2.
Copies of the proposed consti- i
tution and by-laws of the Student
Government Association (SGA) are
available in the SGA office.
Ratification will take place on
Wednesday, April 24 and Thursday,
April 25.
The SGA meets every
Thursday at 4 p.m. on the first floor
of the Brown-Lupton campus cen-
ter. Meetings are open to all
students.
University chapel will recog-
nized those who have participated
in "Volunteer Wesleyan" events
throughout the semester on April
30. Chapel is held from 10:50-
11:30 a.m. in the board room
located on the third floor of the
O'Neal Sells Administration
Building.
Scholarships
The Asian American
Journalists Association, Texas
Chapter, is seeking applications' for
its annual scholarship of $500. For
more information and an applica-
tion, call Thomas T. Huang at
214-977-8635. The deadline is
May 30.
Off Campus
Volunteers are needed once a
week to participate in the Fort
Worth ISO's Growth Center Project.
Volunteers meet one hour a week
with at-risk students. For more
information call Bonnie Winktield
at 871-2490.
The Wesleyan Fun and Fitness
Sports Camp for children grades 2-
7 will be held June 10-14 and June
17-21 i The camp will be held from
8:30 a.m. to .5:30 p.m. daily.
Students aft requested to register at
least two weeks m advance For
more information, call 531-4950
The Hispanic Organisation of
Leadership and Achievement
(H.0X.A.) will have speaker Joe
Ralph Martinez from channel 52 at
its third annual scholarship dance
on April 20. from 7 p.m -midnight
l'hts will be at the Knights ot ,
Columbus Hall, 4500 Columbus
Trail. Admission is $ 15 per person I
Resident assistants granted free rooms
In Britf
vie* to the
Jennifer Hill
Stephen English
Staff ~
Vice president of enrollment and student development
Dave Voskuil approved a proposal for resident assistants (RAs)
to be granted a free, private room as part of their compensation
yesterday.
Dean of students Claire Graham, associate director for
new student programs Rynn Sloan and administrative assistant
to Graham Deborah Blankenship came up with the proposal
after being lobbied for some time by the RAs. Included in the
proposal is the possibility of additional responsibilities for the
RAs.
New responsibilites proposed include increased account-
ability for designing educational and social programs for resi-
dents and more required office hours. Graham said that the
pay for RAs, currently 20 hours a week at minimum wage,
would not be increased.
"This is comparable to what is offered at other institu-
tions," Graham said.
She said that the change w ill allow the university to better
utilize the RAs' potential
"They've had a really rough year and we wanted to com-
pensate them," she said:.
Currently. RAs are given private rooms at semi-private
costs. Additionally, RAs staff the offices in each dorm,
answering phones and allowing visitors to enter. They also are
responsible fOi picking up the mail and putting it in residents'
mail boxes one day a week. RAs are paid by the hour for their
work in the office.
During tornado watches and other inclement weather, RAs
are responsible for evacuating residents and making sure they
are safe. Stella Russell Hall has a basement that residents must
reside in until the weather is safe:
For safety purposes, each RA has a yellow construction
hat and a high powered flashlight. These articles are to be used
in emergency situations to help protect the RA if he or she is
going to be in a potentially dangerous situation.
"I think free rooms are a great idea," said Kari Benoit,
sophomore chemistry major and Stella RA.
Applications for RAs. will be accepted through Friday.
Contact your hall manager or Blankenship at ext. 4857 to
apply.
"This is a way to say. 'You've done a great job in the past
and we want you to continue,"' Blankenship said.
Revisions bring SGA constitution up-to-date
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SGA, from page I
organization in which students could
voice their concerns, very few would
ever take advantage of it. The
Student Government Association
would like to see that change."
The revised constitution
includes a new mission statement
and purpose which reads:
The purpose of this constitution
is to establish the Student
Government Association as the gov-
erning body of the students of Texas
Wesleyan University.
The mission of the SGA shall
be to interact with the administra-
tion, faculty; staff and students on
behalf of the student body for the
benefit of the students and student
life on campus.
Carrizales said, "What few stu-
dents realize is the amount' of
influence they possess in this institu-
tion. All students have basic rights
and privileges and apathy can result
in a direct violation of your student
rights.
"No one can hear you talking if
you don't Speak up. What we need
to remember is that education is a
cycle. Without the administration,
faculty and staff, none of us would
be here. But if it were not for us, nei-
ther would they."
Additionally, the duties of elect-
ed officers have been revised.
Carrizales said the revisions were
made to improve "the cycle of com-
rrumication" between SGA and the
individual schools of the university.
Representatives will now meet
with the dean of and the organiza-
tions related to the school
department they represent to assure
that the concerns of their school will
be addressed by SGA.
The executive Offices have been
expanded to include assignment of a
specific committee chair for each
executive office.
Additional representatives have,
also, been added to SGA. Formally,
SGA was comprised of five execu-
tive officers and two representatives
from each school department.
SGA will now consist of five
executive officers, three school
department representatives, one
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Photo by Khampha Bouaphanh
Student Government Association chief justice Cristcla Carrizales snags voters during elections.
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graduate student representative, one
senior student representative, two
freshman representatives and three
at-large representatives.
Carrizales said, "At-large repre-
sentatives will be representatives not
necessarily affiliated with a particu-
lar school department but concerned
with the student body at large.
Furthermore, SGA has formed a
new committee, the Financial Audit
Committee (FAC). FAC will exam-
ine SGA's budget and .track SGA's
spending of funds.
Another change is the restruc-
turing of the Buildings and Grounds
Committee. The committee's focus
will now include the university's
2001 Master Plan.
Copies of the proposed consti-
tution and by-laws are availabe in
the SGA office., Ratification will
take place on April 24 and 25 in the
quad.
Election, from page I
"The only platform I saw from
the other candidates was that park-
ing was a problem. There may have
been some similarities, but there
were obvious differences."
Phillips and Masingill both
agreed that it was better to have
Phillips and his slate run against
Masingill's, rather than having it
appointed automatically, as would
have happened if it was unopposed.
Masingill said his slate's goals
for next year include bridging the
gap between the SGA and students,
being accountable and responsible to
the administration, becoming a tool
to solve problems rather than merely
to point them out, and improving
operational effectiveness within
SGA. He also said he wants SGA to
be pro-active rather than reactive.
"SGA is only as powerful as the
students make it," he said. "I'm very
honored that the students trust me to
run their government."
PRE-PROFESSIONAL
POSTINGS
Why Volunteer?
As summer approaches, ponder the possible benefits volunteering can bring:
/ Opportunity to define your goals, particularly if your experience is in a
career related field. With this reality test, you .may be able to adjust personal
goals.
/ Develop the discipline to manage a complex time schedule. Another reality
check. Graduate school and your career will be equally as time compressed.
/ Opportunity to learn about organizational hierarchy. Many characteristics
of smaller school organizations parallel those, of professional societies.
Learning to effectively function within an organizational hierarchy will be
valuable experience for the professional career.
/ Opportunity to develop leadership skills and outside interests and
activities.
/ Possible sources for letters of evaluation to graduate school, particularly
pertinent in career related situations.
Volunteer coordinators from various organizations will describe volunteer
opportunities at a Pre-Professional program in the fall.
Pre-Med Field TYIp
Join the field trip to tour Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas on Friday,
April 26th. Call Scott Sawyer at 451-2572 by Thursday, April 25th, to enlist.
The group will meet at 9:00 on the second floor of McFadden to carpool.
Lunch will be provided at Southwestern.
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