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TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY
STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS
Volume 181, No. 5
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What's Inside
■ How do you feel about the pro-
posed Athletic Fee increase? Pg. 3
■ Step-by-step instructions on how
to set up your new e-mail Pg. 7
■ F.E.A.R. 2 scares the pants off of
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DI getting fresh, new face despite rumors
Courtesy: Tarleton State University
Former Director of the Cen-
ter for Diversity Initiatives,
Dr. Aziz Talban is no longer
employed by Tarleton.
By KATY THOMPSON
Staff Writer
Recently, the university
student body has been replete
with rumors regarding the
Center for Diversity Initiatives
(CDI).
First, it was that the fund-
ing for CDI had been signifi-
cantly cut and that less pro-
grams would be available.
Then, the proposed diversity
class had been canceled. An-
other rumor was that the in-
formation gained from last se-
mester's Diversity Colloquium
was not being used and that
the suggestions had perhaps
been thrown away. Then Dr.
Aziz Talbani, the Director of
CDI, disappeared. It seemed
that there was a possibility
that campus diversity initia-
tives had fallen to the wayside
with the economic crunch. The
problem with the whisperings
and speculation is that most
of it is not true, eventhough
CDI will have a new face and
new outlook in the very near
future.
Acting director of CDI,
Dr. Gilbert Hinga said he had
never heard of the rumors and
he was surprised by several.
The only true rumor is that
Talbani, the former director of
CDI is gone. The university is
not making particular state-
ments of the fate of Dr. Talbani
other than that he is no longer
employed by Tarleton, all such
records are confidential. Dr.
Hinga, the Assistant Vice Pres-
ident for Wellness and Career
Development will be the tem-
porary director throughout
the mandatory 60 day freeze
required anytime a staff mem-
ber leaves and likely until a
new director has been found.
The process of finding a
new director will be influenced
by several key factors. Upon
having a vacancy in any di-
rector position, the university
has the unique opportunity to
reassess the position, to evalu-
ate how the position worked
in the past, evaluate if it was
effective and make changes as
necessary.
The consulting firm of
See CDI, Page 7
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The American Red Cross comes to campus twice a year to take blood donations from faculty, staff, students and
community members. The normal amount of blood taken from an individual is one pint, but some offer to give
"double red cells," which means double the amount of blood is donated.
Alcohol Edu gives grants or booze free activities
Program offers $100 to organizations who offer alcohol free events
By RANDI POWELL
Staff Writer
Alcohol Edu is now offering grants
to organizations and programs to help
fund upcoming activities and events.
Alcohol Edu Graduate Assistant
Doug Smith said that if an organization
meets the criteria they will receive the
$100 grant to use for their event or ac-
tivity. There is one main criteria that
the organization's event must meet.
"The event or activity must be alco-
hol free," Smith said. "That's the whole
point of the grant."
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Smith noted that priority will be
given to those "that operate late at night
and operate on Tuesday or Thursday
nights." Smith also noted that priority
would be given to events that include a
high number of students.
According to Smith, the grants are
disbursed on a "reimbursement basis."
Once the activity has taken place, Alco-
hol Edu will decide how much can be
given back to the organization or pro-
gram.
In order to apply for the grant, or-
ganizations can download the applica-
tion at www.tarleton.edu/-stuact! docu-
ments/SAFE grantapplication-analysis.pdf.
Smith mentioned that the applica-
tion asked some basic questions. "We
mainly want to know how the funds
are going to be used and how the or-
ganization is going to make sure that
the event stays alcohol free." The ap-
plication also asks what type of event
the organization is going to host. Com-
pleted applications can be dropped off
at the Student Activities office or at the
Recreational Sports Center.
For more information on the Alco-
hol Edu grants, contact Smith at (254)
968-9912.
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SGA House re ects
athletic ee increase
Resolution will go to a conference
committee for further discussion
By KELSEY
FITZGIBBON
STaff Writer
After three weeks of
discussion and debate, the
Student Government Asso-
ciation House of Represen-
tatives voted to fail Reso-
lution 06-09S, a proposal
to increase the athletic fee
by $4 per semester credit
hour.
Before the meeting be-
gan, Student Body Presi-
dent Shane Henry set a
time limit of 20 minutes for
discussion on the resolu-
tion, as the proposal was
tabled during the last two
meetings due to lack of
time to vote.
Several student sena-
tors and university admin-
istration members attended
the meeting to participate
in the discussion. Senators
Rachel Scurlock and Tessa
Reynolds said that during
the Monday Senate meet-
ing, several students voted
in favor of the resolution
without fully understand-
ing the proposal. According
to the meeting, the athletic
program carries a $300,000
deficit, which the senators
said they were not aware of
before voting at Monday's
meeting.
Many council members
argued that the athletic
department should not re-
ceive additional funding
that could be provided to
other academic depart-
ments in need of finances.
Vice President Wanda
Mercer said that 28 percent
of the Student Service Fee
is given to the athletic de-
partment in addition to the
academic fee; however, due
to the current economy the
number of hours taken by
students has dropped and
without raising the athletic
fee scholarships and opera-
tions will have to be cut.
After the discussion
exceeded its time limit, the
council moved to amend
Resolution 06-09S to re-
quire Coach Lonn Reisman
to hold an open forum for
discussion of the proposal.
Although the amendment
passed, when put to a vote
the motion failed 29 to 22.
Because the resolution
passed in the SGA Senate
meeting held Monday and
failed in the House, a con-
ference committee will be
formed within the week
to discuss the issue. Henry
and Speaker of the House
Maggie Moore, will select a
total of four SGA members
to form the committee. One
representative that voted
in favor of the resolution
and one representative
that voted against it will be
taken from both the Senate
and the House and the four
members will meet with
Henry and Vice President
Heather Ingle to develop
a compromise to take back
to each council. Henry said
he hopes to have this com-
promise ready to vote on as
quickly as possible; how-
ever, the time frame will be
dependent on the six stu-
dents' schedules
After voting on the
resolution, two funding re-
quests and Resolution 08-
09S were approved.
Representative Brittany
Sherman requested $150
on behalf of Zeta Phi Beta
to help finance the organi-
zation's participation in the
Undergraduate Leadership
Retreat held in Denton.
This is a regional confer-
ence held Feb. 27 and the
allocated funds would help
cover the cost of transpor-
tation, food, lodging and
registration fees. The coun-
cil voted to approve the re-
quest.
The Tarleton Student
Nurses Association then
requested funding to fi-
nance travel costs to Hous-
ton for the Texas Student
Nurses Association Con-
vention. The organization
requested the maximum
amount of $650 to finance
the conference. The council
also voted to approve this
request.
Resolution 08-09S is a
proposal to improve side-
walks on the Tarleton cam-
pus. The resolution states
that the campus lacks
handicap ramps and acces-
sibility, which violates the
1990 Americans with Dis-
abilities Act. Six areas on
campus were listed in the
resolution that lack handi-
cap accessible ramps. The
council approved this reso-
lution, and it will be passed
to Tarleton administration
for further approval
For more information,
visit www.tarleton.edu/~sga.
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Cedeno, Michael. The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 181, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 19, 2009, newspaper, February 19, 2009; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth477475/m1/1/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Tarleton State University.