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The J-TAC
Senate passes fee referendum
By ASHLEY FUQUAY
Staff Writer
The Student Government
Association Senate had many
guests at their meeting on
Monday, Feb. 15, to give argu-
ments and observe the vote
for Referendum 06-09S, which
would give the athletics de-
partment an extra $4 per credit
hour. The referendum passed
10 to 8.
"The past year Tarleton
has had winning teams. I
think there is a direct correla-
tion between numbers for en-
rollment and winning teams.
I think this would really boost
that. If we don't pass this, I
think we will definitely take
a step backward/' said Pedro
Rodriquez, President of the
Student Athletes Advisory
Committee. "We just humbly
request that you allow us to
keep being competitive."
Many student athletes and
administration came to give
their stand on the issue.
"We have to get talent
here and money gets talent
here and if we don't pass this,
we are in trouble," said Jacob
Rowe, a Tarleton football play-
er.
Some senators felt that
the athletes were not involved
enough with the rest of the
student body.
"This is the first time I
have seen you all show a lot
of concern for other organiza-
tions such as student govern-
ment and that is just to ask for
money. I and a bunch of other
organizations sit on your side-
lines every week and cheer
you on. Ill give you my four
dollars. All I ask is for you to
acknowledge me in the hall. I
don't just want a slap on the
hand on the sideline and free
slice of pizza. I want a little
more of that. We should be a
family. I come support you,
you come support me." said
Alycia Pruitt, Freshman Rep-
resentative Council Advisor.
Head Cheer Coach, Wil-
liam Mayfield, agreed.
"We have to go back and
look at our programs. What
are we not doing for the stu-
dent body. What are we not
doing for Tarleton and with
this referendum, we see where
we need to step up and what
we need to do as an athletic
program and athletes. So
youll see a big change with
the administration and the stu-
dent athletes themselves in the
following years. I can promise
you that," Mayfield said.
If the referendum does
not pass both the house and
senate, it will not go to a vote
among the student body as a
whole.
Senators questioned where
the money for athletics would
come from if the referendum
did not pass.
"We are currently running
a deficit in the athletic depart-
ment of $300,000. If this refer-
endum does not pass, where
is that money going to come
from?" asked James Reed, Se-
nior Senator.
Dr. Wanda Mercer gave a
brief answer.
"1 would imagine it would
be a combination of things. I
don't believe for a minute that
the athletic budget wouldn't be
cut," Mercer said. "It would be
a combination of other campus
activities, that sort of thing."
For more information
about what is going on in the
SGA Senate, visit www. tarleton.
eduZ-sga.
February 19, 2009
Katy Thompson/The J-TAC
Athletic Director and men's head basketball coach, Lonn
Reisman, spoke to the SGA Senate and concerned stu-
dents on Monday, Feb. 15.
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Staff Writer
Student Success Program
Coordinator Diane Rodriguez
addressed the topic of
"Reading Your Textbook"
in this week's installment
of "Enhancing Your Study
Skills."
"If you want to succeed
and make a good grade in your
classes, you need to read your
textbook," Rodriguez said.
Rodriguez said the key
to successful reading is for
students to learn how to
remember what they have
read by finding a strategy that
works best for each individual.
She said that because college
level reading is unlike reading
for pleasure, students should
take notes and be sure they
understand the information
they read, rather than just
looking at it.
"Whenever you are
reading it, try to get it to
register in your mind,"
Rodriguez said.
Rodriguez said college
textbooks are more difficult
to read than other books since
there are more technical terms,
abstract concepts, longer
chapters and more words per
page. Also, college textbooks
lack background information
on many of the topics they
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In order to help students
better understand college
level reading, Rodriguez gave
her audience several strategies
to practice. She encouraged
students to read 10 pages of
material at a time and take
short breaks in between.
Students can also purchase
their textbooks early to
preview the material ahead of
time.
"You want to be able to
look through the book and
get a general idea of what
you're learning," Rodriguez
said. "Maybe youll find some
points of interest."
Rodriguez suggested three
phrases to use throughout
the reading process to help
students better understand
the material.
The first phase occurs
before reading actually takes
place. Students shouldpreview
the material by looking over
summaries, chapter objectives
and figures in the book in
order to familiarize themselves
with the chapter. During
this stage, students should
identify the main points of the
material and think of possible
test questions found in the
information. She said students
should also form an outline,
using text headlines to form
the main points of the chapter.
During this phase, students
are encouraged to question
what they hope to learn.
"Think of questions that
will help you study for your
tests and do well," Rodriguez
said.
The second phase takes
place as students read the
textbook. During this time
students should reflect on
the material, as it relates to
information they already
know. She told students
to form mental pictures,
underline important concepts
and answer the questions they
developed in the first phase.
The final phase occurs
after students have finished
reading. Rodriguez said at
this point, students should
recite the information aloud to
help remember the material.
Reviewing within one day
will help move information
from their short-term memory
into long-term memory.
Rodriguez also gave her
audience three strategies to
practice while reading.
Skimming, the first of
these strategies, gives the
reader a basic understanding
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of the content of the material.
Students read at approximately
twice their normal reading
level in order to receive a
general idea of what each
chapter covers.
"It's OK to do that (skim)
but you want to go back and
fill in the blanks," Rodriguez
said.
The next strategy, active
reading, requires a student
to absorb themselves in what
the writer is trying to say.
According to Rodriguez,
students should focus on the
main points of the material and
find information to support
each.
Finally, analytic reading
is considered a more intense
level of reading. This technique
involves breaking down the
information and comparing it
to other works. In this stage,
students should question the
author and dig beneath the
surface.
Rodriguez said that it
is important for students to
have a positive attitude while
reading and to pace themselves
according to difficulty level.
She encouraged students to
build their vocabulary and
practice reading faster. She also
said to look for an alternative
Student Success Program
Coordinator Diane Rodri-
guez said it was alright to
skim through notes but it
would be a good idea to go
back and review in order to
grasp full comprehension.
source if a student finds what
they are reading is confusing.
Rodriguez said to read in
a quiet environment, stay
focused and avoid reading in
bed so as not to fall asleep.
"Enhancing Your Study
Skills" takes place every
Monday and Tuesday at 12
p.m. in the Multipurpose room
of the Dick Smith Library. Each
week a new topic is discussed
and many instructors provide
extra credit for attendance.
For more information or
for a schedule of topics, visit
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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/m1/2/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Tarleton State University.