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Newman and Donald Honored at Annual Dinner
Dr. George Newman professor of
biology and Carol Donald administra-
tive secretary to the dean of the School of
Business were named as Faculty and
Staff Members of the Year at the Faculty
Staff Appreciation dinner held at the
Abilene Civic Center on Thursday March
5.
Chosen in popular vote by faculty and
staff Newman and Donald were pre-
sented a plaque and $500 cash award by
HSU President Dr. Lanny Hall.
Donald admitted in her acceptance
speech "I hadn't planned on coming. I
wanted to stay home and watch 'Knots
Landing'" Later she added she would not
miss any future dinners.
Newman who served three terms as
president of the HSU faculty came to
HSU in 1967. He is retiring at the end of
the Spring semester to devote time to his
ranching interests.
The award winners identities were
kept confidential until the dinner. The
FacultyStaff Appreciation Dinner is
sponsored by the HSU Alumni Association.
Students Head to South Padre for Spring Break
By Amy Reynolds
(CPS)-Holy beach assault Batman!
It's that time of year again-when
residents of beach towns across the United
States and Mexico lock up their children
hide their valuables and brace themselves
for an onslaught of less-than-well-be-haved
college students.
Chief Edward Sanders of South Pa-
dre Island Police Department laughed
when he was asked what his officers were
planning to do during Spring Break 1992
to control unruly drunken students.
Travel agents and tourism departments
say the recession hasn't diminished the
size of the hordes that will descend pri-
marily on Florida Mexico and South
Padre Island off the southern tip of Texas
this March and early April.
"Traveling hasn'tbeen curtailed" said
Stuart Himmelfarb vice president of
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Where's Waldo? No doubt he's in Dayton Cancun or South Padre
Island. Welcome to Spring Break madness (photo by Jim Tiller)
Roper CollegeTrack which studies the
spending habits of college students.
"We've seen a slight decline in air
travel. There's a little less money to go
around. ..but students are just finding
more inexpensive ways to travel"
Himmelfarb said.
"The recession hasn't had a negative
impact on us" Teresa Ogle the marketing
and sales coordinator for College Tours
which arranges Spring Break packages
to Mazatlan and Cancun Mexico. "This
year we have a lot more students. There
weren't as many as last year because of
the war.
Other travel agents agree and say
that many students are opting for road
trips rather than packages that include
airfare.
"We're sold out on a lot of stuff"
said Sharla Shipman of Sunchase Tours
which has heavily advertised its package
in college newspapers across the coun-
try. "South Padre Island is still the most
popular butPanama Beach Fla. is really
gaining popularity."
Other popular destinations this year
include Hilton Head Island off the coast
of South Carolina Steamboat Springs
Colorado for skiing enthusiasts and
various Caribbean Island cruises. The
Florida Keys remain popular with Florida
students while California beaches at-
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