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Tarleton cultures celebrated
By Brig Lopez III
Features Editor
Did you ever wonder about all
the different cultures that have ar-
rived here at Tarleton State
University? Where they came
from or what they are about? If
so, then you have the opportunity
to discover the different cultures
that occupy the campus of
Tarleton State University,
Cultural diversity week is on its
way.
Cultural Diversity week begins
■ on April 17 with the Chinese
students. The Federation of
Chinese Student Association in
the U.S.A. will be touring the
, southern part of the United States
and will be arriving at Tarleton
on Friday with two Chinese
movies.
The first movie is called
"Shogun and the Little Kitchen"
which is a comedy action movie.
The second movie is called " The
Tan tana" This movie is more of a
action packed Kung Fu movie.
This cinema extravaganza will
be taking place at the Humanities
building in room 118 from 6:30 to
10:30. " I want the people in
Stephenville to experience movies
from different cultures. I hope it
will broaden the minds of the peo-
ple of Stephenville. I hope every-
body will take advantage of the
opportunity and enjoy it." said
' Homer Wu, Board of Director of
Federation of Chinese Student
Association.
Cultural Diversity Week will
continue on Monday with the
Multiculturalism Symposium at
7:00 in the Education building in
room 206. There will be a
variety of guest speakers with the
mediator being Brigido Lopez Jr.
Director of Minority Affairs and
Special Programs.
The guest speakers will begin
with Norman Hall of the radio
station KKDA, Ken McCutchen
of Tarleton State University,
Virginia Mulle of Tarleton State
University, and Hector Menchaca
of Texas Christian University.
" It's a vehicle for minority
students to rekindle the spirit and
pride in their heritage. We no
longer want our country to be-
come a giant "melting pot" but a
mixture of strong ethnic cultures."
said David Baldwin, a senior at
Tarleton State University.
Tuesday April 20th will be
designated African-American
Day. African American Day will
be taking place on the porch of
the Student Center at 10:00 a.m.
A gift gallery will be set up and
African clothing and T-shirts will
be on display for sale. African-
American Art will be on display
as well in the Brazos room in the
Student Center. At noon, enter-
tainment will be available by the
gospel choir Unlimited Praise of
Tarleton. A Step show will also
be performed by the Alpha Phi
Alpha fraternity.
The Food Fair will take place
on Wednesday April 21st. The
Food Fair will begin at 12:00 and
last until 1:00 on the Porch of the
Student Center. A variety of dif-
ferent foods will be donated by
Restaurants from around
Stephenville. Some of the
Restaurants that are making dona-
tions are, Your Place, Mazzios,
Dominoes, and Pizza Hut,
Cultural Diversity week will
bring the festival to an end with
Hispanic Day. It will conclude
with Mexican food, music and ex-
hibits with special door prizes to
be given out.
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By Kelly Boren
Staff Writer
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Editor in Chief
Nominations for Mr. and Ms
TSU and personalities are schcdi
s uled for April 13-14. Students;
Between 1990-92 tee was a 62%
increase in the number of AIDS cases
in people between the ages of 13-24
years old.
AIDS is the second leading cause
the education department, will con-
duct the seminar.
Albrecht said that the seminar will
be very informative. Topics to be
discussed will include: ways to
contract the HTV vims that causes
AIDS, who 3s atriskand comiiKm
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If we can help one person learn a
little bit, it's worth the effort."
of death in men ages 2544.
With statistics like this AIDS
awareness week is more important
than ever said Dr. Annette Albrecht
of the Education department.
Monday marks the beginning of
National AIDS Awareness week and
for the first time TSU will be partici-
pating.
There will be an AIDS awareness
seminar in room 206 of the Educa-
tion building at 6 p.m., Monday.
Albrecht and Dennis Jones, also of
misconceptions about the virus.
"If we can help one person learn
a little bit, it's worth the effort", said
Jones.
In addition to the seminar, there
will be a brown bag luncheon on
Tuesday at noon in the Tarleton
Center's Guadeloupe room. It will
cover basically the same informa-
tion but will be geared towards fac-
ulty and staff. However, everyone
is invited to attend, including stu-
dents.
Financial aid application process
undergoes changes at Tarleton
Starting this year, there will no longer be a
"blanket" fonn for financial aid. Each university is
using different forms so students who are applying to
more than one university need to contact the financial
aid departments at each university as to their specifi-
cations.
Students who apply for financial aid at Tarleton
should be aware of the following guidelines:
•Students applying to Tarleton and their parents
should complete the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid. All students applying for aid must
complete the "Free Fonn." This form will determine,
according to Congress, what types of aid you may
qualify for during 1993-94.
•A copy of the student's and their parent's
1992 income tax form may be required in order for
the application to be processed. Most applications
will be based off the 1992 income tax fonn,
•An Office Application from Tarleton's Fi-
nancial Aid Office is required for processing a stu-
dent's Financial Aid. You may come by the office in
room 135 of the Administration Building to pick up
a financial aid jacket.
•Students applying for scholarships should
contact the University to receive an application.
•Students are encouraged to apply early
(April) for financial aid due to changes in the Federal
Government's processing regulations.
If you have any questions about Financial Aid at
Tarleton, call 968-9070 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on
weekdays. ,
Plowboys present Bullfest '93 tonight
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By Derek Irvto
Reporter
Tonight at 7:30 pjn., the TSU Flow-
boys will host the 2nd Annual
BULLFEST. Last year's sellout
crowd was thelargest to ever hit the
ECLA.
Come watch 30 bullriders test
their skills against some of the tough-
est bulls on the PRCA circuit
The "Wild Cow Milking" and
"Money The Hard Way" are sure to
be even more exciting ton last year.
Entries are open for "Money The
Hard Way" which pys $200 cash
and a BULLFEST Jacket
Afterwards, listen and dance to
genuine Texas music by Gary P.
Nunn, a renowned performer and
songwriter who has penned over 30
songs which have appeared on major
record labels by recording artists
He doesn't need an alibi
AIDS seminar Monday
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J-TAC Photo/ Marc Parks
Tracy Lawrence, the headliner for Tarleton's annual spring concert, sings to the crowd of
females who rushed the stage. The concert also featured newcomer Ricky Lynn Gregg.
J-TAC wins at press convention,
takes first place in newswriting
With 69 schools Julie Grider and student ocean. Thev draased a euv nn on
such as Willie Nelson, Rosanne Cash,
Michael Martin Murphy, and David
Allan Coe.
Tickets are still available in ad-
vance for $10 in front of die Student
Center through Thursday afternoon.
If you don't mind standing in line,
tickets are available at the gate for
$12 and $6 for children.
Come join the party BULLFEST
'93!
With 69 schools
participating in the largest Texas
Intercollegiate Press Association
(TIPA) Conference and Contests
ever, Tarleton managed to come
away with a first place in one of
the" toughest categories of
journalism contests.
J-TAC editor Christy Moore
won first place in division 3 news
writing for her story printed last
fall in the J-TAC about, the stolen
sandwich board scandal among
the fraternities. Moore also won
an honorable mention award, in
internship writing which was
performed at the Mineral Wells
Index.
"I'm really thrilled," said
Moore. "Winning division 3
newswriting is a real
accomplishment, not only because
it is a tough competition but we
compete against tough schools.
It's nice to finally hit the big
time."
The TIPA contests, held in
Corpus Christi April 1-3, were
divided into two sections - fhe
"canned" events and the live
contests. Canned event entries are
derrived from the previous fall
and spring semester newspapers.
The live events were performed in
Corpus Christi in real life
situations.
J-TAC sports editor Roderick
Richardson, J-TAC reporter
Jacque Rogers, Grassburr editor
Julie Grider and student
publications advisor Charles
Reynolds attended the conference
in Corpus Christi. Although the
students didn't win anything in the
Editor m Chief Christy Moore
live contests, they said they had a
lot of fun and gained much
experience in covering different
types of stories.
Grider, who participated in
the live news writing contest, said
Del Mar College who sponsored
the contest really went out of their
way to make these contests
interesting.
"We were sitting in an
environmental press conference
on the beach, when somebody
started yelling 'shark!' in the
ocean. They dragged a guy up on
the beach who's arm was bleeding
and had apparently been bitten.
Then the ambulence and police
came and were telling all the
reporters to go away," Grider said.
"The event was staged of
course, but several people on the
beach thought it was real and
were running out of the water.
The reporter from Hardin-
Simmons thought it was real too
and went running into the water to
save the guy," Grider said.
Richardson thought the live
sports writing contests was fun
and interesting as well.
"They took us to the dog
races at the Corpus Christi
Greyhound Race Track. We
watched three races and after each
race we had the chance to
interview the trainer," Richardson
said.
Richardson said the races
were unique because the winner
of the first race was only in his
second day of being a trainer and
that was his first win.
The students say almost all
the contests were educational and
interesting. They also attended a
day of workshops and seminars
featuring journalists from around
the country. Topics included
newspaper design, photography,
editing problems, yearbook design
and public relations.
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