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J-TAC
October 3^1996
nr.
1
exan features
Page 3
Cadet overcomes
childhood injury
Kim Wade
Guest writer
At the age of eight, Jay
Yancey was in an accident and
lost the toes on his right foot
leaving him with about 40 per-
cent of his foot.
"I was trying to jump on a
moving train. I jumped on, but
my foot slipped and went under-
neath the train," he said.
After eight surgeries and four
months in a hospital, doctors told
Yancey that there were going to
be some things that he would be
unable to do.
"I never accepted that state-
ment, and so far there hasn't
been anything I couldn't do,"
said Yancey.
Since his accident in 1983,
Yancey has lettered in five sports
in high school, he is a fourth year
member of ROTC and the Ranger
organization.
He runs over six miles with a
40 pound rucksack on his back,
and he successfully , completed a
six week ROTC advance camp
this summer in Washington.
When Yancey began college at
Tarleton in 1993, he only planned
to take a few classes.
A recruiter convinced him at
registration to join ROTC, so he
had to become a full time
student.
"Through ROTC I found out
that I was a leader.
"The Army is the direction I
am taking, and I think it is the
right direction," he said.
Yancey is from a military fam-
ily, and had always wanted to
join the Army and become an
infantry soldier.
His dad was in the infantry,
which influenced his decision
somewhat, but Yancey has
always wanted to be a "fighter on
the front lines."
Although Yancey passed the
Army physical, it is still uncer-
tain if the Army will allow him to
serve in the infantry branch.
He attributes his medical
qualifications to the support he
has received from cadre members
capt. Johnee 0. Carr and sgt. 1st
class Brian Whitecotton.
"There is nothing physically
wrong with me except for what
military surgeons see on paper,"
said Yancey who got a waiver to
contract for ROTC. As a con-
tracted cadet, he will be able to
receive his commission as a lieu-
tenant upon graduation.
According to Yancey, "it is
rare for an amputee to be admit-
ted into the Army, let alone
Events week of Oct. 5-12
Open pool hours
Every Sunday-Thursday-2 p.m.-7 p.m.
Saturday. Oct. 5
Tsu Soccer Club vs. ACU. Soccer field-lp.m.
Texans vs. Texas A&M Kingsville. Kingsville -7p.m.
Sunday. Oct, 6
SPA Pool Tournament. SDC Gameroom -4 p.m.-10 p.m.
Monday. Oct. 7
I.M. Racquetball (singles) entry deadline. Rec. Sports- 5 p.m.
Ihesdav. Oct 8
Ladies Night (Free pool and Ping-Pong)
SDC Ballroom 6 p.m.-10 p.m.
Wednesday. Oct.9'
Comedian Willie Barcena, seen on Evening at the Improv and NBC
Comedy Showcase. SDC Ballroom A-7 p.m.
Spades/ Dominoes Tournament. SDC Gameroom- 6 p.m.
Thursday-Saturday. Oct. 10-12
Tarleton State University Rodeo Team competing at Vernon
Regional Junior College
Thursday. Oct. 10
Tarleton Jazz Ensemble Concert. Fine Arts Theater- 7:30 p.m.
Catholic Youth Organization Bible study - 6 p,m.-7 p.m.
Friday. Ocfcr 11
Friday Night Madness (Free pool and ping-pong)
SDC Gameroom-5 p.m.-9 p.m.
BSU taking students to Fort Worth for ice skating ($5 per person)
BCS 7:30 p.m. (call 965-4179 for more info.)
Saturday. Oct. 12
TSU Texans vs. West Texas A&M University
Memorial Stadium- 7 p.m.
Editor-in-Chief
Charles Crittenden, Jr
Managing Editor
Justin Wayne Beam
Associate Editors
Ann Davenport
Robert Benton
Sports Editor
' Chris McBride
Adviser
Jacque Jebo
Advertising Manager
Jenny Stovall-Foster
Photography Editor
Joey Wingo
Staff Writers
Kisty Hoffman
Jeromya Beltmari
Miles Sims
Shawna Miller
Melissa Middleton
The J-TAC is published on Thursdays during the regular semester with the
exception of university holidays and examination periods.
; The editorials express the opinions of the J-TAC staff. Other articles in the
opinions section do not necessarily express the views of this university or this
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Gallery exhibit presents
aspects of American art
GIANT STEPS
Senior Jay Yancey, member of ROTC, has come a long
i
Way. (photo by Joey Wingo)
become an officer."
Yancey is uncertain about his
future iq the military. The Army
sets the standard, and may not
allow Yancey to serve in the
infantry.
"I don't know whether or not I
will be successful in the infantry.
I could go into a non-fighting
unit and be successful by Army
standards, but I would be a fail-
ure for not trying to do what I
want," he said.
Yancey will not know about
his assignment until the end of
the semester. He will graduate
from Tarleton in August with a
degree in history.
Concert to benefit performing arts
Special to the J-TAC
Ray Wiley Hubbard, Townes Van
Zandt and Terry Allen will perform
on Oct. 10th a concert of Texan
music at the Granbury Opera House
as part of a capital improvement pro-
gram to benefit the performing arts
facility, which dates back to 1886.
For tickets and information call
the Opera House at (817)573-9191
or the Granbury Convention and
Visitors Bureau at 800-950-2212.
Performance times are 8 p.m. and 10
p.m. For an additional $15, a meet
and greet breakfast reception will be
held following the second show at
the Doyle House on Lake Granbury.
Robert Benton
Associate Editor
Terry Blair's mixed media cre-
ations is on exhibit at Tarleton's
Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center art
gallery, until Oct. 4. The exhibit
presents a multitude of "aspects."
"The works also express the
question of perception," states
Blair, a resident of Denton, who is
an adjunct instructor at Grayson
County College and North Central
Texas College, as well as a Co-
founder of Wave (a national art
organization). Blair is an alumnus
of Central Missouri State
University and the University of
North Texas. Adding "I have found
that people often see only one
aspect of my work visually."
"In the same way, people see
only one side of an issue, whether it
involves the American Constitution,
world affairs or more personal
issues," explains Blair.
Tejas Golf Course
The Blair exhibit consists of 13
works of art, which she said uses,
"color and value patterns to create a
tension between flat, decorative
space and three-dimensional space
on a two-dimensional surface."
Some examples of Blair's work
are "We The People I -IV:" which
uses the quilt patterns in reference
to the people who make up -
America. This work uses watercol-
ors of parts of the Statue of Liberty
sewn upon four stretched fabric sur-
faces. Following, "Man With a
Gun," resembles the flag composed
of red, white, blue and tan toy 5 sol-
ders, cowboys, Indians, pirates,-air
planes and tanks glued upon a
acrylic painted wooden surface.
Blair also uses the design of the
American flag in a fabric and poly-
mer work titled "Topical
Conversion" which incorporates
the image of Michelangelo's,
"Piet'a" (the virgin Mary holding
the broken body of Christ).
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The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 152, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 3, 1996, newspaper, October 3, 1996; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth141881/m1/3/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Tarleton State University.