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March 26,1998
Texan News
Page 3
Time for a constitutional convention.
SGA makes proposal
By Randy Jackson
Staff Writer
James McCutcheon and Jessica Hendrickson,
members of the Student Government Association
Constitution Committee, proposed a new constitution
to the Student Senate at Monday's Student
Government Association meeting.
The members then were to take it back to their
respective organizations to further review it. The com-
mittee also discussed some of the outlined changes in
the structure of the student government and
announced that in two weeks the Senate will vote on
the constitution.
Valerie Martinez, SGA vice president, reported that
a Presidential Dinner with Dennis McCabe, University
President has been planned for a date near the end of
April.
Lester Reed of the Academic Affairs Committee
said that the proposed new bachelor of science degree
for Political Science has been given to that department
for review, and that the African-American history
class is still being worked on.
The Programming Committee announced that the
date of their highway clean-up has been changed from
April 6 to April 13. The Teddy Bear drive begins on
March 30 and runs until April 13, and monetary dona-
Suds have whole new
meaning in laundromat
By Cheryl Powell
Knight-Ridder Newspapers
All along, four young entrepre-
neurs have insisted they have a
concept that could really clean up
in the coin laundry industry.
Now they've finally found an
investor who believes them.
Longtime Cleveland business-
man Edward Rosenthal agreed
recently to help the twentysome-
things finance a chain of self-ser-
vice laundries combined with bars
in college and university towns
nationwide.
f . "I'm injpfessed; ,wj,th ,Jhem," said
Rosenthal, chairman of Northern
Stamping Co. and a minority part-
ner in the New York Yankees.
"I think this is going to be a
tremendous success if we can build
enough of them. It's a great con-
cept," Rosenthal added.
Rosenthal has agreed to help
finance the opening of at least two
new stores, which will cost about
$1 million.
In exchange, he will retain a 30
percent equity share of the compa-
ny.
Zach Brandon of Kent, the
company's vice president for cor-
porate development, expects each
store eventually to post annual rev-"
enues of $500,000 or more.
The original Laundry 101 is in
Kent. The first new store is tenta-
tively scheduled to open in
Madison, Wis., this summer.
If all goes well, the owners
would like to open at least four
more, mostly in towns with Big
Ten Conference universities, by the
end of 2000.
"We expect, though, that we'll
go much faster than that," said
Brandon, 24.
Laundry 101 has been a crash
course in business. In 1992, with
just $15,000 among them, child-
hood friends and recent college
graduates Steve McConochy,
Justin Clemens and James Thorrat
started a Kent video store called
Video 101.
Back then, Brandon was work-
ing his way through his freshman
year at Kent State University as
the store's video deliverer.
Two years later, 101 Corp.
opened a second venture: Laundry
101.
The clean, colorful self-service
laundry - also offering snacks, cof-
fee and beer - was an instant hit,
particularly with Kent students.
So a year and a half ago, the
four decided to try to find an
investor who could give them the
money they needed to take the
uii.
For months, their expansion
efforts seemed to be a wash-. >
"I was at the point of getting
real discouraged," said Clemens,
29, Laundry 101's president and
chief executive.
Many potential investors dis-
missed the entrepreneurs because
of their youth.
Others were turned off by their
in-your-face advertising and mar-
keting strategies, geared at college
kids.
The prospectus, for example,
had Laundry 101's slogan slapped
boldly across the front: "You threw
up on yourself last night. Laundry
101. We can help."
"There were probably three or
four potential investors who said,
"That has to come off the prospec-
tus. Take the humor out,'"
Brandon said. "We knew they
wouldn't be our partners."
But after months of networking,
they finally met Rosenthal, who
was instantiy impressed by their
enthusiasm and their expertise.
"I think these kids are movers
and shakers," Rosenthal said.
"They're young, and they're
aggressive. I think they're going to
go a long way. I can't believe ofher
people couldn't see that."
Eventually the partners want to
open about 100 laundry-bars in
college towns.
The new stores will be at least
4,500 square feet and will feature
study lounges with computers, in
addition to bar areas with TVs and
music.
And, of course, all laundries
will have plenty of modern wash-
ers and dryers.
The new Laundry 101 near the
University of Wisconsin will be
6,000 square feet - "massive,"
Clemens said proudly, and much
larger than the industry average of
2,500 square feet.
With their planned chain of
large, modern, self-service laun-
dries, the guys behind Laundry 101
of an
industry tre}$.
Several companies, including
SpinCyle and Laundromax, have
recently launched ambitious plans
to open hundreds of coin-operated
laundries nationwide, according to
the Coin Laundry Association.
Former Cleveland Brown quar-
terback Bernie Kosar is among the
investors in Laundromax, which
was formed last month and plans
to open more than 400 laundries
nationwide within five years.
None of the other chains, how-
ever, is geared specifically at col-
lege students.
"Certainly college towns have
always been favorable demograph- 1
ically to the coin laundry industry,"
said Brian Wallace,, spokesman for
the Coin Laundry Association.
"They have strong rental housing
markets."
Company officials also plan to
select new locations that are within
a mile of college campuses, some-
thing Duds 'N' Suds didn't always
do. That chain, which had a con-
cept similar to Laundry 101, failed
in the late 1980s.
Rosenthal, a businessman for
more than 40 years, is confident
his young partners in Laundry 101
have learned how to avoid the mis-
takes others have made.
"These guys are pretty sharp
guys," he said. "You never know
where this may lead."
Counseling
tions will be accepted to help purchase some teddy
bears.
The Chancellor's Student Advisory Board
Committee left Tuesday morning for their trip to
Washington, D.C.
The Freshman Representative Council is preparing
for the upcoming Sixth Grade Day Away, and applica-
tions are currently available for anyone who is inter-
ested in helping FRC with this project.
The Texan Rider Committee announced a proposal
to amend the current election- code for Texan Rider.
The proposal would divide the selection process into
three areas which would consist of 25 percent eques-
trian skills, 25 percent interview, and 50 percent stu-
dent body vote.
A committee consisting of Dean Rusty Jergins, cur-
rent and past Texan Riders and others would handle
the interview portion.
The new process is designed to make sure that
those running for Texan Rider can fulfill all the duties
of the position and accurately reflect school spirit.
In new business, Senate bill 980001F would add a
question about the possibility of all-zone parking on
the election ballot for Mr. and Ms. TSU.
The question would gather student input on the
possibility of all-zone parking, excluding handi-
capped, faculty and senior honors parking spaces.
Connecting with your college professor
By Dr. Larry Long
Student Counseling Center
Getting to know your profes-
sors and allowing them to know
you can increase your chances for
academic success.
When I went to college, I
remember perceiving professors
as powerful and mystical individ-
uals. I thought that many were
not living "in the real world" and
spent their leisure time reading
books, listening to classical music
and thinking scholarly thoughts.
As I progressed through col-
lege and graduate school, I dis-
covered that my professors were
actually human. They had
strengths, interests and ambitions,
and frailties just like me.
Although the "doctor" title or
the all-mighty grade book makes
college professors appear omnipo-
tent, they are really people who
enjoy educating and helping indi-
viduals achieve their goals.
There are several ways you can
connect better with your profes-
sor. Some seem matter-of-fact.
Others you may not have
heard.
Follow these guidelines and
you are certain to improve your
chances for success in college.
Go to class (Duh?). O.K., this
is one that is a given.
If your professor notices that
you often skip class, she or he
will question your commitment to
the course. Professors attribute
arriving to class and completing
assignments on time as marks of a
responsible individual.
If you border on a grade, these
responsible actions may be
enough to tilt the higher grade in
your direction.
Take responsibility if you have
to miss a class. Don't blame the
professor for material you missed.
Get notes from a good student in
the class.
Read, rerea, and keep the
course syllabus. It is your map
for the course and likely will
answer many questions about
expectations for assignments and
exams. With a notebook and text-
book in hand, sit toward the front
of the class.
Pay attention and take notes.
On warm Spring days, it's easy to
sit in the back of the class and
daydream of what you'd rather be
doing than sitting in class.
Take away the temptation and
Structure your setting to have the
least possible distractions.
Make an appointment to meet
with your professor during her or
his office hours. This is particu-
larly important if he or she teach-
es in your major field of study.'
Be on time for the appoint- .
ment, have relevant questions per-
taining to the class and keep the
meeting brief.
Your professor can be an
excellent source of information on
careers in her or his field.
Your professor works for you.
The University is here because of
you. YOU are the consumer.
You are buying a product and
investing in your future.
Take advantage of all the
resources available.
Make a stronger connection
with a professor today.
Career development event brings
horde of FFA students to Tarleton
By Jeff Doty
Staff Writer
Approximately 5,000 Texas
high school students and 400 agri-
cultural science instructors are
gathered at Tarleton's Agriculture
Center today to participate in the
Statewide FFA Invitational Career
Development Event, sponsored by
Tarleton's agricultural departments,
said Ted Ford, associate professor
in the agricultural services depart-
ment.
High school- students will con^
pete in nine different areas of judg-
ing, which include livestock, dairy,
poultry, horse, meats, land, range
and pasture, plant identification
and dairy foods. Three hundred
high schools will be competing,
which represents one-third of all
Texas school districts.
"This is the largest event of this
type in the state. It brings a huge
number of potential students to the
campus and has a tremendous
impact upon recruiting efforts,"
said Ford.
The competitions began this
morning at 7:30 and will conclude
at Wisdom Gym at 3 p.m. with the
presentation of awards.
•■ The top twenty individuals in
each event will receive plaques
and Tarieton agricultural- caps;'
overall 180 students will be recog-
nized with awards. Tarleton will
award a $1000 scholarship to the
FFA chapter that ranks highest and
has the most high point individu-
als.
The high point individual and
his or her coach will also be pre-
sented with jackets donated by the
Stephenville. Chamber of
Commerce, said Ford.
The workload of the event is
being shouldered by Tarleton agri-
culture majors. Ninety percent of
all agricultural graduate students
have been heavily involved in the
planning process; thirty percent of
all agricultural undergraduate
majors will be serving as group
leaders and doing manual labor at
! the-event, said Ford* • s<« <-
Preparation for the event began
about six months ago. Tarleton has
hosted the statewide invitational 25
out of 26 times. Icy road condi-
tions accounted for the single can-
cellation.
"Piano," continued from page 1
He says he was inspired by the music of Beethoven, as are many of today's popular pianists.
Park has accepted Grady into her pianist program, but he will still need to go through the usual admission
procedures at Tarleton as well. His attitude toward music was a big factor in her decision. It will not be known
what or how much of a scholarship Grady will receive until sometime in May of this year.
"How can you not give someone a chance? He really has to have thirst or hunger to have a real shot in his
life," said Park; "He has great potential but a long way to go," she added.
"Gary has an unique background," said Park "he made an impressioi} on me."
Hines asked Park to come listen to Grady, but she refused on the basis that she felt if Grady really wanted to
go to school then he would come to her himself, in order to prove- to her that he was serious and dedicated to
playing the piano and getting an education.
. He may be eligible for the Texas Tuition Scholarship, a Non-Traditional Students Scholarship or some of the
music scholarships available.
A stellar event!!!
Remember to go see David Levy,
before a comet slams into the Earth!
He'll be in the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts
Auditorium Tuesday at 2 p.m.
E-mail printing now available in select spots; more to come
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By Darla Fent
Executive Director of Information Resources
Printing of email from PINE is now available in the general lab in the
Business Building Room 212 and in the Computing Resource Center in
the basement of the library. You can pick up an instruction sheet in
either of these labs. ^
We do ask that you help us conserve paper (trees) by printing only
what you need. Yes, students do pay computer use fees, but these by no
means cover all the costs of providing computing resources. More
importantly, your conservation helps us provide additional computing
equipment for the labs.
Other labs on campus may have different guidelines for printing, so
please check with the lab assistants in department labs for their printing
policies.
Unfortunately the PINE printing procedure does not work in all other
locations, particularly your home computer. PINE printing requires a
compatible terminal emulator (the software that allows you to access the
mainframe), and we have not found a compatible one that we can distrib-
ute free of charge. We will continue to try to locate one, however.
Another change that has been made at the student's request is that
PINE email is now available on Saturday night during the system back-
up. The decision to make all applications unavailable was originally
made to insure the integrity of the backup; but the time required for
backup (currently around 7 hours) has increased as the system has
grown.
The tradeoff is that, in the event that we had to restore from the back-
up, some email messages or files might possibly be lost. We agree that
the inconvenience now outweighs the potential loss.
We are planning to add some email-only stations in a few places on
campus as a pilot to see if we can decrease short-use traffic in the general
labs. PINE email will be the only application available on tjiem.
We hope to have a few stations installed in the business building, the
Student Development Center, and the library before the summer session
begins, and we hope that you will let us know how you like them,
The decision was made that PINE email would be the email reader
offered in the labs, primarily on the basis of message security. Other
email readers, such as Eudora and Netscape, can be used but require that
the student reconfigure them each time before use. Security and manage-,
ment of email messages (use of mail folders) becomes difficult on shared
stations as well.
The primary concern was that, since the email messages must be
downloaded before they can be read, the messages would remain on the
computer for the next person to read if each student did not remember to
delete the messages.
We are currently investigating the email requirements for on-line
courses and hope to improve the lab email offerings as well. Students
will need to routinely send and receive documents as attachments for on-
line courses, and PINE simply does not transmit attachments easily.
We do feel that a good solution can be found to accommodate both
needs. The lab assistants in the general labs can help you use Eudora or
Netscape if you need to send or receive documents now.
The SGA has agreed to coordinate creation of a student advisory
group to work with Information Resources to provide student input and
feedback to us. . . - -
I look forward to working with this group and hope that,we can work
together to effectively meet students' computing needs. I am very
pleased with the increase in student use of computing resources at TSU
and pleased with the progress we have made in upgrading the labs.
Please look for the instruction sheets in the general purpose labs
intended to assist you but feel free to ask for help from the lab assistants.
Contact the HELPDESK (968-9885 or email: helpdesk@tarleton,edu), or
email me directly (fent@tarleton.edu) if you do not find what you need.
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