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The
September 1,2005
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TAC
A weekly student publication of Tarleton State University since 1919.
Duck Camp 20Q5:
Photos from various
events at both Duck
Camps 1 &2, Page 8
VOL. 170/NO. 2
In the aftermath Hurricane Katrina
By STEFAN IE JOHNSON
Staff Writer
* Hurricane Katrina was nothing more than
heavy rain as it crossed through the northeast Unit-
ed States Wednesday, but the aftereffects and costs
pf this devastating storm are far from over.
T The mayor of New Orleans said Wednes-
day that the death toll could be in the thousands
,while rescuers continue their search for survivors
around the clock. At least
*110 deaths have been con-
firmed in Mississippi, 11
* in Florida and two in Ala-
bama. Over 2.3 million
homes and businesses are
^without power in the four
-states, and it is expected to
take up to two months for
'electricity to be returned to
all areas.,
The economic impact
of Hurricane Katrina is
estimated to be the most
expensive ever, with more
than $25 billion dollars in
damage caused to homes
and businesses in affected
states. Experts say that
gas will soon rise to $3 per
gallon in the wake of the
hurricane because of costs
of the relief effort and pos-
sible damage to oil rigs on
the Gulf coast.
* "Gas was 20 cents more per gallon today than
it was yesterday." senior Agribusiness major Justin
House said Wednesday. "That will keep me from
'going home to south Texas to see my family any
time soon."
- Te^a&.cities .have .opened their doQrs4Q
those wKo have been left homeless by Katrina, and
'many Texans have been and will be going to help
with the relief effort.
The goal of Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blan-
co over the next few days is to get the J>uperdome
and other rescue centers in the New Orleans area
evacuated. The city of Houston, Texas has offered
its Astrodome as a shelter for these evacuees, who
will be transported by boat and bus approximately
350 miles to shelter with electricity and working toi-
lets, which the Superdome has failed to provide.
The winds and rain of Katrina may hot have
touched'the state of Texas, but it has hit close to
home for some members of
the Tarleton community.
Sigma Alpha President
Amanda Greathouse is the
daughter of an insurance
adjuster from the San An-
tonio area. She spent last
Thanksgiving with her dad
in a Florida hotel, where
he was helping those af-
fected by Hurricane Ivan.
Amanda's dad spent seven
months in Florida last year,
and she fears he may be
away from home again this
year.
"We haven't heard for sure
yet, but he is probably go-
ing to Louisiana soon,"
Greathopse said.
Professor Keith Emmert
of the Tarleton-Mathemat-
ics Department grew up
in Louisiana. His parents
and his niece and nephew
came to Stephenville Wednesday and will be stay-
ing with him and his wife until they are able to go
back home to Mandeville, approximately!35 miles
from New Orleans.
"Keith's brother works in an Emergency Room
A down there and we still havgn't been able to con-
tact him," Emmert's wife, Soad, said. She also said
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By AMY BURK
Staff Writer ,
Approximately'an inch and
a half of rain fell in Stephenville
from 4:30-5:30 p.m. on Saturday,
Aug. 6. This shower resulted
in the extensive flooding of the
newly renovated Dick Smith Li-
brary basement.
Improper installation of a
new emergency exit facing the
Humanities Building caused the
flood. Estimates are that ten
inches of water stood in the en-
tire basement before absorbing
into the carpet and drywall. Li-
brary staff discovered the dam-
age about 9 p.m. the following
evening.
Donna Savage, Library Asso-
ciate Director, reported no dam-
age to books, library materials or
computers. Metal glides protect-
ed much of the furniture. >
To repair the damages, con-
tractors removed all the carpet
and between 12 and 48 inches
of drywall throughout the base-
ment. As a precautionary mea-
sure, enough had to be removed
to ensure no mildew would form
in the future. At press time,' li-
brary staff could not estimate
how much repairs would cost.
Workers in the library re-
moved as many books as possi-
ble and some of the exposed car-
See FLOOD, Page 12
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nated water and electricity outages, have made New Orleans an unsafe and possibly dangerous place.
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•Summer attacks cause cancellation of London
Study Abroad trip for some TSU students
Edmond Terakopian/PA
An unidentified man still holds
his blood-soaked newspaper
after the terror attacks in London.
By AMY BURK
Staff Writer
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Five students and two profes-
sors from Tarleton State Univer-
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sity planned to leave for a study
abroad experience in London on
July 7 with The British Studies
Consortium, composed of TSU
and three other schools. How-
ever, around 9 a.m. that morning,
London fell victim to a series of
terror attacks on' its public trans-
portation system. The decision
was made to cancel the trip.
The trip was to include a
See TERROR, Page 12
Bosque Crossing apartments
open late to waiting students
By AMY BURK
Staff Writer
Many Tarleton students are
now calling Stephenville's new
Bosque Crossing Apartments
home, but getting moved in
turned out to be a challenge for
some. The apartments, original-
ly scheduled to open by Aug. 1,
did not allow any move-ins un-
til Aug. 27 because of construc-
tion delays.
1 Some students found them-
selves sleeping on couches until
Madison & Associates, the com-
pany that owns Bosque Cross-^;:
ing, decided to make arrange-
ments for the students to stay
three weeks at the Comfort Inn.'
Bosque Crossing sounded
very appealing to some stu-
dents in .February when they
found flyers around campus
advertising their amenities. The
apartments offer gated secu-
rity, elevators, an enclosed pool
and courtyard, study rooms, a
movie room, a weight room, /a
covered parking garage and a
cyber cafe with free coffee and
internet access. These apart-
See APARTMENTS, Page 11
Kimberly Davis / The J-TAC
The Bosque Crossing Apart-
ments, pictured above, began
construction last school year.
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