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A weekly student publication of Tarleton State University since 1919.
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shhs New Math Building officially opens
Francisco Reyes/The J-TAC
Dr. Javier Garza, Head of the Departments of
Mathematics, Physics and Engineering, speaks at
the grand opening of the new math building.
By AMY BURK
Staff Writer
Tarleton celebrated the Grand Opening of the
new Mathematics Building on Tuesday in the park-
ing lot just west of the building. The ceremony
included speeches by several Tarleton officials, re-
freshments, tours and a pictorial presentation that
chronicled };he history and transformation of the
building, ; ;
"It's been a long time coming in opening the
new Mathematics Building," Tarleton President Dr.
Dennis McCabe said during his speech opening the
ceremonies. The building, completed this summer,
has been open for instruction since the beginning
of the summer. McCabe took the time to recognize
many of the men and women responsible for mak-
ing the project a success.
Dr. Gary Peer, Provost and Vice President for
Academic Affairs, offered thanks to additional peo-
ple, noting McCabe's role in the project.
"President McCabe looks beyond what is to
what might be," Peer said. "He is sure to leave this
campus far more beautiful than he found it."
Peer also extended special thanks to Dr. Rue-
ben Walter, Dean of the College of Chemistry, Geo-
sciences and Environmental Science as well as the
College of Science and Technology. Walter oversaw
what Peer called the "deal cutting and bribery"
used in deciding who, what and where new occu-
pants of the math building would be.
"You missed your calling," Peer said to Walter.
"You should have been a marriage counselor."
Dr. Javier Garza, Head of Tarleton's Depart-
ments of Mathematics, Physics and Engineering,
spoke to the crowd about advantages of the new
Math Building over the old one. Up, until four
months ago, the Math Building had no elevator.
Tarleton officials have in the past been forced to re-
locate classes from the upper floor on the old Math
Building to the lower floor in order to accommo-
date students with handicaps.
Garza also noted technological differences in
the new building. In the c>14 building, teachers
wrote with chalk on slate boards.
"Overhead projectors were the technological
advancements available," Garza said.
The new Math Building is fully equipped with
internet ready rooms and SMART Technology.
"The old building had chairs bolted to the
floors with desk tops that were too small," Garza
said. The new building has moveable chairs that
See MATH, Page 10
SGA postpones
athletic fee vote
• Student body president calls special session
By JOHNATHON PARKER
Editor-iivChief
After questions arose that were unable to be answered, the Student
Government Association (SGA) chose to postpone voting on whether or
not to support the Athletics Fee at Monday's meeting. The fee, which
would create a new $6 per credit hour charge and would reduce the stu-
dent services fee by $3, prompted SGA
president Casey Hogan to call a special
session for all questions to be answered
• and for the representatives to vote on the
issue.
Students were unable to get answers
to their questions at Monday's meeting
because of a lack of faculty on hand who
were familiar with the specifics of the fee.
"There was not any faculty there to
explain the fine details of the referendum,
so SGA decided to postpone the final vote
until someone was' present to answer their
questions," Hogan stated.
Although the student governing body
could have waited until there next regular
meeting to vote on the fee, a special ses-
sion was called to make a decision quickly
and with plenty of time before the entire
student body votes online Dec. 5-6.
"Although SGA does not have to vote 'Yes' for the referendum to
pass, because it is a student body decision through a referendum, usu-
ally the vote of SGA carries a lot of weight going into the election and
helps many students decide how they will vote," Hogan stated.
- ; A short list of attendees to Monday's formal meeting may have been
another factor in the postponement. According to Hogan, 80 voting
members of the SGA were in attendance at the year's first meeting. That
number is much higher in comparison to Monday's 40 members ffifef-
ent. • ' 1 1
Hogan also pointed out that, since members either signed up or
were elected to be voting officials to represent the students of Tarleton,
they should continue to attend meetings because "crucial issues don't go
away."
■ ' The special session meeting will be held on Monday, Nov. 14 in the
Thompson Student Center. Although the vote will be among SGA mem-
bers only, all students are welcome and encouraged to attend.
"This is a vote that affects you," Hogan stated. "Come and have yoUr
. voice heard." -
Quick Fact;
The proposition
of the athletics
fee was made
possible by
Texas House
Bill 1102,
introduced by
Rep. Sid Miller
during the 79th
Legislative
Section.
Voters approve Proposition 2
• Texas becomes 19th state to
constitutionally ban gay marriage
By TINA MARIE MACIAS
The Daily Cougar (U. Houston)
(U-WIRE) —r Voters made Texas the 19th state to constitutionally
ban same-sex marriage in a landslide vote Tuesday.
As of 10:30 p.m; Tuesday, with 70 percent of precincts report-
ing, 72 percent of voters supported Proposition 2, which will es-
tablish a state constitutional amendment defining marriage as
only between a man and a woman.
Like every other state except Massachusetts, Texas didn't per-
mit same-sex marriages previously, but the constitutional amend-
ment was touted as ah extra guard against future court rulings;
and the amendment also bars state institutions from recognizing-
the legal status of same-sex marriages or civil unions created out-
side of Texas,
The lopsided returns shocked gays and gay rights leaders, but
they vowed to continue a state-by-state battle for recognition of
same-sex unions, The Associated Press reported.
"The fight for fairness isn't over, and we won't give up," Presi-
dent of the Human Rights Campaign Joe Solmones told the AP.
"These amendments are part of a long-standing effort by the ex-
treme right to eliminate any legal recognition for gay people and
our families." . ■
Proposition 1, which creates a Texas fail relocation and an im-
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Francisco Reyes/The J-TAC
A sign points voters to a poll site at the Stephenville Recreation
facility Tuesday. Texans all over the state cast their votes, ulti-
mately approving the proposition to ban same-sex marriage.
.provement fund that will pay for the moving .of private and public
rail lilies away from congested urban areas, won with 56.5 percent
of votes.
Proposition 3, which would create an economic development
program for business, failed with 53 percent of voters against it.
' See PROP 2, Page 10
Texan Opinions
"Proposi-
tion 2 is an
amendment
that wants
to regidate
something the
goverment
has no right
to control Right or. wrong, gay
marriage shoidd not be a consti-
tutional matter."
-Aaron Gamble
Junior, Education
"1 think that
Proposition 2-
infringes on
their right to
marry. It is
their choice
to choose who
they would
like to spend the rest of their life
with." ;
-Monika Leandro
Freshman, Political Science
"I think gays
and lesbians * ,
should be al-
lowed to have
civil unions at
the least. They
mainly want
to have the
same conveniences as a straight
marriage."
-Blanca Jimenez
Sophomore, Criminal Justice
Photos and interviews by Francisco Reyes/The-J-TAC
The company
commander (left)
and first sgt. of HHC,
; 1st Battalion, 67th
' Armored Regiment,
4th Infantry division
pose in front of
their Christmas tree
during their tour in
• Iraq in 2003. These
soldiers, based out
of Fort Hood, Texas,
spent their Christmas
in Iraq, just like the
soldiers Tarleton stu-
dents will be spon-
soring for Tarleton's
Adopt-a-Soldier
program.
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By AMY BURK
Staff Writer
On Nov. 11, 1921, a ceremony occurred in
the United States where an unknown soldier
was buried to commemorate the end of World
War I. Nov. 11 became Armistice Day in 1926.
In 1954, Congress passed the bill that President
Dwight D. Eisenhower signed proclaiming
November 11 th Veterans Day.
In celebration of Christmas and appropri-
ately timed around Veteran's Day, the mem-
bers of the Student Programming Association
(SPA), the Office of Student Activities and the
Department of Military Science are coordi-
nating the Adopt-a-Soldier Program to show
Tarleton alumni and former students serving
overseas that Tarleton students support them.
"What most people don't know is that all
the soldiers we are adopting attended Tarleton
at one time or another," Office of Student Ac-
tivities staff assistant Ellin Mayfield said. "We
knew that they were going to be deployed dur-
ing Christmas, so that's why we're doing it."
Locating Tarleton alumni serving overseas
in the Army took a lot of time and effort.
"I contacted a friend who works at the U.S.
Army Human Resource Command," Depart-
ment Head and Professor of Military Science
Lt. Col. Robert Levis said. "I asked him to que-
, ry the Army personnel database for all active
duty officers who hold a degree from TSU."
There turned out to be a high number of
Tarleton alumni serving in the Army.
"He sent me a list of the more than 225 ac-
tive duty officers along with their unit, rank,
year, type of degree and e-mail addresses,'^Le-
vis said.
Levis' liext step was to find out how many
of these soldiers would be deployed over the
See SOLDIERS, Page 10
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