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Volume 172, No, 9
Student arrested for
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criminal mischief
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bomb threat against court house
By ASHLEY CAGLE
Staff Writer
James Lang Jr., a 34-year-
old student was arrested Oct.
9, 2006 for criminal mischief
in the College Point Apart-
ments parking lot.
According to the Stephen-
ville Police Department re-
port, Lang was , arrested and
taken to the Erath County Jail
after repqrts of several ■ tires
being slashed in an apart-,
ment parking lot.
. The Stephenville Police
Department received a report
at 1:29 a.m. of a man slash-
ing tires on vehicles, Tarleton
State University officer Steve
Miller was nearby the College
Point Apartments. Miller lo-
cated the suspect and liejd
him until the Stephenville Po-
lice Department officers ar-
rived to the scene. When the
Stephenville Police Depart-
ment arrived, they took* over
the investigation. An officer
placed the defendant ijnder
arrest for criminal mischief
over $1500 to under $20,000,
Approximately ten ve-
hicles had slashed tires in the
apartment parking lot. TSU
Chief of Police Robert Hooper
said Lang denied the criminal
acts, Lang had a knife in his
See LANG, Page il
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Cliff Bramiett/The J-TAC Graphic
Texas congressional
candidates debate
key state issues
By HARRISON FLEMING
Staff Writer
> On Tuesday Oct. 17, ;£wo
of the three runners for the
congressional seat > in Texas
District 31 participated in a
political debate at Tarleton
State University. They were
Democrat Mary Beth Harrell,
and Libertarian -Matt McA-
doo. The Republican incum-
bent John Carter chose not to
participate, he has not par-
ticipated in a single debate
for the entire duration of the
race, according to Dr. Jeremy
Curtoys advisor to the Tar-*
leton Democrats. The debate
took place in the multipur-
pose room of the math build-
ing, <
- In the four phased debate
the candidates introduced
themselves, answered ques-
tions from the moderator,
fjrom the audience and finally
gave -their closing statements,
A history of both can-
didates, opened the debate.
Harrell wa? described was a
wife and mother of soldiers.
There was also a comment
that age is not a great factor in
a congressman because McA-
doo is 26,
Questions from the mod-
erator were standard quesfff
tions that covered very com-'
mon topics, such as the war
in the Middle East, environ-
mental issues, border secu-
rity, and immigration. One
of the major issues was that
of the Trans Texas Corridor.
The Trans Texas Corridor is a
ten mile wide transportation
roadway that would a use of
emanate domain all the way
through Texas. Both candi-
dates disapprove of this proj-
ect.
However, when the au-
dience got their turn some
tried to throw the candidates
pff. The audience asked for
solutions to the Trans Texas
Corridor, animal tracking al-
ternatives, and even abortion
reform. Both candidates held
their own under the short,
but spirited, segment.
See DEBATE, Page 11
omecoming
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Week begins with traditional :
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Yell contest and Silver Bugle Hunt
Yell
Contest
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Courtesy: Megan Young
A Delta Zeta member stands atop a human pedestal. The team won the large division contest.
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By MANDI ROBERTS
Staff Writer
The annual homecoming
yell contest began at 9 pm on
Oct. 18. The stands of the Wis-
dom Gym filled quickly filled
to capacity. Shouts echoed off
the walls as a scene of spir-
ited chaos led by a collage of
Greek flags, painted faces,
and a roaming mascot of Os-
car P unfolded on the floor
below.
This year's contest was
the first to be divided into two
competitions. Organizations
with less than 20 members
competing on 'the floor were
grouped into a "small'7 divi-
sion while organizations with
20 or more members were in
the 'Targe" division. Previous
contests grouped all organi-
zations into one competition.
"Student Government de-
cided to split the competition
into tWo categories that
more organizations would
be able to participate/' Shane
Henry, Texan'Rider and stu-
dent activity officer for the
Student Government Asso-
ciation, said. "It.hc^s success-
fully accomplished what we
intended; we had twelve or-
ganizations compete, more
than we have had in ,at least
the past five years/'
Alpha Gamma Rho
(AGR), an agricultural
See YELL, Page 11
Silver Bugle hunt ends
Delta Rho win
; Courtesy: Megan Young
Members of the winning team from Kappa Delta Rho
pose, with the Silver Bugle.
By HARRISON
FLEMING
Staff Writer'
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On Monday Oct, 16
students from about every
organization at Tarleton
State University partici-
pated in'the annual Silver
Bugle Hunt. .
Teams . rushed all over
campus in groups of four
searching for clues and an-
swering* questions to find
the silver bugle, but Kappa
Delta Rho. continued their
winning streak again this
year.
In the first phasej of
the hunt the teams - rarv to
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hot spots, such as^; the Stu-
dent Center or the Trogdeti
House or Science Building,
to answer trivia questions
about Tarleton traditions.
With so many questions
the students participating
had tQ be ready for any-
thing that could be thrown
at them. Some groups had a
wealth of knowledge while
others had little- If they got
See BUGLE, Page 12
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Index
News 2
Op-Ed 3
Feature 4
Entertainment 5
.Homecoming 6-7
Campus Life 9-10
Sports 13-14
Restaurant Review
Mi Famiiia mexican
restaurant reviewed by
our critic.
Students defaulting
on loans
Administration speaks out
on student loan debts
See Page 4
Page 9
More homecoming coverage
Bonfire construction u
Class of '56 reunite for
homecoming
For articles, see Page 7
Hi Homecoming Queen
court See Page 6
" gX The Texans beat Midwestern
( y State Mustangs in crushing win
- The Texans beat the No. 24 team
in the nation, 38-17
Page 14
Vplleyball wins again
lex Aitos beat Angelo;State' and ■
improve 4-3 "
Page 14
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