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BJ N IVERSITY&N E WS
Volume XXXV, Number 20
University of Dallas, Irving, Texas
March 29, 2006
UD in Top Three for
Presidential Library
SMU sued by displaced alumnus
Students Shine in lalent Show
Winners Lauren Bruce and Neal McGowan, first;
Paeter Wait & co., second; Jenny Gelzleichter, third
by Mary Chadwick
NEWS EDITOR
On March 16, Donald L.
Evans announced that Texas
Tech is no longer a contender
for the President George w. Bush
Library.
"The George W. Bush
Presidential Library Site Selection
Committee today announced
that the West Texas Coalition, a
partnership between Texas Tech
University and Midland College,
will no longer be considered as
a potential site for the George
W. Bush Presidential Library
The Selection Committee
is continuing to review the
proposals from Baylor University,
Southern Methodist University,
and the University of Dallas,"
said Evans in a recent press
release.
Texas Tech was the only public
school left in the running prior
to the announcement.
The presidential library, which
has been a subject of popular
debate over the past school
year, has even roused some
controversy, particularly with
SMU. The Dallas Morning
News published a story in late
February discussing possible
lawsuits against SMU due to the
unfair adjudication of land.
Gary Vodicka, a Dallas lawyer,
is suing SMU, suggesting that
they "engaged in fraud and
intimidation" to force residents
out of their condominium homes
in order to clear room for the
library.
Vodicka graduated from the
SMU law school and he claims
that he owns units in the condos.;
SMU claims that he does not. A
trial date still has not been set
for the case.
It is still not clear when a final
announcement will be made as
to whether or not University of
Dallas will be the final location
for the library, but for now the
top three is a nice place to be.
Men Perform Trabajo Duro in Mexico Students iungry or; diversity
by Andrew Laird, James Bascom, Chris Fiedorek
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
"Trabajo duro" muttered Joe
Meier, wielding a sledgehammer
under a picturesque azure sky
at the foot of Mexico's La Silla
Mountain. Trabajo duro, Spanish
for "hard work," was frequently
on the lips of the 23 participants
of this year's Monterrey spring
break service project.
The service project, organized
by Wingren Study Center and
in its 13th year, seeks to offer a
helping hand to the less fortunate
of Monterrey in the form of
manual labor, i.e. trabajo duro.
This year, the participants
did work demolishing, digging,
and painting for Cuidad de los
Ninos, a school for children of
less fortunate families. Cuidad
de los Ninos, an initiative of some
members of Opus Dei, currently
enrolls one thousand students.
The school seeks to address some
of Mexico's social problems in
accordance with Catholic social
teaching.
"It's like a little laboratory
of Catholic social thought,"
notes third-year participant
John Rhodes with exuberance.
"There are so many good things
going on here." Among these
good things are doctrinal and
professional formation for the
parents, character development
and academic advising for
the students, and activities
and workdays for families.
Furthermore, the school is run
entirely on donations.
Ed Hardy could not hold back
a smile as he attempted, with
faltering Spanish, to discuss his
favorite soccer moves with one
of the students.
Each year, the service project
participants challenge the local
high school students to an epic
See Mexico pg 2
adidas
by Mary Chadwick
NEWS EDITOR
University of Dallas held its
annual International Week this
past week, complete with lectures,
art and cultural exhibitions;,
informational booths, receptions
and lectures. On Thursday,
International Day ended with
the campus-wide celebration held
in Haggar Foyer and out on the
Mall.
Although the weather was
not as pleasant as it was last year,
students, alumni and members of
the UD community bore the cold
in order to attend the event. Inside,
venders sold everything from
pottery to shoes to jewelry, under
a colorful array of flags, each one
representing the native countries
of UD students. Outside, under a
large tent, clubs and organizations
sold ethnic food, ranging from
cupcakes to tabouli.
Participants dressed in native
costumes and danced along to
international music playing on
loud speakers on the mall.
Pamela Jones,, Executive
Director of International
Programs at UD, commented on
the week's events in a recent press
release. "We are so pleased to
host International Week here on
campus so that we can recognize
and celebrate the diverse cultures
in our student body. We see
ourselves as an international
campus, so it is fitting that
we honor other cultures and
traditions during this weeklong
celebration."
Many students would agree.
"As a person with international
roots, it's very refreshing to hear
the same Arabic music I like
to listen to on a leisurely basis.
People were dancing and it was
good to see everyone having
a good time, despite the bad
weather," said Egyptian senior,
Alan Saweris.
Some students enjoyed
experiencing a culture unlike
their own and sampling the ethnic
foods.
"I was very impressed with the
fantastic feasting, especially the
Thai chicken satay and the bubble
milk tea [origins unknown]. It
was a great time," said senior
Krista Raef.
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