The University News (Irving, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 5, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 30, 2014 Page: 1 of 10
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University of Dallas
Administration aims for LEED certification
Administrative News
College
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Rome programs
UD gears up for Charity Week
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University News
Katie Davern
Staff Writer
Sally Krutzig
News Editor
Bridget Lewis
Staff Writer
Seminary sees
boost in
population
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Calling for
gender
equality
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Countering
ISIS in Syria
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Sports beyond
the Bubble
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than 54,000 projects
currently participate
in it. The program
recognizes best-in-
class building strategies
and practices, requiring
prerequisites to earn
the Saturday of Family
Weekend with a 5K race.
Families can sign up to
run the full 5K or they
can participate in the
relay race, which is a
new addition to Charity
Week. Each person in
a team of three runs a
mile of the race. Thie
stated that there is
also a Family Fun Walk,
which is a 1 -mile walk
which families with
little kids will be able
to walk. Sunday will
be the official Family
Day. The Mall will have
lots of activities for
families to participate
in, including crafts,
photo booths and even
a Sherlock Holmes-
themed scavenger
hunt.
Monday is the
start of the student-
oriented activities. At
9:00 a.m., all of the
sign-up booths will be
opened, including the
booths for KAOS, tuck-
ins, Crush Cans, the
Rome Photo contest
and the T-shi rts.
Airband, a lip-syncing
contest, will take place
with the architectural
firm Perkins+Will and
their LEED specialist
to develop what they
think will work for their
project.
“What we’re trying
to do is achieve LEED
Silver certification,”
Wilson said. “To do that
Trying out a
ramen bar
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Photo by Elizabeth Whitfield
Ambassadeurs, aka Mark Dobson, performing at the 2014 Index
Festival. For more on the exciting lineup at this year's event, read
Linda Smith's recap on page 4.
a certain number of
points and awarding
different levels of
certification based on
the number of points
earned.
The
New art park
remembers
9/11
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on Monday night in
Lynch Auditorium.
Students interested in
performing need to
sign up on Crusader
Connect by Thursday,
Oct. 2.
On Tuesday, there
will be a bake sale
running from 1 1 :00
a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on
the Mall. There will
be a movie night at
7:00 p.m. featuring
the Sherlock Holmes
movie starring Robert
Downey Jr.
Wednesday is the
last day the tuck-ins
booth will be open.
During the day, there
will be a silent auction
for students to bid on
themed gift baskets.
The Quiz Bowl will take
place that night in the
Rathskeller, hosted by
Alec Thie. The Quiz
Bowl costs $5 for a
team of five to play.
Faculty are welcome to
participate as well.
Thursday night will
be karaoke TGIT, where
students will be able to
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you need to achieve a
total number of points.
They take a look at
what already existing
things on campus
would count for it, and
they take a look at what
the architects have put
into the plan that would
count for it.”
In addition to its
positive impact on the
environment, Wilson
notes that the effort for
certification reflects an
important development
in business education
and the busi ness
community as a whole.
“We want to change
the mindset from just
sustainability to how
can we make our planet
flourish. And people
in the business world
are really interested in
that — in having the
mindset change from,
‘Well we have to do this
to be green,’ to, ‘What
can we do to change
the world? What can we
charities: The Arc, the
largest community-
based organization
for supporting those
with disabilities in the
U.S.; Mary’s Meals,
an organization
that provides school
lunches to children in
impoverished areas of
the world; and Guiding
Star, an organization
that aims to foster a
more prolife culture
and assist women
considering abortion.
“We are focusing
on the value of human
life in our charities,”
said Loel. “So, before,
the kind of call of
Charity Week was ‘For
the babies.’ We are a
Catholic school. We
are prolife. But we are
looking at prolife in
a broader sense in
that it’s no longer just
‘stop abortion.’ We do
have an anti-abortion
charity, but we also are
supporting other parts
of human life. So it’s
not just the birth part,
it’s from birth until
natural death.”
The week begins on
of Business (COB)
administration is
aiming for LEED Silver
certification, the
third-highest level of
certification. According
to Marianne Wilson,
Manager of COB
administration, they
have been working
University of Dallas image
A digital rendering of the SB Hall, which will house the Satish and Yasmin Gupta College
of Buisness. The administration is hoping to make the building LEED certified.
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Changes made
to UD summer
who has taught in the
summer program for
the past four years, the
program is still small
enough that students
can quickly get to know
one another.
“Everybody
becomes fast friends,”
Rombs said.
The program has
expanded academically
as well. There are
now two Core classes
taught during the
summer program
to undergraduates.
Previously, the only
Core class was Western
Theological Tradition.
The program now offers
Literary Traditions
III and Philosophy of
the Human Person.
High school students,
however, have different
courses. They can
take Shakespeare in
Italy; Latin in Rome;
Rome and the Catholic
Church; and Arete: An
Introduction to the
Classics. In addition to
these, Rombs will teach
God, The Lover, and
the City.
During the summer
program, there are
often no weekends,
according to Rombs.
Students may have
class even on Saturdays
and Sundays. Yet these
classes are anything
but traditional.
“We usually begin
somewhere around
the feast day of Justin
Martyr. On that day, we
walk the Appian Way,”
Rombs explained. “We
walk to the catacombs
and have lunch
outside, Mass in the
catacombs, and class
out in the gardens
and fields. We read
together and discuss
the martyrdom.”
While summer
students, do not have
the famous 1 0-day
experience, they do
get five days to explore
Europe on their own.
They also take class
trips around Italy,
traveling to cities such
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he University
of Dallas
has recently
made some
changes to the
summer programs in
Rome. The six-week
programs have long
been a part of the
university. One reason
for these changes is
to help promote the
University of Dallas to
high school students.
The first and largest
change is the fact that,
rather than meeting
in Rome, the students
will meet in Irving for
an opening dinner
and a tour of campus.
Previously, many
high school students
would either meet in
Philadelphia or Rome.
UD administrators
hope that by spending
time on campus, high
school students will be
more likely to attend
after they graduate.
Another incentive is
the new summer Rome
program scholarship.
High school students
who participate in the
Rome program and
then decide to attend
UD will be given a
$4000 scholarship,
to be given in $1 000
increments over their
four years at UD.
“It’s essentially
free for students who
choose to attend UD,”
said Dr. John Plotts,
University of Dallas vice
president.
The second major
change is the decrease
in price. Previously, the
cost of the high school
Rome program was
over $6000. The price
has now decreased to
$2900, plus airfare.
These price changes
were made possible
by increasing the size
of the program to 30
students. In the past,
groups were normally
smaller. Yet, according
to Dr. Ron Rombs, a
theology professor
harity Week
f begins on
B Saturday,
Oct. 4 this
year. Juniors Stephen
Thie and Jacob Loel
are in charge of
organizing the week of
fun events dedicated
to raising money for
charity.
“[Thie and I] are
two extremely different
people,” Loel said. “We
kind of represent two
different sides, two
different parts of the
junior class, and so we
are really trying to get
the junior class and the
whole school to take
part in it.”
The 2014 theme
will be “It’s Charity,
My Dear Watson!”, a
tribute to the famous
phrase by the fictional
character, Sherlock
Holmes. The week will
contain many detective-
themed events.
The money will be
going to three prolife
B Hall, the
future home
of the Satish
and Yasmin
Gupta College of
Business, is in the
process of obtaining
Leadership in Energy &
Environmental Design
(LEED) certification. It
is a development that
the University of Dallas
administration hopes
will be positive both for
the environment and
the entire university
community.
LEED is a green
certification program
for buildings, homes
and communities.
The program guides
design, construction,
operations and
maintenance.
Sponsored by the U.S.
Green Building Council,
it is the most widely
recognized green
building program
across the globe. More
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