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Texas
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The students' voice since 1917
November 14, 2007
www.txwes.edu/rambler
Vol. 99, No. 11
News Briefs
Bear Hunt
The school of arts and
sciences is now collecting
new stuffed bears and
friends (16 inch maximum)
for the Fort Worth Police
Department East Division.
The captured bears will be
given to children in crisis
situations and can be deliv-
ered the Dean's office
(PUMC 256) by Dec. 6. Call
Patricia Ersland at (817)
531-4247.
Bring me the cans
The Zeta Phi Beta and
Phi Beta Sigma sororities
are joining forces for the
annual Blu Phi canned food
drive. Donations will bene-
fit the Salvation Army and
Tarrant County Food Bank.
Donations will be taken
until Nov. 20 and can be
dropped off in the boxes
located in the SUB, psy-
chology building and Stella
Russell Hall.
Pay your dues people!
Several options are
available for students
regarding payment on their
account balance. For the
spring 2008 semester, stu-
dents must pay in fiill or set
up a tuition payment plan no
later than Dec. 5. Visit www.
txwes. edu/cashier/index. htm
for more information.
Calling all book lovers
The Eunice L. West
Library is selling a wide
variety of books for only 25
cents each. Pick from juve-
nile literature, the New York
Tines, curriculum, Who's
Who, science, government,
law, encyclopedias, acc-
ounting books and periodi-
cals. The book sale is locat-
ed behind the periodicals on
the second floor of the
library, and books can be
paid for at the circulation
desk.
Movie time!
Wanna see a movie on
the cheap? Student Life has
movie theater tickets for
both AMC and United
Artists theaters for $6.50.
Tickets are good for any
showing at anytime. Contact
Jenny Houze at (817) 531 -
4870.
Taste something different
The office of interna-
tional programs is selling
international cookbooks for
$4 each. Contact Ashley
Porterfield at (817) 531-
4934 for more information.
HOT JOB opportunities
@ Career Services
♦ Content/Copywriting
Internship, Starr Tincup
♦ Marketing Technology
Internship, Starr Tincup
♦ Weather Anchor/
Entertainment Reporter,
Univision
♦ Rehab Tech/PT Aide,
Cooper and Bush Physical
Therapy
♦ Assistant Player
Development/ Scouting,
Angels Baseball (MLB)
esleyan takes over Casa
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Ron Jenkins/photo reprint courtesy of Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Wesleyan alumni Brad Jackson and Alex Vorse have found a home in Fort Worth's own Casa Manana. The duo has collaborated on multiple shows for Casa
Manana's Children's Playhouse, including Santa Claus is Coming to Town, The Emporer's New Clothes and Jack & The Beanstalk. See page 6 for the full story.
Goodbye, my friend
Professor Marian Haber to retire, travel the world
Skyla Claxton
.ADVERTISING MANAGER
"The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you,
who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau,
sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called "truth. "
~Dan Rather
We sometimes can't see the many ways that teachers
shape our lives. The good ones see potential in us that we
cannot always see and inspire us in
ways we have never been inspired
before. During a pivotal point in our
lives called college, our professors
prepare us for the real world. Some
of them mold us into what we
become as adults.
When one of those beloved pro-
fessors retires, their impacted stu-
dents have a sense of loss but also a
sense of fulfillment in having known
them.
At the end of this semester, Dr.
Marian Haber is retiring from Texas
Wesleyan after 14 years of teaching
in the mass communication depart-
ment.
She is one of those beloved pro-
fessors.
"Dr. Haber really encouraged me to step out, try new
things and do well," said Whitney Fowler, a 2006 gradu-
ate who is now a public information officer for the city
of Grand Prairie.
"She didn't just lecture from a
textbook, but she took the time to
tell us what we should be doing
outside of the classroom to make
us successful, too.''
Haber was born in New York
but moved around much as a child.
Even in that childhood, Haber
said, she was interested in journalism. After serving on
her school newspaper at the young age of 11, her mind
was made up. She would be a journalist.
Her family eventually settled in Miami where Haber
remained for about 20 years. While in Florida, she
Mass communication professor Dr.
Marian Haber has been teaching
Wesleyan students for 14 years.
"She didn't just teach us from a
textbook, but she took the time to tell
us what we should be doing outside
the classroom to make us successful,
too."
— Whitney Fowler
2006 Alumna
attended the University of Florida for her bachelor's in
journalism and then went on to receive her doctorate at
the University of Miami. After college, Haber worked as
a journalist for several local papers.
She later got a position with the Miami Beach Visitor
Authority where she handled the newsletter, press releas-
es and accompanied out of town visitors around the city.
It was then that she ventured into the public relations side
of mass communication.
After that, Haber came to Texas
to marry her high school sweetheart,
Julian, and they have now been mar-
ried for 24 years.
Once she was in Texas, Haber
began teaching. She taught at Texas
Christian University, the University
of Texas at Arlington and finally at
Texas Wesleyan. She has been an
adjunct here for the better part of 14
years. Haber has taught Survey of
Public Relations, Public Relations
Cases, Writing for Mass Media,
Reporting, Feature Writing, Opinion
Writing and Editing.
The small classes, fellow teach-
ers and the students are what Haber
enjoys most about Wesleyan.
"The students challenge you,"
she said. "To see them go on to careers in journalism
makes me feel very good."
In addition to teaching, Haber
for several years served as the fac-
ulty adviser to The Rambler, a posi-
tion she said she enjoyed immense-
ly. She and The Rambler staff trav-
eled to conventions in New York
and Texas, winning prizes for their
work.
"I got to know the kids up close
and personal" she said. "It's won-
derful!"
One of those students was Kelli Lamers. the current
faculty adviser for The Rambler. Lamers has followed in
her professor's footsteps and said she is here today
See Haber, page 2
Professors
published
University presses get hot
Chuck Fain &
Shawn Poling
STAI- F WRITER &
EDITOR IN CHIEF
For many young and hope-
ful writers, getting their work
published is the ultimate goal.
Recently, two ofWesleyan's rep-
utable faculty has realized this
esteemed accomplishment.
English professor Jeffrey
DeLotto, courtesy of the newly
formed Texas Wesleyan
University Press, has published
a book of poetry enti tled Days of
a Chameleon: Collected Poems.
"The University Press ful-
fills one of our strategic goals: to
encourage publication by facul-
ty," said Allen Henderson,
provost and senior vice presi-
dent.
He proposed the idea of the
press to University President Hal
Jeffcoat in May, and Days was
the first book to be published
through the press. Formed by
DeLotto earlier this year, the
press aims to publish two works
a year. Publication consideration
is open to faculty, students, staff,
alumni and friends of Wesleyan
and well as Polytechnic United
Methodist Church.
The press provides a much
easier way to publish works
Normal publishers require print-
ings of hundreds of books. The
Texas Wesleyan University
Press can work on a "print-on-
demand" system, which allows
as little as 10 books to be pub-
lished at once. They are avail-
able at any time because the
book will always be available
digitally to print.
The press prints the books,
See Print, page 2
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