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September 8, 2004 The University News
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Lazarus
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people who are moving into their
senior year of high school, whom
we already know So, we're not
starting off from scratch as we
have every other year," he said.
Besides raising enrollment
numbers, Lazarus plans to spend
a good deal of time raising
awareness about UD in the Dallas
metroplex.
Lazarus is hoping increased
knowledge about the university
will increase donations for the
annual fund.
"I'm starting to make a number
of public speeches and appearances
of various kinds.
"I'm going to try to bring as
many possible donors as I can on
campus. That's particularly true
of local businesses that I'd like to
urge to support the university,"
he said.
A major source of local funding,
Lazarus said, can be found in Las
Colinas.
"I want the people in Las
Colinas particularly to come on
campus and see what kind of
place this is, how we work, how
intense it is, and how we are their
anchor tenant on the eastern end,"
he said.
Lazarus said he was surprised
by how empty the campus felt
during the summer because he
came from a school with a very
large, active summer program.
"UD is not that way in the
summertime. Many of the faculty
travel during the summertime and
work abroad.
"And there are very few
academic programs during the
summertime. So, I was kind of
surprised there Were fewer people
here than I thought there might
be," he said.
Lazarus said he has not made
any big changes since he arrived,
but he will announce a new
organizational plan for the
university sometime in the next
two weeks.
"It is going to deal almost
exclusively with administrative
areas. There's one area in academics
that will be affected. So, stay
tuned for those," he said.
Lazarus described his first
months at UD much like many
freshmen might: "exciting,
exhilarating, and challenging."
"It's a school that expects a lot
of you, that pushes you, and gives
you an opportunity to excel," he
said.
"You can't ask for much more
than that, can you?"
Career
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than someone from the outside
whose only job is advising for
graduate school...the academic
level is maintained," he said.
The job is highly important
since "people can be terrified
in their junior and senior years
because they haven't thought
about what life is like after UD,";
Fratantuono said. "I can give
them options."
In addition to working with
students, Fratantuono said one of
his goals is to raise the profile of
UD among graduate schools that
"need to know the UD story and
the UD mission."
"Younger faculty are more
familiar with the current realities
of the graduate school market
because they are closest to it in their
department," Fratantuono said. As
he is the youngest member of the
classics department, Fratantuono
became a candidate for the new
position In the CDC.
Before taking his new position,
Fratantuono started unofficial
work helping classics students
prepare for graduate school since
many classics majors seek post-
undergraduate education.
"It mushroomed into advising
for everyone," he said.
While Fratantuono will
continue teaching two classics
courses this semester, he does not
envision the responsibilities of the
CDC interfering with teaching.
There are three marks used to
judge faculty: teaching, service to
the school, and academic research.
Of these areas, Fratantuono said
teaching is the priority.
In addition to Fratantuono, Dr.
Brian Murray, associate dean of the
College of business undergraduate
program, will also assume some
responsibilities Paterik held.
Murray will conduct job fairs
and work closely with Cousins
assisting students participating in
the Business Concentration or the
Five-year Business Through Plan,
which enables students to get an
undergraduate degree and MBA
in five years at the university.
Murray will also teach two
career-planning classes for the
CDC.
Despite the changes in
organization, the CDC "still offers
all the same services," she said.
"No service was eliminated."
Klassen hopes the changes
engage more students in thinking
about their post-undergraduate
careers.
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Alcohol
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compared to the city's budget.
One million dollars is only
1/300th of the City's annual
budget, Dr. Debra Baldwin, UD
English professor and volunteer
for Irving First, said. Irving First
is an organization campaigning
against the referendum.
Umberger, however, said the
alcohol sales tax revenue would
reduce the need for the city to
raise other taxes to meet its budget
requirements.
"I challenge Irving First to tell
us how we can raise additional
revenue in our city without raising
taxpayer's costs," she said.
Baldwin said the referendum
will increase the city's costs of
law enforcement, outweighing its
economic benefit.
"Alcohol sales will make lots
of money for retailers. On that
we're all agreed. But it will make
negligible money in tax revenue,
and the most important thing to
ask is what the net revenue will be —
that is, once we factor in increased
policing and enforcement costs.
Study after study shows that
increased alcohol sales brings
increased crime, increased drug
use, increased traffic accidents,"
she said.
Baldwin said alcohol sales in
and of itself does not increase the
crime rate but its effects in cities
demographically similar to Irving
have been negative.
"Alcohol is not the sole factor
that determines crime rate since
specific demographics make all the
difference. Drive to parts of Grand
Prairie and Arlington, which
have the same demographics as
south and central Irving. Just
look at what happens when you
add alcohol to the community,"
she said.
But Umberger said crime has
not increased in Irving despite the
Whole Foods—and only about
getting a Whole Foods—I'd be
out there waving a yes' banner
faster than you could say Chianti
Classico. But as it is, it's not. I
don't want my son to grow up
in a neighborhood full of seedy
alcohol outlets," she said.
is not a matter of protecting
UD students.
"UD students are already
exposed to alcohol nearby,
and they are responsible, more
responsible than most college
students, I believe, on this issue,"
she Said.
I challenge Irving First to tell
us how we can raise additional
revenue in our city without
raising tax payer's costs.
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BEER $ WINE
Renee Umberger,
Irving Citizens for
Economic Growth
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Study after study shows that
increased alcohol sales brings
increased crime, increased
drug use, increased traffic
accidents.
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Dr. Debra
Baldwin, Irving
First
proximity of alcohol outlets.
"Right now, from anywhere
in Irving, you can go 10 minutes
to buy beer; and if it was only
10 minutes away, crime would
already have reached us in the last
30 years," she said.
Umberger expects the passage
of the referendum to encourage
businesses to set up in Irving.
"We have got huge commercial
property that is empty. We need
businesses like Costco and Whole
Foods to move into Irving, but
it is not economical for them to
move here because part of their
revenue is beer and wine sales,"
she Said.
Baldwin, however, questioned
whether the referendum is solely
about making Irving more
economically viable for stores
like Whole Foods.
"If this were about getting a
Baldwin emphasized that
the city would lose control of
regulating the location and
proximity of alcohol outlets if
the referendum passes.
"Once we give up our current
law, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage
Code will trump local authority.
I am aTocquevillean! I believe in
local control, and that issue needs
to be worked out first on the state
level so that local citizens will be
able to decide on what is the best
for their own communities.
"What worries me is the way
the referendum is worded, the
city will be giving up ability to
regulate the number of outlets
and proximity to residents. See
the City Attorney's report of July;
it is on the Irving First website,"
she said.
Baldwin said her
opposition to the referendum
Baldwin, however, expressed
concern abou t the possible negative
effect of the referendum on areas
surrounding the university. The
land zoned for sexually oriented
businesses in Irving includes areas
near Texas Stadium and areas
visible to those driving on the
highway from the airport to the
university.
"Sexually oriented businesses
will not necessarily move in
immediately if this referendum
passes. There are 829 acres
in Irving which are currently
eligible to house sexually oriented
businesses as long as they don't
serve alcohol. Up 'til now, it has
not been economically viable for
them to set up shop.
"Passing this referendum
would solve their problem by
allowing for a retail alcohol store
next door—just as they have done
in Arlington and Grand Prairie
since these towns passed similar
measures," she said.
"Those businesses would
not reflect the mission of this
university. They would not
welcome prospective students
and their parents. They would be
deleterious to our community,"
she said.
Students expressed different
opinions about the referendum.
Junior Jim George said he does
not object to the referendum as
1 long as the laws restricting alcohol
consumption are enforced.
"I am in the neutral side as
long as selling alcohol does not
go against the law, that they don't
sell it to minors," he said.
Senior Joe Landrenau
questioned the extent of the
supposed effects if the referendum
becomes law. "I don't think it's
a totally bad idea. It is always
difficult to change. It is hard to see
if it would make much difference.
I don't find that dry laws help out
very much," he said.
Though not registered to
vote in Irving, senior Shawn
Waugh said he would vote for the
referendum if he could.
"I think it would be the most
economically viable solution
for Irving. Though it might
not give income to the City of
Irving proper, it gives income to
employees and stores," he said.
Irving residents who have
already registered in Texas by Aug.
II (30 days before the election)
can vote on the referendum,
Tony Pipins-Poole, Dallas county
assistant elections administrator,
said.
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Dickens, Jodi. The University News (Irving, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 8, 2004, newspaper, September 8, 2004; Irving, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth201386/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Dallas.