The Rambler (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 10, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 3, 2004 Page: 2 of 8
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2 November 3, 2004
News
The Rambler
Meeting, from page 1
High School and graduates
with at least a 3.0 grade
point average is eligible to
apply for a "Speak Up"
scholarship. Texas Wesleyan
makes up the difference in
tuition and books between
what the scholarship offers
and the remainder, allowing
a student to attend Wesleyan
with no out-of-pocket
expense as long as they meet
and maintain certain require-
ments.
Jeffcoat discussed sev-
eral other opportunities for
students and members of the
local community, including
a summer internship pro-
gram for high school stu-
dents, the Chemistry Camp
for kids, the TEX-PREP
summer math and science
program for students in
grades seventh through 10th,
the Upward Bound Math
and Science Program, col-
lege preparatory programs
for high school students and
the Poly Immigration Clinic,
which offers free legal
advice.
Caryn Winters expressed
disappointment at what she
perceived as communication
barriers between Texas
Wesleyan and the Poly area.
"The university offers a
number of programs and
services to the community,
but no one in the community
. seems to be aware of these
programs," Winters said.
Jeffcoat said he was
appalled that citizens did not
know of the available oppor-
tunities, and several mem-
bers of the community made
suggestions on how both
Wesleyan and the Polytech-
nic community could work
to improve communication,
such as distributing The
Rambler in the community,
or having a newsletter for
Wesleyan and the Polytech-
nic area.
One resident brought up
the new fence around the
front of the Wesleyan cam-
pus and said some commu-
nity members see it as a
symbolic barrier between the
community and the universi-
ty. Jeffcoat insisted it was
merely aesthetic.
"The fence is entirely
decorative," he said.
Estus Tucker, president
of Liberation Community
Center, a community advo-
cacy group, said that he was
happy the meeting wasn't
"staged."
"Some heartfelt ques-
tions were asked, the com-
munity learned something
about Wesleyan, learned of
opportunities, and Jeffcoat
learned something about the
community," Tucker said.
Residents of the
Polytechnic community also
had the opportunity to talk
to members of many local
organizations and city
departments that came to
disseminate information and
advice. The Fort Worth
Public Library brought
books for the children in
attendance to take home,
local businesses donated
door prizes to be raffled at
the conclusion of the meet-
ing, and area restaurants
provided free pizza and
sandwiches.
Horsfall said that she
thought that the meeting
went well.
"It was a good start,"
Horsfall said. She also
expressed her gratitude that
"the president took time and
listened."
Safety committee
works for campus
The Texas Wesleyan
University Safety Manage-
ment Program is alive and
well. The 2004-2005 mem-
bership consists of: Cary
Poole, dean of students;
Alma Kleckner, ICT admin-
istrative assistant; Pati
Alexander, vice president for
enrollment and student serv-
ices; Jessie Wright, resident
assitant for O.C. Hall; Steve
Roberts, associate vice presi-
dent of administrative serv-
ices; Beatrice High, Eliza-
beth Hall dorm director; Dr.
Pam Rast, associate profes-
sor of kinesiolgy; Shalon
Griggs, Stella Russell Hall
dorm director, Mary Jane
Furr, chemistry lab coordina-
tor; Co-Chair Zandy Baker,
director of residential life; Jo
Ann Moore administrative
assistant of the school of
business; Co-Chair Ken
Dunson, director of facili-
ties; Sheri Parker, library
coordinator; and Marian
Crossley, secretary of the
school of arts and sciences.
"We are committed to
providing a safe and health-
ful environment for students
and a safe work place for
faculty and staff," according
to their mission statement.
"It is the university's belief
that accidents are preventa-
ble and unacceptable. Our
areas of concentration will
be: general safety, security,
life safety and emergency
preparedness."
General safety includes
safety fairs, reviewing safety
manual policies/procedures
and safety training and haz-
ard surveillance inspections.
Security involves contin-
ually looking for ways to
improve our security pro-
gram in regard to Wesleyan's
policies and our physical
needs as well. Life safety
includes fire drills, fire
extinguisher training, etc.
Emergency preparedness
will answer the question of
what to do when bad weath-
er comes, how to handle and
organize evacuations, proce-
dure training, etc.
If you have a safety con-
cern or suggestion, students
and faculty may contact one
of the group's members. The
item will be presented at the
next scheduled meeting. The
organization meets every
other month, with the next
meeting scheduled for Nov.
18.
Information for this column was
compiled by Ken Dunson, co-chair
of the safety committee and direc-
tor offacilities.
Campus
carnival
captivates
Above: John Perez, a
member of Lambda
Kappa Kappa, gives a
prize to a young boy
from the community
who won a game at
the carnival hosted by
Lambda Kap on Oct
30.
Bottom left: Justin
Perez, another mem-
ber of Lambda Kap,
plays a football game
at the on-campus car-
nival.
Approximately 60
people showed up for
the event. Other
activites included a
cake walk, face paint-
ing, food, drinks and
a moonwalk.
Everyone was a win-
ner at the festival,
receiving candy and
prizes each time they
played a game.
Students serve up
thanks, breakfast
Photo by Whitney Fowler
The Student Government Association held their first faculty and staff appreciation break-
fast on Oct. 28. From left: Judy Arnold, administrative assistant for the education dean, is
invited by Heather Nichols, SGA secretary, to enter a raffle for stress relief gift bags
including gift certificates for massages.
This event was held in honor of all of the hard work, time and commitment that faculty
and staff give to Wesleyan and its students. Coffee and doughnuts were provided for those
being appreciated and the students who stopped by to show appreciation.
Resident says drugs
found at inspection
Whitney Fowler
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
According to dorm per-
sonnel, a monthly health and
safety inspection led to the
discovery of drug parapher-
nalia in a resident's room in
O.C. Hall on Oct 5. The resi-
dent assistants on duty at the
time found a small glass
pipe, two different types of
scales, a small bag of resin
and an extensive cleaning
kit.
In the Oct. 27 edition of
The Rambler, a security offi-
cial said police were called
after an anonymous caller
complained they smelled
"pot" or marijuana in O.C.
Hall.
The dorm resident has
since said that it was not
until the RAs entered the
room that one of them
smelled pot, prompting fur-
ther investigation.
The resident, who
requested anonymity, said he
did not admit to smoking pot
but that he did smoke some
residue the day the RAs
checked his room for the
health and safety inspection.
According to dorm per-
sonnel, fliers are posted 72
to 96 hours before a sched-
uled inspection, including
the date and time of the
approaching inspection.
"The purpose is mainly
to make sure that there aren't
any fire hazards," said dorm
personnel.
The resident said that the
health and safety inspections
are conducted "not for our
safety but for trying to catch
us doing something wrong."
Danny Kirkpatrick, resi-
dent director of O.C. Hall,
said that if the dorm staff
suspects anything, they call
security and investigate the
situation.
"If we find something,
we call the Fort Worth
Police," he said. No arrests
were made because there
were no drugs found.
"Everything they found
is what I gave them," the
resident said.
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