The University Press (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 36, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 9, 1977 Page: 4 of 12
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UNIVERSITY PRESS March 9,1977*4
1171-77 Lamar cheerleaders
Food and entertainment to
climax International Week
A banquet, featuring food from eight
different countries and an hour and a
half of international entertainment, will
climax International Week activities,
March 21-26.
The annual International Student
Banquet, to be held Saturday, March
26, will include entertainment in the
form of group and solo dancing, belly
dancing and music. A demonstration of
drums from different countries will
also be given.
The banquet is open to everyone.
Tickets go on sale Monday with prices
set at $4.50 for the general public, $3.50
for students and $2.50 for children un-
der 12. Reservations can be made by
going by Room 116 in Student Affairs or
by calling extension 7516 or 8297.
International students who want to
attend the banquet must contact David
Hornack’s office (Room 116 in Student
Affairs) or Rummy Madan, chairman
of the International Club, by Friday,
March 11, at extension 8297.
The Iranian New Year’s Day starts
the week on Monday, March 21, and ac-
tivities continue Tuesday and Wed-
nesday with displays from different
countries set up in the Arbor Area of the
Setzer Center.
Also on Wednesday, the items on
display will go on sale with 10 per cent
of the gross sale going to the In-
ternational Club.
On Thursday, March 24, In-
ternational students will attend a
Rotary Club banquet at which 11 area
Rotary Clubs will be present. Students
will exchange ideas with Rotary Club
members on future scholarships to be
awarded to International students.
On Friday, March 25, the In-
ternational Volleyball Tournament will
be .held. Friday, March 18, is the
deadline for entries. Each team must
include at least two U.S. students and
two international students.
Also during International Week, in-
ternational students will be invited to
discuss their native countries on Lamar
radio station KVLU.
A meeting of the steering committee
to finalize plans for the events >f the
week will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. in 1
Room 104 of the Setzer Center.
Police release crime report
The University Police have released
their activity report for last month.
The report is a statistical analysis of
the department's activities during
February 1977, using as comparison
the month of February 1976, and jux-
taposing the two years to date.
Of the eleven major crime listings,
seven had totals of zero. Of the four
remaining categories, only burglary
showed a marked increase over last
February’s total, 15 for 2/77 and 6 for
2/76.
Reports of theft and assault were
down from the same month of the
previous year, while destruction of
property complaints remained the
same.
Minor offenses (bomb scares,
telephone harrassment, disorderly con-
duct) were generally down with 9 repor-
ts for 2/77 and 22 incidents in 2/76. Only
telephone harrassments had increased,
with 4 reports last month compared
with none in 2/76.
Eight arrests were made by Lamar
police during February 1977.
Parking violations totaled 3,735 last
month, which is greater than any of the
preceding ’76’77 school year months. A
final total of 13,501 parking violations
was reported from September 1,1976, to
February 28,1977.
Sixty-nine vehicles were impounded
by LU police, $2,752.24 property loss
was reported, and Chief Carpenter’s
force put 7,587.6 miles on mobile units
while carrying out official business.
In other police activities last week:
March 2-A Lamar freshman was
arrested on campus and charged with
simple assault. The man was
recognized by a woman who identified
him as the same man who had twice ac-
costed her in February. Under
questioning by Lamar patrolman Dale
Fontenot, the man admitted to several
similar incidents.
The student was charged with one
count of simple assault before Justice
of the Peace, Judge McCasland. A
guilty plea was entered, and a $50 fine
and court costs were paid by the defen-
dant.
Also, this day, a wallet was reported
stolen from an unlocked locker at Mc-
Donald Gym. A total of $12 was lost.
March 3—An acetylene tank,
belonging to Liquid Air Co., ruptured at
Technical Arts-3, Room 102. The Fire
Department was notified and a unit
dispatched due to the explosive nature
of the cylinder’s contents. The rented
tank was later picked up by Liquid Air
Co.
Also on this date, because of in-
clement weather, a student lost her
footing in front of Gray Library. She
was brought to the LU Health Center
where a nurse advised hospitalization.
The student was taken to St. Elizabeth.
March 4~A theft was reported from
McDonald Gym. The thief had broken
the lock off a student’s locker and had
taken $45 cash.
Also on this day, a non-student was
arrested for trespassing at Lamar
Maintenance Building. The non-student
had previously been arrested for theft
on Lamar’s campus and advised not to
come back to the university except on
business. The man was taken before
Judge McCasland’s court where he
pleaded guilty to trespassing and fined
$102.50. The man was placed in County
Jail until arrangements could be made
for payment of the fine.
Cheerleader
tryouts set
The 1977-78 cheerleader tryouts are
scheduled for March 18 at 2:30 p.m. in
the women’s gym.
A panel of three University
Cheerleader Association members and
National Cheerleaders Association
members will serve as judges, along
with two faculty-staff members.
Applicants should have prepared one
single cheer, one partner cheer, two
single stunts, three different jumps and
several stunts.
The squad will consist of 10 members.
All interested students need to apply
in the Activities Area of the Setzer Cen-
ter by 4:30 p.m., March 10.
Workshops with the current
cheerleaders will be held in front of the
women’s gym, March 9 and 10, 6-9
p.m.; March 13, 2 p.m.; and March 14-
16,6-9 p.m.
Film on South Africa
to be presented in Ballroom
A one-hour film depicting the
workers’ struggle in South Africa, en-
titled “Last Grave at Dimbaza,” will be
shown at 12:15 p.m. tomorrow in the
Setzer Center Ballroom.
The film, sponsored by the Iranian
Students Association, is free to the
public.
The object of the film, according to
Leroy Feist, Black Students Alliance
member, “is to call attention to the
plight of the workers in South Africa
and different aspects of apartheid.”
Apartheid is a system of strict racial
segregation and discrimination against
the native Negroes and other colored
people, as practiced in South Africa.
The film will also take a look into U.S.
corporations' involvement in South
Africa, as well as U.S. government’s
support of the Vorster regime, presen-
tly in control of South Africa’s govern-
ment.
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