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Quote of the day
A sampling of naval vessels were at the Port of Beaumont this
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weekend for public touring.
tired, and we all love hospitals.
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Wednesday, September 20,2000 A Three-Time Associated Press Texas Managing Editors Award Winner Vol. 77, No. 5
Burns exhibits works inspired by Sargent
Kasey Jordan
UP staff writer
Lamar student and artist
Colleen Bums is displaying sever-
al paintings in her exhibit, titled
“Interpreting Sargent My Way,”
through Sept. 26 at the Beaumont
Art League.
The paintings are a tribute to
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925),
an American artist who worked
mostly with watercolor and oil.
Bums and several other artists
from the Beaumont area traveled
to Boston in the summer of 1999
to view Sargent’s exhibits, and she
returned inspired to interpret his
work in her own style.
“I’ve taken parts of his paint-
ings and done my version of
them,” Bums said.
She says that she created her
own style by using different art
mediums. For example, if his orig-
inal was done in watercolor, Bums
may have used oil or gouache
paints to create a different texture,
which gives the piece an individual
look.
“He is such a wonderful
artist.... I think he is of interest to a
lot of painters,” Bums said.
She says that her favorite
piece, “The Spanish Dancer,” was
taken from a much larger Sargent
oil original. She has recreated the
painting in watercolor, focusing on
one dancer that stood out in the
foreground of the original paint-
ing.
Bums has 27 pieces on display
at the museum; however, not all of
the paintings are for sale. Some
are pre-sold, and 10 paintings have
been sold since the exhibit opened
on Sept. 9. There are still 12 paint-
ings available, however, that have
not yet been purchased.
Bums is a winner of the 1999
Beaumont Art League Member-
ship Show, where she was given
the Best of Show award for her
painting titled “Despair and
Hope.” This painting is done in oil
on canvas and is the only piece in
the show that was not inspired by
Sargent.
“In winning the membership
show last year, the art league gave
me my show,” she said.
She began studying graphic
design at Lamar in the late ’70s
and went on to work in the com-
mercial art field for almost 15
years. She says that commercial
art was too structured, so she
came back to Lamar and studied
under art professor Jerry New-
man.
“I wanted freedom of expres-
sion,” she said.
Bums has lived in the Beau-
mont area for more than 30 years,
and her work has been included in
both public and private collections
throughout the United States.
She now works on commis-
sion and says she continues to
leam new things everyday.
“Art is such an on-going edu-
cation....
“There is never an end to it,”
Bums said. “You always continue
your education; you’re always
looking for a workshop. You’ve
always got that edge out there.”
For more information on her
exhibit, call the art league at 833-
4179.
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Lamar’s Colleen
Burns points
out "Venetian
Square,” one of
her paintings
inspired by the
work of John
Singer Sargent.
EU ups pressure on proposed AOL-Time Warner merger
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP)
— The European Commission
said Tuesday it has serious reser-
vations about America Online’s
proposed merger with Time
Warner, heightening pressure on
the companies to amend their
deal.
The concerns arise in part
from the merger’s potential to
dominate the online distribution
of music. The European Com-
mission is simultaneously exam-
ining a planned joint venture
between Time Warner Inc.’s
music subsidiary and Britain’s
EMI Group PLC, two of the
biggest music companies.
The snag adds to worries
expressed by the U.S. Federal
Trade Commission, Which is pre-
pared to block the proposed
$129 billion deal unless the com-
panies agree to let competing
services use their high-speed
cable lines.
A spokesperson for the
European Commission, the ad-
ministrative body of the Eu-
ropean Union, declined to con-
firm reports Tuesday that the
EU stood ready to block the
Time Wamer-AOL merger. But
she said the EU remained con-
cerned about the proposal.
The commission has set an
Oct. 24 deadline to rule on the
AOL-Time Warner deal and
Oct. 18 deadline for Warner
Music’s venture with EMI. Time
Warner and AOL have until
Sunday to offer concessions.
EMI issued a statement in
London on Tuesday saying it has
sent EU competition commiss-
ioner Mario Monti “a balanced
set of remedies intended com-
prehensively to address the is-
sues raised by the commission
(and) intended to increase com-
petition across the European
music industry.”
It did not elaborate.
EU officials have never hid
their doubts about both ventures.
When it launched its extend-
ed probe into the Time Warner-
AOL merger in June, the Eu-
ropean Commission cited con-
cerns the two companies would
hog the market for Internet
music distribution, Internet dial-
See MERGER, page 2
LU music department chair fills
interim VP seat in student affairs
Pat Dennison
UP staff writer
Music department chair
Barry Johnson is conducting
more than just the band this
semester. He now conducts the
division of student affairs as its
interim vice president.
Lamar president Jimmy
Simmons asked Johnson to fill
the interim position in July,
after the resignation of Kurt
Czupryn.
“Jimmy Simmons called me
and asked me if I could help him
out,” Johnson said. “He had a
resignation. He asked me to
come over here and do this. I
told him, ‘Sure. I’ll do it.
Whatever you need me to do.’
So he asked me to come over —
and here I am.”
He said fringe benefits
include “a lot more work. But
that’s okay.”
“I was chairman of the
department of music, theatre,
and dance, as well as doing the
band,” Johnson said. “It’s a
move to a vice president’s posi-
tion and it’s exciting.”
The vice president for stu-
dent affairs is directly responsi-
ble for all things student-relat-
ed. These areas include resi-
dence life (formerly called hous-
ing), the Setzer Student Center,
student health services, the
University Press, recreational
sports, the career center, and
food services.
Johnson, however, doesn’t
face all of these responsibilities
alone. Norman Bellard, interim
assistant to the vice president
for student affairs, helps John-
son.
“He is coordinating greek
life,” Johnson said. “He’s work-
ing a lot with budgets within the
entire division.”
Bellard is also the coordina-
tor of the greek council, which
rules in IFC, Panhellenic, and
Pan-Hellenic, Johnson said.
Nicole Morris, interim di-
rector for new student pro-
grams, is also helping Johnson
with student activities on cam-
pus.
“I want the students to
understand that I am very much
a student advocate,” Johnson
said. “I have been my entire
career. This is the beginning of
my 35th year — the beginning of
my 18th year at Lamar.
“My entire career has
evolved around students and
young people. This is one of the
things that I’m really excited
See JOHNSON, page 2
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Notice
to
Students
The Beaumont Chamber
of Commerce is hosting its
bimonthly membership lun-
cheon at the Montagne Cen-
ter on Thursday. The doors
will be open at 11 a.m. so
chamber members may visit
the booths set up by various
colleges and departments on
campus.
The university will need
to reserve 150 parking spaces
in the north lot (Lot No. 2)
near the Montagne Center
for guests. The spaces will be
reserved for the entire morn-
ing. The majority of the
guests will leave by 1:30 p.m.
LUPD
Campus police enforce laws, contribute to community
R.J. Enard
UP sports editor
The Lamar University Police De-
partment has a dual purpose. One is to
enforce the law and protect the students.
The other purpose is to give back to the
community.
“The parking issue is the biggest
problem at the beginning of the semes-
ter,” Chief Dale Fontenot, said.
“Students need to read the rules and
regulations and park in the designated
areas.”
By doing this, Fontenot said that
citations and unnecessary towing could
be eliminated.
Towing becomes the only option when
students block cars by illegal parking.
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“Unfortunately, we have to do this
at the beginning of • each semester,”
Fontenot said. “There are ample places
to park. Lot 1 (by the J.B. Higgins Field
House), Brook Shivers, and the lots on
Alabama are being under utilized.”
Police presence on campus has
increased, Fontenot said.
This has been a collaboration
between LU president James Simmons
and Fontenot to have officers at each of
the dormitories.
Also, the police department has
received approval to hire two more offi-
cers to facilitate their efforts in crime
prevention.
Enforcement of the law is not the
only concern of LUPD, Fontenot said.
The police offer a variety of programs
for students that enable them to protect
themselves and give back to the Lamar
campus community.
“We’re working with the health cen-
ter to give talks to students,” he said.
“We’re also working with the housing
director; trying to setup programs for
housing as the need arises.
“We try to make sure we get enough
campus safety,” LU police officer Jan
Davis said. “We want to remind them
(students) of what they already know.
Sometimes they get out and forget to be
safe and aware of their surroundings.”
Davis plans to bring in an officer to
teach a hands-on, self-defense course.
She also sets up talks on date rape and
drugs.
“We have a narcotics officer that
will come out to show all the drugs he
has dealt with to show to students,”
Davis said. “Sometimes we will burn a
little bit of marijuana. Believe it or not,
there are students who have never
smelled it. So we try to educate them on
everything.”
On Saturday, the department will
host a Special Olympics garage sale at
the McDonald Gym from 9 a.m. until 6
p.m.
“By having the garage sale on cam-
pus, it helps the students if they need
anything,” Davis said. “The prices will
be low enough so that students will be
able to afford it. They have to pay so
much for an education.”
The officers also support Special
Olympics by selling T-shirts and partici-
pating in the adopt-a-cop program,
which culminates in the torch run.
“Each officer must raise at least
$500 to participate,” Davis said. “The
next couple of years it will be in
Arlington. We will run to Arlington.”
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