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Wednesday, September 16,1998
Laving the thirsty land
Rain and winds from tropical storm Frances made sure students had
plenty of obstacles in their paths on campus and in the community.
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A large, live oak tree near the Maes Liberal Arts Building was uprooted by the storm that passed through Beaumont Friday.
Jennifer Turner
UP staff writer
Lamar students with broken umbrellas
waded through ankle-deep puddles just
to get around a huge, fallen tree. Yep, it’s
been raining pretty hard at Lamar.
Last Thursday, the rains caused by
Tropical Storm Frances began sweeping
across Southeast Texas. Along with high
winds, the rain caused some noticable
damage on campus.
A large live oak tree fell next to the
Maes Liberal Arts Building, blocking the
path of many students headed to class in
the building.
Besides the obvious debris left behind
by the receeding floodwaters, the incon-
venience indoors was just as frustrating.
Roof leakage caused problems in some
„ classes.
“There have been some leaking
roofs,” said Gerald McCaig, physical
plant director. “But we’ve come to expect
that around here.”
Deborah Lawrence, housing clerk,
said some dorms were experiencing water
leaks through window seals, but no dam-
ages had been reported.
McCaig said efforts to solve these
problems are under way.
Complications extended beyond the
boundaries of the Lamar-Beaumont cam-
pus, though. Roads were closed in areas
along the coast, stranding some at home.
In Houston, streets flooded, making dri-
ving a difficult, if not impossible, task.
Strong winds even forced some vehi-
cles off the roads.
“I saw a (Ford) Bronco turn over on
Interstate 10,” Lamar student Dawn
McKee said. “The wind just blew it right
over.”
Fender-benders and other such pile-
ups caused traffic to slow, which affected
many Lamar commuter students.
Many of those who were brave
enough to go out in the storm found
themselves tardy for class. Others took
ill, or just decided to stay home in bed.
Arti Patel, a commuter student from
Silsbee, claimed the latter.
“When I woke up and saw the gloomi-
ness outside,” Patel said. “I just decided
to crawl back into bed. It didn’t seem
worth it to even go to class.”
A question asked by many Lamar stu-
dents was, “Why did we have to come to
school at all?” Many wet, tired students
expressed discontent with the fact that
Lamar held classes on such a dismal day.
Students walking from class to class,
were confronted with sights that are not
normally seen on sunny days.
Overflowing storm drains further
raised waters, and rubbish was scattered
along the sidewalks. A pile of what used
to be umbrellas was stacked in front of
the entrance to Gray Library.
No doubt that many were affected by
the bothersome weather.
Whether it was wet shoes, mangled
umbrellas, or traffic woes, everyone at
Lamar had some predicament due to the,
storm. And as raindrops keep falling on,
heads, students can only grit their teeth*
and wade through the mire formerly
known as campus.
Or from a more optimistic point of
view, they can let it go and start singing
in the rain.
Deaf Cardinals
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sign on for fun
Shontta Stevens
UP staff writer
There is a new organization on cam-
pus and all majors are welcomed to
join. The Deaf Cardinals Association
invites students to make new aquain-
tances and learn new skills.
John Philips, president of the orga-
nization, said that it promotes partici-
pation in all university activities.
“This strengthens togetherness be-
tween students and this alma mater,”
he said, “and between the deaf and
hearing students at Lamar University.”
Philips started the organization last
semester because he wanted to meet
the needs of deaf students. He wanted
them to be able to get together and do
things on and off campus.
Monthly meetings are held to dis-
cuss problems or any other issues stu-
dents may bring to the table. The
meetings are departmental and are
chaired by Tony Martin.
Every Friday the organization
meets at the Crossroads Bowling
Center. During these bowling parties,
the students enjoy one another and
start the weekend on a good note.
“There was no social life for stu-
dents in the deaf education program,”
A Deaf Cardinals Association mem-
ber tests her bowling skills.
Raisa Philips, treasurer, said. “We
decided to set up this organization to
encourage more interaction and to
develop a comfort level with the stu-
dents.”
See ORGANIZATION, page 2
Presidential search
finalists scheduled
for announcement
around Sept. 23
Archie Windham
UP managing editor
In an effort to name a new president by its
January target date, Lamar-Beaumont’s presidential
search committee readies to name its finalists in a
Sept. 23 meeting.
Kate Kelso, student government vice president
and the lone student on the search committee, said
the committee desires to fill the presidential vacancy
by January and will take its first major step toward
doing so on Sept. 23 when it chooses finalists. As of
Monday, the committee had more than 60 r£sum6s
to choose from.
“So far, the only discouraging thing is we’ve had
a few people withdraw,” Kelso said. “But we have a
lot of qualified people applying.”
Search committee member Robert Moulton,
Lamar-Beaumont’s dean of graduate studies, agrees
with Kelso’s take.
“At this point,” he said, “I’m convinced there is a
good president for Lamar among the applicant
pool.”
Kelso said there are a number of current univer-
sity presidents, vice presidents of academics and
chancellors among the pool of applicants, which will
be debated by the committee upon its Sept. 23 call to
order.
At that call, each committee member is expected The presidential search committee hopes to fill the president’s
See SEARCH page 2 office by JanuarY- They will name their finalists on Sept. 23.
Institute to propose construction
of criminal justice training center
Karen Cochrum
UP staff writer
In January, the Lamar University
Institute of Technology will ask the
Texas Legislature for $1.3 million to
construct a 10,000 square-foot regional
criminal justice training center.
The center will house the Regional
Police Academy and the Correctional
Officer Training programs.
The structure will include a physical
training area, an official Texas
Department of Criminal Justice jail cell,
several classrooms and offices, a confer-
ence room, interview and testing rooms
and reception and registration areas.
The institute has served as a clearing-
house for the TDCJ and operates the
second largest TDCJ college training
program in the state.
Since 1991, more than 9,000 employ-
ee applicants have been tested, and a
total of 2,300 correctional officers have
graduated from the Pre-Service
Correction Office Academy. In addi-
tion, the Texas Youth Commission
recently selected LUIT to conduct pre-
service training for juvenile correctional
and parole officers.
The institute is in need of new facili-
ties to accommodate their growing
responsibilities to the region.
The COT program now uses the
auditorium of the Beeson Building on
Lavaca as a training facility for its stu-
dents. The Regional Police Academy
was housed in Stadium Hall, a former
motel, but was forced to relocate to a
portable building on the same property
because of the deterioration of the
building.
See LUIT, page 2
To withhold directory information
The Family Educational Rights to
Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended, allows
a college or university to release certain
pieces of information if that college or
university has published that it will
release information. Lamar University
has published that the following informa-
tion will be available to the public: name,
current and permanent address, tele-
phone listing, date and place of birth,
major, semester hour load, classification,
class schedule, participation in officially
recognized activities and sports, weight
and height of members of athletic teams,,
dates of attendance, degrees and awards
received with dates and the last educa-
tional agency or institution attended.
If you do not want this information
published or given out, you must come
by the records office in 112 Wimberly
and sign a Directory Hold form on or
before 4 pm. on Friday, Sept 18. This
should be done the first part of each term
before any directories are created.
Signing a Directory Hold form after a
directory has been created will not keep
your information out of that directory. If
you sign a Directory Hold form your last
term and do not revoke it in writing, your
records remain sealed, which includes
future employers confirming attendance
and degree received. Please be aware
that a Directory Hold prevents anyone
from receiving information about you.
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