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Palestine Campus construction receives more than $300,000 in donations for expansion from Texas Area Fund Foundation
The Palestine campus construction project received an additional $319,515 this summer as part of a commitment of almost two million dollars from the Texas Area Fund Foundation for campus expansion.
The current campus uses an old ...
Continue | by Allen Arrick
UC completion deadline approaches; officials hope for mid-fall opening
Students, faculty and staff will have to wait a little longer to flood into the new University Center.
Administrators wanted the new UC completed by summer’s end, but construction setbacks made that goal all but impossible.
Delays ...
Continue | by Allen Arrick
Vilade named head athletic coordinator
After one year as the assistant athletic director, Dr. Howard Patterson named baseball coach James Vilade the new University athletic director on Thursday.
Even though Vilade’s new job title means he will be leading all 15 ...
Continue | by Jeremy Cotham
Baylor grad “eager” to help Greek life community grow
Greek life is now under supervision of Brittany Temple, who started at The University as Greek Coordinator June 9. She succeeds Lamar Bryant who served as the student development specialist overseeing fraternity and sorority affairs.
Temple ...
Continue | by Karli Tedford
University holds contest for fight song
The University alumni association is hoping students will compete for the chance to write the first fight song for the University since its inception in 1979.
The association plans to give away $100 to the winner who writes the best fight song to be debuted during ...
Continue | by Allen Arrick
Police Reports
The following police reports were obtained from University police from May 16 to July 4, 2008.
May 16 – Theft of a Toshiba USB optical mouse was reported stolen from the University.
May 19 – A criminal trespass warning was issued to a white male at the ...
Continue | by Allen Arrick
McAlpin voted SGA treasurer despite not serving full term
University students elected David McAlpin as Student Government Associate Treasurer, a position on the executive council, in an unprecedented summer election.
McAlpin won the June 18 election with a total of 31 votes out of 42 total. He ran against Keeley Barr, who received nine votes.
McAlpin, ...
Continue | by Allen Arrick
Greek life deserves better rap than most students give it
Fraternities and sororities have always been a part of the college experience. Their members are everywhere we go, sporting T-shirts that declare their loyalties to one Greek organization or another.
They throw crazy parties and life-saving fundraisers on the same day while they plan for their ...
Continue | by Anthony Bernardelli
Overload:
How our technology-inundated culture might cause depression and other medical problems down the road.
The new iPhone 3G. It’s a phone, an iPod, an internet connection - and anything but necessary.
Yet people from across the world will stand in line, search until bleary-eyed, and ...
Continue | by Karla Clark
The reason not to buy an iPhone this summer
A month ago this article would have been titled “Why I’m buying a new iPhone,” except I changed my mind.
The ability to check my email from almost anywhere in the United States, as well as surf the Internet, Google my heart away and check my ...
Continue | by Allen Arrick
Patriots come up short in regionals
Softball ends season with school record 43 wins while advancing to the playoffs
Three more wins and the Patriots softball team were going to the NCAA World Series.
Unfortunately that dream fell short, despite playing right at ...
Continue | by Jeremy Cotham
SGA President Kerrie Ambort answers questions about her role in the future of the University, the campus alcohol policy and what she does in her free time
Student Government Association President Kerrie Ambort, an Austin native is beginning her first year as SGA President succeeding Austin O’Kelly’s two-terms in office. Unlike O’Kelly, Ambort ran uncontested in the April election but has proven ...
Continue | by Allen Arrick
