January 2009

Eltife cosponsors bill to stifle skyrocketing tuition
Joseph Elerson
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

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Women end three-game losing streak
Jeremy Cotham
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
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SGA to discuss UC expansion issues
Joseph Elerson
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

Student Government Association officials are dealing with numerous concerns from students about the new University Center expansion.

In the new University Center, the Metamorphosis Café is located on the first floor with the Sports Bar on the second floor while the former UC is being renovated.

The concerns range from students not knowing the rules regarding the Metamorphosis Café, in terms of students having to pay for a meal to sit in the area to making the Sports Bar the area for students to congregate during their breaks.

“The new part of the University Center facility is one

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Rec sports goes skiing
Elizabeth Barrett
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

Editors note: This is a first-person account of the University of Tyler’s Recreational Sports ski trip to Durango, Colorado from Jan. 4 to Jan. 8.

On the fourth day of the new year, 42 students and four faculty members headed off on a grand adventure together. Jameson Adams, Heather Barber , Wes Davis, and Kristee Phelps led the rowdy crew to Durango, Colorado for a three-day ski trip.

“The school ski trip was an awesome experience for me, not only because I had never really gone skiing before, but because it was the perfect “get-away” trip altogether.

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Protestors demonstrate in downtown square
Allen Arrick
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

About 30 people gathered at the T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza Jan. 16 to protest the war in Gaza.

Booher named 2009 pre-season All-American
Clay Ihlo
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

D3baseball.com named Patriots’ senior baseball player Blake Booher one of the top three pitchers in NCAA Division III Baseball for the 2009 season.

“It is a great honor to be named pre-season All-Amer

Men drop to fourth place after 88-76 loss to Ozarks
Clay Ihlo
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

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Interim chairpersons named for com, lit departments
Aaron May
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

Two departments named interim chairpersons this year after the current chairmen of the departments either moved or changed positions. Dr. Ann Beebe was named interim chairperson for the Department of Literature and Languages, and Dr. Marsha Matthews was named interim chairperson for the Department of communications.

Beebe was named the new interim chairperson for the spring semester as the search for a permanent chairperson continues.

Beebe, an associate professor in the English department, became the interim chairperson after Dr.

Defy the Third Reich - Daniel Craig saves citizens during World Wart Two
Ashley Stewart
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

Rating: R for violence and language Running Time: 137 Minutes

In 1941, during WWII, three Jewish brothers try to escape the Gestapo’s brutality on the Polish Jews. They choose to hide in a forest that they had played in during their childhood and try to survive, relying only on their knowledge and some limited resources.

Soon, other families learn of their hiding, and they come to them to seek refuge.

University unveils warning system
Aaron May
Monday, January 26th, 2009

Loud sirens and thundering voices. It’s not a message from the gods. It’s the new University outdoor warning system. The system, which was installed in November, is designed to inform students of campus emergencies. University Police Chief Mike Medders said the system is programmed to broadcast tones and pre-recorded messages to notify students and faculty of a variety of situations not just tornadoes.

“The City of Tyler’s alarm system is only used if a tornado touches down within city limits,” Medders said.