April 2010

The University’s men’s and women’s tennis team overcame shaky starts to win their third straight American Southwest Conference championship on Saturday.

Both teams received a first round bye after winning the ASC East division.

The women’s team defeated Mary Hardin-Baylor 5-1 Saturday to advance to the championship round on Sunday.

The Student Government Association members conducted their weekly meeting Thursday with no mention of the disputed president position or the five tied senate seats resulting from last week’s elections.

SGA presidential candidate Rusty Kuciemba filed a formal complaint to the Judicial Review Board on April 16 alleging Sara Khalifa, one of his opponents, received an unfair campaign advantage.

“Guys are Jerks.” Unfortunately, this statement is too often true. Most male college students are not chivalrous. Instead of seeing men opening doors for ladies, or helping someone carry a heavy load, the guys are too occupied talking with their friends or texting to show common decency.

Economics major Jennah Lewis owes her college education, in part, to a little dimpled ball and the people who love to hit it.

Call it philanthropic fun for participants who pay to play in the annual Patriot Golf Classic.

The event has raised $1.6 million for University scholarships since its inception nearly 34 years ago, officials said.

For Lewis, the scholarship fund is helping her achieve her goal — a college education.

“Neither of my parents got a college education,” she said. “I always did well in high school, so I knew I was going to college.”