Over Christmas break, the university changed the handicap accessible doors to be automatic after a resolution unanimously passed in December. Jenny Gower, sophomore youth and family ministry major from Houston, and Ozzy Garcia, sophomore youth and family ministry major from Dumas drafted the resolution in November and presented it to congress in ... [Read More…]
And so the Sing Song grinch emerges
When I first tell people I’ve never done Sing Song, their initial reaction is complete shock, as if I’ve just confessed to committing a crime. The conversation becomes one of those in which you keep looking at the clock, thinking of all the other things you could be doing. As editor of the Optimist and a few other things, my experience is an ... [Read More…]
Tatum updates scoring for second year in a row
For his first year of producing Sing Song by himself, Nick Tatum updated the scoring process for the second year in a row. “This year, based off of things I wanted to do last year and wanted to do for a long time, we changed things,” said Tatum, director of Student Productions. For the first time in Sing Song history, sets and costumes will ... [Read More…]
Zeta Rho seeks large pledge class to avoid folding
Despite a larger pledge class in 2016, three girls are looking to be Zeta Rho's rechartering class to avoid folding for the third time since it was founded in 1944. Allison Cross, freshman engineering major from San Antonio, Kelsea Abston, freshman advertising/public relations major from Lubbock and Katie Pantoja, freshman multimedia and digital ... [Read More…]
The Glory Days: Classes replicate old acts
Rather than implementing a theme, Nick Tatum, director of student productions, required all acts to replicate an act that had been done before the year 2000. “I think over the past 10 years, some of the themes have been really great and some of them have been really hard and limiting for students," Tatum said. "Historically, we didn’t start ... [Read More…]
The Glory Days: Men’s clubs replicate old acts
Frater Sodalis, crash test dummies – Tests are Painful... When You're a Dummy – replicating Phi Quag Mire's 1989 act. Director: Michael Arrasmith, senior physics major from Colorado Springs "We made the decision on our act's theme in early November. We discussed potential themes with club and my committee during the weeks prior," Arrasmith ... [Read More…]
The Glory Days: Women’s clubs replicate old acts
Alpha Kai Omega, genies – Kaios Make Your Wish Come True – replicating Delta Theta's 1989 act. Director: Samantha Jeffries, senior nursing major from North Richland Hills "At first we were juggling several ideas, we had so many options and didn't really have a strong direction until we looked at genies from the 1998 Delta Theta act," ... [Read More…]
SGA allocates $5,000 less than fall semester
Student Government Association passed the spring semester budget, allocating $45,000 to 67 organizations. Forty-five members voted in favor and one opposed. "I'm really pleased," said Colton Powell, SGA executive treasurer. "There was not any debate, it passed almost unanimously. I think that says a lot about how well the student ... [Read More…]
Jumping the gun for clicks is too dangerous
All it took to set a new standard for journalists was a 30-second viral video. In the video, Covington Catholic student Nick Sandmann smiled in the face of Nathan Phillips, a Native American, Vietnam veteran participating in the in Indigenous Peoples March. Quick to react, many celebrities tweeted about the incident, calling Sandmann a ... [Read More…]
ISCC brings unity among social club leaders
Though the Inter-Social Club Council has been a part of social clubs for 35 years, it will meet for the first time this semester. ISCC, according to Chris Herrington, social clubs director, is comprised of elected or appointed individuals that have been charged to work together to provide solutions and opportunities for each social club to ... [Read More…]
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