Bon Voyage! That Education Is One of the Top Pri- Orities of the Obama Administration
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Preparing for battle the Rattler basketball teams prepare to compete in the Heartland Confer- ence playoffs. PG. 20 Aratt St. Mary’s Student Publication since 1925 • Vol. 97 Issuel 8 • 02-24-10er • STMURATTLERNEWS.COM Student holds White House block walk official speaks By Clayton Billadeau Staff Writer on education Tyler Ingraham, junior political sci- By Alonzo Mendoza ence major, hosted Staff Writer his first “block walk” to raise The ¡Adelante! U.S. Education awareness about Leadership Fund hosted the first of his campaign for a three-part series of the State of La- the District 1 seat tino Education at the university with on the Alamo Com- Juan Sepúlveda as the main speaker. munity College Sepúlveda spoke about the sig- Tyler Ingraham District’s board nificance of education on a national of trustees. scale and how it impacts San Antonio. Gathering near San Antonio Col- Sepúlveda is the director of the lege, Ingraham and co-campaign man- White House Initiative on Educational agers Robert Pohl and Jacob Segarra Excellence for Hispanic Americans instructed the ins and outs of a safe (which is housed under the U.S. De- and effective walk for the group of partment of Education and the Do- 22 supporters. Precautions included mestic Policy Council) under President no trespassing, observing “no solicit- Barack Obama’s administration, and ing” and “beware of dog” signs, leav- manages the White House’s involve- ing any person who is angry or com- ment in Latino education in the U.S. bative and to always travel in pairs. During his speech on Feb. 19, Generally, walkers should not do Sepúlveda began the series by saying anything out of the ordinary or feel Bon Voyage! that education is one of the top pri- orities of the Obama administration. Cont. on PG. 5, SEE “INGRAHAM ” Sepúlveda introduced the admin- A new study abroad scholarship fund is created after approval of a istration’s goal of making the U.S. Student Government Association proposal. the leading country where the ma- jority of the population has an un- By Sarah Mills on full-time undergraduate Bessler assisted by asking a dergraduate degree. The U.S. is cur- Inside: rently No. 10 on that list, he said. Editor-In-Chief students was declined. lot of those questions. SGA president Tania “We researched other People with no college education Tasty Tacos The university’s board of Ramirez, senior political sci- universities who have schol- account for 15 to 20 percent of the cur- Neighborhood taco stands trustees officially approved ence major, said she decided arship funds for studying rently unemployed population and a Student Government As- those with some college education ac- are an alternative for late- to try to get a new proposal abroad, spoke to financial aid, sociation proposal to create a passed because she wanted talked to students who have count for less than 5 percent of the cur- night taco runs. scholarship fund for students to increase the amount of studied abroad and to par- rently unemployed, Sepúlveda said. PG. 9 planning to study abroad on students who study abroad, ents to get different perspec- He restated Obama’s challenge regard- Feb. 12. which is also one of the tives,” Ramirez said. “There ing education: “Every child needs to Beginning in fall 2010, a university’s Vision 2012 were some negatives and get at least a high school education and Energy + Alcohol $10 fee will be implemented strategic goals positives, but the positives are at least one year of college education.” each semester for all full-time “This has been on SGA’s what drove me to continue The future of the U.S. is tied to Mixing alcoholic beverages undergraduate students. The the Latino community because of with stimulants has grown back burner for years,” said the proposal.” fees will be used to create an Ramirez who has studied Currently, students study- its increasing population. There are popular, but not safe. International Educational Stu- abroad in China and Bolivia. ing abroad can use their finan- 47 million (51 million if you count PG. 13 dent Scholarship Fund that “Studying abroad is a life cial aid to help cover the cost, the residents of Puerto Rico) His- will give students hoping to changing experience; you ap- but work-study awards can- panics in the U.S., and it is the larg- study abroad the opportunity preciate your home more and not be used because students est minority group in the country. Tablet Talk to receive a scholarship to help get to see how people in other must work on campus to use About half of Latinos do not fin- pay the costs. places live. So I thought ‘let the award. ish high school, and half of the stu- Computer tablets may all The fund will be maintained dents who do finish high school are look similar, but read about me pick [the proposal] up to Even though students can by having 75 percent of the fis- see what I can do.’” use financial aid to study not even ready for college. Thirteen differences among models. cal resources available to stu- SGA worked on the pro- abroad, it does not cover the percent of Latino high school gradu- PG. 14 dents who enroll in an Interna- posal, which includes 200 entire cost. Santizo estimates ates get an undergraduate degree and tional Education Program; the student signatures in support, that the London study abroad 4 percent get a degree beyond the un- remaining 25 percent will roll for nearly five months. Dean program totals $23,000 to dergraduate level, Sepúlveda said. Going Greek over each semester so that the of Students Timothy Bessler, $24,000 for one semester; the He then laid out the Obama admin- Fraternities and sororities fund can mature, according to who is also the SGA advisor, Spain program is an estimated istration’s agenda regarding Latino prepare for Greek Week af- the proposal. and Minita Santizo, Director $22,000 for one semester. education. The Obama administration In spring 2007, a similar ter completing recruitment. of International Educational “Because of the exchange plans to challenge programs such as SGA proposal that called for Programs, advised the group rate and depending on where “Head Start” and other programs in PG. 15 the university to match all through the process. Cont. on PG. 3, SEE “SGA ” all states to increase the quality of their funds collected from a $4 fee Cont. on PG. 3, SEE “SEPÚLVEDA” 2 The Rattler 2-24-10 www.stmurattlernews.comNews Calendar Feb. 25 to 28, Mar. 2 to 6 “Antigone” play by St. Mary’s Drama Department Reinbolt Theatre Feb. 26 to 28 Urban Plunge Retreat Off Campus March 3 7 p.m. Professional Etiquette Dinner University Center Conference Room A March 6 9 a.m. to 12.p.m. All-Hall Rattler Service Challenge - Graffiti Wipeout Off Campus Police Blotter 2/8/10 Damaged property off campus. University bus damaged. 2/12/10 Criminal tresspass warning at Archbishop Flores Hall. Ex-boyfriend caused resident disturbance. Rattler Awakening XI retreatants and staff pause from their spiritual exercising for a quick bite to eat at Camp Sionito in Bandera. He was given a warning and escorted back to The retreat aims to strengthen the participant’s faith lives through various activities. Photo by Hibelit Guillen his residence. 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The diabetic drug Avandia has been accused of being linked to over 10,000 heart attacks, according to a U.S. Senate investigation. March 6 2/17/10 Grand Hyatt Downtown, 600 E. Market St. Driving While Intoxicated/Wanted Person on The report by the Senate Finance Committee accused 10 a.m. Rattler Drive. One suspect was arrested for DWI. GlaxoSmithKline and the FDA of keeping the heart attack links Other suspect arrested for warrants. Suspect’s vehi- under wraps. The Senate also said that the FDA is “too cozy” March not only to commemorate women’s accomplishments for cle was towed and impounded. Both suspects were with drug manufacturers. equality and freedom, but also for the issues women face in taken to Bexar County Jail. Source: CNN.com modern times. Cockroaches could detect atomic weapons 2/17/10 Local driver ‘hit-and-runs’ a San Antonio home Policy violation in Lot B. University employee Researchers at Texas A&M have developed an electronic device falsified official university document. Referred to The resident of a home on the Northwest side of San Antonio that weighs three grams that can attach to a cockroach. Human Resources department. woke up Friday morning to a Ford F-150 inside their kitchen.