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Dateline Volume 42-5 UHD Town Hall Meeting UHD Swing Fling WrestleMania XXV Low student attendance is a main issue and is dis- Study abroad students will be hosting a dance Coverage of one of the biggest wrestling events cussed between students and administration. fundraiser to help pay for their overseas trips. held in Houston at Reliant Stadium. FRONT1 PAGE CAMPUS2 NEWS ARTS & ENTERTA3INMENT student-run since volume one DatelineNewspaper for the University: D ofowntown Houston-Downtown Volume 42, Issue 5 APRIL 13 – APRIL 27 www.uhd.edu/dateline Town Hall Meeting Lacks Student Attendance By Jennie Orellana students don’t stay on campus due to work or family. an enrollment increase, why is there no increase in MANAGING EDITOR Others have nothing that occupies or forces them to student involvement? stay on campus, so they go back to their homes once One student at the Town Hall meeting suggested Only about 50 students and a handful of faculty they are done with classes. that in the future professors should give out extra and staff members attended the Town Hall UHD is no traditional college and perhaps the credit for students who attend and perhaps by doing meeting on Wednesday, April 1, 2009. Despite the lack of dorms, lack of game rooms, lack of an official so, student attendance would increase. opportunity given to discuss issues that may be college football team, reduces a student’s interest in Ed Apodaca, Vice President for Student Services occurring at UHD, low student attendance seemed to attending anything but class. and Enrollment Management, presented his office be one of the biggest problems. “UHD is a steadily growing university,” said Dr. open door policy and offered student leaders his time A student leader from Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Molly, Vice President for Academic Affairs and to brainstorm ideas with them on how to get more explained that low student attendance is common at Provost. “There is a 3% increase every semester. This students involved with the UHD community. UHD and it is something many student organizations is a university for the community where education face when events are hosted on campus. Many is provided for a broad range of students.” If there is UHD Dance Marathon Succeeds By Jennie Orellana see TOWN HALL on page MANAGING EDITOR Over $6,000 was raised at UHD’s Dance Marathon on Friday, April 3, 2009. Groups such as AMSA, CAB, HSF, Student Activities, Orientation Ambassadors and others volunteered at the successful event with over 100 participants at the height of the night. All participants received a shirt, cup, coupons and other prizes provided by Student Activities and the Community Involvement Center. There were over 10 teams total, as well as a number of individual students who participated without a team. The CAB and Amazing Alumni teams both raised over $500. Performances by several different groups including Sweft Dance Company, Kettleson Elementary, South Houston Jannette’s Drill Team, Choking on Politics Band, UHD Salseros group and many more kept participants entertained and on their feet all evening. Refreshments and two meals, donated by Little Cesar’s Pizza and Panda Express, were provided during the entire event for all participants. Games such as Guitar Hero were available and choreography was taught by the different dance groups. Photo Courtesy of Vanessa Camarena Contributors to the 8-hour event supported the great services of The Amazing Alumni Team, which consisted mainly of Gamma Alpha Omega Sorority members, was led by The Texas Children’s Hospital and Children’s Miracle Network. Vanessa Camarena, a UHD graduate. Pictured above are members of various student organizations, such as Sigma Lambda Beta Fraternity and Omega Delta Phi Fraterity, along with friends and family of Gamma Alpha Omega Sorority. Page 2 April 3 - April 27, 2009 Dateline : Downtown STUDENT LIFE U.S. Known For Bad Gift Giving? Opinion Piece By Rufus Rite Contributing writeR Have you ever received a you think she came with a gift Churchill, maybe not priceless, course. And to make matters during our last meeting. So, gift where you kind of just receipt? but valuable. Next were the worse, American DVDs our President sets sail across smile, nod your head and Then there is the gift six British children’s books are region 1 and European the pond to meet the Queen say ‘thank you,’ knowing of money. Throughout for Sasha and Malia, the first DVD players play region 2 of England. This time we the gift serves no purpose history this seems to be the children, which have not been DVDs. So that means they come bearing gifts. England to you sentimentally or most cliché, but it works. published in the U.S., very just received 25 tea coasters. might have won the first gift materialistically? I am not Everybody is happy when thoughtful. And finally Sasha That is so thoughtful! We giving battle, but we intend to talking about Secret Santas given money. Today, for and Malia received an outfit don’t want them leaving cup even the score. “Hello your or White Elephants, where tax purposes this gift giving from Top-shop, an up-scale rings all over the furniture at Majesty, it is my honor to give as long as you stay under a process is best known as a clothing chain in Britain, Parliament. And that pesky you this.” specific price range you’re “donation.” materialistic and expensive. Churchill bust, we gave it I wish I had a drum roll or golden, but a true gift that After the attacks on The gifts presented by the back. That’s right, re-gifted. even something spectacular to anyone had to put just a September 11, the British charming people from the So now that the U.S. is tell you, but I don’t. We gave smidgen of thought into, Government gave the United other side of the pond were officially the worst gift giver the Queen of England a loaded making the gift relevant. States of America one of two grand, luxurious, sentimental, in the history of the world, IPod. She’s 83. But perhaps Perhaps the invention of the bronze busts of Sir Winston and held some sort of value. besides the Greeks and their it’s the thought that counts. gift receipt has robbed us of Churchill to keep in the White We, as a nation, gave the Trojan horse, where do we go this excruciating thought House. This was supposed to Prime Minister and his family from here? How about jolly Contact Us process. Just go out, pick symbolize our strength as a 25 DVDs and two model ‘ol England. That’s right. up something worth a dollar nation and for Americans to helicopters. The model We need to make up for the Managing Editor amount that you think will maintain that strength in the helicopters were for the kids of horrible gifts we gave them Jennie Orellana suffice, get a gift receipt and future. A priceless gift you [email protected] the value of the item will would think. (713) 221-8569 speak for itself. Anyone can Shortly after our newly exchange whatever it is, for appointed President takes Gain Experience Associate Editor whatever they want and boom, office, the Prime Minister Wilbert Chinchilla the perfect gift. How does this of England comes to visit Get Published Business Manager technique work on a global bearing gifts, but not just any Jimela Coring status? gifts. First, there was the Get Paid [email protected] The Statue of Liberty was pen-holder carved from the (713) 221-8192 given to us by the lovely timbers of the anti-slavery Contributing Writers people of France in 1886. It vessel, the HMS Gannet and 300 Words = $25 Rufus Rite represents friendship and a framed commission for the Submission does not guarantee publication. Frank Raia welcomes visitors, immigrants HMS Resolute, the sister ship Suggestions/ Complaints / Rants / Ideas and Americans returning of the HMS Gannet, priceless. Faculty Advisor home from their travels. Such Second was a first-edition [email protected] Anthony Chiaviello a thoughtful gift from one of of Martin Gilbert’s seven- [email protected] our most trusted allies. Do volume biography of Winston (713) 221-8520 Letters to the Editor: Dateline welcomes letters to the editor from any member of the UH system. Letters should be no more than 250 words, include the author’s full name, phone number or email address, and affiliation with the University, including classification and major. Anonymous letters will not be published. Deliver letters to Room S-260 Main Bldg; email them to [email protected]; fax them to (713) 221-8119. All submissions are subject to editing. Editorial Policy: The opinions and commentaries expressed within reflect the views of the contributing writers. No opinions expressed in the Dateline reflect the viewpoints of the University of Houston-Downtown or its administration or students. Dateline reserves the right to edit or modify submissions for the sake of clarity, content, grammar, or space limitations. Submissions should be sent to [email protected] in Microsoft Word format. All submissions become property of Dateline and may not be returned. If you have any questions, please call (713) 221- 8569. Dateline : Downtown April 3 - April 27, 2009 Page 3 Town Hall Meeting Exposes UHD By Wilbert Chinchilla ASSOCIATE EDITOR The first Town Hall Meeting of 2009 was presented on April 1 at UHD’s Cullen program being added to the UHD graduate curriculum. UHD has all of the Auditorium where students, faculty and administration were allowed to debate accreditation, but still does not have approval to proceed.
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