MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY EDITORIALLY INDEPENDENT MONDAY SINCE 1925 APRIL 11, 2011 P DE-INES VOLUME 88 NO.22 MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE WWW.MTSUSIDELINES.COM SKappa Delta hosts Wing Fling AMANDA HAGGARD a Batts. 'Itried wings from Wing Fling instead of a nBy"I think it helped having $ Associate News Editor everywhere - business and DJ," said Brittany Lynn, the bands this year because .. ,student groups- it was a lot the president of Kappa they brought in their fan The eighth annual Wing of fun. There were a lot of Delta Sorority. "Seeing base," Lynn said. Fling hosted by Kappa people there." Skies, Sebastian Garcia & Wing Fling was initiated .. Delta Sorority brought in This year, the sorority Gil Costello, and fellow eight years ago in order r: , nearly$12,000 Saturdayin a chose to incorporate live Kappa Delta sister Mary to raise money to put contest held at the Murphy entertainment into the Katherine Neely's band toward Prevent Child Center to raise money for event, rather than using a Jump Start Your Heart." Abuse America and the child-abuse prevention. disc jockey. Lynn said she believes Murfreesboro Exchange Photo courtesy of Corbyn Paoyn s April 9 during the eighth annual I really enjoyed it," said "This year, we brought this is why the event made anppason (righDeltasWfeings hesprildpatroFling,outside of ngtheMurpeighty Cennual SGA President Brandon live entertainment to more money than last year. WINGS, PAGE 3 Kappa Delta's Wing Fling, held outside of the Murphy Center. Crime on campuses jumps by 20 percent TBI releases statewide report By KESLEY WELLS StaffWriter Although the total crime rate across the state decreased last year, according to a report released last week by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the number of violent crimes on campuses rose from 102 in 2009 to 120 in 2010, an increase that was echoed on campus. rnoto by Baley ingram, pnoto ealtor In 2009, the number Onlookers watch a roaring fire on April 10 at a house on the corner ofWomack Lane and Alumni Drive. The fire originated from the home's garage. of aggravated assaults on campus totaled two, according to the 2009 TBI Crime on Campus report. In 2010, the number Fire erupts next to campus jumped to 10, an increase of 400 percent. BR TODD BARNES TBI defines aggravated 'L~p~--C-~- - News Editor an elbow and hand but has not sought medical assault as a crime in attention for the injuries yet, while Matt Moye, the which "the offender uses The university breathed a sigh of relief last night otherstudentresidentwhoalertedtheMurfreesboro a weapon or the victim when a garage fire ignited after gasoline had spilled Fire Department, said he was unharmed by suffers obvious severe of from an engine that a two students were fixing less the blaze. aggravated bodily injury." than 50 feet from campus. "My roommate got a slight bumrn," Moye said. "It Increased crime on "Apparently they had a gas leak that they weren't wasn't too bad." campus has also increased sure they had," said Firefighter Captain Jamie Moye said he has not assessed the damage students' caution on campus, Bigelow. "The [engine's] battery arched, and when caused by the fire, including the condition of a many said last week. it arched to the 1986 E 28 BMW "All this definitely ground, it ignited "The [engine's] battery arched, that was parked makes me more aware of the gasoline. It and it arched theinside the garage my surroundings," said quickly spread up when to and the garage Alex Gibson, a sophomore to the garage and ground, it ignited the gasoline." itself. in the College of Mass went inside." "The [BMW] Communication. Five students JAMIE BIGELOW was my Haley Nelms, a junior rent the home, MURFREESBORO FIREFIGHTER CAPTAIN roommate's," majoring in public relations, Ilocated on the Moye said. "He said the most recent crimes ccorner ofWomack was tinkering associated with campus Lane and Alumni Drive, and Captain Jamie with it - completely breaking it down and have reminded her of why Bigelow said there was concern that the fire was rebuilding it. So, there wasn't much [on the she is careful. con campus, car] but the frame on it. So, I can't even tell "My parents taught "We send four fire engines on campus, but if right now." me to always be aware," tthere's just regular residents off of campus, we send The owners of the residence arrived shortly she said. "This makes me ttwo fire engines and two rescues," Bigelow said. after reports of the fire,but were not available realize why." Three of Murfreesboro fire stations were alerted to speak about it. Gibson, Nelms and other tto the fire about 8 p.m., including Vine Street, Additionally, traffic was halted on Alumni students spoke largely 1Mercury and Northfield boulevards. The first Drive and Womack Lane. However, the Fire about the two highly public ffire truck arrived in less than three minutes, and Department only requested for Womack Lane incidents earlier in the tthe fire was extinguished in about two minutes, to be blocked, but campus police took safety a motoe y lBailey Ingram, photo editor Bigelow said. step further and blocked off nearly a quarter Fire trucks extinguish a fire April 10 at the comer of One of the students suffered minor burns to mile of Alumni Drive. CRIME, PAGE 4 Womack Lane and Alumni Drive. ----- l LLL'. G1W~uL .)U111 U 11111V1 1WLW l *. SGA to hold student referendum i.. Y " .; By TODD BARNES Government Association changes go into effect. and he reiterated the fact News Editor overwhelmingly passed "Students will be notified that there will be a large Bill 17-11-S, establishing [as to] when the referendum publicity campaign to In less than two weeks, a freshman council, and will be held," said SGA inform students about all studentswilldecidewhether Bill 18-11-S, increasing President Brandon Batts, of the bills up for a student to replace the freshman and standards for executive adding he supports passage body vote. graduate senate positions positions, during of both bills. Batts said of the 30 with a freshman council Thursday's meeting. He said Election freshman senators who ran and add more stringent However, due to the SGA Commission Darrin for office during the fall requirements for executive Constitution, both bills Johnson is in the process semester, only 13 were able Photo by Drew Gardonia, staff photographer officer candidates. will need to be approved by of finalizing when the At-Large Sen. Katie Bogle reads legislation April 7 before a vote on Members of the Student the student body before the referendum will be held, SGA, PAGE 4 its passage in Room 121 of the Cason-Kennedy Nursing Building. INDEX IN TODAY'S ISSUE EXCLUSIVELY ONLI WEATHE FEATURES PAGE 5 SPORTS PAGE 6 Find out why one English professor looks to teaching View more photos of the Blue vs. White football MONDAY OPINIONS in a whole new light. game. PAGE 7 PAGE 5 SPORTS 72 / 49 2 SIDELINES- MONDAY..-------- . , .APRIL 1. .11. ., --2011 . www.mtsusidelines.com...... Hot, dry weather stokes raging wildfires in Texas FORT WORTH, Texas - Firefighters are battling blazes across much of West Texas in what state forest service officials are calling the single worst fire day the state has ever seen. A fast-moving wildfire had spread to more than 60,000 acres Sunday and destroyed about 20 homes in Fort Davis, about 200 miles southeast of El Paso. Texas Forest Service spokesman Alan Craft says air tankers can't be used because of wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph. Sunday's hot, windy conditions and low humidity are dangerous with withered shrubs and grasses caused by the drought. Northern marine industry says taxes will sink them STONINGTON, Conn. - Owners of businesses that build and service boats worry proposals to tax boaters in .. THROUGH THE SIDnIES LENS Connecticut and Rhode Island could sink their industry. Photo by Bailey Ingram, photo editor Faced with big budget deficits, Connecticut Gov. Dannel Kristinia Brown, a freshman majoring in English, and Gabriell Gassaway, a sophomore majoring in athletic training, P. Malloy and Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee have called attend the April 10 show of"Tron" at the Keathley University CenterTheatre. Student Programming, which sponsored for new taxes on boats and services like repairs and storage. the event, moved the show inside after windy conditions interfered with setting a screen up on The Knoll. Boat builders, repair shops and marina owners in both states are lining up in opposition. They say new taxes could decimate businesses still reeling from the downturn. They worry that boaters will dock their boats in lower-tax states Professor to discuss creative writing or put off repairs and purchases. The proposed taxes would be higher in Connecticut. By APRIL BAILEY willing to agree to do the rhythm, power and place. Palm Bay, Fla., according Eileen Morehouse owns Mason's Island Marina in Mystic, StaffWriter lecture when asked last year. "We are the hero of our to the Office of News and Conn. She says one customer has already announced that "I know a lot about the own stories," Pondillo said. Public Affairs. she'll move her boat to Rhode Island. An associate professor will topic and love discussing Pondillo has been making He said the meaning of discuss creativity, storytelling it, so I figured why not," movies with students for something is up to the reader and movies today at 3 p.m. Pondillo said. about six years, and many of or watcher's perception and Blue Man Group to launch in the University Honors Storytelling is a part his films have won various not so much what the writer College Amphitheatre as of almost all creative film festival awards.