-V Contents SOUTHERN ess 16 rganizations IE ntertainment 810 1012 OLYT erspective STATE UNIVERSITY 1/I isc .1316 Mandatory Fee System in Debate By Zachary Jones Leif out ofthe Student college student leadership The method of allocation Board ofRegents vs Furthermore thing finance committee Fee feel like stated Where problem ofmandatory fees at universi Scott Southworth trial after Jorgensen Activity but could arise concerning this has become the of the chairman ofthe Associated should have choice Im ties topic climbing all the way to is in resource alloca said here one week and concept hot debate throughout the U.S Supreme Court deemed Students ofMadison only day tion If for instance one the case decision mandating this fee to nation Recent court cases that the UW System of regarding by me Without in thats not me choice student group is allocated bring the mandatory fee mandatory fee allocation was complete changes giving or office the the collects more funding bigger system into question through- unconsitutional failing to be way university does this and oversees the court than another group out the nation including here viewpoint-neutral system allocates Following still constitute the student fee Scott Southworth viewpoint- at SPSU student fees decision neutral is not and will not be asked that at system Supreme Court Justice system questions many neutral SPSU to ask With the recent allocation Anthony Kennedy wrote viewpoint may begin the court there are questions Though case of student activity fee monies The First Amendment permits Certainly of issues about at on great deal at the of this to its How will this decision viewpoint neutrality rages end past semes public university charge as to the of affect universities this What is it And is constitutionality ter among the various student studentS an activity fee used to Georgia point the mandatory fee here SPSU According the university even doing many organizations at SPSU fund program to facilitate especially Association of systems including but not many know the allocation extracurricular student speech to the National viewpoint neutrality...No limited to the Activity Fee the well In Activities as as student regardless of political process very sum- ifthe program is viewpoint Campus many the Board 70 ofthe nations or religious beliefs Technology Fee mary budget requests are first neutral percent ideology to should be forced to fund the Fee here at SPSU are yet submitted to Budget Corn- public colleges and universities be settled on student fees of private student mittee comprised of SGA Despite defendants rely mandatory advocacy finance student activities disagree members Then the Commit- efforts the measures under- to organization they with socialist should not tee analyzes the requests taken fail to address the SPSU is no exception have to fund redlines certain requested central constitutional defect in capitalist not have to allocates final fee Close to home capitalist should items then the segregated program Georgia Perimeter student fund socialist budget to the student organi District Judge John Shabaz College zation Though these pro- wrote The level of the Tara Brunson said Im non-traditional student and Student Exec student cesses may not seem faulty to student governments discre not magazine designed to promote many recent federal judge tion is unchanged Im getting any effective disagreed The University of Wisconsin-Madison System Pro- SPSUs Brani awarded Fuibright Mexican Exchange Third Year Scholar Award to teach in Botswana gram Enters By Jim Farmer Media Specialist By Mark Campbell alongside Mexican students Public Relations SPSU from UIA Laguna David Brani an associate betweefl the people of the department Now in its third year the The program provides in SPSUs Me- United States and those of Founded in 1982 the and Textile professor Apparel Engineer- SPSU students with the has Southern chanical Technol other countries University ofBotswana ing Department at Engineering opportunity to study Mexican has been What most appeals to me 9500 students Polytechnic State University is ogy department approximately History and Culture learn selected for Fulbnght is the ability to live in another It is located in Gaborone the again providing students with some preliminaryconversa Scholar Award in Botswana country and live their normal of Botswana the opportunity to live study capital tional Spanish and gain the 2001-2001 aca lifestyle instead ofgetting and work in Mexico in during unique in-the-field experience demic tourist interpretation said summer exchange program year in ApparelTIextile Production The award is given by the Brani wifi be traveling with The program isheld in coop- Plannmg and Scheduling Council forliitemational wife and my two young eration with the Universidad my Credits applying towards Exchange ofScholars children and its wonderful theroamericana Laguna degree requirements may be organization opportunity for us all to in Torreon Mexico private non-profit campus earned by students upon that has chosen American explore other cultures with the support ofthe South- completion ofreports and candidates for the Brani wiibegin his em Tech Apparel and Textile Fuibright other course requirements Awards for the past54 residency in August He will Education Fund This summer years During the summer of 1999 numeri This approximately 750 be teaching courses in starting on Monday June year SPSU students participated in scholars have received awards cal control ofmachines and four SPSU students and two the program followed by them to teach over- additional students from enabling computer-aided another nine students in the The of the the University Brown in seas purpose manufacturingin George University summer semester of 2000 Fuibright Program is to ofBotswanas Mechanical Toronto Ontario Canada Picture Davis Brani Continued on increase mutual understanding Engineering Technology will study for six weeks Page The STING Monday June 2001 NEWS CONTINUED Mexican Exchange Program Enters Third Year By Mark Campbell Students Engineering department the who participate Also the SPSU Dr Bernice Nuhfer accompanying Spanish Industry support for the leaders in are con- will stay in the homes of students are two students from Halten SPSUs Spanish industry program is evidenced by the Mexican families The cerned with the ability to hosting George Brown University in instructor will language Southern Tech Apparel and recruit and retain cost to students is Canada The Cana- evaluate the work of qualified nominally Toronto those Textile Education Fund In for listed as $1250.00 but dian contingent is students credit engineers production comprised seeking addition to providing the facilities Economic generous thousand-dollar of Kathryne Nowina and Dr Richard Bennett pressures thousand dollar scholarships have textile and scholarship has been provided Susan Doug George Brown Director of international compelled to each ofthe students partici manufacturers to seek to each student this year by University has three and in apparel campuses Programs professor pating the fund also disburses low labor costs the the Southern Tech Apparel and student of the Social and international yet quality population approximately $60000 each demanded and Textile Education Fund to ten thousand Studies will ofgoods by approximately Department year to ATET students in consumers remains defray the students The an evaluate student coursework high By expenses program provides merit-based scholarships To students to with families each learn introducing ATET By staying opportunity to some and the project required paper ensure that the ATET depart- cultures where such student will have unique coursework from those SPSU students foreign Spanish through ment and SPSU can maintain exist it is that experience in establishing the The Universidad credit for 515 2903/ plants hoped seeking the exchange program the graduates will consider personal ties necessary for Iberoamericana 01 The course is provides daily special Fund also spends about in success in the Mexican society instruction in the course on Mexican employment responsible Spanish topics $25000 to meet overhead and positions abroad The business culture language with English at levels History and Culture whose pro- costs including partial pay for Southern with Universidad The Polytechnic suitable for beginners inter- objective is to basic gram provide faculty overseeing the ex students Iberoamericana Laguna is participating this year mediate students or at an ofMexican understanding change program To assist the first in include Trischa Bode Judith advanced level Southern culture and delineate cultural stepping-stone helping students who attend Dr SPSU and the ATET Spence Elizabeth Walden Polytechnics Social and similarities and differences depart- Carol Ring Professor Lany and Baldwin ment in assisting the industry Crystal Bode International Studies Depart- between Mexicans and United Haddock and Dr Rich with their needs Spence and Baldwin are all headed Dr Charlie States citizens is ment by report Bennett willmake brief visits Professor the Apparel and Textile Engineer- Weeks also and must include Haddock may provide required to Torreon Ring and Had- instructor for ATET 4670 ing Technology majors while credit for MFLA 2903/01 discussion such oftopics as dock are professors in the Production Walden has not yet declared course for the situation in the Apparel/Textile special topics political Apparel and Textile Engineer- Planning and her major Both Bode and Conversational