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University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ScholarWorks @ UTRGV The Collegian Special Collections and Archives 9-1-2008 The Collegian (2008-09-01) Isis Lopez The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/collegian Recommended Citation The Collegian (BLIBR-0075). UTRGV Digital Library, The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Special Collections and Archives at ScholarWorks @ UTRGV. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Collegian by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks @ UTRGV. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. THE STUDENT VOICE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE AND TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE THE Volume 61 Monday OLLEGIANwww.collegian.utb.edu CIssue 3 September 1, 2008 STEADY AIM Campus’ tab for Dolly: $1M By David Boon is something that we planned to Staff Writer do. ... We didn’t need Dolly to tell us that, we knew we were going to Hurricane Dolly cost the do that. But Dolly kind of pushed university more than $1 million, us along a little bit.” officials say. The Education and Business This figure includes money that Complex’s cooling unit, known is being spent on preventative as a “chiller,” and the campus maintenance to avoid further windows, specifically in Tandy damage to the buildings should Hall, sustained major damage there ever be a similar event. during the hurricane, which struck “If you add up everything, the Rio Grande Valley on July 23. [it] would be over a million,” “A chiller is an air-conditioning said Alan Peakes, assistant vice unit which cools the water, which president of Facilities Services. “Some of that we had in budget, • See ‘Dolly,’ Page 5 anyway. Replacing the library roof Auditivo closing the event Live music and fun at Fiesta Del Paseo By Isis Lopez game and food booths sponsored Collegian Editor by student organizations and giveaways. If you’re into live music, rock The giveaways include an climbing and free stuff, Fiesta Epiphone guitar, Paiste cymbals Del Paseo is for you. and 500 In Tune The free-admission guitar picks. event, which will Student Life take place from 5 Director David to 11 p.m. Friday Mariscal said between the Student community members Union and SET-B, are welcome to will feature Spanish attend. rock bands Auditivo, Mariscal said the Nina Pilots, NTN and Labial. event “celebrates the start of a ELIZABETH A. PEREZ/COLLEGIAN There will also be rock climbing • See ‘Paseo,’ Page 10 Sophomore business major Elias Saldivar Jr. participates in the billiards tournament Wednesday night in the Student Union gameroom. and inflatable bouncers, as well as The tournament was held in conjunction with “Casino Night,” both part of the university’s Welcome Week activities. See Page 8. Interview with Auditivo, Page 15 Welcome Week, Page 8 Index: Briefs ............................ Page 2 Viewpoint ..................... Page 4 Sports ......................... Page 13 Noticias en Español, Páginas 14,15 P S ON amS T c THE COLLEGIAN B r i e f s T c multime- Learning Enrichment services T S c d UTB/TSC T W Lab .. S. g h id. f . u T B e d . f 882- T S Heritage T S c. T . .. S. . SETB l h. a T Art exhibit T i a S T P a. B . a m reception at UTB/TSC ID. f UTB/TSC . o .. S. r a g. . Collegian Editor .. .. m a . 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Tax rate hearing aa Sa T a e e Scholarships S a e a d S Teaching g ge T i S S S Pgae • Applications are available in the Education Building-Field Experiences eea S e .. T Offi ce or on the web page at http://blue.utb.edu/education/. eg ea c h n . T Relevant requirements are also found on the web page. ae ea S 19. f • If you intend to meet all requirements by December 2008, you should ae Pea //../// apply by this deadline. ae Pee Documents/Scholarships/International%20Std%20Sc • Only complete applications will be accepted by 5:00 p.m. on a holarship%20Application%20for%20Fall%202008_ Tuesday, September 2nd. a e .. • If you need to verify that you meet admission requirements, contact T S e S the Field Experiences Offi ce at (956) 882-5700. a a U.S. older Paa aa • You are strongly encouraged to REGISTER EARLY for Student d c Teaching so that your placement can be handled before November. a eg ea Seea u S a Sae . T S 30. f Se Pa www../.. School of Education a T i S ee e . T BENCHMARKSeptember 13, 2008 TEST . T a Time: 7:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. T c n. . T Nov 16. f www. S u . EC-4 Generalist .g. f B EC-4 Bilingual Generalist B Tx Pedagogy & Professional Responsibilities P Coiled aola arra f e eale ege Weesayeee Y . P ANTED ee e e S a ege a e e ea Te ae ee e a 00 e ega P e g tion, please contact our Field Experiences Offi ce at 882-5700. Classified P e e e Tea a In addition, you are required to bring your UTB ID or Texas Driver’s License, e a Peae a e a scantron sheet and a #2 pencil on the day of the Benchmark Test. Tea S ege 830-370-3839 or 956-943-7060. The Collegian ON CAMPUS September 1, 2008 • Page 3 5 tapped for administrative posts 2 protest TSC’s proposed tax rate Ethel K. Cantu Janna Arney Daniel Heimmerman Meloney Linder Miguel Escotet By Julianna Sosa By Jorge Hernandez the Vice President for Academic Affairs. “I want to see the School of Education grow Staff Writer Staff Writer Charles Dameron, the vice president for in a solid way,” Escotet said. “If we graduate Academic Affairs, said the position is a students with high quality, we are going to Brownsville residents Dagoberto The Division of Academic Affairs has special assignment. succeed as an institution.” Barrera and Alex Resendez protested made five administrative appointments. Arney, who is also an associate professor Escotet will earn $135,000 annually, the tax rate proposed by Texas Ethel K. Cantu, who previously served as in the Applied Business Technology according to the Human Resources Southmost College board of trustees interim dean for the College of Liberal Arts, Department, will continue to assist Dameron Department. at the first of two public hearings. now serves as associate vice president for and continue with the projects she had under Heimmermann said his first priority is to “Taxing people over and over is Academic Affairs. her responsibilities as interim associate vice learn as much as he can about the university not the answer, brothers,” Barrera Cantu’s goal is to establish a center for president for Academic Affairs. and meet with the chairs and faculty of his told the board on Thursday. teaching and learning. Miguel Escotet has been named dean department to determine what needs to be The board has proposed a tax rate “The center will be a place where faculty of the School of Education and Daniel done. of 16.10 cents per $100 valuation, can learn new things, whether it’s a new way Heimmermann is the new dean of the College “First of all, we need to make sure the the same rate approved in 2007. At to teach, new technology,” she said. “It’s a of Liberal Arts. programs that we have are solid and that they the Aug. 15 board meeting, Trustee way to have professional development on an “The two deans are both coming from are assessed,” he said about the College of David Oliveira said if property ongoing basis.” outside the institution and we are looking Liberal Arts. “Secondly, [is] to strategically owners see an increase in their taxes She also will work on the Quality for skills that they bring from their previous think about where we can grow.” it will be a result of appraisals and Enhancement Plan, a plan to improve written positions,” Dameron said. Heimmermann said the university’s plans tax rolls going up. communication in the general education Escotet said he was drawn to UTB/TSC for master’s programs in communication and Barrera and Resendez said they core through linking courses, and the Title because of its rapid growth.