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A letter from the Chancellor & President, Dr. Ann Stuart
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Denton
SUNNY High 94° Low 71° >>Weather pg 2
Wednesday │August 29, 2012 │ Vol. 99, No. 2
New kids on the block Photography by Amanda Amaral
Laura Hilton Feature Editor
Students line up for tickets to the annual TWU Block Party at the TWU Gardens last Friday.
The late evening sun beat down on campus as new and old students mingled and the smell of fried foods filled the summer air. The TWU Block Party began at 5 p.m. last Friday in the TWU Gardens across from the Fitness and Recreation Center. As the second part of student orientation began, students
lined up at the ticket booth and volunteers handed out goodies. Each student received 10 tickets for food, and tick and insect repellent containing N-Diethylmeta-toluamide, a precaution taken due to the recent concerns surrounding the West Nile Virus outbreaks. “I talked with facilities first,” affirmed Kyle Voyles, director of the Student Union,“Our mosquito level out there is fairly low.” Sophomore Alyson Semien commented that it was a great idea to hand out the insect
repellant. Freshman Bianca Muñoz said she never thought the university would have taken that idea into consideration. In 2011 the block party was hosted in front of Hubbard Hall, recalled junior Selina Saenz. “We always wanted to use that area,” Voyles added, “I don’t think our students are exposed to the gardens very much.” “I don’t remember there being a theme last year, just a whole bunch of stuff,” Saenz stated.
There was no question about this year’s theme. Food booths were set up throughout the gardens with classic carnival food fare such as funnel cakes, corn dogs, roasted corn, snow cones, and Frito pie. TWU Dining Services also provided an alternative for those wanting healthier options with fruit parfaits and small salad bowls. “Being a dance major,” Saenz said, “we have to stay healthy, and eating the fruit gave us that option.”
“Any time TWU Dining Services has an opportunity to contribute to a student special event, we present event coordinators or committees with fresh, healthy, vegan, vegetarian, and/or gluten-free options,” affirmed Beth Lewis, director of ID Systems and Contract Food Services. Games included the classic bottle ring toss and a giant inflatable version of Twister. A booth also offered temporary
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West Nile Virus claims another life, Denton opts out of aerial spray As of Monday, Denton County reported 122 cases of WNV, the highest rate per capita in the state Continued pg 3
Photography by Amanda Amaral
Freshman Violet Goforth uses the provided wipes to apply mosquito repellent before the Block Party.
SGA: your voice at TWU Megan Pillow Reporter The Student Government Association at TWU is committed to giving a voice to the student body and providing a rich academic environment. SGA’s main goal is to be more visible on campus and accessible to the student body, so they expect to plan more Senate meet-and-greet events. They are committed to bringing more accountability to the Senate and they are focused on doing the business of representing the student body. This year, by request the association designed new projects and are very excited to share them. “The Senate and SGA have discussed a few projects that we are working the kinks out of. We have found the idea of a discount card very interesting,” said Brandon Vance, Senate president for SGA. The discount card would allow TWU students to receive discounts on goods and services from businesses around the Denton area. “Another fun idea is a bubble wrap walk/stump
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Inside this issue News
Chancellors Letter......................3
Sports
Block Party.................................4
Arts & Entertainment
Features Opinion
Freshmen...................................6
TWU Academic Success...........7 On Demand TV...........................8
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