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FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2013 VOLUME 87 ■ ISSUE 150
Teen dies at National Ranching Heritage Center Fourteen-year-old Miguel Martinez died early Saturday morning after being impaled on a bull statue’s horn near the National Ranching Heritage Center on the Texas Tech campus. Marenda Podhorksy, one of two adults nearby, said to The Associated Press she was unsure if Martinez tripped or slipped into the statue while playing hide-andseek with his friends. “Our hearts and sympathies go out to the family and friends of Miguel,” said Chris Cook, managing director of the Office of Communications and Marketing at Tech. The university is reviewing the incident for potential changes to prevent future occurrences, Cook told the AP.
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Unpaid internships versus paid Students weigh in on New York court ruling supporting intern pay By EMILY GARDNER Managing Editor
With U.S. District Judge William H. Pauley III’s ruling about Fox Searchlight Pictures and the company’s treatment of interns, internships across the country may be affected. According to the memorandum for the court case Glatt vs. Fox Silverlight Pictures, Inc., Pauley ruled that Fox Searchlight Pictures violated the unpaid internship guidelines set aside by the Fair Labor Standards Act. The company had interns Eric Glatt and Alexander
Footman performing administrative work such as tracking purchase orders and running errands, according to the memorandum. Pauley ruled that Glatt and Footman completed the work and received the benefits of paid employees instead of meeting the unpaid internship guidelines during their time at Fox Searchlight Pictures, therefore they should have been paid, according to the ruling. For an internship to be allowed to be unpaid, six criteria must be met, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division. The internship must be similar to the training received in an educational environment, benefit the
intern, allow interns to work under supervision of existing staff, must not offer the employer immediate advantages from the intern’s work, must not guarantee an intern a job at the conclusion of the internship, and the employer must make sure the intern understands they are not entitled to get paid for time spent working. This ruling has sparked discussion among college students, faculty and businesses. Giovanni Berger, a May 2013 Texas Tech graduate from Laredo, said he agrees with the ruling Pauley made. INTERNSHIPS continued on Page 2 ➤➤
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WASHINGTON (AP) — With a solemnity reserved for momentous occasions, the Senate passed historic legislation Thursday offering the priceless hope of citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in America’s shadows. The bill also promises a military-style effort to secure the longporous border with Mexico. The bipartisan vote was 68-32 on a measure that sits atop President Barack Obama’s second-term domestic agenda. But the bill’s prospects are highly uncertain in the Republican-controlled House, where party leaders are jockeying for position in advance of expected action next month. Spectators in galleries that overlook the Senate floor watched expectantly as senators voted one by one from their desks. Some onlookers erupted in chants of “Yes, we can” after Vice President Joe Biden announced the vote result.
Federal agency finds lax regulation of chemicals HOUSTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has displayed a lack of urgency in the wake of a deadly Texas fertilizer plant explosion and must regulate potentially explosive chemicals immediately, legislators said Thursday. The Chemical Safety Board, one of several federal agencies investigating the April explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. that killed 15 people, presented its preliminary findings to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. It reported that the decades-old standards used to regulate potentially dangerous fertilizer chemicals are far weaker than those used by other countries.
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School of Music hosts annual Summer Jazz Festival By CATHERINE MCKEE Editor-in-ChiEf
Bobbing his head, shrugging his shoulders and swaying with the beat, Alan Shinn directed the last song of his last performance with the Texas Tech Summer Big Band. Shinn, director of the jazz band, concluded the 30th annual Lubbock Summer Jazz Festival Concert on Tuesday night with every member of the band on stage, the crowd clapping along with the beat and cheering as the musicians performed “Quarter Master” by Snarky Puppy. “Every (concert)’s so different because I never know what musicians are going to be able to stay in town and play, what musicians move to Lubbock and don’t, different faculty come and go, so every time is different,” Shinn said. “I don’t have a favorite. I’ve loved them all.” Along with directing the Summer Big Band, Shinn is a professor of percussion and associate director for Undergraduate Studies, and led the summer jazz program, according to his biography on the School of Music website. However, conducting his last concert with the jazz band also signified his retirement from the summer jazz program. Shinn said while the concert was always fun, it was time to pass on the reigns to William Ballenger, the director of the School of Music. “In the heat of the battle, I don’t get very nostalgic,” he said. “I just try to have fun with the music.”
Fullbright Scholar Program awards 9 Tech professors The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program awarded nine Texas Tech faculty members grants for the 2013-2014 academic year. Tech President M. Duane Nellis said in a news release, through the Fulbright program, the faculty members awarded have the opportunity to work with researchers around the world. “The opportunity to continue exploration of research opportunities on global levels is of great benefit to our faculty,” Nellis said in the release, “and represents the advanced academic reputation we continue to build at Texas Tech.” The awarded faculty includes William Lan, a chairman and professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and Leadership; David Lektzian, an assistant professor of political science; Timothy Matis, an associate professor of industrial engineering; and Susan Myers, an associate professor in the College of Education. FULLBRIGHT continued on Page 2 ➤➤
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Before leaving the stage, however, Shinn made sure to play a mixture of jazz and funk with the sub-themes “30 Years,” “Summertime,” and “Midnight.” While introducing “Keep the Customer Satisfied,” by Buddy Rich, Shinn dedicated the song to his fatherl, who was in the audience. The song, which also served as the title of the concert, was one Shinn saw performed in Kansas City, Mo. “When I was 18, (my dad) took me to hear Buddy Rich’s Big Band, and Buddy Rich, he was the world’s most famous drummer,” he said. “That’s why I dedicated it to him. He took me to see Buddy Rich when I was a kid. Buddy Rich’s Big Band was a big influence on me.” The title of the concert also had a deeper meaning for Shinn. “That’s a good theme for any concert producer,” he said. “You want to keep the audience happy. You want to keep your band happy. You want to keep everybody satisfied with how you produce, how you direct and conduct.” For Jone Fisher, a member of the Friends of Music Board, which raises money for scholarships in the School of Music, the concert was a new experience, but she said it was one she fully enjoyed. Fisher said she chose to go to the festival to support Shinn, who also is a member of the Friends of Music Board. “Jazz is my favorite, and we don’t get to enjoy a lot of jazz in Lubbock,” she said. “So this is wonderful.”
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KARI PETERSON, a music student and vocalist, performs for the first time on stage and with the Summer Big Band at the 30th annual Summer Jazz Festival Concert.
Tech teams face off at national competition After practicing two hours each day for down to being fast on the buzzer, playing three months, members of Texas Tech’s Meat smart and not answering questions wrong. Science Academic Quiz Bowl team competed We won by one question, so we one by one point.” in two separate teams at the 66th ReciproTeam members included Tanner Adams, cal Meat Conference during June 16 – 19 in a senior from Sanger; Auburn, Ala. Brittany Blum, a junior from Howe; TaeLittle did the team know how well they lar Childers, a junior from Crandall; Bo would represent Tech at the competition. Hutto, a senior from Out of 33 teams Hondo; Mallory Jones, a junior from Anson; that represented the Laurent; Kassandra top meat science programs at universities Ognoskie, a junior from 16 states, the from Orting, Wash.; Heather Rode, a setwo Tech teams comMANDY-JO LAURENT peted head-to-head nior from Doss; and RUMINANT NUTRITION Christy Woerner, a and took first and secGRADUATE STUDENT ond place, earning a junior from Fredernational title. icksburg, according to a news release. “It was very intense because we studied and practiced together, so Although some of these members were on we all pretty much knew the same things,” the second place team and some did not get said Mandy-Jo Laurent, a ruminant nutrition to compete, Laurent said it does not matter. graduate student from Nacogdoches. “It came “Whenever we won, no matter which
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team won, everyone is a national champion,” she said, “because we all put the time and effort together.” It was Laurent’s third year competing in the competition, and she said it was a relief to win a national championship after all her work. “It’s a great learning opportunity,” she said, “and at the meet you create relationships with people from other universities and corporations.” Tech also won the competition in previous years, including 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2010. One member of the 2010 national team is Loni Woolley, an animal food and sciences research assistant and graduate student from Grandview. She coached this year’s national champion team as well as other teams since 2011. “I love the competition and I love learning new things about meat science,” she said. “I knew it was my destiny to coach more students and help them learn more about meat science.”
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