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VOLUME 109, ISSUE 21 s February 24, 2012
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
ASR makes amends
What’s Inside
n Student activity fee increase makes changes to constitution a necessity as funding for 2012-2013 is revised by Rachel Puckett Reporter
A poetic evening
Poets Joy Katz and Kevin Prufer pay a visit to Trinity for a poetry reading. Page 11
photo by Moira Allen
The university is currently looking at future on-campus dining options for students as well as continuing the push toward more eco-friendly initiatives.
University looks toward future of food on campus Darwin at Witte Viva breaks down the Darwin exhibit at the Witte Museum
n Trinity currently entertaining several different options for improving dining service for students by Aly Mithani
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Reporter
Now that initial dining renovations around campus are complete, Trinity administration faces a host of prospects for future progress in its meal system. Since Aramark provided the funding for the Mabee renovation and the new Einstein’s Bagels in Coates University Center, it
is now up to the university to fund any future renovations. Future renovation plans include the potential addition of a science café to the new Center for Sciences and Innovation, a renovation of the Prassel snack bar, reimagining the Coates dining area and a liquor license transfer from the Tiger’s Den to the Skyline Room. “There are just a lot of thoughts right now. They want to get sushi back. There wasn’t really a place for it in Mabee, but the students really liked it so they’re thinking of doing that again,” said Josh Friedman, a junior marketing intern for Dining Services. n
See ARAMARK Page 5
For the next two weeks, senators in the Association of Student Representatives will be working to amend their constitution in order to reflect funding changes that will go into effect during the 20122013 school year. The changes will affect the way ASR funds students groups. “What we’re going to do is open up funding to all students in the upcoming year, so [ASR] needs to change the constitution to reflect that all students will have access to the funds across the board,” said Raphael Moffett, director of Campus and Community Involvement and an ASR adviser. The decision to open funding to all student groups follows ASR success in raising the student activity fee from $90 a semester to $150 a semester. Moffett supports the student activity fee increase. “We’ve been working well below the average of most schools, especially in the [Associated Colleges of the South]. Now we’re right around the average of what most schools charge students,” he said. Moffett predicts the increase will facilitate an improvement in the quality of campus life.
“I think it will improve a lot of different events on campus. I think it will improve campus life in general,” he said. “A lot of student organizations, especially our chartered groups, they got cut over the past two years. Their budgets got smaller, so I think it will help them be able to do a lot more programs, better programs, sufficiently funded programs, next year. Some [programs] they had to cut, and some they’ve just been doing bare bones. And then I think it will open it up to students who have great ideas to bring to campus but don’t necessarily have the resources. They’ll be able to bring some of those ideas to the forefront. Student groups that have been functioning over the last few years will also be able to really branch out and make the Trinity experience way more expansive than it is now.” With the increase in the student activity fee, some of ASR’s responsibilities shifted. Tim Ward, ASR vice president, believes that the changes to the constitution need to reflect these new responsibilities. “With this new arrangement, we are taking over all of club sports and rec sports, so that’s all our funding now,” Ward said. “We have to write about how we’re going to deal with that. Travel’s always been a major issue, and it’s very weirdly lined in this constitution. We want to have it say exactly what we think of traveling which is that we don’t fund travel because it gets too expensive.” n
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Symposium pays tribute to architect’s legacy Teams dive in Women’s and men’s diving and swimming teams win conference championships. Page 19
WEEKEND WEATHER High High High
Friday 62° Low
n All-day event highlights O’Neil Ford’s unique contributions to the creation and design of Trinity University by Kenneth Caruthers Intern
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Saturday 41° 61° Low 42° Sunday 68° Low 50°
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Chapman Auditorium was filled to capacity for the O’Neil Ford symposium on Saturday, Feb. 18. The program, titled “O’Neil Ford and the Future of Trinity University,” began at 9 a.m. and concluded at 4:30 p.m. followed by tours of Coates University Center, Ruth Taylor Theater, George Storch Memorial Building, Margarite B. Parker Chapel and T. Frank Murchison
Memorial Tower, which was opened for the occasion. Kathryn O’Rourke, assistant professor of art history, organized the event to commemorate Ford’s legacy in designing Trinity, transforming it from an abandoned rock quarry into one of America’s most prestigious universities. “Ford was very smart. He traveled extensively and took photos of buildings he would see. He read much on architectural history. He was constantly learning, interested in absorbing everything he possibly could. He was committed to craft and great building. What Ford gave us is a sense of place. When you are at Trinity, you know you are at Trinity,” O’Rourke said. n See SYMPOSIUM Page 3
photo by Moira Allen
Attendees learn about O’Neil Ford, Trinity’s architect, at a symposium on Feb. 18.