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Thunderstorms wreak havoc in San Marcos
Texas State officials are looking to pick up the pieces after Tuesday’s severe thunderstorms.
There were almost a dozen buildings affected by the overnight weather, leaving custodial operations to drain inches of water and mud from multiple buildings and clean up a shattered, fallen windowpane from Old Main.
Kim Graves, director of custodial operations, said the extreme weather hit Jones Dining Hall and the Sterry Hall Telecom hardest. Graves said some of the telecom equipment housed in Sterry Hall was probably ruined by the four to five inches of water and mud that accumulated inside. Graves said it has been cleaned up, but they will have to revisit the site because furniture had to be removed.
Jones closed the non-TV side of its seating area Wednesday due to water damage and flooding. In the morning, one side of the seating area of the cafeteria was closed with yellow caution tape on the doors to keep students from entering.
Students miss payments, classes dropped
More than 800 Texas State students had their classes dropped this semester because they did not pay their tuition on time.
Valarie Van Vlack, university treasurer, said the Student Business Services offices begin the registration and billing process by notifying students the bills have been sent out.
“We try to inform people as much and as early as possible of the schedule,” Van Vlack said. “When the dates get closer we notify people again and again and again.”
Cindy Kruckemeyer, Student Business Services director, said the original e-bill was sent to students Dec. 1 and 2. She said when faculty and administrators returned to work on Jan. 3, another email of reminder was sent telling students “don’t forget registration is due by the 12th of this month.”
External company hired to evaluate Texas State greeks
Texas State officials welcomed a consulting agency last week to assess greek life for the first time in more than 10 years.
The Fraternity and Sorority Coalition Assessment Project conducted campus evaluations on Jan. 18 and 19. The five main measured areas included interpersonal relationships, leadership development, service learning, academic interests and support of the greek community. The project is partnered with several greek organizations, including the National Pan-Hellenic Council and North-American Interfraternity Conference.
Margarita Arellano, associate vice president for Student Affairs and dean of students, said the consultants met with different stakeholders on campus including greek student leaders, the greek council, non-greek students, advisors, faculty and staff.
Park renamed in honor of fallen soldier
Elena Duran, neighborhood representative for the Hills of Hays, woke up in the middle of the night struck with a question about a San Marcos native who was killed in Afghanistan.
“It was about four in the morning when I woke up and thought, ‘what can I do?’” Duran said. “I thought, ‘let’s get the park renamed after Captain Peña.’”
San Marcos City Council has approved a request to rename the Hills of Hays Park to Captain Paul Peña Park. Captian Paul Peña, a San Marcos native, was killed in Jan. 2010 while serving in Afghanistan.Two years ago, a San Marcos neighborhood came together to remember Paul Peña, a graduate of San Marcos Baptist Academy and the U.S. Military Academy who was killed in Afghanistan in Jan. 2010.
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