Seniors dedicate scholarship

we were here: Seniors Devon Erlich and Chris Cook sign their names on tower bricks as part of Senior Disorientation on Tuesday. Students who donated $20.05 to the Senior Class Gift could sign a brick in the tower. The money goes into a scholarship fund for an incoming first year student. This year’s scholarship is being named for Chris Ashmos.

A record-setting 35 percent of the senior class participated in the Senior Class Gift scholarship program and have raised nearly $4,000.

According to Manager of Calling Programs and Development Byron French, the class of 2005 is the third to participate in the program and have received 165 gifts out of 461 graduating seniors.

The Senior Class Gift has raised $3,711 in scholarship money, which will be donated to an incoming first year in the fall. This year’s scholarship is dedicated to the memory of Chris Ashmos.

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Brazil names Smith for graduation speech

The selection yesterday of Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) as the 2005 commencement speaker has caused concern among some faculty members.

Smith represents the 21st district of Texas, which includes a portion of Bexar County.

Some faculty, including Associate Professor of Political Science Sussan Siavoshi, Associate Professor of Psychology Paula Hertel and Assistant Professor of Anthropology Jennifer Mathews, have objected to Smith’s political leanings, but more fundamentally to the lack of faculty input in the selection process and the resulting disconnect between the chosen speaker and his audience. Last year’s speaker was Texas Republican Senator John Cornyn.

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Queen to attend Maryland after 3 years at Trinity

Coordinator for Diversity and Service Programming JaNay Queen to attend grad school in the fall

bon voyage: Coordinator for Diversity and Student Programming JaNay Queen is leaving for graduate school in Maryland in the fall.

JaNay Queen is leaving at the end of the semseter to pursue her Ph.D. after working three years as the coordinator for diversity and service programming and Trinity Multicultural Network (TMN) adviser.

During her stay, Queen has taken on numerous responsibilities beyond what her job entails, including involvement in Residential Life, the First Year Leadership Project, communication between the Trinity and the San Antonio community and teaching an African American music and history class.

“JaNay has a million and two different roles on campus,” said TMN President Elizabeth Farfan, senior. “She’s stayed active with the students and with the community.”

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ResLife Coordinator Matt Keidan to leave TU

Residential Life Coordinator Matt Keidan is leaving Trinity at the end of the academic year.

Keidan decided last December to move to Washington, D.C., and go to graduate school to pursue a program in higher education and administration.

“I was actually in a master’s program at [the University of Texas] UT-Austin, but I wanted to go full time,” Keidan said. “It was the right time for a change.”

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