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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 was surprised how quickly the process moved along and is thankful for the city and Dr. Lance Rasbridge, a community services coordinator for the Refugee Outreach Program at Parkland Hospital, who already had connections with the Pailin region. “I knew eventually we would get there, but I didn’t think it would be this semester,” DiGeorgio said. “I think Dr. Ras- bridge helped with his connections at Pailin. The city passing that resolu- tion and giving us the green light to go ahead also helped a lot.” Rasbridge has worked with war refugees in the Dallas area for over 20 years, specifically with those from Cambodia. The country experi- enced a civil war from 1967 to 1975 and another war with Vietnam be- tween 1975 and 1989. Rasbridge explained the effects of war are still evident in Cambodia, particularly Pailin. “Compared to other places in Cambodia, this place really needs outside assistance,” he said. “There’s still a lot of land mines in the area and there’s still a lot of war refugees that ended up in that area because they were forced out of their homes.” He went on to say Pailin was rich in resourc- es, mostly wood and gem stones, before the war and has since lost control of those industries. Rasbridge said this program could help re- store the area’s potential. “I think with initia- tives like this, the man- agement of the resources still there is the wave of the future as well as small business opportunities,” he said. “It is a beautiful area, and the tourist in- dustry potential is vast.” The objective of the sister-city project, accord- ing to Digeorgio is for both Pailin and Com- merce to benefit from cultural exchange. “The ultimate goal would be to bring people from Pailin here to Com- merce, to have people from Commerce visit Pailin, and to really have that exchange,” she said. “It would be really great to have the governor and officials from Pailin to meet our city council and mayor.” Throgmorton said this project is also a chance for the city and the university to cooper- ate and work toward a common goal. “These are the kind of projects that the city and the university need to work together on to help out one another with some common goals that we have,” Throgmorton said. “They (the univer- sity) want to see increased enrollment, increased programs, and that would definitely benefit the city also.” Christina Clay, one of the students in the Cam- bodia Service Learning Project, said the next step is making the initiative a true community project. “This class is going to do an awareness day, December 1 and 2, and try to get the college a little more involved,” she said. “Next semester’s class is going to go to Commerce ISD and see if they want to exchange artwork be- tween us and Pailin.” news news www.theeasttexan.com Thursday, Dec. 03, 2009 Page 3 ©2009. Paid for by the United States Army. All rights reserved. DEVELOP THE SKILLS TO GET THE JOB, AND THE STRENGTH TO SECURE IT. There’s strong. Then there’s Army Strong. As a Soldier in the U.S. Army, you’ll develop the confidence, strength and character to stay on course toward a successful future. You’ll also gain unmatched job training. Visit your local recruiter, goarmy.com or call 1-800-USA-ARMY for more. QUALIFY FOR A CASH BONUS UP TO $40,000 AND UP TO $81,000 FOR COLLEGE. Village joins wih Commerce CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 how to do the dance,” Edwards said. The belly dancer enter- tained the crowd by danc- ing with a knife on her head and bringing people from the crowd on stage to dance with her. “I like the way she got the crowd involved in her performance,” Chap- lin said. “The crowd was interested in her and the next thing she would do.” Though ASI anticipat- ed a high attendance with the food and the activi- ties planned, they did ex- pect the turnout would be this great. “We hope for this kind of turn out and I am glad to see that it happened,” Sneed said. With all the diversity on campus, ASI wants events like this to be a constant thing on campus to showcase the cultures that are represented. “I feel that the events like Arabian Nights should be brought to cam- pus,” Magalhaes said. DUKE GLOVER STAFF WRITER Several stop signs around campus are ob- scured or completely hid- den from sight. In a sam- ple taken of the city in an area near campus, three stop signs were found to be partly covered up by foliage out of 25 signs observed. One sign was completely covered and only visible from a few feet away when driving. “Over by the K.A. house, I was driving along and had to slam on my breaks because the sign was partly covered up by a tree,” freshman of the Arts and Sciences College, Hugo Macias said. “I was in the middle of the intersection before I noticed the sign.” It may be stop signs are not a high enough pri- ority to city officials. “There aren’t as many stop signs here in the south as back home,” history professor John C. Bergman said. “Up north there are four way stops at just about every intersection.” Some people claim in a small town like this, stop signs are almost optional. “It’s the southern culture,” Bergman said. “There’s a kind of self imposed moderation to things down here, moderation in a lot of things. I guess stop signs were included.” The Commerce police chief, Kerry Crews, said the topic of obscured stop signs does not come up there at the station very often. “We are aware of some of the problems,” Crews said. “We do let the city know where the stop sign is at, and if it’s obscured. Then the public works department will take care of it and trim the bush- es back, or if it’s private property, they’ll talk with the owner.” The police station does not receive very many complaints of obscured stop signs, according to Crews. ”We do write several tickets for people run- ning stop signs, but rarely do they try and justify it with the stop sign being obscured,” Crews said. The police chief went on to say, if any one knows of any stop signs in the city that are ob- scured, they should give the police station a call to report it. The number for the Commerce police sta- tion is (903) 886-1139, and city manager Dion Miller can be reached at (903) 886-1124. Courtesy photo googleimages.com Commerce and the city of Pailin, Cambodia officially began their partnership on Nov. 19. Students and faculty who put the partnership assumed it would not take place as quickly as it did. Night brings intricate designs Stop signs obscured by trees cause potential danger, tickets MEGAN CAREY ART SCENE EDITOR The Whitley Elimina- tion game, which com- menced on Nov. 4 at 12:01 a.m., is a hunter versus the hunted game, whose play- ers include the residents and resident assistants of Whitley Hall. Not only is this the first year of the game, but it is also the first time a game like this has been played in any of the cam- pus’ residence halls. “The Resident Assis- tants chose this game, because it is a great way to help residents get to know one another,” Whit- ley Hall Director Jessica Gamez said. The game lasts less than one month ending on Dec. 1 or when there is only one player left. Out of 108 participants who signed up to play, only 104 participants picked up their initial target cards. Currently, as of Thurs- day, Nov. 19, there are 20 players remaining in the game. “[The game] will have two winners,” Gamez said. “The first winner will be for the last resi- dent standing. This means they are the last player in the game who has not been eliminated by any other players. The sec- ond winner will be the person who has the most elimnations throughout the game.” The process of the game is straightforward. All players have assign- ment cards with their target’s picture on them; once they eliminate their target, they take their target’s assignment card. The people in the game are the players, the tar- gets and the hosts, who organize the game and also participate as play- ers and targets. Targets who get eliminated, or people selected by the hosts, become enforcers who monitor the rules. “The purpose of the game is to be the ‘last man standing’, so to speak,” sixth floor resident assis- tant Junior Larry Walker Jr. said. The game safe zones Continued on theeastetxan.com Residents eliminate each other VALEN CHAVEZ / THE EAST TEXAN Nahid Ghani does henna for the Muslim Student Association during Arabian night. Henna was just one of the many activities offered during last weeks event.
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how to do the dance,” Edwards said. The belly dancer enter- tained the crowd by danc- ing with a knife on her head and bringing people from the crowd on stage to dance with her. “I like the way she got t he c rowd i nvolved i n her performance,” Chap- wa s s u r pr i s e d how quickly the process moved along and is thankful for t he cit y a nd Dr. La nce Rasbridge, a community services coordinator for t he Ref uge e O ut r eac h P r o g r a m a t Pa r k l a n d Hospita l, who a l ready
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was surpr ised how quickly the process moved along and is thankful for the city and Dr. Lance Rasbridge, a community services coordinator for t he Ref ugee Outreach Prog ra m at Pa rk la nd Hospital, who already
had connections with the Pailin region.
“I k new event ual ly we would get there, but I didn’t think it would be this semester,” DiGeorgio said. “I think Dr. Ras-bridge helped with his connections at Pailin. The city passing that resolu-t ion and giving us the
green light to go ahead also helped a lot.”
Rasbridge has worked with war refugees in the Dallas area for over 20 years, specifically with those from Cambodia.
The country experi-enced a civil war from 1967 to 1975 and another war with Vietnam be-
tween 1975 and 1989. Rasbridge explained
the effects of war are still ev ident in Cambodia, particularly Pailin.
“Compared to other p l ac e s i n C a m b o d i a , this place really needs outside assistance,” he said. “There’s still a lot of land mines in the area
and there’s still a lot of war refugees that ended up in that area because they were forced out of their homes.”
He went on to say Pailin was rich in resourc-es, mostly wood and gem stones, before the war and has since lost control of those industries.
Rasbridge said th is program could help re-store the area’s potential.
“I think with initia-tives like this, the man-agement of the resources still there is the wave of the future as well as small business opportunities,” he said. “It is a beautiful area, and the tourist in-dustry potential is vast.”
The object ive of the sister-city project, accord-ing to Digeorgio is for bot h Pa i l in and Com-merce to benef it f rom cultural exchange.
“The u lt i mate goa l would be to bring people from Pailin here to Com-merce, to have people f rom Com merce v i s it Pailin, and to really have that exchange,” she said. “It would be really great to have the governor and officials from Pailin to
meet our c it y counc i l and mayor.”
T h r o g m o r t o n s a id t h i s pro j ec t i s a l so a chance for the city and the university to cooper-ate and work toward a common goal.
“These are the kind of projects that the city and the university need to work together on to help out one another with some common goals that we have,” Throgmorton said. “They (the univer-sity) want to see increased en rol lment, increased programs, and that would def i n itely benef it t he city also.”
Christina Clay, one of the students in the Cam-bodia Service Learning Project, said the next step is making the initiative a true community project.
“This class is going to do an awareness day, December 1 and 2, and try to get the college a little more involved,” she said. “Next semester’s class is going to go to Commerce ISD and see if they want to exchange artwork be-tween us and Pailin.”
newsnewswww.theeasttexan.com Thursday, Dec. 03, 2009 Page 3
©2009. Paid for by the United States Army. All rights reserved.
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how to do the dance,” Edwards said.
The belly dancer enter-tained the crowd by danc-ing with a knife on her head and bringing people from the crowd on stage to dance with her.
“I like the way she got the crowd involved in her performance,” Chap-
l i n s a id . “Th e c r owd was i nterested i n her and the next thing she would do.”
Though ASI anticipat-ed a high attendance with the food and the activi-ties planned, they did ex-pect the turnout would be this great.
“We hope for this kind of turn out and I am glad to see that it happened,”
Sneed said.With all the diversity
on campus, ASI wants events like this to be a constant thing on campus to showcase the cultures that are represented.
“I feel that the events l i k e A r a b i a n N i g h t s should be brought to cam-pus,” Magalhaes said.
DUKE GLOVERSTAFF WRITER
S eve ra l s top s ig n s around campus are ob-scured or completely hid-den from sight. In a sam-ple taken of the city in an area near campus, three stop signs were found to be partly covered up by foliage out of 25 signs observed. One sign was completely covered and only visible from a few feet away when driving.
“O ver by t he K .A. hou s e, I wa s d r iv i ng along and had to slam on my breaks because the sign was partly covered up by a tree,” freshman of the Arts and Sciences Col lege, Hugo Macias said. “I was in the middle of the intersection before I noticed the sign.”
It may be stop signs are not a high enough pri-ority to city officials.
“There aren’t as many stop signs here in the sout h as bac k home,” history professor John C. Bergman sa id. “Up north there are four way stops at just about every intersection.”
Some people c la i m i n a s m a l l t ow n l i k e t h i s , s t o p s i g n s a r e almost optional.
“ I t ’s t h e s o ut h e r n culture,” Bergman said. “There’s a k ind of self i mp o s e d m o d e r a t i o n to t h i ngs dow n here, moderat ion in a lot of things. I guess stop signs were included.”
The Commerce police chief, Kerry Crews, said t he topic of obsc ured stop signs does not come up there at the stat ion very often.
“We are aware of some of the problems,” Crews said. “We do let the city know where the stop sign
is at, and if it’s obscured. Then the public works department will take care of it and trim the bush-es back, or if it’s private property, they’ll talk with the owner.”
The police station does not receive very many complaints of obscured stop s ig n s, accord i ng to Crews.
”We do write several t ickets for people run-ning stop signs, but rarely do they try and justify it with the stop sign being obscured,” Crews said.
The police chief went on to s ay, i f a ny one knows of any stop signs in the city that are ob-scured, they should give the police station a call to report it. The number for the Commerce police sta-tion is (903) 886-1139, and city manager Dion Miller can be reached at (903) 886-1124.
Courtesy photo googleimages.com
Commerce and the city of Pailin, Cambodia officially began their partnership on Nov. 19. Students and faculty who put the partnership assumed it would not take place as quickly as it did.
Night brings intricate designs
Stop signs obscured by trees cause potential danger, tickets
MEGAN CAREYART SCENE EDITOR
The Whitley Elimina-tion game, which com-menced on Nov. 4 at 12:01 a.m., is a hunter versus the hunted game, whose play-ers include the residents and resident assistants of Whitley Hall.
Not only is this the first year of the game, but it is also the first time a game like this has been played in any of the cam-pus’ residence halls.
“The Resident Assis-tants chose this game, because it is a great way to help residents get to know one another,” Whit-ley Hall Director Jessica Gamez said.
The game lasts less
than one month ending on Dec. 1 or when there is only one player left. Out of 108 participants who signed up to play, only 104 part icipants picked up their initial target cards. Currently, as of Thurs-day, Nov. 19, there are 20 players remaining in the game.
“[The game] will have t wo wi n ners,” Gamez said. “The first winner will be for the last resi-dent standing. This means they are the last player in the game who has not been eliminated by any other players. The sec-ond winner will be the person who has the most elimnations throughout the game.”
The process of t he
game is straightforward. All players have assign-ment cards wit h their target’s picture on them; once they eliminate their target, they take their target’s assignment card. The people in the game are the players, the tar-gets and the hosts, who organize the game and also participate as play-ers and targets. Targets who get eliminated, or people selected by the hosts, become enforcers who monitor the rules.
“The purpose of the game is to be the ‘last man standing’, so to speak,” sixth floor resident assis-tant Junior Larry Walker Jr. said.
The game safe zones Continued on theeastetxan.com
Residents eliminate each other
VALEN CHAVEZ / THE EAST TEXAN
Nahid Ghani does henna for the Muslim Student Association during Arabian night. Henna was just one of the many activities offered during last weeks event.
