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Holocaust, war
By Brandon Fox
Rocket Contributor
Imagine being told you
can’t have children because
you aren’t fit enough.
That was the point of
Susan Bachrach’s lecture
Tuesday.
To celebrate the 13th
annual Holocaust program,
a presentation by a curator
from the U.S. Holocaust
Memorial Museum in
Washington, D.C., presented
information for students and
faculty about genetics before
the Holocaust.
Bachrach, curator for
special exhibitions, oversees
all phases of special
exhibitions at the museum,
including the historic
research and identification
of artifacts. She presented
her most recent exhibition
titled, Deadly Medicine:
Creating the Master Race.
Her speech focused
on eugenics, an area of
interest in the early
Co-op votes to keep
Taskforce funding
By Mike Mallory
Rocket Staff
SRU’s Co-operative
Activities Board approved
funding for the university’s
Late Night Taskforce for
2007-08, during a meeting
last week. The $15,600
LNTF budget was the final
approved budget by Co-op
for next year.
A motion was called by
Co-op representative Steve
Winslow and was seconded
by Student Government
Association’s Vice President
of Academic Affairs Kurt
Sterling.
Talk of removing the LNTF
began several weeks ago at
a Co-op meeting. Sterling
highlighted the students’
response in favor of the
LNTF at an open forum held
last Thursday to discuss its
future.
Winslow, a vocal advocate
for keeping the LNTF,
said he is pleased with the
outcome.
“I think a good decision
was made today,” Winslow
said.
Winslow agreed with
Sterling that the student
sentiment was an important
factor in the final decision.
“It was a good consensus,”
Winslow said. “We (the
Co-op board) came to
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Susan Bachrach
20th century, not typically
taught in history classes in
America.
Eugenics is a science
dealing with
improvement of hereditary
qualities, according to
t h e M e r r i a m - We b s t e r
Dictionary. Doctors and the
government in Europe and
America focused on trying
to prevent those considered
the “lesser” or “unfit” people
from having children by
sterilizing them. During the
1920s, the U.S government
conducted a Fittest Family
contest to seek out the so-
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a consensus, and that was
important.”
Winslow also said a number
of policies and procedures
of the LNTF need to be
revisited and improved in
upcoming months.
“I’m a firm believer that
there’s always ways you can
improve any organization,”
Winslow said.
Lack of organizational
participation in late-night
pr ogramming thr ough
the LNTF was recently
addressed as an area of
concern.
In the LNTF’s three years
of existence, no more than
five organizations have
received funding through
the LNTF in the same
semester.
Seven or ganizations
received funding through
the LNTF in 2006. Two of
the seven organizations
funded were the Student
Government Association and
University Program Board.
Funding for those
organizations totaled $9,336,
while the five remaining
organizations received a
total of $12,558, $3,000 more
than the former.
SGA President Amie Homa
said that more advertisement
of the LNTF will help its
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Rocket March 9, 2007 Volume 89, Number 20
By Kyleen McGee
December 2006.
“We were ver y excited,”
which is National Athletic
Training Month.
percent of whom passed the
practical, compared to the 60
Rocket Contributor Director and Assistant According to the Board of percent national average.
Professor of Athletic Training Certification, 80 percent of the The national average of
SRU athletic training Bonnie Siple said. “We almost SRU test-takers passed the passing the test is 26 percent.
graduates have achieved had a 100 percent pass rate in written section, compared to SRU grads surpassed this
significantly higher scores 1995, and it is the highest it’s 35 percent nationally, and 100 with a 70 percent rating in
on the National Athletic been since then. We were percent passed the written 2005.
Trainer’s Association Board doing back flips, we were so simulation, compared to 56 The results of the 2006
of Certification Exam than the excited for them.” percent nationally. exam have not yet been
national average, according The good news comes in High ratings were
to statistics recorded in time for the month of March, given to SRU students, 90 SEE GRADUATES, PAGE A-3
New housing becoming a reality
the
NATE DAYMUT/THE ROCKET
The construction for the Ivy apartments on Kiester Road makes progress as fall semester approaches. Look for an update on the amenities and rent
prices in the next Rocket stor y on March 23.
SGA senator resigns for unknown reason
By Amy Kelly
Rocket Assistant News Editor
Third term senator, Rachel Lhota,
resigned her position during Thursday’s
Student Gover nment Association
meeting, but gave no reason.
“I have been involved in SGA for a
long while now, but I am resigning my
position,” said Lhota a junior exercise
science major and commuter senator.
She was also the 2006 Ms. SRU
Bodybuilding and Figure Show winner.
SGA President Amie Homa said SGA
will miss her.
“She was a big part of senate,” she said.
“We respect her decision to resign.”
Lhota did not comment on her reason
for resigning.
SGA senator and executive board
terms last a full school year.
James Clue, a sophomore transfer NATHAN COLLINS/THE ROCKET
Vice President of Advancement Kim Adams shares two drawings for the senior gift, a custom sign
student, was sworn in during the for the Kiester Road entrance, at the SGA meeting Thursday. A bid for the sign has not been placed.
meeting as a commuter senator, not
Lhota’s successor. Ryan McGregor informed SGA that In other SGA news, Homa met with
“Being a senator is a great opportunity,” AVI Foodsystems, Inc., visited SRU President Robert Smith
he said. “I will try my hardest to represent Kraus Hall to discuss the and Vice President of
the student body.” current food services. Financial Affairs Scott
Clue is also the president of the newly “A lot of students McCaskey about
recognized organization, the Student expressed problems with possible SRU student
Film Club. the dining times,” he said. identification card
Along with the Student Film Club, “AVI informed them that changes.
JamRock and Students for Life it is something out of their “One change that is
organizations were recognized by control, and it does help the being looked into is using
SGA. staff portion people throughout Rock Dollars in town,” Homa
In other news, Kraus Hall Senator the day.” said.
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