Have a Safe April Break! - Megaphone Staff

 header image 4

Entries from February 2008

Updated Staff List

February 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

As of 2/21/07
Editor In Chief: Rachel Rigdon
Managing Editor/News Editor: Leslie Lube
Photo Editor: Laura Bishop
Features Editor: Whitney Laas
Opinions Editor: Marie Franki
Sports Editor: Lorena Saenz
A&E Editor: Caroline Tait
Backpage Editor: Vickie Valadez
Web/Advertising Editor: Lane Hill
Distribution/Copy Manager: Joshua A. Hughes
Writers/Photographers: Alma Aguilar, Emily Brandt, Caitlin Buckley, Gillian Graham, Brooke Lyssy, Nicole Licea, Abbie Garcia, Sam Marsh, Hannah Yterdal, Allen […]

[Read more →]

Tags: 7. About Us

Stay Tuned!

February 22nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

Next week there will not be a print version of The Megaphone for your delightful eyes, but, we will have a special article on the Texas Primary! (This time, we are serious!)

[Read more →]

Tags: 1. News

“Fiddler on the Roof” Comes to the Alma Thomas Theater

February 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Written by Jessica Espinoza
Megaphone Staff Writer
March 6 through March 9, Southwestern’s Alma Thomas Theatre will be housing one of the largest musical productions that The Sarofim School of Fine Arts has seen to date, BOCH and Harnick’s musical “Fiddler on the Roof.”
The show, first proposed in February 2007, was a collaborative effort by […]

[Read more →]

Tags: The FAB · Theatre Department · 5. Arts and Entertainment · 1. News

Alumnus Funds Award

February 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Written by Ellen Davis
Megaphone Guest Writer
If you have ever had the desire to start your own business, this is the award for you.
James D. “Jimmy” Wright, a 2002 graduate of Southwestern, has created an award for student entrepreneurs.
The entrepreneurial award is inspired by a courier business that Jimmy Wright started while attending Southwestern. […]

[Read more →]

Tags: Awards & Scholarships · 1. News

Candidates Get Graded on Environment

February 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment

Written by Meg Susong
Megaphone Staff Writer
Environmentalism being the new “in” movement (not that being “in” is a bad thing), the current bout of election candidates have been faced with tough questions on such. From being questioned by the ‘average Joe’ to the concerned snowmen on the topic of global warming, the issue has certainly been […]

[Read more →]

Tags: Politics · The Environment · 2. Features

Obama & McCain Maintain Leads After Potomic Primaries

February 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Written by William Thomas
Megaphone Staff Writer
The last couple of weeks have seen a tremendous amount of excitement in the presidential race. Barack Obama has won all of the Democratic primaries or caucuses that have been held since Super Tuesday, earning a total of 187 delegates.
While Mike Huckabee has won two of the six […]

[Read more →]

Tags: Politics · 9. Megaphone Web Exclusive · Rankings · 3. Opinions

Swimmers End Season With Strong Finish

February 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Written by Sam Marsh & Lorena Saenz
Megaphone Staff Writer & Sports Editor
This past weekend the Bucs swim team competed in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference meet in Southlake, Texas.
It was held at Southlake Carroll High School, and co-hosted by Austin College, Trinity University and Southwestern. This was a year of great improvement from […]

[Read more →]

Tags: Swimming · 4. Sports

You Know You’re A Southwestern Student When…

February 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Written by Alma Aguilar
Megaphone Staff Writer
You worry about failing a test when you step on the seal in front of the Chapel.
You are in a course where there are only two men in the class (and one of them is the professor.)
You live in a town that is asleep by 9 p.m., on a weekend.

[Read more →]

Tags: 6. Backpage

Verizon Grant Funds Internship

February 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Written by Alma Aguilar
Megaphone Staff Editor
Earlier this semester, Southwestern received a $66,000 grant from the Verizon Wireless Foundation in order to fund a summer internship program on campus.
Students who participate in the internship program will become more familiar with the issues that surround people who suffer from domestic abuse.
Ten students from the application […]

[Read more →]

Tags: Internships · Society · 1. News