AROUND THE N.C.TSU Catholic Newman Center Presents:

August 2014 Issue No: One

TSU Newman Hall was founded in 1967

and has been a withstanding symbol of the community.

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Chaplain’s Letter New beginnings are always filled with great possibilities. What is especially exciting about new beginnings is the potential for new discoveries and new growth. Continued on Page 2 !Newman Club Being apart of one of the several campus organizations on campus makes it hard to stand out at times but easy to make a difference. Continued on Page 2

Student’s POV Students are what keep a campus alive and running, without them where would TSU be, so their point of view is important. Continued on Page 3!

Upcoming Events Just a few upcoming events that will be occurring this semester. Continued on Page 4

“Life’s most persistent and urgent

question is, ‘What are you doing for

others?’”

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- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr

Letter from the Chaplain

New beginnings are always filled

with great possibilities. What is especially exciting about new beginnings is the potential for new discoveries and new growth. Such new discoveries and new growth have the potential to shape our lives and have lasting positive effects on the persons we eventually become. As we begin this 2014 Fall Semester, it is our hope that each student here at Texas Southern University will embrace this new beginning with great enthusiasm for the potential that it brings.

The encounter with new subjects, new professors, and new classmates, bring with them the opportunity to recreate one’s self into the person you want to eventually become. It is incumbent upon each student, here at Texas Southern, to seriously embrace once again this new beginning. It is also

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an opportunity once again to commit one’s self to striving for excellence in the academic arena. And, as you strive for academic excellence let us not forget that this new beginning can also be an opportunity for new spiritual discoveries and growth as well. The

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TSU Newman Center family takes this opportunity to welcome back our returning students and to welcome to the Texas Southern University Family the Class of 2018. It is our prayer that you experience in this new beginning magnificent growth both academically and spiritually.

Seated Left to Right: Larry Wimbish, Vice-President; Chandler Wimbish, President; Nez Thomas, Historian; Standing: Oladapo Alvin Omoyele, Treasurer; Not Pictured: Chelcei Flannel, Secretary;

The Newman Club: Leaders of Tomorrow Being one of many organizations on campus makes it hard to stand out at times but easy to make a difference. When asked what Nez Thomas, Historian of the Newman Club - a Catholic Student Organization - hopes to change, he responded, “leaving a positive impression on the new students that come to the Newman Center is where I will start with making a difference.” In this academic year of new beginnings, the Newman club leaders are ready to get their feet wet with activities not only on campus but at the Newman Center as well to acclimate the incoming freshmen and those joining TSU for the first time. Chandler Wimbish, President, said “the Newman Club to me means a spiritual family of brother and sisterhood.” The leaders of the Newman Club include : Larry Wimbish, Vice-President; Oladapo Alvin Omoyele, Treasurer; and Chelcei Flannel, Secretary

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Rev. Armstrong sits down to talk with TSU faculty and staff members after Mass.

tudents are what keep a campus alive and running,without them where wouldTSU be, so their view is just

as important.!

The Newman Center, going into the new school year, has been very perceptive to the student’s needs, being a student center itself, as well as the campus’ needs. Every campus does not have a Newman Center where students can go not only for a release from campus life but also for spiritual guidance. It is “a place to go in the neighborhood where the positive atmosphere is contagious” according to, junior, Kenneth Williams. !

The Newman Center recently put on a Luncheon to welcome approximately 150 First-Year Law students. As a next door neighbor to the Law School, several Law students find this hidden treasure to be a safe haven from their grueling schedules.!

Senior, Xavier Lane, who helped serve at the luncheon, is eager to see more campus organized events to increase community hours as well as more involvement with the community and the school in his last year as a TSU student.

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Graduate Students, Law Students, and Staff all use the library for a quiet getaway from the ever-constant campus traffic.

First-Year Law students enjoying a lunch break from their orientation.

The Newman Center ’s media room is utilized by a wide range of students to unwind and relax in between classes

Nez Thomas, Historian, looks on at the rush of First-Year Law students coming in to get out of the heat.

Texas Southern

Just a few upcoming events that are occurring

October

Newman Center Events Reflection Every 1st Monday 12:45-1pm

TSU Events Midterms; Homecoming

November

Newman Center Events Reflection on 1st Monday 12:45-1pm

TSU Events Thanksgiving Break

!December

Newman Center Events Cram for Exam

TSU Events Finals; Graduation

Calendar!

Upcoming Events

Founder’s Day

Opening Convocation

September 19th

Health & Physical Education Building

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Texas Southern University Newman Center !3535 Wheeler Avenue !Houston TX, 77004 !713-747-7595 Tsunewman@gmail.com !Deacon John Lane !Director of TSU Newman Center!Rev. Rodney Armstrong,SSJ !Newman Center Chaplain! !!

Labor Day Classic !

August 31st

@4pm

NRG Stadium

!Mass

Every Wednesday & Sunday

Starting Wednesday, September 10th @ Noon

& Sunday, September 14th @12:30pm

Newman Center Chapel

!Campus Organization

Membership Drive

September 28th

Student Center

(1st & 2nd Floor) !

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