Friday, June 22, 2007

Today’s Response
Middle Tennessee State University

TSSAA, BA, and SUPCO

The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday ruled unanimously that the Tennessee Secondary Schools Athletic Association had the right to limit the kind of contact coaches from its member institutions may have with potential recruits. David Hudson, adjunct political science professor at MTSU and a research attorney at the First Amendment Center in Nashville, says, “Brentwood Academy claimed that TSSAA violated its First Amendment and due process rights when it punished the football power for alleged violations of the recruiting rules. The school had success in these arguments in the lower federal courts, but the Supreme Court saw it differently. ‘The anti-recruiting rule strikes nowhere near the heart of the First Amendment,’ wrote (Justice) John Paul Stevens for the court. Surprisingly to some, he relied on an attorney advertising case involving lawyer solicitation as his primary precedent.”

Contact Hudson at 615-727-1600.
dhudson@freedomforum.org

Rock your locks

The Southern Girls Rock & Roll Camp (SGRRC) invites you to update your look for a worthy event with a haircut from 3-7 p.m. on Friday, June 29, at Urban Image Style Studio, 200 W. Burton St., in Murfreesboro. With each haircut, regularly valued at $40 or more, patrons at the SGRRC Beauty Benefit will be encouraged instead to make a $20 donation to the camp. The fifth annual SGRRC, which is slated for July 16-21 on the campus of MTSU, is a week-long music day camp for girls ages 10-17. The camp is a program of Youth Empowerment through Arts and Humanities (YEAH), a nonprofit arts organization. Volunteers will tutor the campers in vocals, keyboards, drums, guitar, and electronic music.

No appointment is necessary for haircuts during the 3-7 p.m. period on June 29. Contact the Urban Image Style Studio at 615-896-9700, call the Murfreesboro office of Southern Girls Rock & Roll camp at 615-849-8140, or send an e-mail to sgrrc05@gmail.com.

Veggie tales

Most restaurants have special menus for kids, but are those menus offering healthy choices? Many offer little more than chicken strips, French fries, macaroni and cheese, hot dogs, or hamburgers. With more and more restaurants offering adults healthy alternatives, why aren’t the kids brought into the fold? Dr. Janet Colson, human sciences, says when her now-25-year-old daughter was little, “… she always requested the steamed veggie medley in place of the fries or baked potato at full-service restaurants. Of course, the server always looked at her like she was odd for making such a request and eating them all! The problem with these new options is education more parents on the availability and getting the children to ask for them. That’s where we as educators and the media need to step in.”

Contact Colson at 615-898-2091.
jcolson@mtsu.edu

TR EXTRA

THE GRIDIRON GIRLS, WHOSE THEME SONG IS “THANK YOU FOR BEING AN END”--MTSU Head Football Coach Rick Stockstill and the MTSU football staff invite you to join them for the 2007 Ladies Football Clinic on Saturday, July 14 in Murphy Center. The clinic, which will feature seminars on strategy, equipment, training and rules, will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. with registration slated to start at 8 a.m. Ladies will be encouraged to take part in coaches’ drills and demonstrations. The goal is to provide a fun learning experience. Participants will receive commemorative T-shirts and lunch will be provided. The cost of the clinic is $25 dollars. For the children, the Rick Stockstill Youth Camp for rising 1st through 8th graders will be held June 4-7. For more information, contact Danny Lewis at 615-898-2311.