Speech, theatre arts prepare for department split
By Jesus Figueroa Theatre arts and speech have petitioned to split and become two separate departments. The petition originated from communication professor Edward Stevenson and will create a Communication Studies Department. Stevenson said there’s no chair lined up, but there may be a vote during the spring to determine the new chair of the department. Full-time theatre professor Kelley Hogan opposed the the change because of the short notice to…