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By Ali MustAnsirThe Shorthorn staff

As the new semester draws near, university students have more textbook-purchase options to pick from.

The UTA Bookstore is partici-pating in its owner Follett’s new

textbook rental trial program, of-fering rentals for a select number of classes. While some students said they found the offer appeal-ing, other students still plan to go elsewhere.

Architecture senior Kymbreli Ochoa said she believes the new rental service is good. Students must be careful not to damage the book and students who may need to keep textbooks would benefit more from buying.

“That’s a win-win situation for students,” Ochoa said. “Because bookstores wouldn’t give as much money to a student for a book nor would they sell a book for as good a deal.”

She said she suggests posting ads offering to buy used text-books.

Political science senior Pat-rick Davis said he used to check

By JohnAthAn silverThe Shorthorn staff

The university reached milestones this summer with some Engineering Research Complex comple-tions. With less than two years remaining, some antici-pate its impact.

The complex is intended to create a new place

to conduct research and recruit high-profile faculty. The complex includes Nedderman Hall, the Engi-neering Research Building and the Engineering Lab Building. The $22 million Engineering Lab Building renovations were substantially completed July 2009. A

ERC on schedule after partial completions this summer ConstruCtion

By Anthony WilliAMsThe Shorthorn staff

An astronaut, a political adviser, an author and journalists make up the Mav-erick Speakers Series lineup this year.

The series, which will start its second year this fall, is free but tickets must be requested online starting two weeks be-fore each lecture.

Kristin Sullivan, Media Relations as-sistant vice president, said this year’s lectures showcase intriguing people who are in the news and making a difference.

“We are thrilled with the lineup of our second Maverick Speaker Series,” she said. “The individuals represent some of the most significant entrepreneurs and thought leaders in America today.”

Coinciding with the university’s year-long celebration of the College of Engi-neering’s 50th anniversary, pioneering astronaut Sally Ride speaks Feb. 15 at Texas Hall.

In 1983, Ride was the first American woman and the youngest American ever to travel to space. Today she teaches physics at the University of California at San Diego and presides over Sally Ride Science, which encourages youth and especially girls, to become interested in science.

Engineering dean Bill Carroll likened Ride’s history to that of alumna Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian woman in space

Mav Speaker Series features prominent figuresutA events

Astronaut Sally Ride’s visit coincides with the Engineering college’s 50th anniversary.

The Shorthorn: Rasy Ran

Civil engineering lab manager Jorge Forteza strolls through the recently completed plaza south of the Engineering Lab Building. Forteza says he welcomes the repaved walkway of what used to be part of West First Street.

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Complex continues on page 16

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back to school

Rental program offers new textbook buying alternative

the lineupTickets are free and available to the public, but must be requested online at www.utatickets.com two weeks prior to each date.

best-selling author richard Florida (The Rise of the Creative Class)8 p.m. Sept. 25, Texas Hall

David Gergen, former presidential adviser and CNN senior political analyst8 p.m. Oct. 22, Lone Star Auditorium

Newsweek editor Jon meacham8 p.m. Nov. 16, Lone Star Auditorium

astronaut sally ride, the first American woman in space8 p.m. Feb. 15, Texas Hall

Jeffrey Toobin, journalist, author and CNN legal analyst8 p.m. March 25, Lone Star Auditorium

Source: University Media Relations

While some students find the program beneficial, others still choose to buy online.

the BreAkdoWnThe Engineering Research Complex consists of Nedderman Hall, the Engineering Research Building and the Engineering Lab Building.

CoMpletion dAtesEngineering Lab BuildingCompletion date: July 27 (operational date: Aug. 24)Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony: Sept. 2

Engineering Research BuildingCompletion date: January 2011

Engineering Research ComplexCompletion date: January 2011

By the nuMBers• The Engineering Lab Building renovations cost $22 million.

• The Engineering Lab Building covers 35,000 square feet.

* The Engineering Research Complex project cost $116 million.

• The ERC will be completed by January 2011.

tuition And fees

The Shorthorn: Jacob Adkisson

accounting alumnus Clay bell works on biceps while fine art senior Nabil Ahangarza-deh watches Aug. 4 at the Maverick Activities Center.

inside• Find out what news you missed over the summer. page 3

• Maverick Stampede, UTA’s welcome week, includes fireworks for the first time. page 4

• Get the update on the special events center and mixed-use residence hall. page 7

• The volleyball team is back and more experienced. page 8

• Check out the Scene page for tips on how to get the most out of your workout. page 11

• Get acquainted with your university leaders. page 13

• Find your way around campus with our UTA map. page 27

Engineering Lab Building unveils its new third floor, the facility will be

operational for classes Monday

“The individuals represent some of the most significant entrepreneurs and thought leaders in America today.”

kristin sullivan,Media Relations assistant vice president

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CalendarToday

Ò Secret of the Cardboard RocketÓ : 2-3 p.m., the Planetarium. Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for children and seniors, $3 for faculty, staff and alumni and $2 for UTA Ò Secret of the Cardboard RocketÓ : 2-3 p.m., the Planetarium. Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for children and seniors, $3 for faculty, staff and alumni and $2 for UTA Ò Secret of the Cardboard RocketÓ : 2-3 p.m., the Planetarium. Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for children and seniors, $3 for faculty, staff and alumni and $2 for UTA Ò Secret of the Cardboard RocketÓ : 2-3 p.m., the Planetarium. Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for children and seniors, $3 for faculty, staff and alumni and $2 for UTA students. For information, contact the Planetarium at 817-272-1183 or [email protected]. For information, contact the Planetarium at 817-272-1183 or [email protected]. For information, contact the Planetarium at 817-272-1183 or [email protected].

Ò Stars of the PharaohsÓ : 7-8 p.m., the Planetarium. Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for children and seniors, $3 for faculty, staff and alumni and $2 for UTA students. Ò Stars of the PharaohsÓ : 7-8 p.m., the Planetarium. Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for children and seniors, $3 for faculty, staff and alumni and $2 for UTA students. Ò Stars of the PharaohsÓ : 7-8 p.m., the Planetarium. Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for children and seniors, $3 for faculty, staff and alumni and $2 for UTA students. For information, contact the Planetarium at 817-272-1183 or [email protected] information, contact the Planetarium at 817-272-1183 or [email protected] information, contact the Planetarium at 817-272-1183 or [email protected].

Wednesday August 19

Go green to see more green!: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Automation and Robotics Research Institute. Come have lunch and learn free or low-cost behavior changes you Go green to see more green!: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Automation and Robotics Research Institute. Come have lunch and learn free or low-cost behavior changes you Go green to see more green!: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Automation and Robotics Research Institute. Come have lunch and learn free or low-cost behavior changes you can launch in your business. $15 public, $5 students, faculty and staff. For information, contact Kimberley Jardine at 817-272-5930 or [email protected] launch in your business. $15 public, $5 students, faculty and staff. For information, contact Kimberley Jardine at 817-272-5930 or [email protected] launch in your business. $15 public, $5 students, faculty and staff. For information, contact Kimberley Jardine at 817-272-5930 or [email protected].

Transition from Undergraduate to Graduate Student Status: noon-2 p.m., 327 Davis Hall. Participants will receive insight into graduate school expectations and Transition from Undergraduate to Graduate Student Status: noon-2 p.m., 327 Davis Hall. Participants will receive insight into graduate school expectations and Transition from Undergraduate to Graduate Student Status: noon-2 p.m., 327 Davis Hall. Participants will receive insight into graduate school expectations and strategies for successful transition to graduate school. For information, contact Lisa Berry at [email protected]. strategies for successful transition to graduate school. For information, contact Lisa Berry at [email protected]. strategies for successful transition to graduate school. For information, contact Lisa Berry at [email protected].

Ò Stars at Night are Big and BrightÓ : 2-3 p.m., the Planetarium. Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for children and seniors, $3 for faculty, staff and alumni and $2 for Ò Stars at Night are Big and BrightÓ : 2-3 p.m., the Planetarium. Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for children and seniors, $3 for faculty, staff and alumni and $2 for Ò Stars at Night are Big and BrightÓ : 2-3 p.m., the Planetarium. Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for children and seniors, $3 for faculty, staff and alumni and $2 for UTA students. For information, contact the Planetarium at 817-272-1183 or [email protected] students. For information, contact the Planetarium at 817-272-1183 or [email protected] students. For information, contact the Planetarium at 817-272-1183 or [email protected].

UT Arlington Fort Worth Center Alumni Board meeting: 4-6 p.m., Santa Fe Station. Meetings held every 2 weeks. For information, contact Megan Topham at UT Arlington Fort Worth Center Alumni Board meeting: 4-6 p.m., Santa Fe Station. Meetings held every 2 weeks. For information, contact Megan Topham at UT Arlington Fort Worth Center Alumni Board meeting: 4-6 p.m., Santa Fe Station. Meetings held every 2 weeks. For information, contact Megan Topham at 817-272-5988.

$2 Movie Ñ B olt: 6-8:30 p.m., the Planetarium. Come see your favorite movies again on our really big screen. For information, contact the Planetarium at 817-$2 Movie Ñ B olt: 6-8:30 p.m., the Planetarium. Come see your favorite movies again on our really big screen. For information, contact the Planetarium at 817-$2 Movie Ñ B olt: 6-8:30 p.m., the Planetarium. Come see your favorite movies again on our really big screen. For information, contact the Planetarium at 817-

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POLICE REPORT

THURSDAY

Warrant Service – MisdemeanorA non-student was arrested at 11:59 p.m., 600 UTA Blvd., for out-

standing warrants out of Arlington and Grand Prairie police depart-ments.

Warrant Service – MisdemeanorOfficers responded to a report of theft at 11:57 p.m. at 7-Eleven,

600 S. Center St. After identifying the suspect, it was determined that she had outstanding warrants out of Arlington Police Department. She was also issued a criminal trespass warning for 7-Eleven.

HarassmentAn unidentified male called at 2:46 p.m. at 301 Center St. and

made obscene comments to the staff member.

InvestigationOfficer was dispatched at 11:06 a.m. to 700 Davis Drive to meet

with the transportation office manager regarding damage to a golf cart that was possibly accidental.

WEDNESDAY

Warrant Service – MisdemeanorDuring a routine stop at 8:44 p.m. at 620 Division St., a non-stu-

dent was arrested for outstanding warrants out of the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office.

TUESDAY

TheftOfficers were dispatched at 11:30 a.m. to Pickard Hall to investi-

gate a report of a theft of a student’s cell phone.

Suspicious CircumstancesOfficers investigated the report of suspicious circumstances that

occurred at 9 a.m. at the Wells Fargo Bank in the University Center

Burglary, Coin Operated MachineOfficer investigated the report of a burglary at 12:35 a.m. to the

coin operated laundry dryer at the Center Point apartments, 900 Center St., that was missing a coin box.

MONDAY

InvestigationAn officer was dispatched at 6:24 p.m. to Meadow Run apart-

ments, 513 Summit Drive, regarding a 911 hang up call made by three juveniles. The mother, a student, was contacted and the juveniles were released to her custody.

TODAY

“Secret of the Cardboard Rocket”: 2-3 p.m., the Planetarium. Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for chil-dren and seniors, $3 for faculty, staff and alumni and $2 for UTA students. For information, contact

the Planetarium at 817-272-1183 or [email protected].

“Stars of the Pharaohs”: 7-8 p.m., the Plan-etarium. Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for children and seniors, $3 for faculty, staff and alumni and $2 for UTA students. For informa-tion, contact the Planetarium at 817-272-1183 or [email protected].

WEDNESDAY

Go green to see more green!: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Automation and Robotics Research Institute. Come have lunch and learn free or low-cost behavior changes you can launch in your business. $15 public,

$5 students, faculty and staff. For information, contact Kimber-ley Jardine at 817-272-5930 or [email protected].

Transition from Undergraduate to Graduate Student Status: noon-2 p.m., 327 Davis Hall. Participants will receive insight into graduate school expectations and strategies for success-ful transition to graduate school. For information, contact Lisa Berry at [email protected].

“Stars at Night are Big and Bright”: 2-3 p.m., the Planetarium. Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for children and seniors, $3 for faculty, staff and alumni and $2 for UTA students. For informa-tion, contact the Planetarium at 817-272-1183 or [email protected].

UT Arlington Fort Worth Center Alumni Board meeting: 4-6 p.m., Santa Fe Station. Meetings held every 2 weeks. For information, contact Megan Topham at 817-272-5988.

$2 Movie — Bolt: 6-8:30 p.m., the Planetarium. Come see your favorite movies again on our really big screen. For information, contact the Planetarium at 817-272-1183 or [email protected].

THURSDAY

Residence Hall Move-in Event: 8 a.m.-2 p.m. For in-formation, contact Molly Albart at 817-272-2926.

Transition from Employee to Graduate Student: noon-2 p.m., 216 Davis Hall. This workshop offers tips for making a successful transition. Issues addressed include loss of professional identity, re-establishing good study habits, changed financial status and changes in personal relationships associated with status change. For information, contact Lisa Berry at [email protected].

“Secret of the Cardboard Rocket”: 2-3 p.m., the Planetarium. Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for children and seniors, $3 for faculty, staff and alumni and $2 for UTA students. For informa-tion, contact the Planetarium at 817-272-1183 or [email protected].

UTA Business Alumni Society 3rd Quarter Mixer: 6:30-9 p.m., Humperdink’s, 700 Six Flags Drive. The UT Arlington Alumni As-sociation will provide free appetizers and door prizes. Please RSVP to [email protected].

“Black Holes”: 7-8 p.m., the Planetarium. Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for children and seniors, $3 for faculty, staff and alumni and $2 for UTA students. For information, contact the Planetarium at 817-272-1183 or [email protected].

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UTA opens parking partnership with Cowboys Stadium this semester

As the university partners up with Cowboys Stadium, students and stadium employees can share parking in harmony, according to Kristin Sullivan, Media Relations assistant vice president, said.

Some nursing students learned about the partnership when they were snubbed of parking spots in early June.

They weren’t notified about the in-kind partnership between UTA and Cowboys Stadium.

According to the agreement, UTA began sharing some parking lots with stadium employees during events held. In return, Cowboys Stadium agreed to promote UTA around the facility.

Inconvenienced students were allowed to take parking receipts to the office of John Hall, Administration and Campus Operations vice president. So far, no complaints have been filed and no one has asked for reimbursements, Sullivan said.

Not only is the university happy to work with the stadium, Sullivan said, but sharing parking instead of creating more of it is environmentally

friendly.“We hope our students are happy and that their

needs are being met,” Sullivan said. “We’re happy to be a community partner with the Cowboys Stadium. It seems to be a good relationship.”

A concern raised was what the university would do with its parking if there were an overflow of attendees at venues like Cowboys Stadium and Rangers Ballpark.

UTA has plenty of parking and some lots are almost vacant during weekends, Sullivan said. But currently, lots are strictly used by Cowboys Stadium employees, she said.

— Johnathan Silver

TWO-DAY FORECAST— National Weather Service at www.weather.gov

PARKING

UPCOMING COWBOYS STADIUM EVENTS

Wednesday, Aug. 19 - Paul McCartney concert, 7 p.m.Friday, Aug. 21- Dallas Cow-boys vs. Tennessee Titans, 7 p.m.Saturday, Aug. 29 - Dallas Cowboys vs. San Francisco 49ers, 7 p.m.

During stadium events, Cowboys Stadium employ-ees will use Lots 47, 49, 50, 51 and 52. Nursing students will park at the north end of Lot 47.Other students, faculty and staff are redirected to Lots F-10 and F-13.

Source: UTA Media Rela-tions office

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Finance junior Stephen Jackson eats popcorn while watching The Hangover poolside on Monday at Johnson Creek Crossing’s Movie by the Pool event. Johnson Creek Crossing is hosting numerous activities including a poker tournament, free food, and games to welcome back residents.

SWIMMING AND A MOVIE

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Changes in faculty and staff, campus expansion plans, parking woes and beauty queens in Texas Hall are some of the summer high-lights students may have missed. Here’s a smattering of stories to catch you up into the fall semester.

Sustainability director resigns before starting position this fall

The university’s first sustainability direc-tor position could take several weeks to fill after its initial choice, Kathryn Poulos, re-signed before taking office. Poulos resigned for family reasons in mid-July. The Presi-dent’s Sustainability Committee co-chairs Don Lange and Stacy Alaimo, along with John Hall, Administration and Campus Op-erations vice president, decided to restart the search for a sustainability director this fall.

Social work and science deans chosen this summer

Almost a year after its former School of Social Work dean stepped down, Scott Ryan, Florida State University’s College of Social Work associate dean for research, will take the position. Ryan was named the new dean June 17. He begins Sept. 1.

The university named Pamela Jansma College of Science dean in June, replacing outgoing dean Paul Paulus. Jansma’s former post was New Mexico State University’s Arts and Sciences dean. She began Monday.

Funding given to nursing school

The university received $5 million through 2012 to fund its Regional Nursing Education Center in the School of Nursing. Gov. Rick Perry signed the appropriations bill in June, after the 81st Texas Legislature session ended June 1. The Texas Higher Edu-cation Coordinating Board will dole out the funds, keeping track of the nursing school’s budget, until 2012.

High temperatures this summer

Arlington temperatures were above 100 degrees for seven consecutive days in July, according to the National Weather Service. The last time the area saw a streak like this was in August 2006, with 19 straight days above 100 degrees.

Your Summer News IndexCheck out some of the memorable moments from the past few months

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Gov. Rick Perry signs HB51, which provides new resources for the state’s emerging research universities, June 17 in the Natural Science and Engineering Research Laboratory at UT-Dallas. There are seven up-and-coming research institutions in Texas including UTA, UT-Dallas and the University of North Texas.

Pamela Jansma, College of Science dean

Scott Ryan, School of Social work dean

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Tier One law gives funding to emerging research institutions

Gov. Rick Perry signed House Bill 51 into law June 17. The Tier One law is worth $256 million. A resolution to amend the state constitution would also guarantee another $425 million, in the form of a National Research University Fund, if voters pass it in November. The fund’s $425 million would be redi-rected from the state Higher Education Fund if approved. If the resolution fails, the programs signed into law still stand.

The three programs in the Tier One law include: the Research University Development Fund, which matches portions of total research expenditures per university. The fund would pay at least $1 million for every $10 million of the average annual expenditures, if a university’s average expenditure is $50 mil-lion or more. If below $50 million, it’s $500,000 per $10 million.

The Texas Research Incentive Program matches gifts and endowments: 50 percent between $100,000 and $999,999, 75 percent between $1 million and $1,999,999 and 100 percent if more than $2 million.

The law also gives the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board the power to bestow funds to universities based on degrees awarded along a point system, with non-at-risk students and non-critical fields being lowest in points and at-risk students and critical fields being the highest.

The fund would require competing universities to meet four of six crite-ria, which include having endowments greater than $400 million, 200 or more doctor of philosophy degrees awarded in the two prior years, and either membership in the Association of Research Libraries or has a Phi Beta Kappa chapter.

The other three are achievements judged by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board: high achievement of the freshman class for two years, high-quality faculty for two years and high-quality, graduate-level programs.

the breakdowNWhat is Tier One?

Though there is not a technical definition of what a Tier One university is, most top research universities share a few traits. These include:

Membership in the association of american Universities. The state of Texas has three universities in the organization – Rice University, Texas A&M, and UT-Austin.

annual research expenditures of at least $100 million. In the 2008 President’s Report, UTA reported spending $66.5 million in research expenditures.

U.S. News and World Report rankings. These national rankings consider factors affecting quality and reputation. Both Texas A&M and UT-Austin are on the list of the Top 50 Public National Universities.

What will the Tier One law accomplish?

The law matches portions of total research expenditures by universities and also matches gifts and endowments to univer-sities. It will also allow the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to give money to universities based on degrees awarded along a point system.

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Starting Thursday the univer-sity will hold its annual welcome week, Maverick Stampede, for stu-dents trickling back to campus or arriving for the first time.

John Hillas, Student Activities assistant director, said the celebra-tion is a formal kickoff to the new academic year. It’s geared to the entire community, but is especially important for new students, he said.

“Welcome week is for new stu-dents to find their place on cam-pus,” Hillas said. “To find their niche.”

The fifth annual MavsMeet Convocation will be held 4 p.m. Friday in Texas Hall. The convoca-

tion will serve as both a welcome back for returning students and a campus introduction for freshmen or transfer students, he said.

President James Spaniolo, Pro-vost Donald Bobbitt, Student Af-fairs vice president Frank Lamas and Student Congress President Kent Long will speak followed by a keynote address from Darryl Lauster, art and art history assis-tant professor. The program will last about an hour.

The MavMeet AfterParty will follow the convocation.

The party, held on the Cen-tral Library mall, will have games, food and festivities, student activi-ties director Seth Ressl said in an e-mail. Students can participate in campus traditions, meet up with old friends or make new ones. Typically around 2,000 attend, he said.

The party will also feature the

film Star Trek, Ressl said. New to this year’s party is The Maverick Art Project, a life-sized statue of a horse where students can leave their mark, though it hasn’t been decided what that mark will actu-ally be.

“Following the MavsMeet After party the statue will be more per-manently installed somewhere on campus,” Ressl said.

Ressl said he imagines the Maverick Art Project becoming an annual tradition.

The event will conclude at about 9:15 p.m. with the event’s first fireworks show.

“Think about this as starting the year off with a bang,” Ressl said.

Apartment Life director Molly Albart said Apartment Life will host its annual Waffleopolis at 8 p.m. Monday on the University Center mall. Apartment Life will

serve Belgian waffles with several topping choices.

“We love welcome week,” Al-bart said. “It is a lot of fun. It is a true welcome for the students.”

Robert-Thomas Jones, Greek Life program coordinator, said Greek Life will work with Apart-ment Life for the Welcome Back BBQ this year. This year the bar-becue will be in the Maverick Ac-tivities west lawn instead of on Greek Row, to make it more open to students, Jones said. It starts 4 p.m. Sunday.

The Welcome Back BBQ will be a good opportunity for first year students to make a connection with other first-year and returning students, Jones said.

“It’s all about connection,” he said.

Ali [email protected]

Maverick Stampede helps students ease into school yearwelcoMe week

For the first time ever, fireworks will be displayed at the MavsMeet After Party.

MAverick stAMpede scheduleThursdayResidence Hall Move-in 8 a.m.-2 p.m. FridayMavsMeet Convocation 4-5 p.m. Texas Hall MavsMeet AfterParty 5 p.m. Central Li-brary mall

SaturdayWings, Wieners and Water 11 a.m. Univer-sity Center mallMovin’ Mavs Alumni Game 2 p.m. Texas HallWelcome Back Splash 5 p.m. Maverick Activities Center

Sunday“Dude! Where’s My Class?” 2-4 p.m. Ar-lington Hall entranceWelcome Back BBQ 4-7 p.m. MAC west lawn

MondaySocial Work Welcome Week beginsAsk Me Days 7:30 a.m.-noon Central Li-brary mall and UC mallWaffleopolis 8 p.m. UC mall

Tuesday, August 25 Ask Me Days 7:30 a.m.-noon Central Li-brary mall and UC mallWorld of Librarycraft 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Central LibraryUTA-HOSTS! Welcome Mixer 7-9 p.m. UC Bowling and Billiards

Wednesday, August 26Maverick Cookout & Activities Fair 11 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. UC mall

Thursday, August 27Nursing Floats ‘n’ Quotes 2:45-4 p.m. 549 Pickard Hall Honors College Games Night 5-8 p.m. Bowling and BilliardsPHC Greek Splash 7 p.m. Physical Educa-tion Building outdoor pool

Friday, August 28 TRIO Popsicle Social 11 a.m.- noon UC mall EXCEL Campus Activities Welcome Back Movie: Up 8 p.m. MAC west lawn

Saturday August 29 Big Howdy Party 6-9 p.m. UC Bluebonnet BallroomIFC Name Your Game Night 7-10 p.m. Bowl-ing and Billiards

Source: Student Affairs Web site


Students walk on the University Center mall during the last year’s Activities Fair, on Aug. 27, 2008, looking at different clubs and organizations offered. More than 200 or-ganizations were represented.


By Julie Ann SAnchezThe Shorthorn staff

Although University Police decreased its number of community service officers, the department is confident its student patrol program improves campus safety.

Initially, University Police hired eight but have five currently working 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. shifts, assistant police chief Rick

Gomez said. Those officers’ responsibili-ties include walking the campus, patrolling and locking buildings and providing assis-tance to campus visitors. The students are supervised by police and also work along-side campus guards.

With a staff of 40 campus police offi-cers, Gomez said the community service of-ficers provide aid where additional guards and officers are needed.

“It’s another set of eyes and ears,” he said. “They work as ambassadors to the campus.”

Gomez added that it’s also a way to “get

student involvement in helping us prevent crime.” He said community involvement in helping curb campus crime is an important endeavor he advocates.

Community service officer Nahusha Bhadravati Mohan Kumar said his job has been satisfying, especially in assisting campus visitors.

“When day-orientation groups would stop by the Central Library they would ask for directions,” he said. “We do everything we can to help.”

But the electrical engineering graduate student said the job is more than routine

assistance. The student officers also work closely with their supervisors, and if an emergency occurs they immediately call campus police who take over the situation.

“Our job is to just observe and report,” Kumar said.

The program will continue in the fall, with University Police expecting to hire additional students, particularly criminal justice majors, Gomez said.

Julie Ann [email protected]

Student involvement used in fighting crimecAmpuS SAfety

The community service officers observe and report suspicious activities and patrol facilities and buildings day and night.

univerSity police Service And ASSiStAnceThe campus police provides numer-ous services and assistance to stu-dents, faculty and staff. Assistant po-lice chief Rick Gomez said he wants more students to take advantage of services that deter crime and make it easier for police to reclaim stolen property, including the following:

Bike registration and property en-graving: Bicycle registration and en-graving are free. Property engraving is for any valuable property. The en-graving includes the owner’s driver’s license number on the property.

Book Marking: University Police will provide invisible ink markings in text-books the first couple weeks at the UTA Bookstore.

pArking And other puBlic SAfety ASSiStAnceParking: Campus police will not give out tickets the first week of classes, but by the second week students must have a parking decal. Also, students that accumulate five tickets, and haven’t paid, will have their ve-hicle towed on the sixth ticket.Escorts: Personal safety escorts are available upon request by calling 817-272-3381.Vehicle Jump Starts: University Police will assist motorists on campus need-ing a jump-start.

Sources: Assistant Police Chief Rick Gomez and 2008-09 UTA Campus Safety brochure


Prasiddha Raghuraman, computer science graduate student, left, and Nahusha Bhadravati Mohan Kumar, electrical engineering graduate student, keep a watchful eye together Aug. 4 outside University Hall. The pair serve as two of five community service officers on campus who report any suspicious activities to the University Police. Each also es-corts, gives directions and locks up buildings at night.

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Did you get your new and more fuel-efficient car yet?

Not going to take advantage of the “Cash for Clunkers” program to help people get into more fuel-efficient cars? Oh, you already took advantage of the $4,500 tax credit and got yourself a new ride? You’re welcome.

Anyone who takes advantage of that program should be thanking the taxpayers who have to pay taxes into the federal government.

I never agreed with this program, although it has helped the automobile industry. But out of the top-selling models under the program, only one was American made, the Ford Focus, according to ABC News . After the gov-ernment aided bankruptcies of Chrys-ler and General Motors Corp., maybe it should have stipulated that the cars should be American made.

I am no fan of protectionism, nor was I a fan of the “Cash for Clunkers” program, but what better way to spur the American economy than to stimu-late and sell American-made inven-

tory. The United Auto Workers would have been happy. The taxpayer would be happy to see profit coming out of the industry he or she added billions to in the past eight months.

But that’s just one of the problems with the “clunk-ers” program. Once these ve-hicles are traded in and the deal-ers fill out paper-work, the vehi-cle’s engine must be disengaged to no longer be op-erable and then hauled off to the junk yard. Now that is govern-

ment efficiency. Instead of donating the cars to people unable to afford a car, the vehicles are destroyed.

The point of the program was to help get older, less efficient cars off the road and increase new car sales, which have slumped over the past year, ac-cording to USA Today . Many of the

cars traded in were old enough that the owner may have only had liabil-ity insurance. Under that assumption, the discount many people ran to take advantage of put them under a new automobile loan and higher insurance.

I would go even further to say there’s a possibility that we could be bailing out a few of these consumers months or a year down the road when they cannot make the payment for their new car.

This program may have provided temporary financial relief to a few and helped slightly reduce carbon emis-sions from automobiles. But the gov-ernment shouldn’t play that role in our society. This $1 billion program has burnt through its original alloca-tion of funding and required another $2 billion to keep it going into the fall.

I guess you could call it a small re-distribution that will have only a min-ute net effect for the consumer when you get to the bottom line.

— Colt Ables is an economics senior and columnist for The Shorthorn

Big Sacrifi ce for Small Benefi t‘Cash for Clunkers’ uses too much money to help only a few

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COLT ABLES

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By Jason BoydThe Shorthorn news editor

Though a semester away, the cam-pus will soon start construction on a special events center — an arena some believe could transform the campus and downtown Arlington.

Set for completion by spring 2012, the $73 million, 190,000-square-foot building will give indoor sports a facili-ty made for an NCAA team. Currently, the Mavericks play on a stage in Texas Hall, equipped more for speakers or performances. The new arena will also host convocations, commencements, major speakers and city events that need a 6,500-seat facility.

In addition, the university will build a $67 million mixed-use park-ing structure and residence hall just north of the center. This building will house parking, retail space on the first floor and living space for about 450 students.

The entire project will break ground in the spring, but the univer-sity will likely present final designs to the UT System Board of Regents this semester, said Kristin Sullivan, Media

Relations assistant vice president, in a previous article in The Shorthorn.

Over the summer the university hired a firm to do soil testing for the site to determine the building’s best foundation. Sullivan said she expects the report to come back later in Au-gust.

The newest special events center renderings reflect administration’s de-sires to blend the facility with the exist-ing campus design while incorporat-ing environmentally smart elements.

The university released the render-ings in late July. University adminis-tration is continually talking to HKS’ architects assigned to the project, said Kristin Sullivan, Media Relations as-sistant vice president. She said the newest renderings reflect a request for energy efficiency, with natural shade on windows, and a blend with the campus’ design by use of complimen-tary materials.

Sullivan said the renderings are not final designs, but an artist interpreta-tion of university requests. She said the university may present finalized plans to the Board of Regents during the board’s Nov. 11 and Nov. 12 meetings.

Jason [email protected]

New building projects should start next semester

ProJect timelineSpring 2010: Special event center construction begins

May 2010: Clear parking lots and 7-Eleven

Summer 2010: First phase of garage begins and residence hall

Summer 2011: First phase fin-ished, last phase begins

Spring: 2012: Center is com-pleted

Summer 2012: Second phase of the garage and residence hall finished

July 2012: Mixed-use resi-dence hall finished (tentative completion date)

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construction

A $73 million special events facility and a mixed-use building final designs await approval.

Courtesy Photo: HKS Inc./UT ArlingtonCourtesy Photo: HKS Inc./UT ArlingtonCourtesy Photo: HKS Inc./UT Arlington

The university released new renderings in late July. Kristin Sullivan, Media Relations assistant vice president, said the renderings reflect a request for energy efficiency. The renderings are not final designs. The university may present the final designs to the Board of Regents in November.

sportsabout sports

Mark Bauer, managing [email protected]

Sports publishes Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.

rememberCheck out the Sports page next week for coverage of the Movin’ Mavs alumni game.

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By Marissa HallThe Shorthorn editor in chief

Experience.that’s the key difference between this

year’s volleyball team and last year’s, red-shirt junior setter raegan Daniel said.

“Last year we had nine incoming freshmen on a team of 14 and only two or three players on the whole team had college game experience,” she said. “We worked very hard last spring and showed great improvement and we feel more confident as a team.”

the team plays its first game of the season Aug. 28 against oral roberts. Its goal is making the southland Conference tournament, something it didn’t achieve last year, head coach Diane seymour said.

the team failed to make the playoffs last year after losing to the Lamar Car-dinals 3-2. the Mavericks ended the year with a 7-23 record, including three conference wins. those three conference wins were the lowest number wins in seymour’s coaching history.

“We were very, very young,” seymour said. “I knew last year we’d be inexperi-enced and make some mistakes.”

the young team had a tough time when Bianca sauls, then-sophomore out-side hitter, was injured about a month into the season. the injury, which kept sauls from playing for almost two months, forced five freshmen in the start-ing lineup.

the sLC honored a couple of those freshmen at the end of last season. Mid-dle blocker Christy Driscoll was named to the sLC All-Academic team. outside hitter Amanda Aguilera made the All-Conference team and is one of six Mav-erick freshmen to earn the first team recognition.

though their youth was a disadvan-tage last season, it could prove as an advantage this year, Aguilera said. the Mavs lost just two seniors, one of which was a starter.

“Now that we have played together for a year, we are going to have better chem-istry and do a lot better,” she said. “We know each other very well, which always makes playing with each other easier.”

Marissa [email protected]

youth is the Vantagethrough practice and bonding the volleyball team

anticipates a successful season

2009 VolleyBall scHeduleIllinois State Redbird Classic8/28 Oral Roberts 5:05 p.m. Normal, Ill.8/29 Illinois State 12:05 p.m. Normal, Ill.8/29 Gardner-Webb 5:05 p.m. Normal, Ill.

9/1 Arkansas 7 p.m. Fayetteville, Ark.

Colorado State Hilton Classic9/4 Georgia Southern 5:30 p.m. Fort Collins, Colo.9/5 Colorado State 2 p.m. Fort Collins, Colo.9/5 Ohio State 8 p.m. Fort Collins, Colo.

UT Arlington Invitational9/12 Arkansas-Little Rock 11 a.m. Texas Hall9/12 Oklahoma 7 p.m. Texas Hall

UT Arlington Hilton Invitational9/18 Arkansas State 7 p.m. Texas Hall9/19 Texas Southern 12:30 p.m. Texas Hall9/19 Texas Christian 7:30 p.m. Texas Hall

9/24 UT-San Antonio 7 p.m. Texas Hall9/26 Texas A&M Corpus Christi* 2 p.m. Texas Hall10/2 Lamar* 7 p.m. Beaumont10/3 Sam Houston State* 7 p.m. Huntsville10/9 Texas State* 6:30 p.m. San Marcos10/14 Northwestern State* 7 p.m. Texas Hall10/17 Central Arkansas* 2 p.m., Conway, Ark.10/22 Southeastern Louisiana* 7 p.m. Texas Hall10/24 Nicholls State* 3 p.m. Texas Hall10/30 McNeese State* 7:00 p.m. Lake Charles, La.10/31 Stephen F. Austin* 4 p.m. Nacogdoches11/03 Texas State* 7 p.m. Texas Hall11/05 Sam Houston State* 7 p.m. Texas Hall11/07 Lamar* 4 p.m. Texas Hall11/13 Texas A&M Corpus Christi* 7 p.m. Corpus Christi11/14 UT-San Antonio* 3:30 p.m. San Antonio

* Conference eventSource: UTA Athletic Department


Outside hitter Bianca Sauls spikes the ball during the Mavericks’ 3-2 loss to Texas Christian on Sept. 10, 2008 at Texas Hall. The Mavericks’ first game of the season will be against Oral Roberts on Aug. 28 in Normal, Ill.


The men’s and women’s basket-ball coaches spent July traveling and recruiting for the coming season, beginning in November, and said they will build on last season’s per-formance.

Men’s BasketballCoach Scott Cross said this year’s

team will play faster, make more baskets, perform better transitions and, for the first time since Cross began coaching the team, guards will be the strength. He said the team needs to increase pressure to wear opponents down.

“We’re just going to have to play hard,” Cross said. “That’s the key, to play harder and faster than the other team. To win games.”

Cross said the big challenges are games against Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston State and UT-San An-tonio. Cross said he expects to see his players rise to the challenge.

He said he anticipates junior Marquez Haynes to be the season playmaker. He said he considers junior Dwight Gentry one of the toughest point guards in the con-ference and expects great defensive work from him.

Cross said he hopes last season redshirt players will help the team this year. Redshirt freshman Armani Williams practiced with the team but didn’t play in conference games. Redshirt freshman Jon Miller and junior Trey Parker had to sit out the season for medical reasons.

“Trey Parker is the X factor,” Cross said. “He injured his knee last season, which will hopefully be healed, and has been working out this summer and has put on about eight pounds.”

Cross was not allowed to reveal much information about recruiting due to NCAA restrictions. According to NCAA regulations, coaches can-not recruit in August.

Cross said he intends to pursue about 10 new players for the fall.

Assistant coach Greg Young has also been traveling with Cross re-cruiting. He said he is excited about how well recruiting has gone but still sees a lot of work to put together their ideal team.

Harder, Faster, Stronger


Foreward Tommy Moffitt attempts a layup Jan. 23, 2008 during UTA’s victory over UT-San Antonio, 56-50.

Tuesday, August 18, 2009 Page 9

2009-10 MEn’s BAsKEtBAll sCHEDulE11/14/09 vs. Dallas BaptistTexas Hall 7 p.m.

11/18/09vs. North TexasTexas Hall7 p.m.

11/21/09vs. Eastern WashingtonTexas Hall7 p.m.11/24/09

vs. UT-Permian BasinTexas Hall7 p.m.

11/30/09at Houston BaptistHoustonTime TBA

12/20/09at Baylor WacoTBA

12/22/09 vs. Texas WesleyanTexas Hall7 p.m.

12/30/09at Michigan State East Lansing, Mich.TBA

1/2/09vs. UT-DallasTexas Hall7 p.m.

1/5/09vs. Utah Valley StateTexas Hall7 p.m.

1/9/09vs. Texas StateTexas Hall7 p.m.

1/13/09at LamarBeaumont7 p.m.

For the full schedule and for updated times visit theshorthorn.com

UTA’s men’s and women’s basketball teams prepare for another season of challenges and glory

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BaskeTBall continues on page 17


By Anthony WilliAmsThe Shorthorn staff

Greek students and alumni are mostly open to a new recruit-ment rule in hopes of higher grade point averages and more open-ness with the entire student community.

After the Greek community’s average student grade-point average fell to 2.58 in fall 2008, chapter representatives changed eligibility requirements in February. Now students can no longer rush, or join an organization, until obtaining a minimum of nine university credit hours with a cumulative grade-point average of 2.5 or higher.

“Greeks like to say we’re better than average students, so our GPAs should be higher,” said Robert-Thomas Jones, Greek Life program coordinator.

The rule change, which takes effect this fall, does not affect transfer students enrolled in nine hours with at least 2.5 grade point averages and 24 hours completed at another college – as earlier reported in The Shorthorn.

“It’s more about the transition from high school to college,” Jones said. “There are new expectations.”

Jeremy Bennett, a business management senior and former president of the Zeta Chi chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha frater-nity, said his organization and some others already kept incoming freshmen from rushing before the change.

“Some fraternities and sororities need new faces to fill a certain quota every year,” Bennett said. “Freshman need to get a first se-mester of college under their belt, but they can still be interested in Greek Life. Plus, if you want to really go Greek, you should still be interested your sophomore, junior or senior year.”

Greek Life officials and chapters stress that while some groups may shift their focus on recruitment to the spring, freshmen can still learn about the Greek community.

“We’re challenging that thought. Recruitment is 365 days a year,” Jones said. “I think Greek Life on our campus has had a reputation of being very exclusive. Not only do students think that, but staff as well.”

Jones said the majority of Greek organizations previously let freshmen rush in their first semester, and then those freshmen that perform poorly in class affected the chapter’s grade-point average, as well as that of the entire Greek community.

Despite the rule change, Jones said Greek students have actu-ally pushed up recruitment efforts this summer by participating in orientation events.

“I could foresee more numbers in the spring than fall, but the Greeks will still come out in the fall strong,” he said. “They can’t afford to be weak.”

Keegan Wood, an organizational business communication alumnus and member of the Sigma Chi fraternity’s Theta Kappa chapter, said he saw the rule change coming.

“I understand where they are coming from with making fresh-men focus on schoolwork, but it’s frustrating because they’re not restricting other organizations,” he said, referring to groups like the Latin American Student Organization and other non-Greek groups.

Wood, who was a Student Congress senator and Mr. UTA from 2007 to 2008, said joining a Greek organization doesn’t make your grades go down.

“When I was in Sigma Chi, my grades actually improved, with the study hours and all,” he said.

LaTasha Watson, a criminology and psychology alumni who was last year’s president of Delta Sigma Theta sorority’s Lambda Chi chapter, said she can see both sides. Like Bennett, her organi-zation didn’t allow for first-semester students prior to the change. But she said her grade-point average rose as a Greek, like Wood’s, although she knows that’s not the case with everyone.

Jones said all Greek events are open to the public for them to see what Greek life is about. Watson said the extra time can only help students learn more about the different fraternities and sororities.

Isabel Garduño, international business and Spanish senior and Alpha chapter president of Delta Alpha Sigma sorority, said she likes the change. It allows for freshmen to get involved on campus more broadly and learning more about it, she said, therefore find-ing their true niche.

“My first semester I got involved in regular organizations like FLOC (Freshmen Leaders on Campus) and LASO,” Garduño said. “I was introduced to Greek Life and got a hint of it then instead of jumping in as some freshmen do because of family or whatever.”

Garduño said she hopes Greek organizations can now spend more time networking with interested upperclassmen, although she recognized getting and retaining interest in freshmen is hard for some.

Wood said he hopes the university will review the results of the rule change and go back if it doesn’t help any.

“My major fear is for this to make the Greek community smaller and smaller,” he said.

Anthony [email protected]

Greek life Adapts to Change

Alterations to rush policy go into effect this semester

Greek reCruitment eliGiBility rulesMust have at least nine credit hours and or a cumulative 2.5 GPA or higher. Freshmen with only dual-enrollment credit have to wait a semester before rushing.Eligible transfer students must have completed at least 24 credit hours and attained at least a 2.5 GPA at another school. They also must be enrolled in at least nine credit hours here at the university.

Students interested in Greek Life can find more information and reg-ister for intake into a fraternity or sorority at www.utagreeks.com.

Source: Greek Life


Mechanical engineering sophomore Raymond Ouch inches below the limbo bar during 2009 Greek Games Tuesday behind the Maverick Activity Cen-ter. Ouch won second place in the competition.

Sceneabout scene

Dustin L. Dangli, [email protected]

Scene is published Tuesday.

rememberPick up next Thursday’s Pulse to digest

students’ favorite local restaurants and get your fill of reviews.

The ShorThorn


Before You Head Out

Students can plan before going to The MAc to maximize their workout potential.

Fine art senior nabil Ahangarzadeh said students should research the ma-chines before using them. He said lifting too much weight without proper technique and form can lead to injury.

Another thing to remember before heading to The MAc is proper workout at-tire. Fitness assistant director Kala ellison said an old T-shirt and tennis shoes are enough for a workout. “You’ll look cool,” she said. “But it’s all personal preference.”

Beverages are also important to bring to the gym.

For students who only have 30 min-utes to exercise, ellison suggests students stick to drinking water rather than sports drinks.

“Water should be all you need for people just training to be healthier,” she said. “A typical Gatorade could have 200 to 300 calories, and it’s better for long workouts.”

Personal trainer Sandy Watkins sug-gests small snacks, like fruits or granola bars, but don’t eat too much.

“It’s always best to eat a little before you workout,” Watkins said. “Just enough to have fuel.”

Accounting alumnus clay Bell said bringing a friend for support and motiva-tion helps push one to get a full workout. He said friends that know what they’re doing can be more help.

At The MAC

It can be overwhelming at first, but with a few tips one can efficiently use every minute at The MAc.

The first part is warming up. ellison said students who walk briskly to The MAc already have a good warm-up for cardiovascular exercises. Those wanting to limit their exercises to upper body weight lifting should start with push-ups

or lighter weights.Those new to exercising should try the

various machines and exercises.“Do what you like,” ellison said. “If you

don’t like to run then you won’t stick with it.”

With that in mind ellison warns that it’s bad to get stuck into a routine.

“Find different ways to target the body,” she said. “Just something different to chal-lenge your body in new ways.”

Some focus too much on the people around them in the gym, Bell said. He sug-gests students ask questions if they don’t know how to do something and focus on themselves, not others.

“It isn’t a competition,” he said. “There’s always going be someone who’s bigger and better than you.”

Feel the Burn

For students with limited time, ellison suggests super sets, where rather than

resting after an exercise students work an opposing muscle. She stressed, “no rest-ing.”

Also, for those who can spare up to two visits a week, she said a total body work-out is best, with a day in between to rest. Full body workouts should exercise the chest, back, shoulders, arms, legs and core muscles.

For those that don’t know how much weight to lift, ellison suggests starting light. She said a good weight should be challenging.

“After eight to 12 repetitions students should begin to feel voluntary fatigue,

where they say, ‘I can’t,’ ” she said. For students focusing on cardio, Wat-

kins said the cardio machines have some form of measurement. For bikes it’s rota-tions per minute and the elliptical ma-chines strokes per minute.

She said students should start higher than comfortable and continue to try and up their previous visit.

“challenge yourself,” she said. “If you don’t feel like you’re working out then you’re not.”

Dustin L. [email protected]

Maximize Your Fitness at the MaCRegardless if one has only 30 minutes or time

everyday, a workout can be feasible


Accounting alumnus Clay Bell works on biceps while fine art senior Nabil Ahangarzadeh watches Aug. 4 at the Maverick Activities Center.

BY Dustin L. DangLiThe Shorthorn Scene editor

The Shorthorn spoke with students and fitness experts to help maximize your visits to the Maverick Activities center and get you looking lean and toned in limited time.


Nursing sophomore Leo Bonus lifts weights at the Maverick Activities Center to exercise his upper body. He said his favorite muscle to work out is the shoulders.

MaxiMizing ExErCisEs tips at a gLanCE:* For quick exercise sessions choose water rather than sports drinks.

* Make sure to warm up, usually walking to the Maverick Activities Center does the trick.

* Commit to super sets. Rather than resting in between sets, move from one muscle to an opposing.

* Bring a friend for support and motivation. It also helps if they’re more experienced at exercising.

* Be prepared to push yourself. You’re sup-pose to sweat and want to quit.

Sources: accounting alumnus Clay Bell, personal trainer Sandy Watkins, fitness assistant director Kala

Ellison



Jason BoydThe Shorthorn news editor

Whether the campus and city are new to students or old hat, it helps to know the people who can

influence campus life during the upcoming semester. Compiled are some of the bigger movers and shakers.

Leaders to Know

Six people the university community may want to recognize this semester

James Spaniolo, university presidentPresident Spaniolo, who began in February 2004, has led the uni-versity through a branding change, beginning construction of the Engineering Research Complex, approval for a special events center and putting the university on a path to achieve national research prominence. Spaniolo greets students at MavsMeet New Student Convocation and other major university events.

Donald Bobbitt, Provost and Academic Affairs vice president

The university is on the hunt to join national research institu-tions like UT-Austin, Texas Tech and Rice University. Research expenditures help to be recognized as such. Bobbitt is in charge with promoting and achieving academic excellence. He works directly with chairs, deans, faculty, fellow executive of-ficers and the president to help the university grasp its goal.

John Hall, Administration and Campus Operations vice president

Serving since February 2004, Hall oversees the Campus Master Plan. That includes the nearly completed Engineering Research Complex and the upcoming special events center. He supervises several offices, including Housing, Facilities Management and the Police Department.

Kent Long, Student Congress presidentLong won the office in the spring 2009 campus election, and will serve until spring 2010. Long is responsible for leading meetings and setting the vision for the congress, which passes resolutions it believes will benefit the college and submits them for President Spaniolo’s approval.

Omar Rosales and Rosita Tran, Mr. and Ms. UTAThe two lead UTA Ambassadors, the group that represents the university at campus and community functions and welcomes visitors to UTA. Rosales promised to “keep an open ear” for student suggestions in his spring 2009 campaign, and Tran said her experience as the group’s secretary would help in a leadership position.

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Sen. Hutchison announces for Texas governor

LA MARQUE — U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison an-nounced her run for Texas governor Monday with a sharp blast at Gov. Rick Perry, saying he has overstayed his welcome with an administration marked by arrogance and “tragic” mistakes.

Hutchison, using her old high school about 40 miles southeast of Houston as a backdrop, also proposed lim-iting governors to two, four-year terms. She called Perry — a fellow Republican — a “dedicated public servant,” but otherwise laid into him. Perry, in office since 2000, is the longest serving governor in Texas history.

Perry took over the remainder of former President George W. Bush’s second term as governor and has been elected to two, four-year terms since. If he’s re-elected in 2010 and completes his term, Perry would have held the job for 14 years.

“We can’t afford fourteen years of one person ap-

pointing every state board, agency and commission,” Hutchison said. “It invites patronage. It tempts cronyism. And it has to stop, now.”

In a gymnasium that drew about 150 supporters and the La Marque High School cheerleading squad — which Hutchison once belonged to — she delivered her harsh-est critique ever of the Perry years.

Hutchison said Texas is awash in government debt, leads the nation in uninsured children and suffers from the highest property taxes in the country. She singled out the Texas Department of Public Transportation, calling it the “most arrogant, unaccountable state agency in the history of Texas.”

Under Perry, the department has shunned local input and built too many toll roads, she said.

The state’s senior U.S. senator also belittled Perry’s decision to turn down $550 million in federal stimulus money to help the state’s empty unemployment insur-ance trust fund. She described the move as politically motivated and “irresponsible.”

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U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson, R-Texas comments during a news conference officially announcing her candidacy for Texas governor Monday, Aug. 17, 2009 in La Marque, Texas. Hutchison is planning to give up her Senate seat this fall so she can focus on the governor’s race full-time.

In The naTIon

Obama lashes defense establishment, Congress

PHOENIX — President Barack Obama took on both the defense establishment and freespending lawmakers on Monday, saying they were draining the nation’s military budget with “exotic projects.”

“If Congress sends me a defense bill loaded with a bunch of pork, I will veto it,” he declared in a speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

He accused members of Congress of using the Pentagon budget to protect jobs back home, including on wasteful projects he said were diverting money needed for U.S. military forces battling everything from nuclear weapons to “18th century style piracy and 21st century cyber threats.”

Obama thanked America’s veterans and praised U.S. fighting forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. But he also spoke harshly of a “defense establishment (that) has yet to fully adapt to the post-Cold War world.”

His speech, in the convention center in downtown Phoenix, was respectfully received by the veterans, who frequently interrupted him with polite applause.

In The World

Threat of violence looms over Afghan vote

KABUL — The threat of violence looms over Afghan presidential election Thursday. And not just from Taliban mili-tants.

Abdullah Abdullah, a former foreign minister who is President Hamid Karzai’s top rival, told a crowd of flag-waving sup-porters in Kabul on Monday that he will win the election — “if they don’t steal your votes,” confident rhetoric that ana-lysts say could stoke a violent backlash if his supporters believe they’ve been cheated.

Serious questions over the fairness of the balloting could result in a winner with-out real legitimacy — a serious problem in a country where the central govern-ment is struggling to exert control beyond

the capital. The U.S. is spending millions of dollars and pressing a new military offensive this month to make sure the voting comes off well.

Abdullah, a trained ophthalmologist who has railed against government cor-ruption, isn’t the only one who expects fraud. Voting observers warn that cheat-ing will most likely take place at polling stations in remote or dangerous areas where independent monitors won’t be able to be present.

A black market for voter registration cards is said to be flourishing, and a sus-piciously high number of women — far more than men — have been registered to vote in culturally conservative prov-inces where Karzai expects to do well among his fellow ethnic Pashtuns who form the majority there.

China pulls world stocks down as markets turn

LONDON — World stock markets fell sharply Monday, with China’s main market slumping nearly 6 percent, as mounting worries about U.S. consumer spending reined in hopes for a quick global eco-nomic recovery despite news that the recession in Japan has ended.

In Europe, the FTSE 100 index of lead-ing British shares closed down 68.96 points, or 1.5 percent at 4,645.01 while Germany’s DAX fell 107.50 points, or 2 percent, to 5,201.61. The CAC-40 in France was 75.58 points, or 2.2 percent, lower at 3,419.69.

On Wall Street, the Dow Jones in-dustrial average was down 176.09, or 1.9 percent, at 9,145.31 around midday New York time while the broader Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 21.76 points, or 2.2 percent, to 982.33.

Concerns about the state of retailing in the U.S. are primarily to blame for the latest bout of jitters in the markets, which have come after a month-long rally has sent many of the world’s main stock mar-kets to new highs for 2009.

A disappointing consumer confidence survey on Friday combined with a raft of downbeat earnings from the likes of Ab-ercrombie & Fitch Co., JC Penney Corp. and Nordstrom Inc. to fuel concerns that that the world economy may not recover as swiftly as many in the markets have been hoping.


third floor addition to the building expanded the structure to 35,000 square feet, according to the Col-lege of Engineering building progress Web site.

Substantial comple-tion means the building structure is finished, said Bill Amendola, UT Sys-tem senior project man-ager, in a past Shorthorn article. The building will be ready for use Aug. 24, in time for fall classes. An official ribbon-cut-ting ceremony is slated Sept. 2.

The overall $116 million project will be substantially completed January 2011, according to the College of Engi-neering Web site.

The timing is perfect, bioengineering sopho-more Katie Patty said, who plans to begin re-search around then.

“This building is a much needed motivation for going to class and starting my research,” she said. “It will be eco-friendly and it will help bring a refreshing modern twist to the campus.”

Severe weather alerts, like thun-derstorms and heat advisories, slowed down production but workers paced themselves and worked around Mother Nature, project safety man-ager Tom Nicely said. Hensel Phelps

Construction Co., the contractor, re-quires its workers to take breaks, drink water, to check on each other and provide aid to nearby people who look like they are in distress, Nicely said.

Patty said the renovations will do amazing things for the university.

“I’m sure it will bring a lot of prospective engineering students and maybe even motivate some students

to major in engineering that otherwise might not have,” Patty said.

Patty said she wanted to study in the engi-neering field for a long time and chose bioen-gineering because of her love for the human body, the way it func-tions and ways to solve medical problems more efficiently.

“The medical field is in dire need of a make-over, and bioengineers are the ones who can do it,” she said.

The Engineering and Science colleges will be the main occupants of

the complex and will have faculty offices, labs and new research areas.

Having this complex is part of the vision to be a nationally recognized college, said Bill Carroll, College of Engineering dean.

The Engineering Research Build-ing, the next and last building to be completed, is projected to be com-pleted January 2011.

JOHNATHAN [email protected]

BY DUSTIN L. DANGLIThe Shorthorn Scene editor

1. Prepare for Texas Weather

Biology senior Jerome Kirby learned what to bring on campus after living here since fall 2006. He said some items residents won’t need all the time but should have just in case. It’s usually items people forget to bring when first moving in, Kirby said.

His list includes a comforter for chilly nights and an umbrella for rainy days.

Undeclared sophomore Kimberlin To said in her first year on campus she learned to have extra clothing.

“I made a mistake and left all my jackets at home,” she said. “And you know Texas weather, it got really cold one day. So I skipped all my classes and stayed inside.”

Aside from a jacket, she suggested residents have sweaters, hoodies and sneakers to brave harsh conditions.

2. Food and Dining

Another residence hall necessity is stored food for after hours when the UC food court and Con-nection Cafe close.

Kirby said some rooms come with mini-refrig-erators and some students decide to bring one, but every fridge needs to have certain items in constant supply.

“Every fridge should have bottled water, milk and something frozen you can heat up really quick,” he said. “For the times when the cafeteria

isn’t open and you don’t want to walk to 7-Eleven.”Kirby said he prefers frozen Mexican and Ital-

ian foods.

3. Personalize Your Space

Apartment and Residence Life encourages stu-dents to make their rooms personal spaces, and easy things to bring can make that philosophy a reality.

Undeclared Sophomore Shawn Jenkins said he brought dirt biking posters to customize his room.

Personalizing meant keeping family close for To, with framed pictures in various shapes and sizes.

“If [the pictures] weren’t there I’d probably miss my family a whole lot more,” she said.

4. Fresh and Clean

Every resident needs supplies to keep their room and themselves clean.

Kirby said every guy must have these essentials to stay clean: air fresheners, mouth wash and a laundry basket. He said plug-in air fresheners work best, especially when they activate automati-cally.

Jenkins said his secret tip is bringing laundry detergent and making sure it’s detergent. He said he went through most of the school year before discovering he used fabric softener.

5. Looking good

For the girls, To said they should bring a per-sonal mirror.

“All of my roommates were really girly so we took a lot of time in front of the mirror,” she said. “Having your own mirror means you don’t have to crowd around just one.”

DUSTIN L. [email protected]

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Construction workers work on the Engineering Research Complex August 5. The com-plex will be complete in January 2011.

“This building is a much needed motivation for going to class and starting my re-search. It will be eco-friendly and it will help bring a refreshing modern twist to the cam-pus.”

Katie Patty,bioengineering sophomore

Aside from a jacket, she suggested residents have sweaters, hoodies and sneakers to brave harsh conditions.

2. Food and Dining


By Johnathan SilverThe Shorthorn staff

By using technology, an assis-tant professor and education stu-dents are exploring new ways to engage others in the classroom.

Many instructors across cam-pus expect their classes to par-ticipate in Internet activity, from accessing Web CT and e-mailing questions to using MavSpace and requiring online sources for research papers. Receiving and transmitting infor-mation in a matter of seconds is catch-ing on, according to Peggy Semingson, a literacy studies assis-tant professor.

Semingson’s stu-dents, future teach-ers, are taught how to use different meth-ods for teaching fu-ture students. With a 2009-10 Innovative Teaching Grant, the professor was funded $3,500 to give stu-dents cameras to film short lessons.

“Here, we’re start-ing more interac-tive ways of communicating,” Semingson said. “Technology in education is putting knowledge into practice.” The movement to get learners more interested in what’s going on in the class-room prompted initiatives for education reform, Semingson said. One mainstream effort in-cludes changing the devices used to communicate with students, she said.

Better known as the stimu-lus package, the American Re-covery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 called for many broadband initiatives. Broadband refers to high-speed transmission servic-es.

The Agriculture Department teamed up with the Federal

Communications Commission to create plans for spreading broad-band technology.

“Broadband can be the great enabler that restores America’s economic well-being and opens doors of opportunity for all Americans to pass through, no matter who they are, where they live, or the particular circum-stances of their individual lives,” Commissioner Michael Copps stated on the FCC Web site.

Most of today’s students learn visu-ally by videos, sound, image clips and music, said Linda Armijo, a bilingual education and Span-ish senior.

Armijo, who plans to teach elementary school students, said using social networks is important for un-derstanding technol-ogy.

“Students obvi-ously use technology every day to commu-nicate. Those not good at these ways of communicating don’t

succeed as well,” she said. “They need to be able to e-mail and blog to network with their class-mates and professors. Professors with the best attitude toward e-mail and blogging have the most engaged and prepared students.”

Students aren’t the only ones adjusting, Armijo said. Profes-sors have some work to do too, she said.

“The best professors are those that take advantage of the Inter-net and bring it into the class-room to liven things up and bring more dimensions to lec-tures,” she said.

Johnathan [email protected]

technology as a Class tool

More UTA faculty are incorporating the Internet into its curriculum

Women’s Basketball

Head coach Samantha Morrow said she expects a challenging year in the Southland Conference. She said players will have to play hard and well, but is confident about returning players.

Morrow said she hopes return-ing juniors Shalyn Martin and Tamara Simmons, both named All-Conference third team selec-tions, will take leadership roles

on and off the court.“Players will get to shine more

because of them,” Morrow said.Morrow said preseason games

will be a challenge. Those in-clude some Big 12 teams, possibly Oklahoma and Texas.

“We play tough preseason games to better prepare for con-ference games,” Morrow said.

Morrow has been recruiting for 2010 and watching for stu-dents eligible for 2011.

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Guard Meghan Nelson attempts a layup on the team’s March 10 win over Texas State, 88-71, at Texas Hall. The team’s first game of the 2009-10 season is against Howard Payne University on November 10.

“Students obviously use technology every day to communicate. Those not good at these ways of communicating don’t succeed as well.”

linda armijo,bilingual education and Spanish senior



By Johnathan SilverThe Shorthorn staff

With different ideas and diverse back-grounds represented by more than 260 stu-dent organizations on campus, it would be a waste not to get involved, said Multicultural Affairs director Leticia Martinez.

The university ranked 16th out of 200 universities for being one of the topic diverse universities in America, according to a 2009 US News and World Report post.

The university community is 47 percent White, 15.2 percent Hispanic, 13.8 percent African American, 10.6 percent Asian, 10.6 percent International and 0.5 percent Ameri-can Indian.

Numbers are crucial but aren’t everything, Martinez said. Besides race and ethnicity, diversity can encompass geographical origins,

sexual orientation, re-ligion and socio-eco-nomic status, she said.

The Multicultural Affairs Office reviews diversity at three lev-els, Martinez said.

Diversity begins with the numbers, then one should learn from and interact with different cultures and finally, with all the knowledge gained, one has to ask how he or she can positively affect change in their community, Martinez said.

“We’re all here to be scholars and spe-cialists,” she said. “You

can put 20 different people into one room and nothing could happen. But if you come with something that they can all talk about, then the learning environment becomes enriched. We can disagree, but we can do it civilly.”

From Multicultural Affairs, the Multicul-tural Maverick Executive Board was created to orchestrate major cultural month events on campus. Students serve as chairs on commit-tees that organize events for Hispanic Heri-tage Month, Asian Heritage Month, Black History Month and Women’s History Month.

“Working on women’s issues is interest-

ing because it motivates women to do good things, hold leadership positions on campus and to let women know about the different women who fought for rights like the right to vote,” said Tierra Chatmon, Women’s History Month chair. “Everyone should get involved with diversity so that they can have a sense of belonging and have something to do on campus.”

Each committee should meet seven times before each month begins, Chatmon said.

Multicultural Affairs also founded diver-sity-based group Maversity, a leadership de-velopment program addressing diversity as-pects. Meetings are planned for the upcoming school year, Martinez said.

“College is meant to enlighten and prepare

us to go out into the world, not only aca-demically and professionally, but culturally as well,” said Demarice Dumerer, Office for Students with Disabilities associate director. “Diversity is what shapes us and makes each one of us unique.”

The campus community can participate in programs like Disability Awareness Week and surveys distributed on campus on disability, Dumerer said.

“All departments on campus can focus on making sure their programs, services and electronic media on campus have a plan in place to address any accessibility issues that may arise,” Dumerer said. “Our office will be happy to consult with any office or student organization on particular ways in which they

can be ‘disability friendly.’ ”Martinez said she would hate to see UTA

graduates, who never got involved, brag about the university’s diversity. Students who only attend classes and go home aren’t getting what they paid for, she said.

“Go to a Black History Month event. Go to a Movin’ Mavs game. Take a class that isn’t in your major,” Martinez said. “If you haven’t taken advantage of the diversity by participat-ing in something out of your comfort zone, you’re missing out of the fun and part of your higher education that could really make you that specialist.”

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From Disability Awareness Week to Multicultural Mavericks, students can participate in more than just classes.


Bilingual education junior Flora Chavez sings a Spanish song, “Los Laureles,” at the Maverick Activities Center Lone Star Auditorium during the talent show. The Multi-cultural Affairs hosted the show for Hispanic Heritage Month.

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various stores looking for the best prices and would worry about book avail-ability.

“I order my books off of [Amazon.com] these days,” Davis said. “I started buying them off the site because I could find books in great condition for a fraction of even the used price at a book store.”

Davis said he keeps most of his books and renting is not an option. But he sees its advantages for others, he said.

“The renting policy is pretty simple and it’s not an outrageous price,” Davis said. “The only negative might be not keeping your books should you want them. That could be easily fixed by giving the students the ability to buy the book for the remaining price at the end of the semester.”

Advertising senior Mal-lory Shepherd said she gets her books from two places.

“First I check the price at the UTA bookstore and compare it to the price on Amazon,” Shepherd said. “I get the cheaper one.”

Shepherd said she spends too much on books, spending an average of $50 per textbook if she can get it used and $80 if she has to buy new.

“I wish we could get all our books on disc. Those are about $5,” Shepherd said.

According to a study by the U.S. Government Ac-countability Office, text-book prices went up at double the inflation rate from 1986 to 2004.

Isabelle Smith, history and pre-law junior, said she buys her books online.

“I get all the textbooks I can find used on the Inter-net through Amazon Mar-ketplace or Web sites such as BookByte.com,” Smith said. “And I do it because I can find them much cheap-er on the Internet than at the UTA bookstore.”

Smith said the new rental program may be a better alternative for books

used in core classes. “The advantage is evi-

dent, if it’s a math book that is $100 plus, and you’re never going to need it after the class is over — it’d be cheaper,” Smith said.

Political science senior Kassie Dill said she spends $250 per semester on textbooks and buys at the UTA bookstore because it’s most likely to have certain books in stock. She said she’s looking forward to the rental program.

“It’s not like you want to look at them once you’re done with the class,” Dill said. “You generally only need them for a semester and even then only when you get assignments in-volving the book.”

Dill said many teach-ers make packets that have the information students need to read and make them available at the UTA Bookstore.



Undeclared freshman Jasmine Jones is the sixth customer to receive her rented textbooks Aug. 4 at the UTA Bookstore. The rental program started Aug. 3, saving students almost 60 percent off retail. Students are expected to return books in usable condition and must sign a contract.

and one of two alumni that became astronauts, the other being Army Brig. Gen. Robert Stewart.

“KC inspired our stu-dents the times she came to campus, and I’m sure Sally will as well,” Carroll said.

Author and urban theo-rist Richard Florida be-gins this year’s series Sept. 25 at Texas Hall. Florida wrote The Rise of the Cre-ative Class and Who’s Your City? Both were interna-tional best sellers.

David Gergen, former communications director

to President Reagan and an adviser to Presidents Clinton, Ford and Nixon follows on Oct. 22 in the Maverick Activities Cen-ter’s Lone Star Auditori-um.

Gergen is a Harvard University public service professor and U.S. News and World Report maga-zine editor-at-large. He was also a CNN mainstay during the network’s cov-erage of the 2008 presi-dential election.

Newsweek magazine editor Jon Meacham speaks next on Nov. 16, also in Lone Star Audito-rium.

Meacham wrote Frank-lin and Winston, Ameri-can Gospel and the Pu

litzer Prize-winning bi-ography of Andrew Jack-son American Lion. He is often a guest on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” and “The Colbert Report.”

The spring semester brings another CNN per-sonality in Jeffrey Toobin, who wraps the series March 25 in Lone Star Au-ditorium.

Toobin, who won an Emmy in 2000 for his re-porting on the Elian Gon-zalez case with ABC News, is CNN’s senior legal ana-lyst and has written for The New Yorker since 1993.

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“The advantage is evident, if it’s a math book that is $100 plus, and you’re never going to

need it after the class is over — it’d be cheaper.”Isabelle Smith, history and pre-law junior



By Harold lorenThe Shorthorn staff

Free music will fill the air just north of the university this fall when Arlington’s Levitt Pavilion kicks off its Fall Concert Series on Sept. 24.

The open air concert venue will showcase 50 free concerts in September and October.

“We planned our fall schedule with UTA students very much in mind,” said Cathy O’Neal, Levitt Pavilion communications coordinator. “We’ll be doing our best in September to get word out on campus.”

O’Neal said they focused on new advertising this fall and radio public service announcements. Also, they are gathering a small group of street-team volunteers to pass out calendars on campus and around Arlington.

“We didn’t focus on UTA as much during our summer concert series because there were less students attending, but we booked some great bands in the fall that will appeal to students,” she said.

Bands like The Killdares and Odis are on the schedule, as well as Texas singer Ray Wylie Hubbard. UTA will also be represented Sept. 27 when Terell Stafford and the UTA Jazz Orchestra take the stage.

The concert series runs Sept. 24 through Oct. 25 at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. A series of children’s concerts are scheduled at 2 p.m. on Sat-urdays.

The year-old Levitt Pavilion is an open-air stage located in Founders Plaza at the corner of Abram and Center streets, directly across the street from City Hall.

Harold [email protected]

Music in the open Levitt Pavilion starts another free concert series this fall

fall concert series scHeduleAdmission: Free Open lawn seating (first-come, first-serve). May bring lawn chairs and blankets. Snacks and coolers are allowed. Some concessions will be available.

September24 Brave Combo - Mosh-pit polka favorites! 25 Alex Cuba - Smooth, sultry sounds that sail across cultural borders26 Eddie Coker (2 p.m.) - Kid-friendly songs about life, happiness and purple ducks26 Ray Wylie Hubbard - Legendary Texas troubadour27 Terell Stafford and the UTA Jazz Orches-tra - One of the great jazz trumpet players of our time October1 The American Bedouin Band - An exciting acoustical blend of rich textures and exotic melodies 2 Tania Cordobes - Eclectic Latin Americana from an accomplished artist3 Farmer Jason (2 p.m.) - Emmy-winning kids rock from down on the farm3 Radney Foster - Lyrical country music from a West Texas poet4 Arlington Jones Trio - A creative mix of jazz, funk, Latin and swing8 djo-gbe A Night in Africa - Dancers and

musicians create an unforgettable African village celebration9 Salero! - High-energy Salsa and Latin pop10 Big Don (2 p.m.) - Positive hip-hop for the kid in all of us10 Jason D. Williams - Enthusiastic, reckless rock ‘n’ roll in its natural state11 The Joe Jonas Band - Texas blues at its best15 Hudost - Experimental world rock, rich and exotic16 Havana NRG - A new breed of colorful Latin music17 Mr. Willy (2 p.m.) - Songs and stories from Barney & Friends songwriter, Mr. Willy17 Blame Sally - Powerhouse all-female rock poised for national attention18 Hometown Rising Stars! - Maren Morris, Dylan Chambers, Jordan Mycoskie and Chris Hawkes 22 The Killdares - The perfect blend of rock, pop and Celtic23 Del Castillo - Intoxicating Latin romance with rock ‘n’ roll grit 24 David Chicken (2 p.m.) - Part superhero, part Elvis, 100 percent fun! 24 Odis - Hot indie rock from one of the Metroplex’s most promising bands

Source: http://www.levittpavilionarlington.org/


Levitt Pavilion’s opening night featured Nashville Star winner Melissa Lawson. The outdoor concert hall will feature 50 nights of free concerts and art entertainments for the community.



Miss Texas producer Felicia Fuller directs eager contestants during rehearsal at Texas Hall. The competition included 38 hopefuls from all ends of Texas yearning for the Miss Texas title. Miss North Texas Kristen Blair was crowned this year’s Miss Texas.

‘May-Ray’ neighborhood to undergo redevelopment

Arlington community leaders are working to provide new investment incentives to outside and local de-velopers to bring shops, restaurants, offices and new housing to downtown and the campus’ southeast border.

The Downtown Arlington Man-agement Corporation and the univer-sity are working closely to redevelop

the “May-Ray” neighborhood, which is close to where the special events center and mixed-use building will be placed.

Mixed-use building planned for Campus Master Plan

University administration will add residential space and give stu-dents more retail options with a new mixed-residence building.

The proposed building will cost $67 million and includes a four-story residence hall attached to a parking garage for the special events center. The hall would have 241 residence

rooms above about 8,000 square feet of retail rental space. The UT System Board of Regents approved the uni-versity’s proposal May 14, with sum-mer 2012 as the substantial comple-tion date.

Miss Texas pageant comes to Texas Hall for the first time

The Miss Texas pageant was held in Texas Hall this summer, the first time Arlington hosted the event. Fort Worth hosted it for 46 years. The university’s share was 1.3 percent per ticket. The pageant finals’ tickets cost $75. The Miss Texas pageant signed

a five-year letter of intent to stay in Arlington. Miss North Texas Kristen Blair was crowned 2009 Miss Texas.

Maverick baseball players sign with MLB teams

Four UTA baseball players signed with Major League Baseball teams over the summer. Nathan Long, Andy Sauter, Matt Otteman and Andrew Kainer are all playing as pitchers with MLB affiliated teams.

Long was drafted in the MLB First-Year Player Draft in June and signed a contract with the Oakland Athletics. The contract gave him a

spot on the team’s minor league affili-ate, the Vancouver Canadians.

Sauter, Otteman and Kainer all signed free agent contracts with pro-fessional baseball teams.

Sauter signed with the Milwaukee Brewers and plays with its Rookie League team the Arizona Brewers.

Otteman signed with the Seattle Mariners and plays with its Rookie League team the Arizona Mariners.

Kainer signed with the Florida Marlins and plays with its Rookie League team the Gulf Coast Marlins.

— Articles compiled by Julie Ann Sanchez from theshorthorn.com

Recapcontinued from page 3



EXCEL Campus Activities’ fall programs begin with the MavsMeet After Party on Aug. 21 featuring a performance by cover band TOP and the Welcome Back Movie, Star Trek, EXCEL President Mischeka Nich-olson said.

The organization continues its Fall Movie Series, which begins Aug. 28, with a showing of UP followed by The Hangover on Sept. 18, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen on Oct. 16 and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on Nov. 6. Movies are subject to change.

The EXCEL Campus Traditions commit-tee will present Bed Races on Oct. 1, Nichol-son said. The annual Holiday Celebration is still in planning.

In September, EXCEL’s Entertainment and Arts committee hosts the One Mic Stand

comedy series. In the past, EXCEL hosted a big-name fall and spring comedian. This year they will present a series featuring co-medians Darren Carter, Paul Varghese and Retta.

Carter performs Sept. 8. The Los Ange-les-based comedian has appeared in BET’s “Comic View,” Comedy Central’s “Premium Blend” and “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” showcasing his impersonations and observations. According to his Web site, after Snoop Dogg saw Carter’s imperson-ation of the rapper, Dogg regularly invited him to attend family reunions. Darren also appears on E!’s “Chelsea Lately” and “Comics Without Borders” on Showtime.

Varghese performs Oct. 6. The Southern comedian appeared on “Last Comic Stand-ing 2” and Telemundo 2’s “Loco Comedy Jam.” Varghese’s Web site said his comedy origins are a bit different. Although most co-

medians begin their career as a class clown, he wasn’t. “He was tormented on a daily basis by the class clowns. So he became a co-median, hoping that one day he might bump into his former class clowns at a comedy club somewhere and exact revenge.”

Retta ends the series Nov. 3. She has appeared in “Parks and Recreation,” “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and the film First Sunday. She has also performed on a variety of Comedy Central shows like “Pre-mium Blend.”

“All of EXCEL’s programs are stu-dent based,” Nicholson said. “Mean-ing that students input, wants and wishes are behind all the programs that EXCEL Campus Activities will host.”


not your Ordinary Campus ActivityEXCEL offers students a variety of entertainment choices

from blockbuster movies to stand-up comedians

One MiC stAnd COMedy seriesWhat: Featuring Darren Carter When: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 8Where: Bluebonnet BallroomWeb site: www.darrencarter.com

What: Featuring Paul VargheseWhen: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6 Where: Bluebonnet BallroomWeb site: www.paulvarghese.com

What: Featuring RettaWhen: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3 Where: Rosebud Theatre Web site: www.myspace.com/rettasgot-jokes

FAll MOvie seriesWhat: UPWhen: 8 p.m. Aug. 28 Where: Maverick Activities Center west lawn

What: The HangoverWhen: 8 p.m. Sept. 18Where: Maverick Activities Center Lone Star Auditorium

What: Transformers: Revenge of the FallenWhen: 8 p.m. Oct. 16 Where: Maverick Activities Center Lone Star Auditorium

What: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceWhen: 8 p.m. Nov. 6 Where: Maverick Activities Center Lone Star Auditorium

MAjOr eventsWhat: Oozeball When: Sept. 18Where: Greek Row’s Oozeball lots

What: Bed RacesWhen: Oct. 1Where: Maverick Stadium

Source: EXCEL President Mischeka Nich-olson, Mav Dates and Data


Justin Pierre, lead singer of Motion City Soundtrack, riles up the crowd March 30 in the Maverick Activities Center. Motion City Soundtrack wrapped up Springfest 2009 with their song “The Future Freaks Me Out.”

Left: Biology Junior David Potter hands some free popcorn to Mechanical Engineering graduate student Rachaneewan Charoenwat June 25 during the EXCEL Summer Movie Series. Potter is a member of EXCEL Campus Activities and says he enjoys this opportunity to meet new people from the school and community.The Shorthorn: File Photo



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BY CAROLINE BASILEThe Shorthorn staff

University faculty members won-der if adding an honor code will increase education standards.

In the 2007-’08 academic year, the university handled 218 scholas-tic dishonesty referrals, an increase from 110 in the 2006-’07 year. Dur-

ing its February meeting, the UTA’s Academy of Distinguished Teachers expressed interest in researching the concept.

Organizational behavior profes-sor Jim Quick said the purpose is to help ensure that students’ work — like essays, research and papers — is original.

In the academy’s Wednesday meeting, Mary Lynn Crow, educa-tion professor and chairwoman, presented research from various universities with honor codes in

place, including the University of California system, indicating that students who are dishonest in col-lege are more likely to engage in fraud and theft in their careers.

Crow said the academy is only looking into the idea of an honor code and nothing is scheduled to change or be added to current policy.

“We want to clarify for students so they understand what individual professors want,” she said. “We want

Officials consider adding university honor code

FACULTY

Professors discussed ways to reduce scholastic dishonesty in a meeting on Wednesday.

ACADEMIC continues on page 3

BY JOHNATHAN SILVERContributor to The Shorthorn

Attendees at a tobacco-free forum Thursday accused the Tobacco Free Campus Initiative committee of cre-ating biased survey questions about tobacco usage to get desired results, siding with other agendas and not having a legitimate argument for changing the current policy.

Criminology graduate student Donna Salazar has smoked for 45

years and said it hasn’t inhibited her ability to function.

“You go to conference, you go to Washington, D.C., you go to a project and you find smokers huddled out-side somewhere in the cold around the ashtray establishing long-term,

UTA tobacco committee accused of bias at forum

HEALTH AND SAFETY

Attendees complained smoking survey results were altered to favor a campus tobacco ban.

BY ERIKA RIZOContributor to The Shorthorn

The Arlington Technology In-cubator, renamed the Center for Innovation during a ceremony

Thursday afternoon, is the latest step in developing a Tier One uni-versity in North Texas, said U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Tex-as, and U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Arlington.

Wes Jurey, Arlington Cham-ber of Commerce president, said the center, jointly managed by the Arlington Chamber of Commerce

and the university, represents the innovation necessary to serve as a catalyst for technology-based eco-nomic development and will enable Arlington to remain competitive in a globally integrated marketplace.

Hutchison and Barton have supported the project since it was

Center for Innovation moves forwardRESEARCH

Supporters speak at the cer-emony for the UTA-Chamber of Commerce collaboration.

INCUBATOR continues on page 3

BY JASON JOYCEThe Shorthorn staff

High winds and a damaged power distribution line were the two factors behind Thursday’s power outage that left more than

1,400 in Arlington, including at least seven campus locations without power for at least an hour, said officials with the elec-tric delivery company Oncor.

The outage left students and staff in those locations without power between about 4:30 p.m. and 5:45 p.m., according to uni-

Power outage affects more than 1,400ARLINGTON

The UTA Bookstore closed early, and local residences were left without electricity.

OUTAGE continues on page 6

The Shorthorn: Chris Hudson

CONSTRUCTING AWARENESSUTA carpenter Ubaldo Hinojos holds up a wooden cutout of a woman while Lynn Honea, another UTA carpenter, pounds it into the ground near the University Center mall Thursday afternoon. The cutouts are adorned with informative plaques and are being erected to distribute information for Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

BY ALI MUSTANSIRThe Shorthorn staff

The economic crisis affects students as much as anyone, and business students are learning how. University business professors have made adjustments to classroom lessons to apply in-formation about the economic crisis.

Several business professors said the eco-nomic crisis is causing major changes in the economic climate and in strategies used in any field. They’ve begun discussing these changes and ideas to come with their classes. They said they noticed a rise in student interest.

Economics senior lecturer Jane Himarios said she brought a lot of supplemental material to her money and banking course to help teach. She added items to her syllabus, including changes in investment banking and what assets should be saved for the future.

She said large parts of her most up-to-date textbook, published in 2009, are already ob-solete.

“All of the money and banking texts are being rewritten,” Himarios said.

Marketing assistant professor Fernando Jaramillo said he teaches students about the importance of sales in this climate.

“We talk about issues like how you can employ sales strategies to convince people to continue doing business with you, even during a time of crisis,” he said.

Jaramillo said value is critical in customers’ decisions, and the market has to move from a mindset of telling a customer about a product to selling its value.

The crisis creates challenges and opportu-

WHEN AND WHEREWhat: Final Tobacco Free Campus Initiative forumWhen: noon-1 p.m. Monday Where: University Center Palo Duro Lounge

SMOKING continues on page 3

ECONOMY continues on page 3

Photo Illustration: Meghan Williams

CAUSE AND EFFECTHigh winds contributed to the university’s partial power outage. North Texas wildfires caused in part by high winds were the cause for haze in Arlington and Forth Worth skies, according to the Associated Press.

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sphere10 Taj Mahal site14 High nest15 Smooth out16 Rugged

outcropping17 *Nitpick19 Detest20 Rage21 Neil Simon’s

“The Goodbye __”

22 Did somepressing work?

24 Must-missmovie rating,probably

26 Well-behaved27 *Take no action30 Slim __: snack

sausage33 Scottish singing

sensation Boyle36 Boozer37 “You bet!”38 Galileo’s sci.39 Boston team,

briefly41 Quickie haircut42 Professional

charges43 Classic TV

brand44 Final authority45 Eerie ability,

briefly46 *Gold rush

phenomenon49 Places for facials51 Train track

foundation55 Puffs up57 German

industrial area58 Parisian pal59 Bee, to Opie60 *B.B. King’s

genre63 Londoner, e.g.64 Assents at sea65 Use TurboTax,

say66 Furry Himalayan

legend67 Take a breather68 Parceled (out)

DOWN1 Washroom tub2 Copy, for short

3 Where Van Goghpainted“Sunflowers”

4 Nintendo systeminvolving physicalexertion

5 Bottom line6 Publisher with a

castle7 Wicked8 La Méditerranée,

e.g.9 Moments of

clarity10 Cold outburst?11 *Group that

might indict12 Lender’s charge13 Like fine wine18 Trumpeter Al23 Spoil25 Russian rulers of

yore28 Sunni’s faith29 Caught on to31 Spring blossom32 Note to the staff33 Ump’s

outstretched-arms call

34 Depletes, with“up”

35 *Hits the gas37 Easel, e.g.39 Goalpost part

40 Green prefix44 Moved like bees46 Cave dweller47 Most loyal48 Sounds of

surprise50 Singer LaBelle52 Herb garden

staple53 “Nana” author

Zola54 Chopped into

cubes

55 Word that canprecede thestarts of theanswers tostarred clues

56 Entice57 Feels sorry

about61 Chemical in

Drano62 Sighting in

the sky, forshort

Monday’s Puzzle Solved

By Gail Grabowski 8/18/09

(c)2009 Tribune Media Services, Inc. 8/18/09

Instructions:Fill in the grid sothat every row,every column andevery 3x3 gridcontains the digits 1through 9 with norepeats. Thatmeans that nonumber is repeatedin any row, column or box.

Solution, tips andcomputer programat www.sudoku.com

Solution

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Hi Mavericks after reading for SAT words, I wonder how many UTA Mavs know ex-actly who a MAVERICK is?

EventsWOMEN’S

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OrganizationsJoin my writers support group! Poets, Novelists, Writers of all kinds! Call Nikki at 817-542-6675.

MiscellaneousThank you Dr. Brown and the Leadership Center for an in-credible 2009 Leadership Re-treat. I will never be the same.

EMPLOYMENTChildcare

Child Care Needed15 yr old w/ disability. Before and after school, about 30 hrs week. Afternoon hrs flexible. Background check and refer-

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SURVEY TAKERS NEEDED: Make $5-$25 per survey. GetPaidToThink.com

The Shorthornis seeking a Marketing As-sitant for Fall 2009.Must be a UTA work-study

student available to work some mornings & weekday

afternoons.Apply online at

www.uta.edu/snapjobFor more information call

817-272-3188

UTA radio looking for web-master to update and maintain www.radio.uta.edu. Applicant

must be a UTA Computer Science Student.

Please call 214-815-3142

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Must speak Spanish.Call 817-468-8839

[email protected]

Need an assistant for 2 stockbrokers. Self starter to run errands & solve prob-

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(239)-248-2888

The Shorthornis currently accepting appli-cations for the following po-sitions for the fall semes-ters;

• Reporter• Ad Sales Rep• Sports Reporter• Editorial Cartoonist• Illustrator• Graphic Artist• Copy Editor• Online Assistant

Get a job description and an application TODAY!Student Publications Dept.

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Also available online at:www.TheShorthorn.comAll are paid positions for

UTA students. For more information call;

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DENTAL PRACTICE seeking part time Sterilization Assistant. Walking distance to UTA. Approx 16 hrs/ week. Will train, flexible hours. Call 817-860-4343

EMPLOYMENTOffice/Clerical

The Shorthornis seeking a Receptionist

for the fall semester. Must be a UTA

work-study student.Mon - Fri, flexible hrs.

Apply online atwww.uta.edu/snapjob

For more information call817-272-3188

CUSTOMER SERVICE REP Flight Services Front Desk Harrison Aviation at Arlington Municipal Airport has an immediate opportunity for energetic person with su-perior customer service skills. Flexible schedule but must be able to work weekends! AP-PLY IN PERSON ONLY5070 S Collins in Arlington (South of I-20 at Collins Exit)

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HOUSINGApartments

ALL BILLS PAID!1 Bedroom-$475/month Clean and quiet, No petsWalking distance to UTA

817-277-8243Cell: 817-308-5229

$49 Move In Special1 & 2 Bedrooms817-274-3403

HOUSINGCondos

CONDO FOR SALEWhy rent when you can own? Updated 2 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath condo in desirable north Arlington location. Great floor plan for roommates. Washer, dryer and refrigera-tor will remain with accept-able offer. 1105 Bert Drive #B. $94,900

Call Robert with Temple Realty (972) 978-3950

Condo For RentSpacious 2-2 Newly Redeco-rated with w/d connections.10 min. from campus, near

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817-939-4933.

Duplex

Perfect off-campus duplex for roommates! Only 2 1/2 miles from campus - 2Bd/ 2 1/2 bth, 1100 sq ft with assigned park-ing. Updated with new carpet, tile, cabinets, fixtures. Clean, safe and secure. Only $700/mo. Call 214-693-8582 for more details or showing.

WALK TO CAMPUS1 and 2 bedroom units

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(214)478-6559

NEW HOME 2MI TO UTA3BED 3BA luxury, 2 living. $1140 ($380 x 3 roomies) no pets, wood flrs

(817) 307-1353

Wimbledon Home/Rooms2700 sq. ft. 3BR/ 2.5 B, pool, double garage, fenced yard, Perfect for roommates. 10 mins. from UTA. $1450 house/ $475 for rooms.

254-898-1000 [email protected]

House for Rent1 Block from UTA, 2BR/1B. Nice neighborhood. $835/mo. Call now 817-658-9386 ask for Stephen.

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Looking for a female room-mate for apartment or house.

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less than a mile from campus. Call 817-891-2543

Room for RentLuxury Apartment Gated Community

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[email protected].

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HAVE ROOM TO RENTLooking for a female student to rent a room in my south arl home. $450 mo. Free wifi, satellite tv, must love cats! No smokers. International students welcome.

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(817) 938-7476 2 Roommates Needed ASAPShare 3 BR house near UTA

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5 min from UTA. Nice neigh-borhood and nice home.

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Townhomes

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