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Bathed in the spotlight, Meshach Buoye strummed on his guitar, worked the crowd and had groupies singing along with his version of Avril Lavigne’s “Sk8er Boi.” No, the biology sophomore isn’t a rock starE\njZXjkj Xe[ jgfikj ^Xd\j — just a college student playing a plastic guitar on Konami’s music game, n`cc ile fe Z_Xee\c 00 Y\^`ee`e^ Rock Revolution. To make matters worse, N\[e\j[Xp e`^_k% he failed the song.
“It was a fun break from school,” he said. “Yeah, I failed the first time, but after that I manned up and passed.” The game was set up on the Central Library mall in a yellow truck Wednesday night as part of the Rock Revolution Fall Carnival, hosted by Multicultural Affairs and the Black Student Association. BSA programs co-chair Kachi Amajor said the Starburst company first contacted the group about the truck, and thought it
would be a great headliner for a Halloween carnival with other student organizations. “We wanted people to put their organization out there and have fun,” she said. “We want everyone to be involved with BSA.” While the rock band simulator headlined, many students found themselves at one of the 19 tables. A popular activity was the UTA Dance Ensemble’s cake walk. ROCK continues on page 6A
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Architecture students are trying to spread knowledge of sustainability while helping adults and children across the world. Architecture seniors Michael Hathaway, Ben Schepps, Matthew Perez, Austin Fleming and Albert Hanna were assigned a project in their Architecture and Environment class to find something they can make more sustainable. Their project aims to ex-
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Architecture sophomore Chance Heath goes after a Frisbee while taking a study break Wednesday outside the Architecture Building.
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CaleNDar Today Early Voting: 7 a.m.-7 p.m., University Center Palo Duro Lounge. For information contact Travis Boren at 817-272-0556 or scOCT. pres@uta.edu.
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Art Exhibition — “Steve Brudniak and Cameron Schoepp”: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., The Gallery at UTA. Free. For information, contact Patricia Healy at 817-272-5658 or phealy@ uta.edu. Carter Blood Drive: 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Central Library and UC malls. No appointment necessary. Free. For information, contact Allison Bailey or PK Kelly at 817-
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information, call Counseling Services at 817-272-3671.
ing Machinery at acm.uta@gmail. com.
Elections Exhibit: All day, Central Library first floor. Free. For information, contact Eric Frierson at 817-272-7517 or frierson@uta.edu.
Maverick Orientation Leadership Applications Due: 5 p.m., B160 UC. For information, contact Jake Hayes at 817-272-3213 or orientation@uta.edu.
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Wesley Foundation Event: noon, 311 UTA Blvd. Free food. For information, contact the Wesley Foundation at 817-274-6282 or wesfnuta@swbell.net. Planning Committee — Women’s History Month: 12:30-1:30 p.m., B150 UC. Free. For information, contact Multicultural Affairs at 817-272-2099 or multicultural_affairs@uta.edu. Healthy Relationships Groups: 2-3 p.m., 216 Davis Hall. Free. For
Fall Big Band Concert: 7:30 p.m., Texas Hall. For information, contact Music Department at 817272-3471 or music@uta.edu. Canta Rhythm & Brass Concert: 7:30 p.m., Levitt Pavilion. For information, call Levitt Pavilion at 817-543-4307. ACM Game Night: 8 p.m.-midnight, 105 Nedderman Hall. Free food and drinks. Free. For information, contact Association for Comput-
One Book Display — The Best Books Never Written: All day, Central OCT. Library. Free. For information, contact Joshua Vossler at Vossler@uta.edu.
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Art Exhibition — “Steve Brudniak and Cameron Schoepp”: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., The Gallery at UTA, Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, and noon-5 p.m. Saturday. Oct. 13-Nov. 15. Free. For information, contact Patricia Healy at 817-2725658 or phealy@uta.edu.
Special Collections — Revisualizing Westward Expansion: Mondays 9 a.m.-7 p.m. and TuesdaySaturday 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., Central Library sixth floor. Free. For information, call or e-mail; 817272-3393 or spcoref@uta.edu. Structural Dynamics Functional Overview of Bell Helicopter: 1:302:30 p.m., 112 Nedderman Hall. Free. For information, contact Wen Chan at 817-272-5638 or chan@uta.edu. Regulatory Mechanisms of Eukaryotic Transcription: 2:30-3:30 p.m., 114 Chemistry Research Building. Free. For information, call 817-272-3171. Calendar submissions must be made by 4 p.m. two days prior to run date. To enter your event, call 817-272-3661 or log on to www.theshorthorn.com/calendar
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“It’s like when you throw away food and your mom says, ‘There’s starving children in Africa that could eat that!’ Well, you’re throwing away shoes and there are children in Haiti that need them.”
Cowboys Stadium to host NBA All-Star game in 2010 The new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington will host to the 2010 NBA All-Star game, according to Dallas media reports. The Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Cowboys will have a press conference at 5 p.m. today in Dallas before the Mavericks’ season opener, said Angie Summers, Arlington Mayor Robert Cluck’s executive assistant. She said the office couldn’t comment, but Cluck will be at the Dallas press conference. The Dallas Morning News reports say the press conference will confirm the 2010 visit. University officials sat on a committee to prepare a list of possible facilities for the game and its events, said Sue Stevens, senior media relations officer. The story said events like the slam dunk contest and 3-point shoot-out will be at the American Airlines Center. The Mavericks last hosted the All-Star Weekend in 1986 at Reunion Arena. The Cowboys are scheduled to host the 2011 Super Bowl in its new stadium.
Michael Hathaway, Architecture senior on his group’s shoe sustainability project. See Page 1A
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Fraternity remembers ‘brothers’ and family members by DustiN DaNgli Contributor to The Shorthorn
Friday Sunny • High 81°F • Low 59°F — National Weather Service at www.weather.gov
poliCe report This is a part of the daily activity log produced by the university’s Police Department. To report a criminal incident on campus, call 817-272-3381.
A student reported his bicycle stolen Wednesday from Arbor Oaks apartments. A student reported his room burglarized Sunday at Centennial Court apartments. A student reported a hit-andrun accident Thursday at 500 Nedderman Dr. A staff member reported a Star-Telegram photographer taking pictures of voters within 100 feet of the polling place entrance Tuesday, a violation of election rules. The photographer left the scene before officers arrived. A Physical Plant employee reported a UTA vehicle involved in a hit-and-run accident Tuesday. A student reported loud music Wednesday at Arbor Oaks apartments.
Deadline to drop is Friday, advising appointments urged
Celebrating Life
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Members of Sigma Lamda Beta fraternity carry a “coffin” during a candlelit procession during last year’s Dia de los Muertos from the University Center mall to the Central Library mall. The event was held in honor of the Mexican holiday celebrating unity with those who died, rather than mourning.
To celebrate Dia de los Muertos, members of Sigma Lambda Beta fraternity will honor several brothers who have died, including Gary Vasquez, who died recently while stationed in Iraq. “Brother Gary Vasquez was killed while serving our country in afghanistan,” fraternity vice president Chris De La Rosa said. “He, along with other courageous people, will be remembered at this year’s ceremony.” The ceremony begins noon Friday on the University Center mall. Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a Hispanic holiday to commemorate those who have died. Multicultural affairs director Leticia Martinez said students can meet at the UC mall with photos or remembrance items of lost loved ones. From there, students can participate in the procession to the remembrance ceremony on the Central Library mall, where altars will be set up.
“This year there will be flags and ribbons,” Martinez said. “It’s going to be very bright and colorful because it’s a celebration.” Once the procession has ended, members of Hispanic groups will speak about lost friends and family members. Sigma Lambda Beta members will speak on the behalf of members who have died. among that list is Vasquez, who died at the age of 34 on Sept. 29, and founding member Hermenegildo Garza Jr., who passed away March 7, 2001 at the age of 25. “In our celebration at UTa, we honor Brother Hermenegildo Garza Jr, along with our own personal friends or family,” De La Rosa said in an e-mail. “To Hermenegildo, Gary and Grandma: This one’s for you.” after the speakers, everyone can come up to the microphone and speak about the deceased and place a carnation on an altar. “My intention is that there is enough carnations so even the shyest person can
put a carnation on the altar,” Martinez said. The altar is made specifically for the friends and family members of participants. “We will be building two altars of the four altars,” De La Rosa said. “One dedicated to our late brothers and the other to the families and friends of all participants.” another part of the celebration will be an aztec dance performance by yaoyollohti Troupe. aside from dancing, De La Rosa said the troupe will educate students about the aztec history of the event. LaSO president John Valle Jr. said refreshments will be served, including “pan dulce,” or candy bread. Valle believes all students can participate and celebrate the deceased. “I want to have people who are not Hispanic to have more knowledge about the event,” he said. DustiN DaNgli news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
The deadline for students to drop a class is 5 p.m. Friday. Dawn Remmers, University Advising and Student Success director, said advising policies vary for each department, and she urges all students to schedule a session with their adviser before they drop. After the drop date, students wishing to drop a class must go through an appeals process, and academic factors are not considered. “Oftentimes, students wait to get feedback on the exam they took that week — well, that’s too late,” Remmers said. Remmers said it’s important for students who have received financial aid or scholarships to contact the Financial Aid Office for counseling to determine what the impact dropping a course will have on their eligibility. She said dropping a class would make some students ineligible for some scholarships. — Mark Bauer
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MiAMi — John McCain charged that Barack obama lacks “what it takes to protect America from terrorists” Wednesday as he sought to shift attention away from the economy in the final week of the race for the White House. obama cast his rival as a threat to the middle class, and readied a 30-minute prime-time commercial at a cost of millions. obama, who has led in the polls for weeks, toughened his rhetoric as republicans and even some democrats said the race to pick the next president was tightening somewhat nationally and in some battleground states. Yet Associated Press-GfK polls taken within the past several days showed obama ahead in four states that supported President Bush in 2004 and essentially even with McCain in two others. A separate survey suggested even McCain’s home state of Arizona was not safely in his column. “if Senator McCain is elected,
100 million Americans will not get a tax cut ... your health care benefits will get taxed for the first time in history ... we’ll have another president who wants to privatize part of your Social Security,” obama said in raleigh, N.C. North Carolina is one of the states he hopes will deliver him a sizable victory next Tuesday. His appearance was prelude to a costly campaign-closing commercial. obama bought time on CBS, NBC and Fox for $1 million per network for the 30-minute commercial. He also bought time for it on Univision, BeT, MSNBC and TV one. Campaign officials said a portion of the commercial would include a live appearance of obama addressing a rally in Kissimmee, Fla., and the rest would consist of videotaped segments showing him chatting with voters about a variety of issues. McCain sought to blunt obama’s campaign-closing pitch, lacking the funds to match it.
“He’s got a few things he wants to sell you: He’s offering government-run health care ... an energy plan guaranteed to work without drilling ... and an automatic wealth spreader that folds neatly and fits under any bed,” McCain said in remarks prepared for delivery in riviera Beach, Fla. earlier in the day, McCain assembled a group of former military officers and other national security advisers before criticizing obama. “The question is whether this is a man who has what it takes to protect America from osama bin laden, al-Qaida and the other great threats in the world,” he said of obama. “He has given no reason to answer in the affirmative.” earlier in the campaign, former democratic rival Hillary rodham Clinton as well as McCain sought to raise doubts about obama’s relatively thin resume on foreign policy and national security matters.
WAXAHACHIE, Texas — Three members of a gay-rights group on a nationwide bus tour of faith-based universities were arrested Wednesday after going to a private campus that had banned them, officials said. Three members of Soulforce were charged with trespassing after they tried to go to a chapel service at Southwestern Assemblies of God University, a 1,900-student Pentecostal school, according to the Waxahachie Police Department. Their bond was to be set at an arraignment Wednesday afternoon. The group earlier sent a letter to Southwestern Assemblies requesting a forum, but the president declined and asked Soulforce to stay off the campus, said university spokesman Ryan McElhany.
Former chief on trial for sexual assault EDINBURG, Texas — Testimony is set to begin Thursday in the trial of a former South Texas police chief accused of sexually assaulting two male employees who got drunk at his home. District Judge Letty Lopez and attorneys selected 12 jurors and two alternates Wednesday who will hear what is expected to be graphic testimony about the alleged assaults by Jose Luis Vela.
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Bobblehead figures representing presidential hopefuls Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain appear outside the Cleveland home of the minor league hockey team the Lake Erie Monsters on Tuesday. The Monsters are offering all 17 and under attendees of their game this Friday night against the Norfolk Admirals a choice of one of the figurines. The candidate who gives away the most bobbleheads, or who gives away 2500 of them first, will be projected to be the next President of the United States.
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This undated handout photo provided by NASA, taken earlier this month by the Messenger space probe, shows a portion of Mercury. Earth’s first nearly full look at Mercury reveals that the tiny lifeless planet took a far greater role in in shaping itself than scientists had thought with volcanoes spewing “mysterious dark blue material.”
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SEOUL, South Korea — New South Korean intelligence indicates that ailing North Korean leader Kim Jong Il suffered a serious setback in his recovery from a stroke and has been hospitalized, a newspaper reported Wednesday. The report in the Dong-a Ilbo newspaper cited an unnamed government official in saying intelligence obtained Sunday suggested “a serious problem” with Kim’s health. The report did not elaborate, and South Korea’s National Intelligence Service and Unification Ministry said Wednesday they could not confirm it.
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Mavs take third Waterchase title The team uses the win to gain momentum going into the final event of the year. by ben hauSS Contributor to The Shorthorn
the golf team finished the UtA/Waterchase Invitational on tuesday by winning its third consecutive title in its home tournament. After the first round on Monday, the Mavs held a oneshot lead heading into the day’s second round. In that round, they delivered a dominating performance to help get them going into the final day of the tournament. “Monday afternoon was by far our best round, shooting eight-under,” junior Donald Dowie said. on tuesday morning, the Mavericks picked up right where they left off from Monday. the team finished with an overall score of 864 with the closest team 40 strokes back. “I was very pleased with this win, but we definitely have to continue to get better throughout the team,” said head coach Jay rees. Junior Michael Van deVenter’s first-place, three round total of 205 led the Mavs. this win was Van deVenter’s first tournament title of his collegiate career. right behind Van deVenter was junior Bobby Massa, who had a total score of 208. “I can’t say enough about
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UTA junior Michael Van deVenter, left, and Oklahoma Christian University freshman Tor-Erik Knudsen walk down the fairway of the first hole Tuesday morning at Waterchase Golf Club. UTA finished with a team score of 864 to clinch their third consecutive UTA/Waterchase Invitational title.
Michael and Bobby,” rees said. “they led us to this win.” Massa said he was happy with the win but the team needs more balance. “We need more help from our three, four and five guys,” he said. Behind Van deVenter and Massa was sophomore Zack Fischer with a total of 223, tying for 11th. Dowie tied for 27th with a total of 230 and junior trey Herring finished tied for 39th with a 232. “I was very proud of Donald for shooting a 72 in the afternoon.” Van deVenter said. “overall, as a team, we played pretty good.” Van deVenter and Massa said winning their home tour-
nament sends them to oahu, Hawaii, for the turtle Bay Invitational with confidence and momentum. the Mavericks have been looking for something to build on, and winning this tournament helps them move in the right direction, rees said. He said he is working to finalize his lineup for the turtle Bay Invitational. “We are going to try and get our best five players to go play in a very strong field against many nationally ranked teams.” rees said. the Mavericks have another week of preparation before going to Hawaii and rees plans to use it to help set his lineup. “After having a slow start to
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Junior Michael Van deVenter chips onto the green Tuesday during the final round of the UTA/Waterchase Invitational at Waterchase Golf Club. Van deVenter recorded a three-round score of 205, earning him a first-place overall finish in the tournament.
the season, winning this tournament will help us build some momentum heading into the final tournament of the year,” rees said. the Mavs will end their fall
season at the turtle Bay Invitational. the tournament runs Nov. 10 through 12. ben hauSS sports-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
Conference Standings East Stephen F. Austin Central Arkansas McNeese State Nicholls State Southeastern La. Northwestern State
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Volleyball Players of the Week honored The Southland Conference announced its volleyball Players of the Week on Tuesday, and for the second week in a row a Texas State Bobcat took home the offensive crown. Sophomore Melinda Cave averaged more than three kills per set last weekend during a Bobcat two-game weekend sweep. Defensively, the conference rewarded Lamar senior Andrea Hamilton, who led the Cardinals in digs in their two weekend matches. Justin Rains B&W Shorthorn Ad.pdf—10/20/2008 1:31:42 PM
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mid-major blunder the preseason all-conference team selection process is unfair
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’ve never had a problem with the southland Conference in my short time working in what could be called a partnership of sorts. Although it’s mostly they give, we take. And by we, I mean the shorthorn sports section. Week in and week out, the good folks in Frisco send out press releases detailing who the selection is for the whatever-of-the-week award and countless pDF files of statistics from each sport. I’m particularly fond of the great hospitality they showed to myself and other media members down in Katy at the southland Conference tournament last season. Anything we needed related toward better work productivity, we got. Free Wi-Fi access, power strips, extra chairs, drinks and food were all at our disposal. However, I’m finding myself at odds with the sLC because of last
conference teams. so, in weeks’ All-Conference essence, if you made the team selection and the proteam before the tournament cess by which it was pieced started, you’re guaranteed a together. spot for next year — if you Anthony Vereen, a very don’t graduate of course. noticeable presence on the that being said, only two floor at 6-foot-7-inches and spots were available for this a meaty 235 pounds, led year’s selection process bethe team with 13.8 points cause of graduated seniors. per game off the bench Granted, the guys on the last season, won the sLC Stephen peterS first team are pretty good tournament MVp last year and deserve to be there. and, oh yeah, only recorded double-digit points against the sec- No knock on Josh Alexander, Kenny ond-best team in the nation with 20. Dawkins, Matt Kingsley, Kevyn Green What’s the consolation after all or Devin Gibson. But how can a guy who sparked those achievements? A nice spot on the second-team All-Conference — a No. 7-ranked team to a conference not that bad, but considering why crown and averaged 20 points in he’s only on the second team, it is a three games be rendered to a secondteam selection? sNAFU situation. the entire season has to be looked According to the brains in Frisco, the pre-season teams are selected at when considering these types of based on the end of last year’s all- awards. It’s not like the Dirk Now-
itzki situation a couple years ago, when he led the Mavericks to the franchise’s best record then flopped against the No. 8 Golden state Warriors and weeks later was awkwardly awarded the MVp trophy. It’s hard not to notice a guy carrying a team on his back when he averages 20 points per on 65 percent shooting and 6.67 rebounds a game against teams ranked No. 2, 3 and 5 in the conference tournament. What these selections show is there is little involvement from the selection committee in making the teams. It shows little to no research and it does not reward players as accurately as it could if you put the conference tournament into discussion. —stephen peters is a journalism senior and a sports reporter for the shorthorn
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From the onset to the very last Jessica Weynand kill, the texas state Bobcats (16-12, 9-1) dominated the volleyball team in a three-set sweep 14-25, 10-25, 12-25 tuesday night in front a crowd of 1,082 at strahan Coliseum in san Marcos. Freshman outside hitter Amanda Aguilera led the Mavericks (5-19, 1-9) with eight kills on the night, followed by freshman outside hitter tara Frantz’s five. No other Maverick player had more than two. As a team, the Mavs hit for a .037 percent, committing 16 errors while recording 19 kills. one bright spot was the team did not register a blocking or service error but did have eight return service errors. UtA only led texas state twice in the three sets, the largest being 4-1 in the third set. the Bobcats hit a staggering .406 on the night with 47 kills to only eight errors on 96 attempts. Weynand, a junior outside hitter, paced the ’Cats with 14 kills and a .423 attack percentage. Freshman libero Alicia shaffer led all players with 16 digs, but found little help defensively as Aguilera was next on the team with five. With the loss, the Mavericks fall to three games behind Nicholls state for the final playoff spot with six matches remaining in the season. the loss also gives the Mavs a 0-6 conference record away from texas Hall. texas state improved to 9-2 at home this season. the Mavericks begin a brief two-game home stand starting at 7 p.m. Friday against McNeese state (8-13, 4-5). East Division-leading stephen F. Austin (16-5, 7-2) comes to Arlington on saturday at 4 p.m. having lost its last match to Lamar in five sets. — stephen peters
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Ramesh said about 5,000 people from the Dallas-Fort Worth area usually show up to the festivities. This year, they hope to draw an even larger crowd.
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The game mimicked musical chairs except for some minor differences. Participants walk around in a circle, stepping on squares with numbers on them. When the music stops, so do the players. The host then pulls a random number out of a bag and whomever is on the number wins a prize. Business administration junior Shawn Rule walked away from the event with a smile on his face. “The cake walk was interesting and very entertaining, and I won a cookie,” he said. Participants won prizes like T-shirts, candy and baked goods.
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“We’re catering to a different audience,” society president Janani Krishnamurthy said. Krishnamurthy encourages not just Indian students, but the entire campus community to experience “the rich diversity and culture of India.”
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birth control,” she said. She said she hopes the audience isn’t all atheists, since her topics affect everyone. Freethinkers president Becky Robinson said especially science majors should attend. “Anyone who works in the science field should be aware of what’s going on,” she said. She believes the country’s view of Texas’ science prowess becomes diminished with creationist leanings, which can affect the job market for sci-
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Freshmen Leaders on Campus set up a ring toss game, which featured soft drinks in two-liter and 16-ounce bottles. Participants who scored a ring on a bottle won the drink. One student who stood out from the crowd was kinesiology junior Ijeoma Onwuchekwa, who was belting out lyrics to songs as she waited to play “Rock Revolution.” Some students found the event while walking by it, others heard of it by wordof-mouth and some students, like business senior Jeremy Bennett, had a good time. “I’m gonna bob for apples, then maybe get a team together for tug-o-war, but overall it looks like a really good turnout.”
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said sending their tent to the National Mall brings the project full circle. “College students are leading the front on awareness — I’m very honored to play a small part,” he said. Ja m i e Williams, Student Governance and Organizations director, said the group decided to send the students after they found
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For some, trick-or-treating may include knocking on doors, but Greek Life tries to give children an opportunity to have a safe Halloween with games and candy in a protected environment, said Michael Taddesse, Greek Life and University Events assistant director. The sixth annual Greek Halloween Carnival will welcome local children 6–8 p.m. Friday on Greek Row Drive between Davis and Summit streets. Julie Murphy, Greek Life and University Events assistant director, said groups will set up about 20 booths with games like a cake walk, tossing rings and magnetic darts. “It’s an opportunity for the Greek community to come together and give kids from the area a safe environment to celebrate Halloween,” she said. Taddesse said the carnival’s participants have changed in time. “In the beginning, it used to be more centered on the outside-UTA community, but I think a change we have seen is where that the community still comes out, but more UTA families come,” he said. Members from four Greek councils formed a committee in September to help plan the event. Taddesse said Greek organizations center on philanthropy and collaborate through the carnival. “Last year we had 100 percent participation from Greek organizations,” he said. Even though the carnival mainly targets children, students can also participate, Murphy said. “We encourage anyone to come if they want to dress up and walk around,” she said. — Anna Katzkova
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“What he does is collect shoes at area elementary schools and brings them back to his warehouse and holds these shoes until he can find a way to send them off all over the country and the world,” he said. Barringer said he collects about 20,000 pairs of shoes a year, 60-70 percent which go to children. “It started when I was a social worker at downtown Dallas at a soup kitchen, and people came in there for a meal and I
ence graduates. “We’re seen as backward,” she said. “We’re seen as antiscience.” There hasn’t been hiring decreases for Texas science graduates, said Tim Henry, Freethinkers adviser and biology instructor. But, he said, there have been some political signs in the state. Chris Comer, Texas Education Agency science curriculum director, resigned to avoid being fired after accusations of pushing evolution too strongly, she said in a Dallas Morning News article. The upcoming elections host a few battles for separation of church and state, Rob-
inson said. An Oct. 27 Associated Press story about down-ballot races highlighted State Board of Education races that could swing the board to the creationism or intelligent design side. The board sets school curricula, textbooks and manages the $25 billion Permanent School Fund. The story said some close races could oust long-supporters of keeping creationism and intelligent design out of schools. The board will re-examine the science curriculum later this year. Robinson said that since Texas is one of the largest text-
out the tent would go on display. “We thought it would be good for the students to have the entire experience,” she said. The month-long project involved FLOC purchasing a tent. Every year, FLOC runs a campaign that coincides with OneBook, a program geared toward freshmen to study the same book in their first semester English classes. Last year’s book was Maus, a graphic novel about the
Holocaust. FLOC student adviser Eleanor Khonje said they hosted the program after deciding to raise awareness for the humanitarian issues in Darfur and called it a “unity project.” The war in Darfur has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths and left millions without homes. Two years ago, thousands gathered at the U.S. Capitol to urge political support to help stop the ethnic and tribal rebellion in Darfur.
Next month, university students and hundreds more people displaying other tents will convene in Washington to press the same message — days after the presidential election. “I think it’s an honor for the department to allow us to go to Washington, D.C.,” Khonje said. “It’s as if we’re still educating people about Darfur. Hopefully, something will continue to be done.”
could see right away they really needed shoes,” he said. “I asked people if they would mind putting boxes out and collecting shoes for me. I got calls from other agencies who collected shoes, and it grew from that.” According to Barringer’s Web site www.shoebank.org, the shoes end up everywhere from local boys and girls clubs, to El Salvador or Haiti. Barringer said shoes too worn for donation are taken to a Nike store in San Marcos where the Nike Grind program grinds down the shoes and uses the rubber from the soles to make basketball courts, tennis courts, running tracks and
playground equipment. Schepps said though recycling the shoes is still better than a landfill, the material loses quality due to a process called “downcycling.” With the Nike Grind process, the whole shoe is melted down like when a vehicle is recycled. “With cars they can’t remove the paint, so in the process they just throw the entire car, high grade steel, low grade steel, together and that melts down in furnaces,” he said. “Since you’re mixing it with so much other stuff, you have to use it as something else. It can’t be made into another car, that’s downcycling.”
Hathaway said that while Barringer began his shoe collection to help children, the group wants to show him it’s also about sustainability. “The idea of good sustainability and good design and good ways to live life is zero waste, you always reuse everything,” he said. “It’s like when you throw away food and your mom says, ‘There’s starving children in Africa that could eat that!’ Well, you’re throwing away shoes and there are children in Haiti that need them.”
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book buyers, some national textbook makers conform to Texas standards to streamline the process, so the decisions could have a domino effect. Henry said creationism or intelligent design should be taught in a philosophy class. “It’s not science,” he said. “It will never be science.” Jason boyd news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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“People came in there for a meal, and I could see right away they really needed shoes.” Michael barringer, Shoe Bank founder and director
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