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Taking Part in History Naturalized citizen Regina Berdugo received an achievement recognition letter and membership invitation from the Golden Key International Honour Society in March for her academic work at the university. She accepted immediately. Shortly after, the University Presidential Inaugural Conference offered her a chance to atOBAMA continues on page 4
Modern languages senior Regina Berdugo shows her Presidential Inauguration Conference travel brochure and invitation letter. Berdugo is one of 1,500 students scheduled to attend a trip to Washington D.C. Jan. 17-21, 2009, which includes viewing Obama’ s inauguration.
seen any evidence of rats since starting her position. She said a custodian discovered a dead rat on the third floor behind a couch near the elevator where rat droppings had been reported. “I have put in a total of six work orders starting with the initial on Oct. 17 and two just today, so it’s been an ongoing occurrence for a while now,” Marks said. RATS continues on page 3
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Rats plague Social Work Complex BY MICHELLE LEVERETT Contributor to The Shorthorn
Some rats are making the Social Work Complex their new home. “I am still reeling from the :FDDLE@:8K@FE shock of seeing rat droppings,” said Roshanda Marks, Social Work senior office assistant. Until recently, she has never
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McNair Scholars Program: All day. For information, contact Joan Reinhardt at 817-272-3715 or joan. reinhardt@uta.edu.
Downtown Arlington Open House: 8 a.m., UTA and various downtown Arlington locations. For information, contact Downtown Arlington Management Corporation at 817-303-2800 or assistant@ downtownarlington.org. Special Collections — Revisualizing Westward Expansion: Mondays 9 a.m.-7 p.m. and Tuesday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Central Library sixth floor. Free. For information, call
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817-272-3393 or e-mail spcoref@ uta.edu. 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. Safety and Security of Healthcare Delivery Infrastructure: 10:30-11:30 a.m., 413 Woolf Hall. Free. For information, contact Sajal Das at 817-272-7405 or das@uta.edu. Honors Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Symposium: noon-5 p.m., University Center. Free. For information, contact Cathy Prichett at 817-272-7215 or honors@uta.edu.
Mass Spectrometry-Based Proteomics Tools: 2:30-3:30 p.m., 114 Chemistry Research Building. Free. For information, call 817272-3171. Daniel Ackerberg: 3-4 p.m., 609 Business Building. Free. For information, contact Barbara Sellers at 817-272-3063 or sellers@uta. edu. Phi Kappa Phi Initiation Ceremony: 4 p.m., UC Rio Grande Ballroom. Reception follows. Free. For information, contact David J. Silva at 817-272-2103 or djsilva@uta.edu. Planetarium Shows: Chemistry and Physics Building. “Seven Wonders” at 7 p.m., “Rock Hall of Fame” at 8 p.m.
Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for children and seniors, $3 for faculty, staff and alumni, and $2 for students. For information, contact Marc Rouleau at 817-272-0123 or planetarium@uta.edu.
and $2 for students. For information, contact Marc Rouleau at 817-272-0123 or planetarium@ uta.edu.
Fall Student Composition Recital: 7:30 p.m., Irons Recital Hall. Free. For information, contact the Music Department at 817-272-3471 or music@uta.edu.
Fall ‘Cello’ Bration: 2 p.m., Irons Recital Hall. Free. For information, contact the Music Department NOV. at 817-272-3471 or music@uta.edu.
SaTurday Planetarium Shows: Chemistry and Physics Building. “TimeSpace” at 1 p.m., “Seven Wonders” at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for children and seniors, $3 for faculty, staff and alumni,
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“Being a foreign person, being a woman and being able to set a foot in the White House and meet the president makes me want to cry.”
Free concert and lunch at Arlington church Monday Music students will perform a concert at 12:15 p.m. Monday in the Arlington First Baptist Church sanctuary at 300 S. Center St. Violin assistant professor Martha Walvoord said the students will play all types of classical music. After the concert, which is free to students and faculty, there will be a free lunch. “It is a way for us to showcase our talent to the university community, church community and the downtown businesses,” she said. She said the church contacted the department to collaborate since they are neighbors and share a parking lot. — Bryan Bastible
Regina Berdugo, Modern languages senior on her invitation to the 2009 presidential inauguration See Page 1
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Film and video junior James Gibke edits a Dallas Mavericks film clip Wednesday in the Fine Arts Building. Gibke and the rest of the motion graphics class are creating 30-60 second promotional pieces to play on the big screens at the American Airlines Center.
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Sunday Sunny High 67°F Low 45°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 her apartment burglarized Wednesday at University Village apartments. A student reported a bicycle theft Monday at Kalpana Chawla Hall. A student reported damage to his parked vehicle Sunday at Meadow Run apartments. A student reported a bicycle theft Wednesday at the Central Library. A suspicious person was issued a criminal trespass warning Thursday for sleeping at Hammond Hall fourth floor.
When film and video students were approved to create work for the big screens at Dallas’ Victory Park, it led them to a much bigger job — the Dallas Mavericks. When the motion graphics class negotiated with Hillwood Capital, the company responsible for the content on the giant screens, they decided to involve the Dallas Mavericks. “Heck yeah,” Mark Clive, art history senior lecturer, told Hillwood when the company suggested they include the team. “[They] contacted the Mavericks, and away we go.” Once the deal finalized, the team’s marketing director met with the class to discuss criteria and the Mavericks’ marketing culture. The class was provided with game footage and music and told to create 30-60 second promotional pieces that will play on screens during games at the american airlines Center. Robert Hower, art and art History chair, expressed excitement about students working with that level of cliental and said the project presents an opportunity to “give and contribute to organizations in the community, as well as grow personally in their creative work.” Clive said he always looks for new mediums to give his students exposure. Last semester, his class created commercials for the Dallas Opera. He said they look
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The Residence Hall Association is hosting events this weekend to encourage students to stay on campus. The list starts with a “So You Think You Can Dance” contest at 6:30 p.m. today in Arlington Hall. Participants can then head to the Maverick Activities Center for the Super Smash Brother Brawl at 7, or watch The Dark Knight presented by EXCEL at 8. Saturday consists of basketball, volleyball and a Rock Band tournament. Members from Mavericks Going Green, the President’s Sustainability Committee and Health Services will speak. RHA president Denishea Williams said Sunday will include Asian dessert night and karaoke and the “Amazing Race” from 2 to 3 p.m. Williams said the idea gives students something to do for the weekend. “Most of the events are hosted throughout the week,” she said. “So we decided to do something for our residents so they could say ‘hey there is something we can do this weekend,’ instead of just being in their room bored or trying to go home.” — Sarah Lutz
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International Education Week America in a Different Mirror: Re-visioning History Diversity Lecture Series presents Ronald Takaki Mon. Nov. 17, 7pm, Rosebud, UC. Doors open at 6:30 pm International Film: Luxury Car FREE (^China) Tues. Nov. 18, 6:30pm, Nedderman 100 International Film: Another Man’s Garden FREE (^Mozambique) Wed. Nov. 19, 6:30pm, Nedderman 100
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forward to working with a team that shares the university’s sports name. “and we’re excited, of course, because it’s Mavericks and Mavericks,” he said. Each student will create an individual promotional piece, and the Dallas Mavericks marketing department will choose first, second and third places. Clive said that, as of now, first place will receive four tickets to a Mavericks game, have their promotional video shown throughout the remainder of the season and get a $1,000 gift certificate provided by Hillwood Capital. Second place will get two tickets, and third will get a Dallas Mavericks promotional item. Film and video senior Katherine Hardwicke said that while the prizes are a big incentive, she looks forward to the project’s scale. “The parameters of the project are huge — we have the Mavericks behind us,” she said. “It gives us a chance to work on something that will be seen in the real world.” Clive said the class will submit their projects by early December, and he expects the team to display the videos by the beginning of the year. Phone calls to the Dallas Mavericks were not returned by press time.
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the 180-degree of what deters people from the subject,” she said. Takaki’s works extend past Asian American culture to encompass all races. But communications freshman Kimberlin To said she believes she can relate to his works. Bell said she hopes attendees’ gain something meaningful from his lecture. “I hope students, and the audience, leave with a greater understanding of Asians and less stereotypical ideas of this diverse group with a long history in the U.S.,” she said. DuStin Dangli news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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“Basically they’re the ones running it,” she said. “We’re just providing the space and the opposition.” CEA account assistant Allison Sparks said CEA is sponsored by the Nuclear Energy Institute and will present a pro-nuclear energy view. She said CEA was formed earlier
this year and has had only one other similar event at Raleigh, Greensboro and Charlotte, S.C., in September. “We’re coming to Texas because there’s six nuclear plants that are under consideration for construction,” she said. “We’re going to universities because we want to talk to younger people, and we think that they should hear about the pros of nuclear energy.” Sparks said the event will be a panel discussion.
Coddington said the forum should interest students because the search for alternative energy sources affects everyone. “Part of our mission in the constitution is education and promoting awareness,” she said. “This is something that’s really informative, and since it’s also a little bit controversial, it makes it more interesting.”
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Different Shore, which is considered an important book at Renowned multicultural- many universities, Martinez ism scholar Ronald Takaki said. Myrtle Bell, human rejoins the list of celebrities to speak at the university when source management associate professor, said he gives his presenshe reads Takaki’s tation, “America In a work and used Different Mirror: Revithem in her own sioning History.” book. Multicultural Affairs “Dr. Takaki’s director Leticia Martiwork is unique in nez said she considers that he was one of Takaki America’s most the first scholars influential multiculturto focus on Asian alism scholar. She said Americans as a Takaki gives real facts group,” Bell said. rather than the “we are Ronald Takaki, “It’s fascinating, the world” optimism multiculturalism scholar and author passionate and about diversity. purposeful.” Takaki will speak as Martinez said part of the Maverick Speakers Series and Asian Takaki’s presentation focuses Heritage Month at 7 p.m. on his latest book, A DifferMonday at the University ent Mirror. The book tackles race in history and relates it Center Rosebud Theatre. His career accomplish- to today’s issues. She said most people think ments include his role in teaching the first black his- lectures on the subject are tory course at UCLA Berk- full of fluff and opinion, but ley and later developing the Takaki’s presentation conB.A. and Ph.D. programs in sists of hard facts. He reflects comparative ethnic studies on history and does it in an at UCLA. He has written 12 engaging speech. “He is somebody who is books like Strangers from a By DuStin Dangli
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Lydia Vela, Social Work administrative assistant, said she saw rat droppings in the faculty lounge. Marks said maintenance made two visits already and had to make the second visit because they put down mouse traps instead of rat traps. “Since the mouse traps were too small, the rats were able to get away, leaving hair everywhere,” Marks said. Marks put in two more work orders because staff members are still seeing rat droppings in the building. Don Lange, Housing and University Center maintenance assistant director, said it takes a couple of days to receive the work order and another day for an exterminator to arrive. He said when multiple work orders are sent back-toback from the same location, it becomes difficult to handle the original ones first. Lange said doesn’t think it’s a major problem. “With rats, there are generally more than one, so it may take a short period of time to get rid of them,” he said. “When temperatures cool, rodents look for a warm place to nest.”
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Crime reporter killed in Mexican border city CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — A crime reporter in the violent Mexican border city of Juarez was killed Thursday, adding to dozens of journalist deaths in a country where newspapers are so fearful, many refuse to cover drug violence. Armando Rodriguez had covered crime for 10 years in Ciudad Juarez, working for El Diario newspaper. He was shot several times as he sat warming up his car outside his home. A special federal prosecutor in charge of journalist killings will investigate. Officials did not immediately have any suspects or motive. Mexico has become one of the world’s most dangerous countries for journalists, in part because drug gangs target reporters whose stories detail their activities. Many reporters refuse to put their bylines on stories, and many newspapers have stopped covering the drug gangs altogether. — The Associated Press
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The mother of an 18 year-old daughter, who asked not to be named to protect the identity of her child, looks at a photograph in her daughter’s room Wednesday in Lincoln, Neb.. After a recent spate of her daughters’ bad behavior, the mother said she felt like she had no choice but to leave her daughter at a hospital, where she thought she would get help through Nebraska’s safe haven law. She says she worried that if the law was changed, she would not have a way to get help for her daughter. Nebraska lawmakers meet Friday to begin tightening the state’s open-ended safe haven law.
LINCOLN, Neb. — The mother was running out of more than patience when she abandoned her 18-year-old daughter at a hospital over the weekend under Nebraska’s safe-haven law. She was also running out of time: She knew that state lawmakers would soon meet in a special session to amend the illfated law so that it would apply to newborns only. “Where am I going to get help if they change the law?” said the mother, who lives in Lincoln and asked to not be identified by name to protect her adopted child. To the state’s surprise and embarrassment, more than half of the 31 children legally abandoned under the safe-haven law since it took effect in mid-July have been teenagers. But state officials may have inadvertently made things worse with their hesitant response to the problem: The number of drop-offs has almost tripled to about three a week since Gov.
Dave Heineman announced on Oct. 29 that lawmakers would rewrite the law. With legislators set to convene on Friday, weary parents like the Lincoln mother have been racing to drop off their children while they still can. Child welfare experts said the late deluge of drop-offs was probably inevitable. After all, they said, some date had to be picked to begin changing the law. But some of them said lawmakers and the governor missed chances to change the law early because they underestimated the number of desperate families looking for help. Heineman called the special session only after a spate of five drop-offs in eight days. Reluctance to pull senators away from their jobs and election campaigns, along with the estimated $70,000 to $80,000 cost of a special session, were among the reasons Heineman’s office cited in holding off on calling a special session sooner.
“I think there was a fair amount of denial on the part of legislators that it would snowball,” said Karen Authier, executive director of the Nebraska Children’s Home Society. The safe-haven law was intended to save “Dumpster babies” by allowing desperate young mothers to abandon their newborns at a hospital without fear of prosecution. But lawmakers could not agree on an age limit, and the law as passed uses only the word “child.” All states have safe-haven laws, but in every state but Nebraska, the law applies to infants only. Authier said her group and others had warned senators after the law passed early this year that there could be problems, but the lawmakers did not believe it. “It wasn’t like talking to a stone wall,” Authier said. “It was just that people who aren’t in the business of dealing with families, they aren’t aware how desperate some of these families are.”
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WASHINGTON — Safety investigators on Thursday singled out undersized steel plates as the chief cause of last year’s deadly collapse of a highway bridge in Minneapolis. But contractors working on the bridge had stockpiled construction material on the center span over the Mississippi River, and that additional weight contributed to the collapse that killed 13 people and injured 145, they said. Federal investigators told the National Transportation Safety Board that the collapse on Aug. 1, 2007, of the Interstate 35W bridge was unavoidable once gusset plates in the center span failed. When that happened, it dragged other sections of the bridge and rush-hour commuters into the water. The plates helped connect the bridge’s steel
beams. Board members criticized Minnesota transportation officials for allowing the storage of 287 tons of construction materials for lane-widening on the bridge. The materials were stored above the gusset plates that fractured. But board members said it was not possible to determine if the materials alone — or factors such as weather and traffic, combined with the added weight — pushed the plates to a breaking point. “Had the gusset plates been properly sized, this bridge would still be there,” said Bruce Magladry, director of the NTSB’s office of highway safety. Investigators said the halfinch thick plates were inadequate to handle traffic and other stress factors and did not meet engineering guidelines when the bridge was built in 1967.
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fered her a chance to attend the 2009 presidential inauguration. “When I saw it, I was overwhelmed that such a privilege has been granted to me,” she said. “Being a foreign person, being a woman and being able to set a foot in the White House and meet the president makes me want to cry.” The program selects 1,500 outstanding students in their honor societies from junior high to university on a first come, first serve basis. Berdugo said she doesn’t know how she was picked. “It’s going to be a historical moment,” she said. “Just being part of it, witnessing it, it’s just like getting a straight
A in U.S. history.” She remembers her history professor talking about historical monuments in Washington, D.C., and has always imagined visiting the city. The program has a fiveday schedule. For one event, a black-tie dinner, Berdugo said she has practiced dining etiquette with her boss, Shirley Stoker, Arlington Young Women’s Christian Association child development center manager. Stoker said Berdugo made her proud. “It’s like having a daughter graduate from college,” she said. Berdugo said she couldn’t have achieved success without Stoker’s support. “I feel like Cinderella going to the ball,” she said. “Washington, here I come.”
Past to Present Berdugo walked a goaloriented path for some time. Born in San Salvador, she came to the U.S. for her sister’s wedding in 1972 at age 11. Later, she went to school in both San Salvador and California’s Hollywood High School. She married a man in San Salvador who proposed to her in a letter in 1978. They wed in Tulsa, Okla. and later moved to Miami. They had four children but have since divorced. Berdugo moved to Texas four years ago and settled in Bedford. Three of her children — Ana, 27, Antonio, 20, and Juan, 19 — live with her along with Ana’s daughter. All adults go to either Tarrant County College or UTA. Ber-
ambition to what I do best, so I decided to have an associate’s in child development.” She graduated from TCC and continued at the university with a modern languages major and psychology minor. She plans to work with children and communicate with the Hispanic population.
dugo’s second daughter Denise, 23, lives in Florida with her husband and daughter. “Being a single mother, I think I’ve given them a good path,” Berdugo said. “I believe that after raising my children I can serve them as an example.” Political science sophomore Antonio Chinchilla said his mom has definitely set a good example. “She doesn’t give up trying to achieve what you like,” he said. “I’m planning to run for City Council next year ... I want to make a change, make a difference.” Setting a better example made Berdugo want to go forward. “I definitely started backward — being a wife, a mother,” she said. “I did ask myself the question, ‘What’s next?’ I decided to delegate all my
Not Just a Career Her drive and education pushed her toward her job at the YWCA. She creates the curriculum for the students and monitors its results. The center cares for 60 percent of local homeless children. Berdugo found YWCA the day she came to get advised at the university and parked on West Sixth Street. She said the center empowers women and children because it teaches them life skills
and cares for their mind, body and spirit. “I see them grow,” she said. “It’s amazing to see how good it is for them.” Stoker said Berdugo studies for her bachelor’s and works full time. She helps open the YWCA at 6:30 every morning and closes every night unless she has class. “Reliable, dependable — she’s a genuine person,” Stoker said. “For someone to be so diligent and to really follow through and for me to take a part of that is an honor.” Berdugo said she has a lot more to accomplish. “You learn to choose what makes you happy,” she said. “I think that’s the essence here in the U.S. Once you realize your own essence, you see how far you can get.” AnnA KAtzKovA news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
“It’s going to be a historical moment. Just being part of it, witnessing it, it’s just like getting a straight A in U.S. history.” Regina Berdugo,
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DR. RUTH Q: My boyfriend tries to please me in bed, but he just can't seem to do it. I am not interested in masturbation. What can either he or I do to overcome this problem? As I mentioned earlier, masturbation is no friend of mine.
perhaps you should give it a try and see what happens.
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Despite economy, local charities stay stable give donations that coincide, like socks and shoes. The drive’s name is PBJ because they’re two of the most common items, and they match By Bryan BaStiBle up well, said Ashley Douglas, The Shorthorn staff council treasurer. The donations will go to the With the economy’s decline, donations have stayed the same Salvation Army Center at 712 W. for local organizations, but fam- Abram St. Council president Sharon ilies coming in for needs have increased, like at Mission Arling- Newman said giving makes a person feel good, ton. no matter how Many organito help small the gift. zations that ben“The chilefit from donaWhere people can drop off dren will be out tions consider the PBJ Drive donations on camof school soon economy’s effect, pus: for the holisaid Tillie Burgin, • Social Work Building days, and we Mission Arlington • Carter Bedford’s office in the UC Lower level want to make executive director. sure they can “At Mission eat an old fashArlington, the giving has been about the same, but ioned PB&J sandwich, something more families are in need,” she that fills the children’s stomachs,” said. “They’re giving and support- she said. “When families are in the shelter, there’s no cooking in ing us, and we are grateful.” Mission Arlington helps about the rooms, so PB&J is something 300 families a day — up about 50 that can be stored for sometime.” She said other things students families from last year. Goodwill marketing manager can donate are canned meats, Cheryl Carey said donations there noodles, spam, tuna, chicken or things that require little cooking. have also stayed the same. “Since UTA is part of the sur“I don’t think the economy situation has had an effect,” she rounding communities, we have said. “Compared to last year, it’s a responsibility to be our brother’s keeper,” she said. about the same.” Douglas said people may She said they always see a decline several times a year, one never know when they might be in a similar predicament, so it is being right after the summer. “We’re still receiving a big share important to help those in need. of donations,” she said. “People “Students should participate in are still taking into consideration this because it is an awesome way to reach out to the surrounding that it is the end of the year.” To uphold that trend, some community,” she said. “As stucampus organizations have de- dents, we may not always be able signed drives to give back to the to provide monetary donations, so this is the next best thing.” community. The Social Work Constituency Council is holding a Peanut ButBryan BaStiBle ter and Jelly Drive through Dec. news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu 1. The drive encourages people to
Despite the economic downfall, local charities remain stable.
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XyXyXyXy Visual communication sophomore Aaron Renaud watches an episode of “Seinfeld” in a custom designed bus dedicated to the show Thursday at the University Center mall. The Seinfeld Tour will travel to college campuses to increase college viewers.
by preparing a short introduction about the background of the film along with handouts,” Cao said. Other films featured in the festival include a Mozambique film, Another Man’s Garden and an Iranian film, Fish Fell in Love. The first film closely resembles the Chinese film because it demonstrates an old generation clashing with a new generation, depicting a girl’s lifelong struggle to prove to her parents and society that she can succeed
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schools and departments but did say that students might see new scholarships as early as next fall. He said the revenue would allow the university to retain talented faculty and help students financially. In addition to providing student financial assistance, he said the gas revenue will be critical for the university’s Tier One ambitions. “All of our faculty are potentially recruitable, but particularly those in the areas designated as a critical need
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by the state,” Bobbitt said. “Other institutions are always looking to recruit faculty in those areas.” Lewis said Carrizo and the university are pleased with how smoothly drilling has progressed, and if the initial site proves successful, additional wells or development of new sites are possible. “There’s a lot to be happy about,” Lewis said. “Both for us and for the neighbors that have signed gas leases.”
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against all odds. The week ends with an international concert from the UTA Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Laundry Nda, Ivorian Students at UTA president, said the festival demonstrates diversity at the university. “It helps us learn from each other and accept each other’s differences,” Nda said, “which will help us work together in society.”