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Protesters rally for same-sex marriage Saturday’s protest of Proposition 8 in Dallas gives campus organizations more motivation to educate others. BY JASON JOYCE Contributor to The Shorthorn

Campus organization leaders for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered students left a weekend rally in Dallas supporting same-sex marriage with a renewed sense of purpose and an enthusiasm to increase awareness efforts on campus, said Tracy Nanthavongsa, Gay Straight Alliance president. “Even though we’re not in California, it’s important to reach out to those affected by Proposition 8,” he said. “Any student should support this. We’re in college, we’re supposed to be open-minded.” The protest was part of a national movement formed in response to California’s passage of the controversial Proposition 8, banning gay marriage. It was narrowly approved by 52 percent of California voters on Election Day. “It was a disappointment,” Nanthavongsa said. “I was excited by the nation voting for change by electing Obama, and then we get hit with this the same night. The passing of Proposition 8 destroyed my excitement.” The hour-and-a-half event, which drew 1,200 to Dallas City Hall plaza, presented :FDDLE@:8K@FE speakers who focused on the importance and urgency of getting a message out to the nation that same-sex marriage isn’t going to be easily swept away, said event organizer Etta Zamboni.

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UPLIFTING MUSIC

Music education senior Otis Allen helps hoist >cfi`X :Xii# instruments onto elijè^ [fZkfiXk\ the top of the lockers in the band instrument room. The instruments were originally stored in a room at the stadium, but now that the band season is finished, the instruments are being relocated. DXoè\ 8[\^YfcX# elijè^ [fZkfiXk\

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Special Collections — Revisualizing Westward Expansion: Mondays . NOV 9 a.m.–7 p.m. and Tuesday–Saturday 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Central Library sixth floor. Free. For information, contact 817-272-3393 or spcoref@uta.edu.

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Walk-In Resume Critiques: noon–1 p.m., Central Library second floor. Free. For information, contact Career Services at 817272-2932 or careers@uta.edu. UTA Volunteers Meeting: 2:15–3:15 p.m., University Center Student Congress chambers. For information, contact Allison Bailey

Tuesday November 18, 2008

Chemically and Electrically Powered Artificial Muscles: 3:30– 4:45 p.m ., 105 Nedderman Hall. Free. For information, contact Zeynep Celik-Butler at 817-2721536 or zbutler@uta.edu. Student Congress General Body Meeting: 6 p.m., UC SC Chambers. Free. For information, contact Bess Alvarez at 817-2720556 or sc-vpres@uta.edu. International Film Festival featuring “Luxury Car”: 6:30 p.m., 100 Nedderman Hall. Free. For information, contact Lindsey Zaleski at 817-272-6107 or studentsuccess@uta.edu.

I Survived a Japanese Game Show: 6:30 p.m., Maverick Activities Center. Register online. For information, contact Multicultural Affairs at 817-272-2099 or multicultural_affairs@uta.edu. Jazz Ensemble/Symphonic Band Concert: 7:30 p.m., Irons Recital Hall. Free. For information, contact the Music Department at 817272-3471 or music@uta.edu. Real Followers: 8 p.m., 311 UTA Blvd. For information, contact the Wesley Foundation at 817-2746282 or http://wesley.uta.edu.

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GIS Day: 11 a.m.–5 p.m., Central Library sixth floor. Free.

p.m., UC Rosebud Theatre. For information, contact Multicultural Affairs at 817-272-2099 or multicultural_affairs@uta.edu.

RSVP please. For information, contact Kevin Schuck at 817-2723313 or keschuck@uta.edu. Habitat for Humanity: noon, UC Pedernales Room. For information, contact h4h_uta@yahoo. com.

Ignaz Gorischek, V.P. Store Development, Neiman Marcus: noon–1 p.m., 245E Business Building. Free. For information, contact Dan Gossett at 817-2722322 or gossett@uta.edu.

Honors College Council General Body Meeting: noon–1 p.m., 106 College Hall. For information, contact Cathy Pritchett at 817272-7215 or hcc@uta.edu. Black History Month Committee: noon–1p.m., UC Pecos Room. For information, contact 817-2722099 or multicultural_affairs@ uta.edu. Movie “The Slanted Screen — Asian Men in Film & TV”: noon–1

Backpacks to Briefcases Chipotle Lunch: noon–1 p.m., UC Concho Room. Free. For information, contact Student Alumni Association at 817-2721367 or saa@uta.edu.

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Quoteworthy

“I was excited by the nation voting for change by electing Obama, and then we get hit with this the same night.” Tracy Nanthavongsa, UTA Gay Straight Alliance president, during a weekend rally in Dallas supporting same-sex marriage. See Page 1

two-Day foreCast

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Wednesday Sunny • High 74°F • Low 52°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 was arrested for outstanding warrants Thursday at 200 Varsity Circle. A staff member reported Friday that a group of students in Woolf Hall refused to keep lab noise down. A student was arrested Saturday for public intoxication at 600 Center St. A subject was arrested for outstanding warrants Saturday at Lot 40. A student reported being robbed Saturday by three unidentified black males at Centennial Court apartments (See story on Page 1.) A student reported suspicious circumstances Saturday at Lipscomb Hall. During a traffic stop Sunday, a driver was found driving with an invalid license at 600 Abram St. A student reported his bicycle stolen Friday at Centennial Court apartments.

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McNair Scholars recruitment period extends to Nov. 25 The McNair Scholars Program 2008 recruitment period has been extended through Nov. 25. Applicants can find more information and an application packet on the Web site at www.uta.edu/soar and in 122 Hammond Hall. The program offers opportunities for undergraduate students who want to attend graduate school to pursue a doctorate or a university career. It also provides tutoring, counseling, seminars, graduate school preparation, course reviews, study groups and other support services to help students reach their full academic potential. Students must have at least a 2.9 GPA and be a U.S. citizen to join the program. Science and engineering majors are preferred. Freshmen aren’t eligible.

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Voting for student positions closes today in UC Palo Duro

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To stay close to her children while in school, autumn Sharp takes her 9-monthold and 4-year-old children to the young Women’s Christian association child development center near the university. The early childhood education junior chose the center at 106 W. Sixth St. because of its proximity and low student fee, but after becoming employed there, she stays for the other children too. “This is the most fulfilling job,” she said. “Some of the kids are in a good situation, and some kids are homeless. Some kids need more attention and you’re special to them, and they make me want to come to work every day.” The center cares for and educates both local children and homeless children from Dallas and Tarrant county. The university pays the center to reduce the fees of fulltime students receiving financial aid. along with breakfast, lunch and a snack, the children receive an education. “In a child development center, you’re doing the same things as in public schools,” director Shirley Stoker said. “you’ve curriculum. you’ve age-appropriate activities. you’ve a structured day care.” The day includes outdoor time, art, play time — and for the older children, a computer and writing center. all students are taught their name, their parents’ full names and their address, Stoker said.

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Architecture junior Jamie Wallace picks up her 4-year-old son Aiden King from the young Women’s Christian Association child development center just outside campus. The yWCA looks after children ranging from infant to 4 years old and cares for children from local homeless shelters.

Every day, Mission arlington transports the homeless children, who sometimes don’t want to leave the center at the end of the day, Stoker said. architecture junior Jamie Wallace’s 4-year-old son, aidan, often doesn’t want to leave either. She usually stays late waiting for him to finish his game. Crystal anderson, public administration graduate student, chose the center after watching every child say goodbye to assistant director Vera Ruffin and to Stoker. anderson’s daughter, Jade, 2, has been going to the center since she was 6 weeks old. “There’s been times I’ve had to get her out of here crying,” she said. The center, opened in 1999, has nine classrooms for infants to 4-year-olds. In each room, where three teachers work, the setting changes from high chairs and

cribs, to desks and wooden lockers. On average, 125 children attend the center. Lead teachers need Child Development associate credentials. Stoker said that with the university area’s international population, the center has children of 18 nationalities. “I just got a little girl from Egypt,” she said. Real estate graduate student James Witt said his 3-year-old son Brandon has learned life skills at the center. “I think it’s a wonderful facility,” Witt said. “My kid doesn’t just sit down and watch TV. He learns things that I’m not either patient or competent enough to give him.”

Voting ends today for student positions like Student Congress senators, UTA Ambassadors and Homecoming king, queen and the rest of the court. Electronic voting will be 9 a.m.-6 p.m. in the University Center Palo Duro Lounge. The Homecoming spots will be formally announced Feb. 14 during Homecoming in Texas Hall. Students can ask questions if they don’t understand the electronic system, but Carter Bedford, Student Governance and Organizations associate director, said that out of all voting Monday, only one student had a problem. To vote, a student ID is needed. No GPA limitations apply. If candidates submitted a platform, bio or photo, voters can view them before voting on their individual machine. The “place” refers to the position the candidate holds on the ballot. — Jason Boyd

CorreCtioNs Friday’s extended caption, “Thinking Inside the Box,” misidentified The Bridge homeless shelter. Wednesday’s story, “Can-do Attitude,” misstated Marjana Sarker’s position. She is no longer a Student Congress science senator.

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which recaps the Roosevelts’ time in the White House and their impact. Team of Rivals, which is being made into a film by Steven Spielberg, follows Lincoln’s presidency and how through his team of advisers, became one of the most significant presidents in American history. “When we all go watch this film, we’ll have unique insights straight from the author,” Woodward said. Aside from writing, Goodwin also taught at Harvard University and served as an assistant to former president Lyndon Johnson. History associate professor Stephen Maizlish, moderator for the question-andanswer segment following the lecture, said he enjoyed reading Goodwin’s historical book. “She does an enormous service to the public by enthusiastically communicating key events of our country’s history,” he said. “Students can gain an accessible and thoughtful access to the personalities and events of the past.”

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• Pulitzer Prizewinning author • Presidential historian • Obtained her Ph.D. in government at Harvard University. • A news analyst for NBC who has been interviewed for history documentaries.

versity by recruiting and retaining professors and researchers. The state deregulated tuition in 2003. From 2004 to 2007, the university has added 77 new faculty members, said Sue Stevens, senior media relations officer. She cited key faculty additions like first Welch Chair in Chemistry, Daniel Armstrong, and the new Texas Instruments Distinguished University Chair

Her works include: • Lyndon Johnson and The American Dream • The Fitzgeralds and The Kennedys: An American Saga • No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II. • Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

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will follow that lead. He said the Criminal Investigation Department will ask the alleged victim to come and describe the men for a sketch. Gomez said her property, including a cell phone, credit cards, $80 cash and her

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driver’s license, has not been recovered. Math senior Wyena Cheah said the robbery has made her more apprehensive, but she still considers Centennial Court apartments to be safer than those off campus. “Over here, it’s close to school, and they have UTA police always walking around,” she said. “If you live in the outside apartments, there’s no

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“We’ve been doing this same argument for the last 20 years,” he said. “It’s stupid and redundant to be going over it again and again. We just need to take religion out of it.” HOMAGE president Deanna Hodge thinks substituting a civil union for marriage isn’t the solution. “I think there’s a lot of dignity in being married,” she said. “That dignity is a part of what the community is wanting to share in as much as having the paper.” Chris Carter, a Dallas resident who brought his 3-year-old son to the rally, saw the event as police at all who come in and just check. I think it’s a lot safer to live here, and that’s why I chose to live here.” Biology senior Louise Djeumo said that after hearing about the September robbery, she became more cautious at night. “After six, if I want to go on campus, I have to drive or have a friend come get me … but I don’t know what else

in Nanoelectronics, Robert Magnusson. Elementary education senior Wesley Hill said he doesn’t like the rates he pays now, and he definitely doesn’t want it getting any higher. He disagrees with the idea that professors or facilities will improve with higher rates. “I think our teachers are already pretty good,” he said. “I don’t see us getting any better.” Hill took a class from political science lecturer Richard Millsap, who has worked in the comptroller office and as a special assistant to a U.S. Representative. He

opportunity for the gay community to humanize the issue. “I’m here because my marriage was thrown out by Proposition 8,” Carter said. “Hopefully, this protest will put faces to the issue.” Despite not sharing identical viewpoints on the issue, Hodge and Nanthavongsa said the protest gave them the needed enthusiasm to carry the issue back to their organizations and to the larger community at UTA. The immediate goal of the rally was to motivate those in attendance to become more active advocates for the community. is the first step toward change, Zamboni said it’s the first step toward change. Jason Joyce news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

I’m going to do to change because I’m not going to call my friends to come walk me to class, because they have things to do.” she said. “Because of this, we should have more security and cops driving around … at least I would feel safer if they have cops riding around.” sarah Lutz news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

“It’s convenient for the suspect to target Centennial Court because it’s on the very edge of our campus.” rick gomez,

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said he doesn’t need any greater credentials than Millsap’s. Interdisciplinary studies junior Kelsey Smith said she didn’t even look at professors’ credentials before enrolling or picking a class. “I just take the class,” she said. She said she will graduate soon, but if tuition was frozen while she was a freshman, she would have taken more and graduated sooner. Hill said he sees a negative outcome if state deregulation continues. He said less people will be able to foot the bill for

college. Music education freshman Jennifer Trondle said freezing the tuition would cause her to consider taking bigger class loads and graduate sooner. She said she did look into the caliber of professors in the music department, and if regulation kept the university from paying their salaries it doesn’t mean she’d transfer schools. “If it was a professor I really liked, I might consider it, but I’d probably stay,” she said. Jason Boyd news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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university and that it surpasses his former school, The University of Arkansas, where he served as dean. continued from page 1 “Our success is a reflection ate, and we will continue to of faculty and staff serving as do better,” he said. “It’s not mentors for these students only about attracting those and should be proud of that students, but helping them accomplishment,” he said. Sakura Noritsune, English throughout their academic Language Institute graducareer.” ate student, reFrank Lamas, searched many Student Affairs “Making the schools before device president, ciding on UTA. said UTA should top 10 percent “I thought the be proud to have is about how university had betthe level of diver- successful ter ELI courses. sity it has, which It’s great to have so many universi- students are. A ties want. good percentage so much diversihe said. “The It allows stuof them graduate, ty,” teachers are so dents and faculty enthusiastic and to interact with and we will have a willingness those with other continue to do to teach internaethnicities on a tional students.” daily basis, allow- better.” Music educaing them to expedonald Bobbitt, tion sophomore, rience other cul- university provost Justin Hudson tures, he said. said diversity “It’s a great opportunity for enhancing wasn’t exactly what he had in learning, which translates mind when he first came to beyond the classroom such as UTA, but he feels differently working with teams in a very now. “After being here for a global society,” Lamas said. “This gives students a leg up while, I discovered just how having previous experience diverse UTA really is, and I think it’s great we attract with other ethnicities.” The campus diversity was different races from all over one reason Lamas came to the world,” he said. “I have UTA three and half years ago, made a lot of international and why many students and friends.” faculty attend, he said. Bobbitt said UTA’s diverMicheLLe Leverett sity is a real strength for the news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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Protesters rally at dragging death case

Auto-bailout prospects dim

PARIS, Texas — Protesters galvanized by a dragging death that stirred memories of the notorious James Byrd case rallied outside an East Texas courthouse Monday to speak out against a justice system they consider racist. About 60 people, led by a contingent from the New Black Panther Party, met at the Lamar County Courthouse to bring attention to the death of Brandon McClelland. Authorities have said two suspects, both of them white, purposely ran over and killed McClelland, a black man, following an argument on the way home from a late-night beer run in September.

Withheld evidence frees man serving life DALLAS — A man serving a life sentence for two sexual assault convictions in high school was released from jail Monday because prosecutors withheld evidence that might have cleared him. Antone Lynelle Johnson, 31, was sentenced to life in prison in 1996 for having sex with a 13-year-old when he was 17 and on probation for a prior assault.

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Pirates seize tanker, return to Somali port DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. Navy says pirates who seized a Saudi-owned oil supertanker are taking the ship to a Somali port where hijacked vessels are often held. Navy spokesman Lt. Nathan Christensen of the U.S. 5th Fleet says the pirates holding the MV Sirius Star are “nearing an anchorage point” of the town of Eyl. The port has become a haven for pirates and a number of other ships are still being held there. — The Associated Press

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WASHiNGToN — Prospects dimmed Monday for enactment of a $25 billion bailout for the faltering auto industry before year’s end, as congressional democrats and the Bush administration seemed headed for a stalemate. Help for detroit’s Big Three, which have been battered by the economic meltdown that has choked their sales and

frozen their credit, is falling victim to a partisan fight over where the money should come from. Senate democrats said they would press ahead with their plan to carve out a portion of the $700 billion Wall Street bailout to pay for the loans, but aides in both parties and lobbyists tracking the plan acknowledged they did not currently have the votes to do so.

The White House and congressional republicans insist that the automaker bailout money instead come from redirecting a separate $25 billion loan program approved by Congress to help the industry develop more fuel-efficient vehicles. in addition, besides opposing the use of any of the $700 billion for the automakers, the administration has told top

lawmakers it does not plan to ask for the second half of that huge fund that Congress approved this fall to aid the financial industry, congressional officials said Monday. The Treasury department said its message on not tapping half the fund applied only to the next few days and that no decision had been made for the rest of the administration’s two months — but officials

stopped short of saying the funds would be used before Bush leaves office. Majority leader Harry reid, d-Nev., said he would hold a test vote this week on a broad economic aid plan — including spending on public works projects, aid to cash-strapped states, an extension of jobless aid, and the carmaker loans — that most now concede has virtually no chance of passing.

science

Astronauts attach crate to space station the associated Press

CAPe CANAVerAl, Fla. — Astronauts hitched a giant shipping crate full of home improvement “goodies” to the international space station on Monday, a critical step for boosting the population in orbit. it was the first major job for the crews of the linked space station and space shuttle endeavour, and highlighted their first full day together. “We’re here to work,” the space station’s skipper, Mike Fincke, called down. “This is the can-do crew.” More than 14,000 pounds of gear was stuffed into the 21-foot container that flew up on endeavour and was hoisted onto the space station. it held an extra toilet, refrigerator and kitchenette, exercise machine and sleeping compartments, and a new recy-

cling system for converting urine into drinking water. Fincke called it “the goodies ... things needed for an extreme home makeover.” NASA cannot double the number of space station residents from three to six next year until all the equipment — most notably the water recycling system — has been installed and tested. Additional equipment will be launched in February. Until now, the space station has been a one-kitchen, one-bath, three-bedroom house. That third bedroom is actually a makeshift nook in the U.S. lab. The orbiting outpost is on the verge of becoming a two-kitchen, two-bath, five-bedroom home and will have six full bedrooms in a few more months. Astronaut Sandra Magnus — the newest space station resident

— spent Monday getting used to her new home. She flew up on endeavour and promptly traded places with Gregory Chamitoff, who’s headed home after a sixmonth mission. Magnus will spend 3½ months on board. Besides being moving day for the 10 space travelers, Monday involved gearing up for the first of four planned spacewalks. on Tuesday, two of the shuttle crew will venture outside and begin the most complicated cleaning and lube job ever attempted in orbit. one of two massive joints that turn the space station’s solar wings toward the sun has been jammed for more than a year; it’s clogged with metal grit from grinding parts. They’ll also squirt some grease onto the joint that’s working fine, to prevent any future hang-ups. The work will fill up all four spacewalks.

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Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts-off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, Friday in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Space Shuttle Endeavour’s seven members are on a mission to the International Space Station. Juhi, a tiger cub named after a fragrant white flower native to India, is seen at the zoo in Nagpur, India, last Thursday. Veterinarians carried out a rare blood transfusion late Sunday on the wild tiger in a bid to save the abandoned 7-month-old cub that had been attacked and beaten by angry villagers in central India, officials said Monday. AP Photo

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Veterenarians try rare transfusion to save tiger the associated Press

NeW delHi — Veterinarians carried out a rare blood transfusion in an attempt to save a 7-month-old wild tiger that had been attacked and beaten by angry villagers in central india. The female cub received the emergency treatment late Sunday after blood taken from captive adults was airlifted to the zoo where the cub is being cared for, said Bimal Majumdar, the chief wildlife officer in

the region. He said it was the first time a transfusion had been given to a tiger in india. The cub, which doctors named Juhi after a fragrant white flower native to india, was still in serious condition Monday at the zoo in the city of Nagpur, some 530 miles (850 kilometers) southeast of New delhi, he said. india’s wild tiger population has plummeted to just some 1,500 — down from about 3,600 six years ago and an

estimated 100,000 a century ago. Shrinking habitats have brought them into conflict with farmers and poachers have killed them for their pelts and body parts, which are highly prized in traditional Chinese medicine. Juhi and her sister were rescued two weeks ago from villagers who tried to kill them, fearing they would go after their children and cattle. The cubs also appear to have been abandoned by their mother.

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Fresh Prince Will Smith comes to Dallas today

Theater performance senior Afton Trotter, left, as Jessie Brewster, speaks to theater performance senior O.T. Allen, who plays her secret lover John Pace Seavering at Friday’s rehearsal of The Violet Hour in the Fine Arts Building Mainstage Theatre. The play features Allen as the main character, a novice publisher torn between printing the novel of his old friend or new mistress.

Relevant Fiction ‘The Violet Hour’ brings up issues like race and age differences in relationships and loyalty

ime — whether its days, weeks or months, it continues to move forward. That’s the concept behind the theatre department’s newest production The Violet Hour by Richard Greenberg, which opens at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Fine Arts Building Mainstage Theatre. It’s 1919 in New York, and publisher John Pace Seavering just opened up his publishing house. His problem? He only has the money to publish one book, and he has two to choose from — the book written by his secret lover, a black jazz singer or one his best friend wrote. Theatre performance senior O.T. Allen, who plays Seavering, described his character as a confident, optimistic young man who falls in love with Jessie Brewster amid his busy life. “He truly is fascinated by her and loves her,” Allen said. “Not only for her maturity and knowledge but how she makes him feel.” Performance senior Afton Trotter, who plays Brewster, said the type of relationship

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between the two leads was unheard of in that era. “She’s 14 years older than him, and she’s black,” Trotter said. “At that time, a relationship like that was like, ‘Whoa.’ Their relationship is a secret, and I think they enjoy it being a secret.” Things only get more complicated when a printing machine arrives in Seavering’s office and begins spewing out pages of papers, each with different comments on his decisions and plans. This sends Seavering into a worried frenzy. Theatre performance senior Jill Deramus, who plays rich heiress Rosamund Plinth, said her character is “a bit off mentally.” But Deramus said the play’s issues, like sexuality and race, are relevant because people still struggle with them. Cast members will hand out fliers promoting the show at noon Wednesday on the Central Library mall in full 1920s costumes. JHERICCA JOHNSON features-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

We’ve all heard the story all about how his life got flipped, turned upside down, but if you’d like to take a minute with the man himself, you’ll need to get out your wallet in the name of charity. Will Smith — yes, Will Smith — comes to Dallas today for a special red carpet premiere/screening of his new film Seven Pounds. Anyone can gain entry to the 7 p.m. screening at Dallas’ Cinemark 17 theater at Webb Chapel Road and Interstate 635 by bringing one of the following food items to help families out this holiday season: canned ham, canned vegetables, canned fruit, stuffing mix, corn bread mix, puddings or pumpkin filling. If you want to meet the Fresh Prince himself, the first five people and their guests must both bring all seven of the items listed. Even if you’re only going for the movie, get there early as it’s sure to be a packed house.

Breakfast at Tiffany’s is a classic movie, but in this day and age it’s still hard to watch Mickey Rooney play an Asian landlord. As part of Asian Heritage Month, the Office of Multicultural Affairs along with the Filipino and Vietnamese student associations are showing the documentary The Slanted Screen: Asian Men in Film and TV at noon Wednesday in the University Center Rosebud Theatre. Stereotypes in film, while dwindling, are still present. And while Asian Americans may not be as badly portrayed as in that 1961 movie, they’re still rarely seen today on screen.

Be Scene at the men’s game tonight Performance senior Jill Deramus plays Rosamund Plinth, the new girlfriend to Seavering’s best friend, who begs him to publish her boyfriend’s novel during rehearsal Friday in the Fine Arts Building.

Seavering discusses a problem with his friend Denny McCleary, played by history senior Paul Johnson, at rehearsal Friday in the Fine Arts Building Mainstage Theatre.

The men’s basketball team started its season with a win Saturday over Hardin-Simmons, and at 7 tonight the Mavericks host Texas Wesleyan at Texas Hall. Our photographers will be there as usual to catch all the action, but if you’re extra-spirited you might get spotted for our Be Scene photo section that runs in Pulse on Thursdays. Keep a look out. We will.

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Trotter and Allen continue rehearsing their parts for The Violet Hour on Friday in the Fine Arts Building Mainstage Theatre. The play will premiere Wednesday and run through Sunday.

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After meeting Charlie Murphy, I can say this for sure: He’s not only taller than fellow comedian Katt Williams, but I’m pretty sure he’s not on crack. Reports online and in Sumter, S.C.’s The Item said Williams had run-ins with law enforcement, this time leading to his family and friends calling for him to be committed to a mental institution. Fans have left his recent shows talking about his erratic behavior on stage that has many believing Williams is not taking his drug use in moderation jokes to heart. Williams was already planning on retiring, and on Monday canceled his featured performance at the upcoming TBS Comedy Festival. Here’s to better days, pimpin’. — Anthony Williams

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SportS talk “the principle is competing against yourself. It’s about self-improvement, about being better than you were the day before.”

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Team takes 3rd at Turtle Bay Invitational Behind junior Bobby Massa’s second-place finish, the golf team took home a third-place finish last week at the Turtle Bay Invitational in Oahu, Hawaii. The Mavs, who tied for third with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, finished behind Texas and San Diego State. Massa finished the tournament at 10-under-par for the whole event, storming back after starting the final day of the tournament in 25th. Turtle Bay was the final event on the team’s fall schedule — they will resume play Feb. 16 at the UTSA/Oak Hill Invitational in San Antonio. — Justin Rains

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More than seven months have passed since the men’s basketball team played on the NCAA tournament’s big stage against Memphis. In their first game since, and the first game to open the 2008-2009 season, the Mavericks defeated the Hardin-simmons Cowboys 84-64 saturday night at texas Hall. the game marked not only the return of college basketball on campus, but also the return of junior guard Brandon Long, who led all scores with 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting. He also went 3-of-7 from three-point range. the Mavs (1-0) used a three-fourth’s court trap the majority of the game, which stymied the Cowboys (0-1), forcing 27 turnovers while committing just 13 fouls. “We’ve got a lot of guards, so that’s going to be one of our main focuses on defense,” Long said. “We’re so small on defense, so our press is going to have to force a lot of turnovers.” Using the press, UtA was able to stretch a 20-point lead on the Cowboys at 31-11 with 8:51 left to play in the first half. But a 16-2 run by Hardin-simmons closed the lead to six with a little more than four minutes left to play. senior guard rob Yeatts kept the ’Boys in the game, scoring eight points in the first half on two 3-pointers and two free throws. the Mavs would stretch the lead to 13 by halftime. Behind a 56.7 percent shooting performance, UtA was able to put HsU away in the second half and secure a victory. the win was far from perfect in the eyes of third-year head coach

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Mavericks win 1st game of season, beat Mustangs The women’s basketball team tipped off its season Friday night in Dallas with a 85-79 victory over Southern Methodist. Senior forward Candice Champion led all scorers with 20 points while bringing in eight rebounds for the Mavs. The scoring was back-and-forth between the two teams throughout the first half, with neither team letting up. At the end of the half, the game was tied at 35. With 17 minutes, 25 seconds left in the game, the score was all knotted up at 42. Senior forward Erin Dixon hit a jump shot to give the Mavs the lead, and from there the Mavs

scott Cross. “We executed decently in the half court,” he said. “We tried to do a few too many things and made a few stupid turnovers.” UtA committed 19 turnovers on the night, many of which were caused by players passing up open opportunities at the basket. But Cross said overall he was happy to see his guys play well and saw some bright spots from players that haven’t played before or haven’t played in a while, like junior guard Marquez Haynes, who scored 10 points, including a dunk, late in the first half. senior forward Anthony Vereen, preseason All-Conference member, recorded 14 points on 4-of-6 shooting and was one of four players to grab a team-high six boards on the night. “If I went by a grading system, I would say a low B,” he said. “Definitely the effort was there. We’ve just got to play a little bit smarter. When we’ve got a lead, just try to put our foot on them and just take it up to another level.” As a team, the Mavericks shot 51.7 percent from the field and 31.6 from beyond the arc on 19 attempts. At the free-throw line, as was the case last year, the team shot a sub-par 66.7 percent. When asked if the team could overshoot from the outside, Cross shook his head and said that may be something he would have to keep an eye out for. “If we go a couple possessions and shoot from outside, then I’ll call a play to get the ball to the post,” he said. the Mavs take to the court at 7 tonight against county-rival texas Wesleyan at texas Hall. UtA owns the series lead 38-13 and are 26-4 on the stage against the rams. Under Cross, the Mavs are now 3-0 in home openers, which is a school record for consecutive homeopening wins. StepHen peterS sports-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

went on an 8-0 run. That lead would hold for the rest of the night. The Mavericks had three other players in double figures, including Dixon, who recorded her first double-double of the season, scoring 17 points and pulling in 10 rebounds. As a team, the Mavs finished with an overall shooting percentage of 50.9 with SMU only shooting 38.6 percent. On Monday, the Southland Conference named Champion this season’s first women’s basketball Player of the Week for her performance. Next up for the Mavericks will be Texas Christian University on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in Fort Worth. The Horned Frogs have started their season off with two convincing wins, winning by an average of 12.5 points per game.

— Ben Hauss

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Junior forward J.D. Davis dunks during the Mavericks’ season-opening win over Hardin-Simmons, 84-64, Saturday at Texas Hall. Davis made his UTA debut scoring 10 points with three rebounds after transferring from Seminole State College in Oklahoma.

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Cross country teams end season at NCAA Regionals Both the men’s and women’s cross country teams wrapped up their seasons at the NCAA Regionals in Waco last weekend, with both teams bringing 13thplace finishes back to campus. The men were led — as they have been all season — by senior Idilio Campos, who finished the event in 13th place with a time of 31 minutes, 18 seconds. The time was his best 10-kilometer time of the year. His finish was fifth among runners not from either Texas A&M or Arkansas, who were the top two teams in the meet and

advanced to the NCAA Championships. The top-four runners not from the top-two teams also receive automatic bids into the field, but Campos is eligible for an at-large bid. As of press time those bids had not been announced. The Mavericks had four other runners finish inside the field’s top 100. The women were led by sophomore Amanda McMahon, who finished 76th in 23 minutes, 28 seconds. McMahon was one of four UTA women to finish inside the top 100. Senior Caroline Erlingson (77), junior Christina Mose (82) and sophomore Perri Ford (84) rounded out the Mavs’ top four.

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the 2008 season came to an end when the volleyball team split its two weekend matches, defeating texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Friday, but losing to Ut-san Antonio on saturday at texas Hall. saturday’s match was senior Night at the Hall, which recognized outside hitters Ally Wade and Michelle schwartz for their UtA careers. Head coach Diane seymour spoke candidly about her seniors and what they have meant to the program. “I don’t doubt the commitment to us was 100 percent all the time. I know her teammates respected her and I respect Michelle schwartz and what she’s done here,” she said. “I’m just very proud of the season Ally had. she had a couple rough games, but I was very proud of her ability to bounce back.” As for the weekend’s action, the Mavericks (7-23, 3-13) avenged a sept. 27 sweep at the hands of the Islanders (4-22, 2-14) — the first lost to the Islanders in school history — by

winning in five sets 25-19, 21-25, 22-25, 25-22, 15-8. Four players for UtA had double-figure kills, led by standout freshman outside hitter Amanda Aguilera’s 15. sophomore outside hitter Bianca sauls eclipsed the doubledigit kill plateau against the Islanders for the first time this year since the team’s fourth match against southern Methodist on sept. 3. the Mavs outhit the Islanders .214 to .151 and continued their conference-leading trend with 16 blocks on the night. Freshman middle blocker Christy Driscoll notched her second double-double of the season with 10 kills and 10 blocks. saturday’s match brought in the UtsA roadrunners (19-11, 11-5), who were vying for playoff seeding coming into the match. the ’runners set the tone early, led by Briana Mason’s .667 attack percentage in the first set with six kills and no errors. After trailing 20-13, the Mavericks would rally back and close to within four at 24-20, but Amber Brooks ended UtA’s chance with her second kill of the set. the second set remained close throughout, as the teams played to 15 ties and six lead changes, the last of which came on a ball handling error by sophomore setter raegan Daniel.

UtsA would close out the set 25-22 to take a 2-0 lead. set three belonged solely to the Mavericks who, aside from a 1-1 tie, led throughout to force a fourth set. UtA outhit the roadrunners .471 to .233 in the set, committing only two errors in 34 swings. By the end of set three, Aguilera had completed her 10th double-double of the season — all of which came against southland Conference opponents — and finished the match with 19 kills and 13 digs. “I think our volleyball has improved a lot,” she said. “We’re starting to know how each other’s plays and so we’re meshing better.” UtsA completed its 3-1 victory after regaining the lead at 17-16 in set four on one of stefanie robbin’s 20 kills. Wade, in her final match, scored 14 kills and averaged 13.5 kills over the weekend. “I kind of took the pressure off myself because it was my last two games and I had nothing to lose,” she said. “I just went out there and had fun.” this was the second match this season in which the Mavericks outhit an opponent and lost (.286 to .272). the other came against Nicholls state on oct. 25. the three conference wins is

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Middle blockers Amanda Aguilera, left, and Emily Shearin fight for the ball with setter Amber Brooks Saturday in Texas Hall during the UTA volleyball team’s final match of the season against the UTSA. The Mavericks defeated Texas A&M-Corpus Christi the day before.

the worst in seymour’s tenure as head coach, but she and her players say the future for the program is very promising. “offensively, we’re going to be more potent,” she said. “We had four kids in double-digit kills. that’s a sign of where we’re headed.” StepHen peterS sports-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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