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An alumna wants to achieve her dream of changing the world through her plays. PLACES TO VOLUNTEER time and working during the Vanessa Mercado Taylor directs the 9P D8I@JJ8 ?8CC Salvation Army, 712 W. Abram St. break to :feki`Ylkfi kf K_\ J_fik_fie pay off tuition. play Hallucinogenic Toreador, written Mission Arlington, 210 W. South St. by Dallas writer John Flores, debuting Mabl l^f^lm^k% [khZ]\Zlm lmn]^gml Thursday in Dallas. The show explores BY ANNA KATZKOVA ^qi^kb^g\^ [r pbee `^m fhk^ aZg]l&hg www.volunteermarch.org gives a list The Shorthorn staff Salvador Dali’s painting of the same _befbg` g^pl\Zlml Zg] \ho^kbg` ngbo^k& of places that need volunteers in any lbmr lihkml' name. Because of the current economy, U.S. area. ;^`bggbg` g^qm fhgma% lmn]^gml “I am very students who regularly volunteer WHEN AND pbee lahhm p^^der g^pl\Zlml _hk ngbo^k& passionate about might have a harder time doing it lbmr \Z[e^ \aZgg^e 22' Lhf^ lmn]^gml WHERE what I do,” she to work, but with tuition rates, I have this winter break. pbee Zelh _bef lihkml [^`bggbg` pbma said. “It’s about to volunteer when I am not working,” Biology sophomore Christopher Where: ma^ f^gÍl `Zf^ P^]g^l]Zr looking at the Jones enjoys[Zld^m[Zee volunteering, but his she said. The Green Zone gb`am' world and putNursing junior Kristie Crosser, need for money will prevent him 161 Riveredge @Zf^l pbee [^ ihlm^] bg ma^bk ^gmbk^& last year’s UTA Volunteers president, ting on perforfrom doing it this season. Dallas, TX 75207 mr hg ma^ ngbo^klbmr Zmae^mb\l P^[ lbm^ said she won’t do a lot of volunteer mances that “I’ll bepbma home working — working When: Zehg` `Zf^ ab`aeb`aml% lZb] :g& affect change work during the holidays, but will 8 p.m. on Dec. 4, to ]k^p pay for school,” he said. <eZkd% \hffngb\Zmbhg ZllblmZgm in the world. K_\ J_fik_fie1 8e[i\n 9lZbc\p 10 and 11. Jones often volunteers and said probably participate in the Salvaikh_^llhk Zg] [khZ]\Zlm ]bk^\mhk' The way I know tion Army Angel Tree. In the pro8 p.m. and 10 p.m. the work teaches life and people ÊB_ p^ cnlm inm kZp _hhmZ`^ h_ ma^ 9ifX[ZXjk`e^ e\nj j\e`fi 8ife Dfi^Xe j_ffkj k_\ DXm\i`Zbj ^Xd\ K_lij[Xp e`^_k `e best is theater, on Dec. 5-6 and children who cannot afford to skills. K\oXj ?Xcc% K_`j nXj k_\ ]`ijk ^Xd\ kf Y\ k\c\m`j\[ Yp k_\ YifX[ZXjk`e^ jkl[\ekj ]fi k_\ `Zf^% bmÍl \hg\^boZ[e^ bm \hne] [^ hg ma^ gram, and that’s why 12-13. get presents write their Christmas “I love volunteer work,” he said. P^[ lbm^ Zg ahnk hk mph Z_m^k ma^ `Zf^%Ë Xk_c\k`Zj N\Y j`k\% Cost: $10. I picked this ca“I <eZkd lZb]' have time to give, and it’s good wishes. One picks a child, fulfills that reer for me.” child’s wish by putting a package to give to people who need it more ;khZ]\Zlm l^gbhk =Zob] FZgg^kbg` fZgr ahf^ `Zf^l _hk f^gÍl Zg] phf& ]^gml fZr _bef [Zl^[Zee `Zf^l bg ma^ together, and then the organizers than me.” likbg`' The produc^gÍl [Zld^m[Zee Zl ma^r \Zg [nm maZm ma^ Zgghng\^l _hk ma^ ngbo^klbmrÍl kZ]bh lmZ& tion was ranked one+ of\eZll^l the top five out the presents. Education junior Ashley Sanson deliver MO K^ihkmbg` * Zg] pbee `Zf^ \ho^kZ`^ ]^i^g]l hg ma^ gnf[^k mbhg% Zg] abl \hff^gmZkr \Zg ieZr pbma of 40 plays in the Prague International “It’s fun to ZoZbeZ[e^' go shopping and putZelh it h_ lmn]^gml Ma^r fZr volunteers in child care with children ma^ `Zf^ hgebg^' Fringe Festival this year, when Taylor together,” she said. “It’s fun to buy 9IF8;:8JK Zfek`el\j fe gX^\ <eZkd ma^r pbee usually mkr mh \ho^k at risk. ShelZb] volunteers whenZl all\ho^k lhf^ ZpZr `Zf^l% Zg] lhf^ lmn& co-directed it with Elenna Mosoff. The stuff that is actually useful.” she stays at home during break and festival, which ran from the end of May Usually the UTA Volunteers parwill do so over the winter. She said to the beginning of June, brought 40 the economy doesn’t affect her much, ticipate in a winter break project, companies from all over the world to but she still has to work. Prague for nine days. VOLUNTEER continues on page 6 “Over the break, I wasn’t planning “Work itself is very exciting. It in-

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Ma^ L\ahhe h_ Gnklbg` l^m Z eZg]fZkd _hk bml ikh& `kZf mabl iZlm =^\^f[^k' FZqbg^ :]^`[heZ Zg] @ehkbZ <Zkk [^\Zf^ ma^ _bklm mh k^\^bo^ ]h\mhkZe ]^`k^^l bg gnklbg` Zm ma^ ngbo^klbmr' :_m^k r^Zkl h_ ]^]b\Zm^] k^l^Zk\a% \hngme^ll ]bll^kmZ& mbhg ik^l^gmZmbhgl Zg] in[eb\Zmbhgl% Zg] ^o^g ^qmk^f^ \hffnmbg`% ma^r k^\^bo^] ma^bk ]h\mhkZm^l mh [^\hf^ >cfi`X :Xii# gnkl^ l\b^gmblml' Ma^r [^`Zg ma^ ikh`kZf mh`^ma^k bg +)), Zl ma^ elij`e^ [fZkfiXk\ l\ahheÍl _bklm ]h\mhkZe \Zg]b]Zm^l Zg] _bgbla^] mh`^ma^k Zm =^\^f[^kÍl `kZ]nZmbhg \^k^fhgr' :emahn`a :]^`[heZ [^`Zg a^k gnklbg` ^]n\Zmbhg bg CZfZb\Z Zg] <Zkk bg F^fiabl% M^gg'% [hma `kZ]nZm^l aZo^ mZd^g lbfbeZk iZmal mh k^Z\a ma^ NM: ikh`kZf' The Shorthorn: Michael Rettig ;hma k^\^bo^] ma^ ?^kg^ G^pfZg Dr[Z ?^eehplabi bg Gnklbg`% Zg] [hma p^k^ Taylor l^e^\m^] Zl Êf^gm^^lË [r ma^ Alumna Vanessa Mercado is directing a play about the life of Salvador Dali. GZmbhgZe <hZebmbhg h_ >magb\ Fbghkbmr :llh\bZ& “Hallucinogenic Toreador,” named after oneGnkl^ of Dali’s paintings, opens tomorrow at mbhgl' the Green Zone in Dallas. Ma^ mph Zk^ gh lmkZg`^kl mh mkZo^ebg` _hk ma^bk ^]n\Zmbhg' :]^`[heZ mk^dd^] _khf CZfZb\Z% pa^k^ la^ corporates a lot of other things … and and Were You There? A Drama of the k^\^bo^] a^k ]biehfZ bg gnklbg`% mh Angm^k <hee^`^ bg DXo`e\ 8[\^YfcX# elij`e^ [fZkfiXk\ areas of studies into one performance,” Crucifixion. ELIJ@E> Zfek`el\j fe gX^\ * she said. “It’s very fun to watch, a great Theatre Arts department chair Kim experience for the audience to be able LaFontaine called Taylor a very talented to go through a journey along with the woman. performers.” “We’re always excited when she does Taylor has directed eight other plays, ALUMNA continues on page 6 including The Vagina Monologues

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contact Tega Edwin at 817272-2594 or saa@uta.edu.

Special Collections — Revisualizing Westward Expansion: Mondays . DEC 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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Barnett Shale Urban Drilling — What’s it all about?: 7-8 a.m., 601 Nedderman Hall. Light breakfast provided. RSVP. Members, students and first-time guests free; others:$5. For information, contact Roger Tuttle at 817272-3682 or tuttle@uta.edu.

Art Exhibition — Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition: 10 a.m.5 p.m., The Gallery at UTA. Free. For information, contact Patricia Healy at 817-272-5658 or phealy@uta.edu.

Study Abroad Information Session: noon-1 p.m., University Center Blanco Room. Free. For information, contact Courtney Bauman at 817-272-1120 or studyabroad@ uta.edu.

Student Alumni T-shirt Day: All day, UTA. For information,

Black History Month Committee: noon-1 p.m., UC

272-1120 or bhart@uta.edu.

Pecos Room. For information, contact 817-272-2099 or multicultural_affairs@uta.edu.

CPT Seminar: 2-3 p.m., Swift Center. Free. For information, contact Satu Birch at 817-2722355 or sbirch@uta.edu.

Women’s History Month Meeting: noon-1 p.m., B150C UC. All students welcome. For information, contact 817-272-2099 or multicultural_ affairs@uta.edu.

Association Meeting: 4:305:30 p.m., UC Student Congress Chambers. Free. For information, e-mail Erica Weaver at finlan@uta.edu.

Habitat for Humanity: noon, UC Pedernales Room. For information, e-mail h4h_uta@ yahoo.com.

Holiday Reception featuring Husky Harmonics Elementary Choir: noon-1 p.m., UC Palo Duro Lounge. Free. For information, contact Louann Schulze at 817-272-7566 or ltschulze@uta.edu.

Thursday Global Grounds International Coffee Hour: 4-5:30 p.m., UC Palo Duro Lounge. Free. For information, contact Julie Holmer at 817-272-2355 or DEC. jholmer@uta.edu.

New Drop-in Study Abroad Advising: 1:30-3 p.m., UC. Free. For information, contact Blake Hart at 817-

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“We ask that our voices be heard through your votes. Your silence today will speak volumes.”

Campus Recreation hosts exercise to ease stress Students experiencing finals stress can exercise their angst away by participating in the Pre-Exam Jam, hosted by Campus Recreation. Assistant fitness director Kala Markovich said the sessions benefit participants’ health and grades. Markovich said the routine emphasizes cardio workouts and some strength training. Campus Recreation also plans on introducing mostly new equipment for the circuit workout, including half-balls and balance balls to add a fun element. “It’s more like you’re playing than working out,” she said. The exercise starts at 6 p.m. Thursday. All students and Maverick Activities Center members may attend for free. Markovich suggests participants wear comfortable workout clothes for the hour-long class. Tennis shoes are required.

Silk Littlejohn, Arlington resident on his belief that the City Council is stalling on deciding the street sign issue, which will recognize minority groups in Arlington. See Page 1

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— Mark Bauer

Seminar for international student internship offered

Today The Shorthorn: Andrew Buckley

Mostly Sunny • High 66°F • Low 36°F

A student naps Tuesday on the University Center upper level. Students have created a Facebook group to gain support for a designated sleeping area on campus.

The Office of International Education will host a curricular practical training (CPT) seminar at 2 p.m. today at the Swift Center. CPT means an internship for international students in their major field of study, said Satu Birch, Office of International Education assistant director. The seminar includes a presentation in which students can ask questions. The office will also provide students with the CPT application packet. “We do go over the process, how you are eligible and how to apply,” Birch said. She said they are not expecting a big crowd, since the CPT seminar finishes off the semester, but it is good for students to attend. The office will organize more CPT seminars next semester and might rotate meeting dates to accommodate students with different class schedules, Birch said. No prior sign-up is necessary.

Catch Z’s to make A’s

Thursday Sunny • High 53°F • Low 33°F

Students push for a designated sleep area on campus via Facebook

Friday Mostly Sunny • High 51°F • Low 35°F

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— 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 a burglary Thursday at Lipscomb Hall. A student was arrested for Irving Police Department traffic warrants Sunday at 800 Pecan St. An officer responded to a medical assist involving a student Sunday at Garden Club apartments. A visitor reported Sunday that while moving out of an apartment, a threat was made on her property by a male friend but was later resolved. A Centennial Court apartments director reported marijuana on a floor during a move-out inspection Sunday. A student reported a black leather jacket stolen Sunday from a University Hall classroom.

a restless night left Tommy Pickett wanting to catch some Z’s before having to trudge to another class. The electrical engineering junior found himself with nowhere to sleep comfortably on campus, so he started the “Mavericks for a Designated Sleep area” group on Facebook. “Because I do not live on campus, approximately 45 minutes away, going home for just a nap was out of the question,” he said. “I then thought, ‘Why in the world is there not a place for students to just rest?’ I figured there were other students that felt the same way. So, I created the group.” although the online group is a gathering site for students to show their support for a sleep area, Pickett said it is also open to those who are against the idea. The group has discussion boards with

topics from the pros and cons to discussing which area should be designated for sleeping on campus. Before Pickett drafts a proposal, he hopes to have 1,000 students in the group that show a strong interest. One of the 396 members is public relations junior Shaun Ngo. Ngo was first invited to the group by a friend and favors the concept. “I joined because I think it’s a smart idea to have a designated sleeping area on campus, because not everyone lives on campus,” he said. “UTa is a big commuter school, and I know some people who end up being on campus all night to study.” Pickett also created the group because he couldn’t find a quiet place to study. Some students joined because of the stigma they receive from sleeping on campus. “Whenever I need a nap, I sleep at the MaC and I take up much-needed

space that others could be using for their studies,” photography freshman Hannah Corley said. “I get the occasional looks of disgust, but it is one of the few places on campus I feel comfortable enough to allow myself to sleep.” The biggest issues on the discussion boards are health and safety. One argument against an assigned sleeping area is that theft could be a major issue with students in one room, but Ngo has a solution. “People sleeping in random areas isn’t really smart. Things get stolen and having a designated spot could decrease that possibility,” he said. “I really don’t think it’s [a problem] because it’s not just going to be a space for one person and knowing UTa, they will come up with a system to check who goes in and out.”

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CorreCtioNs Wednesday’s photo caption, “Class aims to reduce pollution at creek,” misidentified the Trading House Creek. Tuesday’s story “They Shoot, We Score” should have said the men’s basketball team competed in this year’s NCAA tournament, not the Final Four.

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CArACAS, Venezuela — russian warships have ended training exercises with Venezuela’s navy in Moscow’s first such Caribbean deployment since the Cold War. russian television on Tuesday showed images of a Venezuelan-operated Sukhoi fighter jet swooping low over russian warships in a simulated air attack. The exercises that ended late Monday with a fireworks display included an air defense exercise and joint actions to spot, pursue and detain an intruding vessel, russian navy spokesman Capt. igor dygalo said. The russian ships arrived in Venezuela last week in an operation widely seen as a show of Kremlin anger over the U.S. decision to deliver aid to Georgia aboard warships following that country’s conflict with russia. President Hugo Chavez has said the naval exercises weren’t meant as a provocation to the United States or any other nation. He has praised russia for raising its profile in the Americas, while saying the U.S. Navy’s recently reactivated Fourth Fleet poses a threat to Venezuela. U.S. officials says the Fourth Fleet, which was dissolved after World War ii, will help maintain security in the Caribbean and latin America while performing humanitarian missions and counter-drug operations. This week’s joint naval exercises featured helicopters dropping special forces soldiers onto a ship as if it had been “seized by terrorists,” according to a report on state-run rossiya television. russia sent the nuclear-powered cruiser Peter the Great, the destroyer Admiral Chabanenko and support ships, and russian television said they were joined by three Venezuelan frigates for

DALLAS — At least 53 mentally disabled patients in Texas’ large residential facilities died in the last year from preventable conditions “that are often the result of lapses in care,” a federal investigation revealed Tuesday. Those deaths, which accounted for nearly half of all patient deaths, were detailed in a Department of Justice letter sent to Gov. Rick Perry. The report concluded that the Texas facilities violate residents’ rights and called the number of injuries to patients “disturbingly high.”

Ike clean-up workers report wage theft HOUSTON — First came Hurricane Ike, then came the abuse after the storm: hundreds of workers hired to clean up debris, repair damaged roofs and restore flood-soaked buildings say they were robbed of wages, stranded with nowhere to stay and injured on the job. The pattern, first seen after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, is now being repeated in Houston and other Texas Gulf Coast cities ravaged by Ike, say Houston worker advocates.

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A Russian sailor cleans his face while waiting for a welcoming ceremony for the presidents of Russia and Venezuela at La Guaira port, near Caracas, Thursday. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez toured a Russian destroyer docked in the port, one of two large Russian warships that arrived this week for training exercises in the first deployment of its kind in the Caribbean since the Cold War. During his visit Medvedev agreed to help start a nuclear energy program in Venezuela and then departed for Cuba.

the exercises, dubbed “Venrus 2008.” rossiya television reported that the Venezuelan warships returned home and the russian squadron left the area. it broadcast footage of a farewell fireworks display and russian

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Venezuelan frigate while Venezuelan rear Adm. luis Morales acted as captain of the Peter the Great. Soviet ships and planes regularly visited Cuba during the Cold War, but russian troops have been largely absent from

the region since the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991. The russian ships sailed into a Venezuelan port last week for a visit timed to coincide with russian President dmitry Medvedev’s talks with Chavez in Caracas.

ST. LOUIS — A city alderman frustrated with the police response to rising crime called Tuesday on residents to arm themselves to protect their lives and property. Alderman Charles Quincy Troupe said police are ineffective, outnumbered or don’t care about the increase in crime in his north St. Louis ward. St. Louis has had 157 homicides in 2008, 33 more than last year at this time. — The Associated Press

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• Asking for access to standby revolving line of credit of up to $9 billion at government borrowing rates for a 10-year term, but says it may not need to tap into those funds.

• Seeking $7 billion bridge loan by the end of 2008 in addition to $6 billion from an already-approved Energy Department program established to encourage production of fuelefficient cars.

• CEO Rick Wagoner would receive salary of $1 in 2009, and GM’s board members would receive retainer of $1 for the year. The four most senior executives would have their compensations cut in half.

• CEO Alan Mulally would receive salary of $1 if Ford uses any loan money. Management bonuses would be canceled for 2009, and merit pay increases would be eliminated for salaried U.S. workers.

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Above: Criminal justice junior Edrica Boswell, left, stuffs her bear Tuesday night at “Wrappers Delight!” in the University Center Palo Duro Lounge. The event, hosted by EXCEL, comprised building bears, ginger bread competition, ornament decorating and a gift-wrapping contest. Left: A student decorates a tree during the ginger bread house making contest Tuesday night at the “Wrappers Delight” in the University Center Palo Duro Lounge.

Jingle Bears Music and lights invited students to indulge in Christmas joy before delving into finals. EXCEL hosted “Wrappers Delight!” on Tuesday night in the University Center Palo Duro Lounge. The event comprised activities where students made ornaments, built their own bears and participated in a gingerbread competition and a gift “wrap battle.” Teams of four participated in the “UTA Cribs Gingerbread House Competition.” The winners received a $100

Visa gift card. The teams had one hour to put together and decorate their gingerbread houses with materials including candy, graham crackers and frosting. Political science sophomore Eleanor Khonje competed in the gingerbread house contest. “My favorite thing about the event was making the gingerbread house,” she said. Students could also make their own bear, name it and receive a birth certificate for it.

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when it was not,” Patrick said. “It’s created the perception that the council was on the verge of voting on something when we’re a long way from that.” How far away was a matter of debate for other council members, some of whom suggested that a better way to honor community leaders could be to name civic or community buildings

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but this year they only have the Alternative Spring Break rather than dividing the attention. Nursing junior Allison Bailey, UTA Volunteers president, said in the past, the winter break projects weren’t very popular.

after them instead. Rivera agreed the council should explore more substantial ways to honor community leaders but said the importance of moving forward with sign toppers was to show Arlington’s minority community that they’re an important part of the city. “It’s a start in terms of letting those who feel that they have had no place at the table feel valuable,” Rivera said. Rivera also denied claims made by Councilman Mel LeBlanc and Councilwoman Lana Wolff that the proposal was little The winter break’s length and comforts of home might cause students to not volunteer, she said. Christmas is more about family time, while spring break targets friend time. Bailey said that even without a program, plenty volunteer opportunities exist from buying toys for children to serving food for Christmas. She doesn’t know if she will volunteer, but

more than demands being made on the council by the minority community. Jamal Qaddura, DFW Islamic Education Center in Arlington president, repeated Rivera’s assurances, saying the Arlington minority community was not demanding anything from the city. LeBlanc expressed concern that Rivera was trying to push the project through before the council had time to consider possible problems that could be caused by the proposal. “I think we need to step back a little and take a look at what if something comes up, the volunteers will organize a group through e-mail or Facebook. Crosser said the economic situation affects volunteer work both positively and negatively. They might be less inclined to work without being paid, but a flip-side exists. It makes people realize that other people’s situations are worse, and they need help. She said the uni-

we’re really about. This is not an issue of civil rights,” LeBlanc said. “We need to find a way to preserve the heart and soul of city and open the door to diversity.” Arlington resident Silk Littlejohn said the council’s decision to step back from the proposal was a stalling tactic. “We ask that our voices be heard through your votes,” she said. “Your silence today will speak volumes.” Jason Joyce news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

versity has done good projects to bring awareness to like One Night without a Home. Bailey said that in times like this, volunteering time can be just as important as giving money. People who have money are likely to give to charity, but as a student, she gives time. anna KatzKova news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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“Instead of throwing away non-perishable items that they would normally throw out, to be able to donate it so that someone in need can re-use it,” he said. The bins are set throughout finals week. Though the residence halls have done similar versions of this for several years, Lange said this was the second year it has formally been coordinated. He said the efforts increased last year after joining the national Dump and Run, founded by Syracuse University in New York. Residence life director Mari Duncan said Dump and Run success increased last spring,

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one of her shows,” he said. “She’s very active in the theater community, and we’re proud of her.” Taylor said she attended UTA partly because it was close to her family in Dallas. “It was close to home, and I love the people in the Fine Arts program — and all of the professors and students also,” she said. Theater arts professor Andrew Gaupp knew Taylor and

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From here, the university’s president’s office will refer the resolutions to committees and then suggest a plan of action, which the president will veto or approve. 08-22, We Be Rollin’ (33-0-0) Proposes: A curb cut for wheelchair access be placed directly in front of the Maverick Activities Center’s front doors. 08-18, More Money, No Problems (31-2-0) Proposes: The limit for student organization withdrawal from their own accounts be extended from $300 to $500. 08-12, In Our Memories (33-1-1) Proposes: A memorial service at the end of the spring semester for UTA community members who died during the academic year. 08-07, Maverick Connection Telephone Directory Part II (25-5-0) Proposes: Student e-mails be included in future editions of the Maverick Connection telephone directory. Source: Student Congress

who need it. SC President Travis Boren commended members at Tuesday’s meeting for being prudent in their resolution research. “Thank you for not pushing through some of the resolutions and taking your time on them,” he said. Jason Boyd news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

but it could have been because more students move in the spring than the fall. “It was so successful that they did more pick-ups than they planned,” she said. Duncan said each residence hall will have the same bins, divided into three categories — clothing, toiletries and nonperishable food items. Engineering senior Miranda Lee said she likes the idea because she needs to go through her Arlington Hall dorm room to find extra things she doesn’t need. “I feel like if you don’t need something you shouldn’t just throw it away,” she said. “You should think of who ever else needs it because one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” sarah Lutz news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

called her achievement fabulous. “I am very proud of her that she’s been able to accomplish so much since she’s graduated,” he said. She said she will continue to work with Limehouse, one of the play’s producers, after Hallucinogenic Toreador’s production. She will direct a production premiering August 2009 in Toronto about the murders of missing women in Juarez, Mexico. Bryan BastiBLe news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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Community Affairs chair Julie Shelton. The final amended form of the resolution changed the proposal from setting apart choice parking for green-friendly cars to SC supporting the President’s Sustainability Committee, which she said could research the matter better. Some resolutions, like “We be Jamming and Learning,” were introduced during the penultimate general meeting and so weren’t assigned to research during last Tuesday’s committee meetings. SC secretary Melanie Johnson authored the bill, which proposes to have UTA Radio broadcasted over the UC intercom. She said she’s not set on the location or format of the broadcast but believes UTA Radio deserves to be promoted more. From here, the research doesn’t stop, but SC members aren’t required to solicit authorities for information, said SC vice president Bess Alvarez. Members may get contacted by sources they tried to reach during the fall. In some cases, new SC members will need updates so they can start researching some of the rollovers next semesters. Alvarez said training for new members starts at the beginning of the semester, and existing members with institutional knowledge will help the people

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