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UTA begins ‘tightening its belt’ Flexible hiring freeze and limiting travel expenses are being implemented. By Bryan BastiBle The Shorthorn staff
President James Spaniolo outlined his plans to cut
costs as a result of the economy in a letter to the university community Monday. Plans included freezing executive salaries and merit increases, instituting a flexible hiring freeze, reducing travel expenses and possibly adjusting the budget
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for fiscal year 2010. It also included forming a costcontainment committee. “However, the harsh economic realities that others have been facing for some time are now taking their toll here at home,” Spaniolo said in the letter. “While we
are not anticipating layoffs or similarly drastic measures that other institutions have been confronted with, it is essential that we take additional measures to continue the cautionary belttightening we began here at UT Arlington last fall.”
UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa announced last week that the UT System would undergo a flexible hiring freeze, which means only filling critical positions, and he recom-
James Spaniolo, university president
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Homecoming Ends with a Bang
Engineers Week starts with games, coronation Monday’s festivities focused on the crowning of Mr. and Ms. Engineer, chosen by students and faculty. By erika rizo Contributor to The Shorthorn
Engineering and non-engineering students flooded the Nedderman Hall atrium Monday afternoon for the Engineers Week kickoff. The afternoon started with opening speeches by Bill Carroll, College of Engineering dean, and Jamila Phillips, 2009 Engineers Week chairwoman, upcoming but the event cenevents tered around the coronation of Mr. Today and Ms. Engineer. What: Career Fair Lynn Peterson, When: 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Where: Nedderman senior associate dean Hall atrium for Academic Affairs, introduced the canWednesday didates and the winWhat: Evening alumni ners. Mr. and Ms. speaker Engineer candidates When: 6 p.m. are selected by engiWhere: 100 neering faculty and Nedderman Hall student votes. Sahithi Kalidindi, What: Graduating environmental enSenior, Faculty and gineering graduate Alumni Mixer student, was named When: 7:30 p.m. Ms. Engineer. Where: Nedderman “It was a nice and Hall Rady Room great experience to win Ms. Engineer and was a wonderful opportunity to come over here,” she said. Kalindindi is a member of the Society of Women Engineers and the Air and Waste Management Association. She took a summer 2008 internship at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Gaurov Narayanaswamy, electrical engineering graduate student, was named Mr. Engineer. He’s a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, an association for the advancement of technology, and the Internakickoff continues on page 3
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RoTc members fire cannons during Boom at Noon on Friday outside of College Hall. This was the first time the cannons have been fired since 2005, because the Student Alumni Association wanted to bring back an old tradition with the new Maverick Ring unveiling.
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Accounting senior Billy Spring gets his caricature drawn Friday at The Bash.
Rings, kings, queens and more than 60 credit hours and graduate students ’80s themes are at with at least 15 hours, the center of Homehomecoming are eligible to display coming 2009 covercoverage their Maverick pride age. Page 3 on their digits. The Bash kept the • Ring unveiling The week’s festivUniversity Center • The Bash coverage ities all led to Satbusy Friday night • Coronation story Page 6 urday’s Homecomuntil the morning • Homecoming ing game, where the hours with a blast basketball game coverage Mavericks pulled out from the past. Star Page 8 Wars and “Thriller” • Photos a close win against mingled together as online UT-San Antonio, students took part in • Video of The Bash 84-82. At halftime, • Gallery the festivities. the Homecoming Earlier that day, king and queen were the Alumni Associacrowned and took tion unveiled the new UTA their seats as the epitome of ring. Undergraduates with Maverick pride.
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Rep. who represents district covering UTA assigned to Higher Education committee
Innocence Project aids wrongfully accused
Two other Arlington legislators were also assigned to committees. Bryan BastiBle The Shorthorn staff
Speaker of the House Joe Straus officially announced the Texas House of Representatives committee member appointments last week. Three House representatives from the Arlington area will serve on commit-
tees. Rep. Diane Patrick, RArlington, who represents District 94, where UTA is, was appointed to the Public Education and Higher Education committees for the second consecutive session. “It’s great that the speaker values her expertise on both of those committees,” said Governmental Relations Director Kate Kettles. Rep. Chris Turner, D-
Arlington, District 96, was appointed to the Defense & Veterans’ Affairs and Public Health committees. Rep. Paula Pierson, DArlington, District 93, was appointed to the Criminal Jurisprudence and Urban Affairs committees. “The committee assignments I am making today will draw upon the House’s wisdom and experience and provide an opportunity for new leadership and ideas,” Straus said. “We are
Diane Patrick, District 94 representative
Professor speaks about UTA’s role in helping people get exonerated. By Jason Joyce The Shorthorn staff
fortunate to have a House where members want do what is best and right for Texas, and I am confident that they will succeed.” Bryan BastiBle news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
More than 60 people packed into a University Hall classroom Friday afternoon to hear John Stickels, criminology and criminal justice assistant professor, discuss the university’s involvement with the Innocence Project. The Innocence Project at UTA is part of the larger national organization that aims
to assist those who have been wrongfully convicted clear their names through representation and advocacy provided by the organization’s volunteers. “The state doesn’t like exonerations,” Stickels said. “Exonerations call into question the integrity of the criminal justice system.” As a result, he said, the volunteers spend time to step in and thoroughly investigate claims of innocence. At UTA, that process ininnocence continues on page 5
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Résumé Critiques: 9 a.m.–2 p.m., University Center, near the information center. Free. For information, contact Career Services at 817-2722932 or careers@uta.edu.
Art Exhibition — Michelle Dizon and Vincent Valdez: 10 a.m.–5 p.m., The Gallery at UTA. Free. For information, contact Patricia Healy at 817-272-5658 or phealy@uta.edu. Health Fair: 9 a.m.–12 p.m., UC Palo Duro Lounge. For information, contact Multicultural Affairs at 817-272-2099 or multicultural_affairs@uta.edu. How to be Successful at a Job Fair: 1:30–3 p.m., Maverick Activities Center second floor lounge. Free. For information, contact Career Services at 817272-2932 or careers@uta.edu. Maverick Speakers Series — Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson: 8 p.m., Texas Hall. Book-signing to follow. Tickets are free and may be printed from www.uta. edu/maverickspeakers. For information, contact Danny Woodward at 817-272-2562 or woodward@uta.edu.
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Robert Edison speaks on Martin Luther King Jr. and the United States president. BY ROBIN MCDAVID Contributor to The Shorthorn
President Barack Obama’s journey to the White House didn’t start in the 21st century but can be traced back through his race’s culture, said Robert Edison, Dallas Independent School District historian and social studies director. Edison gave a lecture, “King to Obama,” at noon Friday in the Central Library sixth floor parlor as part of Black History Month. The lecture started with a quote from Carter G. Woodson, who’s known as the “Father of Black History.” “ ‘If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile traditions, it becomes a negligible thought in the world and stands in danger of being exterminated,’ ” Edison said. He explained that both Obama and Martin Luther King Jr. stood on others’ shoulders. He drew the audience a visual time line and explained how Black History Month came into existence. Black History Month started off as a week-long celebration, he said. It marked the birthdays of two men who influenced black history — Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. In 1976, Black History Month was established. He compared Obama’s presidency to King’s 1963 speech at Lincoln University, one of the oldest historically black uni-
Robert Edison, historian and Dallas Independent School District social studies director, gives a lecture Friday on the Central Library sixth floor. The event was sponsored by the UTA African-American Faculty and Staff Association on the topic “From King to Obama: The Historical Significance of the First African-American President.”
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Sunday Disturbance Police were called to the Timber Brook apartments, 400 Kerby St., to investigate a loud noise complaint. When officers arrived at 9:22 p.m., they encountered two students arguing loudly. Officers resolved the situation informally.
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“The election of Barack Obama is a dream come true.”
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versities. King said to Lincoln graduates, “It is a dream of a land where men of all races, of all nationalities and of all creeds can live together as brothers.” Edison recited that quote and added his own twist. “The election of Barack Obama is a dream come true,” he said. Edison continued Obama’s spiritual lineage with Barbara Jordan, the first black person elected to the Texas State Senate since 1883. She served from 1973 to 1979. Edison stretched back as far as 1901 to talk about the last black congressman of the post-Reconstruction era. He spoke of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, who was a Democratic presidential candidate in 1988, and Lawrence Douglas Wilder, who was the first black governor of Virginia in 1990. He quoted Molefi Asante, a leading proponent of Afrocentricty. “ ‘Barack Obama is historically significant because he is the quintessential 21st century president,’ ” Edison said. Psychology senior Henry Nnabugwu said Obama isn’t the end of needed change. “Where we came from shows progress, but it shows that we still have work to do,” Nnabugwu said. Librarian Eric Frierson said Obama has made a cultural significance. “This is how a 21st century president looks,” he said.
Disturbance Police were dispatched at 2:11 a.m. to a university-owned house at 707 Kerby St. to investigate a loud noise complaint.
to report a theft. When police arrived, the student informed them that his bicycle had been stolen from a bike rack near the Physical Education Building.
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Warrant service – misdemeanor Police arrested a student at 700 UTA Blvd. at 8:17 p.m. after they discovered the Fort Worth Police Department had issued multiple warrants for the student’s arrest. Theft A student at 801 Greek Row Drive called police at 11:55 a.m.
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Official Maverick Ring revealed The UTA seal, motto and mascot and the Cooper Street central bridge are included in the design. by Caroline basile Contributor to the Shorthorn
The university’s official alumni ring was unveiled during Homecoming week’s Boom at Noon on Friday at the University Center Palo Duro Lounge. University President James Spaniolo said it is a very exciting and new tradition at the university. “It’s a way to show commitment, pride and spirit to your university,” he said. “It’s something students will wear all their lives.” The design of the official Maverick Ring features the university’s seal, motto, mascot, stars and cannons representing the university’s military history and an image of the bridge crossing Cooper Street. Also featured on the ring is the library and three flags: the university flag, the Texas state flag and the U.S. flag. The ring also features eight stars to represent the eight different names the university has been called. “It’s a symbol of pride, tradition, dedication and preservation,” Kristin King, Student Alumni Association president, told the crowd before she led the countdown unveiling the design of the ring. Interdisciplinary studies senior Justin Sanders was part of the design team. Sanders, also a Student Alumni Association member, said
the ring took about three months to design. “We wanted to do something different but with traditional elements too,” he said. Prices start at $350 for women’s rings and $375 for men’s. Rings are available in 10, 14, and 18 karat gold and white gold. They can also be made of premium silver. Biology senior Laura Maroun said she would get the ring to have as a representation of what she has accomplished while a student at the university. “It’s not just a symbol of graduation but a symbol of graduation from UTA,” she said. “I’m proud of all the things I learned here, and the ring will be a symbol of that.” Undergraduate students are eligible for the ring if they have completed 60 credit hours and graduate students are eligible after completing 15. King said Balfour representatives will be on campus taking orders Feb. 18 and 19 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. between Starbucks and Freshens in the University Center and orders can be placed online at www.balfour. com. Christina Million, Alumni Association executive director, said the ring was created to fill a need for an ongoing symbol to represent the honor and traditions of the university. “It doesn’t matter what your age or major might be,” she said. “Everyone is a Maverick. The ring is a reminder
Anachronisms run galore at Friday’s theme party
by ali mustansir Contributor to The Shorthorn
Homecoming King Tim Brown and Queen Melanie Johnson were crowned during halftime at Saturday’s game against UTSA after waiting three months for the election results. The fall student elections decided the Homecoming King and Queen, but the final results weren’t announced until Saturday. Court members Mike Diab, Kent Long, Tim Brown, Tobi Adeyemi, Melanie Johnson
and Linda Nguyen made the original cut for the Homecoming Court. Homecoming Queen Melanie Johnson said she was nervous about the competition and thankful to everyone who participated. “I was way excited — ‘had to keep myself from crying’ excited,” she said. “I reminded myself I was wearing makeup.” Homecoming King Tim Brown said he was close to tears because Melanie looked so nice. He said he was proud to keep the crown within the Omega Psi Phi family after his fraternity brother Tolu Opeloye last year. “I want to thank every-
“I kind of felt I was in the game, even though I lost,” The University Center epit- kinesiology senior Chance omized ’80s flair Friday night. Bibbs said after playing. Some students dressed up That decade’s hit music, movies and stylings transformed to illustrate the ’80s era. Math freshman Kathryn the UC. The party lasted from 9 Schalla wore black tights, p.m. to 1 a.m. and ranged from heels and a leotard. She said the Bluebonnet Ballroom to she was going for the aerobics the Palo Duro Lounge. Props instructor look. “I thought this exhibited and decorations helped sell the ’80s style,” she said. the theme. A long line of students “Can I knock on this car?” waited for the Zoltar Forasked alumnus Steve Willey. As the owner of a DeLorean tune Teller, modeled after the replica gave him permission, movie Big. “She was pretty accurate he touched the car. “It’s real,” Willey said, when she said I was stubborn,” business senior Dana gasping. Robert Moseley, owner of Williams said after having her the DeLorean replica made fortune read. Fo r t u n e - t e l l e r famous by Back to the Madame Trishika Future, said he drove spread cards in front the car, valued at “We’re of her as she exam$60,000, to the party. ’80s. If ined her patrons, and “I bought it on palm read after the eBay and built the you can’t ‘Flux capacitors’ into rock it out, card reading. “One card I saw it,” he said. “I’m the knock it show up the most Jesse James of nerds.” today was the devil,” Decorations in- out!” she said. “It’s not cluded posters from necessarily bad, but I movies like Star Wars, Caitlin Wright, would advise the stuBack to the Future, nursing dents here to be true and Who Framed sophomore to themselves.” Roger Rabbit. But the Pizza Patrón deHomecoming bash livered free pizza for Bashattracted more than 1980s goers. Anne Brough, EXCEL fans. Business junior Steven Campus Activities president, Brown said he was born in the said The Bash offered 150 late ’80s but attend The Bash large pizzas. An artist also drew caricabecause of Homecoming. Students, like nursing tures for students. “He did an amazing job,” sophomore Caitlin Wright, kinesiology junior Jeff Coulter imitated ’80s dance steps while famous songs from that said. “It looks just like me decade played in Palo Duro back in high school.” Students like Wright atLounge. “I love the song ‘Everybody tended most activities offered Wants to Rule the World’ be- at The Bash, and she said she cause it reminds me of my had a great time. “We’re ’80s,” she said. “If childhood,” she said as it you can’t rock it out, knock played. The movie Top Gun it out!” played on a screen in the Palo Duro Lounge taiba sheerin ahmad news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu while attendees played a flight-simulation game. by taiba sheerin ahmad
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The Maverick Ring was unveiled at Boom at Noon on Friday at the University Center Palo Duro Lounge. It features eight stars to represent the different names the university once had, the Texas flag and cannons representing the university’s military history.
of your accomplishments and love for your alma mater.”
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Coronation ends 3-month suspense Fall elections resulted in halftime ceremony at Mavs game Saturday.
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body. Everybody who voted for me. Everybody in the court,” Brown said. “[It’s a] great experience. I love this school a lot. Go, Mavericks. I love UTA.” The previous winners, Opeloye and Ashley Thomas, presented the new royalty with their crowns. Finance senior Jarrad Williams, a Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity member, said he came to support his friend Nguyen. “I was hoping Linda won,” he said, “but I am sure Melanie will do an awesome job.”
Winners announCed at the homeComing game Homecoming King Tim Brown Homecoming Queen Melanie Johnson Most Spirited Hall Arlington Hall Most Spirited House Beta Theta Pi 1st Runner Up — Student Alumni Association 2nd Runner Up — Alpha Tau Omega
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Economy
Spaniolo asked John Hall, administration and campus operations vice continued from page 1 president, to convene a university-wide committee, mended a senior executive which will also include stucompensation freeze. dents, to review ways the “Just as Texans are tight- university can manage fiening their belts, so must nancial resources. we,” he said. The university has also In addition to the freeze, begun new ways to reduce the university created an travel costs by applying ad hoc Hiring and Position new travel guidelines wherReview Committee to re- ever possible. view requests to create new “All travel not funded positions, reclassify posi- by an external grant or tions, fill existing positions contract must be explicand make unbudgeted sal- itly justified and approved ary adjustments between through a special review by now and the end of the curthe provost or rent fiscal year. the appropri“This process ate vice presiis working very dent, dean well, and I am or director,” extending the Spaniolo said authority of this in the letter. group to work He said in this capacity the university through August may need to 2010,” Spaniolo Francisco Cigarroa, make budget said in the let- UT System Chancellor adjustments ter. for fiscal year He also 2010, decalled for an pending on university executive sal- the outcome of the Texas ary freeze that has fixed Legislature’s decision on president, provost, vice the university’s budget. president and dean salaries “Compared to many through August 2010. institutions, and despite Spaniolo said because of these temporary measures, tight budgets and the leg- our university remains fiislature being in session, nancially sound, and our merit increases are unlikely future looks bright,” he for university employees for said in the letter. “Even as fiscal year 2010, although we face the uncertainties it is still too early to make ahead, we must remain as merit decisions for next focused, vigilant and dediyear. cated as ever. I am con“I would like to stress, vinced that, through our however, that the university collective perseverance, the can manage and conserve university that emerges on financial resources through the other side of this ecocost savings, cost avoidance nomic downturn will be and operational efficien- even stronger and more vicies,” he said in the letter. brant.” Merit increases reward employees on the basis of bryan bastible work performance over the news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu past year.
“Just as Texans are tightening their belts, so must we.”
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page turner Architecture assistant professor Douglas Klahr reads a book Monday on the Central Library mall. Klahr will use the book about virtue as a resource for a University of Chicago grant application.
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tional Institute for Sustainable Development. He did student research at the Texas Radio Frequency Innovation and Technology Center at UTA and has an internship with Apple working on the iPhone 3G. He also does community service at Mission Arlington. “I was very nervous of what was going to happen, but it was an awesome feeling to win because I was confident,” he said.
Winning Mr. and Ms. Engineer could help them in the future. “I think this will help me find better jobs,” Narayanaswamy said. “This is not a popularity contest, but I see it as an achievement accomplishment.” Various engineering departments set up displays throughout the atrium, including games like guessing how many sticks are in a jar and raffle tickets to win free lunch. “It was a great way to start Engineers Week,” Phillips said. “In order to get free food, they have to talk to the different de-
partments.” Students like computer science senior Alfredo Aguirre helped make the hamburgers and veggie burgers for the cookout in front of Nedderman Hall. “I enjoy helping around in many of the departmental events like this one,” Aguirre said. Carroll said the cookout was a new addition to Engineers Week. “We look at it as a leadershipdevelopment activity for students who planned it,” he said. “They learned a lot doing this. It is part of the education you don’t normally think about when they
come to school. This will benefit them a lot in the future.” The College of Engineering also hosted an interview workshop where Keith Weiss, lead expert for defense and aerospace systems supplier Raytheon, talked about what to do in an interview — the best things to say and not to say. “It was a great turnout for the departmental displays,” Carroll said. “It is going to be a good week looking forward to the other events.” erika rizo news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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iven the roller-coaster history of the music industry over the past 10 years, some people are choosing to take it old school. To combat the idea of downloaded music, but still embrace the changes at hand, a new trend is occurring among music listeners. Vinyl, also known as LP, sales have reemerged in the past few years. Major international bands like Radiohead have begun to sell their albums on vinyl, and it seems like LPs are no longer for a niche audience. The online music store Insound hailed a 91 percent sales increase in December compared to 2007, despite the economic downturn. Insound reports that the sales spike comes not from digital downloads or CD purchases, but mostly from vinyl and turntable sales. Its overall vinyl sales have increased 130 percent in 2008. People still want to listen to their music but in a different and unconventional way. As the world becomes more environmentally friendly, vinyl seems to be the way to go. It takes less power and uses less toxic emissions to press vinyl records than it does to press CDs. Music artists are also helping promote this trend. The idea is this: record companies, with the support of the artists involved, are offering the full album on doublesided pressed vinyl. When you purchase your record, it will include a Web site and access code. You can go to the site and download the record that you just bought and place it in your iTunes or other music library. The site could also include bonus tracks. You can have the listening experience of vinyl, owning a hard copy of the music and also have the songs on your computer. Insound has dubbed this its “LP + MP3” program and offers more than 500 titles spanning dozens of record labels including Saddle Creek, Sub Pop and Beggars. This fuses the new music era with the feeling of sitting down, opening up a record and listening to it from beginning to end. “That is such a revolutionary idea,” political science senior Kevin Martin said. “I think it’s genius that they’re starting to do that. It appeals to both sides of the musical realm.” The music industry has been sliding downward for nearly a decade. In 1999, a college student named Shawn Fanning created the program Napster, which allowed people to upload and download music illegally from the site. Since then, hundreds of programs have offered free music downloads, where the artists and recording companies get no profit. This system of illegal downloading likely changed music forever. We now listen to MP3 files on players that can hold hundreds, if not thousands, of songs at a time. CDs seem like a dark and distant past, when you had to listen to an entire album or had to change discs when you wanted to listen to something else. A fundamental change occurred when music downloading sprouted up. Now, companies are channeling that into new technology and new ways of profit. The largest profiteer of this wave of music listening is Apple Computer, Inc. Steve Jobs and company created the music program iTunes, the iTunes store and the iPod. It allows you to purchase and download songs from a selection of millions, which are then housed in your iTunes library. You can then synch your newly purchased music onto your iPod. Enter unforeseen problem one: when the recording companies made their licensing deal with Apple, they were just happy to get anything from the deal. Illegal music downloading had been running rampant for years. The record companies were making zero profit from music downloads, so they settled for a deal with Apple that seemed reasonable at the time. Apple is now able to sell all of these songs on its site and receive a portion of the 99-cent-persong price. Enter unforeseen problem two: According to an NPR interview with Rolling Stone contributor Steve Knopper, when Apple made this deal, it wasn’t concerned about making the majority of its money with the iTunes store. Apple was interested in making money selling iPods. But with the iPod and iTunes setup, you can only play your downloaded on iPods. So with the deal Apple made with recording companies, it wasn’t really in the recording companies’ interests but focused instead on making all of those songs for iPods. Flash forward to Jan. 6. Apple made a new deal with recording companies, allowing them to charge new rates and on a sliding scale with three new price levels: $0.69, $0.99 and $1.29. Apple has not said which songs will be rated at which prices, but according to Knopper, the general consensus is that older songs will be rated at the lower prices, while the new top 100 hits or so will cost more. Photography junior Elaine Brown wouldn’t mind the change in prices at all. “I don’t really have a problem with it,” she said. “I think it’s good that they are doing this. If it’s better for the record companies, then it’s better for the artists involved.”
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Obama to sign stimulus bill Tuesday
Texas fireball identified as a meteor, not a UFO
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WASHiNGToN — Savoring his first big victory in Congress, President Barack obama on Saturday celebrated the newly passed $787 billion economic stimulus bill as a “major milestone on our road to recovery. “ officials said he would sign the measure on Tuesday in denver. Speaking in his weekly radio and internet address, obama said, “i will sign this legislation into
around, but rather the beginning. The problems that led us into this crisis are deep and widespread, and our response must be equal to the task.”
law shortly, and we’ll begin making the immediate investments necessary to put people back to work doing the work America needs done.”
to deliver on their promise of clearing the legislation by mid-February. The decision to sign it Tuesday in denver, where democrats held their national conven-
“We’ll begin making the immediate investments necessary to put people back to work doing the work America needs done.” President Barack obama
During weekly radio and online address
At the same time, he cautioned, “This historic step won’t be the end of what we do to turn our economy
The bill passed Congress on Friday on votes split mostly along party lines, allowing democratic leaders
tion last summer, was disclosed by officials on condition of anonymity. They said they were not autho-
rized to discuss the plans. “it will take time, and it will take effort, but working together, we will turn this crisis into opportunity and emerge from our painful present into a brighter future,” the president said. obama “now has a bill to sign that will create millions of good-paying jobs and help families and businesses stay afloat financially,” said Sen. Max Baucus, a Montana democrat who was a leading architect of the measure.
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loNdoN — Nuclear submarines from Britain and France collided deep in the Atlantic ocean this month, authorities said Monday in the first acknowledgment of a highly unusual accident that one expert called the gravest in nearly a decade. officials said the lowspeed crash did not damage the vessels’ nuclear reactors or missiles or cause radiation to leak. But anti-nuclear groups said it was still a frightening reminder of the risks posed by submarines prowling the oceans powered by radioactive material and bristling with nuclear weapons. The first public indication of a mishap came when France reported in a littlenoticed Feb. 6 statement that one of its submarine had struck a submerged object — perhaps a shipping container. But confirmation of the accident only came after British media reported it. France’s defense ministry said Monday that the sub le Triomphant and the HMS Vanguard, the oldest vessel in Britain’s nucleararmed submarine fleet, were on routine patrol when they collided in the Atlantic this month. it did not say exactly when, where or how the accident occurred. France said that le Triomphant suffered damage to a sonar dome — where navigation and detection equipment is stored — and limped home to its base on l’ile longue on France’s western tip. HMS Vanguard returned to a submarine base in Scotland with visible dents and scrapes, the BBC reported. “The two submarines came into contact at very low speed,” Britain’s First Sea lord, Admiral Jonathon Band, said. Band, Britain’s most senior naval officer, offered no further explanation. HMS Vanguard came into service in 1993, has a crew of around 140 and typically carries 16 lockheed Trident d5 missiles. Under government policy, British nuclear submarines carry a maximum of 48 warheads.
DALLAS — The fireball that blazed across the Texas sky and sparked numerous weekend calls to law enforcement agencies now can be considered an identified flying object. The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday the fireball was a natural phenomenon — not flying space junk — and a North Texas astronomer said more specifically that it was probably a pickup trucksized meteor with the consistency of concrete.
Cockfighting raid in Houston based on tip HOUSTON — Police say a tip led to a raid on a suspected cockfighting operation in Houston and the seizure of more than 100 chickens. At least 15 people were detained as dozens more fled when police arrived at a residence in northeast Houston. Charges were pending Monday. Police Sgt. Paul George says some spurs, which can be put on chickens used in cockfighting, were recovered, along with boxes used to transport chickens.
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S.C. sheriff: No drug charge against Phelps COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina sheriff said Monday he was not going to charge swimmer Michael Phelps after a photo of the 14-time gold medalist showed him smoking from a marijuana pipe. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said he couldn’t ignore the photo but defended his investigation.
Obama back in capitol, Afghan decision near AP Photo: Mohammad Sajjad
Representatives of Islamic militants arrive to attend a peace meeting with Pakistani government officials in Peshawar, Pakistan on Monday. At the meeting, regional government officials say Pakistan will impose Islamic law in parts of its northwest where Taliban fighters increasingly hold sway.
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PeSHAWAr, Pakistan — Pakistan agreed Monday to suspend military offensives and impose islamic law in part of the restive northwest, making a gesture it hopes will help calm the Taliban insurgency while rejecting Washington’s call for tougher measures against militants. A U.S. defense official called the deal “a negative development,” and some Pakistani experts expressed skepticism the truce would decrease violence. one human rights activist said the accord was “a great surrender” to militants. elsewhere in the northwest, missiles fired by a suspected U.S. spy plane killed 30 people in a house used by an extremist commander, witnesses said. it was the deadliest of almost three dozen apparent American
attacks on al-Qaida and Tal- frontier region, where al-Qaiiban targets in the semiau- da leader osama bin laden is tonomous tribal lands close believed to be hiding. The new agreement into the Afghan border since tensified that unease. last year. “it is hard to view this as Monday’s peace agreement applies to the Malakand anything other than a negative development,” region, which ina senior defense cludes the former department offitourist destination “It is hard to cial said. He spoke of the Swat Valley, view this as on condition of where extremists anonymity behave gained sway anything other by beheading than a negative cause of the sensitivity of relations people, burning with Pakistan and girls schools and development.” because he was attacking secunot authorized to rity forces since a senior defense speak on the resimilar agreement dept. official broke down in Au- speaking on condition cord. of anonymity There was no gust. official comment U.S. officials complained the earlier accord in Washington because govallowed militants to regroup ernment offices were closed and rearm and urged Paki- for the Presidents day holistan’s government to concen- day. Speaking in india, Presitrate on military solutions to the insurgency in the rugged dent Barack obama’s special
envoy for the region, richard Holbrooke, did not directly address Pakistan’s peace effort in Malakand. But he said the rise of the Taliban in Swat was a reminder that the U.S., Pakistan and india face an “an enemy which poses direct threats to our leadership, our capitals and our people.” The government in northwestern Pakistan announced the deal after officials met with local islamic leaders who have long demanded that islamic, or Shariah, law be followed in this staunchly conservative corner of Pakistan. Among the participants was a pro-Taliban cleric who authorities said would return to Swat and tell militants there to disarm, although there was no mention in the agreement of any need for extremists to give up their weapons.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s chief spokesman said Monday that he will make a decision “within days, not weeks,” on how many additional troops to send to Afghanistan, and when. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs made the observation in a chat with reporters Monday aboard Air Force One as Obama and his family flew back to the Washington area after a long weekend in his hometown of Chicago. The president, his wife and daughters arrived at the military base just outside Washington at midday Monday. His family had left for Chicago on Friday aboard Air Force One. Among items topping Obama’s agenda this week is signing into law the $787 billion economic stimulus plan that Congress passed last Friday.
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France: Gov’t responsible for WWII deportations PARIS — France’s top judicial body has recognized the French government’s responsibility for the deportation of Jews during World War II. The Council of State’s declaration is the clearest such recognition of the French government’s role in the Holocaust. The council found that the French government at the time was responsible for deportations that led to anti-Semitic persecution. — The Associated Press
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Innocence
Criminology and criminal justice assistant professor John Stickels speaks about the Innocence Project on Friday in University Hall. The Innocence Project is a university organization that seeks to exonerate people who have been wrongfully convicted.
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student volunteers per semester helping investigate claims made by those convicted in the dallas-Fort Worth area, Stickels said. “They’re involved in all aspects,” he said. “They investigate the cases and present them to the [district Attorney’s] office.” Jason Naumann, political science junior and treasurer of the innocence Project club, said he became involved after taking Stickels’ class. “one of the first things i did with the project was attend a conference that a few exonerees were speaking at,” Naumann said. “Watching those guys tell their sto-
ries really put a human face on the issue for me.” Since then, Naumann has been involved through the club and the actual innocence practicum courses offered by the Criminology and Criminal Justice department. But working on proving the innocence of clients is only part of the university’s involvement. “The state bends over backwards to help parolee’s reintegrate — they’ll help find a place to live, they’ll help find a job,” Stickels said. “if you’re exonerated, you get nothing — you get out of prison.” Stickels said the project has partnered with the School of Social Work, which he said may be the first such partnership in the state to help exonerees reintegrate into society. one product of that partnership, he
innoCenCe ProJeCt at uta 160 cases investigated 63 cases currently open 97 cases closed 6 cases in DNA testing Source: John Stickels
said, is a guide to community services for those released after their conviction is set aside. “it can be hard since it takes time to remove a conviction, and do you know how many apartment complexes are willing to rent to a felon — or a sex offender?” he asked. “i know of two exonerees in dallas who are currently living on the street.” Jason JoyCe news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
“The state doesn’t like exonerations. Exonerations call into question the integrity of the criminal justice system.” John stickels,
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Haynes’ career-high 27 sinks UTSA
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Mavericks complete seasonsweep of Roadrunners during thrilling Homecoming game.
Today Softball vs. Texas Time: 4 p.m. Place: Austin
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Junior guard Marquez Haynes provided the game-winning shot with just 4.4 seconds remaining, as the men’s basketball team wrapped up Homecoming Week with a thrilling 84-82 win against UTSA on Saturday afternoon at Texas Hall. Haynes led UTA (13-10, 6-4) with a career-high 27 points and, as he has done all season, was there for the Mavs when they needed a clutch shot. “I felt like if I got a good look, I would take it,” said Haynes, who is averaging 15.5 points a game. “When we went there to play, it went to double-overtime, and we didn’t want to do all that again.” After UTSA’s (15-8, 6-4) junior forward Travis Gabbidon made a pair of free throws with 10 seconds remaining to tie the game at 82, Haynes took an inbound pass the length of the court and with defenders draped all over him, pulled up just inside the 3-point line and buried the go-ahead shot. Sophomore guard Devin Gibson’s final shot at the buzzer was off the mark, completing the season sweep of the Roadrunners and moving the Mavs up to the 5th seed in the conference standings. UTA head coach Scott Cross sensed his confident guard was poised to have a big game. “I knew it was coming for him tonight,” Cross said. “He stepped up, and that game-winning shot was unbelievable. He looked like Michael Jordan out there.” Cross also said he was pleased with the way Haynes responded to his lowest-scoring performance of the season in the previous game against McNeese State. In that contest, Haynes scored just three points, but contributed with assists and aggressive rebounding. Senior forward Anthony Vereen also made his presence felt, pouring in 21 points on 7-of-9 shooting and grabbing six rebounds in just 22 minutes. Vereen and the Mavs dominated the inside play, outscoring the Roadrunners 38-20 in the paint. Not to be outdone, UTA junior guard Rogér Guignard capped off the exciting afternoon by dropping to one knee at center-court and proposing to his girlfriend Andie Janelle after
Softball vs. Texas Time: 6 p.m. Place: Austin Men’s golf at UTSA/Oak Hills Invitational Time: All day Place: San Antonio Wednesday Women’s basketball vs. Southeastern Louisiana Time: 7 p.m. Place: Texas Hall Men’s basketball vs. Southeastern Louisiana Time: 7 p.m. Place: Hammond, La.
basketball
Men’s SLC Standings East Stephen F. Austin Nicholls State McNeese State Southeastern Louisiana Northwestern State Central Arkansas
SLC 8-3 8-3 4-6 3-7 2-8 2-9
Overall 16-7 15-9 10-13 9-14 10-15 9-15
West Sam Houston State Texas A&M Corpus Christi UTA UTSA Texas State Lamar
SLC 8-2 8-2 6-4 6-4 4-7 3-7
Overall 14-9 14-11 13-10 15-8 11-13 12-12
Women’s SLC Standings East Northwestern State Stephen F. Austin Southeastern Louisiana McNeese State Central Arkansas Nicholls State
SLC 7-3 7-4 6-4 2-8 2-9 1-10
Overall 15-8 12-11 14-9 10-13 6-18 1-21
West UTA UTSA Lamar Texas A&M Corpus Christi Sam Houston State Texas State
SLC 9-1 8-2 7-3 5-5 4-6 4-7
Overall 15-8 15-8 16-7 10-13 7-16 10-13
Vereen conference’s Co-Player of the Week Senior forward Anthony Vereen earned SLC Co-Player of the Week after averaging 21 points and 8.5 last week. The award is Vereen’s second of the year. — Stephen Peters
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Junior guard Brandon Long defends the ball during Saturday’s Homecoming game against UTSA at Texas Hall. The Mavericks won on jumper by junior guard Marquez Haynes with 4.4 seconds left in the game.
the game. She was quick to respond, “Of course. Yes!” Guignard said it was something he had been planning for a while and couldn’t imagine a better time than Homecoming on Valentine’s Day following an emotional win. This victory is the third straight conference win for the Mavs, and they look to extend their streak on the road against Southeastern Louisiana (9-14, 3-7) at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Hammond, La. RobeRt Matson
UTSA Player Gabbidon Bonney Johnson Shank Smith IV Allen Jackson Frohlich Gibson Stepter Totals
REB MIN FG-FGA FT-FTA O-T 31 4-12 9-13 3-7 23 2-3 2-2 3-4 29 2-9 4-5 1-6 22 2-5 0-0 0-1 26 5-18 2-2 3-5 19 1-6 1-4 0-2 9 2-3 0-0 2-4 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 24 4-6 1-3 0-6 15 3-4 2-2 1-3 200 25-64 21-31 14-39
A 1 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 13
PF PTS 4 18 4 6 4 9 1 6 1 16 2 4 2 5 2 0 1 10 5 8 26 82
FG Pct.: 39.1 3PT Pct: 32.4 Team rebounds: 39 Team Turnovers: 13 Blocks: 0 Steals: 10 Technical fouls: 1 Attendance: 1,012
UTA Player Moffitt Vereen Haynes Guignard Long Smith Davis Parker Reed III Totals
MIN FG-FGA FT-FTA 19 2-6 0-0 22 7-9 7-9 34 9-17 8-10 39 1-9 2-2 34 4-8 4-6 6 1-1 0-0 9 1-4 0-1 26 1-1 1-1 11 3-4 2-2
REB O-T 1-6 1-6 1-7 1-3 0-3 0-1 2-2 1-5 1-6
A 0 1 3 4 1 2 1 0 1
PF PTS 2 4 3 21 4 27 3 4 5 13 1 2 2 2 3 3 2 8
200
9-31
13
25
29-59
24-31
84
FG Pct.: 49.2 3PT Pct: 16.7 Team rebounds: 40 Team Turnovers: 15 Blocks: 5 Steals: 6 Technical fouls: 0 Officials: Brent Douglas, Buddy Daughdrill, Jeff Campbell
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“He looked like Michael Jordan out there. ” Scott Cross, men’s basketball head coach
Men’s basketball aRound tHe slC Sam Houston State vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi
Northwestern State vs. Central Arkansas
Southeastern Louisiana vs. Nicholls State
Stephen F. Austin vs. McNeese State
Texas State vs. Lamar
Corey Allmond scored 21 points and preston Brown added 19 as the Bearkats hung on for another close road victory at the American Bank Center. The win moved the ’Kats back into first place in the SLC’s West Division and the conference’s overall lead. Kevin palmer led the Islanders with 23 points.
The Demons used a 57-31 rebounding advantage to clinch their first Southland Conference road victory. Northwestern got 19 points and seven rebounds from Damon Jones and career highs of 16 points and eight rebounds from Michael McConathy.
Ryan Bathie nailed a pair of free throws with 21 seconds remaining to break a 50-50 stalemate and give the Colonels their eighth Southland Conference victory. Nicholls State has won two straight and seven of its last eight outings.
John pichon and Kleon penn scored the final five points as the Cowboys broke a 56 all tie with 1:45 left in the game. The win avenged an earlier twopoint loss to the Lumberjacks in Nacogdoches. SFA’s Matt Kingsley led all scores with 22.
Brent Benson scored 24 points and Cameron Johnson scored the go-ahead layup with 55 seconds left to lift the Bobcats over the Cardinals at the Montagne Center for the first time since the 2001-02 season. Lamar’s Kenny Dawkins missed a layup at the buzzer to potentially tie the game.
Bearkats Islanders
Demons Sugar Bears
Colonels Lions
Cowboys Lumberjacks
Bobcats Cardinals
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softball
Lady Mavs drop the ball in opening tourney In the opening weekend of its 2009 season, the softball team came away with a 1-4 record at the UCF Early Bird Tournament in Orlando, Fla. The lone victory for the Lady Mavs was an 8-0 shutout against the George Mason Patriots on Saturday. UTA scored six runs in the first inning against the Patriots and utilized a five-inning, 10-strikeout performance from junior pitcher Cara Hulme. Hulme faced 18 batters but allowed only three hits on the day against George Mason. The Mavs followed that win with a tough 3-2 loss at the hands of the Bowling Green Falcons later in the day. UTA committed a fielding error
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and had a wild pitch, allowing the Falcons to capitalize for two scores. An error by Bowling Green allowed the Mavs to bring in two runs, but a strikeout and a ground ball to third ended the Mavs’ rally. Tennessee and host Central Florida defeated the Lady Mavs on the first day of the tournament 6-1 and 5-1, respectively. Hulme suffered both losses on the opening day, going five innings in each and allowing a combined seven runs on 12 hits. In the last day of the tournament, UTA was shutout 2-0 by the South Carolina Gamecocks, dropping the Mavs to 1-4 on the season. The pre-conference season continues, as the Lady Mavs travel to Austin to take on the Big 12’s Texas Longhorns in a double-header at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. today. —Stephen Peters
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59 56
71 67
WoMen’s basketball
uta 69, utsa 60
Mavs stands alone atop SLC and West Division
UTA Player FG-FGA REB Martin 6-12 8 Champion 4-12 12 Dixon 3-8 12 Nelson 12-17 7 Simmons 1-4 3 Terral 0-1 0 Grace 0-1 1 Totals 26-55 47
PTS 14 11 10 24 9 0 1 69
MIN 40 39 38 37 38 5 3 200
UTSA Player FG-FGA REB Pawlaczyk 3-7 6 Anderson 2-6 8 Gregg 5-16 2 Stark 6-19 5 Gibbs 3-16 8 Davis 1-5 1 Cottom 0-0 0 Totals 20-69 34
PTS 9 4 13 17 14 3 0 60
MIN 37 29 40 31 40 20 3 200
line, going 7-of-8 during that stretch. UTA used only seven players in the game with the two bench players totaling eight minutes throughout. UTA’s bench scored only one point. Senior forwards Candice Champion Utilizing a 13-2 run in the final 4:29 and Erin Dixon recorded their 10th of the game, the women’s double-doubles of the season, basketball team completed each with 12 points and 11 and the season sweep with a 10 rebounds respectively. 69-60 victory against the UTSA shot just 29 percent UTSA Roadrunners on Satfrom the floor but held a 58-56 urday at the Convocation lead with 4:29 left to play. Center in San Antonio. The Mavs used a 47-34 Junior guard Meghan Nelrebounding advantage to limit son led the Mavericks (15-8, the second-chance points for 9-1) with game-high 24 points the Roadrunners. on 12-of-17 shooting from the This win propelled the field. Meghan Nelson, Mavs into sole possession of But it was the free-throw junior guard first place in the Southland shooting of junior guard Conference’s West Division Tamara Simmons down the and overall conference lead. stretch that powered the Mavericks With one more win and losses by past the ’Runners (15-8, 8-2) for the Sam Houston State (7-16, 4-6) and win. Texas State (10-13, 4-7), the Mavericks Simmons finished with nine points will clinch a playoff spot. but scored seven of them during the final 4:30 minutes at the free-throw
— Stephen Peters
Records: UTA (15-8, 9-1), UTSA (15-8, 8-2)
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Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity members sing “Your Love” by The Outfield on Friday at the University Center at The Bash. Attendees were able to create their own music videos in front of a green screen.
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Aerospace engineering senior Matt carroll plays Pac-Man at The Bash on Friday at the UC. Other vintage arcade game machines were available for play, including Galaga and Donkey Kong.
Theatre arts senior Timothy Brown and history senior Melanie Johnson were crowned Homecoming King and Queen at Saturday’s men’s basketball game in Texas Hall.
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Business management sophomore Ramon Van pilots a flight simulator Friday in the UC Palo Duro Lounge. The simulator was a reference to the movie “Top Gun” to go with The Bash’s ’80s theme.