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A UTA student’s movie will screen at AFI Dallas International Film Festival this weekend and was shown at South By Southwest in Austin.
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BROKEN DREAMS
Sallie Mae to start new student loan system Beginning Monday, those taking out school loans would have to make payments before they graduate. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — The running joke about student loans: Don’t ever graduate, since you don’t have to start
paying them back until you do. Starting Monday, that will no longer be the case for students borrowing from Sallie Mae, the nation’s largest private student lender. The company, formally known as SLM Corp. is replacing its signature loan with a shorter-term version that requires students to make interest
payments while in school. For many families, the move is expected to push private loans out of reach in an already tight credit market. The upside is that the cost of a private student loan will be cut by about 40 percent, said Jack Hewes, SALLIE continues on page 8
WORLD
Doctor speaks about visit to Gaza, says Israeli embargo must be lifted The Shorthorn: Andrew Buckley
Junior guard Meghan Nelson throws a pass between defenders during the Mavericks’ first round loss to Oklahoma State in the Women’s National Invitational Tournament at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Okla. Nelson scored 8 points and had 2 steals during the Mavericks’ last game of the postseason.
CAMPUS LIFE
Space Cadets will not play Springfest One member has health complications, by Saturday, the band will be replaced.
For more about Springfest see page 2
BY DUSTIN L. DANGLI The Shorthorn staff
Space Cadet won’t play Saturday at Springfest 2009 because the band’s drummer, Danny Knight, suffered from a hematoma in his head. Michael Taddesse, Greek Life and University Events assistant director, said a replacement band from Space Cadet’s record label, Kirtland Records, is being sought. A hematoma is a collection of blood around the blood vessels. In Knight’s case, blood s w e l l e d around his brain. “To play a rock-androll show with the flashing lights and everything would be painful,” Space Cadet frontman Ted Levin said. “And to play the drums would be torture.” Levin said Knight really wanted to play against his
doctor’s orders of resting for two weeks. “I can promise that a band will play for Space Cadet’s time slot,” Taddesse said. Both Taddesse and Levin said they were hoping Dead Twins would fill the space because they have a similar sound, but Dead Twins frontman Gabe Cardinale told The Shorthorn that the band can’t play the show. “We would really love to, but we can’t make the date,” he said. “We have band 2009 members who will be out of town.” Brandon Steadman Band, They Were Stars and Motion City Soundtrack are still scheduled to play at Springfest.
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Seeing Stars BY CAROLINE BASILE The Shorthorn staff
The unsigned pop-indie rock band, They Were Stars, continue its trek to stardom with a show at the university this weekend. The Dallas-based band, scheduled to perform at Springfest 2009 on Saturday, originally formed in late 2006 when bassist Graham Smith and vocalist Collin Cable got together with friends, but Smith said that venture ended after only a few recordings. The band re-formed in January 2008 after Cable called Smith and asked if he was interested in working on new music together. The band now consists of Smith, Cable, drum-
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Nursing sophomore Sofieh Hasanin reacts to Dr. Ismail Mehr’s photos and story March 13 in the University Center Concho Room. The anesthesiologist at St. James Mercy Hospital in Hornell, N.Y. drew from his experiences and difficulties working in Gaza.
Dr. Ismail Mehr discusses struggles facing the area like the unavailability of necessary medical supplies. BY TAIBA SHEERIN AHMAD Contributor to The Shorthorn
Dr. Ismail Mehr said relaxing the Gaza border’s embargo for humanitarian teams is a priority during his lecture at the university. Mehr is one of 10 physicians who visited Gaza on a humanitarian medical mission in January. He is an anesthesiologist at St. James Mercy Hospital in Hornell, N.Y. The Muslim Student Association’s UTA chapter organized the lecture. “It took us about seven days to get in,” he said at the March 13 lecture. “The borders, on both Israeli and Palestinian side, were not open even to humanitarian teams.”
“Nothing will be resolved until the blood of a Palestinian will be respected as much as that of an American.” Dr. Ismail Mehr, anesthesiologist at St. James Mercy Hospital in Hornell, N.Y. Mehr offered a brief history of the conflict to help students understand the situation better. “I had little knowledge about the Palestine-Israel conflict,” engineering junior Pranusha Ravula said. “But Dr. Mehr helped me understand the history well.” Mehr helped at Gaza City’s Shiffa Hospital. “There are 13 [government] hospitals in Gaza,” he said. “Two were completely destroyed and numerous were shot and attacked.”
Mehr said novocaine (local anaesthesia), chemotherapy and other medical tools were hard to get into Gaza because of the embargo. “Nothing will be resolved until the blood of a Palestinian will be respected as much as that of an American,” he said. Mehr told a story about a 5-yearold boy diagnosed with liver cancer who was denied exit to Israel or Egypt to get treatment. GAZA continues on page 3
Young band aims to stand out among the myriad of new groups
mer Cooper Heffley and guitarist Taylor Tatsch. “Last January, Collin called me and suggested working up some new songs,” Smith said. “We incorporated Tatsch and Heffley and got to work on our first full-length record in February 2008.” The band’s name was inspired by a sentence Cable read in a newspaper. He liked it and thought it worked as the band’s name. Smith and Cable, who met in high school when playing in competing bands, said they were influenced and involved in music at an early age. “I was raised in a house of musicians and music lovers,” said Smith,
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From left, Taylor Tatsch, guitar, Graham Smith, bass, Collin Cable, vocalist, and Cooper Heffley, drums, comprise They Were Stars. The Dallasbased band is scheduled to perform at Springfest on Saturday.
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whose dad and brother both play guitar. “I was encouraged to play music from a really young age.” They Were Stars’ debut album, Own Your Atoms, will be released April 17 at a CD release party at The Cavern in Dallas. Smith said the band will have copies to sell at Springfest. Each member of the band listens to different types of music, including bands like My Bloody Valentine, STARS continues on page 8
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Bone Marrow Drive: 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., University Center. Testing is free and painless. Free. For information, call UTA Volunteers at 817-272-2963.
Carter Blood Drive: 10 a.m.3:30 p.m., Library and UC malls. For information, contact Leona Adams or P.K. Kelly at 817-272-2963 or pk@ uta.edu. Matinee: 1:30-2:30 p.m., Chemistry and Physics Building planetarium. Tickets are $5 for adults and $4 for children. For information, contact the planetarium at 817-2721183 or planetarium@uta.edu. CPT Seminar: 2-3 p.m., Swift Center. For information, contact Satu Birch at 817-2722355 or sbirch@uta.edu. UTA Volunteers Meeting: 2:15-3:15 p.m., UC Student Congress chambers. For information, contact Allison Bailey at 817-272-2963 or allison.bailey@uta.edu. Clavier Series Piano Recital: 7:30 p.m., Irons Recital Hall. Free. For information, contact Music Department at 817-2723471 or music@uta.edu. WEDNESDAY Bone Marrow Drive: 10 a.m.3:30 p.m., UC. Testing is free and painless. For information, call UTA Volunteers at 817272-2963. H MARC Carter Blood Drive: 10 a.m.3:30 p.m., Library and UC malls. For information, contact Leona Adams or PK Kelly at 817-272-2963 or pk@uta.edu.
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Art Exhibition — Rimer Cardillo and Darryl Lauster. : 10 a.m.-5 p.m., The Gallery at UTA. Free. For information, contact Patricia Healy at 817272-5658 or phealy@uta.edu. Honors College Council General Body Meeting: noon-1 p.m., 100 College Hall. Free. For information, contact Cathy Pritchett at 817-272-5409 or hcc@uta.edu. Women’s Appreciation Flower Sale to Benefit Safe Haven Women’s Shelter: noon-1 p.m., UC mall. For information, contact Multicultural Affairs at 817-272-2099 or multicultural_affairs@uta.edu.
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Springfest to bring food, fun and music to campus community Along with bands and games, the festival will use energy conservation methods and observe Earth Hour during the concert. BY CAROLINE BASILE The Shorthorn staff
Energy conservation, athletic tournaments and a concert with an unsure musical lineup will dominate Springfest 2009 on Saturday. The event starts at 3:30 p.m. with intramural athletic tournaments, and the concert begins at 7 p.m. Both are free and open to anyone. Motion City Soundtrack headlines, and openers include They Were Stars and EXCEL Battle of the Bands winner, Brandon Steadman Band. Another band will replace Space Cadet, which canceled due to a medical S 2009 emergency involving one of the members. There will be a replacement WHEN AND by Friday, said Michael WHERE Taddesse, Greek Life and University Events assisWhen: 3:30 p.m. Saturday tant director. Taddesse said SpringWhere: fest will go “green” by Maverick Activities changing some events Center compared to previous west lawn years. Instead of using a dunk tank, where participants have the chance to dunk a person in a 500-gallon water tank, the university is bringing in an aqua blaster, which uses spray jets to soak participants and uses less water, he said. “It’s a fun time,” he said. “Students can buy a ticket and have a chance to soak student leaders participating in the event. It’s free and green.” Springfest will also observe Earth Hour, a day set aside to conserve energy for one-hour worldwide, organized by the World Wildlife Fund. Taddesse said there will be only two stage lights at the concert from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30. It’s undecided which band will play during that time frame. “We can, when we work together, make things happen,” Taddesse said regarding energy conserThe Shorthorn: File Photo vation. The athletic tournaments will include 4-on-4 Elias Reidy of Red Jumpsuit Apparatus played during 2008’s Springfest on the west lawn of the Maverick Activities Center. indoor soccer, and outdoor sand volleyball and a They Were Stars, Brandon Steadman Band and Motion City Sountrack will perform at Springfest 2009 on Saturday. video game tournament. Registration deadline is 3 p.m. Friday. Applications are available at www. volleyball teams. EXCEL Vice President Maggie Garza said it’s uta.edu/campusrec and at the Maverick Activia great opportunity for those outside the campus ties Center. “We’ve never done the tournaments dur- to engage in a university function. For $2, people can get a hot dog, chips, a ing Springfest,” said Drew Barfield, intramural drink and a cookie. sports and sports clubs assistant director. Michael Taddesse, Barfield said space is limited, and there would be a maximum of 30 basketball teams, Greek Life and University Events assistant director CAROLINE BASILE news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu 10 indoor soccer teams and 15-20 outdoor sand
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Architecture conference emphasizes building to improve public interest The UTA-hosted Design Corps Structures for Inclusion 9 conference on Friday intended to encourage architecture students to help the “98 percent without architects,” according to the group’s motto. The university hosted SFI9 at Booker T. Washington High School for Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas because UTA sent the most students to the previous conference at Harvard University. The conference included speeches, workshops and panels about pathways to pursue alternative, community-based work for architects. Peter Fattinger, assistant professor for architecture and
design at Vienna University of Technology in Austria, delivered the keynote speech. He teaches students about architectural design for those financially unable to hire architects. “People are getting more aware of problems in architecture training and introducing new ways of learning about architecture,” he said. Students in his classes work with him on community projects, many outside of Austria. Orange Farm, a township near Johannesburg, South Africa, has been a repeat site for projects Fattinger and his students have completed. Over the course of three years, a disabled community day care
was built, a home for the disabled was added a year later and a kindergarten, which also serves as a community center, was built. Each time, the community helped with the construction. Another project was an orphanage in Indonesia. The group worked on the design with local nuns. He said he believes anyone who participates in this sort of work should feel a sense of enrichment. “SFI is to close the circle from initiation, design, research raising funds, building and sometimes operating these projects,” he said. — Ali Mustansir
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Warrant service – misdemeanor A student was arrested for an outstanding arrest warrant at 12:05 a.m. following a traffic stop at 800 Greek Row Drive.
Minor accident Police responded at 12:59 p.m. to a minor accident at 901 S. West St. The officers reported minor vehicle damage and no injuries. Medical assistance Police responded at 3:16 a.m. to investigate a report of an injured person at Arlington Hall, 600 S. Pecan St. Officers determined the individual was emotionally dis-
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University observes sexual assault month early
Dr. Ismail Mehr, anesthesiologist at St. James Mercy Hospital in Hornell, N.Y., stresses the importance of medicine during his lecture March 13 in the University Center Concho Room. Mehr detailed the social and political obstacles he and his team had to overcome with limited health aid in Gaza. The Shorthorn: Rasy Ran
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Musicians Nathan Johnson and Jeff Bryant perform Monday afternoon in the University Center Mall as a kickoff for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The Relationship Violence and Sexual Assault Prevention Program is placing “Silhouettes for Survivors” around campus. These cutouts have brass plaques with facts about sexual assault.
The awareness event has live music, lecture and a film showing. By Dustin L. DangLi The Shorthorn staff
The university’s Relationship Violence and Sexual Assault Prevention Program kicked off Sexual Assault Awareness Month early Monday with live music and information on the University Center mall. The Nathan Johnson Band played songs about domestic violence like “Tough Times.” The entertainment was a good way to hook students to the event, said Frank Lamas,
Student Affairs vice president. Three green human silhouettes were present with statements about sexual assault like, “Every two minutes, someone in the United States is sexually assaulted.” Graphic design junior Enrique Paniagua spent time on the mall listening to the music and reading the facts on the silhouettes. “The statistics are mind blowing,” he said. “It is a problem that people don’t pay attention to.” RVSP Coordinator Deanee’ Moran said she obtained the information from the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network’s Web site. The RVSP office, in the Maverick
Activities Center, provides counseling and other support for sexual assault victims. The silhouettes will be on campus from March 30 to April 3. Moran said there’s a misconception that sexual assaults happen from the “boogey man in the bushes,” and we’re taught beliefs like “stranger danger,” but most sexual assaults come from those closest to the victims. Moran wants students who consider themselves sexual abuse victims to know they have a place on campus for help. Dustin L. DangLi news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
sexuaL assauLt awareness Month events March 30-April 3 — Students, faculty and staff can come into the RVSP office to decorate clothing to be displayed April 6-13. April 2 — Sexual assault survivor Vickie Lamb presents her story — 2 p.m., Lone Star Auditorium. April 16 — RVSP will show the film Searching for Angela Shelton — 2 p.m., Lone Star Auditorium. May 7 — Sex Signals, an improv comedy show — 6 p.m., Lone Star Auditorium. The act puts a spin on topics like sexual assault.
“There is no chemotherapy in Gaza,” he said. “He would have had a better chance if this embargo allowed him to exit to get treatment.” Mehr told stories of young children suffering because of lack of medical equipment. “In Gaza, medicine is improvisation,” he said. “This embargo has crippled and choked the medical system.” A child who fell at home and cut his lip was held down by his mom and stitched, without pain relief, he said. In Gaza, they don’t use novocaine on a child because there’s no telling how long it might take to get more. Mehr encouraged Americans to send more humanitarian teams to Gaza. “Gaza is the largest openair prison,” he said passionately. “The dilemma is that the rest of the world just sits there and watches.” The team of 10 physicians visited an orphanage affected by the conflict. “There were 3,000 new orphans due to this conflict,” he said. “There were some kids diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disor-
der because they saw their parents die.” Mehr said it’s hard to achieve peace until the new settlements being built every year on the West Bank stop. “The Palestinian people will stand up and be strong every day,” he said. “They are the most hospitable and the bravest people I have ever met.” Mehr provided help after the 2004 tsunami and the earthquake in Pakistan in 2005. “Tsunami and earthquake were acts of mother nature,” he said. “But with the Gaza situation, you cannot really answer the question why another person did this.” Mehr asked students to read about the conflict and create awareness. “History ends up being ‘his’ story,” he said. “It’s not political but if anyone had a human touch, they would stand up for these civilians.” Mehr’s stories brought tears to some students’ eyes. Biology junior Mohammed Ali said that he thought the presentation showed reality, and he wished other cultures had attended to increase awareness.
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Speaker says shield law vote may be soon
Mount Redoubt erupts 5 times
AUSTIN — A shield law to protect journalists from revealing confidential sources is gaining support this legislative session and may be one of the earliest bills voted on in the Texas House, Speaker Joe Straus told news industry executives Monday. So far the House has not approved any substantive legislation this session, but it’s expected to in the next few days. Straus told the Texas Daily Newspaper Association that he suspects the shield legislation championed by news organizations will be among the initial bills up for a vote.
in the nation
Blizzard shuts down parts of Wyo., SD, Colo CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A blizzard shut down major highways Monday in Wyoming and South Dakota, and meteorologists said one mountainous area might get as much as 40 inches of snow. Mount Rushmore National Memorial closed because of the icy, blinding weather in South Dakota’s rugged Black Hills. Temperature plummeted as the storm moved eastward and wind gusted to more than 60 mph.
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S. Africa bars Dalai Lama from peace conference JOHANNESBURG — South Africa barred the Dalai Lama from a peace conference in Johannesburg this week, hoping to keep good relations with trading partner China but instead generating a storm of criticism. Friday’s peace conference was organized by South African soccer officials to highlight the first World Cup to be held in Africa, which South Africa will host in 2010. — The Associated Press
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WilloW, Alaska — Alaska’s Mount redoubt volcano erupted five times overnight, sending an ash plume more than 9 miles into the air in the volcano’s first emissions in nearly 20 years. residents in the state’s largest city were spared from falling ash, though fine gray dust was falling Monday morning on small communities north of Anchorage. The ash began falling around daybreak and continued into midmorning. They were supposed to end by noon. “it’s coming down,” rita Jackson, 56, said early Monday morning at a 24-hour grocery store in Willow, about 50 miles north of Anchorage. She slid her fingers across the hood of her car, through a dusting of ash. Ash from Alaska’s volcanos is like a rock fragment with jagged edges and has been used as an industrial abrasive. it can injure skin, eyes and breathing passages. The young, the elder-
ly and people with respiratory problems are especially susceptible to ash-related health problems. Ash can also cause damage engines in planes, cars and other vehicles. Alaska Airlines on Monday canceled 19 flights in and out of the Anchorage international airport because of the ash. elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage told only essential personnel to report to work. The Air Force says 60 planes, including fighter jets, cargo aircraft and a 747 commercial plane, were being sheltered. The first eruption, in a sparsely area across Cook inlet from the Kenai Peninsula, occurred at 10:38 p.m. Sunday and the fifth happened at 4:30 a.m. Monday, according to the Alaska Volcano observatory. The wind was taking the ash cloud away from Anchorage, toward Willow and Talkeetna, near Mount McKinley, North America’s largest mountain in denali National Park.
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In this photo released by the Alaska Volcano Observatory/U.S. Geological Survey, steam rises from the top vent in the summit crater of Alaska’s Mount Redoubt on Saturday. The volcano erupted five times Sunday night and early Monday morning, sending an ash plume more than 9 miles into the air.
dave Stricklan, a hydrometeorogical technician with the National Weather Service, ex-
pected very fine ash. “Just kind of a light dusting,” he said. He said the signif-
icant amount of ash probably dropped immediately, right down the side of the volcano.
economy
Texas Senate committee approves $11 billion stimulus spending the associated Press
AUSTiN — A key Senate committee on Monday approved spending almost $11 billion in federal stimulus funds in the next state budget. Still a long way from becoming law, using the federal money would enable lawmakers to close a multibillion dollar gap between the amount of state revenue available and spending needs for the 2010-
2011 budget period. The largest chunks of the money will be spent on education and health care. But federal stimulus money also is slated to help pay for meals for the elderly, energy conservation and school lunch equipment. lt. Gov. david dewhurst, a republican, touted a job retraining program in the plan that would use $400 million of
the stimulus money, including almost $200 million in child care and development grants. “We’ve got people here in Texas that are hurting,” dewhurst said. “Folks are sitting around their dining room tables each night concerned about their jobs, their mortgage payments, their car payments, whether or not they’re going to be able to afford sending their children to college.”
The budget-writing Senate Finance Committee is expected to vote on the full, two-year budget next week. dewhurst, who has criticized the stimulus law for creating too much national debt, said the full Senate will take up the budget early next month. With the approval of the stimulus spending, “we’ve got a bill that will balance and does not require us to use or antici-
pate the use of the rainy day Fund in order to pass it,” said republican Sen. Steve ogden, chairman of the committee. The federal money is less than 10 percent of the total budget proposed by the Senate, which totals about $177 billion in all funds. Another $3.3 billion in federal stimulus money has been set aside for spending in the current budget period.
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From left, film and video seniors Bret Curry, Daniel Laabs, Noe Medrano Jr. and Adrian Testolin will screen their film, “Sleet/Snow,” at the American Film Institute Dallas International Film Festival. The group shot footage in Texas cities including Abilene, Monahans, Big Spring and Midland.
Film as art and inspiration UTA senior’s narrative short gets screen time at American Film Institute and South by Southwest film festivals By Emily Toman
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aniel Laabs is a complete jackass — at least that’s what his high school friends joked about when they made a documentary with the same title years ago. Laabs had a bad first experience in filmmaking, but he has come a long way since high school. The film and video senior directed “Sleet/ Snow,” a narrative short that will “SlEET/Snow” screen at the AFI Dallas InternaWhen: 7:15 p.m. Saturtional Film Festiday and 4 p.m. Sunday val student compeWhere: The Magnolia tition. The movie in Dallas’ West Village, shows at 7:15 p.m. 3699 McKinney Ave., Saturday and 4 Suite 100. p.m. Sunday at The Magnolia. The festival attracts people from everywhere, including producers, and sparks networking opportunities. The film also got selected for a showcase in the South by Southwest film festival in Austin and screened last week. Film and video senior Adrian Testolin produced the movie and said the Austin Film Society chose 14 entries out of 60 for SXSW. He and Laabs have continued to submit to festivals across the country. Laabs, who has studied film for about
five years, said “Sleet/Snow” is his biggest achievement. “It’s the first time I’ve ever been successful at communicating a message,” he said. Shot mostly in Midland, the film follows a couple on a road trip to find a painting. The two have a platonic relationship, but sexual tension exists. Laabs made the narrative for the advanced film and video class last fall but began working on the short about a year ago. Leading a crew requires him to gain its trust and constantly maintaining an edge, he said. A movie director is like a plane, and everything wants it to crash. “The hardest thing about directing is convincing everybody else that you know what you’re doing all the time,” Laabs said. “The only way you can get people to trust you is to inspire them.” Testolin said working on other student projects provided a compass — helping to distinguish good films from bad ones. “Working on other students’ films, you learn what to do and what not to do,” he said. “We’ve all learned from each other’s mistakes.” Bart Weiss, film and video associate professor, helped Laabs polish the script and taught the advanced film and video class. Weiss said that UTA student films usually stand out as more professional because they have conflict, character and emotional elements.
Courtesy Photo: Leanna McMillin and Jayson Mekala
“Sleet/Snow” was shot entirely on location to reinforce the sense of reality for the actors.
“Our students produce films made by students, not student films,” he said. Professors spend more time in class with students and have higher expectations. He said students must have three key aspects to succeed in the film and video program – drive, talent and passion. Laabs followed through with everything, Weiss said. “Sleet/Snow” doesn’t have a car that ex-
plodes or a psycho killer, but Laabs said people should step out of the commercial bubble and find a way to appreciate the art. “You’ll find something more meaningful in our 13 minutes than in 3 hours of Watchmen,” he said. Emily Toman features-editor.shorthorn@.uta.edu
alumni aT aFi It’s not the first time the film and video program has had work showcased in large festivals. The university produces many professional filmmakers, and several alumni will screen their work at the AFI Dallas International Film Festival this week. Alumnus Sai Selvarajan directed “The Management of Grief”, an adaptation of Bharati Mukherjee’s short story. The film screens at 7:30 p.m. April 1 and 4 p.m. April 2 at The Magnolia. Alumnus Justin Wilson directed and edited “One Nation”, which chronicles the tumultuous year of 1968. The film screens at 7:15 p.m. Monday and 4:15 p.m. on April 1 at The Magnolia. Alumni Justin Hilliard and Ryan Hartsell will present their film “The Other Side of Paradise,” a comical yet serious love story. It screens at 9:15 p.m. Sunday at the AMC NorthPark 15 and at 10:15 p.m. March 31 at The Magnolia. — Emily Toman Courtesy Photo: Leanna McMillin and Jayson Mekala
Robert (Gideon Seaman) and Marian (Leanna McMillin) head home in the student film “Sleet/Snow.” The film tells the story about a couple’s road trip to pick up a painting and their relationship throughout the trip.
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Uta SportS Calendar Today Men’s tennis vs. TCU Time: 2 p.m. Place: Fort Worth
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Mavs end season at the WNIt After being ousted in the first round, the Mavericks begin to plan for upcoming year.
Baseball vs. Texas A&M Time: 6:35 p.m. Place: College Station
By Stephen peterS The Shorthorn sports editor
Men’s golf at Mobile Bay Intercollegiate Time: All day Place: Mobile, Ala. Wednesday Baseball vs. Louisiana Tech Time: 6:30 p.m. Place: Clay Gould Ballpark Friday Men’s track at UTA Bobby Lane Invitational Time: All day Place: Maverick Stadium Men’s tennis vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Time: 2 p.m. Place: Corpus Christi Baseball vs. Nicholls State Time: 6 p.m. Place: Thibodaux, La.
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Baseball Standings Team SLC Southeastern Louisiana 6-3 UTSA 6-3 Texas State 6-3 Lamar 5-4 Sam Houston State 5-4 Central Arkansas 5-4 Nicholls State 5-4 UTA 5-4 Northwestern State 4-4 McNeese State 3-6 Stephen F. Austin 2-6 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 1-8
Overall 14-7 13-8 12-8 16-7 14-8 12-9 12-10 12-10 10-9 11-10 7-13 7-17
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Mavericks extend winning streak to six Over the weekend, the baseball team continued its winning ways with a sweep against the Northwestern State Demons at Clay Gould Ballpark. The Mavericks won 16-0 in seven innings after the 16-run rule on Sunday. Senior right-handed pitcher Andy Sauter was named the Southland Conference’s pitcher of the week after a complete-game shutout against the Demons on Friday night. UTA won that game 5-0, and Sauter became the second Maverick to win a weekly award. During its recent eight-game homestand, the Mavs went 7-1, including a sweep of No. 25 Minnesota. The Mavs play Texas A&M today in College Station before playing Louisiana Tech on Wednesday at home. — Stephen Peters
stILLWAtEr, okla. — In its second trip to the Women’s National Invitation tournament, the basketball team fell 82-72 to oklahoma state on saturday in the opening round. the Mavericks (22-11) sprinted out to a quick 5-0 lead in the first minute and a half and held an 11-9 lead after five minutes, but the Cowgirls’ athleticism and talent took over the rest of the way. slowly throughout the first half, osU (17-15) extended its lead to double digits and to 46-35 by halftime. “In the first half, we dug ourselves a hole,” head coach samantha Morrow said. “We gave up six 3-pointers. that was huge.” Both tegan Cunningham and Kelsey Hatcher connected on two 3-pointers as the Cowgirls went 6-for-6 from deep in the first half. senior forward Candice Champion led the Mavericks with 15 points and eight boards at the break, and sophomore guard tamara simmons had nine. “Going into the game, we were very relaxed and we wanted to go out and have fun,” simmons said. “My coaches said I needed to shoot. so that’s what I went out there and did. I felt like I needed to shoot to keep us in the game.” osU’s bench played a significant role with 15 points compared to UtA’s three. “obviously their bench is a lot deeper than ours,” Morrow said. “that hurt. You had two of our players play 40 minutes each. I’m pleased with the effort. I can’t complain about that.” six straight points by oklahoma state to open the second half put the Mavs down 52-35 as the Cowgirls threatened to build an insurmountable lead. But UtA would make a slight rally to get the deficit back down to 11. that’s where osU’s lead would stay until the 8:02 mark of the second half. then, a Champion layup cut the lead to single digits, and the Mavs would get as close as six with 4:17 left to play. senior forward Erin Dixon, battling foul trouble all game, committed her fifth to foul out and Megan Byford sank two free
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Senior forward Candice Champion listens to her coaches instructions during the final moments of the Mavericks’ 82-72 loss to Oklahoma State in the first round of the WNIT at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Okla.
UTA Player Martin Champion Dixon Nelson Simmons Shofner Duffey Grace Totals
MIN FG-FGA FT-FTA 30 4-8 2-3 40 7-20 8-10 18 1-4 1-2 30 3-10 2-2 40 9-20 0-0 11 0-1 0-0 9 1-3 0-0 22 1-3 0-0 200 26-69 13-17
O-T 0-3 4-16 2-3 2-4 0-3 0-0 0-2 2-5 12-39
A 2 1 1 1 5 1 0 2 13
PF PTS 4 12 1 22 5 3 4 8 1 22 3 0 0 3 3 2 21 72
Pct.: 37.7 Three-point pct.: 33.3 Free-throw pct.: 76.5 Team Turnovers: 14 Blocks: 2 Steals: 6 Technical fouls: none A: 1,234
throws to push the lead up to eight. A shalyn Martin turnover led to an Andre riley layup for oklahoma state and again gave the Cowgirls a 10-point lead. riley, a Dallas native averaging 20 points a game coming in, finished the game with 20 points and shaunte’ smith led all scores with 24 points and also pulled down 13 rebounds. Champion and simmons each scored 22 for the Mavs with Champion recording 16 rebounds and notching her 16th double-double of the season. For Champion, it was a bittersweet ending to her Mavericks career and stellar senior season. “Whether we won or lost, I
Oklahoma State Player MIN FG-FGA FT-FTA Cunningham 26 4-9 0-0 Smith 39 10-19 4-6 Spears 21 2-6 0-0 Riley 28 6-12 8-11 Hardeman 27 2-5 0-0 Hatcher 13 2-3 0-0 Hernandez 12 3-3 0-1 Clardy 12 0-1 0-0 Mercado 3 0-0 0-0 Byford 19 2-5 2-4 Totals 200 31-63 14-22
O-T A 0-5 0 2-13 5 3-7 0 1-3 7 0-4 3 0-0 0 1-1 2 0-0 1 0-1 0 3-6 0 11-44 18
PF PTS 3 10 1 24 2 4 4 20 2 5 0 6 0 7 0 0 0 0 2 6 14 82
Pct.: 49.2 Three-point pct.: 54.5 Free-throw pct.: 63.6 Team Turnovers: 13 Blocks: 3 Steals: 9 Technical fouls: none
just tried to give it my all,” she said. “I think I had a good senior year. oklahoma state outscored the Mavs 42-24 in the paint and had a 14-4 advantage in fast break points. the Mavs’ season closed with three more wins than last season against tougher competition. Morrow was pleased with the team’s success this season. “there’s no doubt in my mind that we made leaps and bounds over last year,” she said. “We played a very tough schedule, and the commitment that they made was much better.” By Stephen peterS sports-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
hoW they got there UTA routed Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the SLC Tournament opening round 91-59 to advance to the semifinals. Sophomore guard Tamara Simmons and senior forward Erin Dixon each scored 15 in that game. In round 2, the Mavericks faced the Lamar Cardinals for the third time this year. The two teams split during the regular season, each team winning on its home court. UTA established a double-digit lead in the game against Lamar, but allowed the Cardinals back into the game. Key free throws late in the contest sealed the 67-62 Maverick victory and set up a No. 1 versus No. 2 matchup in the conference finals. For the third time this year, UTSA and UTA faced off. In the previous to meetings, UTA won by an average of 13 points a game, but UTSA’s senior leader Monica Gibbs, proved too much for the Mavs. UTA lost 74-63, giving the ‘Runners their second straight conference title and berth into the NCAA tournament. The Mavs made the Women’s National Invitational Tournament by having one of the top two records in conference. The WNIT offers an automatic bid to each of the NCAA’s 31 conferences for teams with the best conference record that do not win the conference tournament. UTA fell to Oklahoma State in the WNIT first round 82-72 in Stillwater, Okla.
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Q: I'm a 23-year-old woman. Since I started working in my office a year ago, I developed a friendship with a 40-yearold co-worker. After flirting for some months, we had sexual intercourse. After that, we continued our work relationship and friendship, as well as flirting. A month ago, I broke up with my boyfriend of eight months, and have since had three more sexual encounters with this man, and neither of us seems to want this to stop. He lives with a woman, with whom he has a little baby girl. I don't know whether this relationship could be trouble down the road, or if either of Dr. Ruth us could come to regret it. Please tell me, should I carry Send your on this affair, or should I put a questions to Dr. Ruth Westheimer stop to it?
A: Had you said that you'd been together for four years, I might not have thought much about his comment, but four months is a short time for him to be feeling this way. I'm not saying it's impossible (especially since you didn't give your ages, so perhaps you're older than I imagine), but perhaps he feels a bit threatened by your overtures. Maybe he c/o King A: You should put a stop hasn't been able to keep up Features to this affair. If you love each with you and so is hesitant to Syndicate, 235 E. other and he wants to end his even try. That he even admit- 45th St., New other relationship, then when ted to having a problem like York, NY 10017 he has left the other woman, this is interesting, because so you could resume the relationmany men protect their masship. But you are not doing culinity by pretending to always want to yourself any good by sharing this man have sex. Whether this one incident is with another woman, nor are you doing cause for any real concern would depend her and the baby any good. The very fact on many things, including your overall that he's having sex with you shows that relationship and your sex life in general. there are problems in the other relationIf it happens regularly, then it would be a ship, but if he is not willing to leave this good idea to consult with a therapist just other woman for you, then you must put to make sure this relationship isn't des- an end to your relationship with him. tined to hit a permanent dead end.
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Stimulus discussion comes to Arlington
Some stayed productive during the week off By shAMBhu shArAn Contributor to The Shorthorn
Topics brought up at the forum include education and unemployment. By Ali MustAnsir Contributor to The Shorthorn
projected use of stiMulus Money • 38 percent for tax cuts • 270,000 new jobs in Texas •$5.3 billion for schools • $4.7 billion for medical programs •$2.7 billion for transportation • $1 billion for the workforce program • $1.1 billion for housing and infrastructure • $700 million for discretionary funds
Rep. Jim Dunnam, DWaco, officiated a public hearing March 14 in the University Center where Dallas-Fort Worth citizens voiced their opinion on how to spend the money allocated to Texas from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Source: Rep. Jim Dunnam, The public forum was D-Waco just one of the stops Dunnam plans to make with http://txstimulusfund.com/ ChairmansUpdates.aspx the Select Committee on Federal Economic Stabilization Funding, of which he is the chairman. More tion Department. than 300 people attended Michael Morris, directhe meeting, though many tor of transportation, exfiltered out during plained the furthe presentations. ther use of man“They just Dunnam said the aged lanes with number of people want to use varying fees. the bill affects creat- taxpayer He said maned a need to emphaaged lanes are size transparency in money to tolled lanes on the funding’s usage. create more the highway that Among the topics speed up traffic discussed were im- taxes.” for those willing provement in facilito pay. ties for retired citi- rob phillips, It drew jeers zens, further incen- Highland Village and protest from resident tives for joining the the crowd and nursing workforce, many questions broadband internet from the committee. service for more areas of “Why don’t you just call Texas, funds to stabilize the it a toll road?” Dunnam Texas education system and said to cheers from the auunemployment benefits. dience. Gov. Rick Perry anRob Phillips of Highnounced his decision to land Village said he has a turn down $555 million problem with illegal aliens for unemployment March using roads he pays for, and 12. Dunnam said Texas has making toll lanes would lost 75,800 jobs in 2009, just make him pay more. which could cause unem“They just want to use ployment funds to run out taxpayer money to create in September. more taxes,” he said. Another topic of debate was funding for the North Ali MustAnsir Central Texas Council of news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu Governments Transporta-
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Art AppreciAtion Graphic design sophomore Jose Alvarado visits the UTA Gallery on Monday in the Fine Arts Building. The gallery is currently displaying the works of Rimer Cardillo and Darryl Lauster.
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chief lending officer for Sallie Mae, which is based Reston, Va. Families would also repay loans between five and 15 years, compared with the previous 15 to 30 years. Despite the shorter term, Sallie Mae says the monthly bills upon graduation wouldn’t rise dramatically. This is because the interest payments students make while in school would avoid negative amortization, where the loan balance grows because of deferred interest.
The loans will be available for the 2009-2010 calendar year. As an example of how the loans will work, Sallie Mae paints the scenario of a student who wants to borrow $17,000 over two years. For the first semester of freshman year, the student would pay $40 a month. That figure would rise each semester, reaching $160 by the second semester of sophomore year. The $160 monthly payments would continue until graduation. Once out of school, the student would owe only the principal of $17,000. This would be paid off over the next six years at $328 a month.
Spring break didn’t live up to its name for some on-campus students who used the time to catch up on school work or get teeth removed. Yuebin Li, a visiting physics graduate student from China, worked in his office on a research project. “I spent most of the time at Lab doing research, some time watching movies and doing housework,” he said. Li stayed on campus because his group had a project to finish. “I studied for 10 hours, five days a week, doing research for bio-nano phosphorus,” he said. Despite this, he managed to find time to relax with his research group during a picnic at a local park. But it was completing his work that was most gratifying. “I had a lot of assignment to do. I finished my project. I feel happy. My spirit is high,” Li said. Varun Vashist, electrical engineering graduate student, spent most of his time in his apartment watching movies, sleeping and searching for internships. He said the most interesting part of the break was celebrating his roommate’s birthday with friends.
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Air, Catherine Wheel and Tripping Daisy, but Cable isn’t sure if their sound is like anything they listen to. The band struggled to tour outside Texas due to time restraints and monetary issues while recording their album last year. While all members have separate jobs, they find time to work together. “The balance just kind of establishes itself,” Cable said. “We’re pretty lucky in that way.”
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Civil engineering sophomore Priya Lad had six teeth removed the Friday before spring break but spent the week working at her internship, doing homework and spending time with friends and family. With a swollen mouth. “Being home is very unpredictable — you never know what someone will say or do. One moment you’re shouting at each other and the next moment you’re laughing your butt off,” she said. While Priya said she was satisfied with the amount of work she completed, she would have enjoyed a vacation. “There’s that part of me that wanted to go out and just enjoy the day [and] night for what it was,” she said. Atoosa Lotfi, biomedical engineering graduate student, said she spent time at home and the university library looking for a job. She didn’t go out because of money issues, but had a good time. “I was happy to find good neighbors,” she said. “I invited my neighbors for dinner and talked about culture and countries. I really had a good time during the spring break.” shAMBhu shArAn news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
Cable said the growth in digital media makes now an interesting time for musicians and bands trying to sell records. “The advent of digital media has definitely changed the landscape,” he said. “Now this huge audience is accessible to everyone, which is great. But it presents a whole different set of challenges, because you have to try even harder to get people’s attention. The over-saturation has jaded the audience ... we’d be happy to sell cassettes of this record, let alone mp3s.” cAroline BAsile news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu