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Campus tobacco ban’s fate remains up in air Student Congress meeting yields no final decision after smoking survey results are released. The Shorthorn: Andrew Buckley

Human Resources Vice President Jean Hood addresses students and faculty during a Student Congress meeting Tuesday in the Student Congress Chambers for feedback on the Tobacco Free Campus Initiative. Of the 3,198 participants in the online survey, 66 percent said that the current policy should be enforced or the campus should become tobacco free.

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BY ALI MUSTANSIR The Shorthorn staff

Human Resources Vice President Jean Hood addressed those who attended the Student Congress meeting Tuesday night for feedback on the Tobacco Free Campus Initiative.

The Tobacco Free Campus Initiative committee hosted an online survey for student, faculty and staff opinions on banning tobacco from campus, which ended March 13. Of the 3,198 participants, 66 percent said the current policy should be enforced or the campus should be made tobacco free. Hood said the school received complaints about smokers not being 50 feet from entrances and ventilation as policy dictates.

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The Shorthorn student ad manager receives national award

ike Olympians of old, modernday Greeks engaged in combat on the battlefield for fortune and glory. These Greeks, however, were UT Arlington fraternities and sororities, and the combat consisted of a friendly tug-of-war and other games on the Maverick Activities Center west lawn. The event, part of Greek Week, had teams with names like New York and Austin competing for points by playing games like limbo, three-legged race and pushup contests. Economics freshman Bryce Vradenburg flexed his hands after competing in a tug-of-war match. “I’m alright,” he said, shrugging off a cut on his arm. “Its all for fun.”

BY MARK BAUER The Shorthorn assistant news editor

Four years ago, Colleen Hurtzig enrolled at the university merely as a stepping-stone to UT-Austin. The broadcast journalism turned business marketing major said she quickly fell in love with business marketing, and subsequently the university, after completing an introduction to marketing class in fall 2005. Fast-forward to spring 2009, when she received national Ad Manager of the Year last week for her work at The Shorthorn. Friends, employees and advisers all say the same thing: Hurtzig is poised for success. “I was shocked, couldn’t even walk to the stage — I was shaking like crazy,” Hurtzig said about the announcement at the College Newspaper Business and Advertising Managers 37th Annual Convention in Charlotte, N.C. last Friday. The award is selected after nominees submit an application containing letters of recommendation, a personal essay and work samples. Ad manager of the year entries are judged in two categories: circulation above and under 40,000 per week. Hurtzig’s application was 14 pages long, and the judge rated her the highest score in all categories: achievement, management, interaction, innovation and personal philosophy. “Colleen was able to step up when the paper and staff needed her most,” the selecting judge wrote. “She con-

Mechanical engineering sophomore Raymond Ouch inches below the limbo bar during 2009 Greek Games on Tuesday on the Maverick Activities Center west lawn. Ouch won second place in the competition.

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Economics freshman Bryce Vradenburg of Team New Orleans pulls his weight during the tug-of-war contest, part of the Greek Games event Tuesday nighton the Maverick Activities Center west lawn. The team lost the match, coming in third in the event.

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TECHNOLOGY University server down again for two hours For the second consecutive day, the university’s server had difficulties, leaving visitors unable to access the university’s Web site and related sites like MyMav. Spencer Mabry, Office of Information Technology assistant supervisor, said OIT received an official outage report of the damage at 4:28 p.m. The UTA Web site was accessible again at 6:15 p.m. Mabry said the problem is almost identical to what occurred Monday evening.

“The 50-foot rule is not enough in some areas, she said. The area under the bridge connecting Hammond and Trimble halls collects smoke when smokers are the required distance away. Hood said some schools have already become tobacco free or found other solutions. University of North Texas has a ‘smoking shack,’ and the University of Arkansas and Indiana

The explanation for Monday’s difficulties was that the Domain Name Server (DNS) was having issues. “It’s almost the exact same time, which is very scary,” he said. Mabry said technicians at the Fort Worth Center, where the servers are located, worked to fix the problem. No one was available for comment at the Fort Worth Center.

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Assistant professor receives grant to study beetles’ genetics The project will investigate why the beetles do not produce healthy offspring in the lab. BY ERIKA RIZO Contributor to The Shorthorn

The red flour beetle can be a pest in the 5-pound sack of flour in your kitchen, but it can be an important organism in genetic research. UTA biology assistant professor Jeff Demuth and professor Mike Wade of Indiana University Bloom-

ington will receive $2 million to study speciation of the grain pest Tribolium castaneum, known as the red flour beetle. The grant, which begins today and is a continuation of Demuth’s fouryear research at Indiana UniversityBloomington, where Wade was Demuth’s Ph.D. adviser, was awarded by the National Institute of Health. Half will be distributed to Indiana University-Bloomington and half to UTA. BEETLE continues on page 3

The Shorthorn: Andrew Buckley

Business marketing senior Colleen Hurtzig was named national Ad Manager of the Year at the College Newspaper Business and Advertising Managers 37th Annual Convention last Friday in Charlotte, N.C. Hurtzig’s application was 14 pages long and was rated the highest score in all categories.

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Traffic Modeling in the D/FW Area: 7-8 a.m., 601 Nedderman Hall. Light breakfast provided. Reservations requested. Members and students free, all others $5. For information, contact Roger Tuttle at 817-272-3682 or tuttle@uta.edu. Homerathon: 7-10 a.m., University Center mall. Free. For information, contact Charles Chiasson at 817-272-3216 or chiasson@uta.edu. Annual Glass Art Sale: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Studio Arts Center glass studios. Proceeds benefit the glass art program and students. Free. Art Exhibition — Rimer Cardillo and Darryl Lauster: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., The Gallery at UTA. Free. For information, contact Patricia Healy at 817-272-5658 or phealy@uta.edu. Focus on Faculty Speakers Series: noon-1 p.m., Central Library sixth floor. Free. For information, contact Tommie Wingfield at 817-272-2658 or wingfield@uta.edu. Study Abroad Info Session Focus on Language Immersion Programs: noon-1 p.m., UC Blanco Room. Free. For information, contact Blake Hart at 817-272-1120 or studyabroad@ uta.edu. Drop-In Study Abroad Advising: 1:30-3 p.m., UC between Starbucks and Freshens. Free. For information, contact Blake Hart at 817-272-1120 or bhart@ uta.edu.

Tri-C offers coffee, tea, quiet environment Christian Campus Center, near the UC, offers free drinks and solitude to UTA students looking to relax. BY SARAH LUTZ The Shorthorn staff

The fresh ground coffee, teas and lunches are free every day, but many students say they simply enjoy the quiet place to relax or study. Open 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Freebucks feeds students at the Christian Campus Center, known as the Tri-C, home of the Mavs 4 Christ student organization. Tri-C office manager Doris Frazier said she started it as a tearoom three years ago, open two hours a day, two days a week. She was able to expand on March 23, providing food each day with support and donations from the Tri-C’s board of directors. “The first day we had one customer — that was last Monday,” she said. “We just tried to make it a homey place, lots of little corners, cozy places to sit or study.” Social work graduate student Young Ok said she visited once last week and talked with Doris’s husband and Tri-C director Bob Frazier. “I’m very happy to hear that we have this kind of place,” she said “I thought about that and decided to come visit again, and this is my second time.” Ok said she enjoyed the tea and quiet atmosphere of Freebucks. “I’m so tired of sitting at a monitor, so I thought about this place, getting some rest and reading something,” she said. “So, that’s why I visited here.” Mechanical engineering freshman Scotty Butler said he loved the quiet environment and considers Doris Frazier the grandmother everyone wants. “I can disappear off into the library

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Freebucks, located across the street from Starbucks in the Tri-C building, offers coffee and a variety of teas for free Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. until 4:30p.m. Students can also get snacks and occasionally lunch, also for free.

or the lounge in the back, and I don’t have to worry about anyone disturbing me,” he said. Butler, who Frazier remembers as her second customer, said the convenience of the location and the secluded atmospheres have turned Freebucks into part of his daily routine. Frazier plans to expand Freebucks to include another dining room. A library and lounge are also in the building. “We can get the food and the supplies. That seems to be no problem.

You just tell us whatever you need,” she said. “I really want to help the students, and now’s kind of a rough time, and it’s a good time to do it.” Finance graduate student Julio Rivas said he became a regular because the price was right. “This is a place that I can afford,” he said. “Today we had hotdogs for lunch, because they were free. But the hotdogs were very good.”

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Burglary of a vehicle Officers responded at 7:54 p.m. to take a report of a vehicle burglary in Lot 25, 1315 S. Fielder Road. The vehicle owner told the responding officer that someone had broken into his vehicle sometime between 6:45 p.m. and 7 p.m. that evening.

The Facebook group UT Arlington Spring 2009 Elections will go up next week with each candidate’s photo and platform. The time it will go up was incorrect in Tuesday’s paper.

Theft Police responded at 10:07 a.m. to investigate a theft at Centennial Court apartments, 701 W. Mitch-

The Sigma Gamma Rho sorority step team Saturday night was the “Pretty Poodles.” Tuesday’s paper misidentified the name.

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ell Circle. A student told the responding officer someone removed the license plate from his vehicle the previous night. Tuesday Disturbance Police responded at 4:09 a.m. to investigate a loud noise complaint at Forest Glen apartments, 412 S. Cooper St. The officer located the source of the noise – a resident playing loud music – and asked that the volume be kept down.

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Brazos House hosts recyclable fashion show Models walked down Brazos House’s D ramp strutting the latest in old newspaper, paper towel and trash can fashion while dance tunes with lyrics like “Hey, hey, sexy guys” played in the background. Brazos House hosted the RecycleMania Fashion Show on Tuesday night, where five contestants competed to show off their outfits rather than find out who was a top model. Some worked with friends, others did it on their own, but they all created and wore their own recyclable dresses. Erica Burroughs, event organizer and resident assistant, said she wanted to host the night in conjunction with RecycleMania, a national event UTA is participating in. An audience of about 30 voted on the outfit they enjoyed most. While most contestants said they worked on their outfits for several hours, Anais Harvey, pageant champion and visual communication sophomore, said she and psychology and painting freshman Alexa Alarcon had been working on their dress since spring break. Their outfit consisted of a bubble-wrap skirt with a strapless top made of threaded-together paper towels with fruit print. Paper towel rolls added to the design and created a corset-like shape. Alarcon strapped together the back of the top with duct tape spray painted gold to accent the outfit. Alarcon said she believes

they won because their dress was more intricate, and they took the time to make accessories like a flower hair clip and a choker-like necklace. “We took more time,” Harvey said. “We put more effort into it.” Aside from bragging rights, the winning duo won necessities, like school supplies and dorm-room items. Marketing sophomore Judith Huni and psychology sophomore Leslie-Angela Mack went for, as Mack called it, “high fashion” with items found in the Student Activities office. Mack said most materials used for the dress were recyclable. Huni modeled a skirt made of used plastic table covers, an old EXCEL Campus Activities frame and a trash-can lid as a hat. Soda cans around the waist and a popcorn-box fan accented the outfit. “I voted for contestant number two, [Huni] because I like the Oscar-theGrouch hat,” biology junior Jerome Kirby said. English freshman Brittany Bellgam said she decided to participate because dressing up is something she likes to do. “I know it’s good to recycle and I like fashion,” she said. She created a short dress made out of a trash bag stuffed with grocery bags to give it a bubbly look. Her team created her top from a number of newspapers held together with a belt. Bellgam said her friends told her she’s crazy because she could see herself wear-

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University allow smoking on campus if it is in your car, with the windows up. If the campus becomes tobacco-free, Hood said all forms of tobacco would be banned, but it would take 12-18 months to initiate. Liberal Arts Senator Matt Jones said he grew up in a family of smokers and thinks the 50-foot policy is good enough if the distance is marked.

“I think a lot of it is sensationalized,” Jones said of the complaints the school has received. “I think it is not as bad as they say it is.” Liberal Arts Senator Annie Liu said she wants all students to be healthier and smoking is a type of pollution, which goes against the school effort to go green. Student Congress President Travis Boren said he thinks it’s great that the subject is being discussed but isn’t sure he favors it. “We need to take a comprehensive look at solutions to benefit everyone on cam-

Above: Visual communication sophomore Anais Harvey struts in a homemade dress of newspaper and bubble wrap during the RecycleMania Fashion Show on Tuesday outside Brazos House. Harvey was crowned the winner of the pageant, receiving bragging rights and a college essentials package. Right: Contestants in the RecycleMania Fashion Show used recyclable materials like soda cans, newspaper, bubble wrap and electrical tape to create sustainable wardrobes Tuesday outside Brazos House.

ing the outfit outside of the competition. The event consisted of more than just high fashion. While judges tallied votes, Burroughs challenged the audience to recycling trivia

pus, to find a solution that doesn’t discount needs of all students,” he said. Student Congress Parliamentarian William Knisley said he was at the committee meeting that moved the designated smoking area from 25 feet to 50 feet. He said he feels the issue is enforcement, which will remain a problem even with the ban. “In effect we will have a policy that won’t be enforceable,” Knisley said.

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An accident involving three vehicles occurred at about 1:40 p.m. Tuesday on the 400 block of South Cooper Street under the university’s north bridge. The officer on the scene said the driver of one vehicle was taken to the hospital and another was escorted off the scene.

There were no serious or life-threatening injuries, and no one was transported to the hospital, said Tiara Ellis, Arlington Police Department media relations coordinator. The police department could provide no further information at press time.

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Males from one population that mate with females of another often produce hybrids with lower viability, lower fertility and fewer deformities, Demuth said. Demuth and Wade will look for genetic causes underlying the problems observed in hybrid offspring. Rather than concentrate on single-gene effects, the scientists will look for suites of interacting genes that influence an individual beetle’s fitness. Their approach is applicable to human health research, because the genetic bases of many complex human diseases like autism, obesity and diabetes are caused by the interactions among many genes, Demuth said. “This is a great opportunity, because we have to have money to do research,” Demuth said. “It’s hard to do research without funding.” College of Science Dean Paul Paulus said he thinks this will have a positive impact on UTA. “As dean, it’s very exciting that our young faculty are doing this and being successful as we move to a Tier One status,” he said. “Demuth is a great example of the great success of research done at UTA. Getting grants like these shows that research is valued at the top level.”

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stantly overcame obstacles and found much success while doing so.” Mike Love, marketing junior and student advertising representative, said he admires Hurtzig’s approach to sales. “She’s completely deserving of the award she received,” he said. “She’s just really great at what she does.” Yale University, UT-Austin, The Ohio State University and Texas Christian University

The grant promises $328,535 in direct costs for the first year of the four-year grant period, according to the UTA Grant and Contract Services. “The red flour beetle is one of the most important pests of stored products in the home and grocery stores,” Demuth said. The beetles have chewing mouthparts, but do not bite or sting — they attack stored grain products like flour, cereals, pasta, cake mix, dried pet food, seeds and dried museum specimens, according to The University of Florida Food and Agricultural Sciences Web site. The project will investigate the genes that cause beetles from populations in different parts of the world to not produce healthy, flour-chomping offspring when brought together in the laboratory. “Tribolium castaneum has achieved worldwide distribution thanks to human commerce,” Demuth said. “The species seems to be evolving before scientists’ eyes, though the process of producing a new species does not yet appear complete.” Some beetles collected from different parts of the world are genetically incompatible, unable to reproduce with each other or unable to produce healthy offspring. were among the schools represented at the convention. Student Publications Director Lloyd Goodman said Hurtzig exhibits “tremendous integrity.” “She has extremely high standards and pushes herself to meet them,” he said. “She doesn’t seek recognition for just saying these are things she wants to do — she does them.” Hurtzig completed an internship with MTV International in New York City last summer, where she was responsible for making sure Nickelodeon branding remained consistent throughout

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126 countries. She said she’s unsure whether she’ll return as ad manager for the summer before she graduates in August, but Tammy Skrehart, Student Publications advertising assistant director, said Hurtzig’s shoes would be difficult to fill. “I try not to think about it,” Skrehart said. “I’m in tears. It will be a huge, huge loss, but the upside is we have a staff who worked under her who can see what it takes to be a top sales manager.” MArk BAuer news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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Don’t Be a Fool Pranks are fun, but don’t ruin April 1 with irresponsibility Another April Fool’s Day is upon us, and pranks and hoaxes are sure to be played across the campus. But pranksters should make sure no one is harmed whether intentionally or not. As funny as these hoaxes and pranks are, remember that they can also have consequences. Harming someone or wasting resources like food and school supplies like paper and printer ink aren’t going to help anything. There are many theories about how the day started. The most common theory involves the French calendar change in the sixteenth century. They moved new Year’s Day to January 1st instead of April 1st, and those who still celebrated the day from the old calendar were called fools. Editorial One theory given rounduP to the Associated The issue: Press for a story that It’s April Fool’s Day — ran in 1983 by Boshistorically a day for pranks and trickery. ton University Professor Joseph Boskin We suggest: Have fun with the day, claimed the day but make sure your started during the tricks do not harm anyrule of Constantine. one or waste needed resources. A group of court jesters stated they could run the empire better than him, so Constantine told one of them he could be king for a day — April 1. The joke was on the AP though — the story was a hoax the professor cooked up. The Museum of Hoaxes Web site has a list of the top 100 April Fool’s Day hoaxes and states its dedication to sharing knowledge about hoaxes. At the top of the list is the “Swiss Spaghetti Harvest,” which appeared in 1957 on a BBC news show, reporting that due to the mild winter, there would be a great spaghetti crop that year. The footage from the broadcast showed Swiss workers taking spaghetti off trees and putting it in baskets. A man on the show was reporting on how great the crop was and that strands of spaghetti are so uniform in size and shape due to years of patience. One hoax from 1933 came from the Madison-Capitol Times when it reported that the capitol building collapsed due to a string of explosions from large amounts of gas after much debate in the “Senate and Assembly chambers.” in 1996, Taco Bell produced ads saying they were investing in America by purchasing the Liberty Bell and would promptly be renaming it the “Taco Liberty Bell.” So have a fun day — don’t do anything that you couldn’t take back and make sure no one is harmed in the process. Happy April Fool’s Day!

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There are key economic inhe economy looks the same way to President Obama dicators: advance monthly sales and the folks in Capitol for retail trade and food services, Hill. They have not figured it manufacturers’ shipments, invenout yet. it’s nice when they come tories and orders, construction, on TV and pretend to have all gross domestic product, wholethe answers — as if there was a sale trade, new residential construction and sales, perhandbook to building an sonal income and outeconomy. Former Presilays, international trade dent Bush wouldn’t have and international transmessed up if this was the actions. These indicators case, and the book would are made up of millions be pirated by the Chiof uncontrollable varinese and make its way ables. around the world. For example, the rei agree with Presicent hikes in petroleum dent Obama’s message prices and the subseof hope and faith in quent fall had nothing the future. That’s what HumPHrEy to do with the Bush adis needed now, and it’s ministration. A couple what America stands for. Klobodu of men sitting at a big The mind-set of faith and hope in a better tomorrow round table with the inscription by making sacrifices today will “OPEC” behind them were responsible for that. change the economic situation. if 3 million Americans decide The media does a good job investigating stories and telling to reduce spending, there will be them as they happen. if you’ve a reduction in retail sales and noticed, most headlines on major food services, and the economy networks are centered on job cuts will suffer. if there is a reduction in how or the recession. Over-reporting will create a recession-psycholo- many international students gy, a survival state of mind. not study in the U.S., it will affect progress, caused by fear of ones international trade in services, which is also one of the economic economic standing.

indicators. The complexity of the situation is that the economic variables can’t be controlled with money. We are all responsible for the current state of the economy. Don’t ever underestimate your power as a consumer, a service provider or a manufacturer. You run the economic indicators and, therefore, the economy. For those who still ask what was the root cause of this economic downturn: Was it the housing meltdown or lack of regulation? nO. This is not the great depression of 1929 — this is 2009 — there are no gold standards. in an economic system, money is the output. Putting back more output into the system instead of raw materials, well, we live to see the outcome. nobel Prize winning economists Robert Lucas, Jr. and Edward C. Prescott have been more critical of the government spending, saying that the package will increase unemployment and place more debt on future generations. Let’s save our children from debt. America! Sacrifice!

–Humphrey Klobodu is an engineering graduate student and a columnist for The Shorthorn

Beastly Accusations Rumors of Obama being the Antichrist are unfounded

any religious nuts call President Obama the Antichrist and present these ridiculous arguments:

• He is secretly Muslim. They ignore the fact that he was a member of the United Church of Christ for two decades. if being Muslim makes someone the Antichrist, then all Muslim leaders would fit the bill. islam was not around when Revelation was written — so how could the Bible say this? • He is black. This makes every black leader in the world an Antichrist, and it has no basis in scripture. • He talks about peace. name one leader in any world democracy who has not run in part on a peace platform — even John McCain supported a responsible withdrawal from iraq.

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• He is charismatic. The Bible does say that the Antichrist will be given power over everyone whose name was not already in the Lamb’s Book of Life, which was written before creation. (Revelation 13:8) With a little effort, you can call anyone the Antichrist, especially if you pick and choose the prophecies you want to use. An equation circulated online in the ’90s about a cute purple dinosaur named Barney. if you take “Cute Purple Dinosaur” and convert the Us to Vs, like it would be if written in Latin, then remove all of the letters that are not Roman numerals — you will be left with C, V, V, L, D, i and V or 100, 5, 5, 50, 500, 1 and 5. if you add them together you get 666.

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The Bible says in Revela- knowledge him. He will make tion 13:18 “This calls for wis- them rulers over many people dom. if anyone has insight, and will distribute the land at let him calculate the number a price.” (niV) Bush is a proof the beast, for it claimed Christian. is man’s number. He has been seen His number is 666.” praying with people (niV) at rallies during his Barney is also a campaign for presiteacher of children dent and has stated who, grants them that he believes that wisdom, and they it is God’s will that love him. So i guess he was president. To that makes him the people of iraq, charismatic too. Christianity is forGeorge W. Bush ali mustansir eign. To them Jesus was elected president is not God, nor is he in 2000. We went to the Son of God. war in iraq in 2003. if these people can be the invading a foreign nation of a different faith on the basis of Antichrist — anyone can. it weapons of mass destruction could be Barack Obama, or and “islamic” militants has a one of your parents or a panhandler under a bridge. it scriptural parallel. The Bible says in Daniel could be me — or even you. 11:39: “He will attack the mightiest fortresses with the –Ali Mustansir is a help of a foreign god and will journalism junior and a greatly honor those who acreporter for The Shorthorn

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Mavericks hope to croak Frogs because of pitchska’s ability to get on base and put runners ahead of Choice, otteman Winner of nine of its last 10 — including and Kainer. the last two weeks have seen two Mava sweep over Nicholls state last weekend to move into a first-place tie in conference erick pitchers named as the conference’s — the baseball team travels to Fort Worth pitcher of the Week, with senior Andy sauon Wednesday to face texas Christian in a ter earning the award March 23 and senior Nathan Long receiving the award Monday midweek nonconference game. this is the second meeting between the after his 15-strikeout performance against Mavericks (15-11, 8-4) and the Horned Frogs Nicholls state. “I didn’t think anyone could top Andy’s (15-9, 3-3). the first was won convincingly by then No. 11 tCU 11-3 at Clay Gould Ball- performance,” thomas said. “sure enough, Nate goes out there and strikes out 15. our park on March 3. Head coach Darin thomas said his team’s pitching has just been going really well for pitching has allowed the rest of the players us lately and it just allows the rest of the to settle into games and perform well. He team — the defense, offense — to play much, said the team has been gaining confidence much better.” tCU enters tonight’s contest as the No. for midweek 27-ranked team games as it conin the UsA tinues its suctoday Collecess in weekend giate poll, but series. with a 2-4 re“ W e ’ v e cord in the last played well six games, inagainst some of cluding losing the best teams two games this in the nation,” past weekend thomas said. to san Diego “the first time state. against tCU we senior outweren’t mentalfielder Chris ly into it. this Ellington paces game is imporThe Shorthorn: Jacob Adkisson the Frogs with tant, but we’re a .354 batting more focused The Mavs’ gloves lay on the grass as players warm up for average, four on doing well in practice Tuesday. homers and 20 conference.” rBIs, and sesophomore outfielder Michael Choice and senior out- nior infielder Matt Vern leads the team with fielders Andrew Kainer and Matt otteman seven home runs. As a team, tCU’s pitching holds oppoprovide a solid middle-of-the-order offennents to a .273 batting average and 5.4 runs sive spark for the Mavs. the trio has combined for a .418 batting a game, while the Horned Frogs’ batting average, 26 doubles, nine of the team’s 14 average is .311 and scores 7.2 runs a game. UtA enters the contest batting .308 as a home runs and a .635 slugging percentage. “I wouldn’t trade those three for any oth- team and averages 6.2 runs a game. on the mound, the Mavericks will have ers in the nation,” thomas said. otteman leads the southland Conference sophomore left-handed pitcher Mark picca, with 50 base hits and 80 total bases. He who is 0-0 and enters the game with an ranks third in rBIs, with 35, and leads the 18.00 ErA in two appearances this year. picca’s last outing was Feb. 27 against steteam with a .459 batting average. thomas made a roster move early in the phen F. Austin. picca pitched one inning but gave up conference season after UtA was swept by sam Houston state, by shifting senior in- four earned runs on four hits in seven batters faced. fielder Jay pitschka to the leadoff spot. “We’re going to give picca the start, but He said the change has paid dividends

Baseball looks to get even with tCU Wednesday

By Stephen peterS

The Shorthorn sports editor

The Shorthorn: Jacob Adkisson

Senior infielder Ryan Davis snatches a ball during practice Tuesday. The Mavs play against TCU at 6:30 tonight at TCU.

we’re going to give several others some looks in this one,” thomas said. sophomore right-handed pitcher Greg Hollie starts for the Horned Frogs. Hollie is 3-0 this season with a 1.88 ErA and has allowed 13 hits in 14.1 innings of work. tCU has won 11 straight games against the Mavericks and own a 85-53-1 all-time series record against UtA. thomas knows the importance of these games and what they can mean for the team

as the season continues, but he said his focus for the team is improving in conference. “this game is winnable,” thomas said. “some teams look to win these mid-week games to help with their at-large bids for regionals. We’re just focused on weekend games. We can become a top tier team if we continue to win conference games.” Stephen peterS sports-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu