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Parking changes may reduce green space Some locals oppose UTA’s proposal to add spaces on top of greenery. By Sarah Lutz The Shorthorn staff
The university’s preliminary parking expansion plans
consider the long-term environmental issues, but some local residents and student environmentalists are concerned about the short-term plans. The plan consists of lot expansions and a new parking lot, both in the southern part
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Ineffective server causes ‘Net, Web site to fail twice OIT fixed the glitch that caused students to lose access to UTA URLs. By duStin L. dangLi The Shorthorn staff
The Office of Information Technology said it has completely fixed errors that left visitors unable to access the university’s Web site, and related sites like MyMav, for several hours on Monday and Tuesday. OIT only partially corrected problems with the Domain Name Server on Monday and while working on it
42 and some of Lot 40 to add the special events center and parking garages. The expansions in the southern part of campus will accommodate parking until the last garage opens in 2012. Hall said the temporary parking expansion will allow
of campus, to give students a place to park when the university eliminates some lots on the east side of campus, said John Hall, Administration and Campus Operations vice president. The university will eliminate the Arlington Hall parking lot, lots 45 and
By Johnathan SiLver
The Classics Club revisited wars, blood lust, infidelity and petty gods in Homer’s The Odyssey for more than 15 hours Wednesday. The club hosted its annual Homerathon 7 a.m.10:30 p.m. on the University Center mall and sold Classics Club T-shirts and mugs. Nearly 60 spots of 15-minute recitations were filled by more than 25 peo-
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Tuesday, the servers malfunctioned again, said Suzanne Montague, OIT vice president and chief information officer. From 4:30 to 8 p.m. Monday and 4:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, students in residence halls and those trying to access the Internet wirelessly on campus lost all service. “We do not expect further difficulties,” she said. “Even though it appeared to be two separate incidents, it was a single problem that occurred over two days.” The Shorthorn: Meghan Williams
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Marsha Baylor and her husband, UTa alumnus Mike, make their final bids at a silent auction Tuesday in the Studio Arts Center. The auction was part of the annual glass sale.
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The event included readings of the epic poem, “The Odyssey.”
for parking needs during the special events center’s construction, and green spaces can be added afterward. He said 26.5 percent of the university is designated for surface parking, and ac-
ple from the club, Texas Christian University classics students and faculty and students from nearby grade schools. Americans could learn from the way ancient Greeks acted, classical studies program director Charles Chiasson said. “In these hard economic times, people are running around like chickens with their heads cut off,” he said. “The Greeks experienced drought, relatively few natural resources, lived on rocky land, and poor peasants had to scratch a living HoMEr continues on page 6A
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art graduate teaching assistant Matthew patterson smoothes a glass piece on a marver table Tuesday in the Studio Arts Center. Patterson and others demonstrated glass blowing techniques at the annual glass sale.
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Liberal arts associate dean kimberly van noort recites part of a French translation of Homer’s “The Odyssey” for a small crowd Wednesday on the University Center mall. The University Classics Club presented the daylong recitation.
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The university may also establish a Jordanian study abroad program.
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The annual glass sale and auction For video coverage and on Wednesday gave a clear view of work and dedication to art. more photos, visit The sale, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., The ShorThorn .com featured works by glass art professor David Keens, students and visiting glass artists. During the sale, students performed four glass demonstrations for the public. A silent auction was open until 1 p.m. Items and prices at the sale varied from $2 small glass flowers to $150 vases. Works at the silent auction went up into the thousands in price. Proceeds from the sale and auction are divided so the artist receives half the money, and the rest goes to the glass studio, Keens said. He said more than 30 students participated in the annual show, which drew a steady crowd of students, faculty, staff and local residents. “It’s a hard thing to learn and practice. There’s a pretty steep learning curve,” he said. “Our students have worked so hard to do so well and it shows in their work here.” Keens said participation was optional but many jumped at the
The university is looking into collaboration with Jordanian universities after the Provost and the Office of International Education executive director visited the Middle East country last month. The university signed an agreement with Yarmouk University similar to
existing agreements with Hashemite University and Tafila Technical University. The agreement covers a variety of possible collaborations, including student and faculty exchange and research collaboration, Judy Young, OIE executive director, said. Under that general exchange, the schools can establish program agreements specific to what they want, she said. jordan continues on page 6A
Connection Café evacuated diners at 12:30 p.m. due to flooding, but opened an hour later Wednesday. Water began seeping from floor drains at noon due to food backing up in the drainage system, said David Albart, University Center operations director. It was the first time this kind of flooding happened in three to four years, he said. Dining Services Director Elizabeth Cheong said staff evacuated the cafeteria because it was slippery and, therefore, unsafe. She said diners who paid received refunds and diners already in the cafeteria received to-go
boxes for their food. The cafeteria continued service at first because the flooding seemed minor, Connection Café service manager Michael Holloman said. Visitors had to watch their step as they walked to get food because the flooding was uneven. Maintenance began working on the issue at about 12:20 p.m. Anthropology senior Andrea Russell said she had finished eating when she was, along with her friends, rudely evacuated. “They said, ‘Get up and get out,’ ” she said.
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Drop-In Study Abroad Advising: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., University Center between Starbucks and Freshens. Free. For information, contact Blake Hart at 817-2721120 or bhart@uta.edu. Devotional and Food: noon, 311 UTA Blvd. Free. For information, contact 817-274-6282. Exhibiting Artist Talk — Rimer Cardillo: 12:30-1:30 p.m., 148 Fine Arts Building. Free. For information, contact Patricia Healy at 817-272-5658 or phealy@uta.edu. Improving Your Study Skills: 1-2 p.m., 216 Davis Hall. Free. For information, call Counseling Services at 817-272-3671. Planetarium Show — “Secret of the Cardboard Rocket”: 1:30-2:30 p.m., Planetarium. Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for children and seniors, $3 for faculty, staff and alumni and $2 for UTA students. For information, contact Levent Gurdemir at 817-272-0123 or planetarium@ uta.edu. TechnoScholar — Let’s Get Down to Basics — Video for the Web: 2-4 p.m., Central Library Digital Media Studio. Global Grounds International Coffee Hour: 4-5 p.m., UC Palo Duro Lounge. Free. For information, contact Julie Holmer at 817-272-2355 or jholmer@uta. edu. Biology Department Spring 2009 Colloquium Series: 4-5 p.m., 124 Life Science Building. Free. For information, contact Andre Pires da Silva at 817-272-1383 or apires@uta.edu.
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OUT WITH THE OLD Rafael Camacho, left, and Estevan Dias clean the dirt and rocks out of a milling machine behind the University Center on W. 1st St. Wednesday afternoon. The milling machine was used to tear up the old concrete in preparation for resurfacing.
POLICE REPORT This is a part of the daily activity log produced by the university’s Police Department. To report a criminal incident on campus, call 817-272-3381.
TUESDAY Vehicle tow Police were called at 10:32 a.m. to investigate a report of a vehicle parked in a reserved space in Faculty Lot 8, 801 Greek Row Drive. A faculty member told the responding officer that someone had parked in his space without authorization. The offending vehicle was towed. Vehicle burglary Police responded at 3:35 p.m. to investigate a vehicle burglary report at
LECTURE 1107 Greek Row Drive. A student told the responding officer that an unknown person had broken in to his vehicle at some point after the student arrived that morning. Vehicle tow Police responded at 3:57 p.m. to a report of an unauthorized vehicle parked in a reserved space in Faculty Lot 12, 400 UTA Blvd. A faculty member told the responding officer that someone had parked in his space without authorization. The offending vehicle was towed.
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The Admiral: 4:30-7 p.m., 200 Trimble Hall. Free. For information, contact Lonny Harrison at 817-272-2388 or lonnyharrison@ uta.edu.
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CORRECTIONS Jay Pitschka’s name was misspelled in Wednesday’s Sports page.
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Author to discuss OneBook novel Nicole Krauss’ speech to touch on various subjects and themes in the book. BY JOHNATHAN SILVER Contributor to The Shorthorn
After a year of reading assignments and speakers discussing her novel’s theme of connectedness, students in freshman English classes can hear OneBook 2008-09 author, Nicole Krauss, speak about her book. Krauss will talk about subjects surrounding her best seller History of Love in “A Conversation with Nicole Krauss” from 7 to 8 tonight in the University Center Rosebud Theatre. Guest speakers are invited to talk about this year’s OneBook selection from different angles and themes. Since fall 2006, one certain book was required reading for every freshman English class, as part of the OneBook program. Jarrod Stringer, English graduate teaching assistant, said he liked the novel and that his students responded well in discussions. “It delves into the inadequa-
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cies that human beings experience in their daily lives and creates a tapestry in and through, which individuals choose courage in order to move through their fears,” Stringer said. The book has varying messages readers are likely to encounter. “As illustrated in the novel, even when human beings feel alone, they are connected in ways that they may not be able to see, or of which they may not be aware,” he said. OneBook and Conversations Program co-chair Dawn Remmers, also enjoyed History of Love and looks forward to Krauss’ visit. “I enjoyed the book from the perspective that it covered so many substantive topics: the challenges of growing up, the challenges of growing old, the unconditional love of others, writing, plagiarism, all of the glimpses into other countries and cultures,” Remmers said. “Then the notion that all of that comes together in a neat package is beautiful and fascinating to me.” Remmers found aspects of the book relatable.
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cording to the Benge Master Plan, it will reduce to 19.7 percent in 2020 and 12.2 percent in 2060. Green space, which is 35.2 percent of the university, will increase to 41.7 in 2020 but is projected to remain the same for 2060. Hall said the university is still surveying the area and could not give estimates on the amount of green space that will be lost between now and 2020. But, much like with Lot 50, the university will save most, if not all, of Park Row the trees on the land. “The material that we’re looking to use is a pervious material that actually allows rainwater to soak through the surface,” he said. “We haven’t completed the design of the lot, and certainly going to a sustainable design should allow us to save most, if not all, of the trees.” The Environmental Society, a student organization devoted to promote environmental interests, asked students if they would prefer a green space or the new parking lot during a bake sale Wednesday. Vinodh Valluri, society member and environmental science graduate student, said the society could not understand justifying the loss of a healthy, well-developed green space for parking even if the university would later attempt to regrow the area.“We want to get an idea
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of what the students are asking for and whether that’s sustainable as well as what the university is asking for and whether that’s sustainable,” he said. “In 2020, what are those decisions, which you do not want to regret, and do you want to make those decisions right now?” Valluri said of the 104 students buying food at the sale, one student wanted the parking lot built, and 103 others said they would prefer to keep the green space. None were fully informed of the situation. History graduate student Monica Drake said the university owns property both north and south of her house. The proposed Lot 54 will sit south of her home. “Why tear up one of the last green spaces on campus for 74 parking spaces?” she said. “It’s so far from the central campus that I don’t
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Satirical paper circulated at UTA without approval Student Governance and Organizations administrators are investigating the unauthorized distribution of an independent publication on campus on Wednesday. Staff of The Morning Hangover, a satirical, tabloidstyle newspaper, distributed 500 copies of its first issue to students on the Central Library and University Center malls. Jeff Sorensen, Student Governance and Organizations assistant vice president, said he and his staff would look into the distribution before taking further action. “We’ll contact the people responsible for the paper — we’ll have some conversations with them to determine who they are,” Sorensen said. “Whether they’re on-campus people or off-campus — then we’d apply
the appropriate policy.” He said the policy for offcampus publications states they can only be distributed at three places on campus: the north side of the Mitchell Street bridge, outside the Campus Center across from the Maverick Activities Center and on the west side of the University Center. As of press time, Student Governance and Organizations made no decision regarding action on the unauthorized distribution, said Jamie Williams, Student Governance and Organizations director. Matt Keyser, print journalism sophomore and editor-inchief of The Morning Hangover, said the paper’s goal is strictly fun. “All the news reported now is how the economy is going
down, the stocks are in the crapper,” he said. “Our goal is to make people laugh and forget that we’re in a recession and all the negative stuff.” He said The Morning Hangover will be distributed every Wednesday to major universities around the Metroplex area. Keyser said he borrowed money from a friend to finance the operation. Keyser is also the editor-inchief of the News Register, the Northlake Community College student newspaper, but he said the two publications are not connected. “I’m in no way affiliated with the News Register as it regards to The Morning Hangover,” he said. “This newspaper is completely on my own time.”
UP IN SMOKE Arlington Fire Department firefighter Pete Martinez extinguishes flames from a car fire Wednesday at Mitchell and Cooper streets. Andria Turner escaped with two other passengers with no serious injuries after seeing smoke emit from her steering wheel.
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Mavs fight to end, fall short to tCU The team can’t find a way to come up with a win against the Horned Frogs. By Stephen peterS The Shorthorn sports editor
Fort WortH — players and coaches say they’re concentrating mainly on the weekend conference series as the season progresses. that wasn’t the case Wednesday night, as the Mavericks went down swinging to texas Christian 2-1 at Lupton stadium — literally. Using a deep pitching rotation for the game, UtA held the potent Horned Frog offense to just one earned run on seven hits. In the bottom of the ninth, with a runner on first, third baseman Evan raley fielded a bunt from tCU’s third baseman Matt Carpenter. the throw sailed over second baseman Justin Mcpherson’s glove into center field, advancing the runner to third. “It was just one of those plays,” head coach Darin thomas said. “that’s just a play [raley] will make next time.” right-handed pitcher Jason Mitchell, the fourth of the night, intentionally walked the next batter to load the bases. tCU catcher Jimmie pharr, in for ejected starting catcher Bryan Holaday, sent a fly ball to mid-center field, allowing the runner at third to tag up and score the game-winning run.
the highlight of the night came at the conclusion of the Mavs’ half of the eighth inning when shortstop tim steggall rounded third base on a Michael Choice single. steggall was caught too far-off third base during the relay throw. He then continued to home plate and collided with Holaday. Holaday then retaliated by punching steggall in the face, which led to both teams leaving the dugouts and running on to the field behind home plate. “that’s just baseball,” steggall said with a bloody nose. “I was too far out to slide, so I just tried to make a play at the plate.” After conferring in the middle of the inning, the umpires ejected steggall and Holaday. the Mavericks mustered only four hits against tCU pitching and struck out four times. three of the team’s hits came from the bat of Choice. “our hitting wasn’t there tonight,” thomas said. “I didn’t think having Andrew [Kainer] out of the lineup would hurt that much, but it did.” UtA has a day off before beginning a three-game series with southeastern Louisiana on Friday at Clay Gould Ballpark. the loss marks the 13th straight time UtA has lost to the Horned Frogs. It also snaps a three-game win streak for UtA.
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Above: A fight breaks out between shortstop Tim Steggall, 3, and TCU catcher Bryan Holaday as both dugouts pour on to the field during Wednesday’s loss to TCU. The fight stemmed from a collision as Stegall attempted to score a run.
Left: Senior first baseman Ryan Davis tags out TCU’s Brance Rivera at first base Wednesday during the Mavericks’ 2-1 loss to TCU at Lupton Stadium in Fort Worth. This loss brings the Mavericks’ record to 15-12 for the season.
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A construction crew works on the Clay Gould Ballpark’s new scoreboard, featuring LED video board and more sponsors on Wednesday.
A new video display at Clay Gould Ballpark will be ready in two weeks, new scoreboards will be up this weekend. By Caroline BaSile The Shorthorn staff
the scoreboards at Allan saxe Field and Clay Gould Ballpark are receiving face-lifts. pepsi, Aquafina, Blue Cross Blue shield of texas, texas Health resources and AUI Contractors join Wells Fargo and spring Creek Barbeque as advertisers for the two teams. the advertising panels will go on the front and back of each board, said Jason Chaput, assistant athletic director for facilities and events management. Also, Clay Gould Ballpark will get a new video board. “these are continuing upgrades and commitment to our baseball and softball programs,” he said. the video board replaces the old one, which was used from 1997 until 2004, when it became inoperable. the new video board is a 16 feet tall and 9 feet wide prostar LED display with full video capabilities. tony Burkin, associate athletic director for business and operations, said the scoreboard should be up and running by this weekend for the series against southeastern Louisiana. He also said the video board will be fully operational within the next two weeks.
“It’s great to finally have this,” he said. “We’ve been working on this for almost five years, and we’re really fortunate that pepsi and the other sponsors came in and we could do this.” UtA baseball head coach Darin thomas said the scoreboard repairs and the video board caught him off guard. “It kind of surprised me,” he said. “I knew we were getting something but didn’t know when. It was all a matter of when it happened, and it looks great.” Kevin Fralicks, associate athletic director for external affairs, said advertising with AUI Contractors is an exchange deal. the ad the Fort Worth-based architecture company has at the ballparks for two years would normally cost $20,000, but instead AUI will provide UtA artist renderings and other services to use as the university plans further changes to the fields, including locker rooms at the baseball and softball fields, Fralicks said. “We’re very pleased to work with AUI on this,” he said. Currently, the baseball and softball teams suit up at Maverick stadium. Clay Gould Ballpark’s last renovation was in 2003, when seating capacity was increased from 1,200 to 1,600, and a new entrance way was built. Caroline BaSile sports-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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Astronomy senior Phyllis Whittlesey points out stars to students during an astronomy lab Wednesday night behind the Life Science Building. Students used a Celestron-8 telescope to view the pleiades, a clusters of stars near the constellation of Taurus.
acciDent Person in stable condition after Davis Street crash An accident earlier today in the 700 block of S. Davis St. left one driver hospitalized and his vehicle totaled. Around 1:30 p.m., witnesses in the parking lot of the university police building at 700 S. Davis St. said they saw a white Plymouth strike a silver Saturn Ion and swerve across the opposing lane of traffic. Education junior Kristen Sittig was behind the wheel of the Ion when her car was hit. She said the Plymouth struck the driver’s side of her vehicle, causing minor body damage and breaking off the side view mirror. The other car’s driver appeared to be passed out behind the wheel, Sittig said. After striking Sittig’s vehicle, the car continued into the front yard of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity house, stopping after it
struck a tree. Music performance sophomore Drew Talley said he was in the fraternity house at the time but didn’t hear the crash in the front yard. An ambulance transported the driver, who’s car had an alumni parking sticker, to Arlington Memorial Hospital. An emergency room nurse said the Plymouth driver is in stable condition, undergoing a series of medical tests and was unavailable for comment at press time. While the car was significantly damaged, with the hood crumpled and engine compartment crushed, little damage was visible to the Phi Delta Theta lawn or the tree the car struck. “There aren’t even skid marks,” Talley said. “You couldn’t tell it had happened if you hadn’t seen it.”
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from an unforgiving earth. They were a tough people — more than many in America in the 21st century.” “The Odyssey”, composed in eighth century B.C., is about the human condition and represents the beginning of Western culture. Odysseus, the main character, attempts to return home from war but faces many obstacles planned by the gods. Odysseus gets set back years and deals with loss caused by his reckless actions. This provides a window into what it means to be human, Chiasson said. “Part of being human is suffering,” he said. The epic poem is deemed a classic because its subject matter transcends its own time, Chiasson said. Classics Club secretary Emily Clark said she recited lines from the poem because she liked being part of
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The driver of the white Plymouth Acclaim struck the side of education junior Kristen Sittig’s car, before hitting a tree of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity house front yard Wednesday. The Plymouth’s driver had to be hospitalized after appearing passed out at the accident while Sittig made away without serious injuries.
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opportunity to show their art, allowing them to earn money for more supplies, tuition and bills. Art graduate student Shannon Brunskill said she sold items in the auction and sale to help fund a summer course at the Pilchuck Glass School in Seattle and also to support the studio. Mickey Teeters, Tarrant County College learning lab manager and UTA glass student, said she’s always been enthusiastic about color and that’s why she chose to work with glass. “Glass is the best way to express color — just to see the light shine through it and see the vivid colors,” she said. Teeters joined the program because of how comprehensive it is and the equipment she can work with. “It’s an outstanding facil-
ity, and it’s a great place to learn glass,” she said. Fort Worth resident Janet Stuffmann came to the show because she collects art glass. “I’m very excited by what the students can do,” she said. “There are some incredible pieces for sale.” At the time of her interview she had not purchased any pieces yet but said she was leaving with something. “It’s hard to pick and narrow down,” she said. “There are really beautiful pieces.” Keens, who sold several of his items in the auction, said now that the sale is over, students will begin working on pieces and planning for next year. “We try to make each sale our best one yet,” he said. “This year’s was very successful.”
Montague said the DNS converts Web addresses like www.uta.edu into IP addresses, which computers use to relay information. “Since the DNS was not working, even though the Web pages and the network were functioning perfectly, there was nothing to translate our usual web addresses into a working IP address that publishes the Web page,” she said. The occurrences on both days were part of the same issue, which took two days for technicians to correct. “Even though it ap-
Greek tradition and wants to be a professor. “Ever since I was a little kid, I was always interested in ancient cultures,” Clark said. “This is the most natural thing for me to go into.” Speaking Wednesday reminded Karl Petruso, Honors College dean and anthropology professor, of his ancient Greek undergraduate studies. “It gives students the opportunity to experience The Odyssey and Homer in an unusual way,” Petruso said. Former student Robert Keyes was an audience member in 2006 but was too afraid to volunteer. This year, he came back to pitch in, conquering his fear. “It made me glad to think that part of the very basis of Western culture was still alive at UTA,” he said. The epic was originally sung and acted out. Writing came several centuries later, Petruso said.
“The next language probably that is going to be added to the curriculum will be Arabic. We were discussing ways in which students studying Arabic could spend time in Jordan practicing the language,” she said. Jordan is between Iraq and Israel and north of Saudi Arabia and is the only Middle East country the university has signed agreements with, Young said. Donald Bobbitt, Provost and Academic Affairs vice president, said the university engages in these type of agreements to provide cultural opportunities for students. “It gives faculty members sort of permission to have conversations with colleagues at these foreign institutions and to investigate what might be possible,” he said. The agreements signed are a pledge for the two institutions to work together, he said. “The thing that I like about the contacts in Jordan is that every one of the presidents ... told me that they weren’t interested in just the paper ... they wanted an interactive relationship with The University of Texas at Arlington,” he said. “And I think that’s great. They’re not looking for something to just put
on a résumé, they’re for an institution that could be a real partner with them, and that’s exactly our view also.” Bobbitt called Jordan a country of tremendous opportunity. “It’s a growing economy with some very interesting problems related to water issues, the environment — their problems are not too dissimilar from the state of Texas,” he said. “There are parts of Texas where water and the environment are key issues. The only difference is that Jordan doesn’t seem to have oil below.” He said Jordan has many ethnicities and cultures living together. Individuals who have emigrated from Palestine, other Arab states and Westerners. “It’s like a living laboratory for world history,” he said. “I think from that point of view the experience for our students would be unique and truly profound.” Young said Jordan is a country that UTA would feel comfortable to send its students. “It’s a very diverse environment and safe,” Bobbitt said. “It is literally ground central for the history in that area. The Romans went through there, the Byzantine Empire had its influence there, the Hebrews came through there, it was a stopping point for the Crusades.” Bryan BastiBle news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
Johnathan silver news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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peared OK to the general same time of day,” she said. The issue was fully republic, we were still experiencing difficulty with solved, and the servers were restored to full the software,” power at 6:30 Montague p.m. Tuesday. said. “We were Students well on our living on camway to compus could plete resolunot log into tion when the RESnet, the servers malUTA residenfunctioned the tial network, second time.” so they had She said no Internet she thinks the access during loss of conthe times the nectivity on university had both days was problems with due to volume emily ramirez, the DNS. p r o c e s s i n g undeclared freshman Undeclared because it ocfreshman curred around Kimberlin To said she spent the same time both days. “The volume by 4:30 an hour trying to fix the p.m. may have maxed at the problem by tinkering with
“It actually helped. Since I had a paper to finish for English during that time, I couldn’t distract myself with the Internet.”
her computer and checking her Ethernet cable before finding out other people couldn’t connect. “I wanted to find out how much I had to pay for housing,” she said. To said she was surprised when she couldn’t log on to the Internet for the second time Tuesday. Undeclared freshman Emily Ramirez said the lack of Internet turned out to be a positive for her. “It actually helped,” she said. “Since I had a paper to finish for English during that time, I couldn’t distract myself with the Internet.” Dustin l. Dangli news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
RIght: Glass art professor David Keens auctions off works created by students, visiting artists and faculty during the annual glass art sale Wednesday at the Studio Arts Center. The sale funds the glass program’s repair and maintenance studio costs. Below: Karen Ginsberg checks out glasswork Tuesday in the Studio Arts Center. Ginsberg came out to support her son, Justin, who works under glass art professor David Keens.
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“We try to make each sale our best one yet. This year’s was very successful.”
caroline Basile news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
David Keens, glass art professor The Shorthorn: Meghan Williams