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Parade, music kick off 32nd International Week
Smoking forum yields low turnout
The yearly event provides information about various countries and traditions. BY SHAMBHU SHARAN Contributor to The Shorthorn
Students carrying banners representing 50 countries opened International Week
on Monday, accompanied by the university’s samba band, and ended in the Bluebonnet Ballroom with performances by the UTA Dance Ensemble and the Filipino Student Association. Student Affairs Vice President Frank Lamas congratulated the International Stu-
dent Organization during the opening speech for organizing the week at UTA and celebrating its 32-year tradition. He said the university values different backgrounds, perspectives, life experiences, beliefs and ideologies. The US News and World Report and the American As-
sociation of State Colleges and Universities recognized UTA for its racial diversity and as a trailblazer in education for Hispanics. Today’s program provided an opportunity to understand various parts of the world, PARADE continues on page 3
TAKING ONE FOR THE TEAM
Two students who smoke voice their opinions concerning the potential campuswide ban of tobacco usage. BY BRYAN BASTIBLE The Shorthorn staff
Two students expressed their opinions at a tobacco use forum Monday held by the Tobacco Free Campus Initiative committee. The attendees recommended alter- THE NEXT FORUM native ideas to a campus- MEETINGS wide smoking ban. In a survey completed When: noon-1 p.m. March 13, the campus Thursday community answered Where: 100 Nedderquestions concern- man Hall ing on-campus tobacco use. This was the fifth When: noon-1 p.m. Monday of seven planned forums Where: University where students, faculty Center Palo Duro and staff were invited to Lounge voice their opinions. The committee communicated the forum dates and meetings through university media outlets, like MavMail and UTA SMOKING continues on page 3
CRIME
Nonstudent arrested after book theft Central Library books began showing up at the UTA Bookstore, prompting store employees to notify university police. BY JASON JOYCE The Shorthorn staff
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Senior infielder Jamiee Stinson avoids being hit by her own bunt in the eighth inning of the first game of a doubleheader against Sam Houston State on Saturday. Stinson was thrown out at first, but the sacrifice set up the game-winning run from junior outfielder Brittany Washington.
UTA Police arrested a nonstudent on suspicion of stealing six books Thursday following a sting operation conducted by detectives in the Central Library, said Assistant Police Chief Rick Gomez. Those books are just the tip of a muchlarger haul, police said. “After they caught him, he gave the detectives three handwritten pages of titles of other books he had already taken from the library,” Gomez said. The operation began after police received reports of books from the Central Library appearing at the UTA Bookstore. University librarian Heather Scalf, who BOOKS continues on page 6
FACULTY
UTA professor invited to NYC workshop Eight directors around the country are chosen to participate in the event. BY JOHNATHAN SILVER Contributor to The Shorthorn
Theatre arts professor Andrew Gaupp will direct at the 2009 American Alliance for The-
atre and Education/Association for Theatre in Higher Education Conference’s New Play Development Workshop this summer in New York City. NPDW is part of the AATE/ ATHE Conference “Risking Innovation.” It consists of eight nationally chosen directors who take eight nationally selected
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plays, rewrite them in a workshop then perform stage readings. This is Gaupp’s eighth invitation. “I’m very happy that they would like to have me back, and I’m looking forward to it,” he said. WORKSHOP continues on page 3
CRIME
Organization’s missing funds partially returned Money was reported missing after an officer didn’t deposit it promptly. BY JASON JOYCE The Shorthorn staff
A former senior Vietnamese Student Association officer re-
turned most of the funds raised during a November date auction to the organization March 24 after the money was not deposited in the account after the event, university police said. The funds, totaling $2,400, were the proceeds of donations, winning auction bids and raffle
proceeds the organization raised Nov. 1, according to a police report filed by VSA President Francis Nguyen on Feb. 20. After three members counted the cash, a senior VSA officer “volunteered to keep the cash box VSA continues on page 3
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Biology freshman Robab Massoumalizadeh backstrokes during her swimming for fitness class Monday at the Physical Education Building. The class aims to improve students’ cardiovascular fitness and muscular endurance while lowering their stress levels. Massoumalizadeh plans to take the class again because she said she loves it.
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International Week Food Fair: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., University Center mall. Tickets cost $.25 each, about $5 can buy a meal. For information, contact Julie Holmer at 817-272-2355 or jholmer@uta.edu. Matinee: 1:30-2:30 p.m., Chemistry and Physics Building. $5 for adults and $4 for children. For information, contact the Planetarium at 817-272-1183 or planetarium@uta.edu. Deal or No Deal?: 2 p.m., 216 Davis Hall. Free. For information, contact Jessica Cates at 817-272-3267 or jrcates@ uta.edu.
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UTA Volunteers Meeting: 2:153:15 p.m., UC Student Congress Chambers. For information, contact Allison Bailey at 817-272-2963 or allison.bailey@ uta.edu.
Computer science junior Antonio Lee visits a booth sponsored by the Grapevine Police Department on Monday in the University Center Concho Room. Lee served in the military for two years, and that combined with 30 completed credit hours, qualifies Lee for Grapevine Police Department employment. The booth was one of 22 that participated in the Criminology and Criminal Justice 2009 Annual Career Fair sponsored by Alpha Phi Sigma, the National Criminal Justice honor society.
WEDNESDAY 2009 Housing Fair: APRIL 10 a.m.-3 p.m., UC Palo Duro Lounge. For information, contact Tammy Skrehart at 817-272-1995 or tskrehar@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 817-272-5658 or phealy@uta.edu. Science Dharma — Cosmology to Buddhist Monks: 11 a.m.noon, 105 Science Hall.
HOUSING Applications for summer student housing available today Students interested in living on campus during the summer semesters can apply for housing starting today. Kalpana Chawla and Lipscomb North halls are the only dorms open during the summer.
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unoccupied vehicle rolled backward, striking another vehicle in the lot. SATURDAY
FRIDAY Vehicle burglary Police responded at 11:35 a.m. to investigate a report of a theft from a vehicle in Lot 42, 602 S. Center St.
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Minor accident A minor accident involving two unoccupied vehicles was reported to police at 3:24 p.m. in Lot 22, 800 UTA Blvd. According to the report, one
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Workshop
lecture,” she said. “The nice thing about Andrew is that he’s very professional, and he’s hands-on, which is good for continued from page 1 art students.” Throughout his life, Theatre arts chairman Kim Gaupp’s list of roles has in- LaFontaine said he’s known cluded stage manager, actor Gaupp for 10 years, and the and director. department is proud of his ac“I’ve been percomplishments. forming in theatres “We’re very happy since junior high,” to have his expertise he said. “It was available to our stusomething that I’ve dents,” LaFontaine always found intersaid. esting.” LaFontaine parHe said he sees ticularly liked the all his works as Gaupp-directed play unique. Scapino!, a comedy “Every play I Andrew Gaupp, about two men in work on is my fa- Theatre Arts love with women who vorite because it professor don’t meet their fapresents a new chalthers’ expectations. lenge,” he said “It was a very wellTheatre performance se- received production,” he said. nior Jill Deramus enrolled “Everyone enjoyed themselves, in Gaupp’s stage and theatre and it was a good learning exmanagement class to fulfill a perience for the students.” degree requirement but didn’t expect it to be fun. Johnathan Silver “I thought it would be just news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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and make the deposit,” Nguyen states in the report. The individual left with the cash box and the understanding that he would deposit the funds in the VSA account at Bursar Services the following morning, Nguyen said in the report. Nov. 2 passed without a deposit. Other VSA members then contacted the individual, who was evasive about the money, initially saying the deposit had been made, and it would just take a while for the bursar’s records to be updated, then later stated the deposit would be made in a series of small payments, Nguyen told police. Finally, the person told other VSA members that a family member would cut a check. VSA secretary Cindy Tran informed Nguyen that in December, the individual confided to her that the money had been spent, according to the report. After consulting with Multicultural Affairs Director Leticia Martinez and attempting to work out an informal solution, Nguyen contacted police Feb. 20 to file a theft report, alleging the theft of $1,500-$2,400 in cash from the organization. Lt. Yvonne Roque, head of the UTA criminal investigation division, said police contacted the individual to say police would seek an arrest warrant after receiving documentation from the VSA. “We contacted [the individual, saying] we had enough
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to take it to the [district attorney] and get a warrant,” Roque said. “I think it was the next day the VSA contacted us to tell us the money had been deposited in the account.” According to police records, the individual deposited $2,224 into the VSA account March 24. Nguyen refused to comment on the resolution or whether VSA would forward the recovered funds to the charity by press time. An assistant district attorney with the Tarrant County DA’s office refused to accept the case from university police on March 26, stating the case would be difficult to prove because a deposit had been made, according to the report. In a November Shorthorn story, a VSA officer said the funds were intended for California-based VietACT, a charity working to bring public awareness to the human trafficking problem. Nguyen had one piece of advice to offer organizations worried about facing a similar situation. “Have more than one person accountable for any money,” he said. Jamie Williams, Student Governance and Organizations director, and Jeff Sorensen, Student Organizations and Governance assistant vice president, said his group agrees with the advice. While Sorensen and Williams said situations like the VSA case are very rare, it’s not unusual for organizations to come to SGO wanting assistance with financial matters. JaSon Joyce news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
Man Vs. Wild
Fraternity brother will face the Utah desert this summer Finance senior and Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity treasurer Jarrad Williams is one of 18 Pi Kappa Alpha members internationally to be invited to participate in the True Pike Challenge. Williams and his fraternity brothers will spend seven days in the wilderness of Boulder, Utah. No tents, backpacks or sleeping bags will be allowed. June 1420, the men will be challenged to work together and survive with little more than a blanket, clothes and a knife.
By Sohana KutuB Contributor to The Shorthorn
Living in the wilderness without the daily comforts many are accustomed to isn’t just another episode of “Lost” — it will be a reality for Jarrad Williams, Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity treasurer, June 14-20 in Boulder, Utah. Pike University, an education program of the Pike International Fraternity, selected Williams, a finance senior, as one of 18 Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity members internationally to attend True Pike Challenge, a seven-day outdoor leadership experience through the Boulder Outdoor Survival School. Williams is the first UTA member selected in the True Pike Challenge’s four years. Participants will learn skills like reading a map and compass, hiking, desert navigation and building fires and shelter. Participants are not allowed to bring sleeping bags or backpacks, but they are allowed to bring one blanket and will be taught to make it into a sack for a couple of water bottles, a knife and one change of clothes, including two pairs of underwear, Williams said. “We’re allowed to dress in layers, like a jacket, longsleeved shirt, long johns and hiking shoes with socks,” he said. “But anything more than that — if it doesn’t fit, then it’s not going with you.” Pike University Director Rick Burt said applicants must have participated in three Pi Kappa Alpha leadership conferences, hosted by the international fraternity and submitted an application with a GPA, letter of recommendation from a chapter officer and a 150-word essay on how the True Pike
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Today, but predominantly through UTA Messenger and The Shorthorn, said Robert James, Human Resources associate director. The last forum story in The Shorthorn ran April 1. It covered the Student Congress forum but did not run future forum dates. James said he is not sure why more people did not attend the forum. Attendees and smokers psychology graduate student Becky Robinson and biology senior Devon Kaemmerling both took the survey. They both said the current smoking ban policy should be enforced, or if needed, designated smoking
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Initiative impacted the applicant and what it means to him personally. “Our idea is that once these men participate in the challenge, they can utilize what they learned in the community, which encompasses the fraternity and adds to the fraternity experience,” Burt said. “We want them to really clear their mind and focus on leadership skills they can take back to their chapters.” Due to the physical strain, participants must be cleared by a physician, Burt said. Williams said some people’s bodies can’t handle the extreme conditions, and they have to leave. “A question on the physical that the doctor had to answer is, ‘Does this person seem healthy and fit enough to hike 15-20 miles a day with little
to no food for up to four consecutive days and very minimal water?’ ” Williams said. “My doctor laughed and said the question should read more like ‘Is this person crazy enough?’ ” Ryan Balcom, Pi Kappa Alpha president, said it is a prestigious honor for Williams to be selected out of all the Pi Kappa Alphas in the U.S. and Canada. “I think that throwing them out into the wilderness with just a handful of your brothers, you learn a lot about yourself, and it teaches you your strengths and your weaknesses,” he said. “And after realizing those, you can better develop yourself.”
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religions and break down misconceptions about some beliefs, Lamas said. “Diversity is essential in the achievement of the university’s academic mission,” he said. “The university recognizes the value of diversity in preparing students for employment upon graduation in the global marketplace,” he said. Julie Holmer, International Student Organization advisor, said 22 students, with 100 organizing committee members, started organizing the event in January. She said she was happy with the parade, dining services, exhibition and Filipino stick dancing, which is similar to jumping rope with sticks. Taiwanese Student Association members Peggy Wu and Po Ching showcased their country’s puppets, arts, maps and literature. Music junior Nick Beaudet led the samba band and parade, while ISO Vice President Gayatri Desai and psychology sophomore Nicki Chen carried the ISO banner. “Although it was windy and cold, I enjoyed the parade,” Desai said. “The parade was awesome.” Electrical engineering senior Caleb Nothnagle represented Germany because his grandfather is German and he wanted to represent his ancestor’s ideology. “It was fun,” Nothnagle said. ShamBhu Sharan news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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areas should be made, rather sity implemented a smoking ban, it would lose a lot of revethan creating a ban. Assistant Police Chief Rick nue from lunch sales. Students Gomez said UTA Police are would have to go off campus to smoke and, giving out warnwhile in the proings, not tickcess, buy their ets for smok- “The challenge with lunch off caming within 50 smoking is if you are pus. feet of building smoking outside or “I’m here all entrances, but will give tickets anywhere, you are not day long. I have an office, and I’m when there’s an just impacting youroption to take a self but are impacting here for hours and hours,” she Health Services other people too.” said. “If I know course instead that I’m actually of paying the Jean hood, going to have to ticket. Donielle Human Resources vice presileave campus, Smith, Health dent I’m never going Services health to have lunch promotion and substance abuse educator and here, never have to use a vendcoordinator, said the health ing machine here and if I have center has no comment at this a break, I am going to plan to leave campus.” time. Jean Hood, Human ReRobinson said if the univer-
sources vice president and committee chairwoman, said Indiana University implemented a tobacco ban, but allows students to smoke in their cars with the windows rolled up, but added that UTA doesn’t endorse the rule exception. “The challenge with smoking is if you are smoking outside or anywhere, you are not just impacting yourself but are impacting other people too,” she said. Hood said she wishes more people attended the forum. The next steps in the process are for the committee to conclude the open forums, reconvene and make recommendations to UTA President James Spaniolo. Bryan BaStiBle news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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Music entirely their Own
The Shorthorn: Meghan Williams
Interdisciplinary studies freshman Anna Thompson, left, and Martin High School seniors Carl Belvin and Katy Forbes make up Secondhand Magic Supplies, a wizard rock band. Wizard rock is a music genre based on the Harry Potter series written by English author J.K. Rowling.
Freshman scratches a niche with a wizard rock band
where the Magic happens
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Organizations: Harry Potter Dallas/Fort Worth (HPDFW) consists of about 300 members that meet every two weeks. They play games related to the series and wear all of the garb. The EP of the Month is an online charity drive where members subscribe and get a CD of new Wizard Rock music each month for a year. The money goes to fan sites and other Harry Potter dedicated sources with charity goals. The Harry Potter Alliance helps spread literacy across the world. It’s holding a book drive to send to people in Rwanda, encouraging literacy with the slogan, “Please join us in creating the real Dumbledore’s Army.” For more information about the Harry Potter subculture, go to www.the-leaky-cauldron.org or check out the book Harry, a History by Melissa Anelli. Interdisciplinary studies freshman Anna Thompson has been a Harry Potter fan since high school. The Shorthorn: Meghan Williams
Wizard rock: A music genre inspired by the world of Harry Potter. The genre stems from its root, literature rock.
Twi-Rock (inspired by Twilight)
Character Bands: from a specific character’s viewpoint
the band names refer to the series: The Parcel Mouths, The Moaning Myrtles, Harry and The “Hufflepuffs know how to get it on,” exclaims Potters, The Whomping Willows, Draco and Anna Thompson during one of her band’s songs The Malfoys and Statutory Snape. Belvin has always been musical but took it to about a house at Hogwarts School of Magic — one of many references that she and her band another level when introduced to wizard rock. “I’ve hopped around bands for about eight make to the Harry Potter fantasy book series. years,” he said. “Katy got me into the Harry The interdisciplinary studies freshman’s band, Secondhand Magic Supplies, makes a Potter books, and I found all these other bands music genre known as wizard rock, where all who sang about them. I thought it was a cool songs are based on the Potter books and the concept, so we started writing.” There are two types of wizard rock bands world of author J.K. Rowling. The band plays acoustic guitar ballads, and — character bands and noncharacter bands. all three members, Carl Belvin, Katy Forbes and Character bands focus on the viewpoint of specific characters and non-charThompson, perform on acter bands, like Secondhand vocals. The band members Magic Supplies, just cover the represent the Hufflepuff general series. house, which seems forgotWizard rock started in ten among the more popu2002 with the song “Ode to lar houses like Gryffindor, Harry.” The band that wrote it Thompson said. has two names — The Weird “Hufflepuffs don’t get Sisters (its wizard name) and enough credit,” she said. The Switchblade Kittens (its “What people don’t undermuggle name). “Muggle” restand is that there are far fers to people without wizard more Hufflepuffs than any powers. The musical style has other house.” spread from there. The band has played at The band has organized a area venues like The Door showcase with national wizin Fort Worth and the local ard rock bands for the sumYMCA. DFW libraries mer. have invited the band to “The networking within perform. The Shorthorn: Meghan Williams the community is incredible,” “It’s nice to have people Thompson said. “We have eswho want you to play,” Bel- The band mates are part of the Harry tablished ourselves as a major vin said. Potter Alliance, a fan site that aims movement.” When playing for cer- to spread literacy around the world Secondhand Magic Suptain audiences, the band through the book series. plies joins hundreds of bands members dress up in Harry in spreading literacy and enPotter costumes. “I went dressed up with my skirt and scarf hancing library catalogs nationally. Organizathat they would wear at Hogwarts,” Thompson tions like The Harry Potter Alliance hold drives said about a recent show. “I also had my wand to send books to children in places like Rwanda. “The wizard rock community is all about and golden snitch as well as my Hufflepuff helping libraries and allowing people to look crest.” Forbes and Thompson discovered wizard into themselves on situations that Harry is in rock through social channels on YouTube, in- that others might be in as well,” Belvin said. Others have looked down on what the band cluding Five Awesome Girls, Vlog Brothers and Five Awesome Guys. These allow people does, but don’t understand how the music rewith similar interests to connect and expand on lates to reality, Forbes said. “Like your first heartbreak. How would niche ideas. “These people kept bringing up this genre Harry handle that,” Forbes said. “It’s not just called wizard rock, so I decided to dig a little about the Harry Potter series alone. It’s about the symbolism behind it and how it translates deeper,” Thompson said. Thompson searched the Internet and found to our everyday life.” a subculture of people, bands and artistic styles dedicated to the Harry Potter series. More than Michael bravata features-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu 300 of these bands exist in the U.S. alone. Even by Michael bravata
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Literature Rock
Wizard rock
Lord of the Rings rock
Non-Character Bands: a general view of the series
Nerd Fighter
Time Lord Rock (inspired by Dr. Who)
Music Based on John Green Books
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UTA bounces back after snapping its sevengame winning streak.
Today Men’s tennis vs. Southern Methodist Time: 2 p.m. Place: Dallas
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Baseball vs. Oral Roberts Time: 6:30 p.m. Place: Tulsa, Okla.
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The softball team continued its strong play over the weekend, taking two of three games from conference rival Sam Houston State on Saturday and Sunday at Allan Saxe Field. Game one of the threegame series saw UTA (16-18, 12-9) and the Bearkats go extra innings where Mavs would ultimately prevail with a 2-1 victory, extending their winning streak to seven. Junior pitcher Cara Hulme went the distance in the circle, allowing only one run on three hits and striking out seven Bearkat batters. Freshman second baseman Courtney Zink reached home plate in the bottom of the first inning on a Rebecca Collom double. From there, UTA was held scoreless until junior outfielder Brittany Washington scored the winning run on a passed ball in the bottom of the eighth. Hulme said she was pleased with the way the series ended and how the team is playing, having won eight of nine games. “We don’t really like Sam Houston, they are kind of our rivals, and it was a good win for us,” she said. “They are
Wednesday Women’s tennis vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Time: 2 p.m. Place: UTA Tennis Center Thursday Baseball vs. McNeese State Time: 6:30 p.m. Place: Clay Gould Ballpark Men’s track at Texas Tech Twilight Time: All day Place: Lubbock Friday Men’s tennis vs. Southeastern Louisiana Time: 10 a.m. Place: Hammond, La Softball vs. McNeese State Time: 3 p.m. Place: Lake Charles, La. Softball vs. McNeese State Time: 5 p.m. Place: Lake Charles, La. Baseball vs. McNeese State Time: 6:30 p.m. Place: Clay Gould Ballpark
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some of the best pitchers in our league, so I think if we can hit well off them, we can hit off anybody.” In game two on Saturday afternoon featured a strong performance by Bearkat pitcher Morgan Mikulin, who shut down the Maverick batters. Mikulin allowed just three hits and no runs in her seven innings of work. Her pitching did not allow the Mavs to string together consecutive base hits in the 4-0 shutout. Upset with having their winning streak snapped the day before, the Mavericks went into Sunday’s series finale focused on securing a series win over the Bearkats. Aided by a strong wind, the Mavs exploded offensively in the first two innings against Bearkat pitching, which had shut them down less than 24 hours before. In the first, Hulme went deep on a grand slam that cleared the scoreboard in right-center field. In the second inning, the Mavericks tacked on three more runs on a solo homer by junior Heather Fortenberry and a two-run blast by junior catcher Samantha Chumchal. The Mavs sent their ace Hulme (11-10) to the rubber once more and dominated both in the circle and at the plate. The junior allowed two runs on three hits in five innings of work en route to a
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Softball players swarm Brittany Washington, bottom left, after she scores the game-winning run in the first game of the doubleheader against the Sam Houston State Bearkats on Saturday at Allan Saxe Field.
10-2 win. Chumchal added another home run in the fifth, followed later in the inning by the game-ending two-run homer by Hulme. The two home runs and six RBIs gives Hulme the team lead in both categories with seven long balls and 16 batted in. Head coach Debbie Hedrick was also impressed with the team performance against the tough pitching opposition.
Southeastern Louisiana breaks first-place tie with Mavs with two victories at Clay Gould Ballpark. BY STEphEN pETErS The Shorthorn sports editor
Game added to schedule Rain caused a mid-week game to be canceled against Louisiana Tech on March 25. In its place will be a make-up game against Northwood at 6:30 p.m. on April 21 at Clay Gould Ballpark Northwood plays in the Red River Conference and has a 22-14 record this year.
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this season that two players had multiple home runs for the Mavs, the five home runs was also a season best. The Mavs look to keep the momentum Friday against McNeese State in Lake Charles, La. for a three-game series. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. rOBErT MATSON sports-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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“We have a few kids that have some power and with this type of wind, they can really get it out,” she said. “I’m sure they enjoy playing in conditions like this.” Hedrick was also pleased with another strong pitching performance by Hulme, who was able to keep the ball down in the strike zone to limit fly balls in the dangerous gusty winds. This was the first game
Senior pitcher Nathan Long hurls a pitch toward a Southeastern Louisiana batter Saturday at Clay Gould Park. Despite Long throwing his fourth career complete game and striking out 10 batters, the Mavericks lost the game 1-0.
Looking to stand alone in the conference standings, the baseball team fell twice to Southeastern Louisiana this weekend at Clay Gould Ballpark. UTA (16-14, 9-6) lost the series’ first two games to the Lions (19-10, 10-5) 8-6 then 1-0 before winning 9-0 Sunday. After trailing 5-0 early in the first game, the Mavericks scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth — two on Tim Steggall’s single down the left-field line. The rally came short when sopho-
more outfield Michael Choice lined to center field. In game two, senior pitcher Nathan Long struck out 10 Lion batters and notched his fourth career complete game in the loss. Senior pitcher Ryan Robinson also went the distance for the Mavs in Sunday’s game, allowing just eight hits and no runs in the 9-0 victory. Robinson improved to 3-1 on the season as UTA would score five runs in the fifth frame. UTA travels to Tulsa, okla. to face oral Roberts Golden Eagles (12-8, 4-0) from the Summit League. First pitch is at 6:30 p.m. STEphEN pETErS sports-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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was working Thursday during the sting, said library books showing up at the bookstore is nothing new. “They’ve called us a few times in the past to let us know they had our books,” she said. “I guess this time they decided to call the police instead.”
Until police approached her after the sting Thursday, Scalf said she had no idea anything was going on. “Apparently they’d had a couple people inside and someone out in front,” she said. “At first, I thought they were just typical college students.” Her initial impression changed after officers told her they just caught an individual walking out with books worth just under
$500. Thursday’s arrest led university officials to take steps to increase security measures at the Central Library, Gomez said. The immediate change to library security arrangements would be building a full-length wall alongside the coffee bar, similar to the wall running along the circulation desk, that would discourage people from bypassing the detectors, Scalf
“With the current economy and college costs, our students work so hard to be in college, and then some outside person steals the resources we’re providing our students.” heather Scalf,
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said. The changes aren’t the first to be made. Two years ago, the library installed new detector gates and moved them farther from the doors to give library staff more time to stop someone who may trigger an
alarm, Scalf said. But the individual arrested Thursday found a loophole in the security methods that library staff hopes to remedy quickly. “What really gets to me is that this wasn’t a student doing it,” Scalf said. “With
the current economy and college costs, our students work so hard to be in college, and then some outside person steals the resources we’re providing our students.” JASON JOYCE news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu