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Research presented to better serve laptop users The ultimate goal is to find ways to make labs more laptop friendly. By DustIN L. DaNgLI The Shorthorn staff
The Office of Information Technology presented Tuesday night the results of surveys it opened to students and faculty to Student Congress. The three surveys, re-
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leased more than a month and a half ago, covered three topics: learning space, laptop usage and faculty lab usage. “The goal of the surveys was to develop the best plan for student needs for the next three to six years,” Suzanne Montague OIT vice president said. “The labs we have now were for a time in oit continues on page 3
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Commencement gets modified look, new rules People share opinions on the new policies added to the ceremony. By DustIN L. DaNgLI The Shorthorn staff
Students have mixed reactions toward the changes made to the commencement ceremony that will be held this May in Texas Hall. While Amy Schultz, Communications associate vice president, said the new procedures and protocols will make graduation more formal than it has been in the past, some students said they think the mea-
sures are a bit much. Others agree with the changes, saying they will improve the ceremony. Schultz said the most meaningful changes will be made to the look and feel of the ceremony. In the past, graduates sat on the stage behind the speakers. Now, graduates and attendees will sit in Texas Hall seating. When students sat on stage, they had to look at the back of speaker’s heads, she said. Now the whole event will be directed to the grAD continues on page 3
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Aerospace engineering freshman Danny tran and biology junior Ngan tran grab handfuls of greens while making spring rolls at the Vietnamese Student Association table during the International Food Fair on Tuesday on the University Center mall. Sixteen organizations shared foods from their native countries during the event.
University community ventures to try different foods What stuDENts arE thINkINg How do you feel about the new late-guest and early departure policies? “It seems a little intense. There should at least be more time, and they won’t be able to manage it.” Jake Powell, interdisciplinary studies senior
“I support that. I don’t want to be disrupted while it’s proceeding but if people have a good reason it’s OK.” Justin Adkins, philosophy senior
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The scent of exotic spices and ingredients wafting across the University Center mall drew a throng of students, staff and faculty to sample dishes made by 16 organizations participating in the International Food Fair on Tuesday. Organizations representing cultures ranging from Azerbaijani to Vietnamese shared their culture along with the food. The festival was part of International
Week, organized by the International Student Organization. Julie Holmer, Office of International Education program coordinator and ISO adviser, said the fair serves a dual purpose: bringing exposure to international students and giving others an opportunity to experience different cultures. “Other than leaving with a full stomach, the best part of the event for students is just to be able to have access to a very different style of food from the typi-
cal American diet,” Holmer said. According to statistics from the Institutional Research and Planning office, 2,674 international students, 10.7 percent of total enrollment, enrolled for fall 2008. The event, which Holmer estimated drew nearly 1,000 people to sample the cuisine, increased from 11 participating organizations at the last food fair to 16. Keith Huddleston, Russian fAir continues on page 8
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More than 600 sign up for The Big Event People from the university and community groups will work on projects in the area.
hoW to gEt INvoLvED To find out more information and to register: www.uta.edu/thebigevent
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More than 600 volunteers will work together Saturday to meet a common goal: helping people. The Big Event will take place across the campus, Arlington and parts of Fort Worth. The annual event, organized by UTA Volunteers, will include working on various onand off-campus projects. Registration is open to everyone and will remain so until the morning of the event. “It’s good for the community,” said
Brandon Henslee, The Big Event director and UTA Volunteers member. “It’s a good way for people to get to know each other and help out the community.” Henslee said university volunteers will join other local organizations, including Mission Arlington, Boys and Girls Club of Arlington, Arlington Parks and Recreation Department and Arlington Independent School District. University organizations represented at the event include UTA Ambassadors, Student Alumni As-
sociation, National Association For The Advancement of Colored People UTA Chapter and Freshmen Leaders on Campus. Henslee said those interested in volunteering can sign up in person with Bonnie Rodriguez, Student Activities support specialist, at the University Center lower lever. Henslee said 640 people have signed up so far, surpassing last year’s 560, and there is no limit on the number of volunteers needed. “You can sign up the morning of the event, and we’ll find a place for you,” he said. The Web site lists the projects available and how many volunteers EvENt continues on page 3
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aIrBorNE Economics freshman Michael Blakely leaps to catch a flying disc Tuesday on the Central Library mall. Blakely and some friends decided to throw the disc because the weather was nice after near-freezing temperatures hit the Dallas-Fort Worth area that morning.
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GREAT BALL OF FIRE Chemistry freshman Masatoshi Ishiba, right, pretends to shoot a fireball from his hands at accounting senior Taka Nogami on Tuesday during their practice session for the International Week Fashion Show. The show will take place tonight at 7 p.m. in the University Center Bluebonnet Ballroom and features clothing from cultures around the world.
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MONDAY Vehicle tow Police were called at 7:11 a.m. about a vehicle parked in a reserved space at Lot F 7, 500 S. Cooper St. The responding officer contacted a tow service to remove the vehicle from the space.
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The face that launched a thousand ships. The Trojan horse. Achilles’ heel. Such allusions from Homer’s “The Iliad” are still used today, after nearly 3,000 years of interpretation, to critique war and government. Joel Christensen, UT-San Antonio philosophy and classics assistant professor, will give a talk titled, “Listening Between the Lines: Trojan Politics and the Assemblies of Iliad 7,” as part of the annual Adventures in Antiquity symposium 3-5 p.m. Thursday in the Central Library sixth floor parlor. He will discuss how the political systems of the Olympian gods, Trojans and Achaeans — or Greeks — affected the turnout of the war in “The Iliad.” “Even ancient texts are concerned with some of the same sophisticated problems of today,” Christensen said. “The Iliad” is an epic poem about the war between the Trojans and Greeks, initiated by Trojan prince Paris abducting Helen, queen of Sparta. “After Sept. 11, 2001, dissent was marginalized in our public sphere,” Christensen said. “ ‘The Iliad’ presents contrastive political structures to critique various forms of government.” Book 7 of “The Iliad” addresses
how government policy leads to war acts. Dissent is virtually nonexistent on the Trojan side. “Trojans had a monarchy, Greeks had a commander in chief and the gods were led by their king, Zeus,” classics associate professor Charles Chiasson said. Trojan superiors made choices with their own interests in mind and fell because important decisions were made without challenges, Christensen said. “The importance of authority and the importance of questioning that authority is stressed in society and in ‘The Iliad,’ ” he said. Political science professor Joseph Ignagni said dissent is a necessary part of policy. “Under the freedom of speech and the First Amendment, we should have a marketplace of ideas,” Ignagni said. “All opinions should be expressed so that we can decide what’s correct.” Without opposition, policies fail to address society’s problems, he said. “If what we’re doing is wrong, then we’re doomed to stay in that practice,” Ignagni said. The talk will be followed by the announcement of the winner of the Douglas Carvey Prize for the best student essay in classical studies. It will have refreshments at the end and is free to the university community and the general public.
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Chamber of Commerce, UTA work together on Center for Innovation
Bill can bring research money to state institutions
The dedication ceremony for the collaboration will be at 2 p.m. Thursday. By Ali MustAnsir The Shorthorn staff
The former Arlington Technology Incubator is being restructured to become part of The Center for Innovation at Arlington on Thursday. ATI Director Sergio Bento said it’s more than a renaming or rededicating — the center’s mission is to create an environment for business and technology innovation in North Texas. The Center for Innovation at Arlington is a joint Arlington Chamber of Commerce and UTA effort. The dedication ceremony is Thursday at 2 p.m. Bento said the center will be open to anybody in the region. “It is an evolutionary step in the fostering of innovation,” said Fred Patterson, Small Business Innovation Research and ATI business coach. Patterson started work earlier this year, advising new businesses. The new name is a symbolic recognition of the synergy between the university, private sector and community, he said. Similar programs exist in other areas, but they are mostly owned by the city or a school. “The name would be too big if we said The Center for Innovation That Happens to be in Arlington,” Patterson said. He said the center is divided into sections to meet specific needs. Venture Innovation Partnership works with innovators on campus to develop their ideas, and the Arlington Technology Incubator helps businesses grow by providing them with a pre-existing infrastructure. The Center for Entrepreneurship is the newest addition to the Center for Innovation. It includes the Small Business Development Center, The Service Corps of Retired Executives and the Texas Manufacturing Assistance
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are needed for each group. Projects include campus and community beautification and an Easter egg hunt at Mission Arlington. Student Activities Director P.K. Kelly said The Big Event started as volunteers working
A new fund backed by the Texas Senate could boost universities’ status, including UTA, but the criteria haven’t yet been set. The senate approved a constitutional amendment that would establish the National Research University Fund to help Texas research universities receive major national research status. Sen. Robert Duncan, RLubbock, and Sen. Florence Shapiro, R-Plano, filed SJR 35 early last month. If passed in the House, SJR 35 would be voted on in
an election Nov. 3. “Texas has always been a leader in so many ways in higher education,” Shapiro said in a previous press release. “But, California boasts nine Tier One research universities, and New York has seven. Texas has two public — UT and A&M — and one private, Rice University. But Texas also has seven emerging research universities who deserve an opportunity to reach Tier One status, and this bill maps out a pathway for them to get there.” UTA is classified as one
of the seven emerging universities along with UT-San Antonio, UT-Dallas, UT-El Paso, University of Houston, University of North Texas and Texas Tech University. Before going to the Senate, the SJR 35 went before the Senate committee on finance, where it was voted for unanimously. Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, filed an identical bill HJR 139 in the House almost a month ago, where it is waiting to go to committee.
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they won’t be able to leave early. English senior Christa Barreras said she isn’t too keen on not being able to leave early, as she would want to beat traffic and find a place to eat. Schultz said both scenarios will be taken on a case-by-case basis. “We don’t want to turn away someone’s parents if they run into traffic,” she said. Psychology senior Claire Tomiak said she doesn’t
like the idea of a case-bycase basis. “You can’t make one exception to the rule,” she said. “So if you’re going to make a rule, stick with it.” Neziraj views the earlylate change as a matter of respect. “That’s a good idea,” he said. “Because it gives everyone the respect they deserve.”
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students. Finance senior Mergim Neziraj said he doesn’t like the idea of being seated with the guests. “It’s our day,” he said. “They should be able to see us.” Another change is a new policy that doesn’t allow guests in after 10 minutes into the ceremony, and The Shorthorn: Michael Rettig
The Arlington Technology Incubator, on Border Street east of campus, has been renamed as the Center for Innovation at Arlington. The facility, a collaboration between the university and the Arlington Chamber of Commerce, provides an infrastructure for businesses to develop new ideas.
Center. The goal is to help community members develop and construct a business idea, Patterson said. Bento said the world has regions with spikes in innovative activity and used Silicon Valley in California as an example. Austin is considered one of those spikes, he said. “We have what Austin has to also make North Texas a spike — North Texas. Arlington itself can not do it,” he said. The business model is usable in other regions, he said. “What we are doing in Arlington is something that can be duplicated across the country and adjusted or adapted to each region’s realities,” Bento said. He said the center is beginning talks with the University at one site, expanded to a multiple-site project six years ago and has grown each year since. “It’s a way for the university to give back to the community that has supported it for so many years,” Kelly said. The Salvation Army will provide breakfast for volunteers 6:45-7:45 a.m. and a gratitude lunch for the volunteers noon-2 p.m., following the projects.
of North Texas to find a way to collaborate and develop a center there based on the school’s strengths. He said future collaborations may include UTDallas and UT-Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Bento said Wes Jurey, Arlington Chamber of Commerce president and chief executive; James Spaniolo, UTA president; and Ronald Elsenbaumer, UTA vice president for research and federal relations, worked together for a few years to make this change happen. The Center for Innovation at Arlington is at the corner of South Mesquite and East Border streets, east of campus. Ali MustAnsir news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
The Arlington community and the university benefits from “rubbing elbows,” said Frank Lamas, Student Affairs vice president. “The spirit of helping people catches on,” he said. “We all do our part, and when we do something together, things HOME can getDIRECTORY better.” Apartments
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Information Technology academic coordinator David Ellis discusses the significance of results from student and faculty surveys Tuesday in the Student Congress chambers. The Office of Information Technology surveyed students about their feelings on laptop usage and computer lab usage.
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the past.” Montague and David Ellis, Information Technology academic coordinator, presented the survey results to groups around campus to gather input. The reason for the presentation was to compare OIT’s research with what Student Congress members feel they are seeing on campus, Montague said. She said OIT wants to complete research so they can get the ball rolling to enhance the lab experience by fall 2009. In the presentation, Ellis said they’ve recorded a “30-percent reduction in lab usage, and 90 percent of lab usage is general purpose.” “General purpose includes Web, Word and email,” he said. Ellis said reducing desktop density to free space for laptop usage is one of OIT’s goals to ultimately enhance computer labs like Ransom Hall. SC Vice President Bess Alvarez commends OIT’s commitment to research because it’s relaying student needs and asking questions that need to be asked. Science Senator Laina Bridges said she thought
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the presentation was productive because it shed light on student and faculty concerns. She said the most interesting part was that the majority of students found computers a distraction in class. She agreed with the findings because she noticed most students use their laptops in classrooms for social reasons.
the results Are in The Office of Information Technology Survey Findings Top three concerns about using a laptop in a computer lab: 1. Available desktop space with a power supply. 2. Network connection issues 3. Theft
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Aikman: Cutting T.O. right move for Cowboys
Strong aftershocks hit Italy; survivor found
IRVING — Troy Aikman thinks the Cowboys made the right move by getting rid of Terrell Owens. Now he’s curious to see whether they also were right about making Roy Williams the new top target for Tony Romo. Dallas gave its first-, third- and sixth-round picks in the upcoming draft to Detroit to get Williams midway through last season. He hardly looked a guy who led the NFC in yards receiving two years earlier, producing fewer than 200 yards and a single touchdown in 10 games, yet without Owens he becomes the No. 1 receiver.
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911 worker didn’t warn police of guns PITTSBURGH — Three police officers killed while answering a call about a woman fighting with her son didn’t know the man had weapons, but a 911 operator did. She just didn’t tell anyone. The operator, who was hired in November, should have asked for more information and didn’t relay even the basic information she had to police dispatchers, the official in charge of county dispatchers said Tuesday. She is now on paid administrative leave and is receiving counseling because supervisors are concerned about her well-being.
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Obama to troops: Iraqi forces must take over BAGHDAD — Flying unannounced into a war zone, President Barack Obama told U.S. troops and Iraqi officials alike Tuesday it is time to phase out America’s combat role in a conflict he opposed as a candidate and has vowed to end as commander in chief. — The Associated Press
l’AQUilA, italy — Strong aftershocks Tuesday sent a fresh wave of fear across earthquake-shattered central italy, and rescue crews pulled a young woman alive from a collapsed building about 42 hours after the main quake struck the mountainous region. eleonora Calesini, a 20-year-old student, was
found alive in the ruins of the five-story building in central l’Aquila, said her grandfather, renato Calesini, in the seaside town of Mondaini. “She’s safe!” he told The Associated Press, adding that her father had gone to devastated city in the snowcapped Apennine mountains to try to locate the student, who wears a hearing aid. She reportedly
had an arm injury but was in good condition otherwise. The death toll from italy’s worst earthquake in three decades climbed to 235, with the bodies taken to a makeshift morgue in a hangar at a police officer’s training school, the ANSA news agency reported. The dead included four students trapped in the rubble of a dormitory of the
University of l’Aquila, ANSA said. rescue crews gave up gingerly removing debris by hand and brought in huge pincers that pulled off parts of the dorm roof, balconies and walls, showering debris down. “Unless there is a miracle, i’ve been told (by rescuers) that they probably are dead,”
university rector Ferdinando di orio said. A strong aftershock at 7:47 p.m. rained debris on screaming residents and rescue crews, who ran from the site. “i want to go home! i want to go home!” screamed a woman identified only as Patrizia after chunks of facade rained down on them from a badly cracked building.
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Vt. veto override grants gay marriage the assoCiated Press iowa — each moved to do so MoNTPelier, Vt. — through the courts, not legisVermont, the state that invent- latures. ed civil unions, on Tuesday be“For a popularly elected legcame a pioneer once islature to make this again as the first state decision is a much to legalize gay mar- “What more democratic riage through a legisprocess” because may give lature’s vote. lawmakers have to The House barely courage answer to the voters achieved the votes every other Novemnecessary to override to other ber, said eric davis, Gov. Jim douglas’ legislatures a retired Middlebury veto of a bill that will College political sciallow gays and lesbi- is that this ence professor. ans to marry begin- legislature Courts typically ning September 1. deal with arcane Four states now have managed to points of constitusame-sex marriage tional law. While do it.” laws and other states legislatures debate soon could follow suit. linda Mclain some of the same Bills to allow same- Boston University principles, the prosex marriage are cur- law professor cess may become rently before lawmakmuch more personal. ers in New Hampin Vermont, some of shire, Maine, New York and the most gripping debate came New Jersey. The three other when gay and lesbian lawmakstates that currently allow ers took to the House floor last same-sex marriage — Con- Thursday and told their own necticut, Massachusetts and personal love stories.
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Gay marriage advocate Beth Robinson, center, holds back tears following the passage of a gay marriage bill in Montpelier, Vt., Tuesday. Vermont has become the fourth state to legalize gay marriage. The state legislature voted Tuesday to override Gov. Jim Douglas’ veto of a bill allowing gays and lesbians to marry. The vote was 23-5 to override in the state Senate and 100-49 to override in the House. Under Vermont law, two-thirds of each chamber had to vote for override. At left is Sherry Corbin and at right is Susan Murray.
Getting gay marriage approved in a political, rather than purely legal, forum is a big step, said Boston University law professor linda Mclain, an expert on family law and policy. “What may give courage to other legislatures is that this
legislature managed to do it,” she said. She added that using the civil rights language of equality — the measure in Vermont was dubbed the marriage equality bill — could help make gay marriage more acceptable else-
where. opponents said they, too, believe activists will be emboldened in other states. The action comes just days after the iowa Supreme court ruled that not permitting gay marriage there was unconstitutional.
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Speak for the Children Forced service around the world needs western attention
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Most parties that use children in this manner are rebel factions, not legitimate governments. The only exception to this is the government of Myan-
magine the following: Your family lives in a destitute village in a Third-World country. One day, men arrive and kidnap your offspring to be used as soldiers in a war against the government.
According to UNICEF, more than 300,000 children under 18 are being used worldwide as soldiers. www.child-soldiers.org reports that it is impossible to know the exact number of child soldiers worldwide, and many of them are 7 or 8-years-old. This is a plague more ghastly than any virus or bacteria. Perhaps the only thing worse is the lack of media coverage in the western world. A n April 1 Google search for “child soldiers” and “reporting of child ROB MORTON so ldie rs” re turned few results from major American news outlets. Nonprofit
organizations like the British Broadcasting Corp., UNICEF, and Amnesty International supplied most information. The only link from the U.S. government was a two-year-old report from the State Department. This lack of exposure is inexcusable. These children should be going to school and playing. Instead, they are stolen from their families, usually from very poor villages in already poor nations. The boys are handed AK-47s to go out and kill someone else’s enemy. The girls are used as sex slaves for both the “generals” and the “soldiers.”
m a r , which the State Department calls a military dictatorship. Most people in America don’t realize this is happening. A documentary called “24: Redemption,” which uses child soldiers as a major story point, opened my eyes to the situation. The
film details the issue and the work various groups do to end it. With problems of our own here at home, most Americans don’t want to think about a bunch of kids in South America, East Asia, the Middle East and, worst of all, Africa. Those kids are out there, but they have no voice. We have to be that voice and speak out against this atrocity. If major American news outlets won’t report on this theft of innocence, we need to find the information ourselves. UNICEF and Amnesty International are replete with statistics and ways to help. Go to www.unicef. org to see what the United Nations is doing. Visit www.childsodiers.org and www.amnesty. org to learn how private citizens can help. Not all of these actions take money to help. Raising awareness helps, too. To paraphrase Edward Bulwer-Lytton, the pen is mightier than the wallet. Write somebody — your congressman or senator, even the president. Tell your friends and your family about these kids and have them write. This is part of our responsibility. Not as Americans. Not even as free people. It is our responsibility as human beings.
— Rob Morton is an interdisciplinary studies senior and a columnist for The Shorthorn
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EDITORIAL/OUR VIEW
Don’t Disarm the Guardians
Diversity Priority Students should take advantage of UTA’s culture to become more knowledgeable of others
Rogue nuclear proliferation demands nuclear vigilance
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orth Korea launched a threestage, Taepo Dong-2 rocket April 4 against world leaders’ warnings that this was a “provocative action” that would have consequences. The said purpose of the launch was to put a satellite into orbit. But the rocket was said to have a possible distance of 4,100 miles, enough range to hit Alaska, according to the Associated Press. The North Koreans launched the rocket just hours before the American president spoke of global nuclear disarmament in Prague. North Korea’s action defies the 2006 UN Security Council Resolution 1718, prohibiting any ballistic missile activity in North Korea. Both North Korea and Iran have been in the development stages of producing weapons-grade nuclear material according to the International Atomic Energy Agency. These regimes are hostile not only to the U.S. but also to their neighboring countries. What’s the solution? They are utterly dangerous and pose a serious threat to peace efforts in their regions of the world. So how should we react? I don’t think rogue nations should be allowed to continue production of weapons when they hold such hostile views of their neighbors. If they are allowed to produce these weapons, do we wait until someone is hit with one of their ballistic missiles or preempt such action from ever happening? One of the programs being imple-
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mented over the last three decades is a Missile Defense Program. This is a system of land-, sea-, and air-based installations that would allow a projectile to be shot down during the three stages of trajectory. This is effective if a ballistic missile is launched successfully. But President Obama is looking to cut missile defense spending in his current budget proposal and missile defense is only half the answer. NORAD confirmed that the North Korean rocket launch was unsuccessful. This was seen as a launch in breech of UN Security Council resolutions. Should we sit back and allow the Security Council to apply sanctions, a symbolic slap on the wrist? Hard action is required, and time is limited until these regimes comCOLT ABLES plete nuclear proliferation is successful and they develop nuclear weapons. In the case of Obama, how can we ask other nations to disarm — like Russia — when there are rogue states producing fissile material to use in nuclear weapons, which we have little or no control over?
— Colt Ables is a finance junior and the north region vice chair of the Texas College Republicans
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Joan Khalaf E-MAIL editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
“The World is Flat” — Thomas FriedInternational Week brings these culman said when he came to speak on camtures to us instead of the other way around. pus. People are more diverse and more Students in various International Student mobile now than ever before, and it shows Associations plan events like the food fair, in our education and work. We should celwhich celebrates different backgrounds and ebrate this diversity to its fullest. This week culture through something we all love — is the perfect time to do so. food. Here at the university, International So take a look around at the events hapWeek reminds us to celebrate all cultures pening this week, you’ll learn a lot about and reveals how truly diverse our campus someone else’s culture if you pay attention. has become. We have 2,533 international These experiences will become invalustudents enrolled for this able the more global our econsemester, up from 2,275 omy and workforce becomes. last year. The largest group We will look for jobs and conEDITORIAL of international students by duct business on a global scale ROUNDUP far comes from India, with — study on a global scale — all The issue: Nepal second and China while our country becomes inInternational Week is here, and we should realize how third, according to the office creasingly diverse. much globalization affects of international education. In the Information Age, we us in our everyday lives, The university has many can have meetings with coeducation and careers. study abroad opportuniworkers in other countries with We suggest: ties — a few of the current the click of a button, or even The world is getting smaller options include the United hop on an airplane to travel the more mobile humans Kingdom, Malaysia, Gerabroad for work or pleasure. become, and International many, Japan and Thailand. Previous Shorthorn articles Week can open our eyes to different cultures we may In addition to these, faculshow examples of the work encounter in our work and ty-led summer programs scientists at UTA have done on education. include French classes in the Large Hadron Collider at France, anthropology in BeCERN. The ATLAS detector, lize, architecture in Rome one of four detectors on the and Spanish in Mexico. New study abroad particle collider, was built here on campus opportunities are available every year, and and shipped to Geneva, Switzerland. Seva program is in the works for study abroad eral of our professors and students have in Israel. been working on this project, traveling back UTA students can also utilize other UT and forth. System programs for study abroad or inCelebrating our diversity is a great way ternational studies. Students can use their to learn more about your classmates and financial aid for these programs as long where they are from. Events like Internaas they are affiliated with UTA or the UT tional Week foster this awareness and help System. shape a more global view.
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player selected to U.s. national team the tryout as it was one of pierson’s goals coming into the season. “A lot of these guys come to UtA because they want the opportunity to develop and be recognized in future international opportunities,� Garner said. “that’s one of the reasons [pierson] picked UtA. In wheelchair basketball, UtA is one of three schools known for getting guys ready for international opportunities.� Garner added that being selected to the team puts pierson in a “pipeline� for future adult teams and other international competitions. players invited to the tryout practiced at the Lakeshore Foundation in Birmingham, Ala., which doubles as an U.s. olympic and paralympic training facility. pierson adds to the long list of Movin’ Mavs selected to the under-23 team, like Danny Fik in 2005, Mikey paye in 2001 and Eddie McGee, paul schulte and
Movin’ Mavs guard continues long list of successful athletes. by Stephen peterS The Shorthorn sports editor
the season ended March 15 for the wheelchair basketball team with a third-place finish in the national tournament, but one player earned a spot to continue his season last weekend. Ian pierson, the sophomore sharp-shooting guard, was one of 12 players selected to the U.s. Junior National team on saturday by the team’s head coach Jim Glatch. “I didn’t think I was going to be it from how bad I was playing,� pierson said. “I went into it not knowing what to expect since it was my first time trying out. It means a lot to carry on the legacy.� Because of pierson’s strong play this year, Movin’ Mavs head coach Doug Garner nominated him to receive an invite to
steve tew in 1997. “It’s a huge honor. Huge honor,� pierson said. “Mikey wrote me on Facebook the other day saying how proud he was. It means a lot.� Earlier this year, pierson, along with teammate David Wilkes, was one of 10 players selected to the National Wheelchair Basketball Association’s Intercollegiate Division AllAmerican teams. two players, currently being recruited by Garner, will represent their respective countries in the two international games — Jaco Velloen from south Africa and John Macphail from Australia. the U.s. team competes in the paralympic World Cup May 19-23 in Manchester, England, then travels to paris in the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation’s 2009 Junior World Championships July 7-14.
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“I went into it not knowing what to expect since it was my first time trying out. It means a lot to carry on the legacy.� Ian Pierson, sophomore guard
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Sophomore shooting guard Ian Pierson was one of 12 players selected to compete on the U.S. Junior National Team during the Paralympic World Cup May 19-23 in Manchester, England. Movin’ Mavs head coach Doug Garner nominated Pierson to receive the invite because of his strong play this year.
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Mavericks tie game in 9th, lose in extra-innings Stephen peterS The Shorthorn sports editor
the baseball team lost 9-7 to oral roberts on tuesday night in 10 innings in tulsa, okla. sophomore centerfielder Michael Choice belted a two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to send the game to a 10th frame. Choice was 2-for-5 on the night, driving in four runs for the Mavs. With one on and one
out in the bottom on the 10th inning, Juan Martinez ended the game with a homer to center field off Mavericks junior pitcher Jason Mitchell. It was the second homerun allowed by Mitchell this season as he falls to 2-4 on the season. Martinez also drove in four runs on the night, going 2-for-5 and scored three times. sophomore pitcher rett Varner started on the mound for the Mavs going
three innings, allowing one earned run and struck out six of the 15 batters he faced. As a group, UtA’s pitchers struck out 14 Golden Eagles’ batters in the game. UtA continues play with a four-game home stand beginning with a conference series against McNeese state. Stephen peterS sports-editor.shorthorn
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Money concerns may cause students to wait to register Provost says the late registration may cause institutional problems. By Ali MustAnsir The Shorthorn staff
Registration for fall and summer 2009 classes opened Monday. Donald Bobbitt, provost and Academic Affairs vice president, said many students waited to register for spring classes until just before classes started, and he expects the same for fall. He said he worries the trend is caused by cost concerns. While tuition is a legitimate concern, late registration could cause problems for the institution, he said. If many students enroll in a class too late, it’s hard to find instructors at the last minute to accommodate students’ needs. The housing crisis, unemployment and financial environment are making students more cautious, Bobbitt said. He said most of the worry is psychological — people are worrying about things that haven’t happened yet. Bobbitt, who has been at the university for almost a year, said he has seen an increase in new student and transfer registrations. “When finance is a concern, value sells well,”
registrAtion cAlendAr April 6 Continuing graduate students, graduating seniors and Honors College students April 8 Undergraduate and returning former students with 90 or more hours April 13 Undergraduate and returning former students with 45 or more hours
he said. Economics senior Mike Zambeck served in the U.S. Army in the early 1980s and receives tuition assistance from Veterans Affairs. He is enrolling for nine hours over the summer and 12 in the fall. He said he thinks students should put off procrastination and register as soon as possible. Zambeck said the MyMav registration system is not as efficient as the previous system. It’s much slower, more complicated and lacks the previous level of control, he said. Physics graduate student Robert Bruntz said he usually registers for his classes late. He said he pays with a credit card but wasn’t aware tuition isn’t due at the time of registration. “I can see situations where someone might want to hold off,” Bruntz said. “Like someone who is concerned about employment and uses that money to pay tuition.” Bobbitt said student financial situations are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and that he advises students to register early to help ensure they are able to find classes that will fit their schedule. Ali MustAnsir news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
April 16 Undergraduate and returning former students with one or more hours April 20 Undergraduate students on Academic probation and new students Tuition myth: Tuition is due at the time of registration Tuition fact: Tuition is due before the start of semester. Login to MyMav after class registration for specific tuition deadlines
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reAding PeoPle Psychology senior Claire Tomiak waits for completed surveys for her social psychology group’s lab experiment Tuesday on the Central Library mall. Tomiak and three others in her group tested peoples’ emotions while reading violent stories to observe social desensitization. The group had to sample 100 random people and compile their results for a poster forum for class May 8. The experimental group that read actual violent news resulted in more anger than the control group reading fictitious stories, with no differences within genders.
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Residence Hall Association executive board, director applications available Residence Hall Association applications for director and executive board positions are available until April 20 at 5 p.m. The organization provides an opportunity for self-governance within the university residence halls. Applications are available at all residence halls and can be submitted to any residence hall office. Applicants are expected to attend an RHA general assembly meeting at 4:30 p.m. April 23 and give a 2-minute speech as to why they applied for a position. “One of the main responsibilities of RHA is getting the residents involved with the university,” said RHA Marketing chairwoman Brittnee Anderson.
RHA members must reapply every semester, so all positions are available. Four committee director positions are open which include Dining Services, Diversity, Events Committee and Community Education, Outreach and Security. Executive positions from President to National Communications Coordinator are also available. There are six executive positions in total. Anyone living on camopus can apply. “Anybody can join RHA,” Anderson said. “We’re looking for people who are willing to work hard.”
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Culture Society president, said he was excited to see how much interest his organization’s table generated by offering shashliki (an Eastern European shish kebab), borscht (a beet soup) and vareniki (a stuffed dumpling). “It’s really something,” he said. “When we went to buy the meat, I kept thinking we were buying too much, but it’s disappearing fast.” Other organizations, like the Nepalese Student Association and the Japanese Union for Maximizing Potential, saw similar success at the event, with traditional Nepali dishes and Japanese gyu-sara, a type of braised beef dish. Some organizations sold out even quicker, Holmer
WhAt’s next What: Fashion show and exhibits When: 7-9 tonight Where: University Center Bluebonnet Ballroom What: School visits to cultural exhibits When: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday When: University Center Bluebonnet Ballroom What: Global Extravaganza When: 7-9 p.m. Friday Where: University Center Bluebonnet Ballroom
said. “We had two Azerbaijani students participating, but I think they sold out after the first hour,” she said. “It’s exciting to see how many students are willing to take a chance on unfamiliar food.” JAson Joyce news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu