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geographical conditions. Rajasthan has a desert climate and people wear the dress to protect from heat and stress, he said. During the Indian presentation, show participants danced to the Slumdog Millionaire song “Jai Ho” as the audience cheered and sung along. “Different parts of India have different outfits, customs, culture and languages and we all come together today to present it,” said Rena Janarthanan,
Student Congress, with the help of the External Relations Council, is trying to give the Texas Legislature a UTA student voice, SC President Travis Boren said. Council members undeclared freshman Austin Williams, advertising sophomore Lindsey Montanez and Collins Watson, biomedical engineering graduate student, Council chair and former SC president, visited the Texas Legislature last week to learn about bills and what impacts the university as a whole. The entire council and the SC executive board will visit Austin on April 23 to learn what issues will potentially impact students. The council, formed about two years ago, focuses mainly on city issues but now will include legislative matters. The council has Travis Boren, about 10 member and comStudent Congress prises both SC and non-SC President members. “This session — it’s very important that we’re keeping tabs on what is going on as there are many bills regarding higher education that are of concern to students,” Boren said. “UT-Austin, Texas Tech, Texas A&M have a legislative affairs divisions out of their student governance that actually deals with this on a day-to-day basis.” Boren said it’s nice to put some feet on the ground in Austin and to get a feel for representatives’ views on some bills. “We feel like we’re right up there with those schools, and we feel that we need to have that representation down in Austin,” he said. “So we’re really trying to start a new
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computer science graduate students Harnish Bhatia, left, and Hussain sattuwala walk the runway in traditional Indian wedding garments Wednesday during the International Fashion Show in the University Center Bluebonnet Ballroom. Ten organizations, colorfully dressed from head to toe, showcased diversity.
Participants representing different cultures donned attire showcasing ethnic fashions By shamBhu sharan
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International culture, music and fashion combined on the runway Wednesday night as about 600 attendees watched 10 organizations strut their stuff during the 32nd annual International Fashion Show. The International Student Organization hosted the show, a night of ethnic outfits and costumes, in the University Center Bluebonnet Ballroom. ISO Vice President Gayatri Desai and ISO member Huzefa Aurangabadi were the masters of ceremonies at the event. Computer science graduate student Harnish Bhatia wore Lahanga-Chunni,
a skirt and top, representing the culture and occasional dress of her country, India. Muslim Indians wear it on occasions like weddings, festivals and parties, she said. “Although I am not a Muslim, I am representing its outfits,” Bhatia said. Indian Student Association member Dhvanit Dave wore a traditional Rajasthan, India dress turban, shirt and dhoti and walked with ISA President Namrata Kohli, who carried a clay pot symbolizing water scarcity. Dave said the dress is comfortable because of the
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New sustainability course open to all UTA students
Housing Fair aids students with living options, advice
The class integrates multiple disciplines into the curriculum to make it more accessible.
what to Look for Sustainability for Everyone ARCH 4395 Fall 2009 Monday 6-9 p.m.
About 2,000 people attended the event, which showcased on- and off-campus housing.
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The university added its first interdisciplinary sustainability course, bringing people together from across the university to discuss a sustainable lifestyle and ways to strengthen the environment. Architecture assistant professor Douglas Klahr said that the upper-level elective, Sustainability for Everyone, will address the economic, environmental, philosophical and societal aspects of sustainability. “I want to get students from all over campus — depending on how many we get,” he said. “I don’t know where we’ll be holding class, but I really want to try and break down the disciplinary boundaries,” he said. When Klahr began working on the course more than a year ago, the global economic crisis had not begun. He said one of the course’s books, The Bridge at the Edge of the World by James Speth, predicted the financial downturn.
“Speth takes us through the failures of the environmental movement — the failures we’ve had up until now,” Klahr said. “And he tells us why this is connected to our economic system, particularly our American model of capitalism.” He said he expects it to be the most challenging and controversial book the class will read because Speth suggests changes to the way businesses function and society’s consumption rate. “I want a good discussion on this, and I really want people from the College of Business to be interested in my course,” Klahr said. Stacy Alaimo, President’s Sustainability Committee co-chair, said the course is important to the university’s environmental efforts because it crosses college and department lines. “At a university as big as UTA, frequently we think of ideas as separate to colleges or departcourse continues on page 4A
By Jason Boyd The Shorthorn news editor
Math junior Mary Anderson said she has found from experience it’s important to research housing options. Housing Fair 2009 helped with the legwork, she said. About 2,000 attendees, including Anderson, visited with 38 onand off-campus housing services hosted by theshorthorn.com 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday in the University Center Palo Duro Lounge. The smell of popcorn, bunny suits, a saddle and cowboys welcomed students to the fair. Anderson, a transfer student, lived with her parents while attending Tarrant County College. She wanted to live on her own and moved out when she came to the university, she said. She looked for housing close to campus, hoping to walk and save money on parking. She said she wishes she had looked beyond the apartment’s proximity because she spends most of her day at school. Her lease ends in June and she gathered informa-
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Biology graduate student Angela Fornell talks to Cascades Apartments representative Yolanda Martinez at The Shorthorn Housing Fair in the University Center Palo Duro Lounge. About 2,000 students attended the event.
tion at the fair to help her make the next move. English junior Alicia Sisemore said she wants to move within a couple of weeks. She said she lives in the heart of The Parks at Arlington traffic and the daily 20-minute drive to school is too much. “I’m just looking for something new and close,” she said.
Journalism sophomore Joanne Foster is on the hunt for a new living place to shorten her commute from east Fort Worth. “I’ve been having a lot of fun,” she said at the fair. “And on top of that you learn a lot.” Fair representatives gave prizes Housing continues on page 4A
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APRIL Art exhibition — Rimer Cardillo and Darryl Lauster: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., The Gallery at UTA. Exhibitions dates are March 23-April 25. Free. For information, contact Patricia Healy at 817-272-5658 or phealy@uta.edu.
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Time Management: 1-2 p.m., 216 Davis Hall. For information, contact 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, call Levent Gurdemir at 817-272-1183 or planetarium@uta.edu. Adventures in Antiquity: 3-5 p.m., Central Library. Joel Christensen, UT-San Antonio philosophy and classics assistant professor, will present a talk titled “Listening Between the Lines: Trojan Politics and the Assemblies of Iliad 7.” Free. For information, contact Charles Chiasson at 817-272-3216 or chiasson@uta.edu. Department of Biology Spring 2009 Colloquium Series: 4-5 p.m., 124 Life Science Building. John McCarrey from UTSan Antonio, will talk on the topic “The Epigenetic Regulation of Genetic Integrity.” For more information about Dr. McCarrey’s research, visit http://www.uthscsa.edu/csb/ faculty/camccarrey.asp. For information, contact Pallavi Sattiraju 817-272-2872. FRIDAY Student ProfesAPRIL sional Awareness Conference, a seminar on issues facing engineers in today’s workplace: 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., University Center, Rosebud Theatre. Students get in for $2, others for $5. For information, contact Delvannaire Foreman at 649-387-0178 or delvannaire@aol.com.
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ON THE BALL Visual communication sophomore Gaby Teran bobbles football Wednesday on the University Center mall. Teran, Kappa Delta Chi sorority member, supported Omega Delta Phi fraternity and its pursuit to camp out all night to raise canned goods for Mission Arlington. The fraternity raises goods once each fall and spring semester.
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CANNON FODDER by Isaac Erickson
Theft Police responded at 12:29 p.m. to investigate a report of theft at the Centennial Court apartments, 701 Mitchell Circle. The responding officer met with maintenance personnel regarding a missing cell phone. Burglary of a habitation Police were called at 10:05 p.m. to investigate a burglary at the Centennial Court apartments, 806 Bering Drive. WEDNESDAY
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Disturbance Police responded at 1:09 a.m. to investigate a loud noise complaint at the Legacy Heights apartments, 415 Oak St. The responding officer located the resident responsible for the noise and requested that they keep the volume down.
A column on Wednesday’s Opinion page should have referenced a documentary included on the DVD of 24: Redemption. That point was incorrect.
Parks and Recreation Department and Arlington Independent School District. Registration to volunteer is open through the Web site or in the University Center lower level with Student Activities administrative secretary Bonnie Rodriguez. The Salvation Army is providing breakfast for volunteers from 6:45 to 7:45 a.m. and a gratitude lunch for the volunteers from noon to 2 p.m.
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Hosted by UTA Volunteers, participants will work on a variety of projects including painting at Atherton Elementary School and planting and mulching at various locations on and off campus. Student Activities Director P.K. Kelly said the event is the university’s largest volunteer project and is in its ninth year. “Places will still be open,” Kelly said. “We can always find a place for you to volunteer.” Volunteers from the university will join other local organizations, including Boys and Girls Club of Arlington, Mission Arlington, Arlington
Sixth tobacco ban forum open today The second in a series of open forum meetings hosted by the Tobacco Free Campus Initiative, a committee investigating the opinions of the campus community on establishing a campus-wide ban tobacco use, will take place at noon today in 100 Nedderman Hall. The meetings are intended to allow the campus community to share questions, concerns and feedback with members of the committee, said Robert James, Human Resources associate director. Though attendance at the first session earlier this week was lower than expected, committee members are optimistic that today’s forum will draw a larger audience. “It seems to me it’s a big move,” James said. “We do encourage anyone who may have comments for or against the proposal, or just those with questions, to attend.”
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Mavs tangle with Cowboys for 3-game series After the loss this week, the teams look to play some solid baseball and move up in the Southland standings. BY Stephen peterS The Shorthorn sports editor
“Almost” has been a consistent theme for the baseball team this season with an extra-inning loss to oral roberts on tuesday, another to then No. 4-ranked texas earlier in the year and close losses to texas Christian and texas A&M. the Mavericks open a four-game home stand beginning with a three-game series against McNeese state that starts at 6:30 tonight. UtA’s schedule ranks 62nd nationally according to boydsworld.com, but the focus for players and head coach Darin thomas is to continue their success in conference play. “We’ve lost in all walk-off type wins, on the road against top 20-type teams,” thomas said. “It’s kind of been the same speech after every one of those game, ‘Way to compete on the road against a good team. We had a chance to win. one pitch, one play goes the other way. that’s baseball.’ ” He added that the tough losses don’t wear on his team’s psyche through the rest of the season as UtA jockeys for playoff position in the southland Conference. Because the Mavericks dropped two of three games to southeastern Louisiana last weekend, the team sits one game out of first place. “Last weekend was one of the worst weekends we’ve played in conference,” thomas said. “We played really bad on Friday. the bright side was that sunday’s win was a two-game swing. If we lose, we’re three games out of first, we win, we’re a game out of first.” UtA has exceeded preseason poll expectations so far on the way to a 9-6 conference record. Before the season began, coaches and sports information directors had the Mavs picked sixth. sophomore outfielder Michael Choice, who homered twice and drove in four runs in tuesday’s loss to oral roberts, said there is no pressure on the team to keep up its strong conference play. “It was a big confidence boost getting those big hits and rBIs for me like that,” Choice said. “As a team, we feel good where we are right now.
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Sophomore center Chad Comer goes through batting practice Wednesday at Clay Gould Ballpark. The Mavericks will face McNeese State today at 6:30 p.m.
We’re playing good baseball in the midweek games, and we feel comfortable going to this weekend.” Choice’s rBIs against the Golden Eagles were the first runs driven in four games. He also credited senior outfielders Matt otteman and Andrew Kainer for taking a lot of the offensive “weight off his shoulders” this season. otteman leads the conference with a .435 batting average, second in hits with 27 and tied for fifth with 17 runs batted in.
these two pitchers bring big bats, too
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Junior pitchers Cara Hulme, left, and Heather Fortenberry are aces of the Maverick pitching staff and account for all of the Mavericks’ wins this season. Hulme and Fortenberry, combined, have struck out 162 batters in 209.3 innings pitched.
BY roBert MatSon The Shorthorn staff
softball pitchers are arguably the single most important individual players in team sports. other than a football quarterback, few players are relied upon as heavily on each play. the Mavericks are fortunate to have quality starting pitching from juniors Cara Hulme and Heather Fortenberry, who also lead the team in batting. In the circle, Hulme is 11-10, with a 2.72 ErA while the lesser-used Fortenberry is solid with a 5-6 record and a 4.87 ErA, which has fallen recently. As long as they can remember, both have been called upon to pitch for their teams. Whether it be little league, high school, or at UtA, the duo always relishes the responsibility of having the fate of the game in their hands. “I started pitching at 11,” Hulme said. “I like the fact that the pitcher starts the game and is in control of how her team responds to the game. If we aren’t intense, then our whole team behind us isn’t going to be intense.” Although she hasn’t been playing the field when not pitching, she has filled the role of designated hitter and received more chances to do damage with the bat. Her team-leading seven home runs and 16 rBIs have come in just 38 at bats. While Hulme’s main focus has been her duties in the circle, Fortenberry has the difficult task of being asked to pitch and also be an everyday player in the field. on days when she isn’t pitching, Fortenberry is the starting right-fielder and has become one of the most consistent batters in the lineup. she boasts a
.957 fielding percentage and a .306 batting average with four home runs and 11 rBIs. she said the key to being successful at all three is being able to remain focused on each position and not get distracted by how you are batting, pitching or fielding. “You can’t take what happens at the plate back to the mound,” she said. “If that happens, you put yourself in a hole. You just have to be able to separate the two.” With head coach Debbie Hedrick leading from the dugout, pitchers know they have an experienced coach who knows how to develop pitchers and expects them to perform well. “playing that position, you can be viewed as either the hero or the zero for that game,” she said. “Everything begins and ends with you on the mound.” Hedrick came into the 2009 season still holding three NCAA records. she pitched the most games in a career (193), the most complete games in a career (182) and most shutouts in a single season (36). Also, she ranks second in career wins (149) and career shutouts (84) while ranking third in singleseason wins (50). she said the biggest advantage of having been an All-American pitcher who is now coaching is the fact players know that she has been there and has done everything she asks her players to do. “It is hard to find a coach that really knows a lot about pitching,” Hulme said. “she expects a lot from us and can be hard on us because she knows what it takes to be successful.” roBert MatSon sports-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
thomas said he’s getting great production from Choice, otteman and Kainer but still needs more productivity from the top of the lineup, so the burden is not solely on those three. to open the series on the mound, UtA sends outs its normal game-one starter junior pitcher Andy sauter, who is 3-2 on the year in eight appearances with a 4.06 ErA. sauter in his last outing gave up seven earned runs on seven hits in 6 2/3 innings.
“It’s a big series for us,” sauter said. “We’ve got to pitch real well and play good defense. I’ve got to get ground balls and don’t give up free bases.” McNeese state enters the game as the second-best hitting team in the conference with a collective .326 batting average. UtA is No. 1 in the conference for ErA. Stephen peterS sports-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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Dodging Balls for A Good Cause
Freshmen Leaders on Campus hold various competitions to raise money for Honduran schools Olusola Oyewuwo’s eyes widened when he told his combat tales to Floyd Woods. His arms extended and hands gestured to accompany his story. The undeclared freshman traded war stories with Woods as battles ensued, screams of “kill him” could be heard in the background. “They thought they had me,” he said. “But I deflected it.” Oyewuwo isn’t enlisted in any army — he was fighting with his team, FLOC UTA, in a shoot-out of large, yellow balls in a match of dodgeball. The sport was part of Freshmen Leaders on Campus’ event PowerPlay held at the Maverick Activities Center on Wednesday night. The evening was an extension of the organization’s Hope for Honduras project to raise money and school supplies for Honduras. Other activities included a relay race, free throw competition and Honduras trivia. Six teams competed to raise funds to donate $150 to Heifer International, with team FLIP You! taking first place. Nursing freshman Peter
Samuels said he enjoyed the dodgeball tournament most. “My favorite moment was pegging someone in the face at dodgeball,” he said. “I think I saw a little tear.” The event began with an outdoor relay race that had teams balancing eggs, running with three legs and finishing the competition with a wheelbarrow race. FLIP You! members said their victory in the relay gave them the advantage. Architecture junior Thai Bui said his team played strong in the event. Bui played the “wheelbarrow” role and took an injury for the team. “I think I popped a vain,” he said. “It’s all bruised looking.” The free throw shootout had teams competing to sink as many baskets in two minutes. Delonte Lynch, undeclared freshman and FLOC UTA member, said that he had the best time in the competition because it was his event to shine. The final event, Honduras Trivia, had teams studying their cheat sheets every free minute to perform well. “I’ve been studying like it’s my second class,” Lynch said.
Above: Kinesiology freshman Shannon Leidlein participates in a free throw contest during the PowerPlay event hosted by Freshmen Leaders on Campus. Leidlein’s team consisted of FLOC’s Special Events Committee. The event was hosted to raise money for Heifer International. Left: Six teams participated in the Hope For Honduras fundraiser Wednesday at the Maverick Activities Center.
For video coverage, visit THE SHORTHORN The trivia caused some controversy. Lynch said his team’s buzzer wasn’t working properly. FLOC student adviser Jennifer Fox stopped the event to remind everyone they were competing for a charitable cause. Amanda Gonzales, FLOC Community Service Committee co-chair, said she was happy that along with the competitiveness, they were able to educate. Undeclared freshman Tomas Lobo volunteered because the cause was closer
to home. Lobo is from Honduras and said he’s happy to see events like this that raise money and awareness. “The government over there isn’t like the one here,” he said. “Everybody there is on their own.” Although his team didn’t win, Lynch said he was going home happy. “I got a little tan and I got my exercise so I don’t have to come back to the MAC later,” he said. DUSTIN L. DANGLI news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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trend of sending students down to go speak on behalf of UT Arlington.” The legislators take student opinions to heart, and they know how much of a commitment it is for students to travel to Austin, he said. The ERC spoke in Austin with state representatives, senators and their staff about bills and issues that students would care about. “We went to learn about what’s happening, what everybody’s talking about, what bills are controversial and bills that affect students,” Watson said. One of the things they looked into was a bill for local transportation option, SB 855, he said. The Senate amended the bill Wednesday but will likely vote on passing the bill out of the Senate on Tuesday, according to an Associated Press article. “As we all know, the city of Arlington is the largest
city in the United States without any form of mass transit,” Watson said. “... polls have shown that the majority of voters in Arlington support that idea, and it would be incredible for this student body and university.” SB 855 would allow certain counties, including Tarrant and Dallas counties, to impose local taxes for a light rail system from Arlington to Dallas to Fort Worth. “It would be great for Arlington since we’re in the center,” Williams said. Montanez said the experience was a good opportunity overall. The three ERC members spoke with Sen. Chris Harris, R-Arlington; Rep. Diane Patrick, R-Arlington; Rep. Mark Shelton, RFort Worth, a political analyst for Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth; Maureen Perro chief of staff for Rep. Paula Pierson, D-Arlington and got a thumbs-up from Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas, an alumnus and former SC president. BRYAN BASTIBLE news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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er we are working and living in a sustainable manner, organizations use economic, environmental and continued from page 1A social criteria to evaluate ments, but sustainability the situation,” Klahr said. often highlights the con- “These are the so-called nection between disci- three pillars of sustainabilplines and topics,” she ity, and they often overlap, said. “I think it’s good that which is why I am looking he’s offering a course that at all three in my course.” The fourth dimension explicitly makes all those of Klahr’s course discusses connections.” Alaimo said Klahr’s the philosophical aspect, course would not be the which asks moral and ethionly one addressing sus- cal questions about the era of sustainability. tainability next The class will read semester. With James Garvey’s The the OneBook Ethics of Climate theme of sustainChange: Right and ability for the fall Wrong in a Warmsemester, many ing World. English courses Vinodh Valluri, will discuss isenvironmental sues from early science graduate modern environstudent, said he’s mental thinking planned to enroll to American ro- Douglas Klahr, in the course ever manticism and architecture nature. assistant professor since Klahr approached him at Klahr’s course the Annual Celwill begin with The Transition to Sustain- ebration of Excellence by ability , published by the Students. “I foresee that this International Union for Conservation of Nature, to course will prove instruintroduce students to sus- mental in rekindling the tainability. He noted that sparks of an eco-consustainability was officially science,” he said. “I think defined by a United Na- it comes at the right time tions conference in 1987 — when a faltering econoand tweaked in 1993 to my needs to be buttressed mean “using methods, sys- with sustainable solutions tems and materials that in all walks of life.” won’t deplete resources or harm natural cycles.” SARAH LUTZ “In determining whethnews-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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for on-site games like spinthe-wheel and BlackJack. Photography senior Matt Redden is looking for an apartment for next year. He lives on campus now but wants something different. “Something other than a meal plan,” he said. He wants to move close enough to visit his parents in Saginaw but still be able to commute to UTA in 10 to 15 minutes. He said he believes he could find the right spot at the fair. Caroline Bell, TXU Energy Community Relations representative, spoke to attendees about how to cut down on energy costs in an apartment. She was scheduled to speak to the crowd but couldn’t be heard over the fair’s clamor. Instead, she gave one-on-one tips (see sidebar). Colleen Hurtzig, The Shorthorn student advertising manager, said April is the best time to host such a fair, because leases will likely end in May for many students, so they’ll be looking for help to find a new pad. Because of the success, Hurtzig said she would like to see the fair every year. “I wish this was around when I was a freshman,” she said. JASON BOYD news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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Nursing sophomore Cait Dack opens an egg from the Maverick Place Easter bunny at TheShorthorn.com’s Housing Fair on Wednesday in the University Palo Duro Lounge. The eggs contained coupons redeemable for free T-shirts and other prizes at Maverick Place.
CUTTING THE COSTS These were the tips Caroline Bell, TXU Energy Community Relations manager, intended to present in a PowerPoint presentation during the fair. Air conditioning Keep the temperature at 78 degrees or higher, use ceiling fans to offset excess heat. Change air filters at least once every three months. Lighting/Appliances Turn off unnecessary appliances when not in use. Unplug the computer, printer, TV and cell phone charger. Some devices drain energy without being turned on. Dishes and clothing Use full loads whenever possible. For clothes, use cold water. Cold water actually cleans
clothes better. Air dry dishes. Don’t overload a clothes dryer, air dry when possible. Water heater If self-controlled, set it at 120 degrees. If the apartment controls it, speak to the building manager. A 10 percent reduction in water heater temperature results in a 13 percent cost reduction. Refrigeration Let leftovers cool before refrigerating. Allow one inch for circulation around the refrigerator. Food preparation Grill outdoors as often as possible. Oven and stove heat can raise the indoor temperature, adding to the air conditioning cost. Use microwaves and slow cookers when possible.
a Fine Arts Society of India member. Business sophomore Lu Lao showed Chinese fashion, walking in a silk outfit embroidered with flowers, dragons and a phoenix. ISO member Natalie Thi said her father is from Vietnam and her mother is American. She said she was never allowed to visit Vietnam and felt it was important to represent her culture by modeling its fashion. Japanese United Maximizing Potential students presented scenes from Japanese animation, the “Dragonball” series and ordinary Japanese tradition through a comedy act. “Our organization tried to entertain people,” JUMP member Junki Hagiwara said. Bangladesh Student Association’s male members wore Kurta-Pajamas while the female members wore saris on the runway. SHAMBHU SHARAN news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
“Different parts of India have different outfits, customs, culture and languages and we all come together today to present it.” Rena Janarthanan,
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Personals Vote Nelly Lopez for UTA ambassador #23 April 20th and 21st in the UC Aaron Resendez for Student Service Free Advisory Committee Rep! Tuition fees spent where it counts! HEYY MAVERICKS!!! Vote Toni A. for Ms. UTA! Voting begins April 20th and 21st in Palo Duro Lounge! Peace. Love. Mavericks! GO GREEN! Vote Hillary Green for UTA Ambassador and Science Sentator on April 20th & 21st in the UC! GO GREEN! Vote Eleanor Khonje for Student Congress President! She’ll move UTA further! Her passion to impact is unequivocal. CHECK THIS GIRL OUT! Vote Omara Rosales for Mr. UTA. April 20-21 Vote Shannon Leidlein for UTA Ambassador!! Be a Shan Fan!Elections April 20th and 21st! Bring your student ID! BE A SHAN FAN! Vote Shannon Leidlein for UTA Ambasador! Elections April 20th and 21st!! Don’t forget your student ID!
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DR. RUTH Q: I have a real problem. You see, therefore more likely to end up in an I am very much in love with a woman affair. After you've broken up, then I met on the Internet. I am currently you can decide whether to try to purengaged to a woman, whom I don't sue this other woman. (I don't even want to hurt, but I can't help the way know if you've met, and she is marI feel. My cyber lover is married and ried, so that's to be considered.) But take it one step at a time. in a very bad relationship, but she feels the same and Q: My ex-girlfriend and does not want to hurt her I have been broken up for mate. I live in Canada, and several years. Yet, when we she lives in the states (not visit each other, we find that far). What am I to do? ourselves engaging in sexI am not in love with the ual relations. In fact, the woman I live with, and all I sex is better than when we can think about is my cyber were dating. Should we love. I am very confused. I stop having sex because we just know that if we could Dr. Ruth are no longer in a relationbe together, all would be Send your ship, or should we continue great, but I really don't questions to Dr. know what I should do. Ruth Westheimer to enjoy our physical pleasure? What if things didn't work c/o King with my love and I? I A: If someone is lookwould be leaving every- Features thing for a chance at hap- Syndicate, 235 E. ing for a sexual outlet, then that will give him or her piness, which I honestly do 45th St., New added incentive to find a not have. Should I risk it? York, NY 10017 new partner. If you're havA: If you're really not in love with ing sex with your ex-girlfriend all the the woman to whom you're engaged, time, then you won't have the urge to then you should break off the rela- find a partner, and won't be looking tionship, no matter what happens for someone new to love, and so with this other woman. If you go for- while you'll be having sex, you won't ward with this marriage, the odds of be experiencing all the joys that it lasting very long aren't great, as being in love brings. So, my advice is you'd probably find someone else to either to get back together, or else fall in love with eventually, and that stop having sex. person might be closer to you and
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All the World’s a Stage
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Business finance sophomore Donetame Rajphoumy plays a khene, a traditional Laotian instrument during the Laos Association of Students’ performance. The khene is a mouth organ originating from Laos made of hollowed-out wood or bamboo.
Annual runway show features international attire
Right: A traditional Laotian pattern adorns a garment. Below: Computer science senior Masahiro Ishida maneuvers a wooden sword through the air while representing the Japanese Union for Maximizing Potential on Wednesday at the International Fashion Show in the University Center Bluebonnet Ballroom. Ishida was dressed as Gintoki, a samurai from the Japanese anime series “Gintama.”
A traditional banga bracelet from Punjab, India is used in wedding ceremonies. The bride clashes them together over single womens’ heads for marriage prosperity. Below: Light cascades over members of the International Student Organization after their performance. The diverse student organizations hail from countries like Malaysia, India, Mexico and Sri Lanka.
English Language Institute student Ning Fu struts down the runway. Fu was representing the Friendship Association of Chinese Students and Scholars while modeling a modern Chinese outfit.
photos by Andrew buckley