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Students can rent textbooks starting this fall in market test SPEAK OUT What do you think about textbook rentals?

The UTA Bookstore will offer about 325 titles for 42.5 percent of a new book’s cost. BY ALI MUSTANSIR The Shorthorn staff

The UTA Bookstore will begin a trial program Aug. 3 allowing students to rent textbooks by the semester, said Elio Distaola, Public and Campus Relations direc-

tor at Follett Higher Education Group. The bookstore will rent out textbooks for 42.5 percent of the new book’s price. UTA and the University of North Texas are the only schools in North Texas included in the test, he said. Not all textbooks will be available for rent, UTA Bookstore director Bill Coulter said. Initially, the store will rent 325 titles, 20

RENTAL PLAN Rental cost: 42.5 percent of a new textbook Program begins: Aug. 3

percent of the store’s available titles. He said courses with the highest enrollment are included, TEXTBOOKS continues on page 3

“I don’t see any disadvantages right now. I would try it.” Mark De La Garza, philosophy senior

“Sounds like you would pay less money. I would do it. And who keeps books anyway?” Jessica Kirko, mechanical engineering freshman

“I’d pay $42.50 over $100 for a book any day.” Patrick Davis, political science senior The Shorthorn: Tim Crumpton

Fine art senior Nicole Norton purchases a new book at the UTA Bookstore on Tuesday. Starting in the fall semester, students can rent textbooks for 42.5 percent of the book’s price.

“It’s just like renting a car. We expect wear and tear, but it must be usable.” Bill Coulter

New program aims to ease nursing deficit, improve care The Bachelor of Science in Nursing Academic Partnership will produce degree-bearing RNs in less time. BY ANTHONY WILLIAMS The Shorthorn staff

The university hopes a new fast-paced degree program will produce solutions to the nation’s nursing shortage. This January, the School of Nursing will begin its Bachelor of Science in Nursing Academic Partnership program, giving health care workers and graduates in search of a career change new opportunities. Those enrolled in the distance education classes can become registered nurses with a BSN degree in 15 months straight, compared to 24 months in a four-semester period. Beth Mancini, School of Nursing associate dean for undergraduate nursing programs, said the blended learning model

will produce more competent nurses faster by teaching alongside five area hospitals. Unlike the university’s year-old partnership with more than 150 hospitals and health care systems in the state helping RNs obtain their bachelor’s degrees, the new program allows health care workers to become RNs and obtain a bachelor’s quicker. The program helps those previously unable to go to medical school, said nurse education specialist Art Signo with the Center for Nursing Education and Research at Dallas’ Baylor University Medical Center. “We’re developing programs with hopes of producing new nurses in an out-of-seat manner,” he said, noting that in today’s economy many feel forced to enter the workforce sooner than they may have liked. The new program, announced last week, allows those individuals to keep working NURSING continues on page 6

Funding rescues ongoing studies One research project aims to reduce costs, time and pain in prostate cancer screening. BY JOHNATHAN SILVER The Shorthorn staff

The UT System awarded three Texas Ignition Fund grants to UTA professors doing various research projects that can’t be terminated because the system expects to show signs of commercial success. The fund is a $2 million grant program approved by the UT System Board of Regents in December 2007. An eightperson review panel chose the grant recipients. They chose three UTA research programs in the fourth round, awarding $48,000 to per WHAT IS THE $55,000 project. TEXAS One professor’s work IGNITION includes creFUND? ating an instrument that The Texas Ignimight cut tion Fund, a $2 down drug million grant program, was development approved in prices, reducDecember 2007 ing the purby the UT Syschase price tem Board of for consumRegents. ers. Another Source: UT System Office project reof Research searches how and Technology to make a Transfer prostate cancer diagnosis faster, more accurate and less painful. The researcher, bioengineering professor Hanli Liu, was unavailable for comment. “The purpose of the program is to provide funding through the ‘valley of death,’ ” said Cathy Swain, UT System Commercial Development assistant vice chancellor. “Valley of death” refers to high-priority research that goes nowhere when funding stops. Bioengineering assistant professor Digant Dave received one of the system’s nine grants. He works on a project called Label-Free Detection and Quantification of Biomolecules. Dave and his partner, bioIGNITION continues on page 3

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Marketing senior Kim Eaton studies for her marketing management test Monday in the University Center Palo Duro Lounge. Eaton reversed the couch so she would be less distracted by other students and could take discreet naps. She noticed another student doing the same thing last week and said it’s been effective so far.

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DAY POLICE REPORT TUESDAY Suspicious Circumstances A nonstudent reported that her son, a UTA employee, was missing at 7:18 a.m. at 701 Nedderman Drive. The nonstudent filed a missing report with the Arlington Police Department. Assistant police chief Rick Gomez said the department had reason to believe the employee is on vacation and did not tell his mother.

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Planetarium attendance increases from last year

Criminal Mischief or Vandalism An officer located some markings at 8:11 a.m. on UTA property near Lot 20 at 800 UTA Blvd. MONDAY

SUNDAY Criminal Trespass Warning A nonstudent was issued a criminal trespassing warning at 11:19 p.m. in the 7-Eleven parking lot at 600 Center St. Public Intoxication A nonstudent was arrested at 10:17 p.m. in Lot 50 at 1200 West St. for public intoxication. Criminal Mischief or Vandalism A nonstudent reported criminal mischief done to her vehicle at 10:13 p.m. at 1200 West St. Robbery Officers investigated a physical altercation of a taxi cab driver at 4:30 a.m. at Centennial Court apartments, 700 Mitchell Circle. A nonstudent assaulted, stole personal property and committed theft of service, according to the police report. Miscellaneous A student reported that a tree branch fell and damaged her vehicle at 3:25 p.m. at 600 Summit Drive.

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Special Collections exhibit “The Road West: Travel Through America”: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Central Library sixth floor. Come take a look at what travelers used to trek across the country, what they saw and how they remembered their trips. Free. For information, contact UT Arlington Library at 817-272-3393. Fluxhibition #3: Thinking Inside of the Box: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., The Gallery at the University Center. Free. For information, contact P.K. Kelly at 817-272-2963 or pk@ uta.edu.

Miscellaneous A staff member stopped an officer outside the Human Resources Office in the Wetsel Building and said she needed to talk to police about work-related issues at 2:08 p.m. at 1225 Mitchell St. Assistant police chief Rick Gomez said he couldn’t comment, because it was under investigation, but the staff member worked in the School of Nursing. Hit and Run Accident An officer met with a complainant at the Police Building in reference to a hit-and-run accident at 9:01 a.m. at 900 S. Cooper St.

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Arlington resident Anne Bartin takes her two children and two of her neighbor’s children to “Texas Stargazing” on a rainy Monday afternoon in the Planetarium. “Texas Stargazing” is one of the many astronomy shows playing at the planetarium. In addition, the planetarium offers a $2 full-length feature film every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

The shows and programs help educate the university as well as the surrounding Arlington community, director says. BY JOHNATHAN SILVER The Shorthorn staff

With the Planetarium’s attendance on the rise, young visitors are more likely to later attend the university and choose a science career, said Planetarium director Levent Gurdemir. Last month 1,716 people attended shows at the planetarium. At the same time last year 870 went to shows. The Planetarium hosts day cares, school field trips, senior groups and birthday parties, Gurdemir said. Math and physics junior Robert Allen has been a planetarium educator and sky-talk speaker for one year. More attendance is refreshing, he said. “When you have more people, you get more reactions,” he said. “I like kid groups because you see that they’re interested and enjoy learning.” Allen said the planetarium presents celestial objects in a different perspective. “It’s one thing to see it on pages of books, it’s another when you have the planets fly by and are comparing sizes. The Planetarium lets you get immersed into the books,” he said. Success directly affects the university and the surrounding community, Gurdemir said. “Our customers aren’t only students, faculty and staff,” he said. “It’s people out there coming to our campus.” Young attendees have their first encounters with science at the planetarium, Gurdemir said. “I’m confident that we take place in their minds,” he said. “Some of them may want to be a scientist and may want to come here for college.” Julie Cook and her granddaughter atNews Editor ................................. Jason Boyd news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu Design Editor ................................ Laura Sliva design-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu Copy Desk Chief ........................ Julie Sanchez copydesk-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu Scene Editor .......................... Dustin L. Dangli features-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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Apollo 11 mission 40th Anniversary Display: All day, Central Library second floor. The Library’s Information Services staff have created a display to commemorate this event, incorporating books, NASA documents and facts about the mission, along with a digital photo frame with more than 100 Apollo 11 mission photos. Free and open until the end of July. For information, contact 817-272-3394 or library-ref@ uta.edu. “Stars at Night are Big and Bright”: 2-3 p.m., the Planetarium. A show with a little bit of everything — planets, stars, and galaxies. Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for children and seniors, $3 for faculty, staff and alumni and $2 for UTA students. For information, contact the Planetarium at 817-272-1183 or planetarium@uta.edu. EXCEL Campus Activities Summer Board Meeting: 2-3 p.m., UC Student Congress Chambers. For information, contact EXCEL at 817-272-2963 or excel@uta.edu.

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tended a “Secret of the Cardboard Rocket” showing, a children’s show about two kids who travel the solar system in a cardboard box with the help of a talking astronomy book. A planetarium in Fort Worth was closed for renovations, so she Googled other options and found UT Arlington’s, she said. Another youngster, 9-year-old Elijah Cavanaugh took his second trip to the planetarium to see “Secret of the Cardboard Rocket” again July 16. This time he brought his little brother. “I really like the show,” he said. “My favorite part was when the science guy’s head came out of the book.” JOHNATHAN SILVER

Career Exploration Session: 3-3:30 p.m., 216 Davis Hall. Attend a small group session to understand the career decisionmaking process and find out how to take the career assessment. Free. For information, contact Counseling Services at 817-2723671.

UT Arlington Fort Worth Center Alumni Board meeting: 4-6 p.m., Santa Fe Station. Meetings will be held every two weeks. For information, contact Megan Topham at 817-272-5988. $2 Movie - Madagascar: 6-8:30 p.m., the Planetarium. For information, contact the Planetarium at 817-272-1183 or e-mail planetarium@uta.edu.

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Special Collections exhibit “The Road West”: Travel Through America”: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Central Library sixth floor. For information, contact UT Arlington Library at 817-272-3393. Fluxhibition #3: Thinking Inside of the Box: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., The Gallery at the University Center. Free. For information, contact P.K. Kelly at 817-272-2963 or pk@ uta.edu. EXCEL Summer Movie Series featuring: Grease: 8-11 p.m., Maverick Activities Center west lawn. Bring chairs or blankets to sit on. Free popcorn. Candy and drinks available for purchase. Anyone under 17 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Free. For information, contact 817-272-2963 or excel@ uta.edu. Apollo 11 mission 40th Anniversary Display: All day, Central Library second floor. For information, contact 817-272-3394 or library-ref@uta.edu. “Secret of the Cardboard Rocket”: 2-3 p.m., the Planetarium. Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for children and seniors, $3 for faculty, staff and alumni and $2 for UTA students. For information, contact the Planetarium at 817272-1183 or e-mail planetarium@ uta.edu. “Black Holes”: 7-8 p.m., the Planetarium. Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for children and seniors, $3 for faculty, staff and alumni and $2 for UTA students. For information, contact the Planetarium at 817-272-1183 or e-mail planetarium@uta.edu. $2 Movie - Chronicles of Narnia: 6-8:30 p.m., the Planetarium. For information, contact the Planetarium at 817-272-1183 or planetarium@uta.edu.

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Princes of the Court Fund-raising cyclists visit the Movin’ Mavs

ovin’ Mavs player David Wilkes dribbles the ball down court as Journey for Hope cyclist Ricky Rascon tries to keep up during a friendly game of wheelchair basketball Sunday night in the Maverick Activities Center. The game was in memory of Movin’ Mavs founder Jim Hayes who passed away in May 2008. Journey for Hope is the largest fundraising campaign for Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity and Push America. It strives to raise public awareness and support for programs that serve people with disabilities. During the Journey for Hope, teams of cyclists trek 4,000 miles beginning in both San Francisco and Seattle and end in Washington, D.C. Along the way, select cities host the cyclists and prepare activities for people with disabilities. STORy AnD PHOTOS By STePHAnIe GODDARD Movin’ Mavs player Tim Caldwell maneuvers between Journey for Hope cyclists Sam Knoblauch from Iowa State University (left) and Ricky Rascon from New Mexico State University on Sunday night in the Maverick Activities Center.

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chemistry professor Richard Timmons, developed an instrument that uses a technique to screen large and small molecules. “In the drug industry, before the drug is even produced, you have to see how thousands of molecules react with one another,” Dave said. “If you work with 10 to 20 molecules a day, it would take years to screen and the cost would be “In the drug humongous.” If drug pro- industry, duction affects before the drug price, drug is even then prices will decrease, produced, you he said. The have to see new technique does how thousands not require of molecules molecules to react with one be colored to predetermine another.” how they would react, Digant Dave, bioengineering aswhich makes sistant professor and it usable in a grant recipient wide variety of medical applications. Advantages include a higher accuracy of how molecules react with each other and faster method. When other potentially highimpact research is out of funding, then the research just stops, Swain said. Other UTA grant recipients did not return phone calls at press time.

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but he has not yet seen the final list. Distaola said at least seven of the company’s 860 stores, including Grand Rapids Community College, University of Buffalo, Orange Coast College, California State University Sacramento and Coastal Carolina University, will test the program. The company wants to expand the trial to 10 to 12 stores, he said. “Book prices are rising and it is time for something to be done,” Coulter said. Students can mark in the book, but must pay the full used cost of a book if it’s returned missing pages or suffering excessive damage, Coulter said. He described excessive damage as if a book looks like it was dragged through a muddy puddle. “It’s just like renting a car,” Coulter said, “We expect wear and tear, but it must be usable.” Coulter said he does not foresee book damage

as an issue. Few students try to sell back severely damaged books. The program saves students from risking buyback ineligibility, for example because of new editions or professor preference, he said. Follett anticipates books not used at one university may be utilized at another, Coulter said. Coulter said the bookstore typically buys back a $100 book for $50 dollars, which means the student paid $50 using the book. Renting the same book would cost $42.50, saving students $7.50 and the stress of finding $50 more to purchase the book, he said. Textbooks used more than one semester would make renting a more expensive option for students, Coulter said. Political science senior Patrick Davis said he buys most of his books online, usually for under $20. In the past he has received as little as $1 per book from sell-backs, he said.

Davis said he used to work for Arlington Independent School District as a substitute teacher, so he keeps most of his books for reference. “Textbooks really come in handy when you are trying to teach someone,” Davis said. Distaola said he doesn’t know how long the test period will last, but Follett has no intention to stop the program. In December, the company will review the percentages of students who rented, percentage who brought books back on time and other factors to determine its next step. Distaola said an important factor in the program’s success would be the joint effort of a school’s administration, faculty and the bookstore. “I think it will be a neat deal,” Coulter said. “I’d have done it if I were a student.”

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rentAl sAvings Examples of typical saving possibilities in textbook rentals (per semester rent prices in parenthesis) ENGL 1301 Blair Reader: $73.50 ($31.23) Deep Economy: $14 ($5.95) POLS 2311 We the People: $100 ($42.50) HIST 1311 Money & Power: U.S. History to 1877: $98.99 ($42.07) Crossroads of Freedom: $15.95 ($6.77) Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: $15.50 ($6.58) BIOL 1333 Biology: Concepts: $116.25 ($49.40) TOTAL: $434.19 RENTING TOTAL (42.5 percent): $184.50

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Industrial engineering alumnus Shreenath Shetty stocks new textbooks Monday at the UTA Bookstore. The bookstore expects to offer textbook rentals in the fall semester.

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EDITORIAL/OUR VIEW

Keep Your Cool

Harder Than Doing Taxes

There are a variety of ways to beat the heat during a sultry day Temperatures might not be as scorching as they were last week, but there’s still a couple of hot summer months left. Don’t let the heat get you down before the fall ushers in cooler weather. There are plenty of ways around campus to help keep you cool. Use the swimEDITORIAL ming pool in the ROUNDUP Physical Education The issue: Building, south of The hot weather can the Maverick Activitake its toll on you. ties Center. It’ll cool We suggest: you down and allow Take advantage of ways you to exercise at the around the campus and Arlington to help cool same time. yourself down. To enter you need a Mav Express card or a Campus Recreation membership card. If you want to bring a friend, they can buy a one-day guest pass for $5 at the MAC. If the campus swimming pool hours doesn’t suit your schedule, check out some of the city pools, like the Allen Bolden Outdoor Pool, located in Vandergriff Park at 2800 S. Center St. Admission to Arlington public SUMMER POOL pools cost between HOURS $2 and $5.50. Monday, Wednesday and Most are open Friday daily. For more Lap swim, noon–1:20 p.m. (indoor pool) information about Lap swim, 4:30–7 p.m. the six public Lap and recreational pools, visit arlingswim, 7–9 p.m. (Monday and Wednesday only) tontx.gov. The city and Tuesday, Thursday the campus aren’t Lap swim, 4:30–6 p.m. Lap and recreational the only ones ofswim, 6–9 p.m. fering relief from the heat. The Saturday Lap and recreational Salvation Army, swim, noon–4 p.m. 712 W. Abram St., provides a cooling • All times will be held in the outdoor pool in the station for those Physical Education Buildwho need to beat ing unless otherwise the heat. noted. • To participate in lap The air-conswim you must be able ditioned station to swim 50 meters. offers cold water to help people stay Source: Department of hydrated and a Campus Recreation place to cool off during the day when temperatures are at their highest. Take advantage of these tips to keep your cool during these last dog days of summer. Also go online to www.theshorthorn.com and share your ideas for beating the heat.

DISCOMBOBULATION by Houston Hardaway

The FAFSA needs the proposed improvements and more

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ne hundred fifty-three.

That’s the number of questions college students must answer when we fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid each year. It’s also the reason I’ve failed to finish filling out the form the last two years I’ve been in college. The FAFSA is time-consuming, complicated and in much need of a makeover. About a month ago President Barack Obama announced plans to simplify the form. Now it’s up to students to make sure the government delivers on its promise. More than nine million students filled out and submitted the FAFSA for the 2006-07 academic MARISSA HALL year, and most did so electronically. Part of Obama’s plan is to overhaul the online application and allow students to skip irrelevant questions. The Obama administration also wants to get rid of several questions,

will step up and do a complete FAFSA overhaul. They could somehow combine filling out our tax returns with applying for financial aid. Or they could just make attending college free for everyone. Until that happens, we’ll have to settle for the little tweaks and modifications the government is preparing to do. The FAFSA deadline for the fall flew by in May. But there’s still time to apply for aid for the spring semester until November 15. You better get started if you plan to complete all 153 questions.

— Marissa Hall is a journalism junior and editor in chief of The Shorthorn

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The Right to Disagree American society benefits from the expression of diverse voices

issent is the greatest tool we have when dealing with government encroachment, whether it’s disagreeing with the war, fiscal or other policies. Having different views from someone else is a right that becomes even more unpopular. My point of view is often not well-received and is even mocked because it differs from another’s ideological persuasion. I thought in America we were still allowed to have open discussion and intelligent debate about issues. But this great country was formed out of dissent from what was viewed as a tyrannical government.

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including ones about assets that are difficult to verify. Education secretary Arne Duncan asked Congress on June 24 to consider stop requiring students to gather documentation outside of tax returns. The third and perhaps most impactful change they want to make is allow students to take information directly from the IRS and put it into the online THE PLAN FAFSA form. To read President This would Barack Obama’s plan to decrease the simplify the FAFSA, go number of fionline to www.ed.gov/ nancial quesfinaid/info/apply/simplifitions we have cation.html to answer by up to 20. These little changes and simplifications may not seem like they’ll make a big difference, but at this point I welcome any improvements to the form. The FAFSA is more complicated than doing taxes, especially if you have to gather financial information from your parents. Perhaps eventually the government

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After the Iraq War began, people were said to be unpatriotic if they had a negative view of the war. Now you are unpatriotic, un-American if you don’t want President Barack Obama’s policies to succeed. After the 2009 presidential inauguration, a historic day, citizens began to rise up and protest Obama’s proposed spending and policies. On July 4, more than 37,000 Texans gathered in the Dallas-Fort Worth area to protest those tax policies that are viewed as a stranglehold on the economy and the taxpayer. The beauty in our political process and in today’s

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Airlines report earnings, higher fees and job cuts DALLAS — Southwest Airlines and the parent of United made money in the second quarter, but the profits were overshadowed Tuesday by more job cuts and pessimism over the severe slump in travel and rising fuel costs. Continental Airlines reported a big loss and said it would cut 1,700 more jobs. Passengers can expect another wave of higher fees in the form of increased baggage fees to sweep through terminals around the country, with carriers trying to offset revenue lost to lower fares and promotions. Southwest Airlines Co. broke a string of three straight losing quarters by scratching out a small gain. But Chairman and CEO Gary C. Kelly said that he couldn’t predict another profit in the third quarter because of weak travel demand and higher fuel prices. “I don’t think the worst is behind us,” Kelly said. “I think the worst is ahead of us, and it’s primarily because

of increased energy costs at this stage ... September is typically the secondworst month of the year (for air travel), which means it could be really bad.” Southwest, which has never laid off workers, announced that 1,400 employees — about 4 percent of the work force — took offers of cash and travel benefits to leave the company. Continental Airlines Inc. lost $213 million and said it would slash about 4 percent of its workers. That’s on top of 1,200 job cuts already announced at the Houston-based airline. The airline industry has been reducing the number of people it employs for over a year as part of cost-cutting measures. Passenger airline full-time employment fell by almost 7 percent in May from the same month a year ago, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. United Airlines parent UAL Corp. posted a surprising profit, thanks to fuel-hedging gains. Then it announced it will cut capacity on international flights another 7 percent this fall, reducing flights to match the lighter demand.

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Passengers check in at the United Airlines ticket counter, Tuesday at Logan International Airport in Boston. The parent of United Airlines said Tuesday it is cutting international capacity by an extra 7 percent during the last four months of this year, as it posted a $28 million second-quarter profit due to fuel hedge gains and other one-time items.

Jerry Carr of Manchester Center, Vt. Capsule Communicator (CAPCOM) for Apollo 8 and Apollo 12 also a commander for Skylab 4 helped unveils a large Moon Pie as hundreds of people pack the Early Space Exploration Center at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, waiting for their slice of MoonPie on Monday in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

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Cronkite to be buried in Mo. after NYC funeral

Cronkite and the life he lived, the people he knew, the people who loved him and the people he admired,” said Adler, who headed Cronkite’s staff for NEW YORK — Walter Cronkite’s the past 20 years. final resting place will be next to his late The Committee to Protect Journalwife in Missouri, where the two first ists, an organization that works to met, his chief of staff said Saturday. safeguard press freedoms The 92-year-old former worldwide, will post rememCBS anchorman died Friday brances of Cronkite, an at his Manhattan home of honorary co-chairman, on disease involving blood vesits blog. sels in the brain, according to “Whenever press freedom Marlene Adler, his longtime needed a champion, he was chief of staff. there,” CPJ board chairman A private funeral service Paul Steiger said. “We will was scheduled for Thursday miss him.” at St. Bartholomew’s Church. Cronkite is to be creAdler said the Rev. William mated and his remains Walter Cronkite, Tully will preside over the buried next to his wife, Betsy Episcopal service at the Park 92-year-old former Cronkite, in the family plot at CBS anchorman Avenue church, which the a cemetery in Kansas City. Cronkites attended for many In lieu of flowers, the years. family is requesting donaA memorial is to be held within the tions to the Walter and Betsy Cronkite next month in Avery Fisher Hall at the Foundation through the AustinCommuLincoln Center for the Performing Arts, nityFoundation.org, which will distribute Adler said. contributions to various charities the “It will be a fitting tribute to Mr. couple supported.

in the world Honduras tells Venezuelan diplomats to leave country

“The law has spoken and spoken severely. If the commissioner says he’s not allowed back in, then how is that fair?” michael irvin,

NFL Hall of Fame receiver on Michael Vick’s uncertain return to the NFL after finishing a 23-month federal sentence for dogfighting

AP Photo/Florida Today, Craig Rubadoux

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras’ interim government ordered Venezuelan diplomats on Tuesday to leave the country as the international community threatened new sanctions on the Central American nation if negotiations fail to resolve the crisis. Venezuelan Embassy charge d’affaires Ariel Vargas said he received a letter from the Honduran Foreign Ministry ordering his diplomats to leave in 72 hours. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been the most vociferous critic of what he calls the “gorilla” government that overthrew his ally Manuel Zelaya on June 28. The government of Roberto Mi-

Spacewalk No. 2 unfolds on 40th moon anniversary CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The astronauts aboard the shuttle-station complex celebrated the 40th anniversary of man’s first moon landing with their own spacewalk Monday, heading outside to stockpile some big spare parts. In the second outing of their mission, David Wolf and Thomas Marshburn anchored a 6-foot dish antenna on the international space station for future use, then did the same with a hefty pump and an engine for a rail car. The spacewalk unfolded 40 years to the day that two other astronauts — Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin — strolled the moon’s dusty surface. It was the 202nd spacewalk by Americans since the Apollo 11 lunar excursion. Inside Mission Control, a clock counted down to 4:17 p.m. EDT, the moment the Eagle set down on the Sea of Tranquility on July 20, 1969. It wasn’t until two hours later, as the spacewalk was ending, that

cheletti, whom congress swore in as president after the coup, accused Venezuela of meddling in its affairs and of threatening to use its armed forces against Honduras, according to a copy of the letter obtained by The Associated Press. Vargas dismissed the allegations and — holed up in the embassy along with a consular officer also affected by the order — vowed to defy it. “We only have relations with the government of President Manuel Zelaya,” Vargas told reporters outside the building. He said the expulsion order “does not exist for us, because the Micheletti government does not exist. It is a usurper government, a coup government, a government that is not recognized by anyone on an international level.”

— The Associated Press

the astronauts made note of this “special day.” Earlier in the day at a Washington news conference, some of the Apollo astronauts, including Aldrin, suggested the $100 billion poured into the space station had not yielded much and that the outpost would be better used as a testbed for human missions to Mars and even asteroids. “We’ve spent a lot of money up there for almost nothing,” said Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell. “It’s almost a white elephant and until we can really get a return on our investment of that particular project, then it was money wasted.” Meanwhile, the $15.6 million space station toilet that broke down Sunday was up and running again, after the crew added some new parts. The commode — one of three on the linked station and shuttle Endeavour — was out of action for about 24 hours. NASA wanted the station commode working again as soon as possible. With a record number of people on board — 13 — having three working toilets is crucial.

named for lunar lander, module mcGhee rockets on The day Apollo 11 landed on the moon 40 years ago, it inspired Eddie Lee McGhee to name his newborn daughter after the lunar lander. But he didn’t name her Eagle. He named her Module. Module McGhee turned 40 on Monday. She’s a mother and special education teacher, and she’s always loved her unusual name. “My name has opened the door in some places,” said McGhee, who lives in Columbus, Ga. She says it’s even helped in job interviews, giving her something unusual to chat about with prospective bosses.

AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd

Children chant slogans outside their school against the Honduran interim government as supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya march in Tegucigalpa, Tuesday.

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Road Blockage

The Shorthorn: Tim Crumpton

Mechanics work on a stalled school bus Tuesday afternoon to clear traffic congestion at the intersection of Cooper and Mitchell streets.

The Shorthorn: Tim Crumpton

A school bus stalled early Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of Cooper and Mitchell streets. Traffic was reduced to two lanes, but there were no major delays.

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Race slated this weekend

Smart Hospital gets new manikin that uses wireless technology

The university welcomes competitors from other schools every summer for a scoreless, just-for-fun autocross.

When and WheRe When: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday Where: Lot 49

By Johnathan SilveR The Shorthorn staff

UTA’s Formula SAE team hosts 13 other teams Saturday at the 9th Annual Texas Autocross Weekend. The teams will race on two forms of track, the Sports Car Club of America style and the Formula SAE style. The difference in tracks dictates how cars can turn and at what speed, team adviser Bob Woods said. UT-Austin, Louisiana State University and Texas A&M are among the schools expected. The annual Texas Autocross Weekend was created to provide visiting schools a race without scoring stresses, Woods said. “This gives UTA a lot of publicity,” he said. “It also gives a whole lot of universities a relaxed atmosphere and a place to trade [driving styles] and secrets.” Mechanical engineering junior Jason Radford was on the university’s 2008 team, took a break and plans on returning to the 2010 team. He said his favorite part of the 2008 competition was watching UTA drivers, an alumnus and a new driver, compete head-to-head. “The older guy won by two-tenths of a second,” Radford said. “It was good to see the two guys battle it out.” The University of Kansas, an expected competitor, has a good team and a fast car, Radford said. He said he wants to see how they will perform this weekend. “The main strives of the Texas Autocross

Weekend are to just compete and have fun with each other, and within UTA it is to see how the old car compares to the new car,” Radford said. The race team reorganized this year and that was reflected in the car’s quality, Radford said. He said he’s unsure if this year’s car is as good as last year’s, which will also race. They won’t be able to compare the old and new car until Saturday, he said. “People get burned out or want to do other things,” Radford said. “The team, not only the car, changes year to year.” The University of New Mexico began participating in 2003 and will do so again, said John Russell, a team adviser and UNM mechanical engineering professor. The upcoming race at UTA will be special to Russell and his students because many are graduating and couldn’t participate in a recent competition in their home state, Russell said. “We blew out an engine one week before competition,” Russell said. “This is our team’s only chance to compete before graduating.” The autocross is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday in Lot 49, or until the teams get tired, Woods said.

Johnathan SilveR

University nursing students now have the opportunity to work with a patient who bleeds, blinks and sweats but can’t sue for malpractice. The SimMan 3G is an artificial patient capable of normal life signs such as breathing, bleeding and sweating. It also convulses, froths at the mouth and has automated medicine reactions. The Smart Hospital began using SimMan manikins when it opened two years ago, but the new upgrade allows for more realistic simulations. For example, during a severe trauma simulation the manikin’s leg detaches from the body and blood spurts from the wound. The blood is distilled water and red dye. Previous high-fidelity models talked and allowed students to practice using a catheter, responding to heart rates and incubating patients. All these features also appear in the upgraded version. Unlike his predecessors, the SimMan 3G uses an internal air compressor and runs off wireless technology. A university press release said this wireless feature makes the model “more mobile for simulations outside the confines of the hospital room.” Created by Laerdal, the manikin will be used for practice with CPR, defibrillators and IVs when classes start in the fall.

— Stephanie Goddard

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news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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Formula SAE race cars line up in Lot 49 during last year’s annual Texas Autocross Weekend. UTA’s Formula SAE will host 13 teams Saturday. Go online to www.theshorthorn.com to watch a video from last year’s event, and check back to our Web site next week for coverage of this year’s race.

while learning online and at their current hospital. Students can take one to two classes at a time every six to 13 weeks, continuing until completed. “It’s a rigorous workload, but we’re negotiating specific arrangements for tuition,” Signo said. Signo said Baylor pays full tuition for its bachelor’s-seeking nurses, and Mancini said most if not all hospitals do the same. With the new program, the same could apply for those not yet RNs, Signo said. “There are a number of research studies that looked at various levels of BSN nurses,” Mancini said. “The literature shows the quality of patient care improves when there are more BSN nurses.” Mancini said technical skills are only half the battle. “We, as nurses, must be confident in skills, but it’s equally important to know why we do what we do.” University alumnus Jay Hunter graduated with his bachelor’s in 2007 and now works at Fort Worth Cook Children’s Medical Center

The Shorthorn: Stephanie Goddard

New to the Smart Hospital, the SimMan 3G is an artificial patient capable of normal life signs such as breathing, bleeding and sweating. It also convulses, froths at the mouth and automatically reacts to different medicines.

in pediatric care. He said the program and others like it, while tough, are doable and can only help, because having more nurses with bachelor’s degrees will improve quality of care. “Nurses with BSNs tend to have better out“The literature comes,” he said, adding shows the quality that the larger the nursof patient care ing staff, the more time improves when they can dedicate to individual patients. there are more Mancini said there BSN nurses.” are 600 students in the current program, and Beth mancini the school has had a lot School of Nursing of interest for the disassociate dean for tance education classes. undergraduate nursing She said one factor of programs the nursing shortage is underfunded schools without enough resources to accept all qualified students, but these types of programs should help bolster the nursing population. Signo agrees. “Schools are becoming very maxed out,” he said. “Even if this just shows an increase of 10 to 20 students, that’s something.” anthony WilliamS news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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Each week, Scene gives Mavericks the chance to be heard by voicing their thoughts, feelings and opinions.

Pennies

Sashanka Perumalla, electrical engineering graduate student What’s your favorite sport? “Table tennis. It’s easy to play and doesn’t require much energy. I’m not good I just play casually.”

Students share advice on how to save money

What’s the best thing about the university? “The diversity. It’s easy to meet different kinds of people and learn about other cultures.

Photo Illustration: Tim Crumpton

BY DUSTIN L. DANGLI The Shorthorn Scene editor

etween paying for tuition and food and finding ways to have fun students have to exercise creativity to save money and still enjoy life. There’s nothing wrong with frugality and it never hurts to have extra cash in the bank.

Finances

Stacey Johnson, social work graduate student What’s your favorite sport? “Running. It’s something I like to do. Right now I’m hurt, but I’ve ran a marathon. What’s my running song? It’s stupid but I like to listen to ‘The Cupid Shuffle.’ ” What’s the best thing about the university? “The friends that I’ve met here and the community.” — Dustin Dangli

FILM/DVD RELEASES

The first step to saving money is getting a hold of finances. Biology senior Michelle Fagbeyiro said she knows a lot of students use debit cards and when one doesn’t physically see money it’s harder to track spending habits. “It’s easy to spend, spend, spend when you’re not watching what you spend your money on,” she said. She said students can always check their bank statements when they withdraw money from an ATM. Many banks provide online and mobile checking to keep tabs on accounts. Anthropology transient student Josh Dorfman said he uses the business accounting program QuickBooks to balance his budget. This allows him to look back at spending habits and have a visual depiction on how he’s spending his money on gas, dining out and entertainment. For those with jobs, Dorfman suggests putting portions of their paychecks into a “rainy day” fund for emergencies.

Coraline, Rated PG Based off the novel with the same name, Coraline follows the story of a young girl who moves to a new house with her parents. Soon after moving in, Coraline finds a path to an alternate universe where the world revolves around her. Things soon get dark in this coming-of-age story. — Amazon.com

Pick of the Week Use that library card Scene editor Dustin L. Dangli suggests taking a trip to the library this week. The George W. Hawkes Central Library is a stone’s throw away from the university and it’s hard to beat a free book. Try reading Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park, noir-classic Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett, or like Dangli, get hooked on the Harry Potter series — they’re better than the movies.

Education junior Kathy Green buys a snack bar at the Market. She said she buys less snacks in the current economic climate.

Dining Simple changes to eating habits can go a long way to save money. Electrical engineering junior Francisco Serna said he limits his lunches at the university to Subway because they have the best menu for someone on a budget. He said he usually gets a value meal, which includes a 6-inch sub, drink and chips for $5. Fagbeyiro said she skips the UC food court and takes regular trips to the grocery store. She said she brings bottled water and a sandwich for lunch with various snacks to last her throughout the day. She said her favorite snacks are Pop-Tarts and Famous Amos cookies. By buying bread, sandwich meats and other lunch items students can save more than $20 compared to eating a $5 Subway Value Meal or foot long five days a week. For snacks, buying a large bag of chips and bringing a portion to campus can save more money rather than buying a snack from the Market. Education junior Kathy Green said she has started spending less on snacks at the Market. Students don’t need to eat as much as they think, she said. Dorfman said he saves $5 or more by avoiding

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places where he has to tip. He said Jimmy’s Food Store in Dallas is a favorite of his. The Italian market sells various meats and wines, but he said he goes there for the sandwiches. Feedthepig.org, sponsored by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Ad Council, offers money-saving tips. The Web site suggests having water with meals at restaurants to save money. IHOP charges $3 for chocolate milk and the small savings soon add up.

Entertainment Sometimes having a good time is a big investment but a few ways can help save money while having fun. Fagbeyiro said she would cruise around in her car until finding an activity but has changed her habits to save money. “Now I plan where I’m going to be,” she said.

“I calculate and plan ahead.” Something is always happening at the university during the summer and regular semesters. “Students should take advantage of the things around,” said nursing sophomore Jibril Rodriguez. “There’s cheap entertainment and they should use what the university has here.” He suggests the Summer Movie Series held every Thursday this summer at the Maverick Activities Center’s west lawn. This Thursday, EXCEL Campus Activities will show Grease at dusk. For more information, including a full schedule, visit TheShorthorn.com. Always look for special savings at restaurants and record them to know where to go throughout the week. For example, the local English-style pub J.R. Bentley’s offers a $2.75 “You Call It” special on Saturdays on almost anything, which excludes imported beers and premium liquors. J. Gilligans’s kid’s menu has filling dishes for under $5. DUSTIN L. DANGLI features-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

Relaxing Melodies

I Come to Shanghai’s debut album takes the listener on a dream-like experience BY DUSTIN L. DANGLI

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A listen to I Come to Shanghai’s debut album feels like taking a tour through numerous visions but leaves listeners wanting more. The two-man band from California has a unique sound that wouldn’t survive on mainstream radio. Most tracks on the album are relaxed, nothing worth a workout playlist, but that wasn’t the sound they were going for. Band member Robert Ashley said he and partner Sam Frigard, write their songs individually but compose the pieces together. Listeners can tell which song belongs to which artist by the tone. Ashley’s pieces include more of his vocals and are “sing-songier,” like the track “Another Sunday Morning” where he tells a story through-

out. Frigard’s tracks are more dream-like with melodic vocals and wailing electric guitar. Song topics vary but one track “Your Lazy Eye” tells the story of a boy in love with a girl who he believes has a vision handicap but she just has no interest in him. The lyrics are hilarious but it’s easy to be lost in the melody and chorus. Each of the eight tracks include vocals, some more than others, and for most of the album the vocals are pleasant to the ear. Ashley’s lack of vocal training is apparent in the track, “Pass the Time.” His vocals sound like a mix casually speaking and singing, not enough effort to cleanly hit notes but too much vocalization to ignore. Aside from the first track his vocals are more

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enjoyable. Frigard provides backup vocals and his are just as soft and melodic as the instruments carrying the dream feeling. I Come to Shanghai is a perfect accompaniment while reading, having guests over or carcruising but not at a dance party. DUSTIN L. DANGLI features-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu