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Study Abroad hosts fair to give info on options Topics discussed included the variety of programs and financial aid available for travel and tuition.
GO ONLINE Visit www.theshorthorn.com to read the study abroad blog “That Red Trench Coat.” Blogger Sara Pintilie writes about her experiences preparing for her trip to Leicester, U.K.
BY RACHEL SNYDER The Shorthorn staff
Students flocked to the UTA Study Abroad Fair in the University Center on Wednesday to learn about available programs to travel overseas and earn school credit. A wide range of programs is available to students who want to study abroad, said Blake Hart, Study Abroad Programs director. Students can chose between going through the university or through the Affiliated Programs where they would earn pass/fail credit or a Non-Affiliated
Programs, earning transfer credit. Hart said students participating in the reciprocal exchange programs, where students going abroad are reciprocated by another student coming here, pay UTA tuition. Students participating in the Affiliated Programs, on the other hand, pay the cost to study abroad and FAIR continues on page 3
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DANCING IN THE STREETS Industrial engineering doctoral students Diana Martinez and her twin sister Nadia, not pictured, perform traditional folk dances on the Central Library mall on Wednesday afternoon. The baile folklorico demonstration was in celebration of the 199th anniversary of Mexico’s independence.
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Tobacco ban decision rests with president Regardless of the ban’s outcome, the Tobacco Cessation Program will start Oct. 1 in an effort to help students, faculty and staff to quit smoking. BY JOAN KHALAF AND MICAELA TITUS The Shorthorn senior staff
The campus would have a tobacco ban by Aug. 1, 2011, if President James Spaniolo says “yes” to four recommendations sent by the Tobacco-Free Campus Initiative committee. A final decision will be made by the end of 2009. University spokesperson Kristin Sullivan said Spaniolo had no comment, but
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she said she believes he wants to give everyone a chance to weigh the issue before making a statement. The proposed tobacco-free policy states that on UTA property no one may use, sell or litter cigarettes, cigars, pipes, smokeless tobacco and all other tobacco products. This includes while in one’s vehicle, Sullivan said. The current policy, in place since 1991, prohibits tobacco use SMOKING continues on page 4
Lecture explains advances in the study of mass Professor shares experience in modern physics research and explains theories of dark matter. BY VINOD SRINIVASAN The Shorthorn staff
Physics and students’ curiosity all came together at a professor’s speech titled The Mystery of Mass on Wednesday in the Central Library. Physics professor Kaushik De discussed why mass plays a large role in understanding modern physics. De talked about the prospect of finding data on undiscovered particles with the help of the Large Hadron Collider, the world’s most powerful particle accelerator, which UTA helped construct. He was the first fall speaker of the Focus on Faculty Speaker Series, a series to familiarize the university community with faculty research. De discussed Newton’s law of inertia, as well as Einstein’s theory of relativity, and how they give mass an approximate definition but can’t pinpoint the mass’ exact meaning. With an audience of more than 100 people, De commenced his speech by saying he picked the topic of mass for its uniqueness. “I chose a slightly-different topic because it is perhaps more provocative and mysterious,” De said. Biochemistry freshman Jose Hernandez said he was interested in the speech because of the variety of topics that De reviewed. “Astronomy really fascinated me, and I wanted to learn a lot more about the effects of mass in the universe,” Hernandez said. Some students said they were more interested to hear De talk about his experience working with the collider in SwitzerFACULTY continues on page 4
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The final decision on four recommendations by the Tobacco-Free Campus Initiative to make UTA a tobacco-free campus will be made by President James Spaniolo by the end of the year. If he says “yes” to it the university would have a tobacco ban starting August 2011.
Physics professor Dr. Kaushik De lectures on The Mystery of Mass as part of the Focus on Faculty Speaker Series. De discussed how many physicists have an approximate definition of mass but still have questions that need to be answered before defining mass.
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TODAY Certificate in Professional HR Management: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 112 Santa Fe Station. Cost is $1025. For information contact Continuing Education at 817272-2581. Resume Critiques: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., University Hall first floor lobby. Free. For information contact Career Services at 817-272-2932 or careers@uta.edu. Art Exhibition in The Gallery at UTA: Tommy Fitzpatrick / Margo Sawyer: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., The Gallery at UTA. Free. For information contact Patricia Healy at 817-272-5658 or phealy@uta.edu. Drop-in Advising and Info Table: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., University Center first floor, booth near Starbucks. Free. For information contact Blake Hart at 817272-1120 or studyabroad@uta.edu. Etiquette Lunch (Dining Etiquette Workshop): 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Carlisle Suite, UC. Free but RSVP required. For information contact Career Services at 817-272-2932 or careers@uta.edu. “Secret of the Cardboard Rocket”: 2 p.m.-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 817-272-1183 or planetarium@uta.edu.
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Education senior Ashaundria Brown, left, interdisciplinary studies junior Brittney Thompson, center, and mathematics junior Idris Fahmi perform a short improv skit at the Black Student Association’s Wild ’N Out on Wednesday evening at Bowling and Billiards. The skit mocked Kanye West’s interruption of Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.
Squads get creative to win game points for their side by making up jokes and acting out skits at second annual event. BY BRYAN BASTIBLE The Shorthorn senior staff
Pick-up lines, acts using props and improv rapping highlighted Wednesday night at the second annual Wild ’N Out event, which had about double the turnout from last year. Participants were split into two teams of about five, the red squad led by Black Student Association members Dominique Black and the black squad by Ashaundria Brown. The two squads faced off with jokes ranging from making fun of each other’s appearance, to comparing audience members to celebrities, to turning dance moves into a joke. The black team won overall, gaining bragging rights and an official association wrestling-championship type belt. Brown said winning was a plus to participating and getting on stage. “I have more respect for people who do stand-up comedy,” she said. “It really did take me out of my comfort zone.” The event was based off the MTV show “Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ’N Out.” In the show, Cannon and his squad performed improv games against a celebrity and competed for the most points. The winning side got Cannon’s championship belt. “I don’t see it as a competition because everyone’s out here enjoying themselves having a good time,” Black said.
He added that being on stage gives a person a whole different perspective than just sitting in the chair observing. Black squad team member Brittney Thompson said that on stage everything may not come as easy as one might have thought. “The black team was the best, there was no competition,” she said. “They [the red squad] had a few good jokes and they were good sports, though.” The captains weren’t allowed to meet with their teams beforehand, so they had to improvise. One of the games had participants picking audience members and comparing them to celebrities. Some of the ones brought up were Miley Cyrus and Chris Brown. Association member Princess Uzoh was compared to tennis star Serena Williams. She said that she liked what the black team presented and that the red team was “a little bit here and there.” In another game, the two squads use a prop to make the audience laugh. The red squad had bubble wrap and the black got a mop-head. The black team acted out the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards incident, when Kanye West took the microphone from Taylor Swift. They imitated Swift by putting the mop-head on a team member’s head and West by having another member talk about how much better Beyoncé’s music video was. Association member D’Ann Bey said that her favorite game was the freestyle rap because teams had to come up with stuff from
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Education junior Michelon Jones participates in the prop event during the Black Student Association’s Wild ’N Out on Wednesday evening at Bowling and Billiards. Jones used bubble wrap as an economically sound alternative to a wedding veil to make the audience laugh and give her team a point.
thin air and couldn’t use props. “Even though the red team didn’t win, we still showed courage to stand up there in front of our fellow students,” said red squad member Hameed Bello. BSA Programs chair Trinity Jones said that with school getting stressful, Wild ’N Out gave people a chance to relax and have fun. “We thought it’d be fun to do again, and it just gives us a time to just be silly and enjoy each other,” she said. BRYAN BASTIBLE news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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Criminal Trespass A nonstudent was seen dumpster diving at the Arbor Oaks apartments and was issued a trespass warning at 4:48 p.m.
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Investigation Damages were reported to the entry gate at Trinity House at 6:42 a.m.
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New grant’s objective: student retention rates Almost $2 million will help science, engineering students with classes. By Johnathan Silver The Shorthorn senior staff
After receiving a $1,995,000 grant, nearly 100 first-year engineering and science students will work in focus groups as part of a plan to encourage retention in high demand fields. The grant, funded by the National Science Foundation, targets underrepresented minorities and students who need help succeeding in introductory engineering and science classes. The project tackles the issue in two parts: with an emerging scholars program and undergraduate research opportunities. After money started coming in August, various departments began setting up the basis of the program. Student participation will begin Fall 2010. Students who fail preliminary classes can’t elevate to upper level courses, meaning they can’t get to the bulk of their major concentration classes. Such problems lead to students dropping out of the major, said Carter Tiernan, engineering assistant dean for student affairs. Some come out of high school as A students then make Cs in beginning classes, and it’s shocking to those students, she said. “If the rigor of college hits you hard and you need the support, that’s the type of student we’re looking for,� Tiernan said. Students who participate in
research will more likely stay in their major because they have hands-on involvement in their subjects, according to grant project directors. Math associate professor James Epperson will work with entering math students in two groups of 25. Students will learn how to navigate the university by spending time with students also interested in the science and engineering fields, Epperson said. High school seniors will be recruited from majority-minority high schools. The math and chemistry departments also have students struggling in beginning classes, said Kevin Schug, chemistry and biochemistry assistant professor. Chemistry students will learn additional math lessons and math students will receive extra science instruction in emerging scholars programs. Binaya Shrestha, electrical engineering senior and Math Clinic tutor, said many students go to the clinic because they have trouble understanding math concepts and homework. “Engineering is the application of math. You use math to solve problems,� he said. “Having it as a minor is a big help.� The issue of retention in science, technology, engineering and math fields goes beyond the university, Epperson said. “We as a nation need to produce more scientists and engineers to remain competitive globally,� he said. Johnathan Silver news-editor.shorthorn.uta.edu
“If the rigor of college hits you hard and you need the support, that’s the type of student we’re looking for.� carter tiernan,
engineering assistant dean for student affairs
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Members of the Student Alumni Association get dirty at last years Mudstomp in preparation for the following day’s Oozeball tournament at the Oozeball lot. The mud-volleyball tournament, Oozeball, a university tradition, will begin at noon Friday.
Lot to be stomped for Oozeball prep Before Friday’s event can take place, Jasmine Stewart, Student Alumni Association program coordinator, volunteers can get dirty by taking said the purpose is to help continue place in the annual Mudstomp. By ShamBhu Sharan The Shorthorn Staff
A day before the university’s muddiest tradition, students can get a head start getting their hands and feet dirty by preparing the field. The Student Alumni Association and the Campus Recreation Department are holding the annual Mudstomp at 6 p.m. Thursday to prepare the ground for the Oozeball tournament at noon on Friday. Association members will mix 143 tons of dirt with water provided from the Arlington Fire Department for the six Oozeball courts, said Candice Freeman, Student Alumni Association president. Anyone can help with Mudstomp and volunteers will get free pizza. Volunteers can just show up at the time the event begins.
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Nursing freshman Tran Dow asks questions and gathers info at the Study Abroad Fair Wednesday in the Palo Duro Lounge, University Center.
no UTA tuition, according to Hart. Hart said students participating in the faculty-led programs sign up for the course they want to take through UTA. Travel and lodging are arranged for students on a program budget. Advertising senior Hamidah Chang said she studied at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea, this past summer and took seven hours of classes. “It’s the best experience of my whole college career,� Chang said. He said the biggest culture shock was the language and transportation. “Over there, all they have is public transportation and everyone takes the subway to work, school and to go out,� Chang said.
the university’s best campus tradition and raise funds for the Student Alumni Association Sophomore Scholarship. Four students received $1,000 scholarships each last year. Psychology sophomore Hillary Green will play on Friday and her team will help with Mudstomp, she said. People should be ready to get muddy and students should wear long boots and comfortable clothes, she said. Psychology senior Jennifer Lopez has played Oozeball three times and will help on Thursday for the second time. “I think it’s a kind of exercise for me,� she said. The Arlington Fire Department will be present all day Friday with hoses and a shower to ensure the courts stay wet and participants can clean off the mud after their games.
Chang also said scholarships and financial aid are available to students who want to study abroad. Biology junior Nuri Mahmood said she studied Medical Spanish in Costa Rica. The language and transportation were also the biggest differences from the U.S. Costa Rica also uses public transportation more than individual vehicles, Mahmood said. “It’s exciting to live somewhere else and get to know a place so well that you grow to love it,� she said. She said that a lot of loans cover study abroad, but students should find scholarships because they don’t have to pay them back. “I was able to study abroad and not owe anyone anything,� Mahmood said. She said that the cost of studying abroad depends on how long one plans to stay and how
When: 6 p.m. Thursday What: Mudstomp, Oozeball field preparation Where: Near the corner of Greek Row Drive and Summit Avenue next to Arbor Oaks apartments. Cost: Free When: Friday noon to 5 p.m. What: Oozeball Tournament Where: Near the corner of Greek Row Drive and Summit Avenue next to Arbor Oaks apartments. Cost: $90 per team (late registration) to play and free to watch
Last Year, 118 teams participated, 708 people played in the tournament and about 1,000 attended, Stewart said. This year, she said she hopes to have 130 teams or close to 800 people play.
many hours one plans to take. Biology junior Lina Reyes said she’s interested in studying in France on a summer abroad program to take language classes.
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Study aBroad requirementS: Enrolled for minimum of 6 hours at UTA the semester applying to study abroad GPA of 2.5 or higher Study Abroad Programs: Reciprocal Exchange Program: Students pay tuition and fees to UTA and housing fees to the host institution Faculty-led Programs: Students earn resident UTA credit and pay UTA tuition Affiliated Programs: Students earn pass/fail UTA resident credit and are UTA financial aid eligible Non-Affiliated programs: students can earn transfer credit
Source: Study Abroad Programs Web site
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Happy birthday to the MAC In addition to cake, the facility will celebrate its millionth customer soon. Arionne Wells The Shorthorn Staff
The Maverick Activities Center, better known as the MAC, will celebrate its second birthday at 4 p.m., today, with free food, beverages and music. “There will be a T-shirt giveaway, refreshments and cake,” said Allyson Weitz, assistant director for marketing and public relations. “Happy Birthday” will be sung at 4 p.m. The When And C a m p u s Recreation Where Department When: Today will sponsor 4 p.m. the event. Where: MavAlso, to erick Activiacknowlties Center edge the warm reFree Food s p o n s e and Refreshfrom the ments UTA community, the MAC will celebrate its millionth visitor sometime soon. On Sept. 10 the MAC had 942,571 people come through its doors since opening day, according to Stuart Reed, Mav Express Office assistant director. The state-of-the-art, $34.5-million recreation facility averages thousands of visitors weekly. While the millionth customer is still to arrive at the MAC, more information pertaining to date and time will be available as the number of visitors increases. “We’re really excited about both events,” said Chris Muller, campus recreation associate di-
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Architecture sophomore Georgy Varughese passes over international business senior Tung Nguyen at the MAC, Wednesday evening. The MAC will be celebrating its second birthday today at 4 p.m. with a Tshirt giveaway, refreshments and cake.
rector. Muller said that the department is grateful for the embrace by the campus community and wants an opportunity to celebrate with its members, targeting the millionth visitor for a commemoration.
“We’ve been really well received by the UTA community and we’re really pleased with that,” Muller said. Arionne Wells news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
“We’ve been really well received by the UTA community and we’re really pleased with that.” Chris muller,
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in any campus-owned or leased building and within 50 feet of those buildings’ entrances and air intakes. Spaniolo received a summary of responses from forums held earlier this year and the recommendations from the committee. Students, faculty and staff will be able to submit feedback on those recommendations at www.uta.edu/ tobacco free until Oct. 19. Afterward, a summary of the feedback will be sent to Spaniolo. The university sent e-mails Wednesday night to the campus community, informing them of the feedback opportunity. An additional 30-day comment period was essential, said Jean Hood, committee chairwoman and Human Resources vice president. “It was the right thing to do,” she said. “We want to get as much input as possible. We had kind of low turnout to the open forums we held in the spring.” The committee recommends (1) for UTA become tobacco-free by August 2011, (2) the current policy to remain in place during the interim time, (3) the university to provide continuing communication and education about the new policy, and (4) resources be in place to help tobacco users quit. The committee also proposed that campus organizations not accept money or gifts from tobacco companies. No ashtrays or smoking shelters would be provided. Starting Oct. 1, tobacco cessation and education classes will be available through Health Services for those who want to stop using tobacco. If the recommendations pass, fines and consequences would be the same as the current policy, according to the proposed policy draft. Currently, a first citation comes with a $10 fine and a second citation with a $25 fine, but both can be waived if the offender attends tobacco education and cessation classes. With a third offense, students will be referred to Student Conduct Office and employees will be sent to the appropriate campus authority for disciplinary action. Assistant police chief Rick Gomez said UTA Police currently isn’t handing out citations for breaking the current policy because the smoking cessation program isn’t in place for another two weeks. After Oct. 1, police will start issuing warnings and eventually citations to repeat offenders. University police will not increase patrols specifically for the tobacco policy, Gomez said. Sociology freshman Emberly Watts said going tobacco-free is a good idea because the side effects of smoking seriously affect people’s health. “You sign up for college, not to smoke,” Watts said. “The cessation program is a good idea because it shows that the university is reaching out to smokers.” Advertising senior Masooma Sabir, a smoker, said offering a cessation program is better than banning tobacco use, but she has reservations. “I know if I ever get a ticket I’ll never end up going to the class,” she said.
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land, and his thoughts on the Higgs mechanism, a particle believed to give others mass, and the possible existence of dark matter in the universe. “All massless particles get mass by interacting with the Higgs field,” De said. The Higgs mechanism concept has been around for 40 years, and the search to prove its existence has become the goal of almost all physics research, De said. “This is the reason the Large Hadron Collider was built and hopefully we will get some data in November,” he said. De said the majority of the universe is still not visible and much of that is called dark matter and dark energy. “We know dark matter exists but can not prove it yet,” De said. “If we do not find the Higgs particle when we run the LHC, hopefully we will find something much more
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survey results “Agreement with the following statements: I would support the university’s decision to have a smokefree campus.” Strongly agree: 60% Moderately agree: 5% Neither agree or disagree: 3% Moderately disagree: 7% Strongly disagree: 25%
Source: The Tobacco-Free Campus Initiative Summary of Campus Climate Survey, which sampled about 29,000 students, faculty and staff.
WAnt to quit? Tobacco Cessation Program • It was created to support the university community by providing educational resources about how to quit smoking and the effects of smoking. • Classes start Oct. 1 and will consist of four onehour long classes. • Students can sign up for classes through Health Services. Faculty and staff can sign up through Human Resources. • If a student receives a fine for a tobacco violation, they can get it dismissed on the first and second offense by attending cessation classes. • Classes will be offered during the day in the University Center. • Students can schedule a consultation at Health Services to speak with someone privately about smoking issues.
Source: Nekima Booker, Health Services health promotions and substance abuse educator
Advertising senior Philip Wang said a ban would be a good idea because it would help him quit smoking. The committee consulted other colleges, like University of Arkansas and Tarrant County College, to figure out how to better enforce a tobacco or smoke-free policy. In case of a tobacco ban, the university would need to update recruiting materials, communicate with the community — as a ban would affect visitors — and signage bearing “TobaccoFree Campus” at entrances and “Tobacco-Free Facility” at buildings, according to the proposed policy draft. Hood said the committee members don’t know how much money those things would require but hope funding would come through the UT-System or grants from the American Cancer Society or the American Lung Association. Hood said the real emphasis and the main message she wants to get across is that it’s about educating tobacco users. “Our whole goal is to have a healthy working environment,” she said. “It’s not easy for people to give up tobacco use and we have programs in place to help them.”
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exciting.” Mechanical engineering freshman Lena Gerry said she was interested in the dark matter concept and was glad she attended the event. “The dark matter was the most interesting, because I believe it exists and makes you think about how we can prove it and maybe find other dimensions,” Gerry said. Dean of Libraries Gerald Saxon said the lectures are a great way for students to meet with faculty and learn what they are doing. “The lectures introduce the faculty to the UTA public and foster an atmosphere for ideas to be discussed,” Saxon said. Pamela Jansma, College of Science dean, said De’s speech was clear and people without a physics background could understand what he was talking about. “It makes students think about things that they normally don’t think about,” Jansma said. vinod srinivAsAn news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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FORTUNE 500 COMPANY SHERWIN-WILLIAMS is looking for a motivated individual with good computer skills to fill a part-time office clerical position at our Arlington Powder Plant. Business majors with MS office and computer applications experience are preferred. This position could transition into a long-term career opportunity, or be a great part-time job while in school. Starting pay is $10 per hour with a schedule of 4 hrs per day and an avg total of 20 hrs per week M-F (mornings or afternoon). Interested candidates please submit resumes and questions to Kevin Davis at Kevin. R. Davis@Sherwin. com. (817) 640-0848 LOCAL ENGINEERING FIRM is looking for a motivated individual with good computer skills to fill a parttime office administrative assistant position. Business or Engineering majors with MS office, Adobe Acrobat, and computer applications experience are preferred. Flexible hours are available between 8-5p for an average total of 20 hrs per week M-F (mornings or afternoon). Interested candidates please submit resumes or questions to Rey Roca at mail@profile-eng.com or call (817) 385-8833 x205
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uTa sporTs calenDar Friday Men’s and women’s tennis Midland Invitational Time: All day Place: Midland, Texas Volleyball vs. Arkansas State Time: 7:00 p.m. Place: Texas Hall Saturday Men’s and women’s tennis Midland Invitational Time: All day Place: Midland, Texas Volleyball vs. Texas Southern Time: 12:30 p.m. Place: Texas Hall Volleyball vs. Texas Christian Time: 7:30 p.m. Place: Texas Hall Sunday Men’s and women’s tennis Midland Invitational Time: All day Place: Midland, Texas
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remember Look at Friday’s edition for a close look at Maria Martinez-Romer, who is nationally ranked in tennis singles competition. Thursday, September 17, 2009
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tennis opens season this weekend Teams look to improve upon last year’s accomplishments. by Trevor Harris The Shorthorn staff
After an offseason of new coaches, strength and condition training, and underclassmen gaining experience, the men’s and women’s tennis teams are ready to start their season at the Midland Invitational beginning sept. 18. Last season the women were able to run through their competition with a 17-7 overall record, and an undefeated 11-0 record in the southland Conference. the women’s highlight of the season came when they won the sLC tournament, with a victory over UtsA in the final round. the school reached the NCAA tournament, but suffered defeat to number-fourranked Baylor in the first round. the young Mavs team comes into the season with one senior, Klara Jagosova. Last season, minor shoulder and knee injuries nagged her but this season she said she is healthy and ready to be a team leader. Even with one senior on the team, the women come into the season with no freshmen on the roster, which will help them experience-wise, Jagosova said. “Many of the girls were freshmen last year, so now they are back with more experience this year,” she said. “since the rest of the girls are sophomores and juniors, it wont hurt us.” the men battled through an up-and-down
season last year and weren’t able to advance out of the first round of the sLC tournament. the team finished with a 9-13 overall record, but the most depleting aspect of their game was the team’s 1-9 road record. senior captain Dmitry Minkin looks forward to achieving more this year. “Last year we had a young team and we were full of potential, but we didn’t do our best,” Minkin said. “so I’m really looking forward to this year because I know how good we can be.” Both teams head into a challenging season start. UCLA, stanford, texas A&M, Ut Austin and tCU are just some of the stronger teams from around the nation that are in the field. the tough competition is the best way for the Mavs to start their season, said head coach Diego Benitez. the women’s team includes sophomores Nikola Matovivoa, Katarina Micochova and juniors Monika Hadvigerova and Daiana Negreanu. the men’s team features sophomores Mindaugas Celedinas and Adam srkala, junior Brieuc Hamon and Minkin. As long as his teams play their best, Benitez said that they can win the tournament on both sides. “the girls are coming off of a great spring season and they’re playing good ball,” he said. “the guys are hungry to capture a title this season and they are ready to start.”
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International business sophomore Mindaugas Celedinas practices his serve Tuesday with head coach Diego Benitez in preparation for the Midland Invitational this weekend. Celedinas was named Southland Conference Freshman of the Year last season.
“I’m really looking forward to this year because I know how good we can be.” Dmitry minkin
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Movin’ Mavs alum leads UsA team to gold Former player visits campus to help share basketball knowledge. by Travis DeTHerage The Shorthorn staff
Jay Nelms, former Movin’ Mav captain and 2006 graduate, was named MVp of the
America’s Cup Qualifying tournament Aug. 29 in Vancouver, Canada. Nelms led the UsA team to a gold medal for the tournament and helped the UsA team qualify for 2010 World Championships in Birmingham, England. Nelms said this tournament win was a
building block for next year’s World Championship. “It was kind of easy winning the tournament after all the time you spend playing basketball,” Nelms said. Nelms said he was honored to win a gold medal for his country. “It’s shocking, I’ve been a role-player for most of my career,” he said. “It’s a really big honor to win the gold medal after I’ve been on that team for a long time.” the UsA team won 79-69 in the tournament final against Canada, after falling behind 10 points. the UsA team won all five of its games in the tournament. Nelms led a UsA starting lineup that featured three other UtA alumni — Mikey paye, Jay schulte and paul schulte. “It’s great, because we played at the same college. It’s fun to have UtA players on the American squad,” Nelms said. After graduation, Nelms occasionally drops by for some of the UtA wheelchair basketball practices to share his basketball knowledge. “I share knowledge about the game and give them pointers up and down the floor. I love playing with the team and beating them,” Nelms jokingly said. Doug Garner, Movin’ Mavs wheelchair basketball head coach, said Nelms is a good teacher. “It’s like the world of wheelchair basketball that he brings to these guys,” Garner said. “they respect him, he’s very patient and he kind of evaluates their games to play at his level.” senior James patin, Movin’ Mavs team captain, said Nelms brings a different perspective. “He brings experience, he has good knowledge of the game of basketball,” patin said. After Nelms graduated
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Paralympic athlete and Movin’ Mavs alumnus Jay Nelms passes the ball during a scrimmage last year against the Maverick wheelchair basketball team. Nelms helped the USA team qualify for the 2010 World Championships in Birmingham, England.
from UtA, he was a part of the first draft of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) and was selected by the Denver Nuggets. the NWBA, founded in 1948, comprises more than 200 basketball teams across 22 conferences and seven divisions. “they [NWBA] give you the opportunity to get to the path for NWBA by making people go through college. It goes all the way down to high school, and it makes them start at a young age,” he said. Nelms also played for the UsA team in the 2008 paralympics in Beijing, China,
where the team finished in fourth place. “We were doing good up until the semifinals,” he said. “Hopefully next time we can get the gold medal.” Nelms said he wants to be keep playing until he’s 40. He encouraged wheelchair basketball players to strive for the best. “spend time at the basketball court,” he said. “Commit yourself in the gym. And to be the best, you have to play against the best.”
Travis DeTHerage sports-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu