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Doug Fine talks about his move from city life to an environmentally-friendly living style.
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TEXAS
Police say clerk stole $1M lotto winnings Authorities believe the Grand Prairie worker didn’t inform the rightful owner of the ticket’s worth, then claimed the money for himself. BY JOHNATHAN SILVER, JOAN KHALAF AND MICAELA TITUS The Shorthorn senior staff
Authorities are searching for Pankaj Joshi, who they believe fled the country after being charged in September on one count of claiming a lottery prize by fraud, a crime punishable by up to 20 years in prison. HOW TO KNOW IF YOU’RE Multiple media A WINNER outlets have depicted the accused Joshi Lottery terminals produce a as a current UTA sound when tickets are scanned. student. University Sounds play when a scratch-off spokesperson Kristin or online ticket is scanned for Sullivan said somevalidation or inquiry. one with the same name as Joshi’s is a Get a printed list of winning numUTA alumnus. bers and compare for yourself. “We had a person by that name, Source: Texas Lottery Commission and that person was roughly the same age reported in the media,” she said. “That person graduated in December of 2008 with a bachelor’s [degree] in management information systems.” Joshi, a 25-year-old of Nepalese descent, worked as a clerk in Grand Prairie’s Lucky Food Store. Media LOTTERY continues on page 3
STUDENT LIFE
Registration for parent weekend almost doubled The event, with activities like billiards and a concert, increases attendance for its three years in existence, student affairs vice president says. ARIONNE WELLS The Shorthorn staff
Homesick students will have a chance to briefly reunite with their families this Saturday and Sunday. Division of Student Affairs will sponsor the annual Parent and Family Weekend. It will feature several tours, exhibits and a dinner with university President James D. Spaniolo. Frank Lamas, student affairs vice president, said so far about 600 people have registered, which almost doubles last year’s 330. He said this is the largest enrolment of the three years that the annual event has been happening.
CNN senior political analyst David Gergen addresses his concerns about political discourse Thursday during the Maverick Speaker Series at the University Center Bluebonnet Ballroom. Gergen also spoke about how journalism looks at the smaller picture, how a president’s fear works, and how the American pride should be unified.
Witnessing Politics CNN analyst compares experience to current events
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avid Gergen drew parallels between Presidents Barack Obama and John F. Kennedy during his speech Thursday night, saying both inherited conflicts, testing their term in office. The CNN senior political analyst spoke in a nearly packed University Center Bluebonnet Ballroom. The 1,000 available tickets available were sold out, but a few seats were not ABOUT filled. Gergen is a speaker DAVID GERGEN taking part in the Maverick Speakers Series during its • CNN senior politisecond season at the unical analyst • Adviser to presiversity. dents Richard Nixon, Obama is a calm, articuRonald Regan, late and patient leader, he Gerald Ford and Bill told The Shorthorn. Clinton “I think this is the most • Editor-at-large at important presidency of our U.S. News and World adult lifetime,” he said. Report Gergen told The Short• Public service horn that he hopes the presprofessor and direcident will grow on the job tor of the Center for to face his inherited chalPublic Leadership at lenges, like the economy. the John F. Kennedy He mentioned Kennedy and School of Governthe Russian missile crisis as ment at Harvard a similar, daunting obstacle. University Gergen also urged the university to give back to the community and help students find a place in the workforce. “It’s not about gender or age,” he said. “It’s about everyone being able to get an education.” In addition to his CNN work, he also works as a public service professor and director of the Center for Public Leadership at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He is also the editor-at-large of U.S. News and World ReGERGEN continues on page 4
Political science graduate student William Knisley asks the first question of the night to Gergen on Thursday at the UC Bluebonnet Ballroom. Knisley asked for Gergen’s opinion on unitary executive theory, a theory about American constitutional law where the president holds control over the executive branch, with Gergen responding that through habeas corpus, the president should decide quickly if law violations are involved.
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WEEKEND continues on page 3
SERVICES
Resolution requests meat-free options It is geared toward events for incoming and prospective students who are vegetarian. BY BRYAN BASTIBLE The Shorthorn senior staff The Shorthorn: Rasy Ran
ALL BUNDLED UP Biology junior Faviola Gutierrez fights the 50-degree weather Thursday outside the Smart Hospital on her way to Trinity House. Gutierrez said “It makes me sad that there’s nothing to do when it’s cold.”
A Student Congress resolution calls for vegetarian food options for university events geared toward new and prospective students, such as Maverick Mania and Preview Day. Dining officials say those choices are already in place.
The resolution, “I May Have to Eat Out” sits in the research stage with the SC Community Affairs committee. The information is due next week, but the committee will not be able to look at the research until its meeting on Nov. 10. Prospective or new students at university events may be upset to not have vegetarian options, according to the resolution. Honors College senator Michelle Farrell, said she got the idea to author the resolution from an instance at
TO READ SC RESOLUTIONS To read “I May Have to Eat Out” and other resolutions visit: http://www.uta.edu/studentgovernance/ sc/database/
Maverick Mania. A hamburger and hot dog cookout took place, but no vegetarian option was available, she OPTIONS continues on page 6
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TODAY 50% chance of storms • High 67 °F • Low 47°F Parent & Family Weekend: All day. Free for UTA students and children under 10, $25 for all others. For information contact Cheyenne Hernandez at 817272-2128 or parentsweekened@uta. edu. Downtown Arlington Farmers Market: 9 a.m., 215 E. Front St. For information contact 817-303-2800 or info@downtownarlington.org. Susan G. Komen on the Go Trailer. 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Central Library mall. Free. For information contact Donielle Smith at 817-272-2771 or dnsmith@uta.edu. Art Exhibition in The Gallery at UTA: “Faculty Biennial X”: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., The Gallery at UTA. Free. For information contact Patricia Healy at 817-2725658. A Game Theoretic Framework for Cognitive Radio Networks: 11 a.m., 413 Woolf Hall. Free. For information contact Sajal Das at 817-272-7405 or das@uta.edu “Microcosm: The Adventure Within”: 12:301:30 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. The Leadership Academy: 1-2 p.m., Student Congress Chambers, University Center lower level. For information contact Loretta Pequeno-Griffin at lgriffin@uta.edu. International Spouses Club: 1:30-3 p.m., Swift Center. Free. For information contact Office of International Education at 817-272-2355 or international@ uta.edu.
PERSONAVACTION by Thea Blesener
Fine discusses giving up the city lifestyle to help the environment. BY ALI MUSTANSIR The Shorthorn senior staff
OneBook speaker Doug Fine gave up his city lifestyle to try and help the world, he said. Fine reported for The Washington Post, Salon, U.S. News and World Report, National Public Radio and wrote the book Not Really an Alaskan Mountain Man before starting Funky Butte Ranch in New Mexico. The book Farewell, My Subaru recounts his experience. Fine spoke about his book and his ranch for a OneBook event Thursday. Rosebud Theatre became so crowded that event staff had to asked those standing to leave. Fine began by calling the audience the last generation. He said it is the bottom of the ninth with two strikes, and the decisions the audience makes will determine if humanity will survive. “That is the only scary environmentalist thing I am going to say,” he said. Fine said he struggled in his lifestyle change. His city background required him to learn to deal with goats, which he said are like dogs, without the desire to please. Fine said he got his goats through Craigslist, an online classifieds site. Home insurance was another challenge, he said. His insurance company performed a secret inspection and canceled his policy because it didn’t believe a fire truck could get to his house, he said. Fine said a thing he focuses on is reducing carbon miles, which is the amount of carbon produced to transport products. He used the example of an apple grown in New Zealand. In the offseason, apples have to be transported thousands of
SUSTAINABILITY TIPS • Eat locally-grown foods • Switch to solar power • Convert your diesel engine to run on vegetable oil Source: Doug Fine
miles, which uses oil, he said. He said he reduced carbon miles by removing them from his comfort food — ice cream. Fine found a substitute sweetener, agave, for the dessert because cane sugar would cause carbon miles. “Don’t let anyone tell you, ‘You have to give up the good life due to sustainability,’ ” Fine said. Undeclared freshman Rachel Woodlee said she read part of Fine’s book in her English class and was interested in hearing Fine speak. She said she was surprised by the ease of living sustainably. Fine said his goats, Natalie and Melissa, provide organic milk, which is used for his dairy products. “This sustainability thing is not really about tree hugging,” Fine said. “It’s about the economy.” Music composition sophomore James Talambas said he liked learning about solar panels and eating local foods and Fine had good ideas. “I already buy organic, but to hear some say it back to you is good,” he said. Through the OneBook program a book is chosen annually for freshmen and beginning English classes to be analyzed throughout a semester, and the university brings speakers in that add to a selected theme. This year’s book is Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future.
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Author, journalist, and self-proclaimed goat herder Doug Fine speaks about living a sustainable life on Thursday in the Rosebud Theatre. Fine talked about his book Farewell, My Subaru as part of the OneBook program.
ALI MUSTANSIR news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
Keep track of Doug Fine’s efforts on his blog at www.dougfine.com.
POLICE REPORT This is a part of the daily activity log produced by the university’s Police Department. To report a criminal incident on campus, call 817-272-3381.
WEDNESDAY Theft A student reported his laptop stolen at 7:30 p.m. at 702 Planetarium Drive when he walked away to speak to another student. Police are investigating the case.
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Burglary, Vehicle A student reported someone had broken her driver-side front door and stolen her purse from her vehicle at 12:30 p.m. in Lot 47, 901 S. Oak St.
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Theft A student reported her textbook stolen at 5:20 p.m. from the Central Library. She told police she had forgotten her book on a desk. It was missing when she later returned. The case is still active. Theft A student reported his textbook stolen at 3:50 p.m. from the Central Library. He said someone stole his book from the fifth floor when he left it unattended. The case is still active. Injured Person Medical An officer responded to a call of a student in the Life Science Building who had injured and possibly sprained her foot. Emergency Medical Services
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permission at 12:38 p.m. in faculty Lot 7, 500 S. Cooper St.
Accident, Minor A student reported that he and another student were involved in a minor accident at 2:15 p.m. in Lot 49, 1101 S. Cooper St.
Accident- Hit and Run A student reported that a classmate witnessed a vehicle back into his company vehicle. After striking the vehicle, the driver left the scene at 12:05 p.m. at 140 E. Mitchell St.
Vehicle, Tow A parking spot owner requested at 1:20 p.m. a vehicle be towed from faculty Lot 12, 400 UTA Boulevard, for parking in the owner’s space without permission.
Suspicious Circumstances Residents of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house, 1111 Greek Row Drive, called police to escort several nonstudents from the house at 12:01 a.m.
Vehicle, Tow An officer took report of a vehicle parked in a reserved space without
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Friday, October 23, 2009
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Easy Mac fire sparks UC evacuation on Thursday The University Center was evacuated during lunch Thursday after a fire alarm. A burning cup of Kraft Easy Mac ignited in a microwave triggering a fire in the Housing Office located between the Connection Café and the UC food court. Broadcast junior Rhett Swarb works in the Housing Office and witnessed the incident. “It was a defective container of Easy Mac that caused the fire alarm to go off, not the microwave itself,” he said. “The microwave was used with no incident right before the Easy Mac was put in.” No property was damaged in the Housing Office as Swarb said the microwave was in working order before and after the incident.
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reports say he attended UTA during his employment. An Austin Police Department press release states that Joshi stole a customer’s winning ticket, gave his two weeks’ notice, and then traveled to Austin to claim the $1 million prize. After a grand jury indictment, Joshi’s bail was set for $10 million on the warrant. Store manager Masudur Rahman said the winning ticket being printed at his store is good for business. Rahman added that Joshi committed the crime, not the store. “We know that people have taken little things before, but we didn’t expect him [Joshi] to do something like this,” he said. It’s against policy to go into the specifics of the Joshi case because it’s still ongoing, said Robert Heith, Texas Lottery Commission media relations director. But, Heith said players should practice the commission’s Sign Your Ticket campaign, which is a movement to get ticket buyers to sign the back of their lottery tickets after purchasing them. “We need participants to be
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Students were let back into the building shortly after the discovery of the fire’s source and no firefighters were called to the scene. Nursing freshman Candace Turner, one of the evacuees, said the evacuation was an inconvenience. “I was in the Freshmen Leaders on Campus office making phone calls when the alarms went off,” she said. Others such as industrial engineering graduate student Sandeep Krishna thought the fire alarm came at good time since it gave him a time away from his job at the post office in the UC. “It was busy and we had lines,” he said. “It was like giving us a break.
— Andrew Plock
“We need participants to be sure to sign the back of their ticket. By doing so, it is very difficult, if not almost impossible, for someone else to claim the ticket. If there is no name on it, they [someone else] could pick it up and sign it themselves.” robert heith,
Texas Lottery Commission media relations director.
sure to sign the back of their ticket,” Heith said. “By doing so, it is very difficult, if not almost impossible, for someone else to claim the ticket. If there is no name on it, they [someone else] could pick it up and sign it themselves.” To avoid future cases like Joshi’s, Heith suggested that when lottery players go to convenience stores or other Texas Lottery retailers, they get a printed list of winning numbers and compare for themselves. JohnAthAn silver, JoAn KhAlAf And MicAelA titus news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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A $25 registration fee per person includes all meals during the weekend, activities included on an itinerary and admission for students of participating parents and children less than 10 years old. Cheyenne Hernandez, Parent and Family Center coordinator, said it’s not too late to register. “While all participants are welcome to attend, but to ensure any special accommodations please register as soon as possible,” she said. PArent T h e event will And fAMily begin with WeeKend a complimentary Oct. 23-24 Bowling $25 registration and Bilfee per person l i a r d s Visit www.utatevent at 1 ickets.com p.m. Frior call 817-2722128 day. Following the event, a welcome reception will commence with snacks and jazz music provided by university students at 6 p.m. in the University Center Palo Duro Lounge. Campus tours and lectures by faculty professors will be held Saturday following a 9 a.m. breakfast with Lamas and Donald Bobbitt, provost and vice president for academic affairs. Several features have been added to this year’s events, Lamas said. “We’re really excited about the Fall Festival,” Lamas said. “And the Movin’ Mavs basketball game has been a recent addition to the itinerary.” The weekend will conclude on Saturday with dinner at the UC Bluebonnet Ballroom and the Fall Festival and a concert at 7 p.m. in the University Center mall.
Ari0nne Wells news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
schedule
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Lunch, Connection Café
Friday, Oct. 23 1-6 p.m. Complimentary bowling and billiards, Bowling and Billiards, University Center 6-8 p.m. Check-in, Campus Information Center, UC 6-8 p.m. Parent and Family Weekend Welcome Reception with snacks and student jazz, Palo Duro Lounge, UC 7 p.m. Baby Steps Step Show, Rosebud Theatre, UC 8 p.m. Department of Theatre Arts presents Noises Off, Mainstage Theatre, Fine Arts Building (Tickets must be purchased separately.) Saturday, Oct. 24 8 a.m. Check in, Campus Information Center, UC 9-10 a.m. Breakfast with Provost Donald Bobbitt and Frank Lamas, student affairs vice president, Rio Grande Ballroom, UC 10 a.m.-noon Smart Hospital Tours, Smart Hospital 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Library Open Houses Architecture and Fine Arts Library 104 Architecture Building, Central Library second floor, Science and Engineering Library B03 Nedderman Hall, Special Collections - Central Library sixth floor 10-11 a.m. Last Lecture with political science associate professor Allan Saxe about the importance of scientific thinking, Carlisle Suite, UC 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Faculty Biennial X – Department of Art and Art History Exhibit, UTA Art Gallery 11 a.m.-noon Maverick Parent and Family Association meeting, Red River Room, UC 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Residence Hall Tours, all residence halls
1-2 p.m. Maverick Activities Center tours 1-3 p.m. Movin’ Mavs game, MAC 1-4 p.m. Glass blowing demonstration, Studio Arts Center 1-6 p.m. Complimentary bowling and billiards, Bowling and Billiards, UC 2 p.m. Faculty Spotlight: Douglas Klahr will speak on sustainability and Robert Woods will speak about the UTA Formula SAE Racecar competition, Carlisle Suite, UC 2-3 p.m. Planetarium show, “Unseen Universe: The Vision of SOFIA,” the Planetarium, Chemistry and Physics Building 3-4 p.m. Planetarium show, “IBEX: Search for the Edge of the Solar System,” the Planetarium, Chemistry and Physics Building 3-4:30 p.m. “Survey Says” Game Show, Rosebud Theatre, UC 3 p.m. Volleyball game vs. Nicholls State, Texas Hall 4 p.m. Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Ramon Lopez will speak about changes in the space environment and Dr. John Stickels will speak on the UTA Innocence Network, Carlisle Suite, UC 4-5 p.m. Planetarium show, “Microcosm: The Adventure Within,” the Planetarium, Chemistry and Physics Building 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m. President James Spaniolo will have dinner with participants, Bluebonnet Ballroom, UC 7-9 p.m. Fall Festival and concert featuring cover band Velvet Lovebox, UC mall 8 p.m. Department of Theatre Arts presents Noises Off, Mainstage Theatre, Fine Arts Building (Tickets must be purchased separately.)
“We’re really excited about the Fall Festival. And the Movin’ Mavs basketball game has been a recent addition to the itinerary.” frank lamas
student affairs vice president
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all in Nursing junior Janice Whang, left, electrical engineering senior Harvey Tsang, nursing junior Emmelene Fernando and computer science senior Neil Patel play a card game Thursday in the University Center Palo Duro Lounge. Patel was taught the game by a friend and the group plays every other Thursday during Global Grounds International Coffee Hour.
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port. Gergen has worked for four presidents. He served as director of communications for former President Reagan and held positions in the administrations of former presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. He also served as a counselor for former President Bill Clinton during his presidency. Graduate management student Pakorn Sujchaphong said he hasn’t read Gergen’s book Eyewitness to Power yet, but is considering reading it
when he has time. He said he attended the speech to learn about the country’s politics. “I just want to know about American politics,” he said. Several professors were also in the crowd. Civil engineering professor Siamak Ardekani brought his daughter along to hear the speech. The speech ended with a Q-and-A session, which covered topics including the health care situation and the economy. A copy of Gergen’s book was on sale for $17 and he signed books after the speech.
Freddie Bustillo, Gilbane Building Company district manager, center, shakes hands with CNN senior political analyst David Gergen Thursday during a book signing outside the UC Bluebonnet Ballroom. Bustillo heard of Gergen through a Maverick Speaker Series e-mail list and said the speaker “transitioned from topic to topic easily, with no notes.”
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“ It’s not about gender or age. It’s about everyone being able to get an education.” David Gergen, CNN senior political analyst
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Prominence comes with Proposition Four
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The passing of the amendment could elevate the university’s status The Shorthorn: Thea Blesener
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e have all heard quite a bit about Tier One status over the past year, and now we have the chance to put forth our efforts to help attain that status. We can lend our voice to this process by casting a simple vote. next week, the University Center Palo Duro Lounge will be transformed into an early voting site that will allow students, faculty and all other Tarrant County registered voters to exercise their right to vote to show our lawmakers that UT Arlington is a voice to be heard. At the polling stations, voters will find ballots with a constitutional amendment titled Proposition 4. What is Prop 4, and why should students be so excited about it? State Proposition 4 is “The constitutional amendment
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establishing the national Research University Fund to enable emerging research universities in this state to achieve national prominence as major research universities and transferring the balance of the Higher Education Fund to the national Research University Fund.” What does this mean to UT Arlington? if passed, Prop 4 may provide the financial support that will open the door for the seven designated emerging research universities in Texas, including UT –Arlington. The university would be able to compete to become a national research institution and gain Tier One status. Most appealingly, Proposition 4 will not create any new taxes and no bonds will be levied. Basically, Prop 4 will move money that is currently not used to support
Texas higher education and same for these elections. i move it into the hands of encourage you all to be the emerging research universi- Mavericks you are and cast your vote. You ties providing numercan vote from 8 ous opportunities for a.m. to 5 p.m. students. Monday and i cannot stress Tuesday next enough how imporweek in the Palo tant it is to vote. StuDuro Lounge. dent Congress has To read worked hard to regProposition 4, ister our students to or House Joint vote; you can complete Resolution 14, or this initiative by going find more inforto the polls. This is KEnt lonG mation on Tier perhaps the best way One status or any to enrich UT Arlingof the other iston’s future and the future students that will walk sues on the ballot this year, in your steps. Our university visit www.sos.state.tx.us , or does what it can to support visit Student Congress in the us, now it is time for us to University Center lower level. support UT Arlington. in the recent presidential elections, -Kent Long is an organithe UT Arlington community went to the polls and cast zational communication setheir votes in record num- nior and Student Congress bers, i know we can do the president
Healthy choices
Even with available options, community can make the best of them
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t’s noon, your friends with few on-campus options are texting you. You is possible. Limited options on camread, “Anyone up for lunch,” “What do i pus and the high prices of feel like eating today? i’ve had the healthier cafeteria food leads students to the double cheeseburgthe nearest doler, four tacos and that lar menu, versus huge burrito this week a $7 or $8 healthy already.” meal or even preAt lunch time, the paring one at only thing on students’ home. minds is what they are not only is it going to eat. Most will cheaper, but fast go for the easiest thing food is availwithout thinking of the able not only for 1,800 calories they will lunch. it’s there consume in the next in the middle of hour. Fabiola salinas the night and for Students are busy breakfast— giving with tests, meetings, extracurricular activities, class students more opportunities and work. When it comes to to add those daily calories. A eating the easiest thing is to snack at 3 a.m. is just a cravpick up something at the near- ing and reward for studying. est Jack in the Box, McDon- it may be a reward to you, but calories are added, leading to ald’s, Wendy’s or Taco Bell. But if you skip on the mayo more unhealthy choices. it doesn’t help that Univerand the super-sized combo, making good decisions even sity Center plaza food court
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has one entity that is considered healthy and three that are not. You can’t go to Subway five days a week; you would simply get tired of it. The Chick-fil-A may not be one of the healthiest options, but there are choices you can make to reduce you calorie intake. You can always go with a grilled chicken sandwich, choose mustard rather than mayonnaise, and instead of greasy French fries with a 24 oz soda, choose a fruit cup and a bottle of water. Pizza Hut is not the healthiest food choice. it’s full of cheese and bread. But since the pizzas are small, one wouldn’t hurt every once in a while. Panda Express can ease healthy decisions. Pick smaller portions and go with the white rice instead of the fried. Choosing healthier food options helps in the long run. Living in the world of “Have
Editor-in-chiEf Marissa Hall E-mail editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
it Your Way” does not have to reach the extreme — spoiling yourself and grabbing everything in sight — up-sizing things you order simply because you can. it’s understandable that the Connection Cafe, which offers healthier options, is often overlooked as an option because of its high prices. Students may cringe at paying $8 to dine; no one wants to spend that much every day for one meal. But if you get the chance, they offer healthy food options, like sandwiches and wraps, vegetables and chicken. Choosing healthier food options from the ones available can be difficult, since students are tempted to run for that treat, but by making it simple you can avoid stacking on the calories.
Recently, our university decided against holding summer commencement, due to low attendance, giving graduates the option to go to walk the stage the following fall or spring semester. Making this decision is a smart move for the university. it is a great way to save money and the labor that it takes to assemble a commencement ceremony that accommodates less than half that of spring and fall commencements. Across the country many universities practice this policy, benefitting students, faculty and staff in the end. The number of students awarded degrees for the 2007-2008 school year was 3,925 bachelor’s, 1,694 master’s and 153 doctoral degrees. This is far more Editorial than the statistics rounduP for all degrees in The issue: summer 2008 Summer commenceand summer ment ceremonies are discontinued. 2009, which were 804 and We suggest: Now that this has been 754, respectively. announced, do your These statistics best to make plans to are only for the accommodate your guests and family. Many degrees awarded, colleges forego sumnot the number mer commencement, due to cost and lack of of students who attendance. actually attended commencement. not having a summer commencement at UT Arlington is not unique to Texas universities either. At least five universities in Texas operate without a summer commencement: UT-Dallas, UT-Tyler, UT-San Antonio, UT-Austin, and Tarleton State University in Central Texas. At UT-Austin,all commencements are performed in the spring for all graduates. The university is working on ways to communicate the change in ceremonies to students. The cancellation had too short of a notice to plan changes for those whose families are travelling from all over the world. Attendance, labor and costs are definitely good reasons to stop the summer commencement, more action to notify those who were planning on the commencement this summer should have been made sooner so they could have changed costly travel plans. We look forward to larger attendance at the fall and spring ceremonies, and starting a new practice that will benefit the university and the students since lowering costs goes back to the students in some way. —The Shorthorn editorial board consists of Marissa Hall, Mark Bauer, Jason Boyd, Dustin L. Dangli, and Cohe Bolin
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(Left)Caelum Moor stands in Richard Greene Linear Park located between the Cowboys Stadium and the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington as the sunsets on Thursday evening
Police remove two nonstudents for illegally occupying Two former students received criminal trespass warnings after the Arlington Hall residence director discovered them staying in a dorm room without being on a lease. Upon investigation, one of the two former students was arrested for outstanding warrants, according to UTA Police reports. The first found student received a criminal trespass warning and was asked to leave campus. “The two nonstudents were living with [a] student as guests,” police assistant chief Rick Gomez said. “Now that they’ve been issued official warnings, if they show up on campus they are subject to arrest.” According to UTA Police policy only the chief of police can excuse a criminal trespass warning, provided someone wants to be reconsidered for enrollment at the university. “All [criminal trespass warnings] are good for six months,” Gomez said. Chief Robert Hayes would evaluate a student and decide whether or not he wants to excuse the person of a criminal trespass warning, Gomez said. “This is the first time I’ve seen this,” Gomez said. Lisa Mowery, Arlington Hall residence director, did not want to comment at this time.
(Below)Caelum Moor sculptor Norm Hines describes his history and experiences with the commission with Caelum Moor. Hines now resides in Fiji working on granite sculptures.
A New Home Caelum Moor revealed once again “3, 2, 1, flip the switch,” counts down Mayor Robert Cluck during the lighting of the Caelum Moor sculptures Thursday evening at Richard Greene Linear Park. City Council members, the Parks and Recreation Board, along with family and friends of Jane Mathes Kelton and Norm Hines attended the lighting and dedication ceremonies. Caelum Moor is a five-piece freestanding pink granite set of stone sculptures that span from 8 feet to 30 feet high. Sculptor Hines was commissioned by Kelton in 1984 to create Caelum Moor to be reminiscent of Scotland’s Stonehenge. The 4-arce piece once stood where what is now the Arlington Highlands. The sculptures were dismantled in 1997 because of developments of Arlington Highlands and have been stored at the city’s water treatment center until its current resting place at the park located between the Cowboys Stadium and the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.
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said. She said the vegetarians were told to eat lettuce. Brittney Joyce, New Student Welcome Center manager, said rainy weather caused the cookout to be moved inside and ruined the vegetarian food. “Mav Mania was an isolated incident last spring,” she said. “We were limited to what we could do to salvage the meal.” Joyce said during the registration process, students are asked about dietary needs, such as vegetarian meals. She said at Preview Day a continental breakfast with bagels and doughnuts is provided. “We always provide to vegetarians and vegans what we can,” she said. Science senator Natalia Vargas sponsored the resolution.
“I know that food may not seem like such a big issue but when you’re in that position, you’d feel left out,” she said. “Those little details make the difference,” Vargas, not a vegetarian, said she empathizes with her vegetarian friends when they have to eat just bread or salad at events without meatless options. “Sometimes students — especially international students — might be drawn to this campus because of its diversity,” she said. “They might feel left out.” Dining Services director Elizabeth Cheong said that when they discuss event food options with clients, they ask about vegetarian meals. She said about 90 percent ask for a vegetarian choice. “We will provide vegetarian options to any group dining or eating with us on campus,” she said. “If there’s a request not asked
ahead of time, we usually still accommodate them.” She said she has not heard about the instance at Maverick Mania but said she will check with her managers. A recent poll by peta2. com, a youth animal-rights group’s Web site, listed the top 10 vegetarian-friendly universities in the country. They included Indiana University-Bloomington, Yale University, New York University, University of California-Berkeley, University of Pennsylvania and University of Florida. None of the schools named were in Texas. “I don’t know if the resolution was needed, it’s not like we don’t provide meals with previous offers of a vegetarian or vegan meal option, because that’s not the case,” Joyce said. “We do.”
Bryan BastiBle news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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Texas Hall continues to be the volleyball team’s fallback option in Southland Conference play this season. Although the team is 0-4 on the road in conference, its home court has helped the team to win all four matches in Texas Hall. The Mavericks (8-12) defeated Southeastern Louisiana in three sets Thursday night at Texas Hall, but needed extra points in the third set to seal the match. “It was not pretty at all,� head coach Diane Seymour said. “It wasn’t pretty, but we won.� Thursday was the team’s Dig Pink Night, designed to raise funds and promote awareness for breast cancer, in which every dig or pledged donation benefitted the SideOut Foundation. The Mavs relied on their blocks rather than their digs. The team totaled 15 blocks compared to the Lady Lions’ five. Sophomore middle blocker Emily Shearin had four total blocks and her fellow middle blocker, sophomore Christy Driscoll, had five block-assists and one solo block. “We work pretty hard on it [blocking], we have some kids that are very natural at it,� Seymour said. “On nights like tonight, if your offense isn’t really clicking, it is very helpful to be able to stop their offense with a few key blocks.� The Mavs got in an early hole in the first set at 0-2. The score was tied 8-8 before
a block-assist from Driscoll and sophomore outside hitter Amanda Aguilera sparked a 7-1 run and the Mavs finished the set 25-19. Aguilera and junior outside hitter Bianca Sauls led the Mavs with three kills each in the set. Junior setter Raegan Daniel had seven assists. The team totaled six blocks in the first set. The Mavs were only able to add two more blocks in the second set but contributed in other areas. Sophomore libero Alicia Shaffer had nine digs and Aguilera had five by herself. Daniel put down four kills and started a 9-3 rally with a kill that gave the Mavs an 18-10 lead on their way to a 25-17 victory. Driscoll noted her team’s improvement from last year to now. “We played that team last year and lost in three [sets] and played a bad game,� she said. “Now we can play a bad game this year and beat them in three [sets]. That shows improvement on our part.� Another slow start set the tone for the third set that required extra points. A backand-forth set saw the Lady Lions get a lead at 25-26. A solo block from Aguilera followed by a Driscoll kill ended the match. Shaffer followed her nine-dig second set with seven more in the third. Shaffer said her team’s mindset in the final points was all or nothing. “Tie it up and get this last point and nothing hits the floor,� she said. “We go hard for everything. Don’t secondguess yourself.� Clint Utley sports-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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Red shirt sophomore middle blocker Christy Driscoll, left, and sophomore outside hitter Amanda Aguilera, attempt to block the ball during the Maverick’s 3-0 win over Southeastern Louisiana on Thursday at Texas Hall. Aguilera and Driscoll combined for six blocks during the game.
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Men’s tennis heads to Regionals to battle top Texas schools Playing some of the best teams in Texas would worry most schools, but this weekend the men’s tennis team has intended to reach its peak and challenge opponents in the ITA Regional Championship. The tournament will begin Saturday in College Station with the men’s singles and doubles opening round matches. UTA will head to the tournament with an eight-
man team that will contend in a field of more than 100 participants. The four-day tournament will feature some of the best players from Texas universities, and assistant head coach Marco Matteucci said he knows his team will be tested this weekend. “I’m hoping to see some good results out there, but I can’t really
speculate on how well they will do,� Matteucci said. “Regionals are never easy and we’re in a pretty tough region with Baylor and the University of Texas.� The men have been out of action for almost a month due to the cancelation of the All American Tournament in early October. The team has only two tournaments left this season, so the shortened fall semester play will be coming to an end after this tournament. The tournament will end on
Tuesday with the doubles and singles championship matches. Matteucci said he knows how tough the competition is, but said that the tournament would be a success if his players reached the later rounds. “It would be good if we had a couple of our guys in the quarterfinals or semi-finals,� he said. “But a good weekend for us would be to get to Monday.�
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