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MyMav errors on holds resolved The online system was rebooted Monday and the problems were corrected by noon that day. By AndreA SilverS The Shorthorn staff

Spring registration suffered a setback Monday when the MyMav system placed previously removed holds on students’ accounts. The newly redesigned MyMav

system was online for student use Sunday night at 7:30 p.m. with the problem occurring Monday morning between 9 and 9:30 a.m. The system displayed an incorrect message, telling 3,600 students they had academic advising holds, university spokeswoman Kristin Sullivan said. “The Office of Information Technology took the system offline and rebooted it once they knew there

was a problem,” Sullivan said. “The problem was corrected by noon.” Many noticed the problem before it was fixed and went to advisers for answers. “Students have been calling, e-mailing and even dropping by wanting to know why they have holds on their accounts and wantMyMav continues on page 6

regiSTrATion dATeS students can begin registering at different times, depending on academic status. Continuing graduate, graduating seniors, honors college, Mcnair scholars and athletes — Oct. 26

Undergraduate continuing and former students 90 plus hours — Oct. 28 60 plus hours — Nov. 2 30 plus hours — Nov. 5 One through 29 hours — Nov. 9 Undergraduates on academic probation — Nov. 9

new Uta students — Nov. 9

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Early voting continues, focus on Proposition 4

Feedback for tobacco ban returns split Final e-mail responses showed 109 against and 107 for the proposal. By JoAn KhAlAf The Shorthorn senior staff

A nearly split response from the community’s final word on a tobacco ban is being reviewed by President James Spaniolo, who said he will make the decision within the next few weeks. The committee studying the issue solicited a last round of feedback via e-mail and committee chair Jean Hood summarized the 216 responses — 109 against and 107 for the ban — Friday.

Most for the ban cited potential health risks, while those against voiced concerns about personal rights, Hood said. She said at least four of the responses appeared neutral — saying that they were for the ban, but only if designated smoking areas were built on campus. Hood counted those as against the ban since designated areas was a hinging factor. She said the feedback was a small sample of the population. “I believe that people who are for something often don’t come out and respond in comsMoking continues on page 3

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nonstudents, Meg and Jason Weber take part in early voting Monday in the University Center Palo Duro Lounge. The UC is a temporary early voting location and will only be available until 5 p.m. today.

On first day 74 voters came to the polling site, low turnout expected, clerk says. By Ali muSTAnSir The Shorthorn senior staff

During the first day of early voting at the university, 74 voters participated, lead clerk Brad Browne said. Student Congress sponsored early voting in the University Center Palo Duro Lounge on Monday and will again Tuesday. SC President Kent Long said the important thing about early voting is getting university stakeholders’ voice heard. Browne said he was in Dalworthington Gardens last week, where 63 peo-

ple participated over three days. He said the likely reason is Dalworthington Gardens is smaller. Political science junior Anthony Flores said he likes early voting because voters can avoid the lines that comes with voting in the regular session. “People trying to talk you one way or another,” Flores said. “This way you just get to come in and vote.” Browne said turnout depends on what is voted on. He said no names on this ballot draw in voters. In 2008, site volunteers reported that 835 people voted in the presidential election during the university’s first early voting day, according to a previous Shorthorn article. “Nobody expected this to be a big

To voTe eArly Where: University Center Palo Duro Lounge When: 8 a.m.–5 p.m. today

turnout,” Browne said. University President James Spaniolo sent an e-mail to students Thursday reminding them to vote early, focusing on Proposition 4. Proposition 4 is part of House Bill 51, or “the Tier One bill.” HB 51 was written to assist the seven Texas emerging research institutions: UTA,

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H1N1 emergency, no vaccines on campus yet About 3,000 shots available for only most at-risk people, county spokesman says. By rAchel Snyder The Shorthorn staff

President Barack Obama declared H1N1 a national emergency late Friday. University spokeswoman

Kristin Sullivan said UTA requested doses of the H1N1 vaccines in the spring when they were first being developed, but has not yet received them. She said she does not know when the university will receive the vaccines. The university community has H1n1 continues on page 3

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DFW to feel El Niño, could reach rain record With the cyclical climate change coming every two to seven years, the area is up for another round. By vinod SrinivASAn The Shorthorn staff

The Dallas-Fort Worth area may be approaching near record amounts of rain for October because of the El Niño climate effect. El Niño is a climate anomaly in the western Pacific Ocean due to a general warming of the sea surface temperature. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expects belowaverage temperatures and aboveaverage precipitation across Texas and increased tornado activity in the gulf coast region this winter, according to its Web site. The National Weather Service proj-

ects rain from Wednesday night to seven years. He said the last major effect the U.S. felt was 1997 to Friday. to 1998. “We had about 6.5 “The effect usually inches of rain in Seplasts anywhere from three tember, which was about to six months,” Winguth 4 inches more than the said. “It probably started mean from 1970 to 2000,” around mid summer this said Arne Winguth, earth year and could last until and environmental scilate winter or even early ences assistant professor. spring.” He said the record Under normal condiamount of rain in October was 14.18 inches in 1981, arne Winguth, earth tions, warm air rises in followed by 9.44 inches and environmental the eastern side of the Pacific closer to Indonein 1919 and 9.32 inches sciences assistant sia and Japan, resulting in 1991. The National professor in more precipitation Weather Service reports nearby, Winguth said. 7.2 inches of rain so far for October. Winguth said we may But under El Niño effects, the reach the third most amount of warm air rises closer to the westrain since 1899, when the earliest ern coast of the U.S., resulting in more rain for North and South records are available. Winguth said the El Niño efel niño continues on page 3 fect is cyclical occurring every two

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communiTy college lana Wolff, City of arlington District 5 councilwoman, discuses the importance of the merging of the City of Arlington and the university Monday night in the Arlington Municipal Building. “UTA is no longer that commuter college it once was that we passed by driving down Copper Street,” she said.

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Certificate in Supervision: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Santa Fe Station. Cost is $995. For information contact Continuing Education at 817-272-2581. “Faculty Biennial X”: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., The Gallery at UTA. Free. For information contact Patricia Healy at 817-2725658. Selected 2D Works: 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Santa Fe Station. Free. For information contact Christina Graves 817-272-5988. Art For Charity’s Sake: Noon-5 p.m., 2109 Fine Arts Building. Free. For information contact Soyla Santos at 817272-0968 or ssantos@uta.edu. “Two Small Pieces of Glass”: 12:30-1:30 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. UTA Volunteers Meeting: 2:15-3:15 p.m., Student Congress Chambers, University Center lower level. Free. For information contact UTA Volunteers at 817-272-2963 or utavolunteers@uta.edu. “Unseen Universe: The Vision of SOFIA”: 5:30-6:30 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. OneBook event with Arlington Public Library Dallas Cowboys Stadium: 7 p.m., 204 Architecture Building. Free. For information contact Tommie Wingfield at 817-272-2568 or wingfield@uta.edu.

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Parents Invade Campus

Art students break down process of glass blowing

The weekend event doubled in attendance from last year BY ARIONNE WELLS The Shorthorn staff

Family-friendly events took place on campus this weekend, as family members visited campus for Parent and Family Weekend. Division of Student Affairs and the Parent and Family Center sponsored the third annual event, which showed an increase in both preregistration and attendance. About 700 parents signed up for the event in contrast to last year’s attendance of about 300. Center director Cheyenne Gonzales said of the 700 registered parents about 600 checked in. “Overall, the whole weekend was a success and the weather was perfect,” she said. Adding exciting events to the itinerary coupled with a boost in overall enrollment are the probable causes for the doubled participation, said Frank Lamas, Student Affairs vice president. Lamas attended several events with his family. “There were great offerings for people of all ages,” he said.

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Art senior Rachel Haynes torches glass in an attempt to create a vase at a glassblowing demonstration for Parent and Family Weekend on Saturday.

New additions included a Movin’ Mavs wheelchair basketball game and a Fall Festival and Concert on the University Center mall. Some of the activities during the festival were a photo booth, palm reader, caricature artist, cotton candy machine and face painting. The Texas band, Velvet Love Box, provided the concert portion. Biology freshman Ericka Clendening said she enjoyed the festivities with younger siblings and her father, who drove from McKinney, Texas. She said they had a good time watching volleyball and basketball games and loved the Planetarium show. Ben and Danna Boren returned to Parent and Family Weekend for the second year. They came for their son and daughter, Travis, former Student Congress president, and

Emily, former Freshman Leaders on Campus president. “My son’s girlfriend is a nursing student and it was really neat to see the Smart Hospital,” Danna Boren said. Some parents from the DallasFort Worth area, like Kurt and Brenda Olsen, started their day with breakfast with Provost Donald Bobbitt and Lamas. Others, like Margaret Butler, seized the opportunity to spend time with their children. She flew in from Jefferson City, Mo., to see her daughter, Rebecca. “We really enjoyed the Baby Steps step show last night and the glass blowing this afternoon,” psychology junior Rebecca Butler said.

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Food fair rescheduled due to weather, low application participant numbers

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The fall international food fair has been postponed until Nov. 4. The event was postponed due to the rain and lack of applications, said Lauren Cutcher, International Student Organization adviser. It will take place on the University Center mall. After the event was postponed, more applications came in and more groups are expected to sign up, Cutcher said. This is the second year the orga-

nization has hosted the food fair, she said. Cutcher said the decision was made to do a second food fair this year because of the spring fair’s popularity. Students from ethnic organizations, fraternities and sororities will take part in the event. Each group will offer a selection of food from a country of choice. Students will be able to purchase

food by paying 50 cents for 2 tickets, which can be redeemed for food from each of these areas. A total of $5 dollars worth of tickets should purchase a full meal, Cutcher said. Students will be able to sell back unused tickets. ”It’s a good way for students to understand other cultures from around the world though food,” she said.

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Onlookers watched artists at the Studio Arts Center as they manipulated and blew molten glass into crystal crafts during the university’s Parent and Family Weekend. The audience in the glass hot shop sat on bleachers as students demonstrated the finer points of glass blowing and answered questions. A team led by art graduate student Justin Ginsberg and undergraduate art seniors David Ricks and Rachel Haynes worked together for three hours in Saturday’s display. “This is what we do everyday,” Ginsberg said. “The shop is open to visitors seven days a week.” The shop holds demonstrations year-round for organizations. Students displayed the proper handling, blowing and spinning techniques for glass. “The larger projects require more teamwork than you would think,” Ginsberg said. “What may be 5 or 10 pounds may feel like 20 to 30 at the end of the pole”. The department works with the Girl Scouts of the USA in the production of glass bluebonnets for charity. Ginsberg crafted those with his hands, molding the smoldering glass with a cover of wet newspaper in front of the audience while discussing proper safety techniques. Art professor David Keens answered questions during the intermission between demonstrations. “Students had a lot of questions on how they could get involved in glasswork,” he said.

Communication Day, serving to demonstrate the importance of studying communication to students, will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today in the University Center Rio Grande Ballroom. This is the first time the Department of Communication has hosted the event, which will present a keynote speaker, panels and student organization activities. As the event develops and becomes more popular it will showcase the strengths and achievements of teaching and research in the communication department, said Chunke Su, communication technology assistant professor. “This event offers our students a chance to network with top communications professionals, and encourages students and faculty across campus

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to explore the rich and diverse field of communication,” he said. According to the department’s Web site, the panels will discuss the field of integrated marketing communication, training, resume editing and using social networking for job searches. The department will take evaluations after each panel. The feedback will be used to modify the event in the future, Su said. Registration is from 9 to 9:30 a.m. The first 50 students to register will receive a free T-shirt, and coffee will be available to everyone. BusinessWeek magazine columnist Ed Wallace is the keynote speaker. He has received the Gerald R. Loeb Award for business journalism. He also hosts a show on 570 KLIF talk radio.

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Wallace is a fantastic speaker, Provost Donald Bobbitt said. “He is a car expert, but he writes about political topics too,” he said. Bobbitt will give the opening speech. “I use this opportunity to make sure everyone within the university and external visitors know about the progress we have made and where we see ourselves going in the future,” Bobbitt said.

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ments like that,” she said. “It’s been my experience that people against the change respond more than people who are for the change.” Nursing junior Caitlin Wright sent out an e-mail to some university staff and asked them to get the word out about submitting feedback. “The Tobacco-Free Initiative, if approved, will affect every single person in the UTA community, including faculty, staff, students and residents,” she said. “I felt it was extremely important for everyone to know they had an opportunity to voice their opinion.” Wright said she talked with some administration about the issue, though she didn’t submit feedback to the committee. “I don’t necessarily think it is fair for the university to tell people they

can’t smoke on UTA property,” she said. “I strongly feel that administration should focus on enforcing the 50foot rule before implementing other possibilities.” The Tobacco-Free Campus Initiative committee looked at other tobacco- and smoke-free campuses and solicited feedback by holding open forums and distributing an online survey. Of the 29,000 students, faculty and staff surveyed, 11 percent responded. Fifty-four percent strongly agreed with a tobacco-free campus and 27 percent strongly disagreed. A sample of additional comments in the survey showed those for the ban wanted it due to health and campus maintenance cost and those against would liked the current policy to be enforced. The current policy states that no one may use chewing tobacco, snuff or smoke inside buildings or within 50 feet of campus buildings.

Business management senior Stephen Daniel said he took the survey in spring because as a Kalpana Chawla Hall resident assistant he saw many residents smoking where they shouldn’t. “It got annoying to tell them where to go,” he said. “It would really stink for them to have to go across the street if it’s raining outside or something. I think it’d be fine to have a tobacco ban, but at least give them a place where they can go.” The committee submitted four recommendations to President James Spaniolo last month, asking that the campus become tobacco-free by August 2011 with a gradual lead-in period that would include a communitywide campaign and tobacco cessation classes. Spaniolo wouldn’t comment Monday on the feedback. JoAn KhAlAf news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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America. Geology graduate research student Jesse Cope said El Niño’s effect is also felt economically. “Normally, there are increased number of fisheries along the coast of South America at this point in the year, but during El Niño there is a decreased number of fish to be caught resulting in shortage of food,” Cope said. Cope said this occurs because El Niño does not allow nutrient-rich water from the bottom of the ocean to rise closer to the western coasts of some South American countries.

Fish rely on the nutrients and are less likely to swim in the areas where there is less food. Due to the increased rain, students are probably more likely to stay indoors and study, Winguth said. It also makes commuters’ lives more difficult, he said. Medical technology junior Victoria Chan echoed Winguth’s words. She said it’s hard preparing for the day because the weather is unpredictable. “In the past couple of months I have been trying to stay at home,” Chan said. “I feel like I have more time to study because I am not out and about.”

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SC to address current topics in open forum The event offers a place to ask questions about campus happenings. by bryAn bAstible

Bernd Chudoba, mechanical and aerospace engineering assistant professor, speaks to the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Advisory Board about the new remodeled aerospace lab Thursday in Woolf Hall. This lab’s layout is designed to promote team interactions and help reflect an aerospace industry setting.

When And Where Student Congress “The Forum” When: noon Wednesday Where: University Center mall

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Student Congress will have a forum Wednesday to answer students’ questions and have face-to-face interaction with its constituents. The forum will begin at noon on the University Center mall. The forum will be a Q-and-A session where students can ask senators about SC and the SC executive board, which presides over the SC general body, about their agenda and procedures. They can also ask SC President Kent Long about SC’s stance on issues. “We want to show students what Student Congress does, how we do it, and how they can be involved in that process,” he said. SC programs director Aaron Resendez said he thinks some topics that might be brought up are the proposed tobacco-free initiative and changes to Ransom Hall. SC parliamentarian Marcia Vasquez said SC encourages conversation and questions. “We’re just trying to get new face-to-face interaction with the students to show Student Congress is here and we do care, and listen to their concerns and questions,” she said. She said the main objective is to create resolutions and show students the process to be involved in changing things on campus.

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The UC mall was chosen because of its high traffic from students going into the building for lunch. “They’ll be coming from all different areas of campus,” Resendez said. Business senator Jennifer Fox said sometimes people aren’t sure how to get into contact with SC, so the forum will give a chance to meet face-to-face with members. “I want to get Student Congress’s name out there,” she said. “It’s a good way to give our constituents a way to express their opinions.” Accounting junior Casanetta Davis said she has no interest in the forum and doesn’t plan on going. “I’ve never really been interested in that type of thing,” she said. “I just go with the flow. I don’t really complain too much.” English senior Alicia Sisemore said she wants to go to the forum to hear what people have to say about campus issues. She said she’s become more interested in SC as she’s gotten older. “I want to hear about how other students feel about the proposed smoking ban... and hear how Student Congress feels about the issues,” she said.

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had sporadic incidents of flu-like symptoms, but not a widespread outbreak, Sullivan said. “The important thing is to encourage people to stay healthy and clean,” she said. Tarrant County spokesman Mark Flake said they have about 3,000 H1N1 vaccines for specific groups. Flake said Tarrant County Public Health won’t receive more vaccines or get them faster because of Obama’s declaration. “From what I’ve read, it affects hospitals more than health centers,” Flake said. Flake said Tarrant County Public Health will distribute free injectable and nasal spray H1N1 vaccines from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday at W.G. Thomas Coliseum. He said the center

Tarrant County Public Health will provide free injectable and nasal spray H1N1 vaccines to pregnant women and high-risk children from 6 months to 18-years-old. When: 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. Friday Where: W.G. Thomas Coliseum 6108 Broadway, Haltom City 76117

plans to have more special events like the one Friday and will send the vaccines out to the seven other public health centers when they have enough vaccines. According to a press release, the vaccines available will be given to pregnant women and high-risk children from 6 months to 18-years-old. High-risk children include those with chronic illnesses such as asthma, diabetes and heart and lung conditions. International business freshman Anna Valdes said people, worried

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cation is invaluable,” he said. Flores said he voted against Proposition 4 because professors will focus more on research than teaching. He said his brother is a professor at another Texas university and focuses more on research. Flores declined to state where his brother teaches.

“Overall, it is a good sentiment,” Flores said. “I think the idea is well placed, but the end result will be detrimental to the university.”

Cowboys Stadium designer to speak at UTA

stadium. “The stadium is right in the center of Arlington,” Klahr said. “It impacts us directly in both good and bad ways.” The Cowboys Stadium is the largest and most expensive NFL stadium in the world. The stadium can hold more than 100,000 people and covers 73 acres, while the overall site covers 140 acres. Its most prominent feature is two

quarter-mile arch trusses, which span the entirety of the structure and support the world’s largest center-hung video screen. Trubey’s lecture on this undertaking will be held in 204 Architecture Building. It is free and open to Arlington residents as well as UTA students, faculty and staff.

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The architect behind Jerry Jones’ $1.3-billion stadium has a new project in store for the university’s future. HKS Inc. architect Bryan Trubey, the Cowboys Stadium’s design principal, will visit the campus at 7 tonight to speak about the stadium’s design and the uni-

versity’s planned special events center, being designed by HKS. Architecture Dean Donald Gatzke and alumnus H. Ralph Hawkins, HKS president and CEO, will also speak at the event. Architecture professor Douglas Klahr said it is excellent to have Trubey talk about the

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“We should have the vaccine because swine flu is very serious, and it’s important to be protected.”

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institutions. Proposition 4 would reallocate the $500 million Texas Higher Education Fund to the National Research University Fund. Long said he supports Proposition 4 because it has no negatives, such as new taxes. “At the end of the day, more funding for Texas higher edu-

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about getting H1N1, should get the vaccine. She said she wouldn’t get the vaccine herself. “I think people are blowing the swine flu way out of proportion,” she said. Computer science graduate student Kulsawasd Jitkajornwanich said he would get vaccinated if it were offered. “We should have the vaccine because swine flu is very serious, and it’s important to be protected,” he said. Sullivan said students should take preventative measures such as washing hands often, using hand sanitizer, and staying home if symptoms appear. By taking preventative measures, students will be prepared when the H1N1 vaccines are available through Health Services, Sullivan said.

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Tradition lives On Dia de los Muertos approaches and families prepare to celebrate understand the holiday, find it strange because it’s a celebration of the dead. He said ext week, the living will meet the dead people in Mexico are traditionally unafraid — not with fear, but with honor and of death and see it as deliverance. “People in ancient times didn’t look upon respect. Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, death as a dreary or drab kind of thing,” takes place nov. 2 and 3 each year. During he said. “It’s simply an opening to another the formal Mexican holiday, families come world where the spirit is maintained.” For the holiday, families go to cemeteries together and honor relatives who died. International business sophomore Alma and picnic at loved ones’ graves and rememVasquez has celebrated the holiday since ber family traditions. “Some people will even stay overnight at she was little. As part of the holiday tradition, her family builds an altar. The altar is the cemetery with the family,” Vasquez said. adorned with pictures, candles, flowers and “It’s more like a feast and not meant to be even the favorite foods and drinks of the de- something scary.” Susan Gonzales Baker, center for Mexiceased. neighbors can place pictures of their can American Studies director, celebrates loved ones on the altar. her grandfather She said the holiand aunt. She said day is important her family decobecause she gets to CeleBrATiOns AT uTA rates the altar with honor her grandfaphotos, artifacts ther, whose death was Center of Mexican American Studies will have and favorite items difficult to overcome. a display of traditional items used in Day of associated with the Dead celebrations in Mexico on the Uni“It’s the one time versity Center first floor. loved ones. The that we all come tofamily then prays gether and just celAt noon Wednesday on the University Center in front of the altar ebrate his life,” she mall, the Sigma Lambda Beta fraternity, Asduring the evening said. “So to me, it sociation of Mexican American Students and meal. gives me a sense of the Latin American Student Organization “every year, I repeace knowing he’s in will celebrate Dia de los Muertos with free ally look forward to a better place.” music, food, brief historical information and a celebrating because Undeclared sophmemorial ceremony including a parade to the it’s an opportunity omore Lira Polanco Central Library mall. to maintain a consaid she also feels at nection to family peace while celebratand heritage,” she ing memories. She said. “I want chilmakes candy skulls called calaveras and cooks favorite foods of dren to understand death is not an end but beginning.” her dead relatives. Baker said the holiday is misunderstood “I probably won’t remember them every single day but that holiday is especially for outside the culture because people might find it unnerving or disrespectful because it’s them,” she said. Douglas Richmond, Latin American his- a celebration of the dead. “It takes a bit of the morbidity out of tory professor, said Dia de los Muertos, a historic national holiday in Mexico, began death that we see in other cultures,” she said. around 900 B.c. before the Spanish coloni- “Death is not just to be mourned but to serve zation. He said when the Spaniards arrived as an opportunity to celebrate the life of a in Mexico, they helped incorporate catholi- person someone loved.” Baker said she anticipates the holiday will cism into the holiday. That is why Dia de los Muertos occurs at the same time as the continue to be celebrated throughout the catholic holidays of All Souls’ Day and All country and hopes it will become popular on campus through student organizations. Saints’ Day. “This holiday has a very personal touch “According to legend and tradition in Mexico, ancestral spirits return to a family to it,” she said. “Something that I like to get home for a visit on that day,” he said. “In across to my children because it’s a different order for the spirit to know which house to interpretation of the way one copes with go to, each house prepares an altar and puts death.” food that’s traditionally made in the home on it.” AlAnnA Quillen Richmond said some people, who don’t features-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu By AlAnnA Quillen

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Mavs hold off Colonels’ rally, move to 5-4

Football club ends season on low-note with 44-7 defeat

After winning the first two sets, it took another three to finish out the match.

After picking up the Maverick Football Club’s first win of the season against south Alabama on oct. 17, head coach robert Green said it was almost as if his team thought the University of New orleans was going to hand the game to them. their confidence didn’t coincide with their play, because New orleans handed the UtA Football Club a 44-7 home defeat saturday at Maverick stadium. the team also played New orleans in the first game of the four-game season, and lost 19-3, but Green said his team suffered a larger defeat because they didn’t put in enough effort before the game. “Last week we came together as a team, but this week we were individuals,” Green said. “this game we weren’t prepared, due to guys not going to practice. We just need guys to start believing in each other and believing in the coaching and come out and do what they need to do, instead of doing whatever they want to do.” the Mavs faced a defense that swarmed to the ball and essentially shutdown freshman quarterback Chris Mercado. the Mavs weren’t able to get anything going in the first half, as they went into halftime with a negative amount of total yards. Although the teams had a scoreless first quarter, the New orleans offense began to click as they put up 30 points in the second quarter. the game was out of reach by halftime as the Mavs trailed 30-0. the team was able to score an early touchdown in the third quarter, but lost the game 44-7. the loss marked an end to the 1-3 season, but coach Green said he will rebuild his squad as he heads into the off-season with major plans for next season’s team. “We’re trying to put some structure behind our program so when guys come out there now, they won’t be wasting their time,” Green said. “the guys will actually be playing for something because we will move into a conference that will have us play at least eight games next year and give us an opportunity to play for a championship.”

By Clint utley The Shorthorn sports editor

It took five sets, but the volleyball team notched its fifth southland Conference win of the season over Nicholls state. the Mavs won the first two sets but were forced to wait until the fifth to win saturday’s match in texas Hall. sophomore outside hitter Amanda Aguilera led all players with 16 kills in the match. the Mavericks (9-12, 5-4) continued their strong play on the net with 13 total team blocks compared to the Colonels’ eight. “If you look at the sets that we won, we were able to hit over .300,” head coach Diane seymour said. “You look at the sets that we did not win, we were really bad.” A quick first-set win made it seem the Mavs would cruise to a three-set victory. Aguilera and fellow sophomore outside hitter tara Frantz led the team with three kills each, while junior setter raegan Daniel had nine assists and three digs. the Mavs defense held the Colonels to a -.053 hitting percentage. Aguilera said she and Daniel developed an offensive trust on the court. “this year we’re relying a lot on our middles,” she said. “If we can’t pass the ball, then she has to trust me to put down any set she gives me.” the second set started with a

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Libero Alicia Shaffer, left, and outside hitter Teena Sobczak react to an incoming serve during the Mavericks’ victory against Nicholls State University Saturday at Texas Hall. The match marked the fifth straight win at home for the Mavericks.

much different tone. the Mavs got in a 0-4 hole that led to a 7-12 deficit. A kill from Daniel sent the team on an 11-4 run to lead 18-16 and win the set 25-22. the Mavericks increased their hitting percentage to .387 in the set with 15 total kills – five coming from Aguilera and five from junior hitter Bianca sauls. sophomore middle

blocker Emily shearin had a .600 hitting percentage and five total blocks with one blocking error. “It just comes natural to me,” shearin said of her blocking ability. “I just think ‘go block the ball.’ ” A match that started so well for the Mavs quickly turned. the team lost the third and fourth sets and scored 29 total points from the two

sets. Aguilera added five kills to her total. Although the team let Nicholls back in the game, the fifth set belonged to the Mavs. Nicholls got out to an early 2-0 lead but the Mavericks rallied to win the set 15-9. Clint utley sports-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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Mavs look forward to season start after loss to Dallas The team lost the exhibition game even after making adjustments at halftime. By traVis detherage The Shorthorn staff

the Movin’ Mavs wheelchair basketball team lost an exhibition game 63-40 to the Dallas Wheelchair Mavericks on saturday during parent and Family Weekend at the Maverick Activities Center. the Dallas Mavericks, who play in the National Wheelchair Basketball Association, never trailed throughout the game. Dallas only let the Movin’ Mavs get within one point with 11:56 remaining in the first half. After that, Dallas went on a nine-point run to put themselves up 19-9 with 7:28 in the first half. Dallas never looked back and got the victory. Doug Garner, Movin’

Mavs head coach, said this game served as notice for his guys as they head into the season. “I think it was a good message for us to say to ourselves ‘that we got a ways to go’ and last year we did not get that message until the first game against Arizona,” he said. “Now it’s good for us to get that message, so we can keep working during practice.” senior Anthony pone, who started but saw limited action in part because of Dallas’ speed, said the game was a stepping stone for the team. “It gave the team something to look forward to and something to work toward as far as coming together as a team to try and get that national championship,” he said. the Movin’ Mavs trailed at halftime 29-13, and the leading scorer at the half, senior David Wilkes, had four points. Garner told his team during halftime that they would open

the second half with a different lineup that would enable his team to spread the floor and take more outside shots. the two players charged with that task were Wilkes, who had eight points in the second half, and freshman Aaron patterson, who provided a spark off the bench with eight points. Both of them helped the Movin’ Mavs cut Dallas’ lead to ten points with 5:39 left. Garner said patterson opened the floor with the shots he was making. “He’s a good outside shooter,” Garner said. “We had him on the side where he shoots real well on and by making those shots he was able to open up the floor for the other players.” pone described patterson’s play as phenomenal. “that’s his job to make shots,” pone said. “He’s a shooter, a born shooter actually”.

With the season not officially starting until Nov. 13, Garner said his team needs to improve on intensity. “[our] first team beats [our] second team in practice and they think that they’re rocking the house,” Garner said. “they need to bring the intensity because that’s what everybody we play is going to bring. When you play for UtA there is always a target on your back and we need to get ready for that.” Junior Josh rucker said he’s looking forward to this season so he can build camaraderie with his teammates. “We are still a good team and we are looking good together,” rucker said. “We got to keep moving forward and learn from the mistakes we make, but we played pretty good saturday.” traVis detherage sports-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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Interdisciplinary studies senior Matthew Daugherty said midterms have kept him away from the advising office. “I’ve just been so busy,” he said. “I haven’t made an appointment yet, but I’m already clear to register for classes. I just go in to make sure I’m on the right track.” Brown recommends students go to their advisers with a list of questions and an idea of classes they need

to take. “It’s a lot easier now with the degree progress report in MyMav,” said Eric Bolsterli, College of Liberal Arts assistant dean for academic affairs. “once a student has been accepted into a major, all of the course requirements can be seen at any time.” andrea silVers news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu