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Stage set for wrongfully convicted Fall drop to share their stories at conference deadline Experts, faculty and interns involved in the exoneree program will also speak. BY RACHEL SNYDER The Shorthorn staff
Ten v will tell their stories at the 2009 Wrongful Conviction and Exoneree Services Conference on Friday. The conference is free for students and will be held from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. in the University Center Rosebud Theatre. Exonerees, special guest speakers, experts, UTA faculty and interns will speak at the conference. A fundraiser will follow from 4 to 6:30 p.m. in the University Center’s Bowling and Billiards to raise money for Texas exonerees, said Jaimie Page, social work assistant professor and Exoneree Project director. Patrick Waller, exoneree and criminal justice junior, said he’s
happy to get the public involved in the exoneree cause. Waller said he hopes more people wrongfully convicted of crimes find resources, such as lawyers and DNA evidence, to prove their innocence. “Dr. Page is always kind of helping somebody, she helps us with whatever we need that we can’t get for ourselves,” Waller said. “Either she knows somebody or knows somebody who knows somebody.” The fundraiser will feature
on Friday
TO REGISTER Although the conference is free for students, registration is required.
Students have until 5 p.m. the end of this business week to turn in the necessary forms.
Registration forms available at www. texasexonereeproject.org.
BY ANDREA SILVERS The Shorthorn staff
bowling and billiards with the exonerees, a guest disc jockey and raffle EXONEREE continues on page 6
FACILITIES
Students react to proposed Ransom Hall changes
The Shorthorn: Rasy Ran
Civil engineering juniors Cory Carswell, left, and Bikesh Deoju work on homework for their Soil Mechanics, Structural Analysis and Engineering Materials courses late Wednesday night at Ransom Hall. The pair generally works together every two days at the 24-hour computer lab since it has software needed for the Soil Mechanics course.
Many say they rely on the 24hour lab for things unavailable anywhere else at late hours. BY WILLIAM JOHNSON The Shorthorn staff
Graphic design junior Thuy Ha said she relies on Ransom Halls’s computer lab for 24-hour access to programs necessary for her class work. Ha comes to the lab for the
Mac computers with Adobe Suite. Other students, like Ha, depend on the lab’s software. Provost Donald Bobbitt has commented on Ransom being underused. A group of administrators, including Bobbitt, are formulating the creation of a freshman success center, and Ransom is considered as a potential location. Chief Information Officer Suzanne Montague has said that a 2007-2008 study
showed a 30 percent drop in lab usage across campus. A fall 2008 study of computer lab use showed that Ransom is the second most-used lab, based on the number of hours each computer is used per week. Chatter in various languages and keystrokes can be heard when someone walks through the building’s doors. Many who use the lab during past-midnight hours said they don’t like the
proposal to change Ransom. “I don’t think it’s a good idea,” Ha said. “I see a lot of people who come in from architecture, art and music. Everyone can’t afford a Mac and all of the programs loaded on it. This is the best place to come for the Adobe Suite.” At 2 a.m., the room is active. Students come in and out, in RANSOM continues on page 4
Students have options on how to drop a class, but the fall class drop deadline is Friday. Drop requests have to be in the system by 5 p.m., so students should plan on submitting them no later than 4 p.m., undergraduate history adviser Nancy Gandre said. If students miss the deadline they can get a “Withdrawal and Drop Policy Exemption Form” from the Registrar’s Web site, which requires signatures from the course instructor, the chair of the department and the dean of the college or school. The final approval is up to Provost Donald Bobbitt. “It would be great if students could get the drop form ahead of time, and have it signed,” Gandre said. “Then they can fax or e-mail it and they don’t have to come into the office.” Drop forms are available in every advisHOW TO ing office as DROP A well as the adCLASS vising center in 241 Davis • Pick up the Hall. form in the Broadcast advising center communicaor office in tion freshyour major man Harrison department Stanley said • Get the appropriate he chose to go signatures see his adviser • Turn the in person. form to your “It was readviser ally quick and painless,” Stanley said. “The longest part was waiting for the adviser to become available. There were at least four people waiting when I got there.” Stanley said his adviser allowed him to drop his Elementary Mathematical Modelling class without getting his professor’s approval. Students are encouraged to think about how dropping a class will impact their scholarships and financial aid, said Dawn Remmers, university advising and student success director. “Students need to carefully weigh whether or not it is in their best interest to drop a class,” she said. “It is certainly worth a student’s time to discuss their coursework with their academic advisers to ensure good decision making.” DROP continues on page 6
Costumes on a Budget
Art certification senior Anne Brough dresses up as Rangiku Matsmoto, a character from the anime television series “Bleach.” “Halloween and anime conventions are my favorite because I get to dress up,” Brough said.
Cost-conscious ideas to keep the price on Halloween garb down To save money, a student spent less than $1 on a beet for her Halloween costume. Money saved should be spent on things more important to college students — like food, theater performance senior Shelley Ohmes said, who is going as Lady Gaga. Like Ohmes, some try to save money this season by reusing old costumes or making cheap alternatives. “Everyone is a poor college student, so you can have that money for Easy Mac and Ramen,” she said. When food options come to mind, a beet may not top most students’ favorites lists. She is using it as a prop to express Lady Gaga lyrics from “Love Game” alongside a decorated
drumstick posing as a disco stick. In the song, Gaga sings “Let’s have some fun, this beat is sick. I wanna take a ride on your disco stick.” The song “Poker Face” will also be represented in her costume by painted card signs on her face. Making her own costume also gives her a better chance at winning the Theatre Arts Department’s costume contest hosted by drama honor society Alpha Psi Omega, she said. To accentuate her costume, she’s wearing bright blue tights and a black leotard that she already owns. Borrowed fabric from the department will top the costume off with a white bow on her shoulder. “It’s the difference from people
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going ‘Aww, that’s cute’ or ‘Dude, that’s awesome,’ ” Ohmes said. Not everyone can spend less than $1 to create a costume. Some who chose to spend a hundred times more, reusing a costume is an option. Art certification senior Anne Brough reused a Death God costume she made for an anime convention held in Dallas over the sumCOSTUMES continues on page 6
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Teaching Today’s Learners: All day, Central Library, sixth floor. Free. For information contact David J. Silva, academic affairs vice provost, at 817-272-2103 or djsliva@uta.edu. “Faculty Biennial X”: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., The Gallery at UTA. Free. For information contact Patricia Healy at 817272-5658 or phealy@uta.edu. Selected 2D Works: 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Santa Fe Station. Free. For information contact Christina Graves at 817272-5988. Study Abroad Drop-in Advising and Info Table: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., University Center lower level, booth near Starbucks. Free. For information contact Blake Hart at 817-272-1120 or studyabroad@uta.edu. Student Town Hall Forum: 11:30 a.m.1:30 p.m., 100 Nedderman Hall. Free. For information contact DeDe Patton at 817-336-6617 or info@tccchallenge.org. “Secret of the Cardboard Rocket”: 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 or planetarium@uta.edu. Biology Colloquium Series: 4-5 p.m., 124 Life Science Building. Free. For information contact Linda Taylor at 817-272-2872 or lktaylor@uta.edu. “Spooky Skies”: 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 817-2721183 or planetarium@uta.edu. Flying the SR-71 Blackbird: 7-8:30 p.m., 100 Nedderman Hall. Free. For information contact Kamesh Subbarao at 817-272-7467 or subbarao@ uta.edu. Halloween Casino Night: 8 p.m.midnight. Bluebonnet Ballroom, UC. Free. For information contact Donielle Smith at 817-272-2771.
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The proposed tobacco ban, parking were also discussed Wednesday. BY BRYAN BASTIBLE The Shorthorn senior staff
Concerns about the future of Ransom Hall dominated Student Congress’ open forum Wednesday, meant to inform students about campus issues and give them a chance to provide feedback. The forum was a Qand-A session where anyone could get more information about and from SC. SC President Kent Long answered the questions, and afterward students met with the executive board and senators one-on-one. “There were a lot of passers-by, not a lot of people asking questions, but a lot of people listening,” he said. “The best way to facilitate change on campus is through discussion.” Long informed students about possible changes to Ransom Hall, which would involve turning it into a freshman success center. He said administrators are open to suggestions about where to possibly move the computers in Ransom Hall. “Students are very protective of their space, and they’re ready to fight for it,” he said. SC had opinion boards set up at the forum for suggestions on where to move Ransom Hall’s computers. No students left responses on the boards. Finance freshman Chipo Size said she liked the forum, but she wished the possible campus tobacco ban had been discussed more. University President James Spaniolo has said in previous Shorthorn articles that he would make a decision within a few weeks on the proposal from the Tobacco-Free Campus Initiative committee. Accounting junior Esteban Aguilar said Long
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Student Congress President Kent Long fields a question about the future of the Ransom Hall computer lab from music sophomore Chandler Dear during a SC forum held on the University Center mall Wednesday. The event was held to inform students on university developments and encourage them to get involved.
answered audience questions adequately. “I like the fact that it was open and you could go right up to the mic and ask questions,” he said. Aguilar said he learned useful information, like the correct SC channels
to go through for voicing campus concerns. Long said students can stop by the SC office and talk to an executive board member or contact their respective senators. Other topics discussed included veteran benefits,
tuition, the university’s goal to become a national research university and parking. “We were kind of disappointed with the turnout because there were a lot of other programs going on, such as in the
[Central] Library mall,” business senator Jennifer Fox said. “But the people that were there asked good questions.”
BRYAN BASTIBLE news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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TUESDAY Theft A student reported someone had stolen his front license plate at 9 p.m. in Lot 29, 500 W. Nedderman Drive.
CORRECTION Wednesday’s editorial incorrectly named the The UT Arlington Innocence Network.
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assaulted him and then left the area at 10:10 p.m. in Lot 50, 1200 S. West St. The case is active. Theft A student reported that someone stole his backpack at 2:25 p.m. from the Central Library. The backpack was found but two textbooks were stolen. Vehicle, Tow Someone asked to have a vehicle towed from a reserved parking space at 8:45
p.m. in faculty Lot 7, 500 S. Cooper St. Accident, Minor A staff member and a student were involved in a minor accident at 10:40 a.m. at 1200 S. Cooper St. There were no injuries. Accident, Minor Officers investigated a report of an accident involving two nonstudents at 8:15 a.m. at 708 S. West St. There were no injuries.
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teams look to finish strong after a sporadic fall Both will take in the season’s experience to focus on spring and conference play. By Trevor Harris The Shorthorn Staff
As the end of the fall tennis season approaches, and both the men’s and women’s tennis teams will travel to different tournaments this weekend with similar objectives. the women will travel Friday to Waco to participate in the Baylor Invitational. Baylor heads into the tournament as favorites on its home court. the loss of last spring’s NCAA tournament match to Baylor is still fresh in sophomore Maria Martinez-romer’s mind. she said she would love for any of the women to match up with any of the Baylor players because she believes they can contend with the team. “Last year we had a close match and they didn’t beat us by much,” Martinez-romer said. “so this year if we play them again we won’t be scared and we will play much better.”
“the fall didn’t go as well as maybe last fall has gone, but we are getting healthy and getting ready for the spring, which is more important. physically everybody is getting in shape and we are getting rid of those injuries.” Marco Mateucci
Assistant head coach
the women have had sporadic tournaments to date as players have been hot and cold throughout the individual tournaments this season. Assistant head coach Marco Matteucci has seen the team endure a tough fall season, but the focus for the season’s last stretch has been conditioning for the future. “the fall didn’t go as well as maybe last fall had gone, but we are getting healthy and getting ready for the spring, which is more important,” he said. “physically, everybody is getting in shape and we
are getting rid of those injuries.” the men’s team will look to close out its season at the texas Invitational this weekend in Austin. senior Dmitry Minkin said his team would be prepared, because of the improvements they’ve made from week to week. “Last week we had a big challenge at the regional tournament and we played well, but we are still far from our best,” Minkin said. “We have high expectations for our last tournament because we know that everybody can play better.” the men have seen success in doubles and singles action, which heads them in the right direction. Minkin said that his team, much like the women’s, has used the fall season as a precursor for the spring season and conference matches. “the fall season is always the time that you get ready for the spring season, but this fall season showed us that we are on the right track,” he said. The Shorthorn: Michael Minasi
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Sophomore outside hitter Eld-hah Kaswatuka returns a ball during drills at practice on Wednesday at Texas Hall. The Mavericks will play at McNeese State 7 p.m. Friday.
Team focuses on blocking, try for win the volleyball team will play two southland Conference games on the road this weekend when it faces McNeese state on Friday and stephen F. Austin on saturday. the Mavs (9-12) haven’t won a conference game away from texas Hall and head in to the weekend with a 5-4 sLC record. Head coach Diane seymour said she wouldn’t talk to her team about its road struggles again this season. “It’s just one of those things that we know is a monkey on our back right now,” she said. the team has improved to second in the conference with 2.24 blocks per set with sophomore middle blocker Emily shearin fourth in the sLC with 1.05
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Sophomore Nikola Matovicova returns a serve during a doubles game against Lamar on March 8 at the Tennis Center. The women’s tennis team will travel to Waco this weekend to participate in the Baylor Invitational.
blocks per set. seymour acknowledged her team’s blocking ability and said it will be a focus in practice this week. “It’s been a strength for us and we want that to continue to slow somebody’s offense down,” she said. Although seymour said her team has not played as well on the road as in texas Hall, she emphasized the focus remains on reaching the conference tournament with a good seed. “the biggest thing for us is to win as many matches as possible, whether they’re here or on the road,” she said. “It is very doable for us to go 6-1 [to finish the season].”
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waves as the night passes. Some of the same faces stay, while new ones appear throughout the night. “It’s always been pretty packed here,” Ha said. “Most people [come] to work, some play games or hangout.” Bobbitt has said the ad hoc group considering the change also considered Davis Hall, but it has large, immovable offices like Financial Aid. He said the group would send a recommendation to the president by the end of the week. “We know this isn’t going to be easy,” he said in a previous article in The Shorthorn . “But it’s absolutely necessary. It needs to happen.” Undeclared sophomore Rachel Smith uses a facility’s computer to promote a band she manages, The Departing District. She said that if the issue were up for a vote, she would definitely vote against. “A lot of people would be upset,” Smith said. “People also use this as a place to chill out.” Aerospace engineering freshman Robert Mosley frequents the lab because of it offers Microsoft Office Suite and a printer and has stayed in Ransom as late as 5 a.m., he said. “I come here for all of my typing,” Mosley said. “I’d be devastated if this were gone. The Shorthorn: Meghan Williams
William Johnson
German professor Klaus Driessen speaks to students about his personal connection to the Holocaust on Wednesday at the Dallas Holocaust Museum. Driessen’s mother helped smuggle a Jewish friend out of Germany during World War II and has been honored in Washington D.C. and Israel among other places.
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Students have until 5 p.m. Friday to file for 2009 Student Governance elections, with about 30 people having applied Wednesday afternoon. “It’s about normal,” said Carter Bedford, student governance associate director. “A large majority of people file toward the end of the filing period.” Open positions include homecoming king, homecoming queen, UTA Ambassadors and Student Congress senators. Political science junior Eleanor Khonje filed for homecoming queen weeks ago and said the filing process was easy. She said she thinks some students wait until the last day because they’re college students and they tend to procrastinate. Senator and ambassador applicants had to have completed at least six hours and be enrolled for at least six hours during their term. Homecoming king and queen applicants had to have completed at least 36 hours — 12 of them at UTA. Interested students can go to the UC lower level to fill out the forms with a $10 filing fee. Business management sophomore Tierra Chatmon filed for UTA Ambassador last week and said it was quick. “It will help [students] in being known on the UTA campus and also put their name out there,” she said. “They’ll also get good networking skills and meet people that they may not be able to meet.” Campaigning begins on Monday and the polling dates will be Nov. 16 and 17.
—Bryan Bastible
Positions uP for election: Homecoming King Homecoming Queen Architecture Senator - 2 positions Business Senator - 3 positions Education Senator - 2 positions Engineering Senator - 2 positions Honors Senator - 1 position Liberal Arts Senator - 5 positions Nursing Senator - 3 positions Science Senator - 2 positions Social Work Senator - 1 position Urban Affairs Senator - 2 positions UT Ambassador - 10 positions
imPortant dates Last day to file: Friday Campaigning begins: Monday Polling: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Nov. 16 and 17
Charles E. Nash Elementary children get ready for class Tuesday. The university and Tarrant County College partnered with the school to provide assistance to children from low-income families go to college tuition-free.
“I want to go to college three times. I want to go to school to be a chemist and make Legos that change colors after you connect them together. After that I want to make a tuna tree. I bet you never heard of that before, have you?” ivan teter,
Charles E. Nash Elementary fourth-grader The Shorthorn: Morganne Stewart
sity. Partnership focuses on children Attending school is important if you from financially struggling families to want to have a job as an adult, Teter said. receive assistance to attend college. “I want to be a chemist, architect, arBy John harden The Shorthorn staff
For Charles E. Nash Elementary fourthgrader Ivan Teter college couldn’t be more important. “I want to go to college three times,” he said. “I want to go to school to be a chemist and make Legos that change colors after you connect them together. After that I want to make a tuna tree. I bet you never heard of that before, have you?” A recent partnership with Tarrant County College and the university will help financially burdened families with children attending the elementary school. The Nash Academic Challenge partnership with the schools allows Nash Elementary students to attend TCC, tuition-free. Students who graduate from TCC and qualify for a Pell Grant at UTA will have the tuition difference paid by the univer-
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cheologist, light designer, interior designer and a DNA specialist,” he said. He had a simple answer why he wanted to pursue all these careers. “I’m not very physically athletic, but I can do big things by sitting down and thinking,” he said. The possibilities for students are limitless, Principal Pamela Day said. Many of the elementary students come from single-parent homes and are struggling financially, she said. “About 83 percent of our students are economically disadvantaged,” she said. “College was just a dream for some of them and others just never thought about it.” Day, TCC and UTA alumna, said she understands the struggle of achieving higher education when tuition continues to rise. “I graduated from both,” she said. “It was difficult for me to go to school. I know
this program will help the students and their families tremendously.” The idea for the partnership began at a Trinity River Campus meeting, said Dale Wasson, student enrollment associate vice president. “TCC acted first by accruing the elementary school and providing students with scholarships,” he said. “UTA suggested to hook up with them on this to define a clear path of higher education for the students.” The objective is showing students anyone can go to college and help them by mapping a path starting at elementary and ending a university, he said. It will be almost 10 years before the first group of Nash Elementary students decides to apply for UTA, he said. “They will definitely receive a first-class and stronger education by the time they arrive,” Wasson said. “If I’m lucky, I’ll be around to shake a few of their hands.” John harden news-editor@shorthorn.uta.edu
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Popular casino games, mocktails to highlight costume event tonight EXCEL Campus Activities will have its annual Halloween Casino Night from 8 to midnight tonight in the University Center Bluebonnet Ballroom. The free event has six different casino games for students to play including casino classics such as blackjack, roulette and poker. Angie Mack, EXCEL Campus Traditions director, said students will receive 20 chips and a raffle ticket at the door. Students can use their chips for gambling and can trade their winnings in for more tickets. Students can use each ticket to enter for one of the 13 donated prize packages. Prizes include a 32-inch LCD flat-screen TV and an 8GB iPod Touch. Costumes are preferred for the event as a
Students watch the roulette wheel during last year’s Casino night in the Bluebonnet Ballroom.
When and WheRe When: 8 p.m. today Where: University Center Bluebonnet Ballroom Price: Free
costume contest will also be held. Mack said the event is set to give a safe alternative to drinking and a mock bar with mocktail waitresses will be provided. Police officers will also be present with beer goggles for students.
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Society of Women Engineers to hold pumpkin-carving contest Passers-by can vote for their favorite jack-o’-lanterns today at the Society of Women Engineers UTA Chapter first pumpkin-carving and decorating contest. Entrants have signed up to show off their best Halloween ornaments from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Central Library mall to get walkers to stop, donate and learn about the society. Individuals or groups with the pumpkin that has the most donations will win a cash prize of up to 20 percent of the money donated.
Winners will be chosen and contacted by Friday. The idea is for participating students to get other students to stop by and vote on their favorite pumpkins, said Yeri Olengue, the chapter’s fundraising committee chairperson. The society wants to recruit students and chose this contest because of the season, she said. Money would go toward national conference reimbursements, food for meetings, T-shirts and anything else the chapter might need.
When and WheRe When: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Where: Central Library mall
“The pumpkin-carving contest is important because it will get SWE’s name out there, so that people will know that we’re here,” she said. “It’s something that everybody can participate in – not just engineering groups.”
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mer. She was Rangiku Matsumoto, a female sword fighter with wavy orange hair, from the “Bleach” anime series. Brough reused her costume because she spent around $160 creating it. She purchased the fabric for the overcoat, shoes, socks, accessories, as well as contacts and a fake sword. She said one of the benefits to creating a costume was tailoring it to her personality. She started a few months before the event by researching the character, finding the pattern and making a few corrections. “If you don’t do it right, you won’t get the recognition that you want,” Brough said. Advertising sophomore Alison Cohn saved money by using clothes she already
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owned for her Bellatrix Lestrange costume. Lestrange appeared as an evil character in Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix. Cohn already had the clothes, lace gloves and a wand from two years ago. She saved money by teasing her hair instead of buying the wig. The only thing she bought was a cape, sort of. “I spent like $12 in total,” Cohn said. “I bought a bed sheet from Wal-Mart and sewed it into a cape.” lataiSha JackSon news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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Ricky Nix, of Otis Elevator Company, fixes the elevator in the back of the University Center on Wednesday. A piece of the elevator was struck by a cart and bent out of position, rendering the elevator out of service, Nix said.
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prizes, Page said. Exonerees are men and women falsely convicted of crimes, usually rape or murder, and later freed, Page said. Page said some exonerees have spent more than 25 years behind bars, released only after DNA science proved their innocence. One speaker is Cory Session, brother of Tim Cole — the man behind the Tim Cole Compensation Act, intended to provide exonerees with monetary compensation, tuition and social services. Others include Justice Project director Edwin Colfax, public defender Michelle Moore and criminal justice junior Natalie Ellis, who assisted in freeing Texas’ two newest exonerees. She said the Exoneree Project at the School of Social Work is the first such school to offer advocacy, research and support services for exonerees. Page said she hopes the conference educates the audience about the prevalence and aftermath of wrongful conviction and how it alters lives. “I also would like the audience to learn about the legal and advocacy issues around the exoneration process, and also the fact that there are currently no funds or services for exonerees immediately upon their release,” she said. Kelsey Lyons, social work graduate student and conference co-planner, said she hopes to bring awareness to the criminal justice system and its flaws. She said there’s been ares exoneree conferences before, but not with as many speakers. “Exonerees are going to be a growing population,” she said. Rachel SnydeR news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
other reasons should know that a rush is expected Friday. “If students want to seek advisement for spring registration prior to the last drop day, they may experience longer waiting times and limited time with academic advisers,” Remmers said.
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“It was really quick and painless. The longest part was waiting for the adviser to become available.” Harrison Stanley, broadcast communications freshman