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Frat house SCC event may help students get haunting into graduate medical programs ScIENcE
The open house will give information about health professions and application. By VINoD SrINIVaSaN The Shorthorn staff
Students interested in medicine can meet representatives from about 20 graduate programs Monday. The Science Constituency Council will host its second open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Uni-
versity Center Bluebonnet Ballroom to give students an opportunity to learn and plan for life. Last year, 300 people attended. SCC President Natalia Vargas said she is expecting more people this Monday because of advertisement increase, and she hopes this year’s event attracts a varied audience. “There will be professional schools from a variety of health professions besides medical and dental schools,” Vargas said. “We will have
Scc oPEN HouSE 2009 When: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday Where: University Center Bluebonnet Ballroom
people from environmental health sciences, chiropractic and even biomedical sciences to draw in some chemistry students.” Some attending universities include the School of Health Profes-
sions from UT Southwestern and the College of Dental Medicine from Midwestern University. Psychology junior Amanda Clark said she thinks about applying to medical school in the spring, and the open house would help. “These events have useful information from all sorts of professional schools about what to do after college,” Clark said. SCC continues on page 3
Poker Face
Residents say the spirit of a little girl lingers By alI amIr muStaNSIr The Shorthorn staff
Some Sigma Chi fraternity members say the organization’s house has a resident, Mary, who never pledged. Many said they believe the ghost of Mary, a child who died on the property previously sat in the same lot, is haunting the residence to this day. The Sigma Chi fraternity house opened in 1988 where the Pi Kappa Alpha house previously stood, but an orphanage is said to have been there in 1935. It was part of what used to be the Berachah Industrial Home for the Redemption of Erring Girls. A cemetery for the home is still in Doug Russell Park, where one can find two graves labeled Mary. Accounting junior Taylor Brewerton said during Thanksgiving SIgMA ChI continues on page 3
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K’Naan not opening for Maroon 5, new name to be announced by Monday
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Biology junior David Potter deals out cards as biology sophomore Evelynn Bellavie looks on Thursday during Casino Night in the University Center Bluebonnet Ballroom. The night featured a costume contest, casino games and mocktails for more than 500 attendees.
Annual Casino Night features beer goggles By aNDrEw Plock The Shorthorn staff
Poker chips and mocktails flowed freely as students gambled it all at the annual Halloween Casino Night in the University Center Bluebonnet Ballroom. The event contained more than 20 tables of staple casino games,
some with subtle Halloween variations such as Black Jack-o’Lantern and the Wheel of MisFortune. At just after 10 p.m., the attendance was at about 500, said Jeremy Roden, event organizer and QUEST University Wellness assistant director. Texas Hold ’Em, Roulette and
Bingo helped make the casino atmosphere complete as students were given 20 betting chips and a raffle ticket when they entered. Patrons could then trade in their winnings, or what was left, for raffle tickets to enter in one of the 13 prize packages. Donated prizes given out in-
cluded a 32-inch LCD flat-screen TV, a free night on the town and complimentary hotel stay. Chips didn’t seem to stay in some student’s hands long, like a gambler who came to economics sophomore Zlati Matushev’s blackjack table. CASINo continues on page 3
K’Naan will no longer open for the sold-out Maroon 5 concert on Nov. 20 at Texas Hall. Mike Taddesse, University Events assistant director, said the Somalian-born rapper will miss a few dates on his tour with Maroon 5, some of which fall on the scheduled UTA date. “Things happen, it’s the nature of the business,” Taddesse said. “Nevertheless, we know it’s going to be a great show.” Maroon 5 is working with University Events in booking another opener, and is in contract negotiations with a replacement performer, Tadesse said. “We’re excited to have who they feel is a comparable group,” he said. “We just got our contracts in and were going to finalize the deal before we announce the act.” Taddesse said he was sad about the loss of K’Naan, an act he wanted to see, but doesn’t foresee students losing interest or desiring refunds. “Personally the draw has been for Maroon 5,” he said. “If we do have issues, we’ll address it at that point.” University Events is planning to release the name of the new opening act by the Monday.
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New York, African couture to be featured in fashion show The Black Student Association’s annual event will be a winter clothes fundraiser for Mission Arlington. By BryaN BaStIBlE The Shorthorn senior staff
Student models will have a chance to look fierce walking down the catwalk Friday night. The Black Student Association will have their fourth annual Fall Fashion Show at 7 p.m. Friday in the University Center Bluebonnet Ballroom. Admission is free, but winter clothes donations are encouraged and will go to Mission Arlington. A $100 prize will be given out to the audience member who best represents New York City fashion. The models will wear clothes from Target, Alon’dria designs and Africa’s Fashion. Africa’s Fashion is clothing inspired by Africa and made by members of the
wHEN aND wHErE When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: Bluebonnet Ballroom, University Center Admission: Free, but participants are encouraged to donate winter clothing to Mission Arlington For more information visit www.utabsa.com/ fashion
African Student Organization UTA chapter. Alon’dria designs are bold artistic woman’s clothing by Devin White from the Metroplex. Kinesiology sophomore Jalesa Bacon said that BSA hosted a good show last year. “I’m really excited just seeing different designers, whether college students or not,” she said. “I think it’s really good that they’re giving back to the UTA community.” FAShIoN continues on page 3
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Architecture freshman Sharda Ferrell, left, interior design freshman Felicia Wallace, center, and architecture freshman Michael Ray carry their pumpkins Thursday after leaving a pumpkin-carving contest at the Maverick Activities Center. Ray spent the past couple of days carving and won a framed print of architecture professor Richard Ferrier’s work.
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Last day to drop classes: All day. Downtown Arlington Farmer’s Market: 9 a.m., 215 E. Front St. For information contact 817-303-2800 or info@downtownarlington.org. 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 817272-5658. Material Substrates to Modulate Cell Activity and Function: 10 a.m., 203 Nedderman Hall. Free. For information contact Stathis Meletis at 8172722-2559 or meletis@uta.edu. Nanoparticle Targeted Delivery in a Vascular Environment: 11 a.m.-noon, 154 Business Building. Free. For information contact Jian Yang, Ph.D. at 817-272-0562 or jianyang@uta.edu. Using WiMAX in Emerging Markets: 11 a.m.-noon, 413 Woolf Hall. Free. For information contact Sajal Das at 817272-7405 or das@uta.edu. “Microcosm: The Adventure Within”: 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. Guest Lecture: Dr. Anne Charity Hudley, College of William and Mary: 2-5 p.m., 200 Trimble Hall. For information contact Drew Burks at dburks@ uta.edu. Selected 2D Works: 2-6 p.m., Santa Fe Station. Free. For information contact Christina Graves 817-2725988 How Microbes Detoxify Diatomic Oxygen and Nitrogen Species: 2:30 p.m., 114 Chemistry Research Building. Free. For information contact 817-272-3171.
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Teresa Wright wants to learn how to better design part of the Office of Development’s Web sites, and the Central Library is helping. “I need to change Web pages, add documents and images on our sites,” the development office’s constituent relations assistant director said. “That’s what I came to learn. I am going to progress with it.” The facility works hard to offer the best service while maintaining tools required in the ever-changing world of multimedia and training, said Karen Horsfall, Digital Library Services coordinator. The studio holds free introductory workshops throughout the semester to teach available and high-demand tools to students, faculty and staff. “The DMS offers workshops in Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver and Flash,” said Doug Lewis, studio instructional technologist specialist. “The staff members are available for training and assistance within the DMS by appointment, for hands-on training and consultation.” The studio also offers high-end computers and specialized software for multimedia projThe Shorthorn: Michael Minasi ects, involving graphics, Web design, Flash, 3D animation and video and sound produc- Forensics freshman Britt Robbins uses a PC on Tuesday in the Digital Media Studio. Among the programs available on the studio computers, Robbins was able to use Adobe Photoshop and Flash to complete her project. tion. Adjunct math lecturer Sonja Godeken said resources. more accessible for the students.” she attended a Web design class for her math The studio offers self-training books, tutorials Meighan Burke, New Maverick Orientation classes. She learned Dreamweaver in a class 10 years ago at NASA headquarters in Washington, staff coordinator, attended the class on Illustra- and videos for use inside the facility to help learn tor and learned the basics. She said she hopes it’ll the available tools. D.C. She said she wants to post her syllabus, home- help her at her job. “I need to create fliers, posters and different work assignments and class-related materials kinds of publications for my work,” she said. online to save paper and help the environment. Lewis said anyone is welcome to come in SHAMBHU SHARAN “It was a great experience to review Dreamduring open hours to make use of the studio’s news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu weaver,” Godeken said. “I want to make my class
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Student reports laptop theft through eBay UTA Police say that the case might have to be turned over to the U.S. Postal Service. A student reported to UTA Police on Saturday that his laptop was stolen through online shopping on eBay Inc. The student said he shipped the laptop to the buyer but did not receive payment, according to the police report. Police assistant chief Rick Gomez said this is a particularly unusual report. “Usually, it’s where they pay but don’t receive the goods,” Gomez said. “This is the first time I’ve seen where this guy is saying that he sent the item but did not receive pay-
ment.” Gomez said this case might have to be turned over to the U.S. Postal Service or United Parcel Service because it involves mail. Stephen Seewoester, Postal Service communications specialist, said the service has no way to police whether an item is stolen. “We ship things on good faith,” Seewoester said. “Once you’ve given it to the post office, we deliver it to the sender’s address.” Seewoester said the post office can’t recover goods that are stolen through Internet shopping and fraud, but the U.S. Postal Inspection Service was created to investigate such cases.
EBAY INC.’S POLICY If someone does not receive payment from the buyer, the seller should contact the buyer and send them a payment reminder. Then, it’s OK to turn the case over to eBay’s Resolution Center, which will try to resolve the problem.
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He said the inspection service might become involved in this situation to help track down the fraudulent shopper. He also had advice for online sellers. “One thing that would be important to do is to use a service that has some kind of tracking device,” See-
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Theft A student reported at 3:31 a.m. at 601 Nedderman Drive that his laptop was stolen through a false eBay Inc. account. He shipped the laptop but did not receive payment.
Accident, Minor Two students reported a minor accident at 9:13 a.m. in Lot 49, 1101 S. Cooper St. There were no injuries.
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BSA programs chair Aristia Moseley said the fashion show is one of the BSA’s biggest events. “It’s a great opportunity to get involved and meet people at the same time,” she said. About 25 models with different body types will participate. BSA President Harrison Coleman III said they are expecting about 300 people to attend. “We really want people to donate to Mission Arlington,” he said. He said winter is the most expensive season to buy clothing, for example, coats instead of tank tops. Debbie Musgrave, Mission Arlington business manager, said there has been a 20 to 30 percent increase in people coming into the mission with clothing as a priority.
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The first open house held was in spring 2009. It will now be held in the fall to allow students more time to plan what to do the rest of the year, Vargas said. She said the council holds the event to open doors for students, especially freshmen, who aren’t sure where to head to in their field. “People can explore their options,” Vargas said. “Freshmen will find the open house useful because they can get a much earlier start by being able to get information directly from some of the colleges that they plan on applying to.” The Princeton Review, which offers test preparation classes, will raffle a Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) or Graduate Record Examination (GRE) course, depending on the winner’ preference. Microbiology senior Polun Chou said he might attend to understand what medical schools expect. “You don’t want to commit eight years of your life and not know what you are doing,” Chou said. Vargas said professional schools choose to attend these events because they can inform and find better candidates.
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THE SHORTHORN “The growth of people coming in for needs is tremendous,” she said. “This is the perfect time for folks to donate warm clothing, especially with the seasons changing.” Alumnus Keith Douglas and Jessica Williams, National Association of Black Journalists UTA Chapter president, will host the event. Exercise science senior Marian Mekhail said she wanted to be a model because the show will give back to the community. “I think this fashion show is different than ones put on by other organizations because it is highlighting urban fashions on a bigger scale,” she said. “Also, I know that BSA is featuring a segment this year on more African styles and designs, so I think it’s fun and interesting.” BRYAN BASTIBLE news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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Elephants will always remember When exploring campus lore, beware of Old Man Brazos and Queen Tut BY WILLIAM JOHNSON The Shorthorn staff
Stories about ghosts and dead elephants swirl around campus this time of year. Some say there was once an elephant on the roof of the Life Science Building and Brazos House residents said the building is one of a few places on campus housing a specter within its walls. Anthropology sophomore Collin Harper recalls hearing a mysterious knocking sound in one of the Brazos rooms during her first campus tour. “They told us, ‘Oh, that’s just Old Man Brazos,’ ” Harper said. “He knocks around from time to time.” Harper, now an office assistant
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break last year he was in the house alone and heard the sound of running up the stairs and down the hall. He said he still heard the footsteps when he went into the hall, but no one was there. Interdisciplinary studies alumnus Jorge Rodriguez said he would often be alone at the house and hear someone running in the hallway. He said he hasn’t seen Mary, though. Rodriguez said most encounters reported, center around the upstairs hallway with no windows. He said people describe a silhouette of a small person. “There were no lights on for there to be a shadow,” Rodriguez said. “From what I’ve been told.” Rodriguez described a feeling of being watched. No one who has said they encountered Mary has described a feeling of fear, he said. Brewerton said he has never seen Mary, but the house has an uneasy feeling to it. He said sometimes when a person walks in they get the
at the hall, said the hot water heating system in Brazos runs through a series of pipes carrying the water throughout the building. Given the building’s age, the creaking and knocking could be attributed to the expansion of older pipes filling with water, she said. Whether it’s true or not, the myth remains alive throughout Brazos. Former hall resident Alexa Alarcon, art and psychology sophomore, maintains the legend’s validity. “The tour guides tell you this when they take you through,” she said. “I assume that it’s true.” Another campus mystery is the legend that an elephant used to be situated on top of the Life Science
chills. “It’s like the presence of someone else is there that you can’t really make out,” he said. Brewerton said, during the same Thanksgiving weekend, he was taking his belongings to his truck and found old toys in the main room. He said the residents didn’t know where they came from, but the toys are still in the house. Management senior Kyle Farrar said he doesn’t worry about Mary because he has never seen anything. Most of the stories he has heard came from students who were seniors when he was a freshman. He wonders if they were making it up, he said. Farrar said a recurring story comes from girls who visit fraternity members. “They say they are there late with their boyfriend and they hear something, a door opened or they see something that might have been a ghost,” Farrar said. Rodriguez said one experience he had was his room becoming abnormally cold at a certain time of night, but the temperature would be
Building and is now buried under the grounds. The true legend extends from the death of Ft. Worth Zoo elephant, Queen Tut in 1964. The story maintains the skull of Queen tut was hauled to the Life Science Building’s roof for examination upon its decay. “I heard that they had to take it down with a crane,” freshman tour guide Caitlyn Rhodes said. The university once had a trivia Web page that said the elephant’s corpse cost $24 and is buried under the southeast corner of Maverick Stadium’s parking lot. WILLIAM JOHNSON news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
PROPERTY HISTORY J.T. Upchurch and his wife Maggie Mae founded the Berachah Industrial Home for the Redemption of Erring Girls to help homeless girls and unwed mothers. The home opened in 1903 and closed in 1935 but was reopened later that year as the Berachah Child Institute, which closed in 1942. At its peak, the home had 10 buildings across 67 acres.
normal if he went into the hall. He said one time he was talking about Mary with others, and every time he would say Mary the lights would flicker and during the conversation the door would open and close. He said the lights scared him and he ran out of the house. But the lights may be attributed to an electrical issue, he said. “Sometimes people believe what they want to believe,” Rodriguez said. “That’s the whole thing about the paranormal. In my opinion, it is some kind of spirit. Not something harmful, just some kind of spirit.” ALI AMIR MUSTANSIR news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
“That’s the whole thing about the paranormal. In my opinion, it is some kind of spirit.” Jorge Rodriguez, Interdisciplinary studies alumnus
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Accounting senior Michael Moussa, front, helps grill some hot dogs Thursday on the Central Library mall. Moussa is part of the Delta Alpha pledge class who were throwing the fundraiser for Delta Sigma Phi professional business fraternity.
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“This one guy was winning for 20 minutes. Then he just decides to go all in, and he had 20,” dealer Matushev said. “But I had 21.” Just in case students missed their chance at hitting big at the tables, the event embraced the Halloween theme by giving dressed-up students a chance to win a $50 prepaid MasterCard as a part of the gifts for best costume. Aerospace freshman Eric Egan came decked out as a banana. He wanted his friends to dress as fruits, making a Fruit-of-theLoom-themed group, but no one wanted to participate. At one point, he was up 85 chips during the night. “It wasn’t working out for me in the beginning, but in the end it worked out well,” he said. “I channelled the power of the banana.” It wasn’t just attendees who came dressed for casino night. Biology junior David Potter dealt to students in his rendition of Teen Wolf.
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A mock bar called the Mav Lounge made non-alcoholic mocktails and shots targeted toward safe alcohol consumption such as the DUI Surprise and the Mug Shot. UTA Police Sgt. Joel Rivera administered a mock field sobriety test with impairment goggles, called Drunk Busters, simulating the effects of inebriation. “It sounds easy enough when we explain it to them,” he said. “But you won’t believe how many people can’t walk the line. Once they complete it, I think they really learn something.” The alcohol awareness activities were subtly done, which was the point, Roden said. “We’re just having a good time,” he said, “without alcohol.”
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GUEST COLUMN
Everything in Moderation
College nutrition, one pizza at a time
Important to party safe this Halloween Ghosts and goblins, witches and vampires — it’s that time of year — celebrate Halloween, dress up, trick or treat, go to a haunted house or party. Let go of the stress accrued from classes, assignments and exams. This is a fun holiday, use it to unwind and have a good time. Safely. Halloween is fun for most. Adults can be kids again without repercussion, wear silly clothes and gorge on candy. Painted faces, devil’s horns, witch’s brooms and ghostly treasures will be pulled out, played with and used as people everywhere get into the holiday spirit. Celebrations can have unintended harmful consequences, which EDITORIAL makes it imROUNDUP perative to play The issue: Halloween falls on safe, and watch a Saturday this year out for those and the time change around you as could extend the celebrations an hour. well. Assistant We suggest: Have a blast Hallowchief of police een, embrace your Rick Gomez inner child, dress up, said crime rates celebrate, have lots of candy, but play on campus safely and watch out for don’t generally friends to do the same. increase during this time, but criminal mischief increases in the municipality. Gomez, having worked both areas, said people can go out and have fun, but warned against drinking and driving, and advised party-goers to watch out for friends getting in a car with someone drinking. “We don’t anticipate any major activity on campus. It’s not characteristic of our students,” he said. “Have fun, enjoy, but be responsible.” UTA Police do the usual patrolling, he said. He said to call the department if any crimes are witnessed. Pranks will be played, but don’t go too far. There is a fine line between a prank and a crime. Damaging property or injuring others oversteps the line. Time change happens this weekend too, so people will have an extra hour to celebrate or sleep, but it also gives people an extra hour to drink. Be wary of others around you and take care not to put yourself in danger. — The Shorthorn editorial board consists of Marissa Hall, Mark Bauer, Jason Boyd, Dustin L. Dangli and Cohe Bolin
DISCOMBOBULATION by Houston Hardaway
Beware becoming comfortable with unhealthy eating
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ollege and nutrition never found their fairy-tale ending. If anything, I would have to say they have had a rocky relationship. Surely Dr. Ruth would promote a divorce of the two, but in the end, can they not compromise? There is a very fine line keeping the balance between learning while lacking a full-time job and not starving. With epic adventures to Wal-Mart and trading dollars for burgers, this balance is met. It may not be the best, but it keeps me going. Every time money gets tight, TV dinners find a way out of the depths of an ice age and into that, oh-so-lovely machine we like to call the microwave. Pop, pop, beep, beep, beep, and Voilà! — a half-scorching, half-frozen chickenfried steak, liquid potatoes and a Frankenstein of a brownie at your disposal. The package says it’s healthy, now just get it down the hatch. Oh, NELSON BOWERS I forgot to mention the beverage — a favorite florescent-green drink, the one and only Mountain Dew. And you thought beer was bad, whoa! What happened to sleeping? Twitch, twitch; I speak no further. Continuing this interesting topic, I believe a few more famously-cheap, tasty and notso-healthy foods should be included, like — Totino’s Pizza. First, whoever came up with this $1 pizza deserves attention. Oh, how I enjoy gently peeling the clear wrapper from its body and kindly placing it onto a pan. Then, slowly turning the heat up on the oven like starting a warm bath on a freezing night. The finished product — a perfectly round and warm circle of bliss with no pizza cutter in
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though nutrition got its divorce from college. At least every time you are overwhelmingly stressed with the impossibilities of calculus and the meaning of life, you can always go to McDonald’s and pretend you are chowing down on a gourmet meal. Tomorrow I’ll regret ordering from the value menu. For now, I’m loving it.
– Nelson Bowers is a business management junior
GUEST COLUMN
Student encourages tuning in “On the Street” finds campus opinions and includes guest panel discussions
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ave you been asked questions on campus involving current affairs? Questions on topics ranging from health care, Afghanistan, Iran, and other social issues like abortion or gay marriage? Matt Hoffman in the Communications Department has a show called “On the Street” from 3 to 4 p.m. every Thursday on UTARadio.com. He goes around campus to find the students’ opinions to put on the air. During the show, he also poses those questions to a guest panel for the day who then give their take on an issue. The panel usually consists of two people from different political ideologies. You would be surprised to hear the liberal or conservative guests’ opinion as they take on these sometimes personal topics and how their view may differ from that of their political affiliation. I have been a guest on the show covering both social, domestic and foreign policy matters, and it is great to hear the students
interviewed to find out how politically in touch said he wanted to cover students and get them many are. involved “beyond the talking points” and to Guests have included political delve into the real issues. Hoffman science junior Colby Smith, an Iraq is unbiased, acting as moderator, he and Afghanistan wars veteran and is reminiscent of Tim Russert from College Republicans at UTA vice the more balanced days of “Meet president, and Cohe Bolin, politithe Press” and takes on both sides cal science and journalism junior of issues and the political spectrum. and The Shorthorn opinion editor. I hope many will start to tune in and listen to fellow students discuss All opinions stated on the show are today’s issues at great length and those of the guest, not the organihow they affect every one of us. zations. The show had its fourth Tune in to UTARadio.com broadcast yesterday with Student Congress President Kent Long and and listen to the shows broadcast COLT ABLES College Republicans at UTA presithroughout the day, but especially dent and nursing junior Matt Foster Thursdays at 3 p.m. for “On the addressing Proposition 4, the proStreet.” posed amendment to the Texas Constitution. If Prop 4 is passed, funding for Texas emerging research institutions could be available. -Colt Ables is an economics senior, and Hoffman, when looking to host a show, Texas College Republicans vice chair
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Writer expresses view on the irony in campus sustainability An observation has been perplexing me for years, but even more so given our current economy and focus on environment sustainability. Miscellaneous university notices are distributed to every staff and faculty member on campus. In the last month I have received five notices: Welcome Week, two Focus on Faculty Speaker Series, Ask H.R.! and Job Fair! These multicolored notices are printed on card stock. Each staff or faculty member’s name, department and mailbox is then printed on these notices and UTA Maverick Mail delivers them across campus. Each
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sight. Oh! I found a knife! Unfortunately, in the end, I found out you lose either way you eat it, straight out of the oven or after cooling off. Eat this wonderful slice of heaven too soon and the lava cheese from hell destroys your tongue or eat it too late and you find yourself devouring a plastic cheese and pepperoni cracker. Folding the piece of pizza would have proved a better idea. Since I have given much attention to some of my favorite meals, I now bring you the pinnacle of college nutrition. The stringy mess of salty-goodness and at less than 25 cents a pop — Ramen Noodles. Once again, like frozen microwave dinners, but better all around. Ramen Noodles will never allow anyone to starve. I might have to throw a banquet in-between servings of Ramen Noodles so I can truthfully claim I eat other foods. Eventually I will get to the end of this 24-pack of shrimp-flavored Ramen and get some beef flavored. Think of all the dollars that will be saved! I just hope I’ll pass my finals with a stomach full of salt water. All in all, there is little compromise. Nonetheless, some good has come from my college-nutrition endeavor. I later found out all my edible friends married a microwave even
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department then distributes these to their members. The Office of Facilities Management alone has more than 300 employees in 12 shops. The administrative office separates these notices into the 12 shops, and someone then distributes these to the employees. Time and material costs for this process would be quite shocking if tracked. And for what? I’m confident the above referenced notices were trashed by most, if not all, of these 300 employees. Is this not a gross waste of time and materials? The last “Focus on the Faculty Speaker Series” notice was quite ironic since it was announcing Jeff Howard, founding co-chair of the President’s Sustainability Committee, discussing Sustainability and the Crisis of Expertise. Are we not wasting the Earth’s
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resources with all the paper and ink used to announce this discussion on sustainability? Couldn’t one copy of each notice be sent to the departments to be posted as appropriate? Or, how about these notices being posted on MavWire only? How much money could we save if his process was changed? I’m sure this money could be put to better use since the State of Texas doesn’t give us an endless supply. The university community needs to get on one page and use a little common sense in our day-to-day operations. But... That’s just my opinion.
– Patty Goodloe is a facilities management administrative assistant
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Maverick Football Club kicker has high hopes for reaching Division I By Jason BoyD The Shorthorn news editor
Matthew Funk can kick off through the back of the opposing team’s end zones, can hit a 50yard field goal, and plays receiver, punter and return man. “You can’t do a lot better than that,” Funk said about his end-zone-breaking kickoffs. Maverick Football Club’s undeclared sophomore kicker, in the second quarter of his college career, is looking to move to a new level. He said he wants to go to a school with a Division I team in texas. He said he’s considered trying out to kick at a small program, like texas state, but loves UtA so much he would leave only for a large program, like Ut. Funk has hit 53-yard field goals in practice, club head coach robert Green said. For comparison, texas kicker Hunter Lawrence’s longest field goal this season is 44 yards. College scouting Web site www.scout.com tracks teams and their prospects. the site lists the Longhorns as having seven kicker prospects, two of which are already committed to other schools and five with no offers from texas. the NCAA has rules regarding transfer students, usually requiring them to sit out for a year. But Funk would qualify for an exception, according to the 2008-2009 NCAA transfer guide, because UtA doesn’t have a football program. Funk isn’t just a kicker though. In an oct. 24 game, the club’s last for the season, he accounted for all seven of the team’s points. He took the halftime kickoff near the 10 and returned it to New orleans’s 15. the following play, he caught the touchdown pass from quarterback Chris Mercado and proceeded to kick the extra point. Funk’s skills are unexpected. “people just don’t expect you to be athletic as a kicker,” he said. Funk isn’t just a kicker in the quarterback’s eyes. “He’s a kicker, that’s his main thing, but he’s also our best receiver,” Mercado said. He said Montana state, portland state and sterling University looked at him in high school. He didn’t want to leave the state, so never tried out. Because Killeen High school didn’t make the playoffs during his time there, he wasn’t recruited as heavily as he could have been, he said. Green said he can help Funk. For a player in
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This composite image illustrates sophomore kicker Matt Funk’s jack-of-all-trades role on the Maverick Football Club team with a repertoire that includes kicking, receiving and returning. Funk hopes to move on to compete at a Division I school.
Funk’s position, already out of high school and playing for an obscure club team, the best avenues for transfer are a recommendation letter and videos showcasing his skills. “His chances are greater than 90 percent,” Green said. one thing holding him back is his approximate field-goal percentage. Green estimates it near 33 percent, but this includes blocked kicks, which plagued the team. “I just hate it, because it’s unfair to him, because he had so many blocked,” he said. the team didn’t keep statistics, which would include blocks during the season, but Funk counted three blocked field goals. one goal he made was tipped but went in anyway. the offensive line had major problems, letting defenders through to block or hurry, which can easily throw a kicker off his game, Green said. the team has also had holder problems. Last season’s starting holder tore his ACL and the team spent much of this season trying to find a replacement. But Funk still kicked well, Green said. He recalls seeing Funk make a field goal after the
How MattHew Funk coMpares to soMe texas Division i kickers Funk Killeen High School, 2006-2007 season FG: 4-4 XP: 9-9 Long: 40
Maverick Football Club No comprehensive records kept for FGs or XPA Long: 50
Matt Williams, Texas Tech Red Raiders Games to date this season FG: 4-5 XP: 40-41 Long: 41
Hunter Lawrence, UT Longhorns Games to date this season FG: 14-16 XP: 31-32 Long: 44
Randy Bullock, Texas A&M Aggies Games to date this season FG: 7-9 XP: 30-30 Long: 50
Source: maxpreps.com, individual team sites
holder dropped the ball on the ground — Funk kicked it anyway, where it lay. “that’s the one player on the team, I can honestly say, ‘It was not his fault,’ ” Green said. Funk said his teammates, coach and girlfriend support his dream to go to a big program. Mercado, who’s close to Funk, said he’d support Funk moving on. Also, he said Funk has the leg and accuracy to make it. “If he went to Ut, or something like that,
he’d be money,” Mercado said. Funk’s cousin and fellow receiver Mario Lamar said he remembers them having big dreams to play in Division I, and when the time comes, he’ll help Funk with his tapes. “realistically,” Funk said, “how cool would it be to know someone who plays for Ut?” Jason BoyD sports-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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the women’s and men’s cross country teams will contend for the southland Conference Championship this saturday at West Guth park in Corpus Christi. the first race for the men will start at 8:30 a.m. as they compete in an 8K. the women’s is at 9:15 a.m. and they will run a 6K race. the UtA men’s team has won three conference championships since 1964, when the first southland Conference Championship was held. the men’s team has finished in the top five for the last three years, but the last conference title for the Mavericks was in 1999. to win a conference title the men’s team will be relying on freshman Eric Montou, who has finished first in three races this season, and Junior Zach Zura, who has led the Mavericks in two races this season. Head
coach John sauerhage is optimistic about saturday. “I don’t know if we are going to have the best performance of the year,” he said. “I think the guys have a shot at finishing in the top six and I think the girls have a shot finishing in the top three. We got a young team and they are going to run their hearts out and hope for the best.” since the first southland Conference Championship for the women in 1984, the team has won four titles, two of them backto-back in 2001 and 2002. this season, sophomore Jennifer Carey has lead the Mavericks in four races and junior Amanda McMahon has finished first for the Mavericks in one race .
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Another club football season has come and gone, but while this season may have not turned out as the Maverick Football Club planned, the team and its coaches have big plans for the future. First-year head coach robert Green has come into the school and made an immediate impact. His team may have gone 1-4 this season, but that hasn’t altered Green’s outlook for the future. Next season, the team will move into the Midwestern Club Football Conference, which already features teams from schools such as ohio state, Xavier and Miami. the conference will provide rankings, more games and a chance to play for a championship, an opportunity the team hasn’t had in the past. Coach Green’s main focus next season is looking for dedicated student athletes to join.
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“the support from the school and the advisers is there, but what needs to grow is the fact that people need to be interested,” he said. “A lot of people come out in the beginning and they think, yay football, but when they find out they are going to have to work, then their perspective changes.” the Campus recreation Department has been helping with the club’s revival for next season. Lexi Christoules, assistant director for sport clubs, is focused on more students going to games next season to generate school spirit. “the goal with all of our sport clubs is really to bring school spirit to the NCAA sports that we don’t have, and football is a good example because we hope they will bring some initial school spirit and support for the team next year,” she said.
-trevor Harris