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Texas voters approve Prop 4

Fugitive alumnus awarded $1M lotto The former student was indicted on fraud charges in September for falsely claiming the winnings. By JohNathaN SIlvEr The Shorthorn senior staff

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Dennis Martin, father of two sons from texas tech, participates in a local election on Tuesday at Swift Elementary School. Martin voted in favor of Proposition Four because of his sons education at Texas Tech and believes,”it will bring in higher caliber professors” to whichever university the grant goes to.

The constitutional amendment sets up a $500 million fund for use by qualifying emerging research schools. JohN harDEN, JoaN khalaf The Shorthorn senior staff

Texans have shown their support for schools, including UTA, striving to become nationally recognized research universities. Proposition 4 passed 56.65 percent to 43.34 percent in Tuesday night’s election with 7,328 of 7,468 precincts reporting. The proposition sets aside money for potential use by UTA and other Texas emerging research universities. Proposition 4 transfers money from the existing Texas Higher Education Fund to the new $500 million National Research University Fund, which is dedicated to funding schools defined as emerging research universities — UTA, UT-Dallas, UT-San Antonio, UT-El Paso, University of North Texas, University of Houston

and Texas Tech University. These schools would have to meet certain criteria before accessing the fund. Tarrant County passed the proposition with 57.58 percent. UTA’s early voting site tied with the Southwest sub-courthouse for the most early voters in Tarrant County with 238 each. All other propositions passed, but Proposition 4 was the second most contested. Development Vice President Jim Lewis said it was contested because of the misconception that money will come from citizens’ pockets. “It seems to me that the public voted this way because they’re able to do something to strengthen the economic base in Texas without there being any taxes,” he said. “I couldn’t imagine why anyone would vote against it.” Lewis said it’s hard to know where the university stands in meeting the fund’s criteria because the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board hasn’t flushed out exact standards. “It’s safe to say that all schools competing

tEXaNS approvE EmINENt DomaIN AUSTIN, Texas — Texas voters on Tuesday passed limiting the government’s eminent domain powers, along with 10 other constitutional amendments on the ballot. Proposition 11 — the eminent domain amendment supported by the Texas Farm Bureau, Gov. Rick Perry and Perry’s Republican rival, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison — had 81 percent of the vote favoring it and 19 percent against, with more than 98 percent of all precincts reporting at 11:36 p.m. Tuesday. – The Associated Press

have work to do,” he said. “The standards that they’re establishing are consistent with what we want to do anyway.” Legislators approved the fund’s use in the last session. Funds won’t be available until Sept. voting continues on page 6

Although officials consider Pankaj Joshi a thief, the Texas Lottery Commission declared the former store clerk the winner of a contested $1 million lottery prize. Joshi, who used to work for Lucky’s Food Store and was indicted for claiming a lottery prize by fraud, has been linked to the university since news broke that he might have stolen the ticket from 67-year-old Grand Prairie resident Willis Willis. Officials said the clerk fled to his “I don’t know native Nepal. In a previous a single human Shorthorn article, being, except university spokes- the three Lotperson Kristin Sullivan said there was tery Commisan alumnus on record sion lawyers, with the same name as Joshi’s. The store’s who think the manager Masudur clerk is the Rahman said Joshi winner. We’re attended UTA during not sure what his employment. Willis should have the color of signed the back of the sky is in the ticket as soon as he got it, said John the Lottery Dowdy, business law Commission’s senior lecturer. “When Mr. Wil- world,” lis walked in there, it Sean Breen was kind of like giv- one of Willis Willis’ ating the guy a blank torneys check,” he said. Willis, who bought the winning ticket, should be holding a big check, not fighting for it through a possible lawsuit, said the Austin Police Department and the Travis County assistant district attorney prosecuting Joshi’s case, through the media. Willis is moving forward with court proceedings and his lawyers are fighting for at least $350,000, the amount seized lotto continues on page 3

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Santa Fe student wants representation SUPA grad says remote campuses are overlooked in current college and major-based senator elections. By BryaN BaStIBlE The Shorthorn senior staff

A UTA/Fort Worth Center graduate student wants his voice to be heard better by the university’s main campus student government. Even though the student government

represents the entire university by dividing it into colleges and schools, remote campuses have no direct representatives. Irby Foster, public administration graduate student, said he thinks that should change. “Student Congress needs to have representatives elected from remote campuses as well as Graduate Student Senate,” Foster said. “If you continue to elect by your college, it doesn’t really work well.” He said having a student specifically elected from a remote campus would allow

that person to be more knowledgeable about campus-specific concerns. “Those senators still have to represent the main campus and the remote campus students,” he said. “A main campus senator may not be as focused about the issues facing the remote campus students.” He said by electing remote campus senators, The Sante Fe Station student concerns would be better represented. Santa fe continues on page 6

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Small issues found at annual Night Walk Student Congress participants and volunteers discovered a few lights out and sidewalk damage. By BryaN BaStIBlE The Shorthorn senior staff

Student Congress Vice President Melanie Johnson dug her red high heel into the cracks of a sidewalk testing the possibility of someone falling. SC held their annual Night Walk on

Tuesday — along with a handful of students and about six staff — where they scoured the campus looking for areas of concern that could be deemed unsafe. The main concern that they found were bulbs that needed replacement, a few emergency call boxes that didn’t function and cracked sidewalk areas. Participants were split up into groups, two on shuttles that went around the outside of campus and one that walked around the central campus.

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“It’s important for us to be aware of any safety issue that have not been resolved on campus,” Science senator Laina Bridges said. “I learned that the walk continues on page 3

out of rEach outside hitter teena Sobczak dives for the ball Tuesday during the Mavericks’ loss to Texas State at Texas Hall. The Mavericks were defeated 3-0, placing their record at 9-15, and will play Sam Houston State on Thursday.

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WEDNESDAY Student Alumni T-Shirt Day: All day. For information contact Valentina Anyaehie at 817-272-2594 or saa@uta.edu. Maintaining NASA’s Aircraft Fleet: 7-8 a.m., 106 Nedderman Hall. For information contact Roger Tuttle at 817-272-3682 or tuttle@uta.edu. Art Exhibition in The Gallery at UTA: “Faculty Biennial X”: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., The Gallery at UTA. Free. For information contact Patricia Healy at 817-272-5658 or phealy@ uta.edu. Fresh Start from Tobacco “How to Cope”: 10:30-11:30 p.m., 200 Preston Hall. For information contact Nekima Booker at 817272-2716 or nekimab@uta.edu. Angel Tree Kick-Off Celebration: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Palo Duro Lounge, University Center. For information contact UTA Volunteers at 817-272-2963 or utavolunteers@uta.edu. Study Abroad Drop-in Advising and Info Table: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., University Center first floor, booth near Starbucks. Free. For information contact Blake Hart at 817-2721120 or studyabroad@uta.edu. Study Abroad Info Session: noon - 1 p.m., Pecos Room, UC upper level. For information contact Blake Hart at 817-272-1120 or studyabroad@uta.edu. Community Empowerment Along the U.S. Mexican Border: noon - 1 p.m., Central Library sixth floor parlor. For information contact Roxanna Latifi at 817-272-6107 or roxanna@uta.edu. Maversity Workshop: noon - 1 p.m., Concho Room, UC. For information contact Multicultural Affairs at 817-272-2099 or multicultural_affairs@uta.edu. Anthropology, Medicine and the Female Genital Body: Dr. Labuski: noon - 1 p.m., 9 University Hall. For information contact Ritu G. Khanduri at khanduri@uta.edu. Mindful Moments: 12:15 p.m., 235 Business Building. For information contact Marie Bannister at 817-272-2771 or bannister@ uta.edu. UT Arlington Fort Worth Center Alumni Board Meeting: 4-6 p.m., Santa Fe Station. For information contact Megan Topham at 817-272-5988.

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Natchanok Pala-En, environmental and earth sciences graduate student, left, gets a taste from her home country of Thailand on Tuesday on the University Center mall during the International Fall Food Fair. Pala-En bought fried fish cakes and basil chicken.

Several organizations share food and culture through food fair They may have been from different parts of the world, but today many joined to take part in the International Fall Food Fair. The International Student Organization hosted the fair from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday on the University Center mall. Students could purchase tickets for 25 cents each, with a complete meal costing about $5. The fair also included music and ISO-sold T-shirts for $5. Participating organizations included the Indian

Student Association, Thai Student Association, Nepalese Student Association, Russian Culture Society, Delta Phi Omega society, Lambda Theta Alpha sorority and Kappa Delta Chi sorority. Electrical engineering junior Haris Siddiqui said all proceeds will go to funding events the group has planned during the semester. The Russian Culture Society and the Hindu Students Council served vegetarian dishes. Chris Atwood, Russian

A bowl of borscht was one of the dishes available during the International Fall Food Fair on Tuesday on the University Center mall. This Russian soup is made with beets, tomatoes, onions, carrots, cabbage, and beef, and was offered by the Russian Culture Society.

Culture Society president, said he wanted to be a part of the organization because it’s a great way for people to see a part of Russian culture. Biology graduate student Amrita Pal helped with the Hindu Students Council table and said she took part in the event because it would be fun. “We all like food,” she said, “and this is a platform for many people from different cultures to meet.”

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Down That Road BY RACHEL SNYDER The Shorthorn staff

Ann Dussing had a baby at 17 during her high school senior year. The social work graduate student is interning this semester at the university’s Community Service Clinic, which includes various services and helps young moms. Texas had 80,050 pregnant women between the age of 15-19 in 2004, according to the Guttmacher Institute, which tries to advance sexual and reproductive health worldwide. Between 1991 and 2004, Texas spent $15.1 billion on births from teenage mothers, according to The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. The U.S. had 821,810 pregnant women between ages 15 and 19. Clinic administrative assistant Kristine Witkowski said all interns bring something to their work. “All of their unique experiences in life help them be better therapists,” she said. Dussing said she hopes to en-

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courage other girls who don’t have the help she did, like family support, to achieve their goals. Her single mother left the decision up to Dussing to keep the baby or give it up for adoption. “My mother was a huge support system for me,” Dussing said. “As a social worker, I’d like to be a mentor for others and show that they can still go to college and achieve what they want.” Dussing said she graduated with honors from high school, on time, with her classmates. She said her family’s expectations and her drive for learning pushed her to complete college. She said she didn’t finish her undergraduate program in four years, but took one or two classes when she could until her son got old enough to go to school, which enabled her to take more hours. Shalena Brock, fellow social work graduate student and intern at the clinic, said the interns see clients with issues like depression and teen pregnancy.

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“There are some clients that are harder to deal with than others,” Brock said. “It’s something you have to work at.” Dussing said she was a nursing major before choosing to go into social work. Her mom was a nurse, but she had always been interested in social work and giving advice. Her child is now in middle school. Dussing said she lost touch with most of her high school friends because they were busy with school while she was working and taking care of a baby. She worked at a day care while she was pregnant and her son attended for free so she could go to school, she said. But Dussing said she had an advantage over other girls her age with children because she had more financial and family support. “It brought into light that they need help,” Dussing said. “And there need to be programs in place to help these people achieve their goals.” RACHEL SNYDER news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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MONDAY Criminal Mischief or Vandalism A staff member reported someone breaking the exit gate arm of the north Lipscomb Hall lot at 8:20 a.m. Injured Person Medical A Maverick Activities Center staff member reported a faculty member passing out while exercising at 2:49 p.m. The faculty member was transported to Arlington Memorial Hospital. Injured Person Medical An officer assisted Emergency Medical Services and the Arlington Fire Department at University Hall due to a report at 3 p.m. of a staff member having severe chest pains. She was transported to Arlington Memorial Hospital.

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Just the Beginning On the road to increased national recognition, Tuesday’s election will only be a small stepping stone. Proposition 4 was passed as a constitutional amendment. The Shorthorn has fully endorsed Proposition 4, encouraging students, faculty and staff to vote. The university was a location for early voting last week, and Student Congress helped to spread the word. The constitutional amendment will allocate the money from the Higher Education Fund, which has been stagnant, to the new National Research University Fund. The money in the new fund could be used by Texas emerging research institutions. Seven Texas universities are considered emerging research institutions by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating EDITORIAL Board and are ROUNDUP competing for The issue: national reProposition 4 passes. search status. We suggest: The criteria to Everyone at the university should use the receive the fundrecourses already on ing includes campus for a push to be noticed nationally, elements such drawing in more faculty as: spending and students. more than $45 million a year for research, offering more than 50 doctoral degree programs and awarding 200 doctoral degrees for two consecutive years. The university now offers 35 doctoral programs. The 153 doctoral degrees received in the 2007-2008 school year will grow as our student population increases. Research surrounds us every day. Engineering is prevalent on our campus, biomedical, civil, mechanical, electrical and aerospace just to name a few. Some fascinating real-world applications are produced by our students and professors every day. From genetics to physics to nanotechnology, our campus is recognized as having a great engineering college. Now, it is more important than ever to do your part. Support the happening research. Check out what the civil engineers are up to. Go see our Formula SAE racing team, who consistently win awards for their performance. There is much to take into the real world from the university. We should realize that and take part in giving support and recognition. If we all join to make a difference with the goal of becoming a nationally-recognized research institution, it can happen. Look around — we’ve accomplished a lot already and it can go nowhere but up. – The Shorthorn editorial board consists of Marissa Hall, Mark Bauer, Jason Boyd, Dustin L. Dangli and Cohe Bolin

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Graphics design junior Maddison Holloway uses Adobe InDesign to create a directional poster for class Tuesday evening in Ransom Hall.

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ver thought about building a house out on a career, perhaps one lacking an alternative of mud? You could throw some wet sand rookie accommodation center. The neglected upper classes would face a or clay over some straw and sticks, and then bake it in the sun for a few hours, resulting quest to find a different after-hours solution in a durable, adobe house. Maybe it’s not that for their required computer-aided work. That might mean giving Adobe nearly $1,800 for easy, but it sure is cheap. Emphasis should be put on Adobe software their bargain bundle. That’s assuming the stuwhen talking about UTA’s Ransom Hall, ex- dents have that money stashed under their bed for next semester’s tuition — pensive emphasis at that. the dreaded word actually helps pay Adobe’s Creative Suite 4, a comfor the invaluable resources already prehensive software bundle that alavailable in Ransom Hall. lows students to design illustrations, Let’s say you have an assignment video, Web sites and more, is loaded due at midnight through UTA’s on each 24-hour accessible computWebCt online assignment Web site. er in Ransom Hall’s computer lab. It’s 10 p.m. and you just got off work. While configurable kits on Adobe’s It’s time to hunt for a computer Web site vary in price, the entire with Adobe’s Photoshop program to suite carries a suggested retail price upload and edit some photos. The of $1,799. Central Library has some computThe topic of the software is hot right now because UTA officials are CHRISTOPHER HUNT ers. But the library is a place for books and general research, not for considering transforming Ransom the redirected Ransom Hall traffic Hall into a new success center. That sounds fascinating! Oh, it’s fascinating all congesting the few computer stations that are right, as long as you are a freshman. The cen- currently available. Now, it’s 10:30 p.m. ter would provide the UTA newcomers with a A college is supposed to be an institution supplemental learning outlet, complete with dedicated to preparing students for real-world advising, testing, tutoring and more. Ransom Hall would then shut down to innovative careers. Excuses like, “I didn’t learn upper classes, providing freshmen with ex- Adobe Illustrator because UTA limited my actly what they don’t need: another year of high after-hours access to the program,” sounds school. It’s college time now. It’s time to focus like, “I’m unqualified for this job,” to a busi-

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adies, think of how you would react if a man walked up to you and said, “Hey Miss, I’m hard up.”? I presume your reaction would be subject to your understanding of the peculiarities of the English language. Would you shout, scream, punch him in the face, maybe? Or smile and wave? But what if you knew that “hard-up” actually means broke, would your reaction be different? English is a challenging language and the more one learns it, the worse the strangeness of this language rears its ugly head. Learning English as a first language makes almost perfect sense but when one is studying it as a second language, it is exigent. For example, why does caregiver and caretaker refer to the same person? And pathetic has nothing to do with a path? It makes no sense but you can actually window shop through a shop door and give a French kiss to a German. Even Americans can have Dutch courage!

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Marissa Hall E-MAIL editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

From Bill Bryson’s book, The Mother Tongue, one finds many idiosyncrasies that make this amazing language interesting to learn. From words that in themselves are contradictory (tight slacks) to words that make no sense at all if taken at face value (zenzizenzizenzic) and those that are downright challenging to pronounce even to native speakers of English (floccinaucinihilipilification). The oddity of this beautiful language becomes even more difficult. As parents, we encourage our children to show love to their friends, to feel our love for them and that they will find romantic love in life. But, how do we react when the same kids tell us they are dying to make love? I do not blame the kids for dying to do things beyond their age, I blame the English language. Why is it that people who are dying to do activities dangerous usually have so much life in them. The crankiness of this language does not help explain the origin of

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ness recruiter. You could brag about being a developed and successful freshman, crediting the Ransom Hall transformation for the result. They won’t care. Many students work while attending UTA, forcing them to accept awkward schedules that prohibit them from using daytime labs. What’s more, some labs are often fully occupied during operating hours. Aside from Adobe’s essential software, the computers also offer obvious, but important tools like Internet access, flash-card readers and scanners. There’s even a computer store, providing students with a convenient place to buy equipment and software. A computer store in a computer lab, what a novel idea! A new location, if there will be one, has not been determined. Because UTA officials see Ransom Hall as underused, it may not be a bad idea to restructure. One compromise might be to convert only the two upper floors, which are used for semester, as well as training classes. But most importantly, late-night scholars would miss Ransom Hall’s unique, automatic, folding doors – a welcoming invitation to nighttime electronic education. Perhaps UTA could build a Ransom Hall 2 out of adobe, folding doors included. It would be cheap, right?

– Christopher Hunt is a journalism senior

Columnist looks into the oddities of the English language

some of its difficult traits. Why do time, The Jungle Book. Opinions we always follow q with u? And differ, but one thing remains until why is it that queue is pronounced proven otherwise, we are not, of the same even with the last four English, wise. And finally, some great speakletters of the word removed? And why there is no documented evi- ers and writers of the English dence of an elephant being in a language have made bloopers in the past, yet still some room, we still use that of the unintended to describe weird situjokes have made their ations? Why do we say way into the language that every dog has its and are at times even day, yet every dog has sources of inspiration. everyday? Like Garrison Keillor, What determines an American humorist prowess in English? and author said, “BeauIs it the ability to use ty isn’t worth thinkbig words? Or the abiling about; what’s imity to communicate portant is your mind. effectively with ones audience? Even some NELSON ONYANGO You don’t want a $50 haircut on a 50 cent literary giants had a head.” All in all, despite problem convincing their employers that they could its complexities and absurdities, manage English effectively. Case English is a beautiful language to in point? Rudyard Kipling was re- learn, and a gem when known. portedly fired from the San Fran- Have an English filled day! cisco Examiner since his English was kindergarten like, yet he went – Nelson Onyango is a biology ahead to make one of the most freshman and columnist for The acclaimed children books of all Shorthorn

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1, 2011. None of the competing universities have met the criteria. University spokeswoman Kristin Sullivan said the favorable vote is a call to challenge universities striving to be top research institutions, or Tier One. “Now all of these universities have to continue to step it up in terms of private support and top faculty members,� she said. Arlington resident Polly Walton said the proposition will help the university. “There are a lot of things UTA still needs to do, but it will help everybody,� she said. Councilwoman Lana Wolff said the university already generates more money than any other Arlington institution. “The city sees a billion dollars annually from the economic impact of UTA into the city,� she said. “Becoming Tier One helps to strengthen the impact decades into the future.�

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Part of the center, The Santa Fe Station, is located in the historic Santa Fe Freight Building in downtown Fort Worth. Some of the programs include Master of Public Administration, Master of Science in Systems Engineering and Bachelor of Business Administration. The university has other remote campuses in north Fort Worth and an MBA program in Taipei, Taiwan and three Chinese cities, Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen. Jeff Sorensen, student affairs assistant vice president, said that there are mainly two types of student governments. One is based on constituency with representatives from commuters, residence halls, etc. The other is based on the colleges and majors — which is the university’s student government. “There’s pros and cons to each model,� he said. “We have had more than one discussion about constituency versus college in Student Congress. If they want to further the discussion, it’s healthy.� Foster is running unopposed for the School of Urban and Public Affairs SC senator position. “From a university perspective, when we

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Competing universities are required to report at least $45 million in research for two consecutive years and meet at least four of the following criteria: • Have a $400 million endowment • Award 200 Ph.D. degrees for two consecutive years • Have high-achieving entering freshman class for two years • Be designated as an American Research Library, or have a Phi Beta Kappa chapter or equivalent research and scholarly recognition • Have distinguished faculty for two years • Be deemed by the Coordinating Board as committed to high-quality graduate education, which includes the number of graduate-level programs, admission standards and level of support for graduate students.

Michael Minasi contributed to this story. John harden, Joan Khalaf news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

do something on the main campus, we need to consider the same thing on the remote campus, and I don’t think they’ve been doing that,� Foster said. Representatives from SC and the GSS met with Foster on Friday at The Santa Fe Station and to address concerns. Issues brought up included the need for more computers in the The Santa Fe Station library, since six computers and one printer are available now. Also discusses was enlarging The Santa Fe Station Mav Market to accommodate more people. He also wants improvement in the communication between the main and the remote campus. Both student government bodies said they are looking at possible resolutions. MBA cohort Taylor Salmon attends The Santa Fe Station, and he said he didn’t know the university had a student government. He said he would support having more student representation if it helped solve campus issues. “It wouldn’t hurt having people directly represented from the FWC,� he said. “It would give the FWC a voice.�

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ProPosition 1 Allows a municipality or county to issue bonds and notes financing purchase of buffer areas or open spaces adjacent to military installations to protect or promote those installations by constructing roadway utilities or preventing encroachment.

ProPosition 2 Authorizes the Texas Legislature to provide for the taxation of a residence homestead solely on the property’s value as a residence homestead, regardless of whether the property may have a higher value if it were used for other purposes.

ProPosition 3 Requires the Legislature to provide for the administration and enforcement of uniform standards and procedures for appraisal of property for purposes of ad valorem tax, a tax based on the value of real estate or personal property.

ProPosition 4 Reallocates the $500 million Texas Higher Education Fund to the proposed National Research University Fund, which would be usable in the future by emerging research institutions, like UTA, based on certain criteria.

ProPosition 5 Authorize the Legislature to allow for a single appraisal review board to decide for two or more adjoining appraisal entities when electing to provide for consolidated reviews of tax appraisals.

ProPosition 6 Authorizes the Veterans’ Land Board to issue general obligation bonds, subject to constitutional limits, for the purpose of selling land and providing home or land mortgage loans to the state’s veterans.

ProPosition 7 Allows an officer or enlisted member of the Texas State Guard or other state militia or military force to hold other civil offices.

ProPosition 8 Authorizes the state to contribute money, property and other resources for the establishment, maintenance and operation of veterans’ hospitals.

ProPosition 9 Gives the public, individually and collectively, an unrestricted right to use and access public beaches bordering the shore of the Gulf of Mexico and authorize the Legislature to enact laws to protect these rights.

ProPosition 10 Restricts terms to not exceed four years for members of the governing board of an emergency services district, a political subdivision established by local voters, to raise money through ad valorem taxes on all real property located within the district.

ProPosition 11

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The Santa Fe Station, located in the historic Santa Fe Freight Building, is home to part of the university’s Fort Worth Center. A student at The Santa Fe Station campus wants to address issues with student government, such as more computers in The Santa Fe Station library and expansion of Mav Market there.

Mandates that the taking of private property for public use, eminent domain, be authorized only if it is for the ownership, use and enjoyment of the property by the state, political subdivisions, the public at large, entities granted the power of eminent domain and for the removal of urban blight. Also increases votes needed to approve eminent domain to a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to each house.

In Favor: 55.19% Against: 44.80% Total votes: 1,034,057 In Favor: 68.23% Against: 31.76% Total votes: 1,042,100 In Favor: 65.52% Against: 34.47% Total votes: 1,038,116 In Favor: 56.65% Against: 43.34% Total votes: 1,030,154 In Favor: 61.82% Against: 38.17% Total votes: 1,004,926 In Favor: 65.67% Against: 34.32% Total votes: 1,006,540 In Favor: 73.09% Against: 26.90% Total votes: 1,029,874 In Favor: 74.82% Against: 25.17% Total votes: 1,038,237

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No one attended the tobacco cessation classes Tuesday, but students have been requesting one-on-one consultations to help them kick the habit. More than 10 students have asked for help since the program launched last month. Lack of attendance could stem from students’ unease about attending a group class, said Nekima Booker, Health promotion and substance abuse educator.

“We have been contacted by some who can’t attend because of a schedule or because they’re very apprehensive about coming to a class,� she said. The classes are part of the recommendations sent to President James Spaniolo to make the campus tobacco-free by August 2011. A decision will be made this month. For now, those who receive citations for violating the current smoking

policy — no smoking inside or within 50 feet of any campus building — may be waived through attending the classes. Booker cites no attendance on the fact that citations have yet to be given out. “We’re trying to get to students before it becomes mandatory,� she said. “But since it isn’t, not many people have come.� The classes are held every first and third week of the month.

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