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Arlington residents and city developers focused on how to make the city more personal and eco-friendly in a public open house on Wednesday. City officials and consultant group Greenways Inc. revealed preliminary maps for a citywide walk and bike trail to the public in Arlington City Hall. The city plans to develop a hike and bike system that will add more sidewalks and biking lanes throughout the city. “This is about 30 years long overdue,” said architecture junior Cameron Atkins. “I want a place where I can walk to a bar and a restaurant without having to always drive there.”
Atkins said the city doesn’t provide people with the opportunity to walk and bike, and it doesn’t give residents and students the chance to travel freely. “Arlington doesn’t feel personal to the people that live here,” he said. “Sometimes I’d rather drive to other cities like downtown Fort Worth, which has that personal feel. I want to live in a place where I’m not trapped in my car.” Data collected by the city was analyzed by Greenways Inc., which then developed maps that displayed Arlington’s most disconnected areas. The maps detailed areas that lack sufficient sidewalks and biking lanes. “Our goal is to make Arlington more biker-friendly and encourage people to walk more,” said Matt Hayes, Greenways Inc. senior project manager. “From BIKE continues on page 6
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7-Eleven closes before lease expires campus operations vice president. The swift closing of 7-Eleven was a surprise to him as well. He said he didn’t notice the closing of the store until he returned from the BY WILLIAM JOHNSON holidays. The Shorthorn staff “I anticipated that the store Students returned from winter would remain open until that break to find that the 7-Eleven date,” he said. The store closed early so that gas station on Center Street and Second Street was boarded up and the gas lines could be shut off months in advance to the end vacated. of the lease, said In an early move, JoAnn Langloys, the convenience YOUR VIEW 7-Eleven real estate store closed over contact. the break. ManWhere do you go near Undeclared agement vacated campus to get gas and freshman Faraz the building before groceries? Share your Hussain frequentalerting the universtory by registering and ed 7-Eleven in sity administration. commenting at the early morning The store mainTHE SHORTHORN .com hours. A Kalpana tained a lease with Chawla Hall resithe university for dent, Hussain said use of the property until September 2010. Due to that he found the store useful at construction of the special events any time of the day or night. “It’s disappointing,” he said. “If center, university administration reached an agreement with the I was about to run out of gas, then store for an early termination, said I could always make it there, or Eric Leidlein, Management Ser- I could walk there whenever I wanted to.” vices executive director. Jacob Burkholder, mechanical The store’s new lease agreement continued through March 1, said GAS continues on page 6 John Hall, administration and
Students look for alternatives to fill their vehicles, or get their late-night snack fix.
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Students attend the Activities Fair Day on Wednesday in the University Center Palo Duro Lounge. Attendees learned about student organizations and how they can get involved.
Students get closer look at organizations About 120 groups and about 3,000 students attended the Activities Fair Day. BY JOAN KHALAF The Shorthorn senior staff
Wednesday presented a big opportunity for smaller organizations and start-ups to recruit new members. Student organizations and ven-
dors set up their recruiting stations at the semi-annual Activities Fair Day in the University Center. About 120 organizations and an average of 2,000 to 3,000 students attended, said Carter Bedford, Student Governance and Organizations associate director. Some organizations tried unique tactics to get noticed at the fair like the Gay-Straight Alliance, which handed out condoms, or Fusion
Flow, an organization that teaches its members how to dance, had a member dancing in the middle of the crowd. “Music tends to get people’s attention,” said Fusion Flow president and founder Marcus Williams. “Either that, or I have to dance myself.” Fusion Flow is new to campus and it hopes to put on shows later FAIR continues on page 6
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Weiss named as new department chair Alexander Weiss wants to continue growth in research funding as the new chair. BY JUSTIN SHARP The Shorthorn staff
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REST-A-SKETCH Biology sophomore Sarah Taylor passes the time drawing in her sketchbook Wednesday afternoon. Taylor has a gap between her classes and uses the time to relax.
Alexander Weiss has been named the new Physics Department chair. The decision was made official on Jan. 1 through a letter from university President James Spaniolo to Weiss. Weiss had been elected interim chair nearly a year ago following the death of then chair James Horwitz on Jan. 31, 2009. Within about a month of Horwitz’ death, elections for an interim chair were held within the Physics Department.
Weiss had been the associate chair from 2000 to 2008. He was elected interim chair by the Physics Department faculty and the decision was approved by the College of Science dean and Spaniolo. College of Science Dean Pamela Jansma recently came to UTA from Arkansas, but has gotten to know Weiss since the beginning of last fall semester. “I found him to be a pleasure to work with,” said Jansma. She received good feedback from faculty in the physics department that made the decision easy to approve. “I was pleased that the faculty viewed Dr. Weiss as the best candidate,” she said.
As a graduate student Weiss worked at Bell Labs at the same time as Steve Chu, the current U.S. Energy Secretary. Weiss has published 95 papers so far and plans to continue to publish more. “I was hoping to get to 100 before I turned 60 – maybe before I’m 61. That’s possible,” he said. Provost Donald Bobbitt expressed enthusiasm over Weiss’ appointment. “I am thrilled that Dr. Weiss has accepted this important position of responsibility and I know that he has the full support of the faculty and staff in the Department of Physics,” Bobbitt said in an e-mail. WEISS continues on page 4
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CAP freshman Travis Bartos recycles some plastic bottles in a recycling bin on Monday outside Kalpana Chawla Hall. Universities throughout the country are participating in a contest called RecycleMania that started on Jan. 17 and will continue until March 27.
All UTA residence halls and apartments are participating in the initiative. BY SHAMBHU SHARAN
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The university is participating in a nationwide recycling contest to help the environment as part of the campus-wide going green initiative. RecycleMania is a competition for college and university programs to promote waste reduction activities in a 10-week period. Over 500 colleges are participating in the competition, including colleges in Canada and Qatar. The program started on Jan. 17 and will run through March 27. The competition is based on weights provided by the participating schools. UTA first participated in 2007 and ranked 52nd in the nation last year. Brazos House received $350
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for winning RecycleMania within the campus last year and bought T-shirts for the residents. The residents hosted a fashion show using recycled materials and created beads from magazines to make bracelets and necklaces. Brazos House residence assistant Kelsey Jackson said the house started recycling last week for this year’s competition. For RecycleMania 2010, Jackson will organize field trips for residents to visit the compost site on campus. A sustainability speaker will come to the house to educate residents about how the campus is going green. In February, the residents will go to Mission Arlington to pick up trash and help the community. Jackson said the most important part of the contest is to educate residents about recycling. “This year I am excited about promoting the RecycleMania,” she said. “It will be a challenge to step up from the last year but we are going to be on the top.”
Lira Polanco, Lipscomb Hall Council secretary, said every room has recycle bins. The students bring cans, bottles and paper to the Lipscomb Hall office in exchange for Lipscomb Dollars, which are used to obtain prizes such as school supplies, ear phones, bags and gift cards. “Recycling is our tradition,” Polanco said. “I encourage residents to recycle. Recycling reduces the use of cutting down trees, overuse of electricity and plastic bottles that are in the landfills. I do a lot of recycling.” Aerospace engineering freshman Ramy Dajeh said he recycles because it saves energy. “Recycling is a good process to help the environment,” he said. “It is helpful for people to create a better world in the future.” Sustainability director Meghna Tare said her goal is to reduce the university’s carbon footprint, resolve parking and transportation problems and educate about sustainability issues.
Blvd. The subject was transported to Arlington Police Jail. The case was cleared by an arrest.
Criminal Mischief or Vandalism Officers were dispatched at 4:53 p.m. to take a criminal mischief report at Garden Club apartments on 312 UTA Blvd. The resident advisor stated that an unknown subject made markings on the exterior walls of the building in numerous locations. The case is active.
nonresident at Centennial Court apartments on 806 Bering St. The subject had warrants out of the City of Arlington and was arrested and transported to Arlington Police Jail. The case was cleared by an arrest.
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SpoRTS QuoTeWoRThy “I did it my way. I cannot be somebody I’m not, but I’m looking forward to not being in the news,� Hicks said. “I’m about to turn 64 in a couple of weeks and I love sports and love watching, but I’ve always had a day job and plan to spend my time on [that] and family.� Tom hicks, former Texas Rangers owner after announcing the completion of the sale of the Texas Rangers to chuck greenberg and nolan Ryan.
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Communications sophomore Katarina Mlcochova practices for an upcoming tennis match. Mlcochova started the season with a 2-0 win and was named player of the week by the Southland Conference.
Second time in two years Maria Martinez-romero and Gonzalo Bienzobas were sethe tennis players have lected. swept the SLC award. Bienzobas and then teamBy Will Doan The Shorthorn staff
on tuesday, the southland Conference announced sophomore Katarina Mlcochova and senior captain Dmitry Minkin as women’s and men’s tennis players of the week. this is the third time UtA has swept tennis player of the week awards. “It’s a great honor to have them selected,� head coach Diego Benitez said. “they accomplished this by beating the best.� the last time two UtA tennis players were selected as sLC players of the week was April 14, 2009, when
mate sophomore Brieuc Hamon defeated then No. 72 ranked sMU in doubles. they collected a win against Adham el-Effendi and Darren Walsh 9-8 for the Mavericks’ lone victory of the match. this time it was Mlcochova and Minkin who led the charge for the Mavericks over the weekend. Mlcochova, a native of Bratislava, slovakia, started her season with a great start going 2-0 in singles competition and 1-0 in doubles with senior captain Klara Jagosova. “It’s very good for our program,� Benitez said. “For eight years I’ve had many players selected. It just shows
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Interdisciplinary studies senior Dmitry Minkin returns a volley during practice on Wednesday afternoon. Minkin was named Southland Conference player of the week.
how hard ours players work.� one of only two Mavs to record a victory in singles play, Mlcochova defeated No. 73 ranked texas tech’s Kelsy Garland in three sets, 5-7, 6-4 and 6-3. she also beat New Mexico’s Kristin Eggleston in two sets, 7-6 (3,0), 6-1. In doubles, Mlcochova and Jagosova defeated New Mexico’s No.1 doubles team, Ashley Bonner and Anya Villaneueva-Forte 9-8. Mlcochova improves her collegiate career record to 14-8 in singles and 16-5 in doubles. “I’m surprised and happy to get it,� Mlcochova said. “I know now I have to work harder as each match comes.� this is the first time Mlcochova has received the honor. senior captain Minkin highlighted the men’s team this weekend by being one of two Mavs to record victo-
ries by beating No. 38 ranked texas Christian. Minkin fought hard against No. 1 singles player Marius-Adrian Cirstea in three sets 3-6, 6-3 and 6-2. However, in doubles play Minkin and teammate sophomore Mindaugas Celedinas were unable to beat tCU’s No. 1 doubles team, paul Chappell and MariusAdrian Cirstea 7-9. “personal recognition is good,� Minkin said. “But there’s a bitter taste ‘cause we lost. I’m more about the team result first.� Minkin sits at 1-0 in singles and 0-1 in doubles play. His collegiate record is 32-34 in singles and 30-31 in doubles. this is Minkin’s first honor of sLC player of the week. In 2008, Minkin was named to the 2008 Capital one Academic All-southland Confer-
Men’s Basketball Points: Marquez Haynes - 24.7 ppg Rebounds: Tommy Moffitt - 7 rpg Assists: Marquez Haynes - 3.8 apg
SeaSon RecoRDS Mlcochova 14-8 (singles) 16-5 (doubles) Minkin 32-34 (singles) 30-31 (doubles)
ence Men’s tennis team. Before Martinez-romero and Bienzobas were selected in April, then sophomore Monika Hadvigerova and freshman Mindaugas Celedinas earned the honors on February 10, 2009. Hadvigerova defeated No. 69 ranked rice’s No. 1 Julie Chai, 6-4, 4-6 and 10-5. Celedinas defeated No. 75 ranked New orleans’ No. 2 Vinay Kamineni 6-1, 3-6 and 6-4. Will Doan sports-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
Women’s Basketball Points: Meghan Nelson - 16.5 ppg Rebounds: Shalyn Martin - 8.6 rpg Assists: Kiarra Shofner - 2.6 apg
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Movin’ Mavs look to build on strong performances Team needs to improve communication, head coach Doug Garner said. By TRaviS DeTheRage The Shorthorn staff
With two tournaments down and three more tournaments to go, the Movin’ Mavs hit the middle of the season with a national title still well within reach. the Movin’ Mavs have a record of 7-2, with losses to Illinois and Alabama. senior forward David Wilkes and senior guard James patin look to build on solid performances in the first two tournaments of the season, but the play of freshman guard Aaron patterson in the Missouri tournament has been worth noting. patterson, in two games, had a combined 22 points, 16 rebounds and nine assists.
patterson also had 18 first half points against Missouri. Head coach Doug Garner said patterson’s success is due to being more familiar with the team. “He is getting a lot more comfortable with the guys and they are getting more comfortable with him,� Garner said. “He has also gotten more confident in his shooting and his role in the offense. It helps him when the other players have confidence in him and he has confidence in himself to be a scorer.� During the first half of the season, graduate student guard tim Caldwell said he not only has been impressed by patterson but by all the freshman players. “All the freshman have filled in their role and have stepped up and played really well,� Caldwell said. At their most recent tournament in Columbia, Mo., the Movin’ Mavs went 3-1. the
only loss of the tournament came after the Movin’ Mavs had just beaten Missouri and were given only 60 minutes of rest before the game against Alabama. the Movin’ Mavs lost by six, but played Alabama again the next day and beat them by 18. In that game the Movin’ Mavs shot 50 percent and Wilkes recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Garner said the loss against Alabama was a wake-up call for his team. “the players did not like losing to Alabama and we came out and jumped on them 20-3 to start the next game,� he said. “our players said ‘whoa, were better than that’ and we came back the next morning and beat them and I was really glad to see that.� With nine more games remaining on the schedule before the national tournament,
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the Movin’ Mavs hope to improve from the first two tournaments of the season and get ready for two games against Wisconsin – Whitewater, who were the national champions last year. Garner said his team needs to improve on communication before the next tournament. “We have to keep talking on the floor,� he said. “We need to read the floor a little bit better and we have to play better defense.� sophomore forward Anthony pone, who looks to keep building on an successful first half of the season, also said the team has to communicate better. “We all have to be on the same page throughout the game from start to end,� he said. “Communication is the key.�
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Graduate Student Senate discuss nominations for vacant officer positions The Graduate Student Senate convened Wednesday night for its first meeting of the spring semester. Members in attendance nominated five members to two vacant executive positions and senate president Tim Caldwell delivered his report. The vacated positions were vice president and public relations officer. Caldwell nominated member Alex Dobrov for vice president, and Jonathan Rose and Ashley Spivey for PRO. Crystal Cortes and Becky Robinson nominated each other for the vice president and PRO positions, respectively. They will vote on the nominations in a future meeting. Caldwell also reviewed key points that were discussed among university officials and student leaders during the President’s Roundtable meeting Monday. He said that some officials want to
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increase graduate students’ tuition by around 6 or 7 percent. He said he did not relay senate members’ questions and concerns because the increase seemed sensible. “It was kind of hard to justify making a request when all they did was increase graduate tuition so that it covers all of its own costs,” he said. Another item Caldwell addressed was future changes that would be applied to the senate Web site. He said the next meeting would involve further details on what features should go online. The Graduate Student Senate is a body of members that focuses on graduate student issues. The next meeting will be Wednesday, Feb. 3, in the Student Congress chambers in the University Center basement.
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Industrial engineering junior Matthew Martin, left, and team captain Blake Hinsey, right, work together on the frame of one of the Formula SAE cars as alumnus Chris Craig walks past Wednesday in the Formula SAE Shop. The Formula SAE team often works as late as midnight.
Team seeks to continue winning tradition guys are volunteering over
The Formula SAE team 10,000 hours of their time a is building a one-cylinder year,” he said. “They’re makcar with a turbocharger. ing what in the industry By Chase WeBster The Shorthorn staff
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Tim Caldwell, Graduate Student Senate president, makes announcements during the meeting in the Student Congress chambers Wednesday night. The committee discussed the first resolution of the year, the approval of graduate committees.
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Weiss has established goals for his term as department chair, among them continuing growth in research funding. “The Physics Department would like to be a major contributor to achieving the goal of becoming a Tier One research university,” he said. “The department has been very successful in obtaining external funding for research.” Weiss said his time as the associate chair provided him with the experience to perform the duties of the office. “I hadn’t sought it previously, but I thought I’d like to try it,” Weiss said. Between the death of Horwitz and the election of Weiss as interim chair, associate chair Jaehoon Yu took over as acting chair. “Jae provided a great ser-
vice to the department by holding us together through a difficult time,” Weiss said. When the time for nominations came, Yu, who is currently on sabbatical at the Large Hadron Collider lab in Switzerland, preferred to focus on his research. In addition to overseeing the scheduling of classes, the chair has a long list of duties. From staffing the office and reviewing faculty, to approving expenditure requests before they go to other administrators, he has many varied functions to perform. He approved the purchase of a $775 projector bulb on Tuesday — the one in use unexpectedly blew out — for the Planetarium so it would be ready for visitors hosted by Spaniolo on Friday night. Weiss also teaches a course on musical acoustics in the Music Department. Justin sharp news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
Thirty-two years ago, Formula SAE advisor Bob Woods had no formal training in building cars. Now the Formula SAE meeting room in Woolf Hall is adorned with two race cars and the numerous metals, plaques and trophies . The self-proclaimed “hot rod nut” now trains a team of over 20 past and present students to design, build and drive Formula SAE race cars. Every year they race in both national and international competitions. And they win. Formula SAE is an international contest sponsored by the Society of Automotive Engineers. The UTA Formula race car team has won more Formula SAE competitions than anyone else in the world with eight first place finishes. The secret, Woods said, is continuity and a long history of building cars. “Accumulatively, these
would be a million-dollar car.” Unlike other Formula SAE teams, the team at UTA builds a new car from the ground up each year, said chief engineer Eric Leichtle. They keep the design components that worked well in previous years and integrate new parts to fit the ever-changing rules of the competition. This year the team is building a one-cylinder car with a turbocharger and is working on a design for a hybrid vehicle to be used in 2011. “We don’t have the resources to design a whole car each year,” Leichtle said. “We keep what works best and the rest goes.” Leichtle, who is an alumnus, said that the most difficult part of seeing the race car to completion is managing the team. “We’re trained as engineers, not managers,” he said. Team captain Blake Hinsey has also noticed that the team has become more green as veterans graduate and new students step up and fill in positions.
“It builds a lot of charac- fastest car in the Sports Car ter,” Hinsey said. “Commit- Club of America, said Woods. ting to something like this The cars can go from 0-60 in under four seconds, Woods and seeing it through.” There are a lot of details said. “Before you know it you’re that need to be met to ensure that all the designers keep to halfway across the track,” the same team vision. Other Leichtle said. “You don’t even know how than the tires, you got every part of formula sae stats there.” the vehicle is Par ticidesigned and Full team members: 12 pating in made in the Associate team members: 8 the probasement of Formula Race cars Built: 24 gram not Woolf Hall. Formula Race cars Sold: 6 only allows The students First place wins in Formula students the that take part SAE: 8 opportunity in the proFirst place wins overseas: 3 to build race gram gain an Second place wins: 4 Third place wins: 4 cars, it also experience gives them that will help the ability them for a to become instantly produclifetime, Woods said. “You learn so much engi- tive in the work force, Leichtle neering and so much profes- said. Merkel said he has enjoyed sionalism,” he said. “It’s exactly what the industry wants. his past two years with the team. Recruiters want these guys.” “We have to design, build Still, for many of the team members, the most reward- and learn to drive this thing ing aspect of building one of in a year,” he said. “Getting the world’s fastest cars is get- that done on time is always ting to drive it. It’s like riding an uphill battle. There’s no a roller coaster that can go brakes.” anywhere you want it to, shop foreman James Merkel said. UT Arlington’s Formula Chase WeBster news.editor.theshorthorn@uta.edu SAE race car was the second
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Tarrant County Public Health offers free H1N1 vaccines at Six Flags Over Texas Tarrant County Public Health will provide free H1N1 vaccines and hepatitis A shots Saturday at Six Flags Over Texas. The public health department has a limited supply of flu and hepatitis A vaccines and is sponsoring a drivethrough clinic. The clinic will help the city measure its handling of administering vaccinations in case of a citywide outbreak. The event will occur from
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11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Six Flags Over Texas and only people 19 years and older will receive the vaccines on a first-come, firstserve basis. The public health department said it’s important for everyone to get vaccinated, including young adults. The H1N1 virus appears to affect people in their late ‘teens and early 20s, said Sandra Parker, Tarrant County Public Health medical director. Keeping hands clean,
avoiding contact with sick people and getting vaccinated are the best ways to stay healthy, she said. UTA Health Services still has free H1N1 vaccinations available on campus for students, faculty and staff. The university still has 378 doses as of Wednesday, said Health Services Director Robert Blum.
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When and Where When: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday Where: Six Flags Over Texas 2201 Road to Six Flags in Arlington 76011 Vaccinations will only be offered to people 19 and older.
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Zachary Ford, Tarrant County College journalism and psychology sophomore, leads a pack of 18 cyclists Wednesday through Greek Row. The group met at Maverick Stadium and biked to Arlington City Hall in support of the first hike and bike trails master plan. The plan addresses roadway improvements for cyclists and pedestrian safety in Arlington.
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Above: Mathematics graduate student Kristen Beck, left, readies her bicycle before leaving with the group of cyclists Wednesday to Arlington City Hall. Right: Architecture junior Cameron Atkins writes down comments on one of the city’s proposed mapped trails. City officials and Greenways Inc., a consulting firm from North Carolina, encouraged feedback during their first public open house meeting.
what we’re hearing, people want areas that have more connections throughout their community.” The consultants met with the residents and noted their comments and suggestions. “The people want a place where they can walk to their local grocer and coffee shop,” he said. “From everything we’ve collected, we can just assume that everyone wants a place where they can live without always having to drive to meet their needs.” Sidewalks and biking lanes that dead-end in South Arlington concern resident Glenn Showers. “The city is broken into segments,” Showers said. “You can’t walk here to there safely because of the lack of sidewalks and well-lit areas.” Connecting the broken city trails could solve the problem, he said. The new system will improve transportation across Arlington to parts that are not easily accessible by either bike or foot, said Alicia Winkelblech, chief transportation planning manager. “It will be a hike and bike system that everyone can take advantage of,” she said. Winkelblech expects completion of a master plan design for the bike system by November 2010. “After we have a plan designed, we’ ll slowly begin to piece together a timeline for construction,” she said. Winkelblech said after designs are approved, the city’s Public Works department will begin to seek funding with a combination of grants, bonds and department resources.
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Aerospace engineering junior Thomas McCall mans the booth during the activities fair in the University Center Palo Duro Lounge. McCall has been apart of Rocket Mavericks since last fall.
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in the semester. The University Aikido Club decided to tone down the attention grabbers and focus on people that are serious about training themselves to practice the self-defense art. “We could have done a bunch of crazy demos out here,” said group secretary Corey Schmidt. “But we’re looking for people who want to sincerely train themselves.” It’s the Art History Student Union’s fifth year on campus, but its first time at the fair. Group president Lindsay Wylie, said she decided to bring her group to the fair to gain visibility for an organization that’s focused in the Fine Arts Building. The group allows students to present their artwork in a professional set-
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One of the closest gas stations to campus, the Valero is an alternative to the newly-closed 7-Eleven east of Arlington Hall.
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ting through an annual symposium which brings in experienced keynote speakers. “I was just kind of thinking that this was a waste of time though,” she said. “We haven’t gotten a lot of interest today.” The Medieval and Renaissance Recreation Society at UT Arlington is an organization that was revived last semester by anthropology senior Andrea Russell and other students. The group president was using the fair to gain people that would take over the organization, which supports and promotes a new Medieval and Renaissance studies minor. “The problem is, the people that resurrected this club are all seniors,” she said. “We’re graduating. We need other people to come in and take over some officer positions.”
engineering freshman and KC Hall resident, said that the closing was a “tragedy” for him. “When you needed a late night coffee, or just wanted to take a walk somewhere, 7-Eleven was the place to go,” he said. Although the administration had plans to remove the store early, the sudden closing was not connected to the university. It does give developers an early start on demolition of the store. “I’ll just “ B e cause of have to find the age of somewhere the building, it new to go. c o n t a i n s There are asbes tos,” plenty of Hall said. He also places, but said that none are as the deconvenient molition date of the as 7-11.” store was p u s h e d faraz hussain, back to ac- undeclared c o m m o - freshman date the removal of the asbestos. The university is considering including a grocery store in the retail section of the special events center, Hall said. Students can still obtain gas from locations close to campus. The university Web site maintains a list of places nearby where students can go for food and gas. Hussain said that he plans to get gas and food from the Valero Corner Store on West Abram Street. “I’ll just have to find somewhere new to go,” he said. “There are plenty of places, but none are as convenient as 7-11.”
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