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Downtown city stakeholders discuss goals Developers highlight the benefits of the College Park project to Arlington. By John harden The Shorthorn senior staff
At a breakfast hosted by the Downtown Arlington Management Corp., chair Moody Alexander said the special events center will create the incentive needed for downtown development. In the DAMC quarterly
developer’s breakfast Thursday, more than 40 attendees gathered in the Maverick Activities Center to learn how the university is reshaping downtown. Attendees included city developers, corporation board members and university administration. A special guest to the breakfast was President James Spaniolo, who expressed the importance of turning downBReAKFAsT continues on page 6
Groundbreaking event set for today Alumnna Karen Borta and mayor Robert Cluck are scheduled to take part. By Sharayah Sherrod The Shorthorn staff
Today marks the official beginning of the building of the special events center as administrators, city officials and community members gather on the campus’s east side to break ground. “I think it’s going to be
a memorable day, an exciting event,” President James Spaniolo said after Wednesday’s UT System Board of Regents meeting in Austin. The special events center is scheduled to open in fall 2011 with construction beginning this May. University spokeswoman Kristin Sullivan said that alumna and CBS News’ Karen Borta, Arlington sec continues on page 6
Biology freshman uses Skype to re-connect with family in South Africa
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The groundbreaking ceremony for the special events center, conception above, will begin at 1:15 p.m. Friday between Second and Third streets. Look on page 6 for a map. The event is free to all.
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Retired general speaks to raise funds for UTA bachelor’s degree in business administration from the university in 1971 after returning from combat in Vietnam where he served as By JuStin Sharp an artillery officer. The Shorthorn staff After obtaining his deFour-star Gen. Tommy gree, Franks returned to Franks attended a dinner military service and in 2000 hosted by the UTA Devel- was named Commander-inopment Board and Chief of U.S. Cenalumni Thursday tral Command, and night at the Ashdirected the armies ton Depot in Fort in Afghanistan and Worth. There, he Iraq until retiring spoke on topics in 2003. In Sepsuch as the state tember 2009 he of affairs in Iraq, joined the univerAfghanistan and sity’s development Iran — and his exboard. perience at UTA. Franks said that Tommy Franks, ReThe event was his time at UTA tired four-star U.S. a benefit to raise Army General had a profound imfunds for UTA. pact on him. Franks was invited “Every student to speak to the board fol- who enters UTA is going lowing the dinner and was to find a whole quiver of interviewed on stage by Jill arrows that are going to Labbe, Star-Telegram edito- help them live their lives,” rial director. FRAnKs continues on page 6 Franks received his
Alumnus Tommy Franks discussed the university, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan.
The Shorthorn: Michael Minasi
Biology freshman Basil Kourie talks with his mother and father via Skype, an online chatting service, on Thursday in his Centennial Court apartment. Kourie talks to his parents every day in either his room or the Central Library.
Home away from home “Ninety percent of the time, you’re missing home,” Kourie Basil Kourie’s parents were said. “I used to think, ‘Why did supportive of sending their son I do this? I’m just a little kid.’ ” Skype is now a whole continent the main line of away — until they “It’s home. It communication he realized that he was has with his famactually going to do will always be in ily back home in it. my blood, but my Bethal, MpumaT he biology freshman and home is here now.” langa, South Africa, and he signs on in South African inthe Central Library ternational student Basil kourie biology freshman or at his apartment now uses Skype, everyday to tell his software that allows people across the world to family about the details of his video call each other, to connect American life. Skype is the way to the family and friends he left BAsil continues on page 6 behind. By Joan khalaF
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Parents Antoinette and Basil Kourie talk to their son, biology freshman Basil Kourie, using Skype from their home in Bethal, Mpumalanga South Africa. Kourie would occasionally have to contact his parents by phone due to problems with the Internet connection in their South African home.
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Vegetarian options receive good feedback Students and faculty alike enjoy the new station in the Connection Café. By lorraine FraJkor The Shorthorn staff
The Connection Cafe’s vegetarian options have received a generally positive review since
their introduction this semester. Feedback from students, faculty and staff prompted the Connection Café to begin serving a vegetarian option, Dining Services Director Elizabeth Cheong said. Nursing sophomore Adejoke Animashaun said she
was pleasantly surprised to find out about the vegetarian option. “It’s different that our school would take a step to be healthy because they usually just have the basics,” she said. Accounting freshman Cici Yue said she enjoys the vegetarian spot.
“I come from China, and we don’t eat a lot of meat every day,” she said. Yesterday she tried the fried rice with eggs for the first time and decided it was her new favorite meal in the cafeteria. A variety of entrees are veggie continues on page 6
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Movin’ Mavs junior Kasey stelter tries to steal the ball from sophomore Tomas Lobo during the 3-on-3 Wheel Chair Basketball Tournament on Thursday in the Maverick Activities Center. The tournament was part of Diversity Week, which showcases the wide range of diversity on campus.
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sCrubs in the sun Nursing junior Olivia Anderson, left, and her fellow nursing students lay out in the sun and relax Thursday outside of the Smart Hospital after finishing a workshop and getting out of class early. They said that they wanted to take advantage of the great weather while it lasts. The national Weather Service forecasts the rest of the week to be mostly sunny with temperatures in the high 60s.
Accident, Hit-and-Run officers investigated at 12:24 p.m. the report of a hit-and-run accident at faculty Lot 9, which is located near Davis Hall, on 701 nedderman Drive. A non-student reported his vehicle was struck while parked and was not left any contact information. The case is active.
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Students gear up to get a splash of color and laddu are types of Indian snack foods. Holi uses bright colored powders, known as Gulal, and colored water that represent energy, by shelby Weir life and joy. The Shorthorn staff “The color choices don’t matter,” Sharma said. “They’re Loud music and an explosion bright, it’s eye-catching.” Last year was ISA President of color will fill the air at SaturFariha Rahman’s first time parday’s Holi festival. UTA will celebrate the festi- ticipating in the event at UTA. “Holi is a completely different val on the west lawn behind the experience,” she said. Maverick Activities “As soon as I walked Center from noon to holi festival away from the food 4 p.m. table, students splashed “You walk onto the Price: $5 admisme with color.” field and you get atsion fee, includes The festival repretacked,” said Angel one samosa, one sents a popular legend Sharma, Indian Stuladdu and two about the great prince dent Association vice bags of color Prahlad. Long ago, president. “It’s so exTime: noon–4 p.m. there was an evil king citing.” Place: west lawn named HiranyakaThe Hindu Stuof Maverick Acsipu, who was king of dents Council, Indian tivities Center all demons and the faStudent Association, ther of prince Prahlad. Fine Arts Society of Prahlad often prayed to India and the International Student Organization Lord Vishnu, and this angered are organizing the event, Inter- his father. Because Hiranyakasipu denational Programs Coordinator manded that people worship Lauren Cutcher said. Participants can pay $5 ad- him, he decided to kill his son mission upon arrival, which in- Prahlad, and he ordered his siscludes one samosa, one laddu ter Holika to do so. However, and two bags of color. Samosa as Prahlad and Holika walked
Holi celebration uses bright powders and dyed water that represent energy, life and joy.
Accident, Minor officers investigated at 2:47 p.m. the report of a minor accident at 1100 Davis Drive near the Wetsel Building. The driver, a staff member, was not injured and was issued a citation. Accident, Minor An officer was dispatched at 3:11 p.m. regarding a minor accident between two staff members at 1100 Davis Drive, near the Wetsel Building. The case was cleared. THuRSDAy Warrant Service, Misdemeanor An officer at 12:52 a.m. stopped a student for a traffic violation at Lot 36, which is located by the Social Work Complex, on 201 Cooper St. The student was arrested for an outstanding misdemeanor warrant. The case was cleared by an arrest.
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into a fire, Holika was burned to death while Prahlad survived. Now, people celebrate the event to welcome the end of winter and the beginning of spring, Sharma said. She said she celebrated Holi back in India. “Holi is just like a big party,” she said. “It’s really, really fun.” She also said that the Bollywood version of Holi doesn’t exactly get everything right. “Bollywood shows everyone wearing white clothing in the movies,” she said. “It may make the colors stand out more, but no one really wears white clothes. People wear whatever.” Sharma pointed out that the celebrations here are not as big as those in India. “It’s not exactly the same,” she said. “There it’s a little more crazy, all of your friends are just out to get everybody. We want to bring as much of that to UTA as we can.” shelby Weir news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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Loni Love brings her experienced-based comedic stylings to the university Monday. Love is the second comedian to perform this semester as part of EXCEL Campus Activities’ One Mic Stand comedy series. Doors open at 7 p.m. in the Rosebud Theatre for the free show. Her stand-up routine features bits about weight, current events and celebrity gossip. Like all comics in the series, Love was chosen by an EXCEL committee after watching several comedian’s videos. Judy Agwu, EXCEL entertainment and arts director, said one of Love’s strengths is her delivery. “A lot of it is the way she says things,” Agwu said.
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She said Love also breaks the mold of other stereotypical black comedians. “She uses pretty clean language and you don’t hear the Nword every five minutes,” Agwu said. Love has been featured on several shows including “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “Late Night with Chelsea Lately” and “I Love the 80s Strikes Back.” Love is no stranger to Texas, though. She received her degree in electrical engineering at Prairie View A&M University. Eric O’Shea will round off this semester’s One Mic Stand comedy series on April 13.
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Bats come alive in Mavs win ing pitcher, for six runs in the fourth, but it didn’t matter who BYU put on the mound. The Maverick bats were just too much. “We finally broke out a little bit tonight,” head coach Darin Thomas said. “Every once in a while that’ll happen, and it’s nice to finally get a little cushion.” Junior Chad Comer led the charge, going 4-for-4 with three RBIs, two of them coming on a double that sailed over Cougar leftfielder Sean McNaughton’s head. “We’re facing come good pitchers,” Comer said. “But we’re getting used to it. We’re taking pitches, we’re working better counts and we’re just hitting the baseball where we need to hit it.” But the most encouraging thing from Thursday’s game was having the run support come from more than just the usual suspects. Struggling freshman Preston Beck broke out, going 4-for-5 with a stolen base and a pair of runs in the massacre.
By Sam morton The Shorthorn staff
While Jason Mitchell pitched a tremendous game last week, the lack of run support left him still searching for that elusive first win of the season. Call off the search. The Maverick bats exploded on Thursday night at Clay Gould Ballpark, posting 17 runs on 20 hits against the visiting Brigham Young Cougars (3-6), giving Mitchell his well-deserved first victory. “It’s just too much to ask for,” Mitchell said of the run support. “But it definitely felt good. I was able to relax after that fourth and just go out there and eat up some innings.” Mitchell threw seven quality innings, allowing a pair of runs on eight hits, while striking out six Cougars. “My arm didn’t feel as good as last week,” Mitchell said. “But I battled through it and finally figured it out towards the end.” The Mavericks (3-5) tagged Justin Shutt, the Cougar start-
SportS Quoteworthy “the pitching was outstanding today. We threw the ball over the plate and made them swing the bat and put the ball in play. that’s what we’re trying to do,” ron washington, texas rangers manager after his team’s first spring training game on thursday.
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Freshman infielder Preston Beck (5) slides into second base as Cougars second baseman Dane Nielsen leaps while attempting to tag him out Thursday during the Mavericks’ win over BYU at Clay Gould Ballpark.
“I’ve been working with K.J. [Hendricks] a lot,” Beck said. “I shortened up my swing, and today it showed up.” Tied 1-1 in the fourth inning, Cougar first baseman Chase Frampton allowed a Daniel Jordan bases-loaded dribbler to roll underneath his glove, allowing three Maver-
icks to score and put them ahead for good. Three hitters later, Michael Choice drove a fourth-inning fastball over the right-field wall for a three-run bomb, extending the lead to 7-1.
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Movin’ Mavs eye eighth national title
Mavs hope to hook Islanders at last regular season game
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Alumnus Aaron Gouge knocks the ball out of junior guard Shane Crider’s hand at practice in the Physical Education building on Thursday afternoon. Movin’ Mavs rank third in the nation.
play up to its potential. “When everybody is mentally into the game, being focused and positive and looking forward to the next sequence of events within the game, we can play with anybody,” Garner said.” Velloen was added to the Movin’ Mavs this semester. Garner said he is a hard worker on the court. “When everybody sees him working hard, it makes them want to work harder,” Garner said.” Velloen is an international
student from South Africa and an engineering graduate student. Velloen said this team has what it takes to win a national title. “It’s going to take a lot of camaraderie, but we got all the talent in the world,” he said. Pone said the freshmen have impressed this year. “They have been putting it together this season,” he said.” traviS Detherage sports-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
Tuesday Baseball against Brigham Young, 6:30 p.m. Golf at Border Olympics, All Day Wednesday Men’s Basketball at Texas A&MCorpus Christi, 7 p.m. Women’s Basketball vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 1 p.m. Baseball vs. Brigham Young, 1 p.m. Softball vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Women’s Tennis at UT-San Antonio, 11 a.m.
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The Movin’ Mavs wheelchair basketball team is intent on adding an eighth national championship as it prepares for a final tuneup before the national tournament on March 20. The Movin’ Mavs will play three games on Saturday at the Physical Education Building, starting with one game against the Dallas Mavericks wheelchair basketball team at 10 a.m. and two games against the URO Sports Texans wheelchair team at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Head coach Doug Garner said he wants to see where his team stands before nationals. “We need to work getting our confidence up in outside shooting,” Garner said. “We need to get good contribution from our big man, Anthony Pone, and Jacob Velloen.” Garner said that the teams will present a good challenge. “They bring an inside game coupled with a lot of speed so they can press,” Garner said. “Playing them gets us prepared for Illinois and Wisconsin-Whitewater.” The Movin’ Mavs (12-6) are going to be the third seed at nationals and will play Missouri in the first round. Garner said his team needs to
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on Feb. 3. In that game, the Mavericks led 66-60 with 2:47 left before losing 72-66. Junior guard Tamara Simmons led with 21 points, and senior guard Meghan Nelson had 15 points. Head coach Samantha Morrow said she is more worried about her teams rebounding down the stretch. “We got to box out and rebound better because we are not very big,” she said. “Our guards have to help us. That’s going to be our Achilles’ heel.” Nelson has scored in double-figures in all of the Mavericks’ games this season. “I just try to go out and have energy every night,” she said. “I just try to get in the flow of the game and help my teammates out whichever way I can.” Simmons, who leads the team in 3-pointers, has jumped up to No. 11 in the SLC in scoring. “I just come out and try to keep my confidence up so I can go out there and play hard,” she said. The Mavericks will honor seniors Nelson, Duffy and guard Kiarra Shofner before Saturday’s game.
The Southland Conference regular-season title is out of reach for the women’s basketball team, but it could use some momentum as the conference tournament approaches. The Mavericks (14-14, 9-6 SLC) have started to create some motion after winning two straight games. They will look for their third straight win when they play Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Saturday at Texas Hall, the team’s final home game and senior day. The Mavericks will either get a fourth or fifth seed in the SLC Tournament. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (19-9, 11-4 SLC) has already secured the third seed in the tournament. The top eight teams in the SLC advance to the tournament. The Islanders have surged down the stretch, winning three out of their last four and beating the West Division leader, Lamar, on Wednesday night by a score of 79-64. That win moved them one game behind Lamar. Junior guard Jade Davis leads the Islanders and is currently seventh in the SLC in scoring, averaging 14.6 points per game. Davis had 16 points in a victory against the Mavericks
Mavericks hope to stop losing waves College basketball programs don’t want to begin their conference tournaments on the heels of a losing streak. That’s what the men’s basketball team is in danger of doing if it doesn’t win its final regular season game on Saturday against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (15-14, 9-6 Southland Conference). The Mavericks (16-12, 8-7 SLC) have gone on a two-game skid after winning three in a row and eight of their last nine. Head coach Scott Cross’ team has committed 38 turnovers in those losses and allowed its opponents to shoot 49 percent from the floor, a glaring difference compared to its season average of opponents shooting 41.9 percent. Cross has a simple request for his team when it plays in Corpus Christi on Saturday. “Start with intensity,” he said. Cross’ team defeated the Islanders on Feb. 3, 71-66 in overtime. Islanders senior guard Kevin Palmer averages 19.4 points per game to rank third in the Southland Conference. Cross has praised Palmer’s ability all season, saying he is one of the most talented players in the conference. Cross’ emphasis on defense won’t be forgotten when the Mavs play on Saturday.
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Nickel and dimed It’s your money, do what you want with it. It may not seem like much, but $30 can go a long way. The UT System Board of Regents has approved a 3.95 percent tuition increase, a student taking 15 hours would see a $169 increase, for the 2010-2011 academic year. However, they also approved a $2 per credit hour fee for operation of the events center, which will go into effect fall 2011. For students taking 15 hours, that is only $30. According to the UTA Fact Book, in 2009 at least 20,300 of the university’s students are taking 15 hours or more. If that many do the same in fall 2011, it adds up to $609,000 plus fees from students taking less than 15 hours that the university collects to pay for the special events center. The university previously stated that it anticipated a spring 2012 open date for the center, but it has now been changed to December 2011. The charges fall within the semester the center is expected to open, but at the end. There will be very little room for error in that situation. If construction is delayed any significant amount from inclement weather or other unforeseeable factors, the center may not open during the fall 2011 semester. In that event, the money the university has charged would become invalid because of a service that is inaccessible. A tuition increase is a natural part of being a student, and the university has a much lower increase than some areas, but it is unfair to charge students for a facility with no promise it will be complete. If the events center is not complete on time, the university should be prepared to offer a refund on the charges where no service was rendered. It may be only $30, but it’s your $30.
Parking pains Student parking will be limited with the construction of the special events center. As if parking isn’t enough of an issue already. Today the university is holding the groundbreaking ceremony for the events center, which will rob many students of their preferred parking spaces and eliminate most parking spots on the eastern edge of campus, including parking for Arlington Hall, until the completion of the parking garage. Groundbreaking doesn’t necessarily mean the start of construction, but it means it is coming, and soon. But students still do not know where they will park. University spokesperson Kristin Sullivan said the Office of Facilities Management has created a plan that maximizes the surface area and will add spaces, expanding some existing parking lots, but it will not be announced until next week. Sullivan said some construction will be done in March, but the bulk of the construction on the east side of campus will not begin in earnest until summer to minimize inconvenience. The groundbreaking ceremony is an important part of any major construction effort anywhere, and for students it can be a sentimental event. Students’ parking concerns may overshadow the sentiment. The plan for parking should have been announced before the groundbreaking to alleviate those concerns.
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hen my roommate told me a lot of Indian people on campus are afraid of black people, it wasn’t hard for me to imagine why what he was saying was true. Not to say that I believe many Indian international students were afraid of black people, but rather, a lot of people are afraid of black people. That being said: It’s Diversity Week at UTA! U.S. News & World Report named UTA in the top 10 percent in American universities, according to a Shorthorn article. To be honest, as a Maverick, I wear that stat as a badge of honor. I’m proud of our diversity, not because I believe that my school is less racist than any other university, but because of the opportunities I have on this campus to learn about people different from myself. When my roommate tells me that Indian students are afraid of black students, my first reaction isn’t one of shock, anger or disbelief, but rather curiosity. Why? “In India, a lot of what people see of black people is mostly from movies, television, music and most of the black people are criminals,” my roommate said. Tyler Perry movies and Will Smith flicks aside, I can see that. The quest to accurately portray African-Americans in the media is a slippery slope. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Web site, in 2008 almost a quarter of African-Americans live in poverty.
RAZIQ BROWN Raziq is a film sophomore and photographer for The Shorthorn. Join the discussion by commenting at theshorthorn.com. Americans love an underdog story, but it’s very easy to forget that many black people, many of those who go to this university, don’t live that way. “When I first came here to America, one of the first things my Indian friends would tell me is not to hang around black people because they were dangerous,” my roommate said. “The other day, this guy was telling me about how there was this black guy who punched an Indian guy and took his stuff. The police caught the guy and asked the Indian guy to pick him out of a line-up, but the Indian guy was too afraid that he would retaliate against him.” Initially I balked at the thought. If that happened to me, I would be happy to get justice. The idea that someone would want to beat me up would be the furthest thought in my mind. But again, it’s not a stretch of the imagination to understand why the guy was
scared. How many police reports list the suspect as a black male, late teens to late 20s, between 4 feet and 6 feet 9 inches, black hair, brown eyes and medium build? What am I supposed to do about any of that? Hand out cards to every brown skinned person on campus that say: “Hello, my name is Raziq Brown and I am a non-threatening black man. I promise.” Should I create a petition to Hollywood to write more Huxtables into their scripts? Ask black criminals to suspend their mischief for the remainder of my college career? “Well the way I see it, I came here to get a different experience, not to just hang around people who are like me,” my roommate said. “So when my Indian friends tell me I shouldn’t be hanging around black people, I just tell them I have plenty of black friends. I mean I live with a Nigerian Dutchman, a Zimbabwean and an AfricanAmerican and you know, I’m alright.” We all stereotype, we’re human, but we are presented with opportunities to abandon our preconceived notions and learn about other people, not from our friends, the media, underdeveloped observations or our families. No matter what your sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation or creed, we should all remember a collegiate education isn’t just about what you learn in class, but what we can learn from each other.
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eople used to confront each other with issues, not post them for the world to see. What has happened to honor and integrity? Like a large number of other universities, UTA has its place on College ACB. ACB stands for Anonymous Confession Board. I visited collegeacb.com to see what the hype was about. The site is basically a gossip spot where pages have been created anonymously for most colleges, and anyone can write anything they want. The site developers, Andrew Mann of Johns Hopkins University and Aaron Larner of Wesleyan University, designed the site to be “promoting actual discussion, not provoking salacious posts or personal attacks.” Mann and Larner note in a press release that they wanted to replace the JuicyCampus Web site that closed Feb. 5, 2009. According to washingtoncitypaper.com, JuicyCampus shut down due to revenue issues. Painful stabs made at people using JuicyCampus can now be made using College ACB. I clicked through the
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BROOKE CURETON Brooke is a broadcast senior and columnist for The Shorthorn. Join the discussion by commenting at theshorthorn.com boards for research and found myself wanting to leave. It was disgusting to see a person’s name posted followed by a paragraph or so defaming them in some ridiculous and incredibly inappropriate nature. If college students are tomorrow’s leaders, as they are often called, why are they acting like middle schoolers with foul vocabularies? Perhaps only a few students are posting, but no one’s stopping them. That’s the problem. Why aren’t we acting like adults? Why are we typing whatever destructive material we want and then hiding
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behind our computer screens? The voice of one reflects all. It’s simply the nature of groupings. And with a Web site like collegeacb.com, it’s impossible to pinpoint who says what. It’s the optimum place for passiveaggressive jealous types to have their say without repercussions. It’s the perfect place for the dregs of society to congregate. A dangerous cycle can be started if the site takes off at our university. You may not have known it existed prior to reading this column, or perhaps you’ve never really paid much attention because you weren’t involved. But what if someone decides to include your name? Let’s put CollegeACB.com to rest in the endless archive of forgotten dot coms.
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Wife of late engineering lecturer indicted on murder charge A grand jury indicted academic adviser. Arlington Police Colette Reyes Monfound the former day on a charge of instructor dead in murder. According his garage and reto police, she alleglied on evidence edly shot and killed at the scene to say her husband Arthur murder was the case Reyes, a former enor cause. Colette gineering lecturer, in Reyes was arrested November 2009. that same night. Murder is listed In the media, she as Colette Reyes’ claimed innocence offense on the Tar- Charlotte Reyes, rant County Crimi- wife of Arthur Reyes and said her actions were in self-defense. nal Courts Docket A memorial serWeb site. It also lists vice was held on campus last March 15 as her court date. Arthur Reyes, who was December in honor of the late 45, taught in the Computer lecturer. Science and Engineering Department and worked as an — Johnathan Silver
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he said. He also said that his education in business aided his career in the U.S. Army, that in both worlds, it’s all about people. “My undergraduate work in business at UTA was very useful in doing one thing: It didn’t teach me what to think about the military, certainly, but it did teach me how to think,” he said. Franks also spoke on the current situations and future potential for Iraq. “One of the things that we’re sure made that success possible is economic hope, because of the vast riches that
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when and where When: Festivities begin at 1:15 p.m., groundbreaking at 2:30 p.m. Where: Parking lot 43, located between Second and Third streets Admission: Free to all UTA Boulevard
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dition to shared parking.” The relationship is mutually beneficial, he said. “It’s the perfect partnership between the two of us,” Cluck said. “It’s the kind of relationship I like.” Whether for the city or the school, the students or the faculty, the athletes or the spectators, the special events center will emanate with Maverick pride, Spaniolo said. “This is something we can all be proud of,” he said.
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Mayor Robert Cluck and Mavericks senior guard Marquez Haynes will help lead the celebrations. Spaniolo said they expect a hefty attendance, including a large number of students. “We’re going to have a few hundred people there,” Spaniolo said. “It will probably be the best-attended groundbreaking at UT Arlington.” The festivities will begin around 1:15 p.m. with Adonis Rose, 2010 Grammy winner, providing jazz music in parking lot 43 at Second and Pecan streets, Sullivan said. The speech will begin at 2:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend the ceremony, which Spaniolo said will mark a milestone for the university. “I think this is the culmination of a lot of dreams and aspirations and desires, and at the end of the day I think the special events center will be an enormous addition to the campus and will be part of our forward movement into a major research university,” he said. The construction of the multi-purpose building that will seat over 6,500 people is not only a movement forward for the university, Cluck said. “It’s a unique situation and partnership between the city and UTA,” he said. “For us, it’s going to mean that we’re going to have major activity in our downtown area, in ad-
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town into a college town. “I’ve never been more excited in my six years of working here,” he said. “The past few weeks have been exciting, and I expect the coming years will be just as exciting.” With the center’s construction set for May, many businesses are looking to invest in the area, Alexander said. Some of the developments mentioned included a $30 million Center Street Downtown project, which includes adding
Iraq has,” he said in an in- of economic hope in a region terview with The Shorthorn. with few resources. “Success or failure in Af“When you couple a sense of security with economic pos- ghanistan won’t come about sibility with representative solely because of the number of coalition governments troops on — wow, no “Every student who enthe ground, big surprise, it will come things seem ters UTA is going to find about as we to turn out a whole quiver of arrows prove a form well.” that are going to help of goverHe also nance to the said the them live their lives.” people and major U.S. gain their p r e s e n c e tommy franks support and coming to an Retired U.S. Army four-star general as we find end in Iraq economic is the right thing for the region and the possibility,” he said. “What people of Iraq will step in they need isn’t the American and shoulder the burden of dream, what they need is the Afghan dream.” maintaining security. Franks has begun a debate Though, for Afghanistan, he believes the situation is camp, which will take 48 less tractable due to the lack students from high schools
mixed-use buildings for retail and apartments along Center Street. The project also includes adding a Babe’s Chicken Dinner House next to Johnnie High’s Country Music Revue, set to open this fall. “This is an exciting time to be a part of downtown Arlington,” Alexander said. “Things are happening, and they’re not just conceptual ideas anymore. The wheels are turning, and Arlington is changing.” Alexander added that additional retail space will give the university more attractive features for students. “I believe the events center will become a defining part of
the university,” history junior Beth Williams said. “I don’t think it’ll be completed in time for my graduation, but I’m definitely looking forward to coming to basketball games once it opens.” Williams said students will welcome the new changes because the needs of the students are changing too. “There are more and more students enrolling each semester, and with a growing student body, we need a place where we can show school spirit,” she said. Later this year, the university will begin construction on the College Park project,
across the nation to Amman, Jordan, to debate students from the Arab world on the topic of U.S. policy in the Middle East. President James Spaniolo spoke highly of the program. “He figured out how to continue to best serve his country,” he said. “I’m not surprised, but I’m impressed.” Business Dean Daniel Himarios was at the dinner, as well as many deans from the other colleges. He expressed his pride in the College of Business alumnus. “He is a prime example of grads the College of Business has produced over the years,” he said.
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served for vegetarians and vegans alike during the lunch and dinner hours, Cheong said. Some popular meal choices include vegan rosemary polenta with broccoli, vegan couscous with lentils and fennel, Thai curry noodles with tofu, Asian sesame pasta and vegetarian enchiladas. “This is my healthy habit,” chemistry junior Brittany Mosby said. “It’s what I eat now.” Mosby is not a vegetarian, but she said she likes the vegetarian option being available. “The station can be considered vegetarian for all three meal periods,” Cheong said. “During breakfast, we serve traditional build-your-own omelets that can be prepared vegetarian.” Cheong said the vegetarian station is a permanent addition to the various foods already offered. She said the menus change daily and rotate after several weeks. “Our focus is on giving students what they want, so we aren’t thinking competitively with other locations or eateries with the new vegetarian station,” she said. “We just wanted to expand the availability of healthy options.” lorraine fraJKor news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
which includes a residence hall wrapped around a parking garage. The project’s first floor will have mixed-use retail space and a UTA welcome center. “Placing office and retail space near the university will give many developers a chance to invest in a growing area,” Alexander said. The events center be used for both the university and the city, Spaniolo said. “We cannot become a Tier One university without a Tier One city,” he said. John harden news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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Kourie copes with being in a new land he now calls home. Kourie’s mother, Antoinette, said she’s glad that she can virtually communicate with her son face-to-face. “It’s our lifeline,” she said. “This way, we can see when he’s tired … how he feels.” Kourie said he chose to come to America to pursue his dream of becoming a pediatric cardiologist because the educational system here provides more freedom. He worked in a South African hospital where he witnessed open-heart surgeries. He saw a doctor hold a heart in his hand that had stopped beating, and he fell in love with the profession. “You basically get to kill someone,” he said. “Then give them a second chance at life.” Kourie’s first few weeks in America were difficult — he took a cab from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to a motel on Cooper Street when his scholarship didn’t come through on time. Also, no one understood his thick, British-like South African accent, and he couldn’t understand twangy Texan speech, he said. Kourie also knew no one. “I was freaking out,” he said. “I was very homesick, and you begin to question why you’re here.” Three new roommates and help from strangers opened up his world to what is today an outgoing student with friends from all over. Modern languages junior Sarah Rohde said Kourie does well for being so far away from his home. “Living here has not been a barrier for him,” she said. “He does a good job at mak-
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ing this his home.” The diversity at UTA is one of the hooks for Kourie. “In South Africa, there are mainly whites and Africans and some Indians and Asians, but it’s all very segregated,” he said. The free-roaming wildlife and weekly barbecues back home are some things Kourie misses. However, racial issues, corrupt police and crime are some reasons why Kourie wants his whole family to join him in America. “I don’t want them to be the victim of crime,” he said. “You can’t even have a TV in some of the homes because it will just get stolen, and the police don’t do anything about it.” Kourie is prepared for the road ahead — the next eleven years in which he will spend going through UTA’s biology program and hopefully medical school in Seattle, Wash., where he has family and a romantic interest. For now, he’s going back to South Africa this summer to interact beyond his laptop or a library computer. “It’s home,” he said. “It will always be in my blood, but my home is here now.”
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