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The men’s and women’s basketball teams compete in the Southland Conference tournament. Follow their stories with our coverage.
Residence rooms saved for freshmen First-time students given priority for on-campus housing until March 18. BY LORRAINE FRAJKOR The Shorthorn staff
Incoming freshmen will be given priority for all residence halls when assigning rooms beginning in the fall 2010 semester. According to a memo sent to residents last semester by John Hall, administration and campus operations vice president, the new policy is meant to give incoming freshmen opportunities to live in the university residence halls,
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as opposed to returning residents having first pick. Incoming freshmen have until March 18 to apply for a dorm to get priority. Returning residents can secure their residence between April 7 and 9 for the 2010-2011 school year. Generally, new freshmen and transfer students occupy 70 percent of the residence halls, whereas renewals from previous semesters consist of only 30 percent, Nandini Bissessar-Grant, Housing Operations assistant director, said. This year alone, about 150 students were wait-listed and did not RESIDENCE continues on page 6
ALUMNI
Suspected shooter dies from wound Those who worked with the late alumnus say the suspect was ‘well-liked’ by staff. BY MARK BAUER The Shorthorn editor in chief
A UTA alumnus suspected in the Dallas shooting of a father and son died Wednesday afternoon from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Dallas Police say 60-year-old Robert Mustard, Jr. opened fire on Richard and Christopher Smith, business partners with Smith Financial Group, Monday morning at their office at Four Forest Plaza in Dallas. Media reports describe witnesses hearing the gunman yell, “you’ve taken all my money,” before he fired multiple shots at Richard Smith, 66, and Christopher Smith, 39.
Mustard, who is reportedly a longtime client of the Smith’s, targeted the father and son over his dissatisfaction with the financial services. Police told Robert Mustard, other media that Jr., alumnus officers shot at and missed Mustard after he pointed his gun toward them. He then retreated to an office where he shot himself in the head. David Pellerin, former editor in chief of The Shorthorn in spring 1993 when Mustard worked as a copy editor, said he originally didn’t believe SHOOTING continues on page 3
STUDENT LIFE
OneBook author urges green methods Bill McKibben suggested the need for global action to combat climate change. BY RACHEL SNYDER The Shorthorn staff
Bill McKibben, author of the current OneBook book, gave a light-hearted speech Wednesday night about his experience working with sustainability and how people can be more sustainable. The speech is the culmination of a year’s worth of sustainability
events, beginning with the naming of his book, Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future, as the OneBook for the 2009-2010 school year. McKibben spoke at 7 p.m. in the University Center Rosebud Theater and showed slides of his travels to places like South Africa and the Maldives, where they practiced sustainability despite being in severe poverty. McKibben talked about the
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Senior guard Dwight Gentry is fouled while shooting a layup during the first half of the Mavericks’ 54-77 loss to Stephen F. Austin on Wednesday at the Leonard E. Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. The Mavericks’ shot 34 percent from the field compared to the Lumberjacks 58.3 percent in the
For the full story and a preview of today’s women’s game vs. Lamar University see page 4
The men’s basketball team went down in the first round of the Southland Conference Tournament Wednesday with a loss to Stephen F. Austin. “We ran into a buzzsaw tonight,” head coach Scott Cross said. “Stephen F. Austin, they were really good all the way around. You’ve got to give them the credit.”
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LIBERAL ARTS
Retired Maj. Gen. Willard Latham shakes hands with an ROTC cadet at the ROTC Pep Rally on Wednesday on the University Center mall. The pep rally was held for the cadets who plan to march the 126 miles to Fort Hood next week.
March will test ‘absolute fiber’ of cadets A pep rally was held Wednesday to honor the upcoming ROTC tradition. BY ALYSIA R. BROOKS The Shorthorn staff
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Current Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets and those from 50 years ago came together Wednesday in front of College Hall for a pep rally to honor an upcoming Long March reenactment.
In June 1960, a group of cadets volunteered to march 150 miles from Arlington to Fort Hood, Texas. Now, a new group of cadets, representing multiple area institutions, is set to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the march by reenacting it. They will start from the Maverick Stadium at 5 a.m. Saturday, averaging between 25 and 27 miles a day before they reach their final destination at Fort Hood, said Lt. Bruce Cunningham.
Willard Latham, former ROTC Captain and retired major general, told this year’s marchers that the Long March would be important to them as soldiers. “I’m looking forward to seeing this group of cadets down at Fort Hood,” he said. “You’re a great bunch.” During the pep rally, the surviving original marchers were seated on MARCH continues on page 6
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Vehicle, Tow A vehicle was towed at 11 a.m. because it had been blocking the flow of traffic from Lot 50, which is located on the southern edge of campus, on 1200 West St. The case was cleared.
Success, A Woman’s Leadership Conference: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. $95. Sheraton Fort Worth Hotel and Spa. For information, contact Megan Topham at 817-272-5988
Accident, Minor officers responded at 11:07 a.m. regarding a crash at 1200 West St. There were no injuries. The case was cleared.
Creativity Test: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. UTA/Fort Worth Center Santa Fe Station. For information, contact Megan Topham at 817-2725988
Warrant Service – Misdemeanor A non-student at 11:17 a.m. was arrested for outstanding warrants following a traffic stop on 140 Mitchell St. The case was cleared by an arrest.
Study Abroad Drop-in Advising and Info Table: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. University Center booth near Starbucks. For information, contact Kelsi Cavazos at 817-272-1120 or studyabroad@uta.edu Nano-engineering through Selfassembly: Nanostructures Made Easy: 11 a.m.-noon. Free. 100 nedderman Hall. For information, contact Stathis Meletis at 817-2722398 or meletis@uta.edu TechnoScholar: Let’s Get Down to Basics- Intro. Adobe Flash: 2 p.m.4 p.m. Free, but sign-up required. Digital Media Studio in the Central Library. For information, contact the Central Library at 817-2723000. First impressions: Making them Count: 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. University Center Guadalupe Room. For information, contact Loretta Pequeno-Griffin at 817-272-9220 or lgriffin@uta.edu Department of Biology Colloquium Series: 4 p.m.-5 p.m. Free. 124 Life Science Building. For information, contact Esther Betran at 817-2722872 or betran@uta.edu African-American Issues Forum — Violence in the African-American Community: 6 p.m. Free. University Center Palo Pinto Room. For information, contact Marvin Dulaney at 817-272-9068 or dulaney@uta.edu “Women Behaving Badly� Karaoke Night: 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Bowling and Billiards. For information contact the Multicultural Affairs office at 817-272-2099 or multicultural_affairs@uta.edu UTA Faculty Composers Recital: 7:30 p.m. Free. irons Recital Hall. For information contact the Music Department at 817-272-3471 or music@uta.edu Submit items to the calendar at
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Biology freshman Rebekah Thompson donates her hair to Locks of Love on Wednesday afternoon in the University Center Palo Duro Lounge.
Cuts for a Cause 29 students donate hair for Locks of Love By Joan Khalaf The Shorthorn senior staff
Sitting before a mirror, Adam Pineda finally took the leap after waiting two years to donate to a cause so close to home. The psychology junior started growing his hair in 2007 for Locks of Love, a non-profit organization that donates human hair to underprivileged children with medical-related hair loss. He started growing it after his mom became sick, which stagnated her hair growth. On Wednesday in the University Center Palo Duro Lounge, Pineda got his locks chopped off in honor of his mother and the cause. “It’s a chance to give to kids that are fighting for their lives,� he said. “It’s rough walking around and people knowing instantly and saying ‘Oh, that kid has cancer.’ It softens the
blow.� Twenty-nine students donated six to 10 inches of hair and received free haircuts at the UTA Volunteers-sponsored event. UTA Volunteers said they would have a official count of the donated amount of hair by today. Some people also donated bags of hair. Twelve stylists from local salons volunteered. Burt Grant Salon stylist Jessica Weckherlin said in some ways, hair defines a lot about a person’s life and that people who have hair are fortunate. “It’s a very intimate and emotional thing,� she said. “I know some people wouldn’t feel like a woman if they didn’t have hair.� The benefit of real hair is that it can be curled and styled unlike synthetics, said Aziza Harris, Ogle School of Hair, Skin and Nails cosmetology instructor.
how to Donate • Donated hair must be a minimum of 10 inches tip-totip and be in a ponytail or braid before it is cut. • Hair must be clean and totally dry before it’s mailed. • Place hair in a plastic bag and then mail it in a padded envelope.
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Locks of Love is an organization that provides hairpieces to children suffering from long-term medical hair loss. on Wednesday, 29 people donated their hair for the cause.
• Mail to: 234 Southern Blvd, West Palm Beach, Fla. 33405 To see extensive requirements, go to www.locksoflove.org.
Pineda said he started calling salons at the beginning of the year to see who would give to Locks of Love, but had little luck. So, he decided to do it at UTA. “I waited this long, and I didn’t want to screw it up,� he said. Business freshman Faith Oviedo had been planning on donating to the cause for a few years. “I know that I have enough hair, and I know someone needs that hair,� she said. “It would break my heart if I lost my hair.�
Education sophomore Meredith Fleming donated 10 inches of hair and received a bob haircut. She was walking by the area in the UC and decided to donate because many people close to her have lost hair due to cancer-related illnesses. “Hair is that big of a deal to people,� she said. “Even when they’re struggling with something that big.�
Joan Khalaf news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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‘Playing’ with real artificial intelligence Students combat Students research Social WoRk
homelessness with item drive
autonomous robots and create algorithms. by chRiS hunt The Shorthorn staff
Four students play with robots 10 miles away from UTA’s main campus for college credit. They said this “playing” is essential to the university’s potential upgrade of Tier One status. The Advanced Controls and Sensors Group lab at UTA’s Automation & Robotics Research Institute in Fort Worth researches cuttingedge technologies that aid humans by developing intelligent, autonomous robots. Autonomous robots are programmed to adapt to certain situations, allowing them to control themselves without manual control. “The lab provides graduate and undergraduate students a good understanding of control systems,” said Matt Middleton, computer science and engineering graduate student. Emanuel Stingu, electrical engineering doctorate student, said the most important advantage of robots is that they come with very little liability compared to a human life. “They can be used to inspect areas where humans can’t go,” he said. One of Stingu’s favorite lab toys is the quadrotor. It uses four rotors to hover, autonomously controlling its distance from the ground by listening to an ultrasound sensor on the frame’s underside. He said innovations like the quadrotor are also used in the film industry to maintain consistency between takes.
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impact of global warming, climate change in the world and the need for global organization and action to combat them, particularly by building stronger local communities. Despite the severity of these issues, McKibben said he is optimistic about UTA’s ability to build the communities and bring about positive change in its culture. “I mostly want people to question whether or not the things we thought were obvious about the world really are obvious, like a growing economy being the most important thing,” he said. “I hope to inspire people and to engage in work to help the environment.” The OneBook program has a book every year that students read for their English 1301 classes. The
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the reports that Mustard was the suspected gunman. “I said, ‘No, that couldn’t be him,’” Pellerin said after his wife told him the news early Tuesday morning. “He was well-liked by the staff,” he said. “He had a quick wit about him.” Mustard graduated from UTA with a Bachelor of Arts in English in 1974. Later he attended Southern Methodist University, where he earned a law degree. According to state records, Mustard was ineligible to practice law after he spent time in prison in 1985 on bribery charges. Mustard appealed, but the verdict was never overturned. He started working for The Shorthorn seven years later in fall 1992 after re-enrolling at the university in 1991 to pursue a career in journalism. John Dycus, The Shorthorn newsroom adviser and associate director during Mustard’s stint, said he was fun to work with. Dycus recalled journalism being a midlife start-over for the former attorney. “If you could separate him-
The lab students achieve this repeatability by developing commands, called algorithms, which allow the robots to operate autonomously. “One algorithm can make it go the exact same path, every time,” Stingu said. Drew Morgan, mechanical engineering graduate student, said the next step is to have the quadrotor function completely autonomously, meaning it will have to adapt to changing environments. “The challenge is to create useful implementations that can be robust enough to function outside a lab,” he said. The lake behind ARRI is a particularly scary obstacle for these expensive vehicles, he said, and automatic collision avoidance would instill some outdoor confidence. But research is not limited to the land. The lab acquired a fourwheel drive scooter, capable of carrying a 400-pound person up to 4 mph. The students’ challenge was to retrofit it with their own components to make it autonomous. “It’s only about a $12,000 toy,” Morgan said jokingly. The team then took the shell and seat off, leaving them with a heap of cables, motors and batteries, but no way to control it. To fix this, the team attached a GPS-enabled circuit board, which allows the vehicle’s paths to be logged for data acquisition. Wheel and steering sensors give feedback to the circuit board, allowing it to compensate by sending voltage to the necessary program also aims to start campus wide discussions on OneBook topics. McKibben said he was honored that his book was chosen for the OneBook program since the books are the first that freshmen read in college. He said he realized that students think hard about the issues raised in the book, which was his goal as an author. Electrical engineering freshman Adrian Stecker came to the speech after reading Deep Economy for his class last semester. Stecker said he enjoyed the book and thought McKibben had good research and support for his claims about sustainability. He said the speech and the book helped him make sense of the hype about going green and showed feasible ways to be more sustainable. “His speech added to the issues presented in Deep Economy and made them
self from his demons, isolate his skills at the keyboard, Robert had tremendous talent,” Dycus said, while clarifying that Mustard never displayed any type of trouble while at The Shorthorn. Dycus and Pellerin both said that Mustard would often over-edit the stories. Besides the occasional rift between staffers over editing techniques, Pellerin said Mustard and the staff worked well together. After helping Mustard obtain an internship at The Dallas Morning News during the summer of 1993, Dycus said the last he saw or heard of Mustard was 10 years ago when they crossed paths at Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth. “He looked the same,” he said. “Sounded the same — he looked happy.” Records show that Mustard acquired an apartment in 1997 on Midway Road in Dallas, where he lived until the shooting. Richard and Christopher Smith are recovering at Parkland Hospital where they are said to be in “okay” condition. Chase Webster contributed to this story. maRk baueR news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
Donations will be accepted for the Presbyterian Night Shelter until March 31. by chaRlotte lee The Shorthorn staff
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Mechanical engineer graduate student Drew Morgan discusses the ground vehicle’s applications and processes Wednesday at the Automation and Robotics Research Institute at the UTA Fort Worth campus.
wheels. “It can read feedback from the sensors at 100 times per second,” Morgan said. The eventual goal is to have a number of vehicles sync together through the use of a common circuit board, he said. Chris McMurrough, computer science and engineering graduate student, said the ground vehicle will navigate an obstacle course against others at the Intelligent
Ground Vehicle Competition this June in Michigan. Middleton said the ACSG lab’s research is important because it’s not taught in the classroom. “When you get into the industry, being able to say ‘I’ve actually done this’ is better than saying ‘I’ve learned this,’” he said.
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Four social work students are partnering with United Way of Tarrant County to collect items for the Presbyterian Night Shelter in Fort Worth. Boxes are located on all three floors in the Social Work Complex Building A, from March 1 to March 31 to collect personal care items, linens, toiletry items and medicine for homeless people in Fort Worth. Social work graduate students Rebecca Valles, Jessica Godin, Andrea Hall and Luixandra Colon came up with this idea for a good cause and thought this event could help promote Social Work Month, which is March. From 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., today they are promoting the donation drive in the Social Work Complex Building A and providing cookies and information about PNS. Godin said they chose to donate to PNS because the shelter needs help, and many students have not heard of the shelter before. She added that even though the shelter gets federal money, it still needs donations. Valles said she collects all the items from the building and brings them home. On March 31, she and her partners will donate all the items to Presbyterian Night Shelter.
The shelter serves 704 men and women on average every night. They are the largest provider for services for the homeless in Tarrant County, and the only free emergency shelter without a length-of-stay restriction. According to the PNS’s Web site, working to end homelessness has been the shelter’s goal since they started services 25 years ago. Through counseling and specialized programs, the homeless can re-enter mainstream society. For example, the shelter and day-to-day operations employ 35 homeless people. Godin said some homeless people cannot escape their situations for several reasons. “Many of them have had family problems, some used to be criminals and their criminal record hinders them from getting a job,” she said. Advertising sophomore Odion Eigbobo said she wished there were boxes in more areas or other buildings, so it would be easier for them to donate items. “It would be more convenient if they put boxes in different buildings, because the social work building is at the other end of the world,” she said. Godin said because it is their first time to do this, they want to see how it goes. If it turns out great, they may hope to do it again next semester and put boxes in more different buildings. chaRlotte lee news-editor.shorthorn.uta.edu
moRe fRom mckibben At the lecture, author Bill McKibben’s books were available to buy.
more emotional and relatable,” Stecker said. McKibben said the audience asked good questions at the end of the speech. “People are very eager to figure out what to do now, which encourages me,” he said. Christopher Conway, OneBook program committee co-chair, said between 350 and 400 people came to the event. He said the turnout was especially good
for the spring semester since OneBook is primarily taught in the fall semester. “I’m elated at the success of the event, and I think people were deeply moved by what he had to say,” Conway said. Education freshman Claudia Martinez said she went to the event so she could write her essay assignment for English class, but found it interesting. Martinez said she was
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Author Bill McKibben speaks about the books he has written Wednesday night in the Rosebud Theatre.
particularly interested in McKibben’s ideas about what society can work on and achieve in 20 years, such as building local communities. “The activities we can do here in Arlington and every-
where else to make a safer environment stuck with me,” she said.
Rachel SnydeR news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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MEN’S TENNIS
Mavericks receive third Player of the Week award On Tuesday, the Southland Conference announced junior Brieuc Hamon as men’s tennis Player of the Week. Head coach Diego Benitez says Hamon has been working extra hard. “He’s putting more effort into his practices,” Benitez said. “Now PLAYER OF he’s working real THE WEEK hard to get Brieuc Hamon’s back on season statistrack.” tics The 20-29 (singles) Noirville, 13-34 (doubles) France, native went 1-0 in singles and 1-0 in doubles competition. In Hamon’s singles victory, he matched up against UT-Dallas’ Eric DeBusschere, defeating him 6-1, 6-1. Hamon said he’s been doing more individual practices with assistant coach Marco Matteucci to get back on track. “I feel good,” Hamon said. “Since Marco has been helping me out, I expect more rewards.” In the doubles competition, Hamon and freshman Yauheni Yakauleu defeated DeBusschere and Jay DeCoste 8-0. Hamon said his play was slipping, but now he is mentally ready to take on anything. “I want better rewards,” he said. Hamon’s current single record is 3-5 and doubles is 4-4. This is the third time a men’s tennis player has been named SLC Player of the Week. The men’s next tennis match is on March 19 against Sacramento State at 11 a.m. at the Tennis Center.
–Will Doan
BASEBALL
Mavericks lose after Bluejays refuse to relinquish early lead The Maverick baseball team suffered another midweek defeat on Wednesday at Clay Gould Ballpark, falling to the Creighton Bluejays 11-5. Creighton tagged starter Sam Hansen for five runs in two innings, jumping out to an early lead they wouldn’t relinquish. “You can’t get behind 6-0 after three innings and expect to beat anybody,” Mavericks head coach Darin Thomas said. “The name of the game is pitching, and we’re not doing it well right now.” The early deficit was the second night in a row for the Mavericks, after losing to Texas Christian University 15-2 on Tuesday. The bullpen didn’t do much to stop the early bleeding, allowing four more Blue Jay runs to score before the sixth inning, putting the Mavericks in a 10-1 hole. Reliever Josh Christenson settled down after the fifth inning and held the ‘Jays in check, but the run support never came. Steffan Guest extended his hitting streak to 13 games with an RBI double in the sixth that scored Michael Choice from second. The Mavericks attempted to forge a late rally in the ninth by putting up three runs, but with two men on, ‘Jay reliever Bobby Lackovic ended it by striking out Choice. “We’ve just got to play better if we want to win,” Choice said. Hansen started on short notice after freshman Preston Beck, who was originally in line to start, was scratched in order to get his bat in the lineup. Beck went 1-for-3 and scored two of the Mavericks’ five runs. The Mavericks haven’t won a game this season after falling behind by three runs. “When you’re playing from behind, it’s always going to be more difficult,” Guest noted. “We just need to make sure we’re focused coming into the game.”
— Sam Morton
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Men go home, women move on Mavs fall to ‘Jacks in SLC Tournament BY CLINT UTLEY The Shorthorn sports editor
KATY, TEXAS — Stephen F. Austin State University used a dominant second-half run to send the Mavericks home from the Southland Conference Tournament on Wednesday at the Leonard E. Merrell Center. The Lumberjacks defeated the Mavericks 77-54. Senior guard Marquez Haynes scored five points in the first 37 seconds of the second half, but the ‘Jacks answered over the next 7:17 by outscoring the Mavs 20-2. Head coach Scott Cross was quick to praise SFA for their performance. “We ran into a buzzsaw tonight,” he said. “Stephen F. Austin, they were really good all the way around. You’ve got to give them the credit.” Cross said the ‘Jacks beat the Mavericks in every aspect of the game, coaching included. Not to be overlooked by their second-half run, SFA started the game with a 15-2 run over the opening 7:04. “They made some bigtime shots,” Cross said. “A lot of their guys stepped up and hit shots when they needed it, and that was the difference in the game.” SFA shot 58.3 percent from the floor and 54.5 percent from 3-point range. The Mavs were held to 34 percent from the field and 27.3 percent behind the arc. In the first half, UTA went 1-of-9 from 3-point range. SFA junior guard Eddie Williams scored 22 points and went 5-of-7 from 3-point range for SFA. SFA pulled down 13 offensive rebounds in the game. The Mavericks only managed to pull down 17 total rebounds. “Stephen F. was the tougher team tonight,” Cross said. “Offensive rebounds is another one of those areas that, you know, it’s a hustle point. They just wanted it a little bit more tonight.” Senior guard Dwight Gentry II said the younger players on the team should put in the hard work now so they won’t have a first-round exit next year. Cross praised his seniors after the game and said he wished they could have had a different end to their college careers. Haynes, who played his final two years at UTA after attending Boston College, said the early exit surprised
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The defeated Mavericks, lead by senior guard Marquez Haynes (0), leaves the court after their Southland Conference Tournament first round loss to SFA on Wednesday.
Women hope to conquer Cardinals at third face-off BY CLINT UTLEY The Shorthorn sports editor
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The Mavericks’ huddle as head coach Scott Cross draws up a play during the final moments of the Mavericks’ loss to SFA on Wednesday in the first round of the Southland Conference Tournamnet at the Leonard E. Merrell Center in Katy, Texas.
him. “I definitely didn’t see it coming like this,” he said. “I felt pretty confident going into this game.” Cross’ team, which features five seniors, has some rebuilding and reloading to do before next season begins. “We’re going to have to toughen up,” he said. “We’re going to have to get bigger, stronger, faster.” He said SFA lost a lot of guys last year. “Eddie Williams was a solid player last year, but he jumps up and now he’s one of the best in the league,” he said. “Somebody’s going to have to step up on our team and do the same thing like he’s done.”
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Women’s basketball head coach Samantha Morrow’s main focus for her team’s semifinal game against Lamar on Thursday will be the one thing they haven’t been able to do against the Cardinals this season. “Keep a lead,” Morrow said at the Leonard E. Merrell Center Wednesday afternoon. “We’ve had a lead on them both times at their place and at our place. We feel like there are some areas that we’re better than them.” The Mavericks have lost to the Cardinals twice this season. One was a four-point loss in January at Texas Hall and the other was a six-point loss on Lamar’s home court. In each game the Mavs had leads, but weren’t able to close out the games. The women’s team is hoping the third time’s a charm on Thursday afternoon in Katy, Texas. To get to this semifinal game, they beat two-time defending tournament champions UT-San Antonio. After getting over that hump, they face the tournament’s No. 1 seed. Senior guard Meghan Nelson said the team needs to be ready for such a quick turnaround compared to the
regular season when there are multiple days between games to recuperate. “You just gotta prepare yourself,” she said. “We’re glad we have a day in between to rest. So we’re gonna go into practice, take it easy, just go over some mental stuff. You gotta be ready.” Junior forward Shalyn Martin said there is a lot more work to be done in this tournament. “We came here knowing we would have tough games all the way through,” she said. “We hadn’t beaten UT-SA here in the Southland Conference Tournament so that’s a big notch on our belt for us. Now we have Lamar who we haven’t beat this year. It’s kind of like a revenge factor for us.” Martin notched a doubledouble in the first half of the Mavs’ game against UT-San Antonio on Tuesday, something Morrow noticed, but hasn’t taken for granted. “She’s just such a competitor,” Morrow said. “She’s one of the most competitive people I’ve ever met in my life. That puts her in a very small group of people. You have people like that on your team, and everybody else just feeds off of it.” CLINT UTLEY sports-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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Dedicated Maverick fan honored at game Thompson said for the past couple of years, Laurren Smith’s been around and motivated everyone around the “She was an amazing athletics department. “I’ve known Laurren for young lady,” Hedrick said. y e a r s ,” “As the fight got Thompharder, she got For coverage of the son said. tougher.” game vs. UT, visit “ H e r As Hedrick TheShorthorn.com positive kept up with a tt i t u d e her condition, she invited Laurren Smith to is something we hold in our throw out the first pitch dur- hearts.” When approached by the ing a game last spring. After two years of battling idea, Hedrick was excited. “My staff members wantthe cancer, Smith died on Dec. 4, 2009. She was 13 years old. ed to do something from the As news spread of Smith’s heart,” Hedrick said. “It was death, athletic academic ad- one game and a perfect time viser Rachel Schafer and Stu- in the schedule to do it.” For the players tonight, dent Development specialist Cassie Thompson both ap- they know the same feeling proached Hedrick with an that the Smith family has gone idea of making the UT-Austin through. Junior first baseman Regame a tribute to Smith. “It was a midweek game becca Collom recently found and it turned out to be UT, out her grandfather was diagwhich will be great,” Schafer nosed with bladder cancer in December. said.
For the next two years, her Commemorative bracelets fight against the cancer was a available, with proceeds struggle, but her spirits were donated to medical fund. still alive, said Hedrick. BY WILL DOAN The Shorthorn staff
Tonight’s softball game against No. 14 ranked UTAustin is not just a regular season match-up. The game tonight will pay tribute to one of the Mavs’ biggest fans, Laurren Smith. Patti Smith, Laurren’s mother, and softball head coach Debbie Hedrick have been family friends for years. Hedrick’s daughter, Peyton, and Laurren were best friends. In 2007, Smith was diagnosed with cancer called osteosarcoma. According to WebMD, osteosarcoma is a disease where cancer cells are found in the bone. It is the most common type of bone cancer. The disease most often occurs in adolescents and young adults.
“I was messed up,” she said. you can,” Kaiser said. “On top “I was freaking out. All I hear of trying to pay for things, you have to cope with it.” is cancer.” Kaiser says Smith’s attitude The announcement of Collom’s grandfather’s cancer was something she admired. “When you saw her, you came before the news of Laurcouldn’t tell what she ren’s passing. was going through,” Collom says it’s she said. “She was albeen a tough time. ways happy and smil“I worked close ing.” with her,” Collom In tonight’s game, said. “Every time I head coach Hedrick look at her picture, it is inviting Laurren sets off my emotions.” Smith’s brother BranSophomore left don to throw out the fielder Kelsey Kaiser first pitch, and Lauralso reflects back on Laurren Smith, her past and feels the Mavericks softball ren’s mom will say a few words. emotions of losing fan During the game, family. Before Kaiser was born, blue bracelets with the word she lost her grandfather to leu- “Remember” will be sold for kemia. At the age of 6, she lost $1 and all proceeds will be her uncle as well. Then two donated to the Laurren Smith years later, her grandmother Medical Fund. passed with same condition. She said she knows the burden of going through the WILL DOAN process of coping. sports-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu “It’s hard to do everything
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a raised stage. When the rally began, new marchers charged out of the University Center to take their seats in front of the stage, facing their counterparts from 50 years ago. 2nd Lt. Ryan Kelly and cadet Capt. Travis Hallman acted as emcees during the event, tossing out U.S. Army and ROTC T-shirts and hats before the rally started and joking with students passing by. Cadet Staff Sgt. Hugh Pham, who will be taking part in the reenactment, read the poem “I Am A Maverick,” which is about the history of the Corps of Cadets on campus to present day. Ron King, one of the original marchers, was in tears when he addressed this year’s marchers. “I’ll tell you what, you’ll never make better friends,” he said. Retired Col. Joel Ward, another original marcher, said he and his fellow cadets had no idea what they were doing at the time, but that it has meant the world to him as the years have passed. “They’re my heroes,” he said of the other marchers. “My friends for life.”
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The ShorThorn Lt. Col. Albert Alba, military science professor, presented commemorative coins to the original marchers, and announced that this year’s marchers would receive the same coins upon completion of the march. The Sam Houston Rifles drill team concluded the rally with a performance. A group picture was taken afterward of the surviving original marchers and this year’s marchers. The cadets taking part in the march are expected to arrive at Fort Hood March 17. They will attend a welcome ceremony that day and will then load into vans and return to Arlington. During the march, the cadets will alternate between camping out in places like school auditoriums and sleeping in tents. Latham said about being part of the 50th anniversary commemoration, “At my age, it’s great to be anywhere.” He added that the university has come a long way since his days in the ROTC and has become a great institution. “Things like this Long March can test the absolute fiber of an organization,” Latham said. “And the people who do it are bonded together.”
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Cadet Staff Sgt. Hugh Pham recites the poem “I am a Maverick,” onstage at the ROTC Pep Rally on Wednesday on the University Center mall.
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The Sam Houston Rifles drill team performs a routine at the ROTC Pep Rally on Wednesday on the University Center mall.
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receive housing. Thirty-five years before him, information systems junior Rich McGary’s father lived in Brazos House. McGary said he hopes to live in Brazos House again next year because the people are nice and it’s not too expensive. “Although I understand the reason behind it, I don’t want to have to go apartment hunting if I don’t get a spot,” he said. “I don’t want to have to get a car, buy groceries or take out more student loans.” Greg Hladik, Apartment and Residence Life assistant
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director, said the policy is a positive change because it will change the dynamics of residence halls and apartments. Pointing out that students living on campus maintain better grades than those who live at home or on their own, he said campus residents also develop better relationships with other students. “Living on campus allows students to feel a better sense of belonging to the campus community,” he said. “There are students and staff available to help them find the resources they need to succeed in the classroom and outside the classroom.” The Housing Department is encouraging upperclassmen living in residence
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halls to consider moving to apartment communities in future semesters, he said. “There are amenities like swimming pools, clubhouses and environments conducive to upperclassmen living,” he said. Theatre arts freshman Olivia Aigbogun said she has lived in Arlington Hall for two semesters because her hometown is an hour away and she doesn’t have a car. She plans to live on campus again next year. “As long as I get Arlington Hall, I don’t care,” she said. Nursing freshman Janie Shoumbert said she doesn’t agree with all freshmen getting first priority in the residence halls. Students in freshman interest groups, like herself,
should be the only ones to get first priority over students already living on campus, she said. Kinesiology junior Eric Hernandez is a resident assistant in Brazos House and has lived there since fall 2007. Although he doesn’t plan to live on campus next year, Hernandez said he doesn’t agree with the new policy. “I understand how it’s supposed to improve freshmen retention,” he said. “But upperclassmen living on campus promotes a sense of pride for freshmen. Freshmen would have role models staying on campus.”
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Criminal justice junior Aivy Nguyen listens Wednesday on the University Center mall during the ROTC Pep Rally to stories about the first march to Fort Hood. Nguyen plans to march the 126 miles to Fort Hood next week and says she decided to participate because it’s an honor.
Scientists continue to research the Enriquillo-Plantain Garden fault line, which caused a massive earthquake and widespread devastation in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. One of the researchers, Science Dean Pamela Jansma, published a paper in concert with other scientists in 2008 that stated the likelihood of an approximately 7.2 strength quake in that region. Jansma was scheduled to speak on this subject on Feb. 11. C a n - Pamela Jansma, celled due Science dean to the record-breaking snowstorm, the talk will be held at 4 p.m. today in 100 Geoscience Building. It is scheduled with allotting time for questions afterward. “It’s actually good that we needed to reschedule because now Dean Jansma can incorporate information on the Chile quake,” said Lori Norris, College of Science special programs coordinator. Though many quakes have occurred recently in Japan, Turkey and Taiwan, Jansma said she will only add information about the quake in Chile. “I could talk for four hours if I talked about all the earthquakes that have happened over the last few weeks,” she said. “But because Chile’s quake was so much larger than Haiti, people have been wondering why there wasn’t as much damage and loss of life.” The talk will also include data collected by the research team that recently returned from Haiti. The preliminary results were compiled over this past weekend, and Jansma said that they are not only illuminating, but different from what they had expected. Norris said that they will now be promoting the talk as part of the college’s Frontiers in Science series and should be more accessible to non-scientist audiences.
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in the name oF engineering Computer science engineering junior Tiano Barron, left, holds up part of his group’s project as mechanical and aerospace engineering junior Agustin Cabrera explains the workflow Wednesday at Nedderman Hall. The group is using push-pop containers fixed with playing cards as waterwheels to demonstrate a timer that can be driven by water. The required intervals are 15, 45, and 60 seconds.