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TOOBIN’S INSIDE SCOOP PAST MAVERICK SPEAKERS SERIES LECTURERS CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin is the last of this year’s Maverick Speakers Series lecturers. Take a look back at the previous speakers.
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Seminar may land in 2011 Courses would seek to acclimate students to college life while providing degree credit.
Richard Florida author, urban theorist Sept. 25
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Adjustments may soon be made to UTA’s core curriculum requirements as soon as September 2011 to provide students with a better chance of succeeding in school and making it through to a degree, administrators and faculty said. Provost Donald Bobbitt said the changes may include courses that STATS freshmen and transfer students can UTA’s take early in their predicted time at the universix-year sity that give them a graduation taste of what classes rate is 52%, in a certain major according to might be like furU.S. News ther along. Taking and World one of these classReport. es, he said, may be able to satisfy another required core course, should the faculty and administration approve such a change. “That course is being developed to acclimate students to the university
He talked to his audience about recession-proof jobs and how Arlington could improve its economy. David Gergen CNN political analyst Oct. 22 Gergen praised President Barack Obama, comparing him to John F. Kennedy — another president he says inherited problems in his term. Jon Meacham Newsweek editor Nov. 16
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Meacham is the second speaker of the series to weigh in on President Barack Obama’s first year in review — one he says was filled with challenges in a progressively more conservative nation. Earvin “Magic” Johnson basketball legend, entrepreneur Feb. 11 Johnson gave business advice only a champion could tell at his speech on the day it snowed nearly 13 inches in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Sally Ride astronaut, first American woman in space Feb. 15 Ride told her soldout audience to go after their biggest dreams, without fear of failure.
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Jeffrey Toobin, a staff writer at The New Yorker and the senior legal analyst for CNN, speaks during the final event of the 2009-2010 Maverick Speakers Series on Wednesday in the Lone Star Auditorium. Recently, Toobin presented legal analysis following Michael Jackson’s death.
CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin stresses history to understanding the U.S. Supreme Court BY JOAN KHALAF The Shorthorn senior staff
These are tumultuous times in politics and a pivotal moment for the U.S. Supreme Court, CNN senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin said. But, it doesn’t surprise him. “It’s important to remember how ugly politics can get,” Toobin said. “It’s always been a blood sport in this country.” The author spoke to a soldout crowd for the Maverick Speakers Series Wednesday night at the Lone Star Auditorium to talk about his latest interest — a closer look into the U.S. Supreme Court. Toobin has covered several of America’s biggest legal cases through his books, including O.J. Simpson’s murder case and former President Bill Clinton’s sex scandal that nearly led to his impeachment.
He is the last speaker of this semester’s series. Toobin emphasized that for anyone to understand the court’s importance in presentday, they needed to first know the history and how it spoke for the change in the Republican Party. “From the 1970s, you can see the evolution of the Republican Party,” he said. “It was more moderate and not religiously oriented.” Toobin said when most people think of the court, they see it as abstract whole, but don’t know the justices themselves, which he revealed in his speech. “I always get asked ‘who is your favorite justice?’ and I’m going to start needing a new an-
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Fry-covered mannequin helps raise awareness Freshmen Leaders On Campus erected the display to encourage food sustainability. BY JOHNATHAN SILVER The Shorthorn senior staff
Architecture sophomore Daniel Said has abstained from eating french fries. He and others have taken notice to a life-sized, french fry-covered mannequin in the Maverick Activities Center. Freshmen Leaders on Campus members constructed “Frenchie” as part of the group’s yearlong campaign of food sustainability. The group selected the MAC to explain that not only exercise, but also healthy eating habits, contribute to fitness. Group member Troy Maikowski, who helped put “Frenchie” together, said people can exercise but still not be healthy. “It’s not just about working out,” he said. “It’s about what you eat. Some people exercise and then go to McDonald’s.” FRY continues on page 4
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CEO describes his company’s method Beck Group’s Henry C. “Peter” Beck III encourages integrating building constructors and architects. BY SHAMBHU SHARAN The Shorthorn staff
UTA hosted the Eighth Annual Building Science Expo on Wednesday to help manufacturing companies showcase their products and design materials to architecture students. The expo presented a program, “Beyond Integrated Project Delivery: The Integrated Enterprise,” wherein 24 building manufac-
tures showcased their building materials and speakers lectured to 125 architecture students, faculty and staff. The School of Architecture, in association with the Dallas and Fort Worth chapters of the American Institute of Architects and the Construction Specifications Institute, organized the event. Keynote speaker Henry C. “Peter” Beck III, CEO and managing director of Beck Group, concluded the event. Beck Group is a well-known, integrated firm offering projEXPO continues on page 5
Swapnil Sohani, industrial engineering graduate student, covers himself with a box during a downpour Wednesday outside of Science Hall. Sohani was heading to Woolf Hall from the Central Library. The Shorthorn: Rasy Ran
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a framework for understanding the entrepreneurship of racial groups,” she said. Wingfield said there BY ALYSIA R. BROOKS are three common theoThe Shorthorn staff ries on racism in current Adia Harvey Wingfield research, and explained said she thinks research the problems with each on business in America of them. The Racial Formation is missing women, small businesses and minori- Theory states that concepts of race and how each ties. The sociology assistant race should be treated are professor from Georgia created on the governState University covered mental level and the soall three in her lecture cial level at the same time, Wednesday in the Central with the government level Library sixth floor par- decisions affecting the social ones. lor. She said Wingfield when peosaid this ple think UPCOMING LECTURE theory fails of business Mary Ellen Curtin, women’s to take owners, history adjunct professor the social someone at American University, level into like Donald will speak about “Barbara enough acTrump or Jordan and the Paradox count. Bill Gates of Female Ambition.” T h e likely comes Reception will follow after. Colorblind to mind. Racism But black When: noon Wednesday T heor y women are Where: Central Library sixth states that business floor parlor while raowners as cialized well, and social systhe number of black female entrepre- tems still exist, the current “colorblind” ideology neurs is growing. “Doing Business with means that thoughts and Beauty: Black Women, acts of racism are now Hair Salons, and the Ra- more subtle and harder to cial Enclave Economy” detect. Wingfield said this theory does takes its title not account from Wingfor ongofield’s book “The existing ing acts of on the same literature tends to overt racsubject, an exism. tension of her emphasize ethnicity The Sysd i s s e r t a t i o n without providing temic Racresearch. ism Theory “I saw the a framework for states that title, and I ab- understanding the racial insolutely had to equality is come. I want- entrepreneurship of a central ed to hear her racial groups.” part of cultalk about it,” ture, not a sociology ju- Adia Harvey Wingfield side-issue. nior Talisha Georgia State University sociology assistant professor Wingfield Ross said. agrees with Wingfield this part, said ethnic enclaves are businesses run but said emphasis on raby a member or members cial inequality alone does specific ethnic group that not include issues of class, cater specifically to other gender or sexuality as it members of the same eth- should. “I thought it was great, nic group. While there may be many nationali- it related to several socities included in one race, ology courses I’ve had,” ethnicity refers to one dis- sociology senior Jennifer Lamb said. tinct nationality. The event was sponWingfield said she hopes that future research sored by the UTA Wominto race and business en’s Studies Program as practices will include the part of the Women’s Hiseffects of ethnicity, gender tory Month Lecture Series. and social class. “The existing literature tends to emphasize ethALYSIA R. BROOKS nicity without providing news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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COOKING UP CONTRIBUTIONS Biology senior Emmanuel Obeng-Mensah and business management sophomore Corina Pongratz grill hamburgers for an NAACP fundraiser on Wednesday in the University Center mall. NAACP members barbecue hamburgers, hot dogs and hot links every other Wednesday on the University Center mall.
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swer,” he said. “And I’d have to say its David Souter. For whatever else he is, he’s just so weird.” Toobin discussed how oral arguments go and gave a behind-the-scenes bit — the fact that Stephen Breyer and Clarence Thomas would tell jokes and pass notes. “In oral arguments, you’ll always have eight justices that show up prepared and they ask tough questions,” he said. “But Clarence Thomas hasn’t asked a question since 2006.” While working on his book about the 2000 election and the battle between former Vice President Al Gore and former President George W. Bush, Toobin said Gore didn’t want to cooperate. However, he got a chance to talk to Gore after the book published. “I ran into Gore at a social gathering,” Toobin said. “And I told him ‘I am the biggest Bush v. Gore junkie in the world’ and he said, ‘I think you might be second.’” Business finance freshman Courtney Parker said she liked that Toobin didn’t bring partisanship into the issues he discussed. “I learned a lot about the Supreme Court,” she said. “But I also liked that he respected both sides of the issue.” After having read and studied Toobin’s most recent book, The Nine, Grand Prairie resident Marty Brownlie said it was invigorating to hear him speak about troublesome times. It made her hopeful. “He’s certainly knowledgeable, but he’s non-judgmental,” she said. “It’s not his role to be editorializing. He just puts it out for us and allows us to make our own judgment.”
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Dallas resident Kent Cobb asks a question during the question and answer session after Jeffrey Toobin’s speech Wednesday in the Lone Star Auditorium. Cobb said he and his wife are very politically active and wanted the opportunity to listen to an interesting speaker.
It’s important to remember how ugly politics can get. It’s always been a blood sport in this country.” Jeffrey Toobin, CNN senior legal analyst
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Lethal injection execution halted for man claiming innocence HUNTSVILLE, Texas — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday stopped the execution of condemned prisoner Hank Skinner about an hour before he could have been taken to the Texas death chamber. Skinner asked the court and Gov. Rick Perry for the delay for DNA testing that he insisted could clear him in a triple slaying. The brief order grants him the delay but does not ensure he will get such testing. Perry had not decided on the delay. Skinner, 47, faced lethal injection for the bludgeoning and strangling of his girlfriend, 40-year-old Twila Jean Busby, and the stabbings of her two adult sons.
The slayings occurred at their home in the Texas Panhandle town of Pampa on New Year’s Eve in 1993. The court order came as relatives of Busby were climbing the steps of the Huntsville prison to prepare to witness his punishment. In the order, the justices said they would put off the execution until they decide whether to review his case. If the court refuses the review, the reprieve is lifted, according to the order, and that would make Skinner eligible for another execution date. Skinner, in a small holding cell a few feet from the death chamber, expressed surprise when was informed of the reprieve in a phone call from his lawyer.
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“I had made up my mind I was going to die,” he said. “I’m eager to get the DNA testing so I can prove my innocence and get the hell out of here. “I’m greatly relieved. I feel like I really won today.” Rob Owen, Skinner’s lead attorney and a University of Texas law professor, said the court action suggested the justices believed “there are important issues that require closer examination.” “We remain hopeful that the court will agree to hear Mr. Skinner’s case and ultimately allow him the chance to prove his innocence through DNA testing,” he said.
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The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health is offering Ima Hogg scholarships for Texas social work graduate students. The foundation’s grants and programs support mental health consumer services, research, policy analysis and public education projects in Texas. Accepted students will get an award of up to $5,000 for the 2010-2011 academic year. Merrell Foote, Hogg Foundation communication director, said students from 11 colleges in Texas, including UTA, are eligible to apply for the scholarships because of their certified and credited social work programs. Graduating seniors and graduate students must turn in applications, along with a résumé, personal statement and two letters of recommendation to submit online through the foundation’s Web site by May 3. The social work program’s dean or director will send the nominations separately to the foundation and scholarship recipients will be announced in late May. Up to three nominees from UTA will be selected. Social work graduate students like Tiffanie
Franks-Carothers and Warren Ponder have previously received help from the scholarship. Carothers is completing her graduate degree through a joint program between two universities and plans to work with children and the elderly as a mental health counselor and advocate. Ponder, an Iraq war veteran, received the scholarship for fall 2008 and chose to pursue a career that will improve Texas mental health services for veterans and active duty personnel, working either at a veterans’ administration facility or as an Army mental health officer. To be an eligible applicant, students must be accepted to the School of Social Work, enter a oneyear advanced standing program or the second year of a two-year program in fall 2010 and demonstrate commitment to pursuing a career in providing mental health services after graduation. According to the Hogg Foundation Web site, Ima Hogg created the program in 1956 to increase the number of trained social workers delivering quality mental health services in Texas. The children of former Texas Governor James Hogg founded The Hogg Foundation in 1940 to promote improved mental health for the people of Texas. Charlotte lee news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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Pin the tail on the recyclable Renee Iwu held a card representing a cloud in hand while she debated whether to put it in the trash or recycle it. After a debate the biology sophomore decided to put it in the recycle bin, in the pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey like game. “I thought clouds, rain, grass,” she said referencing how clouds recycle water. This was just one attraction in Arlington Hall’s Recyclemania Carnival Night. Brittney Thompson, Arlington Hall resident assistant, hosted the event for the first time in order to raise recycle awareness. “I want them to know that recycling is your friend,” she said. “And it’s easy to do.” In addition to the pinning-game, other events included three-card monte and musical chairs, which Iwu won.
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Top: Biology sophomore Renee Iwu, right, plays three-card monte with Arlington Hall resident assistant Brittney Thompson on Wednesday during Recyclemania Carnival Night at Arlington Hall. Thompson hosted the event to raise awareness and get the hall’s residents involved. Above: Residents pin illustrations on what should be recycled or trashed, earning points that are redeemable towards prizes like DVDs and dorm room essentials.
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“Frenchie” is a fry-covered mannequin made by Freshmen Leaders on Campus and is currently on display in the Maverick Activities Center. The organization created “Frenchie” as a part of their food sustainability theme.
“It’s not just about working out. It’s about what you eat. Some people exercise and then go to McDonald’s.” troy Maikowski
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The mannequin, pictures of french fry art and statistics showing how much it takes to burn off calories, are on display until April 16. According to one displayed poster, medium-sized french fries from McDonald’s, 380 calories, would take a 175-pound man 90 minutes of weightlifting to burn off the calories. And for a 120-pound woman to burn off a 428-calorie set of curly fries from Jack in the Box, she would have to endure 74 minutes of freestyle swimming. The group referenced www.officialfrenchfries.com. The Web site also includes a fun stuff section, including pages like “22 things to do with french fries besides eat them.” Said called the display
creative. “I’m thinking about not eating fries anymore — after looking at that,” he said. French graduate student Courtney Griffitts said she didn’t notice the mannequin because it was in a corner next to the entrance and out of view. After viewing it, she said she didn’t understand the concept of the french frycovered object. “It doesn’t really speak to me because I don’t really eat french fries,” she said. Griffitts added that the statistics were interesting. “It puts it in real life terms,” she said. The group’s officers are considering adding more nutritional facts and statistics to the display. A later exhibition of more food displays is scheduled for April 5-16, in the Palo Duro Lounge. Johnathan Silver news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
and to give them the skills to be successful here at the university,” Bobbitt said. “It will help students who don’t have a lot of experience with college and what a college experience means.” The prospective changes are part of the university’s commitment to student success, tangibly seen in the renovation of Ransom Hall, which will soon house University College, a department wholly devoted to student success both during college and after. Kimberly Van Noort, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee chair and College of Liberal Arts associate dean, said the courses, which will be known as First Year Seminars in the First Year Experience program, will also give students a taste of what’s to come. Van Noort said similar programs have worked through the nation, encouraging UTA faculty that this may very well be a good choice for their school. “This is a model that exists in a lot of other colleges and universities and has been successful, so we’re trying to provide this to freshmen and transfers,” Van Noort said. Implementing the First Year Experience should work to turn graduation rates around and in a direction more becoming of a growing and flourishing university, Bobbitt said. The university already has two pilot programs in place for First Year Seminars — one in the College of Nursing and one in the College of Engineering. Van Noort said the faculty hope to make revisions to their curriculum recommendations by April and have the First Year Seminars available in little more than a year, if approved. Exposure to the courses and faculty will give students a good idea what to expect in that field and later on in the degree, she said. Both Bobbitt and Van Noort said letting students get that experience early on might reduce the number of degree plan changes that occur once students see what majors are actually like a few years into the degrees. They said this may help to speed degree completion and enhance overall student retention. “I think that any means by which we can help our incoming students, the more we can help them to adjust to the college experience,” Van Noort said. “That will help them to stay in school and to finish in a four year plan.” President James Spaniolo told attendees of the Spring Faculty and Associates meeting last April that despite all UTA has to be proud of, the university’s predicted six-year graduation rate was 52 percent, according to U.S. News and World Report. He said that was not characteristic of a top tier university.
your view what challenges have you faced in college?
“I am visually impaired and it’s hard to deal with from time to time. It takes me 20 minutes to walk to school because I can’t drive. It’s also difficult in class because I have trouble seeing the overhead and it takes me a lot longer to read assignments. ” Brittany King, theater arts junior
“My biggest challenge was figuring out what I wanted to do. I changed my major two times before I found the right one.” Carl Strauss, advertising senior
“The biggest challenge I’ve had through college is scheduling everything. There is so much you can do, it’s hard to work it all in. ” Erik Toops, communication senior
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ccording to the UTA Fact Book, there are 38 percent of full-time degree-seeking freshmen for 2009-2010 who earn a baccalaureate degree within six years. Bobbitt said satisfying students’ educational needs is a top priority for the university and that right now, it appears revising the core curriculum requirements may be one more way to see that that priority is addressed. “We believe we have a moral obligation to our students to do all we can to help those who come here to UTA, graduate,” Bobbitt said. Sharayah Sherrod news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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ect finance, design, construction and development services across the United States and Mexico. It has also been recognized as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” by Fortune magazine. Beck spoke on “The Integrated Enterprise.” Beck discussed integrating building constructors and architects using the successful stories implemented in his company. Beck said his companies integrate the building disciplines through unique processes and technologies, resulting in order of magnitude, improvements in design, cost and schedule. The School of Architecture students and faculty have done a good job on overall performance in architecture and designing, Beck said. Architecture Dean Donald Gatzke announced Georgia-Pacific as a gold sponsor for donating $1,000 to the school. Headwaters Construction Materials and HKS, Inc. were deemed silver sponsors for each donating $500. “I chose the theme and speaker because it has revolutionized building design and construction,” architecture professor Madan Mehta said. The building manufacturers exhibited the building materials and talked to the students. Architecture alumni Ben Bearden currently works as an architecture representative for the Headwaters Construction Materials. He attended the expo to showcase his company’s design materials and share his knowledge. Bearden has attended the expo for the last three years. “It is good to come back to support my alma mater,” Bearden said. “It was nice to see my old professors and give the experiences back to students that I had since graduating from UTA.” Architecture senior James “TJ” Johnston said he learned the entire process of building
happy feet Above: Architecture sophomore Reagan Tyler walks around campus barefoot Wednesday afternoon. The National Weather Service forecast today was sunny with a high of 62 and a low of 39. Right: Tyler said he chose not to wear shoes because he thought it was such a nice day.
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SportS QUoteWorthy “I was living a life of a lie, I really was. and I was doing a lot of things ... that hurt a lot of people. and stripping away denial and rationalization, you start coming to the truth of who you really are and that can be very ugly. but then again, when you face it and you start conquering it and you start living up to it, the strength that I feel now ... I’ve never felt that type of strength.” tiger Woods,professional golfer in an interview with eSpn’s tom rinaldi.
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Mavs fall to Mean Green at home
Mavericks receive national recognition for play thomas said. “He’s done what I expected him to do, and that was to get better senior pitcher Jason from last year. He’s been Mitchell and junior cen- remarkably better.” the pitcher of the Year terfielder Michael Choice have been named to a pair Award will be presented July 2 in Lubbock, of prestigious texas, as part of award lists this the College Baseweek. ball Awards show. Mitchell was Choice, hitting named to the .387 on the seaNational pitcher son, is certainly no of the Year watch stranger to winlist by the College ning awards, with Baseball Founalmost 40 honors dation on tuesin his Maverick caday, and Choice Jason Mitchell, reer. But he said he was named to yet senior pitcher doesn’t put much another watch stock into being list, this time named one of the pegged as the fifth-best outfielder in the top five outfielders in the 2010 MLB Draft by Base- draft. Choice, who pelted his ball America, a respected eighth home run of the baseball publication. Mitchell joins a list that year against Louisianafeatures the top pitchers in Monroe on tuesday night, this year’s upcoming draft, is also tabbed as the 20thincluding Mississippi’s best collegiate player in the nation by BaseDrew pomeranz ball America. and Louisiana “It’s fun to hear, state’s Anthony and it’s great to see ranaudo. guys from our uni“I don’t really versity on them,” think about it,” Choice said of the Mitchell said. “I recognition. “But just try to make we’re a team and pitches and get we’re focused on batters out, but winning as a team it’s cool that I’m Michael Choice, right now.” getting recog- junior centerChoice is quick nized for it.” fielder to credit Mitchell Mitchell is 2-2 as being one of the on the season with a 2.68 ErA and 46 most impressive pitchers strikeouts. only six pitch- he’s ever played with. “He’s pitching great, ers in college baseball have struck out more batters he’s just in the zone.” Choice said. “sometimes this season. Head coach Darin it gets to the point where I thomas credits a major- see the ball leave his hand ity of Mitchell’s success to and I know the batter isn’t him not being in the pre- going to touch what he throws.” season spotlight. “sometimes if the focus Sam morton isn’t all on you, you’re able sports-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu to surface a little better.” by Sam morton
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Freshman pitcher Teri Lyles hurls the ball in Wednesday afternoon’s game against North Texas at Allan Saxe Field. The game was moved to UTA due to bad weather predictions in Denton. The next game is at 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Allan Saxe Field.
Location change didn’t give Mavs home field advantage as they lost. by Will Doan The Shorthorn staff
In a close pitching duel, the softball team lost to North texas 2-0 at Allan saxe Field on Wednesday night. originally scheduled in Denton, the Mavs and Mean Green agreed to play in Arlington to avoid the expected rain in the Denton area. UtA freshman pitcher teri Lyles and UNt senior pitcher Ashley Lail combined to give up only six hits. Head coach Debbie Hedrick complimented both pitchers. “teri threw well,” she said. “But she’s got to stay focused on every pitch throughout the game.” Commenting on Lail, Hedrick said she jammed UtA batters outside and inside. “she didn’t miss very few pitches,” she said. Lyles gave up two earned runs on four hits, walking one
and striking out two. she is now 7-8 with a 1.82 ErA. Lyles gave up the first run in the bottom of the second when first baseman Mallory Cantler hit a home run to left center. “she hung that one pitch up and the kid took it out,” Hedrick said. From there, Lyles pitched steadily until the sixth, including a 1-2-3 inning in the third and fourth. Lyles gave up the second run in the bottom of the sixth, when second baseman Lisa Johnson doubled in a run giving the Mean Green a 2-0 lead. the Mavs’ offense was shut down by Lail’s dominant pitching. only sophomore catcher Erica LeFlore and senior designated hitter samantha Chumchal got hits. “We didn’t help ourselves at the plate,” Hedrick said. “the pitcher threw screwballs. some of the pitches inside were balls if we lay off of them.” When the Mavs came down to their last out, senior left fielder Cara Hulme stepped into the box and
worked a walk. Chumchal, who batted next, singled down the left field line. With two on, head coach Hedrick replaced Hulme and Chumchal with sophomore pinch runners Kari Karr and Charne office to put speed on the bases. senior rightfielder Heather Fortenberry, who grounded out earlier to first base in the second and was hit by a pitch in the fifth, had a chance to make something happen. However, Lail got the best of Fortenberry as she grounded out to second base to end the game. After the game, Hedrick commented on how the team has to make adjustments. “It’s both mental and physical,” she said. “A key to hitting is making adjustments off of pitchers.” the Mavs’ next games will be a three-game series against conference foe Ut-san Antonio at home with a doubleheader starting at 2 p.m. saturday and at 1 p.m. sunday. Will Doan sports-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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Mavericks back on the court to host 8-team spring tournament
Women’S tenniS SCoreS uta loses 6-0 to uNt Klara Jagosova lost to Irina Paraschiv 6-2, 6-1 Monika Hadvigerova lost to Madura Ranganathan 6-7, 7-5, 6-1 Katarina Mlcochova lost to Barbora Vykydalova 6-4, 6-2 Maria Martinez-Romero lost to Paula Dinuta 7-5, 6-7, 10-8 Daiana Negreanu lost to Catalina Cruz 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 Nikola Matovicova lost to Narine Kazarova 6-2, 6-3
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The event will have eight teams from Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma. by Clint Utley The Shorthorn sports editor The Shorthorn: File Photo
Libero Alicia Shaffer, left, and outside hitter Teena Sobczak react to an incoming serve during the Mavericks’ victory against Nicholls State University in the fall at Texas Hall. The match marked the fifth straight win at home for the Mavericks.
the volleyball team will get back on the court this weekend for the first time since the southland Conference tournament in November. An eight-team tourna-
ment including conference foes Ut-san Antonio and Spring toUrnament stephen F. Austin and MeWhen: Saturday troplex rivals texas ChrisWho: UT- San Antonio, Stetian will take place all day phen F. Austin, Texas Chrissaturday at the Maverick tian, North Texas, Oklahoma, Activities Center. Houston, Lousiana Tech. and UT Arlington the 2010 Ut Arlington time: spring tournament will have two four-team pools Houston (9 a.m.) with a predetermined North Texas (11 a.m.) crossover match following Oklahoma (2 p.m.) pool play, according to the Louisiana Tech (4 p.m.) UtA athletics Web site. Where: the Maverick Activities Head coach Diane seyCenter mour said her team won’t face Ut-san Antonio or stephen F. Austin on sat- ton and Louisiana tech. urday. oU is no stranger to Ar“You don’t usually lington. the sooners came try to play them in the to texas Hall last year and spring,” she said of confer- defeated the Mavs in five ence opponents. sets, 3-2. “We play each “they’re oklahoma volother enough in leyball head coach extremely the fall.” santiago restrepo Contrary to talented, said the Mavs are a regular season very athhard team to beat. matches where “ they’re exteams can play letic, they tremely talented, up to five sets, work exvery athletic, they only two sets will work extremely be played during tremely hard as a unit,” he hard as a each match. said. “We were lucky “You really unit,” enough to get there want to get on and beat them.” the court and Santiago restrepo praised just play as restrepo the Mavericks’ demuch as you Oklahoma volley- fense and seymour’s can,” seymour ball head coach coaching abilities. said. “Especial“she’s a great ly for kids that coach,” he said. maybe don’t get “she’s very knowlto play a lot in edgeable about the game the fall, or someone that and does an incredible job was injured, or preparing with the team.” for this fall.” UtA will play North Clint Utley sports-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu texas, oklahoma, Hous-