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Student residents must a new student parking lot.

The university-owned move by May 31 to make apartments near the UTA room for the 145 spaces. Bookstore will be torn down

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• Faculty and graduate students discussed sustainability issues at Thursday’s Annual Celebration of Excellence by Students event.

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Students living in Legacy Heights apartments are packing up to make room for

this summer to add 145 spaces, said Jeff Johnson, Facilities Management associate director.

“It’s important that we plan parking correctly,” he

said. “We’re taking a close look at all the places we can add parking, and now it’s a matter of making sure we can accommodate everyone on campus.”

By June, the university will remove the apartment complex to support construction of the new special events

center and parking garage.

Legacy Heights Resident Bishnu Subedi said it’s unfortunate that he has to leave his home.

“The university gave us the option to leave Legacy Heights and provided us with HEIGHTS continues on page 6

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APARTMENT LOCATION Legacy Heights apartments will be torn down and turned into parking lot 38, which will include 145 parking spaces for Arlington Hall residents.

TECHNOLOGY

Second Life gets second chance The potential of the virtual world program hasn’t been realized, Provost says.

BY MONICA S. NAGY The Shorthorn staff

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After a 20-year disc jockey career, interdisciplinary studies senior David Kenoly will co-host a new talk show on CNN Radio called “On the D. L. with Lane and Dave” starting Monday at 6 p.m. Kenoly and co-host Lane Clark will discuss a wide range of topics from two sides of the political, social and religious spectrum. One topic during the kick-off show will be a discussion titled “Would You Kill Your Child’s Molestor?”

Keeping it on the D.L.

BY JOHNATHAN SILVER The Shorthorn senior staff

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avid Kenoly and Lane Clark are “On the D. L.” The two guys got the opportunity of a lifetime when a CNN radio station told them they would have a show starting Monday. Kenoly, an interdisciplinary studies senior in his last semester at UTA, said he wants to affect people with insightful, moving and effective discussions.

The show “On the D. L. with Lane and Dave,” will broadcast every weeknight from 6 to 8 p.m. on CNN Radio 1190 AM. Kenoly, who is black, and Clark, who is white, will present two sides of the political and ideological spectrum and have varying opinions on racial topics.

“Anybody that might have something relevant and important to say on almost any topic that people

are thinking about, we’ll jump into it,” Kenoly said.

He got his break after only about five months in radio.

His first radio experience was on “The Big Dave & Clo Show,” an online radio program. He and Clark were extras who broke away from the show to focus on something “more substantial” like politics and social issues, Kenoly said.

The two guys taped a two-hour demo and submitted it to CNN Radio, not expecting an offer. Now the duo has a one-year contract with pay depending on advertisement sales.

Though he and Clark met a couple of months ago, Clark said it feels like years.

“Dave and I mesh very well together,” he said.

Clark said the show is a more perfect venue to discuss topics like health care and other domestic issues. They agree only 25 percent of the time, he said.

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“I’m white, conservative, a constitutionalist – rock & roll. And he’s black, liberal and a Democrat,” he said. “We’re total opposites but we can disagree without there being a fight.”

This approach to a show will draw in a crowd, he said.

“That’s more compelling radio,” Clark said. “That’s what people want to listen to.”

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It looks like Second Life is going to get a second chance.

Sarah Jones, Digital Library Services information architect and campus lead for Second Life, will give a tutorial to a class Monday on using the Second Life service. Second Life, a virtual world where users create avatars and take them through real-life tasks, could be used for the classroom.

The university acquired using Second Life in September 2009 through a $7,410 UT System Transforming Undergraduate Education grant. The grant, which encompasses one academic year, will be depleted in fall 2010.

With the grant being nonrenewable, Nursing Dean Elizabeth Poster, Liberal Arts Dean Beth Wright, Libraries Dean Gerald Saxon and Provost Donald Bobbitt decided to pool funds to afford Second Life for a second academic year.

The cost totaled $5,310 for the annual maintenance fee.

English assistant professor Carolyn Guertin teaches a class using Second Life, where students study the future of noir films. Jones will teach the tutorial to Guertin’s class.

Because noir film deals with alternate kinds of code-based spaces, Second Life ties directly into the class allowing excited and overwhelmed students the opportunity to attend a few classes through the Second Life virtual world, Guertin said.

With the bulk of budget for programs coming from the Provost’s Office, Bobbitt said they thought a year was not long enough of a time period to figure out the full potential LIFE continues on page 6

RESEARCH

Students show off research, work at ACES symposium Topics showcased at the event range anywhere from history to art.

BY JUSTIN SHARP The Shorthorn staff

Students displayed an array of scientific research and other work Thursday in the University Center as part of the 2010 Annual Celebration of Excellence

by Students symposium.

Graduate and undergraduate students from various academic fields gave oral presentations and displayed posters for judges, moderators and students during the day-long event. Many of the presentations focused on work that will have practical application in the near future.

Diverse topics were discussed, ranging from history graduate student Justin Dellinger’s “True Barbarians?: The

Role of Visigothic Iberia in Medieval Persecutory Discourse” to “Touchless Interactive Art in the Personal Computer,” presented

by Collin Hover, visual communication graduate student.

Hover’s work explores how humans can interact with machines using gestures that are recognized by the software. He focused on using consumerACES continues on page 6

MORE COVERAGE Go online to read a story about the sustainability symposium that took place at ACES. The discussion included talk about UTA faculty and graduate research on the topic.

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Faculty judge Gyde Martin evaluates chemistry and biochemistry graduate student Subhash Chanel’s presentation Thursday in the Palo Duro Lounge.

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Broken machines inconvenience MAC users

This is a part of the daily activity log produced by the university’s Police Department.

To report a criminal incident on campus, call 817-272-3381.

Rapid UTA population growth contributes to wear and tear of workout equipment.

THURSday disturbance An officer was dispatched at 12:03 a.m. to a loud noise disturbance at Garden Club apartments on 312 UTA Blvd. Students were having a party and were advised of the complaints. The case was cleared.

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The Big Event 2010 Volunteer Signups: All Day. The Big event Web site. for information, contact Tiffany Kaminski at 817-272-2963 or tiffany. kaminski@mavs.uta.edu Spring Leadership Institute: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. University Center. for information, contact Robert-Thomas Jones or Julie Murphy at 817-272-9234 or greeklife@uta.edu art Exhibition in The Gallery at UTa: Michael noland/fred Stonehouse: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. free. The Gallery at UTA. for information, contact Patricia Healy at 817-272-5658 or phealy@ uta.edu Zeptotech and Zettaflops: diagnostics using Nano-Bio-Molecular Sensors: 11 a.m.-noon. free. 413 Woolf Hall. for information, contact Sajal Das at 817-272-7405 or das@uta.edu Creativity test: 2 p.m.-6 p.m. free.

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A few of the Maverick Activities Center’s machines may not be worth the investment anymore, Campus Recreation director Doug Kuykendall said.

“At some point, we may have to take a hard look at this and wonder if we’re throwing good money at the bad,” he said.

Two of the four Nautilus TreadClimbers, a treadmill and stair-climber combination with two separate revolving belts that incline up and down in a walking motion, have been “out of order” on and off for some time.

Kuykendall said when the department tested the machine, users loved them.

The department recently ordered $3,000 worth of parts to fix the TreadClimbers.

“If that money will fix the machine for say, six months — it was money well-spent,” Kuykendall said.

Marketing senior Christina Sobczak had knee surgery, and the only machine she can currently use is the TreadClimber, which, when available, she uses four to five times a week.

“It’s annoying with only two of them working because I have to kill time if students are on it,” she said.

The rapid growth in student population and unexpected amount of people using the center daily are a blessing and a curse, Kuykendall said.

“I am so proud of the MAC, and I want it to remain in pristine condition,” he said. “It’s great news that

Investigation An officer responded at 1:44 a.m. to investigate the report of a student’s vehicle covered with shaving cream and ketchup at faculty Lot 10, located near the Life Science Building, on 500 nedderman Drive. There was no damage to the vehicle. The case was cleared.

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History junior Savannah Holmes works out on the nautilus TreadClimber machines Thursday afternoon in the Maverick Activities Center. The machines repeatedly break down, and nautilus is out of business and no longer able to repair the machines.

people are using it, but they are doing so quicker than what we had thought.

It’s relevant to our student body ... and it’s something we hoped we would have to do.”

Kuykendall said about $10,000 is set aside yearly for maintenance, plus the cost for parts. The center contracts Fitt Exercise Equipment Co. at $800 per month to come in regularly to clean and work on the exercise machines.

If the department decides the machines aren’t worth fixing anymore, it hopes to replace them with similar machines under a different brand.

Biochemistry senior Joy Tshibangu occasionally uses the Expresso bike, an interactive machine that allows users to ride virtual courses with others.

However, only two of the four are working as well.

“When you workout, you go to a certain area with a certain machine,” she said. “And when it’s not there, you’re like ‘What happened?’ ” The department has approximately $165,000 strictly for purchasing equipment each year. Kuykendall said the department is considering replacing a majority of the equipment and furniture within the next 12 to 18 months.

“I hate to see an ‘out of order’ sign on anything we have,” he said. “But we always get to them as rapidly as possible.”

Joan Khalaf news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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Picnic in the Park features food, games and chance to meet mascot Blaze

University can still increase recycling numbers for RecycleMania by Saturday

Anyone who loves UTA is welcome to attend the fourth annual Alumni Picnic in the Park from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

The Alumni Association-sponsored event will be at Doug Russell Park on the northwest corner of Cooper and Mitchell streets and will include a variety of activities intended for Mavericks and friends of the university.

Admission is $5 for adults and free for children under 12 years old.

Guests will be able to participate in any of the activities, eat food and hang out with UTA mascot Blaze, who will be attending from noon to 1 p.m.

Alumni Association coordinator Stephanie Thompson said there are activities for everyone, and the picnic is a great place for families and Mavericks of all ages.

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“For kids, we have a bounce house, coloring, bubbles, soccer balls, hula hoops and games,” she said. “Anyone can play the games that include the three-legged race, musical chairs, water balloon toss and blue light/orange light — a take on red light/green light.

The games will have both adult and child versions, so it is sure to be fun for everyone, she said.

It also provides students with an opportunity to mingle with alumni.

Event costs are covered by the adult admission fee and sponsorships, Thompson said.

For more information and to register for this year’s Alumni Picnic in the Park, visit www.uta. edu/alumni/alumnipicnic.

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Although RecycleMania will end Saturday, hopefully the university will try to continue the enthusiasm yearround, Sustainability director Meghna Tare said.

RecycleMania is an annual, friendly competition for colleges and university programs to promote waste reduction activities in a 10week period, according to www.recyclemania.org. Last year, 69.4 million pounds total were recycled out of 510 schools.

UTA collected 143,178 pounds of recyclable materials as of Thursday and ranked 204 out of 346 schools. The campus community has until Saturday to increase the number by dropping recyclable materials in the proper containers throughout campus.

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it will keep for the rest of the year, along with $350, university recycling coordinator Becky Valentich said.

Arlington Hall hosted a Recycling Olympics, a carnival night and presentation on how to live a more sustainable life, Arlington Hall residence assistant Jerome Kirby said.

“We will continue practicing recycling,” he said. “The 12 RAs will go door to door collecting recycle materials and recycle it.”

Tare said the university could do better.

“I am looking for more students’ involvement from residence halls and the Environmental Society so we can get a better rating next year,” she said.

Residence hall judging is April 12, Valentich said. She said the next step is looking at ways to promote the event and increase the numbers.

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Misdemeanor Warrant Service officers stopped a vehicle at 2:03 a.m. for a traffic violation on 600 Pecan Street. The student driver was arrested for an outstanding warrant and transported to Arlington Police Department Jail. The case was cleared by an arrest.

WEdNESday Suspicious Circumstances officers investigated a report at 9:42 a.m. from a student that his backpack had been rummaged through while in an unsecured locker at the Physical education Building on 801 Greek Row Drive. no items were stolen. The case was cleared.

Vehicle Tow An officer was dispatched at 12:13 p.m. to tow a vehicle for parking in a reserved space without authorization from faculty Lot 7, located near the nanotech Center, on 500 Cooper St. The case was cleared.

Suspicious Circumstances A student reported at 7:12 p.m. seeing another student acting strange in a classroom at the fine Arts Building on 700 Greek Row Drive.

The case was cleared.

Minor accident An officer was dispatched at 7:38 p.m. to meet with a student for an incident involving her vehicle and another student’s vehicle at Centennial Court apartments on 704 Mitchell Circle. The case was cleared.

Injured Person Medical assist An officer was dispatched at 7:52 p.m. to speak with a student reporting that while entering the campus escort vehicle, her right arm bumped the edge of the door at Lot 50, located on the southern part of campus, on 708 West St. The student reported feeling a tingling sensation in her arm but refused medical treatment. The case was cleared.

Investigation officers were dispatched at 10:59 p.m. to investigate a disturbance reported by a student and a resident adviser involving two other students at Kalpana Chawla Hall on 901 oak St. The individuals were released after it was determined that no offense had occurred. The case was cleared.

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Mavs look to exorcise Demons

Athletes from SLC assemble for invitational

Improved pitching has team confident for trip to Northwestern State.

By Sam morton The Shorthorn staff

The baseball team heads to Natchitoches, La., this weekend looking to continue their winning ways against the Northwestern State Demons.

The Mavs have won five of its past six games, largely in part to big contributions from a vastly improved pitching staff, which provides the rest of the team the confidence to come up with big hits.

“We’re playing better since the Dallas Baptist series,” head coach Darin Thomas said. “If you throw that out, which you can’t, we’re playing better baseball. We’re settling into some roles, especially pitching roles. And if we pitch, we always have a chance to win.”

The Mavericks have only allowed 19 runs in their past six games, including Sunday’s doubleheader against UT-San Antonio when they allowed only one run.

Junior pitchers Garrett Laird and Logan Bawcom, along with senior pitcher Brian Watson, have played pivotal roles in the recent transformation of the bullpen, combining for a 1.67 ERA and 33 strikeouts in the 27 innings they’ve pitched since Southland Conference play started on March 12.

“Part of who you choose to pitch is who you trust to go out there and give you what you expect,” Thomas said.

Bawcom, who has the team’s only two saves of the season, also pitched an eightinning, one-run gem in his start on Sunday, striking out 10 UT-San Antonio Roadrunners.

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Junior pitcher Mark Picca throws a pitch during the Mavericks’ 13-2 loss in their February home opener to Dallas Baptist University at Clay Gould Ballpark. This was the first opening day loss for the Mavericks since 2007 and marked the largest run gap in an opening day loss since being defeated by Texas in 1985.

Upcoming gameS Friday, March 26 6:30 p.m.

Pitcher Jason Mitchell (RHP) Luke Irvine (RHP)

W-L 2-2 3-0

ERA 2.68 2.20

K/BB 46/7 40/6

Saturday, March 27 2 p.m.

Pitcher Rett Varner (RHP) Heath Hennigan (RHP)

W-L 2-2 0-1

ERA 4.22 6.27

K/BB 28/9 19/7

Sunday, March 28 1 p.m.

Pitcher TBA Ryan Zimmerman (RHP)

W-L N/A 1-1

ERA N/A 6.05

K/BB N/A 20/6

The theme behind the team’s recent confidence rests in the hands of the pitching staff, which has been challenged by Thomas to keep the team in games to give their bats an opportunity to create damage.

Senior pitcher Jason Mitchell, who was named to the National Pitcher of the

Year watch list this week, has been the rock in the rotation, providing quality innings that keep the Mavericks within striking distance.

His 2.68 ERA and 46 strikeouts are pacing the Mavericks to a 3-3 conference record heading into the weekend, but he’s quick to credit the team’s improvement

across the board.

“We’re definitely picking up,” Mitchell said of the recent success. “We’re a lot more relaxed in the field and at the plate. We had a rough start, but we’ve got some people stepping up, and we’re more confident.”

Junior outfielder Michael Choice, who has reached base safely in his last 33 games, is starting to get offensive help from other places, with redshirt sophomore first baseman Jordan Vaughn extending his own hitting streak to 12 games with a 2-for-4 effort on Tuesday night.

“It’s just “It’s great seeing some another of the guys team. that have been here We’ve just since my got to go freshman year start to out there get it going,” and play Choice said of Vaughn, our game.” who hits right in michael choice front of junior outfielder him in the lineup. “It’s great to see him driving in runs in front of me. It takes some of the pressure off and makes pitchers pitch more carefully around the lineup.”

While Northwestern State has only lost a single home game this season, the confident Mavericks aren’t worried about the Demons’ pitcher Luke Irvine, who comes into Friday’s game with a 3-0 record and a 2.20 ERA. “It’s just another team,” Choice said. “We’ve just got to go out there and play our game.”

The annual Bobby Lane Invitational kicks off this weekend at Maverick Stadium, featuring over 1,000 student athletes looking to improve their national and conference rankings.

Saturday will be the first full day, with various field events starting at 9 a.m. and will feature blazing athletes from UTA, Texas Christian, Southern Methodist, oklahoma and North Texas, among other Southland Conference schools.

The meet marks the first of two track meets at Maverick Stadium this year, with the field also hosting the 2010 Southland Conference outdoor Track and Field Championships, which will run from May 14-16.

UTA will be sending out their top athletes, including Cordero Gray, who ran the 200-meter dash in 21.03 seconds at Iowa State earlier in the track season. He’s also improved his career-best 60-meter

time to 6.72 seconds, good enough to provisionally qualify for nationals.

Jasmine Walls, the Southland Conference Indoor Athlete of the Year, will lead the way for the women’s team after defending her indoor titles in the women’s 60-meter dash and the 200-meter dash.

Gold medalist Dariv “Doc” Patton is also scheduled to run at the meet. Patton has won a pair of gold medals as part of winning relay teams for the United States at the 2008 Beijing olympic Games.

“There are going to be many great athletes on display,” head coach John Sauerhage said, according to a press release. “It’s a great opportunity for track and field fans to come out and see some of the best in the nation and former olympians run.”

—Sam Morton

SoftBall team vS. Ut-San antonio roadrUnnerS When: 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Saturday noon Sunday Where: Allan Saxe Field • Since 2003, UTA is 9-12 against UT-San Antonio.

Standings Team Name Stephen F. Austin Texas State Nicholls State UT Arlington A&M-Corpus Christi McNeese State UT-San Antonio

SLC 7-2 .778 9-3 .750 8-4 .667 6-5 .545 6-6 .500 6-6 .500 5-7 .417

Overall 14-8 .636 14-13 .519 15-9 .625 15-14 .517 19-10 .655 18-16 .529 9-18 .333

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Friday, March 26, 2010

Health Care Clash

Is the health care bill a step in the right direction or a road block to our freedom?

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PATRICK MODROVSKY

Mission Accomplished This week, those of you who have been paying attention truly witnessed history.

Tuesday morning, President Barack Obama signed comprehensive health care reform into law. This bill finally puts Americans in charge of their own health care. The reform we’ve needed for so long establishes the toughest patient protections in history, guarantees all Americans affordable health insurance options by extending coverage to 32 million who are currently uninsured and reduces the cost of care for everyone.

Despite how it has been characterized, according to the Congressional Budget Office, the bill will actually cut over $1 trillion from the federal deficit over the next two decades as these changes phase into full effect. Even though the transition will be gradual, for millions of Americans, many of the benefits of reform will begin immediately, like small businesses that will receive a very significant tax cut to help them afford health coverage for all their employees.

For most college students, the immediate effects of this bill can be felt in that young people, up until the age of 26, will be allowed coverage under their parents’ plan. For many, this amounts to huge savings for themselves and their families. The highest percentage of

GABRIEL RIVAS Gabriel is an architecture junior and guest columnist for The Shorthorn.

Join the discussion by commenting at theshorthorn.com. uninsured Americans are under the age of 26, myself included. All uninsured Americans with pre-existing conditions will be protected against discrimination on the basis of medical history and can join a special highrisk pool to get the coverage they need in the near future. For everyone with insurance, their coverage will now legally be protected from being revoked when they get sick or from facing restrictive annual limits on the care they receive.

This bill will take its place in history beside the passage of Social Security and Medicare, reforms that faced the same attacks and criticism in their time as health care reform has faced. Time will show, yet again, the significance of the vision and leadership a Democratic Congress has by actually getting things accomplished for all of America.

Patrick is a broadcast communication senior and a guest columnist for The Shorthorn.

Secure the blessings of liberty I never thought I would quote him, but I think Vice President Joe Biden is right, this is a big F-ing deal.

No, not just the passage of Obamacare. This time in our nation’s history is a big F-ing deal.

We stand at a crossroads: to the right is life as we know it, free to make the best decisions for ourselves and our families. To the left is a far gloomier existence, one where government becomes so big, “We the people” become consumed by its massive appetite. Let’s not be fooled, it’s not just President Barack Obama, it’s every single elected representative who has failed us.

According to a Rasmussen poll released just before the vote last Sunday, 54 percent of Americans did not support the Democrats’ health care plan. So why did it pass?

Our career politicians have completely forgotten who they work for. Our members of Congress have lost interest in our opinion just like a professor who insists that we have no say in class, despite our assertion that it is our tuition that helps pay their salary. The votes to bail out the auto companies, the

Join the discussion by commenting at theshorthorn.com. banks and now to take over one-sixth of our economy, show that despite our wishes, the people we elected feel no obligation to pay us any attention.

Nowhere else is this more evident than with the senior Democrat leadership in Washington. It was Obama who said in regards to the rules of Congress and the Constitution, “I’m not concerned with rules or procedures.” If this is the level of arrogance we have elected, then perhaps it is time for a change.

Obama and the Democrats in Congress swept into office under the banner of a departure from old politics. They are right, this is a departure from old politics. This is a departure from the Theory of the Founding, a departure from the Constitution, a departure from all the values we hold dear in our republic. And if we don’t make our voice heard, if we don’t use the sacred power of the vote, we will cease to be “We the people...”

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Conflict of Interest Threat of insider knowledge should prevent event operators from participation.

Anne Marie Boeding, music education sophomore and Student Alumni Association board of directors member, won the Student Alumni Association Tuition Raffle in February.

That’s a problem.

Boeding did something smart: she knew the rules and won by staying within them. The problem isn’t her. When public raffles are held, like the McDonald’s Monopoly game, people who work for the organization hosting the competition are not allowed to participate.

However, before this year, board members were not allowed to purchase tickets. Jasmine Stewart, Student Alumni Association adviser, said the change was made because it wasn’t fair that all other students but the board were allowed to participate.

Boeding was involved with selling the tickets and borrowed money from friends and family to buy her raffle tickets. It could be perceived that she waited for a day the tickets were sold at half price, even if it is not true.

It is not ethical to allow someone who could have potential insider knowledge to participate in a raffle event. The first year they are allowed to participate, a member wins. The legitimacy of Boeding’s victory,

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however, is not in question. She bought the tickets, and her name was drawn.

Boeding didn’t make any back room deals to win the money. It’s a simple case of ethical oversight.

The group’s mission statement is “The Student Alumni Association of The University of Texas at Arlington is dedicated to promoting a positive image of the university to the student body, alumni and community.”

To allow something like this to happen sends the wrong message to the student body.

The policy needs to be changed to avoid a situation like this in the future. If fairness is a concern, it would be prudent to limit the number of tickets members are allowed to purchase. 40 tickets are far too high.

At McDonald’s, the prize was $1 million. The raffle gave only $5,000, but just like McDonald’s employees, the 40 board members, or at least people who were involved in selling the tickets, should not be allowed to participate.

The mission is to promote a good relationship with the student body, alumni and community. While the organization does a lot of good for the university, this policy has the potential to damage its reputation, especially if a member wins next time.

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Linguistics graduate student Vitaly Voinov talks about the development of mother-tongue Scrabble as a tool for the preservation of languages Thursday afternoon in the Palo Duro Lounge.

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gives me a chance to reflect on what I’m doing and where I’m trying to go with it,� he said, adding that sometimes he’s so busy looking for new results that he doesn’t stop to evaluate the results he has.

Physics senior Ryan Hall is working with a team on creating a hardware upgrade for the Large Hadron Collider that will measure proton flight times to within trillionths of a second.

His presentation explained part of the team’s efforts to more accurately measure flight times of protons and the challenges in doing so.

Peggy Semingson, literacy studies assistant professor and first-time faculty judge, observed Hall’s presentation. “He made helpful analogies that aided me in understanding the material,� she said.

Judges were drawn from faculty, alumni and professionals from around the Metroplex.

They were assigned to posters and presentations with the in-

level technology and discussed practical applications for gesture-interpreting devices and programs.

As part of his oral presentation, Hover projected a live image of himself onto a screen using his laptop’s built-in camera. He then used the computer to cover the projected image with free-moving white and blue dots that he could scatter with a waving motion and gather by crooking his fingers. “It’s not terribly intelligent yet, but the possibility is definitely there,� Hover said.

His presentation was interactive, with audience members influencing objects on the projection screen.

In addition to the opportunity to display his work, Hover said there is another benefit. “ACES is helpful because it

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Nitesh Manchanda, electrical engineering graduate student, said the Housing Department informed residents of the move in November and that they would be relocated.

Residents were told to move

by May 31 and haven’t received updates on where they will be moved, he said. “We like living here because the apartments are very spacious and are so close to the university,� Manchanda said. “It’s a problem that we have to leave on such short notice.�

Bishnu said adding a new parking lot is a good idea for the university and will help relieve student parking.

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Tim Holzheimer, an engineer with Raytheon, a defense and aerospace systems supplier, attended as a judge and a representative of the company. “The students are very professional,� he said. “They’re doing good work and research, and hopefully it will help UTA attain Tier One status.�

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of Second Life, which is why he believes at least a two-year run is necessary.

Jones said Guertin is not the only professor with increased interest in Second Life. Last semester, Joy Don Baker, clinical nursing associate professor,

Kenoly said he isn’t afraid of talking to people and thought a radio career would work out. “You never know what’s going to happen. You never know what doors are going to open for you,� he said. “That door seemed to be opening wider and wider, and I thought, ‘Not everyone gets the chance.’ �

Kenoly didn’t always want to be in radio.

In 1983, the then 17-yearold was heading for his first year of college at Oklahoma State University.

Twists and turns then took Kenoly on adventures in music and business, including a 20year disc jockey career and providing backup vocals on the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ 1987 studio album The Uplift Mofo Party Plan.

Kenoly’s mother, Joyce, said she was already proud of him.

She recalled Kenoly singing at a Miss South Carolina beauty pageant when he was about 8 years old. Joyce said she didn’t see her son going into radio, but did imagine hearing his music playing from one.

She said she was overjoyed by her son’s opportunity and that he’ll be the best personality Dallas has heard. “David has made me proud as a parent and has plenty of other accomplishments, and this adds to it,� she said. “As his mother, I can see him being president.�

Kenoly, 44, said once he became a certain age, thoughts of the future grew more frequent. “I began to think ‘what am I really doing for my community outside of giving people a respite from the drudgery of their day,’� he said.

Kenoly said he’s hopeful the show will grow and gain a fol-

“Dave’s mom could hop on lowing.

He has attended college on her computer, and watch it like and off since 1983. His vision a television show,� she said Kenoly, also a Maverick for returning this last time, in 2008, was to get a degree, Football Club assistant head teach and coach high school coach, said he realized that a football and make a positive “yes� to CNN radio executives meant a goodbye for now to impact on young kids. football club colleagues. His Then he dabbled in radio. “It dawned on me that I role in the club is strictly advicould reach thousands of peo- sory for the time being.

Andre Green, the football ple, tens of thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands, maybe club’s head coach, said Kenoly’s millions of people, over the departure will be a great loss course of a radio career,� he for the team, but he’s excited for said. And through that voice Kenoly and will be a listener. “He had a lot of knowledge I could maybe do something even more substantial than I of defensive techniques,� he said. “If you could do as a go to his local football “You never know what’s house, his coach in juoffice is virnior high or going to happen. You never high school. know what doors are going tually a football library.�

This is an The kickopportunity to open for you.� off show that very few david Kenoly, will include people get.� interdisciplinary studies senior and a discusD a n a CNN radio show host sion titled Wood, the “Would You “On the D. L.� producer, said CNN Radio Kill Your Child’s Molester?�

Kenoly said he liked the receives demos all the time.

The station, which is under- topic because most people going program changes, is don’t have to consider it.

One of the show’s first encouraging local talent. Executives liked the guys’ material guests will be Jody Plauche, and were talking numbers soon a sexual abuse counselor, who was abducted as a child and after, she said. “It’s provocative but not molested. His father shot and killed the assailant in front of overly provocative,� she said.

The station gets about TV cameras.

Plauche said the segment 50,000 listeners at any given time, but the Dallas-Fort would be serious and include Worth market has about 5.5 both first-hand accounts and million potential listeners that hypothetical points of view. He the show’s content will draw in, said it would be tough to recount his ordeal, but it would Wood said.

Now, listener demographics make for an interesting show.

Kenoly said if radio doesn’t include mostly men of different races and between ages 25 work out, he’d be happy just and 55. But women also will be teaching and coaching. “Fortunately,� he said, “I’ve targeted, Wood said.

The show will also be avail- been offered a choice between able online at www.ustream. two things that I would be com, www.cnn1190.com and happy with.� www.on-the-dl.com, where listeners can watch the two perJohnathan Silver sonalities. news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

your view “I think it’s unfortunate that I have to leave my home, but I think it’s a good thing the university is providing a new parking lot. People come here from around the world, so it’s important to have more options.�

“Legacy Heights is so spacious and comfortable.

Even though Housing has offered to provide us with another apartment, I don’t think it will be as good, and I don’t think they will be able to accommodate every single person.�

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“It’s hard to shift to another spot. Even though we’ve lived here for just seven months, it feels like a lot longer.�

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than 300 spaces will be lost as a result of the closing.

Lot 40 and parts of Arlington Hall parking will also close, removing 345 spaces.

During spring break, the university re-striped Lot 49, located on South Cooper and West Mitchell streets, and added 235 spaces. The university also constructed the new Lot 56, with 116 spaces, located at the intersection of Doug Russell Road and South

Pecan Street.

When construction begins, future parking plans may change, university spokeswoman Kristin Sullivan said. “The plans for the spring and summer are going to happen,� she said. “Everything else is still preliminary. Plans can change any time once construction starts because we have to take into consideration things like enrollment and how many students drive to school.�

Manchanda said he likes the idea of more parking on campus, but wants a guarantee that he’ll have “a decent place to live.� “These apartments are some of the better apartments on campus, and I think it’s a little unfair that we have to leave our home,� he said.

entered the virtual world with her students.

Within the virtual world, the nursing informatics course went over JPEG slides, and students later decided to meet to work on a class project.

Through Second Life, students said they felt like they were actually participating together in the virtual environment, Baker said.

Unlike other distance learn-

ing courses, Second Life allows students to communicate with one another on screen via avatars.

Though Second Life is seen as a distance learning course, its onset has been slow, Jones said.

Jones said it took WebCT a year or two until faculty embraced it, and Second Life should not be denounced just yet because faculty may be eas-

ing into it.

By “dipping their toes in the ocean,� faculty members can get a feel for Second Life and see how it will be useful and meaningful in conjunction with their courses, Jones said. “Second Life should be an advancement, not a hindrance,� she said.

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