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Glass sale offers pieces ranging from $5 to $2,000 depending on size. The Shorthorn: Stephanie Goddard
BY ALYSIA R. BROOKS The Shorthorn staff
Imagine stepping into a wonderland gleaming with colorful glass flowers, animals and distorted shapes. Now stop imagining, because on Friday, visitors can see it for themselves. Glass art students and faculty will sell and auction off many of their glass pieces over the past year from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Studio Arts Center Glass Studios. Some pieces cost under $5, but other auction pieces are valued in the $2,000 range. “It’s always exciting when we put a sale together, to see the diversity and skill level get better and better every year,” said glass art professor David Keens, who originally came up with the idea of the sale 14 years ago. “I think we have more pieces this year than we’ve ever had in the past.” Keens began the sale as a way to exhibit student artwork to the public and raise money for the glass program. He said the turnout for the event grows every year and he expects the biggest crowd to date this year. “I worked extra hard on getting everything together,” said glass art senior Kris Spring. “This is my third sale, I’m excited. It’s always a really fun event.” Half the money from the sale of each piece goes to the student who created it, and the other half goes to the studio itself to fund visiting artists, supplies and scholarships. “The program’s really unbelievable,” said Justin Ginsberg, glass art graduate student and
Senior guard Meghan Nelson will rub elbows with league coaches, owners and agents at Saturday’s camp. BY CLINT UTLEY The Shorthorn sports editor
Senior guard Meghan Nelson will be in San Antonio this weekend, but not for the women’s Final Four. Nelson will work out with a group of the top 50 seniors in women’s college basketball for the WNBA Pre-Draft Camp. Nelson, who finished as the third leading scorer in the Southland Conference this season with 18.3 points per game, will participate in exhibition games and go through drills for WNBA personnel. Representatives from teams around the league will be in attendance, including coaches, owners and agents. The invitation-only camp is set for Saturday. Nelson has teamed up with UTA assistant coach Erin Grant, a former WNBA player with the Houston Comets, to prepare for the camp. Grant said her main focus with Nelson has NELSON continues on page 6
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Forty-three institutions attended Health Professions Day, which hasn’t been held in four years.
WHEN AND WHERE Annual Glass Art Sale Where: Studio Arts Center Glass Studios, 810 South Davis Drive When: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday Admission: Free How to pay: Cash, credit and check are all accepted
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Above: From left, glass junior Hayley Fowler, glass senior Nicole Robinson and glass and printmaking senior Elizabeth English look over some student-made paperweights Wednesday in the Studio Arts Center. The paperweights, along Housing with hundreds of other glass sculptures, vases and artwork, will be sold Friday at the World Class Glass: Public Sale in the Studio Arts Center. In addition to the sale, several pieces are available in the silent auction that will take place from Recreational sports 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Top left: Pieces such as glass professor David Keens’ “Embellished Figure” will be sold in the World Class Glass: Public Buildings Sale Silent Auction on Friday in the Studio Arts Center. This piece has a starting bid of $1,300, but prices in the sale range from $5 to $2000. Half of the profits go toward the artists while the other half of the profits benefit glass Buildings blowing program.
“Every piece you make, you’re doing new things, you’re learning more. Once you have the skills, you can apply them freely.” Raza Sha
glass art alumnus
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The College of Science held its first Health Professions Day in four years on Wednesday. The program met in the Bluebonnet Ballroom with 43 institutions that specialize in various medical, dental and allied health programs. Edward Morton, Science assistant dean for Student Affairs, said several students approached him last year, looking for a showcase in which they could invite representatives from various health professional schools. Morton stressed the importance of meeting with representatives from the schools students intend to attend. “I tell them to meet with the people, get a business card and send a thank you note,” he said. “Build a relationship with the people from the schools you plan to apply to. What I have seen over the years is that it can make a difference.”
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Students have until 5 p.m. Friday to drop classes for the spring semester
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FREEZE FRAME Sororities and fraternities pose for a photo for Greek Week on Wednesday afternoon outside the Fine Arts Building.
Those who want to avoid a D or F may prefer a W. Students have until 5 p.m. Friday to drop any failing courses. Most students have to go to the department of their major and meet with an academic adviser to drop a class, said Jane Pugh, biology academic adviser. Though some departments may allow students to drop a class at the front desk of their department’s office, students still need to go and speak with an adviser because they may not realize all the consequences of dropping, she said. If a student does not drop a course and they fail, their grade point average will be affected,
and it will show up on their tran- after the fall 2007 semester can script. If the student does drop only drop six classes in their entire undergraduate cathe course, their grade reer. point average is not afDON’T Some students also fected and a W for withhave to get a signature drawal shows up on the FORGET from the professor of the transcript, Pugh said. Students class they want to drop. “Typically it’s better to have until 5 Those who are unable have a W than an F, ” she p.m. Friday to drop by 5 p.m. Friday said. to drop a because of an “extreme Students who receive course. situation” like a car accifinancial aid, scholardent may see their adviser ships or are a dependent for the necessary paperrisk the chance of losing money if they are enrolled in less work, Pugh said. “The real issue is that people than 12 hours, said Edward Morton, Science assistant dean for tend to wait until the last minute,” Morton said. student affairs. First-time undergraduate students who enrolled during and — Monica S. Nagy