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Bookstore employee arrested for theft
Assembly helps UTA conform to state laws The 4 changes could make it easier for transfer students, will take effect in fall 2011. BY SHARAYAH SHERROD The Shorthorn staff
Witnesses saw the nonstudent put textbooks in a garbage bag and pick them up later, police say. BY CHASE WEBSTER The Shorthorn staff
A series of thefts at the UTA Bookstore ended with an employee’s arrest. UTA Police questioned 51-year-old nonstudent Cheryl Anne Munsch on Friday after a representative from Follett Regional Loss Prevention reported witnessing her stealing books from the UTA Bookstore, said assistant police chief Rick Gomez. She was arrested after confessing to multiple thefts dating back to February, he said. According to Arlington Police, Munsch was released Friday night after posting $5,000 bond. “Turned out to be an employee who was putting books in a trash bag and putting them in a dumpster next to the
The Undergraduate Assembly gave the university the tap it needed Tuesday to get back in line with state curriculum laws — laws which Vice Provost David Silva said the university somehow strayed from following. “Quite frankly, we have been out
of compliance with state law for quite some time,” he said. “I’ve tried to find out how we got so far out of whack, but I can’t do it.” The first of the four changes, which the body voted on individually, was to limit core classes to 1000- and 2000-level courses. Currently, 3000- and 4000-level courses can be included in the core, which Silva said does not meet the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s requirements. The body also voted to replace “Social and Cultural Studies” with
“Social and Behavioral Sciences.” Silva said the change will create smoother transitions for transfer students. Students will also be able to take two different lab sciences to fulfill their core science requirement instead of having to take two sections of the same course. Silva gave the example that a student could take one semester of biology and one semester of earth science. He clarified that the change will not preclude students from taking two semesters in one
type of lab science. The measure was passed with one vote in opposition. “Humanities” was also voted to replace “Literature” in the core, widening students’ choices in fulfilling those requirements. Senior Vice Provost Michael Moore said these changes will take effect in the fall 2011 semester. The Undergraduate Assembly also approved more routine revisions to the curriculum, such as CORE continues on page 4
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STUDENT LIFE
Touché O’Shea Comedian Eric O’Shea brought down the house with his Elmo impersonations and bathroom humor. BY HANNAH DOCKRAY The Shorthorn staff
Comedian Eric O’Shea said he was in a sexual mood. The nominee for the 2010 National Comedy Performer of the Year performed Tuesday night in the Rosebud Theatre for an audience of 191. The act was the final installment of EXCEL Campus Activities’ One Mic Stand Comedy Series for this semester. O’Shea used everyday occurrences to get the crowd going, poking fun at people going 45 mph in the fast lane and his inability to get a girlfriend. “I’m in a sexual mood,” he said, instigating hoots and hollers from the crowd. “But I’m always in a sexual mood, because I’m not too good with the ladies. O’SHEA continues on page 8
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Junior infielder Jesse Payne leaps while reaching for home plate as Baylor catcher Gregg Glime (13) dives to tag him out during the Mavericks’ 5-4 loss to the Bears at Clay Gould Ballpark. Payne was safe at home giving the Mavericks a 3-0 lead in the third inning.
For the full story about the Mavericks’ 5-4 loss to Baylor, see page 8
SUSTAINABILITY
CAMPUS RECREATION
UTA receives grant for solar panels
Cheer squad wins first place title
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Comedian Eric O’Shea poses as a “Smooth Criminal” on Tuesday in the Rosebud Theatre during a bit about alternate music for TV commercials. O’Shea was the final comedian to perform during this year’s One Mic Stand comedy series.
The university will further its mission to go green, thanks to one recently awarded grant from the state. The Texas State Energy Conservation Office awarded a $1.8 million grant to the university to install a 500-kilowatt solar panel system atop the College Park garage. The university will receive the grant after reaching an agreement with the office. UTA and the Texas Comptroller’s Office are in the process of finalizing a contract, university spokeswoman Kristin Sullivan said. It should take a couple of weeks, she said. The grant is a part of Texas’ Renewable Energy Technology Program, which is designed to increase the amount of installed
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The grant will fund the addition of solar panels to the College Park garage.
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BY THE NUMBERS The remaining applications may still be in review. $1,832,000 — UTA will install a 500 kW grid-tied photovoltaic system, to be located atop the parking structures of a newly constructed project at UTA adjacent to the special events center. $1,080,000 — UT-San Antonio will install two photovoltaic systems — 140 kW and 12 kW
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renewable systems in the state. Recipients will use the grants to install renewable energy infrastructures at public facilities, said Susan Combs, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Benefits of renewable energy include reducing demand on power plants and cutting emissions, she said. SOLAR continues on page 4
$872,809 — City of Grand Prairie / 107.52 kW grid-tied, roof-mounted solar photovoltaic system at three city facilities. $143,074 — Fort Worth Independent School District / 101 kW grid-tied, roof-mounted solar photovoltaic system on the Wilkerson Greines Activity Center roof. Source: Texas State Energy Conservation Office
The team brought home the national title after beating out 11 squads. BY WILLIAM JOHNSON The Shorthorn Staff
After watching the squad grow in the past four years, Spirit Teams coordinator William Strother can now say UTA has another national championship team. The UTA Cheer Squad brought home gold last Friday, against 11 other universities, at the National Cheerleaders Association/National Dance Association Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championships in Small Co-Ed. “I feel like we’re keeping up with the university’s current CHEER continues on page 3
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“Timpani- New Works” Art Exhibition: 2 p.m.-6 p.m. free. Gallery 76012 at UTA/ fort Worth Center. for information, contact Megan Topham at 817-272-5988 “What It Really Takes to be on a ‘Top Shelf’ Job Candidate”: 3 p.m. 235 Business Building. open to all students, limited seating. for information, contact the College of Business at collegeofbusiness@uta.edu
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Marketing sophomore Canyon Wendt attempts to pick up wireless signal for his new Apple iPad on Tuesday at Irons Recital Hall. Wendt said he plans to replace his laptop in the classroom with the iPad because of its lightness and portability.
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Contenders to address student government and College Town at forum Students vying for the topics like the relevance “Big Four” elected posi- of student government, tions on campus will have the importance of UTA another chance to reach being a nationally recogout to voters today dur- nized university and the concept of College Town, ing a candidates forum. The Big Four include UTA. Science senator Brian Student Congress president and vice president Ravkind and SC program director Aaron Resendez and Mr. and Ms. UTA. are running Each will for SC presihave about dent, while one minute when and SC recordto answer ing secretary each queswhere Annie Liu is tion outlined What: Candidates running unby Student for Student Conopposed for G overnance gress president, the SC vice and Organivice president and president. zations. After Mr. and Ms. UTA Mr. and platforms are will deliver platMs. UTA delivered, forms and answer candidates there will be questions. will deliver an open quesWhen: noon – 1 speeches fotion-and-anp.m. cusing on swer session Where: University more spirfor attendees. Center mall it-oriented The forum questions like will be from noon to 1 p.m. on the their favorite campus traditions and what it University Center mall. “Students who are in means to be in the UTA these positions may affect Ambassadors. Social work juniors 5 or 28,000 students,” said Carter Bedford, Stu- Nikki Boyd and Magdent Governance and Or- gie Garza and education ganizations associate di- sophomore Miriam Zerector. “You never know haie are all contenders the grasp of the decisions for Ms. UTA. Finance junior Ricky Irving runs they make.” SC presidential and unopposed for Mr. UTA. vice presidential candidates will speak on broad —Johnathan Silver
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heads-up Mathematics junior Chris Mitchell plays Frisbee with a few friends on Tuesday afternoon on the Central Library mall. Mitchell had been studying all day for a physics test and decided to take a break.
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loading dock by the bookstore building,” Gomez said. “Then she would go around and pick them up and sell them to local bookstores.” “It’s something you always look for,” he said. “For the same reason you lock your apartment door or your car.” Munsch is accused of primarily targeting textbooks, which can be sold at several local bookstores for hundreds of dollars, said
Coulter. Some of the property has been returned, but the bookstore is pressing charges, he said. Though thefts at the bookstore are not common, it is even more rare that an employee perpetrates a theft, Coulter said, who has been employed at the bookstore since 1974 and has managed the store for 11 years. According to Arlington Police, Munsch did not have a criminal record prior to the arrest Friday. Coulter wouldn’t comment further as the District Attorney’s Office is investigating the case. The bookstore has several measures from preventing thefts
pace,” Strother said. After a grueling 21-hour bus ride to Daytona Beach, Fla., the squad arrived at nationals prepared to win, he said. The entire team spent their spring break practicing more than six hours a day in preparation. Students wore tape around their ring fingers to remind themselves of why they were training so hard, and what was at stake. “We tried harder each morning,” Jessica Bollom, public relations senior and cheer captain, said. Four years ago, the squad received last place in its division of the Universal Cheerleaders Association Championships. Four years and one league change later, the squad is on top. “Our squad has definitely grown together,” Maggie Moore, fine arts senior and team captain, said. “After getting second last year and realizing we could win, most of the girls came back. I’ve never seen my squad so focused.” Members like Moore and Bollom have cheered together for the past four years, watching the group grow in numbers and in talent. The team has 20 members — 15 women and five men. With the recent first place, the university will attract more talent, Moore said. “When a school gets to say they won first place in nationals, you get more recruits,” she said. The competition lasted for two days. On the first day, two events take place: the crowd involvement section and each teams’ individual routine. The top six ranking teams automatically move on to the next day, while the bottom six compete for the sev-
Courtesy Photo: UTA Cheer Squad
The UTA Cheer Squad won first at the National Cheerleaders Association/ National Dance Association Collegiate Cheer and Dance Championships in Small Co-Ed.
enth slot. Day two followed the same routine with teams competing in reverse order of their rank from the first day, without the crowd section. So, the top ranked team from day one performs last, while the bottom ranked team goes first. After being ranked second overall and first in crowd involvement on the first day, the squad placed themselves in good position to take it all, Moore said. “By the morning of finals, we could just feel it,” Bollom said. The winning routine lasted for two minutes and 15 seconds. The order started with standing tumbling, and moved on to a stunt sequence which included multiple back handsprings. The jump section started with two bases and a backspot and was followed by tumbling and a toss section. There was also a pyramid followed by stunts before the concluding dance portion. Members danced to a playmix that
included artists Lil’ Wayne, Adam Lambert and Rihanna. When the news broke, the team was frantic, Moore said. “I started crying and jumping and hugging my teammates”, she said. “Nationals was hardcore.” For Strother, this was his first national title as well. Strother cheered at the UT-Austin as an undergraduate. Now, as the coach at UTA, he has received his first national title. He said he wants people to know that the team works hard. “They cheer competitively on top of cheering at the sporting events on campus.” Strother said. “These are all student athletes. They work.” The team will be featured during the televised broadcast of the competition on Fox Sports Net that airs on the weekend of April 24-25 between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.
“It’s something you always look for. For the same reason you lock your apartment door or your car.” bill Coulter
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including security cameras and a Regional Loss Prevention division. Students are targeted more often than the bookstore, Coulter said. Preventative measures can be taken to protect textbooks from thefts, such as an invisible ink used to identify stolen books sold to local stores. The best defense from would-be textbook thieves is
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theft preventive tips • Don’t leave textbooks unattended.
common sense, Coulter said. “Students like to mark their tables in the cafeteria with textbooks,” he said. “They can cost up to $400. You wouldn’t do that with your wallet.”
• Don’t leave bag or purse on sink while in bathroom stall. • Don’t leave valuable possessions visible in car.
Source: UTA Bookstore director Bill Coulter Chase Webster news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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Course decision delayed Discussion proposes expanding seminar credit to different core subjects. By Sharayah Sherrod The Shorthorn staff
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Talk about creating a firstyear seminar class bounced around the table at Tuesday’s undergraduate assembly meeting. With much discussion and many possible directions, the body tabled the decision until the fall so more time can be spent determining how to create the course that would be offered as part of the local option in the core curriculum. The first-year seminar class is part of a program the university is putting together to equip students with the tools they need to be successful in college. The original proposal was to make the first-year seminar a choice for students in place of either one math or one liberal arts credit. Three hours of math and three hours of liberal arts currently make up the local option in UTA’s curriculum. The local option is the part of the core not mandated by the state, which mandates the other 36 hours to be included in the core. “In some ways, what was proposed is really exciting,” Provost Donald Bobbitt said. “You’re moving from disciplinary to thematic courses. You can imagine courses in everything from business to engineering to science.” Limiting students who take a first-year seminar class to choosing between math and liberal arts for their second class in the local option rose questions around the table, especially from departments other than math and liberal arts. “It seems to me, given the technology orientation of society, we should broaden that to
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David Silva, academic affairs vice provost, bottom, addresses members of the Undergraduate Assembly concerning the balance of the core curriculum Tuesday at the University Center Bluebonnet Ballroom.
science, engineering and technology,” Engineering Dean Bill Carroll said. Business Dean Dan Himarios agreed and said if the bounds are expanding, why not expand them to include business as well. “If you broaden it that much, why not broaden it more,” he said. Bobbitt said making the change could be beneficial to students’ overall learning. “It’s a very broad theme — one that I think our students should be interested in and be able to talk in-depth about when they leave the university because it’s a part of everything we do,” he said. The measure will now go back to the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee before the assembly revisits it in the fall. Vice Provost David Silva said if the measure can be decided on and sent to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board by January, the First-Year Seminars could still be integrated into the core curriculum in fall 2011. Sharayah Sherrod news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
governmental entities. Of the $1.8 million awarded to UTA, the university will have to match $368,000 of continued from page 1 the cost, totaling more than The conservation office $2.2 million. Awarded and only awarded funding to gov- matching funds will not be ernmental entities, capping finalized until execution of the grants at $2 million. The contract. The solar panel is only one university has until April 30, of the sustainable projects 2012 to install the system. “The environment means UTA has planned for the next so much to a lot of people, few years. In the fall, the university and I’m happy will complete that the univerconstruction “The environment sity is looking on the UTA into alternative means so much to Center Street sources for ena lot of people, and Green plaza. ergy,” nursing The pesenior Michelle I’m happy that the destrian plaza Ramirez said. university is lookwill connect Ramirez, to the Center who describes ing into alternative herself as a sources for energy.” Street Trail on the south side “green person,” of the special said it’s impor- michelle ramirez events cennursing senior tant to realize ter and will the value of strive to obtain renewable reLeadership in Energy and sources. “I recycle as much as I can, Environment Design requireand I only try to buy products ments, said Daniel Burnham, that are biodegradable,” she City of Arlington graduate ensaid. “I’m glad the university gineer. The LEED’s rating system is taking the same initiative because the environment’s is used as a benchmark for design, construction and operahealth depends on it.” The program, which is de- tion of environmentally safe signed to increase the amount projects. of installed renewable systems John harden in Texas, has awarded more news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu than $52 million to Texas
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Provost Donald Bobbitt talks about limiting core curriculum courses to 1000 and 2000 levels. Bobbitt, part of the undergraduate assembly, passed the motion affecting students fall 2011 in order to abide by Texas’ law.
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adding classes and changing course descriptions. “Most of the changes are updates to catalog entries,” Kimberly van Noort told the body, Undergraduate Assembly curriculum committee chair and Liberal Arts associate dean. “We had a large number of prerequisite changes.” Those routine changes go into effect this fall, Moore said.
The meeting was held after substitutions were made from attendees to create a quorum. Student Congress representatives did not attend the meeting. SC president Kent Long later said he agreed with the assembly’s decisions. “Any changes that are made are made in the best interest of our students,” he said. Sharayah Sherrod news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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ate nights, early mornings and all-nighters. Most people aren’t sleeping enough, and it’s becoming an epidemic. I love to sleep. It’s something I could do all the time — if not for classes, work and a few extracurricular activities. I try to set a schedule for myself but it is incredibly easy to get off track. I cut sleep hours every other night and assume that a Starbucks run in the morning will make up for it. As I order a triple skinny hazelnut latte, I question my productivity and why I was up so late the night before. When it comes to college students and sleep habits, I am not alone. We are suffering most nights and forcing our bodies to wake up when daylight arrives. A study from The Journal of Adolescent Health, “Sleep Patterns and Predictors of Disturbed Sleep in a Large Population of College Students,” found that stress is the greatest contributing factor. “Bedtimes and rise times were delayed during weekends, and students reported frequently taking prescription, over-the-counter, and recreational psychoactive drugs to alter sleep/wakefulness,” according to the study. “Students overwhelmingly stated that emotional and academic stress negatively impacted sleep.” Over 60 percent of college students are categorized as poor-quality sleepers. According to Medical News Today, a lack of sleep contributes to car accidents, lower grade point averages, impairment to immune and cardiovascular systems, weight gain and emotional issues. It is a definite contributing factor to depression, faced by most students at least once during their college years. I found the best advice is consistency. Finding a common day-to-day sleep pattern is key. If you need to supplement with naps, keep them to a maximum of 30 minutes. We aren’t all the “morning person” type. It’s smart to schedule class times that best fit you, but Watch a video featuring you may end up in a students’ opinions at situation as I did this TheShorthorn.com semester, where there is no way around a dreaded 8 a.m. class. Sleep is one of the vital components to staying alive — we need to remember that it ranks with water and food on the necessity scale.
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Fallout meltdown New nuclear arms treaty is step in the right direction.
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n March 28, 1979 at 4 a.m., the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in Dauphin County, Pa. experienced a partial meltdown. Just over seven years later, at 1:23 a.m. on April 26, 1986, reactor four of the Soviet-run Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near Pripyat, Ukraine, experienced a meltdown. Two major nuclear incidents, whose anniversaries seem to bookend the recent New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty signed on April 8 by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and U.S. President Barack Obama, are examples of what damage can be done. The treaty marks a very important step toward nuclear disarmament, which is very important for the future of humanity. Aside from a nuclear weapon’s destructive power, nuclear weapons produce extreme levels of nuclear fallout. The importance of this treaty cannot be expressed. Radioactive fallout causes various medical difficulties, including thyroid issues, heart failure, sterility or brain damage. Cellular reproduction affects how fast the damage spreads; sterility is one side effect that requires the least exposure. According to www.greenpeace.org,
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ALI AMIR MUSTANSIR Ali is a journalism and political science senior and opinion editor for The Shorthorn. Join the discussion by logging on and commenting at theshorthorn.com “The data, based on Belarus national cancer statistics, predicts approximately 270,000 cancers and 93,000 fatal cancer cases will be caused by Chernobyl. The report also concludes that on the basis of demographic data, during [the] last 15 years, 60,000 people have died additionally in Russia because of the Chernobyl accident, and estimates of the total death toll for Ukraine and Belarus could be another 140,000.” The United States was fortunate after the Three Mile Island incident, as there were fewer long-term effects of the incident. But a power plant has only a fraction of the effect of a modern nuclear weapon. According to the International Atomic
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Energy Agency Web site, “the accident at Chernobyl was approximately 400 times more potent than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.” It also says many of the atomic bomb tests around the world put 100 to 1,000 times as much radioactive material into the environment than the Chernobyl incident. The new treaty reduces the number of deployed warheads to 1,550, which is down nearly two-thirds from the original START treaty from 1991. The treaty limits the number of non-deployed intercontinental ballistic missile launchers, submarine-launched ballistic missile launchers and heavy bombers equipped for nuclear armaments to 800. It also limits the number of deployed units equipped for nuclear armaments to 700. It is a major decrease in nuclear armaments and delivery methods. While it is not a viable final solution to the problem of nuclear weapons, it is a step in the right direction. The treaty is not yet ratified and people need to let their senators know if they support it so that the people we elected can make a decision based on what their constituents want and what is best for the American people.
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With hands extended Everyone should volunteer and enrich their lives by aiding others. UTA Volunteers has hosted a daylong volunteer program, The Big Event, for the last ten years in order to assist multiple organizations. The event is larger this year than in previous years, offering 54 volunteer opportunities as opposed to last year’s 39. More than 900 volunteers are needed, and though most spaces are full, there are still many left. According to the UTA Volunteers Web site, some of the projects that still have open spaces are organizing and taking inventory at World Vision, checking in exhibitors at Prairie Fest 2010, picking up trash at the Trash Bash at Town Park and facility cleaning at the Arlington Historical Society. Volunteering can be an enriching experience. It gives community members a chance to do something for their community while providing a unique experience for themselves. Many of the locations participating in the event are services many enjoy, but take for granted. For example, the project at the Fort Worth Library is comparing the documents in a box to an inventory list to confirm it contains what it is supposed to. Those documents may prove useful in a research paper in the future. Volunteering gives you an opportunity to help others in ways that are not always apparent. Volunteering allows you to build on your skill-base and develop relationships that could benefit you in the future — all while enhancing your résumé. Volunteer work can help build your work experience as well. In the article “It Will Look Good On Your Resume” on 1stresumes.com, Mary Ellen Shea Clifford said the way you view the work you have done affects how you present it in your résumé and interviews. She said seeing this work as career building experiences will help you. Volunteer work is something that can have a major impact on your life and the lives of others. Do what you can for others. The Big Event has about 160 open spaces. If it’s full by the time sign-up ends on April 16, then find another way to help the community outside of the event. Do what you can for others. Help.
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Lockheed Martin exec talks up company’s future tion to pursue hard science careers,” Tanner said in his speech. “It’s about captivating the next generation of engineers.” Tanner emphasized how much By Joan Khalaf technology has moved forward. The Shorthorn senior staff “I wonder how many of you in here Leading a company into the future could say that they typed for the first with a majority of baby boomer em- time with their thumbs,” he said. It was marketing senior Melissa ployees is a major challenge Lockheed Martin Corp. faces, Lockheed Mar- White’s second year to attend the dinner. She said she enjoys tin’s chief financial ofhearing about different ficer Bruce Tanner said organizations. addressing students, This story is one of many “It’s interesting how faculty and company covering Business Week, different companies employees Tuesday sponsored by work,” she said, “And night. the College of Business. you learn a lot about Lockheed employthem by listening to ees, university administration and 55 Goolsby Leadership these leaders speak.” Finance junior Christopher McAcademy students attended the Business Week Executive Dinner at the Cain said after he took an etiquette University Center Bluebonnet Ball- class, he was interested in seeing how professionals handled room. themselves at the dinTanner was the “We want to encourner. keynote speaker at the age a generation to “They didn’t really dinner, which last year use proper etiquette,” featured Stephen Jones pursue hard science he said. “But it made of the Dallas Cowboys. careers. It’s about me more comfortable Tanner, an alumnus, with myself.” focused on the impor- captivating the next Tanner’s focus on tance of leadership generation of engihow much technology growth and passing on neers.” has changed interested seasoned knowledge to finance junior Jaime new employees fresh Bruce tanner Muniz. out of college. Lockheed Martin Corp. chief “He had some good “For anyone who financial officer points,” Muniz said. joins our company for “Technology has adthe first three years, they’re on a rotational assignment,” vanced in such a way that we have to Tanner told The Shorthorn. “We put keep up. It got me thinking.” them through the ringer and expect them to go through a graduate proJoan Khalaf gram while working for us.” news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu One reason Tanner visited was to recruit students. “To be blunt, I’m in sell mode,” he said. “We want to let people know that this is a good place to join for early career professionals.” Most of the company’s employees are around the age of 50, meaning they currently have a nearly threefourths turnover. Tanner said now more than ever, the company is looking for more women and minorities. Lockheed only hires U.S. citizens, which presents a challenge because many engineering students that graduate are foreign. “We want to encourage a genera-
Bruce Tanner focused on leadership growth and passing on knowledge.
more Business weeK events Today 3 p.m. Patty Crisp, Earl Crisp and Jeff McGee, management department Topic: “What it really takes to be a ‘top shelf’ job candidate.” Location: 235 Business Building Open to all students. Limited seating. 7 p.m. Jim Lewis, UTA vice president for development Topic: “Effective Leadership: The Goolsby Leadership Model” Location: 152 Business Building Limited seating for faculty and students not enrolled in this course.
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Above: Bruce Tanner, Lockheed Martin Corp. chief financial officer, speaks to attendees of the 2010 Business Week Executive Dinner on Tuesday at the University Center Bluebonnet Ballroom. Tanner drew into detail about changing our behavior patterns in innovation, technological advancements cutting down design time and the push to retain the country’s integrity through knowledge.
Left: President James Spaniolo, center, meets with executives Tuesday outside the University Center Bluebonnet Ballroom. A reception was held prior to the dinner, highlighting Business Week in an effort to connect students with industry leaders. The Shorthorn: Rasy Ran
Thursday 7 p.m. Stacey Dwyer (MS ‘89), executive vice president and treasurer D.R. Horton, Inc. Mike Murray, Controller D.R. Horton, Inc. Topic: “Financial Analysis in Residential Construction” Location: 348 Business Building Limited seating for faculty and students not enrolled in this course.
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Mavs fall in extra innings
Students, staff rally in Austin for causes
Baylor edges out a victory in the top of the tenth inning to beat UTA. By Sam morton
While at the Capitol, they discussed topics like immigrants’ rights.
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Six inches away. With two men on base and two outs in the bottom of the tenth inning and trailing 5-4, junior catcher Chad Comer laced a potential game-winner down the right field line that landed six inches foul. He grounded out on the next pitch, as the Mavericks dropped the first of a two game set to the Baylor Bears on Tuesday night at Clay Gould Ballpark. “It was frustrating, but I should have had a better atbat than I did,” Comer said. “It’s tough to lose like that, especially with their guy hitting a double on a hit like that.” Baylor (20-11, 5-5) led off the top half of the tenth when pinch-hitter Dan Evatt popped a perfectly placed ball down the line that landed in between three charging Mavericks. A sacrifice fly two batters later proved to be the game-winning run. “I can handle a loss like that,” head coach Darin Thomas said. “We had a chance to win and we were six inches away from winning, but that’s the best we played against a good team on a Tuesday.” The Mavericks (15-18, 8-7), who are now 3-6 in midweek games this season, jumped ahead of the Bears in the third inning when Comer made them pay for intentionally walking junior outfielder Michael Choice, driving a base-loaded single into left field in front of the 542 in attendance. True freshman Cody Dyvig continued to create a nuisance for opposing pitchers, producing a pair of hits and forcing the Bears to rush plays in the infield, leading to a couple of errors. “He does a good job of hitting with two strikes,” Thomas said of the freshman. “If you refuse to strike out and put balls in play, good things happen and he’s a good example of that.” Junior starter Mark Picca cruised through the first four innings before running into trouble in the sixth inning. He allowed a Max Muncy home run to right field before giving way to the bullpen. “I’m really proud of the way we pitched,” he said. “I can’t say enough about Brian Watson. He located down and away to their righthanders and gave us a chance
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Junior infielder Brian Nephew throws to first base Tuesday during the Mavericks loss to Baylor at Clay Gould Ballpark. The Mavericks have a chance to redeem themselves when they play Baylor today at 6:30 p.m. in Waco.
to come back.” Watson came in during the Bears’ three-run sixth inning with a man on third and one out, and got a strikeout and a force out at second. He would go the rest of the way for the Mavs, striking out six batters in his nearly five innings of work. His six strikeouts broke his previous personal best, which he set last April against the Bears. Watson was one of the hundreds at Clay Gould Ballpark that thought Chad Comer’s line drive was the game-winner. “It’s one of those things about baseball. It’s a game of inches,” Watson said. “It doesn’t turn out sometime, but you just play the best you can and hope you come out on top.”
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More than 75 UTA Social Work students skipped class Tuesday to rally at the Texas Capitol for the Social Work Student Day at the Texas Legislature in Austin. Social work students from about 10 colleges in Texas flocked to the Capitol to meet with the legislators and to learn how to advocate for their clients, their communities, the social work profession and learned about the legislative process. Raache Reed, social work graduate student, gave a testimonial before a rally of about 600. In her testimonial, she said police mistreated her after she was sexually assaulted in 2009. “Instead of treating me as a victim, the police treated me as it was my fault and asked me many times if I was really raped,” she said. Reed said she would go to the event again next year because it is important for people to come together and be passionate about the same thing. Other students discussed topics like trans-
genderism, same-sex marriage, health care, child abuse, teen pregnancy and exonerees. Social work students and staff stood on the steps of the Capitol with banners and advocated such social issues. Attendees were broken up into groups before proposing opinions to legislators. “I talked to a legislator and advocated social work investment — like social workers should get paid more,” social work junior Edith Martinez said. Discussions involved homelessness, rights for immigrants, child abuse and other issues. “It is important because some people don’t have a voice, and they need social workers to help them,” said Diane Mitschke, social work assistant professor. “Events like this let students learn things they don’t learn from the classroom.” Social workers’ welfare was also a concern in discussions. Mitschke said her group proposed that the state pay off social workers’ student loans after they graduate and increase social workers’ salaries.
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6:30 p.m. Friday vs. McNeese State at Lake Charles, La. 3 p.m. Saturday vs. McNeese State at Lake Charles, La. 1 p.m. Sunday vs. McNeese State at Lake Charles, La. 6:05 p.m. Tuesday vs. Texas at Austin 6:30 p.m. April 23 vs. Central Arkansas at Clay Gould Ballpark 2 p.m. April 24 vs. Central Arkansas at Glay Gould Ballpark
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Hence the reason why I’m still single.” Audience members were privy to O’Shea’s life lessons. O’Shea said he fails a lot but he came up with a strategy in college that made failing better. “I have found that the best thing to do is find someone to fail with you,” he said. “You’re less lonely, and it’s always a proud moment when you have the higher failing grade.” Some of his strategy involved subjects not so adult, but O’Shea found a way to make Elmo, of “Sesame Street,” dirty. While speaking in Elmo’s voice and using his hand as a puppet, O’Shea joked that Elmo likes to lick the female anatomy. Afterwards O’Shea would scold the bad puppet for his potty mouth. Nursing freshman Akhia Cobos said he did the impersonation perfectly. “Oh my gosh, he was so funny,” she said. “The whole Elmo thing with his hand was hilarious, and he did the voice great.” O’Shea’s notorious bathroom jokes had the crowd rolling with laughter. Audience members who dared get out of their seats were prime prey for his dirty humor. One student rose from his seat and O’Shea
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Eric O’Shea’s jokes ranged from explaining why his mom is “the Italian anti-Christ” to quick jabs at the audience as he invited crowd participation throughout the show.
immediately pounced, drawing all eyes to the unsuspecting man. “Look at him,” O’Shea said. “I know the diarrhea walk anywhere, and that my friends, is definitely a diarrhea walk.” Over-the-top hand gestures and facial expressions seasoned the performance’s flavor. O’Shea mimicked a naughty game of Twister and his favorite activity to do with Gummi Bears — Gummi Bear sex. He said everyone knows Gummi Bears are fun to degrade. “I like to make my Gummi Bears do a 69,” he
said. “And don’t look at me like that, you know you do it too.” O’Shea’s YouTube video, ‘Songs for Commercials’ has over 4 million views, and he performed it for the audience. Viagra, Gas-X and Tampax all fell in harm’s way as he put the brand names to music that matched the product’s purpose. Business management sophomore Kailey Anderson said the commercial bit was the best. “I saw all the One Mic Stand comedians and Eric O’Shea is my favorite,” she said. “His ‘Songs for Com-
mercials’ was the funniest part.” O’Shea received a standing ovation from the audience and he commended Student Activities on a job well done. Judy Agwu, EXCEL entertainment and arts director, said she was thrilled to have the event go off without a hitch. “Everything went according to plan,” she said. “It’s exciting to see so many students have a good time. It was a good night.” HannaH Dockray news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu