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College park faces final test The $80 million complex needs approval before construction can begin. BY JOHN HARDEN The Shorthorn news editor
The final piece of the puzzle UTA hopes will help define its eastern edge will go before the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on Thursday in Austin. The pending $80 million College Park development, which will be built between Pecan and Center streets, needs approval before construction can begin in August. The university is expressing confidence the combined residence hall, parking garage, office and retail
complex will be approved by the board tomorrow. John Hall, campus operations vice president, said the university is confident that the park will gain approval because of a thorough presentation that was held before the board’s Strategic Planning Committee. “The fact that it was approved by the planning committee, there shouldn’t be a problem getting it approved by the board,” Hall said. The ceremonial groundbreaking for the project is scheduled for Oct. 11 at 10 a.m. and the park has a tentative schedule for completion in August 2012. The park’s designs and funding was approved by the UT System Board of Re-
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gents in early May. The Arlington City Council is also chipping in by splitting the $36 million price tag on the garage potion of the complex. “It’s time we start putting our money where our mouth is,” Arlington Mayor Robert Cluck said. According to an agreement between the city and UTA made in late January, the parking garage will have at least 700 parking spaces available by Aug. 1, 2011, and the remaining 1,100 spaces by August 2012. The garage will add relief to downtown Arlington’s lack of parking, said Ken Devero, Downtown Arlington Management Corp. APPROVAL continues on page 3
SUSTAINABILITY
Campus considers renting bicycles Local shop operators hope the university adopts their unique idea. BY HANNAH DOCKRAY The Shorthorn staff
Weekly Wheels, a small, donations-based bicycle rental program at the Arlington Info Shop, is being considered for implementation at the UTA. Arlington residents Eleonor Hernandez and Nathan Calderwood represented the AIS Monday in a meeting with the Office of Sustainability. Hernandez said the shop mainly helps students and residents with volunteering and being active in the community. “The Arlington Info Shop was started by the people,”
she said. “We built up a lot of donations from our friends and the community.” Sustainability director Meghna Tare said a bicycle rental program would be a good addition to other pending university projects, like a car rental program for students. “If the bike program happens, we would try to get more bike racks for renters,” Tare said. “If you make it easy for them, they will rent it. If it’s hard, the incentive is gone.” The proposed bicycle rental program would begin in the University Center at the information desk, where students would go to learn more about the program. Tare said they also would fill out a form, if renting, and
pay a small fee, which would go toward the cost of repairs. Tare suggested maintenance of the bikes be left to Hernandez, Calderwood, and the students because the Office of Sustainability is not capable of doing maintenance. “Maintenance on these bikes is fairly low,” Calderwood said. “The main thing would be protecting the bikes from rust, since many of them will be out in the rain.” He said rust prevention is as simple as removing the bike chains and soaking them in chain grease, and that he is more worried about the cost of tools. “One tool can run anyRENTING continues on page 3
STUDENT SERVICES
New law aims to lower textbook prices The education act compels publishers to show transparency. BY ALLIE COCHRAN The Shorthorn staff
The United States legislature is taking steps to ensure “students have access to affordable course materials,” with a textbook provision of the Higher Education Opportunity Act. The amendment, Section 113, aimed at making textbooks more affordable for college students was implemented on July 1. Congress confirmed the textbook legislation revision on July 31, 2008 and set it to go into effect July 1, 2010. The HEOA provision focuses on changes made by publishers and colleges to create more affordable text-
books. The UTA Bookstore was not affected by the amendment according to UTA Bookstore director Bill Coulter. He said the UTA bookstore has always offered books in the most affordable form, including unbundled books. Offering unbundled books is a requirement of publishers under the textbook provision. Publishers are the primary targets of the textbook provisions. One of the largest textbook publishers, Pearson Publishing, has made changes to comply with the amendment, Pearson communications director Susan Aspey said. “Pearson is in full compliance with the new federal HEOA requirements. For example, our retail prices
have always been available at our website, pearsonhighered.com, and now instructors are able to access at our website net or wholesale prices as well,” Aspey said. Other alterations to operation by Pearson have included unbundling, a condition of the law. There are three main requirements of the HEOA amendment. The textbook provision requires publishing companies to reveal textbook prices to instructors, allowing them to choose the lower cost book option. Previous to this provision, instructors were not given the cost of the textbook with the title of the book. With greater transparency, instructors have TEXTBOOK continues on page 3
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Ian Boriack, 17, back, releases his hold on Sam Grossman’s, 13, handle as Sam rides around the gym in the MAC on Friday. Lose The Training Wheels camp participants learned to ride their bikes both in the gym and in the parking lot outside the MAC while volunteers assisted them.
Camp teaches disabled to ride bicycles The Down Syndrome Partnership of Tarrant County brought Lose The Training Wheels, Inc. to Arlington to host a five-day camp, during which disabilities children learned how to ride a standard twowheel bike. The camp was held at the Maverick Activities Center in the gym and at a parking lot reserved for the camp. “I’ve been waiting for this camp to come here,” said Debra Kline, a camper’s mother. “I was so excited because it’s pretty hard for these kiddos to learn how to bike ride.” The camp was split into four 75-minute sessions each day, with each session limited to approximately eight participants. Along with camp participants, volunteers older than 14 signed up to help during each session. Volunteers were needed as “spotters,” people who provided physical support and encouragement to the participants. Lose The Training Wheels, Inc. travels across the U.S. and Canada hosting camps in communities wherever they’re needed. LTTW, Inc. starts partici-
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Logan Mayfield, 20, rides her bike while volunteer, Everman High School senior George Abston, chases after, making sure she doesn’t fall in the parking lot at the MAC on Friday. Volunteers were used as “spotters” who helped Lose The Training Wheel camp participants keep control of their bikes.
pants out on roller bikes comprised of the back wheel being replaced by a rolling contraption, invented by Richard Klein, the founder of the organization. Participants should be able to balance, pedal and steer all at once. Once they had control of the roller bike, participants moved to a regular bike with a long handle attached to the back so spot-
ters could help them steer. After four days of preparing, the last day was the day most participants hopped onto their own bike and rode by themselves for the first time. “It’s tough to say which one’s greater, seeing the parents’ faces or seeing the kids’,” said bike technician A.J. Budney.
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TODAY MFA Summer Exhibition: All day. The Gallery at UTA. For information, contact the College of Liberal Arts at 817-272-3291 National Research Experience for Undergraduates Program Summer Camp: All day. Life Science Building. For information, contact Tuncay Aktosun at aktosun@uta.edu New Works: UTA Photography Faculty: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. UT Arlington Fort Worth Center Gallery. 1401 Jones Street. Fort Worth, Texas 76102. For information, contact Megan Topham 817-272-5988
An unsecured file server containing personal information from the Student Health Center may have been compromised, the university reported Friday. The university has begun to notify approximately 27,000 individuals whose information was temporarily unsecured. The data includes names, addresses, prescription names, and in 2,048 cases, Social Security numbers. Most people affected should get letters in the mail today. The Office of Information Technology learned of the possible breach June 21. The server was taken offline immediately and secured, the university reported. After review, OIT learned that data had been compromised four times: Feb.
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Art sophomore Cherissa Scott and Arlington resident James Walker cool down from the heat by resting in the fountain outside the Art Building on Tuesday afternoon. “I was taking photos in the fountain for my photography class when I ran into James who was sitting there with a six pack. I was already a little wet so I decided just to jump in. We ended up talking for about an hour,” Scott said.
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MFA Summer Exhibition: All day. The Gallery at UTA. For information, contact the College of Liberal Arts at 817-272-3291
This fall, Marquez Haynes is taking his talents to Chalon-surSaône to join the Élan Sportif Chalonnais. The UTA single-season scoring record holder is headed overseas to play for a team that, despite finishing 12th in the 16team league last season, has produced a number of NBA regulars, including Thabo Sefolosha, an Oklahoma City Thunder player, and Miami Heat player Udonis Haslem. Haynes said the team has been scouting him since the Portsmouth Invitational at the beginning of April, when
National Research Experience for Undergraduates Program Summer Camp: All day. Life Science Building. For information, contact Tuncay Aktosun at aktosun@uta.edu New Works: UTA Photography Faculty: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. UT Arlington Fort Worth Center Gallery. 1401 Jones Street Fort Worth, Texas 76102. For information, contact Megan Topham 817-272-5988 Advanced Supervisory Skills: 2-4 p.m. Wetsel Service Center Room 200. Registration required. For information, contact Human Resources/ Employment Services at (817) 272-3461 or employment@uta.edu
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Once a year UTA restripes parking lots, crosswalks and fire lanes depending on their condition. This week and through July 31, all crosswalks across UTA will be re-striped, said Jeff Johnson, Facilities Management associate director. Directional signs also will be placed around campus to indicate which parking lots are being worked on, Johnson said. The north concrete area
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POLICE REPORT 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.
THURSDAY Public Intoxication Officers were dispatched at 8:15 p.m. to Centennial Court apartments in reference to a student found passed out in the area. The student was arrested and sent to Arlington jail. Suspicious Circumstances Officers were dispatched at 10:54 p.m. to the intersection of Mitchell and Center streets regarding a report of a male that was not fully dressed.
Investigation A gas leak was reported at 10:18 p.m. at the Engineering Research Complex construction site. There were no injuries. Criminal Mischief or Vandalism A Centennial Court employee reported at 9:30 p.m. that two items were found damaged in the clubhouse swimming pool area. Theft A student reported at 5 p.m. that an unknown person had stolen his backpack in the basketball gym at the Maverick Activities Center.
FRIDAY Criminal Trespass Officers were dispatched at 10 p.m. to the parking garage at 708 West for a reported accident involving a verbal argument with a customer. SATURDAY Disturbance Officers were dispatched to investigate a loud-noise disturbance at 1 p.m. at Pickard Hall. The scene was cleared with no further action SUNDAY Theft A student reported at 6 p.m. that his bicycle’s
front tire had been stolen at Trinity House, located at 800 Greek Row Drive. MONDAY Burglary, vehicle Officer was dispatched at 2:30 p.m. to Centennial Court Apartments regarding the burglary of a vehicle. A nonstudent reported that someone had stolen money from her purse, which was inside her vehicle. Theft A student reported at 4:50 p.m. that a bicycle theft occurred at the Maverick Activities Center.
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Street to park in Lot 47. That portion of West Street will be re-opened early Saturday. New meter parking spaces will be striped on Oak Street at Kalpana Chawla Hall on Monday. Johnson said street parking will be re-striped on West, Third and Oak streets on Monday and the project should be finished at the end of the day Tuesday.
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Haynes averaged 10 points per game in his three games. “I’m excited and nervous at the same time,” Haynes said. “It’s another country, but it gives me a chance to go somewhere and play and get better.” Haynes has been playing for the Detroit Pistons’ NBA summer league team since the summer season began on July 9, averaging 8.3 points a game. He’ll report to the Élan Chalon in August to begin preparing for the season, which starts October 9.
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19 and April 28, 2009, and Jan. 23 and Feb. 10, 2010. The compromise only involves the one server in question, university spokeswoman Kristin Sullivan said. This situation is like someone opening an unsecured door and looking in, she said. But there’s no sign of foul play, she added. The university would know of such activity since servers generate reports of recent activity, which human employees periodically check. UTA contracted Equifax, a credit report agency, to monitor the credit of the 2,048 people whose Social Security numbers were temporarily unsecured.
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authority in reducing the cost of course materials for students. Publishers are also required to unbundle textbook packages. Offering a textbook bundled with a CD or pass code increases the price of the book. Under the new provision, publishers must offer the textbook separate from the supplementary materials, including CDs and pass codes, giving students a less expensive book option. A component of the provision aimed directly at colleges requires universities to provide a list of required textbooks to students during registration. Providing students with the list of required textbooks prior to the beginning of the semester gives students ample time to research the best price of the required book. UTA is complying with the provision by posting the required course materials on MyMav. A book tab appears next to the name of the course when registering for classes online. The amendment also requires publishers to inform faculty and bookstores if the course material is available in other formats, including paperback and unbounded versions. The UTA Bookstore contains various formats of texts. The required textbook for Accounting 2301 is offered as an e-book for $112, a looseleaf text for $154.75, and bound book for $224. Despite the amendments increase in transparency and unbundling requirements, rental services offer less expensive textbooks than purchasing. The addition of Rent-
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president. “In almost every downtown area, parking is always a concern,” he said. “These additional spaces will add another level of attractiveness to downtown.” Incoming Lara adsfreshman that not Mike paying for said he’s excited he’s attending a school at a time when many changes are taking place on the eastern edge. “It just confirms that I made the right choice,” he said. “I think this will be a great addition to the campus and I’m glad I’ll be here long enough to see and benefit from its completion.”
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where from $5 to $15, which doesn’t sound like much, but when you have 50 bikes it’s a lot,” he said. Tare said the bikes would be provided by the Office of Sustainability and painted with UTA’s colors and logo. The renters would have locks to
Designed by Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., College Park will reflect a modern look in accordance with the university’s master plan and design guidelines. The development’s residence hall will consist of 242 residence rooms, which includes 484 rentable beds, plus 17 resident assistant rooms. Additional amenities include laundry and vending areas, study rooms and multi-use color willcommon not printspace. in color In support of the College Town concept, approximately 15,000 square feet of retail space will be on the first floor of the structures. About 3,500 square feet of ground level office space may be utilized for campus offices or for private leasing. Other features include a 7,500 square foot welcome center, a satel-
lite police office located within the structure and 81 apartment units constructed around the garage. This project will be evaluated for sustainability and seek U.S. Green Building Council LEED certification, which measures a building’s efficiency. The College Park will help create one continuous area that connects the special events center, Center Street Green plaza, the Levitt Pavilion and the community together,” university spokeswoman Kristin Sullivan said. “It’s exciting because this is concrete. It’s all coming together,” she said.
rent and an insurance contract. Helmets would not be provided. Texas law does not require adults to wear them. However, a safety brochure and guidelines would be available. The proposed length of rental time was a week. Hernandez mentioned a computer program used at the AIS that catalogues the people in the system and form a database, much like a
library. “It’s good to keep track of who returns their bike and who never came back with it,” she said. The AIS renting process is based off an honors system, one that Hernandez said she feels has been successful. “Most people return their bikes, and we find that because we make each renter participate in an hourlong bicycle safety and maintenance
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course, the renters feel more responsible for their bike,” she said. Because of their drive to help others, the pair entered the Arlington Info Shop into the Pepsi Refresh Everything contest, a competition that gives $1.3 million a month all summer. They hope to win a grant based on online voting so they can put the money toward the shop. Hernandez and Calderwood said
a-Text to campus bookstores arose from the HEOA amendment, said Elio DiStaola, Follett campus relations director. The Follett Higher Education Group is the UTA Bookstore’s operator. “The number one factor was the price of education,” DiStaola said. He said implementing a rental service offered students a lower alternative to purchasing textbooks, which complies with the amendment’s intention to grant students’ access to affordable course materials. “All of my books for the fall (taking 18 hours) are only going to be $180 in rental fees from Chegg. And their process is very easy. They give you two weeks after the end of the semester to return the books,” interdisciplinary studies sophomore Kenny Jacobs said. “Textbooks cost so much simply because they can,” Jacobs said. “The publishers know that we need them and by design we, as students, are disadvantaged.” Jacobs’ assertions about the power of publishers over students and faculty is what the textbook amendment intends to end according to Section 113 Part A of the amendment. The amendment disarms publishers by forcing them to disclose the price of textbooks to instructors. Section 133, Part C states: “When a publisher provides a faculty member...in charge of selecting materials at an institution...the publisher shall include...the price at which the publisher would make the college textbook or supplementary material available to the bookstore.” allie cochran news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
they are serious about the program and the Arlington Info Shop. “I’ve always wanted to do a project with UTA,” Hernandez said. “This is such a great opportunity, not just for AIS, but for students too, and we really want this to happen.”
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Jobs right under our noses Students searching for future careers should look to school for aid As the economy starts to show signs of recovery, unemployment numbers in the metroplex are still fairly high. The latest unemployment numbers for the area sit at 8.1 percent for this May, a half percent increase from May 2009, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. While some students may be able to afford to sit around and wait for opportunity to call, for many that’s not the case. In an article last weekend The Shorthorn highlighted an alumna, Sonja Funakura, who offered to pay a $1,000 to anyone who could help her land a permanent job. Students can utilize services and join tHE discussion networking opportunities on campus Comment at our website: to prepare them www.TheShorthorn.com for the ‘real world’ Friend us on Facebook: by getting in conwww.facebook.com/shorthorn tact with the right Watch us on YouTube: people. www.YouTube.com/utashorthorn University Career Follow us on Twitter: services will put @UTAShorthorn on Career Month in September, during which they will host workshops to help students and alumni prepare their resumes, teach them how to search for jobs and general prep work for getting their foot in the employer’s door. Also, they have three schedule workshops on how to be successful at job fairs, which leads up to The Job Fair on September 22 in the MAC. They are expecting 120 employers to be present. Employer relations coordinator Debbie Villagomez said they are “best kept secret on campus” and the National Association of Colleges and Employers 2010 student survey showed a strong link between the use of career services and a student’s ability to get a job offer. Students also can go through the Student Alumni Association to network with former students who have been through the job hunting process themselves, or who can communicate job openings and serve as good references. Websites such as monster.com and careerbuilder.com are good resources, but hundreds of applicants utilize the same sites. Students should use university avenues to help land a job, and they should do it sooner than later. There are more job seekers than there are job openings. Don’t wait for opportunity to come knocking. — The Shorthorn editorial board
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eadership is a problem that’s plagued publishers since the first newspaper was written, presumably on a cave wall in shapes and symbols that, when deciphered, read, “Local caveman discovers fire, singes nostril hair.” You would think it would be easy to, you know, figure out what people want to read about and then write it. But really, it’s a complicated process that not even Johannes Gutenberg, inventor of the printing press, wanted to tackle. “I ain’t telling you what to write,” Gutenberg likely told his first clients, “I’m just telling you I can make a lot of copies of whatever it is you write.” Thus began the mass production of stuff nobody reads. This column, for instance. Then, at some point in history, a clever businessman, probably from the same family lineage that invented bottled water, thought it would be a good idea to make money by printing advertisements in newspapers that no-
mark bauEr bauer is a journalism senior and the shorthorn editor in chief. join the discussion by commenting at theshorthorn.com. body reads. Genius, really. I say this in jest, of course. People started reading newspapers because of the advertisements, not in spite of them. They were colorful and fun, and often told you of places to go for great discounts on legal advice, as most newspaper readers are criminals. And then came along Dr. Ruth — whose credentials, like Dr. Phil’s, I’ve often questioned — and she saved
newspapers, but only briefly. Prior to the internet, Dr. Ruth, an old woman who most people under normal circumstances would be disturbed by her incessant talk of sex, was the only person talking about it. Now everyone is talking about sex, and Twitter allows people to talk about it, oftentimes while they’re having it. Gross. TMI. The modern newspaper businessman struck back by putting Sudoku puzzles in the paper. This worked until someone made a Sudoku game accessible via mobile phone. Then we tried crossword puzzles. Then we tried weather forecasts. Ultimately, the modern newspaper businessman is tasked with trying to fill newspapers with everything but news. Eventually, stories will be phased out for clip art. And what would you know? That’s really not much different from what was first produced by our cave-dwelling ancestors.
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wo weeks ago, I picked up a hitchhiker. Two weeks ago, I had a knife pulled on me. Yes, the two events are related. Now, before judgement is cast upon me, that was the first time I’ve ever picked up a hitchhiker. And it wasn’t like I went out of my way to pick him up. I was at a stoplight, my windows were down and he was on the corner asking for a ride. I normally do that thing where I don’t look in that person’s direction, turn up my music and discretely roll up my windows, but this particular pedestrian looked like he needed help, and I felt sorry for him. So I waved him over. We weren’t in the car for more than a couple of minutes when he pulls out the knife. He didn’t point it in my direction, but he made it clear that he had it. He asked for anything I had of value, and I said I didn’t have anything. The guy looked kind of wimpy, one of the factors I considered when I picked him up. But wimpy or not, he had a knife, and I like the way my face looks as is, so I decided not to be a hero. He took a couple of quick glances around my car, grabbed my backpack
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joHn HardEn Harden is a broadcast senior and the shorthorn news editor. join the discussion by commenting at theshorthorn.com. and mp3 player and darted out of my car. Luckily, there was a police officer nearby and he found the guy and arrested him. Throughout the entire ordeal, I kept my cool and wasn’t scared. But my friends, however, though they were all happy I was okay, thought it was stupid of me to give a stranger a ride. I felt like I was in the Saturday Night Live skit “Really?!? With Seth & Amy.” “So, John, you picked up a hitchhiker? Really? Have you never seen the movie Hitchhiker? Really? Well here’s a spoiler, John, everyone dies at the end. People stereotype hitchhikers for a reason. Re-
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ally. “And come on John you’re the black guy. You know what that does to your chances of survival during a movie. And you still picked him up, really?” So before I picked up this guy, did I hesitate? Sure I did. In fact, I’ve seen Hitchhiker. But I thought he was genuinely in need of help. I remember a few times I’ve had car trouble and people stopped to help me. It wasn’t clear if they were afraid of me shanking them, but they helped. My mom also lectured me after the incident. “Didn’t I tell you not to talk to strangers?” she said. Well, it’s not like he tried to lure me into his black van with candy. My religion, and my mom, raised me to be kind to others. Treat others the way I would like to be treated. I’ve been helped plenty of times by complete strangers, and most of the time I didn’t even ask for it. When I picked up this kid, I didn’t see a hitchhiker, I saw past the stereotype. I saw someone who needed help. What if I wasn’t wrong? Really?
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NEXT WEEK Check Scene next week to find out how students are going to travel during the break and how to plan a getaway. Wednesday, July 28, 2010
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Books don’t have to be a bore Reading becomes a new way to pass the time this summer
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While some would consider reading the last thing students want to do during summer break, students and faculty explain how a summer read can be a true escape. “You can watch movies, but they only last two hours,” biology sophomore Jeremy Kubicek said. “And you can’t take them with you.” With the horror House in his hands, Kubicek said he’s always read a lot. His librarian mother recommended the novel. “I don’t usually read horror books,” he said. “It really grips you and keeps you on the edge.” Kubicek said he sticks to action and adventure novels and various series books but considers something like Ernest Hemmingway’s The Old Man and The Sea to be a book that optimizes the feeling of summer reading on a beach. During his three hours between classes Kubicek said he reads as a way to kill time but also as a chance to get
BREAK UP PLAYLIST Blink 182 – “I Miss You” “This song reminds you of how much you miss the other person after you break up with them. The bridge Tadele Wondimu, makes me electrical want to cry. I would listen engineering senior to it over and over.”
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Finance and economics junior Danny Ellison engages himself in “The Undercover Economist” by Tim Harford at the Palo Duro Lounge in the University Center on Tuesday. Ellison, a fan of finance and investment author Benjamin Graham, reads about 3-4 hours a day during the summer.
away from the trials of a college student. “College life is stressful and this is a great way to escape,” he said. Deborah Glast, English graduate teaching assistant, said summer reading can be an opportunity to catch up on recommended books or those that have been around the house just waiting to be picked up. “One of the best things about summer reading is that during a break you don’t necessarily have to read, rather you simply can read anything you want,” Glast said. Although every degree program on campus requires its students to pick up a textbook for some classes, political science junior Taylor Dicarlo said summer time is when he gets to read the books he hasn’t had the time for – and still gets to learn something. “I read to learn about things I’m interested in – this one’s more for fun
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Students, staff and faculty searching for a new way to get their reading jump-started now have a place to do it. The Mavs Book Club is a university-hosted book discussion group that meets in the Central Library every month to discuss a new book. The first meeting is Aug. 12 and the book up for discussion will be The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot. Diane Shepelwich, information services assistant coordinator, said there is no formal registration for faculty, staff and students. “It’s more of a get together where we read and discuss,” she said. This UTA Librarysponsored program came about from the collaboration of faculty members and will continue through December. The Mavs Book Club meets at 5:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month in the Central Library basement. For more information go the Mavs Book Club blog or contact Shepelwich at dianec@uta.edu or 817-272-7521.
Stick with favorite authors and texts or stretch your boundaries and try something new that might surprise you. Talk to people to see what others are reading and recommending and create your own reading list. Check the Central Library or your local library to see if copies of the book are available and make use of those resources. The most important thing is to enjoy what you’re reading and the act of reading itself. Source: Deborah Glast, English graduate teaching assistant
than learning,” Dicarlo said, pointing to Slaughter House Five, an anti-war book from the 1960s. Dicarlo found himself picking up books on law, which helped solidify his future career choice. “It wasn’t difficult and it was something I did enjoy,” he said. “Which is a good sign.” Fiction or nonfiction, Dicarlo said he seeks out a longer book during the summer and sticks to classical literature or as he defined it, “the long books everyone hated in high school.” Information literacy librarian Evelyn Barker said summer is a time for her to catch up on her guilty plea-
sure reading, much like the described “chick-lit” fashion novel A Vintage Affair, when she travels. “My light and fluffy novel at the airport,” she said. “That’s when I get into the fluffy stuff, it’s my airport treat.” Travel reads are a part of Barker’s daily commute as well, as she uses audio books to ease her near-hour drive to work. Audio books are available on the second floor of the Central Library in the Popular Reading area.
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“One of the best things about summer reading is that during a break you don’t necessarily have to read, rather you simply can read anything you want.” Deborah Glast
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Naturally delicious
Potager Cafe takes good food back to the basics BY MELISSA BOON The Shorthorn staff
Cynthia Chippindale started an unorthodox café called Potager a little more than a year ago with the idea of showing the pleasure of eating food that’s good for your body and at an affordable price. “I wanted to make food that was affordable and that could stretch further,” Chippindale said. Chippindale has put that concept to work as patrons pay what they believe the food is worth. “They [customers] ask for only as much as they can eat and they pay a fair price for it. I don’t have set prices, and no food gets wasted,” Chippindale said. “This also makes locallygrown, nutritious food affordable for the average person.” Music theory sophomore Ben Blevins said because there aren’t set prices, he wondered how Chippindale made any money and said he would feel bad if he didn’t pay what he thought was a fair price. His decision became harder as he said the food is so good. “Then I tasted the food,” Blevins said. “I love the food and I love the
way they guilt trip you into paying for your food.” The food from Potager is all made from scratch and nothing goes to waste, said Sheila McWilliams, a frequent customer from Bedford. “This lady just doesn’t like to waste food,” McWilliams said. “And what doesn’t get eaten goes into the compost pile.” Wearing her apron and beret, and with flour-coated hands, Chippindale greets customers and explains her views about the food industry. All produce in the café is locally grown and even the meat comes from small Arlington farms, she says. Potager’s menu always varies, McWilliams said. From locally bought asparagus with a butter sauce to juicy fresh tomatoes with pesto, homemade quiche, spaghetti sauce and much more, customers have an opportunity to try it all. “They use common ingredients in ways that other places do not use them,” McWilliams said. The Slow Food movement that Chippindale strives for is growing, said Mylynka Kilgore Cardona, president of the UTA Transatlantic His-
tory Student Organization. “More and more people are returning to locally owned restaurants, shopping at farmer’s markets and cooking at home again,” Kilgore Cardona said. “I am hopeful that we, as a nation, will get off of our fast food dependency.” Chippindale said it wasn’t all flowers and roses trying to put this place together. “The Chamber of Commerce said I was doomed to fail but I am a bulldog, I wouldn’t take ‘no’ for an answer,” Chippindale said. After fighting to open her little restaurant, Chippindale changed the used-to-be pizza parlor into a little French café. “I painted it one wall at a time,” Chippindale said. “After one wall was done then the next wall told me what it wanted to be.” Kilgore Cardona said she found the place eclectic, warm, and inviting. “The quality and creativity of the food here is unmatched in the Metroplex at any price,” McWilliams said, adding that she never gets tired of eating at Potager. “The menu changes every day.”
Word of mouth has built up Chippindale’s clientele. “I suggest Potager to as many students, faculty and staff in the history department as I can, especially when someone is looking for a new place to try,” Kilgore Cardona said. Following her vision for better food, Chippindale and Potager’s Chef Mike Shaw are going to Torino, Italy this year for a Terra Madre international conference. According to the sustainable community website www.slowfoodusa. com, Terra Madre gathers sustainable food producers, farmers, cooks, educators and activists from around the world to connect and share their stories and traditions, and their innovative solutions for keeping smallscale agriculture and sustainable food production alive and well. “One of the great joys of running Potager is meeting all the people who also want to take part in this revolution,” Chippindale said. “Hundreds, thousands of “small” people making a difference, one person at a time.” MELISSA BOON features-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
Alanis Morissette – “That I Would Be Good” “You feel really low when you break up with someone. This song Ebone’ Bruner, helps your self-esteem. English education sophomore It says that everything is just trivial and helps get you through it all.”
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SALT Starring: Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber Director: Phillip Noyce Ranking: 8 out of 10 Angelina Jolie kicks butt again in her latest action packed thriller, Salt. Her identity remains in question after Evelyn Salt, a CIA agent, is accused of being a Russian spy. Salt, played by Jolie, delivers non-stop excitement with plenty of police chases, car crashes, and gun fighting. Throughout the entire movie Salt is on the run with the CIA on her trail at every turn with only a fellow agent (Liev Scheiber) that believes in her. Scheiber, from the hit X-Men Origins: Wolverine, brings an excellent performance to the screen as he plays Salt’s only friend, Ted Winter. But even he gives off a weird vibe. No one can be trusted as Salt uses her years of training and expertise to avoid capture. The drama mixed with action from the entire cast gives this movie a strong plot. Viewers might have the notion that this film will be predictable and in a sense, it is. If a man had played Jolie’s character, the movie might have flopped. However, Jolie manages to impress audiences with ridiculous, yet nicely crafted action scenes, and her ability to own the screen with her quiet nature. Jolie is sure to please viewers as she delivers an exceptional performance that keeps the audience on its toes. — Cabrera Moore
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