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Feds address city’s Professor solicited to air quality concerns Environmental Protection Agency officials discussed the economy and citizens’ well-being. By alysia R. BRooks The Shorthorn staff
Speakers were divided between concerns for how stricter air quality regulation would affect the Texas economy and the health and welfare of residents,
at an Environmental Protection Agency meeting on Monday in Arlington City Hall. Business representatives were concerned that new regulations would limit production capabilities and hurt the bottom line, while people outside these industries expressed concern over health issues caused by lack of regulation and enforcement. A panel of EPA representatives lis-
tened as speakers ranging from concerned local citizens to state officials offered opinions and research findings on the how pollution regulations of natural gas and oil are affecting Texas. The meetings, which took place from noon to 4 p.m, and 6 to 10 p.m., were the first step in involving the public in the review process.
study wells Melanie Sattler uses an alternative method to sample air quality. By ali amiR mustansiR
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Moderator Jeff Clark highlights the main points about the effects of gas drilling on air quality during the EPA hearing at the Arlington City Hall on Monday. The public was permitted to voice their opinions on the topic and pose queries.
Melanie Sattler, civil and environmental engineering assistant professor, uses a different kind of sampling method when searching for pollutants from natural gas wells. Sattler said she found high levels of several pollutants including the potentially cancerous Benzene when using her method. One location Sattler surveyed was in Dish, Texas. Dish was one of the first locations to find high levels of Benzene in and around compressors. Other locations were in Fort Worth. Sattler said she used a testing method called Dispersion Modeling, which takes readings over the course of a year. The normal test involves a canister that pumps air samples for a predetermined amount of time. The canister is then sent to a lab for analysis, she said. “A sample could be taken for two hours, but those two hours may not be typical,” Sattler said. High winds and meteorological turbulence can cause significant dilution to the readings. Low winds and
meteorological turbulence would cause high readings, Sattler said. It takes time for toxins to touch ground from on top of the stack, she said. “The ideal thing would be to measure what is coming out of the stack,” she said. Sattler said sometimes people would take readings based on smell or by taking readings over a very short time. “There are people at [The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality] that would know better,” she said. Rick Trice, Fort Worth Gas Well Divisions Planning and Development assistant director, said Fort Worth will conduct a full survey of approximately 500 sites. A $600,000 contract with Eastern Research Group, Inc. for The Fort Worth Air Quality Study was approved by the Fort Worth City Council Tuesday night. The contract would give the company the task of testing emissions at each of the locations. Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief said this study will be looked at by people in other shale areas of the country. “This survey is going to be a lot bigger than Fort Worth or Tarrant County,” he said. Moncrief said the city will release information as it regas continues on page 3
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New developments could help students navigate college life without attending a session. By ReBekah kaRth The Shorthorn staff
UTA now has more incoming transfer students than freshmen. To help accommodate the new transfer students, the university will offer an online orientation for the students in the fall. Orientation sessions designed exclusively for transfer students began in May 2009, said Brian Joyce, New Maverick Orientation associate direc-
tor. Orientation sessions for transfer students are optional, a difference from mandatory freshmen orientation, Joyce said. “A transition is hard no matter what you’re transitioning from,” said Meighan Burke, New Maverick Orientation coordinator. The transfer orientation sessions include a panel discussion with students from different areas of student life who transferred to UTA, like advertising junior Jesse Marroquin. Going to an orientation session transfers continues on page 3
UTA has offered to pay for year-long credit monitoring at $48 per person. By Johnathan silveR The Shorthorn copy desk chief
After more than 2,000 individuals whose Social Security numbers were exposed, the university could be left with a bill up to a $100,000. When the university reported on July 23 a student health center file server was compromised, it made
the aid of Equifax, a credit monitoring agency, readily available to the 2,048 individuals whose Social Security numbers were exposed. The cost – $ 48 per person. But the university is unsure of how many people will take the offer, said Jerry Lewis, university communications vice president. Following knowledge of the breach, the university contacted appropriate federal departments and departments on campus like the university police.
UTA police Capt. Jay Tillerson said the department wrote a report on the incident, but doesn’t plan on investigating. The university followed protocol, according to the directions listed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Under the department’s regulations, the university must alert impacted individuals, the media and the Health and Human Services department. data continues on page 3
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Friends rally to get deported student back home in states Saad Nabeel said via Skype he November 2009. His friends and supporters conis having trouble adjusting to gregated on campus Friday to come his homeland’s foreign culture. up with a plan for his return to By Johnathan silveR The Shorthorn copy desk chief
Saad Nabeel could be back home by February 2011, if friends and friends of friends have something to say about it. Nabeel, a former UTA electrical engineering student, was deported to his home country of Bangladesh
the states. Now, they’re eying U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to remove a 10-year ban Nabeel has from the U.S. His family lived in the United States illegally after petitions to stay failed, even though they entered the country with the government’s knowledge more than 15 years ago. When deported, the
family’s green cards were in the process of being delivered. Nabeel and his mother pursued political asylum in Canada last year, but following misunderstandings, they were subjected to interrogations and eventually separated and imprisoned. Many people became aware of Nabeel’s story through national and international media. The stories may not have come to light deported continues on page 3
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political science senior priscylla Bento talks with Saad Nabeel via Skype on Friday in the University Center Palo Duro Lounge. Nabeel, 19, was a UTA student before he was deported to Bangladesh.
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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 Constructed Wetlands: application of a Green Treatment Technology: 7-8 a.m. Nedderman Hall Room 601. For information, contact the College of Engineering at 817272-3682 Maverick 101: New Employee Orientation: 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Westel Service Center Room 200. Registration required. For information, contact Human Resources/Employment Services at 817-272-3461 or employment@ uta.edu young at heart Computing: Basic: 8:30 a.m.11:30 a.m. Continuing Education Building Room E200C. Registration required. $115. For information, contact Continuing Education at cedquestions@exchange.uta.edu Garbage!: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Nedderman Hall Room 100. Registration required. For information, contact Becky Valentich at becky@ uta.edu or 817-272-0199 Texas Cello academy and Festival: 7:30-9 p.m. Fine Arts Building Room 115 (Irons Recital Hall). For information, contact the Department of Music at 817-272-3471
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the dewey deCimal PoPsiCle Library employee ann dixon hands out frozen popsicles to students on the Central Library mall on Monday afternoon. Cold water and popsicles were used to welcome new students on orientation days as they entered the library but any student passing by could take advantage of the refreshments.
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Students slow to adopt e-books despite lower cost Early adopters cite lack of acceptance as signs of a digital divide. by allie CoChran The Shorthorn staff
CorreCtions Abigail Wing’s name was misspelled in the July 14 article “Fitness Firsts: Cardio Dance Craze.”
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.
Monday Theft A student reported that some unknown person had stolen his bicycle at 6:25 p.m. from the University Center. The case is still active. Theft A student reported that her iPhone was taken from Science Hall at 10:20 a.m. during a test. The case is still active.
Although the lower price of digital books might appeal to students, the complete switch from physical copy to e-book format has yet to be accepted by the current generation of college students. UTA Bookstore director, Bill Coulter said UTA offers e-books on its website at a lower price than physical books. Digital textbooks also eliminate the cost of freight and labor required for hard-cover textbook availability. “Instead of selling a $200 book, maybe it will be $75,” Coulter said. Communication studies senior Chelsea Lewis bought a digital
Sunday Suspicious Circumstances Officers were dispatched to the Continuing Education Building at 1:08 p.m. in reference to a suspicious phone call a staff member received. Warrant Service, Misdemeanor A nonstudent was found sleeping at a bus stop on West Street at 1:53 a.m. and was later arrested for a City of Arlington misdemeanor or warrant. SaTurday Public Intoxication Officers were dispatched to Meadow Run apartments at 12:31 a.m. to investigate a loud noise disturbance.
technical writing textbook for $40 instead of the physical copy option for $75. Coulter said UTA students don’t seem to be interested in digital copies. Coulter attributes the reluctance to accept digital texts to the current college generation’s expectation to own a physical textbook for each class. Coulter said “there is an age group out there that will come up and that is when total acceptance will come.” “Texas is talking about having digital books solely for K-12. By the time those kids come to college written books will take second place,” Coulter said. Geology sophomore Tyler Wright said he prefers physical books to e-books. “You can’t take it everywhere. What is your laptops fails?” Wright said. Follett, the owner of UTA’s
FrIday Public Intoxication Officers were dispatched to the Central Library at 8:22 p.m. in reference to a person who wasn’t being responsive. The non-student was arrested for public intoxication. ThurSday dWI, drunk driving A nonstudent was arrested at 1:01 p.m. on the 1300 block of Mitchell Street for driving while intoxicated and for an active warrant out of Denton. accident, hit and run Officers were dispatched to the University Center in reference to a hit and run at 2:17 p.m. on West Street involving a
Bookstore and other campus bookstores, created a website specifically for digital book access. CaféScribe allows students to purchase e-books for up to 50 percent off the cost of physical books. The site also encourages discussions between students who purchased the same textbook. “The whole concept is like a Facebook thing. We will take this one book UTA has and if you got it on [the site], everybody who purchased that book can discuss the book on CaféScribe,” Coulter said. Although some students, like Wright, are reluctant to convert from physical texts to e-books, CaféScribe offers students eager to purchase books in digital form an option.
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UTA owned vehicle. There were no injuries. The case is still active. WedneSday Theft Officers were dispatched at Centennial Court apartments at 12:27 a.m. to investigate the report of a theft. A nonstudent was identified at the scene and arrested for outstanding warrants. He was given a criminal trespass warning.
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Alumnus Michael Choice officially signed with the Oakland Athletics Wednesday, agreeing to a $2 million bonus with the club in town facing the Texas Rangers this week. The 10th overall draft pick, Choice’s bonus gives him $164,000 more than MLB’s recommendation of $1.836 million for the No. 10 pick, making him the second player from this draft to receive an over-slot deal. While the MLB doesn’t have a firm slotting process where all players receive a set bonus based on the slot that they were drafted (although it will be discussed in the upcoming collective bargaining agreement in 2011), the league recommends how much a player’s bonus should be. But that’s all it is, a recommendation. Choice, who hit .392 with 34 home runs and 162 RBI in his UTA career, will report to the Athletics’ spring training facility in Phoenix on Thursday before he joins former Maverick Nathan Long with the Vancouver Canadians, the A’s short-season team. “I just woke up this morning and got the news,” Choice said in a press release. “We have been waiting a while, and you just wonder what day everything is going to happen. To get all of that out of the way is great and now I can go play.” Choice becomes the final Maverick 2010 draftee to sign with his respective club, following Jason Mitchell, Rett Varner and Logan Bawcom, who all signed contracts in June and have been playing Single-A ball ever since. –Sam Morton
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College Park recieves final approval from state UTA’s $80 million College Park development was approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on Thursday, allowing the university to begin construction this fall. Prior to the board meeting, John Hall, campus operations vice president said the university was confident because of a thorough presentation that was held before the board’s Strategic Planning Committee earlier this year. 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, Hall said. In support of the College Town concept, approximately 15,000 square feet of retail space will be on the first floor of the parking garage portion of the development. About 3,500 square feet of ground level office space may be utilized for campus offices or for private leasing. Other features include a 1,800space parking garage, a 7,500 square foot welcome center, a satellite 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. –John Harden
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The Office of Information Technology learned of the 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. 19 and April 28, 2009, and Jan. 23 and Feb. 10, 2010. Lewis said the delay between the incidents and the time reported is normal, which take three or four weeks to perform an investigation. In the university’s case, it had to perform an investigation, alert government agencies and set up a deal with Equifax, he said.
Alison Davis, the EPA’s Senior Advisor for Public Affairs through the Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, pointed out that these meetings were not meant to be hearings. She said that no proposals for changing any regulations were yet on the table, so hearings would not be held until sometime in January 2011. These meetings were information gathering sessions to aid the EPA’s review of existing air regulations. During the meetings, EPA representative Bruce Moore invited the public to be involved in the review process by providing information and research regarding natural gas and oil regulations and providing constructive feedback. He said the timeline for the re-
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ceives it. He said if a danger is found, the city will act immediately. Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., which operates the UTA wells, operates one in Fort Worth. “If the city wants to conduct surveys, Carrizo will welcome the opportunity for cooperation,� said Dan Petri, Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. Barnett Shale production manager. Petri said the Texas Commis-
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though, if it weren’t for the existence of a Facebook page dedicated to getting Nabeel home. But don’t call the group of people a group, said organizer and UTA political science senior Priscylla Bento. Putting a name on what these “individuals� would implement unnecessary protocol that groups endure, she said. “We’re just individuals, with different opinions, coming together to help Saad,� she said. Toward the end of the meeting, attendees contacted Nabeel via text message, and asked him to log on to Skype. Once he was online, meeting attendees asked Nabeel questions concerning his health. He said at first he was sick, but now he’s fine. His only challenge, he said, is dealing with not being able to leave his home since he’s unac-
sion on Environmental Quality frequently conducts surveys at the UTA gas wells. It also has toured the UTA facilities to gain an understanding of operations, he said. Petri said all surveys to date have indicated no violations. “What I see in general is a combination of visual surveys and camera surveys, with sampling if required,� he said. “I expect ongoing surveys to continue in the future on the same basis.�
view was to gather information and issue proposals by January 31, 2011, to allow for public commentary and further review, and take final action on the proposals by November 30, 2011. David Weinberg of the Texas League of Conservation Voters said he didn’t attend the meeting to offer proposals, but to point out that the power and authority of the EPA, a federal institution, is limited. He said action was necessary at the state level to insure the health and safety of Texans. Ken Morgan of the TCU Energy Institute advised the EPA not to discount any available energy sources for the future. He asked the EPA representatives to look to the universities as open forums for discussion and providers of quality research.
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customed to the foreign culture of his homeland. Beside Nabeel himself, Shawna McNary, a former classmate of Nabeel, has much institutional knowledge of Nabeel’s case. She said Nabeel is American at heart. “His favorite singer is Taylor Swift,� she said. “That says it all.� McNary, who jumped on board Nabeel’s case in the early stages, thought it was unfair for Nabeel to be put in the situation he’s in. Most people don’t think everything in their life could change one day, she said. But that will change soon, she said. “I want them to think your name when they go to sleep,� McNary told Nabeel. While the students are focusing on the U.S. Department of Justice, Nabeel’s immigration adviser Ralph Isenberg is linking Nabeel to the controversial DREAM Act. The DREAM Act is a piece of legislation under review by Congress that would create a path to legal resi-
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dency for undocumented students. The amendment Isenberg suggested to senior members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, would grant the same path to students who were deported three years prior to the signing of the act. Isenberg said he considered helping Nabeel tackle the 10-year ban, but thought it just would be lost in the court system. “Is there anything that could work that could get this kid here earlier,� he said. “That’s when I thought about the DREAM Act.� Isenberg said Nabeel meets the other requirements for the benefits of the DREAM Act, but the amendment, which he’s considering having named “The Saad Amendment,� would serve Nabeel well. “I thought, ‘this guy [Nabeel] is a shoo-in,’� he said. “But it’s not just for Saad.�
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Pending bike lending program has potential Other universities have implemented similar programs with success Bicycles aren’t just for children or leisure, either. Bike riding is a legitimate mode of transportation for students hustling to and from classes. Early last week members of the Arlington Info Shop met with the Office of Sustainability to discuss the idea of implementing a bike rental program at the university. A bike rental program would help curb fuel usage and shrink the school’s carbon footprint — as well as make it easier to trek around an increasingly growing campus. We say go for it. With the campus edges expanding and the student population growing, a bicycle rental program would go a long way toward creating a niche community join tHE discussion and garnering some campus spirit along Comment at our website: the way, as the bikes www.TheShorthorn.com would be painted Friend us on Facebook: with school colors www.facebook.com/shorthorn and a UTA logo. Watch us on YouTube: A bike rental www.YouTube.com/utashorthorn program provides Follow us on Twitter: students with a bike @UTAShorthorn they might not otherwise have had, and it also takes the maintenance out of the student’s hands as well, as the program operators would take responsibility for upkeep. Other universities have implemented similar programs. Wildcat Wheels at the University of Kentucky offers daily and semester long bicycle checkouts. The bikes they use are donated or taken from the university once they become surplus property from the impound. The UK campus has two free air pump stations — one at the bike rental location, as well as another central point on campus. Bike rental and sharing has become increasingly popular on university campuses across the U.S. While it’s not innovative, each campus has the opportunity to tailor the program to meet the needs for each unique community it serves. Should the university decide to implement the program, it would have to expend the initial costs to make the university more biker friendly by including more bike racks as well as creating dedicated bike paths around campus. The campus is seeing a natural increase in bike usage around campus, but a bike rental program would put in place the tools necessary to create a quieter and more connected community. — The Shorthorn editorial board
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When hate becomes terrorism A place of worship became a target of prejudice last week
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t’s Sunday morning, and a family pulls into the church parking lot. Then the father sees it, a 15-foot graffiti depiction of someone sexually assaulting Jesus. Offended, the father hurries to a parking space on the backside of the church only to find the children’s play area badly damaged by a fire. Members of the Dar El-Eman Islamic Center in south Arlington had to deal with a near identical situation during the July 23 weekend. That day, members found a stick figure painting of Uncle Sam sexually assaulting Allah on the parking lot. On July 25, the playground was set on fire. Even though it is a mosque, instead of a church, the sentiment is the same. People go there to worship and attend with their families and loved ones. Just like a Buddhist goes to the temple or a Jew to a synagogue, Muslims attend a mosque. Though this is not the first instance a
ali amir mustansir mustansir is a journalism and Political science senior and a reporter for the shorthorn. join the discussion by commenting at theshorthorn.com. mosque has been assaulted in the U.S., certainly it will not be the last. During the 2008 elections, a mosque in Dayton, Ohio was vandalized. The window to the nursery was broken and a chemical was sprayed into the building. The incident wasn’t deemed a hate crime. The Arlington Police Department is
taking this latest incident seriously. It seems they recognize that our nation began with colonists seeking freedom to practice their faith as they see fit, and thus offer proper respect to our religious freedom to worship in peace. APD is doing what Dayton police should have done, investigate. Arlington Police Sgt. Dace Clifton said the investigation is ongoing, and it is not yet clear if the two incidents are related. The FBI is involved while they try to discern if the events were motivated by race or religion, Clifton said. If race or religion is found to be the cause and it is indeed a hate crime, it would be fair to call the perpetrators terrorists. A terrorist’s purpose is to incite fear. I cannot imagine someone continuing to feel safe after pulling into their religious home and finding it desecrated.
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ast week federal judge Susan Bolton temporarily blocked some of the elements of Arizona’s anti-illegal immigration law. It included racial profiling by police, meaning officers being allowed to stop anyone whom they have ‘reasonable suspicion’ to believe is an undocumented immigrant — relying on race or ethnicity to arrest them if they fail to show documentation, per the portion of the bill that requires all immigrants to carry proof of their status at all times. Although the judge temporarily blocked those two very controversial elements, the law still makes it illegal to ‘give a ride to any undocumented immigrant’ and ‘private citizens will also be able to sue any city they believe are not enforcing the federal immigration law’ — Bolton’s injunction against the provisions in this law still failed. I’ve been living in the U.S. for eight years and I have yet to see a solution for the immigration issue along the border. How will this law help reasonable immigration reform? Instead of going after those who are
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natalia contrEras contreras is a journalism junior and a reporter for the shorthorn. join the discussion by commenting at theshorthorn.com. truly criminals, and in the absence of a comprehensive immigration reform, more and more states will begin to implement their own immigration law. It has become a political tool not to ‘fight crime’ but to simply discriminate and out someone from the country. Hispanics make up the majority of a fast-growing voting bloc — which will be of greater impact in the upcoming elections this November. This law will become simply ineffective. It keeps the focus away from going after the truly violent criminals and it also comes with economic consequences for Arizona.
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On Monday, Michael Martin, host of “Tell Me More” on NPR talked to Ruben Navarrette, a columnist for The Washington Post, who is currently in Phoenix. Navarrette spoke about how he noticed that restaurants and businesses are shutting down. People are leaving, and it’s a result of the fact that those who ran the store or the restaurant, and even their costumers have been living there without documentation. According to the Arizona Hotel and Lodging Association, more than 30 percent of Arizona’s tourism industry employees are Hispanic and in the past month, more than 40 tourism groups have canceled their trips to Arizona as well. From a student’s perspective, Arizona is not a place where I would consider continuing my college education. Arizona is not a place I would consider visiting, or a place I would consider living in or even raising my children. I do believe illegal immigration should be stopped, but there are reasonable ways to do this and a law that is retrogressive and discriminates will fail and effect the country economically.
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Squeezing in that last minute As summer draws to a close, students find ways to pencil in a vacation By andrew Plock The Shorthorn Scene editor
Gina Lucas wants to get away. With one final standing in her way, the aerospace engineering junior will soon catch her flight home to relax before another semester begins. The end of summer classes is near and students like Lucas show that by land or by air they are, and have been, finding time to sneak a summer vacation in between classes and jobs. As soon as her final concludes, Lucas will travel to colorado to visit her family, which moved there after the children went off to college. She said the trip would be full of hikes around her family’s home where the local mountains are 14,000 feet high. Being an avid hiker, Lucas has traveled to california to traverse channel Islands national Park and tries to find places to hike in Texas but said she has trouble finding good places, like the Hill country near Austin. “When you hike, you’re not thinking about school,” she said. “It’s more like ‘oh, it’s hot’ or ‘It’s so beautiful.’” She said she travels by plane to colorado often, mainly for the ‘big holidays.’ For travels she uses her International Student Identity card, which she found out about after hearing that she could receive discounts on her flights and other expenses. “I found out about the card through American Airlines,” she said. “They said if you’re a student, you get a discount.” The International Student Identity card, $22, is a part of many other similar programs that allow students to purchase a discount card at a yearly fee, giving the user access to deals and specials not normally granted. Lucas said she’s ready to go to colorado, hike and see her family. “It’s excitement really,” she said. “I’m so stressed with school.” Psychology junior Hugo Partida said his goal for the break is to not do something local. Maybe camp. But if
he had to travel, it would definitely be by car, he said. “I would always choose a road trip,” he said. “There’s a sense of social interaction. You have time to talk about things that you wouldn’t normally have time for in a plane.” For his road trip he said music is a must, and everyone should bring their own type of music so they could get a chance to hear individual tastes, or make fun of them. To pass the time, Partida said he gets a journal and has everyone jot down openended questions to answer in the car. But as summer sessions are close to ending, Partida said a trip would be difficult to plan.
“It’s enough time to take it, but it’s tough to plan it,” he said. Giving one time to plan a trip, and having an itinerary is what history senior Jeff Pursley said is essential to his vacations. “each day I have a major thing that I do and I fill everything else in,” he said. For the past few summers the “major thing” Pursley has done is visit a new ballpark in the United States with his wife, nicole. His trips have taken him to ballparks like the old Yankees Stadium before it was torn down, coors Field in colorado, and this summer he drove to Busch Stadium in Missouri
students’ reaction to the question: Where would you like to go on your dream vacation, and why? “There are so many signifcant and unique places in Rome. It has the Coliseums, cathedrals, food and culture.” le’Chester Williams,
International business graduate student “The food is wonderful [in Aruba], there is always something to do, and they rarely get storms. The white beaches and blue ocean...is nice and pleasant.” Matthew Weidner,
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“It’s like the country here. The people over there [in Ireland] are down to earth [with] the farming community and beautiful scenery.” stephen agnew, Business graduate student
“I would love to go museum hunting [in Spain]...and [while] there, why not travel into Europe.”
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to visit the home of the St. Louis cardinals. With only four days for the trip, Pursley lamented going by car as he said the added driving time of ten hours made the vacation shorter than he would’ve liked. He said making the trip by car saved money but limited the time to fit in everything. The added comfort of arriving earlier via plane is something he said he would choose first. “I would rather fly than drive,” he said. “It’s worth it to pay to fly than to save a few bucks.” Athletic training sophomore Jason Wallace took a trip last month to visit his friend’s family in Georgia and took advantage of the comforts of riding across the country with a buddy. “I fell asleep on the way there,” he said about the estimated 15-hour drive. Afterward, Wallace said he took time to play on his phone and watch movies on a portable DVD player for the remainder of the car rides. Although he mainly travels to see family located only a couple hours away, Wallace said he never takes too much, just essentials like clothes. “I take what I need and I’m done — just pack up and roll out,” he said. Much like Wallace, real estate senior Melody Spillyards took the chance to relax on her way to Port Aransas with her boyfriend and his family and found the time to be well spent. “It’s an escape from work and school,” she said. “And not having to worry about studying or paying bills.” Spillyards said a trip planned before the summer session ends is still a possibility. “If it’s not too far away or expensive, it’s possible,” she said. “If it’s a driving trip, all you need is gas money and a little extra spending cash.”
Bilingual education senior andrew Plock features-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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fight song Playlist Ying Yang twins – “Halftime (stand up & Get crunk)” “The title says it all. It tells you to stand up and get crunk. I like the beat Morgan McDonald, and it really gets me moti- Biology sophomore vated.” rage against the machine – “bulls on Parade” “The song just amps me up. The sound is just so toxic. I listen to it when I Jose Olemdo, study. I’m an Aerospace engineering mechanical student, so I engineering junior need something with a good beat to get me excited.”
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penny pinching is easy as finding multiple websites and offers devoted to giving students a cheaper price for travel. statravel.com
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This travel website is targeted to help students, teachers and anyone under the age of 26 find discounted prices for traveling abroad or domestically and everything that comes with it.
This all around student discount card is good on everything from international travel to shopping or finding something to eat in the US. Go to isic.org for more details.
On this website, students can search for tickets using the “Fare Play” search engine. By knowing where and the general date of travel, the search function reveals the lowest fares.
summer Movie series 2010: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory: 8:45-10:30 p.m. Maverick Activities Center west lawn. For information, contact Sondra Showels excel-president@uta. edu FriDay MFa summer exhibition: All day texas Cello academy and Festival: 7:30-9 p.m.
saturDay Vintage Computer Festival: All Day. University Center Rio Grande Ballroom. $10. Free to kids 17 and under. For information, contact Gil Carrick at gilcarrick@gmail.com or 817-994-9213 ut arlington graduate Forums (College of Business): 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Business Building Room 147. For information, contact David A. Gray at 817-272-3005 sunDay Vintage Computer Festival: All Day
MOnDay MyMav training for undergraduate advisers: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Continuing Education Building Room E200C. For information, contact Liz Hannabas at hannabas@uta. edu or 817-272-3140
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