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Tuesday January 18, 2011

Volume 92, No. 61 www.theshorthorn.com

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The Sting

Real Resolutions

The men’s basketball team gets in touch with its inner scorpion.

Students dish on their New Years resolutions for the semester. SCENE | PAGE 5

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FACILITIES

Rise in status through research

The Shorthorn: Andrew Buckley

On campus technology projects help propel UTA closer to national recognition.

3 WAYS THE BUILDING IS SUSTAINABLE

3 RESEARCH LABS TO WATCH 1. HERACLEIA HUMAN CENTERED COMPUTING LABORATORY

BY JOHN HARDEN The Shorthorn senior staff

As faculty members begin to settle in to the new Engineering Research Building, the university will begin hiring faculty members to increase its research activity and annual generated revenue to help reach recognition as a national research institution. Continuing to increase the number of contracts and grants at the university depends upon its success in hiring new faculty and getting more current faculty actively engaged in research, said Engineering Dean Bill Carroll. The next step for the university is to fill extra lab and office space and to address the space needs of the other five engineering departments, said Carroll, who is stepping down at the end of August. “This will be challenging because of the tough economic climate, but I’m optimistic we will be successful through persistence and resourcefulERB continues on page 16

ONLINE See a walk-through of the new building in a video at www. theshorthorn.com.

RECYCLED MATERIALS

GREEN ROOFS

LOCAL MATERIALS

Some of the construction materials used to construct the facility are recycled, including floors made of recycled glass.

The building has green roofs that will minimize heat absorption.

Some of building’s materials, including the brick, were shipped from local suppliers to cut down on air pollution. Local suppliers are suppliers within 500 miles of the university.

BUILDING NOTES

THE BUILDING IN NUMBERS

2008

234,000

The year the Engineering Research Building began construction

Number of square feet the building approximately measures

Number of different buildings faculty, staff and students moved from and into the Engineering Research Building

Number of research labs in the building

• The building’s quadrangle shape maximizes natural daylight in all rooms. • Has one of the largest backup generators on campus • Contains crosswalk lighting on the ground at UTA Boulevard, which is the first in Arlington • Outside, a dry creek serves as natural drainage in an open courtyard. • Trees around the perimeter provide shading adjacent to the building

Leading Faculty: Director Fillia Makedon, assistant director Zhengyi Le and assistant professor Heng Huang Researchers use wireless sensor networks to detect and record abnormal human activities for elderly who live alone. After the project is completed, researchers will have an online system that monitors human activity and notifies physicians of physical changes as detailed as limping.

2. VISION-LEARNING MINING RESEARCH LAB Leading Faculty: Assistant professor Vassilis Athitsos The lab members conduct research in the areas of computer vision, machine learning and data mining. One focus includes sign language recognition software that will work as a visual dictionary.

3. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS LABORATORY Leading Faculty: Director and bioengineering professor Hanli Liu Research includes investigating a minimally invasive way to screen for and diagnose prostate cancer by using a multi-channel optical imaging system that makes surgery less invasive.

PARKING

LEGISLATURE

Police: Only permit tickets with mistakes will be voided

Zaffirini: I think it’s going to hurt

In September 2010, one ticket was voided compared to 581 in September 2009. BY SARAH LUTZ The Shorthorn staff

Students running late for class this week should not gamble on parking without a permit. Starting in the fall, UTA Police eliminated the weeklong grace period because students could only purchase parking stickers online

and no longer had to fight lines at the parking office, Police Chief Robert Hayes said. Students were using the grace period as a “getout-of-jail-free” pass, he said. Hayes said that in September 2010, of the 4,322 parking tickets issued, only one was voided for lack of permit. In September 2009, the department voided 581 tickets for missing permits. Now the department has a “strict voiding policy,” he said. The department will only void tickets

GET YOUR PERMIT Parking permits can be purchased online only through the MyMav student information system. Permits for the spring semester cost $82.50 and remote parking in the lot near the stadium is $33.

with mistakes written by the officer or made by the ticketing maPARKING continues on page 4

Deported student plans return to US BY JOHNATHAN SILVER The Shorthorn opinion editor

Saad Nabeel, a deported former engineering student, plans to return to the United States years before his 10-year ban ends. He and his immigration adviser have come up with a plan to get him back to Texas after Nabeel

Saad Nabeel, deported former engineering student who hopes to return to the United States

was reportedly exposed to antiAmerican rhetoric and pro-terrorism stances at the International Islamic University of Malaysia.

BY J.C. DERRICK The Shorthorn senior staff

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

After being exported, former student Saad Nabeel tries to return to the states.

$4.3 billion deficit and concealed carry on the docket for 82nd legislature

“I very much fear being in Malaysia right now,” Nabeel said via e-mail. “There are hate groups after me from the school.” These “hate groups” on Facebook labeled Nabeel as a liar and desperate for attention after he published claims stating one of his professors condoned the Sept. 11 attacks and peers assaulted him for having Jewish friends. “He’s at the University of NABEEL continues on page 3

Confirmation of the long-expected budget shortfall greeted Texas lawmakers last week as the 82nd Legislature convened in Austin facing a variety of budget and higher education issues. The key events started early as Comptroller of Public Accounts Susan Combs released the state’s

biennial revenue estimate on Jan. 10. The report revealed an existing $4.3 billion deficit and a shortfall to exceed $15 billion for the 2012-2013 budget, which will be written during this session. The Center for Public Policy Priorities projects the state is actually $27 billion short of what it needs to continue providing the services currently offered in Texas. Combs said sales tax revenue, the state’s primary source of inSESSION continues on page 3

‘THE SHORTHORN’ LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE The Shorthorn’s online team spent winter break upgrading its website to make the news easier to find. The new layout allows more news to be visible before having to scroll down. In addition, users can now customize the categories. TheShorthorn.com now features an integrated mobile version so you can check the campus news if you can’t make it to the racks. We’ve also added the ability to post comments using accounts from Facebook, Twitter and others to make sharing thoughts easier. Your Life. Your News. Your Website.

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THE SHORTHORN

Slams fit for a King

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POLICE REPORT

The Shorthorn: Allyson Kaler

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. The Shorthorn: Allyson Kaler

THURSDAY Criminal Mischief of Vandalism At 2:30 p.m. a staff member reported damage to the fountain pump at 600 Summit Ave. The case is still active. FRIDAY Warrant Service – Misdemeanor At 2:27 a.m. an officer initiated a traffic stop on Summit Ave and found that the driver was wanted for outstanding warrants from another agency. The officer arrested the student and took him to the Arlington Police Department jail. The case was cleared. Warrant Service – Misdemeanor At 2:43 a.m. an officer questioned a subject riding a bicycle at 200 UTA Blvd., an area where bicycle thefts have frequently occurred. It was later determined he had several misdemeanor outstanding warrants. The case was cleared.

ONLINE View an interactive map of today’s crime log at theshorthorn. com/crimemap.

PERSONAVACATION by Thea Blesener

Hosts Mike Guinn and Janean Livingston call out the judges’ final score for a poet’s performance on Saturday in the Bluebonnet Ballroom. A total of five judges scored on a scale from 0.1 to 10 and based their scores on originality, content, and delivery.

An Arkansas poet took home $1,000 at the poetry slam honoring Martin Luther King Jr. BY VIDWAN RAGHAVAN The Shorthorn staff

Nineteen poets faced off in a bid to win $1,000 while celebrating the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Saturday. Around 250 people attended the slam poetry session at the Bluebonnet Ballroom called “Slam Poetry: An Evening of Spoken Word”. Spoken word is a type of free-form poetry that focuses on emotion and delivery. Each contestant had three minutes to recite an original piece to score up to 10 points. Judges narrowed down the 19 contestants over three rounds. Arkansas resident Christopher Michael won first place for his poems spanning civil rights and discrimination. Fingers snapped in appreciation as poets spoke about topics ranging

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from religious disillusionment and self worth, to racial discrimination and soured love. Jeremyah Payne, spoken word poet and Houston resident, performs under the name “The Fluent One.” Payne said the key to success is understanding the audience and its expectations. “It’s about reading the room. The energy in the room. Does it [the poem] make a point? How does it get accepted and interpreted by the audience?” Payne said. “The words are just a tool, it’s about how the poem affects the audience.” The participants in the slam ensured King’s message stayed relevant, said Lisa Thompson, UTA’s MLK celebration committee member. “I feel some of them have taken the message of Dr. King and brought it to today,” Thompson said.

The event was enjoyable but not sufficiently publicized, exercise science senior Bennie Moses said. Moses said he heard of the event through a friend who was not a UTA student. “I’m sure there was information online, but if they had spread the word better, maybe by sending out an e-mail, there would have been a greater turnout,” Moses said. Moses said he enjoyed the slam and felt the judges were fair in light of a tight competition. Spoken word is a great tool to remember King, he said. “Through poetry they can express his ideas,” Moses said. “This fits in perfectly with his message.” Mike Guinn, UTA alumnus and slam co-host, said the slam was among the many activities he was participating in to celebrate Martin Luther King day.

On Monday Guinn changed his Facebook profile picture to one of King in reverence of his memory. Guinn attended a luncheon with his family along with two parades to celebrate King. Guinn said he would wrap up celebrations by participating in the Sharing the Dream Youth Musical Extravaganza at Fielder Road Baptist Church in Arlington. He said Saturday’s spoken word event contributed to King’s vision because of the participation of individuals from a variety of backgrounds. “Poets and spoken word artists help keep his [King’s] dream alive,” Guinn said. “Not only freedom of speech but his dream of multiculturalism.” VIDWAN RAGHAVAN news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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CORRECTIONS

Amarillo Slam Team member and first-round contestant Thomas Thompson recites his poem to the audience Saturday evening in the Bluebonnet Ballroom. The poets had three minutes to perform and a 10 second grace period for mistakes.

WEDNESDAY Art Exhibition in The Gallery at UTA: John Hitchcock and Texas Prints: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Gallery at UTA. Free. For more information, contact Patricia Healy at 817-272-5658. $2 Movie - Sorcerer’s Apprentice : 5:30 p.m. Planetarium. $2. For more information, contact the Planetarium at 817-272-1183. Nanomaterials for Electronic, Energy and Biotech Applications: 6-7 p.m. 100 Nedderman Hall. Free. For more information, contact Tracey Kocher at 817-272-3679. Men’s Basketball vs. vs. Texas A&MCorpus Christi: 7 p.m. Texas Hall. Free for students. For more ticket information, contact Jason Chaput at 817-2727167. THURSDAY Art Exhibition in The Gallery at UTA:

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Magnificent Sun: 6 p.m. Planetarium. $6 for adults, $4 for children. For more information, contact the Planetarium at 817-272-1183. FRIDAY Art Exhibition in The Gallery at UTA: John Hitchcock and Texas Prints: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Gallery at UTA. Free. For more information, contact Patricia Healy at 817-272-5658. Lecture by Enrique Larranaga: 4 p.m. 204 Architecture Building. Free. For more information, contact Robert Rummel-Hudson at 817-272-2314.

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Ticket sales for Cal Ripken Jr. begin today Baseball Hall-of-Famer Cal Ripken Jr. tickets are available today. As part of the Maverick Speakers Series, Ripken will speak at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17 at Texas Hall about “The Keys to Perseverance.” Ripken broke former New York Yankee Lou Gehrig’s record, by 502, for the most consecutive games played at 2,632. Danny Woodward, special assistant to the president, said all of the speakers so far have been good and Ripken will be no exception. Tickets to the event are free, but are required. Around 2,700 tickets are available. Tickets are available at www. utatickets.com. Ripken will be followed by Bill Nye the Science Guy in March.

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Senator files bill that could fund campus construction In a November interview with The Shorthorn, President James Spaniolo said the university had no current plans for further construction on campus. However, action by Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, could change that. Last month, Zaffirini filed SB 272, which would authorize funding 74 construction projects with tuition revenue bonds at higher education institutions, including $74.8 million to renovate the Life Science Building. The bill comes with a price tag of $3.2 billion, more than $943 million of which is devoted to schools in the UT System. Zaffirini said she issued the request for a group proposal from the Texas Higher

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come, is bouncing back and expected to return to above pre-recession levels during the next two years. “The Texas economy is expected to increase by 2.6 percent in 2011 compared to the previous year, by 2.8 percent in 2012 and 3.4 percent in 2013, reflecting a growing population and revival of business activity,” Combs said in a statement. The Legislature immediately took the lead in budget reductions Thursday, voting 140-0 to pass HR 3 and slash their own operating budgets by 10 percent. Another 4 percent cut will take effect when the session adjourns May 30. In the meantime, more difficult budget decisions loom ahead. “I am mortified,” said Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-

mail. He said he wants to do further research after the budget is “developed” before making a judgment on the bill’s viability. Zaffirini, the Senate Higher Education Committee chair, said she has received “a lot” of positive feedback from the higher education community. Dan Branch, the House Higher Education Committee chair, has previously voiced his public support for construction on college campuses during this legislative session. “We are pretty much like-minded on a number of topics,” Zaffirini said about Branch. “We work together very, very well.” Zaffirini said waiting until the session in 2013 to take action means schools would have to wait until 2016 or 2017 to begin construction.

Laredo, Senate Higher Education Committee chair. “I think it’s going to hurt.” Budget concerns are only part of the puzzle for higher education. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, filed SB 354 on Thursday, which would allow concealed handguns to be carried on college campuses. In November, two weeks after being elected to his first term, Rep. David Simpson, R-Longview, filed a similar measure in HB 86. “It’s our responsibility to defend our own life and right now the government has prohibited students, teachers and visitors [on college campuses] from doing that,” Simpson said. “You should only remove God-given rights when someone is a criminal.” Simpson said the bill would only be returning previously held rights to citizens. “This law would restore

the right to individuals to protect themselves,” he said. “A student shouldn’t have to choose between getting an education and defending themselves.” A concealed carry bill was filed in 2009 by Joe Driver, R-Garland, but was never brought up for a vote due to “shoving,” a stall tactic used to keep a voter identification bill from coming to the floor. Simpson expects the bill to pass this time with the help of the Republican supermajority, and “a number of Democrats.” Zaffirini, however, is not one of those Democrats. “I opposed the last bill based on my own reaction and based on feedback from higher education officials,” she said. “There was unanimous opposition to it.” UTA has not taken a public position on the issue.

J.C. DerriCk news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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• SB 272 (Zaffirini) would fund 74 “critically needed” building projects at 53 institutions of higher learning across the state, totaling $3.2 billion. UTA would receive over $74 million for a new Life Science Building. • SB 282 (Zaffirini) would eliminate certain reporting, planning, student developmental and other requirements imposed on the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board or public institutions of higher education. • HB 86 (Simpson) would permit concealed handgun license holders to legally carry weapons on college campuses. • HB 104 (Brown) would eliminate the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Its duties would be merged with the Texas Education Agency in an effort to cut costs to the state. • HB 136 (Shelton) would loosen drop limitations for college students. The current six-drop cap would be eliminated, leaving individual schools to develop their own drop policy. • HB 537 (Brown) would require institutions of higher learning to make available to students a list of required reading materials at the same time the university-affiliated bookstore is notified. UTA already follows this practice. • HB 470 (Anderson) would outlaw Salvia divinorum and its derivatives and extracts, adding it to Penalty Group 3 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act. • HB 459 (White) would place “temporary limitations on the total amount of tuition charged to a student by a four-year public institution of higher education.” • HB 455 (Lucio III) would exempt “books purchased by university and college students from the sales tax for a limited period.” • HB 448 (Lucio III) would establish “a pilot program under which high school students may accrue prepaid tuition units at public institutions of higher education by completing certain community service activities.”

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Osama bin Laden,” said Ralph Isenberg, Nabeel’s immigration adviser. “It’s just dangerous.” After rumors of an alQaida presence at the university reached Nabeel, he stopped attending classes and sent a letter to the university effectively dropping out. Now, he’s dodging verbal attacks in a Malaysian safe house provided by a protection agency Isenberg hired. Out of fear for his safety, Nabeel didn’t comment about the “hate groups.” He did say he is always open to returning to UTA, but his circumstances have changed his outlook on what he thought his career ambitions would be. “No matter what profession I choose to go into, I will make sure I help out those who are in need of help against the unlawful actions of ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency],” Nabeel said. He referred other detailed questions about getting back to the U.S. to Isenberg, who lives in Dallas. Isenberg has two plans. “Plan A” requires Homeland Security to allow Nabeel’s entry into the U.S. to apply for asylum. At that point he’d be detained and attend a hearing at a later time. So far, the state agency isn’t budging, Isenberg said. “Plan B”: get into the U.S. through Mexico. Isenberg is in the process of communicating with the Mexican government to authorize a tourist visa for Nabeel. In Mexico, Nabeel and Isenberg would go to a U.S.-Mexican border town to request asylum. Nabeel may not be an American in legal terms, but he is at heart, Isenberg said. “He only knows one way,” he said. “That’s the American way.” Nabeel was a UTA freshman preparing for final exams in November 2009 when he heard his father would go through the stages of deportation, and that he and his mother must go

to the Canadian border to apply for refugee status. Though Nabeel entered the country legally with his parents in 1994, their time had run out and the appeals to stay didn’t bear fruition. At the Canadian border, Nabeel and his mother were questioned separately and were detained after providing conflicting accounts. The family reunited in Bangladesh the next year. Since then, Nabeel used any form of communication to tell his story. He tells all who listen that he and his family were illegally deported and that green cards were in the process of being delivered. As time passed, his calls for help plateaued. Nabeel told The Shorthorn he was looking for a job that would utilize his English in a Bangladeshi-speaking environment. Then, in November 2010, Nabeel’s run in with a police officer brought more awareness to his campaign to return to Texas. Nabeel told his Facebook followers he was attacked for intercepting an officer who was beating a child. Nabeel’s family sent him to the International Islamic University of Malaysia to avoid persecution and to get an education. That strategy was not as effective as his family had hoped. Nabeel said he was forced to swear oaths to the Malaysian university and acknowledge that their version of Islamic law was the law. Organizer Priscylla Bento, political science senior, and Shawna McNary, Nabeel’s former grade school classmate, have worked together for about a year to raise awareness about Nabeel. The two participated in a meeting with Saad via Skype toward the end of summer in 2010 in the University Center. Bento said the idea of Nabeel returning to the states is unreal. She and McNary have talked about holding a party for Saad if he returns. “It’s very exciting and kind of emotional,” Bento said. “We’re all probably going to be crying.” Johnathan silver news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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Education Coordinating Board, which in turn asked the state’s institutions to identify primary needs. UT System spokesman Matt Flores said each UT school went through a vetting process on the campus level to prioritize needs before submitting its proposals. The UT System then submitted its joint proposal to the coordinating board. Zaffirini cited low construction costs, improving sales tax revenue, low interest rates and the high unemployment rate as reasons for filing the bill now, despite the budget shortfall, which could top $20 billion. At the same time, she also acknowledged that gaining approval for all of the projects is highly unlikely. “I’m hoping that we would at least take care of life-threatening health and safety issues,” Zaffirini said. Sen. Chris Harris, RArlington, expressed his hesitation on the bill via e-

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According to usa.gov, losing weight, quitting smoking resolutions. Students, how and getting a better job are ever, have their own goals some of the most commo for the new year. Grades, n New Year’s lenges students face. Jea jobs and balancing schedu nette King, University Co les llege advising director, sai early. d students should start the are some chaladvising process “UTA has so many resour ces for students to succee d that sometimes it can be dents need to find one per son on campus, like an adv overwhelming for them,” iser, who can help filter thr she said. “Stuthat best fit each student’s ough the list to direct the needs.” m to the resources King has worked with the university for 14 years and poor planning and startin has saw students fail in the g late. King said she hop ir goals because of overlo es students learn from the ading hours, cessful fall. ir mistakes during the spr ing to have a suc“Last semester, students use continue that trend and hop d on-campus tutoring and resource centers more than ever, so I expect for efully provide a fresh start,” this semester to she said. With the new semester beg inn ing thi s we ek, we talk tions and how they plan ed to stu den ts and asked about their academ to achieve them. ic New Year’s resolu-

Haley Hinshaw, film soph omore Resolution: “My New Yea r’s resolution for schoo this semester is to get l a 4.0 GPA. I got 3.7 las t semester, so I was really close. Last semester, I took 21 hours and then dropped down to 18. I also worke d on five short films, and I go t way too busy with film ing. I didn’t do too great on a couple tests at the end of the semester.” How to accomplish: “M y goal is to not work on many films this semest er and study harder, bu as t I’m still taking 18 hours. A lot of times, projects are alw due on the same day as ays a test. I devoted a lot more time to my projects las t semester. I need to equ al out the time this semester.”

Grant Michael Phillips, film senior Resolution: “My resolution is to have a job by the time I graduate in May, hopefully a job in my field. I went to school; I’ve been working hard, and if I don’t get something in my field, I’ll feel like it was a waste of time. The point of going to college was so that I wouldn’t have to work a minimum wage job. I want to get a professional career kind of job with a salary. The kind of job I’m looking for would be a producing job, directing position or camera operator. Anything that’s in the area of producing commercials, short films or movies.” How to accomplish: “I plan on going to the Career Center and using their resources to see how they could help me out. All you’ve got to do is know people. There are groups that meet, so you can get to know people in the industry. You’ve got to have good communication skills.”

Hannah Wilfong, nursing freshman Resolution: “College is definitely a lot harder than I thought it would be, so I didn’t make very good grades. My goal is to make nothing lower than a B because I have two scholarships, and they require that I at least have a 3.0 GPA. They take away my scholarships if I don’t. I also want to get involved in a club or something like that to meet new people. I didn’t really get involved in high school. I really want to get involved in college and have a real college experience.” How to accomplish: “I need to put more effort into studying this semester. I’m going to make time to study instead of going out with friends. Since most of my classes are based on key terms in order to pass the test, I’m going to make a bunch of flash cards.”

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Erin Peters, psychology freshman Resolution: “I actually want to keep doing what I did first semester. After a month off, I want to get back in gear. I want to keep going to classes like I have been. Instead of starting my essays two days before they’re due, I want to start earlier and finish them a week before they’re due. The hardest part [of last semester] was that my first big essay had to be ten pages and that was a little bit of a shock.” How to accomplish: “What worked for me this past semester was writing the due dates into a day planner just so I’d know when my stressful weeks were coming up. I’ll self motivate myself to write essays. In the long run it’s better to not be stressed and pressured for a due date because I won’t create my best work. That’s the hard part is the motivation. I could sit there on Facebook, or I can write the essay. The sooner I know the essay is done, the more free time I’ll have and the more sleep I’ll get for not pulling all-nighters.”

Patrick Smiley, art freshman Resolution: “My resolution is to utilize the school more. Rather than go to other places, I’ll bring my stuff with me. There are computer labs and writing labs when I need them. I can do everything at school. If I ever need help from a professor, they have office hours, and I can e-mail them too. I want to utilize the school to its full potential.” How to achieve: “I’ll bring my laptop, some necessities like books and my phone with me everyday. I’ll go to the MAC more often like I’ve been doing during the break. If I’m on campus, I can go there after class or after I’m done studying. Time could be a problem, like balancing school and family life. I need to make sure I’m utilizing my time better, so that I have the ability to do everything I need to do at home and work. I’ll have to start classes earlier, so that I have more time to spend at school.”

PLACES TO ACCOMPLISH RESOLUTIONS: Career consulting: 1 to 6 p.m. Thursday; Davis Hall Room 216 Resume critiques: Noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday; B03 Nedderman Hall Maverick Activities Center: 6 a.m. to midnight Monday to Friday; noon to midnight Saturday and Sunday English Writing Center: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Friday; 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. Friday; 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Central Library Room 411 Maverick hot line: 817-272-6107

The Decemberists leave no time for mourning with it’s new album ‘The King Is Dead’ The Shorthorn staff

The first song of The Decemberists’ The King is Dead begins with the verse “Here we come to a turning of the season.” The line was appropriate as this new album takes a decidedly different turn from the band’s usual sound. Going for a country angle, The Decemberists ditched the synthesizers and electric guitars for fiddles, acoustics and a harmonica. The music itself is different from the band’s normal indie style, but front man Colin Meloy brings his writing and vocal treatment to emphasize that this is not the standard Country Music Television sound. His lyr-

one’s gradual growth into its twilight years, like with the lyric “And years from now when this old light isn’t ambling anymore will I bring myself to write ‘I give my best to Springville Hill.’” While the layered lyrics are a nice change for the genre, it’s inevitable that some of the meaning gets lost in the metaphors. The songs do a great job of bringing up rural imagery in the listener’s mind, but digging deeper is sometimes an exercise in frustration. The Decemberists have a reputation for writing challenging lyrics, but the meaning here is cloudier than usual. Another off-putting factor is the country cliché that

Were your grades as good Anna Garcia, as you’d hoped English senior last semester? “Yeah, except for one class.” What are you looking forward to in 2011? “Getting the MCAT over with.” Were your grades as good Farukh Ikram, as you’d hoped biology junior last semester? “It was a 4.0, so yeah.”

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January rings in the new year with lots of highs and lows. For The Shorthorn, one high is the instant message format brought back by Scene. The low is the myriad of tasteless pop culture that Scene/Pulse editor Lee Escobedo and Scene/Pulse staff writer Tesia Kwarteng will tackle each week. MTV decided to continue the baby-momma-drama by premiering “Teen Mom 2” last week. The duo dished on the moral implications of the second season.

Escobedo: So, we both agree that “Teen Mom” premiering a new season was worst of the worst last week? Kwarteng: Indeed. I wonder where MTV finds these girls.

sometimes shine through too much. Several strong tracks, including the aforementioned “Down by the Water,” are disrupted by harsh harmonica that stales with monotonous usage. On the opposite end of the country spectrum is the song “This is Why We Fight.” The song barely clings to the genre on which the album is based and jumps around style-wise a time or two mid-song. A decent bit of music on its own, the track feels disjointed from the rest of the album. The Decemberists fans who paused at the new country direction need not fear by turning the genre on its head, the band pays

Kwarteng: What I don’t get is why some of these girls drop out of school. I know plenty of girls who graduated while pregnant. Escobedo: I want to clarify that I didn’t mean that condoms should be used during school. Although, by the way a few of the girls speak, it seems a lot of English class was skipped, so maybe it was an under-the-bleachers thing. Kwarteng: More like the bathroom stall. And I think that priorities of teenagers in general have changed.

Long live the king ics evoke the relationship between man and nature from the country perspective a-la-Thoreau. The result sounds folksy without crossing over into the world of honky tonk. The album’s first single “Down by the Water” features guest bluegrass vocalist Gillian Welch and an aggressive, defiant rhythm to tell a story of growing pains in a small seaport town. The style contrasts with the gentler tones of “January Hymn,” in which Meloy’s quiet sadness reminds the listener of the cold loneliness of winter. Its complement, appropriately named “June Hymn,” provides some measure of comfort with its focus on

What are you looking forward to in 2011? “Graduating. Moving on to the next season of my life.”

Escobedo: Looking at the median age of these girls, it really brings up the need for enhanced sex education and condom usage in public schools.

CD REVIEW

BY TORY BARRINGER

Each week, Scene gives Mavericks the chance to be heard by voicing their thoughts, feelings and opinions.

Escobedo: Some of the girls on the show are actually trying to get their stuff together. Kwarteng: Let’s not forget about the baby daddies. Escobedo: Most are worse than the chicks. Kwarteng: Why is it so hard for boys to grow up?

THE KING IS DEAD Artist: The Decemberists Label: Capitol Records Release: Today Ranking: ★★★★

homage to the spirit of country music. TORY BARRINGER features-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

Escobedo: It’s because they have sex on their mind. But if they hadn’t, the show wouldn’t even exist. Quite the paradox. Kwarteng: You make a good point. I can also appreciate those responsible enough to give the baby up for adoption. Escobedo: At least two or three of these girls are going to go from being on MTV to the five o’clock news. Kwarteng: Or “Jersey Shore.”

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Gov’t: More than 78 deaths in Tunisian unrest TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s prime minister announced a national unity government Monday, allowing opposition into the country’s leadership for the first time in a bid to quell civil unrest following the ouster of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali amid huge street protests. Tunisia’s government said more than 78 protesters and other civilians have died in the protests, which have swept the country for a month. Interior Minister Ahmed Friaa said 94 civilians have been injured. And he said members of security forces also have been killed, but he did not say how many.

By Taylor Bell The Shorthorn staff

The UTA library will unveil a new website today after two years of preparation. A beta version was available for trial through most of last semester. The library received largely positive feedback from initial testing. Karen Horsfall, digital library services coordinator, said user testing on the old site proved the links to be “confusing” and “misleading.” “The databases were hard to navigate. i could never find the journal articles that i was looking for,” Kinesiology senior Whitney Simpson said. The library’s new interface focuses on usability and simplicity. “All locations and resources are now two clicks away from home,” Horsfall

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A soldier confronts a protestor during a demonstration near the headquarters of the former ruling RDC (Democratic Constitutionnal Rally) Party in the center of Tunis, Monday, Jan. 17. 2011. Police were seen using tear gas to break up a demonstration on the main avenue in central Tunis on Monday, as helicopters were circling overhead.

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Swiss bank UBS to change much-mocked dress code

Husband: Giffords smiled and gave me neck rub

GENEVA — Good news for Swiss bankers: They may soon be allowed to wear red underwear, black nail polish — and even eat garlic. Swiss banking giant UBS AG said Monday it is revising its 44-page dress code telling its Swiss staff how to present themselves, which generated worldwide ridicule for its micromanagement of their dressing and dining habits.

TUCSON, Ariz. — The husband of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords said his wife’s condition has improved so much that she has been able to smile and give him a neck rub as he has kept a near-constant vigil at her hospital bedside. The interactions with astronaut Mark Kelly are new signs of Giffords’ impressive progress in recovering from a gunshot wound to the head at a political event nine days ago. Giffords still cannot speak, because of a tube in her throat that is helping her breathe.

Vietnam’s Communist Party selects new leaders HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party has chosen its elite Central Committee as a party meeting held once every five years heats up to pick top leaders. Nearly 1,400 delegates to the party congress met Monday to vote for the new 200-member committee, which is scheduled to select a new party boss and all-powerful Politburo later Tuesday. Nguyen Phu Trong, 66, current chairman of the lawmaking National Assembly, is expected to be named general secretary to replace Nong Duc Manh, 70. Trong has been the party’s chief Marxist theorist and is considered a moderate. Truong Tan Sang, 62, the party’s No. 2, is expected to be appointed president later this year, and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung is widely expected to retain his job.

said. The change stems from the library’s demand for a new server. “The library wanted to migrate to the Cascade server — like most of the other UTA systems,” Horsfall said. The Cascade server is a content management system that allows for the website to reuse and “populate” information that would otherwise be stored on a single place in the site. it also keeps information updated and accurate. The library has also decided to review, rewrite and revise a healthy portion of the content that resides within the website. The links and resources are now more condensed and user-friendly as the library prepares to make the full switch over to the new website, Horsfall said. english graduate student Jonathan rose works in the Central library and used the beta version of the new interactive format. “i like that i can connect

online Visit theshorthorn.com for a link to the new website.

to social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. it’s easier to follow the library and connect with other libraries,” rose said. The new website will coexist with the old one throughout the semester. The server also provides redirections from the old website starting spring break. The final transition will arrive in May with full emphasis and reliance on the new website and full redirections from the old site. The library provided a survey box on the new website for suggestions, complaints, improvements and criticism from users. Users can also give direct feedback at libraryweb@uta.edu. “We look forward to hearing comments and feedback on the new website,” Horsfall said. Taylor Bell news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

Apple CEO Steve Jobs takes medical leave SEATTLE — Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs, the charismatic frontman for the company that overturned the smart phone industry and invented a new category of tablet computers, is taking a second medical leave of absence in two years. In the last decade, Jobs, 55, has survived a rare but curable form of pancreatic cancer and undergone a liver transplant. The news that he will again step down from his day-to-day role raises serious questions about the CEO’s health.

King’s peace legacy praised after Ariz. shootings The Shorthorn: Daniel Molina

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Small plane flips, pilot survives CLARENDON, Texas — The pilot of a small plane and a dog on board survived when the aircraft flipped near Clarendon. Civil Air Patrol searchers discovered the single-engine plane around 8 a.m. Monday, about a mile south of Smiley Johnson Municipal Airport/ Bass Field. About seven hours earlier, relatives reported the plane missing on a flight from Abilene to Clarendon. KVII-TV reported the pilot was still in the Cessna 172 when the damaged plane was discovered. The dog was running around nearby. CAP Lt. Col. Rick Woolfolk says the pilot, Lambert Little, was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. He says Little is the incoming city manager for Clarendon, located about 55 miles southeast of Amarillo. Woolfolk says the dog, a cocker spaniel-poodle mix, was not hurt. The cause of the accident is sought.

ATLANTA — The nation observed the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday on Monday with thousands volunteering for service projects and more reflecting on his lessons of nonviolence and civility in the week following the shootings in Arizona. Six people were killed in Tucson and Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is still in critical care. The violent outburst was a reminder to many gathered at King’s former church in Atlanta that the Baptist preacher’s message remained relevant nearly four decades after his own untimely death at the hands of an assassin. Attorney General Eric Holder praised him as “our nation’s greatest drum major of peace” and said the Jan. 8 bloodshed was a call to recommit to King’s values of nonviolence, tolerance, compassion and justice. “Last week a senseless rampage in Tucson reminded us that more than 40 years after Dr. King’s own tragic death, our struggle to eradicate violence and to promote peace goes on,” Holder said. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle volunteered to paint for a service project at a middle school in Washington’s Capitol Hill.

Campus police are enforcing parking rules earlier than ever this semester after students took advantage of the grace period in previous years. The one-week grace period ended last semester, resulting in 4,322 parking tickets being given out by September of 2010.

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chine, Hayes said. last semester, the police department eliminated its weeklong grace period for cars with the wrong parking permits, or none at all, because an audit showed the department had voided too many, Hayes said. Nursing junior elena ortiz said it’s easy to see both sides of the issue. “From a business stand point, i think it’s a great deci-

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sion,” she said. “The school’s here to make money.” ortiz said granting a free pass to incoming students, like freshman or transfers, might be a better compromise. She said adding signage reminding motorists that violators will receive tickets would also help incoming students. Accounting sophomore Maria Bravo said she thinks the grace period is important for transferring students. “We have so many students that transfer and sometimes they don’t know where to get their permits,”

she said. “or if they order it online, its last minute, and there’s different policies at different schools, so they don’t know.” last semester, the university sold 18,214 student parking permits plus 737 remote parking permits, said Mary Mabry, university parking services manager. An additional 1,548 permits were sold for just the spring semester. Sarah luTz news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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The College Park Green, previously scheduled for completion by late November 2010, has been delayed until mid spring semester. After undergoing three name changes, a couple construction delays and inclement weather, Larry Harrison, Facilities Management director, said the green is very close to completion. As a part of the College Park District, the green is one of UTAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest efforts to streamline modernization and environmentalism on campus. The university applied for an extension to the construction contract last semester, and was granted it shortly after. The green is just one of many projects occurring simultaneously on campus for the College Park District. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to tie all of these projects together,â&#x20AC;? Harrison said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a punch list that we hope to have completed within the next thirty days.â&#x20AC;? The area is very close to an existing natural garden on campus, said Daniel Burnham, City of Arlington civil engineer. Water for a creek through the green will come from the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s storm drain system and rainwater will filter directly into the soil, adding to its sustainability. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The sidewalk and other structures will be permeable so that water is allowed to go directly to the soil,â&#x20AC;? said Burnham. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The sidewalk and benches will be made from recycled glass and other commonly recycled materials.â&#x20AC;? The city and UTA are currently working on the installation of a weather station, more lighting and irrigation for the green before its midsemester dedication. University spokeswoman Kristin Sullivan said the dedication is expected to occur in the spring with the onset of warmer weather. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because of the city, we have added a beautiful space to the college,â&#x20AC;? Sullivan said.

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could increase our research.â&#x20AC;? Resolution 10-35, authored by industrial engineering sophomore Benjamin Howison also proposes BY BIANCA MONTES something new for the camThe Shorthorn staff pus, a memorial honoring Student Congress mem- Veterans. The Marine Corps Vetbers have returned to campus for the spring 2011 se- eran said he envisions somemester with nine resolutions thing small in a grassy area rolled-over from the fall se- near the Central library. â&#x20AC;&#x153;UTA has a large vetmester. Currently in research eran population as well as by Congress, the resolu- an active ROTC program. I tions range from having havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seen anything like [a memorial] on the university relocampus,â&#x20AC;? he said. cate conferences and Student Conmeetings from the gress President Maverick Activities Aaron Resendez Center game room to mentioned that addressing new ways although these to bring research and resolutions were grant funding to the pushed for reschool. search in the fall Psychology sesemester, Connior and resolution Aaron Resendez, gress does not pri10-39 author Shan- Student Congress oritize resolutions non Bates proposed president based on imporan imaging center on tance. campus for science WANT â&#x20AC;&#x153;Basically and engineering rewhatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s holding us search. MORE? back is getting the â&#x20AC;&#x153;We send money Read a column research in,â&#x20AC;? Annie out to be able to do by Resendez Liu, Student Conresearch,â&#x20AC;? Bates said. on Wednesgress Vice Presiâ&#x20AC;&#x153;If we had more fadayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Opinion dent said. cilities here for things page about According to like that and for imwhat Student Resendez research aging we could defiCongress has can also get held nitely have people in store for the up in administrabring money into semester. tion. here where other â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we conpeople might need to tact administrause our resources.â&#x20AC;? The campus currently tion it comes under their sends research to UT South- radar so they have to do their western and other more research and get back to us,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really equipped institutions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Having a FMRI (func- know what their research is tional magnetic resonance and sometimes it is already imaging) and a cat scanner implemented.â&#x20AC;? on campus would put us ahead of other universities,â&#x20AC;? Bates said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we could do BIANCA MONTES our work here on campus we news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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Construction of the ArSWEET Center lington Community Garden has been delayed pending approval of the UT System Board of Regents. The garden will be located near the intersection of UTA Boulevard and Davis Drive at 406 Summit Ave. and Proposed gazebo Picnic tables contain about 80 plots. Construction was slated to begin Jan. 13. Facilities Management director Larry Harrison said the delay was caused after parties involved found out UT System approval was needed. The Board of ReProposed tool shed gents is expected to address the garden during its Feb. Six feet wide path for 17-18 meetings. wheelbarrow traffic â&#x20AC;&#x153;[The delay] gives us a little more time to continue Source: Arlington Parks and Recreation our work,â&#x20AC;? said Bill Gilmore, Arlington Parks and RecreMarianna Tanina, Urban climate and might eventually ation assistant director. N Gilmore said one of the contain an expert or call on and Public Affairs graduate UTA Boulevard primary goals of the garden is an expert from the surround- student, chose to work on the garden as a community ing area. to produce sustainable foods SWEET Center Harrison said the city will service project required for through community involvement. Planters would be re- fund about $50,000 in start- her fellowship. She said she quired to donate a portion of up costs and the university would help with volunteer support, which may include the grown food to a commu- will provide the land. The cold weather bringing food and drinks to nity food bank but is another reason workers during construction. can keep the rest. Tanina said one of the Tare is glad about He said the perbenefits of the garden is to the delay. centages have not â&#x20AC;&#x153;Another reason help low-income families. yet been finalized I wanted to start a She said they would be able and the location little late is so stu- to have a place to grow food of the food bank is dents are on cam- or go to the food bank. undetermined, but She said she would conpus,â&#x20AC;? Tare said. Mission Arlington Tare said some tinue to participate after has been discussed. Greek Row Drive student organiza- her required community University sus- Meghna Tare, tions have expressed service is completed and tainability director University sustainThe Shorthorn: Marissa Hall interest in partici- would use this experience Meghna Tare said ability director pating, including when she returns to her FUTURE GARDEN SITE a garden commitGreek Life and UTA home country of Tajikistan. tee would provide The garden will be located west participants with some form Volunteers, but she would of the SWEET Center at Davis like to see more student parALI AMIR MUSTANSIR of education on what plants Drive and UTA Boulevard. news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu could survive in the Texas ticipation.

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Professors discussed ways to reduce scholastic dishonesty in a meeting on Wednesday. BY CAROLINE BASILE The Shorthorn staff

University faculty members wonder if adding an honor code will increase education standards. In the 2007-’08 academic year, the university handled 218 scholastic dishonesty referrals, an increase from 110 in the 2006-’07 year. Dur-

ing its February meeting, the UTA’s Academy of Distinguished Teachers expressed interest in researching the concept. Organizational behavior professor Jim Quick said the purpose is to help ensure that students’ work — like essays, research and papers — is original. In the academy’s Wednesday meeting, Mary Lynn Crow, education professor and chairwoman, presented research from various universities with honor codes in

place, including the University of California system, indicating that students who are dishonest in college are more likely to engage in fraud and theft in their careers. Crow said the academy is only looking into the idea of an honor code and nothing is scheduled to change or be added to current policy. “We want to clarify for students so they understand what individual professors want,” she said. “We want

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Attendees at a tobacco-free forum Thursday accused the Tobacco Free Campus Initiative committee of creating biased survey questions about tobacco usage to get desired results, siding with other agendas and not having a legitimate argument for changing the current policy. Criminology graduate student Donna Salazar has smoked for 45

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and the university, represents the innovation necessary to serve as a catalyst for technology-based economic development and will enable Arlington to remain competitive in a globally integrated marketplace. Hutchison and Barton have supported the project since it was

Thursday afternoon, is the latest step in developing a Tier One university in North Texas, said U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, and U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, RArlington. Wes Jurey, Arlington Chamber of Commerce president, said the center, jointly managed by the Arlington Chamber of Commerce

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She said large parts of her most up-to-date textbook, published in 2009, are already obsolete. “All of the money and banking texts are being rewritten,” Himarios said. Marketing assistant professor Fernando Jaramillo said he teaches students about the importance of sales in this climate. “We talk about issues like how you can employ sales strategies to convince people to continue doing business with you, even during a time of crisis,” he said. Jaramillo said value is critical in customers’ decisions, and the market has to move from a mindset of telling a customer about a product to selling its value. The crisis creates challenges and opportu-

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the true meaning of the story and how it related to them. Junior forward LaMarcus reed, the team’s leading scorer, said he didn’t know what to think about the story at first. “As the season went on and he continued to preach the same thing over and over again, I realized it,” reed said. “It’s in the scorpion’s nature to sting you. It has to be in our nature to do what we do every time. We can’t make no deals.” Cross wants his team‘s nature to be aggressive on defense, like the one seen Wednesday against Sam Houston State when UTA held the defending Southland Conference champions to 34 percent shooting from the floor and 18 percent from three-point range. In fact, when Cross gets his

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The men’s basketball team adopted the symbol of the scorpion from the fable “The Scorpion and the Frog.” According to head coach Scott Cross, this symbol represents the aggressiveness that the team has on the defensive side of the ball.

team to play like scorpions, the Mavericks fare pretty well. So far this season, UTA is 2-0 when holding teams under 30 percent shooting. Between 30 and 40 percent of that record is 5-1, but when it gets above 40 percent the Mavs are win-less at 0-7. The message is clear: when UTA channels its “inner-scorpion,” it’s hard to stop. “If we play like that on defense, we will have chances to win our share of games,” Cross said. Sophomore center Jordan reves is only in his second season with the Mavericks, but he came just in time last year to hear the tale of the scorpion. “I heard the story before I came here. Just not emphasized so much,” reves said with

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Assistant coach Greg Young finishes his tale — the fable of the scorpion and the frog — with a smile. The basketball court is an odd place for storytelling and fables, but head coach Scott Cross likes what he hears every time Young tells it. It’s a story he’s enjoyed so much that the scorpion became an unofficial mascot of the UTA men’s basketball team. “The moral of the story is: it’s hard to change nature,” Cross said. “It was something last year we tried to relate to our guys. We wanted them to be scorpions all the time — the defensive team that keeps stinging and stinging and fighting and scratching and clawing.” Cross’ players admitted that it took some time to understand

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scorpion and a frog both come to a lake. The scorpion wants to get to the other side, but he can’t swim. He asks the frog to give him a ride. The frog says, “Are you kidding? You’re my mortal enemy, you’ll sting me and kill me.” The scorpion says, “I wouldn’t do that. That’d be stupid, we’d drown.” The frog says, “Well, that makes sense.” The scorpion jumps on the frog’s back. They’re going across the lake and about halfway across the scorpion stings the frog. The frog looks back and says, “Are you crazy? Are you stupid? We’ll drown!” The scorpion says, “I can’t help it. It’s my nature.”

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a grin. “I think it’s a good iden- avoid another Nicholls game, tity for us. To out-tough other where UTA had more turnteams. Because most of the overs (31) than shot attempts time you do that, you’re going (29). “Ever since Nicholls, coach to win anyway.” has been getting after us The team has even gone so far as to print For more in practice,” junior forward Bo Ingram said. shirts with scorpions sports “We know that if we’re on the back with the for each other, we phrase “It’s our nature” coverage there can win any game.” printed underneath, see page 13 If his team plays like referencing the moral the scorpion, though, of the fable and how Cross said he’ll have Cross wants his team nothing to worry about. to be. “Nicholls, we were like the If any Maverick had doubts in buying into the scorpion frog. Against Sam Houston — mentality, they were erased this definitely like the scorpion,” past week. After a loss to Nich- Cross said. “We just talk about olls in the conference opener, with our guys that this is who which Cross described as the we are. This is how we envision team’s worst game of the year, ourselves.” Josh Bowe Cross has been drilling UTA sports.editor-shorthorn@uta.edu hard in practice. He wants to

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MEN’S TRACK

Cross said. “We were walking it up and letting their defense get set. You’ve got to get easy buckets. That’s part of getting going offensively.” BY JOSH BOWE UTA’s offensive rhythm The Shorthorn senior staff was nowhere to be found Coach Scott Cross all night. In the first half, it screamed at the officials after seemed the Mavericks stood Bradley Gay’s drive to the around and dribbled before basket resulted in his shot rushing a shot or forcing a swatted away and his body turnover. “We were just too amped hurled to the ground. “How is that not a foul!” up for some reason. I can’t Cross screamed. The official explain it,” junior guard didn’t answer. “How is that Bradley Gay said. “Tonight not a foul,” Cross bellowed we were just moving too fast, doing everything too fast.” once more. Gay was one of five MavNone of the referees answered Cross, which was fit- ericks to score in double-figting because UTA didn’t have ures with 14 points. That stat an answer to its offensive can be misleading because a woes as frustration boiled majority of points came after over in a 76-72 loss to Lamar the Mavericks had dug themselves into an 18-point hole. on Saturday in Texas Hall. The Mavericks were also “We’re a young team, and I think sometimes when out-rebounded 48-36 and you miss a couple of shots, couldn’t finish enough defensometimes it can get a little sive sets. Lamar had more offensive rebounds bit mental,” Cross (18) than UTA said. “I thought had defensive rethings kind of ONLINE bounds (15). snowballed for us. The women’s “There were We didn’t take adbasketball team a lot of rebounds vantage when we also lost to Lamar that we just could have gotten 62-56 on Saturday. couldn’t get a an easy bucket.” Read about it at hold of,” Gay said. The Mavericks’ theshorthorn.com “We would have trademark stifling had the game if defense didn’t desert them during the first half we would of gotten some of as they held the Cardinals to those rebounds. Just [had] only 38.7 percent shooting butterfingers tonight for from the floor. Unfortunately, some reason.” After the delay, the Mavs the Mavs couldn’t make anything — they shot an anemic looked poised to make the game interesting again, cut24.2 percent from the field. After junior forward Bo ting the Cardinals’ lead down Ingram scored off an offen- to 11 at 39-28 with 16 minsive rebound for the game’s utes left in the game. But Lamar promptly went opening basket, Lamar went on a 13-0 run to take control on an 9-2 run to give the Cardinals a 48-30 lead, efof the half. “When we got a stop, we fectively creating an insurweren’t pushing it down, get- mountable lead. ting the ball out quick and JOSH BOWE trying to get an easy bucket,”

UTA had a strong showing on Saturday at the Texas A&M Challenge in College Station with multiple runners setting personal bests. Instead of a ranking system, the event was a battle of the conferences, and with UTA’s help, the Southland finished second behind only the Big 12 Conference. For the men, senior All-American Cordero Gray finished second in the 60-meter dash with a personal best of 6.77 seconds. Senior Dwight Robinson finished second in the 800-meter indoor with a time of 1 minute 51 seconds, his personal best as well. Junior Isiah Clements finished the high jump with a jump of 2.05 meters, which placed him third. Freshman Branko Petrovic — in his season debut — finished third in the shot put with a throw of 16.45 meters.

UTA shoots 24.2 percent in first half to dig itself into an insurmountable hole.

WOMEN’S TRACK The UTA women’s team had plenty of contributions that led to the Southland’s second place finish at the Texas A&M Challenge on Saturday. Senior Amanda McMahon set a personal best in the 3000 meter run with a time of 10 minutes, 9 seconds, good enough for a seventh place finish. Sophomore Shannon Reynolds also picked up a personal best in one of her events, the 200-meter dash, with a time of 24.81 seconds. Freshman Pamela Vinson made some noise in her first meet of the year with a time of 7.56 seconds in the 60-meter dash that placed her ninth and best among the non-Big 12 athletes. Sophomore Marissa Paz had success in the 1-mile run finishing second with a personal best time of 5:20.

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Junior guard Bradley Gay goes for a layup Saturday night in Texas Hall against Lamar Univeristy. The Mavericks scored 24 points in the last four minutes of the game but still lost 76-72.

LAMAR DEFEATS UTA 76-72 GAME BALLER Devon Lamb, Lamar: Even as a guard, Lamb finished the game with an impressive double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds that epitomized Lamar’s domination on the glass. GAME FLOW First Half: Lamar 33-18: UTA forced Lamar into shooting 38.7 percent, to miss 10 three-pointers and caused 10 turnovers. What should have been a Maverick lead (or a competitive game) at the half was the exact opposite. UTA couldn’t support its sterling defense with any consistent offense and shot 24.2 percent for the half. The Cardinals also outrebounded the Mavs 27-17 and had 12 offensive rebounds. Second Half: Lamar 76-72: Wash. Rinse. Repeat. More of the same happened in the second half, with UTA’s offense looking a tad better but counter-acting that by letting Lamar get more open looks from three. UTA had some spurts of life, but continually shot itself in the foot with either turnovers or poor rebounding. IT WAS OVER WHEN... Lamar guard Anthony Miles sunk two free throws to give the Cardinals a 76-70 lead with only 11 seconds left after late surge from UTA to keep the game respectable.

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University College now closes once a month University College is offering the same services for spring, but with slight changes. Dawn Remmers, executive director of University College, said every second Monday of the month no appointments will be set for students from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. February 14 will be the first closure for the spring semester. “This is the only time we could find where we could all uniVersity come tocolleGe gether and hours work as a team,” she 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. said. Monday-Friday Remm e r s The second said durMonday of every ing these month they will hours the be closed from 8 staff will a.m. to 1 p.m. attend professional development seminars and plan for the fall 2012 semester. She said speakers for the seminars have not been decided yet but will come from on and off campus. “Speakers will be brought in from outside the campus and from UTA that will offer professional development to the employees that will help them provide better services to students,” she said. Remmers said this is the only change in hours for the spring semester. She said the building hours would remain the same, as well as the hours of individual departments. There are still OneBook events planned for A Journal for Jordan, and the OneBook selection for the 2012 academic year will be made in February. Remmers said programs and workshops offered in fall continue this semester, giving students another chance to attend in the spring. “Students will see a lot of the same services delivered slightly different, with slight changes in methods and practices,” she said.

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Nursing student volunteers clean homeless shelter 30 volunteers helped The Salvation Army Family Center for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. By Vallari Gupte The Shorthorn staff

The Arlington Nursing Students Association visited the Salvation Army Family Center Monday to help clean up the homeless shelter. Thirty student volunteers from both the ANSA and the National Society of Black Engineers participated in their annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day service event from 8 a.m. to noon. The volunteers helped clean the kitchen, ar-

range toys in the nursery and organize the dining room. ANSA Vice President Angie Wallis said she was excited to volunteer on MLK Jr. Day. “ANSA organizes several service events so that our students who wish to make a difference in their community get a platform to do so,” the nursing senior said. Around 15 homeless families reside at the center at a time, said Joann Johnson, Arlington Salvation Army secretary. The Salvation Army helps families transition from being homeless to being able to get back in their profes-

sion and move into permanent homes, Johnson said. “We provide shelter only for families. It is not an emergency shelter. We do not separate the families,” she said. The Salvation Army is a worldwide organization, spread out across almost 122 countries around the globe. It came to Arlington in 1989 and has been catering particularly to the needs of the community and the city’s homeless ever since, said Capt. Andrew S. Miller, The Salvation Army church pastor. The Salvation Army Center was a refuge for over 300 Hurricane Katrina evacuees, Miller said.

“During disasters, we try our best to alleviate the problems of the homeless. We are generally one of the first ones to respond in case of a disaster,” he said. Nursing senior Brittney Byrd said she has volunteered through ANSA multiple times. “ANSA gives the students an opportunity to connect with the nursing world at a national level,” she said. “But most importantly, it helps the students develop a broad perspective and gives them a chance to experience the real world of nursing.” Vallari Gupte news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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Resources remain ready to help university students of concern Students who are direct threats will be suspended, says Student Conduct director. By Vidwan RaghaVan The Shorthorn staff

The recent shooting in Tucson, Arizona, led to questions about the role of the gunman’s community college in preventing the tragedy. Jared Loughner, the gunman accused of killing six and wounding more than a dozen, was suspended in September from Pima Community College because of several accounts of disruptive behavior. The college released 51 documents detailing concerns against Loughner that ranged from random outbursts in class to a Youtube video calling the college a “genocide school.” Students behaving in an similar manner at UTA are referred to the Behavioral Intervention Team. UTA set up the team following the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007 with the goal of preemptively identifying and aiding students of concern for their general well-being. The team is composed of members from across campus such as UTA Police, the Office for Students with Disabilities and the Counseling Services office.

Michael Knox, Student Affairs assistant vice president, said the criteria to refer a student to the team is broadly defined. “A student doesn’t need to act out in class to be referred,” Knox said. “If a teacher notices anything of concern, they can refer the student to BIT.” Student Conduct director Heather Snow said referrals span a wide variety of reasons from going through a family crisis to academic problems. “Sometimes students notice a problem before others,” she said. “They might see something odd on Facebook and bring it to our attention.” Once a student is referred to the team, his or her information is sent to the team members. The committee meets at 3 p.m. Tuesdays to analyze current referrals. “We bring a name to the table and share the concerns we’re aware of,” Snow said. “Because of the different perspectives, all the pieces of the puzzle start to come together.” Snow said the referred student has a one-on-one conversation with either her or with Knox before the committee decides on a course of action. The Arizona shooter was suspended for inappropriate behavior. Such a case at UTA would be referred to the Student Conduct Office, she said. “The Student Conduct Office is not

looking at why they’re doing something, but whether they have violated any college policies,” Snow said. Based on the evaluation of the student’s behavior, the Student Conduct Office assigns appropriate sanctions. “If a student is a direct threat, they are suspended,” Snow said.“There is a formalized hearing process and they are not allowed to come back to UTA.” Michael Moore, political science associate professor, said the college Loughner attended should not be blamed for his actions. “One of things being said is that the community college did not do enough, I disagree. The community college did all it could and all that was in their power,” Moore said. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act policy prevents colleges from divulging any information unless an individual poses a direct threat, Snow said. The effectiveness of the team is hard to determine, Knox said. “We haven’t had an incident on our campus, but with preventative measures like these it is very hard to assess whether people have these tendencies,” he said.

Vidwan RaghaVan news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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FACILITIES

College Street reopens after two years

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Assistant professor Ellen J. Pritham settles into her office Friday at the new Engineering Research Building. She will be continuing her research of parasite genomes to discover new ways to help human DNA adapt more effectively.

• The Computer Science & Engineering Department will be located throughout the building’s north wing, and the Bioengineering Department will be primarily in the south wing. • Due to the interdisciplinary nature of some engineering activities, a portion of the Engineering Research Building will be occupied by units of the College of Science. These will be located in the south wing of the building. The College of Science will have 18 research labs that will be shared by biology, neuroscience, physics, chemistry and biochemistry.

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professor Hanli Liu are working together to identify any learning disabilities veterans may have. Liu uses a functional near-infrared spectroscopy machine to determine which parts of the brain aren’t receiving enough blood. SmithOsborne uses the data to determine how to help student veterans. “By having researchers

working so closely together, it will allow for more collaborative projects and research because they can pitch ideas and brainstorm more easily,” Jansma said. “It will be a lot easier for researchers to talk to one another when their labs and offices are a few doors down from each other.” JOHN HARDEN news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

— Joel Cooley

Nedderman Hall UTA Boulevard

• Eighty faculty and staff members and 333 graduate student assistants from eight buildings will move into 192 rooms.

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pened otherwise,” Carroll said. Faculty members within various colleges sometime collaborate on various research projects because of the related nature of projects that may involve research in areas like biotechnology, math or social work. For example, Alexa SmithOsborne, social work assistant professor and bioengineering

Engineering Research Building

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Engineering Lab Building

UTA Bookstore Oak Street

Bill Carroll,

BUILDING BREAKDOWN

After a two-year closure, College Street has reopened with new features for drivers and pedestrians. After Engineering Research Building construction began, College Street was closed to accommodate traffic from construction workers and vehicles. The reopened section of College Street is between UTA Boulevard and First Street, along the Engineering Research Building. Since its reopening, traffic will run southbound. Advancements were made to the street and its surrounding areas. The street was resurfaced and then striped. Ten parking-metered spots were added for campus visitors and ten spots for motorcyclists. Jeff Johnson, maintenance operations and special projects director, said he’s received positive feedback on the street’s restriping and construction. “It made sense to keep traffic flowing,” he said. First Street has been converted back to one-way traffic traveling eastbound only.

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“Having computer scientists and engineers, biomedical engineers and biologists in the same building will foster N collaborations in biotechnology and related fields that would likely not have happened otherwise.

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ness,” he said. The university has stated that the Engineering Research Building and the Engineering Lab Building renovations will enable the college to accommodate an additional 25 faculty members within five years. Currently, the university has faculty searches ongoing in civil engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and aerospace engineering, but there’s no time line for when or how many it will hire. It may happen at the beginning of a new fiscal year, said Science Dean Pamela Jansma. The building will help UTA reach Tier One status by attracting students, highquality faculty and more research funding said university spokeswoman Kristin Sullivan. In the 2009-10 academic year, the university generated more than $52 million in research funding. The $126 million facility gives researchers more space that allows them to work closer together, which fosters collaboration Sullivan said. “What we’ve created is an area on campus that can be a hub for generating and conducting research on campus,” she said. “The more research funding we can bring in, the less we have to depend on state funding for research.” The Computer Science and Engineering Department and Bioengineering Department share parts of the building with the College of Science. The college will have 18 research labs that will be shared by biology, neuroscience, physics, chemistry and biochemistry. “Having computer scientists and engineers, biomedical engineers and biologists in the same building will foster collaborations in biotechnology and related fields that would likely not have hap-

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BUILDING LOCATION The Engineering Research Building opened today. The building, along with the Engineering Lab Building and Nedderman Hall, constitute the Engineering Research Complex.

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STREETS LOCATION College Street is now open and one-way, heading south. First Street is now one-way, heading east.