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The best of the best Pulse is back with a list of the top media including film, music and gaming in 2010. PULSE | SECTION B

Both men’s and women’s basketball teams blow past Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. SPORTS | PAGE 4 TEXAS LEGISLATURE

Axe could fall on Texas Grant Budget draft in Texas Legislature proposes cutting funding to state grant. BY J.C. DERRICK The Shorthorn senior staff

The future just got cloudy for students relying on the Texas Grant to fund their education.

Under a budget draft submitted by the Texas House Appropriations Committee this week, The Austin-American Statesman reports the Texas Grant would be slashed about 41 percent as part of sweeping cuts which could impact state agencies for the 2012-2013 biennium. Karen Krause, financial aid and

scholarships executive director, said the cut’s impact would be significant at UTA, where 820 new freshmen received Texas Grant funds this year. “For our new students, it would be fairly significant,” she said. “That would mean, for next year, that many new students wouldn’t be eligible for Texas Grants. We’ll

have to make up those funds from an existing program, or that freshman class would basically be out of luck. It’s pretty drastic.” The proposed cut would reverse a trend that has seen Texas increase its student financial aid investment from $91 million to $477 million between fiscal year (FY) 2000 and FY 2010, according to

the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Federal programs, including loans and Pell Grants, will be unaffected, but Krause said the reduction could still leave some students scrambling for funds. “The problem is that the federal BUDGET continues on page 5

STUDENT SERVICES

Water-bottle fillers aid in reducing waste The Sustainability Office plans to place more fillers if student response is positive.

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BY JOEL COOLEY The Shorthorn staff

The Sustainability Office has placed bottle-filler stations on campus with hopes of cutting down on bottled water costs. Over the winter break, the office placed two bottle-filler stations in high traffic areas so students can conveniently access them. The fountains feature a “GreenTicketer,” a digital counter that records how many 16-ounce bottles of water are filled. Each station can filter up to 3,000 gallons of water. The fillers have been placed in

the University Center and Maverick Activities Center. A third is being placed on the MAC’s second floor weight room. “If students continue to give us positive feedback, we plan on adding around 12 more filler stations in buildings across campus if we get proper funding,” said Jeff Johnson, maintenance operations and special projects director. “Our long term goals are to place filler stations in University Hall, the Life Science WATER continues on page 3

CRIME/SAFETY

Citizen academy launches in March The police classes will include a mock crime scene, ridealongs and demonstrations. BY SARAH LUTZ The Shorthorn staff

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BACK-TO-SCHOOL STROLL Civil engineering sophomore Bradley Thomas strolls with other Phi Beta Sigma fraternity members Wednesday afternoon on the University Center mall. The Delta Alpha Omega fraternity hosted its annual Grill and Chill fundraiser, during which they sold hotdogs, hamburgers, chips and sodas.

Students can apply for a new class through the UTA Police designed to educate citizens on things like crime prevention and an officer’s everyday operations. The classes begin March 7 and has sessions Monday nights for eight weeks. The classes will run about three hours and include lectures, ride-alongs, hands-on demonstrations and a mock crime

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New building’s gear enables faster research

Hike and Bike put on hiatus

Nine science faculty members moved into the new Engineering Research Building. BY ASHLEY BRADLEY The Shorthorn staff

Engineering students, faculty and staff aren’t the only ones with a new home in the new Engineering Research Building — nine faculty members from the College of Science also moved their research projects and offices to the building, along with their graduate students. Science dean Pamela Jansma said the decisions on who moved to the

building were based on research criteria, collaborations or potential collaborations with engineering researchers and external funding. One of the nine faculty members to move was biology assistant professor Jeff Demuth. He said besides having a new area to work, he also finds himself inspired by the large amount of light coming from the windows. “This is a state-of-the-art facility,” he said. “There’s nothing like getting new furniture and equipment to work with.” For Demuth’s research project seSCIENCE continues on page 3

scene, assistant chief Rick Gomez said. “There’s going to be, hopefully, some hands-on training that will involve shoot/don’t-shoot scenarios,” he said. “It’s only through experiencing something like that, that people come to realize what officers have to deal with on a day-to-day basis and how they go about making split second decisions.” Classes or workshops like this are often offered in different communities and can facilitate more conversation between the police CITIZEN continues on page 5

Arlington citizen Jodie Ryan, with her guide dog Cinder, displays her full support for potential biking lanes to the city council Wednesday evening at the City Hall. Ryan rode her bike to her workplace in previous years until being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.

After a Wednesday meeting, Planning and Zoning Commission delay decision until Feb. 2. BY ALI AMIR MUSTANSIR The Shorthorn senior staff

The Arlington Planning and Zoning Commission delayed their decision on an Arlington Hike and Bike trail until Feb. 2. The delay came after a public hearing on the Hike and Bike Master Plan and Thoroughfare Development Plan, a plan to create more bike lanes and sidewalks throughout the city, Wednesday. If the committee passes the proposal after furBIKE continues on page 6

ONLINE View the plans for the trails, including maps, at theshorthorn. com. The Shorthorn: Allyson Kaler

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Saving virtual lives

THREE-DAY FORECAST

Today Rain • Hi 46°F • Lo 19°F

Judy LeFlore, team create 3-D nursing student classroom

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POLICE REPORT This is a part of the daily activity log produced by the university’s Police Department. To report a criminal incident on campus, call 817-272-3381.

TUESDAY Criminal Mischief or Vandalism A staff member reported at 8:55 a.m. that a truck had driven over a median and onto the lawn of 1100 Greek Row. The only damages were to the grass. The case was cleared. Theft An officer was dispatched at 9:33 a.m. regarding a theft at Centennial Court apartments on 700 Mitchell Circle. The case is still active. Hit-and-Run Accident A student reported at 1 p.m. that his parked and unattended vehicle had been struck in the front driver side door and the side view mirror had been knocked off in Lot 26, which is located south of Maverick Stadium, on 1301 Mitchell St. The case is still active. Criminal Mischief or Vandalism An officer was dispatched at 1:40 p.m. to investigate a damaged gate arm at the Trinity House parking lot on 800 Greek Row Drive. The case is still active. Minor Accident A staff member reported at 4:55 p.m. an accident involving a UTA vehicle. There were no injuries. The case was cleared. Minor Accident An officer responded at 5:27 p.m. to a minor accident involving two student vehicles at Lot 38, which is located south of the UTA Bookstore, on 415 Oak St. There were no injuries, and the officer issued a campus citation to one of the students. The case was cleared.

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The College of Nursing, along with UT-Dallas, developed a video game to teach students about in-house pediatric care. Judy LeFlore, nursing associate clinical professor, and her team worked with Marjorie Zielke, UT-Dallas arts and technology assistant professor, to create a virtual-world software, “iNursingRN: Respiratory Distress,” in which students will be able to treat virtual patients. A study titled “Can Game Play Teach Student Nurses How to Save Lives – An Undergraduate Training Proposal for Student Nurses in Pediatric Respiratory Diseases with a Living World Gaming Construct” was conducted in the Smart Hospital to test the effectiveness of the program as a learning tool. Ninety-three students participated in the research. Half of the students played the video game and the other half learned the same material in a threehour-long lecture. “Our team is going to present the research study at the 11th International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare in New Orleans this Sunday,” said LeFlore, the principal investigator. The study secured first place in the Emerging and Innovative Technologies and Methods category from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. “The subjects who used the game were more likely to make correct and quick decisions in patient care than the lecturegroup,” she said.

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Art Exhibition in The Gallery at UTA: John Hitchcock and Texas Prints: Free. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Gallery at UTA. For more information, contact Patricia Healy at 817-272-5658.

CORRECTIONS Tuesday’s story, “Zaffirini: I think it’s going to hurt,” incorrectly called a political stall tactic “shoving.” The correct term is “chubbing.”

Magnificent Sun: $6 for adults, $4 for children. 6 p.m. Planetarium. For more information, contact the Planetarium at 817-272-1183.

Wednesday’s story, “Repeal of bill heads for House,” should have said “poised to vote to repeal.”

FRIDAY Art Exhibition in The Gallery at UTA: John Hitchcock and Texas Prints: Free.

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Associate Clinical Professor Judy LeFlore will present a study that focuses on 3-D virtual nursing to help students react in clinical settings at the Society for Simulation’s 11th International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare in January in New Orleans.

Nursing Dean Elizabeth The game takes the student through the hospital where Poster applauded LeFlore’s a virtual teacher, the “charge work. “What Dr. LeFlore and her nurse,” informs the student team are working on about virtual pediatis ground-breaking ric patients. “ . . . The research,” Poster said. “At the end of the “The use of video game tour of the hospital, use of video to train students can attempt game technol- technology future nurses has nathe questions asked by tional implications for the animated version ogy to train students evof a ’charge nurse.’ future nurses nursing erywhere.” This way, students can Teandra Darden, a evaluate their under- has national Registered Nurse enstanding,” said nurs- implications rolled in the nursing ing assistant professor department, said the Mindi Anderson, the for nursing “iNursingRN” video co-investigator on Le- students evgame might be helpful Flore’s team. for nurses to function “Students will be erywhere.” effectively in the cliniable to log on to ‘iNcal setting. ursingRN: Respira- Elizabeth Poster “Nursing is a very tory Distress’ even at nursing dean stressful program. home and treat virtual pediatric patients,” Anderson More resources you have, better you learn,” Darden said. said. LeFlore’s team received the She said the program depicts the visual manifestation Transforming Undergraduate of different diseases in pediat- Education grant of $250,000 ric patients that they feel stu- from UT System. dents should be prepared to provide patient care for in the VALLARI GUPTE real world. news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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National honor for associate professor Joy Don Baker, College of Nursing associate clinical professor, is being recognized for her work with online simulation in nursing. Baker was awarded the Outstanding Achievement in Perioperative Academic Nursing Education Award by the Association of Operating Room Nurses in Dec. 2010. In March, Baker will receive her award at a national conference in Philadelphia. The nursing association is a professional organization of registered operating room nurses with a mission to support other nurses providing optimal care to their patients on the operating table. One of the programs Baker works on with students Joy Don Baker, is Second College of Nursing Life, a virtual associate clinical learning world professor where nursing students use avatars for lifelike simulation. “Dr. Baker’s work with Second Life technology will enable the students to easily access the content and be actively involved in the learning process,” said Nursing Dean Elizabeth Poster. — Vallari Gupte

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Art Exhibition in The Gallery at UTA: John Hitchcock and Texas Prints: Free. Noon to 5 p.m. The Gallery at UTA. For more information, contact Patricia Healy at 817-272-5658.

Magnificent Sun: $6 for adults, $4 for children. 5:30 p.m. Planetarium. For more information, contact the Planetarium at 817-272-1183.

Violent Universe: $6 for adults, $4 for children. 1 p.m. Planetarium. For more information, contact the Planetarium at 817-272-1183.

Pink Floyd: $6 for adults, $4 for children. 7 p.m. Planetarium. For more information, contact the Planetarium at 817-272-1183.

Women’s Basketball vs. Stephen F. Austin: Free for students. 2 p.m. Texas Hall. For more ticket information, contact Jason Chaput at 817-272-7167.

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Future of medicine is science, not fiction

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Nanomaterials could be window of the future to medical cures. By John hArden The Shorthorn senior staff

AUSTIN — Online retail giant Amazon.com is suing the state of Texas to produce the audit report on which the state based its demand for $269 million in uncollected sales taxes. The state made the demand of the Seattle-based retailer in September, citing the sales tax audit. The state contends that Amazon.com is on the hook for the sales taxes not collected on Texas online sales because Amazon.com has a distribution center in Irving, a Dallas suburb. Other companies with retail outlets or other types of physical presence collect sales taxes on its online sales.

World

Florida pastor barred from Britain LONDON — U.S. pastor, Terry Jones, who had threatened to burn a Quran on an anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, has been barred from visiting Britain, its government said Wednesday. He planned to address a right-wing group, England is Ours, and join it for meetings and demonstrations from Feb. 9 to Feb.16. Britain’s Home Office said that Jones has been “excluded from the U.K.” because the British government opposes extremism in all its forms. “Coming to the U.K. is a privilege not a right, and we are not willing to allow entry to those whose presence is not conducive to the public good,” it said in a statement.

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Building and the [Central] library. Most of the filler stations will be on the lower floors.” The Office of Facilities Management plans on gauging the success of this program by monitoring the number of gallons dispensed and by feedback from students and faculty. As of Wednesday afternoon, the equivalent of around 8,000 bottles of water had been distributed through the filler stations. “I think it’s an interesting idea that will save lots of money and water,” said undeclared junior richard

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Stacey. Biology sophomore Enrique Aguirre said he frequently works out at the MAC and uses the filler station. “It’s better because it wastes less water than a regular water fountain and it’s easier to use,” he said. Sustainability director Meghna Tare said the main goal of the filler stations is to educate students about water sustainability and encourage them to recycle. “We are promoting this big time and we want to educate students about our sustainability efforts and how the students themselves can make a positive impact on our environment,” she said. Joel Cooley news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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Music freshman Ariel Pankratz refills her water bottle from a water fountain during her workout at the Maverick Activities Center. The bottle filler is equipped with a filtration system and a digital readout to indicate the number of plastic bottles consumers save.

Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis

ACROSS 1 Volkswagen model since 1979 6 Stare 10 Charm 14 Unit of capacitance 15 “Would __?” 16 Baseball’s Moises 17 Tough handicap to overcome in a joust? 20 Words after post or suffer 21 Beginning 22 Hoopster featured in a news magazine? 26 Leo, for one 27 Manhattan neighborhood acronym 28 Ready to serve 32 Uncertain concurrence 35 Gave a buzz 37 Snaps 38 Mineo of “Rebel Without a Cause” 39 What “purls of wisdom” is an example of? 41 HBO competitor 42 __ king 43 Hokkaido native 44 Shoot for, with “to” 46 Old Italian bread 48 Puts on 50 Biol. branch 51 Was familiar with Britain? 55 Unlikely lintgatherer 58 Without delay 59 Bow tied by mortal hands? 65 Pinup Hayworth 66 Pianist Gilels 67 Church parts 68 They have heads and handles 69 Mug imperfections 70 Symbol of strength DOWN 1 LaGuardia alternative, familiarly 2 Suffix with Caesar 3 Like jibs

Instructions: Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 grid contains the digits 1 through 9 with no repeats. That means that no number is repeated in any row, column or box.

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TUCSON, Ariz. — Less than two weeks after surviving a bullet through the brain, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is to be moved to Houston to begin an arduous journey of intensive mental and physical rehabilitation. She’ll have to relearn how to think and plan. It’s unclear if she is able to speak or how well she can see. And while she is moving both arms and legs, it’s uncertain how much strength she has on her right side.

day target cancer in patients and provide spot-specific treatment to cancerous cells. “Technology is growing at such a rapid pace and changing constantly,” said alumna Alana Duncan. “When I was in school, I remember people ignoring nanotechnology, believing it was all science fiction.” Duncan, who is a retired computer science engineer, said it’s impossible to know when the next new breakthrough will happen. “Science is a tricky subject,” she said. “You never know when the next experiment will produce the results you were looking for.”

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hosted by the College of Engineering. Jin, who spoke to an audience of about 60 members, said some of the biggest challenges facing young engineers are discovering ways to create a sustainable environment and finding ways to treat cancer. Nanotechnology generally deals with devices measuring between 1 to 100 nanometers in at least one dimension that can’t be seen with the naked eye. The ultimate goal of scientists is to find ways to improve quality of life, he said. “The challenges of the century can be solved through nanotechnology,” Jin said. Through some applications of nanotechnology in medicine, doctors may some-

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WASHINGTON — Chinese President Hu Jintao used his White House visit on Wednesday to acknowledge “a lot still needs to be done” to improve human rights in his nation accused of repressing its people. President Barack Obama pushed China to adopt fundamental freedoms but assured Hu the U.S. considers the communist nation a friend and vital economic partner. Hu’s comments met with immediate skepticism from human rights advocates. Hu contended his country has “made enormous progress” but provided no specifics.

Sungho Jin, materials science professor at the University of California San Diego, speaks about the future of nanomaterials and research Wednesday in Nedderman Hall.

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Hu concedes China’s rights need help

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WASHINGTON — Swiftly honoring a campaign pledge, newly empowered Republicans pushed legislation to repeal the nation’s year-old health care overhaul through the House Wednesday night, brushing aside implacable opposition in the Senate and a veto threat from President Barack Obama.

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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, center, speaks about the upcoming vote to repeal the health care bill, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington. From left are, Rep. Nan Hayworth, R-N.Y., Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., Boehner, House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of Calif., and Rep. Jeb Hensarling R-Texas.

Juan Franco has had a hard time taking notes in class ever since he broke his right arm in a bicycle accident two weeks ago. Forced to write with his left hand, the bioengineering junior said his doctor estimates his arm will heal in two months. In a lecture hosted by the College of Engineering, Franco learned that researchers studying nanotechnology for medical uses may soon discover ways to help broken bones recover at a rate three times as fast. “I always knew that speeding up the healing process was possible,” Franco said. “But I didn’t think nanotechnology would be the answer.” Sungho Jin, materials science professor at the University of California, explained the unique properties of nanomaterials and how one day they may solve some of the current and common issues facing the world. “How helpful would it be for someone who breaks their leg to be able to walk in one month, instead of three?” He said. “How about helping a person with cancer live longer by developing more specific treatments?” Nanomaterials allow for research in designing devices or tools small enough to be used for specific purposes, which lessens the possibility of hindering side effects. Jin’s lecture was the fifth in a year-long speaker series

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quencing the beetle genome, he needs help from computer science engineers to analyze his data. “Our ability to collect data is faster than our ability to analyze it,” he said. “We know what to do, just not how to do it.” He said being in the same building as those who can analyze the data makes the process faster. To conduct research, Demuth and graduate assistants have to store the beetles in an incubator at 30 degrees Celsius to “keep them happy.” In the Life Science Building, where his research lab was located before, the beetles were stored in refrigerator-sized incubators. The new lab offers the team a walk-in incubator. “We can now use these [other incubators] for experiments instead of just for housing beetles,” said Eric Watson, biology graduate research assistant. Watson said he loves the new building, but there are still some kinks to be worked out. “We don’t have as much administrative support as we had in the Life Science Building,” he said. Watson said, because he is a biology graduate student, he still has to make his way to the Life Science Building to fill out paper work and pick up his mail. He said jokingly that while it would be cool to have that stuff accessible in the new building, he doesn’t know what kind of “bullying” the Engineering Department will lie down, since it is their building. Heath Blackmon, biology research and teaching assistant, said he enjoys the building because he is much closer to his mentors. “In the other building, we were all scattered over four floors,” he said. “Over here, I’ve already had a lot more conversations.” He said, though he spends most of his time sitting at the computer, the new environment is inspiring. “We’re going to have to do some really intense science now,” he said.

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25 Mavericks named to SLC Honor Roll The Southland Conference announced their fall Academic Honor Roll on Wednesday, which features seven Mavericks who earned 4.0 GPAs during the semester. The honor roll recognizes student-athletes who maintained a minimum 3.0 GPA. CROSS-COUNTRY (bold indicates 4.0 GPA) Garrett Yuen Anthony Groom Amanda McMahon Zack Davis Hance Loyd Eric Montou Jake Powers Aaron Purser Dwight Robinson Heinz Schwarzkopf Esther Abuto Jennifer Carey Lydia Chebii Perri Ford Marissa Paz VOLLEYBALL (bold indicates 4.0 GPA) Bianca Sauls Christy Driscoll Tara Frantz Alicia Shaffer Amanda Aguilera Raegan Daniel Taylor Jacobs Chelsea Mayor Emily Shearin Kendall Whitson

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SLC Standings East McNeese State

SLC 3-1 Southeastern Louisiana 2-1 Lamar 2-1 Nicholls 2-2 Northwestern State 2-2 Central Arkansas 0-4

Overall 11-6 8-7 8-9 8-6 10-9 4-13

West Stephen F. Austin Texas State Sam Houston State UTSA UTA Texas A&M-CC

Overall 11-4 7-10 9-8 8-8 8-9 6-12

SLC 2-1 2-1 2-2 2-2 2-2 1-3

SLC Results Wednesday SE Louisiana 80, McNeese State 77 Texas State 95, Sam Houston St. 91 Nicholls 70, Central Arkansas 51 UTA 70, Texas A&M-CC 49 UTSA 63, Northwestern State 58

Next up UTA at Stephen F. Austin 6 p.m. Saturday Johnson Coliseum, Nacogdoches

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SLC Standings East McNeese State Central Arkansas Lamar Northwestern State

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West Sam Houston State UTSA UTA Stephen F. Austin Texas State Texas A&M-CC

SLC 4-0 3-1 2-2 1-2 0-3 0-4

Overall 10-8 7-10 5-11 4-12 5-11 2-15

SLC Results Saturday Sam Houston St. 82, Texas State 67 McNeese State 74, SE Louisiana 50 UTA 66, Texas A&M-CC 63 Central Arkansas 91, Nicholls 56 UTSA 80, Northwestern State 68

Next up Stephen F. Austin at UTA 2 p.m. Saturday Texas Hall

Dallas Cowboys hire Rob Ryan as new DC After a nearly week-long wait, the Dallas Cowboys officially hired Rob Ryan to be the team’s new defensive coordinator on Wednesday. Ryan, brother of New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan, spent the last two seasons as Cleveland’s defensive coordinator. — Sam Morton

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Mavericks coast past Islanders UTA 70, TEXAS A&M-CC 49

UTA dominates the second half 43-19 to get back on a winning track.

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders Player FG-FGA REB PTS MIN Watt 7-9 12 18 35 Reynolds 2-8 9 4 28 Bond 1-3 1 5 24 Judkins 1-1 0 2 8 Mast 1-5 2 4 21 Hill 0-1 0 0 5 Nelson 0-3 0 0 10 Jones 3-8 1 9 29 Wang 0-0 0 0 1 Topps 0-4 1 0 11 Warren 0-0 0 0 1 Echols 2-11 2 7 27 Totals 17-53 34 49 200

BY JOSH BOWE The Shorthorn senior staff

Funny thing about winning – it seems to wash away a lot of worries and problems. Only four days after a frustrating loss to Lamar that saw UTA’s offense continue to fizzle, the Mavs wiped away those memories with a 70-49 win against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Wednesday night in Texas Hall. UTA (8-9, 2-2) shot 48 percent from the field and dominated the Islanders in the second half, outscoring them 43-19. Head coach Scott Cross said there was nothing complicated in how the Mavericks operated on offense. “I don’t have to be a genius basketball coach and run elaborate plays if we can set one screen and get a good shot,” he said. “I’d just rather do that than run some hard play.” It wasn’t very simple in the first half, as the helter-skelter half saw the Mavericks and Islanders (6-12, 1-3) trade blows like a heavyweightboxing match. No team took a lead larger than six (UTA at 18-12) and TAMU-CC’s largest lead of the half was 30-27, the halftime score. Senior Islanders forward Demond Watt carried the visitors throughout the first half, scoring 11 points and going a perfect 4-for-4 from the floor. It seemed as if Watt was going to give the Mavs headaches all night. But UTA held its ground in a dominating second half.

UTA Mavericks Player FG-FGA Ingram 7-9 Reed 3-9 Edwards 2-2 Gay 0-4 White-Miller 2-4 Richardson 0-3 Lagerson 0-0 Williams 4-9 Smith 0-0 Catlett 5-8 Reves 2-4 Totals 25-52

REB 2 5 6 4 2 2 0 2 0 2 8 37

PTS 16 11 9 0 6 0 0 11 0 13 4 70

MIN 26 32 32 16 19 7 0+ 22 10 21 15 200

HOW UTA WON GAME BALLER Bo Ingram, UTA: When Ingram plays well, the Mavs play well. UTA is now 5-1 when the junior forward scores at least 10 points and shoots at least 50 percent from the field. GAME FLOW First Half: TAMU-CC 30-27 A hard-fought first half ended with both teams pretty even. The Mavericks held the Islanders to 34.5 percent shooting, but allowed seven offensive rebounds and 13 points off ten turnovers. Islanders senior forward Demond Watt went perfect from the field – including a thunderous throwdown – going 4-for-4 with 11 points in the half. Second Half: UTA 70-49 They say every team in basketball makes a run. Well, the Mavericks made a run, a gigantic one. Turning up the defensive pressure, UTA outscored the Islanders 32-8 to close out the game with Cameron Catlett getting into the paint at will. Bo Ingram also provided some match-up problems for the Islanders big men as he finished the night with 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting. The Shorthorn: Aisha Butt

Junior forward LaMarcus Reed shoots and scores during the Mavericks’ 70-49 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Wednesday night in Texas Hall. Reed scored 11 points in their victory over the Islanders.

Watt finished the game with a sparkling 7-of-9 shooting line and 18 points. In the second half, Cross switched defenses to give Watt a different look. “We went to a match-up zone and we just tried to front him and really try to sag in there,” Cross said. “The guys did a good job with that and tried to make everything

difficult for him.” The second half was all Mavericks. Down 41-38 with over 15 minutes left to play, UTA went on an impressive 32-8 run to close out the game. Junior forward Bo Ingram led the Mavs with 16 points, a majority of them coming in that run. “I just have to be focused throughout the whole day,”

IT WAS OVER WHEN... Bo Ingram splashed a three with 5:42 remaining. It gave the Mavericks a 60-46 lead as the Islanders looked lost and unable to figure out how to stop the Mavs from rolling.

Ingram said. “I think my teammates feed off of me. I gotta keep the focus and let everybody know that this day is important.” Ingram wasn’t alone. Sophomore guard Cameron Catlett, coming off the bench in favor of freshman guard Shaquille White-Miller, showed why he was a starter once before.

Catlett penetrated inside to score, finishing with 13 points, all of which came from inside the three-point arch. Cross said he thinks White-Miller and Catlett are both starters and just needed to change up their positions to get them to come out with more energy. JOSH BOWE sports-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

MOVIN’ MAVS

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Men embrace underdog role in Illinois tourney

Seniors step up to sink conference foe

UTA gets ready to face the previous two National Champions in WisconsinWhitewater and Illinois.

BY TRAVIS DETHERAGE The Shorthorn senior staff

BY CHARLIE VANN The Shorthorn staff

The Movin’ Mavs move forward into this weekend’s college conference tournament with a 9-1 record and momentum when they will be put to the test against the last two national championship teams, Illinois and WisconsinWhitewater. “It’s big. If we can win this weekend that’s gonna give us confidence for the rest of the season,” sophomore guard John McPhail said. “I guarantee we’re the underdogs against them so it’s a massive weekend for us.” The Movin’ Mavs’ first test is against Wisconsin-Whitewater, who took second to the Illinois in last year’s national title game. The Warhawks hold an 8-0 record and were the 2009 national champions. The program, which has a few starting seniors this season, has won eight national titles and is on the hunt for its ninth. “I think player to player, we match up decently. I think our biggest problem is going to be staying focused and sticking to the plan,” senior captain David Wilkes said. “Sometimes we get ahead of ourselves and want to try and do too much.” The opening battle with the Warhawks will be the Movin’ Mavs’ first big challenge of the tournament because Wisconsin-Whitewater will be fighting to keep its undefeated status. Getting past that game is just a warm-up to what awaits on Sunday when they play Illinois for the third time this season. The Fighting Illini, the defending national champions, are the tournament hosts and have home-court advantage. The first time the two teams met this season the Movin’ Mavs were victorious over the defending champions, 65-59. Illinois then came back the next day to split the series with a 68-56 win. “We went in with a game plan and kind of lost it somewhere in transition with the game,” Movin’ Mavs coach Doug Garner said. “We want to come back and show that we can consistently play at the level we know we can play at.” Garner believes that one of the keys to breaking the season tie against Illinois is to

Despite 20 turnovers, Mavs took control in second half to win 66-63.

The Shorthorn: Aisha Butt

Social work senior Kasey Stelter and business senior James Patin go for a rebound during practice on Tuesday afternoon in the Physical Education Building. The Movin’ Mavs will be playing Wisconsin-Whitewater and Illinois this weekend.

COLLEGE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT IN CHAMPAIGN, ILL. Saturday 1:15 p.m. — UTA vs. Wisconsin-Whitewater 3 p.m. — UTA vs. Southwest Minnesota State 8:15 p.m. — UTA vs. Edinboro Sunday 9 a.m. — UTA vs. Illinois

stay focused on defense and keep the offense as consistent as when they started the year. “As long as we can all stay together as a team I don’t think they can touch us,” Wilkes said. The Movin’ Mavs said they’re confident that they can do well this weekend as long as they keep strong consistency in each game. The Movin’ Mavs will also play Edinboro and Southwest Minnesota State on Saturday. CHARLIE VANN sports-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

In a battle between two teams with a combined record of 6-25, someone had to win on Wednesday in Corpus Christi. Senior guard Tamara Simmons made sure that team was UTA. A second half eruption by Simmons helped the Mavericks overcome a 53-42 deficit with 6:24 remaining to come back and beat the Islanders 66-63. Simmons said she tried to stay aggressive on the offensive end. “I just try to stay aggressive, keep attacking and not always rely on the three,” she said. “I just try to maintain aggressiveness and get the easy jumpers that they gave me.” Simmons was scoreless in the first half going 0-for6, but exploded for an 18point second half. She gave the Mavericks the lead with 2:53 left on a pair of free throws, but the Islanders would re-take the lead with 2:02 remaining. With the Islanders up 63-61 with 33 seconds left, Simmons made a threepointer to give the Mavericks the lead by one. Senior forward Shalyn Martin made a pair of freethrows to give the Mavericks a three-point lead with five ticks left after an Islanders’ turnover. She said she was glad to see the offense come alive in the second half. “I think in previous games we have been forcing our shots, and today we let the offensive game come to us,” Martin said. The Islanders missed a

HOW UTA WON GAME BALLER Senior guard Tamara Simmons finished with 18 points, four steals, one assist and three rebounds. All of her points came in the second half. GAME FLOW 1st half: TAMU-CC 33-27 The half had seven lead changes and one tie. The Islanders started on a 13-5 run, which was quickly followed up by an 11-2 run by UTA to put themselves up 16-15. The teams would go back and forth until the Islanders went on an 8-2 run into halftime to go up 33-27. 2nd half: UTA 66-63 The half saw the Islanders have a 53-42 lead with 6:24 left, but the Mavericks stormed back and took the lead 59-58 with 2:53 left. From there the two teams had two lead changes and one tie. The Mavericks took the lead for good after a made Simmons’s three pointer with 33 seconds left to go put the Mavericks up 64-63. IT WAS OVER WHEN... The Islanders missed a game-tying three-pointer with five seconds remaining that would have sent the game into overtime.

three-pointer with five seconds left that would have sent the game into overtime, which sealed the deal. Head coach Samantha Morrow said there is still a lot of season left to be played. “It’s a marathon, not a sprint so we got a lot of games to go,” Morrow said. “But it’s good to pick up a win.” TRAVIS DETHERAGE sports-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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loan program cap is $5,500, and many were already borrowing that in addition to their Texas Grant funds,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is going to be very difficult to compensate.â&#x20AC;? Rep. Diane Patrick, RArlington, said the budget draft is only a preliminary document. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to remember that this is only a starting point,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a budget that assumes no new taxes or the use of rainy day funds. From this point on, it will be a matter of competing priorities.â&#x20AC;? Journalism senior Elizabeth Page, a past Texas Grant recipient, said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to complain about the plan to cut financial aid funding. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not money you did anything to earn, so how can you be upset when it runs out?â&#x20AC;? She said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a shame that they have to cut education spending, but I also think there are plenty of other options out there. For the people who believe that school is important enough, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll figure out a way to make it work.â&#x20AC;? The 81st Legislature approved $614.7 million for Texas Grant funding for the FY 2010-11 biennium. The

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The ShorThorn new budget would cut the spending level to include only existing recipients. Patrick, who sat on the Public Education and Higher Education committees the past two sessions, said it is yet to be determined whether the remaining funds will be available for incoming freshmen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m glad they will continue to fund existing recipients, I have concerns about access and opportunity for future students,â&#x20AC;? she said. Holly Treadway, Texas Association of Developing Colleges education counselor, a federally funded program serving low-income students, voiced similar concerns about access. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Less money for students means more loan debt,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What we see is that a lot of students donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to go to school if they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have enough grant money.â&#x20AC;? According to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, 54 percent of students with the lowest family income and expected family contribution took out loans in FY 2009. The Legislature is attempting to compensate for a budget shortfall of more than $15 billion for the 2012-2013 biennium. j.c. derrick news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

Nursing program may see budget cuts As the 82nd Legislature search, would be eliminated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fair to say that every begins to grapple with how to handle a budget shortfall of function of state government more than $15 billion, UTA is affected by this reduction,â&#x20AC;? stands to receive good and bad she said, adding that the bill news under an initial budget would shave about 10 percent from formula funding for proposal filed late Tuesday. According to Diane Pat- higher education. The budget was presented rick, R-Arlington, UTAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nursby Appropriations ing program would Committee chair Jim fall victim to the Pitts,R-Waxahachie budget woes in the and does not make draft. use of the Rainy Day â&#x20AC;&#x153;It cuts $5 milFund, which Complion in additional troller Susan Combs funds from the estimates to contain [Texas] Higher $9.4 billion. Education CoordiPatrick said she nating Board grant supports utilizing program for the part of the Rainy Day nursing program,â&#x20AC;? Diane Patrick, RArlington Fund to help make she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Frankly, up for the shortfall. a large number of â&#x20AC;&#x153;In my opinion, we set grant programs in every category were eliminated, not aside the funds in 2009 to just in higher education, but deal with the anticipated shortage, so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m in favor of public education and others.â&#x20AC;? On the positive side, Pat- accessing a portion of those rick said the preliminary funds and leaving some for budget bill does not touch later,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was set the $550 million set aside to aside with taxpayer dollars to reward emerging research anticipate the shortfall.â&#x20AC;? Patrick said the details of universities for reaching certain benchmarks en route to the budget will be worked Tier One status. In 2009 the out through the committees, Legislature passed HB 51 to which will probably be set in recognize seven emerging re- February. She said the Legislature expects to vote on a search schools in Texas. In a related Tier One ini- final budget without calling a tiative, Patrick said the Texas special session. Research Incentive Program, a $50 million fund to match private donations toward reâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; J.C. Derrick

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and community, said Randall Butler, criminal justice research and training director. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The idea behind it is not just so that the public can be eyes and ears for the police department,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s certainly part of it, but really, it is just the concept of getting the people familiar with what police do and the police getting a better understanding of the community theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re serving.â&#x20AC;? He said people are more likely to tell police what they see happening if theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve taken one of these classes. With limited personnel on any police force, a group of well-informed citizens can be another layer to what the police can do, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a way for citizens to take charge â&#x20AC;&#x201D; take responsibility for their neighborhood,â&#x20AC;? he said. History senior Katie Quinlan said she was interested in the program because she wants to see â&#x20AC;&#x153;behind the scenes.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;That will be cool to investigate a mock crime scene,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It will be good to educate the students on campus on what the officers do, and their role.â&#x20AC;?

join the academy Citizen Police Academy Begins: March 7 Classes: 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;9 p.m. Mondays for eight weeks Apply: Contact Captain Nan Rhodes at rhodes@uta.edu

Quinlan said she would feel safer if she saw more of a police presence on campus, whether it be more officers, or more students identified as something like a citizen on patrol. Butler, who is also a reserve officer in Keene and has worked with a similar program in Waxahachie, said there are always a few that stick with the program, but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a high turnover, too. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People get tired, they find out itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not glamorous or lose interest for whatever reason, but these are volunteers, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no payment,â&#x20AC;? he said. He said it can also help the police, because citizens participating get an honest sense of what police work is. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The amount of stress that goes with it, the boredom that goes with it, they get a good sense of how police operate,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that increases respect.â&#x20AC;? Sarah Lutz news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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Search continues for new dean nouncement, a search committee was formed to issue a public announcement across the country to fill the position. After Saxon’s announceBy Taylor Bell ment, the committee “sent out The Shorthorn staff a public advertisement” — a In mid-September, Gerald document that petitions the Saxon announced that he will public for a new dean with basic credentials be stepping down as the such as a PhD and dean of libraries. library managing “He always has a welexperience. coming demeanor, and David J. Silva, has overseen the growth chairman of the of the Texas Map Society, search committee the Garrett Lectures and and Senior Vice Special Collections,” said Provost for AcaBen Huseman, Cartodemic Affairs, said graphic Archivist. Although he is step- Gerald Saxon, Dean since that advertisement, the commitping down, Saxon will of libraries. tee has received a continue to hold his position as a professor of his- number of appeals and applitory and oral history methods cations. They began reviewing after taking a year’s leave for them on Jan. 17. “The typical search offers research. Since September, no devel- three cuts,” Silva said. “In the opments have been publicized first cut, we look at each canabout the university’s progress didate and their credentials. Based on the most ideal candiin its search to fill the spot. “The nature of the search is, dates, we then narrow it down in itself, confidential,” said Julie to somewhere between seven Alexander, associate Library and ten people whom we contact for an interview via Skype Director. After Saxon’s departure an- or telephone. Then, based on

A search committee is in the process of narrowing down applicants.

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Biochemical freshman Brandon Campbell blocks a ball Wednesday outside of the Maverick Activities Center. Campbell said he practices every other day, if not every day, in preparation of joining an intramural team.

conTinuing educaTion

New course helps participants hone their cake decorating skills Students will have the opportunity to learn the basics of cake decorating in an upcoming course. Cake Decorating-Beginning is a four-session course that begins this Friday. Continuing Education instructor Melanie Webb said she will give students tips on cake baking, how to make their own icing, how to put icing on a cake, how to do piping and how to make a rose with icing.

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The fees, including the textbook, are $99 and additional supplies will cost $70. Webb said she will give a list of supplies on the first day of class that varies depending on what the student wants to buy. “There are a variety of different things they get,” she said. “Some of the things are bags and tips, piping gel, a practice board and a spatula.” Webb said classes meet every Friday from 10 a.m. to

noon, and there is still time to register. She said even if a student has never made a cake before, this class will give them the necessary skills. “Don’t be intimidated if you have never made a cake before,” she said. “I have had students who have never made cakes before take the class, and now make beautiful cakes for their friends and family.”

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ther discussion, it will then go to the Arlington City Council for approval. Christina Sebastian, Urban and Public Affairs graduate student, supports the plan because it offers a designated and safe space for riders. She said even if the lane only provides a sense of safety it is an improvement from the stress of trying to commute in lanes with cars, among other benefits. “It’s also, ideally, increasing the number of cyclists,” she said. Sebastian assists with organizing Bike Friendly Arlington and its related organization, Friendly Arlington Neighborhoods and Streets. She said the city is changing and the com-

munity needs to change with it. “A lot of the opposition is based on misinformation and misunderstanding,” Sebastian said. Arlington resident Buddy Saunders, a representative of Save Our Streets and Lone Star Comics founder, says the plan doesn’t succeed in its goal of improvement, and in many cases works against the city. “We don’t even have the money to fix our streets,” Saunders said. “How can we take on this huge project?” Alicia Winkelblech, city chief transportation planning manager, said the Hike and Bike trail is part of a proposed update to the Thoroughfare Development Plan, which has not been changed since the 1990s. She said of the approximately 1,200 miles of roads in Arlington, only 37 miles are set to be converted.

the strength of that interview, we then make a short list of a few people whom we invite to campus for two or three days to meet with relevant constituencies.” At this time, the committee is still in the first stage of cuts. “It’s rare to find the perfect, ideal candidate — but it’s not impossible,” Silva said. “What we’re looking for, at the very least, is the optimal candidate.” According to Silva, a candidate might be drawn to the university because “budget cuts aren’t as substantial.” For instance, higher education in California coerced 108,000 full-time equivalent positions into taking furloughs, or a leave of absence, in order to achieve payroll savings. Alexander said she is confident the committee will find a new dean in good time. “In the worst case scenario, the provost would have to appoint an interim dean, but there should be plenty of time between the committee’s appeal and Saxon’s step down,” she said. Taylor Bell news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

Winkelblech said streets are graded A, B, C, D or F based on its level of service; ‘A’ being always clear and ‘F’ being highly congested. She said the current commitment is to maintain roads at C or D, the new plan will maintain an ‘A’ – ‘D’ rating. Arlington resident P.J. Lockwood said while listening to people discuss the issue, she had the thought ‘no street left behind.’ Lockwood said the city needs to take care of the roads we have and educate people about bike lanes. “The mindset of Arlington has to change before it will become safe for bikers,” she said. Sebastian said the public hearing is still open.

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All walks of life, one dive Caves Lounge charm ensures that no one drinks alone BY TORY BARRINGER The Shorthorn staff

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The aesthetic of Caves Lounge is best summed up by the image of roaring flames burning on the television in the fireplace. The fire may not be real, but the warmth is still there. Situated only a few streets from campus, Tommy Osbakken and his wife founded Caves in 2003. He traveled the nation Caves Lounge is a popular dive in Arlington that is not only a place for the average Joe, but is dog friendly as well. gathering ideas from a diverse style of bars. With so many inspi- here, and I like it,” Price said. rations, it stands to reason that Apparently, a lot of people the clientele would be as varied as like it. A quick scan of the bar the paintings that line the walls. on a Thursday night finds long“It’s all across the haired, long-bearded board, from college 20-somethings shoothipsters to older peo- “It’s like Hot ing pool and a couple ple who just want a Topic threw of blue collar guys sipgood beer,” Osbakken after-work beers up in here, ping said. at a table by the jukeBartender Jamie and I like it,” box. The diverse crowd Kinser was also quick is one of the perks that to point out the asCaves regular Jason Jeff Price, sorted crew of cusAldy appreciates. He Caves patron tomers. said that complete “Our bar is way strangers will strike more diverse than any up spirited conversaother in Arlington,” tions like friends. Kinser said. “If I want to be around people, The Shorthorn: Jacob Adkisson Customers and servers alike I come here,” Aldy said. “I can seem to agree that the draw is have meaningful conversations Bartender Jamie Kinser serves up a draft beer for a regular on Jan. 6 at Cave’s the odd style of the building. Red with people here.” Lounge in Arlington. lights cast a glow over the inside, There’s also a large crowd of providing a measure of light. regulars, including psychology tomer is eager to talk about, is tant to me,” said Ankur Pandit, “It’s a swanky dive,” Kinser junior Laura Jennings. also famous. With a collection a patron for six of the bar’s eight said. “There’s a lot of love and “I live here,” Jennings said. of artists ranging from Vampire years. attention that went into how this “I’m here every Thursday and a Weekend, The Pixies and Flight Aldy expressed a similar sentibar looks.” couple random days out of the of the Conchords, it’s a far cry ment about the music. Jeff Price, a recent newbie to week. It’s super cool because it from the usual bar fare. “It’s not Bob Seger,” he laughed. Caves, offered his own take. At Caves for only his second “They have decent music on opens early.” “It’s like Hot Topic threw up in The jukebox, which every cus- the jukebox, and that’s impor- time, Price picked up on the com-

munity vibe quickly. “A lot of places you go, you kind of get the feeling like they don’t want you there,” he said. “I don’t get that feeling here.”

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Stung by the ‘Green Hornet’

Gondry’s new movie insults America’s intelligence BY LEE ESCOBEDO The Shorthorn Scene editor

French director Michel Gondry is either using his new film, The Green Hornet, as sardonic commentary on global politics, or he’s as stupid as the script, story line and syntax of this remake. Green Hornet originated in the

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Review The Green Hornet Starring: Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Tom Wilkinson, Christoph Waltz, Cameron Diaz Director: Michel Gondry Release date: Jan. 14 Rated: PG-13 Score: Two out of five

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Seth Rogen, left, and Jay Chou are play Britt Reid and Kato in The Green Hornet. The film is a remake of a 1930s talkie.

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‘30s as a radio serial that relied on listeners’ creative palettes to give visuals to the words. As the Green Hornet, Seth Rogen’s is trying out kiddie-fare. Instead of toning down the smut and butt jokes, he appears to be bringing back the pathos of his character in 2009’s Observe and Report. Rogen’s

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Britt Reid, The Green Hornet’s secret identity, runs in the Paris Hilton circles of Los Angeles, disappoints his newspaper tycoon father (Tom Wilkinson playing a T.V. sitcom dad) and is oblivious to the societal ills around him. Rogen slimmed down for the part, but his oafish, dangerously eu-

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phoric lifestyle is like an Americanized Candide. By never bothering to read his father’s paper, he is able to live in “the best of all possible

worlds.” As Kato, Jay Chou uses his skills as a Taiwanese pop star to make his character the best part about this film. After daddy is killed by a suspicious bee sting, Reid and Kato become costumed villains in order to hand out justice to the “real” evildoers, led by Russian mobster, “Blood”nofsky (Christoph Waltz). The movie is a headache to watch. It seems to be made as an opportunity for Gondry, Rogen and crew to laugh at their own jokes. However if Gondry was trying to comment on American moviegoers’ limitations and ignorance covered up in bro-mance trash, than the joke may be on us.

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Don’t tell my achy breaky heart how writer-director Shana Feste’s Country Strong was predictable and cliché filled. The music was the film’s saving grace along with the four principle characters whose performances showed that they studied the country music culture. Pulled from rehab before she was physically or mentally ready, fictional country diva Kelly Canter, played by Gwyneth Paltrow, is pushed to do a comeback tour by her husband and manager James Canter, played by Tim McGraw. While in rehab for her alcohol addiction, Kelly met her orderly, budding country singer-song writer who has feelings for her. Adding to the country song plot is Chiles Stanton, played by Leighton

Meester, a talented former beauty queen also trying to launch her country career and push the old drunken diva out of the spotlight. Paltrow delivered another solid performance as the strong and sassy country star trying to keep her sanity, marriage and career. Her singing ability was worth noting because she made the original music produced for the film sound as if it had true substance. Her most genuine moment on screen is when she visits a young boy with leukemia and sings an impromptu song about him. Paltrow’s performance is certainly commendable, but not Oscar worthy. The character development is too shallow and Feste fails to show what motivates her actions. While Tim McGraw had better performances on screen, he still

Review Country Strong Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim McGraw, Garrett Hedlund Director: Shana Feste Release date: Jan. 7 Rated: PG-13 Score: Two out of five stars AP Photo/Sony-Screen Gems, Scott Garfield

manages to be convincing in this film. As the only true country singer in the film, he doesn’t sing at all but is featured on the soundtrack. Star-on-the-rise Garrett Hedlund showed his credibility as an actor and skills as a musician and singer,despite the clichéd script. Although Leighton Meester’s character may have arguably been the most predictable, she handles the

Gwyneth Paltrow plays a troubled diva in Country Strong. teenage beauty queen role with some finesse. Writer-director Shana Feste’s debut film The Greatest was criticized for a lack of balance and development. She may have improved as a director, but Country Strong shows that her writing skills are weak.

If you’re not a country fan, this film could reaffirm why. The only thing missing from the country song plot are songs about mom and prison.

TESIA KWARTENG

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during childbirth. From the different stages of labor to relaxation techniques, this class should prepare you for the adventure ahead. Pulse’s guide to arts and entertainment in the Metroplex this weekend. If you know of a cool Arlington event, let us know at features-editor. shorthorn@uta.edu.

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Eclectic Dallas Burlesque Festival When: Saturday 7 p.m. Where: House of Blues 2200 N. Lamar St. Dallas Phone: 214-978-BLUE(2583) Cost: Tickets are $20 Scantily clad ladies fusing sex and the Avant-garde,-‘nuff said.

No Strings Attached Starring: Improvised Ashton KutchShakespeare er, Natalie Company Portman and When: 8 p.m. Kevin Kline Friday 2 p.m. Rated: R for and 8 p.m. Satsexual conurday tent, language Where: Uptown and some Theater drug material. 120 E. Main St. Two friends Grand Prairie drop the laPhone: 972bels, skip the 237-8786 sentiment and Cost: $21 get straight Courtesy: Paramount Pictures/Dale Robinette Watch these acto the shagtors perform an ging. The film Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher improvised play should be a star in No Strings Attached. to whatever post-modern crazy title you tale on love and lust for the Facebook genera- want — in Elizabethan style. tion. The Company Men Starring: Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones and Kevin Costner Rated: R for language and brief nudity. Cinematic commentary on the current economic climate with Hollywood stars starring as fired white collar workers who now find themselves broke and in existential crises.

Local Bike Friendly Arlington Weekly Ride No.2 When: Sunday 11:30 a.m. Where: Mavericks Bar and Grill 601 E. Main St. Cost: Free Bring your bike and body to the Info Shop for a ride for fitness and fun. Prepared Childbirth When: Saturday 9 a.m. till 3:30 p.m. Where: Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital 800 W. Randol Mill Road Cost: $55 per couple Bring your baby momma (or daddy) to learn what to expect

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Indie pop bands Calhoun (FTW), The O’s (Dallas) and Taylor Craig Mills (FTW) When: Friday 8 p.m. Where: The Moon 2911 W. Berry St. Fort Worth Phone: 817-926-9600 Calhoun (Tim Locke and Jordan Roberts) won the Best Songwriters award at last year’s Fort Worth Weekly Music Awards.

I N D I E I N VAS I O N There is a upcoming explosion of new indie fare and a few re-releases in select theaters across the Metroplex. Here’s a list of the films that should challenge your minds and inject a little bit of absurdity into your life. — Lee Escobedo

All Good Things Starring: Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst, Frank Langella and Kristen Wiig Rated: R Opening: Friday at the Angelika in Dallas Ryan Gosling has tried hard to shed his Noah Calhoun/The Notebook typecast by playing a drug addict (Half Nelson), a suicidal(Stay) and a man in love with a sex doll(Lars and the Real Girl). Gosling’s wife in the film is played by Kirsten Dunst, who mysteriously disappears after witnessing her husband’s erratic and violent behavior. This film could prove to be Dunst’s best role after a string of archetypal missteps and weak characterizations for both big budget (Spider-Man) and indie films (Marie Antoinette) alike. Langella always brings a certain sense of dichotomy and dementia and is quirkier than a barrel of monkeys.

Ryan Gosling and Kirsten Dunst in All Good Things. Courtesy: Magnolia Pictures

Dogtooth Starring: Christos Stergioglou, Michele Valley, Aggeliki Papoulia and Mary Tsoni Rated: R Opening: At The Texas Theater, Friday. A deeply disturbing Greek film about a couple who keep their grown children imprisoned inside their house and control their understanding of the outside world. An interesting meditation on the nature of how we rationalize the world around us. The film brings up interesting questions about how meaning is manipulated by the coded language that’s instilled in us from birth.

The Cool Kids When: 7 p.m. Saturday Where: Trees 2709 Elm St., Dallas Phone: 214-741-1122 Cost: $19.98 pre sale, $24.20 day of show Hip-Hop duo bounce between old-school class and new-school “crunk” to create a sound that is both lyrically complex and booty bouncing.

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Texas show ‘em Aviation Cinemas Inc. uses the historical venue for films not found in popular theatres By Tesia KwarTeng The Shorthorn staff

“Oak Cliff, that’s my hood!” Well, maybe not for you, but it’s home to The Texas Theatre, a historic landmark and movie theatre. The theatre first opened in 1931 with state-of-the-art projection and sound equipment and was the first movie theatre in Dallas with air-conditioning. On Nov. 22, 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald was caught in the theatre for not paying, and identified for the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Aviation Cinemas Inc. was founded in September 2010 by filmmakers Barak Epstein, Adam Donaghey, Eric Steele and Jason Reimer. They took over the lease and started having new cinema and events at The Texas Theatre. “Since everyone involved is involved in production and at the very least a film fanatic, it was really a dream come true to have a place like this,” creative director Jason Reimer said. “On top of being something that Dallas needs in the arts here, it was an easy decision.” The Texas Theatre opened Dec. 9. The venue has one 650-seat theatre where all movies and events happen. Festival premieres, independent films, art house films, underground films, old classics and several other repertory films are shown at the theatre. One to three movies are shown everyday. Terribly Happy, Lemmy and the Dallas premiere of Carlos are

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The Texas Theatre concessions include popcorn, hot tea, candy and veggie wraps from Spiral Diner. The theatre also offers a membership for $30, which qualifies members for discounts, popcorn and a large soda or coffee, $3 off DVD’s, and free coupons and invites to special events. all independent films that were recently shown. “The movies are generally projected in HD digital or in available film formats, 16 mm,” Reimer said. “We are currently rebuilding the 35 mm room.” Independent filmmakers have the opportunity to screen their feature films in a rough cut stage in the theatre’s rough cut lab series. The lab is designed to help filmmakers improve their editing process and overall work. The theatre also has a film club membership for an annual fee of $30 and benefits include discounts on tickets, concessions, DVDs and T-shirts, and an invitation to rough cut lab series. Unlike most movie theatres, you can see a movie, eat and have a drink without making too huge of a dent in your wallet. General admission is $8 and $7 for students. The concessions stand also has a variety of goodies to choose from. A wide variety of eats are available such as popcorn, soda, candy, hot tea, tamales and veggie

Gas it, don’t pass it Hours: Mon.-Wed. 5 p.m. to midnight Thursday and Friday 5pm-2am Saturday 3pm-2am Sunday 3 p.m. to midnight Upcoming Movies: And Everything is Going Fine and Dogtooth Address: 231 W. Jefferson Blvd. Oak Cliff

wraps from the Spiral Diner. One of the upgrades was a full service bar. They offer beer and cinema inspired custom cocktails ranging from $5 to $9, such as the Big Lebowski inspired “Caucasian”, In addition to the movies shown at the theatre, they also host burlesque shows, award ceremonies and karaoke. Grab a friend, hop in the car and get some gas because The Texas Theatre is not a place to pass up.

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The Texas Theatre offers a lounge area where customers can hang out before and during film screenings. The lounge features a bar that serves four different kinds of Mexican and Texan beer on tap along with special cocktails.

“Since everyone involved is involved in production and at the very least a film fanatic, it was really a dream come true to have a place like this,” Jason reimer,creative director

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Starring: Spalding Gray Rated: NR Opening: At Texas Theater. Friday. Steven Soderberghâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s documentary on the irrelevant and brilliant stand-up artist, Spalding Gray. Soderbergh touches on the late comicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s artistic career, his battle with mental illness and eventual suicide.

Tiny Furniture Starring: Lena Dunham, Grace Dunham and Laurie Simmons Rated: R Opening: At Angelika in Dallas, Feb. 11th A low-budget film thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s won awards left and right, while starring with a mostly unknown cast. Personal projects like this, made with less than six figures, aim at the heart over the eye. Lena Dunham pours her heart and soul into a tale of one twentyâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;something whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trying to find her place in the world.

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