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STUDENT GOVERNANCE

Guns on campus shot down by SC Vote outcome will be conveyed to UT System Student Advisory Council.

BY BIANCA MONTES The Shorthorn staff

Student Congress took an overwhelming stance, 36–6, against concealed carry on

campus Tuesday night.

SC held an official vote on behalf of the student body to decide what position UTA would take on carrying concealed guns on campus. The vote is in response to three bills currently in the Texas legislature that would allow licensed holders to carry on campus.

According to the bill’s author, Rep. Joe Driver, R-Garland, 81 of 150 Texas House members have already signed on as co-authors to House Bill 750.

The floor opened for discussion 45 minutes before congress made a private vote.

Senators were allowed two minutes a piece to speak, and

all remarks were solely made to SC President Aaron Resendez.

Resendez said he is going to the UT System Student Advisory Council Friday to inform them on the campus’ stance.

Once the legislatures allows, he said the executive board will go to Austin to

speak with legislators.

Some senators did not approve of congress members making last minute pleas to the floor.

“Why are they providing arguments,” Engineering senator Sam Nahhas said. “Shouldn’t they have their opinion based off of their constituents?”

Resendez said student senators knew how they were going to vote and the purpose of the open floor was to share concerns with fellow congress members.

In January, SC opened its first meeting mandating VOTE continues on page 5

UTA VOLUNTEERS

ENGINEERING

Banquet serves hunger awareness

Formula SAE races to finish its first hybrid

Oxfam dinner shows effects of social status on access to food.

BY SARAH LUTZ The Shorthorn staff

Sitting around a table, the first class people received ice tea or water with a lemon prior to being served a meal of chicken, broccoli, cauliflower, beans and rice.

The third class sat on the floor with nothing more for dinner than rice and water.

The goal of Tuesday night’s Oxfam Hunger Banquet held by UTA Volunteers and Freshman Leaders on Campus was to reflect the reality of poverty and starvation from the silverware to

the emotions of losing economic status or food.

Attendees received a card designating which class they fell under. Then the hosts moved students around in real-life scenarios based on losing a farm, getting a job or rich consumerism’s influence on impoverished nations.

“My first thought when I found my card was, ‘Yay, I’m going to be able to get a good meal,’” Elizabeth Janssen, English Language Institute instructor, told the audience about her first class card.

“Then when people were going around and moving from table to table, I was

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The 2006 Formula SAE racecar sits in Woolf Hall’s machine shop where team members are constructing their newest model, the Hybrid 2011. The team has cars that date back to the ’80s, which it uses as reference for future models.

HUNGER continues on page 5

ARLINGTON

Hike and Bike plan sent to subcomittee Mayor Cluck cites the detail involved as his reason for the shift.

BY ALI AMIR MUSTANSIR The Shorthorn senior staff

Arlington Mayor Robert Cluck announced today his intention to create a City Council subcommittee to research the Hike and Bike Master Plan.

The mayor appointed District 6 representative Robert Shepard, District 7 representative Jimmy Bennett and District 4 representative Kathryn Wilemon to the subcommittee for the controversial proposal.

The proposed plan would add 99 miles of bike lanes, 56 miles of shared lanes, 118 miles of park and sidewalk lanes for a total of 273 miles in Arlington, Alicia Winkelblech, Arlington Transportation Planning manager, told the council.

She said a lot of the proposed bike lanes would be near the university.

Cluck said he wanted the subcommittee to drill down into the complicated proposal and find the answers to citizen concerns.

Shepard said he requested the proposal be sent to a HIKE continues on page 5

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Sebastian Peters, mechanical and aerospace engineering sophomore, left, receives welding advice from J.P. Merkel, race team captain and mechanical and aerospace engineering senior. The formula racing team is working on its first electric car for the national Formula Hybrid competition May 1 in New Hampshire.

The team continues to build its history as it develops a new racecar for a 2011 competition.

BY JOHN HARDEN The Shorthorn senior staff

The Formula SAE race team is surrounded by more than 30 years of history in Woolf Hall where trophies, team photos and formula cars dating back to the ‘80s decorate the room.

No two cars are exactly the same but each one has a trait of the one before it.

Each car is a piece of history continuing to help the team build and learn from past changes.

However, this year the team has had

trouble trying to construct its newest model — a hybrid car. The first in the team’s racing history.

There’s always something special about the first of anything, said J.P. Merkel, mechanical and aerospace engineering senior, and team captain.

Merkel, who has been on the team for almost four years, said building the hybrid car is one of the most difficult but exciting challenges so far.

“Initially, we were going to do a formula and hybrid car, but then we got into looking at hybrids,” he said. “This is a lot more than we bargained for.”

Without any history to reference for HYBRID continues on page 3

FORMULA SAE FAST FACTS • UTA holds eight first-place finishes, an SAE record.

• The team had victories in England, Australia and Japan.

• UTA’s formula cars can top out at 90 mph.

• Cars can weigh up to 700 pounds.

• Formula Hybrid events put a greater emphasis on drivetrain innovation and fuel efficiency.

• Competition points are awarded in categories including design, cost, acceleration and fuel economy.

Source: Robert Woods, Formula SAE Adviser

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Assistant coach Greg Young is the defensive mind of the men’s basketball team, but he’s also a big influence off the court by talking to students privately to help them with problems or providing rides to practice. He is known to be soft-spoken outside of basketball, but fiery and energetic on the sidelines.

Assistant coach ignites the fight Greg Young uses his passion, fiery style to inspire players.

BY JOSH BOWE The Shorthorn senior staff

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Greg Young snaps out of his chair and sprints down the sideline. His eyes widen and his glare pierces toward junior guard Bradley Gay. Young stops before he gets to half court and Gay looks over at Young.

A harsh scream bellows

throughout Texas Hall.

Against a small team in St. Edward’s in November, a lot of room is left in Texas Hall for the screams to travel and more importantly, be amplified.

“Bradley! Go get him!

He’s your guy!” Young yells.

Gay nods back, and Young returns to his seat. He slumps back down with his shoulders shrugged and gets back to coaching.

Young, an assistant coach for the men’s basketball team,

has had many outbursts during his two years with the program. The fiery personality is something he said he’s always had during his basketball career, and it’s one of the reasons head coach Scott Cross has him by his side.

“We all have our different tendencies in nature, and that’s probably mine,” Young said with a smile. “Not that it is better or worse than anything else. That’s just the YOUNG continues on page 6

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TODAY School of Architecture Career Fair: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Architecture Building second floor. Free. For more information, contact Robert Rummel-Hudson at 817-272-2314.

Thursday Mostly Sunny • High 75°F • Low 55°F

Global Connections Drop-In Table: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. University Center. Free.

For more information, contact Lauren Cutcher at lcutcher@uta.edu.

Friday Mostly Cloudy • High 72°F • Low 56°F

Study Abroad Fair: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. University Center Palo Duro Lounge. Free.

For more information, contact Blake Hart at 817-272-1120.

MAVfest: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. University Center mall. Free. For more information, contact Multicultural Affairs at 817-272-2099.

$2 Movie - Megamind: 5:30 p.m. Planetarium. $2. For more information, contact the Planetarium at 817-272-1183.

UTA Softball vs. Texas State: 2 p.m.

Allan Saxe Field. Free for students, $5 for public. For more information, contact Jason Chaput at 817-272-7167.

Be the Change: Advocacy in Action: 6-7:30 p.m. University Center Carlisle Suite. Free. For more information, contact Multicultural Affairs at 817-2722099.

Presentation Skills Workshops: 2-4 p.m. Nedderman Hall Room 100. Free.

For more information, contact Michael Saenz at 817-272-2315.

Raytheon Information Session: 6-8 p.m.

Nedderman Hall Rady Room. Free. For more information, contact The Career Center at 817-272-2932.

Lecture by Chris Cooper: “Recent Work of Cooper Joseph Studio NYC:” 4 p.m.

Architecture Building Room 204. Free.

For more information, contact Robert Rummel-Hudson at 817-272-2314.

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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.

MONDAY Investigation At 5:40 p.m., during a health and safety inspection, a BB gun was found in an apartment at Centennial Court apartments, 715 W. Mitchell Circle. The police were notified and identified it as a BB gun, which is legal on campus, but against student housing rules.

Disturbed person At 5:15 p.m., officers responded to a report that a student had suicidal thoughts at the Health Services, 605 West St. Officers determined that the student may be in danger of his own safety. The student was transported to John Peter Smith Hospital’s mental health facility for evaluation.

Minor Accident At 4 p.m., a student reported his vehicle was hit sometime between 4 p.m. Thursday and 12:30 p.m. Friday, while parked unattended at the Centennial Court parking lot at 721 W. Mitchell Circle. The case is active.

Graffiti At 3:07 p.m., officers responded to a report that graffiti had been marked in three spots on the south bridge on 1101 Cooper St. The case is active.

Suspicious Circumstances At 1:24 p.m., a student reported she saw a white male soliciting students to buy magazine subscriptions at the University Center, 300 W. First. St. Police located him and he admitted to soliciting subscriptions. Police issued a criminal trespass warning.

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UTA Volunteers raise funds for Big Event UTA Volunteers took to the University Center mall to raise funds for the Big Event project sites.

Volunteers will be on hand through Friday, but after a slow start Tuesday, fundraising will no longer be the primary focus at their table.

“We haven’t received any change WANT yet,” said Big Event MORE? Director Tiffany Kaminski halfway For more inthrough the fundformation on raiser. the Big Event Biology freshvisit www. man Jonathan uta.edu/theLim said this is bigevent. the first year UTA Volunteers has fundraised for the Big Event and hoped they would be able to raise as much money as possible.

Money that is collected will buy supplies for the project sites. The volunteers will continue to raise funds in March with the Dorm Storm and in April with additional hot dog fundraisers, Lim said.

During Super Bowl week they raised $84 through a hot dog fundraiser, Kaminski said.

The Big Event website officially launched Tuesday. Students can to browse project sites and sign up through April 8.

“We are shooting for a goal of at least 1,000 volunteers, so pick a site and encourage all of your friends to volunteer,” Kaminski said.

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MUSIC BLUES Undeclared freshman Ansley Dougherty sings and strums her ukulele while walking through campus Tuesday. Dougherty is part of a two piece folk band and received the ukulele as a Christmas present. She said she was playing her instrument to cheer herself up after her mother suffered a stroke that morning.

SOCIAL WORK

Game aims to prevent violence An Arlington high school has enlisted UTA to help make a new video game.

BY EDNA HORTON The Shorthorn staff

PERSONAVACATION by Thea Blesener

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

Students at Venture Alternative High School in Arlington will see teen dating violence in a different way.

Amanda Vines, computer science and engineering graduate student, is programming an online multiuser game to support research about whether gaming can prevent teen dating violence.

Vines and faculty from the Computer Science and Engineering departments and the School of Social Work are developing the game called Fun Times. The game will be used in health classes and eventually branch out to other classes at the school.

“I’m really excited to make my own game,” Vines said.

Javier Boyas, social work assistant professor, said the developers chose to make the game in order to reach teens by using something they already spend time doing; playing video games.

Fun Times is one of four programs

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funded by the Innovative Community Academic Partnership that is the result of a $350,000 grant awarded to the School of Social Work by the Amon G. Carter Foundation last semester.

Vines is going to do most of the programming for the project, which is in its developmental stage. She said they are talking about different avatars and possibly incorporating a villain that shows up throughout.

Boyas said the game is geared toward 14 to 19-year-old students. He said the high school is for students who have behavioral issues.

“We start where the client is,” he said. “Unfortunately with youth today it is in front of a screen somewhere.”

Boyas said the game would contain different social situations, like if a student meets someone online, they can choose whether they would meet them alone or go on a double date.

He said once they develop a beta version sometime in March, the students will test it for a month. After the testing, they will work out the problems then begin using the game at the school in the fall.

“The students are really the experts here. They know what’s fun and what’s cool and what will hold their

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interest,” he said.

Gary Grossman, Venture School social worker, said they have collaborated with the university in the past for games that were geared toward substance abuse and prevention. He said there was no statistical data to show that the games helped prevent substance abuse, but they generated good conversations, and the overall input from the students was positive.

He feels the research is a good idea, not only to see how it will help, but also because the students at the school can feel involved.

“The energy that UTA has shown can pull this together and give it the momentum for an opportunity for further growth and other funding to use in other districts,” he said.

Vines said she is looking forward to the input from the students. She said she is excited to see what the research will produce.

“They usually have therapy sessions where they sit down in groups and talk about things,” she said. “It will be interesting to see the research and see if this is better.”

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Karen Garcia, TWU Office of Marketing and Communication senior writer, said at 4 p.m. she did not know more about what the student, Christopher Alan Gillette, said or the context of the comment.

UTA assistant police chief Rick Gomez said if a similar situation happened at UTA it would depend on the specifics of the situation, but a student threatening to bring a gun on campus doesn’t guarantee an immediate lock down.

“We would find out who that person is and have them come in and talk to us,” he said. “When anyone makes that kind of threat — I’m not saying every time — but in most cases it gets to the attention of the BIT [Behavioral Intervention Team] team and then we take it from there.”

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the hybrid, the challenge lay in the technical details of electric and computerized system controlled cars that fall outside the team’s field of study. “We’re a team made primarily of mechanical engineers,� he said. “We have very little to no electrical experience. originally, we had only one guy and we were solely relying on him for his electrical knowledge for a lot of it, and it was a huge strain on him.�

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cal. He said everything has to happen perfectly because of the tight window of time to finish completing the car and the race.

Faculty adviser robert Woods isn’t worried and said the secret to winning can still be found in the team’s long history of building cars, despite being new to the hybrid competition. racing at UTA started in 1978 under the direction of Woods. The team holds eight SAe first-place record wins and four second and third place wins in U.S. competitions. “it’s a whole new class we’re entering, but we’ll continue to be dominant,� Woods said. “There’s no doubt about it.� if anyone can adapt quickly, it’ll be the UTA team, said Michael Burke, team adviser at the illinois institute

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team’s lead engineer for things to do with electric transportation and battery management.

With seven weeks left before the Hybrid 2011 makes its national competition debut on May 1, the team started working overtime to meet competition deadlines. “We’re booking it now and forcing ourselves to work more efficiently,� Merkel said. “We’re ready to see it come together and go to New Hampshire.�

The team submitted sponsor requests for car parts Monday, which includes a motor that will take three to four weeks to arrive. This will leave two weeks for workers to get the car in full form and ready by the March 27 deadline.

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Visual communication freshman Patricia Gonzalez agreed to get a mental health screening at her roommate’s jokeful suggestion.

Gonzalez said her roommate joked that she needed to get screened so she answered the depression, Bipolar and General Anxiety questionnaire. “i am curious, i have never really had a screening before,�

Gonzalez said. “Besides, it is free.�

For MavTalk: Mind/emotion Wellness day, students and faculty seized the opportunity to get free screenings for mental illnesses and learned about various forms of stress relief Tuesday at the

Health Services director, said stress is a universal experience and people associate it with different aspects of daily life. “Students are anxious about several things — like relationships — when you get down to it, talk to them, they apply stress to several different things,� Bannister said.

Students were able to make stress relievers out of balloons full of sand at the stress buster booth. Jayapradhi rajendran, material science and engineering graduate student, made one after his talk with the UTA psychiatrist. “i have a thesis to complete this semester, so i went for the stress screening,� raj said.

Stephanie Briggs, a licensed massage therapist and alumna, gave free massages to students and faculty. She said massage releases endorphins and reduces stress levels. “The more we take care of our bodies, the better longev-

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Mark dalal, mental health services staff psychologist, said 160 people participated in the free screenings on various mental and emotional problems, The questionnaires were administered to promote a more holistic view of student health and well-being, said Adria Villarreal, Counseling Services assistant director. “it is a high stress point coming up to midterms,� Villarreal said.

Cristina Torres, social work graduate student, volunteered to hand out questionnaires to students and said the screenings showed how students were going through similar issues. “The screening is completely anonymous, so students don’t have to feel alone,�

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The Psychology department is looking to hire a new, tenured-track professor who is an expert in quantitative psychology and behavior genomics.

Planned for hire in fall 2011, the professor will teach a new course centering on quantitative genetics, a study on the relation between genes and behavior, and offer new expertise in the area. “This person would bring a new sea of skills and ideas to the program,� said Martha

to attract to UT Arlington,� he said in an e-mail.

Psychology junior Fariha rahman said she plans to attend the graduate program to become a clinical psychologist who works primarily with children. “i appreciate that they are looking to get an expert to teach the course,� she said.

She said taking courses with professors who are knowledgeable in a specific area helps to get personal insight from the instructor. “i’m confident in [experienced] professors, because i know they’ll know the right answer,� she said.

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like personality traits and abnormal behaviors. “like looking for people with antisocial characteristics, those who take advantage of people or even mass murderers,� Gatchel said. “it’s looking to see if there’s some sort of gene that produces those types of behaviors.�

Because this study is genetically related, the new professor would work closely with researchers and professors in Biology and Bioengineering departments.

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Mann, psychology associate professor and chairwoman of the search committee for the new professor.

She said since the Human Genome Project — a project that sequenced more than 20,000 genes in dNA — was completed in 2003, many jobs in psychology have been created, and the department wants to continue to train students for those specialized jobs.

Psychology chairman robert Gatchel said the new course would give students an edge when entering the job field. “We want to make students more marketable with their specific areas of expertise,�

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YOUR VIEW

It’s time for a referendum

The United States of flipflopping

Student Congress’ secret vote on concealed handguns is a disservice to students Student Congress’ 36-6 vote Tuesday to oppose concealed handguns on campus doesn’t end the discussion. After Thursday’s forum on concealed carry, students need another opportunity to make their voices heard.

Those who want concealed handguns on campus will challenge the body’s vote.

In response, UTA should offer a referendum on this issue. The topic of concealed carry is an important issue that the university should want the student body’s stance directly on.

Student representatives couldn’t have derived their stance from every voice represented at the forum SC hosted. If both sides show up to the polls, however, and a majority is determined, then fine.

That vote should stand and be reported to the Texas Legislature, which is considering passing a law authorizing concealed handguns on college campuses.

Some individuals have their minds made up on this issue but won’t be forthright about it. SC, tasked with deciding the student body’s stance on the issue, are just like its constituents: impressionable and subject to social chatter on hot topics. Someone else recognized this and threatened harm against SC members if they didn’t vote for concealed handguns, SC Vice President Annie Liu announced during Tuesday’s meeting. Members were instructed to vote secretly to protect themselves. Threats are unacceptable, but voting secretly voids the opportunity for elected students to be open and fair in their representation. Now, there is no procedure for accurately determining whether they made this vote personal.

In Monday’s editorial, we took a stance opposing concealed handguns on college campuses and suggested that SC and the Legislature not vote for any measure supporting it, but others still might disagree. Suggesting on Monday that SC vote against concealed carry was not our way of supporting it in its decision to take on this issue for all students.

The campus community would show up to the polls and allow its voices to be heard, if given the opportunity. This would be a chance for students, faculty and staff to take to an issue with the ferocity the university community took to changing UTA’s mascot in the early 1970s from the controversial Confederate Rebel.

Everyone loves to give an opinion. This could be a win-win situation. A straight yes-or-no vote could provide indisputable evidence for UTA community members to stand on concerning concealed handguns on campus.

If campus leaders won’t embrace a referendum, then students and UTA employees should bring up the issue.

— The Shorthorn editorial board

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n his State of the Union speech, President Barack Obama said, “The United States stands with the people of Tunisia and supports the democratic aspiration of all people.” During the first week of the nonviolent uprising of the Egyptian people against their pro-American tyrant, our administration demanded a peaceful transition, and even the resignation of then-President Hosni Mubarak. When the uprising continued, Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton changed their stances and indirectly supported Mubarak, and Obama’s support of “democratic aspiration” of the Egyptian people was put on hold.

When Mubarak resigned under the pressure of the Egyptian people, our administration decided to support civilian calls for democracy in the Arab world. This was at a time when Arabs were utterly disenchanted with the West’s hypocrisy that they didn’t want America on their side.

This flip-flop policy is described by commentator and philosopher Noam Chomsky, who said, “Obama very carefully didn’t say anything... He’s doing what U.S. leaders regularly do. As I said, there is a playbook: Whenever a favored dictator is in trouble, try to sustain him, hold on; if at some point it becomes impossible, switch sides.”

The question is: Why don’t we support the democratic aspiration of the people

KASSEM ELKHALIL Elkhalil is an alumnus and guest columnist for The Shorthorn.

Join the discussion by commenting at theshorthorn.com. whether in Bahrain, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, etc. while they are under tyrannical rulers?

Why was our ambassador to Lebanon, Maura Connelly, meddling in the Lebanese democratic election of the new prime minister? She lobbied some of the parliament members to boycott the formation of the new government.

Another example of our hypocrisy is the 2006 Palestinian election. The people freely elected their representatives, about half of them being supported by Hamas.

Our administration opposed the “democratic aspiration” of the Palestinian people, as Israel rounded up many of its elected parliament members, with many of them are still imprisoned. If the democracy or free election suits us, we will support it and if not, we will be against it.

In 30 separate cases between 1972 and 1991, the U.S. vetoed resolutions critical of Israel. If it weren’t for the U.S. veto, these

resolutions would have passed. They would have broadened the record by affirming the right of Palestinian self-determination by calling on Israel to abandon its repressive measures against the Palestinian intifada by sending U.N. Observers into the occupied territories to monitor Israel’s behavior.

The latest veto was on Feb. 18, when our administration vetoed an Arab-sponsored U.N. resolution labeling Israeli settlements illegal. Clinton said the continued expansion of the Israeli settlement activity in Palestinian territory is illegitimate and corrosive to peace efforts and the two-state solution. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas described the American veto as “immoral behavior and a disregard of the international community.”

One of the main obstacles to peace is settlement. The current Israeli actions of confiscating Palestinian homes, mainly in East Jerusalem, to change its status, which constitutes a flagrant violation of the Geneva Convention, show that Israel doesn’t want peace.

Our administration should be a fair and honest broker and should learn from the uprising of the people in the Middle East.

These uprisings for justice and freedom, which were supported by U.S. administrations, that swept Tunisia, Egypt and currently Libya, Bahrain and Yemen, will jeopardize our credibility in the region.

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Council sends concerns to state The group explains different scenarios that cause worry about guns on campus Editor’s note: The Texas Council of Student Services Vice Presidents sent the following letter to Texas legislators considering legislation that would authorize concealed handguns on college campuses.

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he Texas Council of Student Services Vice Presidents comprises 44 chief student affairs officers from public universities, colleges and health science centers in Texas. At our Feb. 11 meeting, we discussed the professional concerns we have relative to the issues brought on by the proposed Hand Gun Legislation, both in the Senate and the House, which would allow concealed handguns on our campuses, in our residential facilities and within the hospitals and clinics. After this discussion, the membership of [the council] unanimously requested that I share the following concerns with you for consideration as you make your decision regarding this issue.

Each of us have a professional and personal passion for the success of the college students. We are keenly aware that our students cannot succeed unless they feel, and actually are, safe. Our intimate understanding of these students leads us to share these concerns with you.

All of us work closely with law enforcement officers on our campuses and some of us have police and emergency management functions under our purview. The International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators has stated its belief that concealed carry does not create a safer campus. Our law enforcement agencies are trained to respond appropriately to critical gun-involved situations. This training focuses on the neutralization of any threat. The level of complexity, added by the potential of multiple handguns at the scene of what would undoubtedly be an already complex situation, creates a more

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difficult response environment for our first responders.

Most of our institutions provide housing for students. While the number of students who are 21 years of age and older do not make up the majority of these residents, their number is significant. This creates the probability that residential students with CHLs and handguns would likely be housed with others who are not comfortable with the presence of a handgun in their residence. The added concern of improperly stored handguns being stolen from a residence hall environment and ending up in the hands of those untrained to use them is also an area of concern.

Those in our organization who are military veterans remind us that soldiers are not allowed to bring weapons into their barracks. The armed forces have determined that allowing even trained soldiers to introduce weapons into closed-quarter housing is not advisable, yet we are considering allowing that very thing to occur on our college campuses.

Most students do not abuse alcohol. Unfortunately, others do. The use of alcohol is a contributing factor in violent behavior.

While not every student who drinks acts out violently, there are those that do. The proximity of handguns to these students when they choose to act out in the close quarters created by collegiate residence halls has the potential for creating violent situations. Alcohol and weapons do not bode well together.

We all work with the mental health services provided for our students on our campuses. We witness firsthand the personal havoc created for some of our students relative to the stress they find themselves under coupled with their still underdeveloped coping strategies. This is one reason that suicide is the third leading cause of death among 15

The Shorthorn is the official student newspaper of the University of Texas at Arlington and is published four times weekly during fall and spring semesters, and weekly during the summer sessions. Unsigned editorials are the opinion of THE SHORTHORN EDITORIAL BOARD and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of individual student writers or editors, Shorthorn advisers

FRANK LAMAS Lamas is the Vice President for Student Affairs, Texas Council of Student Services Vice Presidents chairman elect and guest columnist for The Shorthorn.

H. ELIOT CHENAUX Chenaux is the Texas Council of Student Services Vice Presidents chairman and guest columnist for The Shorthorn.

Join the discussion by commenting at theshorthorn.com. to 24 year olds and the second leading cause of death among college students. If a gun is readily available to a person contemplating suicide, such as being in the residence hall, it is more likely that a gun will be used as the method of suicide. Adding to this concern is the fact that there is an elevated risk of suicide among adolescents and young adults when a firearm is available to them.

Evidence exists to suggest that the higher risk of suicide in residences with firearms is not only applicable to the gun owner, but to others in that residence as well.

Lastly, not having the ability to create a secure environment at our athletic events and for conduct disciplinary hearings puts our employees at risk. We are not aware of any court system in the state that allows handguns on premises. We suggest permitting the same type of protections in our disciplinary hearing as courtrooms have.

We appreciate your consideration for our concerns.

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subcommittee. He said research on the plan needs attention to detail, and it would be difficult for the full council to give it the attention it needs to address community concerns. “I’ve received a large number of letters in support and in opposition,� he said.

The council has an obligation to research this regardless of support, Shepard said. He said the subcommittee needs time together before reaching a conclusion. “It’s too early to determine positive or negative,� he said.

Bennett said moving the proposal to a subcommittee is an opportunity for some of the council to dig deep into the proposal and some of the methodologies used while researching it. He said citizens are concerned about the plan’s safety, finances and the overall goal. “We need to drill down,� she said. “We want facts. We want to listen to everyone and find the answers to benefit the City of Arlington.�

Colt Ables, Arlington resident and economics alumnus, said he believes the subcommittee is a stalling tactic. He said the council is delaying the proposal until after the May council elections.

Ables said despite the delay he thinks the subcommittee may be useful. “They will have a balanced approach to looking at the issue,� he said.

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the meeting because he didn’t think the senators provided enough information to constituents. “If you do not have knowledge, you will live in fear,� West said.

West said the forum didn’t represent enough history and statistics on concealed carry and was biased.

Business senator Troy Maikowski said a majority of his constituents said they would purchase a gun if concealed handguns were permitted on campus, even if they were against them.

Resendez said if enough campuses take a stance against concealed carry, the legislature would have to take it into consideration. “It is our job to communicate our message to the Texas legislature since we oppose it,� he said.

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International business sophomore Angel Vargas, left, and mathematics freshman Jonathan Hunter dine in first class at the Oxfam Hunger Banquet Tuesday night in the University Center Bluebonnet Ballroom.

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almost afraid I was going to lose my card.�

Janssen said food shouldn’t really matter to her because some people experience those fears for more than just one meal.

Psychology freshman Rick Findlay said his experience as a third-class citizen opened his eyes to how the actions of the rich can be detrimental to the poor. He said it inspired him

to be more charitable. “I feel like it’s going to make me more compassionate towards similar advocacy groups and philanthropy events,�

Findlay said. “It definitely makes me feel more responsibility as a humanitarian.�

Journalism junior Justin Perez was also a third class citizen, joining more than 50 percent of the people in the room. Perez said he believes writing to congress and donating to charities might not be enough when most Americans are in the small percentage of the rich.

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Criminal justice senior Lira Polanco, who put the event together, said she thought the turnout of about 25 could have been better, but the message got across to the students and staff attending the event. “I think they got the concept about having different socioeconomic status,� she said.

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senators to participate in an open forum that would present an overview of HB 750 in preparation for the vote. A four-member panel discussed issues surrounding concealed carry Thursday at the University Center Rosebud Theatre.

Undeclared sophomore Jon Snow said he was pleased with the information congress provided students. “A lot of students think having a gun on campus will stop a massacre, but all guns do are ramp up violence,� he said.

SC vice president Annie Liu said members received a lot of threats pushing for concealed carry to be permitted on campus.

The UTA Police Department was not available for comment after the meeting.

Chemistry junior Matthew West said he decided to attend

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Sooners strike late, deny Mavericks’ upset bid Oklahoma comes out unscathed despite admirable effort by Mavs.

By sam morton The Shorthorn sports editor

UTA let the No. 3 team in the nation slip away on Tuesday.

The Mavericks held Oklahoma to only four hits, but an eighth-inning wild pitch scored the Sooners’ game-winning run in a 4-3 afternoon duel at Clay Gould Ballpark. “It’s frustrating, but at the same time we should have won,� senior catcher Chad Comer said. “We played better and we had more energy, but they came out on top. That’s what top-ranked teams do.

They find a way to win ball games.�

Holding on to a 3-2 lead in the seventh inning, junior pitcher Collin Reynolds left a fastball up in the zone that Oklahoma designated hitter Casey Johnson launched over the right-field wall to tie it up.

An inning later, the Mavericks lost the lead for good on a bases-loaded wild pitch.

Head coach Darin Thomas said he’s proud of the battle his team gave one of the top teams

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way I am when the lights come on.�

His soft-spoken words off the court clash with his oncourt demeanor, which stems from Young’s love of the game.

He has been involved with basketball since his playing days at Howard Payne and his time as an assistant coach for Texas Wesleyan. “As a player, I was that way,� he said. “And as a coach for the last 25 years.�

Not only did Young coach games alone, but he had other duties other head coaches fear. Thus, the lively coach Young was born. “I did everything,� he said. “I drove the bus, I washed clothes, I fed the kids. I was going to get my money’s worth when I coached, so I wanted our guys to have that intensity.�

Cross knew Young from Hill College and from when Young was a recruiting coordinator at Texas State from 2000 to 2005. He said he always respected Young as a person and a coach, and that it was an easy choice to invite Young to his staff. “He’s always been one of the nicest guys. One of the real genuine people,� Cross

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in the nation. “We’re fine, we just have to execute a little better,� Thomas said. “We had a chance to win.

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said. “Those are the kind of guys I want around me.�

Making an impact in Arlington It didn’t take long for Young to leave his fingerprints on the program. Cross wanted Young to bring a defensive mentality to the Maverick program when he arrived in 2009, and he got results.

The past two years, UTA led the league in field goal percentage defense in conference games with 39 percent last season and 40.6 percent this season. “He’s a huge reason why our defense has been really, really good,� Cross said. “He’s a huge part of that. That’s what I wanted him to do. And starting from last year to this year, I think you can see how our defense has improved steadily in that area.�

Young isn’t ready to take full credit for the defense at UTA. He said Cross’ emphasis on better defense helped tremendously.

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Senior third baseman Brian Nephew takes a swing during the Mavericks’ 4-3 loss against Oklahoma Tuesday afternoon at Clay Gould Ballpark. The Mavericks play Dallas Baptist, Wichita State and Texas Christian in the coming week.

“You’re good at what you emphasize,� Young said. “It goes back to what coach emphasized. It allows me to do some things on the defensive side of the ball with his collaboration. It’s been a good formula.�

But defense isn’t the only thing Young has brought with him. His influence helped bring many of the new players to UTA’s roster this season. “He did a fabulous job of getting us in the door and closing the job with [junior forward Bo Ingram],� Cross said. “He’s one of the best players in the league, and we were able to get him in the late signing period.�

Ingram has led the Mavericks in scoring since conference started this season.

Bradley Gay played his first two seasons at Tyler Junior College and played against Young during his freshman year when Young coached at Hill College.

The first-hand impression Gay received when playing against Young made it an easy decision to come to UTA. “Him and my coach were pretty good friends,� Gay said. “That played a big role. I didn’t want to go somewhere where they didn’t care about me. I feel like they care about me here, and coach Young played a big role in me coming here.�

Care is a common word among players when Young’s name is brought up. Junior forward LaMarcus Reed has been the team’s leader on the court all year and played for Young the last two.

Reed said being able to talk to Young has been a huge reason why Young’s had so much success in Arlington. “It’s more than just basketball to him,� Reed said. “He’s a fierce competitor and he likes to win. You can tell by the way he coaches. But it’s more than just basketball, he cares about our well-being and how we do in the future.�

a hard-hit grounder up the middle that was snagged by Sooners shortstop Cale Ellis, who started the game-ending double play.

Junior pitcher Adam Boydston minimized Tuesday’s first-inning damage by inducing a double play to hold the Sooners to only two runs, which actually lowered UTA’s first-inning ERA to 25.71.

“We played well all day, but once again we got in a hole,�

Thomas said. “We can’t keep battling back.�

UTA got one back in the bottom half of first inning when Comer hit an RBI single, scoring freshman outfielder Ryan Walker.

Reynolds relieved Boydston in the third inning and pitched five innings and allowed the game-tying home run. Other than that, he was lights-out.

Reynolds’ day was highlighted when he struck out Sooner hitters Garrett Buechele, Cameron Seitzer and catcher Tyler Ogle in order. Buechele entered the game hitting .553 with five home runs. “Once they came up to the plate I got [Buechele] two times,� he said. “The second time it was a big motivation and made me keep going. It was awesome.�

The Mavericks took the lead in the third inning when freshman designated hitter Greg McCall beat out a potential double play, scoring Guerra.

UTA scored another run on an error before flying out to end the inning with a 3-2 lead. sam morton sports-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

softBall Freshman pitcher Callie Collins pitches during the Mavericks’ 2-0 win against Texas State Tuesday at Allan Saxe Field. Collins improved to 6-1 on the season. The Mavericks will play Texas State again at 2 p.m. today at Allan Saxe Field.

Work to be done This year’s squad is the second-most inexperienced in all of Division-I basketball. Young knows how far the team has come with seven wins in conference.

With only two games left, UTA is tied for the eighth and final spot in the SLC Tournament next week. Young said he isn’t satisfied yet as UTA prepares for tonight’s battle with Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. “We need to finish this season the right way,� Young UTA didn’t allow a single said. “It’s been a fun season run and only gave up six because our kids have bought into what we’re trying to do.� hits in pair of SLC wins.

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The Mavericks started “Sometimes we feed off their Southland Conference his intensity,� Reed said schedule with a bang, going before cracking a smile.

2-0 against Texas State in “Then sometimes we’re their first conference doublelike, ‘Hey coach, just relax.’ header of the season.

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The pitching staff allowed Cross wouldn’t have only six hits and no runs in Young any other way. He the two wins over Texas State. even likes the personalHead coach Debbie Hedity more, because it allows rick feels good about the wins himself to coach in differover a quality opponent. ent forms. “Texas State is always a “Sometimes I can play very strong team and very the good cop,� Cross said competitive,� she said. “It realwith a chuckle. “I don’t ally sets us in the right direction ways have to be the bad for the conference schedule.� cop. You need that. You Texas State is the defendneed a mix of different pering SLC regular season cosonalities and different enchampion, along with Steergies.� phen F. Austin.

Young knows his playFreshman pitcher Callie ers tune him out from time Collins started game one and to time, but that’s just the improved to 6-1 on the season in-game Young. There’s with a dominant completemore to Greg Young than game shutout. screaming your lungs off Collins, already a two-time for 40 minutes.

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the start in the second game and recorded a completegame shutout. Lyles, who allowed only four hits, felt the team’s intensity was a big part of tonight’s wins. “We had intensity that we lacked before. Everybody came together,� she said. “This was a whole new team tonight and it’s going to continue as the season goes on.�

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Junior catcher Erica LeFlore had a big game, but said the team still needs to come out strong in today’s final game against Texas State. “We have to come out even harder, even louder, because they’re gonna come out and try to scrape by with a win,� she said.

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