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Wednesday March 9, 2011
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HEALTH
FINANCIAL AID
Vendors educate students at Fun in Sun Health Fair
Scholarship limited to white males
Students are provided with different ways to monitor how they live. BY VALLARI GUPTE The Shorthorn staff
Recipients are no different from anyone else, says organization president.
Throughout the University Center Tuesday more than 100 vendors participated in educating students on health care and resources available both on and off campus. Students got free food and prizes, and played games as they received health tips at the Fun in the Sun Health Fair. In the Bluebonnet Ballroom, vendors distributed discount coupons to encourage students to use their services, like health screenings, yoga classes and dining. Business management senior Matt Kockos said he didn’t expect so much interaction at a health ONLINE fair and collected many What did you think of the coupons. “ T h e health fair? Let free and in- us know online troductor y at theshorthorn. c o u p o n s com. are a great way to encourage students to take care of their health,” he said. At a makeshift salon, the Ogle School gave free haircuts and painted nails as part of the health fair in the Palo Duro Lounge. Undeclared freshman Amanda Castleman said she finally decided to get a hair cut and her nails done. “I had been meaning to get a hair cut, but I was low on money. So, a free hair cut is too good to be true,” she said. The Recovery Resource Council, an information booth participant, had an innovative way of informing students about the hazards of active and passive smoking by capturing the smell of smoke in metal tins. Nursing sophomore Katheryn Nehez was required to participate for her nursing class and said people from different health fields come to the fair. She said she used the day to learn about different job opportunities available in the nursing field. They give
BY KEVIN CROUCH
MORE COVERAGE The Shorthorn editorial board thinks the scholarship is a positive thing. Read why on page 4.
The Shorthorn staff
A San Marcos-based organization is offering a scholarship to male students who are at least 25 percent Caucasian. The Former Majority Association for Equality is accepting applications for five scholarships worth $500 each for the fall semester to be awarded in July. Recipients are required to be male and must provide proof of having at least one Caucasian grandparent.
Colby Bohannan, association president and a Texas State University student, said he started the scholarship after having trouble finding a scholarship he could qualify for because he’s not a minority. He joined the Army to help pay for tuition, he said, and served two tours in Iraq. He was injured and honorably discharged in January 2010. WHITES continues on page 5
HISTORY
Lectures explore eastern European, Russian relations Michael David-Fox will give the keynote address at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. BY JOEL COOLEY The Shorthorn staff
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ABOVE: Ogle School instructor Aziza Harris cuts nursing freshman Davina Nguyen’s hair Tuesday afternoon in the University Center Palo Duro Lounge. Ogle School donated their time to cut, fix hair and paint nails during the Fun in the Sun Health Fair. LEFT: Education sophomore Sonia Alexander gets her blood sugar checked by nurse practitioner Jan Holtberg from Health Services in the University Center Bluebonnet Ballroom on Tuesday.
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Through a series of lectures, a collective of academics will speak on how they want to change the way the people look at post World War II USSR. The lectures are the 46th Annual Walter Prescott Webb Memorial Lecture Series hosted by the Department of History Thursday. The series consists of four lectures, with the first starting at 9:30 a.m. in the Rio Grande Ballroom and the keynote lecture at 7:30 p.m. in the Rosebud Theatre. The topic for this year’s lecture is “Transnational Perspectives on the Soviet Bloc, 1944-1991.” The lecture aims
WHEN AND WHERE 46th Annual Walter Prescott Webb Memorial Lecture Series Marsha Siefert, Central European University When: 9:30 a.m. Thursday Where: University Center, Rio Grande Ballroom Constantin Katsakioris, Hellenic Literary and Historical Archives When: 11 a.m. Thursday Where: University Center, Rio Grande Ballroom Patryk Babiracki, UTA When: 1:30 p.m. Thursday Where: University Center, Rio Grande Ballroom Michael David-Fox, University of Maryland When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday Where: University Center, Rosebud Theatre
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EDUCATION AND HEATH PROFESSIONS
CRIME
Department offers online superintendent program
Police keep eyes out for graffiti vandals
Graduate students can join the program that starts this fall semester. BY CHRIS BATES The Shorthorn staff
Administrators with masters degrees can earn a superintendent certification without stepping in a classroom. The program is through the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and begins in August. It is geared toward student leaders who are looking for professional development in their fields. Students must have two years of administrative experience along with three letters of recommendation. Adrienne Hyle, Department of Educational Leader-
ship and Policy Studies chair, said the program is now being offered online because of the evolution of technology. “Online is the future,” she said. “We need to look at ways to provide access to students to meet their needs.” Melissa Hayden, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies assessment coordinator, said the program offers two internships, one at the beginning and one at the end. Hyle said this program will have a great impact on professionals who enroll. “I think people that don’t live in the Metroplex or go to a university will be able to have access to certification in ONLINE continues on page 3
The markings range from cartoon characters to gang related letters. BY SARAH LUTZ The Shorthorn staff
UTA Police are looking into 11 reported graffiti incidents, some of which could be gang related. Assistant police chief Rick Gomez said the police are in contact with the Arlington Police regarding the graffiti that appears gang related. Those incidents occurred on the southeastern edge of campus. He said the rest are things like cartoon characters, an owl and what resembles the Pokémon character Pikachu. The incidents have been on a slight rise, two in the last week, six in February, two the last week of January and one that was reported the week
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Biochemistry graduate student Arunoday Bhan walks past the graffiti on the wall outside of the Roundhouse Planetarium on Monday. Unlike the incidents on the south side of campus that clearly have an “X3,” this one is difficult to read, but could also be gang related, Assistant police chief Rick Gomez said.
before classes started. Gomez said the police are looking for any suspicious people and will
issue them a criminal trespass warning. Eric Braun, aerospace en-
gineering graduate student, reported the most recent incident on Thursday, which appeared at the Aerodynamics Research Center and YWCA Arlington Child Development Center. The development center is located near the intersection of Mitchell and Center streets. “The most aggravating part is that there’s a day care with a playground and then graffiti on the other side,” Braun said. “I’ve seen it all over campus, just little things spray painted everywhere.” Aerospace research assistant David Carter, a former officer with the Fort Worth Police Department, said the symbols resemble the Mexican Klan Locos Surenos 13, as indicated by the “X3,” but he thinks it is more likely by GRAFFITI continues on page 3