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Guns won’t help Lawmakers should listen to experts who oppose concealed carry, Virginia Tech alumnus says. OPINION | PAGE 5

Busy break

UTA Athletics had a productive week in baseball, softball, tennis, track and wheelchair basketball.

STUDENT LIFE

SPORTS | PAGE 4

STUDENT LIFE

Springfest, Block Party join forces Events are combined to increase turnout, save money, says official. BY MELANIE GRUBEN The Shorthorn staff

The Shorthorn: Andrew Buckley

Members of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity man the scaffolding Sunday night outside of the Central Library where fraternity members will be staying 24 hours a day for the rest of the week while raising money for Push America.

Staying out for a cause

In a newly combined effort, students can ease prefinal stress with free food, games and live music in the Block Party featuring Springfest. In past years, the Block Party and Springfest were two separate events held by the Residence Hall Association and University Events. However this year, to save money and increase turnout, the two events will be combined and held on April 21, with the Block Party from 6 to 8 p.m. and Springfest

ABOUT THE EVENTS Block Party 6-8 p.m. April 21 Past events have featured music, food, inflatable games and other activities. Springfest: 8-10 p.m. April 21 Will feature live music, including the winner of Friday’s Battle of the Bands competition and possibly rock band We The Kings.

from 8 to 10 p.m. “With two events, it makes it harder for students to focus on finals,” Joe Watkins, Residence Hall Association adviser said. He said that by combinPARTY continues on page 6

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The Shorthorn: Andrew Buckley

Biology sophomore Marquise Jones donates money to Push America on Sunday night on the Central Library mall. Jones said he was interested in the philanthropic event after volunteering his time to bowl with kids at Green Oaks School and seeing how much it meant to them.

Calls for donations will be heard 24/7 this week outside of the Central Library as fraternity members brave the great outdoors for charity. Pi Kappa Phi fraternity members will be taking shifts all week to raise money for people with disabilities as part of its Push America philanthropy project. Zach Sutton, interdisciplinary studies junior and chapter president, said the goal for this semester is to raise $1,500. Last year, Pi Kappa Phi raised approxi-

mately $13,000 through their various philanthropy events. “It’s not just us asking for money, we all donate as well,” he said. Sutton said the fundraising is for a great cause and he wants the community to see the bigger meaning. “Our sacrifice for a week pales in comparison to what people with disabilities go through,” he said.

— Andrew Buckley

Legislation, issues don’t rest during spring break A House committee votes 5-3 to send a concealed carry bill to the floor. BY J.C. DERRICK The Shorthorn senior staff

As students took time off to relax before the final eight weeks of the semester, news continued to break on several fronts. Here are a few stories of interest to UTA:

UTA Budget Cuts • March 11 - President James Spaniolo told The Shorthorn he does not expect UTA to see any additional budget cuts in the current fiscal year.

“I don’t anticipate that we’re going to have to make any further reductions in our expenses for this fiscal year, but sometimes these reductions in state revenue are announced without much notice,” he said. The latest cut came last December when all state agencies were directed to cut 2.5 percent from the fiscal 2011 budget. Spaniolo said the focus is on how legislators will appropriate funds for the 2012-2013 biennium. “There’s so much uncertainty because of the daunting revenue shortfall,” he RECAP continues on page 6

SOCIAL WORK

GREEK LIFE

Youth to receive counseling from School of Social Work

Family, friends mourn students’ deaths

The entire immediate family will be involved in treatments. BY EDNA HORTON The Shorthorn staff

Families with atrisk youths will receive court ordered counseling through a new community service program offered by the School of Social Work. The Youth Offender Diversion Alternative, YODA program, will offer counseling for offenders ages 16 to 24 who have committed acts of violence against their immediate families. The cases will come from a Criminal County Court docket out of Tarrant County.

Social Work professor Catheleen Jordan said there was no other program in place for offenders of this specific crime. “Before this, they were just thrown in jail with hardened criminals or assigned to anger management programs,” she said. Jordan said the team will include a treatment specialist and a doctoral and masters student from the School of Social Work, who will counsel the youths and their families in UTA’s Community Service Center. Blaine Moore, Fort Worth Brief Therapy Center cofounder, is the treatment therapist who will work with the program.

Moore said 15 families are currently being referred to the program. The cases will begin on the court dockets next week and referrals and counseling will begin in the next few weeks. He said he will provide training to the students who will manage the clients’ cases. He said the courts will set up a docket specifically for YODA, which are cases where the offenders have committed domestic violence against immediate family members not including intimate partners. Moore said the court will rule for offenders to receive six to nine months YODA continues on page 8

250 people congregated at a memorial to remember the lives of Tadesse, Reyes.

Relatives of Tegene Tadesse come together during a candelight vigil March 11 outside of the Pi Kappa Phi house. Close friends and relatives had the opportunity to share their memories and stories about Mateo Reyes and Tegene Tadesse during the vigil.

BY JOHN HARDEN The Shorthorn Senior staff

After sunset the Friday before spring break, fraternity and sorority members began to trickle out of their respective houses to attend a candlelight vigil for two fraternity members who had died. Flags on Greek Row flew at half-mast for Tegene Tadesse, 22, and Mateo Reyes, 22, who both died in a single-car accident the morning of March 9. The two students died when the Lexus they were in crashed on the westbound side of Interstate 30 near Davis Street. The students died immediately after impact when they received fatal injuries to their spines, according to the medical examiner’s report. MEMORIAL continues on page 8

The Shorthorn: Allyson Kaler

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THREE-DAY FORECAST

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Calendar submissions must be made by 4 p.m. two days prior to run date. To enter your event, call 817272-3661 or log on to www.theshorthorn.com/calendar

Partly Sunny • High 79°F • Low 63°F

TODAY Men’s Tennis vs. New Mexico State: 2 p.m. Tennis Center. Free. For information, contact Kristyna Mancias at 817-272-2213.

Tuesday

Guest Trombone Recital: 7:30-8:30 p.m. Irons Recital Hall. Free. For information, contact the Music Department at 817-2723471.

Windy • High 83°F • Low 61°F

Wednesday

Exposure: Photos from the Second Battle of Fallujah: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Central Library sixth floor. Free. For information, contact Erin O’Malley at omalley@uta. edu.

Mostly Sunny • High 86°F • Low 56°F — National Weather Service at www.nws.noaa.gov

What You Wish the World Could Be: The Early Years of Six Flags Over Texas: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Central Library sixth floor. Free. For information, contact Erin O’Malley at omalley@uta.edu.

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.

During spring break, campus activity included two fights in apartment complexes that resulted in arrests, one power outage that affected 10 buildings, two people receiving criminal trespass warnings for sleeping on campus and the robbery of a laundry room. University Police Chief Bob Hayes said activity was about average for spring break. THURSDAY Disturbance Police responded to disturbance at 2:21 a.m. at Centennial Court apartments, 702 Mitchell Circle. Two roommates were fighting when one roommate said derogatory things to another person about her roommate. One hit the other with a glass vase, but no one required medical attention. Both were charged; one for assault bodily injury and the other with assault physical contact. TUESDAY Power Outage An unplanned power outage occurred at 11:52 a.m. in the Fine Arts Building, Architecture Building, Nanofab Center, Woolf Hall, Engineering Lab Building, Nedderman Hall, Arlington Hall, Chemistry and Physics Building, Business Building and College Hall. The outage lasted until 5:30 p.m. Hayes said the outage occurred because of a problem with Oncore and not one initiated from the university. Burglary At 11:30 a.m. an officer responded to a report of a burglary at a coin operated laundry machine at the Forest Glen apartments, 412 S. Cooper St. The change drawer was taken from three dryers. The case is still active. SUNDAY Warrant An officer noticed someone sleeping on a couch at 10:30 a.m. in the University Center during a routine building check. The officer determined he was not a student and had outstanding warrants out of the Arlington and Grand Prairie police departments. He was issued a criminal trespass warning for the campus. SATURDAY Criminal Trespass At 1:11 a.m. officers responded to a report that someone was sleeping in the Business Building on 701 S. West St. Officers issued him a criminal trespass warning for the entire campus and escorted him out.

Combat Narratives: Stories and Artifacts from UTA Veterans: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Central Library sixth floor. Free. For information, contact Erin O’Malley at omalley@uta.edu.

The Shorthorn: Daniel Molina

International Student Organization members, from left, biochemistry junior Aliza Denobrega; Jamie Li, speech language and pathology junior; and undeclared freshman Kadija Ahmed practice their dance routine Sunday in the University Center Palo Duro Lounge. The organization will perform multicultural dances to a medley of popular American music at the Global Extravaganza on April 8 ending International Week.

Art Exhibition in The Gallery: Sedrick Huckaby & Barbra Riley: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Gallery. Free. For information, contact Patricia Healy at phealy@uta.edu or 817-272-5658. TUESDAY

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

TEXAS LEGISLATURE

Legislation would address violence against nurses, funds If the bills pass, patients who attack nurses could be charged with felonies. BY VALLARI GUPTE The Shorthorn staff

Nursing students and faculty are concerned about four bills in Texas’ 82nd legislature on violence against nurses and the nursing shortage. According to the 2011 Nursing Legislative Agenda, nurses are often subjected to violence from patients and visitors in emergency rooms and in other clinical settings. House Bill 703 and Senate Bill 295, if passed, would make violence against nurses a felony, in the same way that violence against police officers is a felony. Angela J. Wright, Arlington Nursing Students Association president, said preventing violence against nurses is important to her. “It happens all the time,� the nursing senior said. “People are going to think twice.� The other two bills address the shortage of nurses in Texas. SB 1 and HB 1 would reduce funding for nursing schools to increase their amount of registered nurse graduates. It would reduce the funding by 30 percent, from $45

million in 2009 to $32 million for the next biennium. Fourteen undergraduate and graduate nursing students attended Nurse Day in Austin, when nurses spoke with legislators about current bills. Wright attended because, as her graduation date draws near, she’s acquainting herself with potential workplace issues. “It was an excellent opportunity to get directly involved in matters that affect nurses and future nurses,� she said. Graduate clinical instructor Joy Don Baker accompanied the students as a member of the Texas Nurses Association. She said students understand the power of their voice when they attend sessions at the capitol. Baker said the Texas Nurses Association anticipated cuts, but it didn’t want the funding to drop less than $32 million. The nursing shortage can be addressed only with appropriate funding for increasing the number of registered graduates, she said. “The state needs to take care of their people and nurses can contribute to that,� Baker said. The preventing violence against nurses in the workplace bill, HB 703, has been referred to

the Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, but no hearing has been scheduled yet. SB 295 has been referred to the Transportation and Homeland Security Committee, but no hearing has been scheduled yet. Mental health advocacy groups are concerned that if the bill is passed, punishments would affect mentally ill patients negatively. Wright said the groups worry about potential felony charges against their patients, but nurses also need protection. Finance Committee hearings and Appropriations Committee hearings for nursing shortage funding are currently ongoing. Becky Baird, clinical instructor and Arlington Nursing Student Association faculty co-adviser, attended an informative session in Austin prior to meeting with senators and representatives. “I felt more experienced and knowledgeable,� she said. “I was more comfortable in explaining the how-to process to students.� Baird attended Nurse Day three times prior to 2011. “The Texas Nurses Association invites us for Nurse Day every two years,� Baird said.

Clavier Series Piano Recital: 7:30-8:30 p.m. Irons Recital Hall. Free. For information, contact the Music Department at 817-272-3471. WEDNESDAY Women’s History Month Lecture — Islamic Feminism and Gender Equality: Noon to 1 p.m. Central Library sixth floor parlor. Free. For information, contact Desiree Henderson at 817-272-3131. Intramural sand volleyball entries due: 6 p.m. team manager’s meeting. Maverick Activities Center. $20 per team, play begins March 27. For information, contact Campus Recreation at 817-272-3277. Intramural NCAA Sweet 16 Challenge entries due: 9 p.m. Maverick Activities Center. Free. For information, contact Campus Recreation at 817-272-3277. Women’s Tennis vs. TCU: 3 p.m. UTA Tennis Center. Free. For information, contact Kristyna Mancias at 817-272-2213. Faculty Voice Recital: 3-4 p.m. Irons Recital Hall. Free. For information, contact the Music Department at 817-272-3471.

PERSONAVACATION by Thea Blesener

VALLARI GUPTE news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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UtA finds way to steal UtsA series

Enocksen lifts team to weekend victories

Mavs clip Roadrunners 2-1 in extra innings Sunday for second SLC weekend win.

top maverickS Lance Day Day has established himself as the Mavericks’ Friday night starter. The only pitcher to have started every weekend this season, Day recovered from a first inning sacrifice fly to shut UT-San Antonio down the rest of the way.

By Sam morton The Shorthorn sports editor

Instead of pounding out a ton of runs, the Mavericks expanded their recipe for success. UtA only scored five runs this weekend but still won a three-game conference series against Ut-san Antonio at Clay Gould Ballpark. thanks to a 1.69 ErA from their three weekend starters, the Mavericks didn’t need to put on an offensive show to claim their second straight southland Conference weekend win. After splitting the first two games, sunday’s rubber game pitted freshman John Beck against UtsA freshman Blake Denman. Both were good, but Beck was sensational. In his first collegiate start, Beck pitched seven shutout innings, struck out five roadrunners and was in line for the win before a shaky bullpen allowed an eighth-inning run that would force the ballgame into extra innings. “I wasn’t really trying to do too much. I was just trying to make them hit it,� he said. “With this wind, they’re not really going to hit anything well, so I just wanted to let the defense play.� Despite blowing Beck’s late 1-0 lead, the Maverick bullpen held tough until they found a way to get a winning run across the plate, when senior shortstop Jesse payne hit a bases-loaded sacrifice fly to center field in the 11th inning, sealing the weekend. Head coach Darin thomas said he was relieved to get

John Beck Seven innings, no runs, four hits, five strikeouts, no walks. That’s the line on Beck’s first collegiate start on Sunday. The only thing missing is a win, which was out of his control. Ryan Walker Walker is making a strong case to be a Freshman AllAmerican. After going hitless in the season-opener, Walker has hit in 19 straight games as the leadoff hitter. He’s hitting .417 this season.

The Shorthorn: Andrew Buckley

Freshman pitcher John Beck pitches during the Mavericks’ 2-1 victory over UTSA on Sunday at Clay Gould Ballpark. Beck pitched seven innings and did not allow a single run in his first collegiate start for the Mavericks.

through the weekend against what he considers a dangerous UtsA team, despite a 7-15 record. “It was one of those weekends where it’s tough to score. they made it tough, because they’re a good club,� he said. “I feel very fortunate to win two games against those guys. that’s a good club that’s going to win a lot of conference

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games.� senior third baseman Brian Nephew took it upon himself to get UtA on the board sunday. He laced a twoout double and scored after Blake Denman threw consecutive wild pitches. “As a senior, I feel like I need to step up, especially after the year I had last year when I feel like I let some

guys down,� he said. “I’m just taking it one at-bat at a time and if I can get on base, we’ve got guys that can drive me in.� Nephew already has nine doubles this season and is on pace to break Andrew Kainer’s school record of 23, set in 2009. Junior starter Lance Day, the ace of the Maverick rotation, couldn’t get any run support on Friday. pitching from behind all game, Day only allowed one run as he pitched into the ninth inning but never held a lead. UtA was down 1-0 from the opening frame through the top of the eighth inning, but Nephew scored sophomore outfielder preston Beck with an infield single to tie it up. the Mavericks had left BASeBALL continues on page 4

Shortstop hits a pair of homers to carry Mavs past Central Arkansas. By randy mcvay The Shorthorn staff

the Mavericks once again showed their ability to close out a series, beating Central Arkansas 3-2 on sunday to improve to 7-2 in conference play. they responded to a 6-2 loss the day before with the series-sealing win over Central Arkansas on sunday, and are now 7-0 in series finales. Head coach Debbie Hedrick was confident they could finish the weekend strong. “I felt like we didn’t play our best,� she said. “We needed to focus a little more on day two, and I felt we did a good job addressing that.� Junior shortstop Courtney Enocksen also continued to swing a hot bat for the Mavericks. she hit the go-ahead run in both victories and connected on two home runs and five rBIs in the series. Freshman pitcher Callie Collins outdueled sugar Bears’ pitcher Kelsie Armstrong for 12 innings in game one. Both pitched complete games, but Collins allowed only two runs in what was another strong performance for the true freshman. the game was scoreless going into the 11th inning when UtA got on the board first with a sacrifice fly by junior outfielder Charne office. the sugar Bears quickly answered, tying the game up at 1-1 with a sac bunt and forcing the game into a 12th inning.

Enocksen finally finished off the Bears when she blasted a two-run homer to left field, her second of the season and the Mavs held off Central Arkansas to record the 4-2 win. Despite the thrilling victory, the Mavericks weren’t as successful in game two of the doubleheader. sophomore pitcher teri Lyles allowed five earned runs on nine hits. Junior catcher Erica LeFlore put UtA on the board with a first-inning rBI single, but the sugar Bears brought in four unanswered runs and never surrendered the lead in a 6-2 win. the Mavericks wasted no time in game three when Enocksen blasted a threerun homer in the top of the first, her third of the season. Enocksen now has the third highest average on the team, hitting .316. the Mavs held onto the lead behind another strong performance by Collins and the stingy defense. However, the sugar Bears didn’t go down easily. the sugar Bears pulled off a successful double steal in the bottom of the seventh to narrow the lead to one run. With the game-tying run on second, Collins once again escaped by getting the final batter to ground out to third. “Any time you can go on the road and come away 2-1, that’s a good thing,� Hedrick said. the Mavs continue their conference schedule next weekend when they play Nicholls at Allan saxe Field. randy mcvay sports-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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UTA warms up at Horned Frog Invitational

Mavs upset No. 57 New Mexico State 4-3

No Cordero Gray, no Clayton Vaughn, no pamela Vinson — no problem for UtA at the tCU Invitational this weekend. UtA’s top sprinters took the 100 and 200 meter dashes off, only participating in the 4x100 meter relays. “We’re being careful, trying to have those guys fresh,� head coach John sauerhage said. “they are race horses, we don’t want to wear them out. part of our plan is to not have them ready by March but by June.� Despite the lack of firepower, UtA had some athletes step in and perform. Freshman Ivan storic won the javelin throw with a distance of 68.07 meters. It is the second longest javelin throw in UtA history. senior Casey Keeter won the shot put throw, getting a high distance of 17.87 meters. Gray and Vaughn didn’t sit out the meet completely, as the duo was part of UtA’s 4x100 relay team that finished third. sophomore shannon reynolds and Esther Abuto led the women’s team. Abuto finished third in the 800-meter run, with a time of 2:11. that time was Abuto’s personal best. reynolds finished seventh in the 100-meter dash.

the men’s tennis team beat No. 57 New Mexico state 4-3 on sunday at the UtA tennis Center. the win was the team’s third against a nationally-ranked opponent this season and puts the Mavericks 8-5 overall. Head coach Diego Benitez said it’s always good to beat a nationally ranked opponent. “We stuck to our game plan and it paid off in the end,� Benitez said. “our guys are mentally tough.� In doubles play, juniors Mindaugas Celedinas and David subirats beat Matej stakne and Jim Brouleau 8-4 in the No. 1 position. the only loss came when sophomore Yauheni Yakauleu and freshman Nicolas Moreno lost 8-6 against Arthur surreaux and Marc Westgate in the No. 3 spot. the Mavericks won three of the six matches in singles play. Celedinas won a three-set battle against surreaux in the No. 1 flight with scores of 6-7, 6-4 and 6-3. subirats gave the Mavericks the win in the end with a 3-6, 6-4 and 6-4 win against Felipe Frattini in the No. 6 position. the men’s team has a break ahead of it. Its next match will be against Ut-pan American at 2 p.m. April 8 at the UtA tennis Center.

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Junior David Subirats dives in an attempt to return a serve during a doubles match against New Mexico State on Sunday at the Tennis Center. Subirats and his partner, junior Mindaugas Celedinas, won their match 8-4.

— Travis Detherage

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Undeclared freshman Blake McMinn attempts to gain possession of the ball during the Movin’ Mavs 53-31 loss against Illinois on March 12 in Texas Hall. The loss ended their pursuit for the College Division National Championship.

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Mavs topple No. 10 TCU, La. Tech during break

SLC Standings

UTA thrashes Panthers 27-0 as part of 4-2 week

SLC 6-0 6-0 5-1 4-2 4-2 4-2 3-3 1-5 1-5 1-5 1-5 0-6

Overall 15-4 16-5 16-7 13-7 12-8 12-8 15-8 12-8 9-11 7-15 5-14 7-11

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SLC Standings Team Texas A&M-CC UTA Texas State UT-San Antonio Northwestern State Central Arkansas McNeese State Sam Houston State Stephen F. Austin Nicholls Southeastern Louisiana

SLC 10-2 7-2 8-4 7-5 4-5 4-5 5-7 4-7 4-8 2-6 1-5

Overall 26-7 20-12 15-14 11-15 16-12 11-16 11-18 12-20 8-21 8-16 11-14

UTA went 2-1 against Southeastern Louisiana, putting them second in the conference behind Texas A&M Corpus-Christi over spring break. UTA followed up the series with a 5-0 loss to the No. 22 Baylor Bears in Waco. They struggled to get any offense going against Baylor and left seven runners on base in the loss. Although the offense struggled against Baylor, they had their best outburst of the season against Prairie View A&M. The Mavericks came out blazing in the first game and took a 9-1 victory over the Panthers. However, their best performance was the 27-0 thrashing in game two of the double header. They took a 10-run lead in the first inning and recorded 25 total hits on their way to the biggest win in head coach Debbie Hedrick’s career.

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The TCU drought ended over spring break as junior first baseman Jordan Vaughn roped an RBI double in the eighth inning to beat No. 10 TCU 3-2 for the first time since 2004. Two freshman pitchers, Adam Westbrook and John Beck, held the Frogs to just two runs in eight innings to keep the Mavericks in position for the upset. They carried the momentum of that win to an 11-6 drubbing of Louisiana Tech the next day, powered by a 4-for-5 day from sophomore outfielder Preston Beck. The Mavericks had a 10-0 lead after four innings in the rout, which evened their midweek record at 2-2. UTA started its spring break by opening up its conference schedule at Sam Houston State, taking two of three from the Bearkats in Huntsville.

eight runners on base before the inning. Then, in the bottom of the ninth, freshman outfielder Ryan Walker ripped a walk-off single up the middle to score sophomore shortstop Daniel Jordan. “It’s never going to be as you draw it up,” Thomas said. “Just about every decision I made this weekend didn’t work out. I got guys thrown out at home, I got runners thrown out at second trying to steal, but we found a way to win.” UTSA pitcher Taylor Walton had UTA’s number on Saturday, pitching a complete game and holding the Mavericks to just one run on seven hits. After the Mavericks threatened to open the game up in the third inning, Walton left UTA runners on second and third to escape the jam and keep the Maverick offense at bay. UTA didn’t reach third base the rest of the way. Junior starter Collin Reynolds gave up three runs in six innings in his first start since a disastrous season-opening start in Houston, when he didn’t even finish the first inning. The Roadrunners collected four runs in a 4-1 win, ending UTA’s win streak with a thud.

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The No. 66 women’s tennis team went 3-1 during spring break to give the Mavericks six wins in their past seven games. They stretched their winning streak to six games by beating UCSanta Barbara, but a day later fell to Cal Poly 5-1 in Saint Luis Obispo, Calif. to drop their record to 9-3 overall. The two matches in California were scheduled for this past weekend, but the forecast for rain caused officials to move the game ahead two days. The other two wins came from the Mavericks beating McNeese State 6-1 and beating Lamar 5-2. Junior Maria Martinez-Romero has been perfect this season. She has a singles record of 11-0. Against Cal Poly, the Mavericks dropped two of three doubles matches. Martinez-Romero was the only player to record a win in singles play. During the win against UC-Santa Barbara, the Mavericks won five of the six singles matches against the Gauchos, and won all three doubles matches. Senior Daiana Negreanu gave Lamar’s Marlaryeni Gutierrez her first singles loss of the season by a score of 4-6, 6-3 and 10-5, earning her Southland Conference Tennis Player of the Week honors for last week. UTA’s wins keep them a perfect 4-0 in conference this season.

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Track assistant coach Brandon Berger and head coach John Sauerhage know their athletes better than anyone else. Their predictions came true for sophomore Romain Martin at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Both coaches said Martin has the capability of earning a top three finish in the heptathlon. Martin delivered, finishing third at the NCAA Indoor Championships March 12 in College Station. “It was outstanding. He’s a very talented athlete,” Sauerhage said. “[He’s] somebody that deserved to be in the championships. He was in his element.” Martin started in seventh place on the final day of the meet but vaulted all the way to third with impressive finishes in the final events — including a time of 8.19 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles and a personal-best distance of 4.90 meters in the pole vault. His final overall score was 5,897, another personal best. “The best athletes only made him better,” Sauerhage said. “It wasn’t like he got stage fright or anything. When you have an athlete like that, they perform the best when the stage is big.”

The Movin’ Mavs suffered a tough loss March 11 to Illinois in the semifinals of the National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament, falling 53-31 to drop them out of national championship contention. “I think the guys just got nervous,” head coach Doug Garner said after the game. But the loss didn’t deter the Movin’ Mavs from coming back strong on March 12 to beat Alabama 65-63 in overtime, taking third place in the national tournament. “Everybody really came together,” Garner said. “When they got out there on the floor, they played smart and didn’t panic.” Sophomore guard Jorge Sanchez had a great day, scoring 25 points total in the game. The Movin’ Mavs pulled away in overtime by hitting free throws and two-pointers that led them to victory. Senior guard James Patin believes he left his mark in his final game of his college career with 17 points. “My team was down and I needed to step up,” Patin said. “I went out there and busted my butt.” Wisconsin-Whitewater defeated Illinois 66-54 to win its ninth national title Saturday.

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Handguns and schools don’t mix Lawmakers ignore experts by favoring concealed handguns on campus

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ar too many Texas lawmakers claim that forcing universities to allow guns in classrooms will “prevent another Virginia Tech.” i was a student at Virginia Tech when the shooting happened. i lost the girl i loved. i am now a graduate student at UT–Austin. Maxine, my girlfriend, did not own or carry a gun, and a gun would not have helped her. She never saw the shooter – a fellow student – come in. Some argue that the mere presence of firearms in classrooms could deter shootings – an absurd argument given that most active shooters are suicidal. Even if correct, the incredibly rare individual bent on doing harm could instead pick a class of freshmen, a preschool, or an athletic event. Surely no one wants that. There are two obvious ways to deal with campus violence: policing and prevention. Guns in the hands of students, no matter how responsible, make both of these goals more difficult. Lawmakers have utterly ignored policing and prevention, and in some cases have actively opposed them. They have completely ignored the experts and key stakeholders on these issues. One such group of nonpartisan experts, the Virginia Tech Review Panel, included a wide array of experts from emergency medicine, law enforcement, homeland security, criminal psychology, adolescent psychiatry, the judicial system and victims’ services. Among the members was former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge, President George W. Bush’s first Homeland Security secretary. The chairman was Gerald Mas-

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sengill, the same man entrusted with leading the investigation of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the Pentagon and the 2002 Washington, D.C., sniper killings. The members of the panel dedicated three months of their lives to understand a terrible tragedy, speaking with survivors, families of victims, first responders, police and campus administrators. They became experts on the tragedy and made more than 70 recommendations for preventing a repeat. Two of these recommendations involved requiring background checks at gun shows and reporting mental health information to the background check system. Last session, more than 50 representatives – most of them sponsors of this legislation – voted against keeping guns and concealed handgun licenses out of the hands of the mentally ill. The panel also recommended unequivocally that guns be banned from campus. State Sen. Jeff Wentworth, the lead author of the Senate campus handgun bill, called that recommendation “ill-advised” – an extremely disrespectful statement given the total lack of intellectual curiosity he has shown about our tragedy, even as he uses it to push a deadly agenda. Wentworth has no idea what campuses are like today. He has not been a part of the campus safety dialog. if he wants credibility in that conversation, he should start by filing legislation or calling hearings on any of the other 70plus recommendations of the panel, by asking survivors, or by listening to the parents who have had to take the

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Coming back to school after spring break doesn’t have to be a drag. Look at it as a challenge to be better than you were before the break. There’s still much work to be done. And, if you’re lucky, a chance for some do-overs. Though students are likely to drag their feet back into the classroom, faculty shouldn’t reciprocate with the same attitude. Make it a challenge to maintain students’ attention and keep them interested in curricula, whether it be with videos, music or special guests in class. Students should use this moment to evaluate their standing in college and make plans for achieving goals for this second half of the semester. Back to the “still much work to be done” part: Students should be figuring out what they’re doing for the summer, thinking about sources of financial aid for the coming semesters, working on major projects and preparing for upcoming exams. if your study habits aren’t getting the desired results, then use the rest of this semester to turn the ship around. But, some students shouldn’t use this second half chasing the dream of an “A.” if students realize that there is no hope in a class or some classes, then they should talk to their instructors and maybe their adviser. Students should be rested. And though much of the faculty and staff worked during spring break, they should be rested, too, after a break from students. Take a deep breath and get back to work. Summer’s just around the corner.

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letter John wooDs woods is the students for Gun-Free schools ut-austin chapter executive director and guest columnist for the shorthorn. Join the discussion by commenting at theshorthorn.com. phone calls that all parents dread. Lawmakers would also do well to listen to this state’s higher education institutions and law enforcement experts. An overwhelming number have spoken against this legislation, and thus far not a single one has testified in favor of it. Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo testified against the bill in the House Wednesday. He is one of only a very few law enforcement officials in this state with real-life active shooter experience. if lawmakers really want to help, they should start by looking at the suicide problem on college campuses – a problem that is certainly not going to be helped by additional guns. Students, parents and faculty need to let lawmakers know that they can’t get away with voting for these bills. We have an opportunity at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, when the Senate Criminal Justice Committee will take public testimony on the legislation. They tried to cut us out of the discussion last week by scheduling the House hearing during most students’ spring break. We need to show them that we’re watching and we care. This legislation will make our campuses less safe. Tell lawmakers before it’s too late.

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Don’t let the parks wilt away The Legislature is now considering the transfer of seven state parks to cities or counties in order to shed costs. However, if local municipalities are not in the financial position to accept that burden, Texas Parks and Wildlife will be forced to close these parks and possibly many more. Our state parks are wonderful places to hike, swim and camp. They protect some of Texas’ most scenic views as well as the wildlife and waterways that call them home. How could the Legislature think of shutting down these beautiful places? it’s not like these parks don’t pay for themselves. no, in fact, the only reason these legislators are proposing to close these parks is so they can raid the state parks fund and use the money for something else. That is just wrong. These parks are a big part of what makes Texas great. They’re the kind of thing we stand up for, even when times are tough. Let’s make sure they hear us loud and clear in Austin: Hands off our parks!

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Jostens offers cap and gown discount Graduating seniors can receive a discount on their caps and gowns when they buy invitations this week. Jostens, the company that provides UTA with graduation announcements, will be on campus March 21-24 at the UTA Bookstore. A Jostens representative will be on campus all week to show students the different invitation packages they have to offer, and students can order invitations from the representative. Bookstore manager Paul Beaulieu said via email Jostens is not offering a discount on their

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said. “I’m hesitant to make any judgments on where we’re going to end up at the end of the process, but I do think this much is clear: We will receive from the state less funding in the biennium ahead of us.”

Rainy Day Fund • March 15 - Facing a budget deficit of $4.3 billion for fiscal 2011, Gov. Rick Perry endorsed a plan to cover the amount by using up to $3.2 billion from the state’s Rainy Day Fund — but no more. “I remain steadfastly committed to protecting the remaining balance of the Rainy Day Fund, and will not sign a 2012-2013 state budget that uses the Rainy Day Fund,” Perry said in a press release. The House Appropriations Committee, including Rep. Diane Patrick, R-Arlington, immediately passed the measure by a 27-0 vote. House Bill 275 will need approval of 90

want a disCount? Visit the UTA Bookstore during March 21-24 and buy your invitations and regalia at the same time.

invitations, but students can receive a discount on their caps and gowns only through the end of the week. “If the student orders invitations and buys their regalia at the same time, they get 10 percent off the price of the regalia,” he said.

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of 150 House members, three-fifths majority, to pass. The remaining $1.1 billion needed to cover the deficit will come from two sources, including $300 million in additional sales tax revenue generated in recent months and $800 million in cuts to state agencies. According to a Texas Tribune article, officials believe most or all of the $800 million will be covered by cuts implemented during the past two years.

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boulder-dash Biology sophomore George Tsai climbs a wall Sunday evening in the Maverick Activities Center. Tsai has climbed outdoors twice and has been to walls at different gyms outside of UTA.

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ing budgets, the association and University Events will be able to provide more attractions for students. Watkins said the Block Party budget is $5,000, and they will be meticulous with spending. He said weather permitting, the event and Springfest should have a good turnout. “It’s just to have a good time and relax and enjoy the last few weeks of school,” he said. Residence Hall Association members are encouraging residence hall council members to ask residents

• March 16 - The House Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee voted 5-3 to send a bill allowing concealed handguns on college and university campuses to the House floor. The vote to pass House Bill 750, authored by Rep. Joe Driver, R-Garland, was along party lines, being opposed by all three Democrats on the committee.

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what food they would like to see at the Block Party featuring Springfest. He said while they are unsure exactly what kind of food they will have, they’re considering making hot dogs with desserts provided by Dining Services and possibly with outside vendors. “It’s not just for residence hall students,” Watkins said. “It’s for everyone.” Mike Taddesse, assistant director of Greek Life and University Events, said Springfest traditionally provides a reason for students to relieve stress before finals.

“That’s what Springfest has always been about. Come out. It’s a free show, and let off some steam,” Taddesse said. Nationally touring poprock band We The Kings may be featured as part of Springfest. Taddesse said University Events’ goal is to book artists who are up-andcoming in the industry, and he expects We the Kings to hit the big time soon. The winner of the UTA Battle of the Bands competition, which is Friday, and another local band would open for We the Kings.

Taddesse said last year Springfest hosted 1,000 to 1,500 people, and this year he expects about 2,000 because of the combined events. Vivek Reddy, electrical engineering graduate student, said he looks forward to Springfest so he can enjoy the activities and make new friends. “It’s my first semester at UTA, and I’m excited about what that will be and how people will interact,” he said. Melanie Gruben news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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No break for volunteering Twenty-eight students spent last week cleaning beach, tutoring children. By Bianca Montes The Shorthorn staff

eye opening, adventurous, encouraging and love are a few words that 28 students used to describe their experience this year after returning from an alternative spring break. The title of alternative demonstrates a promise by students to abstain from drugs and alcohol while on spring break. This spring break, students did a little more than abstaining as they traveled to various cities in the U.S. to help make a difference in those communities. This semester, students were able to choose between volunteering in Niceville, Fla., to work with environmental projects along the Pensacola Coast, or New orleans, to tutor at Katrina’s Kids, a nonprofit organization that works with children of families affected by the hurricane.

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Over spring break The Shorthorn sent a team down to cover the festivities in Austin’s South by Southwest festival. Visit theshorthorn.com for blogs and videos covering the events.

Ninth Ward, an area that was devastated after catastrophic flooding during Hurricane Katrina. Almost six years later, the group expressed in their daily blog that the neighborhood is still in havoc. “it was hard to see the empty lots,� said Giovanna Canales, social work graduate student. “There is nothing down there, no grocery stores, no schools and no involvement.� The kids that the volunteers work with do not currently live in the Ninth Ward, and some were born well after the flood, but they are still affected by Hurricane Katrina today, staff adviser Sara drischler said.

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The Louisiana Trip Heading into louisiana, volunteers knew they would be tutoring kids that had been affected by Hurricane Katrina. However, education junior Breanna Hernandez said volunteers were unsure of the abilities of the children and how they would leave a lasting impact in a week. At the school, volunteers were introduced to children as old as six who were unable to count, but there were toddlers who knew their mothers’ cell phone numbers by heart. on her first day, nursing junior Winnie ogeto met a little boy who did not know how to tie his shoes. ogeto spent her time working with him. on the second day, he tied his shoes. The little boy never gave up trying, she said. ogeto said his persistence taught her a valuable lesson that she will not forget — never give up on anything in your life. “What i realized is a lot of these kids just needed someone to love them,� ogeto said. At the end of their trip, the volunteers decided to visit the

Nursing freshman Kristen Kaminski said she was left with one impression after returning from Florida — mankind is destroying nature. Visiting Panama City Beach, she said she was surprised to see bottles and beer cans left in the sand by the beach’s patrons. “it takes away from the natural habitat,� Kaminski said. “it doesn’t mean anything to them.� As part of their community service, volunteers worked gathering oysters along the beach to return them to their habitat. They also planted seagrass to assist in the overall health of the coastal ecosystem. Microbiology senior Mary Blake said coming to Florida was the experience that she was looking for. She came because it was geared towards her major and she was ready for the work. Blake said her group did a lot of work during their week in Florida, but it was disheartening to realize what they did would not compare to what still needed to be done.

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“if everyone could just do a little, it could have been so much more,� she said. “You don’t have to leave your house to do something, start in your own community.� Spanish junior lillian Fernandez never saw the beach before. landing at the airport in Florida, she was excited for her first view of the beach. When she looked out the window, she was glad she came. “We were there, because we cared,� she said. “i had never done anything to help the environment before.� Veronica rendon, Student Activities graduate assistant, said students will choose the locations for the next alternative spring break earlier in the fall, so they can have more time to raise money for the trip. This semester students used hotdog fundraisers to assist in the cost and were able to take $46 off of the total price for the louisiana trip and $96 for the Florida trip. Bianca Montes news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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Rescue workers prepare to carry Jin Abe, 16, to a hospital in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, after he and his grandmother Sumi, 80, were rescued Sunday. They were rescued when Jin Abe was able to pull himself out of their flattened two-story home nine days after the devastating earthquake and tsunami.

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TRIPOLI, Libya — Moammar Gadhafi vowed a “long war� as allied forces launched a second night of strikes on Libya on Sunday, and jubilant rebels who only a day before were in danger of being crushed by his forces now boasted they would bring him down. The U.S. military said the international assault would hit any Gadhafi forces on the ground that are attacking the opposition. The U.S. military said the bombardment so far — a rain of Tomahawk cruise missiles and precision bombs from American and European aircraft, including long-range stealth B-2 bombers — had succeeded in heavily degrading Gadhafi’s air defenses.

NEW YORK — AT&T Inc. said Sunday it will buy T-Mobile USA from Deutsche Telekom AG in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $39 billion that would make it the largest cellphone company in the U.S. The deal would reduce the number of wireless carriers with national coverage from four to three, and is sure to face close regulatory scrutiny. It also removes a potential partner for Sprint Nextel Corp., the struggling No. 3 carrier, which had been in talks to combine with T-Mobile USA, according to Wall Street Journal reports.

Egypt: Constitution changes pass in referendum

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CAIRO — Egyptian voters overwhelmingly approved changes in the constitution, opening the way for parliamentary and presidential elections within months, according to final results from a landmark referendum announced Sunday. Opponents fear the swift timetable could boost the fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood and members of the former ruling party. The Brotherhood had campaigned heavily for a “yes� vote in the referendum. Critics say that since it and the former ruling party are the best organized political forces in the country, they stand to gain the most in an early election — which will bring in Egypt’s first democratically elected government to replace the regime of ousted President Hosni Mubarak.

HOUSTON — A woman accused of fleeing the country after a fire at her Texas day care center killed four children is en route back the United States to face manslaughter and other charges. U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee said 22-year-old Jessica Tata departed Lagos, Nigeria, at 4:30 p.m. Sunday Central time. The Houston Democrat she hoped Tata would arrive in Houston by nightfall Monday. Authorities believe Tata fled to Nigeria two days after a Feb. 24 fire at her home day care center in Houston killed four children and hurt three others. Tata has been charged with manslaughter, injury to a child and child abandonment amid accusations that she left the youngsters alone at her home day care center while she shopped at a nearby store.

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The Arlington Police Department is still investigating the accident. More than 250 attendees poured in front of the Pi Kappa Phi house to support its members as Mark Jacobs, Pi Kappa Phi n a t i o n a l “They will president, live on o p e n e d forever with remarks on in their the im- friends portance of Greek and the m e m b e r s memories b a n d i n g they all together. Attend- share. That ees’ eyes will help us began to all get over glaze over with tears the loss.” as Jacobs tad tadesse, spoke. “I don’t Tegene Tadesse’s know why uncle the event happened but I do know why fraternities exist,” he said. “Fraternities help and support one another, and everyone here is exhibiting that here tonight.” It took a few minutes for alumnus Erik Jessen to collect himself to talk about the loss of the two fraternity members he knew well. “I said I wouldn’t cry,” he said. Jessen said it’s important for sororities and fraternities to support one another through difficult times. “I had the privilege of knowing them and don’t you forget the time you spent with them,” he said. “I want to thank Tegene and Mateo’s families for al-

of counseling. Upon successful completion of counseling and a clear record for two years, the offenders can have their cases expunged. He said the program will work with the family as a whole, not just the offender. He said clients will set their own goals for counseling and the change will come from the whole family. He said typically the offender is the only one seen at fault. “By looking at the entire family we hope we can produce changes that are quicker than just working with the individual,” Moore said. Lieu Huynh, social work graduate student, will provide case management and assessment for the clients. She said she is already in an internship position now working with at-risk youths and her plans are to specialize in that upon graduation. Huynh said she is looking forward to the program, its research and the outcome. She hopes to relieve some stress for the families. She said she is excited to start working with the youth because she wants to gain more experience. She said she is also a little nervous. “I think anybody would be nervous when you’re working in this kind of counseling,” she said. “You want to do your job well enough to help the families.” The program is funded by a $350,000 grant given to the School of Social Work by the Amon G. Carter Foundation last semester.

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Sorority and fraternity members, friends and relatives gather in a candelight vigil to honor Mateo Reyes and Tegene Tadesse March 11 on Greek Row. The group stood in front of the Pi Kappa Phi house, where Reyes and Tadesse were both members.

Mateo Reyes, left, and Tegene Tadesse, students, roommates and fraternity members who died March 9 in a single-car accident along Interstate 30 near Davis Street.

lowing me to know your sons.” Family members from both families expressed appreciation for the amount of support they’ve received from UTA and the community. They were good boys, said Ted Tadesse, Tegene’s uncle. “I brought my camera

to record all the people that came out to support us,” Tadesse said. “They will live on forever in their friends and the memories they all share. That will help us all get over the loss.” Tadesse said he wasn’t surprised to see so much support because Tegene had a lot of charm and was

from the movie Top Gun. “We won the competition and [Reyes] had the great idea to keep the names even though we weren’t in costume,” he said. “And as you know, my name is still Goose, but his name stayed the same.” Sterling said he’s happy to have had such a long friendship with Reyes, who he used to live with. “No matter what we did, we were always there for each other,” he said. “I knew I could always count on and love him.” Funeral services were held last week.

caring. Clint Sterling came out to remember his friends and shared memories he had with his roommate Reyes. “Me and [Reyes] were best friends,” the business management senior said. “We’ve been together ever since Pre-K, which probably doesn’t count because all you remember from that time are the awesome naps you wish you still had.” Sterling told the story of how he earned his nickname Goose after he and Reyes entered a costume competition in high school. Reyes and Sterling entered the contest dressed as Maverick and Goose

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