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PlayStation Network user identities were compromised after an online hack. SCENE | PAGE 6

UTA Radio station manager Charity Hitt will move to Florida to pursue her master’s degree.

NATION

Joy, fear spread across US PENNSYLVANIA Penn State senior Jake Librizzi holds an American flag as he and others fill Beaver Canyon Avenue in downtown State College, Pa., around midnight on Sunday, May 1, 2011 shortly after learning about the death of Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

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RESEARCH

A super human influence Associate professor Mario Romero-Ortega has Superman on his side BY JOHN HARDEN The Shorthorn senior staff

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A red and yellow key chain imprinted with Superman’s iconic “S” hangs on a wall in Mario RomeroOrtega’s office near his computer. The “S,” a symbol for the bioengineering associate professor that is almost as symbolic as the comic book superhero himself, serves as a visual reminder for why he decided to research nerve and spinal cord regeneration. As a young college student, Romero-Ortega met Christopher Reeve, best known for his portrayal of Superman in a series of movies and for founding the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, an organization dedicated to finding treatments for paralysis caused by spinal cord injury. “Reeve inspired me, and told me to do more and the best I could possibly do, no matter the odds,” he said. Almost 15 years ago Alma RESEARCH continues on page 5

NEW YORK STUDENT GOVERNANCE

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Sarah Friedman, a student at St Cloud State University, leaves a penny on top of the grave of Thomas Burnett, who died on Sept. 11, 2001, at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Bloomington, Mn. Monday.

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mericans awoke on Monday to a world without Osama bin Laden. Many felt jubilation, a surge of patriotism and a sense that their prayers had been answered and that the U.S. had finally avenged the nearly 3,000 people killed that bright September day nearly a decade ago. But to many — including some of the same Americans glad to see bin Laden dead — the news didn't make them feel safer. It led to uncertainty and fear. Walter Hillegass, a plumber who cleaned the dust-choked World Trade Center site for days after the attacks, said he is scared of what comes next. "I'm happy they got him," said Hillegass, staring at ground zero in New York, holding a U.S. flag. "But there's always going to be another one right behind him." Outside Boston, Laura Bell, a 65-year-old claims examiner for a health care company, said she is glad bin Laden is dead but doesn't believe it will make the U.S. any safer. "We can't relax," she said. "We can't sit back on our butts and say this is great. I don't want us to get lax about security." — The Associated Press

Herman Maisonave, of the Queens borough of New York, holds up a sign as he joins those gathered by ground zero in New York as they react to the news of Osama Bin Laden’s death early Monday morning. AP Photo/Tina Fineberg

Analisa Cotter, 20, writes “USA” on Paul Deasey’s forehead as crowds celebrate on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington, early Monday.

MORE COVERAGE • For a breakdown of the bin Laden coverage, including why some people refuse to believe he’s dead, see page 3. • Watch student reaction in a video and share your own thoughts on our website at theshorthorn.com.

Bin Laden’s death not expected to hinder student travel Worries about retaliation attacks spurred questions of study abroad safety. BY J.C. DERRICK The Shorthorn senior staff

The death of Osama bin Laden has raised terror concerns around the world, but UTA officials said students traveling abroad will not be immediately affected. Jay P. Horn, Office of International Education interim

executive director, said the decision to allow students to travel abroad is based on several things. “One is a list of countries that currently have a Department of State travel warning,” Horn said. “The other is the International Emergency [Assistance] Program, an outside provider that the UT System has contracted to assist students and faculty who are abroad.” Horn said ongoing devel-

opments will be closely monitored, but nothing has changed at this point. Bin Laden, the world’s most high-profile terrorist, was killed Sunday by U.S. special forces in Pakistan. His death was met with celebration in the U.S., but also caused concern that retaliation could be forthcoming from sympathizers. On Monday, Homeland Security Secretary Janet NapoliSAFETY continues on page 3

SC nixes program director position Responsibilities will be divided up among other executive board members. BY BIANCA MONTES The Shorthorn senior staff

Student Congress’ program director position was eliminated from the executive board for the fall semester. Former SC President Aaron Resendez announced it at the last meeting of the semester. Jeff Sorensen, Student Affairs assistant vice president, said the Student Service Advisory Committee asked SC to submit a budget that reflected a 5 percent reduction in cost. He said the elimination of the program director was one of the items on the budget. The program director position was responsible for coordinating SC’s programs including the night walk, the homecoming reception and banquet, Maverick opinion boards and to serve as the liaison between SC and EXCEL Campus Activities. Resendez said although the position is cut, the responsibilities will be divided among the remaining executive board positions: Secretary, parliamentarian and the exterDIRECTOR continues on page 5

WEATHER

Stormy weather to give way to warmer temperatures BY ALI AMIR MUSTANSIR The Shorthorn senior staff

The Dallas-Fort Worth area was two degrees away from a record low yesterday, but warmer weather is in the forecast. Dan Shoemaker, National Weather Service meteorologist, said the record low for May 2 is 44 degrees, and yesterday’s low was 46. He said the average temperature in early May is 80 degrees.

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Shoemaker said the cold was caused by a cold air mass moving south. The wet ground and lack of sunlight pushes the temperature down, but today it will be mostly sunny with a high in the upper 60s. He said

the weather would continue to warm up for the rest of the week. Aerospace engineering senior Josh Smith said driving was bad this morning because of the rain. He said people were driving as though it wasn’t there. “I was going 50, I was like ‘No, I don’t care’,” he said, addWEATHER continues on page 4

The Shorthorn: Daniel Molina

From left, nursing juniors Bobby Engle, Lan le, Kaitlin Newsom, Rebekah Buhl, and Yvonne Egan walk through the rain to the Central Library to study for a test. They all acknowledged the terrible weather, but Newsom spoke for the group when she said, “It’s gross, but we’re still here.”

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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.

Sunny • High 71°F • Low 48°F

SUNDAY Assist Agency A single vehicle accident occurred at 10:33 p.m. at the intersection of Nedderman Drive and Greek Row, 800 Greek Row Drive, near the Architecture Building and Trinity House. The Arlington Police Department responded to the accident where a student hit the stop sign and was arrested in connection with driving while intoxicated.

Wednesday Sunny • High 76°F • Low 51°F

Thursday Mostly Sunny • High 78°F • Low 59°F

Criminal Mischief or Vandalism Members of the Alpha Chi Omega Sorority reported at 2:10 p.m. that an aluminum foil ball with feces in it was thrown through their window, breaking the window, at 1109 Greek Row Drive. Police determined the Sigma Chi Fraternity was responsible but could not identify a person. The fraternity received a citation and the case is still active.

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CALENDAR Calendar submissions must be made by 4 p.m. two days prior to run date. To enter your event, call 817-272-3661 or log on to www.theshorthorn.com/calendar

TODAY Intramural Poker Tournament: 7-7:50 p.m. registration, play begins at 8 p.m. Maverick Activities Center. Free. For more information, contact Campus Recreation at 817-272-3277.

Violent Universe: 6 p.m. Planetarium. $6 for adults, $4 for children. For more information contact the Planetarium at planetarium@uta.edu or 817-272-1183. Exposure: Photos from the Second Battle of Fallujah: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Library sixth floor. Free. For more information contact Erin O’Malley at omalley@uta.edu. Combat Narratives: Stories And Artifacts from UT Arlington Veterans : 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Library sixth floor. Free. For more information contact Erin O’Malley at omalley@uta.edu. What You Wish the World Could Be: Early Years of Six Flags Over Texas : 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Library sixth floor. Free. For more information contact Erin O’Malley at omalley@uta.edu. Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Gallery. Free. For more information, contact Patricia Healy at phealy@uta.edu or 817-2725658. WEDNESDAY Food For Thought Series: Cutting Edge Warm-Ups: Noon to 1 p.m. Maverick Activities Center. Free. For more information, contact Campus Recreation at 817-272-3277. $2 Movie - Tron Legacy : 5:30 p.m. Planetarium. $2. For more information, contact the Planetarium at planetarium@uta.edu or 817-272-1183.

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Broadcast communication senior Charity Hitt received a full scholarship to do her master’s degree in journalism and mass communication at the University of Florida. Hitt began working in promotions and production, but soon worked her way up to station manager at UTA Radio.

Broadcasting a Dream UTA Radio station manager Charity Hitt worked with NBC’s Matt Lauer and ESPN’s Mike Ditka working at the radio station.” Broadcast communication seBroadcast communication senior Erick Fernandez said Hitt’s nior Charity Hitt will pursue her management skills were what helped the station team work effate in the Sunshine state. When Hitt graduates later this ficiently. He said most managers month, she’ll begin a new chapter take the high road and look down in her life at the University of on their staff. “She manages people individuFlorida. She received a full scholarship ally,” he said. “That’s what makes to study her master’s degree in her a strong manager. She did journalism and mass communi- that very well, and that’s why we cation with a focus on telecom- were able to work together as a team.” munications. Hitt said she has Hitt said the scholwanted to pursue a arship was her biggest career in broadcasting blessing. UTA RADIO since high school. “They have such a “I honestly couldn’t • www.utaradio. great program,” she pick between TV and com said. “That’s a great or radio,” she said. “I love place for me to be for • utanews.com for both of them.” what I want to do.” newscasts She said the differAlthough Hitt is ence between radio known by students and TV is that she has and faculty as UTA Radio’s station manager, her orig- to rely on sound, but she eninal intentions were not to pursue joys the creativity that comes with radio. After taking radio produc- radio. “You have to create an image tion because it was required for her major, she ended up falling in in the listener’s head,” she said. “That’s really interesting, and it’s love with it. Hitt then wanted to do any- challenging.” Besides working at the station, thing that would get her involved with the station. She started off in one of her favorite memories in production and promotions and life and at UTA is working with then worked her way up to be- ESPN as a production assistant during Super Bowl XLV. come the station manager. As a part of her job, she worked She said working at the station directly with producers and drove has been the best experience. “I love it because I can have a sportscasters, such as Mike Ditka, hand in everything, from sports and football players around the to news and production,” she said. Metroplex and attended produc“I really just love everything about tion meetings. BY STEPHANIE KNEFEL The Shorthorn staff

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“It was amazing, because they really included us,” she said. “It was a lot of fun, I got to meet a lot of interesting people.” Another dream that came true for Hitt was working as a production assistant for Dateline NBC when Matt Lauer, one of her idols, interviewed President George W. Bush about his book Decision Points. “When I found out he was doing the interview, I freaked out,” she said. “I was so excited.” She got to speak briefly with Lauer and Bush, who she said were both very friendly with her. Along with preparing for Florida, she will also miss what she calls “The Bentley family.” Every Monday after the newscast, a bunch of her friends go to the local pub, J.R. Bentley’s. “That’s something that I will never forget,” she said. “I’m going to miss my friends here so much.” Broadcast communication senior Josh Greenlee said he is proud to call her one of his best friends. “Charity is one of the most amazing people I have ever met,” Greenlee said. “She’s so kind and loving. I don’t think she has any idea how much I’m going to miss her when she moves.” Hitt said that above all else, she just wants to be able to have a positive impact no matter what she’s doing.

Investigation Officers responded to a report at 2:18 a.m. of a natural gas smell coming from the laundry room of the Garden Club apartments, 312 UTA Boulevard. The Arlington Fire Department said the smell came from the water heater vent tubes and shut them down while facilities management arrived to fix the issue. Minor In Possession Officers followed a vehicle at 2 a.m. leaving the Centennial Court apartments and pulled it over at the Health Services parking lot, 605 West Street. The driver, a student, was not intoxicated, but did receive a citation in connection with minor in possession. SATURDAY Criminal Trespass Warning At 5:42 p.m., officers responded to a report of a person knocking on doors and soliciting magazines at the Meadow Run apartments, 607 Summit Ave. The suspect received a criminal trespass warning for the campus. Injured Person Medical Assist Officers responded to a medical emergency call at 3:28 p.m. A student having abdominal pains at the Central Library, 702 Planetarium Place, was transported to the Arlington Memorial Hospital. The student was later released. Disturbance Officers responded to a loud noise report of laughing and talking at 3 a.m. at the Centennial Court apartments. Officers found that no disturbance was occurring.

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WORLD Mourners demand revenge after NATO strike TRIPOLI, Libya — Libyans shouting for revenge buried Moammar Gadhafi’s second youngest son to the thundering sound of anti-aircraft fire Monday, as South Africa warned that the NATO bombing that killed him would only bring more violence. Libya’s leader did not attend the tumultuous funeral of 29-year-old Seif al-Arab, but older brothers Seif al-Islam and Mohammed paid their respects, thronged by a crowd of several thousand. Jostling to get closer to the coffin, draped with a green Libyan flag, mourners flashed victory signs and chanted “Revenge, revenge for you, Libya.”

Honduras drops charges against ex-president TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — A Honduran court dismissed the last two remaining charges Monday against former President Manuel Zelaya, removing a key obstacle to his return to the country. The decision could also smooth the way for the country’s return to the Organization of American States, which expelled Honduras following the June 2009 coup that ousted Zelaya. A special appeals court panel dismissed charges of fraud and falsifying documents lodged against Zelaya after the coup. The court said those criminal charges could have improperly overlapped with civil law and should be vacated. Federal prosecutors said they’ll appeal the court decision, with 60 days to file the appeal. In March, a judge suspended arrest warrants related to the charges, which Zelaya claims are politically motivated.

Al-Jazeera reporter not heard from in Syria BEIRUT — An Al-Jazeera journalist has not been heard from since she entered Syria on Friday to report on the political turmoil there, the Arab satellite TV station said Monday. A regional official of the Committee to Protect Journalists said there was “strong evidence” to suggest the journalist, Dorothy Parvaz, had been detained on arrival at a Damascus airport on a flight from Qatar. She has U.S., Iranian and Canadian citizenship, and formerly was a reporter and columnist for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. “We are deeply concerned for Dorothy’s safety, security, and well-being,” Al-Jazeera said in a statement. “We are requesting full cooperation from the Syrian authorities to determine what happened at the airport, what her current location is, and the status of her health.” Parvaz joined Al-Jazeera in 2010 and recently reported on the Japanese earthquake and tsunami.

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Jeff Ray, right, and Jan Ray of Shanksville, Pa., attach a sign to the fence overlooking the crash site of United Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pa., Monday, May 2, 2011. Osama Bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was tracked down and shot to death Monday in Pakistan by an elite team of U.S. forces, ending an unrelenting manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade.

Bin laden death stirs the pot One unwary phone call led US to bin Laden doorstep WASHiNGToN — When one of osama bin laden’s most trusted aides picked up the phone last year, he unknowingly led U.S. pursuers to the doorstep of his boss, the world’s most wanted terrorist. That phone call, recounted Sunday by a U.S. official, ended a yearslong search for bin laden’s personal courier, the key break in a worldwide manhunt. The courier, in turn, led U.S. intelligence to a walled compound in northeast Pakistan, where a team of Navy SeAls shot bin laden to death.

Bin Laden’s luxury hideout raises questions ABBoTTABAd, Pakistan — osama bin laden made his final stand in a small Pakistani city where three army regiments with thousands of soldiers are based not far from the capital — a location that is increasing suspicions in Washington that islamabad may have

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tano said she will not raise the nation’s terror threat level because no specific threats have been made. Brent Sasley, assistant political science professor specializing in Middle east politics, said it’s difficult to predict the future, but the threat of terrorist attacks is very real. “Those plans are always in the works,” he said. “There shouldn’t be any illusion that

Bin Laden dies, but the terror threat lives on

been sheltering him. The U.S. acted alone in Monday’s helicopter raid, did not inform Pakistan until it was over and pointedly did not thank Pakistan at the end of a wildly successful operation. All this suggests more strain ahead in a relationship that was already suffering because of U.S. accusations that the Pakistanis are supporting Afghan militants and Pakistani anger over American drone attacks and spy activity.

Not everyone believes bin Laden really is deceased

Sony says 25 million more accounts hacked NEW YORK — Sony Corp. said Monday that hackers may have taken personal information from an additional 24.6 million user accounts after a review of the recent PlayStation Network breach found an intrusion at a division that makes multiplayer online games. The data breach comes on top of the 77 million PlayStation accounts it has already said were jeopardized by a malicious intrusion.

Man imprisoned for fatal Harvard shooting

Sea burial is routine for Navy

WASHiNGToN — Knowing there would be disbelievers, the U.S. said it used convincing means to confirm osama bin laden’s identity during and after the firefight that killed him. But the mystique that surrounded the terrorist chieftain in life is persisting in death. U.S. officials are balancing that skepticism with the sensitivities that might be inflamed by showing images they say they have of the dead al-Qaida leader and video of his burial at sea.

al-Qaida has stopped planning attacks on the homeland. Will they actually carry out a specific one in response to the death of bin laden? it’s hard to say.” Sasley said bin laden’s demise won’t stop the organizations who believe in his causes. “osama bin laden was one person,” he said. “Certainly this was good for morale, and certainly this will have a negative impact for al-Qaida and groups affiliated with al-Qaida because he was such a symbol, but the organization itself is still

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WASHiNGToN — osama bin laden’s death may temporarily decapitate al-Qaida, but the threat of terror attacks remains, and it could spike in coming days from individuals or small extremist groups inspired to take revenge for the killing, terror experts said Monday. Would-be successors to the terror leader pose a threat as they jostle for power and attention.

WOBURN, Mass. — A New York City man who pleaded guilty in the fatal shooting of a drug dealer at a Harvard University dormitory during a robbery has been sentenced to 18 to 20 years in a Massachusetts prison. A Middlesex Superior Court judge on Monday ordered 21-yearold Jason Aquino to serve the sentence for manslaughter. He also sentenced him to four to five years for willfully misleading a grand jury investigating the 2009 shooting of 21-year-old Justin Cosby. Aquino’s sentencing came more than a week after the gunman was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Prosecutors say Aquino, the gunman and a third accomplice pretended to be Harvard students and tried to rob Cosby, who lived a few blocks from the Cambridge campus.

WASHiNGToN — The burial at sea of terrorist osama bin laden raised some eyebrows around the world, but for the U.S. Navy, it’s a routine exercise. To fulfill the final wishes of service members, the Navy commits to the sea an average of 20 deceased every month — veterans, retirees and other U.S. citizens, Cmdr. danny Hernandez, a Navy spokesman in the Pentagon, said Monday.

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that UTA students would have plans to travel to study in the most dangerous areas, such as iraq and Afghanistan, and no students are currently studying abroad there. Horn said the situations abroad are watched closely. “There is a general awareness about travel to areas where there has been antiAmerican protests,” Horn said. “We’ll look at those and monitor that, and try to keep our students and faculty safe at all costs.

there, as are groups loosely affiliated with it.” Sasley said the terrorism threat will probably spike in the short term following bin laden’s death. raymond elliott, who serves on UTA’s international Study Abroad Committee, said decisions about allowing students to travel are always made with safety in mind. “i think there is always concern,” he said. “i don’t know that this particular event of osama bin laden’s death has done anything to significantly change that.” elliott said it is unlikely

AUSTIN, Texas — A Senate committee on Monday approved a plan to use $3.25 billion from Texas’ Rainy Day Fund to close a shortfall in the state’s current budget, but a plan for the next two-year budget remained stalled in the Legislature where members are divided over using more reserve funds to help avoid massive teacher layoffs and nursing home closures. Official projections put the state’s Rainy Day Fund at $9.4 billion at the end of the 2013 budget year if it’s not tapped, but Sen. Steve Ogden, the Senate’s chief budget writer, has predicted it could reach as high as $12 billion because of the high price of oil and increased production. The plan approved by the Senate Finance Committee on Monday and already approved by the House would allow the state to close a deficit of about $4 billion in the current budget year by drawing on that fund. The measure would allow the state to make a $600 million payment to public schools needed because of lower property tax receipts and give about $40 million to the Texas Forest Service to help cover the costs of fighting recent wildfires.

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

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AISD officials say schools are safe the hall and are not stopped by a teacher, they can just keep walking around,â&#x20AC;? she said. Crothers said having more people monitor the doors during the by Ali Amir mustAnsir school day would be helpful. She The Shorthorn senior staff said the only time doors were moniArlington Independent School tored is at the beginning of the day. District officials believe precauâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Once the first bell rang, we tions already in place are effective would all go to the classroom,â&#x20AC;? she in maintaining student safety after said. a murder-suicide at Country Day Many of the rules are already School of Arlington Montessori. in place, but people need to follow Jimmy Walker, AISD adminis- them more, Crothers said. tration assistant superintendent, Bowie Hogg, School Board said safety is always a concern, but Trustee Place 6, said security is regprocedures in place have worked ularly changed. thus far. He said the district and â&#x20AC;&#x153;School security, as a whole, has school board are always increased over the last ten looking to improve. years,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ever since â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our schools are pretty online Columbine.â&#x20AC;? well prepared to keep our For more The Columbine shooting kids safe,â&#x20AC;? he said. happened in April 1999, stories about the Walker said there are murder-suicide, when two students entered seven or eight security of- visit theshorththeir school in Littleton, ficers and one police of- torn.com. Colo., and began shooting ficer at each high school, people, eventually shooting one security officer at each themselves. Thirteen peomiddle school and patrol officers ple were killed. at elementary schools daily. He Hogg said further precautions said the district also randomly uses have been discussed, like adding moveable metal detectors at least 12 permanent metal detectors at each times per month and has cameras school. He said he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like the installed in each school. idea. Walker said the district runs â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of money, and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t regular lock-down drills, where all know how effective they really are,â&#x20AC;? entrances to the school are closed, he said. and conducts a lock down when a Crothers said she has never seen crime is committed in the area. He a metal detector at a school, and her said drug dogs are frequently used daughter has never mentioned one. and are capable of sniffing gunpow- She said there is no way to know if der and drugs. someone is carrying a weapon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We do everything we can to be Hogg said one precaution that protective,â&#x20AC;? he said. has been approved is a bond to add Shannon Crothers, charter key-card access to the outer doors school Metro Academy of Math and of the school. He said it is harder to Science teacher, said she student- break in using those systems. taught in AISD and her daughter is Hogg said some community an AISD student. She said the dis- members have expressed a desire trict works hard to ensure the safety for teachers to have a Concealed of students, but safety can always Handgun License and carry a gun be better. in the classroom. He said he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, Crothers said visitors to the and wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t support it for an urban school must get a pass from the of- school with police so close. fice when they enter the school, but it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always effective. Ali Amir mustAnsir news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu â&#x20AC;&#x153;If a person is walking down

Business sophomore Anthony Nguyen and finance senior Steven Nguyen play Arcana Heart 3 Monday evening at Bowling and Billiards in the University Center. The pair, along with a few other friends, spend most of their time playing Arcana Heart 3 or Street Fighter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is our spot Monday through Thursday,â&#x20AC;? Steven Nguyen said.

School Board Trustee: Security as a whole has increased during the last 10 years.

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ing that other drivers were honking and driving around him. He said he parked closer than normal to avoid the rain but could not avoid the excess wind in the Engineering Research Building. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The engineering building creates like a wind tunnel when the

wind is blowing,â&#x20AC;? he said. Smith said he is desensitized to the impact of being close to a new record. He said the record storms this year have made it less shocking. Aerospace engineering junior Lisa Meredith said it was hot Saturday and cold Sunday, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s typical for Texas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pack your snow shoes, bathing suit, jacket and an umbrella,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Meredith said she likes rainy weather but looks forward to the sunny days expected later this week. Shoemaker said the highs for the remainder of the week would be closer to 70. He said the cold weather would significantly decrease the chance of storms for the next several days. Ali Amir mustAnsir news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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Gomez, a close friend of RomeroOrtega, was on her way to start her first day at a new job when a car accident left her paralyzed. Romero-Ortega, who once wanted to pursue a degree in marine biology, witnessed the tragic reality and limitations the injury had on his friend and used it as the foundation for future research. Just as UTA has a goal to reach national prominence through its research endeavors within the next decade, research faculty members have their own personal goals to reach, too. Gomez, who now lives in Mexico, continues to be Romero-Ortega’s motivation. “She had a very promising life ahead of her. There shouldn’t be a reason that an injury keeps a person from achieving what they want to do,” he said. “It was because of her I decided to pursue nerve regeneration. I want to understand why the spine can’t repair itself after an injury and reverse it.” The university continues to search for ways to increase productivity in its researcher faculty to reach its Tier One goal, but motivation to conduct research goes beyond awards and benefits, said Provost Donald Bobbitt. As an institution, UTA can only do so much to motivate its faculty, Bobbitt said. “Faculty members have to want to be here and want to work. I know from my own experiences that conducting research is a passion that’s developed,” he said. “The best thing we can do is provide the resources they need to carry out their goals, like additional lab space and an excellent work environment.” Some of UTA’s other motivating strategies include offering new hires start-up packages, money that can be used to begin research projects, and faculty awards and recognition. A researcher’s will to conduct their research is rarely motivated by fame or fortune, said mathematics professor Chaoqun Liu. Liu is the Center for Numerical Simulation and Modeling director at UTA, a research group comprising mathematics, biology, mechanical and aerospace engineering fac-

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nal relations director. Sorensen said SC has not received its official budget for the year but found it prudent to make a decision now rather than later. “Is it more fair to the student to elect him to a paid position and then in August tell them, ‘Whoops, we are sorry?’” he asked. Student Governance director Carter Bedford said his office an-

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From left, biomedical engineering senior Rupa Rai Yakkha and Nilanjana T. Dulla, biomedical engineering graduate student, listen as associate professor Mario Romero-Ortega explains a portion of an experiment to them. Romero-Ortega is known for his research concerning nerve tissue and said that his reward is the knowledge that he helps people.

ulty members, who provide services before becoming one of his lab asto organizations like NASA, the sistants. His method of teaching inspired Shafabakhsh to pursue U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy. tissue engineering. “The will to learn, “Mario brought color the joy of discovery to engineering and and the will to find “There shouldn’t be what he taught. It an answer to the a reason that an inall came to life, and world’s problems are he made it exciting,” the things that drive jury keeps a person she said. “After two us to keep going,” he from achieving what weeks into his class, said. “Every end goal they want to do.” I decided that I reof a researcher is to ally love this.” understand a problem Mario romero-ortega, She said Romeroand then find a way bioengineering associate Ortega does a good to solve it. It could be professor job showing his passomething triggered sion and dedication by something personal, something that affects a large to his work each day. “It’s researchers like him that population, or both.” Bobbitt said researchers who UTA needs to keep attracting, and demonstrate a strong will to con- students need to work with,” she tinue to their work are important to said. Through his work and the help of the university because they can pass his research team, Romero-Ortega on their motivation to students. Bioengineering graduate stu- received a $2.2 million grant from dent Rozita Shafabakhsh took the Defense Advanced Research Romero-Ortega’s physiology class Projects Agency, a U.S. research of-

fice working to develop technology that will allow amputees to naturally control bionic limbs. Romero-Ortega, who was hired in 2008, has worked to understand nerve regeneration and repair injuries that have been determined to be irreparable, and this grant will bring him one step closer, he said. “I want to see a day where people who suffer spinal cord injuries can walk again. That’s my end goal,” he said. The Superman keychain that hangs by Romero-Ortega’s computer was given to him by Reeve and reminds him of Reeve’s message. “It’s a motivator to keep working,” he said. “I see it every day, hanging on the wall when I come in. And with that, I’ll never forget why I’m here. I see it and I just keep going.”

things that we had to do for next year,” Fox said. “At this point, we are all in limbo, and hopefully we will know by the middle of the summer.” Based on the current executive board wages, Fox said SC could save as much as $4,000 a semester by cutting the program director position. Executive board employees are paid $9 an hour, with an additional $1,500 stipend each semester. Fox said the secretary will take over the night walks and the activity board, and external relations

director will take over all outreach programming that SC handles. Alex Whitaker, SC external relations director, said via email she would prefer not to talk about this matter, because she has not started her position on the executive board. SC recording secretary Alaina Cardwell was not available for comment. SC will resume its normal schedule the first Tuesday of the fall semester.

ticipates the upcoming budget cuts and has identified areas where it can take cuts and still offer comparable services to students. Sorensen said if the money is available, SC will restore the position in the fall. SC President Jennifer Fox said she was asked to go through all SC job descriptions to determine which job descriptions could be combined. She said she combined the duties that fit well together. “I don’t know if this will be enough to cover any cuts, but we knew that this was one of the main

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Students can sell and return their textbooks at a temporary location in the University Center Palo Duro Lounge next week. The bookstore’s booth will be out from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 9 to May 13. UTA Bookstore manager Paul Beaulieu said the best time to sell back books is during finals week. During this time, students who know what they need for the next semester can receive 50 percent of what they paid, he said. If students wait until after finals to sell their books and the bookstore has all the books they need, the student will receive the wholesale price for the book, which Beaulieu said will be much less. The bookstore has offered another location for students to sell back their books in the past but stopped because of a low turnout. Beaulieu said employees at the bookstore feel it’s a way to offer a better service to the students. The store will also have extended hours from May 9 to May 12, open from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., he said. — Edna Horton

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Students hold or fold for bookstore gift cards Students confident with their poker faces have a chance to win UTA Bookstore credit at the Spring Poker Tournament at 8 tonight. Registration is free and lasts until 7:50 p.m. at the Maverick Activities Center game lounge on the second floor. The no-limit Texas Hold ‘Em game starts promptly at 8 p.m. Students receive 5,000 tournament chips and blinds increase every 15 minutes until one player has all the chips. The event happens once a semester and once in the summer. Turnout has ranged from 30 to 60 people, said Drew Barfield, intramural sports assistant director. He said students don’t have to bring anything, but they can, and no one will be asked to remove his or her sunglasses. Barfield said there have been reigning champions, but because there is no preregistration, he doesn’t know who will show up until the tournament starts. “It’s all ranges of skill level,” he said. “But when you get down to the final table, they’re pretty good.” The first place winner gets a $50 UTA Bookstore gift card and champion T-shirt. The runner-up receives a $25 gift card to the bookstore. — Sarah Lutz

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MIXTAPE This week’s mixtape highlights Mavericks’ favorite Christian music or Christian-themed songs. The genre was immensely popular in the ’80s and ’90s but dwindled in popularity throughout the last decade. This is the last mixtape for the semester, but tell us which ones were your favorites by emailing features-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu. You can also share yours by posting a track listing of your own mix to The Shorthorn Facebook page or commenting online at theshorthorn.com.

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Newsboys — “Something beautiful” DC Talk — “Jesus Freak” Flame — “Joyful Noise” Audio Adrenaline — “Free Ride” Bob Dylan — “Slow Train Coming” P.O.D. — “Alive” Kanye West — “Jesus Walks” U2 — “I Will Follow”

TO-DO

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Here are some to-do events on campus to hold you over until Thursday’s Pulse. Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition in The Gallery When: On display till May 14 Where: The Gallery Cost: Free Contact: 817-272-5658 Betsy Williamson Reconsidering Art History: A Solo Exhibition When: 2 p.m. Wednesday Where: Gallery 76102 Cost: Free Contact: 817-272-0365 $2 Movie — Tron Legacy When: 5:30 p.m. Friday Where: Planetarium Cost: $2 Contact: 817-272-1183

Magnificent Sun When: 6 p.m. Where: Planetarium Cost: $6 adults, $4 children Contact: 817-272-1183 Jumping the Broom Directed By: Salim Akil Starring: Angela Bassett, Mike Epps and Meagan Good Rated: PG-13 When: Friday Where: Wide Release Cost: Varies Thor Directed By: Kenneth Branagh Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman Rated: PG-13 When: Friday Where: Wide Release Cost: Varies

BY ALLEN BALDWIN The Shorthorn staff

After class on April 21, public relations freshman Ismael Espinoza turned on his PlayStation 3 to play some games and relax. When he tried to sign in, there was an error message. He checked to make sure there wasn’t a problem with his Internet connection but found nothing. He checked online and learned that the PlayStation Network was shut down the day before because of a cyber attack. Espinoza’s scenario was like that of many PlayStation owners that day. The network, through which gamers play each other online, had been down since April 20. “Somebody in the house was trying to use Netflix on the PlayStation, and it wouldn’t log in,” electrical engineering freshman Marcos Duran said. “I looked online and saw all the reports coming in about PSN being hacked.” A hacker attacked a server owned by Sony in San Diego between April 17 and 19. Sony realized this and shut down the server, and, by extension, all of the network-related activities including music streaming and movie rentals, on April 20. “I heard about it from a friend and thought it was just a little kink,” music education senior Kevin Stehr said. “I thought it wouldn’t take too long to figure out, and I could get back on later in the day.” In a press conference Saturday, Kaz Hirai, Sony Corp.’s executive deputy president, said the network services would gradually be reinstated this week, starting with online gaming services. The network shutdown came just a day after big name releases includ-

ing Portal 2, Mortal Kombat and SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALS, all of which have online multiplayer components. “I have a good collection of games, so I’ve just been playing the singleplayer campaigns,” Espinoza said. “Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to play the Infamous 2 beta.” With the server attack came the possibility that PlayStation users’ personal information was stolen. In a blog post on April 26, Patrick Seybold, Sony senior director of corporate communications and social media, said names, addresses, email addresses and possibly even credit card numbers could have been compromised. “I’ve purchased things [in the PlayStation store] before, but I used redeemable codes,” Stehr said. “I thought about registering my bank account to sign up for Netflix for my PS3, but because of what happened, I don’t think so.” Espinoza said he plans to cancel his credit card and get another one. Communication technology junior

THE RISKS • 77 million registered global users • 36 million users in the United States • 10 million account details including credit card numbers possibly compromised Source: Sony Corporation

Rey H u n t said he will not cancel his. “It depends on if I see a problem,” he said. “I won’t cancel my card. Not for something I’m not sure happened or not.” As a goodwill gesture, Sony will offer users 30 days of free PlayStation Plus service, a premium version of the network. More services will be offered in the coming weeks. This isn’t Sony’s first run-in with hackers. Sony sued George Hotz in January for distributing a root key that allowed PlayStation 3 users to circumvent the console’s security measures. Sony and Hotz settled out of court in April. Also in April, hacker collective Anonymous attacked the network, limiting access to online play. “This is all kind of a shock considering Sony puts a lot of effort into protecting games with digital-rightsmanagement so people don’t pirate them,” Duran said. “But on the network side of things, they don’t do much to protect their customers.” Sony did not tell gamers that

their personal information may have been compromised until April 26, several days after the server was attacked. Information systems professor M.K. Raja said this is the usual procedure when corporations are attacked. “They do this for several reasons,” he said. “They don’t want to expose themselves to further attack. They want to take time to plug the vulnerability, so they need time to work and defend their network. Finally, the publicity can have an effect on stocks and customers.” Raja said if a crime is involved, like the theft of personal information, law enforcement is called. Sony hired several security firms to look into the breach, and the FBI and Department of Homeland Security are involved in the investigation. Raja said there are vulnerabilities in both hardware and software that hackers can exploit. He said software problems are more frequently exploited. “The people who write code for software sometimes may not know how to secure it or secure it efficiently,” he said. “The hacker community is very good at detecting these vulnerabilities. Raja said hackers that attack major corporations are rarely caught. “When hackers attack, they hide their tracks,” he said. “A good hacker will disguise themselves.” ALLEN BALDWIN features.editor-shorthorn@uta.edu

CD REVIEW

J. LO’s new album trips in its stilettos ‘Love?’ leaves no question that it’s not worth the money BY LEE ESCOBEDO The Shorthorn scene editor

From the moment the first humans explored each other’s bodies on dirt and grass, “love” has been the four-letter word that makes coupling complicated. On her newest album Love?, Jennifer Lopez combs the catacombs of the club to find the hidden meaning of life’s greatest mystery. Instead of finding the answers of the heart, Lopez only backs herself up into a wall. The Latin bombshell uses a welcome break from acting to release her seventh studio album.

Unfortunately, the album, like her career in film, lacks identity and distinction from her contemporaries. Without shame, the album deals with Lopez’s hedonistic exploits on the dance floor. It’s a bore, given that there are hundreds of artists doing the same thing with less clothes and more talent, like Nicki Minaj. If anything, Minaj taught us that you can no longer just have a ghetto-booty and shake it all the way to the bank. You have to have more bite than the boys, as well. Trying to find a highlight on an album of overproduced, under-executed

lowlights is tougher than walking in a pair of Lopez’s stilettos. On “Villain” and “(What Is) Love,” her voice falls flat with dull vocals and bland concepts. It’s a shame Lopez’s greatest attribute as an entertainer, dancing, can’t help her in the booth or on screen. Not even Lil Wayne can save the album with his guest verse on “I’m Into You.” The album is filled with multiple failed attempts at staying relevant. Lady Gaga contributes to two tracks, “Invading My Mind” and “Hypnotico,” neither of

which fit Lopez’s style. It’s interesting to think what would happen if she experimented with an aesthetic similar to her biggest risk taking project, The Cell. Lopez has made a career out of playing it safe. It would be nice to see her leave her comfort zone and step on some toes with her six-inch heels. Her album leaves the listener with an aftertaste like a cheap picante sauce. Until Lopez’s career takes a Uturn, there’s lots to look at but little to listen to. LEE ESCOBEDO features-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

LOVE? Artist: Jennifer Lopez Label: Island Released: Today Ranking: ★