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Two columnists discuss whether to read Harry Potter or to look past the series. OPINION | PAGE 4
Opinions differ on how short is too short for warm-weather clothing options. SCENE | PAGE 6
14 Years of Magic The legacy of Harry Potter will live on in its fans
ATHLETICS MUGGLES’ REACTION TO THE QUESTION: How does the Harry Potter franchise ending affect you?
Annamaria Slaven, biology and biomedical engineering senior
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M.J. Abualfoul, biology sophomore
“It doesn’t really affect me much. It was enjoyable, but all good things have to come to an end.”
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“It’s kind of sad because it’s the end of an era for us, because we grew up with it. It’s also kind of exciting because you get to see the best parts of the books now.”
“I can’t imagine the world without Harry Potter. They’ve got to come up with a new fictional character to replace Harry Potter.” “I read all the books. When those ended I was sad, but I don’t really care about the movies.”
Taryn Hon, accounting senior
Parker Craig, international business senior
UTA may shift to WAC If approved by the Board of Regents, UTA would join July 2012. BY JOHNATHAN SILVER The Shorthorn news editor
The UT System Board of Regents will consider Thursday whether UTA may leave the Southland Conference in all sports to join the Western UT SYSTEM BOARD Athletic Conference. The university OF REGENTS has deemed this MEETING move consistent UT System Board of with its plan to inRegents meeting crease national exFollow the meeting posure and become live at a national research http://www.utsystem. university, accordedu/bor/meetings/ ing to the recomwebcasts.htm mendation sent to regents. If the board approves the change in conferences, UTA’s move would be effective July 1, 2012. UTA generally doesn’t comment on pending items, university spokeswoman Kristin Sullivan said. “It’s a wonderful opportunity, and we hope the Board of Regents give it their strongest consideration,” she added. Karl Benson, Western Athletic Conference WAC continues on page 5
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(From left to right) Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Daniel Radcliffe as Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley and Harry Potter, finish the Harry Potter sequence with the Deathly Hallows, which will premier this Friday at midnight.
BY JOHNATHAN SILVER The Shorthorn news editor
Ann Mai is wearing all black Thursday to mark the end of her childhood. Mai, an interdisciplinary studies junior and Harry Potter fan, said the books and movies have been with her since she was 8 or 9 years old. On Thursday, she will attend her first midnight showing to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. It’s a bittersweet moment, she said. “I’m so emotional. I’m excited,” Mai said. “I really want to see the story come to life on screen. But I’m really upset. Harry Potter’s been my life.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is the last installment of the film series, which is based on the Harry Potter novel series. The magic began with the first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s
Stone (renamed Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in the United States), which was published in 1997 in the United Kingdom. Mai and millions of other children at the time fell in love with Harry Potter, a boy wizard, and his friends, who go on magical adventures and fight dark magical forces. “It’s about fighting oppression,” Mai said. “Yeah, it’s about magic, but there are parallels to the real world — like classism, racism and speciesism.” Through the books, readers can escape to another world, which is appealing, said Barbi Fowler, English graduate teaching assistant. Fowler is teaching British literature this summer with a focus on myth, monsters and magic in literature. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is a required reading for the class. Fowler included Sorcerer’s Stone in the
unit on magic for the class. “It’s good to get students thinking critically about texts they’re already familiar with, because a lot of students have at least read the books or seen the movies,” she said. Harry Potter novels aren’t just books that are popular today, Fowler added. They will stand the test of time, she said. The films, however, won’t, said Bart Weiss, art and art history associate professor. They’re not great films, but they’re nice ones, he said. The films will resonate with the fans, but not with future viewers, he said. “These are not films 20 years from now that critics will put on their top-10 lists,” Weiss said. “From an aesthetic point of view, I don’t think these films will have POTTER continues on page 8
Copper theft costs College Park project money The project is still scheduled to finish before the 2011-2012 basketball season. BY WILLIAM JOHNSON The Shorthorn staff
Contractors for the College Park District construction sites reported several thousand dollars worth of copper materials missing from the sites within the past month. Copper items taken included piping and wiring from circuit breakers, according to the university. Patrols will be on site after hours, on the lookout for suspicious behavior, said Jeff Johnson, UTA maintenance and special projects director. “The incident is still under investigation,” Police Assistant Chief Rick Gomez said. Whoever took the material managed to CENTER continues on page 5
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Professor brainstorms space weather Simulations of the sun and solar flares are part of what Ramon Lopez’s team does. BY CHRISTIAN KEITT The Shorthorn staff
Physics professor Ramon Lopez is a self-proclaimed “space weatherman.” Lopez and his team of researchers are working with other physicists around the country to develop computer models that can warn scientists of damaging space weather before it happens. “We are part of a team of many universities working on models of the interaction of the solar wind with earth’s magnetic field,” Lopez said. “We’re
trying to understand how well these models can predict certain things of interest, and what’s the basic physics between the solar wind and the earth’s magnetosphere.” Turbulent space weather occurs when the ionosphere, the highest part of the atmosphere, starts flowing with electric current from the space cloud that hits earth’s magnetic field. This generates electrical currents that flow down into the atmosphere and flow through the ionosphere, Lopez said. “Those changing electrical currents cause changing magnetic fields, those changing magnetic fields produce other electric currents in any nearby conductor,” Lopez said. “Pipelines and power grids would
be targets for these electric currents,” said Lopez. Many everyday things can be influenced by space weather. Ionospheric disturbances can cause errors in global positioning systems. “The use of GPS just keeps on exploding, and GPS is highly dependent on space weather,” Lopez said. Lopez said the effects of GPS errors extend beyond someone getting the wrong directions from their car’s GPS. “A lot of farming is now completely automated, so what a farmer does is he programs the tractor and the tractor goes and deposits seeds and fertilizer, all of that guided by GPS,” he said. SOLAR continues on page 8
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Physics professor Ramon Lopez explains possible benefits of research into solar flares that he and his students have recently been given a grant to conduct.
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Michelle Benjamin’s eyes catch everything. Whether it’s the glances or awkward grimace between people trying to help her understand a question, Benjamin’s eyes catch everything. They’ve had to for five years. The business administration graduate student became completely deaf in 2006. “To me, it was just a shock,” she said. “If I had to use the term nor-
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Monday Injured Person Medical assist Officers responded to a student suffering a possible seizure at 6:39 p.m. on a table in Lot F-13. The student was transported to Arlington Memorial Hospital. Investigation At 2 a.m., a student reported that he was hit twice by rocks while riding his bike by University Hall. Sunday
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Simple assault An assault was reported at 9 p.m. at Centennial Court apartments. The victim reported that he was assaulted by his former roommate. He was transported to Arlington Memorial Hospital.
Michelle Benjamin, business administration graduate student and Miss deaf arlington winner, got a cochlear implant in 2009. the receiver for the unit is surgically implanted underneath the skin with an external microphone and transmitter clipped to the user’s ear.
Theft At 10:30 a.m., a student reported a stolen bicycle at Centennial Court apartments.
mal, I guess I would have to say I was knocked down to it when I lost my hearing.” Now, she is learning to embrace herself as she represents Miss Deaf Arlington 2011 Tuesday through July 23 at the Miss Deaf Texas pageant in Cypress, Texas. But she’s having trouble finding a sponsor to support her trip. She was pronounced Miss Deaf Arlington after filling out an application and having an online interview. “I want to be Miss Deaf Texas because I believe I am a good example of how to achieve your dream despite having a disability,” she said. Benjamin lived in Georgia when she began to lose her hearing in April 2006. By February 2007, she couldn’t speak on the phone. With no history of hearing loss in her family, doctors couldn’t figure out how it happened, she said. Seven different doctors told her seven different opinions. She transferred to UTA to live closer to family and get the help she needed. “No one knew I was deaf for a year until I told my mom,” she said. “I tried not to speak. So communication was minimal. People just assumed I was shy, so they left me alone. All I had was lip and body reading.” Brannon Sledge, her best friend and graduate student at Prairie View A&M University, said Benjamin was already going deaf when they met. “If you didn’t know she was deaf, then you couldn’t really even
Graduate student says she’s a good example of overcoming difficulties
tell in conversation,” he said. “The worst part of her adjusting was all when it started happening to her, because it was like something that we take for granted was pulled away from her.” Benjamin, 26, said she couldn’t do anything she used to do. She couldn’t be as social as she was before. “I had to give up a job and two internships because when I lost my hearing, my grades were affected. I went from a 3.0 [gradepoint average] to a 1.7 in a year,” she said. “I put it to the equivalent of someone who got into a car accident and lost their legs. If you’re a track runner, that’s devastating to you. My whole world revolved around hearing.” But in 2009, she said she heard the sound of water rushing and birds chirping again, thanks to a cochlear implant — a small, electronic device that sits behind the ear and a second portion that is surgically placed under the skin to help give a representation of sounds. “The day they turned it on, they had this big fish tank in the office. It had running water,” she said. “I was like, ‘What is that?’ It didn’t sound like water at all. It sounded like someone was playing with newspaper or something.” Now, she is getting the hang of talking on the phone again. She said doctors told her what takes most cochlear implant patients about 2 years, she’s managed to accomplish in 6 months. But graphic design junior Shaquita Benjamin, Michelle Benjamin’s sister, said she still has dif-
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ficulty communicating with Michelle Benjamin. “Sometimes, her hearing device is off or turned down low and I can not get her attention,” Shaquita Benjamin said. “Or, if I am trying to talk to her, she might not fully comprehend or even hear me at all.” Both Sledge and Shaquita Benjamin said they’re proud of Michelle Benjamin for how she’s adjusted to her impairment. “She decided to not let that stop her and continue to strive even more to accomplish her goals. She has become an even stronger person as a result of that,” Sledge said. shelly williams news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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Student to participate in Miss deaf Texas Two weeks from now, seven contestants will compete in the Miss Deaf Texas pageant. Michelle Benjamin, business administration graduate student, is one of them. Lone Established in 1976 in Las Colinas, Star this will be the pagCollege eant’s 35th year, said Amanda Tuite, Cy-Fair Miss Deaf Texas director. Where: Cen“How is Miss ter for the Deaf Texas difArts ferent than Miss 9191 Barker Texas? We have Cypress Road deaf contestants, Cypress of course,” Tuite 77433 said. “Their speech When: 2-5 will be presented in p.m. Tuesday American Sign Lanthrough July guage. The girls are 23 not judged based Cost: Varies; on beauty, but their purchase talent, intelligence, at the door. clarity and poise. Visit www. Miss Deaf Texas missdeafdoes not have a texas.com swimsuit competifor more tion.” information. While there, Benjamin will represent education with disability during the speech part of the competition. “I’m going to give a brief presentation on what it’s like from the point of view of a student, because I don’t think many people realize how hard it is,” Benjamin said. The contestants will have some time Tuesday through July 23 before the pageant to attend workshops, public and private events, and develop new friendships, Tuite said. The winner of the pageant receives a $1,000 scholarship and will compete for Miss Deaf America in Kentucky in summer 2012. – Shelly Williams
Michelle Benjamin lost her hearing in 2006 because of unknown reasons. Benjamin is now seeking a sponsor to allow her to attend the Miss Deaf Texas pageant in Cypress, Texas.
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Afghan leader’s half brother gunned down in south KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — The powerful half brother of President Hamid Karzai was gunned down in his heavily fortified home by a close associate Tuesday, setting off a power struggle in southern Afghanistan and raising doubts about stability in a critical area for the U.S.-led war effort. The assassination of Ahmed Wali Karzai, a wheeler-dealer and the key to his half brother’s power in the south, leaves the president without an influential ally to handle the tricky job of balancing the interests of the region’s tribal and political leaders, drug runners, insurgents and militias.
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learning how to ride a bike is one of the many new experiences for children. But for a child with down Syndrome, this milestone can be a challenge. The down Syndrome Partnership of Tarrant County’s second annual “lose the Training Wheels” program on campus began Monday and ends Friday. lose the Training Wheels is a national organization that works with local community partners to host five-day camps to teach individuals with disabilities how to independently ride bicycles. it’s difficult for children with down Syndrome to ride a bicycle because their development is delayed, which affects their balance, reaction time and gross motor skills, said Tammy Burt, program floor director and board adviser. When it comes to things that take fine attention, like riding a bike, there is a delay and can be a challenge for them, she added. The camp is being held at the Maverick Activities Center. More than 80 percent of “lose the Training Wheels” participants are able to successfully ride a conventional bicycle by the end of the five-day period. The program uses modified equipment, trained professionals and volunteers during the 75-minute camp sessions. Program administrative assistant Jennifer Mearns said the program does more than teach children how to ride a bike.
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GOP leader says give Obama new debt limit powers WASHINGTON — With compromise talks at a vituperative standstill, Senate Republicans unexpectedly offered Tuesday to hand President Barack Obama new powers to avert a first-ever government default threatened for Aug. 2. Under a proposal outlined by Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Obama could request increases of up to $2.5 trillion in the government’s borrowing authority in three separate installments over the next year, as long as he simultaneously proposed spending cuts of greater size.
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Volunteers Victoria Lafosse of Cedar Hill, 10, and Jamiz Corona of Arlington help Caden Trimble of Hurst, 8, Tuesday afternoon at the Maverick Activities Center. The second annual Lose the Training Wheels, from Tuesday through July 23, will be at UTA to teach those with Down Syndrome how to ride a bicycle.
“Families have noticed a positive increase in self-esteem and in family dynamic,” she said. “The programs help them feel included, provide transportation and healthy exercise.” There are 24 participants signed up for the program, and volunteers were needed as spotters, people that can provide physical support and encouragement during the five-day camp. Mearns said the program was short on volunteers a few weeks ago, but because of help from student groups, such as Society of Political Affairs and Alpha Chi omega, it has a good amount of volunteers. Volunteer and alumnus Bhavik Amaidas said he has volunteered in programs that help children in need since he
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cial olympics in october. “i hope the camp teaches them that riding a two-wheeler bike is good, and maybe teaches them they can compete in Special olympics, or even be able to ride with a friend,” laPlante said. Katrina Adams and her two children are participating in the program. Her youngest daughter, Audrey, is a camper, and Adams’ older daughter, Peyton, is volunteering. “For Audrey, the camp means an opportunity to ride a bike and an opportunity for socialization with other children,” Adams said. “For Peyton, it’s an opportunity to volunteer.”
was young. When his family came to the United States, his parents were told Amaidas was suffering from a skin disorder. They had a family friend who was a nurse and she offered to help Amaidas. While in her care, he became acquainted with other children who were suffering from more severe illnesses, and since then has always wanted to help children with needs. lyndon laPlante, “lose the Training Wheels” supporter, said he had a good personal experience using the program. At first he didn’t know how to ride a bicycle, but by using the program, he was able to learn and use his new knowledge to be a role model for other children with disabilities. laPlante will participate in the Spe-
ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida sheriff announced Tuesday that authorities were looking into witness tampering allegations during Casey Anthony’s murder trial, even as he held a wide-ranging news conference with his top investigators in what he said was an effort to bring closure to a case that polarized the country. Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings also revealed that prosecutors were considering perjury charges against Anthony’s mother, but a spokeswoman for the state attorney’s office later said they would not be pursued.
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US Rep. Ron Paul of Texas to retire from Congress AUSTIN — U.S. Rep. Ron Paul said Tuesday he will concentrate on running for president and will not seek re-election to Congress, ending a 24-year career as one of the more colorful members of the House of Representatives. The 75-year-old Republican said he will serve out his term through December 2012, whether his presidential campaign is successful or not. He told The Associated Press he has been criticized for running for Congress while seeking the presidency in the past.
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Eat right at the movies Try the healthier alternatives at the concession stand Maybe it started when a strolling popcorn bucket, a large soda and a candy bar were telling moviegoers to “go to the lobby.” Maybe it was even before that, but eating these snacks has become a staple in the movie-going experience. With the amount of summer blockbusters this year, including the conclusion to the Harry Potter films, that’s a lot of buttered-popcorn, soda and candy. But it doesn’t have to be. AMC Theatres released its “Smart MovieSnacks” bundle early this year, offering an alternative to the snacks that, to society, have become an integral part of the theater experience. Movie-goers should give the bundle a go and try to incorporate healthier snacks in other activities. The best way to show support for a product is with your dollars. It wouldn’t hurt to try the snacks. Let’s All Go to the Lobby was released in 1953, and since then, the nation’s become a lot more nutritionally educated. First Lady Michelle Obama even started the “Let’s Move!” campaign to solve America’s obesity problem. The bundle, which includes fruit chips, a trail mix bar, popped corn chips and a bottle of water, contains 453 calories and 11 grams of fat. A large buttered popcorn is about 1,640 calories and 126 grams of fat. While the bundle can help trim waist lines, it can also help keep wallets fat. The bundle retails at $7. A large popcorn at the same theater goes for $7.75. But the biggest advantage of this bundle is that it reminds consumers that there are options. Although the snack bundle is exclusive to AMC, it isn’t the only theater in town. While other theaters may not have a special package, there are still smarter options available. This is the time to revisit activities and find alternative foods. A baseball game in Arlington doesn’t have to include a jumbo hotdog, nachos, cheese fries and ice cream in a hat. There’s plenty of bottled water, and even the time-tested peanuts are a healthy option. A night spent gaming with friends doesn’t have to feature large sodas and potato-chip flavoring dust on the controllers. There are plenty of options that are just as affordable, it just takes thinking outside the box. Healthy movie snacks are a just inspiration for enjoying a blockbuster-filled summer. — The Shorthorn editorial board
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If I could escape my own life, I wouldn’t want to experience another where people could cast spells and play sports while riding on brooms. That’s why I never cared for Harry Potter, and why I won’t see this “last chapter” movie coming out on Friday. I don’t care. I was 13 years old when the first movie came out. My cousin, who was 11 at the time, had read the first book and was excited to see the movie. After a family dinner, ASHLEY BRADLEY we all decided to go see the movie. I remember walking out of the theater semi-impressed, but I was 13, anything impressed me at that age. I wasn’t an attitude-filled teenager yet. Then the rest of the movies began pumping out, one every year or two. Whether it was because I had become an angst-filled teenager, or because I learned right away that the Harry Potter plot line was a little childish, I avoided the books and movies like Bradley is a oncoming traffic. journalism senior and While hearing people argue about Scene editor for The whether the books were better than Shorthorn. the movies, I still wondered if the whole “movement” was so popular Join the discussion because it’s, well, popular. I’m not by commenting at a big “bandwagon fan” of anything, theshorthorn.com. and I wonder if that’s why the series’ author, J.K. Rowling, is raking in cash right now. I’ve heard many fans say they hate J.K. Rowling’s writing — well, then what’s the point? Why would you love the novels so deeply if you hate how the author writes? To me, that seems ridiculous, and that’s why I never picked up a Harry Potter book. I wasn’t going to waste my time reading something that apparently is poorly written and, if I wasn’t impressed enough by the Star Wars-esque plot (both about orphans discovering themselves) when I was 13, I am certainly not going to be impressed at 23. I still read stories featuring characters coming-of-age, but the worlds were closer to reality. The thing about fantasy and sci-fi movies and books is that people are just depicting their hopes, dreams and desires of what will one day be. Sorry, Potterheads, you will never have wizard-like powers, just like Star Wars fans will never have light sabers.
I remember the feel of the first Harry Potter book in my hands when I read it in sixth grade. It felt like every other book. The spine creased just like every other book. The pages turned like every other book. What I didn’t know at the time was this book would become something more to me. No, I am not another Potterhead bent on converting people to loving the books. Instead, I’ll say that as an 11 year old on the brink of NATALIE WEBSTER self-discovery, the idea of magic having a daily presence in my life has meant more to who I am than possibly anything else. It’s not the series’s archetypal battle of good versus evil, the wands, the school, or even the spells — it was the idea of it all. What the story of Harry Potter told me was that I, an 11 year old, could do something great. I could come up against and defeat great enemies, make great friends, do great things. Webster is a As I grew older, and as more books journalism junior and were published, more doors were copy desk chief for opened to me in terms of things I felt The Shorthorn. capable of doing. I saw the first movie on opening weekend. Seeing the hold Join the discussion the movies had on people gave me by commenting at hope. Because of the movies, more theshorthorn.com. people were opened up the world of Harry Potter. From the depths of Harry Potter’s plot, the world grew imagination. Fanfiction.net, a site dedicated to hosting literary works based on pre-existing creations, currently houses more than 527,000 works based on the world of Harry Potter. If you search “Harry Potter” in deviantart. com, a site that showcases users’ art, you’ll find more than 137,700 related works. Entire web pages are dedicated to art and literature based on the world Rowling created. Now, as the last movie is about to release here, I am ecstatic to see the number of people who flock to the theaters for opening day tickets. I’m joyed by the number of people who reach for this bit of magic in a world where, as author Tom Robbins put it, “Nobody quite knew what to make of the moon anymore.” It’s not because I think Harry Potter was the best written series, or that the plot was enthrallingly complex, but Harry Potter lent a certain spark of magic to life – even if it was only once a year when the movies came out.
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College gets $5M for two years again The money will go to the Regional Nursing Education Center. By Vallari Gupte The Shorthorn staff
New equipment and possibly more faculty and staff for the Smart Hospital will be covered by $5 million set aside by the state for the College of Nursing. The college received $5 million for the UTA Regional Nursing Education Center for the last biennium and this has been renewed for the next two years. “We got the grant two years ago, it is continuing money,” Nursing Associate Dean Beth Mancini said. The center isn’t a physical location but a program to help
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break into the circuit breaker and rip out copper components, and also managed to cut out piping and remove wiring from electrical panels. Dallas-Fort Worth contractors Hunt Construction Group and Austin Industries are handling the construction of the two sites. “The cost of the lost material was minimal,” said John Morgan, Hunt Construction project manager. “A lot of the theft was of things not yet installed. However, the cost in reordering these materials and the labor in replacing the section of pipe cut out was a couple thousand.” Recent reports of copper theft were high in nearby Fort Worth for the past year. Some thefts cost sites between $100,000 and $160,000. Despite the recent losses, construction is ahead of schedule, Johnson said. “We are currently exca-
produce more nursing graduates to address a shortage in Texas. At UTA, the number of nursing graduates per year has increased from 200 to 400. “The state has set a target of doubling the number of graduate nurses,” Mancini said. “We have done that.” Mancini said the Regional Nursing Education Center is a collaboration of 15 nursing schools in the region. “We have a responsibility to help others in the region,” she said. Several nurses with associate’s degrees are practicing in hospitals. However, the state aims to employ nurses with a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing. Thus, UTA started the RNto-BSN program. Mancini said UTA has about 150 students in the RNvating for the second phase of the garage,” he said. The first, or north, phase of the garage is scheduled to open in August. College Park District, which will feature a residence hall, a two-sided parking garage, the College Park Center and retail space, is scheduled to be completed in its entirety by mid-August 2012. On whether the center would be finished in time for the 2011-2012 basketball season, Johnson couldn’t confirm. “Ideally, we would like to have it ready,” he said. “But it is too early to tell.” Basketball season normally starts in November and ends early March, not including postseason March Madness. With completion of the center listed for December 2011 on the official website, men’s and women’s basketball and wheelchair basketball might see playing time on the new court. “I’m not saying it’s impossible,” Johnson said. William JohNsoN news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
to-BSN program every year. About 3,000 students are enrolled in the nursing program including bachelor’s, graduate and online programs. The increasing numbers of students also require more teachers. New faculty and support staff might be hired for the Smart Hospital, Mancini said. New and improved equipment will be bought with the funds. Mancini said the Smart Hospital requires more mannequins to help students learn health care through simulation. More than 90 percent of undergraduate nursing students passed their nursing licensing exam on the first try, as compared to the 60 percent pass rate of the state, Mancini said. The College of Nursing will continue to use the $5 million
for the development of equipment, increasing the number of graduates and to introduce new and creative ways of teaching, especially using simulation. Rep. Diane Patrick, R-Arlington, helped secure the $5 million for the college, during this year’s budgeting session. “We do not have an adequate supply of nurses in rural areas,” Patrick said. “UT Arlington has a special program to address the shortage of nursing in rural areas.” The UTA Rural Health Outreach Program helps nursing students understand health care in rural areas. The nursing college also provides continuing education opportunities to the nursing community in the state. The program has served 168 Texas counties out of the 254, according to their website.
Patrick also helped secure $15 million from the state budget for the statewide Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction program, which is used to help colleges increase the number of nursing graduates. UTA is not expected to gain funds from that money, university spokesperson Kristin Sullivan said. “Our College of Nursing already has one of the best performance records around the state,” she said. There is a net loss in state assistance, Sullivan added. “No one should think we have new funding for nursing,” she said. As compared to the $94.8 million general revenue received by UTA in the last biennium, the House Bill 1 allotted $89.4 million to UTA, for the
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Cleve Magers, safety director of DMG Masonry Limited, directs traffic into the College Park Center construction site Monday afternoon on South Pecan Street. The 218,000-square-foot special events center will become the new home for Maverick basketball and volleyball.
commissioner, also didn’t have much to say prior to the meeting. He said he would have more to say during a news conference following the board’s decision. “I’m simply acknowledging that we have been in contact with UTA for the last couple of weeks,” he said. Benson informed UTA President James Spaniolo in June that the nine presidents from the Western Athletic Conference institutions had voted unanimously to invite UTA to join the league, according to the recommendation sent to the Board of Regents. Though the Western Athletic Conference is in need of more institutions with football programs, having football isn’t a condition of UTA’s invitation. “Texas-Arlington has a fine athletics tradition,” said Lawrence Fan, San Jose State’s Athletics Department media relations director. San Jose State is a mem-
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next two years. The $5 million given to the College of Nursing is separate funding from the state for increasing nursing graduates. Nursing sophomore Amanda Agoes said the computers in the computer labs in Pickard Hall is one thing campus leaders should use money to upgrade. “We definitely need the new computers in the Learning Resource Center,” Agoes said. Agoes said nursing students need more room. “We have to share our space with math,” she said. Agoes said creating more study areas would be a good idea, since Pickard Hall gets really crowded. Vallari Gupte news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
ber of the Western Athletic Conference. “[UTA’s] educational mission is also compatible with the other schools currently in the Western Athletic Conference,” he added. If regents OK the move, UTA would be part of a league enjoying 50 years of existence in 2012. “Through these first 50 years, this conference has had many changes,” Fan said. “Through it all, the conference members have been able to enhance their athletic profiles and enjoy academic success.” According to the recommendation, the exit fee UTA would owe the Southland Conference and the entrance fee to join the Western Athletics Conference will be covered by Intercollegiate Athletics funds, institutional funds and revenue from the College Park Center. Southland Conference Commissioner Tom Burnett declined to comment and referred questions to UTA. JohNathaN silVer news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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Page by page or frame by frame? Opinions vary on whether film adaptations should follow book story lines word for word, or if they’re a stand-alone piece By Bianca Montes The Shorthorn senior staff
Bart Weiss, art and art history associate professor, said the biggest misconception viewers of book-based movies make is that they expect it to be a literal interpretation of the book. This is not the case, he said. On Friday, the fastest-selling novel in history, Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, will hit the big screen and Harry Potter fans will once again question if the book was better than the movie. Public relations senior Allison Revoli said the answer is simple: Watching a movie is never as satisfying as reading the book. In fact, she said it is down-right disappointing. “In my mind, I had already painted the scene and cast the characters, so when I watch it on film, it shatters my imagination,” she said. “It’s like, ‘Hey, you just took my vision and ruined it.’” When a viewer goes to see a movie with a bias, Weiss said, their expectations will ruin the experience. expecting the movie to be a literal translation of its book is problematic because they’re two different things, he said. “If you come to the movie with those expectations, you are foolish,” he said. “Instead, come out there and think with curiosity and you will have a chance to like it.” Weiss said when a screenwriter develops a movie based on the book, the screenwriter is creating his own art, and sometimes dialogue will be cut and secondary characters will be dropped or merged with other characters to condense the material. “I understand that it’s impossible to make a bookbased movie a literal interpretation,” interdisciplinary studies junior Rashieda Fadeyi said. “But, I think if something contributes to the plot it should be included and accurate.” Fadeyi said she still remembers walking out of Harry Potter and the HalfBlood Prince, the sixth movie in the sequence, extremely upset.
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“The most emotional part of the book was Dumbledore’s funeral, and it was cut from the movie,” she said. Mechanical engineering junior Stephen Krolick said he does not let changes in the movie affect him. “I like to see how other people try to explain what
happens, but in visual format,” he said. History senior Brian Watson said watching the movie is the only way he wants to experience Harry Potter. Although he has never read a Harry Potter book, Watson said he already knows the ending because an ex-girl-
friend revealed it to him after she read the book. But, he said, that will not ruin the movie for him. “The end is only the last 10 minutes of the movie.” Despite the changes that ruined movies in the past for Fadeyi, she said she would never miss the opportunity of
watching Harry Potter, especially the final movie. “It’s going to be a bittersweet ending,” she said. “These movies were a part of my childhood. I’m definitely bringing Kleenex.” Bianca Montes features-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
Escaping the heat gets provocative Summer shorts’ length a matter of preference
By Bianca Montes and ashley Bradley The Shorthorn senior staff and Scene editor
Albert einstein said the legs are the wheels of creativity, but he never said if they should be covered up. As temperatures rise, hemlines follow, and the ideals of what is appropriate vary. Some students are ready to take it off, and others are begging for them to put it back on. Geology senior Jordan Payne said forcing certain dressing standards is wrong. She said she has never been offended by anyone dressed provocatively on campus, and thinks people should just mind their own business when it comes to clothing. “If someone is comfortable with their own body, then you don’t have to look at it,” she said. Women’s studies director Desiree Henderson said the mentality of how women are supposed to dress has changed since the women’s rights movement in western cultures, and has made more “skin-showing” clothes acceptable. “Feminism has fought, and continues to fight, to secure for women the right to choose, even in terms of their clothing,” she said. “Women should have the right to wear whatever they choose, and they should have the right to not have their sexuality or morality judged depending upon their attire.”
Because of the rise in heat, mechanical engi- for work, I would probably say I was neering sophomore chris Klasing understands not the right person to give them that recommendation,” she said. the desire to be comfortable. chris casey, residential student con“You’re not going to wear a full-on coat,” he said. “But, if you can see the butt cheek hanging duct coordinator, said the university does not have a dress code. However, if a stuout, that is too much. That just looks sleazy.” Biology junior Aileen Toja said it’s offensive dent’s clothing was to cause a disruption, the departand she doesn’t believe heat pushes ment would the boundaries of fashion. address it on She said watching the girls at a case-to-case war with their backpacks, keeping “Feminism has fought and basis. the bag from taking off their skirts, continues to fight to secommunicais obviously not about comfort, but cure for women the right tions alumnus more of a chore. Brandon Hur“The backpack pulls their skirt to choose, even in terms tardo admitted up and they pull it down,” she said. of their clothing.” being distracted “I think it is more about them trying in the classto be sexy and seeing what they can desiree henderson room because get away with.” Women’s studies director of some womThere is a difference between ens’ attire, esbeing comfortable and being propecially during vocative, said career Services directhe summer. tor Barbara Peet. “I think to What students wear to class can weigh in on their teachers’ perception of their myself, ‘D–––, what did I miss? A test? professional characters, and sway teachers from A review?’” he said laughing. offering them a professional recommendation, Peet said. Bianca Montes and ashley Bradley features-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu “If I feel like they did not know how to dress
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‘hiStory of Magic’ 1990 — Joanne Rowling’s first notions of Harry Potter and the wizarding world come to her on a train ride. 1995 — Rowling finishes the first book. Various publishers reject the manuscript. July 1997 — Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone book is published in Britain. July 1998 — Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets book is published in Britain. October 1998 — Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone book is published in the United States.
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June 1999 — Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets book is published in the United States. July 1999 — Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban book is published. July 2000 — Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire book is published. March 2001 — Two schoolbooks from Harry’s world, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through the Ages, are published. November 2001 — Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone film is released.
June 2002 — The music genre ‘Wizarding Rock’ is born with the formation of Harry and the Potters. October 2002 — Richard Harris, the original Albus Dumbledore, dies of Hodgkin’s Disease. Michael Gambon replaces him in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and onward. November 2002 — Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets film is released. March 2003 — The word “muggle,” which means a non-magical person, is officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary. April 2003 — J.K. Rowling is reported to have more money than
the Queen Elizabeth II. June 2003 — Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix book is published. (More than 5 million copies sold in its first day.) June 2004 — Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban film is released. July 2005 — Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince book is published. (More than 8.9 million copies sold in its first day.) November 2005 — Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire film is released. July 2007 — Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix film is released.
July 2007 — Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows book is published. (More than 11 million copies sold in its first day.) July 2008 — The Tales of Beedle the Bard book is published. September 2008 — Warner Bros. and J. K. Rowling vs. RDR Books is ruled in favor of Rowling. Warner Bros. and Rowling were suing on grounds of copyright infringement for attempting to publish an unofficial encyclopedia of the Harry Potter universe. July 2009 — Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince film is released. June 2010 — The Wizarding World
of Harry Potter theme park officially opens in Universal Orlando Park. November 2010 — Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 film is released. June 2011 — The Pottermore website is announced. The site will reveal background information on characters and settings, and the novels will be available for purchase as e-books and audiobooks. It will launch with limited access July 31, though the full launch is scheduled for Oct. 1. July 2011 — Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 film will be released. – Compiled by Jessica Patzer
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Interdisciplinary studies junior Ann Mai created a garden dedicated to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows because it is the last movie of the series. Mai said she has been obsessed with the books since she read the second one when she was 11 years old. “After the last movie comes out, I’ll probably cry for a really long time. It has been an emotional hurricane for me,” Mai said.
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merit or value.” Film franchises like Harry Potter have been most beneficial to production companies that make billions off such movies, he added. Hollywood will use the same formula, turning famed texts into highgrossing franchises, to make more money in the future, he said. Though the film series is complete and the last books have published, Mai honors the world of Harry Potter with a garden, which has a Deathly Hallows symbol in it. She grows tomatoes, black eyed peas and pumpkins that haven’t sprouted. She plans to make dishes featured in Harry Potter cookbooks.
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Space weather could also affect oil drilling. “A lot of oil drills now depend on GPS for drilling, especially with horizontal drilling, which allows them to tap previously inaccessible areas of oil and gas,” Lopez said. “If GPS is down, you can’t drill, which could cost you a lot of money.”
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Mai is growing herbs and vegetables like basil, oregano, cilantro, blackeyed peas, red and yellow bell peppers, Japanese eggplant and more. Each section of the Deathly Hallows symbol is designated to certain herbs and vegetables.
The books and movies might be done, Mai notes, but fans can still read the books and watch the movies again. “It’s been many things to me,” she said about the Harry
Potter universe. “When I’ve had a bad day, I would read a Harry Potter book at the dinner table.”
Space weather also could cause power outages. Lopez said it’s possible that a space weather storm could blow out transformers, causing large areas to lose electricity. “Those transformers would be very difficult because we don’t produce many of them per year,” he said. The key to dealing with space weather is better methods of prediction, Lopez said. “All the power companies could be aware that they are
going to have these difficulties, so they can turn off some equipment, prepare to handle voltage fluctuations on the power grid and they can have emergency teams watching transformers,” he said. Space weather is caused by solar activity. “Some of what I do involves looking at long-term variations of solar wind and using that to try and understand long-term variations of the sun,” he said. Solar flares are one type of
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solar activity. They occur when magnetic energy that has been built up in the solar atmosphere is suddenly released, according to Lopez. “A lot of times solar flares will release a lot of plasma energy, and sometimes it might come toward the earth,” physics graduate student Kevin Pham said. Pham has been involved with Lopez’s research for about a year. “Mostly, I run the simula-
tions of what we think the sun is doing, and we see how it affects the earth,” Pham said. Physics graduate student Shree Bhattarai has been working with Lopez for about two and a half years. “Pretty much everything we do in our research is related to solar flares,” Bhattarai said. “Energy from the solar flares is transferred to the geomagnetic system, and that’s what we do our research on.” Space weather is a relatively
new area of research that developed out of the fundamental physics of sun and earth environment, Lopez said. “Scientists in our community began making the case that we’re becoming more and more dependent on our space environment,” he said. “And we need to be able to predict and understand how that will impact our technology.” chriStian Keitt news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu