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Gosh Darn WrongSarah Palin’s accusations of Barack Obama’s link to terrorists is illogical.
Home Cookin’Coach Morrow signs a home-for-home contract which means more home games for the Mavs.
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BY DUSTIN DANGLIContributor to The Shorthorn
The new Levitt Pavilion at Center and Abram streets will offer free music events to the Arlington community.
Located adjacent to the university in Founders Plaza, the venue will feature 16 musical concerts this year and 50 in 2009, Friends of the Levitt Pavilion board chair Kristin Vandergriff said.
The university supported the project, donating $50,000 for wireless Internet access.
Feedback from this month’s
concerts will help plan next year’s musical events.
Next year, the pavilion begins shows June 4 and present 25 concerts until July 3rd, re-opening again in September to show another 25 performances. The park will remain open, but shows won’t occur outside of these times, communications coordinator
Cathy O’ Neal said.O’Neal said she hopes
students will understand
that the Internet resource is available outside of concert schedules.
“We think that will make Founders Plaza even more appealing to students and the community,” she said. “They can relax and use their laptops there.”
Levitt Pavilion opens tonightARLINGTON
University support brings wireless Internet access for year-round enjoyment.
PAVILION continues on page 3
BY SARAH LUTZThe Shorthorn staff
Arne Winguth says Earth hasn’t been this hot in 55 billion years.
The geology professor and other researchers hope a better understanding of the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum will help predict future climates.
The last time the climate changed this dramatically was 13,000 years ago when glaciers
significantly receded within a decade.
Winguth said the current warming can explain the in-creased intensity Category 5 hurricanes like Katrina and Ike, but it doesn’t necessarily mean more hurricanes.
Tropical storms in the Atlan-tic Ocean result from moist air flowing over the warm water. The air then rises, cools and condenses, and releases energy
to power the storm.“Now what’s interesting in
this hurricane season, we had extremely warm sea surface temperatures in the tropical Atlantic and then we had also the upper-level easterly winds expand westward, which pro-duced a favorable location of the African easterly jet stream,” Winguth said.
Global WarningHurricanes are one of many signs
of the Earth’s heat problem
HURRICANE continues on page 6
BY ANNA KATZKOVAThe Shorthorn staff
Latino Vote Day will focus on encouraging Hispanic political participation and discuss issues like funding education.
League of United Latin
American Citizens will host the rally at noon Monday in the Uni-versity Center Red River Room. The Center for Mexican Ameri-can Studies has also arranged a Hispanics & Politics Teach In at 6:30 p.m., also in the Red River Room. Both events are free.
Hispanic groups started the rally, part of Ya es Hora (It is
Events aim to increase Latino vote
ELECTION
Faculty will discuss issues followed by a question-and-answer session.
HISPANIC continues on page 6
BY MARK BAUERContributor to The Shorthorn
University administrators be-lieve they have found a “maverick” to discuss the upcoming presi-dential election.
When the President’s Office discussed speakers to invite to campus for the upcoming elec-tion, Juan Williams was the first name mentioned. He was also the first to agree to come, said Danny Woodward, communications as-sistant to the president.
“The president wanted to in-clude him as someone to come to the campus to discuss the elec-tion,” he said. “He fits the descrip-tion of what we’re looking for in a
‘Maverick’ Trailblazer
WILLIAMS continues on page 6
BY MARK BAUERContributor to The Shorthorn
This time of year, chills, fatigue, headaches and nau-sea might result from mid-term stress — or it might be the Influenza.
Health Services will try to prevent those symptoms by giving $15 Flu shots to students, staff and faculty starting Oct. 13 until Flu season ends in February or the supply runs out.
Health Services physician Dr. Rodger Mitchell said ev-
eryone should get the vac-cination — especially those in close living quarters like dorms.
“In my opinion, anyone who can get it, should get it,” he said.
He said people concerned about getting the flu from the vaccine itself shouldn’t worry.
“The most common thing people say is, ‘I got the shot, and then I got the flu,’” he said.
Although that might be the case, he said it wasn’t from the vaccine. At most, it could cause a reaction by stimulating the immune system, but contracting the
virus directly from the vac-cine isn’t possible.
When vaccines are pro-duced, experts try to predict the strains — or kinds of flu — most likely to spread among a certain communi-ty. The vaccine’s effective-ness depends on how well the strains are predicted, according to the national
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“Vaccine’s aren’t perfect,” Mitchell said. “Last year, we didn’t have a good match. This year, we have three strains in it, and we think it will be more effective than last year’s.”
Health Services director Robert Blum said the de-partment gave almost 1,000 shots last year and used that number to gauge how many to order for this year. In 2006, 1,300 of the 1,500 doses were administered. The rest were donated to organizations.
Flu vaccines available next weekHEALTH
Health Services director says there isn’t a shortage of vaccinations this year.
FLU continues on page 3
The Shorthorn: Andrew Buckley
After Dark in the Park is a four-day festival held Thursday through Sunday at River Legacy Park in Arlington. UTA volunteers oversaw activities including face painting, crafts, games and concessions.
THIMBLE TOUCH
Theater performance junior Shelley
Ohmes practices sewing during her practicum
course Thursday at the Fine Arts Building. Ohmes
sews costumes for performances held
at the Mainstage Theatre like
Scapino!, which is running until
Sunday.
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WHEN AND WHEREWhen: 7:30 tonight
Where: Levitt Pavilion, Center and Abram streets
Political commentator second in speaker series
Video:
• Date a Science Freak, a fundraiser that auctioned off “science freaks”
Audio slideshows:
• Garba Dance Night, a cultural event where participants dance around the Indian goddess Amba
• The Levitt Pavilion’s opening night
• After Dark at the Park, where UTA volunteers help offer an alternative, less scary Halloween for kids
ONLINE EXTRAS
MORE INFOFlu shots are available at Health Services for $15 starting Oct. 13.No appointment necessary.8 a.m.-noon, and 1-4:30p.m., Monday-Friday
JUAN WILLIAMS
• Political analyst for Fox News • Senior correspondent of National Public Radio. • Host of NPR’s “Talk of The Nation” 2000-2001.• Washington Post editorial writer, op-ed columnist and White House correspondent for more than 20 years
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Costume, trivia contests at EXCEL’s ‘Hancock’ premiere
EXCEL Campus Activities presents Hancock Friday at 8 p.m. at the Lone Star Auditorium.
The event will also feature a judged costume contest.
“We have done costume events in the past like when we showed Harry Potter,” EXCEL president Anne Brough said. “We invited people to dress up as their favorite Harry Potter characters.”
Participants are invited to dress up as their favorite heroes from comic books, television and movies. The costume contest is limited to Friday’s showing. A trivia contest will also be held
The contest winners will receive a $50 Visa gift card.
—Dustin Dangli
Marine Corps offers flying lessons to those interested
Those who have harbored ambitions of flying in a modern jet fighter will be able to do so.
An event being conducted on Monday and Tuesday will allow those who have an interest in pursuing a career as a Marine aviator to experience military flight.
U.S. Marine Corps pilots will offer orientation flights and information on the recruiting, selection and training process required to earn a USMC commission and gold aviator wings.
The orientation flights will be conducted at Fort Worth’s Alliance airport.
Those interested in pursuing the opportunity can get more information or make scheduling arrangements by calling 817-649-4149.
— Jason Joyce
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One Book Display: The Best Books Never Written: All day, Central Library. Free. For information, contact Joshua Vossler at [email protected].
Precision Top-Down Robotics for Micro and Nanomanufacturing: 10 a.m., NanoFab Annex conference room. Free. For information, contact Dr. Dan Popa at 817-272-5982 or [email protected].
Efficient Data Collection in Wireless Sensor Networks: 10:30-11:30 a.m., 413 Woolf Hall. Free. For information, contact Dr. Sajal Das at 817-272-7405
Communities Divided, Com-munities Connected: How Emi-gration Creates New Ways of Speaking: Noon, 110 University Hall. For information, contact Lindsey Zaleski at 817-272-6107 or [email protected].
M&M: “Mavericks Use Their Own Minds”: Noon-1 p.m., University Center and Library malls. Free. For information, contact Office of Student Conduct at 817-272-2354 or [email protected].
Career Exploration Sessions: 1-1:30 p.m., 216 Davis Hall. Free. For information, call Counseling Services at 817-272-3671.
International Spouses Club: 1:30-3 p.m., Swift Center. Free. For information, contact Julie Holmer at 817-272-2355 or [email protected].
Materials Engineering in Aero-space Applications: 1:30-2:30 p.m., 112 Nedderman Hall. Free. For information, contact Janet Gober at 817-272-3747 or [email protected].
Legal Careers for Chemists: 2:30-3:30 p.m., 114 Chemistry Research Building. Free. For information, call 817-272-3171.
Scott Hankins: 3-4 p.m., 609 Business Building. “The Road to Easy Street? The Financial Consequences of State Lottery Winnings.” Free. For informa-
tion, contact Barbara Sellers at 214-272-3063 or [email protected].
Deadline to Submit Study Abroad Applications for Spring 2009: 5 p.m., Office of International Education. For information, contact Courtney Bauman at 817-272-1120 or [email protected].
Cello and Piano Recital: 7:30 p.m., Irons Recital Hall. Free. For information, contact Music Department at 817-272-3471 or [email protected].
Planetarium Shows: Chemistry and Physics Building. “Seven Wonders” at 7 p.m., “Rock Hall of Fame” at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for children
and seniors, $3 for faculty, staff and alumni, and $2 for students. For information, con-tact Marc Rouleau at 817-272-0123 or [email protected].
International Garba Night 2008: 7-10 p.m., University Center Red River and Concho rooms. $3. For information, contact [email protected].
Department of Theatre Arts presents SCAPINO!: 8 p.m., Mainstage Theatre. $10 Gen-eral Public, $7 students/UTA faculty and staff/senior citi-zens. For tickets, call Marsha Luaciu at 817-272-2669.
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A student reported that a vehicle appeared to have been burglarized Wednesday in Lot 33.
An officer was dispatched to a loud noise disturbance Thursday at Lipscomb Hall.
Wednesday’s story, “Foreign policy issues dominate discussion after debate watch party,” should have stated that Susan Lampley served six years in the military.
“Politically, we’re failing
to take seriously
our urgent obligation to dramatically
reduce emissions of greenhouse
gases.”Jeff Howard,
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Kansas City Royal’s Manager Trey Hillman isn’t one to promote his successes.
“When you get one of these awards, it’s a good indication of how far you’ve come,” he said. “I try not to make a big deal of it. I try to keep it in perspective.”
The former shortstop for the Maverick baseball team and exercise science alumnus will receive the university’s 2008 Distinguished alumni award along with nine other alumni Saturday.
Former UTa baseball coach Butch McBroom recruited Hillman from Sam Houston High School.
“There weren’t exactly people lined up down the street, but I had other offers,” he said.
While at the university, Hillman set records that still stand including a .442 batting average in 1982.
Senior associate athletics director for Finance and administration, John Mocek, said Hillman had more than playing abilities.
“He was starting as a freshman, he was a leader on the field and had great communication skills with the team,” Mocek said. “you looked at him and just knew he was going to be going on to major league ball.”
Hillman went on to play for the
Cleveland Indians but soon faced a career-impacting decision — whether he should continue playing or start scouting. He chose to scout for the Cleveland Indians.
“24 was pretty young to have to decide to hang up my spikes and move in to scouting,” he said.
The decision led to minor league coaching. He was also the Texas Rangers player development director and eventually coached a team in Japan. Leading the Hokkaido Nippon
Ham Fighters to a 2006 Japan Series championship helped Hillman land his Kansas City Royals’ position, he said.
Hillman said he has maintained a somewhat pragmatic perspective through his career’s unexpected turns.
“It shows God’s great sense of humor,” he said. “He knew I wanted to be in major league baseball. I just didn’t expect it to be as a coach and manager.”
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Courtesy Photo: Trey Hillman
Kansas City Royal’s Manager Trey Hillman, center, received the university’s 2008 Distinguished Alumni award. He has worked with the Texas Rangers and led the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters to a Japan World Series in 2006.
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Connor Kincaid and his cousin and roommate, Blake Kincaid, said they were barred from registering for spring classes after refusing Wednesday to take down their signs supporting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
“Effective immediately, I am sus-pending the prohibition on signs in in-dividual students’ residence hall room windows and any sanctions related to its enforcement,” UT president Bill Powers said in a written statement.
Texas lures bio lab with $100 million offerSAN ANTONIO — Texas officials are prepared to offer $100 million in incentives to the federal government to lure a new laboratory for dangerous diseases to San Antonio, Gov. Rick Perry said Thursday.
San Antonio is one of six finalist sites vying for the new National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, a $451 million lab that will study some of the world’s most virulent diseases.
Texas man convicted in dismembermentJurors deliberated for four hours before convicting Timothy Wayne Shepherd of murder in the death of 19-year-old Tynesha Stewart, a Texas A&M University freshman who was killed in March 2007.
Shepherd, who faces a possible sentence of life in prison, showed no emotion when the verdict was announced. Stewart’s family broke down in tears.
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GPS system could save airlines time and fuelCHICAGO — A World War II-era air traffic network that often forces planes to take longer, zigzagging routes is costing U.S. airlines billions of dollars in wasted fuel while an upgrade to a satellite-based system has languished in the planning stages for more than a decade.
The $35 billion plan would replace the current radar system with the kind of GPS technology that has become commonplace in cars and cell phones. Supporters say it would triple air traffic capacity, reduce delays by at least half, improve safety and curb greenhouse gas emissions.
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Baghdad politician, a Shiite, assassinatedBAGHDAD — A roadside bomb killed a prominent member of Muqtada al-Sadr’s political movement Thursday, raising fears of new internal Shiite bloodshed ahead of regional elections expected in January.
The victims’ allies blamed U.S. and Iraqi forces for the blast. Suspicion also fell on Shiite splinter groups — some with suspected links to Iran, which has sheltered al-Sadr for nearly 18 months.
— The Associated Press
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Dow tumbles by more than 600 points
Pakistan: US missile strike suspected
economy
Foreign aFFairs
the associated PressNeW YorK — Stocks
plunged in the final minutes of trading Thursday, sending the dow Jones industrials down more than 600 points to their lowest level in five years after a major credit ratings agency said it was considering cutting its rating on General Motors Corp. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell more than 6 percent.
The selloff came as Standard & Poor’s ratings Services put GM and its finance affiliate GMAC llC under review to see if its rating should be cut. GM has been struggling with weak car sales in North America.
The action means there is a 50 percent chance that S&P will lower GM’s and GMAC’s ratings in the next three months.
General Motors Corp. led the dow lower, falling about 30 percent.
The dow fell more than 660 points, or 7.2 percent, to about 8,586 in late dealings. The blue chips hadn’t fallen below the 9,000 level since Aug. 6, 2003.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 74.73, or 7.6 percent, to 910.12 in late dealings.
the associated PressderA iSMAil KHAN, Paki-
stan — A suspected U.S. mis-sile strike targeted two areas in a Pakistani tribal region near the Afghanistan border on Thursday, killing at least nine people, Paki-stani intelligence officials said.
Also Thursday, bombings targeting police killed 10 people and wounded 14 in Pakistan’s volatile northwest and the capital — reminders of the challenge facing the country as its lawmakers pursue a national anti-terror consensus.
The alleged missile strikes appeared to be part of a surge in U.S. cross border assaults from Afghanistan on alleged militant targets in Pakistan, which have strained ties between the two anti-terror allies.
one missile strike occurred at a house in Tappi village in North Waziristan tribal region. Some of those killed were believed to be foreigners, said two local Pakistani intelligence officials, citing reports from informants
and agents.A local tribesman, Shoaib
dawar, said Taliban militants surrounded the house. He said drones were heard in the area before the strike.
A second alleged strike was reported at a house in the village of dande darpa Khel. The site was near a seminary of veteran Taliban commander Jalaluddin Haqqani, considered an archen-emy of the U.S. No casualties were immediately reported.
The intelligence officials requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. The army could not immediately be reached for comment.
Al-Qaida and Taliban militants have used Pakistan’s tribal areas as bases from which to attack U.S. and NATo forces in Afghanistan, spurring U.S. frustration with Pakistan. The tribal regions also are considered potential hiding places for al-Qaida leader osama bin laden and his deputy Ayman al-Zawahri.
AP Photo: Richard Drew
Trader Kevin McCarthy holds his head as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday. Stocks plunged in the final minutes of trading Thursday, sending the Dow Jones industrials down more than 675 points, or more than 7 percent, to their lowest level in five years after a major credit ratings agency said it was considering cutting its rating on General Motors Corp.
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At 7:30 tonight, Arlington students and citizens can meet with Mayor robert Cluck, President James Spaniolo and other city officials to celebrate the new entertainment center.
Following the ribbon-cutting ceremony, three-time Grammy winners and denton-based band, Brave Combo, will play a 90-minute set of their mix of polka and rock music.
“opening night is the pinnacle night,” Vandergriff said. “We’ve been waiting a year and a half.”
The pavilion will continue to bring the community together and provide a social hub, said Maggie Campbell, downtown Arlington Management Corporation president and Ceo.
“The levitt Pavilion brings people together that normally wouldn’t go to a
concert together,” Campbell said.
o’Neal said she hopes the pavilion will be a gathering place for not only Arlington residents but students as well.
“We think the pavilion appeals to UTA because we are so close to the campus — within walking distance for students and staff. it’s a casual environment. And it’s free,” she said.
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Pavillioncontinued from page 1
“We try to estimate as best as we can,” Blum said. “The good news is there doesn’t seem to be a short supply of the flu vaccine.”
Mitchell said those who develop the flu have hope. if people see a physician within 48 hours of feeling symptoms, they could get over the sickness sooner.
Business management freshman Aaron Grant said he has gotten the flu shot every year since he was di-agnosed with leukemia at 5 years old.
He continued his annual
flu vaccines even after the cancer was gone but still developed the bug about four years ago on Christ-mas eve.
He has already received his shot for the season and plans to continue it each
year.“it is not an experience i
want to repeat,” he said. “it was not fun at all.”
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Flucontinued from page 1
aBout the Flu shotHow it works:Inactive Flu strains are injected, usually in the arm and cause the body to develop antibodies, which provide immunity against the virus.
Yearly Flu statistics:• 5 to 20 percent of the U.S. population gets vaccinated.• 200,000 Americans are hospitalized with Influenza-related com-plications.• 36,000 Americans die from Flu complications each year.
Source: the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, www.cdc.gov
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SPORTS TALK
“You need to play with supreme confidence, or else you’ll lose again, and then losing becomes a habit.”
Joe Paterno, Penn. State head football coach
UTA SPORTS CALENDAR
Friday, Oct. 10Men’s and women’s tennis at Midland InvitationalTime: All dayPlace: Midland
Saturday, Oct. 11Volleyball vs. Texas StateTime: 2 p.m.Place: Texas Hall
Soccer club at North TexasTime: 3 p.m.Place: Denton
Men’s tennis at Midland InvitationalTime: All dayPlace: Midland
Sunday, Oct. 12Men’s tennis at Midland InvitationalTime: All dayPlace: Midland
Monday, Oct. 13Golf at Squire Creek InvitationalTime: All dayPlace: Ruston, La.
VOLLEYBALL
Conference StandingsEast SLC OverallStephen F. Austin 3-0 12-3Central Arkansas 4-1 12-4Nicholls State 2-1 5-8Southeastern La. 1-2 7-6Northwestern State 1-4 6-8McNeese State 0-3 3-11
West SLC OverallUTSA 3-0 11-6Texas State 3-1 10-12Lamar 2-1 4-8Sam Houston State 1-2 6-13A&M-Corpus Christi 1-2 3-10UT-Arlington 0-4 4-14
BY THE NUMBERS:VOLLEYBALL
253Number of digs recorded by the team so far this season, leaving them with
an average ranked third in conference
.47Service aces per game average for
freshman outside hitter Amanda Aguilera, tied for second in the
conference
4.40Digs per match average for
freshman libero Alicia Shaffer, ranking her fourth in the conference
BY STEPHEN PETERSThe Shorthorn staff
After a week off since its last game, the volleyball team looks to break into the win column in conference play as it plays host to Southland preseason No. 1 Texas State on Saturday at Texas Hall.
The Mavericks (4-14, 0-4) look to avoid their first five-game conference-losing streak since 2005, when the team dropped seven straight on its way to a 4-14 Southland record.
That year, the team also opened SLC play 0-6 — the only such occurrence in team history.
Texas State (10-12, 3-1) comes to Ar-lington after losing Tuesday to Hous-ton, for the second time this year, in five sets 3-2. The Bobcats started their season 4-8 after a demanding pre-con-ference schedule but have won three of their last five matches.
Sophomore setter Raegan Daniel, averaging 8.6 assist per match, said the team’s practices this week focused on securing the first victory since the conference schedule began.
“We’re just hungry for a win,” Daniel said. “I think we just need to get that mind-set out that we’re not going to lose.”
The Mavericks rank last in confer-ence with a .116 attack percentage while allowing opponents .234 percent per match, ninth in the conference.
Standout freshman Amanda Agu-ilera leads the team in conference with 3.33 kills and is second with 3.6 digs per set. Aguilera has posted three straight double-doubles, which pushed her into the Top-10 in the SLC in kills per set.
Head coach Diane Seymour said to the team at the end of Thursday’s practice that she has seen big improve-ments in Aguilera’s hustle in terms of going after tipped balls, something that she was hesitant to do early on in the season.
Aguilera said she believes that this team is capable of coming up with a victory on Saturday, and she can help the team in doing so.
“Once we get a win, we’ll run with it because it’s a bad taste in your mouth to lose,” Aguilera said. “I’m just going to play my hardest. If there’s a hole, I’ll
hit it. I can’t really change what they do on their side, but I can change what I do on ours.”
Saturday’s match is the 58th meet-ing between the two schools. UTA leads the overall series 39-19 but have lost 13 of the last 20 matches since Nov. 21, 1998. The Mavericks did defeat Texas State both times last year in four-set victories. The Mavericks are 15-9 at home against the Bobcats all-time at Texas Hall.
The match is also Dig for the Cure night. Fans can make either flat dona-tions or pledge money per dig collected during the match. All proceeds go to the Susan G. Koman Foundation and all fans are encouraged to wear pink in support of breast cancer awareness.
INJURY UPDATESophomore outside hitter Bianca
Sauls remains sidelined with a right leg injury sustained in the loss to Texas Christian on Sept. 10.
Seymour said that Sauls and the trainers say that Sauls is making im-provements in her rehabilitation. She is still limited in the what she can do, but is beginning to lightly jog and do “jump sets.”
When asked about the possibility of medically red-shirting Sauls, Seymour said that it could happen, but it is just a wait and see process.
“That something we’ll discuss with her when the time is necessary,” she said. “But the focus for her right now is to get healthy and be back.”
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Mind Over MatterMavs envision victory to gain momentum toward a playoff push
BY BEN HAUSSContributor to The Shorthorn
The women’s basketball team hopes to bring more home games to its fans in the near future.
Head coach Samantha Morrow will require teams to sign a home-and-home contract to come play the Mav-ericks if the team travels to play them during the season. If a team doesn’t follow through with the contract, it will be fined.
In previous seasons, Texas Hall was not always available to the team be-cause of other school functions.
“That really hurts the team because it’s difficult having to work around that busy Decem-ber schedule,” Morrow said.
Making the schedule is the second most difficult task for Morrow in the offseason be-hind recruiting, Athletics di-rector Pete Carlon said.
Carlon said he hopes the contracts can bring bigger-named schools to campus.
“Bringing teams into Texas Hall that students here at UTA have heard of helps bring more people out to the games,” he said.
Both Carlon and Morrow said home-and-home contracts have no dis-advantages.
Morrow’s players also seemed to be
behind the decision.Junior guard Latosha
Duffey said the new contracts would help the Mavs on mul-tiple levels.
“It would benefit our team having home-court advan-tage against bigger teams,” Duffey said. “It would be nice to have more home games for our fans.”
She said, however, that traveling to non-conference away games never seemed
like a big issue.Last season, the Mavericks played
four more away games than home games — but fared much better at Texas Hall.
The home-and-home contracts will
not go into effect this season but Mor-row said she will try to start them next season.
Contracts could bring more home gamesWOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Teams under the agreements would have to play at Texas Hall if the Mavs played an away game.
Samantha Morrow, Women’s head basketball coach.
HOME-COURT ADVANTAGEThe 2008 women’s basketball team showed improvements when playing in Texas Hall over playing on the road.
Home record: 9-2
Away record: 8-7
Neutral site record: 3-1
Average points per home game: 74.5
Average points per away game: 62.2
The Shorthorn: Andrew Buckley
Freshman outside hitter Amanda Aguilera dives for a ball during practice Thursday after-noon at Texas Hall. The Mavericks will play Texas State on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Texas Hall.
UT-ARLINGTON MAVERICKS (4-14, 0-4)
Who’s Hot: Amanda AguileraAguilera continues to play well, solidifying one of the team’s outside position, recording her third straight double-double, averaging 10.3 kills and 15 digs per match in that span.
Who’s Not: Emily ShearinSince posting a .667 attack percentage and four block assists against UTSA, Shearin is averaging just 2.3 block assists per match and a -.125 attack percentage in the last three contests.
TEXAS STATE (10-12, 3-1)
Who’s Hot: Lawrencia BrownIn her last two conference matches, Brown has averaged 13 kills, five errors and 14.5 digs per match, which equals a .262 attack percentage during that time.
Who’s Not: Melinda CaveCave committed three attack errors in 16 attempts and also had three service errors in the match Tuesday against Houston.
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Home Sweet Where?
Bad information, poor communication costs students time, money, stress
As students go back to school this week, campus security will again be an issue.
Recently, The Shorthorn reported that crime had risen from last year’s data.
So it will not be surprising that campus security will again come to the fore, especially when it comes to guns.
Most of us remember the incident involving a student allegedly carrying a gun in his car last semester, which revived talks of gun-friendly policies on our own campus. The memory of Virginia Tech is still fresh in our
minds.It is to avoid such violence that the Harrold
school district, a small district near Wichita Falls, has, with Gov. Rick Perry’s support, passed a decision that makes Harrold the first school district in the nation to pass such a measure.
The resolution, passed last week, allows teachers to carry guns at school if they have a state permit and district authorization.
The logic behind the decision is simple: If licensed teachers carry weapons, defense against a potential murderer will be made easier and quicker.
But, the very fact that guns are now allowed in schools, where our children theoretically receive the education they need to be a part of society, is worrying — even scary.
Only Thailand and Israel have policies allowing armed protection in schools.
In Thailand, it is to defend students and faculty against Muslim separatists who have been waging a bloody war since 2004. In
Israel, armed guards are employed to potentially fend off terrorists from Israeli schools. In both countries, the necessity of these measures is imposed by a state of war that involves potentially serious attacks on civilians.
If the U.S. now also resorts to such extreme defense measures, should we then understand that the nation is at war? I mean, at war with itself.
If this is the case, then guns will not solve the
war, and only deep reflections on society will help. If it is not the case, then arming everybody may backfire.
A professor trained to shoot and licensed to carry a gun may himself become a weapon if he turns mad.
The fact that citizens have to provide for their own defense points to a failure of the law to do it. The problem now becomes to create better laws. If
not, every one will enforce his own law, and the Constitution itself will be the final victim — it will become useless.
Possessing a weapon is not in itself deadly, neither is shooting it for fun. But when guns are associated with madness and lack of self-control, they become deadly and no one can predict madness.
The question to ask should be: Why are there school shootings in America?
In Switzerland, where every single household owns a weapon — every person is a citizen-soldier, no such shootings are reported. The problem then lies in the heart of American society.
If schools, which were founded to make better citizens, are themselves victims of social violence, then they have failed in their role. School shootings and violence are the most dramatic symptoms of a deeper illness. And guns are not the cure.
Only a deeper analysis of the roots and conditions of social violence will provide an explanation and shape better, long-term policies.
And America will avoid an undeclared, underground civil war.
— Sylvain Rey is an anthropology senior and columnist for The Shorthorn
SYLVAIN REY
The Wrong AnswerArming teachers fails to address the deeper problem
Nontraditional students attest to the value of post-secondary education. A degree
can mean the difference between retirement or pushing the tea cart at Luby’s Cafeteria. Younger people with degrees are far more likely to get three or four jobs in their careers that
include annual vacation time and health care, rather than two or three job changes per year with no paid vacation while enduring fixable health problems that worsen from neglect.
A degree is a profound benefit in America. Sadly, formal education is primarily found in academia — an
institution that has a venerable and deserved reputation for incompetence.
One example is the ridiculous UTA financial aid system.
Students typically plan their semesters far in advance. Many are required to get advising before registering, then they must do so well in advance of the start of the semester. Students decide if they can afford to be full or part time, then make job decisions accordingly.
Before financial aid decisions are made,
students sign up for a certain number of class hours, and the result is posted in the university system.
Financial aid, however, does not consult the documented plan of the student and base disbursement decisions on this information. Rather, the system assumes a full course load and awards grants, scholarships and loans to cover the maximum possible expenditure of a full-time student. The most likely logic for this is to make certain that the full-time student has every centime available to get his or her semester rolling.
If a student has chosen not to attend full time and made the decision clear by registering for less-than-full-time hours, he or she is still issued the full-time funds, and when financial aid decides to do its homework after the fact, it discovers that it has fully funded a part-time student and snaps the money back again.
Financial Aid Office notifies the Bursar’s office of the award amount, and the Bursar withholds owed tuition and fees and only disburses the remaining amount to the student. When a pupil gets that lovely, life-saving check, he or she can reasonably assume that tuition and fees are covered, and must budget the check received for a semester’s worth of books, rent, ramen soup, etc.
Regretfully, the financial aid process is
slower than most students are, and the Bursar’s office is less than diligent about skimming off the university’s percentage before sending the leftovers to the eager student.
Standing in line at the start of a semester at the Bursar’s office, or sitting with a “now serving” number slip in hand at the Financial Aid office, reveals that this flawed concept frustrates the best plans of the most-prepared and forward-thinking student.
Nontraditional students often have much more experience in the private sector than in academia and other government bureaucracies. For many, it’s quite a culture shock to see how lenient university administration is toward mediocre, and worse, performance.
One of the most important lessons a student can get at a university is the collateral education of example, poor and good. Before launching into the private sector, be certain to know that this management style is only effective in the specialized bubble of academia.
And if you want a career where incompetence is not grounds for dismissal, steer clear of the private sector and get a cushy position in an institution of higher education.
— Cliff Hale is a film junior and a copy editor for The Shorthorn
Heaps of HypocrisyStudents must be diligent and forward-thinking to succeed, but the
favor isn’t always returned
CLIFF HALE
Students who applied for on-campus housing ran into problems this semes-ter — there wasn’t enough to go around. University Housing should be more or-ganized and accountable for its mistakes.
More than 4,000 students live in campus residence halls or apartments. With enrollment increasing, housing will remain an issue.
The reported waiting list numbers weren’t concise — some students took apartments off-campus and didn’t in-form housing so the list was incorrect, said Matthew Hendricks, Housing Op-erations assistant director.
He said the list now comprises fewer than 100 students, and housing is still available at Centennial Court and John-son Creek apartments.
Hendricks said his department “will continue to monitor demand for hous-ing and make decisions about building more housing based on the number of
students inter-ested in living on campus.”
Some stu-dents felt the department gave them the run-around. At ori-entation in July, one freshman, who asked not to be named, was told by a receptionist that no wait list ex-isted at all.
She was given a letter that said to show up on
the first day of classes to attempt to grab a dorm room from no-show stu-dents on a first-come first-serve basis. This seems like a chaotic situation — show up, wait around and get assigned to a room if someone doesn’t show up.
She settled for an off-campus apart-ment, living alone, which is more expensive. She said she feels less safe than she would on campus. But at least she found a definitive solution instead of just showing up the first day and hoping she got a spot.
Some students who decided to stay at home and commute are suffering from gas prices, and the inconvenience of a commute.
Confusion like this could have been avoided if housing communicated with students more efficiently.
The lack of communication creates a negative experience for incoming freshmen and other students living on campus. Accountability for mistakes made will give the University Housing more credibility when trying to diffuse the situation.
Better communication and more proactive measures in anticipation of such a scenario will make the back-to-school transition much easier.
— The Shorthorn editorial board
EDITORIALROUNDUPThe issue: Students on wait-ing lists weren’t in-formed of housing availability and had to find other places to live.We suggest:University Housing should commu-nicate better with students to prevent confusion in the future.
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Keeping PaceThe university increases Maverick Promise
income level
T he economy and the war may be the most important items on the next president’s
agenda, but he will also have to deal with other, more fundamental, issues.
One such issue is the definition of death. We are accustomed to hearing debates rage over the death penalty and euthanasia, but the discussion seems to have taken a step further: Where does death begin?
Surgeons at Children’s Hospital in Denver, Colo., say a person is considered dead 75 seconds after the heartbeat stops.
The doctors’ statement, reported in the New England Journal of
Medicine, is all the more worrying in the context of organ donation.
Traditionally, transplant surgeons waited until the potential donor was
declared “brain-dead.” This phrase suggests organs could be removed when all brain activity stopped, even if the heart and lungs were still functioning.
Now, because of an organ donation shortage, removals can occur even if non-conscious brain functions persist.
What the Denver doctors did may further blur
the line between life and death. Removing organs 75 seconds after the heart stops beating ensures they’re healthy and undamaged.
The problem is that the definition of death is becoming very malleable. Here, controversy arises because the heart can be restarted up to five minutes after stopping.
In other words, if one of us ever suffers injury involving heartbeat stoppage, our life will be in another’s hand.
Even if the practice is a way to save more lives, we must be careful not to fall into extremities. Saving a life is meaningless if another is put to death.
A bio-ethicist said that “not using viable organs wastes precious life-saving resources” and “costs the lives of other babies.”
These words reflect precisely the worrying trend that organ donation may take. Organs are not resources,
and one life cannot be bartered for another.
What is the meaning of saving lives if we now use our organs as if they were merchandise, as if each person’s integrity is lost by unclear definitions?
As a science, modern medicine is subject to quick changes — redefining terms according to its capacity to deal with the changes. Perhaps the safest measure would be waiting to take that step.
In this way we will avoid removing organs from a person who is still technically alive.
— Sylvain Rey is an anthropology senior and a columnist for
The Shorthorn.
Organ PlayersDoctors should tread carefully when redefining death
The university raised the income re-quirement for the financial aid program, Maverick Promise, from $25,000 to $40,000.
Students should take advantage of this opportunity and apply before the 2009 deadline to receive aid. With the eco-nomic turmoil our country is experienc-ing, additional aid for students will go a long way toward helping more people obtain a higher education.
Maverick Promise was started in 2007 and applies to all students enrolled in at
least six semester hours, dependent or independent, transfer students, new students or students already enrolled who are receiving a Federal Pell Grant.
The university makes up the dif-ference of total tuition not covered by the Pell Grant.
New students can receive the funding for up to
five years and transfer students are eli-gible for three years. Students currently enrolled can use the program for up to four years.
More funds available for students will relieve pressure to work so many hours at outside jobs, which could lead to better grades with more time to study.
Those eligible for the Pell Grant should look into the Maverick Promise. The state gave 5,937 Pell Grants in 2007 amounting to more than $15 million with an average award of $2,538 per semester.
The Texas Legislature requires 20 per-cent of tuition increases be put aside for financial aid. The rest of the Maverick Promise comes from the federal level.
Texas A&M has the “Aggie Assur-ance” program with an eligibility limit of $60,000 income.
UT-Dallas has a guaranteed tuition program called the UT-Dallas Guarantee Tuition Plan and the UT-Dallas Tuition Promise.
The university may raise the income level from $40,000 to $60,000.
— The Shorthorn editorial board
EDITORIALROUNDUP
The issue: The university raised the level of income eligibility from $25,000 to $40,000 for the Maverick Promise financial aid program.We suggest:Students should be aware of the change and apply in time for student loan relief during the economic crisis.
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Sweet Big LiesPeople are making associations where there are none
Politics is an ugly business. Feelings fray, dreams die, reputations ruin. Perhaps naively, I thought this time around
might outclass previous elections, given the candidates’ familiarity with unfair attacks.
Surely John McCain, defeated in the 2000 presidential primaries at least in part by vi-cious personal attacks, would know the pain and avoid it in this election.
Yet McCain’s running mate has unleashed a dan-gerous stream of invective at Sen. Barack Obama. Having chosen Gov. Sarah Palin, McCain must bear responsibility for her re-marks.
Among her attacks is the accusation that Obama is “palling around with ter-rorists.”
This is based on Obama’s loose association with William Ayers, co-founder of the 1960s leftist group the Weather Underground.
Obama was 8 years old when the group was active — 8 years old.
Obama’s opponents want to connect Ba-rack Obama circa 2008 with William Ayers circa 1960 when it doesn’t exist.
Obama lived a few blocks away from Ayers, now a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, in the Chicago’s Hyde Park section. Obama served on the board of the anti-pov-erty group the Woods Fund of Chicago. Ayers served on the board, too. Ayers donated $200 to Obama’s re-election fund in 2001.
Best pals, those two. Conspiratorial even. Imagine, a respected member of the Chicago intelligentsia and a famous Chicago politician brushing shoulders from time to time.
(By this reasoning I am closely affiliated with Eva Longoria. She went to high school in my hometown, we lived within 20 miles of each other, and I may or may not have watched an episode of Desperate Housewives. We’re close.)
In Palin’s world, Obama watched the man plant a bomb just before going out for beers with the boys.
Let us put aside the nature of the al-leged affiliation. It is not the intent of the attack. The Republicans are employing a specious connection to launch a more
dangerous attack.The phrase “palling around
with terrorists” is not meant to conjure images of a man associating with aging col-lege professors the gov-ernment once despised. Instead, it is meant to link Obama with The Terrorists. That is — the terrorists with the greatest prominence in the American psyche — the t e r r o r i s t s who perpe-trated the 9/11 at-tacks. The terrorists we are supposed to be at war with in Iraq.
What are people to do when they’re told that the oppo-sition candidate is a friend to terror-ists, an accusation that implies hatred of America and its people?
They get angry.Several media out-
lets have reported in-censed crowds at Mc-
Cain/Palin rallies. One report alleged that a man shouted “Kill him!,” presumably di-rected at Obama.
While the candidates cannot bear all of the blame for a few crazy people, they are responsible for their rhetoric and, rhetorically, they dumped a metric ton of
fuel onto the fire. If every ounce of cynicism were somehow
purged from my body, I would still have trou-ble believing that Palin’s statement was
not intended to conflate Obama’s loose connection with Ayers with a connection to the ter-rorists who face us now.
Saying your opponent’s policies will be ineffective against terrorism is one thing. Calling a man a friend to terrorism crosses a line in the most irresponsible and
irrational way.P a i n t i n g
Obama as a terrorist by a s s o c i a t i o n is a new low in American politics. Mc-
Cain and Palin would rather
indirectly pro-mote the as-sassination of a candidate for president than lose. W i n n i n g is that im-
portant to them.
M c C a i n and Palin truly are mavericks. They no longer throw mud, the perennial favorite. Instead they’ve advanced straight to bomb throwing.
They should be ashamed.
— Phillip Bowden is a computer scientist junior
and the Online editor and a columnist for The Shorthorn.
Sen. John McCain claims he has disagreed with the President Bush about the issue of global warming.
Truth:The director of congressional affairs for the Pew Center for Climate Change said McCain has “forced the Senate focus on this issue...with strong opposition from the White House.”
Rumor ControlSen. Barack Obama said in the presidential debate that he had written Treasury Secretary Paulson and Chair-man Bernanke to warn about the coming subprime mortgage crisis.
TrueTruth:Obama wrote in a letter on March 22, 2007 that he wanted to voice concerns from low-income areas about “a coming wave of foreclosures.”
Source: www.politifact.org
Decision ‘08
Each week, The Shorthorn Opinion page will clear up rumors swirling around the election.
SYLVAIN REY
PHILLIP BOWDEN
olitics is an ugly business. Feelings fray, dreams die, reputations ruin. Perhaps naively, I thought this time around
might outclass previous elections, given the
Surely John McCain, defeated in the 2000 presidential primaries at least in part by vi-cious personal attacks, would know the pain
Yet McCain’s running mate has unleashed a dan-gerous stream of invective at Sen. Barack Obama. Having chosen Gov. Sarah Palin, McCain must bear responsibility for her re-
Among her attacks is the accusation that Obama is “palling around with ter-
This is based on Obama’s loose association with William Ayers, co-founder of the 1960s leftist group the Weather
Obama was 8 years old when the group was
Obama’s opponents want to connect Ba-rack Obama circa 2008 with William Ayers
Obama lived a few blocks away from Ayers, now a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, in the Chicago’s Hyde Park section. Obama served on the board of the anti-pov-erty group the Woods Fund of Chicago. Ayers served on the board, too. Ayers donated $200
Best pals, those two. Conspiratorial even. Imagine, a respected member of the Chicago intelligentsia and a famous Chicago politician
(By this reasoning I am closely affiliated with Eva Longoria. She went to high school in my hometown, we lived within 20 miles of each other, and I may or may not have watched an episode of Desperate Housewives.
In Palin’s world, Obama watched the man plant a bomb just before going out for beers
Let us put aside the nature of the al-leged affiliation. It is not the intent of the
dangerous attack.The phrase “palling around
with terrorists” is not meant to conjure images of a man associating with aging col-lege professors the gov-ernment once despised. Instead, it is meant to link Obama with The Terrorists. That is — the terrorists with the greatest prominence in the American psyche — the t e r r o r i s t s who perpe-trated the 9/11 at-tacks. The terrorists we are supposed to be at war with in Iraq.
What are people to do when they’re told that the oppo-sition candidate is a friend to terror-ists, an accusation that implies hatred of America and its people?
They get angry.Several media out-
lets have reported in-censed crowds at Mc-
Cain/Palin rallies. One report alleged that a man shouted “Kill him!,” presumably di-rected at Obama.
While the candidates cannot bear all of the blame for a few crazy people, they are responsible for their rhetoric and, rhetorically, they dumped a metric ton of
fuel onto the fire. If every ounce of cynicism were somehow
purged from my body, I would still have trou-ble believing that Palin’s statement was
not intended to conflate Obama’s loose connection with Ayers with a connection to the ter-rorists who face us now.
Saying your opponent’s policies will be ineffective against terrorism is one thing. Calling a man a friend to terrorism crosses a line in the most irresponsible and
irrational way.
Obama as a terrorist by
politics. Mc-Cain and Palin would rather
indirectly pro-
and Palin truly are mavericks. They no longer throw mud, the perennial favorite. Instead they’ve advanced straight to bomb throwing.
They should be ashamed.
— Phillip Bowden is a computer scientist junior
and the Online editor and a columnist for The Shorthorn
The Shorthorn: Eduardo Villagrana
CRITERIA FOR MAVERICK PROMISE•Have a family income of $40,000 or less•Must pay the in-state tuition rate•Must qualify for the Texas Pell Grant •Be admitted to university by April 1•Submit application by April 1•2.0 GPA•Take at least 6 semester hours
Source: UT Arlington Financial Aid Website
True
The Shorthorn: Marissa HallNumber of voters: 46
Neither9%
Obama72%
McCain15%
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Q: My 28-year-old wife had an affairfor about five months with a man who was53. She reluctantly told me it was the mostexciting sex she had ever had. She alsotold me that his penis was very thick andwould ejaculate incredible amounts ofsemen. All of these thingsturned her on like neverbefore. Now that the affair isover, she feels terribly badabout it, and she has troublebecoming lubricated. With theother man she said she was solubricated that she had to wipeseveral times at work, evenwhen she knew she wouldn't beintimate with him that day. Isthe problem with lubricationbecause I don't turn her onenough, or was the affair thatstimulating? She assures methat our sex is just as good, butthe lack of wetness has herbothered too.
A: The answer toyour question may be neither.She may be having trouble get-ting excited because she feelsguilty about the affair. Thiswould be especially true if shebegins to think of this other man, whichwould then cause the feelings of guilt torise up. It's not surprising that you twowould have some sexual problems aftershe had an affair, but the most importantpoint is that she is back with you. You mayactually have had some sexual or relation-ship problems before the affair, which iswhy she had it in the first place, and youshould try to correct any problems withthe relationship. I wish she hadn't told you
how excited she was during the affair, asthat's not helping matters. But your goalnow is to get your relationship back intothe best shape possible, and once that hap-pens, I believe her problem with gettingwet -- which is a sign of being excited --
will fix itself.
Q: My wife has becomeincreasingly sexually inactive.We've been married 17 years,and she is 34 and I'm 36.Throughout the years we'vebeen to many therapists andhave finally decided to call itquits, but not officially untilour youngest is 18 (two moreyears). During this time, I wishto remain celibate. However, Iam a self-confessed sexaholicand am getting sick of myincreasing pornography obses-sion. I would like any informa-tion you could give me con-cerning saltpeter (once used inthe Army and in prison toinhibit sexual response).
A: Taking chemicals is notthe answer. What you shoulddo is get divorced as quickly as
possible and find a new partner. A16-year-old won't be harmed by your divorce aslong as both of you remain an importantfactor in his or her life. If your relationshipis so strained that you're both just countingthe days until it ends, your kids are goingto sense that, and that is no better for themthan to see you get divorced. So, ratherthan maintaining this illusion, just goahead with the divorce so you both canlead normal lives.
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