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T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S A T A R L I N G T O N

WednesdayOctober 7, 2009

Volume 91, No. 27www.theshorthorn.com

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BY JOHN HARDENThe Shorthorn staff

Arlington residents living on Ray Street are angry over the fumes produced by a gas rig located a coupled hundred feet away from their homes.

The residents organized a protest Tuesday challenging the university and Carrizo Oil and Gas to listen and address the is-sues the locals feel are ignored.

UTA and Carrizo both have announced they are committed to resolving any issue the resi-dents may have with the drilling.

“We take all complaints very seriously,” said Carrizo spokes-man Chris Keffer. “Fortunately

we don’t receive many com-plaints, but when we do, we work diligently to resolve the problems.”

In 2007, UTA and Carrizo Oil and Gas began working together to take advantage of the natural gas reserves on UTA property.

For two years, Arlington resi-dent Sandra DenBraber and her neighbors have said the fumes coming from the rig are causing them migraines and other health concerns, DenBraber said.

“I have complained and I haven’t received any responses,” she said. “We need to be heard and these issues need to be re-solved.”

She has lived on Ray Street for 25 years and said that she started having migraines when

Residents say drill site fumes cause health problems

ARLINGTON

A gas rig located on a campus drill site was the focus of a local protest. OPEN MIC continues on page 3

BY ARIONNE WELLSThe Shorthorn staff

University community mem-bers were scrambling Tuesday afternoon to purchase the few tickets that were left, before the Nov. 20 Maroon 5 concert sold out later that evening.

The event, sponsored by Stu-dent Affairs, University Events and EXCEL Campus Activities began selling tickets on Sept. 28. Hip-hop artist K’naan will open for the Grammy-winning pop band.

Mike Taddesse, University Events assistant director, said in an e-mail that as of 6 p.m. the concert had officially sold out to full capacity.

During the first week of sales, UTA sold 90 percent of

the approximately 2,600 avail-able tickets.

Sales are comparable to Ri-hanna’s ticket sales two years ago, which sold out in two weeks, said Bonnie Rodriguez, Student Activities support spe-cialist. For the singer’s show in 2007, 400 of 2,600 tickets were left after the first week of sales.

Students, faculty and staff had 24-hour access to purchase the tickets, which were sold

Maroon 5 concert sells out in less than 2 weeks

ACTIVITIES

All 2,600 tickets were sold for the event on Nov. 20 in nine days since Sept. 28.

CAMPBELL continues on page 5

BY JOHN HARDENThe Shorthorn staff

An Arlington leader, credited with pushing for downtown de-velopment, will resign her posi-tion this month.

Maggie Campbell announced her resignation last Thursday

after three years as president of the Downtown Arlington Man-agement Corp. In her place, a transition team consisting of downtown development board members will take over tempo-rarily until a new downtown di-rector is hired.

Campbell will leave Arlington to lead the St. Louis Partnership in Missouri — the equivalent to Arlington’s downtown develop-ment corporation — after the

current Ex Officio president, Jim Cloar, retired after 8 years as president. She will begin serving as president and CEO Nov. 2.

“It’s a big career move as well as a big personal move,” Camp-bell said.

While in Downtown Arling-ton, Campbell mainly focused on area redevelopment and building a community around UTA.

Downtown CEO moving to St. LouisCOMMUNITY

Resigning president is praised for leading recent downtown Arlington developments.

MAROON 5 continues on page 6

BY ANDREW PLOCK The Shorthorn staff

Just in time to relive midterm stress Paul Varghese delivered a laugh to more than 400 students.

UTA students were treated to the second installment of One Mic Stand hosted by EXCEL Campus Activities on Tuesday as comedian Paul Varghese caused Rosebud The-ater to erupt with laughter.

Biochemistry junior Thomas Tran said he was glad to get out of the library.

“I saw a flyer in the library and thought it might be good to take a break,” he said. “Especially if it’s free.”

Varghese brought the theater to

repeated laughs as his laid-back de-livery spared no one and gave stu-dents some insight on how he views the world.

“I believe in ghosts, because I’m not scared of ghosts because ghosts haunt houses,” Varghese said. “And I can’t afford a house.“

Varghese with his suave voice

also commented on his Indian heri-tage from India winning its first Olympic gold medal in 24 years to Indian children beating white chil-dren in English language spelling bees. He also discussed Indians not being intimidated by black people on planes.

“I wasn’t scared because he’s in-timidating on the ground, but I’m a brown man on a plane — this is

where I intimidate,” Varghese said. “The sky is my hood.”

The night started with alum-nus Adam Shumate warming up the crowd with quips on the few achievements in his life as a health inspector and the complexities of

Observational Jokes

Comedian relieves midterm pressures

The Shorthorn: Chris Hudson

Comedian Paul Varghese tells a joke about his experience with elementary school picture day Tuesday night in the University Cen-ter Rosebud Theatre as part of EXCEL Campus Activities comedy show series One Mic Stand. Next month’s show is Nov. 3 and will feature the comedian RETTA.

“He’s hilarious. It was great. I laughed the whole time.”

Deanna Garrett, psychology freshman

YOUR VIEW

“I’m gonna name my child chalantly now.”

Candace Turner, nursing freshman

What did you think of the show?

“I thought he was very funny. He told a lot of jokes you wouldn’t or couldn’t hear other comedians do.”

Joel Palacios, biology junior

WHEN AND WHEREMaroon 5 and opening act K’naan will perform on campus.

When: Nov. 20

Where: Texas Hall

“I’ll definitely miss working with the university. I wish I could pack it up and take it with me to St. Louis. Downtown St. Louis doesn’t have a major university like UTA.”

Maggie Campbell,former president of the Downtown Arlington Management Corp.

DRILLING continues on page 3

NEXT ONE MIC STANDComedian RETTA will perform at the next event.

When: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3Where: Rosebud Theatre, University Center

The Shorthorn: Rasy Ran

Arlington resident Sandra DenBraber tells Carlos Alanis, Arlington Police Depart-ment sergeant, that the gas-drilling site, located on campus, is causing her ongo-ing health problems on Tuesday in front of her home on Ray Street. DenBraber turned down a buyout offer from Carizzo Oil and Gas and said she wants them to cover the cost of the medical bills she’s incurred for treatment related to the drill site.

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TUESDAY

DisturbanceOfficers were dispatched to a loud noise dis-turbance at 12:12 a.m. at Garden Club apart-ments, 312 UTA Blvd. The residents agreed to keep the noise level down.

MONDAY

DisturbanceA loud noise disturbance was reported at 11:59 p.m. at Forest Glen apartments, 412 S. Cooper St. regarding a birthday party.

Suspicious PersonOfficers were dispatched at 8:31 p.m. to Timber Brook apartments, 402 Kerby St. to

investigate a suspicious person report. A nonstudent was soliciting magazine sales and was issued a criminal trespass warning for the entire campus.

Burglary, VehicleA student reported that his vehicle had been burglarized at 2:45 p.m. in the University Vil-lage apartments parking lot, 900 Greek Row Drive.

Suspicious CircumstancesA report of suspicious circumstances oc-curred at 1:24 p.m. in Lot 47, 800 S. Oak St. A student reported that a female told him she was going to “key” his vehicle because he parked in a space that she thought was hers.

Criminal Mischief or VandalismOfficers were dispatched to meet with a student who reported that her car had been damaged on the convertible top at 11:55 a.m. while in the University Village apartments

parking lot, 900 Greek Row Drive.

TheftOfficers investigated a report of theft at 10:30 a.m. at Science Hall. A student report-ed her cell phone had been stolen.

Vehicle, TowA vehicle was towed for parking in a re-served space without the space owner’s ap-proval at 9:13 a.m. at 801 Greek Row Drive.

Accident – Hit and RunOfficer was dispatched to the warehouse area at 1100 S. Davis Drive to meet with a staff member regarding a hit-and-run acci-dent that occurred at 7 a.m. with a university owned vehicle.

CORRECTIONS

TODAY

Student Alumni T-Shirt Day: All day. Members who are caught wearing their Student Alumni Association T-shirt will receive a special UT Arlington gift. For information contact Valentina Anyaehie at 817-272-2594 or [email protected].

Arlington Archosaurs: 7-8 a.m., 610 Nedderman Hall. Free for members, students; $5 for others. For infor-mation contact Roger Tuttle at 817-272-3682 or [email protected].

Leading the Project Team: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Santa Fe Station. Price is $495. For information contact Con-tinuing Education at 817-272-2581.

Engineering Co-op and Internship Job Fair: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Nedderman Hall atrium. Price is $100 for employer tables; free for students. For information contact Carole Coleman at 817-272-2569 or [email protected].

Art Exhibition in The Gallery at UTA: Tommy Fitzpatrick/Margo Sawyer: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., The Gallery at UTA. Free. For information contact Patricia Healy at 817-272-5658 or [email protected].

Drop In Advising and Info Table: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Univer-sity Center first floor, booth near Starbucks. Free. For information contact Blake Hart at 817-272-1120 or [email protected].

Study Abroad Info Session: Noon-1 p.m., Pecos Room, University Center. Free. For information contact Blake Hart at 817-272-1120 or [email protected]. Focus on Faculty- Dr. Jeff Howard: Sustainability & Cri-sis of Expertise: Noon-1:30 p.m., Central Library sixth floor parlor. Free. For information contact Tommie Wingfield at 817-272-2568 or [email protected].

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

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POLICE REPORTThis is a part of the daily activity log produced by the uni-versity’s Police Department. To report a criminal incident on campus, call 817-272-3381.

Monday’s story “Speaker to discuss mistakes of environmental ex-perts” identified author James Gustave Speth as an environmental lawyer. Speth is also Dean of Yale University’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Speth did not create the diagrams Jeff Howard, the former President’s Sustainability Committee co-chairman, referred to, but rather borrowed them.

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Educators not discouraged by lack of attendance to first tobacco cessation classes

No students attended the first day of the Tobacco Cessation Program classes but Nekima Booker, health promotion and sub-stance abuse educator, said she is not sur-prised and knows attendance will increase.

Health Services plans to launch a full campaign to increase cessation classes awareness before the end of the semester. There will be tables in the University Center, T-shirt giveaways and more flyers posted

throughout the campus. “The university police are just warning

students about violations of the current smoking policy,” Booker said. “We want to educate the university community first. It’s unfair to just write tickets without educating the students.”

Students can voluntarily sign up for class-es with Health Services and students who receive citations can attend the classes on their first and second offense to avoid paying a fine.

Civil engineering sophomore Andrea Mc-Ginley said she has not heard any details about the program but she thinks it is a good

idea. “I like the fact that the university is giving

students an option if they receive a citation,” she said. “If you get a speeding ticket you get an option to go to defensive driving or pay the fine.”

Booker said even though no students reg-istered, students are calling and expressing interest in the program.

In Tuesday’s classes students could have learned how tobacco use is an addiction and how to take steps to quit. Faculty and staff classes start Thursday.

-Micaela Titus

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HEALTH

False alarm gives students break from class

Fire alarms went off across campus Tues-day but there were no actual fires, said police assistant chief Rick Gomez.

Students and faculty inside the Geosci-ence Building got out of class for a few min-utes after a fire alarm went off at about 11:15 a.m. People evacuated were allowed to go

back into the building at around 11:30 a.m. A similar case happened at the Fine Arts

Building Tuesday morning with a fire alarm.“Something in the alarm system caused

them to go off,” Gomez said.Genetics junior Brittany Massengale was

in her Evolution and Ecology class in the Geoscience Building when she heard the alarm and was asked to evacuate the build-ing.

“We were reviewing for our test, the

alarm went off and a fire truck came,” she said. “I hope we can go back in there to study, we have a test on Thursday.”

Biology sophomore Christine Kosarek was in the same class reviewing for a test and she said she didn’t see or smell smoke.

A fire truck and UTA Police responded to the alarm in the Geoscience Building.

—Bryan Bastible

SAFETY

The Shorthorn: Rasy Ran

Kinesiology senior Garrett Yuen texts while waiting after a fire alarm was set off Tuesday outside the Fine Arts Building. The alarm went off in the morn-ing and people were allowed back in after waiting 15 minutes.

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making a one-legged relationship work. This buttered up UTA students be-

fore the show began as many came looking for something to end mid-term studying.

Biology sophomore Shalin Abraham said she enjoyed Vargheses’ take on life and could relate with thoughts on ev-eryday life and family.

“The parts when he talked about his parents I could relate completely,” she said. “My parents always say be social, but not too social.”

The night was another successful episode of One Mic Stand as Paul Var-ghese got positive responses from an almost full house in the Rosebud, said Judy Agwu, EXCEL Entertainment and Arts director.

“This has been a big encouragement for the future, possibly for the spring,” she said.

EXCEL finishes up One Mic Stand on Nov. 3 with comedian RETTA.

Andrew Plock [email protected]

Open Miccontinued from page 1

the rig began operation. Carrizo responded and offered

to help ease DenBraber’s discom-fort, Keffer said. Carrizo offered to buy DenBraber’s home at full market value, but she refused be-cause she wanted the company to cover her medical bills instead.

“We offered to have her relo-cated, but I don’t think she was willing to move,” Keffer said. “We do not ignore anyone who comes to us with any issue. We try to handle them quickly and resolve them anyway we can.”

Along with the health con-cerns, some residents are fearful of the pollution that could be caused by the gas drilling.

“UTA claims to be a green en-vironment, but you can actually see the fumes in the air coming from the rigs,” DenBraber said. “The university hasn’t helped us

in any way.” UTA’s response to the residents

complaints has been supportive, said Jerry Lewis, Communica-tions vice president.

“The relationship between the university and our closest neigh-bors is important to us,” he said. “I understand there are a select few that are upset with the drill-ing and we are try to resolve any situation.”

The next step for the Ray Street residents is to take legal action against Carrizo and have their voice heard in the court-room instead, DenBraber said.

John [email protected]

Drillingcontinued from page 1

relief Pitcher

Undeclared sophomore Paul Lee, left, and

mechanical engineering sophomore Ryan Kallus throw a baseball Tues-

day outside of Woolf Hall. Lee and Kallus tossed the baseball

around after hearing the disappointing news

that their intramural softball game was can-

celled due to weather conditions.

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We need to be heard and these issues need to be resolved.”

Sandra denBraber,Arlington resident

OPINIONABOUT OPINION

Cohe Bolin, opinion [email protected]

Opinion is published Wednesday and Friday.

REMEMBERThe Shorthorn invites students, university

employees and alumni to submit guestcolumns to the Opinion page.

THE SHORTHORN

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

EDITOR-IN-CHIEFMarissa Hall

[email protected]

The Shorthorn is the official student newspaper of the University of Texas at Arlington and is published four times weekly during fall and spring semesters, and twice weekly during the summer sessions. Unsigned editorials are the opinion of THE SHORTHORN EDITORIAL BOARD and do not necessarily reflect the opin-ions of individual student writers or editors,

Shorthorn advisers or university administration. LETTERS should be limited to 300 words. They may be edited for space, spelling, grammar and malicious or libelous statements. Letters must be the original work of the writer and must be signed. For identification purposes, letters also must include the writer’s full name, address and telephone number, although the address and tele-

phone number will not be published. Students should include their classification, major and their student ID number, which is for identifica-tion purposes. The student ID number will not be published. Signed columns and letters to the editor reflect the opinion of the writer and serve as an open forum for the expression of facts or opinions of interest to The Shorthorn’s readers.

EDITORIAL/OUR VIEW

Pink: the Color of AwarenessStay informed about

breast cancer this month

Pink is the color of the month, and people everywhere are wearing it in an attempt to bring awareness to breast can-cer.

Women and men can take steps to pre-vent and treat breast cancer in its earliest stages that have been proven effective.

The most recent statistics that conclu-sively show the number of people who are diagnosed and have died from breast cancer are from 2005, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-tion. Diagnoses of breast cancer occurred in 186,467 women and 1,764 in men. Deaths from breast cancer are less than the diagnoses, numbering 41,116 women and 375 men.

Breast cancer is the most wide-spread type of can-cer among women, but early detection and preventative ac-tions are effective in fighting the disease.

The CDC points out certain risks that can influence the chance of some-one having breast cancer, with age as the dominant risk. Other risks include never giving birth, birth control pills,

genetic factors, excessive alcohol con-sumption, not exercising regularly and being overweight.

Avoiding the risks you have control of will decrease the chance of or prevent getting breast cancer. Younger women should do a self-check once a month, while women at a later age should get a mammogram and a clinical exam every year.

Being aware greatly influences early detection. Rates of diagnosis have been increasing and deaths caused by breast cancer have been decreasing by about two percent a year from 1999 to 2006.

There are many ways to participate in Breast Cancer Awareness month. Donat-ing money or holding fundraisers, wear-ing pink clothing that signifies breast cancer awareness or the pink ribbon that has become the issue’s symbol. One can participate in marathons and walk-a-thons, which also raise money.

Everyone doing his or her part to inform the public about this disease is beneficial and imperative in lowering the death rates from breast cancer. Getting involved and staying informed may help prevent breast cancer for many.

— The Shorthorn editorial board consists of Cohe Bolin, Mark Bauer,

Jason Boyd, Shawn Johnson, Dustin L. Dangli and Marissa Hall

EDITORIALROUNDUPThe issue: October is breast can-cer awareness month, and breast cancer is the seventh leading cause of death among women in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

We suggest:Supporting the efforts to inform the public about breast cancer and steps that can be taken to fight the disease.

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A study conducted by the School of Social Work asked whether gay and lesbian couples differ from

their heterosexual counterparts in raising adoptive children, according to a recent story in The Shorthorn.

The answer, surprise-surprise, is that they can. It’s about time empirical data was provided to silence the religious zeal-ots.

“The study asked 155 homosexual couples and 1,229 heterosexual couples about parent and child characteristics, family composition and dynamics, the child’s pre-adoptive history and current emotional and behavioral functioning,” according to a university press release.

This is not an optimal equivalency as the sample of gay couples is far less than the sample of heterosexual couples in the study. But, it supports the idea that gay couples are perfectly suited to raise an adoptive child.

I can’t imagine having been raised by gay or lesbian parents, but I’m sure there are pros and cons aplenty for each.

Had I had two homosexual daddies growing up, I would undoubtedly be a much snappier dresser. As it is, I don’t have the faintest idea how to put together an ensemble. I tend to stick to earth tones,

khakis and denim, which makes things easy. For me, the idea is to have a ward-robe from which I can essentially pick my clothes at random and not look comi-cal when I leave the house. I would also know how to style my hair, which is actu-ally a double-edged sword. This morning I woke up 30 minutes before I had to leave the house – just enough time to smoke a cigarette with my coffee, take a shower, shave, dress and throw on a baseball cap. If I actually worried about my hair I would need a much larger block of time for my morning routine. Now, I have more time to sleep, but I can’t take off my hat with-out looking like a goob.

But what if I had two super-duper uber-flaming, purse-swinging dads, like the ones you see dressed up as Doro-thy in the parades in San Francisco? Boys typically emulate the nuanced behaviors of their fathers as they grow up, after all.

Or, I could have ended up with two lesbian mommies.

This wouldn’t be so bad, because at least they would be able to relate to me when it came to women. It might be fun to have two parents who could appreciate

the plethora of passing knockers wander-ing around the mall. Of course, if I had turned out to be gay, they would be no help at all, because they would have no romantic opinion about men.

These are ancillary concerns. Produc-ing well-adjusted members of so-ciety has little to do with mode of dress or how well children relate to their parents. There are hard working, compassionate gays and lesbians who will pass on these traits to the children in their care, and that’s all we can realistically ask of anyone.

Homosexuals deserve the chance to screw up a child’s psyche, the same as any one else. After all, there are more than a few traditional parents who aren’t

exactly doing a bang-up job, and nobody complains about them.

Whether straight or gay, single or mar-ried, raising children is really a roll-of-the-dice anyway. Heterosexual parents are equally-likely as homosexual parents to fail or succeed at the ridiculous game of child rearing.

-Justin Sharp is a journalism senior and a columnist for The Shorthorn

Straight from the Orphanage The numbers prove adoption goes both ways

JUSTIN SHARP

The idea of attaining the Ameri-can dream has pushed people from all walks of life to do things

unimaginable. I thought being an in-ternational student sounded pretty classy.

Being solo in a new coun-try, coupled with being a tad different and even ignorant at times, my American ex-perience has been nothing short of funny, depressing and traumatizing.

First, the demon that haunts all humanity made me a hapless victim. I had several instances of being stereotyped, mostly nega-tive, sometimes positive and even funny. Initially, I trans-formed from being talkative to a con-fused state of silence. Reason? No one could clearly hear what I was saying and few had the courtesy and patience to ask me to repeat myself umpteen times, so my days passed in an awk-ward silence. Then it hit me, the grass

is not always greener on the other side, and in my case, there was no grass. However, I met a beautiful girl who said she liked my English, or the lack of it, and for once I appreciated my (dis)ability in American English.

Then came food and differ-ent eating habits. Ingredients and foods are pretty much the same as at home, but the culi-nary methods were strange and adapting was hard. I was used to having three meals a day, at roughly the same time ev-eryday. However, routine was broken the day I arrived here. Some delicacies were simply disgusting to me, while the rest, which looked nice, I could not name. That led me to become

a pointer, using my fingers more than my hands to show what foods I wanted. This did not get me far and I was rude-ly shouted at for pointing at food at a university eatery. Depression set in and coupled with the differences and fear, I had an impromptu two-day hunger

strike. The journey to the American dream was suddenly lonely and seem-ingly impossible.

My next stop was the UTA class-room, my only means of escaping the harsh world that had proven not so eas-ily adaptable. I enjoyed every moment in the classroom, because my profes-sors were experienced at dealing with international students. Their patience and understanding was overwhelming and looking back, I do not regret pick-ing UTA as my choice school which would change my opinion of how best to approach my world as a new and different person. I think international students have a really difficult time adapting to the fast-paced and highly individualistic American system, but with patience, a few skipped meals and the pointing finger, the experience is manageable and quite fun.

-Nelson Onyango is a biology freshman and a columnist for The Shorthorn

Living the American Dream, Sort ofComing to the U.S. as a international student can be full of adventure and frustration

NELSON ONYANGO

DISCOMBOBULATION by Houston Hardaway

The Shorthorn: Thea Blesener

Wednesday, October 7, 2009The ShorThorn

When ESPN Sports personality, then with CBS Sports, Dick Vitale asked Ste-phen Bardo, then in college, what he wanted to do after playing basketball, Bardo said he wanted to do Vitale’s job.

Stephen Bardo, ESPN college basket-ball analyst, will speak about leadership and seizing opportunities at noon today in the University Center Rosebud The-atre. Leadership Center director Stepha-nie Brown said Bardo’s interview with Vitale was one reason she chose to invite him to the university.

Brown said Bardo’s interview with Vi-tale is a story about seizing opportunities. Bardo could have missed a chance for a career after sports if he had not done so. He received a call from CBS shortly after the interview and was offered a job when he retired from basketball, she said.

Each year the Leadership Center tries to reach out to other areas of the univer-sity that may have students who do not normally use its services, Brown said.

“I was really interested in Stephen be-cause of his experience in sports,” Brown

said.Bardo played for University of Illinois

and on several Continental Basketball Association and NBA teams including the Dallas Mavericks before focusing on sports broadcasting.

Broadcast students will interview Bardo for UTA News before the lecture, Brown said.

The program is part of the Depart-ment of Kinesiology’s Anderson Sport Lecture Series. Brown said she expects more than 100 attendees.

“I also chose him because he is very relatable and down to earth,” she said.

-Ali Mustansir

Lecture

ESPN college basketball analyst and former NBA player to speak

When And WhereWhat: Transferring Leadership off the Court featuring Stephen BardoWhere: Rosebud Theatre, University CenterWhen: Noon – 1 p.m. today

The Shorthorn: Stephanie Goddard

Above: Students at a barbecue sponsored by Student Legal Services watch Busted: The Citizen’s Guide to Surviving Police Encounters on Tuesday evening in the Maverick Activities Center. The video dis-cussed civil liberties and what to do when talking to police.

Left: Biochemistry junior John Paul, left, and economics senior Charles Gamkong get food at a barbe-cue sponsored by Student Legal Services on Tuesday evening in the Maverick Activities Center.

Student Legal Services spon-sored the barbecue and Keisha Ware, Attorney for

the Students, said she hopes it will become an annual event. The session began with a buffet-style barbecue followed by a showing of Busted: The Citizen’s Guide to Surviving Police Encounters. The video discussed civil liberties and what to do when talking to police. For example, one is not obligated to consent to a search of one’s vehicle or home without a warrant, but one should always

be courteous to police officers. Several scenarios were presented in the video in which people incor-rectly responded and ended up in jail. Afterward, a scenario was re-peated and the people reacted in a legal manner that was within their rights and kept them out of jail, even if they were hiding illegal drugs. When the video concluded, participants filled out a survey and Ware answered questions.

–Stephanie Goddard

The university will celebrate its sixth Founders Day, recognizing the university’s 114th birthday, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today on the Central Library mall.

Students can stop by to sign an oversized 114th birthday card and have free cake and punch.

Past celebrations included UTA band perfor-mances and military science students presenting the history of UTA. Jasmine Stewart, Student Alumni Association adviser, said that for a few years, the university didn’t celebrate Founders Day because of scheduling conflicts. In 2007 the Student Alumni Association took over the event, which was previ-ously hosted by them and three other offices.

“For the people doing it before, it was bad timing for them,” she said. “They didn’t have time to plan an elaborate event.”

Stewart said the event is important because of UTA’s long history.

“It’s good to know your heritage,” she said. “I feel like it’s a small way to thank UTA.”

President James Spaniolo will present the signed card at Parent and Family Weekend on Oct. 23-24.

— Joan Khalaf

events

UTA turns 114, celebration with oversized birthday card, cake today

Twenty-one engineering employers will display what they have to offer today at the third Engineering Co-op and Internship Job Fair.

Co-ops are special en-gineering programs in which students work for companies for up to three semesters while taking a full course load. Students who have participated in co-op programs and in-ternships will talk about their experiences at noon.

The event is free to students and will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Nedderman Hall atrium.

This fair is not a regular job fair, said Carole Coleman, the event creator and engineering co-op and internship coordinator. The purpose is to help engineering students get experience prior to gaining a job, she said.

Students who have degrees along with experience have an advantage over those without it, Coleman said.

Employers will come from companies working in the civil engineering field, the energy industry, the grocery industry and the Department of Defense.

Employers had to pay $100 for table displays. This money will cover expenses for the event, Coleman said.

–Johnathan Silver

engineering

Fair to help with pre-job experience, former interns to share information

“I’ll definitely miss working with the university. I wish I could pack it up and take it with me to St. Louis,” Campbell said. “Downtown St. Louis doesn’t have a major university like UTA. So, that’s something I’ll miss having to work with and using to attract businesses and de-velopers.”

In St. Louis, Campbell will help de-velop an area much larger than down-town Arlington. According to The Part-nership’s Web site, downtown St. Louis currently houses more than 12,000 resi-dents, more than four times the size of downtown Arlington, according to the 2000 Census.

Some of Downtown Arlington’s ac-complishments under Campbell’s leader-ship include bringing Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, organizing the weekly downtown farmers market and leading the creation of the Levitt Pavilion in Arlington after raising $1.2 million in private donations.

Campbell has been vital in the pavil-ion’s development, said pavilion execu-tive director Patti Diou.

“The board under Maggie’s leadership helped to receive donations and funding to get the pavilion off the ground,” Diou said. “She’s worked hard to bring in in-vestors and developers. The results can definitely attest to the board members and Maggie’s leadership.”

With almost 25 years of downtown management experience working in plac-es like downtown Fort Worth, downtown Dallas, and Pasadena, Calif., Campbell said she has developed an expertise for working in a downtown district.

“I have a passion for working in a city’s downtown district. It’s the heart of the city and I love it,” she said. “Every city is different and every city has different needs. I find it challenging and exciting.”

For years, Downtown Arlington saw more planning than development. A lot of development in downtown didn’t seem to exist until Campbell came around, said John Hall, Administration and Campus Operations vice president.

“Just about anybody you talk to will tell you that for years and years there have been plans drafted for Downtown Arlington,” Hall said. “It just seemed that while the plans were very well organized and drafted, it seemed very difficult to get the ball rolling.”

Hall credits the new push toward de-velopment to Campbell’s leadership and dedication to doing her job well.

“Since Maggie’s been on board we have seen some actual implantation of the Downtown Arlington revitalization plans,” Hall said. “It’s nice to see some of it come to fruition, and now it’s impor-tant to keep that momentum going.”

John hArden [email protected]

Campbellcontinued from page 1

When And WhereWhen: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. todayWhere: Nedderman Hall atrium

Busted Barbecue

The Shorthorn: Stephanie Goddard

Wednesday, October 7, 2009THE SHORTHORN

The Shorthorn: Tim Crumpton

BURSTING BUBBLES FOR A CAUSEJournalism junior Matt Snee pops a balloon for his $1 donation to benefit the State Employees Charitable Campaign on Monday in the University Center Palo Duro Lounge. The Balloon Bash was sponsored by the university’s Employment Office, which gave out prizes for every popped balloon.

through utatickets.com and in the EXCEL office in the University Center lower level.

Education junior Laelani Bey said she wasn’t aware of the concert’s specifics.

“Wow! I need to get to a computer then,” Bey said.

By 3 p.m. less than 30 tickets were available, Rodriguez said.

She also added that if students decide to forgo the concert experience due to an emergency or last-minute problem, they can give the tickets away to anyone they like.

“Students aren’t able to receive refunds or exchange any tickets online,” Rodriguez

said. In a previous story, Taddesse said the

band usually charges anywhere from $150,000 to $200,000 to perform. The group charged the university $85,000 be-cause they were going on a back-to-school tour.

Maroon 5’s name came into discussion during a fall concert committee meeting last summer.

Only students, faculty and staff were able to buy tickets, with a maximum of four tickets per Mav Express card. Stu-dents paid $15 per ticket and faculty and staff paid $30 per ticket.

ARIONNE [email protected]

Maroon 5continued from page 1

“Students aren’t able to receive refunds or exchange any tickets online.”Bonnie Rodriguez, Student Activities support specialist

Everyone is sick.It is called the Fresher’s

flu, but the international students had it first. I think I am the last man standing in our group (Flo is now sick and he has never had a cold before).

I am determined not to get sick. I even bet Lauren a Strongbow that I wont get sick.

I hope I don’t get sick.Yesterday after dinner, Flo and I

wanted a drink and Lauren, Fiona and Amanda tagged along.

But the bar didn’t open until 7: 30 p.m. We eat at 5 p.m.

So we waited and chatted about German names, hunting (he is in a hunting club back home) and other things as we waited.

The funny thing was as time passed, the more pissed Flo got.

He wanted that beer. I think he lives for beer. I don’t know if it is cultural thing (it probably has some-thing to do with it) or a Flo thing, but when the bar opened, he bolted.

It made my day.

– Sara Pintilie

This is just one of many blog entries by staff blogger Sara Pintilie.

During the fall semes-ter, she will be studying abroad in Leicester, U.K.

Check out www.theshort-horn.com for her other blog entries. Her blog is up-dated daily.

Sara Pintilie, journalism junior and The Shorthorn blogger

The Shorthorn: Sara Pintilie

While studying in Leicester, U.K., Sara Pintilie stays at Highgrove House.

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DR. RUTH Q: I need to know, is it possible for a woman to get pregnant when hav-ing sex during her period? (Sounds disgusting, but it really happened.)

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Q: My best friend for the past six years is a woman I care about and for whom I feel a great deal of affec-tion. The problem is that she claims not to feel love for me, just a very close friendship (she once called me her “friend for life”). However, we have lived in the same house for two stretches of several months (her idea, her house), taken our last two vacations together (her suggestion initially), and she even suggested that we buy a house together, though she said it didn’t mean anything

personally between us. For back-ground information, she is 39 and I am almost 38, and neither of us has ever been married. We share great times together, but we have never

tried to be romantic. She knows that I want to have a family, but she claims that she does not. I have described this situation and events to others, and no one can tell me why this is happening. When I tried to discuss moving beyond friendship, she became very upset and said that it is a closed is-sue. The situation can be painful for me, but she is a source of joy in my life and is as close as a sister most of the time. I don’t think that I could stand to see her fall in love with someone else (unless I fi nd someone else also). Any thoughts or comments

would be greatly appreciated. A: The term is “unrequited love.” You love her but she doesn’t love you, and you just have to accept that. My advice to you would be to stop seeing her so that you can pursue someone else with whom you could share love, rather than look at this one-way love as bringing you “joy” when it actu-ally only makes you miserable. Don’t try to fi gure this out; just accept the truth and move on.

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The Student Congress Community Affairs committee amended and adopted a resolu-tion which originally resolved that The Shorthorn would cease printing, Tuesday.

The committee voted for the amended resolution, 09-15, “Mavs Go Green and use Web 2.0,” five for and two ab-staining from voting. The com-mittee amended the resolu-tion by striking out that “The Shorthorn no longer print and distribute paper editions on a regular basis, (to reduce waste and the current associated costs of printing and distribution).”

Liberal Arts senator Re-

bekah Karth voted for the amendments and the passage of the amended resolution.

“I think to eliminate print-ing at The Shorthorn would be a disastrous move for com-munication students and other students associated with The Shorthorn,” she said.

She added that she doesn’t think they should kill one of the “brightest“ parts of the uni-versity.

Community Affairs com-mittee co-chair Jamilah James, who abstained from voting on the resolution, said that she did not want to comment why.

The committee added an

additional amendment that changed “reprinting” to “print-ing,” so the resolution reads “The Shorthorn maintain its current guidelines for ‘printing’ so that paper editions may be available to those who desire

them.”“I think it’s great experi-

ence for all of The Shorthorn staff, and taking it [the print version] away would not be fair to them and the UTA community,” said Emily Boren, Community Affairs committee co-chair.

The committee did re-search by talking to The Shorthorn editor-in-chief Marissa Hall, Student Pub-lications director Lloyd Goodman, Mike Knox, stu-dent affairs assistant vice president, a President’s Sus-

tainability Committee co-chair and other university newspa-pers that had both online and print versions such as Texas Christian University.

Although SC President Kent Long requested more input from an employee of The Shorthorn regarding the value of the experience at the paper, the resolution passed after dis-cussion, debate and amending.

Since it got adopted in com-mittee, the resolution will move to a general vote at the full body meeting next Tuesday.

The resolution was authored by Bess Alvarez, alumna and former Student Congress vice president and self-proclaimed “avid reader of The Shorthorn.” Alvarez authored two other sustainability-related resolu-tions, in the summer semester, but they were not brought be-fore SC until its first fall meet-ing, in September, because SC does not meet in the summer.

Since it’s introduction, two out of the seven sponsors of “Mavs Go Green and use Web 2.0” removed their sponsor-ships and one of the sponsors resigned from SC.

–Bryan Bastible

What’s next?The resolution will be looked at, debated and voted on at the next Student Congress general body meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Student Congress chambers located in the University Center lower level.

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Community Affairs committee adopts resolution on The Shorthorn after amendments

family planArlington resident Robert Hingle and 8-month-old son Kendel play with their cell phones Tuesday outside of the Central Library. Hingle frequently visits the Central Library to use the computers.

Kinky Friedman will give a speech to a State and Local Government class at 11 a.m. Thursday in 108 University Hall for any student interested.

A l l a n Saxe, po-litical sci-ence associ-ate profes-sor, invited F r i e d m a n to speak be-cause he will be running in the 2010 election for Texas gover-nor. Fried-man’s politi-cal mentors include Ann Richards and Barbara Jordan according to the Texans for Kinky Web site. He owns a cigar com-pany and his own brand of salsa. All the proceeds from Kinky Friedman’s Private Stock Salsa go to the UTOPIA Animal Rescue Ranch, a “no-kill” shelter.

Saxe said this is not the first time Friedman has given a lecture at the uni-versity. Friedman spoke when he ran in the 2006 gubernatorial election.

Saxe has had other Democratic g u b e r n a t o -rial candi-dates give lectures this semester, in-cluding Tom Schieffer.

He wants the students to see who is running in the governor

election. “I want to bring the

candidates to them,” Saxe said.

He said he will try to bring Republican candi-dates to campus during the spring semester be-cause the primaries will be taking place.

-Lataisha Jackson

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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman to speak in class

The Shorthorn: Meghan Williams

When and WhereDemocratic gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman will speak in a govern-ment class. Any student can attend.

When: 11 a.m. Thursday

Where: 108 University Hall

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