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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
WednesdayApril 2, 2008
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BY JULIE ANN SANCHEZThe Shorthorn staff
The Department of Defense recently awarded psychology
chair Robert Gatchel a $1.5 million grant to further research on patients suffering from musculoskeletal injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder.
The grant creates a new phase of study combining diseases and treating the physical and emotional aspects of soldiers’
injuries, Gatchel said.The research will focus on
cognitive behavioral therapy for soldiers at Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio, dealing with PTSD and muscular injuries.
“A lot of the soldiers in the first study also had PTSD,” Gatchel
said.Cognitive behavioral therapy
includes helping patients deal with some of the negative thoughts and memories, coping skills, and dealing with stress, he said.
His previous research centered on assessment and treatment
of soldiers with musculoskeletal injuries and the pain associated with muscular wounds endured, like walking with packs weigh-ing more than 50 pounds while on tour in Afghanistan and Iraq, among other things.
The research was done at Wil-ford Hall for four years with data
yielding positive results, Gatchel said. Soldiers who finished the functional restoration program were able to return to active duty.
Gatchel said that, in some instances, soldiers didn’t view
Psych chair gets $1.5 million grantRESEARCH
The study looks to find help for the emotional side of PTSD, war injuries.
BY COHE BOLIN The Shorthorn staff
A university professor received a grant to continue developing biode-gradable nanoparticles to help cardio-vascular patients after surgery.
Assistant bioengineering professor Kytai Nguyen is developing platelet-mimicking nanoparticles that carry beneficial drugs to specifically target damaged cells after procedures like angioplasty.
Nguyen received a $260,000 Sci-entist Development Award last year when she began the research from the American Heart Association. The Na-tional Institutes of Health have given
an additional $352,000 to Nguyen to continue her work.
Nguyen has been an assistant pro-fessor in the Biomedical Engineering Department since fall 2005. Prior to that, she received her bachelor’s de-gree from the University of Minnesota and her Ph.D. from Rice University. She began her current research in fall
2006.She said the biodegradable nanopar-
ticles carry FDA approved drugs that attach to the vascular wall around the heart or other damaged areas. The nanoparticles then repair the damage caused by surgery.
“Biodegradable material breaks down into components that are al-ready present in the body,” Nguyen said.
Bioengineering graduate student Soujanya Kona works with Nguyen on the research.
Kona said they are in the process
Hard Work Paying OffProfessor gets grant to continue nanoparticles research
RESEARCH continues on page 3
BY MARISSA HALLThe Shorthorn staff
Lavell Crawford is not afraid to die fat.He’s afraid of going to hell fat.“I don’t wanna go to hell,” he said. “Hell’s a big-ass gym.”Crawford joked Tuesday night about his weight, fast
food restaurants and his move to the suburbs as a child. About 300 people saw him perform in the University Center Bluebonnet Ballroom, said Brian Joyce, student activities assistant director.
Crawford was the runner-up on the most recent show “Last Comic Standing,” and has appeared on BET’s “Comic View” and “The Jamie Foxx Show.”
Crawford’s set was mostly filled with jokes about himself, including his love of food.
“I’m always having food fantasies,” he said. “Take a Krispy Kreme donut and inject it with soft serve ice cream. I’m sorry. I just had an orgasm.”
Crawford also touched on deeper subjects. He said people
BY CAROLYN MILLERContributor to The Shorthorn
UTA Radio will provide music and broadcast during a voter registration event live from noon to 2 p.m. today on the University Center mall.
The Maverick Vote Coali-tion, a group comprised of student leader representa-tives from campus organiza-tions and clubs, will host the event. The group collaborated to register students to vote.
Broadcast news junior
Tonesha Winters said the sta-tion will give various items like goody bags with CDs, posters and bumper stickers.
“Students are still regis-tered in their hometown and we need them to register here,” Winters said. “The goal is to get students to be more active in American politics.
Group formed to increase student voting in Arlington
ELECTIONS
Their goal is to establish UTA as a polling site for future city elections.
The Shorthorn: Monica Lopez
ResearchEach week The Shorthorn will cover
research projects from schools, colleges across campus.
Assistant professor Kytai Nguyen, left, and her student assistant, bioengineering graduate Soujanya Kona, work together in researching nanoparticles that target damaged cells, releasing therapeutic drugs. Nguyen has received awards from the National Institute of Health and the American Heart Association.
BY MO ZOLLERSContributor to The Shorthorn
After helping launch the OneBook and Conversations programs at the university, English professor Laurin Porter has stepped down as co-chair of the committee.
Porter was part of the team that launched the One-Book program in 2006 with its first novel, The Kite Run-ner. Every freshman was
given a copy of the book to during orientation to discuss the novel in their classes.
“I consider myself very fortunate to have been a part of launching these two pro-grams, which I think have transformed the university in an exciting way these last two years,” Porter said. “It’s been one of the most satisfying experiences of my years here at UTA, and one I’m sorry to see it end.”
Porter also said she is looking forward to seeing
New OneBookco-chair chosen
EDUCATION
Chris Conway was selected to fill the spot after Laurin Porter stepped down.
ONEBOOK continues on page 6
VOTING continues on page 6
GRANT continues on page 3
WHEN AND WHEREUTA Radio station voterregistration drive
When: noon to 2 p.m. today
Where: University Center mall
The Shorthorn: Andrew Buckley
Comedian Lavell Crawford laughs after a joke during his performance Tuesday night in the University Center Bluebonnet Ballroom. Crawford has performed on a variety of channels including BET and Comedy Central.
Lavell Crawford laughs all the way to the refrigerator
‘Hell’s a Big-Ass Gym’“I’m always having food fantasies. Take a Krispy Kreme donut and inject it with soft serve ice cream. I’m sorry, I just had an orgasm.” Comedian Lavell Crawford pauses for applause during his act Tuesday night in the University Center Bluebonnet Ballroom. During season five of NBC’s “Last Comic Standing” Crawford came in second place after fellow comedian Jon Reep.
The Shorthorn: Andrew Buckley CRAWFORD continues on page 3
INDEX
SPORTS | PAGE 8
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Three’s CompanyThe men’s baseball team increases their winning streak to three against UT-Pan American.
Baseball BuffetAll You Can Eat Section at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington sickens nutritionist, but excites columnist.
Since 1919
All You Can Eat Section at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington sickens nutritionist, but excites columnist.
THE SHORTHORN
Jazz Ensemble, Orchestra play big band Thursday
The music department presents the 61st annual Spring Big Band Concert featuring the UTA Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Texas Hall.
The concert showcases two big bands and a featured guest. The Jazz Ensemble, directed by jazz studies assistant director, Daniel Cavanagh, will perform four selections, one featuring a student singer.
Ken Edwards, featured trumpeter and alumni, will play three pieces with the Jazz Orchestra conducted by Jazz Studies director Tim Ishii.
There are 24 student members of the Jazz Ensemble and 18 Jazz Orchestra members performing.
“We want to let the campus experience a great musical night on campus that showcases the variety of music programs and exceptional student musicians,” Cavanagh said.
Admission is $3 for students and senior citizens, $5 for adults.
For information, call 817-272-3471 or e-mail questions to [email protected].
— Andrea Henderson
Apple’s photographers to explain their programs
As part of its Campus Lecture Series, Apple Inc. will bring professional photographers to campus to show how to use the latest software programs that apply to its field.
The seminar will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday in 148 Fine Arts Building.
Programs discussed include Aperture, iLife’08 and iWork ’08.
According to the company, the Photography Tour is designed to help photojournalists and photographers take pictures, sort through them and file or develop. Reservations are not required.
— Matthew Reagan
TODAY
Engineering the new Dallas Cowboys Sta-dium: 7–8 a.m., 601 Nedderman Hall.
Make reservations at www.midcitiestechclub.
org/Reserve.php. Members and first-time guests free, others $5. For information, contact Roger Tuttle at 817-272-3682 or [email protected].
Study Abroad Information Ses-sion: noon–1 p.m., University Center Pecos Room. Free. For information, contact Courtney Bauman, at 817-272-2355 or [email protected].
Relax Hour: noon–1 p.m., UC Red River Room. Free. For
information, contact Mallie Townsend at 817-272-2780 or [email protected].
Friends of Women’s Studies Luncheon: noon–1:30 p.m., UC Carlisle Suite. Admission $20, includes lunch and performance. For information, contact Beth Anne Shelton at 817-272-3131 or [email protected].
Improving Your Study Skills: 1–2 p.m., 216 Davis Hall. Free. For information, contact Counseling Services at 817-272-3671.
Express Yourself Assertiveness Group: 2–3 p.m., 216 Davis Hall. Free. For information, contact Counseling Services at 817-272-3671.
THURSDAY
The Gallery at UTA presents Faculty Biennial IX: 10 a.m.–5 p.m., The Gal-lery at UTA, 169 Fine Arts Building. Free. For information, con-tact Patricia Healy at 817-272-5658 or
Faculty Biennial IX Exhibiting Artist Talks: noon–1 p.m., The Gallery at UTA, 169 Fine Arts Building. Free. For information, contact Patricia Healy at 817-272-5658 or [email protected].
Wesley Foundation Event: noon, 311 UTA Blvd. Free Food. For information, contact Wesley
Foundation at 817-274-6282 or [email protected].
Anger Management: 1:30–2:30 p.m., 216 Davis Hall. For information, contact Counseling Services at 817-272-3671.
Lockheed Martin’s Interests and Needs in Nanotechnology/MEMS: 2–3:30 p.m., 105 Nedderman Hall. Free. For information, contact Cheri Counts at 817-272-1536 or [email protected].
Department of Biology Spring 2008 Colloquium Series: 4–5 p.m., 124 Life Sciences Building. Free. For information, contact Ellen Pritham at 817-272-2872 or [email protected].
Honors College Council Star Night at the Planetarium: 5–7 p.m., 100 College Hall. Refresh-ments served before the show. Show time is 6 p.m. Free. For information, contact HCC at 817-272-7215 or [email protected].
Teacher Information Session: 5:30–7 p.m., 101 College Hall. Free. For information, contact KAS McConnell at 817-272-7489 or [email protected].
OneBook & Conversations Panel Discussion on Darfur: 7 p.m., 100 Nedderman Hall. Free. For information, contact Freshman Leaders on Campus at 817-272-2293 or [email protected].
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This is a part of the daily activity log produced by the university’s Police Department. To report a criminal incident on campus, call 817-272-3381.
A staff member reported money stolen Friday in the Kinesiology Department.
A non-student was issued a crimi-nal trespass warning for the entire campus Monday at 400 Pecan St.
A theft was reported Monday at the Maverick Activities Center by a faculty member.
An accident was reported Monday in student Lot 49.
A female was issued a criminal trespass warning Monday for 7-Eleven at 600 Center St.
Bring factual errors to The Shorthorn’s at-tention via e-mail to [email protected] or call 817-272-3188. A correction or clarification will be printed in this space.
“In this country, women have
stopped being women. In
Europe, women are respected
and valued and a man would not imagine
going on a date without bringing
fl owers or holding open
the door.”Sergio Smal,
political science and German junior, on adjusting to American customs.
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Taking Back ThursdayUTA Volunteers lends its support to sexual assault victims
BY JHERICCA JOHNSONThe Shorthorn staff
A night of candlelight vigils and personal testimonies will lead a march against sexual assault and violence Thursday.
UTA Volunteers will host the second annual Take Back the Night at 7 p.m. on the Central Library mall to bring several off- and on-campus groups to-gether to show the campus community how those acts affect others.
In 1877, women in England were subject to violence when they walked in the streets after dark, UTA Volunteers president Kristie Crosser said. She said the violence continued until 1976, when women
rallied in Belgium to protest the violence, walking the streets with candles.
At the event, participants will “take back the night,” the same way and march to inspire everyone against social ills, Crosser said.
“The theme is that all human beings have the right to be free from violence, the right to be heard and the right to reclaim those rights if they have been violated,” she said. “This is the time for people who have had experience with violence and sexual assault to come and have closure, find help and talk to resources.”
Crosser said the event’s newest additions are a performance by the band The Good Spirits and three
speakers. Shannon Jones, of Waco, and author Sophia Strother, of Keller, will give their personal testimonies, she said. After their pre-sentations, attendees can give their experiences dur-ing an open mic session.
“Anyone that has had a situation can come and talk about their personal experience,” Crosser said. “Sexual assault isn’t something that just happens to women, it’s unisex.”
University police will have a table at the event, said Ron Cook, university crime prevention officer.
“We want everyone to be aware of his or her surroundings,” he said. “We want to present material
that tells students how they can be safe, how they can keep their stuff safe and have a good time.”
“We are very concerned with our campus community,” he said. “There are a lot of things going on in our nation that make people worry and we want it to be known that we’re here to help.”
Counseling Services will have a supportive role at the event, said Adria Vil-larreal, counseling services assistant director.
Villarreal, the third speaker, will give attend-ees information about what the office has to offer.
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THURSDAYCheck out our feature on seven UTA fi lm students who have fi lms featured in the AFI Film Festival
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themselves as survivors and fo-cused on negative thoughts.
“They are looking at ‘If we didn’t sur-vive,’ ” he said, add-ing that new therapy would aim to change the perceptions and thoughts of soldiers.
He said that be-fore, physical injuries would be treated on the surface and not take into account the emotional side. He plans to change that.
“The mind and the body are not separate,” Gatchel said.
Research from the grant will begin in two to three
months and will continue to use soldiers at Wilford Hall. Graduate students will help the university handle data and write reports, he said.
In the meantime, Gatchel must deal with paperwork
between university administration, Fort Dietrich in Mary-land, which awarded the grant, and Wil-ford Hall. Besides the paperwork, he said, the majority of the study would be man power driven with seasoned personnel from the previous re-search.
“We have people ready to go,” he said.
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Sergio Smal had to learn about life in Fort Worth one lost bus ride at a time.
“When I moved to Texas, I was broke and rode the bus for hours to get to places,” Smal said.
The political science and Ger-man junior moved to Michigan from Russia as a high school exchange student in 2001. He decided to transfer to Texas in 2004 to attend college. Smal
said he wanted to experience a different culture and live in a diverse country.
“In Europe, colleges are aca-demic institutions only, while here you have access to pretty much anything,” Smal said. “It is absolutely necessary for inter-national students to at least at-tempt to assimilate to American culture.”
With the 31st International Week celebrated across campus for the next few days, Julie Hol-mer, Office of International Ed-
ucation International Program coordinator, said the university is trying to showcase the differ-ent cultures at the university.
“I think it’s a way we’re rec-ognizing that we appreciate the diversity that international students bring to our campus,” Holmer said. “Some campuses primarily get their students from the U.S., but some of our programs attract students from around the world. We want them to feel welcome to display their cultures here.”
Nelli Klinova, biology and German junior from Kazakh-stan, moved to the U.S. to fin-ish high school in 2004. She has attended the university since 2005. She said Texans are very friendly.
“I’ve been to New York and Chicago and I can say that Texas is the friendliest state,” Klinova said. “Some people expect me to be as friendly as they are, but I just wasn’t raised that way.”
Not all opinions of the U.S. are positive. Smal argues the
“land of opportunity” is really a country full of racial intoler-ance and negative gender ste-reotypes.
“One thing I cannot stand is this ‘gender equality’ between men and women,” Smal said. “In this country, women have stopped being women. In Eu-rope, women are respected and valued and a man would not imagine going on a date with-out bringing flowers or holding open the door.”
Klinova said she believes in
working hard to get an educa-tion and students should take advantage of opportunities pro-vided.
“I think education shouldn’t be a privilege,” she said. “If you work hard here, you can go to school and get an education. There are no excuses not to go to college, there are loans and scholarships you can get that will help you.”
World Wide WelcomeInternational Week salutes global diversity on campus
By SArAh lutzThe Shorthorn staff
The second annual Spring Literary Festival, hosted by the English Department, begins Thursday at Preston Hall and ends Friday at Half Price Books in Lincoln Square.
An advanced fiction work-shop will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in 210 Preston Hall by fiction writer Timothy Westmo-reland and a poetry workshop by Vicky Santiesteban, creative writing and graphic novel pro-fessor at Broward Community College, at 4 p.m. in room 211.
“[Westmoreland] was cho-sen specifically because he is one of UTA’s distinguished alums,” senior lecturer Laura Kopchick said. “He’s workshopping two student stories.”
On Friday, Half Price Books will host the Undergraduate Creative Writing Awards cer-emony where the contest win-ners will be announced.
This year, the department received 70 entries — 40 poems, 20 short stories and 10 creative non-fiction essays. Kopchick said each category had a dif-ferent judge. Victoria Marrow, Showtime series story editor of “Weeds,” was the non-fiction judge, Santiesteban judged the poetry category and Westmo-reland judged the short fiction category.
“This is our second year in a row where we have sponsored [the ceremony],” community relations manager Mark Wren said. “We had it last year and it was very well-attended.”
Wren said the bookstore put forth $2,200 to pay for the publication of the contest win-ners’ stories and part of the cost of getting judges to speak.
He said the first, second and
third prize winners will be an-nounced at the ceremony but only the first prize winner’s story will be read.
English senior Shaun Ha-mill won first place for his short fiction story, “Sell Yourself” and second for his non-fiction story, “My Last Movie: A Textumen-tary.”
Hamill considers winning one of the “neatest” things to ever happen to him. He said he’s been walking on air ever since.
“I’ve been working on [“Sell Yourself”] for a few years. It was the first real piece of fiction I’ve ever finished,” Hamill said. “It was the first time I really felt like a writer after I finished it. It’s really nice to have that piece out in the world.”
Hamill said his non-fiction story was about a short film he directed last fall.
“It’s really personal, actually. A little embarrassing,” he said. “It will be interesting to see how people react to it.”
Social work junior Sunny Scarborough won first place for her poem “The Fall” and second for her short story “Pear.”
Sunny said she did not ex-pect to win but was glad she did.
“There is the larger reward of being able to tell my kids I am an award-winning poet and author ten times a day and laughing maniacally at them while they roll their eyes,” she said. “Seriously though, it feels great to know I am pretty good at something I had never even done before professor Kop-chick’s creative writing class. That’s a pretty big reward.”
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Original WinEnglish Department
hosts a festival celebrating literary work
of applying for patents for their work.
If they can prove the research works, Nguyen and Kona will begin clinical testing. The testing would be similar to conventional drug testing done by pharmaceu-tical companies, Nguyen said.
The nanoparticles are ex-tremely small and even magni-fied 100 to 200 times they would only look like a small dot, Kona said. The two use an enhanced optical microscope to see the nanoparticles.
Jing-fei Dong, medicine as-sociate professor and Baylor Col-lege of Medicine Thrombosis Core Laboratory director, col-laborates with Nguyen on her research.
Dong describes the technol-ogy as unique and the approach similar to a targeted missile sys-tem. The nanoparticles target particular types of cells without damaging others that don’t need the drugs being distributed, he said.
Dong compared Nguyen’s research to chemotherapy and radiation used to treat cancers, causing pain due to the extensive amounts of drugs that are used.
With Nguyen’s approach, a bet-ter way to control the dosage is possible, Dong said.
“Her approach is very in line with current thinking in indi-vidualized medicine,” Dong said. “Dr. Nguyen’s approach will eventually recognize particular types of cells without attacking other cells.”
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After School SpeciAlArlington High School freshman Race Woods, grabs air off a hill Tuesday by the Geoscience building. Woods aspires to become a professional BMX rider and currently has two years of experience.
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Robert Gatchel, psychology chair
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complain about their fathers all the time.
“They say ‘I hate my father, he was never there.’ He was there one time,” he said.
His jokes were not limited to fathers, however. The self-proclaimed “mama’s boy” told the audience a story about shopping with his mom as a child.
“She said ‘If you get in front of this store and act any kind
of fool, I’ll kill all three of y’all,’ ” he said. “ ‘Cause I’m 17 and I could go to jail and get out and make three more just like you.’ ”
Crawford also gave his opinion of the presidential candidates, supporting Barack Obama.
“I ain’t voting for McCain,” he said. “He got that big-ass goiter on his neck. He moves it around, moves it to the top of his head. Look, it’s a unicorn.”
Crawford also joked about black people, saying they’re not as hardworking as Mexicans.
“If they had Mexicans back
in slave days, they would’ve thrown black people back in the water,” he said. “Mexicans are hardworking people.”
Business management freshman Francisca Umeezeo-ke said she came to the show because she was a fan. She became interested in the comic after seeing him on television.
“I couldn’t even breathe I was laughing so hard,” she said. “It was beautiful.”
Pre-pharmaceutical sopho-more Sandra Aniekwena said she had never heard of Craw-ford before she came to the show. She said she was sur-
prised by how funny he was.“I’d go see him again,” she
said. “I like that he has the confidence to joke about him-self.”
Undeclared freshman Vic-tor Adossi said he attended the show because he needed a laugh. This was Adossi’s first time seeing a stand-up come-dian.
“He was funnier than I ex-pected,” he said. “He has a will-ingness to say anything about himself.”
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Man escapes from jail, nobody noticesSAN ANTONIO — Law enforce-ment officials are trying to under-stand how a convicted felon man-aged to escape from a privately owned jail across the street from the police headquarters without anyone noticing his absence for a full day.
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Police: woman thought they were drug dealersLAKE CHARLES, La. — Police of-ficers suspected that a car they had pulled over was stolen, so they called the registered owner and left a message.
But when the owner called back, officers say, she apparently thought the message was from a drug deal-er, and she was busted for allegedly trying to buy crack cocaine.
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China accuses Tibet of planning to attack
BEIJING — China has branded the Dalai Lama a “wolf in monk’s robes” and his followers the “scum of Buddhism.” It stepped up the rhetoric Tuesday, accusing the Nobel Peace laureate and his sup-porters of planning suicide attacks.
The Tibetan government-in-exile swiftly denied the charge, and the Bush administration rushed to the Tibetan Buddhist leader’s defense, calling him “a man of peace.
— The Associated Press
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Georgia, Ukraine to join NATothe associated Press
BUCHAreST, romania — Unflinching from a fight, President Bush said Tuesday he fully supports proposals to put ex-Soviet states Ukraine and Georgia on the road to-ward joining NATo despite French and German qualms it would upset relations with Moscow.
Bush’s declaration laid the groundwork for an uncomfort-able showdown when leaders of the 26-member military alliance gather in Bucharest for a summit Wednesday to Friday. France refused to back down under U.S. pressure.
“France will not give its green light to the entry of Ukraine and Georgia,” Prime Minister Francois Fillon said. “We are opposed to Georgia and Ukraine’s entry because we think that it is not the cor-rect response to the balance of power in europe, and between europe and russia.”
Bush turned up the heat on allies by making a high-profile
visit to Ukraine before travel-ing to romania.
Soviet-era flags were car-ried in the streets of Kiev on the eve of Bush’s arrival, the president noted. More than half of Ukraine’s population, most in the russian-speaking east and south, is deeply suspi-cious of the West and opposes membership, polls show.
Brushing aside doubts in Ukraine, Bush said, “look, this is an interesting debate that’s taking place and ... as every nation has told me, russia will not have a veto over what hap-pens in Bucharest, and i take their word for it. And that’s the right policy to have.”
Ukraine and Georgia are seeking a precursor to mem-bership known as a member-ship action plan that spells out what they would have to do to join the alliance. Such a plan could take years to fulfill.
“i’m going to work as hard as i can to see to it that Ukraine and Georgia are ac-cepted into MAP,” Bush said.
“i think it’s in our interests as NATo members, and i think it’s in Ukrainian and Georgian interests, as well.”
To emphasize Bush’s case, the White House released ex-cerpts of a speech he will de-liver Wednesday just hours be-fore the summit opens.
Granting Ukraine and Georgia an action plan “would send a signal to their citizens that if they continue on the path of democracy and reform, they will be welcomed into the institutions of europe,” ac-cording to the speech. “And it would send a signal through-out the region that these two nations are, and will remain, sovereign and independent states.”
Bush also urged NATo al-lies to embrace a missile de-fense plan for europe that russia has hotly opposed. U.S. officials have raised hopes that Bush and russian President Vladimir Putin may reconcile the differences when they meet this weekend.
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J. Stephen Simon of Exxon Mobil accompanied by John Hofmeister of Shell Oil, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday before a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on oil and gasoline prices, oil company profits and the need for renewable fuels.
Congress press Big oil’s profits
WASHiNGToN — Top executives of the five biggest U.S. oil companies were pressed Tuesday to explain the soaring fuel prices amid huge industry profits and why they weren’t investing more to develop renew-able energy source such as wind and solar.
The executives, peppered with questions from skeptical lawmakers, said they under-stood that high energy costs are hurting consumers, but deflected blame, arguing that their profits — $123 billion last year — were in line with other industries.
“on April Fool’s day, the biggest joke of all is being played on American families by Big oil,” rep. edward Markey, d-Mass., said as his committee began hearing from the oil company executives.
With motorists paying a national aver-age of $3.29 a gallon at the pump and
global oil prices remaining above $100 a barrel, the executives were hard pressed by lawmakers to defend their profits.
“The anger level is rising significantly,” said rep. emanuel Cleaver, d-Mo., relating what he had heard in his district during the recent two-week congressional recess.
Alluding to the fact that congressmen often don’t rate very high in opinion polls, Cleaver told the executives: “Your approval rating is lower than ours and that means your down low.”
“i heard what you are hearing. Ameri-cans are very worried about the rising price of energy,” said John Hofmeister, president of Shell oil Co., echoing remarks by the other four executives from exxon Mobil Corp., BP America inc., Chevron Corp., and ConocoPhillips.
Clinton likens herself to film boxer rockythe associated Press
PHilAdelPHiA — Per-haps the analogy was inevita-ble: Hillary rodham Clinton as rocky Balboa, the scrappy underdog boxer from Philadel-phia memorably depicted in the 1976 oscar-winning film. even if rocky did lose his first big fight.
Addressing a meeting of the Pennsylvania AFl-Cio Tues-day, the former first lady and New York senator said that she, like rocky, wasn’t a quitter.
recalling a famous scene on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Clinton said that ending her presidential campaign now would be as if “rocky Balboa had gotten half-
way up those art museum steps and said, ‘Well, i guess that’s about far enough.’”
“let me tell you something, when it comes to finishing a fight, rocky and i have a lot in common. i never quit. i never give up. And neither do the American people,” Clinton said.
She promised the labor group that as president, she would create 3 million new jobs through investments in public infrastructure like roads and bridges.
Clinton also told the audi-ence that as first lady she had forcefully battled NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, even as her husband was aggressively pushing for its
passage through Congress. The agreement is widely unpopular with organized labor because it helped clear the way for many blue collar jobs to be moved to Mexico and other countries with cheaper labor costs.
“i did speak out and oppose NAFTA,” she said. “i raised a big yellow flag and said ‘i don’t think this will work.’”
How strongly Clinton worked against NAFTA while in the White House remains a matter of some dispute. Former aides to Bill Clinton have said she was skeptical about the agreement, but in large measure because she felt that it conflicted with her effort to pass health care reform.
Speaking to reporters later, Clinton insisted she had voiced objections to the substance of the proposal, not just its tim-ing.
“i was in many meetings starting in the ‘92 campaign — i raised questions,” she said. “i did it in the White House again, in meetings with as many different audiences in the White House in the decision-making process that i could speak to. But the president made a deci-sion. As part of an administra-tion, i believe you support the president, and i did.”
Clinton also warned the labor audience that democrats won’t have an easy time against republican nominee-in-wait-
ing John McCain in the general election, and implied that her rival for the nomination, Sen. Barack obama of illinois, may not be up to the task.
“The republicans aren’t going to give up without a fight,” Clinton said. “And no matter how beautiful your rhetoric, the republicans aren’t going to turn off their attack machine — it doesn’t have an off-switch.”
“But one thing you know about me is that when i say i’ll fight for you, i’ll fight for you,” she said. “i know what it’s like to stumble. i know what it means to get knocked down. But i’ve never stayed down, and i never will.”
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Faced with the prospect of gas reach-ing $4 per gallon, the public deserves an explanation for high gas prices, and Con-gress has finally demanded one.
Leaders from the top five oil compa-nies were called before a congressional panel to explain constantly rising gas prices while the oil companies post mas-sive profits. Overall, the oil industry prof-ited by $123 billion last year, with Exxon leading the way with $40 billion, accord-ing to The Associated Press.
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With profits that high, oil companies have more
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Renewable fuel will make our country more fuel-efficient, which will decrease the burden on consumers. That’s something the big oil companies can certainly afford.
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Big oil needs to do some explainingRecord fuel prices send oil execs to
Congress to defend high prices
“People should get together and carpool or walk to their destinations.”
Vittawat Pongsriwat,industrial engineer graduate student
“OPEC needs to just lower prices. We should start using our own gas by tap-ping into our reserve.”
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What should be done to reduce the cost of fuel?
Nathan Watkins,information systems sophomore
Ernesto Garcia,economics junior
yourVIEW “Incorporate
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new section at ball park has some dieticians squirming
i arrive at the ballpark early to assure plenty of time to enjoy my feast. i find the Lexus Club Terrace, my new
home for ball games, and make way toward check-in. Wristband in place, i walk up to an All You Can Eat concession stand to begin sinning.
i will ask for forgiveness tomorrow, of course, and jump back on my diet wagon. But tonight, i will indulge on a massive amount of hot dogs, popcorn, nachos and, well, Diet Coke (gotta cut corners somewhere).
That fantasy will soon become reality when i attend my first game this month enjoying a seat in the newly expanded
All You Can Eat section, at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.
Located in the left field corner, the indulge-your-bulge section has almost doubled this year from last season with more than 1,000 seats awaiting other gluttons like me.
What’s a typical amount consumed by a customer in this section?
Ron Ranieri, Aramark concessionaire general manager at Atlanta’s Turner Field,
calculated it in a USA Today story by Mi-chael McCarthy: About 3.35 hot dogs, one 20-ounce soda, one 7.9 ounce bag of pea-nuts, one 3-ounce order of nachos and 32 ounces of popcorn.
Dieticians are not digging this idea.“it’s disgusting,” said Christine
Gerbstadt, a registered dietitian and national spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association, said in McCarthy’s story. “Why can’t people just enjoy the game and eat sensibly?”
Those who eat even close to such amounts on a semi-regular basis, are at added risk for heart disease, diabetes, stroke, cancer and erectile dysfunction, Gerbstadt said.
Mark Tilson, sales and marketing Kansas City Royals vice president, said it’s up to fans to eat responsibly. He acknowledged to McCarthy that some fans try to “set per-sonal records” during their first game in the section, but by their second or third time in the seats, they eat like they normally would at a game.
i like the idea, and agree the gorging would get old if practiced on a regular basis. if i were to buy the “All You Can Eat 10 Pack,” i would probably tone it down after a game or two.
But when i attend my first all-i-can-eat game, i will think of it as a Thanksgiving
meal and not count a single calorie, a single point, or a single fat gram. There are just some days we should be allowed, and right-fully so, to just dig in and “go for it.”
i wish these seats were offered when our four boys were younger.
Besides the ticket price, my husband and i would always buy each son, and the friend they brought to the game, one hot dog, one drink, one snacky item like peanuts or popcorn and, if we had enough money left, cotton candy or a lemon freeze.
One time, when we thought it was dol-lar hot dog day, i noticed my husband’s face looking pale as he carried a tray piled high with hot dogs back to our seats.
“We could have all gone to Steak and Ale,” he said as he tossed the dogs to the kids. Dollar hot dog day was the day before and he was too embarrassed to not pay for them after finding out.
i consider this section a real hit. Tickets cost $34 to $38. Quite a steal, considering regular price for the same section is $25 to $29.
Plus, running back and forth from seat to refill will burn a few calories along the way. So don’t worry about health issues for once and enjoy the game, just don’t forget the antacids.
— Susan Tallant is a journalism junior and columnist for The Shorthorn
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On the mapEven though the UTA men’s basketball
team fell short versus the no. 1 seed Memphis Tigers in the nCAA Tournament, i feel that as a basketball team, we had a very successful season and opened many doors for the university and program.
UTA never had a reputation as a winning program and, after a season like this we can only go up from here. i feel that now we have the respect from not only the Memphis
team, but from a lot of people in the world that didn’t know that UTA had a basketball team.
Our seniors are a huge part of our success, and i don’t think they realize what they have accomplished here for this program and the legacy they created for future Mavericks.
About six months ago, when the nCAA came to review our athletic department, they chose two participants from each athletic team to interview and sit through a seminar. i was one of the two from the men’s basket-
ball program. The seminar talked about one of the most
important aspects of being a college athlete — creating a legacy. Legacies are so impor-tant to every team and i feel that our seniors did their best to accomplish that task.
i just hope, in my four years of playing college basketball, i can say that i made a difference and created a legacy for all future UTA Maverick basketball players to come.
— Matt Read is an exercise science sophomore and red-shirt basketball player for the Mavericks
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The Shorthorn: Antonina Doescher
For many outsiders, UTA is the stepchild that will never quite live up to our big brother, UT-Austin. For those of us on the inside, we’ve known for a long time that we aren’t stepchildren, and several recent accomplishments may help us break that image once and for all.
The men’s basketball team gained na-tional attention last month when they advanced to the nCAA Tournament. The School of Urban and Public Affairs now ranks as the third-best in the state, behind Texas A&M University and, you guessed it, big brother. The Shorthorn was named the state’s best daily college paper for the sixth time in seven years.
All the recognition is something we should be excited about, but not be-cause of all the shiny new plaques.
These accolades will attract an even brighter student body and teaching staff in the future. The recognition will gain us a reputation for high quality makes your degree just a little more valuable.
Though it’s nice to outshine big brother, maybe the UT System will be considered a family, not a competition.
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The only way to change a com-munity is to do something about it.”
Bess Alvarez, Student Con-gress recording secretary and geology junior, said voter reg-istration booths have been set up since Monday at the Cen-tral Library mall, the Maverick Activities Center, and inside and outside of the University Center.
“We want to see UTA as a polling site and we’re 90 percent sure we can get it des-ignated for the May city elec-tions,” Alvarez said.
With 5,000 students living on campus within District 5, it’s a possibility, she said. The university has already been set up as the early polling location for the November presidential elections.
Tim Brown, theatre arts junior and coalition member, said the group is trying to get other students to make a difference in the upcoming city council and national elec-tions.
“If we can get over 1,000 students to register and vote for the city council posi-tions, then we can easily get the presidential nominees to speak at our school,” Brown said. “UTA is a powerhouse as far as voting and we have
the power to move mountains when it comes to elections if we unite and vote.”
The radio station, in an ef-fort to support student orga-nizations, are trying to get the campus community involved, said Andrew Clark, commu-nication department assistant professor.
“It’s also a great opportu-nity for remote broadcasting experience for the staff of the radio,” Clark said.
Anytime that students get together and don’t depend on faculty is really great, he said.
This is an important step in getting students to take the initiative to vote, said Julian Rodriguez, communication department teaching assis-tant.
“It’s important not only in aspects of the Arlington com-munity, but also the UTA com-munity, which is our target audience,” Rodriguez said.
SC is still working with the city and county to secure the university as an early polling site, said Collins Watson, bio-medical engineering graduate student and SC president.
“If we get that and have a huge turnout by students at the May election it would lead to the UTA student body being recognized as a strong, politically influential entity,” he said.
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the fresh ideas, energy and dedication the new co-chair, Chris Conway, brings to his position.
The OneBook program is predicated on the conviction that the academic spirit of the university can be a unifying force, said Conway, modern languages associate professor and Spanish section coordina-tor. Conway sees the program as being not only for incoming students, but for all academic units, from librarians to staff to faculty.
“The program reminds us that we are embarked upon a shared journey of discovery in which every one of us is indis-pensable,” Conway said. “I feel very indebted to the example set by Dr. Porter’s leadership in this program. I am honored to follow in her footsteps.”
Porter was an outstanding choice to help launch the pro-gram due to her experience, love of literature and dedica-tion to excellence, said Dawn Remmers, OneBook co-chair and University Advising Cen-ter and Student Success and Testing Services director.
“I feel Dr. Conway will be able to build upon what she has started and take the pro-gram to the next level,” Rem-mers said. “I am excited about the possibilities.”
The OneBook selection for 2008-09 school year is The History of Love by Nicole Krauss. Conway said the novel is about the capacity of people to conquer trauma, distance and time to achieve connec-
tion and solidarity with one another.
Psychology junior Marion Campbell said the commit-tee made an excellent litera-ture selection for the upcom-ing year by taking a different turn from last year’s selection Maus: A Survivor’s Tale.
“I think the novel will defi-nitely spark conversations
between students,” Campbell said. “Everyone can connect in some way with the different el-ements in the book. It explores feelings of isolation, abandon-ment and regret.”
Campbell said the novel had relevance for students who deal with serious issues on a daily basis.
“As students, I think we all
deal with issues about money, work and education,” Camp-bell said. “The novel gives us a chance to explore other people’s lives through their in-nermost psyche, giving every reader an opportunity to re-examine themselves.”
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Christopher Conway is replacing Dr. Laurie Porter as the co-chair of the One Book Conversations Committee. Conway says he feels “honored to follow in her footsteps.”
OneBookcontinued from page 1
Christopher Conway, 38Title: modern languages associate professor, modern languages department Spanish coordinator, OneBook and Conversations co-chairEducation: Ph.D. Literature, The University of Califor-nia, San Diego, 1996M.A. Literature, The University of California, San Diego, 1994
B.A. Spanish Literature, The University of California, Santa Cruz, 1991Facts: Conway is presently editing a book on the U.S. Mexico War and is the author of over fifteen scholarly articles on 19th and 20th century Latin American and Mexican literature. In the fall of 2007, he received the Alicia Wilkerson Smotherman Faculty Teaching Award from the College of Liberal Arts at UT-Arlington.
“UTA is a powerhouse as far as voting and we have the power to move mountains when it comes to elections if
we unite and vote.”
tim Browntheatre arts junior
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baseball
Mavericks take two from Broncs
by Justin RainsThe Shorthorn staff
the Mavericks baseball team established its first three-game winning streak in over a year with its doubleheader sweep over Ut-pan American tuesday night at Clay Gould Ballpark.
Head coach Darin thomas said the wins were huge for the Mavericks and it didn’t matter who they came against.
“We don’t take anything for granted,” thomas said. “We haven’t been winning much around here lately.”
pitching helped the Mavericks as the team only allowed two runs and 13 hits in the two games.
the Mavs won the first game 4-1 be-hind six shutout innings from junior Matt otteman and won the second 11-1 behind six innings from freshman rett Varner.
Varner said quality pitching would lead to the team’s success down the road.
“that’s the thing we need the most, I think,” Varner said. “I think our hitting will come around. the pitching is what’s going to win us games.”
otteman allowed no runs on five hits in his six innings in the first game and Varner followed with a similar performance, allowing one run on four hits in six.
Freshman Marcus Limon got the save for the Mavs in the first game, striking out all five batters he faced in his 1 2/3 innings of work.
senior Danny slinkman and freshman Michael Choice led the way for the Mavs at the plate, finishing the night a combined 8-for-15 with 10 rBIs. slinkman homered in the first game and Choice sent a grand slam over the right-field fence in the sixth inning of the second.
that sixth inning was when the Mavs broke open the second game, scoring nine runs on three hits. they took advantage of four walks, an error and a hit batter to take a commanding 10-1 lead.
Choice said the whole team helped in the breakout inning, not just the players on the field.
“It wasn’t so quiet,” he said. “our whole team really got into the game and it helps the momentum.”
Choice said the wins would build the team’s confidence heading back into conference play.
“It gave us a little bit of rhythm going into this weekend against sam Houston state,” he said.
Both teams’ pitching highlighted the game’s first five innings, as pan American starter philip rodriguez allowed only one run on four hits prior to the sixth.
thomas said he thinks getting
rodriguez out of the game keyed the offensive explosion.
“He was pretty good,” thomas said. “I think we ran him out of pitches and finally got him out of there and Mike [Choice] got the big hit.”
the umpires called the second game after the Mavs scored to make it 11-1, al-lowing them to enforce the 10-run rule.
the Mavs are at home against the Bearkats this weekend. the first pitch in the first game will be at 6:30 p.m. Friday.
Justin [email protected]
Before Flava Flav was everyone’s favorite reality dating show stooge, he, along with Chuck D,
the lyrical side of the late-’80s early-’90s rap group public Enemy, imparted a cultural saying that still rings true today, even if out of context.
“Don’t believe the hype.”As the latest season of my favorite reality tele-
vision show, Major League Baseball, begins, it is a saying I have to remind myself of often.
Media hype for sports has long been a circus, but the antics surrounding MLB opening Day were ridiculous.
With all the predictions, trash talking and fantasy help being thrown around by ‘experts,’ it makes me wonder where the field of professional sports journalism had gone.
Like Flava Flav, always known for his flashy dressing and capturing stage presence, journalism in the sports society has gone to sensationalism to produce and hold viewers.
Gone are the days of writers who know the games and their beauty. In their place, we are left with a murder of bloodsucking capitalists, not so far from the hounds that drive celebrity journalism.
Mid-game interviews, constant sports talk shows and wild speculation ruin the reasons the games are played to begin with. And it saddens me to think that even baseball, once America’s pastime, has also succumbed.
I should have known when I saw more spring ball than ever, but when the big day to unveil the 2008 go-round came this week, we all fell for the hype.
How, you ask?We didn’t demand our media to finish the
story lines they ran all off season.Game after game I watched, but no one said
the word “steroid.” No one said anything about
the Mitchell report. teams that had previously employed roger Clemens, and may again in the future, made no mention of him either.
Instead, I heard praise and glory for the All-stars, how Alex rodriguez couldn’t be happier to be a Yankee and that his life in New York is better than ever— despite trying to jump ship months back — and that early trade rumors are brewing
around the league already.somehow we were all duped into
thinking the business with Congress was a big deal, not a publicity stunt.
But, after searching through Web sites and newspapers, I found that if not for Jose Conseco still crying foul, the steroids issue would have already been let go.
Unfortunately, he’ll fade quickly too as he becomes increasingly more unpopular, and instead of the anger we once had, the media will completely
drop the doping questions and return to spineless talk of pennant races and injury reports.
so did any of it matter?Did I defend my heroes and turn on would-be
Hall of Famers for no reason?or do I just have to wait until the next
off-season to be bombarded with conspiracy about possible — but never going to happen — convictions for the drug era ringleaders?
I don’t know, but I will say that if it does come back around, I won’t be so quick to fall for the media tricks again.
Forget the media’s love for superstar creation. Watch the games. Love the sport. And make up your own mind on what actually matters when it comes to off-the-field coverage.
As Chuck D echoes along with Flava Flav,“Don’t believe the hype — it’s a sequel.”
—Caleb Gremmer is a journalism senior and managing editor for The Shorthorn
Caleb GRemmeR
Sick of the Hypesteroid allegations and the Mitchell report
are ‘forgotten’ as a new season begins
spoRts QuotewoRthy
“When I play, I’m boiling inside. I just try not to show it because it’s a lack of composure, and if you give in to your emotions after one loss, you’re liable to have three or four in a row.”
Christine “Chris” evert, former
professional tennis player
southland ConfeRenCe
Baseball StandingsEast SLC OverallLamar 8-1 18-8 Northwestern State 7-1 15-10Southeastern Louisiana 5-4 14-11McNeese State 4-5 8-17Central Arkansas 2-7 12-15Nicholls State 1-8 5-20
West SLC OverallUTSA 6-3 18-10Texas State 6-3 14-9Sam Houston State 5-4 15-11Texas A&M Corpus Christi 5-4 8-18UTA 3-6 8-18Stephen F. Austin 1-7 11-13
Softball StandingsTeam SLC OverallTexas State 13-2 24-11UTSA 13-5 18-15Stephen F. Austin 10-4 23-14Sam Houston State 9-6 18-18Southeastern Louisiana 10-7 22-11McNeese State 8-7 15-25UTA 9-9 13-16Nicholls State 7-8 17-20Texas A&M Corpus Christi 6-12 13-19Northwestern State 3-14 7-29Central Arkansas 0-14 2-29
Golf
Men place fifth, player wins individual title
The men’s golf team finished fifth in the Diet Pepsi Shocker Classic in Wichita on Tuesday with a 31-over-par 883.
Junior Kevin Carrigan won the individual title with three-round 206, finishing four strokes ahead of SMU’s Kelly Kraft.
Sophomore Michael Van deVenter finished ninth overall with a three-day total of 216.
UTA’s fifth place finish placed the team ahead of conference foes Sam Houston State and UT-San Antonio.
Next for the team is the Southland Conference Golf Championship on April 14-16 in Lake Charles, La.
— Stephen Peters
MATTHEW REAGAN, reporter
ALEast Boston Red SoxCentral Cleveland IndiansWest Los Angeles AngelsWild Card Seattle MarinersNLEast Philadelphia PhilliesCentral Chicago CubsWest Los Angeles DodgersWild Card New York MetsWorld Series Cubs over Angel
STEPHEN PETERS, sports editor
ALEast Boston Red SoxCentral Cleveland IndiansWest Los Angeles AngelsWild Card New York YankeesNLEast New York MetsCentral St. Louis CardinalsWest Los Angeles DodgersWild Card Atlanta Braves
World Series Mets over Red Sox
JUSTIN RAINS, reporter
ALEast Boston Red SoxCentral Cleveland IndiansWest Los Angeles AngelsWild Card Detroit TigersNLEast New York MetsCentral Chicago CubsWest San Diego PadresWild Card Philadelphia PhilliesWorld Series Indians over Mets
CALEB GREMMER, managing editor
ALEast Boston Red Sox Central Detroit TigersWest Seattle MarinersWild Card New York YankeesNLEast Atlanta BravesCentral Milwaukee BrewersWest San Diego PadresWild Card Chicago Cubs World Series Tigers over Braves
MLB Predictions
Mavericks utilize good pitching performances and solid hitting to win doubleheader against Pan-Am
The Shorthorn: Rasy Ran
Pitcher Rett Vamer prepares to throw the ball Tuesday during the second game against UT Pan American. The Mavericks won both games against UTPA, giving them a three-game win streak.
The Shorthorn: Michael Rettig
Column
First baseman David McLeod goes for an out during Tuesday’s game against Texas Pan-American. The Mavericks won 4-1 in the first game of a double-header.
