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Movin’ MavsDorm-dwelling international students must find other accommodations during the winter break.
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BY ANNA KATZKOVAThe Shorthorn Staff
Starting this semester, the uni-versity will purge students from classes for which they haven’t met the prerequisite requirement.
Dale Wasson, Student Enroll-
ment Services senior associate vice president, said the class re-quirements haven’t changed, only the enforcement tool.
“We are just trying to provide better things for advisers and for students,” he said. “There has al-ways been a prerequisite require-ment. This is the first time we’re doing it on an automated basis.”
The enforcement was imple-mented because MyMav is the
first system that can handle the process. The automated drop function was under development for two years, Wasson said. He said the academic departments had to review which classes need-ed prerequisites.
MyMav works in two parts. During registration, the system checks class prerequisites, a stu-dent’s class history and success-ful completion, then registers
the student. The system then reviews final grades and deter-mines whether the student has completed the classes assumed successfully completed during registration.
Communication adviser Lynda Arnold said the system will start checking requirements from the 2007-09 catalog. Trans-fer students and those who had to be manually put into their classes
won’t be dropped.Wasson said the new policy will
only affect undergraduate courses but not all students because not all of them take undergraduate courses with prerequisites.
The system takes the place of the manual post-registration amendments that advisors do. Wasson said problems arose from
System checks for class requirementsENROLLMENT
MyMav will drop students from courses they haven’t met prerequisites for.
POLICY continues on page 3
BY BRYAN BASTIBLEThe Shorthorn staff
Already called India’s Sept. 11, the 60-hour terrorist attacks in Mumbai left 172 dead and 239 wounded according to Asso-ciated Press — the devastation struck close to home for many university students.
Forty percent of UTA’s international stu-dent population is Indian, and the attacks upset some students and faculty members.
Mechanical engineering senior Hozefa Dhruv said he grew up in Mumbai and wore white Mon-day to help com-memorate those who died in the at-tacks.
Yesterday on Fa-cebook, members were invited to wear white shirts, as white repre-sents mourning and world peace, said Julie Holmer, International Stu-dent Organization adviser.
Dhruv said he wanted the university to do something in memory of the attacks, so he contacted the ISO, which will help him plan a candlelight vigil, slated to run 4-5:30 p.m. Thursday in the University Center Palo Duro Lounge.
Dhruv said he plans to schedule speakers and a moment of silence.
Holmer said the event was shocking.“It’s very saddening what they managed
to pull off in a short amount of time,” she said.
Samir Iqbal, Fine Arts Society of
Community reacts to India attacksWORLD
A candlelight vigil including speakers and a moment of silence will be held Thursday in the University Center.
REACTION continues on page 3
BY JASON JOYCEContributor to The Shorthorn
The Arlington City Council will address a proposal today that aims to add honorary names to existing city streets with street sign toppers or name newly con-structed streets after leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. or Cesar Chavez.
Councilman Robert Rivera came up with the proposal from the requests of ethnic group rep-resentatives who were looking for a way to honor city diversity.
A Fort Worth Star-Telegramarticle said the proposal re-quested changing existing street names, but Rivera said this is false.
If the council opts to use street sign toppers, they would not be funded by taxpayers, he said.
City Council to look at street sign proposal
ARLINGTON
New streets would be named after leaders to celebrate diversity.
SIGNS continues on page 3
JASON BOYDThe Shorthorn staff
Despite the slumping economy, retail stores are employing university stu-dents to help with crowds this holiday season.
Almost 25 million more shoppers braved stores Thanksgiving weekend com-pared to last year according to the National Retail Fed-eration. Sales totaled $470.4 billion, an increase of 2.2 percent from last year — the lowest percentage increase since 2002.
Nursing freshman April Barragan and undeclared
freshman Lorevie Nanola are scheduled to work at Abercrombie & Fitch this season. They weren’t on hand for Black Friday but will start working this week. They said they grabbed two of four seasonal spots from recruiters the store sent to the university.
Nanola said she doesn’t want to work after the sea-son — she just needs some extra holiday spending cash.
The economy hasn’t im-pacted Texas as much as the rest of the country, said Cheri Butler, Career Services associate director. She said retailers continue hiring seasonal workers and com-panies like UPS holiday hire
Seasonal hiring continues undauntedECONOMY
Retailers are still hiring for the holidays despite the economic recession.
HIRING continues on page 3
• Before finals begin, Pulse reviews the past semester in entertainment and culture. Don’t miss this study session.
• On Friday, the Sports page sees how the men’s basketball team plans to conquer the great northwest on its trip to Montana.
• On Wednesday, see a story about a petition to have a designated sleeping area on campus.
COMING UP THIS WEEK...
AP Photo: Gurinder Osan
Meeta Gohil and relatives and neighbors mourn as they attend the funeral of Haresh Gohil, who was killed by gunmen near Chabad-Lubavitch center, also known as Nariman House, on Saturday in Mumbai, India. The International Student Organization will hold a candlelight vigil Thursday in the University Center Palo Duro Lounge.
The Shorthorn: Michael Rettig
Despite worries about the U.S. economy, local retailers are still hiring seasonal help for the holidays. Students looking for work can go to the Student Employment Services office in the University Center, or look on bulletin boards on campus.
TIMELINE OF THE MUMBAI ATTACKSWednesday Nov. 269:20 p.m. – Shootings occur at Chhatrapati Shivaji rail station along with simultaneous attacks at the Nariman House, Leopold’s restaurant, the Oberoi hotel, the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower hotel within the hour.10:50 p.m. – India experienced several at-tacks on offices of The Times of India news-paper and areas near the Bombay Municipal Corporation, the civic body that governs Mumbai, Cama hospital and GT hospital.
Thursday Nov. 27Midnight – Vidhan Sabha, the legislative as-sembly is attacked.3 a.m. – Fires occur at the Taj Mahal hotel.9:15 a.m. – Indian security forces try to re-take the Taj Mahal hotel and the Oberoi hotel.10:30 a.m. – National Security Guard mem-bers search the Taj Mahal hotel and later surround the Nariman House. Media reports people rescued from the Oberoi hotel.
Source: Associated Press
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demonstrates her stronger work, but is just as random as the title.
“Human life is precious, and they indiscriminately killed people. And that’s horrible from any point of view.”
Samir Iqbal,Fine Arts Society of India faculty adviser
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Firemen, unseen, try to douse fire at the Taj Mahal hotel on Thursday in Mumbai, India. The attacks left 172 dead and 239 wounded.
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Information Security Office teaches computer safety
Teatime with Security, sponsored by the OIT Information Security Office, will teach students, faculty and staff how to protect their computers from noon to 1 p.m. today in the University Center Rio Grande Ballroom.
OIT will demonstrate how to securely log on to the university network via a virtual private network, also known as VPN, said OIT security analyst David Wood.
VPN uses client software to create an encrypted and secure tunnel from the client to the VPN concentrator installed at the edge of the campus network, he said.
“This secure tunnel allows the user to check e-mail, pass data files back and forth and perform other transactions as if they were actually on the campus,” he said.
The first 50 guests will receive Symantec Endpoint Protection and Identity Finder software to help them maintain security.
Free drinks and snacks are provided. Seats are available on a first come, first served basis.
— Jason Boyd
Student Affairs looking for Christmas Angel volunteers
Student Affairs will provide faculty, staff and students the opportunity to brighten a child’s Christmas morning.
Anyone wanting to adopt an Angel from the annual Salvation Army Angel Tree should go to the University Center basement Room B140, said Susann Asebedo, Student Affairs administrative assistant.
“They will be supporting children from less-advantaged homes throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex that may not get presents at Christmas,” she said.
Each angel represents an anonymous child and comes with one of the child’s needs and a wish.
“The amount they spend is up to each individual person,” she said. “Of course, they would like the need to be met — that’s the main goal. Anything above and beyond would be great.”
The deadline to adopt an angel is Thursday. For information contact 817-272-2963 or e-mail [email protected].
— Sarah Lutz
Today
Special Collections — Revisualizing Westward Expansion: Mondays 9 a.m.-7 p.m. and Tuesday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Central Library sixth floor. Free. For
information, contact 817-272-3393 or [email protected]
Art Exhibition — Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., The Gallery at UTA. Free. For information, contact Pa-tricia Healy at 817-272-5658 or [email protected].
UTA Volunteers Meeting: 2:15-3:15 p.m., University Center Student Congress Chambers.
For information, contact Allison Bailey at 817-272-2963 or [email protected].
Student Congress General Body Meeting: 6 p.m., UC Student Congress Chambers. Open to public. For information, contact Bess Alvarez at 817-272-0556 or [email protected].
Wrappers Delight! EXCEL presents Annual Holiday Celebration: 6-8:30 p.m., UC Palo Duro Lounge. Free. For information, contact Leslie Angela Mack at 817-272-6051 or [email protected].
Vocal Jazz & Jazz Combo I Concert: 7:30 p.m., Irons Recital Hall. Free. For informa-
tion, contact 817-272-3471 or [email protected].
Wednesday
Student Alumni T-Shirt Day: All day, UTA Campus. For information, contact Tega Edwin
at 817-272-2594 or [email protected].
Barnett Shale Urban Drilling — What’s it all about?: 7-8 a.m., 601 Nedderman Hall. Light breakfast provided. RSVP. Members, students and first-time guests: free, others: $5. For information, contact Roger Tuttle at 817-272-3682 or [email protected].
Art Exhibition — Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., The Gallery at UTA. Free. For information, contact Pa-tricia Healy at 817-272-5658 or [email protected].
Study Abroad Information Ses-sion: noon-1 p.m., UC Blanco room. Free. For information, contact Courtney Bauman at 817-272-1120 or [email protected].
Black History Month Committee: noon-1 p.m., University Center Pecos room. Join the Multicultural Mavericks - Black History Month student planning committee. For information, contact 817-272-2099 or [email protected].
Women’s History Month Meeting: noon-1 p.m., B150C University Center. All students welcome. For information, contact 817-272-2099 or [email protected].
Holiday Reception featuring Husky Harmonics Elementary Choir: noon-1 p.m., University Center Palo Duro Lounge. Free. For information, contact Louann Schulze at 817-272-7566 or [email protected].
New Drop-in Study Abroad Advis-ing: 1:30-3 p.m., University Center, between Starbucks and Freshens Smoothies. Free. For information, contact Blake Hart at 817-272-1120 or [email protected].
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TuesdayDecember 2, 2008
Campus Notebook
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.
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A nonstudent was arrested Wednesday for outstanding war-rants at 201 Cooper St.
A student reported that her property was damaged Wednes-day at Kalpana Chawla Hall.
An officer reported suspicious circumstances regarding unlocked windows with the screens off Friday at Centennial Court apart-ments.
A loud music disturbance was reported Saturday at Timber Brook apartments.
Reckless damage was reported regarding a gate arm Saturday at the Trinity Hall parking lot.
A nonstudent was arrested on charges of marijuana possession Sunday at 1300 Cooper St.
Two students were issued disciplinary referrals Monday for being at the Fine Arts Building music hall after hours.
Bring factual errors to The Shorthorn’s attention via e-mail to [email protected] or call 817-272-3188. A correction or clarification will be printed in this space.
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by miChelle leverettThe Shorthorn staff
as the holidays approach, students prepare to go home, but some interna-tional students staying in residence halls can’t go home and need a place to stay.
Electrical engineering junior Eniola Iwanefun, from Zimbabwe, lives in Lip-scomb Hall and must make arrangements to stay with either his uncle in San Diego or a friend in New Orleans, La.
“If the dorms could stay open, that would be nice,” he said. “I think they should at least keep one dorm open dur-ing the break.”
When he attended abilene Christian University, he lived in a dorm for a year. He was able to stay through the winter break but had to enroll for the month with an additional cost of $150.
Residence Life director Mari Duncan said it’s been three years since the uni-versity offered winter housing. The costs of paying staff and utilities outweigh the number of students who need winter
housing, she said.“Even when we did do it, not very many
students stayed in the dorms,” she said. “The last year we kept some dorms open, there were more staff than students.”
It’s taken years of research and docu-mentation before coming to that decision, and she said staff members need down-time too.
In the past, two residence halls were designated for winter living. If students chose to stay, then they would have to do a contract change and get a deadline extension.
accounting freshman Oseikhuemen Omon-anolu, originally from Nigeria, said he’s only been in the U.S. since July. He didn’t know the university used to offer winter break housing.
“I would have gone home anyway, but I still think it’s messed up that the winter living option was eliminated, because not everyone can afford to go home, especially if they live out of the country,” Omon-anolu said.
Reike Ebneter, English Language In-stitute graduate student, said she doesn’t live in a dorm and won’t be going home.
“I live in a house with two roommates, but I used to live in a dorm when I went to school in Germany,” Ebneter said. “It was not too different from UTa because we too had to go home during the break.”
She said international students might stay with friends who live in apartments.
Duncan said her office always notifies students in advance about finding a place to stay.
“It’s important for parents and stu-dents to read the terms and conditions before signing the housing contract be-cause it states winter break policies,” she said. “The majority of international stu-dents live in apartments, so it’s not really an issue. If it was, we would not consider closing the dorms.”
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By Dustin DangliThe Shorthorn staff
Entering the fall semester, a number of students found themselves in housing limbo on the university waiting list for on-campus housing.
Apartment Life director Molly Albart said the num-ber of students on the apart-ment spring waiting list has decreased. In contrast, the resi-dence hall waiting list from the beginning of the semester has been accommodated, said Wyl-van Parker, Management Ser-vices assistant vice president.
This year’s fall semester waiting list had 1,200 stu-dents for housing, a number
unheard of in the university for 10 years. Whether because the Housing Office has accommo-dated the students, or because they have found other living situations, most of the 1,200 were taken care of mid-semes-ter.
The spring semester now has a number of vacancies for students who are looking to move on campus. The residence halls currently have 10 percent vacancy. Parker said the drop occurs every year, even with high numbers for the fall se-mester.
“Just like enrollment, hous-ing goes down in the spring semester,” he said.
Students aren’t moving out because of satisfaction is-sues with housing, Albart said. It’s usually attributed to students graduating after the fall semester.
While residence halls see a change in the middle of the year, she said it’s different for apartment residents because of the flexible contracts.
“We see students coming and going year round, it’s nothing significant,” she said regarding the apartment residents.
Students looking for off-campus alternatives should look at Johnson Creek Cross-ing apartments, said Eric Leidlein, management services
executive director. The Pecan Street apartments specialize in university students, he said.
For those wanting to find on-campus housing, Albart recommends students first apply and keep their informa-tion updated on the applica-tion because the offices may be contacting an old number or e-mail, and students won’t know there is an opening.
She said students should also be persistent.
“Let housing know you’re still interested,” she said.
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inconsistency in enforcing the prerequisite policy, causing stu-dents to enter classes unpre-pared.
“We have been doing it manually and inconsistently,” he said. “Doing it this way is more comprehensive and more consistent.”
Shannon Williams, Regis-trar’s Office associate registrar, said the implementation is largely for academic excellence.
Students must excel in a course before moving on, she
said, like one cannot take Span-ish 2 before completing Span-ish 1. Wasson said the change is congruent with the university, as it makes sure students have a chance to be successful in their courses.
The Registrar’s Office will run grades on Dec. 18, and stu-dents with an incomplete, with-drawal or failing grade in pre-requisite classes will be dropped from any courses that required those classes.
Williams said that other universities have implemented the same program.
anna [email protected]
Policycontinued from page 1
India faculty adviser, said the attacks worry the whole Indian community. Many university students have family and friends in Mumbai, he said.
“Human life is precious, and they indiscriminately killed people. And that’s horrible from any point of view,” he said.
Bryan [email protected]
Reactioncontinued from page 1
drivers. Only a few fields are experiencing a large decline in hiring.
“There aren’t many banks out there hiring,” she said.
The Texas Workforce Com-mission reported that nonag-ricultural employment in-creased by 23,000 jobs in Oc-tober. Texas added 230,400 jobs in the past 12 months, while the rest of the nation saw a 1.1 million loss during the same period.
If students want to work this holiday season, Butler suggests they visit Student Employment Services in the University Center, where they can register to be logged into a database that part-time and seasonal employers use for hiring.
If that doesn’t work, the local Target, Wal-Mart or mall are always options, Butler said. And if a student doesn’t have extensive work experi-ence, she said, they should emphasize volunteer work or in-class team projects.
“Make sure you know how to sell your skills,” she said.
Department stores Macy’s
and JCPenney said they are still filling positions for the holidays, despite a struggling economy.
Macy’s seasonal hiring hasn’t changed since last year, said Jim Sluzewski, Macy’s corporate communi-cations and external affairs vice president.
JCPenney has planned a little more conservatively but will still increase hiring, said Quinton Crenshaw, JCPenny corporate communications manager.
Jason [email protected]
Hiringcontinued from page 1
Instead, individual community groups would foot the bill.
After being approached by community leaders, Rivera de-cided the time was right to take the proposal to the council with the provision that no existing
street names would be changed.Arlington resident Michelle
Raczynski thinks this proposal will be received better than an effort earlier this year in Dal-las to name a street after Cesar Chavez. Rivera said his proposal is unrelated to that effort.
“With the toppers, it allows people to see change for them-selves without forcing it on them like changing the name of a
street would,” Raczynski said.AJamal Qaddura, president
of the DFW Islamic Educa-tion Center in Arlington said the group’s street name choice, al–Salam, represents what the Arlington Muslim community stands for.
“al-Salam is Arabic for peace. It’s also one of the names of God, but we are trying to stay away from religion,” he said. “We want
to focus on what the community represents — peace.”
Qaddura said ethnic group members across the city will meet at City Hall today following the work session to show sup-port for the proposal to council members arriving for the eve-ning meeting.
Jason [email protected]
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another BricK in the wallBricklayer Steve Evans cleans mortar out of a wheelbarrow Monday in front of University Hall. Evans is repairing the missing and broken bricks on the water fountain and plans on being done by today.
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A Starbucks minuteThe coffeehouse chain seems
like a cooler place to be when it gets cooler (haha, you like that?).
It’s this time of the year that those without the taste bud for grounded beans and hot water are more apt to venture into the warm University Center spot for some hot cocoa or tea.
Also, until Jan. 2, Starbucks is donating five cents from each hand-crafted beverage purchase to the Global Fund to invest in AIDS pro-grams in Africa.
If that’s not enough to entice anyone and everyone there, coffee lovers can try some new items while there like freshly made oatmeal. One Starbucks barista recommended the Gingersnap Latte.
“I love it, but the gingersnap’s real gingery,” she said.
Our Speidi sense worksWhile we may have seemed
unpleased when we semi-congrat-ulated “The Hills” couple Heidi and Spencer on their elopement in Mexico last month, the Associated Press seems to have had an entire Big Gulp of haterade before getting to the “newlyweds.”
The AP noted the couples’ ap-pearance on the cover of Us Weekly magazine, but then made sure ev-eryone was aware that Speidi didn’t have a marriage license and didn’t seem in a rush to get one when they returned to the States.
And of course, “Hills” producers said they are currently recording the couple, but that they only expected to cover their Mexican vacation.
I bet. Do they make haterade Slurpees?
Construction in the UCDon’t worry, it’s not the serious
kind, just gingerbread houses.EXCEL Campus Activities hosts
its annual Holiday Celebration, “Wrapper’s Delight,” from 6 to 8:30 tonight in the University Center Palo Duro Lounge, and it’s promoting the return of gingerbread house building contests along with a “wrap battle.”
Those not competing can make decorations and ornaments, build their own bear or just eat the free snacks.
Bachelor’s partyGraduating Bachelors of Fine
Arts students’ final projects are now on display and shouldn’t be ignored.
The Gallery at UTA’s semi-annual exhibition showcases 51 students’ work, including painting, sculpture, drawing, glass, ceramics, painting, metals, film/video, printmaking, visual communication and photogra-phy, all in the Fine Arts building near Einstein Bros. Bagels.
We hear there’s a neat blanket made entirely of teddy bears, but the graduating seniors make for something to see. If past shows are any indicator, you might even see a classmate photographed in his or her birthday suit.
Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon-5 p.m. on Saturdays. The exhibition runs until Dec. 13. Admission is free.
Denny’s, Shmemmy’sEXCEL Campus Activities once
again brings students hearty help-ings of waffles and bacon when they can best take advantage of it.
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CD REVIEW
One Ring Short of A Great ‘Circus’BY RUEBEN GONZALES
The Shorthorn staff
If there’s anything we’ve learned from the past few years, it’s that Britney Spears is like a really hot cockroach.
Through the cigarettes, unseemly marriage to Fed-ex, bad press and daily frappuccinos, she’s managed to come back stronger but not necessar-ily wiser.
Her newest and sixth album, Cir-cus, really is just that — something filled with random sounds and fluff that will keep disco club kids oc-cupied for hours, if they still exist. If you’re an adult of sound mind, it becomes repetitive and amateur al-most immediately. The album’s title track, mediocre at best, is something Madonna says no to when writers are throwing songs her way.
This isn’t to say there aren’t great dance songs on the album. “Woman-izer,” the first single, is the song you can’t get out of your head whether you like it or not. There hasn’t been a Spears song this catchy since “Baby One More Time,” and that doesn’t begin to describe it. The simple line, “You’re a womanizer, baby,” will con-tinue to earn Spears play across all media outlets.
“Mmm Papi,” the album’s ninth
track, is a surprising feel-good dance track taking advantage of Spears’ na-sally-yet-sexy vocals — nothing like a cold to get you in the mood. “Radar,” like “Womanizer,” has a fresh sound and is catchy, but it’s a bonus track that was already on her last album, Blackout.
“Lace and Leather,” while cliché in name, is different from the ma-jority of the new tracks as Spears’ voice isn’t buried in the rubble of postproduction synthesizers and drum beats. It’s one of the few instances in a long time where we can actually hear her voice, and it’s not all that bad. The same goes for her more melodic vocals in slower tracks — “Blur” and “My Baby” are evidence that she can, in fact, sing, but the songs them-selves are just sub-par.
Unfortunately, Britney’s pro-ducers let tracks like “Shattered Glass” and “Phonography,” a song about hands-free, Bluetooth phone sex, slip past their radar
— the latter’s just a downgrade ver-sion of In The Zone’s controversial “Touch of My Hand.” The sexual na-ture isn’t the problem, it’s the 1989 L.A. cheese factor that makes it so unbearable.
Overall, Miss Spears really phoned in Circus. There’s an “E” for effort some-
where in the album, but it’s far from worth buying — unless you’ve
been a Spears fan from day one. “Womanizer,”
“Lace and Leather,” “Radar” and “Mmm Papi” are worth the iTunes buy, but
with the numerous albums available for purchase this Christ-
mas, you and all your “single ladies” might
want to check another aisle of the music store.
RUEBEN [email protected]
Britney Spears clowns around a bit too much on her latest album
CIRCUSArtist: Britney SpearsLabel: JiveRanking: ★★
The Shorthorn: Michael Rettig
The Dallas Cowboys Stadium, set to open next year, will host the 2014 NCAA men’s basketball Final Four tournament. NCAA and local officials say the university will play a role in the event.
BY ANTHONY WILLIAMSThe Shorthorn Scene editor
The stage, although still under construction, is set.
The Dallas Cowboys’ new home opens in less than a year, yet it remains unclear what’s in it for the nearby university.
In addition to the football team’s regular sea-son games, several notable events are scheduled — the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic moves west on Interstate 30 beginning in 2010, the NBA All-Star Game takes place that same year and there’s Super Bowl XLV in 2011.
Last month, it was announced that the stadium will also host the 2014 NCAA men’s basketball Final Four, the annual tournament our own Mav-ericks competed in this year.
In an Associated Press article, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said, “This is going to be the largest-at-tended basketball game in the history of this sport,” seeing as the stadium can seat 93,000 people.
But unlike past tournaments hosted by nearby schools, the Big 12 Conference will be hosting the 2014 Final Four, even with just two miles separat-ing the university and the stadium going up near Randol Mill Road and Collins Street.
University Athletic Director Pete Carlon said Mavericks shouldn’t see the move as a slap in the face, and the campus will likely see the limelight.
“Especially if we have the Special Events Center by then,” Carlon said. “We were certainly involved in the bid, just not as much as the Big 12.”
Carlon said the Big 12 already has an estab-lished relationship with the new Cowboys stadium, referencing the Cotton Bowl relocation, commit-ments for Texas Tech-Oklahoma State football games there and next year’s Big 12 conference championship.
The Big 12 coordinated with Jones and the same
North Texas organizing committee that put in a bid for the Super Bowl. There are no Big 12 schools in the Metroplex area, though, and Carlon said any of the local colleges — Texas Christian, Southern Methodist, North Texas or UTA — could be named an individual host closer to the tournament.
“We just sent in letters for the bid ... hopefully everyone gets a fair share of the promotion,” he said.
Next year’s Final Four is hosted by the Univer-sity of Detroit-Mercy at Ford Field, and the 2011 Final Four will be hosted by the University of Houston at Reliant Stadium.
David Worlock, associate director for Division I men’s basketball championships with the NCAA, said Metroplex sports fans shouldn’t feel slighted at all.
“Every event just has to be hosted by a member institution, and it depends on who puts out the bid,” he said. “There’s no strategy or anything based on size or where it’s located. For example, Texas-San Antonio hosted the Final Four this year and did an outstanding job.”
Kyle Stephens, sports information director at UT-San Antonio, said the biggest benefit for the host institution is the notoriety and the economic impact, although there are caps on what they can get from Final Four ticket revenue.
“It’s kind of a prestigious thing,” he said. “The Final Four’s a big event that ranks up there with the Super Bowl in hardest tickets to buy.”
Students who can’t afford tickets starting in the $100s can volunteer. Stephens said Final Four organizing committees put out calls for help in the months before the tournament, asking for people to give directions to fans at airports and give tips to what’s hot in the area.
Their best shot at seeing court action may be at the numerous events surrounding the big games,
which Worlock said include open practices, an all-star game with senior players from schools not in the Final Four, youth education clinics and writing seminars for future journalists.
“There’s plenty of ancillary events, and not just at the venue,” he said. “And not just for those with tickets. There’s concerts with musical acts like Ma-roon 5, Kid Rock and Taylor Swift, and the writ-ing seminars, for example, are held on local campuses, so UT Arlington certainly could be an option.”
Worlock said events aren’t limited to Big 12 schools, nor those in Divi-sion I. With months left before Detroit’s Final Four, a Detroit-Mercy student life representative Adam Hol-lman said his department isn’t planning anything in coordination with that school’s athletics depart-ment.
Stephens said the col-lege slam dunk contest was held at UT-San Antonio in 2004 and at nearby St. Mary’s this year, both times to packed houses. Carlon said the key thing is that the Final Four is coming to Arlington, but the notoriety would be great, and excited Mavericks should expect the same kinds of activities here.
“They’re not going to host the dunk contest or [college] all-star game at the stadium,” he said. “I hope we host all of them or at least one, but we’ve been assured that we’re involved.
ANTHONY [email protected]
They Shoot, We Score
While 6 years away, the university expects to host some Final Four events
like “Womanizer,” has a fresh sound and is catchy, but it’s a bonus track that was already on her last album,
“Lace and Leather,” while cliché in name, is different from the ma-jority of the new tracks as Spears’ voice isn’t buried in the rubble of postproduction synthesizers and drum beats. It’s one of the few instances in a long time where we can actually hear her voice, and it’s not all that bad. The same goes for her more melodic vocals in slower tracks — “Blur” and “My Baby” are evidence that she can, in fact, sing, but the songs them-
Unfortunately, Britney’s pro-ducers let tracks like “Shattered Glass” and “Phonography,” a song about hands-free, Bluetooth phone sex, slip past their radar
unbearable.Overall, Miss Spears really phoned in Circus. There’s an “E” for effort some-
where in the album, but it’s far from worth buying — unless you’ve
been a Spears fan from day one. “Womanizer,”
“Lace and Leather,” “Radar” and “Mmm Papi” are worth the iTunes buy, but
with the numerous albums available for purchase this Christ-
mas, you and all your “single ladies” might
want to check another aisle of the music store.
RUEBEN [email protected]
“It’s kind of a prestigious thing. The Final Four’s a big event that ranks up there with the Super Bowl in hardest tickets to buy.”
Kyle Stephens,sports information director at UT-San Antonio
AP Photo: Thomas Kienzle
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cross country
UTA runner named All-Conference
Last week, the Southland Conference named senior cross-country runner Idilio Campos an All-Conference performer.
He finished his senior season with a 13th place finish at the NCAA South Central Regional on Nov. 15 and had a fifth place finish at the Southland Conference Champion-ships on Nov. 3.
Campos missed the NCAA Championships by one place, finishing 13th with a time of 31 minutes, 18 seconds at the South Central Regional.
He won the North Texas 8k Invitational, finished third in the season-opening four-mile meet at North Texas and had two fifth place finishes at the Texas A&M Invita-tional to go along with his confer-ence and regional finishes.
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TodayWomen’s basketball at MarshallTime: 3 p.m.Place: Huntington, W. Va.
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by the numbers: women’s bAsketbAll over the breAk
77.5Points per game for the Mavs
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67.5Average points per game of the
team’s five starters
by ben hAussContributor to The Shorthorn
thanksgiving brought no rest for the women’s basketball team — it went 1-1 over the break, beating the Midwestern state Mustangs 90-49 and losing to the More-head state Eagles 70-65.
on Wednesday night, the Mavericks, coming off a tough road loss to the texas tech red raiders, dominated Midwestern state in every aspect of the game.
senior forward Erin Dixon had a career-high night, scoring 24 points and pulling in seven boards. senior forward Candice Champion recorded another double-dou-ble, scoring 12 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Head coach samantha Morrow said she was very happy with the play from her two seniors.
“[Champion] and Dixon are our work horses,” she said. “they are both playing with a sense of urgency. they are our lead-ers, and they are giving it everything they’ve got.”
the Mavericks shot 58.1 percent from the field against Midwestern state while holding the Mustangs to only 28.8 percent.
“We did a lot of things we needed to do,” Morrow said. “I’m very happy with our play.”
After Wednesday night’s dominating performance, the Mavs traveled to Ken-tucky on sunday to face Morehead state.
the Mavericks were once again led by their two senior forwards, both putting up double-doubles. Champion scored 18 points and brought in 12 rebounds, while Dixon had 17 points and grabbed 19 boards.
the game was back and forth at first, before the Mavs went on a 9-2 run to fin-ish the half. that run gave them a 10-point lead going into the locker room.
“We can’t think that we already won the game,” Dixon said. “We were too lackadaisi-cal when we came out in the second half.”
At the beginning of the second half, Morehead state came out with a renewed fire and intensity, Morrow said.
“they came out very aggressive in the second half and hit some tough shots,” she said. “Candice [Champion] was in foul trouble, and our bench only scored two points.”
the Mavs had a better shooting per-centage than Morehead state, shooting 40.3 percent to the Eagles’ 29.9 percent, but free-throw shooting down the stretch doomed a comeback.
“When on the road, you have to take ad-vantage of what the other team gives you,” Morrow said. “We missed some key free throws down the line.”
the Mavs shot 47.1 percent to Morehead state’s 75.0 percent from the line.
When asked how the team will bounce back after a tough loss, Champion replied, “the same as we did after the tech game — try to get better.”
the Mavericks will not have another game at texas Hall until next semester. In the mean time, they would be on the road trying to get some wins.
“December is a tough month for us,”
Morrow said. “there is always something going on at texas Hall. We just need to take care of our business.”
the Mavs face the Marshall thunder-ing Herd today in the second game of an eight-game road trip. tip-off is at 3 p.m.
Mavericks win one, lose one during holiday break
women’s bAsketbAll
The team dominated the Wednesday game against Midwestern State, but fell to Morehead State on Sunday.
The Shorthorn: Michael Rettig
Sophomore guard Tamara Simmons goes for a layup during last Wednesday’s game against Mid-western State University in Texas Hall. The Mavericks beat the Mustangs 90-49 in their last home game of the semester.
Mavericks 90 Mustangs 49
Eagles 70 Mavericks 65
by stephen petersThe Shorthorn staff
over the holiday weekend, the men’s basketball team se-cured its first road win of the season, beating the Houston Baptist Huskies 88-74 satur-day at the sharp Gymnasium in Houston
Junior guards Brandon Long and Marquez Haynes each recorded season-highs with 20 and 18 points respec-tively, pacing the Mavericks (4-1) to a victory.
Head coach scott Cross said the win was good for the Mavs, since it was their first win away from texas Hall, and they played a well-round-ed game.
Cross added that improve-ments are still needed on the defensive end, and the team spent an hour prior to Mon-day’s practice breaking down film.
“Defense is an ongoing process,” Cross said. “Against Ut-tyler we had about 45 de-fensive clips. Now it’s around 15, so we cut it down dramati-cally.”
Much of the first half saw a back-and-forth battle be-tween the two teams with six lead changes and four ties. Neither team held a lead of more than six.
UtA led 41-38 going into the break on a jumper by Haynes with three seconds left before intermission.
the Mavs utilized a 12-4 run to break open the game with 15:14 left to play. the Huskies (0-6) trimmed the Mavericks’ lead to six at 53-47 on a 3-pointer by Gordon Watt, but it was the closest they would get.
Ignited by a 12-2 run, led by Haynes and senior for-ward Anthony Vereen, UtA stretched its lead to 16 (65-49) with 11:10 to play and would cruise to the final buzzer and seal the victory.
“It was huge to start off a 10-game road trip with a win,” said Vereen, who scored
a season-low seven points on 3-of-13 shooting against the Huskies. “I know we got some stuff to improve on, but it feels good when you come back to your home with a W.”
Former Maverick Baron sauls led the Huskies with 19 points and was one of three HBU players in double fig-ures.
Along with Haynes and Long, junior guard rogér Guignard scored 16 points and dished out five assists. It was the second consecutive game where Guignard scored 15 or more points.
the Mavs outrebounded the Huskies 48-39, led by Ver-een’s 11, six of which came on the offensive end.
A dismal performance from the charity stripe for the Hus-kies proved to be too costly — they shot 35 percent (7 of 20) as a team compared to the Mavericks’ 81 percent (17 of 21).
Long, with the 20-point performance, boosted his scoring average to a team-high 17.2 points per game and described the win as very im-portant to the team as it has nine more road games left.
“You don’t want to start a 10-game road trip with a loss,” he said. “It was a great win for us.”
the Mavs continue their long-away schedule as they head to play in the Grizzly Basketball Classic in Mis-soula, Mont. they will face the Denver pioneers (0-4) on Friday and the Montana Griz-zlies (2-4) on saturday.
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Mavs win road game saturday against Huskies
men’s bAsketbAll
The first half was back-and-forth, but the team pulled ahead to an 88-74 victory.
Mavericks 88 Huskies 74
mAvs At the grizzly bAsketbAll clAssicDahlberg Arena, Missoula, Mont.
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“I know we got some stuff to improve on, but it feels good when you come back to your home with a W.”
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