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Texas college students, faculty and staff arent al-lowed to carry concealed

handguns while on campus, but two bills filed Thursday could change that if passed.

Rep. Joe Driver, R-Gar-land, filed a bill in the Texas House, and Sen. Jeff Went-worth, R-San Antonio, filed an identical bill in the Sen-ate on Thursday that pro-poses licensed holders may

carry a concealed handgun into higher education insti-tutions.

Its a self-defense issue, Driver said. On college campuses, the only ones car-rying guns are the bad guys.

He said Texans have the

New bills may allow handguns on campus

safety

Legislation aims to keep tragedies like Virginia Tech from happening in Texas.

By Dustin l. DangliThe Shorthorn staff

The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commis-sion gave Six Flags Over Texas the green light to sell alcoholic beverages this season.

TABC gave three opposing parties 23 days, since Wednesday, to request another hearing on the issue. According to The Dal-las Morning News, the opposition parties dont feel confident they can keep alcohol out of the park. The three parties are Mayor Robert Cluck, former Arlington Mayor Pro Tem Ron Wright and Carl Fors of Fort Worth-based Texas Sober. Cluck and Wright said they would not protest the decision.

Six Flags Over Texas spokesperson Sha-ron Parker said the park applied to sell alco-hol in December 2007, and guests requested to have alcohol with dining.

Parker said the prospective alcoholic menu is limited to beer. The park plans to regulate the alcohol served.

The serving of beer will be handled properly, Parker said.

Specially marked cups will help staff identify which patrons are drinking. The

Six Flags Over Texas cleared to sell alcohol

arlington

Patrons wanting to drink must do so only in one of the six designated places where beer can be purchased.

Speaker recounts encounters with KKK

lecture

Musician and author Daryl Davis talks about race relations and his experiences with the group.

By Jason JoyceThe Shorthorn staff

University Police efforts to keep those with no legitimate business at the university off campus resulted in a 10 percent decrease in criminal trespass warnings issued 2007-2008.

Campus crime statistics show officers issued 99 warnings in 2008, compared to 110 in 2007. Criminal trespass warnings is-sued by police during the first two months of the year dropped from 14 in 2008 to 10 in 2009.

We really started crack-ing down on people being on campus who had no reason to be here, Assistant Police Chief Rick Gomez said. Most campus crime is committed by people not affiliated with the university.

Because UTA is an open campus near a major street, it tends to be a target for those

with criminal inclinations, solic-itors and panhandlers, he said. Given the nearness of shelters to the campus, officers watch for Arlingtons homeless.

The library is really the only area on campus where the gen-eral public is allowed without a reason to be there, Gomez said. Well occasionally have a home-less individual that decides to use the restrooms to take a bath and clean up.

Employees at shelters near campus, like Mission Arlington and Arlington Life Shelter, said they try to ensure those using their services arent contributing to campus crime.

Tillie Burgin, Mission Arling-ton executive director, said the center primarily handles fami-lies experiencing a crisis due to job loss or other reasons rather than those living on the street.

Ken Carter, Arlington Life Shelter employment case man-ager, said his shelter tends to be selective about who it accepts.

Case workers screen those

seeking entrance to the shelters nine-week program to ensure they have no history of violent or sexual offenses and have a recent work history.

Clifton, an Arlington resident who sometimes panhandles near and on the campus when between jobs, said the homeless life, while far different from his South Lake upbringing, is a vi-cious cycle.

Were not good at managing money, he said. Theres a guy wholl offer to give me 10 bucks or $30 worth of speed for buy-ing pseudoephedrine for him. If I take the drugs, I can get a fix and still make $10. Im no good at it, though. I usually wind up just giving it away.

Taking speed does have one other benefit, he said.

It can help when you have to walk the street all night, he said. It helps forget the hunger for a while.

Jason Joycenews-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

Police work to decrease trespassingcampus

Official says UTA, being an open campus near a major street, can attract crime.

By caroline BasileContributor to The Shorthorn

As a black child growing up, author Daryl Davis experienced racism early in his childhood, and it affected the rest of his life.

Davis, author of Klan-destine Re-lationships, told an audience of more than 100 how, as a Cub Scout, he was pelted with rocks and bottles during a parade an incident that sparked his interest in race relations.

I thought they hated the scouts until my scoutmasters sheltered me and took me out of the march, he said.

Davis said his parents explained why he was being hit, but he didnt believe them and thought they were lying.

It made no sense to me, he said.Davis, a Grammy-winning musi-

cian who has played with artists like Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters, said as more race-related incidents hap-pened to him, he became more inter-ested in white and black supremacy. Davis said he now owns every book on the Ku Klux Klan.

It started as a hobby to educate my-

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author daryl davis holds up a Ku Klux Klan hood, given to him by former a Grand Dragon, Roger Kelly, during his speech Thursday night at University Center Rosebud Theatre. Davis, who wrote Klan-destine Relationships about his experiences with the KKK, said that several Klansmen he now calls friends gave him their robes and hoods after leaving the hate group.

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Biology sophomore evelyn Cornejo,

left, applies eye-liner on biology freshman Ross

Grier while get-ting ready for

Lipscomb Halls fourth annual

Whoa-man Pag-eant on Thursday.

Teams had 30 min-utes to dress their man like a woman.

By Dustin l. DangliThe Shorthorn staff

With surgeon-like precision, Edie Lopez inserted socks into Adrian Ramirezs bra as another girl adjusted the straps on his dress. Ramirez, a psychol-ogy sophomore, was one of the male con-testants in Lipscomb Halls Whoa-Man Pageant.

We used all the girl tricks of the trade, Lopez said as she straightened her models hair.

Ramirez and three other contestants competed for the Fourth Annual Whoa-Man title in front of more than 30 people in Lipscombs TV room Thursday night.

from Drab to DragEvent turns the tables in pageant competition

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can you see me now?accounting freshman alex gaddis applies camouflage face paint to kinesiology freshman Christopher Harris on Thursday outside College Hall. ROTC mem-bers were preparing for squad tactical exercises at River Legacy Park.

Bill informationdrivers Bill: H.S. 1893Wentworths Bill: S.B. 1164To follow the bills go to:www.capitol.state.tx.us

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park will only allow alcohol dis-tribution at six designated loca-tions where TABC-certified staff serve it. Patrons cannot leave those sites with any alcoholic drinks. Once a patron buys a beer it must be consumed there.

Electrical engineering fresh-

man Brian Ritter said he isnt happy with the decision to serve alcohol, but it could help sales in todays economy.

Computer science junior David Eckhard said its a fantas-tic idea, and next time he goes to the park hell buy a beer.

Its a little less family friend-ly more adult friendly, he said.

Kinesiology senior Jeremy Dearborn, 22, said although he has the option to drink, he has

his reservations.Riding a roller coaster and

drinking doesnt sound too logi-cal to me, he said.

Business sophomore Jona-than Hurd said he isnt in favor of serving beer at the park but still plans to visit.

Ill probably still go because I have a season pass, he said.

DUSTIN L. DANGLInews-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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Four resident assistants judged three separate categories. Dress, the overall outfit and look; style, the way the contestants carried themselves; and overall performance.

We want them to show us emo-tion, judge and host Jonathan Walker said. They can look great, but if they dont act like a woman it wont work.

Biology freshman Dennis Denise Alberto went home the champion with $30 worth of college essentials like Ramen noodles and clothing hang-ers. Biology freshman Ross Imuni-que Grier took home the Best Flair award and a pack of instant noodles.

Nursing freshman Peter Patrice Samuels won Best Dress and took home noodles. Many audience mem-

bers nicknamed Samuels Serena be-cause of his resemblance to tennis star Serena Williams.

Peter makes such a pretty girl, said Lopez, an undeclared freshman.

The crowd was treated to four sep-arate sections: the runway walk, an ex-pression competition, freestyle dance and a question and answer portion.

Interior design freshman Sofia Ashraf said the runway and pose seg-ment was her favorite because it was the competitors first chance to make an impression.

Grier said he practiced his walk and poses all day.

In the freestyle dance segment, Ramirez, or Dulce Caliente, showed the audience his salsa skills.

Grier popped, locked and dropped his booty all the way to the ground.

It was funny to see how they per-ceive what women do on the dance floor, undeclared freshman Andrea

Mims said.Ramirez said his favorite part was

the question-and-answer portion be-cause he could say whatever came to mind. Ramirez was first to answer the question, If you had one wish, what would it be?

I wish I could find the right kind of man with the right kind of money, he said.

Alberto had most of the crowd laughing when he answered what hed do with his new powers if he won.

I would take the trophy and pass it around the world so all the ugly people could feel good, he said.

Alberto vowed to return next year to defend his title.

Grier said he wouldnt compete again but has bigger issues on his plate.

I hope my dad doesnt find out, Grier said. I know I wont tell him.

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Riding a roller coaster and drinking doesnt sound too logical to me.

Jeremy Dearborn, kinesiology senior

The Shorthorn: Andrew Buckley

Nursing freshman Peter Samuels, left, biology freshman Dennis Alberto, biology freshman Ross Grier and psychology sophomore Adrian Ramirez dance for last-minute points Thursday during Lipscomb Halls fourth annual Whoa-man Pageant. Participants were judged on their appearance and enthusiasm.

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Participants in the Whoa-man Pageant used cosmetics from toenail polish to mas-cara to become women for the night.

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self, he said. I wanted to know where racism is ac-quired from and how do we address it.

At 25, Davis went on tour with a friends band. While playing at a truck stop, he met a friendly white man. The man, who Davis did not name, told him it was his first night eating and so-cializing with a black man. When Davis asked why, the man showed him his KKK membership card.

I didnt believe him, he said. He showed me his card and it was the real deal.

At the end of 1983, Davis quit the band and decided to write a book about racism. Lacking focal point, he contacted the KKK member and discovered the man had quit. Davis asked him for information on Roger Kelly, who at the time was a KKK Grand Dragon.

Davis contacted Kelly to arrange an interview as re-search for his book.

I respected his right to have his views, he said.

You dont have to agree with their views, but you have to agree with having the right.

Economics freshman Zlati Matushev said one of Davis best points were about respect.

Some speakers will talk about only hate in race, but he touched on respect and made really good points, he said.

Davis spoke about mem-bers quitting the KKK after meeting him and showed the audience former mem-bers robes, including Kellys robe.

Criminal justice senior Anna Mercado said she learned many things.

He was very informative in telling unknown truths no one else touches on, she said.

While working on his book, released in 1997, Davis interviewed KKK members and openly attended rallies for several years.

Discrimination, racism, anti-Semitism, is a cancer, he said. It will not go away if you ignore it.

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right to protect themselves.I think in the long run,

this will eliminate one gun-free zone that criminals go to, he said.

UT System spokesman Matt Flores said it is too soon to comment.

Were in the process of re-viewing the bills, he said.

Wentworth said he filed the bill in an effort to prevent senseless tragedies on Texas college campuses like the one that occurred at Virginia Tech.

Texans must be trained and receive a background check before theyre allowed to carry a concealed handgun.

Drivers bill states an in-stitution of higher education may not adopt any regula-tions prohibiting license hold-ers from carrying handguns on campus. However, it states an institution may establish provisions concerning the storage of handguns in uni-versity residential buildings.

Since Wentworth an-nounced his intention to file the bill, 10 of the 31 Texas senators have signed on as co-authors.

Tom McEnroe, Facebook group Students for Concealed Carry on Campus UTA Chap-ter leader, said people should be able to carry firearms on campus for in-dividual pro-tection.

It does not matter if it is an active shooter on campus or someone try-ing to assault a female as she walks to her car in the parking lot at night, he said in an e-mail. Think of the area surround-ing UTA. It is not the safest neighborhood in Arlington. A [Concealed Handgun Li-cense] holder has the right to carry at the mall, the movies ... but why should a college campus be off limits?

Texas is fairly progressive regarding firearm laws, he said.

I think that after it is all

done and over with, no one will even know the difference, he said. Concealed means

you dont know who is carry-ing, and every-one will go on with their day.

Mechanical e n g i n e e r i n g freshman Matt Linn said con-cealed hand-guns shouldnt be allowed on college cam-puses.

T h e r e s really not a need to de-fend yourself because there are enough campus police. Theyre here for protection for the stu-dents, he said. I think theres other things to do besides letting people

carry concealed handguns.University Police declined

comment.

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By sarah lutzThe Shorthorn staff

The Presidents Sustain-ability Committees search for a sustainability director will reach the final phase Monday when the posi-tions first finalist visits the campus.

Ian Moise, Bottom Line Sustainability CEO and lead consultant, comes to campus March 2.

Kathryn Poulos, com-missioner of Environmen-tal and Energy Advisory Council in Oak Park, Ill., arrives March 12 and Raul Gonzalez, Western Sustain-ability and Pollution Pre-vention program manager, arrives March 13.

The finalists will tour the university, be able to present their ideas for the campus and answer ques-tions by two committees.

Ten PSC work group chairs, who represent areas of the university within the committee, form the Presi-dents Sustainability steer-ing committee. The selec-

tion committee consists of seven members represent-ing different areas of the campus. Both committees influence the final choice.

The position will coor-dinate sustainability initia-tives, develop short- and long-term strategic plans and apply for grants and other external funding.

PSC co-chair Don Lange said he doesnt expect the search to continue after the interviews and expects to

be able to announce the new director the week of March 16.

I think the three candi-dates we have are all high-ly qualified, just from the phone interviews that weve had, he said. I would think that that following week, we would at least be able to make an offer to whoever that final candidate is and, depending on what their availability is and if theres any negotiation beyond the

offer, I would think at the very latest by the end of March

Architecture alumnus Boback Firoozbakht said he is looking for a direc-tor who can relate to the students. He said his main concerns are the amount of involvement the direc-tor will have directly with the students and his or her attitude on sustainablity education and addition of a sustainability course in the core curriculum.

James Grover, Curricu-lum, Research and Com-munity Engagement work group chairman, said that because the position is new to the university, the direc-tors specific responsibili-ties remain somewhat un-defined.

All of us have full-time jobs in addition to work-ing on the [Presidents Sustainability Commit-tee], he said. What were really hoping to have is a person who can coordinate and facilitate activities and help the university move forward in this direction.

sarah lutznews-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

Sustainability director search nears an end FaCulty

Three finalists will tour the campus and answer committees questions.

the Final CandidatesIan Moise: March 2 University Center Rio Grand B Conference RoomMoise works for a private business providing services aimed at re-ducing carbon emissions and environmental impact through energy audits, green design and operation, waste management planning and other initiatives.

Kathryn Poulos: March 12 Chemistry and Physics Building. Confer-ence Room 303Poulos developed energy-efficient and renewable-energy work plans, negotiated contracts to reduce waste, and assisted with public education efforts as commissioner of the Environmental and Energy Advisory Council for Oak Park, Ill.

Raul Gonzalez: March 13 UC Carlisle Suite Gonzalez works with an alliance of groups from businesses to nonprofits and universities to examine pollution prevention, energy efficiency, green construction, zero waste, quality management and other initiatives.

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This is a part of the daily activity log produced by the universitys Police De-partment. To report a criminal incident on campus, call 817-272-3381.

PoliCe rePort

Wednesday

Loud noise disturbanceOfficers responded at 11:59

p.m. to Centennial Court apart-ments, 709 W. Mitchell St., to investigate a noise complaint. The responding officer located the student responsible for the noise, who apologized and promised to keep it down.

Warrant service misdemeanorPolice arrested an individual at

2:34 p.m. following a traffic stop at 1206 Brittany Lane. The driver was arrested after police confirmed the existence of outstanding Arling-ton Police Department warrants.

Warrant service misdemeanor Police arrested a nonstudent

at 500 W. Mitchell St. at 8:09 a.m. after discovering he had active warrants.

Traffic stopPolice stopped a nonstudent

at 600 UTA Blvd. at 12:31 a.m. They issued the individual a citation after discovering an open alcohol con-tainer in the vehicle.

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History junior Chris Atwood enjoys a ginger ale Thursday while riding his bike across the Cooper Street center bridge.

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I think that after it is all done and over with, no one will even know the difference. Concealed means you dont know who is carrying, and everyone will go on with their day.

tom Mcenroe, Students for Concealed Carry on Campus UTA Chapter leader

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EDITORIAL/OUR VIEW

Empowerment Through

Knowledge UTA does a good job at bringing

awareness to relationship violence

A rise in domestic violence at the university was reported re-cently and partially attributed to the increased number of students living on campus. The response includes bringing awareness to the issue, and the university should be commended on the op-tions offered to help victims.

University Police offer a Rape Aggression Defense Program, which holds free self-defense courses taught by certified in-structors. The program has

trained more than 200,000 women in self-defense since its inception in 1989. The next course on campus is scheduled for April 4 at the Maverick Ac-tivities Center.

Another option, the Relationship Violence and Sexual Assault Prevention

Program, promotes education concerning stalking, sexual as-saults, and dating violence. It provides support and referral ser-vices and advocates for students impacted by violence, according to the programs Web site.

Domestic violence and sexual assault often are taboo because of the shame society attaches to the victim. But this violence does happen, more often than we would like to admit.

According to the American Institute on Domestic Violence, stalking, sexual assault, and domestic violence cost society almost $6 billion per year. The statistics show victims are 85 per-cent female and domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women.

The institute states that, in the U.S., half a million women are stalked by an intimate partner, 5.3 million women are abused, and an intimate partner kills more than 1,200 women each year.

Also, one in three women will be sexually assaulted in her lifetime, 89 percent of those by someone the victim already knows, according to the George Mason University worldwide sta-tistics on sexual assault. For every assault reported, three to 10 addi-tional attacks are not reported.

Relationship violence is a se-rious problem that faces both women and men at college cam-puses across the country. We are lucky to have the available pro-grams on campus.

Awareness of your surround-ings, parking in well-lit areas, re-porting an assault or abuse of any kind and taking advantage of the resources the university provides can help students take a proactive approach to a dangerous problem.

EDITORIALROUNDUPThe issue: The university is taking steps to curb domestic violence on campus and has many options available that benefit victims.

We suggest:Keep bringing aware-ness to the issue and offering more self-de-fense classes on cam-pus to help empower students against abuse or assault.

When asked, evangelicals say they have nothing to lose if they are wrong, but if nonbelievers are wrong, they have

everything to lose.That answer doesnt

satisfy me. If you believe only to avoid loss, perhaps youve already lost.

Its like getting married just because you and your significant other have a pregnancy. You may mean well, but the underlying beauty and goodness of love and

marriage is lost. Its not about an unwed couple having a child, but the absence of genuine affection uniting hearts in holy

matrimony. In attempting to make things right and good, youre caught in hypocrisy. You cant make things right, but still you try.

People talk about right ways to live.Mens Health magazine says it entails

good food, sex, exercise and a well-paying job. Thrown into the mix somewhere is a steady relationship with at least one good clubbing shirt.

The fundamentalist right talks about living by the Ten Commandments, or any other fundamental rule found in the Bible. But even the Bible offers no secret recipe to a happy, fulfilled life outside of Christ, anyway. Even then, what does that look like?

We say it looks like no cursing, drunkenness, sexual immorality, worldly music, etc. Yes, the Bible says you will

know them by their fruits, much like you will know a baseball player by his ability to field, throw, hit and wear the uniform. But what do we call those who wear the uniform, are convinced they are among the greats but dont know anything about the game? Aside from fake, we would also call that crazy.

Yet thats the agenda Evangelicals push. In 1 Corinthians 15:19 Paul says we are to be most pitied if our belief has been only for this life and how it appears.

We should stop pushing the Evangelical lifestyle, because that lifestyle if not coupled with belief is only superficial and vain.

Mark Bauer is a journalism junior and assistant news editor for

The Shorthorn

Appearances are DeceivingWithout sincerity, trying to live well is just posturing

Must See Reality?

Todays game shows set up false expectations in life

MARK BAUER

I watched an episode of ABCs The Bachelor this past week for the first time in my life. The premise is one mans search for the woman of his dreams and hopes for a fairy tale ending. But for the hour of my life I gave up to watch this show, all this reality program left me with was two questions: Who would actu-ally watch this? and Who in their right mind would be willing to participate in such a show?

The main argument I have with this show actually all reality TV shows is that there is nothing real about it. Contestants gain fame for es-caping elimination week after week by backstabbing other

contestants and pass-ing challenges for immunity. Our soci-ety finds the shows entertaining why?

I think real-ity television of-fers drama. Drama that is good enough to watch and bad enough that youre glad its not happen-ing to you, said Eng-lish senior Rhema Amachigh.

Reality shows are appeal-ing because they allow us to connect with one another by watching television. We can gather and discuss the latest humiliation on Rock of Love and share our compassion

and disdain for this weeks fallen Amer-ican Idol.

The reality show had a humble start. The early ancestors of the reality show are game shows we grew up watching The Price is Right and The Dating Game. These have characteristics of to-days reality shows

in that we watch to see people win prizes and beat other con-testants who go home empty handed. We like to see people win and lose.

We tend to root for contes-tants from our own states or home towns. We feel some-

what famous if we can tell others that we know someone on The Real World. I knew a contestant on the second sea-son of The Apprentice, but I felt no obligation to watch and cheer him on, even though we shared the same alma mater.

In truth, these shows pro-mote an unrealistic real-ity that our society watches to escape into the show. Its no longer entertainment but an unhealthy addiction that promotes bad behavior, im-moral attitudes and actions normal people would not want recorded.

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Q: Is it possible to have a sexualrelationship with a friend -- i.e., friendswith benefits -- or will emotion alwaysget in the way?

A: I can't say "always," but I wouldsay that it would happen often enoughthat this whole concept is adangerous one. Now, "dan-gerous" may seem like I'mexaggerating, but I don'tbelieve I am. If one persondevelops a crush on anotherafter they start having sex,there will be enough of arelationship to keep that per-son hanging around for per-haps a long, long time --maybe even until the objectof his or her desire finds apartner and they stop havingsex. This type of situation,unrequited love, can drag onfor years. In the meantime,this person with the crush iswasting his or her life. He orshe is passing up opportuni-ties to fall in love withsomebody else who wouldactually love him or her back. He orshe may even pass up someone whocould have been a lifelong partner.That's not to say that you can't haveunrequited love without sex, but Ibelieve that if there is sex, the likeli-hood of it being strong enough to keepa hold on a person is much higher.Since our time on this earth is limited,to miss out on months or years of expe-

riencing real love in exchange for thepain that comes with unrequited love isa big mistake. So, my advice would benot to take part in situations likefriends with benefits, because while itmay seem like an easy way to satisfy

your sexual urges, it alsocould be a serious trap thatyou'll have difficultyextracting yourself from.

Q: My boyfriend and Ihave been together for morethan three years. Our sex lifeis in the toilet. I feel like thatis all he wants from me. Henever wants to just sit andsnuggle. It is always a lead-in to sex. He can be so unro-mantic about it as well.Recently I really have beenwanting to kiss someoneelse. I have no desire tosleep with anyone else, andthere really isn't a particularperson, just different men atdifferent times. What doesthis mean? And how do I

rectify the situation at home?A: Maybe you can't rectify the sit-

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TalkUTA SPORTS CALENDAR

TodayBaseball vs. Stephen F. AustinTime: 3 p.m.Place: Edinburg

Mens tennis vs. Wichita StateTime: 5 p.m.Place: Wichita, Kan.

Mavericks Ice Hockey vs. UTSATime: 10 p.m.Place: The Parks at Arlington mall

SaturdayWomens tennis vs. Central ArkansasTime: 10 a.m.Place: Conway, Ark.

Mens tennis vs. Oral RobertsTime: noonPlace: Wichita, Kan.

Wheelchair basketball vs. Dallas MavericksTime: noonPlace: Physical Education Building

Softball vs. Central ArkansasTime: noon and 2 p.m.Place: Conway, Ark.

Womens basketball vs. Sam Houston StateTime: 2 p.m.Place: Huntsville

Wheelchair basketball vs. Houston RocketsTime: 3:15 p.m.Place: Physical Education Building

Mens basketball vs. Sam Houston StateTime: 4 p.m.Place: Texas Hall

Baseball vs. UT-Pan AmericanTime: 7 p.m.Place: Edinburg

Mens track at NCAA Last Chance MeetTime: All day

SPORTSABOUT SPORTSStephen Peters, editorsports-editor.shorthorn@uta.eduSports publishes Tuesday through Friday. REMEMBERwww.theshorthorn.com is home for the Sports Shorts podcasts and liveblogs during Maverick home games.THE SHORTHORN

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4 p.m. Saturday, Texas Hall; radio.uta.edu; KHYI-FM (95.3)

Scouting the Bearkats (16-10, 10-3)Sam Houston won its last two games by an average of 18.5 points a game. In conference play, the Kats are 6-1 and have won four straight on the road.

Scouting the Mavericks (15-11, 8-5)UTA is one of three teams in conference with five or more wins (5-1) at home during SLC play. Last year the Mavs lost 79-65 to Sam Houston, the first time in school history.

Mavericks vs. Sam Houston State Bearkats

MENS BASKETBALL

BY STEPHEN PETERSThe Shorthorn sports editor

In a one-week span, three games will decide the seeding for the mens basket-ball team in the Southland Conference Tournament as long as the team wins once in that time.

The week begins with game two of the season series between Sam Houston State (16-10, 10-3) and the Mavericks (15-11, 8-5) at 4 p.m. Saturday at Texas Hall.

Sam Houston defeated the Mavs 78-74 more than a month ago behind four Bearkats scoring in double figures.

Junior guard Marquez Haynes and senior forward Anthony Vereen led UTA with 26 and 20 points, respectively.

More so than avenging the loss in Huntsville is the need for UTA to punch its ticket back into the conference tour-nament. It would be the Mavs seventh-straight year to enter the tournament and eighth time the last 10 years.

The Mavs lost a chance to make that a reality Wednesday night in Beaumont as

Lamar won 75-64, ending the Mavericks season-high five-game winning streak.

The 64 points was a season low for UTA and so was the 33 percent shooting from the floor. The poor offensive play comes after the Mavs scored 74 points or more in 15 of the previous games and were leading the conference in field goal percentage.

Saturdays game features the two top-scoring teams in the Southland. UTA leads the conference at 79.4 points a game, Sam Houston follows at 77.4.

Each team has three players in the top-25 in scoring: the Mavs, led by Ver-een with 18 points a game, and the Kats, led by junior guard Corey Allmonds 16.1.

It will be the 41st meeting between the schools. Sam Houston leads the overall series 31-19.

But the Mavs have dominated games played at Texas Hall theyre 13-1 all-time on The Stage against the Bearkats.

The Kats have already clenched a playoff berth with their Wednesday win at McNeese State. For the Mavs, its as simple as one win and theyre in.

STEPHEN PETERSsports-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

If the team wins one of its next three games, it will appear in the Southland Conference Tournament on March 12.

Mavs poised for playoff spot

Arguably the most deco-rated program in the schools history with seven national championships the wheel-chair basketball will have one last tune-up this weekend be-fore it shoots for an eighth title on March 13.

For one last hoorah at home, the team host a regional

Championship Divisions cham-pionship game, which includes the Dallas Mavericks and the Houston Rockets from the Na-tional Wheelchair Basketballs community division.

The games will begin at noon Saturday at the lower-level gym in the Physical Education Building. Dallas and Houston will play at 2 p.m. and then Houston and UTA will play at 3:15 p.m.

Aside from being the last home game for the team, it will mark the last home game in a

Movin Mavs uniform for seniors Tyler Garner and Aaron Gouge the last two members from the 2006 national championship team.

Already winning the South-ern Conference, the Movin Mavs completed their collegiate schedule last weekend finishing 3-2 and cementing the No. 3 seed in the national tournament in two weeks at Wisconsin-Whitewater.

Stephen Peters

WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL

Movin Mavs home for one last time

The Shorthorn: Andrew Buckley

Freshman forward LaMarcus Reed III attempts to dunk an alley-oop Saturday during the Mavericks victory over Central Arkansas at Texas Hall. The Mavericks will take on Sam Houston State at 4 p.m. Saturday at Texas Hall.