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University officials increased the qualifying income level for Maverick Promise from $40,000 to $65,000. The financial aid package provides tuition assistance for undergraduate Source: UTA’s Office of Financial Aid and students. Scholarships Web site Financial Aid director Karen Krause said the increase will raise participation in the program by about ition funds set aside for institutional 125 students when the change takes aid for the program for the 2009 academic year, Krause said. effect next fall. As long as students meet the proMuch of the package is funded through federal, state and institu- gram’s criteria, the university will tional grants, and a portion of tuition cover all tuition costs left after other revenue pays for the rest. With the grants have been awarded, she said. 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Special Collections: Revisualizing Westward Expansion: Mondays 9 a.m.-7 p.m. and Tuesday–Saturday OCT. 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Central Library sixth floor. Free. For information, contact 817272-3393 or spcoref@ uta.edu

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Art Exhibition: “Steve Brudniak and Cameron Schoepp�: noon–5 p.m., The Gallery at UTA. For information, contact Patricia Healy at 817-272-5658 or phealy@uta.edu.

Campus Notebook

Elections Exhibit: All day, Central Library. Free. For information, contact Eric

Wednesday October 15, 2008

Study Abroad Information Session: noon–1 p.m., University Center Blanco Room. Free. For information, contact Courtney Bauman at 817-272-1120 or studyabroad@uta.edu. Hispanic Heritage Month Awards Banquet: noon, UC Carlisle Suite. RSVP required. For information, contact Multicultural Affairs at 817-272-2099 or multicultural_affairs@uta.edu. International Education Fee Scholarship Workshop: noon– 1:30 p.m., UC Guadalupe Room. For information, contact Courtney Bauman at 817-272-1120 or studyabroad@uta.edu.

Focus on Faculty: “McCain or Obama — Predicting the Winner�: noon–1:30 p.m., Central Library sixth floor. Free and open to public. For information, contact Tommie Wingfield at 817-272-2658 or wingfield@ uta.edu. Walk-In Resume Critiques: noon-1 p.m., Science and Engineering Library, Nedderman Hall basement. Free. For information, contact Career Services at 817-272-2932 or careers@uta.edu. Selling Me to Employers Workshop: 2–3 p.m., 216 Davis Hall. For information, contact Career Services at 817-2722932 or careers@uta.edu.

Resume/Interview Workshop: 2–3 p.m., Swift Center. Free. For information, contact Career Services at 817-272-2932 or careers@uta.edu. Career Services for International Students: 2–3 p.m., 125 Swift Center. Free. For information, contact Career Services at 817-2722932 or careers@uta.edu. Nanopatterned Photonic Resonant Sensors for Biochemical Screening: 2:30– 3:30 p.m., 601 Nedderman Hall. Free. For information, call Samir Iqbal at 817-272-0228. Gehry’s Ostrannenie: Morphology of the Architect’s Actions: 4 p.m., 204

Architecture Building. For information, contact Robert Rummel-Hudson at 817-2722314 or rhudson@uta.edu. Dancing with Mavericks: 6–10 p.m., Maverick Activities Center. To register a team and for complete details, visit http:// www.uta.edu/multicultural. For information, contact Multicultural Affairs and the Division of Student Affairs at 817-272-2099 or martinezlc@uta.edu. Presidential Election Debate Series: 7 p.m., Central Library mall. Free. For information, contact Travis Boren at 817272-0556 or sc-pres@uta.edu. Calendar submissions must be made by 4 p.m. two days prior to run date. To enter your event, call 817-272-3661 or log on to www.theshorthorn.com/calendar

The ShorThorn

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Campus briefs

“There is certainly value to working a couple of years and then going to graduate school, but then you have to make some sacrifices.�

Grad school entry program to have open house today

The Shorthorn: Stephanie Goddard

Alisa Johnson,

Undeclared sophomore Jole Schiffer looks out the Beechcraft King Air passenger plane window during an orientation flight with the Marine Corps on Tuesday afternoon. Schiffer said his interests might lead him to a career with the Marines.

Graduate Recruiting director, on a student’s decision to work after graduation or continue on to graduate school. See Page 1

Soaring High

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— Alanna Quillen

SOAR’s book fair funds scholarships for women

Students learn about aviation from Marine pilots

Today 50% chance of thunderstorms High 72°F Low 55°F

Thursday Partly cloudy High 71°F Low 53°F — National Weather Service at www.weather.gov

poliCe report 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 student reported his bicycle stolen Monday at Lipscomb Hall. A student reported his vehicle had been struck while it was parked Monday at Lot 47. A faculty member requested his university key and USB pendrive be retrieved from class for safekeeping Monday at the Architecture Building. An officer was dispatched regarding a loud noise complaint Tuesday at Meadow Run apartments. An officer determined underage residents were drinking alcohol Tuesday at Kalpana Chawla Hall.

by JasoN JoyCe Contributor to The Shorthorn

The skies above North Texas and the controls of a Beechcraft King air airplane took the place of classrooms and lectures for a day. about eight university students participated in the Marine Orientation Flight program and spent several hours at Fort Worth alliance airport learning about the career path and benefits of Marine aviation from Capt. Rick “Hansel� Birt, an Ea-6B “Prowler� pilot. They took turns at the controls as the plane flew over Possum Kingdom Lake. The program allows college students interested in Marine aviation to have questions answered by Marine aviators and officers. Newly commissioned 2nd Lt. Dahlia Garcia, a recent alumna and hopeful Marine aviator, shared experiences with participants. “I couldn’t see myself in the

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corporate world,� Garcia said. “I went through the Platoon Leader Course and fell in love with the traditions of the Marines.� Garcia believes that compared to other branches, the Marine program offers “a chance to get your feet wet� without any military obligation. “There’s no commitment or obligation up until you tell them you’re ready to commission,� she said. “The option’s always there to walk away if it’s not right.� Marine Capt. Jesse Pletts, assigned to the arlington Officer Selection Station, said the program offers a U.S. Marines Corps commission with a contract to attend flight school. “Right now, we’re the only ones that can offer that,� Pletts said. “I can

The McNair Scholars Program will host an open house at noon today at 122 Hammond Hall for its annual recruitment. Students can meet program staff, faculty mentors and students. The program works with qualifying undergraduates wishing to pursue grad school, a doctorate or a job as a first generation university professor. Thirty students are accepted each year and must have at least a 2.9 GPA and be a U.S. citizen to join. Science and engineering majors are preferred. Freshmen aren’t eligible. Benefits include one summer of funded research, work with a faculty mentor, a three credit hours scholarship over the summer to assist the research and travel money to visit grad schools. The program encourages low-income students or a family that hasn’t sent anyone to grad school before to join. The application deadline is Nov. 5.

guarantee a young man or woman that they will have a flight slot as long as they are physically and mentally qualified.� That’s a definite selling point for undeclared sophomore Joel Schiffer, who participated in the program. “It’s something I’d possibly be interested in,� Schiffer said. “That they mentioned guaranteed aviation is a plus.� Public relations senior Meagan White isn’t quite ready to sign up. White said she’d known Garcia for a while and was invited to participate in the orientation flight. For her, the Marines are “just another option� to be considered. The reason for participating was much simpler for criminal justice senior J.D. Morris. “I mainly just want to fly,� Morris said. JasoN JoyCe news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

With the help of the Arlington American Association of University Women, SOAR Learning Services will host its 26th Annual Book Fair fundraiser for scholarships Oct. 22-25. The scholarships are for female upperclassmen who are a Texas residents or permanent residents. No minimum GPA or specific major is required. The scholarship amount and number awarded depends on the book fair’s success. Around 35,000 books are for sale ranging from collectors and antiques. The event takes place Wednesday and Friday 5-8 p.m. and Thursday and Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at St. Stephen United Methodist Church on Randol Mill Road in Arlington. A $2 donation is required on Wednesday, but admission is free the other days. Profits also support Arlington’s Reading Is Fundamental program. — Michelle Leverett

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Trader Alana Muschong gestures as she works in the S&P 500 futures trading pit at the CME Group in Chicago, Tuesday. The misery worsened on Wall Street Tuesday, with stocks piling on the losses late in the session.

NeW YorK — The government’s efforts to crank open the credit markets have led to some mild improvements in lending rates and Treasury bill yields. But it will probably take months, and perhaps a few years, before lending returns to healthier levels. it was clear Tuesday that there is still plenty of fear in the lending business — one indicator, the difference between the rate at which banks lend to other banks and the rate at which they buy U.S. government debt remains near a 25-year high. But analysts believe that as long as conditions keep improving, the economy should be able to grow. “i don’t think we need to have credit conditions come back to

normal before we see signs that the economy is recovering,” said Bernard Baumohl, chief global economist at the economic outlook Group. He said he believes the financial system won’t be fully restored until at least 2010, but that he expects the economy to turn around in the second half of 2009 after the housing market bottoms. The problem is that the health of the economy and the credit markets is intertwined: The health of the economy relies on credit, and the willingness to lend depends on the economic outlook. As a result, the economy’s recovery might be jagged and gradual, as lenders incrementally loosen up as they grow more confident that borrowers

are on steadier ground. And, like an economic recovery, there’s no specific piece of data that will signal that things are significantly better in the credit markets. rather, investors will need to see prolonged, steady improvement on various fronts — bank-to-bank lending, lending to businesses and consumers, and investment in corporate debt such as commercial paper — to get a sense that credit has returned to a healthier state. Confidence in the lending business grew a bit Tuesday as the U.S. government said it would spend $250 billion of its $700 bailout plan on buying stock in nine major banks, after european governments announced a similar move Monday.

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ST. PeTerSBUrG, Fla. — NFl commissioner roger Goodell has suspended Adam “Pacman” Jones indefinitely for violating the league’s personal

conduct policy. Jones was involved in an alcohol-related scuffle with one of his bodyguards at a private party in dallas on oct. 7. The league said the dallas

Cowboys cornerback will miss the next four games, and Goodell will determine the final length of the suspension after the Cowboys’ game in Washington on Nov. 16. in a letter Tuesday to Jones,

Goodell called the latest incident the continuation of “a disturbing pattern of behavior and clearly inconsistent with the conditions i set for your continued participation in the NFl.”

The NFl’s investigation comes six weeks after Goodell reinstated Jones from a 17month suspension after several run-ins with the law while with the Tennessee Titans.

GRAHAM, Texas — A couple whose pit bulls fatally mauled their 7-yearold neighbor were sentenced to seven years in prison, the first conviction under a new state law that holds owners responsible if their dogs injure or kill someone. Crystal Michelle Watson, 28, and Jack Wayne Smith, 45, were convicted Thursday of a dog attack resulting in a death, a second-degree felony with a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. The law says owners are guilty if their unsecured dogs injure or kill a person in an unprovoked attack off their property. “I compared it to someone leaving a gun out in front of children,” Stephens County District Attorney Stephen Bristow told The Associated Press, recalling what he told jurors during the emotional trial last week.

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Russian Soyuz, US space tourist docks KOROLYOV, Russia — A Russian spacecraft carrying an American computer game designer and two crewmates has docked with the international space station. The Soyuz TMA-13 is delivering Richard Garriott for a 10-day stay on the station. The paying space tourist says it is a lifelong dream for the first child of a U.S. astronaut. The Soyuz automatically latched onto the station a few minutes ahead of schedule Tuesday after a two-day journey from Earth. — The Associated Press

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Heaps of Hypocrisy

Students must be diligent and forward-thinking to succeed, but the favor isn’t always returned

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Play ice hockey? The Maverick Ice Hockey Club is looking for players! Call 972-989-0226 or email mavicehockey@gmail.com

Brand New wii Raffle Selling tickets for wii system, 14 games, 4 controllers. $400 value. $10/ 2 tickets, $7/ 1 ticket. More info call 214-316-9003

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EMPLOYMENT Childcare Experienced Child Care Workers Needed Full and part time schedules available for experienced child care workers and preschool teachers. Enrichment Center for Young Childrencall for an interview at (817)274-3404 and ask for Pat, or drop by the ECYC office for an application. Competitive starting salaries and employee benefits. Student wanted to attend to 12 yr old boy with autism $10/hr 817-504-2113 Help Wanted - child w/autism 8-10 hr/wk, $10/hr 682-5188490 or Rngbrown@aol.com

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Big Bounce and Slide city is hiring weekend drivers to deliver bounce houses. Cell phone, transportation, and valid drv. license required. Call (817)460-0003.

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House For Rent. Beautiful 2/2, view, 10 min from UTA $1000+ option 469-826-5789

2000 Honda Civic for sale. 4 door sedan. 123k miles. Auto clean title. Only $4300. Call JD 469-544-3807.

LOOKING FOR EXPERIENCE IN SOCIAL WORK OR CRIMINAL JUSTICE? Teaching/Tutoring Become a mentor for at-risk TUTORING youth in Tarrant County area. LOOKING for ENERGETIC Flexible hours, reliable transtutor for In-Home portation w/ required High School general studies. 100/300,000 liability cover10 min away from UTA. age, $10-22 face to face con- Pays $10 p/ h 4 days a week tact hour, must have clean (817) 714-1819 criminal background. BilinHOUSING gual Preferred. Send resume to tcap44@yahoo.com Apartments (817) 274-0041 Medlin Square Lofts. MARKETING/PR 817-460-9041 INTERNSHIP 1 Bedroom Loft 600 sq ft 15-20 hrs/ week: Soph, Jr. or “$299 Total Move In Special” Sr. majoring in PR, communiMedlinsquareapts@sbcglobal.net cations, marketing or marketHospitality/Service ing-related field preferred. Arlington Central Apts., acUnpaid but can be used as cess gate, 1 & 2 BR. 5 min to college credit (817) 855-1021 UTA, fr/ $450 (817)860-3691

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3 bed 2 1/2 ba duplex. Brand new. Off Division between Fielder and Bowen. Fenced yard, granite counters, ceiling fans. $1100/mo. (817) 377-9915 or (817) 939-8881 3 bdrm 2 bath duplex. Close to UTA, off Fielder. Yr blt 2007. $950/m, $500 deposit, 1 yr lease. Available now. Ceramic tile, fenced bckyrd, ceiling fans, vaulted ceiling, blinds, washer/dryer hookup. Call 214-763-2344.

Valet Attendants. P/T great for college students. Must have clean driving record. Must be able to drive a manual. (817)882-1741 Please leave a message if no one answers.

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DR. RUTH Q: I am 16, and last year I met a 22Q: My husband and I have been year-old guy at some races with my trying for about six months to have a mom's goddaughter. I fell in love with child, but like many couples, we've him, and I can't stop thinking about him been unsuccessful. I have missed and I miss him so much. We broke up four out of my last five periods, and because of the goddaughter, and he of course it was both exciting comes to me every three (because of the possibility months telling me he loves of us becoming parents) me and wants to be with me, and very disappointing and every time, he hurts me. when we found out we I try to get through to him, weren't. I know there is no but it never works, and I certainty about anything, can't forget him because I and we are prepared for love him too much. And that, but we are always another thing -- how can I looking for new tips help him stop doing drugs? (because we really don't A: I didn't think very want to go on fertility highly of him while reading Dr. Ruth drugs -- unless it's the beginning of your letter, Send your absolutely necessary), so and then when you got to the questions to Dr. my question is, Do you part about drug usage, my Ruth Westheimer know of anything that opinion worsened consider- c/o King could help us in any way? ably. In order not to mess up A: If you are missing Features your life, you must forget periods so regularly, it about this man. He only Syndicate, 235 E. sounds to me as if there is a hurts you, and he will only 45th St., New problem with your reprocause trouble in your life. I York, NY 10017 ductive organs. I am not a know it's hard to do, but you medical doctor, so I don't must push him out of your thoughts. know what your problem might be or Don't allow yourself to fantasize about what could be done about it, but I what it's like to be with him. Instead, would strongly suggest that you see a when you think of him, quickly think doctor to find out the cause of what's of something else. It's possible to do been happening. Just because you but will take some effort on your part. see a doctor doesn't mean you have The reward will be that once he starts to to resort to fertility drugs, but you fade in your mind, you'll be able to fall should at least have a good idea of in love with someone else who will be what is going on. there for you and won't hurt you.

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UTA alumnus Evan Page practices his guitar Tuesday night in the University Center Red River Room. Page is part of Trae Castles Band and has recorded an album, Giving Up.

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ety of professional schools such as SMU Law School, Baylor College of Medicine and UT Southwestern Allied Health.� Johnson said students find it easier to continue to graduate school without stopping so they don’t lose study habits. “There is certainly value to working a couple of years and then going to graduate school, but then you have to make some sacrifices,� Johnson said. “Sometimes those sacrifices are more challenging when you have lived a different lifestyle. You are used to making more money and going back to living like a student again may not always be

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desirable.� Timothy Caldwell, Graduate Student Senate vice president and marketing research graduate student, will participate in the round table discussion. Caldwell worked for two years so he could gain experience and then attended grad school because he wasn’t happy with his job. Johnson said the fair will also give perspective for new graduate students. “Since these grads have only been here for 6 weeks, they still have a lot to learn, and it might be beneficial to attend ... to see if they are overlooking any source of funding that’s out there,� she said. Michelle leverett news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

night at Lone Star Auditorium. “You get the sense of how we remain apart,� he said, “so much anxiety about American identity.� Williams challenged the audience to pay attention, or else they might miss “this amazing transition.� “Close to 90 percent think the country is heading in the wrong direction,� he said about a recent poll. He said the democratically controlled Congress and President Bush’s approval ratings, which hover close to Hoover’s during the Great Depression, have never been so low. He also said not to wait on politicians, as much as they boast, to usher in the change. “If you wait for the politicians to change things, you’re going to be disappointed,� he said. “You have to get in the ring yourself and make the case.� Before the speech, President James Spaniolo described Williams as a true maverick and someone unafraid to speak against the

status quo. Williams voice sticks out and provides “perspective and context� and that’s what is missing form the political commentary, Spaniolo said. Williams, who has a commentary on both FOX News and National Public Radio, said he believed the audience consisted mainly of members who watched him. “I don’t understand why it’s never both,� he asked about his fans preference to watching FOX or NPR. Williams asked the audience if they understood the power they have to promote change. “You have the ability to truly put America on the right course,� he said. Electrical engineering freshman Jasmine Pankratz said she thought the lecture did exactly as the title stated, “break down barriers.� “Now is a time that I can really get involved and make change happen,� she said. “He talked about stuff I haven’t really thought of and put it in perspective.�

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qualify for the Pell Grant because there is no specific income cut-off to determine eligibility. Instead, the grant uses a formula to determine how much a family is expected to contribute to education costs. The decision to increase the income level requirement came after several weeks’ deliberation between President James Spaniolo and Provost Donald Bobbitt on the program’s feasibility, Communications

Q&a with Juan williaMs How do you feel about current campaign tactics of both parties? Historically it’s a mole hill. I think it has its roots in the kind of tactics that we saw back in 2004, with the swift boating of John Kerry. Congressman John Lewis of Georgia, a civil rights hero and a black man, made an incredible statement about McCain and Palin running a campaign that reminded him of George Wallace — which is just so over the top. At PalinMcCain rallies, some of them have become so frenzied that people yell things like ‘cut off his head,’ ‘kill him’ and stuff like that. So the question is: at what point is a candidate responsible? The fact is that I don’t think this campaign has been nearly as dirty as I thought it would be. What about the allegations against Barack Obama and his association with Bill Ayers, even though you said it’s a relatively cleaner campaign from McCain? When media groups have studied the advertising and fact checked the allegations that each makes against the other, they found that Obama has been more negative than McCain in terms of the ads. Obama has run a lot of ads that talk about Mccain as an erratic person. So that to me is pretty underhanded stuff, but it’s not dirty. And the “terrorist� allegations against Barack Obama? They can make the case that Obama knew Bill Ayers of the Weather Underground. There are legitimate lines of connection to be made between Ayers and Obama, but I don’t think ... Obama shares any of Ayers’ values. I don’t think anybody would say that Obama has ever demonstrated any interest in attacking American institutions. I think that’s an unbelievable stretch.

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ficials had to balance allowing vice president Jerry Lewis said. “We want to do our share to more students into the program with the higher make higher to the unieducation more “We want to do our share to cost versity. affordable and make higher education more “We wanted accessible for a greater number affordable and accessible for to go as high as we could afof people in this region,� Spaniolo a greater number of people in ford,� she said. The package said in a press rethis region.� is one of three lease. “We hope James spaniolo, university aid more students university president programs in will be encourthe state offeraged to pursue their dreams at UT-Arlington be- ing free tuition to students. cause of the Maverick Promise.� Arriving at the final number Jason Joyce for the income cap wasn’t simnews-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu ple, Krause said. University of-

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