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The university recently experienced a sharp increase in bicycle thefts — 15 in October alone. Real estate senior Blake Holt lost two bicycles, and undeclared sophomore Melissa Baker said she first lost her bicycle seat and then her whole bike. “We replaced the seat on that particular Sunday. When I went down Tuesday to retrieve the BIKE continues on page 3
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For the first time in program history, the Movin’ Mavs wheelchair basketball team opened its season without the program’s founder, Jim Hayes. But he was never far from the team’s heart during the first Jim
Hayes Memorial Tournament. “It was all for coach,” sophomore guard Ian Pierson said. “This weekend was all for coach.” The Mavs and Student Affairs vice president Frank Lamas took time away from basketball on Saturday night and honored
Hayes — who died May 24 from an intestinal blood clot — and his contributions to the university by retiring his No. 11 into the rafters of Texas Hall. It will hang in the same air as the banners representing Hayes’ seven national championships. In a short but emotional cer-
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Tuesday November 11, 2008
VETERANS DAY Special Collections — Revisualizing Westward Expansion: . NOV Mondays 9 a.m.-7 p.m. and TuesdaySaturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Central Library sixth floor. Free. For information, contact 817-272-3393 or spcoref@uta.edu
Art Exhibition — “Steve Brudniak and Cameron Schoepp”: 10a.m.-5 p.m., The Gallery at UTA. Free. For information, contact Patricia
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Services at 817-272-2932 or careers@uta.edu.
UT Veterans Day Activities Fair: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., University Center Palo Duro Lounge. Free. For information, call the UT Veterans Benefits Office at 817-272-3372.
UTA Volunteers Meeting: 2:15-3:15 p.m., UC Student Congress Chambers. For information, contact Allison Bailey at 817-272-2963 or allison.bailey@uta. edu.
Returning Veterans: noon2:00 p.m., UC Bluebonnet Ballroom. Free. For information, call UT-Arlington Veterans Benefits Office and Student Veterans Advisory Council at 817-272-3372.
Books 4 All Bookdrive: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Central Library mall. For information, contact Edith Ortiz at edith_ortiz05@yahoo. com.
Walk-In Resume Critiques: noon-1 p.m., Central Library second floor. No appointment needed. Free. For information, contact Career
Materials Science at the Nanometer Scale in High-k Oxides Technology: 3:30-4:45 p.m., 105 Nedderman Hall. Free. For information, contact Zeynep Celik-Butler at 817272-3516 or zbutler@uta.edu.
Human/Robot Teaming: 6:30 p.m., 100 Science Hall. Free. Reservations required. For information, contact Arthur Reyes at 817-272-7408 or reyes@uta.edu. Music Honors Recital: 7:30 p.m., Irons Recital Hall. Free. For information, contact the Music Department at 817272-3471 or music@ 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
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“A little girl walked up to me, and as I knelt down and picked her up she offered what little food she had. At that moment, which almost brought me to tears, I knew why we were here and what we were fighting for.”
Ambassadors offer to swap UTA gear for other clothes If students have gear from other colleges but really wish they had more Maverick memorabilia, they can trade it for brand new UTA hats and T-shirts Wednesday and Thursday. The UTA Ambassadors are hosting the annual event 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on the Central Library mall. Mr. UTA Tim Brown said students may have transferred from another school and have old college T-shirts lying around. Either way, he said he hopes they come and switch. Any college apparel can be traded, even from out-of-state universities. Brown said Student Governance and Organizations just received new Maverick shirts and hats. All clothes swapped will be donated to local charities. — Jason Boyd The Shorthorn: Michael Rettig
History sophomore Jeff Dill aims at “zombies” led by alumnus Chris Brooks on Saturday night during Zombie Survival Training Day at the Intramural Sports Complex. The event, organized by Gamers on Campus, divided participants into zombies and survivors and pitted them against each other.
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Gamers spend free time killing zombies for fun BY ANNA KATZKOVA The Shorthorn staff
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20% chance of rain • High 72°F • Low 52°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 U.S. postal worker reported that someone spray-painted two mailboxes Friday at Legacy Heights apartments. A criminal trespass warning was issued to two males after a verbal altercation Saturday with a 7-Eleven clerk. A student reported an Xbox 360 and laptop stolen Sunday at the Sigma Phi Epsilon house. An officer responded to a fire alarm caused by someone overloading the washing machine Sunday at Kalpana Chawla Hall.
— Michelle Leverett
CORRECTIONS Friday’s story, “Gas revenue may equal $50$100 million” incorrectly reported how the university would split royalty revenue. The correct numbers are $30 million to student scholarships, $30 million to faculty retention and $15 million to accelerating the Campus Master Plan. Thursday’s brief, “Lecture on environmental effect will be held Friday,” should have said pollution created by the gas well was not included in the university’s carbon footprint analysis. Also, the civil engineering department is not hosting the lecture.
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Fierce humans battled the undead last weekend when zombies tried to overtake the last survivors. Zombie Survival Training Day, organized by Gamers on Campus, taught participants how to protect themselves against a zombie attack Saturday. Max Brooks, author of several zombie books, spoke at the university two years ago and prompted the idea for the event, said Ashley McGowan, accounting graduate student and Gamers On Campus treasurer. The players split into zombie and survivor teams. Survivors wore flags, and zombies stole the flags to turn humans into zombies. In defense, humans shot the zombies twice in the chest or once in the head, but zombies whom were hit could revive and continue playing. The players used Nerf guns. Marketing senior Stephen Ferebee IV made his own version of the Vulcan EBF-25 Blaster and built a tripod to hold the gun.
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The teams competed for 10 rounds War and The Zombie Survival Guide: — changing the play rules and strategies Complete Protection from the Living during rounds. Jeff Dill, history sophomore Dead. and UT-Dallas Gamers On Campus Undeclared freshman J.R. West said president, blamed his team’s loss on a gun he felt accomplished winning Humanity’s malfunction. Last Best Hope. “I was disappointed,” he said. “It’s a lot of “Sometimes it has been lonely being fun. I like that we’re using a different game one of the last humans, but it’s never plan so we’re doing different strategies.” boring. There are always zombies to kill,” English freshman Luis Fernandez he said. “Some of the rules were completely enjoyed playing a planned out, but we survivor. adapted pretty quickly. “You just feel a I just wished our guns For video coverage, visit sense of accomplishjam as much.” THE SHORTHORN .com didn’t ment. Not just physiFor the second cally, but mentally year in a row, alumnus you’re able to outsmart the other team,” he Chris Brooks won Zombie Master. said. “It’s sort of like a video game, but it’s “Brains. Brains. Zombies only know much more fun and more realistic.” how to say brains,” he said. “The thrill of At the end of the game, points were winning is exhilarating every time. There’s tabulated for zombies and survivors, and no room for improvement because I’m on the players with the most points in each top. I did get more brains this time, so I category won the titles “Zombie Master” guess I’m getting better at it.” and “Humanity’s Last Best Hope.” They also won signed copies of Brooks’ World ANNA KATZKOVA War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
Kicking off their first date auction at 6:30-9:30 tonight in the University Center Rio Grande A, the Filipino Student Association plans to raise money to fund its annual event, Goodphil. Goodphil brings FSAs from Texas universities together for a weekend of friendly competition. This year, UT-Austin, Texas A&M and UT-San Antonio are among the schools participating. UTA will host. The entry fee is $3 for non-members and free for members. The attire is semi-formal dress, and the theme is black and white. Free food and drinks will be available. Auctionees include members from the Laos Student Association and Delta Zeta sorority.
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WASHINGTON — President-elect Obama’s advisers are crafting plans to close the Guantanamo Bay prison and prosecute terrorism suspects in the U.S., a plan that the Bush administration said Monday was easier said than done. Under the plan being crafted inside Obama’s camp, some detainees would be released and others would be charged in U.S. courts, where they would receive constitutional rights and open trials. But, underscoring the difficult decisions Obama must make to fulfill his pledge
of shutting down Guantanamo, the plan could require the creation of a new legal system to handle the classified information inherent in some of the most sensitive cases. Many of the about 250 Guantanamo detainees are cleared for release, but the Bush administration has not been able to find a country willing to take them. Advisers participating directly in the planning spoke on condition of anonymity because the plans aren’t final. The plan being developed by Obama’s team has been cham-
pioned by legal scholars from both political parties. But as details surfaced Monday, it drew criticism from Democrats who oppose creating a new legal system and from Republicans who oppose bringing terrorism suspects to the U.S. mainland. The move would mark a sharp change from the Bush administration, which established military tribunals to prosecute detainees at the Navy base in Cuba and strongly opposes bringing prisoners to the United States. At the White House, spokeswoman Dana Perino said Monday that Presi-
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dent Bush has faced many challenges in trying to close the prison. “We’ve tried very hard to explain to people how compli-
cated it is. When you pick up people off the battlefield that have a terrorist background, it’s not just so easy to let them go,” Perino said. “These issues are
complicated, and we have put forward a process that we think would work in order to put them on trial through military tribunals.”
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Low turnout may change Friday Night Live concerts The series could see fewer shows per semester and greater music variety. By Dustin Dangli Contributor to The Shorthorn
Friday Night Live, which showcases local bands at the University Center Bowling and Billiards, has undergone changes to introduce new students to the show and increase participation. The monthly event’s turnout has been on such a decline that EXCEL’s Entertainment and Arts committee discussed dropping the program next semester. “Friday Night Live used to be a little bigger,” said Judith Huni, EXCEL Entertainment and Arts director. Despite the low attendance, she said the committee is leaning toward keeping the event for next semester “to give it another push.” This semester, the event changed its usual rock music fare by inviting country and hip-hop artists to attract larger crowds. Huni said the committee plans to change the genre periodically in the future. Last year, some concerts saw a larger audience, EXCEL president Anne Brough said, adding that a bands’ profile determined turnout.
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Materials science engineering graduate student Grace He plays pool during The Feds’ Friday Night Live performance on Sept. 5 at the University Center Bowling and Billiards. EXCEL Campus Activities is making changes to the Friday Night Live format to combat declining attendance.
The decline is noted by the comparison of Bowling and Billiards’ maximum capacity of 460, from last year, to this semester’s two latest shows Bobby Duncan and Teflon, which received a turnout of 145 and 167 respectively. “Some nights, we were monitoring who’s coming in and out because of the max capacity,” Brough said. EXCEL vice president Maggie Garza said she doubts the event will disappear next semester, but the committee has changes
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parts of their campus,” he said. The university provides other webcams at the Maverick Activities Center and the “Astrocam” on top of Science Hall. Work on the Engineering Lab Building third floor addition completion is scheduled for August 2009, and Engineering Research Building construction is expected to be complete January 2011.
majors. “Some of them are very obvious — some of them are not,” she said. “Like nursing. If you major in nursing, you’re probably going to be a nurse.” Also, she heard complaints from busy students who can’t find time to visit the office. She said her organization wanted to take the office to the students. “We really want to do our part to get students graduated in four years,” she said. Chinnock said students
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in mind. Those changes include having two larger shows instead of three monthly events and adding variety to the genres of bands. This semester FNL has offered the usual fare of hotdogs for each concert, but fast food may be available next semester. “We could keep it in sequence for the spring,” Huni said. “Or we could start with a bang and end with a bang.” Dustin Dangli news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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should take advantage of the event because majors and future careers affect the rest of students’ lives. “We spend the majority of our time at work, so it’s important that it be something we enjoy doing,” she said. Jason BoyD news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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bers are veterans, so it is more than just another day for my family,” she said. The biology senior served 10 years in the Marine Corps and was on active duty in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 11, participating in the recovery effort at the Pentagon following the attack. Rooth was also an intelligence analyst in downtown Fallujah during a battle in November 2004, receiving the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for her efforts during the month-long battle. “Most veterans are good students because they understand that something worth doing doesn’t come easy,” she said. “They’ve experienced life on their own and realize that the choices they make are important and have wider-reaching effects other than their own personal sphere.” The fair enables student veterans to get up-to-date information about the services and benefits available to them at
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bike, the entire bike was gone,” she said. “I was truly angry.” Baker said the bike’s sentimental value may prevent her from replacing it. “For now I’m in a state of denial, and I fully expect to hunt it down,” she said. “I will be checking in quietly at local pawnshops and will probably check every bike rack I pass.” Baker’s bike was not registered with the university police, but she said she plans to register and secure future bicycles with a U-lock. Holt said his first two bikes were not registered, but after police advice, his next one will be. He said his bike was a gift, and that when it was stolen, he bought a new one — only for it to disappear within three days. “The first one was stolen at Meadow Run bike rack so I moved it under the stairs thinking it’d be a safer place, but I guess it was easier,” he said. “I’m definitely paranoid. I got another at a pawn shop and went down to Ace Hardware
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the university. “It provides a convenient opportunity to meet key people and do some networking, which could prove useful in supplying current financial support while in college as well as leads for future career and job placements,” said Alexa Smith-Osborne, social work assistant professor. “It could benefit military family members and persons who work with veterans in the same ways.” Jason Doyon, another fair volunteer and Iraq War veteran, served for almost a year in the Airborne Infantry, where he jumped out of planes to secure areas behind enemy lines. The criminal justice sophomore fought in more than 200 combat patrols and dozens of firefights and bombings and said those experiences made him stronger and more alert. “A little girl walked up to me, and as I knelt down and picked her up, she offered what little food she had.” he said. “At that moment, which almost brought me to tears, I knew why we were here and what we were fighting for.” The fair is cosponsored by and got a huge one-inch chain so there’s no way they could cut through it.” Holt said he does not expect the police to find his first two bikes, which were not registered, and only reported them after finding out the police had taken his friend’s bike. Interdisciplinary senior Drew Clementz said his bike disappeared even though it was locked. He said when he went to the police office, the receptionist said unlocked bikes were being taken to prevent bike theft. “And then, the police officer... said they had gotten some complaints from the housing department about bikes, and I guess they just came and took a bunch of bikes,” he said. “But I never received a notice about my bike.” Assistant police chief Rick Gomez said bikes are only being confiscated if they are not locked. He said a U-lock secured around the frame of the bike to a bike rack or unmovable object would be the best theft prevention. If a bike is lost, the owner should call police dispatch so he or she can file a
the Student Veterans Advisory Council, comprising the Veterans Affairs Office, Disability Services, Counseling Services, Health Services and the School of Social Work. The SVAC formed because of an increase in student veterans on campus, said Penny Acrey, Students with Disabilities office associate director. “We know that veterans of these current wars have typically experienced longer tours of duty, and many more are coming home as wounded warriors,” she said. “We want to be sure that we are connecting them with the many support services available on campus and in the community to assist them in their transition from active duty to college student.” Doyon hopes to see all Americans pay their respects today to the soldiers that made sacrifices before him. “It’s important to me because I lost many friends during this war,” he said. “Now is a time to honor those who made it home.” alanna Quillen news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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Due to a recent increase in bicycle thefts, University Police urge students to firmly secure their bikes.
report and make sure the police don’t have the bike. “I strongly encourage them that if they’re going to ride a bike on campus to register it with us because that will increase the chances of recovery if stolen,” he said. sarah lutz news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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Bond gear up for grabs If you’re not as hyped as we are about the new James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, we can get you hyped. We have Quantum of Solace hats, shirts and posters to divvy up in anticipation of the film’s release this Friday, and there’s not much you have to do in order to get something. We’re looking for the sexiest, most seductive and hottest Bond girl names. As of late they’ve barely sizzled with Miranda Frost and Jinx. Give us names that are on par with Honey Ryder, Kissy Suzuki, Penelope Smallbone and, of course, Pussy Galore. In that same vein, there was a bit of hullabaloo over the Quantum of Solace title itself, so why not brainstorm a more titillating name for the movie while you’re at it? Post entries on the entertainment blog or enter in person at The Shorthorn. We’re on the lower level of University Center. Don’t delay.
Students sing for vets The University Singers student group will perform for Arlingtonarea veterans today at the Fielder House Museum Veteran’s Day concert. Composed of both music and nonmusic majors and under the direction of Kathy Scherler, visiting assistant music professor, the University Singers’ set will include American folk songs, patriotic music and guest violinist Lindsey Duffin. The program begins at 6:30 tonight, and the museum is at the corner of Fielder Road and Abram Street.
mtvU Woodies show set If the MTV Video Music Awards disappointed you this year, you may be better suited for the mtvU Woodie Awards, based solely on what’s popular on college campuses. Past winners have included Fall Out Boy, The Killers, Plain White Ts, Boys Like Girls and Gym Class Heroes, and this year’s nominees include new names like Vampire Weekend and Adele to familiar ones like Eddie Vedder and Erykah Badu. Vampire Weekend is performing, along with The Cool Kids, All Time Low and Santi — formerly known as Santogold. Catch the show at 7 p.m. Wednesday on mtvU, and MTV and its sister channels will broadcast various forms of the night throughout the month.
FSA, BSA events today The Filipino Student Association hosts its first date auction at 6:30 tonight in the University Center Rio Grande A. FSA members get in free, non-members pay $3. The semi-formal affair has a black and white theme. Members of FSA, the Association of Mexican American Students, Laos Student Association and Delta Zeta sorority will be auctioned off and there will be food and dancing to help pass the time. On the other side of the Rio Grande Ballroom, the Black Student Association holds its last day of auditions for Raisin in the Sun, a play coming to the university this February. From 7 to 11 p.m., students are encouraged to bring energy and passion for a cold reading from the play and a one-minute monologue not from the play. For more information, contact BSA president Terry Smith Jr. at 817-793-7724. — Anthony Williams
Filling up for less is nice, but why is it happening? The Shorthorn: Michael Rettig
Students are feeling less of a financial crunch as gas falls below $2 as winter approaches. Many, however, are worried that prices will rise again soon.
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ahom Tesfay definitely prefers spending about $35 filling up his car to the nearly $60 it took earlier this summer, but the sociology junior still worries about the economy despite the rapidly falling gas prices. “I thought it was weird for the prices to be down,” he said. “I thought it just had to do with the election.” As the government scrambles to steady the economy, consumers are benefitting from lower gas prices. But the contrast of stark news reports of lost jobs to the less than $2 a gallon gas after record prices this summer has some confused and fearful about the oil industry. While Tesfay plans on spending during the holidays as usual, he said he believes today’s low gas prices are only temporary and that prices go up and down every day. Dan Ronan, manager of corporate communications and media relations for AAA in Texas and New Mexico, said prices have been dropping lately from a penny to three cents every night — the result of Americans driving less. “Folks got clearly rattled by $4 a gallon gas this summer and felt like they were thrown in the frying pan,” he said. “They’re making changes so that if it happens again they’re not as vulnerable.” Oil prices hit a record $147 a barrel in
mid-July. On Monday it closed at $62 — an $85 drop. Ronan said it’s because now, supply is one thing and demand’s another thanks to people driving less, reduced economic activity and an abundance of oil in the marketplace. “Every year from 1984 to 2003, the total miles driven by Americans grew three percent every year,” he said. “This August, the miles driven by Americans dropped 5.6 percent from the previous year. That’s a drop of 15 billion vehicle miles driven and the steepest decline since the early 1970s with the Arab oil embargo.” Mechanical engineering sophomore Joseph Hinskey, like Tesfay, believes the low prices are only temporary. When asked if they knew where they money went after they filled up their cars, neither knew. The same went for public relations senior Jayshaun Williams. “I don’t have a clue where it goes, and, honestly, I don’t know if I trust that I’m getting the amount of gallons it says,” she said. “It kind of pisses me off.” Good magazine reported numbers last month breaking down the finances of one gallon of gas — 12 percent went to federal and state taxes, 7 percent to distribution and marketing, 9 percent to refiners and 72 percent to the companies extracting the crude oil from the ground. Only a few cents go to each gas station. Hinskey said the oil companies should have to pay more to the government.
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Williams said she could understand the numbers, because the oil companies are the source, but she’s still not satisfied. “I want $1.25 gas,” she said. Williams lives in Fort Worth and only fills up every two weeks in Burleson, where she said she finds the lowest prices. She keeps a strict daily itinerary including school, work and home. If she goes out to Dallas with friends, she fills up just for the event. She’ll also limit holiday spending, sure that gas prices and the economy will get worse before getting better. Ronan said there’s no way to forecast gas prices, but the decline will eventually stop. “The oil companies can’t make a profit if they go on, but we don’t know the floor yet,” he said. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, has already cut production down 1.5 billion barrels a day, but it hasn’t had much impact, Ronan said, as prices continue to fall. “I think we’re in uncharted territory,” he said. “But it’s nicer to fill up for $20 than for $60.” Anthony WilliAms
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$2.01 The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Fort Worth-Arlington on Monday.
$3.25 The average price a month ago.
$2.95 The average price this time last year.
$3.98 The record price, set July 16. Source: AAA
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Little Boy Blue Idol-ex plays to strengths but doesn’t leave safe zone By Anthony WilliAms The Shorthorn Scene editor
David Archuleta delivers no real surprises or scorching hot songs in his self-titled debut album, but it’s not that bad. Despite placing second on the last season of the immensely popular “American Idol,” Archuleta has yet to find that ‘it’ factor that will garner popularity outside of tweens and their mothers. The Utah native was beloved for his big vocals that go way beyond his youth, but he rarely sparked during the competition. Archuleta’s good with the big ballads and older covers. The Idol judges would say he can sing the phone book, but who would buy that? Give Archie material and beats that are relevant to today, and he fails miserably (YouTube his awkward cover of Chris Brown’s “With You”). So, as expected, Archuleta comes
onto the scene with mostly midtempo stuff and found a hit in “Crush,” his first single that topped digital sales and peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. “Crush” and other songs resemble a mix of ’90s adult contemporary and early aughts boy band, which isn’t completely horrible. “Crush” is quite catchy, and Archuleta never turns away from vocal runs. It’s the little blips on the album where you can hear the singer’s inspirations like Kelly Clarkson and Stevie Wonder. “Your Eyes Don’t Lie” has just a dash more soul than other selections, but it’s Archie’s “Desperate” that bring’s Clarkson’s “Addicted” to mind with its chords and notes. Don’t get too excited — he’s no match for Clarkson, but the tone is there. One thing both Idol contenders
have in common is Kara DioGuardi. The singer/songwriter who’s set to join the judges’ table next year sings background on Archuleta’s “To Be With You,” a pleasant piano piece where he sings (and sangs) lines like, “When you’re standing here in front of me/ That’s when I know that God does exist.” Archuleta isn’t the first Idol-ex to put out a so-so freshman album. It may be a lot to ask someone from Utah, but here’s to hoping that with age comes spunk and attitude.
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Freshman libero Alicia shaffer and junior outside hitter teena sobczak each had a season-high 24 on the night against the Cardinals. By Stephen peterS Lamar head coach Justin The Shorthorn staff Gibert said he was impressed BEAUMoNt — the with UtA’s fight. volleyball team pushed the “We gave them a very Lamar Cardinals to five sets small window of opportunity but could not secure the and they took it,” Gibert said. win, losing 3-2 (21-25, 25“We should have closed it out 15, 25-23, 27-25, 12-15) at sooner.” McDonald Gym on saturday After battling back from a night. late deficit in the fourth set, the loss, and the the Mavericks tied the score culmination of a McNeese at 25 and eventually won the state victor y over set 27-25, sending the match Northwestern state, ended to a fifth and decisive set. the Mavericks’ (6-22, 2-12) the Mavericks led the chances of a playoff spot. majority of the fifth frame — Lamar (13-9, 11-2) led the even leading match 2-0 and 12-9 at one began looking point — but toward a three“It sucks that we Lamar battled set sweep, but back and lost, but we have the Mavs fought scored the back in set our head up high. match’s last six three to stave We are going to be points. off elimination. When the Head coach so good the next match ended, Diane seymour so did the few years.” said she was Mavericks’ very pleased playoff hopes. raegan Daniel with her team’s sophomore sophomore setter ability to fight setter raegan back. Daniel, who “I’m very, tallied 49 very impressed assists and 16 with this young team’s fight, digs for her ninth doublecoming back out in sets three, double of the season, said the four and even five there,” she Mavs’ outlook was good based said. “It put us in a good on saturday’s performance. showing against one of the “It was kind of our last top teams in the conference chance,” she said. “It sucks and possibly gaining some that we lost, but we have our respect.” head up high. We are going the Mavericks had to be so good the next few five players score doubleyears. I don’t think a lot of digit digs on the way to a teams think that because of season-high 99 for the team. our record.”
The team gave a good fight, stretching the match against Lamar to five sets.
“the only way to overcome is to hang in. even I’m starting to believe that.” Dan o’Brien, former american decathlete
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Double-double edges Mavs past Tarleton It took a second doubledouble in as many games for senior forward Erin Dixon, but the women’s basketball team managed to sneak past Tarleton State 67-65 in their second exhibition Saturday. The Mavericks led by as many as 13 during the second half, but the team could never put the TexAnns away. A jump shot by junior guard Meghan Nelson, who finished with 13 points in the game, gave the Mavs the final lead with less than a minute and a half remaining. The games start counting toward the standings Friday when the Mavs travel to Dallas to face Southern Methodist University. — Justin Rains
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Freshman outside hitter Amanda Aguilera sends the ball over three blockers during the Mavericks match against Lamar on Saturday. The Mavericks lost the match 3-2 and were eliminated from playoff contention.
standout freshman outside hitter Amanda Aguilera, making a bid for Freshman of the Year, had a careerhigh 24 kills on 74 swings for a .135 attack percentage. sophomore outside hitter Bianca sauls, in her second game back from injury, was second on the team with nine. “It was the last game, last chance we had,” Aguilera said. “so we just said, ‘give it
our all and we have nothing to lose,’ ” As a team, the Mavericks had 64 kills on the night while Lamar had 70. the Cardinals also outhit the Mavs .242 to .210. sophomore outside hitter Genevieve Gladle was one of three Cardinal players to score 12 or more kills, leading the team with 21 on a .370 attack percentage. this match marked
the first time a southland opponent stretched Lamar to five sets at McDonald Gym, but the Mavericks finished this season 0-8 away from texas Hall. “I knew the resiliency was there,” seymour said. “Down the line, this team is going to be extremely good.” Stephen peterS sports-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu
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Concluding an emotional weekend saturday night at texas Hall, the wheelchair basketball team defeated the University of Alabama going away, 61-33. the game was the final contest of the first Jim Hayes Memorial tournament and concluded a weekend in which the team went 3-1 in four games. “I thought the team played amazingly tonight,” said senior guard Aaron Gouge. “our focus was defensive, and we came out and held them in the teens for the first half.” Junior post David Wilkes led all scorers with 25 points and nine rebounds, the type of performance he said he expects from himself every game. Head coach Doug Garner echoed those sentiments, saying Wilkes isn’t the only one counting on his production. “It’s something he expects from himself,” Garner said. “He was real disappointed [Friday] night and it’s what some of the guys expect from him.” Garner credited the leadership of Wilkes and Gouge, who added 13 points and three rebounds in the win, for helping
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up behind him. “I try not to be an emotional person,” junior post David Wilkes said. “It really hit the heart and it was hard for me to hold in.” From his days as a student to his fight for disabled student rights and his time as head coach, Lamas outlined everything Hayes did for the university and the community, ending his speech with a simple, yet poignant and heartfelt, “We miss you Coach.” the Movin’ Mavs went on to win the game 61-33.
him during his first year at the na, dispatching Missouri 72-33 on saturday afternoon. helm. “We played well as a team,” “they are leaders that bring so much,” Garner said. “the guys sophomore guard Ian pierson don’t want to let them down, said. “We found some things we saying ‘We’re going to bring it, need to adjust for next weekend when we face Illijust like they are.’ ” nois and [Wisconthat leadership “I definitely sin] Whitewater.” was tested coming Gouge and seout of halftime, when didn’t want nior guard tyler the university retired to leave texas Garner,were playthe number of forHall with a ing their last game mer Movin’ Mavs at texas Hall and player and head loss.” were honored with coach Jim Hayes. aaron Gouge a standing ovation the Mavs fell senior guard when Doug Garner to Arizona by two called a late timeout points on Friday to allow them to night. It was the second year in a row the Wildcats leave the court. “I definitely didn’t want to got the better of the Mavs on leave texas Hall with a loss,” their home court. the performance against Al- Gouge said. “It was great for us abama was essential to restoring to come in and play really well the team’s confidence, Wilkes tonight.” Next up for the Movin’ Mavs said. He said he felt the team didn’t go into the Arizona game is a weekend trip Nov. 15 and 16 to oklahoma where they will with the right attitude. “I just don’t think any- play five games over the two body took the game seriously days. Gouge said the team’s weeklast night,” he said. “I think we thought it was going to be a end performance confirmed what he already knew about the walk-through.” the early game Friday set up team’s readiness for the season. “If we play together and we such an expectation when the team faced off against an okla- play intense, then we can go out homa state team in its first year on the court and beat any one on of existence. the Mavs won that any night.” game 84-41. the Movin’ Mavs were able to JUStin rainS rebound from the loss to Arizosports-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu.
After the game, Hayes’ sister Laura raney spoke about the support the family has received from the team and from the university. “I think this has been quite a tribute to Jim,” she said. “I think he would be very proud. I can absolutely see why he would spend 30 years here.” overall, Hayes led his teams to seven national championships, placed 20 players and alumni on paralympic teams across the globe and had players honored as AllAmericans. He also worked to make the university more accessible to those with disabilities. Hayes legacy will always be his willingness to go the extra
mile for the team and the program, no matter the cost, said Movin’ Mavs head coach Doug Garner. “I thought of all the sacrifices he made personally and the passion that he brought to get this program to where it is,” he said. “It just inspires you to do all that you can.” raney said she was at a loss for words to describe how the ceremony and honor made her feel. “It’s the best honor that could ever be bestowed upon him,” she said, “and it’s good to know that my brother’s not going to be forgotten.” JUStin rainS sports-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu