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practice every week in the University Center, which became the gathering spot for practice this semester. Break dancing, which began in the early 1970s, represents the dance aspect of hiphop culture. Those within the break-dancing community call themselves b-boys, but like bio-chemistry junior Dylan Kim, many believe that a b-boy is more than someone who spins on his head. “A b-boy is first someone who has knowledge of where the dance came from and getting to know b-boys of today,” he said.

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While others were glued to the presidential election Tuesday night, Matthew Pak was rolling on the carpet in the University Center Palo Duro Lounge. The advertising freshman was merely expressing himself through the art of break dancing, a dance involving acrobatic moves. “I like the freedom of it,” he said. “There E\njZXjkj Xe[ jgfikj ^Xd\j are no rules. It’s your music, and you express n`cc ile fe Z_Xee\c 00 Y\^`ee`e^ yourself.” N\[e\j[Xp e`^_k% Pak is one of a dozen “b-boys” who

The B-boys will have a break dancing competition, Breaking Barriers 3, from 3 to 11 p.m. Saturday at the northside Boys and Girls Club in Fort Worth. It costs $12 and the event is open to everyone.

“If you understand where the dance came from, you ultimately understand yourself.” Not everyone that comes to the lounge is a B-BOYS continues on page 4

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“I like the freedom of it. There are no rules. It’s your music, and you express yourself.”

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Campus Notebook

Wednesday November 6, 2008

Today

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Healy at 817-272-5658 or phealy@uta.edu.

All Souls Day (Day of the Dead): All day, Central Library. Free. For information, call Martiza Arrigunaga at 817-2723000.

Exhibiting Artist Talk by Cameron Schoepp: 12:30-1:30 p.m., 148 Fine Arts Building. Free. For information, contact Patricia Healy at 817-272-5658 or phealy@ uta.edu.

Special Collections — Revisualizing Westward Expansion: Mondays 9 a.m.-7 p.m. and Tuesday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Central Library sixth floor. Free. For information, contact 817-272-3393 or spcoref@uta. edu.

Collegiate Learning Assessment at UT-Arlington: 1:30-4:30 p.m., University Center Rio Grande Ballroom B. Free. For information, contact David J. Silva, vice provost at 817-272-2103 or djsilva@uta.edu.

Art Exhibition — “Steve Brudniak and Cameron Schoepp”: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., The Gallery at UTA. Free. For information, contact Patricia

Global Grounds International Coffee Hour: 4-5:30 p.m., UC Palo Duro Lounge. Free. For information, contact Julie Holmer at 817272-2355 or jholmer@uta.edu.

Mancala & Mahjong: 4-5:30 p.m., UC Palo Duro Lounge. Free. For information, contact 817-272-2099 or multicultural_affairs@uta.edu. Residence Hall Association Meeting: 4:30-5:30 p.m., UC Student Congress Chambers. Free. For information, contact Erica Weaver at finlan@uta.edu. Russian Youth Culture — From Gorbachev to Grunge: 6-8 p.m., 200 Trimble Hall. Free. For information, contact Professor Lonny Harrison at 817-272-5527 or lonnyharrison@ uta.edu.

Department at 817-272-3471 or music@uta.edu.

information, contact 817-272-2099 or multicultural_affairs@uta.edu. Lion & Dragon Festival: noon-1 p.m., UC Rio Grande Ballroom A. For information, contact 817-2722099 or multicultural_affairs@ uta.edu.

Friday The Leadership Center — Nokia Corporation Visit: 10 a.m.2 p.m., Irving. Free, but NOV. signing up is required. For information, contact Dr. Stephanie Brown or Kim Do at sabrown@uta. edu or Kim.Do@mavs. uta.edu.

Clarinet Studio Recital: 7:30 p.m., Irons Recital Hall. Free. For information, contact the Music

International Spouses Club: 1:30-3 p.m., 1022 UTA Blvd. Free. For information, contact Julie Holmer at 817-272-2355 or jholmer@uta. edu.

The Dynamics of Peer Pressure: noon, Central Library sixth floor. Free. For information, contact Lindsey Zaleski at 817-272-6107 or studentsuccess@uta.edu. Women’s History Month Meeting: noon-1 p.m., B150C UC. For

OPT Seminar: 2-3 p.m., 1022 UTA Blvd. For information, contact Satu Birch at 817-272-2355 or sbirch@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

Campus briefs

Quoteworthy

“If you understand where the dance came from, you ultimately understand yourself.”

Enrollment loan applications open today at Davis Hall Students can start submitting applications for enrollment loans today at Bursar Services. Enrollment loans cover spring tuition and fees, said Ehren Wixson, Business Services executive director. Loans will be given until funds run out, but didn’t know the total amount the office had available to loan. There is a $25 non-refundable loan application fee, and students taking out an enrollment loan are not eligible for a tuition discount. Undergraduate students must have a minimum 2.0 grade point average and graduate students a 3.0 to qualify. According to Student Financial Services’ Web site, the underwriting rules are subject to change. Enrollment loans are directly from the university and aren’t connected to Pell Grants or Stafford loans. Students with pending financial aid money are not eligible for enrollment loans. The first loan payments are due March 3 and the second April 2.

Matthew Pak, Advertising freshman and one of a dozen students that break dance in Palo Duro Lounge every week. See Page 1

three-Day foreCast

Today 20% chance of thunderstorms • High 74°F • Low 44°F

Friday Sunny • High 73°F • Low 45°F

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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 a vehicle burglary Monday at 1101 West St. Officers were dispatched to a minor accident Monday at Lot 49. A student reported a vehicle burglary Monday at 1101 West St. A student reported theft Monday at the Central Library. A student was issued a criminal trespass warning Tuesday at the 7-Eleven on Center Street. A suspect was arrested for evading detention after he was caught looking in a window and ran from officers Tuesday at Centennial Court apartments. A staff member reported that someone crashed a vehicle through an apartment Tuesday at Centennial Court apartments. There were no injuries. (See Page 1 for story.) A loud noise disturbance was reported Wednesday at Meadow Run apartments.

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Elizabeth Page became a paraplegic in 1988 after being shot soon after she graduated from college. She overcame her disability to get her Master’s degree in social work from UTA and later founded Disabled Crime Victims Assistance Inc., a nonprofit organization that helps victims navigate the court system.

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Action from Adversity Left disabled after being shot, an alumna aids other victims by alaNNa QuilleN Contributor to The Shorthorn

When one UTa alumna nearly died after a shooting in 1988, she decided to use her skills to help other crime victims. While she was a social worker at Johnson County Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, Elizabeth Page was shot multiple times by a paranoid schizophrenic client, leaving her disabled and having to relearn basic tasks. “I was fresh out of college and starting my new career, and all of the sudden my life was taken to where I couldn’t do anything by myself at that point,” she said. “Everything was different.” Page was leaving for lunch when the client stepped out from behind a van in the parking lot and began shooting. She ran inside the building with another coworker, but the assailant followed. “I was trying to call the police, and he came up behind me — shooting me three or four times,” she said.

The shooter was sentenced to twenty years in prison and a $10,000 fine for attempted murder. Ten years after the incident, the Page family started the nonprofit organization Disabled Crime Victims assistance Inc. to help disabled crime victims through the court system and with emotional stress. “you can still live a successful and happy life, but sometimes people don’t see it, and they need that encouragement,” Page said. “They can live a productive life that’s just going to be different.” Her mother Wanda Page said her family didn’t have the financial or moral support to deal with the court system, and that’s when she realized the need for an organization. “We knew what they needed because we lived it,” Wanda Page said. Despite the incident, Elizabeth Page entered the Social Work Masters Program at UTa, graduating in May 1991.

“She is a remarkable person and has handled that event better than anyone I’ve ever known,” longtime friend Mary May said. “She is a powerful role model to the people she works within social work and the medical field.” Wanda Page takes pride in her daughter’s strength and courage. “She has had just a wonderful attitude since the beginning and keeps on going without any complaints,” she said. “She wants to move forward and has already done that.” Elizabeth Page, now the DCVa vice president, teaches once a week at the School of Social Work. “you take your life more preciously when you come that close to death and don’t take things for granted,” she said. “I found that I was determined to still do what I wanted to do in school and in my career and to just try and make the best of what I have now.” alaNNa QuilleN news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

The civil engineering department and the Air and Waste Management Association UTA chapter are hosting a lecture on the environmental consequences of natural gas wells at noon Friday in 202 Nedderman Hall. Al Armendariz, environmental and civil engineering assistant professor at Southern Methodist University, will speak about his research on the topic. AWMA faculty adviser Melanie Sattler said Armendariz’s research includes measuring the emissions coming from natural gas drilling and deciding if they are significant on a regional basis. AWMA secretary Vinodh Kumar Valluri said Armendariz’s research is important because pollution created by the gas well was not included in the university’s carbon footprint. “It’s important to understand the aspects of having a gas well on campus,” he said. “How safe is it and what can we do to keep the air clean?” — Sarah Lutz

CorreCtioNs In Tuesday’s article, “Rep. Joe Barton re-elected,” should have stated that Paula Hightower Peirson was the incumbent State Representative for District 93.

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WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama pivoted quickly to begin filling out his new administration on Wednesday, selecting hard-charging Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel as White House chief of staff while aides stepped up the pace of transition work that had been cloaked in pre-election secrecy. Several Democrats confirmed that Emanuel had been offered the job. While it was not clear he had accepted, a rejection would amount to an unlikely public snub of the new president-elect within hours of an electoral college landslide. With hundreds of jobs to fill and only 10 weeks until Inauguration Day, Obama and his transition team confronted a formidable task complicated by his anti-lobbyist campaign rhetoric. The official campaign Web Site said no political appointees would be permitted to work on “regulations or contracts directly and substantially related to their prior employer for two years. And no political appointee will be able to lobby the executive branch after leaving government

service during the remainder of the administration.” But almost exactly one year ago, on Nov. 3, 2007, candidate Obama went considerably further than that while campaigning in South Carolina. “I don’t take a dime of their money, and when I am president, they won’t find a job in my White House,” he said of lobbyists at the time. Because they often have prior experience in government or politics, lobbyists figure as potential appointees for presidents of both parties. On the morning after making history, the man elected the first black president had breakfast with his wife and two daughters at their Chicago home, went to a nearby gym and visited his downtown offices. Aides said he planned no public appearances until later in the week, when he has promised to hold a news conference. As president-elect, he begins receiving highly classified briefings from top intelligence officials Thursday. In offering the post of White House chief of staff to Emanuel, Obama turned to a fellow Chica-

AUSTIN — Troubles mounted for powerful House Speaker Tom Craddick on Wednesday, a day after his Republican party lost three seats in the House and possibly a fourth depending on the outcome of an expected recount in Dallas. Meanwhile, three new speaker candidates emerged — one Republican and two Democrats — as rumors swirled of party-switchers and shifting alliances. Craddick remained the apparent front-runner to lead the chamber for the next two-year term. But the uncertainty of its partisan makeup weakens the iron-fisted grip he’s held on the chamber since 2003.

Obama cuts into GOP even losing Texas AP Photo: Charles Rex Arbogast

President-elect Barack Obama chose Emanuel to be his White House chief of staff, his first selection for the new administration, Democratic officials said Wednesday.

go politician with a far different style from his own, a man known for his bluntness as well as his single-minded determination. Emanuel was a political and policy aide in Bill Clinton’s White House. Leaving that, he turned to investment banking, then won a Chicago-area House seat six years ago. In Congress, he moved quickly into the leadership. As chairman of the Democratic campaign committee in 2006, he played an instrumental role in restoring his party to power after 12 years in the minority. Emanuel maintained neutrality during the long primary battle between Obama and Sen.

Hillary Rodham Clinton, not surprising given his long-standing ties to the former first lady and his Illinois connections with Obama. The day after the election there already was jockeying for Cabinet appointments. Several Democrats said Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, who won a new six-year term on Tuesday, was angling for secretary of state. They spoke on condition of anonymity, saying they were not authorized to discuss any private conversations. Kerry’s spokeswoman, Brigid O’Rourke, disputed the reports. “It’s not true. It’s ridiculous,” she

said in an interview. Announcement of the transition team came in a written statement from the Obama camp. The group is headed by John Podesta, who served as chief of staff under former President Clinton; Pete Rouse, who has been Obama’s chief of staff in the Senate, and Valerie Jarrett, a friend of the president-elect and campaign adviser. Several Democrats described a sprawling operation well under way. Officials had kept deliberations under wraps to avoid the appearance of overconfidence in the weeks leading to Tuesday’s election.

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NAIROBI, Kenya — For many across Africa and the world, Barack Obama’s election seals America’s reputation as a land of staggering opportunity. “If it were possible for me to get to the United States on my bicycle, I would,” said Joseph Ochieng, a 36-year-old carpenter who lives in Kenya’s sprawling Kibera shantytown, a maze of tin-roofed shacks and dirt roads. Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki declared a public holiday Thursday in the country of Obama’s late father, allowing celebrations to continue through the night and into a second day. From Europe and Asia to the Middle East, many expressed amazement that the U.S. could overcome centuries of racial strife and elect an African-American president. Scenes of jubilation broke out in the western Kenya village of Kogelo, where many of Obama’s Kenyan relatives still live. People sang, danced in the streets and wrapped themselves in U.S. flags. A group of exuberant residents picked up the president-elect’s half brother Malik and carried

him through the village. “Unbelievable!” Malik Obama shouted, leading the family in chanting, “Obama’s coming, make way!” “He’s in!” said Rachel Ndimu, 23, a Kenyan business student who joined hundreds of others for an election party that began at 5 a.m. Wednesday at the residence of the U.S. ambassador to Kenya, Michael Ranneberger. “I think this is awesome, and the whole world is backing him,” Ndimu said as people raised glasses of champagne. Obama was born in Hawaii, where he spent most of his childhood raised by his white mother. He barely knew his father. But for the world’s poorest continent, the ascent of a man of African heritage to America’s highest office was a source of immeasurable pride and hope. Tributes rolled in from two of Africa’s groundbreaking leaders. Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president, said Obama gave the world the courage to dream. “Your victory has demonstrated that no person anywhere in the world should not dare to dream

of wanting to change the world for a better place,” Mandela said in a letter of congratulations. Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf — the first woman elected to head an African country — said she did not expect to see a black American president in her lifetime. “All Africans now know that if you persevere, all things are possible,” she said. In Indonesia, where Obama lived as child, hundreds of students at his former elementary school erupted in cheers when he was declared winner, pouring into the courtyard where they hugged, danced in the rain and chanted “Obama! Obama!” In Britain, The Sun newspaper borrowed from Neil Armstrong’s 1969 moon landing in describing Obama’s election as “one giant leap for mankind.” Yet celebrations were often tempered by sobering concerns that Obama faces momentous global challenges — wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the nuclear ambitions of Iran, the elusive hunt for peace in the Middle East and a financial crisis.

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Even in losing Texas, Barack Obama cut into Republican strength among young voters, those in rural areas and even among the affluent, but like other Democratic presidential candidates, he struggled to win over whites, according to final figures from an Associated Press exit poll. Key findings from the poll conducted in Tuesday’s election, in which Republican John McCain carried Texas 55 percent to 43 percent:

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Afghan prez to Obama: end civilian deaths WECH BAGHTU, Afghanistan — The Afghan president on Wednesday demanded that President-elect Barack Obama put an end to civilian casualties as villagers said U.S. warplanes bombed a wedding party, killing 37 people — nearly all of them women and children. The U.S. military said it was investigating, and a villager said American forces had given them permission to bury the dead, which he said included 23 children and 10 women. A U.S. spokesman added that “if innocent people were killed in this operation, we apologize and express our condolences.”

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An unidentified Kenyan in Kisumu, Western Kenya, celebrates the victory of president-elect Barack Obama in the American presidential election on Wednesday. Barack Obama’s Kenyan relatives and Africans across the continent celebrated his victory Wednesday, staying up all night or waking before dawn to cheer in America’s first black president.

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers scrambled Wednesday to contain fallout from the deadliest outbreak of violence since a truce brought an uneasy peace to the area five months ago. Gaza militants pounded southern Israel with dozens of rockets to avenge raids that left six militants dead, but the guns quickly fell silent with neither side appearing to have much to gain from renewed hostilities. “We have no intention of violating the quiet,” Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on a tour of areas bordering Gaza. “But in any place where we need to thwart an action against Israeli soldiers and civilians, we will act.” — The Associated Press

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There will be a break dancing competition called Breaking Barriers 3 from 3 to 11 p.m. Saturday at the northside Boys and Girls Club of Fort Worth. Anyone interested in break dancing may attend.

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university student. The group consists of dancers from different parts of the Metroplex coming together to practice. Nonstudent Jose Caballero began break dancing at recreational centers, but as rules tightened he had to find another place. That’s when a friend introduced him to the university sessions. Visual communications sophomore Kenneth Le said he attends the sessions to practice and socialize. By getting together, the group members learn from one another to better their own dance styles, he said. “You can’t just do moves everyone else does. You have to put combos together,” Le said. “It’s a very hard art form. Anyone can do it, but it’s difficult to be good.” Many dancers said that what separates break dancing from

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owns the property, but Centennial Court apartments are owned and managed by a private company. Woodruff said Hook had excellent insurance, which should pay for the damage.

other dance forms is the lack of rules and the ability to express yourself. “A b-boy is someone who actually dances to the music instead of just doing acrobatics,” Pak said. Several break dancers belong to different crews, and although the practices attract students who stop and ask to learn, the dancers aren’t recruiting. While they have introduced passersby to the culture, most students don’t stick around, Pak said. “A lot of them expect it to be spoon-fed to them, but that’s not the nature of the dance — it takes devotion,” he said. While others may have their own reasons for dancing, Kim has found a deeper meaning in the art. “I feel like somehow through this dance I can find my true potential,” he said. “It helps remind me of my worth.” duStin dAngLi news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

“The contractors have come in and have measured it and will replace the whole front side of the apartment,” he said. Centennial Court apartments will wait on the police report and the contractor’s estimate before filing a claim. AnnA KAtzKovA news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

munity bicycle program. “If our officers find a bicycle that apparently doesn’t belong to anyone, we’ll put it in our property room,” he said. “What we’re proposing to do is take these bicycles and refurbish them, paint them bright orange or bright yellow and just put them out there in bicycle stands all over the university and anyone can use them to go to class.” Hayes said brightly-colored bikes would be easy to identify, and if an Arlington or UTA officer sees someone riding one off campus, they would ask for the student’s MavExpress card. If they are not a student, faculty or staff member, they will be arrested. “This is just a program we’re exploring, but what we want to do is look at a lot of different options to try to stop this,” he said. “One of the major problems that we’re having is that people don’t have their serial number.” Hayes said that if a bike is stolen but recovered by the police, the victim can get it back if they prove it belongs to them. Hayes said that when the campus experienced a similar increase last year, officers dressed casually and hung around campus to find the thieves. “We actually caught the two thieves that were stealing the bicycles,” he said. “I’m not saying it’s the same people, but I’m concerned.” Officer Randy Reynolds said knowing the serial number makes it much easier to track the bike. “It’s not like we keep the information — Big Brother’s watching you that kind of thing — it just makes our job of recovering the property so much easier,” he said. “And that’s our big goal. We’d love to prosecute those people, take people to jail and all, but really, I want you to get your property back.” Microbiology sophomore Lindsey Mayhall has not registered her bike but has no concern about it being stolen. “I park it in between all of my classes, that way I can see it whenever I go in between my classes,” she said. “I got it really cheap on

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Bicycles thefts stolen on campus increased with no particular pattern. University Police suggests students use a Ulock or heavy cable lock and register their bikes.

Craig’s List. If it was something nice, I’d be a little more nervous.” Reynolds said he feels passionately about students registering

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election. There will be some downtime for YCT, and they will decide where to continued from page 1 go from there, said Ryan Rivas said he wants to Ormes, YCT social direchave officer elections and tor and advertising chief. “Obviously, you know, a game plan for how to remain active during Fri- after an election the losing day’s meeting. He said the party won’t be in the spotgroup might start meeting light,” he said. He said less and become that, if nothing more of a social “We — college else, the group club, but still would continattend things students — are ue to inform like the State the leaders of this students about Representative s w e a r i n g - i n generation, and we c o n s e r v a t i v e ideals. need to continue ceremonies. N A A C P “We hope to be educated chapter presito keep going dent Bethel Ze— keep things about our past, haie said now interesting,” he present and our is the time to said. future.” bridge the gap C o l l e g e between the R e p u b l i c a n s Bethel zehaie, two parties. president Terry NAACP chapter president “We are Duncan said respectful of there’s still ever yone’s work to be done on his side as well. He said opinions, but as President that since his group was Obama said, ‘We are the hurriedly re-established United States of America,’ after many left to form the ” she said, emphasizing Young Conservatives of that “united” was the key Texas, the first step will be word. She said she encourages to reassess their role at the students to join political university. “Now that the election organizations to stay aware is past, CR can begin to of issues. “We — college students better define itself and its purpose as an organiza- — are the leaders of this generation, and we need tion,” he said. He said Sen. John Mc- to continue to be educated Cain’s loss didn’t make his about our past, present, efforts in vain, that it was and our future,” she said. rewarding to campaign on McCain’s behalf and he JASon Boyd looks forward to the next news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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Mr. UTA. Homecoming positions have four candidates each, including the current Mr. and Ms. UTA, Brown and Linda Nguyen. The runner-ups will claim the four other spots on the court. Homecoming is Feb. 9-13 and the announcement ceremony for king, queen and the rest of the court will be presented Feb. 14 in Texas Hall at the women’s basketball game. The criteria for Homecoming king and queen isn’t as easy to pinpoint and might be different for every student, said Carter Bedford, Student Governance assistant director. Mechanical engineering senior Joey Carter said he believes that “Maverick spirit” means someone who vigorously participates in events and shows pride in his school. “Without a football team, I guess anyone who shows up and supports anything — academically or athletically,” he said. Public relations sophomore and former cheerleader Camille Choice “knows all about getting pumped up.” She said that a good Homecoming king or queen is someone people know, rallies students to go to events and games and represents the school well. A king or queen should be a good leader and should inspire students to participate, she said. JASon Boyd news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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manding 45-25 lead at the even the younger players had half and increased that lead a big impact on the game. in the second half. Freshman guard Nicole terâ&#x20AC;&#x153;this was a good starting ral scored nine points and point for us,â&#x20AC;? Morrow said. pulled in five rebounds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We did some things and foâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Being a freshman and cused on some things that I coming into this situation, I wanted us to work on during think she played well,â&#x20AC;? Martin the game.â&#x20AC;? said. Along with her 18 points, the Mavericks did a lot of Champion things well grabbed seven tuesday rebounds. night, Morâ&#x20AC;&#x153;We did some things sophomore row said, and focused on some forward shbut they still things that I wanted us alyn Marhave plenty tin supplied of things to to work on during the 12 points improve on. game.â&#x20AC;? and five reâ&#x20AC;&#x153;We need bounds. to talk a samantha morrow the Mavs whole lot head womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball coach had five more on deplayers with fense,â&#x20AC;? she at least 10 said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And points: Champion, Martin, we still have to play better Dixon, sophomore guard ta- defense. mara simmons and junior Morrow, Champion and guard Meghan Nelson. Martin agreed that the team â&#x20AC;&#x153;overall we played very needs to cut down on offenwell,â&#x20AC;? Champion said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But we sive turnovers. still have a lot to work on.â&#x20AC;? When asked how hard it Not only did the older is to gauge the teams overall players step up for the Mavs, performance against a team

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the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball team tipped off its season tuesday night at texas Hall with a 94-60 win against the Houston Jaguars. senior forward Candice Champion led all scorers with 18 points and fellow senior forward Erin Dixon scored a double-double, putting up 11 points and 14 rebounds. the Mavericks were down 4-0 to begin but went on a 12-2 run to take the lead for good. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being the first game of the year, everyone was a little tight and anxious to get out there,â&#x20AC;? said head coach samantha Morrow of her teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s slow start. the Mavericks held a com-

like the Jaguars, who are classified as semi-pro, Morrow said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was good to just get out there and play, [but] this team wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t anything like any of the teams weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be playing during the season.â&#x20AC;? the game ended on a good note when junior guard Latosha Duffey hit a buzzer beater as time expired in the second half. overall, Morrow said she saw good things from her team and that this game gives it something to build on. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was good playing against someone other than ourselves,â&#x20AC;? Morrow said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now we have some film to watch.â&#x20AC;? the Mavs will have one more exhibition game before games start counting toward their record. that exhibition will be against tarleton state Nov. 8 at texas Hall. tip-off is at 3 p.m. The Shorthorn: Andrew Buckley

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Sophomore guard Tamara Simmons attempts a shot during Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 94-60 exhibition win over the Houston Jaguars at Texas Hall. The Mavericksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; next exhibition game will be against Tarleton State at 3 p.m. Saturday at Texas Hall.

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inally, a president that I can get behind. Because heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s black? Uh,

no. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s because he won the vote of the most important voter bracket: the sports fan. And now, we game-ball aficionados have one of our own in the White House. president-elect Barack obama canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t overtake Gerald Ford or George H.W. Bush as the greatest sports president ever. Ford played as a linebacker and center for Michiganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s national championship teams in 1932 and 1933, and the senior Bush played in the first two College World series. But he definitely ranks as the greatest of our generation, defeating George â&#x20AC;&#x153;I still own the rangers?â&#x20AC;? W. Bush and Bill â&#x20AC;&#x153;Watch me jog to the McDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sâ&#x20AC;? Clinton. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the brother-in-law of a college basketball coach. He plays fantasy football with rick reilly and shoots hoops daily with the secret service. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s played basketball against â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and humiliated â&#x20AC;&#x201D; numerous sports journalists on a basketball court, including EspNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stuart scott, and sports

of presidential sports savvy. Illustratedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s s.L. price. sure, sure, he vows to make the man had a poster of Julius Erving on his bedroom wall health care affordable for everyas a teenager and still remem- one and wants to reduce the counbers the first time he dunked on tryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dependence on foreign oil. But what has sports agents and a 10-foot goal. I can overlook his bowling players scrambling is obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan to fix the econoscore of 37. my, which would tax Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s as devoted anyone making over to Chicago sports $250,000 a year. as David stern is to that means players breaking the hearts of will be seeing less of the NBA loyal. the money in their Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Bears fan. He multi-million dollar threw out the first pitch contracts. of game 2 of the Amerthe link between ican League Champipolitics and sports onship series in 2005 will be strengthened against the Anaheim Angels â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a game the princess mcdowell because obama wants to do it, not because Chicago White sox he feels obligated. won, by the way. No more awkward He even talks in overused sports metaphors remi- shots of the president posing with champion sports teams and niscent of a seasoned coach. He told Chris Berman during the captains handing over jerseys his appearance on Monday Night with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last name 1â&#x20AC;? on the back. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hoping for a flag footFootball this week, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You know, we just try to run our game plan and ball game on the White House lawn when the Dallas Cowboys donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get distracted too much.â&#x20AC;? Was that Barack obama or win the super Bowl in 2011. obama covering terrell owens Jerry Jones?; this win ushers in a new era on the outside would make life

complete. No more two-minute congratulatory phone calls between MVps and the president. No, obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gonna tell Kobe that he hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t proven anything by winning a championship without shaq. But you know, congratulations. My head is just spinning with all the possibilities. obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love of sports humanizes him to the rest of us â&#x20AC;&#x153;Joe the plumbers.â&#x20AC;? We can feel a connectedness with the Commander in Chief because, like you, his NCAA tournament bracket was busted by North Carolina losing to Kansas in last seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Final Four. so donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be surprised to see obama in a skybox at the NBA All-star game vetoing some last minute bills, or discussing foreign policy with the British prime Minister courtside at Wimbledon. As a sports fan, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d have a problem with that.

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Mavericks face a tough schedule this season the athletic department released the baseball teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s schedule for the upcoming season Wednesday, and the team is doing itself no favors. overall, the Mavs will face 14 opponents â&#x20AC;&#x201D; making up 28 of the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 55 regular season games â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who won 30 or more games last season. those 14 also include 10 that made the 2008 NCAA tournament. the Mavs will face five Big 12 schools over the course of the year, including a Feb. 24 road trip to Austin to face the texas Longhorns as well as a home-and-home series with the Baylor Bears in April. Last season, the Mavericks fared well against Big 12 schools, beating then No. 14 oklahoma state and No. 20 texas back-to-back last April. the Mavs will make six conference road trips during the 2009 season, including trips to Huntsville to face sam Houston state and to san Antonio to face defending conference champion UtsA. one highlight for the team will be a st. patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day match-up against the Big 10â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Minnesota Gophers on May 16. the game will be the start of a two-game series and will be held at Quiktrip park in Grand prairie. the park is home to the Grand prairie AirHogs, a minor league baseball team from the American Association of Independent professional Baseball league. the May 17 game against the Gophers will be at Clay Gould Ballpark. the Mavs season kicks off with the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home tournament, the UtA/Hilton Invitational, Feb. 20-23. the team will face Arkansas state on Feb. 20 at 3 p.m. at Clay Gould Ballpark. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Justin Rains

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Dining & Culture Fuzzy’s Tacos sets up shop in downtown Arlington.

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Fuzzy Frijoles

Alumni open Mexican food franchise close to campus in downtown Arlington.

By AlexA GArciA-DittA The Shorthorn staff

Big events in Arlington should be celebrated here, not in Dallas

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Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, with two locations in Fort Worth and one in Denton, plans to expand to Arlington. The taco plate is one of their most popular dishes.

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“We also expect an influx from the college crowd, so we’re getting the best of both worlds,” he said. The original Fuzzy’s Taco Shop on Berry Street in Fort Worth sits adjacent to the Texas Christian University campus. The Denton location serves the University of North Texas community, and Smith said he hopes for a Maverick Country crowd in Arlington. “We’re heavily invested in the area,” he said of the university and Arlington. “And

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A fuzzy taco. Sounds moldy and stale, doesn’t it? But Fuzzy’s Taco Shop has it down, and it’s just the opposite. Grilled flaky fish wrapped in a fresh tortilla, topped with pico de gallo and a spicy red sauce and for only $1.99 — that’s a real Fuzzy’s taco. And it’s coming to Arlington in December. With two Fort Worth locations and one in Denton, the newest shop scheduled to open in downtown Arlington across East Abram Street from J. Gilligan’s Bar and Grill is its first franchise store. Co-owners Eddy Smith and Clint Bixler, both university alumni, saw opportunity in the area’s close proximity to UTA and the redevelopment of downtown Arlington. “It’s not too often you find a place with an atmosphere, price point and menu structure like Fuzzy’s,” Smith said. “When we became aware of this opportunity, there was no question as to where we were going.” Randy Day, the Arlington location’s operations vice president, also attributed the new shop to the new Cowboys Stadium and the recently open Levitt Pavilion.

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Although it’s not widely known, Arlington is in the same category as cities like Raleigh, N.C. and St. Louis, Mo., population-wise. Now, in addition to the 2011 Super Bowl, the Dallas Cowboys’ stadium up the road will host the 2010 NBA All-Star game. Both events bring lots of attention to the host cities, but most of the parties will likely happen in Dallas. Staffers Rueben Gonzales and Anthony Williams talk about the possible slights. Williams: I’m excited that the NBA All-Star game is coming to Arlington, but I know I probably won’t be there. Gonzales: Why is that? Williams: Because tickets cost like $1,000, I think. Gonzales: Well I suppose we have to pay them their salaries somehow. Williams: Well I’m not even trippin’ off of that, it’s just that those things draw lots of celebrities and such, but you know they’re not going to hang out in Arlington. Gonzales: No, they aren’t. I mean Jessica Simpson doesn’t even hang out in Arlington, and she’s not exactly top-shelf. Williams: But they should be! We’re the 50th largest city in the country, bigger than Pittsburgh and St. Louis. Williams: But they’re all gonna be out in Dallas at Ghostbar or wherever. Gonzales: I wish I could say bad things about that bar. But I can’t, actually. It’s pretty awesome, with a good mix of people. Williams: For a $20 cover. Gonzales: Well, there are free days. It’s the kind of bar where if you ask how much drinks are, you probably shouldn’t be there. Williams: There you go. But we need some places out here. Williams: Places that aren’t in strip malls, or are restaurants

by day. Gonzales: Well, I think with all of the building going on — the new stadium and everything around it — Arlington will light itself up. Williams: And by that time we’ll be those people that really shouldn’t be at the club, you know what I’m saying? Gonzales: Yes, I do. As for now, I think we all should be thankful for the amount of traffic we have know. When they finish the roads and the stadium, everyday in Arlington is going to be like 635 in Dallas. Williams: I guess I shouldn’t be upset. I’m probably not going to be here anyway. Just sucks to see the city waste potential. Gonzales: Arlington, like UTA, is very much a commuter town. The population goes up during the day and dwindles at night. Williams: Lol, you don’t know how many administrators just cringed at the words “commuter town.” Gonzales: Well, maybe “they” could plant more trees, put in some mass transit systems — and a Gap or Godiva store couldn’t hurt. Williams: Well we’ve got two Gaps, but they won’t bring transit here because they’re afraid of poor people. Gonzales: But they aren’t afraid of charging us poor people $1,000 for tickets to watch other people play with their balls. Williams: Exactly.

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McDonald’s ($) 611 W. Abram St. (less than 1 mile north of campus) Likes: The Mickey D’s closest to campus is the best McDonald’s I’ve ever been to. They cater to the student population by offering their student special menu. Dislikes: Fries at McDonald’s are horribly cold, and if you have to reheat them, they don’t taste as good as those fresh out of the fryer. If your fries are cold, take them back in and ask NICELY for them to make you some fresh ones — hey, you’re paying for it. Specials: The student special menu features a double cheeseburger or McChicken sandwich with small fries and a small drink for only $2.16 with tax. For a dollar

more, students can get a Quarter Pounder or Snack Wrap with fries and a drink. Arby’s ($) 4820 S. Cooper St. (About 5 miles south from campus) Likes: The curly fries at Arby’s are addictive. They’re so good, you’ll want to buy the biggest size they offer and eat it all. Dislikes: Jack in the Box has curly fries too, and it’s closer to campus. But Jack’s fries aren’t as good. Specials: Arby’s sends coupons in the mail at least once a month. I got a coupon for a roast beef sandwich and small fries for $1.99.

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so they have specials for students. Dislikes: These fries taste pretty bad reheated, so if you’re going to pay for them, you might as well eat them all at once. I think they taste better cold than reheated, but hey, that’s me. Specials: The Wingstop on Pioneer

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If you’re going to a limited release movie at the Magnolia Theatre or can find a trendy restaurant where you can chill and afford the food, go when you can. But, in general, uptown Dallas is not a place to escape to on a rainy day. — Anthony Williams

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Chattin’ with Charlie The Shorthorn talks with Charlie Murphy about his aspirations, comedy and recent European tour By Anthony WilliAms The Shorthorn Scene editor

“Charlie Murphy!” The man’s name became a catch phrase itself during his time on the hit Comedy Central series “Chappelle’s Show,” and students can direct it to the man himself tonight. Charlie Murphy, known for his “true Hollywood stories” on the show and for being Eddie Murphy’s brother, continues to make people around the world laugh. Murphy, who talked to us by phone last week in anticipation of his show tonight at Texas Hall, discussed his aspirations, comedic stylings and touring in Europe.

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The Shorthorn: What was your life like before “Chappelle’s Show” and everything that’s come from that? Charlie Murphy: I’ve been in the movie business for 20 years in second and third-tier movie roles, maybe one or two a year. In the beginning, that wasn’t enough to support a family, but after 25 or so movies and all the residuals, you start doing OK. We also got into karate. We’d get the kids together and go to the dojo, had black belts and everything. When “Chappelle’s Show” took off,

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I lost that camaraderie with my dojo brothers. I didn’t have enough time, but it was something I had to do. The show was a way of making my name immortal. Did Dave Chappelle just call you up to get involved, or how did that happen? That’s exactly what happened, he called me up. Said he was doing this piece, thought it would be right for me, and it was right for me — I was Tyree on the “Real World” sketch. That was the show’s highest ratings at the time. Did you expect the show to blow up like that? I don’t go into anything expecting it to blow up, that’s just building yourself up for a letdown. As many shows as I’ve done live on stage ... you’re never in front of the same people every night, it’s a whole new group of people who don’t know my comedy. I’m not going on Jay Leno or BET, that’s to make people realize you’re funny. That would be going backwards. I’m trying to be on my own comedy special. So you’re aiming for HBO? No. By the time you’re around for that long and people are talking, they start breaking it

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thursday, november 6, 2008 down. “He’s not as big as Katt Williams ... Why would we do that?” But we’re different people. If you market him to just a real urban market, you’d sell out. With me you wouldn’t, you’d have to promote me more. You can’t just go on urban radio, you have to go on easy-listening, rock, everything.

explain it all ... There are people out there that watch Carrot Top and love him and think me and Katt are horrible. In comedy, you have all flavors.

What makes up your comedy style? I’ve got characters, skits, bits, all of that. People that like to think a little bit, that’s who What is it about you that can appeal to comes to see Charlie Murphy. The fast-food style — ba dum ba dum — that don’t work for those different demographics? me. You have to listen to me and Charlie Murphy just came back listen the whole time. You can’t talk from Copenhagen, touring in EuWhen and Where for a half hour and then get back into rope ... Ain’t too many people like my act. If you break your concentraCharlie Murphy in Sweden (laughWhen: 7:30 tonight. tion, you’ll be lost. Most comedians ing). I have a different approach Doors open at 7. talk about separate things that aren’t to comedy. Where: Texas Hall connected, but I’ll go back to something I said at the beginning. How has your stand-up career Tickets $10 for been? students and $20 for What’s next for you after the It’s been a roller-coaster ride, a others at show here? lot of fun. I’ll give you an idea. Couwww.utatickets.com We just turned out Europe and ple of years ago, I was in Cleveland and at the door. we’ll be going back there to do a and opened for Mike Epps. It was tour three times as big, and I’m takan all-black crowd. They looked at me like “Eddie Murphy’s brother think he funny ing three more comedians. Right now, the only now? Get the f*** out.” Before I even said a people going over there consistently are Pablo word I got booed, and that spread back to New Francisco and Russell Peters, but we’re working York. Friends were calling me, I had some real it over there. hurt feelings. But I can say that if the last time I was in Anthony WilliAms your town I was booed, I’ll shut ’em now. I went features-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu back down there to Cleveland and brought people in who were interested in me. I cussed “I don’t go into anything expecting out everybody. So how are you really different than Katt Williams? (Pauses) I’m taller than Katt Williams. (Laughs) Nah, we just have different voices. It’s like chocolate and vanilla ice cream, you can’t

it to blow up, that’s just building yourself up for a letdown.” Charlie murphy,

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FRIDAY At noon, students can let their fierce sides show at the Lion and Dragon Festival in the University Center Rio Grande room A. As part of Asian Heritage Month, Chin Woo Lion and the Dragon Dance Team will show the university community how they celebrate beauty, art and tradition. Plus, it’s free. Also at noon, at the Arlington Convention Center, the gaming, comic and anime convention Wizard World will start its three-day tour. Attendees will be able to watch anime episodes, listen to talks from comic artists and voice-actors and hear from directors and writes of both. Events run from noon to 6 p.m., and then begin again Saturday at 10 a.m. It costs about $40 for three days and $20 for one day. For tickets, go to www. wizardworld.com. If you buy them online, you get $5 off the on-site price.

From 8 to 10 p.m. EXCEL hosts its monthly Friday Night Live series at UC Bowling and Billiards. Students, faculty and staff can play discounted bowling and billiards while a live band plays, creating great background music for you to beat your friends to. Hip-hop rapper Teflon will “do tha boot” for everyone who attends. It’s free to get in, but head to Bowling and Billiards to find out how much it costs to bowl or play pool.

SATURDAY All day at the Maverick Stadium, female students and staff can attend the Rape Aggression Defense selfdefense class. Its motto is “empower yourself through self-defense.” Females can register online at the university police department’s Web site, or call Officer Randy Reynolds at 817-272-3381. NEW MOVIES Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Starring: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett-Smith,

David Schwimmer, Sacha Baron Cohen and Cedric The Entertainer Director: Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath Rated PG In this second installment of “Lost,” animal style, the group of New Yorker zoo animals are trying to get out of Madagascar. So the penguins — yes, you read that correctly — remodel an old plane. You’ll have to watch the movie to see if it worked.

Soul Men Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Bernie Mac, Sharon Leal, Affion Crockett, P.J. Byrne Director: Malcolm D. Lee Rated R Two men from a retired ‘70s band get together for a trip to the Apollo to pay tribute to their recently deceased member. In addition to the late Mac, singer Isaac Hayes also stars posthumously. For regular news and updates on upcoming activities, go to the blogs at www.theshorthorn.com.

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Danielson offers an accessible mix of styles on hits collection, ‘Trying Hartz’ of his immediate family members but also includes a rotating cast To understand Trying Hartz, of indie-rock contributors including Josiah Wolf of Why?, Sufjan first look at the album title. Is it a play on the phrase “trying Stevens and David Madson, a.k.a. hearts,” a reference to testing the Odd Nosdam. Given the band’s human spirit or to the effort we longevity, Smith was just as much exert in the name of ... anything? an influence on their styles as they Could it also be “trying hurts,” sug- were on Danielson’s. The album is an aggregate of gestive of the pain of said exertion, different styles. Part and that despite pain’s and part persistence, hard work Trying HarTz prog-rock folk music, the band is its own reward? artist: Danielson could be described as Well, for our purpsychedelic gospel. poses, let’s leave it at Label: Jagjaguwar “Rubbernecker” hhh “album title.” starts out soundTrying Hartz is Danielson plays Dallas’ ing like circus music, Danielson’s two-disc granada Theater at 8 but the female backretrospective of the p.m. nov. 20. For more up singers give it a band’s first 10 years, Motown touch. And beginning in 1994 info visit the blogs at after band leader www.theshorthorn.com. Smith’s squeaky falsetto can’t help but Daniel Smith’s spiritual reawakening. It’s a collection sound like former Pixies front man of songs from earlier albums and Frank Black (think of the opening hitherto unreleased material. And lines of “Broken Face”). While the band’s creativity is despite its goofy, whimsical sensibility, the unabashedly Christian largely inspired by their Christianiindie-pop group delivers a decisive, ty, the religious element is more redeliberate and surprisingly acces- flective than missionary. The album never proselytizes, though traces sible sound. The band is mostly composed of moralism might be present in

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Snow Patrol needs a citation Listening to Snow Patrol’s fifth studio album, A Hundred Million Suns, the band awes listeners in new ways but bottoms out midway. The band’s lead singer and main songwriter, Gary Lightbody, has always provided the usual fare of love songs in the past. Suns offers more of Lightbody’s distinct Americanized voice mixed with lush guitars and stirring choruses. It’s clear from Lightbody’s lyrics that love is on his mind. In “The Planets Bend Between Us,” Lightbody declares to his lover “I will race you to the waterside/ And from the edge of Ireland shout out loud/ So they could hear it in America/ It’s all for you.” In “Engines,” he oohs his way through the distorted guitars and staccato drums, and the lead track, “If There’s a Rocket Tie Me To It,” offers a nice use of guitars combined with piano and synthesizer that creates an ethereal sound. It’s toward the end of the album when the production begins to

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hh dwindle and the sweeping guitar sound soon becomes a repetitive sound scheme similar to the ballad rock from Coldplay and U2. Sure the band decided to record in Berlin’s Hansa Studio, where the legendary David Bowie and other ’70s rock stars recorded their seminal work, but Snow Patrol still has a ways to go before attaining such a status. — Julie Ann Sanchez

the live recording of “Don’t You Be The Judge” and “Pottymouth,” which reflect on close-mindedness and the importance of good manners.

Equal parts traveling ministry and progressive rock group, Danielson makes you listen to the rest of your music collection with new ears and an

open mind. Now go to church. Emily AbErg features-editor.shorthorn@uta.ed

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unfortunately, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re familiar with the lack of food choices around UTA.â&#x20AC;? The new shop will feature the same menu items as the other locations, including the signature Baja California-style fish tacos, shrimp tacos and Mexican breakfast dishes. The Mexican dinner plates give customers a choice of tacos, enchiladas and fajitas with two sides. If you like spicy, be sure to add the homemade red sauce to your meal. Arlingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fuzzyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s will be the first with a liquor license, so instead of the wine-based margaritas available at the Fort Worth and Denton restaurants, customers can order tequilabased ones. However, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect a fully stocked bar. The Fuzzyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inviting atmosphere offers students, professionals and families a relaxing lunch or dinner. With plasma TVs tuned to football and basketball games lining the walls, the Arlington shop will also have a patio so customers can enjoy fish tacos outside on a cool North Texas evening.

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Fuzzyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Taco Shopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s awardwinning queso and chips is a local favorite in the Metroplex.

Chuck Bush, owner of the first three locations, bought Fuzzyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in 2003. The walkup, order, then sit-down-andenjoy concept attracted Bush to the restaurant. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not fine dining, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not fast food,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fuzzyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s caters to all families and walks of life.â&#x20AC;?

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