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By shamBhu sharanContributor to The Shorthorn

International culture, music and fashion combined on the runway Wednesday night as about 600 at-tendees watched 10 organizations strut their stuff during the 32nd annual In-ternational Fashion Show.

The International Student Organi-zation hosted the show, a night of eth-nic outfits and costumes, in the Univer-sity Center Bluebonnet Ballroom.

ISO Vice President Gayatri Desai and ISO member Huzefa Aurangabadi were the masters of ceremonies at the event.

Computer science graduate student Harnish Bhatia wore Lahanga-Chunni,

a skirt and top, representing the culture and occasional dress of her country, India. Muslim Indians wear it on occa-sions like weddings, festivals and par-ties, she said.

“Although I am not a Muslim, I am representing its outfits,” Bhatia said.

Indian Student Association member Dhvanit Dave wore a traditional Ra-jasthan, India dress turban, shirt and dhoti and walked with ISA President Namrata Kohli, who carried a clay pot symbolizing water scarcity. Dave said the dress is comfortable because of the

geographical conditions. Rajasthan has a desert climate and people wear the dress to protect from heat and stress, he said.

During the Indian presentation, show participants danced to the Slum-dog Millionaire song “Jai Ho” as the audience cheered and sung along.

“Different parts of India have differ-ent outfits, customs, culture and lan-guages and we all come together today to present it,” said Rena Janarthanan,

SC heads to Austin to speak to legislators

campus affairs

The purpose of the visit is to identify issues and bills that will impact the university and its campus community.

By Jason BoydThe Shorthorn news editor

Math junior Mary Anderson said she has found from experience it’s important to research hous-ing options. Housing Fair 2009 helped with the legwork, she said.

About 2,000 attendees, includ-ing Anderson, visited with 38 on- and off-campus housing services hosted by theshorthorn.com 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday in the Uni-versity Center Palo Duro Lounge. The smell of popcorn, bunny suits, a saddle and cowboys welcomed students to the fair.

Anderson, a transfer student, lived with her parents while at-tending Tarrant County College. She wanted to live on her own and moved out when she came to the university, she said. She looked for housing close to campus, hoping to walk and save money on parking.

She said she wishes she had looked beyond the apartment’s proximity because she spends most of her day at school. Her lease ends in June and she gathered informa-

tion at the fair to help her make the next move.

English junior Alicia Sisemore said she wants to move within a couple of weeks. She said she lives in the heart of The Parks at Arling-ton traffic and the daily 20-minute drive to school is too much.

“I’m just looking for something new and close,” she said.

Journalism sophomore Joanne Foster is on the hunt for a new liv-ing place to shorten her commute from east Fort Worth.

“I’ve been having a lot of fun,” she said at the fair. “And on top of that you learn a lot.”

Fair representatives gave prizes

Housing Fair aids students with living options, advice

campus events

About 2,000 people attended the event, which showcased on- and off-campus housing.

By sarah LutzThe Shorthorn staff

The university added its first interdisciplinary sustainability course, bringing people together from across the university to dis-cuss a sustainable lifestyle and ways to strengthen the environ-ment.

Architecture assistant profes-sor Douglas Klahr said that the upper-level elective, Sustainabil-ity for Everyone, will address the economic, environmental, philo-sophical and societal aspects of sustainability.

“I want to get students from all over campus — depending on how many we get,” he said. “I don’t know where we’ll be holding class, but I really want to try and break down the disciplinary boundar-ies,” he said.

When Klahr began working on the course more than a year ago, the global economic crisis had not begun. He said one of the course’s books, The Bridge at the Edge of the World by James Speth, pre-dicted the financial downturn.

“Speth takes us through the failures of the environmental movement — the failures we’ve had up until now,” Klahr said. “And he tells us why this is con-nected to our economic system, particularly our American model of capitalism.”

He said he expects it to be the most challenging and controver-sial book the class will read be-cause Speth suggests changes to the way businesses function and society’s consumption rate.

“I want a good discussion on this, and I really want people from the College of Business to be in-terested in my course,” Klahr said.

Stacy Alaimo, President’s Sus-tainability Committee co-chair, said the course is important to the university’s environmental efforts because it crosses college and de-partment lines.

“At a university as big as UTA, frequently we think of ideas as separate to colleges or depart-

New sustainability course open to all UTA students

environment

The class integrates multiple disciplines into the curriculum to make it more accessible.

course continues on page 4A

By Bryan BastiBLeThe Shorthorn staff

Student Congress, with the help of the External Relations Council, is trying to give the Texas Legislature a UTA student voice, SC President Travis Boren said.

Council members undeclared freshman Austin Williams, advertising sophomore Lindsey Montanez and Collins Watson, biomedical engineering graduate student, Council chair and former SC president, vis-ited the Texas Legislature last week to learn about bills and what impacts the university

as a whole.The entire council and

the SC executive board will visit Austin on April 23 to learn what issues will po-tentially impact students. The council, formed about two years ago, focuses mainly on city issues but now will include legislative matters. The council has about 10 member and com-prises both SC and non-SC members.

“This session — it’s very important that we’re keeping tabs on what is going on as there are many bills regard-ing higher education that are of concern to students,” Boren said. “UT-Austin, Texas Tech, Texas A&M have a legislative affairs divisions out of their student governance that actually deals with this on a day-to-day basis.”

Boren said it’s nice to put some feet on the ground in Austin and to get a feel for representatives’ views on some bills.

“We feel like we’re right up there with those schools, and we feel that we need to have that representation down in Austin,” he said. “So we’re really trying to start a new

international runway

The Shorthorn: Andrew Buckley

computer science graduate students Harnish Bhatia, left, and Hussain sattuwala walk the runway in traditional Indian wedding garments Wednesday during the International Fashion Show in the University Center Bluebonnet Ballroom. Ten organizations, colorfully dressed from head to toe, showcased diversity.

Participants representing different cultures donned attire showcasing ethnic fashions

Travis Boren, Student Congress President

what to Look forSustainability for Everyone ARCH 4395Fall 2009 Monday 6-9 p.m.

The Shorthorn: Stephanie Goddard

Biology graduate student Angela Fornell talks to Cascades Apartments represen-tative Yolanda Martinez at The Shorthorn Housing Fair in the University Center Palo Duro Lounge. About 2,000 students attended the event.

AusTin continues on page 4A

Housing continues on page 4A

FAsHion continues on page 4A

for more photos see page 6 and go online to The ShorThorn .com

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A column on Wednesday’s Opinion page should have referenced a documentary included on the DVD of 24: Redemption. That point was incorrect.

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Today10% Chance of T-Storms• High 87°F• Low 50°F

FridaySunny• High 71°F• Low 50°F

Saturday20% Chance of T-Storms• High 72°F• Low 61°F

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TODAY

Art exhibition — Rimer Cardillo and Darryl Lauster: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., The Gal-lery at UTA. Exhibitions dates are March 23-April 25. Free. For information, contact Pa-tricia Healy at 817-272-5658 or phealy@uta.edu.

Time Management: 1-2 p.m., 216 Davis Hall. For informa-tion, contact Counseling Ser-vices at 817-272-3671.

Planetarium Show — “Secret of the Cardboard Rocket”: 1:30-2:30 p.m., Planetarium. Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for children and seniors, $3 for faculty, staff and alumni and $2 for UTA students. For information, call Levent Gurdemir at 817-272-1183 or planetarium@uta.edu.

Adventures in Antiquity: 3-5 p.m., Central Library. Joel Christensen, UT-San Antonio philosophy and classics as-sistant professor, will pres-ent a talk titled “Listening Between the Lines: Trojan Politics and the Assemblies of Iliad 7.” Free. For informa-tion, contact Charles Chias-son at 817-272-3216 or chias-son@uta.edu.

Department of Biology Spring 2009 Colloquium Series: 4-5 p.m., 124 Life Science Build-ing. John McCarrey from UT-San Antonio, will talk on the topic “The Epigenetic Regula-tion of Genetic Integrity.” For more information about Dr. McCarrey’s research, visit http://www.uthscsa.edu/csb/faculty/camccarrey.asp. For information, contact Pallavi Sattiraju 817-272-2872.

FRIDAY

Student Profes-sional Awareness Conference, a seminar on issues facing engineers in today’s workplace: 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., University Center, Rosebud Theatre. Students get in for $2, oth-ers for $5. For information, contact Delvannaire Foreman at 649-387-0178 or delvan-naire@aol.com.

CANNON FODDER by Isaac EricksonThis is a part of the daily activity log produced by the university’s Police De-partment. To report a criminal incident on campus, call 817-272-3381.

POLICE REPORT

TUESDAY

TheftPolice responded at 12:29 p.m. to investigate a

report of theft at the Centennial Court apartments, 701 Mitchell Circle. The responding officer met with mainte-nance personnel regarding a missing cell phone.

Burglary of a habitationPolice were called at 10:05 p.m. to investigate a bur-

glary at the Centennial Court apartments, 806 Bering Drive.

WEDNESDAY

DisturbancePolice responded at 1:09 a.m. to investigate a loud

noise complaint at the Legacy Heights apartments, 415 Oak St. The responding officer located the resident re-sponsible for the noise and requested that they keep the volume down.

For a crime map, visit THE SHORTHORN .com

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The second in a series of open forum meetings hosted by the Tobacco Free Campus Initiative, a committee investigating the opinions of the cam-pus community on establishing a campus-wide ban tobacco use, will take place at noon today in 100 Nedderman Hall.

The meetings are intended to allow the cam-pus community to share questions, concerns and feedback with members of the committee, said Robert James, Human Resources associate director.

Though attendance at the first session earlier this week was lower than expected, committee members are optimistic that today’s forum will draw a larger audience.

“It seems to me it’s a big move,” James said. “We do encourage anyone who may have com-ments for or against the proposal, or just those with questions, to attend.”

— Jason Joyce

Sixth tobacco ban forum open today

CAMPUS COMMUNITY

Students have until Saturday morning to register for The Big Event, and join more than 600 members of the university and local com-munity, by going to www.uta.edu/bigevent and selecting the project they want to participate in from the still-open events. The Big Event takes place Saturday.

Hosted by UTA Volunteers, participants will work on a variety of projects including painting at Atherton Elementary School and planting and mulching at various locations on and off campus. Student Activities Director P.K. Kelly said the event is the university’s largest volun-teer project and is in its ninth year.

“Places will still be open,” Kelly said. “We can always find a place for you to volunteer.”

Volunteers from the university will join other local organizations, including Boys and Girls Club of Arlington, Mission Arlington, Arlington

Parks and Recreation Department and Arling-ton Independent School District.

Registration to volunteer is open through the Web site or in the University Center lower level with Student Activities administrative secretary Bonnie Rodriguez.

The Salvation Army is providing breakfast for volunteers from 6:45 to 7:45 a.m. and a gratitude lunch for the volunteers from noon to 2 p.m.

— Caroline Basile

Registration for The Big Event open through Saturday via Web

VOLUNTEERING

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ON THE BALLVisual communication sophomore Gaby Teran bobbles football Wednesday on the University Center mall. Teran, Kappa Delta Chi sorority member, supported Omega Delta Phi fraternity and its pursuit to camp out all night to raise canned goods for Mission Arlington. The fraternity raises goods once each fall and spring semester.

sportsabout sports

Stephen Peters, editorsports-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

Sports publishes Tuesday through Friday.

rememberCheck Friday’s page for a complete weekend schedule for UTA athletics.

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BY Stephen peterSThe Shorthorn sports editor

“Almost” has been a consistent theme for the baseball team this season with an extra-inning loss to oral roberts on tuesday, another to then No. 4-ranked texas earlier in the year and close losses to texas Christian and texas A&M.

the Mavericks open a four-game home stand beginning with a three-game series against Mc-Neese state that starts at 6:30 tonight.

UtA’s schedule ranks 62nd nationally ac-cording to boydsworld.com, but the focus for players and head coach Darin thomas is to continue their success in conference play.

“We’ve lost in all walk-off type wins, on the road against top 20-type teams,” thomas said. “It’s kind of been the same speech after every one of those game, ‘Way to compete on the road against a good team. We had a chance to win. one pitch, one play goes the other way. that’s baseball.’ ”

He added that the tough losses don’t wear on his team’s psyche through the rest of the season as UtA jockeys for playoff position in the southland Conference.

Because the Mavericks dropped two of three games to southeastern Louisiana last weekend, the team sits one game out of first place.

“Last weekend was one of the worst week-ends we’ve played in conference,” thomas said. “We played really bad on Friday. the bright side was that sunday’s win was a two-game swing. If we lose, we’re three games out of first, we win, we’re a game out of first.”

UtA has exceeded preseason poll expec-tations so far on the way to a 9-6 confer-ence record. Before the season began, coaches and sports information directors had the Mavs picked sixth.

sophomore outfielder Michael Choice, who homered twice and drove in four runs in tues-day’s loss to oral roberts, said there is no pres-sure on the team to keep up its strong confer-ence play.

“It was a big confidence boost getting those big hits and rBIs for me like that,” Choice said. “As a team, we feel good where we are right now.

We’re playing good baseball in the midweek games, and we feel comfortable going to this weekend.”

Choice’s rBIs against the Golden Eagles were the first runs driven in four games. He also credited senior outfielders Matt otteman and Andrew Kainer for taking a lot of the offensive “weight off his shoulders” this season.

otteman leads the conference with a .435 batting average, second in hits with 27 and tied for fifth with 17 runs batted in.

thomas said he’s getting great production from Choice, otteman and Kainer but still needs more productivity from the top of the lineup, so the burden is not solely on those three.

to open the series on the mound, UtA sends outs its normal game-one starter junior pitcher Andy sauter, who is 3-2 on the year in eight ap-pearances with a 4.06 ErA.

sauter in his last outing gave up seven earned runs on seven hits in 6 2/3 innings.

“It’s a big series for us,” sauter said. “We’ve got to pitch real well and play good defense. I’ve got to get ground balls and don’t give up free bases.”

McNeese state enters the game as the sec-ond-best hitting team in the conference with a collective .326 batting average. UtA is No. 1 in the conference for ErA.

Stephen peterSsports-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

Mavs tangle with Cowboys for 3-game seriesBaSeBall

After the loss this week, the teams look to play some solid baseball and move up in the Southland standings.

BY roBert MatSonThe Shorthorn staff

softball pitchers are arguably the single most important individual players in team sports. other than a football quarterback, few players are relied upon as heavily on each play.

the Mavericks are fortunate to have qual-ity starting pitching from juniors Cara Hulme and Heather Fortenberry, who also lead the team in batting.

In the circle, Hulme is 11-10, with a 2.72 ErA while the lesser-used Fortenberry is solid with a 5-6 record and a 4.87 ErA, which has fallen recently.

As long as they can remember, both have been called upon to pitch for their teams. Whether it be little league, high school, or at UtA, the duo always relishes the responsi-bility of having the fate of the game in their hands.

“I started pitching at 11,” Hulme said. “I like the fact that the pitcher starts the game and is in control of how her team responds to the game. If we aren’t intense, then our whole team behind us isn’t going to be intense.”

Although she hasn’t been playing the field when not pitching, she has filled the role of designated hitter and received more chances to do damage with the bat. Her team-leading seven home runs and 16 rBIs have come in just 38 at bats.

While Hulme’s main focus has been her duties in the circle, Fortenberry has the dif-ficult task of being asked to pitch and also be an everyday player in the field. on days when she isn’t pitching, Fortenberry is the starting right-fielder and has become one of the most consistent batters in the lineup. she boasts a

.957 fielding percentage and a .306 batting average with four home runs and 11 rBIs.

she said the key to being successful at all three is being able to remain focused on each position and not get distracted by how you are batting, pitching or fielding.

“You can’t take what happens at the plate back to the mound,” she said. “If that hap-pens, you put yourself in a hole. You just have to be able to separate the two.”

With head coach Debbie Hedrick leading from the dugout, pitchers know they have an experienced coach who knows how to develop pitchers and expects them to perform well.

“playing that position, you can be viewed as either the hero or the zero for that game,” she said. “Everything begins and ends with you on the mound.”

Hedrick came into the 2009 season still holding three NCAA records. she pitched the most games in a career (193), the most complete games in a career (182) and most shutouts in a single season (36). Also, she ranks second in career wins (149) and career shutouts (84) while ranking third in single-season wins (50).

she said the biggest advantage of having been an All-American pitcher who is now coaching is the fact players know that she has been there and has done everything she asks her players to do.

“It is hard to find a coach that really knows a lot about pitching,” Hulme said. “she expects a lot from us and can be hard on us because she knows what it takes to be successful.”

roBert MatSonsports-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

aces Wild these two pitchers bring big bats, too

The Shorthorn: Andrew Buckley

Junior pitchers Cara Hulme, left, and Heather Fortenberry are aces of the Maverick pitching staff and account for all of the Mavericks’ wins this season. Hulme and Fortenberry, combined, have struck out 162 batters in 209.3 innings pitched.

The Shorthorn: Jacob Adkisson

Sophomore center Chad Comer goes through batting practice Wednesday at Clay Gould Ballpark. The Mavericks will face McNeese State today at 6:30 p.m.

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ments, but sustainability often highlights the con-nection between disci-plines and topics,” she said. “I think it’s good that he’s offering a course that explicitly makes all those connections.”

Alaimo said Klahr’s course would not be the only one addressing sus-tainability next semester. With the OneBook theme of sustain-ability for the fall semester, many English courses will discuss is-sues from early modern environ-mental thinking to American ro-manticism and nature.

Klahr’s course will begin with The Transition to Sustain-ability, published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, to introduce students to sus-tainability. He noted that sustainability was officially defined by a United Na-tions conference in 1987 and tweaked in 1993 to mean “using methods, sys-tems and materials that won’t deplete resources or harm natural cycles.”

“In determining wheth-

er we are working and liv-ing in a sustainable man-ner, organizations use eco-nomic, environmental and social criteria to evaluate the situation,” Klahr said. “These are the so-called three pillars of sustainabil-ity, and they often overlap, which is why I am looking at all three in my course.”

The fourth dimension of Klahr’s course discusses the philosophical aspect, which asks moral and ethi-cal questions about the era

of sustainability. The class will read James Garvey’s The Ethics of Climate Change: Right and Wrong in a Warm-ing World.

Vinodh Valluri, e n v i r o n m e n t a l science graduate student, said he’s planned to enroll in the course ever since Klahr ap-proached him at the Annual Cel-

ebration of Excellence by Students.

“I foresee that this course will prove instru-mental in rekindling the sparks of an eco-con-science,” he said. “I think it comes at the right time — when a faltering econo-my needs to be buttressed with sustainable solutions in all walks of life.”

SARAH LUTZnews-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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for on-site games like spin-the-wheel and BlackJack.

Photography senior Matt Redden is looking for an apartment for next year. He lives on campus now but wants something dif-ferent.

“Something other than a meal plan,” he said.

He wants to move close enough to visit his parents in Saginaw but still be able to commute to UTA in 10 to 15 minutes. He said he believes he could find the right spot at the fair.

Caroline Bell, TXU En-ergy Community Relations representative, spoke to at-tendees about how to cut down on energy costs in an apartment. She was sched-uled to speak to the crowd but couldn’t be heard over the fair’s clamor. Instead, she gave one-on-one tips (see sidebar).

Colleen Hurtzig, The Shorthorn student adver-tising manager, said April is the best time to host such a fair, because leases will likely end in May for many students, so they’ll be look-ing for help to find a new pad.

Because of the success, Hurtzig said she would like to see the fair every year.

“I wish this was around when I was a freshman,” she said.

JASON BOYDnews-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

Housingcontinued from page 1A

trend of sending students down to go speak on behalf of UT Arlington.”

The legislators take stu-dent opinions to heart, and they know how much of a commitment it is for stu-dents to travel to Austin, he said.

The ERC spoke in Aus-tin with state representa-tives, senators and their staff about bills and issues that students would care about.

“We went to learn about what’s happening, what everybody’s talking about, what bills are controversial and bills that affect stu-dents,” Watson said.

One of the things they looked into was a bill for local transportation op-tion, SB 855, he said. The Senate amended the bill Wednesday but will likely vote on passing the bill out of the Senate on Tuesday, according to an Associated Press article.

“As we all know, the city of Arlington is the largest

city in the United States without any form of mass transit,” Watson said. “... polls have shown that the majority of voters in Ar-lington support that idea, and it would be incredible for this student body and university.”

SB 855 would allow cer-tain counties, including Tarrant and Dallas coun-ties, to impose local taxes for a light rail system from Arlington to Dallas to Fort Worth.

“It would be great for Arlington since we’re in the center,” Williams said.

Montanez said the expe-rience was a good opportu-nity overall.

The three ERC mem-bers spoke with Sen. Chris Harris, R-Arlington; Rep. Diane Patrick, R-Arling-ton; Rep. Mark Shelton, R-Fort Worth, a political ana-lyst for Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth; Maureen Perro chief of staff for Rep. Paula Pierson, D-Arlington and got a thumbs-up from Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas, an alumnus and former SC president.

BRYAN BASTIBLEnews-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

Austincontinued from page 1A

a Fine Arts Society of India member.

Business sophomore Lu Lao showed Chinese fashion, walking in a silk outfit em-broidered with flowers, drag-ons and a phoenix.

ISO member Natalie Thi said her father is from Viet-nam and her mother is Amer-ican. She said she was never allowed to visit Vietnam and felt it was important to repre-sent her culture by modeling its fashion.

Japanese United Maxi-mizing Potential students presented scenes from Japa-nese animation, the “Drag-onball” series and ordinary Japanese tradition through a comedy act.

“Our organization tried to entertain people,” JUMP member Junki Hagiwara said.

Bangladesh Student Asso-ciation’s male members wore Kurta-Pajamas while the fe-male members wore saris on the runway.

SHAMBHU SHARANnews-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

Fashioncontinued from page 1A

CUTTING THE COSTSThese were the tips Caroline Bell, TXU Energy Community Relations manager, intended to present in a PowerPoint presentation during the fair.

Air conditioningKeep the temperature at 78 degrees or higher, use ceiling fans to offset excess heat.Change air filters at least once every three months.

Lighting/AppliancesTurn off unnecessary appli-ances when not in use.Unplug the computer, printer, TV and cell phone charger. Some devices drain energy without being turned on.

Dishes and clothingUse full loads whenever pos-sible.For clothes, use cold water. Cold water actually cleans

clothes better.Air dry dishes.Don’t overload a clothes dryer, air dry when possible.

Water heaterIf self-controlled, set it at 120 degrees. If the apartment controls it, speak to the building manager.A 10 percent reduction in water heater temperature results in a 13 percent cost reduction.

RefrigerationLet leftovers cool before re-frigerating.Allow one inch for circulation around the refrigerator.

Food preparationGrill outdoors as often as possible. Oven and stove heat can raise the indoor temperature, adding to the air conditioning cost.Use microwaves and slow cookers when possible.

The Shorthorn: Stephanie Goddard

Nursing sophomore Cait Dack opens an egg from the Maverick Place Easter bunny at TheShorthorn.com’s Housing Fair on Wednesday in the University Palo Duro Lounge. The eggs contained coupons re-deemable for free T-shirts and other prizes at Maverick Place.

Douglas Klahr, architecture assistant professor

Olusola Oyewuwo’s eyes widened when he told his combat tales to Floyd Woods. His arms extended and hands gestured to ac-company his story.

The undeclared fresh-man traded war stories with Woods as battles en-sued, screams of “kill him” could be heard in the back-ground.

“They thought they had me,” he said. “But I deflect-ed it.”

Oyewuwo isn’t enlist-ed in any army — he was fighting with his team, FLOC UTA, in a shoot-out of large, yellow balls in a match of dodgeball.

The sport was part of Freshmen Leaders on Cam-pus’ event PowerPlay held at the Maverick Activi-ties Center on Wednesday night. The evening was an extension of the organiza-tion’s Hope for Honduras project to raise money and school supplies for Hondu-ras.

Other activities includ-ed a relay race, free throw competition and Honduras trivia. Six teams competed to raise funds to donate $150 to Heifer Internation-al, with team FLIP You! taking first place.

Nursing freshman Peter

Samuels said he enjoyed the dodgeball tournament most.

“My favorite moment was pegging someone in the face at dodgeball,” he said. “I think I saw a little tear.”

The event began with an outdoor relay race that had teams balancing eggs, run-ning with three legs and finishing the competition with a wheelbarrow race. FLIP You! members said their victory in the relay gave them the advantage.

Architecture junior Thai Bui said his team played strong in the event. Bui played the “wheelbarrow” role and took an injury for the team.

“I think I popped a vain,” he said. “It’s all bruised looking.”

The free throw shoot-out had teams competing to sink as many baskets in two minutes. Delonte Lynch, undeclared freshman and FLOC UTA member, said that he had the best time in the competition because it was his event to shine.

The final event, Hondu-ras Trivia, had teams study-ing their cheat sheets every free minute to perform well.

“I’ve been studying like it’s my second class,” Lynch said.

The trivia caused some controversy. Lynch said his team’s buzzer wasn’t work-ing properly.

FLOC student adviser Jennifer Fox stopped the event to remind everyone they were competing for a charitable cause.

Amanda Gonzales, FLOC Community Service Committee co-chair, said she was happy that along with the competitiveness, they were able to educate.

Undeclared freshman Tomas Lobo volunteered because the cause was closer

to home. Lobo is from Hon-duras and said he’s happy to see events like this that raise money and awareness.

“The government over there isn’t like the one here,” he said. “Everybody there is on their own.”

Although his team didn’t win, Lynch said he was going home happy.

“I got a little tan and I got my exercise so I don’t have to come back to the MAC later,” he said.

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

Dodging Balls for A Good Cause

Freshmen Leaders on Campus hold various competitions to raise money for

Honduran schools

Above: Kinesiol-ogy freshman Shannon Leidlein participates in a free throw con-test during the PowerPlay event hosted by Fresh-men Leaders on Campus. Leidlein’s team consisted of FLOC’s Special Events Committee. The event was hosted to raise money for Heifer International.

Left: Six teams participated in the Hope For Hon-duras fundraiser Wednesday at the Maverick Activities Center.

STORY BY DUSTIN L. DANGLI | PHOTOS BY HOLLAND SANDERS

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Right: A traditional Laotian pattern adorns

a garment.

Below: Computer sci-ence senior Masahiro

Ishida maneuvers a wooden sword through

the air while represent-ing the Japanese Union

for Maximizing Potential on Wednesday at the International Fashion

Show in the Univer-sity Center Bluebonnet

Ballroom. Ishida was dressed as Gintoki, a samurai from the

Japanese anime series “Gintama.”

Business finance sophomore Donetame Rajphoumy plays a khene, a traditional Laotian instrument during the Laos Association of Students’ performance. The khene is a mouth organ originating from Laos made of hollowed-out wood or bamboo.

English Language Institute student Ning Fu struts down the runway. Fu was representing the Friendship Association of Chinese Students and Scholars while modeling a modern Chinese outfit.

A traditional banga bracelet from Punjab, India is used in wed-ding ceremonies. The bride clashes them together over single womens’ heads for marriage prosperity.

Below: Light cascades over members of the International Student Organiza-tion after their performance. The diverse student organizations hail from countries like Malaysia, India, Mexico and Sri Lanka.

All the World’s a Stage

Annual runway show features international attire

photos by Andrew buckley