• The bill would allow citizens with a concealed handgun license to carry weapons on college and university campuses.

• 81 of 150 Texas House members have signed on as co-authors

THE BILL

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S A T A R L I N G T O N

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Since 1919

Homecoming 2011 start-ed with a Boom at Noon and ended with the Wom-en’s Basketball game and the Movin’ Mavs’ Alumni Game.

Mechanical engineering senior Omar Rosales and Miriam Zehaie, Ms. UTA and interdisciplinary stud-ies education junior, are this year’s Homecoming king and queen.

The two were crowned during half time during Sat-urday’s Homecoming bas-ketball game against North-

western State. See page 6 for the recap.

Check out page 2 for quick hits and photos cov-ering some of this year’s events, like the Golf Cart Parade, Step Show and The Bash. The complete stories and videos are available at TheShorthorn.com.

Also online are our photo galleries of the Golf Cart Parade and Chili Cook Off.

Were you at the events with your camera? Share your Homecoming experi-ences at TheShorthorn.com.

Weekend keeps traditions alive

BY JOHN HARDEN The Shorthorn senior staff

The number of black stu-dents pursuing an engineering degree continues to stagger, making up about 5 to 6 percent of the college’s enrollment for the last five years.

This trend for blacks in en-

gineering is fueling the state and country to place more em-phasis on math and science in grade schools.

Out of the 3,683 students in the College of Engineering, about 250 black students make up about 6 percent of the col-lege’s enrollment.

This isn’t just a UTA trend, but a national trend, said Cal-vin Phelps, National Society of

Offi cials aim to improve black enrollment

ENGINEERING

Trend isn’t just at UTA, also reflects nationally, says official.

BY BIANCA MONTESThe Shorthorn staff

An interactive photo ex-hibit will capture the differ-ent faces of Mavericks at the fourth annual Diversity Week today.

Hosts Multicultural Af-fairs, the Office for Students With Disabilities and cohost EXCEL Campus Activities in-

vite students, faculty and staff to have their pictures taken during the week in the Uni-versity Center Gallery.

“We didn’t want diversity to be divided based on race and ethnicity,” Multicultural Affairs director Leticia Mar-tinez said. “We wanted to en-compass as many aspects of diversity as we could.”

Groups of two or three are welcome to demonstrate their cross-cultural friendships and relationships, she said.

“We wanted to encompass

as many aspects of diversity from gender and religion, ability, socioeconomic status and sexual orientation,” Mar-tinez said.

The gallery will be open for viewing from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. until Sunday. The photos will also be available for viewing on the Multicultural Affairs’ website.

Multicultural Affairs did something similar last year when the Diversity Lecture Series hosted an appear-

Exhibit to capture diverse facesSTUDENT LIFE

Faculty, staff and students can pose in groups to showcase differences.

Offi cials weigh in on concealed controversy

HOMECOMING

JOIN THE EXHIBITPhotographers will be on hand, per schedule, to take pictures of pairs or a group of three for the exhibit at the University Center Gallery.

1-4 p.m. Today

12:15-3:30 p.m. and 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday

3-4:30 p.m. Wednesday

12:30-5:30 p.m. Thursday

11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday

Source: Multicultural Affairs website

BY CHRIS BATESThe Shorthorn staff

Movin’ Mavs Adapted Sport program grew to 150 students from last year.

The number is an in-crease from the year be-fore, said Doug Garner, Movin’ Mavs head coach.

Garner said participa-

tion has increased because of new options like adapt-ed swimming and hand-cycling events. The pro-gram was created to give students with disabilities more opportunities for university involvement. It is open to students with or without disabilities.

Garner said the pro-gram gives able-bodied students who are looking at careers working with

More options spur increased involvement

CAMPUS RECREATION

Movin’ Mavs Adapted Sport program offers swimming, hand-cycling.

DIVERSITY continues on page 5 SPORT continues on page 3

GOP violates rightsAttack on Planned Parenthood is an attack on women’s rights, guest columnist says.

Demon’s infernoWomen’s basketball team falls to Northwestern State, but still keeps SLC tourney hopes alive. OPINION | PAGE 4SPORTS | PAGE 6

• 81 of 150 Texas House members have signed on

Weekend keeps traditions alive

• The bill would allow citizens with a concealed handgun license to carry weapons on college and university campuses.

• 81 of 150 Texas House members have signed on as co-authors

THE BILL

Weekend keeps traditions alive

The Shorthorn: Aisha Butt

Homecoming king mechanical engineering junior Omar Rosales and queen Ms. UTA Miriam Zehaie share a look after accepting their crowns Saturday afternoon in Texas Hall.

BY J.C. DERRICK

The Shorthorn senior staff

Student Congress invited the

UTA community to a forum

designed to inform students

about the possibility of allow-

ing concealed handguns to be

carried on campus.

On Thursday, forum panel-

ists spent their allotted speak-

ing time presenting various

facts about campus safety sta-

tistics, legal analysis of HB 750,

and how Texas Concealed Hand-

gun License guidelines compare

to other states. The audience in

the Rosebud Theatre was then

allowed to submit questions,

which were read by Student Con-

gress leaders and answered by the

panel for the final 30 minutes of

the forum. Afterward, senators were

CAMPUS SAFETY

According to the U.S. Department of Education, in 2008 the homicide rate on college campuses was

.25 PER 100,000 students, compared with 5-6 per 100,000 people across the country.

Statistics presented at the forum

“We do not want guns on campus. There are too many risks involved.”

Chidinma IkeNursing junior and Student Congress Nursing senator

“The purpose is personal protection. They’re not carrying so they can act like amateur one-man SWAT teams.”

Scott Lewis,Legislative Director for Students for Concealed Carry on Campus

PERCEPTIONS OF CRIME AT UTA

QUOTEWORTHY

From 2007 to 2009, UTA averaged

1.6 ROBBERIES PER 10,000 students. The rest of Arlington averaged 174.53 per 100,000 citizens over the same period.

Students are 75 times more likely to be victims of an aggravated assault off campus than on campus.

Students are 19 times more likely to have their cars stolen away from campus than on campus.

Last March UTAPD released findings based on an e-mail survey sent to 25,000 campus wide. The 250 respondents said the following:

49% of respondents are more fearful of crime on campus than off, but overall most respondents expressed a low level of fear.

64% of respondents felt safe on campus, generally - most noticeably during the day (80%).

55% do not feel safer on campus than in their home neighborhoods.

81% of respondents claimed they do not have a concealed handgun license.

Of those licensed, 53% say they would carry on campus if allowed.

30% say they feel safer if citizens who are licensed to carry were allowed to carry on campus.

49% of respondents 64% of respondents 64% of respondents 55% do not 81% of respondents 81% of respondents Of those licensed, 81% of respondents Of those licensed, 30% say they feel Of those licensed, 30% say they feel 30% say they feel

WHAT DO YOU THINK? What are your views on concealed carry on campus? Let us know by commenting, writing letters to the editor and taking our poll. It’s all online at theshorthorn.com.ENGINEER continues on page 3

CONCEALED continues on page 5

Student Congress votes Tuesday on concealed carry, following last

Thursday’s forum

STUDENT GOVERNANCE

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PERSONAVACATION by Thea Blesener

Organizations step it up to win $1,000

Texas Hall echoed Thursday night with clapping sounds and stomps as Homecoming 2011 began with a step show that had everyone dancing with the participants.

Civil engineering sopho-more Bradley Thomas said he was nervous to step on a big platform like at UTA with his fellow Sigmas.

“But, when the lights hit you, you got to step up for the moment,” he said.

The South Davis Steppers, a group from South Davis El-ementary School, were excited to perform on a college stage for the first time and were glad to be invited to step with and watch college students.

The African Student Orga-nization stepped away with the first prize of $1,000 with its depiction of hallucinating men surrounded by ghost-like step-pers in masks.

— Vallari GupteThe Shorthorn: Sandy Kurtzman

Omega Psi Phi fraternity members performed at the Homecoming Step Show Thursday night in Texas Hall.

Hoppin’ Homecoming Campus community celebrates UTA history

Boom ignites Golf Cart ParadeThe loud boom that sounded off on the Central Library

mall at 12:10 p.m. on Friday was loud enough to set off car alarms near Davis Hall.

Officials fired the 75 mm howitzer cannon for the Boom at noon to set the fourth annual Golf Cart Parade in motion.

“For the fourth year, you can see the evolution in the dec-orations,” said Michael Taddesse, Greek Life and University Events assistant director.

The parade started between the University Center and Arlington Hall, with viewers positioned in front of the UC.

The Central Library mall held a pep rally after the parade ended, featuring university cheerleaders and band. Basket-ball coaches Scott Cross and Samantha Morrow also intro-duced their teams.

— Allen Baldwin

Students enjoy sweet partyStudents flocked to the University Center

Friday night as it transformed into the wonderful world of Willy Wonka.

An annual event, The Bash is a themed party designed for students to have a good time and show off their Maverick pride. This year’s theme was Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

The free event started at 9 p.m. and offered caricature artists, wax hand molding, air brush tattoos and sumo wrestling.

The Bash also held several competitions, including a scavenger hunt for golden tickets. The golden ticket granted students an entry in a raffle for tickets to EXCEL’s SpringFest in April.

— Tory Barringer

ROTC Alumni honored for serviceBrig. Gen. Ricky Gibbs hasn’t been to UTA in 30 years. The

physical education alumnus has been serving in the military since he graduated in 1982.

He was inducted into Military Sci-ence’s Hall of Honor as a part of Home-coming celebrations on Saturday.

“In 1980, I was sitting as a cadet in the audience of the first induction ceremony. I never thought I would be standing here receiving this honor,” Gibbs said.

About 220 people attended the cer-emony that celebrates Military Science alumni for achievements in either military or civilian life.

Other inductees this year are Colonel Joe Swift and Major John Kearby, III.

The day ended with attendees going to Hall of Honor room in the College Hall, and Gibbs taking a tour of the campus.

— Vidwan Raghavan

The Shorthorn: Sandy Kurtzman

Sociology senior Brittany Lading-Bobb and mechanical engineering sophomore Obinni Abaraoha decorate the EXCEL Campus Activities cart for the parade on Friday.

The Shorthorn: Daniel Molina

From left: Visual communications sophomore Tyler Demarcus and electrical engineering junior Raza Khan attempt to wrestle each other at The Bash.

MORE ONLINEWant more Homecoming coverage? Go online to theshorthorn.com for more.

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• Take our interactive traditions quiz to see how much you know about UTA.

• View photos from events and submit your own photos.

Ricky Gibbs, Brig. Gen. and alumnus

FRIDAY

Minor in Possession - AlcoholAt 3:08 a.m., officers investigated a noise disturbance and found two stu-dents under 21 consuming alcohol at Arlington Hall on 600 S. Pecan St. The students were issued a citation.

Disturbance At 1:07 a.m., two students received citations for a loud-noise disturbance at Centennial Court apartments on 815 Bering Drive.

THURSDAY

Harassment At 10:45 p.m., officers were dispatched for a report from a student that received threatening calls from a nonstudent at Kalpana Chawla Hall on 901 S. Oak St. The case is active.

TheftAt 9:35 p.m., a student reported his iPhone stolen from the second floor of the Business Building on 701 West St. The case is active.

Criminal Trespass WarningAt 9:02 p.m., two nonstudents were is-sued a Criminal Trespass Warning at the Maverick Activities Center on 500 W. Nedderman Drive.

Suspicious Circumstances At 5:14 p.m., officers were dispatched for a theft in progress when a male took a female’s wallet at the Central Library on 702 Planetarium Place. The case is active.

TODAY

It’s a Maverick World interracial relation-ships exhibit: All day. University Center Gal-lery. For information, contact Multicultural Affairs at 817-272-2099.

Philanthropy Project: Women’s Shelter Drive: All day. UC Gallery. For information, contact Multicultural Affairs at 817-272-2099.

Religious Diversity: Noon to 1 p.m. UC Carl-isle Suite. For information, contact Multicul-tural Affairs at 817-272-2099.

Platanos & Collard Greens: 7 p.m. UC Rosebud Theatre. For information, contact Multicultural Affairs at 817-272-2099.

UTA Music Bassoon Week Recital: 7:30-8:30 p.m. Irons Recital Hall. Free. For informa-tion, contact the Music Department at 817-272-3471.

Exposure: Photos from the Second Battle

of Fallujah: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Central Library sixth floor. Free. For information, contact Erin O’Malley at omalley@uta.edu.

What You Wish the World Could Be: The Early Years of Six Flags Over Texas: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Central Library sixth floor. Free. For information, contact Erin O’Malley at omal-ley@uta.edu.

Combat Narratives: Stories and Artifacts from UTA Veterans: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Central Library sixth floor. Free. For information, contact Erin O’Malley at omalley@uta.edu.

Art Exhibition in The Gallery: Sedrick Hucka-by & Barbra Riley: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Gal-lery. Free. For information, contact Patricia Healy at phealy@uta.edu or 817-272-5658.

TUESDAY

Intramural Table Tennis entries due: 6:30 p.m. check-in, 7 p.m. tournament starts. Maverick Activities Center. Free. For in-formation, contact Campus Recreation at 817-272-3277.

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World VieWstudents with disabilities a different perspective.

“it is a great learning tool for them to experience an activity with a person with a disability,” he said.

The program started in 2009, Campus recreation director doug Kuykendall said via e-mail. Since then, they have had 20 basket-ball teams and five wheel-chair football teams.

This year, football will start in April. Kuykendall said the department is ac-tively exploring what the students want from the programs.

“We constantly look for other sports and activities to include in the offering,” he said. “We will continue to monitor the needs of the student body and add to the schedule as needed.”

Although the number of

participants has increased, Garner said he would like to see more students with disabilities participate in the recreational activities.

“i know there are a lot of students on campus who haven’t come out and participated in our pro-grams,” he said.

on average, three to 30 people participate in the event for the sport offered. Wheelchair basketball and football have been the most popular.

Jorge Sanchez, business sophomore and Movin’ Mavs wheelchair basket-ball player, said the pro-gram has been very benefi-cial to him.

“A lot of people think it’s easy to participate in rec-reational sports in wheel-chairs, but it really works out your upper body,” he said. “it’s great for increas-ing disability awareness.”

Garner said one thing they do with the events is open them up to able-

bodied individuals to sit in a wheelchair and get a dif-ferent perspective on play-ing recreational sports.

Kuykendall said their goals are to remain rel-evant to the student body and increase marketing levels so all students are aware of it.

“We’re part of a very diverse university,” he said. “our goals as staff mem-bers are to educate diver-sity, and it is important to treat everyone equal and see them in the same light.”

Garner said he hopes the student body will be-come more involved.

“Studies show students who participate in co-rec-reation events tend to do better in classes,” he said. “They are more likely to graduate and have more satisfaction with their overall college experience.”

Chris Batesnews-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

Sportcontinued from page 1

Black engineers chair.“Graduation rates for black

engineers have remained al-most stationary for the past 10 years in spite of a rising population,” he said. “We have to work hard and work with the department of education to reverse this trend.”

Phelps said during the last 10 years, blacks and Hispan-ics have increasingly avoided STeM fields, which are aca-demic and professional disci-plines that fall under science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

He also said emphasis on each field should begin in

grade school. Blacks and Hispanics will

soon make up the majority in Texas, according to a 2010 Texas Higher education Coor-dinating Board report.

According to the report, which outlines ways to in-crease STeM field participa-tion, it’s important for blacks and Hispanics to pursue col-lege degrees at the same rate as whites to avoid a decline in education levels.

Jasmine Jones, a black me-chanical engineering student, said she decided to pursue engineering because of strong support from high school teachers.

“Placing emphasis on sci-ence and math in college isn’t the way to go,” she said. “i guess i was lucky enough to

have great teachers who in-spired me to pursue engineer-ing. improving the quality of high school teachers should be the first priority.”

Some people avoid math and science because they think it’s too hard and that it’s a bor-ing field, she said.

“it’s this reason why i think black and Hispanic history should be something that’s taught year round in grade school,” she said. “We have to show young students that blacks along with whites helped to shape this country through engineering, and that it’s an important and exciting field to be in.”

UTA helps foster interest in engineering through its summer programs designed to develop middle and high

school students’ analytical skills and help them prepare for college-level courses. The programs are also designed to create interest in engineering because misconceptions about engineering may cause female and minority students not to major in STeM fields.

More focus on math and science is being placed in school said Clint Bond, Fort Worth independent School district spokesman.

The state’s efforts to im-prove education in science and engineering won’t happen overnight, but each district is working to meet the goals out-lined by the educational state agency, he said.

John harden news-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

Engineercontinued from page 1

Students and faculty can be screened for anxiety and stress concerns 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tues-day.

The University Center, Men-tal Health Services and Coun-seling Services will provide free and confidential screenings as part of MavTalk: Mind/emo-tion Wellness week.

Screenings for stress, anxi-ety, sleep deprivation, alcohol, gambling, depression disorders and relationship concerns will be available.

Staff psychologist Mark dalal said doctors and counsel-ors will see patients in curtained areas of the Palo duro lounge to ensure their confidentiality.

Marie Bannister, Mental Health Services director, said the students can fill out a ques-tionnaire at the check-in desk and meet doctors individually.

— Vallari Gupte

Screenings offered for anxiety and stress

health

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Gadhafi tells followers to defend the nation BENGHAZI, Libya — Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has told a crowd of his supporters massed in a central Tripoli Square to fight back against protesters and “defend the nation.” Gadhafi spoke from the ramparts of the Red Castle, a historic fort, overlooking Green Square, where over 1,000 of his supporters were massed Friday evening, waving pictures of him and green flags. Anti-Gadhafi protests erupted during the day Friday, met by gunfire from pro-regime militia.

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Best picture, actor go to ‘The King’s Speech’LOS ANGELES — The King’s Speech has been crowned best picture at an Academy Awards ceremony as precise as a state coronation, the monarchy drama leading as expected with four Oscars and predictable favorites claiming acting honors. Colin Firth as stammering British ruler George VI in The King’s Speech earned the best-actor prize Sunday, while Natalie Portman won best actress as a delusional ballerina in Black Swan.

Stocks recover as crude oil prices stabilizeNEW YORK — Stocks rose Friday as oil prices stabilized following a recent jump. The escalating turmoil in Libya still left major indexes down about 2 percent for the week. Oil prices settled at $97.88, down from a high of $103 Thursday but still up 13 percent over the last week. Oil prices have been rising, sending stocks lower, as concerns rose that violence would spread throughout North Africa and the Middle East, affecting oil production for big OPEC producers like Iran and Saudi Ara-bia. Those concerns eased late Thursday after the International Energy Agency said the impact was far less than analysts had estimated and that any shortfall could be easily made up by tapping oil reserves in other countries.

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Bill would make hiring illegal workers a felonyAUSTIN — A Texas bill that would make it a state felony to knowingly hire an illegal immigrant, unless the person is a domestic worker, has faced some opposition from critics who say it would crack down on businesses while allowing households to use such workers. Rep. Debbie Riddle, R-Houston, authored the bill that would penalize those who knowingly or recklessly hire or contract with an undocumented worker. But jobs like maids, landscapers and other domestic positions within a home would be exempt. Critics of the measure say it exposes the hypocrisy of lawmak-ers who vow to crack down on illegal immigration but want to create a loophole for Americans benefitting from household services.

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DISCOMBOBULATION by Houston Hardaway

While the Texas Legislature mulls concealed hand-guns on college campuses, Student Congress is prepar-ing to take a stance on the issue Tuesday. Both bodies should not endorse such measures, as it could obstruct the fabric of collegiate society.

Student Congress hosted a forum Thursday to get an idea of the climate on campus before voting on a posi-tion. The forum had a panel and moderator take ques-tions from the audience.

Proponents say to look at Utah, the first state to au-thorize concealed handguns on college campuses. They haven’t had any shooting rampages since the state al-lowed concealed carry. That’s true, but Utah isn’t Texas. Neither a state nor a college campus can be compared to another in this case. Plus, it hasn’t been long enough since Utah made this law in 2004 to gauge effective-ness.

People who want more guns on college campuses also reference shootings at Virginia Tech and UT-Austin. Though those deaths were tragic, they were rare, high-profile cases. Advocates for concealed carry on college campuses are using fear to drive their campaigns. Op-ponents are using caution and appealing to the future by saying no to students, faculty and staff carrying guns.

Supporters also claim there are thorough background checks, instruction and examination for Concealed Handgun License holders. Ten hours, which is the length of instruction, isn’t enough to prepare citizens for the day when they might have to pull the trigger. In those 10 hours, students learn about concealed handgun laws, how and when to discharge their weapon and in some classes practice marksmanship.

Even if one person feels safer with concealed hand-guns on college campuses, many still would be uncom-fortable with being in a classroom or just being on cam-pus not knowing what peers have hidden. Concealed handguns would give individuals license to kill produc-tive and progressive classroom discussions and the will to disagree, and has the potential to amplify tense situ-ations. Bringing guns into the mix on college campuses would be dangerous and inconsiderate to higher educa-tion on the social, economic and cultural levels.

Concealed handguns could impact enrollment and institutions’ statures, and deviate from missions like UTA’s. For the university to complete its mission of pre-paring students for “full, productive lives and informed and active citizenship,” the university advocates an envi-ronment of free expression “in an atmosphere of toler-ance, responsibility and trust.” Concealed handguns on college campuses connote a level of distrust of peers.

No one knows what will happen. That uncertainty alone is grounds for most fear and backlash. The Leg-islature should embrace that sentiment, heed concerns about campus safety and show restraint by not voting for this measure.

Concealed handguns? Maybe elsewhere, but not on college campuses — an entirely different world.

— The Shorthorn editorial board

Colleges: No place for concealed

handgunsStudent Congress, the Texas

Legislature should not vote for allowing guns at universities.

EDITORIAL/OUR VIEW

In a recent column in The Shorthorn, Elizabeth Page ar-gues that pro-life taxpayer dol-

lars shouldn’t pay for abortions. While the premise of her argument is misleading, the Hyde Amend-ment already bars the appropria-tion of federal funds to pay for abortions. She’s entitled to her own opinion. What she’s not entitled to, however, are her own facts.

Page states that Planned Par-enthood “makes millions of dollars performing abortions.” Further-more, she suggests that it is in the business of making a profit. This simply isn’t the case. There are no shareholders in Planned Parent-hood. Nobody gets a bonus for sell-ing the most services. Any excess revenue goes directly back into the organization to cover operational expenses. Meanwhile, the Inter-nal Revenue Service requires that Planned Parenthood document every exchange of monies. For it to do otherwise would be to risk its status as a nonprofit organization.

“Planned Parenthood is an abortion mill,” asserts Page, rather pretentiously I might add. Per-haps “baby grinder” would have been too much. In actuality, abor-tion procedures account for only 3 percent of the services Planned

Parenthood provides — less than contraception, testing and treat-ment of STDs, cancer screening and prevention and general health services including pregnancy tests, prenatal care and infertility ser-vices. If Planned Parenthood is an abortion mill, they have a rather inefficient way of going about it.

Page makes an emotional plea: “In a few years, when you walk your child to class on his or her first day of school and take a look at all the wide-eyed children smil-ing, think about kids who aren’t there because a pinhead Planned Parenthood employee convinced an ignorant woman that an abor-tion was the right decision.” Ap-parently, she has no sympathy for the young mother of modest means who, despite practicing safe sex and taking all the right precau-

tions, ends up pregnant with her fourth child. According to Page, that mother would have to be ig-norant to consider having an abor-tion under such difficult circum-stances.

The recent demonization of Planned Parenthood coincides with the current Republican on-slaught of women’s reproductive rights by federal and state lawmak-ers. The Texas Senate just passed a measure that would require a woman to receive a sonogram be-fore she can have an abortion. The House is likely to vote on it soon. While it may be the case that a doc-tor would prefer a patient undergo a sonogram for medical reasons, it is a matter to be decided between a patient and her doctor. Forcing a doctor to perform a sonogram under penalty of law is nothing more than legalized abuse with the intention of causing psychological harm to a woman already facing a tough decision.

Unfortunately, many pro-life activists who get their informa-tion from right-wing sources are either ignorant of the facts about abortion and public policy or are unashamed partisans who deliber-ately mislead the public to further their political agenda.

Women’s rights in the crosshairs

The Right attacks the right to choose

YOUR VIEW

Last week, my member of Con-gress, Rep. Joe Barton, sided with big polluters and voted for a bill (House Resolution 1) in Washing-ton that attacks critical protections for clean air and water. Most nota-bly, the proposed resolution takes a swipe at existing laws to protect our health from carbon dioxide pollu-tion. The resolution would bar the Environmental Protection Agency from taking any action to clean up this and other dangerous global warming pollutants from coal-fired power plants and other stationary sources.

“Last year, the Clean Air Act, a landmark public health law, pre-vented an estimated 160,000 pre-

mature deaths and tens of thousands of adverse health effects – asthma attacks, heart attacks, emergency department visits and hospitaliza-tions,” said Georges C. Benjamin, American Public Health Associa-tion’s executive director. “Attempts to remove protections already in place against health consequences of carbon dioxide and greenhouse gas pollution must be stopped.”

The EPA also would be barred from restoring Clean Water Act pro-tections for many of the nation’s most vulnerable waterways, put-ting at risk the drinking water for more than 117 million Americans and opening 20 million acres of wetlands and wildlife habitats to

polluters and developers.The bill attacks America’s core

environmental and public health programs, including the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act, and se-verely diminishes funding for public lands. The bill puts at risk the drink-ing water of 11.5 million Texans. This is the broadest and most dan-gerous assault on the air we breathe and the water we drink in recent history.

I am extremely disappointed that Barton is voting for legislation that attacks my health and the health of my family.

— Mayokun Olanipekun, biochemistry freshman

LETTER

Congressman Joe Barton puts revenue before environment

JON SNOW

Snow is an undeclared sophomore and guest columnist for The Shorthorn.

Join the discussion by commenting at theshorthorn.com.

JON SNOW

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ance of award-winning au-thor Kip Fulbeck. Close to 500 Mavericks participated in the UTA Identity Proj-ect, in which photographs captured each participant‘s individuality, Martinez said.

The art exhibit will pro-vide an opportunity for par-ticipants to get engaged with the project and get to know other faces on campus, said Dannie Moore, Multicultur-al Affairs assistant director.

The photographers en-courage participants to have as much fun with the photo shoot as they can. Howev-er, unlike the UTA Identity Project, students will not be asked to write messages with

their photos and a video will not be shot documenting the event, he said.

Last year, Diversity Week received a lot of attention in the community, Martinez said.

It was honored by the National Association of Stu-dent Personnel Administra-tion and took home a silver medal for “It’s a Maverick World,” according to a press release.

The week was also recog-nized by a Target Campus Grant for diversity education programming, and Multicul-tural Affairs received $5,000 last year.

“This year, they have given us another $5,000 campus grant,” Martinez said.

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Diversity Week scheDuleTODAYMaversity - Religious/Spiritual Diversity Noon University Center Carlisle Suite.

Platanos y Collard Greens7 p.m. UC Rosebud Theatre.

TUESDAYThe 10 Myths of Social Justice - Featured work-shop for faculty/staff1:30 p.m. UC mall.

Oxfam Hunger Banquet6 p.m. UC Bluebonnet BallroomReservations required, details on Multicultural Affairs website.

WEDNESDAYMavfest Featuring the Movin’ Mavs Obstacle Course11:30 a.m. UC mall.

Be the Change: Advocacy in Action forum6 p.m. UC Carlisle Suite.

THURSDAYDiversity Dialogues: What’s Race and Ethnic-ity Got to Do with It?12:30 p.m. Student Con-gress Chambers.

available to garner student feedback in preparation for Tuesday’s Student Congress vote on the issue of allow-ing concealed handguns on campus.

In addition to Alex del Carmen, forum moderator and criminology chair, pan-elists included criminology professors Randy Butler and Sara Phillips, and assistant criminology professor Jaya Davis, each of whom elected not to take a public position on the concealed carry issue.

Eighty-one of 150 Texas House members have signed on as co-authors to HB 750, said the bill’s author, Rep. Joe Driver, R-Garland. The bill would allow citizens with a concealed handgun license to carry weapons on college and university campuses.

During the forum, del Carmen gave a scenario about a gunman entering the theatre and opening fire. He said if two students drew guns to return fire as a police officer entered the room, the officer would shoot all three of them in the mayhem.

“If trained profession-als make mistakes on a daily basis, would you trust a 21-year-old who went

through 10 hours of train-ing?” he said.

Del Carmen said before students think they know his position on the issue, they should know that he is a CHL carrier.

Driver said he filed the bill for citizens’ individual safety.

“I carried this bill be-cause I believe that licensed, law-abiding adult students, professors and employees shouldn’t be denied the right to protect themselves simply because they study or work on a college or university campus,” he said via e-mail.

Questions at the forum pertained to concealed carry in on-campus housing. Phil-lips said universities have to make that decision.

Scott Lewis, Students for Concealed Carry on Campus legislative director, said those who say the bill is about stu-dents acting like law enforce-ment are misunderstanding the issue.

“If I’m sitting in class and I get an emergency alert about a gunman on cam-pus, I don’t get to draw my weapon and go look for him,” he said. “We’re not allowed to form a posse and hunt down the bad guys.”

Lewis said bill opponents have no actual examples of problems with CHL holders.

“All the concerns are

based on hypotheticals be-cause there are no examples of these situations actually happening,” he said.

John Woods, Students for Gun-Free Schools in Texas director, said campuses are “extremely safe places.”

“Lawmakers are trying to legislate to extreme con-ditions,” he said. “They’re using a tragedy to play with people’s emotions in order to get unpopular legislation passed.”

During the forum, Presi-dent James Spaniolo said the university has a number of things to consider, including cost should the bill pass, but did not take a specific posi-tion.

Earlier on Thursday, UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa sent a letter to Gov. Rick Perry expressing several specific concerns, arguing the bill would make cam-puses “less safe.”

UTA’s assistant police chief Rick Gomez also de-clined to take a position on the bill, but the Texas Asso-ciation of College and Uni-versity Police Administrators voiced opposition to it last week. The organization said the bill would “adversely im-pact” campus operations.

J.c. Derricknews-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

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A cultural comedy play, Platanos y Collard Greens, will bring Off-Broadway ac-tors to UTA at 7 tonight in the Rosebud Theatre.

In the play, a Hispanic woman named Angelita and a black man named Freeman fall in love and face prejudice from their families.

Multicultural Affairs and EXCEL Campus Activities will present the play for Di-versity Week.

The purpose of the play is to make viewers reconsider prejudice against interracial

couples, said Jasmine Brown, EXCEL Entertainment and Arts director.

“It’s supposed to make you think, ‘Hey, love is love,’” Brown said. “But it has a com-edy twist to it, so it’ll keep your attention.”

Admission is free, and the actors are from the original Off-Broadway cast. For more information on Platanos y Collard Greens, visit platano-sandcollardgreens.com.

— Melanie Gruben

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The Mavericks posted a 3-2 record and took third place at this weekend’s UTA Classic at Allan Saxe Field.

Freshman pitcher Cal-lie Collins only allowed two runs in 19 innings, record-ing 34 strikeouts in three wins this weekend.

The Mavericks saw a variety of situations in the tournament, and head coach Debbie Hedrick feels her team is prepared to begin its conference schedule on Tuesday.

“I’ve seen a lot of positives and I know we’re ready,” she said.

— Randy McVay

The baseball team would have swept this weekend’s UTA Invitational if junior Jordan Vaughn’s ninth-inning line drive into center field wasn’t snagged by a Missouri State defender.

Nonetheless, UTA won two of three games despite giving up three first-inning runs in every game, improv-ing to 2-4 on the season. The team recovered from a sweep to Houston last weekend.

Junior pitcher Lance Day said it’s good to get back on track.

“I think we should all be happy with the way the week-end went,” he said. “We com-peted and had three one-run games.”

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The Mavericks still have a Southland Conference Tour-nament pulse.

The Homecoming game was a disappointment for UTA. who dropped a 66-58 loss to Northwestern State Saturday in Texas Hall.

The Mavericks remain alive for the eighth and final spot in the SLC tournament. Head coach Samantha Mor-row said it would be a huge disappointment if her team didn’t make the tournament.

“It would really be disap-pointing for our senior class, especially for Shalyn [Mar-tin] and Tamara [Simmons], if we didn’t get it in,” she said. “They’ve put in so much work during their four years here.”

The Mavericks, who have a 4-10 conference record, are tied with Texas State and Southeastern Louisiana for the eighth seed with two games remaining. Nicholls is also in the running with a 3-11 conference record.

Senior forward Shalyn Martin said the final two games will be huge for the Mavericks’ season.

“They’re going to be must-win games,” she said.

Saturday’s game had the makings of a blowout with the Mavericks up 21-11 and 4:15 to play in the first half, but the Lady Demons scored 14 unanswered points to close it out. Morrow said the Lady Demons’ run is unacceptable for her team.

“We can’t let them do that going into halftime and then

expect to win,” Morrow said. “It was huge on their part.”

After halftime, the Lady Demons took the lead for good when freshman guard Jasmine Bradley sank a shot that put the Lady Demons up, 31-29.

The Lady Demons then saw their largest lead of the game at 46-36 with 12:06 to play. The Mavericks scored six consecutive points, cutting it to four, but the Lady Demons quickly answered and went back up, 52-42, with 9:21 to play.

The Mavericks never got within six for the rest of the game.

Northwestern State held the Mavericks to 22 percent shooting from the floor, while the Lady Demons shot 41 per-cent from the field. Morrow said missed shots led to the Mavericks’ loss.

“We were executing on

offense the way we wanted to, but our shots just weren’t going in,” she said.

Freshman forward Briana Walker led the Mavericks with 20 points and 14 rebounds, and said Morrow inspired her after halftime.

“I felt like I had to come out and stay within my game and keep taking shots,” she said. “I

thought I did that. But un-fortunately, we didn’t come up with the win.”

Senior guard Tamara Simmons finished with

five points and spent the half-time shoot-around stretching her hamstring. Morrow said Simmons’ hamstring didn’t bother her during the game.

With two games remain-ing, the Mavericks have to start winning. It starts at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Texas Hall against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, a team with only two wins all season.

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Two Northwestern State defenders trap freshman forward Briana Walker during the Mavericks 66-58 loss Saturday in Texas Hall. Walker scored 20 points and grabbed 14 rebounds during the Homecoming loss.

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Despite Saturday’s loss,UTA is tied in the final spot for the SLC tournament.

Sophomore Jordan reves finished Saturday’s game with 19 points and 13 re-bounds, but after fouling out late in the second half, North-western State came back and won in overtime, 78-71 on Saturday in Natchitoches, La.

UTA’s offense stalled with reves out of the lineup. The Mavericks (13-14, 7-7) only scored two points in the final three minutes as head coach Scott Cross watched the game turn with reves on the bench.

“once he went down we went with a bit of a smaller lineup,” Cross said. “Momen-tum just shifted. We couldn’t get any loose balls or re-bounds.”

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UTA MavericksPlayer FG-FGA REB PTS MINIngram 5-18 11 12 31Lagerson 1-1 0 2 10Gay 3-8 4 7 16Smith 1-6 2 4 26Catlett 2-4 5 5 22Richardson 6-14 8 16 25White-Miller 1-3 1 5 27Williams 0-5 0 0 14Francis 0-0 0 0 0+Reed 0-7 5 1 29 Reves 8-10 13 19 25Totals 27-76 52 71 225

Northwestern State DemonsPlayer FG-FGA REB PTS MINMcConathy 0-2 2 0 14Baker 5-14 1 20 27Pratt 6-13 3 14 24Ellis 3-12 7 9 36Mosley 3-6 15 7 40Davis 3-4 5 11 23Knight 0-7 10 8 26Washington 1-2 1 2 8Robinson 0-2 2 0 8Hulbin 0-1 2 4 16Stewart 1-3 2 3 11Totals 22-67 55 78 225

nW sTaTe 66, uTa 58SCORE BY HALF 1st 2nd FINAL

NW State 25 41 66UTA 21 37 58

Northwestern State Lady DemonsPlayer FG-FGA REB PTS MINMcPhail 1-4 3 4 20Armstead 4-18 8 8 24Houston 2-6 5 8 40James 5-11 7 14 40Bradley 8-12 11 20 40Drake 1-1 0 2 7Graf 1-2 3 4 16Upchurch 3-6 5 6 13Totals 25-60 45 66 200

UTA MavericksPlayer FG-FGA REB PTS MINWalker 4-16 14 20 30Martin 5-15 7 18 37Smith 2-11 10 8 32DeNure 1-3 3 3 37Simmons 2-14 6 5 34Green 0-1 0 0 2Parker 1-3 3 2 13Rodriguez 0-0 0 0 6Nwanguma 0-3 5 2 9Totals 15-66 53 58 200

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