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Head to HeadTwo students debate their points for supporting or not supporting Barack Obama.

Good Morning UTAOne student makes it his mission to bring more unsolicited kindness to campus.

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Following approval from the Texas Higher Education Coordi-nating Board late last week, the

UTA’s School of Nursing became one of a handful of institutions authorized to offer a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree.

The degree is an “emerging” postgraduate nursing program that typically requires three years of full-time study. The program prepares graduates for leadership roles in clinical, research and man-

agement settings, according to the School of Nursing’s Web site.

Those pursuing the degree must take an additional 45 credit hours beyond what is required for a master’s degree and complete 540 clinical practice hours.

Provost Donald Bobbitt said that adding the new degree path wasn’t something the university

undertook just because students might be interested.

“We’re not interested in creat-ing a broad spectrum of degrees,” Bobbitt said. “If we’re going to add a new degree, it has to draw on strengths the university already has, and it has to serve an imme-diate need.”

He said the Doctor of Nursing

Practice program met that cri-teria because the program built on the demonstrated strength of the university’s nursing program and filled what officials perceived to be a statewide need for DNP graduates.

“I think graduates are probably

New nursing doctorate offeredGRADUATE STUDIES

The university becomes one of five nursing schools in Texas to offer the degree.

PRACTITION continues on page 8

Donald Bobbitt, University Provost

SARAH LUTZThe Shorthorn staff

In the last few months of the election, the economy loomed over the discussion of every issue, but before the stock market declined, the environment was getting the discussion it de-served, said Krish-nan Rajeshwar, College of Science associate dean.

He said both presidential can-didates Barack Obama and John McCain offer bet-ter plans com-pared to Presi-dent George W. Bush’s current environmental policies but still have room for improvements.

“Neither candidate has come out with a comprehen-sive policy in terms of imme-diate, short-term, long-term, what are the options and how are we going to attack this

problem,” he said. “We’re talk-ing about energy security, en-ergy independence.”

He said there has been some “fuzziness” on both can-didate’s platforms.

“Obama is now also saying ... nuclear is good ... McCain is heavily pushing nuclear,” he said. “There is a lot of overlap

of what they say in terms of energy initia-tives, but prob-ably Obama’s initiatives are a little more ag-gressive.”

E n v i r o n -mental Soci-ety president Lindsey Cod-dington said voters should consider which candidate is most con-

cerned about the environment before heading to the polls.

“Of course, we want to do what is economically sound, but being environmentally friendly is being economically sound,” she said.

Voting issues include theenvironment

ELECTION

A group says McCain and Obama offer vague environmental policies.

GREEN continues on page 8

BY BRYAN BASTIBLEThe Shorthorn staff

Physics senior Phyllis Whittlesey will use her status as a NASA Ambassador to encourage the campus community to look at the stars.

She was one of about 52 students nationwide selected for the NASA International Year of Astronomy Student Ambassadors Program.

To mark the 400th anniversary that Galileo made a telescope and saw space observations, 2009 was selected for the International Year of Astronomy.

Along with the award and ambassadorship, Whittlesey will receive $2,000 and $700 in travel

reimbursements. She said she wants to use the money to set up events that educate the public about astronomy.

“If you think back to elementary school and junior high, the things you remember are not just sitting listening to your teacher, but taking something apart or somebody came in with a really cool demonstration with electricity or you built something or went to a museum or saw a planetarium show. These are the things in my personal opinion that create people who are interested in science,” she said. “If people just stop

Starry-Eyed and Eager

Physics senior becomesNASA Student Ambassador

NASA continues on page 6

BY SARAH LUTZThe Shorthorn staff

A group of architecture students are trying to keep old analog TVs and the dan-gerous chemicals that come with them out of local land-fills as part of a project.

Congress mandated that next Feb. 18 be the first day television stations broadcast in digital only, as opposed to both analog and digital.

Architecture senior Jaron Ricketts said architecture professor Jane Ahrens as-signed her Architecture and Environment class the proj-ect to make something sus-tainable that isn’t normally environmentally friendly. As part of the assignment, they also had to educate the pub-lic on the process.

“We wanted to do some-thing that actually affects a lot of people right now and with this situation happen-ing in February, that’s some-thing that affects everybody,” Ricketts said. “Some of the other things are real long-

term. Whereas this one, just recycling a TV of course, that’s long-term but it’s going to happen a lot more dramatically here soon.”

Architecture senior Jim Wiese said more than 20 million TVs could end up in landfills, and while there are electronic waste laws that prevent computers being dumped in landfills, there are Texas laws against throwing TVs into a land-fill.

“People don’t really real-ize what makes up the TV and how much toxins are in it and what happens when those go into the landfill,” he said.

Lead, cadmium, bro-minated flame retardants (BFR), beryllium and plas-tics such as polyvinyl chlo-ride (PVC) can all be found in analog TVs and many digital TVs, according to their project.

Beryllium and cadmium are both carcinogenic. Lead is toxic to the kidneys, ner-vous and reproductive sys-tems and inhibits mental development of young chil-

Project educates about TV disposal

TV continues on page 3

The sounds of carnival and arcade games resonated Wednesday as students scurried around the Central Library mall during Cartoon Network’s “Adult Swim,” The Williams Street County Fair and Expo. Hot presses finalized free custom T-shirts for students.

“It’s organized, it’s a perfect day to be outside, and it’s not too crowded, except in the shirt line,” graphic design junior Naser Alsalhi said.

Laughter was heard from students milking a wooden cow and tossing bean-bags as raffle prizes were given away hourly.

The tour will visit universities around the country through mid-November.

“Oh, I think it’s awesome,” said Elizabeth Swift, Central Library Information Services reference assistant. “I’m glad they decided to bring this here. It’s unique, and I love it.”

STORY AND PHOTOS BY MONICA LOPEZ

Free SwimSTUDENT ACTIVITIES

The Shorthorn: Stephanie Goddard

From left, architecture graduate student Jose Martinez, senior Jim Wiese, junior J.P. Goldsmith, graduate student Andrew Moon and senior Jaron Ricketts are recycling old analog TVs for a project assigned in their Architecture and Environment class. This project is a response to the congressional mandate that Feb. 17 will be the first day all television stations will broadcast in digital.

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SUSTAINABILITY

One class aims to keep electronics from ending up in landfills.

“We want to do what is economically sound, but being environmentally friendly is being economically sound.”

Lindsey Coddington,Environmental Society president

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Study Abroad hosts one of its last info sessions today

A Study Abroad information session starts at noon today in the University Cen-ter Blanco Room.

In the three sessions left this semes-ter, students can learn about available programs and decide which one best suits personal and academic goals.

Locations, procedures, financial aid and scheduling information will be provided.

A table by Starbucks in the UC offers drop-in advising from 1:30-3 p.m.

The deadline for summer, fall and aca-demic year programs is March 10.

For information, visit the office at the Swift Center on UTA Boulevard.

— Alanna Quillen

Levitt Pavilion hosts last concert series this week

This week concludes the Levitt Pavillion’s 2008 concert calendar with a Latin-influ-enced band and a Halloween bash.

CANTA Rhythm & Brass performs at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. They describe them-selves as a blend of regional Latin, rock, blues, pop, big band and jazz.

“I think it’s a band the students would enjoy because it’s a modern Latino sound,” said Cathy O’Neal, Levitt Pavilion communi-cations coordinator. “The band is a dynamic group with an interesting blend of music.”

The band’s newest CD, Don’t Stop Be-lievin’ debuts Thursday night. O’Neal said the audience will be the first to hear the songs and will be able to buy the album.

Emerald City plays Halloween night at 7. The cover band has been voted Dallas’ Best Band by The Dallas Morning News read-ers, played at the White House twice, and played with acts like Michael McDonald and Willie Nelson.

Before the concert, there will be a costume contest for funniest, scariest and most creative costumes. Winners will be announced at 7:30 p.m. There will be candy for kids throughout the night.

All Levitt Pavilion performances are free.

— Jason Boyd

TODAY

Early Voting: 7 a.m.-7 p.m., University Center Palo Duro Lounge. For information contact Travis Boren at 817-272-0556 or [email protected].

HUB Super Bowl II: 9-11 a.m., UC Bluebonnet Ballroom. Free. For information, contact Jean Carlton at 817-272-2140 or [email protected].

Art Exhibition — “Steve Brudniak and Cameron Schoepp”: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., The Gallery at UTA. For information, contact Patricia Healy at 817-272-5658 or [email protected].

Carter Blood Drive: 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Central Library and UC malls. No appointment necessary. Free. For information, contact Allison Bailey or PK Kelly at 817-272-2963 or [email protected].

Elections Exhibit: All day, Central Library first floor. Free. For information, contact Eric Frierson at 817-272-7517 or [email protected].

Selling Me to Employers Workshop: 9 a.m.-noon, 216 Davis Hall. Free. For information, contact Career Services at 817-272-2932 or [email protected].

UTA Science Week — Dean’s

Forum: noon-1 p.m., 119 Life Science Building. Free food and refreshments. For information, contact Marjana Sarker at [email protected].

Maversity Workshop: 12:30-1:30 p.m., UC Concho Room. Free. For information, contact Multicultural Affairs at 817-272-2099 or [email protected].

Walk-In Resume Critiques: noon-1 p.m., Science and Engineering Library. Free. For information, contact Career Services at 817-272-2932 or [email protected].

Black History Month Committee: noon- 1p.m., B150 UC Pecos Lounge. For information, contact 817-272-2099 or [email protected].

Career Exploration Sessions: 12-12:30 p.m., 216 Davis Hall. Free. For information, call Counseling Services at 817-272-3671.

GIS Workshop — Predict 2008 Voting Patterns Across Neighborhoods in Texas: 3-5 p.m., B20 Central Library. Free. For information, contact Joshua Been at 817-272-5816 or [email protected].

Deadline to Submit Photos to the Study Abroad Photo Contest: 5 p.m., Office of International Education. Free. For information, contact Courtney Bauman at 817-272-1120 or [email protected] D

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A staff member reported a university painting missing Monday at Texas Hall.

A student reported her cell phone lost Thursday.

A driver was found driving with a suspended license during a traffic stop Monday at 900 Pecan St.

A student reported a broken windshield Monday in Trinity House Lot.

A minor accident occurred Monday at 300 Davis St.

A staff member reported a lost university key Thursday.

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“We got rid of karaoke. It

ended up being ‘scare-e-oke.’ ”

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Don’t Worry, Be HappyGraduate student takes time out of his day to share smiles

BY MARK BAUERContributor to The Shorthorn

Amidst the rhythmic patter of shoes striking the pavement on the Central Library mall, Thomas Deak’s voice pierces the otherwise solemn morning with a cheerful greeting.

“Good morning, great to see ya!” he says to passers-by. “Hello, good to see you again,” he tells another.

“Hello, Mr. Hello!” someone shouts back.

Students walking by the Central Li-brary between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. have experienced Deak’s waves, smiles and salutations. Some students return a smile and a nod with a curious glance, while some ignore him altogether. Other students offer a hand or a hug before he manages to greet them.

The sociology graduate student has been at his usual spot since early October. A few weeks ago, he decided the campus was missing politeness.

“I was walking around, and it

occurred to me nobody was saying ‘Hi’ to each other,” he said. “We’re all so hurried, we don’t allow time to be polite to one another.”

That’s when Deak decided to take matters into his own hands, literally, by waving and practicing what he calls “disobedient politeness,” being polite when it isn’t required.

Rumors concerning Deak’s pur-pose have spread among interested students.

Biology sophomore Stephanie Joseph stopped to ask if he was part of a Christian organization. Deak told her he is independent and unaffiliated with any organization.

Not all responses have been positive. Deak said a female student asked what he was doing there and called his exploits “creepy.”

Computer science freshman Sean Pierce doesn’t think Deak contributes to overall campus happiness.

“I don’t think he’s succeeding. I

think he might get tired soon,” Pierce said. “I’ve offered him chicken sand-wiches, apples and all types of suste-nance.”

Deak, who has been offered coffee, pound cake, brownies and bagels, said that while he is grateful for the gestures, the overall positive response makes him happy alone. Ultimately, he would like others to join him, passing the politeness along.

“I invite people, however they want, to participate,” he said. “Even if I’m not here, they could come here and wave — that’d be great.”

As Deak’s afternoon session ends, film and video sophomore Eric Marsh walks up, puts down his bag and stands beside Deak.

“Hello,” they say to a random student walking by, echoing one another, and then together they wave.

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Sociology graduate student Thomas Deak stands by the Central Library around lunchtime and waves to people that pass by. Deak began his efforts to spread politeness a few weeks ago after noticing that most people around campus don’t speak or say hi to each other.

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One gambler will walk away with more than cash at Halloween Casino Night.

The event — comprising gambling, music and a cos-tume contest — starts at 8 p.m. on Thursday in the University Center Bluebonnet Ballroom, and one student will go home with a Nintendo Wii.

As soon as students walk into the room, they will receive a bag of 20 free game chips for the night. Students can expect games like Texas Hold’Em, blackjack, roulette and bingo. Volunteers and staff will run the games, EXCEL president Anne Brough said.

The gambling ends around 11 p.m., when players can trade in their chips for tickets, she said.

Students then place their tickets into raffles for prizes. Other prizes this year include an iPod shuffle and a choice among 20 prize packs.

This year’s prizes are bet-ter than those in 2007, said Aaron Resendez, EXCEL spe-cial events director.

“Everyone has their own strategy for the prizes,” said Brian Joyce, Student Activi-ties assistant director. “I’ve seen some people put all their tickets into one prize, and some people put a ticket into each one.”

While gambling is a major feature of the night, Joyce said the event has something for everyone.

The night will include a cos-tume contest and the winner will receive an unde-cided prize.

To attract more students, the event has un-dergone changes for this year.

“We got rid of karaoke. It ended up being ‘scare-e-oke,’” Joyce said.

“This year, we’ll have a DJ.”

Keeping with the Halloween theme, candy will be served, but the committee planned other refresh-ments like pretzels, water and lemonade.

“A lot of it is adver-tising a healthy life-style,” he said. “When

we think about all the candy and junk we’ve served — it’s

nice to change it up a bit.”Resendez said anyone can

apply to be a volunteer, and volunteers may also partici-pate in the festivities.

“It is the day before Hal-loween — what else will [stu-dents] be doing?” Resendez said. “Hopefully, there will be more students, especially be-cause of the better prizes.”

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What Happens in the Bluebonnet Ballroom...

EXCEL hosts a casino night, offers Nintendo Wii prize

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Information systems senior John Taylor, center, rolls the dice during a game of craps at last year’s Halloween Casino Night. Halloween Casino Night is at 8 p.m. Thursday at the University Center Bluebonnet Ballroom.

dren. BFRs can affect hor-monal functions critical for normal development, and PVC can harm the immune and reproductive systems, according to the project.

Wiese said the group of-fered three solutions for those with analog TV.

“Keep it. Obviously that’s No. 1, if you can get the converter box.” He said. “Then the second choice would be to donate it ei-ther to Goodwill or one of your friends.”

Wiese said the last choice should be to recycle it.

The project says Sony, Dell, LG Electronics and Samsung all offer recycling and so do the recycling companies Intechra and HOBI International. Wiese said the Web site Earth911.com will tell users where they can recycle their tele-vision.

Architecture gradu-ate student Andrew Moon said he wanted the project to focus on educating the public about their options.

“I think in a broader sense this makes you aware of everything you use down to like a toaster,” he said. “We all need to be careful about where things end up and not just blindly throw it away and think it’s going somewhere else because that’s eventually going to affect us.”

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making the switch• The government issued a mandatory switch for all full-power television stations to broadcast only in digital, no longer offering the analog TV or those with “bunny ears.” The last day of analog broadcasting is Feb. 17, 2009.

• The switch will open parts of the broadcast spectrum to public safety communications like police, fire departments, and rescue squads. The government will auction the remaining broadcast spectrum to companies, that will then be able to offer consumers wireless services.

• Anyone with cable or satellite subscriptions on their analog TV will not be affected by the cut-off date. DVD players, VHS players and game systems will still work on analog TVs.

• The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is conducting a program to provide American homes with a converter box, which will convert digital signals to analog called the Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Coupon Program.

• The program began accepting applications for coupons in January 2008 and allows for two $40 coupons per household to be issued. The coupons will expire 90 days from mailing and can be applied for at www.dtv2009.gov or 1-888-388-2009 or 1-877-530-2638.

Source: www.dtv2009.gov

— Sarah Lutz

“I think in a broader sense this makes you aware of everything you use down to like

a toaster.”

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White House to banks: Start lending nowEconomy

ThE AssociATEd PrEssWASHiNGToN — An im-

patient White House served notice Tuesday on banks and other financial companies re-ceiving billions of dollars in federal help to quit hoarding the money and start making more loans.

“What we’re trying to do is get banks to do what they are supposed to do, which is sup-port the system that we have in America. And banks exist to lend money,” White House press secretary dana Perino

said.Though there are limits on

how much Washington can pressure banks, she noted that banks are regulated by the fed-eral government.

“They will be watching very closely, and they’re working with the banks,” she said.

Anthony ryan, Treasury’s acting undersecretary for do-mestic finance, made the same point in a speech in New York before financial executives.

“As these banks and institu-tions are reinforced and sup-

ported with taxpayer funds, they must meet their respon-sibility to lend, and support the American people and the U.S. economy,” ryan told the annual meeting of the Secu-rities industry and Financial Markets Association. “it is in a strengthened institution’s best financial interest to increase lending once it has received government funding.”

Said Perino: “The way that banks make money is by lending money. And so, they have every incentive to move

forward and start using this money.”

There has been some evi-dence of easier lending, Perino said. But it’s not enough to calm stock markets or help small businesses that depend on a free flow of credit, not just to expand but to maintain op-erations through making pay-roll or financing inventories.

The government is mak-ing efforts on several fronts to thaw the frozen credit markets and combat the worst financial crisis to hit the country since

the 1930s. But so far, the ef-forts have shown little in the way of results. libor, the lon-don interbank offered rate, a key goalpost for international lending, edged down only mar-ginally on Monday and still remains at elevated levels.

The Federal reserve began a program Monday to pur-chase the short-term debt of businesses, known as commer-cial paper. This market has been frozen since the collapse of lehman Brothers spooked credit markets last month.

Under the authority of the $700 billion financial bailout plan approved by Congress and signed by President Bush earlier this month, the admin-istration also plans to dole out $250 billion to banks in re-turn for partial ownership. The Treasury department, which is overseeing the massive capital injection program along with the rest of the bailout, will pour $125 billion into nine of the country’s largest banks this week. Another $125 bil-lion will go to other banks.

Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens should quit says McCain

ElEcTion

ThE AssociATEd PrEssHerSHeY, Pa. — republican presidential can-

didate John McCain said Tuesday that republican Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska has “broken his trust with the people” and should resign now that he has been convicted in a federal corruption case.

McCain’s running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, said Stevens should “step aside” but did not call for him to drop out of Tuesday’s race for re-election. Her comments to CNBC left unclear whether she thinks Stevens should remain in the Senate while he appeals the case against him.

A jury on Monday found Stevens, 84, guilty on seven counts of trying to hide more than $250,000 in free home renovations and other gifts that he received from a wealthy oil contrac-tor. He has asked his Senate colleagues as well as Alaska’s voters to stand by him as he appeals the convictions.

Palin, who had supported Stevens during his long career in Alaska politics, told CNBC that Stevens should do “the right thing.”

“Ted Stevens, you know, a sad day for Alaska yesterday when he was found guilty of seven felo-nies,” Palin said. “But — and now he needs to do the right thing, and the right thing is — as he’s proclaiming his innocence and proclaiming, too, that he will go through the appellate process, oK, then he needs to step aside and allow our state to elect someone who will be supportive of those ideals of America: the free enterprise, the missions that we’re on, to win the war, those things that have got to take place in order to progress this country. Ted Stevens has got to play a very states-manlike role in this now.”

iMF likely to need more money Economy

ThE AssociATEd PrEssloNdoN — With ice-

land, Pakistan, Hungary and Ukraine already clamoring for mountains of cash aid, the $250 billion set aside by the international Monetary Fund to help struggling nations through the economic crisis is beginning to look puny.

China and oil-rich Persian Gulf states should fund the bulk of a major boost in the iMF’s bailout pot, Gordon Brown, the British prime min-ister who has burnished his reputation by taking the lead on the financial meltdown, said Tuesday.

Those countries have the largest currency reserves and therefore should do the most, Brown said, without specify-ing how much more money should be added to the fund for helping nations whose banking systems and curren-cies are being battered.

“We must act now. We must set up the fund as quickly as possible,” Brown told report-ers before heading to Paris for further talks on the crisis with French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

“i believe it is possible in a very short period of time to create an international fund

that is strong enough to with-stand these difficulties,” Brown said. “it is in every nation’s interest and in the interests of hard working families in our country and every country that financial contagion does not spread.”

Chinese institutions held relatively little of the toxic subprime mortgage debt hob-bling Western institutions and were thus largely unscathed by the collapse of the U.S. hous-ing market. But as a major ex-porter it is exposed to slump-ing demand for its products abroad if the debt crisis causes a deep global recession.

AP Photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta

Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska arrives at Federal Court in Washington, Monday. Stevens was convicted of lying about free home renovations and other gifts he received from a wealthy oil contractor.

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell en-dorsed Sen. Barack Obama on Oct. 19. Prefacing his endorsement, Powell de-

scribed the inclusive nature of Sen. Obama’s cam-paign in contrast to Sen. McCain’s increasingly divisive campaign.

In the course of his de-scription, Powell said, “[Obama’s] thinking about all villages have values, all towns have values. Not just small towns have values.”

It is an idea that on its face seems so obvious, and struck me because I hadn’t heard it often enough, and not from a Republican.

Juxtaposed with Sarah Palin’s gaffe-tastic comment

that she likes to visit the “pro-America” parts of America (implying that parts of America are not pro-America), the resulting contrast between the tone of the two campaigns has never been more staggering.

Because of this contrast, Powell’s statement about the inclusive nature of Obama’s campaign becomes clearer and more important. It shows why Obama is the right man to clean up the Bush administration’s mess.

In those eight years, watching the current administration systemat-ically dismantle the constitu-tion with measures like the PATRIOT Act, overreact to an attack on American soil and protect the wal-lets of their big busi-ness pals, I learned quickly to have more than a healthy dis-trust of my gov-ernment.

Even now as I watch Repub-licans decry Obama’s tax

policy as socialism while they privatize gains and socialize losses, my blood boils.

Nothing has changed that. I’m quite certain the heavens will not open up on inauguration day.

I have found a reason to hope.Despite the proportional amount of naivete

I feel when I say a word that seems “branded,” I cannot deny that Barack Obama has inspired me to hope for the future in times that seem so bleak.

I am not a Democrat. In fact, if I were to make a pithy statement of my political views it would be something akin to “Tax and spend wisely. Leave me the hell alone.”

But, I do realize that this country needs a seri-ous course correction. I’m willing to give a little.

This country needs an effective manager, an agent of change and an inspiring figure. (And someone who can pronounce nuclear in a way that makes he or she appear somewhat educated.) Someone who the world will respect because he’s respectable, not because his country has all the guns.

That person is Barack Obama.I didn’t come to this conclusion lightly. Some

of the criticisms, like his lack of executive experi-ence, are valid and gave me pause.

Yet in spite of his flaws, Obama is inspiring, in-telligent and possesses an even temperament. He is running a competitive campaign machine — fighting tooth and nail with the Republicans and managed to take down the Clinton juggernaut.

He was right about Iraq, Afghanistan and has the good fortune of not being in league with the people who screwed everything up.

Good management skills and judgement are of the utmost importance in a president, and Obama has proven he has both.

Obama is inspiring. His critics may downplay his abilities as an orator, but I’d bet Obama’s speaking ability may just be his most valuable asset during unstable times like these.

People afraid they might lose their jobs, homes and stability need a steady hand. They need a leader to guide them — a voice to comfort them.

It’s hard to jump-start a nation if its citizens have no confidence in its institutions. They need someone to communicate to them, to tell them why they should give this nation another chance.

A member of the old guard cannot accomplish that.

Over party politics and political phi-losophy, I choose leadership, com-

petence and the power to inspire a nation. I choose the man who

makes me feel naive enough to think things will get

better. I choose Barack Obama.

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Home Sweet Where?

Bad information, poor communication costs students time, money, stress

As students go back to school this week, campus security will again be an issue.

Recently, The Shorthorn reported that crime had risen from last year’s data.

So it will not be surprising that campus security will again come to the fore, especially when it comes to guns.

Most of us remember the incident involving a student allegedly carrying a gun in his car last semester, which revived talks of gun-friendly policies on our own campus. The memory of Virginia Tech is still fresh in our

minds.It is to avoid such violence that the Harrold

school district, a small district near Wichita Falls, has, with Gov. Rick Perry’s support, passed a decision that makes Harrold the first school district in the nation to pass such a measure.

The resolution, passed last week, allows teachers to carry guns at school if they have a state permit and district authorization.

The logic behind the decision is simple: If licensed teachers carry weapons, defense against a potential murderer will be made easier and quicker.

But, the very fact that guns are now allowed in schools, where our children theoretically receive the education they need to be a part of society, is worrying — even scary.

Only Thailand and Israel have policies allowing armed protection in schools.

In Thailand, it is to defend students and faculty against Muslim separatists who have been waging a bloody war since 2004. In

Israel, armed guards are employed to potentially fend off terrorists from Israeli schools. In both countries, the necessity of these measures is imposed by a state of war that involves potentially serious attacks on civilians.

If the U.S. now also resorts to such extreme defense measures, should we then understand that the nation is at war? I mean, at war with itself.

If this is the case, then guns will not solve the

war, and only deep reflections on society will help. If it is not the case, then arming everybody may backfire.

A professor trained to shoot and licensed to carry a gun may himself become a weapon if he turns mad.

The fact that citizens have to provide for their own defense points to a failure of the law to do it. The problem now becomes to create better laws. If

not, every one will enforce his own law, and the Constitution itself will be the final victim — it will become useless.

Possessing a weapon is not in itself deadly, neither is shooting it for fun. But when guns are associated with madness and lack of self-control, they become deadly and no one can predict madness.

The question to ask should be: Why are there school shootings in America?

In Switzerland, where every single household owns a weapon — every person is a citizen-soldier, no such shootings are reported. The problem then lies in the heart of American society.

If schools, which were founded to make better citizens, are themselves victims of social violence, then they have failed in their role. School shootings and violence are the most dramatic symptoms of a deeper illness. And guns are not the cure.

Only a deeper analysis of the roots and conditions of social violence will provide an explanation and shape better, long-term policies.

And America will avoid an undeclared, underground civil war.

— Sylvain Rey is an anthropology senior and columnist for The Shorthorn

SYLVAIN REY

The Wrong AnswerArming teachers fails to address the deeper problem

Nontraditional students attest to the value of post-secondary education. A degree

can mean the difference between retirement or pushing the tea cart at Luby’s Cafeteria. Younger people with degrees are far more likely to get three or four jobs in their careers that

include annual vacation time and health care, rather than two or three job changes per year with no paid vacation while enduring fixable health problems that worsen from neglect.

A degree is a profound benefit in America. Sadly, formal education is primarily found in academia — an

institution that has a venerable and deserved reputation for incompetence.

One example is the ridiculous UTA financial aid system.

Students typically plan their semesters far in advance. Many are required to get advising before registering, then they must do so well in advance of the start of the semester. Students decide if they can afford to be full or part time, then make job decisions accordingly.

Before financial aid decisions are made,

students sign up for a certain number of class hours, and the result is posted in the university system.

Financial aid, however, does not consult the documented plan of the student and base disbursement decisions on this information. Rather, the system assumes a full course load and awards grants, scholarships and loans to cover the maximum possible expenditure of a full-time student. The most likely logic for this is to make certain that the full-time student has every centime available to get his or her semester rolling.

If a student has chosen not to attend full time and made the decision clear by registering for less-than-full-time hours, he or she is still issued the full-time funds, and when financial aid decides to do its homework after the fact, it discovers that it has fully funded a part-time student and snaps the money back again.

Financial Aid Office notifies the Bursar’s office of the award amount, and the Bursar withholds owed tuition and fees and only disburses the remaining amount to the student. When a pupil gets that lovely, life-saving check, he or she can reasonably assume that tuition and fees are covered, and must budget the check received for a semester’s worth of books, rent, ramen soup, etc.

Regretfully, the financial aid process is

slower than most students are, and the Bursar’s office is less than diligent about skimming off the university’s percentage before sending the leftovers to the eager student.

Standing in line at the start of a semester at the Bursar’s office, or sitting with a “now serving” number slip in hand at the Financial Aid office, reveals that this flawed concept frustrates the best plans of the most-prepared and forward-thinking student.

Nontraditional students often have much more experience in the private sector than in academia and other government bureaucracies. For many, it’s quite a culture shock to see how lenient university administration is toward mediocre, and worse, performance.

One of the most important lessons a student can get at a university is the collateral education of example, poor and good. Before launching into the private sector, be certain to know that this management style is only effective in the specialized bubble of academia.

And if you want a career where incompetence is not grounds for dismissal, steer clear of the private sector and get a cushy position in an institution of higher education.

— Cliff Hale is a film junior and a copy editor for The Shorthorn

Heaps of HypocrisyStudents must be diligent and forward-thinking to succeed, but the

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CLIFF HALE

Students who applied for on-campus housing ran into problems this semes-ter — there wasn’t enough to go around. University Housing should be more or-ganized and accountable for its mistakes.

More than 4,000 students live in campus residence halls or apartments. With enrollment increasing, housing will remain an issue.

The reported waiting list numbers weren’t concise — some students took apartments off-campus and didn’t in-form housing so the list was incorrect, said Matthew Hendricks, Housing Op-erations assistant director.

He said the list now comprises fewer than 100 students, and housing is still available at Centennial Court and John-son Creek apartments.

Hendricks said his department “will continue to monitor demand for hous-ing and make decisions about building more housing based on the number of

students inter-ested in living on campus.”

Some stu-dents felt the department gave them the run-around. At ori-entation in July, one freshman, who asked not to be named, was told by a receptionist that no wait list ex-isted at all.

She was given a letter that said to show up on

the first day of classes to attempt to grab a dorm room from no-show stu-dents on a first-come first-serve basis. This seems like a chaotic situation — show up, wait around and get assigned to a room if someone doesn’t show up.

She settled for an off-campus apart-ment, living alone, which is more expensive. She said she feels less safe than she would on campus. But at least she found a definitive solution instead of just showing up the first day and hoping she got a spot.

Some students who decided to stay at home and commute are suffering from gas prices, and the inconvenience of a commute.

Confusion like this could have been avoided if housing communicated with students more efficiently.

The lack of communication creates a negative experience for incoming freshmen and other students living on campus. Accountability for mistakes made will give the University Housing more credibility when trying to diffuse the situation.

Better communication and more proactive measures in anticipation of such a scenario will make the back-to-school transition much easier.

— The Shorthorn editorial board

EDITORIALROUNDUPThe issue: Students on wait-ing lists weren’t in-formed of housing availability and had to find other places to live.We suggest:University Housing should commu-nicate better with students to prevent confusion in the future.

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Growth SpurtOn-camps voting numbers increase

from last election

Campus early voting started Monday, and the unofficial tally for turnout was about 835 the first day alone.

Students, faculty, staff and the community should take the opportunity to avoid long lines on Nov. 4 and vote early on campus. With more numbers, the university can be-come a permanent polling place. President James Spaniolo expressed this goal as he voted Monday morning with Student Con-gress members.

Voters arrived early to the polls in large numbers this year all over the country. The Dallas Morning News reported numbers from Tarrant County, comparing this year to 2004.

There are 965,500 registered voters in Tarrant County, compared with 888,000 in

2004. Tarrant County in 2004 saw 130,131 early voters in the same week. This year, the number jumped to 198,043, roughly a 52 percent increase.

In 2004, the uni-versity held early vot-ing on campus for the Thursday and Friday before the general election; 1,811 people voted in those two

days.This year looks like that number will be

surpassed with almost half that voting the first day with four more days to go.

The convenience of voting on campus should alleviate issues for many who have time constraints or other reasons why they can’t make it to the polls.

Students voting early expressed apprecia-tion for being able to vote here, some don’t have cars, are busy with classes, or have families.

No matter who you decide to vote for, uti-lizing the convenience of voting on campus is a way to ensure we get to keep the conve-nience in the future.

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We suggest:Take advantage of early voting on campus so the university can continue to be an early vote site.

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The Popular Vote

Voters should consider candidate’s policies, not skin color

Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream that “a man would not be judged by the color of his skin, but by the content of

his character.” Unfortunately, this spirited race for the presidency has fallen far short of that

dream. Today, many Americans are supporting the Demo-cratic candidate simply be-cause of his race or rheto-ric and cannot name or explain a single policy he has.

Howard Stern, whom I normally disagree with, recently proved this in a skit he did on his radio show. He sent someone out to find Obama supporters

but switched Obama’s positions with McCain’s, people still supported him. In order to help these voters, let’s address some of his polices.

Sen. Obama supports a federally-run health care system. Before you decide if you support this, ask yourself: “Do I feel it is my responsi-bility, as a taxpayer, to pay for health care for the alcoholic, chain-smoking, junk food-eating

neighbor down the street?” Medicaid, which is federal health care on a small scale, has already been shown to be 30 percent fraudulent.

We also need not look farther than our neighbors in the north to see a federally run system. The Canadian Medical Association’s president, Dr. Brian Day, has been quoted say-ing, “In our country a dog can get a hip replace-ment in under a week, but a human may wait two years.”

Sen. Obama supports raising taxes for people who make $250,000 or more a year and prom-ises to cut taxes for everyone else. Never mind the fact his senate voting record doesn’t support this.

Before you decide if you agree with this in-crease, ask yourself: “If you work hard this year and earn a 4.0 GPA, and I slack off and earn a 2.0 GPA, is it fair for the school to take a point from you and give it to me?” It’s the same con-cept, but with money. It is unfair to take people’s money simply because they work hard.

Sen. Obama supports raising the capital gains tax to 20 percent for those earning above the $250,000 income threshold. An example of capital gains is profits you make off invest-ing in stocks. The stock market today is falling

because people are pulling their money out and not investing. The last thing we need is to give people another reason not to invest. We need to lower the rate and encourage investment to get the stock market back on track before we see a crash like 1929.

These are not all Sen. Obama’s policies, but remember that Obama’s main plan is to expand the role of government in our everyday lives. We can all agree our country is in dire need of change. Either candidate is going to provide the country with change, but it may not be the best kind.

It is my prayer that before we enter that voting booth, we take an honest look at each candidate’s policies, their record and their over-all character — not just the color of their skin. Dr. King gave his life so we wouldn’t exclude someone from the presidency becomes of their skin color, and I believe he would be equally saddened to see we gave it to someone because of it.

— Matthew Foster is a sophomore nursing major and a guest columnist for

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Grieving a loss doesn’t al-ways mean there has been a death, a OneBook event facili-tator said.

A new OneBook seminar called “Living with Loss” at-tempts to help students with any loss they’re working through. Counseling specialist IV Lori Leach will facilitate the sessions.

Students will grieve and discuss share problems during four sessions spread through-out four weeks, the first at noon today in the University Center San Jacinto Room.

The program selects One-

Book for freshman English classes and an accompanying conversation theme presented in a series.

Dawn Remmers, Conversa-tions and OneBook co-chair, said this year’s book deals with the loss of a father, husband, boyfriend, woman, son and a friend.

“Some students may be reading the book and become touched by the losses,” Leach said.

Remmers, who is also Uni-versity Advising, Student Suc-cess and Testing Services di-rector, said real life events can affect student success.

“In working with first year

students, I have seen how the loss of family and friends in their first year can be devastat-ing to their academic success,” she said.

Christopher Conway, One-Book program faculty co-chair, said the event complements the program.

“The event ‘Living with Loss’ is very appropriate for the One-Book program because all of the protagonists in this year’s One-Book, The History of Love by Nicole Krauss, are coping with loss and grief,” he said.

He said the program would help students get over their mourning stage.

“When you lose a person

close to you, you mourn be-cause of the deep connection you feel to that person,” he said. “Getting help by talking to a counselor is one of the best ways to explore that con-nection and cope better.”

Adria Villarreal, Counseling Servic-es assistant direc-tor, said the center has been looking for a way to offer a service like this.

The main point of the semi-nar is that, while loss is often associated with death, loss can mean many things. Villarreal

said she hopes this broadens student perspectives.

Leach said loss could come from relationships, school and

even work.She said the first

session would estab-lish where the students are in their grieving process. From there, she will present posi-tive coping skills and answer questions that arise in the mourning process, like “When is it OK to let go of that

person?”The program is open to all

students, not just freshmen. Conway said this year’s One-

Book selection was tailor-made to highlight issues of emotional wellness.

“In the future, I hope to pur-sue further collaborations of this sort,” he said. “That’s what we want OneBook to be — a partner to any constituency on campus that wants to engage with our yearly book selection or conversation theme.”

Leach said that if students would prefer to speak one-on-one with a counselor instead of with a group, they could call 817-272-3671 or come by room 216 Davis Hall.

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Wake Up on the Right Side of the BookOneBook holds seminar sessions to assist students dealing with loss

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that sort of education altogether, then you’re losing some precious part of human curiosity and ambitious drive.”

Whittlesey said that since her appointment as ambassador, she has to be in contact with NASA and develop certain programs for educational events at the university.

She hopes to become one of two selected students in the program to represent the United States and NASA at the opening ceremony of the International Year of Astronomy in Paris next year.

The award’s criteria included coming up with different ideas to spread astronomy awareness to the public and demonstrate involvement.

Physics chair James Horwitz said Whittlesey is a bright, enthusiastic and charismatic physics student and has been active in many extracurricular activities in the physics department.

“With all the great progress we are making in astrophysics and space physics research as well as the improvements in the Planetarium, Phyllis’s achievement reinforces UTA’s position of excellence,” he said in an e-mail.

Physics professor Ramon Lopez said he was thrilled when he found out about Whittlesey’s achievement and hopes she is selected to go to France.

“It’s very prestigious, and she’s a great student that definitely deserves this award,” he said. “She’ll have to write us all postcards.”

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NASAcontinued from page 1

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Physics senior Phyllis Whittlesey was selected for the NASA International Year of Astronomy Student Ambassadors Program. Whittlesey, is one of 52 students nationwide to receive the honor, plans to use the $2,000 award to educate students about astronomy.

“If people just stop that sort of education altogether, then you’re losing some precious part of human

curiosity and ambitious drive.”

Phyllis whittlesey,physics senior

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Q: My wife and I have a 3-1/2-year-old daughter. For the past cou-ple of years, we have been trying tobecome pregnant again. My wife hasmiscarried a couple of times. We areconcerned. After receiving a "noproblem found" from ourdoctors, we are reachingfor a few answers. Is it pos-sible that a female's orgasmcan kill sperm or diminishthe chances of becomingpregnant?

A: While I'm not a med-ical doctor and can't helpyou with your basic prob-lem, I can tell you thatorgasms don't kill sperm. Ifthat were true, our specieswould have died out longago. Since you did have onechild, it's probable that yourdoctors are correct that youdon't have a problem, butyou could always get a sec-ond opinion. But don'tblame any orgasms yourwife has had for your lack of success.

Q: I have read several books oncelibacy, all by men in religious life,which are of no help to me, becausethe man I am seeing is not of the cloth.He is, however, celibate. He has nothad sex for three years. He has datedand kissed but not slept with a man;he has had several female lovers in

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contact from him, and itdoesn't have to mean sex --there is a heck of a lot twopeople can do without inter-course. I care about him,but I think the smart thing todo is move on. He says he isnot gay -- at the time he was"with" men, he says it wasonly because he was curi-ous. Should I hang in there?He is a fine person on allother fronts. We get on well,and I am very happy withour relationship, save forthe total lack of physicalcontact.

A: There are many waysto attack a problem likeyours, and here's mine: Wehave very little time on this

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The Shorthorn: Stephanie Goddard

From left, Student Congress vice president Bess Alvarez, president Travis Boren and parliamentarian William Knisley resume policy discussions after a costume contest during their meeting Tuesday.

going to be employed immedi-ately,” Bobbitt said. “With UT-Southwestern and all the other hospitals, it’s a hotbed. Graduates

probably wouldn’t even have to leave the area unless they want-ed to.”

Because the program has only recently been created, many details won’t be known until

further research is done, nursing dean Elizabeth Poster said.

“I will say we’re delighted to

be one of five schools of nursing in Texas to be offering the DNP,” she said.

Mary Schira, graduate pro-grams associate dean, will oversee the new program.

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Environmental Society vice president Chelsea Roff said Mc-Cain’s policies are too general.

“He claims that he will more effectively enforce and raise fuel-economy standards but does not offer specific targets,” she said. “His ‘drill, drill, drill’ motto is extremely unsettling.”

Roff said Obama’s needs im-provement.

“I’m dissatisfied with his keen support of biofuels, a ‘solution’ that contributes to the degrada-tion of natural ecosystems and increases greenhouse emissions,” she said. “I also wish he was willing to take his cap-and-trade proposition one step further and consider calling for a carbon tax for greenhouse emissions.”

Rajeshwar said neither candi-date running for U.S. Texas Sen-ator, incumbent John Cornyn and Democrat Rick Noriega, offer substantive ideas on energy and both appear to follow party lines.

“Cornyn has been in favor of wind, and both have come out and said it’s very important to look for energy alternatives,” he said. “Cornyn’s in fact been push-ing this wind initiative in Texas, in spite of the fact that he’s Re-publican.”

Coddington considers both candidates’ stances on oil to be the downfall of their environ-mental platform.

“John Cornyn supports explo-ration and drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge,” she said. “The amount of oil found there is not worth disturbing what is one of the last pristine areas in the U.S.”

sarah [email protected]

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COMING UPTHURSDAY

Read about Lori Lipman Brown: politician, attorney,

educator and activist.