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By Chase WeBsterThe Shorthorn staff

More than a hundred prayers fill Gladys Barrien-tos’ Facebook fan page to honor a life cut short when a man struck her vehicle in an attempt to evade police Thursday evening.

The psychology junior was on her way home when 22-year-old Tyrone Lee Sims II collided with her vehicle as she was turn-ing east onto Wintergreen Road in Duncanville, ac-cording to the police re-port.

Police said Sims fled after being pulled over for a broken headlight. Sims did not have a driver’s license at the time of the incident. He faces murder charges for causing the death of an-other in the act of a felony.

Friends said Barrientos’ life was

marked with a great sense of humor and a love of sports. She excelled in sports, participating in everything from soccer to cross country. Most notably, her passion was wrestling.

“She played volleyball freshman year of high school,” longtime friend

Kelli Fischer said. “When our coach suggested we practice with the wrestling team for extra condition-ing, that’s where Gladys found her passion.”

Barrientos also found her best friend Lauren Danielle Birks through wrestling at Bishop Dunne Catholic School.

“We spent four to six days a week with each other,” Lauren Birks said. “Even after she graduated, she helped coach my senior year of high school, so it was almost like she was

still with me all four years.”Barrientos’ friends remember her

as someone who never put her needs before others. Lauren Birks said she

Friends mourn student’s death

OBituary

Gladys Barrientos died when her car collided with a Tahoe after the driver fled police.

barrientos continues on page 2

By JOhn hardenThe Shorthorn senior staff

Donated bike frames and tires lay scattered in a garage behind the home of art history junior Eleonor Hernandez.

Hernandez collects donated bike parts from students and res-idents as a part of a non-profit project called the Arlington Info Shop.

Hernandez and other mem-bers, who run the project out of

Hernandez’s garage, collect bike donations and give students the chance to build a custom bike for rent only.

“You come into the shop, pick a

Student opens shop to bring community closer

student life

The Arlington Info Shop came out of necessity for community service and learning.

bid continues on page 3

By JOan KhalafThe Shorthorn senior staff

Bid Day was the easy part.

Now comes Jeff Hazel-rigs’ challenge.

The undeclared fresh-man accepted a bid to join Alpha Tau Omega frater-nity Saturday at the Cooper Street central bridge. After shouting “ATO” at the top of the stairs, a beaming Hazel-rigs ran down to his broth-ers and was embraced with hugs and hair ruffling. He was among 115 men who pledged with the Interfrater-nity Council.

While walking away and back to his car, Hazelrigs proudly carried the frater-nity’s blue and yellow flag.

“I’m just really, really ex-cited,” he said. “I finally get to hold the flag and wear these letters.”

Hazelrigs waited until this semester to join because of a new rule that barred freshmen from rushing their first semester. He said he joined despite having once thought fraternity men were “jerks.”

“They’re friendly and I got to know them on a more personal level than with other organizations,” he said.

shop continues on page 3

Welcoming Brotherhood

Marquez haynes, senior guard

Gladys barrientos, psychology junior

115 men pledge with Interfraternity Council

The Shorthorn: Will LaVoncher

Undeclared freshman Jeff hazelrigs shakes hands with one of his new frat brothers after he chose which fraternity he wanted to rush.

The Shorthorn: Will LaVoncher

Undeclared freshman Jeff hazelrigs and his new fraternity brothers pose for pictures Saturday at the Cooper Street center bridge. Hazelrigs joined the Alpha Tau Omega fra-ternity.

Bidding dOesn’t stOp On Bid dayStudents may still receive bids from the Panhellenic and Interfraternity coun-cils Wednesdays at noon in the Greek Life office located in the University Center lower level. Interfra-ternity Council presi-dent Marc Barger said the idea of continuing bidding came from the national council, which encourages recruit-ment to be as open as possible.

The Shorthorn: Andrew Buckley

international business and spanish senior emily Cun-ningham, left, leads a kickboxing aerobics class on Monday in Kalpana Chawla Hall. She teaches two classes a week at the Mavericks Activities Center and is certified in kickboxing by the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America. For more photos, go online.

Online extras

• Police affidavit from fatal wreck involving university student Gladys Barrientos.

• Miss out on Saturday’s Fraternity Bid Day? Check out the online photo gal-lery linked to the story.

• An audio slideshow about the Arlington Info Shop, headed by art history junior Eleonor Hernandez, portrays the shop’s mission to build community in Arlington.

It’s all at The ShorThorn .com

a month of remembranceStudents share their thoughts on the importance

of Black History Month. sCene | page 4

By Clint utleyThe Shorthorn sports editor

When senior guard Marquez Haynes had the ball in his hands

for the final shot of the game, se-nior forward Tommy Moffitt had no doubt in his mind that Haynes would sink it.

“I knew it was butter,” Mof-fitt said. “You literally can’t stop him. If he looks at the basket and there’s no hand in his face, it’s going in.”

Haynes hit the game-winning shot with 4.3 seconds left to give the Mavericks an 81-80 victory over Northwestern State Univer-sity on Saturday in Texas Hall. With 32 points, Haynes not only helped the Mavs win, but he set a UT Arlington record. He now has seven 30-point games in a

single season, one more than Sam Norton in the 1983-1984 season. Haynes surpassed 1,000 career points for the Mavs and now pos-sesses the university record for most points in a two-year career.

Haynes said he was comfort-

Haynes leads Mavericks to victoryMen’s BasKetBall

The senior guard sets two university records, one with seven 30-point games in a season.

haynes continues on page 6

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Representatives of local hospitals and health care systems recruited stu-dents at the 2010 Star-Telegram and UTA College of Nursing Job Fair on Monday.

The representatives searched for qualified nurses and other applicants to fill openings within their organiza-tions.

Janet Quinn, recruitment advertis-ing manager at the Star-Telegram, said the event was held to allow local health care organizations to meet prospective employees face-to-face, as opposed to the online application process.

Students lined up at the tables to inquire about career opportunities.

“I just wanted to learn more about the internships each hospital has to offer,” nursing senior Kasee Williams said. Her interest in a nursing career comes from her mother.

Nursing senior Nicole Sanchez said that people are saying there aren’t a lot of graduate nursing jobs open, but came to the job fair anyway.

“I’m just here to see who’s recruiting new nurses,” she said.

Careers in nursing have long been considered immune to economic swings, though that has changed.

“I don’t think anything is a reces-sion-proof job anymore,” Quinn said.

Organizations such as Cook Chil-dren’s Health Care, John Peter Smith-

Fort Worth and the Medical Center of Arlington were represented at tables where interested individuals could re-ceive information on available jobs and advice on getting those positions.

Melissa Stow, who works in the Human Resources department at Cook Children’s, said they are looking for the best of the best nurses in the area to meet upcoming needs.

“Our hospital is about to nearly double in size, so we are looking to fill future openings,” she said.

She also said that it isn’t a resume that gets a graduate nurse’s foot in the door so much as transcripts and letters of recommendation. She advised that students keep their GPA’s up.

The Army Nurse Corps also had a representative, Capt. Orlando Taylor, who explained to interested persons the benefits of joining the corps.

“There’s a lot of opportunities,” he said. “There’s a lot of flexibility and au-tonomy and we work with the cutting edge of health care technology.”

Non-students were welcome to the event as well. Twyla Gayler has experi-ence working with Alzheimer’s disease patients, though she has no formal degree. She came to the fair, dressed in scrubs, looking for information on where and how to start her nursing ed-ucation after reading about the event in the Star-Telegram.

“I enjoy being with people. I’ve started kind of an advocacy thing for working with the elderly,” she said.

JUSTIN SHARPnews-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

Nursing job fair brings options to students

NURSING

The Star-Telegram and the College of Nursing teamed up to bring organizations to recruit.

The Shorthorn: Raziq Brown

Capt. Orlando Taylor recruits nursing students at the 2010 Star-Telegram College of Nursing Job Fair on Monday. The purpose of the fair was to give nursing students and potential employers face time.

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UT Arlington Advising Association presents: Diversity: Building on Inclusive Campus Culture: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Registration required. University Center. For informa-tion, contact Lisa Berry at 817-272-0862 or lberry@uta.edu

Art Exhibition in The Gallery at UTA: Robert Grame and Robert Hower: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. The Gallery at UTA. For informa-tion, contact Patricia Healy at 817-272-5658 or phealy@uta.edu

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Show: Violent Universe: 5:30 p.m. $5 adults $4 children. Planetarium. For informa-tion, contact the Planetarium at 817-272-1183 or planetarium@uta.edu

The Link Info Session: 6 p.m. 114 Swift Center. For information, contact Lauren Cutcher at 817-272-2355

SUNDAYBurglary, Vehicle An officer was dispatched at 9:17 a.m. to Centennial Court apartments on 709 Mitchell Circle in regards to a report by a student that her vehicle was burglar-ized. The case is active.

Injured Person Medical Assist Officers at 2:14 p.m. investigated the report of a disturbance at Nedderman Hall on 416 Yates St. A student punched an announcement board causing it to break. The student was tended by EMS and transported to Texas Health Arling-ton Memorial Hospital via his relative’s vehicle. The case was cleared.

Burglary, Vehicle An officer was dispatched at 7:08 p.m. in regards to a report of a burglary of a student’s vehicle at Faculty Lot 13 on 700 Pecan St. The case is active.

SATURDAYInvestigation An officer was dispatched at 9:51 a.m. to 900 Fourth St. to investigate a possible stolen vehicle from the University Village parking lot. The owner later found the vehicle in Lot 33, which is located next to the Maverick Activities Center. The case was cleared.

Building Check An officer responded at 10:38 a.m. in re-gards to a worker remodeling an apart-ment and breaking a fire sprinkler, which caused a flood on 419 Summit Ave. The case was cleared.

Disturbance Officers were dispatched at 11:27 a.m. to the Fine Arts Building turnaround on 700 Greek Row Circle for a report of a disturbance. The case was cleared.

Theft Campus police responded at 5:24 p.m. in regards to a student reporting that a person stole money from his wallet while he was exercising at the Maverick Activi-ties Center on 500 Nedderman Drive. The case is active.

FRIDAYVehicle, Tow An officer was dispatched at 7:19 a.m. to Faculty Lot 7 on 500 Cooper St. to tow an unauthorized vehicle parked in a re-served spot. The case was cleared.

Vehicle, Tow An officer was approached at 8:33 a.m. on 500 Cooper St. to tow a vehicle parked in a reserved spot. The case was cleared.

Theft An officer at 12:40 p.m. took a bike-theft report from a student at Davis Hall on 601 Nedderman Drive. Her bike was sto-len on the northeast side of University Hall while she was in class. The case is active.

Theft An officer was dispatched at 2:10 p.m. to meet with a student who reported that his bicycle was stolen from the bike rack at Kalpana Chawla Hall on 901 Oak St. The case is active.

Theft An officer was dispatched at 9:44 p.m. to meet with a student who reported that her bicycle was stolen from the bike rack at Lipscomb Hall on 807 Pecan St. The case is active.

remembers a time when Barri-entos took care of her while they were cutting weight for a wrestling tournament.

“There was a heat wave in Fargo, and we were dehydrated, training three days a week, and just suffer-ing,” she said. “At 3 a.m. she gets up and goes to get me a wet towel to put on my head. I have no idea how she got the strength to get up. That was Gladys, always putting others first before herself.”

B a r r i e n t o s ’ selflessness car-ried with her even when she started at UTA, Fischer said. In their freshman year, Barrientos gave her friend a ride to school every morning.

“I didn’t have a car, so every morning I’d ride with Gladys and we talked about everything from family to boyfriend issues, and we reminisced about high school,” she said.

Many of her friends remember her for her sense of humor. Can-dice Houston Birks, who said she met Barrientos through her sister, Lauren, said Gladys earned the nickname “Dory” for her impres-sion of the fish in the movie, Find-ing Nemo.

“A part of me will always long for those humorous moments, but I will cherish the ones we shared forever,” Candice Birks said.

In the wake of tragedy, Bar-rientos’ friends and family are still struggling with the harsh reality of

losing someone so dear to them, Lauren Birks said.

“I seriously thought we were going to grow old together,” she said. “I thought she was going to be my maid of honor. I thought she was going to be my kids’ godmother. I thought I

was going to see her Friday.” Thursday evening Barrientos

was driving home from a Bible study when Sims’ vehicle collided hers.

“Gladys’ walk with Christ had grown so much this past year,” Lau-ren Birks said. “She was attend-ing Hillcrest [Baptist Church] on Cedar Hill, and through Hillcrest she had the Bible study. She had been approved about two weeks ago to go on a six-week mission trip in Laos. She was so excited about going.”

CHASE WEBSTERnews-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

Barrientoscontinued from page 1

“I seriously thought we were going to grow old together.”

Lauren Danielle BirksBarrientos’ friend

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frame and tires and you can build your own bike,” she said.

The shop started ideal-istically for students, but grew into a service the whole community could use.

Two years ago when Her-nandez moved to Arlington, she realized the city lacked a sense of community and the shop was created out of necessity for community projects.

“When I moved to Ar-lington, there wasn’t a place where I could find informa-tion on the town,” she said. “I only found information on commercial events that everyone knew about. I was looking for the real culture, but I didn’t find anything.”

The shop’s name comes from the idea that Arling-ton residents deserve to have a place to learn about their local community.

Beyond the bike lending, the info shop has a bigger purpose. It’s about build-ing a community based on working together to help others, she said.

Other services include organized volunteer proj-ects like feeding the home-less and bike rides that give residents a chance to tour new places in the city.

Arlington’s lacking sense of community is a reflec-tion of Arlington’s histo-ry, said marketing senior and shop-member Nathan Calderwood.

“Arlington used to be very small,” he said. “With the addition of the venues like Six Flags, the Texas Rangers and the Cowboys Stadium, Arlington grew very quickly and in some ways Arlington lost its sense of community.”

By continuing to offer services specifically for the local community, the lost sense can be regained, Calderwood said.

The shop opened on Oct. 16 and more than 200 peo-

ple, mostly students and city residents, attended the grand opening.

Communication lecturer Geoffrey Campbell attend-ed after being invited by one of his students.

“There was a lot of ener-gy,” he said. “Everyone was having a good time, but at the same time everyone was very serious about what they were trying to start.”

Campbell said he was proud of the students and was impressed to see them take up a social cause they were passionate about.

The shop’s end goal is to get students actively in-volved in the community, Hernandez said.

“It’s important to make sure the Arlington Info Shop keeps growing,” she said. “More than likely there are students and resi-dents living here in the city looking for places to give back the community.”

John hardennews.editor-shorthorn@uta.edu

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“They’re genuinely good, nice people.”

Now, Hazelrigs must pass several tests before his initia-tion later in the semester. All pledges read and test on The Positive Experience Guide, which tells about the frater-nity’s national history and principles.

“It helps them understand why we believe in the things we do,” fraternity president Aaron Resendez said.

Having been a self-de-scribed “class clown” in high school, Hazelrigs said he want-ed to get out of his comfort zone and jump into the college experience.

“I’m not afraid of trying things or putting more on my-self,” he said. “I like being in charge of my own thing.”

Hazelrigs wasn’t always outgoing. Having been over-weight and teased in elemen-tary school, he decided to make a lifestyle change.

“I’ve always wanted to be well-liked,” he said. “After that, I became someone that wasn’t afraid to ask questions.”

He was offered full rides at other colleges and was in the Coordinated Admission Program at UTA, where stu-dents spend their first year at UTA in hopes to transfer to UT-Austin. He chose to stay a Maverick, though.

An only child, Hazelrigs said he wanted someone to call “brother.”

“There’s something about uniting behind a common cause,” he said. “It’s appealing — carrying out the came prin-ciples wherever they go.”

Joan Khalafnews-editor.shorthorn@uta.edu

Only about 200 tickets are available to hear the first Amer-ican woman in space.

Sally Ride’s speech, at 8 p.m. Feb. 15 in Texas Hall, com-plements the Col-lege of Engineering’s 50th anniversary cel-ebration, said Danny Woodward, special assistant to the presi-dent.

“She doesn’t make a lot of speeches any-more, so we were for-tunate to get her,” he said.

Ride will discuss the future of the American space pro-gram. With President Barack Obama’s recent announcement in cutting funding to NASA, Woodward said the speech would be especially compelling.

Lynn Peterson, College of Engineering associate dean, said the college is very excited about her appearance, especial-ly since it happens at the start of Engineer’s Week.

“We were hoping to be able to find someone to help us highlight the week, who would

be a familiar name,” she said. “But also, someone that would

be interesting to stu-dents.”

Ride also has con-nections to university alumni and former astronauts Robert Stewart and Kalpana Chawla.

Peterson said Ride seems to be willing to interact with the audience and answer questions.

Ride was a mis-sion specialist on the

Orbiter Challenger’s second flight in 1983, which was the first mission with a five-person crew. In 2001, she started Sally Ride Science, which is a com-pany that pushes and moti-vates young women to pursue careers in science-related fields.

She currently teaches at the University of California at San Diego and is part of the Na-tional Women’s Hall of Fame and the United States Astro-naut Hall of Fame, according to nasa.gov.

– Joan Khalaf

Tickets available to hear first woman in space speak

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Sally Ride, the first American woman in space

The Shorthorn: Rasy Ran

Art history junior Eleonor Hernandez helped start the Arlington Info Shop, a non-profit organization located off of Davis and Benge drives, in October. The shop houses unique music, novels, and various textbooks and teaches community classes like yoga.

The Shorthorn: Rasy Ran

Top: The co-op lends donated bicycles to students and also serves as a bike repair and maintenance locale.

Bottom: Hernandez rearranges vinyl records Saturday in the com-mon room of the Arlington Info Shop.

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Every week Scene picks a differ-ent student whom exemplifies a dedication to fashion or unique wardrobe choices.

Tanasia CurtisEnglish freshman

Jacket: It was a gift from her brother for Christmas, and she chose it out of her two options for rainy day jackets because of its style, “Kind of a baby doll-like thing.”

Gloves/scarf: These pink items matched and were both gifts from her brother’s fiancee.

Pants: Curtis said she’s had these gray denim jeans since middle school and they still find a way into her clothing rotation.

Fashion philosophy: “Just wear what you want to wear.”

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Every week Scene picks a differ-ent student whom exemplifies a dedication to fashion or unique wardrobe choices.

Vladyslav Alexanderfilm/video and Russian junior

What’s your favorite Valentine’s Day candy?“Maybe Dove Chocolate, not something like Hershey’s.”

What kind of music do you play to set a romantic mood?“Something classical. Definitely

not pop rock.”Genny Allisonnursing senior

What’s your favorite Valentine’s Day candy?“Chocolate. I don’t really like any other kind of candy.”

What kind of music do you play to set a romantic mood?“Anything, just as long as it’s not pop music or heavy metal.”

Love is in the airLook for Pulse on Thursday for inexpensive date ideas for Valen-tine’s Day, and tweet us your own ideas at @UTAShorthorn.

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“I feel like history classes today don’t teach enough about Black History

Month, it’s good to know there is one month out of the year that focuses on appreciating black history and empha-

sizing the civil rights movement.”

David Morgan, business junior

W. Marvin Dulaney said the reason he chose to dedicate his life to studying African-Ameri-can history was the same as the creation of

Black History Month — insufficient information about blacks in America’s past.

“In the early 20th century there was no inclu-sion of African-Americans in academia,” the histo-ry associate professor said. “The thought was that African-American history had nothing to teach or played no part besides slavery and apartheid.”

Author carter G. Woodson stated the impor-tance of remembering our past in The Journal of negro History.

“If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated,” he said.

The month of February now represents Wood-son’s movement with Black History Month, which started as negro History Week, as an opportunity to represent the achievements of blacks from the past to the present and implement them into our nation’s history.

W h e n it comes to Black His-tory Month, UTA has its own historical growth to look upon. The school, for-mally named A r l i n g t o n State college, went through big changes through the peak of the 1960s civil rights era.

Integrated in 1962, the

school held a Southern moniker of “Rebels” along with the confederate flag as the unofficial school flag by students. It wasn’t until 1971 when then UTA President Frank Harrison asked students to rethink the mascot and adopt a new one. In between this era of change, UTA saw its first black graduate, Maxwell Scarlett, graduate in 1966 with a bachelor’s of science in biology.

In 1926, when negro History Week began,

Dulaney said it was to start a yearlong study into black history that would ultimately be adapted into society so that the histories of America could be joined together as a whole and not compart-mentalize Black History Month into a time frame.

“I’ve been hoping that it will become so much a part of history that there is no need to have to teach it,” he said. “It’s a catch 22. On one hand we need to get rid of Black History Month, but since we’re not there yet, we need it to raise conscious-ness.”

everick Henderson, public communications and psychology sophomore, said he doesn’t give too much acknowledgment to the month for the same reason.

“There are 28 days in February,” he said. “What about the other 337? We shouldn’t just wait to the month of February.”

Henderson is also a spoken-word artist under the name “Soule” and said he wants to see young blacks represent their history by moving forward, especially when it comes to understanding their past and progressing.

“A lot of African-Americans are enslaving themselves by not taking advantage of the op-portunities made by the people that sacrificed for us,” he said.

From the achievements of Martin Luther King, Jr. to Malcolm X, history graduate student Grady Hill said this is a time to celebrate achievements. But he wants to use this time to acknowledge the

problems in the black community, he said.“We’ve limited Black History Month to just cel-

ebrating,” he said. “But it should be seen as a way to tackle problems.”

He said progression is not emphasized enough.“With net worth, our education rates, more

children born in single-parent homes, unemploy-ment rates – it’s something we need to be talking about,” he said.

United for a Fair economy, a non-profit orga-nization, released a study this year in conjunction with Martin Luther King, Jr. Day about the deficit of net worth and unemployment rates in blacks and minorities. The report, “State of the Dream 2010: Drained,” shows that the unemployment rate among blacks grew by 4.3 percent from De-cember 2009 to December 2010 and now stands at 16.2 percent, higher than any annual rate in the past 27 years.

While the current state of blacks are presently in thought, Dulaney said Black History Month shouldn’t be the reason people address black problems. Like black history, they still occur year round.

“There was a point where 40 years ago it could cost you your life to vote,” Dulaney said. “now look at how much change has been made in 40 years.”

He said the world could change if everyone was more proactive.

“It’s the desire to do it, rather than going with the way things are,” he said.

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• Coverage of Ron Abram’s Feb 1. lecture. Abram discussed photos of key moments in black history that his grandfather took.

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“I went to a school that got really involved in Black History Month and

everyone got along really well, but when I switched to a school that didn’t

really celebrate it, I noticed more segregation and racism. I think it’s re-

ally important to celebrate and truly recognize Black History Month.”

Kayla James, psychology senior

“I came to the United States in 2005 and had never learned about Black History

Month. I think kids should learn about it because it makes them more open-minded. My parents live here too but

haven’t really had that much exposure to American culture so they are kind of

closed-minded.”

An nguyen, bioengineering graduate student

“Coming to UTA was a culture shock to me. I had never seen an Asian,

Indian or African-American before coming here. It opened my eyes, and I not only realized my ways were not

the only ways, but it challenged my own beliefs.”

Ashley McGee, music education sophomore

“Today, America is much more diverse. I think there should be a month designated

for every ethnicity or none at all. I think it gives my race another reason to point

fingers, and instead of promoting equality it does the opposite. Every culture should

be taught equally.”

Christopher Kolleade, nursing junior

“It’s great to learn about the impact that Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil

rights leaders have left on this country. If it wasn’t for them, this world would be a

completely different place.”

William Kreiwall, political science senior

“I don’t think there should be just a month designated for Black History Month. I

think we should celebrate black history all year instead of cramming it into 28 days.”

shannon White, criminal justice senior

“People did things for this country to get to this point, like Martin Luther King, Jr.

and Rosa Parks, that are extraordinary. I wouldn’t respect America’s history, and

I definitely wouldn’t be as open-minded as I am if I hadn’t learned about Black

History Month.”

niraj Patel, undeclared freshman

“I appreciate Black History Month be-cause it gives us a chance to travel back

in time and view history and know that all of where we are today is because of

people back then.”

sarah Jamali,, biology sophomore

“Black History Month helps us remember the great things people did. To a certain

extent, the more knowledge you can gain regardless of if it affects you or not is

always important.”

Jemimah Hernandez, nursing sophomore

“I get this sense of pride at least one time a year. It’s important that people

look at the accomplishments of my ancestors and the sacrifices they had to

make.”

Brianna Williams, social work graduate student

“This year, Black History Month is es-pecially important because we have a black president. It makes me feel like I

have contributed to black history just by voting for Barack Obama.”

Laquita Delasbour, interdisciplinary studies senior

“It’s important that kids have good pro-grams that teach Black History Month so

they learn about standing up for them-selves and their rights.”

sarah Pierson, geology junior

“Black History Month is a significant part of African-American culture. Just

knowing we are able to celebrate free-dom makes me proud of being in this

country.”

shamil shalwani, business freshman

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able with taking the last shot.

“I like that spot on the floor, close to the right elbow,” he said. “Even with a hand in my face, it felt good.”

The Mavericks (12-9, 4-4 SLC) didn’t seem to have much hopefor a win late in the sec-ond half. Northwestern State guard Damon Jones scored to give the Demons a 77-69 lead with 2:59 remaining. Senior guard Brandon Long scored six points on the Mavs’ next two possessions to cut the defi-cit to 77-75 with 1:20 left in the game.

Haynes said he felt the team was a step slow the whole night until Long sparked the rally.

“Luckily for us there was a Brandon Long sighting in the building,” he said. “He hit the three, then the and-1. Then we were back in the game after that. Big plays by a big player.”

The Demons built the lead back to three points, 80-77, but Haynes scored with 18 sec-onds remaining to cut it to one point. Northwestern State missed two free throws after that to set Haynes up for the game winner on the Mavs’ next possession.

Men’s head coach Scott Cross said Haynes and Long were vital pieces in the victory.

“No question, they both came up huge for us,” he said. “Both those guys just stepped up and made huge plays. On top of that, our guys played really good defense down the stretch.”

Aside from the late-game heroics, the rest of the game lacked rhythm. The two teams totaled 57 fouls and 77 free-throw attempts. The Maver-icks controlled one statistic that Cross has emphasized all season, rebounding. UTA out-

rebounded the Demons 46-38.“It’s nice to see some of

those games that went the other direction are starting to go our way,” Cross said.

The Mavericks, winners of four straight games, will play two road games this week after playing four of their last five games at Texas Hall. Moffitt said the team can’t get compla-cent after the recent success.

“Stay focused,” he said. “When we’re on the road, we’re all we got.”

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Senior guard Marquez Haynes elevates for the game-winning shot dur-ing the basketball game Saturday night at Texas Hall. Haynes finished with 32 points and set the UTA record for most 30-point games in one season.

Senior guard Kiarra Shofner played the entire game and scored 23 points as the Mavericks were able to survive a late comeback by Northwestern State to win 86-82 Saturday in Natchitoches, La.

Unlike the previous game against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi when the Mavs blew an 11-point lead with 6:19 remaining, the Mavericks held on to win.

The Mavericks (9-12, 4-4 Southland Conference) were up by 12 at halftime and came out and had their biggest lead of the game at 15 with 18:40 left. The Demons were able to cut the lead to three with 55 seconds left by going on an 8-2 run, but were unable to complete the comeback.

The Mavericks have now won nine straight against the Demons and have won three straight road-games against North-western State.

Coming into this game, Northwestern State was first in the SLC in field goal percentage defense, but the Mavericks shot 45.9 percent from the floor. Northwestern State also came into this game first in 3-point field goal per-centage, but the Mavericks stepped up defensively and held them to 28 percent from 3-point land.

The Mavericks were able to separate themselves from the Demons in the first half by going on a 16-5 run to extend their lead to 37-25 with 1:10 left in the first half.

Another reason why the Mavericks were able to get

out to a big lead in the first half was the play of the defense, which held the Demons to 28.1 percent shooting. The Mavericks shot 47.1 percent from the floor in the first half.

Shofner was six of nine from the field and 10 of 12 from the free-throw line to lead the Mavericks in scor-ing for the second time this season.

Junior guard Tamara Simmons had 15 points and said she tried to stay on the offensive.

“I just try to stay aggres-sive, keep attacking and not always rely on the three,” she said. “I just try to main-tain aggressiveness and get easy jumpers that they gave me.”

Senior guard Meghan Nelson was able to fight off foul trouble and show why she is the third leading scorer in the SLC by scor-ing 21 points, 19 coming in the first half. The Maver-icks forced 14 Northwest-ern State turnovers.

Nelson said the offense is more effective when it gets fast-break points.

“It always starts with our defense,” she said. “We just try to play good de-fense and don’t let them get any easy shots. Force them to take a bad shot and get the rebound and get it out quick because we know we run.”

The Mavericks will try to win back-to-back games on Wednesday for the first time all year against McNeese State (6-15, 2-6 SLC).

— Travis Detherage

Mavericks defeat Demons and even conference record to 4-4

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“I knew it was butter. You literally can’t stop him. If he looks at the basket and there’s no hand in his face, it’s going in. ”

tommy moffitt, senior forward, talking about haynes’ game-winning shot

Women’s Tennis

The UTA women’s tennis team suffered another road loss to start the season 0-3. The Mavs lost to No. 51 ranked Old Dominion 1-6 on Saturday in Virginia. UTA hasn’t started the season with a losing streak since 2008.

TrackCordero Gray and Jasmine

Walls competed in the New Bal-ance Collegiate Invitational this weekend under the bright lights of New York City, another step in their quest to qualify for nation-als.

The Big Apple served them well.

Wheelchair BasketballSenior James Patin, junior

Josh Rucker and Tim Caldwell are three of 36 players invited to participate in the USA Wheel-chair Basketball Trials April 11-13 in Colorado Springs, Colo.

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