Mavs Softball – Callie Collins

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Freshman Callie Collins has impressed both fans and players alike during her first season pitching for UTA. A native of Rusk, Texas, Collins had a 6-1 record, and in late February she was voted Southland Conference Pitcher of the Week. Collins has been playing softball since her childhood, and pitching since she was ten years old. After this weekend’s series of games against Sam Houston State, Collins and the softball team are looking ahead to the Southland Conference Tournament, starting on May 12. Collins is looking forward to the tournament and feels confident that the team’s performance will there will be excellent.

By Candice Watson

Maverick Softball

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The Maverick Softball team took on the Sam Houston State Bearkats last weekend. After losing both games on Friday’s doubleheader, UTA put on solid performance Saturday and won 3 to 2.  This brings the Mavericks record to 30 and 19 overall and 17 and 7 in conference play. The Bearkats took a two point lead by the third inning. In the fourth inning though, freshman Stephanie Gonzalez sent one down the middle allowing runners Rebecca Collom and Courtney Enocksen to tie up the game. In the sixth inning, freshman Taylor Zink, hit one out to right field and Ashley McCarroll scored the winning run. April 30, the Mavs head to Lake Charles, LA to play a three game series against conference rivals McNeese State.

Landon Vasek

Search And Rescue

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When you think about first responders, do you think firefighters or police? How about friends and co-workers?
In Pierce County Washington, a group of volunteers are getting some hands on training of a different kind. Specifically, these volunteer rescuers are learning how to assess earthquake damage, search buildings and rescue children and colleagues.They are essentially learning what to do in the event someone’s life depends on them.
According to statistics on disaster relief, 80% of the people that can be rescued post-disaster will be rescued by friends, relatives and co-workers. And that’s where these rescuers come in.
So when the big one hits, your rescuer may just be someone you know.

By: Meredith Case

FLOC Fundraising Exhibition in the UC Gallery

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IN THE UC GALLERY, FRESHMAN LEADERS ON CAMPUS IS SHOWCASING THEIR WORK WITH THE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION “THE GIVING CIRCLE,” THROUGH THEIR FUNDRAISING PROGRAM IN WHICH YOU CAN SPONSOR A CHILD IN UGANDA FOR 30 DAYS.

FLOC AND “THE GIVING CIRCLE” ARE WORKING TO RAISE MONEY TO HELP RUN AND MAINTAIN AN ORPHANAGE, CALLED THE KOI KOI HOUSE, IN THE SMALL VILLAGE OF JINJA.

IN THE EXHIBIT, YOU CAN SEE HOW “THE GIVING CIRCLE” WORKS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES AND INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES IN SEVERAL VILLAGES IN UGANDA.

BEYOND THE PHOTOS BEING EXHIBITED, STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO SEE THE SMALL PAPER HANDS LINING THE WALLS, WHICH REPRESENT CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY STUDENTS, FACULTY OTHER STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS.

By Taylor Fuson

Quixote’s Soldiers

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The Chemistry and Physics building was the place to be last Thursady night. Award-winning author David Montejano presented his last book, Quixotes Soldiers. The book talks about a period of time that proved to be crucial to the rise of Hispanic influence, not only in South Texas, but nationwide. The event was hosted by The Center for Mexican American Studies , an organization dedicated to advancing the study and understanding of Mexican American and other Latino populations in the United States. Event coordinator Alma Rick says they were very happy with the tournout. Most students who came to the event were very interested in the Chicano Movement. At the end of the discussion, the author took time to interact with the students and sign authographs.

by Daiana Negreanu

Fencing

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The UTA Fencing club meets each week to practice and train in the age-old sport of fencing. Fencing refers to a family of sports and activities that feature armed mêlée combat. Modern fencing originated in France and is one of the four sports which has been featured at every modern Olympic Game. Fencing is often described as “Physical Chess” because of the mental aspect of the sport, but it can also be very physically demanding. The club practices and promotes this art, and accepts anyone who would like to join, even walk-ins. These members also get the chance to compete locally, nationally, or internationally. The Maverick Fencing Club practices Mondays and Thursdays from six to eight PM and Fridays from five-thirty to seven-thirty PM in the MAC room 133.

By Alanna Quillen

Springfest Block Party

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UTA Student Affairs hosted their annual block party on thursday.
Students were invited to come out and enjoy free food and games.
Excel member Ivonne Williams said that the purpose of the event is for students to come together and have fun.
UTA Student Junior Lindamood told me why he enjoyed the block party.
The block party ended with the annual Springfest concert.
The show was headlined by We the Kings, but included performances by local band the Orbans and UTA battle of the bands winner Guilty and the Trippers.
Bassist Cameron Gossett said that he was pleased with how the event turned out.

By: Chris Mead

Main Street Art Festival in FW

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Downtown Fort Worth’s Annual Arts Festival kicked off the summer for four days in the town as various artist from all around the nation, showcased their artwork, jewelry and music for the locals to see and enjoy. UTA was also present with a booth full of information about UTA; including how to join the Alumni Association, how to enroll on the campus, different departments that would interest prospect students as well as graduation. Also the UTA Performing Arts sponsored a stage at the festival that featured bands and music of all types of genres.

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One of the perks about being a student, faculty member or a parent at UTA is the Maverick Discount program. The program has been around since 1993, but has recently been updated. The updated program features news business and limited time specials. To browse a list of participating businesses go to http://www.uta.edu/maverickdiscounts/.

By: Jasmine Brazile

Resume

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UTA is offering free resume critiques in Davis Hall. Your resume will be looked at by professionals who ensure that they stay up-to-date on all resume standards. Walk in hours are Monday thru Thursday 9am-4pm and appointments are available. This applies to any UTA student so take advantage of this offer. For more information call 817-272-2932.

By: Candace Brown