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Volume XIX, Number XIII April 8 - 14, 2010 Y R TO S New policy ER V O C boosts needy Founded 1991 students, HBCUs .com Your Paper, Your Opportunity... Visit Us Online at www.NorthDallasGazette.com Pre-Law students take aim at wrongful convictions UT Dallas forms ties with Innocence Project of Texas Organization (NDG Wire) The UT Students expressed inter - ized by the Pre-Law Society passionate they were,” said Dallas Pre-Law Society has est in forming a volunteer and the Center for Crime and Parisa Korous, a junior ma - become affiliated with the chapter of the Innocence Justice Studies in the School joring in political science. “I Students and faculty from Northern Virginia Commu - Innocence Project of Texas Project after Dallas County of Economic, Political and hope to be able to help this nity College and lawmakers including House Speaker (IPoT), a non-profit organi - District Attorney Craig Wat- Policy Sciences (EPPS). great cause in whatever ca - Nancy Pelosi (3rd R) surround US President Barack zation dedicated to proving kins gave a presentation on “It’s an amazing feeling pacity I am able to.” Obama (C) as he signs the Health Care and Educa - the innocence of men and campus last year with two to have the opportunity to IPoT defines actual in - tion Reconciliation Act into law in Alexandria, Vir - women wrongfully impris - men exonerated from prison listen to the experienced nocence to mean that either ginia, March 30, 2010. oned for serious crimes in for crimes they did not com - workers of IPoT talk about See HBCUs, Page 9 Texas. mit. That event was organ - their work and to see how See CONVICTIONS, Page 6 Take a magical Financial literacy is a national crisis journey to Brigadoon For more information see pg. 10 (NDG Wire) Two of the strong protection for con - "The reality is that all training, parent and educator www.northdallasgazette.com top members of President sumers, but we must also do children don't know the ba - instruction – agrees with the Barack Obama’s cabinet a better job of making sure sics of saving and investing. sentiment. However, they Y R made it very clear earlier in our students graduate from It's a skill they need to be believe a more holistic ap - TA N March that the lack of finan - high school with a better un - successful in our economy," proach is needed to solve the E Post-Racial M cial literacy among Amer - derstanding of basic eco - Duncan said. problem. M O ica’s youth is the next major nomics, basic finance and The National Youth Fi - “Comprehensive solu - C America crisis that will plague the the benefits and risks associ - nancial Educator’s Council tions that reach our youth BY SARAH VAN GELDER On the other hand, ex - economy in the future if we ated with debt," said Treas - is an organization dedicated multiple times through sev - NDG SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR traordinary possibilities don’t act now as a nation. ury Secretary Timothy Gei - to increasing youth financial eral different sources can If anyone thought the open up for us as a nation "We're moving forward thner. Education Secretary education through live ev- See CRISIS Page 11 inauguration of Barack if we succeed in coming with financial reform and Arne Duncan agreed. ents, curriculum, multimedia Obama as president, her - together to embrace the alded the end of racism in strengths of the country's America, they should look growing diversity, Little Man, BIG Jokes no further than the tea First, the bad news. BY IVY N. CARTER, MBA He is humbled by his Hart’s comedic abilities party rallies held this Before the Great Reces - NDG STAFF WRITER success yet he is on the allowed him the ability to weekend. The racial slo - sion hit, the average fam - Kevin Hart is undoubt - grind to further his mission share the big screen with gans and the mocking ily of color had a net wor- edly one of the funniest to be one of the greats in comedy royalty such as signs show how far we th of less than $30,000; comedic actors in Holly - comedy history and we had Chris Rock and Martin still have to go. Perhaps the average white family’s wood today. When you see the privilege of interview - Lawrence as well as Danny even more troubling are net worth was $170,000. him you think he has the ing him. Hart decided to Glover among a torrid of the economic indicators With the economic down - little man complex but become a comedian after other talented actors in the that show how far the re - turn, things got worse for once he opens his mouth the positive feedback he re - upcoming Death at a Fu - cession is setting back the almost everyone, but es - you realize he is genuine ceived from his family and fragile fortunes of people Comedian Kevin Hart and funny as all get out. friends. See HART Page 12 of color. See AMERICA , Page 3 INSIDE... People In The News… People In The News . 2 Op-Ed . 3 Health . 4 Community News . 5 Education . 6 Community Spotlight . 7 Cover Story . 9 Arts & Entertainment . 10 ‘Round About in the DFW . 10 Business . 11 Career Opportunity . 13 Sheila Amin Gutiérrez de Piñeres Chef Cary Neff Dino Herbert Church Happenings . 14 Sister Tarpley . 15 See Page 2 People in the News www.NorthDallasGazette.com velopment,” said Pineres, fortunate that Provost Hob - “She thus has demon - Sheila Amin Gutiérrez de Piñeres who is an economics pro - son Wildenthal has afforded strated in full measure the (NDG Wire) Professor and associate provost at gram. fessor in the School of Eco - me many opportunities to key attitudes and capabili - Sheila Amin Gutiérrez de University of Texas (UT) at The ACE program com - nomic, Political and Policy learn.” ties required of an effective Piñeres, currently serving Dallas, has been named an bines retreats, interactive Sciences where she heads In January, Wildenthal, university administrator.” as interim dean of libraries American Council on Edu - learning opportunities, ca- the school’s program in executive vice president ACE President Molly cation (ACE) Fel - mpus visits and placement Public Policy and Political and provost at UT Dallas, Corbett Broad announced low. at another higher education Economy. appointed Piñeres to serve the selections on Tuesday Piñeres will foc- institution to condense “I’ve been at UT Dallas as interim dean of libraries in Washington, D.C. Of the us on an issue of years of on-the-job experi - since 1996 and have seen while a University commit - nearly 1,700 participants in concern to the Uni - ence and skills development this university go through tee conducts a national the first 45 years of the pro - versity while spend - into a single semester or many changes.” search for a new dean. gram, more than 300 have ing the 2010-2011 year. “As an ACE Fellow I “Dr. Pineres has demon - become chief executive of - academic year wor- She will be included in will have the opportunity to strated time and again her ficers and more than 1,100 king with a college the highest level of decision learn how other universities passion for helping students have become provosts, vice or university presi - making while participating plan, implement and oper - achieve even beyond their presidents or deans. dent and other senior in administrative activities ate,” she said. dreams, and has selflessly Piñeres received her officers at a host in - and learning about an issue “This is consistent with volunteered again and again doctorate in economics at stitution. She is one that benefits UT Dallas. my administrative career – to help her university solve Duke University in 1992 of 46 candidates se - “This is an exciting ele - take advantage of opportu - problems and improve per - lected for the pro - ment of my professional de - nities to learn. I’ve been formance,” Wildenthal said. See de PIÑERES, Page 12 pany, Herbert is setting an ucation was the only way states of Ohio and North licensed real estate agent example of what's possible out of the difficult financial Carolina, and he became a and received his Master's Dino Herbert when someone wholly pur - times encountered during of Business Admin - Dino Herbert, a highly services for Fortune 500 sues their ultimate poten - his upbringing. Following istration. successful entrepreneur, clients, managed 20 proj - tial. the example of his hard- Herbert has tra- has spent 20+ years work - ect managers and a real es - A sought-after keynote working mother, he studied veled internation - ing in the traditional prac - tate portfolio of 16 million speaker, Dino uses his 20+ hard and graduated from ally to places such tice of architecture work - SF. years of business leader - high school with honors as Italy, Greece, ing on a myriad of building He has also spent the ship and entrepreneurial and continued directly into Japan and Mexico types ranging from last ten years working as a experience to encourage the university, receiving and seeks to travel schools, hospitals, li - real estate agent and is a individuals and companies his undergraduate degree at least one every braries, retail and residen - candidate for the CCIM to pursue their very best in architecture. six months. tial projects. (certified commercial in - potential in all areas. Believing that life was He enjoys sno- Herbert also spent sev - vestment member) desig - Dino is one of seven meant to be lived to the wboarding, riding eral years at a real estate nation. children raised by a single fullest and that he should his Harley, skydiv - services firm providing Today, as owner of his mother.