Students Unite Against Racism Crime Reports Down by 47% This Semester, 167 Crimes Were Reported
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By Sorayah Zahir The Shorthorn senior staff Crimes reported to the UTA Police Department have decreased by 47 per- cent when comparing total reports during the spring 2014 semester against spring 2015, excluding the month of May from both years. The total number of crimes reported during spring 2014 was 317, with 101 reported in January alone. In spring 2015, 167 crimes were reported. “There’s a lot of factors that affect crimes,” Capt. The Shorthorn: Antonio Rodriguez Mike McCord said. “We’ve been very diligent about Students stand together and hold signs Tuesday outside of the Fine Arts Building in protest of the recent events that have affected Baltimore. Iota Phi Theta hosted a discussion patrolling campus and ad- forum about discrimination toward the black community. dressing issues that come said at a discussion forum tained injuries to his neck said. “We’re all one family, no Safisha Hill, adjunct pro- up, and I would hope that, Students gather to that had an impact.” protest and discuss Tuesday night. and spine following his ar- matter what color, religion, fessor of African-American Iota Phi Theta hosted a rest. The next day, Gray died, race, sex. It doesn’t matter studies, said people are going While crimes reported discrimination issues. discussion forum about dis- and a riot ensued. Six officers who you are. You should have to see the black community in overall have reduced, theft crimination toward the black involved in the incident were equality. You should have a negative way no matter how reports have increased, By Kathryn cargo community and what’s cur- charged, and one officer was rights. You should be seen as they act. Hill said everyone crime continues on page 3 The Shorthorn staff rently happening in Balti- charged with second-degree equal.” needs to stand up and be a more. Students at the dis- murder. The majority of the black leader instead of looking for a Discrimination not only cussion prayed at the Cooper Everyone needs to unite as community ignores racism single black leader. online happens against the black Street center bridge for Balti- a whole to fight discrimina- and discrimination that hap- Brandon Demings, public community in places like Bal- more and the campus while tion that still happens today, pens today because they think relations and business senior, To view an interactive timore, where an uprising has they held up candles. aerospace engineering sopho- it won’t happen to them, uni- said only about 30 people in crime map, visit www. recently taken place, but also Freddie Gray, a black man more Justin Hawthorne said. versity studies senior William theshorthorn.com. at UTA and locally, students and Baltimore resident, sus- “Everybody is equal,” he Campbell said. Baltimore continues on page 2 PSychology Graduate students win student of the year Main criteria for award is Factory, a group which aims and was a panelist during “It was a great way for the his best friends who had self- involvement in meetings to provide assistance and a graduate orientation, Lawal graduate students to have our harmed. online supportive environment for said. voices heard at a larger scale,” “When she was feeling a For related stories on and in volunteering. she said. “It also reassured certain way, she would go to undocumented students. In “I really enjoy volunteer- graduate students, visit www. 2014, the same year, he also ing on cam- me that my her makeup kit and get out theshorthorn.com. By Dylan BraDley served as the Graduate Stu- pus,” Pellos- concerns her little padded stuff, and The Shorthorn senior staff dent Senate public relations maa said. were not underneath the pad was a box director for the fall semester. “I enjoy unique to cutter and it was just right Two psychology graduate Willis said he always looks the experi- my experi- there all the time, always by joining a group he was fa- students were chosen to re- for ways to help people that ences, and I ences as a ready,” he said. miliar with and involved with ceive the 2014-2015 Graduate will have tangible results. get to meet graduate He said it became a routine the community, he said. Student of the Year award. “With deferred action, great new student.” that grew too comfortable. New or transferring stu- Jarryd Willis and Hollie we could actually help these people. It’s Wil- He would help her clean up, dents should volunteer, be- Pellosmaa are the first to re- DREAMers stay in the U.S. usually only lis’ voice apply an antibiotic cream and cause it looks good on job and ceive the award in three years, without fearing deportation,” a few hours reached go back to watching “Friends” graduate applications, Pellos- which was revived after the Willis said. “I felt like I can a week, but Hollie Pellosmaa, Jarryd Willis, more than on the couch. maa said. Graduate Student Senate ex- tangibly help change the lives it’s always psychology psychology just UTA’s When he left San Anto- “What I’ve learned is that ecutive board met last sum- of my students in my class- the high- graduate student graduate student ears as a nio, he tried to help her stop, everything takes longer than mer. The main criteria for room, the lives of my friends, light of my Huffington but eventually had to end the you expected,” she said. “Your the award was involvement the lives of people in this com- week.” Post blog- friendship. time is a very limited resource, in meetings and volunteer- munity.” She became involved with ger and during his TEDxUTA “She was my best friend, at and you need to budget it ap- ing opportunities, said Wasiu Pellosmaa volunteered the Graduate Student Senate talk. that point in time it was really propriately. And persistence Lawal, Graduate Student Sen- more than any other sena- three years ago when a lot While on stage, he talked hard,” he said. pays off.” ate president. tor during the spring 2015 of changes were happening about emotional pain, self- One way he adjusted to Willis spoke at TEDxUTA semester, served as captain of within the university, Pellos- harm and suicide. He told a the new environment at UTA @DBraDley1220 and founded the DREAM the intramural softball team maa said in an email. story specifically about one of after leaving San Antonio was [email protected] Page 2 The ShorThorn Wednesday, May 6, 2015 Physics celebrate nursing role models Prize awarded Week is coordinated with Florence Nightingale’s birthday for invention of chamber Device takes 3-D pictures online of high-energy particles colliding with others. For more stories related to physics, visit www. theshorthorn.com. By Jasmine FaronBi The Shorthorn senior staff Physics presidential dis- ing to understand this can help tinguished professor David scientists better understand Nygren is the co-recipient of why the universe looks the way the Aldo Menzione Prize for it does now, he said. 2015. Nygren is receiving the “It turns out, in my realm, award in recognition of his in- the TPC is a really good tool to vention, the Time Projection look for this,” Nygren said. Chamber, which has been used Postdoctoral fellow Justin worldwide for more than 30 Griffith said the purpose of de- years. tector machines is not always The Shorthorn: Marangeli Lopez The Time Projection Cham- known when they are created. Nursing junior Kasie Sharp studies for finals Tuesday in Pickard Hall. National nurses week begins today and ends May 12. ber is like a camera that takes Griffith said scientists will con- 3-D pictures, Nygren said. tinue to investigate the process These images help scientist vi- and nature of particles and By marangeli loPez and staff are invited to come nursing because making a Nursing runs in nursing sualize what is hap- how they interact to further The Shorthorn senior staff out and celebrate; however, difference in someone’s life junior Nick Alonso’s family, advance the field. pening when super this year a celebration has is a rewarding experience he said. It is his passion and “I was “What we are high energy particles Nurses spend countless not been determined yet, that she gets paid for. the skills he learns are prac- collide with another doing now, it’s not Priddy said. “Despite the hardships, actually hours caring for others. tical, not just in his job but super high-energy necessarily known Their jobs are physically Student nurses need to the underappreciation and particle, Nygren said. seeing the how it’s going to be understand that they are sometimes rude doctors, I also in his daily life. and mentally demanding, “I’ve figured out images come applicable to the role models for their pa- still love to be a nurse,” she Nightingale introduced but they chose that profes- a way that we could everyday world,” tients, she said.