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NEWS
| february 13, 2004
Putting
on Pride
Group decorated vehicles to show
off Maverick spirit
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| The Shorthorn: Andrew Campbell |
| Undeclared freshman Logan Park decorates
fellow undeclared freshman Jose Canas’ car Thursday
afternoon. The car-decorating event was held by Freshmen
Leaders on Campus as a way to show UTA pride. |
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By Josie
Garcia
Contributor to The Shorthorn
Red, white and blue paint covered vehicles’ windows in a Greek
Row Drive parking lot Wednesday afternoon.
Freshmen Leaders On Campus held Paint Your Pride to encourage students
to display pride for Homecoming and its events, which begin today.
They found few takers, but were still energetic.
Driving a beat-up minivan trailing dark smoke, Brandon Krausse,
organizational communications junior, invited the group to jazz
up his hoopty.
The sitting Homecoming King acknowledged that his van could use
some work.
“It was stolen Tuesday from my girlfriend’s apartment,”
he said. “But they dropped it back off.”
He hopes the paintings become a part of Homecoming tradition.
“I thought it was an excellent idea,” Krausse said.
“I think it’s always cool to drive down the road with
your car painted.”
By midafternoon, the flow of cars had slowed to a drip. The shivering
painters turned to their own vehicles to keep busy.
FLOC president Jose Canas said the limited time to publicize the
event resulted in a low turnout.
Some members of the group waited in cars to keep themselves warm
from the 42-degree weather. Others tossed paint markers in a game
of mock football.
The group greeted Kerri Ressl, the Alumni Association’s assistant
director of alumni programs, and her Chevrolet Trail Blazer with
paint.
“It looks bloody,” one member said as the wet paint
dripped.
Ressl, a 1998 alumna, said the campus had changed in the short time
since she was a student. She said she came out to support the university
and Homecoming.
“I remember after 3 o-clock, there weren’t people on
campus,” she said. “You would never see people eating
in the cafeteria [after 3 p.m.] unless you worked in the center.”
She said the activities to stir school spirit are part of developing
a more traditional atmosphere, leaving UTA’s days as a commuter
campus behind.
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