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CORRECTIONS
| UPDATED December 5, 2003
The December 4th story “Surviving
through Knowledge” should have said accounting junior
Shiraz Khan’s father, Aziz, was unaware of his cancer until
he went to a hospital. Also, Khan was also referring to animosity
between Indians and Pakistanis in Pakistan, not between Sunnis and
Shiites.
In the December 3rd story “Singing
In The Season,” Student Governance Director Jeff Sorensen
was misidentified.
The November 20th brief “Sam’s
Click Café reopens Friday with added space” should
have said Student Congress donated 15 laptops and promised 15 more
next year.
The November 13th brief “Researcher
to discuss how tiny mechanisms are made” misidentified
Roger Tuttle, engineering public relations director. The presentation
Silicon MEMS for Microassembly was the third of five sessions this
fall.
A photo caption that accompanied the November
11th story “Mavs
fall to 4th in conference” should have identified the
volleyball players as Ashley Smith and Ashley Van Antwerp.
The November 11th brief “Dallas
Press Club honors alumni with Katie awards” should have
said that Tom Pennington, a Fort Worth Star-Telegram photographer,
and the Wichita Falls Times Record News writer Michael Hines also
won Katie awards from the Press Club of Dallas. Star-Telegram writer
Darren Barbee was a finalist but did not win. The information was
incorrect in a release from the Public Affairs office.
A page one caption in the November 7th edition
misidentified mechanical engineering junior Benjamin Miller.
In the November 6th brief, “Coffee
hour today includes international teas, treats,” International
Program Coordinator Julie Uzdavinis’ name was misspelled.
Also, the Global Grounds Coffee Hour was held by the International
Office, not Multicultural Services.
November 6th’s brief, “Student
organization to hold origami session Friday,” should have
said International Week celebrated its 26th anniversary in the spring.
A box accompanying the October 21st story “Finalists
to hold open forums” misspelled the first name of Arthur
Vailas, one of five remaining candidates for the university’s
presidency.
The October 2nd story “Eating
disorder group meets” should not have implied exercise
science junior Pam Stauffer had suffered an eating disorder.
ClarificatioN
Due to incorrect information given to The Shorthorn, the October
17th story “Foreigners
won’t receive future tuition set-asides,” should
have said international students cannot receive financial aid, including
work-study positions, because they are not U.S. citizens.
The October 10th story “Officials’
forecast contrary to study” should not have drawn the
conclusion that 455 fewer students could enroll due to proposed
tuition increases based on a 1994 study by Craig Depken II, an associate
economics professor. The number was derived from a formula for figuring
the relationship between increased tuition and decreased demand,
not admissions.
ClarificatioN
The October 15th story “Overdose
puts 2 athletes in hospital” should have said police found
alcohol at the scene but did not collect it as evidence. Also, police
are not yet sure if evidence collected is drug related.
The October 14th story “Sandia
laboratory: Regional branch in Arlington a possibility”
should have stated physics professor Alex Weiss said electrons were
difficult to track.
Thursday’s story “Students would bear
the burden” should have said that the Oct. 15 open forum on
proposed tuition increases will be held in Nedderman Hall’s
Hall of Flags. The correct information appeared in a box that accompanied
the story.
clarification
Wednesday’s story “Assessment to compare UTA, system
universities” should not have implied that the university
is competing against other schools in the UT System with an academic
test. The test will profile UTA’s academics only.
The box accompanying Tuesday’s story “UTA
to celebrate 1st Founders Day” should have said the event
will take place today.
The caption for the photo accompanying “Opponents
move up in SLC play” should have identified the two players
as sophomore middle blockers Stephanie Miklis and Melissa Marek.
Friday's story "Wreck forces family from
UTA home" should have said information technology consultant
Vidya Ramam is 26.
A photo caption accompanying Thursday’s
story “Specialist: Liberal arts students should think out
career plans” misidentified Career Services Coordinator Kimshi
Hickman.
Wednesday’s story “Administrators
propose $15 rate increase in spring” should have said the
proposed increase is for $15 per credit hour in the spring and an
additional $20 next fall.
Friday’s story “Bill to split UTA
from system had full support” should have identified the University
of North Texas as the flagship school in the University of North
Texas System.
In Thursday’s issue, Muhammad Ali’s
name was misspelled in the photo caption of “Frames of Fame.”
In Thursday’s issue, presidential search
committee chair Teresa Sullivan’s name was misspelled in a
headline and cutline.
An information box in Tuesday’s paper was
placed next to the wrong article. The box, titled “Commerce
Committee,” should have accompanied the article “Local
committee may prove commitment to research initiative.”
The cutline accompanying the photo “Inside
the Lines” should have said the indoor pool is in the Physical
Education Building.
The photo caption accompanying the Sept. 17 story
“Mavericks sweep conference opener” misidentified freshman
Ashley Smith.
Clarification
Friday’s story “Names of presidential finalists to be
released” should have stated the names of remaining candidates
would become public only after the UT System Board of Regents has
chosen them as finalists.
In Thursday’s story, “Up to 5 may
have active TB,” tuberculosis should have been called an infection.
Also, less than 10 percent of those with the inactive form of TB
will develop the active form if they do not continue treatment.
Tuesday’s story “Formula SAE team
takes top 6 places in its class” should have said there were
1,100 competitors at the Sports Car Club of America races.
In Tuesday’s “1 seat still open on
review committee,” University Council Assistant Director Cathy
Pritchett’s name was misspelled.
Thursday’s story “One week left to
fill positions” should have said that Judy Varnell works in
the Institutional Research and Planning Office.
Friday’s story “Acting method parts
from current trends” should have said that actress Betty Buckley,
currently teaching a course in the Theatre Arts Department here,
also teaches at the T. Schreiber Studio’s school in New York.
Clarification
In Thursday’s story “Assembly OKs higher admission standards,”
the number of students who might not have automatically been admitted
if proposed admission standards were applied this semester should
have been 757. Those students could either have been reviewed on
a case-by-case basis or appealed to the Admissions Appeals Committee
and still been admitted.
Thursday’s story “Music, freebies
fill UC mall” should have said the band played “Sweet
Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Wednesday’s story “City, UTA face
same issues” should have said the Presidential Search Committee
has interviewed nine presidential candidates.
Clarification
The
box accompanying Wednesday’s story “Some unhappy with
fee spending” should have stated a fee increase has generated
more than $1 million in extra revenue for campus libraries.
A box that accompanied Monday’s article,
“Number of new spaces may reach 1,300” should have said
that parking permits for faculty and staff cost $96.
In Tuesday’s story, “Budget increases
despite cuts,” the titles for John Hall, interim vice president
for administration and campus operations, and Rusty Ward, interim
vice president for business affairs and controller, were incorrect.
Tuesday’s story “Committee considers
boost to admission requirements today” should have stated that
students in the College of Science must maintain a 2.25 grade point
average. The story implied that the standard applied to the university.
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In Monday’s story “Business student
killed in car accident,” information obtained about James Barrens’
academic status should have been attributed to Associate Business
Dean David Gray.
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