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Date Posted: Sun, September 05 2004, 13:33:43
Author: FoUTASportscaster
Subject: Re: Great Idea: Mavericks Swap Meet Sept 15th
In reply to: duck_mav 's message, "Great Idea: Mavericks Swap Meet Sept 15th" on Sat, September 04 2004, 21:50:28

I wonder if there will be results anywhere after the event happens. Like how many shirtswere claimed, traded, so on and so forth.



>From the Shorthorn:
>
>"When and Where
>
>Maverick Swap
>10 a.m. Sept. 15
>on the Central Library mall
>
>UTA students can trade old apparel
>from other universities
>for new UTA shirts and hats.
>
>Swapping for School Spirit
>Students can trade other university apparel for UTA
>clothes
>
>By Jakob Brown
>Contributor to The Shorthorn
>
>The UTA Ambassadors will hold its first Maverick Swap
>at 10 a.m. until supplies run out Sept. 15 on the
>Central Library mall. The ambassadors have purchased
>300 T-shirts, 50 baby T-shirts and 250 hats. However,
>because of limited supplies, students will be
>restricted to two shirts and one hat.
>
>UTA students can trade in their old college apparel
>for new UTA shirts and hats at the Maverick Swap.
>Funded by the Office of Student Affairs, the
>ambassadors will swap blue or white shirts and blue or
>white hats.
>
>Mr. UTA Charles Nobles said in the past UT-Austin,
>Texas A&M University and Texas Tech University apparel
>has dominated this campus and hopes this will help
>increase the amount of UTA apparel that appears around
>campus.
>
>Nobles added that even though more UTA apparel can be
>seen this year, more blue and white is needed on
>campus.
>
>“That’s why we made it so we could start seeing some
>of these shirts,” he said.
>
>Undeclared sophomore Byron Berry said that he would
>rather keep his UT-Austin and Louisiana State
>University apparel even though some people might like
>trading in their old clothes.
>
>Business management junior Marcus Raven said he would
>participate in the Mavericks Swap so that he could
>show a little school spirit. Electrical engineering
>junior Mananga Swami said that he thinks it’s a good
>idea, but he doesn’t have any clothes from other
>colleges to trade.
>
>Nobles said the traded shirts will possibly be sent to
>a charity overseas. However, he added they are still
>researching which program they will send the clothes
>to.
>
>Nobles said that they are considering a program in
>Africa.
>
>In all, he hopes the swap will be the start of a
>tradition.
>
>“I think people are going to start having more pride
>in the University,” Nobles said.
> When and Where
>
>Maverick Swap
>10 a.m. Sept. 15
>on the Central Library mall
>
>UTA students can trade old apparel
>from other universities
>for new UTA shirts and hats."
>
>This might be a great opportunity to clean up your
>roommates.

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