ARLINGTON, Texas, Aug. 17 -- The University of Texas at Arlington issued the following news release:
The event helps incoming students prepare academically and acclimate to UTA's massive campus. (UTA)
Scores of students crossed campus Friday evening, walking past the University Center, Arlington Hall, and Spaniolo Drive toward College Park Center for the first big campuswide event since move-in: the SuccessU Block Party.
Inside the CPC, much-appreciated air conditioning and pulsing party music greeted Mavericks new and old. A singalong to Pitbull's "Give Me Everything" broke out early while students competed in putt-putt golf, battled atop an inflatable gladiator arena, and grabbed free nachos, popcorn and sodas. By night's end, one stud...