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T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S A T A R L I N G T O N Thursday October 14, 2010 Volume 92, No. 29 www. theshorthorn. com Since 1919 115 days until the Super Bowl $611,712,671 Metroplex estimated total revenues BY THE NUMBERS $135,024,983 Arlington... More

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S A T A R L I N G T O N Thursday October 14, 2010 Volume 92, No. 29 www. theshorthorn. com Since 1919 115 days until the Super Bowl $611,712,671 Metroplex estimated total revenues BY THE NUMBERS $135,024,983 Arlington projected revenue BY EDNA HORTON The Shorthorn staff Students considering graduate school had a chance to get their questions answered during GradFest on Wednesday. There were 41 universities at the event that gave information on their graduate programs and funding opportunities. Students sat in on roundtable discussions where they learned what to do to prepare for the Graduate Record Examination, a timed test used by most universities for admission to graduate school, and how to apply for funding. Alisa Johnson, graduate study recruiting director, said this is the third year the Office of Graduate Studies has sponsored the event. She said they had 235 attendees last year and this year, 400 attended. “We have had a steady flow o Less