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BY ANDREA SILVERS The Shorthorn staff Ed Deveau has spent his life learning how to take care of people. He is one of 969 veterans enrolled at UTA, according to October figures from university spokeswoman Kristin Sullivan. As a Marine, he served 21 years... More

BY ANDREA SILVERS The Shorthorn staff Ed Deveau has spent his life learning how to take care of people. He is one of 969 veterans enrolled at UTA, according to October figures from university spokeswoman Kristin Sullivan. As a Marine, he served 21 years on active duty, starting as a mechanic and retiring a logistics officer. “If we were dropped into the middle of a desert, you would need all the functions of a small town,” he said. “Transportation, sanitation, plumbing, a kitchen, a field hospital — my job would be to coordinate all that. ” Deveau, who retired a major in 2007, said it wasn’t until 2003 that he considered nursing. “I took a career assessment just before leaving for an eight-month deployment,” he said. “I simply 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 Wednesday November 11, 2009 Volume 91, No. 47 www. theshorthorn. com Since 1919 BY BRYAN BASTIBLE The Shorthorn senior staff The Graduate Student Senate wants a quiet graduate student study plac Less