North Texas Daily 7/16/2018

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Serving the University of North Texas and Denton since 1916 VOL. 113 No. 6

Area close to Willis getting a makeover By Rebecca Najera @RebeccaNajera42 The grassy area between the Hurley Administration Building and Willis Library is receiving a makeover for the upcoming semester. The area is currently closed off to students, and construction is expected to be finished by Sept. 27, a month after classes begin. “There’s not much there for [students] to take advantage of at this point, so that’s a space the university figured we could improve and make more comfortable for students to be able to have places to congregate,” said Chad Davenport, project manager for the site. Because so many events are held in this area throughout the school year, the school sees the renovations as a smart choice. “The sidewalk structure is going to change,” Davenport said. “There’s a large throwaway — for lack of a better word — sidewalk going across the campus kind of in a diagonal path of the southwest or northeast corner. This is a segment continuing to get that larger sidewalk in place for students to be able to traverse across the campus a little easier and safer.” Other changes will include creating seating areas and more spaces for students to come together, along with a redesign of landscape. “For everybody’s safety, we will be maintaining the construction fence [when classes begin],” Davenport said. Willis Library and the library mall are high traffic areas for students. With construction still taking place at the start of the school year, students may need to plan alternative routes to class to avoid the construction site. “It’s a project that’s been under design for a couple of years,” said David Reynolds, associate vice president for facilities. “We do big events out there like University Day, and so we’ll still be able to do those kind of things there, but it’ll now be a little bit more inviting.” While the changes may be exciting to some, others feel the changes may not be necessary. “For me personally, I don’t think [the construction] will be seen as a nuisance, but I’m sure for some students who go by that area often, it could be seen as a nuisance,” media arts senior Danny Palma said. “I don’t believe it is necessary, especially with all the construction around campus already, but it could be cool to see some new nice areas around campus.” The beautification of this area will cost roughly $700,000.

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Denton airport to add runway New runway will make room for smaller aircraft

By Devin Rardin @DevinRardin The Denton Enterprise Airport is getting a second, smaller runway to run parallel to the existing one for $8.3 million. The runway is expected to be finished by July of next year. The second runway is being built to meet increasing demand and separate larger aircrafts — used for corporate operations — from smaller ones, used for flight training. The existing runway is 7,002 feet by 150 feet and the new runway will be 5,000 feet by 75 feet. This will provide a platform for smaller airplanes. “It is moving forward to enhance safety, separate the faster airplanes from the slower airplanes and to meet our current demand,” airport manager Scott Gray said. State and federal funds are covering $5.9 million of the total cost while city match funds will cover the rest. Brian Walker, general manager of Jet Center which provides hangar and office space for private airplanes and their pilots, said the second runway provides faster, easier access for larger aircrafts. “I definitely think it is worth the investment with the extra options[it provides] and the more airplanes

SEE AIRPORT ON PAGE 2 The Denton Enterprise Airport is constructing a second runway in response to cooperate operations and different flight accelerations. The runway is 7,002 feet long by 150 feet wide, and the new runway will be 5,000 feet long and 75 feet wide. Dillon Montes

Dessert truck allows locals to have their cake and eat it, too By Nikki Johnson-Bolden @nikkinikxo

Twenty-year-old Alexandria Reid sells homemade cheesecake and creme brulee out of her bright red trailer. She sets up at the truck stop on East Oak Street. Josh Jamison

Twenty-year-old Alexandria Reid has combined food trucks, sweet treats and mason jars to create her own personal business: Cheat Day Cheesecakes. Her cherry red food truck can often be found parked behind East Side bar or Backyard on Bell from 7 p.m. until 1 a.m. Cheesecake and creme brulee may not be a usual choice for a late-night snack, but Reid makes it seem like the only logical one. The bottom of the menu reads “Life is uncertain, eat dessert first.” This attitude of seizing the moment is one that Reid lives by.

“Anybody you ask that has known me since I was a kid would [say], ‘Yeah, she does what she wants,’” Reid said. “That is a big thing because I’ve worked with people who have [said], ‘I hate my job, I want to go back to school’ and it’s like, ‘Do it — why don’t you?’” Her journey to the food truck was a fast one. After conceiving the idea, she immediately set out to make it a reality to get the truck in business. “[The] first cheesecake I made was on Valentine’s Day of this year,” Reid said. “On Feb. 19 I decided I was going to have a food truck, went to five different

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Art Society of Texas makes appearance on Square By Shane Monaco @ShaneMonaco1 Out of the warm summer air and into a building on the west side of the Square lies a collection of artworks by local artists. The exhibit packs most of the available gallery space and contains works of all different mediums, such as sculptures, paintings and photographs, as well as works made by artists with varying levels of experience. The 29th Annual Visual Arts Society of Texas (VAST) Member’s Exhibition is once again hosted

this year by the UNT on the Square and sponsored by VAST. This year, as in previous years, the show was dedicated to the members who have passed away in the previous year: Andrea Albright and Susan Vaughan. “This show is a really nice window into both professional and amateur visual artists and the kind of works they are doing,” said Herbert Holl, director of the UNT on the Square Gallery. “It is a really nice cross-section of our community artists. Chances are, you may see a friend or neighbor in the show.”

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The organization behind the event, VAST, has been an active participant in the North Texas art scene since its founding in 1975 under its former name, the North Texas Area Arts League. Mindy Faubion, president of VAST, said that even through all the changes in the organization over the years, its goal to create and celebrate their art with the local community has not. “It is really fun for this exhibit because it is our member’s exhibit, and we get to see the different kinds of medium that our members work in,” Faubion

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said. “We are not just a watercolor society or a pastel society. We are not specific in the medium, but rather we are an arts guild of sorts. We have members who work in all different mediums. When we get together like this, it is fun to talk about the different techniques, especially if it is not one that you are familiar with.” With the exhibition drawing from the talent of a wide variety of local artists, the show features an equally diverse range of art pieces with a variety of techniques and themes. And while there are

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IN THIS ISSUE

Possible new ordinance could offer more student housing pg 2 The city of Denton is looking into creating an ordinance named the Granny House Ordinance, which would allow people to rent out small apartments on their property.

UNT on the Square hosts the 29th Annual Visual Arts Society of Texas Member’s Exhibition. The exhibition showcased local art, including sculptures, paintings and photographs. Dillon Montes

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Local barber shop on the go pg 5 The Bearded Lady barber shop offers a unique spin on traditional haircuts with a store location near the Square and mobile service at a truck.

Mocking unfamiliar names contributes to bullying pg 7 Making fun of uncommon names is unnecessary and problematic. Read about why your aversion to never-before-seen names may be rooted in ethnocentricity.


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