VOL. 105 No.14 ADMINISTRATION
Smatresk responds to street preachers
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2015 CRIME
BASKETBALL
FAMILY BRINGS BRICE TO TOWN
By Julia Falcon Staff Writer @falconpunch_ As lawmakers and academics across the nation discuss First Amendment rights in light of the on-campus protests at Missouri and Yale, UNT continues with the same free speech dilemma that has raised eyebrows for years: the street preachers. University presidents in America have stepped down at the demands of student protesters on matters of racial injustices on campus. In Denton, however, UNT president Neal Smatresk responded in an email to claims that one church group called some students discouraging names and used explicative language earlier in November. “While I understand the rights of those preaching to express their opinions, I also believe this kind of diatribe to be hateful and hurtful,” Smatresk wrote. “I become especially concerned when it’s directed at members of our university family.” The group that comes to campus regularly mainly hails from Heritage Grace Church in Frisco under the leadership of pastor Emilio Ramos, who has spoken about this issue with the North Texas Daily. But the Heritage Grace crew is not affiliated with the preacher who allegedly prompted student backlash and moved Smatresk to send the community-wide email. Heritage Grace typically comes on Wednesdays; the preacher students
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By Torie Mosley Staff Writer @toriemosley When athletes commit to a university, there’s always a variety of factors to weigh. Location, playing time and a coach’s scheme are just a few of the elements athletes consider. For freshman center Rickey Brice Jr., it was all about keeping it in the family. Brice comes from the small town of Pantego, Texas, which resides in Tarrant County in the Cross Timbers area about 10 miles southeast of the Tarrant
Her being weak showed me that everything we have in life is not promised”
Freshman center Rickey Brice Jr. (23) is the first seven-foot player since 1994. Dylan Nadwodny | Staff Photographer County Courthouse in Fort Worth. Approximately one square mile in area, the city has a mere 2,394 citizens, according to the 2010 U.S. Census. “It’s in the middle of nowhere from one block to another,” Brice said. “No one really knows about it because it’s one little city in Arlington. We stick together and make everyone feel important.” And Brice wasn’t lying. Per the city’s official website, Pantego’s mission statement reads, “Pantego shall strive to be a premier community in which to live, work and retire, while maintaining our
small-town atmosphere.” Pantego means so much to Brice because the most important aspect of his life resides there: his grandmother, Zenobia Riser. Brice turned down offers from top-tier universities such as Texas Christian University, Oklahoma State University, the University of Texas, Louisiana State University, Texas Tech University and the University of Southern California to stay close to his favorite person in the world. “My grandma’s disabled from having knee replacements, so she can’t go to certain places to watch
me play,” Brice said. “I could’ve went to other schools, but I chose UNT because I wanted her to watch me play. And she can come whenever she feels like.” Riser has had two knee replacements, which has made Brice cherish the time he has with her and look at his own life differently. “Her being weak showed me that everything we have in life is not promised,” Brice said. “I talk to her every day. She goes to all of the home games.”
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PEOPLE
Theatre major captivates Denton with hair salon By Matt Payne Senior Staff Writer @MattePaper
Taking a full academic load of 18 hours, managing a salon three days a week past 2 a.m. and aspiring to start his own daytime talk show modeled after “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” theater and broadcast senior Enrique Granado is a man of many trades. Since third grade, when he began shadowing his grandfather in the salon he worked in, Granado has been immersed in hairstyling. “I’ve been accustomed to being surrounded by hard work my entire life,” Granado said. “And if I’m not at work or
school, I’m enjoying some one hour of free time watching TV. I often do homework on the train I take to Denton.” Granado credits the motivation to pursue his interests and long-term aspirations to his family. He comes from a lineage of hairstyling, though his father works in law enforcement. Approaching its one-year anniversary, Captivative Salon was established with unorthodox business ideals in mind. Prior to starting the business, Granado was employed as a hairstylist at several North Texas TONI&GUY locations. Because of the rigorous corporate training including
Owner Enrique Granado and fellow hairstylists all dress in pink for delightful vibes. Matt Payne | Senior Staff Writer coursework, exams and an all-around intense standard established by TONI&GUY, Granado said he was burnt out on the trade he grew up learning by the spring of 2013.
“The policies a big corporation like TONI&GUY had were so rigid,” Granado said. “If you failed any of the training exams, you had to
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Hailey’s to close, reopen as arcade bar with new surprises After 12 years as a Denton nightlife staple, Hailey’s Club will host its last party and close its doors on Dec. 31. Club owner Jennifer Gibbs said the conversation to close Hailey’s has been going on for most of this year. It is set to reopen as two new bars in 2016. Hailey’s has served the Denton music scene since opening in
2003 and has recently become popular for the 80s and 90s nights it hosts. “There are a lot of bars in Denton, but nothing like what we have planned,” Gibbs said. Gibbs said she has been playing coy with answering the “What’s after Hailey’s?” question, but now she’s ready to spill at least a few of the beans. “We found ourselves in frequent discussions about what
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By Alex Helm Staff Writer @alex_helm University police are looking for two suspects they said coaxed a person on campus to purchase electronics from an Apple store, only to steal the items for themselves. A crime alert issued Friday reported that the two men posed as Apple sales representatives in order to persuade a victim, who has not been identified, to apply for a line of credit using a cellphone. The initial encounter happened at about 6:50 p.m. Thursday outside the Business Leadership Building, according to police. The three traveled to an offcampus Apple Store, where the victim purchased three smart phones, believing the suspects would buy the phones back from the victim, police reported. After returning to UNT, the phones were taken from the victim. The victim was not injured. The suspects left campus in a gray four-door sedan with an unknown make, model and license plate. According to the crime alert, the first suspect is a black male with a light complexion, 5’8” and 170 lbs. He has a “shag” haircut and was wearing a red jumpsuit and black and white Puma shoes. The second suspect was also a black male with a dark complexion, 6’0” and 240 lbs. “Our detective for the case is doing an investigation, but there hasn’t been any more information since the crime alert went out,” UNT police spokesman John DeLong said. UNT police encourage anyone who may have information to call with tips.
RESIDENCE HALLS
Residents upset with dorm kitchens By Jynn Schubert Staff Writer @JynnWasHere
NIGHTLIFE
By Chad Robertson Staff Writer @chadr0b
Police seek two conmen after theft
Silver Loves Mercury plays at Hailey’s Club on Saturday night. The bar will close its doors on Dec. 31. Ryan Ellibee | Contributing Photographer
Of the 13 residence halls on campus, 12 do not have community stoves or ovens. And students say that’s not cutting it, because the university advertises full kitchenettes in the dorms for public use. The fire marshal last spring determined the residence halls’ ventilation systems were not up to code, so the stoves and ovens had to be removed. Construction crews building Rawlins Hall, established to house honors students, were able to conform to those standards, affording the residents there the luxuries of both an oven and a stove. Crumley Hall, built in 1961, is one of UNT’s older residence halls. With only 266 rooms, it’s also one of the smallest, cultivating a closelyknit community for the students who live there. The hall has been home to all students of the engineering REAL community since 2014, after serving as an all-girls dormitory before. With so many like-minded individuals in one place, it’s hard not to strike up friendships with neighbors. “When Fallout 4 came out, I remember walking into a stranger’s room with several other random people to watch some guy play,” Wil Quinn, a computer engineering freshman living in Crumley, said.
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