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Four more Texas universities reach top-tier rank

University unaware of Denton water problem

By Julia Falcon Staff Writer @falconpunch_

By Evan McAlister Staff Writer @evan_McAlister The University of North Texas, along with the University of Texas at Arlington, University of Dallas and Texas Tech, was added Monday to a list of toptier universities, an achievement that signals UNT’s progress and gives the school a boost in higher education.

The Carnegie Classifications of Institutions of Higher Education is a respected voice in higher education, meaning the university can now position itself as a top-ranked university, a goal school officials have long sought on the way to become a nationally recognized university.

UNT’s Ph.D. output from 2013 to 2014 exceeded criteria to be added to the “Doctoral University: Highest Research Activity (R1).”

However, prior to the update, UNT was in the same category, but in the “higher” degree.

There are many other categories in which top universities are recognized by Carnegie, but this one is among the best, UNT president Neal Smatresk said Tuesday, officially announcing the upgrade in a video.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott rejoiced Wednesday in the news that his state now has eight universities which boast this top

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“Pro-rape” group Return of Kings plans to meet on the Courthouse Lawn Saturday, Feb. 6, inspiring angry citizens to protest.

MORE THAN MYSELF Sadie Murray, 24, plays a game with her son Oliver, who she said loves to push buttons. Erica Wieting|Features Editor

Student parents perservere through hardships of campus life

By Kayleigh Bywater Senior Staff Writer @kayleighbywater On certain days, the person sitting next to 24-year-old anthropology senior Sadie Murray during class isn’t a fellow student or T.A. Instead, her seatmate sits on a blanket, trying to hold his body weight up as he chews on toys and inspects the curious faces around him.

Murray’s 1-year-old son Oliver

is experiencing life at UNT right alongside her.

Although Oliver doesn’t always venture out to campus, Murray commutes to the university as a nontraditional student: a mom.

Overcoming obstacles Murray found out she was pregnant with Oliver in spring 2014. Because the pregnancy was unplanned, she said she struggled to reconcile the news with her dreams

of graduating.

“Now, he’s the brightest light in my life,” Murray said. “I have to be honest with myself and own up to my failures or hardships because what I’m doing now goes toward mine and Oliver’s future. The journey has not been easy by any means.”

Murray said she went through a phase where her grades slipped and she lost some direction. She ultimately persevered, but though things changed for the better when

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Cat café offers hands-on adoption right meow

By Samantha Sullivan Staff Writer @SamElizabethan

Almost half of the cats and kittens that enter more than 13,500 animal shelters in the United States each year are euthanized because they haven’t been adopted, according to the ASPCA. Because of this, one business in Lewisville is revolutionizing the pet adoption process.

The Charming Cat Corner, which opened in December at Vista Ridge Mall, is the first permanent cat café in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and the second in

Texas. The adoptable felines residing in the building come from Kitty Save, a nonprofit organization dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating homeless cats and kittens.

“Patrons come from all over the area— from Celina, Rowlett and Forney—and a lot of UNT students come before finals,” operating manager Ardith Timmons said.

Café customers pay $10 for an hour of time with the felines, but the establishment doesn’t serve food or drinks. Instead, customers are invited to bring their own treats and refreshments.

Patrons must wash their hands before they interact with the cats and again

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A cat chews on some grass at the Charming Cat Corner. Pots of chewing grass are placed for the cats all around the cafe. Hannah Ridings | Senior Staff Photographer

BASKETBALL

Junior guard Johnson’s work ethic paying off for North Texas

By Reece Waddell Senior Staff Writer @ReeceTapout15

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Wednesday, Feb. 3 was National Signing Day, the first day for high school seniors to officially sign with an NCAA university.

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she had Oliver in February 2015, she just kept running into problems.

Murray has the help of her family to watch Oliver, but said every day is unexpected. A major roadblock standing in her way, she said, are professors.

“I didn’t stop going to school when I was pregnant or when Oliver was born,” Murray said. “Some professors were very understanding,

Denton’s recent failure to sufficiently test its water for lead and copper was not relayed to the student body because the UNT facilities department was unaware of it. The city alerted Denton residents with a flier between Jan. 7 and Feb. 3.

The city is required by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to test 50 samples of water over three years. There were no samples taken from Jan. 1, 2013 to Dec. 31, 2015. The city is not sure of the quality of drinking water consumed during those dates, according to the flier that did not reach the student body.

A lab manager for Denton, Fritz Schwalm, said there was a change in the program usage, which is why the testing procedure was overlooked.

“We have never had a problem with our water in the past,” Schwalm said.

“Since the early ‘90s, there haven’t been any concerns.”

UNT spokeswoman Margarita Venegas said once officials learned about the situation this week, they reached out to the city of Denton to get a better understanding what was going on.

“Water is being monitored and tested, and there are no issues with water quality and safety,” Venegas said. “Right now there is no need for a notice that may end up being

CATS

The Iowa Caucus took place Monday, Feb. 1, resulting in a victory for Republican Ted Cruz.

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Junior guard Deckie Johnson (10) laughs at something a teammate says during a practice.

Dylan Nadwodny | Staff Photographer

Practice didn’t start for another few hours, but there stood Mean Green junior guard Deckie Johnson all by himself in the echo chambers of the Super Pit. The squeak of his shoes and the bounce of the basketball reverberated off the vacant seats, with the only sound accompanying him being that of a rebound machine that fires basketballs back at him after he shoots.

Always the first one in the gym and the last one out, it is Johnson’s relentless work ethic that has propelled him to be North Texas’ third leading scorer at 14.1 points per game.

In only his first season with the Mean Green, Johnson describes himself as a silent assassin.

“I have a chip on my shoulder,” Johnson said. “Every night I play as hard as I can.

What I love to do is shoot. So I am ready to shoot at all times, and I always think the next one is going in.”

Not the most vocal player on the court or in the locker room, Johnson prefers to let his actions speak for themselves.

Some of those actions are hustle plays that do not always show up on the stat sheet, like taking charges and diving for loose balls.

“I like to lead by example,” Johnson said. “But I try to talk more on the court when I need

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UNT OFFICIALS TALK STUDENT SAFETY WHILE STUDYING ABROAD

By Tiffany Ditto Staff Writer @TiffanyDitto Despite the rise of the Islamic State, and its increasingly long reach around the world, UNT wants students to not be deterred from studying abroad in one of more than 800 programs available to the student body.

UNT’s study abroad office

acknowledged the increased international threat from terror groups like the Islamic State and Boko Haram. Attacks are unpredictable, but university officials said they do everything they can to ensure the likelihood of a student being around one of these attacks is as low as possible.

According to the study abroad office the university examines three areas to determine the safety of those traveling: the country

itself, the program and the student traveling.

At the country level the university looks at the destination country and monitors the safety of these locations through resources at the U.S. State Department. The program level has a “thorough application process for faculty.” On the individual level the university provides every student with a pre-departure orientation, where students are given lessons in personal safety and how to respond

in emergency situation. “[The students] are given detailed guidance on how to respond to natural disasters or other emergencies in the country,” Am Amy Shenberger, the study abroad director, said. “Incidents have certainly occurred, usually routine, like a student sprains their ankle or gets appendicitis.”

Shenberger also said the study abroad office has an emergency response plan for almost every

Students in the dark about Denton water problem

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER The City of Denton has violated the monitoring and reporting requirements set by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) in Chapter 30, Section 290, Subchapter F. Even though these were not emergencies, as our customers, you have the right to know what happened and what we are doing to correct these situations.

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The city is planning to conduct water tests to detect copper and lead between June 1 and Sept. 30 of this year. Colin Mitchell | Senior Staff Photographer

situation.

Currently there are 27 facultyled programs set to take place this summer alone. These programs span over 15 countries, and are anywhere from three to eight weeks long.

Professor Ozlem Altiok is leading a program in Turkey this summer.

“We will be in Istanbul, a truly global and cosmopolitan city,” Altiok said in an email. “A couple of my students who had been planning

to go told me that their parents had concerns about their safety. As a parent, I understand that parents have a heightened sense of threat, but as a teacher-scholar, I have to ask should we then expect people to cancel their trips to Boston or Disneyland or New York after each school shooting?”

Altiok said she takes a trip to Istanbul every year and does not feel unsafe there. Students should trust the faculty member they are traveling with, because the faculty member knows the area and the people, making the trip safer, she said.

“I suspect that a lot of fear stems from not knowing the place,” Altiok said. “Istanbul and Turkey as a whole may be going through tough times, politically speaking, but what country is not? Istanbul is a great city, and as safe as all cities its size and greatness.”

Sociology junior Allie Davila, who studied in Buenos Aires, Argentina last year, said the study abroad office did help her in preparing for the trip.

“They had a session and warned you of the dangers of walking alone,” Davila said. “They told you to try not to ‘look American,’ and try to blend it.”

Davila loved her study abroad experience and didn’t want to come back. She said the instructors not only taught the students, but made an effort to invite the students out to take in the culture. Davila wants students looking to go abroad to know that it’s these outings that make the experience so memorable.

“I [made] a lot of friends that I still talk to,” Davila said. “It’s important to pay attention to what UNT tells you, but definitely go out.

Just go out and walk around, get lost and people will help you.”

Students looking to study abroad later this year can still sign up for some of the programs until March 1.

“It’s important for students to know there’s risk everywhere,” Shenberger said. “All travel comes with risk and it’s our responsibility to make sure students are wellinformed when they study abroad.”

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Tier-one: UNT, other Texas universities added to prominent classification UNIVERSITY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 tier classification. Dallas-Fort Worth has embraced UNT, UTD and UTA and Texas Tech has its Health Science Center in Dallas.

“I’m as happy as can be,” Smatresk said. “Now that we’re in the club, we want to understand how the use the classification responsibly and stay in.”

The new status allows the university to compete for money from the National Research University Fund and opens doors for UNT to eventually compete for Restricted Research Expenditures.

“We moved up in the Carnegie Classifications by staying true to our roots as an institution focused on creativity and educational activities,” Smatresk said.

UNT officials have noted the latest Carnegie rankings give strong consideration to UNT’s impact as a broad-based research institution that awards a large number of doctoral degrees each year.

Smatresk stresses that while reaching tier-one status is a big milestone, there is still work ahead to help UNT increase its national reputation.

To be competitive for the restricted research expenditures, schools must bring in $45 million in research funds for two years. UNT currently draws less than $20 million.

“We’ve got quite a ways to go,” Dr. Tom McCoy vice president of research and economic development said, “Reaching that milestone is my next

goal for the university.”

Carnegie classifications are only one among many university-ranking systems and have no standard scale to determine tier-one status.

Forbes ranks UNT No. 570 overall, No. 214 in research universities and No. 149 of southern universities.

“I think it’s amazing, any positive representation for UNT is a great thing,” integrated studies freshman Taylor Shelton. “Anything that brings more prestige to UNT, ultimately affects my degree and automatically looks better for everyone that has a degree from here.”

News editor Dalton contributed to this report.

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Avesta restaurant in Union struggles to attract patrons

By Alejandro Medellin Staff Writer @skinny_fats Newly opened restaurant Avesta is having trouble attracting students because of poor advertising, inconvenient hours of operation and pricing menu options, one official said.

After three weeks of operation, the restaurant has seen a slow rise in attendance. The patrons so far have been attracted mainly through word-of-mouth. Mike Sood, the director of food services for the Union, plans to advertise more in the coming weeks, beginning with a page on the university dining services website. He also said they plan on using social media to get

the word out.

Located on the second floor of the University Union, Avesta is an old-school restaurant with an upscale dining experience. Between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., students and staff are welcome to try their menu, which offers entrees from around the world. Avesta was a staple in the old union building, but the new restaurant is much bigger with a contemporary aesthetic that reflects the main building.

Sood said once the Union acquires an alcohol license it would be for the whole building and not just Fuzzy’s Taco Shop. This, Sood said, might attract more students.

“We are exploring all kinds of possibilities, like wine or maybe beer, but everything is up in the

air,” said Sood.

Sood said Avesta offers a good deal but for some students those $9 meals could be too much.

“It’s a bit pricier for student consumption, but we are seeing a lot of students,” Sood said.

The price for an entree is $8.95 with either a soup or salad included in the meal. Patrons must also pay tip, but students do not consider the price to be a problem especially compared to other venues at the union.

“I would say it’s affordable but not exactly convenient,” biochemistry freshman Elicia Sepulveda said, referring to the short hours of operation.

Sepulveda mentioned that the Chick-Fil-A she was currently

eating cost her about $8, and that she would rather have a homecooked-meal experience for the same price at Avesta.

But the problem for Sepulveda, like many other students, is she leads a busy life, and for her it is not easy to visit Avesta with her current schedule.

“I get out of class and go to work,” marketing senior Ogundu Kanu said.

Kanu said the price is affordable for him, but “the hours are not good” for him.

Sood mentioned that he would like to offer students a good meal right here on campus rather than them going off campus, and added Avesta may open for dinner.

The new dining restaurant, Avesta, is now open on the second floor of the the University Union. Haley Yates | Staff Writer

ORGANIZATIONS

UNT NAACP ushers in Black History Month in first meeting

By Alejandro Medellin Staff Writer @skinny_fats At the start of Black History Month, the UNT NAACP chapter met Monday for the semester’s first general meeting and threw sharp critiques at the administration for not being open to talks about racial issues.

While none of the officers voiced any specific qualms with the university — they praised the university for its good work in the past —

members said were it not for the support they have from other student organizations, like the International Socialist Organization or the Black Student Union, it would be difficult to land administrative meetings to address UNT issues.

“When we all go in numbers, nobody can turn us down,” chapter secretary Carol Henderson said. “We have to make sure we have a seat at the table.”

Campus carry made an appearance as well. Chapter president Brittany Turnham

said not enough black students attended campus carry town hall meetings last semester which were set up so UNT officials could hear community concerns about the new gun law, which starts Aug. 1.

“Campus carry affects those of color and makes us nervous,” Burnam said.

The university’s campus carry policy is still not finalized. And students can still submit feedback on the policy on this website.

During discussions, members talk about two hotbutton issues: the comments

New UNT NAACP members settle in their seats as the first meeting of the semester star ts.

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UNT seal, demolished over winter break, to return later in 2016

By Evan McAlister Staff Writer @evan_McAlister

Graduation pictures this semester won’t be the same, but the university seal on the corner of North Texas Blvd. and Interstate 35 will return. It was torn down Dec. 17 as part of the I-35 expansion project

by TXDot contractor AGL Constructors.

A new one will be built by this summer (or sooner), Helen Bailey, director of facilities planning, design

and construction said. The new one will be built near the location of the old one, and will be paid for with the money the university received from TXDot for the land needed for the expansion project.

“We are wanting to have it installed as soon as possible, but coordination with AGL and their work may hinder our progress,” Bailey said.

The original seal went up in 1998. Some students and alumni are upset by the demolition.

“It would have been nice if

made by actress Stacey Dash on the Oscar nominations controversy, and the response of the president of the University at Albany after three black women were jumped by a group of white men and women.

Integrative studies senior Raylon Pace said the lack of thoughtful response from the president was shocking coming from a northern state, but said it is not surprising.

“Most of the time they just want our votes,” Pace said.

“They couldn’t care less about our problems, we tend to make the mistake that because a person is liberal they care about black people.”

Burnam said she experienced racial prejudice here when a UNT confessions page directed racial slurs at her specifically for being outspoken on campus and with UNT NAACP. Henderson added that more emphasis should be placed on Black History month here at UNT. Marketing sophomore Jamal Brown

shared Henderson’s viewpoint and highlighted frustration at the way American history is

“

When we learn about Martin Luther King, Jr. it’s black history,” Brown said. “But when we learn about George Washington, it’s just history.”

taught.

“When we learn about Martin Luther King, Jr. it’s black history,” Brown said.

“But when we learn about

George Washington, it’s just history.”

Vice president of the chapter Bobby Jefferson directed a critique at the student accounting and financial aid offices, calling them unhelpful and oftentimes rude or condescending.

“It’s the way they talk to you,” Jefferson said. “If you’re colored, you’re going to take it a certain way.”

Jefferson said, however, the university has been good at elevating black voices to be heard, and praises the diversity on campus. He said the NAACP attempts to foster a good environment for people to share their opinions, but mentioned that members should try to reach out outside of NAACP to alert the campus of problems addressed at the group’s meetings.

“It definitely could be better,” Jefferson said.

“They’re gonna handle things just like everybody else, but I do feel I have a voice here.”

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the they could have waited until our class [graduated],” biology senior Elizabeth Mathers said.

“There are plenty of other spots on the campus for us to take grad photos, so it’s cool that we can start new traditions.”

Bailey insists the new sign will be better. The same design will be kept, but the new seal will feature black letters on a white granite.

Since September 2015, the intersection and surrounding streets have been under construction to realign the frontage roads.

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Recall elec t io n for H a w k i ns; Ro d e n’ s rec a ll d i sq u a l i f i e d

By Julia Falcon Staff Writer @falconpunch_ There will be a recall election for Denton councilman Joey Hawkins May 7, and councilman Kevin Roden appears to be in the clear from his own recall.

The City Council decided Tuesday to honor a recall petition for Hawkins filed by Denton residents in a 7-0 vote. The same day, Denton officials announced Roden’s recall petition was disqualified because of a technicality.

The city requires recall paperwork to count the number of signatures on each page of the petition and sign an affidavit verifying the number of signatures is correct. Because about 18 pages did not fulfill that requirement, the city voided it.

Hawkins had two recall petitions filed against him.

The first, like Roden’s, was disqualified because of a technically. If locals decide to again fill petition against Roden, they are approaching a hard deadline. The deadline to include a recall vote on the May ballot is Feb. 19.

Hawkins himself voted for the recall, and said that he encourages any and all citizens to email, call or meet up with him to discuss any concerns they may have.

“I hope to continue to serve District 4,” Hawkins said.

“I voted for the recall too, I understand it’s the ordinance and the charter, and they followed all

the rules. I voted on it to be on the ballot, you can’t just pick and choose the laws you want to obey.

They followed all the rules.”

Both Roden and Hawkins were put on blast by local activists upset with their votes to repeal the hydraulic fracturing ban, an ordinance pushed through the Council with the movement from energy activists after a bout with oil and gas companies and lobbyists.

About half of the packed city council chamber Tuesday night was filled with people wearing”We Support Joey” t-shirts, including Denton former councilwoman Pete Kamp, who said she believes that the recall for Hawkins is unfair.

“I am here to speak against the recall vote, but we understand very much the democratic process,” Kamp said. “There is some misunderstanding also. Yes, we do have ways to recall people for reasons, the reasons for this recall aren’t some of them.”

Animosity from the repeal of the fracking ban is pointed at the City Council in more than one way. Along with the recall movement, activists are also debating the practicality and environmental impact of the city’s proposed energy plan, which city officials said will rely on renewable energy resources.

The problem, however, is it includes two natural gas powered plants.

Councilwoman Kathleen

Wazny said that she agrees 100 percent with the final decision.

“I believe in the process because we live in a democracy,” Wazny said. “It was legal. My speech was different because it’s true that democracy is messy.

If you are not going to have [a] disagreement, then it’s not a democracy.”

Both Hawkins and Kamp said they hoped for a positive voter turn-out, based on past voting experiences, and Denton being known for having a low voter turn-out at elections.

“In District 4, I hope we have an overwhelming majority of people to come support Joey,” Kamp said. “We have to vote no to the recall to support him, and I think an incredible amount of people will do so.”

Councilman Dalton Gregory said he was voting on the recall simply because he swore he would support the city’s charter when he was elected.

“This vote should not be interpreted as my supporting,” Gregory said. “This is frivolous, measly, vindictive, petty and other adjectives not suitable for this setting. Those who created the city charter kept the rules vague because it was impossible to anticipate a recall. You don’t have to have a good reason to have a recall, you just need a reason. I think they misused the rules, and I hope to see a revision in the near future.”

Vietnam veteran and former school board member voices his concerns to the Denton City Council board.

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Denton City Council members Joey Hawkins and Greg Johnson ask questions concerning the former statement made by a Denton county resident. Tristan Miller | Staff Photographer UNION

PEOPLE

SGA president takes Don’t be internship with UNT PD alarmed

By Chelsea Watkins Staff Writer @Chelloo

SGA president Adam Alattry talks about his internship at the UNT Police Department.

Dylan Nadwodny | Staff Photographer DIVERSITY

Examining university demographics in D-FW

By Laura Cortez Staff Writer @laura_cortez94 Public and private universities often advertise a diverse student body.

Demographic analysis can be found

through multiple sources, including accountability reports and fact books.

A look at some of the top Texas universities compares UNT to other schools in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and beyond: UNT, Baylor University, Southern Methodist University and

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The student body president is now working for the UNT Police Department.

Along with being Student Government Association president, Adam Alattry will intern with the UNT police as a policy analyst this semester.

Alattry sought an internship position with the UNT police to fulfill his capstone requirement for his political science major.

During his internship, Alattry will be assisting with accreditation and policy management, where he will look into policies to make sure they are up-to-date and help create police training materials.

He will also transfer materials to new software the police department is adopting.

Lieutenant David Owen said the new system will allow police officers to take training courses online and will include Texas Christian University.

UNT had the highest percentage of minority students in nearly all categories.

TCU’s fall 2015 report has the most white students on campus at 72.1 percent. SMU is second from their fall 2012 report at 70.8 percent.

They are followed by Baylor’s fall 2015 report at 66.1 percent and lastly UNT with the least at 50.2 percent.

“We’re getting national rankings and reputations which really help us to recruit students,” vice president for Institutional Equity

testing. Training is a large part of the police department, as it is required to keep their accreditation status.

The UNT police are accredited through both the Calea standard and Iaclea standard, which means they must continuously train officers and update policies. The police department has a little more than a hundred policies, Owens said.

“What Adam is going to be doing is working with [Peg Gant] to make sure training is meeting standards,” Owens said.

The police department doesn’t typically advertise internships for students, as positions vary from year to year. However, any students interested in interning for them can contact them to inquire about available positions, he said.

“It really depends on their interest,” Owens said.

In this case, Owens said their

need for help in the adoption of this new system fit well with Alattry’s career interests.

As SGA president, Alattry was also a part of the campus carry task force and helped draft the recommendations for campus carry laws and rules for UNT that was sent to the board of regents.

“Now the UNT police department is going to need a policy specifically for campus carry and how they are going to deal with active shooter situations,” Alattry said. “As a student body president, I was able to help draft that initial thing and then I’m gonna help draft the procedure at UNT PD.” Alattry said he recently enlisted in the Army to work as an intelligence analyst and will be shipping off this summer.

“I think this [internship] will help me a lot with the policy aspect of a lot of the things that I’ll be working with,” he said.

and Diversity Joanne Woodard said.

“As we’re growing the diversity of our population, we also have a concomitant effort to increase the quality of our undergraduate students.”

The second most present race at these universities is Hispanic. TCU reported 11 percent and UNT had the most at 20.9 percent.

Students who identify as African-

American were least found at TCU, which had 4.8 percent. UNT had the most at 13.7 percent.

Asian individuals were lowest with TCU at 2.8 percent and SMU highest with 7 percent.

SMU and UNT have the highest amount of international students.

UNT and Baylor also have the highest percentages in the “other” category.

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by the Union fire alarms

By Alejandro Medellin Staff Writer @skinny_fats

Students were concerned that several fire alarms have gone off at the University Union in recent weeks, but University Union director Zane Reif said there’s nothing to be worried about.

The building, which opened late last semester, is still in the adjustment period, as it opened several new retail spaces and restaurants earlier in the semester.

Reif said invisible laser beams would set off the fire alarm if blocked by smoke, a person or maybe a balloon.

These laser beams are adept at smoke detection, but their sensitive nature requires attention from Union staff.

“They are designed for smoke, but if people are working on the ceiling, they need to have them disabled before they block them,” Reif said.

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ANIMALS

Students and animal shelter lend a paw to homeless pets

By Nikki Lyssy Staff Writer @Blindnikkii A symphony of sounds greets anyone who walks through the doors of the North Texas Animal Shelter: barks; meows; the calls of animals waiting for

a human friend.

Every week, the North Texas Animal Club gathers to interact and engage with shelter animals. Psychology sophomore Alyssa Gallacher, the club’s president, said former club president Mallory

Psychology freshman Karissa Deanbugai holds one of the newest cats that are up for adoption. Nathan Roberts | Staff Photographer

Schier created the club on the same principles as the allinclusive, community-serving World Echoes club, which she was also part of. “[She] started up the club because she had bounced around from club to club trying to find her niche,” Gallacher said. “A lot of people are more comfortable with animals than they are with people.”

Psychology freshman and NTAC vice president Karissa Deanbugai said the club was started to help people connect to like-minded individuals around them.

“A lot of people find it easier to talk with an animal in their hands,” Deanbugai said.

As club president, Gallacher is responsible for organizing events, one of which is Fuzzy Friday. The event, which will take place April 1, is the club’s biggest and will feature shelter animals from the community that UNT students can play with.

History sophomore Mia Rook said she has enjoyed being a member of the club.

“I like the fact that they do so much community work,” Rook said. “They work with a lot of shelters who have a high euthanization rate.”

Rook said her favorite event from last year’s Fuzzy Friday was designed for disabled dogs, called “dogs in wheelchairs.” She expressed her excitement for an even bigger event this year.

The club’s advisor, English professor Kelly Mitchell, became involved with the club after Gallacher, who was enrolled in one of the professor’s classes, asked her if she would be interested.

“I have a love of animals, pets and dogs,” Mitchell said. “So I agreed to be an administrator for the club.”

Psychology freshman major Karissa Deanbugai pets one of the cats at the shelter. Nathan Roberts | Staff Photographer

Along with cats, dogs are also one of the animals you can adopt at the shelter. Nathan Roberts | Staff Photographer As the club’s advisor, Mitchell approves meetings and content, as well as outings and events. She said the club gives her a connection to students with whom she works

on a daily basis.

“I have a kinship with my students very often, so I want to help and participate with them, not only to be a mentor for them, [but also] to support such

a good cause,” Mitchell said. “I personally have three dogs, and we’re trying to raise awareness and get these homeless animals adopted out.”

TECHNOLOGY

The Factory expands, offers more equipment to students and staff

By Haley Yates Staff Writer @haleysocoollike Slumped in a corner of Willis Library, the Factory buzzes and whirs as students interact with machines, creating gizmos and gadgets. Locked behind cabinets are tools to build interactive robots, virtual reality goggles and enough audio and video gear to film a professional movie.

When the Factory opened in October 2014, the main attraction was a new 3-D printer that was available to students, faculty and staff. Before, only engineering students had access to the only 3-D printer on campus, which is located in the FabLab. Factory lab administrator Judy Hunter said she wanted to create a cross-disciplined three-dimensional learning space in the library.

“We wanted the library to be a place where anybody could come and work together,” she said.

This semester, the Factory received a Texas State Library and Archives Commission Grant, which provided a chance to get new equipment for the lab.

This was used to collect feedback from the university

on what they wanted. A survey was sent out to students and faculty to see what curriculum-based projects might need special equipment and what the students wanted.

“Some people had some really in-depth projects that they were throwing at us,” Hunter said. “We want to be able to support the variety of what students need.”

Hunter said without the survey, they might not have gotten sewing machines with the new grant, but it was such a common request that they decided to get two. The Factory offers a seven-day checkout for most equipment, and items can be placed on hold for personal and class projects in the future.

Last semester, the 3-D printer did more than three times as many print jobs as the previous semester.

“The numbers keep escalating each semester, which is fantastic,” Hunter said. “It’s what we’re here for.”

The 3-D printers use filaments to make board game pieces, phone cases, toys, functioning tools and any other tangible object students or faculty might need.

The only roadblock one might encounter during a project is precision. The printers in the Factory are considered “hobby-grade” equipment, meaning they aren’t advanced enough to print motor parts or

Two miniature radial airplane engines that were printed by UNT’s first 3-D printer sit in the fabrication lab of the Art Building.

The printer in the Factory will make the second 3-D printer UNT has invested in. File Photo | North Texas Daily

professional-grade gear.

“We have to be clear with students to make sure that their expectations match what we can provide for them,” Hunter said. “We limit only if we feel it’s something our equipment isn’t designed to do, or if it’s not appropriate for the quality they’re looking for.”

Jeffrey McCullui, a Clinical Mental Health Counseling graduate and Factory employee, said many students stop by to look at the equipment and ask questions.

“I’ll ask them what they’re interested in and try to relate something we have to their interest,” McCullui said. “It’s not hard because there is so much stuff, and there’s a lot of relate-ability with what we have here.”

To make room for the new equipment received through the grant, the Factory will expand and take place of the printer room in Willis Library. Students and faculty will soon be able to work on projects in an open space equipped with resources and a staff available to help answer questions.

“There’s not a lot of space to hang out and work on stuff, but once we get a larger area I think a lot more students will be coming by,” McCullui said.

The Maker Movement is a term used to describe the new push of hands-on involvement in technology and engineering in kindergarten through 12th grade schools. Many universities caught the tail end of this movement and are just now receiving the tools to create a “maker space” like the Factory.

“I’ve hired a few students that worked at Dallas’ maker space or Austin’s maker space,” Hunter said.

“A lot of the times, people who worked at children’s museums have experience with the equipment.”

Maker spaces have opened up across the country, offering a similar environment to that of the Factory.

The community gathers together to share resources, work on projects and have access to equipment like 3-D printers, laser cutters and robotics kits.

The Factory offers student-led workshops for those who want to learn more about the new tech. Each workshop focuses on a specific item or program that the Factory has available, and there are technical assistants onsite to answer questions and ease concerns about the complicated systems.

“Our goal is to be able to show that we’re making an impact on students to have a better experience while they’re here at the university,” Hunter said. “And to walk away with a larger skill set that will help them as they move forward.”

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Student parenting brings struggle and reward to everyday life PEOPLE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 but others were less willing to help me. It stings, but you can’t help but understand.”

Some professors require Murray

to bring in Oliver’s doctor’s note if she misses class to care for him. But Murray said on a college student and mother’s budget, she can’t afford to pay the $30 copay every time her son is feeling under the weather.

Some professors are willing to

Sadie Murray’s son Oliver watches her feed their dogs. He will celebrate his first birthday on Feb. 9. Erica Wieting|Features Editor

let Murray Skype in for lecture, while others let her bring Oliver to class when babysitting options fall through. Murray said her son has battled a midterm alongside her and experienced hour-long lectures— at less than a year old—due to the generosity of her teachers.

Human developmental and family studies professor Arminta Jacobson said she allows student parents to bring their children to class on certain conditions. The children can’t be a distraction for other students and must be able to entertain themselves.

“It’s important for student parents to feel as though they have a safe place to bring their children when there are no other options,” Jacobson said. “I feel that these scholar parents are great role models for other students who don’t have kids, so why not give them the opportunity to show their skills and talents.”

Parenting on campus The need for an all-ages daycare or cheaper form of childcare is often discussed among UNT parents. For integrated studies senior Abigail Vilamil, the childcare resources in Denton are either too expensive or won’t accept her 5-month-old son Jonathan.

Vilamil commutes two hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays to come to school. Her fiancé also has to take off work in order to watch Jonathan when she is in class.

“When I found out I was pregnant, one of the first things I looked into was if there were any daycares on campus since I knew I still wanted to come to UNT,” Vilamil said. “I just think since they have daycare drop-offs in gyms and stores, why can’t they provide students with an

“

Some professors were very understanding, but others were less willing to help me. It stings, but you can’t help but understand.”

affordable option?”

A few childcare aides are offered by the university and operate through the Camp Fire Child Care Network to integrate a referral service, allowing students, faculty and staff to locate a childcare provider based on individual criteria.

The Child Development Laboratory, run by the College of Education, is a preschool program focusing on early childhood development, but it only takes in children three to five years old.

“Since UNT is so big, you’d think they would have a couple more options,” Vilamil said. “As parents, we spend so much money on our kids that when you add in the tuition and expensive daycare, it just gets to be overwhelming.”

The shortage of lactation rooms around campus is also a major problem for on-campus mothers.

There are seven single-use rooms on campus, each containing a chair, an outlet and a changing table for breastfeeding moms. There are no sinks.

Additionally, the rooms are not always easy to get to. Murray said

Sadie Murray breastfeeds her son Oliver in her childhood home, where she lives with her mother and grandmother. Erica Wieting|Features Editor although she has a long break between her classes and sometimes leaves early, a lot of other moms are already waiting in line when she gets there.

“When I don’t have anywhere else to go, I know the bathroom in the BLB has an outlet,” Murray said.

“So I just have to stand there at the sink and pump for about 10 minutes while people come in and out. It’s interesting to see peoples’ reactions.

But no matter what, I’ve got to do it.”

Many student moms have to carry their equipment to class and pump at certain times of the day. The process of breastfeeding is also tiresome, so

not having the available resources can take a toll on mothers.

Murray said she is learning and growing alongside Oliver as she teaches him things and plans to pursue her master’s degree after she graduates.

“It’s really hard to be away from your baby,” Murray said. “In the beginning, it’s a very emotional process of being away, and even as your child gets older, it doesn’t get any easier. When you aren’t given what you need to provide for your child, it’s just harder on you.”

ATHLETICS

Competitive jumping rope team double-dutches to success

By Victoria Monteros Staff Writer @ToriLaSuper For 11 years, competitive jumping rope team the Falcon Flyers have been performing in the North Texas region.

Created by coach Wendy

Bailey, the team is comprised of 44 members aged from fourth to 12th grade. Bailey, a former physical education teacher from Lake Dallas Independent School District, taught P.E. for 18 years. As a new teacher she attended a state P.E conference, where she became more aware of jumping rope and took a

double-dutch workshop.

She took the sport back to her fifth-grade students, but few showed interest. When a performance team from Grandview came to visit, she reached out to them instead.

“I said, ‘How do you learn this? I’ve been wanting to teach this,’” Bailey said. “They told

The Falcon Flyers pose for a team photo after practice. The team practices after school to perfect competition routines.

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me, ‘Go to the USA Jump-Rope website,’ and I did.”

The next weekend, Bailey attended a workshop for jumping rope. She then went on to recruit more children.

“I took 10 kids I picked just randomly off the playground and thought [about] who would have a good attitude

and wouldn’t be rude at this workshop, who had good stamina and coordination,” Bailey said. “I took some kids and fell in love with it and started an after-school club, which turned into a national competitive team.”

The team participates in speed events, both single- and double-dutch ropes, free style events and team shows, which are four to five minutes in length and can include up to 30 individuals on the floor.

Assistant coach Katelyn Romero, currently a sophomore at TWU, originally started jumping rope on the Jumping Jammers and has been jumping since second grade. She discovered the sport through a childhood friend and has since fallen in love with it.

“I like being able to be creative when I am creating routines,” Romero said. “I enjoy being creative with kids, working back and forth with kids.”

A kinesiology pre-occupational therapy major, Romero also said working with the kids frequently enables her to observe their jumping abilities and see their motor skills develop.

The members of the Falcon Flyers are visibly energetic, enthusiastic and diligent, dedicating hours to practice and eager to learn new skills.

“You get to jump in front of people and you get to show what you’re really good at,” fifth grader and Falcon Flyer Cedillo said. “And then I like it when they applaud [sic] at you and it makes you really happy.”

Aside from the great physical benefits and showcasing opportunities, being in the Falcon Flyers provides a benefit that goes beyond physicality. They learn valuable lessons of discipline, independence, good manners, responsibility and giving back to the community.

“I think [my favorite part is] helping the younger ones get new tricks and watching them make new routines,” Falcon Flyer and Denton high school junior Stephen Miles said.

The team works with the American Heart Association and has appeared on live news broadcasts, getting the chance to meet news anchors and observe what goes on behind the scenes. They have also performed for professional and college sports events including Texas Legends games and, most recently, a UNT women’s basketball game.

“I think what I like the most about it is the door opens for other opportunities and it teaches them responsibility,” Bailey said.

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Viri Apaez, left, and Flor Cedillo practice jumping rope together at their after-school program, Falcon Flyers.

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BUSINESS

Local business mogul melds fellowship and faculty

By Matt Payne Copy Editor @MattePaper Between being in charge of teaching a group of eight adolescents, contributing design work for Denton Bible Church and doing anything else the fellowship asked him to do—all for free—Eddie Renz couldn’t help but feel his labor of love was starting to be taken advantage of.

At 40 years old, Renz is an entrepreneur, business management mentor, graphic designer and college student in charge of three businesses that he manages from his single-bed apartment in Corinth. He said he enjoys the control he now has over his work.

“I felt resentful contributing so much only to have those requesting it feel compelled to dictate what direction I let my design go,” Renz said. “Creating is a sensitive art you grow attached to, and when people feel obligated to tell you what direction to go with it, it only makes sense to get paid on the side.”

Renz owns and operates a

graphic and web design service, Chemist Creative. His most recent apparel and merchandise line, Denton Swag, was founded in 2015. It offers prints, mugs, clothing and more in an attempt to capture what Renz called Denton’s “quiet energy that always seems to stay at a nice simmer.”

Renz is also a disc jockey for his company Sound and Show and manages to DJ for at least three shows monthly, bringing in close to an extra $20,000 per year.

Formerly one of 40 youth leaders at Denton Bible Church on University Drive, Renz was responsible for helping with several tasks in the youth department. He has colorful backgrounds in both business and graphic design from past positions with Boeing and Texas Instruments and was routinely charged with designing event posters, T-shirts and anything else the fellowship decided to assign him.

What inspired Renz to build a trio of business ventures was knowing he could only attain the future he wanted if he had full

control of where his life took him. He dreamed of a future he could make his own and combine his love of Denton with his appreciation for dress and design.

“I used to grow up and have this idyllic picture of how my life wanted to be,” Renz said, commenting on his early days attending Texas Woman’s University for a degree in physical therapy. “All my businesses and pursuits have increased my skill set. Anything I used to think of how my life was supposed to look like would only slow me down.”

From the fellowship In spite of the physical and emotional drain Renz has had to cope with, he has been able to leave an impression on several of his former pupils, now grown and most with families. In both his personal and professional lives, he has established rapport and respect.

“Whenever I talk about Eddie, I always say he’s like a second father figure to me,” said former Denton Bible student Nathan Allison, who now teaches at

Owner of Denton Swag Eddie Renz rolls up a poster to get it ready for packaging in his apar tment office.

Paulina De Alva | Staff Photographer

Marcus High School. “But in all actuality, he’s a powerful man who’s a big teddy bear.”

From unabashedly confronting rambunctious teens in movie theaters to impressing the likes of the Chinese while overseas on mission trips, Allison described his former leader as both looming and lovable.

“I explicitly remember one Chinese man saying, ‘You’re what we call Godzilla,’” Allison said. “I guess he could be Godzilla if he tried hard enough.”

Although Renz is now considered a business mogul among several of his entrepreneurial peers in Denton County, making a comfortable living for himself working from his home office, he doesn’t attribute his success entirely to himself. If it weren’t for both the guidance of friends made at the fellowship and growing up with parents who worked a paper route and lawn service as well as church service, he said he doesn’t think he would have the savvy to nurture his success.

Never one to stray from labor or service in dedication to his religion, Renz would learn to build a life of his own and grow beyond what he’d been taught by collaborating with fellow colleagues.

To the office Justina Record, Renz’s intern, recalled one of the first instances where she and several others met with Renz to plan Denton Swag’s website. She, Renz and several others decided to meet at Shift Coffee, Record’s place of employment at the time in 2015.

On the same afternoon, Renz enlisted Record and everybody else with a DSLR on them at the time to go to the Denton Square and take pictures modeling Denton Swag’s merchandise.

“It was an adventure, and it was shocking how well everybody got along,” Record said. “The synergy of everybody working together made for fast results.”

Texas Women’s University alumnus and former youth pastor, Eddie Renz, founded online merchandise shop Denton Swag in 2015. Paulina De Alva | Staff Photographer The spontaneous adventure convinced Record that the character of Renz’s pursuits were reflected in the company’s motives moving forward.

Beyond the office, Renz showed no hesitation in granting Record maternity leave, as she has recently entered her second trimester of pregnancy.

“Our goal moving forward is to spread our communal values,” Record said. “[Renz] never talks about himself and always asks about you first. You can see that reflected in our work with

Denton Swag.”

As far as Renz’s future is concerned, he said he would ideally like to expand the Denton Swag apparel line nationwide, putting the city he loves on the map. Also studying for a master’s degree at Dallas Theological Seminary, he hasn’t forgotten his roots, despite the genesis of his several business ventures.

“I want everything and everyone to be beautiful,” Renz said. “I don’t have time to be depressed.”

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before they leave, protecting both animals and visitors.

Once they sign in and pay, customers spend anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour playing or relaxing in a living room filled with cats, their toys and assorted cat merchandise.

Beverly Freed, founder of Kitty Save and owner of the Charming Cat Corner, has almost 15 years of experience working with organizations and cat adoptions, but she didn’t realize how difficult opening the café would be. Freed met with city officials to pitch the idea for consideration and things took off from there.

“The mall welcomed it as an opportunity to explore another type of business that they hoped would attract attention but still stay within their guidelines,” Freed said. “So we worked very closely with them to establish measures that would meet their needs and their hopes for the business too.”

Since last December, 55 cats have been adopted from the Charming Cat Corner.

“It’s a twofold business,” Freed said. “All revenue goes toward the space and resources, and Kitty Save has a venue to display its cats.”

Freed and Timmons said there are a few upsides to adopting cats in a café setting rather than at a traditional shelter. Not only are the cats visibly happier, but the public also has the chance to interact with them in a natural setting—not locked in a row of cages.

“It went from zero to two adoptions per week, to one cat a day being adopted,” Fried said.

While expansion to Denton isn’t out of the question, it will depend on how well the new location performs in the next year.

Further demand for cat cafés in D-FW will soon be answered with the Muffinmeow Café and Cat Lounge. It will be located in Richardson, close to the University of Texas at Dallas.

“As long as the public continues to visit and cats continue to find homes, and the mall still welcomes us, we’ll stay there,” Freed said. “People

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Junior guard Deckie Johnson (10) follows through on a three-point shot late in a game against Western Kentucky.

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Junior guard Deckie Johnson’s work ethic pays off for Mean Green

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to.”

A transfer from Angelina College last offseason, Johnson was a first team all-conference selection in his sophomore campaign and scored over

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1,000 career points for the Roadrunners. After spending two years in Luf kin, Texas, Johnson transferred to UNT. The reason behind his decision to come to Denton, according to Johnson, was a matter of commitment.

“I took the first chance I got,” Johnson said. “UNT was the first program to look at me, and I wanted to repay that loyalty. I was really close with the coaching staff and talked to them almost every day when I was at junior college.”

The go-to player for Angelina in 2014, Johnson averaged 18.7 points per game in his final year in Luf kin.

During his two seasons at the junior college level, Johnson became a versatile player who could not only score, but defend as well.

Despite the transition from junior college to tougher D-1 competition, Johnson’s game has not dropped off. In fact, Johnson’s presence has only strengthened the Mean Green, especially after the departure of Jordan Williams last season.

“He’s not only a shooter or a scorer. He’s a complete player,”

head coach Tony Benford said.

“He studies the game and is always coming to get tape.

That’s what I really respect about him. He takes his craft seriously and wants to be the best. We’re lucky to have him.”

A key player in the Mean Green’s offensive scheme, Johnson has missed only one game this year and provides more than just scoring.

His ability to shoot threes efficiently and create off-thedribble forces defenses to close out on him, which opens up shots for teammates.

“He’s been really big for us this year,” sophomore forward Jeremy Combs said. “He’s able to make outside shots, which takes pressure off me, [J-Mychal Reese] and other guards, too.”

Johnson had a white-hot month of December, setting a career high for points on three separate occasions. He also finished two three-pointers shy of the North Texas school record for most threes in a game in a contest against Mississippi Valley State University.

But those three career games are not the ceiling for the

Memphis native, according to Benford.

“I think it’s unlimited,” Benford said of Johnson’s potential. “With a guy like him, he can not only shoot it, but he can dribble it and pass it too.

He’s a guy where you can look up and he has a triple-double.

He has that kind of ability.”

The one element Johnson had to adjust to coming from junior college is the tempo of the game. Accustomed to a quicker pace at Angelina, Johnson credits his coaches and teammates for preparing him to play at a high level in a more

competitive environment.

“When I was at junior college we played fast, but right now we play in the half-court a whole lot more,” Johnson said.

“I live in the gym. My coaches and teammates have helped my transition both on the court and off it as well.”

While Johnson may live in the gym to perfect his craft, there is still one area off the court he needs to brush up on.

“I beat him in NBA 2K all the time,” Combs said. “I play with the Warriors and he uses Cleveland. He has LeBron so it’s an even match up. I’m just a

better 2K player.”

Reluctantly, Johnson agreed with Combs.

“He beat me a few times last year, but it’s a brand new year,” Johnson said. “I think I’m getting better, but yes, he’s probably better than me right now.”

But on the court, where it’s win or lose, Johnson is making his impact felt, with the potential for even brighter days ahead.

“He has a great attitude and works hard every day,” Benford said. “ He’s a winner, and he’s going to keep getting better.”

Junior guard Deckie Johnson (10) looks up at the scoreboard late in the game against Western Kentucky.

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FOOTBALL

Mean Green football welcomes 19 new faces on National Signing Day

By Reece Waddell Senior Staff Writer @ReeceTapout15 Nineteen signees were a part of the 2016 North Texas recruiting class when the faxes started coming in on Wednesday morning. Headlined by graduate quarterback Alec Morris and redshirt freshman defensive tackle Bryce English, the Mean Green picked up nine offensive and 10 defensive players when the dust settled.

Since his hire in December, head coach Seth Littrell and his staff have hit the road hard, looking for recruits at the high school, junior college and collegiate levels. Littrell has taken it upon himself to rebrand the team, including starting a new Twitter page, #UNTouchable, and coining the phrase

#SoarWithTheMeanGreen, in hopes of turning the program around.

“In talking with everyone, they see the brand and they see the vision,” Littrell said. “You drive down I-35, and you see this stadium. It’s an unbelievable place, and there is a lot to talk about.”

Littrell’s vision is one Morris and English admired when considering UNT as a school to transfer to. For English especially, it was the selling point to why he chose to suit up for the Mean Green.

“Coach Littrell, everyone, they just had a big vision of turning this program around,” English said.

“The culture, the atmosphere, everything. They’re making it all about UNT football.”

Along with Morris and English, Littrell and his staff managed to

recruit three high school wide receivers: Rico Bussey Jr., Deion Griffin and Tyler Wilson. With wide receivers playing a large role in Littrell’s spread offensive scheme, improving depth at the position was one of Littrell’s many goals.

New offensive coordinator Graham Harrell, an air raid disciple of Mike Leach during his playing career at Texas Tech University, is excited to implement the spread offense at North Texas. Nevertheless, he anticipates a few obstacles along the way.

“The way you practice and the way you do everything is going to be totally different,” Harrell said.

“It’s going to be a challenge, but the thing about what we’re going to do is we’re going to keep it simple. We’re not going to make it complicated for the guys. We

Head Coach Seth Littrell answers questions during a press conference on National Signing Day. Colin Mitchell | Senior Staff Photographer

don’t want them thinking, we just want them playing and reacting.”

Another recruit the Mean Green picked up was quarterback Mason Fine from Locust Grove, Oklahoma. A two-time Oklahoma Gatorade Player of the Year, Fine came to North Texas despite an offer to walk-on at the University of Oklahoma.

Although Fine will only be a freshman in the fall, Littrell was adamant Fine would compete for the starting quarterback job with Morris and incumbent starter DaMarcus Smith.

“I tell every one of these guys, no one is guaranteed anything when they come here,” Littrell said. “You’re going to have to earn everything you get on the field. So for me to sit here and say which individuals have the better opportunity, I don’t know.

We’ll find out when they get here.

Whoever the best guys are will play.”

Morris, a two-time national champion with the Crimson Tide, agreed with his coach.

“No position is ever guaranteed in this game,” Morris said. “If someone is better than somebody, they should be playing. No questions asked.”

At Alabama, Morris primarily saw action in a pro-style offense, which is more centered around a run game and balanced passing attack. So when the idea of leading an offense that throws the ball almost exclusively came about, Morris jumped at the opportunity.

“I think any quarterback would be really excited to jump into this kind of system,” Morris said. “The opportunity to throw the ball, however many times a game, is something that no quarterback is not going to like.”

FOOTBALL

Athletics department hosts Signing Day Meet and Greet for fans

By Reece Waddell and Courtney Anderson Senior Staff Writer and Staff Writer @ReeceTapout15 @CPaigeA23

the Mean Green’s lack of success in recent seasons.

“I really like seeing the spirit behind this program and people being enthused,” Garner said. “It’s nice to know that there are people who still have that passion for UNT football despite the last two years.

To have an event of this size with a new coach, it really says a lot for the support that’s out there for the program.”

The amount of people that descended upon Apogee even surprised North Texas athletic director Rick Villarreal, who saw supporters he had never seen before.

“Sometimes you don’t realize the numbers you have,” Villarreal said.

“Our base is bigger than we know it is. Having an event like this with the excitement surrounding Coach Littrell, and seeing the new faces and some old faces come back is really important. It makes a statement that people believe we are in a position to take our rightful place where we ought to be.”

Before the main festivities began, Littrell introduced each assistant coach during a brief presentation, so fans could put faces to the names.

Senior associate athletic director John Nitardy said it was important

North Texas has 212 days to prepare for its first game of the 2016 season—a clash with rival Southern Methodist University at Apogee Stadium. And while the first snap is months away, Littrell is confident the team is already on the right track.

“I feel like we have laid a great foundation with this class,” Littrell said. “We have addressed some immediate needs at certain positions, and we look forward to developing all of these guys to get our program to where we want it to be.”

to give fans a face-to-face experience with the ones who will be leading the Mean Green next season.

“To have people come out and meet with these coaches and talk to these coaches one-on-one is just great,” Nitardy said. “The coaches have come in on such short notice and have been kind of running around trying to settle in. I think it’s a great opportunity.”

The next time North Texas will take the football field publically will be in April for the team’s annual spring game, followed by the team’s season opener against Southern Methodist University on Saturday, Sept. 3. Littrell said he’s looking forward to getting back to work and putting on a show for North Texas

fans.

“The support I’ve seen tonight is awesome,” Littrell said. “I can’t wait for the season to start and to show everyone what this team can do.”

Hundreds crowd around Dave Barnett and Seth Littrell during the signing day meet and greet at Apogee Stadium.

Colin Mitchell | Senior Staff Photographer

GMAT

Cookies, drinks and bags of green and white balloons filled the third floor HUB Club at Apogee Stadium Wednesday night, with flat-screen TVs scattered across the venue looping highlights of the 19 new North Texas signees.

The North Texas athletics department hosted a Signing Day Meet and Greet, open to all Mean Green fans, for supporters to forget about last year’s dismal 1-11 season and look ahead to the future. Hundreds of North Texas alumni and fans mingled and chatted about all things UNT football, with free appetizers and a cash bar accompanying them.

This was an event designed for fans to interact with head coach Seth Littrell and his new coaching staff.

Even UNT president Neal Smatresk stopped by to offer his support.

“I look at this coach and I see the next UNT dynasty,” Smatresk said.

“I see a team that’s going to do great things. I see a new energy and a new attitude.”

But the event was not only designed for fan interaction.

Fundraising was also an important part of the planning and thought process that went into making the occasion possible. “[We wanted to] get early ticket sales, to be honest with you,” deputy athletic director Hank Dickenson said. “We wanted to get people fired

up and want them to know we’re selling tickets now.”

With this past football season showing record-low attendance at home games, there is a strong push for fans to back the football program.

Long-time donor and the man UNT’s softball field is named after, Don Lovelace, had only positive words for what he believes will be the turnaround for North Texas football.

“I think we’re going to be a consistent winner and put a team on the field where we as fans can be very proud of,” Lovelace said. “The more we win, the more fans will come. So I’m very confident in the future of this program.”

The outpouring of support for the team and its new head coach was apparent, with several donors and alumni expressing their encouragement for the future of North Texas football. One season ticket holder, UNT class of 2004 alum Bryan Waddle, is even renewing his Mean Green Club membership.

“The lack of urgency in general is what led me to cancel my membership, the fans and boosters not demanding more,” Waddle said.

“There needs to be an expectation of winning. But I intend to renew my membership tonight for this season.”

Another Mean Green Club member, UNT class of 2004 alum Curt Garner, said he has been coming to this event every year since he’s graduated from North Texas.

The level of excitement showcased at the Meet and Greet gives Garner optimism, especially considering

Senior transfer quarterback Alec Morris stands for a portrait at Apogee Stadium.

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The Mean Green football team wrangled in 19 recruits Wednesday on National Signing Day. Here is a breakdown of the Class of 2016.

Chandler Anthony (OL) – Tuttle, OK Dontavious Baulkman (S) – Bainbridge, GA (Arizona Western JC) Rico Bussey Jr. (WR) – Lawton, OK Ejodamen Ejiya (LB) – Blaine, MN (North Dakota State College of Science) Bryce English (DT) – DeSoto, TX (Kansas State University) Mason Fine (QB) – Locust Grove, OK Deion Griffin (WR) – Fort Worth, TX LaDarius Hamilton (LB) – Moscow, TX Cody Hayes (OL) – Fort Worth, TX (Navarro JC) T.J. Henson (OL) – Plano, TX (Trinity Valley CC) William Johnson (LB) – Pompano Beach, FL (Arizona Western JC) Jameel Moore (CB) – Cedar Hill, TX Alec Morris (QB) – Allen, TX (University of Alabama) Khairi-Ali Muhammad – DeSoto, TX Joseph Ozougwu (DE) – Alief, TX Nic Smith (RB) – Arlington, TX Darius Turner (CB) – Nashville, TN (Arizona Western JC) Joshua Wheeler (DE) – Grand Prairie, TX (Tyler JC) Tyler Wilson (WR) – Arlington, TX For highlights and more info, go to www. meangreensports.com

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Russian tennis duo reunites on North Texas court

By Alex Lessard Associate Sports Editor @AlexlikeChexMix

Since becoming head coach of the Mean Green women’s tennis team in 2006, Sujay Lama has proven his knack for finding talent from all over the world to fill his roster every season. But due to the diversity of his teams, bringing in two players from the same city and country can be tough to come by.

This year he broke that trend.

“Recruiting is a competitive thing. You snooze, you lose,” Lama said.

Senior Kamilla Galieva and freshman Maria Kononova both grew up in Ufa, Russia, the capital city of the Republic of Bashkortostan. Tennis is not one of the most popular sports in Russia, but coming to the United States to compete on the collegiate level was a special opportunity.

Kononova said she barely considered college tennis at all in high school but was convinced by her father that she should look into the possibility.

Once she visited the U.S. for the first time in Florida, her college application process began.

“I tried to take some exams like the SAT. I did pretty good, and my coach in Russia knew [Lama],” Kononova said. “I can say it was kind of destiny, because Kamilla was here also.

So I decided to try.”

The comfort of having her teammates’ aid and a native of

her hometown around has made Kononova’s transition to life in the U.S. seamless. She said learning a new language and adapting to a new culture was difficult at first, but the patience and kindness of her peers allowed her to feel comfortable, particularly with the support of Galieva.

Despite a three-year age difference, the duo formed a close friendship after playing against each other in tournaments growing up. When Kononova was making her final decision on which college to choose, she asked Galieva about North Texas, who had nothing but great things to say about the school..

“I think it was a benefit for me to know that she’s here,” Kononova said. “She was ready to help me with what I need and give me advice.”

For Galieva, the road to Denton was a bit longer. She played her freshman season at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, but the school’s tennis program was stripped the following year, leaving her in search of a new school to transfer to.

After the Trojans defeated the Mean Green in the Sun Belt conference tournament, Galieva talked with coach Lama about finding a way to come to North Texas.

“When I saw them, how they were fighting and were a really good team, I just wanted to come here,” Galieva said. “It was my

Freshman tennis player Maria Kononova laughs with teammate freshman Tamuna Kubtubidze during a practice. Courtesy | North Texas Athletics first choice. I just wanted to go to North Texas.”

While Lama typically has to travel to obtain toptier international talent, he coincidentally didn’t have to travel to Russia to find his Ufa duo.

Nevertheless, he still spends a lot of time traveling overseas throughout the season to find future talent, often taking the international trips just days after making travel arrangements.

“You don’t really have a choice to make those trips,” Lama said. “You make it when it’s time to make it.”

Lama’s first priority while scouting young players is always to evaluate their on-court skills, but academics are equally important to him. Galieva and Kononova were both outstanding students in high school, exemplifying exactly the type of work ethic Lama looks for.

“They seize the moment, and they’re appreciative of what they get here,” Lama said. “I never have to worry about them not putting forth their best effort, showing up late or not going to school because they take everything very seriously.”

Goals of winning the Conference USA tournament and maintaining a high academic standard give Lama plenty to be focused on each year. This season, one of his biggest challenges has been managing an equally youthful and experienced roster. Aside from junior Alexis Thoma, the entire team is comprised of only freshmen and seniors.

As a result, Lama has asked his seniors to take on a larger leadership role this season.

Galieva said she has embraced the opportunity to mold the freshmen into close, supportive

teammates.

In Russia, players only compete in singles matches, often growing up without the experience of playing in a team atmosphere. That has led Galieva to spend even more time working with her freshman counterpart.

“When you’re on the team, you have to fight for each other. You have to be together,” Galieva said. “Even if you lose your match, you have to go support your teammate. I feel like I’m trying to tell her how to do it the right way.”

SWIMMING

Third year swim coach making a historic splash for North Texas coach several NCAA Championships participants and recruited some of the top players in the nation.

From there, Bray landed an assistant women’s swimming coaching gig at San Diego State University in 2007 – a program that finished in last place at the Mountain West Conference meet five straight seasons prior to Bray’s arrival.

Bray bucked that trend, leading SDSU to its first Mountain West Championship in 2011, its second in 2013, a 26-1 record in dual meets, and three Mountain West Swimmers of the Year.

“I learned a lot about what it took to be a successful swim coach at San Diego State,” Bray said. “Working with all the great coaches and athletes there prepared me to be able to handle taking over as head coach here.”

The San Francisco native left SDSU to join the

By Torie Mosley Staff Writer @TorieMosley

In just his third season coaching the North Texas women’s swim team, Brendon Bray has already etched his name in the record books by orchestrating the best start to a season in Mean Green history.

“Coaching for North Texas has been a blast for me,” Bray said.

After a collegiate swim career at the University of Utah and the University of Washington, Bray entered the coaching realm as an undergraduate assistant coach with the Huskies immediately after graduating in 2004.

A year later, he became the men’s and women’s team’s assistant coach from 2005-2007, where he helped

Head coach of women’s swimming Brandon Brey poses for a portrait after their meet against TCU. Nathan Roberts | Staff Photographer

North Texas as its head coach in 2013 in the Mean we’re having a problem with school or family,” Green’s inaugural season in Conference USA. In that Vaisse said. “My family’s in France, so I’m a little season, North Texas set four program records, with nostalgic sometimes when I miss them. But we can talk to Brendon about anything, and he’s always three NCAA B-qualifying times in three events.

Although achieving success with the Mean Green understandable.”

As Bray continues to write his chapter in the North didn’t take long, Bray said starting over with an entirely Texas history books, he said keeping cohesiveness new roster was a huge adjustment.

“At San Diego State, we had really high-level amongst himself and the team to help them improve is swimmers that were really successful. Here I had to his main priority.

“When we aspire to have people who are swimming learn to work with the swimmers I hadn’t recruited,” Bray said. “I had to work really hard to build at a really high level, they have to have an incredible relationships with them and have them trust me, and amount of knowledge and self-drive,” Bray said. “I that takes time. You just can’t walk in the door and do can’t instill that in them, but I can help them get there.” that right away.”

Senior Bianca Bocsa started swimming for the Mean Green the year before Bray arrived and said he’s one of the best coaches she’s ever had.

“Since he came to this team, he believed in me,” Bocsa said. “My freshman year wasn’t a very good year, but he’s so flexible and always tries to please everybody, which not a lot of coaches are able to do.”

Bray’s positive attitude towards the team separates him from other coaches, according to Bocsa.

“He smiles and jokes around all the time and knows how to get us going,” Bocsa said. “He has an individual plan for every single one of us here, and it’s hard to keep up with 30 girls.”

The Mean Green’s 7-3 dual meet record this season marks the best start in school history and the second most regular season wins ever for the team. Bray’s squad set the record for best start in team history last season as well by starting 3-1, eventually leading North Texas to a fifth place C-USA tournament finish.

With Bray’s third season at North Texas winding down, he said he feels the team is finally competing at a standard he knew they could reach.

“It’s taken us a year or two to get there, but I think this is our first year of really operating at an efficient level,” Bray said. “It wasn’t a lack of talent.

It’s more about having a team trust in the vision and the program and having a team together operating as one.”

After a sluggish 1-3 start to the season, the Mean Green has put together six straight victories and hasn’t lost a game since October.

“We did a lot of training earlier in the fall, and now I think we’re starting to reap the benefits of it,” Bray said.

North Texas has also collected two of the last three C-USA Swimmer of the Week awards through the efforts of sophomore Sarah Vaisse and freshman Rebekah Bradley. Vaisse said she enjoys playing for Graphic by Erica Wieting| Features Editor Bray because he brings the best out of each player.

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SUPER BOWL

The Panthers represent youth, a chance for history and the good guys Father Time is knocking, but hasn’t opened Peyton’s door yet

By Scott Sidway Sports Editor @ScottyWK In the last five years, Cam Newton has won the Heisman trophy, a college national championship, been the first overall pick in the NFL Draft and a (probable) NFL MVP. So why root for him to win the Super Bowl?

Because it’s never been done before.

No quarterback has ever run the gamut of accolades in the 50-year history of the Super Bowl.

One of the greatest feelings as a sports fan is to be able to say, “I was there when.” Being able to tell future generations that you witnessed the

countless duels between Tom Brady and Peyton Manning, or the 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl, is a memory that can never be stripped away.

So when it comes to finding something to cheer for, pull for a new chapter in the history books, so you can tell future generations “I watched someone make history.” And that’s not even mentioning that Newton is a spry 26 years old with likely, barring injury, another eight to 10 years of good football left.

But the man they call “Super Cam” isn’t the only reason to rally behind the Carolina Panthers. Carolina is one of 13 NFL teams

that have never won a Super Bowl. Their only trip to the big game, back in Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004, ended in heartbreak after the Panthers tied the game with 1:04 to go but ultimately lost after a last-minute field goal by the much-maligned Tom Brady-led New England Patriots.

This year’s Panthers team is also riddled with likable characters.

You’ve got the blue-chip defensive stalwart, Luke Kuechly, who has a catchy crowd chant after his name.

They have another linebacker, Thomas Davis, who earned the 2015 Walter Payton Man of the Year award

given for tremendous contribution to the community. He’s also fought back from multiple knee surgeries to keep his football career alive and will likely be playing the Super Bowl with a broken forearm.

Oh, and Carolina washed their hands of the controversy that is alleged woman-beater Greg Hardy.

So if you’re young at heart, enjoy witnessing history and appreciated the dab before it turned into an overworked gimmick, the Panthers are your team.

If not, your AARP magazine should be in the mail shortly.

By Reece Waddell Senior Staff Writer @ReeceTapout15 Go ahead, sing the Nationwide jingle. It’s probably the most vivid memory you have of Peyton Manning in 2015, as the future hall of famer missed nearly half the season with nagging injuries and produced some of the worst statistical numbers of his career.

Evidently, Manning did not care. After leading Denver past the Steelers in the Divisional Round and the favored Patriots in the AFC Championship game, Manning is in a position to capture his second Super Bowl.

There’s just one problem: the Carolina Panthers.

Manning is not the same quarterback that set the record for most touchdowns in a season.

He is not the same quarterback who would run the hurry-up offense and spread the field on every down. But that does not mean Manning cannot topple Super Cam and his Panthers.

So why root for Peyton and his Broncos, even if they are 5.5 point underdogs?

Because this is likely Manning’s final time to lace ‘em up.

I am a sucker for fairy tale endings. It’s

why I cried at the end of Remember the Titans and why I think Hoosiers is the best basketball movie ever made. And how fitting would it be for Manning to overcome all the obstacles, win a second Super Bowl and ride off into the sunset a champion?

Even if you are a fan of Cam Newton and the Panthers or don’t have a rooting interest in this game, consider cheering on Peyton. The guy has been a consummate professional his entire career and deserves, if nothing less, every football fan’s respect.

After he was released by the Colts following four

neck surgeries, Manning could have thrown in the towel. Instead, he came back stronger than ever and revitalized his career in Denver. He never said a bad word about the Colts when they decided to go a different direction and drafted Andrew Luck. He knew it was just business.

Father Time is unstoppable and inevitable. People have tried, but no one has ever been able to avoid him. He’s knocking on Manning’s door but hasn’t opened it quite yet.

So, to the tune of the Nationwide jingle, I invite football fans everywhere to “cheer for Peyton in this game.”

POLITICS

Donald Trump: The Guac is extra, but what about king of ad hominem CHIPOTLE

peace of mind?

By Harrison Long Opinion Editor @HarrisonGLong

By Morgan Sullivan Staff Writer @sadsquadch After announcing all Chipotle restaurants would be closing for a portion of the day on Feb. 8, some consumers expressed they would rather risk contracting E. coli than miss out on their burrito bowl.

Similarly, after three deaths from listeria and a nationwide recall of all frozen product, customers lined grocery stores awaiting Blue Bell’s return.

These cult-like followings allowed Chipotle and Blue Bell to bounce back from seemingly catastrophic foodborne outbreaks (aside from a minor stock drop on Chipotle’s part). While consumers tend to be more critical of chains like Taco Bell and McDonald’s for no particular reason, most consumers have little reservations about returning to companies they deem more socially responsible or have an emotional attachment to. And come on, people still eat at Golden Corral?

The probability of contracting E. coli or salmonella was too small to deter most consumers from eating Chipotle, even while investigations were still occurring. It is too easy to push the thought out of your mind and put blind faith into an establishment that values itself on its food quality.

However, consumers should remain critical of their favorite restaurants, even those who boast the “best ingredients.” Sure, out of the hundreds and thousands of customers, only 100 people were affected (in total, after both outbreaks), but the big picture isn’t quite so squeaky clean.

Following the outbreaks, Chipotle outlined their new safety procedures, which entailed three

main ideas: 1. DNA-based testing of ingredients before they are shipped to restaurants.

2. Changes to food prep and handling, including washing/cutting of produce, shredding cheese in central kitchens, blanching some produce items and new protocols for marinating chicken and steak.

3. Paid sick leave.

After reading these procedures, the question on the forefront is cleanliness. Since the restaurant could not determine the cause of the E. coli outbreak, consumers are left to believe that workers overlooked simple food preparation procedures.

E. coli can be spread by employees not washing their hands, unwashed produce and undercooked meat. Two of the three causes are extremely easy to avoid. If this outbreak could have been so easily prevented, perhaps there is more the chain could do to ensure their food is safe to eat.

In the lifespan of a franchise, crises are bound to happen, and consumers jump to place the blame or rationalize the behavior of their favorite brands. It is understood that an individual can contract salmonella and E. coli while preparing food at home, but when contracting the service of a food chain, a level of responsibility should be expected.

The seeming double standard of second chances being granted to some brands over others sends a

Illustration by Samuel Wiggins | Senior Staff Illustrator message: as long as restaurants are quick to act and promise to be better, consumers return with little to no doubts.

We should hold places like Chipotle and Blue Bell accountable.

We shouldn’t be so swift to welcome them back into our hearts and our stomachs. If we continue to say, “You tried, and that’s enough” to brands simply because they aren’t McDonald’s, it sets an unsettling precedent.

Perhaps all they need is a little tough love. Yes, we know that guacamole costs extra. So should giving your customers E. coli.

The definition of ad hominem, as given by Merriam-Webster dictionary: 1. Appealing to feelings or prejudices rather than intellect.

2. Marked by or being an attack on an opponent’s character rather than by an answer to the contentions made.

In the last 100-plus years there has not been such a haughty character running for president as Donald Trump.

Since announcing his candidacy for the Oval Office, the real estate mogul has not only made frequent use of the logical fallacy that is an ad hominem attack, he has given it supposed relevancy and made it entirely his own animal. Never before have the facts mattered so little and there has been so much weight behind calling someone a “liberal clown.”

Earlier this week, in an unexpected turn of events, Ted Cruz overtook the favored-to-win Donald Trump to seize a Republican victory in the Iowa caucus. In the hours that followed, Trump’s Twitter account fell silent for the first time in months as the foul-mouthed, non-toupee-wearing candidate sought to regroup and rebuild his image.

Let’s be clear: Donald Trump has done nothing in the last few months that should warrant a vote. He has attacked heads of state, members of Congress, other candidates and ultimately contributed nothing to the conversation of furthering the role of U.S. world leadership, despite his campaign’s slogan being “Make America Great Again!”

It shouldn’t come as a surprise, as Trump has been making use of the ad hominem attack since his days feuding with Rosie O’Donnell on “The View.” In his response video to Rosie having made fun of his hair, Trump said, verbatim: “Well Rosie is disgusting, both inside and out. You take a look at her and she’s a slob. She talks like a truck driver.”

Furthermore, Trump’s hostility toward Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly began in the first Republican debate last August when he was asked about having made such comments, which he boldly and proudly took ownership of. It was shocking, and considering how early in the campaign trail it was, perhaps even funny or refreshing. Trump had no chance, so why not just laugh it off?

Fast forward several months and many, many inappropriate comments later, the joke is over. To still have such momentum when having approached the entire election as his own personal cultish chapter meeting is as much saddening as it is telling. What could possess such a large number of citizens to back someone who would no longer even entertain as a reality show host?

It seems that the steam engine behind Trump’s railway to Hell is beginning to lose steam, however, even if his capacity to insult everyone who isn’t his supporter remains. After breaking his silence following the Iowa caucus, it is completely unsurprising the barrage of tweets pouring from his Twitter were insults much like those of months past.

The entire point being conveyed here is simple: those who have no argument, no clout and no point to share are the same people who resort to attacking those asking the tough questions. To back them not only hurts one’s credibility but also keeps issues from being properly addressed through bipartisanship and compromise.

It’s time to stump the Trump.

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Every four years the eyes of the nation descend upon the Hawkeye State as its residents clamor to town hall meetings for the first night of the election with any consequence: the Iowa caucus.

It is the first true polling event of a long, grueling campaign season where the nation turns on its television set (or fires up poll results online) in collective fascination, and the buzz that precedes it is aligned much with that of the opening day of baseball.

It’s the start of something new.

Ultimately, Iowa is not representative of who is going to take oath next January and swear in as the next president. Bill Clinton took in 2.8 percent of the vote in Iowa in 1992, and at this time in 2012, Rick Santorum led polls with 24.6 percent. The former went on to not only win the general election, but then re-election four years later unopposed, while the latter has just announced the suspension of his second bid for the White House, endorsing Marco Rubio in his concession. Iowa, in retrospect, means nothing.

Although you’d never know this, seeing as candidates often begin their campaigning in Iowa over a year in advance, and fundraising efforts are exponentially higher than states that come later in the list of primaries. Sorry, Wyoming.

Part of the attraction to Iowa stems from the lesser-known system that is a caucus, where citizens are able to speak with other voters to sway or be swayed on candidates and their ability to lead their respective parties. Many of those who attend admit they are open to having their minds changed, adding to the allure of gung-ho voters looking to collect said voters in support of their choice candidate. Only 13 states observe the caucus, and its rarity adds to its allure stacked up against the “show-up-and-vote” nature surrounding a primary.

Iowa, tucked neatly in the Midwest, is also not representative of the U.S. as a whole; over 91 percent of its population is white. Minority voters

overpopulated field of candidates and is sure to seize him loads of funding. It is important to note that not only has Donald Trump spent only a fraction of the other candidates, 49 states remain before nomination.

Two things can be said from this point with relative degrees of certainty. One, every coin toss is controversial and a stupid way of deciding something.

Two, it’s a long road to Washington for both sides.

Good game, Iowa, now let’s get things going.

by six consecutive coin tosses (all heads, in favor of Clinton), Donald Trump, who was favored by most polls going into Tuesday night, was upset by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.

Now that former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley has suspended his campaign, the Democratic race will prove to heat up as only two remain with the field still proportionately even among them. Across the isle, Ted Cruz’s win has whittled down the

are almost entirely discounted in this tally, and New Hampshire, whose primary is up next, is not much better.

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