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Seven reports of sexual assault so far in 2016
After 19 years, Rubber Gloves will shut its doors
By Tiffany Ditto Staff Writer @TiffanyDitto There have been seven reported sexual assaults this semester, according to the university’s crime log. If this trend continues, the number of reported assaults on campus will surpass the 12 sexual assaults reported by the university last year. University officials said the rise in reported sexual assaults isn’t a result of more assaults happening, but a greater awareness of how to report. The data from 2014 are the latest to be released by the university in the annual Security and Fire Safety report. “I believe the number of those reported are due to our education, training, and prevention efforts,” Dean of Students Maureen McGuinness said in an e-mail. “With those statistics it does not mean sexual assaults were not occurring before our numbers started to rise. It means we are doing more to educate our community how to report, what the resources are and doing more education.” McGuinness said the university strives to have diverse program types to ensure that education and prevention are tackled from multiple angles. She also said that the Dean of Student’s Office has online modules, various awareness events, campaigns and even selfdefense training classes. One of these education programs, Haven, is required
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Lee Roy Michael cries as he recalls witnessing his friend’s murder several months ago. Hannah Ridings| Senior Staff Photographer
Homeless camp in Dallas shut down by police By Dalton LaFerney News Editor @daltonlaferney There used to be a neighborhood here, but now nobody is allowed in or out. There were no back porches to
light a fire. No doorbells for dogs to bark at. Green yards were not trimmed to perfection. No picketed fences or flower gardens. There were only tents, dirty mattresses, loose pages and garbage, concrete pillars holding up a highway and people
who didn’t have anywhere else to go. Over the last few months, the neighborhood underneath the Interstate 45 bridge outside Deep Ellum in Dallas was erased as fast as the cars driving above. A series of policy decisions and
deaths led to the eviction of hundreds. “We are not the only city facing these issues,” Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said at the annual State of the Homeless address in March. “The gap
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Prosthetic testical to remedy botched surgery after 20 years By Kyle Martin Staff Writer @Kyle_Martin35 No longer will he be called “Juan Testico,” “One Nut,” “Ball Man,” “Big Ball Blakey,” “The Nutty Professor” or “One Ball Ryan.” Ryan Blakey, because of an inguinal hernia he suffered during infancy as a premature baby, underwent what should have been a normal procedure. But a botched surgery left him with one testicle. “I was born an absolutely normal person, and I had a hernia like a lot of babies do and the doctor had to sew both balls back,” said history sophomore Ryan Blakey. “He sewed the left one up way too high and it
suffocated.” Now, 20 years later, Ryan is in the process of scheduling a surgery for a prosthetic testicle. But it’s not the first time he’s tried. At five years old, Ryan underwent a different surgery, where doctors tried unsuccessfully to find and remove his misaligned testicle. “Though it hasn’t affected me that strongly, I’m ready to change,” Ryan said. “Because every time I’m with someone new, I have to go back through the process of explaining what happened which, as you can tell, is really long.” There are several reasons for Ryan’s decision to undergo the surgery now, the biggest of which is because two balls seems to be the normal thing around town, according to him.
Ryan Blakey’s demeanor hasn’t suffered from the constant names thrown at him. Matt Payne | Featured Editor “It’s just a thing that I’ve always acknowledged,” Ryan said. “Anytime I see myself, I say, ‘Welp, there’s that thing that has made your life into the
question-mark shape that it is.’ And it’s a curiosity thing for me. What is it like to have two balls? I don’t know.”
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Track and Field’s Stewart looks to end her collegiate career with a bang As the sun soaked into the Fouts Field track, senior Chastity Stewart and her teammates gathered for a post-practice talk. Stewart had always drawn with chalk after practices throughout her career, but this time, head coach Carl Sheffield had a special assignment in mind. Before heading to Wichita, Kansas, that weekend, Sheffield asked his team to write on the ground the times they wanted to run. There were three meets left before the Conference USA Championships for Mean Green track and field, and Stewart had her mind locked in on setting records in the 100-meter hurdles with a personal-record time: 13.24. She didn’t quite make her
goal. “I didn’t run that time, but I just didn’t execute,” Stewart said. “I still felt like the time was coming.” Stewart’s 13.49 mark at the K.T. Woodman Classic was still good for a first place finish, but her thirst for greatness hadn’t yet been quenched. Just one week later, the Whitehouse, Texas, native notched her third first-place finish in the same event, clocking in exactly where she envisioned herself: 13.24. “To be able to go to Oklahoma and run the time that I wrote down, it was very inspiring,” Stewart said. “It felt like everything was starting to pay off.” Stewart’s relentless persistence has helped her become one of the most decorated hurdlers in North Texas history.
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In and out of the 2016 Denton Arts and Jazz Festival By Victoria Monteros Staff Writer @ToriLaSuper
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Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios said in a Facebook post Wednesday that it will close June 5 after 19 years of providing a concert venue for hundreds of artists. The announcement comes five months after Hailey’s Club shut its doors. Rubber Gloves has not made an official statement on whether the current space will repurpose itself or host another business. Its closure affects previously booked shows for June and beyond, but Rubber Gloves stated in its Facebook post it was preparing “pretty great surprise shows” throughout the month of May, and the artists would be announced as details are worked out. For Matt Battaglia – cofounder of booking agency Monocle Inc. and local music festival Oaktopia – the loss of Rubber Gloves is the loss of a classic scene in Denton where he attended some of the best concerts he’s been to. “I think it’s the most legendary venue Denton has to offer,” Battaglia said. “Especially considering the amount of shows they produce, nobody has been
Business Administration senior Chastity Stewar t is the first track runner to win Conference USA Track Athlete of the week since 2008. Courtesy | Mean Green Athletics In Norman, Oklahoma, she se the John Jacobs Invitational meet record as she earned the C-USA’s Track Athlete of the Week It was
the first time Stewart won the award, becoming the first Mean
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On the grassy lawns of Quakertown Park this past weekend, the Denton Arts and Jazz Festival had people visiting from all across the Metroplex to immerse themselves in festivities over the span of three days. People brought blankets and chairs, taking time to listen and enjoy musical acts while some took to the lawns and started dancing – something not easily done during last year’s downpour. “It was a vision of mine that we wanted to do,” festival founder and executive director Carol Short said. Behind the scenes The festival is held by the Denton Festival Foundation and has been held in Quakertown Park since 1991. It was originally produced as Spring Fling, but Spring Fling wasn’t solely concentrated on arts and music. As a result, Carol Short set out to create what we know today as the Denton Arts and Jazz Festival. Short took over as president and began building her team and starting her efforts of creating the festival. “I wanted to have it here in the park. I wanted to get big sponsors and I wanted it free,” Short said. “I wanted to expose professional music to people who wouldn’t ordinarily see it.” It has since grown from three stages to seven stages, has had over 200 sponsors and went from covering half the park to the whole 32 acres. The budget also has expanded from $57,000 to $555,000 and the American Canadian Musician’s Union
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by all incoming freshmen. The Haven online class is a tool utilized by 650 universities that strives to teach students the definition of rape, sexual harassment and stalking. The course stresses safety while also informing them of different people they could talk to if assaulted. While this class is compliant with the Clery Act, which also requires the Annual Security and Fire Safety report, it is unclear how helpful these tools have been to UNT students. Kailey Gladden, a biology junior, said she hasn’t ever been to a sexual assault awareness
program on campus. She also said the Haven class was not very beneficial. “Honestly, I don’t remember anything it went over,” Gladden said. “It was required so I did it.” Gladden also said she doesn’t know who else to report a sexual assault incident to on campus other than the police. English sophomore Madison Darling has also never been to a sexual assault awareness event on campus, but does remember the Haven class. “It’s good information if you pay attention,” Darling said. “It’s easy to mute and click along though because it’s not very
interactive. I know a lot of people muted and clicked through it that because it was required.” A 2015 survey commissioned by the Association of American Universities found that one in four women experience sexual assault on campuses, an increase from the previously known statistic of one in five women. UNT’s dean of students office reports that one in 16 men also experience sexual assault while in college. Because these numbers are so high this year, the newly elected SGA president, Grant Hale, and vice president, Barrett Cole, are working to spread awareness about resources the university
offers to combat sexual assault. While campaigning they asked students what they were concerned with on campus, and found sexual assault came up a lot. They hope to use their platform to do what they can to combat sexual assault. Instead of creating new programs, the duo said they plan to improve and better advertise the ones the university has. “We want to work with the dean of students to make improvements to resources and to make sure students know these things exist,” Hale said. “We need to work on promoting the things we have already to promote meaningful change, instead of just creating a
new program or hash tag because that only does so much.” Cole said that she would like to see UNT host Not On My Campus, an event already at other universities in the area that goes on throughout the year, allowing the conversation about sexual assault to stay open. “This is a UNT community issue to combat sexual assault,” McGuinness said. “We need students, faculty, staff and community members to help us do continued education and prevention. We all need to be active bystanders and help those that need our assistance.”
GENDER POLITICS
Students outcry after Tracy Murphree’s transgender comments By Adalberto Toledo Senior Staff Writer @aldot29 Republican candidate for Denton County Sheriff Tracy Murphree’s recent outburst against transgender individuals using public bathrooms has inspired students to speak out. “If my little girl is in a public women’s restroom and
a man, regardless of how he may identify, goes into the bathroom, he will then identify as a John Doe until he wakes up in whatever hospital he may be taken to,” Murphree said in a Facebook post. The post, no longer visible on Murphree’s Facebook page, was publicized by the Dallas Observer and Denton Record-
Chronicle, where it created a buzz in local circles as the candidate moves closer to the general election against libertarian candidate Randy Butler. Murphree had a wave of momentum helping him beat incumbent Will Travis for the Denton County Sheriff spot on Super Tuesday. International
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studies senior Reece Frew said Murphree’s comments were unwarranted, “screwed up” and even “toxic.” “I feel like it’s literally him fantasizing about beating up transsexual people,” Frew said. “Our last sheriff was pretty bad, but I think if you say something like this you shouldn’t even be considered for sheriff.” Murphree could not be reached for comment. After retailer Target announced it would allow employees and customers to choose the restroom and fitting room corresponding to their gender identity, the country was thrust into a debate on transgender issues. Some are afraid the new rule will allow men to enter women’s restrooms and sexually assault them, and that people should go into the restroom that corresponds to sex at birth instead of gender. Anairis Alvarez Vega, international studies junior, said the debate is only the result of a lack of education and awareness of sexuality and gender identities. “I think people can get scared of something they don’t know about,” Alvarez Vega said. “I feel like there is a lot of fear
around being sexually assaulted in restrooms if we were to suddenly let men and women use the same bathrooms.” Some students feel that just because restrooms are separated by gender does not mean it would prevent a sex-offender from assaulting someone. They added that the comments made by Murphree should be considered a hate crime. Under the Texas Hate Crimes Act, a hate crime is defined as “a crime that is motivated by prejudice, hatred, or advocacy of violence.” Federal law further defines hate crimes as “crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on race, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity or disability.” The nuanced definition of a hate crime by Texas law leads to the underreporting of gender identity-biased offenses in the state. A Texas Monthly article on the issue said the small number of these offenses reported — 33 of 7,242 hate crime victims in 2013 — are impossible given the news stories and reports released in that year that give much higher numbers. “[Murphree] sounds like he’s pretty protective of his daughter,” Alvarez Vega said.
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able to match their caliber.” He said Denton musicians will have to evolve beyond the era of Hailey’s and Rubber Gloves. The loss of Rubber Gloves will not affect forthcoming events in September for Oaktopia. “We’re all sad about this, but we’ve got to roll with the punches,” Battaglia said. “I hope somebody opens up a new venue in [Rubber Gloves’] place to attract acts both in town and out of town.” Rubber Gloves staff expressed their own shock at the sudden closure via their Facebook post, but has committed to updating the community as more information becomes available.
“If a transgender woman uses the same bathroom as his daughter and he decides to assault that woman, he’s technically saying he’s willing to fight a woman.” Alvarez Vega’s friend, Gabby Estringel an education junior agrees, and feels the sheriff should not be allowed to run anymore. “I think he shouldn’t be our sheriff,” Estringel said. “Someone who might wield such huge power should not be saying such aggressive things.” Estringel added that although she could not vote in the primary, her vote will be for Murphree’s opponent, the Libertarian party nominee Butler. “There’s clearly still a lot of education that needs to happen around this issue if he’s saying stuff like this,” Estringel said. “There’s nothing stopping someone from going into a bathroom right now and molesting someone. Just because you’re transgender doesn’t mean you’re a molester or a pedophile like he insinuates.” Alfredo Toledo contributed to this report
CONSTRUCTION
Walking path to erase 86 parking spots By Lisa Dreher Staff Writer @lisa_dreher97 A pedestrian pathway running across campus will displace 86 parking spots in front of Clark Hall, but students said removing these spaces in front of Clark Hall limits their options on an already crowded campus. The Central Pedestrian Path will cut diagonally through the southeast corner of lot 27 located in front of Clark and Rawlins Hall, leaving about 369 spots unaffected. Construction on just this section in front of Clark will begin this summer and should be completed by November. The entire walkway will connect Apogee Stadium to the northeast corner of campus, parking director Geary Robinson said. “The Central Pedestrian Path serves as a central spine to connect the southwest corner of campus to the northeast corner of campus,” Robinson said. “Additionally, it provides a clear, distinguishable and safe pedestrian access for all.” This section will run from
Rawlins Hall to Avenue C until future segments are added. The approximately 26-foot wide path will end around where the Art Building resides. Robinson said removing several of lot 27’s parking spaces was needed to make room for the path, but students who park there said the location is too convenient to get rid of them. With Clark and Maple halls relying on the lot, and Crumley’s lot not being able to support it’s residency, every parking spot counts. Development and family studies sophomore Sydney Hightower said she might get a permit to park in lot 27 again next semester, and feels that removing spaces exacerbates the university’s sweeping parking problem. “I don’t think it would be a good idea, because there are two dorms right here and we need them for space,” Hightower said. “It would just crowd up every other parking spots because we have nowhere to park.” The first section starts at Apogee and runs across the pedestrian bridge over Interstate
Construction has already started outside of Rawlings Hall on the new pathway that will cut through the Clark Hall parking lot, removing about 60 parking spots. Dylan Nadwodny | Staff Photographer
35 and to the Gateway Center’s arch. The next section from Gateway’s arch to Maple Street was installed with the addition of Rawlins Hall. This portion and Rawlins were completed in the fall of last year. An estimated budget of $1.5 million is set for the entire path across campus, vice chancellor of administrative services James Maguire said. The whole project’s time of completion depends on how long construction on each segment lasts. The Clark Hall director’s space and handicapped spots will be reassigned behind Rawlins Hall. Other spaces will be redrawn to accommodate the ones paved through, but there will still only be 369 spots left. Students can park in lot 20 of Fouts Field as Robinson said. Mathematics sophomore Deanna Pierce parks in lot 27, and said she struggles finding a spot. “Personally, it’s already hard to find a parking spot usually during the day, but it’s fine during the evening,” Pierce said. “Whenever classes are going on, it’s hard to go and then come back and find a parking spot. Them cutting down on it kind of sucks.” The path is part of the Campus Master Plan 2013 update, which strategizes the university’s construction projects for the “next 20 years and beyond.” The plan includes added projects and improvements to previous projects to make the campus more welcoming and functional. “The enhancements that are being made here at the university are really going to [help] in the long-run and help the university in its appearance,” Robinson said. “That’s what’s awesome to be a part of this master plan of
The sketches as of February 23rd, 2016 for the Clark Park central pedestrian path. Courtesy | TBG Partners not necessarily recreating but enhancing the university.” The parking office will work with UNT System Facilities, Planning and Construction on redrawing lot 27’s spaces. Parking will also work with Nelson/ Nygaard Consulting Associates as part of a 10-year Parking and Transportation master plan. This project is an offshoot of the master plan and focuses on the usage of buses, bicycles and walkways. “The pathway was added to improve the pedestrian experience for students to make it easier to walk from different parts of campus,” Maguire said. Maguire said the university worked with students and members from the Student Government Association on this part of the university’s master plan. He mentioned that he had not received any student complaints about the project. “I haven’t heard anything like
that but there where students involved who liked the idea of a better pedestrian pathway,” Maguire said. Integrative studies junior Efrem Abera said there are enough options to walk around campus, but parking spaces are limited and taking out spaces in lot 27 would be inefficient. “We already have limited parking spaces and we are already almost populated with our students, and so I think, if anything, there should be more parking spots available,” Abera said. “I think there are already enough walkways and people seem to be getting around just fine, but people still can’t seem to find parking spots in convenient places without having to park a mile away and then having to walk all over campus.” Robinson said the parking office’s master plan could be finalized within the next 60 to
90 days, and that students must look to transportation alternatives rather than hope for more parking spots, because parking structures are costly. “[Lot 27] is a main parking lot for campus and the parking here is so limited anyways, taking down a parking lot would just cause more trouble,” journalism freshman Lilly Ortega said. Less parking means less parking tickets issued as the parking office’s revenue, but the office saves money and reduces its carbon footprint by being transitoriented, Robinson said. “Financially, sure it’ll have a negative impact, but this isn’t about making money,” Robinson said. “It’s about providing the service at a level that gives you viable options.” Staff Writer Alejandro Medellin contributed to this report
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Non-traditional student “Billy” Cunningham to attend state convention as Sanders’ delegate By Jynn Schubert Staff Writer @JynnWasHere
After deciding earlier this semester not to run for Justice of the Peace in Dallas County, UNT student William Cunningham Jr. began serving as a state delegate for Bernie Sanders. Though he identified as being politically independent for most of his life, he was inspired by Sanders to become a Democrat in order to be his delegate on a state, and potentially national, level. “It seems to be that I have on an individual level, by being in the party system, more input, control, voice and all of these other things that an Independent doesn’t have.” Cunningham said. “So I decided that because Bernie was an Independent and I was an Independent when he decided to go Democrat I went with him.”
Cunningham is currently the executive director for Texas Renewable Energy Systems, and does a lot of volunteer work in his free time. “The reason I got into that is exactly what our company motto is: making a greener planet,” Cunningham said. “And before we started the company I decided I didn’t know enough, so I got my associates degree in renewable and sustainable energy.” The process to become a state delegate has many steps, from voting in the primary election and attending the county convention where you sign up for the state convention, to being selected by a committee of Senate district leaders to be allowed to go. Once there, Cunningham will be presented with an opportunity to sign up to be a national delegate. “The committee picks people who say that they could go, want to go and would support certain
candidates, and I happened to get picked for the Bernie candidate to go to the state,” Cunningham said. “It’s fun, I feel like I’m more involved in the political process than I was before.” Delegates are responsible for choosing who the nominee will be for presidential elections. Super delegates may vote for whichever candidate they chose at the national convention, whereas normal delegates choose which candidate they support ahead of time. “Since we are a representative democracy I am the representative of the democracy to pick the presidential candidate,” Cunningham said. A baby boomer, Cunningham is proud to be one of Bernie’s older supporters and credits it for his motivation to become a national delegate. “First of all they say that [few] of the people [supporting Sanders] are over 45, so I’m one
Non-traditional student Billy Cunningham will be attending the state convention as Bernie Sanders’ delegate. Paulina De Alva | Staff Photographer of the rare ones,” Cunningham said. “I’m articulate, I can persuade people and I think that I can do the domino effect up there where I talk to a few people and they’ll say ‘Hey, we need to rethink this.’” Cunningham hopes Hillary Clinton will continue to absorb some more of Sanders’ ideals before election comes around. “I’m worried that Trump will get the vote, and if Hillary
doesn’t have Bernie’s supporters with her, then we’re going to have a Republican, fascist president,” Cunningham said. “We can’t have that, so I’ve got to rally the troops at the national level and make sure that the Bernie supporters support the Democratic candidate because the alternative is not good.” Cunningham is a nontraditional student studying for his degree in public affairs
and community service, with a minor in anthropology. He is also considering going for his master’s degree. “I’m a non-traditional everything,” Cunningham said. “I’m a non-traditional student, and I’m a non-traditional person, I’m just not traditional. But you know, that’s what we need. It’s time for nontraditional, because the regular guys aren’t doing the job.”
ALCOHOL
Dining services make progress on Fuzzy’s alcohol licensing in University Union By Lisa Dreher Staff Writer @lisa_dreher97 Fuzzy’s Taco Shop in the University Union could serve alcoholic beverages beginning fall 2016, dining services department coordinator Suzan Cruz said. Dining services will soon submit its application for a Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission food and beverage license, caterer’s permit, mixed beverage license and beverage cartage permit. The commission should make a decision over the summer before the fall semester, but it is uncertain if it will decide by then, Cruz said. “I would hate to start something like that in the fall,” Bill McNeace, executive director of dining services, said. “We would need summer to figure it out.” The first of the application packets was started Feb. 3, a few weeks after the Student Government Association passed legislation approving alcohol sales. “The first one was a little bit more extensive,” Cruz said. “Once this one was done, the other two were pretty easy.” The first packet, On-premise Prequalification, asks for the business, location and types of permits or licenses being
applied for. These forms required signatures from Denton’s city secretary, county clerk and comptroller of public accounts. The first step of the application was completed March 21. On that day, the remaining parts of the application were submitted and completed April 22. The final step is for the university to send the application to the TABC for approval before UNT can serve alcohol in the Union. The commission typically takes 39 days to review the application, according to licensing regional supervisor Loretta Green. Applicants must also notify the public of their application for any TABC permits and licenses through an advertisement in the local newspaper. A notice was published in the Denton RecordChronicle before dining services moved to the next packet. McNeace said the tedious process of filling out the application is for the safety of the public. “The state makes it difficult on purpose,” McNeace said. “They want to make sure they have good stewards of alcohol service. It’s because there’s lots of due diligence.” Cruz said she does not know what the alternative would be if TABC does not approve of dining services’ application.
Fuzzy’s Taco Shop in the University Union could serve alcoholic beverages beginning fall 2016. Hannah Ridings | Senior Staff Photographer Third party vendor Metzler’s Food and Beverage supplies alcohol to the Gateway Center, Union and Apogee Stadium, but neither Fuzzy’s nor UNT dining services’ Verde Catering service are properly licensed. “This will be a new experience for all of us,” Denton TABC agent Beth Gray said. “Especially in a retail situation like they’re doing with the Fuzzy’s.” The food and beverage license is needed because Fuzzy’s profits come primarily from serving food, as opposed to a bar that mainly sells alcohol. A mixed beverage license allows the selling of beer, wine, liquor and mixed drinks at designated
licensed locations. McNeace said Fuzzy’s would serve drinks the chain typically has, like beer and margaritas, but specific drinks will not be confirmed until after it is licensed. The alcohol itself is for both Fuzzy’s and dining services’ Verde Catering, and will be stored in the Union, but it is unknown exactly where. The application includes a beverage cartage and caterer’s permit for Verde Catering to transport the alcohol from the Union to events. The cartage permit is also for Fuzzy’s supplier to deliver its alcohol to the Union for the restaurant to serve, Cruz said. Dining services officials said
they will find a supplier after TABC approves the licenses and permits. The second part details if the land or building for the sales is owned leased or subleased. The location packet for retailers also asks for estimated annual beverage sales, and according to McNeace, Fuzzy’s would hardly make any money off the alcohol sales. “The vast majority of our students are not old enough, so I really don’t see much profit there at all,” McNeace said. A piece of student legislation passed Wednesday “will allocate all profits from Union alcohol sales to alcohol ed, drug prevention and mental health.” “I think alcohol is available all around,” computer science graduate student Anish Rani said. “I don’t think it’s really necessary.” Lastly, the business packet discloses individuals holding ownership in the business selling alcohol, like owners, trustees and stockholders. McNeace said specific disciplinary actions and procedures to ensure only students of legal age are drinking and that they are consuming the limited amount of alcohol will be discussed after the commission licenses Fuzzy’s. Dining services said staff
training will start after TABC grants permission for alcohol sales. SGA legislation mandates a twodrink limit for Fuzzy’s customers. The bill says alcohol will be served 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and no earlier than noon Friday through Saturday. Sales will end at 11:30 p.m. and people will be able to drink until midnight. Although Fuzzy’s is on a university campus, there are no exceptional rules and it must follow TABC guidelines like any other establishment. Kinesiology senior Davonte Wade said having the on-campus restaurant serve alcoholic drinks on campus will be convenient. “For the people that do drink, it’s here on campus,” Wade said. “Especially since Fuzzy’s is open longer than any other food place.” Students also said they would consume alcohol at Fuzzy’s but only in moderation, and administration should not worry about students excessively drinking. “I probably wouldn’t want to get turned up in the Union, but I would purchase wine if I were 21,” anthropology sophomore Sarah Stutts said. “I don’t see it being an issue.”
CITY COUNCIL
Voting to open this weekend: A guide to Denton’s City Council election By Jynn Schubert & Julia Falcon Staff Writers @JynnWasHere @falconjulia22 Polls open to Denton residents Saturday to vote for city council. Running in this city council election are unopposed Mayor Chris Watts, incumbent Greg Johnson and Sara Bagheri for AtLarge Place 6, incumbent Dalton Gregory, Deborah Armintor, Will Wooten, Mike Cheves and Sam Ortiz for At-Large Place 5, and a special recall election is being held for District 4 seat holder Joey Hawkins. Residents who live in any district in Denton can vote for the two at-large seats and for mayor. Only residents in district 4 can vote in Hawkins’ recall. Voting polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and the locations are as follows:
North Branch Library 3020 N.Locust St., Denton Martin Luther King Jr. Rec. Center 1300 Wilson St., Denton Denia Recreation Center 1001 Parvin St., Denton North Lakes Rec. Center 2001 W. Windsor Dr., Denton Chris Watts for mayor Watts is running in this election unopposed. Watts has been the Denton’s mayor since 2014, after serving on city council for district 4 from 2007 to 2013. Watts believes in affordable housing and economic development in Denton. Joey Hawkins Joey Hawkins, the current District 4 seat holder, is on a recall election. Residents of District 4 turned a petition in to the city secretary regarding their complaints for Hawkins. These residents claimed that Hawkins
Greg Johnson poses for a photo in his office. Hannah Ridings | Senior Staff Photographer
has poor communication and doesn’t do anything about issues. Hawkins is the owner, alongside his wife Amy, of Jupiter Coffee House and Royal’s Bagels in Denton. Sara Bagheri Sara Bagheri is a fiscally conservative attorney at her company Bagheri and Upshaw running against Incumbent Greg Johnson for a seat on city council. One of her biggest concerns is city council’s failure to hire an auditor, although she is also advocates for increased transparency from local government in general. Originally from Denton, this is Bagheri’s first election after she decided not to run last year. Rumors about Bagheri accepting funding from tea party affiliate Empower Texans were false, although they endorse her. Greg Johnson After finishing his first term on council, the current At-Large Place 6 seat holder Greg Johnson is focusing on small businesses and working to preserve Denton’s “uniqueness” and diversity. Johnson has been involved in multiple controversial issues this election. Owner of local company VERUS Real Estate Advisors, he was accused of using his position for personal gain after his company brokered the deal for city council’s new town hall. He also spoke out against those who petitioned to have Hawkins recalled.
Dr. Deborah Arminator is running for At-Large Place 5 in the city council election. Kristen Watson | Visuals Editor Deborah Armintor UNT professor and local activist Deborah Armintor wants to run a cleaner government and have cleaner air if she is elected. Armintor has been an English professor for 14 years and has two children. Her passion for city council began when House Bill 40 was repealed and she has been involved with local politics ever since. Mike Cheves With his background as a pastor, Mike Cheves wants to be the voice of the people of Denton. One of his biggest concerns is child safety and having a city auditor.
Dalton Gregory Dalton Gregory is the Incumbent for At-Large Place 5, and has been a member of city council for seven years. Gregory represented District 2 from 2009 to 2014, and became At-Large Place 6 city council member in 2014. Some issues Gregory focuses on include helping the biking community in Denton in addition to helping small businesses succeed. Will Wooten Will Wooten is a graduate student at UNT who wants to emphasize the issue of transparency in city government and enforce local control. Wooten is an activist for Occupy Denton
and is involved in environmental activism, including the fight against hydraulic fracturing. Sam Ortiz Sam Ortiz wants to help residents with lower incomes get back on their feet. Ortiz comes from a low-income background and would like others from his situation know that their voices matter. For more information, to find out what district a voter lives in and more go to http://www. votedenton.com/upcomingelection-information/.
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between the haves and havenots has never been greater. And the have-nots that have nothing continues to grow.” It is unclear where the residents will live now, though some reserved “tiny homes” and spots in shelters. It is likely many will trickle into other homeless camps, because tent city is not the only neighborhood of its kind in the United States — or in Dallas, for that matter. Already on Wednesday, news outlets reported new camps were popping up near tent city. The necessity to find a solution for the city’s homeless population is growing evermore urgent. In an annual report, the Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance said there was a 26 per-cent rise in the city’s homeless population from 2015 when MDHA counted about 3,141 people who were homeless. By 2016, the population grew to about 3,904. “This is not only a human
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“This is not only a human issue, this is a city policy issue,” Rawlings said. “Those individuals that have nothing and are on the streets [are] a constant reminder that we have not figured this out.”
issue, this is a city policy issue,” Rawlings said. “Those individuals that have nothing and are on the streets [are] a constant reminder that we have not figured this out.” Search “tent city, Dallas” in the Maps app. You’ll find where the neighborhood used to be. Leave Denton, head down I-35, make your way past Dallas and find Louise Avenue, Dawson Street or Hickory Street. In that area, go toward the interstate. The old buildings that line the side streets begin to break up the sunlight, guiding you toward this abandoned neighborhood. The sound of the cars passing on I-45 grows as you walk closer. You hear the slaps of tires rolling over potholes. Through a chain-link fence, a dark space sticks out, where about 300 people laid their heads. Among the puddles of piss, burn piles, bags and fast-food boxes littering the ground, you meet people like J.D. On a Saturday in April, J.D. wore a brown Red Label cap and spoke about the Bible, poor people and rich people. The first stop in J.D.’s journey was at chapter nine of the book of Matthew in the Holy Bible. From behind his eyes, which looked filled with yellow snot, J.D. shuffled to verse 15, back to 28, and stopped at 25. In that part of Matthew, readers learn about Jesus Christ’s work healing a paralyzed man, a sick woman and raising a woman from the dead. “Jesus turned and saw her,” reads Matthew 9:22. “‘Take heart, daughter,’ Jesus said, ‘your father has healed you.’ And the woman was healed at that moment.” J.D. didn’t want to be quoted in the newspaper, he said. When it was still open, tent city was home to several people like J.D., who were uneasy about sharing their tent city stories. Some people shied away from the
camera, others rebuked it. In the weeks leading up to the May 4 closure, there were more tripods than tent stakes in the ground. And one man, who did not offer his name and wanted money for a bus ticket before he’d approve his photo taken, noticed the distance a passerby put between them. “You nervous?” the man who said he was from Longview, Texas, asked. “Sit down.” Like J.D., this man talked about Christianity, except he didn’t quote Scripture. He only asked, “What do you see?” Beneath the bridge were candy wrappers, old brown bags, waterlogged sleeping bags, tents and bicycles; cars parked alongside the fences, people smoking cigarettes and talking in circles. A small dog walked around a cluster of tents. A woman fed pigeons from her green car, packed with clothes, books, DVDs and fast food bags. Clutter beneath the interstate. Families visited grandparents. It was quiet aside from the traffic above. Orange and yellow spraypainted construction marks reminded people beneath the interstate that there were plans and movement all around them, but the only option for them was to move out. Weeks later, it was made clear what the man from Longview was asking, because upon returning, there were far fewer residents living in the tent city neighborhood. “I don’t care if someone said, ‘I want to live under this bridge,’ that is not acceptable in Dallas, Texas,” Rawlings said in March. People underneath the bridge said Dallas police and social workers had been sweeping the area, telling residents to break camp. On a recent Saturday, two Dallas officers sat in their cruiser, a Dodge Charger marked 0187. In the passenger seat, officer J. Kaup. The driver,
Tents line up under a Dallas bridge. The community known as Tent City must vacate the area by May 4, 2016. Hannah Ridings | Senior Staff Photographer officer D. Brintwell. Both on their smartphones. “We’re protecting those construction workers,” Kaup said, pointing to a crew clearing an area of tent city. “We don’t recommend you go in there.” Their presence here was a clear reminder of the dangers that come with living under a bridge. Some residents, surrounded by muddy ruts, metal hangers, broken down bikes, sleeping bags and condoms, huddled to talk about the police. Their eyes were like movie screens, replaying the moments the police were there for: to arrest for drugs, to protect from violence and to send people packing. Two deaths in the neighborhood compounded the grief city leaders had of tent city. In January, police said 50-yearold Dana Hunter was found dead — probably a homicide victim, they said. About a month later, an unnamed man was stabbed to death. In 2014, there were two other reported deaths in the neighborhood. Tent city resident Leroy Mitchell saw the man killed
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Former Army Sgt. and UNT alumnus to speak at commencement By Evan McAlister Staff Writer @evan_McAlister Army Sgt. Steven Davidson will not be paid for giving this year’s mass commencement address. The university doesn’t want to pay large amounts of school money for the graduation speaker UNT president Neal Smatresk said. Though UNT does pay some speakers in the Distinguished Lecture Series, Smatresk said he wants the university to avoid paying the $50,000 to $150,000 in fees some universities are known to spend on commencement speakers. Smatresk said bringing in a commencement speaker has evolved into a business where speakers have agents to handle schedules and events, charging steep fees. “Several other institutions around the country were criticized last year for spending large amounts of money on commencement speakers,” Smatresk said. “We’re simply not going down that road.” The UNT commencement committee and Student Government Association were asked to nominate people to be the commencement speaker, but everyone named was either unavailable or too expensive. Additionally, commencement will look different this year as part of the university’s 125th anniversary. In the past, the commencement ceremony took place on the last day after all individual college ceremonies took place, but this year, the commencement speech will happen before anyone walks the stage. “The speech is written, I’ll be back in Denton on Wednesday night and Thursday we’ll do a sound check and run-through, and then Friday is the big day,” Davidson said. Davidson never imagined that he would be chosen to speak at the commencement ceremony. Although he is a recent UNT alumnus, Davidson said he’s excited to attend graduation for the first time. He missed the
in February, and remembered his body lying in the dirtiness beneath the interstate. Mitchell knew the man, he said. Police reports indicate a 54-year-old man named Bennie Valentine killed the man. “I cut him,” the police affidavit quotes Valentine as saying. Mitchell corroborated the police report. He remembers one stick to the neck, another down his abdomen and once in the leg. On a Saturday afternoon in April, Mitchell wore a referee shirt and small gold chain. On his head, a Chicago Blackhawks hat. The tag was still on it, and on the tag was a white paint splotch. He wore gold-black checker shoes. He walked with a black cane. On his arm there’s a medical bracelet from Baylor University Medical Center, No. 61901266. He said his face was beat in during a home invasion, and he had reconstructive surgery to fix it. That Saturday in April, Mitchell was homeless. Born in 1948, Mitchell joins about 11 percent of other homeless people in Dallas who
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Homelessness coalition continues toward community project goal By Alexandria Reeves Staff Writer @alliereeves23
Army Sgt. Steven Davidson will speak at this year’s mass commencement. Courtesy | UNT opportunity to walk the stage in his own commencement as he went straight from an internship into the job market. Davidson will take part in the veteran graduation cord and medal ceremony on Thursday, May 12. “The university has been very good to me,” Davidson said. “Everyone from UNT had a powerful effect on who I am today.” Both a UNT alumnus and the 2012 “Army Times” Soldier of the Year, Davidson will deliver his speech at the beginning of the three-day university-wide commencement celebration this May. “I was very surprised honestly,” Davidson said. “I had talked to the president a couple of months earlier about doing a short speech during commencement, but I never dreamed that I would give the big speech.” Davidson said his speech will focus on the hidden value of being a UNT graduate and the lessons he’s learned from his time in the army, to becoming a hero, and finally, to his time at UNT. “I’m a young guy and I just graduated in December so I want to highlight the things about UNT I think students kind of shrug off,”
Davidson said. Davidson was deployed to East Africa two years after joining the army in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2011. While serving in human resources, Davidson saved a fellow soldier’s life on the last day of a 10-day French-run desert warfare course. He credits his ability to the sports medicine training he received from Northwest High School in Justin, Texas. When his tour ended in 2012, Davidson applied to UNT. Despite his outstanding military record, the veteran had struggled academically at a past community college and was admitted to UNT on a provisional basis. Davidson said returning from deployment and readjusting to life was difficult for him. “The university makes it very easy for veterans to get an education,” Davidson said. “They have benefits such as the Student Veteran Services office in Sage Hall [and] they also provide the support from faculty and staff.” With the help and support of his professors, Davidson was able to succeed at UNT and intern at the White House in the executive office of the president. He was
then appointed to his current position in President Barack Obama’s administration at the U.S. Department of Energy as the Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy. Davidson was in Washington when his final grades posted. “I was sitting in a meeting in Washington when grades posted,” Davidson said. “Like many students I didn’t want to get too excited about graduation, but I was able to finish with a 4.0 GPA.” Davidson said he’s looking forward to being back in Denton to see all the changes to campus as well as the town. “I’m a big fan of Beth Marie’s on the Square,” Davidson said. “The union had just opened last time I was on campus, too. I’m just excited to be back.” So far students have not spoken out against Davidson’s speech, unlike last year when Gov. Greg Abbott spoke. “I know the majority of people won’t remember the commencement speech,” Davidson said. “But if just one person leaves thinking ‘Yeah, that’s exactly what UNT is like’ then I think it’ll be a success.”
are unsheltered over the age of 62. Mitchell is one of 440 men living on the street, according to the Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance’s annual State of the Homeless report. He talked about the man who was stabbed. He remembers the look in the man’s eye as he said he watched his guts slosh from his stomach. It was steps away from Mitchell’s tent. He flopped on the ground and made it about 20 feet away to die. Before the neighborhood was closed, a pile of bricks marked the spot where the man died, a makeshift grave stone. “Have you ever felt hopeless?” he asked. “Try all you can, and nothing.” He began to cry. He lit his Marlboro cigarette. He started talking about his career as a truck driver, hauling freight across the country. Just before tent city closed for good, he talked about returning to Minnesota, to get away from the streets of Dallas. “Texas ain’t for me,” he said. “Y’all can have it.”
Denton’s Homelessness Coa lition has t a ken the f i rst steps towa rd brea k ing g round on a com mun it y-r un housing project it pla ns to build in Denton count y. Fif teen of the coa lition’s members visited Austin on Apr il 19 to view a sim ila rly designed development there ca lled Com mun it y Fi rst, wh ich offers a ffordable housing to the homeless. T he coa lition viewed the Austin development as a guide for the housing project it hopes to implement in Denton. “It went rea lly well,” leader of the coa lition Pat r ick Sm ith sa id. “I was ver y impressed by the thoughtf ulness a nd the qua lit y of the whole development.” T he Com mun it y Fi rst development is a 127-acre com mun it y that was master pla n ned a nd built up over a spa n of seven yea rs, according to Sm ith. T he development cont a ins tiny houses, wh ich a re someth ing the coa lition has pla n ned for Denton’s a ffordable housing project. Rent r uns f rom $225 to $325 a month, wh ich is a ffordable to com mun it y members who receive thei r income th rough disabilit y or socia l secu r it y benef its. T he development is able to accom modate a va r iet y of needs. Residents who do not receive a ny for m of income ca n a lso work at one of the com mun it y’s “m icro enter pr ises.” T he com mun it y has severa l ga rdens that produce f r uits a nd vegetables, a nd a ch icken coop that provides
eggs. T he sta ff oversees the operations a nd the individua ls who work there ea r n a wage to supplement thei r cost of living. “T here is one gentlema n who had a st roke. He ca n get a round but he has to do it slowly,” Sm ith sa id. “T hey put h im in cha rge of the ch icken coop that produces a round 20 0 eggs a week. T he sta ff oversees it, but that gentlema n is able to cont r ibute back to the com mun it y by ca r ing for ch ickens a nd ha r vesting the eggs.” T he development a lso has a n a r t st udio where residents ca n lea r n t rades such as blacksm ith ing or pot ter y ma k ing, a nd ca n even sell thei r a r t for a prof it. “Last yea r they sold $10 0, 0 0 0 wor th of a r twork just produced by the residents in different shows in a nd a round Austin,” Sm ith sa id. T here a re pla ns to develop a f ina ncia l model as well as d rawings a nd na r ratives in order to show cit y council that the project will be susta inable, but the coa lition does not pla n to present them until later th is yea r. Recently, the coa lition viewed severa l proper ties in Denton as potentia l locations for the project, but will not be ma k ing f ina l decisions until th is sum mer. “We’re just in the th in k ing a nd pla n n ing st ages r ight now so we haven’t actively done a nyth ing yet,” Sm ith sa id. “I n the ea rly pa r t of the fa ll we will probably sta r t ci rculating a vision document a round that will have a lot of specif ics in it.”
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Distinguished Lecture Series’ success attributed to student involvement By Nikki Lyssy Staff Writer @blindnikkii A line snaked around the side of the Coliseum as students awaited the arrival of Bill Nye. As he speaks, students admire a man whom many call their “childhood hero:” the man behind the beloved “Bill Nye the Science Guy” videos shown in many schools. The event’s coordinator, Ellysia Dierker, chooses applicants at the end of each school year to serve on the committee that decides who will be a good fit for the series.This entails event planning and contacting each speaker’s agency. Dierker spoke about how the committee decides who will speak each year. She brings the committee lists of agencies and recommendations, and they look at the recommendations and then choose speakers. “That’s the great thing about having a committee of students,” Dierker said. “They know what the student pop[ulation] is looking
for.” The process for electing members to serve on the committee is carried out in two phases. The committee applications are due Wednesday, Dierker said. After that, the committee looks through applications and schedules interviews to see who is best fit. Dirker explained the choice behind Bill Nye as a speaker. “Bill has been in the spotlight recently with his books, so we thought this was going to be a good time [to have him speak],” Dierker said. “All the students who would have seen him before are phased out.” Graduate student and technical communications major Dallas Guill served on the committee from May 2015 to May 2016. He enjoyed his time on the committee and spoke about his favorite part of serving. “It starts with suggestions — everyone puts together these lists, and the chair of our committee reaches out to agencies to see if these people are on the speaking circuit,” Guill said. “There’s such
a diversity on the committee in the suggestions that people come up with, people that I’ve never heard of in my whole life.” Guill enjoys seeing the events come together for the students and the excitement that builds before and after. “Leading up to the event, to hear people talk about it, saying, ‘Bill Nye’s coming to campus in a couple of weeks,’ and then to see a line stretching out of the Coliseum on the night of the event is the coolest part,” Guill said. “I had a small part in making this happen.” Forensics freshman Michaela Fruci elaborated on what it was like having Nye on campus. “[The event] superseded all my expectations. He’s why I fell in love with science, and he just fulfilled every one of my expectations,” Fruci said. “He was funny, engaging and it was definitely cool.” Fruci spoke on how events like that bring students together from different walks of life. “You know everybody there
Bill Nye poses for a photo before giving his speech to a sold out crowd during the Distinguished Lecture Series. Kristen Watson |Visuals Editor wasn’t a science major, but we’d all been through science classes with him, but he gave the same message to all of us,” Fruci said. “That we can all make a better
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from New York helps reimburse musicians. “It’s just a great experience for families, for individuals and for students, so you can’t really say what area or what age or what does this festival appeal to. It appeals to all ages. It appeals to all ethnicities,” Short said. “If you love music and you love the arts, you’re going to be overloaded for two and a half days.” Beyond the jazz Three hundred musicians and vendors came out to the festival. It offered attractions for all ages, including a children’s tent with painting for kids. Although jazz was a major part of the festival with several jazz acts occupying the biggest stages, other musical, artsy attractions were scattered throughout Quakertown Park. Among these attractions were three country music musicians hailing from Corsicana, with classics like George Strait’s “All My Ex’s Live In Texas.” “[For] the three of us, this is our first time playing together. Byron and I practiced about 20 songs together,” musician Mike O’Neal said. “We did that on the sound stage, and then we moved over here and then he thought of a couple songs and I thought of a couple stage.” Soca band Calypso Steel also played live music with sounds of drum, bass and a steel pan that added a very Jamaican, tropical feel to the festival. Soca is a type of music that originated in Trinidad and Jamaica and is
world, and I think that really inspired a lot of people.” Guill acknowledged that it’s for people like Fruci that he served on the committee.
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Few Good Men mentoring group sharpens professionalism under common goal By Kayleigh Bywater Senior Staff Writer @kayleighbywater
Artist Natasha Mylius shows off her art at her booth in the Civic Center during the Arts and Jazz Festival at Quakertown Park. Paulina De Alva | Staff Photographer characterized by fast beats and push-snare. “It’s well organized. I like playing in festivals that are union festivals because you get in and out quickly. As an entertainer, we’re able to have access and entertain a good number of people,” Calypso Steel member Cameron Streck said. “The food’s good, great weather today and it’s a great weekend for it.” Moving to the music Along with musical attractions were performances from dancers. Isis and the Star Dancers, a dance troupe from Bedford, came to perform on Sunday donned in traditional Middle Eastern belly dancing garments.
“[We’ve been coming] probably for 15 years. There’s more and more things. The sound people are professional. All the contacts we have here are very professional.” Isis Bartlett, one of the bellydancers, said about the show. “[We hope to] give our dancers the opportunity to dance at a wonderful place.” Along with human festivalgoers were a few dogs. Attendees Pat and Bob Ankrum brought their furry, canine friend, Dixie-Cup, who doned a cowboy hat and Texas Ranger sunglasses. Dixie-Cup is also a therapy dog, and they take her everywhere they go – even last year’s festival. “We like taking Dixie out. We take her to hospitals and therapy
The Frisco High School Jazz Band performs on the Festival Stage. Hannah Ridings | Senior Staff Photographer
centers and stuff like that,” Bob said. “She loves people.” Artsy attractions were present as well. Painter and UNT alumni John Bramblitt showcased his art for the third time, and though Bramblitt has lost his sight, he relies on his sense of touch to paint magnificent works of art. He has had his work sold in 20 countries and has appeared on national television. “I go to this every year,” Bramblitt said. “I only do about four or five festivals, I mostly work in museums and galleries. But I won’t miss this festival. I have to come here. The people here are so nice, it’s just this different sort of feel.”
“You’re helping create so many memories for all these people,” Guill said. “And you know it means as much to them as it does to you.”
Dressed in a suit and tie stands kinesiology junior Da’Vonte Wade, staring at the room full of other professionally donned gentlemen. The group, Few Good Men, is affiliated with the Multicultural Center and is geared toward black men. They bring in role models and speakers to help students gain a better understanding of what it’s like to be in the business world. “The main purpose of our group is to bring in mentors to help us ready for our careers and our futures, in general,” Wade said. The group’s first meeting was in December. Now, the meetings take place on the fourth Thursday of each month. Few Good Men came about after businessmen in the Dallas-Fort Worth area reached out to members of the center, including Multicultural Center assistant director Damian Torres. “A group of alumni and working professionals in the area contacted us and said they were interested in connecting with some current students in order to provide mentoring and support,” Torres said. “When they come, they cover topics such as how to overcome failure, networking and communication skills.” Torres, who assists with planning the meetings,said the group is a way for students to interact not only with men who have experienced being a part of big businesses, but to share common experiences with UNT alumni. He helps the group coordinate meetings and decide on alumni guest speakers for the Few Good Men meetings. “No matter who they choose, the alumni mentors initially reached out to us so they are happy to volunteer their time,” Torres said. For students like emergency administration and planning freshman Devin Crear, the group provides an experience that business classes at the university can’t. “Few Good Men challenges you to think beyond a surfacelevel mentality toward a more articulated point-of-view in order to shape you into the individual that companies want,” Crear said. “These men
have impacted me by showing interest in me succeeding in my academics, while also grooming me to become the best man I can be.” Crear said the group provides an unmatched opportunity. The group provided a bond that he said not a lot of other mentoring groups achieved. “Seeing African-American men being successful in their craft of employment and wanting to share the knowledge of how they got to where they are is what attracted me to the mentorship,” Craer said. “And the passion and the dedication that these mentors in this mentorship show towards the success of young black men in college is what keeps me coming back.” One of the lessons that mentors have tried to instill in the Few Good Men members is that “proper preparation prevents poor performance.” Crear said this topic stuck with him because it showed that taking this step toward pursuing his education and this program would help him in his future. Without the program, he would not have some of the confidence and knowledge he has now. “Few Good Men has given me a new perspective on life and has showed me what a successful black man looks like,” Crear said. “These men have proven to me that with my compliance and their guidance, the road to failure is narrowed and the road to success is widened.” For Wade, although the lessons and topics covered resonate with him, the willingness for the alumni to come help proves an even greater passion. The mentors, who mostly work for Fortune 500 companies, take time out of their lives to help and assist college students who will ultimately benefit from what they are trying to teach them. To Wade, that makes up the grounds of being a successful businessman. “You don’t normally get an opportunity like this,” Wade said. “With Few Good Men, these successful men take time out of their lives, and sometimes even fly here, in order to help us prepare for what our futures hold. They don’t have to do that, but they want to in order to help the next generation. That right there, to me, is what it means to not only be a good businessman, but a good man.”
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ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL Prosthetic testicle to remedy botched surgery after 20 years
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Rya n sa id he’s cu r ious to k now if he ca n persona lize h is new gemstone, just to say he did. W h ile not pa r t of the t ypica l procedu re, Rya n rema ins fascinated with the possibilit y. “I f I could possibly get a testicle eng raved with my in itia ls or ra ised in the let ter ing somehow, that’s enough to convince me to get it,” Rya n sa id. “Just so I could tell people--li ke on M T V Cr ibs--that that’s what I spent money on.” Back in the day, Rya n’s fa m ily had the option to
sue the or igina l su rgeon for fault y su rger y, a nd at 13-yea rs- old, Rya n ag reed to go th rough with it. T he fa m ily ra n into a problem, though, when they found out h is su rgeon had died six yea rs pr ior. T he hospita l, ack nowledging the m ista ke, covered the cost of the botched su rger y. T here’s a possibilit y the cost of the replacement could be covered, but that’s still up in the a i r, according to the fa m ily. Now, Rya n is in the begin n ing steps of measu rements a nd consult ation, so there a re
still a few deta ils to i ron out. Rya n’s mother, Kathy, a a registered nu rse, sa id the replacement procedu re is solely cosmetic. T he impla nt would be silicone, sim ila r to that of a breast impla nt. T hat aside, Rya n is completely hea lthy. “A ll h is mach iner y works,” she sa id. “L et’s put it that way.” People ca n su r vive, evidently, with on ly one testicle, just as people ca n su r vive with one lung, one k idney or ha lf a liver. Both testicles a re not needed for hor mona l pu r poses or
reproduction. “He’s a beautif ul, hea lthy guy a nd I’m ver y g ratef ul,” Kathy sa id. “I f there’s a ny message for young pa rents, [it’s that] young pa rents need to t r ust thei r gut a nd if they don’t get a good a nswer, they need to get a second opin ion.” Em ily Sides, a sculpting sophomore, has been f r iends with Rya n since f resh ma n yea r. She sa id she’s more tha n suppor tive of h is choice, whatever it ends up being. “I th in k he should ma ke the decision for h imself a nd see whatever would ma ke h im happier,” Sides sa id. “It would be the sa me th ing as if a woma n with breast ca ncer got breast impla nts to help her improve her self con f idence. I see it as the sa me th ing as a breast impla nt – I don’t th in k it’s wei rd.” Sides sa id she understa nds why Rya n would wa nt to have a ll h is eggs in one basket. “He doesn’t wa nt women to look at h im a nd say, ‘W hat is that?’ T h is would give h im the edge he needs for per for ma nce,” Sides sa id. “Now he doesn’t have to expla in a n insecu r it y.” Rya n, now g rowing into adulthood, sees a sense of mat u r it y with get ting h is ba lls back th rough the su rger y, wh ich will ta ke place sometime th is sum mer. “I’m ti red of it being h ila r ious when I’m na ked. It was f un ny in h igh school, but
Ryan Blakey enthusiastically mounts the equestrian statue outside the GAB. Matt Payne | Features Editor
now that I’m act ua lly t r ying to have sex with women, I’d prefer it to be just a n across the boa rd, a l r ight-with-no questions or com ments to be
made in pa r ticula r [about h is gen ita lia],” Rya n sa id. “I’ll be a rea l boy aga in, li ke Pinocch io.”
Ryan Blakey holds a pair of rocks in reflection of his soon-to-be future. Matt Payne | Features Editor
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MEAN GREEN QUICK HITS Men’s golfers bring in conference honors
A trio of Mean Green men’s golfers received end-of-season honors from Conference USA on Wednesday, marking the first time North Texas had three honorees since 2013. Ian Snyman was named C-USA Freshman of the Year after posting the second-lowest scoring average on the team at 73.39. Snyman was joined by freshman Thomas Rosenmueller and junior Cory Churchman on the All-Conference Second Team, tying North Texas with UAB for the most All-Conference honorees.
Tennis team earns four C-USA accolades
The young talent on the North Texas tennis team was recognized for their stellar performance this season, as the freshman duo of Maria Kononova and Tamuna Kutubidze each earned spots on the C-USA First Team. The pair was also honored as a First-Team doubles duo after posting a 10-5 together this spring, earning the most wins by a doubles team for North Texas since 2005-06. Senior Anastasiya Shestakova rounded out the Mean Green’s award winners, getting named to the All-C-USA second team.
Volleyball signing class
Head coach Andrew Palileo signed four high school players to national letters of intent last week, completing his first full signing class since the graduation of Carnae Dillard. Two of the newcomers are Texas natives (middle blocker Emma Eakin and outside hitter Bryncaitlin Walker), while the other two both come from the west coast. Karissa Davis (California) and Lekaleka Kiner-Falefa (Hawaii) are both expected to solidify the Mean Green back line as defensive specialists.
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Swimming and diving makes a splash in end-of-year awards
Junior defensive end Andy Flusche (99) tries to break a block during the spring game. Colin Mitchell | Senior Staff Photographer
New-look football closes out spring, looks forward to fall
By Brady Keane Staff Writer @BradyKeane3 The North Texas football team has undergone a complete overhaul since the completion of a 1-11 season last year, tied for the worst record in school history. The Mean Green has an almost entirely new staff led by head coach Seth Littrell, a new offensive philosophy, a new quarterback, new receivers and a revamped unit and scheme on the defensive side of the ball. Amid all the change, the team had just 15 spring practices and one public scrimmage of sorts to begin its rebuilding process. And while there was visible improvement across the board, the team still has a ways to go before kicking off the season against Southern Methodist University on Sept. 3. “There’s a lot of good tape that will help us become a better football team next fall and heading into the summer,” Littrell said. “Overall, we have a lot to work on, and we still have a lot of room for improvement. There is no doubt about it.” As the team heads into the summer and continues to prepare for the upcoming season, the offense, defense and special teams each showed flashes of what is to come. Offense The offense had two big questions entering the spring – who would win the quarterback battle between Alec Morris and Quinn Shanbour, and how would the team be able to run a pass-heavy offense with such
little experience at receiver. Despite returning a combined career total of just 649 yards and three touchdowns, the Mean Green receiving corps emphatically shut the door on any concerns at the position. Sophomore Tee Goree proved he’s ready for a standout sophomore season, while Sophomore O’Keeron Rutherford had a great spring game and has the size at 6’5 to be an impact player in the red zone. Goree, Rutherford, and Freshman Kelvin Smith combined for 274 yards and three touchdowns in the spring game and looked much more athletic and versatile than the offensive weapons of the past. “We’ve had talent on the outside. We just haven’t been able to showcase it,” Goree said. “Now, with this offense, we’re able to showcase our talent.” As far as the quarterback position goes, Morris seemed to enter the spring game with the confidence of the team.. However, Shanbour played well enough in the spring for Littrell to refrain from naming a starting quarterback heading into the summer. Morris remains the favorite, but Shanbour is putting up a fight. “There are always things that you can improve on, but I think that as a whole we came a long way this spring,” Morris said. “I didn’t really have a set expectation in mind, but I’m pretty happy with how this spring went. There’s a lot of potential for this offense to get better.” While the quarterbacks battled it out, the spring was rough on the offensive line. The Mean Green have just one returning starter from last year in senior Sam Rice, but he is moving
over to center to account for the loss of Kaydon Kirby. The line struggled in the spring game, but still has time to improve before September. The growth of senior transfer Trey Keenan and junior transfer T.J. Henson will be important, as the two are listed on the depth chart as starters going into the summer. “We’re nowhere near where we need to be,” Littrell said. “There’s been a lot of stress put on them. The kids are responding well, and it’s not that they aren’t working hard, it’s just a transition. We just have to get better, and we will.” Defense Entering the spring, it looked as though the secondary had the potential to emerge as the anchor of the defense. The team returned prized sophomore corners Ashton Preston and Nate Brooks and has experience with upperclassmen Chad Davis, Kishawn McClain and James Gray. Although there was some miscommunication on crossing routes in the spring game, the first unit was as advertised. Co-Defensive coordinator Mike Ekeler said the team wants to have the best 11 players on the field, and it looks as though the 3-3-5 scheme best fits that philosophy. “The defense is really starting to settle in the system,” Littrell said. “They’re playing well together, and the DB’s are doing a nice job in the secondary. They’re continuing to learn.” On the defensive line, there is an entire new unit from last year. But despite only having three linemen
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in the new scheme, the defense was able to get significant pressure on the quarterback in the spring game. Junior Sid Moore and senior Jareid Combs looked particularly good, and redshirt sophomore T.J. Tauaalo has the size to anchor the line at nose tackle. As a whole, the defense will continue to improve with the addition of several players from the 2016 signing class that could have an immediate impact upon their arrival in the summer, including William Johnson and Eji Ejiya. Special teams The special teams unit is just about
the only position group that is mostly the same from last year. Junior kicker Trevor Moore is back for his junior year after going 9-14 on field goals last season, including 9-10 on field goals inside 40 yards. Moore was named a freshman All-American by Sports Illustrated in 2014 and gives the Mean Green a solid option if the offense struggles to finish off drives. Moore knocked down 4-6 field goals in the spring game, including a 43-yarder. In the punting game, the Mean Green has Eric Keena back as well, which should bring a steady diet of good field position. Keena was ranked
After earning the highest finish as a team in school history at the C-USA Championships, one swimmer and one diver received individual honors. Sophomore breaststroke specialist Claudia Kitching was named Co-Freshman of the Year after becoming a top-three fastest swimmer in school history in each of her two events. Meanwhile, Averie Ruiz earned the honor of CUSA Freshmen of the Year for her performances in the 1-meter, 3-meter and platform events.
21st among Division I punters last season with an average of 44.2 yards per punt. The return game will be without breakout star Tre Johnson, who scored the lone special teams touchdown of 2015 on a 53-yard punt return, as the rising senior left the program in the offseason. The Mean Green look to have Johnson replaced with junior wide receiver Turner Smiley, and there are several players in the 2016 recruiting class, including Deion Griffin, that have the speed to make an impact in the return game.
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Track and Field’s Stewart looks to end her collegiate career with a bang TRACK & FIELD CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Green track and field athlete to be recognized since 20 08. But Stewar t’s jour ney to greatness hasn’t been pictureperfect. She ar rived to Nor th Texas at the same time as Sheffield, in 2011. She was a freshman looking to ma ke the transition from high school basketball and volleyball to r unning collegiate track fulltime. Her athletic ability was never a doubt for Sheffield, but he said the amount she’s grown as a competitor and as a person has sur passed his biggest expectations. However, preventing injur y has arguably been Stewar t’s biggest hurdle. After missing the majority of the 2014 -15 season, she came back for her four th year of eligibility as a graduate student this year.
“Ever y other year it seems like she’s been injured – major injuries that would almost keep her from coming out to compete and train,” Sheffield said. “She’s always worked her way through.” With five to six days of practice per week, almost all track and field athletes deal with nagging injuries each season. But injur y is only a small obstacle as long as athletes don’t let it diminish their motivation, Stewar t said. “It’s easy to lose faith in the training process. I’ve done that before,” Stewar t said. “This year it was just tr usting coach Sheffield, tr usting my body and tr usting that God is going to work ever ything out.”
That same mindset has tur ned Stewar t into one of the strongest leaders for the Mean Green. She said she was more of a vocal leader early in her career but has shifted her focus to leading by example as an upperclassman, making sure she shows up early and maintains good grades. “I think there’s some natural [leadership] instincts inside of her,” Sheffield said. “As she’s gotten older, the diversity of the team has changed a little bit, but she continues to find some of those little pieces, those apples, that come out. And they kind of rise up to her because of her ability.” One teammate who has benefitted greatly from Stewar t is junior Jazmine
Business Administration senior Chastity Stewart hopes to startt a career in public relations. Courtesy | North Texas Athletics Mar tin. The third-year jumper had never been par t of a r unning event until joining Stewar t’s 4x10 0-meter relay team this season, and said she’s always looked up to Stewar t as a role model and friend.
“I’m an outcast for the 4x4,” Mar tin said. “She made it welcoming because she was a senior, and it was my first time actually being able to do it. She made it easier for me just by tr usting me.” The team of four had
two second place finishes and one first place finish in April, finding its stride right in time for the C-USA Championships from May 12 to 15. And if Stewar t’s steady improvement and schoolrecord 10 0-meter hurdle time of 13.03 last weekend at the Bobcat Classic is a sign of things to come, even more records could be broken. “The seniors who have been there before and know what it’s like, they feel the energy star t to come up,” Sheffield said. “This is the time of year where you’ve got to get it going.” After postseason play, Stewar t’s future is up in the air. She will be graduating with a master’s degree in business administration this summer and hopes to star t a career in the public relations industr y for an enter tainment news outlet. However, she hasn’t r uled anything out quite yet. If she is able to qualify for the Olympic trials this summer and move on to national competition, Sheffield said she’s capable of becoming one of the top hurdlers in the countr y. “It would be my dream,” Stewar t said. “I think if the universe kind of guides me that way, I’ll definitely go. I’m just going to continue to put in work and hopefully the numbers come out. If I can continue my [athletic] career, I’ll definitely hop on that train.”
Business Administration senior Chastity Stewart poses for a photo on Fouts Field. Colin Mitchell | Senior Staff Photographer
ATHLETE
Dynamic recruit Griffin has potential to be next two-sport star at UNT By Brady Keane Staff Writer @BradyKeane3 Deion Griffin is fast. The Arlington Heights High School senior who signed to play football with the Mean Green next season is so fast that his speed in the 200m dash would have placed 2nd at the K.T. Woodman Classic as a member of the North Texas track and field team last weekend. With that speed, Griffin has the potential to join a short list of athletes who have competed for both the football and track team at North Texas. The most
successful member of that exclusive club, Johnny Quinn, is the all-time leading receiver in school history with 2,718 yards. He ran on the relay team for the
Mean Green as well. Now, Quinn is an American Olympic bobsledder and competed at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games. “We’ve had guys do it before, and we’ve been really successful with it in the past,” head track and field coach Carl Sheffield said. “It just depends on the quality of the athlete, because competing in Conference USA is a really high task.” Throughout the last four years at Arlington Heights, Griffin has used his elusive speed and quickness to excel on both the football field and the track. Despite being undersized at the quarterback position, Griffin used his speed to make an impact under center. As a junior, he threw for 25 touchdowns without an interception while also running 1,000 yards and making 15
touchdowns. The Mean Green plans to use the dynamic playmaker in the slot position next season. “Speed is my biggest asset. It helped me in high school by making people fear not only the pass, but the run,” Griffin said. “Now in college, I’ll just be using my speed to create space between me and the defender.” While his numbers on the football field certainly stood out to Littrell and the rest of the coaching staff, Griffin credits track for helping to further develop his competitive nature and toughness. “With both sports, there is a mental and physical toughness,” Griffin said. “When you’re tired while training, you want to give up. But your mind has to overcome your body. Both sports can make you physically uncomfortable, but that helps so when you get to the football field, you can thrive in uncomfortable situations.” Littrell said speed is one of the
biggest things the team looks for while out on the recruiting trail. “It’s big,” Littrell said. “Obviously, you want to get guys that have speed, and speed kills. You want guys that get out and run. It’s been fun watching some of our guys signed on for next year do great things in track events.” So far, Griffin has certainly been one to do great things during track season. After taking first place at both district and area meets and second in the regional meet, the high school senior is advancing to the 5A State meet at the University of Texas on Friday, May 13. Griffin’s fastest time in the 200m, 21.18, is faster than 11 of the 12 Mean Green athletes to run the race at the collegiate level this season. Only junior Colin Heard was faster, with a 21.05 run at the UTA Invitational in March. Despite the time commitments required to play in college, Sheffield said the two sports co-
exist well with cooperation from coaches on both sides. “Football is going to be their major sport, and we’re always going to be the understudy,” Sheffield said. “The only logistical issue is what happens in the spring time when they have practice and we’re in season. I’ve had guys that did their football stuff in the morning and then came to track practice in the evening.” If Griffin is able to continue the sport at the collegiate level, Sheffield said it could benefit him on the football field. In addition to the extra competition, it provides a chance to continue to build on the impressive speed that is already there. “I’m definitely going to say yes,” Sheffield said. “We believe that those kids were getting the off-season conditioning in high school, so why keep them from continuing that success?”
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Softball looking to recover from dismal second half By Clay Massey Staff Writer @Clay_FC When the North Texas softball team entered conference play, it was riding the high of a five-game winning streak. The team had received votes to become nationally ranked and was sitting on a 13-6 record – the second best start in school history. However, the opening weekend of Conference USA play set the tone for what was to come for the Mean Green. After the University of Texas at San Antonio swept North Texas in its first C-USA series, the Mean Green could not get back on track. Since then, North Texas has posted a 3-18 record in C-USA with just one conference series remaining. Head coach Tracey Kee said the grind of a 55-game season caught up to her young team. “I’ve seen it more so physically and mentally,” Kee said. “They’re just tired. I don’t think the UTSA series
set up what was to come more than it just put us behind the eight ball.” When North Texas began to skid after the sweep at the hands of UTSA, North Texas could never quite get out of its funk, even with wins in nonconference games that were sprinkled in. After C-USA play began, the Mean Green were 4-5 in non-conference games. “We were definitely surprised [at poor conference start],” Schkade said. “Ever since this season started I felt we had a good chance. Everyone was clicking on and off the field. So when we didn’t start performing in conference I was shocked, and I think everyone else was too.” After being mathematically eliminated from postseason play with a sweep at the hands of the University of Southern Mississippi, the Mean Green shifted its focus to sending the team’s two seniors out on a high note. Senior catcher Bryana Wade and senior second baseman Karly Williams’ days have
Freshman utility player Rhylie Makawe (21) swings just under a pitch for a strike against Marshall. Dylan Nadwodny | Staff Photographer
become numbered in North Texas uniforms, and their teammates are doing their best to finish strong. Williams said she realized how few moments she had left after last weekend’s games against the University of Texas at El Paso. “At this point in the season, everybody is feeling it,” Williams said. “We only get so many off days, and it’s definitely a struggle.” Wade and Williams are the only two players on the squad who experienced Kee’s first year in charge and the mass exit of a lot of their teammates last year. While the team has put in work this offseason to make sure they were physically fit to the best
Junior infielder Kelli Schkade (9) drives a ball off her bat against Louisiana Tech. Dylan Nadwodny | Staff Photographer of their ability, Williams said she’s felt the wear and tear as well. One of the areas where fatigue seemed it would be easiest to infect was the pitching staff, as the rotation featured just three pitchers. Two of them, juniors Stacey Underwood and Jessica Elder, have notched more than 120 innings each, and freshman Lauren Craine has more than 60 innings under her belt. Kee said a fourth arm would not have been much help, as her pitching staff seemed to struggle together. In the current stretch of a 13-game losing streak, the staff has
allowed a combined 76 runs, or just under six per game. “I think not having three pitchers off at the same time would have helped,” Kee said. “We went through a stretch where none of the three were throwing well.” During the current 13-game losing streak, North Texas has been outscored 76-28 and has been shut out three times. After a blazing hot start where she was hitting well over .400, junior shortstop Kelli Schkade has cooled off, but not by much, as she is now sitting at .389. With just two seniors, the Mean Green will be returning
a majority of this year’s squad that started so hot. And with the disappointment of missing the C-USA tournament hosted in Denton, the Mean Green have begun to look forward. “We didn’t really have anything to lose this season because we were new,” Schkade said. “We wanted to prove ourselves, and we might not have done that, but we know next year could be completely different. I hope we remember how it feels to be in this situation. I think that bitter taste in our mouth will help us next season.”
TRACK & FIELD
Four track and field athletes ready to compete at NCAA tournament By Reece Waddell Senior Staff Writer @ReeceWaddell15 Head track & field coach Carl Sheffield made a bold prediction coming into the 2016 season, saying the Mean Green would double the number of athletes at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Last year North Texas sent eight athletes to the tournament, so in order for Sheffield’s prediction to come true, 16 athletes will need to qualify this time around. “We may come up a little short there,” Sheffield said. “But I think the group that has potential to get there will be just as good. The chance for them to advance will be greater than it was with us taking [eight] people last year.” The outdoor championships will be held in Eugene, Oregon from June 8-11 and boasts the top track and field performers from across the nation. And despite North Texas being in a mid-major conference, Sheffield does not view that as a hindrance. Rather, he sees it as an advantage. “I think if you’re a finalist in Conference USA or on the podium at Conference USA, you’re one of the tops in the nation,” Sheffield
said. “Our conference is just that competitive. We feel very strongly that if you can be top three, four or five at Conference USA, you can get into the national finals.” One of the athletes consistently on the podium for the Mean Green has been senior high jumper Eddie Wilcox. The 6’6 human pogo stick took home the gold at the C-USA indoor championships in February, shattering his personal best mark when he cleared 2.17 meters. But to be competitive on the national stage, Wilcox said he may have to leap even higher. “I’m probably going to have to jump my [personal record] to get there,” Wilcox said. “After doing it this weekend and how I felt going over it, I feel really comfortable.” Wilcox is ranked 11th on the NCAA Division I West Outdoor Qualifying List for high jump and trails the leader by only .09 meters. Because the NCAA takes the top 12 athletes from the qualifying list, Wilcox feels confident about his ability to soar to new heights in Eugene and end his collegiate career on a high note. “I for sure wouldn’t have a ‘what if?’ in the back of my head for the rest of my life,” Wilcox said of making the NCAA tournament. “It would be great to have peace
of mind, being able to say, ‘Hey, I was able to go to nationals.’” But Wilcox is not the only North Texas athlete primed for a spot in the NCAA tournament. With only a few weeks left in a Mean Green uniform, graduate hurdler Chastity Stewart is hoping to go out with a bang. Fresh off setting the meet record in the 100-meter hurdles at the John Jacobs Invitational, Stewart has become a key cog for the women’s side down the stretch. Currently 12th on her qualifying list with a time of 13.24 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles, Stewart is the highest nationally ranked woman on the North Texas squad. “All the work we’ve put in over the past five years is going to pay off,” Stewart said. “I’ve wanted to impact this program for more than just my ability on the track. I think I’ve done that, but there are still a lot more loose ends I want to tie up.” Another senior competing on the national level for the Mean Green is sprinter and jumper Mona Landry. Having competed four straight years at the NCAA tournament for North Texas, Landry is no stranger to the adrenaline-pumping challenge that likely awaits her.
Graduate student Chastity Stewart has a career-best time of 7.92 in the 55-meter hurdles. Courtesy | North Texas Athletics
Senior sprinter and jumper Mona Landry extends after jumping off of the runway in the long jump at the TCU Invitational in For t Wor th. Courtesy | Nor th Texas Athletics “The intensity is very high,” Landry said. “Everyone of course comes to go hard or go home. I think it’s just mental. You have to get yourself together and worry about you.” Senior distance runner Bryce McAndrew will also be gracing the national stage for North Texas. He has already broken the North Texas outdoor track and field record in the 5,000 meter run on April 15 with a time of 14:06:07, besting a record held for 33 years by Ron Wakefield. McAndrew is currently ranked
20th on the 1,500 meter run qualifying list, but he said he will need to improve on his personal bests in order to ascent to the top of an event where results come down to tenths of seconds. “I’m going to have to have a good day to go,” McAndrew said. “Every year just keeps getting faster and faster. I’ve been racing for a while, so if the race goes how it should, I should have a good chance. Everyone is really good. You can’t have a bad day.” As the season comes to a close, Sheffield is proud of the work his
entire team has put in. With that in mind, Sheffield also knows he has a class full of seniors determined to make one final trek to Oregon and leave their stamp on the program. “It’s almost saddening to realize how many seniors have brought this team to this point,” Sheffield said. “I’m praying they’ve left their mark on the underclassman. They all have stories about where they came from and how they got here. You always talk about them when they come back, so I hope they leave that impression behind.”
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One final word: Opinion staff weighs in on life in Denton The Opinion Staff North Texas Daily
though there are some who have called for us to be defunded, labeled us as biased hacks and told us to pack our things and get the hell out – let it be understood we intend to do no such thing. We’ve been kickin’ for now over 100 years, and we’ve got our sights set on the next 100. Thanks for the memories, UNT.
a way, it is a foreshadow of Denton’s expansion from a small town to a major college hub. The people have only slightly changed. The Anthropologie-draped vape-champions blowing fog as they walk through campus bare foot can still be seen, but the hipster movement has waned in recent years. This isn’t to say they haven’t always been here, but the culture of the Urban Outfitters buying retro cassette players is on its way out right now and I wonder what will replace that when I’m gone. Denton, it’s been real. Your carefree, liberal-heavy, inclusive and multicultural environment has changed my outlook on small towns. My only word of advice: Please stop saying you’re a “small Austin,” it’s just not a good look, and you already have plenty going for you.
The Daily Shall Live On Harrison Long The opinion section of North Texas Daily was an experiment conceived by some of the editors at the end of last semester. We weren’t really sure about where we’d be going, or what challenges were to Denton needs to stop trying so come, we just knew that we wanted hard to change Sidney Johnson to start a conversation. When I arrived in Denton in the To be clear, the progress made by North Texas Daily has been the spring of 2012 I was taken back by result of a collaborative effort across its peculiar mixture of cozy vibes so all sections, a seamless cohesion of perfectly aligned with a large-scale driven individuals working toward university buzz. The hometown a common goal. The addition of the feelings of random conversations opinion section has only added to the with total strangers was different for conversation that has been generated me -- I’m not used to people walking on campus, and we were proud to up and spilling their life story to me do our part, but we would have gone unannounced. I’m a Dallas-born city boy. I love unnoticed had it not been for quality parking in Denton the hustle and bustle of the town: Bad of work done by our colleagues. We’ve reveled in the response the loudness and, like a small child, synonymous with UNT experience we’ve received over the past few feel a strange paranoia when things Morgan Sullivan As a nearly telltale sign of any months – the reactions have been are too quiet when you have your more than we ever could have back turned. Denton has given me city’s growth, Denton has acquired anticipated, and we hope to keep this an openness that I didn’t have before a major parking problem. Whether going as long as we remain a part coming here, and “Little D,” the town you’re trying to park for class or of this newspaper. Though we still I have grown to love seems to be simply trying to grab some overpriced question whether some individuals changing as I get ready to seek other coffee at Starbucks, it’s like “The Hunger Games” everywhere you go. are able to grasp the concept of a horizons. Perhaps Denton is desperately The change is reminiscent of section solely made up of opinions, one that exists independently of the old union I walked into upon clinging on to its “hipster” roots, factual news and enlightening arrival. It was quiet, dreary and a hastily hanging on to the last threads DR POMERANCE APR 25, 2016 - JUN features, we have enjoyed getting to place to lie down from the pressures of its suburban identity, before the DENTON is swallowed up by the know the personalities of those in our of class. Now, the union seems more entire cityPOM1DENTAPR16 constraints of big city life by offering like a modern museum with its SH community. 1/2 We aren’t going anywhere – giant windows and edgy design. In as little parking as possible. I-35 is
probably the city’s largest parking lot, with the construction bringing neverending traffic. Whatever the case may be, somehow the parking in Denton has become a metaphor of the college experience. You pull into the parking lot with a hopeful outlook. You creep up and down the rows, exasperated, your faith in UNT parking services - and yourself - weakening. You have a slimmer of hope at the end of one row, but it’s just a ridiculously small car, not an empty spot. Defeated, you decide to park in the first spot you find, regardless of the repercussions. The process of parking has left you tired, overwhelmed and with little to show for all of your hard work. It’s like one giant meme for the entire college experience, we just wish they’d try to be more original. Denton is great, let’s ease up on construction Preston Mitchell Prior to enrolling at UNT, I was told stories about the campus’ unconventionality. My friends teased me about attending a university that was infamous for its tepid football, especially since the bulk of them chose Baylor University, Texas A&M, and the University of Texas instead. Nevertheless, I heard even more 1,encouraging 2016 anecdotes reflected Denton’s Austin-ian nature, and how the community attracts individuals that are passionate about the arts,
culture and everything else. Looking back on my experiences since then, having become a full-time Denton resident, I’ve witnessed numerous changes to the city. Football coaches have been swapped, the Union has been updated, the Square has been subject to vandalism, and the new Raising Cane’s is now a major hotspot. So much has changed about Denton except for one single attribute: the construction. Before the Union was unveiled, I spent my time beforehand rushing to classes, having to dodge tractors and closed ranges to avoid architectural creation. Countless other students shared my dilemma, which became apparent during every #UNTFollowTrain. Contrary to what we all thought about it, Denton construction is key right now to making our city more exciting in the future. Part of the reason we’re called “Austin Lite” is because of how much our amazing bars, bookstores, restaurants and entertainment centers enculturate different humanities from around the world. Foremost, we attend a great university and Denton’s new sites throughout the next 10 years will cement it as a top tier college town. The only people that can realize Denton’s potential is us, and it’s about time we started recognizing that by finishing our current projects before we start new ones.
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President-Elect, Vice PresidentStudents should consider implications behind campus carry Elect: Let’s make it happen, UNT By Preston Mitch Staff Writer @Presto_Mitch Next fall UNT will be decidedly different than ever before. It will mark our first full year of having the Union, now the campus-wide lifesaver for sleep deprivation, and we will also become the site of a reinvented Boulevard bridge, which means that our bus routes can normalize again. Most importantly, it will be our first semester where campus carry swings in full effect, to begin on Aug. 1. From that point forward, it will be legal for any licensed gun owner to bring their concealed weapons to campus, to equal amounts of dismay and excitement from within our populace. Despite whatever opinion you have, or if you even own a gun, it is imperative to UNT’s safety that students understand the implications of bringing their guns to campus. Campus carry laws only allow for the presence of guns, not the ethics of them. In this case, it’s important for us to analyze how necessary it is to take guns out of our homes. Since group mentality spreads almost virally, a handful of friends “packing heat” will surely inf luence another ensemble to do the same. Carrying a gun to feel
powerful is asinine. If you are someone who lacks the constitution to subdue a criminal by the use of lethal force, why the Hell should you think your valor will Nonprofit organizations across the country operate in favor of these laws, chief ly the Students for concealed carry that advocates under the practice of self-defense. Although I have implicit faith in our student body’s sanity, there are many alternatives to gun use. If there is a sinister stalker trailing your every move, there are $40 pepper blasters that travel 13 feet every tenth of a second. Believe it or not, Smith & Wesson sells its own tactical pens, which can cause considerable damage to an assailant. Besides, why carry a handgun when a Swiss
pocket knife doesn’t leave as much of a mess? Above all dangers, campus carry increases the likelihood of school shootings. Studies have shown that crimes committed in Utah and Colorado went up by 50 and 25 percent after their carry legislations. Not the least of those crimes include sexual assault, another UNT issue that can potentially exacerbate in the fall. In spite of every scenario possible, gun’s will soon be prevalent on our campus. After that, it is our courtesy to the students and faculty that we conceal our weapons astutely. In that context, leave this legal privilege alone and keep your guns off the premises.
By Grant Hale and Barrett Cole Note f ro m E d itor: A pplic a t io n s for S t u d en t G over n m en t A sso ci a t io n ex ec. p osit io n s for th e 2 016 -17 s ch o ol yea r a re n ow open, a n d c a n be a ccessed th rough th e S GA website. Q u es t io n s a n d co m m en ts c a n be d irected to b oth G ra n t H a le a n d B a r ret t Cole. Fel low Underg r aduat e St udent s of U N T, Si mply by b ei ng st udent s at U N T we a re a l l memb er s of t he St udent G over n ment Asso ciat ion. We a l l have a pa r t to play i n ef fe ct i ng p osit ive a nd la st i ng cha nge for b ot h ou r ca mpus a nd com mu n it y. St udent gover n ment is not a sp e ct ator sp or t. It is a pro c ess t hat re qu i res ever yone to b e engage d a nd i nvolve d i n order to ma ke ou r voic e hea rd. We b el ieve st udent s deser ve to k now what is happ en i ng on ca mpus a nd t he de cisions b ei ng made t hat a f fe ct t hem. We wi l l set t he exa mple for st udent pr ide a nd engagement by promot i ng scho ol spi r it a nd t r ad it ions. U lt i mat ely, we wa nt to help ensu re t hat, a s memb er s of t he U N T
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Grant Hale not hesit at e to reach out wit h you r quest ions a nd conc er ns. We hop e you a l l have a g reat su m mer a nd we lo ok for wa rd to se ei ng you back i n t he fa l l. G o Mea n G re en!
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Reflecting on college: was it worth it? By Sidney Johnson Staff Writer @Sidjohn87
The time is finally here. Years of financial uncertainty and sleepless nights are coming to an end, at least collegiately speaking. I’ve gained valuable knowledge in my time at University of North Texas that will give me a one-up in the rat race that ensues after graduation. What used to be a distant goal is now a tangible and sobering realization: I’m graduating college. If I were to list things I’ve learned in my three years at UNT, time management would top the list. The late night parties were fun, and a great way to meet new people with similar interests – but
I’ve found that often times those interests don’t extend beyond drinking and partying. Those nights of pong, punch and procrastination became cumbersome, a realization any responsible student eventually has. Waking up dizzy at 6:30 a.m. to write a 10-pager you’ve neglected while running on two hours of sleep is a miserable task. Deadlines don’t often bend, but your will to reach them must. There are plenty of hardships that shadow the working student whose parents can’t afford the assistance offered to others. I empathize with the ramen noodle dieters, the fast food napkin thieves, the weekly plasma donors, the pawn receipt savers and whatever else many do to get
by. Then to be thrust into peaking student loan debt, a rising cost of living and stagnant wages nationwide after graduation: cue the fight for $15. I certainly haven’t had it the worst, but I lived the beautiful struggle of college life in its entirety and am grateful for the experience, no matter the gray hairs I’ve acquired – literally. Now the greater question: Is that $25,000 piece of paper worth four years of constant anxiety? Are those late nights studying or early morning crams justified once we grace the stage to the roars of our adorning family and friends? Some believe not, and I can’t say they’re wrong. There are plenty of well-paying professions without degree
requirements: technicians, postmasters, web developers, etc. I chose the path of a journalism degree because my parents had their college careers cut short when I was born, so I felt compelled to
succeed in my undergraduate education for them as much as myself. Every trial and error has lead me here – writing to you – and will hopefully push me much further. The competitive job market is
scary, but so was the big-bad university after graduating high school, and that turned out pretty good in this case. Mama, your son made it through – just like I promised.
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Vetting Donald Trump’s list of potential running mates The Editorial Board North Texas Daily @ntdaily
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Following the Indiana primary on Monday, and the suspended campaigns of Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. John Kasich, it can now be assumed Donald Trump will clinch the Republican Party’s nomination for President of the United States. After careful deliberation, the editorial board has compiled a list of suitable vice presidential candidates who could only add to the fruitful conversation the presumptive nominee has accrued over the 10 months his campaign has been on the road. Here is the list:
2) Mark Cuban What could be better than a billionaire as president? Try another one on deck! As the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, and a recurring investor on the hit-show “Shark Tank,” we have no doubt Mark Cuban could add legitimacy to some of the shakier claims regarding Trump’s wealth that have followed him since before he decided to run for president. Also, what better way to show the world that the United States is a bastion of democracy than having it led by two reality television stars?
1) Sarah Palin An agitator in her own right, the former governor of Alaska added buckets of flavor to the 2008 presidential election as the V.P. pick for Sen. John McCain. If for no other reason than her language appealing to the masses, we could also rest assured that the self-ascribed “maverick” could
3) Dennis Rodman This one should already make sense. A close personal friend of Kim Jong-Un, Rodman already has more foreign policy experience under his belt than Donald Trump and could prove essential in repairing the United States relationship with North Korea.
4) Rush Limbaugh What better way to coax some of those who have chosen to flee the GOP back to the party than to have one of its iconic soothsayers at the side of its new leader? No stranger to controversy himself, we think a Trump/Limbaugh ticket could hold the same dynamics of buddy-to-buddy system that we’ve come to know with President Obama and Joe Biden. 5) Kim Davis “Make America Great Again?” More like “Make America Straight Again!” This powerhouse of theocratic ideals could provide an outreach to the evangelical vote that has plagued Trump for so long and also aid in providing the missing piece to Trump’s campaign: more religion. 6) The Zodiac Killer After suspending his campaign, the Zodiac Killer will retain his position as a senator in Texas for two more years before he is up for reelection. Though we suspect
he might decline in the vein of reigniting his campaign in 2020, we can’t help but imagine the utter calamity that would result in such a ticket as this (though its fun to try).
7) Donald Trump “Love him or hate him, Donald Trump is a man who is certain about what he wants and sets out to get it, no holds barred.” – Donald Trump about Donald Trump. 8) Jabba The Hut Another titan of industry, we suspect that the kingpin of the “Star Wars” universe would be an ideal candidate for the spraytanned demi-God that is Donald Trump, pre-“Return of the Jedi” of course. If nothing else, they could collaborate on ways to stop the illegal crossing of Wookies into Mos Eisley, and Boba Fett would undoubtedly be one badass Secretary of State. Note: If Jabba is unavailable, Pizza the Hut from “Spaceballs” will be a fair substitute.
Samuel Wiggins | Senior Staff Illustrator 9) Rumplestiltskin Who knows more about “The Art of the Deal” than this mythical genius? Some have labeled him a villain, but we think he’s just misguided in his attempt to cleanse the land of opportunists and foreigners. 10) E.B. “The Bubble Man” A well-known figure on the Denton scene, “The Bubble Man” has been providing “natural herbs” to the residents of Lil’ D for over two decades. We think some of his calming formula, mixed with
his clear-headedness strain with a touch of his giggly recipe could be just the prescription to ease some of the wilder things uttered by the presumptive nominee. If nothing else, they could watch movies together in E.B.’s van! Obviously, the list is subject to whittling down as time goes on, and the field is likely to change, but we think as of the present moment, any one of these choices could only make the current dumpster fire that has been this election season even more interesting. Until that time, you can find us at the bar or speaking with E.B.
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