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Symphony Orchestra plays live from Arlington BY K RYSTLE CANTU Senior Staff Writer
Nearly 37,000 guests packed Cowboys Stadium on Friday in Arlington, as the UNT Symphony Orchestra performed for the Super Bowl XLV Countdown. Around the massive structure, the crowd’s cheers echoed and camera flashes sparkled. Fans filed in from all angles at every level. Firecrackers sizzled and sparked on stage. The orchestra played eight serenades in unison w ith featured clips of past NFL seasons and celebrations, and a final tribute serenade in honor of Emmitt Smith and his Hall of Fame addition. Tim McGraw also performed at the event, and the orchestra accompanied him in the last song of his performance, “Live Like You Were Dying,” to close out the show. “The proudest thing for me is that we were able to show 37,000 people what live orchestra music is all about,” said Clay Couturiaux, the assistant director of orchestral studies and conductor of the performance. “Also, the collaboration we had with Tim McGraw and performing live … Wonderful feeling.” Backstage after the event, students from the orchestra raced off stage with instruments
PHOTO BY MIKE MEZEUL/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
A symphony orchestra member from UNT plays during the Super Bowl XLV Countdown on Friday night at Cowboys Stadium. The symphony played for almost two hours for almost 37,000 fans. in hand and their faces beaming with pride and exhilaration. Many could not believe what had just taken place. “It feels like a dream,” said Alexis Barnett, a cello performance junior. “It’s one of those
good dreams that you don’t want to wake up from.” For most of the students, it was their first time playing for such a large crowd. Some found the thrill to be quite breathtaking and challenging.
“There were a whole lot of people and I just tried to concentrate on playing very well and sounding very great,” said Zachary Kazarinoff, a French horn performance graduate student. “I was very happy with
how it went.” The experience affected him in ways he will never forget, Kazarinoff said, and he hopes to have more opportunities to perform in such large settings. “Ever y t h i ng is tot a l ly
different,“ he said. “Performing in microphones sounds different, along with all the energy and people.” Jorge Cruz, a bassoonist graduate student in his second year of performance, agrees and was pleased that UNT was chosen for this opportunity. “I was just having a good time,” he said. “Pretty neat to play music for that many people and I was just happy to be there.” The students rehearsed for weeks before the performance and had practiced with the NFL videos featured at the performance to sync the videos with their songs. “We had about three or four rehearsals for this,” Couturiaux said. “It is difficult, but that’s our job and that’s what we train these musicians to do.” Couturiaux is pleased with the students’ Friday night performance, he said. “I couldn’t be prouder of them,” he said. “They were fantastic. They represented the University of North Texas in the best way.”
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PHOTO BY DREW GAINES/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Gov. Rick Perry speaks to a small gathering of about 50 people at the Ben E. Keith distribution center in Denton on Monday.
Perry visits Denton, asks people to vote Conservative BY A DAM BLAYLOCK Staff Writer
PHOTO BY JEANETTE LAREDO/PHOTOGRAPHY INTERN
Dean of Students Mona Hicks tackles the rock wall at the Pohl Recreation Center during its annual “Climb with the Dean” event. Students had the chance to climb with the dean on UNT’s 45-foot rock climbing wall.
Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off BY JESSICA PAUL
Senior Staff Writer As an acknowledgement of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Multicultural Center will host its annual ¡Carnaval! event from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Library Mall. “It’s been going on for several years,” said Cara Wa lker, student services coordinator for the Multicultural Center. “We try to do something to kickoff Hispanic Heritage Month.” Twenty-four countries of Spanish-speaking origin will be represented, including Chile,
Honduras, Argentina, Venezuela and Costa Rica. Students will have the opportunity to visit most of the Hispanic countries and learn a little bit about the countries’ cultures, Walker said. The event includes a live DJ, a dance contest, Mexican food and other activities. Students have an opportunity to obtain a “passport” and go to each booth and get entered into a drawing for a prize, Walker said. “At this particular ¡Carnaval! we’re commemorating the 200th
anniversary of the independence of Mexico,” she said. Ariel Hamilton, a psychology junior, said she would attend an event like it on campus. “People’s minds a lways need to be opened more,” she said. “Plus, it’s free food. That’s always positive.” Walker said she expects an attendance of 300 to 400 people. Hispanic Heritage Month is from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. “We’re going to have cake this year,” Walker said. “We didn’t have cake last year.”
Gov. Rick Perry spoke Monday as a part of his grassroots campaign to get people to vote “Conservative” in the upcoming elections this fall. A small assembly listened to Perry’s speech at the Ben E. Keith Budweiser distribution facility in Denton after several UNT student protesters against the death penalty were escorted from the building by his security team. Perry had an audience of some 50 supporters after the seven chanting protesters were removed from the building, and Perry spoke little on the protest. “Always good to come to a college town,” Perry said, smiling, before turning to the speech he had prepared for his assembled supporters. “[There are] plenty of 20-year-old liberals that just don’t know what’s best yet.” In a 20-minute speech, Perry highlighted his successes as governor and urged attendees to “just get 11 people to vote” in an election he said would have “national implications.” Perry said the current state
of the Texas economy and the 12-month surge in job creation are testaments to his time in office. Texas’ business-friendly climate attracted businesses from across the country, Perry said, creating jobs and contributing to an $8 billion reserve. “In the past 12 months, we’ve created more jobs than the entire nation combined,” Perry said. Tyler Remery, a radio, television and film sophomore and member of the North Texas College Republicans, was among Perry’s supporters at the assembly. “I like how [Perry] said what we did do,” Remery said, referring to Perry’s testimony on the performance of his office. After Perry finished his speech, attendees had a chance to mingle with him, and he shook their hands with a smile. Outside the building however, the protesters continued. “Rick Perry, you can’t lie, we charge you with homicide,” the protesters chanted next to the street. “It’s racist, cruel and antipoor. If you don’t have the capital, you get the punishment,” sa id Phil Smit h, a
history and philosophy senior and one of the protesters, about the death penalty. Another protester, history senior Will Clark commented as well. “It would be a travesty not to come,” Clark said about protesting. He suggested a n a lternative to the death penalty could be adding funding for rehabilitation, but Perr y’s supporters disagreed. “If [the crime] is heinous enough, the [death penalty] is applicable,” Remery said. Perry didn’t take a position on the protest or the death penalty in his speech. “I support the first amendment,” he said. In attendance was State Sen. Jane Nelson, R-District 12. She echoed Perry’s ideas about the Texas economy. “Business is doing well because of its leadership,” Nelson said. “Texas is the way t he nation should be run.” The gubernatorial election will be on Nov. 2. Perry will compete against Bill White, the Democratic challenger.