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UNT earns Tree Campus USA for second year University known for tree preservation BY SHEA YARBOROUGH Senior Staff Writer
UNT was designated a Tree Campus USA for the secondconsecutive year by the Arbor Day Foundation for its dedication to tree planting and preservation. Lanse Peter Fullinwider, UNT’s Grounds Manager and a professed tree hugger, said he and his 70-member staff take care of UNT’s 1,800 trees. The trees have been valued at $18 million, as estimated by a firm from South Carolina. “The job can be daunting,” Fullinwider said. “But imagine UNT without trees. You get on a hot sidewalk during a Texas summer, and that shade is really welcome.” Tree Ca mpus USA is a national program launched by the Arbor Day Foundation in 2008. Its goal is to honor colleges and universities for creating and promoting a plan that takes care of trees on campus while engaging the campus community through service day activities. Tree Campus USA is supported by
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Tree Campus USA is a national program that recognizes and honors colleges and universities that create and promote a plan to take care of trees on campus. a grant from Toyota. The Arbor Day Foundation recommends a $3 student charge to directly fund the care of the campus’ trees, but nothing has been decided yet. Multiply $3 by the 36,000
UNT students, and the result is a suggested $108,000 yearly spending for tree care. “We may not have $3 per person to spend, but we are putting fort h t he ef fort,” Fullinwider said.
communication and outreach coordinator for the Office of Sustainability. “Money isn’t being set aside in addition to make up for the damage being done,” Cocco said, and the real problem facing UNT’s environmental plans is a lack of funding.
program, but still thinks that a lot has been and w ill be achieved. “The Office of Sustainability is making a lot of progress, and they really do want to make this campus sustainable,” Tharp said. “The things I’ve seen will take probably f ive to 10 yea rs to i mplement and actually become successf u l, but once t hat happens I think we’ll be one of the most innovative universities in the nation.” While projects like the new football stadium may raise cr ies f rom env i ron menta l advocates on ca mpus, t he university is involved in other projects to help ease environmental pressures. “ We a r e m a k i n g s u r e t hat t he t ree pol ic y, as it is, is implemented with all new projects,” Cocco said. Construction teams working on new buildings will reuse materials from demolished structures as part of a universit y com m it ment to have Leadership in Energ y a nd Environmental Design certified buildings. Commitment to LEED certification is part of a transitory process advocated by UNT personnel for some time. Sam Atkinson, a professor in the biology department and the director of the Institute of
Green campaign faces challenges on campus University makes strides in only some areas BY TIM MONZINGO Contributing Writer
W h i le U N T ha s i mplemented ma ny cha nges to become a “greener” campus, some students, faculty and sta f f feel t he universit y is mov ing back wa rd in some ways. Tr a sh c a n s w it h sig n s advocating recycling, filtered water stations and entire weeks devoted to the earth have become common sights for UNT students as the university promotes its “Mean Green” initiatives to students and faculty. Aside f rom a l l t he sig ns of a commit ment to env ironmental sustainability, old f leet vehicles, gas-powered grounds equipment and the construction of a new football stadium over a standing park beg the question: Is the school fulfilling its commitments to susta inabi lit y as well as it should? “A lot of t he demolit ion and construction that’s going on was planned before this env i ron menta l movement started,” said Nicole Cocco, a studio art senior and the
“It’s a huge university that developed when stainability wasn’t an issue.”
—Cameron Tharp, International studies junior “I would say the biggest set back is capacit y. It’s really hard to find funding and it’s rea l ly ha rd to f ind people and the money to hire them,” she said. Despite the office’s money problem s, ma ny env i ronmental advocates on campus feel that there is a lot being done to ensure a sustainable future for the university. Cameron Tharp, an international studies junior who is head of the North Texas E nerg y a nd E nv i ron ment Club, acknowledges some of the difficulties faced by the
Out of the budget allotted to care for UNT’s 450-acre campus, $85,604 was spent in 2008 on UNT’s tree population, Fullinwider said. That includes planting trees, tree removal, tree trimming and
hiring contractors. During the hot summer mont hs, it includes hand watering trees that are not near irrigation systems. During his 20-year career, Fullinwider said he has seen a lot of trees
fall by the wayside because of construction or natural causes from lack of care. “UNT has a lot of good trees, and their protection is vital for the environment,” Fullinwider said. A study used by Keep Denton Beautiful stated that neighborhoods with trees have lower crime rates, children who have parks to play in do better in school and have lower stress levels, and hospital patients who have a window view of trees or green space recover more quickly. “There are apparent differences in communities that take care of their trees versus those who don’t,” said Aimee Bissett, program manager for Keep Denton Beautiful. UNT and the University of Texas were Texas’ representatives on the 29-member list of universities recognized nationwide as a Tree Campus for 2008. Any university can apply for the recognition, but a series of standards must be met and approved by both the state and national levels, said Mary Widhelm, program coordinator for the Arbor Day Foundation. But the number of applicants is growing, she said.
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“We Mean Green” is UNT’s public awareness campaign used to promote reducing, reusing and recycling. Applied Science at UNT, said he has seen a lot of progress in his 23 years at the school. “I feel really good about it,” Atkinson said. “We’ve been pushing an env ironmenta l agenda at the university for a long time.”
Tharp said that environmenta lists need to understa nd t he nature of UNT’s change. “It’s a huge university that developed w hen su st a i nability wasn’t an issue,” Tharp said. “We’re in a transitional
period right now and we’re tr ying to get rid of a lot of those practices, but this just started a year ago so we still do a lot of unethical things that universities did.”
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Students evacuate Kerr after fire alarm sounds BY LISA GARZA
Senior Staff Writer Kerr Hall residents sat on curbs, stood behind parked cars and talked on their cell phones as Denton firefighters responded to an alarm that rang at 2 p.m. Tuesday. “We saw smoke,” day clerk
Daniel Moss said. Jacob Tosh was asleep in his room on the fourth floor when students starting evacuating. “I didn’t hear the alarm and didn’t wake up until a message on the loudspeaker came on saying, ‘This is not a drill,’” he said.
Tosh, a radio, television and film freshman, said he had to wait in the parking lot with the other residents. “I was a little bit annoyed at first because it was really cold, but I’m glad they at least take these things seriously,” he said.
Fire Chief Tom Nations said the suspected cause of the alarm was because of “a hot brake on one of the elevators.” The brake used to slow down the elevator “heated up and was causing a smell,” Nations said. There was no fire, but,
Nations said, there was some haze visible when firefighters first arrived at the scene. “It was a smell coming through the elevator door areas,” he said. “We were at a loss at first because we couldn’t find anything.” Nations compared the smell
to a “fluorescent light that has a low fuel ballast.” They give off a distinctive smell, he said. Firefighters left the scene around 2:30 p.m., but residents had to wait until 2:45 p.m., when a maintenance worker shouted “all clear.”
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UNT begins series of immigration lectures BY MORGAN WALKER Senior Staff Writer
T he UN T Im m ig ra nt Research and Policy Center will begin its speaker series at 5 p.m. in Matthews Hall 311 with a lecture entitled “Immigrants, Markets and Rights in the United States.” The lecture will be lead by James Hollifield, a Southern Methodist University professor and director of the John G. Tower Center for Politica l Studies at SMU. Hollifield is an expert in the fields of immigration and politics, and he is part of the reason why UNT decided to create the lecture series, said Idean Salehyan, a political science professor. “I think students from many different majors and interests would take something away from the talk,” Salehyan said. Political scientists, anthro-
pologists and sociologists all view migration in different ways, but Hollifield has been one of the principle proponents for bringing the disciplines together, Salehyan added. Hol l i f ield received h i s doctorate in political science at Duke University in 1985 and has written several articles and books on immigration, economics and politics. The spea ker series w ill include six lectures throughout the semester. The center is also launching a working papers series. “The speaker series is meant to bring in big names from outside the university to come and talk in a more public form,” said Todd Jewell, an economics professor. All of the discussions will pertain to immigration, the immigrant experience and
research conducted by the center. “The speaker series is really designed as a way for us to reach out to the university community at large rather than just on campus,” Jewell said. The center is hoping to bring in experts from different areas to come and talk about their research. The working paper series will include speakers, mostly from UNT, during the day for a mainly academic audience. “It’s important because you’ll be getting to hear about immigrant policies and research from people other than your instructors,” Jewell said. T here w i l l be a st rong focus on policy in the speaker series. “The people who are coming in are going to be talking about
really interesting immigrant policy issues,” Jewell said. “It isn’t going to be like a dry academic discussion.” Immigration policy is necessary, said Jacob Salinas, a political science alumnus, but it does have its pros and cons. Salinas added that he and his family do take advantage of a system that’s prohibited by the government. It is important for students to be aware and educated on the matter of immigration, and there should be a regulatory policy on who can come in and who can go out, he said. Salinas suggested that the U.S. should find a way to implement a regulatory policy. “People should be aware of why this country has so many illegal aliens as opposed to how to keep them from coming in,” Salinas said.
new technology for children with autism to build curriculum. We’re at the forefront of something brand new,” the lab director, Demetria EnnisCole, said. At Discovery Park, the lab is a branch of the College of Information. The lab was f u nded by cont r ibut ion s from the dean of the College of Information as well as the Research Office, and it is continuing to apply for external funding and grants to add more resources. Ennis-Cole, an associate professor of learning technologies, and Cathie Norris, a regents professor of learning technologies, will be the laboratory directors. The lab, Norris said, is an
innovative, research-driven, hands-on facility that’s the first of its kind.
studies and then disseminate the information to different autism programs.
Upcoming Speakers: • James Hollifield — 5 p.m. today in Matthews Hall 311 • Pia Orrenius — 1:30 p.m. Feb. 24 in the Environmental Sciences Building 115 • Christian Zloniski — 1:30 p.m. March 10 in the Environmental Sciences Building 115 • Wayne Cornelius — 10:30 a.m. in the University Union 418 • Frank Kemerer — 1:30 p.m. in the General Academic Building 210M • Todd Jewell — 1:30 p.m. in the Environmental Sciences Building 115
Autism research laboratory to open this week BY A LEX CHEATHAM Staff Writer
U N T’s Tech nolog y a nd Applied Research in Autism Laboratory will have its grand opening Saturday. UN T’s aut ism resea rch has found that 1.5 million Americans are living with an autism spectrum disorder, and almost half of children with autism who engage in early behavioral intervention become indist ing uishable from other children. The lab seeks to discover new scientific data, build curriculum and determine the best technology to benefit children with autism spectrum disorders. “This lab is a place for research. We’re offering a range of hands-on access of
“This is a wonderful opportunity for parents with children in the autism spectrum.”
—Cathie Norris Regents professor of learning technologies
“We ca n create m icroworlds and virtual systems that will enable researchers to find the best ways for children in the autism spectrum to advance,” Ennis-Cole said. Researchers will test products to build better learning systems through controlled
“We are so passionate about helping to provide an environment with every type of lea rning materia l we ca n possibly accumulate,” Norris said. Ennis-Cole explained that children with autism have learning disabilities, especially
in their ability to communicate. “Working in the lab, handson, will teach [the children] the rules of engagement so they can understand people better and become more socially acceptable. And that is so, so important,” Ennis-Cole said. The lab will be free while initial research takes place but will later cost around $20 a session. Faculty members aim to research various technology, products and tools that will enhance the capabilities of those with autism. The faculty also aspires to create new tools supporting the social and academic needs of individuals with autism, as well as hosting different events.
“Evenings Exploring Autism” will be held for anyone interested in learning about individuals with autism. The lab will bring in individuals coping with autism who will share their talents and challenges, Ennis-Cole said. The lab will provide focus groups and workshops for children and their parents, allowing them to learn more about new autism technology, learning strategies and how to cope. “This is a wonderful opportunity for parents with children in the autism spectrum, because it lets their children experience lots of different learning environments they wouldn’t have in a regular classroom,” Norris said.
Burk: ‘It’s just plain fun’ UNT increases green efforts Continued from Page 1 “The program has doubled in size for 2009 with 71 applicants,” Widhelm said. As pa rt of 2008’s UNT Beautification Day, 60 volunteers laid 220 yards of mulch in five campus locations ranging from Clark Hall to the General Academic Building. During t he summer of 2009, UNT’s Silvey Society and community volunteers planted 16 native trees and shrubs, donated by Keep Denton Beautiful, around the
UNT golf course pond. They spent the rest of the summer hand watering each tree, said Rosemar y Burk, a biolog y graduate student. “We had to make sure that each tree was established,” Burk said. The cost to donate a 8- to 12-foot tall Caliper tree is $600, Fullinwider said. That cost includes pick up and transplanting the tree to campus, tree installation and a plaque. Larger universities charge as much as $1,200 per tree, but the amount of trees donated
per year to UNT’s campus is only a handful, he said. “I wish we could charge $1,000,” Fullinwider said. For Burk and the Silvey Society, taking care of the natural landscape at UNT is a way to give back to the c om mu n it y. T he Si l v e y Societ y is aiding UNT in fulfilling one more of the requirements stated by the Arbor Day Foundation in the process of recognition as a Tree Campus. “It’s just plain fun,” Burk said.
Continued from Page 1 Cha rlee Tid r ick, a UN T alumna and self-proclaimed activist, said that she definitely sees a future in the school’s commitments. “There are a lot of people throughout the campus that a re i nterested i n susta i nabi l it y,” Tid r ick sa id. “In general, I’d say it’s a pretty vibrant green campaign.” Tharp agreed and pointed out that many things, like the land being cleared for the new stadium, come down to a practical aspect when talking about sustainability. Replanting the land cleared for the new stadium would be expensive and that money might be better used for other sustainable projects, Tharp said. “You’ve got to be rational. A lot of environmentalists hear GRAPHIC COURTESY OF RICK NEASE /DETROIT FREE PRESS/MCT that and make a huge out cry without thinking about the rational factors,” he said. things that are going to have to bring about change. Cocco, Tharp, Atkinson and “Everybody always asks what be societally driven,” Atkinson Tidrick all agreed that ulti- they can do and most of the said. “Those small steps can mately it is the students who things that are important are make huge differences.”
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Group aims to educate about sickle cell disease BY K ATIE GRIVNA Senior Staff Writer
When biology sophomore Lovett Uduebor’s older brother died in 2007 from sickle cell anemia, Uduebor said he wanted students to know about the disease. With the help of his friends, Uduebor created Students for Sickle Cell Awareness last year, an organization that aims to spread awareness of sickle cell anemia and other genetic or blood-related diseases. “I wanted to make sure there was something about my brother that lasts after I graduate,” he said. “With this organization, when I graduate in the next two
or three years, I can at least have a good feeling that the talk about sickle cell on the University of North Texas campus won’t stop.” Sickle cell anemia is a disease in which red blood cells are crescent- or sickle-shaped. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 70,000 people in the U.S. have sickle cell disease. U d u e b o r ’s br ot her, Otis Uduebor, was UNT’s Homecoming king in 2005 and graduated from UNT in August 2006 with a degree in radio, television and film. He died from sickle cell anemia in January 2007.
The 20 active members of Students for Sickle Cell Awareness meet every other week to plan events such as blood drives and watch short videos about sickle cell anemia and other diseases so students know and understand who the diseases can effect. Many people consider sickle cell anemia to be a disease that only affects black people, which isn’t the case, Uduebor said. “It’s actually much more diverse than what people think. It’s very common in Latin countries, and it’s also common in Greece, Turkey and India,” he said. “I just want people to understand that sickle cell is not just a black disease. It affects
several people of several difference races.” When people with sickle cell anemia go to the hospital, one of the best ways to treat them is to have a blood transfusion, Uduebor said. The organization hosts several blood drives each year to help meet this demand. The organization encourages people to get tested to see if they have the sickle cell trait, said Courtney Smith, a journalism sophomore and public relations director for the group. Smith’s cousin has sickle cell anemia, and she said her cousin’s go-get-it personality has inspired her.
“I feel like if you have the opportunity to better yourself and take steps in making yourself healthy and know the risk ... why not learn about it?” she said. Jazzarie Fejeran, a business sophomore and president of Students for Sickle Cell Awareness, said she didn’t know much about the disease until she became friends with Uduebor and learned about how his brother died from the disease. “I felt bad that I didn’t know anything about sickle cell, so I joined this organization to learn more and to educate others who didn’t know anything about it,” she said.
Because people who have sickle cell anemia don’t live long, Fejeran said, the organization encourages people to live life to the fullest and live positively. On Feb. 15, the Students for Sickle Cell Awareness will hold their annual Kisses for Sickle Cell event in the One O’Clock Lounge in the University Union where guest speakers will talk about different types of diseases and, people will read poetry about being in a relationship with someone with any type of disease. For more information about the organization, search for the group Students for Sickle Cell Awareness on Facebook.
Anthropology organization encourages life discussions BY STEPHANIE DANIELS Staff Writer
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Substance abuse has been on the rise on the UNT campus with 27 arrests in the past three years.
UNT Police see a rise in prescription drug abuse BY NICOLE L ANDRY Staff Writer
The misuse of prescr iption drugs has proven to be a frequent trend among young adults. On the home front, UNT has had its sha re of substance abuse problems. In t he past t h ree f isca l yea rs, t he UN T Pol ice Depa r t ment ha s made 27 arrests for charges related to illega l substa nces, Deput y Chief of Police Ed Reynolds said. “The statistics we have [are of] students, or non-students, that we’ve arrested for illegal possession of prescript ion drugs,” he said. St udent s caug ht w it h prescription drugs that do not belong to them face charges ranging from misdemeanor to felony, depending on what drug they are caught with and how much they have in their possession. Most of t hose w ho t he police department arrested were cha rged w it h misdemeanor offenses. The abuse of prescription pa i n k i l ler s r a n k s se c ond to ma rijua na usage as t he nation’s most prevalent illegal drug problem, according to the Office of National Drug Control Policy’s Web site. A 2006 Colu mbia Un iversit y study shows that teens abuse the drugs — OxyContin and
Vicodin especially — because they believe the drugs don’t have the stigma that marijuana or street drugs have. T he r e s u lt s of a 20 0 6 Partnership Attitude Tracking Study show that four out of 10 young adults said they believe prescription drugs are safer than street drugs, while onethird of teens believe there is nothing wrong with using drugs not prescribed to them every once in a while. UNT has seen a r ise i n prescription drug abuse, said Maureen McGuiness, assistant vice president of student development. “I don’t have any knowledge of anybody selling them or purchasing them, but use of prescription drugs that are not prescribed to others is something we do see,” McGuiness said. M i su se of pre sc r ipt ion drugs is a violation of UNT’s Student Code of Conduct and could result in suspension. “It’s something that people don’t think is a violation of the law or of the code,” she said. “Our job is to educate people that this stuff is a violation a nd t hat t h is behav ior is unacceptable.” Teens believe that they have the ability to self-medicate, or prescribe their own medications to friends with similar symptoms, without any real
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fallout, McGuiness said. “It’s not worth it,” said Carl Mosier, the hall director for Legends Hall. “Awareness is the best in that, ultimately, if they’re feeling bad, go to the doctor. You guys have already paid for the Student Health [and Wellness] Center.” New student orientations feature programs provided by the UNT Police Department t hat educate i ncom i ng students about the dangers of m i s u si ng pre s c r ipt ion drugs. “I think that prescription drug abuse is horrible because it takes away medicine from those who really need it,” said Joanna Pirtle, an elementary education junior. St udents su f fer i ng f rom substance abuse problems can make confidential appointments w it h t he Substa nce Abuse Services in Chestnut Ha l l on t he t hird f loor by ca lling 940-565-2787 or by visiting its office.
A group based out of the UNT anthropology department is giving students the opportunity to discuss classes, event ideas and life. The Anthropology Students Association invites students of all majors to discuss whatever may be on their minds. “We went back and saw the files, and we found stuff from the early ’90s,” said Jordan McIIveen, vice president of the association and anthropology senio. “It’s definitely a longstanding organization.” McIIveen said mainly anthropology students attend the weekly meetings, but sometimes students interested in the subject stop by and join the discussions. “Basically, we have discussions about our classes,” she said. “Anthropology kind of covers everything, so we can talk about everything.” About seven people meet ever y week for genera l discussions, movies and guest speakers. The group members also travel to the Dallas Museum of Art’s Late Nights and dinners at each other’s houses. The group is preparing to host International Week in April, bringing in representatives from the Peace Corps and raising money for Yaxuná, one of Mexico’s ancient Mayan villages. “This year we’re selling some Mayan handmade gifts that are made in this Yucatán village,” McIIveen said. “One of our professors works out there.” She said the group will set up another fundraiser at the end of the spring for the Yucatán village. Ted Good, an anthropology senior, has been a part of the association for three semes-
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Jordan Mcllveen, an anthropology senior and vice president of the Anthropology Student Association, and Amanda Harrison, an anthropology senior, participate in events such as Zen in the City. ters and is the group’s treasurer this semester. “We’ve been • orgs.unt.edu/ANTH fundraising for the Mayan group •Jordan McIlveen, Vice president since Christmas (210) 391-5817 last year,” Good said. •Ted Good, Treasurer The group sets (817) 455-5996 up the Mayan booths inside the University Union with hand- dedicated to helping students and the UNT community. made gifts including jewelry. Good said the group meet“We can give them all of the proceeds and help them build ings provide a place for students schools and whatnot,” Good to come together and get help with classes. said. According to the group’s Web site, students are offered a lively, International Week Another event keeping the intellectual, culturally diverse group busy will last for one week and friendly atmosphere to pursue their interests in anthroin April. Internationa l Week w ill pology. “Hopefully [the attendees] present a weeklong cultural ex per ience, i nclud i ng a n just feel like it’s a fun, cool spot international f lag day, food to come meet with people and fair, fashion parade and dance hang out. We share a lot of the same interests, and everyone party. Students will have the oppor- is really welcoming. It’s a fun, tunity to meet new people and casual spot to come hang out learn about other cultures. If and do some cool, cultural they’re interested in volun- things,” Good said. The Anthropology Student teering, students can also earn Association meets at 5 p.m. volunteer hours. Between fundraising, discus- every Tuesday in Chilton Hall sions and events, the group is 126.
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UNT singles flock to speed-dating event BY GRACIELA R AZO Senior Staff Writer
UNT men put on their best dress shirts as women wore their highest heels in hopes of finding a love connection Tuesday night in the University Union Silver Eagle Suite. Single students, tables with red roses and ice-breaker questions filled the room for the University Program Council’s first speed-dating event, a night to give students a different and safer way to meet people for the upcoming Valentine’s Day holiday. “I feel like it is a great program because Valentine’s Day is coming up this weekend, and there are a lot of lonely hearts out there,” said Melissa Dav i s, v ice president of recreation for the University Program Council. “We were wanting to get people mixing and mingling out there.” With more than 100 singles looking to have 50 two-minute dates in less than two hours,
Davis said, it was a good event for students who are on the run and do not have time to meet people. The improvisation group Thought for Food warmed up the crowd with jokes and skits as participants waited to begin the speed-dating event. Women sat at the tables while men moved around, having conversations about everything from hobbies and interests to school. Participants were given a number card when they first entered. If they liked one of their dates, they would circle the person’s number to be e-ma iled his or her information within the next few days. “Even if people don’t find someone they like, they can walk away with new friends,” Davis said. E l i z a b e t h We ek s , a psycholog y junior, went to the event to find a new way of meeting people, and said she
thought it would be something new to try. “Even though I think it’s kind of intimidating, it has the potential to be a lot of fun,” Weeks said. Because she does not like going to clubs or bars to meet people, Weeks said this would be a good alternative. “Meeting people like this is much safer. I might meet a better group of people than you normally would at a bar,” she said. Jeffery Kelly, a psychology junior, went to the event with his friend in hopes of finding a Valentine’s Day date. He said the night held more promise of meeting someone than going to a bar because everyone attending was looking for the same thing. “It is nothing I’ve experienced before, and I thought it might be productive,” Kelly said. “Hopefully I’ll find a date or at least just have a good time.”
Extra chairs and a waiting area needed to be set up before t he event bega n because more people showed up than expected. Some students even needed to be turned away at the door. Triva Ward, a development and family studies senior and a University Program Council member, said everyone who walked in the door seemed excited to get t he n ig ht started. “I think we had a great turnout,” Ward said. “I didn’t expect the numbers to be this large.” Ward said she would like to see speed dating become a frequent event. Students showed a want for it to happenmore often, she said, especially because of the number of people who came out to the event. “I would like to see this night held more often and done at other times of the year, too,” Ward said.
Stephanie Jackson, an undecided freshman, gets to know her “two minute date” Zach Derrick, a computer science freshman, at UNT Speed Dating on Tuesday in the University Union Silver Eagle Suite.
both parties,” said Jane Himmel, associate director of the center for the past nine years. A mber Br y a nt, sen ior marketing specialist for the center for the past two and half years, discusses the reasons why the demand for distance learning courses is rising. “The economic downturn has forced a lot of people to remain at their regulated duties, such as a job, family and financial expenses,” Bryant said. “The high cost of having a life on campus is eliminated, and students can work around their own schedule.” The program started up in 1997 when the first distance learning courses offered at UNT were at the School of Library
and Information Sciences. The Center for Learning then merged with another center in 2001, which created the Center for Learning, Enhancement, Assessment and Redesign. With this unification, a variety of learning modules like pod casts, video chatting and Wimba classroom, which utilize both video and audio communication between students and professors, were introduced through Blackboard Vista. “The outlook on education is on an individual basis and is not inferior to on-campus courses,” Himmel said, as she introduced themany options students have to further their education. Natalie Marin, a criminal justice sophomore, is taking
LTEC 1100, a hybrid course taught by learning technologies teaching fellow Jonathan Gratch. The course is a combination of online video chats through Wimba and face-to-face meetings at least every other week, Marin said. “The people who attend and choose to enroll in something like a hybrid course would have to have self-motivation to succeed in a class such as this, which has a self-paced structure,” Marin said. However, she said there are perks. “I enjoy rolling out of bed five minutes before I have to show up for class,” Marin said. Although the center offers
many different approaches to learning, some faculty members view distance learning as a negative technique for furthering the education of students, said doctoral student Lisa McCollough, a teaching fellow for the English department. McCollough has taught the freshmen course ENG 1310 for the past four years and said she has seen a downturn in students performance. McCollough educates her students using Wimba classroom, hybrid learning and faceto-face teaching. She said she is pleased to be back in the classroom this semester, because she has witnessed a lack of interpersonal growth with newcomers
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Technological advancements receive opposing views BY CHRISTINA MLYNSKI Staff Writer
Convenience is one of the main reasons behind the distance learning programs UNT offers. Advancements such as Wimba classroom, pod casts, and hybrid learning — a mixture of face-toface and online teaching — continue to increase because of the many course options presented. “The Center for Learning Enhancement, Assessment and Redesign has blended a wide variety of distance learning courses for students and faculty as a way to provide a different learning environment, gradually eliminate carbon emissions and schedule flexibility for
to college, along with freshmen not having the attention to detail that is ideal for distance learning courses. Some students, like drawing and painting studio art sophomore Jared Galyon, a drawing and painting studio art sophomore, said they have no desire to take online courses, because there is a lack of one-on-one communication and physicality with the professor. “These types of courses are detrimental, because it’s a different medium for students who aren’t bound to any commitment. Technological advancements have proven how lazy and introverted our generation has become,” said Galyon.
Black history scholar, author to lecture on campus BY LORI LEE Staff Writer
As a tribute to Black History Month, Leslie Harris, an acclaimed writer and professor of history and African-American Studies at Emory University, will speak on the history of black families in New Orleans in a lecture entitled “Hurricane Season: Life in Twentieth-Century New
Orleans.” Her lecture will focus on the decline of New Orleans as it relates to the city’s black population and the decline of other American cities. “It’s a question of a waste of talent and human resource that our country has suffered. How can we account for this enormous decline over one and one-
half centuries?” Harris asked. New Orleans, now plagued with poverty, was once home to the most affluent black population in the country, Harris said. In her lecture, Harris will discuss desegregation, racism, white flight and the economic changes that affected New Orleans and how that fed into a long-term disaster. Those
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decline.” Je n s e n Wallach, an assistant professor of h i stor y, who teaches a course on LESLIE black history HARRIS at UNT, said she spends every month thinking about black history. She said she chose Harris because she’ll be discussing New Orleans and Katrina, which is important to recent black history. Harris is known for her research on the
pre-Civil War struggles of African Americans as well as post-Civil War attempts to achieve political equality. Her book, “In the Shadow of Slavery: African Americans in New York City 1626-1863” won the Wesley-Logan Prize for African Diaspora History in 2003. Harris’ lecture “Hurricane Season: Life in TwentiethCentury New Orleans” will be held at from 5:30 p. m. to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday11., followed by a reception and book signing at the University Union Lyceum.
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Mean Green track team has season’s best finish BY BOBBY LEWIS
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Junior guard Niqky Hughes plays keep away with South Alabama earlier this season. The Mean Green looks to improve its record when the team takes on New Orleans tonight on the road.
UNT looks to rebound Opinion BY BEN BABY Staff Writer
With five games left, the Mean Green starts a salvage mission that begins at 7 p. m. Wednesday night at Lakefront Arena in New Orleans against the New Orleans Privateers. UNO is coming of f t wostraight wins against South Alabama and Arkansas State. UNT stumbles into the contest, having dropped its last four games by an average of 37 points per game. “It’s a back-against-the-wall k ind of thing,” head coach Shanice Stephens said. “It is so important that we get that victory. It’s a matter of pride, a matter of who wants it more at any given time, who’s hungry enough. That’s going to be very telling when we pick up the ball on Wednesday.” Stephens’ team has had more than a tough time winning on the road this season. The Mean Green is 1-13 away from the Super Pit, with its only win on Nov. 28 at UAB. If the Mean Green wants to pick up its second road win, it must keep the turnovers down. When it has had more turnovers than its opponent, it is a whopping 0-14. During its four-game slump, t he tea m defense has had trouble containing opposing offenses. The Mean Green has
surrendered 100 points twice during that stretch, allowing t he opposition to shoot an average of 52 percent from the field. “We have to just play a complete ga me,” Stephens said. “It doesn’t have to be a perfect game, but it needs to be complete in all the categories.” After Wednesday, the road ahead for Stephens and her squad gets steeper and steeper. UNT returns to Denton, where it will face the top two teams in the Sun Belt West Division, Denver and Arkansas-Little Rock. T he te a m f i n i she s out the year against LouisianaL a fayet te a nd L ou i sia naMonroe before it travels to Hot Springs, Ark., for the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. This season, UNT is led by senior guard Brittney James, who is averaging 14.8 points per ga me. Ja mes a nd post Torrian Timms are the only seniors on this young squad. With 13 years of combined Division I college basketball experience, the Mean Green is the seventh-youngest team in the nation. The lack of experience has been evident in the backcourt, where the guards, along with the rest of the team, have had trouble adjusting to the level of talent in the Sun Belt. Starting in New Orleans, the team will try to make the
The UNT track and field team put on its best performance of the indoor season, ending up with eight topthree finishers and winning four individual events. Sophomore Sara Dietz and junior Patrick Strong, both running in their first meets of the season, provided big boosts for the Mean Green. Dietz won the one-mile run with a time of 5:11.01. “We had a good meet,” head coach Rick Watkins said. “Obviously, when you’ve got four people w inning events, you can’t do much better than that.” Dietz beat the secondplace r u n ner, Tabbit ha Ashford of Dallas Baptist, by a little more than six seconds. Strong won the men’s 3,000-meter run in a little more than eight and a half minutes, besting secondplace runner Tallam Kipruto of South Plains by almost 10 seconds. Watkins said the Mean Green’s strong performance at the Texas Tech Open gives him a reason to feel good about the team’s chances in the Sun Belt Conference Championship later this month. “I like where we are going into it,” Watkins said. Freshman high jumper
“Obviously, when you’ve got four people winning events, you can’t do much better than that.”
—Rick Watkins Track and field head coach
Suzy Prikryl also contributed to UNT’s wins Saturday by winning the high jump with a jump of 5-feet-4-1/2 inches. Prikryl didn’t reach her biggest goal but winning the event was good enough for her. “I jumped what I had to jump to win,” Prikryl said. “My goal is still to jump 5-feet-8 -1/2 inches, but winning the event was awesome.” Prikryl already has her eyes on the conference championship as well. “I’m aiming to place in the top three in the conference championship,” she said. Sophomore sprinter Keyth Talley continued to impress, f in ish ing second in bot h the 55-meter dash and the 200-meter dash. Although he predicted he would break three records before the meet, Talley said he didn’t do as well as he has all season, but he was still pleased with his overall performance. “I showed consistency,” Talley said. “I also didn’t take a step back.”
Talley has now finished in the top three in all five of his individual races this season. He is also in a comfortable position for the conference championship, having turned in the top times in both the 55-meter dash (6.23) and the 200-meter dash (21.27) this season. Junior Jordan Wehr gave the Mean Green another victory in the pole vault eventwith a toss of 16-feet-6 -3/4 inches. The victory was his first of the season. Although the Mean Green’s next team meet is not until Feb. 20, Watkins will send 14 athletes to the ISU Classic at the Lied Recreation Center on the Iowa State campus. Watkins said the purpose of this meet is to try to meet NCAA Championship qualifying marks. A mong the North Texas athletes attending the ISU Classic will be junior sprinter Eron Phillips, Jordan Wehr and Keyth Talley. The ISU Classic will start T hu r s d a y a nd w i l l end Saturday.
most of the rest of the season. W hatever is made in these final five games will hopefully be something to build upon for the following year.
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Athlete of the Week: Dedicated diver Delia Covo BY ERIC JOHNSON Senior Staff Writer
Clean and precise — that is t he way f uture surgeon and UNT sophomore diver Delia Covo slices through the water. Covo has a lready made a lasting impact on UNT’s swimming and diving team, but another career day against Texas A&M on Saturday saw her brea k her ow n school record from the three-meter board. “Delia has built a great foundation, and she continues to build on that every day,� head coach Joe Dykstra said. “She continues to climb, and she has been able to pick up some of the more complex dives very quickly, and I think when her career is over, she will be the best diver this school has seen.� At 4-foot-11-inches, Covo had the perfect stature to be a gymnast, and she trained most of her life to be one. She reached a level-10 status in USA Gymnastics, the level right below the Olympic qualifiers, but an unfortunate multitude of injuries forced her out of the sport she loved. After several broken bones and slipped discs in her back, some friends on the swimming team at MacArthur High School in San Antonio talked Covo into joining the team as its only diver. Despite never diving before her senior year, she excelled in her new environment, earning Academic All-American and all-district honors in her only season. “Being a college gymnast was always my dream, but
unfortunately my body did not agree w it h me,� Delia C ovo s a id . “But w hen I started diving, I knew that it was something I could excel at. Landing in the water is much easier on the body, and gymnastics helped prepare me for diving.� In addition to her success in athletics, Covo thrived in the academic world. She carried a 4.0 g rade point average t h roug hout h ig h school, earning the President’s Award for Outsta nding Academic Excellence in 2008, and she was also named MacArthur High School’s Scholar Athlete. “I a m a m a z e d by her commitment and her work et h ic,� sa id A ngela Covo, Delia’s mother. “She trained 40 hours a week for gymnastics, and still managed to carry a perfect GPA. She was president of her class as a junior and senior. She was the complete package, and she did it all with a smile on her face.� After a call from her high school coach, Craig Nolder, UNT invited Covo for a visit. For the first time in her life, she got on an airplane by herself and made the trip to Denton. Just one day after meeting her, UNT offered a scholarship. “That was my proudest day as a mother,� Angela Covo said. “Delia is someone who appreciates opportunity and understands t hat going to school and playing sports is a privilege, and her great attitude and hard work are going to carry her a long way.� Covo also holds a brown belt in Tae Kwon Do, which helped to build her unmatched
work ethic. She was 5 years old when she began to train, and even at that young age she wanted to prove herself. “She was extraordinarily sma l l, but t he i nst r uctor wanted the class to do pushups and she did the best pushups in the class,� Angela Covo said. “From then on, the coach would have her come to the front of the class and demonstrate the proper way to do push-ups. She was a lways going to outwork ever yone around her.� When she is out of the water, t he double major in sociology and general studies is normally busy keeping up her pristine GPA and preparing for medical school. But when she does have some free time, Covo just enjoys relaxing with her teammates. “She g e t s a lon g w it h ever yone,� Dykstra said. “I have an exceptional team, and they have really bonded. It definitely builds trust when a team is able to get along so well and spend time together outside of the pool.� On Feb. 17, the Mean Green will head to Nashville, Tenn., for the Sun Belt Conference Championships, and after a fourth-place finish last year, the team’s top diver has set her goals and expectations high. Covo wants to shatter her own school record, which now stands at 262.13 points , for t he second time t his season “I want to break 280 and qualify for zones,� Covo said. “I want to be able to finish in the top three and help lead us to a conference championship.�
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Sophomore diver Delia Covo prepares for a dive during Tuesday’s practice. Covo earned the title of Sun Belt Conference Diver of the Week on Jan. 14. Although she began diving three years ago, Covo stands second all-time in the one-meter and three-meter dives for the UNT Diving team.
Script: National ranking could be in tennis team’s future Opinion BY ERIC JOHNSON Senior Staff Writer
A look of satisfaction spread across the face of head tennis coach Sujay Lama after watching his team dominate its match against No. 73 Texas Tech on Saturday.
The Mean Green tennis program is still relatively young, but Lama has turned it into a serious contender for a conference championship and a national ranking after just three years. “I know we are a top-50 program,� Lama said. “I have been around college tennis for long enough now to recognize that. But until they did it on the
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court, they were not going to realize it, and now we have an opportunity to use this as a stepping stone.� With six ranked teams on the schedule over the next eight weeks, the Mean Green has a great opportunity in front of it. If the team is able to build on the momentum from its win over Tech, UNT could earn a top-50 ranking. “We have been waiting for a win like this,� junior Madura Ranganathan said. “We know we belong now, and it gives us this tremendous confidence going forward. � The Mean Green’s lone freshman, Barbora Vykydalova, has already made a huge impact on the team, and as she continues to grow so does UNT’s poten-
tial. Vykydalova’s only losses are to players from Florida and Oklahoma, two of the best programs in the country. One through six, UNT’s singles lineup is one of the strongest in the country. With the doubles pairings starting to gel and sophomore Paula Dinuta strengthening her doubles game, there seem to be no holes on a talented and experienced team. “We have a lot depth in our lineup,� Lama said. “I have never had to worry about our talent, but now we have the courage and the attitude of a championship team. This team has no quit, and when they face a challenge they expect to overcome it.� The Mean Green will have an opportunity to prove it is the best in the Sun Belt Conference during
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Toyota recall affects millions of Americans Editorial The Japanese automaker, Toyota Motor Corp., announced Monday, a recall of nearly half a million Prius sedans. Combined with a series of previous recalls that began in November, the hybrid car is the latest addition to a long and growing list of Toyota models that have been called back. Toyota is scrambling to fix various reported problems with acceleration and breaking, but an apparent inability to even diagnose the cause of the problems has hindered the fix. When the company initially issued the warning last fall, flawed floor mats were blamed as causing the accelerator pedal to become stuck in the wide-open position. Then, the January recall was issued in response to reports that sticky accelerator pedals were the root of the problem. Now, 2010 Prius and HS Lexus 250 owners have been asked to come in to have a brake malfunction repaired. So far, more than eight million vehicles have been affected by the recall worldwide. After surpassing General Motors in 2008, Toyota became the top-selling automobile manufacturer in the world. It’s a distinction they achieved by building a reputation as the industry’s leader in quality and reliability. But that reputation, along with the company’s sales revenue, has plummeted as risks loom in the minds of consumers who climb into the Toyota cars and trucks they rely on to function properly. Those concerns were amplified on Feb. 3 when U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray Lahood issued a warning that Toyota owners should “stop driving.” The remark was later clarified, but the waves of his anxiety rippled across the nation, as dealerships were flooded with calls from discontent owners. The most alarming speculation about the cause of the acceleration problem has gone unaddressed by the automaker’s Japanese executives. In at least one class action lawsuit filed by accident victims, complainants point to a problem with the computer controlled acceleration system. If confirmed, the high-tech solution to a potentially fatal computer error would prove much more costly to the company than the current sticky gas pedal fix. As the future of Toyota hangs in the balance of its ability to recognize and mend the errors in quality control that led to this crisis, historically unforgiving American consumers will likely leave a door open to other automakers. Perhaps American companies in Detroit should seize the opportunity and reclaim the lead in the auto industry. If they don’t, another will emerge.
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Fan enters post-bowl withdrawls When the Super Bowl ends, Sundays become the most depressing day of the week for me. Fantasy football ended long ago. There are no big match-ups or highlights to watch, and the beginning of the 2010 football season is more than six months away. So, the only thing left to do is recount Sunday’s events. Pre-game shows started early in the morning — roughly 2:37 Eastern time. I didn’t want to spend the entire morning and afternoon watching all of the hype, so I tuned in to Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl before the game. I was half-expecting to see Michael Vick as the celebrity referee, as a sign of good faith to dog lovers and for his community service. Instead, it was a guy who looked like Jimmy Fallon’s talented cousin. After watching a bunch of cute canines romp around a miniature gridiron, I switched to CBS for opening songs. “America the Beautiful” was
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stretched out by Queen Latifah while Carrie Underwood butchered the National Anthem. The “giant” flag was sectioned out in pieces instead of being whole. I guess the NFL was trying to say our nation and the economy are in pieces. Way to be political, Mr. Goodell. The game seemed a bit slow to me. Drew Brees and Peyton “The Machine” Manning are elite quarterbacks who can put some zip on the ball, but it seemed like the pigskin and players were on sundial when they should have been on stopwatch. Even Reggie Bush looked sluggish. After halftime, Saints coach Sean Payton showed the world what it means to have gall by starting the second half with an onside kick. The Saints recovered and scored to liven things up. Then, the Colts took the ball downfield and scored while New Orleans only managed a field goal on its next possession, but it was a record breaker.
South Lake Carroll’s own Garrett Hartley made three field goals that were 40-plus yards to set a new Super Bowl record. It was nice to see some clutch kicking from a younger player in a pressured situation, especially after all of the misses from kickers in the regular season. Thanks to Brees’ smart decision-making and the Saints’ defense coming up big in key stops, the underdogs took the lead. Then, the Machine malfunctioned when he threw an interception that all but sealed the game. He still had plenty of time to engineer a comeback, but failed to convert on a fourth down and ended the game. After 42 years and only two playoff victories, the New Orleans Saints won three straight postseason games to become world champions. This also marked the first time a quarterback from Texas — Brees was born in Dallas — has won the Super Bowl. He also earned the MVP award.
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The Machine walked off of the field before the game was over and failed to shake the hands of any Saints players. He later said it was their time to shine and he would talk to Brees and Payton personally at a later date. I guess his humility chips and circuits were also fried. Overall, it was an entreating evening with friends and football. I’m sorry to see it go. I wonder if I can begin the countdown for my fantasy draft yet.
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Mexico reaches rock-bottom moment A g a i n s t a t w o - de c ade timeline of drug-trafficking out rages i n Mex ico, t he slaughter on Jan. 31 of 16 teenagers at a quinceañera party in Ciudad Juárez seems likely to follow a familiar pattern. First comes stunned horror, t. Then comes the national outcry to do something. Government officials get hauled before the legislature for quest ioning. Someone resigns. Outrage subsides. Life goes on, same as before. The Mexican government’s behavior resembles that of an addict who has yet to hit that rock-bottom moment of realization that things absolutely must change. Ye s , P r e s i d e nt Fe l i p e Calderon has deployed thousands of soldiers and police officers to border cities and targeted corrupt public figures for prosecution. But that’s clearly not sufficient. Back in the 1990s, it seemed
impossible that Mexico could slide any further into the depths. Remember when a Catholic cardinal was murdered by drug -cartel gunmen in Guadalajara? Or the well-reported links between a president’s brother and the drug cartels? The army general, named head of Mexico’s drug enforcement agency, who was subsequently arrested as an operative for a major cartel? The two northern governors implicated as operatives in a major cartel? The next decade brought unspeakable levels of violence as rival cartels vied for territorial control. Thousands died. A free-for-all atmosphere now prevails, especially in Juárez. “Mexico has abandoned us, betrayed us,” Jose Luis Aguilar Ra ngel sa id as he looked down upon the coffins of his son and nephew, two of the young victims of the Sunday massacre.
In late 2008, Mexico’s federal human rights commission reported that, on average, prosecution and conviction occurs in only one of every 100 crimes. That’s for reported crime. In 90 percent of cases, people don’t even bother. Rangel clearly isn’t alone in believing the government has abandoned him. Yet through it all, Mexican officials consistently play down what’s happening. It’s worse in Guatemala, they say. Just last month, Dallas Consul General Juan Carlos Cue-Vega sought to minimize the border-area violence as mainly drug thugs killing other drug thugs. We don’t buy it. Those Juárez teens had nothing to do with the drug cartels. In December, gunmen killed the mother, sister and aunt of a military hero who had been killed participating in a drug raid. The terrorists made it clear: Come after us, and we’ll go
after your entire family. “Where is the line drawn on indifference? If we cannot answer t his question, t he a s s a s s i n s c a n c ont i nue hiding themselves under the cloak of a complicit population, [complicit] either by conviction or by apathy,” the Mexico City daily El Universal commented. If fixing this means sending another division of troops to the border to supplement the forces that the government has already allocated, so be it. If it means extending martial law, so be it. But Mexico’s people and gov er n ment ba d l y ne e d to turn this massacre into t hat cr ucia l rock-bot tom moment. The entire nation must declare, “Enough!” and finally get serious about its drug problem. This editorial ran in the Dallas Morning News on Saturday.
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