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Bataille’s resignation costs UNT big bucks BY LISA GARZA
Senior Staff Writer With a nearly $600,000 severance package, Gretchen Bataille will not leave her presidency empty-handed. Bataille’s tenure as president will end Feb. 28, and she will continue to receive her regular compensation from the university until May 31, according to the transition agreement. In a prepared statement to the UNT community, the UNT System Board of Regents said it will honor Bataille’s contract to “thank her for her service to the university.” The university has agreed to pay Bataille’s legal fees, up to $20,000, ofwhich includes the cost of drawing up the papers for the transition agreement. The UNT System Board of Regents accepted Bataille’s resignation as university president Friday. The UNT community was informed of Bataille’s intention to resign through an e-mail sent
Wednesday. Bataille has not yet given a reason for her sudden resignation, nor have Chancellor Lee Jackson or any members of the Board of Regents. Bataille only spoke at Thursday’s Regent meeting when she proposed a tuition increase of 5 percent over the next two years. Instead, the Board voted to increase tuition by 3.95 percent.
Temporary replacement Former UNT administrator Phil Diebel has been appointed by the Board of Regents and Jackson as the university’s interim president, effective March 1. The announcement was made Friday during the Board of Regents meeting at the University System Building in Dallas. Jackson said at the meeting that he has taken the responsibility of negotiating Diebel’s salary as interim president. Multiple requests for comment
on the amount Diebel will be paid were not returned by deadline. Bataille was not present at Friday’s meeting when the Board accepted her resignation in a 7-2 vote. The chancellor did not allow an opportunity for questions after the Board was dismissed for recess, following the announcement of Diebel as interim president. “I want to make it clear that [Diebel] did not ask for this assignment,” Jackson said on Friday. “He very reluctantly responded when the Board and I asked him to come and meet us today. He does not want to be seen as taking anyone’s place, nor is he a traditional university president.” Dakota Carter, the Student Government Association president, said he did not agree with the Board’s decision. “This is a loss for our university,” he said. “We are going to be set back.”
Carter said he is more than willing to work with Diebel, who is expected to serve as interim president for a period of 90 days or more, according to a press release. The Board will begin the search soon for the next president, Jackson said. “Before the search for a new president is initiated, it will take a campus discussion, a lot of evaluation and participation,” he said. “All I can tell you for sure at this point is that it won’t be me.”
Possible future with UNT Included in the transition agreement, Bataille may pursue an appointment in the English department as a tenured professor. If that happens, she may take a faculty position by fall 2011 with a salary of $139,000. Bataille has also been tapped to complete a research assignment beginning June 1 for the College of Education. The year-long project will pay her
By the Numbers $598,600 amount Bataille will recieve as a severance
$150,000 salary Bataille will recieve from the College of Education for a year-long research project
2/28 Bataille’s last day as UNT president and the day she must return her Lexus to the dealership
3/1 Phil C. Diebel takes office as interim president
$150,000. Bataille hasn’t submitted any ideas for the assignment yet but is expected to do so in the near future, said Wendy Wilkins,
provost and vice president of academic affairs. Her involvement with UNT will not end with her presidency, she said.
Alumnus, program bring education to community BY M ARY GALLAGHER WILLIAMS Contributing Writer
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Lindsey Stevens, a UNT alumna who got her bachelor’s in art history along with her teaching certificate, works at J’s Hallmark in the Golden Triangle Mall for her day job.
Students express concern about underemployment BY LISA GARZA
Senior Staff Writer Lindsey Stevens stood behind the register of a Hallmark store, ringing up a purchase for a mother and her daughter. Stevens said as she wrapped the items, the mother turned to her college-age daughter, gestured toward Stevens and said, “See, sweetie, this is why you need to finish college and get your degree.” Stevens, a 23-year-old alumna with an art history degree and a teaching certificate, makes up part of the 16.5 percent of underemployed people in the U.S., according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Underemployment is defined as workers who can only find part-time or temporary work, or are employed for a job that they are over-qualified for. “I wanted to tell her daughter, ‘I already have a college degree. It’s not going to help you at all. The economy sucks,’” Stevens said. UNT Career Center director Dan Naegeli said many students are concerned with finding a job that puts their degree to use. “I think it’s always a bit of a concern,” Naegeli said. “The way the job market is, it’s probably a little heightened from normal.”
“There’s just not much out there. It gets really frustrating.”
—Lindsey Stevens UNT alumna
Shawnna Pierson, a finance and Spanish senior, said she is concerned about finding a job after graduation, but she has a back-up plan. “If I can’t find a job after a while, I will enter a master’s degree program,” she said. “Hopefully by the time I’m finished, the economy will be better.” Internships and networking are two effective ways students can prepare for the job search after graduation, he said. “Obv iously, people t hat have experience have a better chance of finding something in their field,” Naegeli said. “The more people you know in your field, the more likely you will find a job.” Stevens sa id before she g raduated i n spr i ng 2009 she worked at an on-campus job a nd wa s a subst it ute teacher. “I thought that would be a sure way to get a teaching job,
but that didn’t help out like I thought it would,” she said. Naegeli sa id he doesn’t think the job market in the Dallas-Fort Worth is quite as bad compared to other parts of the country. “I don’t think there is any industry that you can say is doing tremendous,” he said. “There are obviously some that are struggling more than others.” Banking, media, construction and transportation are some of the fields Naegeli said have weak job markets right now. Health care and the government seem to be thriving, he said. Steven’s week ly rout ine now consists of applying for every open teaching position she can find and sending her portfolio to local principals, she said. “There’s just not much out there,” she said. “It gets really frustrating.”
A UNT alumnus’ commitment for the less fortunate stems from his own impoverished childhood. For the past 20 years, he has given back to his community what he learned in academia and in life. Kyev Tatum, 44, is developing a ROOTS GO Center in southwest Fort Worth. The program, which he refers to as a “Communiversity,” began in 2004 and has the capability to help a person who has lived in continual poverty to obtain a college deg ree. Tat u m sa id t he College of Public Affairs and Community Service at UNT is a confirmed member of t he center’s planning committee. “UNT plays a key role because they’ve invested so much in us [UNT students], and we in them,” Tatum said. After transferring to UNT in 1986 as a criminal justice major, Tatum got involved in student a f fa irs while working part-time at the university. During a time when there was negativity
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Kyev Tatum, a former UNT football player, holds up a copy of “Bearing the Cross,” a book by David J. Garrow about civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. in the conduct of some of his black college peers, Tatum supported the university in how it handled the situation. Although those peers disap-
proved of his stance, Tatum said, he later earned their respect.
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Conference seeks to connect BY TIM MONZINGO Staff Writer
The Philosophy of Water Project at UNT held its first event in the Environmental Education, Science and Technology Building on campus Saturday to kick off a biennial conference called WaterWays. The WaterWays conference brings together people from various academic, social and business fields in the hopes of talking about water issues faced in society today. “It’s meant to create an interdisciplinary approach to water issues and to invite the public at large but also interdisciplinary member of the UNT community,” said Irene Klaver, director for the Philosophy of Water Project. “It’s meant to create a confluence of art, science, policy, philosophy and public agencies,
to brainstorm and be creative assistant. Klaver said that the boatabout creating solutions to probbuilding course also serves a lems with water issues.” Brian O’Connor orchestrated social purpose. “The boats connect people the first of three courses on the art and craft of boat building. to water, but also to each other, Saturday’s attendees worked to the animal and plant life,” on building a single boat for she said. “It’s a very interactive the project and will have the activity.” O’Connor said the philosophopportunity to build their own personal crafts in following ical aspects are there, but there workshops offered on April 17 is also a more practical aspect to his course. and 18. “It’s fun and it’s good exercise, The course is intended to encourage people to think differ- and it’s a great way to see things ently about their relationship up close. It’s also fun, it turns out, to water and the role it plays in to build the things,” he said. The purpose of the course last everyday life. “I think it’s very important weekend was to present a handsto have people thinking about on approach that some students themselves in relation to a place, feel gets lost in the academic a water body of some kind, and world. not just a tap,” said Matt Story, a philosophy senior and project See WATERWAYS on Page 2
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Former UNT football player Students’ vote dreams of ‘Communiversity’ upholds vision Continued from Page 1 Sout hwest Tex a s State University, now Texas State University-San Marcos, asked for UNT’s help when it ran into the same type of conduct problems with its black fraternities. Tatum accepted the challenge in 1991, becoming the Coordinator for Multicultural Student Affairs and Academic Advisor. “I saw great potential in him,” said William Luker, former dean for UNT’s College of Public Affairs and Community Service. “I think that vision has been justified.” Tatum would eventually turn
his attention to education reform in San Marcos. According to a 2003 Texans for Texas newsletter, he established a summer reading and writing program with funding from grant money in 1995. The idea grew into the city’s first charter school, now called Texas Preparator y School. Certification and affiliation with the Boys and Girls Clubs of South Central Texas came shortly thereafter. “It allowed me to grow as a man and a person,” Tatum said, referring to the hurdles that he encountered in establishing the
school. “Provided me the fire needed to come back now [to Fort Worth].” Today, Tatum is an ordained pastor with a passion for local mission work. He serves as the Tarrant County chapter president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the organization founded by Martin Luther King Jr. Tatum is the pastor of a startup church whose members live in housing projects. He said the government can help the poor with government-subsidized housing and food stamps, but the problems stemming from
poverty, such as mental health, remain. ROOTS, an acronym for Rearing Our Own To Succeed, will give hope to the povertystricken who feel powerless to change. The program will steer them toward enrolling in GED classes or obtaining high school diplomas, and then on to earning associate and bachelor degrees. Tatum’s analogy of ROOTS is an above-ground railroad much like the underground railroads during slavery. “A pipeline to getting people to a better way of life,” he said.
WaterWays helps educate students Continued from Page 1 “W hen you do t hings in academia, there tends to be a rut you get in where you only think about things academica l ly, or i ntel lect ua l ly or in a room with a book, and this boat building project is a way for us to think about water differently,” said Dennis Er w in, a graduate student. “That’s the importance of boat building for the project. It’s a way to get out of academia which is very difficult most times.” T he work shop is one of several events sponsored by WaterWays t hat w i l l occur this semester. Adju nct a r t professor Trish Igo said events range f rom severa l a r t shows to lectures. “We have [art exhibitions], the boat workshop, and then we have larger lectures, panel d i s c u s s ion s a nd s m a l le r
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“I think it’s very important to have people thinking about themselves in relation to a place, a water body of some kind, and not just a tap,” said Matt Story, a philosophy senior and project assistant. lectures, and t hey a ll may have dif ferent audiences,” she said. Klaver said that the social implications of the project are wide in scope.
“I think it creates a larger sense of participation. You invest time in it,” she said. “It starts to spill over from just one activity to a larger connection.”
St udent s i nter e ste d i n attending the course should e-mail trishigo @gmail.com to register. Visit water.unt.edu for more information.
POLICE BLOTTER Sunday, Feb. 14 A hall director at Bruce Ha l l, 1624 Chest nut St., requested a UNT police officer stand by as a search was conducted. Contraband was found and confiscated by the officer. An incident report was filed. A man reported his vehicle as stolen to UNT police on South Bonnie Brae Street. UNT police responded and filed an offense report. A man was arrested on
suspicion of drunken driving. UNT police initiated a stop at 900 W. Mulberry St. He was transported to the Denton County Jail. A man was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication. UNT police initiated contact with him at 1100 W. Mulberry St. and transported him to the City of Denton Jail.
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Friday, Feb. 12 A male called UNT police and reported that his vehicle was stuck in the mud at Willis Library at 1500 W. Highland St. The officer issued the man a citation for reckless damage and was then released from the scene.
UNT staff called UNT police after discovering recording equipment was missing from Oak Street Hall at 1120 W. Oak St. The equipment is valued from $1,500 to $20,000. At 4:18 a.m., a man was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. UNT Police suspected that he hit two unattended vehicles as 900 W. Eagle Drive with his vehicle. He was transported to the Denton County Jail.
BY MORGAN WALKER Senior Staff Writer
Members of the Nort h Texas Energ y and E nv i ron ment C lub a nd World Echoes called for a meeting Saturday allowing about 20 students, faculty, staff and alumni to discuss what is to become of UNT after President Gretchen Bataille’s resignation. O ne of t he or ig i n a l goals for the meeting was to discuss a petition for a vote of no confidence in t he Board of Regents to be addressed to Gov. Rick Perry and the Texas Higher Educat ion Coord i nat i ng Board, but many felt it would slow down the momentum of UNT’s growth that Bataille created. “We’re left with two current options. Either pursue an abstract sense of justice, and in doing so, risk losing the positive momentum that President Bataille forged or rally around the cabinet that she seated to carry out her mission,” said Carmen Ba nea, a n inter nat iona l studies graduate student and officer in the World Echoes group in an e-mail. “The overwhelming response in honor of President Bataille is for the latter.” Banea, a computer science graduate student, began the meeting with a presentation of the development of events that took place from the time Bataille sent out the e-mail confirming her resignation to the Board of Regents meeting that took place Friday morning. Ba nea added t hat t he events that took place at the board meeting were “already planned” and by 9:50 a.m. Friday the regents voted 7-2 accepting the “transition plan” or “Bataille’s resignation.” “Why fire a highly rated and loved president?” Banea said. A lt houg h t he meet ing maintained a positive atmosphere, Wendy W i l k i ns, provost and vice president of academic affairs, said it is likely that Bataille’s reason for resigning may never be known. “I’v e gone t h r ou g h every version of anger and mourning and all of the ups and downs,” Wilkins said. “But I think now I have a clear vision of what we need to do.” Du r i ng t he presentation Wilk ins stepped in, reminding the audience that an academic will be chosen as the next president and gave a brief description on
how the next president will be chosen. Phil Diebel, a former vice president of f i n a n c e and admin- WENDY i s t r a t i o n , WILKINS will serve as the interim president, which w ill be ef fective Ma rch 1. He is expected to serve for a maximum of 90 days. “Ph i l Diebel i s not a n academic, but he can take good care of all the legal things that the university needs to have taken care of,” Wilkins said. A search committee representing the Board of Regents, faculty, students, staff and alumni will be put together, as well as a job description. The cha ncel lor a nd t he Board of Regents will make the final decision. “They have not criticized President Bataille for any direction she’s moved the university,” Wilkins said. Wilkins added that there are four board meetings every year, and everything Bataille has brought to the meetings has been endorsed by t he regents. “The future she has created for UNT has been approved, and we need to tell the board we’re watching them and we will hold them accountable for what they have publicly said,” Wilkins said. Throughout t he meeting there were several unanimous goals discussed for the university, including putting UNT at Tier One status. W i l k i n s s a id t he U N T community must inform Diebel that he needs to be committed to the vision Bataille crafted for UNT. “He cannot come in here and try to turn us in a different direction or try to put the brakes on,” Wilkins said. “Someone who is in the interim capacity may feel like the responsible thing to do is to slow down, and that will hurt us.” Those who attended t he meeting also declared that the search for the new president should be open so that the UNT community can be aware of who may become the next president. “W hat I’m looking for is transparency so that we know what’s going on,” said Clinton McBr ide, a n inter nat iona l studies freshman. “It’s a done deal, and everyone went into this knowing that she resigned but I’d still like to know why.” Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend the next Faculty Senate meeting at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Wooten Hall 322.
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V-day movement speaks out to raise awareness BY CHRISTINA MLYNSKI Staff Writer
Students of the Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance gathered together Friday and Saturday, dressed in red and black to advance awareness for violence, rape, incest and sexual slavery, as they celebrated the 10th year of “The Vagina Monologues.” “I attended a show a few years back because my roommate was a part of the monologues. It was such an inspirational show that really touched me by spreading the word about domestic violence against women everywhere,” said Alicia Mielke, radio, television and film senior and one of the play’s producers. “I knew that I had to be a part of it. I wanted to help make a change.” The performance began with a crew of 12 men and women rushing down the auditorium halls to get the audience’s attention.
The show lasted three hours and hosted 21 acts. Each woman took the stage and performed monologues ranging from humorous, “The Flood,” to sexual discovery, “The Coochie Snorcher That Could,” to female trafficking, “My Vagina Was My Village.” Before presenting her chosen speech, each performer painted a symbol on a blank canvas to signify that each person is a blank canvas until they face life’s obstacles and succeed by confronting his or her past, according to “The Vagina Monologues” playbill. Adrienne Manlove, a two-year monologue performer, said she has gained pride and security from speaking publicly to people about controversial issues. “I was a lot more involved this year and didn’t feel weird about using ‘the word’ because the issues that are being raised completely override any anxiety or fear of not being politically
correct,” said Manlove. The audience showed particular enthusiasm for the monologue, “Woman Who Loved to Make Vaginas Happy.”
interdisciplinary studies sophomore and vice president of the club, said she thought the club was the best way for her to start learning how to tango. Although she has been dancing with Los Milongueros for two and a half years, Riehm said she is still a beginner. “It is an interesting dance. Some moves come more naturally than others do, so I’m still learning,” Riehm said. The students learn the Argentine tango, a different and more structured dance than ballroom tango. Instructor and art senior Carlos Rodriguez teaches the 30 students in the club fundamental foot movement and how to lead a partner. Showing the dancers how to do basic tango steps is meant to give them the freedom to move and mix steps to how they feel at the moment rather than be bound to a set of specific steps, Riehm said. “You can feel the music, and it is easier to get into,” Riehm said.
“I think it’s just a better way to express yourself.” Most students are women looking for a chance to have fun and relax while the male dancers usually come in with their girlfriends or are curious to learn, Riehm said. UNT alumnus Luis Carpi said he danced with Los Milongueros for two and a half years. He kept going back to classes for exercise and to have fun, he said. “What inspired me was I needed a venue to vent out stress,” Carpi said. Students partner up for difference dance exercises during each weekly lesson, switching partners for each new demonstration to learn new steps and leg movements. With pivoting torsos, extended legs and stiff postures, dancers then take the techniques they have learned and mix them in their own form of freestyle tango. Kelly Karl, a mathematics freshman, saw Los Milongueros advertised at her freshman orien-
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Khira Hailey, a radio, television and film junior, performs a piece from “The Vagina Monologues” on Saturday. This year UNT celebrated its 10th year of hosting the event. “It’s my personal favorite because it’s semi-controversial, but really moves people in a profound way,” said Miekle. Andrew Broz, treasurer for
the organization and math senior, said that his passion for the monologues comes from the causes they support every year. Every year, the V-Day orga-
nization chooses a spotlight campaign and each group around the country that performs the monologues donates 10 percent of the money it makes to the spotlight campaign. T he Fem i n ist Major it y Leadership Alliance will donate half of the money it collects to the Democratic Republic of Congo to aid facilities that help sexual assault survivors. The other half will go to two local charities, Mosaic and Hope’s Door, which provide assistance to people who are victims of abuse, Broz said. Last year the event brought in more than $10,000, and officers like Broz expected to exceed that number this year. The group is in the process of counting the money and will find out how much was made next week. Eve Ensler’s award-winning play, “The Vagina Monologues” inspired the creation of the V-Day movement in 1998.
Dance club teaches UNT students to tango BY GRACIELA R AZO Senior Staff Writer
As Jennie Riehm’s high-heeled tango shoes swish across the floor, Luis Carpi holds her back tightly and watches where he is about to step. The two glide around the practice room to the fast-paced music while other students stare on, taking off their tennis shoes and strapping on their dancing shoes. Riehm and Carpi are warming up for the beginner’s class by the Argentine tango club, Los Milongueros, on Monday evening to learn the basic steps and embraces for the dance. The club began in 2006 and is a place for people of all skill levels and dance interests, said Aubrey Hyland, French junior and president of the club. “We are a more spread-theknowledge-and-love than a performance club,” Hyland said. “There are all sorts of people here learning how to do this.” With two beginners, one intermediate and another specialty class called “Milonga,” Riehm, an
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Jennie Riehm, an interdisciplinary studies sophomore, dances with Carlos Rodriguez, a painting and drawing senior, Monday evening during tango class in the Language Building. tation. She has done different kinds of dancing, including swing and salsa, but said she thought she would try tango for something different. “It just looks really cool, and I
love to dance,” Karl said. At her first tango class, Karl learned how to twist her torso and dance on the balls of her feet at her partner’s lead. Hyland said many people feel overwhelmed by the new move-
ments at first but come to really enjoy the class. “It is kind of difficult to get into because you have to rely on another person,” Hyland said. “But once you get going, it gets to be really fun.”
“We will have a dressing room so you can be fitted on the spot and walk out with you new clothes,” April said. “Of course everything that is modern will be camouflaged.” While dressing in period
clothing may not be something for everyone, Frank said it doesn’t matter because the event is still full of excitement. “It’s fun to go to the fair. You can come as you are, you don’t have to dress up,” said Frank.
“But when you put on a costume it’s like you become a part of it. It’s like you took a step back in time and there are enough actors there that will interact with you whether you are in costume or not.”
Couple recreates Renaissance-style clothing SEGUIN, Texas (AP) — April and Frank Rippel work in ye olde thymes. Creating and selling ruffled shirts, wrap pants, capes and — on occasion — period-style gowns for Renaissance fairs across the globe, the local Seguin couple works to keep the days of Robin Hood alive. “We have sold all shirts all over the world,” April said. “We have shipped them to England, Japan, Germany and France.” The area couple who own RenShirts — a trademarked brand of Renaissance style clothing — started with an alterations shop that grew into a complete other business. “We opened the sewing shop in 1996,” April said who has been stitching and mending for almost half a century. The Rippels have been in the Renaissance clothing business for about a decade, said Frank. “Our first Ren faire was in 1998 and in 2000 we came up with RenShirts and trademarked it,” Frank said. To learn more about their creations, the couple traveled to many different festivals across the states and into the northern territory. “We have traveled to the Colorado Ren Faire,” Frank said. “And we have gone to Canada for the World Jousting Competition. We mainly went to see the competition but we also wanted to get ideas for RenShirts.” At one Renaissance fair, Frank
recalled the couple sold out of all of the products within the first day. “We worked hard that week to ensure that we wouldn’t sell out again that second weekend but we still sold out by Sunday,” he said. For quicker turn out of shirts, while April sewed the fabric together, Frank and his brother would cut the material based off of patterns. “We have patterns from 4XL down to very small children,” April said. “It takes me about 45 minutes per shirt and about two days per gown.” I n prepa rat ion of t he upcoming event the couple has already assembled at least 2,000 shirts and an unknown amount of capes and wrap pants. One of the projects that April is working to complete is the last dress of three for a maiden known as the Valkyrie Queen, Frank said. “April has been making these dresses for Samantha Marks for a couple of years,” he said. “She just loves to dress up and enjoys getting her picture taken with strangers in these dresses.” Frank’s brother is not the only one who helps the Rippels at the festivals, April said. “My mom has been doing Ren fairs for 30 to 40 years,” April said. “She did calligraphy. She still comes out and helps us. It’s a family thing and it’s great.” Frank and April can be seen on the weekends starting Feb. 27 to April 4 in the Central Texas
town of Paige at the newest Renaissance style festival — Sherwood Forest Faire. “This one is going to be kidoriented,” April said. “There is a section that is kind of corralled off. There will be all kind of games that are kid safe including a mini archery lesson.” Along with the abundance of child-related activities, there will also be adult entertainment, Frank said. “There will be an archery troupe that is going to try to recreate the scene in ‘Robin Hood’ where he splits the arrows,” he said. April and her apprentices will have their own shop at the fair.
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Student teaches crochet lessons on campus BY K ATIE GRIVNA Senior Staff Writer
When radio, television and f i lm junior Jeremy Ottens needed a rug for his t hird g rade projec t, a shoebox diagram of Abraham Lincoln’s house, his grandma saved the day. “In less than five minutes, she whipped out a rug out of yarn with a crochet needle, and I had a little bitty rug. I was like, ‘Wow, that is really cool. She just made a rug,’” he said. Ottens’ g ra ndma taug ht him how to crochet when he was in high school. Now at 8 p.m. every Tuesday, Ottens teaches students how to crochet one step at a time in the lobby of Bruce Hall. “Some people would say that’s what girls do, but I didn’t see it like that,” he said. The classes bega n when Ottens wanted to crochet hats for the homeless but needed more people to help. About 15 people come each week, Ottens said. “I t h i n k i t ’s a s m a l l endeavor now a nd by no means anything great, but I hope for it to be something much, much bigger encompassing much more generosity ... There are a lot of people who are kind of stingy nowa-
days,” he said. Crocheting allows Ottens to make his own clothes, which contributes to his goal of being self-sustainable, he said. One of the hardest things about teaching people how to crochet is getting people to rela x, because if people are tense, it shows up in their work, he said. Allexa Lopez, a jazz studies f reshma n, lea r ned how to crochet f rom Ot ten s la st semester. Si nc e t hen, L opez ha s crocheted scarves, hats and her most recent project — a blanket. “It took a really long time,” she said. “I got it done in about a week and a half, but I spent pretty much most of my time working on it every day.” Henry Boston, an anthropolog y sophomore, said he was wa lk ing around Bruce Ha ll last semester look ing for somet hing to do when he happened upon Ottens’ crochet lesson. He began making a scarf, but it didn’t turn out well and eventually became a rag. He tried ma k ing a sca rf again to give to his mom for Christmas and her happiness from the gift reassured him to continue crocheting, Boston said.
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Jeremy Ottens, a radio, television and film sophomore, teaches students and Bruce Hall residents how to crochet at 8 p.m. every Tuesday in the dorm. “It’s just kind of cool having the ability to make handmade clothing items and apparel and whatnot,” he said. “You can always go the store and buy a nice scarf, but when you get the gift of a handmade scarf or a hat … I think it is
10 times better than getting a store-bought one.” After seeing the scarf that Boston made for his mom, he said his dad asked for a headband to use during hunting trips, and his brother wanted a scarf, also for hunting trips.
They bought camouf lage ya rn for t he projects, a nd Boston taught his brother how to crochet. Crocheting is not just a skill for women, he said, it is for men, too. “Believe it or not, I think
a lot of girls think it’s cute and might get a kick out of it, so don’t feel emasculated by the connotation of the skill,” Boston said. “You can always make your significant other or your parents or anyone an awesome handmade gift.”
Anime group discusses Japanese culture, art BY CHARLIE R ALL Staff Writer
A long-standing group at UNT continues celebrating Japan’s distinctive animation style and offers entertainment for students. Mu Epsilon Kappa is UNT’s haven for anime fans. The group meets weekly as a way for students to share the enjoyment of anime entertainment. “Our club is primarily anime fans, but we do occasionally get people who come to study
Japanese language because we only watch things in Japanese with English subtitles,” president Britt Myer said. “We have the general nerds, but we are a very social group and get all kinds of people who enjoy anime.” Anime is an animated art form that stems from the stylized Japanese comics known as Manga. Anime cartoons are typically characterized as featuring figures with large eyes, exaggerated facial expres-
sions and thick ink outlines reminiscent of Japanese calligraphy. Today, Anime is a staple in Japanese culture and is widely spread through television and the Internet. What distinguishes anime from typical cartoons is not only visual stylization, but also the story, said Myer, a theater arts senior. “In western civilization, cartoons are considered to be only for children. But in Japan it’s for everyone. There’s some-
thing for every kind of person,” she said. Myer says that modern anime has strong plot lines that will commonly delve into mature issues including romance and violence. Cartoons that fall in the anime category include shows like “Dragon Ba ll Z” and “Pokemon” and movies like “Ghost in the Shell.” Mu Epsilon Kappa typically gathers to watch anime and hold social activities but occa-
Gorilla escapes from Dallas Zoo DA L L A S (A P) — A 180-pound gorilla escaped her locked living quarters at the Dallas Zoo on Saturday, but officials quickly captured her and she was never close to escaping the larger gorilla exhibit, zoo officials said. The zoo is investigating how the 19-year-old female named Tufani got out of the 40-foot-by-50-foot enclosure and wound up on top of it. The zoo was closed at t he time. Even if the zoo had been open, Tufani would have had to get through several more security measures to reach
a public area, and visitors to the zoo were never at risk, spokeswoman Susan Eckert said. I n 20 0 4, a 13-ye a r-old gorilla named Jabari cleared a 14-foot wa ll and mauled three people before he was killed by police. After that, the zoo beefed up security measures at the exhibit. Deputy Police Chief Julian Ber na l, who oversees t he SWAT team that responded S at u r d a y, s a id t h i s w a s nothing like Jabari’s escape. “In this particular incident, the zoo had this contained,” he told The Dallas Morning
News. A zoo employee preparing food for gor i l la s beh i nd a closed door saw Tu fa n i t hroug h a w indow, Ecker t said. The zoo then contacted police, and zoo officials tranquilized Tufani and returned her to the living area within an hour. Eckert described the enclosure as similar to an apartment, with living areas and sleepi ng a rea s con nected by hallways. Tufani was on top of the “living room” of the enclosure where gorillas gather and play on swings. There was an additional roof
over the space where Tufani was, and she would have had to go through two or more spaces to reach the exhibit area, Eckert said. Ecker t sa id Tu fa n i wa s ner vous once she got out, trying to get back in to be with the gorilla she stays with.
sionally presents anime films and music videos. T he a n i me g roup wa s founded at UNT in the 1980s under the name Northstar and reorganized itself in 2003, gaining dozens of followers. Today, the group boasts nearly 120 members, Myer said. Radio, television and film sophomore Devin Kelly found his passion for anime in high school and joined the group at freshman orientation at UNT. “It’s very colorful,” he said.
“I’m attracted to the art, but it’s the story that brings you in more. I like it because it’s taken a lot more seriously. It’s much more linear than American cartoons.” Kelly said he has enjoyed his time in the group so far. “I met a bunch of friends there,” Kelly said. “We do a lot of fun stuff, cosplay, events, sports.” Mu Epsilon Kappa meets every Thursday at 6 p.m. in Biology Building 117.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 Justin Umberson, Sports Editor
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Comeback attempt falls short against Pioneers Mean Green fails to win backto-back games BY BEN BABY Staff Writer
A late ra lly by t he UNT women’s basketball team fell short Saturday night against the Denver Pioneers (14-11, 9-5), as it was narrowly defeated 65-58 at the Super Pit. The Mean Green (7-19, 4-11) was unable to string together back-to-back victories, a feat it has not accomplished since Nov. 25. “We do one thing, and we don’t do somet h i ng else,” senior guard Brittany James said. “We can’t just put one whole game plan together, and it would be hard for us to win like that when we don’t go about a game plan, or we don’t play as a team, or we get outhustled.” Freshman forward Jasmine Godbolt had 17 points and 14 rebounds to lead UNT, her seventh double-double of the season. Wit h her rebound total, Godbolt broke the singleseason rebounding record for a freshman, set by Ta licia Sanders during the 2004-2005 season. Head coach Sha n ice Stephens used her bench sparingly against the Pioneers. Stephens played six players
for at least 10 minutes with f re sh ma n g ua rd Ca it i l i n Hawk ins and senior guard Brittany James playing the entire game. James had a good all-around performance, as she added 13 points, five boards and four steals. The Mean Green was once again without the help of sophomore guards Brittany Hudson and Tamara Torru. Freshman guard Ravven Brown, who had averaged 9.3 points per game in her last three games, did not play a single minute in Saturday’s contest. “Ravven kept herself off the floor,” Stephens said. “We’re just work i ng on d i f ferent things. Issues, off-court issues, taking care of business, attitude — it just doesn’t all flow. You have to be a great studentathlete. You’ve got to want to try on the basketball court. Attitude is not accepted, and we just don’t need it.” After falling behind momentarily at the beginning of the game, the Mean Green took the lead from the Pioneers for a majority of the first half. Denver capitalized on a few UNT mental errors, taking a 30-27 lead after the first 20 minutes. Denver started the second half on fire from the field, hitting six of its first eight shots. The Mean Green continued to battle, causing turnovers and
pulling within three points of the Pioneers. That was as close as Stephens’ squad would get, as DU snapped its four-game losing streak. “We a re more at h let ic than them, but since they play better as a team, I think it outweighed ours because we’re not fully there as a team,” Godbolt said. The Mean Green did a great job of holding onto the ball, only coughing up 11 turnovers, its lowest amount of the season. They were, however, unable to keep the Pioneers from getting good looks offensively, a llow ing Denver to shoot 52 percent in the second half and 47 percent for the game. Sophomore forward Kaetlyn Murdoch sizzled from t he floor, leading the Pioneers with 20 points and nine boards. Denver ’s st a r t i ng l i neup compensated for the lack of bench production, with four starters in double figures. “We were let t i ng t hem get too easy money around the basket,” Stephens said. “Denver is well coached, and they execute well as a team because they’re definitely just a solid unit.” Stephens a nd t he Mea n Green w ill have f ive days off before it faces ArkansasLittle Rock at home, one of the team’s three remaining regular season games.
PHOTO BY RYAN BIBB/PHOTOGRAPHER
Sophomore guard Tamara Torru drives past a South Alabama defender. UNT lost to Denver 65-58 Saturday.
Established contacts helped Mean Green land starter BY SEAN GORMAN Senior Staff Writer
A f ter losi ng t wo sen ior guards last season, UNT men’s basketball head coach Johnny Jones turned to a player he had recruited five years ago to shore up the Mean Green backcourt for this year. Jones was unable to sway g ua rd Sha n non Shor ter to c om m it to U N T a f ter scouting him during his sophomore year of high school, but the t wo reunited when t he 6 -foot- 4-i nch sla sher decided to tra nsfer during the offseason. “Knowing Johnny and what he has to offer as a coach was one of t he ma in reasons I came here,” Shorter said. “I saw it as a chance to fit in right away and help the team all season.” Shorter has done all he can to help the Mean Green to a 18-8 record, scoring 6.6 points per game with 3.8 rebounds per game while starting the last nine games for UNT. “Because of his size a nd strength, he has the ability to defend the one, two and three spots, and on the offensive end he creates matchup
problems for our opponents,” Jones said. “He also brings great leadership qualities to the f loor.” Beginning his college career at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and spending his sophomore season at Paris Junior College, Shorter said he feels he made the right choice by joining the Mean Green. “Initially I wanted to stay at Corpus, but the coach told me that it would be for the best that I leave the team and transfer,” he said. “We agreed that I could thrive more in a different environment where I would be able to get more playing time.” At Pa r i s, t he ver s at i le threat led the Dragons to a national top-10 NJCA A rankings with 9.9 points per game on 52 percent shooting while hitting 74 percent of his free throws. “When you have someone as versatile as Shannon who can make free throws, he fits into our team really well,” junior guard Josh White said. “He’s in the best shape of anyone on this team. I really admire his dedication.” A c c o r d i n g t o S h or t e r,
“He’s in the best shape of anyone on the team. I really admire his dedication.”
—Josh White Junior guard
growing up with a single mom and moving around often as a kid helped him develop a strong work ethic. “I grew up in a rough environment and promised myself I would do whatever I can to achieve all of my goals,” he sa id. “W hen I work on something, I make sure I do it right.” The transfer has high hopes for his future in basketball, hoping to compete in t he NBA after graduating from college. “It’s always been a dream of mine to be able to provide for mysel f a nd my fa m i ly by play ing basketba ll as a career,” he said. T here i sn’t much t i me away from basketball for the Houston native who spends any extra time he has on the court.
“ E v e n w h e n I ’m n o t competing with the team, I still play,” he said. “Other than that I love to relax and watch telev ision. I’m a big fan of SportsCenter.” Giving the Mean Green a physical presence at guard, Shorter said he believes this yea r’s tea m is completely capable of advancing to the NCA A Tournament. “T here have been some highs and lows this season, but we’ve put in the work and things are beginning to turn around for us,” he said. “If we aren’t in contention to make the tournament.” Shorter and the Mean Green look to build upon their twogame w inning streak when t hey play t he Universit y of New Orlea ns Pr ivateers at 7 T hu rsday n ig ht i n New Orleans.
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Junior guard Shannon Shorter goes for a layup against South Alabama earlier this season. The Mean Green is the third team Shorter has played for.
“First Humans Out of Africa” By Dr. David O. Lordkipanidze
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Regents remain silent amid resignation backlash Editorial In the six days since UNT President Gretchen Bataille e-mailed the surprise announcement of her resignation to students, faculty and staff, UNT leadership has quickly tied up many of the associated loose ends. In fact, it appears that Chancellor Lee Jackson was able to sweep the mess under the carpet before the dust even settled. Cordial, professional statements of glowing rapport have been exchanged between Bataille and the Board of Regents. An interim president has been appointed. A generous severance package was agreed upon that even includes a “thank you” gift of more than half a million dollars. All parties seem comfortable with the arrangement and order is once again restored in the upper echelons of UNT leadership — all achieved under a secretive cloak of complete silence. The editorial board echoes the voice of the UNT community Bataille referred to as her “friends and colleagues“ and demands some semblance of a now long overdue explanation. Label it our “thank you” gift. Silence breeds speculation By not issuing an immediate statement to address the reasons for Bataille’s sudden departure, and then furthering that refusal to answer direct questions, return phone calls or even acknowledge the concerns of the individuals who pay their salary, UNT leaders have adopted a back-room closeddoor system of governance. In the absence of an issued explanation, speculation continues to grow and spread around campus and will likely prove more distracting and harmful than would the reaction to an honest justification. By not providing real answers, Jackson and the Board of Regents have forced students, faculty and staff to formulate their own. And regardless of accuracy or fairness those conclusions have become the reality. Tensions with Chancellor Jackson The Chronicle of Higher Education published Friday, mentioned that many speakers at the Board of Regents meeting noted that Bataille’s departure comes at a time of “growing tensions” between her and Jackson. It went on to cite Bataille’s opposition to the moving of the administrative offices to Dallas. An apparent frustration on the part of Jackson in several remarks he issued in an otherwise glowing performance review to Bataille in May was also given as evidence of the feud. Student Government Association president Dakota Carter is outspoken in his support for Bataille. The Faculty Senate issued a statement praising her vision, enthusiasm and energy, and it went on to express concern with her resignation and “particularly the manner in which this resignation was presented to the public.” University Provost Wendy Wilkins said she was shocked at the announcement of Bataille’s resignation and “didn’t believe that she wanted to leave.” The vast majority of the available evidence points to the conclusion that students, faculty and staff members — the beneficiaries of her work — all believe that Bataille was doing an excellent job as UNT president. They, however, didn’t get a vote. The nine members of the Board of Regents got a vote. Lee Jackson got a vote. They disagreed, and for now, the details and cause of that disagreement will remain a mystery as we, the UNT community, come to grips with what is turning out to be a very expensive divorce.
Campus Chat
“What did you think of the television stations who showed the video of Nomar Kumaritashvili, the Olympic men’s luger who fatally crashed during training for the 2010 Winter Olympic games?”
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Computer engineering freshman “It was awful. He worked his whole life to get to the Olympics. Instead of a video of him earning a medal like everyone else, all he will be known for is the video of his death.”
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Cutting 12th grade saves money Recently Utah lawmakers have c on sidere d a move to increase t he number of students that graduate early and do not go through the 12t h grade of high school. This proposal has been one of many options considered to help solve the state’s current budget crisis. T he sent i ment i n Uta h appea rs to be t hat ma ny kids and parents enjoy the 12th grade, but an even larger number suggest they don’t actually do much during their last t wo semesters of high school. By having fewer students go through 12th grade, it could potentially save the state tens of millions of dollars or more if students take to it. By telling students that if they work hard to finish their required courses quicker to graduate sooner, administrators will undoubtedly motivate more students to achieve academically. While early graduation is already an option for high school students in Utah and
Texas, neither state seems to be advocating it as much as it should be. That is why Utah is now trying to amplify the awareness of t he prog ra m a nd prov ide more scholarships to students t hat decide to graduate early. Even if states provide scholarships to early graduates as is currently done in Texas and Utah, they will still be able to save money by reducing the high costs for students that go through the 12th grade. Ma ny st udent s here i n Texas take part in AP classes that prepare them for the AP exam in a particular subject like English or history that, if they score high enough, will equate to college credit for those subjects. A g r ow i n g nu m b er of st udents a re a lso pa r t icipat i ng i n so-ca l led dua lcredit courses, classes that a re t a ken at col leges by high school students t hat, if passed, serve as both high school and college credit. Here at UNT, we have the
Texas Academy of Math and Science, where young, bright minds interested in f ields like math, science and engineering can live together in university dorms, take college courses and complete their high school degrees. By doi ng t h is, t hey a re complet i ng t wo yea r s of high school and two years of college at the same time. Advancing an early-graduation program gives students yet another avenue to pursue t hei r goa l s i n e duc at ion easier or enter the workforce sooner. Options like these will help prevent people from having t hei r t a x bu rden s ra i sed during this economic downturn. It also allows states to avert potential debt from funding public schools at the same level a s t a x receipt s a re declining. W it h a roug h economy and state legislatures across t he countr y facing serious budget woes, unique ideas like this seem to be gaining
traction. It is through smart ideas like this that our education system can improve, and our public schools ca n be run more efficiently and cost taxpayers less. By advancing early gradu a t i o n , d u a l- c r e d i t , A P classes, specia l academies and other creative ideas like these, public schools will give students the right incentives to achieve more from their education than ever before.
Democrats’ energ y plans have hit a wall in Congress — or to be more accurate, they have been snowed in. To be sure, the left will claim t hat one cold w inter is a n anomaly, that this is an incidence of weather and not a ref lection on climate. The true believers will even tell a tale of how this proves their case. Apparently every weather phenomenon — from hurricanes, to heat waves, to blizzards — proves their case. But it will not matter much. Even w it hout t he weat her, t he Democrat s i ntend to pass a cap-and-trade bill — which is essentia lly just a massive energy tax on businesses a nd consu mers — when unemployment teeters at 10 percent. The American people will balk.
Over the past few months, scandal has changed the face of the alleged science. Since t he hack i ng of e-ma i ls at England’s Climate Research Unit last fa ll, t he world is now keenly aware that the top scient ists i n t he f ield h a v e m a n ipu l a t e d d a t a , suppressed opposing research a nd i l lega l ly col luded to avoid freedom of information requests. The “science” seems more politica l t ha n scientific.
cause. How will they look at it now? If the Democrats want to pass energy legislation, they will need a new label and a new product. The solution to coal is easy: Go nuclear. Oil, on the other hand, will take a more concentrated effort.
A mer ica n compa n ies shou ld benef it f rom t a x breaks to invest in research a nd development tow a rd this end. Corporate tax rates in A merica are the second highest in the world. We need to make it easier for our businesses to invest in new technology. Once these technologies are available, there should be tax breaks for businesses and consumers that switch to them. We should be able to save mone y w h i le helpi ng to strengthen our national security, and this is a message that will resonate with members of every political ideology. Taxing the use of carbon when there is no alternative available is tantamount to government extortion. A realistic energy proposal shou ld a i m to encou rage development of t his a lternative. Democrats have roads to choose from. Whether they choose one with a dead-end is up to them.
Trayton Oakes is a political science and economics junior. He can be reached at TraytonOakes@my.unt.edu.
Global warming debate heats up
Climate cha nge still debatable Not only is the timing in question but also the motive. While the science might have been considered settled five years ago, it certainly isn’t today. Climate scientists now openly admit that we have not warmed in the last 10 years, and they can’t explain why.
More research needed The a rg ument for ma nmade cl i mate cha nge has always been predicated on an appeal to authority. We have been told that the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has ended the debate, and if we disagree, we are labeled “deniers” and “f lat earthers.” But the authority is gone. The panel has been exposed. Its 2007 report on the status of climate change was rife with errors and non-peer-reviewed claims. The emerging consensus is that more research needs to be done.Even before these revelat ions, t he A mer ica n public was apathetic to the
Energy transformation There are many legitimate reasons to curb our use of oil, and focusing on these reasons will garner more support than focusing on a threat that may or may not exist. The best reason is national secur it y. The more oi l we buy, t he more we prop up our adversaries. I f we c ou ld c re ate a n alternative to oil, we would ta ke away t he leg it i mac y of the regimes in Iran and Venezuela. An alternative to oil would a lso ma ke oi l cheaper for those that continue to use it. If oil were forced to compete w it h a n a lternative power source, it would have to be priced competitively against it. Legislation should be introduced that incentivises the development of new technology rather than punishing the use of the old.
T homa s Flanagin is an international studies junior. He can be reached at Thomas Flanagin@my.unt.edu.
Letter: Do more in Bataille coverage Dear Editor, I am disappointed in the way that you have approached t he r e s i g n a t ion of U N T President Gretchen Bataille. You have effectively shown your bias towards the president by listing comment after comment about how grand she wa s i n you r ed itor ia l Thursday and in your choice of i nter v iewees for ot her articles about t he resignation. How great is a president who serves three years and leaves with no viable, tangible reason? I feel like the UNT paper has exacerbated the situation by only reporting how people “feel” instead of confronting
t he President hersel f a nd demanding or even ask ing for a comment to the students as to the purpose. You have covered the who, what, when, where, a nd how … but no WHY! A nd even if she declines to comment, that would be consolation enough to know that you have tried and can indicate that she may have something to hide or is too high and mighty to answer to a student newspaper. Be bold … she can’t shut you down now if that is a fear. She’s a lame duck! No one is concerned about how individual students feel until all the facts have been found. Initial reactions are
good, especially from those of the likes of our Student Government Association president who I t hought was a great interview choice. He’s st i l l a se c ond a r y sou rc e though.
Thanks, Josh Barber General studies senior
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Mean Green sets to tune up against TexAnns By Eric Johnson Senior Staff Writer
Ten days after the biggest w i n i n prog r a m h i stor y, the UNT tennis team (3-2) will host the Tarleton State Tex Anns (3-2) to prepare for the six-week-long race toward a national ranking and Sun Belt Conference title. It w i l l not be a spr i nt though, as head coach Sujay Lama added this match to the schedule last week so his team would remain focused on the brutal schedule ahead. “This match is an opportunity to keep us sharp competitively,� Lama said. “We need to go out there with intensity and use this match as a springboard for this weekend and the weeks following.� The Tex Anns tested UNT la st spr i ng before fa l l i ng 5-2, but t he Mea n Green comes into this match with a different intensity. The team will need to remain focused no matter who its opponent is, Lama said. “We have to play. No one is going to award us for just showing up,� Lama said. “We can’t take anybody lightly, and
we have to learn to respect everybody we play. We have that signature win now, but we cannot get comfortable in that spot. We have got to keep fighting.� UNT will look to the top of its lineup to anchor its drive. Sophomores Irina Paraschiv and Paula Dinuta along with junior Madura Ranganathan a nd f resh ma n Ba rbora Vykydalova will set the tone for the Mean Green. “We are so strong at our topfour positions that they can really take control of a match,� Lama said. “They can really push us, and now that they have tasted that big victory they are hungry for more.� W it h t he add it ion of Vy k yda lov a a nd Di nut a’s improvement in her doubles game, the Mean Green can take control of the match right out of the box. “I have gotten a lot more comfortable playing doubles, and I think that it is one of our biggest strengths now,� Dinuta said. “The doubles point is so important, it gives us confidence and momentum for the rest of the match.�
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Junior Madura Ranganathan slams a serve over the net during the singles match against Abilene Christian. UNT hosts the Tarleton State TexAnns on Wednesday.
to win a couple of matches. What we want to do is play at the level we know we are capable of and continue to gain confidence.�
With a Sun Belt test against No. 28 Florida International and No. 75 South Alabama looming over the weekend, UNT w ill look to continue
it s mome nt u m a t no on Wednesday at the Waranch Tennis Complex. “I want us to get ready for a really tough weekend, but
we need to remember what happened last year when we looked past them,� Paraschiv said. “We learned our lesson last year when they were able
beyond the 3-point arc while holding the Mean Green to 3-14 shoot ing f rom t hreepoint range. “A lot of their scores were contested shots t hat were late in the shot clock,� junior guard Shannon Shorter said. “T he y ’re may be t he best shooting team in the conference.� After trailing for most of t he second ha lf, t he Mean Green recla i med t he lead when junior guard Josh White Saturday Playing against a team that made a t hree-pointer w it h led the Sun Belt in field goal 1:49 left. “They made a predictable percentage at 50 percent, the Mean Green defense rose to switch on defense, and the the challenge and held Denver shot felt good when I took it,� White said. “The way we to 24 first half points Free t h row s f ueled t he came back to take the lead late Mean Green offense all night, in the game says a lot about as UNT scored 25 points from this team. W h ite scored t he Mea n the line. Denver overwhelmed UNT Green’s final nine points and at the perimeter, going 11-20 sealed the win with two free throws in the game’s final 10 seconds. UNT has played its best basketball when it counts all season, improving to 8-2 in games decided by five points or less.
100 points for the second time this season in the win over Houston Baptist. “Any time we’re playing on the road, we’re going to get team’s best shot,� Jones said. “I thought Houston Baptist came in prepared and shot the ball well, but we came out strong in the second half and never looked back.� W h ite cont i nued to lead UN T w it h 28 poi nt s while junior g uard Tristan T h om p s on r e c or d e d h i s 18th-straight game with 10 or more points with 17 points. “Josh is very consistent on the f loor and creates opportunities for or team,� Jones said. “He’s been a great quarterback for our offense for the last three years.� Applying heavy pressure on the Huskies, the Mean Green defense forced 18 Houston Baptist turnovers. “This game is an example of our team growing up,� Jones said. “If we can go back home and stay mentally focused, we’ll be thoroughly prepared for the conference tournament.� The Mean Green looks to build on its winning streak at 3 p.m. Saturday when it hosts the Arkansas-Little Rock Red Wolves.
Junior guard Collin Mangrum runs the ball down court during a fast break opportunity. After two weekend wins, UNT has won five straight.
Mean Green’s hot streak continues with weekend sweep By Sean Gorman Senior Staff Writer
As t he w inner of its last five games, the UNT men’s basketba l l tea m overca me efficient shooting from the Denver Pioneers in a 64-59 win and secured its eighth road v ictor y by defeat i ng the Houston Baptist Huskies 107-87. T he Mea n Green (18-8, 10-5) improved to 10-2 at home against the Pioneers (14-11, 7-7) and won its eighth game in its past 10 contests in a victory over the Huskies (6-19, 5-2) “With a team like that its always going to be a challenge, but we refused to fold and came out on top,� junior guard Josh White said. “Basketball is a game of runs and we did a good job of staying composed when we fell behind late.� C omplet i ng t he s w e ep
allowed the Mean Green to maintain its position as the No. 3 seed in t he Sun Belt Conference Tournament, a spot UNT has never achieved since joining the conference in 2000. “Each game is important going for wa rd because we have a great opportunity to make headway in the conference race,� head coach Johnny Jones said.
Monday The Mean Green offense had one of its best games of 2010 as it scored more than
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yard over, the Southwest Divisionleading Mavericks will begin the final 30-game stretch of the regular season Tuesday night looking much different than they did when losing five of seven games before the break.
A seven-player weekend trade brought two-time All-Star guard Caron Butler, 7-foot center Brendan Haywood and guard DeShawn Stevenson to Dallas from Washington. Often promising and disappointing Josh Howard was sent with Drew Gooden and two others to the Wizards. “Now I don’t know how many of you out there are going to pick us in a seven-game series against the Lakers, but in our opinion, the guys in that locker room, we’re ready to lock horns with anybody,� Mavericks president of basketball operations Donnie Nelson said. “We feel like this solidifies us a little bit.� Enough to think about the possibility of playing Los Angeles in a Western Conference final? Or getting back to the NBA Finals four years after blowing a twogame lead and losing in six games to Miami? “We’ll find out,� owner Mark Cuban said. “You just never know until you get out there and play, and if we can get back to where we were early in the season and get
healthy. ... I think we’re better.� The Mavericks (32-20) still lead their division despite a slump before the break that included a 36-point loss to Denver, one of the three teams ahead of them in the West, in their last game. “We were struggling here for a month, so we are excited now to have some new guys,� All-Star forward Dirk Nowitzki said. “It’s not going to be an easy ride, but we are looking forward to comng together quick and hopefully finish the season strong.� The Mavericks will have to assimilate the newcomers without a practice. The three could only watch Monday’s workout because of a paperwork delay, coach Rick Carlisle said. Assuming the all-clear comes Tuesday morning, the former Wizards will go through a shootaround and then straight into their first game with Dallas at Oklahoma City. An opening stretch of four games in five nights against probable playoff teams continues Wednesday night at home against Phoenix.