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U.S. Census counts unlicensed couples BY K RYSTLE CANTU
form instead of “unmarried partner.” The same is also available for For the first time in its history, the U.S. Census Bureau heterosexual couples who are is allowing an option to tally also unwed but consider their same-sex couples as married partners a spouse. “Anyone can self-identify couples in the 2010 Census, even if the couples aren’t on this form,” Brandon said. “If they want to identify themlicensed. This week is the last week selves as married, that is their for individuals to mail in their right to do so on this form.” According to the Washington Census’ and be counted among Post, there is a heated debate their communities. “This is a huge step,” said a mong c on ser v at ive s on Joy Donovan Brandon, media whether this is a step toward redefining marriage. specialist for the Census. “I don’t think it is redefining Brandon sa id most gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and trans- marriage, because these individuals don’t gender commuhave licenses nities are and they’re plea sed t hat not married,” t he gover ns a id Ty le r ment is going to Young, vice recognize their chairman for unions. They North Texas can now count C o l l e g e themselves as Republicans. married even However, if they aren’t Young said he legally within —Diedrick Brackens doesn’t agree their state. President of the UNT that couples “It’s a push chapter of GLAD who a ren’t i n t he r ig ht married d i r e c t i o n ,” s hou ld b e said Diedrick Brackens, president of the UNT counted as married. “The nature of the relationchapter of GLAD, an organization for gay, lesbian, bisexual ship is irrelevant,” he said. and transgender students. “It “You’re either married or you’re will bring people to realize how not. It’s a pretty cut-and-dry many same-sex couples are issue.” Young said he still thinks actually out there, and how the right to marry or be with their the Census Bureau should partners would really benefit follow the law and not change the rules for unwed couples, them.” Nora Lewis, a UNT alumna despite their sexual preferand active member of GLAD, ences. “I don’t see a problem said she agrees this opportunity will give same-sex unions with counting them married the chance to be counted in in Massachusetts and not married in Texas, because general. “I feel that it’s important, if they aren’t,” he said. “It doesn’t they could actually see how have anything to do with the many couples are out there couple’s sexual orientation. I and how many couples have just think the Census Bureau children,” she said. “I’m hoping should follow the law.” Bryant Surley, a political the figures will increase our chances of gaining the right to science senior, said he thinks marriage has already been marry in every state.” Brandon said the form was redefined. “Sa me-sex ma r r iage i s approved by Congress two years ago. In accordance with already legal in five … states,” the Census Bureau, same- he said. “They’re just trying sex couples in any state who to accurately represent the consider themselves spouses millions of Americans that can check the “husband” or are engaged in same-sex rela“wife” boxes on the census tionships.” Staff Writer
“It will bring people to realize how many samesex couples are actually out there.”
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UNT will show a new documentary called “GO” produced by Invisible Children, a grass-roots organization started to help end Africa’s longest running war. The documentary will begin at 7 p.m. in the Lyceum in the University Union.
Documentary travels to UNT BY SHEA YARBOROUGH Senior Staff Writer
A survivor of the Lord’s Resistance Army from KoroAbili in Northern Uganda, Lilian Ajok, 21, will be on campus to tell her story tonight in the University Union Lyceum. UNT will also show a new documentary called “GO” produced by Invisible Children, a grassroots organization started to help end Africa’s longest running war, said Liz Gurney, a volunteer and international studies freshman. “This is a chance for Lilian to tell her story,” Gurney said. “UNT needs to hear it.” In 2007, Invisible Children launched a competition through their program, Schools for Schools, to raise $1 million in 100 days to help rebuild schools in war-torn Uganda. “GO” shows the journey of the winning 20 students to see where their money went in Uganda, according to www. invisiblechildren.com. “The film asks the question, ‘How far are you willing to go?’” Gurney said. More than 1,500 American schools participated in the Schools for Schools competition. The program pairs them with a school in Uganda, Bateman said. “GO” shows the journey of the American
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students who won the Schools for Schools challenge as they see the money they raised put to use in Uganda, Bateman said. The money raised goes directly toward the needs of the Ugandan schools and students. “They have raised money in the millions for Schools for Schools,” Bateman said. “It helps pay for better technology, cleaner water, new buildings, textbooks.” Invisible Children launched a tour in January using interns, mostly students who take off a semester from college to volunteer with the organization, showing the “GO” documentary in any public forum where people would listen, said Lindy Bateman, an intern and sophomore at the University of Missouri. “We’ve gone to churches, elementary schools and universities,” she said. The whole tour is important because it brings light to the issues Uganda is still facing, Gurney said. It’s one thing to see an infomercial about what’s happening in Africa, and people think ‘Well, that’s Africa,’” she said. But Gurney said when she heard Ajok, and her teacher Lanyero Benna, would be on
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The Bollywood Blowout dance event will be at 7 p.m. today in the University Union’s Silver Eagle Suite. Indian food will be provided, and Indian dancers will teach others how to dance. “I hope people get to see how exciting Indian culture is,” said Montreal Williams, an interdisciplinary studies junior and vice president of arts for the University Program Council. “I’m going to be showing clips of Bollywood so they can see all the wonderful garments and how much time and effort they put into those types of movies for entertainment.”
the tour with the interns, she got excited. “She’s someone my age,” Gurney said. “She is my age, and she has gone through all this. It makes it much more relatable.” Gurney and Bateman said they jumped on board with the Invisible Children cause after seeing the documentary “Rough
Cut,” the original film made by three college students who stumbled upon a war zone in Uganda. Gurney is hoping the showing of “GO” will inspire people like it did her, she said. “I’m hoping it opens people’s eyes to the issues so we can implement Schools for Schools at UNT in the fall,” Gurney said.
Report shows Regents gave to Rick Perry’s campaign BY LISA GARZA
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A survivor of the Lord’s Resistance Army from Uganda, Lillian Ajok, will be on campus to tell her story at 7 p.m. tonight in the Lyceum in the University Union.
Texas public u n iversit y boards of regents individually contributed hefty donations to Gov. Rick Perry’s campaign before and after their appointments, according to a new report released by Texans for Public Justice. Contributions from regents, who are appointed by Perry, totaled nearly $6.1 million over the last decade, with t he average at more t han $39,200. “A high percentage of the a pp oi nte e s w ere i nde e d campaign donors,” said Craig McDonald, director of Texans for Public Justice. “It seems that a primary qualification or a major qualification to serve as a regent is whether or not you are willing and able to give literally tens of thousands of dollars to the governor.” Perr y has appointed 155 regents so fa r during his
tenure as governor with 97 regents giving money to Perry’s campaign, which makes up 63 percent of Perry’s regent appointees. There is no st ipu lat ion prohibiting or discouraging the regents from individually supporting the governor with financial contributions. “This is the first that we’ve specifically looked at regents,” McDonald said. “We did it because … the appointment of regents [was] somewhat politicized during the primary campaign, so we took a look at the degree that Perry’s appointees had been supporting him with financial contributions.” Based on t he numbers, McDonald said, the group believes that Perry primarily selects regents who give money to his campaign. “I’m not so sure that’s the vast or first line of qualifications for anyone to be making
policy for our institutions of higher learning,” he said. G. Brint Ryan, a regent for the UNT System, was among the top contributors with donations totaling $213,000 from August 2008 to June 2009. Ryan was appointed to the Board in September 2009. Ryan said he is not familiar with Texans for Public Justice but that he is “sure they are a well-meaning group.” Rya n sa id he was on ly speaking for himself but “in this particular case, I think they are completely misguided.” “I don’t think my appointment has anything to do with my support of the governor,” Ryan said. Ryan said while other states are grappling with massive budget deficits and structural and financial problems, Texas is in the best shape compared to others.
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Prof to teach political science, religion in Ireland BY M ARY GALLAGHER WILLIAMS Contributing Writer
A UNT associate professor of political science will travel in the fall to the University College Cork in Ireland on a Fulbright Scholar grant. Elizabeth Oldmixon, 36, is one of 73 recipients from UNT ever to receive the prestigious grant, said Mary Beth Butler, UNT’s Fulbright campus representative. “I know it’s a competitive program,” Oldmixon said, “and so I had tried to sort of expect not to get it. I was thrilled [to be selected].” The Boston native will teach religion and U.S. politics while in Ireland, as well as conduct research on the influence that the Catholic Church has had on the country’s policymaking. According to the Web site for the Council of International Exchange of Scholars, the Fulbright Program was established in 1946 and is named after Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas. Participants in this international education exchange program are selected not only for their academic merit, but also for their leadership potential.
John Todd, chairman of the political science department, said that Oldmixon is a recognized scholar in the field of religion and politics. Oldmixon’s leadership capabilities were established while she served as a chairwoman for a section of the American Political Science Association, Todd said. “We’re very excited for Liz to get this opportunity,” Todd said. “To win an award like this helps to build the recognition and the prestige of this department as well as building her own reputation.” A f ter g raduat i ng f rom Providence College in Rhode Island, Oldmixon received her master’s and doctorate degrees from the University of Florida. She served as a 2000 summer intern for former U.S. Rep. Joe Scarborough, R-Fla., who now hosts the “Morning Joe” show on MSNBC. Oldmixon also received a Congressional Fellowship in 2001 while working in Washington, D.C., for U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano, D-Mass. “T h is [fel lowsh ip i n Washington] has given her [the] direct opportunity to observe Congress in action,” Todd said.
“The book is about compromise on these moral issues — abortions, gay issues, prayer in school … sort of the hotbutton issues that were especially big in the ’90s,” Oldmixon said. “The title is clever but actually fits the content.” Oldmi xon sa id she was finishing her manuscript as her beloved Boston Red Sox won the 2004 World Series. “To be candid, the American Leag ue Cha mpionship series and the World Series were d ist ract ions t hat constantly drew me away from my work,” Oldmi xon said, reading her words from the book’s acknowledgements. “… PHOTO COURTESY OF LISA SOLOWIEJ but it was the sweetest distracElizabeth Oldmixon, associate professor of political science, received a Student Government Association award at UNT’s tion of all.” Honors Day ceremony on Friday afternoon. She will teach in Ireland this fall on a Fulbright Scholar grant. The Student Government Association named Oldmixon Her leadership role in the ments,” said Pam Scafati, a long- one of five honors professors T. David Mason of the political science faculty said Oldmixon American Political Science time friend. “But she’s the most at UNT and recognized her with an SGA award at UNT’s will conduct research while in Association “was pretty remark- humble person I know.” Oldmixon is also an author Honors Day ceremony Friday. Ireland on how political issues able” since it happened before “I think she is completely and an avid Boston Red Sox are handled in the Irish parlia- she earned her tenure he said. deser v ing of the Fulbright During her junior year as an fan. ment as compared to the U.S. Her book, t i t l e d Scholar grant,” SGA President undergraduate at Providence Congress. Mason said Oldmixon has College, Oldmixon studied “Uncompromising Positions: Da kota Ca r ter sa id in a n been one of the stars of the polit- abroad at Oxford University in God, Sex and the U.S. House of e-mail. “She exemplifies what it means to be an honors Representatives,” was published ical science department since England. “Her life has been punctu- in 2005 by Georgetown University professor on this campus. … she began teaching at UNT in She truly is an asset to UNT.” ated by standout accomplish- Press. 2002.
educat iona l cred its,” sa id Casey Courtney, a finance senior. “I’ve just looked at my 1040-EZ. I’ll be filing my taxes [today].” The credit allows students to receive up to $2,500 toward their first $4,000 of collegerelated ex penses wh i le pursuing a degree. Paul Gobel, senior associate dean of students and director of the Student Money Ma nagement Center, sa id students should take advantage of many efforts that the Center promotes to educate students about filing their taxes. “We prov ide work shops to help students strengthen their confidence and not have to deal with the anxiety and stress of filing taxes,” Gobel said. “Wherever you are in life, start doing research to know
what tax credits apply to your particular situation.” Sina Bastami, an anthropolog y junior, said he was shocked to f i nd out t hat there are three educational tax credits that students can take advantage of this season. The credits are calculated on IRS Form 8863. “I k now I f i led for t he American Opportunity one,” Bastami said. “I didn’t know there were more out there than that, though.” Ba st a m i sa id he look s for ward to using the extra money this year. “I’ll be pay ing my debts back, dude,” he said. “I’ve got student loans and credit card bills on top of gas and food. Man, it’s never-ending.” Oba ma i nt roduced t he Lifetime Learning Credit last year as well, awarding up to $2,000 toward a student’s first $10,000 in college expenses. Students who only took one course last year at UNT are eligible for the credit. Those t hat were not pu rsu ing a degree also qualify, if classes were taken to gain or improve
Students prepare for tax breaks this season UNT offered free tax services for students
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The deadline to submit tax refund information hits Thursday, and UNT students tending to the grueling task may be shocked to discover t hey cou ld be el ig ible to receive up to $2,500 more this year in tax credits. The American Opportunity Credit will be available for students for the f irst time this year. It was initiated in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act as part of President Ba rack Oba ma’s economic stimulus plan in 2009. “I didn’t know about any
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“I support the governor because I support his policies,” Ryan said. “I support the governor because he has been very successful in making Texas the leading economy in the United States today.” Ryan said he has been a “tireless supporter” of the univer-
sity during the last 20 years by serving on the accounting advisory board, the College of Business advisory board, and receiving recognition as a distinguished alumnus and significant financial contributor. “I think that the Texans for Public Justice need to do their homework before they
accuse the governor of giving politica l appointments in exchange for contributions,” he said. “They also need to do their research before they accuse me of accepting such an appointment. I have distinguished myself in my service to UNT, and I believe that is the reason that Gov. Perry appointed me.”
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Denton festival unites artists, musicians, poets BY DREW GAINES
Staff Writer and Photographer A step inside Denton’s Center for the Visual Arts flooded the senses with song, film, poetry, paint and cuisine. The center became a canvas and a theater for local artists who gathered to share their work and celebrate the city that inspires them. The celebration, “Artistically Denton; Celebrating our Place,” ran from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday and was the first of what organizers hope will become an annual event. “Communities are the product of the physical area … the patterns of human inhabitation … and the imagination of the collection of citizens. In other words, our place or community is in part our creation, our art,” said David Taylor, organizer and English faculty member. For two hours, art lovers in Easter-hued spring dress mingled around photographs and paintings from Denton’s Oxide Gallery. More than 50 people passed to and from the center’s open doors while others crammed inside back rooms to hear poets from Denton’s Poet Assembly or to see films from the Texas Filmmakers Society. The works on display represented a collective effort by local organizations, businesses, UNT and artists to showcase Denton’s creativity. “A lot of artists need this to sustain their livelihood, and it’s a good way for students to get the experience of planning and organizing an event,” said Nick Enwright, a geography graduate student and event organizer. The celebration was largely student run and operated with funding provided by grants from Wells Fargo, the UNT President’s
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Education computing graduate student Lek Samruayruen receives a traditional Thai massage from kinesiology senior Johnny Khamphouseng during the annual World Cultures Fair and Market yesterday.
International Week kicks off with World Cultures Fair BY JESSICA PAUL PHOTO BY DREW GAINES/PHOTOGRAPHER
Kati Trice looks over art from Denton’s Oxide Gallery while singer / songwriter Emil Rapstein plays in the background. The two joined many others for Artistically Denton; Celebrating Our Place: an event that highlighted work by local poets, musicians, artists and filmmakers at the Center for Visual Arts. Office and the Center for the Study of Interdisciplinarity. Musicia ns Ca leb Ia n Campbell, Sam Robertson, Emil Rapstine and Fancy Fist serenaded the audience as they circulated around the center. “It’s great to be able to see what other artists are doing with other types of media,” Rapstine said after he left the stage. “You mesh in with what is going on.” Three filmmakers, eight poets, four painters, six photographers and the above mentioned musicians, all local, were represented at the showing. Artistically Denton is a precursor to the Earth Day celebration scheduled for 8 p.m.
April 21 at the Environmental Educat ion, Science a nd Technology Building. Many of those involved with Artistically Denton will create environmentally inspired art for the event. It will also feature music, poetry and visual arts by Denton residents. Until then, art lovers are left to contemplate creativity and its place in Denton after Saturday’s showing. “Art should play a vital role in reminding citizens of what we were, what we are and what we might be,” Taylor said. “… I hope tonight’s work cajoles, teases, inspires, disturbs and encourages you to offer your views of what Denton is and might be.”
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Vibrant colors, waving flags and an assortment of creations were found on campus Monday at UNT’s World Cultures Fair and Market. UNT International and the Study Abroad Center hosted t he event, which is one of many going on throughout t he week for t he a n nua l International Week celebration. More t ha n 20 count r ies were represented at the fair on the Library Mall, including China, Japan, Taiwan, India, Thailand and Nepal as well as countries in the Caribbean and Africa, . A xel l Nieto, a gener a l studies freshman and volunteer for t he fair, said t hat vendors represent their nation by selling merchandise that is distinctive of their country’s products. “B a s ic a l l y, count ries just come a nd bring
i n a r t i f a c t s f r om t h e i r countr y, and they can sell t hem to students,” Nieto said. Attendees browsed tables cluttered with crafts, colorful jewelry and ethnic clothing while ethnic music played in the background. Lori Burgin, a history junior, sa id t he pr i ma r y rea son she attended is because the vendors sell their crafts at such an affordable price. “Everything’s really cheap,” Burgin said. “But the other thing is that, where else would I have this opportunity?” Burgin has attended the fair for the past three years and bought birthday presents at the fair for her friends, who she said are interested in different cultures. “I bought stuff from the Japanese booth — Hello Kitty memorabilia and stationery,” she said. Burgin said the event is important to UNT because
of the variety of students and nationalities on campus. “You can see everybody’s so proud to be able to represent,” Burgin said. Xiang Qun, a 1999 graduate of UNT and one of the vendors who represented China, said the annual event is important because it presents different cu ltu res f rom a round t he world. “It’s ver y impor ta nt for people to come by,” Qun said. “Even though I graduated here a long time back, I still come here every year.” The World Cultures Fair and Market is one of many events to celebrate Inter nat iona l We ek , w h ich w i l l be on campus until April 20. “To me, it’s rea lly interest ing to k now how ot her countries interact with other people and what their famous food and dances are,” Nieto said, “I love it. It’s to learn more and that’s what you’re here for.”
Students weigh risks, benefits of online dating Web sites BY GRACIELA R AZO
Couples may not communicate as they do online or find their Instead of meeting people mate’s physical descriptions were through friends or at parties, not as they believed, Wang said. OnlineSchool’s statistics UNT students are turning to the Internet to find potential dates. revealed American men lie Online dating is growing in mostly about their age, height popularity, especially among and income and women lie about college students who use it for weight, physical build and age. But with success rates of dating recreational purposes and not always for serious relationships. Web sites rising in the past couple “It creates the opportunity of years, the social shame of to meet different people,” said meeting someone online is slowly Zuoming Wang of the communi- being erased, Wang said. Some people believe using cation studies faculty. “For some people, it’s more about exper- matching Web sites make them imenting during college with look desperate for a relationship, which is almost never the case, online dating.” On l i neSchools recent ly Wang said. released statistics about online romances showing that more than 40 million Americans are now using a dating Web site. Wang credits this number to the convenience and time-saving characteristics of the trend. In more traditional ways of meeting people, such as at clubs or bars, people do not know whether the person they are interested in is looking for a relationship or if they are single, but with dating Web sites, the other person’s goal is obvious, Wang said. “Online dating has a clear purpose, so you know people are there to find someone, but it’s also a better use of your time because people are there for a common goal,” Wang said. Although many people report successful dating from Web sites, Wang said, users still need to be aware of the risks. Known as the “modality switch,” people who wait too long to meet face-to-face after starting an online relationship find their hopes do not match the reality once they meet in person, Wang said. “If you stay online too long, your expectations get to be too high, and you begin to nearly idolize the other person,” Wang said. Senior Staff Writer
“The public opinion toward it is changing because of the expanded use of social networking,” Wang said. “It used to carry a social stigma, but now people say it’s just another way to meet people.” UNT student Rachel, who did not want her last name printed, set up a dating profile on PlentyofFish.com, a free online dating and matchmaking Web site. “It’s a good idea, but there are too many unknown factors,” Rachel said. “I didn’t think I wanted to meet a complete stranger and not have others’ opinions to back them up.”
Online dating is not for everyone, but those who try it have a sense of self-assurance, Rachel said. “I think it definitely sends a message that you’re confident enough with yourself to know you’re really ready for a relationship,” Rachel said. UNT student Robert, who
asked that his last name not be printed, has met “dozens” of matches through his online dating profile at OKCupid.com. “You get the essence of the person you’re going to meet before you meet them, so you can save a lot of wasted time,” Robert said. Meeting people for the first
time is awkward, and there is a loss of mystery when dating someone you have met online, Robert said. But overall, online dating is like meeting people outside of the Internet, he said. “It’s just like regular dating,” Robert said. “You’ll find some people just work out better than others.”
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Rice ends Mean Green’s six-match win-streak By Eric Johnson Senior Staff Writer
A weekend of celebration for the UNT tennis team ended on a sour note, as the No. 42 Rice Owls routed the No. 74 Mean Green (12-6) 6-1 Sunday afternoon at the Waranch Tennis Complex. After running its winning steak to six games by dominating Louisiana-Lafayette 6-1 during Friday’s tennis staff appreciation day, Sunday’s senior day ended in disappointment. Before t he match UNT honored the career of its only senior, Catalina Cruz, but the Owls erased the Mean Green players’ smiles. “It’s unfortunate that the day did not end better for Cat.” head coach Sujay Lama said. “I really wanted to see her succeed in her last home match.”
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The two hottest players coming into the match ignited the Mean Green, as sophomore Paula Dinuta and junior Narine Kazarova won in straight sets. Dinuta pushed her personal win-streak to eight, crushing her opponent 6-1, 6-3. Kazarova oneupped Dinuta, dropping three games in a straight-set victory. “There is no greater feeling than winning a match,” Kazarova said. Sophomore Irina Paraschiv clinched the opening doubles point and the match for the Mean Green. Paraschiv and junior Amy Joubert fell behind early in their doubles match but battled their way to an 8-6 win to give UNT the 2-1 doubles edge. In singles, Paraschiv quickly disposed of the Ragin’ Cajuns’ Julie Mazinova 6-3, 6-2.
After having her teammates and coaches show their appreciation, Cruz was unable to continue the celebration during her match, losing in straight sets. The lone bright spot during Sunday’s match was Kazarova, who earned her seventh-straight victory in a three-set war. Kazarova now has the longest active win streak on the team after Dinuta lost for the first time in more than a month. Paraschiv and Joubert were the only doubles pair to win, but Paraschiv could not carry the momentum into her singles match, losing in a tiebreaker. Next weekend UNT will make a trip to Mufreesboro, Tenn., to tune-up for the Sun Belt Conference tournament against conference rivals Middle Tennessee and Troy.
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Freshman Barbora Vykydalova prepares to return a ball from a Louisiana-Lafayette player with a backhand. The Mean Green finished the weekend with a win against Louisiana-Lafayette on Friday and a loss to Rice on Sunday.
Softball team defends home turf in conference series By Felicia A lba Staff Writer
The UNT softball team (19-13, 7-5) is still going strong, winning this weekend’s series 2-1 against Middle Tennessee (5-10, 14-19) at Lovelace Stadium. The Mean Green came out determined and ready to play Saturday, shutting out the Blue Raiders in the first game of the double header and scoring 12 runs in the second. Senior pitcher Kayla Lawson shut out MTSU, pitching a complete game three hitter to earn the 2-0 win. “I felt really relaxed, everything was clicking and the other team was swinging at everything,” Lawson said. Junior Mallory Cantler set the tone in the first inning with a solo home run, her seventh of the season. Then sophomore Amber Miller
drove in a second run for the Mean Green with an RBI single in the third inning. The UNT offense came out fired up and ready in the second game, scoring early and often, taking the game 12-4. UNT used an explosive fourth inning, scoring seven runs from eight hits. UNT scored four runs in the first inning with sophomore Lisa Johnson hitting her ninth home run of the season. Johnson is tied for fourth in home runs in a single season. Sophomore catcher Caitlin Grimes also hit her first long ball, contributing to the 4-0 lead in the first inning. Grimes ended the game tied for the school record for RBIs in a game with five. “We are doing very well,” Grimes said. “I feel good about myself and the team.”
Sophomore Megan Rupp had two hits in the same inning, and junior Mariza Martinez added her seventh home run of the season. Johnson fished the game with two singles, a double and a home run, making her the fifth person to have four hits in a game. The Blue Raiders attempted a comeback at the top of the fifth inning, scoring their first four runs of the series, but at the bottom of the frame the Mean Green sealed the win with another run. Freshman pitcher Brittany Simmons shut out the Blue Raiders until the fifth inning, allowing only four hits. UNT outhit MTSU 16-7, the most hits this season and thirdmost in school history. On Saturday, MTSU stopped UNT from sweeping the series with a 4-2 win, ending its four-
game winning streak. “Yesterday, we had [MTSU] in a good position, and today they adjusted to us,” head coach T.J. Hubbard said. The Blue Raiders took an early lead with a two-run home run from Kaycee Popham. Senior Rebecca Waters scored a run in the second for UNT. The Blue Raiders expanded their lead with a solo home run from Kelsey Dortch. The Mean Green tried to rally back with a run in the sixth, but an MTSU insurance run in the sixth sealed the game. “I have every confidence in the world we can come back,” Lawson said. Lawson took the loss but finished with a season high of seven strikeouts. The Mean Green returns to action at 2 p.m. Wednesday when it hosts the Texas State Bobcats.
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Denton receives federal energy conservation grant Editorial The Denton City Council approved allocation plans for a federally awarded $1.1 million grant Tuesday. The money will help pay for five proposed energy conservation projects and comes from the $787 billion stimulus package passed by Congress last year. The Editorial Board is pleased by Denton leaders’ willingness to take proactive steps toward environmental conservation. The level of commitment they have shown through the perceived longevity of the proposals is a positive sign and lays the groundwork for similar projects in the future. The five funded projects range from simple costcutting alterations to the innovative implementation of an energy-production plant. The projects demonstrate the Council’s intentions to build for the future and its eagerness to accept the energy challenges of today. More than $500,000 will be allotted for energyefficiency upgrades at municipal buildings. Those upgrades will mainly consist of lighting retrofits — a process that replaces older, more wasteful lighting outlets with new, more efficient technology. Retrofits are expected to use half as much energy, saving taxpayer money, which can then be given back to the community in the form of better services for Denton residents. A quarter of a million dollars will be used to pay the salary of a full-time city worker to coordinate energy saving measures for three years. The position will bring a level of focused dedication to the projects and ensure the efforts are continually renewed. Additionally, consultants will be hired with a $138,000 portion of the grant to develop a comprehensive sustainability plan for the city. The most original and innovative piece of the proposal is a more than $123,000 portion of allocated money that will be used to develop two electricityproducing plants. The projects will convert methane to electricity using an existing facility. The city will capture and funnel the methane from the landfill and wastewater treatment plant. In total, the projects are expected to save more than 9.6 million kilowatt hours of electricity each year — about the same amount of energy used by an 800-home neighborhood. Greenhouse gas emissions are also expected to be cut by 21,450 metric tons. The foresight of Denton leadership and its commitment to sustainability provides the North Texas area with a positive example for the way municipal governments must prioritize the issue of energy conservation. The Editorial Board looks forward to seeing the projects come to fruition.
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This Thursday is a day of dread for college students and Americans everywhere. It's Tax Day, the last day that income tax returns can be mailed without being late. The current federal tax code contains thousands of pages of rules and regulations. It takes tax preparation firms, accountants, special software and even lawyers to help people decipher how to do their own income taxes, and tax preparation has become a multi-billion dollar industry as a result. It does not take a Ph.D. in economics to tell you that a complicated federal income tax with numerous exemptions, special cases and progressive marginal tax rates does not sound like the most efficient form of taxation. Imagine with me that instead of the dozens of complex tax methods that we employ in this country like personal income taxes, payroll taxes, and estate taxes, we replace them with a single standard national sales tax.
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While this sales tax rate would sound relatively high compared to our current state and local sales tax rate of about 8.25 percent, it should not lead to drastic changes in prices. A national sales tax should exempt the absolute essentials such as food, clothing, housing purchases including rent, medicine and even health care services, for starters, and prices for other goods and services should not increase because all the other forms of federal taxation will be removed. This means that the costs to do business will fall and so will prices. In addition, by removing payroll taxes, you will receive more money in your pocket from your paycheck than before. A national sales tax would also generate more revenue than the current income tax system without taxing the same people more. There would be a higher rate of compliance among the public than the current system. This is because rather than
expecting nearly everyone to honestly report their own earnings to the Internal Revenue Service, the responsibility of reporting and collecting taxes would fall on businesses rather than individuals. There are obviously a lot fewer businesses than there are people, and most businesses already handle state sales taxes. This type of tax would also catch people who improperly file or do not file income taxes. This even means we would be taxing the money that drug dealers and criminals make when they spend it at a retailer. This would also reduce the size of the IRS, and that would help reduce the federal deficit by cutting their more than $10 billion annual budget. A couple of transitional problems that may arise would be not taxing income that people currently have after paying income taxes, and also the loss of jobs from the IRS and tax preparation market. These are legitimate concerns that I think could be properly
handled and are not big enough reasons that would outweigh the major benefits of a national sales tax. Overall, a national sales tax would lead to a less complex form of taxation. It would be naturally progressive because the more you buy the more you are taxed. It would reduce government spending. It would be more fair by charging everyone the same rate equally. It would reduce the operating costs of businesses everywhere, it would move the unproductive tax preparation industry to more productive parts of our economy. And it would make all of our lives a lot easier. Even if you have concerns about this idea, everyone ought to support some kind of tax reform. Our current system is archaic, inefficient and counterproductive. Trayton Oakes is a political science and economics junior. He can be reached at TraytonOakes@ my.unt.edu.
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