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Health Science center analyzes prostitution BY LISA GARZA
Prostitute Demographics
Senior Staff Writer The UNT Health Science Center is evaluating data from a program aimed at helping Dallas area prostitutes off the streets and keeping them out of jail cells. The Prostitute Diversion Initiative is the brainchild of the Dallas Police Department. Its goal is to provide an exit strategy for people trying to find a way out of the prostitution cycle, public information officer Kim Leach said. “Most people look at prostitutes as criminals, not as victims,” she said. “This is somebody’s mother. This is somebody’s aunt. This is somebody’s daughter. We need to look at them differently.” Martha Felini of the epidemiology faculty at the Health Science Center School of Public Health said she became involved in the program after bei ng approached by her husband, Dallas Police Sgt. Louis Felini, who created the program. “This was a niché we had the expertise to fill and product ively cont ribute,” Ma r t ha Felini said. “UNTHSC and its Center for Community Health are committed to identifying, preventing and reducing health disparities in our communities. This project was a perfect fit for us to understand and begin to address the needs of this vulnerable and marginalized sub-population.” The program contacted 198 adult prostitutes from October 2008 to September 2009. On a
• Ages ranged from 17 to 63 • Average age was 37 • 80 percent were African American • 99 percent were women • Nearly half had less than a high school education • 59 percent had children Courtesy of Prostitute Diversion Initiative The program is currently f u nde d t h r ou g h v a r iou s nonprofit organizations. The program lasts 45 days, but Leach said there is “afterPHOTO COURTESY OF KIMBERLEE LEACH care support available.” After two years of research that included enforcement operations targeting prostitutes, the Dallas Police Department is seeing the benefits of its new approach of “We keep in contact with going to the streets to provide comprehensive services and a complete exit strategy for those seeking a way out of prostitution. them,” Martha Felini said. “And they can always call us and we The database will provide will be there to help them.” Wednesday each month, the services for alcohol and drug speak the language, let them She is “cautiously optimistic” program sets up a location abuse, mental health disorders, know that this is a good oper- law enforcement officers with ation and they can trust the a forensic tool to help identify about the success of the program where officers can take the and physical health care. murder victims and contribute based on the data collected. The “Usually these women have people there.” prostitutes to be questioned, program is still new and there Results from the survey year to the investigation. screened for health problems, been abused as children, have “All the prostitutes have said is no straightforward definition such as sexually transmitted been battered as adult women show that 23 people completed diseases, and evaluated by a and a lot of them get into drugs the initial phase of the treat- they want to have their DNA of success for this kind of initiato cope with the life they’ve ment program and 65 percent collected because they want tive, she said. judge for program eligibility. “Success means different remained in supportive care their families to know and have If the judge decides the had to lead,” Leach said. Former prostitutes help services with no further arrests peace, if it does come to that things,” Martha Felini said. woman is an ideal candidate “For the prostitute, it may mean level,” Leach said. for the program and she is counsel the women as they in Dallas County. She said the next goal is to getting through one day without This year, with the collabogo t hrough t he treatment willing, a referral is made. ration of the Center for Human expand the program to extend hearing voices in her head. For From October to September, process. “They are the best tools we Identification, the Potential treatment for up to two years communities, success may be the program referred 55 participants — about 28 percent of have because they know what Victim’s DNA Database will be and provide safe housing, but not seeing visible prostitution on the street.” additional money is needed. those evaluated — to treatment it’s like,” Leach said. “They can included in the program.
UNT takes first place in CSI competition BY SHEA YARBOROUGH Senior Staff Writer
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Head coach Sujay Lama’s original six.; Clockwise from top: Senior Catalina Cruz; junior Narine Kazarova; junior Ashley Akin; junior Amy Joubert; junior Shannon MacKenzie and junior Madura Ranganathan.
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Candidates race for Place 6 BY ERIC JOHNSON Senior Staff Writer
W it h Cou nci l ma n Joe Mulroy serving out the last days of his third and final term, the race for Place 6 will be between four candidates who have never held a political office. The four relative newcomers to the political scene began campaigning last month for the open seat. With low voter turnout expected in these types of elections, the candidate with the biggest network is likely to be the favorite. “This is a politics-in-smallnumbers game,” said John Todd, interim chairman of the
political science department. and Zoning Commission. “It is a matter of who can mobi- He was a member of Mayor lize their supporters the most. Mark Burroughs’ Steering Interpersonal contacts are key Committee during his 2008 in city elections where there campaign. “I am the most qualified is no incumbent or clear-cut person for this position after favorite.” Candidates James King and years of dedicated service to Eric Mach have no prior expe- the Denton community,” King rience running for a political said. “What I do better than anyone is work with small position. King, a local business owner, groups and give them a vision, is the latest to add his name and that is what you have to do to the ballot. His company, on the Council.” The most inexperienced of Ramey King Insurance, has been in business for 22 years, the group is Mach, an Army and King is a lifelong resident veteran and Denton landowner. of Denton. From 2007 to 2009, King served on the Denton Planning See CANDIDATES on Page 3
Making their way through a fake crime scene Saturday, U N T ’s c r i m i n a l j u s t i c e students searched for clues to help them find a missing woman, solved the crime and took first place. Four teams of UNT students competed w it h 20 a rea schools and universities in the third annual Crime Scene Invest igat ion Compet it ion on Saturday. UNT also took second place at t he event, hosted at t he Universit y of Tex a s at A rl i ng ton. Scot t Bra ndt, a cr i m i na l just ice senior, said he was surprised they didn’t take third place, too. “We had prepared so well,” he said. The competition took the students t hroug h a staged crime scene, said Emily Berg, a criminal justice junior. The first stop for the competitors was the trashed apartment of a female victim. “We were on our hands and knees looking for any evidence that might have been on the f loor,” Berg said. The facts were assembled: A woman had been reported missing. A sta ined couch, out-ofplace fibers, a lamp shade on the f loor and a plastic cup — which the students sent to the “lab” for DNA testing — were all clues in the fake homicide investigation, Berg said. “You walk into the apartment, look straight at the floor
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Emily Berg, a criminal justice senior, and her three teammates won second place at the Crime Scene Investigation competition Saturday at UTA. and work your way back,” she said. The last stop was a car set up outside, which contained a mannequin representing the body of the missing woman. The ma nnequin was wrapped in a trash bag in the trunk of the car. It was curled up with what was supposed to be blunt force trauma to the head and blue fibers from the carpet in her apartment in her hair.
“We didn’t take it too seriously,” Berg said. “It was fun at the same time. We were confident.” The end played out li ke the game of Clue, she said. T h e t e a m’s t h e o r y w a s proven correct: The victim’s boyfriend murdered her for her insurance money, then called his ex-girlfriend to help dispose of the body.
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SGA debates funding, senator training issues BY A LEX CALAMS Staff Writer
One of the primary issues addressed during the Student Gover n ment A ssociat ion’s meeting Wednesday night was the approval of Eagle’s Nest funding. The funding was approved after a brief discussion. Eagle’s Nest is a program that provides up to $350 for events hosted by student organizations. Organizations can apply for the money at the SGA office in University Union 320S. The money is taken from student services fees. Justin Jones, a senator for the College of Visual Arts and Design, explained the details of the proposal. “They have to apply, explain their event and the proposed budget, and give a two to three minute presentation about their event,” Jones said. To qualif y, organizations must be registered with UNT and their proposed event must take place on campus and be open to everyone, he said. Student organizations must first apply at the SGA office to schedule a hearing to be
SGA Vice President Jamaal Sanders speaks as SGA President-Elect Kevin Sanders looks on at Wednesday night’s meeting. considered for the funding, he said. The Fiscal Committee, composed of SGA student senators, oversees the hearings. The SGA is the student-led governmental body of UNT. The remaining portion of the
meeting consisted of the SGA “going in circles and not getting a ny where”—as SGA Vice President Jamaal Sanders put it—while discussing matters related to senator training. The issue revolved around
to switch to it,” Thompson said. Students had mixed reactions to the changes, she said. To make the switch, the department had to talk to the private lenders and explain why the it was being made. The change would take business away from the banks involved. Students were also notified by early summer so they could have the chance to fill out the necessary paperwork. The biggest concern was whether the students had a choice and if this option was better. The department had to communicate the positives of direct loans. Students can get their money faster because they are working with the Department of Education and not a variety of different banks. Interest rates are also lower, and it costs less for taxpayers. Lauren Perdue, a fashion
design senior, has two private loans, and she said they are nightmares compared to federal loans from the government. “It’s one less thing we have to worry about,” Perdue said. “The repayment terms have changed, which is great for everybody, especially with the economy being the way it is and people trying to find jobs.” If students already have private loans through a bank, they can stay with that bank, but if they choose to take out a new loan it will be through the government,” Thompson said. When it comes to paying back these loans students can choose to pay separately or consolidate them into all one new loan. “That’s where it requires the students to really talk to their lenders and see which way is best for them,” she said. The department expects more applications to come in. There has already been an increase of 1,300 applications for 20102011 since March of last year. The department is making sure to do things as efficiently as possible to process the increase in applications more quickly.
what the proposed amendments described as “a series of paradoxes” that the previous article created regarding the training of new senators. “There are no stipulations when and even if senators must
by the beginning of each first summer session.” After a lengthy back-and-forth discussion, Joel Arredondo, College of Arts and Sciences senator, expressed his annoyed agreement with Sanders. “For the past 45 minutes, we have accomplished absolutely nothing,” Arredondo said. A r redondo successf u l ly urged his fellow senators to consider allowing the Internal Committee to discuss the issue later in an effort to end the meeting. The meeting ended with the appointment of Stefanie Spring. Spring was granted the association’s vacant seat for the School of Merchandising and Hospitality Management. “I’m here to represent my school and promote diversity,” Spring said. “In particular, I PHOTO BY ALEX SCOTT/PHOTOGRAPHER want to represent students with mental and physical disabilities.” Spring said she has a form get training and how it is to be done,” said Ashleigh Abbott, a of autism known as Asperser’s College of Education senator. Syndrome and encouraged the The proposed amendments SGA to research the mental would require new senators disorder in an effort to honor to complete training “by the Aut ism Awa reness Mont h, end of the first full meeting or which is in April.
UNT anticipates changes in student financial aid BY STACY POWERS
Contributing Writer UNT has already been implementing the changes made in the new bill President Barack Obama signed last month affecting student loans, said Lacey Thompson, assistant director of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships. The new bill shifts control of student loans from private institutions to the Department of Education. UNT made the switch at the beginning of the fall 2009 semester in preparation for The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, which passed on March 23 with the health care reform bill. “We made the switch knowing that this was probably going to happen, so we thought instead of being reactive, we’d go ahead and make the switch and have a little bit of time to adjust to it before we were told you have
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UNT has already been implementing the changes made in the new bill President Barack Obama signed last month. The bill shifts control of student loans from private institutions to the Department of Education, which could help students can get their money faster and decrease interest rates. “It has simplified the process a lot,” Matthew Ford, an international studies junior said. “I assume the interest would be less, and I would like to think I could trust the government more than a private company.” According to the Committee on Education and Labor’s Web site, the department will invest $36
billion over 10 years to increase the maximum Pell Grant scholarship. It will also save taxpayers $61 billion over the same period by switching to direct loans. The measures are expected to reduce the federal deficit by at least $10 billion over 10 years. “The main thing to know is that the president of the United
States wants students to graduate and they’re investing in the future, so take full advantage of that and apply for aid,” said Thompson. “The biggest part is that you got the support of the government behind to get you through college, so take advantage of the opportunities that they give to you.”
Students use forensics to solve mystery Continued from page 1 “We were told to look for that ‘a-ha’ moment when you find that one piece of evidence that ties it all together,” she said. “It’s
the moment when you think, ‘I got this.’” The students have been preparing for this competition through their course work for the past year, Brandt said.
Placing first last year as well, the goal for 2010’s competition was to sweep all three places, but Tarrant County College kept the Mean Green students from their goal and took third. The competition started at 8 : 30 a.m. a nd la sted unt i l 4:30 p.m. Saturday,
which was a long day for students who like to get their sleep on Saturdays, Brandt said. His only plan after taking first place was catching up on sleep, he said. “I took a nap,” Brandt said. “I was tired.”
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Researcher applies know-how outside Denton BY M ARY GALLAGHER WILLIAMS Contributing Writer
Recent college graduate Paul Ruggiere did not want to end up perched on a barstool talking about the what-ifs of life like the customers he served drinks to. So he biked 2,500 miles across Europe. “When I got out of college, I rea lly didn’t k now what I wanted to do,� the UNT alumnus said. “I didn’t have a long-term [career] plan.� Ruggiere, 44, is now director of the Survey Research Center on the UNT campus. Housed in the College Inn two blocks f rom t he Poh l Recreat ion Center, the center hires scores of students to hit the phones surveying people on things such as city services or a local chocolate festival. Ruggiere’s job is a far cry from what he referred to as his “wandering period� in his early 20s. A lthough Ruggiere spent his evenings working in as restaurant bar back then, his days were devoted to cycling. Eventually he increased his daily workout to 40 miles a day, five days a week, biking from
North Dallas to White Rock Lake and back. At that point he said he began to think about a European cycling trip. With a partial route sketched on paper, Ruggiere embarked on a more than three-month a d v ent u r e b e g i n n i ng i n England and cutting through si x ot her Europea n countries. Once back home, he knew he needed to do something with his life. “Eventually it’s like ‘I need to make a living,’â€? Ruggiere said. Ruggiere returned to UNT for his master’s degree in sociology and organizational behavior and then a doctorate in sociology. He worked as a research assistant for sociology professor Dale Yeatts, who mentored him for his master’s. Yeatts said this week that he found it interesting that business, instead of academics, was Ruggiere’s career path. “Once he got his Ph.D., he went and worked for several research firms and gained in-depth knowledge of social research,â€? Yeatts said. “It made him qualified to come back to UNT ‌ [and] the research
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Paul Ruggiere is the director of the Survey Research Center on the UNT campus. Housed in the College Inn, the center hires students to conduct phone surveys on a variety of topics. center.� When the previous director of the research center left unexpectedly in 2006, Ruggiere stepped up to the plate as the interim director, Yeatts said. “He maintained the integrity of the center,� Yeatts said.
“And the center has really been flourishing.� Veronica Kronvall, project director for center, said its benefits for the universit y and the students are “incalculable.� “I hire up to 200 people annu-
ally — not all at the same time,â€? Kronvall said. “The students get experience and knowledge about survey research. ‌ It’s helped different students get into dif ferent masters and doctorial programs. It’s getting the awareness of the University of North Texas out into the general public, and that’s nationwide.â€? The center also has been cited in several noted journals such as the Journal of American Medical Association. “If you make JAMA, it’s a big deal,â€? Kronvall said “You make it into a journal and that helps put UNT on the map.â€? In addition to his job at UNT, for the past year Ruggiere has been mayor of Corinth. Before taking office, he was on the City Council for three years. Ann Jordan was an anthropology professor and an associate dean when Ruggiere reported to her at the center. She said it was interesting that he was so engaged in civic duty. “Commit ment to public service is a good characteristic to have in addition to the job,â€? Jordan said. “He gave 100 percent to the job, not slighting it when involved in
civic duties.� Ruggiere guides Corinth through changes as urban g row t h enc roache s. T he widening of the town’s main streets is one area in which Ruggiere’s research experience helped the city planners. The type of slander associated with any candidate’s run for public office also was a trying period for not only Ruggiere, but also his family. “That was hard to swallow,� Auralie Ruggiere said in a telephone interview, adding that her husband is a man of integrity and honesty. “Slandering affected all of us. You’re dealing with my kids’ dad.� On a lighter note, those who really know Ruggiere see another side of the man that not everyone gets to see. “He’s got a quirky sense of humor,� said Kronvall, who has worked with Ruggiere for the past 11 and a half years. “He’s playful. It takes you off guard.� Auralie let the cat out of the bag about her spouse’s hidden talent for singing karaoke. “He blows people away,� she said with a smile in her voice. “They don’t expect that side of him.�
Candidates compete in four-way race for City Council Continued from Page 1 He’s running his campaign on the basis that the current Council treats small-business owners and landowners. “There are excessive regulations being placed on the taxpayers in this city,� Mach said. “What the current Council is
doing is going to kill local business owners, and I plan on making the Council accountable for their actions and opening the government to the public.� Candidates Phillip Kregel and Hatice Salih are making their second go-rounds at earning a seat on the council. As owner of Dan’s Meats
and Produce, Salih has lived in Denton for the past three decades. In 2009, she finished a close second, garnering 32 percent of the vote against five other candidates in the race for Place 3. Salih said she knows what needs to be changed on the Council.
“I think it is a testament to the problems this city has if four people are running for one position,� Salih said. “We are deep in debt, and they keep digging us deeper. There needs to be accountability and responsibility for the people who make the decisions, and that is what I plan to bring to the table.�
Local realtor and UNT alumnus Phillip Kregel launched a n unsuccessf ul w rite-in campaign against Place 4 incumbent Chris Watts last year. Kregel, said he plans to use his experience from last year’s campaign and interaction with voters to help Denton residents be heard.
“It’s simple: The council does not listen to the people who matter,� Kregel said. “I bring to the table what the current Council is lacking, someone who loves Denton and is a true representative of the community.� The final day for voter registration is today. Early voting begins on April 26.
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Denton group knits together to socialize, relax BY K ATIE GRIVNA Senior Staff Writer
On the second Monday of every month, men and women young and old alike gather to share one common interest: knitting. Members of the Denton Knitting Meetup group will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the Barnes and Noble at Golden Triangle Mall. Mary Beth Butler, a Denton resident, started the group last year through Meetup.com, a Web site that connects people in the same community who share interests. “[Knitting] is a great way to relax when you’re stressing out about something,” Butler said. In the past, people learned to knit from their mothers, aunts and grandmothers, but because her mother lives five hours away, she said she needed to find a new way to learn. She watched instructional videos online, but they didn’t help, she said. “There is nothing like having a person to help you,” Butler said. Between six and 20 people come to the monthly meetings, ranging in age from 7 years old to people in their 60s. Ever yone is welcome to
come out, even if t hey’ve never k n it ted before, a nd Butler recommends beginners bring inexpensive yarn and needles. S om e m e m b e r s of t h e g roup a lso crochet a nd cross-st itch, so people a ren’t l i m ited to k n it t i ng, she said.
of their mov ies, she said. “There has been a lot of media attent ion pa id to it ,and that is helping to create a resurgence in people who are interested,” she said. Brandy Pounds, an Arg yle resident, said she recent ly joined the group online and is looking forward to her first
“It feels as though we are so disconnected in this society from each other, yet there are so many things to learn, and it is so hard to find time and space to do anything. I can make gifts for friends, and it just seems so relaxing.”
—Brandy Pounds Argyle resident
Knitting is an art form that has become more popular in the last 10 to 15 years. Butler h a s he a r d r e p or t s a b out c e l e b r i t i e s l i k e Je n n i f e r A niston k nitting on the set
meeting Monday to learn the craft and make connections w ith other people who love k nitting. Her New Year’s Resolution was to learn to k nit, so she
found the group to help her learn. “It’s something you can do that is easy to take with you,” Pou nds sa id. “I ca n ma ke gifts for friends, and it just seems so rela x ing.” It i s i mpor t a nt for t he Denton communit y to have g roups t hat br i ng people together, she said. “It fe el s a s t hou g h w e are so disconnected in this societ y from each other, yet t here a re so ma ny t h i ngs to lea rn, a nd it is so ha rd to f i nd t i me a nd space to do any thing,” Pounds said. “I t hin k it’s impor ta nt for any hobby to have a place to fel low s h ip w it h ot her people.” Audrey Dwinnell, an undecla red f resh ma n, sa id she doesn’t know how to knit but would be w illing to learn. “I think it would be nice to learn how to ma ke my ow n scar ves,” she said. “I think it would be fun.” Dw innell said she k nows a lot of pe ople w ho k n it because they want to ma ke t hings t hemselves instead of buy ing them. For mor e i n f or m at ion, sea rch for t he Denton K nitting Meetup group on Meetup.com.
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Mary Beth Butler started the Denton Knitters club that meets up once a month at Barnes and Noble in the Golden Triangle Mall off Loop 288.
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‘Diverse’ neighborhoods focus on arts, community NEW YORK (AP) — Artists a nd a r t s or g a n i z a t ion s nationwide are getting help with creating projects and spaces for performance, exhibition and other purposes in culturally diverse neighborhoods through a 10-year, $100 million grant program announced Monday by the Ford Foundation. The foundation said its Supp or t i ng D i v er s e A r t Spaces initiative will revita lize loca l economies by promoting strong cultural environments, noting that support for the arts is even more v ita l in t he current economic downturn. “There are leading arts and cultural organizations in our communities that are powerful cultural forces but that don’t have permanent homes or adequate spaces where they can create and produce t heir work,” said foundation President Luis Ubinas. “We want to work with these organizations to establish lasting and sustainable centers of artistic excellence that match the dignity of their creative work.” Under the initiative, the fou nd at ion h a s a l r e ad y awarded a $1 million grant to the Minneapolis-based
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Radio, television and film sophomore Julie Fogelsong slams her poetry at the gazebo by the University Union Lyceum where Poetic Justice meetings are typically held.
A rtspace Projects to turn an abandoned 1890s East Ha rlem h ig h school i nto artist housing and a hub for communit y a rts, in pa rtnership with the New York community group El Barrio’s Operation Fightback. “This particular project has a potential of being a real cultural jewel for the city of New York,” Clyde Valentin, executive director of Hip Hop Theater Festival which would occupy space in the building, said in a video produced on the project. T he a r t s spaces cou ld i nclude a r t ist st ud ios, community meeting spaces, and any other facilities where artistic work can be created and produced. Past projects that the Ford Foundation has supported and which were the impetus for the new grant program initiative include the expansion and renovation of new dance studios and commun it y space for t he Chen Dance Center in New York’s Chinatown and the expansion of programming at the Pregones T heater i n t he South Bronx, a hub for Latino artists and culture. The dance center received $400,000 from the foundation,
which said the events of Sept. 11, 2001, and the economic downturn had nearly devastated the theater. The foundation said the events of Sept. 11, 2001, and the economic downturn had nearly devastated the dance center. In Seattle, the new initiative is giving $250,000 to the Wing Luke Asian Museum, t he cou nt r y ’s on ly pa nAsia n-A merican museum, for marketing, a Web site upgrade, music events and other activities. It recently moved into a per ma nent f a c i l it y i n a r enov at e d historic hotel that housed Asian immigrant workers in the early 1900s. “These projects prov ide profound opportunities to collaborate,” said Roberta Uno, senior program officer w i t h t h e f o u n d a t i o n’s F r e e dom of E x pr e s s ion unit. “We can bring so many people together — corporations, foundations, communit y groups, loca l authorities, propert y developers and artists themselves — to create places that promote creativity, encourage civic i nt e r a c t i on a n d c r e a t e economic oppor tunit y in our communities.”
Delicious Literature
Willis Library to host first poetry slam event BY NICOLE L ANDRY Staff Writer
Students with a fondness for poetry and performance w ill get t heir f ill at Willis Librar y’s first poetr y slam. A lthough t hey won’t likely find the stereotypical smoky room filled with bongos, they will find a setting created for students who li ke to turn words into an expression of creativity. Jonathan Smith, a general studies sophomore and library student assistant, created the event to form a connection between the students and the UNT libraries, he said. Smith said he hopes a large number of students will show interest in the poetry slam, because he would like to see it become an annual event. “I’m sure this will appeal to a lot of English majors and creative writers,” Smith said. “This is t he f irst time t he library has done something like this, so we don’t know how many to anticipate.” Smith said that the goa l of t he Outreach unit is to get students involved w ith the libraries and encourage participation. He wants people to think of the libraries as not only places to study but also as places with a variety of available services to take part in. Ellen Truax, the Outreach unit manager, said she was happy to let Smith take charge of this event because he was enthusiastic about it.
“I’m sure this will appeal to creative writers. This is the first time the library has done something like this.”
—Jonathan Smith Library assistant and general studies sophomore
“Poetr y Slam is an event c r e at e d b y s t udent s f or students,” she said. Smith said he expects attendance from both participants and audience members to be between 30 to 50 students. Many people have expressed interest, Truax said, but no one has contacted Smith about entering yet. Smith said he plans to have participants sign up when the event begins, but contestants ca n a lso reser ve a per formance space now. A panel of five judges will evaluate students’ entries to the competition based on their use of rhyming, rhythm, flow, literary devices and several other criteria. “The judges will be looking for a presentation aspect as well, so memorization would help,” Smith said. Each judge w i l l g ive a score from zero to 10, and the top five contestants will advance to the next round u nt i l a w i n ner is chosen, Smith said. If a ny of t he poets f ind
t hemselves in a tie for t he top prize, a second round will begin where they can choose to read a new poem or the same poem from round one. The competition results will be announced after an open mic portion, in which anyone who doesn’t want to compete can read their poetry aloud. For more information about the event, go to www.library. unt.edu/outreach, or e-mail Jonathan Smith at jonathan. smith@my.unt.edu to enter the competition.
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The UNT Library System hopes to whet the appetites of those hungry for literature during its Edible Books Festival. Contest categories include best tasting, best use of chocolate, best adult fiction book, best adult non-fiction book, best children’s book, most unusual use of food and best non-cake book. Admission to the festival is $2 and registration ends today. General admission to the event is $5 and takes place from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Friday at the Willis Library. To register, send an e-mail to ellen.truax@unt.edu with “Edible Book Entry” in the subject line.
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PostSecret event tickets sell out on campus BY GRACIELA R AZO Senior Staff Writer
UNT students will have the chance to tell their deepest, darkest secrets and see unpublished postcards at the PostSecret event today. Frank Warren, creator of PostSecret, an art project initiative where people anonymously submit secrets on postcards that are later posted on a blog www.postsecret.blogspot.com, will speak at 8 p.m. today in the University Union Silver Eagle Suite as a part of the UNT Fine Art Series. The 600 event tickets sold out three and a half days after tickets were available. “I could honestly say the committee had no idea the kind of response we would get from this program, but we knew it would be of large interest to the student body,” committee chairman Mark Packer said. Organizers will set up a simulcast of the event in the Union Lyceum where students can watch Warren speak as well. Warren created the PostSecret
project in January 2005 to give people a release from their burdensome secrets, he said. Warren said he grew up in a family where everyone kept secrets from each other, creating a dark sense of mystery as he became an adult. “I felt as though if I could create a safe, non-judgmental place where people can feel free sharing those secrets, it could be really special,” Warren said. He had no idea the project would catch on as quickly as it did when he received millions of secrets from all over the world to post on his blog, Warren said. Submitting secrets anonymously on homemade postcards became a new kind of therapy for people, he said. “I think it can be a resolution for a person or the first step in a much longer journey to a place they need to be,” Warren said. Warren compiled the postcards and printed them in five PostSecret books. His most recent is called “Confessions on Life, Death, & God,” released last October.
heard Warren was coming to speak at UNT. He said he feels the Web site is helpful to those who submit their secrets. “I think it’s really cool to see all the things that people keep hidden inside,” Williams said. Williams submitted his postcard when UNT’s First Year Experience group started accepting students’ secrets to share with Warren when he comes to speak. Williams said he looks forward to seeing Warren’s favorite postcards at the event. “I think it gives them a sense that they have told someone, and some people just need the relief of someone else knowing their secret,” he said. Warren will share postcards that were not able to be printed in PHOTO COURTESY OF CARLEY BRUBAKER any of the books and give audience Frank Warren, creator of PostSecret, an art project initiative where people anonymously submit secrets on postcards that members the chance to share their are later posted on a blog www.postsecret.blogspot.com, will speak at 8 p.m. today in the University Union Silver Eagle own “funny, sexual or shocking” secrets in front of everyone at Suite as a part of the UNT Fine Art Series. the event. “It’s definitely going to be “For me, it was cathartic,” he maybe releasing it to a stranger Warren publishes one of his the most emotional part of the own postcards in each book he said. “It always seems as though if can allow you to let it go.” Joshua Williams, a business night, and it’s what makes every has made and said he always feels you can find the words to express a sense of repair after he releases that feeling of secrecy, it can allow freshman, said he began looking PostSecret event different from you to take ownership of it, and at the PostSecret blog when he the rest,” Warren said. his own secrets.
members, she said. “UNT is such a great school, and I really hope that wrestlers in high school can look towards it as a place that they want to go for their studies and also for where they want to wrestle,” Ulmet said. “That was really my problem. I decided to come here because I knew that I could start a wrestling team so that others wouldn’t be in the same situation I was in.” The most recent paperwork for the previous wrestling club was from 2005, according to the
Student Activities Office. “I decided that somebody has to start it,” Ulmet said. “I wanted to be that person.” One of the reasons she said she loves wrestling is because it is different from any other sport. “I always like to challenge myself,” Ulmet said. “Wrestling is difficult … I think that everyone needs to learn how to lose or else you can’t learn how to win.” She said she received criticism in high school for being a female wrestler, but she hasn’t expe-
Freshmen restart wrestling club, plan to start team BY K ATIE GRIVNA Senior Staff Writer
When Laura Ulmet, a political science freshman, decided which college to go to, she was upset to find the UNT Wrestling club was no longer an active organization. Ulmet said she began asking people last September at the Pohl Recreation Center if they’d be interested in joining the wrestling club. Now there are about 60 prospective wrestling club
rienced criticism from anyone at UNT. Restarting the club has had its challenges, she said, because no faculty members have been willing to sponsor the club, a requirement for becoming an official UNT organization. Until the group becomes an official organization, they can’t rent rooms and wrestling equipment at the Pohl Recreation Center to practice. Group members will elect officers for the group Wednesday, another important step in becoming an official organization. In addition to looking for a sponsor, she said the wrestling group is also looking for more female students to join. The UNT Wrestling club is a co-ed team, butso far only a few women have expressed interest, Ulmet said. Blake McCrary, a business freshman, assisted Ulmet in getting students interested in the club and said members will compete against other areacollege wrestling clubs. Eventually, he said, he would
like for the club to become an official UNT athletic team. McCrary said he hopes to make wrestling a more recognized and popular sport. “It’s not really an appreciated sport,” he said. J e r r y Johannesen, an appl ied technolog y a nd per forma nce i mprovement senior, has volunteered to coach the club. “I hate to see a sport that I love so much die in PHOTO BY KHAI HA/PHOTOGRAPHER the wind,” he Laura Ulmet, a political science and economics freshsaid. Helpi ng to man, is creating a wrestling club because she didn’t want start a wrestling people to give up on the sport upon coming to UNT. club at UNT is a way to leave something for done for me,” he said. students, Johannesen said. For more information, search “This is a way of saying thanks for the UNT Wrestling on to UNT for everything they’ve Facebook.
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Journey from obscurity to national recognition BY ERIC JOHNSON
Juniors Madura Ranganathan, Narine Kazarova After the UNT tennis team’s and Amy Joubert combined for nightmare 2-19 record during more than 80 wins in their it’s 2006 season, head tennis first year. Walk-ons Shannon coach Sujay Lama saw t he MacKenzie and Ashley Akin dream he envisioned four years added 10 more and helped to ago come true on March 31, fill in the voids. when the Mean Green earned its first national ranking in program history. The team was at the bottom of the college-tennis mountain, ranked 349 out of 350 teams in 2006, Lama’s first season. Last week, the Mean Green soared to No. 73 in t he Interscholast ic Tennis Association’s week ly rankings. “It is an unbelievable rise, and it is very rare to see a team come from nowhere and earn a national ranking,� said Jason Berney, ITA national ranking coordinator for Div ision 1 men’s tennis. “It is something for a program to really hang its hat on, and once a team reaches that point, they normally remain there for a long time.� Not one player remains from the abysmal start to Lama’s UNT ca reer, but a h ig h ly recruited crop of talent came in the next season. Senior Staff Writer
A f ter t ra nsfer r i ng f rom Ouchita Baptist Universit y in 2007, senior Catalina Cruz added more than 20 wins and shared time with Ranganathan as the team’s No. 1 player. “We are a more professional and mature team than we
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Clockwise from top: (1) Front From left to right: Junior Ashley Akin, sophomore Irina Paraschiv, junior Narine Kazarova, junior Amy Joubert, sophomore Paula Dinuta, junior Shannon MacKenzie, junior Madura Ranganathan, senior Catalina Cruz and freshman Barbora Vykydalova. Back: associate head coach Jeff Maren, head coach Sujay Lama (2) Dinuta fires a scorching forehand by her partner during Tuesday’s practice. (3) Paraschiv lauches a cross-court backhand during Tuesday’s practice. (4) Lama’s original six. From left to right: Kazarova, Akin, Joubert, MacKenzie, Ranganathan and Cruz.
were three years ago,� Cruz said. “We are a part of UNT history now, and it is not just a number. It is a culmination of everything that we have worked for.� The Mean Green had its first winning season in more
than a decade in 2007, going 13-9. “It speaks volumes to the character of that first group who came in when we were not h i ng. T hey made t h is prog ra m a w inner,� La ma said. “They bought into our
vision, and it is so satisfying to be able to see the sense of accomplishment spread across their faces.� In 2008, UNT had its most victories in 25 years when it won 17 matches. T he add it ion of cu r rent sophomores Irina Paraschiv and Paula Dinuta filled out the Mean Green roster, and Paraschiv earned the No. 1 position in the lineup. “We have been able to bring in high-caliber recruits consistently,� associate head coach Jeff Maren said. “The difference for us has been maturity. The growth of the women and their passion and dedication has made all the difference in the world.� Lama added the final piece in Januar y when he signed Barbora Vykydalova, who has jumped into the No. 1 doubles position with Cruz. The No. 73 ra nk ing w ill not be the peak for the Mean Green, Joubert said. “It wa s a brea k t h roug h moment, but we have bigger goals in mind,� Joubert said. “We have the talent and depth to win conference and climb up the rankings. The best is yet to come.�
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Mean Green sweeps Big 12 foe Baylor Bears BY SEAN GORMAN
past f ive games, t he Mean Green (17-12, 5-4) cruised to an 11-3 victory in game one and overcame a late Bears (21-13, 2-3) rally to secure a 5-3 game-two win. “I think one of the reasons we k ind of hit t hat slump earlier in the season was the schedule we had and how a
lot of our games were getting postponed,” head coach T.J. Hubbard said. “From here on Continuing its success at out, I really believe it’s going t he plate a nd execut ing a to be a steady climb for this comeback in the final inning, team, and it couldn’t come at the UNT softball team beat a better time.” another Big 12 opponent with The Mea n Green of fense a double-header sweep over picked up where it left off and the No. 24 Baylor Bears. pummeled t he Bears while Winner of four out of its senior pitcher Kayla Lawson had one of her best outings of t he yea r as UN T took game one with ease. After scoring five runs in the first two innings, the Mean Green exploded for six more runs in the t h i rd, i nc lud i ng a t wo r u n home r u n by sophomore in f ielder Lisa Johnson and a two run double by sophomore catcher Caitlin Grimes. Freshman pitcher Brittany Simmons replaced L aw son and a llowed only one ea r ned r u n, a nd t he Mea n Green won by mercy rule in the fifth inning. Scoring at least nine for the third time in its last four ga mes, t he Mea n Green set a season high with 17 hits in the win. Despite allowing the Bears to reclaim t he le ad i n t he eighth inning, UNT PHOTO BY RYAN BIBB/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER made a comeback Rupp keeps her head up, waiting for the pitch from UTSA earlier this season. The Mean Green of its ow n in t he top of t he n i nt h swept a double header against the No. 24 ranked Baylor Bears Wednesday in Waco. Senior Staff Writer
“I really believe it’s going to be a steady climb for this team, and it couldn’t come at a better time.”
—T.J. Hubbard Head coach
and the defense held on to secure the sweep. “We don’t have a lot of seniors playing on this team, so games like these show the kind of composure the players on this team have,” Hubbard said. “Even if they’re down a couple runs, they still believe they’ll be able to come back and compete.” Both teams failed to score early on, and the Bears finally seized a 1-0 lead in the third inning when Tiffany Wesley was knocked in after stealing a base. Ju n ior catcher Cou r t ney Bradshaw helped UNT respond, hitting a t wo run home run to give the Mean Green the lead in the fourth inning. “We have ver y ta lented hitters who can get extra base hits whenever they’re at the plate,” Mallory Cantler said. “We’ve been really productive in the past few games.” Fol low ing a Baylor push in the fifth that brought in two runs to take the lead, the Mean Green used doubles by Cantler and Amber Miller to score three runs and regain the edge for good.
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Senior-led team finds new avenue for success BY SEAN GORMAN Senior Staff Writer
A lthough most golf fans consider long d r ives a nd powerful strokes their favorite part of the sport, the UNT women’s golf team pays attention to a different part of the ga me in its ef for t towa rd success. Practicing at the Oakmont C ou nt r y C lub i n C or it h t hroughout t he week, t he Mean Green has embraced the short game as its focal point while it prepares for the Sun Belt Conference Tournament two weeks from now. “Short game, short game, short game is all we ever hear from coach these days,” senior Maggie Noel said. “Of course he’s completely right. If we’re going to have any chance at playing our best golf during
this final stretch, we have to get it down and play well around the pin.” Head coach Jeff Mitchell has stressed accurate shooting a rou nd t he g reens si nce coming to UNT t wo years ago, when he replaced Amber Chevrie. “It’s part of the philosophy that we have as a team now,” he said. “Anyone can hit the ball far. It usually comes down to who can perform best after the tee shot is taken.” Mitchell’s arrival was part of a difficult transition for UNT seniors, who were recruited to play by Chevrie and had to deal with a coaching change before their junior years. “I’m fortunate to have the seniors on our team because I wasn’t even involved in the process of recruiting them,”
Mitchell said. “It’s never fair to the players when that kind of thing happens, but [it has] really worked out and they’ve done a great job at easing into a new situation.” Playing in 20 rounds at seven tournaments each this year, seniors Janna Golden, Jordan Rose and Noel have thrived under Mitchell, helping UNT place in the top 10 in every tournament this season. “As one of t he younger players on this team, I can’t say enough about how helpful and encouraging our seniors have been,” sophomore Kelsey K ipp sa id. “T hey lead by example on the course and are always open to help when it’s asked for.” Knowing that this is their last season, the seniors have made an effort to spend lots
“We’re just trying to embrace the time we have together while we still can.”
—Maggie Noel Senior golfer
of time together outside of competing with each other and the rest of the team. “Once every couple of weeks, we have dinner together at someone’s house and catch up,” Noel said. “We’re just trying to embrace the time we have together while we still can.” Each player on the team found an interest in golf at different ages after discov-
ering one common trait: a natural ability to compete on the course. “My brother kept talking to me about playing and when I finally did, I realized I had a natural golf swing and loved playing,” Rose said. “I was 14 years old and in high school when I took my first shot and have enjoyed competing ever since.” A lt houg h e ver y player
admits to admiring the talent of professional golfer Tiger Woods, there were a handful of other PGA competitors that the players looked up to. “I enjoy watch i ng Ph i l Mickelson when I watch the PGA Tour, and my favorite fema le gol fer is A n i ka Sorenstam,” Rose said. After placing seventh out of 13 teams at the BYU Classic t wo week s ago, t he tea m feels confident about placing high enough in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament to advance to the NCAA Regional Tournament. “It’s going to take a team effort,” Mitchell said. “If we can all put together some of our best scores of the season then we can do well, but the whole team needs to play its best.”
Athlete of the Week: ‘The torpedo’ Narine Kazarova BY ERIC JOHNSON Senior Staff Writer
With a confident swagger, Narine Kazarova struts onto the tennis court. Her icy stare pierces her opponent as she blasts a blistering forehand right by her. A f ter m i ssi ng a mont h early in the season because of personal reasons, Kazarova has ignited the Mean Green,
winning seven of her last nine matches. Kazarova earned her fourth and fifth consecutive wins last weekend, dropping just four games during the two matches. “She is such a stubborn person, and she just refuses to let anybody impose their will on her,” head coach Sujay Lama said. “When she is in control of that ferocious atti-
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Kazarova practices her forehand stroke during practice on Tuesday. Kazarova and family moved from Russia to the U.S. when she was 6.
tude, she eats people alive.” At 6, Ka za rova a nd her fa m i ly lef t t hei r home i n Russia and entered America as refugees. With two older brot hers to help ea se her transition, Kazarova had no problem adjusting to her new life. Her eldest brother, Vladislav Ka za rov, beca me t he most inspirational person in her life. He helped her with her schoolwork, talked her through any problems she had and introduced her to tennis. 13 yea rs older t ha n h is sister, Ka za rov taug ht her how to play tennis after the two watched the U.S. Open together. “You could just see her eyes light up as she watched them play,” Kazarov said. “She was so excited, and I just felt an instant connection between her and tennis.” While most tennis players start their careers at 5 or 6, Kazarova got into the game late but did not take long to close the gap. Every year since her 12th birthday, Kazarova was ranked in the top 10 in Texas a nd ea rned a n inv itat ion to t he most prest igious nationa l tourna ment in junior’s tennis, the Super Hard Court Nationals. Her dom i na nc e on t he tennis court continued into her days at Frisco Centennial High School, where she reigned over District 9-4A for four-straight years. Kazarova earned first
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After missing a month early in the season because of personal reasons, Kazarova has ignited the Mean Green, winning seven of her last nine matches. Kazarova’s brother taught her the game after the two watched the U.S. Open together. team all-district and district MVP every season. “She progressed so quickly that the other girls could not keep up,” Kazarov said. “She has so much athleticism and such a big heart that she is not going to accept losing to anybody.” W hen it c a me t i me to ma ke her decision about college, Kazarova was heavily recruited by Texas Christian. But TCU did not have a scholarship available, and that is when Lama got a call about an imposing competitor. “She was the first piece of this championship puzzle,” Lama said. “She was a top-10 player in Texas, and it was a huge recruiting coup for us to bring her in. She made us a relevant program and gave us a recruiting base to build on.” The 5-foot-5-inch junior made an instant impact at UNT, winning 24 matches in her first season. She also earned an interesting nickname because of her high-velocity shots.
“ We c a l l e d h e r ‘ T h e torpedo,’” Lama said chuckling. “She hit such big shots, and she had this tendency to peg everyone with the tennis ba ll. Na rine has lef t more br uises on her tea mmates than any player I have ever seen.” When she was not pegging her te a m mate s, she w a s slicing up opponents, earning 26 more victories as a sophomore. Kazarova’s efforts would be rewarded with the team’s Most Improved Player Award. “Na r i ne i s a n i n spi r ation to all of us because of the way that she is a lways fighting,” said senior team captain Catalina Cruz, who is Kazarova’s best friend. “She is a warrior on the court, and she just has t his intensit y that intimidates opponents. She has an ability to create winning shots, and when she is on, she is unbeatable.”
Although she is intense on the court, Kazarova remains rela xed of f t he cour t. She spends her f ree time w it h her tea m mate s w atch i ng comedy movies, playing cards or dancing to help ease the pressure of being a college athlete. “She rea l ly at t racts t he attention of a room because she is so much f u n to be around,” Cruz said. “There is never a dull moment when Narine is around.” The 21-year-old kinesiology major is considering a career as a physical therapist, but for now she remains focused on leaving her legacy at UNT. “I want to be remembered for being part of a conference championship team,” K a z a r ov a s a id . “I a m a competitor, a nd I wa lk on the court expecting to win, so that is what I am always working toward. For me, it is about winning.”
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Page 10 Josh Pherigo, Views Editor
Congress fights distracted driving Editorial In an effort to raise awareness for what Rep. Betsy Markey, D- Colo., called “a deadly trend in our nation,” the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution Tuesday designating April as Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Distracted drivers cause an estimated 80 percent of all traffic accidents in the U.S. This measure seeks to help eliminate the dangers posed by preoccupied motorists. It comes at a time when the technology meant to bring our lives convenience is actually contributing to the preventable deaths of more than 6,000 Americans every year. In this digital age of instantaneous communication and rapid information gathering, distractions come in many forms. Whether it is texting a friend, calling ahead to the restaurant or shuffling through an iPod to find your favorite James Taylor track, the most innocent of acts can turn deadly in the blink of an eye. One of the most high-profile incidents of a distracted driving death occurred in 2007. Cardinals relief pitcher Josh Hancock was texting when he crashed into the back of a parked flat-bed truck on a Missouri highway. He was killed instantly. On Monday, Iowa became the 21st state to ban texting behind the wheel. More states are bound to follow as similar legislation works its way up the through many state chambers. However, as with any new public safety law, the proposals are meeting opposition. Critics suggest that a text-specific ban is unnecessary and hard to enforce. Regardless of logistics and specific details, it is crucial for the government to crack down on this dangerous practice. Drivers must understand the dangers of not remaining focused while driving. Congress’ Awareness Month is a good start, but more action is needed to encourage commuters to put down the phone and keep eyes on the road.
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Grads need bang for their buck W it h g r adu at ion f a st approaching, I find myself losing money left and right. A hundred bucks here for invitations and $40 dollars for a cap and gown. And although it seems like a small price to pay for a big event, the list just keeps getting longer and the money keeps adding up. Having to pay the man for something I have spent five years working toward just seems wrong. So, while the money is slowly seeping out of my bank account, I recount the cost of my education and ask, “Was it worth it?” If I add up all of the loans for
my five years spent at UNT, not including the loans my parents took, it is a whopping $30,136.45. My parents have probably taken out about $20,000 in loans. So let’s be optimistic and say that my college education, in total, cost about $50,000. This is including books, tuition, all the library fees, class fees and the other random fees tacked onto the bill that no one ever reads. If I am successful and find a job at a newspaper, the U.S. Department of Labor Web site tells me that the median average for my yearly salary will be around
$25,000. This is half of what my college education cost me. Unfortunately, because of my learning experience at UNT, I can say with full confidence that for me, it wasn’t worth it. The money I spent compared to the education I received doesn’t add up. I feel that my last year at UNT has been the only part of my education that will ever mean anything in my career. Although I am thankful for the experience and the professors that have helped me in that year, I feel the rest of my time and money here has been a waste. If I am paying
$50,000 and only getting a year of education, where is the rest of the money going? So, as I open my checkbook and prepare to give away more money for an opportunity to walk across a stage, I ask UNT to consider taking a portion of the costs of all students’ education and provide our cap and gowns. After all, we earned it, right?
The voters of trendsetting California may well decide this November to legalize marijuana. There’s a ballot referendum, and 56 percent of Californians are in favor. This is a story about how desperate t i mes requ i re desperate measures. L e g a l i z a t i on a d v o c a t e s , including ex-cops and ex-prosecutors, have long contended that it’s nuts to keep criminalizing otherwise law-abiding citizens while wasting $8 billion a year in law enforcement costs. That argument has never worked. But the new argument, cleverly synced to the recession mind-set, may well herald a new chapter in the history of pot prohibition. It’s simple, really: State governments awash in red ink can solve some of their revenue woes by legalizing marijuana for adults and slapping it with a sin tax. So much of the marijuana debate used to be about morality. Now it’s mostly about economics and practicality —
which is why New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island are also floating measures to legalize and tax, why similar voter referendums are in the works in Washington state and Oregon, why 14 states have legalized medical marijuana, and why even Pennsylvania is weighing the sanction of medical pot, complete with 6 percent sales tax. But California is the likeliest lab for a massive toke tax, because of its dire financial straits and the fact that marijuana is the state’s top cash crop. State tax collectors say that pot could put $1.4 billion a year into the depleted California coffers, which helps explain why 56 percent of Californians like the legalization option, and find it preferable to the ongoing layoffs of teachers and other public servants. Indeed, marijuana is reportedly the top cash crop in a dozen states, and one of the top five in 39 states — valued annually at anywhere from $36 billion to $100 billion. That’s a
lot of money left on the table for the black market. In fact, five years ago, a Harvard economist concluded in a report that legal weed nationwide would yield at least $6 billion in revenue if it were sin-taxed at rates comparable to alcohol and tobacco. Actually, I doubt most stoners see themselves as sinners — what’s immoral about seeing Avatar three times, or stripmining a tray of brownies? Most would probably be willing to pay a “sin tax” in exchange for the opportunity to imbibe, hasslefree, with no fear that they might join the 765,000 Americans who were reportedly busted last year for possession. Today, California and other cash-strapped states don’t have a whole lot of sin-tax options. Cigarettes and booze are already taxed to the max. By contrast, stoners crave the respectability of being taxed. The fiercest tax opponents are probably the Mexican drug cartels, which would lose market share just as the mob lost out on liquor when Prohibition ended in ‘33.
Granted, nobody quite knows whether or how the California pot plan would fly in practice. Pot use would still be illegal under federal law — the director of the National Drug Control Policy has said that “legalization is not in the president’s vocabulary,” and the U.S. Constitution decrees that federal law trumps state law. On the other hand, the Obama team has stated that it has no interest in hassling the medical-marijuana states. The bottom line is that public support for legalizing the crop has been building for a very long time. Gallup found only 12 percent of Americans in favor back in 1969, but 31 percent said yes in 2000, 36 percent said yes in 2005, and 44 percent said yes in 2009. The economic crisis has put wind behind the sentiment, and it seems inevitable that there will come a day when a presidential candidate will find it perfectly politic to speechify about the audacity of dope.
Melissa Boughton is journalism senior and the Assigning editor for the Daily. She can be reached at ntdailynews@gmail.com.
A whiff of change for legalization
Dick Polman is a columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Letter to the Editor: Adoption too costly Dear Editor, In Texas, the average cost to adopt a ch i ld is about $40,000. T h i s pr ic e i s on l y for American children who are not disabled in any way. When you look at adopting a child
with a disability or one that is from another country, the price skyrockets. T h i s i s d i s a p p oi nt i n g w hen y ou c on sider t h at these are the most vulnerable ch i ld ren . T he aver a ge p er son ma ke s a n aver a ge
of $ 30,000 to $40,000 a y e a r, s o h o w c o u l d a nyone a f ford to adopt a child? I realize that costs exist, but I also think that there should be an action to assist in the cost of adoption.
Children cannot help that they are in foster care or in orphanages, and they deserve a lov ing family to care for t hem just as much as a ny other child. Hannah Jeter Social work sophomore
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