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UNT partners with Confucius Insitute BY CAROLYN BROWN Senior Staff Writer

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Lance Dunbar, a sophomore running back, sprints through the Ball State defense during Thursday’s victory. Dunbar ran for 63 yards and a touchdown.

Defense leads Mean Green football team to 20-10 victory BY ERIC JOHNSON Senior Staff Writer

The Mean Green football team, winners of just one game in 2008, overcame the long odds against the Ball State University Cardinals, pulling off a 20-10 upset on the road. The Cardinals won 12 games last season. What was supposed to be an offensive fireworks display turned out to be a defensive battle. The Mean Green defense showed why Todd Dodge had so much confidence in them going into the opener, holding the Cardinals’ offense to just 304 total yards, compared to the 512 yards UNT amassed. “It is not a mistake that we won this game,” Head Coach Todd Dodge said. “Our defense and our team have a whole new attitude and put in the work this offseason. We earned this win.” Senior running back Cam Montgomery led the Mean Green rushing attack and helped ease the pressure off quarterback Riley

Dodge with his fourth career 100-yard rushing performance. UNT ran for nearly 300 yards controlling the ball for almost two-thirds of the game. The receiving corps showed they did not miss former receiver Casey Fitzgerald with junior receivers Jamaal Jackson and Mike Outlaw stepping up for the Mean Green. The offensive line kept the Cardinal defense away redshirt freshman Riley Dodge and on his feet, clearing the way for the running attack. UNT shut down the Cardinal offense in the first half, but only managed to take a 10-0 lead into the locker room after a few mental mistakes and a turnover. “I know we left a lot of points on the board, but I felt we dominated them,” Riley Dodge said. “We got the W [win] and I promise that we are going to win this season.” The Cardinals got it together in the second half, and were able to even the score early in the fourth quarter after a fumble by sophomore running back Lance Dunbar

Mean Green vs. Cardinals X-Factor: The Mean Green Defense The 10 points the Mean Green defense allowed is 37 points lower than the 47 points per game last season. UNT kept Cardinals quarterback Kelly Page on the run the entire game and held Ball State to just 4.1 yards per pass attempt.

Getting the job done: Offense does enough Redshirt freshman quarterback Riley Dodge and senior running back Cam Montgomery combined to run for 216 yards on 30 carries. Riley Dodge was also 23/33 passing for 216 yards and one touchdown.

inside Mean Green territory. Riley Dodge looked like a quarterback who is ready to play at the college level as he made the most of the next drive, connecting with Jackson for 59 yards, setting up a touchdown pass. “I am so proud of what Riley did tonight,” Todd Dodge said. “He kept his head, made great decisions and lead his team to a victory.” Senior linebacker Toby Nwigwe

put an end to any comeback attempt with a forced fumble late in the fourth quarter deep in Cardinal territory to secure the victory. “This is the beginning of the shock the nation tour,” Nwigwe said. UNT has not won its opening game since 2005, and now will have some momentum going into the home opener next Saturday against Ohio University.

People who wonder what Confucius, dragon boats and Pink Floyd have in common may soon find out. The three topics comprise one of severa l workshops offered this month through a partnership of the UNT history department and the University of Texas at Dallas’ Confucius Institute. T h e t w o g r ou p s a r e hosting the workshops to help middle and high school teachers learn to use Chinese history and culture in the classroom. The Confucius Institute was established by China Three Gorges University and the University of Texas at Dallas in 2007. The institute is part of an international net work of pa r t nersh ips intended to help promote a better understanding of China’s culture, according to the institute’s Web site. T he i nst it ute of fers training and certification for teachers, Chinese language and culture courses, and workshops and programs for Adva nced Placement courses. Ha rold Ta n ner of t he UNT histor y depa r t ment i s d i r e c t i n g t he w or kshops. He will also present or co-present at t hree of t hem, including “Strange B e d f e l l o w s : C on f u c i u s , Dragon Boat s, a nd Pi n k Floyd.” The workshops are part of the National Consortium for Teaching about A sia, a prog ra m f u nded by a g ra nt f rom t he Freema n Foundation to encourage the teaching of Asian culture. L ea r n i ng about Ch i na is pa rticula rly importa nt now because of its role as a powerful growing economy a nd Un ited States t rade partner, Tanner said. “I want them to take away some perspective on Chinese culture and history that they ca n incor porate in t heir classrooms,” he said. Jessic a Hea ston, a n

“I want them to take away some perspective on Chinese culture.”

—Harold Tanner UNT history department

economics junior who is working on the events, said about 30 people signed up for the first workshop, and the program has a capacity of about 90 people. Although the program is targeted at secondary school teachers, it is open to the public, she said. “We get a lot of teachers. They like to go because it’s free and they get teaching materials,” Heaston said. She sa id teachers who attend will receive a certificate of completion, but will not be awarded continuing education credit from UNT. However, some individual districts may choose to give teachers their own credits. “W hat’s a lways f u n is to see what kind of questions the participants have,” Tanner said. “The professors enjoy interacting with the teachers, and they don’t have to grade them afterward.” T he work shops w i l l take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 12, Oct. 3, Nov. 14 and Dec. 12 at the Confucius Institute at the University of Texas at Dallas, in Richardson. A t hree-hour workshop will also be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Oct. 7 at the Confucius Institute. The workshops are free, but pa r t icipa nt s must register at least four days in advance. The events w ill include f ree pa rk i ng a nd a f ree continental breakfast and lunch. For more i n for mat ion v i sit w w w.h i st .u nt .e du/ confuciusbrochure.

Alumni create organization, help children in need BY A MBER A RNOLD Senior Staff Writer

Bruce and Denise Kendrick sit at a picnic table in a McKinney neighborhood park. Subtly but frequently, they glance toward the playground where their four children play — three of them biological, and one, a foster child. The Kendricks, both UNT alumni, now devote their time to the nonprofit organization they created in an effort to help those in the foster care system. Since they began fostering children, the couple estimates to have housed 25 children. However, as if opening up their home wasn’t enough, the Kendricks said they wanted to reach out to others struggling in the Texas foster care system. This led the couple on a path to creating the Embrace ministry in October 2007. As a ministry, Embrace works to help foster and adoptive families with obstacles they might encounter, according to its Web site. It also serves as a medium for churches to create orphan care ministries and helps provide the means to get them started. Volunteers and donations are

what keep the nonprofit organization alive and opening one’s home to a foster child is not the only way to help, Denise Kendrick said. “Even people who are probably not going to adopt or become a foster parent – just have a heart for these kids,” she said. “They come and they volunteer and work with these children, and they end up supporting Embrace.” Before creating Embrace, Cindy Coffman, the organization’s Executive Director, began as a person who just wanted to help. With her children preparing to go off to college, Coffman said she was an empty nester. “I was praying about what I was going to do after my kids went to college,” Coffman said, “ I was listening to the radio and heard something about orphan ministries, so I asked Bruce and Denise what they thought about it.” Since its inception, Embrace has expanded out of the north Texas area to help those in need across the nation and worldwide. It has also connected with other organizations including

Child Protective Ser vices, Buckner Children and Family Services, Court Appointed Special Advocates, and private individuals. The Kendricks have been foster parents for six years, and in that time, they’ve experienced different situations that they are able to share with other foster and adoptive parents. At one point, the Kendricks welcomed a 4-day-old baby into their home, who was born with an addiction to cocaine. “He didn’t use his hands and he was really stiff,” Denise said. “He didn’t lay over your shoulder like a baby should, it was like holding a little wooden doll.” However, when the child left the Kendrick’s home, they said he was right in line with his peers. Some children hoard food because they’re afraid they won’t eat again, some act out sexually, but all of them usually have some sort of emotional or physical issue, Denise Kendrick said. “Some parents coming into this don’t understand why their kids are acting in bizarre ways,” she said. This is why they both hold

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Bruce Kendrick catches his 3-year-old son Shepherd as he jumps off a small landing at a playground. support groups for the parents, like the “coffee shop moms” group that meets periodically and brings in professionals to speak. The group also gives parents the opportunity to network. “When we got started, I think we felt like we were just on an

island by ourselves,” Denise Kendrick said. “But we realized that the more people that invest in these kids, the more it helps them.” The Kendricks began foster parenting without the intention to adopt, but recently they

have changed their minds and are in the process of adopting 16-year-old Brandan. “God just opened our hearts, and when we met Brandan for the first time, I just knew he was mine,” Denise Kendrick said.

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Local party supply store hosts costume recycling program By K atie Grivna Senior Staff Writer

People cleaning out their closets this fall can donate gently used costumes to charity. A new costume recycling program, hosted by PJ’s Party Supply in Denton, invites customers to donate old Halloween costumes and receive 25 percent off any new costume.

The program will run until Oct. 15, and donated costumes will be given to the Denton County Friends of the Family and the Nelson Children’s Center of Denton. The program is the brainchild of owner June Schiada. Schiada said she came up with the idea because she knows how expensive costumes can be, and

with the economy, people might not have extra money for their children’s Halloween costumes. “I feel that we should be thankful for the blessings we have and share that with other people,” she said. Because she runs a business, Schiada said she doesn’t have time to volunteer like she would like. She thought costume donations would be

a good way to help those that would not be able to purchase Halloween costumes for their children. The best thing about the program has been the excited response from customers about being able to help others and receive a discount, Schiada said. “The response I got was worth doing the work,” she said. Schiada said she hopes about 100 costumes will be donated by the end of the program, but as of press time, she had only received four. She hopes more people will donate once they realize Halloween is getting closer. Rebecca Chase, a volunteer coordinator at the Nelson Children’s Center of Denton, said anytime someone like Schiada makes a donation, it makes the event more special for the children they care for. The center houses 60 children who have been abused or neglected in

some way, Chase said, and they will be able to choose their costumes sometime in the week before Halloween. Carol Gaige, director of communication relations at Denton County Friends of the Family, said kids living in its shelter will be able to choose their costumes first, and other clients will have the opportunity when they go to the agency. “It’s all about community support,” she said. The costume donation program will help the kids have a “normal holiday” even though they are staying in the shelter, she said. When donating, costume accessories should be placed into a plastic bag and attached to the costume. For more information, visit www. pjspartysupply.com or call 940-3847789. PJ’s Party Supply is at 5800 N. Interstate Highway 35, Suite 508.

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News

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Emeritus College welcomes over-50 crowd back to school BY MELISSA BOUGHTON Staff Writer

Older members of t he community will get the chance to take classes such as “Solar System Leftovers” and “How to Remember Not to Forget: Improving Your Memor y” through a new college coming to UNT in October. UNT’s Emeritus College is an organization that will provide courses covering topics like travel, social activities and lectures for community members age 50 and older. Emeritus faculty and active professors at UNT will primarily teach the courses.

“We wanted something we could do that would engage our Emeritus faculty and find a way to reach out to an older MARILYN demographic WAGNER i n Nor t h Texas,” said Ken Robertson, assistant vice president for lifelong learning. The Center for Achievement and Lifelong Learning will oversee Emeritus College and former UNT administrator James

Miller is the founding dean. Members of the college will select their own schedules and choose to attend one-time lectures or longer seminars that last four to six weeks. Courses will last 60 to 90 minutes and will not be graded. “It’s all very hands on,” said Bert Hayslip, UNT regents professor of psycholog y. “Obviously, I’ll be lecturing a bit, but not in the way I would necessarily lecture if I was teaching a class for which the students were being graded.” Classes offered at the college cover various topics including

a guide to exercise and wellness, a brief history of economic crises, environmental trends, and Denton County historical tours. “They have the opportunity to get exposed to all types of learning experiences that they may have not had before,” Robertson said. Classes will be offered October through November and February through May. The membership fee is annual and allows members to take as many classes as they want through August 2010. The college is limited, offering

only 15 classes to choose from, but its administration intends for the program to grow. There are 30 members enrolled for classes, but Marilyn Wagner, director of the Center, hopes for 50 enrolled members by October. “We hope to grow this program through its members and have its members involved in every aspect of it,” she said. The program will allow UNT to reach out to community members and allow them to be involved in all aspects of the university. Emeritus College will intertwine other UNT colleges,

programs and events to fully engage its members in the university, Wagner said. “We want to expose these people not only to the classes they are taking, but the other things at the university so that they become supporters of the university,” Wagner said. “That will ultimately benefit students.” The college will hold an open house Oct. 1 for enrolled and prospective members to meet and greet each other and professors. For more information, visit call.unt.edu/EmeritusCollege. html.

School cafeterias remove unhealthy foods from menus State expands nutrition policy BY CHRIS SPEIGHT Senior Staff Writer

When secondary school cafeterias opened lunch lines this fall, Texas students found fried meal items replaced by healthier alternatives. The change is the latest attempt by state officials to address rising child obesity rates by reducing fatty foods on school lunch menus. One of the new amendments to the Texas Public School Nutrition Policy requires middle schools and high schools rid their racks of fried foods. It was added in August and is effective throughout the school year. Elementary schools have not been allowed to fry foods since the original nutrition policy was implemented in August 2004. There are no longer vending

machines in public schools and coke machines are only stocked with juices, sports drinks or water, according to the policy. School districts in the state saw the need to modify the nutrition offered to students after realizing that they could potentially eat two meals of cafeteria food per day, said Robin Wantland, child nutrition director for the Denton Independent School District. “There are several different areas that the policy addresses: one is portion size, one has to do with fat content and sugar content in food items, another area that has been addressed is what’s called foods of minimal nutritional value such as soft drinks, candies, Popsicles, chewing gums,” Wantland said. Although the public school districts are federally funded, this state policy affects all grades from pre-school through 12th grade, she said. Wantland said many groups in the school system think

there should be a federal nutrition policy that all states must follow because it would be less confusing to everyone and easier for manufacturers to respond to the schools’ needs. “Frito Lay may make a produce a package of chips that may be OK to sell in Arkansas, but it’s onetenth of an ounce too large to sell in the state of Texas, so they have to change up their packaging just for Texas,” she said. “It drives up the cost; it makes it difficult for manufacturers to know the market.” To replace the fried foods, public schools have switched to baking. As for UNT, there are still fried foods, but there are plenty of health conscious options, said Kathy Butler, dietician for UNT dining services. “We fry some,” she said. “At Mean Greens, we don’t fry because that’s our healthy dining option. At other locations we do serve some fried foods, but we

try to limit it to no more than one a day.” Butler said the cafeterias use healthier oils for frying food. “But still fried foods are best thought of as an extra,” she said. At every cafeteria on campus there are a variety of meats including red meat, poultry and vegetarian, Butler said. “Some people who are trying to watch cholesterol perhaps or other parts of their diet, don’t want to have all red meat,” she said. There are labels on all foods at UNT so that consumers can tell if it is a vegetarian, vegan or a light item, which is lower in calories and fat. Through the labeling system, students with allergies can tell if a food contains eggs, wheat or nuts, she said. For vegetarians, Bruce Hall is known for it’s vegetarian menus, Butler said. “Over the years we’ve had a

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requests for declining balance, so even if you have a dining plan you can use it in the retail operation.” Butler said UNT is looking to provide even healthier foods by taking the organic route. “We try to purchase some organic foods for Mean Green, but we’re having some problems finding vendors,” she said.

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Dallas-Fort Worth venues offer comic relief By Morgan Walker Staff Writer

To celebrate the end of the first full week of school, students might head to a favorite bar, watch a movie or just use the weekend to catch up on sleep. Others might be in the mood for a good laugh. The Dallas-Fort Worth area is full of comedy clubs ready to entertain, whether in standup comedy, sketch comedy or through improvisation. Those who love stand-up comedy might be interested in Hyena’s Comedy Nightclub, which has locations in Dallas, Fort Worth and Arlington. Cesar Cervantes, a favorite comedian at Hyena’s, has performed there for five years. “Dallas itself has a phenomenal comedy scene,” Cervantes said. “I don’t know what it is

about this area that really loves to support comedy, but it seems to just flourish.” Cervantes also said many clubs, three at which he worked, are closing down across the country because of the recession, but Hyena’s seems to be unaffected. Just north of Dallas is Addison Improv, a comedy club that has new acts almost every night of the week and also offers a dinner menu. Those who wish to dine at Addison Improv may reserve tickets online by selecting the date of the show they wish to see, followed by the time of the show and the section in which they want to sit. Seating for the first show of the day is first come, first served, so the club recommends arriving early to get a better seat. However,

the late shows are assigned in order of purchase. Once in the club, there is a two-item minimum purchase that is not included in the ticket price, according to Addison Improv’s Web site. For those who want to explore other areas besides Dallas, there is also Four Day Weekend, an improvisation comedy club in Fort Worth. The comedy troupe at Four Day Weekend, established in 1997, has performed 3,500 shows. “Fort Worth has a great sense of community and really supports the arts,” said David Wilk, one of the founding members.

Hyena’s Comedy Nightclub Tickets: $10 or $15 for preferred seating. Ages 18 and older are welcome. 5321 E. Mockingbird Lane, Dallas 605 Houston St., Fort Worth 2525 E. Arkansas Lane, Suite 253, Arlington

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Headlining comedian Cesar Cervantes performs Saturday evening at the Hyena’s Comedy Club in Dallas.

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Sports

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UNT soccer coach tries for 200th career victory By Sean Gorman Senior Staff Writer

UNT’s soccer team (2-0) looks to secure career wins 199 and 200 for head coach John Hedlund this weekend while maintaining its early season success against Southern Methodist University and the Texas Tech University. The achievement would elevate Hedlund, who is in his 15th season coaching the Mean Green, to the same status as the 30 other active coaches who have won 200 games. “It’s something I’m definitely excited about because it’s a milestone that I’ve been approaching for a while now,” he said. Last weekend was just the start the players were looking for, with two shutouts to open the season. Goals by midfielder Carly McDowel l, a hospit a l it y freshman, and forward Kelsey Perlman, a journalism sophomore, led the offense while junior keeper Mandy Hall recorded her ninth and tenth career shutouts in the wins. Hall received national recognition for her efforts by being added to the www.TopDrawerSoccer. com Team of the Week. “There’s plenty of things we

could have done better, but the bottom line is that we finished the weekend with two wins,” Hedlund said. With seven freshman and three transfers joining the team, UNT has seen much change on its roster this season. “This program has been able to reload talent year after year and I feel like we’ve got some new players on our team that are ready to make a difference,” Hedlund said. After traveling to Dallas to face the Mustangs on Friday at 8 p.m., the Mean Green will return home on Sunday to take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders at 1 p.m. The team’s last meeting against SMU came in the finale of the 2007 season, when they lost to the Mustangs 2-1. “All we can do at this point is go in with the same strategy every weekend and hope we can pull out a win now,” forward Kendall Juett, a sociology senior, said. Like the Mean Green, the Mustangs have added youth by signing 12 players including two of the nation’s top 100 prospects. Only two seniors are currently on the team’s roster. “We’re excited to play them,”

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During a 2008 fall soccer game, North Texas mid-fielder #15 Rachel Turpin attempts to beat out Xavier’s #10 Andrea Meyer. North Texas went on to win 1-0. Juett said. “They’re going to be pressuring us a lot of offense, which gives us a chance to make some plays as well.” UNT hopes midfielder Kelli Lunsford, an applied behavior

analysis senior, can continue her clutch play against opponents this season. Lunsford led the Mean Green with four game winning goals last year and was rewarded by being selected to the

SMU too much for Mean Green By R emington Bird Staff Writer

The UNT volleyball team (0-4) continued its early season struggles against Southern Methodist University (2-2) on Wednesday night in Dallas, falling in the fourth set after showing promise in the first half. “We lost our composure. We lost our ball control, and that is when we lost the game,” head coach Cassie Headrick said. “When you can’t pass in the court, you become very predictable.” The first set was a back and forth battle until right side hitter Kati Dillard, an interdisciplinary studies sophomore, scored to put the team up 7-6. The Mean Green began to pull away soon after, with scores from

outside hitter Amy Huddleston, middle blocker Rachelle Wilson and Dillard. The Mustangs rallied back late in the set, but UNT held on to win it 22-25. “The first set showed we can compete and play well,” Wilson, a Spanish language sophomore, said. “I am just disappointed with the way it ended.” The second set was competitive as well, with four lead changes before the Mustangs took control of the set. Libero Sarah Willey, a sophomore math major, served an ace to put the Mean Green up 17-15, but SMU called a timeout and fought back to win the set 25-22, tying the match at a game apiece.

After halftime, the Mean Green came out playing with stark contrast to the first half. “We came out strong in the first half, and it just dwindled from there,” Huddleston, an interdisciplinary studies junior, said. “Our energy and communication went down a lot, and we couldn’t get it to our middle person.” UNT lost the third set 25-17 after an error gave the Mustangs the set point. UNT lost the fourth set 25-11 in large partly because SMU’s sophomore outside hitter Dana Powell’s offensive contributions combined with UNT errors. “I feel like we were just as good if not better than they were,” Wilson said. “We just lost our fire and desire to win.”

The team will be working on every aspect of the game during the next practices, coach Headrick said. UNT’s next games will be played in Rochester, Mich., where Oakland University will host the Golden Grizzly Invitational starting Sept. 5.

All-Sun Belt Conference team for 2009. The players look forward to facing a higher level of competition as their schedule becomes tougher, with games against

teams from the Big 12 and Big 10 conferences still to come. “We feel like we’re capable of competing against anyone we’re scheduled to face,” McDowell said.

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Area record bring bands BY GRACIELA R AZO Senior Staff Writer

With Denton being a town full of musicians and bands of every genre and experience level, two area recording studios are lending t hei r ser v ices to loca l ba nds wanting to take the next step in their careers. From recording to promotion, the Panhandle House and Gutterth Productions are doing what it takes to get Denton’s finest the support they need.

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The Panhandle House recording studio is run by music engineer and owner Erik Herbst. He has recorded artists such as country group the Eli Young Band, Midlake and Snarky Puppy.

Busi ness pa r t ners Brent Fr ish ma n a nd Michael Br iggs began Gutterth Productions in January 2006 when the two wanted to put on a show of their favorite local bands. They started naming their music showcases “Gutterth Presents,” numbering each show in episodes as they went on. “We are just big fans of music. There are a lot of local bands we like a lot,” Briggs said. “At the time, there were not very many shows they played together though.” Then ca me t he idea to have a recording studio space where these musicians could put together their own albums while Gutterth was promoting them for shows. Even if t he ba nd decides to record elsewhere, Br ig gs a nd Frishma n orga nize CD release shows, submit albums for review and give the bands online promotion. Briggs said Gutterth will support a band of any genre as long as the music they are playing is worth

listening to. “The genres we promote vary, but we do a lot of stuff that is folkish,” Briggs said. “Then again, we do have some pretty loud rock metal and experimental shows.” Local band Sleep Whale member Bruce Blay said his band played in Gutterth’s eighth episode in 2007. Although the band works with several promoters in Denton, Blay said it works with Gutterth the most. “They put on these really good showcases, a nd t hey t reat t he bands really cool,” Blay said. Sleep Whale doesn’t record at Gutterth’s studios but goes there for book ing shows a nd “mora l support.” The band will also be featured in one of the production company’s podcasts next month to promote the November release of its latest album. “They just love what they do, and they share that with people, and that is amazing,” Blay said. Gutterth is now in the process of i nclud i ng a r t ist promot ion through including art shows with their showcases. The studio has done 38 episodes si nce 2006 a nd w i l l be doi ng another for Free Week tonight at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios with Sleep Whale, Dust Congress, New Science Projects, Geistheistler and Emil Rapstine. Rubber Gloves is at 411 E. Sycamore St.

Panhandle House: Using old equipment to make a new sound The Panhandle House has gone from recording bands in a bedroom

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ding studios s to the top studio in a house on Panhandle Street to having musicians like Norah Jones in its studios. Pa n ha nd le House music producer a nd ma i n eng i neer Erik Herbst had recorded music in an “overgrown” bedroom studio for about three years before he decided to upgrade to a larger facility in 1997. He opened t he la rger studio located at 313 N. Locust St., where his brother, Marc, partnered with him in 2001. But the brothers wanted to keep the recordings intimate, so they refer to the business as a “boutique studio.” “The idea was to sort of take a really well-equipped studio room and build that here, but to have one that was really dedicated to personal service,” Herbst said. “We wanted a studio where you work on one project and one musician at a time.” Herbst said about one-third of Panhandle’s clients are from the Denton area, while the rest come from Austin and Fort Worth. Pa n ha nd le records ma ny regional country productions and jazz musicians of the area. “I like bands that play well live, have an energetic live show, sound good and kind of more traditionaltype bands,” Herbst said. One aspect of the Panhandle House that Herbst said he prides himself in is the use of analog equipment instead of digital. “We live in an age where we are told digital is better, faster and more convenient,” Herbst said. “Analog just has a fantastically warm, rich, big sound that you

just can’t really replicate any other way.” The recording console Panhandle House uses is a vintage Neve 8058 built in 1976, which does not contain a single computer chip. Herbst said he believes the old equipment has been a big factor in the recording studio’s success. “Musicians come here to record bec au se t hey have access to stuff that’s rare. I’m just kind of a fanatic about analog sound,” Herbst said. Panhandle’s equipment was one of the reasons the Kyle Bennett Ba nd recorded at t he st ud io. Frontma n Kyle Bennett sa id it made the sound quality better. “All of their equipment is topnotch. They don’t use anything that is cheap,” Bennett said. The Kyle Bennett Band recorded its first album at Panhandle in June 2005 and has recorded its second album there as well, both which Herbst produced. Erik “is very particular about his sounds,” Bennett said. “He doesn’t accept anything but the best.”

Phases of Recording

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The Panhandle House, which opened in 1997, was born out of an overgrown bedroom studio. Erik Herbst, who started producing as a hobby in his house, founded Panhandle House at 313 N. Locust St.

1. Pre-Production: A time when the producer meets the musician to discuss the project ahead. They go over material and decide if there are any changes that need to be made in terms of song flow, key and arrangement. They will also discuss what they want the end product to sound like. 2. Recording: Physically setting up microphones and getting instruments together to create a certain sound. The musicians play their music in the recording studio. 3. Mixing: Blending tracks together, manipulating sound and adding any effects if needed. Depending on project, these phases could last a few days or a few months.

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Erik Herbst, music engineer of the Panhandle House, shows how to use the music board in his studio. He has spent 13 years working and building his studio.

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J&J’s Pizza on the Square combines a nonchalant college atmosphere with phenomenal pizza. Adding to the history, the building was constructed in 1889. We arrived at 9:25 p.m. and immediately started to soak in the atmosphere, a quaint slice of eclectic Americana. Visual treats cover every brick wall in the place. Shiner Bach

mirrors, a stop sign, various paintings, several Virgin Marys, a myriad of both black-and-white, dark room-processed photographs and color photographs. An old stone wall in the restaurant runs the length of the left side. Next to an old-school jukebox, paneled ceilings and an antique wooden bar, a bowling Richard Nixon presides. You’ll have the sensation you just went back to the mid-1950s. At 9:30 p.m., we placed our order – a supreme pizza, no holds barred. To quench the thirst, a chilly bottle of Lonestar for Chris, while Jeph went for the soda fountain. Real magic happens below, when J&J’s books local and outside bands to perform downstairs in the kind of environment where Denton’s music scene shines – a barely lit, old dive setting with a pool table, dusty old couch and bar.

J&J’s is famous in Denton for its pizza, but beyond that the menu features cheese bread, lasagna, calzones and other Italian-styled foods. Beer on draft and by the bottle varies in price between $1 and $4.25. For beer lovers, the place has a decent selection, including Schiltz, Amstel, Shiner, Guiness, Red Stripe, Peroni and New Castle, just to name a few. On certain nights, J&J’s will provide free bottle service if you bring your own bottle of wine. The staff will point you in the direction of the closest wine shop, Wine2. The pizza took about 10 minutes to prepare, and when it did, it was bubbling hot and looking exceptionally delicious. Toppings weren’t just baked into the cheese; they were massed so densely that it made more sense to eat each slice like a folded sandwich. The dough itself was packed with flavor – an interesting thing to note because for us, the flavor of dough doesn’t frequently stand out. (It must be the water, right?) As it’s situated around the square Denton, it shouldn’t have been a surprise to us when, 10 minutes before close, a group of about 12 people walked into the restaurant and began placing orders. But what was most surprising about the whole thing was that the servers continued

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J&J’s Pizza on the Square is at 118 W Oak St. in Denton. A large pizza with four or more toppings, like the supreme, is $17.99.

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Lance Trachier, a communication design freshman, sits in Clark Park sketching. Popularized by celebrities like Kevin Jonas, scarves are rising as a men’s accessory.

Trend ‘scarfed’ down by both men, women By Dominique Beck Staff Writer

Scarves today are no longer worn only to keep warm. They have always been around, but people are reinventing new ways to wear them, said Tammy Kinley, chairwoman of the merchandising department. “They are very inexpensive, fun, and colorful which makes for an easy way to add a splash of interest to your wardrobe,” Kinley said. The celebrity world plays a huge role in advertising the latest fashion trends, scarves being one of them, she said. “I always see Kevin Jonas of the Jonas Brothers wearing one in every picture he takes,” Kinley said. “I’m not saying that he started the trend, but he is one of the celebrities that I’ve noticed wearing them.” In the past, she said, scarves have been more of a fashion trend for women, but in recent years men have started to take on the trend as well. Malcom Wood Spark, an engineering senior, said he began wearing scarves mainly because he wanted another accessory to wear with his wardrobe.

“I first noticed how sharp they looked on men from male models in magazines,” Spark said. He said although he doesn’t know how the fashion trend started, he likes that they can be worn anytime. “I like to dress up and would rather wear them in a fashionable way, but I also want it to serve its purpose of keeping me warm,” Spark said. Jarred McKee, a psychology sen ior at How a rd Pay ne University, said he is not a big fan of scarves on men but does own one for dressy attire only. “In my opinion it’s doing too much, he said. “Come on, are you really trying to keep warm with it?” Ruby Benitez, an interdisciplinary studies junior, said she loves wearing scarves, and although she thinks they are for every season, it all depends on the weather for her. “I wear them every season because I have my fall, winter, spring and summer scarves,” she said. “If I could wear them more often in the summer, I would, but Texas is too hot.”