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West Nile virus reaches high-risk level BY A MBER A RNOLD Senior Staff Writer

Mosquitoes at Denton’s Pecan Creek Water Reclamation Plant tested positive for West Nile virus in August during a routine check, Environmental Quality Manager Ken Banks said. The level-four risk indicates the probability of a human outbreak is moderate to high because multiple samples of mosquitoes tested at different times a nd locations have been found to carry the virus, according to the City of Denton Web site. It is common to reach a highrisk level during this time of year because of weather and bird migration patterns, Banks said. However, once nighttime temperatures decrease enough and birds begin to migrate south, the risk level should decrease, he said. Researchers trap mosquito groups of the same species in ultraviolet or gravid boxes and test a selection of mosquitoes within the group, Banks said. The virus is then determined as either present or absent within the group. The Pecan Creek Reclamation Plant is the ideal place to do testing because mosquitoes gravitate to stagnant pools of water absent of fish or other predators, according to the City of Denton Response Plan. Thomas La Point of the biology faculty assures Denton residents the presence of the virus at the plant will have no effect on Denton’s water supply. “The treatment plant is for sewage water, so any kind of biologicals like that would be

filtered out before it got to us,” he said. “However, people shouldn’t belittle the potential for danger.” At this risk level, the City of Denton efforts are focused on treating mosquitoes with pesticides before they become adults and informing Denton residents about the danger. “Once mosquitoes become adults, it is harder to concentrate treatment,” Banks said. “Even if we have a level of control, they can rebound very quickly.” For this reason, spraying pesticide in the city is not considered until a level-five risk is reached, which has not happened in Denton since the mosquito monitoring began, Banks said. The awareness of the virus has fallen by the wayside since 2002 and 2003 when West Nile was first established as a significant cause of human illness, Joseph Oppong of the biology faculty said in an e-mail.

“Most people stopped paying attention to it because they did not see themselves at risk,” he said. “Plus, frequently, people pay too much attention to a disease that is unlikely to affect them and very little attention to others that will for sure affect them. For example, the human flu kills 36,000 people each year in the U.S. alone. Yet most people do not take the flu vaccine.” Oppong also noted the West Nile virus is a potentially serious illness and is now believed by experts to be a fully established seasonal epidemic. Although transmission to people is a rare event, it is a possibility, Banks said. There are a number of precautions Denton residents can take to avoid being exposed to the virus. More information is available at www.cityofdenton.com/ pages/mygovutilswatermosquitoswestnile.cfm.

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Tips to avoid exposure

• Stay indoors at dawn, dusk and in the early evening. • Wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants whenever you are outdoors.

• Spray clothing with repellents containing permethrin •

or DEET, since mosquitoes may bite through thin clothing. Apply insect repellent sparingly to exposed skin. An effective repellent will contain 35 percent DEET. DEET in high concentrations (greater than 35 percent) provides no additional protection. Follow the manufacturer’s directions for use, as printed on the product. Repellents may irritate the eyes and mouth, so avoid applying repellent to the hands of children.

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The risk level for West Nile virus has risen to four at Denton’s Pecan Creek Water Treatment Plant.

Texas program picks Finding a ‘Reason to Live’ up leftover clunkers BY JOSH PHERIGO

they get to that dark place,” point which would allow them to Carolyn Kern, vice president for act on those feelings,” she said. Flint said students need to be The third week of classes at Counseling, Development and aware of the eight free counseling UNT marks the 35th year of Higher Education said. Pamela Flint, counseling sessions available to them each Suicide Prevention Week, which runs from Sept. 6 through Sept. psychologist in the Counseling year. Counseling sessions are and Testing Services Center said it funded by the student services 13. To spread awareness about is relatively common for students fees included in tuition. The UNT Counseling and the second-leading cause of to think about suicide. “The problem lies with those Testing Services Center is on the death among college-aged Americans, UNT is offering whose state of mind has reached a third floor of Chestnut Hall. several programs and events. The counseling department and the Counseling Services Center planned the week’s events. As part of their program, the UNT Counseling Center hosted a screening of the documentary “A Reason to Live” on Tuesday afternoon. The film highlighted the struggles of several families and individuals who have dealt with suicide and depression. One of the stories was about 15-yearold Kebra Selah, a Coppell High School student who killed herself with an overdose of prescription pills. Casey Barrio of the counseling faculty emphasized the severity of the problem on college campuses. “We are aware that thoughts of suicide are very real for many Help is available to any member of the UNT community of our students,” said Barrio. “We who is experiencing distress. want to provide a safety net.” In 2006, UNT was one of two * Students - Student Counseling Center (940-565-2741) Texas universities to receive * Faculty and staff - Employee Assistance Program (800a three-year federal grant to 343-3822). develop suicide prevention programs. The $450,000 grant Anyone in crisis can also cal the National Suicide Hotline, has been used by the Counseling toll-free 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 1-800-784-2433. Center to implement and maintain training programs to educate students and faculty in suicide prevention. Read the editorial about this story “The programs are designed Page 7 to assist individuals in seeking help navigating stress before Staff Writer

BY MELISSA BOUGHTON Staff Writer

Air Check Texas: Drive a Clean Machine is a Texas program that offers replacement assistance to eligible car buyers. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality provides this program to Texas counties with high ground-level ozone to help maintain a cleaner environment. Ground-level ozone is caused by motor vehicle exhaust, industrial emissions and gasoline vapors emit chemical gases. The program provides eligible car owners with a voucher of up to $3,500 to purchase a newer, more fuel-efficient car. Unlike the popular Cash for Clunkers program, not everyone is eligible for the voucher. “It’s up to the state, you just have to fill out their application and go by their rules — we just accept the vouchers,” Robin Lindley, payroll and human resources employee at Utter Bill Ford in Denton, said. Eligibility requirements state that the vehicle must have failed an emissions test within 30 days of the application or be at least 10 years old. The vehicle must be registered in a participating county for at least 12 consecutive months and driven under its own power to the automobile dealership. The vehicle also has to have passed a DPS motor-vehicle safety inspection if it is more than 24 years old and an emissions inspection if it is less than 25

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The Kia Huffines dealership in Denton has many clunkers leftover from the popular government program. They only receive four to five vouchers a month for the Drive a Clean Machine program. years old. The inspections must take place within 15 months of the application date. Many counties in the DallasFort Worth area are participating. Another factor that determines eligibility for the program is a person’s annual net income. Requirements vary depending on the size of the household. The maximum net income of a one-person household to still be eligible is $32,490. Lindley said she believes this would be a benefit to students if they met all of the other requirements. “I don’t see why they wouldn’t use it, personally,” she said. The voucher program does allow car buyers to buy used vehicles. Purchasers can buy as far back as 2007 for cars, 2008 for trucks and 2009 for hybrid vehicles. For a new hybrid car, purchasers will receive a $3,500

voucher, and for all other new and used cars and trucks the voucher is for $3,000. “I really wanted to use Cash for Clunkers, but ran out of time,” Joseph Thornton, a radio, television and film sophomore said. “I definitely plan on taking advantage of this program.” The program is also offering a repair voucher worth $600 for applicants who do not wish to replace their vehicle. Applicants who need repair assistance must meet the same requirements. The Kia Huffines dealership in Denton has received between four and five vouchers a month since the clunkers program, general sales manager Phillip Vivar said. The voucher system makes it easier on dealerships because there is less paperwork and the money from the incentive is guaranteed.

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UNT partners with community college BY CAROLYN BROWN Senior Staff Writer

In a bad economy, a cheaper education and less debt can outweigh a student’s desire to spend all his or her college years at a university. A decade-old partnership bet ween UN T a nd Col l i n County Community College makes it easy for students to transfer credits and complete a fou r-yea r deg ree w h i le saving money. Kelsey K r u z ich, a jou rna lism junior, t ra nsferred from Collin College to UNT in fall 2008. A lt hough she wa nted to

earn a degree from a fouryear university, she decided to attend Collin College to save money and stay near her home in Allen. She spent a yea r a nd a su m mer at severa l Col l i n C ol le ge’s c a mpu s e s, a nd transferred 33 credit hours. “It’s neat to be on campus ever y day instead of commuting every day like at Collin,” Kruzich said. Kruzich decided to transfer to UNT for its photojou rnalism program and because her family and friends were familiar with it, she said. Overa l l, t he t ra nsfer

process was easy, and Kruzich said she felt well prepared for UNT’s coursework. T he p a r t ne r s h ip, a l s o known as the Eagle Bound Prog ra m, a l lows Col l i n College a nd UNT to share st udent records to determ i ne t r a n sfer el ig ibi l it y before st udent s complete the Texas Common Transfer Application. Collin College a nd UNT have a close partnership, said Myra Hafer, associate director of admissions and UNT representative to Collin College. UNT hosts “eagle landings,” information fa irs to teach

Collin College students about the university and transfer options. Si nc e Au g u st of 20 0 0, U N T a nd C ol l i n C ou nt y Community College District have had a pre-admission partnership agreement that lets students do their first two years of course work at Collin, according to Collin Community College District’s Web site. UNT was the first universit y to sig n a pa r t nership agreement with Collin College about a decade ago, said Troy Johnson associate vice president of enrollment manage-

ment. Collin College is now one of the top five feeder community colleges for UNT, he said. “UNT has developed the i nter na l s y stem s such a s tra nsfer credit abilit y a nd scholarships that have made it a top choice for transfer students,” Johnson said. UNT will also participate in Collin County’s new Collin Higher Education Center in McKinney, which will open in spring 2010, according to Collin’s Web site. T h e Mu l t i I n s t i t u t i on Teach i ng Center pa r t ners with universities to offer their

courses in towns without the university campuses, Johnson said. T h e c e nt e r w i l l of f e r students in Collin Count y an opportunity to get universit y credit w it hout hav ing to move to main campuses, Hafer said. “We offer quality education and we bring it to them instead of t hem hav ing to come to us,” Hafer said. The center will offer junior, senior a nd some g raduate le v el c ou r s e s for C ol l i n Transfer students. For more information, visit http://w w w.ccccd.edu.

Profs blame technology for classroom conduct CHIC AGO (MCT) – Lee Shumow doesn’t want to text her students, or be their friend on Facebook, but to their chagrin prefers an old-fashioned way to communicate: e-mail. The educational psychology professor at Northern Illinois University appreciates when students take the time to reply. It’s an extra treat when they don’t begin their message with, “Hey, Lee.” She a nd ma ny of her colleagues believe such informality has seeped into the college classroom environment, citing student behavior that’s best described as rude or oblivious. As students begin a new semester this month, instructors bracing for yet another onslaught blame technology for creating a

disengaged generation whose attention is constantly diverted by laptops, phones and iPods. Others point to the unruly classroom as a ref lection of an increasingly ill-mannered society. Nearly 70 percent of Americans polled in 2005 said they believe people are more rude than they were 20 to 30 years ago. “I literally cannot imagine having addressed any teacher I had in my career as ‘Hey’ and then their first name,’” Shumow said, who has a doctoral degree and has taught 15 years at NIU. “I love them. I won an award for undergraduate teaching in 2005. But man, the world has really changed from when I was a student.” To their credit, most students

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are respectful and more inquisitive than ever, faculty members said. Yet professors also find they must devote space in the syllabus to ask students to refrain from surfing the Web, texting or answering cell phones during a lecture. Some have to remind students that, when making a presentation, they should remove the backward baseball cap and save the bare midriff for a beach party. Others complain that students randomly leave and enter the classroom during class. For their part, students are irked by others who slurp and chew food, doze off or dominate discussion. Some blame high schools for lowering the bar on classroom conduct, while others say the problems begin at home, when families fail to instill in children basic skills such as how to say “please” or “thank you.” In some cases, parents are more obnoxious than their offspring. One professor reported hearing from an irate father whose child had failed a class. The father insisted he had paid enough tuition for “at least a D.” Yet experts believe there is more to collegiate rudeness than perhaps a feeling of entitlement. The attitude often is: “I don’t need you, I have the Net,” said P.M. Forni, director of the Civility Initiative at Johns Hopkins

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Lee Shumow, College of Education professor, (standing) has a discussion with students at Northern Illinois University, Aug. 27, 2009 in DeKalb, Ill. Shumow said she has noticed poor classroom etiquette with some students. University and a professor of Italian literature. “These are students for whom the computers are the training wheels of their knowledge since early childhood. Many of them will think nothing of starting to text as you convey a commentary on Dante’s ‘Divine Comedy.’” Although the decline in classroom manners has not been documented in evidence-backed research, Forni said, the “anecdotal evidence is so massive it becomes rather reliable.” There is a sense, he said,

that the relationship between student and teacher is now likened to one between a client and service provider. “The prestige of the teacher and the professors as providers of knowledge and wisdom has decreased as the importance of the information technology has increased,” he said. Professors should set a tone of relaxed formality and define boundaries from day one, Forni said. For instance, he begins his classes by explaining that he grew up in Italy during a

different generation, where wearing caps in a classroom was considered rude. He considers it a distraction. “I say, ‘Listen, I cannot enforce this. I am just asking you as a favor not to wear a cap in class for this reason,’” Forni said. “Nobody from that moment on wears his cap in class.” Students usually respond well, teachers say, when they understand what is expected of them and what they can expect from the professor – including respect, Forni said.

Doctors lobby against alcohol ads LONDON (A P) — British doc tor s c a l led for a ba n on a lcohol advertisements Tuesday, say ing t he move was necessary to challenge Britain’s dangerous drinking culture. T he Br it ish Med ica l A s s oc i at ion a r g ue d i n a report that a rapid increase in alcohol consumption among young Britons in recent years

was being underpinned by “clever alcohol advertising” a nd t hat a prohibit ion on alcohol-related publicity was needed to help turn the situation around. “O u r s oc iet y i s aw a s h with pro-alcohol messaging a nd ma rket i ng,” V iv ien ne Nathanson, the association’s head of science and ethics, said in a statement. “We need

to look beyond young people and at society as a whole.” T he a ssociat ion, w h ich represents more than t wothirds of Britain’s practicing d o c t or s , h a s r e p e a t e d l y warned of the dangers of the country’s increasingly deadly drinking habit. In a widely publicized report last year, the association said Britain was among the hardest-drinking countries in Europe and noted its alcohol-related death rate had nearly doubled between 1991 and 2005 — from 6.9 to 12.9 per 100,000 people. A lt houg h t he g roup has lobbied for higher taxes and stricter regulation in the past, its new report called for a total ban on all alcohol advertisements. The report said Britain’s alcohol industry spends 800 million pounds, $1.32 billion, annually promoting drinking, w ield i ng it s “pr o d ig iou s marketing skills and massive budgets to promote positive images about alcohol.” The report called for the drinks industry to be banned

f rom sponsor i ng spor t i ng events li ke t he FA Cup — currently backed by Danish brewer Carlsberg — or the Grand National race — whose title sponsor is John Smith’s Ale. It also said alcohol ads should be wiped from newspapers and billboards and kicked off radio and television. British brewers acknowledged t hat t he cou nt r y ’s drinking culture could use changing, but said bans and h ig her t a xes weren’t t he answer. “We believe culture change is more likely to be achieved t h roug h long-ter m education and tough enforcement,” said Jeremy Beadles, the chief executive of t he Wine and Spirit Trade Association. Britain’s government would not be drawn on the idea of an ad ban. The Department of Health said in a statement “it’s not always right to legislate,” while the Advertising Standards Authority said its codes were already “among the strictest in the world.”

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UNT offers uncommon graduate program BY MORGAN WALKER Staff Writer Over t he yea rs, t he U.S. has become more aware of the signs, treatments and types of the disorder known as autism. Autism spectrum disorder is a developmental disability that can cause significant social, communication and behavioral challenges, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The UNT College of Education of fers g raduate prog ra ms t hat specialize in autism intervention and research. UNT’s programs feature training experiences in autism designed for teachers, parents and other professionals who wish to pursue graduate level training to address the educational and behavioral needs of children and adolescents with autism, according to the Autism Intervention and Research brochure. In 2004, Kevin Callahan, an associate professor of the department of educational psycholog y, received a grant and started the master’s program in autism inter vention, Debbie Farr, program coordinator said. “There are two master’s programs which have the same name, but only one of them is funded through

Project DART,” Farr said. Smita Mehta, project coordinator and associate professor of special education, created Project DART. Smita received a grant last year that allowed the College of Education to fund students in rural school districts across the state of Texas, Farr said. Mehta sa id she loves t he use of instructiona l technolog y and believed this would be a successful program, which excited her about the grant. Ultimately, a ll of t he courses will end up online, but right now the online courses are reserved for Project DART students. “In the DART Program, our goal is to analyze the empirical effectiveness of strategies before using them w ith students w ith ASD,” Mehta said. U N T a lso of fers a Graduate Academic Certificate for graduate credit in Autism Intervention. The certif icate consists of si x courses and is also offered through Project DART. “Some people may say ‘Well I don’t really need my master’s, but I do need a little more information in this area,’” Farr said, “Many will start on their GAC and decide to go on and get their master’s.”

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UNT offers the certificate because many teachers who have students with autism might be general or specia l educat ion teachers, or administrators, most of whom have their master’s already, but can have in-depth training in autism and a better understanding, Farr said. Farr also said if a student has

already taken a few courses in the certification program, and he or she decides to go on and get a master’s, those courses are accounted for in the master’s program. Most students are already in the educational system somehow, but some work with families directly and feel they need the informa-

tion from the certification courses, Farr said. In addition, school principals, special education directors and child care providers are seeing an increase in students with autism, Farr said. “We a lso have st udents w it h children of their own, who may be dea ling w ith autism,” Farr said. “Sometimes they take the coursework just to know how to work with their own children.” Mehta said one child who stuck out to her was a 9-year-old girl she worked with one-on-one. The girl had severe intellectual disability but did have some verbal language, Mehta said. “If people d id n’t k now, t hey would not be able to say that she had autism—she looked so normal,” Mehta said. By the time Mehta left town after working with the girl for four years, many of her severe problem behaviors had decreased. Her care providers could manage her better than ever before and Mehta was the only person with whom the girl’s parents would leave her when they were out of town, Mehta said. Farr said with symptoms of autism becom i ng ea sier to recog n i ze, parents have a much better grasp of the challenges they will face.

Student’s education comes from biracial experience B Y C LAIRE WEBER Intern W hen mu sic educ at ion senior Brandon Nase smiles, his eyes grin also, revealing his gent le disposit ion. He possesses a stunning voice and passion for music. Less evident, however, is Nase’s biracial heritage and the challenges he has faced. Brandon, whose mother is white and father is AfricanA mer ica n, g rew up in Amarillo. “I’ve never met my dad, because he left before I was born,” Nase said. “He found out my mom was pregnant and he told her she needed to get an abortion.” His mother lived in Houston w it h her fat her a nd stepmother at the time when she was pressed to get an abortion by Nase’s father as well as her own. She moved to Amarillo to be with her mother. W hen Na se w a s a fe w months old, his mom married his stepfather Tony, who is also African-American. “Things growing up were rough,” says Nase, “My mom and stepdad had a lot of problems and there was a lot of emotiona l and verba l, and sometimes physica l abuse, and so therefore my stepdad and I didn’t really have a relationship. I didn’t like him because he was mean to my mom.” During his childhood, Nase often felt discrimination. “When I was little and my mom went to the g ym, she would take us to the nursery a nd t here were nu merous occasions when she ca me back to get us and the other kids would say, ‘You can’t go w it h her! She’s white and

freshman year of college. A girl asked Nase to attend her sorority’s date party with her. A few days before the event, however, she ca l led and claimed one of her good friends had come to town and she felt obligated to attend with him. Later, Nase found out the girl’s father told her that were she to attend the date party

with Brandon, he would stop paying for her education. “It has nothing to do with me being biracial,” he said, “It all comes down to the color of my skin.” Nase said, however, he is proud of the heritage he represents. “This is just who I am and I’m proud of that,” he said. “Plus, I have great hair.”

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Brandon Nase, a music education senior, is the chair of the director of campus involvement. you’re black!’” he said. Nase was also marginalized at the local swimming pool. “One time I was at a swimming pool and I was holding on to the ladder and one of the guys in the pool told me to move and get out of the way and said, ‘Ugh. You people.’ I was like ‘What do you mean, you people?’” he said. George Yancey of the sociolog y facult y sa id biracia l people may feel discrimination from both races. “Biracial individuals face pressure from both of their parent’s racia l groups,” he sa id. “T hey of ten have to prove t hei r loya lt y to t he minorit y g roup while st i ll facing discrimination from the majority group.” W hen asked whet her he relates to one g roup more than the other, Brandon said,

“I grew up w ith my mom’s family and they’re all white so that culture is more familiar to me than the typical African American culture.” Brandon’s girlfriend, music education sophomore Lauren Weldin, snickered and said, “W hen we’re d r iv i ng a nd he gets really bad road rage and that’s when his ‘black’ comes out. We’ll be driving and someone will cut him off and he’ll be like ‘Oh no they didn’t!’” Weld i n, w ho i s w h ite, assumed Nase was AfricanAmerican when she first met him, and did not learn he was biracial until the two talked in an online chat. “He sent me a picture of h is fa m i ly,” Weld i n sa id, “and I was like, ‘Your mom’s white!” Both Nase and Weldin agree

his white upbringing gives them some common ground in the relationship. “All of my friends assume she’s white before I even tell them, because that’s how I come off to them, as a white person,” Nase said. Nase, director of campus involvement for the Student Goverment Assocation, t he st udent-led gover n ment a l body of UNT, said discriminat ion cont inued into his

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Owner fries fish, chips in converted bus BY K ATIE GRIVNA Senior Staff Writer

There’s something fishy going on at the corner of Fry and Hickory streets. Dave Wilson, owner of the Angry Friar restaurant, parks his green double-decker bus in front of the CopyPro Copy Center and starts frying up fish and potatoes. “There is no other bus like this one,” he said. Wilson said he has been working toward his dream of owning his own business for the past 10 years, and he finally got his chance three weeks ago when he officially started serving customers. As the “typically English” business becomes more successful selling fish and chips, the menu will grow, he said, and will eventually sell hot tea. “We want to be known for fish and chips,” he said. Wilson said he has many goals for the business, especially showing people how important small and environ-

MENU Fish – $3 Fish cakes – $2 Chips – $1.75 Canned soft drinks – $1

mentally green businesses are to Denton. The waste oil from the fryers is turned into biodiesel, and the generator which powers the fryers runs on diesel, he said, to be environmentally “green,” he said. No plastic is used, he said. Even carry-out bags will be paper. Food is served in newspapers and recycle bins are available. Wilson said he has the fish and chips market, as the Long John Silver’s on University Drive went out of business. Businesses offering products for under $5 are thriving even though people don’t have as much money to spend, he said. “The economy has made it the right time for me to start this business,” he said. “All that’s done to me is make me more determined.” On the side of the bus, two slots allow patrons to donate their change to two charities, one to a local animal shelter, and another to families of fallen firefighters and police officers. At the beginning of every month, he will write a check to the charities and post a copy of the checks on the window so patrons can see where their donations go. Wilson said the individuality of his business makes it one of a kind. “I get a kick out of being different,” he said. So far, the Angry Friar has

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Owner Dave Wilson fries up fish out of his double-decker bus. The Angry Friar restaurant, which serves English-style fish and chips, has been set up on the corner of Fry and Hickory streets for four weeks. sold out every night. “The word is out in Denton,” Wilson said. “We’re feeding the people that work in other restaurants.” So far, the hardest part has been learning to deal with the public and making sure his own standards are met. Wilson estimated he has invested between $50,000 and $75,000 in the business.

“I put my heart and soul into this, which I wouldn’t do working for somebody else,” he said. Tim Raiet, owner of the Pita Pit, located at 105 ½ Ave. A, said he has seen people buy from the fish and chips restaurant, which has taken away some of his business, but for the most part business is the same as last year. “Competition is a lways welcome,” Raiet said.

Trent Jacoba, an international studies senior, said he likes to eat fish and chips and has seen the bus. While he didn’t know of any place that sold fish and chips before, Jacoba said he would be willing to go to the Angry Friar. “I’d like to go there now,” he

said. Wilson parks the Angry Friar on the corner of Fry and Hickory Streets in front of the CopyPro Copy Center, with the owner’s consent, on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. and Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 7:30 p.m. to midnight.

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Old textbooks find new home BY STEPHANIE DANIELS

Staff Writer Buying books can really turn a student’s day around. Trying to sell those books back only to find out you can’t because a new edition will be available next semester is heartbreaking. A new program, however, offers to put those outdated books to good use. The Rotary Books for the World Africa Initiative is a new program geared to help students at UNT and Africa. Lauren Helixon, a philosophy graduate student and project analyst at the UNT Office of Sustainability, spent the summer working on an environmental impact assessment to find out how much the environment is impacted when books are destroyed rather than sent to other parts of the world. “We actually found that it was more environmentally sustainable to send the books to Africa rather than sending them to landfills or inciner-

ating them,” she said. Heli xon sa id instead of wasting space in landfills or sending fossil fuels into the air by burning the books, Rotary shrink wraps unwanted books and ships them to classrooms that may be lacking the resources needed to read. A coordinatory then distributes the books to the proper schools. Helixon is working with Rotary Books for the World, a club dedicated to sharing literacy by sending books to the southern parts of Africa. Since 2001, the Books for the World project, sponsored by Rotary, has already distributed

6 million books to southern and eastern parts of Africa from UNT. “I wa nt to help Rota r y exceed more than before and get all the books they want,” Helixon said. “I want to help prevent the books from being incinerated.” Incineration doesn’t only destroy textbooks but also releases fossil fuels into the atmosphere. In Helixon’s assessment, she finds that if 5 million textbooks were to be disposed in landfills, 19,400 tons of carbon dioxide would be released into the air annually. Heli xon is still work ing

on integrating this program into the UNT community, but first she will have to finish another assessment focused on the social implications this program may have on faculty and students. In an effort to help the Africa Initiative, the North Texas Energy and Environment Club will be promoting the program when it becomes official. “I t hink t his is a great prog ra m,” sa id Ca meron Tharp, an international studies sophomore and president of the club. “Not only environmentally, but the program also helps improve literacy rates and helps economically.” School systems won’t have to pay for destruction costs, children won’t have to be without a book, and teachers w ill have a textbook from which to teach. T h a r p s a id w hen t he program does become effective on campus, the club will help spread the message not only by telling students but also speaking publicly at UNT and other north Texas schools about the issue and what can be done to help. Texas schools shred a book when it is out of “adoption” for three to seven years, according to the Rotary Web site. The Rotary Club can obtain the books without charge, rather than making schools pay for storage, transportation and destruction costs. When the books arrive in Africa, Rotary’s mission is to supply a complete book to every child. The project is still under construction for t he UNT community, but Helixon said students, faculty and staff can expect a different way of getting rid of old textbooks soon. “I hope this spreads awareness to the community and school community to be environmenta l ly a nd socia l ly responsible,” Helixon said. For more information, visit www.rotarybooksfortheworld. org.

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Sports

Justin Umberson

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‘Bruise brothers’ lead Mean Green team Named UNT Athletes of the Week

change. has waited for them “We brought a new to become the vocal attitude with us this leaders on the team, season,” Nwigwe, a and feels the team gets sociology senior, said. its new winning atti“We have been in this tude from the experiBY ERIC JOHNSON program for a long enced linebackers. Senior Staff Writer time and we are tired “It is really imporof losing. Everyone tant when your two Football team head coach Todd is committed to Dodge inherited linebackers Tobe best players do things Craig Robertson winning.” Nwigwe and Craig Robertson the right way,” Dodge Robertson was named the from the previous coaching staff said. “It gives our team confiand has been able to build his dence, and the defense feeds off Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week after a career defense around the bruising of what Tobe and Craig do.” The two combined have nine high 12-tackle performance. duo. Last season they combined for years of experience within the Robertson also recovered a over 200 tackles, five intercep- program but have only been a key fumble that was forced tions and one game-winning play, part of nine victories, including by Nwigwe late in the fourth a 97-yard interception return for Thursday’s season opener, and quarter, which sealed the Mean a touchdown by Nwigwe. Dodge knew it was time to make a Green victory.

are definitely up and “I am happy with coming, and I plan on the way the whole taking us big one day defense played,” soon.” Rober t son, t he After the win on marketing junior Thursday, Nwigwe said said. “I feel like our this was the beginwhole team should ning of the shock the have been named nation tour, and the player of the week.” team is after respect When Nwigwe is Tobe Nwigwe this season. not on the football He has high expectations for field, he is busy with his clothing company, Fresh 2 Death, with his this group of players. “I expect an undefeated cousin Jae Dash. The two make season, and I cannot envision urban style T-shirts. He sees that company being it going any other way,” Nwigwe his future when his football days said. “Everyone in the nation has looked down on us and treated are over. “We are no Ed Hardy or us like we were not a Division 1 anything,” Nwigwe said. “We team. We have a lot of talent on

this team and everyone is going to see it all season long.” Both players are passionate about the game and put the time and effort in on the practice field and the other players look up to them for it, Dodge said. Ball State University was just step one for the Mean Green defense, and there is a long season ahead, but Robertson feels they can lead this team to a successful season. “Our linebacking corps has star quality,” Robertson said. “We do our best to lead by example because we are the most experienced. We are going to improve every week and go out and win football games.”

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The question lies in t he defense, where the trades of Richard Seymour and retireBY SEAN GORMAN ments of Tedy Bruschi and Senior Staff Writer Rodney Harrison could leave T h e s e c o n d w e e k o f gaping holes. Three things are sure to September is typically the most difficult stretch for the sports happen out of New England: Belichick will never disclose world. After watching Brett Favre an injury, the offense will be of and Mike Vick consume 90 top-3 quality and the team will percent of SportsCenter, with contend for the Superbowl. the same stor y about them Pittsburgh Steelers: playing 16 times, and enjoying an exciting first weekend of T h e y ’r e o n e B i g B e n college footba ll, one t hing holds to be true: NFL Nation is Roethlisberger Achilles injury more ready than ever to enjoy away f rom being in some what looks to be a promising trouble, but if he stays healthy there’s no reason to think this year of football. There are many storylines team will not make a run for its PHOTO BY JEFF SINER/CHARLOTTE OBSERVER/MCT coming in, but the one ques- second straight Superbowl. James Harrison is an elite Carolina Panthers wide receiver Dwayne Jarrett (80) picks up extra yardage as Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Keenan Lewis (20) pushes him out of bounds during tion that the experts always face is wh ich tea ms w i l l linebacker coming off a well- first quarter action at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Thursday. thrive and whose plans will earned Defense Player of the Year Award who puts enough that made the playoffs last year be thwarted. This proves to be a difficult pressure on the quarterback to than I believe that the Saints can actually play defense. question, as Sports Illustrated’s change offensive schemes. On ly posit ive repor t s The scary thing is that with Peter K i ng pred ic ted t he Dolphins to win the Superbowl fellow backers Lamar Woodley, surround the progress of Matt preceding a 6-10 season, but I Lawrence Timmons and Larry Ryan, who will defy the term will do my best to predict the Foote on the team, one could “Sophomore Slump” on every argue that Harrison isn’t even level. winners for 2009. Ryan has too many weapons the team’s best linebacker. A weak schedule only helps a in Roddy White, Tony Gonzalez New England Patriots: team that hasn’t lost any talent and Michael Turner to have any severe drop-off and I expect Nobody likes to hear it, but since 2008’s Superbowl run. him to get better. the bottom line is that as long Like the Patriots, the defense Atlanta Falcons: as quarterback Tom Brady and has questions and is young, head coach Bill Belichick are Many analysts allude to the but they’re playing a schedule together this team is, at the very least, a threat to win its New Orleans Saints winning that is just as difficult as New the NFC South, which could Orleans’ so the division is not division. The receivers are report- certainly happen if newly hired out of the question. I see a situation similar to edly on a higher level of under- defensive coordinator Greg sta nding t he of fense a f ter Williams can make the defense that of the Colts a couple years ago, where Peyton Manning a not her yea r a nd a n 11-5 better. However, at this point I’m had to carr y a team with a season without Giselle’s hubby, which goes to show that this far more confident in the team weak defense to the playoffs. team has the coaching and talent to do great things in To see more of this column, visit ntdaily.com 2009.

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Preventing a silent killer always better to seek out help from those around you. Suicide does not only effect the person who commits it, it also effects their family, friends, peers and colleagues, all of whom have to live with the aftermath of one person’s choice. Of course, it is understandably hard for someone in the depths of depression to find the strength to seek help. As such, it is everyone’s responsibility to be wary of the signs of depression, such as changes in personality, behavior, sleep patterns and eating habits. Other signs include diminished sexual interest, fear of losing control, low self-esteem and a feeling of hopelessness. A little compassion can go a long way in helping someone who is depressed. Simply showing concern can make a huge difference in someone’s life and actually mean the difference between life and death. The UNT Counseling and Testing Center offers frequent suicide prevention training that is free of charge and open to the entire UNT community. The editorial staff urges student to take advantage of this resource, either as a way to get help or to learn how to better help a friend in need. If you or someone you know are considering suicide, or appear to show some of the above signs, please seek out help before it is too late.

Editorial Suicide is the second leading cause of death among college students. While it is undoubtedly easier to ignore this statistic, this is a growing problem that is plaguing the country. Over the past 50 years, the suicide rate among 15-24 year olds has risen by 200 percent, according to the American Association of Suicidology. In plain terms, looking the other way has only made things worse over time. In a time when resources like the Internet have made it easier to stay connected, it is alarming that a growing number of people are still left feeling isolated and depressed to the point of taking their own lives. This begs the question as to whether this generation’s online community really is more connected, or whether emoticons, tweets and pokes have replaced legitimate interaction. After all, having a thousand friends on your friend list amounts to nothing if you still feel alone, and having an excess of tweets means nothing if you have no one to confide in. It is all too easy to get caught up in the stress and drama of college. The important thing to remember is that even if things seem bleak, they can always get better. Rather than making a drastic decision, it is

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Alan Dowden

international studies sophomore

The aftermath of a divorce My dad called me yesterday and asked me the name of a love song that he likes. I spent the next half-hour trying to figure out how on earth it applied to my mother. Then it hit me: it didn’t. A love song reminded my dad of someone who was not my mom. My parents are divorced. This is not in and of itself news to me as it happened in the early summer of 1998. The real revelation is that I realized for the first time that they are attracted to other people. Thinking of it in those terms is earth shattering. How could anyone compare to my mother? She’s smart, witty, gorgeous, and obviously great at bearing and raising children. A s for my fat her, he’s charming, handsome and cleverer than he’d ever admit. How could either of them, especially him, be attracted to anyone else?

On some level, I think I’m right. As my dad ages, his memory of her doesn’t. I think that somewhere in his mind she’s still 16, though not in a creepy, pedophilic way. I think she’s safe from all of the worry lines and gray hair, as well as the few extra pounds that creep up as middle age approaches. I don’t even think that his picture of her wears contacts, if only because when I picture them together, she’s wearing these huge, brown, coke bottle eighties glasses. Similarly, how could she not love the boy with a huge curly mass of hair that might actually be considered an afro? She loved him before the gray in his beard became the majority, and before his chest fell into his gut. But part of growing up is accepting your parents as people, real people with feelings and emotions. Part of that is understanding that

they are attracted to other real people. I feel as if I’m exiting some sort of dramatic denial. How had it never occurred to me? My mother’s been with the same person for ten years, and my father dates rather frequently. It’s almost as if now, in my 19th year, that I am finally ready to face the fact that, not only did my parents sleep with one another—gross, don’t think about it— but also that it is probably happening with different people now. This bothers me more than one would think. I’m not new to college, and have walked down the hallways of dorms. I know that sex happens, rather loudly in some dorm rooms, but I feel as if my parents should abstain. Forever. And ever. Like people of the cloth. I know that it’s not my business. I know that they love my brother and me very much, but

I also know that if I continue to think about this aspect of their lives, I may become ill, violently ill. So I guess I’ll close the door to this line of thought and never come back to it. But I do feel as if, by going there, I’m somehow changed. Perhaps it’s that, in accepting their autonomy, I’ve come into my own.

Jessika Curry is a journalism junior. She can be reached at jessika.curry@unt.edu.

U.S. democracy a fallible system W hen we ta l k about A mer ic a , w e of ten h av e a g lor i f ied i mage of t he A merican f lag w it h a lone American hero symbolizing true freedom. Indeed we do t h i n k of ou r selve s a s t he world’s best example of democracy. Nothing could be further from the truth. To tack le t his quest ion, we first have to define “true” democracy. Tracing back to the roots of democracy lays Athens’ democracy. Athens’s democracy did not involve houses of representatives, unlike our current system, and voting only took place for policies, not to elect represent at ives. A s such, “campaigns” came in the form of theatrical performances mea nt to t i lt t he public’s opinion in a certain way. Their system was called the system of ‘direct democracy,’ represented here in inverted commas because voting was

limited to only men. What we have in America today is a far cry from the true spirit of democracy. As we move towards a more centralized federal government, we are in danger of practicing aristocracy. The truth is we have been t here before : In t i mes of crisis and fear, the president heeds advice from supposedly knowledgeable individuals. Sound familiar? Try Ulysses S. Grant who ended up bei ng t he but t of ridicule for corr uption. Indeed, there is widespread fear that the current officeholders are too entrenched in saving the system when what we really need is a systemic reformation. In a free-market economy, the weak die and the stronge st su r v ive. We c a n not keep pumping money into sav i ng t he “bigger g u ns,” i.e., American International Group. We simply must let

t hem go when t hei r t i me comes. Of course, ever yone has a say i n how we shou ld approach an issue, so why should my view be superior to others? The truth is the money from the stimulus package is not coming back to the taxpayers. Money sent to revive major banks is, speculatively, used to fund executives’ bonuses and golf trips. The balance is sent to China a nd India for cheap lega l and checking services. This lessens ta xable income on their behalf and lessens the cost of operation. The result is a really healthy balance sheet at the cost of taxpayers. Add the fact that we have been using this system for ye a r s, a nd t he st i mu lu s package only serves to perpetuate the deadly cycle. Sadly, nothing will change so long as we still practice our current “representative

democracy.” This is because those in power want to stay in power. Why bother thinking about long-term systematic reforms when there are always quick fixes? W hat we need is eit her longer office terms or to start toying with the idea of direct democracy for selected policies.

Jamie Chin Han Khoo is a psychology senior. He can be reached at jch.khoo@yahoo. com.

“The guy, unless the girl complains. Or whoever did the inviting.”

Jarrod Armstrong

mechanical engineering sophomore

“I guess the guy. It’s tradition, and usually the guy wants it more.”

Ashley Sherman studio art senior

“The guy of course. I’m traditional. I feel that if it’s a guy’s decision to ask a girl out, he should pay. It’s like chivalry. ”

Kayla Kenney

interdisciplinary studies senior

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Sports

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Disc golf club begins meeting next week BY JONAH KUEHNE

a cha nce to compete i n a rounder and smaller. The number of discs used few tournaments as well as is up to the player. One could competing with the likes of A sport that rarely receives ma inst rea m recog nit ion is the University of Arkansas, play with two to 30 different Texas Tech Universit y, and discs for specific situations. getting a club at UNT. A not her t hing about t he Disc golf, which has been Texas A&M University. There growing in popularity in recent is even a chance to compete in ga me i s t hat t here i s no complex technique involved. years, involves throwing flying the national tournament. Philip Powers, a business It’s for all ages and for any discs into chain baskets on courses often created in city sophomore a nd long-t i me type of athletic background. Ga r ret t Fra n k, a sen ior player, likes the sport because parks. T here a re no qua l i f y i ng of not only the fun and compe- in mecha nica l a nd energ y tournaments, so a player of tition, but it’s a great way to engineering technology, has a ny sk i l l is welcome, sa id get to know the community played for about t wo years current president of the club and locals. Not having to pay and is interested in joining and journalism junior, Conrad a lot of money to play doesn’t the club. He said it’s a great way to fuel your competitive hurt either. Meyer. “It’s nice to find a hobby spirit and relax. Fliers promoting the club “I was looking for an excuse can be found in dorms, around that’s not overly priced. It’s campus or at local parks with affordable and fun,” Powers to get outside and spend my sa id. “T hat rea l ly doesn’t days on t he weekends a nd disc golf fields. “It’s the first year for the even have to weigh in when everything,” Frank said. “It’s program and we’re trying to it comes to playing. I’m excited cheap a nd t he courses a re get this thing off the ground about being a part of a club; almost always free. It’s nice to a nd get it sta r ted,” Meyer it’s something that you can get out with people who really practice and care about the said. “The inexpensiveness really put your name to.” The discs used for the game game and just to be out there of it would easily be the best part about it. You ca n just a ren’t l i ke gener ic, f l i msy with the competition.” Meyer can be reached at come out here a nd t here f lying discs. They are smaller and have (817) 528-4603 for any quesaren’t any fees to play. There is even a Professiona l Disc a harder exterior for distance tions about involvement or students can attend the inforGolf Association and there are and control. Some discs, called drivers mational meeting at 7 p.m. on guys from all over the world PHOTO BY JAYDA QUINCEY / PHOTOGRAPHER or putters, are sharper and Sept. 14 at the Pohl Recreation that play.” DATE: 9/9/09 WK: 2 SIZE: 65 MKTS: Conrad Meyer, a photojournalism senior, throws a flying disc on the 15th hole at a disc golf course in Denton. Meyer a lso sa id t here is he av ier w h i le ot her s a re Center 205. Contributing Writer

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