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Money allows for research mentoring BY CHRIS SPEIGHT Senior Staff Writer
Six undergraduate students from five different departments will have the opportunity to pursue individual research projects and get paid $10 an hour. Out of more than 50 departments at UNT, five will receive a grant for $8,000 each. The money will fund undergraduate research programs in which students will have the opportunity to work one-onone with faculty. UNT’s provost office allocated $40,000 for the program, said Celia Williamson, deputy provost and dean of undergraduate studies. “Most of the money is set aside to pay students,” said Gloria Cox, dean of the honors college. “Our students often have to have part-time jobs and we like the idea of their engaging in research and getting paid for it.” Cox said program supervisors think paid research opportunities are more enriching than working for local companies and restaurants. The actual research will concentrate on topics of interest to the respective departments, Williamson said. Students will work side-byside with faculty members w h i le conduct i ng t hei r research, Cox said. “This will be one-on-one mentoring, but it will be in a department where you have some kind of momentum… we don’t want people working
in isolation,” she said. “We want that camaraderie that community develops when people from a department are working together.” This is the second year this program has been offered at UNT, Wiliamson said. Last year, the provost’s office allocated $20,000 that was split between two departments, foreign language and English. No departments have been selected for the grant yet and won’t be until Sept. 28, Cox said. They will receive their money within a week, she said. “In the ‘request for proposal,’ we will favor departments that don’t have as many opportunities to get funding from outside sources,” Cox said. Of the five departments selected, each will be asked to identify six faculty members and six students from each so that the new undergraduate research programs can begin, Cox said. Williamson said the faculty members who will be working with the students are already engaged in research of their own. In addition to working sideby-side with experienced faculty on research projects and getting paid for it, the undergraduates selected will go on trips to better their research, Williamson said.
See PROGRAM on Page 2
PHOTO BY DREW GAINES / PHOTOGRAPHER
Participants of Denton’s Tuesday night community bike ride wait to crank their way around the 8-mile loop covering the west side of town.
Cyclists ride Denton weekly BY JORDAN FOSTER Staff Writer
Red flashing lights float above the asphalt as the creaking of foot pedals and rusty chains pierce the silence. Every Tuesday night, a swarm of bicyclists take to the streets of Denton, riding with sporadic shouts and buzzing tires. The group meets at 9:30 p.m. outside the Language building. Carson Coldiron, a business sophomore said that the group gives riders the opportunity to enjoy the camaraderie and strength in numbers.
The night ride’s popularity has increased throughout the years. Regulars said they have seen as many as 120 bikes at one time. The formation at times resembles a Tour de France style, mixed with the freedom of riding on sidewalks. Coldiron said that every rider carries a “just ride” attitude. “I really enjoy the ride, it’s a good, positive way to have fun and meet new people,” Coldiron said. “I don’t remember exactly how I found out about the ride, I think it was from my buddy who
had a friend who was involved.” Many in the group have been riding together since they were freshmen at UNT and some continue to ride even after graduation. Andy Wherry, UNT alumnus, said the night ride is a tradition in which he likes to take part. “I was drawn to it just like everyone is drawn to the bike and a mob mentality of let’s just all get together and do it,” Wherry said. “I kind of ran into it when I was riding through town and saw this huge swarm of bicyclists. I had a good time.”
The routes vary from week to week. Some nights, the route has taken the group as far as from the Language building to the Denton Airport on Airport Road. The bikes on the excursion come in all sorts — everything from track bikes, race bikes, cruisers and custom bikes. Each bike dons its own colors, design and age. “Some bikes are put together like Frankenstein,” Wherry said. “You’ll see everything from race bikes to double-deckers.”
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SGA starts new school year BY CAROLYN BROWN Senior Staff Writer
PHOTO BY CRISTY ANGULO/ PHOTOGRAPHER
(From left to right) Senior Tyler Bailey, junior Esteban Santiago, junior Victor Gill, sophomore J.J. Johnson and junior Kelvin Drake are the returning five starting linemen for the 2009 football season.
Football team uses experienced offensive linemen as foundation BY ERIC JOHNSON Senior Staff Writer
One hundred eight: That is the number of combined starts by the offensive line for the Mean Green football team. UNT returns all five starting lineman from last season, which is rare for a college football team. New qua r terback R i ley Dodge said the continuit y bet ween t he linemen w ill help smooth his transition. Dodge made his first college start Sept. 3. “Our offensive line was unbelievable against Ball State,” Riley Dodge, the undeclared redshirt freshman, said. “They really give us confidence going forward that we will be able to run the ball, and it makes
it easier for me knowing that I will have time to throw.” The unit did not allow a sack on Dodge and helped the Mean Green gain more than 500 yards of total offense, 296 of which came on the ground. The anchor of this group is right tackle Esteban Santiago, who has started every game since taking the redshirt and now has 25 career starts. T he 6 -f o ot-3 -i nc h, ne a r 300-pounder is looked to by his fellow linemen as their leader. “Esteban is the most experienced,” Victor Gill, a kinesiology junior, said. “He is a key part of our line and has a great shot at all-conference this season.” Santiago, a sports manage-
ment redshirt junior, would enjoy being all-conference, but just wants to do his part to help his team win. “Our job is to make Riley comfortable and give him time to throw,” Santiago said. “I would love to be all-conference, but I want to win football games first.” Gill, with 13 career starts of his own, bookends the line with Santiago starting at left tackle for the Mean Green. He was originally recruited as a tight end and has made a seamless transition to the line. Gill said he feels the offensive line is an integral part of the success of this team and that it is a versatile group.
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The UNT student senate kicked off the fall semester Wednesday night by electing its new leaders and passing two bills. The senate elected College of Arts and Sciences senator Drew Robertson as speaker, College of Arts and Sciences senator Jessika Curry as speaker pro-tem and Kevin Sanders as sergeant-at-arms. The Student Government Association is a group of individuals elected by students to provide connections between students and administrators. The senate passed two bills. One approved a budget of $152,671.74 for the 2010 fiscal year. The other, introduced by CAS senator Joel Arredondo, allows runner-up candidates from student senate elections to take the place of elected senators who vacate their seats before the first full senate meeting of either long semester. The bill allows the runnersup to fill the vacancies as fullterm senators rather than being appointed by the SGA president, which would require them to run a second time in the next semester. Several senate seats are vacant, and the bill will help to quickly fill them, Arredondo said. “Essentially, this bill fixes a lot of loose ends that need to be fixed,” he said. Bonita Jacobs, vice president of student development, briefly spoke about this year’s project to change the University Union. She formed a master
PHOTO BY EVAN CLINTON / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER
SGA senator Joel Arredondo begins the first session of the year Wednesday. planning committee to assess the building’s problems, and said she is trying to get more student feedback on ways to improve it. “You’ve got to have the students driving the process,” Jacobs said. The planning committee is considering several options for the Union, including building a new structure or tearing down the old building, she said. Students who want to get involved with Union changes can participate through Facebook and Twitter groups, she said. SGA president Dakota Carter delivered his state of the union
address, outlining his goals for the new school year. He called for a more inclusive SGA with stronger ties to students. This year, Carter said the SGA plans to have town hall meetings for UNT students, build stronger ties with student organizations and work for more student involvement in athletic events. “We will be more pro-active this year, not expecting students to come to us, but for us to come to students,” Carter said. The student senate is open to all students and meets at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesdays in Wooten Hall 322.
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Students, faculty hold event for Sept. 11 truth seekers BY MELISSA BOUGHTON Staff Writer
The Students for a Democratic Society said it hopes to answer many questions about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks through a community forum on Friday.
Sept. 11 marks the eighth anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York. The community forum will address the question, “What have we learned since Sept.11, 2001?” The Students for a Democratic
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Society is a student group that seeks to promotes pro-peace and anti-war interests. The group’s Sept. 11 forum is not sponsored by the university. “Alternative theories have flourished over the past eight years,” Candice Bernd, co-organizer and electronic news freshman said. “The event isn’t just centered around 9/11, it’s centered on kind of the post-9/11 world that we live in.” The group will also set up tables with information about the event at noon on Friday outside Wooten Hall and in the free speech zones near the University Union.
The forum will feature three guest speakers from different backgrounds to discuss different topics within the events of Sept. 11 and the current Iraq and Afghanistan wars. “We are trying to take it from a very fine point of view like examining the events of the day and bringing it out into a bigger picture scope like trying to make sense of the event as it has affected our world today,” Bernd said. Derek Johnson, a licensed engineer and member of Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth, will discuss the technical aspects of
the buildings that fell on Sept. 11. Former United States Marine Noah McGuire will discuss the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the role of the military. Roberto Calderon of the UNT history department will be speaking at the forum about the history of the wars and imperialism in the United States. Calderon is also the faculty adviser for the student democratic organization. “I hope that this small effort will contribute towards a more enlightened dialogue for
everyone,” Calderon said. Following the guest speakers will be a 45 minute open discussion for the audience members to ask questions and express opinions. “I hope that poeple will have a more open mind about what’s happened,” Andrew Teeter, co-organizer and general studies senior, said. Students who attend the discussion can expect to hear views about Sept. 11 that have not been discussed in mainstream media, Bernd said. The forum is open to everyone at 4 p.m. in Wooten Hall 122.
POLICE BLOTTER Tuesday September 8, 2009 A 19-year-old UNT student was arrested at 12:25 a.m. on suspicion of possession and consumption by a minor and evading arrest. He was one of two who f led the scene after officers approached the group he was with. He was arrested at 900 Eagle Drive and transported to the City of Denton Jail. At 2 :13 a.m., a 33-yea rold woman was arrested on
PHOTO BY MELISSA BOUGHTON / PHOTOGRAPHER
The International Socialist Organization met Wednesday night to discuss the meaning of socialism, but not everyone got the message. Speaker and group member Matthew Camp spoke so fast that an audience member asked him to slow down. Camp held a granny smith apple for part of his speech, comparing the stages of the fruit’s growth to the history of socialism.
suspicion of drunken driving after an officer pulled her over at 110 Ave. A. She was t ra nspor ted to Denton County Jail. At 8:03 a.m., a UNT staff member repor ted a sma l l grass fire at Discovery Park at 3940 N. Elm St. An officer, the fire department and Fire Systems responded.
Monday September 7, 2009 At 2:21 a.m., a 23-yea r-
At 5:38 a.m., a 20-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication. An officer found him lying in the grass at 1100 W. Eagle Drive. He was arrested and taken to the Denton City Jail. A 20-yea r-old st udent was arrested at 4:26 p.m. on Sunday September 6, suspicion of possession by a 2009 minor and failure to identify A 22-year-old was arrested at 2:21 a.m. on suspicion of himself. He gave the arresting drunken driving at 1207 W. officer false information. Hickory St. She was taken to He was taken to the Denton County Jail. the Denton County Jail.
old woma n wa s a r rested on suspicion for dr un ken d r iv i ng a f ter a n of f ic er pulled her over at 900 block of W. Hickory Street. She was arrested and ta ken to t he Denton County Jail.
Bike group keeps members safe Continued from Page 1 Some r iders have designated themselves as “crossing guards.” If the group is going
through a stop sign, one or two riders will stop to make sure everyone gets through. Members of the group also ride up and dow n the line, checking for stragglers and f lat t i res. T hose who r ide t he double-deckers watch over the swarm and look for oncoming ca rs. If a ca r is coming, a whistle is blow n and the message is carried to the rear. Random breaks are taken
“I think the bikers take care of each other here. I think they want others to as well.”
—Andy Wherry UNT alumnus
at safe portions of the road so riders can rest, grab a gulp of water and wait on others to catch up.
“I think the bikers take care of each other here,” Wherry said. “I think they want others to as well.”
Provost sets money aside for trips to Dallas, Austin Continued from Page 1 “An individual department might receive a small portion of those funds to take those students on a trip that would facilitate their research, so there might be some minor travel costs,” she said. Cox said that the departments selected for the program can keep up to $2,000 for trips to places like Austin and Dallas. “If they were economists they might want to go to the Federal Reserve Office or bank,” she said. “The provost is trying
to get undergraduate student research going on the campus by making these grants to five departments.” Any department seeking eligibility for the grant must apply by Sept. 28, Cox said. To decide which of the departments will receive the grant, a specialized committee made of representatives from every department that applies will review the applications. The provost’s office sets aside money for the program specifically for this, Williamson said.
She said students will benefit not only from the wages they will be paid, but more importantly from an opportunity to work closely with experienced faculty members. “It’s the faculty member’s resea rch project a nd t he student’s engagement together that will help to move those projects forwards,” she said. “It’s a significant opportunity for them to engage in that kind of process.” Cox said UNT is hoping the program will grow even more next year.
Correction In a Sept. 9 article titled “Disc golf club begins meeting next week”, Conrad Meyer’s phone number should be 817-578-4603. Also, in the
same edition and in the article titled “West Nile virus reaches hig h-risk level”, Joseph Oppong is a professor in the geography department.
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Arts & Life Editor ntd.artslife@gmail.com
Priest’s booth offers ‘no pressure’ conversation Catholic presence will return Friday By Brooke Nottingham Intern
Most UNT students have seen preachers with a megaphone who attract a swarm of shouting protestors, but the “Talk to a Catholic Priest� booth sits serenely in the middle of the Campus Green outside the University Union. Saul Hernandez, a graduate student who conceived the idea, said the booth is about welcoming quest ions, not scaring people away. In May of 2008, Showtime’s “This American Life� aired an episode about an Iraqi man who traveled around the United States behind a ma keshift booth, inviting Americans to ask him anything they wanted. Hernandez saw this episode as an inspiration. “I w a s i mpr e s s e d, s o impressed t hat I watched the episode several times,� Hernandez said. “I wanted to write him a letter.� Inspired by the man’s openness, he began to formulate a similar plan that would allow the public to pose their questions about faith to a priest in the same casual, uninhibited
setting. Her na ndez , w ho reg ularly attends the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at 2255 N. Bonnie Brae St., planned the booth with the Rev. Victor Cruz in mind. He was happy to join. “I thought it was a great idea,� Cruz said. “A good way to reach people.� The pair set up their “Talk to a Catholic Priest� booth on the Campus Green for the first time in February 2009, and again on Sept. 2. Made of wh ite wooden boa rds a nd pr i nted w it h black letters, it looks friendly a nd non-t hreatening, like the neighborhood lemonade stand. In the two hours the stand was open, it was a much different scene than some of the other more aggressive preachers who frequent the campus. Cruz said he received about 10 visitors, all of them friendly. People mostly asked questions such as, “What is the difference between Catholics and Protestants?� and “Why are you here?� In answer to the second question, Cruz said, “Sometimes people just want to talk, or are having problems in their life and want to unload burdens. I want to be here for them.�
Photo by Melissa Boughton / Photographer
The Rev. Victor Cruz answers questions about religion from Garrett McDaniel, an accounting graduate student during the spring semester in his booth by the University Union. McDaniel said he appreciated that Cruz did not actively proselytize. When asked if he has ever conver ted someone f rom behind the booth, Cruz quickly shook his head no. “The Spirit converts. That’s not what I’m here to do. I talk to people, but there is no pressure.�
UNT students have mixed opinions on the booth. Ashley Johnson, an education junior, is skeptical. “I think it’s just inviting controversy,� she said. “I think the subject is too sensitive on such
a diverse campus.� Aaron Case, a lang uage arts sophomore, disagrees cautiously. “As long as they’re not sparking debate, then I think it’s a good idea. It opens up communication.�
The “Ta lk to a Cat holic Priest� booth will return to the Campus Green on Friday. This time, Monsignor King from Immaculate Conception will sit behind the booth to chat with visitors.
Students weigh different lunchtime dining options B y Dominique Beck Staff Writer
When lunchtime hits and stomachs start to rumble, students have a choice to make. A variety of meal plans allow for all-you-can-eat meals at any cafeteria on campus, but students can also bring their own lunch to school, eat at a local restaurant or pick something up from the food court in the University Union known as Campus Chat. Brendan Riggen, an engineering sophomore and resident of Roanoke, said since he is not a resident of Denton, he chooses not to have a meal plan and eats at home before he comes to school. “The meal plans here are
very expensive, but I do buy snacks from the food court in the Union sometimes,� Riggen said. Su z a n C r u z , bu s i ne s s manager of Campus Dining Services, said Campus Chat is popular among students who commute to campus. Students with meal plans also use the food court. Taneshia London, an education administration sophomore, said although she has a five-day meal plan, she often buys food at the food court. “ It ’s v e r y c o n v e n i e n t because it’s right in the middle of all my classes and I don’t have to worry about trying to rush all the way to Kerr or all the way to Bruce just to get something to eat and not be
“I didn’t like the cafeteria food and I don’t live on campus anymore so it didn’t make any sense for me to have one [meal plan] this year...�
—Vanessa Wrigley Hospitality management junior
late to class,� London said. London said the food court is also a place where she can get fast food from Taco Bell or Ch ick-f i l-A, somet h i ng the dorm cafeterias do not serve. Vanessa Wrigley, a hospitality management junior, said money was not a factor in her decision to not have a meal
plan this year versus having one last year, but taste and relocation was. “I didn’t like the cafeteria sa me a mou nt of st udents food and I don’t live on campus sign up for meal plans just anymore so it didn’t make any like any other school year,� sense for me to have one this year,� Wrigley said. Still, meal plan purchases have remained the same. “We’ve actua lly had t he
Former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley gets radio show
 (AP) — There’s a surprising new voice in the world of political talk radio as former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley returns to the spotlight three years after a lurid scandal ruined his congressional career. Foley taped his first stint behind the mic for “Inside the Mind of Mark Foley� on Tuesday. It will air Sept. 22 on WSVU out of North Palm Beach, Fla. On it, he tackles topics such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and its role in the Bernie Madoff scandal. There’s even hope for eventual syndication of the show, which will explore Washington politics. “I don’t see anything stopping it,� said Joe Raineri, the show’s producer. “I can tell you, he’s very good.� Foley, who represented parts of Palm Beach County in Florida, resigned in 2006 after sending salacious Internet messages to male teens who had worked on Capitol Hill as congressional pages. Criminal investigations ended without charges. The popular politician was seeking his seventh term in his South Florida district, where he kept busy attending lavish parties and fundraisers in glitzy Palm Beach. His sexual orientation was a poorly kept secret, but he cloaked
himself in a false public persona and kept his personal life hush. Upon resigning, Foley announced to the world he was gay. He has since been working in real estate investment and has shied from the spotlight — until now.
Raineri said Foley approached the station a few months ago with the idea for a show. Station honchos then huddled to discuss the pros and cons — the main con being whether listeners would be turned off by Foley’s past. “We weighed the informative
aspect of it against everything else and determined that what he has to say is much more important,� Raineri said. And it won’t cost them a dime. Foley is working for free, and has said he’d bring his own advertisers.
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Springsteen, Brubeck among Kennedy Center honorees (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Dave Brubeck just w ishes his mom could see him now. On Dec. 6, the same day the ja zz composer and pianist turns 89, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be among the leading artists feted at the 32nd Kennedy Center Honors Gala. Dignitaries from President Barack Obama on down will celebrate Brubeckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s career, a long w it h t hose of singer Br uce Spr i ngsteen, ac tor R o b e r t D e N i r o, c om i c genius Mel Brooks and opera singer Grace Bumbr y, t he Kennedy Center announced Wednesday. Brubeck says itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a day that wou ld have del ig hted h is late mother, Elizabeth Ivey Brubeck, a classical pianist w ho w a s i n it ia l ly d i sap-
pointed by her sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interest in jazz. He recalled that when he g raduated h ig h school i n 1938, his mother wrote in her diary: â&#x20AC;?I think there is some hope for David after all.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bot h my older brot hers were such terrific musicians â&#x20AC;&#x201C; classical musicians. And she wanted three sons that would follow in her footsteps ... and I let her down,â&#x20AC;? Brubeck said in a phone inter v iew from Seattle, where he was touring this week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She finally came around to what I was doing. She lived long enough to see good results, and she enjoyed going to the concerts.â&#x20AC;? Obama and the first lady will host the 2009 honorees at the W hite House before attending the gala with them
at the Kennedy Center. Brubeck said he is looking forward to meeting the president, who wrote of going to a Brubeck concert as a child in his memoir â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dreams from My Father.â&#x20AC;? As usual, the gala will be recorded for broadcast as a two-hour prime-time special on CBS. This yea râ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s w i l l a ir at 9 p.m.on Dec. 29. T he Ken nedy Center Honors recognize performing artists for their contributions to American culture. Brubeck is credited with helping ta ke ja zz into t he mainstream, and his band p op u l a r i z e d mu s ic t h a t departed from the traditional 4/4 rhythm. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Time Outâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the classic
album by the Dave Brubeck Qua r tet feat u r i ng t he h it â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ta ke Fiveâ&#x20AC;? in 5/4 t ime â&#x20AC;&#x201C; turned 50 this year. Brubeck has set to music the words of the Old Testament and of Martin Luther King Jr. and, most recently, the photographs of Ansel Adams. As for the other honorees, Spr i ngsteen a nd De Ni ro belonged to the category of potentia l honorees George Stevens Jr., the creator and producer of the honors show, calls â&#x20AC;&#x153;not if, but when.â&#x20AC;? But bot h men a re relatively young to be receiving the award, Stevens noted. De Niro turned 66 last month, and Springsteen will be 60 on Sept. 23. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest c i nemat ic ac tor s, Rober t
De Niro has demonstrated a legenda r y com m it ment to his cha racters a nd has co-founded one of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s major film festivals,â&#x20AC;? Kennedy Center Cha irma n Stephen A. Schwarzman said in t he announcement of the 2009 recipients, referring to the Tribeca Film Festival, which started in 2002. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With his gritty and honest song s t hat spea k to t he everyman, Bruce Springsteen has a lways had his f inger on t he pu lse of A merica,â&#x20AC;? Schwarzman said. Mel Brooks, 83, is a former standup comedian who made his mark on television with the classic 2000-year-old man routine with Carl Reiner. He soon moved to the big
screen, where he hit it big w it h comed ies l i ke â&#x20AC;&#x153;T he P roduc er sâ&#x20AC;? a nd â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bla z i ng Saddles.â&#x20AC;? For G r a c e B u m br y, a soprano and mezzo-soprano who beca me a t ra i lbla zer among black singers, being chosen for the award has a special significance. At t he f i rst Ken nedy Center gala in 1978, Bumbry per for med t he a r ia â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vissi d â&#x20AC;&#x2122;A r t e â&#x20AC;? f r o m G i a c o m o Pucciniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opera â&#x20AC;&#x153;Toscaâ&#x20AC;? in honor of her mentor, t he renowned contralto Marian Anderson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s f u l l c i r c le now,â&#x20AC;? Bumbry, 72, said by telephone from Munich, where she was judg i ng a voca l compet ition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the most beautiful thing.â&#x20AC;?
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Student ‘fights’ for new martial arts class Freshman sets sights on jiujitsu club BY MORGAN WALKER Staff Writer
Amanda Fine is ready to fight. The communication design freshman and mixed martial arts fighter is trying to start a training session for students who sha re her passion for fighting. Unfortunately, she has no place to bring that passion yet. “I don’t care where we train,” Fine said. “A lmost a nyone who wants to train doesn’t care where they are as long as there are mats and plenty of space.” The training, which would focus on Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, would take place on the second f loor of the Pohl Recreation Center where other group exercises are held, Fine said. P rac t ici ng wou ld a l low fighters to box, strength-train, work on the ground and spar to practice with an opponent without a full-on fight. Fi ne s t i l l ne e d s mor e students to sign up to continue the application process for the club. Fi ne’s backg rou nd w it h martial arts started in her childhood. She took Taekwondo when she was younger but quit at age 12. She stuck with mainstream sports in middle school and high school. After her junior year of high school she had enough of sports and was ready to fight again. She retur ned to t he g y m where she tra ined in Taekwondo but her interest changed when her instructor told her about another class t hat t aug ht st udent s t he fighting style of the Ultimate Fighting Championship battles seen on TV. Now she has been training in mixed martial arts for about a year and a half. She loves working with her hands, using mitts and light sparring. Her favorite thing to do now is train in her new, hot-pink gi, a common uniform for martial artists which is usually white. Fine just received her blue belt — the next category up from white belt — about three weeks before school started this fall. She has competed for the North American Grappling Association in the women’s lightweight beginners category as a white belt, taking first place. She later won third place in the women’s intermediate category. She then competed in the intermediate category at another tournament, Star Jiu-Jitsu in Carrollton, where she wore a gi for the first time. She won first place. W hen she goes home to Rowlett on weekends, she trains at the Martial Arts Center. Dustin Lorance, an engineering freshman and fouryear wrestler, has been training in mixed martial arts for about a year and trained at Fighters
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Amanda Fine, a communication design freshman, spars with Dustin Lorance, a engineering freshman, while practicing Jiu-Jitsu outside the Pohl Recreation Center.
PHOTO BY MELISSA BOUGHTON / PHOTOGRAPHER
Fine honed her martial arts skills in Rowlett and Lorance learned his in Copperas Cove. Forge, in Copperas Cove, 70 miles southwest of Waco. If UNT Recreational Sports allowed for a mixed martial arts class, Lorance said he would come in and train as often as possible.
“I don’t train up here in Denton, so I’m looking for something local,” Lorance said. Fine hopes more people will get involved as the program hopes to grow.
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How to start a Recreation Sports club The Recreational Sports department allows students to start clubs through a step-by-step process, according to the department’s Web site, www.unt.edu/recsports. First, students must contact the Recreational Sports office for authorization assistance and apply for registration as a student organization at the Student Activities office in the University Union. Once the students designate officers, apply to the Assistant Director of Sport Clubs for authorization and submit a projected budget and schedule of proposed activities for the year, the student leader is then asked appear before the sport club committee to support their authorization request. Sport club authorization and a club budget will be approved or disapproved by the Director of Recreational Sports, Assistant Director and the sport club committee, according to the Web site.
“You’re the one who determ i nes how good you get because you’re the one who decides how hard you work,” she said.
Fine needs only nine more people to start a Jiu-Jitsu club at UNT.
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The Script: Site’s top-100 list needs revision Opinion
is one of the top defensive tackles in the game, but he is prone to injury and has rea lly on l y h a d one dominant season in his career. The top-10 should be reserved for the game’s elite, and he should fall back somewhere in the 40’s with the potential to move up if he shows he can be consistent.
By Eric Johnson
Senior Staff Writer As I sat down to do my weekly column, I discovered an opinion piece at www.sportingnews.com on the top-100 players in the National Football League. Jeff D’Alessio’s logic seems a little bit flawed to me. Some of his picks are widely accepted and while I may not completely agree, I understand Peyton Manning at No. 1 and Tom Brady at No. 2. Some players have been grossly overrated, severely underrated or just plain ignored. I will try to correct some of his mistakes.
11. Ray Lewis, inside linebacker, Baltimore Ravens—Let’s be honest, he has lost a step and no longer covers the field sideline to sideline. Five years ago, he was the top linebacker in the league, but now he is the sixth or seventh best player on his defense and should not sniff the top-100.
Way Overrated 5. LaDanian Tomilinson, running back, San Diego Chargers—Don’t get me wrong, he is a future hall of famer, but his age has caught up to him. He is not one of the top-5 backs in the league, and his former back-up Michael Turner has surpassed him but falls 37 spots behind him. Tomlinson is still great, but not elite and should be somewhere in the 30’s. 6. A lbert Hay neswort h, defensive tackle, Washington Redskins—I do think that he
50. Eli Manning, quarterback, New York Giants—There were definitely other candidates, like Terrell Owens at No. 33, but I think Eli without Plaxico Burress equals fail. He will be playing with a very inexperienced group of receivers and will be doing more handing off than making plays. The Super Bowl ring keeps
him in front of some other quarterbacks, but top-50 is a little bit much. Honorable mention: 88. Michael Vick, quarterback, Philadelphia—Let the man play a game before you put him on your list please.
Way Underrated 38. Jason Witten, tight end, Dallas Cowboys—I hate the Cowboys, but you have to love Witten and his toughness. Without a doubt the best tight end in the game and is the go-to receiver for his quarterback. He plays with passion and intensity and any team would love to have him. He should be rated in front of Tony Gonzalez, who is all the way at No. 10. 41. Joe Thomas, offensive tackle, Cleveland Browns—He plays for a terrible football team or he would get more credit. He is entering his third year and is arguably the best player at his position. He is already a pro bowl player and is better at this point than Walter Jones, who is rated 12 spots higher. 87. Roddy White, wide receiver, Atlanta Falcons—This guy is
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Kansas City Chiefs safety Jarrad Page (44) gets stiff armed by San Diego Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson (21). The Chiefs defeated the Chargers, 30-16, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007. without question a top-five receiver right now and it is an embarrassment to have T.O. 54 spots higher. He is the definition of a No. 1 receiver with hands, speed and size. He makes the quarterback’s job easier and is definitely a top-50 player. Nose tackles— No. 92 Haloti Ngata of the Ravens, No. 94 Casey Hampton of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and No. 85 Jay Ratliff
of the Cowboys are the three best in the game. Nose tackle is one of the most difficult positions on the field to play and should have made the top-50. Honorable mention-Tony Romo, quarterback, Cowboys—It makes me sick to my stomach to say it because I hate them so much, but there is no way that he does not make the top-100. He might lack passion, but he
has so much talent. He needs to prove it this season with some late season victories but for now he is a top-100 player. This season should be exciting to watch and if you are wondering, it is going to be the Pittsburgh Steelers vs. the Philadelphia Eagles in this year’s Super Bowl, number seven will be heaven for the defending champions.
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in his first season of eligibility last season and will assume that role again. Starting guards Kelvin Drake, a recreation and leisure studies senior, and Tyler Bailey, a history senior, have combined for 27 starts to total 78 career starts for the starters. The Mean Green has depth behind the starters. Backups Coleman Feeley, a kinesiology sophomore, Matthew Menard, recreation and leisure
“We have all been playing together for so long now, that we feel like we help strengthen our football team with our experience, depth and ability,” Gill said. “Everyone expects us to be pass blockers, but we feel we are great run blockers also because we know each other so well.” J.J. Johnson, redshirt sophomore center, started every game
studies junior, and Gabe Hollivay, applied arts and sciences senior, have a combined 30 career starts and each can fill in for any reason. “I really love the depth we have this year,” offensive line coach Spencer Leftwich said. “This year we should be the group that we can hang our hats on. In the past we couldn’t overload them, but now we can just put them out there and let them go.”
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Dallas Cowboys DeMarcus Ware sacks New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning Dec. 14, 2008.
‘D-Ware’ looking to improve Irving, (AP) — Year after year, Cowboys linebacker DeMarcus Ware has lifted his sack totals, from eight as a rookie all the way up to an NFL-best 20 last season. Now what? Ware is only the seventh player to reach that plateau since sacks became an official statistic in 1982. None of the others — not Hall of Famers Reggie White, Lawrence Taylor or Derrick Thomas — ever got there again, much less two years in a row. Ware doesn’t need to talk to any of his predecessors to figure out what went wrong. He knows it wasn’t easy to begin with and, the year after, you’re even more of a marked man. “Now teams are really
cheating over to you,” he said. “They might stick a tight end, might stick a running back over there. It gets harder.” Of course, he’s still aiming to do it, starting Sunday against Byron Leftwich and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. “I always just feel like, going into the next season, you’ve got to try to do something better than last season,” Ware said. “I mean, I’m a pressure guy. That’s something that I always harp on. If I don’t get any pressure in the game, I feel like I didn’t play well. I can have 10 tackles, but I’ve just got to smell the quarterback.” He certainly knows the scent. Entering his fifth year, Ware’s sack totals have gone from eight
to 11.5 to 14 to 20. If he takes it up again, he’ll challenge the NFL single-season record of 22.5 set by Michael Strahan in 2001. Ware also is in line to challenge the two-year record of 41 set by Mark Gastineau in 1983-84. Ware already has put together the best two-year run in 20 years. According to STATS Inc., only Gastineau, White, Andre Tippett and Richard Dent have had consecutive seasons with more than the 34 sacks Ware has had the last two years, and they all did it in the mid1980s. Ware’s career tally of 53.5 is the most in the NFL since Bill Parcells made Ware the 11th overall pick in the 2005 draft.
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Options leave no excuse for drunken driving is no reason for students not to make use of it, especially since many popular bars are a mere stone’s throw from campus. Even if you have to walk a block or two to get to campus, this is a small price to pay to ensure the safety of the UNT community. Students who live off-campus should always make sure to have a designated driver whenever they go out drinking with friends. While these students cannot make use of E-ride, there is still no reason for them to drink and drive. Again, we are not condemning drinking. What we are warning against is irresponsible drinking. It is possible to have a good time without harming others, especially since students are provided access to free transportation anywhere on campus. There is no need for drunken driving to occur at UNT. To use E-Ride, call 940-565-4838 and give your first name and requested pick-up and drop-off location. The bus should arrive within 10 minutes, and you’ll have to show a valid student ID to board. For the price of a phone call, you could end up saving a life.
Editorial There’s no denying that college students drink. In fact, college students are more likely to binge drink and drive drunk than their peers who are not in school. Furthermore, it is estimated that 2.8 million college students drive while intoxicated, and one in four say they binge-drink on a regular basis. Needless to say, the statistics are staggering. We’re not saying there’s anything wrong with drinking in and of itself. However, it is irresponsible to put yourself and others in danger by driving under the influence. Instead of endangering innocent lives, the editorial staff urges students to consider alternative choices. For students who live on campus, the E-Ride service is one of these alternatives. E-Ride is provided by UNT Transportation Services and offers free transportation to students anywhere on campus. It runs seven days a week from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. and can carry up to 14 passengers, perfect for students going to a bar with a group of friends. E-Ride is paid for by student fees. As such, there
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“Something like a Jason’s Deli, with a huge salad bar. It should have healthy food, not in a package, ready to order and hot.”
Stations end, quality suffers As the great LL Cool J once said, “I can’t live without my radio.” Well, that’s not entirely true. When I’m in my car, I do listen to my iPod a lot. But sometimes, I want to hear a DJ’s soothing voice introduce songs, inform me about musical history and hold wacky contests. But as radio becomes more of the same and with a majority of stations owned by Clear Channel Communications or Cumulus Media, the few voices of an alternative to anything are silenced. Last Tuesday, the Dallas-Fort Worth area lost one of its few remaining great radio stations. Cumulus pulled the plug on 93.3 FM KDBN, broadcasting out of Haltom City, and changed its “Quality Rock” brand programming to “i93”, another homogenous Top 40 hits station, competing directly with the Clear Channel-owned 106.1 FM KHKS, Kiss FM. “Quality Rock” lasted only four months, playing bands not usually heard on the radio like Wilco, Amos Lee and Death Cab for Cutie. Sometimes, they even broadcast special events, like an allDave Matthews weekend during Denton’s Arts & Jazz Festival. Now, listeners are forced to
endure the same barrage of hits they can hear on another station. Must we suffer more than one spot on the dial playing the likes of Katy Perry and the Black Eyed Peas? While stations playing older songs of various genres will always stick around, it appears choices for hearing a variety of new music are growing slimmer. If the glory of FM radio offers more options, why then do stations continue to fold to become a sister or cousin of a more popular station? If the only difference between one station and another is the addition of Mary J Blige in between hits from Soulja Boy, what’s the point? Even once-enduring stations have been ditched for playlists dominated by misogynistic, Auto Tune-heavy hip-hop. 107.5 FM KOAI, formerly known as “The Oasis,” played smooth jazz for years and both my parents and yours listened to it religiously, yet it changed formats to “Movin’ 107.5,” aimed at 18- to 34-year-old women. It played a variety of current hits and ’80s favorites from Madonna and Whitney Houston. While popular, that format also went by the wayside earlier
Denton’s city council has tabled a request three times for a special use permit to drill natural gas wells in a residential area of town. It seems the biggest concern with residents in the area is not the actual drilling, but simply the drilling location. Natural gas can be a step in the right direction with a few considerations: It’s not coal, it’s not oil and it’s affordable. Not only does natural gas produce fewer emissions of sulfur, carbon and nitrogen than coal or oil, but it also burns cleaner, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. In addition, natural gas lessens the demand for inefficient coal-fired power plants, therefore eliminating the practice of mountaintop removal and greenhouse gas sequestration. Since the natural gas issue came up in Denton, concerned
citizens, students, university faculty and staff, and others gathered in opposition to Range Production Company’s special use permit request to the city council. The proposed site is at the Rayzor Ranch development off Bonnie Brae, between Panhandle and Scripture streets, next door to residential areas, a retirement center and Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. The greatest conern about these gas wells is about the location of the drilling, raising concerns about noise, air quality and safety. In contrast to traditional vertical drilling methods, advances in drilling technology allow for horizontal drilling methods like those practiced in and around Fort Worth. Such methods allow for drilling to be undertaken from up to a mile away. A mile isn’t feasible in this situation, but there is an option
this year in favor of a Latin “hot adult contemporary station,” which mainly sticks with artists you can hear almost anywhere else. It currently goes by the name “Mega 107.5.” The same thing happened to 106.7 FM KKDL. It played techno club tracks and other danceworthy tunes. I’m still amazed there was a station devoted to this programming. But of course it couldn’t last. In 2004, it became “La Casa,” another Top 40 station with the occasional song in Spanish. I partly blame it for the increase in popularity of the bastardized genre known as reggaeton. Now it resides under the moniker “La Bonita,” playing more traditional Mexican music. As other stations abandon their niche programming for country or Christian music or talk radio, what are our alternatives to this repetitious garbage? Unless you want to shell out the big bucks for XM Satellite Radio, your options are rather limited. George Gimarc, who founded 94.5 KDGE long before Clear Channel bought “The Edge” and replaced true alternative music with the soul-crushing monotony of Nickelback, has an idea. His patented Radio SASS, which stands for Short Attention
Span System, the prototype of which you can hear at www. radiosass.com, cuts songs down to less than three minutes and keeps commercial breaks to 90 seconds or less, allowing DJs to burn through upwards of 30 songs in an hour, and keeps listeners from getting bored. If it ever gets off the ground, it will likely be the only safe haven for popular music. Otherwise, I fear radio will become an endless blitzkrieg of advertisements, with every station playing the same four or five songs on endless rotation. But now it will simply be harder and harder to find quality rock on the radio, or anything else of quality for that matter.
Kip Mooney is a journalism junior and the arts and life editor of the Daily. He can be reached kipmooney@my.unt.edu.
Gas drilling raises safety concerns to drill on the opposite corner of the lot. At the Aug. 4 City Council meeting, David Poole, senior vice president and general counsel for Range Production, said the company was open to exploring other locales, namely on the southwest corner of the property. On Sept. 1, an explosion occurred an hour southwest in Joshua that required fire fighters from eight area counties to subdue a blaze that left $8.31 billion worth of charred equipment. Put an incident like that in this high occupancy area and the mere thought of an accident, caused by equipment or gas, would be devastating. Accidents occur even when the rules and regulations are followed, and as Chesapeake Energy proved in Joshua, equipment malfunctions can be just as catastrophic as a gas accident.
Range Production Co. and Allegiance first need to recognize and address the concerns of Denton residents. A policy of openness from the drilling company could assuage residents’ anxiety. However, resident education is necessary to maintain an involvement with the process.
Melissa Crowe is a journalism senior interning at the Office of Sustainability. She can be reached at melissacrowe@my.unt.edu.
Tiffany Kennard Social Work Junior
“I think it’d be nice if there was a healthy burrito place on campus.”
Melonie Johnson International Studies Senior
“Well, I’d like to see more good, authentic Mexican food. We have a Taco Bell, and that’s not authentic. I’d like to see a little more diversity.”
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