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UNT confirms hazing cases BY CAROLYN BROWN Senior Staff Writer

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Officer Jeremy Polk spars with a student Tuesday to teach the best way of slapping an attacker. Starting low, a person should box the attacker in the ear with an open palm. A slap is recommended over a punch because the untrained punch will often miss. The police advise that the best way to stay safe is to be alert, keep an open eye and attempt to avoid dangerous situations. See DEFENSE on Page 4 To see multimedia for this story, visit ntdaily.com

UNT fixes broken water main BY JOSH PHERIGO Staff Writer

Students expecting to enjoy a freshly cooked breakfast at the University Union on Tuesday discovered that vendors were only selling prepackaged food because of a cut water supply. A Denton water main underneath campus broke late Monday night, causing water to be shut off to the Union, the Administration Building and the Business Building through Tuesday morning, Executive Director of Facilities Charles Jackson said in an e-mail interview. “We received a call at around 3 a.m.,” Jeff Brown, director of maintenance, said. “It was an 8-inch city water main. The pipe was old and developed a leak that grew.” Brown said that the break caused of all bathroom facilities to close in the affected buildings, and the University Union

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UNT’s maintenance staff works to clean up the remnants of a water main break Tuesday at the south end of the Business Administration Building. and Administration Building were without air conditioning until the pipe was back on line. “City employees arrived at about 8 a.m. and the pipe

was repaired and water was back on by 10:30 a.m.,” Brown said. City workers said the entire water main is scheduled for replacement in 2011.

Brow n sa id t he brea k caused no injuries, damages or flooding, but the water carried some mud down a sidewalk that required a quick power wash.

Initiation rituals could mean more than binge drinking — it could cost organizations money, jail time and campus suspension. In accordance with state law, the Center for Student Rights and Responsibilities released a list last week of campus organizations found responsible for hazing during the past three years. This week is National Hazing Prevention Week, which ends on Sept. 25. UNT has had six confirmed hazing incidents in the past three years, said Maureen McGuinness, assistant vice president for student development. The six organizations are UNT’s chapters of Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, Delta Sigma Theta Inc., Sigma Lambda Gamma National Sorority Inc., Kappa Sigma Fraternity, the UNT Cheerleaders and UNT’s chapter of Krimson Kourt Incorporated. The organizations are undergoing educational sanctions and anti-hazing measures from the Center for Student Rights and Responsibilities, she said. The university defines hazing as an intentional act that endangers the mental or physical health of a student for the purpose of affiliation with an organization, according to its Web site. Although hazing is often associated with physical brutality, it can apply to seemingly innocuous activities such as costumewearing or forcing members to eat strange foods, McGuinness said. “No one should ever feel that to fit in a group they should have to compromise their integrity or what they are and what they believe in,” she said. However, hazing situations can be difficult to define, Greek Life Coordinator Alex Seltzer said. “There’s really no perfect blackand-white textbook answer. It’s more situationally based,” he said. “You have to take into consideration what is going on and what is the purpose of the activity.” The main aspect that usually defines hazing is whether orga-

nizations ask new members to do activities they don’t ask established members to do, he said. The Greek Life office works closely with the Center for Student Rights and Responsibilities to prevent hazing and help re-educate groups sanctioned for it, Seltzer said. The four Greek organizations on the list were disciplined for past hazing, but have not had any new incidents, he said. The last hazing incident for the North Texas Cheerleaders happened two years ago, coach Heath Miller said. Although not all members were involved, the entire team had to participate in a counseling program and several members decided to leave. The group now uses antihazing programs before tryouts and clinic activities, he said. “It’s kind of died out, really,” Miller said. Krimson Kourt Incorporated, a non-Greek service organization with groups at UNT and TWU, was suspended after an investigation of TWU hazing incidents in spring 2009, McGuinness said. The organization can return with certain conditions in spring 2010, she said. The Greek Life Of f ice, Center for Student Rights and Responsibilites and the Athletics department are working together to put on events to help educate students about how hazing affects them, Daniel Hernandez Greek Life Coordinator said. On Monday and Tuesday, the groups set up tables in the University Union to pass out hazing information, and will continue it today at Discovery Park. The organizations will have a bystander behavior workshop to teach people about hazing intervention and confrontation. The event will take place from 1 to 2 p.m. on Thursday in Union 418. Students who want to report hazing or future plans for it can call the Center for Student Rights and Responsibilities at (940) 565-2039.

City of Denton proposes tree-counting initiative BY CHRIS SPEIGHT Senior Staff Writer

The city of Denton is trying to protect its shade-bearing friends through the use of satellite imaging. The City Council discussed a possible survey at last week’s meeting that would determine the average number of trees and how to add more to the city. If the proposal is approved, the city of Denton will collaborate with UNT faculty and a graduate student to head up the research side of the project. “The project aims to protect the trees already in the Denton area and ultimately add more trees because of the positive environmental effects they yield,” said Bruce Hunter, the director of the Center for Spatial Analysis and Mapping within the departments of geography and institute of applied sciences at UNT. “An important first step in incorporating green infrastructure into a community’s plan-

ning framework is to measure urban forest canopy and evaluate management goals,” said Chuck Russell, planning supervisor for Denton. The council said that the tree survey project will cost an estimated $30,000. The money for this project comes from the City Tree Fund. As of April 30, the total Tree Fund balance was about $629,000. Almost $52,000 of the money in the fund is from interest income. At the city council work session on Sept. 15, the council discussed spending about $30,000 of the Denton City Tree Fund money for the proposal, Russell said. The tree fund is used to perform and maintain trees citywide, as well as educate residents and developers on the benefits and value of trees, Russell said. This proposal would support Denton’s ongoing process of updating its tree preservation techniques and create an accurate baseline measurement of the number of trees in Denton.

He said these measurements will provide valuable information for the city. “The green infrastructure within the city offers a unique opportunity to provide benefits — environmental, aesthetic and fiscal — with minimal expense to the city,” Russell said. To realize the goal, satellites will take aerial digital snap-shots of the Greater Denton area. “There’s a lot of commercial satellites that take images and so we contract with one of those satellite companies to take an image for us,” Hunter said. After UNT has these images, Hunter and his team will decipher them by dividing the images into different land use categories, such as water, pavement, rooftops, manicured laws and more. “We’re working with satellite imagery, there’s no way to count the individual trees,” he said. “A certain percentage of the city is covered by ‘X’ percent of tree canopy.”

The satellite images will cost nearly $10,000 each. Also Hunter said cities across the U.S. are interested in projects of this nature for quality of life issues. “Most people know how many trees they have in their backyard, if they’ve got a small yard,” Hunter said. “It’s a way for the city to know: Are we doing good as a city? Do we have a lot of trees? Do we have very few trees?” Hunter said Russell contacted him to discuss proposal details after hearing of a similar project he conducted around the Dallas/ Ft. Worth International airport. “We just completed a study for Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport doing just this, 153 square miles of area around the airport,” Hunter said. Clayton Troegle, a recreation and leisure studies senior, said he doesn’t “think the city [needs] to take $40,000” worth of aerial pictures. “I’m all for some trees,” he said. “Let’s add some more trees.”

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UNT tags trees across campus as part of a system to monitor the overall count. UNT could soon be partnering with the city of Denton to survey the city’s trees.

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$1.5 mil given to ‘Small Talk’ at Denton library teacher training BY C YNTHIA CANO Intern

BY JOSH PHERIGO Staff Writer

The Texas Instr uments Foundation selected the UNT Teach North Texas program to receive a $1.5 million grant. The grant will be used to expand the program. The money is part of a $3 million grant designed to promote an increase in the number of high school math and science teachers in area districts. Teach North Texas is a program that began in 2008 and is offered to math, science, and computer science undergraduates who are interested in obtaining their teaching certification, according to its Web site. The program’s Web site said it will enhance UNT’s efforts to address the national shortage of high-qualified secondary math and science teachers. “The goal of the Teach North Texas Program is to dramatically increase the number of math and science teachers that UNT is producing,” said John Quintanilla, a member of the mathematics faculty and co-director of the program. Quintanilla said there are several differences between the new program and the old program. The new program will offer incoming students the opportunity to try out the teaching profession by taking two free one-hour courses in their first semester. “A primary difference is the early field experience students receive,” Quintanilla said. “They will work with experienced

primary and secondary school teachers in a classroom setting to see if they like the profession.” The students will travel to local schools five times in the semester, observing twice and teaching lessons three times. The grant money will go toward experienced secondary teachers of math and science who have been hired out of area high schools to specifically train future secondary teachers in those fields. The experience of the “master teachers” will more closely integrate the content of their UNT classes with that of their education classes. “The education courses are now completely tied together with math and science courses,” Quintanilla said. “We’ve tried to make the connections between the two much more apparent so that students feel like the education classes that they’re taking are indeed directly tied to what they will be teaching in the future.” With 130 students already enrolled in classes, the program is already growing faster than expected. The new grant will allow the program to keep pace with the growing enrollment. Quintanilla said he believes the new program will help solve the growing local and national need for secondary science and math teachers in the coming years. “Instead of just learning about teaching, students will get the opportunity to go out and do it… for free,” he said.

With two large universities, Denton is home to many international students. To better accommodate these students, the North Branch Public Library developed the Small Talk program. Sma ll Ta lk helps intern at ion a l st udent s g a i n confidence in their English conversational skills. “We’ve had a lot of foreign Doctora l students in t he past,” said Carmen Grant, librarian and program facilitator. Du r i ng t he meet i ngs, attendees gather in a relaxed and casual setting to talk about various topics such as what to do when meeting up with friends at a dinner party. Grant said the small group settings put attendees at ease and help them get the most out of the session and cater to their needs. “We had a girl who would c ome a nd pr ac t ic e her speeches for school,” Grant said. “Most people just come to practice their conversational skills.” Attendees must already know how to read and write

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Participants of Small Talk, a program offered at the Denton North Branch Library, get a chance to practice their nonnative English twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays. in English, as the program is only designed as a way to practice conversational skills. Grant said Small Talk is a great way for people to meet new friends while practicing in an inviting environment. Ha Tran and Sema Eran are Denton residents and wives of UNT international students. They attend the meetings to work on their English. Tran, from Vietnam, does not speak English at home. Her only practice comes from attending the program.

“In V iet na m, I lea r ned English in the Universit y,” Tran said. “But I hadn’t spoken it in 14 years, so this helps a lot.” Tran said that this helps her practice English face-toface, which is something she wouldn’t do otherwise. Sema Eran, from Turkey, said practice is important when it comes to learning a new language. “My husband tries to practice w ith me at home, but Turkish is easier for me,” Eran

said. Gra nt sa id since libra r y pat rons requested t he program, the importance of its existence was obvious. Small Talk is held at the Nor t h Bra nch L ibra r y on Wednesdays from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. The program is free, but re g i st r at ion i s re qu i re d . For more information or to register, call 940-349-8752 or Carmen Grant at 940-3498778.

Holiday curriculum opposed BY A MBER A RNOLD

ulum has met opposition from conservative groups and the State A proposal made to the Texas Board of Education. The agency’s writing teams Education Agency to remove two representations of religious wrote a proposal that suggested holidays in sixth grade curric- the removal of Christmas and Rosh Hashanah from the curriculum meets with standards for Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. The Hindu holiday, Diwali, would replace the Christian and Jewish holidays in the curriculum. The removal and replacement of the two holidays was made in an attempt to be more inclusive of all five major religions without favoring Christianity and Judaism, DeEtta Culbertson, spokesperson for the agency said. Public education teachers and administrators throughout Texas constitute the writing teams for the agency. The writing teams for all grade levels met Thursday with the State Board of Education to fix any issues. Senior Staff Writer

“This was a big discussion by this time because of the reactions,” she said. “Even the board chair made it clear that both holidays would still be in the curriculum.” Although the board has made clear that the changes in the proposal will not happen, it will still be put up to a vote at the State Board of Education meeting period on Jan. 13 to Jan. 15, Culbertson said. “This was basically a preliminary, preliminary draft,” she said. “Next month, it will become an official discussion item.” Nancy Nelson, chairwoman of teacher education and administration, said that it’s important for those reading the proposal to consider the wording in the document and the use of words like “such as” and “various.” “These words indicate that the list is not intended to be comprehensive,” Nelson said. “It is a list of examples used to suggest that the curriculum be broad enough to include diverse cultures and

the customs and beliefs associated with them.” Multicultural teacher-education classes are comprised of many different subjects that prepare students for curricula recommended by the state. Students in the UNT school of education are also prepared to handle similar situations where they may face questions from parents or from groups who question particular aspects of the curriculum. “If there are objections, even to a particular book, as teachers our students know to give other options,” Nelson said. The last time revisions were made to curriculum was 1998, and after 10 years the curriculum must be adjusted, Culbertson said. After the first vote in January, the final changes will be adopted in March. “The chances of this being passed in Texas are very slim,” Nelson said. “It’s just impossible.”

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Improv comedy club brings laughs to campus BY GRACIELA R AZO Senior Staff Writer

Many students would hang their heads in shame or flee the stage if a ripple of laughter overtook the audience. But one club seeks out the snickers and giggles. The UNT Improv Comedy Club began in 2005 when its creators wanted to see more humor and laughter on campus. Club president Ryan Cortez, an economics senior, said the club’s meetings are not typical student organization gatherings focused on business talk.

Cortez said members of all experience levels and backgrounds perform improvisation exercises and games, often in front of an audience of students who go to observe and laugh at their comedy ad-libbing. “We work as a team to make the audience laugh,” Cortez said. “We’re not betting we’re going to say something funny like a stand-up comedian would. It is required and encouraged to be silly.” Cortez said his favorite exercise is called Freeze, a game where two people are performing a scene on stage and a third

person yells “freeze.” The two performers must then begin a new scene beginning with the position they were “frozen” in. Cortez did improvisational comedy in high school and wanted to continue the hobby when he got to college. He joined the Improv Comedy Club in 2005. He said he wants to mix his economics degree with his love of comedy through opening his own comedy theater one day. Cortez said being a part of the comedy club is giving him practice for being a comedian as well as a business owner.

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Cortez said anyone is welcome to join the club’s Wednesday meetings at 9 p.m. in Wooten Hall 122.

“It showed me how to coordinate with people,” Cortez said. The club also offers a new way to meet people of different classifications and majors, Cortez said. “There is more camaraderie between all of the members. It’s you trying to make the audience happy by showing a connection with the people on stage,” Cortez said. “It’s like you’re skydiving together because you’re taking a risk.” Cortez takes his improvisation skills to the comedy troupe he performs with, Thought for Food. He said the club helps performance styles of all kinds, not just comedy. Logan Williams, a radio, television, and film senior, is also a member of the Thought for Food troupe and said the Improv Comedy Club has given him a way to sharpen his improvisation skills before he pursues comedy as a career after graduation. Williams said performing improv with other people is a good way to show a side of their personality people wouldn’t normally see. “You get to know people from their problem-solving abilities on stage,” Williams said. “I have met most of the people I know very well through the club, and personally, I can tell that anyone I can improv well with, I can be good friends with.” The club has not performed for

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Ryan Cortez, a senior economics student and president of the improv group Thought for Food, performs Monday at the Syndicate in the University Union. audiences outside of its meetings, but Cortez said members are hoping to present their improv to larger audiences this semester. The UNT Improv Comedy Club meets at 9 p.m. every Wednesday in Wooten Hall 122. It is open to

anyone, regardless of performing experience. “Improv is one of my favorite things to do in the whole world,” Williams said. “I enjoy making people laugh and seeing them have a good time.”

Eagle Angels recruit players, promote school spirit BY DOMINIQUE BECK

want to make sure this is not just a phase for them.” Dinucci has been an Eagle Fouts Field will be filled with angels during Saturday’s game Angel for 4 years. Rachel Britton, a speech aga i nst Midd le Ten nessee language pathology and audiState University. Eagle Angels, a volunteer- ology freshman, is one of the based team of female students, new Eagle Angels. She said she heard about helps the athletics department recruit athletes for the foot- Eagle Angels through a friend and wanted to join. ball program. She was a litt le ner vous “We act as ambassadors for the athletic department,” said about the interview process Caroline Parrack, communica- because she wasn’t sure she tions junior and vice president would be accepted. “I was very reluctant to get of Eagle Angels. “We basically sell the school to incoming my hopes up,” she said. “When potential high school recruits I saw my name posted as one by touring them around the of the new members I was so school and the athletic facil- excited. I still am.” Anna Dinucci, an interdisities.” Parrack said the Angels are ciplinar y studies freshman, happy to support t he team said she wasn’t at all nervous because t hey ’ve recr u ited about being accepted as an many players to play for the Eagle Angel. Her sister being president of the organization Mean Green themselves. T h e A n g e l s c o m e t o had nothing to do with her every home game and work lack of anxious feelings. “I was just rea l ly conf ithroughout the stadium, in areas such as the Letterman’s dent,” Dinucci said. “People L ou nge for U N T at h let ic may think that it was handed alumni, the Kids Fun Zone for to me, but I know I got this on the Mean Green junior cheer- my own. My sister wasn’t even leaders, children of alumni in the room during the intera nd ch i ld ren w it h i n t he view process.” Both girls said they know community and the Athletic Director’s Box, a suite for the about the football team’s lessathletics director and admin- than-perfect record, but refuse to change the group’s outlook istrative guest or alumni. T h e n u m b e r o f n e w and goals. “This is a new school year members selected each year va ries depending on space available. This process takes place at the beginning of the school year. “The girls are put through a brief interviewing process just to get a feel of what type of person they are,” said Sara Di nucci, a mercha nd isi ng senior and the president of Eagle Angels. “Eagle Angels is 100 percent pro-UNT and we Staff Writer

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The Eagle Angels showcase the university to prospective high school football players, giving them tours of the campus and the training facilities. and we’ve already won one ga me,” Br it ton sa id. “We are here to support them no matter what.” She said the organization teaches the girls to keep their spirits high and be confident at all times no matter what the situation is. “It’s almost annoying how happy we are,” Parrack said.

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Defense class teaches women to be ‘well-informed’ BY CALI A. THOMPSON Contributing Writer

Circles of women wait for their turn to slap a UNT police officer on the ear. The women cheer and clap as one by one they get into a base stance, pull back their hand, then slap the thick red pad Of f icer Jef f A rring ton holds to the side of his face. Arrington is directing these women on how to protect themselves through Dynamic Defense. D y na m ic Defen se : Sel f Defense Class held Tuesday in t he Physica l Educat ion Building of fered ha nds-on education for UNT students hosted by the Women’s Center, Rec Sports, Greek Life and Delta Gamma sorority. Usi ng prac t ic a l k now ledge, simple techniques and increased alertness, the UNT Police Depa r t ment helped students equip themselves for possible attacks on campus. “We host this program at the beginning of the semester to make sure students are safe

and they understand where to get help when needed, like where the emergency posts are,” said Uyen Tran of the Women’s Center. “Make sure they’re well informed.” For t he prog ra m’s t hird yea r, A r r i ng ton accompanied by Officer Jeremy Polk and Jimmy Dorough, a criminal justice senior, gave the women advice about campus life. “I’ve seen students walking around on their cell phones absolutely clueless,” sa id Arrington. “You should make eye contact with everybody around you.” A lt houg h A r r i ng ton has taught the self-defense class since it began, he added new i n for m at ion foc u si ng on pepper spray and how to test it before use. Women who attended the class before note how helpful learning about this tool is. “I’d never seen pepper spray before and I was curious so I sprayed it into a cup of water which caused a mini-explo-

sion,” said Caitlin McGowan, a family studies senior. “Girls were crying and we all had to go outside. He has a good point about testing it out.” Once the officers taught t he women “escape techn ique s a nd st r i ke s,” t he women for med ci rcles to practice their new moves on their instructors. The gym filled with excitement chattered as the women demonstrated self-defense skills. Throughout the training, A r r i ng ton r em i nde d t he women of t he impor ta nce of being a ler t a nd ta k ing precautions. “ You s hou ld not f i nd y o u r s e l f i n t h e s e s i t uat ion s b e c au s e of w h at you’ve le a r ne d ton ig ht ,” sa id A rring ton. “Be awa re of your surroundings, walk conf ident ly a nd ma ke eye contact.”

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Officer Jeff Arrington instructs women in how to defend themselves in a mock fight Tuesday. Arrington advises that a defender should plant their legs in a wide stance and use their arms to keep aggressors at a distance.

Green stickers create ‘a pride and spirit’ on campus BY K ATIE GRIVNA Senior Staff Writer

They’re stuck every where — on people, on student’s binders, even on the occasional light post. These are the green game week spirit stickers worn by st udents, wh ich adver t ise Friday Night at Cla rk Pa rk events as well as home football games. “T hey a re ea sy to f i nd. They stand out amongst all t he ot her paper work clus-

t e r e d e v e r y w h e r e ,” s a id Lakiesha Henderson, a graduate student studying general studies in aging. Henderson sa id she has seen t he st icker s a rou nd campus and they encouraged her to go to the first home football game of the season against Ohio University. The purpose of the game week spirit stickers is to create aw a reness about footba l l home games and the Friday Night at Clark Park, said Jamie

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One sticker, produced by the Friday Night at Clark Park Committee, encouraged students to watch the Mean Green take on the Ohio University Bobcats.

Adams, director of athletic promotions. It is important for students to participate in free programming as students so when they g raduate, t hey come back and participate as a lumni, he said. “We want students to have a good t ime,” Ada ms sa id. “It’s all done for their enjoyment.” The stickers, now in their second year, are created and designed by the Friday Night at Clark Park Committee, he said. T he com m it tee consists of members in t he Student G ov er n ment A s s o c i at ion, St udent Ac t iv it ie s, Gre ek Life, Dean of Students and Athletics, among others, he said. The round, green stickers feature a slogan for that week’s football opponent, the date of the football game and kickoff time, and the Friday Night at Clark Park logo. Seven sets of st ickers, a total of 50,000 stickers w ill be printed this year at the cost of $1,250 and are printed off campus, Adams said. The stickers are paid for by money from the Friday Night

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John Cox, an accounting freshman, and Chelsea Cotter, a criminal justice freshman, display their spirit stickers next to a decorated light post at the Library Mall on Tuesday afternoon. at Clark Park Committee, the university and donations. Stickers offered a cost effect i v e, “ ba ng-for-t he -buc k ” way to promote home game weekend activities, as posters and advertisements can be expensive, Adams said. T h e s t i c k e r s a r e on l y produced for home ga mes,

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but hopefully an increase in demand will allow for them to be created for all football games, he said. “Any type of spirit is a great thing,” he said. The stickers help students connect and be a part of the celebratory UNT culture, said Maureen McGuinness, assistant vice president for student development and associate

director for student leadership and judicial affairs. The stickers a llowed the com m it tee to be creat ive w it h t heir limited budget, and since they are fairly inexpensive, the stickers can be given out in mass quantities, McGuinness said. “T he st ickers created a pride and spirit that didn’t exist before,” she said.

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Sports

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Men take first at Ken Garland Invitational

BY SEAN SWINNEY

Contributing Writer Usi ng k nowledge of it s home course, the UNT men’s cross-country team won first place at t he Ken Ga rla nd Invitational, the first of two consecutive home meets. The women’s team could not ta ke adva ntage of t he Eagle Point Cross-Countr y Course, and finished fifth of the seven competing teams. Despite the win, head coach Robert Vaughan continued to

emphasize that results are not his main focus at this point in the season and sometimes a top finish can be a little misleading. “W hether we win or not, that depends a little bit on the other teams,” Vaughan said. “You can win every one of these early meets and it doesn’t mean any thing, so it’s good to see how people perform whether you win a meet or not.” The men’s team narrowly

edged University of Texas at Arlington and Texas Christian Universit y to capture f irst place. Patrick Strong, a geography junior, led the Mean Green for the 10th consecutive race dating back three years and finished second overall with a time of 25:55 in the 8K run. Garrett Sage, a sociolog y ju n ior, a nd Josue Nu nez, a k i nesiolog y ju n ior, a lso earned top-10 finishes, while Matthew Peters, a kinesiology

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Sarah Dietz finished 16th with a time of 19:09 in the Ken Garland Invitational on Saturday morning.

senior, and Michael Ortiz, a politica l science freshman, f i n ished fou r t h a nd f i f t h respect ively for t he Mea n Green. “The f irst few meets a re k ind of like t he measuring stick to see where we’re at,” Peter s s a id. “We’re more focused on the later parts of the season towards the conference meet. In cross-country, you build up and then by the end of the season we should be a lot better than we were this past season.” W hile t he women’s team only came in fifth, Vaughan said he was happy w ith its per for ma nce, pa r t ic u la rly that of the top four runners and considering the daunting t a sk of goi ng up aga i n st regional powerhouse Southern Methodist University. Ingrid Mollenkopf, a criminal justice junior, and Sara Diet z , a bu si ness sophomore, were the women’s top placers. Wit h some ea rly season suc c ess u nder t he c rosscountry team’s belt, Vaughan said he still has his eyes firmly set on October’s conference PHOTO BY JOSIAH SORRELS / PHOTOGRAPHER c h a mpion s h ip, w it h t w o more preparator y meets in Matthew Peters placed 14th with a time of 27:52. between. “Ever ybody gave a g reat ever we are, we’re going to if we are ahead of schedule effort,” Vaughan said. “That’s t r y a nd i mprove bet ween or behind, we still have to what you hope for. But wher- now and Oct. 31. No matter improve.”

Gators battle Inner peace found in cross-country flu outbreak BY CHRISTENA DOWSETT Photo Editor

MCT —In Michael Crichton’s riveting novel The Andromeda Strain, a team of scientists investigate a deadly extraterrestrial microorganism rapidly causing fatal blood clots and inducing insanity. In the compelling drama The Flu Bug Pain, mad scientist Urban Meyer tries to crush an insidious pest causing great angst and insanity among the Gator Nation. Journeys on the road to greatness always have unexpected plot twists. The Bowl Championship Series chase now has a formidable foe: H1N1. The swine f lu has moved up the rankings to Public Enemy No. 1 now that Lane Kiffin has slithered out of town. After three starters were rendered wobbly by the flu against Tennessee, Meyer has gone DEFCON-1 with a swine flu alert. He’s a bit edgy, with good reason. The ramifications of this thing spreading in the locker room could have serious consequences on the Gators’ plans to party in Pasadena to celebrate another national title run. “It is a panic level of proportions I’ve never seen before,” Meyer said. A-Choo! Cough! Hack! Could the Gators’ title hopes go sneezy-wheezy? Time out, everybody. We’ve got the Answer Man here today to set things straight. “Teenagers and people in their early 20s are a good risk group,” Dr. Lawrence Kelley said. “They are healthy. Ones

with diabetes and heart disease are at greater risk.” Kelley speaks with passion and purpose on both fronts. He has been practicing family medicine in Central Florida since 1973. And he’s a Good Gator, graduating from Florida in 1963. His office is filled with a bunch of Gators memorabilia. There’s obvious reason to be concerned given the swine flu outbreak in this country, but Meyer should chill. He’s working with a bunch of young men who are healthier than most kids running around campus. There won’t be a vaccine available until mid-October. In the meantime, Meyer and the rest of the country should follow recommendations from the CDC, which can be seen at www.flu.gov. Expect hand sanitizer sales to spike to record levels. Expect to see people wearing protective masks. That might seem hokey, but folks like Kelley are doing that when coming into contact with patients who have severe cases of the flu. Meyer is taking precautions after tailback Jeff Demps, tight end Aaron Hernandez and defensive end Jermaine Cunningham struggled with fever symptoms on Saturday. It’s the simple things, really, like not sharing water bottles and keeping those high-fives at a minimum. “You can’t walk down the hallway without everyone telling you to do this, do this,” Meyer said. “We’re trying the best we can, but it’s real.”

Patrick Strong doesn’t see waking up with the sunrise as a challenge anymore. By 6:30 a.m., his feet are pounding. Practice has begun. Strong, a geography junior on the cross-countr y team, said he runs 60 to 80 miles per week depending what phase of training he’s in. Some of his longer runs can be up to 14 miles during one practice. “It’s what makes me happy,” Strong said. “I wake up to run and then everything else is incidental. Kind of strange, but true.” St rong , a New Z ea la nd nat ive f rom Motueka, st i l l goes home over school breaks. One of the biggest changes for him is the scenery. “It’s just so beaut if u l — the mountains and sea and the snow,” he said. “It’s just kind of sad whenever I come back here and resign myself to another year in Texas.” Although he gets annoyed at constantly having to say g o o d b y e t o f r ie nd s a nd family, he uses his time in New Zealand to his advantage. Training on the mountains g ives him t he upper ha nd when he gets back to a more level Texas. St rong wa s recr u ited to UNT by cross-country coach Robert Vaughan in Januar y of 2007. Strong’s high school coach, Greg L autenslager, was trained by Vaughan at a different school and later coached at UNT. “He had somebody t hat he t houg ht wou ld do wel l here,” Vaug ha n sa id about Lautenslager. “Knowing Greg we just believed him.” During his freshman year, Strong placed fourth at the

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Justin Umberson

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Athlete of the Week: ‘Cold-Blooded’ Tune

BY ERIC JOHNSON Senior Staff Writer

Late in the third quarter with 92,012 hostile University of A laba ma fa ns roa r i ng, redshirt junior quarterback Nathan Tune remained calm, cool and collected completing a 32-yard touchdown pass, the first of his college career. It is this same relaxed attitude and abilit y to handle pr e s s u r e t h at h a s m ade Tune, a finance major, into the quarterback that he is. Tune has a lways been t he calmest player on the field and it earned him a fitting nickname during his time at Celina High School. “C old-bloode d,” C el i na

head coach Butch Ford said. “He is the coolest and calmest player I have ever seen. That is what makes this kid special, and what brought us a state title.” Tune managed the game and played mistake-free footba ll in Saturday’s loss. He completed 70 percent of his passes for 126 yards and a touchdown. Head coach Todd Dodge was impressed by his poise. “You never really know a player until you are in the game with him,” Dodge said. “He is so easy to talk to and make adjustments with. He is the kind of player that you want on your team.”

awk wa rd k id The two have during his a long h istor y freshmen year at f r o m Tu n e ’s Celina, but Ford high school saw t he potendays attending tial in him early Dodge’s qua ron. terback s a nd Tune ran the receivers camps, scout tea m for and was the only Celina that year, pl a y er D o d ge but as he develk new when he oped, he turned came here three into t he qua r teryears ago. Nathan Tune back Ford had “I have followed Nate’s career for a long time.” hoped for. “We saw his possibilities Dodge said. “We know each other really well and I have from t he beginning,” Ford a l w a y s k now n h i s c a l m said. “He grew so much as att it ude wou ld ma ke h i m an athlete and by his junior year, we knew we had somesuccessful.” Tu ne was a sk i n ny a nd thing special.”

The Script: The wrong players get recognition Opinion BY JUSTIN UMBERSON Sports Editor

Two months and a day after Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick finished his 23-month prison term, another Nationa l Footba ll Leag ue sta r is headed to jail. Super Bow l X L I I hero Plex ico Burress, a former New York Giant, plead guilty Tuesday to violating gun laws in New York and immediately bega n ser v ing a t wo-yea r sentence. Burress, like Vick, deserves everything he gets. He took a loaded gun to a New York City night club, took it out to show it off and then topped it off with shooting himself in the leg. Not only does he get 24 months behind bars, but also he received a wound for his troubles. The injury also cost him the tail end of last season, when the Giants were well on their way to securing the best record in the National Football Conference. The Giants were not the same without him, as they

lost in the second round of the playoffs to the Eagles. Athletes, like entertainers of all kinds, are paid thousa nd s i f not m i l l ion s of dollars to perform at a level that keeps fans coming back to the stadiums and buying merchandise. T he y a re plac e d on a pedesta l by t he yout h of A merica. Athletes need to behave like the role models they are instead acting irresponsibly. W hen one of them goes and shoots themselves accidently, it is a slap in the face to everyone who ever bought their jersey or cheered for them. Every time a player gets suspended because he chooses to do dr ugs, t hat team’s fans are cheated out of their money. But how do the majority of fans react? The opposite of what they should. W hen t he L os A ngeles Dodgers’ outfielder Manny R a m i r e z r e t u r ne d f r om a 50-ga me suspension for v iol a t i n g M a jor L e a g ue Baseball’s steroid policy, fans welcomed him back with a standing ovation as if he was returning from defending the countr y like Ted Williams

His senior year, Tune led the team to a Class 2A State Tit le a nd a per fec t 16 - 0 record, but making his first collegiate start will leave a lasting impression on him. “Winning that state title was great,” Tune said. “But making my first college start was such a huge deal. I have been waiting for this opportunity for a long time.” Off the field, Tune remains the same relaxed guy, which helps him with his real major, golf. Tune is an avid golfer during t he of f-season a nd carries a seven handicap, and hopes to spend his days after football playing golf. “I just want to make a lot

of money, so I ca n go out and play golf everyday. That is my biggest interest, along with women,” Tune said with a smile. Tune said he knows starting was a one-week deal, but he enjoyed every second of it. His first collegiate start, while a losing effort, made his old coach proud and brought back some fond memories. “I couldn’t help but think back to him as a freshmen and how he handled the pressure,” Ford said. “You see it in him, but it is just so great to see him develop into the great man he has become. I was absolutely tickled to see him be successful at that level.”

Justin Umberson did twice. At what lengths are teams and fans willing to go to win games? I a m not say i ng t hese pl a y er s do not de s er v e second chances, but to celebrate them as heroes upon their returns to the field is absurd. Instead of g iv i ng such ov at ion s to player s w ho have done nothing for your favorite team, cheer for the ones who have been there for the long haul. Cheer hard for the players who work hard because they are the ones that are easy to forget. In two years when Burress is out of custody, a team is going to sign him because of rare athletic ability. And this team’s fans will forget that he was not mature enough to leave his gun at home when he went to the club.

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Texas’ Lamarr Houston puts pressure on Texas Tech’s Taylor Potts at Royal Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Saturday Sept. 19.

On-field IQ hard to measure Kansas City, Mo. (MCT)— Football IQ. Does it come naturally? Is it a nature vs. nurture thing? Can you pound energy drinks and cram for the exam? On the pro level, you know precisely where to point the finger or give the thumbs-up. Chiefs’ quarterback Matt Cassel completing a pass that didn’t stop the clock at the end of the first half on Sunday was a dumb play. Broncos’ wide receiver Brandon Stokley bleeding seconds off a clock before stepping into the end zone on the first weekend was a smart play. College is different in this regard: They’re kids. Older kids, but kids, and although they make smart and dumb plays, there’s a level of understanding for the blunders. A Virginia Tech wide receiver slips behind the Nebraska secondary playing prevent defense for an 81-yard strike that set up the game-winning touchdown. Texas A&M commits 16 penalties, helping turn what should have been an easy victory over Utah State into an escape. The same Baylor defensive line that played well against Wake Forest is gashed by Connecticut. Eyes glaze over when coaches drone on about reducing mistakes and winning the mental game,

but it’s no coincidence that during the last few years, two-time North champion Missouri has ranked among the nation’s leaders in fewest penalties or that three-time conference champion Oklahoma is often among national leaders in turnover margin. Among the lessons Tigers coach Gary Pinkel absorbed from his mentor, Washington’s Don James, was the idea that the game’s mental side could be fortified. “He used to say you lose more games because of mental errors than any other reason,” Pinkel said. “They happen for two reasons: You didn’t prepare well, or you’re not disciplined to maintain your focus. You’re thinking about the last play, or the next play or the player against you has you riled up. It generally leads to more mental mistakes.” Colorado coach Dan Hawkins, his team off to a horrid 0-2 start, had the best week of mental preparation in the Big 12. He and his staff simplified a defense that was torched the previous week at Toledo. The result? A shutout victory over Wyoming. “We kept things in front of us,” Hawkins said. College coaches publicly take the blame for their players’ errors, and they should. They get the big bucks.

Two questions. Did Nebraska quarterback Zac Lee break his thumb or suffer some kind of debilitating injury on the final play against Virginia Tech as was rumored over the last two days? “Zac’s fine,” Cornhuskers coach Bo Pelini said during the Big 12 coaches teleconference and didn’t elaborate. However, Lee did not practice Monday and had a cast on his left hand. Top reserve Cody Green took snaps with the first-team offense. Did Mike Leach believe the helmet-separating shot on his quarterback Taylor Potts was a clean hit? Uh, no. “He’s extremely tough,” Leach said. “He came back without missing a beat despite being the victim of a really obvious helmet-to-helmet contact.” Two quotes “We’re 5-19 over the last two years; we ain’t overlooking anybody.” Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads on whether the Cyclones were looking past Army to Big 12 play the following week. “Those are not the kind of games I prefer to schedule.” Kansas State coach Bill Snyder on playing last Saturday at UCLA. The Wildcats didn’t touch down in Manhattan until 5:45 a.m. Sunday.

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Poor choices lead to abandoned animals Editorial The charming wag of a puppy’s tail or purr of a cute kitten is undeniably hard to walk away from. However, the joyfulness of this picture is lessened when considering that college students abandon thousands of pets every year when they either graduate or leave for spring, winter or summer break. UNT students who live in dorms are prohibited from having any pets other than fish. Even aquariums, though, are required to be unplugged during semester breaks, leaving a grim fate for Nemo if his owner doesn’t feel like dragging him along on vacation. Students who live off-campus will also have difficulty finding an apartment that accepts pets, and those who do will pay steep pet deposits for the privilege. These are not the only things that make pet ownership difficult for a student. Many students don’t have time between classes, jobs, internships, and studying to give an animal the necessary care and attention. Many students also fail to consider the price that goes along with pet adoption, such as unforeseen medical expenses, food and pet supplies. Of course, these obstacles fail to stop many students from adopting a new puppy or kitten. This is why animal shelters become flooded with abandoned pets during the end of school years when students move and are either unable or unwilling to bring their pets with them. This is also why feral cat populations are usually higher in college towns. It is the responsibility of students to think hard before adopting a pet. Students must decide whether they are truly ready to make a long-term commitment or whether they are just acting on impulse. Puppies and kittens are not accessories that can be bought on a whim and thrown out like a piece of garbage. They are living things, and they deserve loving homes and responsible owners. Students unwilling to treat a pet with due respect should opt for a stuffed animal and leave the living creatures to people who are ready and willing for the responsibilities that go along with them.

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Returning home, degree in hand The latest trend for international students is to go home right after graduation. Even for post-graduate education, many have decided it is better to study elsewhere, either in their home country or in other countries. But don’t take my word for it. Look up USA Today’s article titled, “World’s talent opts to leave USA,” published Monday. Alternatively, look up the many articles on BusinessWeek.com that also prove this point. The real question should be: Is this trend true for UNT? It’s no secret Texas is one of the states that was not hit as hard by the economic downturn. Hence, we are fortunate enough to have enough class sections opened up for us, unlike states such as California. So, why would international students opt to leave UNT? The truth is we would like to stay in the United States. Let’s face it — it’s true the quality of life over here is better than most other countries. However, most talented students

still opt to leave UNT after graduation. Why? Personally, I’d prefer to go home because of the number of jobs available there. Take, for instance, summer of 2008. I applied for various summer jobs on campus—the only place where international students can work— only to have no offers from them. Some did not bother to reply. At the same time, however, I emailed various companies back home for a summer internship. The result was three job offers from reputable companies. Needless to say, going home for the summer makes more sense than staying in sunny Texas. I am from Malaysia, a country whose economy is growing slowly. Imagine the number of job offers students from China and India will get because their economy is booming. What about career opportunities after graduation? Being an international student, I have the option of applying for a working permit that lasts for two years

after graduation. We internationals call this the “OPT.” After this term of two years expires, we either get sponsored for a green card application by our employers or we go home. Being sponsored for a green card application does not guarantee we will get the green card. As a matter of fact, only 140,000 green cards are given out each year and the government is currently processing applications from 2001. Let’s be realistic. Who would hire an alien with such slim chances of ever becoming a permanent resident/employee? Likewise, who will want to wait 10 or more years for residency when other countries are giving it away? But is this a problem for locals? You bet. Lower numbers of international students translates to less diversity and higher tuition costs. Ever wonder why out-of-state tuition costs so much? It’s because the education costs that much. A portion of the amount out-of-

state students pay is used to fund in-state students’ education. It is like a Robin Hood system: take from out-of-state students and give to in-state students. So what is the point I would like to make? If the U.S. would like to plug this “brain drain” of international talents it better act fast. Identify these talents, allow them to qualify for in-state tuition fees, and give them a career. Throw in some perks for these top-guns. Otherwise, quit complaining about international talents leaving the United States.

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

UNT prepared for spread of flu The health, safety and welfare of UNT students are the university’s top priorities. The first and best defense against all viruses, including H1N1 — or swine flu — and the seasonal flu, is good personal hygiene and education. Before classes began this fall, UNT’s Emergency Preparedness Team initiated a public education and awareness campaign to make sure faculty and staff knew the university would be following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommended guidelines for higher education, and what that meant for our students and for them. The education program, which is ongoing, also aims to ensure that the campus community is aware of the risk of flu, its symptoms and most importantly how to help reduce its spread. While the most public face of this campaign is the Web site — www.unt.edu/flu — probably its most important elements include ongoing face-to-face presentations with the on-campus housing population, student organizations and any other groups that request a speaker. The speaker, a Student Health and Wellness Center campus educator, can be scheduled by calling 940-565-2787.

These presentations are supported by informational flyers throughout campus, more gel hand sanitizer stations and enhanced cleaning schedules for public areas. While education is the best defense, it is not possible to stop the spread of a flu virus. And, as expected, there are cases of Influenza A, which most likely are H1N1, on campus. Since the start of the semester, the Student Health and Wellness Center has diagnosed only about 90 individuals with flu like illness and 21 tests for Influenza A have come back positive. At this time of the year, a positive test for Influenza A is treated as though it’s H1N1. Because those numbers only reflect students who seek treatment at the Student Health and Wellness Center, it is important to have additional ways of monitoring the spread of flu on campus. To help, all resident assistants have been trained to identify signs of influenza-like illness symptoms as the more than 6,000 students who live on campus are among the highest-risk population for spreading the virus quickly. Because there are already cases of flu on campus, and it is

expected that there will be additional cases throughout the year, the university has initiated a meal delivery plan. This plan helps those students who live on campus with a meal plan and are sick so they can be more successful at the voluntary isolation in which they are recommended to participate. Sick students in the residence halls should contact their resident assistant to ask for this service. The most important factor in keeping most of the campus healthy is keeping sick individuals isolated at home. Faculty members have been asked to use their discretion and creativity when working with sick students on the completion of class assignments. If you think you have the flu, you should contact the UNT Health and Wellness Center at 940-565-2333 or your personal health care provider for advice. If you get the flu and miss class, speak with your professors. The Emergency Preparedness Team continues to work closely with the Denton County Health Department, Texas Department of State Health Services and the CDC, and is prepared should the flu spread more rapidly and at higher concentrations through the campus community.

UNT has placed an order for the H1N1 vaccine. Once the vaccine is delivered to campus, it will be made available in priority order to those on campus who are at the highest risk. More information about this will be shared as it becomes available. It is expected that some of the ordered vaccine will arrive on campus in October. Information about this will be available through the UNT flu Web site and in direct communication with the impacted groups. Meanwhile, UNT students are encouraged to get vaccinated for the seasonal flu. Seasonal flu shots are available through the Student Health and Wellness Center in Chestnut Hall, through your health care provider, the county health department and at many local pharmacies.

Luis Tapia is the UNT Emergency Management Coordinator. He can be reached at luis.tapia@ unt.edu.

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