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21 confirmed cases of swine flu this fall BY CHRIS SPEIGHT Senior Staff Writer
Studio art junior Jared Nay works on a new media project by appearing around campus as a Tetris block.
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Art student creates ‘life-sized’ Tetris BY T.S. MCBRIDE
Contributing Writer Giant colorful Tetris pieces descended on the University Union on Wednesday afternoon, provoking curious stares, laughter and cell phone pictures. It wasn’t a mass hallucination, but a performance art piece based on the popular video game, created by Caitlin Christian, studio art freshman. “Basically we just wanted to see how people would react when confronted with life-sized versions of their childhood,” Christian said. “I’m sure a lot of us grew up playing Tetris. I know I did.”
The six Tetris pieces were costumes made from cardboard boxes and duct tape, each one worn by a student. They wandered across campus from the Art Building to the Union, occasionally stopping to assemble in various configurations, or sometimes splitting up. Christian supervised the affair, sometimes stopping to repair a piece with more black duct tape. Studio art with a focus in new media is a relatively new major at UNT. It specializes on the influence of computers in art. “We focus more on computers
as an art medium,” said Jenny Vogel, Christian’s new media professor. “It’s kind of interesting to see how we can apply what we’ve learned in the computer and how we can apply that in the real world.” Students pointed and laughed as the pieces bounced into one another on their random trek across campus. Taylor Bond, an undeclared freshman, posed with a yellow cube while his friends took pictures. “It’s the best thing I’ve seen the whole time I’ve been here,” he said. “It made my day.” Christian said she got the idea for the art piece after she and a
friend decided to dress as Tetris pieces for a contest at a Video Games Live concert one year. “We actually ended up winning and every year subsequently we’ve been making Tetris blocks just for fun.” However, life isn’t all fun and games for a Tetris piece. Paul Harder, communications design senior, seemed relieved to take his red T-shaped costume off upon his return to the Art Building. “It’s very hot. I fell over, so now I’m kind of falling apart,” he said. “One person threatened to punch me, but other than that, it was a pretty positive response.”
UNT health officials have confirmed 21 cases of swine flu since the beginning of the fall semester and have given professors the option of excusing student absences without a doctor’s note. The change came after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended universities stop requiring doctor’s notes on Sept. 11 to limit the spread of the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu. In response to the CDC’s recommendations, Reginald L. Bond, executive director of the Student Health and Wellness Center, said students should talk to their professors and see whether or not they need a doctor’s note for absences. “You must contact your instructor for guidance on how they wish for you to manage your situation,” he said. Bond said students should give careful consideration to the public health issues that are in play at this time. “When possible, please be creative with opportunities to make up assignments or missed classes and weigh the use of disincentives for missing class with the public health needs of the campus as a whole,” he said. A lexandra Ferraris, an English literature senior, said she wondered if the administration could do anything about professors being more lenient for sick students who miss too many classes. “Is it even possible if they can extend their absence policies, or at least double them?” she said. “Teachers are saying if you miss
three classes, you can’t get an ‘A’ in their class.” Luis Tapia, emergency management coordinator, said health officials think there will be more flu cases this fall. “Health officials predict increased flu cases this fall, including of H1N1 and the seasonal flu, so an upswing in the number of flu cases is also anticipated within the UNT community,” he said. The Student Health and Wellness Center has continued influenza surveillance into the fall semester, said Tapia. “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,” he said. “At this time of the year, a positive test for Influenza A is treated as though it’s H1N1.” The Health and Wellness Center recommends that students practice precautionary health safety measures. “If possible, isolate yourself from others until your fever breaks for 24 hours without the aid of fever reducing medication,” Bond said. Although swine flu is not unusually severe, Bond said, it does have a disproportionate impact on individuals younger than 25, placing college-aged students at a greater risk. Seasonal f lu immunizations have already begun in the health center at Chestnut Hall on the second floor. The cost for students is $12. For additional information please check the Health Center Web site at www.healthcenter. unt.edu.
Dorms alter bathrooms for ‘sex-transitioning students’ BY MELISSA BOUGHTON Senior Staff Writer
Female students rushing to the restroom in a residence hall may be taken aback when they find that someone left the toilet seat up. The Residence Hall Association General Assembly passed a plan at its Tuesday night meeting to allow unisex bathrooms in most of the dorms. The plan will allow the university’s single-seat bathrooms with locks in the residence halls to become unisex, meaning anyone can use them. The process of implementing the change still requires a vote of approval from the director of housing, Elisabeth Warren, and the director of dining services, Bill McNeace.
Dor ms t hat cou ld be affected are West, Maple, Clark, McConnell, Mozart, Legends, Bruce, Traditions and Santa Fe. The cafes in Maple and Clark could also see a restroom change. Residence Hall Association president Hunter Nelson, who got the idea from a conference he attended during the summer, presented the plan to the association. “I got to take part in a program presentation that dealt with sextransitioning students in residence halls and what we can do as an organization that promotes community and a safe environment for students to excel,” Nelson said. Nelson said that he felt it was necessary to bring the informa-
tion back to UNT and promote it, leading to the unisex bathroom idea. After doing research, Nelson said he learned the university is five years behind in creating an environment for the gay lesbian bi-sexual transgender community. “We also had other universities that were, in 2004, moving toward gender neutral restrooms, so it’s definitely a step that we needed to take to catch up with the rest of the nation,” Nelson said. Five executive officers from each hall come together to make decisions regarding housing issues at the Residence Hall Association General Assembly meetings.
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Hunter Nelson, Residence Hall Association president, stands by the unisex bathroom in the Crumley Hall lobby. Nelson hopes to have unisex bathrooms in all the dorms with single-seat restrooms by next semester.
UNT releases enrollment numbers, shows growth BY CAROLYN BROWN
Senior Staff Writer UNT recently released its fall 2009 enrollment numbers, showing increases in categories including diversity, graduate and transfer students. The numbers are the unofficial head count results taken after the 12th day of classes. The total enrollment is 36,206 for UNT, which is UNT’s highest enrollment ever, said Troy Johnson, associate vice president of enrollment management. Overall, fall enrollment increased by 1,508 students — 4.3 percent — compared to last fall. UNT’s graduate student enrollment increased by 11 percent,
totaling 7,658 graduate students. UNT now has 5,159 freshmen, a 0.9 percent increase from last fall. Diversity also increased with an 11 percent increase of Hispanic students, an 8.2 percent increase of black students and a 9.3 percent increase of Asian students. These changes can be attributed largely to UNT’s growing reputation, Johnson said. “As our Hispanic and African American enrollment increases, our reputation gets carried back to communities of all kinds,” he said. “That positive reputation carries influence back and positively impacts UNT’s diversity.”
UNT’s transfer student population increased by 4 percent, totaling 4,023 new transfer students. UNT works to attract more transfer students by sending admissions employees to other campuses and maintaining partnerships with community colleges to make the transfer process easier, Johnson said. Economic troubles may also account for some of the growth, as more people decide to head back to school, Johnson said. “You see people making investments in themselves to get through difficult economic times,” he said. The overall increase in enroll-
ment came as a surprise to some administrators. “ We w e r e ple a s a nt l y surprised,” Donna Asher, assistant vice president of Academic Affairs, said. The Office of the Provost had expected a 2 percent enrollment growth, and had not made plans to hire new faculty, she said. However, the office has not gotten any requests for new hires because of crowding. Individual departments typically use their own strategies, such as increasing class sizes or opening new sections to deal with growth, she said. The enrollment statistics will remain unofficial until the Texas
Higher Education Coordinating Board verifies the results later this semester. UNT’s First-Year Experience program, which works to help new students’ transition to UNT, is affected by the growth, Laurel Dube, coordinator for orientation and First Year Experience, said. The program hired 11 student leaders instead of last year’s six to reach a larger number of students, she said. This year, the program assigned leaders office hours at specific dorms so they can reach students more effectively. The leaders are also working with new ways to reach students by Facebook and Twitter, she said.
So far, the program has seen an enthusiastic response from new students, she said. “We’re finding that these students are very engaged, and it’s helping that we go to them with our programming,” Dube said. About 470 students attended the program’s kickoff party on Sept. 10, about 150 more than they had expected, Dube said. Matt Gwartney, an accounting freshman, chose UNT for its cost and close proximity to home, he said. “I think that UNT does a really good job of providing a lot of resources to help students succeed,” he said.
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$792,000 grant expands Denton childcare By A mber A rnold Senior Staff Writer
UNT received a $792,000 federal grant and is using the money to help students in need of childcare and improve childcare available in Denton. The grant is part of the Child Care Access Means Parents In School program and will arrive on Oct. 1 and be distributed during the next four years. It was previously awarded to UNT from 2005 to 2009. “Here at UNT, we’re very excited about working with
the community on this whole project,” said Carol Hagen, director of UNT’s child development lab. The universit y has new initiatives in place to help childcare facilities in Denton earn national accreditation status, Hagen said. “The centers are already meeting licensing standards, but the accreditation process allows them to aim higher than just meeting state standards,” she said. “We want to make sure that each child in these
centers gets the best possible education and care.” Hagen said she will work with a group of doctoral students to do a 22-month self-study with local childcare facilities. During the study, the group will assess areas like health and safety practices, communication with parents, curriculum for the children, and staff interactions with children and family. The facility staffs will decide what steps they would like to take and what revisions or
things they might add to an already good program to make it better, she said. Jerquila Slaughter, president of the non-traditional student organization, works with students who are in need of childcare. “A lot of students have fulltime jobs and don’t have a way to pay for childcare,” Slaughter, a history senior, said. “And people don’t want to just drop their kids off anywhere.” A lt houg h some of t he grant money will go toward
improving childcare facilities in Denton, a good portion of it will still go to students who qualify for the grant, Hagen said. Students who are eligible for the grant are proactively contacted by financial aid, said Sarah Collins, the associate director for enrollment management. The number of students who meet basic eligibility amounts to more than 400, and UNT expects to give aid to about 80 students, she said.
Students must meet certain criteria, which includes but is not limited to, having dependents and financial need. And like any other financial aid situation, the amount of money given depends on what the student’s need is and when they apply. The grant is specific to childcare, but in combination with assistance from the Texas Workforce Commission and Pell grants, students can bring all of their costs to a manageable level, she said.
Police Blotter Tuesday Sept. 22, 2009 A n of f icer a r rested a 22-year-old student at 11:37 a.m. at 301 E. McKinney St. Tuesday morning on suspicion of possessing 2 ounces of marijuana. He was taken to the Denton County Jail. At 2 : 57 a .m. Tuesday a n of f icer approached a 28-year-old man on West Hickor y St reet T he ma n had a warrant out for his arrest by the Denton PD, was arrested, and taken to the Denton City Jail.
Monday Sept. 21, 2009 A n off icer approached a 22-year-old man at 2:15 a.m. at South Welch Street and Mulberry Street He was arrested on suspicion of possessing marijuana and public intoxication. He was taken to the Denton County Jail. At 1:11 a.m., an officer approache d a 24-ye a rold man at the 100 block of Avenue A. The officer arrested him on suspicion of public intoxication possession of drug paraphernalia.
He was arrested and taken to the Denton City Jail.
Sunday Sept. 20, 2009 At 9:14 p.m. Sunday, an officer pulled over a 23-yearold man at 200 Bernard St. He was arrested on suspicion of possessing marijuana. He was taken to the Denton County Jail. An officer responded to a report at 1:31 p.m. Sunday of damage to the interior of the Kappa Sigma house. An offense report was written. At 2:20 a.m. Sunday, an
officer pulled over a 22-yearold woman at the 1200 block of Hickory Street. She was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and was ta ken to Denton Count y Jail. Officers responded to a report of a fight in progress at 12:40 a.m., Sunday at 1009 S. Ave C. They approached a 30-year-old man and 43-yearold man. They were both arrested on suspicion of possession of cocaine. They were taken to the Denton County Jail.
SGA talks same-sex King and Queen By Josiah Sorrels Contibuting Writer
A bill proposed by the Student G ov er n ment A s s o c i at ion could give a new meaning to Homecoming Queen. The SGA introduced a bill Wednesday that would make same–sex couples eligible for the election for the homecoming court in October, including the King and Queen positions. Mem b er s of t he S G A expressed opposing views on the controversial measure. “It’s all about diversity,” said Christopher Passafiume, the senator for the School of Mercha nd isi ng a nd Management who introduced the bill. “In the name of progress, it’s something that has to be passed.” Passafiume, a hospitality management junior, said the SGA’s mission is to be “a voice for the voiceless.” Brandon Nase, the director of campus involvement, voiced his opinion. “Personally, I don’t see how its equal to let a guy and a guy run together,” said Nase, a senior majoring in general, choral and instrumental music. “King and queen should repre-
“In the name of progress, it’s something that has to be passed.”
—Christopher Passafiume Senator for the School of Merchandising and Management
sent male and female population, not a guy and a guy or a girl and a girl.” Several senators voiced disapproval of the bill on grounds that it would affect the other Homecoming court positions, such as Duke and Duchess. Senator Joel Arredondo of the College of Arts and Sciences asked his peers to envision the new sashes. “W hat wou ld t hey say? Homecoming winner?” said Photo by Josiah Sorrels / Intern A r redondo, a sophomore majoring in radio, television Senator Christopher Passafiume answers questions during Wednesday’s SGA meeting. Passafiume introduced a bill proposing same-sex couples be and film. The bill was tabled for next eligible for the homecoming court elections. week, but given emergency status because homecoming doubts about the proposal. public consumption,” said is on Oct. 17. “The amendment is a good Senator Meghan Hudec, a Many senators still had idea, it’s just not ready for criminal justice senior.
Photo by Melissa Boughton / Photographer
The Residence Hall Association General Assembly passed a measure at the Tuesday night meeting to allow residence halls on-campus to have unisex bathrooms.
Housing changes dorm bathrooms Continued from Page 1 Roughly 70 people were in attendance at Tuesday night’s meeting, Nelson said. The idea received a lot of criticism from a smaller committee before t he Residence Ha ll Association heard it, Nelson said. Concerns addressed about the unisex bathroom included cleanliness, infections and sexually transmitted infections from the toilet seats along with moral stances about the gay lesbian bi-sexual transgender community. Nelson said that when the idea was presented back to the Residence Hall Association, it did much better. “It has universal benefits besides the GLBT,” Warren said. “I know, as a woman, if I’m in a meeting with lots of people, there is always a line for the women’s bathroom and then there’s a perfectly good restroom sitting there empty.” Crumley Hall and Kerr Hall already have a unisex bathroom in the lobby areas. Janea Ward, general business senior, said she frequently uses the unisex restroom in Crumley Hall. “With this dorm in partic-
ular, it’s central. We have a lot of offices this way and we have a lot of male and female activity downstairs, so it works,” the Crumley Hall resident said. The dorms that undergo the change will not add bathrooms. The designated restrooms will replace their gender specified signs with gender neutral ones. The actual sign content has yet to be decided on, Nelson said. The options include the sign to say either “unisex,” “family” or “restroom.” Rachel Griffin, an interdisciplinary studies junior and resident assistant at Legends Hall, attended the Residence Hall Association meeting and said she doesn’t think students will notice the change at first. “I don’t think the students really think about it, but I mean, in the end it will be very convenient,” she said. “It will be more of a behind-the-scenes change where students are like ‘Oh, we have more bathrooms to use now. Yay.’” Nelson said he hopes for the unisex bathrooms to be labeled and usable before next semester. “Once we give approval, the maintenance staff will order the new signs and bada-bingbada-boom,” Warren said.
Read the editorial on the unisex bathroom issue on Page 7
Correction In the Sept. 23 edition of the Daily, the article “Holiday curriculum opposed” had a quote that was incorrectly attributed. The quote was “The chances of this being
passed in Texas are very slim. It’s just impossible.” It should have been attributed to DeEtta Culbertson, spokesperson for the Texas Education Agency.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Arts & Life
Page 3 Kip Mooney
Arts & Life Editor ntd.artslife@gmail.com
Fate inspires ‘gift’ in twin sister
By Claire Weber Intern
Claire Conner has a gift. This specia l educat ion freshman is highly intuitive and understands special-needs kids because for her, it’s personal. Her twin sister Hannah Conner was diagnosed with autism when the two were in grade school. “When we turned two, I started talking and she didn’t,” Conner said. “That’s a key sign of autism.” The twins grew up in Austin with their parents and older brother Dylan Conner, and spent most of their time together throughout early childhood. Claire said she feels growing up with an autistic twin sister has made her more in tune to the thoughts and feelings of specialneeds children. Last summer she worked at Westlake High School in Austin with a group of special needs students. It was there she realized she was gifted in working with the mentally disabled, and started to consider studying special education in college. “I could even tell I had a lot more insight with the kids than most of the teachers there,” she said. “So I figured it was something I could do and be good at, and maybe make a difference.” Conner said she particularly liked working with the kids in the group who were in middle school,
As the twins got older, Claire said she sometimes felt as if she had to defend her sister. She said while most kids understood and were accepting, some of them bullied Hannah. “One time,” she said, “We were sitting at a pep rally and a girl walked passed and asked me, ‘Hey, isn’t that girl, like, autistic?’ And I was like, ‘Yeah, she’s also my sister.’” Hannah, with her sense of humor and inquisitive nature, stays busy with activities such as swimming and talking on the phone with her friends while she stays at home. She said she misses Claire, and the two of them text message often. As the two spoke on the phone, Hannah told Claire about the boy she thinks is cute. Claire rolled her eyes, laughing, and said she was tired of hearing about him. She said it’s important to treat Hannah Photo by Susan Miska / Photographer like any other person. “I think that people baby her Freshman Claire Conner decided to major in special education when her twin sister Hannah was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder as a child. because they don’t know what else Lyndal Bullock of the College embarrassed to have a brother or to do, but in reality, Hannah has a and would like to work with that and think she’ll be really good at of Education said autism occurs sister with a severe disability and lot more respect for the person if it—she truly has a gift.” specific age group after college. Cheryl said she thinks Claire in all races, classes, and ages, and often have a heavy responsibility they treat her like everyone else,” “It’s a really key point of develshe said. to serve as caregiver. opment that I enjoyed working has learned a lot from growing varies in character and severity. Claire is looking forward to Claire said she felt she had When Claire turned six, she first up with Hannah and will be able with,” she said. Claire’s parents said they to help many kids with special realized Hannah was different to have survivor skills because using her insight with Hannah from her, and began to mature she was the twin who wasn’t to help other kids like her. She said support her desire to work in needs like autism. she is excited to use her situation disabled. Autism, or Autism Spectrum and develop more quickly. special education. “I wondered, ‘Why wasn’t I the to benefit those who have been “It was really strange,” she said. “I was surprised when she said Disorder, is a complex disorder that’s what she wanted to do,” that causes problems in social “It felt like I was leaving some twin who was autistic?’ It put a lot affected by disabilities. “I want to help, and I know I’ll of guilt on me that I had to deal said her mother, Cheryl Conner. development, communication piece of me behind.” be good at it.” Bullock said siblings are often with,” she said. “But we support her completely and behavior.
Art event teaches Hispanic culture Senior Staff Writer
During their lunch break today, students will be able to find tables of traditional Hispanic arts and crafts in the University Union courtyard. The Multicultural Center and the Rho Beta Chapter of Sigma La mbda Ga mma Sororit y, Inc. are co-sponsoring Artensania, an afternoon filled with customary Hispanic art to celebrate the culture’s heritage month. Students can chose from an array of projects to do, including making their own Mexican sun faces, painting yarn Zapotec rugs and decorating candy “calaveras” or skulls. All arts and crafts are free to take home. Lauralee Espinosa, alumni relations chair of the sorority a n d e l e m e n t a r y e d u c ation senior, said the sorority wanted to show students how to make some of these crafts on their own. “We wanted to ma ke an event that was fun for us, fun for people and encompassed the whole Hispanic culture,” Espinosa said. The tables with each activity will also include information about each craft, including the background and history of the art pieces. Also, the activities will be set up in stages of its creation so students on-the-go can quickly complete a cra f t w it hout making it from beginning to end, Espinosa said. Uyen Tran, the director of organizational development of the Multicultural Center, said events such as Artensania show how fascinating and important learning about other cultures’ traditions can be. “I think there are so many facets to the Hispanic culture, and this is just one of the ways we can explore those different areas,” Tran said. “Art is something that unifies people and this is one fun and easy way for people to learn about the art and history of this culture and its significance.” Students will also be able to
“Art is something that unifies people and this is one fun and easy way for people to learn ...”
–Uyen Tran Director of organizational development of the Multicultural Center
mold and decorate their own piñatas from start to finish, an activity Tran said will give students a different view of something they have most likely seen all of their lives. “We all know what piñatas are but having a better understanding of how and why you make them in the first place really enriches your outlook on the culture,” Tran said. Anai Arzola, the president of the Rho Beta Chapter of Sigma L a mbda Ga m ma Soror it y and a hospita lit y management junior, said the sorority wanted to get involved so it could have closer ties to the Multicultural Center and be more diverse. “I think diversity is important because it is one of the principles we’re based on,” A rzola sa id. “We’re tr y ing to get people aware of what the Hispanic culture is all about.” The sorority lives by five basic principles, one being cultural awareness. “We are a multi-cultural sorority so we wanted to learn about other cultures and get other people to be aware of it, too,” Arzola said. This is t he f irst year of the event, but Tran said the Multicultural Center would be willing to make it an annual event to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Artensania will take place at 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today in the Union courtyard.
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Decades-old dorm evokes mixed feelings By K atie Grivna Senior Staff Writer
Along Avenue D lies one of the oldest dorms on campus, with an unused pool and the option of private rooms. T he bu i ld i ng crea k s to life at night with a chorus of crickets and the whirring of air conditioning units. Constructed more than 45 years ago, College Inn is one of the most profitable residence halls on campus.
History of the Inn C huck Fu l ler, a ssi st a nt v ice president for business ser v ices, sa id he l ived i n College Inn when he was a graduate student in 1967. It was built in 1963 by the College Inns of A merica, a subsidiary of Holiday Inn. “It was the premiere facility in Denton at the time,” Fuller said. “It was the place to be.” The university acquired the College Inn in 1985 from Bass Brothers Enterprises for about $4 million. At one time in the 1980s, Col lege In n wa s home to nearly all the sororities on ca mpus, as t heir prev ious home in Chilton Hall was shut down, he said. Different sororities lived in blocks at the College Inn, and their chapter rooms now serve as administrative space.
Maintaining the Inn Fu l ler sa id Col lege In n makes money that is needed to pay for newer buildings so newer dor ms rates a re lower. Since College Inn is paid
off, Fuller said more money can be spent maintaining the building. Every year, 15 to 20 of the worst rooms in College Inn are remodeled, and more may be refurbished next year. Elisabeth Warren, director of housing and residence life, said t he aging College Inn will have to be torn down at some point, as the foundation of the building is “iffy” on the east side. For the foreseeable future, Warren said she expects it to be here. Col lege In n is a lso t he only dorm with a pool, which Warren said had an “enormous cost” for upkeep. Fu l ler s a id s ome h ave jokingly referred to it as “the largest coffin-shaped pool in town.”
Past and present experiences Kaitlyn Walker, an interdisciplinar y studies junior, lived in an efficiency room at College Inn last year and liked living there. “It was nice having my own stove and being able to cook meals,” she said. Rya n Ha r mon, a v isua l arts studies junior, lived in a matchbox in College Inn in the summer of 2008, and sa id she wou ld not move back because of the “crappy” conditions of the building. The drawers in her closet were rotten, she sa id, a nd even though she repeatedly filed reports asking for them to be replaced, nothing was done.
Photo by Stephen Masker / Photographer
(From left to right) Spanish junior Felix Hernandez, mechanical engineering technology junior and student assistant Nonso Agolue, Assistant Resident Hall Director Tammy Fowler-Thornton and Residence Hall Director Benlon Eaglin all sit in the College Inn Lounge. The air conditioning also broke three times during the summer, once for four days. “I t h i n k it needs to be redone or completely torn dow n,” she said. “You get what you pay for.” Jessica Za iger, a n undeclared freshman, moved into a matchbox room in August and said she has not had any bad experiences. She chose to move i nto College Inn because she liked the idea of having a single
room, she said, and it was a good price. The privacy of the dorm makes it special, she said. “I don’t even know who my neighbors are,” Zaiger said. T h e b e s t t h i n g a b out Col lege In n is reg u lat i ng your room temperature, she said, as the control of the air conditioning unit is shared between two suitemates. However, many bugs have gotten into her room, especially crickets, Zaiger said.
Z a iger s a id she w ou ld re c om mend t he dor m to ot her people, especia l ly if
they need to study, and said the dorm is “almost apartment style.”
College Inn Facts • The College Inn has 287 rooms at a capacity of 441 students. • The total cost per semester for a matchbox room with no meal plan is $1,954, according to UNT’s housing Web site. • The College Inn is the only dorm open year-round, and a meal plan is not required for its residents. • The College Inn also houses the housing maintenance office, business services office, and UNT’s survey research center.
Professor ‘flings’ new activity to college students By Morgan Walker Staff Writer
D u t c h Fa y a r d o f t h e accounting department loves to play Ultimate Frisbee. He enjoyed throwing the plastic disc around in the past but hasn’t been able to play much until recently. Ea rlier t his fa l l, Faya rd decided he wanted to find a way for college students to get together for a game of Ultimate Frisbee and talk about the benefits of prayer. He created a group called A Fling and a Prayer, which allows students to meet at the soccer field near 1117 Riney Road at North Lake Park. Fa y a r d , a me m b e r of Southmont Baptist Church on Pennsylvania Drive, said he came up with the idea after he heard another woman at the church speak about one of Southmont’s mission groups, Mission Denton, which focuses
“We want to take the church from being just a place where people go to something that goes out to the people who need it.”
—Jason Rankin Geoscientist at Conestoga-Rovers & Associates
on reaching out to low-income neighborhoods. Jason Rankin, a geoscientist at Conestoga-Rovers & Associates, an engineering company in Farmers Branch, met Fayard at church and also participates in Mission Denton. “We want to take the church from being just a place where people go to something that goes out to the people who need it,” Rankin said. Mission Denton reaches out to neighborhoods by providing
arts, crafts and story time to children. “I t houg ht, ‘How cou ld I reach out on a university sett ing? ’” Faya rd sa id. “It didn’t seem like there was a big opportunity for that same type of offering.” Fayard said he wanted to provide a way for students to get together, pray and share t rouble s a s soc iate d w it h college. Being on a college campus every day, Fayard said he can see students are going through a lot of the same things he went through in college, such as losing loved ones or financial stresses. Fayard has held two group meetings so far this fall but hasn’t set a specific date and time yet. Josh Barber, an economics junior, suggested some other times for the group to meet. “I think Monday through Wednesday is really the best time for people who are sports enthusiasts to come out and do something athletic since, most of the time, there are footba l l ga mes goi ng on Thursday through Sunday,” Barber said. Chris Newby, a developmental family studies graduate student, said he thinks Fayard’s idea is a great way for students to get involved and talk about Jesus Christ. Newby, an intern at t he Baptist Student Ministry, said this is an “Ultimate Frisbeefriendly college” so the use of the sport as the topic and
Photo by Kristen Bradley / Photographer
Jason Rankin, attendee of “A Fling and A Prayer”, gets ready to play Ultimate Frisbee at North Lake Park on Sunday after church service. The group meets every Sunday at 2 p.m., but the time may change. Christ as the undertone is a good idea. Before Fayard sets up a permanent meeting time, he said he would like to know which times
would be best for students. Suggestions can be made on the Facebook page under “A Fling and a Prayer” for those interested in playing.
No Ultimate Frisbee experience is needed and Fayard will teach students how to play the game, according to the group’s Facebook page.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
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Sports
Justin Umberson
Sports Editor ntdaily.sports@gmail.com
The Script: The Sun Belt Conference up for grabs Opinion BY ERIC JOHNSON Senior staff writer
PHOTO BY CLINTON LYNCH/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Sophomores Danae Welch and Brandi Townsend, competitors in breaststroke and individual medley, go through warm-up drills during swim practice Monday afternoon at the Pohl Recreation Center.
Veteran Mean Green swim team dives into ‘09 season with high expectations BY JONAH KUEHNE Contributing Writer
An older and more experienced swim team will dive into the season at the Green a nd W hite Meet opener 4 p.m. on Sept. 25. The meet stacks the North Texas veterans, whom will reside on t he green team, against the white team, made up of incoming f reshma n and transfers. “I t hin k w it h a l l of t he girls that we had last year and since our freshmen class is smaller, we should be more consistent because we know what to expect,” undeclared
sophomore, Rosa Gent i le, an undeclared sophomore, said. “I think we should do better.” Last year, the Mean Green relied on 15 newcomers. This time around they are older and wiser, including Gentile, who set school marks and was co-winner of the most valuable swimmer award in 2008-2009. The squad had great indiv idua l per for ma nces, but cou ld not come toget her as a whole. Head coach Joe Dykstra said the goal is to win the Sun Belt Conference, using its experience as the
“ace in the hole.” “I was dissatisfied with our inconsistency that we had last year both throughout the season and at the championship gates,” said Dykstra. “We were inconsistent from race to race and a big part of that was because we were relying on 12 freshman and three transfers last year.” D y k s t r a s t r e s s e d how much bet ter he felt t he tea m wa s f rom la st yea r with an emphasis on their added work ethic, which he claims is set apart from all of the years he has coached at UNT.
“I’m beyond excited for this season,” Dykstra said. “This is the best squad we have ever had. Each of the years I’ve been here, we have gotten better and better. We are ready to take a major leap this year.” Te a m c a p t a i n N i c o l e Leslie, a sociolog y senior, added that she’s also hopeful about the team winning the Su n Belt Con ference t h is year. “We’ve had a lot of individual success, and I’d like to move on from that and accomplish something as a team,” she said.
Injured Giants held out of practice East Rutherford, N.J. (AP) — The left shoulder injury that Justin Tuck suffered when he flagrantly tripped against the Dallas Cowboys is similar to one the Pro Bowl defensive end sustained when playing in college. The good news for the New York Giants (2-0) is that Tuck didn’t miss any games when he was injured playing at Notre Dame. “T he doctor sou nded encouraged because normally when you re-injure something your body knows pretty much how to respond to it so hopefully the comeback will be quicker than if it was the first incident,” Tuck said Wednesday after practice. “So that whole process is encouraging and hopefully it bodes well for me.” Giants coach Tom Coughlin was cautious about Tuck’s chances of playing against the Buccaneers (0-2) in Tampa, Fla. on Sunday. “It’s a matter of soreness and strength,” Coughlin said. “Who knows, maybe he’ll end up having to wear a harness. That’s not a problem; we have a couple of guys doing that. He’s a little bit less sore today than he was yesterday.” Tuck was hurt in the first half of the Giants’ 33-31 win over Da l las when t r ipped by Cowboys tack le Flozell Adams. Coughlin called the penalty a f lagrant foul. The NFL on Wednesday announced that Adams was
fined $12,500 for two fouls in the game, both for kicking his opponent. The first play was the incident with Tuck. The second play occurred in the fourth quarter when he kicked Osi Umenyiora. “It ma kes me hate t he Cowboys a little bit more,” said Tuck, who led the Giants with 12 sacks last season. “You can write that I did say hate. I stand by what I said right after the game that it was a bush league play. You move on, that’s my plan, to move on.” Ada ms, a f ive-t i me Pro Bowl selection, denied doing anything wrong earlier in the week and said Tuck should learn to stay on his feet. “Normally, people go to the Pro Bowl for blocking people, not tripping people,” Tuck said. “So maybe he should keep his feet on the ground. We’re not going to get into a war of words here, we are going to let it be what it is, and I’ll see Flozell when we play them again.” T he Gia nt s, w ho c a me into the season with a lot of depth on their defensive line, may also be without defensive tack le Chris Canty for the second straight week. He missed the Dallas game with a calf injury and he did not practice again on Wednesday. Tuck said his shoulder has i mproved ma rked ly si nce Sunday. “Right now, it’s just one day at a time and we’ll see how it plays out,” he said. Starting receiver Domenik Hi xon hurt his right k nee
For y e a r s n o w w h e n people mentioned the Sun Belt Conference, it would be followed by a chuckle. It had become t he punch line of college football. This is no longer the case with the conference earning some marquis victories and recr u it i ng some ta lented players with great speed and athleticism. T he M idd le Ten nesse e State University Blue Raiders victory over the University of Maryland Terapins on Saturday and the University of Lousiana at Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns’ win over Kansas State University Wildcats two weeks ago should earn the conference some national recognition. Even U N T’s nat iona l ly televised win over Ball State University adds to the depth of the conference. This season is shaping up to be one of the most wide open and competitive conference races in recent years. Ever y tea m, exclud i ng Western Kentucky University, has the potential to earn the conference title. Perhaps I have drunk too much green Kool-Aid, but I put UNT in the top five contenders for the conference title.
UNT So fa r t his season, t he Mean Green have shown vast improvements on both sides of the ball, and by all accounts, should be 2-1 going into conference. The offense is much more balanced, threatening teams both on the ground as well as through the air. The dynamic skills of Riley Dodge and his ability to manage the game and limit mistakes will help the team control the tempo and the clock. Tobe Nwigwe leads a defense that has vastly improved and can force turnovers, limit opponents in all ways and make big plays of its own. If the offense can finish drives in the red zone, this will be a banner season. Getting MTSU at home and a bye week before playing Lafayette definitely helps. -Projected record 8-4 (6-2)
Troy University
PHOTO COURTESY PAUL J. BERESWILL/NEWSDAY/MCT
New York Giants Justin Tuck celebrates sacking Dallas Cowboys quarterback Brad Johnson. The Giants defeated the Cowboys 35-14 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Nov. 2, 2008. in the Dallas game and he a lso m issed pract ice on Wednesday. His status also is being listed day to day. Receiver Mario Manningham, who had 10 catches in the game, was limited at practice with a sore shoulder.
A lso not pa r t icipat i ng in the practice were safety K e n n y Ph i l l i p s ( k ne e ) , cor nerback s A a ron Ross ( h a m s t r i ng ) a nd Ke v i n Docker y (hamstring), receiver Hakeem Nicks (foot) and half back Danny Ware (elbow).
The Trojans are looking for their fourth straight conference title and will look to senior quarterback Levi Brown to get them there. Receiver Tebiarus Gill will be the go-to guy for this team, and will have to make up for a rushing attack that averages only 85 yards per game. The defense will have to improve quickly after giving up 445 yards and 34 points a game so far this season. Troy does have arguably one of the
best front seven’s in the Sun Belt, but an inexperienced secondar y could prove its downfall. -Projected record 8-4 (6-2)
Middle Tennessee Quarterback Dwight Dasher is a solid dual threat. He leads his team in both passing as well as rushing, and will be the key to his team’s success. Defensive ends Chris McCoy and Jamboree Lattimore lead a solid defense that will terrorize quarterbacks all season. The Blue Raiders will begin c on ferenc e play w it hout starting running back Phillip Tanner. W it h a roug h open i ng schedule, it will be tough to gain any momentum. Road games at UNT and Troy starting conference play could get MTSU off to a slow start. -Projected record 8-4 (5-3)
Arkansas University
State
Defensive end A lex Carrington, the preseason Defensive Player of the Year in the Sun Belt, leads the Red Wolves defense that will be the team’s key along with the running back Reggie Arnold. Arnold is off to a quick start, with five touchdowns and over 200 yards through two games this season. Quarterback Corey Leonard must improve on his 130 passing yards per game average and one touchdown pass overall to earn this team a chance at a conference title. -Projected record 6-6 (5-3)
UL-Lafayette A strong and experienced offensive line will help the transition for first year starting quarterback Chris Masson, who has been impressive thus far with 627 passing yards and three touchdowns. Replacing the team’s alltime leading rusher is not an easy task, but running back Undrea Sails is doing his part averaging 80 yards a game. Linebacker Antwyne Zanders leads t he Rag i n’ Caju ns’ defense, which has allowed just over 20 points a game. P l a y i n g b a c k- t o - b a c k Top-25 ranked teams right before conference will kill any momentum that Lafayette gained from the Kansas State game. -Projected record 6-6 (4-4)
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Sports
Justin Umberson
Sports Editor ntdaily.sports@gmail.com
UNT wins last match before conference play Mean Green volleyball team wins in five sets BY R EMINGTON BIRD Staff Writer
For t he f irst t ime in 14 years, the Mean Green (4-10) volleyball team defeated the Stephen F. Austin University Lady Jacks (11-6) in five sets Tuesday night at the North Texas Volleyball Complex. After losing its first eight contests, UNT has rebounded by winning four out of its last six games. All but the Lady Jacks game were on the road and all but one lasted until the decisive fifth set. Head coach Cassie Headrick said it was a great win for the team w ith conference play starting Saturday. The win was Headrick’s first against
SFA as UNT’s head coach. “It wouldn’t be our team if we didn’t go five,” she said. “We’re learning ever y time we go out there.” The f irst set was UNT’s worst. It lost 25-18 with only nine kills compared to SFA’s 20, but it did not ref lect how the team played the rest of the game. The second set was close the entire time. When the Mean Green was dow n 15-10, libero Jessica Green, a busi ness sen ior, prevented a SFA kill with a div ing dig t hat set middle blocker Br itta ny Brow n, a visual arts studies freshman, up for the kill. When UNT was still down 23-21, a long series lasted a lmost a f ull minute until Brown finished it with a kill, which caused the Lady Jacks to call a timeout to attempt
to slow t he Mea n Green’s momentum. The teams went back and for t h e x c h a ng i ng p oi nt s until outside hitter Brittani Youman, a communications junior who finished the game with 13 kills, made the final kill to win the set 27-29 as the crowd erupted. After halftime, the Mean Green dominated the third set, defeating SFA 19-25. The performance by the team can be largely attributed to server Kayla Saey, an interior design sophomore, who cont r ibuted 42 assists throughout the game. Saey started feeding the ball to the outside hitters, and UNT could not be stopped. I n one ser ies Saey fed Youman the ball twice in a row but both were blocked. T he t h i rd t r y w a s t he charm, as the ball made it
t hrough and gave Youman a kill. “I have been coming in early to work on that,” Saey said. “The last week in practice we have just been working on it extra hard.” The Mea n Green let t he four t h set slip 25-21 a f ter having it tied at 17 because of the 11 errors committed by the team during the set. The fifth and final set was controlled by UNT. A f ter jumping out to a n early lead, the Mean Green won t he set 11-15 a nd t he match 3-2. “At the beginning of the fifth set, that’s when we got that big lead and just went and got them,” Youman said. “We have nothing but high expectations for this team.” UNT’s next game will be its first conference game at 8 p.m. on Saturday in Denver.
PHOTO BY RYAN BIBB/INTERN
Senior Jessica Green, a general business senior, practices her serve Monday.
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room at the same time, avoiding any possible discomfort or moral issues. Concerns about this change include the effect it will have on cleanliness and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases and infections from the toilet seats. These concerns, however, are unjustified. With regards to cleanliness, there is no cause to worry. The unisex bathrooms will be subject to the same cleaning schedules they were before. Concerns about increased spread of infections and STDs are also baseless. The idea that allowing both male and female students the option of using a bathroom will raise the risk of disease is ridiculous. UNT students, having long left elementary school, should know that they have no reason to fear people of the opposite sex, nor to fear negative repercussions from sharing bathrooms with them. All this plan will do is give students more options, cutting down on bathroom wait time and providing a safer, more comfortable environment for students transitioning from one gender to the other.
Campus Chat If you could decide how much you paid for tuition at UNT, how much would it be?
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Unisex bathrooms promote tolerance The UNT Housing and Dining departments are in the process of making several on campus bathrooms unisex. A new plan passed by the Residents Hall Association will convert single-seater bathrooms with locks into unisex bathrooms in most of UNT’s dorms and several of its cafeterias. The editorial staff supports this plan, which was devised by Residence Hall Association President Hunter Nelson to accommodate sex transitioning students and attempt to bring UNT up-to-date in creating a welcoming environment for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. Two dorms, Crumley and Kerr Hall, have already made this change and the others will follow by the beginning of next semester, if not sooner. This change is a practical way to provide for these students. The change only affects single-seater bathrooms, so bathroons with multiple stalls will not become unisex. This means that male and female students will still not be in the same
“I’d want it to be cheaper, but I’d want better services at the same time. Probably something around $5,000 a semester.”
Addie Watters,
Interdisciplinary studies freshman
“I want to say $5,000 to cover everything per a semester.”
A week ago my world ended. My Facebook account was deactivated. I have heard that can be a blessing, where people rekindle old passions and have engaging conversations with strangers. This isn’t one of those stories. My 24 hours of hell started off with me wanting to update my status about how my account was deactivated. Realizing my folly, I then pondered how I would alert my friends of my misfortune. Old-fashioned postal service would get there the next day at best. Minutes on the cell phone wouldn’t be free until seven at night. Email? That’s too 90s. Texting would have to suffice. Minutes later my thumbs were sore.
Somehow I mistakenly sent my ex-boss an invite to a party while my friend got the angry rant. Eight different people wanted to know what I was up to. I was getting texts faster than I could hit send. An hour after my account was gone, I decided to join the dark side, which can conveniently be found at w w w. twitter.com. Not so bad, I thought. Now my friends in Czech can see what I’m doing. And by see I mean read, because I can’t upload photos. Or video. And who was this I’m-aPerv42 that subscribed to me? I didn’t approve that. Well at least I can post a note about — wait, there’s a character limit?
It’s hour nine and I’ve hit rock bottom. I can’t double check sources for my articles. Tons of parties are going on this weekend and I’m going to miss all of them. Am I a vampire or werewolf? I don’t get to know. In desperation I blew the dust off and logged onto AIM. I waited. 10 minutes and no one’s on. I waited some more. 30 minutes. An hour. Finally, I gave up. The next day my fingers trembled as I tried to access my account. Success! Never again will I take for granted all the Twilight polls, all the Mafia requests and all the status updates I don’t care about. Hopefully nothing impor-
tant happened while I was gone. I checked my wa ll. “Dude, you missed out on a Harr y Potter marathon” My life is average.
Today I fell in love. His name is Tommy; he has short blonde hair and big beautiful eyes. Between his sweet little kisses and wet little nose I’m hooked. As you may have guessed, Tommy is a Labrador puppy, but what you may not know is that he, unlike a lot of other cute boys on campus, has a job. Tommy is part of a puppyra ising prog ra m for t he Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc. Once t ra i ned, he w i l l move from his UNT home and find love in a new place, giving freedom to someone who may never have experienced it before. Dogs like Tommy move to their training homes at about 7 or 8 weeks old. After about a year of training with a loving family, during which the puppy is housebroken, exposed to many different environments and thoroughly loved, the family returns the puppy to the foundation when he is between the ages of 12 and 14 months to begin their new careers. The dog and its new master are trained in how to work as a team before the duo goes home together. Tommy reminded me that
even though school is
of about 36,000 students. With this many people in one spot, change is inevitable and there is always someone
well, like Shack-a-thon each spr ing, wh ich benefits Habitat for Humanity, or Dance Marathon in February, which ra ises money for Cook Children’s Hospital in Forth Worth. I wou ld l i ke to issue a challenge to everyone on campus, students, faculty and staff alike. Ma ke a n ef for t each day to do something that will make someone else’s life better, even if you don’t know them. What’s the worst that could happen? From raising a guide dog to holding open a door, making a difference in your community will make an even bigger difference in yourself.
Khai Ha is a computer science senior. He can be reached at khaiqha@yahoo.com.
Volunteerism increasingly important
important a nd wor t hy of a significant amount of my time and money, helping others is ultimately more rewarding than helping myself. I started thinking about volunteerism, both on campus and off, as part of living as a responsible citizen. North Texas is a great place for that. We have the new and improved Center for Leadership and Ser v ice, formerly t he Volunteer Center, which offers a wide array of programs for students to become involved in something outside of themselves. In addition to the official center, we have a population
nearby who could use a helping hand. Even for those of us dedicated to so many organizations and causes that we are grateful to get a full three hours of sleep at one time, there are ways to help others that do not take much time. Simply being kind will better our community. Holding the door open for strangers is volunteerism, and it only takes about 30 seconds. Raising money for a philanthropy your organization or church is involved with is, too, and you may already be doing that. T here a re hu nd reds of opportunities on campus as
Jessika Curry is a journalism junior. She can be reached at Jessika.Curry@unt.edu.
Austin Patten
Computer engineering freshman
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