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Volume 96 | Issue 47
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Student leaders create agenda BY ISAAC WRIGHT Senior Staff Writer
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Gino searches for metal rods hidden by members of the crowd at the Super Grow event on Nov. 6. Officer Russell Weier, his handler, uses Dutch commands to instruct the dog.
Vet: Denton K-9 is healthy Dog put on higher calorie diet BY SARA JONES Intern
According to police K-9 Gino’s medical records, the dog is “very healthy and well cared-for.” Lori Hill, a veterinarian at Dove Creek Animal Hospital, saw him Thursday morning after the Daily published its story about Gino. According to the medical note, Hill referred to Gino, who was “presented for losing weight,” as “well-muscled and … in good physical shape.” Other notes stated that Gino’s
bone structure is “slight ly visible” and his blood tests revealed mild dehydration. This, she noted, could be a result of the dog not drinking water that morning. “ We’v e a c t u a l l y b e e n feeding him too much,” said Capt. L en n Ca r ter of t he Investigations Bureau. “The vet felt like he would benefit from a high-protein, highcarb diet that might pick his weight back up.” He continued to say that Gino’s previous diet was “six to seven cups of Purina One Pro Plan per day.” Hill wrote in her notes that Gino has a “higher demand for caloric and carb intake than more commercial pet foods ca n of fer, recom mend i ng
SD (Science Diet) Sensitive Stomach to [increase] carbs while maintaining hea lthy level of protei n to avoid renal issues.” According to her notes, Hill recommends Gino eats six to seven cups per day. Hill’s notes state that “if any sy mptoms worsen, we can pursue further [diagnostics].” She uses examples like X-rays, more blood work and a stool culture. Dove Creek Animal Hospital declined to comment Monday in response to questions about Gino’s records despite permission from the Denton Police Department. Carter said Gino was diagnosed with tapeworms in July and was cleared of them at
a visit in August. In July, he said the canine weighed 79 pounds. “He current ly weighs 74 lbs,” he said. In regards to the medical records, veterinarian Chris Norwood of Ponder Veterinary Hospital said dogs like Gino are generally evaluated on a body condition scale of one to nine, with five being ideal. Dogs should have a healthy amount of f lesh over their ribs, he said, and if a dog’s bones were stick ing out it would most likely be a “two or a three” on the scale. He a lso said one should be able to feel but not see a canine’s ribs.
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The Texas Student Association convened Saturday at the University of Texas to ratify its charter and develop its agenda. Representatives from 13 Texas student government associations discussed the issues they will lobby for on behalf of students before the state Legislature. The organization selected decreasing budget cuts to universities, making textbooks more affordable and keeping tuition rates the same. “We’ve got to have something to fight for, and we felt like those three things affect every university,” said Kevin Sanders, vicechairman of the TSA and president of the UNT student government association. John Lawler, chairman of the TSA, said all Texas students can relate to the issues the group decided on.
“It’s good for someone to have the backs of students.”
—Megan Adams Merchandising senior
Megan Adams, a merchandising senior, said tuition and textbooks concern her. She also said it’s reassuring that there is such an organization tackling student issues. “It’s good for someone to have the backs of students,” Adams said. “It all comes down to money and how you’re going to get through school.” Although the organization has been inactive for the last five years, Lawler said, the adoption of the agenda and charter has helped unite member schools. “W henever you have a common enemy, it’s valuable to come together and form a
consensus,” Lawler said. UNT has been at the forefront of creating the agenda, Sanders said. VALERIE S a n d e r s , GONZALEZ who w rote the group’s charter, said t he document is like the constitution of the association and is some- KEVIN thing nearly SANDERS a m i l l ion students in the state will have to follow. “It’s a plus that UNT students can say our president actually wrote the charter the organization abides by,” Sanders said. “I think that gives UNT a huge stake in TSA and puts them on the level to be a major player in the state of Texas.” Initially, Sanders said tuition was not on the TSA’s agenda but UNT was vocal in getting the organization to pay closer attention to it. Valerie Gonzalez, a member of the UNT voting delegation and senator for the College of Arts and Sciences, said tuition is a major concern because of the country’s economic condition. “When you have the median household income decreasing every year but you have tuition rates rapidly increasing every year, you’re going to have a big gap,” Gonzalez said. The organization will meet at UNT in the spring to determine how it will present the issues to the state Legislature. Lawler and Sanders will meet with officials from the Texas Board of Higher Education in the coming weeks to prepare for the spring meeting. “We want to be a familiar face in those offices ,” Lawler said.
5K runners raise money for goats BY AUTUMN R EYNOLDS Contributing Writer
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Viewers gathered in the Lightwell Gallery to see the new media art “Fifteen” exhibit. This piece was created by new media art senior Peter Kusek and is titled “UPC Shrine.”
Students’ new media art exhibit ‘speaks’ BY M ARLENE GONZALEZ Intern
Sculptures, painting and ca nvases ca n be expected when entering an art exhibit, but in the New Media expo “Fi f te en,” a r t i st s took a different tw ist to the idea. Computers, televisions and f lat screens are just a few of the art pieces that distinguish this exhibit from others, using technolog y to portray their artistic visions. The exhibit opened Monday and runs until Friday in the Lightwell Gallery in the Art
Building. Shane Meck lenburger of the art studio faculty said he allowed students to choose any subject they felt expressed t hemselves for t heir f ina l project in this showcase. “I told the students this is their work, to make a project t hat represents t heir work as an artist,” Mecklenburger said. Students have worked on the exhibition since the semester’s start.
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Some people run for fun, but one group had other intentions this weekend: to raise money for goats. Twenty-three people participated in a 5K on Saturday afternoon to raise money to buy the animals. Br itta ny Beh rens, a n accounting senior, said it was her first 5K and she felt it was for a good cause. “It’s a different way to give back to hungry families,” she said. Goats can provide cheese, yogurt and as much as 16 cups of milk daily for families in need in Third World countries, according to nonprofit World Vision’s website. The idea for the race and fundraising for goats came from two study groups associated with The Village Church in Denton, said Tricia Dealy, one of the group’s leaders. One assignment in their eight-week study required the people involved to have an event to get to know one another better. Dealy said they wanted to do a 5K since several people involved liked to run.
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Nate Daniels, a linguistics graduate student, runs in the 5K on Saturday in Denton to raise money for goats. To make it about more than running, they decided to raise money to buy goats so families in need could sustain themselves. “They wouldn’t have any other way to get it if they weren’t given this gift,” she said. The group went through World Vision, which helps people in nearly 100 countries, according to its website. Other livestock that can be purchased through World Vision
are chickens, ducks, rabbits or sheep. Along with dairy products, goats can also meet the family’s monetary needs if the family is able to sell offspring or extra dairy products, according to the website. Nate Daniels, a linguistics graduate student, said he felt the goat run was a success. “We had a prett y good turnout,” he said. “It seemed
like everyone enjoyed themselves.” The race took place through the streets of the Villages of Carmel, a residential area in Denton. Those who participated in the 5K raised $235 — enough money to buy three goats, which cost $75 each, Dealy said. To learn more about World Vision, visit www.worldvision. org.