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UNT won’t let the bedbugs bite

BY ISAAC WRIGHT Senior Staff Writer

UNT is working to rid some campus buildings of bedbugs after receiving several reports of their presence in labs and a dorm.

UNT has enlisted the help of pest control services to treat a dorm room in Santa Fe Square and two laboratories at Discovery Park for the blood-sucking creatures after students and faculty reported seeing the elusive insects.

Billy Roussel, the Residence Life coordinator, said the university was made aware of the bedbugs on Oct. 22, and by the following week it had arranged for exterminators with ThermaPure Texas to eradicate the problem. The room in Santa Fe was treated Thursday.

“This is the first time we’ve had them hit multiple buildings,” Roussel said. “We have had isolated incidents in the past.”

Since Thursday, Roussel said, there have been reports in other dorms. These claims have been investigated, and no evidence of the insects has been found.

Today, exterminators will investigate again. In Discovery Park, the problem was exaggerated, said Vickie Coffey, a Health and Food Safety officer.

“I would never ever call it an infestation,” Coffey said. “We’ve found about five [bedbugs].”

Exterminators are treating the Discovery Park rooms as well.

Coffey said the pests could have traveled to the building on backpacks of students whose rooms are affected.

Because the problem at UNT was relatively minor, she said, Risk Management Services is taking this opportunity to raise awareness of the problem by publishing information about bedbugs for current and future residents.

“This isn’t something that we want to alarm people about,” Coffey said. “We want to educate them.”

Students living in Santa Fe who have heard about the situation have had mixed reactions. Monica Fatorma, a biology freshman, is concerned about the pests.

“There’s already roaches and lizards in there,” she said. “I think they should fix the problem before people live here because we’re paying $1,000.”

Another student didn’t think it was a big issue.

“NPR did something on bedbugs not too long ago saying that just because you have bedbugs in one room doesn’t necessitate them being in the whole building,” said Caldin Morgan, a philosophy senior. “I think we found them early enough that it wasn’t a problem.”

Although the nuisances are generally found where people sleep, they can be found anywhere, as the outbreak at Discovery Park shows. This is because they generally will attach themselves to items and are then carried from place to place, said James Kennedy, a biology professor.

“You could go to any hotel or motel room, and you could pick one up on your luggage,” Kennedy said. “A lot are resistant to pesticides, and people have gotten lax about them.”

Fifty years ago, Kennedy said, bedbugs were a major problem, and many ways to control the parasitic insects existed and infestations became relatively rare.

Because of a lack of vigilance and changes in how household pests are dealt with, there has been a resurgence of bedbugs in the past five years, he said.

The health concerns are relatively low, however. They are primarily an irritant, Kennedy said, and they can affect anyone.

“Certainly people get freaked out when they see them,” Kennedy said. “They instantly assume that they did something wrong. It’s something that can happen to the cleanest house, to the cleanest people.”

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Bedbugs have infested a dorm room in Santa Fe Square and two labs at Discovery Park.

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The crew members of the Blue Angels’“Fat Albert” C-130 aircraft work diligently together as they turn the aircraft at a nearly 55 degree angle during the weekend’s Alliance Air Show. Fat Albert joined the team in 1970 and flies more than 140,000 miles each season. It carries more than 40 maintenance and support personnel, their gear, and enough spare parts and communication equipment to complete a successful air show.

Blue Angels jet through North Texas

BY JOSH PHERIGO Assigning Editor

Packed t ig ht ly i n t he diamond formation they’ve made internationally recognizable, six F/A-18 Hornets roared across the North Texas skyline Thursday afternoon, arriving in style for the Alliance Air Show.

Now in its 64th season, The Blue Angles are the U.S. Navy’s aerial demonstration squadron. The squadron tours the world as ambassadors for the Navy, showcasing the capa-

bilities of U.S. Naval aviation, said Lieutenant Commander Amy Tomlinson. She said most people don’t realize there are 130 Blue Angels and six pilots.

“It’s amazing working with the team,” Tomlinson said.

“The enlisted folks deserve the credit. They work longer and harder and don’t get as much credit as they deserve.”

After a high-speed, lowlevel pass, the Angels landed and taxied the glossy blue and gold jets with the same preci-

sion they had demonstrated in the air.

It’s a routine the pilots know well, Tomlinson said, especially this late in the year.

Beginning in January each year, the squadron trains for three months, learning the show and familiarizing new members with the fast-paced nature of the Blue Angles’ style.

It can be a pretty steep learning curve, said Logistics Specialist Second Class Bill Kelly.

But it’s an experience the New Jersey native wouldn’t have passed up.

“It’s the best job I’ve ever had,” Kelly said. “Every person wants to be here, and we all work together perfectly to achieve the mission.”

For Kelly, the squadron’s repairables manager, that mission involves supplying the jets with every replaceable part they could need to keep them in the air.

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Event begins novel writing month

BY DANIELLE BICE Intern

People began typing furiously on computers in the Cyber Café in Willis Library to start their 50,000-word novels Monday.

About 20 UNT community members kicked off the 11th annual National Novel Wr it i ng Mont h. Nat iona l Novel Writing Month is an international event in which writers try to create a 50,000word novel by t he end of November.

“We usua lly have about a dozen people participate throughout the whole month, and I would say maybe half of those people finish a 50,000word novel,” sa id K rist in Boyett, a librarian at Willis Library.

The event began w ith a pep talk by Boyett and the distribution of National Novel Wr it i ng Mont h “su r v iva l kits.”

The kits include a calendar indicating how many words writers should write a day, buttons for the 2010 event, a bookmark, a coupon for the Cyber Café and candy.

Writers were then encouraged to begin their novels. For some, like library staff member Lisa Cuevas, this is not their first novel written for National Novel Writing Month.

“One year, I went over 50,000 words,” said Cuevas, who has written four novels in the past four years she has participated.

“The determination keeps me going.”

The event is supposed to inspire writers to finish an entire novel without revising and deleting their work.

“I just heard about it last night,” said Erin Harvey, a biochemistry freshman. “I’ve worked on [a novel] for a couple years, and it’s just not going anywhere, so let’s see if this month makes a difference.”

“One year, I went over 50,000 words. The determination keeps me going.”

—Lisa Cuevas Willis Library staff member

After the novels are written, the writer must decide what to do with the unedited work.

“I’ve look into [publication], but I haven’t really edited my novels enough to actually send them in to publishers,” said Amy Blackburn, a creative writing and Spanish language junior.

About 8 percent of participants finish their novel, according to the national statistics of the novel writing month.

“I got about halfway through, I think,” said Jessica Phillips, a librarian and second-year

participant. “I wasn’t doing it correctly. I was doing it with someone else, so we were trading off back and forth every day, so it just kind of fell apart.”

However, the UNT writers do well compared to the national statistics, Boyett said.

“By comparison of t he national stats, we do pretty well,” she said. “Fifty percent is pretty good. Most people drop out, so we’re pretty proud of our writers here.”

To learn more about the monthlong event, visit www. nanowrimo.org.

Rangers’ World Series appearance brings profit to area

BY TAYLOR JACKSON & M ATTHEW CARDENAS Staff Writer & Intern

Around campus, the Texas Rangers colors have been seen more often, and UNT students have gone to bars around Denton to celebrate and watch together.

The team lost the World Series to the San Francisco Giants four games to one.

“It really does suck to go all the way to the World Series and do this bad,” said Allen Foss, a business sophomore. “We had so much momentum. There just aren’t any other words.”

Local bars like Cool Beans and Fry Street Public House have got ten a n i n f lu x of students lately.

“We had three classes come straight from the university,” sa id Ch r is Br i n, a P ubl ic House bartender.

Brin said he thinks most of the fans were real fans, a nd P ubl ic Hou se w a s packed du r i ng t he ga mes w it h ever yone wea r i ng Rangers gear. He also said the bar earned a profit when the games ended at 9 p.m. because of well drinks.

Mike Stockdale, Cool Beans

manager, thinks the crowds were “bandwagon fans” and that he saw a lot more Rangers gear than he can remember.

Stockda le a lso sa id t he bar’s profits increased during the games.

He “couldn’t put an exact nu mber or percentage on it, but when it’s f ull more money is spent since other local teams, like the Cowboys, a ren’t br i ng i ng t he prof it anymore,” Stockdale said.

Jensen said that 50 to 60 people were usually at the bar during the games with each person spending about $10 to

15, so Public House expects about $500 to $ 900 during the games.

“I caught hometown fever,” said Jordan Jensen, a Fry Street Public House bartender. “It’s exciting to watch.”

The Rangers have played in San Francisco and at home, and the tickets sold for as much as $450 on websites like www.

StubHub.com after the games sold out. The original revenue from ticket sales went to the teams.

The team declared bankr uptc y i n May a nd w a s purchased by Nolan Ryan,

a former Ranger and Hall of Fame pitcher, and his business partner Chuck Greenberg, accord i ng to t he Da l la s Morning News.

This was also the team’s first time to be in the World Series.

“I’m a Rangers fan, so I never think they’ll lose, but if they did, I would still be a Rangers fan, win or lose,” said Jamie McCook, a Side Bar bartender, before the end of the Game Five.

Terry Clower, an economics faculty member, thinks that being in the Series will greatly

impact the team and area.

Clower also said students going to bars and the games are really just “substitution spending.”

“Instead of drinking and watching the game at a place like Cool Beans, you spend the $450 on a ticket and go to Arlington,” Clower said. “You would still be spending money, just in different places.”

The Rangers can also look forward to greater turnout and spending next season, he said.

“Next season’s tickets and merchandise sales will go up just because they got in World Series,” Clower said.

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Squad uses airplanes that ‘come here to die’ Continued from Page 1 That jobs is harder than it may seem, Kelly said, because underneath the planes’ manicured exterior lies some of the oldest fighters in the fleet.

“Every Blue Angels jet comes here to die,” Kelly said with a slight grin.

Standing next to one of three sparkling Blue & Gold reserve jets parked on the tarmac, Tomlinson, the Angel’s events

coordinator explained the value of that glossy finish.

“It’s not just for show,” she said. “The paint job is extremely important, because the pilots use it mid-flight to line up their formations.”

Jets parked, and engines cut, the pilots ex ited the airplanes.

In dark sunglasses and fitted-light blue f light suits, they climbed down the hoisted ladders and walked to shake

hands with crew members on the ground, each placing identical black briefcases in a line on the tarmac. Moments later, a small motorcade of mostly minivans arrived to shuttle them to a debriefing. And like angels, they were gone.

Parked at the edge of the runway, half a mile from its gleaming blue sister jets, sits a much stouter airplane.

Affectionately named Fat Albert Airlines, this C-130 Hercules

is responsible for all the heavy lifting during the Angels 40 show season.

Operated by a Marine Corps f light crew of three officers and five enlisted personnel, “Bert,” as the crew calls him, flies more than 140,000 miles hauling all necessary maintenance gear to sustain the jets on tour, according to the squadron’s website.

“The best thing I like about flying on this is that it’s one

airplane,” said Gunnery Sgt. Ben Thompson. “That’s the best part, the pride of making that airplane work. It’s mine. If it’s down, it’s my responsibility to make it fixed. I make it go.”

And go, it does.

Before taking to the sky in a preview performance before a crowd of hundreds Friday afternoon, Fat Albert Pilot Maj. Brendan Burks briefed his passengers — two Daily staffers — and crew on the specifics of

the day’s flight.

Reaching speeds of more than 360 mph 50 feet off the ground, climbing at 45 degree angles and catapulting passengers and crew into four total seconds of zero-gravity, Fat Albert Airlines provides an unforgettable ride, Burks said with a wink.

He was right.

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Clockwise from left:

1. Staff Sgt. Brandon Valle jumps out of the Golden Knights airplane during his demonstration. Valle is a North Richland Hills native and takes particular pride in his Alliance demonstrations.

2. “Happy Jacks Go Buggy,” a P-51 Mustang, flies during the Alliance Air Show. The P-51 Mustang played a significant role in World War II. 3. Sgt. Trevor Oppenborn looks out of the Golden Knights C-31A aircraft before jumping. Members of the Golden Knight demonstration squad perform more than 30 shows a year across the nation.

4. An F-16 blazes past the moon during Saturday’s show at Alliance Airport in Fort Worth. The F-16 East Coast Demonstration Team flies at more than 25 different air shows throughout the year.

5. The crew of the Blue Angels’“Fat Albert” is briefed before the Friday afternoon flight. During briefing, the crew reviews flight maneuvers in a lightning-fast manner that highlights the Blue Angels’ professionalism.

6. The Blue Angels fly their diamond formation over the crowd at this weekend’s Alliance Air Show in Fort Worth. The Blue Angels squad includes more than 120 members but only seven show pilots.

7. An L-39 Albatros is photographed from the air during this weekend’s Alliance Air Show. The L-39 was part of the air show’s static display that featured more thanv 50 different aircraft.

All photos by Mike Mezeul ii/senior stAff photogrApher

Tuesday, November 2, 2010 Katie Grivna Arts & Life Editor

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Native Americans remember, celebrate the dead

BY NANA A DWOA A NTWI-BOASIAKO Intern

On Monday, the One O’Clock Lounge in t he Universit y Union had a different atmosphere from its usual one. The smell of food coming from the Campus Chat area was replaced by burning incense, brought by Mexihka dancers.

The lounge turned into a Native American scene, complete with an altar showcasing the spiritual connection the dancers had to the dead as part of the Day of the Dead Celebration.

N o v e m b e r i s Na t i v e American Heritage Month, and the Multicultural center honors it by putting up altars and hosting different programs.

The a ltars w ith Native American artifacts are a way both non-Native Americans and Native Americans can respect the beliefs of the culture.

“This particular one is just to celebrate or to honor our dead ancestors, or friends, fa m i ly t hat have passed away,” said Mario Mandujano, a Day of the Dead dancer.

The Day of the Dead was originally a day when Aztec Indians celebrated their dead ancestors.

It took place during the Aztec month of Miccailhuitontli, wh ich fa l ls bet ween t he months of July and August.

“It’s important for students

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Students and audience members join in a traditional Aztec dance to celebrate Dia De Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, in the One O’Clock Lounge. who may not be familiar with indigenous cultures to see and to be able to participate in an event like this, to remind them or tell them for the first time that native cultures are very much alive,” said Jonathan Hook, a philosophy and religion professor.

For t he Mu lt icu lt u ra l Center, hosting this program is a way to educate the students a nd facu lt y on ca mpus.

“The cultures have dances and ceremonies and religious practices and languages that still are ongoing, and in this

area we have representatives of probably 40 to 50 different American Indian nations just in the Dallas area,” Hook said.

The dance is a way to connect with the past, current and future generations, he said.

During the performance, the dancers demonstrated prayers in the sacred circle, dancing to four different directions, bringing everyone out to turn into something that is shared by a whole community, asking permission from Mother Earth to be able to dance on her and share the

space, and the final dance of death and transition from living to death and then back to living.

The music made students passing by wonder what was going on.

“It is important to share cultures and to interact with different people,” said Theresa Arenivar, a biology freshman.

For others, the experience helped them distinguish between the different Indian tribes.

“People tend to group all the cultures of the Indians, the Aztecs, the Mayans, and they

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Dressed in traditional Aztec garb, a performer dances to celebrate Dia De Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, in the One O’Clock Lounge. are so amazingly different,” said Michael Smith, an international studies sophomore. “We think that [because] they are only a hundred miles apart they are the same thing, but compare this to

the Cherokee dancing; it’s totally different, they sing more, it’s an entirely different experience.”

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Month dedicated to honoring new, adopted family members

BY CHRISTINA MLYNSKI Senior Staff Writer

Jon Thompson’s adoptive mother was diagnosed with breast cancer at a young age, making her unable to have children. When Thompson was three days old, she cradled him in her arms and was granted the experience she had always dreamed of: motherhood.

“I’m not ashamed to be adopted and those parents that raised me are the ones I love,” said Thompson, a kinesiology junior.

“They’re my family.”

National Awareness November is National Adoption Month. Communities can help raise awareness for the need of adoption, both internationally and domestically, by making donations, educating themselves and the public about adoption and participating in local activities.

“There are so many easy ways for students and passionate people to spread the word,” said Liz Carbone, the social media coordinator for Both Ends Burning, a movement to change the international adoption system.

The organization pushes for uniting orphans and families,

At the time, 23 counties in Texas paid tribute to adoption, but Denton was not one of them, she said.

“The first time I heard that I thought, ‘Well that’s incredible, but more importantly, it needs to happen in Denton,’” she said.

Denton County Adoption Day, held on Nov. 12, gives lowincome families the chance to adopt abused children who are — Skylar Hunt wards of the state. The Denton Music education senior County Bar Association provides a ceremony for the occasion and covers all filing fees. The event is free and open to the public, Carbone said.

Houston said.

Both Ends Burning will focus Fourteen families will adopt on a new project each week in PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ZAC SWITZER/INTERN 22 children during the event, she November in honor of adoption, During National Adoption Month, the city of Denton will hold Denton County said.

Carbone said.

During the Denton County Skylar Hunt, a music education Adoption Day on Nov. 12. Adoption Day will give low-income families an opAdoption Day, children and senior, was also adopted and said portunity to adopt abused children who are wards of the state. their new families meet before she took her first overseas plane trip with her new family from event for National Adoption care enough about something to the judge to sign papers finalizing adoptions. Afterward, a India to America when she was Month, which currently has 113 demand change,” she said. family portrait is taken and the 10 months old.

Denton Raises the Bar people attending.

In 2010, there are about 150 Three years ago, Michelle new family enjoys activities like Carbone hopes to raise awaremillion orphans worldwide, and ness by getting 1 million and one Houston, the executive director carnival games, Houston said.

“I am hoping that these chilof that, 12,753 were adopted into signatures on a petition from for the Denton County Bar the U.S., according the organiza- people who recognize the issue. Association, attended a leader- dren can open up new, beautiful tion’s website.

“Petitions are very symbolic ship conference. One of the topics chapters of their lives as one big, Carbone started a Facebook because it shows that individuals presented recognized adoption. happy family,” she said.

“I don’t feel any different from my siblings or parents.”

UPC creates karaoke spin-off with Singing Bee

BY TIM MONZINGO Senior Staff Writer

The University Program Council is putting a new spin on karaoke tonight in the Lyceum with its first Singing Bee. While the UPC’s Eagle Idol, a singing competition based on the TV show “American Idol,” pits students against one another, the Singing Bee is designed to be less competitive.

“This one is just for fun, basically,” said Montreal Williams, UPC’s vice president for arts.

“It doesn’t require you to do anything but to like music.”

Williams, who came up with the event, said he wanted to take the concept of NBC’s “Singing Bee” and mix it with the likes of “Jeopardy” and “Don’t Forget the Lyrics.”

Though it’s designed to be more friendly than competitive, Williams said there are points involved and prizes are awarded to first, second and third place competitors.

“The winner ends up winning a karaoke machine [and] then we have a $25 iTunes card for

music downloads and a $10 iTunes card,” he said.

The event covers everything from karaoke to music trivia, fill-in-the-blank lyric challenges and a challenge to name a particular artist or song.

Angela Houters, an undeclared sophomore, is familiar with the “Singing Bee” TV show, but that isn’t enough to draw her to the event, she said.

While she doesn’t plan to go, Houters said the event is more appealing than its “American Idol”-based relative.

“I think this would be cooler than [Eagle Idol] honestly,” she said. “It’s just more entertaining and less of them performing and [more] just doing the best they can.”

Blake Eakin, an anthropology senior, also said the event was different, but he couldn’t see himself going.

“I’d be more interested in going if I knew someone who was doing it, but just randomly, I wouldn’t be [interested],” he said.

The event is free and there is no official registration. Williams

said if someone wants to go, there are only a few requirements — enjoying music and being there.

Still, Williams said the event is something that gives students a chance to break out of the places amateurs typically sing and, for

him, that’s reason enough.

“I figured it would be something people can enjoy and have a good time with,” he said. “It’s an easy way for you to let loose and sing your favorite songs out loud other than in the car and in the shower.”

The theme for this year’s event is “Cruising Home,” in honor of children sailing to their final destination, Houston said.

Both Hunt and Thompson are proud to be adopted and are stepping up to raise awareness about its importance.

“I don’t feel any different from my siblings or parents,” Hunt said. “I’ve always been a part of them.”

For more information on how to participate, visit www.dentonbar. com.

American Adoption facts -90 percent of adopted children ages 5 and older have positive feelings about their adoption -21 percent of adoptions are transracial -9 out of 10 people said they would “definitely” decide to adopt again -85 percent of adopted children are rated as being healthy

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UNT campus observes Staff Appreciation Week By shANNoN MoFFAtt Staff Writer

This week, UNT will celebrate its more than 26,000 staff members during its third Staff Appreciation Week.

Staff members have volunteered to give back to one another through free wellness access, department tours and a latenight pancake breakfast.

“We take this week to show our appreciation for all the hard work that our staff does,” said Brandi Renton, a human resources manager. “Most of what we focus on is for the students, but we want to spend a few days to really thank our staff.”

This year’s theme is the power of “U” in UNT.

Monday – Focus on “U” At the UNT Kick-off Party from 2-4 p.m. Monday in the University Union Silver Eagle Suite, the school recognized staff members with Staff Contribution Awards. Students, faculty and staff nominated staff members for awards at the start of the fall semester. This year, 48 staff members were nominated, and a committee reviewed the

nominees, choosing 12 winners.

Winners receive a cash prize and a crystal trophy, Renton said.

“The best thing is seeing everyone smile and have a good time,” Renton said.

Tuesday – Thank “U” The Late Night Staff Party for night-shift staff members at 12:30 a.m. started off today’s festivities, including a pancake breakfast, Renton said.

“It gives the staff a week to unwind and have a good time,” she said.

For students looking to get involved, today is Thank “U” Day, which is an opportunity to show teachers how much they care.

“My experiences [the staff] have all been friendly and helpful,” said Rachel Richardson, a sculpture senior. “They deserve gratitude for what they do.”

Wednesday – Healthy “U” On Wednesday, the Pohl Recreation Center will host Healthy “U” day. Staff members will receive free entry to the Recreation Center all week and free classes on Wednesday.

A Wellness Party will also be

held from 2-4 p.m. at the Center, including blood pressure checks, free chair massages and healthy snacks, Renton said.

“People in the departments have been very receptive to the whole thing and have worked very closely with us,” she said.

T he R isk Ma nagement depa r t ment w i l l demonstrate Automated External Defibrillators (AED), which are used to recognize problematic heart rhythms, Renton said.

Gillian Grant and Rochelle Naquin are instructors in the Intensive English Language Institute and said they feel a lot of thought has been put into the week’s events.

“It feels [like] genuine appreciation,” Naquin said. “Not just lip service.”

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Abigail Sebesta, an international education adviser, receives a Staff Contribution Award during the Teacher Appreciation Thursday – “U” Tour Staff members will be able Ceremony Monday afternoon. Twelve of UNT’s staff members received awards. to tour different buildings on campus, including the College of Engineering and the College of Music, and see free planetarium shows.

“The tours are to highlight the areas on campus, as a staff member, that you may or may not

know a lot about,” said Renton.

“It’s an opportunity to get out there and see what else is going on that’s outside of their own department.”

Also on Thursday, the UNT Glee Club will perform in the

courtyard of the Life Sciences Building. Food and prizes donated by UNT colleges and departments along with several local restaurants and stores will be provided each day, Renton said.

“The cooperation, commitment and dedication we’ve got ten f rom st udents a nd other staff members really show s you w hat k i nd of u n iversit y we rea l ly a re,” Renton said.

club intends to vary the reading selection by going through nonfictional and fictional readings, novels and short stories. Any book suggestion a member makes will also be permitted.

The club is not restricted to a specific genre, and all ideas are welcome.

The club is open to all students, staff and faculty. For Smith, anyone can come even if they didn’t get a chance to read the book. Just remember to “read the Sparknotes” he said

while laughing.

“I think it will be good if people had that book club so that they can get together not just to read books but to be able to discuss books with other people and bounce ideas off each other,” said Tyler Snelson, a radio, television and film junior.

The group plans to meet again at 2 p.m. Nov. 19 in the Willis Library Cyber Café. For more information about the club go to ww.library.unt.edu/ris/bookclub.

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For Jonathan Smith and Sarah Adams, it was time to change the library scene, so they created the Alby Reads Book Club.

“It’s a way for people to come and do things in the library that

have people see the library as a place to hang out and socialize and do different things.”

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much as they should because they get this negative image,” said Adams, a co-creator of the group and a hospitality management junior.

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have been seen on campus. The albino squirrels have become the unofficial mascot of the Willis Library.

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UNT celebrates National Non-traditional Student Week

By A shley-CrystAl Firstley Intern

The Golden Eagle Suite was filled with echoing chatter Monday as 36 non-traditional students participated in the Tau Nu Chapter of Alpha Sigma Lambda induction ceremony.

The induction is just one of several activities planned for National Non-traditional Student Week on campus from Monday through Friday.

“A non-traditional student here at UNT, we define that to be anyone who has returned to college after a time away and typically has family obligations outside the typical age range and works full time or part time,” said Kristi Taylor, a higher education graduate student and assistant for the Non-traditional Student Services.

This is the first year UNT has had an induction ceremony, coordinator of student activities Dantrayl Smith said.

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Struggles for Non-traditional students Ma ny non-t r ad it iona l students visit Smith’s office not really knowing that his office is a non-traditional student office, Smith said.

They come in, sit down and discuss the different struggles they’re facing, he said.

“Coming back to school for the first time can be very intimidating, being in a classroom full of people that may not look like you and definitely don’t act like you...having a different mind set,” Smith said.

At 25, single mom and photographer senior Allison Prescott has to take care of her 3-yearold daughter while working and being a full-time student.

New to UNT this semester from New Mexico, Prescott said she had to take off for three semesters during her college

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Non-traditional student Ona Harris, an anthropology senior, accepts a certificate from Dantrayl Smith, the coordinator for student affairs, during the Alpha Sigma Lambda induction ceremony. years after she had her daughter and after her dad died.

“Getting back into school, I was a little worried,” Prescott said. “I mean, I was already used to doing school work with Kennedy, with my daughter around, but after my dad died, getting back into it was the hard part.”

Beginning college for the first time as a freshman in spring 2008 at age 41, sophomore Lane Cheek said he wants to be an advocate for non-traditional students because they are all dealing with the same issues.

Cheek said he has to balance time with his children and their after-school activities along with his schoolwork.

“I have to schedule my classes so that I can leave class by two in the afternoon because I have an elementary school child that gets out at three and I have to be home with her,” he said.

Recognizing Non-traditional students National Non-traditional Student Week is about raising awareness among students and supporting the non-traditional students, Taylor said.

Smith said he hopes the week will encourage non-traditional

students to seek the services provided for them on campus and raise more support from the university.

“Basically, you have all the students who have children, an opportunity to meet each other and mingle and make those connections with each other so that they have a place to share those challenges that come with being a student who has family obligations,” Taylor said.

For more i n for mat ion, contact Dantrayl Smith at Dantrayl.Smith @unt.edu

Non-traditional student events Grab and Go Snack in the Wooten Hall area 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesday Transfer Center and Nontraditional and Student Services Open House in the Dean of Students Suite 5-7 p.m. Wednesday Grab and Go Snack in the Wooten Hall area 5-6:30 p.m. Thursday Family Fun Night in the Syndicate and One O’Clock Lounge 5-7 p.m. Friday

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Tuesday, November 2, 2010 Laura Zamora Sports Editor

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Mean Green wipes out Western Kentucky

By Ben BaBy

Senior Staff Writer In la st yea r’s matchup between UNT and Western Kentucky University, the two of fenses ex ploded for 117 combined points. In this year’s installment of the conference showdown, the Mean Green had no problem scoring points.

WKU, however, was only able to muster t wo f ield goa ls against a rigid UNT defense.

I n h i s h e a d- c o a c h i n g debut, interim head coach Mike Canales stood along the sidelines, gazing on as UNT destroyed the Hilltoppers 33-6 at Houchens-Smith Stadium. It was Canales’ first career win as head coach.

“It’s very special. It will last forever, and I will never forget Bowling Green, Kentuck y,” Canales said. “It’s going to mean a lot to me.”

Junior running back Lance Dunbar had his best game of the season as he blazed

“We had a lot of guys step up.

Everybody is playing sound football. We were getting a lot of pressure on the quarterback.”

—Brandon Akpunku Junior defensive end

it showed. They couldn’t keep up with us.”

T he matchup bet we en Dunbar and W KU running back Bobby Rainey was billed as a showdown between the top two running backs in the Sun Belt Conference. Rainey failed to live up to the No. 1 spot, rushing for 100 yards on Photo Courtesy of Josh Mauser/Western KentuCKy herald 23 carries.

Junior running back Lance Dunbar embarrasses WKU junior defensive back Ryan Beard. Dunbar dominated the HilltopT h e H i l l t op p e r s w e r e allowing an average of 183.3 pers’ defense, carrying the ball 30 times for 215 yards and three touchdowns in UNT’s 33-6 win over WKU on Saturday. rushing yards per game coming into the conference matchup. the ground. Freshman running outstanding effort of its own, season, redshirt sophomore The Mean Green shredded the back Brandin Byrd had his holding a team w it hout a quarterback Riley Dodge was WKU defense for 311 yards on best game in a UNT uniform, touchdown for the first time on the bench with a broken amassing 83 yards on five since 2003, when the Mean left wrist. After a two-game carries, including a 53-yard Green bla n ked Troy 21-0. absence from the starting UNT did a good job of stop- lineup, Dodge made his return, touchdown run.

With the yardage he piled ping WKU on third down, as completing 11 of 20 passes for up against WKU, Dunbar is the Hilltoppers converted five 89 yards. Dodge felt the way Canales led the team during now fifth on UNT’s career of 14 opportunities.

WKU drove 60 and 24 yards the week paid dividends on rushing yards list. Dunbar, who was named the Sun Belt on its respective scoring drives, the field against WKU. “He’s a very upbeat guy,” Conference Offensive Player but was unable to put the ball Dodge said. “He’s very motiof the Week, is 34 yards shy of in the end zone.

“We had a lot of guys step vated. We had a good week of Kevin Galbreath.

Senior linebacker Cra ig up,” junior defensive end practice, and I think that had LANCE BOBBY Robertson also made strides Br a ndon A k pu n k u s a id . a lot to do with it.”

DUNBAR RAINEY The Mean Green will face up the charts as he moved up “Everybody is playing sound • 30 carries • 23 carries to fifth on the school’s career football. We were getting a a rigorous stretch to close out tackles list. Robertson’s nine lot of pressure on the quar- the season, starting against • 215 yards • 100 yards conference-leader Troy on tackles against the Hilltoppers terback.”

• 3 touchdowns • No touchdowns The 27-point ma rg in of Saturday. give him 330 tackles for his “There’s a time for f un, career. Robertson currently victory was the largest since All the hype coming into the matchup was about the No. 1 and 2 leads the Sun Belt Conference 2003, when the Mean Green there’s a time for play, and running backs in the Sun Belt Conference. Rainey entered as king, but in that category and is ranked t h rot t led A rk a n sa s St ate there’s a time to go to work.

A nd we’re going to work,” University 58-14.

16th in the nation. was humbled by Dunbar’s 215-yard, three touchdown performance.

When UNT faced ASU this Canales said.

T he defense had a n t h roug h t he H i l ltopper s defense, racking up 215 yards on 30 carries and scoring three touchdowns.

Dunbar rushed over the 100-yard plateau for the 13th time in his career, which ties Jamario Thomas for the third a l l-t ime in t hat categor y.

Before Saturday’s contest, Dunbar had rushed for four touchdowns through seven games.

“We played fast in practice, and we came out here and played fast,” Dunbar said. “It was like real conditions, and

Dunbar vs. Rainey

Cross country team crowns three all-conference runners UNT finishes sixth overall at conference meet

By R aegan Pool Staff Writer

The Sun Belt Conference Championships held fierce competition for the Mean Green on Saturday morning at Kereiakes Park.

Both the UNT men and women’s cross country teams improved compared to last year’s championship times that were a byproduct of awful weather and a muddy course. Both teams finished sixth overall. Senior Patrick Strong and juniors Ingrid Mollenkopf and Sara Dietz earned all-SBC Championship honors in Bowling Green, Ky. “We had some good individual performances,” head coach Sam Burroughs said.

He expected Strong and Mollenkopf to place in the top 10 and was pleased with both theirs and Dietz’s performances.

Men Strong finished first for the Mean Green, completing the 8K course in 25:34. He finished in eighth place overall to take home his fourth consecutive individual all-conference accolade.

Freshmen Adrian Nevarez (26:49.3) and Matt Russ (27:09.6) came in second and third for UNT. Freshmen Wade Denton and Eric Thompson rounded out the Mean Green top-five runners finishing in 27:59.9 and 29:58.5, respectively.

Junior Nick Mahoy finished

SARA DIETZ

INGRID MOLLENKOPF

sixth for UNT in 30:30.0.

The Mean Green men won sixth place with 167 points, five points behind LouisianaMonroe.

Having two top-five finishes, Arkansas-Little Rock won the SBC Conference Championship title with 50 points. Last year’s winner, Middle Tennessee, earned runner-up with 76 points.

In third was South Alabama (97), then Western Kentucky (124) in fourth.

Florida Atlantic University came in seventh (172). Following behind were Arkansas State (175), Troy (175), Florida International (235) and Louisiana-Lafayette (299).

Women Mollenkopf came in seventh place overall, conquering the 5K course in 18:20.8 to earn her first all-conference accolade.

“I am very pleased to have placed in the top-10, even though I am not so happy with my time,” she said.

Dietz finished second for UNT, coming in 10th place in 18:43.1, winning her second all-conference accolade.

“I was very pleased with her individual performance,” Burroughs said. “It was definitely one of her better performances.”

Dietz also broke her personal records for bot h c ros s country and the Kereiakes Park course.

PATRICK “I feel good STRONG about it. I think that I compete well and ran hard until the end, which is all that you really can do,” Dietz said.

“I wanted to get top-10 and allconference honors, so I’m happy I was able to achieve [my goals].”

Junior track and field heptathlete Chelsea Hermes came in fourth for the Mean Green in 20:23.4, while junior Amy Alcala closed up the top-five runners for UNT in 20:55.6. Freshman Elyssa Garcia finished sixth for the Mean Green in 21:18.1.

The UNT women earned sixth place overall with 157 points, three points behind fifth-place South Alabama.

Taking both the individual conference championship and runner-up honors, the Hilltoppers earned their fifth consecutive SBC Conference Championship title with 39 points.

Florida Atlantic placed second in the conference with 86 points, and Arkansas State finished third with 94 points. Middle Tennessee (100) earned fourth place.

Troy (161) came in seventh after UNT. Next was ArkansasLittle Rock (213), Florida International (215), LouisianaMonroe (232) and LouisianaLafayette (252).

Strong, Mollenkopf and Dietz will represent the Mean Green on Nov. 13 in Waco at the NCAA South Regional meet.

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Soccer drops season finale to undefeated Pioneers

By Sean Gorman Senior Staff Writer

The UNT soccer team will play as the third seed in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament this week after suffering a 1-0 defeat to the Denver Pioneers on Friday.

An early Pioneers (17-2-0, 11-0-0) score doomed the Mean Green (12-6-2, 7-3-1), which will face host Western Kentucky in the tournament opener on Wednesday.

“They’re seen as the best team in the conference and with good reason,” head coach John Hedlund said. “We know exactly what they bring to the table and they’re still a tough team to play every year.”

Denver ended the season undefeated in Sun Belt play while achieving a No. 17 national ranking and the Sun Belt’s top seed.

“We had a sound effort tonight and were able to defeat a really good team that we may run into later in the playoffs,” Denver coach Jeff Hooker said. “One of our goals was to go undefeated at home and we did that.”

UNT opened the game with three shots in the first three minutes, but it was Denver that drew first blood in the 14th minute when sophomore Kalie Vaughn scored her ninth goal this season.

Senior goalkeeper Mandy Hall kept the Mean Green in the game, recording six saves and stopping a Pioneer penalty kick in the 36th minute.

“We weren’t doing anything

to play together as an offense but the defense has been great for us all season,” freshman midfielder Kelsey Hodges said.

“As an offensive player you gain a lot of confidence knowing the defense can bail you out sometimes.”

Hall has stopped two of the three penalty shots she has faced this year.

Despite sophomore forward Michelle Young’s five shots, the Mean Green failed to score and fell to 4-12-1 all time against the Pioneers.

“Our offense has experienced some trouble scoring later in the year and I hope that doesn’t affect us next weekend,” Hedlund said. “If we can score more goals than we have been recently, anything is possible.”

The Mean Green attack couldn’t match Denver’s, as it was outshot 15-13 and lost the corner kick battle 5-1.

“As a team we still have a lot of confidence even after the loss,” junior forward Kelsey Perlman said. “We’re fortunate to not have a lot of injuries on this team and we’ve had some good practices this week.”

While it only lost one game at home, playing on the road has presented more of a challenge to the Mean Green, as it owns a 5-5-1 record away from Denton.

UNT starts play in the Sun Belt Tournament against the sixth-seeded Hilltoppers at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Bowling Green, Ky.

Photo by Mike Mezeul ii/Senior Staff PhotograPher

Junior forward Nikki Crocco takes on the FAU defense as she attempts to score a goal during the team’s 5-0 win. UNT travels to Western Kentucky this week as the No. 3 to begin the Sun Belt Conference Tournament play.

Conference leaders rock volleyball center Women’s basketball tips off Wednesday

By L aura Zamora Sports Editor

Strong starts couldn’t hold down the top two teams in the conference over the weekend as the UNT volleyball team fell in two-straight home matches.

No. 1 Middle Tennessee (22-5, 12-1) rallied after UNT won the first two sets to hand the Mean Green its third conference loss 3-2 (25-18, 25-22, 22-25, 23-25, 9-15) on Friday. The Mean Green then lost its stride after a first-set victory over No. 2 Western Kentucky (23-6, 12-1) to fall 3-1 (28-26, 13-25, 14-25, 21-25).

“In both matches, we made a statement in the beginning,” senior outside hitter Brittani Youman said. “We had trouble executing the game plan all the way through to the end.”

UNT (17-11, 9-4) still leads the Sun Belt West division after the consecutive losses.

a Top-40 team.”

The Mean Green slammed the Blue Raiders on .444 hitting in the first set and .414 in the second,

“We didn’t get it this time. We were excited to play at that high of a level against a Top-40 team.”

Sunday

Momentum from a first-set win couldn’t carry on for UNT as it dropped the following three sets to Western Kentucky for a loss.

-Ken Murczek WKU powered a .857 hitting percentage in the second set Head volleyball coach to win by a 12-point margin.

The Hilltoppers’ .336 overall but MTSU hit .500 in the third to hitting and nine service aces Friday start its rally.

UNT had 20 service were the highest any oppoUNT was one set away from handing Middle Tennessee a errors in the match, 11 more than nent has hit against the UNT defense. conference upset, but the Blue any other match all year.

“We knew they’d make some “After [Western Kentucky] Raiders retaliated and capitalized in the fifth set to stay near-perfect changes. They switched their lost the first set, they increased personnel and changed a couple their pressure tenfold,” in conference play.

It was the first time Middle of kids, and that helped them from Murczek said. “We didn’t Tennessee had seen a five-set a matchup standpoint,” Murczek respond very well.”

Huddleston provided 11 conference match all season, said.

An overall .350 hitting kills for the Mean Green on a while UNT was 3-0 for October in five-set matches and 3-5 overall. percentage was a season-best .065 hitting percentage. UNT “When you go into a fifth set, for UNT, led by junior outside was held down to .134 in the you never know what’s going to hitter Shelley Morton’s 21 kills, match. Morton had eight kills happen,” head coach Ken Murczek eight digs and four blocks. Senior and eight digs.

The Mean Green found a said. “Fortunately we’ve gone 3-0 outside hitter Amy Huddleston in conference, but we didn’t get it contributed 19 kills and sopho- lead in the fourth set at 20-19, this time. But we were excited to more middle blocker Rachelle but the Hilltoppers came back soon after to seal the match by play at that high of a level against Wilson brought 14. blocking Huddleston twice.

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Youman is using the experience from the losses to close out the Arkansas duo.

“We’re looking forward to this week because we know our goal is to win the West,” she said. “It’s a matter of execution all the way to the end of the matches and the season. We’re ready to make a statement.”

Fresh faces give Mean Green new life

By BoBBy LewiS Staff Writer

Com ing of f of a disappointing 9-22 season, t he UN T women’s ba sketba l l team is working to get itself back on track w ith plent y of new faces to lead t he charge as it embarks on a new season.

Last season, t he tea m’s win total decreased from the previous season’s total for the third consecutive season.

The Mean Green went 11-20 in the 2008-09 season.

Tu r novers — t he tea m averaged 22.9 a game — and inconsistent point-guard play highlighted UNT’s struggles last season, although head coach Shanice Stephens said the team is much improved in both areas.

“The point g ua rd position is much more stable,” Stephens said. “We had to over-exaggerate and bring in three point guards, but we’re definitely stronger in that position.”

The Mean Green is now stacked at the guard position, as six of its new players w ill join returning sophomore guards Ravven Brown and Caitlin Hawkins in the backcourt.

Improved point guard play also goes hand-in-hand with limiting turnovers, Stephens said.

“I t h i n k we shou ld be able to take care of the ball because we’re already scoring better,” she said.

The Mea n Green had a toug h t i me sc or i ng la st season with a scoring margin of -13. 2 . T he tea m may continue to struggle a bit, as last season’s leading scorer Brittney James is among four players not returning to this season’s squad.

Right behind James’ scoring

out put la st sea son wa s sophomore f o r w a r d Ja s m i n e Godbolt, who averaged 11.7 p oi nt s p e r game during JASMINE her freshman GODBOLT campaign. “ M y freshman ye a r I w a s nervous, especially at t h e b e g i nn i n g , ” Godbolt said.

“But now DENETRA that I know KELLUM what it’s like, I’m a little more confident.”

Godbolt and her returning teammates have been joined by eight new players, four of which are freshmen.

“They’re fitting in well,” Stephens said of her team’s new additions. “We started team chemistry stuff before they even got onto campus a nd t hey ’re a lso play i ng really well together on the f loor.”

S en ior g u a rd D enet r a Kellum returns to the team t h i s s e a s on a s it s on l y senior.

“It’s actually really cool,” Kellum said. “I feel like this season’s going to go really well and I’m ready to help any way I can.”

Kellum finished last season scoring double figures in four consecutive games, including her first career double-double when she put up 20 points and snatched 12 rebounds against Louisiana-Lafayette.

T he Me a n Gr e en w i l l get t h ings sta r ted 7 p.m.

Wednesday in a home exhibition game against TWU. “I would like to see execution and I would like to see my team come out and play with pride,” Stephens said. “I want to see that killer instinct and see if we can display that on Wednesday night.”

Views

Tuesday, November 2, 2010 Ryan Munthe, Views Editor

TSA overstepping privacy boundaries Editorial Secure Flight officially started Monday — a watch list and set of rules that completes the recommendation of the 9/11 Commission that enlarges the scope of the “no fly” list, as well as the security measures passengers face when flying.

The basis of the Secure Flight is not controversial, as passengers will have to submit their name, date of birth and gender as it appears on a government ID. However, the Secure Flight also enables “enhanced screening” according to the Transportation Security Administration website.

The enhanced screening is actually a large gray area giving the green light to the TSA to further invade the privacy of passengers.

The Editorial Board believes passenger security should continue to be important, but the TSA is walking a line toward a complete invasion of privacy.

The Secure Flight plan seems relatively harmless but further enforces the TSA’s increasing, tyrannical control over air flight passengers. It pushed the full body scanners on random passengers, but the Safe Flight, under the broad umbrella of “enhanced screening,” will give the TSA power to tell passengers to submit to a full-body pat down or a full-body scanner or not be allowed to fly.

Yet the TSA insists it will protect individuals’ privacy and that Safe Flight somehow guarantees more privacy.

But by forcing full-body scans or pat-downs, the TSA is invading privacy, giving its agents the unrestrained privilege to frisk passengers going through security, perhaps inappropriately.

Airplane travel needs to be safe, but all travel is dangerous: For example, driving a car is more dangerous than an airplane, because more people die each year behind the wheel. There is only so much the TSA can do to prevent terrorism or danger while flying. These new policies and increased security measures can only protect so much. The craze over airplane safety is equivalent to parents putting their child in a bubble to prevent bad things from happening to them. There needs to be a line, and the TSA is mercilessly sacrificing privacy for a false sense of security, even going as far as requiring pets to be subject to searches. This line is crossed when they give passengers an ultimatum.

The TSA’s control over air flight needs to be reined in. There are no borders or restrictions for the agency.

It has complete, unrestrained control to impose whatever overzealous policy it chooses.

At first glance Secure Flight seems like a fairly innocent policy to make flying on airplanes safer, and to strengthen the “no fly” list to keep terrorists off of flights. But on deeper inspection, this is more of a disturbing trend of the TSA’s increasingly aggressive invasion of privacy.

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Phones are prisons of the mind I was meeting an old friend for lunch and I couldn’t have been more excited. I hadn’t seen her in ages. She was meeting me in a cafeteria on campus in an hour so I decided to pass the time by sitting in the lounge at the UNT Bookstore. I grabbed the usual Esquire off the rack and took a seat. As time went by, I started to realize that I couldn’t read an entire article.

My attention span was only lasting a few seconds, even when I tried really hard, I couldn’t keep focus for more than half a minute.

I couldn’t understand why — I’d never had that problem before. Before, I could zip through a whole magazine in an hour. So why was it feeling like such an uphill battle now?

I found myself texting and check ing e-ma i l ever y 10 seconds until finally it came time for me to go to lunch.

It was good to see my friend again after so long. On our way to the table, I thought about how we would probably talk for hours on end about nothing and everything.

“The most I got were a few nods” We kept a conversat ion going for about five minutes until I saw her reach down and pull her phone out. I thought nothing of it at first, seeing the glare of the screen on her face. I just kept talking to her, expecting for her to talk back; but no, the most I got were a few nods.

“So I heard you broke up.

Are you all right? You guys dated for two years.”

“Yeah that sounds good.”

She’d mumble back, pounding at t he ke y b oa rd of her

phone.

“What are you doing?”

“I was texting my roommate. Now I’m just checking Facebook.”

“Well, focus,” I laughed. “I haven’t seen you in forever.”

“I’m totally focused. What were you saying?”

“I just wanted to check and see how you were. I heard that you had a bad breakup and —.”

But I stopped mid-sentence because she pulled out her phone again, just clicking away as if real time didn’t exist.

“You’re doing it again.”

She gave one of t hose slow responses that people normally give when they’re distracted. The one-word-ata-time response. “Doing… w hat…aga i n ? ...Oh ! Oops !

Ha ha, sorr y I didn’t even notice.”

And it was at that moment I realized: She really didn’t notice. She really didn’t have the attention span to follow a long conversation with an old friend, just like I couldn’t muster the attention span to read a full article. My feelings weren’t hurt because I’m a guy with thick skin — but I was angry on the inside.

Te ch nolog y numbing society I decided to look around the room while I was waiting for her to get off her phone.

And everybody in the cafeteria, with the exception of one or two, was walking around wearing earphones or looking down at their phones while walking.

Cafeteria workers would ask what food they wanted in the lines, and the students with earphones would gaze back at them like a deer in

the headlights and reply like cavemen “Huh?” Those who were walking while staring at their cell phones were always bumping into each other or running into the salad bar. If I had a dollar for every time I heard “Oh sorry, excuse me,” I could pay all four years’ tuition.

It hit me like a ton of bricks t hat day: W hat has technology done to us? My friend and nearly everyone else in the cafeteria were no longer present in m ind, on ly in body. Like empty containers or ghosts, they just hummed around the room ignoring the friends right in front of them to talk to friends far away. And no doubt when they met up with those friends far away, they’d start the process all over again.

Not only are we as a generation absent from the world around us, but now whenever we try to be present, our attention spans have been shortened so much by the technology it’s becoming literally impossible. Our phones, the Internet, and social net working are becoming the prisons of our mind.

In this way our generat ion has become li ke Dr. Frankenstein in that we’ve created a monster. And now this monster is undoubtedly becoming our master.

Doors are opened by technology On the flip side, technology has opened a lot of doors.

Had it not been for Twitter, Iranian protesters couldn’t have communicated with the rest of the world during the riots of 2009. Facebook is a way for adopted children to find biological relatives, and

texting is a great tool for emergency situations.

Such adva nces in technology have also been a great way to fight tyrannical censorship around the world. The free f low of ideas has never seen a better time in world history than this one, and that is also due to technology.

So what is to be done about all this? Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, texting — is this a monster that blesses and curses us? I love t he free speech this digital age allows, but the short attention span everyone has scares me.

You k now, a gold f ish’s memor y on ly la st s t h ree seconds, and in a hundred years, perhaps humans won’t be much better. And what is to be said of the men who made these technologies? How will the generations after us look at them and how will history judge? Will they be remembered as heroes for their contributions to free and uncensored speech? Or will they be villains for riddling us with ADD and narcissism?

Race Hochdorf Race Hochdorf is a pre-journalism freshman and a columnist for the North Texas Daily.

He can be reached at racehochdorf@gmail.com.

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Which is more harmful: marijuana or alcohol? Why?

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“Alcohol. I’ve never heard of anyone overdosing on marijuana, but you can really hurt yourself with alcohol.”

Amanda Cheavens History senior

“Alcohol, because it has a lasting consequence later on in your life.”

Theresa Hunter Philosophy junior

“Alcohol, because it actually kills people on a daily basis and marijuana has no lethal side effects.”

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