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SGA, Salvation Army fulfill children’s wishes BY ISAAC WRIGHT Senior Staff Writer
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Steve Wiest, director of the One O’Clock Lab Band, conducts the band members as they practice for their 50th Annual Fall Concert, which is at 8 tonight in Winspear Hall at the Murchison Performing Arts Center.
Band jazzes up rock tunes BY JACQUELINE FLUSCHE Staff Writer
Classic rock and jazz will come together today when the One O’Clock Lab Band plays music from the Rolling Stones. The lab band will have its 50th Annual Fall Concert at 8 tonight featuring music by the Stones with guest artists Bernard Fowler and Tim Ries. “You take the Rolling Stones music that you don’t think of as jazz music, and then to do jazz arrangements of it is kind of what jazz artists have been doing all along,” said Steve Wiest, a music professor, the lab band’s director and a Grammy-nominated arranger. “They took Broadway tunes and pop tunes and did jazz versions. That’s what Tim has done with the Stones music.” The band w ill perform pieces including those written by student composers and then feature jazz renditions of Stones music with Ries and Fowler. Those songs might include “Satisfaction,” “Under My Thumb,” “Lady Jane” and “Wild Horses.”
Ries, a UNT alumnus and close friend of Wiest, has worked with many artists within the jazz genre and has performed and recorded with the Stones, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson and Tony Bennett. Wiest said Ries came up with the idea to compose a jazz rendition of the music. Fowler, an American composer and vocalist, is a backup singer for the Stones and a lead singer in many groups. Wiest said Fowler has been working with Ries as the vocalist for his arrangements. “He’s a very experienced, wonderful singer,” Wiest said. “Tim has been collaborating with him for a while, so he wanted to bring him for this concert as well.” Within the last 40 years, the band’s albums have been nominated for six Grammy Awards. The band has also toured around the world. Mark Dehertogh, a jazz studies graduate student and saxophonist in the band, is happy to be a part of this concert. “I get to play a featured solo,
50th Annual Fall Concert Where: Murchison Performing Arts Center’s Winspear Performance Hall When: 8 tonight Cost: Tickets are $10 to $15 Call 940-369-7802 or visit music.unt.edu/mpac for tickets. and that’s always scary and exciting,” Dehertogh said. “Also, I’m looking forward to listening to Tim Ries, who is an incredible alumnus and tenor player.” Nick Wlodarczyk, a jazz studies senior, first-semester lab band member and trombone player, expressed his excitement as well. “I’ve always gone to see the annual fall jazz concerts with all these guest stars,” Wlodarczyk said. “It’s just really an honor for me to finally be in the band on the other side of it.”
With the holiday season fast approaching, the Student Government Association is trying to help local children enjoy a merry Christmas. The association has partnered with the Lewisville Salvation Army for the project. Three paper Christmas trees and thin paper strips hung in the SGA’s office represent the needs of children. Each paper bears an underprivileged child’s name and two items they would like for Christmas: something they need, such as clothing, and something they want, such as toys. “When I wanted to do a Christmas philanthropy, the first thing that popped into my mind was Angel Tree,” said Ciara Tristan, director of leadership and development for the SGA. This is the second year the group has created an Angel Tree. Tristan, who organized the project, said she wanted to keep the tradition going. The Angel Tree program is a national event supported by the Salvation Army, but, Tristan said, any organization can participate. Tristan said she felt strongly about making those children’s wishes come true. “These are little kids and they see Christmas, but they don’t get to experience it like everyone else,” Tristan said. “When you’re picking that angel up, what you’re getting that child might be all that they’re getting.” The SGA received 35 angels to put on the tree from the Salvation Army. Ten were gone in the first day, Tristan said.
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UNT’s Student Government Association displays the Salvation Army Angel Tree in its office in the University Union. The money earned by the program will go toward Christmas gifts for the children sponsored by it. Mercedes Fulbright, vice president of the SGA, said the project helps people in the association and other departments on campus come together to help children in the Denton and Lewisville area. The SGA is the student-led governmental body of UNT. Because the Salvation Army is such a large, well-known organization, Fulbright said, the SGA hopes it will help draw people in to participate in the project. Furthermore, she said, it helps display the group’s commitment to helping the community. “It shows that we are about
service and that we can help the Denton community,” she said. Anyone can take one of the angels, and the trees have drawn the support of students and UNT employees. One of them is Amy Fuller, administrative coordinator for the Center for Student Rights and Responsibilities. The Angel Tree project is something she participates in every year with her children, she said. Fuller said seeing a student group take on the project is a great development. “It’s a great cause,” Fuller said. “It helps children get things they need each Christmas.”
Warhawks vs. Mean Green ends in KO Students to stay in Denton for holiday BY BEN BABY
Senior Staff Writer
T he matchup bet ween Louisiana-Monroe and the Mean Green on Saturday resembled a game that should have been fought in a boxing ring instead of on the gridiron. Both teams traded big plays throughout the contest like thudding haymakers with knockout power. During many points of the game, UNT found itself on the ropes, but it countered. The Warhawks were able to impose their will in the final quarter, knocking the Mean Green out for good, 49-37. Had UNT pulled out a win, it would’ve had a .500 conference record for the first time since 2004, but instead finished 3-5. “They made some big plays in the second half which really catapulted them to victory,” interim head coach Mike Canales said. “We just didn’t make the plays.” UNT’s first two drives of the game each went inside the ULM 6-yard line, but the Mean Green failed to make the most of its early opportunities, settling for field goals on both possessions. “You have to be able to execute that and get touchdowns,” Canales said. “Having two field goals with this team, I was nervous about because I thought they would score points. Did I think they would score 49? No.” After trailing by a slim 1-point advantage into the second half, Monroe put the Mean Green on its heels, setting off an exquisite offensive showcase for the 8,905 fans at Malone Stadium.
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Junior running back Lance Dunbar rushed for 134 yards in the loss to Louisiana-Monroe. The Mean Green takes on Kansas State at 3 p.m. Saturday in its final game at Fouts Field. ULM outscored UNT 28-10 in the second half, putting up 21 of those points in the fourth quarter. “We have to play complete football, especially on the road,” redshirt sophomore quarterback Riley Dodge said. “Monroe’s a good football team. They took advantage of some stuff.” UNT entered the contest with the second-best run defense in the Sun Belt Conference, allowing an average 161.3 rushing yards per game. Led by running back Frank Goodin, who rushed for 75 yards and one touchdown, ULM racked up 233 yards on the ground. The Mean Green is 0-5 when it is outgained on the ground. “Their offense, they can run,
they can pass,” senior defensive lineman Kelvin Jackson said. Junior running back Lance Dunbar continued his stretch of impressive performances, rushing for 134 yards on 19 carries. Dunbar picked up 83 of those yards on a touchdown run on UNT’s first play of the second quarter. It was the longest rush of Dunbar’s career. The night’s highlight came in the second quarter, when freshman wide receiver Brelan Chancellor returned a kickoff 91 yards for the touchdown. The return snapped a 143-game streak since UNT had returned a kickoff for a touchdown. The last time it occurred was in 1998, when Broderick McGrew returned a kick 100 yards against Utah State. ULM quarterback Kolton
Browning was the catalyst for the Warhawks offense, throwing five touchdowns to four different receivers. Browning had 320 yards of total offense. His main target was Luther Ambrose, who had seven catches for 140 yards and two touchdowns. It was the first time the Mean Green had allowed an opponent to have at least 100 yards receiving all season. The Mean Green will turn its attention to Kansas State on Saturday. The Wildcats will come to Denton to play in the final game at Fouts Field.
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A mass exodus from campus will happen Wednesday when students pack their cars and scatter up and down Interstate Highway-35 to visit family for Thanksgiving. However, not all of them will leave. Many students plan to spend the holiday right here in Denton. “I don’t have to be at home to feel like I’m with my family,” said Francesca Martinez, an English junior. “It doesn’t feel like I’m missing out on something.” Martinez said she has never gone home for Thanksgiving and will stay to work. She plans to celebrate by making a pumpkin pie, her seasonal favorite. To stay over the break, students who live in UNT Housing must sign up at their dorm’s front desk for safety reasons above all else, said Sharon Miller, a ResLife coordinator. A resident assistant will be on call for each building during the break, Miller said. “It’s very low-key during Thanksgiving,” Miller said. “We just try to make sure we’re meeting their needs.” Some students, like history senior Maggie Howard, are choosing to stay on campus for schoolwork. “I’m taking the GRE this
week, so I feel like it’d be in my best interest to take the week off,” she said. Howard plans to spend Thanksgiving Day with friends and is looking forward to it. Laila Kteily-O’Sullivan of the music faculty and her husband always open their home for T ha n k sg iv i ng d i n ner to students who choose to remain on campus.
“I don’t have to be at home to feel like I’m with my family.”
—Francesca Martinez English junior
“It’s a natural extension of what I’m doing here,” O’Sullivan said. “I can’t imagine being a mom and not knowing if my child has a place to go during Thanksgiving.” O’Sullivan has seven children and said it’s often a learning experience for all involved. “Usually you’re talking about students who are from far away,” O’Sullivan said. “I think it’s important my kids are exposed to different cultures.”
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POLICE BLOTTER Sunday, Nov. 21 An officer pulled over a 20-year-old male student at 3:56 a.m. at 2200 W. Hickory St. The student was arrested on suspicion of drinking and driving. He was sent to the Denton City Jail. Saturday, Nov. 20 An officer approached a 34-year-old man at Central Avenue and Maple Street at 9:16 a.m. The man was on UNT propert y a nd had a criminal trespass warning. He was arrested and sent to the Denton County Jail. An officer came in contact with two 20-year-old men and two 21-year-old men at 12:25 a.m. at 1400 Chestnut St.. The men were walking
through the UNT campus and causing a disturbance by tearing materials from a message boa rd. One of the 20-year-olds had been drinking as well and was given a ticket. They were issued a criminal trespass warning for UNT property a nd escor ted away f rom UNT. Friday, Nov. 19 A n of f icer approached several suspicious people at 11:18 p.m. on 1207 W. Hickory St. An 18-year-old man f led the scene but was apprehended i n t he 300 block of Ponder Street. He was arrested and sent to the Denton County Jail. A n of f icer approached
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Thursday, Nov. 18 A ca r wa s repor ted stolen at 4:57 p.m. from the construction site of the football stadium on Bonnie Brae Street. The car was entered into a database and was later recovered in Dallas. It was returned to the owner.
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Josh Dickson, a logistics junior at UNT, will spend Thanksgiving in Denton because his work schedule has him working on the holiday. said. “It’s for anyone who wants to come out and have a real sitdown meal with others.” The dinner will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Calhoun Middle School. Josh Dickson, a business senior, is staying in the area because of his job. He plans to make a Thanksgiving dinner and relax while watching the football
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a 33-year-old man at 5:12 p.m. at 1401 W. Oa k St. The man was suspected of creating graffiti and having drug paraphernalia. He was a r rested a nd sent to t he Denton County Jail. An assault was reported at 12:48 p.m. at the Eagle Student Services Center. The suspect fled the scene before officers arrived, but officers spoke with the victim.
Event offers company for meal Mihaela Culjak, a music graduate student from Croatia, will spend Thanksgiving with her American boyfriend and isn’t looking forward to the cuisine. “I have to cook American food,” Culjak said. “I’ve never done that before in my life. And I’m vegan!” Students can also attend a community Thanksgiving dinner sponsored by The Village Church. The tradition began 24 years ago so international students would have a place to eat for the holidays. It has since become communit y-w ide, said Joe Ader, the missions pastor of the church. Ader said 500 people have volunteered to help prepare and serve 1,000 meals for the community. “It’s not just for needy,” Ader
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game with his friends, who also have to work. “The point of [Thanksgiving] is to celebrate with the people you care about and to be grateful for what you have,” Dickson said. “It’s kind of not normal [to not be home with family] and it doesn’t feel right, but we still celebrate it because there’s a lot to be thankful for.”
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Both UNT and TWU Indian women make up the Chingaari dance group. They dance to an eclectic mix of traditional and modern Indian music. The group performed at the Diwali celebration Saturday night in the Lyceum. BY TAYLOR JACKSON Staff Writer
Saffron, white and green graced the Lyceum stage at 5 p.m. Saturday when the first performer, an eighth grader from Flower Mound, began Bharatanatyam. H e r n a m e i s Ve e n a Devaraju and her traditional dress came alive with her dance. The lights ref lected off the material, making her f luid dancing seem like the f lame of t he diya candle. Her movements were timid across t he stage, her face telling the story. The Traditions Diwa li is a Hindu holiday that celebrates the conquering of good over evil and is known as the festival of lights. Hindus light diyas t hat a re sy mbolic for t he holiday. Indians also make sweets and shoot off fireworks during the four-day celebrat ion. T he Ind ia Students Association of UNT has hosted Diwali festivals for years, and this one was played to a full Lyceum. Start of the Night The association started off the night by playing both t he India n a nd A merica n national anthems and giving
awards to university staff. Gilda Garcia, vice president of Equity and Diversity, gave an acceptance speech about the event, saying that Diwali “enriches all of us here at UNT.” “We are committed to not only making everyone feel welcome, but letting them celebrate who they are,” she added.
“You feel happiness. You don’t think it.” —Gauri Khandekar Event host and molecular biology graduate student N i r a n j a n Tr i p a t h y of t he f i n a nc e, i n s u r a nc e, real estate and law faculty started the Diwali festival by lighting the diya on the right side of the stage, and a boy sang as the stage darkened to start the night. A second g rader f rom Denton per for med a fol k dance dressed in gold and purple with her hair braided dow n her back. She had white f lowers w rapped in her ha ir a nd a headpiece she had to balance. There
was a cloth on the f loor that she lowered herself to pick up with her mouth. She missed it the first time, but with the audience cheering her on, she tried again. Four men played Bollywood mu sic w it h t he aud ienc e singing along. Afterward, the tabla, two small hand drums that make a tinny sound, was played. The performer talked about this instrument being played 16 beats per measure as opposed to Western instruments being played four beats per minute. Singing Half of the performers sang and each group took a different approach. Ramam Devaraju and his group blended t he songs toget her and got t he audience to join in singing and dancing while a boy did t he moonwa lk a nd da nced onstage. T he P a k i s t a n i St ude nt Association had a group that sang and the guitarist began the set by saying, “Hope you enjoy. If not, you’ll have to stay and listen any way.” During the set, the group brou g ht i n s e v er a l more vocalists to harmonize. The g uitarist told t he audience to sing along to the classic songs, unless they couldn’t sing, which he said he couldn’t help them with. Instruments A group of music students played jazz standards. The Chingaari group from Texa s Woma n’s Un iversit y used every inch of the stage. The 10 women on the stage were only a fourth of the entire group, which aims to be the biggest Southeastern Asian a ll-fema le dance troupe in Denton. One of the last performances was from a group of dancers who showcased Indian cinema from 1950 through the present. It ended in a shower of confetti and applause from the singing crowd. Event host and molecular biolog y g r aduate st udent Gau r i K ha ndeka r su m med up the evening. “ Yo u f e e l h a p p i n e s s ,” Khandekar said. “You don’t think it.”
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Volleyball season ends at hands of Blue Raiders BY L AURA ZAMORA Sports Editor
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Redshirt junior forward Kedrick Hogans goes up for 2 points against the No. 6 Kansas Jayhawks on Friday in Lawrence, Kan. The Mean Green lost 93-60 and hosts the Rice Owls at the Super Pit tonight.
UNT overwhelmed in Kansas BY SEAN GORMAN Senior Staff Writer
Preparing to face the No. 6 team in the country out of the Big 12 Conference with a 61-game home winning streak, the UNT men’s basketball team knew its third game this season wouldn’t be easy. Down only 9 points at halftime, the wheels came off in the second half for the Mean Green (2-1), which suffered its first loss in a 93-60 defeat to perennial powerhouse Kansas Jayhawks (3-0) on Friday. “They’re one of the top 10 teams in the country and they have great tradition there,” said head coach Johnny Jones. “We always tell our guys this is a journey and this [is] only one stop on the way to where we want to get.” A 7-0 run by UNT before halftime cut the Kansas lead to 36-27 at the break, but junior forward Markieff Morris led a 31-8 Kansas explosion to start the second half. The Jayhawks never looked back. “Coach [Bill] Self told us during the week it would be a big win, so it was nice,” Morris said. “He just told us, ‘Good job,’ and that we did a better job in the second half.” The Jayhawks defense stifled UNT all game, holding it to 42 percent shooting. “I think their defense really carried them today,” senior guard Josh White said. “They’re a very long team and very athletic.” Sen ior g ua rd Tr i st a n Thompson led the way with 14 points on 6-15 shooting. Senior
“We have so many guys who have experience to play their best in tight games, and that’s what we anticipate.”
—Josh White Senior guard
guard Dominique Johnson recently, leading UNT to own a finished with 11 while White 53-11 record at the Super Pit since added 10. the 2006-2007 season. Rice will depend heavily on Rice sophomore forward Arsalan The Mean Green will try Kazemi, who played for Iran’s to bounce back against Texas national team at the FIBA world competition when it hosts Rice championship and is averaging a University at 7 tonight at the double-double this season. Super Pit. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. from the “It’s a team we’ve played many Super Pit. times and know well enough to have a good idea of what to expect,” Jones said. “They’ve played us tough the last couple years, so it will be a good challenge for our guys.” Fans can expect a close contest, with five of the last six meetings and each of the last four being decided by 2 points or fewer. “We have so many guys who have enough experience to play their best in tight games, and that’s what we anticipate against Rice,” White said. This will be the 12th meeting between the Owls and Mean Green and the first time Rice will visit the Super Pit. UNT owns an 8-3 edge all-time and has won the last three contests. Jones’ players have defended their home court with success
The UNT volleyball team couldn’t roll past its top-seeded opponent Friday, ending its stellar season against the future tournament champion. No. 1 Middle Tennessee (28-5, 15-1) knocked off the No. 5 Mean Green (20-13, 11-5) in four sets (17-25, 15-25, 25-23, 21-25) in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament semifinal round Friday. The Blue Raiders advanced to the championship round against No. 2 Western Kentucky and won 3-1 for their second consecutive tournament title. MTSU secured the Sun Belt’s automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament with the victory. UNT had advanced to the semifinal round after eliminating No. 4 Arkansas State on a 3-0 sweep in the quarterfinals Thursday. “It was a great season to end on,” senior outside hitter Brittani Youman said. “We’ve worked so hard and we’ve done so much to change this program.” Middle Tennessee vs. UNT The Blue Raiders took off early in the first set and led by as many as 9 points, forcing UNT to use its two timeouts. MTSU never looked back or took a timeout, capitalizing on .387 hitting and holding the Mean Green to .111. “In the first two sets, we weren’t as clean as we would’ve been in the past,” Youman said. The second set looked similar as the Blue Raiders cruised
through, shutting down the Mean Green attack on .029 hitting. “Having a break between [sets] two and three helped,” head coach Ken Murczek said. “We get a 10-minute break. I think that helped calm the nerves.” UNT retaliated in the third, avoiding an MTSU sweep with a slim 25-23 victory. The set was constantly tied, but the Mean Green broke away from a tie at 19 after a kill from junior outside hitter Lacy Reasons. “We turned up the volume because at that point we had nothing to lose,” Youman said. The rally didn’t last for the Mean Green as MTSU escaped a single-digit tie to end the match in four sets. The Blue Raiders’ total hitting percentage of .301 more than doubled the Mean Green’s .138.
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added 11. Second team All-SBC junior setter Kayla Saey finished her season with a match-high 42 assists, and junior defensive specialist Sarah Willey’s 16 digs led the UNT defense.
Squad Recognition The 2010 Mean Green campaign was one of the best in school history. The team reached 20 wins last week, becoming the fifth squad in the program’s history to do so and the first to accomplish the 20-win tally since 2006. UNT had also only reached the SBC Tournament semifinals twice before this season. The campaign was also the first under head coach Ken Murczek, who was hired in January. “We’re definitely heading in the right direction,” Murczek said. “It —Brittani Youman would’ve been great to win that Senior outside hitter match and make it to the tournament finals, but I think it paved “I don’t think we handled the the way for the nerves. It won’t be ball as well as we had been, at completely new to us next year.” least not the way [we did] the night Murczek recently signed four before,” Murczek said. “We got All-America standouts and will lose pretty predictable.” four seniors to graduation. Sophomore middle blocker The team now takes a break Rachelle Wilson commanded the until January. Mean Green attack, registering 16 “They’ll meet with our strength kills on a .417 hitting percentage and conditioning coach after New — one of her best offensive perfor- Year’s,” Murczek said. “We’ll have a mances. First team All-SBC senior six-week season in March and try outside hitter Amy Huddleston to get faster and stronger.”
“We’ve done so much to change this program.”
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Students’ creations enhance lighting in Art Building BY M ARLENE GONZALEZ Intern
Dumpster diving across campus, four women collected recycled bottles to make a plastic waterfall for a class project. Clear plastic bottles gleamed down the Art Building’s stairwell last week, giving the effect of a waterfall pouring from the top floor. Bruce Nacke of the art design faculty assigned students to create a project that would enhance daylight inside the stairwells for a interior design topics class. There were six different groups, each adding its own defining feature to the assignment. Some students cut paper and shaped it into feathers and leaves. Madiha Latif, Amanda Moss, Vanessa Weidner and Robyn Nicholson created the plastic bottle project. They focused on gathering recycled items. “We went Dumpster diving,” said Latif, an interior design senior. “All the bottles we collected were from campus, so we know which buildings don’t have recycling. Some were disgusting.” The assignment was open to
anything the students wanted to use and do as long as it met the goal of improving daylight since the stairwell areas tend to be darker, Nacke said. It took the women about three days to put the project together. The bott les were rec ycled and the reflecting paper and poster board came from previous projects. The only things they purchased were aluminum foil and fencing grid, Latif said. They cut the bottles to look like flowers and used a reflector next to a window in the top floor to help shine light downwards to hit the aluminum foil and bottles. “I’m pa s sionate about creating beautiful safe places. I wanted to do this since I was 7, and I have a lot of architects in the family who do the exterior. I wanted to do interior,” Moss said. Weidner said the project was like a puzzle. Nacke intends to start a class for anyone interested in the subject, not just interior design majors. Getting people who are electrical engineers, writers,
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Madiha Latif, Vanessa Weidner and Amanda Moss collaborated to make a waterfall entirely out of plastic bottles for an interior design class. The project’s purpose was to enhance daylight inside the stairwells. chemists, anthropologists, or even business majors would be interesting and fun since they would have different perspec-
tives, Nacke said. “Everyone works with teams in the work field,” Nacke said. Shannon Pyle, an elementary
education junior, thought the walk upstairs was a different experience because of the bottles’ presence.
“I think it seems so simple, but there’s a lot to it,” Pyle said. “I can go upstairs and there’s more to look at. It’s really neat.”
Theatre organization ‘plays’ to perform its passion BY CHRISTINA MLYNSKI Senior Staff Writer
From trips to theater shows around the Dallas-Fort Worth area to audition workshops, University Players comes full circle, providing students with an outlet for self-expression. Created in 1979, the studentbased nonprofit organization serves all aspects of the theater community. Meetings are free,
open to everyone and held at 5 p.m. every other Wednesday in Radio, TV, Film & Performing Arts Building 127. “We aren’t just an organization for one specific thing,” said Bloo Rodriguez, president of Universit y Players and a theatre senior. “We want to lead people to have a very culturally diverse background.”
Dynamics of Dramatics University Players has three goals: involvement in campus activities, serving the community and improving students’ theater skills, Rodriguez said. “We give students a place where they can come and express themselves,” he said. “There are so many facets of theater that it opens itself to a wide variety of students.”
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More than 15 members make up the group. The only requirement is attending meetings and events, Rodriguez said. Throughout the year, the organization has hosted events including monolog ue and spoken-poetry performances, Rodriguez said. Amanda Breaz, an UNT alumna and former officer for the group, said her favorite organization activity was Children University Players, or CUPS. The group invites students from local elementary schools to workshops and teaches them about theater, she said. “We try to inspire the youth to fall in love with the same passion we have and getting them to think on their feet,” Breaz said. The biggest challenge for the group is funding. Fundraisers, requests to Eagle’s Nest and outof-pocket donations are some of the ways the group gets money, Rodriguez said. On Dec. 1, the University
Players will host Inglorious Artist, an event for members to showcase their talents in various presentations like short skits, Rodriguez said. “For some, they might not get a chance to perform on the university stage,” he said. “This provides that outlet for them.” Personal Performances Jessica Dunkley, a theatre freshman, joined University Players this semester because she was looking for more campus activities, she said. “I found a family,” she said. “We all get along great and they’re there to help you grow as a person.” Dunkley said she encourages all freshmen searching for a place to call home to join the group. The organization prepared Breaz for theater after college. “UP hosts a lot of really beneficial events to students,” she said. “You use those skills and take them with you into the
Discovering the Theatre What: University Players When: 5 p.m. every other Wednesday Where: RTVFP 127 Cost: Free professional world.” Kirsten Jacobson, a psychology senior, often attends University Players events. She said being around the members and watching them perform is an entertaining experience. “They have such an extroversive air about them and are incredibly friendly,” she said. After Rodriguez graduates, he expects University Players to be a place for people to feel like they belong somewhere. “If that’s all we accomplish and they feel like their art has been appreciated, then my goal has been accomplished,” he said.
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Canales is right man for the job Editorial Anyone driving down Interstate Highway-35 past the UNT campus can see the glorious new football stadium coming to life. Its gates will swing open at the start of the 2011 season, giving birth to the era of the Mean Green’s next head coach. It was a little more than a month ago that Todd Dodge was relieved of his duties after a 6-37 record. Despite the class, character, heart and effort he poured into this program, Dodge could not find the same success he had during his reign as king of Texas high school football at Southlake Carroll. Athletic director Rick Villarreal put the program into the hands of offensive coordinator Mike Canales on an interim basis while a national search for the next head coach of UNT got under way. Many rumors have floated around as to who the next man to stalk the sidelines would be. The Editorial Board feels that Villarreal does not need to look any farther than down the hall to see who the right man for the job is: Canales. Canales took over a 1-6 football team that was missing 13 starters because of injury and got the players to respond. The Mean Green is 2-2 under Canales, and the offense has averaged 32 points per game during that stretch. Junior running back Lance Dunbar has exploded in the new offense. In the first seven games of the season, Dunbar had 512 rushing yards and five touchdowns. During the four games with Canales, Dunbar has 771 rushing yards and seven touchdowns. Dunbar, junior defensive end Brandon Akpunku and redshirt sophomore quarterback Riley Dodge have all said adamantly they want Canales to be their head coach next season. These are three of the best players and biggest leaders on this team, and the Editorial Board feels Villarreal would be wise to listen to what they want. The attitude and atmosphere at practice has completely changed as well. Players sprint on and off the field and in between plays, they practice in full pads and there is live hitting on the practice field again, which is evident in the team’s improved tackling during the last month. Canales has 25 years of NCAA and NFL coaching experience, and under him, five different quarterbacks have earned All-America recognition, including San Diego Charger quarterback Phillip Rivers. Canales has coached under Norm Chow and Herm Edwards, both successful NFL head coaches. He was also the original offensive coordinator at South Florida, where he helped transform the brand-new program, which did not even have a practice field, into the No. 2 team in the nation. But stats aside, Canales actually wants the job. He cares about the players in the locker room and will be the face of this program. He has been at each of the home basketball games, visited a local elementary school and met with several student organizations. Villarreal said he wanted someone who would be involved in the community, care about his players, put education first, win football games and help sell the program. The Editorial Board says: Ask, and you shall receive. Mike Canales is the man for the job.
I considered it an honor to hea r for mer President George W. Bush spea k on Wednesday night. Regardless of what political position I held during t he course of his terms, it rema ined a n opportunity to hear from a man who served our country in one of the most self less positions ava ilable in our countr y: t he presidency. I was in the presence of our nation’s 43rd leader, not to mention it cost an agreeable price of, well, free. I enjoyed listening to the speech and was shocked, as I’m sure most were, at the spunk of several individuals who considered the event an appropriate t ime to voice their personal opinions of
Mr. Bush. The following day, my a musement g rew into angst as a result of the disrespect of students, ranging in posit ions a nd a rg uments, who attended t he event. I caught wind of rumors that Bush’s speech was set to last two hours, though his unease of the audience and discomfort resulted in the speech being cut short. So here I am, hoping to win the glance of perhaps even a small fraction of our student body, and ask: At what point do we lay down our own animosities and opinions for the sake of respect and another’s opportunity? A f ter a demon st r at ion f rom t he socia lists at t he event, Bush looked directly
at his listeners and praised free speech, then pleasantly assured us t hat he wasn’t bot hered by t hei r d isrespec t a nd we, t he aud ience, shou ldn’t be eit her. He cont inued sha ring his experiences and hopes, but my t houghts kept drifting toward the balance between free speech and respect. This wasn’t a time for battle, this was a time to be quiet and listen. Shouted obscenities and hur t f u l gestures were t he best that fired-up individuals could muster toward a man who is not even our president anymore. He was not there to persuade, but to share. And we were supposed to be there to merely listen to a man who
held incredible responsibility for the better or worse of our country. We invited Mr. Bush, we offered monetary compensation for his time, and then some rebu ke d h i m . T he voices of a handful tainted t he image of a whole. I’m emba r r a ssed. I f not h i ng else, I’d like to apologize to our former president, thank him for the incredible sacrifices he made to lead us, and remind our student body of a lesson our mothers taught us in grade school: If you don’t like it, leave; but don’t ruin it for the rest of us. Elizabeth Sterling is an interior design sophomore. She can be reached at lizabee88@gmail.com.
Thanksgiving is before Christmas, right? Usually during fall, I get pretty excited. Things I enjoy include the playoffs in football, the start of basketball season, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Over the past few years, we have been pretty frustrated. The joy and cheer of the two holidays are slowly being sapped away as they become more about material things instead of their true meanings. But what makes me mad this year is that people are starting to kick off Christmas when we have yet to celebrate Thanksgiving. I drove through Pilot Point on Friday and saw a house with Christmas lights up. Needless to say, I almost vomited. As great as Christmas is, people need to realize that you can’t celebrate it before Thanksgiving. There’s no reason to neglect
Turkey Day. This year, people will eat food with those close to them, talk about old times and watch the Cowboys lose another game in a disappointing season. UNT put up its “holiday tree” in the University Union this past week. I’m pretty sure Thanksgiving isn’t until this Thursday. Of course, I’m sure people are more excited about Black Friday, when you can buy a plasma-screen TV for the same price as a king-size Snickers bar. But that’s not the point. When I was little, it was understood that the Christmas decorations did not go up until Friday morning. However, some people are getting antsy and are just going ahead and blaring their Christmas music, starting the season a little too early. Just because you are one of
those people who decide to hang up their stocking before you eat your stuffing does not mean I think less of you as a person. Yes, I may judge your ability to decipher a calendar, but that sounds like a personal problem to me. Last time I checked, the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving episode does not come before the Christmas episode of the series. I wonder why. A nd ever ybody who is selling everything from new computers to calculators is starting all of their holiday specials a bit early. I feel bad that the economy is forcing them to start their sales too soon, but nobody wants to see a car salesman don a stupid elf hat with his little elf buddies – unless that car salesman is Will Ferrell. In that case, it is perfectly okay. When Thursday rolls around,
I’ll be with my family, playing football with my brothers and enjoying Thanksgiving. Don’t get me wrong — I love Christmas. But if I hear about it again before Friday, I’ll knock the stuffing out of somebody.
Ben Baby Ben Baby is a senior staff writer for The North Texas Daily and a pre-journalism sophomore. He can be reached at bbaby_41@yahoo.com
Campus Chat
Who should be the next head coach? And why?
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“Mike Leach from Texas Tech because he’s a headstrong coach and that’s what our team needs.”
Luis Delmar
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“Major Applewhite from University of Texas. He is one of the best recruiters in Texas.”
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Daniel Hudson Marketing junior
“Mike Canales. He has them winning now.”
Andre Henderson Engineering freshman
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