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Tuesday, November 30, 2010
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Volume 96 | Issue 53
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The Student Newspaper of the University of North Texas
McCarney to be head coach, Canales’ future unclear BY BEN BABY
Senior Staff Writer The final crowd to witness a game at Fouts Field on Saturday chanted the name of interim head coach Mike Canales. It may have been the last time he was on the sidelines for the Mean Green. According to multiple media outlets, UNT will name University of Florida defensive line coach Dan McCarney as the team’s next head coach. The school will hold a press conference at 1 p.m. today, which will be streamed live on meangreensports.com. The impending naming of McCarney as the head coach leaves a cloud over the future of Canales. It is unclear if Canales will remain the school’s offensive coordinator or become head coach of another program. No matter what choice Canales makes, it is clear that in the five games he has been head coach, he has made a significant impact on the Mean Green, which went 2-3 in his tenure. When asked what percentage of
Dodge, who was relieved of his duties on Oct. 20. In the three games the Mean Green lost under Canales, it was defeated by an average of 8.7 points. Before joining the Mean Green, Canales was the offensive coordinator at the University of South Florida from 2007 to 2009. In the final five games of the season, the Mean Green offense exploded, averaging 34.2 points per game. Prior to that, UNT was only averaging 16.3 points a contest. “It’s like lightning in a bottle,” Akpunku said. “There’s so much passion. This team has fought through so much, and you can tell how different this adversity has made us.” Junior running back Lance PHOTO BY MIKE MEZEUL II/SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Dunbar said if Canales were to UNT interim head football coach Mike Canales runs out of the tunnel high-fiving fans after halftime. Canales began the leave it would not be a loss for year as the offensive coordinator for UNT, but took over as head coach after Todd Dodge was relieved of his duties. Canales, but it would be a loss for the team and university. Dunbar, the team wants Canales to return there has been a distinct differ- trying to do enough to get by. who is currently fifth in the nation next season, junior linebacker ence since Canales took over as They want to go fast, when they in average rushing yards per game were going slow a couple of weeks with 129.42, said the whole team Brandon Akpunku and senior line- head coach. believes in Canales. “They want to do things right,” ago.” backer Craig Robertson responded Dunbar said after Saturday’s Canales took over for Todd with, “100 percent.” Robertson said Robertson said. “They’re not just
loss that he tried to talk to athletic director Rick Villarreal during the week and after the game but was unable to get in touch with him. In his five years at UNT, Robertson has never seen this kind of passion and excitement from the team. The linebacker said they have never had fun in the five years he’s spent in Denton. “I’ve seen guys walk away from their teammates,” Robertson said. “Now, it’s a completely different feel. I love coming up to the [athletic center] just to see film, because I know I’m going to see one of my brothers.” After the game, Canales discussed what he wanted in his immediate future. “We want to be here,” Canales said about himself and his wife, Carol. “But if they choose to go another direction, I have my lock and chain, and I hope that another university or program out there will look at coach Canales as a possible coaching candidate. It’s time for coach Canales to be a head football coach.”
Students can find money for school BY ERIN LIPINSKY
Contributing Writer
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The Student Money Management Center is having a workshop today that will give students advice on how to handle their money problems with friends and family.
Center offers money advice BY JACQUELINE FLUSCHE Staff Writer
Students struggling with balancing money issues in their family, friendship and dating relationships may be able to get help through a Money and Relationships workshop today. T he St udent Money Management Center will cover information and advice about how to balance and discuss money issues from 1-2 p.m. in Business Administration Building 166. “We’re sort of going to go over what money means to certain people in relationships,” said Kameron Lewellen, workshop presenter and peer mentor for the center. Lewellen said he and his co-presenter, peer mentor Emily Deatrich, will begin the workshop by giving their own personal stories. Deatrich will speak about an experience she had in a dating relationship, and Lewellen will talk about his experience with friends. “I think college students, whether they’re dating someone or they’re in a social or friend relationship, money is just one of those things — it’s tight in college,” Lewellen said. Following personal testimonies, Lewellen said, they will discuss the issues’ effects, such as what couples can do to make communicating about money less complicated and other concerns couples face. They will discuss
how to deal with arguments, ways to understand how to make the right judgments when lending money to friends or family and how to talk about repaying people. Rachel Grimes, program coordinator for the center, said this workshop will be beneficial to students because everyone has people who they talk about money with, and most are not financially independent. “This is just a good way to see, ‘Where do my values lie? What maybe are some issues that I need to discuss with someone in my life?’” Grimes said. Lewellen also mentioned that there will be activities for workshop attendees, including getting a list of scenarios to discuss. Some students thought the workshop sounded promising. “I think if people go their eyes will be opened with new ideas,” said Keith Guerrero, a philosophy junior. Chrissy Lee, a psychology sophomore, also thought the program would be helpful. “You just can’t assume that everybody knows how to handle their money correctly — how to handle it with close friends or family,” Lee said. “So I think it will be very beneficial.” For more information about the Money and Relationships workshop, call 940-369-7761 or send an e-mail to kameron.lewellen@ my.unt.edu.
Applying for scholarships, whether through the University of North Texas or externally, may be easier than stereotypes let on. Scholarships are financial awards students receive for academic achievement and promise that don’t have to be repaid, according to the UNT Student Financial Aid and Scholarships Office website. The website also showed PHOTO BY BRIANNE TOLJ/ DESIGN EDITOR that UNT awards more than $300 million in financial aid a Students frequent the Student Financial Aid and Scholarships Office seeking aid year, more than $25 million of and direction while managing their finances for the semester. which is awarded in scholarships. These scholarships are is t he G enera l Academ ic Scholarship simplifies the scholbroken down into three parts. Scholarship. arship process for students,” said The Genera l Academic Lacey Thompson, the assistant University Scholarships Scholarship uses easy-to-answer director of financial aid at UNT. University scholarships questions to make students “Instead of making students look are administered by the eligible for more than 100 avail- through a hundred different UNT Fina ncia l A id a nd able scholarships within the scholarships, we put them all in Scholarships Office. Within university. It is a free application one place.” t hem, t here a re cer ta in open to all students and generThe Genera l Academic scholarships available for ally takes about an hour to fill Scholarship application will be first-time students, transfer out. Applicants can also create available starting Wednesday and students and continuing accounts and return to them as has a deadline of March 1, 2011. students. One of the most necessary to complete the form. “This is awesome,” said popu la r of schola rships “The General Academic Matthew Varnell, a radio, televi-
sion and film freshman. “College is expensive, so any resources help.” Lisa Goodwin, the assistant director of scholarships within the financial aid department, suggests researching departmental and external scholarships along with university scholarships. Departmental Scholarships When researching departmental scholarships, students find a list of 20 links on the scholarship department’s website. Each link redirects the student to that college, department or school’s homepage where they may find available scholarships. The deadlines for these may vary. “I recommend that students learn about their department’s scholarship process,” Goodwin said. “They each have their own application processes, requirements and deadlines.” Departmental scholarships are also available for graduate, international and Texas Academy of Math and Science students.
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Fatal accident clogs interstate for hours Brief BY M ATTHEW CARDENAS Intern
Tr a g e d y s t r u c k on Interstate Hig hway 35E, causing the police to shut down the southbound side of the highway for about five hours. Around 9:30 a.m. Monday, a three-car collision occurred, resulting in a driver’s death. A flatbed truck was reportedly stopped on the with another car stopped behind it. The third car crashed into the back of the second car. The driver of the second car, whose name has not been released, was k illed, t he Denton Police Department said. Officers at the scene could not confirm whether the collision or other medical problems were the cause of death. The wreck led to chaotic traffic from Corinth through Denton. For hours, frus-
Traffic was backed up for miles on Interstate Highway 35E from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. trated drivers waited on the t wo-la ne hig hway. People drove off the roadway in hopes of finding a faster way to their destination on the access road or through back roads. I-35E is set to be widened
from t wo lanes to four on bot h t he nort h a nd sout h sides, according to the Dallas Morning News. However, a wider highway would not have helped the Monday traffic situation much, said Ryan Grelle,
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a Denton Police Department public information officer. “When a fatality happens, we shut dow n t he whole highway to map out the crime scene,” he said. “It’s for our safety.”