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Police stay busy during recent winter weather BY M ATTHEW CARDENAS Staff Writer

NEWS: High fluoride levels found in water Page 2

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While schools closed and businesses took time off during the snowstorms over the past two weeks, local police departments worked to keep the city safe. The Denton Police Department responded to about 100 wrecks over the week, said Denton Police Spokesman Ryan Grelle. “It’s a lot for a week,” he said. Officers patrolled the treacherous streets, pulling cars out of ice and helping victims of traffic accidents. “I went from accident scene to accident scene,” Grelle said. He said Denton PD did not have to pull in any off-duty officers, but it was a full time job. The UNT Police Department also had to deal with an increased number of traffic accidents during the ice storms. “We stay open 24/7,” said UNT Deputy Police Chief Ed Reynolds. “When the school shut down, we stayed open. We were out there helping the people with wrecks.” UNT police had to deal with more than just auto accidents. There were two separate situa-

tions where pipes froze over and burst, Reynolds said. The department accommodated officers who had to commute to Denton. “We got them a place to stay overnight,” Reynolds said. Officers could also be seen around campus helping students jump car batteries that died because of the cold. Reynolds said jumping car batteries is a free service for all UNT students, but they had to jump a significant amount more during the storms. Applied arts and sciences junior Tyler Lohr was helped by UNT police officers during the storms. Lohr said he drove to Clark Hall to pick up some friends, stepped out of his car to use the restroom, and when he came back, his car battery was dead. Lohr saw an officer jumping another student’s car in the parking lot and called the officer over. After Lohr showed his UNT ID and answered a few questions, the officer jumped the battery with his car. “It’s great that they offer this free service,” Lohr said. “If they hadn’t, I would be in a real bind.”

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PHOTO BY JAMES COREAS/SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER PHOTO BY JAMES COREAS/SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Skylar Prunar, a kinesiology freshman, receives a warning from the police officer not to slide into the street. Students took

Police said they responded to more than 100 accidents during the days snow advantage of the snow Wednesday, Feb. 2 and found several hills to slide down, many with cardboard boxes or laundry covered North Texas. lids like Prunar.

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Union reaches compactor goal Spring weather Solar-powered bins cost UNT $12,000

BY A SHLEY-CRYSTAL FIRSTLEY Staff Writer

UNT stays true to its green commitment as it treks down the recycling path and into new sola r-powered receptacles. T h i s s eme s t er, t he University Union purchased fou r sola r-powered recept acles w it h t he proposed budget, g iv i ng st udent s a new way to keep the campus green. “It would allow all students to see t hat t his is t he way that we recycle on campus because it would be the same ever y w here,” sa id Wendy Key, t he assista nt director of operations for the Office of Sustainability. “You wouldn’t have one type of Dumpster in one place, one type of recycling bin in another place, w h ich s omet i me s c au s e s confusion.” T he locat ions of t he solar compactors were preselected and placed where the majority of students walk, said Mike Flores, the associate director of the Union. The receptacles each cost $ 3,000 a nd a re f u nded by the student union fees in the tuition, Flores said. How it works T he s ol a r c omp a c t or s

contain a battery that charges from sunlight, Flores said. Despite any bad weather, Flores said the compactors would still work as long as enough energ y is collected. T he compactors ca n compact up to 40 pou nds of t ra sh, Flores sa id, a nd t hey a re on ly dumped out once a week, on Fr iday or Saturday. “ I t d o e s n’t c o s t y o u anything,” Flores said. “And

to do to get people on board,’” Key said. Spanish and history senior M a t t h e w Fou l k , a r e c ycl i ng a ssista nt, sa id he is passionate about recycling. “[The sola r compactors] fit into wider efforts here to recycle whenever and wherever possible,” Foulk said.

What’s here, what’s to come Flores said his goal is to eliminate paper usage.

“[The solar compactors] fit into wider efforts here to recycle whenever and wherever possible.”

—Matthew Foulk Spanish and history senior and recycling assistant

in time, it pays for itself.” Key sa id it reduces t he amount of work on the custodial staff, so it saves time, cost and work effort. The bins cut down waste collection trips by up to 80 percent, according to the Big Belly website, the company that sells the solar compactors. The compactors also have a paper receptacle attached on its lef t side for bot t les and cans. “R ig ht now, we’re rea l ly trying to engage the interest and the participation level of ever yone on ca mpus to figure out ‘what do we need

T here a re seven m i xedpaper bins, which are also made out of recycled material, throughout the Union to make recycling easy, Flores said. “We use so much paper, it’s crazy,” Flores said. “The paper receptacles are always full because people get something and then almost immediately throw it away. So the more we c a n re duc e t he amount of paper we generate, the better off we’ll be.” Flores said his next project is to have electronic touch s c re en s m aps to repl ac e paper maps.

sweeps through BY DREW GAINES Senior Staff Writer

After two weeks of recordbreaking lows and icy conditions, the meteorologists are forecasting 70-degree temperatures in Denton for the rest of the week. The skies over North Texas will remain partly cloudy to mostly sunny with little chance of precipitation through Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. Nightly low temperatures are expected to fall to around 50 degrees. The spring weather arrived after DFW International Airport posted a record daily snowfall of 2.6 inches after a winter storm on Feb. 4 and a record low temperature of 15 degrees last Thursday, though cities north of Dallas-Fort Worth experienced harsher conditions. Kent McGregor of the geography faculty said such drastic temperature shifts are not uncommon for North Texas this time of year. The area’s climate concoction of cold air from the Rockies and warmer air from the Gulf makes for bizarre weather patterns that are hard to predict. Typically, North Texas is blessed with more mild days in late February — days “that would be unthinkable in the Midwest,” McGregor said.

For some, this week’s weather is an early sign of spring, which officially begins March 21. “I just got a new bike. It was perfect timing with the weather,” said Carl Solomon, a kinesiology senior. “I have noticed quite a few more people are out. They seem to be shedding their winter coats.” P u n x s ut a w ne y Ph i l, the groundhog famous for predicting spring’s early arrival every Feb. 2, did not see his shadow this year, thus sealing winter’s early demise for his followers. For meteorologists, forecasting spring’s arrival requires more science than superstition. McGregor said that little about weather conditions is certain beyond a weekly forecast. “It is almost impossible to do,” he said. Others too seem skeptical about welcoming warmer weather just yet. “I think we are going to get a couple more bouts of winter nastiness,” Solomon said. “Texas weather, I’ve been here my whole life and it’s pretty erratic. I don’t think it’s totally behind us yet.” The Weather Service is forecasting a mild cold front to breeze into North Texas follow ing the weekend, increasing the chance of showers.

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Feds set recommendations for fluoride levels Denton city water supply meets standards

BY NICOLE BALDERAS

Staff Writer Pra ised as a reducer of tooth decay, for years fluoride has been added to toothpaste, mouth wash and city water supplies to promote healthy dental hygiene. But negative affects of its longterm use have begun to catch the attention of health experts, prompting the Department of Health and Human Services to advise municipalities to monitor fluoride levels in city water supplies. The department issued a recommendation mid-January that cities maintain an optimal fluoride concentration of 0.7 milligrams of per liter of water. The warning comes as occurances of fluorosis — a cosmetic defect resulting in the discoloration of teeth in children — continue to increase steadily. “Health officials simply made a recommendation on what is considered optimal [fluoride levels in city water],” said Tim Fisher, the assistant director of the water department in Denton. “Most water supplies in the U.S. are fluoridated, and most of those end up in products and other sources. That’s why they are suggesting a lowering of the fluoride levels.” The effected Anyone who has received their fully-grown adult teeth need not worry about the effects

of over-fluoridation, said Cecile Nguyen, a dentist at Absolute Smile Dental on University Drive. “Usually from babies to, let’s say, 16 [years old], and teeth are still coming out is when they can get effected with fluoride,” Nguyen said. The severity of fluoride levels in water is also dependent on geographical location. “It depends on where you grew up,” Nguyen said. “If you’re from a small city, and the water supply wasn’t good, then you will have problems.” For those concerned about the fluoride level in their town’s

“Most water supplies in the U.S. are fluoridated...”

—Tim Fisher Denton water department water supply there are online resources. “You can look in your area, and see various water systems,” said Chris Van Deusen, the assistant press officer of the Texas Department of State Health Services. “Fluorosis is very rare, as it occurs in areas with a fluoride/water level of more than 2 milligrams per liter.” Other serious effects have been linked to over-fluoridation. “There is a condition called skeletal fluorosis that can lead to fractures in bones,” Van

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Some drinking water may have too much fluoride in it, according to U.S health officials. Drinking water with too much fluoride can damage teeth and gums, especially in children. Deusen said. “As far as cancer, there have been studies in 1991 by the Public Health Service and the National Academy of Science research council that have proved no link between the disease and over-fluoridation.” Bottom’s up Inhabitants of Denton can raise their glass to good water, Fisher said. “There is no problem here,”

he said. “We were already at the low end of the possible range.” According to the National Center for Chronic Disease P r e v e n t i o n a n d He a l t h P r om ot i on w e b s it e , t h e Denton water system is noted as having 0.8 milligrams per liter as their optimal f luoride concentration. “There was a range from 0.8 to 1.2 [milligrams per liter], so we fell towards the bottom

because we’re in Texas, and it’s hot here,” said Van Deusen. “It is assumed that our water intake is high anyway.” Others in the Denton area have seen problems exactly the opposite of over-f luoridation. “Too much f luoride is not usua l ly a problem,” sa id Nguyen. “I’ve seen patients that don’t have enough f luoride. Everything is controlled by the city that patients live in

and its water supply.” Anyone in the U.S. who is concerned about the f luoride levels in their water can v isit http://apps.nccd.cdc. gov/MW F/Index.asp for an in depth look at their cities water information. Anyone wanting the more information on the f luoride proposal can visit the news section of http://w w w.hhs. gov.

Online classes altered to prevent cheating BY K ATE COPELAND Contributing Writer

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In the midst of the modern college world, students can take classes without ever stepping foot inside a classroom or meeting their professor. How e v er, t h i s i n nov ative technolog y of learning t h roug h t he Inter net ha s brought up many issues of how easy it is to cheat in online classes. No w s o m e p r o f e s s o r s a nd e ven some st udent s are finding ways to prevent cheating. “Cheat i ng is a problem when instructors don’t care or realize, putting this delicately, t hat t hey a ren’t as smart technologically as their students,” said Thomas Sovik of the music faculty. Sovik teaches a music class online. Year-round, he has about 1,700 students enrolled in his Internet class. Every Internet class at UNT is offered on a website called Blackboa rd V ista t h roug h UN T eCa mpus, accord i ng to t he d i st a nce lea r n i ng website. “This is a constant challenge,” said William McKee of the economics faculty and UN T’s academ ic i nteg r it y officer. “Online cheating is an issue nationally and on campus.” Sov ik has been teaching his online class for 10 years,

but he has made his class different from most by giving each student a different exam. T h is prevent s t hem f rom going onto the Blackboard instant message board and sharing answers, he said. “You have to be one step ahead of the students,” Sovik said. “In my class, I don’t have people going back and forth

rad io, telev ision a nd f i lm senior enrol led in Sov i k’s online music class, said he thinks the class has made it harder for students to cheat. “It would not be that easy, simply because there are so many random questions on the tests and so little time to find the answer, you can’t prepare,” Edgar said.

“There are certain ways and clues to tell if someone’s cheating online.” —William McKee UNT’s Academic Integrity officer

on Blackboard. The exams have different sets of questions. Next year, all the questions will change.” McKee said he thinks many students are cheating online on a regular basis. “There a re certa in ways and clues to tell if someone’s cheating online,” McKee said. “Some are more obvious than others. Faculty can take steps to find it. In online classes, it is more challenging to give trust, but it is pretty much i mpossible to f i nd out i f students are cheating if they are doing it through other e-mails or texts.” Rod ney Ja mes Edga r, a

Edgar said there is no interact ion on t he Blackboa rd insta nt messag ing system be c au s e S ov i k post s h i s lecture notes and podcasts on the website available for students to look and have no need to cheat. “This class has made so ma ny measu res aga i nst cheating,” Edgar said. “What a re you goi ng to do, get someone else to listen to the podcasts to find the answers for you? ” S om e I nt e r ne t c l a s s e s might have different tests or easier ways to get answers. Ca it ly n Prat t, a ph i losophy junior, is enrolled in

an online Spanish class. She sa id it might be easier for students to cheat in this class than others. “There is a chat box you cou ld copy a nswers into,” Pratt said. “It would be hard to prove that someone was cheating this way.” C on s e q ue nc e s a r e not taken lightly, McKee said. If students are caught cheating, there are a number of things that can happen. “Faculty members author i z e a c c e s s to a c a dem ic p e n a lt ie s t o f a i l i n g t h e course,” McKee said. “I review reports and if a student has prior violations that create a d i f fer ent pr oblem . We can expel or probate at the mildest. To fail a student is up to the teacher.” Even though some students are cheating online, others are tr ying to prevent it from happening. “I have had people write to me a nd say someone is cheating,” Sovik said. “The good students really resent it because they expect others to do good as well.” Some students and faculty said they think cheating isn’t worth the risk. “I think ever yone should be aware of academic integrity,” McKee said. “It follows st udent s t he rest of t hei r l ives ; it is about persona l integrity.”

Sports

Tuesday, February 15, 2011 Sean Gorman, Sports Editor

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Shorthanded Mean Hilltoppers crush Green swept at home UNT on national TV BY BRETT MEDEIROS

BY BEN BABY

Playing without two of its top players, the UNT tennis team suffered a pair of 5-2 losses against Wichita State and No. 52 Kansas State at home t his weekend. Junior Nadia Lee and senior Madura R a ng a n at h a n d id n’t pl ay because of illness and junior Paula Dinuta played under the weather.

Over the last four years, Western Kentucky University or the UNT men’s basketball team finished the season as Sun Belt Conference champions. After the teams squared off on Saturday afternoon, it was the Mean Green that saw its title hopes continue to slip away. In front of a national television audience and a red sea of screaming Hilltoppers fans, Western Kentucky whipped the Mean Green 87-76 in Bowling Green, Ky. “It was a great opportunity for us, playing against a team with great tradition in our conference, and we were just outplayed,” head coach Johnny Jones said. The Mean Green extended its season-long losing streak to four games. UNT, which was predicted to win the Sun Belt West division at the start of the season, dropped to fifth place in the West after Saturday’s performance. After falling behind by 12 points midway through the first half, UNT (16-8, 5-6) clawed back to cut the deficit to 34-32 with 4:33 left in the half. The Hilltoppers (11-13, 6-6) responded with a 16-4 run to close the half, capped by a buzzer-beating 3-pointer by senior forward Sergio Kerusch. “I think that shot was just the icing on the cake,” senior forward George Odufuwa said. “They went into halftime with a lot of momentum.” Kerusch and the

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Wichita State T he Me a n Gr e en (1- 4 ) jumped out to an early lead after winning two out three doubles matches against the Shockers (3-2). “You knew there was going to be an uphill task,” head coach Sujay Lama said. “Our kids put their heart and soul into the match and I’m really proud of that.” Things did not go according to plan for the Mean Green in singles play, as it dropped the first four matches. Sophomore Barbora Vyk ydalova helped U N T w i n it s on ly si ng les match 6-7, 6-3, 1-0. “I wa nted to w in a nd to help the team,” Vykydalova

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PHOTO BY JAMES COREAS/SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Senior Amy Joubert fires a backhand against Kansas State Sunday afternoon. UNT (1-4) dropped the doubles point as Kansas State (6-0) swept all three doubles matches.

“Our kids put their heart and soul into the match and I’m really proud of that.”

—Sujay Lama head coach

said. “Even when the team has already lost, you can’t give up and fight to win.” The result was the Mean Green losing to the Shockers 5-2. “It ’s a big loss to have Madura and Nadia have to sit out,” Lama said. “But in the long run, when the girls go back to their original spots, they will have a lot of confidence and make us better at dealing with adversity.”

Kansas State Still w it hout t heir number one and two players Ranganathan and Lee, UNT struggled to deliver in t he doubles matches, dropping all three and giving the Wildcats (6-0) a 1-0 edge. W it h t w o e x p e r ienc e d players out, the UNT young guns got a chance to compete as freshmen Isabel Bos and Carolina Barboza played their first collegiate level matches.

Bos a nd Ba rboza dropped their matches to more experienced Wildcat players. “It was an incredible experience for me,” Barboza said. “At t he beg i n n i ng, I wa s nervous because I have not practiced due to an injur y, and I just tried to do my best for the team.” Vyk yda lova batt led KSU sophomore Ka rla Bonacic i n t he day ’s f i na l match that lasted a full three sets. Vykydalova fell to the undefeated Bonacic 3-6, 6-2, 6-3. “She was b e t t e r,” Vyk yda lova. “I’m sad t hat I lost a nd had to play t he longest match for nothing.” The Mean Green fell to the Wildcats 5-2 and hits the court aga in Feb. 19 in Lubbock, Texas to face the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

Men’s golf team opens spring season on road BY PAUL BOTTONI Intern

After a three-month hiatus, t he UNT men’s golf team wanted to shake any jitters and rust before embarking on its spring tournament season. The Mean Green participated in Saturday’s one-day La Cantera Individual Classic in San Antonio, Texas, against golfers from Big-12 Conference teams Oklahoma and Kansas State. Unlike the usual teamscoring system, La Cantera was every golfer for himself, with individuals ranked by their scores. Sophomore Rodolfo Cazaubon finished second after shooting a 72, one shot shy of Kansas State freshman Thomas Birdsey for

first place. Fellow sophomore Carlos Ortiz finished two shots behind with a 74 and finished in fourth. Head coach Brad Stracke said in an e-mail statement that he thought his players fared well considering the course they played is very difficult and had a lot of blind shots. “La Cantera was a warm up for our tournament [Monday],” Stracke said. “I thought the guys played well for the individual event at La Cantera and I’m excited to watch them compete [Monday].” Following La Cantera, the Mean Green remained in San Antonio for its first spring tournament, the UT-San Antonio/ Oak Hills Invitational.

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Senior guard Dominique Johnson drives to the open lane to score during a Feb. 3 game at the Super Pit. UNT lost to Florid a Atlantic University 72-55. Hilltoppers hammered the Mean Green with 87 points, the sixth time this season UNT has allowed an opponent to score at least 80 points. During the four-game losing streak, the Mean Green has given up 83 points per game. Four of the five players in WKU’s starting lineup scored at least 10 points. Senior forward Juan Patillo tallied a game-high 18 points. Allowing 73.5 points per game, UNT is tied for ninth in the conference in scoring defense. Odufuwa was held scoreless for the first time this season. Odufuwa, who missed all five shots he took on Saturday, has scored at least 10 points on 16 different occasions this season. Jone s s a id O du f u w a’s foul trouble prevented the forward from getting into a rhythm offensively. Odufuwa finished the game with nine rebounds. “I thought in the second half

he was a little more effective on the defensive end, which helped us,” Jones said. Junior for ward Kendrick Hogans scored a team-high 17 points, two off his career hig h. Sophomore for wa rd Jacob Holmen added 14 points coming off the bench. The last time the Mean Green lost four consecutive games was during the 20082009 season, in which UNT lost five straight. UNT will try to avoid its fifth straight loss this Thursday, when it faces South Alabama at home. “We have to come in and play our hearts out, especially in front of our fans,” Holmen said. Prior to Saturday’s contest, the Mean Green had been inactive for nine days. UNT’s game on Feb. 10 against the University of Arkansas-Little Rock was postponed because of inclement weather. The game has been rescheduled for March 1.

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The team’s greatest competition comes from Texas Tech, who is ranked 20th by both Golfstat.com and Golfweek. com. UNT is ranked 28th and 29th, respectively. Six of the team’s seven golfers are trek king the fair ways and greens in the Oak Hills, including Cazaubon and Ortiz. Cazaubon is the reigning Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year. Ortiz notched two individual tournament titles in the team’s three fall tournaments. The sophomores are joined by freshman Peter Eiler, redshirtsophomore Ty Spinella, sophomore Marco Scarola and junior Josh Jones. UNT wraps up action at Oak Hills today.

Football team announces non-conference schedule Brief BY SEAN GORMAN Sports Editor

T he U N T men’s football tea m’s out-of-con ference schedule was released Monday, with the team slated to face Houston, Tulsa, Indiana and Alabama in its out of conference games. UNT’s complete schedule

will be released on Tuesday, March 1 after being approved by the Sun Belt Conference. Regional rival Houston will visit the Mean Green for UNT’s first game in its new stadium on Sept. 10 and UNT will visit Tulsa on Oct. 1. Indiana will be UNT’s firstever Big 10 Conference foe when it visits the Mean Green on Sept. 24. UNT will visit Southeastern Conference contender Alabama

on Sept. 17. The in-conference schedule has UNT host ing Florida Atlantic, Western-Kentucky and Middle Tennessee. UNT will travel to face conference rivals Florida International, Louisiana-Lafayette, Arkansas State and Troy. The Mean Green is scheduled to face five teams that played in postseason bowl games during the 2010 season.

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Page 4 Abigail Allen, Views Editor

Students should market themselves Editorial Waiting until graduation to start promoting yourself could be too late. Today’s job market is tough, resulting in a national unemployment rate of about 9 percent. With the many resources available to students to brand themselves, the only thing keeping people from promoting their skills and their knowledge is themselves. Online People and the media often admonish young adults about what they put on social networking sites because that information will stay out there forever. However, the Editorial Board believes students can use that pervasive and lasting nature of Internet posts to their advantage. Twitter, for example, gives individuals a chance to publish links that show their work, interests and creativity. Many professional companies use Twitter to communicate with their followers to attract the reader to their products. Similarly, students can use Twitter to attract prospective employers and get businesses interested in them by showing their repertoire. Facebook can provide a similar function through publishing information about achievements while allowing people to post their employment record online. LinkedIn, however, offers professionals the chance to publish an online résumé that includes extensive details about their work experience and their qualifications instead of being limited to the traditional one page format. It also provides a way for colleagues to “endorse” or provide a character reference for each other. One website allows users to combine access to several of their social networking profiles into one convenient site: about.me. The account takes about five minutes to set up and allows users to connect their about.me to 14 listed services, such as Twitter and Facebook, and an additional URL or RSS feed option. In addition, having a personal website or blog gives users another platform to express themselves and show their communication skills. Real world Although many things have shifted to the Internet, impressions in person are still crucial. Having business cards, dressing professionally and perfecting résumés have not lost their importance to Twitter and LinkedIn. When a student presents a business card, it shows he or she is serious about the impression the other person gets and it provides a means for the prospective employer to remember his or her name. If an individual dresses in business casual attire, they have a greater chance of displaying confidence and professionalism. Although LinkedIn provides more information to employers, students must maintain their ability to concisely and effectively communicate their skill set. The Editorial Board advises people to give themselves the best chance to get a job. Marketing yourself could make all the difference.

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Valentine’s Day is an awful holiday Wel l, Monday was Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day, Single’s Awareness Day, or whatever you call it. The day for obnoxiously romantic couples to rub in their obnoxiousness was once again upon us. If you’re single, it’s the worst day of the year. If you’re in a relationship, it’s supposedly an amazing day. Well, hang on. I’m not single — and Valentine’s Day was still a miserable day.

Now, I could understand dropping around $100 on your anniversary or birthday for gifts such as these, but why Feb. 14?

Cost of celebrating The girlfriend nags about wanting gifts (or the boyfriend, potentially) and you end up spending your hard-earned money on a $20 bouquet of f lowers, $10 on a disgusting box of chocolates, and maybe another $10 on a big teddy bear. But don’t forget the card. There’s another $5. Oh, but don’t forget about dinner! There’s $40 down the drain and 40 minutes waiting for a table gone.

History of the holiday Well, Saint Valentine’s Day began a long time ago, created by the Roman Catholics to c om memor ate t he de at h of Saint Valentine, but the holiday was removed from the Roman Catholic Calendar of Saints because not much is actually known about Saint Valentine or why it was celebrated in the first place. An embellished old legend created t he idea of people writing notes in Europe by the 1700s — then leave it to the Americans to begin massmarketing Va lentine’s Day cards in the 1800s and letting the commercialization take root and go crazy. My personal favorite proof of Va lentine’s Day being a com merc ia l ploy i s c a rd

I spent the past weekend in Snyder. For those of you who don’t know (roughly everyone on Earth except for the 4,000 people who live there), Snyder is about ha lf way bet ween Lubbock a nd Abi lene. It’s about as West Texas as it gets. The thing I noticed about Snyder, besides t he power windmills, speed traps, f lat la nd a nd road k ill, is t he insane level of friendliness. It’s the kind of place where I got recognized at a video store by my third day in town. W hen I walked in (alone, I might add, without the local who would have been a dead giveaway) to return the movie we’d rented the day before, the man behind the counter greeted me with a grin. “Were ya scared?” he asked, referencing the awful horror movie I’d rented against my better judgment.

It’s more than just shopkeepers w it h good memories. The people in Snyder treated a stranger better than most people I have encountered elsewhere treat their friends. Turning a corner in Snyder gets a wave and a smile from pedest ria ns. Wa l k ing into church gets hugs and handshakes and warm introductions. Maybe every church hugs v isitors, but Snyder’s got me t hink ing t hat perhaps dreaming of Andy Griffith’s Mayberry could actually come true (minus the cane poles and whistling — that always kind of freaked me out). End commercial here. I’m not going to tell you that Snyder’s the best place on Earth. If you called it boring, I wouldn’t call you a liar (but I might call you mean). We

company American Greetings add i ng a r id ic u lou s love story on History.com about St. Va lentine addressing a card to the jailer’s daughter professing his love, ending it with “From your Valentine.” So, look, people — it’s a commercial holiday and not worth spending hard-earned cash on. Your significant other doesn’t actua l ly eat t hose chocolates you give t hem, and that teddy bear collects dust in the closet. Meanness of participating A lso, isn’t r ubbing your relationship in other people’s faces kind of rude? Because that’s all Valentine’s Day is good for — telling everyone how happy you a re (wel l, appear to be) and pointing out all the singles who appear to be miserable. (Happy singles resist the urge to send me nasty e-mails, please.) So why suppor t t he massive commercialization

of Valentine’s Day and come off as an obnoxious jerk? Valentine’s Day is nothing but a bog u s hol iday for greeting card companies to make more money. I seriously doubt that over-priced box of chocolates really means t hat much to your specia l someone.

Heck, it probably means more to Russell Stover.

Ryan Munthe is an English freshman. He can be reached at rjmunthe@yahoo.com.

We all need small town kindness ate lunch at the bowling alley Saturday because locals said it has one of the best menus in town, and the biggest attraction may be the prairie dog community living in the town park. (Really. They have prairie dogs in the park!) The thing is, if we focused more on living small, it’d have a big impact on our community. I’m not asking Dallas drivers to pull onto the shoulder and let faster cars pass. For one thing, it’d never happen, and for another, it’s not necessary since our highways are more than two lanes wide, and highways for that matter. Go figure. What I am saying, though, is that we could be friendlier, more welcoming to those we see on the street. A little kindness goes a long way, and Snyder reminded me how good it feels to be greeted warmly, even if by

a stranger. So smile this week. When someone passes you on the highway, wave with all five fingers. (I know you have to remember how somewhere deep inside.) Just don’t start whistling as you walk down the road. We’ve got to keep it believable.

Jessika Curry is a journalism senior. She can be reached at jc0407@unt.edu.

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Do you use social media to network yourself?

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“No, I don’t use it for marketing myself. I just use it to connect with friends.”

Sina Bastami

Anthropology junior

“Not really. I don’t like sharing a lot of information about myself to whoever can see.”

Meredith Rogers

Drawing and painting senior

““No, I just use Facebook for social purposes.”

Kimberly Anderson

Computer science sophomore

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Scrappy’s Big Adventure provides student involvement By DAisy silos Staff Writer

Starting today, UNT’s school mascot, Scrappy, will go on a two-day adventure to participate in a different version of “Where’s Waldo,” titled “Scrappy’s Big Adventure.” Students will compete to win prizes such as t-shirts and restaurant gift cards. A tweet giving out clues about Scrappy’s whereabouts and checking in on the location via Facebook Mobile are ways to participate. “We wanted to do something to bring students together in the spring. In the fall, we have Clark Park, but in the spring we don’t really have anything,” said Kayla Spears, a merchandising and hospitality management senior and marketing intern. “Scrappy’s Big Adventure” br i ngs st udent s up-todate on what’s happening around campus by following Mea nGreenSpor t s on Twitter, Spears said. “Everyone is already on their phones updating their profiles, so this is an easy way students can win stuff while on their way to class,” she said. This is the first time for Mean Green Athletics to host this event, Spears said. Ma nuel Belt ra n, a mechanica l engineering junior, said he re-activated his Twitter account for the event. “It’s a good way to get involved in a school activity because almost everyone

Photo by James Coreas/senior staff PhotograPher

David Stout of the composition studies faculty gets ready for his performance tonight. Alongside with Cory Metcalf, NoiseFold uses computers and interactive sensors to create 3D images that emit sounds. NoiseFold will perform at 8 p.m. in Music Building 1001.

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Scrappy will participate in a two-day adventure for students to compete to win prizes. Students must use Facebook and Twitter to find clues. uses Facebook and Twitter,” he said. Clues will be tweeted three to four times a day, Spears said. “We want students to be more aware of the social media the university offers, so that way it’ll get a bigger following for the sports aspect and get them involved,” she said. Students have mu lt iple options to join in on the event like taking a picture with Scrappy and tagging him on Facebook, Spears said. “Students are already on campus and spirited — might as well get something for that.”

Where’s Scrappy? Rules: -Follow @MeanGreenSports on Twitter to get the location clues. -Check into the location specified via Facebook mobile -Have your student I.D. present to verify you’re a student -The first 10 people to check in and find Scrappy win a prize

Ha nd-held pa rabol ic microphones, a multi-screen video panorama and infrared sensors come together when Noi sefold, a l ive c i nema ensemble, ta kes t he stage. The ensemble combines traditional art practices with science and technology. This “artificial life system” is about performing using data, 3D images and computer systems in rea l t ime. This w i l l be the first time Noisefold has combined traditional musicians in their performance. “The ex per ience ca n be described as hypnotic, transcendent, over whel m i ng,” sa id Peter Kusek, a studio art graduate student. “This is an engrossing experience unlike any other.” Noisefold will perform at 8 p.m. tonight at the Merrill

Ellis Intermedia Theater in t he ma in Music Bu i ld ing. Noisefold was created in 2006 by Corey Metcalf and David Stout. It started with a curiosity for combining art, technology a nd science, sa id Stout, a music compositions professor. “Most people t h in k 3D a n i mat ion i s about c ute animals,” Stout said. “This is goi ng to be l i ke bei ng i n a ju ng le w it h t h i ng s y o u d o n’t u n d e r s t a n d .” The performance includes two computer systems in the f ront, creat i ng t he v isua l and sound elements of the performance. There is no text, dialogue or illustrative music, Stout said. A third computer analyzes the data. All sound and visuals will be a direct result of data and instruments, he said. The artists will use hand

gestures to manipulate the sound and pictures displayed on three large screens, said Andrew May, a violinist who perform with Noisefold. A nd rew May a nd Dav id Bit hel l of t he c omp o s ition studies faculty will be i n t he m idd le of t he t wo computers. “We are open enough that we can work with different mu s i c i a n s f r om a r ou nd t h e w or l d ,” S t ou t s a i d . T here a re t h re e ma i n components to create a piece of work: writing the software, composing the images and sound, and rehearsing and staging, he said. St out s a id Noi s e f old’s per for ma nces a re la rgely improvisational. “The concert will be loud and interactive, much like a rock concert,” he said. Admission is free.