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Food addicts draw support from group meetings BY MEGAN R ADKE Staff Writer
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New research out of the University of Washington and Scripps Research Institute in Florida has discovered that for some, food can be as addictive as alcohol or other drugs. Studies show strong links between eating large amounts of high-calorie foods and pleasure centers in the brain. With obesity on the rise in America, programs like Overeaters Anonymous are becoming more popular in an effort to help people with food addictions lose weight. OA is a program similar to Alcoholics Anonymous, a 12-step program involving having members sponsor each other, forming a supportive community. Jennifer, a representative from OA Dallas, who requested her last name be withheld, said OA is a fellowship of individuals who wish to stop eating compulsively. She said OA treats overeating by working through the first three goals associated with the 12-Step program. “For me personally, sugar is like cocaine, and I have had to stop eating it as much as possible,” Jennifer said. “This is not true of everyone though. A lot of us have found that processed snack foods are problematic and can trigger an eating binge. However, food problems are very individual.” There are no dues or fees for members of Overeaters A nony mous, wh ich is a
completely independent organization that does not accept any outside donations and runs through contributions from its members. Lora Williams, a UNT Health Center dietitian, said food addiction is a misnomer, yet food can trigger a similar process in the brain. Williams said that for many people, food brings back good memories and acts as a source of energy. High-sugar, high-fat and high-salt foods stimulate receptors in the brain in the way certain drugs do.
“For me, personally, sugar is like cocaine.”
—Jennifer, Overeaters Anonymous member
Williams said that in order to help curb cravings for junk food, eating a healthy, balanced meal is the most important step. Williams suggests eating two sources of vegetables, a source of whole grain, a lean protein — which is 10 percent fat or less — one small serving of fruit, a source of calcium, and eight ounces of a fluid that is not soda, juice or any other sugary drink.
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A college student’s pantry is often filled with junk food and on-the-go snacks. Researchers say eating foods that have See FOOD on Page 2 excess amounts of salt and sugar can lead to obesity and an eating addiction.
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Students from different organizations, such as the Student Government Association, Glad: UNT’s Queer Alliance and the fraternity councils, performed a reader’s play at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Lyceum in the University Union. “More Than Words” is an interactive presentation that shows students the power of their words and actions. “There are teenagers and students killing them self because you know they’re getting made fun of or bullied at school,” said Mercedes Fulbright, a performer and the vice president of SGA. “It’s not a huge thing on our campus, but it could happen, and we want to least make people aware that it could happen.”
UNT launches mobile site BY K ALANI GORDON Staff Photographer
Students with Internetcapable cellphones now have access to the UNT website at their fingertips with a little more ease. UNT’s new mobile website, UNT To Go, launched Saturday, features mobile access to a campus directory and emergency contacts, the UNT events calendar, myUNT, and information about admissions, Mean Green sports and volunteer opportunities. The mobile application also includes an interactive campus map and alphabetical listing of campus buildings. The UNT home page has been viewed over 210,000 times since
Sept. 2010 by mobile devices, according to a presentation by the Division of University Relations, Communications and Marketing and the Computing and Information Technology Center. “Up to now, less than 3 percent of the visitors to our UNT website are using mobile devices,” said Kenn Moffitt, the senior director of communication systems and marketing in the URCM department. “We know that the trend will only continue to grow.” The URCM department surveyed students, faculty and staff members about what functions they would like in the mobile site, and audited other universities to establish the best practices for
services and design, Moffitt said. The mobile site took over a year to develop and at no additional cost to the students, Moffitt said. A c ros s-depa r t ment a l committee was originally charged to investigate the creation of an iPhone application, but chose to create a mobile website first to make the app available for individuals without iPhones, according to the presentation. The creation of a mobile site would also allow the committee to capture usage statistics for the mobile site and serve as a model for possible future iPhone and Android apps.
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March is National Nutrition Month, a time designated by the American Dietetic Association to raise awareness about eating healthy. This year’s theme, “Eat Right with Color,” aims to broaden the perception of food by encouraging Americans to fill their plates with colorful fruits and vegetables. “The purpose of this year’s theme is about trying to get a variety of foods” said Ann Afflerbach of the hospitality management faculty. Throughout the week, UNT Dining Services has offered students opportunities to try different foods at each of the cafeterias. “In order to celebrate National Nutrition Month, each day of the week we’re going to a different cafeteria to get students to try new food,” said Sanya Massey, an employee with Dining Services who helped organize the event. Massey said the goals are to encourage students to try foods served in the cafeterias that they might not otherwise eat. She said they hope to make students aware of what they put into their bodies. “As a nutrition student, sometimes I see the food at the cafeterias and I think ‘this can be healthier,’ ‘this can use less salt,’ and students should notice that,” said Massey, who’s also a dietetics student at Texas Woman’s University. Some students said they knew the benefits of a healthy diet but weren’t as familiar with the Eat Right with Color theme. “I haven’t heard of the color scheme,” said electrical engineering freshman Gustavo
Alvarez. “I’ve never encountered it.” Afflerbach said in order for students to stay healthy, they should eat three meals a day filled with fruits and vegetables. “It kind of goes along with the theme Eat Right with Color,” Afflerbach said. In addition to eating colorfully, she also stressed that skipping meals is harmful to students’ metabolisms and that they should look into nutrition values should they wish to eat healthy. “Most dining halls have a
“Sometimes I see the food in the cafeteria and think, ‘This can be healthier.’”
—Sanya Massey, UNT Dining Services
nutrient analysis that helps if [students] want to stay in a particular calorie range,” Afflerbach said. Nutrition facts are also available online for students to view. “It’s not exact,” Massey said. “We’re redoing the [dining hall] website over the summer so that it is more user-friendly and [students] can save the foods they’ve been eating.” Massey said it’s easy to forget about eating nutritiously in the cafeterias because of the availability of pizza and fried foods, but a good rule of thumb is to make half the plate colorful vegetables.
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SGA calls for 24/7 works Friday Willis library hours
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Speech language pathology and audiology “There is a map listing the senator for the College of not compat ible w it h t he In an effort to give all In the class, students learn overlaid by the glow of a telein the University Theatre in sophomore bu i ld i ngs a lphabet ic a l ly, Arts and Sciences. “I come current mobile site, t here st udents g reater access the Radio, Television, Film and about dynamics, unity, variety, vision. letting you know where each on the weekends — that’s are plans to take Blackboard to UNT’s Willis Librar y, “It’s a good program. We have content, form and theme, Performing Arts Building. building is located.” when I do my work — and m o General b i l e , admission M o f f i t t is s$5 a iand d. the Student Government some amazing faculty that have Cushman said. UNT To Go is available they close extra early.” “T here is a not her g roup Association passed a resoluFrom the 10 choreographed really pushed us far,” Wert said. tickets can be purchased at the because you had to zoom view grades, on a mpu s the w orphone, k i n g aton tion calling for the library 56 dancers were chosen by entering m.unt.edu on works at the concert, twocheck dance lousAll box coffice, over the schedule, I nt e r ne tc a p a ble mobi le into everything,” Moreno said. admission status, view finanupgrading the current version to be open 24/7. pieces were chosen to represent from the dance department door and in advance. devices. The site can also be “With the advancements of cial aid and bills, and view of Students Bl a c k b oenrolled a r d ,” Mof f it t T he W i l l is L ibra r y ’s in dance UNT at the American College by advanced choreography bookmarked and added to the technolog y, a lmost [ever y messages, to-dos and holds, said. “Once that is done, we current hours are Monday PHOTO BY TARYN WALKER/INTERN professor Shelley Cushman’s Dance Festival, including Amelia students. Some choreographers mobile phone’s homepage for student] has a smartphone according to the presentashould be compatible with through from dance senior Anna Olvera, at a rehearsal for the New Choreograsenior projects class are required Wert’s “The Television is Watching also decided to dance. Cushman Dance students perform “The Itch,” choreographed by Thursday access. has students Internettoaccess. the free Android and iPhone 7:30 a.m. to 2 a.m., and 7:30 phers Concert. allowed performItif easier Me Again” and Cassie Farzan that to choreograph or perform in the tion. a.m. to midnight Friday. concert. They also can complete a Panah’s “Gravity of Deception.” they were up for the challenge. Saturday, t he librar y is Rachel Caldwell choreo- ence of being blind by wearing harmonies. “I set out with this image of a research study in fieldwork. feeling of dance with touch and open from 00piece a.m. to “Their work is a culmination to motel. I was interested in doing graphed “Certain Uncertainty” blindfolds. In 28 rehearsals, the sound rather than with sight,” Caldwell said9: her is about midnight, andexperience, Sunday itnot Caldwell said.—Ryan Cho, demonstrate the knowledge they something different,” Wert said. and is also performing in “Guess four dancers adapted to their blindness as an TAMS senator only open from 1 p.m. to have acquired through the course “I thought about the idea of why Who’s Not Coming to Dinner,” hearing and touching senses to ais The concert will also be held at handicap. “We’ve always tried to offer general studies junior, also 2 a.m. Ryan Cho, a senator Pagesaid. 1 Continued from Page 1n na help them through the modern raphed by A people would want to stay at a choreog ofContinued their study,”from Cushman “I was in my modern class last 8 p.m. Saturday and at 2:30 p.m. The student senate also and vegan entrees,” turns the sweets, but bakes for the Texas motel and wondered what they Womack. 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“UNT Cribs” goes inside the spaces UNT students call home to show how college students really live. “UNT Cribs” premieres at 8 p.m. Monday on Channel 22.
UNT show inspired by “MTV Cribs” to premiere next week BY DAISY SILOS Staff Writer
Students have a chance to show off their homes through “UNT Cribs,” a student-run, nonprofit reality TV show that began last semester on NTTV. The show was inspired by the show “MTV Cribs,” said William Branch, a radio, television and film senior and the producer of “UNT Cribs.” “Many people see the show as being invasive because you have a camera crew coming i nto you r pr iv ac y a re a ,” Branch said. “What it really comes down to is that people have great stories about everything, whether it’s artwork or furniture. If we find someone friendly enough to show off their digs, that’s mainly what we’re looking for.” Noa h Sa rgent, a n RT V F ju n ior a nd t he exec ut ive producer of entertainment for NTTV, oversees 12 studentrun programs, including UNT Cribs, and hopes to see the success for the show grow.
“T he c ool t h i ng about t he show is t hat it’s loca l, and a lot of students know about ‘MTV Cribs,’” he said. “We’re hoping to have at least
“They came at the beginning of September right when the semester started,” Tripp said. “It was a cool experience and a fun way to get involved
“The cool thing about the show is that it’s local, and a lot of students know about ‘MTV Cribs,’”
—Noah Sargent, RTVF senior and executive producer of entertainment for NTTV
four episodes this semester, and each episode has four different guests whose places we visit.” Branch said they film each season a semester before it airs. Now, the crew is filming for season two, and season one prem ieres at 8 p.m. Monday on Channel 22. Megan Tripp, a crimina l justice senior, said she participated in the first season of “UNT Cribs.”
in school.” Branch said they thought it was cool to see how students live and show as much of the apartment as possible. “Some places, we’ll cover half a dorm just depending on who wants to be involved,” he said. “For the big apartments, if all the roommates in the apartment are down, we get everything from the bed rooms to t he k itchen. Basically, whatever we can
film we’ll get it.” In the future, “UNT Cribs” will expand and feature places outside of Denton Count y, Branch said. “ S i n c e m or e s t u d e nt s are now commuting, we’re looking to reach out to them and look for more variety,” he said. Tripp recommends students participate to show off their home away from home. “The way someone decorates a room is how t hey express themselves,” she said. “Each of my roommates’ room is different and they perfectly describe t heir persona lit y, while I like to keep my childhood in my room and show that I have a different taste that’s all over the place.” “It ’s a g reat show. We capture the best, and we’re just trying to let people know what we’re all about,” Branch said. For more information, email “UNT Cribs” at nttvcribs @ gmail.com.
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Tu r nt able, c rossfader, mixing and scratching may sound like foreign concepts, but to the NTDJs, these are just a part of what they do. The NTDJs, an organization founded in October, hopes to make these terms more clear by promoting disc jockey culture and music at UNT and in the Denton community. “NTDJs is not just about DJing per se,” said Samuel Guillory, the group’s faculty adviser. “Broadly speaking, we’d like to foster social connections between people interested in electronic dance music, hip-hop and rare groove.” DJing began in the late ‘70s and ‘80s when DJ Kool Herc performed at block parties in the Bronx, NY, said Brandon Smiley, a radio, television and film senior and the organization’s vice president. “The DJ movement has branched out and gone through many changes through the years,” said Smiley. “But since then it has helped provide music to audiences through a different medium.” DJing has seen its ups and downs over the years, said Daniel Bolton, a Spanish senior and the president of the group. Just as technolog y has evolved, so has DJ culture. “It’s so integrated with technology,” Bolton said. “Before, it was just two turntables and records, and now you’d be hard pressed to find a DJ that doesn’t have a laptop as part of his set up.” Owen Story, a member of the organization and a psychology senior, said he used to save up his lunch money to buy records.
“I spent most of my life on an East Texas farm,” he said. “So when I first heard of DJ-oriented styles of music, it was completely foreign to me.” Story performs at different venues in the area, including a weekly gig on Monday nights at Hailey’s. “I’ve always been a bit of a music snob, so it’s fun to play your collection in front of people who might not otherwise ever hear anything like what you’re playing,” he said. “Some dig it, some hate it.”
“DJing is just like any other art form ... ”
—Brandon Smiley, RTVF senior and vice president of NTDJs
The NTDJs meet at 6 p.m. the first Sunday of every month in the Syndicate, located in the University Union, to work on their skills, Smiley said. The meetings are open for the public to enjoy. “I feel as though there are people who think that it’s easy being a DJ and that there is not that much work to put into it,” Smiley said. “DJing is just like any other art form where you have to learn the basics and build up from them through practice, learning and respecting the culture.” Preston Hale, an English language senior, said he thinks the group is good for UNT. “Music is important to our community,” he said. “We are already established as a music school, so a DJ club just further helps us diversify that culture.”
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Veteran with MS keeps positive attitude, helps others Student: ‘I still have a life to live’ BY CORRISA JACKSON Staff Writer
Stu Presley, 28, initially joined the Army to pay for college, but once he was in, he fell in love with it. Being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis cut his service time short, but he still has the heart of a soldier. “The biggest challenge is I’m not in the uniform anymore,” he said. “In my heart, I still wear [it].” Presley, an English junior, enrolled at UNT last semester because of its well-respected English program. Life as a soldier Presley joined the Army in March 2000 at 17. He trained in Georgia for a year and left for Korea, where he worked as a computer technician. On Sept. 11, Presley said life for him and his fellow soldiers was turned upside down. They received commands to pack up and leave right away to return to the States. Presley was then stationed in Denver and began working as a computer technicia n again. He was diagnosed with the degenerative ner ve disease multiple sclerosis, or MS, in November 2003. He stayed in service until November the next year, when he was discharged. The public should k now how close soldiers are to one another, he said. “ We’re a t ig ht f a m i l y, doesn’t matter what branch,”
Presley said. “If you wear the uniform or if you did wear the uniform, you’re our brothers and sisters.” Adjusting on campus As one of about 600 reported st udent s at U N T w it h a disabilit y, Presley sa id he feels UNT is handicappedfriendly. Making UNT handicappedfriendly is better for everyone,
push us away like we’re unfit to be around.” Living on campus Presley lives in Legends Hall and said, at first, it was a challenge to live with people much younger than him. “Eleven years ago that was me, but I was in the Army,” he said. Benjamin Boyd, a business computer and information
“The biggest challenge is I’m not in a uniform anymore. In my heart, I still wear [it].”
—Stu Presley, English junior and Army veteran
said Ron Venable, the director of t he Of f ice of Disabilit y Accommodation. “We’re all temporarily abled. All of us will be touched by disability,” he said. “By creating a n env ironment desig ned for people with disabilities, everyone can benefit.” For more than 20 years, t he O f f ic e of Di s a bi l it y Accommodation has helped students w it h disabi lit ies improve their college experience, testing students and letting professors know about their disabilities so they can be accommodated. “What we need to do is look at that student’s disability,” Venable said. “Most important thing to keep in mind is that they’re [the options] all individualized.” Presley said he has learned to not let his disability define him. “We can do things,” he said. “Invite us. Include us. Don’t just
junior and Legends resident assistant, said he first met Presley when he moved in last semester. Boyd said he was struck by Presley’s desire to help other students while moving in. “If they needed anything, he was willing to do it,” Boyd said. Presley has been a mentor and leader to others in the dorm, he said. Going forward Last week was MS Awareness Week, Presley said, and the theme was “MS is,” where people cou ld f ill in a blank about what dealing with the disease meant for them. For him, redefining what t he disease is gives him a sense of power. “MS i s not a l low i ng a disease to keep me down,” he said. “I still have a life to live.”
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English junior Stu Presley is a United States Army veteran who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2003. Presley said he doesn’t let his disabilities get to him.
Students work to better community BY M ARLENE GONZALEZ Intern
Members of UNT’s Students in Free Enterprise believe in a head for the business and a heart for the world. The group is a chapter of an international organization that helps people in underdeveloped countries and in poor living standards improve their way of life. The organization is free and meets at 5 p.m. on Wednesdays in University Union 176. Helping abroad M ichael Sex ton of t he management faculty said he started the UNT chapter in 2007 so Denton could prosper. The group strives to provide ever yday lea rning ex periences. “Basically, what it tries to do is allow students with business skills to use them to develop the community and help the community around them,” said Manjula Salimath of the management faculty and the organization’s adv iser. “In other words, make the world a better place.”
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Helping locally On ca mpus, t he g roup placed baskets around the Business Building to collect canned goods as part of the Campbell structure. The organization received 500 pounds of food that was donated to the Denton Food Bank, Sexton said. The club also organizes Success School Semina rs, which prov ides workshops on financial aid and building resumés, he said. Salimath said the organization gives students avenues to develop leadership skills. Meng Zhang, a business freshman and the marketing
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UNT falls short at Oklahoma State Mean Green loses sixthinning lead B Y B OBBY L EWIS
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Senior Amy Joubert returns the ball at practice. The Mean Green will face the Texas-El Paso Miners at 3 p.m. Friday.
Mean Green hosts Miners B Y B RET T M EDEIROS Intern
After splitting its matches du ring spring break, the UNT tennis team returns to the court Friday to face the University of Texas-El Paso Miners. The match is the beginning of a three-game home stand over the course of five days that includes nonconference matches against Northwestern State Sunday
our intensity and toughness,” Lama said. “The kids are hungry. They want to get on track. They’re ready.” Even with the next three games being non-conference matchups, Lama said he has no intentions of resting any players to save them for conference play. “Right now we have six players that really need their reps,” Lama said. “We have to get our momentum going. It’s
“Right now in practice, I’m getting better each day. I think by conference I’ll be 100 percent.”
—Paula Dinuta, Junior tennis player
and a rescheduled game aga inst Texas Ch r ist ia n University Tuesday. “It’s going to be good for us,” said head coach Sujay Lama. “We have a chance to get something going here.” Health issues got in the Mean Green’s (4-9) way the last time it took the court. Junior Paula Dinuta retired her match after winning the first set due to problems breathing. “I could have won the match, but Coach decided to have me retire,” Dinuta said. “Right now in practice, I’m getting better each day. I think by conference I’ll be 100 percent.” The Miners have won four of their last five games after losing the previous seven on their schedule. “ We ’r e f o c u s i n g o n ourselves right now, to raise
been such a rough February, and now is the time to take charge and go after it.” Junior Irina Paraschiv continues to thrive in the No. 1 spot. Paraschiv has won seven of her last eight matches, with her only loss coming to a player ranked in the Top 100 in the country. The last time Paraschiv faced UTEP (4-8) two years ago, she came out with a victory in straight sets. “I’ve really felt good on the court. I have been for the last two months,” Paraschiv said. “I just go out there and try to do my best.” Overall, UNT has a solid track record against the Miners. The Mean Green has won four of the last six meetings. Play begins at 3 p.m.
The Mean Green softba ll team played its fourth true road ga me of t he sea son We d n e s d a y, a nd d e s pit e h it t i ng t h ree home r u n s, dropped its fourth straight in a 9-5 loss to No. 18 Oklahoma State,. OSU (27-6) jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning without getting an out against UNT senior pitcher Mallory Cantler and sophomore pitcher Brittany Simmons. UNT (13-15, 1-5) battled back to take a 5-4 lead in t he top of t he f if t h, but couldn’t hold on. “The team responded very well,” sa id head coach T.J. Hubbard. “I thought we hit the ball like we’re normally used to hitting it, so I was glad to see that.” Si m mon s took over for Cantler in the first inning, with the team down 3-0, and didn’t give up any earned runs in four innings of work. “It’s a lot of pressure to come into a situat ion li ke t hat,” Simmons sa id. “You k now you have to do your job, and you know you have to hold them, so it definitely puts a lot of pressure on your shoulders.” U N T st a r te d it s c omeback on the first at-bat of the second inning when senior outfielder Mariza Martinez took one deep to cut the deficit to three. Two innings later, junior
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Freshman infielder Brooke Foster practices batting for Wednesday’s game against Oklahoma State. The Mean Green fell to the Cowgirls 9-5.
“You just have to take it one pitch at a time and be patient.” —Renae Bromley, Senior outfielder inf ielder L isa Johnson hit UNT’s second solo home run of the game to cut OSU’s lead to two runs. In the fifth inning, with the Mean Green down 4-2, senior outfielder Renae Bromley hit a three-run home run to left field to give UNT its only lead of the game. On its way to t y ing t he game, UNT got to OSU sophomore pitcher Kat Espinosa for six hits and five earned runs.
Espinosa, who struck out three batters, came into the game with a 1.66 ERA. “You just have to take it one pitch at a time and be patient,” Brom ley sa id. “You have to wait for a good pitch and just try to get all of it.” Fresh ma n pitcher Simone Freema n relieved Espinosa after five innings. Freeman pitched the rest of the game and did not give up any runs or hits, while striking out two batters. UNT’s lead didn’t last long. OSU senior infielder Alysia Hamilton led off the bottom of t he f if t h inning w it h a double that was followed by a t wo-r un home r un f rom junior f irst basema n Ju lie
Ousted in Okla.
• UNT is now 2-8 against ranked teams • Lisa Johnson’s home run was her fourth of the season. Wa rd. T he home r u n was g iven up by UNT redshir t freshman Ashley Kirk, who relieved Simmons after the fourth inning. OSU added t h ree more runs in the sixth when junior shortstop Chelsea Garcia hit a bases clearing double off Kirk.
Tennis senior rebounds to help team B Y D ONNIE P IPES Intern
Living thousands of miles aw ay f rom her fa m i ly i n Coimbatore, India, Madura Ranganathan has been more c on c e r n e d w i t h s t a y i n g healthy than living away from home this season. The business senior missed almost a month in the middle of the tennis season because of i l lness, but has batt led back to play in UNT’s last five matches. “It’s been g reat to have Maddy back,” said head coach Sujay Lama. “Just having her back on the court is a huge boost for our team.” After getting acclimated to life in Denton , Ranganathan’s ma i n foc us is br i ng i ng a Sun Belt title to UNT for the second-straight season. Coming to America R a nga nat ha n s a id she wasn’t sure about heading to the United States at first, but a meeting between Lama and a family member helped pave t he Perk s Seconda r y S c h o o l g r a d u a t e’s p a t h . L a ma met Ra nga nat ha n’s father in the 1970s through the Welby Van Horn Tennis Camp — courtesy of Lama’s older brother, who competed at the camp. R a n g a n t h a n ’s f a t h e r attended t he Universit y of Georgia and gave her the idea to come to the States and pursue her degree and play tennis. Lama used the connection to convince Ranganathan to join the team, which has earned a national ranking and won the Sun Belt Conference Title since she came to UNT. “I somehow connected with her later through a friend in India,” Lama said. New life experiences A f ter spend i ng a l l her li fe overseas, Ra nga nt ha n said it took time to adjust to the new culture in Denton.
“D e nt on w a s d i f f e r e nt ,” Ranganathan said. “But having a great team really helped. We are from all over the world.” L iv i ng i n t he dor m s for t he f i rst t i me was t he big gest cha nge, she sa id. Attending UNT gave Ranganathan a better chance to play ten n is a nd go to college, while in India she wou ld have had to choose between them.
“Just having her back on the court is a huge boost for our team.” —Sujay Lama, Head coach
The tennis vetera n sa id she st i l l ke eps i n touch w it h her f a m i l y, t a l k i ng t o t h e m t h r ou g h v i d e o chat a nd over t he phone. “Sk y pe is my best friend,” she said, laughing. She goes home every chance she can get, taking her longest visits to India in the summer. Ranganathan said she hasn’t ruled out returning there after finishing school. “Going back home after I graduate is an option, but I haven’t decided if I want to move back or not,” she said. Outside of school, tennis, shopping and spending time w ith friends, Ranganathan said she enjoys watching local professional teams and is an avid fan of the Rangers and Mavericks. On the court The daughter of Usha Elango a nd Ela ngo Ra nga nat ha n, Madura Ranganathan started playing tennis at the age of five. Twelve years later, she ea r ned a No. 98 ju n ior s’ rank ing worldw ide as well as being t he No. 1 spot in
I nd ia’s u nder-18 g i r l s’ r a n k i n g s . “T he Ind ia n Express,” as Lama c a l l s h e r, h a s b e e n a c on s i s tent cont r ibutor to Me a n Gr e en tennis since a rriv ing in 2007, collecting 25 victories in her career. “Freshman year, she was No. 1,” said te a m m ate I r i n a Pa raschiv. “She’s a lway s been on top of the lineup.” Ra nga nat ha n became t he f irst Mean Green player PHOTO BY JAMES COREAS/SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER s ele c te d to t he All-Sun Belt Team Senior Madura Ranganathan was selected to the Alland helped UNT Sun Belt Team and helped UNT win its first ever Sun w in its f irst Sun Belt Title last season. Belt title last spring. With Ranganthan finally has improved. healthy, Lama said the team’s “We’d like her to have a second chances of defending its title ring when she leaves,” Lama said.
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UNT bees should not be killed Editorial Please leave the bees in Denton. The university faces a tough situation considering the two large bee colonies buzzing inside an exterior wall of the Radio, Television, Film and Performing Arts Building. One of the hives is believed to have been there for at least 18 years. The other, roughly 2-year-old hive hosts more aggressive bees. The potential for sting-related injuries and lawsuits has the administration combing through resources to determine what the best choice of action would be. The Editorial Board asks UNT to protect the lives of the bees by either allowing them to stay in their home or by having a bee specialist find and relocate the queens of the two colonies. It would be great if a Plexiglas wall were installed that would allow students to see the inner workings of the hive, which could provide biology students and scientists with amazing insight. We don’t think that will happen, though. Bee populations across the world have declined. That reduction in numbers means fewer buzzing bugs can pollinate the plants, including fruits and vegetables. Estimates of the UNT bee colony population say about 4 million bees call those hives home. If that number is correct, the RTVF Building houses about half of the Denton area’s bees. Some opponents of the antennae-bearing creatures caution the university that someone who is allergic could be stung. Others say they want the hives gassed because they are afraid of the insects. The Board recognizes that those are real concerns that could create fear and cause a legitimate risk to some of the UNT community. However, the desires of such individuals should be weighed against the environmental impact of destroying the honey-makers. A potential compromise could be taking the bees to a new location in the Denton area to be cared for by professional beekeepers. If UNT says it “means green,” the administration needs to make good on that claim. Having that many bees present on campus indicates the health of the local environment. The bees’ needs should be taken into consideration. By delaying its final decision until later in the semester, the members of the administration have given themselves time to think. Now it should ensure the bees will be able to keep buzzing for years to come.
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Agency slip causes identity crisis Around July, I was pulled over by a police officer who had obviously made a mistake. He gave me a warning for still having my parents’ address on my driver’s license rather than my apartment address in Denton. This simple misunderstanding took me to the Texas Department of Public Safety’s website so I could renew my license and get a nice, new horizontal one. What I didn’t know was the DPS can perform miracles! After more than six months of waiting, I receive my new license, but with a few changes. They knocked 10 inches off of my height, gave me brown eyes and made me an organ donor. These minor details weren’t so troubling until I realized the DPS made me a woman! I had no idea of the authority this department had! I soon called my parents, if they were actually my parents, and told them to start calling me by my new DPS-given name, Lisa. This struggle for self-identity
soon came to a screeching halt. They sent me someone else’s identification! Not only was this Lisa not me, her San Antonio address was correctly printed on the license. This was far from my local Denton address, which was listed under her name at the top of the letter attached to the card. I breathed a sigh of relief, realizing I could continue on as a male with my given name, when I stumbled upon my next predicament. Where on earth is my license? Someone may be running around posing as me. Someone could be forging my signatures, taking out mortgages on houses, even putting permanent marks on my pristine record. Not only do I feel wronged, I am scared for the safety of me, my children and even my grandchildren. On a more serious note, I am legitimately concerned that my identification is floating around somewhere in the world. These are very real problems. How many others are affected
by this type of mistakes? As identity fraud is becoming easier and more common, I sleep easy knowing that my Department of Public Safety helps aid in these crimes. After making many attempts to call and right this wrong, I continued to get the voicemail from the Austin-based department, saying to please call back — without an option to leave a message. I have turned to the website to get in contact via email, but the contact form goes through Public Information Officers if it ever ends up in the right destination. As a last resort, I went to Facebook. Unfortunately there is more than one Lisa — and I only use Lisa to protect her identity (someone has to try) — but the Lisas I have contacted have not been the correct one. On the bright side, they have commended me on my diligence and for being a Good Samaritan. The question still remains — where is my identification?
I hope it is in good hands, and that those hands are connected to a person with strong morals. I hope those morals will find my right driver’s license back to me, and I hope the Texas Department of Public Safety will take the time to actually do its job and stop trying to change me into browneyed, 5-foot-5-inch Lisa from San Antonio.
Alex Scott is a journalism senior. He can be reached at AlexanderScott@my.unt.edu.
Student: Help Japanese disaster victims As I walked to class, I saw two Japanese exchange students with covered glass jars making a very simple request: “Please donate to Japan.” Not too far away was a table with many blue and white paper cranes hanging around it, and a banner that resembled the Japanese flag, full of student signatures and messages of support. UNT was doing its part to bring awareness to an environmental disaster that happened during spring break, which I am sure by now many of you have heard about. On March 11, a 9.0 earthquake, which lead to a tsunami, hit Japan. Although coverage of this event did completely take over the airwaves, the event has now faded into the background of 24-hour news cycles. Amid the talk of possible nuclear meltdown from
the reactors and possible effects to the American life and global economies, it was hard to find stories that showed Japan’s reaction and response to the event. Stories about the 50 reactor workers who were risking their lives to keep the plant under control to a baby found alive among the debris in Ishinomaki. Stories such as these show the true character of Japan and its people. They are brave, resilient, and handling such a tragedy with grace and perseverance. The area affected most was Sendai: northern, rural, and still receiving snow and cold temperatures. More than 7,000 people are dead and 11,000 are still missing. Shelters have been set up for those who are stranded or whose homes were destroyed, and many are still trying to contact their
families. Japan is not out of the woods yet, and it does need donations to help them. The damages are estimated to be triple that of Katrina. Many organizations are accepting donations for the relief effort. A recognizable name, The Red Cross, is among that list, and it’s easy to donate through it with your phone by texting ‘REDCROSS’ to 90999 to make a $10 donation. It is a quick way for you to give aid to those in Japan who are in need of it. As one of my friends living in Kanasi put it best, Japan is in “Earthquake Country,” also known as The Ring of Fire. So although earthquakes and tsunamis are frequent in that part of the world, nothing of the magnitude and size of March 11 had been seen there. So please donate to help this part of Japan get back on its feet.
Japan is a beautiful and wonderful country. It is rich in tradition and history, and we should not turn a blind eye.
Alexandria Anderson is a communication studies senior. She can be reached at alexandriaanderson@gmail.com.
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Athlete of the Week: Track star vaults to top BY BEN BABY
Senior Staff Writer Last season was supposed to be the end for senior pole vaulter Christal Brewster. She expected to build on a junior year that saw her break UNT’s indoor and outdoor pole vault record. Brewster didn’t have the finale she wanted after fract ur ing her heel in Aug ust 2009, forcing her to miss the entire season. “It w a s h a r d b e c a u s e I w a nted to ju mp, but I couldn’t,” Christal Brewster said. “It was hard watching my f riends t hat I ca me in with. We were so close all the way through the four years. It’s really sad that I didn’t get to finish up my senior year with them.” B a c k at f u l l s t r eng t h, Christal Brewster has not lost a stride, w inning t he pole vau lt compet it ion at la st weekend’s TCU Invitational with a height of 12.95 feet. “It was really discouraging for her not to compete at all last season,” said UNT head coach Rick Wat k ins. “Last year was set up to be a good year for her. I’m excited to see her finally healthy.” Growing up in Graham C h r i s t a l Br e w s t er w a s ra ised i n Gra ha m, Tex a s, located about two hours west of Denton. Gra ham boasts a giant downtown square, a drive-in movie theater and a bowling alley. She said when she first came to Denton, she had a bit of a country twang in her speech.Any signs of an accent goes unnoticed after Christal Brewster’s four years in Denton.
C h r i s t a l Br e w s t er w a s involved in a slew of activit ie s t h r ou g hout m idd le s chool a nd h ig h s chool, including at h let ics, da nce and theater. “She wou ld a lways f i nd s om e t h i n g t o d o,” s a i d Christal Brewster’s mother, Christie. “She wouldn’t just sit in front of the TV. She was never just satisfied with the normal, everyday things. She always wanted more.” One of Christie Brewster’s favor ite memor ies of her daughter was when they went on a cr uise when Christa l Brewster was younger.
that it was frustrating. Gordy said Christal Brewster was the only junior high girl in the district to compete in pole vault. She didn’t quit. Instead, Christa l Brewster f inished high school with records in pole vault and the 800-meter relay. “It was just phenomena l to watch her confidence and her abilities constantly grow,” Gordy said. “W hen she got a height, she didn’t miss it. That’s was the most phenomenal thing.” Gordy, now the principal of Graham Junior High School,
“She would always find something to do. She wouldn’t just sit in front of the TV. ”
—Christie Brewster, Senior pole vaulter Christal Brewster’s mother
“She was the little girl that did mama’s hair,” Christie Brewster said. “She wanted to make sure I was having a good time, and herself too.” A dancer since age 3, the senior was in Graham High School’s rendition of “Grease” and danced to “Thriller” by Michael Jackson. That wasn’t enoug h to keep her busy though, and Christal Brewster participated in many track events. W hen pole vaulting was of fered i n m idd le school, Ch r ista l Brewster ju mped on it, joining then-coach Joe Gordy in the new endeavor. Originally, she said she wasn’t good at the new sport and
remembers Christal Brewster finishing third at the district meet her senior year. “It happened how she envisioned it before we ever left,” Gordy said. “She had a plan and had the technical ability to reach that plan.”
part of her job was winning ga mes. Un for t u nately for St e phen s, s he d id n’t do enough of that. Whoever takes over the job
not to say the players on the tea m ca n’t play, but w it h g ua rd Denet ra Kel lu m — this season’s leading scorer — g raduat ing, sophomore
Beyond the sport Having achieved a bachelor ’s de g ree in Spa n ish with minors in Italian and psychology, Christal Brewster is pursuing a master’s degree in linguistics at UNT. A passion for language is something that the senior has carried over from her days at Graham, where she was a girls state representative for the National Honor Society.
Christal Brewster practices pole vaulting at Fouts Field.
PHOTO BY CONRAD MEYER/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Bronwen Choate, who taught Christal Brewster in high school for four years, said Christal Brewster was a joy to teach because she was always eager to learn.
“She was very goal-oriented,” Choate said. “She decided what she wanted to do, and that’s what she did.” Brewster said she wants to continue her studies and
earn her doctorate degree in neuroscience to eventually help stroke victims recover speech capabilities or be involved in second-language acquisition.
next season. There’s just way too much uncertainty. T he nex t head coach won’t have the full o f f s e a s o n BOBBY t o r e c r u it , LEWIS which means it won’t truly be their team yet, with most of the team being players Stephens recruited. When Stephens’ successor does get on the recruiting trail, they absolutely have to target post players. I cannot stress that enough. In the 2010-2011 season, 12 of the team’s 15 players were guards. That might explain why the Mean Green was 11th in the 12-team Sun Belt Conference i n defensive rebou nd i ng, despite Godbolt ranking fifth in the conference w ith 7.9
rebounds per game. If t he new head coach doesn’t get help for Godbolt in the post, UNT will struggle t h r ou g h a n ot h e r t ou g h season. Fi na l ly, t he new coach has to cut out mistakes. I’m sure I’m not the only one who scratched my head and wondered what was going on six or seven times during
one of the team’s games this season. Turnovers, horrible transition defense and just overall la z y play — Stephens was never able to consistent ly get t hat in check, a nd her successor needs to get it under control immediately. If not, it’ll be another short stay in Denton for the women’s basketball head coach.
Lewis’ Last Call: What the new head coach needs to do Opinion BY BOBBY LEWIS
Senior Staff Writer It shouldn’t have come as a surprise to anybody when Shanice Stephens was relieved of her duties as the head coach of t he women’s basketba l l team a week ago. Stephens sported a 25-67 record during her tenure with the Mean Green, capped by a first-round exit in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament earlier this month. She and her team did positive things off the court, like raise the team’s overall GPA and participate in numerous charitable events, but ultimately the most important
“When Stephens’ successor does get on the recruiting trail, they absolutely have to target post players. I cannot stress that enough.” needs to be aware of a few things. It’s going to take time to build this program up from where it’s at right now. That’s
forward Jasmine Godbolt is the only difference maker left on this team. Godbolt is the one player opposing coaches need to specifically form game plans around. Some of this season’s stel la r f resh men, speci f ica lly g ua rd Laura McCoy, may develop into differencemakers, but it won’t happen by