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UNT Air Force ROTC students listen to the names of those who died in the past year at the 5th Flight Memorial Ceremony. The ceremony took place Wednesday, honoring those who were previously and currently involved in the Mean Green community.
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Memorial service honors fallen Eagles BY M ARLENE GONZALEZ Intern
More than 100 people gathered at noon Wednesday outside the Shrader Pavilion to honor 312 students, alumni, faculty and staff members who died in the last year, as part of the 5th Flight Memorial Ceremony. The Green Tones, UNT’s contemporary a cappella group, sang “One Sweet Day” by Boys II Men and Mariah Carey. Arielle LaGuette, a communication studies senior, said she was touched by the reactions of the people while the group sang. “It was really moving, singing and watching everyone get emotional. It was really hard not to get emotional,” LaGuette said. “It definitely builds the community of UNT and makes it more of a family to come out and support everyone who has had a fallen member, a friend, and be together for that and commemorate.” This was the first year UNT President V. Lane Rawlins attended the ceremony. He said it was a good way to remember those who have died and to share their story with others who have gone through the same grief. “I think it makes a difference to the families. They like to know that someone is remembering their loved ones who have passed on,” Rawlins said. “It reminds us that we are more than just a place
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Attendees of the 5th Flight Memorial Ceremony expressed their emotions during the calling of names of those who passed away last year. The ceremony served as a memoriam service of students, alumni, faculty and staff members who died in the past year. where people take classes — we are a community.” Yvonne Steadman’s son Tonny Steadman died Nov. 30, 2010, and she said she felt it was a great idea to have the Flight Memorial. She said the music and taps in the end of the service stood out to her. “Everyone has been helpful, everything is great. This is like a closure,” Steadman said. “My son was a true Mean Green.” Maureen McGuinness, the
executive dean of students, said three flags — the American flag, Texas flag and UNT flag — will be placed on the south side of the library next month. The UNT flag will be lowered for seven days when a student who is currently enrolled dies. There will also be an honorarium page on the Dean of Students’ website. “Once you’re a student at UNT, you’re always a student, whether you are here or not,” she said.
Coach Carter shares wisdom BY DREW GAINES
Senior Staff Writer
Blaring his whistle and commanding pushups from audience members, famed high school basketball coach Ken Carter gave a pep talk to UNT students Wednesday night as part of the university’s Distinguished Lecture Series. More t ha n 200 people filed into the Gateway Center Ballroom to hear the coach whose winning record both on the court and in the classroom inspired a blockbuster movie and thousands of students and athletes nationwide. Carter engaged the audience with rowdy cheers and slaps on the chest as he spoke about his life lessons, and offered students his game plan for success. “If you are trying to be
successful, you’ve got to be a part of the ra-ra crew,” Carter said. “We have to be confident in what we do. You have to take a chance… The greatest thing about life is that you’ve got to live it.” Carter is known for transforming a floundering team from the tough streets of Richmond, Calif., into a championship club that focused on more than basketball. He locked his all-star players out of the gym and made them hit the books rather than the court. His philosophy focused on four fundamental words, “integrity, accountability, leadership and teamwork,” he said. This philosophy has brought Carter seven high school state championships and is the basis for his book, “Coach Carter: My Life.”
“Do not think outside of the box,” Carter said. “Think inside of the box that you created. Knowledge is not power — the use of knowledge is power.” During the two-hour lecture, Carter told stories from his first years as a coach in which he instilled a strong work ethic, dress code and high academic standards on his players. He kept the audience laughing with his constant jokes and exchanges with some UNT basketball players. “I liked his energy,” said Marco Arce, a hospitality management sophomore. “Most speakers are too formal. He was fun, he was not afraid to show energy and he connected with the audience.”
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Although Texas is consistently ranked among states with the highest number of drunk driving-related fatalities and accidents, efforts to strengthen drunk-driving laws are facing tough opposition. Last week, law enforcement officials and other advocates testified before a state congressional committee to share ideas about how the state can cut down on drunk-driving accidents. Some of the measures presented included sobriety checkpoints throughout Texas highways, increasing penalties for driving while intoxicated and ignition locks for first-time offenders. Toni Logan, a representative for Mothers Against Drunk Driving, said it has been difficult to get these measures passed because of misinformation and strong personal attitudes. “So many people have this ‘you’re not going to tell me what to do’ attitude,” Logan said. “We’ve figured that there are enough laws in the books, but things like sobriety checkpoints helps to increase public awareness of drunk driving and aren’t just consequences.” Many of these measures were rejected during last year’s Texas legislative session, and don’t appear to be making progress with lawmakers this year either. Logan said that between the arrest of a person under suspicion of driving while intoxicated and their court hearing, there is a large chance for re-offending.
By the Numbers 124,662 3-time DUI offenders
18,271 5-time DUI offenders
40% Total traffic deaths DUI related
-6% Change in DUI fatalities from previous to current year
$5.8 billion State subsidy of drunk driving fatalities Statistics courtesy of MADD “We need to make people accountable,” Logan said. Logan thinks that ignition locks would help to do just that. She also said she thinks cars in the future could be the cure to drunk-driving accidents. She hopes that all vehicles will eventually contain some type of breathalyzer or ignition lock so that if anyone, not just someone who has already had some type of drunk-driving conviction, tried to drive while intoxicated, their car would simply not start.
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Police trespass group from Hickory alcove BY A BIGAIL A LLEN Views Editor
Singing and panhandling got six homeless people trespass warnings and one man arrested Wednesday afternoon outside Voer t ma n’s Book store on Hickor y Street. Employees inside the store said the group usually loiters outside, but that Wednesday they were making more noise than normal.
said Kyle Smith, one of the people who received a trespass warning. Smith said he didn’t think they were causing any problems. “I thought everyone loved us,” Smith said. “We were being cool. We got smiles, ea r-to-ea r g r i ns, a l l t he time.” Denton Police spokesman Ryan Grelle said business ow ners have t he r ig ht to
“They were being really loud, and not just in a having-aconversation, good-time loud.”
—Michael Dellis, General manager at Voertman’s Bookstore
“They were being really loud, and not just in a havinga-conversation, good-time loud,” said Michelle Dellis, t he gener a l ma nager of Voertman’s. “But they were yelling at people across the street that were walking, and they were panhandling.” The group was sitting in a small, benched area that the store owns. When the police arrived, t he indiv idua ls were told t hey would be arrested if they returned to that spot,
control who is allowed on their property. T he assista nt store manager called the police at about 1:30 p.m., Dellis said. Four Denton police officers responded, dispersing the group and arresting one ma n who had a prev ious trespass warning at the same location. Smit h sa id most of t he people were tr y ing to get money for a cross-country trip.
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Distinguished Speaker
Seniors to debut their dance works Friday Green Glory
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Senior dance students will Intern display their original works on As part the first Distinguished Friday forofthe time at the Spea kers Ser ies, t heConcert. UN T New Choreographers CThe ol leconcert ge of will Bu si ne s s ill start at 8wp.m. welcome Jordan Case, a UNT in the University Theatre in a the lu mRadio, nus aTelevision, nd 2006 Film Green and Glory Award recipient, Friday Performing Arts Building. in Curry Hall 204. General admission is $5 and Case is the president of Park tickets can be purchased at the Place Lexus in Grapevine and box office, over the phone, at the Plano and Jaguar Plano. He door and in advance. wasStudents UNT’s quarterback enrolled in until dance he graduated in 1981 with a professor Shelley Cushman’s Bachelor of Artsclass in radio, telesenior projects are required vision and film, and played to choreograph or perform in the for the Ottawa Rough Riders in a concert. They also can complete the Canadian Football League research study in fieldwork. for “Their threework years. Because ofto is a culmination knee and spinal injuries, Case demonstrate the knowledge they went to pursue a career in haveon acquired through the course the automotive business, and of their study,” Cushman said. in less than two rose Cushman, the decades artistic director the ranks to become presiof the concert, is known for dent. her background in dance. She “I’m very excited to have the opportunity to come back to the campus and speak to the students of UNT,” Case said. “It’s been 30 years since I wa lked the campus as a student, and I’m so proud of BY M ARLENE GONZALEZ the growth that NT has expeIntern rienced. I treasure my years On Friday, the shops off at the North Texas.” Denton Square will stay open Case willusual. share his experilater than ences as a businessman and Denton will have its monthly help business students find First Friday on the Square and their own path. hopes to Industrial StreetHe area. emphasize the importance Live music, sculptures, stained ofglass, planning, focus, discipline appetizers and art will be and commitment in busi-of available until 9 p.m.the instead ness world. the regular 6 p.m. “Initially, I’d like give For First Friday, artto galleries the students an idea of my and businesses stay open longer journey over the last 30 years to give shoppers an opportunity since leaving the ups to admire and UNT, buy art. andSeveral downs ofcommunities a career and the and necessary it takes countries steps have their ownthat First lead to success,” he said. each Friday or First Thursday
In 2003, Park Place Lexus won the prestigious Texas Aw a r d the f or r f or m aDance nce earned 2010Pe University Excellence, making it the only Educator of the Year from the car dealership to do so. National Danceever Association. “That was the first “They have to createbusiness a product, quality award that a statewhich the public is was invited to see, level award,” Case said. “Weto and in this process they have went on in 2005 to win the solve all of the problems they are Malcolm Baldrige National given in order to create this work Quality Award, of art,” she said. which is the highest Presidential Award In the class, students learn given to businesses given by about dynamics, unity, variety, the President of the United content, form and theme, States. Again, Cushman said.the [only] auto
the first African-American to walk in outer space,” said Chris an accounting nineSundberg, dancers accompanied by senior who was instrumental focused lighting to make it inseem getting Case speak at as if they aretoeach in their UNT. “We’ve also had Tom own motel room. Each dancer Harris — no relation to Dr. is isolated from the others and Bernard Harris — who the dances with minimalisticismoveexecutive president with ment for vice a strong impact. The the Alliance Airport, over there themes include love, loss, isolanorth of Fort Worth.”which are tion and insomnia, Grant Elliott, a logistics overlaid by the glow of a teleand supply chain managevision. ment who plans on “It’sjunior a good program. We have attending this lecture, was an some amazing faculty that have
From the 10 choreographed really pushed us far,” Wert said. All 56 dancers were chosen works at the concert, two dance pieces were chosen to represent from the dance department UNT at the American College by advanced choreography Dance Festival, including Amelia students. Some choreographers Wert’s “The Television is Watching also decided to dance. Cushman Me Again” and Cassie Farzan allowed students to perform if for the challenge. Panah’s “Gravity of Deception.” they were up —Jordan Case, Rachel Caldwell choreo“I set out with this image of a UNT alumnus and motel. I was interested in doing graphed “Certain Uncertainty” 2006 Green Glory Award recipient in “Guess something different,” Wert said. and is also performing “I thought about the idea of why Who’s Not Coming to Dinner,” people would want to stay at a choreog raphed by A n na dealership America to win Womack. mechanic before motel and in wondered what they automotive he enrolled in the College of the award. We’re very proud In Caldwell’s choreography, felt.” Business. He said it is imporof this award because we were experiWert’s modern piece includes dancers explore the competing versus 64 other tant to know of firsthand expecorporations around the U.S. rience in business. “You can’t learn everything “Students must find something that they are passionate in a classroom,” he said. “You about a nd t hen have t he can take theory in a classpatience, focus, discipline room and put it to real use, and drive to succeed in that and see what works and what field,” Case said. “Nothing can doesn’t.” Sundberg wants students to replace hard work, sacrifices and believing in yourself. But gain a new perspective on their the main key is to start early career planning with Case’s lecture, which is open to all and have a plan.” The Distinguished Speakers UNT students. “Specifically with Jordan Series encompass topics from various fields of study, and the Case, I would hope that they College of Business specifi- would get an idea of the things cally hosts six of the events that UNT prepares you to accomplish.” said Sundberg. per year. U BY NTTARYNdWeALKER v e /I lop “I am positive t hat w ill “ We h a v ePHOTO NTERN people to do things and be be a continuing trend. This Robin Huttash, owner of A Creative Arts STUDIO, will participate in First Friday successful. There’s not past semester, we stay also had Denton. The studio will open until 9very p.m. on Friday. Dr. Bernard Harris who is a reason t hat you can’t be cur rent ly a vent ure the capipher and UNT alumnus, said he month, which is where idea successful.” Case’s lecture willFirst begin at talist in Houston. However, helped start Denton’s Friday came from. 10:30 a.m. he Shannon is most known for being Drawe, a photogra- in in February 2010. He and his
“I’m so proud of the growth that NT has experienced. I treasure my years at North Texas.”
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For mer U N T s t udent Kasey McKenzie was killed during spring brea k t his yea r a f ter being hit by a previously convicted drunk driver in a Dallas parking lot. “I was in shock,” sa id Jordon Jenson, a friend of McKenzie and Denton resident. “How can they let these people back on the road?” The man, Eric Crutchfield, is free on bail again, after being charged with intoxication manslaughter. Denton Public Information Officer Ryan Grelle said that drunk driving is a problem seen throughout many cities
in the state of Texas, and that includes Denton.
“I was in shock. How can they let these people back on the road?”
—Jordon Jenson, Denton resident
“Most are repeat offenders,” Grelle said. “Most I see are second or third offenders.” Grel le added t hat t he busiest t ime of yea r for
drunk-driving arrests are holidays like the Fourth of July, Halloween and New Year’s Eve, which is said to be the worst. “Consequences of driving drunk can include everything from embarrassment, loss of driver’s license, jail time and spending thousands upon thousands of dollars on f ines,” Grelle said. Grelle said that the stricter dr un k-driv ing laws t hat advocates and law enforcement officials are trying to have passed would “absolutely help” put an end to the high number of alcoholrelated deaths and accidents in Texas.
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Dance students perform “The Itch,” choreographed by dance senior Anna Olvera, at a rehearsal for the New Choreographers Concert.
Senators miss SGA final meeting
ence of being blind by wearing By isaac WrigHt blindfolds. 28 rehearsals, the Senior StaffInWriter four dancers adapted to their The and Student Government hearing touching senses to Association senate help them through themeeting modern was Caldwell cancelled piece. alsoWednesday worked with because not enough senators music student Ryan Pivovar to showed up. compose a song of looped cello A dozen of the 29 seated senators were present when
harmonies. roll was taken atpiece the is beginCaldwell said her about ning of the meeting, three blindness as an experience,less not the minimum required to athan handicap. meet quorum. “I was in my modern class last Wednesday’s semester and wemeeting would liewas on the last regular SGAour senate the ground and shut eyes. of the Imeeting wondered if Ispring could semester. capture a Senators were expected to vote on a resolution that would have
feeling of dance with touch and urged Denton City Council soundthe rather than with sight,” to join UNT in seeking sustainCaldwell said. able sources energy toheld endat The concertofwill also be coal dependency. 8 p.m. Saturday and at 2:30 p.m. SGA President Kevin Sanders Sunday in the University Theatre. is expected call a visit special For more information, www. session in the coming days to danceandtheatre.unt.edu. approve the incoming summer senate.
wife, Leslie Kregel, thought it would be great to increase awareness of the community’s artistic talent and culture, Kregel said. Drawe contacted sources and created the website firstfridaydenton.com to establish the event. “First Friday has no boss, no president. I’m just in charge of the website and building it into something because I started it,” Drawe said. Kregel’s business, Cimarrona, sells hats, scarves and warm clothing recycled from old clothes. “What we hope is [to gain] a
little more visibility and have the public more aware of art culture in Denton that isn’t always recognized,” Kregel said. Merchants join with artists to help promote art and businesses. For example, an artist looking for a place to display his or her work could contact a coffee shop owner willing to host the artist, Kregel said. Heath Robinson, a pharmacy junior, thinks the event will bring attention to the creativity the community has to offer. “I think it’s a good way to increase the exposure of the arts in Denton,” Robinson said. Robin Huttash ow ns A
Creative Art STUDIO, one of the businesses that has been a part of First Friday since it started. Huttash said her main goal is providing music for the event each month. On Friday, Alex Riegelman, a local guitarist and blues singer, will play in A Creative Art STUDIO. Keri Zimlich, a journalism junior, said she thinks the event is a great opportunity to have fun. “It’s not just one shop, but all the shops getting together to rekindle that love of art,” Zimlich said.
Monthly event promotes art purchases in Denton
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Students discuss diverse study methods for finals BY PABLO A RAUZ Intern
As the semester draws to a close, students brace themselves for a couple of arduous weeks studying for final exams. Students have various met hods a nd ritua ls in preparing for finals, and while some are more effective than others, Jason Soucy, a graduate assistant for Learning Success at the Learning Center, said students have many common misconceptions about finals. “They think they have to ingest Monsters, take notes and stay up all night to study,” he said. “It’s a misconception because students are focusing on the quantity in that aspect, by staying up a huge amount of hours in a row, and they lack in quality.” Soucy said one method of ten d iscussed i n t he Learning Center is making sure students start studying early so they can do smaller chunks of studying to increase the quality. If a student can study for a two-hour block
once a day for a week straight, instead of staying up for fourteen hours trying to cram, it can make a big difference come test time. “I would definitely say, ‘take it easy,’” he said. “I think students fall into the trap of wanting to focus on that quantity so much that their health takes a back seat, and no studying is going to be effective if their health is not put first.” Students should avoid staying up all night and keep a regular sleep cycle in order for the body to be consistent, he said. “Don’t ignore what your body is telling you,” Soucy said. “Health is number one.” Amey Poyekar, a strategic business management senior who is graduating in May, said he has learned a few things about test taking. “Think and focus only on the test and the ways to get around,” he said. “It’s like the pothole in the road. If you focus on it, you can fall in it. If you focus on the way around,
you can go around it easily.” Some advice Poyekar had was analyze the syllabus to understand expectations for the exam and join a study group. “Prepare in a manner with emphasis to cover extra areas,” he said. “Then cover the weaker ones to add extra points.” Poyekar said being able to pass an exam is a matter of determination. “The worst thing one can do is imagine failure,” he said. “Never imagine the outcomes, never.” Shulin Ye, a Texas Academy of Math and Science senior, said studying for finals is not very difficult for her. She said her only method of studying is to review her study material briefly. Her advice to students was get an early start in the semester so finals are made easier, but that one should do what works best for them. “While some studying techniques work best for some students, they might not work for others,” Ye said.
Faculty provides different dances BY HOLLY H ARVEY
One of the dance numbers, students, who auditioned for “Blessed,” was performed last roles, Choi said. Many dance The “Head to Feet and In year, and was very successful, students are required to take Between” UNT faculty dance so it’s getting a repeat perfor- part in the concert to fulfill mance, Cooper said. “Blessed” t hei r da nce per for ma nce concert is off the wall. With performances involving was choreographed by award- requirement, Cooper said. “The students are volundancing on the walls and in the winning guest choreographer teers, but t hey focus a nd audience, “Head to Feet” repre- Bebe Miller. “The st yles are all ver y commit to it as if they’re being sents an array of different styles meant to excite viewers, said different and very unique,” paid,” she said. Nicole Secrest, a da nce Teresa Cooper of the dance and Cooper said. Cooper said her piece in the j u n i or, w i l l a t t e nd t h e theatre faculty, one of the show’s program starts out as a ballroom concert. choreographers. “I want to support my fellow UNT’s 45th annual faculty dance that turns into a brawl. dance concert runs today until Others include a dance based dancers,” she said. “I also want Saturday, and begins at 8 p.m. in on cinematic elements and a to see my professor’s work.” the University Theater. Another Korean traditional dance. To read the full story The dances are performed performance will be held May visit ntdaily.com 2 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $7.50 by faculty and about 20 UNT for students, faculty and seniors, and $10 for adults. Guest choreog rapher Kihyoung Choi, also of the dance and theatre faculty, said Full service spa for Men & Women the performance may be for enjoyment, but it also holds a deeper message. “Students can expand their waxing service horizons and what they think w/ student ID of art when they see the show,” she said. 324 E. McKinney St. Denton, TX 940.243.7028 This year, the concert features five different pieces from three UNT faculty members, with two UNT students as guest choreographers. Its title was chosen because of the variety of the styles, Cooper said. “We looked at all these things going on with the movement all over the body,” she said. “Movement from the head to the feet, so we decided to call it that,” she said. Intern
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Students find new ways to go places BY DAISY SILOS Staff Writer
With gas prices steadily increasing, students are finding alternative ways to get around campus and the city of Denton. Students are riding their bikes, skating and longboarding to class. Taylor Brown, a drawing and painting freshman, said he has been skateboarding for 10 years, and said skateboarding is a fun and speedy way to get to class. “I’m making the choice not to drive because I find it easier to skateboard over there,” he said. “It wasn’t a conscious attempt to go green, but it’s an additional benefit to going to class and being able to weave through the crowd.” Steve Scaggs, a salesman and mechanic at the Denton Bicycle Center on 1700 N. Elm St., said he thinks with the way the economy is shaping out, bicycles will gain popularity. “Human power transportation is going to be necessary because the price of gas is rising,” he said. “It’d be wise for students to invest in bicycles, because there’s limited parking at North Texas and they can’t risk being late to class trying to find a parking spot.” Michelle Thomas, a biology freshman, said being environmentally friendly is a main reason for her way of transportation. “I’m in Beyond Coal and I’m taking various environmental classes, so riding my bike is definitely one of the benefits I get because I feel I’m doing my part in a small way,” she said. Thomas said another benefit to riding a bike that is often overlooked is the workout. “It’s a fun way to get some exercise on a daily basis,” she said. Thomas said she would like to
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Painting and drawing freshman Taylor Brown skates to class. Like Brown, many students use their skateboards to get to class. see more bike racks and an additional bike lane on campus. “Sometimes I have trouble finding a spot to put my bike,” she said. “There’s only one bike lane in the whole campus, and although I’m good at getting around to get through the crowd, other people may not be and that can be dangerous...” Joe Richmond, the director of Parking and Transportation Services, said the department is aware that cycling and on campus is becoming more popular, and is always considering that in plans for alterna-
tive transportation. “We are very supportive of cycling on campus and want [UNT] to be a bike-friendly campus,” he said. “Currently the campus can park approximately 2,500 bikes, and each bike rack can hold about eight to 10 bikes and are in capacity with them, but [we] seek to get more bike racks overtime around the residence halls.” Richmond said 50 additional parking spaces for bikes will be added at the new Highland Street parking garage within the next year.
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Track team finishes at home BY BEN BABY
Senior Staff Writer UNT will try to close out the regular season on a positive note when it hosts the Mean Green Twilight Saturday. T he compet it ion is t he Mea n Green’s f i na l meet before running in the Sun Belt Con ference Outdoor Championships from May 13 to May 15 . “For the people that have stayed here for four years, it’s been a rough journey,� senior sprinter Reggie Hayter said. “The group that we’ve had has really become a family.� S en ior hu r d ler A l y s h a Ada ms a nd t he members of the 4X400 team, seniors Ju s t i n F l o w e r s , D a r n e l l Greig, Montrell P y ron and freshman Clinton Collins wll not be present at the Twilight. The g roup was inv ited to compete in the Drake Relays Invitational in Des Moines, Iowa Thursday. Adams ranks fourth in the region and 13th in the nation in the 100-meter hurdles, with
a mark of 13.08 seconds. The men’s 4x400 team is 20th in the region. If the season ended today, Adams and the relay team would be t wo of UNT’s 14 qu a l i f ier s for t he NC A A Regional Preliminary Rounds
“The group that we’ve had has really become a family.�
—Reggie Hayter, Senior sprinter
on May 26 to May 28. In its last meet, the Mean Green placed f ive r unners in the Top 5 at the Michael Johnson Invitational in Waco last Saturday. Ada m s placed t h i rd i n the 100-meter hurdles with a t ime of 13.28 a nd mu lt i event competitor Jordan Wehr
placed third in the pole vault competition. U N T he ad c oac h R ic k Watkins said many competitors from state teams like Texas A&M and Texas Tech will participate in this weekend’s meet. “We’ll get pieces of a lot of teams,� Watkins said. “The compet it ion level w i l l be higher. It’ll be the last meet for our senior group, so hopef ully it’ll be a good atmosphere.� Freshman thrower C h a r le s ton L e w i s qu a l ified for the National Junior Cha mpionsh ips w it h a mark of 50.09 meters in the hammer throw. Lew is said the Mean Green must keep mov i ng for wa rd u nt i l t he postseason. “It ’s been pret t y ex ponential,� Lewis said. “Meet by meet, we keep seei ng i m p r o v e m e n t . We k e e p getting closer and closer to hitting t he mark. We have to keep going as conference comes closer.�
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Sophomore Marco Scarola practices with the UNT men’s golf team at Lantana Country Club April 22. The Mean Green placed in second at the Sun Belt Conference Tournament after the third round of competition was canceled.
Men’s golf finishes second in tournament Final round of tournament canceled
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but Mother Nature wasn’t very kind today.� Ortiz takes title Although the team fell short of the title, there was a silver lining. Sophomore Carlos Ortiz was
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The No. 38-ranked UNT men’s gol f tea m entered the final day of the Sun Belt C on f e r e nc e Tou r n a me nt poised to make a run at its first conference title since 2003, but Mother Nature had other plans. Entering the final day, the Mean Green was tied with Lousiana-Monroe for second place and four shots behind first place Denver. However, any hopes of overtaking the Pioneers were dashed when thunderstorms forced officials to call off the final round Wednesday in Muscle Schoals, Ala. “We played another solid tournament and came up a little short,� said head coach Brad St racke. “T he tea m wanted to play the last round,
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crowned individual tournament champion with a tworound score of 7-under-par 137, one stroke ahead of ULM’s Nick Wilson. The sophomore is UNT’s first individual champion since 2003. “It means a lot,� Ortiz said. “But I wish we could have had the chance to play [Wednesday]
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Three other Top-25 finishes A long w it h Or t i z, t hree ot her Mea n Green golfers f inished in t he indiv idua l Top 25. Two finished in three-way ties â&#x20AC;&#x201D; sophomore Rodolfo Ca zaubon for 11t h w it h a final score of even-par 144, and redshirt sophomore Ty Spinella for 22nd with a tworound score of 5-over-pa r 149. A score of 6-over-par 150 earned junior Josh Jones a four-way tie for 25th. Sophomore Curtis Donahoe finished in a five-way tie for 29th. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next Since UNT did not w in the Sun Belt title, it failed to earn an automatic bid to the NCA A Central Regional Tournament. However, Stracke said the NCAA selects about 70 at-large bids, which are usually based upon rankings. Since the Mean Green ranks in the Top 40, the team has a good chance to earn a trip to Regionals. St r a ke s a id t he NC A A will announce regional bids Monday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[If we make Regionals], I think we are going to play well,â&#x20AC;? said Ortiz. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just need to put some good scores together.â&#x20AC;?
Thursday, April 28, 2011 Sean Gorman, Sports Editor
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Disc Golf Club UNT prepares for post-season play adds new outlook BY SEAN GORMAN
BY BRETT MEDEIROS Staff Writer
For anyone who’s interested in playing golf struggles at it, a club at UNT is trading clubs and balls for discs and baskets. In its second year of existence, the Disc Golf Club has gained 20 members and continues to grow. The team practices once a week at North Lake Park in Denton. Disc golf has the same rules as regular golf, but involves throwing discs into baskets instead of hitting balls into holes. Each hole has a par to reach, and there are drivers, mid-range discs and putters used for different distances. There is a national disc golf tournament, National Col leg iate Disc Golf Championships, but the team doesn’t have enough money to compete outside of local tournaments. “We don’t do a whole lot [of] collegiate competitions, but there are a few PDGA competitions that we compete in,” said Tim Becker, a journalism senior. The team does not have a set record or a conference to play in since tournaments are too far away for the team to travel to. “It’s really about the fun in the game,” said Steven G ot t l ieb, a per for ma nce
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doctoral student. “We want ever yone to be f r iend ly out t here, a nd we’ve got veterans who really take in the teaching role with new members.” Last semester, the players looked to the national circuit to help the team improve, bringing reigning disc golf world champion Eric McCain to its practice to work on long-distance throws. “We had a lot of new members at the time and they all improved after that,” Becker said. “We all did.” The only requirements for the club are a disc and an interest in competition. “At m i n i mu m, a nyone needs just a si ng le d isc and generally someone to play w it h,” Gott lieb sa id. “It ’s v er y ac c e s sible to newcomers.” The club provides information on the team about how to get involved on its Facebook page, “UNT Disc Golf Club.”
After its doubleheader against Stephen F. Austin was canceled Tuesday, the UNT softball team has five regular-season games left before the start of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. The Mean Green (20-28, 6-15) sits in ninth place in its conference and will need to move into at least eighth place to be eligible to compete in the tournament. In order to remain eligible, UNT has to win at least two games in its three-game series against Troy Saturday and Sunday. UNT’s best shot at qualifying for the eight-team playoff is to overtake Middle Tennessee, who owns a one-game lead over the Mean Green. The Blue Raiders (16-28, 7-14) own the tiebreaker over Mean Green. With a league-best 13-5 in-conference record, Louisiana Lafayette (38-9, 13-5) is the favorite to win the tournament and is in position to secure the playoff’s top seed. Most of the Mean Green’s offense has come off the bat of senior first baseman Mallory Cantler, who leads the team in homeruns, RBIs, batting average and runs. A tandem of young throwers has led the way for UNT pitching, w ith sophomore Brittany Simmons and redshirt freshman Ashley Kirk appearing in 46 out of UNTs 48 games, respectively. Simmons leads the team with 16 complete games and a 3.11 earned run average, and Kirk is three strikeouts away from setting the UNT single-season strikeout record with 143. T he Mea n Green ha s depended on the double play
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Freshman pitcher Lauren Poole winds up for a pitch during a batting practice. The Mean Green ahs five regular season games left before competing in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament on May 11. all season, ranking eighth in the nation with .48 double plays per game. Road struggles could be a factor in UNT’s chances at the
tournament, as it owns a 3-13 record away from home. After facing Troy, the Mean Green will end its regular season with games against Texas-
Arlington and Oklahoma. S u n B e l t C on f e r e n c e Tournament play begins May 11 and concludes May 15 at Louisiana-Lafayette.
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Sports media need to cover women better Editorial Women’s sports are growing, but their reputation is being cut off at the knees. A New York Times article published this week revealed that some universities cheat on their Title IX policies, which are supposed to ensure schools have equal opportunities for women in sports. Instead, the schools have found loopholes to shortchange female athletes. Although it is great that the Times brought out these issues, it failed to recognize that media outlets have contributed to the problem. College officials fudge on following Title IX guidelines because they think no one will notice. The media feeds that assumption by minimizing women’s sports, sending a message that they aren’t important enough to receive the same or even similar coverage that male athletes get. The difference in airtime between the two sexes is astounding. Women’s sports coverage hit 6.3 percent in 2004. Now, we’re moving backward. Today, female athletes receive 1.6 percent of airtime. That’s compared to the 96.3 percent of airtime from ESPN’s Sportscenter for men. The amount of female sports journalists fits pretty closely with those statistics. Six percent of sports editors, 6 percent of sports columnists and 9 percent of reporters were female, according to the Media Report to Women last year. On the home page of ESPN on Wednesday night, there were 22 pictures featuring 22 people — and all men. The majority of the pictures for women did not even show them playing in a game or looking athletic. Having no women featured on a site that venerates athletes makes women’s sports appear irrelevant. ESPN launched a new site, ESPNW, recently in an attempt to reach out to women. However, this new site opens the door to new and different forms of discrimination. There were different poll questions on ESPN and ESPNW about Jim Tressel, the head football coach at The Ohio State University. He is in trouble for lying to the NCAA when asked about his players selling or trading Ohio State memorabilia. On the main site, the question read, “What should Ohio State do with Jim Tressel?” “Fire him” or “Keep him.” On the new, female-focused site, the question said, “Sure, you would miss the sweater vest, but should Ohio State fire head coach Jim Tressel?” “Yes” or “No.” The female-targeted question seems to imply that women need a tie between fashion and sports to want to participate. Both polls could have been identical, eliminating the sexist implication. Sports media outlets can be an active part of the solution by increasing the coverage and thus increasing the public interest. At least some interest exists, considering that 50 percent of women participate in some sports activity. Although ESPNW is a start, the media need to integrate women’s sports on their highlight shows, home pages and sports sections. Newsrooms should mirror the demographics of sports fans, who are not all male. Then, maybe, women’s sports will get some respect.
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Tailgating game needs to stop Being a commuter student has its ups and downs. Lately though, it is mostly down. I have to wake up earlier than most college students. I even wake up earlier than my parents. My morning starts out w it h my a la r m clock blasting at 4 a.m. Yes, I said 4 a.m. That was no typo. I drag myself out of bed, put on my running shoes, wipe my eyes and go for a run. How e v er, t h i s c olu m n i sn’t a b out my mor n i ng schedule. I usua l ly a m out of my house by 7:30 a.m. and then get in my SU V to drive to school. Now the reason why I said SUV and not just car is a subtle hint at how annoying it is to have an SU V while gas prices are skyrocketing. I digress though, because this article isn’t about gas prices either. The one thing I hate the most about commut ing to school is my drive to Denton.
I take Highway 380 the entire way to UNT. If any of you have driven on 380, you know how annoying those speed traps and far too many stoplights are. Ever y morning, I a lways have a car behind me that is tailgating me. Now, I am not the perfect driver either. I am sure I’ve been guilty of tailgating. Nonetheless, tailgating on 380 is being taken to a whole other level. If you’ve ever been tailgated, you know the game. W hen someone is on your bumper, you usua l ly slow down (just enough to make them back off). This creates an even worse scenario because now the person who is tailgating you just gets angrier and follows you the entire way down 380. Whenever the driver behind you gets mad enough, they zoom in f ront of you a nd make sure you know they’re upset. This is at 7:30 a.m. I’m
barely functional at that time and just want to get to where I’m going. Now the only thing I hate more than tailgating is people who ta i lgate me, zoom in front of me and then don’t use their blinkers when they turn. That’s one of my biggest pet peeves. It is just common courtesy, folks. Us e y ou r b l i n k e r s s o people will know when you’re turning. It’s one of the first things you learn when you’re learning how to drive. Well, other than the fact that you have to place your hands on the steering wheel at 10 and 2. T he nex t t ime you f ind you r sel f d r iv i ng on 38 0, please take these thoughts into consideration. I’m not saying to drive extremely slow or anything. All I am saying is to take into account the sluggish college commuter students that are driving at least 30-plus miles to get an
education at UNT. There’s no need for the tailgating game. I promise you will still get where you need to be (whether it be work or school) without r id i ng bu mp er s, c ut t i ng people off or not using your blinker to get back at whoever was supposedly not driving fast enough in front of you. The game is unnecessary.
Sarah Calams is a journalism junior. She can be reached at SarahCalams@my.unt.edu.
Science applies to more than chemistry “I believe the intellectual life of the whole of western society is increasingly being split into two polar groups.” So lamented the British physicist and novelist C.P. Snow in his 1959 Rede Lecture titled “The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution.” The separate camps he spoke of were the humanities and the physical sciences. It is often toted today that we live in the Age of Science, resting on the erroneous a ssu mpt ion t hat science was not practiced before the Renaissance or perhaps even the Enlightenment. The narrow confinement of the word “science” to the biological or physical realms is a relatively recent English development that began in the late-1800s. Yet, in Dutch today we can still speak of “unstwetenschap” (“art science”): an unthinkable English combination. Or in German “die Geisteswissenschaften” (literally “spirit sciences”). Before the mid-19th century, science could be equated with
or encompassed by natural philosophy. Science was, in the words of Nobel laureate Percy W. Bridgman, “nothing more than doing your damnedest with your mind, no holds barred.” The physical sciences are often seen as the standard by which all ideas and philosophies are to be measured — the ultimate epistemic and moral authority. This brand of thinking infected the elite and intelligentsia of the early20th century, blossoming into a popular acceptance of (among other things) eugenics. This love affair with scientific efficiency manifested itself in my own field of study in the form of Taylor’s scientific management: a heavily centralized, mechanistic and dehumanizing approach to labor. Over the course of the past century, however, the tide has slowly turned. Intelligence is no longer defined merely by problem-solving or taskoriented faculties, but also by one’s emotional capabilities. Human motivation does not rest solely on external, carrota nd-st ick i ncent ives, but
intrinsic rewards as well. The most important philosophical event of the 20th century was the collapse of logical positivism and its verification principle, which ushered in an academic revival of metaphysics. Quantum mechanics has forever changed the face of materialism and the meaning of space, time and matter. Reductionist theories eventually give way to what philosopher Tyler Burge calls “neurobabble,” which “produces the illusion of understanding,” yet does little to “aid, much less provide, psychological explanation.” In attempts to be objective, many forget that scientific theories are laced with concepts, vocabularies and interpretations saturated with subjective meaning. As psychiatrist and medical researcher Norman Doidge recognizes, “In fact, it’s probably the case that what is most certain in our lives is our subjective experience. So, the notion of modern science as having to always be on the side of the objective may be a serious miscalculation and the attempts
to better understand the subjective may actually be the way science ultimately redeems itself.” This shift in paradigm recognizes religion and science are not necessarily exclusive, reason and emotion actually complete each other, and the objective and subjective always overlap. In other words, it recognizes that humans are the ones doing the experiments.
Walker Wright is an organiz at ional behavior and human resource management senior. He can be reached at WalkerWright@my.unt.edu.
“In general, no, for reasons I can’t explain myself.”
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“Women’s sports are not on TV that much because no one really cares about women’s sports.”
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“It’s pretty even in college sports, but once they get to the professional level it’s not even.”
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