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Joel Arredondo, a history senior and senator for the College of Arts and Sciences, speaks during the Student Government Association meeting Wednesday night.

Homecoming reform may come to a student vote

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After a year and a half of heated debate, the Student Government Association is bringing the issue of homecoming reform back to student voters pending approval by the SGA president.

The SGA student senate voted on a referendum Wednesday that gives students the chance to vote on how the homecoming court will appear in coming years.

One option allows homecoming court hopefuls to run as individuals, competing for the position of homecoming nobles. The second option allows couples of any gender or orientation to run. Both options would allow candidates to specify if they wish to hold gender-neutral titles, such as Homecoming Nobles or Winners, or traditional titles such as Homecoming King and Queen.

“The first option that we were going to vote on in the

senate, I had some reservations about because it took a lot of the student vote out of the matter,” said Patrick Hopkins, a senator for the College of Arts and Sciences. “This is a little bit of genius. This is the perfect amount of compromise without breeching traditions that homecoming is supposed to stand for.”

The referendum now goes to SGA President Kevin Sanders for approval. Once approved, students will be given the chance to vote on which option they would like in a special election the week of April 18.

Calls for reform of the current homecoming election system were first raised in September 2009 when campus and regional activist groups argued gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students were marginalized and not afforded the opportunity to participate.

Julie Leary, the vice president

of Glad: UNT’s Queer Alliance, said that both choices students will vote on alleviates the GLBT community’s concerns and is a large step for equality both at UNT and in Texas.

“We live in this little bubble of Denton where being gay is kind of accepted, but we still live in Texas,” Leary said. “If we can change just one small thing to make people understand that being gay is okay, then we can change the world.”

The main contention some students and SGA members raised with the referendum was that it did not include the option to keep the current homecoming system — an option UNT students approved in an October 2009 referendum.

SGA presidential candidate Blake Windham was among those arguing for an option to keep the current system.

Nationwide, doctors and pharmacies are facing a medication shortage.

More than 50 medicines, including some used to treat cancer, are in short supply.

A lthough shortages have been a problem for years, in recent months, they’ve gotten worse because of recalls, manufacturing difficulties and an increased demand for certain drugs.

Roger Johnston, a pharmacist at the Walgreens on Teasley Lane, said his store has experienced a shortage in simple over-the-counter drugs like Benadr yl and Tylenol.

“For a w h i le, it w a s rec a l led, t hen it made its way back, but then it sudden ly d isappea red a g a i n,” Joh n ston s a id .

“People continue to need it but we don’t have it.”

Johnston said he is unsure whether or not this problem is due to manufacturers or something being experienced within all Walgreens stores, but that it has been an inconvenience to many people for a while.

A s a n a lter nat ive to prescription drugs, Johnston said that readily available generics ca n be used if they’ve been rated and meet federal standards. Brand manufacturer recipes must be used and the medication must act as quickly as the name brand, he said.

Paul Thibodeaux, a pharmacist at Yarbrough’s Pro Pharmacy, said his store hasn’t experienced much of a shortfall unless a recall is

in place, as was the recent case with acetaminophen.

Thibodeaux said the most com mon shor tage is i n certain cancer medications, often only found in specialized oncology pharmacies, Thibodeaux said.

Alternatives Megan Ouldhouse, a pharmacist at Texas Oncology Ph a r m a c y S e r v ic e s i n Dallas, said the shortages have doctors turning to alternative treatments to help patients.

“Ever y yea r we see a shortage in certain medications — some are backordered, some are just in high demand,” Ouldhouse said.

“Right now, it is worse.”

Ronald Keith, a former Nort h Texas resident, is currently being treated for bladder cancer. Although Keith has yet to experience a shortfall in his prescriptions, his treatment is much different than many other traditiona l cancer treatments.

“My doctor has scheduled me for a new procedure this month that has been done in Europe but not in the States,” Keith said.

The treatment will use colored lights in a scope that will make cancer cells easier to identify.

“Doctors do what they h ave to do,” s a id Ji m Schwartz, an area manager for Oncology Pharmacies.

“Some t reat ment s may have different side effects, or may not be as effective as a doctor’s first choice for treatment, but no one is going untreated.”

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Study: Pollen count website predictions pose problems Researchers found inaccurate forecast models

BY H ARSHITHA R AMESH Intern

A recent study suggests that pollen predictions given by websites are often unreliable.

The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology’s Nat iona l A l ler g y Bu re au col lected pol len sa mples from across the country and compared them to pollen forecasts provided on websites used by those who suffer from hay fever.

Dr. Dan Dalan, an allergist and asthma educator, co-authored the study, and said researchers found that the incorrect predictions were linked to the methods used by the websites to forecast pollen levels. He said the websites often use models based on weather readings, not physical pollen counts, which are more accurate.

“How ma ny t i mes w i l l [website pollen counts] be right or wrong?” Dalan said.

“It just depends on whether it’s PHOTO BY SARA JONES/SENIOR STAFFER spring, summer or fall, or if it’s Many flowers, like this white and purple one outside the Physics Building, line raining.”

Those suffering from hay the campus and excrete pollen. fever should be aware of how these pollen counts are given on TV or weather station, look at from the NAB, which were the websites, Dalan said. it the same way as you would a taken over a period of five to “If you look at information on weather forecast,” he said. six months by volunteers, Dalan pollen counts on the Internet or Forecasts and real counts said, can provide insight for

future studies and help protect pollen allergy patients.

“I have nothing against prediction. I think it should be used,” he said, adding that although an NAB report is a real count of the pollen in the air, it’s less useful as a predic-

cations are doing the job, then allergy desensitization should be considered.”

Some UNT students said they are not too concerned about how pollen counts are taken but are content with a warning of how pollen activity might be.

“If you look at information on pollen counts on the Internet or TV or weather station, look at it the same way you would a weather forecast.”

—Dr. Dan Dalan, Allergist and asthma educator

tive tool.

John Fling, an allergy and immunology specialist at the UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth, said he agrees that pollen counts should be viewed with caution.

“Over t ime, it is fa irly predictable what is in the air throughout the season,” Fling said. “Patients coming in with acute symptoms are a much better barometer as to high pollen days.”

Fling also advises patients not to let allergies control their everyday living.

“There are excellent medicat ions ava i lable to help prevent allergy symptoms and numerous medications to treat symptoms,” he said. “If medi-

“I don’t really mind. I want to have some kind of prediction rather than have them at the end of day,” said speech language patholog y junior Angela Geracci, who has pollen allergies. “I don’t mind having a prediction as long as we have it.”

The National Allergy Bureau uses volunteers trained and certified in pollen count equipment and knowledge to carry out their study. Dalan said the NAB volunteers have to take a prescribed curriculum and have to get re-certified every five years.

For more information about the Bureau or to location pollen stations, visit www.aaai.org/ nab.

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Thursday, December 2, 2010 Katie Grivna Arts & Life Editor

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kgrivna@ntdaily.com Correction

Seniors to debut their dance works Friday

In last week’s Wednesday On Wednesday, in t he for UNT. Daily’s “North Texas Health edition of the Daily’s Editorial Views Editor Sloan said there are more than Fo r u m t i c k e t s e x c e e d Board, the Daily misidentified 10,000 Facebook groups or pages ex pectat ions” stor y, t he Kellie Hill. She is the director A Facebook message was sent with “UNT” in the name, and Daily misidentified Susan of Campus Involvement for to about 4,000 members of a group

BY TARYN WALKER of North specified that www.facebook.

Jackson as Sudan Jackson. the Student Government called “The University Internendorsing a pair of candicom/northtexas is the official T he Da i l y re g ret s t h i s Association. The Daily regrets Texas” Months of hardGovernment work all come UNT Facebook page. the error. error. dates for Student down to onepresident night. and vice Sloan said he thought the Association Seniorearlier dance students message identified that it was president this week. will display their original works on from Kline and that there was a The group’s creator, Jeff Fridaya for the first at the “clear separation” between the Kline, former SGA time president NewUNT Choreographers Concert. official page and the unofficial and alumnus, sent the The concert will start at 8 p.m. group, but added that he planned message Monday afternoon, in the University to contact Kline about removing strongly encouragingTheatre studentsin Radio, Television, Film and UNT’s official seal as the group’s tothe vote for Sarah Fox and Sean PerforminginArts photo.

Smallwood the Building.

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BY M ARLENE GONZALEZ Creativedaily Art rates, STUDIO, onetoof little visibility and have the feature wife, Leslie Kregel, the SGA adviser, said thought she felt Facebook specifics similar of Amore rts and Sciences who Intern businesses that has been public more awaret he of art culture would be great toofincrease an expression Kline’s As of 4 p.m. Wednesday, 414 ititwas parking garage.

Reaction co-aut hored leg isla- the existing a part First say Friday since Denton that isn’t always He awareness of the communi- in Onthree Friday, the presidential shops off the of speech. people had opened the message freedom d idof not w het herit The other tion. started. recognized,” Kregel said. ty’s artistic and culture, Denton Square will thought stay open “He has talent the right to say and 11 had clicked on the link da ily rates wou ld rema in candidates said they said her main goal Merchants join with artists theHuttash Kregel later than usual. to send the hesaid. wants and do what he to the SGA website, said Landon what same. Daily rates for the Kline’s decision Parking at UNT is providing music garage for the event promote art busi- existing Drawe sources to help Denton have its monthly shecontacted said.

Sloan, a social media strategist wants,” parking are message waswill questionable, and Joe Richmond, theand director each and month.

For example, an artist $10, and created the website first- nesses.

First Friday on the Square and semester rates are of parking and transportaOn Richmond Friday, Alex Riegelman, for a place to display fridaydenton.com to establish looking Industrial Street area. said, despite tion, informed senators and $300. a local guitarist blues his or her at work contact the event.

Live music, sculptures, stained increases, theand price of students the could meeting that the singer, will play in Creative coffee shop owner willing to parking “First Friday has no boss, no acommuters glass, appetizers and art will be at UNT is Aremains a nd residents Art STUDIO. artist, Kregel said. president. I’m just in charge of host available until 9 p.m. instead of low. w illthe pay more to pa rk on relatively Keri Zimlich, a journalism Heath Robinson, a pharmacy the website and building it into the regular 6 p.m.

“We’ve done our research, campus next year.

PHOTO BY TARYN WALKER/INTERN something because I started it,” junior, junior, said sheis thinks the event thinks the willl and For First Friday, art galleries [parking] pretty cheap R ichmond sa idevent genera is a great opportunity to have bring and businesses stay open longer Robin Huttash, owner of A Creative Arts STUDIO, will participate in First Friday Drawe said. to other universip a r kattention i n g p etor the m i tcreativity s w i l l compared fun. Richmond said. community to offer.

Kregel’s business, Cimarrona, the to give shoppers an opportunity Denton. The studio will stay open until 9 p.m. on Friday. increase fromhas $115 to $135 ties,” “It’s not just one shop, but “I think it’s a good way to sells hats, scarves and warm to admire and buy art.

Several communities and month, which is where the idea pher and UNT alumnus, said he clothing recycled from old increase the exposure of the arts all the shops getting together to rekindle that love of art,” in Denton,” Robinson said. countries have their own First came from. helped start Denton’s First Friday clothes.

Robin Huttash ow ns A Zimlich said.

“What we hope is [to gain] a Friday or First Thursday each Shannon Drawe, a photogra- in in February 2010. He and his

BY A BIGAIL A LLEN

two suggested it might have been because both Kline and Smallwood are members of Theta Chi. earned Dance “One the of 2010 the University main reasons Educator of the Yearbecause from the that he did it was National Association.

Sean is a Dance fraternity brother,” have to create a product, said“They Kellie Hill, a presidenwhich the public is advertising invited to see, tial candidate and and in this process they have to junior. solve of the problems they are In a all separate interview, Fox given order tothe create this work said sheinagreed connection of art,” she influenced said. might have Kline’s In the class, students choice.

When asked aboutlearn the about dynamics, variety, connection, Klineunity, declined to content, form and theme, comment.

Cushman said. voter might, “The average choreographed youFrom know,the see10that page and works at the concert, two dance pieces were chosen to represent UNT at the American College Dance Festival, including Amelia Wert’s “The Television is Watching Me Again” and Cassie Farzan Panah’s “Gravity of Deception.”

“I set out with this image of a motel. I was interested in doing something different,” Wert said.

“I thought about the idea of why people would want to stay at a motel and wondered what they assume t hat it’s t he UNT felt.”

Facebook page,” said presidenWert’s modern piece includes tial candidate Blake Windham, a biology senior.

Kline said that although he has allowed others to manage it in the past, the group is his.

“I created the group back in 2007,” he said. “It’s my personal group, and I have just loaned it to the university and to different entities whenever I wanted to. It’s not an official university group. It never has been.”

Kline, now a law student at Oklahoma City University, also specified that the official name of UNT is “University of nine dancers accompanied North Texas” without a “the.”by focused lighting to make it He said the legal distinction seem as if they are that eachgroup in their allows him to use own motel room. Each dancer name. isKevin isolated from the and Sanders, theothers current dances with minimalistic SGA president, said he movewas ment foras a an strong impact. The removed administrator include love, loss, isolaofthemes the group Monday. tion and insomnia, which are E ndorsi ng a c a nd idate overlaid by the glow as of awas telewas inappropriate, vision. removing other administraa good program. have tors,“It’s said Kellie Hill, a We presisome amazing faculty have dential candidate andthat adverreallyjunior. pushed us far,” Wert said. tising All 56 dancers were chosen from the dance department by advanced choreography students. Some choreographers also decided to dance. Cushman allowed students to perform if they were up for the challenge.

Rachel Caldwell choreo—Blake Windham, graphed “Certain Uncertainty” Biology senior and and is also performing in “Guess SGA presidential Who’s Not Comingcandidate to Dinner,” choreog raphed by A n na Womack.

“It didn’t feel right for an In Caldwell’s choreography, ex-president of SGA to [pick a dancers explore experiticket to back],” saidthe presidential candidate Valerie Gonzalez, a public relations junior.

Kline said he has endorsed candidates in previous SGA elections without problem.

SGA talks parking, homecoming change

“The average voter might ... see that page and assume that it’s the UNT Facebook page.”

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Friday, April 8th 4th Saturday, December Jason Moore @ The Denton La Meme Gallery opening: SallyGarage Glass/Oh Lewis!/ Murdocks/Jon Vogt-9:00pm @ Whaler/The Rubber Gloves The Gypsy Bravado/Bronze Angel Tree Fundraiser-8:00pm Rockin’ Rodeo 71’s/The Neckties-9:00pm @@Hailey’s The Contingency Clause-9:00pm @ The DJ Set/Sir Name/Dharma-9:00pm @Hydrant RubberCafé Gloves

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Thursday, April 7, 2011 Katie Grivna, Editor-in-Chief

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Students pirate music, movies

BY PABLO A RAUZ Intern

A student is caught illegally sharing music and movie files, commonly known as “pirating,” through the Internet on campus nearly every day.

The Information Technology department gets at least one email per day or four to five emails per week concerning illegal file sharing, said Shea Rodgers, the information technology manager for student housing.

“It’s absolutely illegal and wrong, and the university is trying hard to stamp it out,” Rodgers said. “It is a big liability for UNT if it allows this.”

Illegal file sharing on campus is a breach of the residence code of conduct t hat each student agrees to when they subm it t hei r appl ic at ion, Rodgers said.

T he f i rst of fense for f i le sha r ing is a $100 f ine a nd dow n loaded f i les a re removed from t he computer’s hard drive. After a second offense, the student’s Internet w i l l be shut dow n per manently and they must appear before Student R ig hts a nd Responsibilities.

Howe ver, A rc er i s a id Apogee’s job is to prevent any violation of the act.

“We send a not ice to the student by email, and 24 hours a f ter wa rds t he Internet is automatica lly shut off,” said Arceri.

Ariel Smith, a radio, television and film freshman, said she gets most of her music online.

File sharing will continue to be a way for students to get their entertainment, she said.

“I pay for movies but I get most of my music online,” Smith said. “But I think it’s a lways going to happen.

Music is not meant to be purchased. There’s not a market for it anymore.”

E m m a Wa r ren, a n a nt hropolog y junior a nd desk clerk at t he Chilton Media Library, said she is not against file sharing as long as students don’t make money off of it.

“I understa nd why it’s i l lega l a nd t he negat ive aspects of doing it,” Warren said. “But as long as you’re just doing it for yourself or for a friend, it’s fine.”

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An old blue Ford car is buried in the ground at the intersection of Eagle Drive and Welch Street in front of Centaur Apartments. The car is filled with soil and plants have been buried in the surrounding landscape. The car violates city code and will be replaced by a sign with the apartment’s new name, “Crash Pads.”

‘Junk’ car acts as garden decoration

BY NICOLE BALDERAS Staff Writer

A new landscaping project in front of Centaur Apartments near the intersection of Eagle Drive and Welch Street is being moved because it violates city code.

An old blue Ford Galaxie protrudes from a deep pile of dirt in front of the apartments as part of an eco-friendly project taken on by the company Iconic —Bo Parfet, co-creator of Iconic Development.

Development “They take older buildings and revamp them and put in efficient lighting,” said Brier “They will have to remove it Lee, a leasing agent at Place to because it is considered a ‘junk Be Properties. “The reason they vehicle’ which is not registered picked the car is because the with the city,” said Lee. “With apartment is going to be called Crash Pads.”

Besides the apartment name, the car was picked for another reason.

“The automobile was going to be dumped in a landfill, and we wanted to reduce and reuse it as a sculpture,” said Bo Parfet, the co-creator of Iconic Development.

The company responsible for the quirky garden is Austinbased Plantsmith Gardens.

However, the eclectic car

“We wanted to reduce and reuse [the car] as a sculpture.”

“[File sharing is] absolutely illegal and wrong, and the university is trying hard to stamp it out.”

—Shea Rodgers, Information technology manager for student housing

“Housing is trying very hard to take a proactive role to make sure students are abiding by the law,” he said.

Rodgers said the school’s I nter net i s mon itore d by A poge e, a c ompa ny t h at represents media copyright holders.

Steve A rceri, a customer ser v ice representat ive for Apogee, said the problem is not dow n loading f iles, but uploading them.

Uploading files is in direct v i ol a t i on of t h e D i g i t a l Mi l lenn iu m Copy r ig ht Act of 1998, which clearly states t hat f ile sharing is against that law.

“T here’s obv iously a lot of debate about whether it’s illegal or not,” said Arceri.

garden, now accompanied by patterns of plants and flowers, will soon be relocated due to city code violations.

Sharing and listening to a pirated song may lead her to buy it later, she said.

“I like to listen to something first, and if I really like it, I’ll go buy it,” Warren said.

She said she understands people will face consequences if they download or upload music because it is illegal.

“But it’s also a privacy issue,” said Warren. “Your computer is your personal property — why do they have that right?”

the car now being non-functioning, they can’t register it.”

The non-functioning status of the car means its insides are void of parts that enable it to run, such as the engine, transmission and gas tank.

“By state law definition, it does fit the criteria of a junk vehicle,” said Jamie Wicker, the code enforcement officer supervisor for the city of Denton.

Though opinions may differ from person to person, many people appreciated the planting of the car.

“People love that it is an inspirational piece of art,” said Parfet. “We’ve had artists of all ages show up to paint it. People

have driven across the country and stopped by to see it.”

In t he end, Icon ic Development agreed to move the vehicle.

“There is a fine line between art and junk vehicles,” said W icker. “T hey have been ex t remely cooperat ive i n trying to work with building inspectors to keep it.”

A sign with the apartment’s new name will replace the car.

“The plan is to abide by city code and put the car in a not her location, possibly somewhere else on the property away from the street,” said Parfet.

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Professors create Facefolio to help students learn Facebook-like site engages learning in English class

BY M ARLENE GONZALEZ Intern

Fa c e b o o k ’s p op u l a r i t y among students has led one professor to incorporate the format of the social site into her curriculum.

Shari Childers of the English facu lt y a nd her col leag ue Tracey Gau worked together to redesign their English 2210 course and created Facefolio, a site where students create a

profile for the literature characters they read about.

“Our goal was to engage the students with the material that they were reading and give them an opportunity to express their understanding of the text in a way that is more contemporary,” Childers said.

T he pr oje c t c ou nt s a s extra credit and replaces a low composition grade, she said.

Adam Kullberg, an English graduate student and teaching assistant, grades students’ Facefolios.

“It’s something that people are familiar with, and also it’s a more interactive way

“[Facebook is] something that people are familiar with ... They come to life in a way, so you understand the character more.”

—Adam Kullberg, English graduate student and teaching assistant

to learn. They come to life in a way, so you understand the character more,” Kullberg said. “It’s almost like you’re writing a little autobiography about it, but just in a different format.”

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tion to be filled out, such as activities, relationship status, birthday, interests and news feed.

He sa id quotes a nd remaining true to the character are also key elements to a good grade.

“If it’s Odysseus, you don’t

want to make him a mean, spitef u l g uy when he is a heroic character,” he said.

Danil Smith, a kinesiology senior, said she had never heard of Facefolio before the class, but thought it was interesting and was glad to know it replaced an essay grade.

“I found things out about Persephone, a Greek goddess.

She was the w ife of Hades a nd t hey a re tech n ic a l ly together six months out of the whole year,” Smith said.

“I learned more than I needed to know.”

Andrew Franklin, a kinesiology junior, said he didn’t do the extra credit because it was time-consuming and

he has been gett ing good grades.

Facefolio was created after Chi lders a nd Gau w rote a grant proposal approved by UNT’s Center for Learning Enhancement and Redesign, a group within N-Gen that focuses on next generation course redesign, she said.

T he pa i r spoke w it h programmers to give details of where t hings should be placed and how they want them to work.

Childers said she started redesigning her English 1310 class to incorporate media games in assignments like she had done for her English 2210.

his father, David Dennis Sr. Now, D-Quad Properties consists of seven properties and an office building, David Dennis said. At one point, there were 40 properties, but the economy and a former part-

him, he slept in his car for two weeks.

“I went from making $60,00070,000 a year to $12,000 a year,” Price said.

Price met Dennis while staying with a friend who

Real estate owner helps homeless Dentonites

BY CORRISA JACKSON Staff Writer

In a city filled with student apartment complexes, one la nd lord helps homele s s people in Denton find a place to live.

David Dennis owns D-Quad Properties, a company that helps qualified people in need find an affordable place to stay and sponsors to pay for their housing.

How it began Dennis, 44, has lived in the North Texas area since the ‘80s, and currently lives in Highland Village. He started D-Quad Properties in 1997 as a real estate venture to earn money for h is ret i rement plan.

When he started talking to people around the city, he saw a need for affordable housing for t he underpriv ileged in Denton, he said.

People in the working class who don’t have a lot of residual income have the hardest time in a rough economy, Dennis said.

“Everyone has an idea when t hey t h in k of a homeless person, and we realize that that stereotype is extremely inaccurate,” he said.

Dennis began counting the number of homeless people t hey ’ve helped si nce la st Tha n ksg iv ing. Since t hen, D-Quad Properties has helped nine people off the street, said

“Everyone has an idea when they think of a homeless person, and we realize that that stereotype is extremely inaccurate.”

—David Dennis, Owner of D-Quad Properties

ner’s embezzlement placed a lot of strain on the company.

The impact Lisa Strickler began working for D-Quad last fall.

After her father died, Strickler left her home and business to take of her mother. Later, her mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and began acting violent toward Strickler, causing her to leave with nothing.

“I was that homeless person,” she said. “By the grace of my son, I wasn’t on the street yet.”

Chris Price, 40, has lived between Denton and Lewisville for 35 years and owned a houseframing business.

Three years ago, he had a heart attack and injured his back at work. After he went on disability and his wife left

lived in an apartment owned

by D-Quad, he said.

“David let me move in with $200,” he said. “He worked with me [and] helped me out.”

Beyond bureaucracy Many organizations focus on helping people under certain conditions, such as if they have a job or are on food stamps, Dennis said. These requirements can sometimes hinder those looking for aid.

Dennis said he realized a lot of people in need of help get caught in bureaucratic twists and turns, so he wanted to make it easier for people to receive assistance.

“Usually a leap of faith has to be taken by somebody in the system,” he said. “We look for the folks who are deserving of a second chance.”

Thursday, April 7, 2011 Sean Gorman, Sports Editor

Sports

Seansense: Men’s golf can improve before tournament Opinion

BY SEAN GORMAN Sports Editor

After the UNT men’s basketball team’s season was suddenly stopped by a last second Arkansas-Little Rock 3-pointer in its conference tournament final, fans have turned to the university’s other teams to cope with the recent tragedy.

One Mean Green team that could help fans recover is the men’s golf team, which hasn’t placed outside the Top-10 at any tournament and will compete in its conference tournament in 19 days.

While it hasn’t won a conference title in eight years, the team can advance to the NCCA Regional tournament by winning the Sun Belt if it can take some key steps before tournament play.

Ortiz must be outstanding At this point of the season, the clear leader of the team is sophomore Carlos Ortiz. The second-year player is one of the nation’s best, ranking third in the country in par 4 scoring, 15th in the nation in fairways hit and 18th in sub par strokes.

Ortiz always starts strong and has topped the leader board after the first round in three of UNT’s

last four tournaments.

The 5-foot-11-inch standout has faltered in the later rounds, but has managed to finish in the Top-20 each time.

If UNT wants to contend for a title, Ortiz’s top-20 finishes must be replaced by placing in the Top-10.

Ortiz has proven he can play with anyone, but if he can consistently perform his best each round, UNT will walk away as Sun Belt champs in 2011.

Preventing problematic rounds Similar to Ortiz, the Mean Green as a team has been somewhat inconsistent.

Not every team can play its best golf every round, but the Mean Green has canceled out some great golf with maddeni ng ly f r ust rat i ng per formances. An example came at the Border Olympics two weeks ago when sophomore Ty Spinella hit a first round 69 and followed up with a secondround 77.

If the Mean Green could have less extreme valleys to go along with its peaks, a Top-3 result at the conference tournament should be expected.

A “bad” round for UNT can’t be problematic enough to keep them from competing for a tournament title.

U s e upcoming events If t here are any fundamental chinks in the MeanGreen’s SEAN armor, the GORMAN team has one final opportunity to work them out at the Hawkeye-TaylorMade/ Adidas Invitational on April 16.

The field includes No. 12 Iowa, and will give UNT a good idea on where it stands next to out of state competition.

It’s important for head coach Brad Stracke to recognize the team’s weaknesses going in to the tournament and make them a focal point while the team competes.

There’s plenty that the Mean Green does well, but if it can pinpoint what it needs to work on and fine-tune it at the Hawkeye Tournament, it could make all the difference.

The team must be more focused on learning how to improve than winning in Iowa.

Like many other Mean Green teams this semester, the men’s golf team is a legitimate threat to take its conference title. However, that will only happen if the team improves on some levels.

April and May are meaningful months for Mean Green As the spring seasons for UNT sports come to a close, a handful of events that will

define the teams’ effort in 2011 are just around the corner.

Five Mean Green teams will

contend for a title in their Sun Belt Conference Tournament between April 18 and May 15.

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UNT survives pitching duel with Mavericks Softball team wins second straight

BY BOBBY LEWIS

Senior Staff Writer For the first six innings of the UNT softball team’s road game against Texas-Arlington Wednesday, the Mean Green was held hitless in a scoreless game.

UNT (17-20) was out-hit by UTA (26-13) 5-2, but grinded out a run in the seventh inning and earned a 1-0 victory over the Mavericks.

Mea n Green sophomore pitcher Brittany Simmons and UTA freshman pitcher Callie Collins pitched complete games, but it was Collins who cracked. “[The offense] just started kind of figuring it out,” head coach T.J. Hubbard said of UNT’s offense in the seventh inning. “[Collins] t hrew a really good ball game. We just finally got to her a bit — at least enough to get some base runners on.”

Before the seventh inning, Collins had a no-hitter with three walks.

Senior catcher Courtney Bradshaw broke the no-hitter in the seventh, starting the inning with a single.

Ju n ior c a t c he r C a it l i n Grimes followed Bradshaw’s lead by singling to right field.

Junior infielder Lisa Johnson followed with a walk to load the bases for freshman third baseman Brooke Foster.

Foster put thegame’s only run on the board when she hit a

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Freshman outfielder Jackie Miller prepares to throw the ball to her teammate during Tuesday’s practice. The Mean Green defeated the Texas-Arlington Mavericks 1-0 Wednesday at Allan Saxe Field. ground ball to second base.

“Brooke Foster is a little bit more experienced than a normal freshman, so I wasn’t surprised to see her driving the run in,” Hubbard said.

Senior pinch runner Anna Barren beat the throw to home, giving Simmons all the security she needed to shut the door on the Mavericks in the bottom of the seventh.

“Brittany was just as good as [Collins],” Hubbard said. “After

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the second or third inning, she really didn’t give them much opportunity to score.”

After allowing a leadoff hit to UTA junior outfielder Kersti Rowan in the bottom of the seventh, Simmons sat down the next three UTA batters to pick up her ninth win of the season.

She walked one batter and gave up five hits in her first complete-game shutout of the season.

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Thursday, April 7, 2011 sgorman@ntdaily.com

Mean Green tennis team meets Mavericks

BY BRETT MEDEIROS Staff Writer

Playing in its final regularseason road match, the UNT ten n is tea m w i l l face t he University of Texas-Arlington Mavericks at 3 p.m. at the UTA Tennis Center.

Winning three of its last four matches, the Mean Green (6-10) will try to snap UTA’s four-match winning streak.

“We’ve had some good battles the last couple of years against UTA,” said head coach Sujay Lama. “They’ve had some great wins. They’re nationally ranked now. I just look at it as a great opportunity.”

The Mavericks (13-4) started the season outside the national rankings, and is now ranked No. 58 after winning its first seven conference games .

The Mean Green has not been as fortunate, as the team started the year ranked No. 66 but has been outside the Top 75 since February.

Staying healthy has been an issue for UNT, as the team has competed with a full roster in six of 16 contests. The team is 4-2 in those matches.

“We ju st need to get everyone clicking all at once,” Lama said. “We have got to put the whole package together.”

Senior Madura Ranganathan has struggled to stay on the court, fighting mononucleosis for most of the season.

After being eased back into action, Ranganathan said she is gaining confidence as she competes more.

“I’m getting much better every match,” Ranganathan sa id. “I feel l i ke I cou ld

PHOTO BY SARA JONES/SENIOR STAFFER

Senior Madura Ranganathan returns a serve at the March 27 tennis match. have done better over the weekend, but I’m ready for tomorrow.”

The Mean Green failed to get things going in its 4-0 defeat to Denver Sunday, with its last three matches being canceled because of scheduling issues.

“We need to cha nge our attitude a nd believe in ourselves much more then we have in the past,” said junior Irina Paraschiv.

“We need to focus, we need

to do well and we want to play hard so we can w in matches.”

The match aga inst t he Maver ick s is UN T’s last reg u la r season outof-conference game.

“We ta ke ever y sing le match like it’s our first one.

We don’t try to think about the past,” Ranganathan said.

“We come together as a team very well, and when it comes down to the clutch, that’s what matters.”

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Freshman pole vaulter Sarah Korn prepares to vault during the North Texas Classic last Saturday. The UNT track and tennis team is competing in Austin for the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays until Sunday.

Track team competes in Austin for Texas Relays

BY BEN BABY

Senior Staff Writer T he Me a n Gre en t r ack a nd f ield tea m w i l l face a daunting task when it travels to the University of TexasAustin to participate in the 84th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays. The four-day event started Wednesday and will conclude Sunday.

UNT will face Big 12 foes No. 2 Texas A& M a nd No. 31 B a y lor a mong ot her schools.

The team has 25 entries — 14 on the men’s side and 11 on the women’s side.

A ssista nt head coach Sammy Dabbs said he wants f ive or si x compet itors to place in the Top-20 nationally.

“Ever ybody goes i n wanting to win. But if, at the end of the day, we come out healthy, we run fast, it just helps the confidence going into the rest of the season,”

Dabbs said.

Fre sh m a n long ju mper Terrance Williams said this will be the biggest meet he has competed i n. He sa id he feels like he has nothing lose.

“I have faith that I can, you know, keep doing what I’m doing ,” Williams said. “I’m kind of nervous, but in a way I’m just more pumped and ready than I am nervous.”

Sen ior spr i nter Br it ta ny Blay lock sa id her ex per ience helps with competing in biggerw events.

“I’ve been going to Texas Relay s si nce h ig h school, so it’s just going to be like another meet, but a bigger meet,” Blaylock sa id. “I’m not afraid. I’m not scared.

I’m just going to go in there and trust my ability, and see what comes out of it.”

Blaylock is ranked 16th in the region in the 100-meter dash. She posted a time of

11.61 seconds at last weeke n d ’s U T A B o b b y L a n e Invitational.

L i ke Blaylock, sen ior spr i nter A lysha Ada ms impressed last weekend in the 100-meter hurdles, posting the third fastest time in the NCA A West region. Blaylock said the success of a teammate has a positive impact on the rest of the team.

“Seeing one member droppi ng a t i me, it a lso g ives everybody else a confidence that our training has gotten better and that we each can go out there and drop a time faster than we usually do,” Blaylock said.

W i l l ia m s sa id a st rong performance by UNT would give the Mean Green more national recognition.

“That’s putting us on the map,” Williams said. “If we can do that, that means we’re doing what we’re supposed to do as a Division-I school.”

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Sports fans should show sportsmanship

Bike ordinance will benefit Denton Editorial The Denton City Council decided Tuesday that drivers must leave more room between their vehicle and pedestrians and cyclists.

In two weeks, motorists in Denton must stay at least 3 feet away from cyclists and pedestrians. Commercial vehicles have to stay 6 feet away. Drivers will also have to yield the right-of-way to cyclists if they are turning left or making a u-turn.

If motorists do not follow the ordinance, they could be fined $200.

The Editorial Board supports the change because of the danger pedestrians and cyclists face.

Hazards facing non-motorists Vehicles, which weigh thousands of pounds, can cause serious damage to people who are unprotected in a collision.

About 50 cyclists and 400 pedestrians die in Texas from accidents involving a motorist.

If everyone follows the traffic laws at all times, no accidents should happen. The reason we need additional protection for cyclists is because the consequences are much greater for them than drivers. The Vulnerable Road Users ordinance, if followed, will provide non-motorists with another layer of protection to help them avoid injury.

Increasing personal responsibility Denton Mayor Mark Burroughs said the hope is the ordinance will increase people’s awareness of people walking or biking around them.

The change will, we hope, give drivers an incentive to actively watch for people who do not have the protection of steel around them.

One concern may be that non-motorists could abuse the protection. However, the overall increase of safety for those who follow traffic rules outweighs any negative effect from people who may take advantage of the ordinance.

Working toward being green UNT and Denton are both working toward improving their sustainability efforts. Part of that is a push toward people using more bicycles and other green transportation methods.

By creating a protection for people using those means, Denton is progressing in its environmentally friendly efforts.

Not having to worry as much about impatient or unobservant drivers could motivate more people to pedal their way to campus.

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A s a l i felong New E ng la nd spor t s f a n w ho spent t he f irst 15 yea rs of his life in Massachusetts, I a m sur rounded by people wanting my favorite teams to fail at all levels.

It doesn’t matter if it’s a playoff game, regular season matchup or a spring training baseball contest — when my team loses, my phone gets more negative messages than a Rebecca Black Yout ube video on Friday morning.

My latest encounter with people pulling aga inst my teams came t his weekend, when my Red Sox got trounced by the Texas Rangers. Instead of making myself cry for more than an hour by getting into the details of the defeat, I’d like to discuss the fans I dealt with during the beat down of Beantown.

Surprisingly, the fans I met were respectful and carried themselves extremely well.

A jeer here or there, but after a three-game sweep against t he leag ue’s supposed top team, it was to be expected.

All things considered, these people weren’t nea rly a s harsh as my friends can be (see : 20 07, New E ng la nd Pat riots season). I wa lked

“There is a fine line between a friendly jab about the world of sports and a rude personal attack.” away thinking that while a couple jokes were made, they never took it too far.

W hat caug ht my at tent ion wa s t he response to a Facebook status I added after the game was finished.

I had pointed out that the Sox were clearly beaten, but the Rangers had still never won a championship — a factually based argument that involved no personal attacks or real hateful intentions. Nothing more than a joke, really.

After a few Rangers fans responded with a few appropr iate jokes of t heir ow n, things got ugly, fast.

All it took was one Astros supporter to label Rangers fans as “bandwagoners who were the dumbest fans in history” for a mildly immature Facebook status to evolve into the host for 114 comments devoted to trash talk. I planned on calling Walmart and telling them to restock on Haterade and Powerrude after the incident.

‘You’re a fat, drunk looking redneck.”

“Why are we arguing sports with McLovin?”

“You stupid, fat tu rd of monkey poop.”

Wait, how did we go from a conversation about sports to a creature’s crap?

The number of my notifications went up, the reputations of t he status commenters went down and the records of both teams remained the same.

On one day, I saw t wo d iver se approaches w it h completely different results.

The only thing more impressive than the Rangers’ efforts was the class of the fans near me, and the one thing more offensive than my Red Sox’s performance was the group of subscribers to my status.

There is a fine line between a friendly jab about the world of sports and a rude personal attack. If you’re acting like you don’t k now it, you’re

making an excuse to cross that line constantly. Maybe you’re interested in beating another fan to near death, like the two Dodgers fans who severely beat a Giants fan in a park ing lot after a game last week.

I only ask that we sports fans treat each ot her w it h respect. Joking is one thing, but belittling a fellow human being is another.

Sportsmanship continues after the glory days of high school sports, and after all, it’s just a game.

Sean Gorman is a journalism junior and the Sports editor at the Daily. He can be reached at sgorman@ntdaily. com.

Letter to the Editor: Fire poi article misses point Dear Editor, W hen I was approached by a reporter concerning an article about fire poi, I was 100 percent for it. I didn’t think that I could be as disappointed as I am with the way that fire poi was depicted.

The information presented in this article was strictly wordof-mouth, and I feel as though it is disrespectful to investigative journalism. There is so much more to poi than playing with fire.

I publically invite anyone involved with this article to come out and see a performance, which (beside the photographer) did not happen.

See the emotion of poi and hear the sounds.

See the intensity. Listen to the music. Watch the flow.

I want to clear up some misconceptions.

Poi is an art not reserved for fire. It has roots in martial arts and is a traditional perfor-

mance art of the Maori people of tribal New Zealand. The word ‘poi’ comes from the Maori word for “ball.”

Tennis balls are just for practice (spinners use these as a way to substitute and train

made it sound as if we were delving into something that we had no clue about, and did not highlight the arduous journey that we have undertaken to make this a part of our lives.

Poi has become so natural to

“I don’t want people to see the article and assume that we are being reckless with this art.” for fire), and the poi used for fire spinning is made out of a Kevlar-blend wick, which is woven into a monkeyfist or cathedral knot. Fire is a long-term goal, not a shortterm one.

Ever y second and ever y move of a poi routine has been met ic u lou sly practiced for months before even attempting it with fire. I feel as if the article that was written

us that the chains and wick are extensions of our arms.

We guide the poi and do not fear the fire, but we respect it more than anything. Burns are par for the course, but it is part of the journey and becomes almost spiritual.

It is exercise, it is meditation, it is an obsession. We push our bodies to their limits for the love of the art.

I don’t want people to see the

article and assume that we are being reckless with this art, or think that they can light some tennis balls on fire and go to town. We put others’ safety well above our own.

I feel very misrepresented.

Please, never undertake fire poi if you are not aware of all the risks and safety measures involved. One person getting burned can make a bad name for all of us. As far as legality goes, I will be sure to consult the appropriate institutions in obtaining a permit for fire.

I also want to make it clear that Chase and I had both been spinning poi for more than a year before we undertook fire poi. We aren’t playing with fire.

Fire doesn’t play, and neither do we.

Eric Arnold is a political science freshman. He can be reached at djiamprometheus@ gmail.com.

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