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Former president to speak at UNT Bush to come to campus this November BY ISAAC WRIGHT

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UNT will reach a historical milestone on Nov. 17, when former President George W. Bush becomes the first president to speak at the university. Last year, Bush was set to speak but could not. This year, however, his staff contacted the university, curious if the invitation was still open. The reaction of the committee and UNT students was yes. As a result, Bush will speak

“This will be the first large name from the other side. We’ve been missing that population for a good amount of time.”

- Hope Garcia Vice president for student affairs

in the Coliseum for a cost of $100,000, said Hope Garcia, vice president for student affairs. “A lot of times, universities in general are more interested in the left side, or the Democratic, side of things,” Garcia said. “This will be the first large name from the other side. We’ve been missing that population for a good amount of time.” The event will be part of the Distinguished Lecture Series, a program that runs every semester at UNT. Each year, a committee consisting of

student representatives, faculty and administrators chooses speakers after seeking input from the UNT community. His appearance is being paid for through student services fees, so admission will be free for students, Garcia said. Ticket prices have yet to be determined, but UNT faculty, staff and alumni will receive a discount. The topic of Bush’s speech is not yet known, however, and may tie in with the release of his memoirs, “Decision Points,” slated for release on Nov. 9, which will be for sale at the event. “He actually doesn’t want a title for his speech,” Garcia said. “He wants it to be ‘Remarks by George Bush,’ so I guess he’s going to surprise us.” The former president plans to meet with a small group of students after the presentation as well. Faculty members will be asked by the university to talk to the students about the opportunity and get them to sign up for a chance to speak with Bush on a personal level. “I’m definitely going to be there,” said Mike Montgomery, an English junior. “Not only is he the first president to speak here, but he’s a high profile, controversial president.” Kevin Sanders, the president of the Student Government Association, and a chairman of the Distinguished Lecture Series, said that Bush coming to speak is an important step in bringing attention to UNT and the opportunities at the university. “Anytime you can have a person of that magnitude come out, you’re going to get a lot of media coverage, which will show the good side of North Texas,” Sanders said. “It shows exactly what we have to offer and that we’re not just a minor university. We’re a big-time school and we’re capable of bringing in bigtime names.”

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A ReRev current converter box is mounted next to a UNT student who works out on a elliptical machine fitted with the ReRev inverter. An elliptical machine in regular use at a gym using ReRev technology will generate one kilowatt-hour of electricity every two days.

Center integrates foot power BY ISAAC WRIGHT Staff Writer

The signs are subtle, but many UNT students have already contributed to the country’s largest human power plant by exercising in the Pohl Recreation Center. There is rarely a moment of calm within the center. In some respects, it is like a massive machine with hundreds of moving parts operating at any given time. Using technology from the Florida-based company ReRev, the gym now has the power to capture the energy students use to exercise by working out on 36 elliptical cross-training machines to produce 100 percent clean, renewable electricity. The equipment is modified to take kinetic energy and convert it to electricity. “It’s putting our human energy to use and creating tangible, physical energy,” said Shea Phillips, a painting and

drawing and art education senior. “It makes me want to work out here rather than a gym that doesn’t have this.” Last week, all 36 elliptical machines retrofitted w ith ReRev’s hardware became operational, and a steady stream of electricity has been flowing into the center’s power grid. To do so, ReRev modified the existing cross-training machines with hardware connected to a central computer. ReRev has published material about how its machines function. The direct current, or energy exerted on the pedals, is transferred out of the machine and into the ReRev “inverter,” a device that converts the energy into an alternate current so that it can be used in the center’s power grid. The amount of power generated by one machine is dependent on the level of resistance a person chooses for his or her

workout, said Laura Klein, senior associate director of recreational sports. On average, however, a typical 30-minute workout can produce 50-watt hours of electricity, an amount that can power a compact fluorescent light bulb for two-and-a-half hours or a laptop computer for one hour. “The higher the resistance, the more energy is pulled,” Klein said. “When you consider that, in the evening, all 36 machines are going at one time. I saw it as high as 400 watts being produced at one time.” Twenty-one other schools nationwide have installed the modified exercise equipment, including Texas State University and the University of Florida, though none have done so on the same scale as UNT, according to ReRev’s website. The Division of Student Development funded the project, and, since the ReRev hardware is added to the existing exercise

equipment, the total cost stands at $19,450. With the equipment operating at full capacity, a monitor will be put on display inside the center in the months to come. The display will give a clear picture of how much energy students are contributing through their workouts. Though the total amount of electricity is small, Klein said, the project’s impact is one that will be seen over a matter of years. Though the power generated by students using these machines is powering more than exercise equipment, the primary goal of the project was to educate, not power the entire center. “We wanted to give people a different perspective on how energy is produced,” said Nicole Cocco, the outreach coordinator for the department of sustainability. “It takes a lot of energy down the line to power a light bulb.”

Art store ‘right across the street’ draws students HMS remains family-owned since 1973

“HMS is a little small so you don’t think they’re going to have what you need, but they do.”

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—Holly Siggelow Sculpture junior

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Wa lk ing dow n Mulberr y Street, many people notice that the Art Building and HMS Art & Frame Shop sit right across the street from each other. Many students may wonder which came first, the building or the store. The Art Building that stands today was built in 1969, said Jim Hornsby, owner of HMS. His store opened in 1973. Hornsby’s British grandfather was in the Royal Navy, which gave his mother the idea to name the store after the British ships she grew up with. Her Majesty’s Service — HMS Art & Frame — became the name of the store. HMS originated at 107 Ave. A, which is now Jimmy Johns, but moved to its current location in 1976. Hornsby said after three years of renting that space, they bought 1212 W. Mulberry St., right across the street from the Art Building. “Buying paper and other stuff is a lways convenient

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Anna Burgess, a photography graduate student, organizes brushes at HMS Art & Frame Shop at 1212 W. Mulberry St., which has been a family-owned store since 1973. when it’s right across t he street,” said Jana Vinson, a photography senior. R icha rd Benav idez, a draw ing and painting and sculpture senior, has worked at HMS for six months. Benavidez

said UNT students make up about 90 to 95 percent of its clientele. “During class a lot of people will run there across the street or on their breaks to get a certain pencil or tool they

need or a certa in k ind of paper,” said Paige Walton, an art history and drawing and painting junior. Jim Hornsby is the son of Harvey and Betty Hornsby, the founders of the family-

owned store, and grew up in Denton. “My mom and dad, they were old people when they st a r te d t h i s plac e,” Ji m Hornsby said. “I was a little bitty kid, I’ve been here all my life. We’ve been on the block longer than anybody else.” Holly Siggelow, a sculpture junior, said HMS has an interesting vibe. “It ’s not a s welcom i ng a s Vo e r t m a n’s b e c a u s e Voertman’s is big,” she said. “HMS is a little small so you don’t think they’re going to have what you need, but they do. It’s kind of a false perception.” A rt A lley, Hobby Lobby, Michael’s a nd Voer t ma n’s are just a few of HMS’s local competitors. “A lot of the art supplies there are really expensive,” Walton said. “I go there more because it’s across the street.

There are other places I could go to get better deals, definitely.” At Art Alley, a comparable art store on Nort h Locust Street, students do not make up a large percentage of the clientele, said Randy Axtell, owner of Art Alley. It’s a d if ferent stor y at Hobby Lobby on Loop 288, said Rebecca Shonk, customer service manager. Students or members of school art departments from the surrounding area make up about 75 percent of the clientele. S t a c e y K e n n e y, s t o r e ma nager at M ichael’s i n Denton, said t hey have at least 50 students a day buying general art supplies. “They wiped me out when school started a couple weeks ago,” Kenney said.

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Smokers sound off on costs, dangers Alum details time BY JESSICA DETIBERIIS Intern

UNT students are sounding off on their feelings about smoking after a new report shows tobacco use is t he leading preventable cause of death, disease and disability in the U.S. A report from the Centers for Di se a s e C ont rol a nd Prevent ion est imates t hat about 46 million adults are smok ing ciga rettes, which translates to a ratio of one in five. Of those polled, nearly 30 percent of college students are smokers, according to a StateUniversity.com article. For many UNT students, smok ing has become more than just a health issue. It is a financial strain as well. “I smoke about a pack a day,” said A lana Flores, an undecided f reshma n. “It’s probably about $50 a week.” Many students picked up t hei r f i rst ciga ret te yea rs before t hey were of lega l age. F lores sa id she sta r ted smok ing when she was 12, a f ter watch i ng her of-age brother light up. “I was strictly anti-smoking …u nt i l I st a r te d,” P C A S freshman Andrew Hill said. Hill has been smoking cigarettes for t hree yea rs a nd usually goes to a hookah bar with friends once a week, he said. Smok i ng ca n sta r t as a socia l i nterac t ion a mong students and slowly transform into addiction. Many students say they use tobacco as an outlet for stress and eventually get flagged down by their dependence on nicotine. Once the use of tobacco has begun, it gets difficult to quit.

Flores said she has been able to stop smoking four t i me s si nc e she be ga n but s oon enough finds herself again with a cigarette in hand to c a l m her s el f down when she gets stressed. A lt houg h she k nows t he ingred ient s used to produce cigarettes include carbon monoxide, a mmonia a nd a rsenic, she sa id she tries to forget about their negative effects. “It’s just something you put in the back of your head,” Flores said. Ma ny st udents h a v e t u r ne d t o hookah as an altern a t i v e t o c i g arettes. Radio, film and television freshman Brad Myers recently “quit cold turkey,” and has ta ken to joining his friends at t he hooka h PHOTO BY GREG MCCLENDON/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER bars. Although hookah Andres Perez, a business anthropology graduate student, has been smoking for 14 years and tobacco does not smokes about four to seven cigarettes a day. Perez quit for three months about a year and a conta i n ma ny of half ago after he got the flu. the chemicals found traditionally in cigarettes, social resources coordinator at the any non-smokers are residing settings usually include long Student Health and Wellness in areas so populated w ith hours of being around hookah Center, puts their minds at secondhand smoke for periods smoke and can eventually have ease. of time long enough to create similar effects on the body. “Non-smokers of ten a re deleterious effects on their Mea nwh i le, some non- a n noyed by t he per va sive health.” smoking students are beginning smel l of smok e on t hei r Qu it t i ng is not a n ea s y to worry about how their class- clothing or in the air around task. mates’ habits affect them. Some st udent s say t hat common smoking locations,” David Arnold, the health A rnold sa id. “It is unlikely quitting techniques, such as nicotine gum, become more expensive than the cigarettes themselves. T he St udent Cou nsel i ng C e n t e r ’s QUITSM A RT smoking cessation program can assist students in need of extra help.

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as UN aid worker BY SARA CORWIN & JOSH PHERIGO News Intern & Assigning Editor

U.N. representative and UNT alumnus Nicholas Rost shared his experiences as a humanitarian relief worker in Africa on Tuesday afternoon, speaking before a packed classroom of students and faculty. In his hour-long presentation, Rost, who’s on a two-week vacation from his home base in Nairobi, Kenya, informed the audience about the ways in which U.N. workers are bringing relief to refugees of the embattled regions of central and eastern Africa. After graduating in 2005 with a master’s in political science, Rost said, he began his career as an intern for the United Nations Refugee Agency then took up a volunteer position, working in the Central African Republic for a year. He now works for the Humanitarian Response Fund as a donor relations officer, a position he said deals mainly with directing donations to the humanitarian efforts in Somalia. Rost said he wanted to give real-world context to some of the issues presented in UNT classrooms every day. “A lot of students here study conflict research and peace studies,” Rost said. “I think often times when you read the academic texts it’s very abstract. When I was studying here, it was sometimes difficult for me to bring all this abstract and try to stand on a concrete level of what that actually means.” In providing that context, Rost deta i led how relief workers operate within the violent region. T h e C e nt r a l A f r ic a n Republic and Somalia cover an area the size of Texas with a

population of about 12 million people. When the violence started in 2005, Rost said, many of the people in the areas affected by the conflict were so afraid of cars on the road they would often flee into the bush when they heard approaching vehicles. “When we would drive to these areas, we would sometimes find a bicycle or an empty cart on the road with stacks of food on it,” Rost said. “The people would hear the cars approaching and then just run into the forest.” For many faculty members, Rost’s presentation was an example of the way in which outside lecturers can bring tangible experience to topics discussed in the classroom. Michael Grieg of the political science faculty said guest speakers like Rost can help students understand what opportunities await them after graduation. “It is important because it helps students see the types of things that they can do after graduation, and the kinds of possibilities that are available to them as political science graduates,” Grieg said. Haley Rymel, a public relations sophomore and peace studies minor, agreed on the significance of having guest speakers talk to students. She said she hopes to someday work for a humanitarian aid organization and that she enjoyed hearing Rost’s experiences. “You’re not going to take as much away from a textbook as a speaker who’s actually been in the field helping people and experiencing the things we’re just learning about,” Rymel said. Rost encouraged students interested in the field to pursue internship and volunteer opportunities.

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Acai berry proves to be ordinary Local businesses sponsor student

A SHLEY-CRYSTAL FIRSTLEY Intern

The acai berry trend has caught the attention of weight-loss inspired individuals, including many UNT students. This dark purple superantioxidant fruit, (pronounced ah-sigh-ee) resembles a grape and is marketed as a weight loss option. The contents of the berry, however, prove to be no different than other berries and fruits. “I personally am not familiar with any research studies that have shown that it’s helpful for weight loss at all,” said dietitian Stasha Kucel of New Day Nutrition Services in Lewisville. “I found that they view acai berry just to be just as potent and just as beneficial as blueberries and raspberries,” she said. “I think most dietitians just view it as a very excellent source of antioxidants and polyphenols and not like a miracle berry.” The acai berry grows only in the Amazon rain forest. According to the American Dietetic Association’s website, which is only available to members, Kucel said, the ADA lists the components of the berry as having 2.4 percent protein, 5.9 percent lipids, vitamins A, C, E, calcium, phosphorus and iron. “I don’t even think it would have any special benefits when it comes to colon cleansing, personally,” Kucel said. “Because your liver is what cleanses the body, so people’s liver is usually perfectly efficient in keeping their body from becoming toxic. So I don’t believe that the acai berry’s going to operate any miraculous benefit.” Science has yet to prove acai capable of curing any type of illness or disease, according to the ADA website. Despite acai being claimed as the healthiest fruit on the planet, Kucel said students are not going to get any healthier than if they were to eat other berries. “I know a lot of companies that were putting some other stimulants that they weren’t disclosing,” said David Logan, a supplement buyer for Cupboard Natural Foods store in Denton. “So people would take it, they wouldn’t be hungry... but the

Student raises $2,300 for Race for the Cure

“We’re really proud of Tanika and the work she’s been doing...”

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The South American acai berry is available in the U.S. in its raw form and as a juice, pill and powder. The dietary supplement is claimed to boost metabolism, help with weight loss and provide disease fighting antioxidants, though these claims have not been scientifically proven. actually berry doesn’t do that. It’s just the other stuff they’re spiking it with.” Companies have claimed the acai berry helps boost energy levels, improves vision, naturally fights cancer, suppresses food cravings and enhances sexual performance and heart function. The acai berry became popular in North America after being promoted by Dr. Perricone as the super food for age-defying beauty on the Oprah Winfrey show in 2005, Kucel said. Yet in the end, all you need

to do to become a healthy individual is continue eating a variety of fruits and not rely on the acai berry itself to perform claims that have not been proven, she said. “Everything that I hear from other dietitians is that we don’t really regard it as anything special,” Kucel said. “We just regard it as a good source of antioxidants just like berries that are available to us. So I think… you don’t have to have the acai berry. I think you’d be just as healthy if you just bought blueberries and strawberries and raspberries and what’s

available to us in the U.S.” Many students have questioned the validity of the acai berry’s effect on weight loss. Geography senior Nathan Pappenhagen said he grew up with his parents buying healthy foods and thinks without diet and exercise, there’s no way you can lose weight. “I don’t think that’s a smart idea,” Pappenhagen said. “I don’t think any type of supplement is going to help if you’re not doing those two things. The results are dependent on how much you diet and how much you exercise.”

Pilot Point remakes history, calls for actors CHRISTINA MLYNSKI Senior Staff Writer

For those who enjoy selling handmade goods and like to perform, the city of Pilot Point is hosting the first annual Bonnie & Clyde Days festival. Pilot Point, located 20 minutes south of Denton, will hold auditions for the re-enactment of the movie “Bonnie and Clyde” at 6:30 p.m. today at the Pilot Point Opera House. The festival will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 9 in the city’s downtown square and is free and open to the public. “We feel that Pilot Point is a jewel that’s been passed by for many years and we’re hoping to draw people out so they can experience all that the city has to offer,” said Elisa Rumbo, coordinator of the re-enactment. Bonnie and Clyde were known outlaws of Texas in the 1930s who robbed businesses like the Smith Oil Company in Dallas, according to History Buff website. When director Warren Beatty decided to film the blockbuster hit “Bonnie & Clyde” in 1966, he chose Pilot Point so he could make the tie back to where it all began, said Bruce Thomas, main street director of Pilot Point. “We decided that we didn’t want to glorify Bonnie and Clyde the criminals, but really re-enact when Hollywood came to town since it was something that brought the community closer,” Thomas said. The casting call requires no previous acting experience. Eight main characters and 15

said since it had opened in June this year, he had been “besieged” by people asking for donations and was hesitant to make a donation to Simmons. BY CONNER HOWELL “Initially, I turned her down, Intern but you know what she was Among the 36,000 students pleasant, she was polite, she w ho go to U N T, Ta n i k a was conf ident…and I said Simmons easily blends into ‘W hat the heck, how can I the mass of people who walk not sponsor this lady,’” Foster across campus on an average said. Foster said he encounters weekday. But t here’s s omet h i ng solicitations for a variety of unique that sets her apart, reasons on a daily basis, but something on the ring finger of Simmons really stood out in her left hand. She wears a pink his mind. “She made a point to come promise ring as a reminder of the promise she made to walk out here, meet me at t he in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day restaurant, she looked around, she goes ‘oh this looks pretty Race for the Cure. Simmons, a socia l work neat’… and that kind of reingraduate student, said she forced my feeling for [her] made her promise when a sincerity,” Foster said. Mary Frances Hoover, execfriend at church asked her to join a group participating in utive director of the Susan G. Komen North Texas affilthe race. “It was an immediate ‘Yes, I iate, sa id she’s impressed with Simmons’ want to do that, dedicat ion in I want to chalbalancing her lenge mysel f l i fe b e t w e en and help t he t ra i n i ng others at the a nd ra ising sa me t i me,’” the necesS i m m o n s sary money to said. participate. The race, “We’re really scheduled proud of Tanika to take place —Mary Frances Hoover a nd t he work Nov. 5 -7 i n Susan G. Komen she’s been doing t he Da l lasNorth Texas affiliate and it takes an F o r t Wo r t h amazing person area, requires participants to walk a total to balance all of those things,” of 60 miles over the course Hoover said. Simmons is still working of three days, about 20 miles to gather up all the donations per day. Simmons, along with those she needs and those that have like her, trains on a weekly been pledged on her behalf so basis to prepare for the hike far, but counts on walking in November. they have in November. “I plan to have $2,300 by “Monday’s eight miles, 15 minutes of moderate walking Nov. 5,” Simmons said. When the race is finished, 75 Tuesday, t h ree m i les on Wednesday, kind of a break on percent of the net proceeds will Thursday and then five miles fund local Texas nonprofits and organizations that offer on Friday,” Simmons said. But the physical training direct services to breast cancer ma kes up just a pa r t of patients. “Last year, we were able Si m mons’ responsibi l it ies for joining the Komen event. to fund eight organizations Simmons has to pay for her a total of $800,000,” Hoover place too, which is wort h said. Simmons is just one student $2,300. “I’m a col lege st udent, out of thousands at UNT, but so $2,300 is like a semester she’s part of a group of people of classes to me, but I was that Hoover realizes she and sure if I could get anything I her affiliate don’t want to miss could come up with the entire out on. “One of the things we have in amount,” Simmons said. So Simmons reached out the works that we’ll be able to to local businesses to find do next October is have a race sponsors, going first to Ramen for the cure out in Denton,” Hoover said. “We love our Republic. Charlie Foster, founder and college and we would love to part owner of the restaurant, get them more involved.”

to 20 extras will be needed to complete the cast for the bank re-enactment scene, Rumbo said. A meeting and two rehearsals will be mandatory for those selected and everyone must provide their own costumes, according to the casting call handout. North Texas Television will film the re-enactment so it can produce a 12-minute documentary, said Trey Friedrichs, a radio, television and film senior and content and marketing director of NTTV. “They’re going to be able to step right back into the ‘30s and ‘60s,” Friedrichs said. “It’s hard to move forward a lot of times until you know where you’ve come from.” The Bonnie & Clyde Days festival was created when Thomas saw a commercial for the economic recession. “When you talk about the Great Depression, there were massive amounts of people who were worse off than we are now, but they pulled together and made due with what they had,” he said. A parade of antique cars and tractors will kick off the festival at 9 a.m. with the rest of the day devoted to activities like cotton picking and look-a-like contests. Free booths will also be available for those who want to sell their handmade crafts or food, Rumbo said. While Bonnie and Clyde were known for being famous fugitives,

Thomas wants Pilot Point to be notorious for “the charming gem” it is. “It’s a chance for people to have a lot of fun, relive history

and be a part of something that will be a tradition for years to come,” Friedrichs said. For more information, contact Elisa Rumbo at 214-606-7428.

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Baby Talk: UNT has one long season ahead Opinion BY BEN BABY

Senior Staff Writer A fter watching t he f irst t wo ga mes of t he season, m y hop e s f or t he U N T footba ll team have slowly plummeted, with a landing nowhere in sight. Last Saturday night, 23,743 fa ns w it nessed t he Mea n Green squa nder a not her late-game lead, something that was perfected to an art form last season. I wouldn’t compare it to t he work of Fra ncisco de Goya - it looks more like a k indergarten student who had fun with glue and macaroni. I am sure it was not how UNT head coach Todd Dodge had ex pected to sta r t t he season, especia l ly w it h it hing ing on his return for next season. W hat cost the Mean Green its second loss were simple mistakes. Tu r n o v e r s , d r o p p e d passes and missed tackles all contributed to Rice’s late comeback victory. A por t ion of t he bla me fa l ls on of fensive coordinator Mi ke Ca na les, w it h quest ionable play ca l l i ng at times during the game. One specific instance is a late third-and-two, in which the Mean Green went into its Wildcat formation. For having to put up with at r oc iou s spe c i a l te a m s play and turnovers deep in its own offensive end, the

Ben Baby defensive did a good job of hold i ng t he R ice of fense at bay. That was until Rice switched its starting quarterback and running back, both of whom had their way in the second half. This was all prior to losing redshirt senior Nathan Tune, who took one hit too many. Tune left Fouts Field on a stretcher, suffering a dislocated hip. W hile Tune may be out for a significant amount of time, his departure means that true sophomore Derek Thompson will be asked to step up and lead the Mean Green through a significant season. T hompson w i l l i n her it a team that is expected to win at least six games this season, which would make U N T el ig ible for a bow l game. Ta l k i ng to t he sophomore quarterback following Tu e s d a y ’s practice, T hompson ca r r ied about himself a sense of swagger, a sense of confidence that any

player, coach or fan would like to see at the quarterback position. Regardless, this team has stunk in its first two games, with the stench getting worse as t he season has moved on. In a must-win game, the Mean Green managed to lose a game it needed in its quest to w in at least ha lf of its games. For UNT to accomplish its goal, it would need to win six of its next 10 games, three of which will come against big opponents like Middle Tennessee, Arkansas State and Kansas State. Other than the obligatory win over Western Kentucky, the Mean Green w ill have to claw its way through its opponent s to not have a losing season. Sophomore safety DaWaylon Cook w i l l a lso be out for the remainder of the season after suffering an ACL injury on Saturday against Rice. This will further deplete a secondary that was weak coming into the season, a secondary that lost a junior defensive back indefinitely the previous week against Clemson. It goes w it hout say i ng t hat t his Saturday’s game against Army in West Point, N.Y. will serve as a huge test for the Mean Green; a game it desperately needs to win to maintain its fantasy of ma k ing t he postseason; a fantasy that many would like to see become a reality.

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Junior Kelsey Kipp aims for the 18th green at the Worldlink North Texas Fall Classic. The women’s golf team set new UNT school records on its way to winning the tournament.

Mean Green wins big at Worldlink Fall Classic BY BOBBY LEWIS Staff Writer

The UNT women’s golf team got out to a great start in the Worldlink North Texas Fall Classic on Monday, breaking two school records en route to being alone in second place after two rounds. Things would only get better from there. The team turned a one-shot deficit into a 13-shot victory over the rest of the 12-team field, shooting a 4-under par 284 in the final round. It also broke the school’s 54-hole record, posting a score of 872. With this victory in the first tournament of the season, the team has already matched the number of victories it had all of last season. “I really couldn’t be prouder of the girls,” head coach Jeff Mitchell said. “They’ve worked really hard over the last couple of weeks. It’s just a great way to start the season.” The Mean Green shot a school record of 291 in the second round and a 36-hole school record of 588.

The team also had all five golfers inside the top 25 after the first day, all of whom finished the tournament in the top 20. After day one of the tournament, Mitchell stressed that he did not want the team to have any expectations - instead the team should just play golf and everything would work itself out. That message certainly came through in the team’s play as it pulled away from the rest of the competition in convincing fashion. “They just went out and they were enjoying what they were doing,” Mitchell said. “They stayed really calm all day and just kind of focused on what they wanted to accomplish and it really worked out well.” Junior Kelsey Kipp led the way for the Mean Green, finishing second overall in the tournament. “I’m just really proud of my team,” Kipp said. “We have two new freshmen and for them to just come in and step up and do what they did - it’s awesome.” Those two freshmen were Chaslyn Chrismer and Taylor

Kilponen, who finished the tournament ninth and tied for 20th, respectively. Senior Chandra Alexander and junior Addison Long tied for sixth in the Worldlink. Long, who had been feeling sick over the past few days, shot a 68 in the final round, the lowest round for anyone in the tournament. Before the tournament, Mitchell and a few of the golfers pointed out putting as the biggest area the team needed to improve upon. The putting in the Worldlink seemed to be a step in the right direction. “At some points in the tournament, it was really good,” Mitchell said. “I don’t know that we’re putting a lot better or chipping a lot better, but I think the team has seen just how much of an impact that makes on the scores.” The tournament victory has Kipp seeing big things in the team’s future. “I think it’s huge, but I also think it’s just the beginning,” Kipp said. “We can always do better and I expect us to win as many as we can down the road. I think we’re capable.”

Sports with Sean: Season’s stingiest stretch starts soon Opinion BY SEAN GORMAN

Senior Staff Writer With a 5-2-1 record and dominant wins over a handful of opponents, the UNT women’s soccer team has raised a lot of eyebrows and drawn much positive attention since the season’s start. A freshman scoring two hat tricks in her first three games, a senior goalkeeper who can shut anyone down and a head coach who has more wins than my amount of fantasy football leagues has led many to feel hopeful about the Mean Green’s chances this year. That being said, the year has only just begun. So far so good, but the team’s real test will come when UNT hosts SMU on Friday and ends its season with 11 straight conference games, all of which have added importance. The Mustangs defeated the Mean Green in Dallas last season and will prove to be a tough test on Friday. Defeating this team would not only avenge the loss but could be the team’s first signature win. UNT played well against top-

Sean Gorman notch competition Texas Tech and New Mexico, but failed to win either of those games. If this team thinks it’s good enough to edge out Arkansas State and Denver for the Sun Belt, it will need to show it can beat a quality opponent like SMU. A win over the Mustangs would come at the perfect time, as UNT is two weeks away from the most crucial part of the season-conference play and could use the momentum of a big win when Sun Belt play begins. Not only are these games more important, but also the quality of competition goes up. There’s a reason teams like Prairie View A&M and Lamar University aren’t in the Sun Belt

and while Texas Tech was the best team on UNT’s schedule, the team will be consistently challenged every weekend from now on. Conference powerhouse Denver has won five in a row, Arkansas State has four shutouts this year and always-aggressive Louisiana Lafayette is averaging more than 13 fouls a game. When UNT hosts the Ragin’ Cajuns on Oct. 3, I may lock the door in the press box just to play it safe. It may sound overly simplified, but all UNT has to do against these teams is continue playing at the same level that it has in its first eight games. After all, UNT leads the Sun Belt in shots, corners, goals, goals allowed, goals against average and points. If UNT can keep these numbers up, anything is possible, but the early season success we’ve seen means nothing if the Mean Green can’t keep it up when it matters. Not unlike the movies, a team’s success isn’t defined by a strong beginning, but by a compelling finish. The jury is still out on whether the 2010 soccer season will inspire like “Inception” or tumble like the film “Takers.”

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Nod: AOL Spinner names UNT second best in musical alumni UNT’s musical legacy precedes itself — such famous talents as Don Henley, Roy Orbison, Norah Jones, Meat Loaf, Lou Marini of the Blues Brothers and Sister Hazel drummer Mark Trojanowski are UNT alumni. This is only more proof of the excellence of the Mean Green music tradition. AOL’s Spinner website, a music-based blog that compiles lists, reviews and music-related news, recently ranked UNT the second-best “College of Rock.” And even further demonstrating the strength of our program is the fact that the iconic Eagles songwriter, singer and guitarist actually flunked out of the UNT music program. UNT’s placement on such a relevant mainstream musical blog is astounding, and gives the university positive publicity. Spinner placed UNT ahead of legendary music colleges such as the University of London, Berkeley, Harvard and Cornell. These colleges are responsible for famous rock musicians such as Mick Jagger, Rivers Cuomo of Weezer, Coldplay and many others. The Editorial Board is ecstatic to see UNT ranked as the second-best “College of Rock” on the basis of the alumni on such a well-known publication. Shake: Unhappy football fans ruining the fun Despite the best efforts in the past from alumni and faculty, UNT is not a school known for its school spirit. Saturday’s game against Rice was something to be proud of. For the first time in years, our growing school spirit shined at Fouts Field. The football game was loud, rowdy and intense. The stadium was filled nicely with about 23,000 fans who yelled and cheered their team on the entire game. Yet some people felt our student section went a bit over the top. The Editorial Board believes the idea that the Mean Green student section was too rowdy is nonsense. For once, fans and students showed off Mean Green spirit proudly before the game in the parking lots with a tailgate that rivaled many professional football teams and many Top- 25 ranked schools. The school atmosphere was electric, filled with spirit and pride throughout Saturday. Despite the unfortunate loss and season-ending injury to the starting quarterback, Saturday’s slugfest felt like a pure grudge match, going down to the wire. Saturday’s game was a fantastic show of spirit, and is something to be proud of for all.

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I feel that any Division I footba l l ga me you at tend will have an uncontrollable a mount of fans and hecklers. Especially considering the fact that there was a tent in the tailgating area for the sole purpose of providing free beer to those of age, expecting a mild-mannered and civilized crowd was quite a request. If this were Olive Garden or Chuck E. Cheese, then I would agree fully that our fans were out of line, but it’s not. This is NCAA Division I football, and this is Texas. This is the home of arguably the most popular gridiron football franchise in the world, with some of the most irrationa l and beautifully raucous fans on the planet. No matter the purpose of the request, they will not tone it dow n for a nyone. If you take out the people who curse, yell, and cause unrest a mong ot hers, you

“If this were Olive Garden or Chuck E. Cheese, then I would agree fully that our fans were out of line, but it’s not.”

—Leith McMillan

take out a sizable portion of our fans. A friend I was with, bless his heart, did his share of hoot ing a nd hol ler ing. He screamed phrases that I myself would not have recited so colorfully. Though I was a bit embarrassed, and had to say things like “Cool it man, there’s parents here,” I knew that it was all in vain. People at football games are going to get loud, they’re going to get a nnoy ing, a nd t hat is what drives the team to play harder. I personally believe that w it hout out spoken a nd profane fans, the game would

not have been nearly as close as it was. The event itself calls for a certain degree of intensit y among t he spectators simply because it is so heav i ly contact-based, nearly resembling g uerilla wa r fa re. It is fa st-paced, angr y, loud, and the team pays for it if energ y drops. Si nce we ca n not get t he satisfaction that we desire on t he f ield, we have to try to make up for it in the stands. Though very impolite, this does include belittling the visiting team in a juveni le ma nner because, well, we don’t like them very

much. When we are behind in the score, the emotions c om i ng out of e ver yone involved are not usually very pleasant or calm. As for being labeled a “typical rude North Texas fan,” consider that every single college, university, and even high school has these fans —UNT is not unique. I’d even label us as pretty tame compared to Rice’s previous opp onent , U T— I s hou ld know, I grew up 15 minutes aw ay f r om t he c a mpu s. A ll t hat being said, t he author of the column whose poi nt I a m d i sput i ng i s completely entit led to her opinion, and I fully support her right to voice it. I simply disagree, and wish to voice m ine. To conclude, I w i l l quote her sendoff, if I may: “Be proud and go Mean Green!” Leith McMillan is a preradio, television and film sophomore. He can be reached at LeithMcMillan@my.unt.edu

Mainstream media is ineffective It was the second week of school and many students were still recovering from t he ha ngover t hat comes from a long summer vacation. Meanwhile, the world around us was entangled in a religion-saturated debate in the days preceding the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 tragedy. Nearly all of the American media from Fox News to NPR was swamped by stories of Ter r y Jones, a prev iously unknown pastor from Florida w it h a n 18 t h centur y-st yle mustache. He planned to burn copies of the Quran because of the ground zero mosque controversy. The issue was so import a nt t hat even P resident Oba ma had to c om ment on it, decrying the pastor’s actions as a “stunt” that would

endanger the lives of troops in Afghanistan. The biggest problem w it h t he debacle was not that it exposed the nation’s supposed high level of religious intolerance, but that this was an issue to begin with. The solution to the issue cou ld have been for t he networks to ignore a f lakey nut case in Florida who used t hemes a nd quotes f rom “Braveheart” to preach antiIslamic hate. When the most important thing to a media corporation becomes business and not informing citizens, the situation becomes dire. Nine years and one week ago today, the biggest story in the news was of a nowforgotten Democrat ic congressman Gar y Condit. The stor y was a stretched

out and creepier version of t he Cl i nton-L ew i nsk y sex “scandal.” Even when there were sufficient clues of an em i nent ter ror i st at t ack, the networks ignored them, favoring salacious entertainment. Overnight, the big story changed from a suspenseful mystery to an action packed thriller; yet within two years, the country would be involved in two wars. So here we are today, with high doses of religion mixed with national and even local politics. After all, the issue of Park 51 is a matter of the zon i ng ord i na nces of t he city of New York and is its to decide. There is no separation of church and state. Jeff Cohen, a progressive media activist, once wrote: “Media are the nervous system of our body

politic, if the nervous system is m isf i r i ng , ou r democracy is jeopardized.” Well, it seems now that the media is suffering from a horrible case of schizophrenia, and I now wonder where t he democracy is.

Pablo Arauz Pena is a prestrategic communication sophomore. He can be reached at p.arauz.pena@gmail.com, or via twitter at Pablo4Ethiopia

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