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Annual conference ‘transfers’ out of state Transfer Center ranked first in Texas

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Welcoming more than 3,500 new transfer students each fall, UNT leads the state and ranks fourth in the country among universities that lure students away from other campuses.

In 2003 the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students was established at UNT to help school administrators better understand the factors that make certain universities more appealing for collegiate migrants.

This year, the institute will host its ninth annual conference in Jacksonville, Fla., the first in the organization’s history to be held outside of the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

With more than 120 schools represented at the conference, George Niebling, assistant director of the institute, said

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Matt De Los Reyes, a sociology senior and transfer ambassador, and Katy Moss, graduate assistant, work at the Transfer Center in the Union. Moss said they strive to provide a first year experience for transfer students by providing guidance and various activities for new transfer students. colleges across the nation are experiencing a transformation in the career of a traditional college student.

“Sixty percent of students that

State of the Union uses social media Obama encourages innovation to create jobs

in technology and clean energy as opportunities to create jobs and boost American infrastructure. He presented a high-speed rail plan that would crisscross the country in the next 20 years and proposed to have 1 million electric cars on the road by

BY DREW GAINES 2015.

Senior Staff Writer All of this would be undertaken as the federal governPresident Barack Obama called for job creation and tech- ment freezes spending during nological innovation, Tuesday the next five years, something night, in a State of the Union Obama called for during the Address that might be remem- speech.

“In short, t he president bered most by its use of interadvocated a broad v ision active social media.

Obama opened his address for economic growth,” said by recognizing congresswoman Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha of the Gabrielle Giffords’ empty chair, political science faculty.

This year’s address proved to as the representative now recovers from the shooting in be the most interactive in its’ Tucson, Arizona that nearly took 221 year history as the White House opened a Twitter feed, her life.

The calls for bipartisanship Facebook page and created that followed the shooting Youtube videos specifically for two weeks ago were heard the event.

An “enhanced” viewing of the throughout the President’s speech as he focused on the address complete with graphs and photos was available online, economy and U.S. jobs.

The majority of the President’s and White House advisors took address revolved around the questions from online followers economy, as Obama highlighted immediately after the speech.

“I think that he is definitely increasing global competition, the country’s dependency on targeting the users of social foreign oil and a lagging educa- media and that no longer is tion system as issues affecting defined by one particular demographic,” said Samra Bufkins of America’s jobless.

“The competition for jobs the strategic communications is rea l, but this shouldn’t faculty.

The speech comes as just the discourage us, it should challenge us,” Obama said, as the latest example of the adminischamber erupted in applause. tration’s unprecedented use “We need to out-innovate, out- of technology to reach more educate and out-build the rest Americans, Buf kins said. of the world.”

Obama proposed innovation See PRESIDENT on Page 2

graduate with a baccalaureate do so with credits from more than one university,” Niebling said. “The institute was established to better understand the

transfer student population, not only at UNT, and also to better understand the scope of transfer issues nationally.”

Niebling said the goal of

moving this year’s conference was to give schools on the east coast that haven’t been able to participate in the conference in the past the chance to take part in the networking and other opportunities it provides.

“Moving a conference allows colleges with limited travel funds the opportunity to participate and increases the visibility of NISTS across the country,” Niebling said.

The conference is a chance for colleges to exchange information about the best ways in which to work with transfers and helps extend the conversation about issues transfer students experience, he said.

The conference is entirely selffunded by the registration fees paid by representatives from the colleges that attend.

In addition to two keynote speeches and workshops focusing on transfer student issues, two research grants will also be awarded at the conference.

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Synthetic cannabis stirs reactions

BY SHANNON MOFFATT Senior Staff Writer

The buzz about the banning of K2 and other synthetic cannabinoids is growing and so are herbal imitations.

Students and community members have mixed emotions about whether the banning of these products is the appropriate protocol.

“I’m not into drugs,” said Sarah Green, a finance junior.

“I don’t really think [synthetic cannabis] should be banned, but I do think there should be an age limit.”

Head shops and gas stations, like EZ Check, sell botanical incense. Products like Kush Max and Space, whose label also reads, “Not to be consumed,” have age limits on the package.

Stores are able to sell sy nt het ic ca n nabi noids because they are lab-tested and proven to not contain any illegal ingredients.

However, the ingredients in these are not proven to be any less harmful.

“The stuff that’s on the market now doesn’t say that it has the JWH ingredients on the package,” said Ryan Grelle, a public information officer for the Denton police department. “It’s only a matter of time before they are all banned.”

Easy’s Tobacco cleared their shelves of all synthetic cannabinoids on Dec. 24, said Michael Johnson, a sales employee at Easy’s Tobacco.

“They can be extremely dangerous,” he said. “They’re poison.”

When K2 was being sold

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Hydro and Space 2 contain similar ingredients to 42 Degrees but are still available for purchase at many places in and around Denton. in the store, it represented 52 percent of Easy’s Tobacco’s total sales, Johnson said.

“They can be extremely dangerous.”

—Michael Johnson Sales employee Easy’s Tobacco

“When we first got [K2] we didn’t know much we would sell,” he said.

Many people believe if marijuana were legalized, these harmful alternatives wouldn’t be an issue.

“I tried [K2] but I didn’t even like it,” said Lacinda Watson, a communication studies senior.

“The only reason they buy it is because they’re on probation, so they default to the next best thing,” Johnson said. “But it’s really worse. What they really

want is the leafy green vegetable. They need an outlet.”

Because the K2 packages had ingredients posted on the label, people were able to easily make their own versions of the unintentional drug.

“People may have tried making their own stuff,” said Orlando Morales, a radio, television and film junior. “I think that made the situation even worse.”

The health issues facing the use of the incense as a drug worries students.

“In my opinion [synthetic cannabis] is scary,” said Morales.

“It’s probably more harmful than weed and is less tested.”

With more marijuana alternatives being banned, worse health problems could be at hand.

“People are going to start going to Hobby Lobby or whereever and start getting potpourri off the shelves and hurting themselves even more,” Johnson said.

Protests interrupt UNT students’ safe travels home

BY A LEXANDRA K ING Staff Writer

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A group of UNT students and faculty members travelling through southern Chile got a little extra time abroad and a lot more than they bargained for, last week, when violent protests delayed their trip back home by four days.

Now back in Denton, the 10 students, led by James Kennedy and Jeff Johnson — both of the

biology faculty — were on a 10-day study abroad trip sponsored by the Sub-Antarctic Bio-cu ltura l Conser vat ion Program to study wilderness preservation techniques.

Due to arrive back Jan. 15, the group found themselves stuck when flights were halted to a nd from t he sout hern island they were staying on after regional protests over gas hikes spurred roadblocks

and transportation strikes, crippling the area.

“T he a i r por t i n P u nt a A renas was barricaded by the locals, so no planes were able to f ly in or out of Puerto Williams,” said Allison Gilmer, a biology junior. “We did not expect anything like this to occur.”

More than 200 people were arrested during the course of the strike and two demonstra-

tors were killed when a truck burst through a barricade and ran them over, according to the Aassociated Ppress.

Several others were wounded in clashes with police.

“At no time were we in any danger. We were all in the Hostel,” said Kennedy. “The biggest hassle was missing the first two days of classes and not knowing when we would get off the island.”

W hile in Chile, students witnessed the inauguration of the Cape Horn field station, which is created through a partnership between Chilean and U.S. institutions coordinated by the University of Magallanes and the Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity in Chile.

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Institute aims to ‘serve’ students Continued from Page 1 “Ultimately, our goal is to help transfer students be more successful and complete their bachelors degrees,” Niebling said. “Both of the research grants are going to focus on better understanding who transfer students are and what they need to be more successful.”

Next year, Niebling said, the institute plans to host the conference in Dallas again and, in 2013, somewhere on the west coast.

Settling in at UNT UNT a lso prov ides outreach to transfer students on campus at the Transfer Center, located in University Union 320.

Katy Moss, graduate assistant for the Transfer Center, said on average, UNT receives more new transfer students than freshmen each year.

Moss said the center provides a variet y of ser v ices a nd programs to help students who have recent ly transferred connect with other students and learn about the opportunities at UNT.

“We aim our programs for the first semester, first year transfer students,” Moss said.

“We offer social programs, as well as informational and educational programs.”

Mos s s a id t he c enter provides fun events ever y semester to help get transfer students out and meeting new people. Students can also take time to sit and study in the Transfer Center and can also request lockers free of charge that they can use throughout the semester.

Moss said the center also provides programs with the Lea rning Center a nd t he Student Money Management Center on helpful and educational topics. She said the Transfer Center would like to see more transfer students taking advantage of it and is in the process of sending out a survey to transfer students to understand what transfer students would like to see from the center.

“We’re trying to get more input from transfer students interested in getting involved so we can better serve the needs of the transfer student population,” Moss said.

POLICE BLOTTER Wednesday An officer responded to a complainant who reported a fire in an ashtray just before 12:30 p.m. in the Environmental Education, Science and Technolog y Building at 1704 W. Mulberry St. The fire was extinguished and an incident report was completed.

Thursday An officer checked out suspicious activity just after 2:45 p.m. As the officer did, a male subject fled on foot.

The 26-year-old non-student was apprehended, arrested and transported to Denton County Jail.

An 18-year-old male nonstudent was involved in a minor motor vehicle crash at 10:35 p.m. in Lot 41, 900 W. Eagle Dr. He was arrested on suspicion of intoxication and taken to Denton County Jail.

Friday A n 18-yea r-old U N T student received a citation

for assault by contact around 10:45 p.m. at the University Union. An offense report was completed.

At 1:18 a.m., a male UNT student was arrested and transported to the Denton City Jail on suspicion of intoxication after an officer checked on a suspicious vehicle and found him inside. The incident occurred at Lot 52, 1000 Chestnut St. Saturday A 23-year-old non-student was arrested on a charge for public intoxication just before 1:40 a.m. after an officer made contact with him at 1100 W. Mulberry St. He was transported to Denton City Jail.

Sunday A UNT K9 unit was alerted to a Clark Hall room for suspicious activity at 2:15 p.m. An incident report was filed after the occupants of the room were contacted.

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From 1998 to 2009, t he nu mber of t hose st udents diagnosed with one mental d isorder went f rom 93 to

sion and anxiety are because students come to college with pre-existing conditions.

There was also an increase in the number of students on psychiatric medicines — 11 to 24 percent from 1998–2009, according to apa.org.

“Not only does it seem to be rising in pure numbers, but also the perceived severity of the problems seems to be getting worse.”

—Tim Lane Associate director of Counseling and Testing

96 perc ent, ac c ord i ng to t he study. The majorit y of st udent s were d ia g nose d with mood and anxiety disorders as well as adjustment disorders.

Though the average quality of depression a nd a n x iet y remained relatively constant throughout the last decade, the percentage of students suffering from moderate to severe depression has gone up f rom 34 to 41 percent, according to apa.org.

The article notes that the more severe cases of depres-

Effective solutions Though numbers of mental illness have risen, there are many venues of help available for students.

“Counseling and Testing Ser v ices is i nvolved a lot on campus,” Lane said. “It consults regularly, sits as a consultant on the CARE team at UNT, talks with parents, st udent s, f r iend s, fac u lt y and staff when a concern is brought up, etc.”

T h e s t u d y f ou nd t h a t within two weeks of begin-

n i ng cou nsel i ng, st udents who ack nowledged hav ing suicida l thoughts declined from 26 to 11 percent from 1998-2009.

“There are three different places on ca mpus [for students to seek professional help],” sa id Sa ra Jacob, a counseling senior. “There is the Counseling and Human Development Center i n Stovall Hall, the Counseling Center and the psycholog y department.

They a l l of fer eig ht f ree sessions for st udents. The Counseling Center also has cl ient s who pay. T hey do everything from play therapy to couples counseling to individual counseling.”

It’s important for students to ack nowledge t heir ow n mental problems, Jacob said, but peers can help.

St ude nt s s hou ld k now and look for warning signs of depression, he said.

“I f you see a f r iend changing their eating habits — stopping eating or begin o v e r e a t i n g ,” Ja c ob s a id .

“Another warning sign is if t hey w it hd raw f rom t hei r friends. These are some of the easier-to-spot signs.”

Clifton arrested for trying to bribe mayor Brief

BY M ATTHEW CARDENAS Staff Writer

Former Denton mayoral candidate, Bob Clifton, 70, was indicted, Dec. 20 on felony and misdemeanor charges of bribery and tampering with governmental records.

Clifton’s arrest and iIndictment stem from allegations by Denton mayor Mark Burroughs

that Clifton offered to drop from the spring 2010 mayoral election if Burroughs agreed to give him an unspecified amount of money.

The tampering indictment charges that Clifton lied under oath about his residency status.

Clifton did not live in Denton, a requirement for running for mayor in the city of Denton.

Clifton had a $2,000 bond, reports say.

Citing his status as a witness

in the case, Burroughs declined to comment.

Clifton denied the bribery allegations listed in the sheriff reports in a statement he released to the Denton Record Chronicle.

“The only contact I have had with Mark Burroughs concerned settlement negotiations on a longstanding lawsuit instigated by him during the 2008 mayoral election,” Clifton said in the Jan. 5 statement.

“That lawsuit was an attempt to silence me from exposing his conflicts of interest in local tax collections … Burroughs is now attempting to shift the burden of his persecution of me onto the taxpayers of Denton County.”

Burroughs beat Clifton, handily in the May election, garnering more than 70 percent of the vote.

Clifton was released on $6,000 bail.

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“The statistics show that social media is now becoming the primary source of informat ion for ma ny people,” Buf kins said. “I don’t think

a lot of people really want to sit around in front of the TV listening to him talk so they will get the highlights t h r ou g h d i f fer ent s o c i a l media.”

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Hou s e st a f fer s a n s were d quest ions i n a d iscussion p a ne l br o a d c a s t on l i ne .

Staffers also answered questions v ia t he W hite House Ttwitter account.

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new precedent for the way in which future presidents will communicate with Americans, Buf kins said.

“I don’t think any future president can do a State of the Union Address w ithout doing this,” she said. ““This is the electronic version of standing around the coffee pot talking about the State of the Union” U. S . C ong r e s s m a n a nd Denton native Michael Burgess (R- Texas), even got into the act, tweeting before and after the president’s speech.

“Mood seemed more subdued ton ig ht t ha n last y e a r,” B u r g e s s t w e e t e d , several hours after the speech.

“President less combat ive, Hou s e pol ite, but h a rd l y enthusiastic.”

Wednesday, January 26, 2011 Christina Mlynski, Arts & Life Editor

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UNT offers wedding Comic books on the rise services to students

By Seth Cohn Staff Writer

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Scheduling Services at UNT has its own wedding planner, menu selection, security and catering service to assist people who choose to get married at the Silver Eagle Union or the Gateway Center.

By Marlene Gonzalez

about 50 percent of UNT students or alumni,” she said.

The Silver Eagle Suite is Love is in the air and on campus open to students from Monday as well.

With the various services UNT to Friday.

“We’re trying to establish a provides to those who decide to get married on campus, the tradition,” Stephens said. scheduling service is one place helping couples get down to all Marriage in unlikely places the details.

Although students can get UNT allows students, faculty, married through the help of alumni and the community to the scheduling services, others get married on campus as long have gotten married in different as they reserve it in time and the locations on campus, like Bruce arrangements fit.

Hall and the Goolsby Chapel.

The scheduling service has The Goolsby Chapel started its’ own wedding planner, menu opening its doors to the public selection, security and catering for special events in 2001. service to assist those who choose “Usually they just call and I to get hitched at the Silver Eagle forward the information and Suite or the Gateway Center. hold it for them,” said Mary “We are a well-kept secret,” Brackett, an administrative Pam Stephens, the event coordi- specialist. “Most of them are nator said. “We have very good ones that meet in campus and prices.” want to get married here.”

The price to rent the ballrooms Tracy Frier, a coordinator of is $1,500 for the community and student activities, and Eugene a discounted price of $1,300 for Frier, a residence life coordistudents. nator, got married at Bruce Hall “I had a couple who met here,” on May 23, 2009.

Stephens said. “They graduated “My husband and I were both on their wedding day.” hall directors at Bruce when we Stephens said most people met, so when we were looking prefer the Gateway because it’s for a place to get married, it ground level and has accessible was important to get married parking. in a place that was special to us, “Out of all the weddings, the rather than do it at a place where scheduling service center does they actually have weddings,” Intern

Meetings of marriage For more information, contact the scheduling service at (940) 565-3804 For the Goolsby Chapel, call (940) 5653998 For halls, call housing administration at (940) 565-2895 Frier said.

Johnny Villarreal, a hospitality management senior, recalls seeing a wedding in the summer of 2008 while volunteering as an orientation leader.

“A couple got married at Goolsby Chapel because they had met their freshman year in Maple Hall,” Villarreal said.

“It’s a different story. It’s not everyday you see someone getting married in a college campus.”

Brackett recalls an alumna who had their first Quinceañera at Goolsby Chapel, then later returned to get married.

“We just want everyone to know it’s not strictly for UNT,” she said.

Program gives students quick and easy clean up By a Shley-CryStal FirStley Staff Writer

Adoptions have a knack for involving pets and families. For the UNT campus, it has made its way around the block.

The Adopt-a-Block program provides a quick and easy opportunity for student groups, faculty and staff to preserve a clean campus.

“I think student groups are always looking for ways to get involved and so we want to be able to offer things that people are interested in,” said Amy Simon, the director of the Center for Leadership and Services.

Lending a helping hand Signs placed throughout campus mark certain blocks that have been adopted. It’s each group’s responsibility to clean the adopted area once a month per year, Simon said.

People interested in adopting a block must fill out an application. The cost is free, she said.

Simon said the program, created in 2001, has expanded all over campus to places like the softball fields. Student groups like fraternities and sororities sponsor 37 of the combined 47 blocks on UNT campus and Discovery Park.

The groups have the option each year to renew their adoption, she said.

“It’s really a simple commitment and I think it’s one of those volunteer experiences that’s instantly satisfying,” said Rachel Rachel, an applied arts

and science senior.

Rachel said she has volunteer with the program through two student organizations, the American Humanics and UNT Serves.

Both groups have adopted blocks, she said.

Rachel said cleaning day is chosen by the organziation and it takes 15 minutes to maintain.

Adopt-a-Block g ives t he groups cleaning supplies, Simon said “I think it’s important for the student organizations that live on UNT campus that come here daily for classes to take some sort of pride in their campus,” Rachel said.

Students make the difference This year, the program has partnered with the Office of Sustainability in hopes of getting students connected in environmental issues like recycling and littering, Simon said.

“People are interested in things that they can do as a group, that they can have fun while they’re doing it,” Simon said. “This is a neat program that really makes a difference.”

Delta Gamma has been involved with the Adopt-a-Block program since 2007.

Currently, it’s a part of many volunteer services.

Mylinh Vo, vice president of social standards for the sorority, said each member takes turns driving a visually impaired girl to and from school.

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Delta Gamma sorority adopted a block outside the Union through Adopta-Block, a program that provides an easy clean up for student groups.

Vo, an education junior, said she believes Delta Gamma’s i nvolvement sets a good example.

“UNT’s such a green campus,” Vo said. “Our houses are built on green principles so we’re just making sure we abide by that.”

Javier Gonzalez, a radio, television and film senior, said he and his friends recycle daily.

He refuses to leave any trash behind.

“It helps keep the campus beautiful and respectable,” Gonzalez said. “It’s kind of hard to maintain respectability with a littered campus.”

For more information, visit the Center for Leadership and Service website at http://www. volunteer.unt.edu.

It seems like only yesterday the term ‘nerd’ had a negative connotation.

With the rise of comic books and graphic novels traditionally described as ‘nerdy’ in popular culture, the term has taken on a new life in describing those identifying with the artistic and literary standards.

“Nerdiness in general has definitely become more acceptable.

It’s almost cool in its own way now,” said Stephanie Francis, a psychology senior. “I think a big part of that is the popularity of comic-based movies and TV shows.”

UNT offers classes nearly every semester that use the art of storytelling.

My t hic R hetoric of t he American Superhero, a communications course taught by professor Shaun Treat, examines cultural issues, mythic themes and rhetorical functions found within the superhero genre.

The undergraduate course, offered since 2008, will be available in the fall of 2011.

“In a sense, these graphic novel classes show that we’ve acquired this new kind of legitimacy, both in pop culture and academia,” said Marshall Armintor, an English professor.

The ‘nerd culture’ has seen significant growth in the entertainment media over the past year. Look no further than American Movie Classic’s “The Walking Dead,” a new television series that depicts the aftermath of a global zombie apocalypse.

The show, based on the awardwinning comic book series of the same name, debuted to 5.3 million viewers, shattering previous AMC records. These numbers make it the most-

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David Ruiz and his girlfriend Katie Walker read comic books at More Fun Comics and Games. Denton is home to a variety of comic book shops.

Denton comic book shops

comic book shops, has been well-prepared to provide for an active comic book scene around town.

More Fun Comics & Games Tim Stoltzfus, owner 103 W. Hickory St. of More Fun Comics, (940) 387 – 5893 said with the newfound attention comic books, Madness Comics & Games graphic novels and other 111 E. University St. similar mediums have (940) 591 – 9771 obtained over the past years, a certain level of Recycled Books respect has followed from 200 N. Locust St. news and entertainment (940) 566 – 5688 media. “ T h e N e w Yo r k Times recently started watched series of the 18-49 publishing a graphic novel demographic in basic cable bestsellers list, for example,” Stoltzfus said. “Comic books history.

Armintor, a comic-book themselves have become the enthusiast, agrees with the most fertile ground for new rise of ‘nerd culture’ in the film movie and television series ideas –– people now recognize industry.

“There was this real stigma comics as being a viable storywith comic books and graphic telling art form for all kinds of novels when I was younger stories.”

It’s an authenticity seen that just doesn’t seem to exist anymore,” he said. “Not with throughout Denton, with classes, kids that grew up with stuff shops and social communities like Harry Potter and Lemony geared towards those comfortable embracing their inner nerd, Snicket.”

Denton, being home to three Armintor said.

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Mean Green to challenge the Cajuns Baby Talk: Looking Women to play at LouisianaLafayette today

BY BOBBY LEWIS

Senior Staff Writer The Mean Green women’s basketball team is on the road again, as it tries to pick up its second victory away from the Super Pit when it faces the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns.

UNT (5-16, 2-6) hopes to rebound from its 62-59 overtime loss to Arkansas State on Saturday. Despite holding the Warhawks to 29 percent shooting, the Mean Green was haunted by turnovers.

“We’re really focusing on trying to take care of the ball,” head coach Shanice Stephens said. “We have to be able to pass and shoot well under pressure.

Those are two big things that will help us in this game.”

A t Mond a y ’s pr a c t ic e, Stephens made sure to put most of the emphasis on cutting out turnovers.

Lowdown on Lafayette

BY BEN BABY

Senior Staff Writer

• UNT had 20 turnovers against the Cajuns on Jan. 1 • UNT is currently sixth in the Sun Belt West Division while ULL is fifth • ULL is third in the Sun Belt in scoring at 66.2 points per game

defeated UNT this season, beating the Mean Green 65-54 on New Year’s Day. In the game, UNT turned the ball over 20 times, nine more than ULL’s 11 mistakes. The Ragin’ Cajuns scored 21 points off of UNT’s miscues.

UNT fell behind by as many as 21 points, but cut the lead down to seven before ULL outscored the Mean Green six to one in the last four minutes to secure the 11-point victory.

“They’re just a really good team,” Stephens said. “They get out into transition really well and we have to be focused enough to slow them down consistently.”

UNT will enter with a twogame losing streak, but ULL is riding the longer downward spiral, coming in with four straight lost games. The streak, like UNT’s, includes a loss to —Shanice Stephens Arkansas State. ASU beat the Women’s basketball Ragin’ Cajuns 80-70 on Jan.12.

As it did against Arkansas Head coach State, the Mean Green will try “We’ve just got to be smarter,” to keep the Cajuns on the outside junior forward Jasmine Godbolt and make ULL shoot.

UNT successfully used the said. “Smarter passes, smarter shots and just smarter every- tactic in the teams’ first clash this season, as it held ULL to thing.”

ULL (9-11, 2-5) has already just 37 percent shooting from

“We have to be able to pass and shoot well under pressure.”

past Lafayette

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Sophomore Jasmine Godbolt tries to score against Arkansas State Saturday.

After a loss at home, the Mean Green will take on Louisiana-Lafayette. the field.

“They got a lot of points in the paint and we have to try to stop that stuff this time and make sure they earn that money instead of just beating us flat out,” Stephens said.

The first Cajuns game also demonstrated UNT’s failure to close out its games this season.

Like everything else the team has struggled with this season, it comes down to focusing, Stephens says.

“Even if we’ve got to play mind games with ourselves or whatever it has to be, we just have to be mentally focused,” she said. “Then we let the hunger we have for winning these games kind of propel us towards finishing it off. You just really bear down and fight your hardest and then good things can happen.”

The game’s opening tip will be at 7 tonight from the Earl K. Long Gym in Lafayette, La.

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“The teams you least expect to do damage end up hurting you the most.” troops when they face Florida Atlantic at home. The crowd should be packed for it. However, I’m sure some people won’t be able to show up because of (insert your typical “I don’t want to go” excuse here).

If the Owls and Mean Green win both of their next two games, it would not only be a colossal matchup between the two top teams in the conference, but each club would carry a different unbeaten streak into the game.

Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

That’s still more than a week away. If this season has taught us anything, it’s that the teams you least expect to do damage end up hurting you the most.

I wouldn’t bother telling the team that. It probably wants to hear something it doesn’t know.

Seansense: Lessons learned from season’s eventful start

BY SEAN GORMAN

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About a week ago, the UNT men’s basketball team dropped two of its last three games, senior guard Tristan Thompson was on the bench and things weren’t looking great.

Thankfully, people didn’t hit the panic button. At least, I hope they didn’t.

If you did start running around in circles, I assume you took a breather after watching the team’s last couple games. Head coach Johnny Jones and company have shown a lot of resolve turning things around and restoring hope in a post-season run.

The recovery started when Thompson returned to the starting lineup after Jones opted to keep him on the bench because of a lack of effort.

Thompson returned to the lineup for the team’s matchup against Louisiana-Monroe, dropping a career-high 30 points in a confidence-building road victory. The momentum carried into Saturday’s matchup against another inferior squad in Arkansas State when the Mean Green rolled over the Red Wolves.

After its game at 7 p.m.

Thursday against LouisianaLafayette (a game UNT should easily win), the Mean Green will have a tough two-game stretch against Denver and Florida Atlantic that will tell us a few things.

These two games will present how well the Mean Green stacks up against the rest of the conference. Denver (10-10, 6-1) currently leads the West division, while Florida Atlantic (15-6, 7-0) leads the East division and is the only Sun Belt team still undefeated

in conference play.

UNT will face Denver on the road, w here t he Mean Green is 4-4. If the records hold BEN heading into BABY Saturday, the matchup between the two schools would be for the division lead.

There will be no rest for Jones’

In my three years working as a sports reporter, I’ve realized that SEAN during every GORMAN press conference, practice or phone call, I am lied to by athletes abroad.

When players tell members of the media “We’re just taking it one game at a time,” or “Every game is just as important as the other,” there’s no way they’re telling the truth. I’m just not buying it.

UNT men’s basketball head coach Johnny Jones has his players giving all the right, politically correct answers to the press, but they are well aware that the quality of this season

will be decided by the games in front of them.

Before we begin the season’s most important stretch, it’s important to reflect upon what’s happened so far and examine what we should take away from UNT’s first half of the season.

Early season struggles aren’t surprising There’s no doubt there was a time when UNT basketball looked like it may not meet expectations in 2011. Hiccups at Troy and Middle Tennessee were troubling and the benching of Tristan Thompson was a red flag also.

Instead of panicking, Mean Green fans should understand that this is a natural part of any successful team’s campaign and it may actually help the team in the long run.

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Jones did the right thing in benching Thompson, who is now more motivated than ever, and the team’s players are continuing to become more and more comfortable with their roles.

Look for UNT to ga i n momentum in the coming weeks and learn from these struggles.

Kedrick Hogans will be a key piece down the stretch With the cliché “Defense wins championships” in mind, there’s no denying the impact Hogans can have on this team.

The redshirt junior already ranks in the top 10 in school history in blocks and is a capable scorer when he needs to be.

UNT can turn to Hogans if Tristan Thompson and Josh White are cold from the field,as he the team with 17 points in a win against Texas Southern.

One of the questions entering the season was how UNT would replace Eric Tramiel down low. Hogans will, at the very least, have a chance to show his worth as the games gain importance.

There is no top scorer on the team Thompson leads the conference in scoring with 18 points per game. White dropped 35 on Texas Tech. Dominique Johnson is fresh off a 21-point performance that included him going five for five from 3-point range.

Clearly, UNT has a handful of players that it can depend on every night.

Offensive balance is a key for any successful basketball team and with these players UNT has it.

There was plenty to learn from the season’s early games, with most of the lessons being positive.

If UNT can keep these lessons in mind, there is no reason they shouldn’t be playing in March.

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Wednesday, January 26, 2011 Abigail Allen, Views Editor

Editorial Nod: Construction will improve UNT It’s on Highland Street. It’s in the center of campus. It’s across Interstate Highway 35. Construction has taken over campus, and it hassles students and forces them to find different routes.

However, the university will benefit immensely from the efforts to increase classroom space with the new business building on Highland, improve infrastructure by replacing old pipes near the University Union and enhance its appearance with the new $78 million stadium that will get half of its funding from student fees.

With more than 37,000 students enrolled at UNT and that number growing every year, the campus must grow also. As the university tries to improve its status, it’s important that UNT acknowledges its needs to take care of current students.

The Editorial Board hopes UNT plans ahead with its construction efforts to ensure the actions will have a positive impact for years to come.

Shake: Politicians need to cool it Political tension has existed since this country’s creation.

Sometimes those disagreements have ended in physical confrontations, like the physical beating of a senator by another senator using a cane in the 1800s on the Senate floor.

Today, politicians and commentators on all sides trade deadly verbal blows and incite the public to anger over promoting bipartisanship and problem solving. When President Barack Obama spoke at the funerals of the victims of the Jan. 8 Tucson shooting, he asked for civility.

Since then, Sen. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., compared the misinformation about health care to Nazi Germany. That kind of vitriolic language has gone back and forth between the left and the right.

The Board believes today’s politicians should work on solving the issues contributing to the recession and focus on helping Americans instead of repeating history.

Nod: Google goes against the economic current While most companies have to cut back, lay people off or close up, Google prepares to recruit more people than it did in 2007, which was the company’s largest recruitment year.

In December, the unemployment rate hit 9.4 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the numbers stayed at about 9 percent throughout 2010. However, Google increased by 4,500 employees.

The Board applauds the Internet giant for thriving in the face of economic uncertainty.

Shake: People shouldn’t steal dangerous equipment Sometime on Friday, a 2-foot laser cannon disappeared with help from a truck in the west part of town, according to a report from the Dallas Morning News.

Although typically used to line up railroad tracks, the device could blind an airplane pilot from the ground. In response to the situation, the Denton Police Department is working to discover who took the cannon and where it is. The Department was concerned enough to let the federal authorities know.

The Board worries about the potential implications of this action and hopes law enforcement officers find the laser soon.

If anyone knows anything about the cannon, please call 940-349-8181 and share the information with the Denton Police Department.

Shock Talk Mexican drug lords start dating beauty queens, models McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)

MEXICO CITY — Mexican drug lords may be importing more than cocaine from the Andean region. It looks as if they’re also bringing in beauty queens and models as girlfriends.

The latest case may be of Juliana Sossa, the winner of a 2008 Colombian beauty pageant, who was arrested Tuesday alongside a man who’s accused of leading a drug gang.

Sossa, 25, wore a bulky black parka and loose blue jeans when police took her on a perp walk — a far cry from the revealing swimwear that she dons in publicity videos posted on YouTube.

Police said Sossa unwittingly helped them track down Jorge Balderas Garza,

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Republicans lack a presidential superstar

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By Tim Johnson

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With the 2011 State of the Union in the books, you should expect the ex hausting and never-ending process of the 2012 presidential election to begin almost immediately.

Based on 2008 election spend i ng levels, a na lysts predict this election could top $1 billion for each nominee.

Inevitably, we will see potential candidates traveling the nation, especially in states with early and pivotal primaries.

Iowa will become the political hotspot as candidates gauge their political viability in what will shape up to be a malicious campaign.

In 2004, we saw then-Illinois state Sen. Barack Obama emerge onto the national scene with a well-received keynote address at the 2004 Democratic Nat ion a l C onv ent ion i n Boston.

When Obama delivered an electrifying speech calling for unity among the American people, he was seen as an inspirational figure capable of encouraging widespread civic participation, raising unprec-

edented levels of money and launching a successful bid for President.

He mounted one of the most successful grass-roots c a mpa ig n s i n A mer ic a n history, ultimately defeating Hillary Clinton and later John McCain.

Right now, Republicans lack a candidate capable of both galvanizing the base of the party and attracting the attention of independent voters.

Among the likely candidates, many of them have so-called political baggage that would detract from their ability to gain needed support from various groups.

A health care bill impleme nt e d a s g ov e r nor of Massachusetts will hinder Mitt Romney as it draws comparisons to the widely unpopular health care legislation signed

by Obama.

Former A laska Governor Sa ra h Pa l i n’s w idespread approval among the controversial tea party will cause problems as she seeks the favor of independents, as will be the issue with Minnesota Rep.

Michele Bachmann.

Former Arkansas Governor and current Fox News host Mike Huckabee may experience troubles with those who perceive him as “too religious.”

Former New York City mayor Rudolph Giu l ia n i w i l l be plagued by his socially liberal tendencies and marital infidelities.

People li ke former Pe n n s y l v a n i a S e n . R ic k Santorum, South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint and Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels seem to lack the household name recognition of the other candidates and may have an inability to establish large voter bases in the Republican primaries.

Also, with so many potential candidates, we could see a large division among the party into smaller factions, leading to an inability to build a war chest for the general election, which will undoubtedly be a dogfight.

Wit h Oba ma’s approva l ratings hovering around 50 percent a nd t he economy recovering at a turtle’s pace,

he can be defeated in the November 2012 election.

But it i s c r uc ia l t hat Republica ns ra l ly a round a single candidate and stay united.

If it appears that Republicans are engaging in significant in-fighting without proposing real solutions to the problems America faces, they will scare away independent voters.

Unless Republicans would like to see President Obama re-elected next year, t hey need a prominent candidate to emerge, and soon.

Blake Windham is a biology senior. He can be reached at BlakeWindham@my.unt.edu.

Don’t apologize for doing things you like Since when was being a nerd cool?

It seems l i ke t he world c h a n ge d ov e r n i g ht , a nd people have decided t hat wearing a Batman shirt and fake glasses make you nerdy.

A nd t hat being nerdy is a good thing.

Speaking as someone has been called a nerd, geek and dork, I don’t think such things exist. I think those words are just words.

I read com ics, play Dungeons and Dragons and wrote about Luke Sky walker for the essay portion of my SAT, but it doesn’t make me a nerd. It makes me me.

Girls who play video games call themselves nerds. Guys who li ke “The Lord of t he Rings” call themselves nerds.

Some girls are only attracted to “nerdy” guys (I’ll leave my number at t he end of t his column).

A t w h at p oi nt do y ou become a nerd? You don’t. But there are definitely people who try to make themselves out to be some kind of self-

labeled nerd. I do not know why.

For example, at Barnes and Noble one time, I ran into my friend and her new boyfriend.

His golden blond hair lay strategically over one eye, and his black, zombie shirt stretched tightly across his chest. His belly hung over his Storm Trooper belt buckle.

He was the real deal.

We were a ll looking at the comic’s section, and her boyfriend chimed in about how much he loved X-Men. “I have all the originals,” he said, f lipping one of his golden locks from his greasy forehead.

Was he trying to impress me? Did he actually believe he had all the original X-Men comics?

My first impulse was to call him a liar because odds are he was full of crap, but considering we just met awkwardly in a Barnes and Noble, I did not.

I n s t e a d I s u g ge s t e d a completely new X-Men title for him to read if he was

interested (there are about a million of them). He f lipped through the book, nodding his head in agreement.

“I see, it follows the original texts,” he said quietly.

It didn’t. I guess he never read his marvelous collection of X-Men comics. Enough was enough.

“No,” I replied, tr ying to disguise my disgust. “This is not the original script.”

“Oh, yeah. I mean …,” he said.

He was stuttering over his own nonsense.

“It has the same themes.”

At that point I confirmed that this kid had no idea what he was talking about. He was reading comics to fit some sort of nerdy image. And that is something I cannot find a reason for.

Maybe he is a nerd. Maybe every kid desperate to label himself as nerdy is a nerd.

Maybe I a m being overcritica l. I just remember a time when being nerdy was not cool. Maybe t hat d id cha nge overnight, a nd for

some reason when I woke up, I was just as lame as when I went to bed. But that doesn’t really bother me.

Calling yourself a nerd is like an apology for liking what you like. If you like comics, read them. If you play D&D, play it.

If you like to go to those cosplay events, more power to you. Don’t be sorry for who you are.

Also, I am not putting my phone number at the end of this column. Sorry, ladies.

Matthew Cardena s is a journalism sophomore and a Daily staff writer. He can be reached at MKCardenas@ hotmail.com.

who’s known by the nickname “El J.J.” and is suspected of leading a drug gang, when she wrote on her Facebook page that she lives in the Bosques de Chapultepec neighborhood of Mexico City. Police said they knew Sossa was the alleged drug lord’s girlfriend.

“I like modeling and I’ve participated in contests like Antioquia 2008 and others that are less well known,” Sossa wrote on her Facebook page, adding that she speaks Spanish, English and Italian.

In addit ion to dr ugtrafficking, her boyfriend is accused of shoot ing Pa rag uaya n soccer sta r Salvador Cabanas in the head on Jan. 25, 2010.

Though Cabanas recovered, his playing days are over.

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