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Senate votes down same-sex homecoming bill BY CAROLYN BROWN Senior Staff Writer
For now, UNT’s Homecoming Court will retain its traditional heterosexual structure as a result of last night’s Student Senate meeting. The senate voted against a bill to amend the Student Government Associat ion’s bylaws to allow same-sex couples to run for positions on the Homecoming Court. School of Merchandising and Hospitality Management senator Christopher Passafiume, author of the bill, answered questions about the legislation and promoted it during the discussion. “All I’m asking for is the acknowledgement of all types of couples,” he said. The bill generated considerable controversy among students, parents and alumni. After the bill was introduced last week, the SGA office received numerous phone calls and e-mails from people threatening to withdraw their support and their students, SGA president Dakota Carter said. Carter and student senate spea ker Drew Rober t son
reminded the senators several times to speak civilly. Carter also said the bill would not ultimately have a great impact if passed. “Homecoming is a popularity contest,” Carter said. “It’s not going to change the world.” The senate spent an hour in question-and-answer sessions and discussion. Numerous senators voiced their concerns that the bill would not represent the majority of their constituents. Others arg ued that the bill would bring necessary equality and diversity to the Homecoming Court. Several senators also voiced concerns that passing the bill might cause people to boycott Homecoming events. Several freshman interns spoke about a n informa l poll they conducted of 200 students. They said the results were generally negative, though some senators questioned the methods used. Five senators voted for the bill, 10 voted against it and eight abstained. Passa f iume sa id he was
Vote Results
dissatisfied that the bill failed to pass. “It’s disappointing,” he said. “Hopefully in the future this may not be as big of an issue for senators’ constituents, and it might be passed.” After the vote, College of Arts and Sciences senator Hunter Nelson chided his fellow senators for abstaining. “‘Yes or no’ is representing your constituents. Abstaining is hiding behind a word,” he said. Newly appointed College of Music senator Jason Howeth voted against the bill for a couple of different reasons, he said. “I felt as if we would lose too much alumni,” he said. “I voted ‘no’ because I don’t see the current setup as hindering anyone’s ability to run as Homecoming King or Queen and I felt there would be too much disruptive discord within the university to pass this bill.” The SGA is a group of people elected by the student body to serve as connections between administrators and students. All students can attend senate meetings at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesdays in Wooten 322.
Against 10
For 5
“This bill doesn’t force anything on anyone. It just gives opportunity.”
“It’s vital for us to keep those alumni funding our university.”
—Christopher Passafiume SGA senator and author of the bill
—Jason Howeth College of Music senator
8 senators abstained from voting
Board regulates human subject testing at UNT BY C YNTHIA CANO Intern
PHOTO BY MELISSA BOUGHTON / PHOTOGRAPHER
Manny Rosales, a psychology senior, and Matt Nikiel, a history junior, eat their way through a hotdog-eating contest at the University Union’s Oktoberfest celebration on Wednesday. Rosales came in second place in the contest.
Officials invite students to participate in Union plans BY A MBER A RNOLD Senior Staff Writer
The first phase of planning renovations for University Un ion is u nder way a nd administrators said they want students to be as involved as possible. UNT’s enrollment grew to 36,206 this fall and Bonita Jacobs, v ice president of student development, said now is the time for remodeling and expansion. As of now, there are no formal plans for construction. The cost and timeline estimations are only speculation, said Tim Jacobs, project coordinator. The Union was dedicated March 31, 1949. “Back then, we were driving a 1976 Cadillac. Now, the engine is having problems, the brakes are going out, and the family has outgrown it,” Tim Jacobs said in reference to the outdated union. “We need to reassess where we are and what we need for the future.” It is u nclea r whet her the existing Union will be expanded or completely torn down, Bonita Jacobs said.
“The infrastructure of the existing building is in bad shape,” she said. “Rebuilding makes me nervous, because it could mean three years without a union.” Those three years could impact many students, faculty and staff who work or lounge there during the day. “I work at Einstein’s, so that will dramatically affect me,” said Heather Ballard, a biology senior. “I also eat here, study here and meet people here.” Stephen Simpson, a behavioral analysis sophomore, said the thing he would miss the most is the jazz band playing at the One O’ Clock Lounge. “So much goes on here, the whole university would just be dead without it,” he said. For this reason, the administration said it is working to get students’ input through focus groups. A consu lt i ng tea m of five people from Komatsu Architecture in Fort Worth is working with focus groups during the first phase of planning. Facility Programming and Consulting is also working with students and looking at
the building to assess what needs to be done. “The questions we’re asking ourselves right now are, what will be our food service, what kind of bookstore do we need and are there things in the Union that could go somewhere else,” Bonita Jacobs said. She said those are the main areas where input from students, faculty and staff are valuable. Administrators encouraged students to get involved by filling out an e-mail survey that will be sent out Sunday. “This will be a student project in the long run,” Tim Jacobs said. “It’s important for our students to have a place to gather and study and meet with others. It’s a big project and we need to do this right.” Tim Jacobs said he hopes enough feedback w ill be collected by the first of next year so that construction planning can begin as soon as possible. Students with questions or who wish to be involved in the process can e-mail Jacobs at Timothy.Jacobs@unt.edu.
Human guinea pigs scurry in and out of UNT’s research facilities every year for project testing. W it h so ma ny socia l behav ior a nd educat iona l projects underway, students, faculty and staff are required to learn up-to-date g uidelines from the Institutional Review Board. “Some of the educational research done has to do with whether students learn better in an online versus classroom setting,” said Boyd Herndon, director of research compliance for Research Services. Dulce Hernandez, a journalism junior, said she once pa r t icipated in a n a nonymous research group for her psychology class. “It was a study on gender in society, it basically asked me if I had ever been abused in a relationship,” Hernandez said. “I liked it because it made me analyze the kind of people I had been involved in the past, and made me realize there
are certain things I shouldn’t have allowed to happen in a relationship.” Her na ndez sa id her professor offered extra credit for those wanting to participate but made it clear there would be no consequences if the students decided against it.
“This is a good system, we hope it helps protect human subjects.”
—Boyd Herndon director of research compliance for Research Services
T he r e s e a r c h pr oj e c t s are usually focus groups or surveys that are filled out by the subject anonymously. “The greatest numbers of research projects come from the education and psychology
departments,” Herndon said. “Sometimes teachers will give their students extra credit if they participate.” He sa id a lmost a l l UNT research projects are overseen by the board. The group held meetings on Monday and Tuesday to educate sta f f on t he r u les that must be followed when dea l i ng w it h hu ma n test subjects, as well as training on requirement updates. The purpose of the board is to enforce federal regulations and codes imposed by the United States Department of Human Services, Herndon said. Her ndon sa id t hose conduct i ng resea rch w it h hu ma n subjec t s mu st be aware of the rights of research subjects. He a lso said t he board’s system is a g reat way for implementing the rules that must be followed. “This is a good system,” Her ndon sa id. “We hope it he l p s pr ot e c t hu m a n subjects.”
PHOTO BY KAITLIN HOAG /PHOTOGRAPHER
Director of Research Compliance Boyd Herndon gives an overview of the new applications and procedures regarding human subjects research at UNT.
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Shaina Zucker & Courtney Roberts
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Family, friends mourn Yale University student SACRAMENTO, Calif. —Yale University student Annie Le, a brilliant young woman from Placerville with a dream of medical healing, was eulogized Saturday as her mother read a poem in Vietnamese, saying, “Farewell, my child.� Sunlight streamed through foot hi l l oa k s a nd or nate windows into Holy Trinity Catholic Church in El Dorado Hills, Calif., as family members and parishioners passed Le’s coffin for Holy Communion. They honored her with prayers and hymns in English and with “Amazing Grace� sung in Vietnamese. “You were born in my loving embrace, the most wonderful gift that God had sent to me,� mother Vivian Van Le said in her poem, translated by Annie’s brother, Christopher Le. “You left life at too young of an age, all your dreams and hopes of your future gone with you to your resting place.� Le, a Yale graduate student i n pha r macolog y, d isappeared Sept. 8 from a laboratory building on the university’s New Haven, Conn., campus. Five days later, on the Sunday
she was to be married to finance Jonathan Widawsky, at the North Ritz Club in Syosset, N.Y., her body was found hidden in a wall at the Yale lab. New Haven police have arrested Raymond Clark III, an animal research technician who worked in the building, and charged him in Le’s murder. “Annie’s family is looking at this particular occasion as a chance for the family itself to come to reconciliation with what humanly isn’t reconcilable,� said Monsignor James Kidder, Holy Trinity’s pastor. Standing near the draped casket, Kidder, who knew Le personally, began the Mass, saying, “The whole community feels the loss.� During his sermon, Kidder told the congregation that Le “still is present, still loving you as she did a couple of weeks ago.� For the young woman, who as a Yale doctoral student and National Institute of Health research intern conducted studies seek ing cures for diabetes and degenerative bone disease, her pastor said: “The worth of Annie’s life was not
its length. It was the intensity of love, the intensity of passion, the intensity of care.� The homicide ended the life — and promise — of 2003 valedictorian from Union Mine High School near Placerville, Calif., in the rural town of El Dorado. She was a young volunteer at Marshall Hospital in El Dorado County, Calif., who went on to study cell and developmental biology at the University of Rochester and won a highly coveted internship conducting stem cell research at the NIH in Bethesda, Md. But Dan Nguyen, a cousin who was raised in the family and treated as a brother, said he preferred to remember Le, the spirited, 4-foot-9 woman, “as the silly girl that she always was, that we fell in love with.� He spoke of an accomplished scholar who could still “play with stuffed animals, watching cartoons with my younger brothers and talking to me as if I still was a 5-year-old.� He added there were many facets to her personality. “That is not to say that my family was not proud of her
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Annie Le’s mom Vivian Le, right, is comforted after the funeral for her daughter at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in El Dorado Hills, California, on Saturday. Annie Le, a Yale graduate student in pharmacology, disappeared Sept. 8 from a laboratory building on the university’s New Haven, Conn., campus. Five days later, on the Sunday she was to be married to finance Jonathan Widawsky, her body was found hidden in a wall at the Yale lab. achievements. But her character was more important. She was compassionate and loving,� he said.
Readings from the Old and New Testament were chosen by the family. Some were read in both Vietnamese and English.
Among the readings was a passage from Matthew’s gospel, “Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted.�
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Cast, crew rehearse for ‘Misanthrope’ opener BY GRACIELA R AZO Senior Staff Writer
Juggling classes, friends and family, the cast and crew of “The Misanthrope” have squeezed in three-hour rehearsals five days a week to prepare for tonight’s opening performance. All students in the play by Molière are receiving three hours of required class credit for their participation as well as experience working in the world of theater drama. Director Andrew B. Harris, a theatre professor, said there are about 100 theatre arts students helping in the play, including actors, light technicians, set builders, costume designers and makeup artists. Preparations for the show began with auditions in late April, where 65 theatre majors auditioned and 12 were ultimately cast for roles. “I was looking for an actor with the ability to project and be clear in terms of language because the entire play is rhyming,” Harris said. Ha r r i s a l so sa id “T he Misa nt hrope” was chosen because it is one of the more serious and well-known plays
from Molière, a French playwright. “‘ M i s a n t h r o p e ’ i s t o Molière what ‘Hamlet’ is to Shakespeare, so why not do it,” Harris said. Kerry Goldmann, a theatre arts junior, is play ing the part of Eliante, a role she has been preparing for since the summer. Goldmann has been doing theater since she was 6 years old, but this will be her first play at UNT. She said she prepares every day for a couple of hours before rehea rsa l ma in ly recit ing her lines and practicing her pronunciation. “The play is in rhyming couplets, so I just started going through the script with all my lines and writing them out in full sentences,” Goldmann said. “The character is also close to my personality so I drew a lot out of that.” Between her personal practices and group rehearsals, Goldmann had to schedule her classes and work hours around the preparation for the play. But with the experience she is getting, Goldmann
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said juggling her priorities is worth it. “I’m never more comfortable than when I’m on stage, so I’m happy to clear my schedule to be able to have this opportunity to act in college,” Goldmann said. Another actor in the play is theatre arts sophomore Brian Hill. Hill has been acting for 20 years and said to be able to be a part of the cast is a “tremendous” welcome back after not acting for nearly five years. “I think this play ranks high up there with my other favorite
theater experiences,” Hill said. “A lot of it has to do with the script because the words are phenomenal.” Since Hill is playing the role of one of the lead characters, Alceste, most of his days leading up to opening night have been perfecting every word of his lines. Hill said he had about six days where he spent at least PHOTO COURTESY OF DEPARTMENT OF DANCE AND THEATRE eight hours a day working on his part of the script by Theatre arts majors Andrew Aguilar, a junior, Blake Hametner, a senior, and Brian Hill, a sophomore, rehearse a scene from “The Misanthrope.” himself. “It has been challenging, but time management is a huge one thing drop off the table, effect where you can’t catch thing,” Hill said. “If you let it’s going to create a domino a breath.”
Group allows students to get ‘hands dirty’ in investing BY K ATIE GRIVNA Senior Staff Writer
Every Monday, the faces of future businesses gather together with hopes of learning outside the classroom as part of the Student Investment Group. The Student Investment Group, or SIG, allows students to gain investment experience using real money. “What we’re doing is providing real world opportunity and real world experience while you’re in the classroom at no cost to you,” said James Spoonts, a business senior and president and chairman of the group. “I’m fairly certain that there is not an organization on campus that offers you as much real world expe-
rience as this group does. It’s unparalleled.” The Student Investment Group began in 2002 when Col. Guy Cloud donated about $300,000 for students to learn about investing. There are specific requirements for how the money is used, Spoonts said, as investments must be long-term capital investments of one year or greater and how much money can be invested in one particular stock. “We are restricted by the person who has given us the money, but we still have the opportunity to pursue the more fundamental means of investments,” he said. Investment decisions are made
at executive assemblies meetings and board of directors meetings, and then submitted for approval by the advisory board, which consists of seven professors. Any profits over $1 million will go to scholarships for members of the group. Spoonts said the group’s investment portfolio was criticized at a conference two years ago because they had been slow to invest. But after the economic downturn, the Student Investment Group’s investment portfolio is down 9 percent as opposed to the rest of the market, which is down 30 percent, he said. The Student Investment Group is made of five committees,
including Accounting, Auditing, Economics, Organizational Affairs and Portfolio Management. About 60 students actively participate in the group, Spoonts said. Kate Cohagan, an accounting graduate student and vice president of the group, said Student Investment Group members gain knowledge about investing with real money, which attracts perspective employers. “Getting that hands-on experience is really beneficial,” she said. She said she wants students to know they can meet a lot of people and shouldn’t be imitated by investing. “If you don’t know anything about investing, don’t feel
discouraged,” Cohagan said. “We’ll teach you everything you need to know.” Anthony Petrunin, a finance senior and portfolio management committee chair, said he sees a correlation between what goes on at his internship at Fidelity Investments and what he learns at school in the group. “This is getting your hands dirty,” he said. “Everybody gets a good experience out of it.” Petrunin said he felt the Student Investment Group is a necessity, especially for finance students. “Every major should have a place where they can seek refuge outside the classroom to share ideas and share their passion,”
Petrunin said. “The student investment group offers that to financial students.” Guest speakers make the group special, he said, because they address real world experiences that are not necessarily taught in the classroom. “It kind of gives you the light at the end of the tunnel, knowing the real world is out there,” Petrunin said. Student Investment Group Executive Assembly meetings are open to anyone of any major and held weekly at 5 p.m. on Mondays in Business Administration Building 176. For more information about the Student Investment Group, visit www.orgs.unt.edu/sig.
Cirque du Soleil founder blasts off for space station Laliberte credits the success (AP) — From street performer spirit has been a guiding force to circus tycoon and now space throughout his career. The son of Cirque with the marriage of tourist, Guy Laliberte has led a of a Quebec public relations solid business sense and a life of intrigue. As the billionaire executive and a nurse, Laliberte passion for the surreal. “We really inspire ourselves. founder of the Cirque du Soleil, said he was a pesky child who Laliberte has made high-risk didn’t like school. “I always We need a profound reason business choices and enjoyed liked to push my boundaries,” why we do our shows,” he said. he said. indulgent parties. The creative and business Laliberte started as a street This year, he’s celebrating his 50th birthday and the 25th juggler and fire-eater and, risks behind Cirque have now anniversary of the founding because he was the best at math brought performances to close of Cirque du Soleil by blasting among his group of performing to 100 million spectators in off on a 12-day trip to the friends, Laliberte was put in 200 cities on five continents. charge of the business affairs What was once a small troupe International Space Station. A Soyuz TMA-16 craft took of the little performing troupe of vagabonds has grown to a off early Wednesday from that would eventually become 4,800-person operation headKazakhstan and is scheduled to the world renowned Cirque du quartered in Montreal. A Willy Wonka’s Acrobat Factory of arrive Friday at the International Soleil. The Cirque shuns the tradi- sorts, around every hallway Space Station. Laliberte, who is worth an estimated $2.5 billion, tional use of animals and at t he Ci rque of f ice is a paid $35 million to become instead embraces acrobats, whimsical art installation, a music and dance. The circus 10-seater bicycle, or a tightCanada’s first space tourist. troupe hinges on Laliberte’s rope walker practicing her “I’ve always wanted to travel NT Daily Ad for GP Day 2009 the world and this is an exten- creativity and international trade, ref lecting Laliberte’s sion of that,” Laliberte said in vision, wowing audiences with love for all things absurd and a recent interview with the acrobats, over-the-top lighting eccentric. “He is an amazing entreand stage design, music and Associated Press. 3x3 ad to run Thursday and Friday, Oct 1 and 2, 2009 preneur and he’s the one who Laliberte said his nomadic dance.
will always provoke people to go to their limits. I think this trip he’s doing is a good illustration of that,” Lamarre said. “Not only is he pushing himself to his limits but he’s also pushing his team to do what they’re doing right now, which is to try the crazy idea of having a show coming from the space station.” Laliberte plans to broadcast a two-hour show with concerts in 14 different cities from the International Space Station on Oct. 9. Coined the Poetic Social Mission, the likes of Al Gore, U2 and Shakira will take part, raising awareness for his One Drop Foundation. The foundation aim is to publicize the world’s growing shortage of clean water. These days, Laliberte said he prefers entertaining on a more intimate level. “I don’t believe I’ve had very many downsides with living
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my life the way I’ve lived it,” he said. “It’s part of my experience. But I’m not in that mood now. I prefer to be with a close circle of friends.” Throug h a l l t he pa r t ies and poker games, Laliberte rema ins a devoted fa m i ly man, recounting with a smile the reaction of each of his five children upon telling them he would blast into space. From the analytical second child who grilled him about the risks involved, to the freespirited middle daughter who wanted to join him, they each had a different response, said La liber te. His youngest, a 2-year-old girl, asked him, “Is Daddy going to the moon?” For a man who has gone
from sleeping on park benches to rocketing into space, not even Laliberte can speculate on what lies next. He said he needs a driving force to remain driven in his career and personal endeavors. “(The mission) brought the light and fire inside me again with all my success I lost that pure sense of freedom,” he said. Though he mourns the loss of the traveling performer’s life he once led, La liberte doesn’t take for granted the incredible journey that has seen him soar to unimaginable heights. “I have t he pr iv i lege of liv ing an amazing life,” he said.
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Arts & Life
Kip Mooney
Arts & Life Editor ntd.artslife@gmail.com
Jazz singer finds ‘voice’ BY CLAIRE WEBER
“Mostly, I always want to be growing and learning.”
Intern
Allie Farris found her voice four years ago. The jazz vocal performance freshman has been playing piano for 12 years, and later sta r ted w riting music a nd singing. “Freshma n yea r in hig h s c ho ol , I h a d n o v o c a l training,” said Farris. That same year, however, her dad found her a voca l coach and she began working so she cou ld accompa ny herself on the piano. She takes lessons from vocal coach Tom McKinney, who has worked with such groups as Destiny’s Child. “He taught me to not be a f ra id of my ow n voice,” Farris said. Farris recalled her first solo performance and said it was quite an experience. “It was in Lew isv i l le by Vista Ridge Mall at a Borders bookstore,” she said, “We still have the recording of it, and it’s hilarious.” Farris said she was uncomfortable on stage and fumbled her words. But she has come quite a way since then. Now Fa r r is ta kes pia no from UNT alum Julie Bonk, who received a degree in jazz performance and played in the One O’Clock Lab Band and other groups. She teaches piano lessons and performs w it h her g roup, t he Ju l ie Bonk Qua rtet. Bonk, who
—Allie Farris Jazz vocal performance freshman
also taught Norah Jones, said Fa rris is creative w it h her music. “You k now, she’d l isten to Bob Dyla n for a whi le, and write a song that would sound like Bob Dylan’s style,” Bonk said. “She’s just really talented.” Farris said Bonk has taught her so much and has been like a godmother to her. During high school, Farris b e g a n pl a y i n g w it h her current group. Sophomore yea r, she met t he g roup’s bassist Colten Winburn, an u ndecla red f resh ma n, on the tennis team and within a few weeks the two started jamming. L a t e r, d r u m m e r R i c h Sa nchez, who attends Richland College in Dallas, was added to the mix and the group was complete. The three have played in sever a l loc at ion s a rou nd North Texas. Recently they opened for Del Cast i l lo, a popular band from Austin, at the Palace Theatre Arts Center i n Grapev i ne. L a st week, they played in Fort Worth at Shula’s and are scheduled to play two gigs at the Brooklyn Jazz Café in Dallas in October
and November. “Hopefully we’ll get to play closer in the Denton area,” Farris said. “But it’s hard to get gigs here because there are so many talented musicians in the area.” Farris w rote most of the songs t he group performs, t houg h it a lso does some covers. She said her favorite cover to do is “I Want You” by Bob Dylan and her current favorite self-written song is “A Little Low Today.” “You k now when you’re having a good week,” Farris said, “But then there’s that one day that just kind of gets you? That’s what this song is about.” The group recently recorded its first music video for the title track of its album “All You Can Eat.” Farris said in a year she hopes to have started writing again and have a new CD in the works. She also wants to play more in Denton and win over more fans. “Mostly, I always want to be growing and learning.” To hea r music sa mples, v i sit w w w.my spac e.c om / alliefarris.
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Allie Farris, a 19-year-old jazz vocal performance freshman, plays piano while holding a harmonica during practice Tuesday.
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Student charity aids African slum children BY BROOKE NOTTINGHAM Intern
In a trailer for its in-process documentary, the Kroo Bay Initiative challenges the audience to “Imagine a life without your everyday basics of food, water, or clothing… without proper education.” For the people living in Kroo Bay, a sprawling slum in Freetown, Sierra Leone, this is more than an imagination exercise. Lindsey Bengfort, an international studies senior, first visited the slums in early 2008. Almost all of Kroo Bay’s 6,000 residents live in decrepit shacks surrounded by open sewers and garbage. Heavy flooding from local rivers, unclean water and limited sanitation resources enable disease to run rampant. “Waterborne illnesses, like typhoid, malaria, river blindness from flies are a major concern,” Liz Gurney said in an e-mail. Gurney is an international studies freshman and volunteers for Invisible Children, which aids children in Northern Uganda. “Infant mortality is twice as high in Kroo Bay as it is in Freetown, Sierra Leone’s capital — which already leads the world in infant mortality rates,” Gurney said. Another serious factor in inhibiting Kroo Bay’s development is the lack of adequate education. School supplies are restricted, and most of the population can’t go to school. Bengfort was determined to make a positive change in the
impoverished community. She talked with several Kroo Bay residents, including the Youth Center leader and university students. When she returned, she joined with Ryan Schutte, an international studies graduate. They decided the best way to help the children of Kroo Bay was to provide opportunities for education. “Education would impact their entire lives, not just one meal,” Bengfort said. With that in mind, the pair created the Kroo Bay Initiative, a non-profit student organization dedicated to improving the lives of the people in Kroo Bay and ensuring high-quality, primary-level education. They aim to provide the st udent s w it h adequate supplies and contribute to the teachers’ operational needs and rewards based on the students’ success. Gurney agrees education is the most important of the group’s goals. “Education is the first step in coming out of long-term poverty,” she said. “A good education provides people with the tools they need.” Bengfort said many people warned her against starting a non-profit organization and advised her to join a pre-existing charity. “But when I was over there, I didn’t see anything,” she said. “I didn’t want something with so much overhead, like Save the Children. I wanted everything to go directly to the children.” Bengfort said she achieved that with the Kroo Bay Initiative. All of its members volunteer to
work with the Kroo Bay community to determine what they need. A year and a half after its creation, the organization has already seen success. In August 2008, Bengfort and her team returned to the slums to deliver school supplies such as paper, pens, pencils, and art supplies. They also delivered eight water purification systems to schools, a health clinic and a youth center. The team plans to return to Kroo Bay in December to conduct studies. They hope to find the supplies enable children to perform better in school and the purification systems have reduced the mortality rate. Since beginning its efforts, the charity has raised $2,000 and been awarded the Clinton Global Initiative grant. In fall of 2009, they achieved tax-exempt status and are now able to accept larger donations and apply for larger grants. In addition to school supplies, the charity wants to provide school uniforms and tuition for children to attend secondary school. With more children able to receive higher-level education, the community will be able to gain leaders and enable growth within Kroo Bay. Besides donations and grants, the charity is planning several events to raise money. A 5K marathon is scheduled for November, and it hopes to plan benefit concerts near campus throughout the fall and spring. Information on how to get involved can be found at www. kbinitiative.org.
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Sports
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‘Mean’ Joe Green’s legacy lives through Cole Transfer brings high expectations Eric Johnson
Senior Staff Writer On Dec. 23, 2006, William Cole played in the most important game of his life. The result? He carried Cedar Hill High School to its first state championship, with 390 total yards and four touchdowns. Performances like that made Cole one of the most sought after athletes in his class, and had nearly every Big 12 school offering him a scholarship. Now he brings that big play ability to UNT after transferring from Oklahoma State University this summer. “When I first got the job here, I wanted him but did not have a chance to get in the hunt,” head coach Todd Dodge said. “We are thrilled to get him in here and prepare ourselves for the future.” Cole led the state of Texas in rushing during his senior season. After an injury moved him from receiver to starting quarterback, a position he had not played since his freshmen season. Including the playoffs, he rushed for more than 3,000 yards and 40 touchdowns. “Coach McGuire had a lot of trust in me, and I was going to do whatever it took,” Cole said.
“Injuries happen in this game and you have to be ready to step up, and I wanted to lead my team.” Cedar Hill head coach Joey McGuire never doubted Cole, and knew that he was a special player. “He is the kind of person and player that makes you feel confident,” Cole’s high school coach, Joey McGuire said. “We were down 14-0 to Garland High School in the state semi-finals and he just walked by, patted me on the butt and told me not to worry that he would take care of me, and he took over the game.” The times were not as good at OSU, and after two unhappy seasons in Stillwater, Okla., and tearing his ACL, Cole decided to re-evaluate where he really wanted to be. Other than being closer to home and playing with former high school teammates and opponents, he has a legacy that brought him to UNT. His cousin is former UNT standout defensive lineman and NFL Hall of Famer, “Mean” Joe Green. “My mom really pushed me towards coming here in the beginning because of that,” Cole said. “He was a great player and hopefully I can have that kind of success. I wish I got to talk to him more.” Cole trusted in his high school coach to help him with the decision, and a mutual
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William Cole, a redshirt sophomore wide receiver, transferred to UNT from Oklahoma State University at the beginning of the fall and will not be eligible to play until next season. Cole is a cousin of former UNT player and Pittsburgh Steeler defensive great “Mean” Joe Green. respect between McGuire and Todd Dodge steered him toward UNT. “I told him he would have an opportunity to shine at North Texas,” McGuire said. “He is one of the most explosive football players to ever step on a field,
and I trust coach Dodge and knew that he would take care of him.” Because of NCAA transfer rules, Cole will not be eligible to play until next fall, but does have a chance to get acclimated to the system and make an impact
easily a game can tilt in either team’s favor, NFL teams have to take every play seriously or pay the price with a loss. T he 49ers a nd V i k i ngs contest was more than a reason for ESPN to talk about Brett Favre for every minute of this week. It showed how easy it is for a game to go either way. A blocked kick return and an incredible catch by Greg Lewis to win the game were two improbable plays that sculpted the outcome of the matchup between the previously undefeated teams. Teams in the NFL have learned to expect the unexpected, that game events can make any contest interesting and that while forming this league into one, where any team can come out on top regardless of the odds. As much as in-game activity and unpredictability can lead to close competition, it has been the working of the NFL outside of games that has allowed this trend to continue. Schedules are designed so that the winner of each division receives a difficult level of competition going into the next year, ensuring that they
will not be able to dominate opponents simply because of a weak schedule. The presence of a salary cap gives small market teams like the Jaguars and Bengals to have as much of a chance as teams like the Redskins and Cowboys. Now, much has been made of the potential for the lack of a salary cap in 2010 as the owners have already opted out of the bargaining agreement that was in place with the players. If this is to occur, player salaries will increase but the signing of free agents would essent ia l ly be a bidd i ng process.
next season. “I can’t wait for the opportunity to help this team,” Cole said. “I bring versatility, and coaches can put me anywhere and I can make a difference.” He believes there is a ton of talent on the Mean Green roster,
and believes in his quarterback and his team. “I know a lot about Riley, and I have a lot of respect for him,” Cole said. “I think we both have the same goal, we both want North Texas to be known as a football school when our time is over.”
The Script: Parody makes every week worth watching Opinion By Sean Gorman Senior Staff Writer
As I sat in panic over the likelihood that I would drop my second straight game in my fantasy football money league while browsing over this weekend’s games, I was perplexed when looking over some of the results. The defending champion Steelers were about to lose to the now 2-1 Bengals. The Patriots had proved every single analyst on Fox’s pregame show wrong with a win against Atlanta despite going 1-5 in the red zone. The greatest shock of all came when the Detroit Lions certified that the 1976 Buccaneers were the worst team of all time by finally winning a game. After seeing these developments, I finally began to understand a genuine truth regarding the game of football. As cliché as it may sound, the parody of the game today is an important reason as to why it has become our nation’s pastime and this trend is more prevalent now more than ever
before. The results of this weekend’s game demonstrate exactly how closely tied the competition in the NFL really is. Not only did we see some upsets, but also the point differential in a lot of the games were close enough to recognize a strong trend. Out of 15 games played, six were decided by a touchdown or less. Comparatively, this was a down week, as weeks one and two both had eight games won by seven points or less. There is certainly a reason why so many games are so close. With so many in-game variables such as home field advantage, injuries, or how
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Volleyball team faces three conference road games Mean Green has tough weekend BY R EMINGTON BIRD Staff Writer
The Mea n Green volleyba l l tea m (4-11, 0-1) w i l l t r avel to L ou i si a n a t h i s weekend look ing to notch its f irst conference w in of the season. UNT w i l l play Su n Belt Conference opponents t he Un iver sit y of L ou i sia n aMon r o e ( 2-15, 0 -3 ) , t he Un iver sit y of L ou i sia n aLafayette (6-11, 0-2) and the
Universit y of New Orleans (9-5, 2-0). “This is definitely our most challenging weekend that we have within conference play,” head coach Cassie Headrick said. “I look at it as a doubleedged sword. It’s at the beginning of our season, which is good because we’re still at our freshest. The bad part of it is we have been on the road for a really long time, and to be successful in this conference you have to win on the road.” T he Mea n Green’s f i rst game against ULM on Friday will be the seventh meeting of the teams since Headrick
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became head coach. Headrick ha s a per fec t 6 -0 record against the Warhawks. Head r ick a l so ha s a winning record against the ot her t wo teams UNT w ill be playing over the weekend. Since Headr ick took over, UNT has a 12-6 record against the ULL Ragin’ Cajuns and a 9-8 record against the UNO
Privateers. Outside hitter Lacy Reasons, a business sophomore, says the team will have to work on what t he team learns about each of the other teams in practices before the games. “I don’t see any of them as a huge threat,” she said. “If anyone stands out, I guess it
would be New Orleans.” L ibero Jessica Green, a busi ness sen ior, sa id she remembers the loss to ULL last year and is ready to beat the team this time, but realizes the Mean Green has a tough weekend ahead. “It’s definitely something you’re not used to. It is a lot of play, and we need to stay focused t he whole t i me,” she said. “We do our homework, we get to the hotel, we play, we eat, and we do it all over again. You’ve got to be mentally prepared going into a situation like that.” Headrick said preparing for this weekend would not be
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Everyone possesses right to free speech Editorial Students have the right to freedom of speech and assembly according to constitutional law. This right is subject to university requirements and may be exercised by reserving time at one of the six free speech zones around campus. While these free speech zones are open to anyone, their predominant users are often religious groups. Many students have a problem with the louder, in-yourface proponents of these groups. Some of these students get up in their faces and yell back, start an argument or just rant to their friends about how these people should not be allowed to expose students to their angry accusations and talk of fire and brimstone. The editorial staff disagrees. Sure, no one likes being told on the way to their political science class that they are going to go to hell if they don’t change their ways. Free speech, however, is not just meant to protect the things people agree with. It is an all-or-nothing deal, and must protect all forms of expression, even those that some find annoying. The problems students have with these public speakers are hypocritical when paired with their simultaneous bemoaning of their own limited freedom of speech. Some students were so fed up with the limitations of the free speech zone policy that on July 22 the UNT Free Speech Coalition presented UNT President Gretchen Bataille with a presentation of demands. This contributed to the revision of the policy, though the new version has yet to be released. It is admirable that students have been active in their pursuit of their constitutional right to free speech. However, they should remember that free speech is not exclusive. Students don’t have to like what people who use the free speech zones say, but they should support their right to say it. These people have gone through the proper measures to acquire a public platform, measures any student can also go through if they have something they want to say. The zones are open to anyone, and while these religious groups often make themselves the hardest to ignore, the university has also been host to a variety of other groups, such as sororities and fraternities, the International Socialist Order, UNT Outdoor Pursuits and the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, to name a few. So instead of shaking their fists at someone who is speaking loudly in a free speech zone, students should instead be thankful this freedom exists. Students who wish to reserve the free speech zone can go to the Dean of Students Office, University Union Suite 320, to pick up an application. Applications must be turned in at least two working days before the planned activity.
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Photo editing laws a bad idea France is considering legislat ion t hat wou ld requ i re dig ita lly a ltered photos of people to require a warning, stating t hat t he photo has been manipulated. As a photographer shooting for both commercial and art, my immediate response was: What the heck? Then after calming down I read more on the subject matter, slept, consulted with friends and ate some calming tof u. I looked at t he issue again and came full circle back to my initial instinct. What. The. Heck. L i ke a l l bad idea s, t he proposed law started w it h good intentions. Folks were concer ned t hat images of impossibly beautiful models were creat i ng u n rea l ist ic
expectations in people. By stating that these photos were a ltered, people’s self esteem would be boosted and incidents of eating disorders would be lowered. It’s a noble goal that, ironically, is unrealistic itself. I understand the feelings that come when looking at an unbelievably “perfect” person in a photo. The env y. The anger. The desire. I know this because it’s my job to make you feel this way. A r t wouldn’t be a rt if it d id n’t m a ke p e ople fe el strongly about something. A photograph not only shows what’s there, it gives you a chance to see the world in a way that you haven’t before. Because of t he rea list ic n a t u r e o f p h ot o g r a p h s ,
I u n d e r s t a n d p e o p l e ’s desire to have them remain “u ntouched.” But a nyone t hink ing t hat an unedited photo represents absolute truth is naive. Model s wea r ma ke up. Zits, sca rs a nd tattoos get covered up. Lighting, and I mea n r id icu lous a mou nts of lighting, is used to make the perfect look. The simple acts of framing and perspective can greatly enhance a person’s cha risma. Couple that with an amazing haircut and matching outfit. These are all things that are not edited on the computer but make a model that much more remove d f r om t he “average” person. What would be next, having a warning label on people that
dye their hair? Forcing a label on edited photos fa i ls to solve t he problem. Besides the issue of actually defining what is manipulation (could removing red eyes be fined?), the underlying issue is people’s expectations. And no one can edit t hat but t he people t hemselves.
While talking with a friend, she mentioned that she had been seeing a guy for a few weeks. Upon hearing this, I asked the first questions that came to mind, a question that 10 years ago would have been unheard of and one that either baff les or infuriates many members of older generations: Is it Facebook official? Most students would not bat an eye at the term, as t he socia l net work ing site has permeated our lives for many years, but perhaps it is time to examine why we have allowed a Web site to invade all aspects of our lives to the point that we define our relationships and determine our friends based on it? Our relationships are so intertwined with Facebook. T he t rau ma of a brea k up is g reat ly a mplif ied by it, because as soon as your relationship status with its little broken heart pops up in all of your 700 friends’ news feeds, any semblance of discretion and privacy is gone.
It is as if you broke up in the middle of the University Union on a megaphone and sent around comment cards so that onlookers could let you know exactly what’s f loating around in their rude, empty heads. The drama continues as some exes choose to block one a not her a nd/or badmout h each ot her v ia notes, Wa ll posts and status updates. I am not even for a moment claiming freedom from the “Book”. In fact, I am as guilty as the next person, perhaps even more so, when it comes to Facebook. Within an hour of changing my relat ionsh ip stat us in rea l life, I updated my Facebook profile to ref lect the change. I have not one, but t wo farm applications, but sadly a m more accomplished at keeping plants slightly more alive, or at least a little less brown and crunchy, in the real world. I do bel ieve t hat I use
t he w eb site re sp on sibl y, however. It is quite disturbing that now employers, a nd even more odd, parents, are on Facebook, which takes risqué or drunken pictures from the realm of awkwardly embarrassing to potent ia l ly life altering, a change that, unless you enjoy being homeless and unemployed, may not be for the better. A severe lack of precision in spelling and grammar is a symptom of our Facebook addiction. Each time I am told “your amazing,” I wonder: My amazing what? Grammatical prowess, why thank you. I find myself falling prey to this phenomenon as well. I abbreviate words, while at the same time being absolutely horrified. This horror is amplified when abbreviations are moved from the computer screen and into someone’s mouth. Must you really say letters instead of real words? Why say OMG as opposed to oh
my goodness? Why say totes or lolz or any other acronym for a slightly longer yet significa nt ly more clea r turn of phrase? T h e on l y t h i n g m or e obv ious t ha n t he da ngers and drawbacks of the site is the convenience. Facebook makes everything: planning parties, sharing photos and wasting time that should be spent studying (or sleeping) incredibly easy. As a college student, I can truly appreciate that. I’d love to keep going, but my BF totes messaged me and I have GTG.
K hai Ha is a computer science senior. He can be reached at khaiqha@yahoo. com.
Facebook permeates our lives
Jessika Curry is a journalism junior. She can be reached at jessika.curry@unt.edu.
“Yes, I am worried about the swine flu, and I usually wash my hands at least three times a day and I try to not be around those who are sick.”
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“I’m not really worried. I’ve never been really sick. I’m not hanging around sick people.”
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