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Academic progress changes financial aid eligibility Jason Priest

Contributing writer Financial aid helps 75 percent of students at UNT, but at the end of the fall semester, strict changes to eligibility requirements may affect students receiving aid. UNT will use Satisfactory Academic Progress requirements

at the end of each semester to determine eligibility for aid, said Senta Macaraeg, assistant director at the Student Financial Aid and Scholarships department. In previous years, SAP was measured at the end of each calendar year. The requirements measure

students’ academic success and progress pace. “Students need to remember that dropping classes, withdrawing from all of their classes and/or not maintaining their grade-point averages could affect their eligibility to receive financial aid,” Macaraeg said.

The SAP requires undergraduate students to maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 and graduate students to maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. It also requires students to complete and pass a certain number of hours per semester based on the total

registered hours. Maca raeg recom mends students visit the Financial Aid office before dropping classes to review their information. “We are here to educate students rega rding SA P,” Macaraeg said.

The maximum-hour limit requires students to complete their degrees within 150 percent of their required credit hours. This includes hours dropped, withdrawn from, failed, duplicated or never completed.

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And ‘that’s how baseball go’

UNT tries for first road win Paul Bottoni

Senior Staff Writer The Mean Green will look to attain something this weekend that has eluded the team all season: a win on the road. UNT (3-5) will travel to Jonesboro, Ark., to face the Arkansas State Red Wolves (5-2) at 6 p.m. Saturday. The Mean Green has struggled away from Denton this season, going 0-4 in road games while being outscored 153-50. “Part of it is the teams we’ve played on the road [Florida International, Alabama, Tulsa and LouisianaLafayette],” UNT head coach Dan McCarney said. “We should take a confident team [to Jonesboro]. We have a lot to play for at this time of year.” By defeating FIU last week – and with a ULL loss – the Red Wolves moved into first place in the Sun Belt Conference. ASU is undefeated in its three Sun Belt matches. “It seems like somehow, someway, we always time it up to be playing the team that’s in first place in the Sun Belt Conference – here we go again,” McCarney said.

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Photo by James Coreas/Senior Staff Photographer

Jonathan Syfert, with his hands on his head, reacts with fellow Texas Rangers fans at Lucky Lou’s during Texas’ 11th-inning loss in Game 6 of the World Series Thursday night. The Rangers were one strike away from wining it all, twice, before giving up the winning home run to St. Louis’ hometown favorite David Freese in the bottom of the 11th inning. Rangers pitcher Mark Lowe took the loss as the St. Louis Cardinals won 10-9. The series is tied 3-3 going into the deciding Game 7, which will be played tonight in St. Loius at 7:05 central time.

Zoo installs 4,000-square-foot solar panel to power facility Nicole Balderas Senior Staff Writer

Photo by James Coreas/Senior Staff Photographer

Music sophomore Richard Diaz and English senior Bonnie Kurrus hold hands in the rain Thursday evening by the Art Building.

Texas is continually making headway in the amount of solar energy used, most recently with the September installation of a 4,000-square-foot solar array system powering several buildings at the Fort Worth Zoo. The new 47.5-kilowatt solar panel system was installed on the roof of the zoo’s administra-

tion building and is expected to produce more than 93,000 kilowatt-hours of clean electricity per year, saving around $300,000 over the system’s 30-year-lifetime. The Green Mountain Energy Sun Club donated $140,000 to the zoo to pay for the solar panel system as part of its annual effort to give back to nonprofit organizations. “Sunshine is biggest in Texas;

the capacity for solar energy in Texas is great,” said Tony Napolillo, program manager for Green Mountain Energy Sun Club. “Where we fall behind is the incentives in Texas aren’t as great as other states. Solar power is very expensive, so consequently nonprofits and other groups have a hard time affording it.”

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Fall weather brings rain to Denton Rabbit rescue works to raise Josh Pherigo Editor-in-chief

North Texas residents saw about half an inch of rainfall Thursday, as showers moved across the area during the season’s first day of noticeably cooler weather. But don’t brea k out t he winter jackets just yet, meteorologists said. A f ter d ippi ng i nto t he low 40s in the middle of the week, North Texas temperatures are expected to climb back into the 60s and 70s this weekend, National Weather Service meteorologist Matt Mosier said. Temperatures settled in the

mid- to upper 40s Thursday evening, and mists continued throughout the night in the latest of several wet spells this month. Following a record-breaking hot, dry summer, North Texans have been given a reprieve this fall, as temperatures and rain levels return to normal. But despite the recent wet weather, Mosier said, the rain hasn’t been enough to lift the area out of drought conditions. “Even with all the rainfall, we’re still 9 to 10 inches below normal,” Mosier said. “On the whole, we’re still in very dry conditions. This drought is persisting.”

Friday is expected to be breezy and slightly chilly with highs in the 60s and north winds of 10 to 15 mph. Some students have been taking extra precautions in the chilly fall weather. “As a singer, I have to be especially cautious in weather like this,” music education freshman Sienna Riehle said. “My voice is my instrument, and I really have to work to keep from getting sick. I’m usually careful, but now I really have to start wearing scarves and drinking tea more often.” Rebecca Ryan contributed to this report.

money for updated shelter Nadia Galindo

NT Daily TV Reporter In preparation for the coming winter months and holiday season, Denton’s Wi ld Rescue, Inc./Rabbit Rescue is raising money to add on to its shelter. The rescue has taken in about 150 domestic rabbits this year. Many of those rabbits came in after the holidays because many rabbits are given as gifts but then given up or dumped, said Diana Leggett, president of the rescue.

“January alone, we took in 47 domestic rabbits from the area shelters and then it’s just snowballed,” Leggett said. This is one of the reasons the Denton-based nonprofit organization has added an additional outside pen this summer. “We never have to say no, or worse, euthanize because of a lack of space,” said Lindsay Hooker, a UNT alumna and volunteer at the organization. “We always make it work.” The rescue is trying to raise money to build a carport-style

shelter to cover half of the two bunny pens. “We want them to have a quality of life until we can find them their forever home,” Leggett said. “The best way to do that is by giving them their freedom and their space.” Leggett said the shelters will cost a minimum of $1,200. In addition to building shelters, the organization hopes to raise $10,000 to convert a garage into a hospital room and a shed into a resting room.

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Inside City puts on family-friendly carnival News | Page 2

Mean Green tries for conference title Sports | Page 3

Cross-country teams prepare for championships Sports | Page 3

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Loans

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“I don’t think it should be too hard for students to maintain a 2.0,” public relations senior Catherine Paneral said. “If students aren’t going to take school seriously, then they are just wasting financial aid assistance.” Paneral has worked two jobs, one full time and the other part time, to pay for college because she isn’t eligible for financial aid. Recent legislative changes prompted UNT to beg in measuring students’ progress at the end of each semester. Employees from the Student Financial Aid and Scholarships department began informing students about the upcoming changes last spring and continue to send communications via the MyUNT student portal and emails. Macaraeg said she hopes students have been paying attention because a great deal of information is delivered through these methods. Despite the efforts to inform, some students have missed the messages. “I haven’t heard about the change and definitely think they

should advertise it more so everyone isn’t shocked and can prepare adequately if their grades aren’t so hot,” education senior Roanne Ting said.

The rules Students who fail to meet the SAP requirements are placed on a “warning” status and have one semester to improve, Macaraeg said. They will still receive their financial aid during the probation period. If the students are unable to meet SAP requirements after the warning semester, they can appeal to remain eligible for an additional semester, Macaraeg said. The Student Financial Aid and Scholarships directors and counselors review appeals and take into considerat ion ci rc u m st a nces beyond a student’s control when making their decisions. A denied appeal can be resubmitted with additional supporting documentation. More information about the SAP requirements and appeal process can be found at the Student Financial Aid and Scholarships website: http://financialaid.unt.edu.

Correction In Thursday’s edition of the Daily, a story misquoted a source as saying the Department of State Health Services is in the midst of an investigation of the psychiatric emergency room and a full survey of Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas. The department already concluded its investigation of the hospital. The story also misquoted the source as saying monitors are in place at Parkland Memorial; this information was not confirmed. The Daily regrets the errors.

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Halloween carnival spooks Denton Jason Priest

Contributing Writer In just six hours, Denton officials and dozens of volunteers will transform the MLK Jr. Recreation Center from a morning carnival to an evening kids haunted house for the annual Halloween celebration. Ca r n iv a l ga mes, face painting, a bounce house and a costume contest are scheduled from 10 a.m. to noon, and then the 20,000-square-foot center will be transformed into the haunted house that opens at 6 p.m. “We hope people come out because it’s a free event and family friendly,” said Denesha

Factory, a Parks and Recreation coordinator. This is her first year coordinating the event, but Factory said the annual program has been going on longer than she can remember. The previous years’ attendance has been between 300 and 400, but officials are hoping to exceed that amount this year, Factory said. The carnival will conclude at noon when costume judging is finished and first-, second- and third-place awards are given. Journalism junior Colston Rawls said he plans to attend dressed as Ron Swanson f rom NBC’s “Pa rk s a nd Recreation.”

Rawls described the character as “the definition of man; red meat and whiskey course through his veins, and his mustache is self-explanatory.” A crew of four recreation center staff members and volunteers from the Denton community will host the event. “The majority of help comes from volunteers,” said Brendan Herrera, recreation center coordinator. “We try to get at least 70 each year. It’s the bare minimum to run smoothly.” For more information about the carnival, visit Denton’s Parks and Recreation events calendar at www.cityofdenton. com.

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Rabbits

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Leggett said the shelters are the top priority because they are needed before winter to keep the bunnies in an appropriate environment. “We want to at least get the shelters up before the onset of w inter; we just need to generate funds and, no pun intended, hop to it,” Hooker said. WildRescue, Inc./Rabbit Rescue takes in about 1,000 cottontail rabbits a year. The organization also takes in squirrels, ducks and other wildlife. Animals are cared for and rehabilitated, then released back into the wild. Domestic rabbits are spayed and neutered; however, some are in bad shape and need medical care, which can be expensive. “We watch rabbits come from hoarder situations, a 1-square-foot mouse cage, a hutch where dogs nipped at it through the wire, all kinds of neglectful and abusive situ-

Zoo

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The current U.S. leader in solar energy is California, with $3.3 billion spent on a 10-year program meant to help the state maintain its number-one position, according to cleantechnica.com. “The mission of the Green Mountain Energy Sun Club is to build and promote solar energy around the state and country and to help nonprofits reduce their environmental footprint,” Napolillo said. The company has donated 30 solar installations around the Texas area with the help of electricity provider Encore, which

Photo by Melissa S. Mayer/Staff Photographer

A baby Eastern Cottontail sits comfortably in a pair of hands. This bunny is one of many that can be found at the Wild Rescue, Inc./Rabbit Rescue located in Denton. ations,” Hooker said. “It is a miraculous thing to see these rabbits turn into beautiful, sociable creatures with huge personalities.”

Leggett sa id she had a bunny as a little girl and transferred her love for the animal to her children. She has been rescuing rabbits and wildlife

for more than 25 years. “I am one of the biggest advocates for t hese k ids,” Leggett said. “I can’t imagine stopping that now.”

provides grants and rebates to those who install solar panels in their homes. “Thanks to them, a lot of these donations have been bigger,” Napolillo said. “They needed to know that [GMESC] was going to build before they gave the funds, and I think that has helped the cost of solar go down and become more costeffective.” With extra money saved on electricity, the zoo will have more left to give to local and international conservation efforts, said Remekca Owens, public relations manager for the Fort Worth Zoo. The zoo helps with conservation efforts in 34 countries, including the International Elephant Foundation and the

Turtle Survival Alliance. Texas currently leads the nation in non-hydro renewable energy, the majority of which comes from the state’s 9,410 MW of wind capacity, according to nrel.gov, but many believe solar power is nearing a breakthrough. In a statement from the 2011 Solar Power International conference, Rhone Resch, CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, said Texas has the potential to be a massive solar market. “To put it into perspective, the sunshine that falls on Texas each month has more energy than all of the oil that has ever been pumped out of this state,” Resch said. “If you think oil made Texas

great, just wait till you see what they do with solar.” So far, Texas legislation has put a number on the amount of environmentally friendly energy to be produced, but no restrictions have been set on the sources that it must come from, said Pam Groce, head of Innovative Energy Demonstration Program for the State Energy Conservation Office. “When I first got into this business I went to a conference, and someone said in five years the cost of solar will come down and we’ll see it everywhere,” Groce said. “That was 15 years ago. But I think we’re finally at that place where we’re seeing it more.”

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Friday, October 28, 2011 Sean Gorman, Sports Editor

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UNT cross-country teams prepare for championships Austin Schubert Staff Writer

Photo by James Coreas/Senior Staff Photographer

Sophomore quarterback Derek Thompson looks for an open receiver during UNT’s 38-21 win against Louisiana-Monroe at Apogee Stadium. The Mean Green faces Arkansas State in Jonesboro, Ark., at 6 p.m. Saturday.

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The Red Wolves offense is led by quarterback Ryan Aplin. The redshirt junior leads the Sun Belt in total offense for a player, averaging 304.9 yards per game. “ T hei r q u a r t e r b a c k i s playing his tail off and having a great year,” McCarney said. “He’s a rea l t hreat, eit her running or throwing.” The Mean Green had what McCa rney ca l led its most complete game of the season last week in a 38-21 w i n against Louisiana-Monroe. UNT forced tu r novers on

defense and avoided them on offense. The UNT offense posted 459 yards on the Warhawks – including 332 passing yards and three touchdown passes from sophomore quarterback Derek Thompson. In previous games, opponents focused on stopping senior running back Lance Du nba r i n order to sta l l the UNT offense. However, Dunba r sa id he feels t he offense has finally opened up. “Now we have other playmakers that have stepped up,” Dunbar said. “Teams can’t just focus on me; they have to worry about the pass, too.” The Mean Green will need

to duplicate last week’s performance to notch its first road victory of the season – the Red Wolves rank second in the Sun Belt in total offense and defense. To reach the necessary six victories to become eligible for a bowl game, the Mean Green must win three of its remaining four games, two of which are on the road. “What chapter do you want to write in 2011? That’s what I ta lk to my g uys about,” Mc C a r ne y s a id . “L osi ng teams are forgotten easily; winning teams are remembered forever.” The game will not be televised, but can be heard on KNTU-FM, 88.1.

Mean Green hosts Pioneers in regular season title game Bobby Lewis

Senior Staff Writer The Denver women’s soccer team has made a habit of breaking the UNT soccer team’s heart over the last five years. The Mean Green has lost seven straight games, including two conference tournament finals, to the Pioneers. UNT (12-4-2, 7-1-1) will try to reverse its fortunes against Denver at home at 7 p.m. Friday in a game that will decide the Sun Belt Conference regular season title and the top seed in next week’s conference tournament. “They’ve been a thorn in our side for a long time now,” UNT head coach John Hedlund said. “I tell my wife that if Denver’s not in the conference, I have twice as many championship rings. I’m ready for them to leave the conference because Denver makes you play almost perfect throughout the season because they rarely lose.” If the Mean Green wins, it will earn the top seed for the

conference tournament. If the team ties or loses, UNT will be seeded somewhere between two and four, depending on how Florida International and Middle Tennessee fare on Friday. UNT hasn’t beat Denver (15-3-0, 9-1-0) since it picked up a 1-0 home victory in 2005. The Mean Green is hoping for an atmosphere similar to the one it had in a 2-1 win over SMU on Sept. 2 that was played in front of a record-breaking crowd of 1,283 fans. “The crowd is definitely going to be a huge advantage for us,” sophomore defender Kelsey Hodges said. “We play well at home and we’re expecting a pretty big crowd anyway, so it can only help us.” UNT has a 13-game homeunbeaten streak. A win or a draw on Friday would give UNT its first undefeated home season since 2005 and its first ever in the Mean Green Soccer Complex. Friday’s game will also be

Mean Green Trivia If the UNT soccer team wants to win the Sun Belt Conference Title today, it must defeat a rival that has given it fits the last few seasons. The Mean Green has recently struggled to defeat Denver, who it will face Friday to decide the conference’s regular season title. When was the last time the Mean Green beat the Pioneers? Answer: UNT’s last win over Denver came on Oct. 21, 2005, when the Mean Green defeated the Pioneers 1-0. Freshman Brittany Cleveland scored the game-winning goal in the 80th minute to break a scoreless tie. For live updates on UNT athletics and more Mean Green Trivia, follow the NTDailySports Twitter, @NTDailySports!

Senior Night and the last home game for six UNT seniors. “I’m excited and sad all at the same time, but more excited,” senior midfielder Julie Lackey said. “We’ve been a great class all the way through with a lot of strong leaders.” With everything up for grabs on Friday, Hedlund said his team is confident it can finish off the season with a historic victory. “We’ve beaten them more than anybody in the conference,” Hedlund said. “The times that we’ve beaten them is when we go at them, when we press them and we’re aggressive. No one can really beat them, but we can and they know that. Playing them at home gives us a good opportunity, so we need to take advantage of that.”

Conference champs Obviously recent history isn’t on my side for this pick, but I’m going with UNT and very little of it has to do with X’s and O’s. This has to do with the fact that every single player, coach and trainer on this team wants this win badly. There should be a great atmosphere with a big crowd there to see Senior Night and a championship game. It will be the most difficult win of the season, but the Mean Green will win a one-goal game to become Sun Belt regular season champions.

After disappointing sixthplace finishes for both the men’s and women’s crosscountry teams in the 2010 Sun Belt Championships, the teams will try to erase those memories with improved performances at this season’s championships Saturday in Bowling Green, KY. The Mean Green will try to win its second overall conference championship, with its last title coming in 2000. Eight UNT women and six UNT men will race in a 5k and 8k respectively. The course will be one of the toughest of the season, featuring several hills. “The fields will be around 60 to 70 runners, so our runners must stay in the top half,” head coach Sam Burroughs said. “They should be in the position they want to finish in at the two-thirds point of the race because not much changes in the last third.” L ed by sen ior Ing r id Mollen kopf, who placed seventh at last year’s SBC championships, the women have made a marked improvement this season. The team jumped to 10th in the South Central Region and defeated all three conference opponents it faced at the Chile Pepper Festival on Oct. 15, including Arkansas State, who took third at the SBC championships last fall. “We feel very confident,” Mollenkopf said. “I know that we have what it takes to finish in the top three as a team and maybe even pull off second.”

The biggest reason for the women’s improvement is the team’s depth. Last season, the team was hurt by its fourth and fifth runners, who placed 48th and 60th at the SBC championships. This season, the team has a stable top three in Mollenkopf, senior Sara Dietz and freshman Hanna Rice, along with five players competing to fill the fourth and fifth spots. The top competition for the women will be Western Kentucky and Florida Atlantic, who finished first and second respectively in last season’s conference tournament.

“I know that we have what it takes to finish in the top three as a team.” –Ingrid Mollenkopf Cross-country runner

WKU has won the won the women’s title in five straight seasons. “I’m looking to finish in the top five tomorrow and Sara should be in the top 10,” Mollenkopf said. “Our fourth and fifth runners will be the difference for the team, though.” Sophomore Matt Russ (26th at last year’s SBC championships) will lead the way for

the men and likely finish in the top 10. Russ has shown much improvement, setting a 10k personal best with a time of 31:34 in the Chile Pepper Festival. Senior Michael Sandoval will follow behind Russ, likely in the top 20. The team’s youth will be tested, as three of the six men are freshmen. “Some of our guys feel a little nervous since they’re young, but we’ve been training all season for this,” Sandoval said. “I think we’re ready to go.” Arkansas-Little Rock will look rely on the depth that helped it win a confernce title last year, but will be challenged by WKU. The Hilltoppers are led by senior Deus Rwaheru, sophomore Peter Okwera and freshman Dav id Mokone as their top three runners, but will have to get their fourth and fifth runners across faster in order to beat UALR. “WKU will probably win, but UALR has a chance,” Burroughs said. “Our guys have the potential to finish better than last season, but they must put together their best race of the season.”

Prediction Ex pect t he women to finish in third, narrowly missing second behind FAU. Mollenkopf and Dietz will lead the way in fifth and seventh respectively. Look for the men to take a small step up the ladder and finish fifth. Russ will lead the way, finishing between eighth and 10th.

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MUERTOS: The bone-jangling festival of the dead

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MACBETH: HALLOWEEN: There are eerie happenings about town

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A macabre rendition of the classic play

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AUTO: A bright future for Suzuki cars

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An industrial-strength Day of the Dead Daisy Silos Staff Writer

The bars and restaurants on Industrial Street won’t celebrate Halloween this weekend. Instead, they’ll have the biggest Day of the Dead celebration in town. The family-friendly event will go from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and feature more than 30 vendors, a salsa cook-off, a “hot rod trunk-o-treat” for children and two free performances by Cirque du Horror. Bonnie Patterson, the day manager for Dan’s Silverleaf, said she is very excited and residents can expect a safe environment with a carnivallike atmosphere. “Most Halloween events are focused on the secular aspects and we’ve never had a Day of Dead festival around here,” she said. “We thought it would be a new and different thing to bring to Denton since it has such an eclectic, liberal and forward way of thinking.” Jeremy Nayfa of Fuzzy’s Tacos said the event attempts to make the Industrial Street area a destination for people to come and hang out. “We do events like this in March and in the summer,” he said. “The Day of the Dead Festival seemed to make sense to celebrate in the fall to fill our calendar of events.” Patterson said since the announcement of the event, Denton residents have responded well to the idea. “Everyone is talking about how excited they are and how they’re glad we’re finally having a Day of the Dead celebration in Denton,” she said. Nayfa said Cirque du Horror is similar to a Rocky Horror Picture Show. “It’s a live performance that will have some crowd participation,” he said. “With that as our main event, it should be a really fun day.” Cirque du Horror is a group of local volunteer performers that was established three years ago by David Pierce, the musical director of the show. It will have two free performances at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Saturday

for the festival. On Sunday it will hold a 4 p.m. matinee at Dan’s Silverleaf; tickets are $10 for regular admission. Pierce said the group has been preparing for this event since the summer and audiences can expect to be entertained and some even creeped out by images used in the show. “It’s a Halloween performance with each number and skit different for all ages,” Pierce said. “It’s meant to make you think of nostalgic Halloween memories we collectively share when we’re kids and just remind you about

the whimsical part of Halloween that can get lost when you grow up.” Patterson said Pierce has gone above and beyond his normal Cirque du Horror responsibilities for the festival by creating props that are going to shock people. “They have these gargoyles on top of buildings that will look down on the crowd and a 15-foot skeleton,” she said. “The imagination and artistry going to this event is amazing, and I’m so proud to be a part of it and that’s it going to be on Industrial Street.”

This is one of the masks that will be worn by the dancers of Cirque Du Horror this weekend. The group will perform three times as part of Denton’s Day of the Dead Festival.

Photos by Melissa S. Mayer/Staff Photographer

Industrial Street is the venue for Denton’s first Day of the Dead Festival. Along with Dan’s Silverleaf, other members of the Industrial Street Guild, such as Fuzzy’s Tacos, Rooster’s Roadhouse, Seniors in Motion and Jack Bell Properties, will also play a part in the event.

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Through Denton and around campus,

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Staff Writer

Photo by Brian Maschino / Staff Photographer

Constructed in 1884, Alton Bridge was built to connect Lewisville with the then-county seat Alton, now non-existent. Old Alton Bridge, or “Goatman’s Bridge,” carries a history regarding an African-American male, Oscar Washburn, who was hanged by Klansmen in August of 1938, causing speculation now as to hauntings on and around the bridge. The bridge, now a historical marker, is closely monitored by the Paranormal Investigators of North Texas and the Denton County Paranormal Investigators. beer and cigarette smoke, strange noises are heard from beyond the cement walls. Above, on the second floor where stage lights shine and musicians

perform, the ghost of a young blonde girl has been spotted by bar employees. The building that now houses the bar, built in 1893, is the second-

oldest building on the Square and one of the locations Treat visits during his tour. Alex Slaughter, general manager of the bar, said the place has always

been a house of sin, once a pornographic theater named the Rathole before it became a speakeasy, Slaughter said. Slaughter has worked at the bar

eerie spirits bring dread to the living

M arlene Gonzalez One evening near the Courthouseon-the-Square, 20 people stood around the fenced-in, weathered grave of John B. Denton and listened as Shaun Treat, a haunted-tour guide, explained how the remains of the town’s namesake have all but rested in peace. Twice since his death in 1841, the bones of the preacher and lawyer have been dug up and moved and are now scattered across the three graves, and some say it’s cause for his ghost to haunt the Courthouse building. As Treat’s tale continues, he leads the group around the Square, visiting the Campus Theatre and McNeill’s Appliance. Denton’s tomb is one of the many haunted locations around the city, most of which are on the Square or around the UNT campus. Treat, a member of the communication studies faculty, began gathering data for a haunted tour of Denton last summer and continues to collect information from archives and libraries. He provides the tours for $10 per person. “When something gets left out of history or people don’t want to talk about it, it usually winds up showing up in some kind of ghostly story,” Treat said. He guides people to different locations around the square and explains the history behind each haunt, including the supernatural experiences people claim to have at each location. “To me, the stories are real. People had experiences, and yeah, there may be several explanations, real or imagined. The stories always have a point; they reveal to me something about a place or person, maybe a past,” he said. Across the street from the tomb where Treat’s tour begins is the basement of Andy’s Bar. In the dank, dark room that smells of spilled

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for three and a half years, and said he hasn’t had a personal experience with ghosts, but he knows people who have. He tries to figure out if they’re true or not and disprove

them when possible. “The only ghostly experience I’ve had is on several occasions I’ve used the restroom in the basement when no one is here and I thought

I heard someone walking by, but I blame that on a fan eventually,” Slaughter said. He said on several occasions people, including the owner of the building, Andy, have heard a woman speaking on the third floor when no one is there. Slaughter also said during a mid-day sound rehearsal a group of guys heard the violent scream of a child coming from the third floor, but when he checked, the room was empty. “We have a regular named Curtis that swears up and down that he has seen a little blonde girl on the venue above the stage in the little booth,” he said. “He is one of I think two other people who have claimed they have seen this little girl.” Slaughter said salt bags are ingrained within the walls of the building because the architect was terrified of ghosts and during that time it was a method to keep evil spirits away. When he started working, Slaughter said he didn’t like going up to the third floor. “I just tell myself it’s not true in any way because I have to be here a lot; it’s an old building. A lot of times it’s pitch black. When there are no lights in the basement and I have to track things down, it’s just complete darkness down here and on the third.” Communicating with the otherworldly through electromagnetic equipment and chasing spirits is a reality the Denton Area Paranormal Society faces on a regular basis. The paranormal society, among other ghost-chasers have searched Bruce Hall for years to gather readings of spirits. Music freshman Taylor Greene had her headphones on when she heard the soft, barely audible voice of a woman whispering behind her. She took them off and turned around. Nothing. It’s nothing new to Greene, who lives on the fourth floor of Bruce Hall. Greene said she has daily encounters

with the ghost students have affectionately named “Wanda.” UNT has its share of ghost sightings, Bruce Hall being one of the most prevalent locations. Books such as “Lone Star Spooks: Searching for Ghosts in Texas” by UNT alumnus Nate Riddle explain the story of “Wanda,” one of the three ghosts reported in the dorm. One of the group’s founders, Mary Oliver, said they have picked up a female voice on the fourth floor of Bruce Hall. “She was jokingly saying ‘hey, help;’ she wasn’t serious though,” Oliver said. “It was a playful tone.” She said this ghost enjoys playing pranks on students. “We’ve never been able to prove who she is or find actual documents,” she said. “It’s an urban legend.” Oliver said one of the members took a photograph where a man appeared standing in a stairway. Although the group uses electromagnetic equipment, Oliver said fancy machines aren’t necessary to pick up activity. Recorders and digital cameras are their most common resources. She and her husband Lance Oliver began the paranormal society seven years ago because both of them had supernatural experiences growing up. With the number of paranormal reports rising, more people are talking about their personal experiences without fear of being laughed at, she said. “It’s more open now, it isn’t so much of a tongue and cheek thing,” Oliver said. “Denton is pretty active.” Meagan Adams, a radio, television and film sophomore, is currently helping the Syfy channel’s Susan Sher collect ghost stories from Bruce Hall. Adams said Sher contacted her after reading an article about haunting tales in Texas. Adams said

people in general are interested in the unknown. “To a certain extent I believe there are some sort of paranormal acts,” Adams said. “I‘ve never seen a ghost, so I can’t say I don’t believe in it.” A group of freshmen living in Bruce Hall decided to take the lurid tales a step further by playing with an Ouija board that soon turned them against one another. Payton Birlew, a theater freshman, said she doesn’t believe in ghosts, but became entranced by the game with her friends. “It took over our lives for a week,” she said. “It was making us paranoid; we became suspicious of each other.” Birlew said they were missing class and couldn’t sleep. They spent time in the boiler room and the fourth floor trying to contact spirits. The board even said one of her friends would become a Freemason and another would die on Oct. 21, Birlew said. Sometimes it would tell them information they had no knowledge of, which would freak them out, she said. “Afterwards, I personally felt very stupid because I was completely skeptical about it before we started playing, and then you play it a little and you’re like, ‘Oh my, it’s real,’” Birlew said. She has asked for the board again, but the resident assistants have not been able to find it. In Greene’s dorm room, posters and papers fall off the walls after being tacked in firmly the night before, and once, her roommate woke up with a Bible lying on top of her. “We’ve heard knocking in between the walls and the roof,” Greene said. “We know no harm can be done; it’s actually kind of funny.” Although Greene said she is used to it now, she still doesn’t sleep there alone. When her roommate is away, she spends the night at a friend’s place.

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Local theater performs Shakespeare this weekend Pablo A rauz Staff Writer

A rendition of “Macbeth” will show as part of a special Halloween season performance tonight at the historic Campus Theatre. Shakespeare’s chilling tale of one man’s struggle with power will be portrayed by the Denton Community Theatre group for next two weekends. “There are some amazing sword fights, murders and ghosts and witches with bubbling cauldrons, all that you’d want for a Halloween version of ‘Macbeth,’” said Julie Brinker, director of the play. As a part of a series by the group, Brinker said this rendition of the play is darker than others. “There’s a lot more blood in this version than the others,” said Brad Speck, who plays King Duncan in the play. Speck, a radio, television and film graduate of UNT, has been acting, directing and taking part in theater as a hobby for 45 years. “It’s got a great cast of all-age folks. A lot of times when it’s only university students, you see people with fake gray hair, and we don’t have that,” Brinker said. The play is also part of a series of classic plays that the group performs at least once each season. However,

this will be the first time that it performs “Macbeth” at the Campus Theatre. Kerri Peters, who plays one of the witches in the play, said the performance is going to be more morbid than other renditions of “Macbeth.” Peters said she’s been a part of the community theater group for most of her life, and that Denton is a great place for performances like this one. “There’s an interesting base of talent here; it’s quality community theater,” she said. A graduate student of theater education, Peters hopes to someday teach theater in Denton to help the growing active theater community in the city. “There’s no better place to teach theater than in Denton,” she said. As for the play, the cast is preparing for an exciting and powerful show for the audience this weekend. “If you’ve only ever read it, you should come and see it because it’ll be the most amazing experience for you and it’s just going to start with a huge amount of energy,” Brinker said. The play will be performed at 7:30 p.m. tonight and Saturday. Admission is $10 for students at the door. For more information visit: http://www.campustheatre.com/.

Photo by Melissa S. Mayer/ Staff Photographer

King Duncan, played by Brad Speck, and Banquo, played by Dennis Welch, discuss an arrangement during rehearsal Wednesday night at the Campus Theatre. Directed by Julie Brinker, this weekend’s “Macbeth” has a twist from the original play.

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New coupe combines comfort, affordability Suzuki aims to prove it makes more than good motorcycles J onath a n G allegos Contributing Writer

I compare anticipation of this week’s car review to the feeling I had on the days leading up to a root canal. Being the car lover I am, the thought of reviewing the newest Suzuki brought me sorrow and shame. Not that I dislike Suzuki. I love Suzuki. If I wanted to purchase a motorcycle, ATV or even a vintage ‘30s silk loom, I’d buy Suzuki. Enter the 2012 Suzuki Kazashi. which I drove this past Saturday. As I approached the the car, I was initially struck by the design of the car. The car has an athletic stance and aggressive styling such as oversized headlamps and pointed exhaust tips that help add subtle sport cues. The car brings some lavish features without a lavish price tag. But at $25,000, it’s no small fee. The belly of this beast has been well appointed with luxuriously large leather seats. Heated side mirrors, rain-sensing wipers, multi-level seat warmers, rear air vents and a Rockford Fosgate sound system adorn the inside of the vehicle. The most interesting aspect of this vehicle is the length Suzuki went to in an effort to reduce road noise. It achieved this with a wellinsulated cabin, and it added underbody panels for less drag. It is one of the quietest vehicles I have driven. The magic-carpetlike suspension complements the cabin’s quietness. For the speed-

Photo by Jonathan Gallegos/Contributing writer

The 2012 Suzuki Kazashi puts assumptions about the company better known for its motorcycles. The car is loaded with luxury features such as heated seating. sters, driving this 180-horsepower car like a racecar would be foolish. Reasons to spend $25,000 on the brand new car: the interior and comfort. The buffet of features rivals the new Volkswagen Jetta, as well as most other mid-priced luxury cars, for around $5,000 less. The Kazashi’s comfortable amenities and American-sized seats will see you through any road trip with ease. Reasons not to buy this car: you’d be spending $25,000 on a Suzuki. Sorry Suzuki owners, but when the time comes I find it difficult to step foot onto a dealership where you could also pick up an ATV.

All that said, after experiencing the Kazashi, I began to understand its appeal. W hile it may not be its swan song, this car is Suzuki’s last-ditch effort at grabbing the attention of a fickle and vicious American audience. Unlike its Japanese brethren, Suzuki has had a difficult time maintaining market share among i mpor t auto ma nu fac t u rers. W it h a d iverse a nd g row i ng auto line that includes trucks, crossovers and small SUVs, I’m not sure who Suzuki is tr ying convince with the name Kazashi, which means “something great is coming.”

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FOOD SNOBS Bella Pizza and Pasta 2900 Wind River Lane, Suite 142 Denton, Texas 76201 Sydnie Summers Design Editor

A large “grand opening” banner still hangs over the entrance to Bella Pizza and Pasta – which opened on July 14. The inside doesn’t give much more reassurance. Bella is completely empty. The pale yellow walls are blank with the exception of a few multi-colored metal wall hangings on the left side of the restaurant and the only sound comes from a small TV hanging from the ceiling in the back corner. It’s plain and clean, almost bordering on sterile. We sit at a booth for a few minutes before realizing there are no servers in sight and asked the manager at the front counter for a menu. He handed over a paper pamphlet and seemed annoyed that we didn’t already know to order at the counter. After looking over the menu, we decided on the chicken parmigiana for $9.49, Bella’s house special for $11.99 and a slice of homemade meatball pizza for $3.04. After we order, I notice a cooler filled with a few beers and bottles of wine

behind the counter, but there was no mention of the alcohol on the menus Cleanliness or at the counter. I might Service have ordered a drink if I Affordability knew it was offered. Atmosphere The two entrees each Food Quality came with a garlic roll and choice of a house or Caesar salad. We chose at the smell of the entrees as one of each. I would have liked the server brought them to the sweetened green tea with my meal, table. The chicken parmigiana, a but unfortunately the machine was breaded chicken breast slathered broken, so I settled for regular sweet in tomato sauce and topped with tea. melting mozzarella cheese, was The Caesar salad came drenched almost bigger than my head. It also in dressing and grated Parmesan came with a bonus side of penne cheese, but the lettuce was still crisp pasta that wasn’t mentioned in the and flavorful. The house salad came description. with a small container of ranch for The house special consisted of you to pour yourself and three large penne pasta, chicken, peas and tomato slices. I don’t like tomatoes, portobello mushrooms tossed in a but they looked very fresh. light brown cream sauce. The meatOur food didn’t take too long balls on the pizza were covered in to arrive, and my mouth watered Italian seasoning, but it wasn’t overpowering. The dough was perfectly cooked. The chicken breast tasted more frozen than fresh, but the generous crispy breading masks most of the off-putting texture. The sauce is well seasoned and, when combined with the gooey cheese, makes a perfect complement to the chicken. The accompanying pasta was a little

Bella Pizza and Pasta

Photo by Sydney Cannon/Intern

Top left and above: Bella Pizza and Pastais located at 2900 Wind River Lane Suite 142. Below left: Bella Pizza’s house special has penne pasta, chicken, peas and portobello mushrooms tossed in a light brown cream sauce. too al dente for my taste, and there was so much oil that it slipped off my fork. I only ate a few bites before deciding to give the house special’s penne a try. The house special’s chicken also had a slight rubbery texture and what looked like painted-on grill marks. I usually hate mushrooms, but when combined with the cream

sauce, they weren’t too bad. The peas don’t add much other than color to the meal. The customer service is a little lacking and the chicken doesn’t live up to my expectations, but Bella is an OK choice for the price. Students on a budget can easily get two meals out of the portions. I’ve definitely had worse Italian in Denton.