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Obama campaign makes stop at Dallas college A LEX M ACON

Senior Staff Writer President Barack Obama addressed an enthusiastic crowd of about 500 students and faculty during a campaign stop at Eastfield Community College in Mesquite on Tuesday, promoting his proposed jobs bill and blasting Republican congressional leaders. Obama’s speech in the packed gymnasium concluded his brief visit to North Texas. Earlier in the day, Obama spoke at two fundraisers in Dallas to promote his 2012 presidential campaign. About 100 education majors were seated behind the president during his speech, and he was introduced by Kimberly Russell, a recently laid-off teacher. “Now this bill will prevent up to 280,000 teachers from losing

their jobs, and support almost 40,000 jobs right here in Texas,” Obama said. T he P resident wa s i n unabashed campaign mode, rallying the crowd and calling out Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor by name. “I’d like Mr. Cantor to come out here to Dallas and explain what exactly in this jobs bill does he not believe in,” Obama said. “Mr. Cantor should come out to Dallas and look Kim Russell in the eye and tell her why she doesn’t deserve to be back in the classroom.” Gov. Rick Perry’s presidential campaign released a short video “welcoming” Obama to North Texas. The video disparaged the president’s 2009 stimulus plan and provided Perry’s core principles to create jobs: lower taxes,

less government spending and regulation and reforms of the legal system to “prevent frivolous lawsuits.” The American Jobs Act, the $447 billion bill Obama proposed on Sept. 7, includes provisions for temporary stimulus spending, new job training programs, unemployment insurance and higher taxes for the wealthy, according to the White House’s website. Congressional Republicans have said they would not pass the bill into law. “We’ve had folks in Congress who said we shouldn’t pass this bill because it would give me a win,” Obama said during his speech. “Give me a win? Give me a break.”

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President Barack Obama speaks about his proposed American Jobs Act at Eastfield Community College in Mesquite on Tuesday.

Texas outsources fund management AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ outsourcing of the management of more than $1 billion in federal disaster recovery funds to an engineering firm has raised concern from federal officials. T he Au st i n A mer ic a nStatesman reports that the firm, Kansas City, Mo.-based HNTB, which the state has so far paid $45 million to process infrastructure grants for communities damaged by Hurricanes Dolly and Ike, has close ties to Gov. Rick Perry’s administration. Three years after the storms, only 20 percent of the first round of money released to Texas to aid disaster recovery grants has been spent. Federal officials say at least half those projects should have been completed by now based on the state’s original timeline. We ek s a go, t he Te x a s General Land Office cancelled HNTB’s contract, which had increased from $69 million to $144 million as the firm a s su me d more re spon si-

bility for disaster grants. But the company still runs the infrastructure program on a temporary basis at its Austin offices. Trying to get the program back on track, officials with the U.S. Department of Housing a nd Urba n De velopment started quarterly reviews. HUD warned in June that the rate of spending on administrative expenses, which as of Aug. 31 totaled 92 percent of what’s been budgeted, could jeopardize the processing of construction projects in the second round of funding. To help Texans recover from hurricanes that struck the Gulf in 2008, Congress appropriated $3.1 billion. Fift y-f ive percent of t he money, or $1.7 billion, is for housing, and 45 percent, or $1.4 billion, is for nonhousing projects including everything from emergency generators to new water and sewage treatment facilities.

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Site helps students find off-campus housing NICOLE BALDERAS Senior Staff Writer

PHOTO BY MELISSA S. MAYER/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Senior Brian Clancy studies jazz studies at UNT. He is creating his first CD with his band, The Brian Clancy Quartet, which includes a pianist, a bassist and a drummer.

Musician raises cash for new venture

PABLO A RAUZ Staff Writer

By releasing a solo album, Brian Clancy, a jazz studies senior and former saxophonist in the One O’Clock Lab Band, hopes to take his career as a performer to the next level. He hasn’t signed a fancy record

deal, and it’s unlikely he’ll have the pocketbook of a big-time producer. Clancy is in the process of releasing a solo album of original and prearranged pieces, but he’s trying to raise $4,000 to fund his project for the mastering, recording

process, liner notes and album artwork. So far, he has raised about $3,000 for the project on a website called kickstarter. com, a funding platform for artists trying to raise funds for creative projects. “Making it as a jazz musician is not the way that it used to be,

and this is just one aspect of it. To really make a living you have to do it all, including teaching, playing gigs, as well as the area where you are being the most creative and playing original music,” he said.

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campus and nontraditional student services. “I think it’s a great asset to have if they call and say, ‘I need a place to live.’” The website is free for UNT students, who are welcome to call the Student Activities Of f ice for help, but Smit h said there is usually enough information on the website for students to find what they need. Because of this, Smith said h i s c om mu n ic at ion w it h Off-Campus Housing 101 is minimal. T h roug h t he website, students are able to not only post apartments they would like to rent out, but they can also create a profile or search profiles on the site’s roommate f inder, which uses a matching system to find suitable roommates.

T h roug h its of f-ca mpus hou si ng website, U N T i s trying to simplify the process of apa r t ment, hou se a nd roommate hunting. U N T i s on e of m a n y universities t hat belong to t he Of f-Ca mpu s Hou si ng 101 net work . Of f-Ca mpus Housing 101 is a third-party company that assists colleges and universities by managing a university-branded website w here proper t y ma na gement companies, apartment management, private landlords and students can list properties for rent. “I t h i n k a ny t i me you h a v e a c e nt r a l lo c a t ion where st udents ca n come and look at apartments and find roommates, it can be a one-stop shop for students,” said Dantrayl Smith, student activities coordinator for off- See APARTMENTS on Page 2

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Mean Green defense showing signs of progress Sports | Page 4

Rick Perry unfairly criticized on immigration Views | Page 5

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Apartments “We don’t tell students one place is better than another, so we send them to [the website],” Smith said. “Really, we just try to educate them on making the best economic decision, to make a budget, and also we encourage them to get a roommate because it saves money.” Because the website’s target audience is students, many of the website’s listings end up

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being student apartments, Smith said. Among the current available listings is a single house for rent, ow ned by Cosmo Jones. “I’ve lived and rented in this town for about eight years now and I had never heard of it until recently,” Jones said. “The f irst [listing] is free, which is why I tried it, but at 12 or 15 bucks a listing it is

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kind of expensive.” The student activ ities department w ill host an apa r t ment fa ir f rom 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, to allow students to meet with representatives from different apartment communities. “This is our first fall ever doing a housing fair,” Smith sa id. “I’ve been ta l k ing with a lot of the different apartment complexes and managers in the area; I’m always looking for collaboration efforts.”

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Boats litter the Payco Marina in Galveston, Texas, after Hurricane Ike came ashore over the Texas coast.

Disaster PHOTO BY REBEKAH GOMEZ/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Uptown Apartments is one of several student living complexes tied to UNT through a third party off-campus housing network.

Of the total $3.1 billion, $1.3 billion was released in the first round of funding. HNTB has been managing grants for nonhousing infrastructure. In a May letter to state officials obtained by the AmericanStatesman, Stanley Gimont , director of block grant assistance for the U.S. Housing and Urban Development, said that using HNTB “to administer virtually all aspects” of the state agency’s work on the community development block grants “presents significant cause for concern.” Gimont said HNTB lacked experience with community development block

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Continued from Page 1 grant programs. He wrote that there are some responsibilities that should not be given to a third-party contractor, including monitoring of local grants and policy and program guidance on the proper use of community development funds. The letter also raised questions about the state’s oversight of the company. On July 1, Perry moved oversight of disaster recovery to General Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson, “to provide more accountability.” G a r y Ha go o d, deput y commissioner of financial management at the land office,

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Ac c ord i ng to t he U. S. Census Bureau, Texas has gained more than 1 million new jobs in the decade since Perr y took office; however, critics say it has little to do with Perry’s governorship. A lt hough Perr y emerged as a strong frontrunner for t he Republ ica n president ia l nom i nat ion when he announced his candidacy last month, his poll numbers have slipped in recent weeks. A CBS News poll released yesterday had Perry trailing Republican candidates Mitt Romney and Herman Cain, garnering only 12 percent of

support among Republican primary voters, compared to 23 percent two weeks ago. At the same time, Obama’s approval rating has dropped to about 42 percent, according to the most recently released Gallup poll. During Obama’s speech, supporters inside t he g y m and those snapping photos from outside the police tape that encircled much of the campus periodically chanted Obama’s name. “I’m happy with Obama’s jobs plan as long as it helps people act ua l ly get jobs,” s a i d Jo s e M a r t i n e z , a n

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said he’s “taking a hard look at the whole program.” Hagood canceled HNTB’s contract as of Aug. 31, four years before it was to expire, and the land office posted a request for companies to submit their qualifications to finish the job. Hagood said 10 to 12 firms have responded, including HNTB. For now, HNTB continues to run the program. Tom Wendorf , HNTB vice president in San Antonio, said that with some adjustments to the scope of work and the new oversight, “we fully expect to continue to work toward completion of the infrastructure projects” in 2015. State officials originally expected to have the entire $3.1 billion in federal funds spent by 2013.

Eastfield student who said he is graduating this year. “We all need help, and I just want to know there’s something waiting for me when I graduate.” St udent representat ives from all seven of the colleges in t he Da l las Com mu n it y Col lege Dist rict were present. “It’s wrong that rich people a re getting a ll t he money, and Obama knows that,” said Ped ro Mora les, a st udent at Mountain View College. “Especially teachers are the ones in trouble the most.” The president has a history of suppor t i ng com mun it y col leges. A prov ision of Obama’s health care act pa ssed la st yea r i ncludes $ 2 bi l l ion i n compet itive grants for communit y colleges. In October of last year, the Obama administration launched the “Skills for America’s Future” program, which the White House has said will assist community col lege students in developing job-based skills. Br ynndah Hicks Turnbo, a prog ra m specia list w it h Eastfield administration, said she believes Obama chose to speak at Eastfield because of its diversity. “Eastfield has the strongest representation of what America looks like,” Turnbo Theof UNT Office of Disabili said the student body. hours for Fall 2011. Drop by After 2-3 his speech at Eastfield, from pm. No appointment Obama left Dallas to appear Office of at another campaign event Univ in St. Louis.

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Wednesday, October 5, 2011 Jesse Sidlauskas, Arts & Life Editor

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Student provides street-art facelift for West Hickory JAVIER LOPEZ Staff Writer

In an effort to curb graffiti and beautify the walls on the north façades of Voertman’s bookstore and Subway on West Hickory Street, the bookstore allowed a local artist to paint permanent murals on walls that once served as canvas for clandestine graffiti. Mick Burson, a fine arts junior, volunteered to paint the walls that were predominantly white and housed interspersed graffiti tags. “I would paint the wall every two weeks, but the graffiti would always come back,” Voertman’s manager Michelle Dellis said. From Sept. 13 to 16, Burson painted his interpretation of “The Kiss,” an early 20th century canvass painting by Austrian symbolist painter Gustav Klimt on the northfacing side of Voertman’s. “I try to make my art good enough so they can respect it,” Burson said, pointing out that one of the murals had already been tagged with a marker. “It felt strange re-doing a classic. It put a lot of pressure on me.” He soon followed up the Klimt rendition by painting an original mural on the half of the wall nearest West Hickory, which he titled “Rebirth.” “There is no plan B when you’re doing something you love,” Burson said.

Clancy The path to Clancy’s success began in his middle school years. He began playing saxophone in fifth grade and later made it his goal to enroll in UNT’s jazz program. Once he made it in, he honed his skills playing gigs and recording with the One O’Clock Lab Band for three years. Clancy learned about the website he’s using through other UNT music alumni who used the site to release their work. Du r i ng h is t i me i n t he st ud io, Cla nc y spent t wo days recording material. He put his time into the music, l isten i ng to prev iously recorded arrangements and rehearsing with his band for hours at a time. The recording was a collaborative effort, w ith other UNT musicians including pia n ist Rober to Verastegui, drummer Justin Heaverin and trumpeter Li Xiaochuan. On top of recording, Clancy had to work on a musica l, further increasing the stress of recording on a limited amount of time and money. The qua lit y of his play ing required precision and attentiveness. “We had to do two tunes in four hours, which sounds like plenty of time, but it did get pretty hectic when you’ve got to finish all the tunes. What was difficult is that you’ve got to do two or three takes on one tune and you might not like what comes out; you’ve got to play like there’s no next take,” he said. When it came to the music, Clancy said he was influenced by jazz legends such as John Coltrane, Duke Ellington and Buddy Rich, but he said his biggest inf luences were his peers and faculty in the jazz studies program. “He’s an extremely dedic ated st udent a nd sa xophonist. When I give him an assignment, a lot of times he’ll come back w it h t hat assignment plus one,” said Brad Leali of the jazz studies fac u lt y, w ho encou r aged Clancy and helped him with his project.

PHOTO COURTESY OF MIKE CARPENTER

Mick Burson, a printmaking junior, asked the owners of the Subway and Voertman’s if he could paint a mural on the side of the buildings. After the owners approved and gave him the materials, Burson worked on the mural for about a week, painting from the end of class until sundown. Burson said the mural is his interpretation of “The Kiss” by Gustav Klimt. Voertman’s supplied about 80 cans of spray paint and seven gallons of latex paint. Burson was allowed to keep the leftover supplies as a form of payment. Burson said he has been

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L e a l i s a id he bel ie ve s Clancy has what it takes to make a career for himself in the music industry. “He’s def i n itely one of my top students, without a doubt,” Leali said. W it h h is a mbit ion a nd talent, Clancy may be well

painting murals for two years and has painted walls for tattoo parlors and the Mental Health Mental Retardation Center in his hometown of Waco, but this was the first time he’d re-done classic artwork, he said.

on his way to bigger things. To him, it’s more about the music than making money from selling the album. He said the album would at least work like a business card that would get him involved in the professional music world. “I’m not necessarily turning out a profit; it’s not at all about money,” he said. “It’s a spot on map, square one in terms of a step in the right direction.”

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Brian Clancy, a senior in jazz studies at UNT, said playing the saxophone offers a feeling of comfort and excitement all at the same time. His goal is to become a professional jazz musician.

In addition to the new artwork, Burson also painted the murals outside both, the Garage and Riprocks Bar and Grill. Daniel Garner, assistant manager for Voertman’s, said

the new murals add some style to the building’s side that was previously lacking. He said before the mural the wall was a collage of random graffiti and sloppy stenciling. “[The graffiti] was amateur

and lacked a sense of design,” Garner said. “Graffiti is a double-edged sword. There’s a time and place for it. It can be destructive if people don’t want it there, but at the same time it is a sense of freedom.”

Sports

Page 4 Sean Gorman, Sports Editor

Meet the Mean Green Players Athletes:

What’s your favorite movie?

What’s your favorite sports memory?

What are your goals for the team?

What’s your favorite place to eat?

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Senior Staff Writer

Dirty Dancing – “Because I’ve always wanted to be a dancer and I love Patrick Swayze.”

Shelley Morton

Outback – “This has always been a favorite of mine growing up: steak and mashed potatoes.”

“Win our side of the conference and eventually win the Sun Belt.”

“My freshman year of high school, my coach told me I wasn’t going to play very much. But I made the varsity team and played in front of a junior.”

Senior volleyball outside hitter

Julie Lackey

“We just watched ‘Bridesmaids’ this past weekend on the road and that’s gotta be one of my top favorites just because it’s really funny.”

“Anywhere Mexican and then I always get quesadillas.”

“The ultimate goal is to win conference in the regular season and then the conference tournament, and go on to the NCAAs.”

“Beating SMU this season. Just because they’re a big rival team, they’re close to us, and it was just a big win for us.”

“My favorite movie would definitely be ‘Ever After’ because I loved Cinderella as a kid. It’s not a cartoon, so it’s the closest thing I can get to seeing that Cinderella story without watching a kid’s movie.”

“I really like Spaghetti Warehouse. Liking Italian food is just ingrained in runners. When I go there, I like to eat this garlic butter pasta with chicken on top.”

“Obviously, I’d like for us to improve off of our sixth-place finish in conference last season. I’d love to see the team recognize each other’s strengths and recognize each other as a team because crosscountry can be so individualized sometimes.”

“I beat these two girls that always beat me at the state meet in my junior year and finished fourth. It was a great feeling because I was in 20th after the first mile and passed 16 people in the last mile.”

“‘Terminator 2’ because of Arnold Schwarzenegger, the action and the plot.”

Grand Lux Cafe in Addison; likes the chicken parmesan.

“A bowl game. Nothing less than that.”

Catching his first touchdown as a tight end at Carrollton Creekview High School.

Senior soccer midfielder

Sara Dietz

Senior cross-country runner

Brandon “Sarge” McCoy Junior football defensive end

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Paul Bottoni the importance of making plays and causing turnovers, and so far the results are promising. The 2010-2011 defense finished the season with 19 quarterback sacks and eight interceptions. So far this season, the Mean Green defense has 10 sacks and three interceptions through five games. At this pace, UNT is projected to finish with 24 sacks and about seven interceptions. While players like sophomore linebacker Zach Orr – the team leader in tackles – and senior defensive lineman Brandon Akpunku – the team leader in sacks – have continued to improve, other players are getting making most of their chances. Freshman Michael Stojkovic and sophomore Will Wright have stepped up following an injury to starting linebacker Jeremy Phillips against Houston in Week 2. The junior has been sidelined since and is still recovering. Meanwhile, the duo of Stojkovic and Wright has combined for 39 tackles and made its presence known on the field. UNT resumes conference play this week against Florida Atlantic.

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Among the challenges new head coach Dan McCarney took on when he was given the reigns of the UNT football program was putting the “mean” back in the Mean Green defense. The task is lofty; the Mean Green ranks at the bottom of the Sun Belt Conference in total defense. However, the early changes made by McCarney have made a difference and could soon yield results. On the surface, a team that has allowed four of its five opponents to score 40 points would seem to have a serious problem. But in the case of the Mean Green, the stats are misleading. UNT has allowed an average of 498.6 yards through five games, ranking it last in the Sun Belt in total defense. However, it should be no surprise at this point of the season. Four of UNT’s first five opponents featured offenses capable of scoring early and often: Florida International, Houston, Alabama and Tulsa. The four teams rank high in their conferences in total offense and average a combined 457.55 yards of offense per game. In the Mean Green’s lone win this season, UNT shut out Indiana through three quarters before allowing the Hoosiers to rally in the fourth. McCarney – hired in part because of his defensive knowledge – has stressed to his defense

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want to do every day?” The dream started when Burki got hurt and spent time in the training room when she was on the rowing team at Kansas State. Burki became a student athletic trainer, working with the Wildcat football, volleyball and equestrian teams. From there, she earned her bachelor’s in athletic training from KSU in 2008, and a master’s in kinesiology from UNT last year. “I think it’s important for the head coach and the trainer to be on the same page because we both want to get the players out there on the field,” Hedlund said. “She knows how competitive I am, so we know how to deal with certain situations and certain injuries.” Burki has stayed busy in her second season with UNT soccer. Dockray, senior forward Nikki Crocco, senior defender Shannon Gorrie, sophomore defender Allison Guderian and freshman

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Before the Mean Green soccer team’s Tuesday afternoon practice, athletic trainer Megan Burki wraps senior forward Kelsey Perlman’s foot while teammates junior forward Michelle Young and freshman midfielder Leah Cox sit alongside waiting for their individual wraps. Leah Cox have all suffered injuries that led to lost playing time this season. “Most days it’s the best job in the world – most days,” she said. “I just worry a lot. I worry about the girls a lot. [Hedlund] calls me like a ‘Sensitive Sally’ or a ‘Negative Nancy’ sometimes. The worrying is definitely the

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hardest part.” Because of that, Burki has earned the nickname “Mother Hen” from the players on the team. Megan’s mother Kristin Burki, a nurse, said she gets calls from her sometimes asking for advice because of the similarities of their jobs. However, a little advice outside of their professions doesn’t hurt either. “I told her that if she ever decides she doesn’t want to do this anymore, she can be a standup comedian,” Kristin Burki said. “She’s just great to have around and she’ll always keep everyone laughing.” Megan Burki displayed that on the sidelines during Tuesday’s practice, joking about her “dorky side” away from the soccer field. “I’d like to have more time to play in my backyard, and I like to work on my embroidery on the bus,” she said while coaches laughed. “I do. I like to embroider. I also like to crochet stuff.” Despite offers to work elsewhere, Burki said she has no plans to stop living the dream any time soon. “I’ll keep doing this until there’s a reason not to,” she said. “I can’t imagine doing anything else. I can’t imagine sitting in an office all day. I go crazy during the offseason.”

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Wednesday, October 5, 2011 Valerie Gonzalez, Views Editor

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Not to defend Perry, but ...

Nods and shakes Editorial

Shake: Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Chase Bank perform a stickup Bank of America outraged its customers last Thursday when it announced plans to slap active debit cardholders with a monthly $5 fee. The announcement came in response to a new regulation that put a cap on “swipe fees,” the amount banks can charge merchants every time someone pays with a debit card. It didn’t take long for Wells Fargo and Chase Bank to follow in Bank of America’s footsteps and announce they plan to begin testing a $3 monthly fee in selected states. On average, banks charged a fee of 44 cents per swipe before the new regulation was set in place, which amounted to nearly $19 billion a year, according to the Nilson Report. Now, banks can only charge 24 cents per transaction. In the same way “swipe fees” have added up to a lump sum of dollars, the $5 fee will do the same to cardholders. In a year, a Bank of America cardholder will be charged $60. Wells Fargo and Chase Bank cardholders will be charged $36 per year. The Editorial Board believes it is absurd to charge people for the privilege of accessing their own money, especially at a time when people cannot afford another fee. $5 to Bank of America’s executives isn’t much, but to some people it might be enough to send an insufficient funds fee flying their way at the end of the month.

Nod: UNT takes its educational computing doctoral degree program online The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board approved UNT’s plan to bring its educational computing doctoral degree program online by summer 2012. The core of the program, according to the department of learning technologies website, allows students to focus on the application of technologies within the learning process. Students who enroll in the online program will take Internet-based courses and perform dissertation research while simultaneously communicating with a doctoral mentor and a faculty member from the department of learning technologies, according to the site. UNT has offered a doctorate in educational computing since 2001, but it hopes by bringing the program online, it will reach students who can’t move to Denton. More than 200 students in 20 states and even students in other countries, such as Europe, Mexico and Canada, previously expressed interest in enrolling in the online doctoral degree program. The Editorial Board applauds the College of Information for its innovative efforts to provide top-notch education to students from all over the world.

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Rick Perry’s personal feed on Facebook would be a fascinating read. His constant passive-aggressive comments on the federal government’s wall might not be fun to sift through, but surreptitiously watching his awkward relationship with the national Republican Party would be a blast. Hold on, Perry just changed it to “It’s Complicated.” Their relationship obstacle would be in-state tuition for the children of undocumented immigrants. Even though the idea easily passed through the Texas House and Senate in 2001, the issue has become one of the most controversial of the 2012 primary season. During a race in which we’ve seen applause for our state’s propensity for the death penalty and watched a debate audience cheer for the death of a hypothetical young person without health insurance, that’s saying a lot. When asked about the issue of in-state tuition at the last debate,

Perry said opponents of the policy “don’t have a heart.” Ever si nce, Republ ica ns have lambasted him, even though the issue has nothing to do with the position he’s running for. Hold on, Perry just shared Kanye West’s song “Heartless.” After years of watching Perry lead the charge to take his party further right, I’m stunned to see that faction go after him so vociferously. These critics claim they aren’t xenophobic; they’re in favor, they say, of legal immigration. However, a Texas Tribune poll in May found that 44 percent of Texans said immigration of any kind was a bad thing for the country. You have to wonder how the ancestors of that 44 percent got here. At a New Hampshire rally, retired businessman David Sherman said, “If you’re going to give a discount on tuition, you give it to your own people first ... The only answer is to prevent any reason for them to come here and one reason they come here is for the

discounted tuition.” Personally, I’d love to see the Gallup poll of undocumented workers he’s referencing. Though I disagree with Perry on almost every issue, I wholeheartedly agree with him on this subject. We just disagree on the organ involved. It’s about having a brain, not a heart. How will making undocumented students pay higher tuition work out economically, when we know a college education is so important in today’s economy? Given Republicans’ general distaste for properly funding education, I can’t say I know. Ironically, a student could come across our northern border, live at a friend’s house for a year to avoid property tax, buy everything online to avoid sales tax, and get in-state tuition in Texas –– but if he or she comes here across our southern border and lives here for three years or more, that same in-state tuition is “unfair.”

At the Sept. 6 Denton City C ou nc i l me et i ng , May or Mark Burroughs, along with six Council members unanimously approved a zoning cha nge t hat wou ld a l low Midtown Student Housing, a student apartment complex on the corner of Eagle Drive and Carroll Boulevard, to squeeze one more building onto the already crowded lot. The one concern brought up by a Cou nci l member was that the addition should look exactly the same as the existing structures. No one on t he Cou nci l or in the audience seemed concerned that this zoning change will add to Denton’s ex ist ing problem of being overrun by “student-st yle” apa rtment complexes t hat a re bui lt too quick ly, too close together and, based on recent events, without enough concern for resident safety. After the incident on Sept. 3 when a balcony collapsed at

The Grove apartment complex, injuring t hree people, t he city has taken a step in the right direction by calling for other complexes with similar structures to prevent access to decorative-only balconies. This is great, but Grove residents as well as residents of similar complexes should be asking why the rules were broken in the first place. Given t hat t hese apa r tments a re f u l ly bui lt a nd leased to students in less time than it takes them to finish a semester, it’s hard to believe it took three people almost losing their lives to think maybe these builders aren’t being as careful as they could be. Midtown and The Grove are just two of the many apartment complexes in Denton that cater to the “student lifest yle.” These buildings are generally furnished, rented by t he room a nd ta rgeted to younger, undergraduate

students who probably don’t have much experience living on their own. To them, a brand new apartment seems clean and shiny when it should really be troubling t hat just f ive months ago, their bedroom was a wooded lot. Wit h a n ever-increasing student population and no plans for more dorms in the near future, it is clear that Denton is just trying to keep up and ensure that students have places to live. However, this shouldn’t be license to ignore their safety in order to get these buildings built. W hile students probably enjoy a ll the extra amenities that are usually found at student-style complexes, they would probably rather know the building is safe than have a sand volleyball court. After all, it may be difficult for workers to remember to tighten bolts when they’re busy installing tanning booths in the next apartment complex.

We grew tired of Perry’s saccharine status updates about his party a while back. Now that it’s awk ward, though, it’s interesting again, and like a “complicated” Facebook relationship, many of us secretly want to see just how weird this can get before it falls apart.

Bran d on C oop er i s a Kinesiology graduate student. He can be contacted at runfellow@ gmail.com. Readers can find In-line links to sources used on NTDaily.com.

Safety shouldn’t be an extra amenity Hopefully, other builders will learn from The Grove’s mistakes. But more importantly, the priorities of these builders should change. While apa r t ment complexes a re necessary and including some extras is nice, safety of the residents should come first.

Desiree Cou sineau is a journalism senior. She can be reached at AnnaCousineau@ my.unt.edu.

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