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Dodge joins list of UNT’s walking wounded Fourth-string quarterback will start Saturday
31 passes for 191 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. “I just want to be out there with my teammates,” Dodge said. “I still have my right BY BEN BABY hand.” Senior Staff Writer Todd Dodge said Baine will be the starter this weekend Redshirt sophomore quaragainst A rkansas terback Riley Dodge State. The wa l k-on is t he latest v ictim ha s never ta ken a of an injury bug that snap in a collegiate has hovered around game. Denton a l l season. A product of Lake D o d ge s u f fer e d a Dallas High School, broken left wrist in Baine played college Saturday’s one-point loss to L ou i sia na- CHASE BAINE b a s e b a l l a t S a m Hou ston St ate Un iver sit y Lafayette. The injury leaves the Mean before transferring to UNT Green w it h fou r t h-st r i ng in 2008. “I have a lot of fa it h in quarterback Chase Baine. During most seasons, the Baine,” Todd Dodge said. “I fou r t h-st r i ng qua r terback almost never sees any action during the year, let alone end up as the team’s starter. Then again, this season has not been like every other year for the Mean Green, which has seen 10 sta r ters r u led out for the remainder of the season because of injuries. “We’ve had a n u nusua l set of ci rcu msta nces t h is season,” head coach Todd don’t believe we’ll have to Dodge said. “We will continue alter our offense too much.” Todd Dodge said Baine’s to ra lly around each other and find ways to win ball- play ing st yle is sim i la r to R i le y D o d ge’s , a s B a i ne games.” Opt i ng aga i nst su rger y, can also make plays in the R i le y D o d ge w i l l t r y t o running game. Before t he i nju r y, R i ley contribute with a cast on his non-throwing hand for the Dodge had show n st r ides next couple of weeks. Despite of i mprovement f rom last the pain against ULL, Dodge season, when he t hrew 15 still went on to complete 22 of interceptions and nine touch-
downs. R i le y D o d ge h a s s e en signif icant action in t hree games this year, completing 64 percent of his passes for 400 ya rds a nd four touchdowns. T he f or m e r S out h l a k e Carroll High School star is the third quarterback to pick up a significant injury this season. Redsh i r t sen ior Nat ha n Tune and sophomore Derek Thompson were t he Mea n Green’s top two options going i nto t he fa l l, but sea sonending injuries have sidelined both. Ba i ne w i l l sta r t aga i nst a n A rka nsas State defense that allows 503.4 yards per game, the worst in the Sun
“We’ve had an unusual set of circumstances this season. We will continue to rally around each other and find a way to win ballgames.”
—Todd Dodge Head football coach
Belt Conference. Coming out of high school, Baine was asked to play wide receiver. “You always want to prove yourself,” Baine said. “Nobody wanted to give me a chance to play quarterback.” Ba i ne w i l l f i na l ly have that chance against the Red Wolves on Saturday at Fouts Field.
Cheering on the Westies
PHOTO BY MIKE MEZEUL II/SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Riley Dodge sprints downfield in search of a first down against Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday. Dodge broke his left wrist in UNT’s 28-27 loss to ULL and will not start against Arkansas State this weekend.
Apple becomes part of Homecoming voting week BY ISAAC WRIGHT Staff Writer
PHOTO BY JAMES COREAS/INTERN
Fans celebrate a touchdown made by the West Hall intramural flag football team. The games are held at 9:30 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays at the Recreation Sports Complex and intramural fields.
In addition to campaign signs and solicitations for votes etched in sidewalk chalk, Apple computers are a part of UNT Homecoming a nd Student Senate elections this semester. This week is voting week for Homecoming and the Student Senate. In past years, students could only cast their ballots over the Internet. L a st yea r, t he St udent G o v e r n m e nt A s s o c i a t ion partnered with Best Buy to provide laptops so that students could use them to vote in the University Union. This year, the SGA has brought in five Apple computers on loan to the Union for voting week. Joel A rredondo, spea ker of t he SGA, hopes hav ing computers in the Union will help increase the number of students who vote in the election. “[Last year], we did see a jump from just doing it solely online and us not participating at all and doing a table,” Arredondo said. “Us being out there, trying to facilitate some people voting is a big deal, but obviously the candidates are the main driving force behind it.” Last year, when the SGA worked with Best Buy, some technical issues arose with the PCs that were used. Arredondo hopes such issues w ill be resolved with the use of the new hardware. The SGA also hopes that the presence of computers, espe-
PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY JOSHUA BANGLE/INTERN
Voting for the Student Government Association Student Senate and Homecoming king and queen will continue until 5 p.m. Friday. To vote, students can either go online at www.untsga.com or go to the association’s office in University Union 320S. cially a popular brand like Apple, will help bring people to the polls. Josh Chatman, the SGA director of student affairs, said it’s an effective way to handle the voting process. “A lot of people are going to be in the Union, so it’s a good way to market the election,” Chatman said. Andre Henderson, an engineering freshman, echoed that sentiment. Henderson said that although he doesn’t know much about the student government or the elections, he agrees having a place in the Union to cast a person’s vote is a good promotional strategy. “Everybody goes through the Union every day, and if they’re using Apple computers to do it, that’s going to draw attention,” Henderson said. Voting started Monday and w ill continue until 5 p.m. Friday. Students can use the
computers set up in the Union Courtyard from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day, vote online at the SGA website, www.untsga. com, or vote via paper ballot in Union 320S. A r redondo sa id bot h ele c t ion s a re i mpor t a nt . Homecoming is an event that ma ny st udents, includ ing alumni, enjoy participating in and voting is one way to support the school, he said. He also stressed the importance of voicing opinion on the Student Senate elections. The SGA is the student-led governmental body of UNT. “Voting for senate is a big deal because those are the people that can affect your student service fees,” Arredondo said. “You’re going to want someone you like representing you in that room because they’re going to be the ones voting on if you get a hike in your tuition or not.”