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Staff voices concerns about termination policy A LEX M ACON
Senior Staff Writer Mor e t h a n 15 0 U N T employees expressed concern, confusion and in some cases open hostility about a potential change in the UNT System’s employment policy at two public meetings Tuesday.
The switch to an at-will employment policy proposed by Chancellor Lee Jackson would allow the UNT System to fire staff members for any “lawful” cause. Employee input from the meetings will be assembled and presented to Jackson,
said Richard Escalante, vice chancellor for administrative services for the UNT System and member of the committee that recommended changes to the existing employment policy. “It should be clear that the chancellor has made no decision on the at-will status, and
will not do so until he has heard your comments,” Escalante said. Jackson, who was not present, notified UNT System employees of the possible change in an email on Nov. 4. The change in employment policy would not affect faculty or employees with
existing contracts, but would apply to UNT staff. The recommendation for at-will employment came as a response to reviews of current policies and procedures, which Jackson said “are out of step with the policies of most other Texas public institutions of
higher education.” Escalante, who moderated the meetings, said they are not intended to be question-andanswer sessions, and deferred most questions to an FAQ form on at-will employment.
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Alumnus wins award for film D YLAN ROGERS Staff Writer
What began as a class project for a capstone film course resulted in a national cinematography award for UNT alumnus Joshua Spires. Spires was recently named one of four winners in the Kodak Film School Cinematography Competition for his camera work on “The Whale,” a short film directed by UNT alumnus Jaime Chapin. The awards are given to student cinematographers and recent graduates from each major region of the world – the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa. Winners are given the opportunity to screen their films in February at the 2012 ClermontFerrand Short Film Festival. Though the award was given to Spires individually, he gave the utmost credit to the crew, which Chapin said was close to a dozen strong, and his instructor, Eugene Martin of the radio, television and film faculty. “It was incredible how much support we got from friends and family and friends of friends for
this project,” Chapin said. “UNT is really supportive. Everyone I’ve talked to since I’ve graduated can’t believe how much support UNT gives to their students.” The film, which runs about 14 minutes long, is about a boy escaping into his imagination to repress a cycle of paternal abuse, according to the Kodak press release. “The Whale” debuted at UNT just days before most of the group’s graduation, and has since been shown at the Zero Film Festival in New York and throughout North Texas. “Everybody came together better than you could even expect or ask for,” Spires said. “Mostly I’m just grateful for my crew; they made it happen.” The film was shot on location at Caddo Lake near the Texas-Louisiana border over the course of three weekends. Most of the budget was raised independently through social media outlets, Spires said.
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The University Union serves many purposes for students and faculty. At the meeting Tuesday evening, the Master Plan committee met for the first time with members of Perkins + Will, the architectural firm selected for the upcoming Union renovation. The committee members shared their ideas with the architects, saying students would like to see more signage to make it easier to navigate, an enhanced Mean Green presence, and better usage of natural light in the new building.
UNT announces Union architect
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“This is the same team that has done several unions here in Texas already.”
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UNT alumnus Jason Spires was named one of four winners in Kodak’s Film School Cinematography Competition for a film that he made for a project in his radio, television and film class.
Chicago-based architecture firm Perkins+Will Inc. begins its first day on the job today as the company selected to construct a renov ate d Un iver sit y Un ion, the largest project in UNT history. The Union’s renovation is estimated to cost around $100 million according to the Dallas Business Journal, though Union director Zane Reif said it might be too soon to talk numbers. “This is the same team that
—Ron Stelmarski Student life expert for Perkins+Will Inc. has done several unions here in Texas already,” said Ron Stelmarski, student life expert for Perkins+Will. “One at UT San A ntonio … We have a lot of experience working in Texas.”
Members of the Perkins+Will team who will work on the Union design met with UNT administrators Tuesday to discuss how student input wou ld i n f luence t he new building’s design.
A photo survey would be one method of identif y ing what students want to see in the Union, Reif said. “Students vote with their feet,” Stelmarski said. “You can tell what they want by where they go. I think the idea of asking them to take photos of the places they go is a really good one.” Members of the company as well as other university officials went on a tour of the Union Tuesday to scope out damages to be repaired before beginning renovations.
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Council postpones approval of power line route ISAAC WRIGHT
Senior Staff Writer Denton residents successfully appealed to the City Council Tuesday in their request to reconsider approval of a controversial transmission line residents say poses safety hazards and hurts land value. The cit y approved one proposed route for a Denton Municipal Electric transmission line project and delayed approval of a second line after residents voiced concerns. “After all the drama that we had to go through, I’m really happy that it was resolved,” Denton resident Christina Watson said. “I’m sad to see a similar situation arising again. I would like to hope [the City Council] considers the issue equally.” The approved route, or purple
route, stretches 4 miles, beginning west of Loop 288 and ending just south of McKinney Street and would cost $20.2 million to construct. The purple line was drafted in September as a response to homeowners who feared the “red route” DME initially proposed would affect their property. The red route would have run through six houses in Denton’s East Oaks subdivision. The city delayed approval on DME’s “yellow route” in order to look for alternate routes that would affect fewer homeowners. DME proposed building the transmission line along Hercules Lane from East Sherman Drive to the North Denton Power Substation on Locust Street, a route Denton residents say
poses safety concerns for nearby homes. Watson, a resident of East Oaks, said she believed the city made the right decision in rerouting the purple line and said the same consideration should be extended to homeowners on Hercules Lane. “We need a real crunching of the numbers on some alternatives that may be helpful to get that thing out of the way,” District 4 Councilman Chris Watts said. “This is why we have this process.” The proposed yellow route would cost $7 million, said DME general manager Phil Williams; however, DME will begin working on new ways to reroute the yellow line to affect the fewest number of homes, he said.
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Denton resident Johnny Davis offers an alternative route for transmission lines during Tuesday’s City Council meeting. See CITY on Page 2 Davis suggested that the transmission line be placed around Loop 288 instead of Hercules Lane.
Inside SGA raises money for cancer research News | Page 2
Coaches help senior forward recover from injury Sports | Page 5
At-will employment spells trouble for UNT Views | Page 7
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SGA carts students to class, raises money for cancer A NN SMAJSTRLA Staff Writer
Members of the Student Government Association are providing golf cart rides to students around campus this week as part of the Carts for Cancer frundraiser, which benefits the Cook Children’s Health Care System. Students can pay $1 for rides across campus or $5 for rides across Interstate 35E in one of two golf carts driven by SGA senators. “It’s a way for us to put on a philanthropy, but it’s also a way for us to get to know our constituents,” said College of Business senator David Schuler. “I can talk to other people on the car rides over, tell them what’s going on in SGA and how they can get involved and how they can stay updated. So
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The crew, who made three six-hour journeys to Caddo Lake to film, knew its efforts were paying off as production went along, Spires said. A few crew members had worked together on small projects before, he said, but everything went along smoothly. “We had a joke on-set that we must be doing something
Students are also welcome to ca l l t he SG A of f ice to reserve a ride in a cart, said criminal justice sophomore a nd SGA sergea nt-at-a rms Marcos Torres. “As long as we have a cart available, and they tell us, ‘Hey, I need someone to pick me up at ‘so-a nd-so’’ at a certain time, we can def initely go ahead and pick them up,” Torres said. The program took in $161 in its first day and hopes to su r pass t he nea rly $1,300 it r a i s e d l a st ye a r, s a id speaker of the senate Charles Vincent. Carts for Cancer will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday, and if it continues to be successful, Torres said the SGA plans to reserve three carts to handle more riders.
it’s kind of a ‘kill two birds with one stone’ kind of deal.” Proceeds will be donated to Cook Children’s, a Fort Worth-based hospital system that specializes in cancer treatment and research for children. It was chosen as the official philanthropy for Carts for Cancer when the program started last year. “It’s obviously a wonderful charity,” SGA President Blake Windham said. “Ever yone wants to combat childhood cancer.” Political science senior Eric Shockey took advantage of the $1 ride Tuesday and said the cause is special to him because his father is battling brain cancer. “It’s a good cause, and it’s better than walking,” Shockey said.
“The Whale”
terribly wrong and we wouldn’t know until we got the film back,” Chapin said. “It became so involved with everybody that all we were really thinking about was what we were doing at the time.” The award is one opportunity for students and recently graduated cinematographers to have work recognized, as it only considers that element of produc t ion a nd on l y allows student submissions, according to the competition’s website.
PLOT A young boy lives in an ephemeral fantasy to try to escape a cycle of paternal abuse.
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Continued from Page 1 “What I’ve heard from other architects is we have a really good base,” Reif said. “Our columns and pillars lend themselves to be conducive [to renovation construction].” Essentially, the Union will need to be “gutted” to take care of its lessdesirable features such as roof leaks and asbestos before construction can
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City Continued from Page 1 Constructing the transmission line along the southern side of Loop 288, north of the Hercules Lane route, is one option DME has considered, Williams said, but no final plans have been agreed upon. If the route were moved north, its cost would be around $11 million, he said. Cont rovers y over t he proposed yel low route stem med f rom resident s’ concern that the transmission lines would harm propert y va lues because of t he e a sement s ne c e s s a r y for construction. Johnny Davis, who owns a home near Hercules Lane, said residents in that neighborhood did not receive sufficient notice about the project,
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Zane Reif, director of the University Union, introduces the members of the architectural firm Perkins + Will, the firm chosen for the renovation of the Union, to the Master Plan committee members at the beginning of the focus group Tuesday evening. The meeting gave an opportunity to the architects to hear what the students want and expect out from a new student union.
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Police officer Orlando Hinojosa watches the City Council meeting Tuesday night. The Council delayed voting on the yellow and purple routes. These routes represent the reconstruction of transmission lines in northeast Denton. and said the estimated costs were not made clear. “I t hin k as cit i zens a nd families of this neighborhood, and as taxpayers to the city, we have the right to see those numbers,” Davis said. T he C it y C ou nc i l a l s o discussed a mendments to
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t he cit y’s second phase of gas well ordinances during the Council’s work session. District 1 City Councilman Kev in Roden sa id not hing was decided and the session was more an update about the progress of the first phase of ordinances.
According to the FAQs, employees fired under the at-will policy would still undergo a review process, although it would be much more expedient than the current for-cost system. Under the for-cost system, employees who complete a probationary period can only be terminated for cause, and after going through certain procedural steps, Jackson wrote in the email. Questions left unanswered during Tuesday’s meetings will be addressed in an updated FAQ expected to be released Friday, Escalante said. About 75 employees packed into University Union 412 for the second meeting Tuesday night, and several wanted to know why a change in policy is being considered. “What is it about our current system that is broken and requires a complete
commence, Reif said. “Because we were grandfathered in, we didn’t have to have a sprinkler system,” Reif said. The renovated Union will incorporate these updates along with a number of amenities students suggest. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2014 to be completed by 2016, pending approval from a student referendum in March 2012. The Master Plan committee, composed of various appointed students as well as faculty, will continue its quest to scope out
different universities’ unions with a trip to A&M on Friday. The company has more LEED-accredited professionals than any other design firm in North America, according to bdcnetwork.com, and was ranked as the #1 Design Firm by ARCHITECT Magazine of 2011, according to the magazine’s website. Perkins+Will also designed the new Life Sciences Complex, completed last spring. The firm’s team will meet with other members of the UNT community today in the Silver Eagle Suite.
rewrite?” asked Dennis Fisher, associate director of wind studies for UNT’s College of Music. The meetings drew UNT police officers, custodians, lab directors, counselors and others, none of whom openly said they
Dilulio and several others said they felt a switch to an at-will policy would change their positive view of the university. “This Chancellor [Jackson] has managed to pull and defer our funds away from this campus to a system we don’t agree with,” he said. Dilulio and others suggested that difficulties dealing with underperforming employees and other problems with the UNT System’s employment policy could be addressed without changing to at-will status. Charles Norton, a part-time employee at UNT’s visual arts program and member of the Texas State Employees Union, said a change to at-will status would lead to unfair firings at the university. “This policy is clearing the way for a significant firing of employees without reason,” Norton said. Escalante said concerns from UNT employees would be addressed further in a press release Friday. UNT will accept comments until Nov. 21 at: comments_at-will@untsystem. edu.
“This policy is clearing the way for a significant firing of employees without reason.” —Charles Norton Visual arts employee supported an at-will employment policy. Ron Dilulio, director of the astronomy lab program and planetarium, said UNT employees are frightened by the possibility of their jobs and benefits becoming less secure.
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Student-produced shows receive regional awards DAISY SILOS Staff Writer
Two of ntTV’s programs bested other Texas Universities at the Lone Star Emmy Awards in Houston earlier this month. “A Change in Degree,” a sitcom about college students, and “Nightly News,” each won awards in their respective categories on Nov. 5. Additionally, three ntTV programs received recognition after EMPixx awarded three of the television channel’s shows a gold standard award. For EMPixx, programs are rated by a panel of judges on a scale from 1 to 10. “North Texas NOW,” an ntTV morning talk show; “Backstage: Godspell,” a documentary; and “A Change in Degree,” a sitcom about college students, all received a rating between 7 and 9, accomplishing the gold EMPixx standard. Matthew Torres, news director for ntTV, said he was ecstatic knowing all their time and effort working on the shows was recognized. “Mixing this with school was complicated, but to know that someone outside of the college has seen our work and dedication and allowed us to win these awards means a great deal,” he said. Torres said he never imagined winning awards for any of the shows, but now that he knows what they’re capable of, he said it is important to remember. “Now that we know how last
semester went and what mistakes we’ve made, I think we’ve come light years from where we were,” he said. “We do this because we want to do it, because we’re passionate and it’s our hobby; we don’t do it for the awards.” Noa h Sa rgent, production manager and creator of “Backstage: Godspell,” said this was the first time they submitted their shows for the EMPixx awards. “We weren’t sure how we were going to do, but it was a great feeling coming back with awards,” he said. “It feels good to know our work is being appreciated.” Sargent said he thinks these shows are popular with the students because they’re relatable to them. “We try to produce shows that will wow the students,” he said. “A lot of times professors might not understand what students are into or say, ‘Oh, it’s just student work,’ but we’re actually producing something students are interested in and can win awards.” Catrin Garcia, a business junior, said she thinks it’s great that ntTV is finally being recognized for its hard work. “A lot of students may not appreciate the shows they put out or pay a lot of attention to them,” she said. “But maybe now that they’ve won some prestigious awards, people will start to take them more seriously.” Torres said he is anxious to
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News director and broadcast media senior Matthew Torres sits with anchor Kelsey Schneider, a kinesiology senior, on-set with EMPixx Awards. see what the future holds for their upcoming shows for next semester. “Winning these awards is such an amazing feeling, and the shows we’re working on right now are going to be great,” he said. “This is just a stepping stone for what’s to come and we can only wait and see what’s in store for us in the future.”
Student makes shortlist in national competition HOLLY H ARVEY Staff Writer
For the 19 TAMS students compet i ng i n t he prest igious Siemens competition, the contest is a culmination of years of work poring over experiments in labs. Students competed last weekend at the University of Texas at Austin, where firstyea r TA MS student Kev in Chang, along with his team members from Austin and San Fransisco, won in the team division. The group will share a $ 6,000 scholarship and advance to Washington to compete for the $100,000 prize at the national competition. TAMS students have perennially made strong showings in the prestigious national competition open to high school students. In 2008, TAMS student Wen Chyan won the competition along with its $100,000 award. With 19 participants, TAMS had more regional semifinalists and finalists than any other school in the country. Of the 19 competitors, Favyen Bastani, Kevin Chen, Alex Hong and Helen Xiong advanced to the regional finals before failing to move on. For making regional finals, the four received $1,000 scholarships. To be eligible for the competition, high school students submit a n 18-page repor t based on original research in math, science or technology. The students pitted their resea rch aga inst 30 ot her finalists and teams. “It’s not just a science project,” said TAMS semif i na l i st Dav id C h i, w ho researched potentia l drug treatment of heart attacks. “You get to ex plore new concepts and step on the frontier of scientific research.” But before t hey cou ld discover new ideas, students spend long hours in the lab testing and researching, said TA MS semif ina list Ma lina Patel. Patel has spent about t h re e ye a r s r e s e a rc h i ng
drug effects on cancer cells. Besides spending 40-hour weeks harvesting, incubating and treating cells this past summer, she has devoted her winter and spring breaks to the work as well, she said. A f ina list in last yea r’s c ompet it ion, G e or ge Qi, worke d for f ive mont h s resea rch i ng poly mers for his semifinals showing this year.
“Research is never-ending You can get a positive or negative result, but doesn’t mean it’s the end.” —Malina Patel TAMS student “Research is a way to renew your mind,” Qi said. H i s re s e a rch i nclude d testing on mice, X-rays and incubating and testing cells. Experienced mentors oversee research and some day-to-day
testing, Patel said. T he resea rch a nd data have a deeper connection w it h some st udent s. Ch i researched protein effects on heart attacks. His family has a history of heart attacks and he knows personally how dangerous the current treatments are, he said. “The most rewarding part is being able to investigate niche topics like drug treatments of heart attacks and get a sense of the bigger picture,” he said. W h i le resea rch i ng, t he students often had trouble understanding the complex material presented by their research, Chi said. “The research was so mindboggling. I had only taken honors biology, so I struggled with the concepts,” he said. Another challenge was the process of trial and error. Each of the students’ dozens of laboratory tests could take anywhere from 20 minutes to three days. From the experiments, each student or group produced an 18-page paper detailing t he resea rch, resu lts a nd discussion of the data. But that doesn’t mean the work is finished, Patel said. “Research is never-ending. You can get a positive or negative result, but doesn’t mean it’s the end,” she said.
One of their upcoming shows that is holding auditions this weekend is “Peppuccinos,” a new show about two twins, Cici and Maxwell, who own a shop named Peppuccinos, that is part coffee shop and part pizza place. The siblings must work together to make the shop a success and pay their rent. Sargent, one of the show’s
creators, said he hopes many people audition and that the show will bring in more awards. Audition dates for Peppuccinos will be Nov. 18 and 19 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Radio, Television Film & Performing Arts Building 261. ntTV’s show “North Texas Now” airs Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on channel 22 on
Charter or 46 on Verizon. Its show “A Change in Degree” finished taping last spring and can be viewed online as well as “Backstage: Godspell,” which was just a special program and not a regular series. For a complete schedule of its programs or to watch old episodes of the shows, visit nttv. unt.edu.
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UNT seeks second straight win against Texas Tech Men’s Basketball AUSTIN SCHUBERT Staff Writer
After posting an 81-52 win against St. Gregory in its season opener, the men’s basketball team will try to continue its success tonight when it takes on the Texas Tech Red Raiders of the Big 12 Conference in Lubbock. This will be the first big test for the team as it begins a stretch of seven straight road games. “We’re pretty excited for this game,” senior for ward Kedrick Hogans said. “This will be good competition for us. It’s going to be a great environment to play in.” The Red Raiders (1-0) took down Sun Belt Conference member Troy 90-85 Friday night. Led by junior guard Ty Nurse, Tech shot 61 percent from the field. The Mean Green will try to
“This game will be a great challenge for us and we’ll get to see how much we improved from our last outing.”
-Johnny Jones Head men’s basketball coach
slow down the Tech offense as it did with St. Gregory. UNT held the Cavaliers to 32 percent shooting. “Ou r ma i n goa l s each game are to defend our opponent well in the half court, hold them to a low shooting percentage, and limit them to one shot,” head coach Johnny Jones said. “If we do that, it will give us a good chance to win the game.” Several newcomers played
key roles in the team’s opening win. Freshma n g ua rd Jorda n Williams led the team with 16 points, and freshman guard Chris Jones had 4 points, 12 rebounds, eight assists and four steals.Though the newcomers will face much stiffer competition in the Red Raiders, Jones said they aren’t fazed. “We take every game the same,” Jones said. “Our attitude is to play every game
hard and don’t take plays off. We need to come out with energy, ready to play defense and execute.” Last season, UNT earned a 92-83 overtime win against Tech in front of a raucous crowd at the Super Pit. Despite the big win last season, Jones said there is little carry over. “This team will have to write its own chapter,” Jones said. “This game will be a great challenge for us and we’ll get to see how much we improved from our last outing. Our guys like to compete and they play hard, which is half the battle to winning ballgames.” After competing in their reg ular season game as a group, the players expressed t hat t he tea m is com i ng together and is prepared for this test. “Ever ybody on the team picks up stuff quickly,” Hogans said. “We play defense with energy and don’t have quit in us.”
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Freshman guard Chris Jones looks for an open teammate during the Mean Green’s match against St. Gregory on Friday at the Super Pit. UNT will face Texas Tech tonight in Lubbock.
Mean Green looks to build on weekend sweep Women’s Basketball PAUL BOTTONI
Senior Staff Writer The UNT women’s basketball team will play the second game of a three-game home stand when it faces Oral Roberts at noon today at the Super Pit. The Mean Green (2-0) has started the season with consecutive wins, defeating UT-Arlington and New Mexico by 19 and 13 points respectively. With the wins, the team is almost halfway to match last year’s win total of five. “I think sometimes [winning] is completely taken for granted,” head coach Karen Aston said. “Looking at [the team] Friday night [after defeating UTA], I thought, ‘OK, we’re supposed to win,’ but I wouldn’t have dared say anything to them about that because it was a big deal to them and I need to let it be a big deal to them.” Like the Mean Green, the Golden Eagles (2-0) opened their season with two victories, topping Drury University and Wisconsin. Oral Roberts netted 80 points in
each game. UNT senior guard Brittney Hudson said the Mean Green’s press defense has helped the team improve on keeping opponents in check this season. The Mean Green held UTA to 47 points in its season opener, the lowest point total UNT has allowed an opponent since 2009. The defense will be challenged by Golden Eagles junior guard Kevi Luper, who has averaged 30.5 points and notched 10 steals in two games. Junior for ward Jasmine Godbolt – who was named to the Sun Belt Conference Preseason Second Team – has led the Mean Green on offense, averaging 14.5 points and 8.5 rebounds through two games. UNT’s early success has underscored new head coach Aston’s emphasis of defense and transition offense, and the team realizes the hard work ahead of them. “We respect her a lot as a coach,” Godbolt said. “So whatever she tells us to do, we’re going to listen because we know it’s her helping us to get better and better every day.”
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Senior guard Brittney Hudson jumps to shoot at Monday’s game against the New Mexico Lobos. The Mean Green plays Oral Roberts at noon today.
Murray brings versatility to Cowboys DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have pulled off quite a midseason transformation. No longer are they a team that will only go as far as Tony Romo throws. No longer are they trying to pull out victories late in the fourth quarter. Dallas has turned into a balanced club that can break games open early, then stay in control, all because of the emergence of a single player: rookie running back DeMarco Murray. Since an injury to starter Felix Jones forced Murray to take on a bigger role, the thirdround pick from Oklahoma has averaged 150 yards per game and the mere threat of him getting the ball has defenses jumping. Dallas has gone 3-1 in that span, moving within a game of first place in the NFC East. “I definitely think I get too much credit,” said Murray, who’s been as humble as he’s been effective.
Murray’s breakout began with a franchise-record 253 yards against St. Louis. He’s proven that he was no fluke by gaining 74 yards on just eight carries against Philadelphia, then racking up 139 yards against Seattle and 135 yards t his past Sunday aga inst Buffalo. Consider this: he has three 100-yard games in the past month, while predecessor Jones has two in his 41-game career. NFL rushing king Emmitt Smith also had three 100-yard games as a rookie, but that was over 16 games; he never had two in a row. And this: Murray’s 601 yards rushing over a four-game span is 51 yards better than Smith ever had over a similar stretch. His outburst has lifted Dallas from near the bottom of the NFL in rushing to ninth-best. He’s up to No. 11 in the league despite having had only 14 carries the first four games.
“He is and should be inspirationa l,” Cowboys ow ner Jerry Jones said. “I haven’t seen enough of DeMarco. I’d like to see five more years — at least.” The Cowboys are 5-4 and play teams with losing records in each of their next three games, giving them a chance to keep this roll going. Each of their three Murrayinfused victories has gotten more impressive. The topper came Sunday with a 44-7 rout of the Buffalo Bills, a team that came in 5-3 and tied for the lead in the AFC East. Romo is no longer facing a secondary stacked to stop him. Now teams are committing the usual front seven to stopping the run and often adding an eighth man close to the line of scrimmage. For a quarterback, it’s like the difference between driving on an empty country road and a downtown highway during rush hour. Receivers benefit,
too, because there’s more room for them to roam. “When (Murray) is bringing the safety down in the box because he is running the ball so well, it opens it up for us on the outside,” said receiver Laurent Robinson, who found enough space to catch two touchdown passes Sunday. Offensive linemen love runblocking, and having success at it sends their confidence soaring. It’s no coincidence that this unit, considered a liability early, has just gone back-toback games without allowing a single sack. “You see him every week: powerful runner, his vision is outstanding, he can stop on a dime,” left guard Montrae Holland said. “You saw it at the end of the first half when he reversed field. They had overplayed it. He turned back, reversed it and picked up (25) yards. That’s a great back. I don’t think we did anything there to help him out.”
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Tigers remain atop college standings NEW YORK (AP) — LSU was a unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll, marking the first time since 2008 a team has received all the first-place votes during the regular season. The Tigers (10-0), who have been No. 1 since Sept. 25, received all 60 first-place votes from the media panel in the rankings released Sunday The last unanimous topranked team in the regular season was Texas on Oct. 26, 2008. Oklahoma State (10-0) was No. 2 for the second straight week, but the rest of the top five was scrambled a bit after Boise State and Stanford lost for the first time. Alabama moved up to No. 3, Oregon jumped two spots to No. 4 and Oklahoma moved to No. 5. The top five teams in the BCS standings released later Sunday, which use the Harris poll and the coaches’ poll, were the same as the top five in the AP poll LSU had been sharing firstplace votes for the last month and a half with Alabama, Oklahoma and Boise State. But as those teams each took a loss, the Tigers picked up support. Boise State was the only team other than LSU receiving a first-place vote last week, but after TCU upset the Broncos 36-35 at home on Saturday, the Tigers made a clean sweep.
No. 8 Stanford, which lost 53-30 at home to Oregon, and No. 10 Boise State each fell five spots this week. The rest of the top 10 had Arkansas at No. 6, Clemson at No. 7 and Virginia Tech at No. 9. The only other undefeated major college team, Houston from Conference USA, was No. 11. No. 21 Penn State fell nine spots after it lost its first game following the firing of coach Joe Paterno, 17-14 at home to No. 17 Nebraska. Four teams dropped out of the rankings after losses: Cincinnati, Auburn, Texas and Georgia Tech. Cincinnati dropping out leaves the Big East with no ranked teams this week. The teams entering the rankings this week were No. 19 TCU, No. 23 Florida State, No. 24 Notre Dame and No. 25 Baylor. All had been previously ranked earlier in the season. Michigan State is No. 12, followed by Georgia, South Carolina and Wisconsin. No. 16 Ka nsa s State, Nebraska, Southern California, TCU and Michigan round out the top 20. Penn State and No. 22 Southern Miss are in the final five, along with three of the newcomers. The Big Ten and SEC have the most ranked teams with five each.
Mean Green Trivia
Senior forward Alonzo Edwards rebounds a ball during a game against St. Gregory’s Friday at the Super Pit.
PHOTO BY KALANI GORDON/CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER
Strict offseason regimen helps Edwards recover from injury BOBBY LEWIS
Senior Staff Writer After struggling with tendonitis in his left knee most of last season, senior forward Alonzo Edwards thinks an offseason program can keep him out of the trainer’s room this season. Edwards was sidelined for just three games, but his playing time limited to eight minutes per game off the bench in 30 games. “It was a lot of pain,” Edwards said of the tendonitis – an inflammation, irritation and swelling of a tendon. “I mean, I never missed a game before last year, but the pain was just unbearable.”
Edwards said he started noticing pain while playing at Nebraska. He spent two years there before transferring to Lon Morris College, and joined UNT last season. “I think it was more me not taking care of my body than it was anything trainers did here or at Nebraska,” Edwards said. “I came here, and they’d stress to me how important it was to take care of myself, so it wasn’t anything different. It was all on me.” T h is su m mer Edwa rds worked to el i m i nate t he tendonitis with head coach Johnny Jones, head strength
coach Chris Seroka and assistant director of sports medicine E.J. Hairston. Edwards worked out twice as much as other UNT players and received a stricter diet. “It was just extended workouts and doing more than everybody else,” Edwards said. “Leg squats, working with ankle weights – I had to come in every day. I had to stay after everybody left, too. Every day.” Hairston said constant exercise was a better option than allowing Edwards to rest his knee. “I knew that he had to keep working to make it better and
I knew that sitting him out wasn’t going to make it any better because other places had already tried that,” Hairston said. “After seeing him perform this year as opposed to how he performed last year, I’m definitely confident it worked.” Jones said the team had initially expected Edwards to have surgery after transferring to UNT, but it never happened. “The regimen he’s been going through has been helpful and it’s worked out,” Jones said. “His willingness to work has allowed him to be as healthy as he’s been in a long time.”
In UNT’s 92-83 statement victory against Texas Tech last season, one Mean Green player led the way with clutch shooting down the stretch. The senior finished with a team-high 32 points and hit a 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left in regulation to force overtime. What is the name and position of the former UNT star who helped the Mean Green upset the Raiders? Hint: The player had success against Big 12 opponents throughout his career, scoring 25 points against Oklahoma State and 28 points against Texas his freshman year. Those who think they know the answer can tweet their guess at the NTDailySports Twitter, @NTDailySports! People who guess correctly will be mentioned in Thursday’s paper.
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UNT hopes to bring NCAA baseball team to Denton I AN JACOBY
Views Editor Situated in a hot bed of talent and in a conference that produced two of the past five World Series MVPs, UNT could be taking a swing at adding an NCA A baseball team. Member s of t he Mea n Green athletic department have discussed bringing a Division I baseball program to UNT in recent months, but acknowledge that there are several steps needed to make it a reality. “It’s a huge emphasis for t he at h let ic depa r t ment,” said senior associate athletic director Eric Capper. “We’ve discussed it at great length … it seems to make sense in so many ways.”
W h a t ’s p r e v e nt i n g a Division I baseball team at UNT In preliminary talks, Capper and other administrators have identified multiple parts to the process of adding a team. “There are lots of hurdles and administration obstacles, including things like satisf ying Title IX and building facilities,” Capper said.
A federal law enacted in 1972, Tit le I X g ua ra ntees gender equality in collegiate athletics. If UNT were to add a baseball team, steps to qualify would include creating more spots for female athletes to participate in by expanding tea ms or add i ng a not her women’s sport to the athletic program. Beyond Tit le I X i s t he issue of creat ing facilities for a baseball team, something that Capper said would require student and community support. In UNT’s last effort to bring a new stadium to Denton, the student body voted to fund the building of Apogee Stadium through an increase in athletic fees. “I wouldn’t mind if we had a team,” general studies junior Ariel Vega said. “But where would we get the funds? If it means an increase in tuition, then I’m not so sure.” Capper said student support would be necessary to bring the program to UNT. “We’d l i ke to bu i ld a n on-campus facility, perhaps adjac ent to t he s of t ba l l fields,” Capper said. “It’s definitely something we want the
“It’s a huge emphasis for the athletic department. We’ve discussed it at great length … it seems to make sense in so many ways.”
fill a void in the Dallas-Fort Worth baseball landscape. “The biggest problem is t hat t he on ly compet it ive programs in DFW are SMU or TCU,” Donald said. “Those are both expensive and difficult to get into. UNT would of fer a rea lly great option for star athletes that would otherwise leave the city.”
-Eric Capper Senior associate athletic director College recruiting 101 Denton community to be on board with.”
W here baseball at UNT stands today Students wishing to play baseba ll at UNT current ly have one option – competing w it h t he student-r un club baseball team. T he club tea m – wh ich plays in the National Club Baseball Association’s Gulf Coast North Conference – has seen success in club play in recent years, defeating other club teams like SMU, Baylor, UTSA and Nebraska. “There’s severa l players on the club team that would love to play at a higher level,”
finance junior Scott Donald said. “Not ever yone’s here for f un. Some g uys played in junior college and would love to play on a university team.” Donald, the team’s catcher, s a id he b el ie v e s t her e’s enough interest at UNT for a baseball team to thrive. “I t h i n k t here’s a huge interest from the students,” Dona ld sa id. “E spe c ia l ly a f ter t he Ra ngers, ever yone’s thinking baseball these days.” Everyone may be thinking baseba l l, but t hat doesn’t keep talented players inside of Dallas. Donald believes UNT could
A s head of ba seba l l recruiting for TCU for the past two years, Tony Vitello knows all about Dallas baseball and its wealth of players. “Recruiting in Dallas is a grind,” Vitello said. “There are just so many good players and great high school programs. It’s a blessing because there’s so much talent to draw from, but it’s a lot to cover. You don’t want to miss anyone, and you don’t want to settle, so it ma kes for a leng t hy project.” As a recruiting coordinator for Mizzou a nd now TCU, Vitello’s recr uiting classes were routinely ranked in the top 25 in the nation. Vitello sa id tea ms f i nd t he most success building ta lent by
creating an identity through recruiting. “You have to recr u it to who you are,” Vitello said. “Ever yone wants an A lbert P u j ol s , a s t h e y s h ou l d , because a player like that fits with any program. But there are only so many of t hose players in the world, so it’s about building patiently and keeping a clear idea of what k ind of baseba ll you want your team to play. If you can’t recruit the big hitters, then build a small, fast team.” Sta r t i ng out, V itel lo explained it’s much tougher to c r e at e qu a l it y t e a m s because newer teams have a wea ker recr uiting inf luence than more-established programs. Connections are the most important part of the process, he said. “You have to build relationships,” Vitello said. “If UNT got a program, it would be sma l l for a few yea rs and there are just too many good players in the area to rely completely on yourself. Hig h school coaches a nd private t ra iners a re rea l ly helpful in building successful programs.”
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011 Ian Jacoby, Views Editor
Campus Chat
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“I haven’t paid much attention to the debates or anything, but definitely not Rick Perry ... So I guess Ron Paul because he’s the closest to libertarian, and I’m a libertarian.”
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At-will proposal shortchanges UNT staff A new plan proposed by the Board of Regents early this month would change UNT’s employment status for all current and future staff members to at-will, allowing employees to be fired at any time, for any reason within the law, eliminating any due process involved with firing them. At a meeting Tuesday to discuss the potential change, employees’ tempers flared. As they spoke to the board, it became increasingly more obvious: At-will employment status has no place at UNT. One man wanted to know what would keep him from being fired a year before his retirement to avoid paying his pension and bringing in a less-expensive replacement. Another man called the plan idiotic and asked how the school planned to retain quality
faculty with policies like this. With the original email notifying staff of the potential change, Chancellor Lee Jackson included a schedule for meetings in which employees could comment on the possibility of the at-will proposal. If the chancellor – who was conspicuously absent from all meetings up to this point – truly is taking into consideration the opinions of the employees, then at-will status will remain nothing more than a bad idea. There’s been no justification for the policy, leading us to believe the only possible implications of at-will status will be negative for UNT staff. The administration has offered little reasoning for the decision, only stating that it’s been thrown around for the past year. This prompted an even more
reasonable question: “Then why didn’t we know about this a year ago?” The Employment and Policy Review Committee originally suggested the change about a year ago, apparently hoping to cut down on red tape. Usually such actions are taken to streamline business, manufacture profit or avoid accountability corporations need to make it easier to fire without ramification. UNT employees worry they could be the victims of similar corporate thinking. UNT’s current policy is a bureaucratic process with things like explanation and appeals. The administration claims there will be an appeals process if the new policy is introduced, but that would be contradictory to the very nature of at-will employment. It’s fair to be skeptical of both the fairness
and effectiveness of whatever appeals process exists within an at-will environment. Furthermore, this sends the wrong message to students, employees and outsiders about what the University of North Texas represents. Should we be compromising the trust of people who work tirelessly every day to make sure 37,000 students receive a quality education? We should not be redefining ourselves with some corporate model so as to streamline our productivity. The primary focus needs to be creating a positive and welcoming environment for the UNT family. That kind of setting is only possible if morale is high and employees trust their employer, things rendered impossible by at-will employment.
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Coaches must be Abolishing federal held to a higher loans would be standard disastrous By now, we have all heard what is going on at Pennsylvania State University. We have also seen a number of sad events occur at the local level. The head basketball coach of Flower Mou nd Hig h School wa s recent ly removed for not reporting a serious hazing incident on his team. This is not about Penn State. It is not about Joe Paterno. It is not about sports, college football or legal obligations. It is about trust. I am a coach. For the past few summers, I have coached a youth t rack tea m i n L ew isv i l le. T he athletes I coach are shining examples of the best of our societ y: dedicated, intelligent and strong. Often, I see people who hold kids to a higher standard than they themselves aspire to achieve. I’m not going to bother with any condemnations here. I will take issue, however, with what some people seem to think is the major subject in this controversy: Where will athletics go from here? These events will change everything. They will cast even more suspicion on the people who take ca re of ou r ch i ld ren, t he vast majorit y of whom would never think of committing such atrocious acts, or of not repor t ing
them to the police. W h at h a pp ene d m a y h av e cracked open the door to stopping this kind of crime, but it has also allowed the stench from the other room to permeate the air on our side. As coaches, we should lea rn how to deal with certain events from an ethical perspective rather than just a legal one. Furthermore, let’s practice the sa me pr i nciples we teach ou r kids: that the bare minimum – in academics, in athletics, in ethics – will not be acceptable. We cannot just be coaches, or teachers, or parents – we must be human beings as well.
Brandon Cooper is a kinesiolog y graduate student. He can be reached at runfellow @gmail. com.
Rick Perry’s senior moment in Wednesday’s GOP presidential debate was cringe inducing. But it was two of the other candidates on stage that should be hanging their heads in shame. Texas Rep. Ron Paul and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich both, incredibly, called for abolishing the federal student loan program, saying it was “an absurdity” that is “dramatically failing.” Perry seemed to imply he agreed. None of them, surely, is among the tens of millions of low and middle-income students – 9 million in the last academic year alone – who relied on a federally backed student loan to pay for college. Eliminating the loans and subjecting students to the vagaries of the private market would put college out of reach for many while increasing indebtedness for others. Either way, the nation’s ability to develop an educated workforce for the coming decades – an already imperiled but crucial national priority – will be further damaged. The private market had been wasteful and in some cases predatory, charging high rates and fees and misleading consumers, according to a 2008 study by the National Consumer Law Center. Even worse, the private market nearly froze during the economic collapse. Thankfully, the government was making the majority of student loans
at the time. But imagine if Paul and Gingrich’s ideologically pure vision were reality, and there were no federal loans. Even as demand surged for higher education, students would have no way to pay for it. Or rather, poor and middleclass students wouldn’t. The wealthy, as ever, would be fine. That’s why federal loan subsidies – along with Pell Grants, which conservatives also attack – are so important. California alone expects a shortfall of 1 million college graduates to fill jobs by 2025. There’s no way to close that gap if only the rich can afford an education. Student loan debt approaches $1 trillion nationwide. It’s a serious problem. But abolishing federal loans is no answer, any more than eliminating Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would end the foreclosure crisis. An educated workforce is precisely what government should be investing in for the long-term. It’s no different from other kinds of infrastructure that help everyone prosper. Leaving this to the private market would be devastating to poor and middle-class students, to businesses and to our future prosperity. Come to think of it, only banks would benefit from Paul and Gingrich’s idea. This column appeared in San Jose Mercury News on Friday, Nov. 11
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