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Protesters transfer money from banks A LEX M ACON
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Laurent Prouvost is the owner of Denton Pedicabs, the first of its kind in the city. It provides customers a ride in a cab attached to a tricycle for free; drivers only ask for tips. Prouvost started with one cab, but now has six because of higher demand.
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New company adds to pedicab competition D YLAN ROGERS Intern
More than half a dozen pedicabs now comb the city’s main streets as Sprockets Bicycle Shop has moved into Denton, offering residents more transportation options. Denton Pedicab and its owner, Laurent Prouvost, brought the service to the area two years ago. This semester Sprockets matched Prouvost’s fleet, putting out four
pedicabs of its own primarily to shuttle people to and from UNT football games. “If we get the word out, I think there’s a good market for pedicabs in Denton,” said Sipo Thao, Sprockets Bicycle Shop’s owner. “Pedicabs are better than driving and better for the environment. Denton’s one of those cities: really artsy, a lot of people want to help the environment.” Denton Pedicab and Sprockets
Bicycle Shop work on a tip-based business model in which the rides are free and the drivers’ income is completely dependent on tips. The new company’s drivers profit as a function of the work they put in, Thao said. “It really depends on how much you work,” he said. “If you work a four-hour shift at the bars, you’re probably looking at 50 bucks.”
Prouvost, whose company’s sole operation is pedicabs, makes money from advertising revenue and a $1-per-hour lease to the drivers. Companies advertise their brands on the pedicabs, which serve as interactive billboards. Sprockets runs as a separate venture of the bicycle shop, and also charges drivers to lease out its pedicabs.
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Public anger and mistrust of big banks in the U.S. has reached a fever pitch, leading thousands of people across the country to move their money from large corporate banks to smaller credit unions. Several campaigns such as the Move Our Money Project are gaining momentum as they aim to get Americans to transfer money from banks like Bank of America and Wells Fargo to local credit unions as a way to boycott the big corporations in favor of local businesses. A separate event, Bank Transfer Day, is scheduled for Saturday with similar goals. Spearheading the Move Our Money Project is New Bottom Line, a national campaign of community organizations, labor unions and individuals “that challenges established big-bank interests on behalf of struggling and middle-class communities.” New Bottom Line’s Move Our Money Project is just one example of people taking a stand against predatory bank practices, said Ilana Berger, co-director of the campaign. “I would say it very clearly demonstrates that when people take their money from big banks and come together to send a message, it has an effect,” Berger said. “Even a massive institution like Bank of America takes notice when people organize.” Banks need to be held accountable and “pay their fair share,”
Berger said, adding that if bank boycotts grow in size, they could have a significant economic impact. “It’s not just individuals moving money, but people coming together to get their city or state to stop doing business with big banks,” Berger said. Credit unions nationwide have added 650,000 new customers and $4.5 billion in new deposits since Sept. 29 when Bank of America announced it would charge a $5-a-month debit card fee, according to a survey released by the Credit Union National Association last week. Facing widespread backlash from consumer groups and 300,000 signatures on a petition at change.org, Bank of America announced this week that it would not implement the new fee. Occupy Wall Street protesters and a significant chunk of the American populace have placed much of the blame for the 2008 financial crisis on some of the more predatory lending practices of big banks and expressed outrage at the taxpayer-funded government bailouts of these institutions. Libby Harmon, a creative writing senior affiliated with Occupy Denton, said she plans to take part in Saturday’s Bank Transfer Day, a social-media-arranged event that encourages people to move their money into smaller credit unions.
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Mean Green falls in conference semifinal BOBBY LEWIS
Senior Staff Writer
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The future house in Beijing was made so that it would be completely self-sustainable through the use of green energy. To meet this goal, 50 percent of the roof was constructed from solar panels.
UNT sustainable research finds partnership abroad NICOLE BALDERAS Senior Staff Writer
U N T’s Depa r t ment of Mecha n ica l a nd Energ y Engineering, the first of its kind in the nation, has partnered with researchers from China to learn more about sustainable energy. A group of university officials traveled to Beijing in mid-October to finalize the details of an agreement with Tier One universities in China and others around the world that will allow researchers to share information more freely about sustainable building technologies. The collaboration focuses on the study of several selfsustaining, energy-efficient houses that have been built in
countries around the world as part of a group research project on zero-net-energy. Yong Tao, chairman of UNT’s Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, headed the team that built the “American House.” Located in Beijing, and powered by recharging batteries, the house, which is part of the study, serves as a livable showcase of U.S. sustainable-living technologies, said Vish Prasad, UNT’s vice president for research and development. “This is a house [that] demonstrates U.S. technologies, renewable and solar energy, and energy conservation,” said Prasad, who made the trip along with UNT Provost Warren Burggren. “The
house is completely self-sustainable.” Batteries fill an entire room in the 3,200-square-foot singlefamily home that, Prasad said, was architecturally modeled after the works of Frank Lloyd Wright and influenced by Chinese feng shui. The project set out to build houses that would demonstrate the technologies of countries around the world to show how incorporating them with one another can be beneficial. Another net-zero house is being researched at Florida International University, where Tao formerly taught.
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After 110 minutes of play and five penalty kicks from each team, the UNT soccer team’s season ended with Wester n Kent uck y celebrating on the field. T he top-seeded Mea n Green (14-4-3) was upset in t he sem if ina ls of t he Su n Belt Con ference Tournament by the No.4 seed W K U (13-6-2) af ter the Lady Toppers outdueled UNT 4-3 in pena lt y kicks. T h is is t he second consecutive season WKU eliminated the Mean Green from the tournament. The teams played to a scoreless tie through the end of regulation. UNT’s last gasp before overtime came with under a minute lef t i n reg u lat ion when ju n ior for wa rd Michel le Young missed a shot just wide right of the goal. “It’s u n for t u nate t hat this game has to be decided by pena lt y k ick s,” UN T head coach John Hedlund sa id. “I t houg ht we had won the game late when M ic h e l le You n g ’s s h ot skimmed off the far post; it’s def in itely a ga me of inches.” The teams played to two more sta lemates in both of the 10-minute sudden
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Senior forward Nikki Crocco leaps for a shot only for it to be taken away by the WKU goalie during the Sun Belt Championship semifinal game Thursday night. de a t h ov e r t i me p e r io d s , setting up the beginning of the end for UNT. W K U g ot t h e p e n a l t y kicks underway when junior midfielder Ali Stahlke, who s c or e d W K U’s lone go a l
i n it s 2-1 loss to U N T i n September, placed a kick past UNT freshman goalie Jackie Kerestine to give WKU a 1-0 lead.
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Inside U.S. economy expected to sputter News | Page 2
Volleyball team hosts final home game Sports | Page 3
Swim team looks to continue winning streak Sports | Page 3
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Pedicab Continued from Page 1
“He actually kind of got to me,” Prouvost said of his reaction to a rival pedicab operation. “But that’s America. That’s free enterprise.” Chad Chaney, a driver for Denton Pedicab, operates his pedicab under the name, “HotKarl’s Magical Rides.” He also created a Facebook page under this name as a way to network with his customer base. Chaney stressed the impor-
tance of interaction between the driver and passenger as a way to get tips. “I can offer them advice on what’s going on, where to go that night,” he said. “It’s a service you’re providing. We give a free ride, but I feel I’m doing something good for the people.” Chaney and Prouvost said they both see the benefits of pedicabs near the bar scene as a way to prevent drunk driving. “I’v e s t op p e d g u y s before,” Chaney said. “I don’t care if they don’t have any money.”
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News Energy Continued from Page 1 “If you have data f rom dif ferent places using t he sa me tech nolog y, it g ives you a sense of what different climates need to work better,” Pra sad sa id. “If it’s been raining for 10 days, then you know solar power won’t work. It teaches you to always have a supplementar y source of energy.” Although diplomatic relations between the U.S. and
Banks Continued from Page 1 Harmon said she is tired of being “charged irrationally” by her bank, Wells Fargo, and thinks multinational corporate banks contributed immensely to the nation’s economic downturn. “Not only are they taking money from the American public as a whole, they’re taking it from
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China have been touchy at times, Prasad said he thinks it ’s i mpor t a nt to d raw a distinction between politics and academics. “In t he business ma rket you compete,” he said. “In the research field you collaborate.” And while the U.S. currently outpaces China in sustainable technologies, China is closing the gap, Prasad said. “China has already invested tremendously in renewable energy,” he said. Most of t he work done so fa r for t he project has been done through research
grants, but the possibility of making a business deal out of the research has yet to be determined. “It can lead to an exchange of goods if [China] wa nts to have some k ind of U.S. operation of facility at UNT,” Prasad said. “It would be in a few years down the road.” Of the top economies for 2011, U.S. and China top the charts at $14.6 and $10 trillion GDP, respectively, according to therichest.org. “When it gets down to it, with what we are seeing in sustainable projects, U.S. is still one of the best nations
i n com i ng up w it h technolog y,” said Terr y Clower, d irector of t he Center for Econom ic Development and Research. “But when it comes to bui lding t hings, China ca n produce t hings for cheaper.” The university is continuing its efforts in sustainability at home also, with three wind turbines powering the LEEDcer t if ied footba l l stadium and one more to be built on campus in the spring. Prasad said he envisions the universit y accompl ish i ng much more w it hin t he nex t few years.
individuals,” Harmon said. She said she will transfer her money to an account at the Denton-Area Teachers Credit Union (DATCU). Credit unions provide basically the same services as big banks but have more of a “personal touch,” said an official from DATCU. Clients of credit unions like DATCU are also less likely to get overdraft fees or other charges, the official said. Last week, a Harris Interactive poll reported that almost 90 percent of credit union clients
planned to stay with a credit union, while only 60 percent of big-bank clients said they would remain loyal to their bank. While big banks are certainly aware of public opinion and the anti-corporate protests, it remains unclear whether any migration of clients moving from larger financial institutions to credit unions will have an economic impact. Bi l l Wa l lace of UNT’s economics faculty said most of the wealth held by big banks comes from other large corpora-
tions, which aren’t likely to move their money anytime soon. “While the movement is wellintended and individuals will feel much better about being with a credit union, I don’t see much of an impact on larger financial institutions,” Wallace said. While big banks will lobby and “fight tooth and nail” against further federal regulations, Wallace said they will also have to try to improve their image among the general population.
Feds predict slower economy (MCT) WASHINGTON — For the third time this year, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday sca led back its economic growth forecasts for the next two years, projecting a slower economy and higher unemployment than it did back in June. In a news conference after the two-day meeting of the Fed’s interest rate-setting committee, where the Fed left its benchmark rate unchanged
at near zero, Chairman Ben Bernanke said the forecast was for economic growth in 2012 at an annualized rate of 2.5 percent to 2.9 percent. That’s down from projections in June of 3.3 percent to 3.7 percent. Similarly, June’s forecast for the unemployment rate in 2012, a presidential election year, was 7.8 percent to 8.2 percent. On Wednesday, Bernanke and colleagues offered a revised forecast that puts the central tendency — which excludes the highest and lowest projections — between 8.5 percent and 8.7 percent. That’s close to today’s rate of 9.1 percent. “The pace of progress is likely to be frustratingly slow,” Bernanke said in opening remarks for his third news conference this year. He acknowledged that the Fed’s been too optimistic this year. “We did underestimate the pace of recover y for some fundamental reasons,” he said, noting that he and his fellow Fed economists misjudged how long it would take for financialsector repair after the near-
collapse of 2008. Bernanke also cited other reasons for misjudging the pace of recovery: problems in the housing market that were deeper than first thought, and Americans paying down debts instead of spending In addition, he said, “There has been a certain amount of bad luck.” He noted that Japan’s earthquake and tsunami hurt global trade, and a spike in oil prices hurt consumers. Now there’s the debt crisis in Europe and the potential for another downgrade in America’s credit rating should U.S. lawmakers fail to find compromise on a deficit-reduction plan later this month. All of it has hurt consumer confidence and business sentiment. “You can see right now it is where it was in the depths of the recession. That’s very d i sc ou r a g i ng ,” Ber na n ke said. He said the period of June to September had seen growth better than expected but not enough to change the Fed’s medium-term projections. The
Fed still sees the jobless rate at year’s end staying about where it is right now. Berna nke repeated t hat he stands ready to purchase Treasury bonds or mortgage bonds more ag g ressively if needed to stimulate the economy, a process known as quantitative easing. A decision on doing this depends on the degree to which the Fed has inf lation under control and whether employment levels are ticking up, down or treading water.
Regional/National news briefs FROM WIRE REPORTS
North Texas freeze warning in effect A freeze warning issued by the National Weather Service went into effect for Collin, Tarrant and Denton counties. Temperatures are expected to drop to 30-32 degrees with a possibility of a hard freeze; however, no snow is expected. Residents in these counties are encouraged to keep plants and pets inside. A cold front blew into the Dallas-Fort Worth area Wednesday evening around 6 p.m. High w inds knocked out power in the area for several hours. Temperatures will return to the 70s for the weekend.
Apple troubleshoots iPhone battery problem Apple has received an inf lux of complaints about the poor battery life of the iPhone 4S since its release Oct. 14. In a thread on Apple’s support forums, started on Oct. 15, the number of customers’ comments about t he lack of batter y life reached 217 pages by Thursday morning. “A small number of customers have reported lower than expected batter y life on iOS 5 devices,” Apple said in a statement. “We have found a few bugs that are affecting battery life, and we will release a software update to address those in a few weeks.” The problem is being attributed to locationbased apps and other time-draining features of the iOS system.
Firms purchase property at Barnett Shale Two energy investment firms agreed to buy $1.2 billion in properties in North Texas’ Barnett Shale from Encana Oil & Gas and another unnamed company. The properties are based in Denton, Tarrant, Wise, Parker, and Montague counties and include 763 active wells with estimated reserves of about 405 billion cubic feet. Houston-based EV Energy Partners will pay $372.3 million for a 31 percent stake in the properties. Encana will receive $975 million and the unnamed party will receive $233 million. The acquisitions are expected to close in December.
Student-loan debt surpasses $25,000 The average student-loan debt of last year’s college graduates topped $25,000 for the first time. Seniors who graduated in 2010 had an average student-loan burden of $25,250, up 5.2 percent from the $24,000 owed by the class of 2009, according to a report by the Project on Student Debt at the Institute for College Access & Success in Oakland. The unemployment rate for college graduates ages 20 to 24 rose to 9.1 percent last year, up from 8.7 percent in 2009 and the highest annual rate on record, according to the same report. The information is based on data reported voluntarily by more than 1,000 public and private nonprofit four-year colleges.
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Friday, November 4, 2011 Sean Gorman, Sports Editor
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UNT tries to stay unbeaten Swimming SEAN GORMAN Sports Editor
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Sophomore Ashley Kirk winds up for the pitch at Lovelace Stadium . With a total of nine hits, UNT beat Navarro College 4-1 on Wednesday.
Pioneers make trek to Denton Softball BRETT MEDEIROS Staff Writer
After protecting its undefeated fa l l record w it h a 4-1 victory against Navarro College on Wednesday, the UNT softball team welcomes an opponent from across the Red River. The Mean Green will host the Western Oklahoma State College Lady Pioneers today, a team coming off one of its best
seasons in program history. WOSC broke 23 different t e a m r e c or d s l a s t y e a r, including a batting average of .362, an average of 7.3 runs scored per game and a total of 47 wins; a 37-game jump from its 2010 record. “We won’t be able to be as power-heavy as before,” head coach T.J. Hubbard said. “We’ll look to have more base hit production, bunting people over and stealing bases. We’re gonna have to ea rn ever y run.”
Playing in the Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference, the Pioneers led the NJCA A with 93 home runs last year. After Western Ok lahoma State, the Mean Green has just one ga me lef t in t he fall season. Senior infielder Lisa Johnson said the team has made plenty of progress prepa r ing for t he reg u la r season. “We’ve improved a lot this preseason and we’ve really settled in,” Johnson said. “We just need to take these next
few games and take them in as momentum heading into the spring season.” A big part of preseason play is helping new players acclimate to the team and building team chemistry, senior catcher Caitlin Grimes said. “We’re all learning how to play with each other,” Grimes said. “There’s still a lot to learn and it can be a hard transition. Our freshmen are acclimating very easily so far.” The game starts at 4 p.m. today at Lovelace Stadium.
Coming off its strongest performance of the season, the UNT swimming and diving team will be tested with three meets in two days this weekend. The Mean Green (2-0) will face No. 25 SMU and Wyoming in Dallas on Friday, then return home to host Rice on Saturday. “I’d love to win these meets this weekend,” head coach Joe Dykstra said. “We’ve never beaten Wyoming, never beaten SMU; they’re good across the board in all the events.” UNT will enter the meet w it h con f idence a f ter defeating New Mexico State, a team it had never beaten under Dykstra, two weeks ago. “We want to show that we’re a contender in the whole Sun Belt Conference,” senior Hiliary Riedmann said. “I think it’s exciting when you face teams of top caliber.” The team’s freshmen swimmers have thrived in their opening meets, playing a large role in UNT’s two wins. In the team’s victory against NMSU, four firstyear Mean Green swimmers won their events, including Krista Rossum, who set a
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school record time in the breaststroke. Rossum earned Sun Belt Swimmer of the Week honors for her performance. “We’re stronger than we have been all season,” freshman swimmer Kimmy Phillips said. “The training and conditioning in practice is always tough, but makes a difference.” Leading the way for diving is sophomore Catherine Johnson, who became the first UNT diver to qualify for the NCAA Zone Meet in consecutive years against NMSU. The Zone Meet serves as college diving’s national playoff. Dysktra said the team has displayed a strong work ethic, but must improve on race strategy. “This is probably the most close-knit team we’ve had, and with 14 freshmen that was a concern coming in,” Dykstra said. “We need to be executing technical details more on a consistent basis, but I think that will get better as the season goes on.” Competition begins at 5 p.m. Friday in Dallas and continues at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Pohl Recreation Center.
Mean Green hosts final home games against Arkansas foes Volleyball A LEX YOUNG Staff Writer
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Senior defender Shannon Gorrie protects the ball against a Western Kentucky defender. The Mean Green fell 4-3 to WKU Thursday.
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After missed a penalty kick by both UNT and WKU, sophomore defender Kelsey Hodges got UNT on the board to tie it up at one apiece. However, Kerestine couldn’t s top W K U’s f i n a l t h r e e at tempt s, le av i ng sen ior midfielder Hannah Crawford as t he Mea n Green’s last hope. Crawford’s kick to the right was stopped by WKU senior
goalkeeper Libby Stout and the Lady Toppers mobbed Stout in the final act of UNT’s season. “ N e v e r t h e l e s s , I ’m proud of what this team accomplished,” Hedlund sa id. “We won t he Sun Belt regular season title, and this special group of players will be remembered as champions.” Despite t he loss, Kerestine earned her ninth shutout of the season and set the UNT single season record with a goals against average of 0.71.
Trying to keep its position in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament, the UNT volleyball team will play its final home matches of the season against Arkansas State and A rka nsa s-L it t le Rock t h is weekend. The Mea n Green (14-15, 5-8) holds the eighth and final seed in the tournament with t hree matches rema ining. Head coach Ken Mu rczek said it’s critical for the team to not get complacent down the stretch. “We’ve put ourselves in a position where yes, we are seeded eig ht h r ig ht now,” Murczek said. “We have three matches left and everybody else has four; we just have to take care of business.” UNT struggled against ASU and UALR earlier this season, getting swept in straight sets by both teams on the road last month. The Mean Green is 7-7 at home.
Seniors say goodbye The ga mes w ill have a n extra meaning for UNT’s six seniors, who w ill play t he final home matches of their careers this weekend. Two of those seniors, libero Sarah Willey and setter Kayla Saey, have been at UNT since 2007.
Prediction UNT splits its last two home games but allows Arkansas State to clinch the West Division. “It ha sn’t rea l ly h it me that we are down to our last two weeks [of the season],” Willey said. “It’s a whirlwind of emotions right now; you’re ready, but you’re not ready.” Willey ranks second in UNT history with 1,724 digs. Saey, who ranks third in UNT history in assists with 3,608, sa id she k nows t he tea m need s to play w it h urgenc y to accomplish its goals.
Scouting the Opponent Who: Arkansas State (19-7, 10-2) When: 7 p.m. today Outlook: The Mea n Green will have its roles reversed in its first game, as ASU will try to clinch the West Division like UNT clinched against the Red Wolves last season. ASU ranks third in the Sun Belt in hitting percentage with .244. The serve-and-receive game will be crucial, as ASU ranks first in the Sun Belt in aces per set with 1.59. UNT will have to stop the Sun Belt’s leading hitter, senior middle blocker Cayla Fielder. Fielder is hitting .407 for the year.
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Junior setter May Allen practices passing on Thursday. UNT is now 14-15 for the season and 5-8 in the Sun Belt. This weekend UNT will face off against Sun Belt foes Arkansas State and University of Arkansas at Little Rock at the Mean Green Volleyball Complex. Who: Arkansas-Little Rock Where: Mean Green Volleyball Center When: 1 p.m. Sunday Outlook: The Mean Green should have a better chance to win when it hosts the Trojans in the weekend’s final contest. UA LR doesn’t excel in any
particular area except hitting .199, making it for fifth in the Sun Belt. UNT will try to stay aggressive, as UALR allows opponents to hit .205. UNT played UA LR ha rd in the teams’ last meeting, pushing two of three sets into the 20s.
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RICH: UNT professor lives Big Rich life
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FoodSCENE FOOD
SNOBS Hooyah!! The Ultimate Burrito 1007 Ave. C Denton SYDNIE SUMMERS & STACY POWERS Design Editors
If you want a decent burrito without waiting in a long line, then try a bite over at Hooyah!! The Ultimate Burrito, just a short walk from campus. On our recent visit there was no waiting line, which made ordering our food go quickly. Two employees came out from the kitchen when we arrived and promptly asked what we would like and read off their selection of burritos, tacos and quesadillas. The burritos come in three sizes: hearty, killer and Hooyah. They also offer three different tortilla choices: flour, spinach and cayenne, and a variety of the standard burrito meats: steak, chicken, ground beef and barbacoa. We chose a small, hearty steak burrito on a spinach tortilla for $6.49 and a small, hearty chicken on a flour tortilla for $5.99. A large Hooyah was almost $10. The steak burrito was loaded with Mexican rice, pinto beans, queso, lettuce and lime juice. On the “hearty” chicken burrito, we ordered refried beans, shredded cheese, lettuce and barbecue sauce. We were surprised to see most of the toppings cost extra. The queso we ordered was an additional 75 cents, but they didn’t tell us before putting it on the burrito. Mushrooms, peppers and onions, avocados and olives range from 50 cents to $1 extra. The two servers also committed
PHOTO BY SYDNIE SUMMERS/DESIGN EDITOR
Hooya!! The Ultimate Burrito lets customers pick from a variety of wraps and fillings. It’s a local take on the popular burrito market. have been mistaken for steamed white rice. The steak was seasoned well and the pinto beans were just OK. The chicken was tender and juicy, but the refried beans were nothing to rave about. We also ordered chips and salsa for $3. The chips were like any other chips you can get at a Mexican restaurant and the salsa was flavorful and spicy. In the end our hunger was satisfied, but our taste buds only somewhat. If you want to save yourself a trip away from campus and don’t mind spending $10 for a burrito and drink, Hooyah!! might be for you. We’ll stick to the better-known burrito restaurants.
Hooyah!! The Ultimate Burrito Cleanliness Service Affordability Atmosphere Food Quality the cardinal sin of burrito rolling when they failed to mix up the ingredients before packing them in the tortilla, a faux pas which led to bite after bite of the segregated flavor combinations burrito lovers have come to expect and abhor from most of the national chain burrito joints. The Mexican rice was bland and tasteless. If not for the fact that it was smothered in queso, it could
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Rich SCENE
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Behind the boldness of Bonnie Blossman Ashley-Crystal Firstley Contributing Writer
Standing barely 5 feet tall in front of a biology class, UNT biology professor Bonnie Blossman is dressed conservatively today. She has to be. She’s wearing blue jeans and a navy blue sweater over a collared pink button-up. She’d probably prefer something a little flashier – a form-fitting dress and her blonde hair down, curling to her slender uncovered shoulders, but she’s not on TV right now; she’s at work. She walks to the center of the classroom. “All right class, we have a test on Monday,” she said, her Texan accent clearly recognizable. “Who’s ready?” Blossman switches on the PowerPoint for a review. As long as the students took notes, she reassured them they’ll do just fine. Blossman, who grew up in the wealthy Fort Worth suburb Westover Hills, spends much of her free time on the reality show at country clubs similar to Shady Oaks, where she spent her childhood. The show, “Big Rich Texas,” chronicles the lives of five wealthy Dallas-Fort Worth mothers and their teenage and 20-something daughters. Highbrow country club members often sneer at Blossman and her 23-yearold daughter Whitney Whatley either because of the tattoos, plastic surgery, booze, how they dress or their say-anything attitude. When she’s not rubbing Dallas elite the wrong way on TV,,Blossman is a professor at
UNT, where she’s worked since 2007. She’s also published three murder mystery novels and created more murder mystery party games than anyone in the world, or so she says. She’s known as “random Bon” to her friends, “immature” to her enemies, “professor” to her students and “best friend” to her daughter. To fans of “Big Rich Texas,” she’s simply “outrageous Bonnie.” She and her daughter Whitney had initially auditioned for “Big Brother 7” but were rejected. The casting director remembered the duo and later selected them for “Big Rich Texas.” The show follows the elite lifestyles of five wealthy mothers and their daughters in Dallas. They might as well be twins, considering they both look younger than what their age would lead most to believe. They stand at the same height and share the same clothes. They say they’d rather be referred to as best friends than mother and daughter.
Professor Bonnie
In class, Blossman avoids mentioning the show, but the students can’t help but bring it up. “Most people think it’s cool; some people don’t know; and a handful doesn’t like it,” she said. “They can’t separate it. It’s been a struggle. And I always say the first bad feedback I get, I’m done.” But Blossman doesn’t mind the feedback she’s getting. She relishes the attention. As she drinks coffee in the University Union on a
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recent afternoon, a student approaches and asks, “Bon Blossman of ‘Big Rich Texas’?” “Yesss,” she draws out her answer, a smile widens across her face and she laughs. “Oh my god, I watch that show. I love it. I just thought you were really pretty.” Blossman thanks her and tells her she’s sweet. “You’re like my favorite one.” For the past five semesters, Blossman said she’s promised herself that she was going to quit teaching because it took up too much time. But at the end of each semester, praises from her students motivate another term, though she knows teaching doesn’t rake in money.
Big Rich Bonnie
On the show, Blossman and Whit wear what they want to wear, express what they want and do what they feel like doing. But it’s their flashy personalities that make them two of the most popular among fans of the show. Blossman recalls one scene where the group was drinking cocktails. She and Whit were caught on camera more often than the others drinking. “But all of them do the same thing,” she said. “In fact, if you look at all the footage, the one that calls me Dr. Drunk, she’s drinking in almost every scene, so, whatever. But she didn’t get drunk when we did.” She pauses. “I’ll probably do it again. I only had like three or four.” Blossman said she’s gotten a lot of backslash from the
media, especially for a clip where she jokes with Whit about having her at age 11 (she had her at age 17), and another scene where she promises Whit lip injections if she’ll remove the tattoo on her ankle that reads c---. In one episode, she argues about getting Whit, a college student, breast implants if she gets all A’s in her classes. “For me, I just laugh about it,” Whit said. “Haters are gonna hate.” She enjoys giving the media attention from time to time, she said. She’s also joked about Barbie being her role model when she and Bonnie were guest stars
on “The Doctors” show. But when standing side by side, they clearly look like Bratz dolls. Bonnie said she even wants one named after her. “Anything a best friend would do, she does,” Whit said. “I talk to her about everything.” When Blossman isn’t filming TV shows or teaching, she writes books. It’s where most of her income comes from. She said she’s currently working on an autobiography that she hopes will inspire young people, like her daughter, to avoid the same mistakes she made when she was young.
Photos by Ashley-Crystal Firstley/Contributing Writer
Top Left: “Big Rich Texas” star and UNT adjunct professor Bonnie Blossman helps her 23-year-old-daughter Whitney from the ground after being on top of a balloon arc. Blossman and her daughter attended a 5k GLADD event Oct. 20, a group Blossman supports. Above: Blossman and Whitney jog the 5k GLADD fundraising run on Oct. 20 in Dallas. Left:Blossman teaches contemporary biology every Monday and Wednesday at 2 p.m.
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Austin’s Fun Fun Fun Fest set to impress PABLO A RAUZ Staff Writer
If you’re making your way down to Austin this weekend for the sixth annual Fun Fun Fun Fest, brace yourself for a solid weekend of one-of-a-kind music performances. T he f e s t i v a l, s e t up b y Tra nsmission Enter ta inment, derives its name from the title of a song by the Big Boys, a legendary Austin punk band whose local fame contributed to the city’s reputation as a center for live music. While a music festival such as this one is a common occurrence
in the live music hub of Austin, this three-day event sets itself apart from the others with its particular acts. Transmission’s team of booking agents handpicks each performance, making the lineup as varied as possible. Since its debut in 2006, the festival has evolved in a few aspects. This year the festival will be held at Auditorium Shores, a larger venue than its previous location at Waterloo Park. Also, the lineup this year will be even bigger than before with a diverse spectrum of acts playing the festival as well as the series of after-parties titled “Fun Fun Fun Fest Nites.”
The performances are divided by genre among the festival’s four stages. The blue stage will consist of electro and hip-hop acts, the black stage will feature metal and punk, the orange stage will have indie rock and the yellow stage will have comedy and spokenword performances. Some of the bands, such as the Danzig Legacy (read: Misfits) have reunited just for the festival.
Other notable performances include thrash metal icons Slayer, hip-hop innovators, Public Enemy and Austin’s own indie rock star, Spoon. One of t he Denton ba nds performing is Neon Indian – the electro-pop group with roots in Denton that has garnered international fame in recent years. The band will play its brand of retro indie fuzz from 7:50 to
8:40 p.m. Saturday on the blue stage. Denton’s garage punk ensemble Mind Spiders will play at 1 p.m. Friday on the black stage. The after-parties will go on into the early morning hours of the festival. The hardcore shredders Power Trip will perform at 9 p.m. Friday at the club Red 7. Tickets for the festival are $55 for a single day and $135 for three days.
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The crowd at Fun Fun Fun Fest 2010 plays pedestal for a performer during one of the event’s many shows. The three-day festival kicks off in Austin today and features performances by Spoon, The Damned, Public Enemy, Reggie Watts and more.
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The safest thing you can drive is a tank The C250 is safe, but don’t text and drive J onath an G allegos Contributing Writer
Last week I decided to venture into a new local eatery that serves novelty doughnuts. Instead of eating a square doughnut, I was confronted by a researcher. He was working on a Facebook ad campaign to get people to stop texting while driving. I really didn’t have any good suggestions for him. Texting while driving is kind of like smoking. It’s not smart, everyone knows it can hurt you, but nobody believes they will be affected by it. You c ou ld out l aw it a nd penalize offenders, but would that stop the problem? I prefer t he Mercedes-Benz approach – make a car like you would make a tank. OK, so this isn’t the company’s official stance on texting, but it’s my suggestion. I drove t he Mercedes-Ben z C250 this past weekend and was stunned by the level of safety and fuel efficiency the turbocharged, four-cylinder engine produces. The C250 is a coupe, so it maintains a more rigid framework in the event of an accident. You can feel the heft of craftsmanship just by opening the weighty doors. Mercedes outfitted the car with several new safety features including Blind Spot Assist and Lane Keep Assist. The former monitors your blind spots for safe lane changes while the latter alerts drivers who drift out of the lane. Drifting off the road is typically the result of another problem that Mercedes-Benz aims to solve. Within the dash display you’ll
The four-cylinder, 2011 C250 Mercedes-Benz has a wealth of innovative safety features but you’ll pay a hefty price to enjoy them. find an icon shaped like a coffee cup, which is the new Attention Assist. This feature uses more than 70 different variables based on pr ior d r iv i ng behav ior to help visually or audibly alert a driver when he or she is showing signs of drowsiness. If that isn’t cool enough, this car can even connect to iPhone to lock and unlock the doors. W h i le c a r c ompa n ie s a re making great strides in safety enhancements, the driver is the one who is ultimately responsible for his or her actions. I wanted to give some hardlearned lessons about how to avoid accidents. First, don’t text while driving – this rule is obvious. It happens, sure. But it’s still a bad idea. Anticipate other drivers’ blind spots. It’s sa fest not to drive
right next to someone. If you can, safely move in front of or behind the driver. Use side lanes for passing only. Use cr u ise cont rol on t he highway. By using cruise control, you can keep your foot hovered over the brake pedal, rather than pressing down on the gas pedal. This gives you the crucial milliseconds t hat it would ta ke to remove your foot from the gas pedal and apply it to the brake in an emergency. Ca r compa n ies have made vehicle interiors quieter and more comfortable, the C250 being no exception, which can create the illusion that we are not traveling at deadly speeds. The most impor ta nt t ip to remember is to be aware of your surroundings and that you are responsible for your actions.
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Class: CJUS/SOCI 3630 Subject Matter: Drugs, crime and society Required Texts: “Drugs in Society: Causes, Concepts and Control” by Michael D. Lyman and Gary W. Potter
Brittni B arnett Senior Staff Writer
The history behind drugs such as marijuana, methamphetamines and heroin and how those drugs are trafficked are the topics of the class titled “Drugs, Crime and Society.” Criminal justice professor Peter James Johnstone has been teaching the course at UNT for two years. “We start by looking at the history of drug use in the world and how human beings have apparently always taken some sort of mindaltering substances,” Johnstone said. Other than the history of drugs, Johnstone said the course looks into the pharmacological perspective on drugs and the effects they have on the human body. “Then the next thing we do is we say, ‘OK if we know what they do to us, then why does the law treat them in different ways?’” he said. “And then having established that certain ones are illegal, we then look at the problems that those illegal substances cause.” Students are assigned readings out of the textbook and are given 10 unannounced quizzes throughout the course. The midterm consists of two essay questions and the final is a multiple choice exam. “It’s a lot of information to take in, but there is a kind of fluidity to it,” music senior Angelica Harris said. “This is an advanced course, so don’t think you’re just going to come in here and just read and take some tests and that’s it. There’s a lot more to it than that.” Johnstone also brings in guest
“It opens your mind up to what’s really going on.”
—Reggie Hayter Sociology senior
lecturers such as undercover police officers and representatives from the Drug Enforcement Administration. “We are not really interested in street knowledge in my class,” he said. “We’re interested in drugs from a point of view of how it affects society.” The course offers credit for either criminal justice or sociology. Reggie Hayter, a sociology senior, decided to take the course to try to understand drugs from a different perspective. “It opens your mind up to what’s really going on,” he said. “I hope to get a little bit closer to finding out how we can combat the drug issue and apply it to my sociology studies and be able to make a difference.” At the end of the course Johnstone said he hopes students are better able to understand the difficulties in creating meaningful policies to prevent the further escalation of drugs and drug trafficking. “How do we prevent this? What policies do we need to curb this in the future? That’s the biggest challenge,” he said.
Photo by Andrew Williams/Staff Photographer
Business sophomore Nneka Esedebe rides the bus with her daughter Christina on Tuesday. M arlene G onzalez
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Business sophomore Nneka Esedebe feels as if she goes through her morning routine twice. She showers, brushes her teeth, eats breakfast, picks out her clothes and then does it all over again for her 3-year-old daughter, Christina. Her day begins at 6 a.m. When everything goes smoothly and she doesn’t forget anything, they’re headed to day care by 8 a.m. and she’s off to class. Though Esedebe receives $500 each semester from Child Care Access, a program that provides grants to eligible student parents, money is a concern. “It is challenging at times, especially with finances and all the bills,” Esedebe said. “It’s just me by myself taking care of her.” When they’re running errands or attending meetings, Esedebe
carries a lime-green bucket filled with Barbie dolls and toys to entertain Christina. Although she doesn’t have as much time in her hands as other students, Esedebe attends school events and goes to the movies when she can. “It’s important to learn more about the parents and challenges they face,” she said. When Esedebe works an afternoon or early night shift at Target, her brother babysits. On Tuesdays and Thursdays she doesn’t have to work and gets to spend more time with Christina even though she has class from 9:30 a.m. to 3:20 p.m. “I try to do as much as possible,” Esedebe said. “You just have to balance things and make sure you have time for everything.” UNT alumna Amanda Adamez is director and owner of Denton Count r y Day School, where Esedebe takes Christina. Adamez said about half of the parents
with children at her day care are college student mothers. She said student parents can apply for financial aid under Child Care Services and some of their childcare fees can be covered. “There should be more childcare systems willing to work with college students,” Adamez said. Esedebe’s brother Ike, a business sophomore, said his sister’s work ethic impresses him. “It’s hard to do what she does,” he said. “I just admire what she goes t hrough a nd what she endures.” At 6 p.m. Esedebe prepares d i n ner a nd g ives Ch r ist i na a bath. At 7:30 p.m. she starts getting Christina ready for bed, and hopes to have her asleep by 8 p.m. so she can do her homework. “Even though it’s challenging, it’s rewarding being able to spend time with her,” she said. “It’s worth the effort every day.”