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Parking director search closes in BY CANDICE LINDSEY Staff Writer
ARTS & LIFE: Jazz class brings in renowned musicians Page 3 PHOTO BY DREW GAINES/SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Barber Gene Hartman looks at a T-shirt commemorating the end of the Campus Barber Shop after 51 years. Friends, family and longtime customers of the shop gathered to say goodbye Saturday at the barber shop.
Barber says goodbye to Fry BY DREW GAINES
presented with a pair of vintage clippers from the shop. “It is a longtime Denton landIn a flurry of vintage keychains, barber shears and barbecue, mark, and [Hartman] is a Denton Fry Street’s longest surviving institution in and of himself,” business went out with a bang said John Marsh, 57. Senior Staff Writer
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“Well, one thing they can’t take is the memories. I’ve been blessed with good people.”
—Gene Hartman Owner of the Campus Barbershop
Saturday night as the Campus Barber Shop said goodbye to the street that’s been its home for half a century. More t ha n 100 people, including family, friends and longtime customers, poured into the time-honored establishment Saturday night to celebrate its history and pay tribute to owner Gene Hartman. “He is one of the best flattop cutters I have ever seen. And that is a dying art,” said Charley Higgins, 65, who has been a customer of Gene’s since 1966. A mong t hose to attend the block party were some of Hartman’s original customers, dating back 50 years, including his first haircut. Frenchy’s Lawn and Tree Service was on hand with one of their trademark orange trucks decked out in Campus Barber Shop regalia, and a representative from the Denton Historical Society was
One dead in wreck BY M ATTHEW CARDENAS Staff Writer
PHOTO BY DREW GAINES/SENIOR STAFF WRITER
The Campus Barber Shop on Fry Street held a commemorative goodbye party Saturday night after 51 years of service.
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A 20-year-old Denton man was killed early Saturday morning in a traffic accident on Interstate 35W near State School Road, police said. Ca r son Bla keney wa s pronounced dead at t he scene after the Infiniti he was driving struck another vehicle and flipped. Three cars were involved in the accident, and no one else was injured, said Denton
Pol ice Spokesma n Rya n Grelle. News reports said Blakeney was driving southbound, weaving in and out of traffic. Blakeney suffered blunt force trauma to the head and died at 12:07 a.m., according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s office. Police are still determining the cause of the accident. Man ag ing E ditor Josh Pherigo contributed to this report.
Texas colleges could soon allow guns BY M ATTHEW CARDENAS Staff Writer
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The now vacant lots that surround the shop played host to dancers, diners and a few who could recall the area’s heyday, while a live band echoed Johnny Cash and kids toasted marshmallows over the fire. “I have been here 16 years and I’ve seen a lot of change,” said
Jeremy Carroll, 36, a barber at the shop. “I can’t imagine what Gene has seen.” Carroll will be taking the reins of the Shop as its new owner when the barbers move across town to their new spot on East Hickory Street near the coming A-Train station. The location at 116 Fry St. will be demolished in early March, as developers make way for a new mixed-use retail and apartment complex. “Well, one thing they can’t take is the memories. I’ve been blessed with good people,” Hartman said. “It has been a good run. I’m not ready to hang it up.” The new shop will be located on the bottom floor of the Hickory Street Lofts. It is expected to open within a month, Carroll said. “There is a bit of apprehension. It’s a big change for Gene, but that area holds a lot of promise for a lot of growth,” Carroll said.
U N T w i l l host t h ree meet-and-greets this week for candidates hoping to fill the director of Parking and Transportation position. R i c h a r d D e t e r, t h e ch ief of pol ice at UN T, formed a committee last November to beg i n t he national search for a new d irector of Pa rk ing a nd Tr a n spor t at ion. Deter appointed Ed Rey nolds, t he deput y ch ief of police, as chairman of the committee. “ We r e a c he d out t o faculty, staff and students, and got a representative f rom a l l wa l ks to sit on the committee,” Reynolds said. The committee, totaling six members, felt strongly a bout g i v i ng t he U N T communit y an opportun it y to meet t he ca nd idates, Rey nolds sa id. The meet-and-greets are open to all, and will allow members of the committee to gather direct feedback f rom t he U N T com munity. G e a r y Robi n s on of Clemson Universit y w ill ho s t a me et-a nd-g r e et t o d a y, D a v i d K a p a l k o of S a m Hou s ton St at e Un iver sit y w i l l host one Wednesday a nd Joe Richmond from UNT will have his on Thursday. A l l t h re e c a nd id ate s were chosen from a larger
pool of candidates through both video conferencing a nd a phone i nter v iew process, Rey nolds sa id. G ea r y Robi nson is a full-time graduate student and graduate assistant at Clemson Universit y and has over 20 years of experience in the area of univers it y l a w e n f or c e m e nt , parking and transit operations. “The University of North Tex a s ha s a n excel lent nationa l reputation as a student-focused research u n iversit y, ma k i ng it a ver y desirable place to be in t his ca reer position,” Robinson said. Dav id Kapa l ko is cu r rent ly t he assista nt director of Pa rk ing a nd Tr a n s p or t at ion at S a m Hou s ton St at e University. He created the Parking and Transportation department at Sa m Hou ston, Virginia Tech, and the MD Anderson Cancer Center in the University of Texas system. Joe R ichmond is currently UNT’s interim director for Parking and Tra nspor tat ion. He was t he a s s i s t a nt d i r e c t or for Tr a n spor t at ion f rom Febr ua r y 2003 t o S e p t e m b e r 2 010 . Each meet-a nd-g reet w i l l beg in at 10 a.m. in Un i v er s it y Un ion 413.
Texas might soon become the second state to allow college students and professors to carry concealed handguns with them to class. More than half of the representatives in the Texas House have signed on to co-author a bill that would allow anyone with a concealed carry license to bring guns into dorms, classrooms and other areas of the state’s 38 public university campuses. Texas Governor Rick Perry — who last year shot a coyote with a laser-sighted pistol while walking his dog — said he’s in favor of the bill, as he was in 2009, when the Texas Senate passed a similar bill that failed to make it to law. Utah is the only state that currently allows loaded weapons on campus. Colorado allows campuses to decide individually.
Universities across the state and nation have expressed opposition to the legislation. UNT officials addressed the issue in a December in-house memo. “UNT opposes the passage of any law that would allow the carrying of firearms on campus,” according to the statement. “Introducing guns onto college campuses may increase the safety risks to students, faculty and staff.” It went on to outline reasons for t he opposition, which included concerns about confusion for first responders should a crisis arise, a lack of professional training for students with guns, and “challenges” posed by mixing the alcohol, drug abuse, stress and “social obstacles” that sometimes arise in college life with guns. Some UNT students agree t hat concea led ha ndg uns
would do more harm than good. “I don’t think we should have firearms on campus,” said strategic communications junior Monica Dominguez. “There are other ways to keep safe.” Dominguez said students c ou ld be e duc ate d a nd instructed how to use nonlethal means of self-protection like tasers and pepper spray. Dominguez, who is also a residence hall advisor, said she doesn’t like the idea of students having handguns in their dorms. “There are some people who are more aggressive than ot hers,” Doming uez sa id. “Having guns in the dorms is probably not a good idea.” Other students believe that handguns on campus are a good idea.
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A bill is gaining momentum in the Texas legislature that would allow students and faculty to carry concealed weapons on campus.