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Denton City Council approves updated bike plan JUSTIN BRIGHT Staff Writer
The Denton City Council was met with applause when it unanimously passed an update to the pedestrian and bike amendment Tuesday night at Denton City Hall. The updated plans call for rede-
signing of 70 miles of roadway over the next 10 years. Shared lanes and dedicated bike lanes will connect the busiest sections of Denton, including the UNT campus, the Denton Square and the A-train station. The council chambers were filled with cycling enthusiasts,
environmentalists and students from UNT and TWU. The public waited three hours into the meeting before the public hearing began. “I’m thrilled, I’m proud and I’m inspired,” said Amber Briggle, member of the Bike Plan Focus Group. “The citizens
did this. It was our passion, our dedication and stubbornness that pushed this through.” The first year of the plan is funded by the city and two county commissioners with more than $200,000. Many supporters expressed concern that a lack of funding for the
plan could derail its implementation. “We have an operating [city] budget of $587 million this year. Two hundred-fifty thousand dollars is a drop in the bucket,” Briggle said. “I’m worried this [bike] money will be allocated elsewhere.”
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Mayor Ma rk Burroughs lauded UNT’s efforts in adding bike racks and repair stations over the last six years. “Without that commitment from UNT, I don’t see us getting as far as we have.”
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At-will plan still being discussed NICOLE BALDERAS Senior Staff Writer
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The Vintage Warehouse seen through a security mirror. The warehouse deals primarily in 19th and early 20th century antiques, including dishware, watches, costumes and memory jugs. Owner Joy Jenkins’ mother and grandmother were also antique shop owners. See DENTON on page 3
The UNT System began looking at implementing changes to the current at-will employment policy during the fall and a decision is expected to be made by the end of 2012. If passed, the proposed policy would make it possible for staff members who are not under contract to be dismissed for any reason as long as it is not an unlawful one. The final decision will be made by a UNT System committee, which contains no one from the Denton campus. “We will not consider any change that does not provide adequate safeguards for our employees,” UN T System Chancellor Lee Jackson said. “I do not believe the UNT System will consider adopting what some have described as a ‘pure’ policy, which would be one that has no appeal process for employees and in which no causes for disciplinary action are given.” This policy will be a modified version of the one discussed in November, which stated “at-will employment status does not require an appeal process,” according to the UNT System website.
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UNT Autism Center to open doors this fall L ACY PRESTON
Contributing Writer UNT will be opening its own autism center in the fall semester to allow students, families and Denton residents to receive care and service for their specific autism spectrum disorder needs. The center, set to open Sept. 1, will serve all age groups and will provide students with services such as diagnostic testing and evaluation, special education for elementary students, applied behavior analysis and behavioral therapy and family counseling, along with several others. The facility will be located near Outback Steakhouse on Interstate 35. UNT Autism Center Director Dr. Kevin Callahan and his staff have been working since 1995 to open a facility where students, children and people of all ages could receive education, therapy and training. “This facility will provide three pillars of services for our individuals: research, training for UNT students who are acquiring an education or psychology degree and specific
“This has been a long time coming. It’s kind of like a dream come true for me.” — Dr. Kevin Callahan UNT Autism Center Director services for not only local individuals with autism but also international students as well,” Callahan said. “We also have partners in Europe that need training in autism, which will be able to come to this center and receive that as well.” Dr. Carol Hagen, director of UNT’s Child Development Laboratory, is readily anticipating the opening. “All of us in the College of Education are excited about the new Autism Center and the educational services it will bring to our students and the children it will serve,” Hagen said. Callahan is in the process of hiring a staff of 20 highly tra ined a nd experienced
professionals. The center will be open to any individuals with needs, and Callahan is hopeful that scholarships will be available for those who are unable to afford the fees. “I believe UNT f ina lly accommodating individuals with specific educational needs is a fantastic idea,” education junior Ren Heitman said. “It’ll open so many doors for us.” A donation from UNT alumna Kristin Farmer and her orga ni zat ion Aut ism Comprehensive Educational Services (ACES) helped the center become reality. “This has been a long time coming,” Callahan said. “It’s kind of like a dream come true for me.”
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Anthropology junior Payne Morris attempts to engrave a rock for the memorial he built for the late Darwin Cox at the former Occupy Denton site west of the Art Building. The 23-year-old non-student died of “mixed alcohol and morphine (heroin) intoxication” Dec. 6. “I come by every day on my way to class,” said Morris, explaining how often he rebuilds the memorial. Morris said Cox “was a link between the school and community.”
Administration changes its on-campus camping policy R EBECCA RYAN Staff Writer
UNT administration has enacted a new policy following a meeting in early February prohibiting camping on campus after problems arose with the Occupy Denton movement in the fall.
The new policy follows in the wake of Occupy member Darwin Cox’s death from “mixed alcohol and morphine (heroin) intoxication,” according to the toxicology report, on the UNT Denton campus in December. The policy forbids sleeping outdoors between 10:00 p.m.
and 8:00 a.m., establishing or maintaining a temporary or permanent place for sleeping or cooking, establishing a permanent living quarters on university property and sleeping in or under any parked vehicle.
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Inside UNT continues green movement News | Page 2
Swimming team to host championships Sports | Page 6
Denton should embrace its local businesses Views | Page 7
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Prop. 8 backers seek review of gay marriage case
Supreme Court to hear Texas affirmative action case
SAN FRANCISCO — The backers of California’s samesex marriage ban petitioned a federal appeals court Tuesday to review a split decision by three of its judges that struck down the voter-approved law known as Proposition 8. Lawyers for the religious and legal groups that qualified the ban for the 2008 ballot had faced a Tuesday deadline for asking the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear the 2-1 decision made two weeks ago. Andy Pugno, legal counsel for the Protect Marriage Coalition, said the backers appealed to a bigger 9th Circuit panel instead of going directly to the U.S. Supreme Court. The move means same-sex marriages will remain on hold at least until the 9th Circuit decides to accept or reject the rehearing petition. “Generally speaking, we think the 9th Circuit as a whole deserves the chance to basically fix this because the decision is such an outlier, it’s really not representative of what the 9th Circuit’s thinking on this issue has been,” Pugno said. Proposition 8 amended the California Constitution to outlaw same-sex marriages five months after the state Supreme Court threw out a pair of statutes that limited marriage to a man and woman. The proposition was approved by voters in November 2008 with 52 percent of the vote.
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear a politically charged challenge to affirmative action at the University of Texas. The court’s decision gives conservatives another chance to reconsider the use of race in college admissions, and further drives the court into the middle of the presidential campaign. “It is time for the court to take another look at this area of the law,” said Joshua P. Thompson, a lawyer with the conservative Pacific Legal Foundation, which opposes the university’s affirmative action plan. T he cou r t a l ready is preparing to hear a challenge in March to the Obama administration’s signature health care law. The affirmative action case will be argued during the next term, which starts in October, with the oral arguments perhaps occurring before the November election. The Texas case arises from a challenge initially filed by Abigail Noel Fisher, a Caucasian woman who applied as an undergraduate to the University of Texas for the class that entered in the fall of 2008. Because she wasn’t in the top-10 percent of her high school class, she wasn’t guaranteed admission under the state’s college policy.
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Senior Staff Writer UNT pa r t nered w it h Schneider Elect ric in September 2010 to update the electric and water systems on campus to save money and make the campus more sustainable. Si nce t hen, workers on campus have been upgrading t h e c h i l l e d w a t e r l o op beneat h ca mpus, ret rof itting the Chemistry Building, McConnell Hall and Chestnut Hall – among others – with chilled water modifications a nd Wooten Ha l l, Stova l l Hall and others with energy conserving motion-detector l ig ht s a long w it h ot her
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A rubber glove lies on the ground next to a pallet of turf that will be placed west of Sage Hall on Tuesday. Chilled water loops are being placed underground as a part of the ongoing SMART project, saving energy by directing water to air conditioning system.
“You have two ends of the spectrum as far as types of policy, but most universities don’t adopt an extreme,” Jackson said. “They have their own policies and safeguards to protect employees, so a ‘pure’ at-will policy is not going to be used.” UNT’s current method is a modified version of the at-will policy, which states that after completion of a probationary period, employees may be involuntarily terminated for any lawful cause after going through certain procedural steps, according to the UNT System website. “The problem with at-will is people think it is a capricious process, but as I understand it would bring staff more into alignment with what we’ve been doing with faculty,” said Warren Burggren, UNT provost and vice president for academic affairs. If a decision in favor of the policy is made, each campus along with the System Administration
improvements and renovations. The 20-year contract with Schneider Electric carries a price tag of more than $40 million, but the institution will see more than $3 million a year in savings for a total of $67 million in savings over the 20-year life of the contract, a c c or d i n g t o t he S a v e / Measure/Achieve/Reduce/ Track (SMART) project. Randy Fite, senior director of facilities and construction, said construction and renovations for the SMART project are expected to be completed by February 2013. “There’s a lot of pieces to it, but they [Schneider Electric] expect that contract to be complete about a year from now,” Fite said.
priorities by councilman Dalton Gregory. “This will hopefully bring bikes to the forefront as a legitimate form of transportation,” said Kati Trice, a volunteer at Querencia, a nonprofit community bike shop in Denton.
will develop individual policies remaining consistent with those basic requirements outlined by the System policy. “The irony here is nontenured faculty essentially are at-will employees and have been for decades,” Burggren said. “There is a very specific grievance process to go through, so faculty who are non-tenured can be dismissed in the context of that will.” Recommendations and feedback are allowed from staff and faculty regarding the proposed policy. “I think it can be a really positive thing if itís used in the right way, and I think its intentions are to clear out people who arenít as productive and need to be let go,” said Lara Ryba, secretarial assistant for the College of Arts and Sciences. “It scares me that if I had a co-worker who did not like me they could fire me on the spot, but at the same time the policy will make people work harder.”
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Buildings receiving “chilled water modifications and connections” • Chemistry Building • Environmental Education, Science and Technology Building • Physical Education Building • Chestnut Hall
• Gateway Center • UNT Coliseum • Performing Arts Center • Music Building • Willis Library • Music Mechanical Building
Buildings receiving “retrofit” lighting upgrades: • Wooten Hall • Stovall Hall • Ken Bahnsen Gym
• Scoular Hall • Physics Machine Shop • Sycamore Hall
Andrew Harris, vice president for finance and administration, said the university
would begin to see the savings after the project is entirely complete.
Occupy Continued from Page 1 “T he pol ic y h a s b e en enacted to ensure the safety of students and our community,” said Maureen McGuinness, dean of students and assistant vice president for student affairs. “We definitely looked at protest movements around t he cou nt r y, a nd lot s of campuses enacted this policy. It’s all about keeping everyone safe.” T he pol ic y st ates t hat students cannot camp out on university property, meaning no student is permitted to set up a tent or outdoor structure except under special conditions such as tailgating activities, events in connection with approved university activities which require overnight occupancy or in extraordinary circumstances like natural disasters. “This is somet hing t hat we’ve been discussing for a while,” McGuinness said. “We should have addressed it before, but t he pol ic y
is enacted now. We’re now aligning our other policies with this one.” Those other policies include the free speech policy, which makes the whole campus a free speech area and mandates only organizations that are sponsored by outside organizations or use amplified sound to register for specific areas. “Our university has always embraced diversity in all its for m s,” U N T spoke sma n Buddy Price said. “This in no way changes that. The rights of students are very important to us. But then again, so is safety.” A nt h ropolog y sophomore Mario Parga said the camping policy is justified, but if a student were to disobey the ban, they shouldn’t be punished in an extreme way. “Personally, I believe that UNT as an entity could set up a camping ban,” he said. “But if someone were to not comply, I don’t think they should face any harsh treatment. The fact that Occupy started camping out kind of became a target for ridicule. Occupy taught us a lot.”
UNT’s new on-campus camping policy Forbids:
• Sleeping outdoors on campus between 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. • Establishing or maintaining a temporary or permanent place for sleeping or cooking • Establishing a permanent living quarters on university property and sleeping in or under any parked vehicle • Students setting up a tent or outdoor structure on campus
Exceptions:
• Students may set up a tent or outdoor structure for tailgating activities, events associated with approved university activities or in extraordinary circumstances
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Alex Macon, Arts & Life Editor
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Denton vintage shop offers antiques, history NADIA HILL Staff Writer
The faint smell of cigarette smoke permeates the air as customers browse through the mazes of history inside Vintage Warehouse on Locust Street. Every nook and cranny of the renovated wedding shop, with its low ceilings and dim lighting, is teeming with everything from 19th century dishware to 1940s costumes. Each item in the store has been handpicked by the lively woman with sparkling blue eyes walking the aisles and encouraging customers to “holler if you need me.” “My mom and grandmother had an antique shop,” owner Joy Jenkins said. “I had antiques in my closet as a kid. They furnished my first house, and I hated it.” The past 20 years say otherwise, as Jenkins has spent the time traveling across the country, collecting antiques and repurposing them for shows such as Urban Market in Houston. Once, a friend handed Jenkins a basket of seashells, and her artistic instincts took over. She arranged the shells to create textured, beachlike pieces to hang on the wall. Her hoarding habits and inability to sit still inspired Jenkins to adorn a four foot
wide, eight foot tall mirror with trinkets she found hiding in her garage. The piece was put on display at the Fielder Gallery in Freeport, along with other works inspired by the original mirror. “I love the style and the way she’s repurposed things,” said customer Sharon Barnhill, of Denton. “Most of the stuff here is made in the U.S.A., and I like the quality and uniqueness of older stuff.” Vintage Warehouse is Jenkins’ first store and opened about two months ago. She said she welcomed the idea of fellow collectors setting up shop nearby. It’s all a giant network to her, where collectors help each other find sources and learn about historic pieces. “We’re out looking for what we want,” W. Douglas Antiques dealer Jodi Williamson said. “You definitely have to have knowledge of the merchandise and sources to buy from, but customers just love when you know what you’re selling them.” Shoppers from all walks of life wander in to the store, each seeking original pieces to compliment individual styles, a mindset Jenkins believes is key to successful antiquing. “Everyone does their own
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Two memory jugs sit on a shelf in Vintage Warehouse, located off of Locust Street. The tradition of memory jugs go back to the early 19th century in Appalachia, where families would use the jugs as grave markers and ornaments to honor passed loved ones.
Sharon Barnhill speaks with the Vintage Warehouse owner Joy Jenkins after making a purchase. thing,” Jenkins said. “You either like something or you don’t, and nobody does the same thing.” The free-spirited owner with the humble storefront said she has big plans for the shop’s future. She is currently working on transforming the sliver of land behind her shop into a garden with tea and chairs, beside a separate shed for garden items. She also hopes to transform her home into a crafting retreat. Jenkins tells everyone who walks in to make themselves at home. That’s exactly what she hopes to turn the cluttered shelves of history into. “I’ve enjoyed every minute, especially when people come in and visit.” Vintage Warehouse is located at 721 N. Locust St.
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Pocket watches sit in a display case at W. Douglas Antiques off of the Square on Elm Street. The store deals mainly in mid 19th century to early 20th century antiques.
Yoga practitioners praise benefits for college students A LISON M ATLOCK Staff Writer
Stressed students looking to take a breather from the rigors of college life may want to see if yoga – the 5,000-year-old physical and spiritual discipline involving breath control and holding poses – is right for them. Most have heard about it and many have tried it, but some aren’t aware of the benefits of yoga to mental and physical health. “I would recommend yoga to ever yone, but students specifically because I think it can do nothing but help t hem,” sa id Cla ire Weber, UNT alumna and certified yoga teacher. “When I taught college students at UNT, I noticed increased confidence in many of my students.” Three years ago, Weber went to a yoga cla ss a nd wa s instantly hooked. She quickly noticed feeling much more relaxed and optimistic. “That’s really what yoga is about: learning how to navigate the mind, not turn it off,” Weber said. She said practicing yoga can benefit college students because it relieves stress and increases flexibility, strength
The Benefits of Yoga •relieves stress •increases flexibility •enhances circulation •improves digestion Can be therapeutic for a myriad of issues such as: •arthritis •lower back pain •headaches •menstrual cramps PHOTO BY CHELSEA STRATSO/SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Strategic communications junior Molly Joyce leads a Yoga II class at the Pohl Recreation Center on Tuesday night. and circulation. Yoga also improves digestion and can be therapeutic for a myriad of issues, such as arthritis, lower back pain, headaches and menstrual cramps, Weber said. “High stress situations, aka college, can leave the body in a constant state of fight or f light, which can in turn leave us feeling exhausted and depleted,” Weber said. “The
deep breathing, asana [yoga pose] practice and inward examination involved in yoga help to reverse this process.” According to the E nc yc lope d i a Br it a n n ic a Online, yoga is one of the oldest surviving philosophical systems in the world, originating in ancient India. The word yoga, from the Sanskrit word “yuj,” means to yoke or bind and is often
interpreted as “union,” or a method of discipline. “I get strong in so many ways, and when teaching I get to see others discover their true goodness,” said Lisa Marshall, owner and instructor at Surya Center for Yoga in Denton. Marshall has taught yoga since 2003 and has practiced it since 1998. Weber says yoga is now predominantly practiced by
GRAPHIC BY THERESE MENDEZ/STAFF DESIGNER AND STACY POWERS/DESIGN EDITOR women, but was initially used by men as a method to seek enlightenment. “I think it’s great that so ma ny women have found yoga,” Weber said. “However, it is absolutely equally beneficial to men, and yoga is a daily practice for millions of men in India and Asia.” Practicing yoga is beneficial to people of all ages and genders, Marshall said.
She said if students are interested in practicing yoga, they should take their time and start with a beginner class and a certified yoga instructor. “Go at your ow n pace,” Marshall said. “It’s not a race, it’s a journey.” The Pohl Recreation Center regularly offers yoga classes, and a UNT Yoga Club meets Wednesdays at 9 p.m. in Union room 412.
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UNT ceramic artist mixes function with fun HOLLY H ARVEY
Senior Staff Writer Graduate student Valerie Banes wanted to be a photographer until the day she found her true passion: firing clay in a 2,300 degree kiln. B a ne s m a k e s c olor f u l dinner and serving pieces that are both easy on the eyes and functional. She hand-crafts kitchen plates, bowls and cups that focus on bringing people together, she said. “I love get t i ng f r iend s toget her a nd hav ing f un,” Ba nes sa id. “People r ush around a lot, and I want them to slow down and enjoy life through my pieces.” Her work feat u res sof t colors, quirky handles and designs that invite people to interact w ith the different for ms, UNT cera m ics lab technician Karen Hamilton said. Banes went from photos to pots a nd vases a f ter a ceramics professor inspired her to pursue the craft. Now pr e s ident of t he UNT Clay Guild, she enjoys t he hands-on approach to ceramics, a grueling process of molding wet clay on wheels a nd br a i n s t or m i n g ne w designs, she said. “I make a lot of molds for my
pieces and basically whatever I can dream up,” Banes said. The process of making a ceramic piece can last more than a month – it must be designed, molded, shaped, f i red, g la zed a nd f i na l ly re-fired, Hamilton said. That often means a ceramics a rtist must pla n out t heir schedule and ever y step of the way weeks in advance. “There’s a lot of steps in the process from start to finish,” Hamilton said. “It’s easy for something to go wrong.” Banes also makes her own uniformly designed cups, but designs all the pieces herself and mixes her own glazes for
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Ceramics graduate student Valerie Banes mixes glaze Monday. Banes has worked with ceramics for six years and focuses on kitchenware such as dishes, mugs, vases and cookie jars. specific colors. She uses spongelike tools to clean up edges and etch her own designs.
Cracks present problems. It’s simpler to toss a cracked dish and start again than try and fix it, Banes said.
Banes, who will graduate in May, teaches beginning ceramics courses at UNT and plans to continue to teach and
sell her collections. “I would like to continue to teach and inspire people,” she said.
Metalsmithers thrive in state’s largest program A SHLEY GRANT Staff Writer
Students hammer jewelry and set flat sheets of metal aflame in the labyrinthine studio at the heart of the Art Building, home to UNT’s metalsmithing and jewelry program, the largest of its kind in Texas. Professors and students in
the program, which also offers the only metalsmithing master’s degree track in the state, said it instructs students in a variety of disciplines. “If you think of all the older trades, such as blacksmithing, silversmithing and goldsmithing, contemporary metalsmithing is the umbrella
that encompasses all those trades,” said Ana Lopez, assistant professor of metalsmithing and jewelry. Metalsmithing senior Zachary Zorn had no idea he wanted to become a metalsmith prior to taking a class at UNT. Before his conversion to the art, he was a history major.
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“The fire was what really attracted me to it,” Zorn said. “That, and you can manipulate a two-dimensional object into a three-dimensional one.” When beginning on a piece, a metalsmith fires the metal of choice through a process called annealing, changing the molecules of the metal and making it easier to bend. Zorn compared it to bending a paperclip back and forth. Instead of sitting in a lecture hall, class is almost always held in the studio. Dangerous chemicals and equipment abound, and students are required to sign a waiver releasing UNT of any liability in the event of an injury. “The most serious injury that a student’s ever had during one of my classes was a smashed thumb,” Lopez said. Because the majority of students don’t have access to torches and power tools, they spend endless amounts of time in the studio working on projects for their classes. Metalsmithing senior Kirsten Kulland said she is there every day, regardless of whether or not she has class. She said the average piece takes about 30 hours outside of class to complete. “You’ll spend about two to three weeks working on one piece,” Zorn said. “The threehour class time just isn’t enough. We used to have a couch in the back that we would sleep on.” Loring Takao, who completed the master’s program in May 2011, works as a studio technician for the jewelry depart-
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Art education junior Kristin Childers bends copper to fit the cylindrical box she is making for her Metalsmithing and Jewelry Studio class Feb. 13 in the Art Building. ment at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. “At UNT, I was able to delve deeper into the field and really focus on both the technical and conceptual aspects of metals,” Takao said. As a graduate student, Takao had his work featured in the “Materials: Hard and Soft” exhibit at the Greater Denton
Arts Council as well as the Cora Stafford Gallery on campus. For Kulland, metalsmithing means that she can make art using a medium that will last a lifetime. “I can create pieces that can be passed on to my grandkids without having to worry about anything happening to it besides possibly rusting.”
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Alumni creation provides options for lesser-known recruits B RET T M EDEIROS Senior Staff Writer
As a student athlete who experienced t he collegiate recruiting process, current USA bobsled team member and UNT Hall of Fame wide receiver Johnny Quinn felt there was something wrong with the traditional college recruiting process. In h is sen ior sea son at McK inney Hig h School in 2001, Quinn led the 5A class in Texas with 80 receptions and was second in the state w ith 15 touchdow ns, averaging 13.8 yards per catch. A f ter t he s e a s on ende d, his family thought Quinn’s
impressive numbers would att ract schola rship of fers, but t hat was not t he case. With just 48 hours left until National Signing Day, Quinn received a scholarship from UNT after making an effort to get himself noticed by the Mean Green. “T here a re no r u les, according to the NCAA handbook, that the athlete cannot i n it iate cont ac t w it h t he college coach,” Quinn said. “Your future is ultimately up to you.” From that revelation, Quinn created The Athlete Watch (TAW ) last January. TAW is a website and organization
that works with the Michael Johnson Performance Center (MJPC), wh ich g ives h ig h school athletes the opportunity to train at the facilities and send out training videos to various universities around t he cou nt r y, wh ich cost s $97. TAW targets students who, like Quinn, don’t have national recognition coming out of high school. Quinn partnered up with long t i me f r iend Da r rel Haswell, a UNT alumnus and current sof t wa re eng ineer at IBM, to create a website for TAW. Ha s wel l i s t he lead programmer and lead designer of the site.
“My first impression of his [Quinn’s] idea was just … wow,” Haswell sa id. “This gives a lot of opportunity to a kid to get a scholarship out there, and this is something I see myself doing for a long run.” Qu i n n empha si zes t hat TAW w i l l not t r y to t r ick schools into g iv ing young at h lete s s chol a r s h ips. It provides the student athlete the tools to put their name out there and take control of their collegiate future. “At the end of the day, the kids that want to play at the next level need film and have athletic ability,” Quinn said.
“We have pa r t nered w it h training facilities around the country and Europe, and with fully automatic laser timing, we give them [the athlete] an accurate time and representation of their abilities.” Quinn is an example of the system’s success. After being cut by two NFL teams and released by a CFL team after an ACL injury, Quinn worked his way back into shape and w ith the help of the MJPC sent out a training video that caught the eyes of the USA bobsled team. “It’s real, and it’s credible. That is the best thing about Johnny and this website,” said
UNT Athletic Director Rick Villarreal. “This is not someone tr ying to f i g u r e ou t how to make a quick JOHNNY buck. This is QUINN created by a young man that has worked as hard as anybody, and I think that’s why the site differentiates itself from other common services.” T h e A t h l e t e’s Wa t c h’s website c a n be fou nd at http://www.theathletewatch. com/.
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Junior forward Sara Stanley shoots while senior guard Motley Krystal of Louisiana-Lafayette watches during the Mean Green’s 78-40 victory against the Ragin’ Cajuns on Feb. 18 at the Super Pit. Stanley led the team with 17 points.
Mean Green takes on SBC leader Womens Basketball A LISON E LDRIDGE
Senior Staff Writer The Mean Green women’s basketball team (14-13, 7-7) will travel to Arkansas on Wednesday night to play the second to last game of the regular season against the Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans (15-12, 10-4). The Trojans currently hold the first place spot in the Sun Belt Conference West Division, just ahead of Denver, while the Mean Green is currently tied for third with LouisianaMonroe, who the Mean Green fell to in a 70-67 overtime loss last week. The last time the two teams met, in late December, the Mean Green beat the Trojans 64-57. The game was UNT’s first victory over UALR since the 2005-2006 season. “You have to have some
patience and discipline offensively to score against them,” head coach Karen Aston said. “Rebounding, turnovers, little things like that are going to make a difference in this game.” S en ior g u a rd Ta m a r a Torru finished the December matchup just shy of UNT’s
career total to 32. “We know it’s going to be a tough road game,” Torru said. “But we know that we can beat them. We have the players to beat them. We played pretty good defense against them the first time, and I think since then we had a little stretch of bad defense.
“Rebounding, turnovers, little things like that are going to make a difference in this game.” —Karen Aston Head coach first ever triple-double. She set a career-high with seven assists and scored in double digits for the 10th time in the season. Torru has scored in the double digits eight times since that game, bringing her
But we’re getting back to that good defense.” In that same December game, junior forward Sara Stanley set a then careerhigh 13 points. Since Feb. 2, Stanley is averaging 15.8
points and 7.8 rebounds per game and now has a careerhigh of 21 points. “I feel like [beating ULL] gave us a lot more confidence, and our defense was good,” Stanley said. “So we can bring that into our next game. I think the flow of our offense has gotten a lot better.” Aston will travel to Arkansas as one of only two UNT head coaches to reach 100 career w ins whi le coaching t he Mean Green. Aston’s 100th win came Saturday with the 78-40 victory over LouisianaLafayette. “We‘ve got to do some work,” Aston said. “It doesn’t rea l ly mat ter who we’re playing at this point, we just have things we’re trying to get accomplished, and it just so happens Little Rock is one of them.” Fans can listen to the game on KNTU 88.1 Wednesday at 7 p.m.
The number is 23. I’m not referring to t he number on the jersey of the great Michael Jordan or a scary movie starring Jim Carrey, but instead the highest projected position that UNT freshman forward Tony Mitchell holds in NBA Mock Drafts. After playing half a season that resembled a rollercoaster for the Mean Green, Mitchell is predicted to go in the first round of the 2012 NBA Draft, somewhere in the range of picks from 23 to 25, but none of that matters if the big man from Dallas decides to return for another year. Like the rest of the student body, I hope to see Mitchell return to the Pit for the 20122013 season, but I wouldn’t blame him for taking a handsome professional contract. Last season’s No. 22 overall pick Kenneth Faried signed a f ive-yea r cont ract w it h the Denver Nuggets for $2.6 million, guaranteed with a $3.6 million two-year team option in the third and fourth year of his contract. Mitchell ha s been descr ibed a s a “sleeper” in the 2012 draft and possibly even the best-kept secret in college basketball. Consider the money, the recognition and the praise and then compare this season to next with Mitchell on the roster. Wit h Tony Mitchell a nd currently academically ineligible freshmen guards Chris Jones and Jordan Williams, the Mean Green would be the No. 1 Sun Belt Conference team in the preseason polls. T he loss of t he pa i r of freshmen, particularly Jones,
Brett Medeiros has clearly affected the Mean Green since they were ruled academica lly inelig ible in January. In the eight games UNT has played without the two guards, the team is just 4-4 and a ll but out of t he division race for first place. A full season with Jones and Mitchell will put this team on the national map. Look at Stephen Cu r r y, the current point guard for the Golden State Warriors. During his sophomore year at Davidson College, he took a relatively unknown team to the fourth round of the 2008 NCA A Tournament, making Davidson one of the eight best teams in the nation that year. Curry returned for his junior year and although his team was not as good, he wanted to better prepare himself for the NBA, which made him the 7th overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. Mitchell is in the same situation as Curry was at Davidson. I’m not saying he’s going to bring the Mean Green to the fourth round of the NCA A Tournament, but he he can better prepare himself for the big leagues. If Mitchell opts to return to the Mean Green next season, he will not only improve his draft stock, but he will have a chance to be a part of the most successful UNT men’s basketball team ever.
Mean Green Trivia As the UNT swimming and diving team prepares to host its second Sun Belt Conference Tournament, the team will enter with plenty of confidence. The Mean Green has earned the No. 7 ranking in the CollegeSwimming.com MidMajor Division Poll, the highest ranking in team history. Recent tournament history also favors the Mean Green, as UNT is fresh off its highest all-time at the Sun Belt Tournament last season. Where did the UNT swimming and diving team place at the Sun Belt Conference Tournament last season? Hint: UNT earned the same finish in 2009 and 2010. Think you know the answer? Tweet your guesses at the North Texas Daily Sports Twitter, @ NTDailySports! Those who answer correctly will be mentioned in Thursday’s paper.
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Mean Green finishes behind four ranked teams at Invite Women’s Golf
Freshman leads team in Nevada R Y NE G ANNOE
Intern Fresh ma n McKen zie Ralston finished the UNLV Rebel Inv itationa l tied for 14th place Tuesday, leading the Mean Green women’s golf team to a seventh place finish out of 12 teams in its second tournament of the spring. “It ’s a l it t le bit d i sappointing,” head coach Jef f Mitchell said. “But I could see a difference from the end of the last tournament, they are angry, and that is a good thing.” UNT, which sta r ted t he fina l round in ninth place failed to beat any of the four top-50 ranked teams: No. 17 A rizona, No. 45 San Diego State, No. 48 Louisville and No. 47 New Mexico. A r i zona won its second
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Sophomore Chaslyn Chrismer tees off at the first hole during practice at the Oakmont Country Club on Feb. 15. The Mean Green finished seventh out of 12 teams at the UNLV Rebel Invitational on Tuesday. c on se c ut ive tou r na ment, taking the tournament by 19 strokes. S a n D ie go St at e, Ne w Mexico and Louisville finished the tournament third, fourth and fifth, respectively.
R a l ston w a s t ie d w it h three others for twelfth place entering the fina l day and fell t wo spots in t he t hird round, but shot a 4-over-par, the team’s best third round score.
All of her teammates had at least one round of 9-overpar or higher. “ O n e o f M c K e n z i e ’s strengths is she hit a lot of f a i r w ay s,” M itchel l s a id . “[ S en ior s ] Jac e y [ C hu n ] ,
Addison [Long] and Kelsey [K ipp] st r ug g led to do that.” Chun struggled in the first round but was the only player to have a better second round ot her t ha n t he tea m’s top
finisher Ralston. She finished the tournament with a 9-overpar in the third round. Mitchel l sa id Chu n ha s been struggling with a minor back injury. “ S h e ’s h u r t i n g , s h e ’s making shots I’m not used to seeing,” Mitchell said. “She says it’s alright, but I’m not convinced. We’re going to fix it in the coming weeks.” C hu n had t wo top-f ive finishes in the fall, but has st r ug g led du r i ng t he t wo spr i ng tou r na ment s. She finished tied with teammate sophomore Chaslyn Chrismer on Tuesday and finished in 47th place in the team’s first spring invitational. C h r i smer led t he tea m in the first round, but shot a 9-over par in the second round. She finished the tournament tied for 31st. The team hit a combined 6 holes under-par in the third round, and 35 team bogeys and double bogeys. T he t wo spr i ng tou r nament s a re t he t wo worst consecutive finishes of the season.
Team chemistry gives UNT chance at championships Swimming J OSH F RIEMEL Intern
For t he second st ra ig ht year, UNT will host the Sun Belt Conference Swimming & Diving Championships in Rock wa l l w it h what head coach Joe Dykstra called the best team the Mean Green has ever had. The Mean Green is ranked the highest among mid-major schools as it has ever been, sitting at seventh overall in the CollegeSw imming.com Mid-Major Poll. The team also has four of the top times in the Sun Belt standings. Dykstra said this team has been successful because of its chemistry and ability to per for m wel l u nder pressure. “Despite this not being a ‘team-ball’ sport, chemistry has a lot to do with success,” he said. “Everybody is going to face some adversity in the championships. Having real good team chemistry helps you get through those adverse moments.” Preliminar y heats begin today at 2:30 p.m. with diving events, and the championships conclude Saturday with the final 400-free race. UNT will compete during all four days of competition. To abide by NCA A rules, the team is only allowed to take 20 of its 35 athletes to compete. Since divers ca n only score in two events while swimmers can score in seven, one diver counts as a third of a person, allowing the team to bring six divers along with 18 swimmers.
Sun Belt Success: • Dykstra’s done a great job of preparing the team, which should make it a two-team race between UNT and Denver. • UNT and Denver have similar teams. Look for seniors Rose Gentile and Seabre Pope to provide leadership for the Mean Green both over the championship weekend. • Look out for junior Catia Weickgenant and freshman Krista Rossum. Weickgenant has a top time in the Sun Belt in four events. She can swim well in speed and endurance events.
Senior Rosa Gentile said this is the best team she has been on while attending UNT, and she feels the team can compete w it h Denver a nd Western Kentucky. Denver is ranked fifth overall among m i d -m a j o r s c h o o l s a n d Western Kentucky is No. 19. “I think we are going to do rea l ly wel l,” she sa id. “We should come in second, at least, and that would be awesome. We’ve never gotten better than third. It would be cool to get that trophy. I’m excited.” To prepare for the meet, Dykstra has let the team rest more than usual by not lifting weights for the last two weeks to help their muscles build back up. As a result, the team has focused more on speed in the water rather than conditioning. To help simulate the championship meets, the team has gotten into the routine they will see in Rockwall. For the past t wo weeks, t he tea m
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has had a warm up swim at 9:30 a.m., changed into their speed suits and swum races at 11:00 a.m., which is when the prelim races will be. Dykstra said he looked at the stat sheet from last year’s championships and expects sig n i f ica nt ly more poi nts t ha n t he tea m scored last year. He knows the team will compete at the best level it has this entire season. “We need to be great across t he boa rd. We ca n’t have any slip-ups,” he said. “We need to compete all the way through. And to be honest, with Denver, it’s their meet to lose.” D yk st ra sa id t he Mea n Gre en do e sn’t ne e d a ny “cata st rophes” to happen to Denver, but a little luck wou ld n’t hu r t t he tea m’s chances of getting first. Even t houg h he doesn’t expect youth and inexperience to be a factor, Dykstra said the championship atmosphere will be nothing like
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Freshman Mona Groteguth practices with a snorkel Monday afternoon at the Pohl Recreation Center. The Mean Green will host the Sun Belt Conference Swimming & Diving Championships in Rockwall, running today through Saturday. what some of t he u ndercla ssmen have ever seen before. Gentile feels the team
is ready for the challenge. “I expect they are ready to bring their A-game too,” she
said. “We’re going to pose more of a threat this year than in other years.”
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47 (40.4 percent) from t he field, including 5 of 15 from 3-point range. It was the first time this season the Hoyas failed to have a player reach double figures. T he Hoya s won t he la st t wo meetings and si x of the l a st s e v en a g a i n st S eton Ha ll. Fuquan Edw in and Brandon Mobley both had 10 points for Seton Hall, which led by as many as 22 points late in the game. Theodore hit a 3-pointer and made t wo free throws in the fina l 1:20 of the first ha l f a s t he P i rates took a 35-28 lead.
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NT Daily Edboard: Nods and Shakes Shake: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement According to the Center for Naval Analysis, more than 70,000 noncitizens, or about 4 percent of the United States military, served in the armed forces between fiscal years 1999 and 2008. These are Americans that are here legally. Residents who haven’t been granted citizenship but have chosen to serve the country they love. A 1996 immigration law determined that legal residents in the process of becoming citizens after serving in the military could be deported if they commit any aggravated felony. The problem with this law is the broad
definition for aggravated felony, which can range from murder to theft to drug possession. It is estimated that because of immigration policies like this, anywhere from hundreds to thousands of U.S. military veterans have been deported. The exact number can’t be determined because ICE officials don’t keep track of that statistic, but they claim they plan to start. While some thought is given to the degree of prosecution on legal residents that served in the military, this immigration law needs to go further to protect the rights of these individuals. This immigration law does nothing to reflect the valuable commitment that these people made to a country they
weren’t even citizens of. The Edboard hands a shake to the ICE for its poor immigration policy in regards to U.S. veterans.
Nod: BikeDenton.Org Since 2007, Bike Denton has pursued the goal of improving bike infrastructure around local roadways. On Tuesday, the city council approved a plan for $1.7 million in changes toward road design for 70 to 80 miles of Denton streets over the next 10 years to accommodate bikes and pedestrians. Not often do we hear about a strong local constituency locating a problem and then using the appropriate channels to address that problem. However,
in this instance, Bike Denton has done an exemplary job of furthering its own cause. Through updates on the blog BikeDenton.Org, Bike Denton informed the public of ongoing government hearings and the issues being addressed. This involvement eventually led to a unanimous decision by the Denton City Council in support of Bike Denton’s cause. The plan will hopefully improve safety for cyclists and pedestrians on Denton streets as well as solve logistic problems in regards to traffic and parking. This decision represents well-functioning local government at its finest and for that, earns a nod from the Edboard.
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Local businesses key Corporate jobs are not for everyone to Denton culture There was a barbershop, an independently owned corner store and a couple of bars. It was hard to find any bright, shining new neon signs bought by out of state companies. All of them were locally owned. Fry Street was once a completely homegrow n community whose business melded into the historic district rather than redefined it. The developments currently rising above the street should cater to unique local businesses rather than carbon copy multinational corporations. The city already has a plethora of options from the brands we are all inundated with daily. From University to Loop 288 to U.S. Route 377, large national restaurants, retail stores and coffee shops are open for your business. I’m not saying they are all evil in some way. People need access to food, clothing and iPads, but there are good locations for big box brands, and bad ones. The shopping available on 288 with Golden Triangle Mall and the multitude of stores along the road provide a service. Allowing corporations to occupy a historical landmark would do nothing for Denton’s character or charm. The Square is full of examples of how independent people can create something new and different. Elm and Locust Streets are filled with businesses set in residential homes that stand in contrast to sterile, fluorescent strip malls. Big Mike’s Coffee, Jupiter House, Recycled Books and the multitude of bars along Fry Street and the Square stand out for their service, passion and quality products. Do
you think we’d be better off with a Starbucks, a Barnes & Noble and a Buffalo Wild Wings? Many of the owners of these places have deep roots in the city and the campuses and give residents and students alike a comfortable and inviting place to relax and be themselves. Banter and Art Six routinely showcase local art on the walls and aspiring music acts on their stages. Downtown Denton and Fry Street do more than just trade green paper for stuff. They define the city’s attitude and cultural personality. Consideration should be given to who we want Fry Street to be. Unfortunately, this call will most likely fall on deaf ears. Local beauty and creativity usually gets sidelined in the pursuit of profit. I can only hope that the new residents of our street ask themselves what keeps their neighbors in business. It isn’t hard to find the weird wonders of Denton.
Justin Bright is a pre-journalism junior and can be reached at justin. bright@gmail.com.
For many students, a college degree means stable, long-term employment. They go to school with the intention of graduating and finding a nice, respectable position with a large company – the kind of job where you wear a suit, carry a briefcase and participate in meetings at giant, overly polished tables in high-rise conference rooms. Of course, not everyone is an aspiring business professional, but even the artistic-minded graduates with liberal arts degrees and no interest in joining the corporate rat race may find themselves looking for work with these giant corporations, even if it’s contracted graphic design or video production work. After all, artists have bills just like everyone else. However, these days giant corporations might not offer the Holy Grail of jobs like they once did, and the jobs that are available might not be the stable, long-term positions that applicants seek. I came to UNT as an 18-yearold aspiring filmmaker. It wasn’t until my senior year that I started to grasp the idea that I would have to find a “day job” after graduation. So today, more than a year after walking across that stage wearing a gown and a funny hat, I find myself working, albeit part-time, for a giant corporation, and after only a year, I’m certain that the corporate world is not for me. Recall the line from “Office Space” when Peter says, “I have 8 bosses, Bob!” This is a spot-on example of the management structure of corporations. There’s a hierarchy of bosses scattered all over the country, and nobody knows who is responsible
for what. If I have a computer issue at work, I have to call the company’s internal technical support department. If I have a problem with my paycheck, I have to call the company’s payroll department. And if I need to take a day off work, I have to log on to the company’s intranet and submit a “time-off request,” which I’m almost certain gets sent to no one. I can work hard and be a good employee, or I can do the bare minimum and be a mediocre employee, and I get the same result – there are no opportunities for advancement because the boss capable of making those decisions is in a different city and has never even met me. My experience in the corporate world is just one example, and I’m sure there are lots of people who have had positive experiences working for giant corporations. But the 9 to 5 business world is not for everybody, and it’s definitely not for me.
Kyle Cage is a library science graduate student. He can be reached at kyle.cage@gmail.com.
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