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UNT System to adopt at-will policy VALERIE GONZALEZ Assigning Editor

After four months of considering a move to at-will employment, UNT Chancellor Lee Jackson announced an adoption of the policy in a staff-wide email sent out March 20.

The adoption of the at-will policy will allow institutions of the UNT System to fire staff employees for any reason that is not illegal –– which federal and state laws describe as age, race, sex, disability, religion and national origin.

“Effective June 1, all current and future employees within the UNT System, except faculty and individuals under contract, serve at-will,” Jackson wrote in the email.

While the email was not the official framework member institutions would be required to abide by when creating their own policies, Jackson said the official policy would be similarly structured.

“I w ill ta ke t he policies described in the letter and reflect them in the framework,” Jackson said in an interview Monday.

Jackson’s email included five requirements the System’s member institutions would need to i mplement when creat ing t heir ow n set of rules.

The requirements included notifying employees of their ex pected dut ies, g iv ing a written notice with a reason for dismissal, an option to request a review and requiring supervisors to consult with their human resource departments.

“I am revising our employment policies because I believe improvement is needed. With enhanced training and by working together, I believe we can place a higher priority on the quality of our workforce and support for employees,” said Jackson in the email.

See AT-WILL on Page 2

PHOTO BY CAYDEE ENSEY/STAFF WRITER

A counter-protester who identified himself to the crowd as Saint Buddy preaches to the crowd at the Reason Rally on Saturday in Washington, D.C., as rally participants crowd around with signs.

Students attend inaugural Reason Rally CAYDEE ENSEY Staff Writer

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Students from UNT’s Freet hought Alliance (FTA) were among more than 20,000 atheists and secularists who braved the rain and cold to participate in the inaugural Reason Rally at the National Mall in Washington D.C. on Saturday.

The goal of Reason Rally was to organize the nation’s secularists and atheists, and to raise awareness of the community’s

existence. The rally was sponsored by many secular organizations, including American At heists and t he Secular Student Alliance.

Anthropology senior Rachel Brown, physics junior Erin McEwin, pre-psychology sophomore Alex Moran, pre-biology f reshma n Da niel Mora n, rehabilitation studies junior Allison Ziegenhorn and Denton Woods, a physics Ph.D. candidate, made their way from UNT to the shadow of Capitol Hill to

network and listen to speakers share their opinions.

“We are rallying all the atheists together and making some noise,” Alex Moran said during the rally. “We want to be heard.”

Entertainers and scientists – including Richard Dawkins, a British evolutionary biologist and author, and Adam Savage, co-host of Discovery Channel’s MythBusters – spoke at the rally about atheism and its place in government and

City candidates address issues

“When I studied different world religions I found myself thinking that they weren’t that different from Christianity and couldn’t think of a reason they would be more or less valid than an alternative,” McEwin said.

“So why should our nation’s leaders rally around one particular religion when the people they lead and represent come from all different faiths that are just as legitimate?”

See RALLY on Page 2

SGA announces 2012 candidates

NADIA GALINDO

JUSTIN BRIGHT

NT Daily TV reporter Candidates for Denton City Council Places 5 and 6, and for mayor of the City of Denton discussed issues at the first in a series of public forums, which was held at the Denia Recreation Center last night.

Opponents to incumbents called for more accountability and openness with Denton residents.

Mayoral candidate Donna Woodfork said current council members have failed to act on the complaints of citizens regarding issues such as the proposed power plant and gas well drilling.

“Many times when we the citizens go to City Hall, sometimes we don’t feel like we are actually being heard,” Woodfork said.

Mayora l candidate Neil Durrance said he disagreed with the way the city council and the mayor did not go to the citizens for approval of the proposed power plant.

“Far too often, the incumbent mayor has sought to go for certificates of obligation on not only this issue, but on several others,” Durrance said. “In other words, he

society.

Some attendees brandished signs saying, “Hi mom! I’m an atheist!,” announcing their beliefs – or lack thereof – for the first time.

“Private atheists need to come out because we want atheism to become commonplace,” said Richard Haynes, a sponsor of the Reason Rally from Atlanta, Ga. Participants said that religion has too great a hold on our government.

Staff Writer

PHOTO BY TYLER CLEVELAND/VISUALS EDITOR

Denton Mayor Mark Burroughs speaks about the role of the city council to implement public policy while mayoral candidates Neil Durrance and Donna Woodfork listen during a public forum Monday night at the Denia Recreation Center. continues to bypass the citizens of Denton and run away from the democratic process instead of going to the people and asking for their opinion.”

Mayor Mark Burroughs disagreed with his opponents.

“I have worked very hard to

be as open, accessible, reasonable and listen to both sides,” Burroughs said.

Candidates were also asked about a petition seeking to repeal a utility credit and collection policy that was ruled out by City Secretary Jennifer Walters.

Walters did not certify the petition because it allegedly did not have the required number of signatures and because organizers of the petition missed the deadline.

See MAYOR on Page 2

The Student Government Association 2012 presidential campaign week kicked off Monday, with two candidates filing for the head office of the executive branch.

Speaker of the Senate Morgan Ray and running mate Adam Hasley will run against SGA Supreme Court Judge Rudy Reynoso and Justin Wood during elections April 2-6.

“I think SGA will be in good hands either way,” SGA President Blake Windham said. “I think they all bring good things to the table and connect well with students.”

The president and vice president serve as communicators between the SGA and UNT campus administration.

A debate moderated by the UNT Debate Club will take place tonight at the University Union in Silver Eagle Suite C from 7 to 10 p.m. Ray, an English junior, initiated the “You Are Not Alone” event March 12,

MORGAN RAY

ADAM HASLEY

RUDY REYNOSO

JUSTIN WOOD

which sought to bring together students with similar interests who wouldn’t normally meet.

“I think the problem is the lack of communication between the involved students and the student who comes here, parks in the premium parking lot, walks to the RTFP building and walks back,” Ray said.

See ELECTION on Page 2

Inside Comfort animals an option for certain students News | Page 2

Softball team loses another extra inning game Sports | Page 7

Trayvon Martin forces us to confront discrimination Views | Page 8

Page 2 Paul Bottoni and Valerie Gonzalez, News Editors

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Rally Continued from Page 1 Protestors, including representatives from Westboro Baptist Church, picketed on the fringes of the rally.

“We wanted to be here to act as a counter-balance,” said Tyler Tsantles, a protester from North Carolina. “God loves these people, and it breaks our hearts to see these people throwing his gift back in his face. Even if we only serve as a reminder of that to a few people, it was worth it.”

Although no physical violence was reported, angry rhetoric was exchanged between the rally’s participants and protesters.

“This may look bad, but most atheists appreciate what we do,” said a male protestor who identified himself as “Saint Buddy.”

“They will say, ‘You know what, I don’t believe in hell, but if it were true and you believed I was going there, how cruel of you to not tell me how to avoid that.’”

Mayor Continued from Page 1 Mayor Pro Tem Pete Kamp said she stands by Walters’ decision.

“It is the city secretary’s opinion and the attorney’s opinion that it is not valid, and we were told why it wasn’t and that is under their

Election Continued from Page 1

Rey noso, a triple major in communications studies, ma rket i ng a nd Spa n i sh, is a first generation college student.

Photos by Caydee Ensey/Staff Writer

Top left: Pre-biology freshman Daniel Moran pumps his fist in anger after someone tells a group of UNT students attending the Reason Rally in Washington D.C. on Saturday that FOX News had reported that more than 20,000 atheists and secularists gathered in the National Mall was rallying for “nothing in particular.”

Bottom left: The Reason Rally began at 10 a.m. on Saturday in Washington, D.C., seeking to energize and embolden the nation’s secularists and atheists. The protesters were calling for the eradication of religious aspects of the government.

Above: Protesters Jim Grey and Spencer Payne carry a poster depicting the confused face of David Silverman, president of American Atheists.

purview, it is not the city council’s,” Kamp said.

Woodfork said the issue must be addressed again and that it is not a matter of opinion on the issue, but an issue of accountability.

Denton resident Phyllis Wolper, member of the Denton Gas Well Task Force, said she expected more discussion from incumbents about gas well

drilling.

“It seems like the challengers are more up to date on what is going on with the task force and the citizens’ concerns about it than the incumbents,” Wolper said.

The next forum will be hosted by the Denton Fire Fighters Association on April 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the Central Fire Station.

He said his administration would push for a sustained yearlong campaign to educate students about SGA’s function on campus and to increase campus pride.

“It’s been shown that the more a student is involved in the school, the more pride they have for it,” Reynoso

said. “We would love to see a sea of green on Friday, to see the whole campus greened out.”

Elect ions w ill be held online, and a link to the voting polls will be posted to the SGA’s website. Results will be released Monday, April 9 on the SGA website.

Students allowed to apply for “comfort animals” Nicole Balderas Senior Staff Writer

The Of f ice of Disabi lit y Ac c om modat ion of fer s a variety of services to students, r a ng i ng f rom test-t a k i ng adjustments to sign-language interpreters for those who are hearing impaired.

In collaboration between the ODA and the Department of Housing a nd Residence Life, students residing on campus can even be allowed a “comfort animal.”

“It has been allowed once i n t he r e sidenc e h a l l s,” Residence Life Coordinator Ja mes Fa i rch i ld sa id. “A s a general rule pets are not allowed, but in cases like this medica l documentation is required.”

Ser v ice a n i ma ls – such a s t hose for t he hea r i ng i mpa i red – a re automat ically admitted because the need for the animal can be easily proved. However, for psychological issues such as

Photo illustration by Chelsea Stratso/Visuals Assigning Editor

Psychology senior Kristi Beaber plays with her 5-year-old Pomeranian, Bentley, in the backyard of her home in Denton. Beaber lives off campus with Bentley. depression or other emotional disorders t here is a la rger grey area.

“A students’ t herapeutic needs a re somet hing we’d rely on medical experts for,” Fairchild said.

If a student feels they are in need of a comfort animal t hey must prov ide proper docu mentat ion, i nclud i ng an explanation on how the

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medical professional came about the conclusion, Venable said.

Sometimes testing is necessary to gauge a student’s level of need. Once a disabilit y is documented by the ODA, the student is subject to an interview.

“The student interview part is very important,” Venable said. “We listen to how it’s a f fec t i ng t hei r ac adem ic pursuits and so forth.”

The A mer ica ns w it h Disabi l it ies Act does not cla ssi f y com for t a n i ma l s as “trained task” anima ls, whose pu r pose is to help their owner with tasks their disability keeps them from performing fully.

Under t he Fa ir Housing Act, if someone is in a public housing facilit y, modifications to the Americans with Disabilities Act can be made to support students.

At-will

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When the official at-will policy is released by the self-imposed April 2 deadline, UNT will then begin developing its own policies and seeking input from staff representatives during the process, UNT President V. Lane Rawlins said.

“Once we have the policy and can see the details, UNT will be in a better position to answer your questions,” said Rawlins in a staffwide email.

While protections to employees may have been put in place, political science department administrative coordinator Cece Hannah believes the passage of the policy will negatively affect employee morale.

“They talk about a green light to success, I don’t see this as part of the green light. For staff, who are the lowest paid employees of the university, I think it would make them think twice before trying to get a job here,” Hannah said.

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UNT Opera student wins Dallas contest

Program explores past trauma to build future

OLMAR VANEGAS

M ARC HUTCHISON

Intern

UNT performance doctoral student Heather Hawk claimed first place at the Dallas Opera Guild’s 24th Annual Vocal Competition on March 10, transfixing her audience with powerful renditions of “Il est doux, il est bonâ€? from Massenet’s “HĂŠrodiadeâ€? and “Ah, mio cor!â€? from Handel’s “Alcina.â€? “I remember waiting for the results for the finals and feeling that the wait was everlasting,â€?

Hawk said. “I was the eighth person they called.�

The 29-year-old walked away with the top prize of $8,000.

Hawk said her nerves had been on edge during the competition. “During the finals, all I could see were five judges from different opera companies from the United States, and I kept telling myself, ‘I am giving it my all, and I am going to sing my best, nothing less,’� Hawk said.

After submitting a demo tape to the Dallas Opera Guild, 24 semi-finalists from North Texas were chosen to compete. The field was narrowed down to 10 before Hawk won. “This was my first real competition, but I would have never competed if it wasn’t for my voice instructor Lynn Eustis encouraging and believing in me,� Hawk

said. “She’s a miracle worker. She changes my thinking and perspective about singing, leaving me with a different mentality.�

Eustis had nothing but praise for her student. “He a t he r i s a fantastic singer, very humble, takes great direction,� Eustis said. “With her what you see is what you get.�

Eustis also spoke highly of Hawk’s work PHOTO BY MARIE UNZICKER/CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER ethic.

Hawk divides her Performance doctoral student Heather Hawk time between Denton won the top prize of $8,000 at the Dallas Opera and Fort Worth, where Guild’s Annual Vocal Competition on March 10. she teaches voca l performance at Tarleton State including competitions in San University four times a week.

Francisco and Peru.

Fellow students were not Jeffrey Snider, chair of the surprised about Hawk’s success vocal performance department, at the Dallas Opera Guild’s 24th said the university was stocked Annual Vocal Competition. with vocal talent. “She has a world-class instru“I always tell my prospecment that is complemented by tive students the best part of her friendly demeanor,� perfor- UNT is getting the chance to mance doctoral student Corey work alongside with other Trahan said. “She’s the whole outstanding students – Heather package.� is an example,� he said. “Don’t This is not the first big win go with the mentality to just win, for the UNT Vocal Performance but go to do your best. I know department this year. Other this sounds cheesy, but this is big feats for the department in the best advice that I can give 2012 include students winning future contestants for the Dallas five prizes around the world, Opera Guild.�

Contributing Writer

The video looks like something posted on YouTube. The quality isn’t great and the sound production shaky at best — a slideshow with a voiceover.

But the voiceover is a high school student pouring his heart out, telling the story of how his mother died of breast cancer. It is about the last conversation the student got to have with her before she died. It is about all the lessons she taught him during her life and after it.

This was just one video shown at Campecine.

Campecine is one part of the “I am WE� program, headed by Mariela Nunez-Janes, associate professor in the Anthropology Department, and Denton High School teacher Tim Sanchez.

The program’s goal is to help students connect with problems from their past to create a better future.

In I am WE, high school students dive into their pasts to create videos about a traumatic issue or event in their lives.

They then perform participatory action research to better understand the issue from a broader standpoint. After researching and becoming more familiar with the issue, they present their videos at a festival called Campecine and guide the audience through conversations about the topics presented. “We originally envisioned it as being more of a bridge for students between high school and college,� Nunez-Janes said. “But it became more. It really challenges the students to explore themselves and engage themselves in the process of

self-discovery.�

Going to Campecine can be a great experience for college students, Nunez-Janes said.

It can help students be more informed on problems in the world, open their eyes about the community and inspire them to do more to help solve problems. High school participants also gain a larger view of the world. “Students use it as a way to tell stories and give a testimony of what they have been through,� Sanchez said. “Then they guide unique discussions with all these older people

“It really challenges the students to explore themselves...�

—Mariela Nunez-Janes Anthropology professor

about issues demonstrated in their videos. It really makes them feel as if they are on the same level as all the professors and college students that attend.�

Previous topics shown in videos presented at Campecine include a son dealing with his father walking out on him and a young girl coping with a friend’s drug overdose and death.

Side L ower y, L i ndsey Contreras and Christie Sanchez are all students at Denton High School in their second year in the I am WE program currently working on ideas for Campecine. “The program as a whole

makes you more confident,�

Christie Sanchez said. “It helps you grow as a person and figure out other people.

I definitely am more excited for my future because of it. If you want to be a writer, it won’t change that you want to be a writer but what you want to write about.�

The three students are look i ng for wa rd to a nd preparing for another great event. “One of the main things you take away from Campecine is that everyone has a story,�

Contreras said.

David Franco Jr. is a site program coordinator at Denton High and a UNT alumnus.

He wrote his thesis over the educational curriculum that the I am WE program uses. “W hat stuck to me the most was watching students taking ownership of what they created [their videos], presenting them and leading critical discussions about the reality of their lives and their education,� Franco Jr. said. “Students should get involved in I am W E/Campecine, because this program will give them incredible tools to better understand the world around them and cause the change they see necessary to help their communities and families.�

Campecine will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 31 at Crumley Hall. The event is free, and the community is encouraged to attend. For more information on the event, email Mariela Nunez-Janes at mariela.nunez-janes@unt.edu or visit the I am WE website at http://courses.unt.edu/nunezjanes/IamWe/IamWe.htm.

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Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence, left) and Gale Hawthorne (Liam Hemsworth) star in “The Hunger Games.�

‘Hunger Games’ breaks records opening week ( MC T ) L O S A NGE L E S — Lionsgate hit a bull’s-eye this weekend with “The Hunger Games,� as the story of expert archer Katniss Everdeen and her battle for survival debuted to a record-breaking $155 million at the box office.

The Jennifer Law rencestarring adaptation of the bestselling book posted the thirdhighest domestic debut of all time — not accounting for ticket price inflation — behind only the $169.2 million opening for the final “Harry Potter� installment and the $158.4 million launch of “The Dark Knight.�

That means “The Hunger Games’ � estimated openingweekend gross was more than that of any other nonsequel.

As a result of the astronomically high weekend ticket sales, receipts were up 76 percent compared with the same threeday period last year. The astonishing weekend performance caps a surprisingly strong first quarter at the box office this year, during which movie theater attendance has grown 22 percent compared with the first three months in 2011.

That’s uplifting news for Hollywood, which was fretting after audience turnout dropped to its lowest level in 16 years in 2011. The turnaround is in part, industry analysts say, because of many distributors’ deciding to release some of their best films in winter — typically seen as a dumping ground for lowgrade movies. “The panacea in the movie

business is to find franchises,�

Lions Gate Entertainment Vice Chairman Michael Burns said. “The idea that we can create some predictability around the most unpredictable part of our business is fantastic.� “The Hunger Games’� money began rolling in after midnight Thursday, when it raked in nearly $20 million on its first night in theaters. Moviegoers immediately responded positively to the film about teenagers in a fight to the death, assigning it an average grade of A, according to market research firm CinemaScore.

Like a number of other theaters nationwide, Megaplex also devoted a handful of its

screens to playing the teen epic continuously this weekend.

Because Lionsgate sold distribution rights to the movie in advance in every foreign nation except Britain to limit its risk, the studio won’t benefit as much from international ticket sales as if it had released the movie itself. But with awareness of “The Hunger Games� growing in many parts of the world, the sequels are likely to do even bigger business and Lionsgate will be in a position to negotiate more favorable terms for itself. “Catching Fire,� the followup to “The Hunger Games,� is scheduled to hit theaters in November 2013.

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Willis Library taking Cash mob seeks to food to wipe out fines support local business LORYN THOMPSON

A SHLEY GRANT

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Senior Staff Writer Taking care of that pesky library fee is just a can of food away for many UNT students.

Through April 7, students can eliminate library dues such as late fees or laptop fines by bringing non-expired, undented and unopened canned goods to the circulation desk at Willis Library.

Fines desk supervisor Bethany Hardikar said the “Food for Fines” program gives students a chance to give back to the Denton community and save a little money.

“It started with a lot of students racking up a lot of fines, and especially with the economic situation, it can be hard to get all taken care of,” Hardikar said. “It’s nice to be able to catch a break sometimes.”

Each donated can is worth $1 toward library fees and has to be at least 12 ounces in size.

The maximum amount of fees that can be eliminated is $20, and donated cans do not count toward replacement costs, Hardikar said.

At the end of the drive, collected canned goods will be donated to the Denton County Friends of the Family, an organization dedicated to helping victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.

Business junior and library student assistant Alex Sanchez said the Food for Fines drive is a great program for UNT students to participate in.

“It really does help people save money, and it’s also mutually beneficial,” he said.

Aside from the Food for Fines drive, the only way the library can make adjustments to existing fines is if a student provides documentation stating that an emergency prevented them from

PHOTO BY CHELSEA STRATSO/VISUALS ASSIGNING EDITOR

Psychology freshman Becca Thomason works on the computer at the circulation desk in Willis Library. Students can bring cans of food to the desk through April 7 to decrease their fines. paying.

If the fines aren’t paid, it can lead to even bigger problems for students, such as blocks on class registration, Hardikar said.

She said the library got permission from the Dean and the Assistant Dean of Libraries to implement the Food for Fines program in the fall of 2011 after noticing a few other academic libraries with similar programs.

The program ran in collaboration with the fall food drive.

Last semester a total of 612 cans were collected, and $571 in library fines was eliminated through the program.

“Several shelves were filled with cans, and each row was

about three or four cans deep,” student assistant and psychology freshman Becca Thomason said.

Although a lot of people are inspired by the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays to give back, Hardikar said she hopes people take full advantage of the program and are just as enthusiastic about giving this semester as they were in the fall. She said the need for assistance with fines and food is there year-round.

“Ideally, we would like to do this twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall,” Hardikar said. “As long as people keep bringing in cans, we’ll keep doing it.”

Cash mobbers aren’t joking when they say, “We each do a little, we all do a lot.”

More than 300 people gathered at a local natural food store in Cleveland, Ohio, on Saturday. Within three hours, the group spent more than $9,000 at the store. About 200 similar mobs convened worldwide, from London to Milan, to support local business and celebrate International Cash Mob Day. Denton had its own cash mob the same day, but it went nearly unnoticed. Denton resident Anyah Martinez is working to bring the cash mob phenomenon to Denton with mixed results.

“People are just a bit timid about it,” she said. ”I get a lot of, ‘Yes, I’ll be there,’ and they don’t show up.

Movement leader Andrew Samtoy envisioned organized events, similar to flash mobs, in which a large group shows up unannounced to patronize a local business.

In November, Samtoy held the first Cleveland cash mob and began a blog so others could start mobs in their communities. After four months, about 200 cash mobs are listed on the blog, including the one Martinez started in Denton.

The first Denton cash mob was held at Denton Square Donuts on Feb. 25 and the second at the Lone Star Indoor Sports Center roller skating rink March 14. For International Cash Mob Day, Martinez organized a mob at the Meador Nursery on Fort Worth Drive.

Turnout was sparse for all three, but Martinez is still hopeful.

“I’ve always pushed people in my community to support

local business,” she said.

“For every dollar we spend at Walmart, about six cents of it stays in Denton. For every dollar you spend at Zera’s [a local coffee shop], about twothirds of that stays.

At the Meador Nursery on Saturday, the sun was shining and a steady stream of regular clients browsed the greenhouses, but Martinez said only two other cash mobbers attended.

“There were a lot of people t here, but t hey weren’t mobbers,” she said. “I’m hopeful that this will catch on still, but I can’t help but be a little disappointed.”

Corinth resident Robyn Freeland attended the mob at Denton Square Donuts.

Twitter handle has about 50 followers.

Freeland said although she couldn’t attend the second two mobs, she promoted them online. She thinks spreading cash mobs to college communities will help participation.

“Some of the college communities are really proactive about supporting local business,” she said. “It’s just getting the word out more.”

Linda Ratliff, Denton’s director for economic development, said the Denton cash mob has potential.

“I think the people in Denton are up for anything,” she said.

“It’s very important for us not to turn into a city that doesn’t have a soul.”

Martinez feels the same

“For every dollar we spend at Walmart, about six cents of it stays in Denton.”

—Anyah Martinez Denton resident Cashmob Denton founder

“It wa s sma l ler t ha n expected, but I still had a lot of fun,” she said.

Denton Square Donuts co-owner Bear Cahill said cash mobs help to expose local businesses to Denton residents.

“I think Denton really wants to be locally minded and support local business,” he said. “People who want to support local businesses can find out which ones are out there.”

Like most cash mobs, Cashmob Denton relies on social media for communication. The Facebook group has about 80 members, and the

way, which is why she wants the cash mob movement to succeed.

“Every city in the U.S. is starting to look alike,” she said.

“It’s things like this that make your town special.”

Martinez said she has a long list of local businesses she wants to mob, and she plans to hold at least one cash mob each month.

To learn more about cash mobs, visit Samtoy’s blog at http://cash-mobs.wordpress. com. To get involved locally, find Cashmob Denton on Facebook or follow @CMDentonTexas on Twitter.

Disabled residents express creativity at store NADIA HILL Staff Writer

Impressions by the Denton State Supported Living Center sells the ceramic creations of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, providing a creative outlet for the center’s residents and educating the North Texas community.

Located dow ntow n, Impressions is the storefront for the ceramics program at the Denton State Supported L iv i ng C enter, a f ac i l it y home to mentally disabled people. Every day, seven of the center’s residents fire up their kilns to produce plates, bowls and platters to sell at Impressions.

“We get to educate t he com mu n it y about people who live here and what their lives are like,” said Melissa Bradley, the center’s director of c om mu n it y rel at ion s.

“These are talented individuals who can do things. While it helps build self-esteem and confidence, this is best for the people who live here.”

The ceramics program, part of a larger art program called Creations, was founded three years ago, and Impressions opened its doors a year and a half later. Workshops are held every day, at both the living center and the back of the store. Residents often come by to work on projects or see their hard work being sold.

“It’s an off-campus showcase of resident talent,” said Susa n Dea n, Impressions manager and director of retail operations. “We’re able to make a difference in someone else’s life, daily.”

Denton State Suppor ted Living Center residents are paid hourly for t heir work and produce a total of 40 to 50 pieces per week. Some work faster than others, and each has t heir ow n techniques.

Instructor and UNT alumnus Gary Chase guides residents

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“I have it set up more like a classroom and focus more on individual lines of work,” Chase said. “They each have their ow n technique, their own style, and learn to perfect their designs based on the molds.”

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“Clay helped me understand chemistry, geography, history,” Chase said. “They use that same information every day. They’re also very open to things they have going on, and knowing about my condition makes them more receptive of the program.”

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Freshmen shine in road meet Track ALISON ELDRIDGE Senior Staff Writer

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Sophomore infielder Brooke Foster denies Oklahoma Sooners freshman infielder Kelley Reeves from getting to second base during the Mean Green’s 4-1 loss Feb. 29 at Lovelace Stadium. After a 6-5 loss to Florida International University on Sunday, the Mean Green will face Western Kentucky University at 2 p.m. Saturday at Lovelace.

UNT drops conference series in extra innings Softball B RET T M EDEIROS Senior Staff Writer

Coming off its first sweep of a conference opponent since the 2009-2010 season, the UNT softball team (13-17, 4-5) dropped two of three games against the Florida International Golden Panthers (15-14, 2-1) over the weekend in Miami, Fla. The Mean Green has lost two of the three conference series this season.

Head coach T.J. Hubbard and the players were not available for comment.

Saturday Powered by a seven-run sixth inning, the Mean Green started the three-game series on a good note, winning 9-4 against FIU. Senior infielder Maddelyn Fraley carried the UNT offense, scoring four of the Mean Green’s runs. The offensive output was more than enough cushion for UNT junior pitcher Brittany Simmons.

In seven innings of work, Simmons allowed nine Golden Panther batters to reach base, as FIU got five hits, two walks and had two batters hit by a pitch.

With the win, Simmons pushed her season record to 9-5, the best for the UNT pitching staff.

UNT didn’t have much offensive firepower left for the back half of Saturday’s doubleheader, as FIU won 5-1.

Sophomore pitcher Ashley Kirk was able to keep the Mean Green in the game with 12 strikeouts, the third-most in a single game at UNT. However, FIU senior pitcher Jenn Gniadek outdueled Kirk to hand the sophomore her eighth loss of the season.

UNT was in a scoreless tie with FIU at the beginning of the game, but a four-run third inning put the Mean Green in an early hole that it wouldn’t climb out of.

Sunday In the series’ rubber game, the Mean Green played in its ninth extra-inning ball game of the season, which ended in an eightinning 6-5 loss to FIU. With the loss, the Mean Green is 2-7 in extra inning games this season.

UNT jumped out to an early three-run lead with two home runs in the first inning by sophomore Brooke Foster and Fraley, who leads UNT with eight home runs this season.

Series Notes -Fraley leads UNT with eight home runs this season after hitting three all of last season.

-FIU helped the Mean Green in the first game by committing five errors.

-With her two-home run game, Foster became the third member of the Mean Green to hit a pair of home runs in one game.

The Mean Green lost the lead in the fifth inning but knotted the game at five apiece in the final inning of the game on Foster’s secownd home run of the game.

Foster’s heroics sent the game into extra innings, but the Golden Panthers ended it with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning.

UNT returns to Lovelace Stadium to start an eightgame home stand, starting with a three-game series against Western Kentucky on March 31.

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Finishing Strong

While UNT students were on spring break, the Mean Green golf teams continued a pair of streaks in tournament play last week.

The men’s golf team finished in the top five of a tournament for the sixth consecutive tournament, while the women’s golf team finished outside of the top five for the fourth straight tournament.

The women’s golf team competed in the BYU at Entrada Classic last week in St. George, Utah, and finished the tournament with its best finish since the fall.

UNT finished sixth in the tournament after finishing its last two tournaments in seventh place.

Freshman McKenzie Ralston paced the Mean Green with a 17-over-par 233, good for a 19th place tie.

Senior Jacey Chun finished one stroke behind Ralston for

Late Surge in Lakeside Junior Ty Spinella led a final round charge for the Mean Green, as he shot a 4-underpar 68 to complete his second bogey-free round of the Barona Collegiate Cup on Friday in Lakeside, Calif.

No. 34 UNT finished the tournament in third place at 20-under par, nine strokes behind tournament champion No. 13 San Diego and seven strokes behind runner-up No. 5 USC. With the third place finish, the Mean Green picked up its third finish over a top-25 school, as the team beat out No. 9 Georgia Tech by six strokes.

UNT started the tournament off by shooting a season-best 16-under par in the first round and followed with a 13-under par second round, which was suspended because of darkness.

Spinella and junior Rodolfo Cazaubon finished tied for ninth with a 9-under-par 207.

The team will be back in action in the Woodlands All-American

The UNT track and field team faced 37 other teams in Saturday’s Bobby Lane Invitational and closed out the meet with 21 top-ten and four top-five finishes.

The meet, hosted by the University of Texas at Arlington, was UNT’s second outdoor meet of the season after the Mean Green competed in the TCU Invitational two weeks ago.

“I really liked the smallness of TCU [Invitational], but any time you compete against a broad number of teams, it helps you know where you are,” head coach Carl Sheffield said. “One of my challenges for them was there were only four or five Division I teams in there, and we needed to be one of those teams.”

Men Junior hurdler Steven White finished Saturday’s 200-meter dash in 21.19 seconds, just .03 seconds shy of his career-best time, taking sixth in the heat.

Sophomore Clinton Collins finished in eighth place, also just .03 seconds shy of his careerbest.

Together with senior sprinter C.J. Fowler and junior sprinter Johnny Hickman, Collins and White finished the 4x100 in fifth place.

“I think we have a great combination. I think we all went in and worked really hard and ran really hard,” Collins said. “With this group, everybody knows each other from last year, so I think the experience and chemistry within the group really helps us out.”

With a 48.33-meter discus throw and a 50.94-meter hammer throw, junior Aaron Sirles set two career highs and took sixth and eighth in the two heats, respectively.

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Sophomore Kelsey Donald practices sprinting the 400-meter during track practice Feb. 29 at Fouts Field. Donald is a transfer student from Oklahoma City University and has yet to attend a meet.

Claiming the other two top-ten finishes for the men were freshman Austin Yaeger, who finished seventh in the 1,500-meter run, and the 4x400 team of Collins, Hickman, senior Adam Thiel and junior Michael Ortiz, who claimed ninth place.

Women Leading the women was freshman Chastity Stewart, who finished the 100-meter hurdles in second place, the highest placement of all Mean Green athletes in the meet. Freshman Ashley Starks finished in fourth, and junior De’Ona Stafford finished tenth.

“We did a lot of hurdle work Thursday and Friday to prepare, and I knew that it would finally come together,” Stewart said. “It

has given me a lot of confidence because I had a rough start indoor and didn’t have such a great meet last week.”

Sophomore Shahaf Bareni finished third in the high jump, only .2 meters shy of her outdoor career best. Junior Suzy Prikryl took sixth, and junior Haley Thompson and senior Chelsea Hermes tied for seventh.

The women’s 4x100 team of freshmen Kayla ie, Ashley Starks and Jamila Cartwright and junior Ashley Harrison also finished third in the meet, and the two 4x400 squads finished in seventh and eighth, respectively.

The team’s next meet is right around the corner, as the team will visit Austin on Wednesday to compete in the four-day Texas Relays.

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Response to Martin case inspires On February 26, in Sanford, Fla., 17-year-old Trayvon Martin – a black high school student– was shot and killed by George Zimmerman, a Hispanic man and “self-appointed neighborhood watch captain,” after Zimmerman called police and reported that Martin looked suspicious.

Despite being told by dispatchers to stay in his car, Zimmerman approached Martin. His suspicions arose because of Martin’s hooded sweatshirt and implicitly, his race. What happened next varies depending on who’s telling the story.

Zimmerman claims he killed Martin out of self-defense, and evidence points to there being some sort of confron-

tation, but the ultimate truth is that the altercation was a result of racial profiling.

Furthermore, the Sanford police have been accused of being too quick to declare self-defense. They did not administer a breath alcohol test or arrest Zimmerman, but rather questioned him and let him leave, determining this to be an open and shut case. In reality, it should have been anything but.

While Zimmerman may not have consciously used race as a motivation for his actions, it’s undeniable that the issues swirling around the case are centered on racial discrimination.

Too often in today’s society, injus-

tices go ignored, and the public remains complacent with the status quo. However, since the shooting there has been an outpouring of support to raise awareness and bring justice to Trayvon Martin and his family.

It’s hard to see any positives in this situation, but the way Americans have banded together in questioning this incident is inspiring.

Demonstrations have been held across the country in support of Martin, with protesters wielding signs that read, “We demand justice” and “Black males under siege.” Regardless of how far we’ve come, racism is a persistent problem and will never truly be defeated without a general awareness

of injustices that occur on a regular basis.

Celebrities such as Lebron James, Will Smith and Justin Bieber have used Twitter to spread the word about the incident.

UNT is also getting involved, playing host to a demonstration this Sunday at the Union in which students plan to wear hooded sweatshirts as if to ask, “Do I look suspicious?”

These acts of solidarity are a promising sign for America’s future. Perhaps if we continue to question the motivations behind discriminatory acts and act when we see real injustices, we can eventually move past the ever-persistent issue of racism.

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UNT’s recent tuitions hike unacceptable As I predicted last October, UNT administrators have proposed yet another hike in tuition. Now that I’ve left UNT to do other work, I feel more comfortable talking about why the cost of this school is out of control.

UNT’s top administrators are a bunch of spineless blowhards.

Instead of fighting for every dime of funding that this school deserves during the last legislative session, these folks were too busy cobbling together gobs of corporate jargon into a set of “four bold goals,” written solely to distract us from this very issue.

The UNT Board of Regents, composed primarily of corporate weasels that have no business running a university, has not supported students, staff or faculty.

Since these unelected bureaucrats can’t be voted out, they serve only their political masters in Austin.

Under the dome in that city, the Texas Legislature has no respect for the value of public higher education. Representatives like Myra Crownover, whose district includes UNT, TWU and NCTC, cut more than $1 billion from higher education funding during the last legislative session without considering any alternatives.

Too many students believe everything published on UNT letterhead. I couldn’t count the number of times I’ve been told that a new football stadium brings this school “closer to Tier One status”, even as the University of Texas at Dallas an NCAA Division III school with no football team - zooms by us in the race for Tier One funds.

You’re going to hear a lot of

passive-voice phrases in the next few weeks, such as “sacrifices have to be made,” but you won’t see any sacrifices from these people. The president of UNT, who makes more than the president of the United States, hasn’t offered to freeze his own pay, even while our faculty’s salaries have been frozen. The cost of Texas higher education has increased by more than 150 percent since 2003, but I suppose that’s not enough “sacrifice” for these folks.

UNT expects alumni donations to magically increase, even while it graduates students with an average of $20,000 in debt.

You don’t make a university better by milking students every time you get the chance, freezing faculty pay and changing the rules to make it easier to fire staff. Those people shouldn’t have to dig this school out of the Texas-sized hole others have created. Before the administration starts using bread and circuses again to convince everyone to dig them out, demand that they make a few sacrifices too.

Brandon Cooper is a kinesiology graduate student. He can be reached at runfellow@gmail.com.

Ironic generation rebuilding on ideal of sincerity Unless you’re some sort of neo-Luddite who carefully avoids any knowledge of popular culture, you’re probably aware that the preferred humor of college students is built upon irony.

Whether it’s expressed through satirical news programs, snarky parodies of celebrity and political folly, or the effortless sarcasm derided as the “language of teens,” the undercurrent of irony is easily seen but also nothing new.

A generation raised on the Internet, with its constant revisions, updates, novels written 140 characters at a time and trends that rise and fall in a span of hours, cannot be relied upon to revere older standards of humor and propriety.

If the idea of a generation unable to take itself seriously surprises you, you simply haven’t been paying attention.

The concept of postmodernism isn’t new, and an overpowering sense of self-awareness is a logical reaction to a frightening world. Current college students have lived through terrorist attacks, seemingly endless wars, economic turmoil, cults of celebrity and a political system with enough inherent absurdity that parody sometimes feels redundant.

The pervasive overexposure of both tragedy and inanity holds desensitizing power over how we trust and cope with a constantly changing culture. But the iconoclastic nature of the irony generation can’t sustain itself forever.

When all the world’s idols are smashed, some believe the only logical course of action is to build them up again for the benefit of their progeny.

To this end, a movement has grown that hopes to restore some of the ideals of previous generations, particularly a

sense of caring, sensitivity and honesty.

This so-called New Sincerity, though it has existed for almost as long as the pervasive irony that necessitated it, has recently gained a foothold in the bubble of collegiate life in a number of ways.

Students are practicing face to face conversations, becoming fans of children’s television, flying kites, and having picnics, and they’re doing this because they actually enjoy it rather than reveling in the ironic obsolescence of their activities. The idea that today’s young adults must follow a particular ideal in order to do something as simple as “having fun” seems almost as absurd as the alternative, but it’s admittedly a step in the right direction.

While irony is not inherently problematic, such alternatives show that the youth are not so different from their predecessors when it comes to the desire for happiness and honesty.

Trust in a chaotic world is hard to come by, but the discouraged may find themselves able to forgive and forget by way of this renewed sincerity.

James Rambin is a pre-English freshman. He can be contacted at jamesrambin@my.unt.edu.

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Band gives Mean Green true home court advantage BRETT MEDEIROS Senior Staff Writer

They call themselves the U N T Gra m my-nom i nated Funky Fresh Basketball Band, but the Mean Green faithful k now t hem as t he rowdy bunch of band members that have brought both comedy and musicianship to the Super Pit since the late 1970s, according to Dr. Nicholas Williams, the band’s director and assistant director of wind studies at UNT. With their wacky face signs, funny sayings and heckling of the road teams, the members of the UNT pep band represent some of the school’s most dedicated basketball fans and music students.

“Really the best thing about being in t he ba nd is t hat everyone is a basketball fan.

We get very into the game and it just helps raise the energy of the game,” said Juan Nuñez, music education senior and pep band member. “It’s all about creating a great and fun atmosphere for every home basketball game.”

T he ter m “Gr a m mynominated” in the band’s selfproclaimed title comes from the group’s sense of humor and a mixture of former Grammynominated College of Music alumni. In previous years, the yelling of “We’re gonna win a Grammy!” caught on fast.

“We are crazy in the stands, and we do have a blast. I know that we are the best band for sure in the conference, like, hands-down,” said Thomas Stephen, music educat ion senior and saxophonist. “In a sense we are kind of like an improv group up in the stands.

We of course can’t say any chants that are offensive, but

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Members of the Funky Fresh Basketball Band yell during a free throw by Denver Pioneers junior guard Emiko Smith during UNT’s 50-44 loss Jan. 21 at the Super Pit. The band is notorious for making noise during the games. other than that everything is fair game.”

The band doesn’t consist of just anybody who can pick up an instrument and play a couple of notes. Every year, there are between 29 and 35 students who make up the group. Before the basketball season starts, Williams, who has been with the university for ten years, holds an audition that judges students’ knowledge of their instrument, their musical talent level and their

dedication and passion for UNT basketball. Up to 150 Funky Fresh hopefuls try out annually for a position in the stands.

“I love t he ba nd. A f ter the Sun Belt Tournament I got a chance to cheer with them down in the hotel, and they are literally some of the coolest people that you’ll ever meet,” said Roger Franklin, UNT men’s basketball junior guard. “Without the band I don’t think that the spirit and

atmosphere in the [Super] Pit would be what it is, and to hear that basically [fewer] than 30 percent of the tryouts make it is something to respect.”

Some of t he pep band’s biggest fans are on the court.

The idea of getting their own chant after a made basket is one of the things that help drive a ll t he Mea n Green players on the court.

“We support them [UNT basketba l l players] t he best we can and as far as

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I’m concerned, we are t he biggest Mean Green sports fans on campus,” said Eric Mills, music education senior and assistant director. “We appreciate what the players do because t hey compete really hard to represent the university.”

The Funky Fresh Band is not just confined to the Super Pit. The band has performed at multiple on-campus ceremonies, including the opening of the Business Leadership

Building and the Hall of Fame breakfast, which honored the university’s Athletic Hall of Fame inductees last fall.

“We are always out there to support our student athletes, the university and get the rest of the crowd as involved as possible,” Williams said. “One of the things I have noticed over the eight or nine years is that the level of spirit at the games has increased dramatically, and it’s great to be a part of that spirit.”

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