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UNT alum brings fundraising talent back to Denton A LEX M ACON
Senior Staff Writer
PHOTO BY JAMES COREAS/SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Sophomore quarterback Derek Thompson looks for an open receiver during last weekend’s game. The football team plays Alabama at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
Season’s top test awaits UNT
PAUL BOTTONI
Senior Staff Writer The challenge the UNT football team will face this weekend becomes clear when looking to college football spreads: the Mean Green’s opponent A labama is favored by 47 points. UNT will undergo its biggest test of of the season against the No.2 Crimson Tide (2-0) at 6:30 p.m. Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala. “What you see is a team
[Alabama] that plays with unbelievable relentless effort and plays with such confidence,” McCarney said. “We all know that there’s going to be a lot of those guys at Alabama in the starting lineup that will play in the NFL.” Win or lose, UNT has something to gain from the game, as its athletic department announced Alabama will pay UNT $750,000 for facing them
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Saturday’s Key Matchup Lance Dunbar
Trent Richardson
• Both named to the 2011 Doak Walker Watch List • Dunbar surpassed Ja’Quay Wilburn in the Houston game for third on the all-time rushing list at UNT • Richardson played a big role in Alabama’s national championship last season, rushing for 102
Local 7-Eleven posts photos, mocks thieves SARAH BETTIS AND R EBECCA RYAN
pair is doing. Another photo is of a man trying to hide a News Interns candy bar in the back of his pants, which yielded an even With every customer who more sardonic caption. steps foot into the 7-Eleven After seeing theft become a on West Oak Street, the omnihabit for some, Lam wanted to scient eye of t he secu r it y remind people that stealing is camera follows t heir ever y not only immoral, but illegal move. Whether they know it or as well. Rather than slapping not, they’re being watched. on t he cuf fs, La m decided This particular 7-Eleven has a slap on t he w r ist wou ld found a new way of preventing suffice. theft. Starting in November of “We try to let them know last year, owner Chiy Lam and ‘Do the right thing,’” Lam said. staff began posting chronologPHOTO BY JAMES COREAS/SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER “If you really need something, ical photos of people stealing. The staff writes witty captions Josh Navarifar calls his friend over to see the security camera footage photos I can help you out, but don’t in an attempt to embarrass outside 7-Eleven on West Oak Street Thursday night. In November of last year, steal. It becomes a hobby for t he t h ieves a nd decrea se owner Chiy Lam and staff began posting photos and writing captions of people some people and if you get caught stealing, you can screw theft. The images were taken stealing from the store. up your life. Instead of calling frame by frame from security cameras after the crimes were in case there’s a burglary or bott les of water a nd ot her t he cops a nd getting t hem committed. fire, but sometimes we see items. It includes a photo in big t rouble, we t hought “We put it out to let people something funny and decide showing the woman slipping posting pictures may prevent know ‘Hey, maybe you’re on to post it on the window.” them into her purse, believing re-offenders.” ca mera,’” L a m sa id. “T he A series of photos reveals she isn’t seen, and a sarcastic camera is here for security, a ma n a nd woma n ta k ing caption explaining what the See THEFT on Page 2
Cancer incidence rate rises for Denton NICOLE BALDERAS Senior Staff Writer
In Denton County and five surrounding counties, breast cancer incidence is on the rise, leading to studies being done to determine the reason for the spike. The rise in breast cancer rates is occ u r r i ng i n t he Ba r net t Sha le a rea where natural gas drilling is going on, affecting the “core count ies” of Denton, Joh nson, Tarrant and Wise, according to the Railroad Commission of Texas website.
“We were looking at a number of things like benzene and its effects on cancer levels.”
-Chris Van Deusen Assistant press officer for the Texas Department of State Health Services
Accord i ng to t he Tex a s Cancer Registry, the average of all six counties’ breast cancer incidence rate has risen from
58.7 cases per 100,000 people in 2005 to about 60.7 per 100,000 in 2008. The possible link between
carcinogens leaked into the air from drilling and the rise in ca ncer rates has led to several studies being done in the Dallas Fort-Worth area. “ We w e r e l o o k i n g a t a nu mber of t h i ngs l i ke benzene and its effects on cancer levels,” said Chris Van Deusen, assistant press officer for t he Texas Depa r t ment of State Hea lt h Ser v ices. “We did not find anything outside of what you would expect.”
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Last month the UNT System a nnounced t he creation of a new position to be filled by UNT alumnus Bill Lively. Lively began his job as vice chancellor of strategic partnerships Sept. 7. The position exists primarily to assist and coordinate UNT’s fundraising efforts, which have seen an unprecedented amount of success in recent months, raising about $52 million for the university over the summer. “My experience at UNT was profoundly impactful to me,” Lively said. “It gave me a lot of confidence. I saw a chance to return some of what UNT did for me.” Lively is well known in North Texas as the president and CEO of the North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee and his integral role in raising about $338 million for the construction of the AT&T Performing Arts Center. Lively was raised in Oak Cliff and has spent most of his life living and working in North Texas.
“Well, I’m a Texan through and through,” Lively sa id. “The people are entrepreneurial, bold, somet imes BILL crazy, but allLIVELY around good people. There’s nowhere I’d rather be.” Frequently described as a workaholic, he earned scholarships and worked menial jobs to put himself through Southern Methodist University. Lively, a trumpet player and avid music-lover, earned a bachelor’s degree from SMU in music in 1965 and a master’s degree in music education from UNT in 1970. He was a band director for the Dallas Independent School District and then spent 25 years working at SMU, first as a music and band director before moving on to administrative and fundraising duties. Lively said he met with UNT President V. Lane Rawlins and Chancellor Lee Jackson and saw an opportunity to help his alma mater.
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Denton P.D. names new police chief STAFF R EPORTS
After evaluating five potential candidates from across the country, the city of Denton announced Thursday afternoon that Denton County Chief Deputy Sheriff Warren Lee Howell was chosen as the Denton Police Department’s new chief of police. According to a press release issued by the city Thursday, Denton City Manager George Campbell announced that Howell will begin working for Denton P.D. Oct. 21. Howell has worked in law enforcement for more than 30 years and first worked for the Denton P.D. in 1981 and achieved the rank of captain before leaving in 2004 to work for the county. “I am proud to have been selected to lead an organization like the Denton Police Department, which has a long tradition of being one of the most professional and innovative law enforcement agencies in the countr y,” Howell sa id in t he press release. Howell is a UNT alumnus
“I am proud to have been selected to lead.” —Warren Lee Howell Denton police chief with a bachelor’s degree in applied arts and sciences and is a lso a member of t he Denton Cha mber of Commerce. Howell was also a finalist for the position in 2007 when the city hired Roy Minter as chief of police. Mi nter resig ned i n February after accepting the position of police chief for Peoria, Ariz. Paul Abbott, a retired Denton P.D. captain, has served as interim police chief since Minter announced his resignation. Tune in to NT Daily TV’s webcast for more information about Howell’s appointment to chief of police.
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