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UNT growth sparks concern

Campus buildings due for upgrades A LEX M ACON

Senior Staff Writer

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Students fill a biology class in Life Sciences Complex A117. UNT enrollment has grown by almost 20 percent in the past eight years. NICOLE BALDERAS Senior Staff Writer

Recently released enrollment figures indicate that in its race to achieve Tier One status, UNT is picking up the pace, notching improvements over last fall in the three enrollment-related benchmarks required for a top-tier designation. Despite a slight drop in overall enrollment compared to last fall, UNT accepted more first-year college freshmen and doctoral students this fall than

ever before. The freshman class also brought higher SAT scores and survived stricter admission standards than in previous years. Yet as UNT administrators continue to push toward Tier One, some faculty members are pumping the brakes – raising concerns about the university’s ability to keep up with enrollment levels that have increased 20 percent since 2003. Histor y depa r t ment chairman Richard McCaslin

said he worries about the university’s increased reliance on part-time adjunct professors, who he said are being asked to bear more of the dayto-day teaching responsibilities. “Several presidents back they came up with this idea that it would be best to reduce departments to a small group of tenured faculty, and teach [the majority of students] with adjunct professors,” said McCaslin, who has chaired the department since 2008.

“For the university, they look at it as a way to save money. For faculty, it’s a horrifying idea.” McCaslin said he fears that handing more classes over to part-time instructors could negatively affect on-campus faculty involvement. “Why would someone who is being brought over every other year to teach a class want to serve on a committee for something?” he said .

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Some older buildings on the UNT campus could be in line to receive upgrades in coming months as part of the university’s plan to make the university more environmentally friendly. In June, the Life Sciences Complex became the first UNT building to receive Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The council is an internationally recognized nonprofit organization that promotes sustainability in building design and maintenance. It developed the LEED certification system in 2000 as a way to certify “green buildings” designed to lessen their environmental impact. Lauren Helixon, assistant director of operations for UNT’s Office of Sustainability, said the university was considering renovating several older buildings on campus to be eligible for LEED certification, including the Environmental Education, Science and Technology Building, which was constructed before LEED existed. “With some minor adjustments, some of the older buildings could be retrofitted and made LEED-certified,” Helixon said. The EESAT Building, in particular, was a great candidate for certification and would require relatively few renovations, Helixon said. However, the university won’t know the estimated cost of the renovations until consultants inspect the buildings. “Depending on what the building already has, it may not

“With some minor adjustments, some of the older buildings could be retrofitted to be LEEDcertified” -Lauren Helixon Assistant director of operations for Office of Sustainability cost hardly anything,” Helixon said. According to the LEED certification checklist posted on the U.S. Green Building Council’s website, existing buildings are given points based on water and energy efficiency, sustainable use of materials and resources and indoor environmental quality. The buildings are then ranked: 40-49 points earns a regular certification, 50-59 a silver, 60-79 gold, and a building that receives 80 points or more is certified as LEED platinum. The newly constructed Denton Fire Station No. 7 received a gold certification under the LEED system in 2007. Designed by Kirkpatrick Architecture Studio, the station became the city of Denton’s first green building.

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City grants to boost downtown businesses CAITLYN JONES Intern

The Denton City Council will release the $50,000 Downtown Incentive Reimbursement Grant on Oct. 1 to go toward construction and renovation of downtown businesses. The Council approved The grant as part of the $576 million budget during its meeting Tuesday. T he g ra nt prog ra m is one stage of the Downtown Implementation Plan that was passed by the City Council on Aug. 17, 2010, to increase economic development in downtown Denton. Money from the Downtown Incentive Reimbursement Grant is distributed on a first-come, first-served basis to whatever businesses apply for it. “In the past, businesses have

“In the past, businesses have used the grants for things such as signage, advertising or utilities.” -Julie Glover Economic program development administrator used the grants for things such as signage, advertising or utilities,” said Julie Glover, economic program development admin-

istrator. “Mellow Mushroom used their previous grant for water pipes.” Mellow Mushroom is a warehouse-turned-restaurant on Hickory Street set to open its doors very soon. Any business downtown is eligible to receive a grant. Those expected to apply are Andaman’s Thai Food and Love Shack among others, Glover said. Businesses are normally awarded anywhere from $5,500 to $8,500 from the grant, she said. Hoochie’s Oyster Bar, located on Bell Street, will open its doors later this month. The new restaurant received a grant of about $6,500 to pay for signage and improvements, Glover said.

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The corner of Industrial Street and East Hickory Street near historic downtown Denton is bustling with new businesses, many of which are receiving city funds intended to promote development downtown.

Greenspace plans buried for now PABLO A RAUZ Staff Writer

The empty plot of land dotted with large, decades-old post oak trees on the east side of College Inn was the preferred location for students who wanted to reserve the space for a community garden. For two years, the North Texas Energy and Environment Club made an effort to propose a green space garden on campus that would be accessible to the entire Denton community. However, the project ran into a few obstacles concerning its location over

the last several months. Michael Bales, an art senior and coordinator for the garden, said that a plan by the Capital Projects Council, a university group that oversees capital projects, conflicted with students’ proposal to build the garden in the originally planned space. The council’s priority was to reserve the land for a potential parking lot. “I don’t think it’s because that space is definitely going to become a parking lot, but they just want to keep their options open,” said Lauren Helixon,

assistant director of operations for the Office of Sustainability. Community gardens are spaces reserved for residents to use like a public garden space. Presently, the city of Denton maintains a similar garden at 2200 Bowling Green St. “Basically, we have everything we need from our side. We have a proposal, donations and volunteers ready to help, students committed, and all we need is a location,” Bales said. Every few years the Capital Projects Council updates a master plan for the university,

which essentially describes where buildings might go, parking lots may be built, and any road changes that could be made in the future, Bales said. The most recent plan called for the parking lot to be built on the land that students proposed for the garden. Although efforts were made by NTEEC and other environmental student groups to keep the space, they were not enough to keep the Capital Projects Council from reassigning the location.

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What’s Inside NEWS:

SGA gets closer to filling all senate seats

moves ARTS & LIFE: Workshop students past fast food

SPORTS:

Men’s golf faces top 25 competition in Iowa

ratio VIEWS: Student-to-teacher increases as enrollment rises

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City Continued from Page 1 Weinburger’s deli opened seven months ago and is doing relatively well, so it has not been decided whether to apply for a grant, said general manager Mike Wing. “If we did, we would probably just reinvest, but we’ll have to see how it all plays out,” Wing said. The Deli, located on Hickory Street, is among restaurants already established in Denton.

Change It is against school policy for lect u rers to become tenured faculty members, t houg h t hey ma ke more money than adjunct professors. “ L e c t u r e r s d o n’t d o research, so they teach more classes,” McCaslin said. “In the administration’s eyes t hat’s a good t h i ng, but then the debate starts as to whether research is important. Research is important only if it brings us federal dollars.” McCaslin said he is proud of his department and has a lot of good people he works with. His main concern is maintaining a high level of excellence in his depa rtment. Provost and vice president for academic affairs Warren Burggren said he couldn’t speak for individual departments, but said the administration is doing its best to not let any part of the university slump on its way to Tier One. “We’ve created 60 new faculty positions this year,” Burggren said. “So there may be some indiv idua ls who are being hired as lecturers rather than tenured faculty. We’re not doing anything that would add more parttime faculty.”

Size matters Another issue at hand is that of student-to-teacher ratio. In t he past decade t he u n iversit y ha s seen a n en rol l ment i nc re a se of a ppr ox i m atel y 8,0 0 0 students, said Troy Johnson, the vice provost. “When this university had 18,000 students there were 32 tenured faculty members,”

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“Whenever I go downtown, I usually hit up restaurants,” kinesiology junior Dillon Bramblitt said. “It would be really cool if there were more variety in the restaurants.” Being such a close distance to UNT and TWU, downtown Denton is made up of mostly restaurants and bars, so students under the drinking age are limited on what they can do. “I’d really like to see a square more geared to students under 21,” Bramblitt said.

Continued from Page 1 McCaslin sa id. “We now have 36,000 students and 27 tenured. That’s why classes have to be 100 [students]. We have so many bodies to fit in classes.” Data on UNT’s website go back as far as 2003, when the student-to-teacher ratio was 17 to 1, a number that increased to 24 to 1 as of this fall. The newly built Business Leadership Building added 24 new classrooms, which Burggren said should help alleviate a potential problem of student overpopulation. “I don’t think the issue is how many people are in the classroom,” Burggren said. “I’d rather have a classroom of 100 that is very well taught; I’m looking at higher quality of instruction.” One instructor teaching a la rger cla ss, Bu rg g ren said, will help free up other teacher s to teach more classes. “I f w e c a n t a k e 8 0 0 students and put them in a large class like that, it would be great,” he said. Though a class of this size would greatly change the st udent-to-teacher rat io, Burggren said a step this large could only work in a few departments and with a strong professor. “Hone s t l y, not e v e r y professor c a n do t hat,” Burggren said. “We would have a series of other people to help the professor.” U lt i matel y, it ’s a bout f inding “t he sweet spot” w here ever yone c a n be h a p p y, B u r g g r e n s a i d . Administ rat ion meet ings are held weekly to discuss the growth of the university.

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College of Arts and Sciences Senator Sean Smallwood introduces the non-voting delegates bill at the student senate meeting on Wednesday. Newly appointed senators and SGA interns made for high attendance at the meeting.

Student senate adds to ranks

A NN SMAJSTRLA Staff Writer

The Student Government Association added four new members to its senate, bringing it closer to its goal of filling all 45 seats. The group also introduced bills that would raise the executive expenditure limit and create senate seats for Greek Council and African-American student organizations. The first bill discussed would create non-voting delegate seats for the Greek Council and the Coalition of Black Organizations. Non-voting delegates a re members of the senate who have procedural rights and speaking privileges during senate meetings but cannot vote. Senators Sean Smallwood and Matt Varnell sponsored the bill as a way to include these organizations in discussions within the SGA.

“I feel like [the Greek Council and the Coalition of Black Organizations] are two very influential groups on campus, and that they deserve just as much procedural rights as the Residence Hall Association or the Graduate Student Council or faculty senate,” Smallwood said. The bill was sent to the external committee, where it was amended to become a referendum. The senate will vote on the referendum next week, and if it passes, the student body will then have the opportunity to vote on it. The executive expenditures bill was also introduced to change the amount of money the president could spend before requiring approval of the senate. Currently, if the president wants to make a purchase over

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of senators to 34; however, 11 senate seats remain. LaToni Thomas, a journalism junior, was appointed to represent the Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journa lism. Histor y g raduate student Deborah Kilgore will represent the Toulouse Graduate School. Politica l science junior Sam W hite and radio, television and film sophomore Adam Hasley will represent the College of Arts and Sciences. White said the shortage of senators was what pushed him to join. “I’ve tried to get involved in the student body on many aspects, so I thought that this was an extra step that I could take to impact the student body even more and represent the people who are in the same college as me,” White said.

LEEDing the Way

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Katie Hizen, director of public relations for the studio, said most architectural companies keep least one LEED-accredited professional on staff to help with the design of green buildings. “It’s a trend that’s really exploded over the last couple of years,” Hizen said. “It’s always up to the client, but more and more of them want to build green.” Hizen praised the city of Denton for taking initiatives to encourage sustainability. In June, the city of Denton was given an outstanding achievement award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors, which recognized Denton as one of the most livable cities in the U.S. with a population of 100,000 or more. The city was also a finalist for the “best tasting city water in America.” Denton has begun to rely more on wind power since 2009, which now supplies about 40 percent of the city’s energy needs, according to the city’s website. Hizen said that while some

$400, he must have it approved by the senate. The bill would change the $400 figure to $1,000. The budget has been steadily increasing; however, the executive expenditure limit has stayed the same, SGA President Blake Windham said. The new bill makes the limit proportional to the budget increase. “The budget used to be substantially lower than it is now,” said Windham, who sponsored the bill. Ex penditures over $400 could include supplies for programs, he said. It was decided in the fiscal committee that the bill will be voted on in the senate next week. Should the senate pass the bill, the student body will then vote on it. Four new senators were appointed, raising the number

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The LEED Green Building Rating System Certified: 40-49 points Silver: 50-59 points Gold: 60-79 points Platinum: 80 points and above

Prerequisites and credits for the LEED process cover these 7 topics in the rating system: Sustainable Sites............................................................................................ (Possible Points: 26) Water Efficiency............................................................................................ . (Possible Points: 14) Energy and Atmosphere........................................................................... (Possible Points: 35) Materials and Resources........................................................................... (Possible Points: 10) Indoor Environmental Quality................................................................ (Possible Points: 15) Innovation in Operations............................................................................ (Possible Points: 6) Regional Priority........................................................................................... (Possible Points:4)

Totaling a possible 110 points were initially turned off by the high initial costs associated with green buildings, the more

sustainable design actually saves money in the long run. “People say it’s like being

married,” Hizen said. “It’s scary at first, but usually works out in the long run.”

Thursday, September 22, 2011 Jesse Sidlauskas, Arts & Life Editor

Arts & Life Senior Staff Writer

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Gwen Martinez shops for groceries in Fort Worth, Texas. A UNT workshop advises students on smart, cheap cooking.

Workshop teaches students cheap healthy eating habits Contributing Writer Preparations for a common college cuisine are: remove from package, place in bowl, add water and microwave until noodles are soft. Though Ramen noodles may be a staple of students’ diets, it’s the goal of today’s workshop, Gourmet Cooking on a Budget, to encourage students to expand their culinary skills. At the center’s previous workshop in April, students made personal pizzas. They compared cost and nutrition between a prepackaged pizza and the homemade version, said Rachel Grimes, a program coordinator at the Student Money Management Center. “The workshop really taught me how to plan meals around weekly sales and get more variety in my meals,” said English senior Claire Byrnes, who attended the previous workshop in April. Before the workshop, Byrnes said she spent between $100 and $130 per month. “I overindulged in a Ramen craze and got burned out,” said Monique Bradley, an adver-

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Fashion artist brings sound-style to UNT BRITTNI BARNETT

JULIA TSAI

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tising and sociology junior and a mentor at the Student Money Management Center. Students spend more time studying and have less time for shopping and cooking, Bradley said. Fast food is cheap and available. Students can learn to go beyond fast food and cook inexpensive quality meals at the workshop, which begins at 5:15 p.m. today in Chestnut Hall 324. The workshop will be taught by dietitian Lora Williams, who works at UNT’s Student Health and Wellness Center. Many college students don’t know basic cooking skills, and the goal of the workshop is empowering them to cook healthy while saving money, Williams said. “You don’t have to be a chef to make pizza dough,” she said. “There may be a couple of bricks the first few tries, but that happens as a process of learning how to cook.” Williams emphasized eating vegetables, which should take up at least half the plate. In some cultures, breakfast includes vegetables. But many Americans

can’t imagine this, and instead eat cereal, waffles and sugary, fatty foods, she said. A balanced meal should also include another half-plate of whole grains and lean protein, a calcium source, and a nonsugary drink, she said. As Williams spoke, behind her sat proper portion sizes of baby carrots, lima beans, grapes in a bowl, an orange and an apple. Apples and grapes have some of the highest pesticide levels, according to a study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Students will know how to buy organic and avoid the pesticides after taking part in the workshop, Grimes said. They can get bargains from local farms, such as the farmers market in Denton, she added. “It’s not going to look like the perfect tomato that you see in the grocery store,” Grimes said. “And that’s where a lot of the pesticides come in.” Students interested in the workshop must make reservations by calling 940-369-7761. Space is limited. The spring semester will provide another opportunity to attend.

University students, faculty and community members gathered last night at UNT on the Square to welcome the Institute for the Advancement of the Arts artist in residence Nick Cave. Cave, who studied at UNT for a year in the ‘80s, is now the director of the fashion design department at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago. He also currently has two solo exhibits in New York City, one at the Jack Shainman Gallery and another at the Mary Boone Gallery. Out of his numerous accomplishments, Cave said he is most proud of these two exhibits. “I remember walking out of the gallery and looking back, and I knew I could let go,” he said. “I knew the work could take care of itself.” Meg Peterson, a UNT alumnus, saw Cave at the Seattle Museum of Art in May. “I had a really deep connection with his art,” she said. “I was overwhelmed by the amount of human hours that

went into his work.” Cave will make three more visits to the university as part of his residency, one more this fall and two in the spring. During these visits he will work with different departments on campus, including the College of Visual Arts and Design, the College of Music, the College of Arts and Sciences and the department of dance and theatre to produce a performance and visual art project titled “Herd.” In addition to the project, Cave said he would work alongside students and faculty in classrooms as a lecturer. “What influenced my decision [to come back to UNT] was the concept of being able to work between a number of different departments,” Cave said. “I like the idea of allowing students to have ownership and give them some responsibility in the direction of the project.” Tracee Robertson, director of the UNT Art Galleries, said Cave was chosen because of his level of professionalism and experience. “We knew he could pull it

off,” she said. “It’s a big job and we needed an artist who understood the complexity of collaborating with different departments and inspiring students to work together.” “Herd” will feature what Cave describes as sound suits, wearable body art that makes sounds as the materials rub together. These suits, which will be made to look like horses, will be worn by 30 sets of two dancers who will move along until they are “corralled” by a group of percussionists and transform into hybrid beings, Robertson said. The project will be featured in March along with 10 to 15 new works by Cave, which will be displayed in UNT on the Square, Cave said. “I consider myself a messenger first and an artist second,” Cave said. “I want to provide a space where we can dream again, which I think is what we are doing with this project.”

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Nick Cave autographs junior Emily Weiskopf’s book at UNT on the Square Wednesday night.

Rock band R.E.M calls it quits ( MC T ) L OS A NGE L E S — After 31 years in the business and 15 albums, R.E.M., the Southern rock band hailing from Athens, Ga., announced Wednesday morning on its website that it is calling it quits. In a brief statement, the ba nd w r ites : “A s R .E .M., and as lifelong friends and co-conspi rators, we have decided to ca ll it a day as a band. We walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of finality, and of astonishment at all we have accomplished. To anyone who ever felt touched by our music, ou r de e p e s t t h a n k s f or listening.” Following the brief statement are indiv idua l sentiments from the three original band members, Mike Mills, Peter Buck and Michael Stipe (original drummer Bill Berry had ex ited t he band some time ago, replaced by Bill Rief lin). “ We fe el k i nd of l i k e pioneers in this there’s no

“We feel kind of like pioneers in this there’s no disharmony here, no falling-outs, no lawyers squaring-off.”

—Mike Mills R.E.M. founding member

disharmony here, no fallingouts, no lawyers squaring-off,” Mills writes. “We’ve made this decision together, amicably and with each other’s best interests at heart. The time just feels right.” In other words, it’s the end of the band as they know it, and they feel fine. But a piece in Rolling Stone does state, with an interview from Ethan Kaplan, owner of the R.E.M. fan community Murmurs and former senior vice president of emerging technolog y at Warner Bros. Records, that the band’s decision was influenced by label politics.

“I s u s p e c t e d t h i s w a s com i ng la st fa l l,” Kapla n tells Rolling Stone. “If you remember, they weathered a lot of storms in this business, a nd have a lways operated on their own terms. [Warner Bros.] changed starting last September, and I think the demands on a band now to get a record out were more than they might have wanted to com m it. I ca n u ndersta nd t hat a f ter how ha rd t hey worked for how long, the thought of going back to ‘paying dues’ with new label staff, in a very weird industry, was too much.”

R.E.M. released “Collapse Into Now” earlier this year to complimentary reviews. “The band doesn’t engage in any current trends,” Ann Powers wrote in her review for the Los Angeles Times. “Instead it returns to form, in deta il, mov ing t hrough t he R.E.M. cookbook w it h the focus and precision of an Iron Chef.” Nearly synonymous with the phrase “jangly guitars,” R.E.M. helped forge the jangle pop movement of the mid-’80s, a sound that braided together Byrds-style ‘60s pop a nd power pop’s raw energy with folky overtones. Their inf luence has been charted far and wide, from Pavement to Wilco to the Athens-associated Elephant 6 collective to, most recently, the Decemberists, who collaborated w it h Buck on t heir celebrated a lbum released earlier this year, “The King Is Dead.” No word yet on what any of t he ba nd members w ill do next.

research study in fieldwork. “Their work is a culmination to demonstrate the knowledge they have acquired through the course of their study,” Cushman said. Cushman, the artistic director of the concert, is known for her background in dance. She

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“I set out with this image of a motel. I was interested in doing something different,” Wert said. “I thought about the idea of why people would want to stay at a motel and wondered what they felt.” Wert’s modern piece includes

Rachel Caldwell choreographed “Certain Uncertainty” and is also performing in “Guess Who’s Not Coming to Dinner,” choreog raphed by A n na Womack. In Caldwell’s choreography, dancers explore the experi-

ence of being blind by wearing blindfolds. In 28 rehearsals, the four dancers adapted to their hearing and touching senses to help them through the modern piece. Caldwell also worked with music student Ryan Pivovar to compose a song of looped cello

harmonies. Caldwell said her piece is about blindness as an experience, not a handicap. “I was in my modern class last semester and we would lie on the ground and shut our eyes. I wondered if I could capture a

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feeling of dance with touch and sound rather than with sight,” Caldwell said. The concert will also be held at 8 p.m. Saturday and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the University Theatre. For more information, visit www. danceandtheatre.unt.edu.

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Monthly event promotes art purchases in Denton

Garden BY M ARLENE GONZALEZ

Intern The Office of Sustainability has On acted as a mediator between Friday, the shops off the students and the council, Bales Denton Square will stay open said. later than usual. Helixon students, Dentonsaid willmany have its monthly i nFirst clud i n g t h e S t u d e nand t Friday on the Square GIndustrial over n ment A ssociat ion, Street area. support the garden project. Live music, sculptures, stained While the coordinators involved glass, appetizers and art will be inavailable the project currently until 9are p.m. instead of working on finding a the regular 6 p.m. new location,For some students First Friday,still art believe galleries the originally proposed plot and businesses stay open longer oftoland is ideal, Bales said. As give shoppers an opportunity ittonow stands, the project’s admire and buy art. completion is up in the Several date communities and air. countries have their own First “It’s been postponed because Friday or First Thursday each

technique, some sort of agricultural knowledge,” Anderson said. Continued from Page 1 He also said he strongly there are a lot of entities that supported the idea of the plot have a say in the development of being built on the originally campus,” Helixon said. “There proposed land. are a lot of stakeholders that “In terms of return, it really need to come together and want depends on what they want to a green space, but it’s just about do with that plot, but I think bringing everyone to the table that monetarily speaking, it’s and coming to the decision.” a constant return,” he said. Kyle Anderson, an interna- “It is an agricultural plot that tional studies junior and propo- is meant to grow and all that nent of the project, said it would growth can be very much BY TARYN W ALKER/INTERN benefit the student body as a considered aPHOTO product, whereas Robin Huttash, of A Creative STUDIO, will participate First Friday whole to haveowner a place whereArtsthe parking garage isingoing to students can learn alterof money, probably Denton. The studio willabout stay open until 9cost p.m. aonlot Friday. native food sources as opposed from the students, and it would tomonth, industrial farming. a while until alumnus, you couldsaid get ahe pher and UNT which is where the idea be “I think it’s a beneficial skill return from the initial investhelped start Denton’s First Friday came from. to learn some sort ofa photografarming ment.” in in February 2010. He and his Shannon Drawe,

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wife, Leslie Kregel, thought little more visibility and have the Creative Art STUDIO, one of it would be great to increase public more aware of art culture the businesses that has been awareness of the communi- in Denton that isn’t always a part of First Friday since it started. ty’s artistic talent and culture, recognized,” Kregel said. Huttash said her main goal Merchants join with artists Kregel said. Drawe contacted sources to help promote art and busi- is providing music for the event and created the website first- nesses. For example, an artist each month. On Friday, Alex Riegelman, fridaydenton.com to establish looking for a place to display his or her work could contact a local guitarist and blues the event. “First Friday has no boss, no a coffee shop owner willing to singer, will play in A Creative Art STUDIO. president. I’m just in charge of host the artist, Kregel said. Keri Zimlich, a journalism Heath Robinson, a pharmacy the website and building it into something because I started it,” junior, thinks the event will junior, said she thinks the event bring attention to the creativity is a great opportunity to have Drawe said. fun. Kregel’s business, Cimarrona, the community has to offer. “It’sTEXAS not just shop,CLUB but “I think it’s a good toOF THE NORTH sells hats, scarves and warm GRAPHICway COURTESY ENERGY ANDone ENVIRONMENT . the shops getting together increase the exposure of plots, the arts clothing from oldgarden An example ofrecycled a proposed community includes student garden native all greenery and rainwater catches. The of art,” Robinson said. campus,tobutrekindle clothes. North Texas Energy and Environment Club in hasDenton,” proposed such spaces around the group that may belove stonewalled Robin “What we hope is a parking by proposals to reserve the[to areagain] for future lots. Huttash ow ns A Zimlich said.

Thursday, December 2nd Thursday, September 22 Roger Creager/Zach Walther-8:00pm @ Rockin’ Rodeo

Sunday, December 12th The Second Shepherds’ Play/ Christmas Pie...A Madrigal Farce & Feaste-2:00pm @ The Campus Theater

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Senior Stephanie Bernier swims free-style during practice Tuesday. The team will compete in its Green & White Meet Friday and face UNT alumnae at the Alumnae Meet Saturday.

UNT dives into first meets RYNE GANNOE Intern

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Sophomore linebacker Zachary Orr is from DeSoto, Texas. At Tuesday’s press conference head coach Dan McCarney said Orr “does it all; he represents the good about college athletics.”

Sophomore linebacker leads revamped defense PAUL BOTTONI

Senior Staff Writer Former Dallas Cowboys head coach Tom Landry once said that “leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence.” His words ring true when watching one of the UNT football team’s newest leaders compete. In just his second year, Zach Orr has already entrenched himself as the starting middle linebacker for the Mean Green. Voted by his teammates as a defensive co-captain before the season, the sophomore has gained the respect of his teammates and coaches with his work ethic and nose for the ball. “I love him. He’s got everything we’re looking for and he represents all the good about college football and student athletes,” head coach Dan McCarney said. “We will experience victories and success if we keep bringing in guys like that into the program.”

Born to love football Many kids his age grew up watching Cartoon Network or Nickelodeon, but Orr’s attention was already fixed on the gridiron. “I grew up watching football,” Orr said. “I was one of those kids who didn’t really want to watch cartoons; I wanted to watch football highlights.” No. 35’s favorite pro football team as a child may have gone against his father’s wishes. Orr grew up a fan of the Dallas Cowboys, despite the fact that his father, Terry Orr, played tight end for the Cowboys’ arch rival

– the Washington Redskins. Wanting to be closer to family in Texas, the Orr family – Zach, his three brothers and his parents – moved from Virginia to DeSoto, Texas, when Zach was 10 years old. It would be in DeSoto where Orr would rise to prominence.

From DeSoto to Denton As a junior at DeSoto High School in 2008, Orr was named to the Class 5A Texas All-State team. DeSoto head football coach Claude Mathis called Orr a “student of the game,” and said Orr’s game preparation explains his knack for being around the ball. “I always look at football as 90 percent mental, 10 percent physical,” Orr said. “If you know what the team across from you is going to do before the play even starts, it puts you in a better position to make the play.” When it came time to pick a college to continue his football career, Orr chose UNT because he wished to be a part of UNT history and stay close to his family. “I liked it a lot here when I came up on my visit,” Orr said. “I liked that the school was getting a new stadium and wanted to be a part of the biggest turnaround in college football.” Orr played in all 12 games as a freshman and registered 60 tackles for the season, the third most on the team behind former teammate Craig Robertson and junior linebacker Jeremy Phillips.

“... he represents all the good about college football.”

—Dan McCarney UNT football head coach

Before the start of the 20112012 season, Orr and teammate Royce Hi l l, a senior defensive back, were voted by their teammates as defensive co-captains. “To be voted a co-captain a ny yea r you’re in college is a great honor,” Orr said. “It’s an honor knowing that your teammates look up to you like that, want you to le ad them out on the field and can come to you w it h any problems.” Through three games, Orr leads the team in tackles with 27 and notched his first colleg iate intercept ion aga inst Houston on Sept. 10. First-year UNT linebackers coach A nt hony Weaver, a former NFL player, has taken Orr under his wing and said he sees t he qua lit ies of a leader in the sophomore. “He’s always up front. He’s never late for anything, and he’s always going to do what he’s asked to do and more,” Weaver said. “He is mature beyond his years.” Orr and the Mean Green w ill host its second home game against Indiana at 6 p.m. Saturday.

The Mean Green women’s swimming & diving team will get some early season practice when it scrimmages in the Green & White Meet Friday and faces former UNT swimmers at the Alumnae Meet on Saturday. In the Green & White Meet, UNT’s juniors and seniors will represent the green team while its freshmen and sophomores will swim for the white team. “It’s like the whole bigsister, little-sister thing; I’m not going to let my little sister kick my butt,” senior co-captain Stephanie Bernier said. “All of them [ u nder c l a s smen ] h av e been keeping up with their summer training; the upperclassmen have to meet that expectation.”

The younger white team will have to rely on its depth and natural talent to overcome the more-experienced green team, head coach Joe Dykstra said. Senior Rosa Gentile, who holds seven school records and was part of two podium finishes at the Sunbelt Conference Championships last season, is one of two swimmers to watch, Dykstra said. The other is freshman Krista Rossum, who competed very well at the Canadian Junior Nationals, breaking Manitoban provincial records in both the 50- and 100-meter breaststroke. . The meet isn’t just for healthy competition; it shows how the women will respond to the college swimming format and decides who will make UNT’s travel team, Dykstra said. “We’ve put together a really tough schedule, but we don’t

have the glaring holes we had in a couple of spots last year,” he said. Dykstra said he wants to bring the program to the next level and has hopes to win the Sunbelt Conference. “This is probably one of the best years we’re going to have,” Gentile said. “We have a lot of talent coming in; we’ll only get better.” On Saturday at 1 p.m., the current UNT swim team will face off against some of the team’s alumnae. Some of the alumnae cheat and are encouraged to do so, Dykstra said. P re v iou s i n st a nc e s of cheating include, but aren’t limited to, the use of fins and multiple swimmers competing in individual events. “All of a sudden, boom you look and they’re winning and you have no idea how,” Gentile said.

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Thursday, September 22, 2011 seangorman@my.unt.edu

Bobby’s World: Soccer team ready for conference play Opinion BOBBY LEWIS

Senior Staff Writer Not all losses are created equal. Especially in the case of the UNT soccer team. On t he sur face, t he last t h re e g a me s look pret t y m i ser able. T he tea m ha s lost a l l t h ree ga mes a nd has been outscored 8-2. To make matters worse, conference play is right around the corner with the first Sun Belt opponent coming to Denton Friday. That opponent? Western Kentucky (5-3-0) – the same tea m t hat gave t he Mea n Green its earliest Sun Belt Conference Tournament exit in team histor y last season with a 3-0 win over UNT in the first round. With all that going on, it’s easy to forget t hat before last weekend’s Nike Classic in Albuquerque, N.M., UNT (5-3-1) was two w ins away f rom complet i ng it s most successf u l noncon ference schedule in team histor y. It would be foolish to let one bad stretch (that looks a lot worse than it actually was) diminish expectations for the Mean Green. The losing streak started

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Freshman Juan Munoz finished his final five holes at the Gopher Invitational with an even-par score of 72. This weekend the men’s golf team will play in Burlington, Iowa, at the Golfweek Conference Challenge.

Weekend challenge looms ahead for UNT AUSTIN SCHUBERT Staff Writer

The UNT men’s golf team faces a daunting test as it prepares for the prestigious Golfweek Conference Challenge this weekend at Spirit Hollow Golf Course in Burlington, Iowa. In a tournament where only the top-ranked team in each conference receives an invite, five Mean Green golfers will suit up against No. 1 Oklahoma State, No. 5 Georgia Tech and other Top 25 schools such as Arkansas, Iowa and California. Despite the tough competition, head coach Brad Stracke said the team’s mindset is on other elements of the tournament apart from its opponents. “The competition will be difficult at this tournament, but our main focus will be the course and the best way to get

“We go into every tournament expecting to execute.”

—Brad Stracke UNT men’s golf head coach that little white ball in the hole,” Stracke said. After jumping four teams on the final day to capture second place at the Gopher Invitational, Stracke said his team feels confident about what it can do this weekend. “The guys will be focused and ready to play,” Stracke said. “We go into every tournament expecting to execute and compete for the championship.”

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Junior Rodolfo Cazaubon, UNT’s top golfer at the Gopher, will try to build off of his ninth place finish as the competition level rises. “Rodolfo has a lot of talent and is a great player,” Stracke said. “He probably would’ve won the Gopher if not for his struggles in the final round, but he’ll win a tournament in the near future.” The team will also count on junior Carlos Ortiz to rebound from his uncharacteristic performance in the Gopher (22nd place) and play at the level that won h i m t he Su n Belt Conference individual title last spring. “Golf ca n be st ra nge sometimes,” Stracke said. “Even your best players will hit bumps in the road, but Carlos is a great player and I know he will come out firing on all cylinders this week.” A long w it h Ca zaubon a nd Or t i z, sta ndout f resh ma n Jua n Mu noz should provide additional help a f ter a 14t h-place finish in his first college tournament. “Juan has a lot of skills and is great around the greens,” Stracke said. “He will continue to learn and improve every week.” Players weren’t available for comment.

Bobby Lewis on the road against Baylor, w here a ba nge d-up U N T tea m w a s forc e d to play several players for the full 90 minutes, while Baylor was able to stay relatively fresh by bringing the entire city of Waco off its bench. T h is pa st weekend, UC Riverside beat UNT by a goal in overtime on Friday, then Cal State Fullerton handed t he Mea n Green it s most lopsided loss of the season with a 4-1 loss that Fullerton effectively ended in the first half with three goals in the span of four minutes. Overtime losses happen. It’s nothing to lose sleep over. The loss to Fullerton is much more concerning until you hear UNT head coach John Hedlund say t hat loss was on h im because he got “a little crazy with the substitutions” with a little less than 20 minutes left in the first

half. Coincidentally, that was right before Fullerton scored its t hree goa ls. The tea ms played to a 1-1 stalemate in the second half. You can make stats suggest whatever you want to make them suggest. On the surface, stats imply that the Baylor a nd Fu l ler ton losses were bot h bad ( Baylor out shot UNT 23-4). Look closer and you’ll see none of the three losses was bad. It a l so show s t hat t he tea m is ready for con ference play. Hedlund got “a little crazy” with substitutions on Sunday because he wa s t r y i ng to get a better handle on what works and what doesn’t work for conference play. Senior forward Kelsey Perlman, who is in her fourth season with the team, called the nonconference schedule the team’s “preseason.” The Mean Green will start Sun Belt Conference play tied for t he fou r t h-best record in the 12-team conference, w h ic h ef fe c t i v el y me a n s nothing because conference sta nd i ngs a re deter m i ned by conference record, which UNT is ver y aware of. Don’t let this losing streak fool you; this team is ver y ready for a l l it s Su n Belt foes.

Modano calls it quits A SSOCIATED PRESS

One of t he g reatest A mer ica n hockey players is hanging up his skates for good. Mike Modano announced Wednesday that he is retiring after 21 seasons in the NHL, a career that includes a Stanley Cup championship along with 561 goals and 1,374 points -both of which are records for U.S.-born players. “It’s just time,” he said in a phone interview from Dallas, t a k i ng a br e a k b et w e en playing 36 holes of golf. “I didn’t get any calls after July 1 and I figured that was it.” Only it wasn’t. The 41-yearold Modano said Vancouver assista nt genera l ma nager L o r n e He n n i n g o f f e r e d him a chance last week to continue his career with the Canucks. “I told him I had to pass because I hadn’t touched a weight or unzipped my bag since we lost in San Jose,” he said. Modano ended his career as a banged-up player who had lost a step and some zip off his shot during his oneseason stint with his hometown Detroit Red Wings. A skate sliced a tendon in his right wrist and limited him to 40 games and career lows with four goals and 15 points with the Red Wings. “He was on t he verge of really producing for us before he got injured,” former Red

“He was invaluable in helping sell the game of hockey in Dallas.”

-Joe Nieuwendyk Dallas Stars general manager Wings tea mmate Chris Osgood said. “By t he time he was able to play, it was too late. But back in the 1990s, few guys could skate and shoot like him. I can still see him f lying down the ice, cutting down the lane and snapping off a shot toward the high glove.” In Moda no’s pr i me, he was among the best hockey players on the planet -- shifty, speedy a nd w it h a toug hto-stop wrist shot. He also played in t hree Oly mpics, helping the Americans win silver in 2002. “His speed wa s h is strength,” said former NHL player Chris Chelios, a teammate in the Olympics. “He had a great shot — hard and heav y — and he was tough to stop once he made a turn and generated speed. He was a great ambassador for the U.S. team.” T h e M i n n e s ot a Nor t h Stars selected the native of

Mean Green Trivia In 2005, the UNT football team had two NCAA rushing champions from previous years in the same backfield. What are their names? Answer: Patrick Cobbs and Jamario Thomas. Cobbs ran for 1,680 yards in 2003 and Thomas led the nation with 1,801 yards in 2004. Congratulations to @Craigirois and @PlayMikePlay for answering correctly! Follow the NTDaily Sports Twitter @NTDailySports to see more Mean Green trivia and updates on UNT sports this semester.

Westland, Mich., No. 1 overall in 1988. Following the franchise’s move to Da llas, he helped t he Sta rs hoist t he Stanley Cup in 1999. Modano was in his prime when the Stars were among the NHL’s elite a decade ago, i nclud i ng a st retch of 34 home playoff games at rowdy Reunion A rena over t hree se a son s f rom 1998 -20 0 0. When the Stars were at their best, Modano was the most popular player on a team full of fan favorites. The success f ueled a 238-ga me sel lout streak and a youth hockey boom that led to the Stars building ice rinks all over the heart of football country. Stars general manager Joe Nieuwendyk, who made the difficult decision not to bring his former teammate back a year ago, called Modano an icon in the sport. “He w a s i nv a luable i n helping sell the game of hockey in Dallas,” Nieuwendyk said. “Mike is the face of our franchise and I think it is safe to say that no one else will wear No. 9 for the Dallas Stars.” NHL Commissioner Gary Bet t ma n cong rat u lated Modano on an outstanding career. “We thank Mike for giving National Hockey League fans 21 years of thrills with his speed, his skill, his craftsma n sh ip a nd h i s cla s s,” Bett ma n sa id. “Mi ke a lso excelled on the international stage, representing the NHL and USA Hockey with great distinction.”

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Thursday, September 22, 2011 Valerie Gonzalez, Views Editor

Cost-cutting measures hurt education quality Editorial While the glitz and glamour of UNT’s rising enrollment is something to be proud of, it is important to not let it outshine the recent rise in the student-to-teacher ratio rate – especially if UNT wishes to be a successful institution. In the past seven years, the university has seen its studentto-teacher ratio rate go from 17:1 in 2003 to 24:1 as of this semester. This is problematic for a number of reasons. UNT markets itself as a traditional college experience for an affordable cost with a low student-to-teacher ratio to boot. Yet, with enrollment steadily increasing, the university’s marketing bubble that attracts so many students is on the brink of bursting. Currently, the university plans on reducing departments to a small group of tenured faculty and let adjunct professors – part-time and full-time professors who aren’t on tenure track – teach the majority of students. Doing so would ultimately save the university money, but some UNT professors worry the adjunct professors would be less involved on campus. Although cutting corners would help the university’s bottom line figures, it would hurt student success rates. Study after study emphasizes the valuable and integral role that faculty have on student success rates. The more students and faculty interact, the more likely students are to progress in their pursuit of a bachelor degree. It would be unfair to say the university has taken a blind eye to this problem, though. In the UNT Strategic Plan for the fiscal years 2011-2016, UNT administration noted its hopes for decreasing the student-to-faculty ratio to 22:1 over the next three years. It’s hard to believe the university finds this to be imperative when Warren Burggren, the provost and vice president for academic affairs, makes hopeful remarks about being able to fit 800 students into one classroom. Two years ago, the Texas Legislature passed and adopted H.B. 51, which divides tax dollars between six emerging research universities to help them attain Tier One status. UNT is one of those six universities. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board considers several levels of criteria before deciding how much money each university should receive, such as success rates of its students. Sure, it doesn’t help the university’s case any that the state legislature makes continual cuts to higher education. However, UNT will lose even more money from the legislature if it sets its sights on Tier One status and cuts corners in the type of education it provides to its students. UNT shouldn’t break its commitment to excellence because it’s financially convenient to do so.

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Fake twitter accounts voice reason, add LOLz This year, something very special has come to campus and Denton proper in the form of insanely addicting parody Twitter accounts: @ DentonProblems and @unOfficialUNT. @DentonProblems is somet hing of a cross bet ween Gossip Girl and Post Secret. Scroll dow n t he t imeline and you’ll find observations about the qualities exhibited by students that seem just a little off. Include the hashtag in a tweet and you’ll soon see other students ranting and raving about things that appear to be Denton Problems: choices in clothing, the craziness that is Fry Street, judgmental tweets about hipsters, awkwardly silent shuttle rides and even Crooked Crust raising its prices. Now, @unOfficialUNT is a whole other kind of comedic genius. The account purports official-sounding statements as if Michael Scott from “The

Office” usurped the university’s public relations team or URCM offices. Each entity is wholly enterta ining on its ow n level. Regardless, the accounts have seemed to cause quite a stir with university and city officials. T he accou nt @ u nOf f icialUNT has gone through many a name change as UNT insisted upon complete compliance with use of its images and name association. @DentonProblems is said to have faced expulsion threats and legal action from administration for her content and use of the swooping eagle logo from the school. There was even a “yellingf ire-inside-a-t heater” instance when she jokingly announced to the Denton Police Department’s official Twitter account that there would be a riot on Fry Street. How could anyone want to shut an account down that

posts humorous tweets such as “Choosing only the hot teachers on ratemyprofessor. com #dentonproblems”? But despite these slight indiscretions and legal maneuverings, I’m really pleased to see that these two Twitter accounts have stayed up and running. There’s a certain charm to their existence: waiting for the next well-worded quip from @unOfficia lUNT or tr y ing to figure out who exactly @ DentonProblems is and waiting for more helpful hints to be posted on Twitter: sorority sister, journalism student, right-leaning political views, drives a BMW M3. Through it all, their hubris and parody of Denton, its schools, and its people give off a roundabout endearing quality, reminding their followers that we can laugh about Denton because we love Denton. Just like the friendly reminder posted by @unOfficialUNT before football games, “Don’t

Recently, Vice President Joe Biden launched a campaign called 1 is 2 Many to help raise awareness about incidents of sexual violence committed against teenage and young adu lt women, e spe c ia l l y women in college. The g iven stat ist ics a re quite illuminating: one in five young women will be a victim of sexual assault while in college, one in nine teenage girls will be forced to have sex and one in 10 will be hurt by someone they are dating. I want everyone to think about UNT, a population of 36,000. If you assume that slightly over half are female, approximately 4,000 students would have experienced some form of sexual assault. That’s just for t he f i rst stat ist ic alone. I live to serve my communit y here at UNT and that number makes me cringe as I’m writing this. As a community of students, faculty, staff and other administrators, we have an obliga-

tion to inform all students about these dangers. Ma ny of t hese cases go unreported for a number of reasons. Sometimes sexual violence will occur in a relationship or both parties were consuming alcohol before the act of sexua l v iolence was committed. Biden calls on young men to share the responsibility, and I couldn’t agree more: if a young woman answers NO, then NO action needs to be taken. No one is entitled to any sort of sexual experience with someone, whether they are dating or not. It doesn’t make you a man to force yourself on a woman, or anyone for that matter. Victims may feel unsafe because they know the other student; they may be friends or romantically involved. But again, no matter t he level of the relationship, sexua l violence can never be tolerate d u nder a ny c i rc u mstances. Not by women, not

by men, and not by faculty or staff of a university, especially. U N T sta f f a nd fac u lt y, as well as student leaders, I implore you to be aware of what needs to be done if a student comes to you and expresses having experienced any kind of sexual assault. If you see someone in a dangerous situation, step in. We all have a group commitment to keep our campus safe. If you are a victim, don’t be ashamed. Don’t be afraid. There are people on this campus who are here to help you and protect you. If you have experienced sexual assault, please visit the UNT Police Department or the UNT Counseling Center. If you have seen assault committed and have any information, please contact the UNT Police Department. We should never forget the basics in order to prevent these types of crimes from happening in the first place. Travel in g roups. Don’t

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Sexual violence: One is too many travel with people you don’t know. Avoid badly lit paths, and don’t be afraid to yell for help. Be sa fe ; we don’t wa nt anyone in our UNT family harmed, and knowledge is the first step to being safe. For mor e i n f or m at ion on t he v ic e pr e s ide nt ’s campaign, visit whitehouse. gov/1is2many.

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“I think the death penalty should be abolished. It’s not civilized for the death penalty to be a part of our court system.”

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“People should be punished, but not by the death sentence. Life sentence is more torture because they have to think about what they did every day. They have to realize that their actions have consequences.”

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