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Jones, Williams ruled ineligible for season BOBBY LEWIS Sports Editor

The UNT men’s basketball team starting backcourt tandem of freshmen Chris Jones and Jordan Williams have been ruled academically ineligible and will miss the rest of the 2011-2012 season. Jones and Williams, who did not meet academic eligibility requirements last semester, will remain with the team this week. The requirements they failed to meet were not released. Jones leads the team in assists with 4.5 per game and is tied for the team-lead in scoring with 14.1 points per game, while Williams was second on the team at 10.9 points per contest. Head coach Johnny Jones and the two players were not immediately available for comment. “This is disappointing for all of us, especially Chris and Jordan,” said coach Jones in a press release. “They both understand that they have fallen short of their academic responsibilities, and our immediate attention will be to get them back on track toward earning their degrees.” Before the season started, the team found out that Grambling

transfer Justin Patton was ineligible because of academic circumstances prior to his transfer to UNT. Chris Jones is the only member of the team to start every game for the Mean Green this season. Before fellow freshman Tony Mitchell scored 34 points in an overtime victory over South Alabama on Jan. 5, Jones scored

“This is disappointing for all of us...” —Johnny Jones Head coach, men’s basketball

the most points by a freshman (31) during Johnny Jones’ tenure as head coach. His scoring onslaught came in a loss to Texas Tech in his second start. Williams has started all but six games alongside Jones. He led the team in scoring in his first college action, an 81-52 seasonopening win over St. Gregory’s in November.

CHRIS JONES

JORDAN WILLIAMS

Without Williams and Jones, the team will rely on guards Trey Norris, Brandan Walton, Alzee Williams and Tyler Hall. Walton and Williams have both started this season and are averaging more than 20 minutes per game. “This is unfortunate, and it is inconsistent with the excellent academic track record that coach Jones has established and the mission of the University of North Texas and its athletics department,” said UNT Director of Athletics Rick Villarreal in a statement. “We provide our student-athletes with all of the tools they need to be successful in the classroom, and it is incumbent upon them to use these tools to their advantage.” UNT is in action today at noon in an exhibition game against Huston-Tillotson in the Super Pit.

PHOTO BY CALLIE ASHLEY/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Students wait in line at salad bar in the newly-renovated “Bruceteria.” The cafeteria reopened last week after seven months of renovation.

Bruce Cafeteria reopens NICOLE BALDERAS & NADIA HILL

Senior Staff Writer Intern After seven months of renovations, Bruce Cafeteria reopened its doors last Monday to reveal a completely new design and some major menu changes. Renovation costs were just less than the $1 million budgeted for the project, the first of a three-phase plan. “Basically the place was falling apart,” said Bill McNeace, Executive Director of Dining Services. “The ventilation, the plumbing and electrical system all needed to be replaced.” The renovations are the first for the cafeteria since it opened in 1946. “Bruce has become the busiest lunchtime cafeteria on campus,” McNeace said. “It went from about 250 students to around 2,000.”

The original opening date of the cafeteria was set for last August, but progress slowed because of a blueprint mix-up. “A contractor that was hired to do the job made [renovation plans] based on old blueprints,” McNeace said. “Because of this, there were sequencing issues and they had to resubmit their proposal.” Another setback occurred Monday night when an electrical burn in the basement was started by old wiring in the elevator of the dish return system. The system was part of the cafeteria’s renovation.

Bruce’s recent renovations In order to combat the rapid influx of students during lunch time, the cafeteria expanded

from three lines to five. The phrase “too many cooks in the kitchen” became a reality for Bruce Cafeteria staff, who often found themselves just as crammed in as students bumping elbows at lunch tables. To create space for dining sta f f, t he k itchen wa s expanded and the dish room was moved downstairs into an unused portion of the Bruce basement. To reduce dirty tray clutter, a four-level stacking system with conveyor belt and lift was custom designed and built by the company Airwork for UNT. “This is a system that no other college or university has,” said Shohreh Sparks, Director of Resident Dining.

See BRUCE on Page 5

Program offers veterans loans for textbooks CAYDEE ENSEY Intern

Veterans attending UNT now have a n a lter nat ive to waiting more than t wo months to pay for books at the start of the semester. T he St udent Money Management Center, partner ing w it h t he Vetera ns C ent er, e s t a bl i s he d t he Boot s-to-Book s L oa n Program (B2B) last semester. T he prog ra m prov ides

a shor t-ter m loa n at t he UNT Student Bookstore to veterans waiting for while some wa it for a t he book stipend from the Post-9/11 GI Bill –legislation providing educat ion benef its to veterans – to arrive. Many veterans currently rely on the Post-9/11 GI Bill – which provides education benefits to veterans – offers an allowance for textbooks. However, t he process can

be slow. “For st udent s st a r t i ng t heir f irst semester, t hey don’t get t he money for t hei r book s u nt i l t wo or two and a half months into the semester,” saidys Kris Khastehdel, a peer mentor at the UNT Veterans Center. “So if you didn’t have any money set aside for books, you’re screwed.”

See VETERANS on Page 2

PHOTO BY TYLER CLEVELAND/VISUALS EDITOR

Journalism freshman Joey Zahn smokes with friends Monday outside of Bruce Hall. Zahn, who has smoked since the 6th grade, said he doesn’t think there should be a campus smoking ban.

City, UNT to further examine smoking ban ISAAC WRIGHT

Senior Staff Writer To tackle a proposed smoking ban in Denton bars and restaurants, Denton city officials are working to create a citizen committee charged with determining if such a ban is right for the city. City of Denton staff members presented their preliminary report concerning a smoking ban in Denton bars and restaurants at last week’s city council meeting. Lindsay Baker, assistant to the city manager, said the issue first came to the council on Sept. 6. Citizens presented reports encouraging Denton to follow suit with other Texas cities, such as Dallas and Austin, who have already passed no smoking ordinances. Baker said the council tasked city staff members with exploring

a ban and creating a committee of residents following the reports presented last year. “Council finally decided they did want to put the issue on the agenda for a work session [in September,]” Baker said. “Council did say they were in favor of a comprehensive ban. The committee’s job is to determine how far they want to take it and provide recommendations to the council.” Baker said the committee has not been formed yet and no appointments have been made. She said the issue would return to the city council in February or March. Denton resident David Guest, 32, smokes cigarettes and said a smoking ban wouldn’t bother him, but believed it is not an issue government should decide. “It’s a question of if it really

makes a difference one way or the other,” Guest said. “A lot of restaurants just say ‘please, smoke outside.’ I don’t have a problem with feeling ostracized, but people already unofficially make the decision for their businesses as to how they’re going to handle something, so what is the point of having an ordinance?” The UNT Student Government Administration has also taken notice of the smoking issue. Legislation proposing a smoking ban on the UNT campus was considered by the student senate last semester, but the bill failed. SGA President Blake Windham said the issue remains a priority for his administration and began circulating a petition on Tuesday to allow students to vote on the ban.

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Inside Ion accelerator given new home News | Page 2

UNT fashion student in international contest Arts & Life | Page 3

This week’s nods and shakes Views | Page 8

News

Page 2 Paul Bottoni and Valerie Gonzalez, News Editors

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PHOTO BY STEPHANIE MULCIHY/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

UNT is home to one of the top ion beam labs at any university in the country and recently moved the Ion Beam Modification and Analysis Laboratory from Hickory Hall to the Physics Building over the break. The IMBAL’s three million volt particle accelerator has previously been used to analyze the composition of cancer cells.

PHOTO BY TYLER CLEVELAND/VISUALS EDITOR

Accelerator relocated to lab Brief

Cigarette butts lay in an ash tray Monday outside Bruce Hall.

Smoking Continued from Page 1

“We are collecting signatures in order to bring the issue directly to students,” W i n d h a m s a i d . “ We ’r e focusing on this because it comes up so often as an issue. We feel the pulse on campus is that students want to vote, one way or another.” Windham said the petition proposes a complete smoking ban on the Denton campus and does not consider establishing designated smoking areas any where on campus. S om e s t u d e n t s a t U N T

consider this to be the best option because of the health issues smoking and secondhand smoke raise. Vincent Osawe, a business administration junior, said he has never smoked a nd is of ten irritated by being around smokers on campus. He sa id he suppor t s t he proposed bans by both the cit y and UNT because t he health concerns outweigh a person’s right to smoke. “T hey shou ld ju st step in and ban it,” Osawe said. “There a re a lot of people around here w ith allergies and stuff like that, and they can get sick just by smelling the stuff.”

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Over w inter brea k, a 15,000-pound, 3 millionvolt, positive-ion accelerator was relocated from Hickory Ha l l to t he Ion Bea m Modification and Analysis Laboratory (IBMAL). Usi ng a 50 -foot-t a l l

crane, the accelerator was lowered into the basement of the Physics Building, where IBMAL is located. The laboratory uses ion accelerators to perform basic and applied research in various fields of study. “[IMBAL] is one of the most versatile research facilities on campus,” Dr. Gary Glass, a physics professor, said. The accelerator was moved

in sect ions beg inning on Dec. 2 and is currently being rebuilt in the IBMAL facility. The accelerator, which can generate an ion beam with velocities reaching close to 10 percent of the speed of light, is expected to be operational by March. There are three other accelerators already in use, which can reach higher ion velocities for additional research

purposes. Dr. Glass said there will be four fully functional accelerators by the end of spring. Together, these accelerators will allow researchers to make ion beams from nearly every element in the periodic table. Research performed in the lab ranges from basic physics to testing for contamination in tree rings to studying cancer cells.

Internet companies to go dark in protest of privacy bill (MCT) CHICAGO – How do Internet companies stage a protest? By turning off their websites, of course. Wikipedia, Boing Boing, reddit and dozens of other lesser-k now n websites pl a n ne d t o go d a r k Wednesday in protest of proposed anti-piracy legislation in Congress that Internet companies maintain will encourage censorship of web content and harm technological innovation. The bills in Congress, pushed by Hol ly wood studios and other big media companies, target websites that let users download pirated movies, TV shows, music and other material – a violation of U.S. copyright law. Most of these sites are outside the United States, but the legislation would give the Justice Department and private companies tools to block them from American consumers. For exa mple, Google could be forced to drop an offending site from its search engine results. Or the government could go to court to stop a U.S. company that facilitates online payments

Correction In Tuesday’s edition of the North Texas Daily - in the story “DCTA releases new schedules” - the start time of Denton Connect’s Route 9 was misidentified. The correct start time is 7:22 a.m. The Daily regrets this error.

to a suspected infringing site. Internet companies say they have neither the time nor the resources to monitor every link on a website or post by a user. Google, Facebook, eBay and other new media companies also object to rogue sites but they have repeatedly said the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA, in the House of Representatives goes too far, hurting investment, innovation and the open nature of the Internet. (They also are against the counterpart in the Senate, the Protect IP Act, or PIPA.) Some of the Web giants have run advertisements in major newspapers urging Washington lawmakers to rethink their approach. Other websites are taking their opposition a step further by censoring themselves, which will vastly alter the Internet for some online users. Wikipedia, one of the Internet’s largest sites for information and trivia, planned to shut down its English content for 24 hours. Jimmy Wales, the co-founder of Wikipedia, warned students Tuesday by tweeting, “Do your homework early.” “Sites like Wikipedia and reddit going dark is a pretty dramatic step, and it will

Veterans Continued from Page 1

To combat this problem, the Student Money Management Center partnered w it h t he Veterans Center to create the Boots-to-Books Loan Program (B2B). The program provides a short-term loan at the UNT Student Bookstore while some wait for the book stipend to arrive. The program began with a pilot program last semester, including David Samaniego, an Army veteran attending UNT. “I was in desperate need for book money at the time and I was on my way home

certainly raise awareness of the issue among a large Internet population that may not have been paying attention to SOPA,” said Stanford University law professor Mark Lemley. “One of the reasons it is such a powerful statement is that it means lost traffic and therefore lost money for large commercial sites. That may be why sites like Twitter haven’t signed on.” Google w on’t join Wednesday’s blackout either. The search engine said Tuesday that it will post a statement on its home page explaining its opposition to SOPA. It’s too early to say whether Wednesday’s protest will kill the legislation, but the growing opposition has had some effect. The bill’s chief sponsor in the House, Rep. Lamar Smith, a Texas Republican, removed on Friday a controversial provision that would require Internet service providers to block foreign websites accused of selling illegal content to American consumers. Meanwhile, a group of Senate Republicans have sought to delay votes on PIPA scheduled to start Jan. 24. SOPA is still needed, Smith said in a statement Friday.

“Congress must address the widespread problem of online theft of America’s technology and products from foreign thieves,” he said. Proponents of the legislation, such as the Motion Picture Association of America, the Recording Industry Association of America and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, say online piracy hurts American companies and destroys jobs. The MPAA estimates the U.S. loses more than 300,000 jobs, $16 billion in earnings and $58 billion in economic output each year because of pirated movies, music, software and video games. Supporters of SOPA say the bill also would protect companies like Pfizer Inc. that aim to prevent counterfeiters of their drugs. MPAA Chairman Christopher Dodd, the former senator from Connecticut, called out Wednesday’s protest as a “stunt” that will hurt consumers. “It is an irresponsible response and a disservice to people who rely on them for information and use their services,” Dodd said in a statement. “It is also an abuse of power given the freedoms these companies enjoy in the marketplace today.”

to ask my parents for money, I stumbled upon this great program,” Samaniego said. Veter a n s c a n v i sit t he Student Money Management Center located in Chestnut Ha l l to apply. Appl ica nt s must be students at the UNT Denton campus, be at least 18 years of age and be free of any financial obligations to the university. “We offer student veterans who qualify up to $500 for the fall and spring semesters and $197 in the summer,” Paul Goebel, senior director of the Student Money Management Center Paul Goebel, said. Goebel said the goal of the Student Money Management Center is to shorten the wait time.

“We want to process them from application to approval while they are here in our office,” Goebel said. “We can then immediately notify the bookstore, and in the amount of time it ta kes for you to walk from here to the bookstore, your line of credit will be set up.” Few students have signed up for the loan, but Goebel said the program can help more. “As of [Monday] afternoon, we only have two veterans signed up for this loan, but ou r pr og r a m i s c a pa ble of taking care of 50 to 100 this semester,” Goebel said. “Students just need to know t his is a resource at t heir disposal.”

Arts & Life

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Alex Macon, Arts & Life Editor

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UNT grad strives to become pro tattoo artist A SHLEY GRANT Staff Writer

T he a roma of clea n i ng products fills the air of a spotless tattoo parlor. Professional artists focus on guiding tattoo machines across the bodies of motionless patrons who sit or lie on black leather chairs and beds, enduring the temporary pain of the needle and ink. Lucas Eagleton, a tall young ma n w it h long dreadlocks and tattoo sleeves covering bot h a r ms, eagerly g reets two young people who walk through the door and set foot on the shop’s black and white checkered f loor. Eag leton, 23, g raduated from UNT in December with a degree in printmaking and has been work ing at Aces Tattoos on Teasley Lane for a year and a half as an apprentice tattoo artist. “I decided to start tattooing because it was the only way I cou ld see a r t st i l l being fun and being used after my school experience,” Eagleton said. “And I could still make money doing it.” Eag leton sa id t he road to becoming a professional tattoo a r t ist was not easy or glamorous. As a student, Eagleton would spend the day going to classes and would

head straight from campus to the shop, staying until the parlor closed at midnight. He would repeat the process the next day. “I come in and make sure there’s no trash and everything is spotless,” Eagleton said of his duties. “I talk to the artists, get their schedule for the day, and figure out who would be open for walkins.” Eagleton spends the little downtime he has practicing his art and free drawing. O n l y i n t he pa s t t w o months has Eagleton been able to tattoo patrons. Apprent iceships a re genera l ly unpa id a nd if a patron wants to tip or not, it’s completely up to them, Eagleton said. Rich Sessions, a 33-yearold artist at Denton Tattoo Company, said that in order to be considered for an apprenticeship, potential candidates need to bring in a portfolio of sketches and drawings showcasing their art skills. S e s sion s s a id h i s ow n apprent iceship lasted f ive yea rs. He’s been tattooing professiona l ly for t he last eight yea rs a nd at Denton Tattoo Company for two. “You also need to be willing t o g i v e up e v er y t h i n g ,”

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Lucas Eagleton, a tattoo apprentice and print-making graduate, draws a skull and bones for a friend Tuesday at Aces Tattoos. Eagleton makes $10 a night working 12 hours a day, six days a week. “It’s this or filing papers in a square office,” said Eagleton, who wants to open a small shop in California or a different country. Sessions said. “There are no days off, and you’re literally in the shop all day.” Chr ist ia n Savage, a n

apprentice at Denton Tattoo Company, is one year into his apprenticeship. “I’m lucky to have two days

off,” Savage said. Now that Eagleton has graduated, he’s at Aces from open to close, noon to midnight, six

PHOTO COURTESY OF STERLING STEVES

Fashion design student Kim Pham’s fur coat was selected as one of the top three designs from the U.S. for an international fur competition. The competition will be judged in Italy.

Fashion student’s work to compete in Italy HOLLY H ARVEY

Senior Staff Writer After designing everything from the UNT holiday card to striking evening gowns, fashion design senior Kim Pham’s latest creation has landed her in the international fashion spotlight. The Emerald Eagle scholar’s coat design was selected as one of three garments to represent the United States in the International Fur REMIX competition, facing designs from 21 countries worldwide. Pham both designed and sewed the coat herself. “It’s been one of the most difficult things I’ve ever done,” Pham said. “But it’s really exciting.” The coat was shipped to Milan, Italy, where the competitors will be narrowed down to eight, with the top designs selected for a fashion show. Three winners will be selected and will receive a cash prize. Pham had one week to create the initial design of the coat and two weeks to sew a pattern, drape the material, and make the finishing touches. Adding to the pressure was the strict deadline: she had to work to finish the coat during finals week last December. “You don’t realize how hard it is when you’re starting,” she said. “All of my design projects for classes were due the same

week.” Assistant design professor Li-Fen Anny Chang has advised Pham on several of Pham’s design projects. Chang said because competitions take so much time away from class projects, it’s more difficult for students to find time for them, but that wasn’t the case for Pham. “She’s very driven, and she’s

“It’s been one of the most difficult things I’ve ever done.” —Kim Pham Fashion design senior

an overachiever,” Chang said. “She worked day and night on her coat design.” The result is a sophisticated gray fur coat trimmed with fox fur and a matching handbag, which was also created by Pham to enhance the look. Pham said she strived for intricacy and sophistication in her coat, but also wanted to make it marketable. The coat will be judged on how marketable, sale-

able, and wearable it is. Robert Milnes, dean of the College of Visual Arts and Design, described Pham’s design as “stunning”. “The coat and the handbag – they’re really beautifully made,” he said. Pham described her design style as feminine but strong, and said she enjoys making eveningwear. Eventually she hopes to start her own clothing line. She is also the event coordinator for Members of Designing Art at UNT and coordinates their fashion shows, Dr. Milnes said. She started designing clothes in high school after taking home economics, and began competing in fashion shows in high school. Pham’s talents have drawn attention outside of the fashion world: Her design was selected for last year’s UNT holiday card. “It was really cool how I started getting all these calls that I was winning,” she said. “It was actually 11-11 of 2011 when I got the call about the card and the fur competition so it was unbelievable.” Pham said that her sense of creativity has always driven her to excel. “I love being an artist. I love drawing,” she said. “Even when I was younger I knew that when I grew up I wanted to do something creative with art.”

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days a week. “ T h i s i s pr ob a bl y t he hardest thing that I’ve ever had to do,” Eagleton said.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Alex Macon, Arts & Life Editor

Arts & Life

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New shop opens, turns scrap into treasure K aylin Durmick Staff Writer

Last week, Denton square newcomer “Scrap” opened its doors and shelves to the Denton community. “To know that something I believed would happen is actually happening, it’s a good feeling,” said Donna Gregory, a retired elementary school teacher and manager of Scrap in Denton. Scrap is a nonprofit “creative reuse center“ where people can buy or donate a wide variety of lightly used materials: naming every item in the shop would take about 1,000 words. In its first day alone, the shop received 340 pounds of donated material, according to Gregory. Most of it though, is “stuff that a lot of people would have just trashed,” said Martha Coburn, the shop’s volunteer coordinator and Gregory’s best friend. The idea came to Gregory when she visited her daughter, Heather, in Portland, OR, last summer. Heather was a volunteer at the original Scrap, which was started by a group of teachers in Portland in 1999.

Gregory, a crafter of all sorts and a reg ular garage-sa le sifter, immediately fell in love with the shop’s concept. She emailed the executive director, Kelley Casey, about her idea to bring Scrap to Denton. Soon after, Casey’s husband decided to quit his job and follow his passion for music. He applied for a position at the University of North Texas as a jazz professor and got the job. W hen one of Gregor y’s friends, UNT environmental science professor Ba r ney Venables, decided to rent out some property he owned on the square, it seemed like opening the shop was meant to be. “The stars aligned,” Gregory said. Denton seemed like a great fit for Scrap’s new location, and Venables was happy to rent his space to the eco-friendly organization. “I’m a biology professor so really anything that has to do with recycling and conserving the earth’s resources, I’m a fan of,” Venables said. “It’s a great addition to Denton and the Denton community and the perfect place for it to be.”

Photo by Kaylin Durmick/Staff Writter

Next door to Banter and across the street from Denton Square Donuts, recent addition Scrap is open for business. The store accepts a variety of donations, which are re-sold to the community.

Photo by Kaylin Durmick/Staff Writter

Martha Coburn, Scrap’s volunteer coordinator, speaks with Judith Halaszyn, a future Scrap volunteer. Halasyn has been to the shop numerous times since it opened last week. “Crafts excite me,” Halasyn said. Halasyn will train with Coburn next week so that she can begin volunteering. Judith Halaszyn, a retired staff developer, is already quite the regular, judging from a used Hot Box pizza T-shirt turned shopping sack she bought at Scrap last week. “Judith’s been in here…I don’t know how many times,” Cobu r n sa id. “Donat i ng, buying, donating, buying. She’s very enthusiastic about it.” Halaszyn will start training with Coburn next week to become a Scrap volunteer. Volu nteers a re t y pica l ly charged with taking in and weighing new items. “We keep track [of the donations] in pounds because we want to know by the end of the day how much we keep out of

“We want to know by the end of the day how much we keep out of the landfill.” —Martha Coburn Volunteer coordinator at Scrap the landfill,” Coburn said. Gregory plans to stay focused on the retail side of things right now but hopes to offer a variety of crafting programs to the Denton community, including knitting, crochet, embroidery and sewing. Encouraged by the support

they’ve already received here in North Texas, both Gregory and Coburn are optimistic about the store’s future. “We are just starting out,, but I can’t imagine we will be anything but successful from how well things have been going,” Gregory said.

SCRAP Scrap is a non-profit organization that is run by volunteers. Everything in the shop was donated. A list of what you can and cannot donate can be found in the shop at 215 W. Oak Street or at the shop’s website, scrapdenton.org. “We should reduce what we buy and reduce what we use, but if we do buy it we should figure out a way to reuse it.” -- manager Donna Gregory

Bruce

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Menu overhaul In add it ion to it s

Photo by Tyler Cleveland/Visuals Editor

Students run in the Pohl Recreation Center Tuesday. Exercising more and losing weight is a popular new year’s resolution.

New year, new resolutions Brittni Barnett Senior Staff Writer

As 2012 begins, the prospect of sticking with new year’s resolutions is looming large for many students. This is the first year that Axell Nieto, a history junior, has set a number of resolutions for herself, including eating healthy and making better grades. “I am beginning to feel the pressure to get started, especially now that school has started,” Nieto said. “It’s a lot easier to keep your resolution, I think, if you have a set schedule.” Many departments and offices across campus are seeing an influx of students like Nieto, looking for help in achieving their goals. Students have been coming to the Learning Center since Jan. 2, said Shannon Sawyer, coordinator for academic success programs. “There are students coming in trying to set up volunteer tutoring, and getting help and getting prepared ahead of time,

which has been nice,” Sawyer said. “The tutoring is free, so if there is a subject that the student knows will be difficult for them it is better for them to be proactive and get the tutor now than it is to wait until after the first exam.” In addition to tutors, the Learning Center also offers workshops twice a week that provide tips on note taking, test taking, time management and learning styles, Sawyer said. “One of my resolutions is to stop procrastinating with my classes so much and manage my time better,” Nieto said. “I want to see how far I can get along with it [keeping my resolutions].” Rachel Grimes, program coordinator for the Student Money Management Center, said that most of the students she encounters at the beginning of the new year are looking for help in managing their financial aid refund and making their money last through the spring semester. “Knowing about money and personal finances will follow you

throughout your life,” Grimes said. “Whether you are learning to save more or spend less, it can affect you for the rest of your life.” T he St udent Money Management Center also offers advice on managing debt and offers free consultations. “We also have several online resources,” Grimes said. “We want to work with the way you like to think.” Nieto is already making plans to keep her resolution of having a healthier lifestyle. “I want to eat a piece of fruit or a vegetable every day,” she said. “I thought that was a healthy way of trying to better myself.” To assist students with getting healthy this semester the Pohl Recreation Center is offering free group exercise classes until Jan. 21. “I have definitely been thinking about getting a group exercise pass from the rec center,” Nieto said. “You’re going to invest your money in it so you almost have to go.”

newly designed digs, the “”Bruceteria” also boasts a new selection of grub, including a constant supply of rotisserie chicken with f lavors that change daily a nd a n ex pa nded sa lad bar. Some food options once found in t he vegetarian line are now located on an island salad bar with choices like protein-rich quinoa. “T he nu mber one compla i nt about c a feter ia food is [st udents] wa nt va riet y,” McNeace said. “But they also want the same thing.” Old patrons of the café, fea r not: t he un limited ice crea m cone stat ion and large cereal selection remain. Food ser vice manager J.R. Ca l lder sa id Br uce Cafeteria will now operate on a t h ree-week menu, with recipes swapped out about once a month.

What’s next Callder said 99 percent of the food in the Bruce Ca feteria is homemade, and a recently bolstered staff includes a fine dining chef who spent 30 years in

Photo by Callie Ashley/Staff Photographer

The Bruce cafeteria shed some light on a new and improved way to put up your dirty dishes called the conveyor belt. London. “E mploye e s t a ke pr ide i n w h at t he y ’r e put t i ng out,” Callder said. “They’re concer ned w it h presentation.” St udent s h av e a l re ad y noticed the difference. Phase Two of the renovations will consist of finishing

the basement area and is set to begin sometime this month with a tentative completion date of spring break 2012. Phase Three will provide an extension of dining space for students and will begin construction this summer, pending approval from the Board of Regents.

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Aston leads experienced Mean Green to final stretch Women’s Basketball RY NE GANNOE Sports Intern

T h is t i me last yea r, t he Mean Green women’s basketball team was 5-14 and sitting in last place in the Sun Belt Conference with a 2-4 conference record. B e t w e en s e a s on s U N T cha nged coaches, w it h Karen Aston hired to replace Sha n ice Stephens as head coach. A ston ha s coached t he te a m to a n 11- 8 r e c ord, putting UNT at the top of the Sun Belt West Division with a 4-2 conference record. “We’re continuing to grow, we’ve got a long way to finish where we a re r ig ht now,” Aston said. “I’m proud of the fact we’ve competed well in this league and put ourselves in a position to do well.” UN T has played wel l at home, going 6-2 at the Super Pit, but the team has struggled on the road with a 3-6 record w it h t wo w ins at a neutral site.“

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The women’s basketball team practices Monday in the Super Pit. The Mean Green will face the Denver Pioneers at 5 p.m. Saturday in the coliseum. Anytime you’re in conference play you have to tr y to steal a couple some games on t he road, “ Aston sa id. “Teams that win leagues and do well in league play find a way to win games on the road, a nd we just haven’t been able to do that.”

Moving Forward Every game from now until the Sun Belt Tournament is an important game for the Mean Green, but two teams pose the biggest challenge for UNT. Denver, who tra ils t he Mean Green by a half game in the West Division stand-

ings, comes to Denton on Saturday. Coach Aston highlighted Denver’s offensive capabilities, specifically the scoring of senior for wa rd Kaet ly n Murdoch, who ranks second in the Sun Belt with 17.5 points per game.

The second big challenge for UNT is Middle Tennessee (15-5, 6-0) comes to the Super Pit Feb. 2. Middle Tennessee is undefeated in conference play and has posed a problem for UNT in the past. “They’re t radit iona l ly a team that will press you and

turn you over,” Aston said. “Until somebody knocks them off, then that’s the team that everybody points to.” The Mean Green haven’t beaten the Blue Raiders since 2006. “I’m look ing for wa rd to playing Middle [Tennessee],” senior guard Tamara Torru said. “We haven’t beaten them since I got here.” Torru, along w ith senior for wa rd Ja sm i ne Godbolt and sophomore guard Laura McCoy have been important parts of the Mean Green’s turnaround. Godbolt leads the team in points per game (14.3) and rebou nds per ga me (8.0). Tamara Torru is the team’s second leading scorer with 11.6 points per game and leads the team in assists with 1.9 per game. McCoy runs the offense and will be important in fixing the team’s problem of turning the ball over 20.9 times per game. The team is back on the floor Saturday at 5 p.m. against Denver in the Super Pit.

UNT team preparing for conclusion of rocky season Men’s Basketball BRETT MEDEIROS Senior Staff Writer

The UNT men’s basketball team found itself with a 4-5 record after the LMU Centennial Classic in early December, a far cry from last season’s 7-2 start. Now the Mean Green is sitting pretty after winning eight of its last 11 games, with its only losses to LSU, Sun Belt Conference West Division leader UALR, and Arkansas State. The team will head into the stretch run today with a home exhibition game against Huston-Tillotson, followed by its final 10 conference games of the season. “We’ve got some young guys who have got a little more acclimated to the game and the speed of it,” said head coach Johnny Jones. “We’ve come together as a team and we’ve worked on our chemistry.” Unlike the recent season where UNT has rested the scoring duties on veteran players, the three leading scorers are a trio of freshmen: forward Tony Mitchell and guards Jordan Williams and Chris Jones. “It’s a different team. We got new guys and a new system somewhat so now we’ve got a different look,” said junior

guard Roger Franklin. “We have kids coming from different programs, high schools and transfers that all played a big part for us. We started off this season very slow as you can see, and over time we got better because the chemistry got better and we now feed off each other.”

to averaging 14.1 points and 8.6 rebounds a game. “When I came in I was just trying to fit in and do what I needed to do,” Mitchell said. “We’re a tight knit group, and we’re playing to our capabilities.” The Mean Green next will take on Huston-Tillotson in

“We’re a tight knit group, and we’re playing to our capabilities.” —Tony Mitchell, Freshman forward On Tuesday, Williams and Jordan, the team’s starting guards, were ruled academically ineligible. The two will sit out the remainder of the season, which may put more of a burden on Mitchell. Mitchell has brought new life to the Super Pit, with Mean Green fans and a flock of NBA scouts now marveling at the 6-foot-8-inch forward from Pinkston High. On Monday, Mitchell was named Sun Belt Player of the Week for the second consecutive week, and since his addition to the team mid-December, he has become a focal point for the team, producing double-double performances nearly every night, on his way

an exhibition match. In recent years, UNT has not had an exhibition game in the middle of the conference schedule, but because of the addition of Mitchell in the middle of the season, the schedule was set up to provide a chance for the young forward to get as much NCAA experience under his belt. “Luckily our routine this week will be very much the same,” coach Jones said. “We’ll treat the exhibition game as regular game for us. We’ll do our prep and scouting report that we do on a regular basis.” Tip-off for the Mean Green will be today at noon in the Super Pit.

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Members of the Mean Green basketball team vie for position during practice Tuesday. The Mean Green returns to action against Huston-Tillotson at noon today.

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MIAMI (AP) — First half, all San Antonio. Second half, all Miami — and then some. LeBron James had 33 points and 10 assists, Chris Bosh scored 30 points and the Heat used a historic third-quarter turnaround to erase what was a 17-point deficit and beat the Spurs 120-98 on Tuesday night, snapping a three-game slide in a most unpredictable manner. “We have a great lu xur y with three players who can do special things when you need it,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.

San Antonio connected on 12 of its first 15 shots, led 52-35 with 3 minutes to go in the first half, and had Danny Green hit a pair of buzzerbeaters to take a 63-49 lead into intermission. W hat happened next left both sides befuddled. “Ca n’t ex pla in it,” Bosh said. Offered Spurs guard Tony Parker: “That’s basketball.” M i a m i ou t s c or e d S a n A ntonio 39-12 in the third qua r ter — match i ng t he second-largest differential for any quarter in Heat history, and matching t he second-

worst differential for a period in Spurs history, according to STATS LLC. “Hopefully I can get over this in the next couple days w here I c a n get back to myself,” James said. “I just tried to push through it in the third quarter. My teammates did a great job of finding me and stepping up defensively. We all did that.” Green scored 20 points for the Spurs, who got 18 from Tony Parker, 13 from DeJuan Bla i r a nd 12 f rom Kawh i L e ona rd a nd Ga r y Nea l. Mario Cha lmers scored 13 for Miami.

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San Antonio just attacked the basket with little resistance in the early going, eight of its first 12 makes coming from no more than 11 feet and most of them directly at the rim. Everything was going San Antonio’s way. A nd t hen, wel l, not hing went the Spurs’ way — especially after James found his stride. “There’s not much you can do,” Parker said. “He was on fire in the third quarter. He’s coming in fast breaks and he’s shooting threes. There is no defense against that.”

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Mean Green strives for fruitful spring season Tennis TYLER O WENS Staff Writer

The UNT tennis team’s schedule will be far from a pushover t h is spr i ng. Slated for road matches against ranked opponents No. 22 Tulsa, No. 24 Arkansas, and No. 25 Oklahoma, the Mean Green’s main focus will be winning its second confer-

ence title in three years. “Our number one goal is to win the conference and number two is to make a run in the NCAA tournament,” head tennis coach Sujay Lama said. “You always need to look at the day- to- day goals, and that is to put in a great effort every single day; to be a team, to be a family, to enjoy the process and to grow and improve.” The Mean Green finished its final tournament match Monday

by going 21-12 in the Florida Gulf Coast Invitational. The spring season will consist solely of dual match play– head to head competition between two teams that includes singles and doubles play. The team needs to improve its strength, fitness and consistency to thrive in the spring, Lama said. “We have eig ht g reat players that are all pushing each other so we’re going to force improvement out of each other,” senior Nadia Lee said.

UNT enters dual match play with experienced but fresh faces. The Mean Green will turn to four newcomers – junior transfers Valentina Starkova, and senior transfer Ilona Serchenko , sophomore and freshmen Franziska Sprinkmeyer and freshman Kseniya Barbadush. The newcomers held their own in their first semester during the fall, earning a 39-24 record in singles play. “Some of the new people on

the team have never experienced a dual match before, so it will be interesting to see how we come together,” Lee added. “The transfer of energy between players and the court is crucial, so we’re going to really focus on that.” UNT w ill open Sun Belt Conference play when its hosts Louisiana-Lafayette on Feb. 12. The team will host conference foes South Alabama, Florida. International and Denver

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and finish Sun Belt play with road matches against Middle Tennessee and Troy on April 14 and 15.

Fishers’ game winner beats Mavs Aston brings winning attitude (Associated Press) – Derek Fisher spent the last year wearing more suits than sweats while negotiating the union’s labor deal, and he realizes his peak playing days are probably past. But Kobe Bryant borrows a term from former coach Phil Jackson to describe anybody who doubts what the Lakers’ veteran point guard can do in the clutch. “That’s inherently idiotic,” he said. Fisher hit a tiebrea k ing 3-pointer with 3.1 seconds to play and Los Angeles emerged from a dismal offensive game by both teams with a 73-70 victor y over the Mavericks on Monday night, snapping Da llas’ five-game w inning streak. V i nce Ca r ter m issed a 3-pointer at the buzzer for t he defend i ng cha mpion Mavericks, who swept Los A ngeles out of the second round of the postseason last spring, ending the Lakers’ bid for a three-peat. Neither team looked much like a championship contender in their first meeting since, with 3.5 miserable offensive quarters before the exciting finish keyed by Fisher, who added a not her line to a n overflowing list of late-game heroics. “This is what I do,” Fisher said. “W hen opportunities like that present themselves, I’m confident in my ability to step up and make the right play. I’ve been fortunate in my career to come up with some of those big plays.” Fisher scored nine of his 13 points in the fourth quarter, leading a 10-0 run midway through the period before the Mavericks rallied to tie it on Jason Terry’s running jumper at the top of the key with 9.9 seconds left. “We made the decision to get the ball out of Bryant’s hands, and we just didn’t get to (Fisher) in time,” Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said. “Our full intention was to rotate to him, but he got the shot off quick and he shot it high, so we couldn’t get to it. But he made a great shot. In that situation, you’ve got to live with that decision. And it’s tough.” Carter’s desperation try was far off, and the Lakers celebrated their ninth consecut ive home v ictor y si nce

Opinion RYNE GANNOE Intern

Karen Aston has improved the women’s basketball team. That’s no surprise considering what UNT’s team did last year is difficult to call basketball. T he proof is i n t he numbers. In the 2010-11 season North Texas gave up an average of 73.3 points per game, which was not only the worst in the Sun Belt, but ranked the team 320th out of 333 Division I NCA A teams. T he tea m averaged a rebound differential of minus 1.2, which was good for 215th place in the NCA A, and averaged 20.1 personal fouls per ga me, which ra nked t hem 319th. W hat head coach Ka ren Aston has done over the last nine months is nothing short of a miracle.This season the team gives up an average of 57.8 points per game (ranked 83rd out of 336 teams) and is out-rebounding opponents by an average of 6.4 per game (36th of 336). UNT is in first place in the West Division, a far stretch from the fifth place finish Sun Belt coaches predicted for the Mean Green in a preseason

Ryne Gannoe poll.Although the team still struggles with fouls and turnovers, 18.6 fou ls a nd 20.9 turnovers average per game, UNT head coach Karen Aston has said that the team wins games through hustle. “Winning games on hustle plays, rebounding, running the f loor, when we lose that piece of our identity we’re not really very good. We have to keep remembering that about ourselves,” Aston said. This is a team that’s still learning to win, and Ashton is teaching them to do it. It m a y not b e U N T ’s yea r to w i n t he Su n Belt Championship against t he heav i ly favored M idd le Te n n e s s e e , b u t t h e y ’ l l surprise anyone who thinks it’s anything like last year’s team. It’s clear from the team’s play this year that Aston is leading the Mean Green in the right direction.

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Lakers forward Pau Gasol attempts to block a shot by Mavericks guard Jason Kidd. The Lakers defeated the Mavericks 73-70 after guard Derek Fisher hit a game winning three-pointer with 3.1 seconds left. Christmas. Dirk Nowitzki scored 21 points for the Mavericks, but committed a crucial traveling violation with 38 seconds left in their first loss since Jan. 5. Lamar Odom scored 10 points in his return to Staples Center, where he won two championships before the Lakers abruptly traded him to Dallas last month. A ndrew By num had 17 points and 15 rebounds for the Lakers, who have won six of seven overall despite barely scoring 70 points — the franchise low in the shot-clock

era, set in November 2002. Bryant had scored at least 40 points in each of his past four games, but the NBA’s leading scorer didn’t even score until midway through the second quarter. A irba lls, turnovers and missed assignments dominated play, which included a seven-point third quarter by the Lakers and 35 percent shooting by the Mavericks, who extended their string of exceptional defensive performances. Odom said it was “surreal” to be in the visitors’ locker

room at Staples Center, his home for t he past seven seasons. He got a lengthy standing ovation when he entered the game midway through the first quarter, and the Lakers played a video tribute on the scoreboard. “Ac t ua l l y, it gave me energy,” Odom said. “I’m still trying to get my rhythm back. I’m still getting in shape, and once I get there, then I’ll be able to help this team. In order for me to succeed, you have to move on, no matter what, and I plan on succeeding in this next chapter of my life.”

Last week, UNT sophomore guard Laura McCoy caught fire, going sixof-nine from the three-point line in a 50-42 win over Western Kentucky in the Super Pit. Who is the only UNT women’s player to hit more threepointers in a single game? Hint: She hit the third-most three point field goals in a single season in school history. For the latest updates on Mean Green athletics and more Mean Green Trivia, follow the NTDaily Sports Twitter, @NTDailySports!

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Do you think the online protests of SOPA will be effective?

“I think it will be effective. These are huge sites and everyone uses them. The government will get the message.”

Liana Tull

NT Daily Edboard: Nods and Shakes Nod: Reddit’s online protest The first nod of the semester goes out to reddit.com for their innovative means of protesting both the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act by blacking out their site for 12 hours along with other high traffic sites such as Mozilla, Google and ICanHasCheezburger. Ma ny rega rd t he House of Representatives’ SOPA and the Senate’s PIPA as legislative knee-jerk reactions to the problem of online piracy. The intention of the acts is to keep websites from allowing users to stream copyrighted material by making those websites unavailable and punishing those who stream content illegally with a felony charge. However, D.C. based thinktank The Brookings Institute claims

that it would discourage trust of service providers and send a signal to other countries that censoring the global Internet is acceptable practice. Bravo to these sites for a fresh means of protest in the face of potentially harmful legislation.

Shake: Pinkberry beatdown Los Angeles-based frozen yogurt chain Pinkberry has made headlines in the worst and most surprising way in the past 24 hours. A shake goes out to the founder of the company, Young Lee, for his recent arrest on a charge of beating a homeless man last June in LA. Lee, a native of South Korea, was a former kick-boxer in Korea, making the assault especially despicable.

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“I guess the blackout thing is a good idea as a protest, but the bill they are trying to pass is kind of stupid, because as Americans we should have more rights. Sites like Google and Wikipedia I’m sure get some sort of compensation for those sites, and the government telling them they are not allowed to do that is an infringement on their rights to make money and become more powerful.“

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Lt. Paul Vernon of the LAPD summed it up best in his statement to the press. “This case is emblematic of how the homeless are among the most vulnerable in our society,” Vernon said. “Despite the challenges in the case, the detectives never gave up, and eventually found the victim after leads took them to Skid Row and the local jail.” It’s good to see justice being brought to all socioeconomic levels, and hopefully this kind of abuse of the underprivileged won’t happen in the future.

Nod: The shops at Target A nod for Target, who introduced a new business endeavor this week in which small businesses will be franchised into walk in sections at

all targets. The project is being called “The Shops at Target” and at first will include five separate businesses ranging from upscale dog treats at Polka Dog Bakery to home furnishings from Privet House. While the businesses themselves will have lower prices for their products in the Target shops than they would at their private boutiques, the expanded business and production should mean much more exposure for the “shops.” Furthermore, customers that wouldn’t normally pay boutique pricing will have more affordable access to their products. Everyone wins. Target, a pioneer in retail partnerships, should be lauded for encouraging an entrepreneurial spirit amongst retailers everywhere.

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“As far as the blackout goes, it depends on how active people are tomorrow. It should be effective.Who’s to say that all of the senators are going to be on Wikipedia tomorrow? It depends on how serious they are.”

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

As we begin to return to the usual monotony of university life, I’d like to remind everyone about one of the single most important issues to come up recently, the campuswide smoking ban. Those for it have begun their petition drive and I’m all but certain a vote will appear on the ballot for the spring elections. Fear not, smokers, for there are those of us who still have your interests at heart and are fighting for your liberties! Changing the smoking policy is something I don’t feel we should do, certainly not for an extremely vocal minority. However, I am willing to concede a bit of territory if it means that the university is better overall. After all, that’s why I became a senator. If the tide changes and more students want to change the current public smoking policy, then I would be willing to present what I call “The LaGrassa Compromise”. In my quest to protect individual rights on this campus, I have been presented with three main arguments against public smoking: health risks, public dislike of secondhand smoke, and littering. While nobody would even think about arguing against the health risks of smoking, I’ll instead spend the next several columns addressing the other arguments. First up: public disli ke of smoking. Yes, cigarette smoke smells rather awful. As a former smoker, there’s nothing more I hate than getting a whiff of burning tobacco. So I feel for those who claim to dislike the smell. To correct this, a significant portion of students have asked me why SGA doesn’t just create desig-

nated smoking areas. This is part one of the LaGrassa Compromise: 3 to 6 designated smoking areas on campus, all easily accessible while also separated from main walkways. If you concentrate the smoking in these areas, then smokers are allowed to maintain their habit, while nonsmokers can simply avoid these areas. Everyone wins. I know this isn’t 100% perfect, and it’s not my favorite solution, but it’s a start and it’s better than imposing an unenforceable ban on a legal substance. The important thing to remember about this is that SGA is studentfed and student-led. SGA consists of ideas from students (studentfed), and those issues are refined and implemented by students as well (student-led). SGA cannot exist without students, and regardless of where you stand on this issue, we want to know your opinions.

Nicholas LaGrassa is an Emergency Administration and Planning junior. He can be reached through email, nicholasgrassa@my.unt.edu.

The Value of Core Classes As the spring semester of my first year of college gets under way, I’m still in the process of taking core classes to satisf y the UNT requirements. When I think back to my thought process in my early high school years, this isn’t what I imagined my second semester of college to be like. You see, to my former high school classmates and me, college appeared to be a place where you took whatever classes you wa nted. No more of t hat nonsense like geometry, physics, history, etc. After all, that’s what a major is for, right? However, after beginning the process of college searching, I soon realized that college wasn’t a place where everyone just took whatever classes pleased them. Ever y college I looked into had a general core curriculum that required a variety of courses in different subjects such as political science, math, natural sciences and so on. After choosing UNT and registering for classes at orientation, it perplexed me that only one of my classes for my first semester (Mass Communication & Society) was even remotely related to my major, journalism. Despite not understanding why I had to take these classes at first, I came to realize their value as the semester wore on. My geography class opened my eyes to what was going on in the world, region by region. Geolog y a llowed me to understand the earth and all the processes that shape it. I learned that statistics could actually come in handy someday as I pursue my dream of becoming a sports-

writer, where statistics are found every where. The core classes help us to become more well-rounded individuals. Although most of us aren’t going into politics, it’s good to be educated on government and politics, since we vote. I understand that many aren’t fans of English, including myself, but writing is an important skill to have. And history may seem like a bore to some, but we shou ld a ll k now how our country got to where it is today. I advise everyone who’s in the same stage as me to find value in their core classes. The university requires them for a reason. If we hope to be responsible citizens in the future, we must have knowledge in a variety of areas. Sure, college isn’t a place where we get to just take wherever we want. But, the core classes have the value of making us complete students.

Austin Schubert is a pre-journalism major freshman. He can be reached through email, sportsfreak105@msn.com.

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