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Senior Staff Writer The first improvements to Internet service in resident halls provided by Apogee Advanced ResNet Services are currently in place and have started to provide faster Internet to residents. As part of the $20 million, 20-year naming rights agreement with UNT in September, t he Aust in-based Internet services company agreed to increase the bandwidth of the dorm Internet access every year over the length of the contract. The first upgrade of resident Internet services was added in the fall and raised the bandwidth of the service from two to five megabytes-per-second (MBps), providing faster download speeds. “For comparison, a one gigabyte iTunes rental would have taken more than an hour to download on the 2 MBps connection available only last spring,” Apogee spokesperson Nat Nealeigh said. “Beginning in the fall with the introduction of the new 5 MBps base service, the same movie would be ready to watch in only 26 minutes.”
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Playground equipment stands among charred rubble at the Selwyn School, a K-12 private school situated on a 90-acre campus at 3333 West University Dr. A two-alarm fire broke out Thursday morning and destroyed the two main wings of the building. The cause of the fire is under investigation. No injuries were reported and Friday classes have been cancelled.
UNT looks for payback against Arkansas State Men’s Basketball BRETT MEDEIROS Senior Staff Writer
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A Denton Police badge hangs in a display case at the City of Denton Police Station, 601 E. Hickory St. Tuesday. The Citizen’s Police Academy is a free 13-week program designed to teach community members their role in assisting police officers.
Citizen’s Police Academy offers look into Denton P.D. A NN SMAJSTRLA
Senior Staff Writer Denton residents have a chance to get an up-close look at the city’s law enforcement by participating in the Citizen’s Police Academy (CPA), a course designed to open communication between citizens and the police. Citizen’s Police Academies are common at police departments around the U.S., especially in larger cities, criminal justice lecturer Dr. Kris Kawucha said. The origins of Citizens Police Academies can be traced back to the 1960s, when relationships between law enforcement and citizens were becoming exceedingly strained because of the civil rights movement and other events of the time. “Citizens academies were a way to perhaps explain why
law enforcement does some of the things they do,” Kawucha said. “And to a certain extent, on the other side of it, to let law enforcement officers interact with community members in a non-confrontational way.” The Denton CPA has been available for about 20 years and has produced about 300 graduates, officer Shane Kizer said. “We strive to have a style of policing that ref lects the collaborative efforts between the community and the police department,” Kizer said. “And the Citizen’s Police Academy is just another process that helps to achieve that.” Denton CPA meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. for 13 weeks. The first class in the program is an overview and general discussion about the function of the Denton Police Department, Kizer said. Each following week
deals with a different aspect of the police department, including specialty divisions that deal with narcotics, child abuse, family violence, family services and forensics. In add it ion to hea r ing presentations, citizens also get the opportunity to ride with a duty officer, take a tour of the city jail and shoot targets at a shooting range. People from all walks of life attend the CPA, from retired citizens wanting to be involved in the community to recent high-school graduates interested in a career in law enforcement, Kizer said. Investigator Brandon Hobon has presented information about the Denton PD’s investigative bureau to the CPA since 2006.
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With a newly retooled lineup, t he Mea n Green (12-9, 5-3) w i l l look for redemption as it welcomes Arkansas State (9-12, 3-4) to Denton for a noon tip off tomorrow in the Super Pit. I n t h e t e a m s’ f i r s t matchup Jan. 7, ASU junior g u a r d Ma r c u s Ho ot en dra ined a t hree-pointer w it h 2.2 seconds lef t to put the Mean Green away, 75-72. “ T h i s i s p a y b a c k ,” f resh ma n for wa rd Tony M itchel l sa id. “T hey ’re coming to the Pit and they’re going to have to play.” Mitchel l was plag ued w it h foul trouble in t he Mea n Green’s prev ious game, a 64-62 road loss to L ou i si a n a-L a f ay et te We d ne sday. He playe d just 17 minutes, a lmost 10 minutes fewer than his season average. “I just have to play,” Mitchell said. Sometimes you’re going to have nights like that when you’re not in the groove, but at the same time you just have to keep playing.” T he Mea n Green a re likely to get junior forward Jacob Holmen back from an undisclosed injury after he missed t he past four games. “I’m just glad to be back to my team, and I want to try to help us because we’re dow n a couple players,”
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Junior guard Roger Franklin grabs the rebound among Denver players during the Mean Green’s 75-74 overtime win against the Pioneers Jan. 21 in the Super Pit. Franklin scored 15 and notched 11 rebounds in UNT’s 64-62 loss to the Cajuns Wednesday in Lafayette, La. Holmen sa id. “I just wa nt to contribute any way that I can.” T he loss to L ou i sia naL a fayet te a l so prevented head coach Johnny Jones from getting his 200th career win. “We definitely want to get Coach Jones his 200th win, and Arkansas State beat us at their place so we want to get
them here,” junior for ward Jacob Holmen said. T h i s s e a s on A r k a n s a s State finds itself sitting near the bottom of the Sun Belt Conference West Division, a year after it recorded the No. 2 record in the conference at 11-5.
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REGIONAL Dallas man accused of stabbing estranged wife, in-laws to death A man accused of stabbing his estranged wife and her parents to death in a Dallas home was arrested Thursday as he pulled away from a fast food restaurant where officers tracked him after the killings, police said. William Palmer, of Sachse, confronted Donya Palmer outside her parents’ home Thursday morning before following her inside and fatally stabbing all three, Dallas Police Lt. David Pughes said. William Palmer, 50, has been charged with capital murder and was being held on $1 million bail at the Dallas County Jail, where officials did not know if he had retained an attorney. Pughes said William Palmer and his wife had separated a week earlier, but declined to offer a possible motive for the slayings. Authorities found no history of domestic violence between the couple.
Texas executes convicted killer in ’94 rape, death Convicted murderer Rodrigo Hernandez was executed via lethal injection Thursday night for the abduction, rape and strangulation of a 38-year-old woman in San Antonio 18 years ago. Hernandez was condemned for the slaying of Susan Verstegen, an employee of snack maker Frito-Lay. She was attacked at a storage area behind a supermarket and her body was found dumped in a garbage barrel behind a San Antonio church. The February 1994 slaying went unsolved for eight years until Hernandez, as a requirement for parole from a Michigan prison, had to submit a DNA sample that went into a national database. The DNA linked him to her death and, more recently, advances in DNA technology also tied Hernandez to the 1991 slaying of a 77-year-old homeless woman in Michigan.
NATIONAL Groups sue over Navy sonar use off Northwest coast Conservationists and Native American tribes are suing over the Navy’s expanded use of sonar
in training exercises off the Washington, Oregon and California coasts, saying the noise can harass and kill whales and other marine life. The environmental law firm Earthjustice, the Natural Resources Defense Council and other groups filed the lawsuit Thursday aga inst t he Nat iona l Ma r ine Fisher ies Service, saying it was wrong to approve the Navy’s plan for the expanded training. They said the regulators should have considered the effects repeated sonar use can have on those species over many years and also required certain restrictions on where the Navy could conduct sonar and other loud activities to protect marine mammals. The groups want the permit granted to the Navy to be invalidated and are asking the court to order the fisheries service to study the long-term effects of sonar on marine mammals. A spokeswoman for the Navy declined to comment Wednesday, saying she had not seen the lawsuit, and a spokesman for the fisheries service said the agency’s lawyers had not yet reviewed it.
Netflix stock surges 22 percent after earnings report Investors rushed to buy Netf lix Inc. stock Thursday while there was mixed reaction among media analysts about prospects for the Los Gatos, Calif., video subscription company. One day after reporting financial results and subscriber growth during the fourth qua r ter t hat were st ronger t ha n ma ny analysts and investors had expected, Netflix shares surged 22 percent on Thursday, closing at $116.01. That’s the highest the stock has been since October, when Netf lix shares plummeted after disappointing results for the third quarter, during which it lost 800,000 subscribers because of a price increase and aborted attempt to separate its DVD shipping business into a new brand called Qwikster. Thursday’s increase accelerated a more than 65 percent jump in Netflix’s share price since the beginning of the year. However, the stock is still far below its high of just under $300 in July.
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Apogee Continued from Page 1 Nealeigh said the improvements raised Internet speeds in the dorms by about 250 percent. Residents also have the option to pay a one-time semester fee for access to Internet service with a bandwidth of 8 MBps. UNT athletic director Rick Vi l la r rea l sa id a round $ 6 million of the Apogee contract will be paid to UNT through bandwidth improvements to resident hall Internet service, and about $13 million will be paid to the university in cash over the course of 20
years, which will be used to pay off UNT’s debt following con st r uc t ion of t he new
“I noticed it was slow, but it’s a lot better than the first semester I was here...” —Raven McFadden Pre-biology sophomore
stadium. “Rather than getting $20 million in cash, we moved towa rd ma k ing a component of this agreement something that reduces the cost to
the campus and students,” Villarreal said. Apogee ha s prov ided Internet services to UNT dorms since 2008 and is currently the largest provider of ResNet services in the country. P re-biolog y sophomore Raven McFadden has lived on campus since her f irst semester as a freshman. She said she’s noticed a difference in Internet speed since she first moved onto campus. “I not iced it was slow, but it’s a lot better than the first semester I was here,” McFadden said. “We had a lot of problems before. Now, I have noticed it’s a bit faster. I hope they keep making it better, because there’s always room for improvement.”
Facebook, Washington state combat “clickjacking” spam SEATTLE (AP) — Facebook is partnering with Washington state to combat a t y pe of spam called “clickjacking” that is plaguing the social net work ing site, compa ny and state officials announced Thursday. Two s epa r ate law su it s were filed in federal courts in California and Washington state against Delaware-based Adscend Media LLC, which officia ls say is behind the spamming. “The way we think about it, security is an arms race,” Facebook’s general counsel Ted Ul lyot sa id a longside Washington state Attorney Genera l Rob McKen na at the social media company’s Seattle offices. “It’s important to stay ahead of spammers and scammers.” In “clickjacking,” links on Facebook promising shocking or sa lacious v ideos have code embedded in them that spreads the link to the user’s page. That makes it seem like the user “liked” the link, with the aim of attracting more
clicks from the user’s friends. The links eventually lead users to a sur vey or information from an advertiser. Adscend Media is spreading spam through misleading and decept ive tact ics a nd has encouraged others to do the same, McKenna’s office said. An email inquir y sent to Adscend was not immediately returned, and an attorney for the company had not yet been listed in federal court records. Social networking sites are popular targets for spammers because people are more likely to trust and share content that comes from people they know. This makes spam, scams and viruses easy to spread. Still, Facebook says less t han 4 percent of content shared on the site is spam. By comparison, about 74 percent of email is spam, according to security company Symantec Corp., t hough t he bulk of it gets f i ltered out before reaching someone’s inbox. Facebook has more than 800 million users.
Na me d i n Wa sh i ng ton state’s lawsuit are Adscend co-owners Jeremy Bash, of West Virginia, and Fehzan Ali, of Texas. The lawsuit says Adscend violated several state laws, as well as the federal CAN-SPAM act, which makes it unlawful to procure or initiate transmission of misleading c om merc ia l c om mu n ic ation. McKen na sa id Adscend has annual revenue of $20 million. Washing ton state is t he only state partnering w ith Facebook. The company said it partnered with Washington state because of a histor y in the state of technolog y consumer protection. T he at tor ney genera l said Washington state has been a leader in technology consumer protection since his predecessor, now Gov. Chris Gregoire, began filing suits against malware and spyware users. “As spammers adjust their t ac t ic s, we adju st ou rs,” McKenna said.
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“I used this time to dispel some of the myths of crime fighting that are sometime por t rayed on telev ision,” Hobon said. “[Such as] that crimes ca n be solved in a hour, that we as police officers can just walk into a business or pick up the phone and get the information we need without court orders, etc.” Former and current participants in the program were unavailable for comment.
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“We just have to ma ke sure we come out and play well. It’s the next game on ou r schedu le a nd we’re trying to continue to position ourselves in this conference race,” Jones said. While the entire women’s basketball team’s coaching sta f f w i l l be ba refoot in suppor t of S a m a r it a n’s Feet for their game against
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Senior guard Brittney Hudson reacts to a call while Denver guard Morgan Van Riper-Rose drives during the Mean Green’s 50-44 loss Jan. 21 in the Super Pit. The Mean Green defeated the Cajuns 66-45 in Lafayette, La. and will face Arkansas State at 4 p.m. Saturday in the Coliseum.
Aston to go barefoot in conference game Women’s Basketball ZACH CLAUSSEN Staff Writer
UNT women’s basketball head coach Karen Aston will feel more at home than usual this Saturday as the Mean Green take on the Arkansas State Red Wolves at the Super Pit. Aston will coach barefoot to support the Samaritan Feet Barefoot Coaching movement, which provides shoes to children in need and raises awareness for worldwide outreach. “I did [Sa ma rita n Feet Barefoot Coaching] last year
[at Charlotte], and the goal this year is to raise $1000,” Aston said. UNT looks to build a twogame win streak and avenge an overtime loss to the Red Wolves (8-13, 2-6) earlier this season. The Mean Green (12-9, 5-3) led that January matchup by five points with less than three minutes remaining in overtime before letting the game slip away. Junior for wa rd Jasmine Godbolt knows the importance this game has on the Sun Belt Conference standings. “There’s always some extra
fire to win these [conference] games,” Godbolt said. UNT will have to be wary of Arkansas State’s scoring trio of sophomore forward Jane Morrill, senior guard Shania Hurst and junior guard Ashley Olvera. All three players are in the top 25 of the conference in scoring, with Morrill third with a 17.1 points per game average. The three combined to score 38 of the Red Wolves’ 70 points in the win over the Mean Green Jan. 7. Tu r novers were a lso a problem in the first match up, as UNT turned the ball over
Fast start for Woods in first tournament of 2012 ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — No momentous shots for Tiger Woods. No bogeys, either. The 14-time major winner opened his 2012 season with a solid first round Thursday at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, shooting a 2-under 70 that left him three strokes behind co-leader Rory McIlroy, his playing partner. “Hit the ball well all day today. It was a good ball-striking round,” Woods said. “I had a hard time reading the greens out there. The greens were pretty grainy and I just had a hard time getting a feel for it. Toward the end I hit some pretty good putts but overall I got fooled a lot on my reads.” McIlroy shot a 67, as did Robert Karlsson. But the best shots of the day came from Sergio Garcia (71) and Jose Manuel Lara (70) — each had a hole-in-one on the par-3 12th hole. McIlroy, the U.S. Open champion from Northern Ireland, had three birdies on his first four holes but erratic driving led to two bogeys on the next four. He steadied himself with three birdies on his back nine, including a chip-in on No. 8 from just off the green. “It’s a nice way to start the competitive season, I suppose,” McIlroy said. “I didn’t feel like I played that good. I definitely didn’t strike the ball as good as I have been the last couple of weeks. I think it’s just because your first competitive round of the season, card in your hand, you can get a little bit tentative or a little apprehensive.” Woods missed several birdie chances, including a 6-footer on his ninth, the 18th hole. He also struggled with his approach shots on a course that was playing tougher than usual with
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Tiger Woods watches his tee shot on the second hole during the second round of the 93rd PGA Championship at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Ga., Friday, Aug. 12, 2011. its thick rough, resulting in many 25- and 30-footers coming up short. McIlroy calls Woods a friend and chatted with him much of the day. He said he didn’t take any satisfaction in beating him in the first round. “If it was the last day of the tournament and you’re both going in there with a chance to win, I would take a lot of pride from that, obviously,” said McIlroy, who as a teenager followed Woods during a Dubai tournament when he played as an amateur in 2006 and 2007.” Coming off a seven-week layoff, Woods has said he is fitter than he has been in years and brimming with confidence following his victory at the
Chevron World Challenge last month. That ended a two-year run without a win. Before last month’s win, Woods finished third at the Australian Open, and then delivered the clinching point for the American team in the Presidents Cup. Since Chevron, Woods has moved up to a No. 25 ranking after briefly falling outside the top 50 last year. “It felt the same as it had from Oz to the World Challenge to here,” Woods said. “I controlled my ball all day and just had a hard time getting a feel for these greens. They are grainy enough where I just didn’t quite read them right, and I hit them good, and then the grain would take it, not take it. It was just difficult.”
28 times, including 16 in the first half. The game will be broadcast on ESPN3. Students are encouraged to bring new children’s shoes to the game for the needy and also attend the game barefoot to support the cause. “Your feet actually don’t hurt as bad at the end of the game,” Aston said with a smile. A conference victory wouldn’t hurt either. Not only would another win bring the Mean Green to the top of the West Division, but it would also give Aston her 99th career victory. The game will tip off Saturday at 4 p.m. in the Super Pit.
A rka nsas State Saturday, Jones and his staff will wear sneakers for Jones’ pursuit of No. 200. “I was actually going to do it with her [Aston], but this weekend we have the Coaches vs. Cancer, so it’s sneakers and suits for men’s college basketball coaches a round t he count r y,” he said.
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UNT tries to build on strong individual starts Track Josh Friemel Intern
After a strong performance in Oklahoma last weekend at the J.D. Martin Invitational, the Mean Green track and field team will try to continue its recent success this weekend at the Houston Indoor Invitational. UNT recorded 29 top-five finishes in last week’s meet. Head coach Carl Sheffield says the team will continue to improve if it comes together as a team.
The purpose of the season’s first three meets is to work on technique and fundamentals, while preparing for conference meets in February, Sheffield said. “We need to start getting into our minds that there is a championship on the horizon,” he said. T he Hou s t on I ndo or Invitational is the biggest event UNT has competed at this year, with more than 15 teams entered in the meet. “It’s a lot of fine-tuning because I’m new here,” Sheffield said. “Everybody is trying to figure
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Junior Sarah Korn practices pole vaulting Thursday afternoon. The track team will compete at the University of Houston Invitational this weekend.
out how I operate and what I want it done.” Sheffield coached his first track and field meet as the UNT head coach two weeks ago at the Texas A&M 10-Team Invitational. Junior sprinter Johnny Hickman said the team is in a good position from a training standpoint but it still needs to improve to achieve its goals. Hickman placed third in the 60-meter dash (7.01 seconds) and fourth in the 200-meter dash (22.47) in last weekend’s event. Although the team is participating in its third event in three weeks, Hickman said fatigue won’t play a part in the Houston meet. “The way we’ve been training, we’ve been training to have a really big tank, so fatigue isn’t a really big factor,” Hickman said. “Everyone has a few nicks and bruises here and there, but for the most part we are collectively getting our legs back.” Senior Sara Dietz, who placed first in the mile last meet (5:03.29 minutes), and junior Matt Russ, who placed second in the 800-meter run (1:55.98), will also try to continue their hot starts. Sheffield credits the start to their second year of being with assistant coach Sam Burroughs and “a killer fall of training.” “I think we’ll continue to see them improve just because what they’ve set for themselves and for us all,” Sheffield said. “We are looking for big things from our distance core this year.” Hickman said he believes the team will continue to fix its flaws and become stronger as a unit. “From Texas A&M to the J.D. Invitational, we’ve done outstanding,” he said. “We’ve gotten better by leaps and bounds. We need to keep that going as a team.” The meet begins Friday at 3 p.m. and resumes at 9 a.m. Saturday.
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Junior Sarah Vann practices pole vaulting Thursday afternoon. The track team has a meet at the University of Houston this weekend.
Mean Green prepares for season’s first home matches Tennis Tyler Owens Staff Writer
After playing its first two matches on the road, UNT (1-1) will host Stephen F. Austin (2-2) and Oral Roberts (1-3) tomorrow at the Waranch Tennis Complex. These will be the first home matches for the Mean Green since the North Texas Classic in November. The Mean Green will try to bounce back from a 4-3 loss to No. 25 Oklahoma Tuesday. “One of our goals this year is to protect the house,” head coach Sujay Lama said. “We aren’t going to let anyone come and beat us in our house.” UNT started slow against Oklahoma, with the Sooners taking a 4-0 lead before the Mean Green closed the margin to 4-3 to end the match. “Our first goal is to win,” junior Valentina Starkova said. “This is our goal, but at the same time we have to look at what we have to do to win.” Lama said that the team worked on their fitness, movement and execution this week in preparation for the double header. “We can’t just think of the outcome. We just have to focus on our conditioning and being mentally tough,” Starkova said. “We need to take it one step at a time.” SFA is coming off a tough 5-1 loss to No. 5 Baylor Wednesday. Earlier this season, SFA posted victories over Sun Belt Conference foes Florida Atlantic and Louisville, who the Mean Green will host March 11. UNT already has experience facing the Lumberjacks this season. In the Florida Gulf Coast Invitational, Starkova rallied to defeat SFA sophomore Jithmie
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Junior Valentina Starkova returns the ball during practice Jan. 19 at the Mean Green Village. The team will face Stephen F. Austin and Oral Roberts at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., respectively, at the Waranch Tennis Complex for the home opener. Jayawickrema 1-6, 7-5, 10-7 on the third day of singles play. On the same day, freshman Kseniya Bardabush and senior Irina Paraschiv took down SFA freshman Julia Lorca and sophomore Laura Servise 8-2 in doubles. UNT does not have the same experience against Oral Roberts. Oral Roberts has lost three straight since their only victory
of the season, which came against Arkansas-Little Rock nearly two weeks ago. ORU fell to No. 22 Tulsa earlier this month. The Mean Green will face the Tulsa Golden Hurricane March 2. “We expect to be a very, very tough, physical team [this weekend],” Lama said. The SFA match will begin at 11 a.m. The ORU match will start at 3 p.m.
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Ten tips for becoming a greener person
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DI : Homemade all-purpose cleaner Opinion
EMILY PEEK Intern
Instead of grazing the shelves at the grocery store for cleaning supplies, where there is a different bottle for each surface, take steps toward making your own. Cleaning supplies can get expensive, and don’t seem to last long. Chemicals can also be harmful to people and pets. Here is an easy to make allpurpose cleaner that can save money, help the environment and clean your house all at the same time with eco-friendly household
ingredients. All of the ingredients can be found at your local store for under $10. What you will need: -Spray bottle -Funnel -2 cups of hot tap water -2 tablespoons of distilled white vinegar -1/2 teaspoon of liquid dish washing detergent -1/2 teaspoon of borax
First make sure the spray bottle is clean, especially if it was used for something else before. Turn the faucet on and let it run until the water gets hot. Funnel two
cups of hot water into the bottle. The hot water helps the other ingredients dissolve into one fluid mixture. Next add the vinegar, dishwashing liquid and borax. Replace the top of the spray bottle and shake the mixture well. The allpurpose cleaner is now ready. You can store the cleaner for later use. This product can be used on just about everything. It will clean bathrooms, walls, countertops, mirrors, windows, ovens, stoves, sinks and even the floor. Source: http://www.themakeyourownzone. com/05/homemade-all-purposecleaner.html
A simple guide to going green MICHAELA DEEN Intern
With the busy schedule of trying to balance school, work and a social life, “going green” may be the last thing many think about. Everyone and the environment can benefit with these 10 easy tips. 1. Walk or bike instead of driving. Make use of the public buses and trains, such as the DCTA and A-Train. This helps cut down on fuel emissions and it’s easy on the wallet. 2. On the way to class, make the effort to throw away water bottles in the recycling bin or gum wrappers in the trashcan. No one likes a litterbug. 3. Unplug appliances when they are not in use. Even though the TV is turned off and the cell phone is removed from the charger, energy is still being drawn from the outlet. “Phantom energy,” as it is known, accounts for around 10 percent of electricity use, according to Planet Green. 4. Do-It-Yourself. With websites such as Pinterest, it’s easy to find
lots of projects that are environmentally friendly, such as homemade cleaning supplies and innovative ways to recycle. 5. Shop local. Purchasing items that are produced locally helps the community, the economy and the environment. Buying local can cut pollution produced by shipping items overseas. 6. According to College Board, the average student spends approximately $1,000 on textbooks a year. Instead of buying new books each semester, save money and purchase used ones. This will also help save trees and landfills. 7. Print on both sides of the paper. A study done by Arizona State University showed that by using both sides, students could reduce their paper consumption by at least 30 percent. 8. Donate old clothes to reduce waste and unnecessary production of new clothes. 9. Recycle electronics to prevent harmful chemicals from being released into our ecosystem. The city of Denton has an electronics drop-off center located at the City of
Green Spots Cost for DCTA $3 for one-day local pass $5 for one-day regional pass For help planning your trip visit www.dcta.net To recycle electronics visit: City of Denton Landfill Weigh Station 1527 S Mayhill Rd Denton, TX 76208 (940) 349-8700 More info on local recycling can be found at www.cityofdenton.com
Denton Landfill Weigh Station. TVs and computers can also be recycled — just call in advance. 10. Carry groceries in reusable bags instead of paper or plastic ones. The majority of plastic bags end up in landfills or oceans. According to reusethisbag.com, only 1 percent of plastic bags get recycled.
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An efficient homemade cleaner is made from tap water, white vinegar, dish detergent and borax.
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Denton lives up to its sustainable reputation
Brittni B arnett & Holly H arvey Senior Staff Writers
Bracing himself against a strong and chilling wind, Buddy Hill pushes a large blue container piled high with discarded papers across the pebbled sidewalk outside of the General Academic Building. Hill lifts the heavy container onto a 1988 modified U-Haul truck. “They keep trying to take it [the truck] away from me, and I say there’s no sense in buying a new one,” Hill said. “Me and this truck get along; we’re both old.” Hill is one of UNT’s four fullt i me person nel who gat her t he recycling across campus every day, a service he said saves the university tens of thousands of dollars a year. Hill said he has always been conscious of keeping the environment healthy. UNT is established as the top school in Texas and is among the top 17 percent in the nation for its sustainability efforts. The city of Denton also continues to climb the charts as a sustainable city, taking care of the environment and its citizens.
cient appliances, participating in RecycleMania and encouraging the use of public transportation. That same year, Bataille established the Sustainability Council, composed of students, faculty and staff to discuss how to fulfill the requirements of the commitment. The Office of Sustainability was established in 2009 because of the Council’s recommendation. “ We’v e d e f i n i t e l y g r o w n
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of 178 universities in the world i n rega rds to susta i nabi l it y, according to t he Universitas Indonesia’s Green Metric World University Ranking. In addit ion to its work on campus, UNT Sustainability is partnering with the city of Denton to increase its susta inabi lit y efforts, Schmidt said.
Sustainability in Denton
UNT, the city’s largest employer, was involved in giving feedback regarding the city’s sustainability plan, Schmidt said. The city of Denton is work ing towa rd improving sustainabi l it y i n ma ny a reas, i nclud i ng —Katherine Barnett w i nd p ow er a nd City of Denton gas. One of its main Special Projects Administrator goals is to educate residents on how to make more sustainas an office from a very small able choices. staff of just one or two people,” For example, free energy audits said Mendie Schmidt, assistant are offered to residents so they director of outreach for the Office can track thermal energy, conduct of Sustainability. “In terms of the lower duct testing, receive recomnumber of people we can reach mendations and participate in and the impact we can have on rebate programs to make homes campus, those have just grown more sustainable. exponentially.” Denton residents receive 40 percent of their power from local Establishing a Mean “Green” w ind energ y, sa id Kat her ine Barnett, city of Denton Special Legacy Since its establishment, the Projects Administrator. Denton Municipa l Elect r ic office’s mission has been to work w it h t he UNT communit y to started the transition to wind address the university’s sustain- power a few years ago to create ability issues through research, more environmentally friendly outreach, operations and teaching power options. “Sustainability is important students. UNT has completed five of the for everyone,” Barnett said. “It’s seven tangible actions required something that we need to do to in the Commitment through its improve the state of our community.” efforts. The city is working to remodel The university ranks No. 36 out
“[Sustainability] is something that we need to do to improve the state of our community.”
UNT Sustainability History In 2008, former UNT President Gretchen Bata i l le sig ned t he American College and University President’s Climate Commitment, making UNT the first university in Texas to do so. The commitment outlined steps university presidents should take in order to increase sustainability, such as purchasing energy effi-
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Clean energy photovoltaic panels that power a windmill contrast with gas-guzzling trucks Thursday east of the Environmental, Education, Science and Technology Building.
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Interior design junior Rebecca Christy watches paper recycler Buddy Hill replace paper bins Thursday at the Art Building. Hill, one of four campus recyclers, said it takes a week to replace all the paper, plastic and cardboard bins. Hill earned a second bachelor’s degree, in sociology, in the fall and wants to become an academic advisor after over six years recycling for UNT. itself, from changing to more energ y efficient light bulbs to refitting the city fleet to consume fewer fossil fuels, Barnett said. The lighting change is expected to save the city $124,000 annually, according to the city of Denton’s sustainability website. Ranking sustainability from city to city is difficult and is “like
comparing apples to oranges-there’s no real scorecard,” Barnett said. However, because of Denton’s strong reliance on wind energy, t he cit y is considered more advanced than many other areas, she said. The city has also implemented a landfill gas collection system
that has enough energy to power 1,600 homes and create 1.6 megawatts of energy, Barnett said. New sustainability measures will be introduced to the city counci l on Feb. 7 to ex tend current policies such as refitting older buildings with lighting and providing more funds for community education on sustainability,
Barnett said. Denton ha s susta i nabi l it y lectures once a month for the community where people can learn how to improve energy efficiency and ask questions. “Sustainability is just trying to get back to a more regional way of living,” Barnett said. “We’re trying to collect our own products
and services and make ourselves more self-reliant.”
Eco-Friendly Future UNT will offer tours to help people learn about sustainability initiatives on campus. The tours will include sights such as the Environmental Science Building, the Business Leadership Building
and Maple’s vegan dining hall, Schmidt said. However, as t he universit y moves forward with its sustainabi lit y m ission t heir biggest challenge is awareness, Schmidt said. “We have some really great programs,” she said. “And finding a way to tie students in a nd getting the word out on campus can sometimes be challenging.” One solution to this problem has been the implementation of the We Mean Green Fund, a $5 per semester student fee used to fund environmental projects on campus. “I am pretty proud of the Green
Fund,” Schmidt said. “And that we have students on campus that can have a say in the direction their university is taking in terms of projects that make a real impact on campus.” As UNT Sustainability looks to a more eco-friendly future, Hill said he will continue his job of keeping UNT green, at least for now. “I obviously enjoy the fact that I help keep some of this from going into a trash pile somewhere and that I am helping the environment,” he said. “All those are good qualities of the job.”
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OrganicSCENE
Friday 1.27.2012
Cardo’s Farm Project produces organic food A LISON M ATLOCK Intern
With the sun high in the sky, Amanda Austin walks between rows of squash. She bends down and pulls one out of the ground as the daily harvest begins for Cardo’s Farm Project. Cardo’s Farm Project, founded in December 2010 by UNT alumna Austin and farm manager Daniel Moon, is a community farm and education center in Ponder, Texas. The project provides healthy produce and informs the community of the importance of their healthy food grown without the use of chemicals. “I am inspired by the Young Farmers Movement that is sweeping the country, growing and providing healthy food, building a farm-centered community and the opportunity to teach through farm-based
education,” Austin said. Moon said he has a strong interest in developing and employing sustainable technologies and practices on the farm. “It is important to me to be environmentally conscious and grow this food so that the community can be inspired by and participate in achieving positive change from our consumer-based culture,” Austin said. After raising $15,000 through a kickstarter.com campaign, they were able to double their vegetable production and begin their first community supported agriculture. Austin said she finds community support vital for small farms like this to exist. People can contribute by volunteering or purchasing produce. “I think Amanda and Daniel’s
work is important and beneficial to the community because it unveils the process of growing food which so many of us are disconnected from,” art studio professor Annette Lawrence said. “I have enjoyed many meals made with produce from Cardo’s Farm Project.” By supporting a small local farm, individuals use their voice to stand against poor food quality and poor food production methods, Austin said. “[Students] volunteering provides opportunities to learn about caretaking, team work, a sense of accomplishment, gratification, self-worth and self-reliance,” Austin said. Students should have a variety of reasons to be concerned with having healthily-grown food, Lawrence said. “Those reasons could be ecological, economical, concerns with
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Daniel Moon and Amanda Austin stand beside their local garden project. dietary health, culinary interests or pure curiosity,” she said. Moon and Austin’s products are sold at various locations in Denton; The Cupboard Natural Food Store, Hannah’s Off the Square, The Chestnut Tree, Denton Juice Co. and Jupiter House Coffee. As the days on the farm continue,
so will produce production, and Austin’s and Moon’s goal to keep everything environmentally friendly and fresh. “Hopefully the farm-based education programs will also grow and reach wider audiences,” Austin said. For more information visit www. cardosfarmproject.com
Hannah’s offers fresh local ingredients to patrons NADIA HILL & L AMECIA BAINES Interns
Waiters dressed in black glide underneath dim lights, delivering specialty meals featuring kale from the chef’s garden and beef from a local farm. Hannah’s Off the Square combines southern comfort food with fine dining, using ingredients mostly from local farms and markets. Hannah’s Off the Square is an eco-friendly fine dining experience off Mulberry Street, churning out low-impact meals. Executive chef Sheena Croft purchases meat and produce from farms within 100 miles of Denton to reduce the impact of shipping and packaging while supporting local farmers. Most of the meat and produce served is from Cardo’s Farm Project, Gnismer Farms and local farmers’ markets, which is picked fresh daily. “I learned to cook with what I
had on hand, with what’s fresh,” Croft said. “We’ve been getting local foods for about five years because it made sense. The farmers’ market was getting started right around the corner and what you have is what you make.” In jeans and a white apron, Croft is casual about her food until she mentions the farmers she buys from and eliminating waste in the kitchen. “Every little piece is precious, pushing you to make something special,” Croft said. “There’s a connection there you don’t get from ordering national brands, and I know how hard the farmers work. I mean, I’ve gone out to the farm and helped milk goats and pull beets from the ground, and you don’t want anything to go to waste.” Every season brings new dishes, changing with the weather and available produce. Spring and summer have fruity, grilled dishes,
Hannah’s Off the Square 111 West Mulberry St., Denton, TX 76201 940-566-1110 Hours of Operation: Lunch Monday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dinner Sunday, Monday 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday 4:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, Saturday 4:30 pm to 11 p.m.
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Sheena Croft prepares lamb tartare for the second course at a wine dinner for customers at Hannah’s On The Square. Croft is the executive chef at the restaurant. while hearty, vegetable laden grub is common in winter. Twice a year, Hannah’s does a 100 Mile Dinner where every morsel and wine offered has local roots. Menu options range from $8 to $30. “The food is so fresh,” said Earl
Russell, Gainesville, Okla. resident but a Hannah’s frequenter. “You get things here you can’t buy anywhere else.” What began as an effort to serve guest high quality food morphed into supporting local businesses
and reducing the restaurant’s environmental impact. “Because there’s an emotional tie rather than just a transaction, everything radiates from what Sheena puts on the plate,” manager Robert Marshall said. “The experience around dining matches it. I can deliver what Sheena creates in a unique service style.”
MusicSCENE
Vocal Trash goes green with shows Intern
The sound of empty water jugs struck with drumsticks, combined with break-dancers spinning on stage, blends perfectly with the hig h-energ y sounds of Voca l Trash. Voca l Tra sh, ba sed out of Nor t h Tex a s, ha s created a ruckus for around 10 years. The band promotes the use of green energy while informing audience members about the importance of the environment. Initia lly, Vocal Trash was a “standard industry band” that used regular instruments. “We started out as an entertainment entity and over the years the group has changed us,” said Steve Linder, founder and performer in Vocal Trash. “Now we’re music with a conscience and in harmony with the environment. ” The band performs popular songs such as “I’ve Got A Feeling” by The Black Eyed Peas, as well as some of their own material. Linder said he considers what the band does to be ‘edutainment’, a combination of education and entertainment. Vocal Trash provides an amped-up show while also educating the audience about green awareness. In between songs, Linder said Vocal Trash will announce to the audience what certain instruments are made from and how it has been kept out of a landfill. L i nder sa id he hopes t hat people, through the variety show, w ill adopt t he ba nd’s motto: “T h i n k…before you t h row it away.” “Most people don’t t h i n k about what or how much they’re throw ing away,” he said. “We want to inform people on ways to keep landfills at a minimum.” Many of the instruments Vocal Trash utilizes are made from items
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PHOTO COURTESY OF VOCALTRASH.NET that would otherwise be found in a landfill, such as vegetable cans, galvanized metal scrapers and auto parts, Linder said. Vocal Trash recently performed Jan. 18 at the U.S. Composting C o u n c i l ’s 20th A nnua l Conference. Rosa Bottoni, office manager at U.S. Composting Council, said that the audience loved ever y minute of the performance. “Voca l Trash’s performance was ver y upbeat and they put ever yone i n a g reat mood,” Bottoni said. Kelsey Shaw, co-ow ner and performer in Vocal Trash, said that going green isn’t just about recycling and upcycling, which is reusing, but also simplifying life. “It ’s a b out not b ei ng s o wasteful,” Shaw said. Something as simple as turning off lights and only running the dishwasher when it’s completely full would have a huge impact on energy and water conservation, she said. “If everyone changed just one thing it would make a huge difference,” Shaw said. Linder said the band hopes to t ravel t he world someday promoting green awareness. “We want to spread the green world on a g loba l sca le,” he said. For more information on the band, visit: vocaltrash.net.
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First Aid Kit’s sophomore album influenced by Americana sound Review
A SHLEY GRANT
Friday 1.27.2012
The cliché that says “looks can be deceiving” thoroughly applies when it comes to First Aid Kit. Johanna and Klara Soderberg may be Sweden-bred, but their soul is American-raised. The two sisters have taken indiefolk music to a whole new level with their sophomore album, “The Lion’s Roar.” The t itu la r opening track, “The Lion’s Roar,” is a brooding mi xture of sha rp voca ls and layered guitars. The song is filled to the brim with powerful lyrics that tell the story of a dysfunctional family affair. The tune sets t he tone for t he remaining record; it starts off simple, but by the end listeners feel as if they’re in the presence of an orchestra pit. First A id Kit mesmerized Mike Mogis, Omaha producer and guitarist for Bright Eyes, when he hea rd t hei r f i rst record. He was so impressed by the sisters’ musical talents he decided to produce “The Lion’s Roar” and play alongside them. Nate Walcott, also a Bright Eyes band member, took trumpet duties on many of the tracks as well. Halfway through the record, listeners will discover “This Old Routine,” a heartbreaking folksy t rack t hat even Bob Dyla n would be impressed with. The introduction of a slide g uita r g ives t he song a whiny, yearning feeling of desperation. This track could t u r n t he big gest hopeless romantic into a skeptic. T he Soderberg sisters crafted “The Lion’s Roar” on
their last tour. With realistic tales about life and relatable lyrics that hit too close to home, it’s ref reshing to see such young women bare their old souls – no doubt taking notes from their musical mentor and biggest fan, Bright Eyes f ront ma n Conor Oberst. The final track of the album is First Aid Kit’s golden ticket, “King of the World.” With basic beats, distinctive acoustic guitars and autoharps, it doesn’t get any more Americana than this track. With a guest performance by Oberst, the call-and-response between the sister’s harmonious voices and his crooning tone produces a magical dynamic. This is the track that will climb the music charts. While it’s a feat in and of itself to create a second album that’s
PHOTO COURTESY OF MCT actually – gasp – respectable, there are moments throughout the record where songs drone on too long. It’s a rookie mistake that First Aid Kit will learn to tackle with time. Overall though, these lionesses have a lot to roar about.
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FoodSCENE
Friday 11.20.2009
FOOD SNOBS
La Burguesa
La Burguesa 214 E. Hickory St. Denton, Texas 76201 Phone: 940-442-6113 Fax:940-442-6114 Hours: MondayThursday 11a.m. to 9p.m. Friday and Saturday 11a.m to 10 p.m.
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NADIA HILL & A LISON M ATLOCK
Cheese oozes from La Monumental Burger, a double beef, double cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato and onion.
La Burguesa is exactly what it sounds like: Mexican food meets classic Texas-style grub in the form of ballpark fare. Tucked away next to Ramen Republic and across the street from Loveshack, this new twist on burgers, fries and hotdogs adds a distinctive f lavor to Hickory Street. Flavors from sout h of the border are evident in menu options such as the choice between regular and spicy onion rings.
Wa l k i ng i nto t he restaurant, the atmosphere is a little confusing at first. It’s like rustic a mbia nc e me et s dow ntow n funky art scene somewhere in Mexico. There’s exposed brick, some painted a deep charcoal and orange trim along the windows and doors. Pleated metal below the cash registers gives the place a little shine underneath the menu. There are three main burgers on the menu - the La Monumental,
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w r a pp e d i n b a c on , with jalapenos, tomatoes, cheese and “special Cleanliness sauce” – was a step Service above t y pica l g reasy Affordability fast food. It was cheap Atmosphere enough to be fast food, but a little too classy Food Quality to be a hole in the wall find. Six bucks bought a tast y, interest ing hot dog, spicy onion rings and a drink. The spicy onion rings weren’t crazy spicy - just a little kick. There were two interesting additions to the meals. One was a churro, which was thrown in with the meal for free and was an unusual dessert to a burger or hot dog. The second was a Mexican fortune cookie, which is flatter and blander than Chinese fortune cook ies but contains the same inspiring messages. C onv en ient l y, a l l pr ic e s include tax, so what customers s e e i s w h a t t h e y p a y. La Burguesa definitely fulfills cravings for hearty fried foods. It’s an exceptional blend of two different cuisines that will keep customers coming back. It’s not fine dining, but it’s worth a try.
the Burguesa Double, and the Burguesa. Each burger comes with extras such as avocado, refried beans and ham. For $7, patrons can get a burger, fries and a drink. Their signature burger, La Monumenta l, is monst rously equipped with two beef patties, t wo slices of cheese, ha m, a crunchy tostada, refried beans, lettuce, tomato, onion, avocado a nd a specia l crea my sauce. T he Mex ica n hot dog –