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moved to Sage Hall NICOLE BALDERAS Senior Staff Writer
With a vote on renovations for a new University Union just around the corner, certain student resources have begun relocating from the Union to Sage Hall. Sage sits near the center of campus and will house several student-focused programs in one central location. “There is a master plan for t hat bu i ld ing,” sa id Helen Bailey, director of facilities management and construction. “It is separate from the Union Master Plan, but it is related because once we get t he bu i ld i ng completed it will be the hub for student services and student activi-
ties.” T he bu i ld i ng is on ly pa r t ia l ly occ upied at t he moment because of interior and exterior construction. Cu r rent f u nd i ng for t he renovat ions is $ 2 m i l l ion, t houg h f u r t her f u nds w i l l be needed to complete the project, Bailey said. Once renovat ions a re complete, the building will house – among other things – t he Of f ice of Disabi l it y Accommodation, the Testing Center, t he St udent Help Desk, t he Lea rning Center and a second f loor learning common area where students can lounge and study.
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SAGE HALL • Office of Disability Accommodation • Testing Center • Student Help Desk • Learning Center • Emerald Eagle Scholars • Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science (TAMS) • Study Abroad programs •Office for Nationally Competitive Scholarships • McNair Scholars • Terry Scholarship programs
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UNT to release five-year strategic plan Monday ISAAC WRIGHT
Senior Staff Writer
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Entrepreneurship senior Justin Troth wakeboards during a practice set with the team on Lake Ray Roberts. Troth is the president and instructor of the UNT wakeboarding club.
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Faculty and students will get their first look at UNT’s fiveyear strategic plan and new logo at “Four Bold Goals of UNT, One Great University” at 4 p.m. Monday in the Murchison Performing Arts Center. During the unveiling event, the university will announce four points that will lay the foundation for goals it hopes to achieve in the next five years. UNT President V. Lane Rawlins first presented the plan to the Board of Regents in November. “This event is a way of dramatizing these goals, putting them in place and ingraining them in the institution,” Rawlins said. Some of the goals will come as no surprise to students – they
are plans the universit y has been committed to for some time, according to Rawlins. He s a i d V. LANE the first goal RAWLINS is to provide students a high-quality education. “Most institutions will say that’s an obligation they have to students,” Rawlins said. “We want to make it more than an obligation. We want to make it part of our mission.” Rawlins said UNT also plans on adding more researchproducing faculty to provide quality instruction to students. “That’s what a university
is about,” Rawlins said. “It’s a combination of people on the cutting edge of their field.” The university will look to remain cost-effective and customer friendly to students while becoming more visible in the North Texas area, Rawlins said. “We want UNT to be seen more in other communities,” Rawlins said. “We want UNT not to be a place to simply come to, but as a university of the region, and we reach out to you.” Though the university won’t expand on the logo change until its release Monday, UNT News Promotion Manager Buddy Price said students would be pleased with the change.
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City confirms Counterfeit suspects face grand jury case of rabies ISAAC WRIGHT
Brief R EBECCA RYAN Staff Writer
The Denton Police Department’s Animal Services Division announced Thursday a confirmed case of rabies from a kitten. Tests confirmed the case Wednesday. The kitten came from the 1900 block of Azalea Street, which is about 2 miles south of Apogee Stadium. “The owners of the kitten t u r ned it i n because t hey t houg ht somet h i ng wa s w rong w it h it,” sa id Rya n Grel le, publ ic i n for mat ion officer for the Denton Police Department. “Later, it tested positive for rabies.” Grel le s a id t he a n i ma l could have potentially been in contact with other animals in the area. “T he k it ten wa s able to go outside and roam a little. It could have gotten rabies from a feral cat, or a skunk or raccoon,” Grelle said. “If you think your pet has rabies, take it to the vet and let them look at it. Make sure rabies shots
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are up to date and of course don’t approach animals if they’re acting strange.” T he Denton Pol ice Depa r t ment took to it s Facebook page to a ler t residents, recommending residents contact the Texas Department of State Health Ser v ices i f t hey bel ieve they have come in contact with the kitten, or Denton A n i ma l Ser v ices i f t hey bel ieve a not her a n i ma l has come in contact with the kitten. The Texas Department of State Hea lt h Ser v ices can be contacted at (817) 264-4922. Animal Services can be contacted at (940) 349-7594.
T he c a se s of t wo U N T students arrested for counterfeiting are expected to reach a Denton County grand jury in the next few weeks to determine if state charges will be filed. Brent Bakewell and Keeley Dunnam were arrested Nov. 7 for making and using fake $20 bills while both resided at Maple Hall. Both are no longer students at the university. If t he gra nd jur y indicts Bakewell and Dunnam, the case will go to trial, in which case they will face state forgery charges and could face up to 10 years in prison and fines of up to $10,000, according to Texas Penal Code’s judgment on third-degree felonies. The police have confirmed the students were making the fake notes in the residence hall, said Ryan Grelle, public information of f icer for t he Denton Police Department. “We know how the bills were being made,” Grelle said. “But due to not wanting to invite other people to try this, we really don’t want to release that information.” Denton pol ice sa id t he
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Applied anthropology graduate student Shaun Chapa makes a purchase at Jimmy John’s off of West Hickory and West Mulberry streets. Jimmy John’s was the last place two former UNT students, Brent Bakewell and Keeley Dunnam, used counterfeit bills before being arrested Nov. 7. arrests came after a conven ience store employee reported a suspect attempting to use a fake $20 bill. Police sea rched Ba kewel l’s dor m room to discover more forged bills. Both cases could reach a
grand jury in the next couple of weeks, said Jamie Beck, first assistant district attorney for the Denton County Criminal District Attorney’s office. “Neither case has reached a grand jury yet, but they are both ready and waiting to go,”
Beck said. Gra nd ju r y hea r i ngs for Denton Count y a re scheduled only once a week, and it takes time for cases to be put on the docket, Beck said.
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Money Continued from Page 1 One of the cases was being considered for pre-trial diversion, a process by which a case can be dismissed before for ma l cha rges a re f i led. However, t his is no longer being considered, and both
cases w i l l be sent to a grand jury, Beck said. Forgery of U.S. currency is also a crime prosecuted at the federal level. The United States Secret Service investigates crimes involving forgery or financ i a l f r a ud . Nu me r ou s calls to the Secret Service Field O f f ic e i n Da l la s for com ments were not returned.
Editorial Staff Editor-in-chief ...............................................Sean Gorman Managing Editor .............................................Paul Bottoni Assigning Editor ............................................Valerie Gonzalez Arts and Life Editor ........................................Alex Macon Scene Editor.......................................Christina Mlynski Sports Editor ...................................................Bobby Lewis Views Editor .................................................Ian Jacoby Visuals Editor ....................................................Tyler Cleveland Copy Chief ....................................................Jessica Davis Design Editor ............................................... Stacy Powers Senior Staff Writers Isaac Wright, Nicole Balderas, Brittni Barnett, Holly Harvey, Brett Medeiros, Alison Eldridge
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UNT wakeboarding club to compete in national tournament NICOLE BALDERAS Senior Staff Writer
After the graduation of the 2010 class, the UNT wakeboa rd i ng club w a s dow n to about t h ree member s, including current president and instructor Justin Troth. T h r e e y e a r s l at er, t he club i s r a n ke d si x t h out of 16 col lege tea ms set to compete at the Empire Wake Collegiate Championships on April 18-22 in Las Vegas. The team placed in the quarterfinals in 2010. “My first year in charge of the team was just a clutter,� s a id Trot h, a n ent repreneurship senior. “They said, ‘Pretty much if you want to keep t he tea m goi ng, you have to take it now,’ and I was like, ‘Great, I just like to ride.’� Though hesitant at first to head the club, Troth recruited
members through f lyers and by parking a boat used for wakeboarding on campus. “We drew 35 to 40 people who were i nterested, a nd about 15 to 20 of them ended up joining the team,� Troth
addicting,� said Reneau, an av i at ion log i st ic s ju n ior. “It ’s s omet h i ng t h at you can rea lly get better at: you can a lways learn some new trick.� Interest in wa keboarding
“We drew 35 to 40 people who were interested, and about 15 to 20 of them ended up joining the team.� —Justin Troth Club President said. C lu b me m b e r C a m r on Reneau said he never would have known about the club if he hadn’t been looking for it, and is glad he found it. “Your first time out is really
has grown over the past three yea rs si nce Rob Mend ieta to ok ov er t he C ol le g i at e Championships. “W hen we started we had about 20 teams, at the end of last year we had 52 and next
year we expect 70 or more,� said Mendieta, president and founder of Empire Wake, an online wakeboarding publicat ion a nd event sponsor. “Ou r goa l is to ma ke it a big ger de a l i n t he w a keboa rd i ng com mu n it y. We k ind of rew rote the books. Everybody who works for me used to ride college wa keboarding, so we a ll understand what it should be.� UN T w i l l be up aga i nst schools such as Arizona State Universit y, Chico State, the University of South Florida, Texas A&M and Sacramento State, who rank 1 through 5, respectively. The club still needs to pay a $35,000 entr y fee, $12,000 of which Troth said they have thus far. Troth said he may have to begin collecting dues f rom members, but pla n s mainly to fundraise.
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A student lounge on the second floor of Sage Hall was recently completed. The expected completion date for all renovations of the building is late spring. The Office of Disability Accommodations and the Learning Center are moving to Sage Hall from the Union.
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“A major upgrade for disability accommodation is under way now, and basically the place is torn up,� Bailey said. Ramps are being installed to facilitate the new location of the Office of Disability Accommodation. The project will finish in late spring, though
Goals Continued from Page 1 “I think students will find the branding design interesting and very appealing,�
no exact date has been given, Bailey said. Extra space became available for renovations after the College of Business, once based in Sage Hall, was relocated to the Business Leadership Building in September 2011. Prior to the move, Sage Hall was named the Business Administration Building. Other academic-focused programs to be housed in Sage include the Emerald Eagle Scholars, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science,
Study Abroad programs, the Office for Nationally Competitive Scholarships, McNair Scholars a nd Te r r y S c hol a r s h ip programs. Union Director Zane Reif said the space that once housed offices such as the Student Learning Center will be unrecognizable if the proposed Union renovations are made. “As far as the square footage, it will be given to student organizations and storage areas for student organizations,� Reif said.
Price said. Business graduate student Aaron Zischkale said he hopes UNT doesn’t stray from the ‘Mea n Green’ i mage, but hopes t he new ma rket i ng c a mpa ig n w i l l foc u s on t he school’s h ig h qua l it y academic programs.
“We’ve got a good reputation,� Zischkale said. “We’ve got a good music school, the best jazz school. It should be easy to do any kind of brand modifications for UNT.� Others think the promotion of UNT’s image is not the best way to spend the university’s resources. Psychology senior Jordan Fotouhi said he would like to se e h ig her ad m i s sion standards at UNT to further improve the university’s reputation rather than create a new logo. “It’s not doing anything to benef it students,� Fotouhi said. “I think anything like that is a waste of money.�
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Sophomore Ashley McCarroll swings at the ball during practice Wednesday at Lovelace Field. “I want to see what we can do. I know we’re the underdogs,” McCarroll said when asked about the Mean Green’s five games this weekend.
Mean Green opens season against ranked opponents Softball Brett Medeiros Senior Staff Writer
The UNT softball team will have no margin for error this weekend as it opens its season in the Hilton Houston Plaza Classic with three games against nationally-ranked teams. The Mean Green will play No. 11 Oklahoma State and No. 20 Houston, the tournament host, in a Friday doubleheader before facing Houston again in the final game of the weekend Sunday. Both Oklahoma State and Houston played in last season’s NCAA tournament. “Honestly, I kind of like it,” said head coach T.J. Hubbard of facing tough competition to open the season. “It’s a great opportunity to see how good we are and see what we need to work on. It will give us a good starting point to judge where we stand with the rest of the teams in the country.”
On the second day of the tournament, UNT will have another doubleheader with Sam Houston State in the morning and Texas A&M Corpus Christi in the afternoon. UNT is 6-2 in season openers and 5-2 in season openers on the road. Before the Mean Green get into conference play March 10, the team will play in four separate tournaments. In previous seasons, UNT had not participated in more than three tournaments before conference play. “These tournaments let us know how we match up against everyone else,” freshman Danielle Hoff said. “I think we are going to be just fine and give any team we play a tough match.” Last year the Mean Green struggled, especially through conference play. The Mean Green was only able to win one of eight conference series last season, winning two of three against Louisiana-Monroe in April. The
team finished 22-30 last season and failed to qualify for the Sun Belt Conference Tournament for the first time in school history. Although last season didn’t end well, this season has already started on a high note. Senior infielder Lisa Johnson made the Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Team as the Mean Green’s lone representative. “It feels good. I haven’t had it the last three years,” Johnson said. “Eventually by the end of the season I would like to get First Team All[-Sun Belt] Conference as well. Hopefully we can get more UNT players in there.” This season UNT will need to take advantage of its opportunities in home conference games. Last season the Mean Green won a school record of 17 games at Lovelace Stadium. UNT will kick the season off at 11 a.m. today against Oklahoma State in Houston. The final game against Houston will start at 11 a.m. Sunday.
Coley leads FIU past UNT Women’s Basketball Zach Claussen Staff Writer
UNT women’s basketball head coach Karen Aston was denied her 100th career win for the second straight game as the Mean Green fell to Florida International 68-65 Thursday in Miami, Fla. The Mean Green cut FIU’s lead down to one point on two separate occasions in the final seconds, but senior guard Tamara Torru’s last-second three-point shot to tie the game fell short. Junior forward Sara Stanley, who scored a career-high 19 points, a nd sen ior g ua rd Brittney Hudson’s 15 points led the way for the Mean Green (13-11, 6-5). Stanley hit three consecutive shots in the final minute to cut FIU’s lead down. “Lately I’ve been more aggressive w it h t he ba ll,” Stanley said. “Coach [Aston]
has been really telling me to look for my shot more.” The loss is UNT’s ninth by fewer than 10 points this season. A l l-A mer ica n ca ndidate and FIU sophomore guard Jerica Coley was limited to eight points in the first half, but exploded for 17 second half points as FIU (16-8, 6-5) went on an 18-7 run midway through the second half. Aston was displeased with her team’s lackadaisical effort in the second half. “This was just a really disappointing game,” Aston said. “I thought we played well early. In the first 15 minutes of the second half we sleepwalked. I have no idea why we didn’t play harder in the second half.” UNT shot 50 percent but committed 19 turnovers.
Back to the drawing board UNT continues its Sunshine State road trip with a game against Florida Atlantic on Saturday in Boca Raton, Fla.
The Mean Green will try for the third time to earn Aston her 100th career win and attempt to keep pace with the Sun Belt West Division leader ArkansasLittle Rock. Hudson said the team needs to stay more focused and not let up once they gain the lead. “I just feel like we have to get back to consistently playing our style: full 40 minutes and not in spurts,” Hudson said. “Saturday’s game is a big game for us that we need to win.” Aston said she will search for a combination of players who are willing to work hard and compete for the entire game. “We have to go back to the drawing board and find a group that’s going to play hard,” she said. “Our defense is our problem right now.” The FAU Owls (13-9, 8-3) are on a two-game win streak after defeating FIU and Denver last week. The game will tip off at 2 p.m. Saturday.
After scoring its thirdlowest first half point total of the season with 26 points, the UNT men’s basketball team’s offense exploded to gain a 68-61 road victory over Florida International (7-16, 4-7). UNT’s best second half weapon was junior guard Brandan Wa lton. A fter missing all his shots in the first half, Walton scored 13 straight points for the Mean Green (14-10, 7-4) to seal the victory. He finished the game with 15 points, five rebounds and four assists. Walton said the positivity and confidence his teammates expressed throughout the game allowed him to confidently shoot in the second half. “With all of that being said, I was able to knock down some shots in the second half,” he said. Freshman forward Tony Mitchell and sophomore guard Alzee Williams were UNT’s other double-digit scorers. Mitchell finished the night with 17 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks, while Williams continued his hot streak with 16 points, six rebounds and four assists. To begin the game for, FIU sophomore guard Phil Taylor drilled three three-pointers. After that, the defense for both teams picked up and the game became more physical. “We just pointed out all of the shooters on the floor to know where they were and made them drive the ball,” Mitchell said. Walton’s lone point in the first half was scored on a free throw after a flagrant foul. “It’s a conference game,” Walton said. “So it’s like one of those old-time games where if you go into the paint, you’ll get knocked around a little bit. You get used to it.” FIU successfully ran a full-
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Junior guard Roger Franklin goes go up for a rebound during practice Tuesday at the UNT Volleyball Center. The Mean Green won 68-61 against Florida International on Wednesday. court press to force some turnovers, cutting the Mean Green’s lead to six points with less than a minute to go in the game. “I think we were in a rush, instead of keeping [the game] at our pace,” Walton said. “Once we calmed down and got ahead on the boards, we were able to get to the line and knock down some free throws.”
Critical conference clash UNT will stay in Florida to take on Florida Atlantic (10-14, 6-5) on Saturday at 6 p.m. FAU defeated Denver 72-71 on Thursday led by junior guard
Greg Gantt’s 18 points. UNT also defeated Denver in overtime 75-74 on Jan. 21. “We’re expecting another physical game,” Walton said. “It’s going to be a super-critical game, just like the one tonight [Thursday]. We just have to come out and give 110 percent on the court.” Mitchell said the team needs to finish strong to gain momentum. “We have to have mental toughness and work hard to get wins so we can go into the conference tournament with confidence and make a statement,” Mitchell said.
UNT beats another ranked foe, sets sights on SBC play Tennis Tyler Owens Staff Writer
Entering its match at TCU, the UNT tennis team (4-3) had lost all 28 of its previous meetings against the Horned Frogs. That losing streak ended Thursday, as the Mean Green topped TCU for the first time ever with a 4-3 win. No. 44 TCU (3-2) is the highest ranked opponent UNT has ever defeated. “They did it. The believed, they didn’t give up, they fought, and when you do that good things are going to happen,” head coach Sujay Lama said of the team’s effort. “I am so, so proud of them.”
Historic win For the second straight match, the Mean Green opened by dropping the doubles point. Juniors Valentina Starkova and Barbora Vykydalova captured the team’s only doubles win by defeating the No. 57 duo of juniors Federica Denti and Kelsey Sundaram. The teams were tied at 3, with senior Paula Dinuta playing in the final singles match. “I wasn’t nervous. I was just
thinking that I needed to fight for everybody,” she said. “Everybody was screaming, but I just concentrated on each ball.” Dinuta came through for UNT, beating senior Gaby Mastromarino in three sets (6-7, 6-2, 7-6).
“They believed, they didn’t give up, they fought...” —Sujay Lama Head tennis coach “When you play the type of teams we are playing, you see the players that can step up,” Lama said. “[We] have found that winning formula.”
First conference foe The Mean Green will begin Sun Belt Conference play when it hosts Louisiana-Lafayette (1-3) on Sunday at 11 a.m. “We are excited to play at home,” Lama said. “We have been road warriors.” Four of UNT’s last six opponents have been ranked in the top 50 in the nation. While ULL is unranked, UNT won’t take ULL lightly. “The preparation doesn’t change at all. We just have to make sure we don’t have a letdown,” Lama said. “We are continuing to improve, so these matches are going to make us better.” ULL’s lone win this season came in Januar y against Alabama-Birmingham. “We are going to go out there and do our best and fight, just like we did with TCU,” Dinuta said.
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Thin Li ne celebra Film Fest tes its fifth year w ith inte rnation docume al ntaries Page 4 NORTH TEXA S DA
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Creating the perfect Thin Line Film Fest accessories
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FOOD:
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Denton’s international film festival celebrates its fifth year
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Christina Mlynski, Scene Editor
UNT alumnus captures music school through documentary
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FILM:
Fem Flicks introduces concerns on women’s issues
The Food Snobs sample what Sidewalk Bistro serves up
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Be sure to catch… 35mm fi lm earrings : DI MICHAELA DEEN
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Show off your newest accessories at Thin Line Film Fest with these easy to make 35mm film earrings, also made from as movie stripfilm. These earrings are simple and quick to make. Have fun complimenting your outfit with a piece of your favorite movie. The hardest thing to find is the 35mm film. Try your local movie theaters, such as Movie Tavern. A lot of theaters have gone digital, so there is a chance they have leftover projector film. UNT’s Department of Radio, Television & Film Building is also a good place to check for 35mm film. If you cannot find 35mm film at the local theater or arts and craft stores, you can order it online through eBay or various other sites. The 35mm film prices will vary depending on where you buy it, how old it is and what movie it is. All other materials can be found at any local store. The other materials should cost $10 to $15. The most expensive item is the pliers. Things you’ll need: Pair of scissors Pair of pliers A hole punch Any movie filmstrip Earring hooks First look through the 35mm film and find an image you like. Because of the way projection film works, the image selected will be repeated multiple times. Cut two or three slides of the image. These will be the earrings, so you need two. You can cut them into different shapes or make them about twice as long so you can loop them around. Take the hole punch and punch holes in the middle at the top of the 35mm film piece. You can disregard this step if you would like to use the
W it h more t ha n 80 f i l ms screening at this year’s Thin L i ne Fi l m Fe st, hav i ng so many choices may seem overwhelming. Fortunately, here’s a list of a few “must see” films. Now all attendees have to decide is what concessions to buy. “Battle For Brooklyn” The opening film for this year’s festival documents one man’s eight-year battle to save his home from private developers who wa nt to bu i ld a basketball arena on top of his Prospect Heights neighborhood. Directed by Suki Hawley. Run time: 93 minutes Showtime: Feb. 10 at 8 p.m. at Campus Theatre
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It’s easy to make film reel earrings for your friends and family. Materials needed include earring loops, pliers, a one-hole punch, scissors and strips of film reel, which can be purchased online. holes that are already in the side of the film for a tilted earring. Take one earring hook at a time and put the pliers on the loop at the bottom of the hook where the film will go. Use the pliers to bend the bottom of the earring hook toward you. This will make it so that you can slip the film into the opening on the hook. Then take the pliers and close the hook back to secure the film.
Where to buy film: http://www.reelclassics.com/ Buy/films.htm#sale http://www.angelfire.com/ or/raylearchive/#35 Making the earrings: http://www.handmadespark. com/blog/tutorial-recycledfilm-strip-earrings-guestpost-by-mandy-of-something-monumental/
“Buck” This film, featuring Robert Redford, tells the story of how Buck Bra n na ma n rose f rom yea rs of abuse to become a successf u l horse wh isperer. Directed by Cindy Meehl. Run time: 88 minutes Showtime: Feb. 15 at 8 p.m. at Campus Theatre “Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea” This film will make its U.S. premiere at the Thin Line Film Fest. Wit h a sudden r ise of asylum seekers traveling from Indonesia to Austra lia, filmma kers Dav id Schmidt, Chis Kamen and Jessie Taylor f ly to Indonesia to find out why. Run time: 52 minutes Showtime : Feb. 18 at 6 :15 p.m. at Square Donut Theater
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Warren Beatty reshot the bed scene of the 1967 film “Bonnie and Clyde.” The original scene, filmed on location in Denton, was considered too sexy.
“Jane’s Journey” P r i m a t o l o g i s t D r. J a n e Gooda l l ta kes v iewers on a journey from her hometow n of Bournemouth, England, to Ta n za nia, A f rica, where she
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began her work studying chimpanzees almost 50 years ago. Directed by Lorenz Knauer. Run time: 107 minutes Showtime: Feb. 14 at 8 p.m. at Campus Theatre “Carbon for Water” T h i s f i l m h ig h l ig ht s t he importa nce of water a nd its necessit y for su r v iva l for a Kenyan family. The film also highlights the effects of disease, changes in the environment and dirty drinking water. Directed by Evan Abramson and Carmen Elsa Lopez. Run time: 22 minutes Showtime: Feb. 18 at noon at Campus Theatre “The Other F Word” This film shows what happens when anti-authoritarians take on the role of fatherhood. “The Other F Word” follows the lives of several punk rockers, including Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 and Rise Against’s Tim McIlrath. Directed by Andrea Nevins. Run time: 98 minutes Showtime : Feb. 19 at 8 :15 p.m. at Campus Theatre “Seeing in the Dark” This film is a PBS documentary, in which the filmmaker aims to introduce the audience to the wonders of astronomy. Directed by Timothy Ferris. Run time: 60 minutes. Showtime: Feb. 11 at 10 a.m. Campus Theatre
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Thin Line Film Fest brings new spin to movie industry with documentaries BRITTNI BARNETT & ASHLEY GRANT
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Jerr y Givens has killed 62 people. Or so he said in the opening line of ‘Jerry,’ a documentary about a former executioner of Virginia’s Death Row who is now speaking out against capital punishment. Givens will join Canadian tree planters, punk rocker dads and female craft beer brewers as film subjects in the Thin Line Film Fest, opening today. Texas’ only international documentary film festival features films from countries all over the world, including Australia, Italy and Uganda. The festival will run 11 days for the first time since it started five years ago. This year the festival will feature 21 feature films, 43 short films and eight special presentations. “We put on a really high quality festival and we bring in the best films in the world,” festival director Joshua Butler said. “Just through that alone, we’ve been able to grow a really strong audience for documentary films here in Denton.” Creating the Craft Butler is also the president of Texas Filmmakers, the nonprofit organization he helped start eight years ago, which puts on the festival every year. To help raise money for the organization when it first started, Butler and others worked concessions at the Dr. Pepper Ballpark in Frisco. They raised $25,000, working eight hours a day for 55 days in a row, he said. Butler believes his hard work has paid off. “We are talking about subject matters that may or may not ever get talked about in Texas or in our area,” he said. “Films that people will probably not ever get to see again in the state. It’s a window into the world of other people, other cultures and other nations.”
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Danniel Cecava, video editor at Storied Productions, helps set up the screen at the Campus Theatre. This is Cecava’s third year to help set up the Thin Line Film Fest. Film submissions doubled this year, resulting in the festival’s new extended timeline of 11 days. This year’s festival will also feature the first-ever Docu-Denton 7K, a documentary video race in which teams have approximately 7,000 minutes to create a documentary based on a random topic. Each of the completed films will screen during the festival. In an attempt to pay homage to its local roots, Thin Line is presenting the first-ever Denton Doc Award, a $1,000 prize to the best documentary with a connection to Denton County. Connections can include people, places and the “spirit” of Denton County. “We always want to incorporate
local content,” Butler said. “But of course the most important thing is entertainment value of the film and its relevance.”
renowned films such as “Buck,” a story about modern day “horsewhisperer” Buck Brannaman. The film was the winner of the
“It brings in external influences and exposes locals to work from around the world.”
— Bear Cahill
Denton Square Donuts co-owner Since it began five years ago, Thin Line has garnered national attention from media outlets such as Yahoo! and the “The New York Times.” This year’s festival features
Audience Award Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival and was included on the Oscars shortlist for Best Documentary Feature. “Documentaries have gained a
lot of popularity in the last decade or so,” Butler said. “So as documentaries grow in popularity then so should these types of events. It just really means the sky’s the limit to this festival, and hopefully we can take full advantage of all those opportunities.” Community Casting Call Radio, telev ision and film professor Ben Levin said RTVF students look forward to attending the festival. “Students love it, especially graduate students, because the graduate program focuses on documentaries,” he said. Two UNT students, two UNT alumni and one faculty member will
PHOTO BY CHELSEA STRATSO/SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Joshua Butler, director of the Thin Line Film Fest, sets up the screen in the Campus Theatre on Thursday afternoon. Butler has been the director since the festival started five years ago. air their films at Thin Line Film Fest. Some of the featured films include “Graciously We Serve,” “River Planet” and “Paleogeographer’s Song.” Levin also notes the festival’s positivity and increase in growth since its beginning five years ago. “Now, Thin Line has a lot more sponsors and advertising,” he said. “There’s a lot more involvement and
more films being screened.” This year’s film lineup will show at various locations in downtown Denton, including the historic Campus Theatre and Denton Square Donuts. For the duration of the Thin Line Film Fest, the upstairs area of Denton Square Donuts, located in downtown Denton at 208 W. Oak
St., will transform into the Square Donut Theater. This is the first time the venue will be used for screenings for the festival. The makeshift theater seats about 30 people. Denton Square Donuts co-owner Bear Cahill, who knew Butler when he was the program director for Denton’s public access television station, said Butler approached him about using the space of the shop for some of the film screenings. “He knew we had a space upstairs, and they were looking for a more intimate location and settings,” he said. “Keeping it downtown was also something he wanted to do.” On Feb. 20, the final day of the festival, the Square Donut Theater will exclusively show the “Best of Fest”, which are the more notable, award-winning documentaries. Cahill said the relationship between the festival and Denton represents a great exchange of local culture for those people coming in and international culture for Denton. “It brings in external influences and exposes locals to work from around the world and introduces people coming in to Denton to what we have to offer,” he said. “Thin Line does it in a way that’s beneficial to both parties as opposed to taking something away.” To Cahill, Thin Line is more than just a film festival. He said it’s offering a platform specifically for documentaries, something that hasn’t been done before in Texas. As the festival continues to grow, Butler has high hopes for its future and what it can mean to Texas and especially Denton. “It’s a lot of work and sometimes I’m like, ‘Oh my God, why the heck am I doing this,’” he said. “But in the end I see the potential for growth, and I see what we could be and the pursuit of that kind of endgame drives me. I want to see this thing become successful and be a real powerhouse event for the state and the film industry.”
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Reeling out the Facts
Some of the establishing shots for the 1998 film “Armageddon,” starring Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck, were filmed in Denton.
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A Dallas teacher created the “Barney and Friends” TV show, which launched in 1987 and is currently filmed at HIT Entertainment Studios in Carrollton.
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The 1974 film “Benji” was the first movie written, produced, filmed and distributed completely in Texas. Shooting locations for “Benji” were in Denton and McKinney.
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A day in the life.... HOLLY H ARVEY
Senior Staff Writer A film director does more than just walk the red carpet. For Andy LaViolette, directing means everything from positioning lights and choosing different camera angles to editing more than 85 hours of tape. UNT alumnus LaViolette is the director of “Bass: Beyond Limitation,” a 28-minute film which documented the Double Bass Solo Competition, held at UNT in 2010, and will screen at the Thin Line Film Fest, which starts today. LaViolette worked with three other crewmembers, who are also UNT alumni, to capture every moment of the competition. “It would have been easy to just make a compilation recording of all the performances,” he said. “But I wanted to make a film that speaks to everyone.” LaViolette started work on the film by driving to Love Field Airport
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to film contestants as they arrived for the event, said instrumental studies professor Jeff Bradetich, who created the competition. The next task for LaViolette was getting up early to create an interview room for contestants before and after performances. LaViolette set up all the lighting himself and recorded the majority of the sound, he said. Interviewing each performer by himself took time, LaViolette said. Bradetich said the in-depth interviews enhance the film. “You get to see the personal stories of what’s behind the scenes and in the heads of the people involved,” he said. “You don’t have to appreciate classical or bass music to appreciate that.” LaViolette and his crew positioned different cameras in the concert hall, backstage and the interview room to record more than 85 hours of raw footage, which was edited down.
LaViolette finished editing the film after three months. During this time he also worked on other projects, such as wedding videography and music videos. LaViolette was originally hired to only film the competition, but as he began working he wanted to make it more of a documentary. The personal interviews strongly shaped the evolution into a documentary, he said “I didn’t want just a concert DVD,” he said. “The contestants are nervous and sweaty after the talk, so it’s a great time to get candid responses and get inside the performer’s head.” Music always remained the primary focus, LaViolette said. A graduate of UNT’s jazz studies department, LaViolette described the music performances as “lifechanging”. UNT alumnus Brad Holt, who worked as a cameraman for the film, said musical training is an advan-
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Alumnus Andy LaViolette, director of “Bass: Beyond Limitation,” works on the 28-minute film, which documented the Double Bass Solo Competition held at UNT. tage for filmmakers. “W hen you have a musical background, documenting music happening is really natural,” he said. When LaViolette is not working on films, he embraces his musical roots and sets up jazz nights at Denton clubs. “I’ve lived in Denton since 1998, and there’s no signs I’ll be leaving anytime soon,” he said.
“Bass: Beyond Limitation” will screen at 8 p.m. Feb. 17 at Campus Theatre. Campus Theatre 214 W. Hickory St. Denton, TX 76201
Lights, camera, action requires a filming permit A IMEE PASS & R ENEE TORRES Interns
A green light glows from within a garage as a camera crew stands outside in the driveway, waiting to capture whatever’s about to come out. This science f iction scene, filmed by radio, television and film senior Derek Welle and his team, is one of many that UNT students will create this year. Before embarking on their short film, Welle and his crew were required to attain a permit from the city of Denton. Obtaining a permit to film in Denton only takes two steps: filling out a 10-question application and completing a standard liability waiver. Both forms can
be found and submitted on the City of Denton website. Many students avoid the application process because they fear long waits, complicated paper work or big fees, said Hugo Ramos, Spanish language senior and a RT V F equipment room assistant. “All I’ve needed to worry about is gaining permission from the owner and maybe a signed release for documentation,” Ramos said. “That’s as far as our legal work goes. Again, since this is Denton, most places a re ver y understanding and curious.” Permits are free, said Janie McLeod, Denton communit y events coordinator. “The only person who benefits is the individual,” she said.
T he Cit y of Denton Fi l m Permitting officials prefer that students apply at least five days prior to filming, but it usually doesn’t take that long for the application to be processed, McLeod said. If students try to secure a permit, they may use city services such as the Denton Police Department or Denton Fire Department or obtain help with street closures, according to the City of Denton website. The fine for filming without a permit in Denton is up to $500 per day, McLeod said. Each city has its own filming regulations. Dallas only requires a permit to film if filming impedes traffic. Fort Worth has stricter regula-
tions, including age restrictions, an application fee of $250 and a security deposit of $700. Film crews have had permission from the office for the past 18 years, McLeod said. Before this office was created, the office of economic development regulated commercial filming, she said.
Several large budget movies have been filmed in Denton. Mo s t r e c e nt l y, D e nt on’s Courthouse on the Square made a cameo appearance in the opening scene of “Monte Carlo” (2011). For more information, visit the City of Denton Film Permitting website at http://www.cityofdenton. com/index.aspx?page=504
Reeling out the Facts Although “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” was not filmed in Denton, Meat Loaf, who played the character Eddie, attended UNT when it was still called North Texas State University.
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Housing connects with UNT community NADIA HILL Staff Writer
Offices and iMacs fill bedrooms as eager film majors work to create their online show for 720. T h is is a f i l m product ion crew created by UNT Housing in August 2011 to educate the student body about opportunities on campus through a weekly web ser ies. St udent s i n t he Radio, Television and Film REAL (Residents Engaged in Academic Learning) community create all the episodes, which are posted Thursdays on YouTube. It’s free to join the club. “720 puts st udents i nto a production house environment with the opportunity to learn and gain experience,” said Joel Morales, media specialist and UNT alumnus. “We do this so students can create online content
and can say, ‘this is ours,’ that this is part of their school, and to inform, educate and entertain.” What began as a marketing strategy for UNT Housing turned into an enthusiastic group of freshmen and sophomore students eager to learn production skills. The name 720 was inspired by the concept of two revolutions around the sun, ensuring revision to deliver the best quality to students. Members must be an RTVF major and part of the REAL community. The crew includes about 20 students. “RT V F REAL community is the link between college and housing,” UNT Housing Marketing Coordinator Philip Elliott said. “These students have limited time, and we want to make it as beneficial as possible. We’re bringing
academics and the college experience to their doorstep.” There is something for everyone, including camera operations, public relations, writing, producing and sound editing. Each student is directly involved in producing the show. “After the script was split up, I organized the RLA [resident assistant] Selection episode into what it came out as,” said Matthew Beldon, pre-RTVF freshman, producer and writer. “This is a real film set, and my name was on the credits list. 720 gives me experience I won’t get until junior year.” In the future, UNT Housing hopes to provide all REAL communities with similar immersion experiences. 720 is specifically developing its program to retain students by adding more responsibility each
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UNT alumnus Joel Morales discusses camera functions with freshman Spencer Hagerman, a resident in the RTVF REAL Community in the UNT Housing office Wednesday. The group 720 meets Wednesdays to shoot videos and posts the videos every Thursday to YouTube. year, as well as creating one short film per semester to enter in local film festivals. “I wouldn’t want to be doing anything else,” Beldon said. You
can go to movies or parties, but that doesn’t do anything for you. This is experience for the future.” Check out their series at youtube. com/UNThousing.
Fem Flicks sheds light on women’s issues K ATIE OLSON Intern
Once a month, students, faculty and staff come together to voice their opinions and concerns about women’s issues through Fem Flicks. Created in 2008 through the joint efforts of the Women’s Studies department, the UNT Media Library and the Women’s Center, Fem Flicks shows documentaries relating to women’s issues. The free screenings happen the last Wednesday of every month in Chilton Hall. “I think it really originated with the Women’s Studies department wanting to do events on campus that related to women’s issues and start a conversation,” Chilton Hall librarian Kim Stanton said. The staff chooses documentaries covering themes such as anorexia and sexual violence. Some screenings feature a
speaker afterward so viewers can discuss their thoughts and opinions over the issue highlighted in the film. What sets Fem Flicks apart is their value as documentaries, Stanton said. “They have a scholarly intent to them, as opposed for being for enter ta inment pur poses,” she said. “It meets the goals of what the Fem Flicks film series is about.” Rad io, telev ision a nd f i l m professor Eugene Martin said showing films made by women helps young women in his classes find their voices as directors, producers, writers and editors. “I think it’s important that our college students see women as complicated and three-dimensional people,” he said. “I teach filmmaking, and we have several young women directors and they
recognize how hard it is to make it as filmmakers.” T he Med ia L ibra r y a nd Women’s Studies staff members meet at t he beginning of t he year to decide what films will screen. “It will allow for new perspectives, and they’re good movies,” said Maryam Eljaouhari, anthropology sophomore and attendee. “It allows people with similar interests env isioning ideas to come together.” Martin said it’s vital to spark a discussion and inspire the next generation of citizens by exposing students to how women are integral to society through film. “It’s a great way to meet other people and have cof fee afterwards and discuss what they just watched and engage in conversation,” he said. “It’s a wonderful way to ex tend t he classroom
experience.” Stanton said she encourages everyone on campus to participate in the Fem Flicks screenings. “I think that if students and facu lt y a re interested in t he topics t hat t hese mov ies a re addressing, watching them in a group setting with a speaker after wards is a way to engage with people who are interested in the same topic,” she said.
Watching Women’s Roles What: Fem Flicks Where: Chilton Hall Room 111 Time: 4 p.m. Contact: www.library.unt.edu/ media/news-events/fem-flicks Did You Know: The next film being screened is called “Arresting Ana,” covering the issue of anorexia and how legal and free speech issues are contested in a new media landscape.
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UNT became the home for the “Texas State University Fightin’ Armadillos” in the 1991 film “Necessary Roughness,” starring Scott Bakula, Sinbad and Kathy Ireland.
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FOOD SNOBS Sidewalk Bistro 2900 Wind River Lane Denton, Texas 76210 Did you know? Sidewalk Bistro offers weekly specials and promotions on their Facebook page.
NADIA HILL & A LISON M ATLOCK Staff Writers
Hidden in a mini-complex of restaurants next to Cinemark 14 and Beth Marie’s Ice Cream, Sidewalk Bistro is a semi-swanky café serving up average comfort food in a family-friendly atmosphere. Sidewalk Bistro is set up so customers seat themselves. With black and white checkered REC
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tile, only ten tables and kitchen on full display, the small restaurant feels like a diner in disguise. The waiters don’t come around much, but when they do, they are pleasant. The menu offers a wide selection of typical sandwiches, salads, burgers and other dinner plates such as chicken-fried steak or pork chops. The chicken salad sandwich is tasty with just the right flavors to make it more than an ordinary sandwich. A good amount of the chicken salad is placed on the sandwich, along with lettuce and tomato. With a side to go along with it, the meal is quite filling. The Philly cheesesteak is fresh and filling, with creamy cheese and crisp vegetables, but not entirely worth its $9 price tag. Other sandwich options include tuna salad, grilled chicken and a Ruben with sauerkraut and roast beef. Coming with one side, the meal comes out to $8, which is a bit pricy for a sandwich and fries.
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The chicken salad sandwich at the Sidewalk Bistro features a unique twist of cherries served with a side of sweet potato fries. Sidewalk Bistro is located next to Cinemark 14 and Beth Marie’s Ice Cream. With a few burgers to choose f rom, on ly a couple of t hem stood out. The mushroom Swiss includedd grilled mushrooms and sharp Swiss cheese over a half-pound patty. The Western barbecue burger is loaded with bacon, cheese, grilled onions a nd a ta ng y ba rbecue sauce. Burgers are $9, which includes a side. T here is a va r iet y of sides
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available, including french fries, sweet potato fries, house salad, macaroni and vegetables. For bigger appetites, there are larger dinner plates including chicken-fried steak, pork chops, ch icken tender s a nd stea k s. T hese items a re a bit pr icier at $13. A few Tex-Mex choices, such as quesadillas or carnitas, are also available if patrons are not in
the mood for homestyle comfort food. The restaurant is BYOB, so the age-appropriate crowd is welcome to bring its own refreshments and unwind for a bit while enjoying some good food. Sidewa l k Bist ro is ex pensive and does not have the best customer service, but the food is comfortably familiar with an inviting atmosphere.
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