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NORTH TEXAS DAILY, October 16, 2009 VOLUME 94, ISSUE 30
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More students � le FAFSA veri� cation
Homecoming festivities pump Mean Green spirit
UNT Student Government Association celebrates 60 years
(From left) Jena Shankle, an early education senior, and Rachel Emard, a hospitality sophomore, show o� the construction of this year’s bon� re. The majority of the wood is donated by MillerCoors and the university, and the contruction is done by the student group Talons.
PHOTO BY KHAI HA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Brandon Nase, a music education senior, and Sarah Fox, a development and family studies freshman, cut the cake at the Student Government Association’s 60th birthday celebration.
BY MELISSA BOUGHTONSenior Staff Writer
UNT kicked off Homecoming week on Tuesday with a Homecoming picnic and pep rally, but it was only the begin-ning of this week’s Mean Green activities.
The university has more than 15 events planned for this weekend, leading up to the UNT vs. Florida Atlantic University home game on Saturday.
Festivities begin today, with two activities aimed at getting students’ blood pumping green.
UNT will hold a spirit march at 6:45 p.m. from Fraternity Row on Maple Street to lead students to the annual homecoming bonfire and the Yell-like-Hell contest.
“It’s a pretty big tradition, so it’s passed down from year to year,” said Michael Luster, Student Government Association director of student involvement. “Students should make sure to participate, it is going to be a lot of fun.”
The bonfire lighting and the student yell contest will begin at 8:15 p.m. and take place across from the Athletic Center, located at 1301 S. Bonnie Brae St.
“Students can expect free giveaways, entertainment and fun,” said Luster, a radio, tele-vision and film senior.
An Alumni Lab Band reunion/jam session at The Syndicate in the University Union will conclude the Friday evening events.
The session will feature guest artist Denis DiBlasio.
Jazz alumni are encouraged to bring their “horns” and play jazz. The concert will have rotating musicians playing classic charts from the jazz library.
The event is free to the public and will include a cash bar and food. The concert starts at 8 p.m. and lasts until closing.
“I’m excited because this is my first homecoming at UNT and I really want to get closer to my sisters and other people at UNT,” said Beth Reynolds, a
business sophomore. “People get excited here, and it is different from other schools.”
Saturday’s event schedule will open with an Athletic Hall of Fame breakfast.
This year’s inductees are Jimmy Gales for basketball, Corina Marginas for volleyball, and Ja’Quay Wilburn and Billy Dinkle for football.
Other big events before the big game will include a KNTU-FM, 88.1, tailgate party at noon to celebrate the radio station’s 40th year.
The cutting of the KNTU anniversary cake is sched-uled for 2 p.m. at the Mean Green Village, the field beside Traditions Hall.
“We are celebrating 40 years, and we invite people to come out,” said Russ Campbell, a radio, television, and film lecturer and KNTU general manager.
The annual homecoming parade will begin at 1 p.m. at Welch and Hickory streets. The parade will travel around the
Denton Square and end on North Texas Boulevard and Highland Street.
The Grammy Award-winning group Brave Combo is scheduled to perform on the Bud Stage at the Mean Green Village at 3 p.m.
Tents for UNT’s various schools and departments will also be set up at the Mean Green Village, providing food and drink for students.
Finally, the Mean Green vs. Florida Atlantic game will start at 7 p.m. Ticket prices start at $10 dollars. Students get in free with their UNT ID.
The Mean Green March takes place two hours prior to game kickoff, featuring the cheer-leaders, dancers, Green Brigade marching band, coach Todd Dodge and the Mean Green football team.
“This is the biggest time to promote school spirit on campus, and I think that is very impor-tant on any campus,” Luster said.
BY CALI A. THOMPSONContributing Writer
T he fa lter i ng economy swept across UNT this fall, bringing more pressure for the 68 percent of students receiving financial aid.
The number of students required to verify informa-tion for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid nearly doubled since 2007, adding stress to students and straining the financial aid office.
Because parents and legal guardians lost jobs and faced pay cuts during the recession, more students qualified for student aid, said Ed Turney, assistant director of Financial Aid and Scholarships.
“We’ve seen a g reater p er c ent a ge of s t udent s applying for financial aid who have lower adjusted income than they might have had a few years ago,” Turney said.
In 2007, about 25,000 UNT students filled out a student aid report. The numbers rose to about 26,000 in 2008.
H o w e v e r, t h e s h o c k happened this year when the financial aid office received more than 32,000 applicants.
All universities across Texas have experienced a similar influx of students.
“This is a common thing that is being seen across the board,” Turney said.
That increase led to the U.S. Department of Education ques-tioning more students’ FAFSA information.
At UNT more than 11,000 students had to verify infor-mation, compared to less than 7,000 in 2007.
A student aid report is tagged for verification immedi-ately when there is a dramatic difference between last year’s income number on the applica-tion and the number submitted for 2009, said Lacey Thompson, assistant director of finan-cial aid.
The Federal Department of Education selects the majority of applicants for verification, although UNT also selects students to confirm informa-tion.
Of the total student aid
reports selected, Thompson said more than half need corrections.
For students, these neces-sary verification statements can be a hassle.
Lacey Vanderbilt, a ceramic and psychology senior, said she is familiar with FAFSA but the verification statement was a new requirement for her this year.
“Unfortunately, I am one of those people who has to do all my own paperwork,” Vanderbilt said.
Although she was aware that the information she submitted could later be questioned, Vanderbilt said she had not been selected before.
“I never had to deal with it before,” Vanderbilt said. “Why do I have to now?”
Despite her frustration, Vanderbilt said she turned in the information needed and received her financial aid on time.
Turney said the financial aid office tries to keep up with the growing number of students seeking aid even before the semester begins.
Starting in July, the office requires overtime of four hours a week for its staff to process all incoming information.
Leading up to the first week of school in August, the office handled an average of more than 2,000 students a day, contacting them by phone or in person.
“Nobody will tell you that the process for financial aid is easy,” Turney said. “But it’s our goal to help you obtain an education and earn your degree.”
PHOTO BY KELSEY KRUZICH / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER
“This is a common thing
seen across the board.”
—Ed TurneyAssistant director of
Financial Aid and Scholarships
BY KELSEY KRUZICHContributing Writer
The Student Government Associat ion threw a long-a w a i t e d b i r t h d a y b a s h Thursday to honor its 60th anniversary.
The UNT community was invited to take part in cele-brat ing w ith music, ca ke, punch and giveaways.
Freshmen interns of the SGA handed out free merchan-dise to guests who attended the party.
“It was really just a way to give back to the UNT commu-nity,” said Brandon Nase, a music education senior and the SGA director of Campus Involvement.
The SGA began at UNT in 1949 to make sure students were heard and their needs were met.
Nase said the 60-year-old goal still holds true today, and will continue to hold true in the future.
He has seen several changes in his three years working with the organization, Nase said.
The organization is getting more focused and living up to the standard that UNT President Gretchen Bataille has set, he said.
“SGA is constantly working to make sure it is student-centered university,” Nase said.
He said he sees the orga-nization continuing in the s t u de nt- c e nt e r e d d i r e c-tion with future leaders and freshman interns.
Nase said he hopes for big things to happen for the SGA, and for the organization to cont inue work ing for t he community.
Fresh ma n i nter n K a r a Kasberg, a music education major, said she enjoys her experience in SGA.
“We are the voice to the voiceless,” she said.
Kasberg said she wants to continue her involvement in SGA next year by serving as a senator for the College of Music.
The organization ser ves as the voice of the students by creating a link between
administration and all of the UNT community.
In t he f uture, pol it ica l sc ience f resh ma n V ic tor Figueroa said he wants to see the organization grow.
“SGA is large within the university, but it has more g row ing to do a nd more students need to get involved,” he said. “The more people that join, the better.”
At the birthday celebration, Vice President Bonita Jacobs spoke about the past 60 years at UNT.
“We are very fortunate to have strong student govern-ment and strong leaders,” Jacobs said.
Jacobs a lso sa id t hat a u n iver sit y c a mpu s w it h s h a r e d g o v e r n a n c e i s extremely important.
A f ter t he rema rks, SGA members ser ved cake and pu nch to g uests as t hey stopped by.
T he a s soc iat ion hold s events like the birthday cele-bration to create awareness of the organization, Figueroa said.
This year, the SGA consists of seven executive members and 25 senators representing each college in the univer-sity.
The organization also has 27 freshman interns, who serve with more experienced members to learn more about student government.
A l l students at UNT are el ig ible to join t he SGA. Meetings are held at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesdays in Wooten Hall 322.
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By Morgan WalkerStaff Writer
As Halloween creeps around the corner, eerie stories from the past rise again.
Dallas-Fort Worth is full of areas with reports of unusual noises and strange images that many believe to be paranormal activity. Two ghosts are said to exist on campus — in Bruce Hall.
According to the book “Spirits of the Border V” by Ken and Sharon Hudnall, one of these ghosts comes from the story of a girl named Wanda, a Bruce Hall resident during the 1930s.
The book states that when Wanda became pregnant, she hid behind baggy clothes until she finally got to the point where her pregnancy could no longer be hidden. She then fled to the attic, where she tried to abort her baby.
Now, rumors say Wanda haunts students on the fourth f loor of Bruce Hall.
“We’ve never seen any reports from people who have actually seen something,” said Buddy Price, the news promotion manager of UNT universit y relations, “but that doesn’t mean it hasn’t happened.”
Lance Oliver is the founder of the Denton Area Paranormal Society, which began in 2004, and said his experience with Bruce Hall was interesting.
He and his wife have record-ings of voices that could only be heard on their audio recorders, he said.
When the society conducted research at Bruce Hall during Christmas break, he said he recorded a voice saying “Hey, help!”
Bruce ghosts unconfirmed, but stories linger“I said, if anyone’s down here
that yelled ‘help,’ can you say it again?” Oliver said. “I have an audio recording of a young girl saying ‘no,’ and nobody from my team was around me.”
The other ghost that students claim wanders around Bruce Hall is Boiler Room Bil l, who may have attended UNT during the 1950s, said Adonias Wondwessen, a music education junior.
Many believe Bill was a black student who moved into Bruce Hall, was harassed by fel low wh ite st udents a nd ha nged from a pipe in the boiler room, Wondwessen said.
“Now t he belief is t hat he only haunts African-American
students as a way to save them from suffering the same fate as he did,” Wondwessen said.
Among the many pipes that line the boiler room ceiling is one with a specific dent in the middle — the possible spot where Bill was hanged.
April Slaughter, a local para-normal investigator and author of “Ghosthunting Texas,” has inves-tigated sites such as the Alton Bridge, also known as Goat Man’s Bridge, on Copper Canyon Road, but said she has yet to examine Bruce Hall.
“We have tons of equipment, and I would absolutely love to investigate it,” Slaughter said.
Some equipment used in ghost
hunting includes a compass, an audio recorder with a static-free microphone and a K2 meter, “which is an electromagnetic field detector that lights up when it f luctuates,” Slaughter said.
For those interested in inves-t igat ing Bruce Ha l l or ot her possibly hau nted locat ions, Slaughter suggests in her book to be safe and respectf ul to the property owners, research the place, take notes and avoid spending too much money on equipment.
This is the first of a 3-part series spotlighting haunted places in the Denton area.
The ghost Wanda’s attic is on the fourth floor of Bruce Hall. Dorm residents say the ghost of a young mother has haunted the attic since the earlier half of the 20th century.
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NewsPage 2 Friday, October 16, 2009
Shaina Zucker & Courtney RobertsNews Editors
Visitor from White House discusses retaining students
Library history re� ects change
Families race to honor women
Parking lot closure displaces faculty, staff
BY CYNTHIA CANOIntern
UNT’s growing popula-tion of Hispanic students prompted a visit Thursday from a White House official interested in the universi-ty’s outreach programs for minorities.
Juan Sepúlveda, director of Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans, spoke at a luncheon about the need to address the high dropout rate of Hispanic students.
“We know the numbers are bad,” Sepúlveda said, refer-ring to the low number of Hispanics in higher educa-tion, stating that 66 percent of the students who drop out of colleges and universities are Hispanic.
As t he fastest grow ing minorit y in t he countr y, the future of the countr y is tied to what happens in the Hispanic community, he said.
Wendy Wilkins, provost a nd v ic e pr e s ide nt of ac adem ic a f f a i r s , g av e the opening remarks and announced UNT had broken a record in recruiting Hispanic students this year.
“We are fully committed to the idea that we don’t have excellence without diversity,” Wilkins said.
T he Hispa n ic st udent population has grown by 11 percent this year with 4,600 students enrolled at UNT.
Gilda Garcia, vice president of the Office of Institutional E q u i t y a n d D i v e r s i t y, presented UNT’s outreach programs, including a buddy system that pair incoming freshmen or transfer students w ith other UNT students to make their transition to university life easier.
“If students are connected t hey w i l l be successf ul,” Garcia said. “Everything we do is with student success
in mind.”Sepúlveda said part of the
problem is the number of students living in the country illegally that should be given residency.
He said the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act would provide legal residency to many of those students.
But Sepúlveda said the White House’s primary focus is Health Care reform and as a result, Congress won’t address immigration reform until next year.
“We have to be politically smart,” Sepúlveda said.
The nu mbers of votes needed to pass the Dream Act are not there, he said.
“T he most i mpor t a nt thing we need to do is to keep organizing at the local level,” Sepúlveda said. “Keep lobbying state representa-tives so they can vote for it.”
BY CYNTHIA CANOIntern
Long-t ime users of t he permit lot between Kendall and Crumley halls will now need to a l low extra t ime into their morning routine to search for a new space.
Parking lot 30, the faculty and staff D permit lot, will close Oct. 19 to make way for the demolition of Kendall Hall.
In the same location on
Nov. 23, the university will b e g i n c on s t r uc t ion t he new Business Leadership Building.
This closure has draw n m i xed feel i ngs f rom t he f a c u l t y a n d s t a f f w h o frequently use it.
L i nd s e y Tow n s e nd , a freelance writer for UNT’s University relations, said she is upset about the closure.
“It was the perfect lot for me to park,” Townsend said.
“Now I have no idea where I’m going to park.”
According to a w rit ten statement by Scott Kangas, associate director of parking services, those affected by the parking closures will have several other options.
The other D lots include lot 4 (west of Chilton Hall), lot 26 (near Bain Hall), lot 37 (east of Wooten Hall) and lot 50 (east of the Radio, TV, Film & Performing Arts Building).
Permit holders may also use Lot 20 at Fouts Field, and retain their D permit. Faculty and staff can exchange their D permit for a G permit and park there. Those on payroll deduc-tion will have their deduction adjusted to ref lect the lower price of the G permit.
Faculty and staff can also pa rk in t he Union Circle Parking Garage.
The price is $300 for fall, $ 300 for Spring, $200 for
summer or $700 a year and w i l l require a cha nge in payroll deduction or payment for the difference between D permit a nd t he ga rage pricing.
Townsend said she might tr y Fouts Field but thinks there w il l be an overf low since everyone else will try to park there.
Barbara Macdonald, the assistant director of finan-cial aid, said she had mixed
feelings about the parking lot closure.
“I understand the need for a new building,” Macdonald said. “But this lot has been convenient for years.”
Macdona ld w i l l not be using t he park ing garage because she said she feels it’s too expensive.
“I’l l have to see what’s available,” she said. “I’ll prob-ably have to get here earlier to get a spot.”
BY CAROLYN BROWNSenior Staff Writer
As UNT’s student popula-tion has grown and changed over the years, so have its libraries.
More than 100 years of development have changed UNT’s Denton libraries from a collection in a single building to a sprawling system of four buildings and an off-campus storage complex with dozens of employees.
UNT hired its first librarian in 1903 and built its f irst library building, present-day Curry Hall, in 1912, according to university archive records. Two of the libraries are Willis, the main on-campus library, and Discovery Park Library, a part of the off-site Discovery Park complex.
Willis LibraryWillis Library at the Library
Mall opened in 1971, according to the records.
Over the years, the building has undergone ex tensive renovations and re-wiring to accommodate new technol-ogies and additions such as the Cyber Café, said Cathy Hartman, assistant dean of libraries.
“For many years, libraries stayed the same, but that’s no longer the truth,” she said. “Libraries now have to be evolving institutions.”
It now also houses most of
the library system’ s holdings, including the Music Library, Rare Book collections and the Government Documents collection.
The noise level in t he building has also increased as more professors began assigning students group proj-ects, Hartman said.
“Libraries used to be quiet places,” she said. “We call it ‘Club Willis’ sometimes, but if it’s meeting their needs for their classes, I have no prob-lems with that.”
Willis began selling calen-dars with the libraries’ unof-f icia l mascot, t he a lbino squirrel, in 2007.
The calendars’ proceeds go to the UNT Library Staff Scholarship Fund, and have been popu la r w it h more than current students, Willis administrative assistant Cindy Oliver said
“There’s a lot of alumni that order these calendars from different states,” Oliver said. “It’s interesting to see how far UNT is spread out.”
Discovery Park LibraryDiscover y Pa rk Libra r y
is a part of the Discovery Park research complex, and opened in 2004, according to records.
It is located 4.5 miles north of campus, and is housed in renovated factories that UNT boug ht f rom Texas
Instruments, Randy Wallace, head of Discovery Park Library, said.
Because of the park’s loca-tion, Wallace said the library can feel removed from the rest of the university.
“There are still students who don’t realize there’s a library out here,” he said.
Although the park orig-inally housed the College of Engineering, the College of I n for mat ion a nd t he Computing and Information Technology Center have moved some of its offices there.
The park has undergone ex tensive renovat ions to accommodate the changes, Wallace said.
“It’s been an interesting tra nsformation,” he sa id. “There is always something changing out here.”
The Discovery Park Library staff has semi-adopted a pair of nesting turkey vultures for a secondary mascot, and some-times take pictures of them, Wallace said.
The library staff hosts work-shops, programs and docu-mentary viewings to help get more students involved, he said.
“We try to do as much as we can with our resources to give the Discovery Park environment energy and the vitality you have on the main campus,” Wallace said.
CorrectionIn the Oct. 15 edition of the Daily, the article “Protesters
issue ultimatum to SGA” incorrectly attributed a Student Government Association declaration. Speaker of the student senate Drew Robertson attempted to call the Wednesday meeting to order, not president Dakota Carter. He declared that those who did not follow the meeting decorum would be removed from the room. Also, Robertson informed protesters that executive sessions are closed to the public.
BY LISA GARZAContributing Writer
The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Dallas will be held Saturday at Northpark Center.
The 1K walk/run begins at 7:30 a.m., followed by the 5K walk/run at 8 a.m.
More than 30,000 people participate in the race each year, said Terry Swain, 2009 race chair, and member of the board of directors of the Susan G. Komen Dallas Affiliate.
Swa i n, a 7-yea r breast ca ncer su r v ivor, w i l l be running with her team, 1:11 Lauri’s Angels.
T he g r ou p of f a m i l y members and fr iends are honoring the memory of her sister Lauri Campbell, who passed away in 2007 after an 8-year battle, the family said.
Campbell was a spiritual person and believed that when the numbers 111 are present, it means an angel is watching.
“I decided instead of being mad and sad that I would get active in helping other people,” she said.
The goal of the event is to
raise funds and bring aware-ness to a disease that kills about 40,170 women per year, according to the American Cancer Society.
The proceeds will go toward breast cancer screenings, t reat ment a nd resea rch. Seventy-five percent of the funds raised will be used for those in need living in the Dallas area, and the remaining 25 percent will be donated to the national campaign.
Last year, the race gener-ated about $1.8 million for the Dallas community.
Supporters have the option of sponsoring from among a 1,000 teams or making a general donation.
Ra sheda A nd re w s, 33, said she also has a personal connection to the cause. Her mother is a sur v ivor who encouraged Andrews to join the race.
Andrews will be walking the 1K with her team, the Blue Cross/Blue Shield of South Carolina Trailblazers. This year will be her 10th year to participate.
“I enjoy seeing the love everyone has for each other
and the courage of the survi-vors,” A ndrews said. “It’s beautiful to see that people are conquering the disease.”
Some r unners may not k now anyone af fected by breast cancer, but that doesn’t prevent them from showing support.
A ma nda Shaw, 31, has trained for this race every year since 2005.
“Breast cancer is a big deal,” she said. “It’s definitely some-thing worth fundraising for a cure.”
The fel low runners and their determination are what keep her coming back every year.
“It’s a fun and energetic atmosphere,” Shaw said. “It’s really great to be a part of a network of people who are so dedicated to this cause.”
I n-per s on re g i st r at ion will be accepted through the race morning at NorthPark Center with a $40 fee, which includes a race t-shirt and bib. Those unable to make it to the race can still offer support. Donat ion s a re ac c epte d on-line at www.komen-dallas.org.
FoodSCENE Friday 10.16.2009
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The State Fair of TexasFair Park
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Endless tents and tables with vendors offering fried butter, chili-cheese fries and fried Twinkies cover the fairgrounds at the state fair. The classic candied apple was among the many food choices.
Photo by Melissa boughton / PhotograPher
By Chris speight and Melissa BoughtonSenior Staff Writers
A pinnacle of all things “carnie,” The State Fair of Texas in Dallas has a little something for everyone, whether it’s fried Twinkies, giant fountains synched to music, extravagant night-time performances complete with fire shooting into the air or some good-old-fashioned people watching.
We did our best to bring you high-lights of a few specialty and novelty dishes from the fair, which is a task in itself because there are seem-ingly endless amounts of booths accommodating various genres of cuisine.
We tried tamales, gyros, Caribbean jerk chicken with rice, fried butter, fried cookie dough, fried peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches with bananas, fried Twinkies and sweet jalapeño shrimp corn dogs, just to name a few.
If you’ve never been to the state fair, definitely go in the morning. There are so many things to do here that one could easily spend three days on food stands alone. That’s not including a sea of rip-off carnival games, auto shows and livestock shows.
We, however, were on a deep-fried mission.
The fried butter was what we were after, but there was quite a trek to get there. Vendors lined the midway, sending those in search of the famous fried food on a journey through yelling carnies, corn dogs, turkey legs and numerous coupon booths.
Before we got to the butter, we
ran into one of the indoor cafeterias. Amid about 100 booths, screaming kids and sizzling deep-fryers, we found our first food experience of the fair: Caribbean jerk chicken with rice.
About eight buffalo-wing styled chickens laid on a bed of seasoned white rice, each one more succu-lent than the last. With every bite, a stingy, island spice hit the palate. The spiciness balanced perfectly with the rice.
After a standard tamale and gyro, we made our way into the midway. This is where the majority of carnival games and rides are kept, as well as the most off-the-wall fried food booths that the fair has to offer.
Fried butter, the 2009 Big Tex Choice Award-winner, was all it was cracked up to be. Patrons can choose from a several different toppings, which include powdered sugar and different flavored jellies.
We went with the honey-topped. Reminiscent of a hot, fresh sopapilla, the first bite gave a pleasant initial crunch, followed by flakey batter that melts in your mouth. Immediately following, you’ll hit the center.
What stands out is the uncooked doughy consistency of the butter. It’s chewy. Surprisingly, fried butter doesn’t really taste much like butter. Rather, butter serves as a light base flavor, giving way to the fatty taste of the oils in which it was fried.
At t h i s b o o t h , however, the fried cookie dough really ta kes t he cake. Similar to biting into a f re sh l y made choc-olate-chip cookie, this dish was full of gooey-chocolatey goodness.
Next stop: The Green Goblin. This red-and-green pepper filled with guacamole and chicken is deep-fried in a zesty batter and drizzled with queso.
Think of a stuffed jalapeño on steroids. Even for those who don’t particularly like guacamole, the battered mouthful was definitely
a treat.Fried Twinkies sound delicious,
but they weren’t quite as good as we hoped.
The Twinkie soaks up all the grease from the deep-fry with its trademark spongy walls, while the creamy inte-rior is boiled in oil. It’s served with a raspberry fruit drizzle. Once we
cut into it, sugars overpow-ered the palate.
T h e n , we moved on to the countr y-fried pork
chips. These weren’t as pleasing as some of the other dishes, but still good.
Thinly sliced pork, deep-fried and seasoned heavily with pepper gives the illusion of eating potato chips, but heavier. Out of the three dipping sauces, the honey mustard was the best complement to the peppered pork.
All in all, the state fair is a must for
anyone who lives or passes through Texas. The price for one adult ticket is $15, which is affordable. It can get expensive, though, when buying the coupons necessary to purchase food.
Twenty tickets will cost $10, and most of the items at food booths run about 12 tickets.
Expect long lines and lots of people.
The state fair ends Oct. 18.
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BY SEAN GORMANSenior Staff Writer
After completing its final home games, the UNT soccer team will finish the regular season with five out-of-state games against Sun Belt Conference opponents.
The stretch begins this weekend in Arkansas when the team will take on the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Trojans and Arkansas State Red Wolves.
“Every game at this point becomes especially important for us,” said forward Kendall Juett, a sociology senior. “We need to be able to maintain our position in the conference all the way until the conference tournament.”
While the offense has struggled at times, the defense of the Mean Green (9-4-1, 5-0-1) has been the key for the team’s success. UNT is ranked at the top of the Sun Belt Conference and 28th in the nation in goals against average.
“I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again — this is a championship caliber defense,” head coach John Hedlund said.
Goalkeeper Mandy Hall, a history junior, has been a large
part of this success. Hall has a .66 goals against average, while posting a save percentage of .855.
“When she played really well in our wins over Texas Tech and Baylor it just boosted her confidence and she took off and ran with it. She’s been our most consistent player all year,” Hedlund said.
With 15 shutouts during her UNT career, Hall can tie the school record with two more this weekend.
As impressive as the defense has been, production early on for the offense has been impor-tant as well. The Mean Green is a perfect 9-0 when scoring the first goal of the game.
Juett has been a key contrib-utor to the offense all season and will break former Mean Green forward and current assistant coach Dani Slavonic’s school record for games played and started by starting both games this weekend.
The Trojans (5-8-1, 2-3-1) surprised many with a 2-1 win over Middle Tennessee State
University last weekend, but was overwhelmed by Sun Belt contender Western Kentucky University in a 5-0 loss two days later.
“UALR is playing with confi-dence and just came off a big win over Middle Tennessee. We’re not going to take them lightly,” Hedlund said.
History is on UNT’s side going
into the game, as they have a 9-1 record against the Trojans.
The Mean Green has had much success against the Red Wolves (6-6-1, 3-2-0) in the past as well, with a 12-0 record against them.
The Mean Green plays the Trojans at 7 p.m. on Friday and finishes weekend play against the Red Wolves at 1 p.m. Sunday.
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Com i ng of f a heartbreaking and stunning loss and in desperate need of a win, the Mean Green looks to its homecoming crowd at Fouts Field for inspiration.
A fter weeks of s t r u g g l i ng w it h turnovers and not being able to close out games, a bigger challenge waits for t he Mea n Green to send fans home h appy S at u rd ay n ig ht. The UNT football team faces the Florida Atlantic University Owls, a team UNT has never defeated.
“I am tired of not b ei ng a ble finish games,” said l i nebacker Tobe Nwigwe, a sociology senior. “This is my last chance to beat FAU, my last home-coming game and I want to walk off the field with a smile on my face.”
Ru n n i ng back Lance Dunbar, an undeclared sopho-more, and the rest of the UNT rushing attack will need to have a big day for the Mean Green to earn its first home victory since Nov. 24, 2007.
Dunbar is coming off a career game with a UNT record-tying four touchdowns, and will be joined in the backfield by a healthy Cam Montgomer y, a post-graduate senior, after missing last week’s game with a leg injury.
The Owls’ run defense is one of the worst in the country, giving up 225 yards per game. With the Mean Green back-field at full strength, it could be a long night for the FAU defense.
“When Cam is there to play his role and I can play mine, I feel like no one can stop us,” Dunbar said. “Running the ball is our biggest strength, and you add what Riley can do with his feet and it adds up to a domi-nating running game.”
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After its weekend matches, the volleyball team will have faced three consecutive teams that played in last season’s NCAA tournament.
The Mean Green (7-13, 3-3) will face the Middle Tennessee State University Blue Raiders (11-7, 4-1) on Friday and last year’s Sun Belt Conference winner, the Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers (14-6, 3-2), on Saturday for more conference play after splitting its first confer-ence games at home.
“We’ve got to continue getting better every day, and that is what we’ve done for these past two weeks,” head coach Cassie Headrick said. “We’re going to have to go in and play good volleyball.”
MTSU and WKU lost in close sets to Florida International University, just as UNT did. However, both the Blue Raiders
and Hilltoppers managed to steal one set from FIU, which UNT failed to accomplish. When the Blue Raiders and the Hilltoppers faced off this season, MTSU took the victory in a close five-set match.
Out side h it ter Sa la h Schoenecke, a health promo-tion senior, said players came in on their own time to get in extra practice to be better prepared for this weekend.
“They are the No. 2 and No. 3 teams on that side of the confer-ence, so they’re both really athletic teams,” she said. “It’s going to be a battle, but I think we’re going to do it.”
The Mean Green’s hitting percentage has gone up steadily through the season, while its errors have decreased. The team holds a .196 attack percentage, which does not match up to the Blue Raiders’ .258 percentage or the Hilltoppers’ .261 percentage.
Setter Kayla Saey, a business sophomore, said there are other obstacles, such as both teams’ blocking capabilities. However, the Mean Green has bested both teams in blocks per set this season but not by much. UNT averages 2.5 blocks per set, while the Blue Raiders average 2.4 and the Hilltoppers average 2.3.
Saey also emphasized the importance of serving, which is another area in which the Mean Green leads its weekend oppo-nents. The Mean Green averages 1.26 aces per set, compared to 1.0 for MTSU and 1.1 for WKU.
“We definitely have to serve well. That was the key for us against Florida Atlantic,” Saey said. “If we can do that against Middle Tennessee and Western Kentucky, then we’ve got them.”
The game at Middle Tennessee will be Friday at 7 p.m., and the match at Western Kentucky will be Saturday at 7 p.m.
Top Sun Belt foes await UNTnine times in the last two games.
“We can’t put too much emphasis on mistakes when our guys are just trying to be aggressive,” head coach Todd Dodge said. “We are a very balanced and talented team, and if we cut down on turn-overs and mistakes, we will win a lot of football games.”
Quarterback Riley Dodge, an undeclared redshirt freshman, takes that responsibility to heart.
“The football is a premium,” Riley Dodge said. “Sometimes I try to do too much, but I just need to get the ball in my play-maker’s hands. I know I can lead this team and win games, and I will make sure to prove that from here forward.”
Riley Dodge has spread the ball around, completing passes to 13 different receivers this season and competing 65 percent of his attempts in the
process. The most important thing is that his teammates still believe in him and trust in his ability.
“We know Riley can make plays,” Nwigwe said. “This game is a must-win, and we all have to go out there and play mistake-free and I know we can do that.”
The Mean Green will look to end several losing trends, its four game slide, an eight game home losing streak, 13 straight losses in the Sun Belt Conference and FAU’s five year reign all in one night.
“We have to stop making mental mistakes — that is the difference between having talent and winning champi-onships,” Nwigwe said. “No disrespect to anyone else, but I feel like our athletes are the best in the conference. I want to hear those fireworks go off after the game, and I want to go nuts and celebrate.”
Senior running back Cam Montgomery celebrates with a teammate after scoring a touch-down against Ohio University on Sept. 12.
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Junior Erika Palmacci � ghts for the ball against Troy University at last weekend’s game. The Mean Green soccer team will be taking on UALR today.
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Nine years in the making, a new arena for artists to playBy Graciela razoSenior Staff Writer
The Dallas cultural and arts community now has a multi-venue center to house its performing arts organizations and events.
The AT&T Performing Arts Center opened its four arts venues Oct. 12 to shape Dallas into one of the top cultural destinations in the country.
The venues include the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House, the Dee and Charles Wyly Theater, the Annette Strauss Artist Square, and the City Performance Hall.
A concept similar to New York City’s Lincoln Center, the $354 million project took more than nine years of planning and is set in the center of Dallas’ downtown area.
An economic and cultural stimulusWhen the idea for a significant cultural land-
scape in Dallas began with the Dallas Arts District 30 years ago, city planners and vision-aries saw many economic advantages of the investments.
The monetary benefits have already begun to sprout, said Jill Magnuson, the center’s vice president of external affairs.
“We are already confident, and we have seen the evidence that by this center being here in Dallas, we would be boosting the economy around us,” Magnuson said. “When we bring patrons downtown, they are eating in our restau-rants, using our gas and staying in our hotels.”
However, those who will benefit most will be
the already-established and renowned organi-zations that will use the new venues, Magnuson said. Some organizations that will use the new center are the Dallas Wind Symphony, Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and TITAS, a nonprofit dance and music organization.
“We feel like we are bringing light to these existing organizations, and by having these state-of-the-art facilities, they will be able to do things they have never done before,” Magnuson said.
Creating ties between the artsThe Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House is
now the official home to the Dallas Opera.Named after opera board member Bill
Winspear and wife, Margot, the building seats 2,200 patrons and was constructed in a tightly shaped horseshoe form to enhance acoustics.
Suzanne Calvin, associate director of marketing for the Dallas Opera, said guests will immediately see and hear the difference between the new venue and Fair Park, where the group used to perform.
“The old venue prevented us from doing
operas we wanted to do, “Calvin said. “With the tremendous size of the old 3,400-seat venue, many singers were reluctant to perform. When people enter the Winspear, people will notice the purity and complexity of the acoustics and will hear sounds from the opera they have never heard before.”
Calvin said the opera wasn’t the only orga-nization that needed the center. All areas of the arts needed a physical venue for their show-cases, whether it is a dance performance or an art exhibit.
The architecture of each organization’s building would affect the way people see the organization as a whole, Calvin said.
“I think it is a visible symbol of the need
and desire for genuine collaboration between all branches of the arts,” she said. “Not talk without action, but genuine collaboration that will allow an unimaginable height of creativity to be achieved across the board.”
Need for the artsAlan McClung of the music education faculty
thinks the center will become an important part of the North Texas art scene.
“A culture’s essence is recorded and reflected through the arts,” McClung said.
With the four new venues, the AT&T Performing Arts Center will house various arts and performing organizations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
“The new center is a very powerful state-ment that demonstrates how deeply the arts are valued in the North Texas area,” McClung said.
Calvin said even though the Downtown Dallas Arts District already has several cultural hubs, such as Deep Ellum and the Dallas Museum of Art, the AT&T Performing Arts Center will make Dallas even more of an artistic desire.
“Dallas is already a cultural destination, but this will give us an opportunity to link all of our arts organizations and art forms creatively, as well as in the public consciousness,” Calvin said. “It is really a matter of bringing all the pieces of the jigsaw together.”
Today: Free outdoor jazz concert with David Sanborn at 4 p.m. at
Sammons Park
Saturday: Broadway series with Tony Award-winning actors Patti LuPone, George Hearn and others at 8 p.m. in the Winspear Opera
House
Sunday: Spotlight Sunday will have family activities, tours, and spotlight performances of dance, music, opera, and theater from
11 a.m. to 8 p.m. throughout the Performing Arts Center venues
Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House: To hold opera,
ballet, Broadway and touring act performances. It will house the
Dallas Opera, the Texas Ballet The-ater, and Broadway productions.
Dee and Charles Wyly The-atre: A 12-level, 575-seat theater to house the Dallas Theater Center
and Dallas Black Dance Theatre.
Annette Strauss Artist Square: Will open for its first
season in 2010 for an audience of 5,000 people in an outdoors
setting. The space will be used for festivals and outdoor perfor-
mances.
City Performance Hall: A staged production space for smaller
performances. Will open in 2011.
Elaine D. and Charles A. Sam-mons Park: The 10-acre park
connects the four venues and is the first public park in the Dallas Arts
District. It includes natural gardens, sidewalks and a reflecting pool.
A culture’s essence is recorded and reflected
through the arts.-Alan McClung
Music education faculty
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Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert speaks Monday about the impact that the new AT&T Performing Arts Center will have on the city of Dallas at the opening dedication ceremony.
A dedication ceremony was held Monday for the opening of the new complex. At the end of the ceremony, performers from various arts groups filled the stage dressed as different stage characters and dancers.
The center consists of two buildings and a sculpture garden. The Wyly Theatre, a large cube-shaped building, will house the Dallas Theater Center and Dallas Black Dance Theatre.Photo by Melissa boughton / PhotograPher
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By Katie GrivnaSenior Staff Writer
Director Gary Gray (“The Italian Job,” “The Negotiator”) talks with the Daily about his experiences on the set of “Law Abiding Citizen.”
The movie, which hits theaters today, stars Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler and follows a man who — 10 years after his wife and daughter are slain — seeks revenge from the man who prosecuted the case against their killers.
Q: What would you say was the most intriguing aspect of “Law Abiding Citizen”?
GRAY: It was really the concept. I felt like the concept of the story was really unique: A man who
takes an entire city hostage from behind prison bars is not some-thing you see every day.
Q: How do you think people can relate to Gerard’s and Jamie’s characters?
GRAY: Well you always ask when you’re watching movies, sometimes you ask yourself, “What would I do in this situation?” ... The audience’s reaction has been pretty amazing, so I’m assuming it’s because the characters are relatable and acces-sible, even though there are some extreme things that happen.
Q: What was the funniest thing that happened on set while you were filming?
GR AY: We were shooting a recital sequence with Jamie and his family. In the middle of that sequence with, I think that we had like 400 extras, Jamie convinced the sound guy to play “Blame It (On the Alcohol)” right in the middle of the scene. All the extras jumped up and started to dance and party in the middle of my scene, and I thought that was pretty funny. He’s a practical joker, and it was something that was a surprise and unexpected that happened on the last day. That was definitely a funny moment.
Badgley discusses role in remake of ‘The Stepfather’
‘Citizen’ director shares favorite on-set moments
Ten years after his wife and daughter are killed, Gerard Butler’s character seeks ven-geance on the man who prosecuted their killers in “Law Abiding Citizen.”
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Penn Badgley stars in “The Stepfather,” a thriller opening today.Courtesy of sony piCtures
By Jessica PaulIntern
In “The Stepfat her,” Penn Badgley (“Gossip Girl”) stars as a petulant teenager, Michael, who returns home from military school to find his mother dating and living with her new boyfriend. As the two men spend time together, Michael becomes suspicious of the man his mother claims is the love of her life.
Badgley discusses the film and his own feelings about thrillers.
Q: How is this film different from anything you’ve ever done
before in the past?BADGLEY: I think probably
the biggest differences were two things. One, I really didn’t have much to say even though I was a lead. The character is fairly quiet, and he’s borderline petulant. He’s sort of pissed off, coming back from military reform school. He’s partially reformed, but he’s defi-nitely bitter a little bit from the whole experience and not sure how to approach his family, so he’s quiet and he’s almost inso-lent. Again, those things I tried to temper to make him relatable and to make him redeemable. Also, the
physicality of the role, aside from getting in shape a little bit, I also was required to do some stunts. I had to do stuff that I never had in a role, which was really fun. I really loved embracing the physi-cality of it.
Q: What personal touches did you as the director and the writers bring to separate this film from the 1980 one?
BADGLEY: I think the biggest difference we had was that I thought it was an eerie, creepy slasher film, like much more in that ’80s vein of the cult genre
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picture. This is a broader thriller. I think there’s more of a story that will draw you in and keep you
invested as opposed to relying on gimmicks. It’s a simpler, story-based movie. Also, a huge differ-ence you have in this one from the original is my character was a girl. I think they changed that to make the relationship between the stepfather and my character to be one where you can only see one of two ways for it to end, and that’s probably one of them dying.
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BY JESSICA PAULIntern
Mary Walker began playing piano a year and a half ago.
The internat iona l studies freshman performed at least 25 shows in the Dallas-Fort Worth area since then, and she’s still at it.
“When I first started, I had to beg people to let me perform,” Walker said. “When you’re really young, you really have to put yourself out there.”
She said people have begun to compare her to singer-songwriter Norah Jones, also a UNT alumna.
“People have said I sound like her,” Walker said. “We have similar vocal styles. Musically, not as much.”
However, Walker’s music teacher, UNT jazz performance alumna Julie Bonk, also taught Jones and said Walker sounds more like another popular musician.
“I think she sounds more like
Sara [Bareilles] than Norah,” Bonk said. “She’s more poppy.”
Fittingly, Walker said Bareilles’ “Love Song” was the reason she started playing the piano and performing onstage.
Last year, Walker spent six months in Argentina as a foreign exchange student, and the experi-ence infiltrated her sound.
“She’s built in some Latin hip-hop with her music,” Bonk said.
Walker said it’s been a challenge performing at a young age in the music scene.
“I had to e-mail a lot of people, and you have to understand your place,” she said. “You have to earn
your stripes.”Despite these difficulties, she
has already written more than 100 songs, Bonk said.
“She writes like people talk on the phone,” Bonk said. “Mary’s really different from anyone I’ve met.”
Walker plans to continue performing after graduating.
“I couldn’t stop if I tried,” she said. “At the end of the day, I always end up back on my piano.”
Walker will perform Saturday at Dunn Brothers coffee shop in Addison. The show starts 8 p.m.
For more information, visit her website at www.myspace.com/mmmarywalker.
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Pianist follows in footsteps of Jones, Bareilles
Mary Walker plays piano in the Recital Hall of the Music Building.
Mary Walker’s Upcoming ShowsSaturday: 8 p.m. at Dunn Brothers in AddisonNov. 3: 7 p.m. at Brooklyn Jazz Cafe in DallasNov. 5: 8 p.m. at Opening Bell Coffee South Side in Dallas
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About 70,000 fans � lled the Cowboys Stadium on Monday night to hear Muse and U2 perform. The 360˚ Tour reportedly costs $750,000 per stop.
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2”Love is a Battle� eld,”
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[ In theaters today... ]B K M / A L E / OPINION
“Where the Wild
I’m expecting nothing less than brilliance from the creative team, which uses realistic effects in its adaptation of the beloved children’s book. If the trailer can reduce me to tears, I’m probably going to bawl in the theater. Can’t wait.
Starring Ma x Records, Catherine Keener, Mark Ruffalo.
“The Stepfather”
A remake of the 1989 thriller, Dylan Walsh (“Nip/Tuck”) stars as the new dad of the highly suspicious Michael (Penn Badgley, “Gossip Girl”). But is he one of America’s Most Wanted? If “Disturbia” can be entertaining despite clichés, I’m sure this can, too.
Starring Dylan Walsh, Sela Ward, Penn Badgley.
“Paranormal Activity”
Though the marketing and trailer reek of the clever but hardly terrifying “Blair Witch Project,” word-of-mouth for this ultra-low-budget horror film ($11,000) is undeniable. Shot in a documen-tary style, it’s said this thriller earns its scares.
Starring Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat.
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3”Manic Monday,” The Bangles
4”Heaven Is A Place On Earth,”
Belinda Carlisle
5”Jitterbug,” Wham!
6”Like a Prayer,”
Madonna
7”Africa,”Toto
8”You Spin Me Round,” Dead Or Alive
9”We Got The Beat,” Go-Go’s
10 ”Panic,” The Smiths
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