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The Student Newspaper of the University of North Texas ntdaily.com News 1,8 Arts & Life 2,3 Sports 4,5 Views 6 Classifieds 7 Games 7 Tuesday, October 5, 2010 Volume 96 | Issue 23 Sunny 76° / 50° ‘Players give their efforts in honor of Josh’ Football player dies in car wreck Blocked kick crushes Mean Green ALL PHOTOS BY MIKE MEZEUL II/SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER BY BEN BABY Senior Staff Writer In the midst of a tumultuous 48 hours, the Mean Green battled circumstances on and off the field against Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday night. UNT (1-4, 1-1) was unable to find ways to pick up its second consecutive win on a very emotional night, falling 28-27 to the Ragin’ Cajuns. The loss carried extra weight as the team was playing with heavy hearts following the death of its member, freshman wide receiver Josh Rake. “I asked our players to give their efforts in honor of Josh, and we have nothing to hang our heads on the efforts we gave,” head coach Todd Dodge said. With 4:54 left in the fourth quarter, UNT trailed 28-21. It took the Mean Green 12 plays and 91 yards to get the ball into the end zone as redshirt sophomore quar- terback Riley Dodge connected with sophomore wide receiver Darius Carey on a four-yard shovel pass with 31 seconds to go in the contest. Dodge completed 17 of 23 passing attempts for 145 yards, one touchdown and interception. He made contributions with his feet, rushing for 40 yards on 16 attempts. “We knew we had to drive the ball all the way down the field. It was time for playmakers to be playmakers, and that’s what happened,” junior running back Lance Dunbar said. However, jubilation quickly turned into despair, as sopho- more kicker Trent Deans’ extra- point attempt was blocked. Since ULL head coach Ricky Bustle took over in 2002, the Ragin’ Cajuns (2-2, 2-1) have blocked 42 kicks, ranking fourth in the nation. Eleven of those blocks came on extra-point attempts. Penalties proved to be a huge factor in the ballgame. UNT was penalized 15 times for a staggering 102 yards. Prior to Saturday’s matchup, the Mean Green had given up 50.5 yards per game because of penalties. Todd Dodge said the blocked kick is what people will focus on, but the loss was a result of the team’s overall play. The game started out with a few careless mistakes by the UNT defense. See UNT on Page 5 BY BEN BABY Senior Staff Writer Hustle. Effort. Loyalty. Work ethic. Always had a smile on his face. That is how UNT head coach Todd Dodge described Josh Rake, the freshman wide receiver. Considerate. Compassionate. Would go out of his way to make people feel good. That is how Karla Chance described Rake, her 20-year-old son, who was pronounced dead on Friday at 4:50 p.m. in the inten- sive care unit at Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth. “Obviously, he’ll be remem- bered for the things he did as an athlete to a lot of people, but those are probably not the things that made the biggest impact on all of our lives,” Chance said. “Through those avenues, he was able to touch a lot of people and share his gifts.” Rake wrecked his 2006 Ford F-150 on Interstate 35-W and Crawford Road early Thursday evening and was ejected from the vehicle, according to the Denton Police Department. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner said the preliminary cause of death was blunt force trauma. UNT players honored Rake by placing stickers on their helmets that read “J.R.” A moment of silence was observed before the Mean Green’s game against Louisiana-Lafayette, where more than 20 members of Rake’s family were in attendance. Southlake Carroll High School, Rake’s alma mater, also observed a minute of silence before its game Friday against Keller. Redshirt sophomore quarter- back Riley Dodge played along- side Rake at Southlake Carroll. Dodge paid homage to his former teammate Saturday night, writing “Josh” on his left arm with the number 7, Rake’s number in high school, directly below it. “Josh is just a warrior,” Riley Dodge said. “He’s just one of those guys that you want on your team. It’s definitely been hard on me. It was definitely hard the other night, playing with every- thing that went down. But I just wanted to play for him.” Rake was planning on majoring in business with a minor in Spanish. He was thinking of going into international business with his degree, Chance said. On Wednesday, Rake needed a scanner for a school project. Instead of using the one at school, he opted to travel back to Southlake to see his family, his mother said. “He could have gone anywhere to use the scanner,” Chance said. “I know that he came over because he knows that I enjoy cooking home dinners for him as much as he enjoys eating them. Those are the kinds of things he would do.” Before attending UNT, Rake jumped from high school to junior college to play baseball, a sport he excelled at. Wanting to play football, Rake contacted Todd Dodge last spring about joining the team as a walk- on. Rake was going to suit up for his first collegiate game Saturday. The number 29 had already been reserved for him to wear on game day. “Playing football,” said Michael Rake, Josh’s cousin. “It’s what he wanted to do.” Michael Rake flew in from Arizona to be at the hospital, where at least 100 friends and family were gathered, he said. The transfer student and his brother, Matthew Rake, were coached by Todd Dodge since fourth grade. He also coached the redshirt wide receiver at Southlake Carroll before accepting the head coach position at UNT. “It really put things in perspec- tive,” said Hal Wasson, the current Southlake Carroll head football coach. “We all want to go out and compete and win football games, but at the end of the day, that’s just a minor part of life. It’s a very surreal feeling. It just makes you appreciate the things that are really important.” Josh Rake and Matthew Rake are identical twins, and Matthew currently attends Oklahoma State. He returned to Southlake following the loss of his brother. The wake for Josh will be Wednesday and the funeral will be Thursday. “His brother and him were closer than any two people I’ve ever observed,” said Doug Rake, Josh’s father. “He’s going through things emotionally that not even Karla and I are going through. The support has been unbelievable, but we still need a lot of prayer.” Senior tight end Draylen Ross takes a moment to regain focus after UNT’s blocked field goal that resulted in the team’s 28-27 loss. The Mean Green fell to the Ragin’ Cajuns 1-4 after Saturday night’s loss. In memory of teammate Josh Rake, who died Friday afternoon from injuries suffered in a car-wreck, UNT football players will wear “J.R.” stickers on their helmets for the remainder of the season. After scoring the potentially game-tying touchdown, sophomore wide receiver Darius Carey points to the sky in remembrance of fallen teammate Josh Rake on Saturday night. Louisiana-Lafayette defeated UNT 28-27.

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The Student Newspaper of the University of North Texasntdaily.com

News 1,8Arts & Life 2,3Sports 4,5Views 6Classifieds 7Games 7

Tuesday, October 5, 2010Volume 96 | Issue 23

Sunny76° / 50°

Volume 96 | Issue 23

‘Players give their e� orts in honor of Josh’

Football player dies in

car wreck

Blocked kick crushes Mean

Green

ALL PHOTOS BY MIKE MEZEUL II/SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

BY BEN BABYSenior Staff Writer

In the midst of a tumultuous 48 hours, the Mean Green battled circumstances on and off the field against Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday night. UNT (1-4, 1-1) was unable to find ways to pick up its second consecutive win on a very emotional night, falling 28-27 to the Ragin’ Cajuns.

The loss carried extra weight as the team was playing with heavy hearts following the death of its member, freshman wide receiver Josh Rake.

“I asked our players to give their efforts in honor of Josh, and we have nothing to hang our heads on the efforts we gave,” head coach Todd Dodge said.

With 4:54 left in the fourth quarter, UNT trailed 28-21. It took the Mean Green 12 plays and 91 yards to get the ball into the end zone as redshirt sophomore quar-terback Riley Dodge connected with sophomore wide receiver Darius Carey on a four-yard shovel pass with 31 seconds to go in the contest.

Dodge completed 17 of 23 passing attempts for 145 yards, one touchdown and interception. He made contributions with his feet, rushing for 40 yards on 16 attempts.

“We knew we had to drive the ball all the way down the field. It was time for playmakers to be playmakers, and that’s what happened,” junior running back Lance Dunbar said.

However, jubilation quickly turned into despair, as sopho-more kicker Trent Deans’ extra-point attempt was blocked.

Since ULL head coach Ricky Bustle took over in 2002, the Ragin’ Cajuns (2-2, 2-1) have blocked 42 kicks, ranking fourth in the nation.Eleven of those blocks came on extra-point attempts.

Penalties proved to be a huge factor in the ballgame. UNT was penalized 15 times for a staggering 102 yards. Prior to Saturday’s matchup, the Mean Green had given up 50.5 yards per game because of penalties.

Todd Dodge said the blocked kick is what people will focus on, but the loss was a result of the team’s overall play.

The game started out with a few careless mistakes by the UNT defense.

See UNT on Page 5

BY BEN BABYSenior Staff Writer

Hustle. Effort. Loyalty. Work ethic. Always had a smile on his face.

That is how UNT head coach Todd Dodge described Josh Rake, the freshman wide receiver.

Considerate. Compassionate. Would go out of his way to make people feel good.

That is how Karla Chance described Rake, her 20-year-old son, who was pronounced dead on Friday at 4:50 p.m. in the inten-sive care unit at Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth.

“Obviously, he’ll be remem-bered for the things he did as an athlete to a lot of people, but those are probably not the things that made the biggest impact on all of our lives,” Chance said. “Through those avenues, he was able to touch a lot of people and share his gifts.”

Rake wrecked his 2006 Ford F-150 on Interstate 35-W and Crawford Road early Thursday evening and was ejected from the vehicle, according to the Denton Police Department.

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner said the preliminary cause of death was blunt force trauma.

UNT players honored Rake by placing stickers on their helmets that read “J.R.” A moment of silence was observed before the Mean Green’s game against Louisiana-Lafayette, where more than 20 members of Rake’s family were in attendance.

Southlake Carroll High School, Rake’s alma mater, also observed a minute of silence before its game Friday against Keller.

Redshirt sophomore quarter-back Riley Dodge played along-side Rake at Southlake Carroll. Dodge paid homage to his former teammate Saturday night, writing “Josh” on his left arm with the number 7, Rake’s number in high school, directly below it.

“Josh is just a warrior,” Riley Dodge said. “He’s just one of those guys that you want on your team. It’s definitely been hard on me. It was definitely hard the other night, playing with every-thing that went down. But I just wanted to play for him.”

Rake was planning on majoring in business with a minor in Spanish. He was thinking of going into international business with his degree, Chance said.

On Wednesday, Rake needed a scanner for a school project. Instead of using the one at school, he opted to travel back to Southlake to see his family, his mother said.

“He could have gone anywhere to use the scanner,” Chance said. “I know that he came over because he knows that I enjoy cooking home dinners for him as much as he enjoys eating them. Those are the kinds of things he would do.”

Before attending UNT, Rake jumped from high school to junior college to play baseball, a sport he excelled at.

Wanting to play football, Rake contacted Todd Dodge last spring about joining the team as a walk-on. Rake was going to suit up for his first collegiate game Saturday. The number 29 had already been reserved for him to wear on game day.

“Playing football,” said Michael Rake, Josh’s cousin. “It’s what he wanted to do.”

Michael Rake flew in from Arizona to be at the hospital, where at least 100 friends and family were gathered, he said.

The transfer student and his brother, Matthew Rake, were coached by Todd Dodge since fourth grade. He also coached the redshirt wide receiver at Southlake Carroll before accepting the head coach position at UNT.

“It really put things in perspec-tive,” said Hal Wasson, the current Southlake Carroll head football coach. “We all want to go out and compete and win football games, but at the end of the day, that’s just a minor part of life. It’s a very surreal feeling. It just makes you appreciate the things that are really important.”

Josh Rake and Matthew Rake are identical twins, and Matthew currently attends Oklahoma State. He returned to Southlake following the loss of his brother. The wake for Josh will be Wednesday and the funeral will be Thursday.

“His brother and him were closer than any two people I’ve ever observed,” said Doug Rake, Josh’s father. “He’s going through things emotionally that not even Karla and I are going through. The support has been unbelievable, but we still need a lot of prayer.”

Senior tight end Draylen Ross takes a moment to regain focus after UNT’s blocked � eld goal that resulted in the team’s 28-27 loss. The Mean Green fell to the Ragin’ Cajuns 1-4 after Saturday night’s loss.

In memory of teammate Josh Rake, who died Friday afternoon from injuries su� ered in a car-wreck, UNT football players will wear “J.R.” stickers on their helmets for the remainder of the season.

After scoring the potentially game-tying touchdown, sophomore wide receiver Darius Carey points to the sky in remembrance of fallen teammate Josh Rake on Saturday night. Louisiana-Lafayette defeated UNT 28-27.

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SHANNON MOFFATTIntern

The German division of the department of foreign l a n g u a g e s a nd l i t e r a-tures is gearing up to bring UNT students a taste of German culture today at its Oktoberfest celebration. The event will include traditional German food, music, costumes and prizes. This year’s affair marks the third Oktoberfest event the German division has hosted, said Carmen Terry, a German language professor. The celebration will be held at 4 p.m. today in Language Building 410 and is open to students and the public.

A d m i s s i o n i s $ 3 . “This is more of an authentic version of Oktober fest,” said Edith Vandervoort, a German language professor and coordinator of the event. Many German language students are helping out by decorating and making food dishes such as different types of German cake, potato salad, and goulash, a German beef stew. While goulash is not a traditional Oktoberfest food, it is a traditional winter German

d ish, Va nder voor t sa id. There w il l be a contest for best potato salad and best goulash judged on taste by an outside judge. T he pr ofe s s or s w i l l prepare German sausage. “Special” beer, root beer, will also be served, she said.Vandervoort’s first language wa s Ger ma n, a nd now she teaches beg i n n i ng German classes, she said. “Students should know other languages and with languages they will learn about the culture,” she said.

At the Oktoberfest party, there will be a costume contest for the best imitation of a traditional German costume for both males and females. Winners will be crowned Oktoberfest king and queen. There will also be a raff le for prizes, Vandervoort said. The German language professors have also compiled a collection of traditional German music to play.

Many of the traditional ideas of Germany and Oktoberfest originate from Bavaria, which is one of the many states in Germany representing just one part of the German

culture, Vandervoort said. “I think it’s great that Oktoberfest is part of their culture,” said Cody Sharp, a digital retail and fashion m e r c h a n d i s i n g s e n i or. “I think it’s good to cele-brate the culture and focus on the positive aspects.” A special guest, Sarah Loebel, an 18-year old German tennis player, is visiting the UNT campus and attending the event. Loebel is one of the top 70 tennis players in Germany, Terr y said. Vandervoort encourages all students to come participate in the events, experience the culture and wear a costume. “I think it’s important for students to know about many cultures, not just the German culture,” Vandervoort said.

BY STEPHANIE ROSSIntern

With Skype and her cell phone at hand, hospitality management freshman Jessica Scriven makes the 865-mile distance from her boyfriend seem shorter.

“[My boy fr iend a nd I] have not gone a single day without talking,” Scriven said. “Whether it’s texting, phone calls, Facebook or Skype, we always manage to touch base with one another, even if we are mad at each other.”

Through the ups and downs, Scriven has made the relation-ship work, even if they only see each other five to six times a year.

“Long-distance relation-ships are tough at any age,” said Carolyn Kern of the counseling

and higher education faculty. “But during college years, it is a real challenge. If you truly love someone, it can withstand most anything. In today’s society we want everything instantly and only the strong can make a long distant relationship work.”

Students make their long distance relationships work

PHOTO BY TARYN WALKER/INTERN

Dance freshman Erin Whyte talks to her boyfriend using Skype. Whyte and Derek Hamilton, an English sophomore from Texas State University, have been together for six months.

UNT students trade, wear ‘neat’ Silly Bandz AMBER JONESIntern

A decade ago, young people of every age were trading Pokemon cards with one another. Now, the trading trend has re-emerged in the form of colorful bracelets.

Silly Bandz are elastic rubber bands that come in colorful shapes and sizes. They are worn on the wrist and when taken off revert back to their original form. The bands come in different silhouettes like animals, prin-cesses, hearts and even the pop star Justin Bieber, according to BBC News Magazine.

Many elementary schools have banned Sil ly Bandz because they can be distracting to students. Now, the trend has

spread to college campuses, including UNT.

“I’ve seen a few people wearing them before,” said Britney Neely, a Denton resi-dent. “I don’t know too much about them, except that a few schools were banning them, but I think they seem inter-esting and neat, and I’m sure the students at UNT will wear them and like them.”

Students claim the bandz have created instant connec-tions with strangers, as students can trade them with other peers.

“I have like two packs of them,” said Jade Kendle, a behavior and resource management soph-omore. “I think students will

Silly Bandz are becoming a collectible item. Drawing and painting sophomore Sydney Sbarbaro collects them, and now has eight.

PHOTO BY CHAZZ MORRISON/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

like them a lot. I’ve already had a few friends ask me where I’ve gotten them.”

The bandz have become so popular that the UNT Student Government Association created special UNT bandz in the shape of an eagle and letters spelling out UNT.

“I think they are popular because they’re fairly cheap,” said Mercedes Fulbright, vice president of the SGA. “They are quick connections, and unique to people’s styles.”

Fulbright said the idea started when she saw her younger sister wearing the trend. Afterward, she put together a Facebook group for the UNT bandz.

“Next thing I knew, people were messaging me about them and coming by the office,” Fulbright said. “I feel like it was successful in a sense, and I have received a lot of positive feed-back.”

The money for the bandz came from money left over from the summer budget, according to the SGA. The Center for Student Rights and Responsibilities, Student Activity Center, athletics department, New Student and Student Success and Center for Leadership and Service departments contributed to the purchase of the bandz too.

The UNT bandz are free and can be picked up in the SGA office. They will also make an appearance during Homecoming week as giveaways, Fulbright said.

For more information, visit sillybandz.com.

Oktoberfest celebration to teach German culture

Along with strength, a good attitude also contributes to the success of a long-distance rela-tionship.

“[My girlfriend and I] stay positive,” music education freshman Aaron Wessel said. “Without that, a long distance relationship will never work. Communication is key as well. The longer the time apart, the more it makes us appreciate each other when we do get to hang out, so I feel like it’s ulti-mately making our relationship stronger.”

Phillip Smith, a business sophomore, said he is strongly opposed to long-distance rela-tionships because of their limi-tations.

Vannesa Jimenez, a print-making senior, however, said she prefers them.

“My boyfriend of three years lives in San Marcos and goes to Texas State,” Jimenez said. “The distance works for us. We both have demanding majors and we are always in the studio. So even if we were in the same place, we would not spend much time together.”

Kern said when two people are together, they usually get to know each other, but being apart they only know each other through verbal and non-verbal communication.

“Sometimes students will change colleges to be close

to the person they are in love with and find the relationship is not what they thought,” Kern said. “At ages 18-22, you are still trying to find out who you are and what you want for your life. A relationship is part of it, but dreams and ambitions also add into the process. Two people who have common goals and really love each other can last through a college separation.”

Jimenez said she would not change one thing about her rela-tionship, not even the 257-mile distance.

“I like our relationship just the way it is,” Jimenez said. “We both have time to dedicate to our majors but we always make time for each other and Skype really helps.”

Along with going through the normal development process, Kern encourages communica-tion between both partners.

“I would encourage two people to be open with each other as they are f inding their way in life,” Kern said. “Communicate your hopes and dreams along the way. You will know if this is a person you want to spend the rest of your life with if they share your values and some of your dreams. You can grow together during those years if you are really committed, but it takes two to make a commitment work.”

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An old art form is what some U N T st udent s a re keeping alive in their orga-nization on campus.

T h e P r i n t m a k i n g Association of North Texas

Students is one of the orga-nizations at UNT dedicated to special interests, specifi-cally printmaking.

“We’re together to k ind of promote the community that is pretty natural in print-making and also spread the

word about printmaking,” said Lauren Hirsch, a printmaking and art history senior and vice president of P.A.N.T.S. “When people think that you’re going to school for art, they auto-matically assume it’s drawing or painting, so we want to

Printmaking Association bands together to ‘spread word’make people aware of prints, because it’s a huge commu-nity.”

The organization has been at UNT for at least five years, Hirsch said, and was fueled by some students in graduate school who passed it on.

The orga nizat ion is not just for printmaking majors and anyone can be a member, Hirsch said.

L au ra Drapac, a pr i nt-making graduate student, is involved w ith the associa-tion and said P.A.N.T.S. is a wonderful way to get involved in the printmaking depart-ment without taking a print-making class.

“I k now a lot of people who have taken printmaking classes in the past and are about to graduate and stil l want to be involved with a sense of community that’s k ind of created in pr int-making,” Drapac said. “Our com mu n it y ’s rea l ly t ig ht because we rely upon collab-oration. We bring people in and when they realize how fun printmaking is, not only as a medium but as a commu-nity, they don’t really want to leave.”

Drapac said she is invested in the group’s commitment to bringing other people into the major.

“Printmaking is kind of one of those techniques that not many people know about or, if they know about it, they don’t truly understand it,” Drapac said. “I want to be here so that if people do have questions or might be interested in taking a class or at least making a print outside of a class, they can ask me because I, at one point in time, didn’t really know what a print was.”

T he a s s o c i at ion g i v e s students many opportuni-ties to expose themselves as both young and experienced artists, she said.

“It’s a really wonderful way for people to not only build friendships and community, but also build their resume,” Drapac said.

The most rewarding part about bei ng i nvolved i n P.A.N.T.S. is when the group hosts print sales and shows to give people a chance to see what printmaking is and how it’s a viable, artistic medium, Hirsch said.

The group has already had its f irst event, which was a potluck and print trade, she said.

Hirsch said the printmaking world has evolved in some aspects in that people are more open to nontraditional pr int ma k ing a nd ex peri-menting.

“There’s also been a pretty big movement w it h low-tox ic it y pr i nt met hod s,” she said. “There are a lot of chemica ls t hat ca n be ha za rdous to your hea lt h if they’re not used properly or if they’re used in excess. There was kind of a whole generation of printmakers that are ill from that, so there’s been a big push to reduce the risks which I think is pretty great.”

Emily Edwards, an adver-tising sophomore, said she was originally going to major in printmaking and likes the process and planning of print-making.

“There are so many different kinds of printmaking that are really cool,” Edwards said. “There’s just so much you can do with it and it looks amazing either way. It takes a lot of discipline and dedication.”

Edwards said although the medium has been around for years, there will always be a market for printmaking.

“In college, you’re always looking for art to put in your room,” Edwards said. “I have one in my room right now. The students and the young adults who buy that stuff now are going to be the ones that grow up and go to art auctions and have an appreciation for it.”

The next meeting will be at 5 p.m. Oct. 12 in Hickory Hall 156.

“I think it’s a really great way to get together with other artists and talk about what’s going on in printmaking at UNT and in the larger print communit y,” Hirsch sa id. “The way people are in print-making, because you have to share studio space all the time, you end up being pretty close-knit. It’s a great oppor-tunity to see other people’s art that can help you develop your own art.”

For more information, visit the organization’s website at http://orgs.unt.edu/pants/.

Photo by Jeanette Laredo/Intern

Lauren Hirsch, an art history and printmaking senior, positions a prepared screen on a piece of wood to complete an art print. Hirsch is a member of the Printmak-ing Association, which promotes the work of printmaking students at UNT.

By christina MlynskiSenior Staff Writer

The What’s Your Tree organi-zation allows people to discover their passions in life, also known as “trees.”

The group provides leader-ship tools to help each person achieve his or her goal. This year, the organization has two small groups: young adults and teen-agers. The young adults group will have its first meeting of the semester from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Denton Unitarian Universalist Fellowship.

“It’s this opportunity of recon-necting people to what empowers us and activates us to live a life of purpose,” said Kati Trice, a pre-communication design junior and regional coordinator and program assistant for the orga-nization’s Denton branch.

The structure of What’s Your Tree

What’s Your Tree is an eight-week course that assists members in exploring their intentions and purpose. The cost for the course is $40, Trice said.

“I believe people would need to have the necessary time avail-able to put into the cause and really commit to it fully to get the full extent of the benefits,” said Krystal Morris, an applied arts and sciences senior.

When Julia Butterfly Hill, the founder of the national orga-nization, was asked to speak at “Denton Reads” four years ago, she saw opportunities for the organization to grow and

Organization helps individuals fulfill life’s purposebetter shape the community, Trice said.

Since her visit, hundreds of people have participated in What’s Your Tree, she said.

Each semester the organiza-tion is re-engaged with the No Impact Challenge, Trice said.

“It means that we really encourage people to live more consciously because of their choices, which impact them-selves and the earth,” she said.

What’s Your Tree is a place to get support, clarity and time to reflect, Trice said.

“It has given me the power to do things that I didn’t think I could do,” said Carolyn Harrod, a group leader at Winfree Academy

and English teacher. “It makes you think outside the box.”

Prime examples of the organization

One of Harrod’s “trees” is the teenager group. She started it last year to keep her students involved with the community “to stay out of trouble.”

The group is exclusive through Winfree Academy and only has eight selected students, Harrod said.

“Life can get sidetracked sometimes and What’s Your Tree can help you stay really focused on what is important to you,” she said.

The Denton Community

Market is one of Trice’s “trees,” which took shape in April 2010.

The market receives an average of 100 visitors, 25 vendors and 10 local farmers on func-tioning days, Trice said.

“We each have a very impor-tant role to play in bringing

about the world we want to live in,” she said.

Denton Unitarian Universalist Fellowship and Querencia Community Bike Shop are two more of Trice’s passions she discovered through What’s Your Tree.

“We’re a l l look i ng for something to make a differ-ence,” she said. “It’s about f inding what it is in your own life that calls you to be exactly what you want to be at your happiest and most fulfilled.”

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Laura Zamora Sports Editor [email protected]

UNT soccer’s o� ense dominates home weekend sweep

Consecutive wins li� volleyball to West division lead

BY SEAN GORMAN Senior Staff Writer

The UNT soccer team over-came physical play by scoring early and often en route to a pair of 4-0 wins over Louisiana Monroe and Louisiana Lafayette.

In its first conference wins of the season, the Mean Green (7-5-1, 2-2-0) made quick work of the Warhawks (2-10-1, 0-4-0) and improved to 14-0 all time against the Ragin’ Cajuns (6-7-0, 1-3-0).

“I am proud of the way my girls played today,” head coach John Hedlund said. “When we play with a lot of confidence and we bring intensity there aren’t too many teams that can beat us.”

A goal from sophomore forward Michelle Young in the first five minutes of each game and three scores from sopho-more midfielder Carly McDowell helped UNT get ahead. “Today we just wanted to put our losses behind us, start fresh and pick up a win,” McDowell said. “We stayed physical all game but we were able to stay smart about it. We did a good job with that.”

FridayUNT scored on its first shot

in the fourth minute when Young used an assist from

junior forward Kelsey Perlman to record her fourth goal.

“We did a good job attacking the opponent and putting as much pressure as possible on the defense,” Hedlund said. “We need to win every game at home so this was a good start to conference play.”

The offense found life in the 68th minute when McDowell scored her first goal of the season off a junior forward Nikki Crocco cross.

“I put myself in a good posi-tion and was able to put those goals away,” McDowell said. “They were doing everything they could to get us a red card out there but we kept our heads in the game.”

Two minutes later, junior midfielder Julie Lackey headed in a corner from sophomore midfielder Ellen Scarfone and McDowell added the final goal in the 74th minute.

Most of the game was spent in the Warhawk’s territory as UNT outshot ULM 13-1 and won the corners battle 10-0.

SundayThe Mean Green started the

same way against ULL, using a score from Young in the third minute to gain an early lead over

the Ragin’ Cajuns.McDowell continued her

strong weekend with an unas-sisted goal in the 14th minute to give the Mean Green a 2-0 edge.

“Carly’s been huge,” Hedlund

said. “She scored a couple big goals for us and has been a huge spark for us. She can play four positions and play a full 90 with her conditioning.”

The scoring continued in the second half when Crocco scored

her second goal this year off junior forward Kelsey Perlman’s third assist in three games.

The Ragin’ Cajuns bumped and bruised the Mean Green all game long, and senior forward Dani Watson was taken down in

the box to set up a penalty kick.Scarfone made ULL pay on

the kick, scoring her fourth goal of the season.

UNT resumes conference play on the road at Troy at 7 p.m. Friday.

Freshman mid� elder Kelsey Hodges struggles to keep the ball away from two Louisiana-Lafayette defenders. The UNT women’s soccer team won 4-0 in Sunday’s game.PHOTO BY AUGUSTA LIDDIC/PHOTO EDITOR

Senior outside hitter Roxana Casvean jumps to return the ball from Louisiana-Lafay-ette on Friday. UNT is now 2-0 at home after defeating ULM and Louisiana-Monroe.

PHOTO BY RYAN BIBB/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

BY LAURA ZAMORASports Editor

Home-cour t adva ntage powered the UNT volleyball team to the Sun Belt West division’s top as the team defeated Louisiana-Lafayette and Louisiana-Monroe over the weekend.

The Mean Green (11-8, 3-1) bumped ULL out of first place on Friday with a 3-1 upset and cruised past ULM 3-0 on Sunday.

“We only play at home nine

times all year, so I wanted to try to set a precedent that North Texas is going to be a team that has a great atmosphere and is tough to beat at home,” head coach Ken Murczek said.

FridayThe ULL Ragin’ Cajuns (11-8,

2-2) rolled into Denton on Friday as division leaders and with a perfect 2-0 conference record. But in four relentless sets, the Mean

Green handed ULL its first confer-ence loss as it earned a home-opening victory.

UNT defeated ULL 3-1 (25-27, 25-21, 25-17, 25-18) on a strong defensive performance, holding the Ragin’ Cajuns to a .099 hitting percentage.

Junior defensive specialist Sarah Willey’s 14 digs helped her reach 1,000 in her career, becoming just the fourth player in school history to reach the

milestone. Senior outside hitters Amy

Huddleston and Brittani Youman combined for 26 kills while junior middle blocker Melanie Boykins contributed 12. The power hitters’ .319 combined hitting percentage came with the help of junior setter Kayla Saey, who registered a match-high 42 assists.

None of the Ragin’ Cajuns reached double digits in kills after UNT held the lead from the second set to the end.

“It gave us a lot of momentum. We were all pretty upset about our loss last weekend,” sophomore middle blocker Rachelle Wilson said. “We were motivated to keep all our wins on one side and take care of business.”

SundayUNT handed the ULM

Warhawks (0-13, 0-4) its 68th-straight loss with a 3-0 (25-19, 25-11, 25-15) sweep.

The team got off to a slow start, but quickly found its stride and rallied past ULM for a 25-19 first-set victory.

“They went behind the service line and created a lot of havoc on our side,” Murczek said. “They put themselves in a position halfway through the first set to force us to call a timeout. We settled down and made a couple of adjustments. It was nice to see us put them on their heels and take better control

of the match.”Saey reached exactly 2,000

career assists, the fourth-most in school history, after she brought a match-high of 40 assists and 10

digs to the court. Huddleston and Youman led the offense with 13 and 11 kills, respectively.

The team’s .304 total hitting percentage more than doubled ULM’s .098 percentage, but Murczek still praised the Warhawks’ game strategies.

“They’re obviously very capable and they actually changed their system,” he said. “They had a setter in the back row rotations and had three hitters all the time, which is something they haven’t done all season. I think they’re trying to look for some answers on their end.”

The Warhawks became the eighth opponent the Mean Green holds to under a .100 hitting percentage this season.

SBC WestULL suffered another upset to

Denver on Sunday to fall to 2-2 in conference, giving UNT sole possession of the West division lead at 3-1.

Murczek said the weekend sweep was crucial for his team.

“I told the girls that I don’t want to be worrying about the last week or two and who’s losing and winning,” he said. “Let’s control our fate – we can do that by putting ourselves in the top spot.”

UNT will try to maintain its lead when it hosts Arkansas State at 7 p.m. Friday in the Mean Green Volleyball Center.

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Tuesday, October 5, 2010

By Paul BottoniContributing Writer

Despite leading through two rounds and adding another indi-vidual title, the UNT men’s golf team fell one stroke short of a second consecutive tourna-ment win at the William Tucker Intercollegiate on Saturday.

The Mean Green finished second out of 16 teams in Albuquerque, N.M. The team, which was ranked No. 3 by Golfstat.com heading into the tournament, finished ahead of No. 1 Pepperdine University, which finished sixth. San Diego State finished first with a total score of 874.

“I think [the team] learned a lot by the fact that we beat the No. 1 team in the country by 11 shots,” head coach Brad Stracke said. “They learned how good they are and that they can compete with anybody in the country.”

Though the team missed out on the team title, sophomore Carlos Ortiz tied New Mexico State’s Joon Heui Lee and Pepperdine’s Andrew Putnam for the WTI individual title. Ortiz followed a first-round score of 1-under par 71 with a 6-under par 66 second-round posting. He finished the tournament with a 4-under par 212.

“Carlos is a great ball striker and I think he missed [only] one fairway in the second round, which is incredible out there, considering the fairways were 20 yards wide,” Stracke said.

The Mean Green finished Day 1 with a score of 576 and a four-stroke lead over second-place New Mexico, the tourna-ment host. Redshirt sophomore Josh Jones opened the tourna-ment on a good note, shooting an even-par 72 in the first round and following with a second-

Men’s golf team falls short

Baby Talk: Loss hard to swallow

On ULL’s first drive, late hit penalties on two separate third-down attempts extended the drive for the Ragin’ Cajuns. The costly mental errors allowed ULL to pick up the first points of the contest on a one-yard run by sophomore Blaine Gautier, the backup quar-terback.

“It’s a lack of focus,” Todd Dodge said. “It’s something we work on, something we continue to work on.”

After carrying the ball 11 times for 122 yards last week against Florida Atlantic, junior running back James Hamilton gained five yards on three carries.

Dunbar broke out of his slump, finding the form that earned him a spot on the Doak Walker Award Watch List. He carried the team

during parts of the second half, racking up 141 yards and a touch-down on 24 carries.

ULL’s running attack was virtually shut down by the Mean Green, gaining 41 yards the entire game. However, junior quarter-back Chris Masson torched the UNT secondary for 310 yards and two touchdowns.

“That first half killed us,” senior linebacker Craig Robertson said. “First half and second half was like night and day. That’s our defense in the second half. The first half we were a little unfo-cused.”

UNT was without junior wide receiver Tyler Stradford, who was involved in a freak accident on Friday. Stradford was being chased by a pit bull when he proceeded to jump over a fence to avoid the dog.

The pole of a lawn chair penetrated four inches into his chest, three inches away from his heart, Todd Dodge said. Stradford is expected to return in two weeks.

The Mean Green will try to recover from the crushing loss this weekend when it hosts Arkansas State for the second game of a three-game home stand.

“I’m still very encouraged that this football team can and will win football games,” Todd Dodge said. “We just all have to be together enough, and they all have to be men about their mistakes, and make sure we get them corrected so it doesn’t get in our way again.”

round score of 3-under par 69. The Louisiana State transfer finished the tournament in sixth place, his second top-10 finish of the year.

The team couldn’t fend off a second-day rally by the SDSU Aztecs from five strokes back. The Aztecs took the lead to claim the title, posting a final round of 291 compared to the Mean Green’s 299.

“New Mexico was the team that was closest to us and while I was watching it, I figured ‘Well, we’re ahead of them; we’re going to win this tournament,’” Stracke said. “Unfortunately,

San Diego State finished the key hole birdie, birdie, birdie to clip us by a shot.”

Ortiz’s title is the second of the season for the Mean Green in as many tourna-ments, following sophomore Curtis Donahoe’s co-title in the season-opening UT-Arlington/Waterchase Invitational.

The Mean Green resumes its season in the Lone Star Invitational in San Antonio on Oct. 17 and 18. The LSI, hosted by the UT-San Antonio Roadrunners, will be the final tournament scheduled for the fall.

UNT loses in wake of tragedy

By Ben BaBySenior Staff Writer

As the potential game-tying extra point by sophomore kicker Trent Deans was swatted out of the air by the special teams of Louisiana-Lafayette, the only thought that went through my mind was, “This couldn’t be happening.”

The win was necessary on so many levels. It was needed for a fan base that craves reasons to come to football games, to support a team that needs people in the stands. It was needed for a squad that just lost freshman wide receiver Josh Rake to a death that was beyond tragic.

Rake was supposed to suit up for the first time in his

collegiate career. He leaves behind a twin brother. An identical twin brother. When talking to the Rake family, I didn’t even try to empathize with them, because only God knows what they are going through.

Journalists do not root for teams. We report what we see on the field. However, with all that had happened in the last two days, I wanted UNT to win that one.

But penalties, mental errors and missed tackles caused the Mean Green to watch as anot her v ictor y painf ul ly drifted into the loss column.

Four of the penalties were snap infractions, which is highly unusual. Whether that was the fault of the referees or the players is a question that remains to be answered,

because it’s something I defi-nitely don’t know.

A win would have given UNT back-to-back wins, a phrase that hasn’t been uttered here in six years. It can still be said, with the next two games against Arkansas State and Florida International being very winnable games for this team.

After seeing redshirt soph-omore qua r terback R i ley Dodge lead the Mean Green on a 12-play, 91-yard drive to tie the game, fans should have been expecting overtime.

But knowing this team, fans should have expected a loss so painful that “heart-breaking” fails to capture the magnitude of the game.

If the recent events taught us anything, it’s this: It’s only a game.

Photo by Rachel Duncan/InteRn

Sophomore Carlos Ortiz aims for the flag on the 9th hole at practice. Ortiz tied for first place individually at the William Tucker Intercollegiate.

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Ryan Munthe, Views Editor [email protected]

Over the course of the summer, I was lucky enough to work at my favorite place to eat, Chipotle.

A s a whole, it was a completely positive experience. With a decent salary, friendly coworkers and free burritos, life at Chipotle was one of good money, fun times and satisfied stomachs.

While I have no regrets about working at the place that still makes better burritos than the recent craze Freebirds, there was one part of my work expe-rience that I dreaded.

I had no problem creating the most complex burrito imag-inable or cooking countless quesadillas, but I feared the basic and easy to make kid’s meal.

Making this meal meant I was forced to sit and hear the same scenario that happened plenty of times each day — parent tells kid to order what

they want, child hides behind parent and whispers what they want to mommy or daddy, parent sternly tells kid to order, Sean listens to child try to order with no success and parent gives up, eventually orders for kid.

Working at a new place meant there was a lready enough stress going on, but watching a line double in size because little Timmy couldn’t make a decision would drive me mad.

The parents showed complete disregard for the environment around them and forced their kids into a position they were obviously not ready for.

Do I hate kids? Absolutely not, even though this column sounds harsh enough to make someone think that.

I also have no problem with parents’ efforts to get their kids acclimated to the real world by learning basic life skills. It

is in some cases really helpful and can help prepare kids for their future.

That being said, there is a time and place for this teaching and there are plenty of oppor-tunities for this to happen without interfering with fellow customers.

Parents could tell their chil-dren to watch them while they order and allow them to try ordering for themselves when there isn’t a large line being held up.

Sadly, I’ve experienced this problem firsthand as a customer as well. Buying food at the same Chipotle I worked at, I watched a mom and kid do the “take forever to order tango” and watched my patience disappear.

Any time this exchange happens at the expense of others, it is unacceptable. Parents need to avoid being rude and be aware of the other

people present when making their kids order.

If you ever eat out with me and I happen to call out some-one’s kid for taking 20 minutes to order a number two, don’t be taken aback — I have my reasons.

Sean Gorman is a senior staff writer and journalism junior. He can be reached at [email protected].

The Editorial Board includes: Eric Johnson, Josh Pherigo, Abigail Allen, Ryan Munthe, Sydnie Summers, Brianne Tolj, David Williams, Laura Zamora, Katie Grivna, Graciela Razo, Carolyn Brown, Katia Villalba and Augusta Liddic.

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Web surveillance endangers rights

It’s time to reignite the road trip

Editorial

In June, while the U.S. was focused on the oil spill in the Gulf, a U.S. Senate committee approved a cybersecurity bill allowing President Obama to shut down parts of the Internet during a cyberattack as the federal government continues to tighten the reins on the Internet.

The bill would give Obama a “kill switch” over the Internet.

The FBI’s 2010 budget includes $9 million specifically aimed at the “Going Dark Program.” This program would bolster federal law enforcement’s ability to monitor elec-tronic media. In addition to the FBI’s new program and the “kill switch,” legislation regarding further surveillance privileges over digital communication may be signaling a slow government takeover of the Internet.

The Editorial Board strongly believes the government is attempting to control the Internet and severely overstep-ping its constitutional boundaries.

Overstepping BoundariesThe government says it is only expanding its ability to

allow lawfully authorized intercepts, yet there’s already been a concerning abuse of Internet surveillance since 1994.

The Communications Assistance to Law Enforcement Act was introduced that year and ensured the government’s surveillance abilities would remain untouched during the evolution from phone lines to digital networks.

Federal authorities have already repeatedly overstepped their boundaries under the 1994 law.

In 2009, a report revealed several intelligence offi-cials had “overcollected communications of domestic Americans.” Unwarranted Internet wiretaps were abun-dant after Sept. 11, and many members of Congress had already been placed under illegal surveillance for a variety of reasons. If the government already oversteps its bound-aries, what’s to stop it from overstepping these boundaries when it has more power?

The government also wants the ability to intercept and decrypt any incoming communication and reconstruct its infrastructure to make it easier for government surveil-lance.

Monitoring Internet CommunicationBlackBerry has already come under fire from the

governments of Dubai and India over their inability to conduct surveillance of messages because of its service encryption.

Under this potential bill, companies like BlackBerry would have to modify and reconfigure their service so law enforcement could monitor communication.

By leaving a hole in security, communication providers are leaving open the possibility for hackers and devel-opers to develop an exploitation of this reported “federal back door.”

Left in the DarkOfficials say they are being “left in the dark” in regards

to digital communication and their current ways of surveil-lance are not effective anymore.

They say it would still be legal intercepts and new legis-lation would not expand authority — only preserve their ability to execute their existing authority. They point at the failed Times Square bombing in May as proof they need more ability to intercept digital communication.

Faisal Shahzad, the suspect in the attempted bombing, communicated over the Internet, and if suspicion had been raised by online surveillance, they could have had a faster reaction, the officials say.

Yet, by giving Obama a “kill switch” and further surveil-lance power to the point of forcing companies to reorga-nize their networks, the former free information “super highway” of the Internet is slowly becoming restricted and minimized — much like the constitutional right of free speech and privacy.

In 1960, John Steinbeck set out on a road trip across America with his dog Charlie. He wanted to see his country on a personal level instead of just writing about it, his most notable works being “Grapes of Wrath” and “East of Eden.” His other book, “Of Mice and Men,” had a very big impact on me when I read it as a 13-year-old boy.

Steinbeck felt that unless he traveled across the home-land, he could never give it justice in literature. Nine years before Steinbeck’s travels, Jack Kerouac wrote the book “On The Road” about his journey through the nation as a jazz-listening poet. The book is still wildly popular today, espe-cially among college students in search of themselves.

Hunter Thompson, thought by many to be the man who “revolutionized” journalism by inventing the style of Gonzo, also took many road trips across the U.S. I would often

read his books while I lived in eastern Africa, feeling home-sick for my own country. In fact, reading his work is largely why I chose journalism as a major today.

As I did the research to write this column, it began to strike me that many great writers of our time traveled America to enhance not only their perspec-tive but our own. It soon struck me that perhaps what made these writers so great was that they had taken the road trip. They took the sacred journey from one coast to another or from one border to another.

One of my favorite writers, Tom Chiarella of Esquire, wrote an article titled “75 Things A Man Should Do: A Bucket List.” In this piece he mentions how every man at some point in his life should get in his car and take that American journey alone.

He simply said, “Distance is an essential American plea-sure, the greatest American

chore. Each of us must conquer it.”

But here’s my question: If traveling across the country made great writers better (and more famous), then why wouldn’t the same journey turn out better voters? I’m convinced that if those from big cities such as L.A., Atlanta, Dallas and New York were to take a road trip to the heartland, and vice-versa, we would have a much more informed electorate.

And I’ll even be so optimistic as to say that the conserva-tive vs. liberal mindset would disappear, as people would begin forming their opinions on the realities seen with their own eyes, instead of the dribble from MSNBC or talk radio. And such journeys, if enough of them occurred, could possibly bring us out of this recession. Mom-and-pop diners, motels and small town general stores would see a resurgence of customers.

Yes, perhaps it is time that

we, the next generation, toss out the iPhones, get off of Facebook and reclaim the road. And perhaps by reclaiming the road, all Americans everywhere will reclaim the country.

If A merican road tr ips worked for the world of litera-ture, then I know it can work for our society.

Race Hochdorf is a pre-jour-nalism freshman. He can be reached at [email protected].

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Campus ChatDo you think the government

should monitor Internet access?

“No and yes. I believe we should have the freedom to look up whatever we

want, but I can see where the government would want to monitor it for

safety purposes.”

Jordan Allison Undeclared freshman

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Fraternity uses � ght night to combat cancer

Student group advocates marijuana legalization

BY T.S. MCBRIDEContributing Writer

Fighters from UNT and the surrounding area duked it out for cancer research Friday at the 19th annual Sigma Chi Fight Night.

The fraternity raised more than $6,900 for the Huntsman Cancer Institute from ticket sales and the $55 entrance fee for the fighters. Thirty fighters ranging from 140 to 250 pounds stepped into the ring to test their skill in the sweet science.

“We’re pretty pleased with the results,” said Colton Myers, a radio, television and film junior and executive producer of the event. “This is the largest amount we’ve taken in the last three years.”

By the time the fights began at 9:30 p.m., Rockin’ Rodeo was packed. About 750 people showed up to watch the action, Myers said.

“Oh my god, it’s absolutely amazing,” said Christy Nicholas, a graphic design sophomore. “The girls fighting, the guys fighting — it’s real. I thought it would be so fake, but it’s amazing.”

Most of the fighters had little training. They fought under amateur rules, wearing protec-tive headgear and 16-ounce

gloves for three one-minute rounds each. A doctor was on hand to provide physicals before the fights and to treat anyone who was injured.

Nervous fighters prowled the f loor or shadowboxed as the Rockin’ Rodeo owner

Lloyd Banks announced the next contestants. Each winner received a metal trophy cast in the shape of a boxer.

Sylvia Artuna, a University of Texas at Dallas accounting senior, was one of the four women who fought in the event.

She entered on the advice of her boxing coach.

“I’ve been training for three months, and it’s been tough,” she said. “Knowing that I’m actually fighting for some-thing that’s worth it, it makes it better.”

Artuna won her fight by first round stoppage after dropping K imberly Ni xon, a V UND freshman, with a crisp right hook.

Rizwan Shiraz, a graduate student, said he didn’t expect to enjoy the fights when his

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Two boxers square o� as the referee looks on during the 19th annual Sigma Chi Fight Night on Friday at Rockin’ Rodeo. About 750 people attended the show, which used the proceeds from ticket sales and a $55 entry for each � ghter to help fund cancer research. The event brought in about $6,900.

Members of the UNT chapter of the national organization NORML hope Texas will join the 13 states that have decriminal-ized the controlled substance. Proposition 19 in California will make personal marijuana use legal if accepted.

friend bought him tickets to the event.

“It’s really awesome,” he said. “I’ve never thought I would see people fighting like this. I thought it would be boring. This is how we should fight cancer.”

The Huntsman Institute is a Utah-based organization that is researching individualized cancer treatments based on genetics.

Ashley Cavanaugh, a commu-nications design sophomore, said she came to watch her friend Michael Rodriguez, an unde-clared freshman. Rodriguez won his fight with Tom Bouras, an undeclared junior, by decision.

“I’m qu ite s u r pi s e d,” Cavanaugh said. “Most of the smaller guys beat the big guys. It has a lot to do with how fast and strong you are.”

This was Myers’ first time to produce the Sigma Chi Fight Night. Tickets were sold in advance for $10 and at the door for $20.

The fraternity also held a raffle and sold T-shirts at the event. Prizes included Texas Rangers box seat tickets and a Coors Light cooler full of merchandise.

“You know all this hard work paid off,” Myers said. “I’m just glad I can give to our charity. It’s a real big accomplishment.”

BY ADAM BLAYLOCKStaff Writer

Although it is illegal to grow, sell or possess marijuana in Texas, one student group at UNT has started efforts it hopes will stimulate change to university policy and state legislation.

The UNT chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, or NORML, met for the first time this semester Monday evening to discuss plans for a campaign to gain support, raise aware-ness and educate students on the moral, legal and economic aspects of legalizing mari-juana.

Before the meeting, Will Harold, a pre-medical sopho-more and UNT NORML public relations officer, spoke against some typical stigmas he has seen associated with the group.

“It’s not a group just for stoners to come to and eat food and whatnot,” Harold said. “It’s a group for students who feel similarly on the issue of mari-juana legalization.”

UNT NORML is not alone in its goal to legalize mari-juana. California prepares to vote on Proposition 19 in the upcoming November elections,

which would make it legal in the state for the personal posses-sion, cultivation and transpor-tation of marijuana.

Kevin Cruser, the chief of staff for State Rep. Myra Crownover, R-District 64, spoke brief ly about Crownover’s stance on the subject of legalization in Texas.

“She would be opposed to that,” Cruser said.

More than 60 students attended, forcing the group to move out of the 30-desk class-room in Wooten Hall to the grass outside halfway through the meeting.

Erin Long, a visual design senior and group president, spoke to the audience about some of the general goals the group hopes to accomplish at UNT.

“We want to educate the public about marijuana issues and politics, and just raise awareness,” Long said. “We do care about more than mari-juana. We care about the community.”

Larry Talley, the executive director of the Dallas-Fort Worth NORML chapter and UNT staff Sharepoint architect, shared his views on the legalization of

marijuana. He pointed to his 21 years of service in the Navy as testament to his authority on the subject.

“I was a South American intel-ligence analyst,” Talley said. “I’ve been studying [the drug cartels] since 1992. More than 75 percent of [the cartels’] income comes from illicit marijuana sales to the U.S.”

But the South American cartel’s high income derived from the illegal trafficking of marijuana wasn’t the only economic repercussion of prohi-bition that Talley discussed.

“We spend $80 billion a year on the war on drugs,” he said. “…

This nation has 25 percent of the world’s prison population.”

Crime data released showed that law enforcement arrested more than 1,663,000 people for drug violations in 2009, according to the Crime in the United States report on the FBI website.

Of those, 870,000 were consumers of marijuana, according to a pamphlet distrib-uted at the Monday meeting.

In the same year, the UNT police department arrested 61 students for drug related viola-

tions, according to the Jeanne Clery Report found at studen-taffairs.unt.edu/sites/default/files/pdf/reports.

The UNT NORML group’s motto is “Marijuana’s not for everyone, but it shouldn’t be a crime,” Harold said.

Many states have already loosened laws regarding the drug, most of those concerning the use of medical marijuana, according to the nationally based NORML website.

The District of Columbia and 15 states have already approved

medical marijuana programs, according to the NORML website.

In addition, 13 states, some of those with medical mari-juana programs, have decrim-inalized marijuana, making a conviction of possession of small amounts of the plant the equiv-alent of a minor traffic viola-tion, according to the NORML website.

The Dallas-Fort Worth NORML wants to see the chapter at UNT reduce the negative stereotypes associated with marijuana use, Talley said. He said he hopes that the changes will eventually lead to reduced punishments against students who are non-violent marijuana users.

For more information on UNT NORML, e-mail [email protected].

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