The Student Newspaper of the University of North Texas ntdaily.com News 1, 2 Sports 3 Classifieds 4 Games 4 SCENE see insert Friday, April 15, 2011 Volume 97 | Issue 44 Sunny 74° / 57° Getting Medieval Festival comes to North Texas, aims to remind people of life ‘before Facebook’ See insert SPORTS: Women’s golf team prepares for weekend tourney Page 3 SPORTS: Softball team run- ruled by Longhorns Page 3 ONLINE: Volleyball team defeats cross- town rivals Follow the North Texas Daily Stay connected to your campus and watch Campus Connection every Friday on NTDaily. com BY ISAAC WRIGHT & ANN SMAJSTRLA Senior Staff Writer & Intern Students, faculty and staff will pay more to park on campus this fall, as UNT seeks to raise the revenue needed to pay for the new $20 million parking garage. Pending approval by UNT President V. Lane Rawlins, prices to park on campus would all see increases this coming fall. General permits would increase from $115 to $135 per year, premium commuter permits would increase from $180 to $225 per year, and resi- dent permits would jump from $180 to $250 per year. Staff and faculty permits would also increase from $180 to $205, and reserved permits would increase from $405 to $525 per year. The $36 Discovery Park permits would be eliminated, and those students would be required to buy the $135 general permit. “It’s important to realize the parking operation is what’s called an auxiliary,” said Joe Richmond, the director of Parking and Transportation Services. “We don’t get any state funds, so we operate on our own revenues.” Some students said they think parking at UNT is already too expensive. Jeremy Ragster, a psychology sophomore, said he has a general permit but usually takes the bus to class. He said parking at the lot at Fouts Field is a hassle and the price is too much for the inconvenience. “When I do drive, I hate the parking,” Ragster said. “It’s ridiculous to pay $115 so I could maybe find a space.” Business junior Chance Babcock agreed. He said he has a G permit but pays $10 a day to park in the garage because he said it beats the hike. Parking permits increase to pay for garage Construction continues on UNT’s new parking garage as all parking permit prices increase to pay for its $1.5 million annual operating cost. PHOTO BY JAMES COREAS/SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER The ‘weight’ is over PHOTO BY STACY POWERS/SENIOR STAFFER Junior offensive lineman Ayodele Adedipe lifts weights during practice. The Mean Green football team finishes its spring schedule with the Green/White Game at 1 p.m. Saturday at C. H. Collins Stadium. “Next semester, I’m either getting a premium pass or I’m going to look into the new parking garage,” Babcock said. While parking costs are going up, Richmond said, it remains less expensive to park at UNT than other major universi- ties in Texas. Annual permits for student lots at Texas A&M cost $275. Student lots at the University of Texas range from $115 to $175, but Richmond said, unlike UNT, those spaces are far away from the center of campus. Residential hall parking at Texas Tech is also less expensive than a resident permit at UNT but is also not as close to the central campus. “At most of the bigger schools that have evolved more, the priority of close-in, residential surface parking is kind of going away,” Richmond said, adding that UNT is also moving toward that trend. He said the amount of resi- dential parking near the center of UNT’s campus is excessive and after the garage has been operational for a few years, the department may try to turn some of those spaces into commuter and visitor spots. The university was much smaller when the current parking plan was developed, and there was plenty of space for surface lots, Richmond said, but times have changed. “People say, ‘I don’t want that garage; I want that surface lot back that I used to park in.’” Richmond said. “Well it’s gone, because now there’s an academic building there, which is a better use.” UNT parking garages Parking rates for both garages have also been proposed. Parking contracts for the garages would be $350 per semester, a $50 increase over the current semester rate for the existing garage. Daily rates for both garages would remain at $10. “The parking operation is what’s called an auxillary. We don’t get any state funds, so we operate on our own revenues.” —Joe Richmond, Direcotr of Parking and Transportation Services See PERMITS on Page 2 Cyclists and concerned citizens met with city planners Wednesday at the Civic Center to discuss Denton’s latest Bicycle and Pedestrian Accomodation Plan, which seeks to improve alternative transportation on city streets. PHOTO BY DREW GAINES/SENIOR STAFF WRITER Cyclists to city: We want bike lanes BY DREW GAINES Senior Staff Writer A question was proposed during a public meeting at the Denton Civic Center Wednesday. If cyclists in the Denton community had $1 million, what would they do with it? The answer, heard by city leaders, was that they would designate more bike lanes on city streets. A Pedestrian and Bicycle Accommodation Plan outlined by the city Wednesday provides a framework for the new bicycle lanes, wider streets and improved signage needed to transform Denton into a haven for bikers and walkers. The plan was presented to about 50 concerned citizens and cyclists who responded by telling city planners just what improvements they believed were needed to foster alterna- tive transportation. “We look at where people live and where they are trying to go, and then we connect the dots,” said Kevin St. Jacques, the city’s first contracted bike transpor- tation planner. The plan is part of the city’s year-old effort to include cyclists and pedestrians in its blueprints for a more acces- sible Denton. “Seeing bikes and pedes- trians on the streets is a sign of vitality in a community,” St. Jacques said. Representatives from UNT, Denton Independent School District, Denton County Transportation Authority and the cycling community have been working with the city since February to determine the conditions needed to accom- modate bikes and pedestrians on Denton’s streets. Recommendations from the meeting along with findings from numerous transportation focus groups will be consid- ered before the plan is final- ized in May. Officials hope to hold a public hearing to confirm the plan in front of the City Council during National Bike to Work Week, May 16 through May 20. See CITY on Page 2
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BY ISAAC WRIGHT & ANN SMAJSTRLASenior Staff Writer & Intern
Students, faculty and staff will pay more to park on campus this fall, as UNT seeks to raise the revenue needed to pay for the new $20 million parking garage.
Pending approval by UNT President V. Lane Rawlins, prices to park on campus would all see increases this coming fall.
Genera l permits would increase from $115 to $135 per year, premium commuter permits would increase from $180 to $225 per year, and resi-dent permits would jump from $180 to $250 per year. Staff and faculty permits would also increase from $180 to $205, and reserved permits would increase from $405 to $525 per year. The $36 Discovery Park permits would be eliminated, and those students would be required to buy the $135 general permit.
“It’s important to realize the parking operation is what’s called an auxiliary,” said Joe Richmond, the director of Parking and Transportation Services. “We don’t get any state funds, so we operate on our own revenues.”
Some students said they think parking at UNT is already too expensive.
Jeremy Ragster, a psychology sophomore, said he has a general permit but usually takes the bus to class. He said parking at the lot at Fouts Field is a hassle and the price is too much for the inconvenience.
“When I do drive, I hate the parking,” Ragster said. “It’s ridiculous to pay $115 so I could maybe find a space.”
Business junior Chance Babcock agreed. He said he has a G permit but pays $10 a day to park in the garage because he said it beats the hike.
Parking permits increase to pay for garage
Construction continues on UNT’s new parking garage as all parking permit prices increase to pay for its $1.5 million annual operating cost.PHOTO BY JAMES COREAS/SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
The ‘weight’ is over
PHOTO BY STACY POWERS/SENIOR STAFFER
Junior o� ensive lineman Ayodele Adedipe lifts weights during practice. The Mean Green football team � nishes its spring schedule with the Green/White Game at 1 p.m. Saturday at C. H. Collins Stadium.
“Next semester, I’m either getting a premium pass or I’m going to look into the new parking garage,” Babcock said.
While parking costs are going up, Richmond said, it remains less expensive to park at UNT than other major universi-ties in Texas. Annual permits
for student lots at Texas A&M cost $275. Student lots at the University of Texas range from $115 to $175, but Richmond said, unlike UNT, those spaces are far away from the center of campus. Residential hall parking at Texas Tech is also less expensive than a resident permit at UNT but is also not as
close to the central campus.“At most of the bigger schools
that have evolved more, the priority of close-in, residential surface parking is kind of going away,” Richmond said, adding that UNT is also moving toward that trend.
He said the amount of resi-dential parking near the center of UNT’s campus is excessive and after the garage has been operational for a few years, the department may try to turn some of those spaces into commuter and visitor spots.
The university was much smaller when the current parking plan was developed, and there was plenty of space for surface lots, Richmond said,
but times have changed. “People say, ‘I don’t want that
garage; I want that surface lot back that I used to park in.’” Richmond said. “Well it’s gone, because now there’s an academic building there, which is a better use.”
UNT parking garagesParking rates for both garages
have also been proposed. Parking contracts for the
garages would be $350 per semester, a $50 increase over the current semester rate for the existing garage. Daily rates for both garages would remain at $10.
“The parking operation is what’s called an auxillary. We don’t get any state funds, so we operate on our own revenues.”
—Joe Richmond,Direcotr of Parking and Transportation Services
See PERMITS on Page 2
Cyclists and concerned citizens met with city planners Wednesday at the Civic Center to discuss Denton’s latest Bicycle and Pedestrian Accomodation Plan, which seeks to improve alternative transportation on city streets.
PHOTO BY DREW GAINES/SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Cyclists to city: We want bike lanes BY DREW GAINESSenior Staff Writer
A question was proposed during a public meeting at t he Denton Civ ic Center Wednesday.
If cyclists in the Denton community had $1 million, what would they do with it?
The answer, heard by city leaders, was that they would designate more bike lanes on city streets.
A Pedestrian and Bicycle Accommodation Plan outlined by the city Wednesday provides a framework for the new bicycle lanes, wider streets and improved signage needed to transform Denton into a haven for bikers and walkers.
The plan was presented to
about 50 concerned citizens and cyclists who responded by telling city planners just what improvements they believed were needed to foster alterna-tive transportation.
“We look at where people live and where they are trying to go, and then we connect the dots,” said Kevin St. Jacques, the city’s first contracted bike transpor-tation planner.
The plan is part of the city’s year-old effort to include cyclists and pedestrians in its blueprints for a more acces-sible Denton.
“Seeing bikes and pedes-trians on the streets is a sign of vitality in a community,” St. Jacques said.
Representatives from UNT,
Denton Independent School Dist r ict, Denton Cou nt y Transportation Authority and the cycling community have been working with the city since February to determine the conditions needed to accom-modate bikes and pedestrians on Denton’s streets.
Recommendations from the meeting along with findings from numerous transportation focus groups will be consid-ered before the plan is final-ized in May.
Officials hope to hold a public hearing to confirm the plan in front of the City Council during National Bike to Work Week, May 16 through May 20.
The new $20 million garage will offer 952 spaces and cost $1.5 million per year to operate. The garage will eventually pay for itself through daily parking fees, but that could take some time. Richmond said the permit price increase will fund about 75 percent of the costs for the garage, and the rest will be paid for out of the department’s reserve fund.
“The more daily parking we get, with people coming and going, will help keep the permit prices lower,” Richmond said. “We don’t want permit holders to fund the garage indefinitely.”
Universit y of f icia ls are currently working on ways to promote the new garage, Richmond said. While the existing garage pulls in $500,000, the perception is that the garage is unused and too expensive. He said that could be fixed by better advertising.
“We haven’t really marketed the old garage,” Richmond said. “It’s not a prominent building. A lot of people aren’t really aware of it, and it’s almost like they think the parking is garage is for someone else.”
Richmond said he is confident the new garage will see a large amount of use from visitors and commuter students.
“I really think if we make an awareness of the garage’s avail-ability, their convenience and how they work, I know we can fill them,” Richmond said.
Discovery ParkAmong the biggest changes
to parking rates next year is the elimination of the Discovery Park permit. Permits for Discovery Park cost only $36 per year, but the proposed change would
Permit prices to rise
require those students to purchase general permits for $135 per year. Richmond said Discovery Park has grown and is now home to much more activity than in past years. He said the change would provide students, faculty and staff at Discovery Park the ability to park on the main campus, something the Discovery Park permit does not allow.
“They will have access to the main campus,” Richmond said. “We’re trying to standardize [parking rates] and provide equal access.”
Some Discovery Park students said they oppose the change.
Tim Farmer, a computer science junior, said he lives within walking distance of the main campus, so Discovery Park is the only place that he drives to for class. Farmer said he doesn’t think Discovery Park students should have to pay the extra cost for a general permit they may never use.
“I think it should be cheaper to park out here,” Farmer said. “It’s off the main campus and we already have to pay for gas to come out here.”
The new parking garage is almost complete and will open in the fall. Parking prices will rise to pay for the $120 million structure.
PHOTO BY JAMES COREAS/SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Continued from Page 1
BY CRISTY ANGULOContributing Writer
UNT will shake up a 45-year tradition tonight when, for the first time ever, an alumnus younger than 40 will be honored with a distinguished award.
Dr. Rosalyn Reades, a 2002 graduate from the College of Chemistry, will receive the first ever Distinguished Young Alumna Award for the contri-butions she’s made to her alma mater.
“It’s a big honor that they even remembered me and to be the first of all the people they could have picked, makes me feel good,” Reades said. “I’m truly honored.”
Reades, a member of the UNT women’s basketball team while in school, is an emergency medicine doctor in the Dallas Methodist Hospital system. She was inducted into UNT’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007.
Ben Morris, a 1967 graduate from the College of Business, will receive the Distinguished Alumnus Award. Morris, an accounting major while at
UNT, continued that into a successful career. He’s now the vice chairman of the board of Sanders Morris Harris Group, a financial service company he co-founded. Before he retired two years ago, he was the company’s chief executive office for seven years.
“It’s great to be honored by the school,” Morris said. “The school means a lot to me. I got a great education there, and I’m flattered to receive this award.”
Director of Events for the UNT Alumni Association Rob McKinney helped coordinate the dinner.
“It’s an opportunity for the university to showcase talent and to send out this growing, thriving message to the public at large about the caliber of professionals that come out of this institution,” McKinney said.
Spouses Linda and John Rydman, both 1972 gradu-ates of the College of Music, will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award. The couple
has owned Spec’s Liquor in Houston since 1996. Spec’s has been named “Best Liquor Store” by the Houston press for eight straight years.
Margaret Irby Nichols, a 1948 graduate of what was then North Texas State Teachers College, will win the Outstanding Alumna Service Award. Nichols served on the Library and Information Sciences faculty at UNT from 1955 to 1996.
Jim Bezdek graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 1950 and a master’s degree in 1954. An internationally recognized mathematician, Bezdek will receive the Ulys Knight Spirit Award. Bezdek has authored math textbooks in English and Spanish, and is listed in the Who’s Who of World Accordions.
The recipients receive a display plaque at the dinner.
The awards reception will start at 6 p.m. this evening in the Gateway Center Ballroom. Tickets are $50, and the event is open to the public.
Alumni Association honors members
A similar cycling input hearing was held in March 2010, and the city asked the community many of the same questions. But those in attendance Wednesday said this meeting felt more encour-aging, as city staffers were more specific with their plans to diver-sify the roads.
What cyclists asked forAttendees were asked to mark
the areas needing improved
bicycle and pedestrian accom-modations.
Most called for a designated route on Hickory, Sycamore or Mulberry streets that would connect UNT’s campus to downtown. City planners have routinely suggested Sycamore Street as a likely candidate for the route, but cyclists said the absence of a traffic light at the six-lane Carroll Boulevard inter-section could cause problems.
Many bikers expressed a need for bicycle- and pedestrian-
friendly traffic signals. Most of those currently in use are unable to detect an approaching rider, leaving cyclists to venture to the sidewalk to press the walk button, wait for a car to trigger the light or to disregard it all together.
The issue of more signage came up several times, and city leaders said that might be one of the first quick fixes.
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The UNT women’s golf team will try to build on a strong regular season by winning its first-ever Sun Belt Title at the conference tournament in Muscle Shoals, Ala., Monday through Wednesday.
The Mean Green enters the tournament after a season full of broken records and consis-tent success.
UNT has f inished every tournament this year in the Top 5 while notching its lowest single-round score in school histor y at 284. Freshman Chaslyn Chrismer made Mean Green history by posting the second-lowest single-round score, 67, at the UNLV Spring Rebel Invitational March 9.
“We’ve got good depth. Every player on the team is capable
of shooting low scores, and I’m really excited about getting down there and getting in a good practice round,” said head coach Jeff Mitchell. “We have been building on success this entire year, and I think they feel like they deserve to play well in this tournament.”
UNT goes into the tour-nament ranked 47th, facing ranked opponents No. 44 Denver and No. 45 FIU and 10 other Sun Belt opponents. Although the team has not faced Denver this year, the Mean Green beat FIU by 19 shots last fall at The Golden Panthers’ home course during the Pat Bradley Invitational.
“All three of us are really close, so it ought to be a really good tournament,” Mitchell said. “[Denver] has such good history there. They will prob-ably come into the tournament with a lot of confidence, and they are very comfortable on that course.”
Denver’s players have thrived in the tournament
recently, as the Pioneers have won seven consecutive Sun Belt Titles.
“For us, it is a little more nerve-wracking because we have never won a confer-ence tournament. Right now, I think [the tournament] is wide open,” Mitchell said. “All three of us are playing well right now, and if I can get all five women playing well at the same time, we can certainly win the tournament.”
The tournament will be unfamiliar territory for UNT, as juniors Kelsey Kipp and Addison Long are the only Mea n Green golfers who competed in the event last season.
“I don’t think they will feel intimidated when they get out there. I really feel like we will just get there and go out to do what we have done all year,” Mitchell said.
The team will play a prac-tice round Sunday to acclimate to the course conditions and tee-off Monday.
Conference tournament awaits women’s golf team
Mean Green tries for first Sun Belt title
BY BEN BABYSenior Staff Writer
The members of the Mean Green football team will present their cases for earning a roster spot when UNT plays in the annual Green/White Spring Game at 1 p.m. Saturday at C.H. Collins Stadium.
The inter-squad scrim-mage pits the Green team, consisting of players from first and fourth offense and defense teams, against the White team, including the players from second and third offense and defense teams.
“Whether there’s 200 or 5,000 people in the stands, it’s still a game-like situation, and I want to see how guys perform in a game-like situation,” said head coach Dan McCarney.
The Green team will be coached by running backs coach Mike Grant and the White team will be led by linebackers coach Anthony Weaver.
Junior quarterback Derek Thompson will line with
Mean Green ends spring with annual Green/White game
Sophomore defensive back James Tandy runs after catching a pass. The Mean Green will hold the annual Green/White Spring Football Game Saturday at C.H. Collins Stadium at 1 p.m.
PHOTO BY JAMES COREAS/SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
the No.1 offense Saturday, as McCarney chose Thompson to be UNT’s starter this season over sophomore transfer Brent Osborn.
“[Thompson’s] just playing right now like every play is his last play,” McCarney said. “Is he [former Baltimore Colts quar-
terback] Johnny Unitas? No. But he’s clearly our starter right now, and I really like the way he’s working.”
Marking the end of spring prac-tice, the game will be played with 12-minute quarters and the White team will be given a 17-0 lead at the start.
“I want to see how guys perform
in a game-like situation.”—Dan McCarney,
Head coach
Thompson to start at
quarterback
UNT run-ruled by LonghornsBY BOBBY LEWISSenior Staff Writer
Pitted against No. 3 Texas, the UNT softball team was shutdown by freshman pitcher Rachel Fox, getting one-hit in a 8-0 run-rule defeat.
Texas (35-4), the winner of 18 of its last 20 games, scored each of the four innings it was at the plate before the game ended after the top of the fifth.
Ashley Kirk started for the Mean Green (17-24), but was knocked out of the game after 1.2 innings. She gave up five earned runs on five hits before being relieved by freshman outfielder Jackie Miller, who made her colle-giate pitching debut.
“Jackie has been working on her pitching for several weeks,” said head coach T.J. Hubbard. “Tonight was a good opportunity to see her in action. She threw very well given the situation.”
Miller pitched 1.1 innings and
gave up one earned run.Texas got the scoring started
with two first-inning runs. The Longhorns then scored four two-out runs in the second inning, getting three of those runs off Kirk.
“[You] certainly never think a game is a throwaway,” Hubbard said. “I think they’ll bounce back just fine. Texas was [No.] 3 in the nation. They were tough.”
Fox controlled the game from the pitcher’s circle, holding UNT hitless until senior catcher Courtney Bradshaw singled down the left field line with two outs in the top of the fifth.
Louisiana-MonroeUNT will return to Lovelace
Stadium for its first home game since March 30 when it gets back into conference play with a three-game series against Louisiana-Monroe.
The first pitch will be thrown
at 2 p.m. Saturday to start a doubleheader. The teams will wrap the series up at noon Sunday.
“We are ready for ULM,” Hubbard said. “It’s important we play at the level we are capable of playing.”
The last time UNT played at home, it defeated then-No. 11 Missouri Tigers 9-2 in the back end of a doubleheader.
Owning of a 3-12 conference record, UNT has yet to win a conference series this season.
The Warhawks will likely trot out redshirt sophomore Tiffany Mills to the pitcher’s circle this weekend. Mills has a 3.34 ERA this season with an 11-11 record.
Junior pitcher Jessica Chastka and freshman pitcher Stephanie Routzon will likely also hit the mound. The pitchers have ERAs of 3.71 and 3.80, respectively, in 32 combined appearances.
Freshman in� elder Brooke Foster prepares to catch a hit at the third base. The team will face o� against ULM this week-end at Lovelace Stadium.
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EntertainmentSCENE Friday 4.15.2011
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BY MARLENE GONZALEZIntern
With the weather warming up, your ears may not be the f irst thing you want to show off, but with cool, af fordable earrings, you may be inspired to pull your hair back and show off your lobes.
Lace is becoming popular in blouses and tights, so adding this trend to your ears only seems fair.
These lace earrings are easy to make and take about half an hour, depending on how your creative juices f low and how detailed you want to get.
What you’ll need:Craft lace fabricNail polish, any colorScissorsGlueEarring posts
DIY: Easy-to-make lace earrings
BY MARLENE GONZALEZIntern
While Andy Samberg, Kristen Wiig and Seth Meyers can be seen on the television set on weekends, Denton now has its own cast of comedians making their debut at the Hydrant Café.
“The Other Saturday Night Show” is free and will start at 8 p.m. Saturday.
The cast currently has eight members, hopes to bring laughter and entertainment to the commu-nity, said Travis Stuebing, a UNT alumnus and organizer of the group.
“What we’re doing is something that we feel is unique to the area,” Stuebing said. “We don’t know of anyone that’s doing a three-part student improv, stand-up sketch
comedy for entertainment, and that’s really what we’re hoping to accom-plish.”
The cast has two weeks to prepare for each of its acts.
The first week, they write the script, then rehearse and work on improv techniques the second week, said Stuebing.
A lthough they have been compared to the popular NBC show “Saturday Night Live,” organizers didn’t plan to, Stuebing said.
“Initially, we went into the Hydrant and noticed there was a music event happening on a Saturday that we wanted to do the show on, so we figured, ‘okay we’ll just do it the other Saturday night’ and the name kind of stayed,” he said.
Chris Worthington, a radio, tele-vision and film senior, has worked
with Stuebing for the past couple years in an improv group. The pair decided to start the show to bring something other than the music scene to Denton, he said.
“It’s a completely new expe-rience. We are really winging it,” Worthington said. “I think that a really cool aspect about it is that it can be a collaborative show, and it sort of breathes life into itself.”
Worthington said if they draw a big enough crowd the first night, they will probably charge $1 or $2 afterwards to help pay for props and other items the group might need to perform.
“We’re not doing it to get money,” he said.
Denton comedy show to premiere Saturday
a repeating pattern, unless you want really different earrings. I chose white because I felt it went with spring, but black and other colors that pop would be inter-esting to use as well.
Once you have your fabric, get the scissors and cut a pretty shape, whether it is a circle, square, triangle, a f lower or any object you like.
When you have the shape you want, place it over another piece of lace and cut around it so the two pieces look the same.
Nex t, pa i nt some ra ndom sections of the lace and near the edges with the nail polish. You w il l probably have to let t he pol ish d r y for a couple minutes.
Lastly, get an earring post and poke it through one of the open-ings in the lace, doing the same for the second piece.
Tr y d i f ferent desig ns a nd colors to fit your personality.
Lace earrings can be made from craft lace, cut into any shape and painted with your favorite color of nail polish to give a new spin on a stylish look.
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First, choose a lace that is a little heavy so it is easier to use and doesn’t f ly off your ear when you wear them. Make sure it has
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Members of “The Other Saturday Night Show” (left to right): Ryan Cox, a theatre junior, Amanda Perkins, a theatre senior, Chris Worthington, a radio, television and � lm senior, and Morgan Hillan, a theatre senior. The improv and sketch comedy group performs bi-weekly at 8 p.m on Saturday nights at The Hydrant o� of the Square.
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RenFestSCENEFriday 4.15.2011
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Renaissance festival takes people back to 1533By Daisy silos & Brittni BarnettStaff Writers
Traveling back to the 16th century is no longer impossible with The Scarborough Renaissance Festival in town. The festival runs for eight consecutive weekends until May 30 in Waxahachie.
This renaissance-themed festival takes you back to the year 1533, during the reign of King Henry VIII.
Orvis Melvin, the director of sales and marketing for the festival, said its goal is to demonstrate a more relaxing and simpler time.
“We want everyone to be able to forget all of their daily cares for just one day, and relax and escape into the past with the 16th century,” he said.
Thrown in the pastThe festival is a 35-acre village
within a 167-acre site. Each weekend it has different activities ranging from trapeze acts to jousting — the most popular event in the festival — Melvin said.
This weekend is the Royal Ale Festival, where attendees can sample beers and ales for $5, according to the website.
A new addition to the festival is the crown stage, which is modeled after the Globe Theatre in London, Melvin said.
“It’s absolutely gorgeous,” he said. “It’s a very large stage where our main acts will share the stage with several exciting visiting acts.”
The main act this year is Don Juan and Miguel, who will provide a sword-fighting comedy with a twist of
romance, according to the website.This year, the main stage will
feature David Arkenstone, a Celtic musician, composer and three-time Grammy nominee, Melvin said.
“For anyone that’s interested in
music, this is a chance to see one of the best guys in the world,” he said.
Some of the other popular activi-ties include elephant and camel rides, and the falconry, Melvin said.
“I believe we have one of the best falcon shows in the nation,” he said. “It’s just absolutely breathtaking to watch those birds majestically fly and see how they hunt. It’s really wonderful.”
Renfest foodThe renaissance festival is most
commonly known for its turkey legs, Melvin said.
“We roast it just like grandma
roasts the Thanksgiving turkey,” he said. “Most turkey legs are now smoked. Ours is just like what you get at the Thanksgiving table.”
Jose Romero, an undeclared soph-omore, said he enjoyed the turkey
legs when he went to the festival. “They were gigantic turkey legs
and were so delicious. Just thinking about them makes my mouth water,” he said.
Other available food choices
Sir Edward screams in victory while riding his horse Marco during Sunday evening’s last jousting show.Photo by James Coreas/senior staff PhotograPher
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ShopsThe festival features a wide variety
of shops containing items such as clothing, pottery and swords, Melvin said.
“We have a lot of jewelry shops with some unique handmade jewelry,” he said. “We have our demonstrator who’s a glassblower, and you can actually watch glass being blown and made into vases and other objects.”
Rachel Aceto owns an online jewelry store, Empress Jewelry Designs, and has been a vendor at the festival for the past four years.
“All of my jewelry is custom-made and one-of-a-kind,” Aceto said. “I work with natural stones like jasper and volcanic glass. I base the jewelry on what the person wants.”
Leigh Anne Thompson is another vendor at the festival and sells hand-thrown ceramic pottery.
“This is our fourth year doing Scarby,” Thompson said. “We sell at many fairs across the country year-round. It is a magical expe-rience for everyone who comes to the fair.”
The festival’s annual attendance is 200,000, according to the website. Admission to the festival is $24 for adults, and $9 for children. Parking is free.
“I would recommend other students to go to the festival so they could see how life was like before Facebook,” Romero said.
‘A Medieval Faire’Phyllis Patterson started the
festival 1981, Melvin said.The first festival took place in
California and became a trend
nationwide, he said.“Originally it was going to be
named ‘A Medieval Faire,’” he said. “But the city officials looked at her kind of funny because it had evil in it, so she changed it to renaissance and it quickly grew from there.”
Many renaissance festivals take place during the reign of King Henry VIII, Melvin said.
“Other festivals go a litt le younger and use King Henry’s daughter Elizabeth as their queen,” he said. “But most festivals use King Henry VIII.”
Actors dance at the Court Dance in Pecan Grove at the Scarborough Renaissance Festival in Waxahachie, Texas.
Actors dance at the Scarborough Renaissance Festival Sunday evening.
Sarah Marie Mullen plays the harp during the Scarborough Renaissance Festival Sunday night. The festival is open Saturdays and Sundays until Memorial Day.
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MusicSCENEFriday 4.15.2011
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BY KALANI GORDONStaff Photographer
A website run by local business owners is helping well-known and little-known bands alike.
The “Violit ionist Sessions,” posted online at v iolit ionist.com, docu ment v isits w it h Denton bands and bands passing through Denton. The sessions are recorded by Michael Briggs of the Denton-based produc-tion company Gutterth Records. During the sessions, he asks the band members three questions and they play three songs.
Then, Briggs interviews and records live at his in-home studio in Denton.
“It’s basically to document a
In-home recordings showcase bands on websitemoment in time,” Briggs said. “It’s supposed to be a historical record of what happened at a specific time and place.”
In 2009, Briggs said Gutterth Records released their first iTunes podcast, in which local bands performed and the host inter-viewed the featured band.
Following the interview was a set of in-studio songs, many of which are unreleased demos or new songs the artists wanted to feature.
“We wanted to find a better way to showcase the music than the podcasts,” Briggs said. “They are nearly an hour long, and the Sessions are more easily acces-sible for people to consume.”
While Briggs tries to showcase as many local bands as possible, he said he also features national touring bands that pass through Denton.
Since the Gutterth podcasts, the “Violitionist Sessions” have more than 20 sessions posted to the website, showcasing local bands Seryn, Doug Burr and RTB2, and national acts such as Seattle hip-hop artist Astronautalis.
Sarah Jaffe, a Denton-based singer-songwriter, was featured on the Sessions last May. She said the Sessions were down-to-earth and felt more genuine.
“The sessions are short and sweet,” Jaffe said. “All the people working with them were really cool, and they are able to get beginning artists more expo-sure.”
The sessions add to the commu-nity feel and what is growing w ithin the music scene, she said.
“Denton is really community-based, and you can apply that same idea to this,” Jaffe said. “Ever yone is accessible and gracious, and everyone is down to help.”
The “Violitionist Sessions” staff includes Gutterth owners Briggs and Adam Frishman as well as
several contributors who help transcribe interviews and write introductory biographies for the page.
“We record the Sessions when-ever we can,” Briggs said. “It takes a while to get them ready to post, so there is no set turn-around time. We have 12 sessions backed up right now that are mostly national bands, and will be hav ing more loca l ba nds soon.”
Briggs said he plans to release a new session every Monday, and is trying to alternate between local and national artists to get the most possible exposure for the local bands.
Music composit ion sen ior Ch r istopher Wa l ker sa id he heard about the “Violit ionist Sessions” while browsing links on the Internet about the Denton music scene.
“It’s been cool to see the music being promoted this way,” Walker said. “Their mission is to further get the word out to the world how awesome [Denton] music is.”
Walker said he also gives a nod to the website’s eye-catching layout and the Sessions’ raw performances.
Briggs said he hopes to be able to record as many Denton and Dallas bands as he can, in addi-tion to touring bands that are passing through.
“There’s just so much great music in Denton that I want to try and expose them to the national scene,” Briggs said. “National bands get national attention to the site, which in turn tends to expose more local bands.”
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The Violitionist Sessions are posted online at violitionist.com and document interviews and performances of bands.
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DiscountSCENE Friday 4.15.2011
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By Dana WalkerIntern
As the end of the semester rolls around, many students are trying to conserve whatever is left in their bank accounts. But that doesn’t mean you can’t go out and have fun with your sweetie, drag your roommate out before the semester ends or tend to a bromance.
There is always the Thursday night $3.50 movie special and Wednesday night bowling for $1.39 a game, but here are some other suggestions around Denton that won’t hurt your wallet later.
Flying a kiteThis is one thing all girls will
surely love — a picnic at the park. In order to spice this up, get your iPod or radio, make the lunch your-self, take a Polaroid camera, and bring a game or an activity you can do together, like flying a kite. Kites usually cost less than $20 at
By Brittni BarnettStaff Writer
With gas prices at a three-year high and rising, combined with increasing tuition, students are finding ways to earn and save money and stay on top of their finances.
Kait ie Ga l l igan, a fashion design freshman, said she takes the coupons out of her parents’ newspaper to save some money when she goes shopping.
“I started doing it because I am on my own and my parents aren’t there to pay for everything,” she said. “It really adds up.”
Galligan said she also opts for the off brand of many products, which saves her a few dollars every time she shops.
Tasha Ooley, an interior design
Students find different ways to save, manage moneysenior, said she looks to the ground to find extra cash.
“I pick up coins I see on the ground,” Ooley said. “Last year, I picked up $55-worth of coins to help buy Christmas presents.”
Monique Bradley, a student mentor for the Money Management Center, said the biggest issue students have when it comes to their finances is discipline.
“If they see something they want, they buy it,” Bradley said. “We are so focused on now, and we find it difficult to think long-term.”
Samantha Parker, a kinesi-ology sophomore, said she uses mint.com, a money management website that categorizes transac-tions made by the user.
“It tracks what you spend and
Cheap date ideas for students
Photo by AnAm bAkAli/intern
The Club at the Gateway Center has $7 three-course meals, making it a great place for an on-a-budget date.
on what,” Parker said. “It’s free and it will tell you if you are spending 25 percent on gas or 13 percent on fast food.”
Parker said she also earns points for every dollar she spends using her Kroger card.
“I get 10 cents off of every gallon of gas I buy,” she said. “I can save around three dollars every time I fill up.”
Jamie Prescott, a merchandising senior, said she started selling Mary Kay products at the begin-ning of April to earn extra cash.
“I had another job, but it was too demanding to have while being a full-time student,” she said. “Mary Kay lets me work at my own pace.”
Lynn paid $100 dollars to get started and has already surpassed
any retail superstore, or you and your sweetheart can make one with items around your house for an easy, cute and free way to spend a day at the park. Some great places to go to are Lake Ray Roberts and South Lake Park.
Three-course meal for $7Enjoy a fine dining experience
right on campus without having to pay for valet. For a limited time each semester, The Club at the Gateway Center opens for lunch from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This restaurant allows hospitality and management students to practice running a fine dining restaurant.
Although there isn’t a set menu for this place, $7 will get you an appetizer, entrée, desert and a beverage for one person. Make sure to bring cash or a check if you’re grabbing a bite here, because they don’t take credit or debit cards. Seating is limited, so reservations are recommended, and groups should make sure to call in at least a week ahead.
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The Student Money Management Cen-ter has many brochures on smart money control, including information on savings, loans and financial aid.
A night with the starsEvery first Saturday of the
month, the UNT Rafes Urban Astronomy Center holds free Star Parties. Each party takes place 30 minutes after sun down, usually starting with an introduction by a staff member who explains what the telescopes are focused on and points to different constellations with a laser. Some handy things to bring are bug spray, blankets or a coat, hot chocolate or cold drinks, and a camera.
that amount in sales.“One hundred dollars seems like
a lot when you are eating Ramen noodles every night,” she said. “But the profit is well worth it.”
Only 2 percent of women in America make more than $1 million annually, and of that 2 percent, 80 percent of those women sell Mary Kay, Lynn said.
The best tip for students trying to manage their money is to get a plan, Bradley said.
“Students want to save money, but they have no real plan for doing so,” she said. “We offer one-on-one consultations to help students.”
For more information on the Student Money Management Center, visit http://moneyman-agement.unt.edu/.
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FoodSCENEFriday 4.15.2011
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BY DAISY SILOS & HOLLY HARVEYStaff Writer & Intern
Sukhothai II is the perfect place to eat if you’re looking for tasty food within walking distance from campus. It serves affordable food for college students that will definitely fill you up.
It’s located conveniently on West Hickory Street, and this hole-in-the-wall restaurant can hold about 30 people and has an outside patio.
This restaurant serves a wide selection of food native to various
Asian countries, from sesame chicken to curry to noodles, and all entrees are under $10.
The combination fried rice includes small pieces of egg, shrimp, steak and carrots. At $7, the huge
plate is a great deal.Sukhothai II also serves several
side dishes for less than $5. The spring rolls are absolutely delicious from the first crunchy bite to the very last. They are a great side dish to any meal.
The savory sesame chicken was juicy, and the crispness of the chicken was perfectly balanced by the richness of the sugary sauce. It also came with a heaping mound of fried rice, all for about $6.
Service at Sukhothai is very effi-cient. The staff manages to make large portions of food quick ly, leav ing the customer more than satis-fied.
The only drawback to the restaurant is its dilapidated appearance. Sukhothai II has been in business for seven
years, but it looks as though it’s been through World War II with its numerous scratches, grimy walls and insulation duct-taped to the ceiling.
Because the place so dingy, it’s best to get your food from the drive-thru. The alternative is braving the shabby interior and dodging trash on the floor, only to have your plate slide off the wobbly tables.
Sukhothai II can’t be beat when it comes to prices and convenience, so look past the beaten-down appear-ance and feast on their tasty food.
PHOTO BY HANNAH TIDWELL/INTERN
Sukhothai’s sesame chicken plate includes rice and broccoli for $4.95.
During the Lenten season, the smell of Capirotada (cop-ee-doh-ta-d-a) fills the kitchen air. The dish, a popular Latin dessert, is similar to the consistency of bread pudding and is extremely easy to make. Back home, friends and family always enjoyed the dish during Semana Santa, or Holy Week, and during the Easter weekend.
Several versions of the recipe can be found, with ingredients such as sprin-kles, cookies and cinnamon sticks — but my grandmother’s version of the delicacy contains the traditional ingredients: toasted bread, peanuts, raisins, brown sugar and cheese. This sweet dessert is great for those who enjoy sweet, soft bread with a crunchy texture.
The recipe called for Bimbo pan tostado — a sweet, toasted bread that comes packaged and sliced — but it wasn’t anywhere to be found in Denton supermarkets. As a substitu-tion, I used six bolillo rolls, which are usually used to make tortas. I sliced and toasted the bread on my own and couldn’t tell the difference.
Ingredients:Six bolillo rolls4 cups peanuts2 cups raisins8 ounces of shredded monterrey/colby jack cheese2 cups brown sugar3 cups water
Directions: Slice the six bolillos into slices
about half-an-inch thick. Lightly butter the slices and place them in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit
for three minutes. Set the bread aside.
In a saucepan, boil the brown sugar and water until all of the brown sugar dissolves.
In a casserole dish, start a layering pattern of toasted bread slices, shredded cheese, raisins and peanuts. Spread all the raisins and peanuts out throughout the dish. Repeat the layers until you run out of all the
ingredients. Once finished, pour the brown sugar and water combination over the layers. Make sure some of it reaches the bottom layer of bread and soaks in. If some of the dish looks like it hasn’t been wet with water, pour an additional ounce or two of cold water over it.
Finish the dish off with a final layer of cheese. Bake the dish for 30 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Let it stand for 20 minutes after removing it from the oven so it thickens and is easier to slice and enjoy.
The traditional Mexican dish capirotada is a sweet treat with raisins and nuts for an added crunch.
