BY MATTHEW CARDENASStaff Writer

A vandal spray-painted an image depicting a pink and purple f ish wearing a sombrero on the east-facing wall of the University Union sometime Monday morning.

The words “Señor Fin” were w ritten next to the fish.

Faci l it y workers at the Union began cleaning the graffiti as soon as they were notified, officials said.

Christian Wells, a facility worker, said the police came by and collected some spray paint cans.

“It’s rare we have graf-fiti problems outside,” Wells said.

St udent s w atche d a s workers power washed the wall clean.

“It kind of makes the school look bad,” said psychology junior Nancy Gutierrez. “It’s disrespectful. We work hard for a good reputation.”

UNT police are inves-t i g a t i n g t h e i n c i d e nt . Vandalism is a misdemeanor carrying a fine and possible jail time.

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A vandal tagged the east side of the University Union Monday. Police found spray paint cans at the scene and are investigating the incident.

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Taggers make their mark on the Union

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For the past several weeks, gas prices have been soaring. For Denton residents, prices have risen over $3 and continue to increase.

Gas prices at seasonal high

BY MATTHEW CARDENASStaff Writer

As political unrest continues to rise in the Middle East, U.S. gas prices are topping out at record highs for this time of year.

Average gas prices in Texas hit $3.40 a gallon Monday, with Denton prices hovering just below at $3.38 a gallon.

Michael Nieswiadomy of the economics faculty said the prices should continue to rise as turmoil in several oil-rich Arab nations make price setting complicated.

“It’s not just a moral issue,” Nieswiadomy said. “It’s an economic one.”

When dictators lose power in oi l-producing countries such as Libya, sometimes there is a period of anarchy and there’s not enough produc-tion of oil to meet the demand, Nieswiadomy said.

As other countries surpass the U.S. in oil consumption, he said, the greater global need for oil affects local prices.

“C h i na a nd I nd ia a re consuming a lot,” Nieswiadomy said. “Many of them are buying cars for the first time.”

He projected that if the protests continue to spread in the Middle East, oil prices will grow even higher here in the U.S.

“No one person decides,” Nieswiadomy said. “But if we get big spikes, we could hit $140 a barrel like we did a few years ago.”

The high gas prices prob-

ably won’t harm the Texas economy, Nieswiadomy said, because refineries will begin losing money if they grow too high.

Five Denton gas stations offered a gallon of gas for $3.33 Monday, the lowest in the city according to three websites that track Texas gas prices. The RaceTracs on South Loop 288, Fort Worth Drive and Eagle Drive, the Murphy USA

on South Loop 288 and the QuickTrip on Interstate-35E all offered the rate.

Quiktrip Spokesman Mike T hor nbr ug h sa id despite offering lower rates than most competitors, the price hikes are hurting business.

“ P e o p l e a r e s m a r t ,” Thornbrugh said. “They find ways to cut back on gas.”

City lows hit $3.33 per

gallon

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PHOTO BY TARYN WALKER/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER For the third consecutive year, the Arbor Day Foundation named UNT a Tree Campus USA University for 2010. The national program chooses colleges and universities who promote healthy management of their campus forestry.

UNT named tree campusBY MEGAN RADKEStaff Writer

For the third year in a row, the Arbor Day Foundation has recog-nized UNT as a Tree Campus USA University.

The national program was started in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundation and is supported by a grant from Toyota. The program honors colleges and universi-ties across the U.S. that promote campus and community forestry, as well as environmental stew-ardship.

“Typically, college campuses are large green spaces in urban areas,” said Mark Derowitsch, the media coordinator for the Arbor Day Foundation. “The Foundation wanted to honor the schools that take great pride in protecting these beautiful spaces.”

Last year, 114 schools across the country were recognized as Tree Campuses.

In order for a college or univer-sity to be given this honor, it must meet five standards set forth by the Arbor Day Foundation, Derowitsch said.

It must have a campus tree advisory committee comprised of students, faculty and community. It must establish a campus tree care program, and keep record of annual expenditures detailing how much labor and money is spent on campus forestry. It must also observe Arbor Day and hold a service-learning project that can include events like volunteer tree planting.

Once an application is submitted for consideration, it is first sent to the State Urban and Communit y Forestr y Coordinator for approval. Then,

if standards are met, it is sent to the Arbor Day Foundation for final review.

“UNT is strongly working toward sustainability at a variety of levels,” said Lanse Fullinwider, UNT’s grounds manager.

He said UNT groundskeepers use organic landscaping prod-ucts, and are currently working to install an all-new landscape on campus in a sustainable

manner.“Every year we will continue

to seek the Tree Campus desig-nation,” Fullinwider said. “We will always do our best to protect, maintain, preserve, plant trees on our campus as well as improve the landscape in a more sustain-able nature.”

UNT advances to final

After defeating three rivals in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament, the UNT men’s basketball team advanced to the Championship Game for the second straight season Monday.

The Mean Green defeated the Troy Trojans, Florida Atlantic Owls and Western Kentucky Hilltoppers in the tournament’s f irst three rounds, and will face the Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans in the tournament final at 6

p.m. today.If UNT defeats the Trojans,

it will earn a conference title and an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament, the collegiate basketball national tournament with 68 teams.

Sen ior g ua rd Tr ista n Thompson led the way for UNT, scoring a tournament school record 36 points against the Owls.

The championship game can be heard on KNTU-FM 8 8.1 a nd w atche d on ESPN2.

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“It’s rare we have graffiti

problems outside.”

—Christian Wells,UNT facility worker

Senior guard Tristan Thompson shoots a free throw Saturday.

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Academic Infusion Resource Fair Orientation and Transition programs celebrate Fat Tuesday with cotton candy, popcorn and Mardi Gras fun at 4 p.m. in Kerr Hall Lobby

Documentary Screening- Nolly wood Babylon

Chronicles of “Nollywood,” the Nigerian Film industry at 7p.m. in the Media Library, Chilton Hall 111C

UPC presents, Dance Series- Stepping at 7 p.m. in the Silver Eagle Suite in the University Union

Wednesday, March 9

UnionFest: Free food, giveaways, music, face painting in the University Union

Documentary Screening- Nollywood Babylon at 12 p.m. in the Media Library, Chilton Hall 111C

Criminal Justice Career Day at 12:30 p.m. in the Silver Eagle Suite of the University Union

Graduate School- The Guide to Getting In at 2 p.m. in the Learning Center, University Union 323

Muslim Cultures Film Series- Ram Ke Naam at 5 p.m. in the Media Library, Chilton Hall 111C

Thursday, March 10

Commuter Grab-and-go, Free snacks for commuter students at 9 a.m. in front of the Union

Margins and Centers in South Asian Islam- An Interdisciplinar y Inquir y“Isla m, Is la m i st s, a nd Demorac y in India” at 5 p.m. in the Golden Eagle Suite in the University Union

Thursday Night Music at UNT on the Square at 7 p.m., 109 N. Elm

John Murphy, tenor saxophone; Sean Giddings, piano; Daniel Parr, bass; Justin Heaverin, drums. Music by contemporary European jazz composers and original compo-sitions

UNT Sky Theater presents planetarium show based on Pink Floyd’s album, “Dark Side of the Moon” at 9 p.m. in the Sky Theater, in the Environmental Science Building

Friday, March 11

Margins and Centers in South Asian Islam- An Interdisciplinary Inquiry, a workshop on South Asian Islam at 9 a.m. in University Union 418

The Distinguished Speaker Series featuring Hillwood Alliance Texas Senior Vice President at 10 a.m. in the Golden Eagle Suite in the University Union.

This week’s events

After his lecture on the e� ects on the e� ects of climate change on Concord, Mass., Friday, Richard Primack of Boston University (center) poses with Ricardo Rozzi, the director of the Sub-Antarctic Biocultural Conservation Program, graduate student Kelli Moses, and Alexandria Poole (far right), the associate director of UNT’s Center for Environmental Philosophy.

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Thornbrugh said gas prices are decided by speculation, not supply a nd dema nd, so when there are negative reports from the Middle East,

prices can quickly escalate.“That’s what’s driving the

pr ice,” T hor nbr ug h sa id. “Does it suck? You bet.”

Business freshman Zacmari Leon said the commute to UNT is putting a dent in her

wallet.“It’s awful,” Leon said. “It

costs me $40 to fill up.”L eon ha s to t ravel 40

minutes Monday t hrough Friday for her classes. She said she struggles to decide on

Denton gas prices lower than state averagegoing to class some days.

“It’s almost not worth going on Mondays and Fridays,” Leon said.

Some students who live on campus said they’re feeling the weight of the gas prices.

Art history sophomore Holly Dolan said the rising gas prices complicate her going home.

“I live in Abilene,” Dolan said. “If I want to go home, I might as well f ly.”

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Boston biologist brings climate change homeBY DREW GAINES Senior Staff Writer

A Boston University professor presented UNT students with a homegrown look at climate change Friday in a lecture that detailed the conservation biol-ogist’s findings from a study of Henry David Thoreau’s former stomping grounds.

Richard Primack and a team of students and biolo-gists have spent the last eight years observing the same birds and plants once documented by the famous author and natu-ralist. Their comparisons of Thoreau’s environment to today’s Concord, Mass., area indicate that climate change is not exclusive to places reserved for National Geographic covers, Primack said.

“All of the examples of climate change seem to be from far away … People don’t see it happening in the plants and animals that are right around them,” Primack said in front of an audience of more than 75 people during the Friday lecture in the Environmal Science building. “The goal was to detect climate change locally

to communicate this story to the general public.”

A f t e r s c o w e r i n g Massachusetts for historical records from scholars, butterfly clubs, bird watchers and Thoreau’s writings, Primack and his team set about exam-ining native f lowers and tracking migratory birds to see how the environment has changed during the past 170 years.

“No one has tried to do this before in the eastern United States,” Primack said.

They found that spring is coming earlier on the East Coast, temperatures are higher and 27 percent of the species Thoreau studied are now extinct. Primack said that the majority of these changes occurred in the last 40 to 50 years as results of the growing human impact on the environment.

The evidence of climate change could forecast the down-fall of more native species for those in the Boston area, Primack said, and warmer temperatures could spell more coastal flooding that would leave many animals and humans underwater.

Such dramatic effects had students asking how to turn Texas climate change skeptics into believers.

“By creating local examples,” Primack said. “I am sure there is data here in Denton. Start looking for it.”

Release of the climate change study in Massachusetts caught media attention, and Primack said there are more people jumping onboard to accept envi-ronmental responsibility. He said he hopes similar research methods will be used to track Earth’s changing environment on a local scale in universities like UNT.

Alexandria Poole, an environ-mental science graduate student and the associate director for

the Center for Environmental Philosophy, is making this type of research part of UNT’s agenda.

UNT students and summer campers have been taking part in BioBlitz, an intensive 12- to 24–hour period of surveying the plants and animals that make up North Texas’ natural envi-ronment.

“You get a very quick snapshot of the biology in your local area,” Poole said.

By comparing the students’ findings with records, diaries and accounts of the area’s natural history, the process of unearthing climate change in North Texas is far from impos-sible.

“We are constantly looking for a new story to tell about climate change and in the most dramatic way possible,” Primack said.

Primack’s lecture was spon-sored by UNT’s Departments of Biological Sciences, Philosophy and Religion Studies, the Center for Env ironmental P h i l o s o p h y a n d t h e Sub-Antarctic Conservation Program.

“No one has tried to do this before in the eastern United States.”

—Richard Primack,Boston University professor

last five years, according to the Factbook.

A u d r y e Glosson, an e d u c a t i o n major, sa id s he t h i n k s U N T ha s a strong female prescence.

“There’s a lot of women teachers, a lot of our hal l directors and different stuff, so there’s a lot of women active on campus,” she said.

Kelsey Fryman, a history sophomore, was honored at last year’s Women Making History for her dedication to volunteer work.

“It’s a very simplistic and modern ceremony,” she said. “It’s a l l about making the nominees feel comfortable.”

T here a re no speci f ic criteria for nominations, and students, faculty and orga-nization leaders have been honored in the past, Walker said.

Some of t he nom i nees include Nann Goplerud, the interim chair for the jour-nalism department, Donna Asher, the assistant vice pres-ident for academic resources, and Kathryn McCauley, the director of Student Lega l Services, she said.

A b ou t 5 0 p e op l e a r e expected to attend the event, she said.

Seven women were honored last year, Fryman said.

Past honorees included faculty from the Department of History and the Student Health and Wellness Center, Walker said.

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BY CORRISA JACKSONStaff Writer

Wednesday, also known as Ash Wednesday, is the begin-ning of Lent for many Christian students on campus. Lent covers the 40 days leading up to Easter Sunday.

The season allows followers to give up something considered important in relation to their faith such as sweets, television and going out to eat.

“It’s a sign of our penance, repentance and our mortality,” said Steve Plunkett, the pastor for St. Andrew Presbyterian Church.

Lent on CampusAmber Greenday, an interior

design senior, said she started observing Lent in her sophomore year of college.

Last year, Greenday gave up Facebook. This year, she said she will give up peanut butter and chocolate.

“A lot of times I find my comfort in those things, so it’s good to give it up and really put dependence on God,” she said.

Greenday said observing Lent is important because Christians should remember the sacrifice of Jesus.

Lauren Burke, an interior design junior, said she has partic-ipated in Lent since she was in middle school.

“I just think that it’s a really good concept, to spend more time thinking about God and getting your priorities straight,” she said.

Burke said she thinks cele-brating Lent makes Easter more special because of the time spent preparing for the occasion.

“You have the right mindset,”

Giving up details about Lent

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Some students su� er from delayed sleep-phase disorder, which means staying up until at least 1 a.m.

BY BRITTNI BARNETTIntern

A UNT psychology faculty member’s group research on the sleeping patterns of college students show many students suffer from delayed sleep-phase disorder, meaning they stay up late. Results of the disorder often include drops in grade point averages and health problems.

“It means they can’t go to bed before 1 a.m. ever,” said Daniel Taylor of the psychology faculty who did the research. “They are really just chronic night owls that can’t seem to get on to a regular schedule.”

This isn’t necessarily a bad thing in college, as long as students are taking later classes that allow them to sleep in, Taylor said.

Lance Trachier, a communi-cation design sophomore, said he averages about four hours of sleep a night during the week.

He said he has 8 a.m. classes Monday, Wed nesday a nd Friday.

Study shows disorder keeps college students up late

“It wouldn’t hurt to take later classes,” Trachier said. “But it’s kind of good in case you want to take a nap later in the day.”

Sleeping standardsTaylor said there is no stan-

dard for how much sleep a person should get a night.

The average student is

sleeping between six and a half and seven and a half hours a night during the week, according to his research.

“What this shows is that

there is a degree of sleep depri-vation going on here in the week, and they are playing catch up on the weekends,” Taylor said.

The real factor in deter-mining if someone is getting enough sleep is how he or she feels during the day, he said.

“If you’re not nodding off during class, then you’re prob-ably getting close to enough hours of sleep,” Taylor said.

Nicole Ayala, a music perfor-mance freshman, said she aver-ages about five hours of sleep a night.

“I always end up falling

asleep during the day,” Ayala said. “I take a nap or some-thing, and if I don’t, I’m wishing I did.”

Studies have shown that sleep deprivation leads to decreased immune function, Taylor said.

“It makes you more suscep-tible to contracting other illnesses,” he said.

Taylor said it also causes difficulties in concentration and motivation.

“[Lack of sleep] definitely makes me a lot more tired in the day,” Trachier said. “It’s hard to focus on things sometimes.”

Ways for students to improve their sleeping schedule includes avoiding caffeine after noon and avoiding nicotine, alcohol and stimulating exercise within two hours of bedtime, Taylor said.

“Some of those may be unre-alistic,” he said. “But probably the most important thing is to try and keep a regular wake-up time.”

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Palms saved from a previous Palm Sunday at the Catholic Campus Center lay on display. Burning the palms is the source of ashes for the following year’s Ash Wednesday.

she said. “It’s not about giving something up like a diet, but about focusing on God and his sacrifice.”

Amanda Harrison, a UNT alumna, said she didn’t partic-ipate in Lent because of her misconceptions about the season, but is considering it.

“I thought it was more of a Catholic thing,” she said.

Harrison said she became interested in the idea of Lent after learning that her friends Greenday and Burke celebrated it.

Different approaches to LentSome Christian churches or

denominations choose to fast during Lent, while others do not, Plunkett said.

Some Presbyterians do not officially give up something for Lent, and it’s not required to do so at St. Andrew’s church, he said.

“Typically, we think of repen-tance not as giving up some-thing, but as a lifestyle change,” he said.

Regardless of whether a person chooses to fast or not, the season is an important time for Christians, Plunkett said.

“I think it heightens our aware-ness of what Jesus taught,” he said.

BY HOLLY HARVEYIntern

In honor of Women’s History Month, 10 women were selected for t hei r outstanding leadership and contributions to the local community.

The Multicultural Center is hosting a Tea on Tuesday: Women Ma k ing Histor y re c ept ion, re c og n i z i ng female leaders and their contributions to UNT. The event takes place at 1 p.m. today in the Golden Eagle Su ite i n t he Un iversit y Union. The reception is open to the public.

“There’s a lot of tradi-t ion of honoring women on campus, and through this, we can reach a lot of people,” said Cara Walker, the director of the program and higher education grad-uate student.

The reception will consist of a program honoring the women for their accom-plishments and give a short biography of each woman, she said.

There are about 26,778 women at UNT, and women outnumber men in under-graduate, post-bachelor’s, ma ster ’s , a nd doc tora l studies, w ith the largest discrepa ncy in master’s de g r e e s , a c c or d i n g t o t h e U N T E n r o l l m e n t Factbook.

Overall, the number of women enrol led at UNT has also increased over the

Female campus leaders to be honored by UNT today

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BY BOBBY LEWIS Senior Staff Writer

It was a short stay in Arkansas for the UNT women’s basket-ball team, as for the first time in three years, the team fell in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.

The Mean Green (5-25) had four players score in double figures, but could not stop a second-half onslaught from the Western Kentucky Lady Toppers

Loss to Western Kentucky leads to first round exit

(13-16), which shot 48.3 percent in the game’s last 20 minutes.

After going into halftime with a three-point lead, Western Kentucky outscored UNT by 12 in the second half to win comfortably, 81-66.

“We controlled our turnovers and really assisted the ball and fought hard,” said head coach Shanice Stephens. “For that, I am proud of my team. We just fell short to a very good Western Kentucky team.”

The hero for WKU was senior guard Amy McNear, who did everything for the Lady Toppers from scoring a game-high 25 points to helping the tourna-

ment crew mop up sweat on the floor late in the second half during a stoppage in play.

With the game tied in the final seconds of the first half, McNear nailed a 3-pointer to cap off an 18-point first half. She added six assists and five rebounds.

“[McNear] just kind of took that team on her shoulders and she just took off,” Stephens said. “She truly showed why she was one of the All-Sun Belt Conference picks.”

Sophomore forward Jasmine Godbolt did everything she could to help UNT advance to the quarterfinals with 18 points and eight rebounds. She led UNT in both categories.

“[Godbolt] is one of those players that you love to watch, but you hate to play against,” said WKU head coach Mary Taylor Cowles.

On t he defensive side, Godbolt was tasked w it h guarding WKU senior forward Arnika Brown, who was fifth in the Sun Belt Conference with 8.9 rebounds per game this season.

Brow n f inished w ith 14 points and nine rebounds. In the first matchup of the season, she scored 14 points and 14 rebounds in a win over UNT.

Brown and junior forward LaTeira Owens combined for 15 of the Lady Toppers’ 43 rebounds Saturday, while UNT grabbed 38 rebounds.

“In the first half, she didn’t have any offensive rebounds,” Godbolt said. “That was one thing we were supposed to do was keep her off the rebounds, so we did that well.”

The loss marked UNT’s first opening-round exit in Stephens’ three-year tenure with the Mean Green.

UNT made the quarterfinals in each of her first two years coaching the team.

Senior guard Tristan Thompson battles to score in the � rst round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament Saturday.Thompson scored a career high 36 points against Florida Atlantic Sunday night.

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� ompson leads Mean Green to Sun Belt � nalBY BOBBY LEWISSenior Staff Writer

At the end of Saturday’s first round victory over Troy, UNT fans who traveled to Hot Springs, Ark. to watch the Sun Belt Conference Tournament chanted “Just like last year,” in reference to UNT’s Championship Game win over Troy last season.

The chant has turned out to ring true, as for the second time in as many years, the UNT men’s basketball team advanced to the Sun Belt Conference Championship.

TroyUNT started the tournament

with a rematch of last year’s Sun Belt Conference Tournament Championship Game against Troy.

The Mean Green got off to a sluggish start, but pulled ahead for the 83-69 victory over the Trojans.

UNT (22-10) struggled to stop senior guard Travis Lee in the early moments of the game, as Lee scored eight of the Trojans’ first 12 points. The early frus-tration for the Mean Green continued as Troy (8-21) senior center Bernard Toombs domi-nated the post early with four points and four rebounds.

“I knew [Troy] would be a confident basketball team, and I thought they got off to a great start,” said head coach Johnny Jones. “I think you have to credit our basketball team with being poised and settling in right before the half.”

UNT weathered the early Trojan storm and went into the half with a five-point lead.

Troy cut the Mean Green lead to three, but never led in the second half. The Trojans shot 4-for-25 from behind the arc, as

the UNT defense shut the Trojans from three-point range.

“We started attacking and finding the gaps and knocking down shots,” said senior guard Dominique Johnson.

Florida AtlanticIn the quarterfinals, senior

guard Tristan Thompson led the Mean Green past the tourna-ment’s top seed with a historic performance, as UNT defeated Florida Atlantic (21-10) 78-64.

Thompson fell five points short of the tournament’s single game scoring record with a career-high 36 points,

including hitting all 20 of his free throws. His 20 makes from the line is a tournament single-game record.

“At half, we were down by seven, and I came out and told the guys that this is my last 20 minutes of playing and just give me the ball and let me go to work,” Thompson said. “I just kept attacking the rim.”

UNT didn’t take its first lead until Thompson knocked down two free throws to give the team a 52-51 edge with 10 minutes to play. The Mean Green poured it on in the second half, outscoring the Owls 51-30.

“That is one thing they have going for them is that they have won this tournament before,” said FAU head coach Mike Jarvis.

Western KentuckyIn a game that represented

the last four Sun Belt Conference Tournament Champions, the Mean Green moved on to its third conference tournament final in five years.

Thompson once again led the way for UNT, picking up where he left off the night before with 28 points to defeat Western Kentucky (16-16) 81-62.

“They were just another opponent, and they were in our way to get to the champi-onship,” Thompson said. “We know they’re a great team, but I’m glad we were able to pick it

up in the second half and we were able to pull away.”

Senior for ward George Odufuwa established himself early by hitting his first four field goals. Odufuwa and Thompson combined for 16 of UNT’s first 18 points.

Odufuwa just missed a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds.

“This win shows a lot about the character of our guys,” Odufuwa said. “We’ve had a lot of adversity this year, but we’ve responded the right way.”

Senior guard Josh White provided relief for Thompson and Odufuwa with 18 points and seven assists.

UNT wil l play in the Championship Game at 6 p.m. today from the Summit Arena against Arkansas-Litte Rock.

Lady Toppers overwhelm UNT

in second half

“They were just another opponent, and they were in our way to

get to the championship.”—Tristan Thompson,

Senior guard

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On Wednesday, the Student Government Association repre-sented UNT students at the state Legislature in Austin.

Ten members from each branch of the SGA, including the president, Kevin Sanders, and vice president, Mercedes Fulbright, spoke directly to lawmakers who have imme-diate aff luence over higher education.

Concerning House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 1, which outline budget cuts to public higher education institutions, the SGA proposed a compromise of taking some money from the rainy day fund to alleviate some of the financial burden placed on students.

The SGA also advocated textbook affordability through tax-free holidays. The hope in this is that UNT students may feel some release of expenses outside of fees and tuition costs.

As a collective organiza-tion, the SGA is composed of the Executive Board, Student Senate, Supreme Court and Freshman Intern Program, and most importantly, the students.

In response to students’ needs, more than 40 percent of SGA’s budget is returned directly to them.

Of the $41,960 allocated to the director of Internal O p er at ion s, $ 35,0 0 0 i s returned in reimbursements through the Raupe Travel Grant, available now for the spring semester.

Of the $17,500 allocated to the director of Campus Involvement, $15,0 0 0 is returned to students through programming co-sponsorship and Eagle’s Nest funding avail-able to official UNT organi-zations.

The SGA is also looking to allocate $15,000 of its total spring budget to further pr o g r a m m i n g c o - s p on-sorship if approved by the

Student Senate on Wednesday. Organizations will be consid-ered for this funding through s ubm it t i ng t w o for m a l proposals to the SGA office.

The SGA wants to know student opinions and offers such opportunities outside office visits in the form of town hall meetings and “SGA wants to know” inquiries.

The Executive Board office hours are posted on the SGA website and frequent student visits are highly encouraged.

The SGA also encourages students to initiate the change they wish to see on the UNT campus by writing bills and resolutions corresponding to the student by-laws and by running for Student Senate and Executive Board posi-tions.

In the coming month, the Student Senate will address Homecoming reform, trans-portation issues and a poten-tial amendment to the student constitution to incorporate a House of Representatives dealing with social issues on campus.

If passed by the Student Senate, all matters will then be presented to and voted on by the students in the upcoming April elections or in a special election following.

Students are invited to attend Student Senate meet-ings, held every Wednesday at 5 p.m. in Terrill Hall 120, and to actively participate in Carts for Cancer at the end of March to raise money for Cook Children’s Hospital.

Let the SGA know what we can do to serve you by completing a short survey available at UNTSGA.com, or stop by the office in University Union 320S.

Erin Lipinsky is the director of Public Relations for the SGA and a journalism junior. She can be reached at Erin.Lipinsky@unt.edu.

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Gun conversation needs to be openAvoid Mexico for spring break

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A mass grave filled with at least 17 bodies was found Wednesday in San Miguel Totolapan, Guerrero, which is in Southern Mexico. Other mass graves have been found throughout Mexico, and since 2006, about 30,000 Mexicans have died because of drug-related violence.

On Feb. 5, three teenage boys, were shot and killed in Juarez outside of a car dealership. They were Juan Carlos Echeverri, Carlos Mario Gonzalez Bermudez and Cesar Yalin Miramontes Jimenez. A friend of theirs said they had crossed the border for a party and then wanted to buy a car.

Jaime Zapata, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, was killed and Victor Avila, another ICE agent, sus-tained injuries Feb. 15 at the hands of members from the Zetas, a Mexican drug cartel, in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Suspects in the slaying said the attack was a mistake and that they attacked because they thought the vehicle belonged to a rival group.

As two Christian missionaries, Sam and Nancy Davis, drove toward border city Reynosa they encountered an illegal roadblock formed by what Sam Davis described as drug car-tel members. When he refused to stop, the men opened fire into the couple’s car, shooting Nancy in the back of the head 70 miles away from the U.S. border inside Mexico. She was pronounced dead at a hospital in Texas.

These events and others like them illustrate the danger that lies along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Spring break adviceThe Texas Department of Public Safety published a

warning to people planning spring break trips not to travel to Mexico because of the danger of drug cartel-related vio-lence.

The Editorial Board echoes that warning. As the release from the department says, visiting tourist

towns, such as Acapulco and Cancun, doesn’t ensure safety from hazard. The borders, though, have the worst level of violence.

Cartels, such the Zetas and the Gulf Cartel, have consider-able influence in the country, and they fight over territory and drug routes into the U.S. Their willingness to kill, rob, rape and otherwise attack the people who enter their domains should not be ignored for the sake of having a fun break.

When gunfire, grenades and machine guns can be heard from across the border, people shouldn’t voluntarily cross it. If there’s no compelling reason why someone has to go to Mexico right now, they shouldn’t.

About 65 Americans were killed in 2010. And the toll has already begun for 2011.

The chance of something horrific happening isn’t worth the risk.

Be smart about spring break travel plans and think about their consequences.

ViewsTuesday, March 8, 2011 Page 5

Abigail Allen, Views Editor views@ntdaily.com

Two week s ago, when I w r o t e a b o u t h a n d g u n s on campus, I k new it was a cont roversia l subject. I knew people would take it personally, get emotionally invested and probably say mean things.

I w a nte d to ke ep t he c o n v e r s a t i o n g o i n g , t o get people to t hink about a decision that w il l a f fect Texas col lege students for years to come. What I didn’t expect was an invitation to a shotgun match from the Nor t h Te x a s Ma r k smen, but that’s what came to my inbox, along with a slew of comments and some mind-opening e-mails.

I wa sn’t ex pect i ng t he inv itat ion, so of cou rse I didn’t expect to go. But for some reason, I took a chance a nd drove out to t he g un ra nge Sunday morning to see what all of this gun stuff was about.

Before I k new what was happening, I had signed a

liability waiver and donned a baseba l l cap a nd some ear protection and was on a tour of the range with an instructor named Chris.

Again, it wasn’t what I was expecting.

At the rif le range, a family c l a s s w a s i n p r o g r e s s . Children young enough to be riding around in strollers w a t c h e d t h e i r p a r e n t s learning self defense w ith rif les. Women in rhinestone studded T-shirts and leopard print gloves watched care-ful ly to learn how to hold the gun braced against their shoulders and cheek to mini-mize the kick felt when the gun went off.

T hey were just reg u la r fa mi l ies out on a Sunday afternoon.

The guns were regarded a s tool s : da ngerou s, but useful to accomplish a goal, in much the same way that I look at chainsaws or base-ball bats.

We headed back up to the

shotgun match for the safety br ief, a nd a f ter a not her i n st r uc tor, Ja son, t a l ked t he compet itors t h roug h the stages, he pulled me up to the front of the area and handed me a gun. He showed me how to balance it, how to roll my shoulders in and push it forward. Then, suddenly, I was firing a semi-automatic shotgun. And it was fun.

A fter the shotgun expe-rience, Chris took me to a different part of the range and taught me how to shoot a 9 mm pistol and a revolver. He talked about the need for training and the importance of civ i l ia n protect ion. He spoke about his experience as an instructor and a former police officer.

It was a n informed a nd open conversation, one I’d been hoping to encourage by writing my column, and one I’ve had t he priv i lege of having repeatedly with a variety of people since it was published.

I can’t say that my views have shif ted dra matica l ly — I still cringe at the idea of guns in the learning envi-ronment — but I am signif-ica nt ly more informed on the topic.

Keep talking. More than that, keep listening, even if that means driv ing out to the middle of nowhere and shooting a few guns.

Jessika Curr y is a jour-nalism senior. She can be reached at jc0407@unt.edu.

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What do you you know about the drug related violence on

the U.S.-Mexican border?

“It’s happening in border cities, and the deeper you go into Mexico, the less

security there is.”

“The drug cartel and the government are corrupt.”

“The Mexican citizens are coming to the United

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is causing chaos with the border patrol and citizens of the United

States.”

“The SGA also encourages students to initiate the change they wish to see on the UNT campus by writing bills and resolutions.”

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