Local nonprofit needs $100k to fund servicesBY STACY POWERSSenior Staff er

Denton County Friends of the Family, an orga-ni zat ion t hat prov ides shelter and free services to v ict ims of domestic v i o l e n c e a n d s e x u a l assault, is trying to raise $10 0,0 0 0 to a s si st i n expanding its services.

Funding cuts recently forced the organization to significantly reduce its staff, which has lead to an increase in the number of families waiting to receive help, said Carol Gaige, the director of communit y relations.

“Honestly, what we need is staff, and so if we can somehow obtain that, we can at least bring back in some counselors and start get t i ng people mov i ng muc h q u ic k er,” G a i ge said.

Friends of the Family ser ved more t han 9,800 clients in 2009, and more than 10,600 last year. As of January, almost 700 clients have been helped, a nd that number is expected to increase to more than 11,000 by the end of the year, Gaige said.

UNT counseling students are helping fill the void by assisting the agency with cases.

The students have an opportunity to gain real world experience and earn class credit.

“It’s really been a life-saver with all of our staff cuts,” Gaige said. “It’s bene-ficial to them, because they need their hours and it defi-nitely helps us.”

L i l l iesha Gra ndber r y,

a cou n sel i ng g r aduate student, sa id she k new she wanted to work with domestic violence victims, so she chose to intern with Friends of the Family.

“Right now, I am doing a domestic violence support group,” Grandberry said. “Kind of like being a coun-selor, you also do a little bit of advocacy work too, so you help them with refer-rals, housing, and make sure that their basic essen-tial needs are met.”

In order to ra ise t he $100,000 needed to support the increased demand, the organization has asked for donations from individuals, businesses and government grants.

“We a re reaching out really to every part of the community, through every means avai lable, ask ing them for their support,” said Ann Tubbs, the board chair .

Number of clients served:

2008: 13,3162009: 9,843

2010: 10,605

11,135Projected clients this

year

639Domestic violence

incidents reported in Denton each year

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BY CANDICE LINDSEY Staff Writer

There are less than a dozen miniature longhorn breeders in the world, and Denton County is home to one of the pioneering families. Bill and Sandy Buck of Krum began breeding miniature long-horns about 20 years ago. The couple said they had heard “mini this and mini that,” but never mini longhorns. Nine generations later, the Bucks have bred nearly 100 miniature longhorns, including Miss Little Lady, who, at 16 pounds heavy and 18 inches tall, measures as the world’s smallest Texas Longhorn.

“It took a while to get them down to a smaller size,” Bill Buck said. “But they started dropping size by about the third genera-tion.”

At five months old, Lady is only slightly bigger than the newest addition to the Indian Mountain Ranch, a 2-day-old calf not yet named. Lady’s still shy and hasn’t yet warmed up to the Bucks, but every calf eventually does, Bill Buck said. The Bucks have found the breeding process to be a rela-tively easy one. By closing the herd, keeping the smaller ones and selling the bigger ones, the Bucks have shrunk their longhorns to half the full-grown breed’s size. Miniature longhorns live to be about 20 years old, and the Bucks typically sell them by the time they reach age 10. The price of the miniature longhorns ranges from

Krum couple breeds world’s littlest longhorn

Longhorn dame Miss Daisie sni� s the hand of owner Bill Buck at the Indian Mountain Ranch, a ranch solely made up of miniature longhorns.

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Miss Little Lady drinks from a trough at the Indian Mountain Ranch where she lives. Lady is the world’s smallest miniature longhorn.

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$2,000 to $25,000. People have come from all across the U.S. to purchase the Buck’s breed. Eric and Anna Redeker bought their first group of miniatures from the Bucks last year.

“We found miniature long-horns were the breed that got us most excited,” Eric Redeker said. Redeker now serves on the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America review panel, which determines if a

miniature longhorn meets the proper standards to be registered. Redecker calls Bill Buck a “foundation breeder,” because he was one of the first to shrink the animals and help establish a breed standard. The Bucks’ two granddaugh-ters, Haley and Allison, help Sandy Buck make sure all the new longhorns have names to match their stature. Miss Lillie, Miss Buttercup, Miss Princesses Haley and Allison, Miss Maybeline, Miss Dasie, Little Oscar, Little Bubba and Wanda May are just a few. “W hat’s importa nt to us is that they find a good home,” Sandy Buck said. Indian Mountain Ranch is located at 3021 S. Branch in Krum, Tex. For more information about miniature longhorns, visit Bill and Sandy Buck’s website at http://www.imranch.com.

BY DREW GAINES Senior Staff Writer

If exploding UNT enrollment and rapid retail and residential expansion were any indication, recently released census numbers confirmed that Denton is one of the fastest-growing areas in the state.

The latest data from the 2010 Census shows that Denton County has grown by 53 percent since 2000. With a population of 662,614 people, it now stands as the ninth largest county in Texas.

Much of the growth is attrib-uted to the county’s Hispanic population, which doubled in the last decade. Hispanics account for nearly 121,000 county residents — 30,000 more than was projected ten years ago.

There are both advantages and drawbacks to the area’s sprawl, said Denton Mayor Mark Burroughs.

“It means we are going to be entitled to greater representation, both locally and on the level of the federal government,” Burroughs said.

Every new batch of census data requires lawmakers to reassess the number of seats a district can occupy in both the state and

federal legislatures based on its population. A district’s popula-tion also governs the amount of federal and state funds it receives for everything from education to transportation to social services.

“We will become entitled to more of those resources, but the whole pie of those resources is shrinking,” said Burroughs, refer-encing the state and federal budget cuts now looming over city school districts and services.

Texas cities and suburbs are swelling too, as the state posted a nation high 20 percent population increase of 4.3 million people since 2000. Texas’ overall population is

now 25,145,561 people. The immediate effects of the

increases have officials concerned about redistricting political boundaries.

House Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Lewisville), who represents much of Denton County in the U.S. Congress, accounts for more than 900,00 people in his district — much more than the ideal state average of 700,000. He stands to lose potential voters when the state legislature redraws district boundaries to even out the state’s larger population, adding four additional Texas seats in the U.S. Congress.

Cars stream by on Interstate 35E in Denton last night. Texas cities up and down the I-35 corridor experienced record population growth in the past decade, and Denton was no exception.

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BY BOBBY LEWIS Senior Staff Writer

The Mean Green women’s basketball team will try to give its home fans a nice send-off Saturday when the team hosts Denver for its Senior Night.

UNT (5-22, 2-12) will try to avenge its Jan. 29 86-67 loss to the Pioneers (17-10, 9-5) in Denver. The Pioneers shot 59 percent in the victory.

“We didn’t handle the alti-tude there as well as I would have liked,” said head coach Shanice Stephens. “I think it will be a different story here, because we’ll be able to press up.”

The Mean Green had trouble stopping Denver’s top scorers in the first contest. Redshirt senior forward Brianna Culberson, senior guard Britteni Rice and junior forward Kaetlyn Murdoch combined to outscore UNT 68-67. The trio pulled down 25 of Denver’s 40 rebounds.

“I told my team, ‘If you knock out one of the three, you’re in great shape. If you knock out two of the three, you’re going to win, and three of the three is prob-ably improbable, but you would really secure a great spot if you did that,’” Stephens said.

No other Pioneer scored more than nine points in the Pioneer victory.

“In the first Denver game, we didn’t play as a team,” said freshman forward Ash’Lynne Evans.

Plan for playing PioneersUNT must defend the 3-pointer if it has any chance of winning. Denver is one of three UNT opponents to shoot over 50 percent this season and UNT lost to each of those opponents.

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UNT is close to being at full strength after missing two starters last week. Junior guard Brittney Hudson missed two games with a foot injury, while sophomore forward Jasmine Godbolt missed one game for personal reasons.

Both players returned off the bench in Wednesday’s 71-50 loss at Arkansas State.

UNT’s leading scorer, guard Denetra Kellum, will be honored before the game as a part of

Senior Night. The team’s only senior is averaging 16.3 points and 7.7 rebounds per game.

If Kellum can keep her pace, she will rank in the Top 10 for most points scored in a single season for UNT.

In the first matchup, Kellum had her streak of 13 consecutive games scoring in double figures snapped.

The final women’s basketball home game of the season will start at 5 p.m.

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A trip to Jonesboro, Ark., added to the misery of the Mean Green.

The UNT men’s basketball team dropped its second straight game, losing to the Arkansas State Red Wolves 63-47 Thursday night. The Mean Green has lost six of its last seven games, including four straight road losses.

An 11-1 second half run by the Red Wolves sunk the Mean Green, which continues its free fall in the Sun Belt West division.

The Mean Green offense had its worst showings of the season, shooting a season-low 30 percent from the field. Coming into the contest, UNT led the conference in scoring, averaging 78 points per game on 48.7 percent shooting. ASU allowed opponents to score an average of 65.4 points a game this season.

“I think we had some good looks,” said senior guard Josh White. “We just didn’t knock them down. We shot the ball terribly tonight.”

White scored 10 points on 3-of-9 shooting, one of two UNT players to score in double-figures. Senior forward George Odufuwa notched his 14th double-double of the season, tallying 12 points and 14 rebounds in the loss for the Mean Green (17-10, 6-8).

UNT committed a season-high 20 turnovers in the loss. Arkansas State (16-14, 10-5) capitalized by scoring 25 points off turnovers.

“They got breakaways, and they executed off our turnovers,” Odufuwa said. “That kind of made that gap in the second half.”

With sophomore forward Jacob Holmen out for the season because of a broken right hand, UNT’s bench was severely limited.

Junior forward Kedrick Hogans and Odufuwa were saddled with foul trouble. Both players fouled out late, after the outcome was decided.

“You’re going to have some areas where you are going to get into foul trouble,” said head coach Johnny Jones. “You have to be able to play through that. Anytime your top guys are strapped with

foul trouble, it hurts because you depend on them.”

For the first time this season, UNT lost a game after leading at halftime. UNT, which held a 26-25 lead at halftime, is 12-1 when ahead after 20 minutes.

UNT will play its last home game of the season on Saturday against Denver. Tip-off is sched-uled for 7 p.m.

Junior forward Kedrick Hogans pushes around defense against University of Louisiana-Monroe during the last home game. UNT will face Denver Saturday at the Super Pit.

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BY BEN BABYSenior Staff Writer

Sitting in the same green seats where Mean Green fans watched them play a combined 457 games, the six seniors on the UNT men’s basketball team wore different emotions after Tuesday’s prac-tice.

Forward Jamie Egenti, a walk-on, was the only one smiling, even though he played 10 minutes in two years. Guard Dominique Johnson, who said he doesn’t smile, kept his mouthpiece in and maintained an intimidating stare.

The remaining four seniors — all are starters — held a calm and stoic look.

When the Mean Green faces Denver at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Super Pit, the six seniors will run out of the south tunnel for the last time. UNT will play its final home game, giving fans and family one last chance to show their apprecia-tion for the graduating class.

“I think they’ve not only grown as basketball players, but as people,” said head coach Johnny Jones.

White and ThompsonGuards Josh White and Tristan

Thompson will play their final game at the Super Pit, finishing four years at UNT. During their time in Denton, White and Thompson have racked up 81 victories, the most wins by any player in school history.

Along with the massive win total, the duo tallied 3,087 points, the most by any two UNT team-mates.

“Being number one, it just says a lot,” Thompson said. “It was great, something that I strived for.”

White and Thompson joined the program in 2007. White, the 5-foot-10-inch guard, said he

Athletes of the Week: Seniors bid farewell

still remembers the first time he checked in against Panhandle State.

“My coach called me off the bench,” White said. “I was kind of nervous and excited at the same time.”

White’s favorite moment came this season, when the Mean Green defeated Texas Tech on Nov. 16,

in front of 7,105 screaming fans at the Super Pit. White hit the game-tying 3-pointer, sending the game into overtime and the crowd into a frenzy.

After graduation, White said he wants to play professional basketball, while Thompson said he will assess things after the season.

Odufa-who?Any time forward George

Odufuwa scores a bucket, the Super Pit crowd chants his name, eliminating doubt about who scored for the Mean Green. Odufuwa has earned the chant, becoming one of four players in the country to average at least 10 points and rebounds in each of the last two seasons.

The 6-foot-8-inch player has been a force on the glass, tallying 816 rebounds for sixth on the school’s career rebounding list. After attending Arizona State for a season, the Dallas native transferred to UNT.

Odufuwa, who wants to play professional basketball, said the move to Denton was well worth it.

“It ’s been v a l idated,” Odufuwa said. “My goal — I wanted to make the NCAA tour-nament in college, and I did that.”

Odufuwa said his most memorable moment came last season, when UNT defeated Troy to capture the Sun Belt Conference Championship.

“For that moment, you felt weight lifted off your back,” Odufuwa said. “You just felt like you reached your goal.”

Shorter and JohnsonGuards Shannon Shorter and

Johnson, the team’s sixth man, have made immediate contri-butions in a limited amount of time. Shorter arrived from Paris Junior College in 2009, making 59 appearances the last two seasons. Averaging 6.3 points per game, Shorter is primarily known for his tenacity and his defense, starting in 45 games for the Mean Green.

Johnson overcame a broken ankle in 2009 to become one of UNT’s most efficient long-range assassins. The 5-foot-10-inch Missouri native has averaged 42.2 percent from behind the 3-point line in his career, ranking second in school history.

Shorter said he wants to play professional basketball or become an analyst for ESPN. Johnson said he wants to play in the pros, but is in no rush to move to the next level.

The jump from junior collegeTo say many people would not

recognize Jamie Egenti would be far from a stretch.

Prior to joining the Mean Green, the 6-foot-8-inch forward aver-aged 7.8 points and 5.4 rebounds for a team that won the NJCAA Division III national champion-ship.

Egenti, who started playing basketball at the age of 12, said he figured he would try out for UNT’s basketball team.

“It really is a big deal,” he said. “I know the fans are very passionate about our team so that adds to it.”

The applied arts and sciences major said he thinks about his future every day, and realizes he has options after graduation.

Sports Editor Sean Goman contributed to this article.

The six seniors on the UNT men’s basketball relax after Tuesday’s practice. The Mean Green will play its � nal home game and host Senior Night against Denver at 7 p.m. Saturday.

PHOTO BY SEAN GORMAN/SPORTS EDITOR

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BY JAIME CHENGDesign Assistant

I’ve got a problem with giving away old, battered and worn T-shirts, because the ones I wear the most are often my favor-ites.

Now, I’ve decided to use them as room decorations for what I call T-shirt bulletin boards. The concept a nd process is simple, and only requires three supplies: a T-shirt, a corkboard and a fully loaded staple gun.

Any size T-shirt is acceptable as long as the corkboard used is proportionately sized.

A men’s size large shirt fits a 16.5-inch by 22.5-inch corkboard. A women’s size medium fits an 11-inch by 14-inch corkboard.

There’s a lot of f lex ibi l it y w it h t he c ork boa rd si ze, as long as t he shirt is made of cotton. P l a c e t h e c o r k-board inside the T-shirt and arrange the shirt however it looks best over the board.

Take the top of the shirt and fold it over the top of the board so that the excess is facing away from you. Don’t worry about the shirt being

too loose at this point.Place the board over a stable

surface, design side down, and staple the T-shirt to it in 1- or 2-inch intervals. Pull the shirt tightly to the opposite end of the board and staple in 1- or 2-inch intervals, starting in the center so it stays even.

Repeat for ever y side of t he boa rd, a nd tr im of f t he excess fabr ic t hat bu nches up i n t he back. T h is g ives a smoot h side for ha ng i ng.The T-shirt bulletin board looks great by itself, but I’ve taken it a step further by creating a mural using nine T-shirts.

Whether mounted or not, the boards are decorative and useful. It’s the perfect way of holding on to your cherished T-shirts.

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Instead of throwing away old, worn down T-shirts make a bulletin board. The craft is inexpensive and only takes minutes to do.

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BY ASHLEY-CRYSTAL FIRSTLEY & DANA WALKERStaff Writer & Intern

The click-clacking sounds of derby skates have swooshed and halted into their new Denton home.

The North Texas Roller Dolls, founded by Genana Barnes, is recruiting women from all over the North Texas region. The Roller Dolls practice at 7:30 p.m. every Wednesday in the InterSkate Roller Rink, located in Lewisville. Dues are $15 a month for each skater, which go toward travel and costumes.

“There’s a lot of youth out here,” said Brooke Gatewood, a social work junior and Roller Doll. “I see people on campus skateboarding… If you enjoy skateboarding, then you might enjoy shoving people around.”

Derby prominent in North TexasIn Texas, 37 leagues have

sprouted in 23 cities, including women leagues Assassination City Roller Derby and Dallas Derby Devils. Dallas Deception is the only male-based derby in Texas. The team plays under the Men’s Derby Coalition, according to derb-yrooster.com.

“The fans here are the best fans you can find,” said Shandra Simpson, who is known in the derby world as ‘Trigger Mortis’ of the Assassination City Roller Derby. “In North Texas, they’re crazy about derby.”

Derby is a year-round contact sport, t he of f-season being Thanksgiving and Christmas holi-days, said Justin Strickland—aka “Texas Scold’em” — a UNT alumnus and three-year member of Dallas Deception.

“It’s kind of a full time job,” he said.

Members of Dallas Deception help train the Roller Dolls so it can become a league in the Women’s

Roller derby jams and pivots its way into Denton

Flat Track Roller Derby Association within a year, Simpson said.

“Last week, at our first group practice, we had 19 [women],” said Genana Barnes, the Derby Dolls’s

manager . “And [Wednesday], we’re looking at 40 to 50.”

Derby termsDerby players skate under an alias

no one else in the derby world can have, said Jane Flores, the Dolls’s media coordinator, aka ‘Scrapity Anne.’

The name can relate to the

player’s attitude or personality, she said.

During a game, which is called a bout, hundreds of fans crowd the venue and beat the walls with

“I’m all about things that

can kill me.”—Shelby Gange,

Roller Doll

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A bout is comprised of 60 minutes of play, divided •into two 30-minute periods.

The periods are divided into multiple jams. A jam, •known as a play, can only last up to two minutes.

The jammers of each team need to shuffle their way •through the packs.

For every opposing team member the jammer passes, •a point is scored.

Lead jammers have the power to stop the jam by •touching their hips, so the opposing jammer can’t score any more points.

Skating by the rules:

Dallas Deception, the only men’s league, derby members play a bout at Lone Star Indoor Sports Center in Lewisville.

The North Texas Roller Dolls practice skating techniques Wednesday at Interskate in Lewisville. The number of team members increases weekly.

The North Texas Roller Dolls skate 20 laps around the track during Wednesday night practice at Interskate in Lewisville.

mallets to cheer on their favorite team.

“It’s very hectic. You’re trying to use strategy and stick with your people,” Simpson said. “You’re trying to watch out for your own jammer, who scores the points,

while blocking the other jammer at the same time.”

Derby DecreeTen members, five from two

teams, position themselves on a polished, oval-shaped rink.

Each has a maximum of four blockers, one being the pivot blocker, and a jammer, according to the league rules.

The pivot blockers control the speed of the team, and are identified by striped helmets, Simpson said.

The jammers are the players at the rear of the team. They’re identi-fied by starred helmets, and they’re usually the most agile player, she said.

Ashley Durden, an education senior, said she has been a social skater since she was 14 years old, and crossed roller derby off her bucket list after agreeing to join the Roller Dolls.

“It’s good to have one here, because there’s not one very close,” she said. “I think it’s good for Denton, to have something to cheer for.”

Compared to men’s derby, women’s derby is more strategic at positional blocking, Simpson said.

“It’s scary, because you feel like you have no balance [when] having someone come at you to try to knock you over,” said Maria Martinez, a Roller Doll and UNT alumna.

At the end of a game, the derby community can donate money to an injured skater to take care of their medical bills, she said.

The gospel of derbyRoller Dolls Shelby Gange and

Jaime Lewis said skating is all they can think about.

Gange said she spontaneously picked up roller derby two weeks ago.

“I’m all about things that can kill me,” Gange said.

The Roller Dolls agree that roller derby is an empowering sport, and a confidence booster.

“The women are typical of what you would consider beautiful,” Simpson said. “Not only are they pretty, they are strong and mean and tough and seem very much in control.”

The raw human intensity is what draws Michael Barnes to support derby events.

“It’s hard not to get out of my chair and get into it,” said Michael Barnes, a psychology junior.

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Cruising down Fort Worth Drive, you may not notice a small busi-ness on the right side of the road like Michael’s Kitchen, but that’s okay — just keep driving.

Before patrons are seated, they can view dessert options at the counter next to the cashier, featuring cheese-cakes, brownies and baklava.

The inside of the restaurant’s main room is green and calming. It looks like an old diner from the ‘60s, yet it has a Greek touch with the classic brass cookware hanging above the serving window.

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This recipe is easy to make and inexpensive.

For less than $20, you can prepare and cook a dinner for two in under an hour.

It’s a spin on a classic Italian meal. The cherry tomatoes and fresh basil, along with the

Parmesan and mozzarella cheeses, turn plain chicken into a flavorful dish.

Serve with pasta of your choice, drizzled with olive oil, or make a margherita chicken sandwich with garlic bread.

Ingredients:2 boneless, skinless chicken

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Bake for 40 minutes, or until there is no pink left in the center of the chicken.

Add tomatoes and cheese on top of chicken and bake for five more minutes.

Garnish with fresh basil and enjoy!

noon, you may want to go to another restaurant.

Each table has a large variety of condiments available, including ketchup, syrup and jellies.

Michael’s features a variety of Greek and Lebanese foods, but also serves American classics.

The restaurant’s attempts include catfish, burgers, salads and wraps.

The Greek and Lebanese menu has hummus, gyro sandwiches and shish cabob plates.

Whatever dishes you decide on, make sure to ask for a hearty helping of ranch—we had drown our meals in it just to get the food down.

Prices are not too expensive. For an entrée and an appetizer, you can expect to pay around $15.

The cheese pita is a good way to start off a meal. It’s not too heavy, with only cheese, pita bread and parsley flakes—it’s hard to mess up.

The fried catfish defi-nitely needed more seasoning. The same goes for the green beans. The baked potato was drowning in sour cream.

The lamb gyro sandwich is served with fries and tzatziki sauce. The lamb is

cooked thoroughly, but it’s nothing worth tasting. The sour tzatziki sauce did not accent the dish well.

The floors were spotless as well as the tables and bar.

The wait staff is cheerful to newcomers and knowledgeable of the menu.

Overall, the food is a disappoint-ment, and lacks cohesiveness, flavor and accents.

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Margherita chicken serves two and is wallet friendly. The meal takes less than an hour to cook and can satisfy any Italian food fanatic.

Photo by taryn Walker/staff PhotograPher The gyro sandwich, wrapped in thick pita bread, is filled with grilled lamb, onions and tomatoes, and served with french fries and tzatziki sauce for dipping.

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BY CORRISA JACKSONStaff Writer

Adele jumped onto the pop music scene in 2008 with her first album “19.” Alongside other contemporary British musicians such as Duffy and Amy Winehouse — Adele stood out with her stronger, jazzier voice.

Adele’s second album, “21,” was released this week, and there is no sophomore slump here. “21” is soulful and driving.

It ebbs and flows between medi-um-tempo songs of ex-girlfriend rage and slow, emotional ballads filled with heartache.

“21” gives listeners a more mature Adele.

Her voice is still the commanding force from her debut album, but the lyrics here show emotional matu-rity, which often comes from a painful breakup.

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From Mark Zuckerberg to Buzz Lightyear to British monarchs, the 2011 Academy Awards on Sunday has something for everyone.

BEST PICTUREWho will win: It’s a showdown

between the intense, nail-biting “The Social Network” and the heavy, emotional “The King’s Speech.”

“The Social Network” comes out ahead as the film brazenly dives into Facebook and delivers a stark look at the world today.

Who should win: “The Social Network.” Both films have talented casts, and with its mile-a-minute dialogue, real-life implications and iconic cinematography, “The Social Network” edges out “The King’s Speech.”BEST ACTOR

Who will win: Colin Firth, for his performance as the abashed, stut-tering King George VI.

Jesse Eisenberg is a close second in “The Social Network,” as the brilliant yet socially inept Facebook founder.

Who should win: Colin Firth. He’s already won the Golden Globe and British Academy of Film and Arts Award for his dramatic portrayal. The Oscars shouldn’t be different.BEST ACTRESS

Who will win: Natalie Portman in “Black Swan,” as an obsessive balle-rina who slowly descending into madness. The Academy loves to give awards for extreme, out-there perfor-mances.

Who should win: Michelle Williams, the opposite of Portman, delivers a subtle, outstanding perfor-mance in “Blue Valentine,” which portrays the heart-wrenching break-down of a marriage.BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Who will win: Christian Bale for his portrayal of real-life boxer Dicky Eklund, accomplished with style and humanity, in “The Fighter.”

Who should win: Geoffrey Rush as

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Adele brings heart to second album

The lead single, “Rolling in the Deep,” kicks off the album.

Listeners familiar with Adele will appreciate the passion she’s maintained, while newcomers will be blown away by the power-house pipes this 22-year-old possesses.

“21” slows down with the song “Turning Tables,” which is remi-niscent of “Chasing Pavements” from her first album.

The slow vibe continues with “Don’t You Remember,” in which Adele sings to her ex-boyfriend, asking if he remembers why he left her in the first place. The

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By Kaylah BacaIntern

At the North Star Dragway, a quick reaction to the green light at the starting line means drivers get a head start on the competition.

The same idea applies to the efforts being made by the people behind the scenes at the track, who try to stay one step ahead of illegal street racing in Denton County.

North Star Dragway is a one-eighth mile, all concrete, racing track located at 3236 Memory Lane — less than 10 miles north of UNT. It hosts weekly racing events Thursday through Saturday. General admission is $10, with a $15 charge to race.

“We try to get illegal street racers to come out to the track and race, so that they’re not putting themselves or the lives of others in danger,” said Nick Duty, the manager of sales and special events.

Duty said the track works with local law enforcement and the organization Beat the Heat to keep the community informed about alternatives to illegal street racing.

Retired police Lt. Tom Brown, the president of Beat the Heat, said the various Dallas-Fort Worth chap-ters of the program features police officers and firefighters challenging

street racers to battle it out on the dragway.

In 2009, North Star Dragway hosted the Beat the Heat World Championships, where officers from across the country competed. The track purchased Brown’s former police cruiser as another way to promote legal racing, Duty said.

“It’s a rush and a thrill to watch,” said Jason Stein, a Denton resident who has brought his family out to North Star Dragway for years.

He said the track does a good job stressing safety and legal racing.

Duty said, in the past, the track has offered free passes to illegal street racers, many of whom did not know the track existed.

The track’s operating hours have occasionally been extended past midnight to appeal to these drivers, Duty said.

Tammy Large, a resident of The Colony, called racing “an addiction.”

Large said she and her husband have raced at North Star Dragway long enough to see the same drivers and dedicated fans coming back almost every weekend.

“It’s definitely a family-oriented business,” Duty said. “So promoting safety on and off the track is a top priority for us.”

Dragway provides safe alternative

A driver burns out at the starting line at last Saturday morning’s time trials at the North Star Dragway, which hosts weekly racing events Thursday through Saturday. General admission is $10 and $15 to race.

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