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Vet calls Denton PD K-9 dog ‘just too skinny’

BY SARA JONES Intern

With his ribs protruding, Gino did every trick his handler, Officer Russell Weier, asked of him in a demonstration on Saturday at Lake Forest Park.

Upon seeing the canine, the audience members began to whisper. Their faces showed surprise and disgust. Then, when Weier said he was ready for questions, he first put Gino back in the van.

A picture taken by the Denton Record Chronicle in July 2009 showed Gino as a healthy 17-month-old Belgian Malinois dog who had recently begun working with Weier.

A little more than a year later, the dog shown at the treeplanting event did not appear to be in good condition.

The word “healthy” is not one veterinarian Granville C. Wright of the Animal Hospital on Teasley Lane used when he saw the dog’s present condition in several photos.

“If the next dog in the door is this dog, we’re going to figure out why he’s so skinny,” Wright said. “That’s just too skinny.”

Wright said it was impera-

PHOTO BY SARA JONES/INTERN

Gino stands with his handler, Officer Russell Weier, after his K-9 demonstration at the Super Grow event Saturday. He is two years and nine months old. tive that Gino be seen immediately.

“He should be seen today,” he said. “ASAP. Should’ve been seen yesterday.”

Wright has worked as a veterinarian in Denton for about 10 years and been in practice for 42. He has worked with a few Denton police dogs and

“ T h e more l i kely t hey a re to complete classes, t he more l i kely t hey a re to complete d e g r e e s , ” JEAN Kesling said. BUSH The board released an appropriations report that estimated the amount of funding for each of the four-year institutions for the 2012-2013 school year.

UNT is projected to gain more than $1.9 million in state grants for fiscal year 2013 under the new plan, according to the report. That is in addition to the $208 million UNT received for fiscal year 2011.

“But that estimate is based on assumptions,” Bush said.

The estimates for the 20122013 funding increases a re based on 2009 semester credit hours.

a l l cred it hou rs st udent s attempt, according to a board summary.

Poi nt s a re awa rded for every credit hour a student takes. The points are weighted if certain criteria are met, according to the summary.

W hat a n institution ea rns for enrollment is then multiplied by a dollar amount set by the state.

T he f i na l a mou nt is awarded to the institution, Bush said.

For f isca l yea r 2011, t he amount of money awarded for each point is more than $60, Bush said. But that dollar amount may be different for 2013.

“The only thing that gives us heartburn at this point is the timing,” Bush said.

Changing the formula for institutional funding could create problems, she said.

“We’re in turbulent budget

Legislature to decide on higher ed funding plan UNT did not have say in proposed change

BY A DAM BLAYLOCK Senior Staff Writer

The way funding for institutions is determined may change based on a recommendation from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

It was submitted to the governor in October and suggests basing 10 percent of state funding for institutions on student success rates in classes. The state Legislature will decide whether to accept the changes in its 2011 session.

The board is looking for ways to improve efficiency in state spending in higher education, said Andy Kesling, the assistant director of communications for the board.

“It’s not just a cost cut for the sake of a cost cut,” he said.

“It’s focused on the continuous improvement of higher education.”

The changes would not take effect until the 2012-2013 school year.

“In the end, the Legislature has to adopt the recommendation by the coordinating board [if the changes are going to happen],” said Jean Bush, UNT senior associate vice president of finance.

Under the current model, 100 percent of t he money awarded to institutions is based on the number of hours st udents attempt, Kesling said.

Ni net y perc ent of t he funding would follow the same model. The final 10 percent, however, would be based on the number of students who finish courses.

F u nd i n g f or g r a d u a t e student enrollment will not cha nge, accord i ng to t he proposal.

Potential For UNT The idea is to get students to complete the classes they enroll in, Kesling said.

“The more likely they are to complete classes, the more likely they are to complete degrees.”

—Andy Kesling Assistant director of communications for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

The actual numbers may change, Bush said.

Steven Ryan, an international business and economics junior, questioned the impact the new model would have on other universities.

“It could be detrimenta l to low-performing colleges,” Ryan said.

But w it h t he $25 billion state deficit, he agreed with an effort to find ways of saving money at the state level.

“There’s a lot of changes taking place everywhere,” he said. “It’s definitely a time to be saving money.”

The Formula Under c u r rent f u nd i ng formu las, a point va lue is allocated to institutions for

times,” she said. “Formula funding is our life blood. We depend on it.”

But t he changes may be good, Bush said.

“Outcomes-based funding is not necessarily a bad thing,” she said. “The point that we’re making is that the [current] formula has worked for a long time.”

It would have been better if institutions had been given the opportunity to provide suggestions and collaborate with the board in preparing the proposal, Bush said. “[UNT] didn’t really have any input on this,” she said.

The coordinat ing boa rd did talk to people from other higher education institutions, Kesling said.

displays a picture of one in his office.

“I have treated a fair number of dogs that are law enforcement, and I’ve never seen one

that looks like that,” Wright said. “In fact, I’m surprised they take him out in public.”

Animal Services supervisor Woodie Wilson was speech-

less when presented with the photos.

“Obviously this ain’t good,” he said after examining them.

“You know, a picture’s worth a thousand words, literally.”

Wilson requested the pictures be e-mailed to him so he could pass them on to his captain.

“This is not acceptable by any standards, especially for a police dog,” he said with a concerned look on his face. “Belgians are supposed to be thin, but not this thin. I can’t really comment on it other than it’s not good.”

When pre-music freshman Danielle Longueville viewed the before and after pictures, she was stunned.

“If he was involved with the police force and they let the dog end up like that, that’s … completely inhumane,” she said.

It is still not clear what will be done to improve Gino’s health.

The Daily called Weier’s supervisor, Captain Roger White of the Operations Bureau, and Public Information Officer Ryan Grelle multiple times for a comment about the police department’s stance on the matter. Neither responded by press time.

PHOTO BY MIKE MEZEUL II/SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Numerous condos and apartment studios have been built throughout Denton to help house the growing population.

Victoria Heights, located near the Square, is one option.

Denton handles city growth

BY LORYN THOMPSON Intern

A walk through Denton’s Square paints the picture of a small college town. A drive down the road to Loop 288 or Rayzor Ranch tells the story of growth. The 144-year-old city’s population has exploded over the past decade, bringing with it new restaurants, retail shops, apartment complexes and the A-train, which will begin service in 2011.

Denton is the 13th fastestgrowing city in the nation, according to a recent MSN Real Estate article.

“We happen to be in one of the fastest-growing regions in the country,” Mayor Mark Burroughs said. “It’s a long haul, and we’ve had a lot of changes.”

Denton has undergone a 48.5 percent increase in population over the past 10 years to host a total of 122,830 residents as of 2009, according to the article.

Burroughs believes that although growth is important to the city, it must be handled carefully.

“It’s not hard to look south and see how many other cities have had their population explosion,” Burroughs said.

“Now you can’t tell where one of them ends and the other one

begins. We’re working really hard to find ways to prevent that from happening here.”

In 1999, the Denton Plan was created to outline what the community wanted it to look like in 20 years, Burroughs said.

Next year the City Council will begin a halfway-mark review of the plan that will engage

“The integrity of what has been there, the way that the city grew over that long period of time, can’t be undone.”

Sam Matteson of the physics faculty has lived in Denton for 24 years and said he recognizes the significance of the work the city is doing.

“I’m pleased with the efforts

“We happen to be in one of the fastest-growing regions in the country. It’s a long haul, and we’ve had a lot of changes.”

—Mark Burroughs Mayor of Denton

residents through surveys and small meetings.

“It gives a mechanism for everyone in the city to participate,” Burroughs said. “I think that’s really necessary in times of growth.”

of the city fathers to maintain the integrity in the historical parts of Denton,” Matteson said. “I don’t think any of my students know why the city is called Denton, and that’s important.”

Preserving the Culture The pla n to ma inta in Denton’s individuality includes designated historical districts, like the Denton Square and Oak Street areas, Burroughs said.

“There are areas in the city where it’s hands-off to major changes,” Burroughs said.

Promoting the Economy Linda Ratliff, the city’s director of economic development, said the inf lux in population has changed the types of businesses coming to Denton.

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Mayor Burroughs calls for SGA input

BY ISAAC WRIGHT Staff Writer

PHOTO BY MIKE MEZEUL II/SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Recent studies show that alcohol consumption may be more addictive than drug usage. One said alcohol is more harmful to users and the people around them.

Study finds alcohol worse than drugs

BY DANIELLE BICE Intern

Scientists say alcohol is more dangerous than crack when considering the harms to the user and society, according to a study released Nov. 1.

The study by the Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs observed the effects drugs had on the individual, such as health issues, as well as effects on people around the user, including relationships and crime. “[The study] takes variables that measure damage and it plugs in estimated ratings of damage,” said James Quinn of the rehabilitation, social work and addictions faculty.

He said they have experts rate the effect “to brain cells, to the body, or whatever all the way up to national budget and crime in the streets.”

Maureen McGuinness, assistant vice president for Student Affairs, said alcohol can be more harmful because it is easily accessible and therefore more easily abused.

“With alcohol, you can run into any grocery store and buy it if you’re of legal drinking age,” McGuinness said. “There’s not the stigmatism with alcohol like there is with heroin or crack.”

In the Denton area, law enforcement sees much more alcohol abuse than substance abuse.

“Alcohol is more widely abused,” said Ed Reynolds, deputy chief of the UNT Police Department. “Alcohol is a drug, and when it is abused it can have very serious and harmful consequences.”

However, one student found it hard to believe that alcohol is more dangerous than controlled

substances.

“I don’t think it’s more dangerous for one individual to drink than it is for one individual to use heroin,” said Lucas Davidson, a math senior. “I do think it’s probably more dangerous for 10,000 people to drink than one person to use heroin.”

People are not accustomed to taking a broad-spectrum view of the damages of drugs, Quinn

“There’s not the stigmatism with alcohol like there is with heroin or crack.”

—Maureen McGuinness Vice president for Student Affairs

said. If the physical impact were the only consideration, he said, alcohol would have lost out to drugs like tobacco and cocaine.

Alcohol’s legality makes it more common, he said.

The study puts emphasis on the health risks and the damage to others. Because alcoholics stay in their jobs and with their families more often than illegal drug addicts, the damage done by alcohol is clearer to see.

“Once they’re out of their families, they’re not doing as much damage in measurable terms,” Quinn said. “You can’t measure emotions, you can’t measure broken hearts.”

For more information on support groups, counseling and programs, go to www.healthcenter.unt.edu.

T he Denton mayor c a l led for t he St udent Government Associat ion to hold the Denton County Transportation Authority accountable to its original A-train schedules.

At We d ne s d ay ’s SG A meeting, Mark Burroughs spoke to the group about his concerns with the DCTA’s new service times for the rail line running from Denton to Carrollton that will open in June 2011.

As a result of economic issues, the DCTA board has been looking for ways to cut the line’s cost, Burroughs said. It has decided to cut service for the rail line during evening hours on weekdays and weekend service to alleviate costs.

“Trains don’t pay for themselves,” Burroughs said. “The ticket sales for people riding it is only about 20 percent of the cost of operating it. So, when they cut the service during the evening hours or weekends, they’re saving a lot of money.”

Bu r r ou g h s s a id t h i s substantial change in the service is a major issue. The train was sold to the Denton community as a commuter rail for students, he said.

DCTA projects that UNT students will make up 60 percent of the train’s ridership.

Fr iday even i ng a nd weekend service are equally important to UNT students as the peak commuter hours, Burroughs said.

“Fr id ay e ven i ng a nd Saturday are prime days for students to go to and from work,” Bu r roug h s sa id.

“There’s a lot of jobs down south that UNT students fill.”

Furthermore, the mayor said a great deal of economic development in the downtown Denton area depends on the later service to draw r iders to enter ta i n ment e st a bl i sh ment s on t he evenings and weekends.

“Cut t i ng Fr iday s a nd Saturdays in particular, from an economic development standpoint, was the worst possible thing they could do,” Burroughs said.

PHOTO BY RACHEL DUNCAN/INTERN PHOTOGRAPHER

Denton Mayor Mark Burroughs attended the SGA meeting Wednesday. Burroughs discussed the A-train’s hours of operation and how much revenue the train will bring in.

Burroughs called on the SGA, the student-led governmental body at UNT, to make its voice heard in the debate and tell the DCTA that those hours that were cut from the schedule are important to UNT students and the Denton community.

“If this is something that was sold to us this way … if this is something that was planned

over time and this is what it was built for, you can’t change that because of current situations,” said Whitley Poyser, senator for the College of Business.

Also at the SGA meeting, interim football head coach Mike Canales spoke and introduced himself to the organization. He expressed his enthusiasm for coaching the team.

After he spoke, the SGA

voted to support Canales in his bid to become full head coach of the UNT football team by sending a letter to the UNT president.

“I t hink he would be a wonderful permanent head coach for us,” said Jasmine Breedlove, senator for the College of Engineering. “He has a great personality, and he has great plans for the team.”

City tries to maintain ‘vibe’ Continued from Page 1 “We’ve seen a huge growth in restaurants, apartment

complexes and retail,” Ratliff said. “Everything that follows population.”

About t wo yea rs ago,

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Jennifer Boncyk opened a vintage store on the Square called 2nd Street. Boncyk said Denton has lived up to her expectations so far.

“We like the community here, … the vibe,” Boncyk said.

“The city works a lot to drive business, and we help promote other small businesses and they help us.”

Embracing the Community James King is a fifth-generation Denton resident recently elected to City Council. King said he enjoys the effects of Denton’s growth.

“I didn’t move off,” King said.

“Off moved here. I feel like the city has morphed around me, so I never needed to move.”

King believes part of Denton’s allure comes from its proximity to the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

“Living here, you can drive into the city and then turn around and get out of it,” King said.

Another factor in Denton’s population boom is its universities, UNT and TWU, Burroughs said. The two make up Denton’s largest employers, and neither pay taxes, which means the city has to use other means to bring in revenue. “[Wit h t he universities,] you get another level of ideas: creativity, volunteerism, tolerance,” Burroughs said. “And it’s those ideas … that make a huge difference and make this town a great place to live.”

Burroughs said the potential for growth in Denton is high, and he expects the population to keep increasing steadily.

Thursday, November 11, 2010 Katie Grivna Arts & Life Editor

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Festival celebrates ‘free expression’ Event to honor

By Christina Mlynski Senior Staff Writer

“Flower Power” became the iconic photograph associated w ith anti-war protesters in the 1960s, capturing a male placing a carnation down in the barrel of a gun to signify peace.

Orga n i zat ions across campus will gather today to ra ise awa reness for peace, but will use music instead of f lowers.

Created in 2008, the Denton Peace Festival is a block party for the peace movement, which believes war is not necessary.

The event features a march, live music and veteran and activist speakers.

“People are making music, not w a r, c elebr at i ng f re e Photo by GreG Mcclendon/Staff PhotoGraPher expression and using art and culture as a service toward Garrett Graham, a philosophy junior, organized this year’s Denton Peace Festival, which starts at 4 p.m. today with ot her people,” said Garrett a peace march.

Graham, a philosophy junior and coordinator on the festi- scheduled for the beginning “We’re get t i ng toget her val’s committee. of October. W hen it had to and discussing peace while change dates, the organizers opposing such a violent instiPlaying for Change chose Veterans Day because tution,” he said.

Theresa Blake, chairwoman The event is free and kicks they saw an opportunity to What: Denton Peace of f w it h a ma rch at 4 p.m. allow veterans to speak out, for the North Texas College Festival Republicans and a political that starts on Fry and Hickory Graham said.

Where: The Square in streets. The festival begins at “We value human life and science junior, said she feels downtown Denton at 5 5 p.m. at the Denton Square. our being aga inst t he wa r it’s necessary for every group p.m.

O r g a n i z a t ion s s uc h a s b e a r s no p er s on a l jud g- to present its point of view.

“It brings about discussion t he UN T Ca mpus A nt iwa r ment against the soldiers,” Cost: Free so people can be incredibly Net work and Iraq Veterans he said.

For more information well-informed on both sides Aga inst t he Wa r a re a few visit Denton Peace of the matter,” she said. groups that collaborated for Imagine Festival’s Facebook page Bla ke sa id she classif ies the festival, according to the Ben Kesler, a Marine veteran f lyer. and philosophy senior, said herself as a strong conservaThe Denton Peace Festival he is against war because of tive and would choose peace introspective rock music, over war any day. has three goals: help people his personal experiences.

“Everyone wants peace, but she said. have f u n, ra ise money for “It’s a combination of what A nderson encou rages veterans’ rights and get people I’ve seen it do to me, to others you actually have to fight for involved with the peace move- and the effects it has on our it,” she said. “It’s a defensive people to use peace as a way of living because she ment, Graham said. country and other countries course of action.”

Cher yl A nderson, a UNT says it’s a necessity.

The money raised will be involved,” he said. “There’s “It starts with a choice donated to veterans’ rights absolutely no positive aspect alumna, is a singer for the band Demigods, which will to be compassionate and a n d a i d o r g a n i z a t i o n s . to it.” it must be something that Graham said he hopes to raise Kesler does not want people play at the festival.

The band plays a mixture is practiced on a personal a few hundred dollars. to believe t he fest iva l is a of polit ica l ly cha rged a nd level,” she said.

Previously, the festival was militant rally.

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veterans today

By Daisy silos Intern

The UNT Student Veterans Associat ion is host ing a Veterans Day celebration at 11 a.m. today on the Library Mall to honor veterans.

Ashlee Andersen, a business economics senior and president of the association, said she hopes the event will make people in the community understand the importance of the holiday and join in celebrating those who have served.

“Without [veterans] we wouldn’t be a country. Who knows where we’d be without our veterans. We might still be under Britain rule,” she said.

“Even now people don’t realize our soldiers over in Iraq are fighting more terrorist attacks.

Without them we’d be living not knowing whether it’s safe to go to the store or not.”

The celebration will kick off with a presentation of the colors by the Army and ROTC. Staff Sgt. Zackary Filip, the 2010 Army Times Soldier of the Year, will deliver the keynote address.

C ong re s sm a n M ichael Burgess, UNT President V. Lane Rawlins and Mayor Mark Burroughs will also speak at the event.

A reception will follow in the Dean of Students office. In case of rain, the event will move to the Silver Eagle Suite.

Brittany Lewis, an emergency administration and planning sophomore, said she proudly wears a National Guard backpack to school every day in respect for her cousin’s fiancé and thinks Veterans Day is a great way to

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celebrate their service.

“It shows recognition for all they’ve done, and it helps the veterans know that people really are thankful for serving their country,” she said.

Photography junior Christina Pratt is a peer adviser for the UNT Veterans Center and said the holiday supports veterans and recognizes them for their hard work.

“...It helps the veterans know that people are thankful...”

—Brittany Lewis Emergency administration and planning sophomore The Veterans Center is a central hub for veterans to get any help they may need during their college experience.

“We are trying to raise awareness to the veterans, letting them know that the Veterans Center is here,” she said. “Our purpose is to help veterans through the transition from military life to student life.”

Veterans Day is celebrated on Nov. 11 each year and became a legal federal holiday in 1938.

This is the second year UNT has had a Veterans Day event.

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Willis Library to get its game on Saturday

By Shannon Moffatt

“I’m not much of a gamer,” said Janel Nava, a criminal justice senior. “But I’d like to go to see everything that’s going on and check out the new Kinect.”

There will also be ancient board games and a photo e x h i bit of f or m e r U N T s t udent s pl a y i ng g a me s dat i ng back to t he ea rly 1900s.

Staff Writer

This weekend, students may easily conf use Willis Library with a video game arcade.

B e g i n n i n g a t 1 p. m .

Saturday, t he libra r y w i l l be the center of a National Gaming Day event featuring a new gaming console, guest spea kers, a nd boa rd a nd video games.

National Gaming Day is designated by the American L ibra r y A ssociat ion to encourage people to have fun in libraries. Public libraries nat ionw ide, i nclud i ng Denton’s public library, are participating, according to t he Nationa l Ga ming Day website.

“We’re not just ‘Shh, be quiet!’ books,” said Kristin Boyett, the specia l events c o o r d i n a t o r f o r U N T ’s libraries. “It’s not a boring p l a c e . We h a v e t h e s e ga mes a nd tons of g reat resources.”

Play Time T he Med ia L ibr a r y on campus has several consoles of the Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 and games to check out.

“It’s f ree,” Boyet t sa id.

“Better than Blockbuster.”

All systems will be played at the event.

Ga m i ng Day w i l l a l so showcase the Xbox Kinect,

w h ich i s si m i l a r to t he Nintendo Wii, but without cont rol lers. Users’ movements, which are seen by a camera, control the game, Boyett said.

Gamers Get Paid Ian Parberry, a professor and the interim chairman of the computer science and eng i neer i ng depa r t ment, will speak at 1:30 p.m.

Pa r b er r y fou nde d t he Laboratory for Recreational Computing, an on-campus lab that teaches people how to create video games.

Seven v ideo game c r e a t or s f r om Te r m i n a l R e a l i t y, a v i d e o g a m e c om p a n y i n L e w i s v i l le, will speak to attendees at 3 p.m. The company created “Ghostbusters : The Video Game” and will let students

for winning dates with the 18 men and women presented on the stage.

“The turnout was better than I could have even imagined,” said Chatney Green, S.H.A.R.E. president a nd a social sciences junior.

and cost $ 5 at the door.

T h e a u c t i o n raised $739, all of which w i l l help a local family. CHATNEY T h e GREEN m o t h e r, handicapped from domestic abuse, is doing her best to take care of her three children, but struggles with the costs of food, clothes and gasoline.

The family does not yet know about the group’s efforts.

“It’s a really unique way to raise money,” said Deamber Houston, an auction attendee and dance sophomore. “It’s g reat t hat t hey ’re get t i ng involved.”

The club did not expect such a large turnout, Green sa id, but is happy w it h its success.

The orga nization is a lso having a fundraiser through

Chili’s restau ra nt today in benefit of the family. Anyone wanting to help out should ask for the bill to be donated to S.H.A.R.E., and 15 percent of it will go toward the family.

“There’s nothing like the feeling you get after you help somebody,” said Brittany Ray, a music junior and vice president of the group. “Knowing that we’re helping her provide for her family… nothing can top that feeling.”

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UNT Willis LIbrary will host an ALA National Gaming Day event from 1 -8 p.m. Saturday.

play its newest game, “Def Jam Rapstar.”

“It’s kind of like ‘Guitar Hero’ or ‘Rock Band’ where you sing,” Boyett said. “But you rap! It should be a lot of fun.”

Each group member will represent a dif ferent pa rt of v ide o ga me c reat ion.

Programmers and designers w i l l ex pla i n a nd a n s wer questions about the gaming profession, she said.

“It ’s representat ives of people w ho work i n t he industry,” she said. “So if you wanted to have a career in video games, here are your options and maybe how to get there.”

The free event includes food and drinks.

Boyet t sa id she hopes s e v er a l hu nd r e d p e ople attend.

“I think it will be a great way for students interested in video games to meet and interact with other students,” said Ryan Shetler, an applied sciences senior.

Group raises money for struggling Denton families

By JeSSica DetiBeriiS Staff Writer

“He’s cute, he’s friendly, he’s fun! Sold! Sold for $6,000!”

Statements like these led t he date auct ion Tuesday night, hosted by the Students Helping Area Residents Excel, or S.H.A.R.E., an organization that helps Denton community members who have suffered f rom domest ic abuse a nd financial difficulty.

Students joined together in the Lyceum to place their bids

Working for a Cause Pa r t icipa nt s were g iven play money to “bid” on dates during the auction.

Tickets were on presale for $3 a week before the auction,

Sharing is Caring S.H.A.R.E. is new to UNT a nd cu r rent ly has 15 members.

“S.H.A.R.E. is pretty much a community service organization helping less fortunate families as well as victims of domestic violence, both male and female,” Ray said.

S.H. A.R.E. meets at 6 : 30 p.m. on t he f irst and t hird Thursdays of every month in Language Building 202.

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Doan Nguyen opened Modalita Salon about 10 years ago. Many students that are new to Denton are looking for hair salons.

Students search for new hair salons in Denton

By Stephanie Mullican Intern

By now, many students have already discovered their favorite restaurants, coffee shops and hangouts, but others are still searching for something: the ideal place to get a haircut.

Students look for different things in choosing a salon, such as convenience, pricing and stylists’ abilities.

Biology freshman Katrennah McComb said she has yet to find a salon in Denton. She has gotten her hair cut by a stylist in Round Rock for the last five years and has been wary of trying to find somewhere new, she said.

The main problem is that she does not know where any worthwhile places are and has not heard any of her friends talk about a particular place, she said.

For a student with minimal time who likes the convenience of a walk-in cut and a discount, Supercuts on Avenue C is ideal.

Jazz studies sophomore Kelly Ebler passed Supercuts on his way to campus last year when he needed a trim.

He said he remembered hearing the company was reputable in his hometown of Austin.

He enjoyed conversation, “phenomenal music” and his $2 student discount, bringing his haircut to $13, he said.

Supercuts employee Tori Scott attributes the fun environment and nice service to the fact that most of the employees there have grown up together, she said.

“Every one of our best friends works here,” she said, “We have a very good atmosphere.”

While franchises are often a safe bet when looking for a new place, Denton also offers many unique salons, such as Curl Up-N-Dye and Modalita.

Curl Up-N-Dye, located off Loop 288, offers a haircut with a wash, cut and dry, ranging from $14 for men to $19 for women.

The salon specializes in extensions, said Elenor Gilbert, a salon employee.

Curl Up-N-Dye offers a 10 percent student discount and welcomes walk-ins.

Located across from the Language Building on Avenue

A, Modalita Hair Salon offers a convenient location that welcomes walk-ins and provides a relaxing experience.

Fashion merchandising sophomore Caroline Johnston said she passed by Modalita Hair Salon several times.

She said she heard about Modalita from some friends and noticed the eclectic exterior of the salon before deciding to try it.

With the student discount of $10 bringing the price to $45 for a wash and cut, Johnston said she thought it was reasonable and was happy with the outcome.

“I was satisfied with the price.

You get the friendliest service and an overall nice haircut, so it’s worth it,” she said.

Doan Nguyen, the Modalita owner, said he has had many students request his service after hearing reviews from friends.

“People recommend me to their friends because they know my work,” he said.

W het her st udent s a re searching for inexpensive and quick or more extravagant and costly, Denton offers a wide range of choices.

Thursday, November 11, 2010 Laura Zamora Sports Editor

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Starting something new Team to open season at home

BY BOBBY LEWIS Staff Writer

The eyes of the Mean Green faithful will be back on the hardwood as the women’s basketball team gets its season underway Friday against Stephen F. Austin University, followed by a Sunday road date with Oral Roberts University.

The Mean Green lost to Texas Woman’s University 71-69 in an exhibition game Nov. 3.

“Now we have a different focus because we saw what our deficiencies were against TWU, so we can say ‘Thank you’ to TWU for exposing those,” head coach Shanice Stephens said. “ Now we can really start focusing on the games that are going to count against our record.”

As of last week, Stephens penciled in junior guards Alyssa Hankins and Brittney Hudson, senior guard Denetra Kellum, freshman forward Ash’Lynne Evans and sophomore forward Jasmine Godbolt as the starters for both games.

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Senior guard Dominique Johnson attempts a layup against Arkansas-Monticello’s Jerrell Boswell during Wednesday’s game at the Super Pit. The Mean Green won 80-73.

Seniors lead UNT in victory Exhibition proves to be test

BY SEAN GORMAN Senior Staff Writer

It w a s n’t p e r f e c t , bu t t h e U N T m e n’s b a s k e tba l l tea m d id enoug h to w in in its season-opening ex hibit ion contest aga inst Arkansas-Monticello at home Wednesday night.

Showing signs of rust early on, the Mean Green recovered a nd tur ned to senior guards Shannon Shorter and Dom in ique Joh nson i n its 80-73 v ictor y over the Boll Weevils.

“It’s been some time since we’ve been out t here w it h t he lights on, t he popcorn popping and the people in the stands,” head coach Johnny Jones said. “We didn’t do a great job executing tonight, but t here were some positives.”

Foul trouble plagued UNT at the start when senior guard Tristan Thompson was forced to sit early after committing t h ree fou ls i n t he ga me’s opening minutes.

A rka nsas-Mont icel lo

refused to go away without a fight, down 17-16 with eight minutes left in the half.

“I thought we did a decent job at g ua rd i ng t hem but t hey made some big shots and stayed w ithin striking distance for a while,” Jones said.

S en ior for w a rd G e or ge Odu f uwa looked to be i n midseason form down low, pu l l i ng dow n seven f i rstha lf rebounds and scoring six first-half points.

Odufuwa finished with his expected double-double with 11 points and 10 boards.

F i v e f i r s t- h a l f t h r e e p oi nter s b y Shor t er a nd Joh nson helped t he Mea n Gre en pu l l a he ad a nd a Johnson three-pointer at the end of the half gave UNT a 37-28 lead at the break.

“I worked real hard during the summer on my shooting,” Shor ter s a id . “My te a mmates were a lways jok i ng w ith me about it, so I had to add a not her pa rt to my arsenal.”

The teams traded baskets to start the half and a threepoi nter by Jer rel l Boswel l with 7:29 in the game cut the

Mean Green lead to two.

Playing for the first time since suffering an ankle injury ea rly last season, Johnson answered with his third and fourth three-pointers of the game to extend UNT’s lead back to eig ht. The Ka nsas City native finished with 17 on 4-5 shooting from threepoint range.

“W hen I got on the court I knew it was that time again a nd it felt good,” Johnson said.

The UNT edge increased again when Shorter sank his fou r t h t h re e-poi nter a nd executed a three-point play at the five-minute mark.

Shorter added a few of his 23 poi nt s a nd helped t he Mea n Green close out t he seven-point victory.

UNT defenders harassed the Boll Weevil shooters all n ig ht, hold ing t hem to 38 percent shooting.

E a r l y s e a s on m i s t a k e s came early and often for the Mean Green, as it finished with 16 turnovers.

UNT returns to action in its official season opener against Henderson State on Friday at 7 p.m. in the Super Pit.

Stephen F. Austin SFA finished last season at 18-11, beating UNT in its opener. However, the trip to Nacogdoches is still fresh in some of the players’ minds.

“That was horrible,” Godbolt said. “We just played horrible.

I feel like we’re a better team now, so we should play them better than we did last year.”

SFA beat UNT 81-51 in that game.

The game was also Godbolt’s debut with the Mean Green.

She scored five points in 22 minutes.

The Ladyjacks will return three of the five players who started against UNT last season.

UNT will also have to deal with junior guard Tammara Marion, who led SFA in scoring last season with 14.5 points an outing while also grabbing 5.9

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Junior guard Tamara Torru works on layups while head coach Shanice Stephens acts as defender at practice. rebounds a contest, which was third on the team. However, UNT was able to hold her to just four points, hitting on just one of nine shots last season.

“We have a different focus because we saw what our deficiencies were.”

—Shanice Stephens Women’s basketball coach “We had a lot of turnovers,” Stephens said. “They came up and pressured us and we didn’t handle it well. We were not playing together as a team.”

The game starts at 7 p.m.

Friday at the Super Pit. Oral Roberts Following the SFA game, the

Mean Green will travel to Tulsa, Okla., for a matchup with Oral Roberts on Sunday. It will be both teams’ second game of the season.

“We’re going to have to take care of the ball and rebound because it will be a physical game,” Stephens said.

The Golden Eagles finished last season with a 23-10 record, winning the Summit League regular season title before losing in the Women’s National Invitational Tournament.

Like the Mean Green, ORU boasts a young squad with no seniors. Four freshmen made up 60 percent of the Golden Eagles’ offense last season.

Although ORU is a young team, UNT must play as though the Golden Eagles are experienced, Stephens said.

“They are a methodical team, so we just have to be really solid defensively and sit down and play great defense,” she said.

The game will start at 4 p.m.

Sunday at the Mabee Center in Tulsa.

UNT grabs three standouts

BY SEAN GORMAN Senior Staff Writer

While most of the attention was committed to UNT’s exhibition opener against ArkansasMonticello on Wednesday, a more important event for the team happened off the court.

Head coach Johnny Jones and his staff showed their merit on national signing day yesterday, adding three high school players ranked in the top 70 in Texas.

The class is led by DallasK i mba l l for wa rd Jorda n Williams, who is ranked at 108 nationally and No. 7 in Texas in the 2011 class by Rivals.com.

Hoopscooponline.com has

Williams ranked No. 71 nationally.

“We are delighted about the addition of Jordan Williams to our program,” Jones said. “He will be one of the most dynamic players to ever suit up for the Mean Green.”

UNT added depth to its class by signing Eastland forward Forrest Robinson and South Grand Prairie guard Trey Norris.

Texashoops.com Robinson ranked at No. 32 and Norris at No. 70.

“With the graduation of Josh White and Dominique Johnson, Trey has the poten-

tial to come in and make a n i m mediate impact at the point guard position at our p r o g r a m ,” Jones said.

JOHNNY Williams’ JONES early verbal commitment in August may have helped UNT snatch the other prospects.

The current Mean Green team begins the regular season when it hosts Henderson State at 7 p.m. Friday in the Super Pit.

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Volleyball team turns heads in Sun Belt Conference Seeding, conference crown to be determined this weekend

Athlete of the Week: Willey coaches from the court

BY BEN BABY

BY L AURA ZAMORA

Senior Staff Writer Toward the end of Tuesday’s volleyball practice, junior defensive specialist Sarah Willey stood on the end line. The rest of her teammates clapped and shouted encouragement toward her, their captain. Willey gracefully soared through the air, pounding a serve into the vacant hardwood on the other side of the net to send her teammates into an uproar.

Although practice may be over, Willey’s night has just begun.

She starts to set up for the 10to 14-year-olds who are about to flood the building. Willey, who recently became the second person in UNT history to have 500 digs in a season, is about to embark on a different task, as she will help coach the Mean Green Juniors.

The libero has had a tremendous season, earning Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors three times this year.

She has also been the anchor for a defense that ranks third in the conference in opponent-hitting percentage.

But on Tuesday night, Willey is helping coach the young squad.

It’s fitting that she is determined to be a high school math teacher when she finishes her illustrious career in Denton.

“It seems like all my life I just wanted to be a teacher,” Willey said. “I’ve never really considered anything else. It helps that I love to coach and I love kids.”

Willey has served as the leader of a Mean Green defense that has held 10 opponents under a .100 hitting percentage this season.

Junior setter Kayla Saey says the always-energetic Willey serves as the team’s on-court coach.

“She’s just so focused, so dedicated and has so much passion,” Saey said. “That really affects us because we see her playing at that level, and automatically we want to do better for her. It’s contagious.”

As the back row leader, Willey has 27 matches with double-digit dig totals this season and seven matches with at least 20 digs.

Originally, the Maize High School graduate didn’t intend to come to Denton. She planned to go to Dominican University in Illinois, but UNT gave her an opportunity to play at the Division I level.

The decision has paid off both ways, as Willey has helped the Mean Green to an 18-12 record.

“She’s given us shots and made

Sports Editor

One match remains for all the marbles in the West division.

The Mean Green volleyball team (18-12, 10-5) will host the Denver Pioneers (14-16, 8-7) in its last regular-season game Friday. A win is necessar y for the team to claim a sha re of t he Sun Belt West division crown with Arkansas State (15-11, 9-5).

UNT was in sole possession of the SBC West lead for over a month, but a 3-1 road loss to Arkansas-Little Rock and 3-2 win over ASU last weekend shook up the standings.

Head coach Ken Murczek said the loss to UALR was a bit frustrating.

“We’ll be happy if we perform well Friday and finish at 11-5.”

—Ken Murczek Head volleyball coach

“We wanted to be in a posi-

PHOTO BY GREG MCCLENDON/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER tion where we’d be able to

Junior defensive specialist Sarah Willey became the second player in UNT history to score more than 500 digs in just one control our own destiny,” he season. said. “We still can if we come some real big plays,” head coach Ken Murczek said. “In almost every game we went five [sets], she came up with a dig at the very end to give us a chance.”

The ability to bump, set and spike runs in the family, as her parents Marshall and Susan Willey met playing volleyball.

Sarah picked up the sport in seventh grade and has excelled since then.

improving even the slightest of details.

“One time she was in the gym and was so frustrated with herself that she was almost in tears, and that was because of her hip level when she was shuffling to pass,” Sanders said.

Willey picked up the sport after dropping soccer. She also played softball until her junior year but didn’t have the same

“She’s just so focused, so dedicated and has so much passion. That really affects us because we see her playing at that level.”

—Kayla Saey Junior setter

To hone her skills, Willey trained with current Wichita State assistant coach Jef f Sanders, who started coaching her when she played at the club level. Sanders helped Willey finetune her game as she worked on

passion for the diamond as she did the hardwood.

“I just remember always wanting to be in the gym,” Willey said. “I guess it helps that I want to coach volleyball, too. I just have a passion for it. If volleyball wasn’t in my life, I honestly wouldn’t know what I’d do.”

When she isn’t digging serves, Willey can be found

catching any episodes of “Real Housewives” on Bravo or occasionally dressing up in Harry Potter attire and making videos with senior outside hitter Amy Huddleston.

The fun and games don’t enter the classroom, where Willey has been dominating exams like they were easy serves. Willey, a member of the National Honor Society during high school, has always excelled in her studies, a value her parents instilled.

“Studies were always first,” Susan Willey said. “Both our children knew that we expected them to do the work in the classroom as well as the work on the field in sports.”

For the duration of her time in Denton, Willey will continue leading the Mean Green not only in performance, but also in getting the most out of her teammates.

“She’s subscribed, if you will, to the new coaching staff and what we’re trying to bring,” Murczek said. “Hopefully she’ll continue as we get five, six, seven new kids next year as freshmen to really lead the charge and make them understand where the program is going.”

out on top on Friday.”

The weekend split left UNT and ASU tied for first w ith one match remaining for the Mean Green and two for the Red Wolves. If both teams win all remaining contests, they’ll finish at 11-5 in conference – but ASU wou ld have t he advantage because of a 5-4 set-victor y edge over UNT. But if UNT beats Denver and the Red Wolves lose one of their f ina l t wo matches, the Mean Green finishes in first place alone. No matter what happens, UNT has at least the No. 5 seed in next week’s Sun Belt Conference Tournament.

The Mean Green a lready faced Denver once t h is season, prevailing in five sets on the Pioneers’ home court Oct. 12. UNT out-hit Denver .236 to .202 in the win. The P ioneers a re r ig ht beh i nd the UNT-ASU tie in the division standings. Denver lost to ASU in five sets Friday before picking up a 3-1 victor y over UALR Sunday.

“Denver is play ing rea lly well right now,” Murczek said.

“They’ve got a streak in the second half of the conference

season. It’l l be a l it t le different t ha n when we played t hem last time because I don’t think eit her tea m KAYLA SAEY played ver y wel l a nd I like the fact that we’re at home.”

T h e Pioneers’ of fen s e r a n k s AMY sevent h in HUDDLESTON con ference with .178 hitting, while UNT is in fourth at .224.

UNT’s thriving offense can be attributed to junior setter Kayla Saey, who ranks first in the conference in average assists-per-set with 11.26. Her efforts have lifted the Mean Green to No. 2 in the Sun Belt in assists as a team, averaging 13.04 per set.

Senior outside hitter Amy Hudd leston w i l l a lso close out the regular season high on the conference individual leaderboards, ranking third in average kills-per-set with 3.68.

The Mean Green attack is No. 3 in t he conference in average kills-per-set as a team at 13.90.

Despite Saey’s conference dom i na nce, Mu rcz ek sa id Denver’s senior setter Kresson Vreema n is a lso ex t remely offensive and experienced.

“T hey a l so have a lef t y f resh ma n r ig ht-side who’s playing much better than she did at the beginning of the season and a senior [defensive specia l ist], so I t h i n k they’ve got good leadership,” he said.

Junior defensive specialist Sa ra h Wi l ley sa id she a nd t he squad a re focusi ng on what’s in their hands: how they play.

“We can’t control what the ot her tea ms do,” she sa id.

“We’re just focused on us, playing aggressive and clean and serving tough.”

Even if ASU wins both its remaining matches and UNT beats Denver to sha re t he div ision t it le w it h t he Red Wolves, Murczek will be satisfied. “ We’ l l b e h a pp y i f w e per for m wel l Fr iday a nd finish at 11-5,” he said. “It’ll g ua ra ntee us at least a t ie for West champs and would be seeded fourth or fifth in t he tou r na ment a nd play A rka nsas State in t he f irst round regardless.”

The Mea n Green’s showdown with Denver begins at 7 p.m. Fr iday in t he Mea n Green Volleyball Center.

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Students should use what they pay for Editorial When it comes to the estimated $3,653 price tag attached to attending UNT for 12 hours, many students don’t realize the resources available to them.

The Editorial Board believes students should take advantage what they already pay for. After graduation, paying for the “freebies” they now experience can add up quickly.

Academic Services Students have access to a variety of academic resources on campus.

The UNT Writing Lab in Auditorium Building 105 offers free workshops on topics like commas, MLA citations and thesis statements, to name a few. Students can make an appointment to have their papers reviewed by tutors or walk in anytime during their office hours.

For students who haven’t finished their paper before 5 p.m. when the lab closes, tutors are available from 5-10 p.m. in Willis Library outside room 184. Services like the Writing Lab offer a valuable asset that can help students in their academic endeavors.

The Career Center assists students with job-related tasks. Located on the first floor of Chestnut Hall, the center helps students with résumés, cover letters and interviewing skills through mock interviews.

The Eagle Network job bank connects students to employers looking to hire, a service especially important when college graduates are struggling to find entry-level jobs.

For students enrolled in a foreign language class, the Foreign Language Learning Center in Language Building 105 has equipment for students to record their pronunciations of words, search for countries and watch foreign films in more than 10 different languages, according to an October 2009 Daily article. The center is paid for by a $9 foreign language course fee, the article said, and helps students hone their language skills. The Editorial Board believes learning a foreign language can be a frustrating process and the Foreign Language Learning Center make learning easier.

Student Legal Services aids students for free in most legal matters including debt collection, automobile accidents and more, according to its website.

For students in trouble, the staff can work out issues without adding stress about how to pay.

The Media Library allows students to check out video games for the Nintendo Wii, Playstation 3 and XBOX 360 consoles as well as one of the more than 10,000 DVDs, according to its website. The free library adds to its collection often, making a trip to the video store pointless, and the Music library offers CDs and phonograph records.

Health and Wellness Every semester, students pay $66.85 in medical service fees for access to the Health and Wellness Center for doctor appointments and the Mean Green Screen, an HIV testing service. A massage therapist helps students, faculty and staff relax at a discounted rate. The center provided a limited amount of free flu shots to students this fall before it ran out. With Americans debating health care policies and reeling over ever-growing insurance rates, UNT’s access to free health services shouldn’t go unnoticed.

The Pohl Recreation Center’s 138,000 square-foot facility features a rock wall, a pool with a lazy river and basketball courts. The center teaches free and discounted group classes ranging from Zumba dance to yoga and a fitness boot camp. For one session, personal trainers can help people one-on-one with their fitness for $28. As Americans get fatter and gym memberships average between $30 and $50 a month, using the Pohl Recreation Center is a cheaper way to stay in shape.

Free Transportation Transportation fees cost students $52.50. Buses take students to the Golden Triangle Mall, 10 various stops in downtown Dallas, Lewisville Park and Ride, and the North Carrollton Transit Center. The e-ride shuttle takes students where they need to go from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. The Denton County Transportation Authority will meet Nov. 18 to finalize plans for the A-train, which would ferry students to and from Dallas during the week and would connect to the DART line. If the plan was finalized, students will have free transportation to cities all around the DallasFort Worth area.

Many students’ college experience only lasts four years. The Editorial Board believes it is important for students to recognize and take advantage of everything at their disposal.

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Anti-abortion group ‘perfect outlet’ About 60 feet away from the crowd of students were sig n s w a r n i ng people of the graphic images that lie ahead.

Unheeded, I walked right i nto it. I applaud Just ice for All for using such bold techniques to get its point across.

After all, this is a university, and controversies and debates spark intelligence and sometimes change. On the “Free Speech” board, the written arguments provided ma ny va l id poi nts. Some arg uments imprinted well in mind while others create disgust.

I am pro-choice.

There are situations that are out of one’s control and sometimes lives w ill be at stake.

For w omen w ho w er e raped, that is the case. If a woman was forced to carry that child, the pain she bears when staring into that child’s innocent eyes is unimaginable. How is she to tell the child, “Your father was my rapist, but I still love you”? If the woman is forced to bear the child for nine months, what makes you think that

she’ll ta ke ca re of it? You can’t raise a child out of hate.

Yes, there are some exceptions, but those are rare.

Another support for choice is individual rights.

Forcing a woman to carry a child for nine months and making her raise that child is imposing on her individual rights.

A s a mat ter of fact, it hinders her constitutional right to pursue happiness. I see my mother, my aunt and my grandmother worry and lose sleep over us, their children. Sometimes the worry in their eyes haunts me, which might be the only reason why I think before acting.

Only mothers can understa nd t he labor, pa in a nd stress that child bearing and raising accompanies.

To t hose who a re prolife, I can see where you are coming from.

Justice for All illustrated it quite well.

T hese a re hu ma n l ives we’re ta lk ing about. W hat d i f f e r e nc e i s t h i s f r om murder?

The images are still seared in my head. The most vivid: the head of the child with

u n i m a g i n a b l e e m ot i on s behind those closed eyes.

T hat pic t u re w a s a l so hidden in Tuesday’s edition of the Daily.

How can someone murder that face?

Abortion is easy when you don’t have to see what you’re destroying.

Justice for All placed a face with the abortion term and action. Now every time I hear of abortion, I see that child.

If a woma n does ca r r y that child, even against her wishes, she can give her child up for adoption.

I wonder if the many cases of scary foster homes really do happen that often.

Teenage moms have no right to decide to abort their child simply because they made a mistake. Their heavy actions ring heavy repercussions a nd t hey shou ld be reminded of their stupidity, not reinforced by throwing away something they don’t want to take care of.

In my opi n ion, prochoice is healthier for both the mother and the child.

The psychological damage for bot h pa r t ies cou ld be extremely harmful.

If t he mot her ca n’t do, don’t force it.

Ju st ic e for A l l d id a n amazing job this week.

It elicited many responses from the students. Its audacious act ions brought t he point across very well.

I believe this was enough to make students stop and think. People often overlook important news and issues in search of something more relaxing, like gossip.

This campaign created a perfect outlet for students to realize there are other issues going on in the world besides celebrity life.

Stephanie Chan is a journalism junior. She can be reached at steph.chan25 @ yahoo.com.

Education has no place today What bothered me most about the column written by Race Hochdorf “Socialism has no place today” wasn’t the main claim it made or the fact that a purely socialist g o v e r n m e n t i n t o d a y ’s societ y doesn’t work well, but the associations brought with that claim as well as the information attempted to back it.

He be g i n s t he a r t icle of fering a persona l stor y, cont i nues w it h more persona l stories and then ends t he a r t icle w it h a n opinion based off of personal stories.

W hen at tempt i ng to persuade a n aud ience, f a c t s t e nd t o do a lot more t ha n opi n ions of a p er s on w e don’t k now.

Display vs. Voice The UNT ISO was nowhere near as obnoxious or in-yourface as a sig n t hat cou ld be seen far away from the green.

It just isn’t possible for t h e m t o c om p e t e w it h something that you can see f rom such a d ista nce, as the sound of their shouting does not t ravel wel l.

The fact that the article immediately goes for t he pro-life groups as the target audience is hardly impressive.

They are the audience that is most likely, due to politica l position a nd t he fact the Republican Party runs on a pro-life / a nt i-communist and socialist stance, to agree with this position.

Then the article continues onto a stor y a b out t he country Race Hochdorf lived in, but conveniently forgot to mention – without the statistics and facts of said country the author doesn’t have to be held accountable.

Oh, what’s that?

Inser t stor y of ex t reme i nju r y combi ned w it h obnoxiously long lines that

are miles long, giv ing the reader a sense of fear and exasperation?

“I f my c ou nt r y t u r n s to t his sort of ‘socia listic health care’ I will no longer be able to get the service I deserve!”

Galileo Reference L et ’s move on to t he Galileo reference.

This is where I had enough, and finally decided I’d make some long winded reply the aut hor wou ld most li kely get frustrated reading and skip (if you’ve made it this fa r, my hat’s of f to you.)

Correct me if I’m wrong, but it was Copernicus who first published the idea of a heliocent ric model (t he Earth revolves around the sun), in 1543.

Galileo wasn’t born until 156 4. T here were m a ny work ing on such a model before Galileo was born.

The heliocent ric model wasn’t even semi-popular till the 18th century.

People weren’t even sure the Earth MOVED at all.

Culture takes a long time to catch up with science (as can be seen by the disbelief in global climate change by a la rge popu lat ion of t he Un it e d St at e s e v en t hough t hey a ren’t scientists, have little scientific k nowledge a nd ref use to believe actua l scientists.)

Ga l i leo went to Rome to try and get the Catholic Chu rch to NOT ba n C op er n ic u s’s ide a s a nd Cardina l Bellarmine, acting on directives from t he Inquisition, delivered him an order not to “hold or defend” the idea that the Eart h moves and t he Sun sta nds st ill at t he center.

Wit h t he loss of ma ny of his defenders in Rome because of “Dia log ue Concerning the Two Chief World Sy stem s,” Ga l i leo was ordered to stand trial

on suspicion of heresy in 1633. The sentence of the Inqu isit ion wa s i n t h ree essential parts: - Galileo was found “vehemently suspect of heresy,” namely of having held the opinions that the Sun lies mot ion less at t he center of t he u n iverse, t hat t he Earth is not at its center and moves, a nd t hat one may hold and defend an opinion as probable after it has been declared contrar y to Holy Scripture.

He was required t o “a b j u r e , c u r s e a n d det e s t ” t ho s e opi n ion s .

- He was sentenced to formal imprisonment at the pleasure of the Inquisition.

On the follow ing day this wa s com muted to house arrest, which he remained under for the rest of his life.

- His offending Dialogue w a s ba n ne d ; a nd i n a n ac t ion not a n nou nced at t he t r ia l, publ ic at ion of a ny of h is work s wa s forbidden, including any he might write in the future.

It took till 1718 for t he ba n to be l i f ted on t he publicat ion of his work s.

Do Your Research H i stor y m ay d i s pr ov e some forms of communism or socia l ism a s a w hole government, but I would say (as has been stated above) America’s citizens as a whole need to be taken care of, and some of the institutions we put into place may be for the betterment of the people and paid for by the government.

No need to beg i n t he Flat Earth Society, as it is still around. The president is Da niel Shenton. It is a monument to American and global ignorance – much like the ignorance that contributed to the writing of and infor mat ion presented in “Socia l ism ha s no place today.”

Much l i ke t hat of t he

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Provide the Facts If you wa nt a n a r t icle to suc c e e d i n cha ng i ng opinions, rea l facts must be prov ided. A s I see no e v ide nc e pr e s e nt e d f or the downfall of socialism, nor any countries that are socialist listed in the article, I can only assume this article has no place today.

It i s i mpor t a nt we remember history the way it actua l ly happened a nd not the way we wanted it to happen.

T he a r g u ment doesn’t even need to be whether or not socialism as an entire government will or will not work as it is not our form of government.

The idea t hat socia lism or communism is going to overtake America from the inside is absurd – and has been proven absurd t ime and time again (Red Scares, Cold War).

The detrimental part of this war on communism and socialism falls on the people.

Ig nora nce on t he subject spreads wh i le k nowledge is continually diminished.

We should be arg uing for better education for all – not dividing ourselves.

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