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Since 1916
North Texas Daily
Student Newspaper of the University of North Texas
Wednesday
January 22,2003
Volume 88, No. 6
N Admissions
ace tightening
WWW.NTDAILY.COM
Officials will know
by late ebruary if
changes are needed
Lauren Grimm
Intern
NT's academic affairs
committee is currently in the
process of an annual review
of academic standards. The
review could result in a
tightening of admissions
requirements.
NT officials anticipate
completion of the report by
late February, after which it
will go to the Board of
Regents meeting in May.
The Board of Regents must
approve all changes to NT's
admission requirements.
"[Admission require-
ments] are substantially
higher than they used to
be," Robert Oehlschlager,
assistant director of admis-
sions, said. "The people who
it affected the most are those
in the fourth quarter [of
their graduating class]."
Fourth quarter high
school students are those
ranked in the last 25 percent
of graduating seniors.
Fall 2001 marked the first
time admission standards
were raised since 1987. The
change affected third and
fourth quarter students.
Third quarter students, prior
to fall 2001, were automati-
cally accepted with an 1100
SAT score or a 24 ACT
score.
In fall 2001, students
ranked in the third quarter
were required to have an
1180 SAT score or a 26 ACT
score to be eligible for auto-
matic acceptance.
Those ranked in the
fourth quarter prior to fall
2001 could be automatically
accepted with an 1100 on
the SAT or a 27 on the ACT.
After the changes in fall
2001, those ranking in the
fourth quarter of their high
See ADMISSIONS, Page 4
Roe vs. ade sparks
campus awareness
Jason Fleming
Staff Writer
Today, you may notice stu-
dents wearing little black
buttons with the phrase,
"Reverse Roe." This is
because it was 30 years ago
today that the U.S. Supreme
Court decided the controver-
sial Roe v. Wade case.
The case set a precedent
for legalizing abortion, citing
the 14th Amendment.
Eagles for Life, a campus
group, is a anti-abortion
group that assists in and pro-
vides information about alter-
natives to abortion.
Founded in 1997 by Mary
Ann Wiersch, Eagles for Life
(then NT Pro Life) was creat-
ed to be safe haven for
women struggling with the
problems of pregnancy and
psychological depression
related to abortion.
"The 14th Amendment
protects humans' rights to
life," Jacqueline Harvey, a
Waco senior and three-year
member of the organization,
said. "In fact, in the Roe deci-
sion, the majority stated that
if the personhood of the fetus
were called into question, the
whole case would have col-
lapsed, for the fetus is guar-
anteed life under the 14th
See ANNIVERARY, page 4
A CAMPUS OF BEAUTY
HENRIETTA WILDSMITH/ NT Daily
The Schrader Pavilion, along with numerous gardens and benches, are some of NT's recent efforts at beautifying the campus.
ommittee makes progress in pretty places
Alicia Layon
Staff Writer
As you make your daily jour-
ney through campus, you notice
a bench where there wasn't one
before. The next day, you
notice a new sign replacing the
older one outside the General
Academic Building. More trees
begin to surround you and ban-
ners start appearing along the
streets on shiny new light posts.
Who is behind all of this?
The Campus Beautification
Committee is comprised of
Faculty, staff, students and
members of the Denton com-
munity who aspire to modify
NT through defining borders,
more landscaping and a more
flexible transportation system.
Dr. Richard Rafes, senior
vice president of administra-
tion, conceived and initiated
the Campus Beautification
Committee in July 2002 in
order to provide NT with a
more pleasant atmosphere.
Six subcommittees focus on
on specific ways to beautify the
campus. Areas of concentration
include transportation, environ-
ment and amenities.
On Dec. 13, the subcommit-
tees met to present their sug-
gestions.
"There are some great ideas
. . . and once the ideas are
implemented, there will be
some great changes," said
Elizabeth With, assistant vice
president for student develop-
ment and Commons Area
Subcommittee member.
Before anything can happen,
however, Rafes has to decide
what to improve, and the
money has to be raised.
"What we're doing now is
reviewing the ideas formed by
the Campus Beautification
Committee," Rafes said.
The committee is not at a
complete stalemate, however.
Ideas from the December
meeting have already been put
into action.
The committee replaced
some signs on campus and are
working on others. They also
added some new benches.
NT has also contracted with
an architect to create a more
aesthetic space in the "com-
mons area" Rafes said. The
"commons area" is a walkway
that will extend from the
Hurley Administration
Building to the Gateway
Center.
Rafes and the committee
plan to include faculty, staff and
students through a campus
wide beautification day tenta-
tively scheduled for April.
The Transportation
Subcommittee hopes to reduce
the concentration of vehicles on
campus by expanding e trans
and partnering with the
Denton's public transportation.
"E trans is going to assist us
in determining streets that
need to be closed," Rafes said.
"We're working to close Ave D.
Once we get the transportation
system in place, then we will
put bicycle and pedestrian
paths in their place."
The committee is also con-
templating repair of campus
sidewalks to make them safer
for students use.
To aid campus scenery, the
committee plans to create water
gardens and add native plants.
They also hope to restore
this Willis Library Fountain,
which was shut down in the late
1960s.
Delta Lodge plans
on new air site
Organization cites
city council as
cause for move
Gentry Braswell
Staff Writer
Fans and attendees of past
Fry Street Fairs looking for this
year's festival to be in its normal
spot will be sadly mistaken.
"We're definitely trying to
relocate within the city limit, so
people can come to this historic
event," Delta Lodge President
Mike Sotny said.
Sotny, a junior from Piano,
attributes the movement of the
Fair to economic pressure from
the Denton City Council. The
city usually charges Delta
Lodge for services like police
security, lire personnel and bar-
ricades. A new security design
required by the city, according
to Sotny, raised the amount
Delta Lodge would pay by two-
thirds from $60,000 to $90,000.
The new security design for
the Fry Street location would
include barricades which pre-
vent street access to those inside
the Fair, limiting them to side-
walks and parking lanes, Sotny
said.
"They want $30,000 up
front, before the fair," Sotny
said. "It's basically for services
unrendered — They hit us in
the pocketbook."
CINDY REED / NT Daily
"Anti-establishment" art is one
of the typical forms of art seen at
the Fry Street Fair.
An independent fraternity,
Delta Lodge has spent most of
the fair's profits on the construc-
tion of a new house to replace
their house which burned down
in 1995.
See FAIR, page 4
NT Tats expect 50 to 0 rushees
Groups plan week
of activities to draw
in new members
Gentry Braswell
Staff Writer
An informal spring rush
week for all NT fraternities
began Friday and will contin-
ue until this weekend.
According to the president
of NT's Interfraternity
Council, NT fraternities
expect approximately 50 to 70
rushees this week, whereas
fall rush draws up to 200 appli-
cants.
Rush week is filled with
activities sponsored by the fra-
ternities where potential new
members familiarize them-
selves with the Greek chap-
ters available on campus.
"These new members
have taken an interest
in becoming active in
student I fe through
the fraternities they
choose."
-Justin Bedford
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
chapter President
These activities are everyday
social activities like bowling,
sporting events, poker night
and roller skating.
Potential fraternity mem-
bers choose which organiza-
tion they would like to pledge
affiliation with on Saturday,
which is bid day. A bid is an
offer extended by a fraternity
soliciting the rushees mem-
bership.
Bid day begins with the
"steps" process. LTpon receiv-
ing bids the applicants make a
choice and show dedication to
their new organization and the
campus at large. Following
"steps", a separate celebration
event for each fraternity
ensues.
According to Interfraternity
Council President Ian
McCarthy, most applicants
will receive at least one bid.
Students that receive bids are
under no obligation to accept
them.
"These new members have
taken an interest in becoming
active in student life through
the fraternities they choose,"
See RUSHEES, page 4
Ne
A first glance
Kathryn McCauley,
Student Legal Advisor
discusses what students
should know before
delving into credit card
debt. Page 3
at today's news
The Elm Fork Natural
Heritage Museum will be
home to a collection of
collaborated science
research of bugs, birds,
mammals and plants.
Page 5
Vernon Fisher and Ed
Blackburn of the school
of visual arts faculty
both have featured
pieces at their new
Modern Art Museum of
Fort Worth's exhibit.
Page 6.
Simone is out on DVD
and Film Critic Jill
Michaelree lets us know
why even Pacino couldn't
save this sappy crowd
pleaser. Page 7
JT'S Dugout,a relative-
ly new sports bar in
Denton, gets a review
from Brian Stimson.
Page 7.
With the Jan. 14 depar-
ture of Gary DeLoach,
the Mean Green are
looking for a new defen-
sive coordinator. Staff
writer Jason Fleming
talks about when the
new coach will be hired.
Page 8
The NT women's tennis
team opens their spring
season at 11 a.m.
Saturday here against
UT-EL Paso. Page 8
Weather
Partly Cloudy
Today:
High 38
Low 16
Index
Briefs
Commentary
3
News
4
Science
5
Beat
6,7
Sports 8
Editorial: 'hanks for
expanding e trans
COMMENTARY, Page 3
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