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Pirates swashbuckle
at Campus Theatre
BEAT, Page 11
Mean Green basketball seniors
reflect on their time with team
SPORTS, Page 14
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North Texas Daily
Student Newspaper of the University of North Texas
Thursday
February 27,2003
Volume 88, No. 24
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'acuity speculates on
length of N s closure
Each presents
a different view on
longest closing
Gentry Braswell
Staff Writer
There are conflicting opinions
among retired NT faculty members
concerning the record duration of
class cancellation because of winter
storms.
Dr. James Rogers, former journal-
ism professor and NT vice president
from 1965 to 1971, said that in the
past a larger percentage of students
lived in the dorms, enabling them to
access classes during a winter storm.
"I would doubt seriously that this
has been the longest time," he said,
although he added, "That's not the
kind of thing you store in your mem-
ory."
Rogers said that in decades past,
communication of campus closure
between NT and commuters was
less dependable and effective as it is
now.
Fred Pole, vice president and
chancellor of administrative affairs
from July 1980 to September 2003
said this closure is "most likely" the
longest.
"To my knowl-
edge, this is the
longest in the last
22 years," he said,
after conferring
with his wife. "But
memory is not infallible."
Donnie McNabb, manager of
facilities maintenance at the NT
Physical Plant, dissented.
"I think it was '84 or '89; we were
shut down for almost a whole week,"
said McNabb, who has been
For more on the
bad weather
days see pages
3,8 and 9
HENRIETTA WILDSMITH / NT Daily
Lynnetta Bonsu, Arlington senior, above, enjoys time with her friends on
Tuesday afternoon. Far above, Piano freshman Charran James and Amanda
Longford, sled down a small hill outside the music building.
employed at the Physical Plant for He said he was sure campus was
more than 30 years. closed for at least four days during
Annual fair won't be at traditional Fry Street location
Gentry Braswell
Staff Writer
According to www.frystreet-
fair.com, the Brotherhood of
Delta Lodge's Web site, Fry
Street Fair will not be held at its
traditional Fry Street location
this year and that an alternative
location is under consideration
pending more information.
No Delta Lodge members
were available for comment fol-
lowing the announcement on the
Web site.
The Web site named "increas-
ing costs and space restrictions"
as the reason for the break in tra-
dition.
Delta Lodge president Mike
See FAIR, page 3
Grad costs
will increase
$22 or each
credit hour
Board also updates prices for
commuter stickers
Victor Obaseki
Staff Writer
The Board of Regents approved propos-
als Friday to raise graduate tuition $22 per
credit hour, add a $75 recreational facility
fee and change commuter parking to a two-
price permit system.
Dorm room rate increases were also
approved.
These actions and several other
approved fee increases will be implement-
ed in the fall.
The board-authorized tuition, which is
for graduate students only, was raised from
$24 per hour to $46 per hour, the state limit.
Board-designated tuition, which is for all
students, was increased from $44 to $46.
Virginia Anderson, associate vice presi-
dent for finance and business affairs, said
graduate students incurred an increase of
$20 per hour more than undergraduate stu-
dents because of the state-mandated cap on
undergraduate tuition.
H owever, the Legislature may uncap
tuition because of the nearly $2 billion state
budget shortfall.
See REGENTS, page 3
Regents listen
to neighbors
about course
Group suggests adding more
green space as a buffer zone
Pablo Gaete
Staff Writer
Representatives of the neighborhood near
the Eagle Point Golf Club reasoned with
NT's Board of Regents Thursday to amend
the university's current building plans for
the property.
The Regents listened to suggestions by
neighborhood representatives to expand the
green buffer zone planned, thus protecting
houses on Highland Park Road and
Willowwood Street from development on
the nearby golf course.
Initially, NT's plan was to include the
duck ponds on the east side of the property
in a green space intended to shelter sur-
rounding houses from the noise and light
from the large complex to be built.
This plan has been changed by the uni-
versity more than once, Peggy LaPoint,
Green Space Committee representative,
said.
Shortly after the plan was first drawn, the
ponds near Highland Park Road were
removed from the green space, she said.
See GOLF, page 3
Ne
A first glance at today's news
Worried about your
taxes? Find out all you
need to know to get
them in by the April 15
deadline.
Page 6
Check out this week's
NT Daily Sound's weekly
top 10 list of sounds.
Page 12
The Los Angeles-based
band Riio Kiley sold out
the Rubber Gloves
Rehearsal Studio on
Friday.
Page 12
Norah Jones and Art
Greenhaw were just two
Texas artists to take
home a total of 13
Grammy Awards.
Page 12
The Mean Green Men's
basketball team lost 94-
60 Monday night against
Louisiana-Lafayette.
Page 13.
Staff writer Chris
Hawkes profiles NT
senior basketball players
Chris Davis, Jermaine
Green, Lee Green and
Rusty Chiles.
Page 14.
The Lady Eagles
defeated the South
Alabama Jaguars last
Saturday night, 60-57.
Sports editor Justin
Boyd reports. Page 15.
Weather
Cloudy
Today:
High 41
Low 28
Index
Briefs
News
3.4,5,8,9
Business
6
Science
7
Education
10
Beat
11,12
Sports
13,14,15,16
Faculty offers advice for
possible biochemical attacks
SCIENCE, Page 7
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