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News
Tuesday, March 29,2011
Josh Pherigo & Laura Zamora, News Editors
ntdailynews@gmail.com
Events this week
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
7 p.m.
11 a.m.
7 p.m.
Diane Wilson's
women's studies
lecture
Golden Eagle Suite,
University Union
Star Wars Day
Library Mall
4 p.m. arid 6 p.m.
Wounded Warrior
Project softball
game
Lovelace Stadium
Thursday night
music at UNT
On the square
8 p.m.
Godspell musical
University Theatre
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
11 a.m.
1:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
World Fest 2011
Library Mall
7 p.m.
Knights of
Columbus free pan-
cake dinner
Catholic Campus
Center
Holi:The Indian
Festival of Colors
McKenna Park
Performance of
"God Spell"
At the University
Theatre in the Radio,
Television, Film and
Performing Arts
Building
Campuses could challenge gun law
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"The more you load up your
legislative fact-finding with
respect to activities that look
and smell and feel like schools,
the better chance you will have
to sustain your rule-making
ability," Wasserman said.
Maureen McGuinness,
UNT's dean of students, said
the lecture provided ideas
about policy-making options
available to UNT, should the
Legislature allow handguns
on campus.
"We have the TAMS program,
we have the child development
lab, we have Élm Fork, which
our school district has a huge
relationship with," McGuinness
said. "Those are definitely three
things that I'm aware of that
this campus in Denton needs
to consider when we're creating
policy and procedures if hand-
guns pass on campus.
The conference continues
today from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. in the Gateway Center.
Speakers will cover a range
of issues including cyberbul-
lying and suicide on college
campuses, emergency manage-
ment at Texas Colleges and
universities, behavior related
to mental health issues and
reducing staff in the economic
downturn.
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About 1,800 students gath-
ered outside the Library Mall
at 8 a.m. Saturday to partici-
pate in UNT's first-ever Big
Event, a student-run day of
service.
The one-day event was
filled with student volun-
teers, including more than
100 student organizations,
who worked to give back
to the community through
projects ranging from envi-
ronmental work, painting,
cleaning, working with senior
citizens, and assisting at local
schools and development
centers.
"I think that large events
like the Big Event really show
that UNT cares and students
are willing to get up early on
a Saturday morning to really
make a difference," said Amy
Simon, the director of the
Center for Student Leadership
and Service. "This is more
than just one day, but leads to
ongoing service and ongoing
connections in the commu-
nity."
Helping others
UNT President V. Lane
Rawlins addressed students
before they dispersed in
groups and tackled the service
projects, Simon said, where
volunteers met with nonprofit
organizations located in
Denton and Lewisville, such
as Keep Lewisville Beautiful
and the Family Resource
Center of North Texas, as
well as various nursing homes
and libraries. The organiza-
tions provided the necessary
supplies for each project.
Isabel Guerra, a marketing
senior and vice presi-
dent of the UNT chapter of
the American Marketing
Association, said members
of the group volunteered at
the Denton Public Library to
sort out its large biography
section. She said she enjoyed
the teamwork.
"We figured people would
more likely to be involved
with the Big Event if they went
with a group instead of indi-
vidually, so we tried to offer
that for people," she said.
The Big Event was coordi-
nated through Individuals
Making A Positive Active
Change Together, also known
Roots of the Big Event
The Big Event began at Texas
A&M University-Commerce in
1982 after a student was inspired
by a speech by former President
Ronald Reagan that called for
students to serve their commu-
nity, said Ryan Byrne, the
director of this year's Big Event
at Texas A&M-Commerce.
What started as a handful
of student doing a few proj-
ects has expanded to 15,689
students completing almost
1,500 jobs in the community
on Commerce's 29th annual
celebration Saturday, Byrne
said.
He said, through dona-
tions and fundraisers, it costs
$85,000 to fund and a year to
plan.
7 think that large events like the Big
Event show... students are willing to
get up early on a Saturday morning
to really make a difference
—Amy Simon,
Director of the Center for Student Leadership and Service
as IMPACT, a student service
organization through the
Center for Student Leadership
and Service.
Planning started early last
fall, said Kellie Hill, a member
of IMPACT and journalism
junior. Co-sponsorship from
groups such as the Student
Government Association and
University Program Council
helped fund the event.
*' [Participating in the Big
Event] shows that we are
contributing members of
our community here," said
Elizabeth With, the vice presi-
dent of student affairs. "That
we care about the people
around us."
Crumley goes green
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Crumley also has thermal
windows, which keep air from
coming in the building.
"Most of the residence halls
have them now. Only Bruce,
Kerr and College Inn don't
have them, but we're almost
done installing them in Kerr
and College Inn," Flippin
said.
Monica Thomas, the asso-
ciate director of auxiliary
services, said the project,
made possible by reserve
funds, could serve as a model
for other halls.
"We just used recommen-
dations from our providers,
who told us what we needed
to do to make this happen,"
she said.
Residents and staff at
Crumley Hall said they try
to do their part in order to
conserve energy.
"When people aren't in
their rooms, I try and turn
off the lights," said Crumley
Resident Assistant Zuri
Guerrero. "I do my part to
help. We all need to do our
parts to help."
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"The Big Event is an incred-
ible way to give back to the
community that provides that
support for you while you're
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time as a student here," Byrne
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The Big Event has become a
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universities and colleges across
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"We're very passionate about
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North Texas have been able
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and help out the residents up
there," Byrne said.
Bill bans
smoking
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The bill was approved by
the Senate Human Services
Committee March 8 by a
vote of 5 to 3. It currently
needs 21 more votes in the
Senate before it advances
to the House chamber for
consideration. If passed,
Texans could see the smoke
and ashtrays disappear from
bars and restaurants by the
end of the summer. The ban
would not apply to busi-
nesses whose profits from
tobacco products exceed 15
percent of the revenue.
Matt Woods, a visual arts
junior, said he smokes but is
not opposed to the ban.
"I wouldn't mind if restau-
rants and bars didn't allow
smoking inside," Woods
said. "I think everyone
appreciates clean air."
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