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Wednesday, November 16,2011
Arts & Life
Page 3
Jesse Sidlauskas, Arts & Life Editor
NrDailyArtsLife@gmail.com
Student-produced shows receive regional awards
Daisy Silos
Staff Writer
Two of ntTV's programs
bested other Texas Universities
at the Lone Star Emmy Awards in
Houston earlier this month.
"A Change in Degree," a
sitcom about college students,
and "Nightly News," each won
awards in their respective cate-
gories on Nov. 5.
Additionally, three ntTV
programs received recognition
after EMPixx awarded three of
the television channel's shows a
gold standard award.
For EMPixx, programs are
rated by a panel of judges on a
scale from 1 to 10. "North Texas
NOW," an ntTV morning talk
show; "Backstage: Godspell," a
documentary; and "A Change in
Degree," a sitcom about college
students, all received a rating
between 7 and 9, accomplishing
the gold EMPixx standard.
Matthew Torres, news director
for ntTV, said he was ecstatic
knowing all their time and effort
working on the shows was recog-
nized.
"Mixing this with school was
complicated, but to know that
someone outside of the college
has seen our work and dedica-
tion and allowed us to win these
awards means a great deal," he
said.
Torres said he never imagined
winning awards for any of the
shows, but now that he knows
what they're capable of, he said it
is important to remember.
"Now that we know how last
semester went and what mistakes
we've made, I think we've come
light years from where we were,"
he said. "We do this because
we want to do it, because we're
passionate and it's our hobby; we
don't do it for the awards."
Noah Sargent, produc-
tion manager and creator of
"Backstage: Godspell," said this
was the first time they submitted
their shows for the EMPixx
awards.
"We weren't sure how we
were going to do, but it was a
great feeling coming back with
awards," he said. "It feels good
to know our work is being appre-
ciated."
Sargent said he thinks these
shows are popular with the
students because they're relat-
able to them.
"We try to produce shows that
will wow the students," he said.
"A lot of times professors might
not understand what students
are into or say 'Oh, it's just
student work,' but we're actually
producing something students
are interested in and can win
awards."
Catrin Garcia, a business
junior, said she thinks it's great
that ntTV is finally being recog-
nized for its hard work.
"A lot of students may not
appreciate the shows they put out
or pay a lot of attention to them,"
she said. "But maybe now that
they've won some prestigious
awards, people will start to take
them more seriously."
Torres said he is anxious to
Photo by Brian Maschino/Staff Photographer
News director and broadcast media senior Matthew Torres sits with anchor Kelsey Schneider, a kinesiology senior, on-set with EMPixx Awards.
see what the future holds for
their upcoming shows for next
semester.
"Winning these awards is
such an amazing feeling, and
the shows we're working on right
now are going to be great," he
said. "This is just a stepping stone
for what's to come and we can
only wait and see what's in store
for us in the future."
One of their upcoming shows
that is holding auditions this
weekend is "Peppuccinos," anew
show about two twins, Cici and
Maxwell, who own a shop named
Peppuccinos, that is part coffee
shop and part pizza place. The
siblings must work together to
make the shop a success and pay
their rent.
Sargent, one of the show's
creators, said he hopes many
people audition and that the show
will bring in more awards.
Audition dates for Peppuccinos
will be Nov. 18 and 19 from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. in the Radio, Television
Film & Performing Arts Building
261.
ntTV's show "North Texas Now"
airs Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10
a.m. and 5 p.m. on channel 22 on
Charter or 46 on Verizon.
Its show "A Change in Degree"
finished taping last spring and
can be viewed online as well as
"Backstage: Godspell," which was
just a special program and not a
regular series.
For a complete schedule of
its programs or to watch old
episodes of the shows, visit nttv.
unt.edu.
Student makes shortlist North Texas Daily
in national competition
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Holly Harvey
Staff Writer
For the 19 TAMS students
competing in the presti-
gious Siemens competition,
the contest is a culmination
of years of work poring over
experiments in labs.
Students competed last
weekend at the University of
Texas at Austin, where first-
year TAMS student Kevin
Chang, along with his team
members from Austin and
San Fransisco, won in the
team division. The group will
share a $6,000 scholarship
and advance to Washington
to compete for the $100,000
prize at the national compe-
tition.
TAMS students have peren-
nially made strong showings
in the prestigious national
competition open to high
school students. In 2008,
TAMS student Wen Chyan won
the competition along with its
$100,000 award.
With 19 participants, TAMS
had more regional semifinal-
ists and finalists than any other
school in the country. Of the 19
competitors, Favyen Bastani,
Kevin Chen, Alex Hong and
Helen Xiong advanced to the
regional finals before failing to
move on. For making regional
finals, the four received $1,000
scholarships.
To be eligible for the compe-
tition, high school students
submit an 18-page report
based on original research in
math, science or technology.
The students pitted their
research against 30 other
finalists and teams.
"It's not just a science
project," said TAMS semi-
finalist David Chi, who
researched potential drug
treatment of heart attacks.
"You get to explore new
concepts and step on the fron-
tier of scientific research."
But before they could
discover new ideas, students
spend long hours in the lab
testing and researching, said
TAMS semifinalist Malina
Patel. Patel has spent about
three years researching
drug effects on cancer cells.
Besides spending 40-hour
weeks harvesting, incubating
and treating cells this past
summer, she has devoted her
winter and spring breaks to
the work as well, she said.
A finalist in last year's
competition, George Qi,
worked for five months
researching polymers for
his semifinals showing this
year.
"Research is
never-ending
You can get
a positive or
negative result,
but doesn't mean
it's the end
—Malina Patel
TAMS student
"Research is a way to renew
your mind," Qi said.
His research included
testing on mice, X-rays and
incubating and testing cells.
Experienced mentors oversee
research and some day-to-day
testing, Patel said.
The research and data
have a deeper connection
with some students. Chi
researched protein effects
on heart attacks. His family
has a history of heart attacks
and he knows personally how
dangerous the current treat-
ments are, he said.
"The most rewarding part is
being able to investigate niche
topics like drug treatments of
heart attacks and get a sense of
the bigger picture," he said.
While researching, the
students often had trouble
understanding the complex
material presented by their
research, Chi said.
"The research was so mind-
boggling. I had only taken
honors biology, so I struggled
with the concepts," he said.
Another challenge was the
process of trial and error.
Each of the students' dozens
of laboratory tests could take
anywhere from 20 minutes to
three days.
From the experiments, each
student or group produced
an 18-page paper detailing
the research, results and
discussion of the data. But
that doesn't mean the work is
finished, Patel said.
"Research is never-ending.
You can get a positive or nega-
tive result, but doesn't mean
it's the end," she said.
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