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Theater arts sophomore Jarret Berman (left) and behavioral analysis junior John Carter make an attack and freeze in the final round of Ninja, sponsored by
the Kerr Residence Hall Association outside the Library Mall on Thursday. "It revives the whole idea of fighting, but it's more fluid," said Berman, who won
the final bout among the winners in nine groups. The game was assembled in hopes of topping the world record of 112 players, set at the 2011 VidCon
conference in Los Angeles, Calif., but only about 70 students were present.
Police investigating
terroristic threat
David Lander
Intern
The UNT Police Department
is working with federal
authorities and the Sheriff's
Department of Greene County,
Va., to uncover the identity of
a caller who made a terror-
istic threat on the afternoon
of April 2.
UNT Police traced the call
back to Greene County Va.,
but because it is out of their
jurisdiction the department
could not release further
information regarding the
case, including whether or
not the caller was a current
or former UNT student.
"It's safe to assume the
Greene County Sheriff's
Department jurisdiction is
where the threat originated
from," Deputy Chief of Police
Ed Reynolds said.
The caller allegedly made
other threatening calls
to other parts of the U.S.,
including a call to California.
It remains unclear whether
or not the string of calls was
intended as a prank.
UNT's Risk Management
Services uses an emer-
gency mass-communication
system called Eagle Alert to
warn students of potential
risks on campus. The system
delivers voicemail, email and
text messages when a threat
emerges.
"If a dangerous threat
were to come in, we would
not hesitate to call in other
departments - local, state and
federal, as well as emergency
vehicles," Reynolds said.
Eagle Alert, which also
warns of harsh weather,
fires and other catastrophes,
released a test voicemail
Thursday afternoon.
"We would
not hesitate to
call in other
departments..."
—Ed Reynolds
UNT Police Department
Emergency Management
Coordinator Luis Tapia
encouraged students and
faculty that did not receive
the voicemail to update their
contact information on their
my.unt.edu.
"The system is only as good
as the contact information we
have," Tapia said.
Courtesy Photo
A chalked campaign slogan is seen on the southern wall of the Business Leadership Building. The UNT Police Department
is analyzing the extent of the damage. If it is determined the markings did damage, potential charges could follow.
Chalked message leads
to police investigation
Ben Peyton
Staff Writer
Campaign signs dotted the
campus during the UNT Student
Government Association's elec-
tions earlier this month, and one
marking in particular could lead
to graffiti or criminal mischief
charges from the UNT Police
Department.
A UNT police officer discov-
ered a "Vote Justin+Rudy" chalk
marking on the southern wall of
the Business Leadership Building
on April 7. The message was in
support of SGA presidential and
vice presidential candidates Rudy
Reynoso and Justin Wood.
UNT police referred the inci-
dent to UNT Facilities for an $80
cleanup effort, which found no
indications of permanent damage,
Structural Services Manager Luke
Taylor said.
If further analyses by the UNT
Police Department reveal any
damage caused to the building,
potential charges such for crim-
inal mischief or graffiti could be
filed, said Corporal John Delong of
the UNT Police Department.
Reynoso said he and Wood
did not notice the message at the
Business Building but cleaned up
various campaign stickers, posters
and chalked areas following the
election, which ended the Friday
before the incident.
"We would have been willing
to clean it up, but they [UNT
Facilities] went ahead and cleaned
it anyway," Reynoso said.
The chalking incident was
brought to Reynoso and Wood's
attention by a representative from
the Business Leadership Building,
and they still do not know who
wrote the message.
Wood said various people
wanted to support his and
Reynoso's campaign.
"What we did was give some of
those people chalk just to write
across campus 'Vote for Rudy and
Justin,"' Wood said. "The reason
we did is because chalk is very
easily washable, so we did not
ever anticipate it being a big deal
because it is very, very, very easy
to wash off."
Deciding whether or not
the chalk message should be
considered vandalism has been
discussed by the department and
university.
Nothing may be posted on
campus except in designated
areas, according to UNT policies
8.3 and 6.8.1.7.
"You're running a slippery
slope of'what is vandalism?'" said
Maureen McGuinness, dean of
students and assistant vice presi-
dent for academic affairs.
Wood said the SGA election
board was also confused about the
policy concerning chalking.
"It [campus policy] hasnotbeen
made well available to students,"
Reynoso said.
While Sergeant Chris Denton of
the UNT Police Department said
no further investigations into the
chalking incidents are expected,
campus policy concerning
chalking is staged for future
review, McGuinness said.
Photo by Patrick Howard/Staff Photographer
Juniors Hilbert Jackson (left) and Brelan Chancellor (right) perform drills during the Mean Green football practice
Wednesday. UNT will compete in its Green/White Spring Game on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Apogee Stadium.
Roster spots up for
grabs in Spring Game
Football
Brett Medeiros
Senior Staff Writer
Mean Green football
players will try to move one
step closer in securing a roster
spot when the team plays the
annual Green/White Spring
Game on Saturday at Apogee
Stadium.
"This game matters. We
want to come out here and put
on a great performance, and
put all the things we learned
throughout the whole spring
and put it all together," junior
linebacker Zach Orr said.
The game, which marks
the end of spring practice,
is an inter-squad scrimmage
that will divide the Mean
Green into two teams: the
Green Team, which consists
of the first and third string
players, and the White Team,
which is the second and fourth
stringers.
"I would like to see the Green
Team put up a lot of points.
That's my team," redshirt junior
quarterback Derek Thompson
said. "Overall I just want to see
everyone come out of the game
healthy."
The game will consist of
four 12-minute quarters and a
15-minutehalf. The White Team
will also start the game with a
20-point lead.
"In a game like this, you can't
waste any possessions," head
coach Dan McCarney said. "Put
the players in a hole, come out
there focused and go execute.
It sounds like it's going to be a
beautiful day, so hopefully we
get a nice turnout."
Kickoffs, punt returns and
tackling the quarterback will be
off-limits. Other minor adjust-
ments to the game will also be
added to protect the health of
players.
Going into the game, no one's
spot on the team is locked up,
McCarney said.
One of the biggest positions to
watch in the game is the battle
for the starting running back
position.
For the first time since 2008,
the Mean Green will be without
its running back Lance Dunbar,
who is preparing to enter the
NFL Draft. Dunbar finished his
UNT career last season as the
school's all-time leading rusher,
with 4,224 yards.
McCarney said the job is
anyone's for the taking right
now.
" There really is no inside track
right now," he said." If we play LSU
Saturday, it would be running
back by committee, which really
isn't a bad thing at all."
After the game, Austin-based
country music band Reckless
Kelly will give a free, 90-minute
concert. The stage will be
in the West stands of Apogee
Stadium.
The game will start at 2 p.m.
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