North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, January 31, 2003 Page: 1 of 8
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Since 1916
North Texas Daily
Student Newspaper of the University of North Texas
Newspaper of the University
WWW.NTDAILY.COM
New dorm
approved for
Eagle Point
Golf Course
Radisson Hotel will return
property lease to NT
Sophia Malik
Intern
NT received permission Thursday
from the Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board to start construction
on the new residence hall on Eagle Point
golf course property
The Radisson Hotel will return the golf*
course property to NT
because of a decline in
hotel and golf course
revenues. The deterio-
rating condition of the
golf course resulted in
NT and the Radisson
dissolving the
Raddison's lease of the
property Dr. Norval Pohl
NT is planning to close the golf course
in April and start construction soon for the
dorm and athletic center.
"I would think that construction would
start this coming summer if it is going to
open by fall 2004," Roddy Wolper director
of news and information, said.
Construction of a new 300 bed dorm,
tentatively named Traditions Hall, on
North Texas Boulevard is already under
way. With the addition of the two new
halls, the total bed count for NT will
increase to 5,400. This will accommodate
the growing number of students who want
to live on campus. Each fall, about 3,200
freshmen attend NT, and more than 85
percent request on-campus housing,
according to an e-mail by Dr. Norval Pohl,
NT President.
The new 600 bed residence hall is
needed to house the increased student
population at NT NT has an enrollment
of about 30,000 students and has a pro ject-
ed enrollment of 34,000 by 2010, accord-
ing to Pohl's e-mail.
The dorm's revenues will repay the
bonds that were issued for its develop-
ment. The athletic center, which is also
being built on the property, is receiving
donations from supporters of the NT ath-
letic program and non-state funds for its
construction.
The construction of the other facilities
on the golf course is uncertain. Many of
the facilities are contingent on fund-rais-
ing by the university, Wolper said.
Residents by the golf course object to
the expansion, fearing it will cause traffic
congestion, drainage problems and impact
their property values.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE
Thursday
January 31,2003
Volume 88, No. 12
1*
HENRIETTA WILDSMITH / NT Daily
Alcoholism casts dark
shadow on N campus
Experts advise awareness
while drinking in bars
Victor Obaseki
Staff Writer
With many NT students leaving bars
drunk, the call for designated drivers often
lacks the supplemental warning that walking
home can be a dangerous trip, too.
But for some students who live near
Denton bars, especially the Fry Street bars, a
walk home can be perilous.
Clint Guerrero, Seattle senior, can attest to
the the risk factor.
See SAFETY, page 3
Students bond to eliminate
past drinking habits
Pamela Tate
Daily Reporter
Alcoholism is more prevalent than most people
realize because not everyone knows what it is.
Alcoholics Anonymous, otherwise known as
AA, is recognized throughout the world as a sup-
port group to help recovering alcoholics. Members
of AA rely on the support of others to help them
through their daily lives.
The local chapter of AA in Denton, the
Alcoholics Anonymous Shalom Today Group, is
See ALCOHOLIC, page 3
N Hispanic
student body
grew in 2002
Population comprises
8.7 percent of total
Pablo Gaete
Staff Writer
NT's Hispanic population is growing
quickly but is still not as large as it should be,
Virginia Wheeless, NT associate vice presi-
dent of planning, said.
The percentage of Hispanic students at
NT is 8.7 percent according to the 2002 NT
Factbook.
In 1994, only 5.7 percent of the universi-
ty's students were Hispanic, and in 2000 that
amount grew to 7.8 percent.
NT's Hispanic population is growing
faster than that of other Texas colleges such
as the UT-Austin.
According to 2002 statistics, UT has a
Hispanic population of 12.25 percent. In
1994 the percentage was 12.4 and in 2000 it
grew to 11.8 percent.
Some students are pleased with this
growth.
"The school is doing a better job than
before at promoting Hispanic students," Jay
Delgado, Laredo senior said.
Delgado said he and many other Hispanic
students pay for their own education and liv-
ing expenses.
Although the amount of Hispanics attend-
ing NT is increasing, they do not reflect that
of the population in the surrounding areas,
Jorge Urbina, chairman of the Hispanic
Denton Chamber of Commerce, said.
About 26.37 percent of Dallas County res-
idents over 18 are Hispanics, 17.23.
See HISPANIC, page 4
NT's Hispanic population is growing but not
as much as experts say that it should be.
/ ^ /#
/ /#
NT Hispanic Population
1989
3.9%
26,519
1994
5.7%
25,605
2000
7.8%
27,054
2002
8,7%
30,183
University of Texas Hispanic Population
1994
12.4%
47,957
2000
11.8%
49,996
2002
12.25%
54,261
Texas A&M I
Hispanic Population
1994
N/A
N/A
2000
N/A
N/A
2002
8.2%
45,083
Information compiled by
Pablo Gaete
raditions Hall will be ready or move-in by August
Dorm will house 300
students, mostly athletes
Gentry Braswell
Staff Writer
With rising enrollment figures
increasing the demand for on-campus
residency, NT has been forced to turn
away many dorm applicants for the past
several years.
In response to this problem, a new
hall, tentatively named Traditions Hall,
is under construction and will be ready
by August.
The demand will continue to grow,
said Duane Roberts, NT associate
director of housing and residence life.
"We anticipate, from the demo-
graphic studies that we see, that there
will be a higher demand for residence
hall space," Roberts said.
The new dorm offers 300 student
spaces and is located on the corner of
North Texas Boulevard and Prairie
Street.
The new hall will house resident
athletes from the NT women's swim
and softball teams and the football
team. Space was offered to athletic
teams for first reservation, but more stu-
dent space is available.
T he housing office will accept dorm
applications for the 1200 remaining
spaces from all returning students on
Monday. But, the space is still some-
what limited, Dr. Elisabeth Warren,
director of housing, said.
"We limit how many residents can
come back so we can have more beds
available for freshmen," Warren said.
The new hall will offer more single-
occupant spaces. Many suites are two
single rooms connected by a bath,
Roberts said.
"There is more opportunity for pri-
vacy in the bedroom than other resi-
dence halls," he said.
Warren said the rooms are efficiently
and compactly designed and that every
room has at least 16 electrical outlets.
The building will be in the shape of
an "H," with the east side (the bottom
of the "H") facing North Texas
Boulevard, and the west side facing
Santa Fe Square, Roberts said.
The new facility and Santa Fe will
be functionally integrated, according to
Warren. The pool table, computer
See DORM, page 3
Ne
A first glance at today's news
NT's chapter of the
Young Communists
League began last fall
amidst a predominantly
capitalist town and has
grown to about 15 mem-
bers. Page 4
Andy Hogue examines
the Other Bible, a collec-
tion of questionable,
alternative scriptures
rejected over the last
several mile nil i a.
Page 5
The Buddhist temple in
Keller offers Thai lan-
guage classes that stu-
dents can use as their
foreign language credit
if they pass a proficiency
test. Page 5
My Spicy Treasures,
Denton's only locally
owned lingerie store
offers sexy numbers and
partner advice right in
time for V-Day. Page 6.
The Christian metal
band Infirmity talks about
music, religion and why
two bass guitars are bet-
ter than one. Page 7.
Bored at 1 a.m.?
Michael Walter analyzes
the greatest moments of
broadcast after the
witching hour. Page 6.
The Mean Green lost
to the Ragin' Cajuns,
89-58. Page 8
The Lady Eagles took
to the road Thursday
night,and lost to
Louisiana Lafayette,
58-57.
Page 8
Weather
I inni
Today:
High 64
Low 37
Index
Briefs
2
News
3,4
ReNaion
5
Beat
6.7
Sports 8
reasure Shop spices up
sexual activity in Denton
BEAT, Page 6
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