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NORTH TEXAS DA
Friday, October 14, 2005
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
Volume 90 I Issue 28
MOVIES
This 1984 movie tells of the "Year Zero" massacres in
Cambodia, Arts page 3.
GameDay
NT tries to put one back in the win column
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Michael Clements/NT Daily
Patricia De La Rosa, Cedar Hill graduate student at NT-Dallas, and Nancy LeMay, marketing director for university relations at NT, look over
the plan for the NT Dallas campus that was unveiled at a groundbreaking ceremony in South Dallas on Thursday morning.
O icials get down and dirty during opening ceremony
Pamela Bond
Staff Writer
Texas and NT dignitaries gath-
ered Thursday for the ceremonial
groundbreaking of the first building
of the NT-Dallas campus. But what
was supposed to be just ceremo-
nial groundbreaking became literal,
when politicians and NT officials
actually had to shovel the dirt on
the site.
A pile of dirt and sand was
supposed to collapse with a deto-
nator to reveal a sign proclaiming
"UNT Dallas." But when technical
difficulties prevented this, digni-
taries immediately accepted new,
gleaming shovels and started doing
the dirty work themselves.
"Well, I said it'd be different,"
Chancellor Lee Jackson said.
"Normally, the groundbreaking is
just for ceremony."
Except for the absence of Gov.
Rick Perry, who was in Kingsville
at a friend's funeral, the rest of the
celebration went smoothly. It was
held on the land site in a tent with
blue and yellow decorations, which
represented NT-Dallas' school colors
for the time being.
Jackson opened the ceremony with
a welcome and an introduction.
"Today, we will mark the success of
this project and plant the seed of the
first permanent building of what will
someday be a major campus, trans-
forming lives, providing employment
and with all intent of supporting the
communities around us in their own
goals and improving their growth,"
Jackson said.
Regent Gayle Strange spoke after
an invocation from Ramon Alvarez,
reverend of Cathedral Santuario de
Guadalupe.
"NT promises to build a full,
comprehensive university, the first
in the city of Dallas, just as soon as
possible," Strange said. "Today we
are taking a giant step to making
that vision a reality."
The new campus will be a branch
of NT (named NT at Dallas, similar to
UT atArlington). It will be completely
independent and separate from the
current system center at Dallas.
"We want this location, this area,
to be really a signature piece to the
entire country, about how states and
cities and communities surrounding
it can work together to create some-
thing that is truly unique in an urban
educational setting," said Dallas
Mayor Pro Tem Don Hill.
The new center is located off a
growing area of Loop-12, on Houston
School Road in southern Dallas.
"With the opening of NT-Dallas,
local residents are able to invest
in their education without leaving
their neighborhoods," said Patricia
De La Rosa, Cedar Hills graduate
student.
See Dallas on page 2
Student
arrested
a ter sting
Christine Stanley
Editor in Chief
O'Brien
Patrick James O'Brien, Piano senior, could face
up to 10 years in prison if convicted for online
solicitation of a minor. The charge is a result of an
ongoing Internet sting operation
conducted by Denton police.
O'Brien, who came to NT in
2002, was arrested off-campus
in Denton on Tuesday. He was
waiting to meet up with a girl who
he thought was 14, but Denton
police Detective Scott Miller
showed up instead.
Jim Bryan, community rela-
tions officer for Denton police, said Miller posed
as the girl in an Internet chat room geared toward
adolescents. After several exchanges between
the two men, an agreement was made to meet
Tuesday.
Miller also posed as a young girl in a separate
sting operation two weeks ago, resulting in another
arrest. Bryan said he was not sure if the other man
is an NT student.
"We're trying to do more and more with online
child predators," Bryan said.
Bryan said O'Brien was jailed immediately after
his arrest and bond was set at $10,000. He was
released Wednesday.
Denton county records show O'Brien had at least
one run-in with Denton police in the past: a charge
of evading arrest in 2003.
Neither Miller nor O'Brien could be reached for
comment.
Ed Reynolds, NT police deputy chief, said his
department was not involved in the sting operation
or O'Brien's arrest. Reynolds said he only forwarded
information about O'Brien to the Office of Student
Rights and Responsibilities after his arrest.
David Marling, student life director, said he
could not comment on the specifics of O'Brien's
case because of restrictions set up in the Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
Speaking generally, Marling said student rights
and responsibilities always investigates allegations
of student sexual misconduct. University officials
will take action based on the crime's severity. If
sexual misconduct has taken place, Marling said
the student would be suspended indefinitely and
would not be allowed to return to campus.
"If we ever get allegations of anything like that,
we investigate quickly," he said.
FMLA begins search for new agina Monologues talent
Courtney Barrera
Intern
Once again, vaginas are taking
center stage. Women wanting
to express themselves and their
vaginas can try out for Eve Ensler's
"The Vagina Monologues."
NT's Feminist Majority
Leadership Alliance held its
first set of auditions for their
sixth annual production of
Eve Ensler's play last night in
the Environmental Education,
Sciences and Technology
building, room 125. Auditions
are also today from 6 to 9 p.m.
today at the same location.
Ensler's play is a series of mono-
logues read by women about their
vaginas.
During Thursday's auditions,
organized by NT's Feminist
Majority Leadership Alliance,
a woman entered the audition
room, and her friend shouted,
"Break a vulva!"
But it is more than just about
the female genitalia. The play has
strong ties to "V-Day," which has
a stronger meaning than simply
Valentine's Day.
According to the official V-
Day Web site, "V-Day is a global
movement to stop violence against
women and girls... including rape,
battery, incest, female genital
mutilation and sexual slavery."
"It is a movement first, then
a play second," said Brittany
McLean, Grapevine senior and
FMLA president. "This play
directly changes women's lives.
Not just whether or not you like
the play, but what happens as
a result of the play. The money
and the awareness that we raise,
it's impossible not to change the
world with this play."
Sherene Abraham, Carrollton
senior and director of the perfor-
mance, said she is passionate
about the movement because she
was changed after watching the
monologues.
"I felt I had to give back in
the way that it had given to me,"
Abraham said. "Even if I was
running coffee for the director, I
would have [done that] just to say
I am a part of this movement."
Erin Wackerla, Allen sopho-
more, auditioned for the chorus.
She was in the chorus for the play
last year and prefers being in the
chorus to reading a monologue
because of the interaction.
"I've never been able to commu-
nicate with a group of women like
I have while doing 'The Vagina
Monologues,"' Wackerla said. "It's
just so bonding, and you learn a
lot about yourself."
McLean thinks the "The Vagina
Monologues" is successful at
NT because the material is so
different than most plays out
there. The FMLA has raised more
than $50,000 for charity through
the play.
"The entire female experience
is covered in this play, and that's
what draws you to it," McLean
said. "You're going to find some-
thing that says 'That's me.' 'I went
through that.' 'I had that.' 'That
was my mom.'"
The play contains 15 mono-
logues, and Abraham would like
to have as many passionate people
in the chorus as possible.
She wants "drama-filled, fun-
loving, wonderful, strong, inde-
pendent women who revel in their
womanhood," she said.
"If you can do three lines, just
know that you have a place in this
play," Abraham said. "We don't
look for thespians. We look for real
women to tell real stories."
Emily Hughes/NT Daily
Franny Stafford, Austin senior, and Jasmine Nipf, NT alumna,
prepare for auditions for "The Vagina Monologues" on Thursday
at the ESSAT Building.
Smile! ou could be on camera
Denton traffic lights may
soon snap pictures
Jamaal O'Neal
Staff Writer
Racing through a yellow traffic light may result
in a ticket if the act is caught on tape.
City of Denton officials are in the planning stages
of in stalling traff ic cameras on lights at numerous
street intersections around the city. The cameras
would snap a picture of light runners' license plates
once they enter and leave the intersection.
Violators would receive a citation by mail and
have a certain number of days to contest the ticket.
People would also be able to view a photo of them-
selves running the red light on the Internet.
Jim Bryan, Denton police community relations
officer, said he is unsure of how much violations
will cost once the cameras are installed. The state
penalty for running a red light is $500, however.
Bryan said installing cameras at certain high
traffic intersections will help police officers and
improve citizen safety.
"Anything that will keep citizens safe is a good
thing," he said.
The targeted intersections have not been deter-
mined yet. Bryan said the firm that receives a
contract with the city will determine which inter-
sections will receive cameras.
Ed Snyder, Denton city attorney, said if a violator
is caught, it would be a civil instead of a criminal
penalty. He said he does not foresee any major legal
issues with the cameras.
"I don't think there is much of a privacy at all,"
Snyder said. "The camera is taking a picture of
something that anyone can see."
Denton is not the only North Texas city to consider
placing traffic cameras at some intersections. Piano,
Frisco, Rowlett and Richardson also are contem-
plating their use.
The city of Garland has already installed cameras
at some of their busy intersections.
In 2003 the suburb had the fourth highest rate
of red light running in the nation, according to the
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
City officials launched "Safe-Light Garland" that
same year and became the first municipality in
Texas to install cameras at traffic lights.
Much like Denton's proposed system, Garland's
red-light safety cameras are connected to traffic
signal controllers. According to their Web site, the
technology is intended to record motorists as they
intentionally enter an intersection after the signal
turns red.
According to a Houston Chronicle article written
Emily Hughes/NT Daily
Intersections in Denton could soon have traffic
cameras installed.
in 2004, Charlie Hinton, Garland's city attorney, said
the cameras have decreased red light running by 21
percent and have generated $700,000 in revenue.
Some NT students said they support Denton's
stance against red-light runners.
"I agree ... I don't see a problem with it," Rachel
McLawhon, Houston senior, said. "I hate it when
I see people run the red lights. It may even help
with accidents."
Brent Gostkowsky, Richardson junior, said he
hopes the proposed traffic cameras will aid pedes-
trians who have to walk across busy intersec-
tions.
"Around crosswalks, people seem to be going
so fast, you don't know if cars will yield to you," he
said. "I guess it will slow down speeding."
All-day conference
kicks oi at 8 a.m.
Ryan Kelly
Daily Reporter
Huerta
"Reaching La Raza: Catering
to the Future," the 16th annual
conference of Latinos in the 21st
Century, will be held from 8 a.m.
to 8:30 p.m. today in the Silver
Eagle Suite and the Lyceum,
located in the University Union.
The goal of the conference,
sponsored by the Division of Equity and Diversity,
is to encourage higher levels of education among
Hispanics in the North Texas area and to talk about
issues relevant to this growing population.
Dolores Huerta, civil rights activist and co-
founder of the United Farm Workers of America, will
be the keynote speaker of the event at 7 p.m.
NT is awarding Huerta an honorary doctorate
degree due to more than 40 years of work in human
rights.
Huerta, along with Cesar Chavez, started the
United Farm Workers Union in 1962.
Despite being arrested 24 times for non-violent
union activities, Huerta has continued to fight for
farm workers and women's rights.
Tickets for students maybe purchased in person
at the University Union ticket office for $7.50.
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