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Arts & Life
Rachel Slade
Arts & Life Editor
rit_artsandlife@yahoo.com
Struttiin' along
Read about NT's Top Model
competition tomorrow.
IHOP celebrates, seeks wackyor'sentimental' memories
By Brooke Cowlishaw
Staff Writer
Sing-alongs, first dates and
marriage proposals may hold
special meaning to many people,
but if any of these experiences have
happened at IHOP, ayear's supply of
free pancakes might be in order.
The national pancake chain
kicked off a contest Monday
called "It Happens at IHOP," which
encourages people to sendin stories
of their personal IHOP experiences
online.
Entries will be accepted through
May 31 and should be 250 words
or less.
The contest is being held to
commemorate IHOP's 50th
birthday, company spokeswoman
Jennifer Pendergrass said.
"We're looking for stories of
guests who have enjoyed IHOP over
the last 50 years," she said. "We're
Photo by Khai Ha/Intern
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the winner of IHOP's "It Happens at IHOP" con-
test will win free pancakes for life for having the best IHOP story.
looking for fun stories. Whether
they're wacky sentimental or just
something fun that they've done
and celebrated at IHOP, we want
to hear about them."
According to an IHOP news
release, some of the most famous
examples come from Eva Longoria
and husband Tony Parker, who had
their first date over IHOP pancakes,
andArizonaDiamondbadcBrandon
Webb, who claims to have eaten at
the restaurant before every home
game of his winning season.
One of Windthorst senior
Nicholas Schreiber's favorite
memories as an IHOP employee
happened when the entire restau-
rant broke out in song.
On that night, Schreiber said he
overheard a table of people who
were trying to convince one of the
girls to do something, although he
was unsure what it was.
"Shepersistentlyobjectedto the
dare, yet her friends continued with
it, agreeing that it would work,"
he said.
As the group was leaving,
Schreiber said, the girl who was
dared turned around, faced the
non-smoking section and yelled
at the top of her lungs, "The stars
at night are big and bright."
"The entire— and I do believe
entire is agoodwordhere—restau-
rant returnedher chant with (CLAP,
CLAP, CLAP, CLAP) 'Deep in the
Heart of Texas,'" he said. "It turns
out the lady was visiting from out
of state."
According to the contest Web
site, the grand prize winner will
receive free pancakes for life—
one free short stack of buttermilk
pancakes per weekfor 20 years—as
well as round trip airfare for two to
the IHOP 50th birthday celebration
in N ew York City on July 7.
Five runners-up will each receive
$100 IHOP gift cards.
Although the winners will not be
announced until June, Pendergrass
said the stories submitted for the
contest may be used for publicity
materials, as is stated in the full
contest rules.
"There maybe some stories that
we find particularly unique and
fun that we put on the Web site,"
she said.
Entryforms can be found on the
IHOP Web site, www.ihop.com.
The Myth:
Police only
ticket people for
going more than
5 mph above
the speed limit
ByJillian Daniels
Intern
It's all fun and games until
someone turns on the flashing
red and blue lights.
"What I've been told is that
if you're going five miles per
hour over, then you won't get a
ticket," Forth Worth senior Liand
Cotto said. "That could be a lie
though."
According to police officials,
it is a lie.
"There is not built-in leniency
within the law," Lt. Bob Summers
of the Denton Police Department
said. "Any speed in excess of the
posted limit is a violation and
could cause motorists to be
detained and/or enforcement
action initiated by a peace officer
who observes the violation."
That said, the officer does have
his or her own discretion as to
whether he or she feels it is neces-
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sary to pull a person over for a
given offense.
"Generally an officer wouldn't
pull over for just a few miles
over the speed limit," said Ed
Reynolds, NT's deputy chief
of police and senior associate
director, "but there are contrib-
uting factors."
Those factors include weather
conditions, road construction
and whether or not the area is a
school zone.
"If the car is speeding down
Welch where a lot of pedestrians
are crossing, the officer may say
'This is too dangerous.'" Reynolds
said. "I would always caution
motorists to be particularly vigi-
lant within school zones due to
the hazards posed by higher
pedestrian and bicycle traffic in
the area."
NT officers differ from city of
Denton officers in that they are
employed and financed by the
university. However, Summers
said not to underestimate the
authority of NT police when on
campus.
"UNT officers are peace offi-
cers and have the same arrest
authority as city of Denton police
officers," he said. "Theyprimarily
address law enforcement issues,
unique or in close proximity to
campus property and the public
roadways within the campus
area."
Reynolds said a person is more
likely to see the dreaded flashing
lights in the rear-view mirror
after taking advantage of the
imaginary five-mile-over grace
period in a school zone than on
the interstate.
But don't get the bright idea
that you can blame the radar gun
for those few extra miles on the
speedometer either.
"A properly workingradar unit
in stationary mode is accurate
within plus or minus one mile per
hour, even at highway speeds,"
Summers said. "The court system
has embraced the validity of the
technology."
According to Nissan service
adviser Jimmy DeLeon, attrib-
uting the guilt to a faulty speed-
ometer won't fly either.
"It might be off by a mile or
two, but they are calibrated to
the actual speed of the vehicle,"
DeLeon said. "This is true across
the board, not just for Nissan."
So it sounds like motorists
are out of excuses. Instead of
looking for an out when pulled
over, Summers suggested coop-
eration as a nice alternative.
"Understand that managing
traffic and enforcing vehicular
law is a significant part of an offi-
cer's job," Summers said. "Intense
argument with an officer or
refusal to sign a ticket is gener-
ally counterproductive. The place
to argue the merits of any offense
is in the courtroom and not on
the side of the road."
However, Reynolds said, there
is one simple technique to ensure
an officer won't bother you.
"If you're driving the speed
limit and following all the laws,
then you won't get pulled over,"
he said.
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Denton restaurants help provide water for children
By Arlinda Arriaga
Staff Writer
Nine Denton restaurants raised
their glasses last week in support
of the UNICEF Tap Project.
The Tap Project is a nation-
wide campaign to raise money for
clean, accessible water for childr en
around the world. Participating
restaurants across the country
asked customers to donate $1 for
the tap water they would normally
receive at no cost.
The project started in 2007
when only New York City restau-
rants participated. This year,
restaurants across the country
were invited to help.
Michelle Kuzov, owner of
Banter, said her restaurant partici-
pated because there is a need for
awareness.
"I was surprised, but many
people were willing to donate to
the cause," she said.
Kuzov said although water is
free, she felt it was important to
donate to the efforts of charities.
Andrea Aguirre-Alvarado, a
Lima, Peru, freshman and advo-
cacy chair of the new UNICEF
chapter at NT, said she thought
project helped create awareness
about the realities many face.
"Although many people do not
realize it, having access to clean
water is a privilege," she said.
"Many people in poor nations,
and especially children, die every
day of different diseases that they
get due to the lack of clean water,
and this is unacceptable."
Aguirre-Alvarado said the
project was one of the group's
main activities this semester as
the organization's main goals are
to create awareness of the terrible
conditions in which many chil-
dren around the world live and
to advocate for change by influ-
encing prominent people.
Organization members visited
several restaurants around the
Denton area to recruit them to
the project.
Olivia de Guzman, co-owner of
Art 6, said her business is always
willing to help out.
"This project is very appropriate,
and it just seems right because it
affects everyone," she said.
Though the Tap Project water
week was during Denton universi-
ties' spring break, de Guzman said
the project was still a success.
Aguirre-Alvarado said she was
happy with the money collected
during the week because it will
help provide many people with
clean water. Just $1, she said, can
provide a poor child with clean
water for 40 days.
"This was really an amazing
experience to me," she said. "I
cannot really describe the huge
satisfaction that I felt every time
one of the restaurant managers
said that he or she was willing to
be part of this project."
According to the UNICEF Web
site, it is the world's leading chil-
dren's organization.
It provides access to safe water
and sanitation facilities while
promoting safe hygiene prac-
tices in more than 90 countries
where more than 5,000 children
die every day as a result of water-
borne diseases.
Aguirre-Alvarado said because
people in this nation are born with
so many opportunities, they often
don't realize the many who are
suffering.
"People in the United States
have access to clean water, but
water is a natural resource that
we should all be sharing, so it
is crucial to address this global
issue," she said.
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