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Arts & Life
Tuesday, February 9,2010
Amber Arnold, Arts & Life Editor
ntdailylife@gmail.com
Army captains study military history at Nr '
By Katie Grivna
Senior Staff Writer
The UNT Military History
Center of the history depart-
ment has brought two Army
captains to Denton to earn grad-
uate degrees before teaching
future cadets at the United
States Military Academy atWest
Point.
The West Point Fellows
program allows captains sent by
the Army to earn their master's
degree and do all the course-
work for a doctorate degree with
the exception of their disserta-
tions.
The captains will then return
to West Point to will teach cadets
for three years and have the
opportunity to write their disser-
tation for the completion of their
doctorate degree.
Geoffrey Wawro, director of
the center, said the West Point
Fellows program confirms of
the prestige of UNT's military
history program.
"It means that West Point has
identified UNT as being a first-
rate destination for the study of
military history" he said.
'Low stress'
Capt. Bill Nance, an armor
officer, is one of two people to
first participate in UNT's West
Point Fellow program.
"To me, this is a great oppor-
tunity to go in and be on the
ground floor helping teach these
guys ... so that their mind is
open and they're ready to learn
the harder lessons that are going
to come later," he said.
The program is a reward for
people who have completed
their key developmental assign-
ment and the Army understands
they need a break, he said.
"As funny as it sounds, taking
13 hours of graduate work is
low stress," Nance said with a
laugh.
Nance, who completed 27
months in Iraq, said that from
May of 2006 to May of 2009, he
has either been in command of a
tank company or a headquarters
company or been in Iraq.
"I love being in command, I
love soldiers, but it is also a nice
break because it's exhausting,"
he said.
Under the West Point Fellows
program, the captains cannot
be deployed for five years, and
Nance said he is looking forward
to the opportunity to spend
some time with his kids, since
he missed the first couple of
years of his older two children's
lives, he said.
Nance, a 2002 West Point
graduate, said he has always
enjoyed helping people learn
and always wanted to go back
to West Point to teach.
The program received a
lot of support from Michael
Monticino, dean of the Toulouse
Graduate School, and Richard
McCaslin, the history depart-
ment chair, who worked with
the curriculum to ensure the
captains can complete the work
in two and a half years, said
Michael Leggiere, assistant
professor of history.McCaslin
said he thought the West Point
Fellows program would be neat
to bring to UNT.
Leggiere became aware of the
program when he was a grad-
uate student at Florida State
University and saw how it was
an enriching experience for
both the captains and grad-
uate students, he said.
'My job is to go to school'
Capt. Dave Musick, a military
intelligence officer, said his 18
years of experience in the Army
contribute to what he learns in
the classroom.
"There is only so much you
can teach about military history
without understanding what it
is like to be on the ground, and
I think that is something we are
able to bring into a lot of the class
discussions," Musick said.
Musick completed 30 months
Photo by Alex Scott/Photographer
Bill Nance and David Musick, history master's students, are the first two captains to work with UNT's Military History
Center participation in the West Point Fellows program.
in Iraq and said going to grad-
uate school is easier than a
deployment to Iraq.
"In Iraq, I'm used to working
16- to 20-hour days. Here at grad
school, the average grad student
has to still work a job to pay
the bills. I don't have to do that
under this program. My job is
to go to school... in that way, I
probably have it a lot easier than
other grad students," he said.
Sometimes, Musick said,
he gets frustrated because he
wishes he had more time to
explore new topics he learns
about.
The Army asked the captains
if they were interested in
teaching history of the military
art and then they applied for the
program, Musick said.
Once they were accepted, the
Army negotiated which schools
they would attend.
Both men started taking
classes in July 2009 and have
since completed 18 hours of
graduate coursework at UNT.
Nance and Musick are now
taking 13 hours of graduate
coursework.
The West Point Fellows
program says a lot about UNT
since the U.S. Army is sending
their captains to UNT to be
trained and then later the
captains will train the West
Point cadets, Leggiere said.
NAA P celebrates 101 years o reedom fighting
By Alexis Ashcraft
Contributing Writer
The NAACP is turning 101
years old this week, and the
UNT chapter is celebrating with
a week of activities, including a
play that summarizes African-
American history.
The events began Monday
afternoon with an AIDS
Awareness Project on the
Campus Green and will
continue throughout the week
across campus. The week's
events are open to every-
body and are a good way to
get to know the more-than-
a-century-old organization,
and how it has affected not
only national history, but the
history of UNT as well.
"NAACP Week is a good
way to look at what our main
goals are. If you look at all
of our events, it's a good way
of looking at what areas are
important to us," said Sasha
Hampton, UNT NAACP pres-
ident and a public relations
senior.
The National Association for
the Advancement of Colored
People is a national non-profit
organization that has been
fighting for equal rights for
minorities since 1909. Its main
objective is to fight against
discrimination. The UNT
chapter began in 1968 and has
since helped detect and rid
the university of hatred and
discrimination.
For one member, being
part of the organization is a
continuation of a family legacy.
Rachel Rice, an early child-
hood education junior with an
emphasis in English as a second
language, is a member of the
UNT chapter of the NAACP,
and part of its recruitment
committee. Rice's parents were
part of the NAACP when they
went to college, which was in
a time of segregation.
"For me to be part of an
organization that my parents
fought so hard with, it's like I'm
living the dream," Rice said.
Rice and Hampton said they
believe that UNT students
should not only attend the
week's events, but care about
them as well. Ron Johnson, a
journalism junior, is one of the
many students who are excited
about this week's events.
"I think it's very exciting.
The NAACP has been fighting
for everything that we study in
schools. That this Black History
month is all about," Johnson
said.
Thao Cao, a business
economics senior, said that
the organization is important
to her.
"I'm excited because even
though I am not black, I am
still a minority. The differences
and progress that they've made
affects all of us. Without them,
I don't think I can be where I
am in society, as an equal."
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NAACP Events
Today
Black History Awareness Program —
The NAACP and Omega Psi Phi are hosting this event together. It is going to be a
meeting that includes a mini-play preformed by CASP, which will summarize African-
American History.
Location and Time: ENV 130 at 7:15 pm
Wednesday
12 O'clock Takeover and Voter Registration —
The NAACP and Alpha Kappa Alpha are hosting an event in the Library Mall that will
have a live DJ and voter registration for Denton County. Multiple fraternities and
sororities will attend. Come to listen to music and have fun between classes.
Location and Time: Library Mall from 11a.m. to 1 p.m.
Miseducation of the Negro —
This evening event is a tribute to Carter G. Woodson, known as "the father of black
history." He was not only the second African American to earn a PhD from Harvard
University, but also a member of the NAACP and Omega Psi Phi.
Location and Time: Eagle Student Services Center 255 at 7 p.m.
Thursday
Get Your Money Right —
This program, sponsored by the Money Management Department of UNT along with
the NAACP, is to inform students about positive spending habits.
Location and Time: First floor of the University Union from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Friday
Candle Light Vigil —
The vigil is in honor of the NAACP members who have worked for the organization
throughout the years and to celebrate the 101 years of freedom fighting.
Location and Time: Gazebo at 7:15 p.m.
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