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News
Thursday, April 22,2010
T.S. McBride, Rebecca Hoeffner & Melissa Boughton, News Editors
ntdailynews@gmail.com
SGA holds last meeting o the semester
Students can
still vote on
sustainability fee
By Lisa Garza
Senior Staff Writer
The Student Government
Association met Wednesday
night for the last time this
semester.
Topics were kept to a
minimum, as senators were
asked not to introduce contro-
versial topics because of the lack
of time.
Justin Jones, a senator for
the College of Visual Arts and
Design, proposed an amend-
ment that would clearly define
the criteria for being considered
alumni.
Jones, who is graduating in
May, said he "would love to give
back to SGA [as an alumnus], but
we need to define what that is."
The fall 2010 internal
Photo by Alex Scott/Photographer
SGA President-elect Kevin Sanders hands out flyers for the UNT Amnesty International & TAMS Medical Society's Aid The
Cause charity talent showcase.
committee could work with pres-
ident-elect Kevin Sanders for a
solution, Jones said.
Joel Arredondo, a College of
Arts and Sciences senator, voiced
his support.
"I think it's important for
people that are graduating to
stay involved," Arredondo said.
Jones also proposed estab-
lishing a scholarship from
alumni-donated money
The scholarship amendment
is contingent on the passage of
the bill regarding the definition
of alumni.
Jones suggested that a schol-
arship committee set a "reason-
able amount" to be given based
on the money donated.
The senators voted to combine
the two amendments into one
proposal.
Upcoming events for the next
week were discussed to close out
the semester.
Next Tuesday, "SGA serves"
will take place in the Kerr Hall
cafeteria.
SGA members will take trays
for students to serve the UNT
community, said Vice President
Jamaal Sanders.
The SGA is the student-led
governmental body of U NT.
SGA Sustainability Vote
continues until the end of the
week. Students can vote on the
SGA website at unt.sga.com for
a Sustainability Fee to fund
initiatives such as energy and
water conservation, waste reduc-
tion and recycling, sustainable
campus dining, and student
projects.
The meeting marks the last
for SGA President Dakota Carter
and Sanders as their terms end
this semester.
President-elect Kevin
Sanders and Vice President-
elect Mercedes Fulbright will
be sworn in at the Eagle Awards
reception Monday.
Carter expressed his gratitude
for the ability to serve in office
and said he is making sure that
the transition runs smoothly by
sharing important information
with the new SGA leaders.
"Thank y'all forthis year," he
said. "It's been great. Keep up the
great work, and I'm sure some
great things are going to happen
in the summer and next year."
UNT, Denton police o er summer safety tips
By Vince Graziano
Contributing Writer
The UNT and Denton
police departments encourage
students to act responsibly when
engaging in summertime activ-
ities, be they traveling, going
to parties or hanging out with
friends.
"Even though you're getting
some time off, you still need to
keep a good head on your shoul-
ders," said Jeff Arrington, crime
prevention officer for the UNT
Police Department.
Regardless of students'
summer destinations, he said,
a little legwork before the trip
can go a long way.
"It's very important that you
do some research before you
go anywhere," said Arrington.
"If you are visiting another
university, get a campus map
and know where emergency
phones are."
He also said knowing the
law of different travel destina-
tions is an important way for
students to keep themselves
out of trouble.
He gave the example of
someone visiting Denton from
NewOrleans, where drinking on
the street is permitted in certain
areas. They might be inclined to
try it here and would be ticketed
or arrested and taken to jail.
It is especially important
for people traveling abroad, as
other countries' laws are often
different from those in the U. S.,
Arrington said.
He gave several other tips for
traveling outside the U.S.
Travelers should always keep
their passports and a photo-
copy on hand. They should learn
the location of the nearest U.S.
embassy in case of emergency.
He also advised travelers to
program the numbers for local
police, taxis and their hotels into
their cell phones.
The Department of State
website lists numerous tips for
travelers, such as leaving valu-
ables and expensive jewelry at
home to prevent looking like a
target and only carrying credit
cards and travelers checks —
no cash.
It recommends giving a copy
of your itinerary to a family
member or friend who can be
contacted in an emergency.
A recently released safety
brief co-authored by Arrington
and Denton police Sgt. Bobby
Smith cautions travelers to only
use licensed taxis when trav-
eling abroad, as passengers
of unlicensed taxis have been
robbed, kidnapped and raped.
It suggests students register
their travel plans with the State
Department at https://travel-
registration.state.gov.
The registration service
provided by the government
for free and helps ensure speedy
contact between travelers and
the U.S. should an emergency
arise at home or overseas.
The brief also deals with
safety issues at home, and
points to prevention as the
easiest way to stay safé: refrain
from drinking alcohol in excess
or taking any drugs, don'tleave
drinks unattended anywhere
they could be tampered with,
go out as a group and leave as
a group, and call 911 immedi-
ately if someone shows signs of
alcohol poisoning.
" In roughly 50 percent of the
sexual assaults we sec here in
Denton, the victim is intoxi-
cated, and I would bet it is about
the same in other cities," Smith
said. ''Don't drink alcohol in
exce ss and put yourself in a bad
situation."
For more travel and safety
tips, go to travel.state.gov/
travel/tips/tips_1232.html or
www.unt.edu/police.
Campus computers crash
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It was through the SANS
Internet Storm Center that UNT
officials discovered the problem
was with McAfee's virus protec-
tion software, she said, though it
did not app ear the Internet protec-
tion company had been hacked.
In an e-mail received from
a McAfee representative Erica
Coleman, the company said
"they were not aware of signifi-
cant impact on consumers," and
apologized for any inconvenience
McAfee caused them.
Allyssa Sobey, a geography
sophomore, was in astronomy
Class at 10:40 a.m. when the
projector turned itself off. In her
next class, her professor pulled out
an overhead projector and said,
"We're doing it old school today."
During a group meeting she
noticed one of her former profes-
sors "doing nothing" because he
said "it was the one time he could
sit and do nothing and actually get
away with it."
"We don't want people to stop
using it, but we don't want McAfee
to send us another corrupt file,"
Leatherbury said.
There has been no word from
McAfee about compensation
for the trouble caused.
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Holly Morgan, American
Planned Parenthood's
director of communications,
said that it advises people
infected with the HIV virus
to get psychological support
from a therapist and join a
support group for people
with HIV or AIDS.
The organization also
advises people to not
share their HIV status with
people who do not need to
know, such as employers,
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coworkers, because people with
HIV may still face discrimi-
nation.
"Some countries have laws
that say people living with HIV
must tell their sexu al partner(s)
about their status before having
sex, even if they use condoms,"
the guide states. "These laws
violate the rights of people
living with HIV by forcing them
to disclose or face the possi-
bility of criminal charges."
In Texas, there are about
34,000 people living with HIV.
Nineteen have been prosecuted
and 15 have been convicted
of intentionally attempting to
infect others with the virus.
The first case of a criminal
HIV exposure/transmission
prosecution for consensual
sex without disclosure was in
1998.
Paul Leslie Hollingsworth
pleaded guilty to aggravated
assault with a deadly weapon,
a felony punishable by up to 20
years in prison. The weapon in
question was the virus.
Krissy Scott, a hospitality
management freshman, says
she agrees with Planned
Parenthood's stance on disclo-
sure.
"Everyone is entitled to their
rights, and no one should ever
be required to share things
that personal with someone
else," Scott said. "I don't think
matters of disclosure should be
a law, but there should be some
kind of regulation."
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