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Tuesday, February 1,2011
Arts & Life
Page 3
Christina Mlynski, Arts & Life Editor
cmlynski@ntdaily.com
inderella Project dresses up high school students
By Holly Harvey
Intern
Local high school students
can have the night of their
dreams thanks to donated
dresses from UNT students.
The Cinderella Project is
accepting formal wear and
accessories for men and women
for prom at every residence hall
front desk during regular hours
now through March 2.
"It's a really great opportu-
nity for girls who can't afford
to go to prom," said Sharon
Miller, the residence life coor-
dinator in charge of the project.
"It's also really environmen-
tally sustainable to reuse the
dress."
Students can choose dresses
and tuxedos on March 4 and 5
at Clark Grill.
Through the project, students
can clean out their closets and
help people have a memorable
experience. Miller said.
The project will accepts new
or gently used garments and
accessories, Miller said.
"Girls get to college here and
they think they're going to wear
their prom dress again, but they
don't," she said. "So they donate
it and it really makes them
happy to see that someone else
can use it."
The Cinderella Project has
chapters in more than 15 states
and in Canada.
The project started at UNT
in 2006 when the Denton
chapter contacted Miller about
collecting clothes.
The biggest challenge was
finding space and staff for the
project. Residence Life took
over in 2007, Miller said.
"We've just put the signs
up for the Cinderella Project
and we're hoping for lots of
donations from students," said
Rachel McGee, a Kerr Hall coor-
dinator.
More than 30 people staff
the project- About 200 women
are expected to attend, Miller
said.
The students select the
formal wear they like and can
By Daisy Silos
Staff Writer
The UNT Fine Arts Series
will bring the internation-
ally acclaimed Garth Fagan
dance showcase to campus
tonight.
Community members can
enjoy the performance at 8
p.m. in the University Theatre
in the Radio, Television,
Film and Performing Arts
building.
"It's good to get as many
experiences while in college,"
said Nicole Newland, assis-
tant for the series. "This will
broaden their horizon because
students will have the chance
to see choreography that has
revolutionized dance,"
Garth Fagan is an award-
winning choreographer
known for his success in the
Broadway musical, "The Lion
King."
According to the Fine Art
Series website, this show-
case will be a mix of Fagan's
new works and revivals, cele-
brating its 40th anniversary
season.
The showcase is catego-
rized as performance dance
and will consist of excerpts
from Fagan's past work. Fagan
choreographed the entire
show, Newland said.
The group has performed
throughout the United States,
Europe, Africa and other coun-
tries, according to the series'
website.
The Fine Arts Series expects
about 450 guests and hopes
the show is a success, Newland
said.
Heather Presley, a theatre
senior, said she was disap-
pointed when she found out
the Garth Fagan troupe was
only going to perform one
day.
"The experience of seeing
professional dancers will
benefit those who go because
they'll be able to see someone
else's creativity on stage,"
Discovering
the Dance
What: Garth Fagan
dance showcase
Cost: Free for UNT stu
dents, $15 for Non-UNT
Students, faculty, staff
and senior citizens, $30
for the general public
When: Today
Where: University
Theatre in the RTVF
Building at 8 p.m.
Photo by Stacy Powers/Design Assisant
Students with old prom dresses and formal wear can clean out their closets to donate to the Cinderella Project, which
gives them to local high school students. The clothes can be donated at the front desk of any resident hall.
have it altered by seamstresses
on site.
Though advertised as
performing minor alterations,
some of the seamstresses do
"spectacular" major altera-
tions, Miller said.
"Having the event here is
good exposure for the univer-
sity because the girls come to
get a dress, and they get to See
what UNT has to offer, and then
they think about coming here,"
Miller said.
So far, Honors Hall has
received three dresses, Crumley
has received one and Bruce has
received jewelry donations from
students.
"I think it's great. I support
it," said Kalle Taylor, a biology
senior.
The Cinderella Project is
very helpful for underprivi-
leged high school students, said
Christopher Murray, a kinesi-
ology junior.
Women come from all over
the Dallas area, Miller said.
"There's a teacher at a high
school in Krum who gets a van
and drives girls here every year,"
she said.
The Cinderella Project
targets college students because
their garments are newer and
trendier, Miller said.
"It's good to know your dress
is going to someone that needs
it, instead of just ending up at
Goodwill," said Bobbie Russell,
a business freshman.
Photo by Kalani Gordon/Staef Photographer
Members of Garth Fagan Dance teach UNT dance students. Students can attend
the Garth Fagan dance performance at 8 p.m. tonight in the University
Theatre in the Radio,Television, Film and Performing Arts Building.
Dance performance to
leave an impression
she said, "It'll be something
students can be inspired by"
Lauren Daniels, a dance
senior, said she's attending
the performance because
it's a great opportunity to
see a professional dance
company.
"It's a chance to learn more
from the experts and see how
dance is being shaped," she
said.
Daniels said she's not
very familiar with the dance
company, so she's not sure
what to expect from the
performance.
"I heard they like to move
fast, so hopefully I'll see some
detail-oriented movement
mixed in with fast and rhyth-
mical music," she said.
Daniels said many people
neglect the art of dance and
forget it is another form of
communication.
"Students who attend the
concert will not only get the
chance to see amazing and
talented dancers perform
great works of art, they will
also get a taste of modern
dance," she said.
Tickets are on sale at the
information desk on the
third floor of the University
Union.
Students get in free with a
valid I.D.
New cart doesn t slow hot dog stand
By Marlene Gonzalez
Intern
Despite the arrival of
a new food stand nearby,
Chris Swenholt, commonly
known as the hot dog
man, receives 100 to 120
customers daily.
Swenholt opened Texas
Pitstops, a food cart that
serves hot dogs, brats, chips
and drinks, located near the
General Academic building
five semesters ago.
"When you think of street
vending food, you think
of hotdogs first," he said.
"Hotdogs are fun and easy
for the students."
Khush Roti, an inter-
national sandwich cart,
serves food near Swenholt's
stand.
lake Nutter, a computer
science freshman, said
he has bought food from
Swenholt multiple times.
" [Khush Roti] probably
does hurt his business, but
that saddens me because I
want him to be successful,"
Nutter said.
Swenholt said Khush Roti
has not harmed the hot dog
stand's business.
"Honestly it hasn't
[hurt business]. I still get
around the same amount of
customers," he said.
If anything, he might have
gained new customers, he
said.
Currently, Swenholt has
been brainstorming on some
new innovations for his own
business.
Wesley Gould, a biology
junior, said he has bought
food from Swenholt before.
He has also had a taste of
what Khush Roti has to offer.
"It was delicious, better than
Kerr," Gould said.
He plans to return to this
vending site, he said.
"For five bucks and being in
" When you think
of street vending
food, you think
of hot dogs first.
Hot dogs are
fun and easy
for students."
—Chris Swenholt
Owner of Texas Pitstops
the right spot, I might come
back," he said. "Sometimes
though, I justfeellike I'mahot
dog kind of guy," Gould said.
Bill McNeace, the executive
director of Dining Services,
said there were different
options as to where Swenholt's
hotdog stand would be placed,
but the location outside the
General Academic Building
seemed most appropriate,
"[Swenholt] doesn't really
work for us, he's an indepen-
dent contractor. Basically what
he did was he created a busi-
ness proposal, we reviewed
it, thought it made Sense and
that's how he's here," McNeace
said.
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Chris Swenholt hands a student a hotdog. Swenholt's stand Texas Pitstops of-
fers hotdogs and other food to students.
Khush Roti was going to be
established was outside the
GAB also, but on the oppo-
site side, where the Biology
and Chemistry buildings are
set, McNeace said.
"The [administration] try
to choose the places that will
generate the most traffic,"
he said.
Swenholt said it is good
to have a new food site to
give different options to
students.
"I think it's bringing more
students to the area. Not only
that, it's bringing a variety,"
he said.
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