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Thursday, March 24, 2011
Arts & Life
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Katie Grivna, Editor-in-Chief
kgrivna@ntdaily.com
Photo Courtesy of Crystal Hollis
"UNT Cribs"goes inside the spaces UNT students call home to show how college students really live, "UNT Cribs" premieres at 8 p.m. Monday on Channel 22.
UNT show inspired by "MTV
Cribs" to premiere next week
By Daisy Silos
Staff Writer
Students have a chance to
show off their homes through
"UNT Cribs," a student-run,
nonprofit reality TV show that
began last semester on NTTV.
The show was inspired by
the show "MTV Cribs," said
William Branch, a radio, tele-
vision and film senior and the
producer of "UNT Cribs."
"Many people see the show
as being invasive because you
have a camera crew coming
into your privacy area,"
Branch said. "What it really
comes down to is that people
have great stories about every-
thing, whether it's artwork or
furniture. If we find someone
friendly enough to show off
their digs, that's mainly what
we're looking for."
Noah Sargent, an RTVF
junior and the executive
producer of entertainment for
NTTV, oversees 12 student-
run programs, including UNT
Cribs, and hopes to see the
success for the show grow.
"The cool thing about
the show is that it's local,
and a lot of students know
about 'MTV Cribs,"' he said.
"We're hoping to have at least
"They came at the begin-
ning of September right when
the semester started," Tripp
said. "It was a cool experience
and a fun way to get involved
"The cool thing about the show is
that its local, and a lot of students
know about'MTV Cribs
—Noah Sargent,
RTVF senior and executive producer
of entertainment for NTTV
four episodes this semester,
and each episode has four
different guests whose places
we visit."
Branch said they film each
season a semester before it
airs. Now, the crew is filming
for season two, and season
one premieres at 8 p.m.
Monday on Channel 22.
Megan Tripp, a criminal
justice senior, said she partic-
ipated in the first season of
"UNT Cribs."
in school."
Branch said they thought it
was cool to see how students
live and show as much of the
apartment as possible,
"Some places, we'll cover
half a dorm just depending
on who wants to be involved,"
he said. "For the big apart-
ments, if all the roommates
in the apartment are down,
we get everything from the
bedrooms to the kitchen.
Basically, whatever we can
film we'll get it,"
In the future, "UNT Cribs"
will expand and feature places
outside of Denton County,
Branch said.
"Since more students
are now commuting, we're
looking to reach out to them
and look for more variety,"
he said.
Tripp recommends students
participate to show off their
home away from home.
"The way someone deco-
rates a room is how they
express themselves," she said.
"Each of my roommates' room
is different and they perfectly
describe their personality,
while I like to keep my child-
hood in my room and show
that I have a different taste
that's all over the place."
"It's a great show. We
capture the best, and we're
just trying to let people know
what we're all about," Branch
said.
For more information, email
"UN I Cribs" at nttvcribs@
gmail.com.
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Organization
brings DJ culture
By Br i i I'm Barnett
Intern
Turntable, crossfader,
mixing and scratching may
sound like foreign concepts,
but to the NTDJs, these are just
a part of what they do.
The NTDJs, an organization
founded in October, hopes to
make these terms more clear by
promoting disc jockey culture
and music at UNT and in the
Denton community.
"NTDJs is not just about
DJing per se," said Samuel
Guillory, the group's faculty
adviser. "Broadly speaking,
we'd like to foster social
connections between people
interested in electronic dance
music, hip-hop and rare
groove."
DJing began in the late '70s
and '80s when DJ Kool Here
performed at block parties in
the Bronx, NY, said Brandon
Smiley, a radio, television and
film senior and the organiza-
tion's vice president.
"The DJ movement has
branched out and gone through
many changes through the
years," said Smiley. "But since
then it has helped provide
music to audiences through
a different medium."
DJing has seen its ups and
downs over the years, said
Daniel Bolton, a Spanish
senior and the president of
the group.
Just as technology has
evolved, so has DJ culture.
"It's so integrated with tech-
nology," Bolton said. "Before,
it was just two turntables and
récords, and now you'd be
hard pressed to find a DJ that
doesn't have a laptop as part
of his ser up."
Owen Story, a member of the
organization and a psychology
senior, said he used to save
up his lunch money to buy
records.
"I spent most of my life
on an East Texas farm," he
said. "So when I first heard of
DJ-oriented styles of music,
it was completely foreign to
me,"
Story performs at different
venues in the area, including
a weekly gig on Monday nights
at Hailey's.
"I've always been a bit of
a music snob, so it's fun to
play your collection in front of
people who might not other-
wise ever hear anything like
what you're playing," he said.
"Some dig it, some hate it."
'DJing is just
like any other
art farm... "
—Brandon Smiley,
RTVF senior and vice
president of NTDJs
The NTDJs meet at 6 p.m.
the first Sunday of every month
in the Syndicate, located in the
University Union, to work on
their skills, Smiley said.
The meetings are open for
the public to enjoy.
"I feel as though there are
people who think that it's easy
being a DJ and that there is
not that much work to put
into it," Smiley said. "DJing
is just like any other art form
where you have to learn the
basics and build up from them
through practice, learning and
respecting the culture."
Preston Hale, an English
language senior, said he thinks
the group is good for UNT.
"Music is important to our
community," he said. "We
are already established as a
music school, so aDJ club just
further helps us diversify that
Culture,"
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