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Page 4—The North Texas Daily
Wednesday, March 29, 1989
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Campus Calendar
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
• Meeting: Fellowship of Christian Athletes, 9:30 p.m. in KeiT Hall cafeteria.
• Meeting: Young Democrats, 3:30 p.m. in Union 411.
• Meeting: BACCHUS, 2 p.m. in Union 418.
• Meeting: Alcoholics Anonymous, noon in the Catholic Campus Center.
• RBL: 7 and 8 o’clock Lab Bands with conductors Leonard and Wenhardt,
9 p.m. No cover with NT ID.
• Meeting: Mexican-American Student Organization, 7 p.m. in Union 413.
• Film: “The Accused,” at 3, 7 arid 9:30 p.m. in the Union Lyceum.
$1.75 with NT ID.
• Meeting: Al Anon, noon in the Catholic Campus Center.
• Meeting: Phi Alpha Delta law fraternity, 3:30 in Union 412.
• Film: “The Accused," at 7 and 9:30 p.m. in the Union Lyceum. $1.75
with NT ID.
• Film: “Highlander,” at midnight in the Union Lyceum. $1.50 with NT
ID.
• Meeting: Baha’i Club at 1 p.m. in Union 415.
• Meeting: Alcoholics Anonymous, at noon in the Catholic Campus Center.
NT needs handicap
access, expert says
By Kathryn Mills
Daily Reporter
For a physically disabled student at
NT, it’s not the big things but an ac-
cumulation of little obstacles that
become major problems, Don Rogers,
Dallas senior, said.
"There is not just one big problem,
but a lot of little things like curb cuts,
uneven pavement and a lack of electric
doors in the dorms and some other
buildings," Rogers said.
“I know a lot of people in wheel-
chairs who would like to attend North
Texas because it has a lot to offer
academically, but don't because of the
lack of accessibility,” he said.
Responsibility to make accommoda-
tions for handicapped students at NT
belongs to the Equal Opportunity Office.
"The office tries to provide ac-
cessibility for handicapped individuals
by making programs and activities ac-
cessible to them — that is, to get them
from point A to point B with very little
dependence from others." Alton Thibo-
deaux, the office's director, said.
He said the office receives few com-
plaints, but the ones it does get usually
involve curb cuts on sidewalks and
hallways.
Disabled Student Services Coordinator
Barbara Jungjohan said the federal
government mandates that public schools
make their facilities accessible to the
handicapped, but they do not provide
the schools with money to make these
changes.
Thibodeaux said his office asked the
federal government for a grant of $1
million for a program to make NT
buildings and dorms accessible to the
handicapped, but they were denied the
grant.
He said the money NT does get for
the accessibility program comes from
various local funds. The program began
after a survey was done on all NT
buildings and dorms to determine what
adjustments to make and how much they
would cost.
The office has spent more than
$347,000 in the past five years to re-
move architectural barriers in 23 of the
major buildings, including the dorms,
he said.
All buildings at NT are accessible to
the handicapped except for Highland
Hall, the Auditorium Building and part
of the Speech Building.
"By law, whenever a new building
is built or renovated, those facilities have
to be accessible.” Thibodeaux said.
“I think the government will increase
its role in providing money because
people are becoming more and more
aware of the problems the handicapped
are facing."
The office is planning to improve
accessibility for the handicapped in
Crumley Hall, the dorm most disabled
students live in. he said.
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Photo by JuM Schoror
Sunny side Up
Suzy Pindar, El Paso junior, and Mary Gamaas, Dallas junior, relax in front of the Language Building. Both students are psychology majors.
Police warn students
to pay parking tickets
“Cleaning the house while your
kids are still growing up is like
shoveling the walk before it stops
snowing.”
Phyllis Diller
Famous writer to discuss
Mexican-American writing
By Sandy Carr
Daily Reporter
Novelist Rolando R. Hinojosa of
UT-Austin will speak on the role of the
Mexican-American novelist in Texas
literature at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in
Wooten Hall 122.
"He is recognized as the leading
Mexican-American novelist in the
United States today and is a winner of
the leading South American literary
prize, Casa de las Americas, in 1976.
It is the equivalent of the Pulitzer
Prize," said Dr James Lee. director
of the center for Texas studies and
chairman of the NT English department.
Hinojosa will give a writing practicum
at 3 p.m. April 5 in Auditorium Building
207 and will read some of his work at
the lecture
Both activities, which are sponsored
by the center, are free and open to the
public.
Hinojosa has been a creative writing
faculty member at UT-Austin since
198! He has done more than 80 formal
papers, workshops, readings and con-
sultan'ships.
Hinojosa's books include “Rites and
Witnesses," "A Rolando Hinojosa
Reader" and "Dear Rafe.” His most
recent novel is titled "Klail City.”
All his stories are set in the Rio Grande
Valley and around the mythical town
of Klail City.
He earned his bachelor's degree at
UT-Austin, his master's at New Mexico
Highlands University and his doctorate
at the University of Illinois.
In addition to winning the Casa de
las Americas, Hinojosa won the Premio
Quinto Sol for best novel in 1972 and
Best Writing in Humanities at the
Southwest Conference on Latin Ameri-
can Studies in 1982.
By Brian Kenney
Daily Reporter
Students who wonder if parking
tickets can go unpaid should consider
whether they want to graduate, register
or get a transcript anytime soon.
This year, 26,501 parking citations
have been written by operations officers
while only 10.757 have been paid.
“If students have unpaid parking
tickets, they will not be permitted to
enroll in future classes or receive
transcripts of their grades. Faculty and
staff with unpaid tickets will not be
allowed to purchase new parking per-
mits," said Capt. Mike Amador, NT
director of parking.
The NT Police Department will block
students' records and registrations if they
i.ave parking tickets that are unpaid over
a long period of time.
Early in both semesters police gave
warnings, which carry with them no
fines. This year 2,698 warnings have
been given on campus.
“We want compliance," Amador
said. "It(a citation) tells you something
is wrong. A lot of times most people
know and ignore them.”
Students accumulating four or more
tickets risk impoundment of their
vehicles by wheel lock or towing,
Amador said.
A late charge of $5 is added on to
tickets that are unpaid for more than
five days after the citation is issued.
North Texas Forty
Selection
Applications available at
the Advancement Center,
Administration Building,
& Student Activities Center
Requirements:
Junior/Senior standing 2.5 cumulative GPA
2 Campus Activities
Deadline is Monday, April 10
turn applications in at Advancement Ctr.
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UNT Blood Drive
March 27-31
10a.m. to 6p.m.
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Silver Eagle Suite -
Student Union
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at Wadley
And Bloodmobiles at
Kendall Hall &
RE. Bldg.
44 We want compliance.
—Capt. Mike Amador
director of parking
The Falls Apts.
SPECIAL
A few helpful hints for parking are:
Before entering a lot, read the sign
posted at the entrance. "In the be-
ginning of the year, students buy an
east side commuter permit and don't
read the rules for the permit." Amador
said. “They end up parking in the west
side commuter lot and receive tickets."
If students lend their cars to friends,
they should make sure the friends know
where to park on campus. Students will
be held responsible for tickets issued
to their cars, not just to them.
If students receive citations and be-
lieve them to be unjustified, they may
request parking appeals hearings.
Appeals may be requested within 10
working days of the citations without
fines or late fees.
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