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North Texas Daily
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N'' reveals golf
course study
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Friday
February 14,2003
Volume 88, No. 19
Study shows three
problem areas
Pablo Gaete
Staff Writer
Dr. Norval Pohl, NT presi-
dent, at a meeting yesterday,
shared results from studies con-
ducted on the Eagle Point golf
course with representatives of
the neighborhood surrounding
the property
Independent contractors
hired by the F&S Partners
architecture firm presented con-
clusions from light and noise
pollution, drainage,, traffic and
environmental studies to the
group.
NT paid about $100,000 in
higher education assistance
funds provided by the state for
the studies. The university
plans to reimburse the state
once all revenue bonds used to
finance the construction project
are sold, Milton Howell, associ-
ate vice chancellor for system
facilities, said.
The conclusion of the envi-
ronmental study was that only
three areas within the property
were sensitive. The Lopez-
Garcia group determined that
ponds should be maintained to
preserve the flora and fauna that
live there, Howell said.
Among other animals, ducks
inhabit the pond near Highland
Park Road.
The area used to house golf
course equipment and the pre-
vious location of bonfires near
Bonnie Brae are the other two
areas that could need special
See EAGLE, page 3
Use duct tape in
case of attacks
ape, plastic to aid
survival in war
Lauren Grimm
Intern
Monday, top federal officials
advised Americans to prepare
for possible chemical, radiolog-
ical and biochemical terrorist
attacks by designating a room
in their homes to seal with
heavy plastic sheeting and duct
tape.
Necessities such as scissors,
a manual can opener, food,
water, flashlights and radios
were also among the items offi-
cials suggested to store.
On Tuesday, stations broad-
cast an audio recording of Al
Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden
urging Iraqis to perform suicide
attacks against Americans. The
tape broadcast just four days
after the LTnited States raised
its terrorist level to orange, or
"high risk."
Federal officials believe
New York and Washington are
primary targets for terrorist
attacks. However, officials said
the advice was cautionary and
not related to any specific intel-
ligence of a forthcoming attack.
Dr. Tim Lane, assistant
director of NT's testing and
See TERRORIST, page 4
SINGIN' THEIR HEARTS OUT
AMY WISEMAN / NT Daily
(Above) All contestants of Eagle Idol, an imitation of American Idol, performed before beginning their individual shows. Loren Wilkerson (fore-
ground), Vidor freshman, was there to "sing his heart out." (Below) Dawn, DeSoto sophomore, performs during the first Eagle Idol, hosted by the
University Program Council.
NT establishes its own idol
Jesse Jack Jones
Staff Writer
Amanda Erhart, Oklahoma City fresh-
man, won first place in the first Eagle Idol
on Thursday with her rendition of
"Sweet Thing."
"She's been practicing since she was
four, piano, and singing since she was
six," Lee Schiller, Erhart's grandmother,
said.
Erhart's prize included a check for
$1,000 and studio time at TraxCity.
Second place was claimed by Dennis
Lanham, Dallas junior, singing "I Won't
Complain" and third place by Maia
Dawn, DeSoto sophomore singing
"Hero."
"Amanda was great," said Erin
Fleming, Piano junior. "She had it all. I
think this is really good for North Texas."
The runner ups were Tyler senior
Brittany Batson, El Paso senior Alan
Garrett, Vidor freshman Loren
Wilkerson, and Dallas senior LaKeisha
Wilson.
Longview senior Jessica Major was
unable to perform because of bronchitis,
so first alternate Demerris Johnson,
Garland senior, performed in her stead.
Songs in the first round included
"New York, New York," "Knock me off
my Feet" and "Respect."
Though they filled the Lyceum with
cheers and applause, the audience was
not spared by the hosts.
Allen sophomore Ben Mayer's cryptic
statement, "We're going to take this show
from Denton to Funkytown," played to
See NT SCENE, page 4
Vagina Monologues creates drama on oi campus
riends of the amily will not
accept money from Monologues
Tyler Tamplin
Staff Writer
Former volunteers and
donors for Denton County's
only battered women's shelter
this week denounced The
Vagina Monologues as ineffective
— and immoral — in the fight
to end violence toward women.
A top official from the 23-
year-old Denton County
Friends of the Family, a service
for abused women and chil-
dren, reluctantly said Thursday
the organization will not accept
funds from this weekend's per-
formances because of an erod-
ing support base objecting to
the play.
"People put more focus on
where the money was coming
from than what we were trying
to do in the community," said
Cindy Sewell, director of devel-
opment. "It's very unfortu-
nate."
Sewell said the decision to
decline funding was made by
the organization's executive
board in December and is not
meant to cause a rift between
Friends of the Family and NT's
Feminist Majority Leadership
Alliance, the group producing
the play.
With an annual budget of
$1.5 million, Friends of the
Family is facing state-mandated
annual cutbacks in excess of
$20,000.
"WThen we are in a situation
when we have to turn down
funds that could benefit clients-
-that's sad," she said.
The organization boasts out-
See MONEY, page 3
ANNA HUBNIK/NT Daily
The Vagina Monologues will open at 8 p.m. tonight and will also run
on Saturday night, Auditorium Building.
Sexual awareness production
extends far beyond Monologues
Alicia Layton
Staff Writer
If you've always wanted to
get your picture taken in a large
vagina chair, then the Vagina
Fair is the place for you.
A Vagina Fair will be held an
hour before the showing of The
Vagina Monologues at 7 p.m.
Friday and Saturday outside the
Auditorium Building.
"We want to prepare people
for what they are about to see [in
the show] and [get them] into,
then, the larger global move-
ment," Holley Vaughan,
McKinney graduate, said.
A new addition from previous
Vagina Fairs is a variety of art
installation projects that will
demonstrate the impact of vio-
lence in America.
Elizabeth Mellott, Denton
graduate student, created 12-
inch figures of women out of
paper pulp that will be hung
from ceiling in the hallways of
the Auditorium Building. One
figure was made for every two
women that will be raped in the
time span of the performance.
They will be sold to raise more
money for the play's charities.
"I think it's a really good
because it brings it home visual-
ly," Alicia Cornwell, Katy junior
and coordinator of the Vagina
Fair, said. "Stats can only do so
much. Wrhen you can actually
see how many women have
been affected in this country
alone, I think it has a great
impact."
See VAGINA, page 3
Ne
A first glance at today's news
The Delta Lodge and the
Fry Street Fair have long
histories at NT Read
some anecdotes about the
history of the fraternity
and the event. Page 4
NT's Crisis Management
Team met Thursday to
discuss plans for possi-
ble terrorist attacks on
campus.
Page 5
The new Dave
"Chappelle's Show"on
Comedy Central is as
zany as it is ingenious,
at least according to the
Beat's Sean Jamison.
Page 8.
The College of Music
presents the music of
John Coltrane at 8 p.m.
on Monday in Stan
Kenton Hall of the
Music Building.
Page 8.
The Lady Eagles basket-
ball team won, 90-81, in
Denver , snapping a four
game losing streak.
Page 10
The NT club hockey team
Willi play in the state
championships this
weekend. Daily
reporter Christina
Hanford explains that
the team will not play at
Nationals.
Page 10
The NT track and field
team will participate in
the Razorback
Invitational today. Staff
writer Phil Brown pre-
views. Page 10
Weather
Rainy
Today:
High 70
Low 49
Index
Briefs
2
News 3,4.5
Reliaion
6
Beat
7,8
Sports
9,10
Author o he Hours talks
about film, irginia Woo
BEAT, Page 7
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