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Riverboat Gamblers
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LIFE: WOMEN TOP CONSUMER LISTS
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BEAT: TRANSLATION' NOT LOST
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SPORTS: BIG LOSS FOR NT B-BALL
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The Student Newspaper of the University of North Texas
WWW.NTDAILY.COM
February 6, 2004
Volume 88, Issue 71
I liana Villarreal
Daily Reporter
The Center for Outreach and
Community Involvement is offer-
ing $30,000 in grants and helpful
advice to students who are the
first in their families to attend col-
lege.
"First to Go, First to Know" is
the program designed by the cen-
ter to recruit and retain first-gen-
eration college students, known
around the office as FGS. In most
cases, they are unfamiliar with the
college process because their par-
ents never attended college.
Brought up in a family environ-
ment where no one can offer ad-
vice about higher education, these
students often struggle to under-
stand these processes. The center
developed this new program to
deal with these issues.
See COLLEGE, Page 2
"Opening the
right door for
people can
really shape
their future
- send them
in the appro-
priate direc-
tions."
- Patrick Vasquez
Director
Community
Development and
Outreach
Graduat on appl cat on
for Spr ng due Monday
Late applicants will not
recei ve graduation walk
Emily Brinkmeyer
Views Editor
After working hard for four or more years
at NT, seniors now have the opportunity to
take a step toward commencement by apply-
ing for graduation. There is not much time
to waste, however; the deadline for applica-
tions is Monday, Feb. 9.
"I'm a procrastinator," said Jason Flem-
ming, Champaign, 111., senior. "I [applied]
this week."
Students must pick up a manila envelope
containing application paperwork in the Re-
cords Office on the second level of the Eagle
Student Services Center in order to apply
for graduation. The records office closes at
5 p.m., but packets can still be obtained un-
til 7 p.m. on the first floor of the ESSC at the
registrar's office.
The packet contains an instruction page,
See DEADLINE, Page 3
SGA to remodel
Union offices
Commuter
office looks for
new location
Brantley Hargrove
Staff Writer
A proposal to remodel
an area of the University
Union near the Syndicate
is currently in the works.
Office of Commuter and
Non-Traditional Students
director Anne Trahan is
without an office and is
slated to fill the remodeled
space. ^—
"Out of all
the offices in
the Union,
she's the
best fit," said
Troy Griffis,
president of
the Student
Government
Association.
Accord-
ing to Griffis,
the proposal
is in its pre-
1 i m i n a r y
stages and
it's not cer-
tain whether it will make
it past the facilities com-
mitee and the Union Board
of Directors.
"We only just began
to actively talk about [re-
modeling] last week," said
Jim Nicklas, director of
"Out of all the
offices in the
[University]
Union, she's
the best fit."
Activities and the Univer-
sity Union.
But Griffis is confident
that the SGA can push this
proposal the final mile.
"You have to be a little
assertive, there is a bu-
reaucracy but those are
necessary controls," Griffis
said.
Amie Trahan, the direc-
tor of the office, is current-
ly "squatting" in another
office and is in dire need
of a permanent base of op-
erations.
In addition to office
space, the lounge space of
the Syndicate will be ex-
^— tended, pro-
viding more
room for stu-
dents to hang
out and so-
cialize.
The Office
of Commuter
and Non-
traditional
Students pro-
vides assis-
tance to older
students and
those who
live off-cam-
- Troy Griffis
President
Student Government
Association
pus.
Trahan
may help students find
houses or apartments and
even daycare for those
with children.
"Right now she has no
privacy and a lot of stu-
dents don't know where
her office is," Griffis said.
BLACK GOLD RUSH
J.D.VEGA/NT DAILY
Tim Phillips (left) and Lonnie Lovern (right) extend the drill shaft at the Republic Energy #2 drilling
rig at the Pinnington-Pettibon Gas Unit #2 in Denton.
The Oil Invasion
Reporters Brantley Hargrove and Shannon Wherry
investigate the growing oil industry in the heart of Denton
B
ig Oil is moving into Denton County in a big way, irrevocably changing
the landscape, the economy of the surrounding cities and the university.
Towering gas derricks can
now be seen rising above the
tattoo parlors, night clubs
and eateries that surround
the outskirts of the NT cam-
pus. Miles of pipelines are
being laid across prairie land
dotted with grazing cattle.
Compact cars filled with col-
lege students are competing
with lumbering 18-wheelers
on roads leading into and out
See Feature Story on Page 10
of the city.
NT is cashing in on the oil-
and-gas boom, signing poten-
tially lucrative gas contracts
giving drillers the right to drill
under university property.
Student lives, works in animal resort
Kennel home offers around-the-clock
canine companionship
BRADEN HARRIS/NT DAILY
Megan Buckingham, Frisco freshman, sits with a dog from
Woodland Park Pet Resort, where she works and lives.
Natalie Hull
Daily Reporter
She lives in a house sur-
rounded by a white, three-
rail wooden fence. The 12
acres of rolling green grass
break rank to allow for a
gray-and-charcoal gravel
road directing visitors to the
beige country farmhouse
reigning from the center of
the estate.
Walking up to the invit-
ing, huge front porch, a black
cat curiously stares. A dog
barks in the distance. Step-
ping inside the country re-
sort, pricey decorations and
finely polished wood floors
beckon visitors.
This resort is the home of
Megan Buckingham, Frisco
freshman, and her 47 furry
roommates.
Yet, except for the name
- Woodland Park Pet Resort
- most people would have
no way of knowing that this
posh country resort is an
upscale kennel. Even sweet,
fresh air fills the reception
area instead of the foul scent
of cloistered animals.
Just across from the re-
ceptionist is a door that,
once opened, reveals a set
of plain, gray stairs leading
up to a quaint, classy one-
bedroom apartment. This is
Buckingham's home. With
a dining area of oak floor-
ing and white carpet in the
livingroom and bedroom,
Buckingham lives in an
apartment most college stu-
dents only dream about and
pays only $300 a month in
rent - about the same rate
See KENNEL, Page 3
Vagina art
seeks to
end abuse
Micah Martin
Daily Reporter
With an estimated one-
third of the women in the
United States facing physical
or sexual abuse from males
during their lives, leaders in
groups such as the NT Femi-
nist Majority Leadership Alli-
ance seek to educate a society
that they feel obstinately glo-
rifies male dominance and ag-
gression.
A Vagina Monologues art
show is one of several events
sponsored by the FMLA lead-
ing up to the the Vagina Mono-
logues performance taking
place at 8 p.m. on Feb. 14 in
the Main Auditorium.
Over 20 NT students will
have their work displayed in
the gallery along with Dallas-
based painter Steve Lawrence
and Sicilian sculptor Carmelo
Pampallano.
"The Vagina Monologues
promotes creative expression,
and the art show is another
See VAGINA, Page 3
Veggie society
stresses health
Alicia Layton
Staff Writer
Though a mention of the
Black Vegetarian Society of
Texas might get a few cocked
heads, its members hold firm
to what they believe. The
group made its statement at
NT in a "Vegetarian 101" pre-
sentation at noon Thursday in
University Union 411.
"We jumped at this oppor-
tunity to speak at NT because
we're getting this information
out to young people," said J.J.
Johnson, president of BVStx.
"The young generation es-
pecially will carry the ball.
They're at the forefront about
eating healthy and living lon-
ger."
The hour long "Vegetarian
101" was presentation by Dr.
Barbara Bush, BVStx second
vice president and assistant
professor for counseling, de-
velopment and higher educa-
See VEGGIE, Pages
INDEX:
Briefs
2
Beat
6,7
News
3,4
Sports
8
Life
5
Feature
10
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Low 24
Wednesday:
High 43
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