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Thursday, November 17, 2011
Volume 98 I Issue 49
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News 1, 2
Arts & Life 3,4
Sports 5, 6
Views 7
Classifieds 8
Games 8
The Student Newspaper of the University of North Texas
ampus
crime rate
drops
Samantha Badgen
Staff Writer
UNT police have released
three crime alerts this semester,
resulting in mass emails sent
to all students. Police officials
say, however, the alerts shouldn't
be an indication that UNT is
unsafe.
Alerts were sent out to students
Sept. 1, Oct. 21 and Nov. 6 to warn
of robberies that occurred on or
near campus and to encourage
safetyprecautions; however, UNT
PD Deputy Chief Ed Reynolds
said on-campus crime has actu-
ally decreased campared to the
2010 fall semester.
"When we compare crime,
we like to compare this fall as
opposed to fall of 2010; this
way you're comparing apples
to apples," Reynolds said. "And
overall crime is actually down
from what it was this time last
year."
Overall crime has decreased
from 227 crimes this time last
year to 175 crimes from Sept.
1 to Oct. 31, with decreases in
the number of DWIs, possession
of narcotics and liquor law and
public intoxication violations.
Thefts are the one excep-
tion to this year's decrease in
crime. Incidences of theft have
increased from 44 last fall to 54
this semester.
"Most of the crimes that are
reported and that we handle are
minor, dealing with iPhones and
laptops left unattended in resi-
dence hall areas that students
frequent often," Reynolds said.
"Thefts that occur inside build-
ings usually involve students,
while those that occur outside,
like bike thefts, involve a mix of
students and non-students."
See CRIME on page 2
Photo by James Coreas/Senior Staff Photographer
The three wind turbines will stand 125 feet tall with a blade length of 30 feet. The turbines wili feed the electrical grid that provides power to UNT's new football stadium and other buildings.
NT installs wind turbines near Apogee
Rebecca Ryan
Staff Writer
In keeping with UNT's
vision of being an environ-
mentally friendly campus,
construction crews have
begun installing three
wind turbines near Apogee
Stadium.
Initial construction
began last month on
the turbines, which are
expected to eliminate
nearly 323 metric tons of
carbon dioxide from being
emitted annually into the
atmosphere. The turbines are
also necessary for the stadium
to maintain its LEED certifi-
cation and will power about
one-third of the stadium and
about 6 percent of the Eagle
Point campus.
Lauren Helixon, assistant
director of operations for the
Office of Sustainability and
project manager, said the $1
million turbines were paid
for by a grant from the State
Energy Conservation Office.
"In the summer of 2010, we
received the initial grant for
$200,000," Helixon said. "It
was used to conduct a visi-
bility study in which we made
sure it was a viable idea and
account for potential nega-
tives. Once we returned that
to the state, we were able to
receive the full $2 million."
The turbines themselves
cost about $1 million, with
the second million used for
construction costs and other
fees, Helixon said, adding
that the return on investment
will be surpassed because
the turbines are funded by
a grant.
"That, in conjunction with
the design of the stadium
and the new buildings UNT
is constructing to be energy-
efficient, will significantly
reduce energy costs," she said.
"At some point, the turbines
will pay for themselves. They
have about a 25-year lifespan
before major repairs are
needed."
After the turbines are
constructed, they must go
through a commissioning
process to ensure they are
safe and work properly. The
turbines are expected to be
finished in a few weeks and
functioning by Dec. 31.
See TURBINES on page 2
Mean reen su1 Fers
first de eat to Raiders
Men's Basketball
Bobby Lewis
Senior Staff Writer
Despite a 31-point effort
from freshman guard Chris
Jones, the Mean Green
basketball team came up
short in its first road game
of the season at Texas Tech
on Wednesday.
UNT (1-1) absorbed a 10-0
second half Texas Tech run
to pull to within 1 point late
in the game, but couldn't
get over the hump in a 69-64
loss.
"We've got to get off to a
better start and defensively,
making sure that we get
stops," head coach Johnny
Jones said. "It was a setback
tonight, but these guys under-
stand what we've got to do to
get better."
Chris Jones scored the most
points by any freshman since
Johnny Jones was hired as
the UNT head coach in 2001.
He was the lone member of
the Mean Green to score in
double figures, as three other
players had 6 points each.
"Coach realized that the
defense wasn't able to contain
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File Photo by Kalani Gordon/Contributing Photographer
Sophomore guard Alzee Williams goes in for a layup during the Mean Green's
match against St. Gregory on Friday at the Super Pit. UNT failed to top Big 12
Conference team Texas Tech Wednesday night in Lubbock. Tech defeated the
Mean Green 69-64.
me," Chris Jones said. "So, we
were just setting screens and
running pick-and-pop plays.
I felt like we screened well,
which allowed me to get to
the bucket."
See BASKETBALL on page 5
Photo by Andrew Williams/Staff Photographer
Newly appointed secretary Emily Pierce and sergeant at arms Marcos Torres make ballots to vote on a new speaker.
Senator Morgan Ray took Charles Vincent's position as speaker.
SGA delays smoking ban talk
Ann Smajstrla
Staff Writer
The Student Government
Association delayed a
much-awaited discussion of
its "smoking policy reform"
until next week's meeting
and held an unexpected
special election to replace
the speaker of the senate.
During the senate
meeting Wednesday,
senators sent legislation
regarding smoking policy
to the external committee
and voted to table 11 pieces
of legislation while passing
three bills that would only
affect the SGA. Following the
passage of the bills, Charles
Vincent resigned as speaker
of the senate.
Smoking policy
College of Music senator
Jason Howeth said he
authored the smoking policy
referendum after several
vocal performance students
approached him with
concerns about the effect of
second-hand smoke on their
voices.
"This is an issue that is
facing every student on
campus, not just those around
the Music Building," Howeth
said.
Among those opposing the
smoking ban is College of
Public Affairs and Community
Service senator Nicholas
LaGrassa.
See SGA on page 2
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TWU student's trial delayed
News i Page 2
Mean Green falls to Golden Eagles
Sports i Page 5
Football game deserves large crowd
Views i Page 7
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