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News
Tuesday, November 22,2011
Amber Arnold and Valerie Gonzalez, News Editors
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Bikes
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Owen said the campaign
won't focus on motorist duties
because most people under-
stand their responsibilities
while driving a car, but will
instead inform cyclists and
pedestrians of hazards to be
wary of,
"We're going to have more
signage," Owen said. "It helps
the cyclists understand where
they should be. Enforcement-
wise, we're just interested in
preventing accidents."
Jeremy Tilley, a music
education senior, said he
normally drives his car to
campus. He said he has only
encountered a few bicyclists
ignoring traffic laws during
his commutes, but said they
do pose a danger to them-
selves and other drivers on
campus. Tilley said he believes
the efforts by the UNT police
to alert more cyclists to their
responsibilities on the roads
will help.
"I would like to see signs
that blatantly say these roads
are for bikers, too, but bicy-
clists have to follow the same
rules of the road as everyone
else," Tilley said. "Hopefully,
that will make them more
aware of it. If not, they will
be cited for it."
Carmen Garza, resident life
coordinator for UNT's housing
department, said more resi-
dents have been using bikes
to commute to class this
semester. However, she said
the increased number of bikes
on campus requires more bike
racks to accommodate them.
"The biggest issue with us
right now is not having enough
bike racks," Garza said. "We're
also trying to figure out how
we can get students to take
them home if they leave over
a break."
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Photo by Stephanie Mulcihy/Intern
Overcrowding of bike racks on campus is becoming a problem, especially around the dorms, University Union and Willis Library. UNT is launching a "road share"
campaign to educate cyclists who ride to campus on how to share the road with motorists.
Veterans
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"Every school in the country
is trying to respond with
resources and education and
support for veterans," said
Mona Hicks, assistant vice
president for campus life and
founding director of the UNT
Veterans Center. "[Working
for the center] has been unlike
any other experience I've ever
had in my career. Everyone is
willing to share resources; we're
certainly not going into it with [a
competitive] mindset."
Determining factors for being
a Military Friendly College are
decided by a survey of 500
student veterans on what they
believe to be the most important
school services for vets. This year,
students voted on several new
factors, which were added to the
competition, including the Yellow
Ribbon Program and Veterans
Upward Bound Program.
"Our tuition cap is below
what it is in the Yellow Ribbon
Program," Kris Khastehdel
said. UNT Student Veterans
Association president and UNT
Veterans Center peer mentor. "So
not being part of the program is
a good thing."
Other factors included
residence halls specifically
for student veterans, which
Khastehdel said would be going
too far.
"I can see their reason, but
I think it's an unnecessary
expense," Khastehdel said.
Rather than adding programs
to obtain a higher ranking, the
center chose to implement its
Boots-to-Books program this
spring. The program gives
student vets financial assistance
before receiving their GI Bill
money, which can take several
weeks to arrive.
"I think this program is very
important," said Adam Haggerty,
a music education junior and
six-year Army veteran and
member of the National Guard.
"My first semester I didn't get my
GI [Bill] money for two to three
weeks, and luckily, Voertman's
had a similar program or I
wouldn't have had my piano
books."
UNT will also begin offering
sensitivity training for students
as well as faculty and staff in
the spring. Participants will be
able to come in pairs, groups
or individually to learn about
available resources for distressed
students, particularly those with
PTSD.
"What we found was people
want to be supportive, but they
don't know how," Hicks said.
"Some of our larger classes held
in Wooten can be high-traffic
areas and trigger hyper-vigilant
mode for a person who has been
in combat. Professors could have
a sticker on their door to identify
it as a safe place until traffic dies
down."
Hicks said she plans to make
training available to faculty
and students at orientation to
create a friendlier environment
from the moment students
enter campus. Though the
two programs are expected
to make the transition from
service to student much easier,
just having the Veterans
Center is enough for some
students.
"I guess the best resource
I found was the people,"
Haggerty said. "Finding people
to talk to, who have had the
Money
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The employee told officers
the customer using counterfeit
cash could often be found
in front of Maple Hall and
provided a description that
led Denton and UNT police
officers to Bake well and
Dunnam, Grelle said.
Officers obtained
permission to search, and
Grelle said it appeared the
counterfeit money had been
made in the dorm room,
although it is unclear how.
Before the arrests, Denton
police notified several Denton
businesses, including the
Jimmy John's sandwich shop
on Fry Street, to be on the
lookout for forged cash and to
make sure employees hadn't
already received any.
Dan Rowe, a delivery driver
Photo by Sydney Cannon/Intern
Jillian Coy rings up a customer at Jimmy John's sandwich shop on Avenue A on Nov. 9. Two UNT students were arrested
Nov. 7 after they used a forged $20 bill to buy sandwiches there, police said.
for Jimmy John's, said the
shop received a call from
Denton police the evening of
Nov. 6 that asked employees
to check all the $20 bills they
had received that day.
"I take more than 30 orders
a night; I don't always pay
attention," Rowe said, adding
that he didn't recognize the
fake money when it was
used to pay for a sandwich.
"But when I took it out of my
wallet, it was obvious it was
an amateur thing," he said.
When officers came
to Jimmy John's to ask
employees questions and
sort out the forged money -
the bill given to Rowe was
the only counterfeit currency
that hadn't been identified
before payment - Rowe was
out making deliveries.
"Every delivery after that
when I drove by Maple,
there were more and more
cops there," said Rowe, who
eventually saw two people
handcuffed, sitting on the
curb outside of the dorm.
Jamie Beck, first assistant
district attorney for Denton
County, said that as
of Monday afternoon
the county did not have
case files on Bakewell or
Dunnam, noting that there
is occasionally a lag-time in
moving cases from police
departments to the district
attorney's office computer
system.
Bakewell was released
from Denton County Jail
Nov. 8, and Dunnam is out
on a $2,500 cash bail bond,
according to Denton County's
online jail records.
Both Bakewell and
Dunnam remain listed as
enrolled students in UNT's
online directory, but it
remains unclear whether
either continues living on
campus.
UNT officials weren't able
to disclose much information
about the students;
however, they were able to
confirm both are from North
Texas: Bakewell from Hillcrest
High School in Dallas,
Dunnam from Amarillo
College in Amarillo.
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School
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"These students are highly
motivated because they opted to
earn their associate's degreebefore
they finished high school," Rosser
said. "The things that predict
college completion are family
income, parental education and
a rigorous high school experience.
When a student sitting in front of
you can't do anything about two
of those three factors, we do our
best to provide that rigorous high
school experience."
The scholarships given to ECHS
graduates are designated to be
used for tuition, housing, books
and other necessities. O'Keefe said
at least 25 students will receive a
portion of the grant each year over
a period of five years.
Beginning fall 2012,
scholarships in the amount of
$2,000 per year, combined with
other grants and scholarships,
will be awarded to alleviate the
need for student loans, O'Keefe
said.
Though UNT does not have
the highest number of ECHS
students, O'Keefe said it is a
privilege to receive the grant.
"This says so much about
the faith that The Greater Texas
Foundation has in UNT and this
program," O'Keefe said. "We
have really bright and motivated
students who don't often get
opportunities like this."
Gene Acuna, director of
communications for the Texas
High Schools Project, said the
ECHS program helps "keep a
foot in the door" for students who
want to continue their education
after earning college credit.
"By the time they graduate
from high school, some
students have earned half of
their college credit, which we
think is commendable," Acuna
said. "Once they get there,
many want to continue on
to four-year universities and
earn their bachelor's degrees.
But we have to keep in mind
many of these students are from
low-income areas who may not
have the means to continue their
education."
Police j blotter
Alcohol and Drug
Sunday, Nov. 20
3:18 a.m. - UNT police
officers responded to a
suspicious person sleeping
in a gas station parking lot in
the 1000 block of North Texas
Boulevard. The 20-year-old
was issued a citation and
released to a responsible
party.
2:45 a.m. - UNT police
stopped an intoxicated
driver in the 1700 block of
West Sycamore Street. The
24-year-old student was
arrested and taken to Denton
County Jail.
Theft and Burglary
Thursday, Nov. 17
9:31 p.m. - A laptop was
reported stolen at Kerr
Hall.
Wednesday, Nov. 16
9:49 p.m. - UNT police
responded to a burglary at
Traditions Hall.
7:54 a.m. - UNT police
responded to a report of a
stolen billfold at the Science
Research Building.
Monday, Nov. 14
5:08 p.m. - UNT police
responded to a report of a
stolen wallet at the Physical
Education Building.
Miscellaneous
Sunday, Nov. 20
2:20 p.m. - UNT police
and Denton firefighters
responded to a medical
emergency on 600 Ave. D.
The patient was transported
to Denton Presbyterian
Hospital.
2:37 a.m. - Denton PD
broadcasted a hit-and-run
that occurred on Bernard
Street. UNT police officers
responded and located the
suspected driver in the 1200
block of Fannin Street. The
suspect was released to the
custody of Denton PD.
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