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Thursday, February 9, 2012
Volume 99 I Issue 15
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The Student Newspaper of the University of North Texas
Council tasked with improving enrollment, retention
Isaac Wright
Senior Staff Writer
UNT's freshman retention
rate has consistently increased
for the past six years, but the
loss of 6,400 students last year
prompted administrators to
focus on keeping students at
the university.
The UNT student popula-
tion decreased by about 20
percent last year with the
loss of about 6,400 students
compared to fall 2010 enroll-
ment, amounting to about
$37 million loss in revenue.
Student enrollment at UNT
also dropped by about one
percent this semester.
The $37 million loss in
revenue is not money taken
out of this year's budget, but
is money that will not come in
with UNT's incoming fall class,
said Warren
Burggren,
provost and
vice pres-
ident for
academic
affairs. He
said there
has been no
discussion of
an increase in tuition to offset
the loss of students.
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WARREN
BURGGREN
The decrease has prompted
them to repurpose a council
intended to focus on enroll-
ment into the President's
Enrollment and Retention
Council. The council will
consist of faculty and
administrators from around
campus.
"This retention vineyard is
one we've had people toiling in
for a while," said Dale Tampke,
dean of undergraduate studies
and member of the council.
"We're not just now picking up
the shovels. We want to make
sure students make some kind
of personal connection to the
institution."
Prior to the recent enroll-
ment drop, UNT saw a rise in
its freshmen retention rate
for six consecutive years. The
current retention rate is more
than 78 percent.
The University of Texas at
Arlington's freshman reten-
tion rate was 74 percent as of
September 2011, while Texas
Tech and the University of
Texas at Dallas both have
retention rates of more than 80
percent, according to univer-
sities' web sites.
See RETENTION on Page 2
SGA discusses
Union master plan
Justin Bright
Intern
Student representatives of the
University Union Master Plan
Committee presented an artist's
rendering of the proposed Union
during Wednesday's Student
Government Association
meeting.
Pending a vote, the proposed
new Union would replace the
existing Union, with construc-
tion possibly beginning in the
summer of 2013. The SGA will
be presented with a final design
during a meeting February 29.
"The current Union's infra-
structure is failing. The first
phase was built 40 years ago,
with an expansion added 30
years ago," said Laura Horn, a
business freshman and Greek
Council student representa-
tive on the Union Master Plan
Committee.; "Itis grandfathered
into safety codes, but it doesn't
technically meet them."
Lhe proposed Union's design
will feature a combination of
contemporary style with the
traditional red brick look of
the Hurley Administration
Building.
" There will be a lot more glass
and visibility through the inside
and outside of the building," said
Zane Reif, the University Union
director and director of the
Union Master Plan Committee.
"It won't stick out, it will blend in
nicely with the campus."
The facility could poten-
tially house up to 10 separate
dining areas and a two-story
Syndicate where the Lyceum is
now located.
See SGA on Page 2
Photo by Justin Bright/Intern
Business junior David Schuler, co-chair of the Union Master Plan Committee,
unveils an initial artist rendering of the proposed new Union during the Stu-
dent Government Association meeting Wednesday in Terrell Hall. If approved,
construction could begin by summer 2013, Schuler said.
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Photo by Tyler Cleveland/Visuals Editor
Bruce Waggoner is seen through one of the dream catchers he made at his sister's home in Flower Mound on Feb. 2. Wagoner was released from jail 19
months ago for the fourth and "last time," he said, and has since found solace making more than 300 of the Native American charms for abused children
through the Children Advocacy Center for Denton County. "You don't have to have money or be famous to help people. God has a plan for me, and I guess
it has something to do with making these dreamcatchers," he said.
Dreamcatchers healing abuse victims
Rebecca Ryan
Staff Writer
Bruce Waggoner spent 37
years in the crime world.
He's been to jail four times,
all for drug-related offenses.
He was in a motorcycle gang
in East Texas and even has a
tattoo on his right forearm
of his motorcycle's name,
"Jingles." He said he's done
a lot of bad in his life: now
it's time to do good.
After Waggoner was
released from jail 19 months
ago, he began working with
the Children's Advocacy
Center for Denton County
(CACDC) by donating hand-
made dreamcatchers to
the center. Waggoner has
since donated more than
100 dreamcatchers to the
CACDC for sexually abused
children who have night-
mares.
"The counselors there said
parents were telling them,
'my kid slept all night with
no nightmares,"' Waggoner
said. "I give them the actual
legend of the dreamcatcher
too. It's nice that they have
something they can hold
in their hands. It's good for
them to think their night-
mares got tangled up in the
web of the catcher."
See DREAM on Page 2
Student organizations having issues with ree speech areas
Brief
Ben Peyton
Intern
UNT is host to eight sepa-
rate free speech areas on
its campus. However, some
student organizations have
claimed difficulty using the
areas.
The university has held the
same free speech policy since
2009.
Students, employees and
registered student organiza-
tions may reserve free speech
locations Monday through
Friday. No prior approval is
required to engage in free
speech anywhere on the UNT
campus, but approval from
the dean of students' office
must be obtained before using
the designated areas or sound
amplification.
Student groups such as
Young Americans for Liberty
and the National Association
for Reform of Marijuana Laws
(NORML) have had flyers
torn down around campus
and trouble with setting up
tables.
UNT Orgsync is a website
which acts as a directory for
student organizations on
campus.
Sponsored guests may
also reserve the designated
spot so long as they abide by
university policy. The dean's
office has heard complaints
from students when speakers
confront passers-by.
"When they're confronting
students face to face, that's
where we get issues," said
Maureen McGuinness, dean
of students and assistant
vice president for student
affairs. "They're really not
supposed to be approaching
the students."
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Photo by Tyler Cleveland/Visuals Editor
Emilio Ramos, pastor at Sovereign Joy Community Church, answers a question asked by medical lab sciences sophomore Garrett Holloway east of the Union on
Wednesday. "Everybody needs spirituality, but nobody has to be religious," Holloway said. The church speaks on the lawn around campus every Wednesday.
Inside
Sign language classes hold silent chats
Arts and Life Page 4
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Views | Page 7
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