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Denton Oddities
Strange yet cool things distinctive to the city
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Friday, February 17, 2012
Volume 99 I Issue 20
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The Student Newspaper of the University of North Texas
UNT police
create theft
database
Lauren Williamson
Contributing Writer
Theft is a growing problem
on the campus of UNT - 93
cases have been reported on
campus since September,
according to Deputy Chief of
Police Ed Reynolds.
In order to help students
locate lost or stolen posses-
sions, the UNT Police
Department has partnered
with Trace, an online data-
base of lost and stolen items,
to start a Facebook applica-
tion to help prevent theft and
return stolen items.
The UNT police website
details the steps students can
take to register valuables with
the online lost and found to
assist police with recovery of
stolen items. Students can also
use tracking software such as
GadgefTrakto remotely access
a laptop's camera to record
images of a thief using their
stolen computer.
UNT police said using
GPS-enabled tracking soft-
ware helps lead them to stolen
possessions.
"Cell phones, books and
laptops are the most reported
stolen items," Reynolds
said.
However, many cases of
theft go unreported, according
to Reynolds.
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The Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery was established in 1860 and has become the final resting place of nearly 5,800 individuals and families. I.O.O.F. member James M. Smoot donated
land for the cemetery to be built in the late 19th century. Members of the 1.0.0. F. that were Freemasons have the Masonic symbol carved on their headstone.
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Photo illustration by Tyler Cleveland/Visuals Editor
The new "University of North Texas Facebook" helps students connect on campus, meet up with a group or create their
own event.
UNT app helps students
connect with campus
Nicole Balderas
Senior Staff Writer
In hopes of combining educa-
tion and social networking, UNT
teamed up with the company
Inigral to create the "University
of North Texas Facebook" appli-
cation.
Inigral originated in 2007
with a "courses application" that
organized students' classes on
their Facebook profile. In 2009,
the company took a different
approach and launched the
school application used today.
When it joined in April 2011,
UNT was one of the first 20
universities in the U.S. to form a
partnership with Inigral, whose
mission is to bridge social gaps
among students.
"You could argue that we're
taking Facebook back to its roots,
but we don't look at it that way,"
Inigral Chief Evangelist Michael
Staton said. "Facebook is a great
way to keep in touch with people
you already know, but it's not as
great for getting to know new
people or staying in touch with
large organizations."
Because UNT signed on
during the early stages of the
application's development, a
$30,000 annual contract with
the company was made avail-
able, instead of the usual cost
of $60,000.
"I've seen really positive uses
of the program," said Ken Moffitt,
UNT senior director of commu-
nication systems and marketing.
"I've heard of people getting
together at orientation, people
saying 'Hey, I'm your roommate'
before they even get to campus.
It's especially helpful to newly
admitted students who don't
know a soul on campus."
The application aims to
increase student involvement
with each other and with the
campus.
"We're working on incorpo-
rating official announcements
from the university," Staton said.
"We found that students gener-
ally have a preferred method of
communication at a certain pace
about certain topics, and most of
them don't check their email."
UNT claims 35-point
win against Warhawks
See FACEBOOK on Page 2
Inside
Men's Basketball
IanJacoby
Views Editor
The UNT men's basket-
ball team never trailed in
its 86-51 decimation of
Louisiana-Monroe at the
Super Pit on Thursday
night.
"We have a very unselfish
team," men's basketball
head coach Johnny Jones
said. "[Freshman forward]
Tony [Mitchell] is an
unselfish player and looks
for the assist. We've played
that way all year, and we
have to keep it up."
Unselfish describes the
game well. UNT (15-11, 8-5)
ended the contest with 15
assists, as opposed to ULM's
five. Couple that stat with
the fact that every player
on the team scored at least
once, and it's clear that
Jones' message of team-first
basketball is sinking in.
Mitchell contributed to
the win with 18 points, 15
rebounds and six blocks,
tying a career-high for
blocks. The game also
marks Mitchell's fifth
straight double-double and
ninth of the season.
On a less positive note,
Mitchell shot just 50 percent
from the free throw line.
"I don't know," Mitchell
said of his free throw
percentage. "I just need to
practice shooting more free
throws, I guess."
UNT's offense was
Photo by Ryan Bibb/Staff Photographer
Senior Tyler Hall makes a break for the basket against University of Louisiana
Monroe. Tyler and the Mean Green overtook the Warhaks, wining 86-51.
firing on all cylinders as the
Mean Green found scoring
in unlikely places. Tyler Hall,
senior walk-on guard and fan
favorite, started the game by
going three-for-three from
three-point range and ended
the game with a career-high
11 points.
Leading the team with four
assists was freshman guard
Alzee Williams, who scored
12 points. It was his fourth
straight game where he scored
in double figures. After the
game, Williams was quick to
defend Mitchell's free throw
shooting.
"Don't worry about that,"
Williams said of Mitchell's
free throws. "Tony will get
it."
The loss was ULM's (2-24,
1-12) ninth consecutive loss.
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Rick Perry looks to establish PAC
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Track team heads to Oklahoma for SBC tune-up
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