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The Student Newspaper of the University of North Texas
UN to add six electrical vehicle charging stations
Mackenzie Yelvington
Contributing Writer
During its meeting on
Monday, the We Mean Green
Fund subcommittee approved
a proposal to bring six elec-
tric vehicle charging stations
- equipped with a 60-inch
charger as well as a hand-
icap-accessible charger - to
the Radio, Television, and
Film Building, the Murchison
Performing Arts Center and
Wooten Hall.
The WMGF subcommittee will
pay ECOtality a total of $65,737
for electrical and data work, exca-
vation, repaving, restriping and
the required signage. ECOtality
will provide the equipment and
cables free of charge and also
grant UNT $13,500 for instal-
lation.
"I am hoping this will
encourage people in the Denton
area to have more either hybrid
or electric vehicles," said Helen
Bailey, director of facility
management and construction
and facilities representative for
the WMGF subcommittee.
International development
sophomore Matt McCallum
and Brad Holt, UNT alumnus
and senior videographer
for University Relations,
Communications and Marketing,
proposed the EVcharging station
project.
They originally submitted
separate proposals, but the
Office ofSustainability put them
in contact to tackle the project
together.
"Between us, the Office of
Sustainability and facilities it
really was a group effort; we just
started it," McCallum said.
Currently the University of
Texas at Arlington, University of
California Los Angeles, University
of Colorado and Vanderbilt have
EV chargers on campus. UTA
outgrew their original infrastruc-
ture of one charging station that
was donated to them and had to
install two more stations due to
demand, said Jeff Johnson, UTA
director of maintenance and
special projects.
"It has to start somewhere,"
said Evan Carpenter, WMGF
subcommittee vice chair and
sociology pre-doctoral student.
He said the subcommittee was
most concerned about the cost
associated with the installation
of the chargers and how much of
students' money from the WMGF
would be spent.
"Once people realize how
much they are saving by not
buying gas, it really is worth
it," said Holt, soon to be owner
of an electric Tesla Roadster
Model S.
The Tesla Roadster is one
of the top of the line EV's on
the market. The Chevy Volt
and the Nissan Leaf are two
standard-priced EVs currently
offered, but many more are
scheduled to be released
soon.
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Senior Will Atterberry punts the ball during football practice Wednesday. Atterberry punted the ball 43 times for 1,799 yards (41.8 avg) in seven games of action before missing the last five due to
injury in 2010.
UNT football team begins practice
Kyle Harty
Contributing Writer
The Mean Green football
team opened its spring practice
season Wednesday afternoon,
looking to build offmomentum
from its fall campaign.
During head coach Dan
McCarney's first year at the
helm, the Mean Green set a
home attendance record and
finished with a 5-7 record, one
victory shy of becoming bowl
game eligible.
Nine starters on offense and
six on defense return from
last year's squad, including
redshirt-junior quarterback
Derek Thompson and junior
linebacker Zach Orr.
However, the team lost
a number of key contribu-
tors, including all-everything
running back Lance Dunbar
- who ran for more than 4,200
yards in his UNT career -
and veteran defensive starter
Brandon Akpunku to gradu-
ation.
Despite the losses on both
sides of the ball, McCarney isn't
concerned by the challenge.
"The work ethic of this team
is just outstanding," McCarney
said. "The momentumis rolling
in this program, you can see
it."
The offense lost veteran
lineman Matt Tomlinson to
graduation, but four starters
return to the offensive line,
including sophomore Cyril
Lemon, who became the first
UNT offensive lineman to
win all-conference honors as
a freshman since 2000.
"We've progressed a lot,"
junior wide receiver Brelan
"The momentum is rolling in
this program, you can see it"
—Dan McCarney
Head football coach
Chancellor said. "Everybody's
coming together, and we've
become a stronger team."
McCarney, who was eager
to get back on the field after
suffering a stroke in February,
ran with his usual enthusiasm
from drill to drill and appeared
to be in shape.
"I tried to be the best patient
in the history of patients,"
McCarney joked. "Five weeks
with no physical activity for
me was horrible, but I'm back
now and I feel great."
Senior tight end Daniel
Prior said he likes McCarney's
coaching style and is happy
to have him back with the
team.
"I really like him," Prior said.
"He's high-energy and brought
a great staff in and really built
this place up."
The newest addition to
McCarney's staff is defensive
coordinator John Skladany, a
30 -year coaching veteran who
coached with McCarney for 11
seasons at Iowa State.
Skladany joined the staff
after coaching at Central
Florida, where his defense
finished ninth in the country
in total defense and scoring
defense last season.
"John is like family,"
McCarney said. "He can teach,
he can motivate, and he can
elevate the performance of his
players. He's one of the best in
college football."
Spring practices will
continue through April leading
up to the spring game on April
21 at Apogee Stadium.
All practices are open to the
public, and a list of practice
times and dates are available
at MeanGreenSports.com.
SGA
approves
safety
proposal
Ben Peyton
Staff Writer
At Wednesday's Student
Government Association
meeting, the Senate unani-
mously passed a proposal to
place either proper crosswalks,
yield signs or both in high traffic
areas around campus that are
currently lacking proper safety
precautions for students.
College of Arts and Sciences
Senator Adam Hasley,
co-sponsor of the resolution,
said the safety issue was discov-
ered during one of SGA external
committee's monthly safety
walks through campus.
'At the biggest crosswalk,
Maple, students were literally
having to sprint in front of cars
to get across," Hasley said.
To fix the safety concerns,
SGA supports and requests that
a crosswalk, yield to pedestrian
sign, or both be built on or near
the intersection of Avenue D
and Eagle Drive, Traditions Hall
across North Texas Boulevard,
and the path between Honors
Hall and Mozart Square on
Eagle Drive, as well as on or
near Maple and Welch streets,
according to the passed reso-
lution.
"Having to cross that [inter-
section of Maple and Welch]
every day and knowing that I
have a position to do something
in the Senate really prompted
me to get involved in this reso-
lution," said Honors College
Senator Andrew Crosswhite.
The proposals will be sent
to UNT's administrators as
well as City of Denton's Streets
and Traffic Control for further
action.
See SGA on Page 2
Donations increase for Emerald Eagle Ball
Holly Harvey
Senior Staff Writer
The Emerald Eagle Ball
doubled the number of sponsors
from last year and raised almost
$400,000 to help financially
challenged students receive an
education through the Emerald
Eagle Scholars program.
The moneyraised goes toward
scholarships for students in the
program, which was started in
2007 to fund students in their
studies at UNT.
This year's ball was held Feb.
25 at Apogee Stadium, where
students and sponsors could
interact and see students' prog-
ress, according to Lilyan Prado-
Carrillo, Emerald Eagle Scholars
program coordinator.
"The [Division of]
Advancement office has strong
relationships with donors, and
people donate because they
like the mission of the program
and the success rate," Prado-
Carrillo said.
The Office of Development
focused this year on increasing
donations and getting a larger
donor base, said George Wendt,
assistant vice president of
advancement services.
"We made a concerted
effort back in October to
solicit potential sponsors, and
we started very early solic-
iting for various companies,"
Wendt said. "We made over
150 solicitations for the spon-
sorships."
The number of sponsors
for this year was 33, with 18
new sponsors donating to the
program.
Three hundred and ninety-
two people attended the
ball, where UNT President
V. Lane Rawlins offered to use
unrestricted budget money
to match donations up to
$25,000, Wendt said.
"During the ball, we had
a pledge of over $40,000,"
Wendt said. "An anonymous
donor said they would match
anything above $25,000, so
we were able to match over
$40,000."
Students must have a
household income of less
than $35,000 to be eligible
for the program and typically
come from low-performing
high schools, according
to Emerald Eagle Scholar
Anthony Gilbert, a perfor-
mance freshman.
" I think that students who
come from the most diffi-
cult or trying backgrounds
end up succeeding the most,"
Gilbert said.
Gilbert spoke at the ball
about his journey to UNT and
what the program has meant
to him.
"The ball is technically
a fundraiser, but it's about
putting a face to the program,"
Gilbert said. "It's about
bridging the gap between us
and sponsors."
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