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BY ISAAC WRIGHTSenior Staff Writer
The Texas Legislature is deciding the fate of a program that stripped more than 1 million Texas drivers’ licenses in the past eight years.
T h e Te x a s D r i v e r Responsibility program was created in 2003 and imposes large annual surcharges to deter certain offenses, such as driving while intoxicated and driving without insurance or a valid license. The money raised by the surcharges was intended to pay for highway construc-tion projects and hospital trauma care, but more than 60 percent of the surcharges have gone unpaid, and viola-tors owe the state about $1 billion. Each driver who does not pay the surcharges within 30 days of conviction will face suspension of his or her driv-er’s license.
The Senate Criminal Justice Committee has called the number of uninsured and unli-censed drivers this program has caused “unacceptable.”
“These laws have not gener-ated the funds they were designed to, serve no public safet y purpose, and have in fact added thousands of uninsured drivers and thou-sands without a license to our streets,” said Senator John Whitmire, D-Houston, the chairman of the Criminal Justice Committee, in a press release issued Tuesday.
The surcharges are in addi-tion to initial fines and court fees incurred by an offense.
Driving under the influence carries the highest surcharges at $1,000 a year for three years after the f irst conviction, $1,500 a year for a second, and $2,000 a year for a conviction of driving with a blood-alcohol content of 0.16. Driving without insurance and driving with an invalid license both carry surcharges of $250 a year for three years.
While the Senate Criminal Justice Committee primarily called for the elimination of the surcharges for DWI offenses, a bill in the House would elimi-nate the Driver Responsibility Program entirely.
Supporters of the bill main-tain the charges are too high and often force lower-income Texans to choose between renewing a suspended license and paying for other neces-sities.
The House bill, authored by Representative Lon Burnam, D-Fort Worth, proposes an increase to the cigarette tax by 24 cents a pack to make up for the revenue that would be lost by eliminating the program.
“This program is a severe and unjust blow to Texans already struggling to keep their heads above water,” Burnam said in the press release.
License surcharge program under fire
“These funds have not
generated the funds they were
designed to.”— John Whitmire,
D-Houston
Suspended Texas drivers owe $1 Billion
The west side of the new Mean Green stadium was the backdrop for a pair of runners Thursday afternoon. The outside of the structure is near completion as work-ers concentrate on the � nishing touches in the press box and suites.
PHOTO BY DREW GAINES/SENIOR STAFF WRITER
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PHOTO BY BERENICE QUIRINO/VISUALS EDITOR
Mike Sanderson, a business computer and information systems junior, practices slacklining outside the Auditorium Building Thursday afternoon. Slacklining is similar to tightrope walking, but the line is less taut and has more of the feel of a long, narrow trampoline. Sanders and coworker James Baker, a history graduate student, have practiced slacklining on and o� for about six months. “It’s a good focus and balancing thing,” Baker said. “It’s challenging and fun.”
BY DREW GAINES Senior Staff Writer
There are 169 days separating the UNT football team from its first home game at the new Mean Green stadium, and the struc-ture that months ago was just dirt and concrete now resembles the playing field that is promising the university and its athletes renewed exposure.
“We are finally at a point where the stadium is starting to look like it will in the fall,” said Eric Capper, the senior associate athletic director of media rela-tions.
The lights that will soon flood the turf field — set to be one of the last pieces to be installed in June — now tower over the stadi-um’s bowl, and the bleachers that could house some 30,000 specta-tors are nearly all installed.
Workers from Manhattan Construction are concentrating on the “finishing touches,” Capper said, as they prime the walls and trim, and mount shelves in the six-figure priced suites from which the universi-ty’s high donors will watch the games.
Across the field from the towering glass windows of the suites and press box is the student section, where workers were busy Thursday installing handrails and
the last bricks that will support the east side of the structure.
Nearly half of the stadium’s $78-million price tag is coming from student service fees.
The grounds around the stadium are starting to resemble the planned park that will host tailgaters and game day festivi-ties. New trees have been planted and retaining walls have been
erected around the site, keeping in harmony with the green image that project organizers expect will set the stadium apart from others.
The amenities and progressive design by from HKS Architects, the firm that designed the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, are attracting ticket buyers, Capper said.
Sales of club-level seats, which cost anywhere from $3,000 to $12,000, are being made nearly every day, Capper said, and very few are left.
This is partly because of the publicity work of the athletics department and head football coach Dan McCarney, who have been hosting social and commu-nity events to rally prospective
ticket buyers, many of whom are UNT faculty and staff who have never before held club seats or season tickets, Capper said.
Naming rights to the stadium are still up for grabs as the university waits to partner with a corporation or individual who wants that $30-million privilege. Until then, it will be known as Mean Green Stadium.
Bleachers installed, seats sold, stadium nears completionMean Green
Stadium opening set for June
BY JESSICA ST. AMAContributing Writer
UNT’s Student Government Association and Glad: UNT’s Queer Alliance are co-hosting a fundraiser for Youth First Texas, a Dallas-based nonprofit organization that advocates for North Texas’ lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer youth.
The fundraiser will help support Collin County’s Youth First Texas program, an organi-zation that is lacking in funding. Donations and proceeds from T-shirt sales and a silent auction of UNT student artwork will aid the group in finding a perma-nent meeting location and help provide emergency funds for
youths in crisis. “Supporting programs like
Youth First Texas Collin County is a small but effective way to help someone else,” said Julie Leary, a political science junior and the vice president of Glad. “It’s easy for anyone who isn’t LGBTQ-identified to forget that the world can be a pretty unwelcoming place to be yourself.”
The Dallas-Ft. Worth area is home to more than 50,000 LGBTQ adolescents, according to the Youth First Texas website. While some of these chil-dren are fortunate to have an accepting home environment, most live in isolation and fear, according to the website.
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The Department of Public Safet y has instituted an amnesty period for drivers who owe the state surcharges. Until April 17, the DPS will allow qualified applicants — those with unpaid surcharges assessed between Sept. 30, 2004 and Dec. 31, 2008 — to pay defaulted surcharges at a 90 percent discounted rate.
The amnest y program is expected to leave a large number of fines unpaid, said Terry Clower of the UNT economics faculty.
“They are not collecting on it [the Driver Responsibility Program], and it hasn’t proven to be successful in lowering t he incidence of people driving drunk or driving without insurance,” Clower said.
He said the state hasn’t done a good job advertising
the program to the public.“You don’t see public
service announcements that say, ‘drive drunk and you will have to pay this extra surcharge,’” Clower said.
Denton Police Spokesman Ryan Grelle said off icers normally don’t inform drivers about the surcharges at the time of ticketing or arrest because the surcharges are something the state imposes, not the city.
Other critics of the program argue that surcharges don’t prevent violations.
“You’re talking about people who have already chosen to break the law,” Clower said. “If somebody is willing to take the risk of substantial fines associated with driving drunk, or they don’t want to spend $2,000 a year on insur-ance, is the surcharge really going to make that much of a difference?”
DPS enacts amnesty period
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PHOTO BY STACY POWERS/SENIOR STAFFER
Maria Dudash, the English as a Second Language high school coordinator for Denton Independent School District, speaks to selected bilingual high school students and their families about the program at a kick-o� reception Wednesday night.
“Suicide is the leading cause of death in LGBTQ youth,” said Sam Wilkes, the director of development and administra-tion for Youth First Texas. “The average age of coming out has dropped to 14 years old, and these kids are just looking for somebody to tell them that there’s nothing wrong with them, that they’re normal.”
Jeanne Rubin, the volun-teer facilitator of Youth First Texas Collin County, also encourages UNT students to
get involved with Youth First Texas.
“College students can give these kids someone to relate to through volunteering or a mentorship,” Rubin said. “They need to know that it does get better, that your sexu-ality doesn’t define what you are. It’s just a part of who you are.”
For more informat ion on Youth First Texas Collin County meetings and volun-teer opportunities, email col l incount y @ yout hf irst-texas.org.
Program puts youth firstContinued from Page 1
BY STACY POWERSSenior Staff er
UNT’s College of Education p a r t ner e d w it h D ent on Independent School District this spring to encourage high school students to consider careers in bilingual educa-tion.
There is about a 46 percent Latino student population in Texas, and that is expected to rise to about 60 percent in the coming years, said Maria Dudash, the English as a Second Language high school coordi-nator for Denton ISD.
“In order to meet that chal-lenge, we need to prepare our
Initiative motivates high school studentsfuture teachers that are bilin-gual to meet the needs of our students,” Dudash said.
The program also encour-aged students who already speak multiple languages to consider education careers.
“We want our bilingual high school students to have the opportunity to explore a bilin-gual teaching field,” said Teresa Taylor, the director of bilin-gual/ESL programs for Denton ISD. “We want to give them that opportunity to start setting those goals beyond the high school diploma.”
New beginnings for a familiar program
T he Fut u re Bi l i ng u a l Teachers init iat ive began in 2005 when the College of Education partnered with For t Wor t h Independent School District and the Sid W. Richardson Foundation to fund the project for three years. The project started up again this year when it received $60,000 from the Sid W. Richardson Foundation and $15,000 from the College of Education for the next three years.
“We have been able to receive the funding because we have a very good track record of the impact that this program gave to students,” said Rossana Boyd, the director of the Bilingual/ESL Certification program at UNT. “We followed
up students that participated, and I would say 80 percent of them went to college.”
The Sid W. Richardson Foundation only supports Fort Worth ISD, and another foun-
dation has not been found for other school districts, Boyd said.
“[Denton ISD doesn’t] have foundation funding like we do for Fort Worth, but they are going above and beyond to make a similar project happen,” Boyd said.
There will be separate work-shops in June for the Denton ISD students and Forth Worth ISD students to tour the UNT campus and get hands-on expe-rience as bilingual teachers.
T he 25 st udents f rom Denton ISD and 30 students from Fort Worth ISD were selected based on academic standing, language proficiency, recommendations and level of interest in becoming a teacher, Boyd said.
The Denton ISD students
will visit the campus June 20 and 21.They will go to the Department of ESL and meet with master bilingual teachers.
“It w i l l concentrate on
inst r uct ion for bi l ing ua l education and ESL methods, and the rewards and benefits of a teaching career,” Dudash said.
The Fort Worth ISD students will attend a four-day academy June 7 through June 10.
During the first half of the academy, the students will stay overnight in the dorms and learn about UNT and its bilin-gual education program. For the second half, the students will be in Fort Worth, said Maria Prada, an early child-hood educat ion graduate student.
“We are hoping that the students will not only become motivated to pursue bilingual education as a career, but it’s an opportunity for them to learn about UNT,” she said.
“We want our bilingual high school students to have the opportunity to explore a bilingual teaching field,”
—Teresa Taylor,Director of bilingual/ESL programs for
Denton Independent School District
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BY BOBBY LEWISSenior Staff Writer
An eventful schedule has not let up on the UNT softball team and it will continue as Sun Belt Conference leader Florida International v isits this weekend.
T he tea m s w i l l play a doubleheader 2 p.m. Saturday at Lovelace Stadium, t hen play the f ina l game of the series Sunday at noon.
UN T’s (13-15, 1-5) on ly victory in six games of confer-ence play came against No. 19 Louisiana-Lafayette. UNT has lost nine of its last 11 games and four-straight conference games.
“We’ve got to pick up our performance in the confer-ence for us to do well,” said head coach T.J. Hubbard.
FIU (15-12, 3-0) sits atop the conference right now, while UNT is in seventh place. FIU has won five of its last seven, entering a doubleheader with No. 17 Baylor Thursday.
UNT won two of its three r oad g a me s at F I U l a st season.
“We just haven’t played as well as we would like or as
BY PAUL BOT TONIIntern
After competing in three tournaments in three weeks, the UNT men’s golf team will wrap up its busy March schedule this weekend in the Border Olympics at Laredo, Texas.
The No. 37-ranked Mean Green squad capped a spring break stay in Arizona with a fourth-place finish in the 2011 Desert Shootout at Phoenix. Three players — sophomores Rodolfo Cazaubon, Carlos Ortiz and Curtis Donahoe — finished in the Top 20.
“The guys are improving but have a long ways to go to reach their full potential,” said
head coach Brad Stracke in an email statement.
No. 28 Oklahoma and No. 34 Indiana will likely be UNT’s top competition.
The Hoosiers have won three of the nine tournaments it has competed in this season. Mea nw h i le, t he Sooners topped the Mean Green in the Desert Shootout, claiming the tournament championship in
a 15-team field.UNT will face familiar fair-
ways and greens. The team competed in the 2010 Border Olympics at the same golf course as the 2011 edition, finishing 10th in a 16-team field.
The Mean Green traveled to Laredo Wednesday and tournament action tees off Friday.
FIU comes to Denton for series
Slow down McClain:
FIU junior outfield-er Ashley McClain is hitting a team leading .405 with five HRs and four stolen bases
Better defensive play:
UNT had two errors against OSU that led to two unearned runs
Keys to beating FIU
“We’ve got to pick up our
performance in the conference ...”
—T.J. Hubbard,Head coach
Senior in� elder Mallory Cantler hits the ball during a practice. The softball team will face No. 1 Florida International Saturday and Missouri Sunday at Lovelace Stadium.
PHOTO BY STACY POWERS/SENIOR STAFFER
Men’s golf team � nishes hectic monthBrief
well as we know we can play,” said senior pitcher Mallory Cantler. “The win over ULL was pretty big, but I think now all we can do is concen-trate on the games we have in front of us.”
UNT’s pitch ing may be t he biggest factor aga inst the Golden Panthers. Going
into its doubleheader against Baylor, FIU ranked second to last in the Sun Belt Conference with a team batting average of .266. FIU ranks in the same place with 105 runs scored.
The Mean Green has a team batting average of .283 with 132 runs, which is good for fourth in the Sun Belt in both
Senior out� elder Mariza Martinez runs to catch the ball during a practice.PHOTO BY STACY POWERS/SENIOR STAFFER
BY BEN BABYSenior Staff Writer
With family and friends in at tenda nce, t he UNT track and field team looks to continue its strong start to the outdoor season Friday in the North Texas Open and Saturday’s North Texas Classic.
Friday’s meet is open to any college teams wishing to compete, while Saturday’s is an invite-only event. UNT w i l l compete each day, said UNT head coach Rick Watkins.
“It ’s st i l l ea rly in t he outdoor season,” Watkins said. “We’ve got some big meets coming up later in the season. Figure out what relay combos work best. It’s mainly giving our kids a chance to compete outdoors.”
This will be the f irst of two weekends that the Mean Green w i l l host a meet. UNT hosts the Mean Green Twilight April 30.
“We always love to have meet s t hat a re here i n Denton,” said senior sprinter Montrell Pyron. “Our track is fast. Ever ybody comes down to run fast. That means ever ybody brings a lot of heat.”
Pyron posted a t ime of 48. 38 i n t he 40 0 -meter dash in last weekend’s TCU Hor ned Frog Inv ite, t he f irst outdoor meet of the season.
H i s t i me r a n k s 24t h in the NCA A West region and second in the Sun Belt Conference.
The senior was one leg of t he men’s 4x400 relay team t hat f inished t hird last weekend with a t ime of 3: 09.62. P y ron, senior spr i nter Just i n F lowers, sophomore hurdler Steven White and freshman sprinter Clinton Collins are ranked fifth in the region and first
in the conference. White owns the best time
in the conference in the 200-meter dash. His t ime of 21.16 helped the sopho-more earn the Sun Belt men’s outdoor track performer of the week.
S e n i o r h i g h j u m p e r Jermaine Jamison is second in the conference in the high jump event, jumping for 2.05 meters last weekend in Fort Worth.
Jamison finished the 2010 outdoor season with a mark of 2.09 meters, second in the conference. The senior said the switch from indoor to outdoor is a big difference, equating it to somebody lifting a rock off his back.
Jamison said he knows there is t ime left for the Mean Green to grow and
improve. “Everything we do right
now is preparing us for later on in the season,” Jamison said. “As long as we make sure that every thing we do is according to the workout plan, outdoor conference should be a steal for us.”
On t he women’s side, senior pole vaulter Christal Brewster was one of few UNT athletes to compete last weekend.
Br e w s t e r b e s t e d t h e competition with a mark of 3.95 meters, which is first in the conference.
UNT did not have many of its women compete at TCU, but a majority of them are expected to compete this weekend.
Updates on the compe-t it ions a re ava i lable at MeanGreenSports.com.
Mean Green hosts matches
Team hopes to build on last
week’s success
“Everything we do right now is preparing us for later...”
—Jermaine Jamison,Senior high jumper
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ra i se it s bat t i ng average against UNT, as t he Mean Green’s pitching staff is one of the most hittable in the Sun Belt. Going into Wednesday’s loss to No. 18 Oklahoma State, UNT had the second-worst ERA in the conference at 3.48. Aga i nst OSU, UNT ra ised its ERA to 3.63 by giving up seven ea r ned r u ns to t he Cowgirls.
“We k now t hat FIU is a toug h tea m,” sa id sen ior outfielder Mariza Martinez. “We know what we’ve got to do to win. Now we have to actually do it.”
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MUSIC: The Strokes return
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BY PAUL BOTTONIIntern
In a genre dominated by cookie-cutter bands, indie-rock group The Joy Formidable attempts to break the mold on its major-label debut, “The Big Roar.”
The Welsh band grasps the listener with its grand-scale sound — a mixture of British pop and ‘90s-grunge rock with layered guitars.
Ritzy Bryan, the lead singer and guitarist, and Rhydian Dafydd, the bassist and backing vocalist, formed the band while at school in Wales. Drummer Matt Thomas was added after Bryan and Dafydd relocated to London.
The band started out small, releasing the eight-song mini-album “A Balloon Called Moaning” in 2009. Canvasback Music/Atlantic Records inked the band to a deal in August, and on March 15 the trio released their full-length debut in the U.S.
Forty-five seconds of random noise, which could be anything from firecrackers exploding to balloons popping, opens the album before the trio launches into the opening track, “The Everchanging Spectrum of a Lie.”
The seven-minute tune about the anxiety of love builds and builds until the melody bursts like water from a dam.
The band hits its stride over the next few tracks, most notable in “Austere” and “A Heavy Abacus.”
“Whirring,” the album’s first single and one of four from “A Balloon Called Moaning,” marks the midway point of the album.
Backed by Thomas’ precision drumming and Dafydd’s steady bass lines, Bryan belts out lyrics on losing sleep over her conscience. While a highlight of the album, half of “Whirring” is an intense jam session
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quality after “Whirring,” one or two tracks could have been left off without affecting the quality of the album.
That said, The Joy Formidable finishes their debut on a high with “The Greatest Light Is the Greatest Shade.”
The closing track shifts from moments of tranquility to turbu-lence, before the song plunges into a frenzy.
The Joy Formidable’s full-length debut can be viewed as a success, though it has some small issues, such as Bryan’s Welsh accent occa-sionally making her lyrics hard to understand.
The album offers a glimpse at the band’s potential and clearly marks its members as a group to keep an eye on.
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The Strokes performed at the Austin City Limits festival on Oct. 8. Released last Friday, “Angles” is the band’s fourth studio album.
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Ba nds record ing a new a lbum tend to experiment with new instruments, sounds and tones, which can either make or break them.
A fter a f ive-year hiatus, the Strokes return with their fourth album, “Angles,” and take on an approach unlike its previous efforts. For “Angles,” each member had an input in how the music should sound, u n for t u nately g iv i ng t he 10-track album an unpredict-able and inconsistent feel.
The New York quintet main-tained its garage-rock sound for the most part, but a few of the songs have synthesizers accompanying the stylistic guitars of Nick Valensi and A lber t Ha mmond Jr. — it doesn’t seem to work ver y well. For the sake of a pun, the album has certainly taken different “angles.”
The opening song “Machu Picchu” is a great beginning to the album. With an under-lying reggae tone coexisting to a retro-pop melody, the track is clearly the highlight of the album. It ref lects a fresh start for the band.
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Dallas Arboretum blooms, creates ‘Fairy Tale World’
The “Beauty and the Beast” castle is a part of the Dallas Arboretum’s “It’s a Fairy Tale World” exhibit.Photo by brian Maschino/intern
By Brittni Barnett & Kaylah BacaInterns
Over 500,000 tulips, daffodils and pansies in shades of pink, red and yellow are in full bloom at the Dallas Arboretum.
Through April 10, the Dallas Arboretum is celebrating its 27th annual Dallas Blooms festival — a six-week event featuring 66 acres of flowers centered around the theme “It’s a Fairy Tale World.”
The festival is the largest one of its kind in the Southwest, said Terry Lendecker, the Dallas Arboretum’s public relations manager.
A multi-generational eventIn 2010, MSN.com named the
Arboretum “One of the Top 14 Places in the World to See Spring Flowers.”
“Dallas Blooms originally started with just tulips,” Lendecker said. “But it just keeps growing every year. Southern Living magazine just said we had a world-class tulip display, and that we were the best place this side of Holland to see these flowers.”
Last year, 128,552 visitors attended Dallas Blooms, she said.
Don Smith of the UNT biology faculty said he has taken students on trips to the Arboretum in the past. He said that many flowers are in bloom at this time of year, so it is a perfect time to see floral displays.
“This event is so successful because it is really a multi-generational event,” Lendecker said. “Two-year-olds and 92-year-olds will find something they enjoy.”
Fairy tale worldIn accordance with this year’s
theme, the Arboretum will feature seven fairy tale castles, based on classic children’s fairy tales, created especially for Dallas Blooms by local
architects, Lendecker said.“We change our theme every year
to keep it exciting,” she said. The castle themes include “Beauty
and the Beast,” “The Princess and the Pea,” “Aladdin,” “Rapunzel,” “The Little Mermaid,” “Jack and the Beanstalk” and Mufaro’s “Beautiful Daughters.”
The exhibit will run through Dec. 31.
One of the biggest challenges the Arboretum staff faces is the weather, Lendecker said.
“However, you can make your plans, and because we are an outdoor venue, we have installed a rain plan,” she said. “If you bring
your receipt back within three months, you can come see us for free. Rain or shine, it still looks great at the Arboretum.”
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Many � elds of � owers are scattered across the greens at the Dallas Arboretum.
The “Jack and the Beanstalk” fairy tale castle is part of the Dallas Arboretum’s newest exhibit “It’s a Fairy Tale World.” The castle was built and designed by The Beck Group and features a storyboard standing outside the doorway that tells the story of “Jack and the Beanstalk.”
A blue fountain sits outside “The Little Mermaid” fairy tale castle at the Dallas Arbore-tum. The castle was built by Gerdes, Henrichson & Associates Architects.
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Arboretum on field trips.“Everyone enjoys it here,” she
said. “We just try to provide a posi-tive atmosphere for families. There is always a quiet place to exhale here.”
The Arboretum, UNTUNT’s upcoming community
garden project is somewhat modeled after the Dallas Arboretum, said
Open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. General admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, $8 for children, and free for Arboretum members.
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Michael Bales, a studio art senior and student coordinator for the project.
“For the scale they are working at, they have to have a water system and they have to have fertilizers,” he said. “But on a site like ours, we can mimic things they have, like the individual beds with dirt and flowers and the individual planting areas, and I think we can do it sustainably.”
The value of a community garden is that it provides a wonderful place for novice gardeners to learn from others, said Rebecca Dickstein of the biology faculty.
Lendecker said her favorite part about the Arboretum and Dallas Blooms is the unsolicited compli-ments they receive.
“One of our employees was walking behind a family and heard a man say that he thinks this is what heaven must be like,” she said.
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By Corrisa JaCksonStaff Writer
Start packing up your coats, sweaters, t h ick sca r ves a nd heav y hats — it’s t ime to say goodbye to winter.
Wit h t he a r r iva l of spr ing comes the chance to ditch the layers and rock a fun look.
For women, this season will be full of fun ways to blend styles together.
It’s not hot enough to ditch layering altogether, so a colorful blouse with a long sleeved shirt
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Boyfriend jeans are a roomier alternative to the skinny jeans that have dominated clothing store s t he pa st fe w ye a r s . Wearing a pair of boyfriend jeans is a good choice for people who are tired of skin-tight denim.
Be bold w it h accessor ies. Once the warm weather settles in and layering becomes unnec-essary, try a funky headband, or large chunky bracelets and large earrings in place of several items of clothing.
Accessories are also a good way to mix styles. Wearing pearls or glittery jewelry can spice up the otherwise plain outfit of a T-shirt and jeans.
For men, spring is a great time to keep it comfortable whi le adding f lair to their style. The accessories rule can apply here too.
Try out a fedora with a polo or button-down shirt and jeans to dress up a casual look.
Don’t fear prints, patterns or colors either. Contrasting dark jeans or slacks w it h bright ly colored shirts is a nice and easy way to add fun to your outfit.
The most important thing to remember about being fashion-able is to pick something that reflects your style. All these ideas are just a suggestion — having your own style is the most fash-ionable thing you can do.
William Medlar, a physics freshman, shows he isn’t afraid of color by wearing a thin T-shirt with bold purple and gray stripes.
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By Dana WalkerIntern
When it comes to decorating, I love to add pops of color with acces-sories to fit my mood or the season. An easy, creative way to brighten up your room’s style this spring is to add a fabric picture frame.
This is perfect for college students living in dorms or apartments because the walls can be easily deco-rated without putting holes in them. They are also a fun solution for the indecisive decorator.
Supply list:Iron8-inch by 10-inch piece of fabric (cotton works best), price variesQuick fabric stiffening spray like Stiffen Stuff, $7.50ScissorsA couple sheets of scratch paper
Take your 8-inch by 10-inch piece of fabric and spray the backside with the fabric stiffing spray until it is wet. Let it dry.
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Next, measure the size of the photo you want to frame in the middle of a sheet of paper to determine the size of the hole you will need to cut out. You want to leave enough room to hold your picture in place so cut the hole about a half-inch smaller than the actual photo size on each side. For example, my photo was 4 inches by 6 inches, so I wanted the frame hole to be 3-and-a-half inches by 5-and-a-half inches.
Now, to customize the edges of the frame, take a sheet of scratch paper, fold it into quarters and draw a design on it. After cutting along the drawn lines, unfold the paper to see if you
like the design. If not, try again with a new design.
After making sure your photo fits the frame, fold the dry, stiffened fabric into quarters and cut out the design. Iron the fabric to get rid of fold marks.
Finally, iron the fabric to the wall. Don’t leave it pressed for too long to avoid paint chipping.
Loosen the edges with your finger to put your photo into place and iron the edges to secure.
Don’t be afraid to mix and match patterns or even use only one. In honor of spring, I decided to use a floral and bright green fabric.
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BY DAISY SILOSStaff Writer
Developers for the software company Traveller’s Tales have done it again, returning with the new “Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars” game for Xbox. The game, released Tuesday, makes for a great installment to the “Lego Star Wars” game series. Ever since its release in 2005, the beloved trilogy has managed to keep fans happy with an enter-taining game with odd-looking but adorable Legos.
Over the years, Traveller’s Tales has taken films such as “Harry
Lego Star Wars great addition to series Opinion Potter,” “Batman” and “Star Wars,”
and turned them into Lego games. The games attract adults and chil-dren, making it a fit for the whole family.
The game is pretty easy and time-consuming — the perfect combina-tion to keep people engaged.
Game onThe basic premise of the game
is to break everything into small cubes, and collecting as many things as possible along the way. After each level is completed, a character is unlocked.
One of unique things about the Lego games is how easy it is to have a second player join in or leave the game at any time. Talk
about great teamwork!
New facesFans of the original trilogy may
stumble upon some not-so-familiar faces in this game.
Although no “Star Wars” game can go on without Obi Wan Kenobi or Anakin Skywalker, new characters are added to each installment. Fans can now play as Lando Calrissian, everyone’s favorite backstabber, and many others. The more the merrier, right?
BY MARLENE GONZALEZIntern
For some students, with spring comes adventure.
James Quinn of the rehabilita-tion, social work and addiction faculty said some people do adren-aline-kicking activities to face their fears and prove to themselves that they are capable of confronting their fears.
“Some of them are stimulation seekers, some of them want to chal-lenge their limits and are more confident,” he said. “When you do things like that, you are producing large amounts of excitatory brain chemicals. Some people get accli-mated to those high levels and they feel a certain need to at least briefly get those chemicals flowing in a big way.”
Coolin’ offWater sports are an option when
the heat gets intense. Flying and Floating Toys opened last year with boat, jet ski, kayak and powered parachute rentals at Lake Lewisville, with prices starting at $65 an hour.
“Waterskiing or wakeboarding are the most challenging water sports. People like to do jumps or flips and tricks like that,” said James Doolin, the manager of the rental store.
He said jet skiing is the most requested.
“It’s a family activity. It’s hot outside, so they come outside and get wet and have fun,” he said.
Free-fallingWith prices at $199, Skydive
Dallas offers training workshops to give clients full protection when they try their hand at skydiving. The company runs yearlong, with about 16,000 people jumping off planes a year, but spring and summer are their busiest times, said Amber Anderson, a pro-shop and ticket sales employee.
“It felt like you were floating. It’s just a rush of excitement and adren-aline,” Anderson said. “They enjoy the adrenaline rush. It’s extremely fun.”
Jumping off Zero Gravity Thrill Park, located
in Dallas, provides five activities with high heights. Prices range from $32.99 for a single ride to $72.95 for all five, including taxes.
The Skyscraper is the most popular ride, said crew member Stephanie Tery.
“You can see the highway from there. It’s great for people who are afraid of our more intense rides,” she said.
The park sells videos capturing the riders’ reactions in every ride.
“We have the adrenaline for people who are really big adrena-line junkies,” Tery said.
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Just in time for the official start of spring, this Red Skinned Potato Salad, courtesy of allrecipes.com, is the perfect compliment to an afternoon picnic. Although it takes about two hours to complete, this dish makes enough for a small group of people — perfect for a day trip with friends to the park or the lake. The red potato skins add color and additional texture to this traditional dish, and the bacon can be tasted throughout. Use smaller potatoes for a faster cooking time, and less of the onion for a milder taste.
Ingredients2 pounds scrubbed, red potatoes 6 eggs1 pound of bacon1 onion, finely chopped1 stalk celery, finely chopped2 cups mayonnaiseSalt and pepper to taste
Directions1. Bring a large pot of salted water
to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender but firm, which takes about 15
BY HOLLY HARVEY & JENNIFER MCELROY Interns
With its faded exterior and swarm of Cadillacs in the parking lot, Mr. Frosty, a 1950s flashback of a restau-rant, serves up classic American food. Although the retro atmo-sphere is charming, the food doesn’t quite measure up.
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Mr. Frosty1001 Fort Worth Dr.
Denton, TX 76205
The restaurant is smaller than most fast-food establishments, f itt ing about 25 to 30 people inside, and has a few outside tables and benches for customers. Despite it s si ze, customers continually streamed in and out of the restaurant.
When walking in, customers are welcomed with 1950s memorabilia such as arcade games, vintage posters and yellow vinyl chairs.
Although not extremely dirty, the scuffed-up interior has many wears and tears, which make Mr. Frosty’s look dingy and old.
The charismatic staff was helpful and knowledgeable about the menu, and had the food prepared quickly. They also checked in on us, making sure all needs were met.
The menu includes traditional American food from burgers and chicken strips to shakes and malts.
They also offer shrimp baskets, onion rings and chicken fried steak.
Prices are fitting for students, with a meal of a cheeseburger, fries and a drink costing about $7, and a popcorn chicken meal costing about $6. Mr. Frosty’s famous shakes are around $2 or $3, depending on their size.
The cheeseburger was not love at first bite. It’s something you could get at any fast-food chain — a mouthful of ordinary.
Mr. Frosty’s french fries were greasy and tasted like something nuked in the microwave.
The chicken was very hot and had a good f lavor, but was too crunchy. Some pieces were more batter than actual chicken. But the homestyle gravy and tasty ranch dressing complemented the chicken nicely.
Their signature shakes are prob-ably the best item on the menu, with chocolate, vanilla and fruit flavors. The strawberry milkshake
was creamy and had real pieces of strawberry in it. Most people in Mr. Frosty ordered a shake or a vanilla soda.
Mr. Frosty f i l led us up on an aesthetic appeal but not on substance. The tiny restaurant has lots of style, but passable food.
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minutes. Drain and set in the refrig-erator to cool.
2. Place the eggs in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Cover and let eggs stand in the hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove the eggs, let them cool, then peel and chop them.
3. Place the bacon in a large,
deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
4. Chop the cooled potatoes, leaving the skin on. Add to a large bowl, along with the eggs, bacon, onion and celer y. Add mayonnaise, salt and pepper to taste. Chill for an hour before serving.
Red Skinned Potato Salad is a creamy and hearty dish with a tasty bacon � avor. It’s per-fect for a picnic with friends.
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Mr. Frosty o� ers classic American food like burgers and shakes.PHOTO BY ANAM BAKALI/INTERN