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Friday, December 3, 2010Volume 96 | Issue 56
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BY MACKENZIE MICHELStaff Writer
A new report by t he UnitedHealth Center for Health Reform & Modernization predicts that within the next decade, we will be living in the United States of Diabetes.
The new report says if health trends continue, more than 50 percent of the American popula-tion will have diabetes or pre-di-abetes by 2020. This will come at a cost of $3.35 trillion and an esti-mated 10 percent of total health care spending.
According to the American Diabetes Association, 23.6 million people — 7.8 percent of the U.S. population — had diabetes or pre-diabetes in 2007. Of those people, 2 million between the ages of 12 and 19 had pre-diabetes.
Jaremy James, assistant professor of internal medicine at the UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth, said it’s a large assump-tion to think that 50 percent of the population will have diabetes, but it’s possible.
“Many people are coming around with diabetes,” James said. “Don’t think it won’t happen to you, because it will.”
There are many types of diabetes, but James says the main types are Type 1, Type 2 and gesta-tional diabetes.
James said people with Type 1 diabetes are generally born that way, and their bodies are unable to produce insulin. Type 2 diabetes is generally associated with obesity
BY ERIN LIPINSKYContributing Writer
Various establishments in Denton offer student discounts and price cuts with a quick flash of a valid student ID.
“I utilize the student discounts in Denton all the time, literally all the time,” said Leigh Smith, a public administration grad-uate student. “Sometimes it is 10 percent and sometimes it is 50 percent, but students should ask everywhere they go.”
Campus BookstoreThe campus bookstore also
offers discounts and savings for students and their families. Students, parents and faculty can save as much as $200 on Apple computers and accesso-ries. Computer software such as Microsoft Office Pro Plus for PC, normally sold at $500, is sold to students for about $100. Adobe products also come at about a 65 to 75 percent discounted price depending on the student’s desired package.
“Students are always on a budget, so our primary goal is to give them the best price they can get,” said Randy Honeycutt, computer sales coordinator for the UNT Bookstore.
Movie NightsDepending on the night,
students do not have to pay more than $3.50 for a movie ticket.
The Movie Tavern offers $3 movie night on Mondays, the Landmark Theater in the Golden Triangle Mall offers $2 movie night on Tuesdays and the Cinemark Theater offers $3.50 movie night on Thursdays for students who present valid IDs. Regular ticket prices vary anywhere from $5 to $7 with a student ID on non-promotional days.
Businesses offer discountsPart four of a four-part series
Auto RepairStudents who need auto
repairs can get about 10 percent discounted on various services. TransPro of Denton offers a 10 percent discount on transmis-sion work for students. Eagle Transmission and Briscoe Alignment and Tires also offer a 10 percent discount on major repairs and available services.
“What we are trying to do is offer a place for students to go that they can trust,” said John Looper, Eagle Transmission owner. “I found so far that students are much more likely than other customers to bring in the avail-able coupons.”
Fashion and FoodRestaurants and retail stores
throughout Denton offer student discounts on food, beverages and merchandise, most of which range from 5 to 10 percent. Carl’s Junior and Jupiter House Coffee offer discounts. Sky Guitars and The Limited in Golden Triangle Mall offer a 5 percent student discount on merchandise.
Thrifty and NiftyMcBride Music and Pawn offers
additional student discounts depending on the purchase. For students who travel, the American Airlines shuttle to the airport offers a 2.5 percent student discount and the airline also offers students up to 10 percent off airfares and 5 percent off of land components, such as hotels and excursions, when booked through aa.com.
Report: Majority of U.S. will have diabetes
and high cholesterol, and the body still makes insulin but no longer knows how to use it. Gestational diabetes usually occurs in women who get pregnant, and many times they outgrow it after the pregnancy.
“I’ve been seeing younger and younger people getting Type 2 diabetes,” James said. “People in their 30s or 40s are getting it, rather than people in their 50s and 60s like it used to be.”
Lora Williams, the dietitian at UNT’s Student Health and Wellness Center, said diabetes is a major problem and is getting worse, and more emphasis needs to be placed on preventive educa-tion.
“Regular activity, at least 30 minutes of exercise most days of the week, needs to be an expected norm like brushing your teeth or taking a bath,” Williams said.
Williams also suggested a
balanced healthy diet, proper portion intake and avoiding high-fat, frequent fast food meals and frequent soda intake.
“There has to be an awareness of how to prevent diabetes,” James said. “You do need to be careful and keep an eye on it.”
James said that oftentimes, people who get diabetes have a genetic predisposition to getting it.
“Find out if anyone in the
family is diabetic,” James said. “It’s just something you may need to consider you’ll end up with, espe-cially if it runs in the family.”
James also said diabetes gets costly.
“Diabetes is one of the most expensive diseases out there because it attacks your whole body,” he said.
If it’s not properly treated, diabetes can lead to blindness, kidney failure, blood flow prob-
lems and painful nerve damage.Kristi Harris, an interior design
sophomore, has Type 1 diabetes and was diagnosed when she was 8.
“It’s an expensive disease,” Harris said. “You have a bunch of different supplies and doctors that you have to go to, and I have a nutritionist to get my food and find what’s healthy for me to live a normal life.”
Harris keeps her medical supplies in her backpack or purse at all times in case of any problems. If her blood sugar gets too low or too high, it can lead to vomiting, confusion or fainting.
“If you’re friends with a diabetic, just get to know them and have them talk to you about it so that you can understand and know what to do if something happens,” Harris said.
Williams said there are many risk factors that can lead to diabetes, including family history, ethnicity, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
“If a student has a family history or any risk factors, they should make an appointment with the Student Health and Wellness Center or be evaluated by a health care provider and get preventative education from the SHWC dieti-tian,” she said. “Each UNT student pays a medical services fee as a part of tuition. This fee includes the first visit to see the SHWC dieti-tian. Each visit with the dietitian is partially paid for and makes visits affordable to students.”
Interior design sophomore Kristi Harris gives herself an insulin shot four times a day. Harris was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when she was 8 years old.PHOTO BY TARYN WALKER/INTERN
Businesses around town, including the UNT Bookstore, o� er discounts for stu-dents. The bookstore has low prices for electronics and software for students.
PHOTO BY BRIANNE TOLJ/DESIGN EDITOR
BY SEAN GORMANSenior Staff Writer
Off to its best start in more than 30 years, the UNT men’s basketball team turned to its starting five in an 89-78 home victory over Grambling State on Thursday night.
The Mean Green (6-1) now owns a 10 home game winning streak and hasn’t dropped a home non-conference game since December 2008.
“I thought we came out and played extremely well at the beginning,” head coach Johnny Jones said. “I thought Grambling was a game basketball team. They’re a team that has guys that can make plays.”
The last time UNT had this kind of start was during the 1977-1978 season, when it opened 7-1.
UNT had no trouble getting ahead early against the Tigers (1-6), opening the game with a 17-6 run in the first five minutes while hitting its first nine shots.
Senior guard Tristan Thompson continued to lead the Mean Green attack, scoring 28 points of 5-6 shooting from 3-point range.
Thompson leads the Sun Belt Conference in points per game and has scored more than 20 points in four-straight games.
“We’re shooting high percentages and nobody’s forcing anything,” Thompson said.
Most of the scoring came from UNT’s starting five, as each starter finished with double digits in scoring and the Mean Green bench was outscored 38-12.
Texas SouthernHoping to extend its four-
Men’s basketball team tames Tigers at home
game winning streak, the Mean Green will travel to Houston and once again face the Tigers (1-5) when it takes on Texas Southern at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Playing in their first home contest, the Tigers have strug-gled in their first six games on the road with their only win at Oregon State.
“They’re a very good basketball team. We had to hit a shot with time running out to beat them last year,” Jones said. “It’s going to be a tough road test for us. We’re going
to have to be ready for it.”Sophomore forward Jacob
Holmen was the hero when the Mean Green edged out a victory over the Tigers at home last season, scoring in the game’s final seconds to secure a win.
TSU has faced stingy compe-tition early on, losing games at Wichita State, Oklahoma and Kansas State.
“It’s exciting to know that we’re 6-1 and still have room for improvement in many areas,” Thompson said.
Junior Kedrick Hogans goes up for the basket against Grambling State’s Peter “PJ” Roberson.
PHOTO BY RYAN BIBB/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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Laura Zamora Sports Editor [email protected]
In “Former student dies in crash” in the Thursday edition of the Daily, the story should have said Tonny Steadman died Tuesday, not Thanksgiving.
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BY BEN BABYSenior Staff Writer
As it is time to put the Daily to bed in the cradle, I thought it would be fitting to dole out end-of-the-season awards for the 2010 football season.
The season included boo-boos, a bit of cr y ing and enough excitment to make you grab the nearest bib.
It was a year that will go down as one of the most enter-taining and bizarre seasons in the 97 years of the team’s existence.
“ I t F e e l s S o E m p t y W i t h o u t Me Award”: L a n c e Dunbar
D u n b a r , t he ju n ior r u n n i n g b a c k , w a s t h e m a i n rea son t he of fense aver-aged 23.9 points per game. The Green Blur terrorized opposing defenses all season, especially in the f inal f ive games, averaging a monstrous 188.2 rushing yards per game during that stretch. Dunbar may not have spewed f ire
out of his mouth, but his feet did more than enough this season.
“ T h e Jackhammer A w a r d ” : C r a i g Robertson
Robertson w a s t h e r e a s o n w h y m a n y opposing running backs were sore on Sunday mornings. Robertson led the Sun Belt Conference with 133 tackles, finishing his career with 382 tackles, eight shy of tying the school record. It will be tough to f i l l the gaping hole the senior linebacker will leave when he graduates.
“Tale of Two Seasons Award”: Riley Dodge
The redshirt sophomore qua r terback sta r ted t h is
season as a backup w ide receiver, needing a miracle to become the team’s starting quarterback. It took a plague – not a miracle – for Dodge to lead t he team midway through the season.
After throwing 15 intercep-t i on s a n d nine touch-d o w n s i n 2009, Dodge played very w e l l t h i s s e a s o n , t h r o w i n g fou r pick s a n d 1 1 touchdowns. He led t he conference in passing efficiency with a clip of 134.2.
And if you want to ques-tion Riley’s heart, do it at you r ow n st upid it y. He played through a broken wrist against Louisiana-Lafayette, a game that took place 24 hours after the death of his close friend and teammate Josh Rake.
Dodge also took a pounding this season, but managed to keep his head up. Even while being taken off the field on a stretcher against Kansas State, he still threw up the eagle claw.
If you thought you had school spirit, I would recheck your green-and-white levels.
“ Ne wc omer of t he Yea r Award”: Brelan Chancellor
The fact that the freshman w i d e r e c e i v e r /kick returner i s “ l i s t e d” a t 5 - f e e t-9 - i n c h e s d o e s n ’ t matter.
He’s fast. That’s what matters.
Chancellor did something twice in two games that the Mean Green did not do in 12 years: return a kickoff for a touchdown.
When he returns the ball, there is a chance that 6 points may result.
Side effects may include an increased heart rate, a lot of passion and emotion, and a loss of vocal capacities.
To cure that, I wouldn’t go see a doctor. I would just watch the World Series of Poker. It’s like Nyquil but with cheesy announcers.
“Play of the Year Award”: R i le y D o d g e t o Da r iu s Carey, Oct. 2 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
With 31 seconds to go in the most emotiona l game of t he year, Dodge t hrew a shovel pass to the senior wide receiver to bring the
Mean Green w i t h i n 1 p o i n t o f t he Rag in’ Cajuns.
After the e n s u i n g P A T w a s blocked, the only people raging were the Mean Green semi-faithful.
“Is There A nybody Here? Award”: Oct.16, vs. Florida International
The Green Brigade, t he school’s band, did the wave. By itself. Let’s move on.
“Where Did All These People Come From? Award”: Sept. 11 vs. Rice
UNT had the fifth-biggest crowd ever to watch a game at Fouts Field. Unfortunately for them, the Mean Green went on to blow a late fourth-quarter lead.
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“I wouldn’t go see a doctor. I would just watch the World
Series of Poker. It’s like Nyquil but with cheesy announcers.”
-Ben Baby
BRELANCHANCELLOR
If UNT won that game, the outlook of the season, and possibly the program, would be much different. But it’s not worth hurting your head thinking about it.
“Best 60 Minutes of Football Award”: Nov. 27 vs. Kansas
State This was the best game of
the year by far.
The Mean Green had a solid showing against a quality Big 12 school that will go to a bowl game this season. It even held a 13-point lead during the game.
UNT went on to lose a highly entertaining game, with the players emptying their tank in the Fouts Field finale. The loss capped a season that will not be forgotten anytime soon.
Now it’s up to new head coach Dan McCarney to pick up where the Mean Green left off, something he should have no problem doing.
Opinion
SportsPage 4 Friday, December 3, 2010
Laura Zamora Sports Editor [email protected]
BY BOBBY LEWISStaff Writer
Fans of the Mean Green women’s basketball team have not had much to cheer for this season after the team has gone on the road and dropped six straight since its season-opening victory.
However, Denetra Kellum, the team’s lone senior, has emerged from the rubble that was once a promising season as one of the best players in the Sun Belt Conference.
Journey to UNTKellum began playing basket-
ball at a young age while growing up in Kirbyville. She attended Kirbyville High School, where she was coached by Roy Thomas for one season. Thomas’ impact on Kellum has molded her into the player she has become, and he is one of the biggest reasons why she’s in the position she is.
Thomas coached the men’s team at the high school before tackling a different challenge with the women’s team during Kellum’s junior year. It was also
Thomas’ first year coaching a women’s team.
After Kellum’s junior year in high school, Thomas decided to move on to become the women’s basketball head coach at Kilgore College.
“When I got a chance to go back to college, I decided to go ahead and take that,” Thomas said. “I told [Kellum] when I left at the end of her junior year; I said, ‘Hey, you got a scholarship here with me.’”
Kellum took her senior year to ponder the offer and decided to take Thomas up on it.
“He left my high school and went to Kilgore, so I decided to follow him,” Kellum said. “I liked playing for him and I wasn’t able to go to a [Division I] school yet because I missed a deadline, so Kilgore was an easy choice.”
Kellum’s time at Kilgore proved to be a resounding success, which made for a smooth transition into UNT.
During her two seasons at Kilgore, she averaged 15 points and six rebounds per game. She was also selected to the all-region and all-conference teams.
“I always knew I wanted to transfer to a bigger school, but I had fun while I was at Kilgore,” Kellum said.
Taking Her Talents to DentonThomas coached Kellum for
three seasons in high school and college and knew that she had what it took to play Division I basketball.
“She improved every year, especially on the defensive end,” Thomas said. “Denetra’s been a super athlete all her life; she just needs to play with that same intensity on both sides of the court.”
When making her decision, Kellum said it was UNT head coach Shanice Stephens and her staff who tipped everything in UNT’s favor. Not long after, Kellum was a member of the Mean Green.
Although she was third on the team in scoring during her first year at UNT, her game did not immediately transfer over to the next level like she had hoped.
“I felt like I wasn’t playing as well as I could have in the beginning,” Kellum said. “It took a while, but I started playing better as the season moved on.”
She finished her junior year averaging 10 points and five rebounds a game, but it was the way she finished that gave Mean Green fans a glimpse of how her senior season would
Kellum a diamond in the rough for UNT this seasonSenior shining
in her final season
BY BOBBY LEWISStaff Writer
The road has not been kind to the Mean Green women’s basketball team this season, but with two games remaining on the team’s eight-game road trip, UNT (1-6) will try for its first road victory of the season and salvage the long stretch.
The victory won’t come easy, as the team will travel to take on Mississippi State on Saturday. The Mean Green hopes to take a bigger bite out of these Bulldogs than it did against the Drake Bulldogs on Tuesday night, when UNT lost 82-67.
“We can’t afford to keep having these dry spells in the second half
of games,” head coach Shanice Stephens said. “It’s hurting us, but we’ll work on that.”
The team must cut down on the turnovers and play much better second half defense to stop the bleeding, Stephens said.
The Mean Green currently averages 21.4 turnovers a contest, almost two more than its oppo-
Women’s basketball team heads to the doghousenents this season are averaging in a game. Mississippi State (3-2), on the other hand, is only averaging 17.4 a game. The team has also had to endure second half runs of 18-0 against Tulsa last Saturday and 19-5 against Drake.
“Our second half defense was why [Drake] beat us,” senior guard Denetra Kellum said. “We have to do better.”
Despite all of its problems, the team has been in most of its games late in the contests, which is why Stephens believes her team will get back on track.
“We know we can win these games; we’re just not putting together a full 40 minutes,” Stephens said. “When we do that, we’ll start winning these games.”
Stephens’ attitude still has the players believing they can end the road trip on a high note, but they’ll have to do it against a team that has protected its floor this season.
Senior guard Denetra Kellum is the only senior on the team and � nished her junior year averaging 10 points and � ve rebounds a game.
PHOTO BY GREG MCCLENDON/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
go.Kellum finished the season
by scoring in double figures
in the team’s final four games, including leading the team in scoring in three of the contests.
During that stretch, she regis-tered her first career double-double against the University of Louisiana at Lafayette with 20 points and 12 rebounds.
She has also grown by leaps and bounds on defense, Stephens says. Last season, Kellum had 13 games of two steals or more. In the team’s home opener this season, Kellum sealed UNT’s only victory so far with a steal in the final minute against Stephen F. Austin State University.
“She’s always been a good scorer, but the biggest improve-ment has been on defense,” Stephens said. “Now, she’s also getting the idea of being able to take over games.”
That became a reality on Nov. 23 when Kellum domi-nated against Sam Houston State University to the tune of 30 points, although the perfor-mance came in a 90-76 defeat.
“It was OK, but it wasn’t that big to me because I’d rather win than [get] those 30 points,” Kellum said.
She followed the career high with a 26-point performance against Drake University on Nov. 30.
“She has just become a lethal presence for us,” Stephens said. “Now, I think she’s starting to feel it in herself.”
UNT heads to Mississippi State in the midst of a four-game home stand for the Bulldogs. The team boasts a 2-1 home record, although its loss came in its most recent game against Louisiana Tech on Wednesday.
Regardless of where the team plays, UNT’s shortcomings have allowed Stephens and her staff to see all the mental mistakes, which they’ll try to correct before Saturday.
“A lot of times, I don’t think
it’s real to us when I’m really focusing on little stuff in prac-tice,” Stephens said. “They’re like, ‘Coach, it’s only a layup,’ and now they see what that culminates to. Now we’ll have more focus on making those chippies, and when we do that on a regular basis, it’ll become second nature.”
That new focus will be put to the test when the Mean Green takes on Mississippi State at 1 p.m. Saturday from the Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Miss.
Freshman Laura McCoy guards freshman Trai-ce McCoy at practice on Monday.PHOTO BY ZAC SWITZER/INTERN
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BY DAISY SILOSIntern
Winter break is fast approaching, which means there will be a whole month to enjoy. Here are a few things to do during the holiday break with family and friends.
Up In the AirThis year, there will be many
Christmas light tours, but not many from the night sky. David Snell, pilot and owner of Starlight Flight, started his business in college.
“Limos do ground tours, but doing an aerial tour is about the same price and will be able to see the Metroplex in an hour,” he said.
No other local helicopter service flies as many Christmas light flights. Although it’s a bit pricey, it could make quite a date, Snell said.
The price for a 30-minute tour is $190 per couple and an hour tour is $245. For an extra $12, fresh mistletoe and drinks can be provided. Tours are available from now until Jan. 1. To plan your date visit www.starlightflight.com.
Choo-Choo!If you want something nice and
simple, then Trains at NorthPark is just the thing. The event is going on now and continues until Jan. 3 in Dallas.
This exhibit includes more than 35 O Gauge trains and is said to be the most elaborate toy train holiday exhibit in Texas. The exhibit features locomotives on a journey across America, past Dallas’ skyline, New York City, San Francisco, New England and Washington, D.C.
This is the 11th year North Park hosts the event and will be on the second level near Barney’s. The cost of this event is $6 for adults, $3 for children ages 2 to 12, and senior citizens (65+), and children under 2 years old are free. For more informa-tion, visit www.rmhdallas.com.
Holiday ClassicEveryone knows the story of
Holiday events ring in winter break
“The Nutcracker,” known as a Christmas favorite since the 1960s. Ben Stevenson’s production of “The Nutcracker” tells the story of Clara and her magical nutcracker prince on an adventure with encounters from a Christmas tree that grows 40 feet and toy soldiers.
Ja m ie Ad l i ng, a t heat re senior, loves the story of “The Nutcracker.”
“I guess it’s a theatre thing. It’s ballet and it’s beautiful,” she said.
Tickets start at $19, and performances go from Dec. 11 until Christmas Eve at the Bass
Performance Hall in Fort Worth. For ticket purchases and more details, visit www.texasballettheater.org.
Happy New Year!Ring in the new year in style
and party at the fourth annual Big D NYE in downtown Dallas. This celebration will have live music with headliner Sleeperstar.
Nathanael Maley, a radio, televi-sion and film junior, attended the
event two years ago and said he liked the bands that played.
“I just want to celebrate with my friends,” he said.
Counting down to the new year will be the Stream Energy Countdown Clock, ending with a big fire-cracking finale. The event is free and will be held on New Year’s Eve starting at 7:30 p.m. For complete details visit www.bigdnye.com.
PHOTO COURTESY OF JULIETTE COULTER
The Trains at NorthPark runs in Dallas until Jan. 3. It is the 11th year for the exhibit.
HolidaySCENEFriday 12.3.2010
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By Marlene Gonzalez & Stephanie roSSInterns
As the sun set and the night grew dark, the Denton commu-nit y gathered at the Square, anxiously waiting for the switch to be pulled down Thursday night. Illuminated trees, buildings and the Christmas tree with spar-k l ing colored l ights brought for t h t he hol id a y s e a s on .
Holiday helpersBusinesses and people from
the Denton community united by pitching in the necessary mate-rials and money needed to create the evening, which was free to
Square celebrates holiday spirit, traditions
A vendor grills hot dogs during the 22nd Annual Holiday Lighting Festival at the Denton Square Thursday night. The event brought hundreds together for food, music and the lightingof the community Christmas tree.Photo by Drew Gaines/staff PhotoGraPher
the public. Loca l shops, such as Beth
Marie’s Ice Cream, Litt le Guy Movers and others, helped by donating money. Many people devoted t heir spa re t ime to volunteer for the Denton Holiday Lighting Festival Association. “I’ve gone to this event for years and years and jumped on the opportunity to help out because I think it’s important for new people to show interest and to allow that constant stream of new energy into this event,” said Kel ley Pound, the asso-ciat ion’s events coordinator. Parks lent a hand by providing trashcans to keep the area clean.
“Denton retains the hometown community feel, and it really gets this Dr. Seuss kind of event down at the Square,” association member Marcus Watson said.
Festivity-filled FunHorse-drawn carriage rides
gave a merry and romance-filled atmosphere. Photos with Santa and arts and crafts were laid out for children to use also.
Face-i n-a hole el f sta nds w e r e a c c e s s i b l e , t o o . A nat iv it y scene display could b e v i e w e d b y a t t e n d e e s . One of the Holiday Lighting Festival’s main traditions is the Wassail Fest.
M e r c h a n t s a r o u n d t h e Square ma ke batches of hot wassail, a lso known as cider, and compete with one another for the t it le of Best Wassai l. “I’ve never had wa ssa i l , but I t h i n k t h is event w i l l convince me to try it,” Denton re sident Jer r y Lubos s a id. Mercha nt s lu red customers into their shops by offering a variety of treats, such as donuts and cupcakes along with their wassail.
Electrifying EntertainmentMu sic a nd per for ma nces
grabbed the crowd’s attention, placing them in the holiday feel.
The Denton community band opened the festival with tradi-tional Christmas carols.
Alex Fitzgerald, a sociolog y sophomore, said he was intrigued by the voices of the band.
“We had a very well-rounded mix of music as well as dance,” Pound said. “We had everything from ballet to a high school hip-hop dance team. We also had a very wide spectrum of dance covered from classic music to more modern music to even more ancient-sounding music.”
Grammy Award-winning band Brave Combo ended the festival on the courthouse lawn at 8 p.m.
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HolidaySCENE Friday 12.3.2010
5By Christina MlynskiSenior Staff Writer
As the seasons change from fall to winter, businesses around the Denton Square are pulling out all the stops with colorful lights hanging around the windows and garlands lining the countertops in the spirit of the holidays.
Shops will honor Thursday’s holiday lighting festival tonight by participating in traditions like wassail competitions, window-front decorating and special holiday prices.
“It’s awesome to see the Square involved,” said Paul North, a Jupiter House Coffee employee. “I love the holidays, and everyone is in such a cheerful mood that it’s a really nice thing to be around.”
North said a tradit ion for the coffee house is decorating for Christmas the day after Thanksgiving.
Lights are put up for a window display while wreaths line the walls. Peppermint and pumpkin lattes are popular during the season, North said.
“[Yesterday was] our busiest day of the year because of the lighting,” he said. “We probably triple our business.”
Robin Dillon, assistant manager for Recycled Books, has made wassail, an apple-spiced cider, for the past eight years.
Businesses around the Square compete against one another for the best wassail. Visitors get to try
out the drink and vote on who has the best, Dillon said.
“We haven’t won yet, but it’s always a great time to see the people lining up to get free wassail that day,” she said.
Gift certificates and store credit sales are higher during the holiday season, Dillon said.
“People can come in, sell back a handful of books, get store credit and then find a Christmas present for someone,” she said.
Leah Wood, co-owner of 2nd Street on the Square, said she loves seeing customers find that perfect gift they’ve been searching for.
“The joy of gift giving and the thrill of shopping with friends and family is always magical,” she said.
Jessica Sanders, a music senior, has been attending the celebration around the Square since she was a freshman.
“Being far away from home around the holidays can be really hard, but having the Square brings a little bit of home here because of everyone’s spirit,” she said.
Dil lon said she is proud to be a part of the businesses on the Square that honor tradition because it’s l ike rel iv ing her childhood.
“Hav ing that l itt le w indow of the year where it’s light and bright helps to have that commu-nity feeling that we’re all alive together, and it’s truly the holi-days.”
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Abbey Inn gets ready for the holidays with decorations including wreathes and orna-ments.
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2nd Street on the Square prepares for the upcoming holidays by decorating with lights and a Christmas tree alongside wassail.
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BY ASHLEY-CRYSTAL FIRSTLEYIntern
During the holiday season, students are trying to choose gifts without spending too much. Just because the holiday shop-ping will burn several holes in your wallet doesn’t mean the fun around Denton will. All you need is a sense of curiosity.
Bayless-Selby House Museum, 317 W. Mulberry St.
The Victorian era of Denton is
preserved at this museum. Built in 1884, the house has
been a museum for almost 10 years, showcasing the unique story of the Bayless and Selby f a m i l i e s . T h e r o o m s a r e a lso current ly decorated for Christmas. The tours show off the details of each room, from the coal-burning oven to the candles used to l ight up t he Christmas tree.
The only thing the staff asks for is a sign-in signature, though
they do take donations.
African American Museum, 317 W. Mulberry St.
Located next to the Bayless-Selby Hou se, t h i s mu seu m depicts the story of Quakertown with photos and descriptions of its past.
A f r i c a n - A m e r i c a n f a m i -lies were forced to move from their Quakertown community because the town found them a hindrance to the accreditation
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of the College of Industrial Arts, now Texas Woman’s University, in the 1920s.
Some relocated to the house, which is now the museum. The Quakertown origins told here a ren’t du l l a nd don’t cost a thing.
The museum accepts dona-tions, and both museums are open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. – noon and 1-3 p.m. They are closed on Sundays, Mondays and holidays.
Sweetwater Grill and Tavern, 115 S. Elm St.
If there’s one type of music the Denton community is familiar with, it’s jazz.
Students here can enjoy the loud trumpet sounds, bass slap-ping and sweet saxophone melo-
dies played by a jazz band every Tuesday night from 7-9:30 p.m. The food ava i lable isn’t too pricey, but the entertainment is certainly free.
Patio sessions at the AT&T P e r f o r m i n g A r t s C e nt e r ’s Sammons Park, 2403 Flora St.
Built last November, the AT&T Performing Arts Center is new to the Dallas Arts District.
It has been musically high-l ig ht i ng t he Di st r ic t e ver y Thursday nig ht at 5 :30 p.m. with patio sessions at Sammons Park.
T he session s feat u re t he best of Dallas-Fort Worth and Denton-based bands. Think of it as seeing your favorite home-based band without the venue cost.
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By Shannon MoffattStaff Writer
Vibrantly colored ice-carved creations from the Christmas c l a s s ic “A C h a r l ie Br ow n Christmas” f i l l t he conven-t ion center a nd ex h ibit ion area of Gaylord Texan Hotel in Grapevine.
The hotel is celebrating its sixth annual ICE! event. ICE! is part of Gaylord Texan’s annual Lone Star Christmas celebration, which includes 1.5 million Christmas lights, a 52-foot Christmas tree and a l i fe-sized gingerbread house.
This year, Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang join the festivi-ties. The event will run through Monday, Jan. 3.
“As you follow the snowflakes and signs to ICE! you can hear kids saying ‘Look, there’s Charlie
Brown!’” said Kim Post, marketing and public relations coordinator for Gaylord Texan.
Christmas trees, handcrafted snowmen and a four-lane ice slide sit in the middle of the attraction as interactive entertainment for all ages.
Because the exhibition area is about 9 degrees, guests are greeted at the door with comple-mentary parkas.
Forty ice-carving artists trav-eled from Harbin, China, to create the 10 scenes from “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” the ice slide and other sculptures.
Five thousand blocks of ice weighing more than 2 million pounds were used, Post said.
Some scenes include Charlie Brow n select ing t he perfect C h r i st ma s t ree a nd L i nu s ex pla i n i ng t he mea n i ng of Christmas.
“Last year we had 250,000 people at ICE! and we hope for at least that many this year,” Post said.
Last year’s theme was “How the
ICE! event brings in chilly Christmas spirit
ICE! At the Gaylord Texan features a variety of magical holiday scenes and sculptures in a 14,000-square-foot exhibit. This year’s theme highlights famous moments from “A Charlie Brown Christmas.”
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Grinch Stole Christmas.”“I went last year w ith my
family,” said Joe Elkington, a hospitality management junior. “It’s crazy how they make it all of ice, and I couldn’t believe how cold it was.”
For the first time, this year there will also be an attraction called SNOW! that includes an eight-lane snow-covered hill. Guests can ride down the hill for a separate charge of $19.95 for unlimited runs.
Tickets are $20.95 for adults and $10.95 for children 4 to 12 years old Monday through Thursday and $24.95 for adults, $13.95 for chil-dren Friday through Sunday.
Event hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
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Snobs[ ]Avocado California Roll
and Sushi2430 S. I-35E #126Denton, TX 76205
A salad comes with a bento box, which has eight sushi rolls and several di� erent sides.PHOTO BY BERENICE QUIRINO/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
BY AMBER JONESIntern
Avocado California Roll and Sushi is a great place to eat if you want good customer service and fresh sushi. The small restaurant isn’t very busy during the week-days, but it’s not because the
food isn’t good. T h e b e n t o b o x
i s p r o b a b l y t h e c u s t o m e r s ’ b e s t c h o i c e i f t h e y ’r e f r u g a l w it h t h e i r money but want their bellies full at the end of the meal. A bento box costs about $10 but is truly worth the money.
The box comes with a house salad, miso soup, two sushi rolls, gyozas and edamame.
The house sa lad a nd soup are ser ved to customers f irst as an appetizer. The miso soup is a thin yellow broth with tiny pieces of tofu in it. The soup is a little salty, and the tofu doesn’t have much of a taste, but the different f lavors mixed in the soup make it really satisfying
to eat.The house salad is really great,
too. Thin str ips of shredded lettuce and carrots are packed onto a tiny plate. What makes the salad truly delicious is the chunky orange sauce, a sweet substitute for sa lad dressing. Customers might finish eating the sauce before the rest of the salad because it’s so good.
T he eda ma me a re i m ma-ture soybeans, which resemble fresh green beans. The skin is
very salty, but the beans found inside are the part customers will enjoy. They are small in size but large in nutrition and are a good source of calcium.
The g yozas, or potst ickers, are really good. They are filled with warm beef and have a soft shell. Gyozas are also tasty with soy sauce or the hot sauce the restaurant serves in the box. But customers should be careful; it’s very spicy and should only be used in small portions. It doesn’t quite have a k ick l ike wasabi sauce, but it’s very intense.
The sushi is the main attrac-tion. The tuna and salmon rolls a re interest ing. If customers have eaten sushi before and like their fish fresh from the ocean, t hese rol ls a re perfect. They come with a slap of sticky white rice and with a strip of pink tuna and salmon on top. There isn’t much seasoning on the fish and it doesn’t have much of a taste, but its texture is very distinct.
If customers are virgin sushi eaters, they might prefer tempura sushi, which is fried. Tempura sushi gives the illusion of a real sushi roll, but the fish inside the roll is mainly fried.
T he spic y Caju n rol ls a re a w e s o m e . T h e y a r e l i k e California rolls, except they have fried crawfish balls on the top of the sushi. The crawfish is fried perfectly and adds a crunchy texture with the soft rice and other ingredients.
Avocado California Roll and Sushi is a great place for sushi lovers to dine.
