North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 12, 2018 Page: 2 of 8
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THURSDAY, JULY 12, 2018
NTDAILY.COM
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North Texas Daily
Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief
Alec Spicer
@spicer_alec
Alec. Spicer@unt. edu
News Editor
Parker Ward
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Arts & Life Editor
Kaitlin Pennell
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Opinion Editor
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Visuals Editor
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England vs Croatia
England played Croatia Wednesday in
the semifinal of the 2018 World Cup.
Croatia won 2-1 in extra time despite
England scoring in the first five minutes
of the game.
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Rappers Cardi B and Offset announced
Wednesday that they welcomed their
first child, Kulture Kiari Cephus on
July 10. The new parents married last
September during a quiet ceremony.
All American Pet Photo Day
People took to twitter to share photos
of their favorite pets. The internet was
flooded with pictures of dogs, cats and
even some pigs dressed up in patriotic
clothing.
City launches new service app
1Engage Denton allows residents to submit service requests directly to the city
The city of Denton launched an app where residents can report service requests to the city.
Photos by Dimaggio Escobedo
By Cory Allen
@AlmightyCBoogie
The city of Denton has launched
a three-month pilot program for the
mobile application, Engage Denton,
giving residents a new way to requests
city services. This provides residents
an easier way to identify civic issues,
report for resolutions and interact
with the city.
This addition helps the city by
providing routing of requests to the
correct departments in the background
of the system. For example, if a request
is made for a street sign repair in the
app, then it is automatically routed to
the traffic operations department.
Additionally, the GPS and picture
features allow citizens to describe
the location and type of issue more
thoroughly.
“This service request app is a follow
up to an initiative that was started
in 2016 with the update to the city’s
website,” Denton city management
analyst Charles Rosendahl said. “At
that point, a form was added to allow
users to submit requests through
the website, but this was only an
interim solution until an app could be
purchased.”
After the city council approved
a supplemental funding request for
the application in this year’s budget,
they began the procurement and
implementation process in November.
Engage Denton was released to the
public last June.
The benefit of this program for
residents is the added convince of
being able to submit requests through
their smartphones and providing a
direct line of communication with the
city contact for that request.
Residents can submit comments
for their requests, check the status
of a submitted request and receive
periodic updates from staff regarding
their issue. The app also provides the
option for residents to submit requests
anonymously.
“I can report anything,” junior
art student Kali Griffin said. “I
certainly recommend this download.
Submitting a request helps you and
other pedestrians that may have the
same issue.”
The length it takes the city to fix
a service request is the type of data
that will be gathered through the
pilot process using the reporting
capabilities of the software. The time
to fix a service request is dependent
on the type of request and can vary
greatly depending on the process that
is required.
Rosendahl explained the process,
saying a submission for a code
violation requires notifications,
time for a homeowner to correct the
violation and re-inspection, so those
type of requests could take longer to
complete.
“I am happy to know that I could
finally submit requests about these
roads in just five seconds and trust
that the city will get it handled,” said
Simon Byles, Denton resident and
warehouse worker.
“We will be sticking with the three-
month plan for the pilot, but plan to
expand the program at that point to
add more request types and possibly
add more features that would be
beneficial for residents,” Rosendahl
said.
The Engage Denton app is available
on the Apple App Store and Google
Play.
New Torchy’s location coming to Denton
Torchy’s Tacos new Denton location draws attention before its doors open next week. Josh Jamison
By Rebecca Najera
@RebeccaNajera42
Torchy’s Tacos is opening a new location in Denton
on July 17, adding to the already growing number of
businesses on University Drive.
With there being no foreseeable end to the growth
in Denton — and the new Torchy’s opening on top
of that — many feel that even more traffic will be
brought to the area.
“I think [University] is definitely a better choice
than [Loop 288 for a location],” Denton resident
Ruby Pumphrey said. “I don’t think [Loop 288] gets
as much business as [University].”
After hearing from Denton residents, Torchy’s
knew that they had to open a location here, Torchy’s
Tacos Marketing Director Stacey Floberg said.
“Denton is an awesome city that is rich in
community involvement and forward thinking - two
things that make Denton a great home for Torchy’s,”
Floberg said. “After we received numerous requests
from members of the Denton community to bring
a Torchy’s Tacos to the town, we knew we would be
welcome with open arms.”
Pumphrey used to work at the Sam’s Club in the
Rayzor Ranch area and has watched the area evolve
over the years. She feels that Torchy’s will be the next
game changer for the area.
“I know WinCo was a big changer for Rayzor
Ranch, at least for the Sam’s Club,” Pumphrey said.
“Everyone was [worried] because WinCo is basically
a Sam’s with no membership.”
However, despite the new competition in town,
Pumphrey feels that the surrounding food stores
will not really be affected. The Torchy’s Tacos team
toured the area and fell in love with the location.
“It was clear that Denton was the perfect match
for the culture that Torchy’s Tacos embodies,”
Floberg said, “We’re thankful for our success and the
opportunity it gives us to give back. That’s why we
do our best to donate our tacos, time and treasure to
worthy causes in the communities we serve, which
now includes Denton.”
Aster Mulugeta, a family and consumer science
junior, has been counting down the days until the
store’s opening.
“It’s honestly one of my favorite places to eat, so
I’m excited that there will be one here in town now,”
Mulugeta said. “Everyone loves tacos, and on top of
being close to two universities, you know that place is
going to constantly be packed with students. I think
it’ll be worth the long line, though.”
Mulugeta is from Garland, Texas, about an hour
drive away from Denton. When she’s back home with
her family, the nearest Torchy’s location is only a
15-minute drive away.
“Now that there’s going to be one in town, I won’t
have to wait until I visit my family to grab Torchy’s,”
Mulugeta said. “It’fl be just a trip down the road.”
Thai boy’s soccer team
rescued from cave
A Thai Navy Seal team rescued all 12
members of a boy’s soccer team and their
coach from a Thailand cave on Tuesday,
according to BBC News. Everyone is
reported to be in good health after the
incident. The boys and coach had been
trapped in the cave since June 23. They
had to escape rising waters, which
caused them to go 2.5 miles into the cave
network where they were found on July
2 by British divers.
LeSean McCoy denies any
involvement in assault
Buffalo Bills running back LeSean
McCoy has been accused of assault by
his estranged girlfriend Delicia Cordon.
Cordon’s attorney alleged that a man
broke into McCoy’s home where she was
sleeping at 3 a.m. Tuesday and asked for
the expensive jewelry that McCoy had
given her as a gift. After she refused,
the alleged assailant then struck Cordon
several times with a gun. McCoy has
denied all involvement in the incident.
NEWS AROUND THE US
By Devin Rardin
Trump pardons Oregon ranchers
President Donald Trump pardoned
Dwight and Steven Hammond who were
convicted of arson in 2012 after setting a
fire on their property that got out of hand
while allegedly trying to cover up evidence
of poaching, according to the Associated
Press. The brothers were both originally
supposed to spend under two years old in
prison, however, their jail sentences were
set to a five-year minimum because they
burned federal lands.
Trump appoints Kavanaugh to
Supreme Court
President Donald Trump nominated
Brett Kavanaugh Monday to replace
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy on the
Supreme Court, according to the New
York Times. Kavanaugh is a federal
appeals judge, former president George
W. Bush aide and has a conservative
history. Trump said Kavanaugh is, “one
of the finest and sharpest legal minds of
our time.” Kavanaugh was a clerk for
Kennedy.
Government fails to meet deadline
to reunite families
Many families have been reunited due
to a federal judge who set two deadlines
to have children who were separated
from their parents at the border reunited
with them. Government attorneys said
they could not meet the deadline for 20
children because their parents have not
been tracked down, according to the
Associated Press. This first deadline is
for children under 5 years old. The next
deadline on July 26 is for older children.
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