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Wednesday, September 1,1999
Student Newspaper of the University of North Texas
Vol. 84, No. 64
WWW.NTDAILY.COM
amounts indicated are for a 160
pound male and 120 pound female
numbers courtesy of Irma Jones, NT Challenge
for the opening game against
UNLV, but can’t tackle its
defense against the restruc-
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Starting today, Happy Hour will
end a little sooner for people who plan
to drive home after drinking.
The Legislature passed a law in its
previous session that lowered the legal
blood alcohol content from. 10 percent
to .08 percent.. The law went into
effect today.
Irma Jones, coordinator for NT
Challenge, the substance abuse educa-
By Makenzie Hawley
Staff Writer__________________
People caught driving with a blood
alcohol content above .08 percent will
face a charge of a Class-B misde-
meanor, punishable by 180 days in the
county jail and/or a $2000 fine.
Elizabeth With, assistant vice pres-
ident for student development, said
there was no exact formula to the
school’s punishment for driving under
the influence. Ultimately a student
could be suspended, and residents
could be asked to leave the dorm.
NT police Lt. Ed Reynolds said he
did not think there would be a differ-
ence in the number of alcohol-related
arrests.
“We have a standardized field
sobriety level test that we use and it
By Catherine Atkinson
Staff Writer_______
By Catherine Atkinson
Staff Writer
accountability of our staff and
make things more accessible,” Mar-
tin said.
Cutting operating costs and
organizing expenses are high prior-
ities according to Martin.
SA has a budget of more than
$80,000 per year from student fees
and other resources.
“I don’t think we need as much
money as we have,” Martin said.
The funds that SA is given have
gone to more than just student
activities in the past.
“I don’t think student fees
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tives eating dinner with important people. ‘
—Jesse Martin
SA President
Reliving the past
Houston artist Liz Ward
brings her natural exhibit
“The Present of Past Things”
to the Art Building Gallery
Friday.
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Tammy Conners, Garland fresh-
man, is counting the days.
“By Friday, I should be moved
out,” she said.
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The new offices and services in
the University Union will celebrate
their grand opening Wednesday
from noon to 1:30 p.m.
The Union Design Works, for-
merly the Union Arts Center, Verde!
Catering, UNT Copies and the Stu-
dent Life Suite will show some of
the new equipment and demonstrate
the capabilities of their offices.
“We’ll have some refreshments
and drawings for different things in
each area,” said Mary Finley, Union
Marketing Coordinator.
The renovations are the most
recent in a series that began with
Campus Chat, which is on the first
floor of the Union.
“We’ve been in a renovation and
clean-up and spiff up mood for a
couple of years,” Finley said. “We’re
putting the finishing touches on the
second floor and the contractors are
starting work on the level four.”
The Aerie, the Student Ethnic
Enrichment Center [formerly the
Center for Cultural Diversity], the
business offices, meeting rooms, the
Women’s Center and Volunteer Cen-
ter [working title] are now on the
fourth floor.
“Another new thing that’s going
in is a J.C. Penney catalog outfit on
level three,” Finley said.
The outfit will take the place of
the travel center, which shut downin
January, and will provide intern-;
ships for the School of Merchandis-
ing and Hospitality Management.
Finley said she was not sure when it
would be open, but it would proba-
bly be within the month.
“We expected it to be open before
now,” she said.
Another change is new lounge
furniture to replace what was previ-
ously in the Union. Finley said that
furniture was outdated and wearing
out.
“We didn’t have enough and it
was 20 some-odd years old,” she
said.
The Student Life Suite is the new-
home for the University Program'
Council, Student Association,
Eagle’s Nest, Student Activities and
Organizations [formerly Student
Activities Center] and Dean of Stu-
dents office.
Jesse Martin, SA president, said
the old office was out of the way and
not accessible to students.
“I think SA, which is representa-
tive of every student, should be clos-
er to them,” he said. “We tend to
have a lot more visitors now.”
The office space is slightly larger
and more modem and the new furni-
ture arrived Tuesday. Martin, Den-
ton senior, said the new look went
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because they didn’t care to be in this
tight of circumstances.” Fuller said.
supreme court officers. In addition
10 more board members will be
added, Martin said.
5 Jesse Martin, president of the Some of the important
Student Association, is gearing up agenda items for the first meeting
to make some hefty changes in stu- are the reconstruction of the by-
dent government at NT. laws and the consideration of a pro-
Beginning early this fall, Martin posal to change sexual assault
plans to clean up the books, put an awareness month on campus,
end to cluttered legislation and give The goal of reconstructing the
students an opportunity to take by-laws is to rewrite them so that
active action against issues con- they can be easily understood by month be moved to September. standing rules and web master revi-
cerning parking and safety at NT. new candidates. “Studies show that the highest sions. The rest of the items will be
“My style is eclectic. I like to “Right now they are a mess, out risk of a sexual assault is likely to added later this week, Martin said.
• joke but when it comes to my job I of order and contradict each other,” take place during the first month of Some of the first improvements
■ play hardball and get the job done Martin said. “Upon approval, these a new semester,” Martin said, that will take place in student gov- should go to executives eating din-
right, Martin said. laws will be rewritten in a timely “Therefore, the next step is to make emment this semester are going to ner with important people,” Martin
During their first meeting of the manner and given to candidates to students aware of personal safety take place internally. These said. “ I couldn’t justify everything
semester SA members will cover read and before taking office.” during this first month,” he said. changes will ultimately extend to we spend money on.”
; seven agenda items, vote all of the SA intends to propose that the Some additional agenda items benefit the students. As part of this’ Martin is gather-
»executive board members into campus sexual assault awareness include reforming governing and “I want to increase the level of . GA nave 3
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tion program, said a 160-pound person hour,” Jones said. “A lot depends on BAC of .10 percent after having about
consuming four drinks in one hour what an individual has eaten and their 3.5 drinks in an hour, while a 120-
would reach a Blood Alcohol Content health. It depends also on whether a pound male would arrive at the same
of .08 percent. The same person con- person is male or female.” blood alcohol level after 3.75 drinks,
suming five drinks in an hour would Jones said a 120-pound female “There are a number of factors that
have a BAC of .10 percent. would have a BAC of .08 to .09 per- enter in to determine the BAC,” she
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move in. some help moving her computer to her dorm room for. Some students moved in to dorms last week said, “T .
, Fortunately, space has already in KerrHall from her mother, Teresa Moore, Sat- only to find theywere rooming with RAs. - make.it harder to get into the univer-•
to a different room.she sometimes has to meet with stu- Inaddition,an extra monetary spaces in the next two years. a parking lot into a dorm andhave
of classes came in Tuesday and Having a roommate tends to make persuade the RAs to stay on staff, will end up with abuilding," he said, many people to come, she said.,
opened enough spaces for RAs’ a RAs seem off-limits to the resi- said Maureen Clouse, residentlife : According to Fuller, a committee , Ramirez saidshehasdecidedto
roommates to be moved out in many dents, she said. A ’ coordinator. •*is now looking at possibleconfigure- makthisa positive experence,
of the dorms. "v "My job exists in my room, so , All RAs who were given roommates tions of the new building. It is her former roommate, is now her
Several RAs were upset aboutthe where do Igo,” she asked. A . were compensated. This came in expected that the configuration will fmiend., . : , ,
roommate situation and complaints Melanie Isaac, an RA in Kerr, said addition to the free housing, free be similar to that of Sante Fe, Fuller She also intends to work towaras
were addressed. Several threatened to the situation may bring a little dis- meals and a monthly paycheck, said.Z turning this dilemma into a bonding
leave. , comfort to the residents. Clouse said. At this point, the university is talk- experience for herself and her resi-
Elissa Escobar, an RA in Bruce “We’re administrative people. We “No matter how much we were cbm- ing to private developers and are a dents. . . . - V J
Hall, was concerned about how effec- make sure quiet hours are imple- pensated it was monetary compensa- few months away from an announce- ' It just affects attitudes when we
, tively she would be able to do her job mented. They might think we’re tion and it doesn’t help us. That’s not ment, he said. . are trying te create a nice environ-
, while living with a resident. always watching them,” Isaac said. " why I’m here; not for the money,” / The new development will cost ment and a creative environment.
“She would ask every day when Maureen Clouse, residencelife coor- said Ramirez.nearly $15 million arid will have the Thoseextra annoyances come into
she would be moving out, Escobar dinator, said, “After we spoke to the Fuller said the department of hous- creation of space as its main interest, pay and it makes our job harder,
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