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It isn’t called a “Crackberry” for nothing.

Some studies are showing that people demonstrate signs of addiction while their cell phones and other elec-tronics are “unplugged.”

Last spring, University of Maryland professor Susan Moeller asked 200 jour-nalism students to give up their electronic devices, i nclud i ng cel l phones, computers and MP3 players, for 24 hours and keep a journal of how they felt.

T h is week, Moel ler plans to take the study global to f ind out how students around the world are consuming media.

“We had done surveys before and were never convinced what people were reporting was accu-rate,” Moeller said. “It wasn’t so much we thought they were lying, just that they weren’t aware of how much media they were consuming.”

Moel ler s a id some st udent s u sed word s such as “withdrawal” and “dependenc y ” i n t hei r journals reported feeling nervous and jittery.

“It w a sn’t on l y t he language that was appropri-ated to addiction and depen-dency,” Moeller said. “But the students also reported mental and physical effects from unplugging.”

Some students described a need to drum their fingers on a desk or make noises with their mouths to keep t hemselves occupied — habits professionals often associate with withdrawal and addiction.

But some experts are skeptical if the need for electronics should be called an addiction.Is it an addiction? While people feel uncom-

fortable without technology and show signs of with-drawal, Jim Quinn of the rehabilitation, social work and addictions faculty said he still has to ask whether or not addiction is the right word.

Each semester in a 250- to 300-person class, Quinn said he finds there are five or six people who can’t keep their hands off their cell phones for the entire hour and a half, despite warn-ings. This demonstrates continuing behavior despite the consequences, he said.

“A l l behav ioral addic-tions have good evidence of underly ing emotional weakness or vulnerability,” Quinn said. “Those with emotional issues find tech-nolog y can satisf y their needs.”

This begs the question of addiction against condi-tioned response to habits, he said.

“Is using technology an addiction any more than going to church three times a week?” Quinn said. “It’s just a soothing ritual.”

Say ing those who are emotionally healthy wil l find electronics add to life quality and those who are unstable will notice signs of addiction, he said.

BY CRISTY ANGULOContributing Writer

Lynn Duke doesn’t have a boss or a full-time job, but he’s making three times more money now than when he had both.

Last March, the UNT computer science alumnus released a mobile phone application that went straight to the No. 2 spot in all categories within a week.

Before the release of the app, Duke worked for Twisted Pixel Games in Austin, programming games for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.

In 2009, he was at work when he read an article about an entre-preneur who made $250,000 from creating an app.

He told his friend about it, bought an Apple computer and started cranking away.

After creating two or three apps that failed, he released “Appzilla,” the 50-in-one utility app that won the iTunes Rewind fifth Highest Paid Utility App of 2010.

“The money was incredible,” Duke said.

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After Appzilla’s first few weeks of success, Duke put in his notice at work.

“I spent a lot of money,” Duke said. “Went to Vegas, got out of debt, paid off my car. Sometimes it doesn’t even feel real.”

Because of his interest in video games, Duke studied computer science at UNT. He earned his bachelor’s of science degree in 2001 and started a career in game programming after graduating.

“I grew up on Sega and Nintendo, and I wanted to play

games,” he said.Michael Wells, one of his

former roommates, said that as a prank, Duke once pulled demonic sounds off of a video game and secretly set them to go off at random times on Wells’ computer.

“My speakers were usually turned down, but one time we were all gone and my suitemate was in the bathroom,” Wells said. “My speakers happened to be turned up and these demonic noises were blaring from my

speakers.”Eventually, he said he figured

out it was Duke. Duke and his friends spent a lot

of time hanging out at Kerr Hall their freshman year. But most of the time, while his friends were out partying, Duke spent his time working or entertaining himself on the computer, Wells said.

“If he got an idea for a program or was working on a project, you would not see him for days,” Wells said.

Ian Parberry of the computer

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UNT alum strikes gold with AppzillaComputer

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science faculty said Duke was engaged and involved in his work as a student.

“We turn out lots of successful alumni,” Parberry said. “Lynn is the first in the app field.”

Although he was a dedicated student, Duke was not a stereo-typical computer engineer. He was personable, social and had a charm with women, Wells said.

“We’d be walking and girls would literally stop their cars to hit on him,” Wells said.

Duke’s sociability combined with his achievements in his field makes him different from most, Wells said.

Duke released the app “Freak Booth” six months after Appzilla’s initial release, which transforms faces in pictures to give them a warped look. The app took two weeks to create, Duke said.His third app, “Helmet Hero: Head Trauma,” took six months to create and is Duke’s first try in the game category.

“The category is so much more competitive than utility, and games are more complex,” Duke said.

“Appzilla 2” has a tentative release date of mid-March, but Duke said he has no games planned for the future.

PHOTOS AND STORY BY DREW GAINESSenior Staff Writer

Volunteers in black T-shirts dotted downtown Denton Thursday as the makings of this year’s 35 Conferette materialized into Day 1 of the city’s biggest music festival. This year marks a number of firsts for the event, which is now in its third year and oper-ating under a new name. The organizers ditched the festival’s former title, NX35, to distinguish Denton’s homegrown festival from the larger and more commer-cial South by Southwest festival happening in Austin currently. It is also the first time that the city has closed a number of streets to accommodate for such an event. “The city has been very, very involved,” said Janie McLeod, the community events coor-dinator for the city of Denton. A quarter-mile section of East Hickory Street, from the Courthouse-on-the-Square to Bell Avenue, will be closed for the entire four-day festival, as will parts of conjoining Industrial Street. McLeod said that this is the first year Denton has allowed alcohol to be sold and consumed on the closed streets as well. “We are excited to have the event down here,” McLeod said. “We are trying to be the new little Austin. It brings new awareness to Denton’s more diverse music.” In addition to the number of vendors on scene and advertising for everything from church fellow-

ships to local clothing stores to tattoo parlors are the Denton Police and Fire Departments. Fire marshals inspected the entire festival ground before things began Thursday afternoon and an emergency medical services bus will be stationed at the site. The police will also have extra officers out during the event. The biggest concern of city officials is parking, McLeod

said. Spaces normally available at the Denton Civic Center, First Methodist Church and the Center for the Visual Arts may be hard to come by, as each locale is hosting a separate event this weekend. That shouldn’t stop the flock of people walking and biking to the venue like they did Thursday, as the forecast is predicting mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the ‘70s for the next few days.

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BY ISAAC WRIGHTSenior Staff Writer

The College of Business is giving students the chance to learn from a leader in the field of business and logistics today as part of their Distinguished Speaker Series.

Tom Harris, the vice presi-dent of operations for Hillwood AllianceTexas, will speak to students in the Golden Eagle Suite at the University Union from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Hillwood is one of the 10 largest real estate development firms in the country and its AllianceTexas project is a 17,000-acre master-planned, mixed-use development in north Fort Worth.

Harris will speak to an audi-ence of primarily business students about the history of his

company and their plans for the next 20 years. Harris said Hillwood has taken a large interest i n e d u c a -tion, both at college and high school levels, to emphasize the importance of children going to college and pursuing degrees.

“We absolutely, in this countr y, need make sure our kids are focused on the importance of higher educa-tion,” Harris said. “That has to happen in order for this country to be able to compete glob-ally.”

During his time at Hillwood, Harris played an integral role in the development of the Fort

Worth Alliance Airport, the first industrial airport in the world.

Harris said he is still heavily involved in the aviation logis-tics area of Hillwood, and the company is working with local higher education institu-tions, such as UNT and Tarrant County College, to establish the Alliance Learning Center for Aviation and Logistics some-time next year.

Harris said Hillwood has worked with UNT’s College of Business in the past, and with the creation of the college’s Aviation Logistics program, he hopes some of the programs UNT offers will be provided at the Learning Center as well.

“We’ve been working for many years with the College of Business at UNT,” he said.

“Because they have one of the top 15 logistics programs in the country, we have a lot of work with them. When they

decided to build the aviation logistics program, it fit into everything we were trying to accomplish.”

The Distinguished Speaker Series is a program provided by the College of Business that brings around three speakers

to the university each semester to focus on issues related to all majors in the college. Shannon Jauregui, the director of external

relations for the college, said they chose Harris as a speaker because of his connections with current faculty members and his knowledge of current issues facing the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

“He’s re a l l y log i st ic s-

minded,” Jauregui said. “Our logistics program is growing every semester, so it will be ver y i n for mat ive for ou r students.”

Timothy Fernandez, a busi-ness computer and informa-tion systems junior, thinks attending the event would help business majors because it gives students an idea of what to expect when they go into the job market.

“Knowing how the big dogs work and how they think is t remendously benef icia l,” Fernandez. “They can give you good advice — what projects have been successful, what projects happen. That’s good insight into the industry.”

Admission to the lecture is free and tickets are not required.

Business, logistics leader to speak on campus

“We absolutely, in this country, need to make sure our kids

are focused on the importance of higher education.”

—Tom Harris,Vice President of Operations at Hillwood AllianceTexas

TOM HARRIS

Nathan Dickerson, a radio, television film sophomore, said he feels the need for technology should be considered a depen-dency instead of an addiction.

“Nobody these days has phone numbers memorized,” Dickerson said. “I think it’s just comfort-able to have everything at your fingers.”

Technology at workSymptoms of behavioral addic-

tion can include continuing the behavior despite consequences and failure to fulfill important obligations such as work over family time, Quinn said.

“Unlike with typical addic-

tions, I can see this being for the better in a work environment,” he said. “It adds to productivity, which is good for employers.”

However, Quinn said he is unsure if productivity is the case with younger generations.

“I don’t suspect a lot of 20- to 30-year-olds respond to e-mails

from employers on Saturdays,” he said. “But I am sure they all check their Facebook page at least once.”

Some of Moeller’s students say there is no way they can de-tech or unplug, but not because of friendships or communica-tion.

“A lot of classes are going virtual with homework and text-books,” Moeller said. “There’s no way to navigate beyond it.”

Quinn said that now even some beaches are installing Wi-Fi Internet for work and play while on vacations.

“At first I want to say that’s sick,” Quinn said. “But even I’m someone who checks my e-mail on vacation.”

BY MEGAN RADKEStaff Writer

The Denton City Council infor-mally agreed to use revenue gener-ated from increased utility bill late fees to help the P.L.U.S. One Utility Assistance program.

P.L.U.S. One, which stands for Prevent Loss of Utility Service, is a program administered through Interfaith Ministries of Denton to help needy residents pay their utility bills.

Condell Garden, the executive director of Interfaith Ministries of Denton, said the P.L.U.S One program has been in place for more than 20 years, but Interfaith Ministries took over the program in 1998 from the Denton County Cooperative.

Lisa Lemons, the community relations manager for Denton Municipal Utilities, said since Interfaith Ministries already had many programs in place to help residents, it was an easy choice for the city when choosing a third-party organization to run the program.

“They were providing other forms of financial assistance so it was a logical fit,” Lemons said.

Ethan Cox, a customer service manager for the city of Denton, said the city is currently working with Interfaith Ministries to develop an agreement concerning

the program and it’s funding. Cox said that once an agreement is reached, it will be presented to the city council for a formal vote in early April.

He also said assuming the city council approves this course of action, the hope is to begin funding the program immediately after the council’s approval.

In cases where a resident is facing a financial hardship, their household is considered low income, or a resident is on a fixed income, Cox said they may be eligible for assistance through P.L.U.S. One.

“By giving a portion of the late fee revenue to bolster the program’s funding, we feel that we can give these customers a chance to get back on their feet,” he said.

Cox said that the utility bill late fee increased by $10 per month, and that the city has faced some concerns from citi-zens regarding being charged the

extra fee. Cox said that in those cases, the focus of the city has been put toward finding solu-tions to help those customers pay their bills on time.

In the past, the program relied solely on customer donations causing many qualified appli-cants to be turned away.

About 800 Denton residents contribute $800 to $1,100 each month to the program as it stands, Garden said.

“Contributions from residents are usually pretty small,” Garden said.

Denton Municipal has held fundraisers for years in an effort to help needy residents pay their bills, but collecting enough money was difficult, she said.

“Utilizing the late payment fees to fund the program is a responsible use of the fees, and it could help meet the growing need in the Denton commu-nity for this type of assistance,” Lemons said.

Students rely on virtual reality

P.L.U.S. One program helps needy Denton residents

“Nobody these days has phone

numbers memorized.”

—Nathan Dickerson,RTVF sophomore

“We feel that we can give these customers a chance to

get back on their feet.”—Ethan Cox,

City of Denton customer service manager

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UNT opens conference play against Louisiana-Lafayette

Seminole starts

Senior out� elder Monica Hirsch takes a step toward the pitch to hit the ball in a game against Missouri State Wednesday at Lovelace Stadium.

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BY DONNIE PIPESIntern

The UNT softball team will start conference play against a team it has lost to in ten straight games when it faces Lou isia na-La fayet te t h ree times this weekend.

The Mean Green has lost two straight after w inning five of seven games.

“You’l l have to a sk me on Monday [whether I l ike starting off with ULL],” said head coach T.J. Hubba rd. “One good thing is we get a chance to play them at the beginning, because in t he last few years, we’ve always had them in the end.”

MatchupThe Mea n Green is 1-26

all-time against the Cajuns (17-2), which has won eight of i t s l a s t n i ne g a me s .UNT is batting nearly .300 as a team and has four players with a slugging percentage greater than .500.

Ju n ior c at c her C a it l i n Grimes leads the way with a team-high three home runs and 12 RBIs.

The Louisia na-La fayette of fen se ha s t h r ived t h i s season, boasting a batt ing average of .389.

The team’s leading hitter is junior utility Christi Orgeron, who had a hit in every game this season.

The Mean Green also must look out for the Cajun’s power bat, sen ior f i rst basema n Gabriele Bridges.

Bridges has hit as many homeruns as the entire UNT

1. The Cajuns have won eight of their last nine games.

2. UNT is 0-3 against ranked teams this year.

3. The Mean Green has four playing with a slugging percentage greater than .500.

Looking at Lafayette

team with 10. Her slugging percentage is over .1000.

“We’ve faced some really good competit ion, a nd no one in t he Sun Belt rea l ly compares to the competition we’ve faced,” Grimes said. “So hopefully, we come out strong.”

Leading up to the gameT h i s s e a s on h a s b e en

up and down for the Mean Green.

The team has seen a four- a n d f i v e - g a m e w i n n i n g streak and suffered a f ive-game losing streak early in the season.

Junior second baseman Lisa Johnson has been injured for the last three games, and a timetable on her return isn’t clear, Hubbard said.

The ga mes sta r t w it h a doublehader 2 p.m. Saturday and continue Sunday at 11 a.m.

BY PAUL BOT TONI Intern

Wit h one tou r na ment down and three remaining, the UNT men’s golf team’s rol lercoa ster mont h of March has just started.

The Mean Green continues its hectic schedule with the Seminole Intercollegiate in Ta l la hassee, Fla., Friday through Sunday. The three-day tourna ment w i l l be held at the SouthWood Golf

Club.“ We p l a y e d i n t h i s

event last year, so we are somewhat fa mil ia r w it h Sout hWood,” sa id head coach Brad Stracke.

No. 35 UNT will be one of the top teams heading into the Seminole. No. 18 Arkansas will likely be the team’s toughest compet-itor.

The Razorbacks have five Top-3 finishes out of seven events, including two tour-nament championships.

The Mean Green returns to the Sunshine State one week after competing at the University of South Florida Invitational in Tampa.

The team breezed through t he f i rst rou nd, f in ish ing the first day in second place w it h a col lect ive score of 8-under-par 280. UNT trailed Sun Belt Conference r iva l Middle Tennessee State by six shots.

However, the team strug-gled in the final two rounds.

UNT finished in a tie with A rka nsas State for fou r t h place, while Middle Tennessee State won by 19 strokes.

UNT’s fourth-place finish snapped a st rea k of four-consecutive Top-3 tourna-ment finishes.

T he Me a n Gr e en a l s o d ropped f rom t he Top-25

of Golfstat.com’s unofficial NCA A rankings to No. 35.

While a fourth-place finish is no cause of alarm, the Mean Green hopes to right the ship at the Seminole.

“Our players need to do bet ter a rou nd t he g reens d u r i n g t h e [ S e m i n o l e Intercollegiate] to improve upon our last outing,” Stracke said.

UNT won’t return home f o l l o w i n g t h e S e m i n o l e because the team will spend spring break in Arizona before competing in the 2011 Desert Shootout at Phoenix.

Players were unavailable for comment.

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Denton prepares for its largest music festival of the year, 35 Conferette. More than 200 bands from across the world will perform.

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BandSCENE Friday 3.11.2011

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BY DANA WALKERIntern

Squeezed in a Chev y express conversion van, music equip-ment and all, the members of MiniBoone said that traveling across the country is an adven-ture.

MiniBoone is an indie-rock band, formed two years ago, made up of five men from Brooklyn/Queens, NY. The band will be on the Square stage at 5 p.m. today.

The band is currently on a t hree-week tour, play ing in Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina and f inishing in Texas, according to their website.

“[The van is] three colors, equipped with a New York police sticker and hidden ambulance lights in the grill, in case we’re late for a gig or one of us is preg-nant,” said Doug Schrashun, a guitarist, singer and keyboard player.

All about the BooneMiniBoone plays upbeat rock

music with catchy lyrics, said Sam Rich, the bassist.

The energetic band has livened up a wide range of venues from house parties, basements and even a boat cruise in Brooklyn, he said.

The band members said they are going to Houston to play a show after 35 Conferette and will wrap up the tour in Austin, playing seven shows at the South by Southwest festival.

The band is traveling to Denton from Tennessee. Members have been sight-seeing as wel l as learning a lot about each other along the way, Schrashun said.

“We’ll get sick of each other pretty soon,” said Craig Barnes, t he g u ita r ist a nd keyboa rd player.

Taylor Gabriels, the drummer, said the band will play anywhere that sounds like a good time, including festivals and college

Brooklyn band visits Lone Star State

campuses, and is happy to have played about 120 shows so far.

F r om a m bu l a nc e v a n t o Conferette

MiniBoone landed a spot at the Conferette after winning an online competition through a website.

“Our show at the Conferette will be our first show in Texas ever,” said James Keary, vocalist and guitar player.

The band isn’t worried about what its fan base is like because it can reach people through its performances, Rich said.

“We think we’l l f it in,” he said.

The members didn’t k now much about it except for some of the big headlining names that will be performing.

“Any event that has Big Boi and Chk-Chk-Chk on the bill, we are excited about,” Gabriels said.

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Local bands crowd the venues of Denton at 35 Conferette, getting ready to sing their hearts out to people coming from all over the United States.

Record Hop, a local rock/indie band created nine years ago, has played the festival since its begin-ning and is gaining popularity because of the event. Record Hop will perform at 11:40 p.m. at Hailey’s Club.

Ashley Cromeens, vocalist and guitarist, said 35 Conferette helped the group get its music out to people who wouldn’t have heard it otherwise.

“I’m real excited. I like that there’s a big festival in Denton,” she said. “It’s kind of an honor, I guess, ‘cause we play tons of shows in Denton all the time, but this one feels special.”

‘90s inspirationCromeens, who grew up

listening to Nirvana and under-ground music as a child, said she was inspired by grunge music.

“I prefer to have a well-written song musically than I would lyri-cally. The lyrics always come second,” she said. “I know a lot of people don’t like it that way, but I prefer it that way.”

Justin Collins, the stage manager and sound engineer of Hailey’s, said the group’s music sounds like an angular, almost Chicago-influenced hop-rock.

“I’ve worked with those guys

for years now, so I was stoked. It looks like it’s going to be a fun rock show,” Collins said.

Home sweet homeScott Porter, a guitarist, said

Denton provides the opportu-nity for bands to express musical creativity.

“We have really good jobs doing what we love, and our hobby is getting to hang out on the week-ends together and play music we’re proud of for people that like it,” he said.

Cromeens said she enjoys the close-knit feel Denton has.

“It’s got a youthful soul to it — a nice, creative energy,” she said.

Tom Little, a Denton resi-dent and member of local band Kampfgrounds, said the first time he heard Record Hop was in 2006 at Frat House, a place where bands used to play.

“They have a lot of energy. They’re really good at playing their songs, and I like the fact that their vocalist is a girl,” Little said.

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By Daisy silosStaff Writer

The 35 Conferette kicked off Thursday and businesses are prepared for what’s to come.

This year, the festival is taking place in downtown Denton, better known as the Square.

Chris Garver, the assistant manager of Recycled Books, said the event will benefit the Denton economy and bring good exposure to the music scene.

“Denton is known as the other music town in Texas,” he said.

“Hopefully the locals here will be singing our praises.”

All you can eatDenton has 555 restaurants to

choose from, and some are having in-house performances as well.

June Ham, an employee at J&J’s Pizza, said the preparation they have to do is stock up on pizza dough and beer because the concert volunteers take care of everything else.

“It’s a really neighborly event. All the downtown clubs are involved together,” she said. “They know the people who started it and we all know each other.”

On the other side of town is Fry Street, which is full of bars and local eateries.

Crooked Crust and Big Mike’s Coffee employees said they weren’t expecting much business this weekend from the concert.

“We’re going to be the same as we always are. It’s centered to the other side of town. It’s not for us,” said Mike Sutton, the owner of Big Mike’s.

Shop ‘til you dropBusinesses in the area such as

Recycled Books, Mad World Records and 2nd Street on the Square will be stocked with T-shirts and albums of bands performing at the 35 Conferette.

Concertgoers sporting a wrist-band for the shows can get 15 percent off their purchase in Recycled Books and 2nd Street on the Square.

Garver said all the bands performing were contacted to bring in more albums.

“We, by far, have the largest collection of local music in town,” he said. “We’re kind of like a museum for local music.”

Leah Wood, the owner of 2nd Street on the Square, said the store will have a booth set up on Hickory Street to sell merchandise and support the bands.

“We’re going to have live music on Saturday at the shop,” she said. “The whole community is coming together to support it. We’ve always been a big part of the music scene.”

Tuesday, new record store, Mad World Records opened solely because of 35 Conferette.

David Cooper, the store’s manager, said they wanted to open before the concert because they know “it’s going to be slammed.”

“We don’t know what to expect from it. All we know is that it’s going to be like Christmas in here,” he said.

Festival brings business to Denton

Volunteers help 35 Conferette

Recycled Books has the largest collection of albums from the local bands perform-ing at 35 Conferette.

Photo by Daisy silos/staff Writer

Volunteers for 35 Conferette hand out wristbands for concert attendees. They also help set up equipments for bands playing.

Photo by ConraD Meyer/staff PhotograPher

By Brittni BarnettIntern

Hundreds of bands are playing at numerous venues, vendors are selling their products, and attendees from all over the country are gath-ering to see it all happen. Behind the scenes, a dedicated group of volun-teers works to make sure everything goes runs smoothly.

This weekend, as the 35 Conferette takes over downtown Denton, a group of about 250 volunteers will work to ensure everything works out for the audience and the bands.

“I really enjoy the Denton music scene, and we do a good job of fostering local musicians,” said Bethany Marren, a volunteer super-visor and a political science and history senior. “To help with this effort was an opportunity I couldn’t pass up.”

Volunteer selectionMore than 600 people applied for

a volunteer position, said Charles Hunter, a volunteer coordinator.

He said they were looking for flex-ible individuals that have experi-ence with audio and visual elements,

crowd control and high-stress situ-ations.

“We really wanted people that understand that what we are trying to do is about Denton and about our community,” he said.

Alison Anthony, a volunteer and a psychology senior, said she didn’t know the event had volunteers until this year. “This is a great thing for this town and those living here,” she said. “I saw how hard they worked on the festival, and I wanted to be a part of it.”

Volunteer responsibilitiesVolunteers are broken up into

teams led by volunteer supervisors. Each team will work in categories including information, hospitality and venues, Hunter said.

“We are putting a lot more respon-sibility on the volunteers this year,” he said. “We have a person at every venue, every night.”

Marren said she is the volunteer supervisor for the venue liaisons and floaters.

“These guys will be at the doors of the venues helping the bands unload, working in the green room, and making sure bands get on and off the stage on time,” she said. “The floaters will give the liaisons their breaks.”

Volunteers are expected to work anywhere from 15 to 20 hours, and will have about two shifts, Hunter said.

Anthony said she will be working from noon on Sunday to 3 a.m. on Monday with the booking supervi-sors and agents.

“I just want those above me to be happy and for the artists to be happy,” she said.

Despite the stress she expects she will experience, Anthony said she hopes to work the event next year.

“I just want to enjoy the full experi-ence,” she said. “I want to see history. Denton will not be the same after this year.”

ShowSCENE Friday 3.11.2011

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BY KAYLAH BACAIntern

Female musicians per for m i n g at 35 Conferette will partic-ipate today in “Kool Thing: Women and Power in Rock and Roll.”

T h e d i s c u s s i o n begins at 3 p.m. at UNT on the Square. The event will discuss the history of women’s presence in the music business.

“It’s a big topic, so t here w i l l be good conversation gener-at e d,” s a id K at e y Margolis, the panel moderator. She said speakers will draw from personal experiences to talk about life as female artists.

Panelists include Deborah Armintor of the English faculty, Jennifer Seman, the drummer for the band Shiny Around the Edges, and Denton musician Sarah Jaffe.

“Inevitably, there is always some sort of harsher degree of criticism on female musicians,” Jaffe said. “But it’s really important for me to shrug that off and continue to pursue what I love.”

Seman, a UNT alumna, said the panel will examine different roles women have played in the music scene, from band groupies to female performers.

Panelists will talk about artists who have kept their feminine iden-tities intact while pursuing careers in a relatively male-dominated industry, she said.

“There’s always been a spec-trum of ways for women to deploy power in music,” said Seman, who is the only female in the three-person band she started with her husband.

Musicians panel discusses gender

Jaimeson Robbins, the lead singer for The Virgin Wolves, also performs alongside her husband. She said being married to someone in the same band has its chal-lenges, but the head-butting can be productive.

“We enjoy pushing each other creatively,” she said.

Kristin Leigh, a UNT alumna, plays bass for The Virgin Wolves. She said she has always had a tomboy mentality.

“Just go for it and don’t listen to the dudes who will hold you back,” she said.

Kristin Leigh and Jamieson Robbins, members of The Virgin Wolves, before their show at Hailey’s Saturday.

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ConferetteSCENEFriday 3.11.2011

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From South by Southwest hosted in Austin, to Bonnaroo hosted in Manchester, England, Denton climbs the lists of cities that hold memorable music festivals.

Formally known as NX35, 35 Conferette is Denton’s biggest and only annual music conference. An estimated 1,000 to 1,500 people a day are expected to participate during the four-day music festival through Sunday, said Jesseca Bagherpour, the head of media relations.

The festival will host more than

200 bands, not limiting performances to local musicians. Bands are flocking from states such as Maryland and Colorado, and countries such as Canada and Denmark. Genres range from indie-folk to psychedelic.

“We always want to highlight as many local bands as we can, but this year, we even went beyond and tried to incorporate [more] national and regional bands,” said Michael Seman, a second-year daytime coordinator.

The staff of 35 employees and 250 volunteers is the building block of the Conferette, Bagherpour said.

Six companies sponsor the Conferette, according to the 35

35 Conferette celebrates its third year running

Conferette website. Seman said the sponsors primarily

cover the expenses. Wristbands are $85 for four days,

$50 for today, and $65 for Saturday and Sunday. The wristbands will allow all-day entrance to any venue and are available for purchase on 35conferette.com.

The birth of the ConferetteThe grassroots of 35 Conferette

began as a day party during SXSW, Seman said.

He said Chris Flemmons, the founder of 35 Conferette, established the idea of a Denton festival when he took notice of the day party and wanted to expand it into a bigger event.

“Eventually, he was able to move it up to Denton and actually have it as its own festival,” Seman said.

The festival has been a Denton novelty for three years, he said.

Seman said the difference this year is the broad diversity of music genres, an increased number of bands, and the daytime program-ming has a deeper mix of represen-tatives from the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Despite the Conferette’s loss of Jupiter House and the Black Box as venues, the festival gained Hickory Street Lounge for a total of 10 venues.

The support of businesses in Denton helped to regain the loss, Seman said.

The venues are in the downtown area, which makes it convenient for Police blocked off streets surrounding the square for the music festival.

Photo by James Coreas/senior staff PhotograPher

“We always want to highlight as

many local bands as we can.”

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ConferetteSCENE Friday 3.11.2011

7students to catch public transporta-tion, he said.

Booking and vendorsPreparation and booking for bands

and vendors started in November 2010, Bagherpour said.

She said the booking panel consid-ered accepting band applications, but instead composed a band wish list where members requested bands to play at the Conferette.

Band selection panelists voted for the bands they prefered and then pursued the chosen bands’ agents, Bagherpour said.

Eight vendors will participate this year, plus sponsors and band merchandising. Vendors are coming from the Dallas area and even out of state, said Ashley Bender, a vendor liaison.

The Conferette has a policy that doesn’t allow vendors with a political or religious ideology to participate. The organizers of the festival don’t want to as appear to endorse any particular point of view, she said.

“We love having vendors of all diversities,” Bender said.

Some vendors include 555 Collective, a nonprofit organization that promotes artists, she said.

Requirements for vendors include having a tent and a food handler permit.

Panel discussionsBetween the hustle and

bustle of attendees shifting from venue to venue, four educational and community interest panels will be hosted at UNT on the Square today from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. in 90 minute increments, according to the 35 Conferette website.

Robert Milnes, a panelist for the “DFW is the new black” forum, said he was invited by Seman to engage in discussion with four other panelists.

“The goal of the panel is to present some information about the arts in the commu-nity and the importance of the arts in the community,” Milnes said.

Some panelists in the

“DFW is the new black,” • today at 11 a.m.

“Dirty always live like a • soldier: Dallas’ influ-ence on Hip-Hop,” today at 1 p.m.

“Kool thing: Women and • power in Rock and Roll,” today at 3 p.m.

“What is the soul of the • city? A special drink and think event,” today at 5 p.m.

“Monetizing music in a • free economy-or-mu-sic’s free…deal with it,” Saturday at 3 p.m.

Join the forum at UNT on the

Square

forums are musicians and producers such as Jah Born, the producer of singer Erykah Badu’s song “On and On.”

The panelists will emphasize issues affecting the art community and mention what schools, individ-uals, foundations and organizations are doing to help, Milnes said.

Erin Austin from Ok Sweetheart performed on the Main Stage Thursday evening.

PHOTO BY JAMES COREAS/SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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35 Conferette o� ers screen-printing on Hickory Street. Businesses have tents set up throughout the square for attendees.

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By PaBlo arauzIntern

Denton’s third annual springtime music festival, 35 Conferette, has gained prominence in the indie music world. It’s the place to be for live music this year apart from Austin’s South by Southwest, which is scheduled today through March 20 .

The festival is going to be a mix of indoor and outdoor performances all weekend. It’d be wise to prepare your-self for one of the biggest live enter-tainment festivals in North Texas.

Here are a few suggestions on what you can do to get the best music experience.

Keep some cash at your disposal so you can buy food, drinks or merchan-dize to support the bands.

With out-of-townies crowding

up the streets of Denton, driving around may be a pain. A bicycle or public buses may be the fastest form of transportation if you live near campus.

Bring an extra T-shirt, water and anything else you know you will need to bring.

Find a good way to document your experience. Some items that are useful are a small notebook, a pen and a camera — just make sure you have enough film and batteries. Avoid bringing anything expensive because you might end up losing it.

Bring some form of identification other than your driver’s license. If you’re in a band or participate in local arts and music, it’s smart to bring a demo or some kind of busi-ness card.

Be comfortable where you are, and don’t forget that the most important thing of all is to have fun!

Survival guide to 35 Conferette

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By Kaylah BacaIntern

If you plan on attending any of the shows at the 35 Conferette this weekend, these speedy turkey wraps are quick and easy to make right before you head out to the festival.

From start to finish these turkey wraps take less than 20 minutes to prepare. Plus, all the ingredients cost less than $15!

Ingredients:1/4 cup cream cheese, soft-

ened1/4 cup basil pesto, pre-made4, 8-inch flavored, plain or whole

wheat tortillas8 ounces sliced smoked turkey

breast or a package of turkey deli meat

2 cups shredded lettuce1/2 cup chopped tomato1/2 cup chopped avocado

Directions:Mix the cream cheese with the

basil pesto in a small bowl.Spread mixture on each tortilla,

then top with turkey, lettuce, tomato and avocado.

Roll tortillas into a wrap and enjoy the tunes along with your food!

Recipe by Better Homes & Garden.

[ ]Cooking with Kaylah Speedy Turkey Wraps

Turkey wraps are the perfect treat for festival attendees on the go.

Photo by berenice Quirino /Visuals editor

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