North Texas Daily •

Track and field alumna gives SGA testimony on misconduct from head coach

Alumna Tatum Catalani-Henderson attended Wednesday’s Student Government Association meeting to discuss her experiences of inappropriate and homophobic remarks from Head Coach Carl Sheffield, a matter the university ruled as ‘unsubstantiated’. On Aug. 30, Catalani-Henderson posted a statement on Twitter about Sheffield’s inappropriate and discriminatory remarks. “My head track coach at UNT told me that he would ‘have to think negatively’ of me if he knew that I was gay,” Catalani-Henderson said
Central Track •

Scenes From The Vanessa Guillén Vigil At Dallas City Hall.

Hundreds Gathered On Tuesday To Demand Justice For Fort Hood Solider Vanessa Guillén At A Candlelight Vigil At City Hall. The Army’s handling of its investigation into the disappearance of 20-year-old specialist Vanessa Guillén has inspired national outcry — and those pangs rangs out on Tuesday night in Dallas as Latino community advocates gathered at Dallas City Hall to voice their concerns and mourn Guillén’s death. Since April 22, Guillén had been missing from the Central Texas Army base; o
Central Track •

Ride for Justice: Scenes From Dallas' Skate & Bicycle Protest.

Skateboarders, Cyclists And Roller Skaters From Across DFW Rolled Into The Streets Of Dallas To Protest Police Brutality. We have seen non-stop protests in Dallas for more than two weeks now, as protesters continue to voice their frustration over police brutality and calls to end the killing of Black Americans at the hands of police. Saturday was no exception when skateboarders gathered at Dallas City Hall for a protest of their own. Demonstrations have taken many forms all across the country.
Dallas Observer •

FAA Report Found Safety Violations in Post Malone’s 2018 Emergency Landing

Postie's plane smelled and exceeded the allowed weight, but took off anyway. Last year, rapper Post Malone was one of 15 people on board a private Gulfstream IV jet that was forced to make an emergency landing after the tires blew out on Aug. 21, 2018. According to the Federal Aviation Administration report, the flight crew ignored several safety procedures. Reportedly, the flight crew had been notified that one of the service doors was open after the first departure from Teterboro Airport, wh
Dallas Observer •

University of North Texas to Offer $20,000 in Scholarships to Esports Varsity Players

Esports players at the DreamHack Masters tournament. University of North Texas students will soon receive scholarships to participate in esports programs. A year after becoming the first public university to launch a collegiate esports program in Texas, the University of North Texas will become the first public university in the state to offer scholarships to current and upcoming students. Scholarships totaling $20,000 will be awarded to 25 to 30 students who will compete in the 2019-20 varsity
Dallas Observer •

Kids Dig Teaches Kids About Vinyl

For the last two years, Too Fresh Productions has organized Kids Dig, an event that educates kids in how to properly use a record player, how to dig for records and more. The free music education event will return for its third year on Saturday, Nov. 10, at Josey Records. The first 100 kids will receive record goodies bags. “The purpose of Kids Dig is to educate kids of all ages on all things vinyl,” Joel Salazar of Too Fresh Productions and event coordinator of Kids Dig, says via email. “From
Dallas Observer •

Documentary About Cruz-O’Rourke Senate Race Will Screen at Angelika Film Center

With election day in the U.S. Senate race between incumbent Ted Cruz and U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke closing in, Austin filmmaker Steve Mims reveals their opposing views of governing during a historic period of national political tumult. Mims' documentary film, Run Like the Devil, is on tour and will make its first stop in Dallas on Friday, Oct.12 at the Angelika Film Center, as part of Dallas DocuFest. The film will attempt to tell the audience in a non-partisan way if a "wildly unconventional ca
Dallas Observer •

Even After Help From Public and Private Donors, La Rondalla Closes

After eight years of providing music education to students who don't have access to the arts, La Rondalla, the free after-school music program, closed last weekend. Founder Dennis Gonzalez and his two sons, Stefan and Aaron, tried to keep La Rondalla open, but the cost to keep the program running is $15,000 to $20,000 per month, which covers rent, utility, instruments and instructor pay. It’s a month-to-month struggle to keep La Rondalla open. “We closed due to lack of funds and an important b
Dallas Observer •

Relax: You Can Now Play Video Games at D/FW Airport

Gate 42 in Terminal B and Gate 16 in Terminal E just got more relaxed. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport just added another way to pass that slow time before your flight. Gameway has opened two gaming lounge terminals — the first of their kind. “Airports are a very boring place,” says Jordan Walbridge, president and founder of Gameway. “You're trapped there and you have nowhere to go, and oftentimes you have nothing to do.” Gameway will be open from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day at Gate 4
Dallas Observer •

Kiefer Sutherland Buys Everyone in Audience Drinks During His Night as a Country Musician

You may know Kiefer Sutherland as President Thomas Kirkman in ABC’s hit political drama series Designated Survivor. Or maybe as agent Jack Bauer in FOX’s 24. Now you know the action star is a country singer — a surprisingly a good one. Sutherland performed Friday at Billy Bob’s Texas and showed that he has a passion for music and is not afraid to discuss his personal life. It took a while for Sutherland to appear onstage, but fans were patient. He had the look of a country singer with his cow
Dallas Observer •

After a College Injury Playing Soccer, Alan Avila Found Success on a Dallas Esports Team

Alan Avila, better known as “AlanAvi,” went from kicking a soccer ball to virtually moving a soccer player with a video game remote. FC Dallas, the city's Major League Soccer club, signed Avila as its first eMLS professional player and finished fourth in the first eMLS Cup at PAX East Boston. Avila was a former real-soccer midfielder for the FC Dallas Youth Academy from 2010 to 2014. After his academy days, he went to the University of Texas of the Permian Basin in 2015. Then, his freshman yea
Dallas Observer •

La Rondalla, a Free After-School Music Program, Needs Public Help To Reopen

This isn't the first time La Rondalla has almost shut down. La Rondalla, a free after-school music program for students in Oak Cliff and Dallas, suspended its operations last week because of a shortage of money. As founder Dennis Gonzales and his two sons, Stefan and Aaron, sought public donations, they received a private donation Thursday of $20,000, enough to keep the doors open for a month. Doors will remain closed, however, until the program can revive a secure fund from the Communities Fo
Central Track •

An Instagram Account Is Documenting Dallas' Bike Mess.

Meet The Local Hero Using Instagram To Document The Messes That Have Formed Around Dallas Since Bike Sharing Came To The City Last Summer. These days, it seems that bike sharing bikes can be found on every street corner in Dallas, either in their upright position or, more likely, just laying there — and somehow in stronger numbers by the day. You could sidestep them. Maybe you’ll vent about them on the spot. If you’re especially creative, you might find a way to employ them as some sort of pra
Central Track •

Seven Grindr-Related Robberies Reported This Week

Dallas Police Are On Alert After Multiple Grindr Users Reported Being Robbed And Assaulted In The Same Southeast Dallas Neighborhood This Week. If you’re a Grindr user in Dallas, beware: At least seven different users of the app have been robbed in the past week after being lured to meet potential dates. Dallas Police arrested a 17-year-old Latino male Tuesday with four counts of aggravated robbery after the suspect used Grindr to lure the victims to rob and beat them. Each robbery took place
Central Track •

Cops Are No Longer Above Indictments In Dallas.

In Stark Contrast To Historical Figures, Six Police Officers Across Dallas County Have Been Indicted On Charges Related To Police Brutality This Year Alone. Figures suggest that Dallas County cops are no longer guaranteed to literally get away with murder. In the past year alone, six area police officers have been indicted on charges related to police brutality — including a whopping four in the past week. Last week, former Mesquite police officer Derick Wiley was indicted for the shooting Ly
Central Track •

Pins & Patches Were All The Craze At Strangeways On Saturday.

Fresher Than Hosted Its First Ever Pin & Patch Show This Weekend At Strangeways On Saturday, Featuring 15 Different Artists And Designers. Pin collecting fever may not be as high as it was back during the late ’90s with Disney’s pin collection or back in 2016 when these little trinkets made their comeback in popular cultural, but that didn’t stop the crafts-living crowd from descending on Strangeways Saturday afternoon for Fresher Than’s first ever Pin & Patch Show. The east Dallas bar hosted
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