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Completely agree. My husband and I were planning on joining the MGC this year. While we still will, if we can do only three installments, we'll have the half the donation we planned to give.

I think I read on one of the press releases that they're going to do 1920s-style buildings, to keep that historic flair of Fry Street. To discuss a few other posts, I'll start off by saying that I'm happy they're rennovating Fry Street. However, I don't think a Starbucks and CVS are the answer. Non-chain coffee houses are still popular, and I love the unique flavor an original place has. One of my favorites was always Uncommon Grounds, just behind the campus. I loved the funky look, the student art on the walls, and the more original drinks. Those are the kinds of places I would like to see associated with Fry Street. Also, another way to keep that funky, college atmosphere is to continue the building look around Hickory. Specifically, Voertman's, Fry Street Ink, and the Print shop. I love the murals and artwork on the fronts of those buildings. It's a theme seen elsewhere in Denton, so I think it wouldn't be too far-fetched to continue it on Fry. I used to love the Tomato's pizza, but last time I ate there, roaches as big as my hand were crawling on the floor, and the food was awful. I don't think they'd cleaned the floors since it opened. Nostalgia is great and all, but so is cleanliness and a Hepatitis-free eating establishment.

LOL! I got a new vase. Actually, Sox was the one who informed me of that one.

I'll say this once, and be done with it - listen carefully: NORTH TEXAS IS NOT A COMMUTER SCHOOL! It's that mentality that keeps North Texas from aspiring to greater things. The North Texas housing community is alive and thriving, I can assure you. When I lived in housing 3 years ago, the residence halls were always full. My sister is a freshman now, and the halls are still full. In fact, they are building new residence halls as we speak. /rant I don't know from where you pull these statistics you keep throwing out, but what makes you think that the College of Music gets most of the money? The Engineering school recently received a $1.2 million donation, the Biology department received a $1-2 million gift, just to name a few. And these donations were both fairly recent. Not to say that these departments receive large sums of money all the time, but I don't recall reading anytime in the recent past about a multi-million dollar donation to the COM. Alumni in the past haven't donated to the university because no one reached out to them. And when alumni were contacted, they were hoarded by the academic development groups - athletics was told to go find their own list. Also, there was a larger disconnect between students and the university. The hard work by Rick Villareal, the Freshman Orientation developers, and the Greek/Housing organizations (and SGA) have significantly reduced that gap. As students connect with the university, they feel more of an obligation to support it once they are financially stable. For instance, my husband, brother-in-law, and I are all fairly recent grads ('03 for my husband and brother-in-law, and '04 and '06 for me). We all lived on campus and fell in love with the university. Only now are we all becoming financially stable enough to support the university, and we are doing so. And there are many more like us. The DFW area alone has more than 100,000 North Texas alumni. There are only 35,000 students enrolled at North Texas. Why put the burden on the fewer, who have less to spend in the first place? I'm projecting here, but doesn't it make more sense to call upon the alumni, who have more to give, but yet need to give (per person) less than the alumni? I've no math degree, but it seems that it would be better that way. Why take more money from the college student, so that when they graduate they have less money for startup?

It worked for David Dellucci of the Texas Rangers for several years.

Students at North Texas already pay an athletics fee. And it's somewhere between $75-$100 per semester, last I recall. If you look at the tuition breakdown available either via your own tuition, or via the school Web site, you'll find the fee. Students also pay an international fee for study abroad programs, a wellness center fee, a library fee, and all manner of fees. And they pay all these fees no matter what. I don't think the tuition hike is the answer - North Texas raises tuition every year already. One year I was in school, they raised it 30% from the previous year. It's a major strain on pocketbooks already, so I think the majority of athletics funding should come from the alumni.

That's because cats are never wrong.

Only if they'll also play the Super Mario Bros. theme song whenever Jamario makes a big run.

What years were you in school? If you were in school for the 2002-2003 school year, you'd remember the tremendous uproar from the student body when they raised the athletics fee. And, contrary to your beliefs, few students' parents pay for college, at least from the people I knew. Yes, we're all aware that we don't have the state-of-the-art facilities that some other schools enjoy. I'm sorry that you didn't get to experience the godzillatron.

Have you walked around Denton lately? The campus shows far more green pride than it has, judging from posts on the board, ever. I've seen more Mean Green gear in Vista Ridge Mall this past year than I saw my three years of undergraduate on campus. Also, the bookstore's new "fashion" clothing line for girls, although not green, does attract a interest from a demographic previously not that interested in North Texas apparel. The new "lime" green you're talking about is the official green of North Texas. We just made that change about two(?) years ago, and it's here to stay. The correct name for that color is "Kelly Green." And if you think that's lime, you should have seen the green in the '70s. Deal with the color and support it - whether you like it or not, it's the official shade of North Texas and it will look better on TV. For a reference of the "Flying Worm" eagle and the lime green, see Flying Worm and scroll to the bottom of the page.

If you are still a student, you can easily get free UNT T-shirts just about anywhere you go. Specifically in the Spring semester, look for University Day around April 5. They give out tons of free T-shirts then. When I was a student, I collected so many free shirts that I can go an entire month wearing no other shirt but a North Texas one, and still not have to do laundry. They also have many opportunities for free shirts during the football season. Homecoming and Parents Weekend are the two biggest that come to mind. Yes, you overpay some when you shop at the bookstore, but if you really want North Texas gear, you can get it for free without much trouble. And if you live in Housing, you can get even more free shirts...

I remember Graham as the 3A school with the same school song, fight song, colors, and initials as my alma mater, who beat us 35-0 at Homecoming one year. Man, that was a confusing Homecoming....

North Texas campus is closed for the day. It's still snowing and sleeting here in Lewisville, at 9:21 AM. Roads are pretty icy, judging from the view out my window at SH 121. If you have to drive, please be careful.

*sigh* Why is UTA the mavericks and UTEP the miners when tU is the longhorns? Each school needs its own identity. UNT Dallas isn't the Mean Green because UNT is the Mean Green. I do wish, however, that like UTA and UTEP they would have kept a unifying color (orange in the tU system and green for us).

Total BS.

Anyone know anything about Ramone Archie? I feel like he got the short end of the stick, with less than a full year working at the college level. Also, if I recall correctly, he was a coach as Denton Ryan before coming to North Texas, and had lots of good recruiting ties. Anyone have any idea why that didn't interest Dodge?

At my high school, and even in middle school, all athletes were required to dress up for game day. The boys all wore black slacks, a white shirt, and a tie. There were several wealthy players on the teams, but most of them were not overly wealthy. However, they were always able to find something nice to wear. And if they were unable to afford a shirt and tie, the coaches had a discretionary fund that they could use to provide players with what they needed. We'd have to watch NCAA rules with that, but I could some some discretionary "uniform" budget to help out any players who need it. If that's what it takes to make the team look more professional, I'm all for it.

Not that I don't think the Tuna is getting a bit long in the tooth, but I'm not sure I take much stock in what Joe Avazano has to say. I mean, didn't Parcells fire him from the Cowboy's special teams job? I do think that Norv Turner would be an interesting choice for the next HC though. He's got experience with the Cowboys and did a good job as OC a few years back.

Oh, I'm not disagreeing with you there. I'd love to see billboards posted all over the metroplex advertising North Texas. But that's going to take a much larger advertising budget than what Athletics has right now. I just consider the pop-up window a small move in the right direction. It was fairly cheap to create, generates interest in the new head coach, and encourages people to buy season tickets. At the very least, it's certainly better than nothing at all...

I haven't seen one in the Lewisville area... However, if you go to www.meangreensports.com and have pop-ups enabled, a great little pop-up of Todd Dodge appears, with a link to his bio and to buy season tickets. It's the small things, but that's certainly a step in the right direction.

There's a big difference between being academically intelligent and being socially/morally intelligent. Since there are actually 8 different kinds of intelligence, I think it's safe to say that while Clinton is certainly academically intelligent (otherwise known as IQ), he definitely scores a little lower on the whole "making appropriate decisions" meter. Granted we've all made mistakes and done things in our "youth" that we're not necessarily proud of. However, a president should be held to a higher standard. And if perjury is a punishable offense for any of us who commits it, then it should be just as punishable for the leader of our country. \rant Political views aside, I think it's safe to say that we've truly passed the age in which we can get actual news. Our news services go through periods of opinionated drivel aimed to direct the tide of our country's thoughts. Just look at the mess the muckrakers made of things... Can't we just all agree that in general news services provide a slanted view of actual events and end this thread?

Please make it stop!!!!

I joined the Exes right after I graduated, and then renewed my membership after the first year. They never sent me a new membership card, nor contacted me about anything. Just last week, I got something in the mail saying that it's my third notice that my membership is up, but that's the first time I've heard anything from them in a while. I did, however, get a calendar for last year - anyone know if they're giving out ones for this year?

I disagree. While you are correct in that for the state of Texas, football is the primary measuring stick by which people evaluate a program, that is not the case for every other state. When looking at conference alignment, you have to consider all sports equally, or rather, consider the big three: Football, Basketball, and Baseball. Until recently we have been unable to compete in basketball, and since we have no baseball program, I believe that hurt us more in the alignment than the football team with a mediocre stadium. I'd like to add that since the last conference shakeup, RV has done several things to dress up Fouts somewhat (field turf, jumbo-tron, new paint) so that although it's not a new stadium, it's at least somewhat better. Now that both our men's and women's basketball teams are somewhat competitive, and we have a softball team, I believe that with just a promise of a coming-soon baseball team we could jump to a better conference--IF, and that's a big IF--our attendance numbers consistantly climb in all sports. Consider that what conferences really look at is revenue. They'll take a school with a poorer record that travels well over a school with a good record who can't get people to the games. That is in part, I believe, why TCU is in the Mountain West, rather than a BCS conference.

Leta Andrews certainly accepted her national record with class. However, I do recall several incidents while I was in high school of the UIL looking seriously at the Granbury program. Seems Leta had a knack at finding players with random "relatives" in Granbury, who would transfer over for the basketball season then decide to transfer back to their original school to "graduate with their friends." Although Granbury was never cited for any major offenses that I know of, it certainly worried the boosters. Regardless, Leta is an excellent coach and can do at lot with a little. While she had plenty of natural abilities, Leta Andrews could certainly be credited with the college (Texas Tech) and WNBA success of Jia Perkins.