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Anyone know when UNT's Fall registration is or has it already happened or is it happening now? Wonder what the latest Fall enrollment projections are? Anyone heard? Miscellaneous: Read in today's DMN that Robert Dedman not only gave to SMU ($77 million) but also his undergrad alma mater, UT-Austin, & the University of North Texas! It was Mr. Dedman who suggested (strongly) to Dr. Alfred F. Hurley years ago that NTSU change its name to the University of North Texas. Former Texas Governor and SMU alum Bill Clements signed the bill creating our new name not all that long after Dedman's suggestion. The power of suggestion with "movers and shakers?"

In the August Reader's Digest article (page 70) on "Heart Attack: New Ways To Prevent It" UNT/HSC Associate Dean of Clinincal Research Dr. Michael Clearfield says concering the lowering of a person's cholesterol: "It's my guess that if we could magically have everyone in the country keep their LDL at 100 or less for their life span, within a generation heart disease would no longer be the No. 1 killer." A good article (ever see a bad ones in Reader's Digest?) and as one who takes Lipitor a very topical article on cholesterol. Wonder how many subscribers there are of Reader's Digest?

First of all, all thanks to Stephen (ScreamingEaglesFan) West, his wife and others for putting this together tonight. There weren't as many at this evenings get together as the over 100 we had at the last Tarrant Count North Texas Exes meeting but there was a scrimmage tonight at Fouts Field at 7:00 PM. (Need I say more)? }:>) BUT those of us there had a good time...Our new North Texas Exes Executive Director David Layton was also in attendance and urges all to join the NT Exes group (and who knows, maybe even help start one in your own area if there is not one)... See David on coordinating that part. UNT AD Rick Villarreal and Mean Green Club associate Mandy McKinley were both also in attendance tonight and both were very upbeat about things to come in Mean Green Country. Rick V said: **It is imperative that we have thousands of Mean Greeners at the TCU game at Amon Carter Stadium on September 21'st. A time to make a statement to the entire Metroplex and region about what we all know is NOT our grandpappy's UNT and to make that statement on the road in Cowtown. (I plan on buying anywhere from 5-10 UNT/TCU tickets and take some of my Tarrant County friends/fellow alums with me for what I think will be just a dandy college football game on the TCU campus on the evening of September 21'st). Rick V said: **There are plans to get the word out to all the UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth and the UNT-Dallas students to come up to Fouts Field and use their student Id cards to get in, uh, FREE, at ALL Mean Green home football games. To my knowledge, this has never been done (especially with our medical school in Fort Worth). We do have some present and future UNT graduated D.O.'s (and other medical professionals) from our Fort Worth school who we need to help support the Mean Green! (My own D.O. is one of them). GREAT IDEA, RICK V AND STAFF! SPEAKING OF THE UNTHSC @ FORT WORTH: The postmaster of our med school's post office in Fort Worth has requested from me some more UNT Mean Green 2002 FB pocket schedules so she can put them in ALL of their staff, instructors and students mail boxes. (I will take her about 500 more schedules on Monday morning and may also stop off, Emmitt, at the West Seventh 7-11 store to see if they need some more UNT Mean Green FB pocket schedules as well. }:>) Rick V said: Negotiations are going on with some "un-named" school(s) for our future football schedule that will please many who read GoMeanGreen.com Rick V said: He will get with Harry Miers who owns this forum to let us ALL on GMG.com know which Denton area businesses are signed up with Mean Green Business Directory (I think Mandy McKinley said about 60 so far) so all of us who post or lurk will know who we want to do business with when we are in Denton for a football weekend from here on out. (Emmitt, you might let Rick V in on your experience at the Denton 7-11 store--I do believe he would be interested in hearing your story). Rick V said: It's time for all of our fans to step up to the plate as they are doing their part in giving us something that we will be proud of in Mean Green Country. ALL SYSTEMS ARE GO IN MEAN GREEN COUNTRY!

We have all said and done things we wished we hadn't. I know I have even on this forum and have almost always regretted doing so. Sometimes our passion gets in the way of common sense or what we do and say yet that should (of course) never be an excuse. I've even been obtuse & terse with my own immediate family. (Feel bad every time, too, so I guess the conscience part of me is still functioning even in middle age). Lets hope that UNT will be a fresh and new beginning for Stacey. It just sounds like she and her boss just had what happens to many in our work-a-day world and that's just that neither may have been members of each other's admiration sociey. Any of you ever have a boss or supervisor like that?

Anyone can put a UNT "mini billboard" (car sticker/window decal) on their car and, trust me, people notice them on the highways because just think how most of us notice other school's. What better way of free advertisement. Wouldn't it be nice if all 100,000 plus area alums had something from UNT on their cars? Even TCU's student parking auto window stickers look like a school spirit auto decal and I wish UNT would look into doing the same. All 30,000 UNT students this Fall should get something to stick on their car windows IMHO.

Could it be that everyone gets their UNT fix on www.GoMeanGreen.com? (just kiddin')

Dr. Phil (lip) McGraw, who has a doctorate from UNT in Pschology, is featured in an very lengthy feature in today's Life & Arts section of the Fort Worth Star Telegram. One of the questions asked "Dr. Phil" who lives in Beverly Hills yet maintains a home in Dallas was: Q Do you consider yourself a Texan even though you weren't born there? UNT Alum's Response: "Haven't you ever heard: Don't ever ask anyone if they're from Texas. If they are, they'll tell you soon enough, and if not, you'll just embarrass them."

I have never heard that TWU was actually part of the A&M System since there was really no multi school A&M System (as we know it today) back in that era but hell, I learn something new from this board every day--guess that is why I enjoy reading most every post on this board. I do know that before A&M went co-ed (what year?) that they had a special what I always heard was an unofficial male college/female college relationship since those 2 were the only such Texas schools with one gender enrollments and that (alone) being the the basis of their relationship. I thought that in the mid 1980's when Larry Powell (?) led the Texas Select Committee on Higher Education was the most serious discussions I'd ever seen in this state with serious discussions of merging other Texas public universities besides TWU and UNT. They also kicked around the idea of merging Texas Southern U in Houston with the University of Houston. All these talks in the mid 1980's were shot down by all the schools who would lose their identities (like TWU) and I really didn't think any of us in our lifetimes would ever see such a move on this matter again. I have always thought the merger would be a good and economical idea for the Texas taxpayers, though; plus, I am one that feels 2 universities in Denton has never been a good idea for either school as it divides the loyalties of a town that is divided enough in so many other areas with its local politics, IMO. I think TWU and UNT's only relatioinship is what it has become now and that is TWU taking UNT's overflow students such as the reports on this board.

Seems like the "buff" Scrappy of the 1960's with chest sticking out had an "N T" on his chest.

I would love to see the athletic dorm's (Santa Fe House) peach colored spanish tile roof be painted dark green. Now that would look nice if you can just picture it. Wonder how much that job would cost; that is the paint and labor? Traditions: I like what we have already and what we do have will be enhanced 100% when we start winning some football games on a regular basis. Hide--watch--and see! AND YOU? What would you like to see change on the UNT campus; that is, cosmetically and/or our traditions?

And a nice message board I must say, D of M ! I just registered on your board and I just know you (of ALL the 'Dawgs) look forward to my "gentle musings" over there! A good season to the 'Dawgs...

Quite a statement of quality and interest for this board and its main topic of discussion which is what is happening at the University of North Texas and with Mean Green athletics at the top of that list. GMG!

Stephen, amazingly enough, consistent winning at UNT will be your (and all of our's) greatest ally at all our offices in the Metroplex where numerous UNT's are employed. My own has a couple as well. The Metroplex sports fan has a "winner's town" mentality and the jump on the band wagon affect at UNT once we start winning again will IMHO surprise many; especially the thousands of NT students who went "down the corridor of years" in Denton without ever having seen a winning football team. (You'll have to remember that 1994 was the last time Mean Green football recorded a season with more wins than losses). Stephen, if you can email your phone or cell phone number to me or just call me at my Hurst office with the number I emailed you last night, I want to make arrangements with you to just hand deliver your new 2002 UNT Mean Green Football Media Guide. The prize you get because you were our 45'th Kids Korner pledger! I think that would be quicker than the US Postal Service to be quite honest. Thanks... Jim Plummer Plummer_J@msn.com

As Gray Eagle said that our fundraising for UNT's contributions and endowment is still in its infancy, but I believe the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's projection for UNT's growth is our real endowment for the time being. I can see UNT surpassing the University of Houston in 2-3 more years in enrollment which will then make us the 3'rd largest university in the state of Texas only behind the 2 (two) 1878 Texas legislature designated flagship schools in Austin and College Station; those of Permanent University Fund fame. (Hey, give UNT some of that PUF money and see how much greater we become, gol' darn it)! Anyway, I believe all these forecast of upcoming growth is why President Norval Pohl, our Board of Regents and UNT AD Rick Villarreal are going to be able to do many of the facility projects (among other things) we all want to see come to fruition in Mean Green Country. Positive growth just allows you to plan for so many things in your future.

Does anyone know when they come to Denton? I was at the largest ever attended UNT basketball game (as many of you on this board were) when we had 10,700 Pack the SuperPit back in the mid 1970's when Bill Blakely was coach. (It was SMU vs UNT and the Mean Green won the game handily as I recall). 10.700? Who said anything about a rivalry? The SMU fraternity that was in the SuperPit that night sure thought there was a heated rivalry a-happenin' that night. Oh well..............

Hellllllllooooooooooo Dwayne of Minden.................. Is LaTech going to pursue a Jumbotron AND what do you think of Harry's new board? Just curious... PMG5

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Has anyone heard how the enlistment of Denton area businesses and stores for the UNT Athletic Department's Mean Green Business Directory are coming along? I need to know what Denton area hotels/motels are in the 2002 edition of this directory so I can make reservations for the North Texas Homecoming weekend pronto!

Harry, I believe UNT's $31 million Rec Center will be one of the best recruiting tools all our coaches from both the Mean Green men's and women's programs will ever have had. Can't wait to see the finished product. GMG! BTW, Greenbackers, we are still lookin' for Pledger #41...}:>)