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Local activist group No Bus Cuts Denton held a rally outside the Denton County Administrative Courthouse on Thursday, June 9 to bring awareness to the growing disapproval of the DentonView Full Article

For many Black families around the United States, Juneteenth is a way to celebrate heritage. In a way, it is a holiday that connects us back to our roots. ItsView Full Article

Emmy award-winning actor and comedian Henry Winkler is set to play Rex Cauble, a Denton self-made millionaire and local business tycoon, in HBO’s upcoming miniseries “King Rex.” The series willView Full Article

As the regular season drew to a close with a 9-6 loss to Marshall University on Sunday, a few members of the softball team gathered around phones to watch LouisianaView Full Article

Electric music fills the ground of Killer’s Tacos as members of local rock band Blue Feel are illuminated by lights of blue, red and green. While attendees gather around theView Full Article

Having wrapped up its regular season, men’s golf approaches the Conference USA Championship tournament needing to win to clinch a spot in an NCAA Regional tournament. North Texas currently ranksView Full Article

Residence halls — or dorms — a staple of college life since the mid-17th century, have become inconvenient to many college students who live in them. Some colleges require theirView Full Article

A discussion with student protestors previously suggested by university President Neal Smatresk has now been officially scheduled for the upcoming fall semester, according to administration. The idea for the eventView Full Article

A three-game series versus Louisiana Tech University over the weekend saw softball lose a regular season Conference USA series for the first time since 2019 as the Lady Techsters tookView Full Article

I feel like I’ve been officially diagnosed with the mid-semester blues, and I am sure there are other students who feel the same. For some reason, this semester feels differentView Full Article

“The Admiral Tchumakov” opens with a sequence that moves viewers from the open waters of Issyk-Kul Lake in Eastern Kyrgyzstan to the wreckage of a once-bustling Soviet naval port. StandingView Full Article

Dozens of students gathered outside the Business Leadership Building Wednesday evening to call for the Young Conservatives of Texas to be removed from campus after the group’s controversial event heldView Full Article

Content warning: The story contains language and content related to suicide and sexual assault. Behind the gladiatorial belief that athletes are machines designed for competition and combat is the modernView Full Article

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Holding its first three spring practices over the last few days, the football team has begun preparation for the 2022 season. Streaks defined North Texas’ 2021 slate. After a season-openingView Full Article

As players begin trickling into Lovelace Stadium for practice, a bat’s distinctive dings can already be heard in the batting cages adjacent to the field. Arriving early to practice asView Full Article

A group of students, faculty and staff gathered together on the steps outside of the Hurley Administration Building Thursday afternoon to voice complaints against President Neal Smatresk — to SmatreskView Full Article

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UNT System Faculty, Staff, & Students, Happy New Year! I hope each of you were able to spend quality time with your family, friends, and loved ones during the winter break. A new year brings us many new opportunities and I am especially excited to begin this work in my new role as Chancellor for the University of North Texas System. I believe we have limitless potential to shape the future of North Texas and beyond, and I look forward to working with you as we lead our great universities and centers of excellence forward. The unfortunate reality is we will also have challenges to tackle together. Most recently, I know we have all been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic over the last two years, and all over again the past few weeks as positive cases have increased with the omicron variant. Please know our top priority across the UNT System remains ensuring the health and safety of students, faculty, staff, and community members. Additionally, our system leadership and universities continue to recommend following COVID-19 safety guidance and mitigation strategies including adherence to public health practices such as practicing good hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette, as well as screening for potential COVID-19 symptoms. You can stay up to date with these guidelines and recommendations at UNTSystem.edu/covid. We are exploring opportunities to ensure the COVID-19 vaccine is available and accessible to those who are interested and eligible. We are also evaluating the potential for increased COVID-19 testing capacity throughout the entire system as another step to prioritize the health and safety of all. Thank you for your hard work and commitment to our collective success as we embark on a new journey together in 2022. I remain focused on our bright future in anticipation of the success we will see as our system and member institutions soar to new heights. Very respectfully, Dr. Michael R. Williams Chancellor and HSC President Link: https://www.untsystem.edu/chancellor-williams-new-years-message

At an age when many are well into their retirement. Jack Allday is working tirelessly on building an intercollegiate athletics program from the ground up at the University of North Texas at Dallas. The UNTD Trail Blazers began competing in men's and women's basketball, cross country and track & field in 2020, and Allday says the university is moving toward the launch of additonal sports in the future. Allday has done a little bit of everything in his life -- won a Texas state football championship at Highland Park High School in 1957, toured as a musican and had a hit record in 1959, served his country in the Army during the Vietnam War in the 1960s, built a successful advertising business in Dallas, taught college courses and raised a family. read more: https://www.untsystem.edu/forever-young-81-year-old-jack-allday-building-unt-dallas-athletics-program

That’s just insane. We had huge donations from the McNatts, Loveless, Kuehne’s for basketball and the list goes on. We have plenty of very generous donors. In fact we just got a 5 million dollar gift a couple of weeks ago for the business school Inthink.

Brianna Leek of Hamlin will run for UNT Dallas’ track and field team. Leek is a long-distance runner who specializes in the 1600- and 3200-meter races. UNT-Dallas is an NAIA program that began competing in 2020. link: https://amp.reporternews.com/amp/6637780001

Women’s basketball has recently struggled in conference play, winning two out of seven games played in 2022. The Mean Green sat at 6-2 on the season when the fall semesterView Full Article