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Brett Medeiros / Senior Staff Writer - UNT has gone through monumental athletic changes in the last 10 to 15 years. Before the changes, there were part-time coaches and inadequate facilities, and UNT simply was not able to attract the best athletes to the school. I spoke with Athletic Director Rick Villarreal earlier in the week, and one of the things he mentioned was that about 30 years ago UNT had ignored athletics and only had sports at the school because that was what you were supposed to do. What hit me the hardest was Villareal said UNT actually contemplated [...] View the full article

Tyler Owens / Staff Writer - Despite three players scoring in double digits, the Mean Green (13-12, 6-6) fell short against Florida Atlantic on Saturday, dropping its third straight game. Junior forward Sara Stanley led the way for the team, notching a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds. It wasn't enough, though, as FAU (14-9, 9-3) defeated UNT 71-63. "We didn't pick each other up, and that's what we needed to do to win," senior guard Tamara Torru said. "I don't think we played very much like a team." Coming into Saturday's game, the Mean Green had lost its [...] View the full article

Ann Smajstrla / Staff Writer - Occupy Denton held a vigil Monday evening in remembrance of Darwin Cox, the 23-year-old man who was found dead at the occupy site Saturday. About 100 people filled the Physics Building Room 102 to attend the event, said Occupy Denton member and physics doctoral student Ricardo Correa. "it's a great pleasure to see this room nearly full with people sharing their pain, Correa said, Sharing their hopes, sharing what experiences [Cox] has left us with and the things that we will miss most about a very idealistic and generous young man. Occupy Denton members [...] View the full article

OPINION This week we close out what has been an exciting year for the North Texas Mean Green football program. With the opening of beautiful Apogee Stadium and the tremendous support of our students and season-ticket holders it has been a historic year. With a 3-2 record at home, we have already won as many home games as they did in the previous three years combined. With your help this Saturday we can improve to 4-2, which would be the best home record by a Mean Green team since 2004. We are also just 12,143 people away from breaking the [...] View the full article

OPINION Sean Gorman / Sports Editor - As the semester comes to a close and many students plan to head home for the winter break, theres no better time to reflect on what has been an eventful fall season for UNT athletics. While there was plenty to enjoy, nothing stands out more than the revival of Mean Green football, a crucial late-season win for the soccer team and a surprising home sweep for the volleyball team. Elation at Apogee The culture change head coach Dan McCarney wanted to create at UNT came to fruition during the football team fourth game [...] View the full article This post has been promoted to an article

OPINION Paul Bottoni / Senior Staff Writer - Around this time last year, UNT hired head coach Dan McCarney with the hopes of bringing UNT football from the depths of mediocrity back to a respectable Division I-A program. The hire was the right choice. In his first season at the helm, McCarney and his staff have not only improved the team's on-field performance as the team went 8-40 in the past four seasons but also re-established good habits off the field, from academic success to staying in shape. [...] View the full article

Ian Jacoby / Views Editor - Situated in a hot bed of talent and in a conference that produced two of the past five World Series MVPs, UNT could be taking a swing at adding an NCAA baseball team. Members of the Mean Green athletic department have discussed bringing a Division I baseball program to UNT in recent months, but acknowledge that there are several steps needed to make it a reality. "This s a huge emphasis for the athletic department,"said senior associate athletic director Eric Capper. "We've discussed it at great length and it seems to make sense in [...] View the full article

Alex Young Staff Writer After an offseason of change, the UNT women’s basketball team opens its 2011-2012 season on the road against UT-Arlington at 7 p.m. tonight. The game will be Karen Aston’s first as head coach after replacing Shanice Stephens in April. Aston took on the task of improving a squad that finished the 2010-2011 season with a record of 5-25. “We have set some goals as a team,†Aston said. “I really want to focus on being prepared every game. Getting better every day is important, and if you have a pitfall every now and then, just [try] [...] View the full article

Bobby Lewis Senior Staff Writer After a double-digit exhibition game win Wednesday, the UNT men’s basketball team will play its first official game of the season at 7 p.m. tonight against St. Gregory. The home opener will be the Mean Green’s only home game during November. After facing St. Gregory, UNT will hit the road for seven straight road games before coming back to the Super Pit on Dec. 10. Featuring eight new players, the new-look Mean Green squad got its first game action of the season in a 67-54 victory over Oklahoma City in the exhibition game. The game [...] View the full article

BRIEF Staff Reports Earning its first conference victory of the season, the UNT football team used four turnovers to defeat Florida Atlantic 31-17 Saturday at Apogee Stadium. Despite being out-gained in rushing and passing yards, the Mean Green (2-4) won its second straight home game for the first since since 2004, scoring two touchdowns off Owls (0-5) quarterback Graham Wilbert interceptions. “This was a big win for us. It was a very good team win,” head coach Dan McCarney said. “We should great effort on both sides of the football.” Senior running back Lance Dunbar led the UNT offense with [...] View the full article