Ryan Munthe

I fail to see how students being passionate about something and taking initiative is bad.

Good to hear you want to punish all students because of a vocal minority. It's a completely different situation, actually. The administration's doing, something that 1300 students feel is violating their personal rights as students graduating, should be able to be reflective of donations. How does this petition directly affect you other than you thinking it affects UNT in a negative way?

Who says it's negative? To UNT90's "real world" people it's negative. To others it shows that UNT students care about something enough to make their voice heard on the subject. Doubt you'd see a petition like this if UNT was a "commuter school." Furthermore, I'm not talking about his posts, I'm saying that UNT90 does more damage in the wild to our perception because there are thousands of people who share his attitude towards UNT, but don't gaslight through proclaiming superiority about his "donations" to do so. Which do you think is more toxic?

"Son, I'm so awesome I haven't even hit my final form." -UNT90

What truth? That you're pathetic and try to charade yourself on GMG as some sort of top-notch donor when you're about as disgraceful an alum as it gets? Just keep hiding behind your narcissism.

So, the answer is yes. You're part of the problem. Frankly, I don't really care how much you donate or buy club seats (because it's some sort of pathetic gaslighting attempt) because your attitude towards the university and the loathing nature you to have to the alumni and students is frankly disgraceful and disgusting. It's a lot like your "son" comments. It's completely pathetic, and you think it claims you some sort of false superiority, that you are some gatekeeper to the "real world" and that UNT is simply what you think it is. It's narcissistic.

I feel like you attended the wrong school. Did you not get into your first choice? Certainly seems like you're hell bent on turning UNT into something it's not.

Way to be every bit as judgmental as the people you're railing against. This thread is hilarious and full of hypocrisy.

Now it all makes sense.

Ah. Fair enough, misunderstood your point.

Been in Denton for five years. The downtown and UNT area is overwhelmingly blue. The rest of the town and county is overwhelmingly red. It's not a silent majority.

There was a lot more than 3% turnout last election. So much so that the Republicans were worried that students were turning Denton blue.

You're excellent at putting words in my mouth.

Precinct 1 goes blue at nearly every election.

It's going to blow up a lot more than local. There's a petition to get him removed.

Our liberal arts programs are the best in the state and the UNT precinct goes overwhelmingly blue at most elections.

I'd be equally upset with Wendy Davis (who I don't agree with either.) I'll be happy if Abbott leaves out political points. Rick Perry couldn't, so I doubt Abbott will. Hope so though. More or less pissed off that now I'll have to deal with a sideshow instead of just commencement.

It would be an honor if he was speaking at a Distinguished Lecture Series event where he could go and not force people who are uncomfortable with his social policies to be in the presence of. This was done because UNT had the opportunity to bring candidates who would unite the student body who cost a good amount of change vs. Greg Abbott being free. UNT has already cheaped out enough on the student body this year, this is inexcusable. I'd rather him have charged us because then this wouldn't have been another cost-cutting measure. I wonder if Abbott will insult UNT as a "school for children who think it's cool to be liberal hippies" like Rick Perry.

It's our commencement, though. Not going to not show up over my disagreement over Greg Abbott. Just going to make the best of it. Personally, I'm all for Abbott coming as a DLS speaker even though I disagree with him on most issues. I'm all for a radical left winger coming to speak as well at DLS. Just not at commencement. Divisive politicians at a commencement is a no-no. Commencement shouldn't be divisive. Now the commencement is going to be full of boos, protests and people generally acting like idiots like they did when GWB visited. Commencement is about coming together, not splitting apart based off of political views. This came down to money. Plain and simple.

I was at that game. Our defense was stout, which made it all the most frustrating that our QB play was so bad. Worst QB play I have ever seen. Period. The UT fans were sweating, and that's what made that game all the more horrible. 31 points doesn't seem like stout defense but when it's hot and one 3 and out after another + four picks tends to break down the defense. I feel like everyone on the team was ready to pull a W except the QBs.

I agree. I also thought we'd beat Texas though. :/ I do think Iowa is going to implode this year, though.

Agreed. It's better than an 11am kick.

I don't like this, but I know we don't have much choice in the matter. Only benefit is some extra rest since we don't have a BYE.

Exactly.

UNT can do a big commencement speaker now due to the commencement changes. Everyone now graduates at the same time out at Apogee on Saturday night. This hopefully will be the first of many big speakers in the future.