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When we changed from NTSC to NTSU in the 60s we originally asked for UNT and that was blocked by UT politicians. In 1987 we asked for UNT when requesting for the name change that went into effect in 1988 (although TSU was discussed internally as another option at that time. I had a conversation with Pres. Hurley at the time about these options while I was a student. I preferred UNT personally because "North Texas" had been the one consistent part of all the institution's names for so long.).

This was posted on Facebook:

Just FYI - at the end of September last year these canopies went on sale for $70, I got one then.

Denton campus

The distributions relate to current research expenditures. When we hit a certain threshold for two consecutive years, our allocation basically doubles. Tech and UH have already met that threshold and we are potentially close to do so.

From an official notice from the President: Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023 You may have heard about the Texas University Fund, known as TUF, which is being proposed as a Texas Constitutional Amendment through Proposition 5 in the upcoming Nov. 7 election. If approved by voters, Prop 5 would create the Texas University Fund, allowing more Texas universities to compete for research dollars from the federal government and private companies, making Texas more attractive for companies to create more jobs here. There are four universities that currently would qualify for TUF dollars — Texas State, Texas Tech, University of Houston, and the University of North Texas. They were determined by objective criteria based on research expenditures and doctoral degrees awarded on an annual basis, and funds would be distributed on a merit-based system that correlates to each institution’s research expenditures. Prop 5 would strengthen Texas Tech, Texas State, University of North Texas, and University of Houston to provide more opportunities for students to earn a high-quality college education here at home. These four universities serve more than 160,000 students from working, middle class families from across the state. Industries from semiconductors and new energy have signaled a gap in skilled workers with advanced degrees to fill high-paying jobs. As the fastest-growing and fourth largest university in Texas with an enrollment of nearly 47,000 students, UNT has accounted for 52% of the growth in new enrollees across all public universities in Texas since 2019, and we are committed to continuing to meet the needs of our rapidly-growing North Texas region. And as a Carnegie ranked Tier One research university that is also a Minority- and Hispanic-serving Institution, we will continue to demonstrate research innovation, increase our nationally ranked programs and graduate career-ready students. Prop 5 creates a $3.9 billion endowment from Texas’ budget surplus with NO new taxes. Universities would draw funds from interest income and profits from investments only, not off principle. This provides sustainable funding to support research, faculty, and students — with no additional burden on taxpayers — helping attract more companies to Texas and filling high-paying jobs with Texas graduates. The Texas University Fund would be transformative for UNT and would help elevate UNT to greater national prominence while helping drive the Texas economy. It would allow for continued, sustainable funding to ensure UNT can continue to elevate its academic programs, advance innovative research and ensure students have the opportunities and resources needed to pursue their career goals. With the rapid growth of the North Texas region and thriving business corridor, this additional funding would help UNT expand the North Texas region’s workforce while continuing to help fuel the state’s evolving economy. Texas has only two universities in the top 50 public universities nationwide. California has nine. That’s one of the reasons why Prop 5 passed the legislature with more than 90% support from both Republicans and Democrats. Both parties understand that the TUF is critical to creating high-paying jobs to drive the Texas economy. Importantly, Prop 5 involves NO NEW TAXES. It’s funded by a one-time allotment from the budget surplus, along with interest income from Texas’ Rainy Day Fund, and combined with the National University Research Fund. You can read more at unt.edu/tuf.

Bring your eclipse glasses to the game. Annular eclipse will peak at 11:52am with about 86% coverage. Has UNT ever played a football game during an eclipse before?

Condolences to John and family. She was a great fan and I'll miss seeing her at UNT games.

We won the CBI 5 years ago today. Hoping to celebrate another championship tonight! GO MEAN GREEN!

Last commencement ceremony on the 17th should be completed by 6:30pm - plenty of time to drive over for kickoff 😀 I'm attending a graduation at Arkansas that same morning and I am planning to make it back in time for the game.

This one will be there.

Saw this tweet announcing that the bonfire is moving to Thursday at 9pm due to weather forecast for Friday.

NTSU 1987

Another thing to double check is that the email address on your AXS account is the same as the one you used on your UNT ticket account.

That's what mine did yesterday BEFORE my tickets showed up. But now I see the list of tickets. If you don't see them soon then I would check in with the ticket office to see if there is an issue.

The message when I purchased mine said they would notify us on the 21st.

I saw social media posts about them. $15 tickets for students.

Never once have I had someone get confused when I said I went to (or now teach at) North Texas. If they're from this region, they know the only university that goes by "North Texas" is us. If they are not from this region, then they won't be confused because they don't even know that this area is referred to as "north" Texas. Considering that this area has a population bigger than 37 states, I don't see "North Texas" as being any less regional than, say, "Oklahoma" for a university name. "North Texas" has been part of our name for most of the university's existence. I see no reason to throw it out by going exclusively by the initials (and don't you want people to know what those initials stand for anyway, so you're right back at "North Texas" in the end). Just my two cents.

Planning to go.

Here are some of the things I've heard about why a new basketball arena is preferred: - additions of suites/boxes adds revenue source (you can't add these to the Super Pit - the university would not allow the loss of capacity these would cause since we need those seats for graduations and other events) - scheduling (Athletics has to ask for dates just like any other potential user so not guaranteed dates) - "right-sized" arena could give a better experience (Super Pit is really too big).

Go to Rick Yeatts photography page and look at the 2006 SMU game. Even the same cars in the same parking spots, but a whole lot less people in the end zone seats (as someone mentioned photoshopping earlier in this thread). https://rjy.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/09-09-2006-SMU/G0000oBs11Ewqe_8/I0000NQV3HSHZnys/C0000Q347LI0RTt0

That chart shows cases by date of symptom onset. Since testing runs 4-7 days behind on getting results, you should probably focus more on the overall cases that started showing symptoms at least a week ago. The newer ones haven't had time to get test results back yet. Denton County reported 59 new positives in their daily statistics today. It's been somewhere between 60 and 90 new positives each day for the last week or two.

I had a literal front row seat to the brawl. About the time the Battle Flag runs by, you can see the white bell if you look closely (middle right of the frame in front of the wall) and I'm in the stands right behind it on the first row (I'm one of those blobs you can't make out very well).

My suggestion is to take a screen shot of the tickets (make sure you include the scan code) so you don't have to worry about connection issues when you arrive at the gate.

I'll pick 5-6 this year. I'm usually horribly wrong, so maybe that means we'll actually go 11-0.