DCTA suspends A-train Friday night service
Emily Hopkins / Intern In a contentious 6-5 vote last week, the Denton County Transit Authority board decided to suspend Friday night service on the A-train beginning June 30. The cost-cutting measures come at the disappointment of some train riders, business members and community leaders. DCTA considered Friday night service a pilot project since its conception, and performance parameters for the project were not met, said Dee Leggett, DCTA vice president of communications and planning. Friday night service needed to carry half as many people as the trains averaged on the overall system, and even on busy days only 30 to 40 ...
Hundreds of horn players break world record at UNT
Katie Olson / Staff Writer Armed with horns and sheets of music, musicians from around the world joined hundreds of UNT students at the University Union Saturday to successfully break the world record for largest horn ensemble to perform in one place. The gathering was the culmination of a week-long International Horn Symposium at UNT – five days of classes, concerts and exhibits dedicated to the French horn and alp horn. Musicians packed the Union, filling up all three floors of the building for the record-breaking performance, which was judged by a representative from the Guinness Book of World Records. [caption id="attachment_66432" align="aligncenter" width="422" ...
Mean Green Update: Men’s golf
Kyle Harty / Intern The No. 26 UNT men’s golf team rallied but eventually came up short on the final day of the NCAA Bowling Green Regional in Kentucky last week, finishing in seventh place. The team’s season came to an end Friday after the Sun Belt Conference champions failed to make enough shots to advance to the NCAA tournament. The team struggled on Day 2, shooting an 11-over par 299. The Mean Green started Day 3 tied for 10th place. [caption id="attachment_66453" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Curtis Donahoe"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_66452" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Carlos Ortiz"][/caption] Juniors Carlos Ortiz and Curtis Donahoe led the comeback on the final day: ...
More details on smoking ban released
Ben Peyton / Staff Writer Though specific details of the UNT campus smoking ban set to go into effect in January 2013 are still being worked out, President V. Lane Rawlins hopes to have a draft of the smoke-free policy circulating by the fall. UNT will join more than 700 universities around the U.S. that have banned smoking on campus, including the University of Texas and Texas State. “This will make the campus safer,” Rawlins said. “I am sympathetic with those who are smokers and this is not intended to ostracize them.” In February, the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas announced a ...
Solar-powered compactors making Denton, UNT greener
Nicole Balderas / Senior Staff Writer Solar-powered trash and recycling compactors installed around downtown Denton’s Square and the Fry Street area are just the latest in an eco-friendly endeavor undertaken by the City of Denton and Keep Denton Beautiful. Twelve of the Texas-stamped Big Belly installations – each container is emblazoned with the image of bluebonnets– were made possible through a $68,000 Solid Waste Grant from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and were set up on the Square earlier this month. Two others have joined a similar pair stationed around Fry Street in March thanks to a grant supplied to Keep Denton ...
Food Snobs: Old House BBQ
Ashley-Crystal Firstley / Intern If there’s one thing most Texans are familiar with, it’s good barbecue. Denton residents don’t have to travel far to find it – Old House BBQ, the newest barbecue joint to pop up in city limits, caters to those taste buds that just can’t get enough. Old House BBQ on Avenue C presents a Western family-style environment that includes cloth-covered tables for grubbing, country music for entertainment and Western memorabilia for decoration. [caption id="attachment_66531" align="aligncenter" width="585" caption="Denton resident and musician Jordan Merritt, 55, plays live music at Old House BBQ on a Wednesday afternoon. Merritt will perform Monday through ...
News
DCTA suspends A-train Friday night service
Emily Hopkins / Intern In a contentious 6-5 vote last week, the Denton County Transit Authority board decided to suspend Friday night service on the A-train... 
UNT crime alert retracted after report determined false
Brief Emily Hopkins / Intern A UNT crime alert about an attempted kidnapping of a student issued Wednesday night was retracted earlier today after police... 
City council races will go to runoff election
Kyle Harty / Intern Two Denton city council races will head to a runoff election on June 23: incumbent Mark Burroughs and former city councilman Neil Durrance... 
Solar-powered compactors making Denton, UNT greener
Nicole Balderas / Senior Staff Writer Solar-powered trash and recycling compactors installed around downtown Denton’s Square and the Fry Street area... 
Maintenance will temporarily shut off Music Building power
Brief Jason Yang / Intern The drums, trumpets and strings of the Music building will fall silent from Tuesday to Thursday because of a scheduled power... Read More Articles From This Section... |
Sports
Mean Green Update: Men’s golf
Kyle Harty / Intern The No. 26 UNT men’s golf team rallied but eventually came up short on the final day of the NCAA Bowling Green Regional in Kentucky... 
Mean Green Update: Men’s basketball
Ryne Gannoe / Staff Writer Coaching staff hires Former Arizona State and University of Mississippi men’s basketball head coach Rob Evans joined the Mean...
Athletic department discusses move to Conference USA
Austin Schubert / Staff Writer - The UNT Athletic Department addressed the impact of the university’s acceptance of an invitation to join Conference...
UNT to join Conference USA in 2013
Austin Schubert / Staff Writer - UNT took the next step in enhancing its athletics program when it received and accepted an invitation to join Conference...
Athletic department to address future of Mean Green sports on Friday
BRIEF Staff Reports The UNT athletic department has announced it will hold a press conference Friday afternoon to discuss the future of UNT athletics. It... Read More Articles From This Section... |
Arts & Life
Food Snobs: Old House BBQ
Ashley-Crystal Firstley / Intern If there’s one thing most Texans are familiar with, it’s good barbecue. Denton residents don’t have to travel far... 
Drag Race Slideshow
Union hosts 6th Gender Fair
Ashley Grant / Senior Staff Writer Students filled the One O’Clock Lounge on Wednesday to play educational games such as “Gender Jeopardy” at UNT’s... 
Engineering student receives fellowship
Brittni Barnett / Senior Staff Writer Electrical engineering graduate student Jennifer Williams was recently awarded the National Science Foundation Graduate... Read More Articles From This Section... |
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Scene
Denton Arts and Jazz Festival honors city’s legacy
By Brittni Barnett/ Senior Staff Writer Stacked signs cover the lawn outside of the Denton Women’s Center, bearing the words “Musician Parking,” “Artist Check In,” “Information” and more. Workers in golf carts, with walkie talkies in hand, cruise by half-constructed... [Keep Reading...]
A Day in the Life of a sound technican
By Nadia Hill/ Staff Writer He’s the man in all black, rearranging cords while wearing massive headphones, who seems to know where everything is at any given moment. Danny Miller, a sound technician, plans and produces audio for major music festivals – the Denton Arts and... [Keep Reading...]
Artist shows at Denton eventBy Lauren Williamson/ Contributing Writer Anne Vogt is a self-described “one-woman show.” Packing her jewelry, showcases, tents and weights all into the trunk of an SUV, she will travel from her home in Colorado to Texas for the Denton Arts and Jazz Festival, where she will... [Keep Reading...]
Jazz department shines at festival
By Ashley Grant/ Senior Staff Writer Saxophones, trumpets and trombones blend together to create a smooth, up-tempo tune that flows through Kenton Hall during UNT’s Two O’Clock Lab Band’s rehearsal every Thursday afternoon. The band will be one of UNT’s jazz ensembles... [Keep Reading...]
“The Raven” falls shortBy Katie Olsen/ Intern For fans of the famous American writer and poet Edgar Allen Poe, do not go to see “The Raven” with high expectations. However, for those moviegoers who enjoy a simply made murder mystery film, this film is an enjoyable take on an author of classic literature.... [Keep Reading...]
“Blunderbuss” is White-hotBy Ian Jacoby/ Views Editor Jack White has established himself as the rightful heir to the throne of American rock music by working tirelessly over the past decade, forming bands such as The White Stripes, The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather to ensure his music stays fresh, timely... [Keep Reading...]
Food Snobs: Prairie House Restaurant
Ian Jacoby/ Views Editor Just down Highway 380, about 10 minutes outside of Denton, the landscape changes. The scenery becomes more rural, and the smell of barbecue– along with an endless amount of deep-fried things – hangs in the air as a perfect accent to the country feel.... [Keep Reading...]
Record Store Day celebrates local and well known musicBy Nadia Hill/ Staff Writer In a maze of dusty books and used CDs sits an old shelf with a handwritten sign reading “local music” above rows of Denton-produced tunes in Recycled Books. These albums will come to life Saturday as part of the fifth annual Record Store Day, with... [Keep Reading...]
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