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On Wednesday a federal court denied the appeals of two NT police officers accused of using excessive force against a student, allowing a civil rights lawsuit against the officers to go forward. The student, Gus Elliott, filed a lawsuit against the NT police department after an August 16, 2003, arrest in which an officer slammed his head into his car, knocking out Elliott's teeth. (0) comments
By Melissa Crowe Intern When the ancient Greeks looked to the sky and saw Uranus, it looked like just another star in the sky. It was Sir William Herschel, a telescope builder who examined the night sky a little later, who led to the discovery of Uranus as a planet more than 200 years ago on March 13. (0) comments
The Texas Academy of Math and Science tried to increase its creativity this year by offering two T-shirt designs for incoming students, but the designs have caused a stir. Every year the Student Life staff chooses a scientist to focus on, said Russ Stukel, director of Student Life. (2) comments
The Student Government Association passed both a bill and a resolution after hearing from Mary Pharris, guest speaker from the NT-40, Wednesday evening. Passed unanimously, the Textbook Study Grant Bill makes money available to departments to set aside textbooks in campus libraries for student use. (0) comments
Levi Millhollon, a Gainesville sophomore, was arrested Thursday afternoon by Pilot Point police outside the General Academic Building. Don Jones of the photography faculty said he witnessed Officer Mark White waiting for Millhollon. When Millhollon left a classroom, White approached him and placed him under arrest in front of about 150 peers, Jones said. (12) comments
Miguel Moreno has learned more about wedding dresses and rings than he ever wanted to know. Moreno, a Fort Worth senior working as a teaching assistant in a fourth-grade classroom at Wellington Elementary in Lewisville, knows he's in the minority. When he enters the teacher's lounge, his female coworkers talk less about sports than he's used to. (0) comments
