by Corey Hennigan

A water main break next to the University Union on Wednesday forced students to maneuver around spewing muddy water and the obstruction caused by city repair crews. Tim Fisher, assistant director of water utilities, said the break was first reported to a repair crew from the water department at 8:30 a. (0) comments

by Taylor Short

Throughout the month of October, NT Transportation Services is sponsoring its first Fall Campus Challenge, which encourages students to use alternate transportation, reduce their carbon footprints and slow global warming. "We have a contract through our rideshare program with a company called AlterNet Rides," said Joe Richmond, associate director of transportation services. (0) comments

As pollution levels rise in the atmosphere, NT researchers are exploring possibilities for storing hazardous carbon dioxide underground. By using "super computers" and over 2,000 processors to analyze the fundamentals and scenarios of burying carbon dioxide, Angela Wilson of the chemistry faculty, a principal investigator, can predict what might occur. (0) comments

by Bryan Shettig

The jury trial date for Justin Dale Villarreal, son of athletics director Rick Villarreal, has been moved back. The new trial date is not known yet but will be set in about a week, said Jerry Cobb, Villarrealís attorney, at the trial announcement hearing today in the Denton County Courts Building. (0) comments

by Abigail Thatcher

The Student Government Assocation discussed the administration's hope to begin school two days earlier in the fall during their weekly meeting Wednesday night. No legislation was discussed at the meeting. Devin Smith, College of Arts and Sciences senator, told senators they should talk to people around them about what they think about NT and said the SGA should have more legislation concerning the students. (0) comments

by Ariel Reno

Students, staff and faculty gathered Wednesday in the Golden Eagle Suite of the University Union for their first helping of Café Diversity, a monthly luncheon that invites discussion of diversity at NT. The question for the session was "Does one drop of blood make you black?" and was chosen to get participants to discuss racial lines and stereotypes, said Gilda Garcia, vice president of institutional equity and diversity. (0) comments