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Two astronomers from NT's faculty have confirmed that the pieces of meteorite they found were part of a meteor that burned up over the Texas sky on Feb. 15. The meteor was visible from Austin to East Texas, but the scientists found the fragments outside of the town of West, which is 15 miles north of Waco and 106 miles west of Denton. (1) comment
For three and a half years, commuters traveling on Loop 288 have sat in bumper-to-bumper traffic because of the area's construction project that began in April 2006. "Right now, the construction is about 75 percent complete," said Gary Neil, the Denton County area engineer for the Texas Department of Transportation. (4) comments
Wen Chyan is beginning to leave a legacy within the realm of the Texas Academy of Math and Sciences. Chyan, the son of Oliver Chyan of the chemistry faculty, is currently one of 40 finalists who has been chosen to compete in the Intel Science Talent Search held in Washington D. (0) comments
By Mary Pharris Senior Staff Writer Houston freelance journalist Vanessa Leggett sat in jail for 168 days for refusing to disclose source information in 2001, one of the longest sentences imposed on a reporter. Eight years later, Texas journalists and their confidential sources may be able to breathe a sigh of relief. (0) comments
Live Disney characters roamed the halls of the Kappa Kappa Gamma house last night as children saw their beloved book characters come to life at "Grand Kappa Station, Through the Heart of Reading." The 87 members of the Zeta Sigma chapter donated 250 books to children ages three to nine to promote reading to young children. (0) comments
Last week's $1 million drug bust in Dallas at the W Hotel is the latest in a series that began in December, when the undercover work of city police officer Mark Spears lead to the arrest of 11 people on various counts of possession, bribery and organized crime. (0) comments
On Wednesday evening, the Student Government Association passed a new piece of legislation to endorse programs that will benefit troops abroad as well as soldiers and veterans here at home. These initiatives will include going to the airport to welcome troops home, sending boxes of goods to war zones and working with the United Service Organizations, a congressionally chartered nonprofit organization created to link the American public with the troops, said Jeff Kline, president of the SGA and political science senior. (0) comments
On the heels of the NT Dallas campus registering more than 1,000 full-time students, John Ellis Price was chosen to be 'president-designate' of the campus by the Board of Regents. Price, who earned a Ph.D. in accounting from NT, will remain tenured at the Denton campus as he gears up to become the President of an independent NT Dallas in 2010. (0) comments
When Jan Holden last saw her father he was dead, but to her it was utterly real. Holden, professor and coordinator of NT's counseling program, had a near-death communication with her father and now studies the phenomenon. "In my after-death communication experience, I saw my father in my mind's eye, spontaneously," Holden said. (0) comments
