2008 Woodie Awards
Starting next fall, students will deal with some changes to the academic calendar. Changes announced by Wendy Wilkins, provost and vice president of academic affairs, at the September faculty Senate meeting include moving the first day of classes to what has traditionally been the Thursday of Welcome Week and dropping Friday classes during Dead Week instead having a "reading day" to give students the chance to review. (2) comments
Ten bikes have been reported stolen on campus so far this fall, a university official said. NT police chief Ed Reynolds said that students might be more at fault than they think. He said there have been numerous cases of students leaving their bikes unprotected and without locks, giving the thieves a clear opportunity to steal. (6) comments
The Student Government Association is working to repair a few technical problems with the online ballot concerning the athletics referendum, senator elections and NT Homecoming king and queen. SGA president Jeff Kline said students who receive a message that they are not eligible to vote should contact the SGA office at 940-565-3850. (1) comment
Students are browsing easy on NT's Web site after its redesigned home page launched Tuesday. Radio, television and film senior Krystal Bolton said she found the site to be visually appealing. "Many of the main topics I use are easy to find on the page," she said. (0) comments
Paul Hunter, a 10-year employee of the UNT Bookstore and alumnus, died Saturday at age 40. Bill Mills with the Tarrant County medical examiner said Hunter's cause of death is pending. Shawn Bourdo, assistant manager of the UNT Bookstore, said he worked with Hunter since 2003. (0) comments
The REAL community program has passed through the midterm mark of its second year on campus with two new additions to its growing ranks. The Residents Engaged in Academic Living program takes shared interests to the next level by grouping students with common majors. (0) comments
The U.S. Department of Education has given NT $800,000 to fund the creation of a master's degree program in special education with an emphasis in autism. Distributed Education for Autism Personnel in Rural Texas, also known as Project DART, has been created using the grant to allot opportunities to educators in rural Texas who don't have access to an autism or special education program. (0) comments
A college panel headed by the dean of admissions at Harvard University is suggesting that universities ease their focus on standardized test scores. While some schools are reacting to the panel's findings by making the SAT or ACT optional in the admissions process, NT admissions are still based on high school rank and SAT and ACT scores. (0) comments
SAN JOSE, Calif. (MCT) - Apple refreshed its notebook computer lineup Tuesday, introducing faster, greener machines and cutting the price of an entry level model to about $1,000, all in time for the holidays. The new computers, which Apple announced at a press event at its Cupertino, Calif. (0) comments
