President Neal Smatresk held a town hall Monday with Provost Jennifer Cowley and Vice President of Student Affairs Elizabeth With to answer questions from the community about the university’s plans
The university will receive $29.01 million from the CARES Act, a coronavirus emergency relief bill unanimously passed by Congress in late March. From the money allocated, a minimum of $14.51
The Graduate Student Council conducted an ongoing survey to measure the difficulties graduate students face during the coronavirus pandemic, see how GSC could best help them and called on city
The Student Government Association’s Vice President Deana Ayers contacted the North Texas Daily alleging they experienced a “toxic” and “uncomfortable” workplace dynamic among the executive board similar to that for
First-generation students experienced conflicting emotions as their plans to celebrate being the first in their family to get a degree were cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic. The university
Candidates for the Denton city council suddenly have more time to campaign, as the council voted on March 20 to postpone the May 2 elections in the wake of the
Michael Luecke and Cameron Combs are elected as the Student Government Association’s 2020-2021 president and vice president with voter turn out down 3.6 percent from last year’s election. Luecke and
An officer-involved shooting Friday morning at the 5000 block of South Interstate 35E in Denton was confirmed by the Denton County Sheriff’s Office, according to the Denton Police Department via
As the academic year comes to a close, the Student Government Association is wrapping up its current administration and getting ready for the next. The North Texas Daily contacted outgoing
While most of UNT’s students and faculty have been off-campus, construction continues on the Central Dining Hall and previously delayed demolitions have gone through. Though hundreds of businesses and organizations
Submitted by Gabriel Belmonte Pulsing neon lights cut through the dark air leading up to the stairs of the famous Rose Room inside Station 4, the Dallas club giant. Behind
In her time at UNT, biology senior Pariya Ghofrani has served on multiple executive boards, maintained a high level of campus involvement and a high 00. She credits her ability
Some families have been left without funds to pay for their housing amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Grace Like Rain, a Denton nonprofit, has taken initiatives to support families in need
Many small local businesses are struggling due to the spread of COVID-19. Despite closures and shelter-in-place guidelines, businesses like House of Vintage are able to maintain operations through their online
As students deal with the changes caused by COVID-19, many students have experienced struggles with mental health, so Active Minds has been providing support for students to help them get through
Teaching salsa dance classes in front of a webcam in his home has become the new normal for Denton salsa instructor Jairo Rojas. Rojas has been teaching salsa since 2015
In order to interpret and explore past traumatic experiences, UNT alumna and artist Leah Flook curates illustrations and sculptures to process her thoughts and emotions. “I really make my work
From March 25-29, Denton held its annual Thin Line Festival, an event for musicians, filmmakers and photographers from all over the globe. Due to the effects of the coronavirus, the
The smell of fresh paint hangs in the air. Seven rooms of vivid walls in every color have been converted into creative spaces for six fiber artists and a muralist/illustrator.
The COVID-19 pandemic has led several businesses to change their workflow entirely. For Rose Costumes employees, this workflow adjustment includes spending their days sewing masks to donate to places in
Former first-team All-Conference USA standout defensive-end LaDarius Hamilton signed as an undrafted free agent with the Dallas Cowboys immediately after the NFL Draft had concluded. Hamilton participated in the NFL
After taking home the Conference USA regular-season title in the shortened 2019-20 season, North Texas men’s basketball continues to build its program by adding the No. 1 recruiting class in
With the 2020 NFL Draft kicking off on Thursday evening, former North Texas quarterback Mason Fine and defensive end LaDarius Hamilton have their eyes set on getting selected to play
Class of 2021 3-star quarterback Bryce Drummond from Pawhuska (Okla.) High School, announced his decision Friday evening committing to North Texas via Twitter. Drummond in his 2019 junior campaign with
It was announced Thursday afternoon that former NBA All-Star and Dallas Maverick Josh Howard will be the first head coach of the UNT Dallas basketball program, which starts in the
Things looked on the up-and-up for second year Mean Green softball head coach Rodney DeLong and his squad sitting at 19-5, 2-1 Conference-USA going into a home series against Western Kentucky
The Trump Administration has been holding daily coronavirus press conferences from the White House during the pandemic. These conferences are meant to keep the public informed about the government’s response
The concept of intersectionality was first introduced by lawyer and philosopher Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989. It is best defined as “recognition of the effects that different forms of systemic oppression
In America, socialism has become a dirty word even though we’ve infused socialist ideas into our economics, laws, policies and many government systems. Socialist ideas have provided Americans with free
What comes to your mind when it comes to Nintendo? Your first thoughts are probably Mario, Zelda, or perhaps Pokemon. I think of those too, but nowadays I also think of
“Persona 5 Royal,” the update to the JRPG story of the phantom thieves who rebel against societal corruption while seeking freedom, has ironically been put under streaming restrictions by the
If quarantine has done anything it has completely messed up my sleeping schedule. Throughout the last couple of weeks, I have found myself awake at five in the morning on
SEGA’s Blue Blur, Sonic The Hedgehog, made headlines this year after his movie scored praise and broke box office records. Sonic has fallen from Mario’s number one rival to one of the biggest
Cancellation. The nail in the coffin for any prospering anime/manga property. A grim and inescapable fate for so many series. Yet somehow, in an unprecedented event in the anime industry,
Before the impact of COVID-19, we were all living our lives as we chose. Then it was all taken away from us in a matter of weeks. All of our
As people stay indoors, leave cars in driveways and avoid any sort of contact during the COVID-19 pandemic, the environment has healed in the spaces we don’t constantly occupy at
The world wasn’t totally prepared for Fiona Apple in the late 1990s. In a musical climate that touted the rock-driven angst of Alanis Morissette, the humble, yet explosive beginnings of
So, Netflix’s “Extraction” came out last week. While the film as a whole is pretty weak, the action was incredibly well-done, especially for a Netflix Original, potentially rivaling some of
With cinema movie premieres being delayed, our summer entertainment options are looking far more scarce than usual. But that doesn’t mean we’ll be completely devoid of new content, as several
It is time for our series to come to a close, and the last streaming service on the list is Amazon Prime. This one’s going to be different because I
One of the biggest debates in modern sports is whether or not Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time. With a Hall of Fame career leading to multiple
“You drown not by falling into the river, but by staying submerged.” Ovis Mataghan Jr. (Rudhraksh Jaiswal) is the son of a powerful drug lord who’s behind bars. On a
I hope people are finding ways to keep themselves preoccupied during the quarantine. I’m a firm believer that every task should have good background music, so I have compiled a
President Franklin D. Roosevelt had served two terms as America’s leader by 1940. The Democrat had just spent eight years getting the country back on track after the Great Depression,
“Alright, come on you creepy-ass stalker!” In late September 1998, an outbreak of the undead swallows the midwest town of Raccoon City. Suspended police officer Jill Valentine (Nicole Thompkins) is
Back in November, Disney launched their new streaming service, Disney+. It has taken the world by storm, allowing viewers to have Marvel and Star Wars at their fingertips. We are
The North Texas Daily documented different places around Texas during the COVID-19 pandemic as shelter-in-place orders are in effect. As of 8 p.m. March 31, Harris, Dallas, Tarrant, Travis and
Students filled the UNT Library Mall in protest of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency on Oct. 9. The protest was held by the UNT College Democrats and the
Art and Pride found a home together on full-color zine pages and in the air of a packed venue during this year’s new collaboration between Spiderweb Salon and PRIDENTON. In
Featured Image: From page 358 of the 1952 edition of The Yucca, members of the Mu Phi Epsilon National Music Honorary are pictured in blackface. Volume 45 of the Yucca.
UNT students gathered at the Library Mall this afternoon after word spread that a small group of demonstrators appeared wielding signs that read “BLM are racist thugs,” “Every Real Muslim
UNT celebrated its annual Union Fest on Wednesday, hosting an array of events such as screen printing, karaoke, movies and an escape room. The celebration takes place each spring to
