Jason Armitage, the president of UNT’s firearm club, Texas Marksmen, resigned on Tuesday. His resignation comes shortly after those of the club’s faculty adviser Craig Howard, and club co-founder and coach Jason Van Dyke. “It is with sadness that I regret to inform you that I am stepping down as
Student Government Association senators, interns and executive members gathered after an abridged senate meeting in November to survey the UNT campus for areas potentially unsafe for students and faculty alike. The campus-wide examination occurs each semester in coordination with other university efforts to record and address potential safety issues. “The
The UNT Cyber Forensics Laboratory is working with local police departments on a project to detect skimmers — devices placed over swipe slots and sometimes keypads at sale terminals, gas pumps and ATMs. Project manager Scott Belshaw said the project is almost complete. The project started about six months ago when
Local Democratic and Republican groups have come out condemning racism after allegations of racism came out against newly elected state representative Michelle Beckley. Several local Democratic Party volunteers, activists and leaders came forward to party officials after hearing Beckley allegedly made racist comments. Beckley is the first Denton County Democrat
The Denton City Council is considering the removal of the mural painted above the entrance to Andy’s Bar, a music and bar venue located on the Denton Square. Gerard Hudspeth, who sits on the city council representing District 1, started a Twitter poll on Dec. 4, asking people for their
The UNT athletics department is more than $63.19 million in debt as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year, according to documents filed with the NCAA. The athletics department deficit during the 2016-2017 school year was $4,213,178. The $63 million overall debt of the department makes up 14.5 percent
Firearm club adviser resigns as former Proud Boys lawyer draws complaints for university involvement
Update 12/7: On Thursday, Dec. 6, UNT Texas Marksmen president Jason Armitage released a statement in regards to the Daily’s coverage of Van Dyke’s involvement with the campus organization. “In light of the recent events and statements that have been made in regards to the involvement of Jason Van Dyke in
Linsey Fagan announced in a Facebook post shortly after the 2018 midterm elections that she will run for office again. Fagan ran her first campaign this year, challenging incumbent Michael Burgess for US Congressional District TX-26. Fagan said she does not yet know what seat she will be running for in her second
Nine students in the Department of Media Arts recorded a 58-hour long livestream last month in an attempt to achieve the Guinness World Record for longest livestream with only audio. The current record record for the world’s longest audio livestream is 52 hours and was set in 2012 by Turkish
Department advisers at UNT have seen a sudden increase in attendance rates for advising appointments with the addition of Appointment Manager — an online portal allowing current and new coming students to book advising appointments — an Information Technology spokesperson said. UNT went live with Appointment Manager in May 2017, starting with
