All posts tagged "denton"

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    Denton’s Day of the Dead festivities come alive

    Byron Thompson / Senior Staff Photographer Devin Dakota / Staff Photographer Caitlyn Jones / Features Editor Ghouls, goblins and ghosts gathered around Hickory and Industrial streets on Saturday to celebrate the Denton Day of the Dead Festival....

    • Posted October 28, 2014
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  • Filmmaker on campus to discuss fracking documentary

    Dalton LaFerney / Senior Staff Writer Director and journalist Phelim McAleer will be on campus 5 p.m. Oct. 28 to commentate and answer questions about his 2013 documentary, FrackNation, following a screening. FrackNation is McAleer’s in-depth look...

    • Posted October 26, 2014
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    Fracking ban will hurt industry, not Denton

    Joshua Knopp / News Editor The question of whether or not to ban hydraulic fracturing in Denton is on the ballot this fall. There have been a lot of lies said about this issue in the past...

    • Posted October 22, 2014
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    Denton ranked as No. 2 destination in Texas

    Olivia Sylvain / Staff Writer Denton recently came in at No. 2 on Texas Highways Magazine’s Top 40 Travel Destinations list. Texas Highways announced the contest in celebration of the magazine’s 40th anniversary. The list was compiled by Texas...

    • Posted October 21, 2014
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  • UNT professor leads research in plant-based building material

    Matthew Brown / Intern Writer Because of research taking place at UNT, a bamboo-like plant may be the future of eco-friendly building materials and insulation. In the future, kenaf could be used as a biodegradable building material,...

    • Posted October 21, 2014
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    Liquor sales would bring money to county

    Dalton LaFerney / Senior Staff Writer It’s Friday night. All the right people are with you. The party starts, the music’s up loud and the shots keep coming, when suddenly that bottle of vodka is empty. Time...

    • Posted October 21, 2014
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  • New Voodoo plays a costume party at Hailey's on Saturday night.
    Denton music venues stand test of time

      Byron Thompson / Senior Staff Photographer Thunder roars outside Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studio late Sunday night. Inside, Terminator 2 roars louder. You hear it the moment the door opens. You feel it when you step inside the...

    • Posted October 15, 2014
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  • Social media aids Frack Free Denton

    Kristen Watson / Contributing writer Social activism has evolved with the changing of the decades. Campaigns, once full of marches, sit-ins and rallies, now have an additional layer of effectiveness: the use of social media. Enter Frack...

    • Posted October 14, 2014
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    Middle school students experience a day of college life

    Anjulie Van Sickle / Contributing Writer As a horde of seventh graders from Denton middle schools run down the entrance to the field at the UNT’s Apogee Stadium, the nine tour guides inhale deeply, preparing themselves for...

    • Posted October 14, 2014
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  • Inevitable social stigma accompanies Ebola virus

    Samantha Arriola and Edith Emeralda / Contributing Writers Ike Isedebe was at the movies with a group of his African American friends when one of them sneezed. Someone replied, “Oh, Ebola, get away from me,”  said Isedebe,...

    • Posted October 14, 2014
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