All posts tagged "denton"

  • Homecoming Parade attracts hundreds

    Steven James / Staff Writer Hundreds of UNT students, faculty, staff, alumni and supporters gathered Saturday around different parts of campus and the Denton Square for UNT’s 2014 Homecoming Parade. This year’s Homecoming theme was The Greatest Homecoming...

    • Posted November 9, 2014
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  • Bonfire brings students and alumni together before big game

    Hannah Lauritzen and Linda Kessler / Intern Writers Spirited chants could be heard throughout campus as masses of bundled-up students followed Scappy across the pedestrian bridge to a fiery celebration. Students, alumni, family and community members gathered...

    • Posted November 8, 2014
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    Gaming company supports Denton with app

    John Hoang / Intern Writer Little d, a Chihuahua sporting a bright red Mohawk, scurries from square to square excavating whatever treasures lay beneath the surface. As he digs for gold coins, he must avoid Cluck Gable,...

    • Posted November 5, 2014
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  • Planned UNT convention center, hotel shut down by city

    Cameron Coates / Intern Writer The Denton City Council hit the kill switch Tuesday evening on the $25 million convention center and $60 million hotel project on UNT leased land near Apogee Stadium. Council members agreed at the...

    • Posted November 4, 2014
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  • Midterm elections: Denton bans fracking, allows liquor sales

    Dalton LaFerney, Joshua Knopp and Paul Wedding UNT-led fracking ban passes Hydraulic fracturing was prohibited within the city limits after a petition lead by assistant philosophy professor Adam Briggle, making Denton the first city in Texas to...

    • Posted November 4, 2014
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    Republicans to blame for polling problems

    Early voting began this week on campus on the first floor of Sycamore Hall and will finish up Friday, Oct. 31. The voter turnout is steadily increasing, but the campus grounds are not resistant to the antics...

    • Posted October 30, 2014
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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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