All posts by Reporter

  • Letter from the editor: Peace out, Girl Scouts

    Melissa Wylie / Editor-in-chief I’ve waited my entire life to finish school. But sometimes I look around and wonder if I’ll miss all this. I wonder if I’ll miss UNT, where it’s hard for me to walk...

    • Posted December 5, 2014
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  • Street preach somewhere else

    Joshua Knopp / News Editor A world-renowned music school. Thirty-four doctoral programs. An unprompted, unappreciated street performance every Wednesday about how everyone is going to Hell. One of these things does not belong at UNT, and it’s time...

    • Posted December 5, 2014
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  • UNT students protest police brutality

    Paul Wedding / Staff Writer UNT students of many races and backgrounds gathered in front of Willis Library today for a lie-down protest against police brutality, and on a larger level, for the belief that all lives matter....

    • Posted December 4, 2014
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  • Women’s basketball still winless after loss to SMU

    Kyle Youmans / Staff Writer The Mean Green women’s basketball dropped to 0-5 on the season Wednesday night after a 62-55 loss on the road to Southern Methodist University. North Texas was looking to defeat SMU on...

    • Posted December 4, 2014
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  • Brief: men’s basketball loses second straight game

    Jesse Brackeen / Intern Writer The Mean Green basketball team lost its second straight game, falling to the Oklahoma State University Cowboys 87-62 on the road Wednesday night. The Mean Green (4-3) got off to a fast...

    • Posted December 4, 2014
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    TubaChristmas makes its way to Denton

    Samantha McDonald / Senior Staff Writer It starts with big, round, bass-like sounds followed by richer tenor tones. TubaChristmas has finally arrived in North Texas. Although most people don’t associate brass instruments with the holidays, a Dec....

    • Posted December 3, 2014
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    New local brew house gives to the homeless

    Edward Balusek / Visuals Editor Audacity Brew House will host the Fight the Freeze winter gear drive on Saturday to help the homeless population in Denton stay warm and safe during the cold season. The newly opened...

    • Posted December 3, 2014
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    UNT professor researches modified organisms

    Paul Wedding / Staff Writer In the midst of heated debates over the potential negative effects genetically modified organisms could have on the environment, one UNT professor is researching a way they could help it. Associate biology...

    • Posted December 3, 2014
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  • SGA vetoes funding, will hold house

    Joshua Knopp / News Editor To close out the semester, Student Government Association president Troy Elliott vetoed two bills that would have assigned almost $8,000 in funding to the Graduate Student Council for two events in the...

    • Posted December 3, 2014
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    Festivals make for weekend-long celebration

    Kayleigh Bywater / Intern Writer As Dentonites walk along the Square, twinkling lights, carolers humming holiday tunes and the smell of hot apple cider surrounds them. Since 1988, the Denton Main Street Association has held a Holiday...

    • Posted December 3, 2014
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