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Student organizations issue support for SGA’s demands following Sewell’s resignation

The publication of five demands for UNT by the UNT Student Government Association, Black Student Union and NAACP about increasing inclusivity on campus has prompted other student organizations to come forward and respond to the demands, with many organizations supporting the measures SGA proposed.  “I think it's an opportunity to broaden the conversation a little bit more,”Latinx/Hispanic Student Union President Susan Ramirez said. “In regards, some issues can be trickled down too, in a sense, like expanding it to other...
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Student organizations issue support for SGA’s demands following Sewell’s resignation

UNT SGA creates petition in hopes to bring awareness to the lack of diversity on campus

As a result of the racially offensive incident that occurred at the “When Hate Comes to Campus” event last week, UNT's Student Government Association produced a list of demands that they will present to the Board of Regents as an action point on Thursday.  A petition connected to these demands was sent out publicly on social media on Nov. 8 from the UNT SGA Twitter page. Within four days of its release, the petition gained more than 2,000 signatures from the UNT...
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UNT SGA creates petition in hopes to bring awareness to the lack of diversity on campus

Rodney Reed should not be executed

Rodney Reed is an innocent man. Yet, he faces execution despite almost overwhelming evidence that proves his innocence. On Nov. 20, Reed is set to be executed for a crime that he did not commit. In 1998, Reed was convicted and sentenced to die for the murder of 19-year-old Stacey Stites in 1996. Stites' body was found dumped on a country road in Bastrop, Texas with marks around her neck and semen inside of her. After the semen was tested, it...
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Rodney Reed should not be executed

Soccer gears up for first round of the NCAA Tournament

On Monday, the NCAA announced the matchups for this year's women's soccer tournament featuring No. 14 North Texas' first-round matchup against No. 3 Arkansas (16-3-2, 8-1-1 Southeastern). North Texas' all-time record against the Razorbacks is 2-3-1, with the Mean Green's last win against Arkansas dating back to Oct. 20, 2011, where they won 2-0 in Denton, Texas. The Mean Green (15-5-1, 7-2-1 Conference USA) will have a chance to win the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament match when they travel to...
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Soccer gears up for first round of the NCAA Tournament

UNT SGA holds silent sit-in protest during Board of Regents meeting on Thursday

UNT student leaders from the Black Student Union, the National Association for Advancement of Colored People and the Student Government Association came together and held a silent sit-in at the Board of Regents meeting on Thursday from 1 to 3 p.m. The sit-it was to protest for more diversity and inclusivity at UNT after former assistant general counsel Caitlin Sewell said the n-word at the "When Hate Comes to Campus" panel last week. Following her resignation, SGA, BSU and NAACP...
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UNT SGA holds silent sit-in protest during Board of Regents meeting on Thursday
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    Discovery Park students express concern about cigarette butt litter

Discovery Park students express concern about cigarette butt litter

An increasing amount of cigarette butt litter at Discovery Park has concerned students, who also find UNT’s current no-smoking policy problematic.  The policy was originally established when the Cancer Prevention

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    We Mean Green Fund hosts workshops for environmental improvement project proposals

We Mean Green Fund hosts workshops for environmental improvement project proposals

The We Mean Green Fund committee provided information for students and staff to make campus greener during its Oct. 28 Environmental Think Thank Workshop. During the workshop, committee members Delany

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    Texas aims to reform hazing with Senate Bill 38

Texas aims to reform hazing with Senate Bill 38

Starting next semester, Texas post-secondary education institutions will have to handle hazing crimes in a new way. Due to Texas Senate Bill 38, which went into effect on Sept. 1,

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    Smatresk rules out required diversity training at Faculty Senate meeting

Smatresk rules out required diversity training at Faculty Senate meeting

UNT faculty and staff could remain exempt from mandatory diversity and inclusion training in response to former UNT System employee Caitlin Sewell’s use of a racial slur at a public

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    Student organizations issue support for SGA’s demands following Sewell’s resignation

Student organizations issue support for SGA’s demands following Sewell’s resignation

The publication of five demands for UNT by the UNT Student Government Association, Black Student Union and NAACP about increasing inclusivity on campus has prompted other student organizations to come

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    SGA President Yolian Ogbu speaks to Board of Regents Friday, calling for campus climate reforms

SGA President Yolian Ogbu speaks to Board of Regents Friday, calling for campus climate reforms

UNT SGA President Yolian Ogbu called for major campus climate reforms and new diversity and inclusion programs in her speech before the UNT System board of regents at their Friday

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    UNT SGA creates petition in hopes to bring awareness to the lack of diversity on campus

UNT SGA creates petition in hopes to bring awareness to the lack of diversity on campus

As a result of the racially offensive incident that occurred at the “When Hate Comes to Campus” event last week, UNT’s Student Government Association produced a list of demands that they will

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    Dining Services investing in new dishwashers due to broken dishwashers over the years

Dining Services investing in new dishwashers due to broken dishwashers over the years

With the campus cafeterias’ dishwashers breaking throughout the years, dining services is investing in new dishwashers that will use less chemicals and have controls that are variable depending on the

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    UNT SGA holds silent sit-in protest during Board of Regents meeting on Thursday

UNT SGA holds silent sit-in protest during Board of Regents meeting on Thursday

UNT student leaders from the Black Student Union, the National Association for Advancement of Colored People and the Student Government Association came together and held a silent sit-in at the

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    Environmental Protection Agency representative and UNT community garden give presentation on food waste

Environmental Protection Agency representative and UNT community garden give presentation on food waste

To teach students about the environmental impacts of food waste, an Environmental Protection Agency representative partnered with the UNT community garden to give a presentation this past Friday morning in

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Arts & Life
    Local female art collective encourages self care through creativity

Local female art collective encourages self care through creativity

Founded in May, Take Care Collective is a group of local female artists who have embraced art as a way of taking care of themselves.  These women sell prints, collages,

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    Denton family serves up traditional food and values in new Honduran restaurant

Denton family serves up traditional food and values in new Honduran restaurant

“Wait, there’s a truck outside,” Marta Zelaya said. Marta asked her husband to turn the car around. She was certain the truck was parked at the spot she had seen

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    Bailey Turfitt: Denton’s artistic jack of all trades

Bailey Turfitt: Denton’s artistic jack of all trades

Bailey Turfitt is a creative who can be described as many things: a makeup artist, photographer, costumer, model, painter, sculptor, metalsmith and coordinator. Turfitt said as an artist, she would

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    Nigerian Student Organization’s ‘The Tour’ shows honest picture of Nigeria

Nigerian Student Organization’s ‘The Tour’ shows honest picture of Nigeria

On Nov. 9, UNT’s Nigerian Student Organization [NSO] held “The Tour,” a showcase about the good and bad of Nigeria. “The Tour” consisted of a presentation of facts, videos, dance,

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    ‘Nathan the Wise’ remains relevant despite being set during the crusades

‘Nathan the Wise’ remains relevant despite being set during the crusades

Inside the University Theater at UNT’s RTFP Building, the stage is set to resemble a small historic town. After actors file in for rehearsal and take the stage, a battle

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    UNT alumna featured in upcoming fiber arts installation ‘Intangible’

UNT alumna featured in upcoming fiber arts installation ‘Intangible’

Imagine an interactive, colorful wonderland of yarn, cloth and other fibers featuring work from a UNT alumna and a cast of all-female fiber artists. This concept will come to life

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    Denton resident and business owner finds passion for weaving

Denton resident and business owner finds passion for weaving

While browsing around SCRAP Denton, resident Jeanna Dunlap found an old purse handle to use in her next loom piece. She loves the piece in particular because it contains some

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    Texas Veggie Fair encourages conscious living

Texas Veggie Fair encourages conscious living

On Saturday, Nov. 2, Dallas Vegan hosted the Texas Veggie Fair at the Dallas Farmers Market. In celebrating its 10th year, the event welcomed people from all walks of life

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    Denton Pride Foundation holds first annual Halloween Fest

Denton Pride Foundation holds first annual Halloween Fest

On Oct. 31, the Denton Pride Foundation hosted their annual Denton Halloween Fest, which consisted of a drag show, costume contest, games, dancing, live music, food and more.  With this

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    Remember Me: Day of the Dead Festival

Remember Me: Day of the Dead Festival

At the Day of the Dead Festival, hosted by the Denton Community Market, vendors line the streets with sugar skull masks, Día de los Muertos paintings, face painting stations and

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Sports
    Recap: North Texas breaks three-game losing streak in win over North Carolina A&M

Recap: North Texas breaks three-game losing streak in win over North Carolina A&M

North Texas (2-3) shifted their three-game losing streak in their home win over North Carolina A&M (1-4). They defeated the Aggies by a score of 80-60 after finishing the game with

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    Men’s basketball amping up for Jersey Mike’s Jamaica Classic

Men’s basketball amping up for Jersey Mike’s Jamaica Classic

On Friday, the Mean green basketball team will travel to Jamaica to take part in the Jersey Mike’s Jamaica Classic in Montego Bay. They are set to take on two

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Destinee calls: Freshman adding scoring threat to women’s basketball

*All stats are as of Nov. 19* Despite the North Texas women’s basketball team starting off the season 1-2, it’s already begun to feel the impact from one of its

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    Recap: North Texas prevails over Xavier, tying program record for fewest points allowed

Recap: North Texas prevails over Xavier, tying program record for fewest points allowed

After a 68-31 win against Xavier (6-5), the Mean Green (2-2) tied a program record for the fewest points allowed in a game. North Texas established a lead after shooting

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    The makings of a defensive end

The makings of a defensive end

After a long and memorable career in a Mean Green uniform, senior defensive end LaDarius Hamilton is faced with the last two games of his college career. Four years at

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    Recap: Mean Green fall to the Razorbacks in the first round of the NCAA Tournament

Recap: Mean Green fall to the Razorbacks in the first round of the NCAA Tournament

North Texas surrendered three goals in their 3-0 shutout loss to Arkansas in what would be a first-round exit in the 2019-20 NCAA Tournament. The Mean Green captured their third

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Opinion
    2019’s ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’ fails at moral ambiguity

2019’s ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’ fails at moral ambiguity

Warning: spoilers ahead. The developers at Infinity Ward had one hell of a promise for this year’s much-hyped reboot of the beloved “Modern Warfare” trilogy: a campaign that would provide

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    Unity among women is more important than ever

Unity among women is more important than ever

There are so many stereotypes about women that have existed for far too long. One of the most common ones is that women are naturally jealous of one another so

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    ‘Subtitle elitism’ in the anime community is toxic

‘Subtitle elitism’ in the anime community is toxic

Within the anime community there exists an age-old debate concerning how a viewer watches the show. This debate is known as “subs versus dubs.” “Subs” refers to the English subtitles

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    Apple’s new gender-neutral emojis are important for non-binary people

Apple’s new gender-neutral emojis are important for non-binary people

New gender neutral emojis have been released in Apple’s iOS 13.2 software update on Oct. 28.  Apple’s new update has a large focus on creating more inclusivity and representation among

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    Songwriters should receive public recognition for their work

Songwriters should receive public recognition for their work

Songwriters are the genius masterminds behind your favorite songs and without them, most of the hits we hear today, especially those on the radio, would cease to exist. They work

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    ‘Sesame Street’ properly sheds light on the opioid crisis in a unique way

‘Sesame Street’ properly sheds light on the opioid crisis in a unique way

“Sesame Street” first aired on Nov. 10, 1969 and has been around for over 50 years now. As we all may know, “Sesame Street” is an educational show that teaches

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    Rodney Reed should not be executed

Rodney Reed should not be executed

Rodney Reed is an innocent man. Yet, he faces execution despite almost overwhelming evidence that proves his innocence. On Nov. 20, Reed is set to be executed for a crime

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    The PACT to end animal cruelty is necessary but unfortunately lacking

The PACT to end animal cruelty is necessary but unfortunately lacking

The Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act (PACT) unanimously passed by the House of Representatives will make certain acts of animal cruelty a federal crime. The Senate passed the bill Nov.

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    Twitter’s political ad ban is a step too far in the wrong direction

Twitter’s political ad ban is a step too far in the wrong direction

On Oct. 30, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced from his account that Twitter will ban all political advertising from its site, justifying that they believe “political messages reach should be earned,

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    Beto was unprepared for a presidential campaign and it showed

Beto was unprepared for a presidential campaign and it showed

The 2020 presidential election got a bit more exciting when former Congressman Beto O’ Rourke announced his intentions to run in the presidential election. But almost as quickly as it

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The Dose
    THE DOSE: What should you do to survive retrograde?

THE DOSE: What should you do to survive retrograde?

Mercury entering retrograde is notorious for wreaking havoc on our lives via the stars and planets. Mercury will be in retrograde from Oct. 31 to Nov. 20. Take this quiz

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    ‘Zombieland: Double Tap’ delivers a tasty bite of the familiar

‘Zombieland: Double Tap’ delivers a tasty bite of the familiar

The 2009’s “Zombieland” movie was a sleeper hit, amassing a cult following that has since gone mainstream. I shockingly didn’t check it out until the recent double feature. Now I

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    ‘The Lighthouse:’ a true masterpiece of madness

‘The Lighthouse:’ a true masterpiece of madness

In 2015, a unique little film broke through the gates of horror mediocrity to deliver quite possibly one of the best psychological horrors of the New Tens: “The VVitch” (yes,

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    ‘Parasite’ is director Bong Joon-ho’s masterpiece

‘Parasite’ is director Bong Joon-ho’s masterpiece

“They’re nice because they’re rich.” An impoverished and all unemployed family begins taking a peculiar interest in the wealthy Park family until they begin to uncover some very interesting things

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    ‘The King:’ Timothée Chalamet reigns supreme in Henry V role

‘The King:’ Timothée Chalamet reigns supreme in Henry V role

Warning: Spoiler alert! Netflix’s “The King,” directed by David Michôd, portrays the origin story of King Henry V played by renowned Timothée Chalamet. Right off the bat, this is not

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    Top five haunted places in Denton

Top five haunted places in Denton

Goatman’s Bridge  Most residents of Denton are familiar with the tale of Goatman’s Bridge. But if you aren’t, legend says a group of Klansmen murdered a beloved black goat farmer

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    ‘El Camino’ is an underwhelming sequel

‘El Camino’ is an underwhelming sequel

Warning: spoilers ahead I had a mixed feeling when the “Breaking Bad” sequel “El Camino” was first announced. I was content with having a fantasy of what happened to Jesse

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    THE DOSE: What D.I.Y. Halloween costume is right for you?

THE DOSE: What D.I.Y. Halloween costume is right for you?

Take this quiz to see which easy do it yourself costume you should wear this Halloween! Share your results with us on Twitter (@ntdaily)!

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    Joaquin Phoenix disturbs in intense and grim ‘Joker’ standalone

Joaquin Phoenix disturbs in intense and grim ‘Joker’ standalone

In 1981, impoverished comedian Arthur Fleck will discover the healing power of laughter and become Gotham City’s most infamous supercriminal. Todd Phillip’s “Joker” is one hell of a gripping exercise

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    THE DOSE: What should you do in Denton this week?

THE DOSE: What should you do in Denton this week?

Not quite sure what to do with your free time the rest of this week? Take the quiz to find out what you kind of fun you can get into

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Photos & Videos
    Students protest ICE at the UNT Library Mall on Wednesday

Students protest ICE at the UNT Library Mall on Wednesday

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

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    Proud Partnership: Organizations come together in support of LGBTQ art

Proud Partnership: Organizations come together in support of LGBTQ art

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

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    Denton Arts and Jazz Fest 2019 Photo Gallery

Denton Arts and Jazz Fest 2019 Photo Gallery

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    Racist imagery found in past UNT yearbooks

Racist imagery found in past UNT yearbooks

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.

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    Waka Flocka Flame fires up NXTX

Waka Flocka Flame fires up NXTX

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    SXSW 2019

SXSW 2019

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Demonstrators spark student counter-protest in Library Mall

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

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SXSW: Austin’s world renowned festival discovers Denton

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    Union Fest 2018

Union Fest 2018

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

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Downtown Mini Mall falls piece by piece

A demolition company began tearing down the Downtown Mini Mall on Locust Street Wednesday afternoon at the downtown square in Denton, Texas. Tactical Demolition of Prosper, Texas was granted a

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