Denton municipal elections took place on May 4, with various city council and mayoral seats up for grabs around the county. With 421,505 registered voters, 22,597 ballots were cast in Denton County, which equates to 5.36 percent. For Denton’s City Council, District 3 was a three-way race after incumbent Don
Student Government Association senators representing the College of Visual Arts and Design Asia Youngs-Bailey and Kiasi Young, with help from UNT administration officials, are working to create an Art Closet for students. The closet would resemble the food pantry but for art supplies. Youngs-Bailey, who is a photography sophomore, said
The City of Denton’s Board of Ethics convened in a “special called” meeting at City Hall on Wednesday evening, where a four-member panel unanimously ruled that Councilwoman Deb Armintor, who represents At Large Place 5, had violated the city’s Ethics Ordinance. Councilman Paul Meltzer, who represents At Large Place 6,
After months of preparation, a group of computer engineering students recently received positive feedback from extravehicular activity experts for their augmented reality interface system at a showcase for NASA’s Space User Interface for Students challenge in Austin. Juniors David Woodward, Tim Stern and Juan Ruiz sent in their original proposal
The UNT athletics department has discrepancies in its expenses between employees, athletes and coaches, according to 2018 financial documents filed with the NCAA. The athletic department spent more than $17.9 million on men’s sports and $6.9 million on women’s sports in the fiscal year 2018. Thirteen million dollars is marked
The Denton City Council favored an option to remove parking from West Hickory Street to create space for a new bike lane during a recent work session. The bike lane is a part of the Oak Gateway Area Plan, which will develop new traffic plans to accommodate Denton’s growing population. The
Around 20 people attended the “Disability in the Denton Community: Perspectives and Possibilities” panel held Saturday afternoon at the Patterson-Appleton Arts Center. This event brought together a panel of speakers to talk about the issue of disabilities in Denton. Among the attendees were Paul Meltzer and Deb Armintor, councilpersons for At Large Place
The Study cafe in Willis Library will close for business over the summer as renovations of the library’s first floor start this summer. A new student dining facility owned by Dining Services will replace the independently-operated cafe in a new location on the first floor. The decision to close The
The Student Government Association Senate did not override SGA President Kara’s veto of a bill declaring a mistrial for the April 2 Supreme Court decision ruling that the one or both of next SGA president and vice president will have to be on campus to hold office hours at the
A total of 1,265 students, or 3.6 percent of the student body, voted in this year’s SGA elections, down from the 1,897 students, or 5 percent of the student body, who voted last year. The decline in voters has been a trend over the last few years, despite the increase in