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  1. Show us how you celebrate Homecoming. Enter UNT's Homecoming Photo Contest and win UNT gear! http://bit.ly/1hcwbHJ

    Take a photo of yourself or yourself and your friends at any event during Homecoming week Nov. 4-9, a photo that shows your ...UNT Mean Green Homecoming Pride or a photo that matches the Homecoming theme "Mean Green on the Big Screen."

    Submit your photo and share it with the entire Mean Green community. You can submit as many photos as you like by 11 p.m. Nov. 10.

    Then you and everyone else can vote for your favorite entries Nov. 4-11. On Nov. 12 the winner will be chosen and announced!

    1st Place: A $100 Target gift card.
    2nd Place: A Mean Green Gear basket worth $50.
    3rd Place: A Mean Green T-shirt.
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    Photo: Show us how you celebrate Homecoming. Enter UNT's Homecoming Photo Contest and win UNT gear! http://bit.ly/1hcwbHJ

Take a photo of yourself or yourself and your friends at any event during Homecoming week Nov. 4-9, a photo that shows your UNT Mean Green Homecoming Pride or a photo that matches the Homecoming theme "Mean Green on the Big Screen." 

Submit your photo and share it with the entire Mean Green community. You can submit as many photos as you like by 11 p.m. Nov. 10. 

Then you and everyone else can vote for your favorite entries Nov. 4-11. On Nov. 12 the winner will be chosen and announced!

1st Place: A $100 Target gift card.
2nd Place: A Mean Green Gear basket worth $50.
3rd Place: A Mean Green T-shirt.
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  3. THE HOMECOMING FUN CONTINUES: Do you plan to attend the 2013 Yell Like Hell competition? Enjoy skits, dances, and music!! Bring your UNT Student ID to get into the free event!

    Share your photos with us: http://bit.ly/1hcwbHJ.
    Photo: THE HOMECOMING FUN CONTINUES: Do you plan to attend the 2013 Yell Like Hell competition? Enjoy skits, dances, and music!! Bring your UNT Student ID to get into the free event! 

Share your photos with us: http://bit.ly/1hcwbHJ.
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      The enviroment is so warm there
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  5. OFFICIAL UPDATE: A City of Denton water main break has affected water service to Bruce Hall, the Life Sciences Building, Sage Hall and the Hurley Administration Building. A City of Denton crew is working on repairing the break. Water is expected to be restored later today.

    Classes will be held as scheduled. Restrooms in the affected buildings will be closed, but restrooms will be available in nearby buildings.
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  7. Homecoming pep rally has started! Free food and giveaways at the UNT Homecoming picnic in the Coliseum.

    Submit your photos to our photo contest on Instagram: #untpride, Twitter: #unthomecoming, Facebook: http://bit.ly/UNTHC13.

    Vote for your favorite photo and win UNT gear!
    Photo: Homecoming pep rally has started! Free food and giveaways at the UNT Homecoming picnic in the Coliseum. 

Submit your photos to our photo contest on Instagram: #untpride, Twitter: #unthomecoming, Facebook: http://bit.ly/UNTHC13. 

Vote for your favorite photo and win UNT gear!
  8. We're not going to let a little rain ruin our Homecoming fun! Today's picnic and pep rally has been relocated to the Coliseum Concourse. The free food, giveaways and pep rally are from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
  9. Due to the rain and predicted chance for thunderstorms, the Powder Puff football game has been cancelled. Sorry, everyone.
  10. Homecoming Week kicks off tonight with Powder Puff Football starting at 6 p.m. at Apogee Stadium!

    Remember to take lots of photos and share them on Instagram using #untpride, on Twitter using #unthomecoming, or upload them here on Facebook and vote for your favorite. You can win UNT gear in the Homecoming Photo Contest: https://offerpop.com/ad.psp?cid=476648&ref=Organic+PromoPost
    — with Tatem Stoelting.
    Photo: Homecoming Week kicks off tonight with Powder Puff Football starting at 6 p.m. at Apogee Stadium! 

Remember to take lots of photos and share them on Instagram using #untpride, on Twitter using #unthomecoming, or upload them here on Facebook and vote for your favorite. You can win UNT gear in the Homecoming Photo Contest: https://offerpop.com/ad.psp?cid=476648&ref=Organic%20PromoPost
  11. Happy 2013 Homecoming Week! Here's a list of all the events happening this week: http://studentactivities.unt.edu/homecoming/?facebook=1.

    What's your favorite event to attend during Homecoming week?
    Photo: Happy 2013 Homecoming Week! Here's a list of all the events happening this week: http://studentactivities.unt.edu/homecoming/?facebook=1. 

What's your favorite event to attend during Homecoming week?
  12. CONGRATULATIONS: We're proud that UNT Alumna, Lorraine Miller, has been named head of the national NAACP.
  13. DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME: Before you go to bed remember to set your clock back an hour, we’d hate for you to miss an extra hour of sleep tonight!
  14. IT'S FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Today marks the beginning of Movember, when many people grow mustaches to raise awareness of prostate cancer. To commemorate that, we went back to 1974, the glory days of the mustache, for these magnificently mustachioed students.
    Photo: IT'S FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Today marks the beginning of Movember, when many people grow mustaches to raise awareness of prostate cancer. To commemorate that, we went back to 1974, the glory days of the mustache, for these magnificently mustachioed students.
  15. HOLLYWOOD AT UNT: There's a UNT connection to the new movie, "Dallas Buyers Club," which opens Nov. 1 and stars Matthew McConaughey as Dallas AIDS activist Ron Woodruff. Producers of the film accessed the UNT Libraries' rare book archives when researching the story.
    Photo: HOLLYWOOD AT UNT: There's a UNT connection to the new movie, "Dallas Buyers Club," which opens Nov. 1 and stars Matthew McConaughey as Dallas AIDS activist Ron Woodruff. Producers of the film accessed the UNT Libraries' rare book archives when researching the story.
  16. Thanks to all our Mean Green fans who came out tonight! Your school pride and cheers helped our team succeed! Go Mean Green! Thanks @jonathand95 for letting us share your Instagram photo. — with AJ Johnson and Christopher Taylor Lee.
    Photo: Thanks to all our Mean Green fans who came out tonight!    Your school pride and cheers helped our team succeed!  Go Mean Green!  Thanks @jonathand95 for letting us share your Instagram photo.
  17. Final score: 28-16, UNT wins! The Mean Green is now bowl eligible! And next week is Homecoming vs. UTEP! GO MEAN GREEN!
    Photo: Final score: 28-16, UNT wins! The Mean Green is now bowl eligible! And next week is Homecoming vs. UTEP! GO MEAN GREEN!
  18. It's halftime! The Mean Green leads Rice, 21-16. Settle back for a performance by the Green Brigade, then it'll be time for more football. GO MEAN GREEN!
  19. Great game in Apogee this Halloween. Go mean Green!
    Photo: Great game in Apogee this Halloween. Go mean Green!
  20. BLACK AND GREEN: Tonight is the night! Celebrate Halloween by coming out to Apogee Stadium to watch the Mean Green play Rice. Wear your green and black gear to support UNT. Go Mean Green!
  21. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!: We hope you have a safe, spooky, fun holiday! Is there anything better than having a great costume? Maybe having a great costume and appearing on one of the most popular TV shows in the country, like UNT sophomore Taylor Towery.
  22. THE BEST MASCOT: Well, it's Scrappy, obviously. But now's the time to prove it. Scrappy has made it to the Final Four in Conference USA's Mascot Showdown. Go to the Conference USA Facebook page today from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., then "like" and "share" the photo of Scrappy!
    #CUSASHOWDOWN SEMIFINAL #2: Is Scrappy of Mean Green Sports the top mascot in C-USA? Voting is live until 5 p.m CT/6 p.m. ET. The mascot with the most combined likes and shares advances to the FINAL!
    Photo: #CUSASHOWDOWN SEMIFINAL #2: Is Scrappy of Mean Green Sports the top mascot in C-USA? Voting is live until 5 p.m CT/6 p.m. ET. The mascot with the most combined likes and shares advances to the FINAL!
  23. What’s your favorite thing to do on a rainy day?
    Photo: What’s your favorite thing to do on a rainy day?
  24. GREEN COLLEGE: For the 4th year in a row, UNT has been recognized in The Princeton Review's "Guide to Green Colleges." Some of our green efforts have included the construction of several LEED Certified buildings, plus installation of six electric vehicle charging stations and three wind turbines near Apogee Stadium.

    Read more: http://news.unt.edu/news-releases/unt-recognized-sustainability-princeton-review-four-years-row
    Photo: GREEN COLLEGE: For the 4th year in a row, UNT has been recognized in The Princeton Review's "Guide to Green Colleges." Some of our green efforts have included the construction of several LEED Certified buildings, plus installation of six electric vehicle charging stations and three wind turbines near Apogee Stadium. 

Read more: http://news.unt.edu/news-releases/unt-recognized-sustainability-princeton-review-four-years-row
  25. The Mean Green is only about 48 hours away from the big game against Rice. My favorite pre-game ritual is ________________.
  26. The We Mean Green Fund gives UNT students the opportunity to propose sustainability initiatives that are funded by the program. The fund has given financial support for green projects like electric vehicle stations, a bike sharing program, a dye garden, tree plantings and much more, many suggested by students.
  27. It's Halloween week! What's your favorite horror movie to watch during study breaks?
  28. MURPHY CENTER LUNCHEON: Student winners will be announced for the New Venture Creation Contest, in which students earn seed money to launch their businesses, on Nov. 8 from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Murphy Center Luncheon. Donors will also be recognized.

    http://news.unt.edu/news-releases/fashion-icon-daymond-john-speak-unts-murphy-center-luncheon-norm-miller-interstate-bat
    Photo: MURPHY CENTER LUNCHEON: Student winners will be announced for the New Venture Creation Contest, in which students earn seed money to launch their businesses, on Nov. 8 from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Murphy Center Luncheon. Donors will also be recognized.

http://news.unt.edu/news-releases/fashion-icon-daymond-john-speak-unts-murphy-center-luncheon-norm-miller-interstate-bat
  29. This Halloween, ditch the silly costume and throw on your green or black gear to support UNT.

    Come see the Mean Green play the Rice Owls on Halloween night. Visit http://www.meangreensports.com/halloweenatapogee/ for details. Go Mean Green! #UNTPRIDE
    Photo: This Halloween, ditch the silly costume and throw on your green or black gear to support UNT.

Come see the Mean Green play the Rice Owls on Halloween night. Visit http://www.meangreensports.com/halloweenatapogee/ for details. Go Mean Green! #UNTPRIDE
  30. CHECK THAT WIN COLUMN: Tonight's victory puts UNT at 5-3 for the season so far. Do you believe in the Mean Green?!
    Photo: CHECK THAT WIN COLUMN: Tonight's victory puts UNT at 5-3 for the season so far. Do you believe in the Mean Green?!
  31. It's the weekend before Halloween and we're hanging out with our friends at the Denton Coffin Races! How are you spending this ghoulish weekend?
    Photo: It's the weekend before Halloween and we're hanging out with our friends at the Denton Coffin Races! How are you spending this ghoulish weekend?
  32. SUCCEED AT UNT: Be persistent. Meet challenges head on. College is hard, but you’re not alone. Watch what UNT student Lawrence Jones has to say about overcoming challenges.
  33. IT'S FLASHBACK FRIDAY: It's less than a week 'til Halloween! If it were 1987, you might be planning a face-painting booth for a carnival, like silver-painted Chris Brooks in this photo. What are your Halloween plans for this year?
    Photo: IT'S FLASHBACK FRIDAY: It's less than a week 'til Halloween! If it were 1987, you might be planning a face-painting booth for a carnival, like silver-painted Chris Brooks in this photo. What are your Halloween plans for this year?
  34. FRIDAY PRIDAYS: Mean Green Pridays are great for two reasons:
    1) $50 gift cards for wearing green.
    2) Discounts at local retailers for wearing green! Visit meangreenpride.unt.edu to see where.

    Don’t last week’s winners look happy?
    — with Rachel Tucker.
    Photo: FRIDAY PRIDAYS: Mean Green Pridays are great for two reasons: 
1) $50 gift cards for wearing green. 
2) Discounts at local retailers for wearing green! Visit meangreenpride.unt.edu to see where. 

Don’t last week’s winners look happy?
  35. Who is your favorite UNT artist?

    (Art by Zach Hale: Best in Category at the DSVC National Student Show for his illustration, Miami Frank.)
    Photo: Who is your favorite UNT artist?

(Art by Zach Hale: Best in Category at the DSVC National Student Show for his illustration, Miami Frank.)
  36. Atmos Energy crews successfully capped the gas line leak at Avenue C and Highland Street last night and all buildings will be open today.

    Due to the construction, Avenue C will remain closed between Maple Street and Highland Street. Highland Street will remain closed to through traffic but access will be available to Lots 26 and 27. Other traffic in the area may be affected as well.
  37. OFFICIAL NOTICE: Construction crews working at the intersection of Highland and Avenue C hit a major gas line, the Denton Fire Department and UNT police are evacuating a 1-block perimeter around the area. In addition, all pedestrian traffic is being re-routed away from the area until further notice.

    Please stay clear of the area and follow all directions issued by emergency personnel.
  38. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU: There will be a meeting about the Denton Plan 2030 from 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 29 in McConnell Hall. Give your input and help guide Denton's growth through 2030!

    http://inhouse.unt.edu/give-your-input-denton-plan-2030
    Photo: WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU: There will be a meeting about the Denton Plan 2030 from 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 29 in McConnell Hall. Give your input and help guide Denton's growth through 2030!

http://inhouse.unt.edu/give-your-input-denton-plan-2030
  39. THE WATER SLIDE IS NEARLY FINISHED: Oops, we meant “water line.” We know the construction at Ave C and Highland Street has been an inconvenience. We appreciate your patience. The good news is that the intersection should be reopened by 5 p.m. Wednesday.

    Here is more information to help you until then: http://www.unt.edu/transit.
    Photo: THE WATER SLIDE IS NEARLY FINISHED: Oops, we meant “water line.”  We know the construction at Ave C and Highland Street has been an inconvenience. We appreciate your patience. The good news is that the intersection should be reopened by 5 p.m. Wednesday.

Here is more information to help you until then: http://www.unt.edu/transit.
  40. MASTER OF TERROR: Need a little Halloween horror in your life? Keegan Arnold, a UNT Sculpture Studio major, is one of the designers of the Fear Factory Insanitarium in The Colony. He's worked to make the attraction more interactive and a lot more frightening.

    Read more: http://news.unt.edu/news-releases/unt-student-designs-haunted-house
    Photo: MASTER OF TERROR: Need a little Halloween horror in your life? Keegan Arnold, a UNT Sculpture Studio major, is one of the designers of the Fear Factory Insanitarium in The Colony. He's worked to make the attraction more interactive and a lot more frightening. 

Read more: http://news.unt.edu/news-releases/unt-student-designs-haunted-house
  41. HELPING THE ENVIRONMENT: UNT Biology Professor Stevens Brumbley has created sugarcane plants that grow non-toxic, biodegradable plastic. Unlike current plastics that never break down, Brumbley’s plastic completely breaks down to carbon dioxide and water, which would reduce the amount of waste in landfills.
  42. SUCCEED AT UNT: Get involved and step outside your comfort zone. Discover the impact that student organizations have had on UNT student, Michael Moresi.

    What campus group most enhanced your university experience?
  43. MEAN GREEN VICTORY: North Texas wins over Louisiana Tech, 28-13! Next week, we'll be in Hattiesburg to take on Southern Miss. Everyone, all together: GO MEAN GREEN!
  44. BEAT THE BULLDOGS: It's game day, Mean Green! Tune in to CBS College Sports at 2:30 p.m. to watch UNT play Louisiana Tech at Joe Aillet Stadium. Go Eagles!
    Photo: BEAT THE BULLDOGS: It's game day, Mean Green! Tune in to CBS College Sports at 2:30 p.m. to watch UNT play Louisiana Tech at Joe Aillet Stadium. Go Eagles!
  45. Has your organization signed up for this year's Boo Bash?
    The deadline is 10/25 at 5:00 p.m. and spots are still available!

    Boo Bash is a Halloween carnival for local elementary students. The event is sponsored by UNT student organizations that host activity booths and provide candy and prizes for local elementary children.

    This event is a great way to get involved on campus and connect with the Denton community.
  46. IT'S FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Saturday is the first time since 1987 that we'll have played Louisiana Tech as members of the same conference. We won that game. Let's do it again this Saturday, Mean Green!
    Photo: IT'S FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Saturday is the first time since 1987 that we'll have played Louisiana Tech as members of the same conference. We won that game. Let's do it again this Saturday, Mean Green!
  47. Show your Mean Green Pride & support UNT so we can beat the bulldogs! Upload a selfie in green, use #UNTPRIDE and win a gift card to Target, Barefoot Clothing, or Los Toreros Restaurant!
    Photo: Show your Mean Green Pride & support UNT so we can beat the bulldogs! Upload a selfie in green, use #UNTPRIDE and win a gift card to Target, Barefoot Clothing, or Los Toreros Restaurant!
  48. NOT YOUR NORMAL SPRING BREAK: While some students are skiing or enjoying the beach, others are volunteering or raising awareness of social issues.

    Have you ever thought of participating in an Alternative Spring Break trip? http://www.unt.edu/features/2013_alternative-spring-break/?facebook=1.
    Photo: NOT YOUR NORMAL SPRING BREAK: While some students are skiing or enjoying the beach, others are volunteering or raising awareness of social issues.

Have you ever thought of participating in an Alternative Spring Break trip? http://www.unt.edu/features/2013_alternative-spring-break/?facebook=1.
  49. DENTON COFFIN RACES: Ever wondered what to do with that old coffin you have laying around the house? Here's an idea.

    But act fast, today is the last day to register: http://www.dentondayofthedeadfestival.com/dentondayofthedeadfestival/coffin_races.html.
  50. My favorite brain food to snack on when I study is _________.
    Photo: My favorite brain food to snack on when I study is _________.
  51. LGBT HISTORY: The UNT Libraries will host "The Resource Center LGBT Collection: 50 Years of LGBT History in Dallas" beginning Oct. 17 in the Willis Library's Rare Books and Archives room.

    Read more: http://news.unt.edu/news-releases/unt-libraries-display-lgbt-archives-resource-center-dallas
    Photo: LGBT HISTORY: The UNT Libraries will host "The Resource Center LGBT Collection: 50 Years of LGBT History in Dallas" beginning Oct. 17 in the Willis Library's Rare Books and Archives room.

Read more: http://news.unt.edu/news-releases/unt-libraries-display-lgbt-archives-resource-center-dallas