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Monthly Archives:: June 2015
Third Time’s the Charm: Becoming the University of North Texas
![UNTA_U0458-159-7111-02 University officials read a proclamation declaring the institution the University of North Texas.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20160511011821im_/http://blogs.library.unt.edu/unt125/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/06/UNTA_U0458-159-7111-02-780x300.jpg)
On May 15, 1988, the University of North Texas celebrated its transition from North Texas State University to its current name. This would mark the seventh title for the institution since it began 125 years ago as the Texas Normal College and Teacher’s Training Institute. The event was celebrated with a small parade, releasing green… Read more »
Student publications at North Texas
![Female students read an issue of The Campus Chat in their dorm room, 1942.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20160511011821im_/http://blogs.library.unt.edu/unt125/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/06/FemaleStudentsInDormwCC-700x300.jpg)
In November 1901 the first North Texas student publication, the North Texas State Normal Journal, was published. From 1901 – 1905, the Normal Journal served as North Texas State Normal College’s literary journal and yearbook, as well as the student newspaper. Short stories, poems, and literary criticism were published on a monthly basis alongside coverage… Read more »
Fry Street: A home away from home
![University of North Texas students wait in line to order food at the Flying Tomato, c. 1980s.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20160511011821im_/http://blogs.library.unt.edu/unt125/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/06/FlyingTomatointerior-780x300.jpg)
From the early 1980s to 2007, the Delta Lodge, who call themselves “the party professionals,” organized the Fry Street fair. This event was an annual gathering for students and the community to share laughs, enjoy food and drinks, and dance to the melodies of local and regional bands. The fair was not only a happening which promoted… Read more »
Happy birthday to our distinguished alumni Larry McMurtry!
![Larry McMurtry accepts his award from the North Texas literary magazine, Avesta, in May 1957 for his non-fiction essay about Bix Beiderbecke.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20160511011821im_/http://blogs.library.unt.edu/unt125/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/06/McMurtrywinsAvestaAwardMay81957-780x300.jpg)
Prolific writer and North Texas alum Larry McMurty was born on this day in 1936 in Archer City, Texas. McMurtry contributed works of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction to the campus literary magazine, Avesta, during his tenure at North Texas. In May 1957, during his junior year, he won $25 in an Avesta “best-of” contest for… Read more »