Paintball team tops competition by North Texas DailyJan 01, 2010“NT is noted for its arts programs, but one group of students is painting on something other than a canvas, and doing it better than just about everyone else. The NTX paintball team is currently tied for No. 1 in the nation with three other clubs in the National Collegiate Paintball Association rankings.”
Watch highlights of the jazz festival by North Texas DailyJan 01, 2010“Grammy Award-winning Stanley Clarke plucks, strums and claws his bass guitar during a solo Friday night at the Denton Arts and Jazz Festival. At least 200,000 people arrive at Quakertown Park each year for the weekend-long music fest and this year event organizers saw massive crowds of families and friends chomping on turkey legs and tapping their feet to more than a hundred bands across five stages, culminating in a performance from Denton band Brave Combo.”
More schools close, swine flu cases pass 100 by North Texas DailyJan 01, 2010“WASHINGTON (AP) - Hundreds of schools scattered around the country closed as the nation's swine flu caseload passed 100 Thursday, and U.S. authorities said they eventually could produce enough vaccine for everyone if necessary - but that shots couldn't begin until fall at the earliest.”
Stolen base record in reach for NT duo by North Texas DailyJan 01, 2010“The NT softball team closed out its season yesterday with a 2-0 win over the Texas State University Bobcats, but don't close the records book just yet. Freshman outfielder Megan Rupp and sophomore Mariza Martinez are both currently one steal shy of the Mean Green record for steals in the single season of 17 and a steal by either of the two during the Sun Belt Conference Tournament would give them the record.”
NT track and field has record setting meet by North Texas DailyJan 01, 2010“The NT track and field team had one of its most productive meets of the season at the fifth annual Mean Green Twilight Invitational Thursday, grabbing 10 first place finishes and earning 12 more regional qualifying marks. The Mean Green closed out its regular season at Fouts Field, leaving the conference, regional and national meets, where the team hopes to maintain the momentum gained throughout the season.”
2-D, 3-D art on display at Denton gallery by North Texas DailyJan 01, 2010“Various 2-D and 3-D works of art are on display at the Meadows Gallery at the Center for the Visual Arts in Denton, as the spring annual Visual Arts exhibition begins for the 42nd consecutive year. The exhibit, which is sponsored by the Visual Arts Society of Texas, encourages visual artists across the nation to express their skills and bring diversity to the arts as well as bring awareness and gratitude of art in the Denton community, according to the society's Web site.”
Director, producer talk inspirations by North Texas DailyJan 01, 2010“I recently got the chance to participate in a live roundtable interview with writer-director Pete Docter and producer Jonas Rivera about Pixar's latest film "Up," about cranky retiree Carl, who floats away in his house with eager stowaway, a self-proclaimed wilderness explorer named Russell.”
NT: Mexico travelers must spend week away by North Texas DailyJan 01, 2010“In an effort to minimize a potential swine flu outbreak at NT, administrators issued a statement Thursday urging recent visitors of Mexico to stay away from campus upon their return to the U.S. According to the statement, students, faculty and staff who have traveled to the U.”
Summer, fall Daily editors chosen by North Texas DailyJan 01, 2010“The Student Publication Committee has named journalism junior Kerry Solan as summer editor-in-chief and journalism senior Andrew McLemore as fall editor-in-chief of the North Texas Daily. Solan served as editor of multiple military publications while serving in the U.”
After struggle, Chrysler succumbs to bankruptcy by North Texas DailyApr 30, 2009“DETROIT (AP) - The first sound of the gavel in Chrysler's bankruptcy case might as well be the bang of a starter's pistol. The nation's third-largest automaker filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday with an ambitious plan to emerge in as little as 30 days as a leaner, more nimble company.” | News Topics
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