2008 Woodie Awards
DALLAS - Water is leaking into the building from the roof. Two floors are blocked off from foot traffic because they are in disrepair. On the stairs outside the building lies a switchblade that was most likely dropped by a passerby. NT's proposed law school in Dallas is going to inhabit a complex with looming renovations from the city of Dallas.…
The Timberlinks at Denton apartment complex is coming under the watchful eye of NT's Student Legal Services after tenants complained that the apartment's management tacked on a $45 fee for cable services they were already paying for. Attorney Susan Fisher, the assistant director of Student Legal Services, said a stream of students approached her about what they perceived to be changes to their leases involving the cable provider and services.
Institutional Research and Evaluation Inc. named NT one of America's 100 Best College Buys for the 13th consecutive year. The colleges on the list are not ranked, but NT's rates are the lowest among the other Texas schools listed, which are Texas A&M and Abilene Christian universities.
Texas' fastest-growing population is changing the face of NT. Hispanic student enrollment at NT has increased 48 percent in the past five years, according to enrollment management numbers. In 2003, NT's Hispanic enrollment was 2,812, and in fall 2008, it increased to 4,174.
As the fall semester draws to a close, many students are preparing to leave for the Thanksgiving break. Those who cannot, however, have another option: stay on campus. Unlike the university's winter break rules, NT's Thanksgiving policy allows students to stay in their dorm rooms while the rest of the university closes down.
Special education graduate student Stephanie Wood is leading a smoking cessation support group called "No More Butts" to help students struggling with tobacco addiction. The program will focus on helping participating members quit smoking though a variety of methods.
Although NT is a diverse campus, it may be difficult for some minority organizations to dispel myths and stereotypes about their cultures and lifestyles. Members of NT's Hillel can testify. "I've been asked if I celebrate Thanksgiving," said journalism junior Robyn Siegel, the Jewish student organization's secretary.
Students not joining the traffic jams on Interstate 35 to go home for Thanksgiving still have an opportunity to eat turkey. The Village Church on Oak Street is serving up its 22nd-annual Thanksgiving Day dinner for anyone not leaving Denton this holiday. Grace Temple Baptist Church, the church that was there before The Village moved in, originally created the dinner for college students left to their dormitories during the holiday 22 years ago.
Rock, step and cha cha cha were the first of many steps dancers learned before mastering the cha-cha last night in the University Union's Silver Eagle Suite. The University Program Council brought students together for the Latin Dance Series to learn the techniques of Latin dance.
With a declining economy, home foreclosures can be seen throughout most large cities in America. As the homeless population grows, one NT class is working to make a difference. The class, Social Work 4810.004, has devoted its curriculum to working with a local Dallas homeless shelter, the Austin Street Centre.
With fresh eyes taking charge of the dean of students office, a new motto inspires the department's faculty to take charge and aid the students in any way possible. The mantra, "an empowered staff means empowered students," was created by interim Dean of Students Mona Hicks, who has worked in the office since Sept.
A strong performance by sophomore forward Don Le helped the NT Ice Hockey Club split a two-game road series against the University of Arkansas. Game 1 The NT defense was able to hold Arkansas to only three goals on Saturday, but NT was only able to counter with two goals of its own leading to a 3-2 defeat.
HOUSTON (AP) - The smoked turkey resembles sliced deli meat but stiffer, the candied yams are bland inside, the green beans taste like they've been microwaved to death and the corn bread stuffing has a broth-heavy, institutional flavor. Grandma's home cooking, it's not.
