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NT is reviewing about 60 bids to lease the former Radisson Hotel on Interstate 35E. The companies, which have yet to be named, are vying for a lease of the 150-room hotel, which, until recently, had a fate that was up in the air. The companies are using surveys to decide whether it would be cheaper to demolish the hotel and build a new one or to renovate the existing hotel. (0) comments
Construction workers began drilling reinforced steel and concrete piers Monday for the foundation of the Life Sciences Complex, which is slated for completion in May 2010. William "Bull" Wood, the general superintendent of Byrne contractors, said that the foundation will be set by the end of this week and construction plans are ahead of schedule. (0) comments
Students enrolled in Kimi King's political science 1040 classes will not be hearing her usual lecture this week. The department is experimenting with new, interactive learning styles in the classroom. The project, called the Next Generation Course Redesign, is planned to last nine years. (0) comments
The NT provost's office has formed a committee to search for a new dean of libraries and dean of the Toulouse School of Graduate Studies. Michael Monticino, associate dean of administrative affairs in the College of Arts and Sciences, became interim dean of the Toulouse School after Sandra Terrell was promoted to vice provost for academic outreach. (0) comments
Michael Greig of the political science faculty lectured Tuesday on the relations between America and Iran and the difficulties leaders have in alleviating issues between the two. Greig received his doctorate from University of Illinois and researched international conflict security and conflict management in the Middle East, he said. (1) comment
For the past three evenings, skies over much of Denton showcased an annual phenomenon known as the Leonids meteor shower. An NT researcher said that just before sunrise tended to be the best viewing time, but meteors were visible all night streaming from the constellation Leo. (0) comments
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican in Senate history, narrowly lost his re-election bid Tuesday, marking the downfall of a Washington political power and Alaska icon who couldn't survive a conviction on federal corruption charges. (0) comments
