June 18 , 2004
Volume 13, Number 11
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| Walt Parker, UNT special assistant to the chancellor and former vice chancellor for governmental affairs, with his Super Bowl ring. |
UNT administrator Walt Parker receives ring from Super Bowl III
On Jan. 9, 1969, three days before the New York Jets were to play the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III in Miami, Jets quarterback Joe Namath was heckled at a dinner because his team was a three-touchdown underdog to win. The popular player replied, "We're going to win Sunday. I guarantee you."
Three days later, Namath directed the Jets on four scoring drives, completing 17-of-28 passes for 206 yards and was voted the most valuable player after leading his team to a 16-7 victory over the favored Colts.
Walt Parker, UNT special assistant to the chancellor and former vice chancellor of governmental affairs, witnessed Namath's triumph firsthand as a game official. Now, 36 years later, he has the same Super Bowl III ring as the quarterback known as "Broadway Joe."
Hastings to serve as School of Library and Information Sciences interim dean
Samantha Hastings, UNT associate professor, has accepted an interim appointment to serve as dean of the School of Library and Information Sciences while a university search committee looks across the nation to find a new dean by fall 2005.
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Construction on Eagle Drive expected to begin soon
UNT commuters who usually breathe a sigh of relief once they hit the perimeter of campus after fighting their way through highway traffic may soon be breathing a sigh of frustration when the city of Denton temporarily closes down Eagle Drive to repair surface deterioration.
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2004-05 UNT parking permits. |
UNT parking permits for 2003-04 for sale soon through intercampus mail
Parking permits for UNT faculty and staff at UNT for 2004-05 will soon be for sale at the parking office, located in the Sullivant Public Safety Center at the corner of Kendolph Drive and Wilshire Street. UNT employees may begin purchasing permits in July and new permits are effective in mid August.
Historically Underutilized Business Fair brings many vendor options to campus
UNT departments have an opportunity to use a long list of Historically Underutilized Business vendors when UNT hosts a HUB Vendor Fair this month.
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| A brief thunderstorm on July 4 last year did not put a damper on the Denton Kiwanis Club's annual fireworks show at Fouts Field. |
Fireworks at Fouts the day before Independence Day
The City of Denton traditionally hosts its Independence Day activities on the Fourth of July, but this year the city will host its celebration a day earlier. The Annual 4th of July fireworks show, sponsored by the Denton Kiwanis Club, is July 3 at UNT's Fouts Field.
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| We all scream for ice cream — Diana Mason, associate professor of chemistry, (left, standing) and Christina Forsbach, chemistry research assistant, (right, standing) demonstrate to a group of Denton County Girl Scounts how to make peach ice cream using liquid nitrogen to freeze the creamy dessert in about 10 minutes. The scouts were at UNT June 7-11 earning Campus Chemistry merit badges. |
UNT offers several summer dining choices
You can feed your summer hunger on campus with five options for dining.
Texas Juneteenth tradition has roots in 1865 Galveston
By 1865, July 4 had been Independence Day for the United States of America for almost 90 years.
In 1865, however, Independence Day came more than two weeks early for enslaved African-Americans in Texas. On June 19, 1865, Union General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston and read a proclamation, called General Order No. 3, which essentially freed the slaves in Texas. Since then, June 19 has since been celebrated as "Juneteenth" in Texas and other states, says Jill Dupont, UNT assistant professor of history and an expert in African-American history and culture.
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Tips for drivers as summer gas prices remain high
Gas prices soared from $1.30 to nearly $2 a gallon in recent weeks, stretching many budgets thin. But there's potentially good news on the horizon. Bernard Weinstein, professor of applied economics and director of the University Center for Economic Development and Research, says soaring fuel pump prices should stabilize soon.
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