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Do or do not make a Star Wars costume for The Force Awakens. There is no try.
Fans have bought tickets and are counting down the days until the opening of Star Wars: The Force Awakens on Dec. 18 (Friday). University of North Texas Costume Shop supervisor and adjunct professor of dance and theatre Suzanne Shockley shares tips to help fans recreate Princess Leia's hair, shine like C-3PO or pull together their best scruffy-looking Nerf herder style:
- Once you decide on a character, search online f...
San Bernardino shooting: UNT expert can discuss how to talk to your kids
DENTON (UNT), Texas - Multiple fatalities have been reported in an active shooter incident in San Bernardino, California, according to news media and communications from the city’s police and fire departments. The details are still coming in, but with prominent news coverage of mass shootings, it can be increasingly difficult from parents to shield their children...
Faculty member available to discuss ways parents can create holiday memories
For many people, December is a month full of balancing time with family and friends while also shopping for gifts, decorating, cooking and doing all other chores to prepare for celebrating the holidays. How can busy and stressed parents help their children create memories amid all the bustle?
Wendy Middlemiss, associate professor of educational psychology in the University of North Texas College of Education, gives the following suggestions:
- Create a "thankful book." Each ye...
First 18th century organ to arrive in Texas finds home at UNT College of Music
What: The first 18th century organ to arrive in Texas, an organ that was delivered to the UNT College of Music on Nov. 7, 2015, and is available for public view.
When: Available by appointment.
Where: UNT Music Building, located at 415 Avenue C in Denton.
Cost: Free.
More information: Connect with the College of Music on Facebook at Facebook.com/UNTCollegeofMusic and on Twitter at @UNTCoM.
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- The Unive...
UNT College of Music highlights leadership of Dean James Scott
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- For the past 14 years, Dean James C. Scott has led the largest music school in the nation, the University of North Texas College of Music, raising tens of millions of dollars for the program and helping position the college as an international leader for the education of musicians in areas as diverse as historical performance on period instruments and experimental computer music composition. The evidence of his near decade and a half of effort and that of the college's faculty can be heard in the campus' concert halls and live strea...
Former Canada Minister of Justice to discuss anti-Semitism during lecture at University of North Texas
What: "The Laundering of Anti-Semitism under Universal Public Values" -- A lecture at the University of North Texas by Irwin Cotler, international human rights lawyer and former Canada Minister of Justice and Attorney General. Presented by UNT's Jewish and Israel Studies Program and Division of Student Affairs.
When: 7 p.m. Dec. 1 (Tuesday)
Where: UNT's Gateway Center, 801 North Texas Boulevard
Cost: $5 payable at the door. Free for UNT students with identification.
Contact: Jewish a...
UNT design research graduate student develops app to combat human trafficking
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- A University of North Texas design research graduate student created a smartphone app that aims to help people -- especially truck drivers -- report incidents of human trafficking.
Lisa Mercer developed Operation Compass with the goal of compiling a database that will automatically collect and sort the incidents.
The Dallas-based non-profit organization Mosaic Family Services will soon begin using the app to allow the general public to report...
129% stock growth nets UNT team 2nd in TD Ameritrade virtual contest
DENTON (UNT), Texas — A team of University of North Texas students ousted more than 450 groups and captured the second place prize in the TD Ameritrade, Inc.-sponsored thinkorswim Challenge, a trading competition that challenges collegiate teams nationwide to grow their virtual stock portfolio to the max. The UNT team, SoSig, increased its portfolio by 129.02 percent, creating a final portfolio value of $1,145,078.73 at the end of four weeks of trading.
...Audience sing-along, choral music, milk & cookies and more at UNT College of Music's "Sounds of the Holidays"
What: The popular Sounds of the Holidays concert returns, this time featuring five different choirs, brass & organ, and audience sing-along.
When: 8 p.m. Dec. 3 (Thursday)
Where: Winspear Hall in the Murchison Performing Arts Center, located at 2100 Interstate 35E in Denton.
Cost: $3 per person. Purchase tickets online. Call the box office at 940-369-7802.
More information: For a comple...
Political scientist available for comment about terrorism attacks in Paris
On Sunday (Nov. 15), the French government launched airstrikes in the city of Raqqa, Syria, two days after six separate attacks carried out by radical Islamic terrorists killed 129 people in Paris.
The following University of North Texas faculty member is available to discuss the Paris attacks and terrorism:
James Meernik, professor of political science, directs UNT's Castleberry Peace Institute. He researches post-conflict security, transitional justice, U.S....