University of North Texas North Texan Online Winter 2001


Winter 2001 issue vol. 51 no.4		Direct Link class notes contact us UNT news Bowl pics Did you make the trek to the New Orleans Bowl to cheer on the Mean Green? Send us your photos.

	In this issue, you'll read about a project that is keeping Pearl Harbor memories alive, a leader named Walt Parker and UNT contributions to the growing field of logistics. An expanded "After Sept. 11" section highlights university reaction to the terrorist attacks and ways the campus responded in the days following.

	What's been happening? Check out our newest web feature, packed with photos of what's been going on around campus this semester. If you're too far away for an in-person visit, here's the next best thing to being here.

Voices From the Harbor
Oral History Collection gathers firsthand accounts of Pearl Harbor survivors.
— By Nancy Kolsti

After Sept. 11
UNT community finds ways to help and cope in the wake of terrorist attacks.
— By Rufus Coleman

It’s How You Play the Game
Football and the Texas Legislature teach Walt Parker the value of persistence.
— By Kelley Reese

Putting Together the Pieces
UNT program prepares graduates for the fast-growing field of logistics.
— By Rufus Coleman

Poster issued by the Office of War Information in 1942 in remembrance of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.



		We've got spirits! And Bruce Hall's playful ghost Wanda may have a little competition. For news of other campus spooks (including the mischievous Brenda in Maple Hall and a Health Center ghost who seems to have lost his shirt), click here



		class notes friends we'll miss

		Faculty Focus: William Warde, associate professor of English — and so much more. Bookshelf: Victims' rights, ethnic female film stars, awakening the heart, DJ how-tos, Fort Worth photos, Steve Blow columns. What's Been Happening: The fall semester in photos.


		Readers set the jazz record straight and remember Schoolhouse Rock. For a European perspective on the events of Sept. 11, don't miss the complete letter from J. Brad Moss. Read responses or send in your own letter to the editor.

Composer Francis Stroup describes the creation of the North Texas fight song — eight of his most popular lines. We've also included his expanded story of 'Fessor and the Aces.

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In training:
The demonstration school (also known as the lab school) gets high marks from former students and teachers.

Down the corridor:
The Eagles win the TIAA basketball championship, President J.C. Matthews is formally inducted, William Stafford visits campus and America's Funniest Home Videos features a student and his sock puppet.

Ghost stories:
Check out the latest in campus spirit.

Dallas approves purchase
City council action provides land for UNT at Dallas campus.

TI property acquired
Denton acreage and buildings will provide much-needed space.

Bowl bound
Trip to the Big Easy didn't come easily for the Mean Green.

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