10/04/2024 12:00:00 AMCelebrate the North Texan's milestone with a look at our covers.A look back at North Texan covers through the decades.Online Exclusivesstory The North Texan turns 75 this fall, and as you can tell from the covers below, we've come a long way. Our first issue -- a four-page newspaper in November 1949 -- plugged a dance in the Harriss Gym and a football game with the Houston Cougars, which the Eagles won 28-23. The issue also reported a record enrollment of 5,262. (If you've lost count, we're now at nearly 47,000 students.) The North Texan's look may have changed down the corridor of years, but the mission remains the same: sharing with our UNT family the North Texas, North Texas we love. November 1949: First Issue Fall 1968: New Coliseum plans August 1978: David Webb, director of libraries August 1980: Brave Combo Winter 1982: Bill Mercer ('66 M.A.) and wrestler Wild Bill Irwin June 1991: "Necessary Roughness" June 1994: Nicki Wilson, first Black student to be named a Yucca Beauty Spring 2000: Green Warriors Summer 2001: "Schoolhouse Rock" feature on Bob Dorough ('49) Winter 2006: Mean Green Pride Summer 2020: Thriving through COVID-19 pandemic Spring 2022: Denton