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• What-a-guy fame. So impressed with Joseph Russell's filmed Whataburger testimonial for his love for the A1 Thick & Hearty Burger, the burger joint is using him in three commercials and a radio ad. His students at Plano East Senior High School, where the education research doctoral student teaches sociology, started a Twitter campaign to make him the official "what-a-guy." "I think they want me to give them free hamburgers," he says. Watch the ad.
   
• National GPA champs. With a cumulative GPA of 3.62 this fall, the Mean Green swimming and diving team ranks No. 1 as the top Division I academic team in the nation — a pool that includes 191 swimming and diving teams across the country. The All-Academic Team accolade is given by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America, an honor that recognizes the programs with a 3.50 team GPA or higher.
   
• The President's Own. UNT music alumni, including about a half dozen who are members of the prestigious U.S. Marine Band, performed at President Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony and marched in the parade in January. Read more about the members of The President's Own and their excitement as they witnessed history.