This past Friday was the 50th annual University Day at the University of North Texas. University Day is an annual event which is held in the spring time to commemorate when UNT officially made the transition from a college to a university by changing its name from North Texas State College to North Texas State University. A little history about UNT, it was founded back in 1890 by Joshua Chilton and has hence changed its name six times. The final name change to UNT happened in 1988 when it took the name the University of North Texas. (Back to University Day)
Overall the event was good minus the wind. These past few weeks have brought high winds to the area. At University Day the wind was blowing pretty hard and caused a few problems. First there was a big rack with a lot of large metal trays on it. The wind blew the big rack over and caused one of the trays to fly out and blow away like a piece of paper. Luckily the large metal tray was able to be stopped before anyone got hurt. The next problem I saw with the wind was it blew over a table and hit an older lady in her ankle and hurt her. Luckily she was attended to immediately by the staff around her. The final problem I saw with the wind was there was a dunking booth which was blown entirely over causing all the water to spill out. Luckily no one was in or around the dunking booth area.
Other than that, University Day was pretty good. There was free a meal which included your choice of a brisket or vegetarian sandwich, chips, a brownie, and a bottle of water. There was also a live band, student organizations, games, and prizes. Also the fountain in the middle of campus was dyed green. ( I have the picture above)
Overall, University Day allowed for UNT students to come out, have a good time, and take pride in going to the University of North Texas.
Fight the Good Fight
Ya Boy Archie Wright!
