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1. Parking permits now available for purchase online

Students can now apply for parking permits online, making the application process quick and easy for both students and the administration.

"Electronically you can go online any time, on any computer with internet access in the world and, with the analogy I use, you can do it in your underwear at 3 o'clock on Easter Sunday," said Scott Kangas, the associate director for parking services.

2. Sotomayor nomination strikes a chord with Denton residents, UNT students

The Senate Judiciary Committee delayed their verdict on the appointment of nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the United States Supreme Court last week. However, UNT faculty and students do not need another week; they have already made up their minds on how they view Sotomayor's historic nomination.

3. The NT Daily has moved!

The North Texas Daily has moved to a new website! We've already began posting news, stories...

4. Government program draws in buyers, gets rid of clunkers

Thanks to a new program that was legalized by President Obama in June, Americans may now have even more reason to get rid of an old clunker or gas- guzzling vehicle. The "Cash for Clunkers" bill, officially titled the "Car Allowance Rebate System,", ensures that certain vehicles that qualify can be traded into a dealership for a more fuel efficient car with up to $3,500-$4,500 off the sales price.

5. Graduation cap and gowns still available for students

Students can still purchase a cap and gown for this weekend's graduation ceremony, but faculty members who decide to attend at the last minute might be out of luck..

"There are a lot of students who are just deciding whether they are going to walk or not walk," said Shawn Bourdo, the UNT Bookstore's assistant manager.

6. Graduation ceremonies open new chapters

At least 35 members of Alexius Buckner's family will come from as far as New York and Alabama to attend her 9 a.m. graduation Saturday in the Coliseum. Buckner is graduating with a bachelor's in Criminal Justice and will participate in one of five ceremonies held on campus during the weekend.

7. The Club at Gateway Center offers healthy, affordable sit-down meal

HD: The Club at Gateway Center offers healthy, affordable sit-down meal By Shea Tellefsen Contributing Writer ***I really think a picture of the food pyramid would be an asset to this story! (there's an official one at mypyramid.gov) Not just anywhere can you sit down at a first class restaurant, be waited on by peers who are professionals- in- training and enjoy a three-course meal amongst UNT notables, students and prominent Denton residents for $7.

8. Free schooling offered for Saudi Arabian students

The words "college" and "free" aren't often found in the same sentence, but for many Saudi Arabian students, these two words go hand-in-hand.

About four years ago, President George W. Bush and King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia developed a scholarship to send over 3,000 Saudi Arabian students to college in the United States, said Aleka Myre, the director of the Sponsored and Special Programs Center at UNT.

9. The Politics of Free Speech

In a meeting this month with UNT President Gretchen Bataille, members of a student free speech advocacy group were promised an advanced look at a proposed new UNT free speech policy soon after it is hammered out. The agreement came after an hour-long presentation of demands on July 22 to Bataille by five students representing the UNT chapters of Students for a Democratic Society and the International Socialist Organization.

10. Big Mike's Coffeehouse to open

Fry Street's Voyager's Dream may have closed down shop, but owner Mike Sutton has something else to offer students and residents: coffee.

Big Mike's Coffeehouse has been in the works since January, with construction beginning in February in the same building.