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05 March 2024

Flyer from Corey Mickels’ funeral (1978-1997)

Posted by Matthew McGarity in Time Capsule, Bruce Hall
Flyer from Corey Mickels' funeral, dated July 1, 1997. The paper is water-stained.

A little about my former next-door neighbor and his tragic loss.

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08 September 2014

The D300 Log

Posted by Matthew McGarity in Bruce Hall
Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo

I was behind the Bruce front desk, with my back to the Bowling Alley and my nose buried in the building’s maintenance log. I finished up my work for…

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16 July 2013

King of the Cafeteria

Posted by Matthew McGarity in Bruce Hall
Rebel Alliance Flag

Last March, I had breakfast with an old friend. While our conversation rambled, we got onto the subject of our college lives and realized we’d both been resident assistants…

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30 May 2013

Simon Ennis and his Big Stupid Guitar

Posted by Matthew McGarity in Bruce Hall
Simon Ennis and His Big Stupid Guitar

Love is just the new natural selection…! Simon Ennis was a cool cat, solely responsible for my enduring nickname, “The Worst R.A. in Bruce Hall.” Whenever I watch Gilligan’…

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22 April 2013

The Dr Pepper Liberation Front

Posted by Matthew McGarity in Bruce Hall
Dr Pepper Poster

Back during my Bruce Hall years, the University of North Texas was undergoing several growth spurts, the most-prominent of which was the football program’s jump to Division IA (now…

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19 April 2013

Bruce Hall 50th Anniversary Drawing & Mural

Posted by Matthew McGarity in Bruce Hall

Back in the spring of 1997, as part of Bruce Hall‘s 50th anniversary celebration, I drew a giant-sized poster that depicted some of the crazy stories I’d experienced…

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