852:, a publication of the Young Conservatives of Texas(on whose Executive Board Jeffery Barea served) in Spring 1992 by OBSL Chairman Jeffrey Barea. The North Texas Eagle was named after the slang use of the University of North Texas "North Texas" and the official mascot of UNT "Eagle." Barea was able to legally secure the rights to the name North Texas Eagle and has maintained that legal right since. The North Texas Eagle has the largest distribution network at UNT and has been able to scoop the official student publication on key issues. The Chair of the Journalism School has lauded the actions of the North Texas Eagle and then Chair of the Political Science Department Steven Forde has been faculty advisor since 1992. The original Advisory Board was composed of Congressman Dick Armey, Dr. M. E. Bradford, Mr. William Murchison, State Representative Jim Horn, Mr. Robert Sylvia, Mr. Ralph de Toledano, Mr. John D. Lofton, Mr. Allan C. Brownfeld, Honorable Darlene Whitten, Mr. Donald Lambro. A re-start attempt can be found at northtexaseagle.com
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former members, including former-Vice
Chairman Tory Sumrall, started a competing group, the “Eagle Conservatives,” with the endorsement of the Denton County Republican Chairwoman Dianne Edmondson. Though many in Denton County hoped the Eagle Conservatives would eventually overtake CRs, they eventually disbanded, with some members rejoining CRs. Surley’s chairmanship brought about both a substantial increase in members and a renewed spirit within the club. With a penchant for the incendiary, Surley revived the NTCRs’ activist past with lively campus events such as the “Obama Shantytown,” the “UNTea Party,” and an anti-pork table that featured a butchered pig’s head. Chairman Surley also drafted a new constitution for the NTCRs, which, among other things, abolished the position of Historian, and replaced it with the newly-created position of Events Coordinator. Meetings were held on Tuesdays at 5pm in the Union.
716:'s Special Election in January at the State College Republican Executive Committee meeting in San Antonio, Chaiman Adamez was elected State Secretary of the Texas College Republicans. On March 24, 2012 at the TCR State Convention, Chairman Adamez was elected as the new Chair of the Texas College Republicans. Since the Texas College Republicans were federated in 2008, Chairman Adamez will serve as the first State Chair from the University of North Texas and the first Latina State Chair, not only in Texas, but on the College Republican National Committee as well.
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resignation, later succeeding the chairmanship for a third term when
Chairman Gabby Embree also resigned. While striving to continue CRs' history of campus and local activism, growing frustration between the more conservative and moderate factions within the group came to a head, bringing with it open hostilities between CRs and YCT. CRs began once more to take an active role in the TFCR, with two officers (Chairman Petersen and Secretary Bryant Surley) elected to the TFCR Executive Board in the Spring.
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Thursday afternoons, and students took advantage of the time following the meetings to have dinner together at various local restaurants. A small rival group, Conservative Student Alliance, which held that previous CR chapter were not advocating conservative moral and economic issues enough, disbanded quickly after gaining a handful of members. Meetings returned to the Level 4 of the University Union.
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Gooch’s chairmanship brought a more lighthearted and eccentric tone to the club, and campus events were particularly creative; events this year included a campus-wide poll pitting
Condolezza Rice against Hillary Clinton for President (with Sec. Rice winning handedly) and “An Inconsistent Truth,” where CRs invited students to release CO2 on a cold day to help encourage global warming.
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group. Further disagreements over the ideological direction of the group led a stark divide between moderate and conservative members; as a staunch conservative, Chairman
Schroder would often clash with more moderate leaders in the group. Lacking consensus, group activism continued to decline, and membership began to level off, with few new members joining the club.
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presidential campaign. Socializing between members continued strongly, and then-Gov. George W. Bush's successful run for U.S. President brought in scores of new members via the club's "Bush Push" on campus. The group cooperated with the anti-abortion campus group Eagles for Life on a few events. Meetings continued in the
University Union Thursdays at 5:30 p.m.
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and friendly debate. During this year the NTCRs started a bi-weekly (every other week) conservative book club, and set new fundraising records to help send members to the
Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. Oakes’ chairmanship also saw a rise in more libertarian-minded members; Oakes himself is a self-described libertarian-Republican.
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Afghanistan, including a "Free Iraq" rally and march thorough campus. Chairman Langford's evangelical values and strong support for the free market and military strength sparked many outdoor publicity events in the university's free speech areas. The club significantly improved its presence in campus media in Spring 2002.
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maintained an active presence during campus wide events. The organization also was grateful for the close working relationship with the Denton County
Republican Party. This relationship was instrumental in allowing a record number of College Republicans to attend CPAC in Washington DC with little or no cost to the students.
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for state- and federal-level candidates with a de-emphasis on party platform issues. The club shared several social events with
College Democrats. Meetings were for the most part short planning sessions for upcoming events with the occasional, local guest speaker, and were held on Level 4 of the University Union.
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This year was the the most active for the club. The group were the exclusive volunteers for a VIP event with Senator Marco Rubio when the Senator was a featured speaker at the Hispanic Voter Network in Dallas. The group also had recruiting tables with themes such as "Obama's Wheel of Misfortune" and
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Following a rise in membership, Chairman Jeff Jendel, an evangelical Catholic and fiscal conservative, was concerned primarily with educating a loyal group of College Republicans and bringing in guest speakers to teach conservative principles. Several debates were held throughout the Fall during the
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The election of Bryant Surley as Chairman was an exceptionally controversial move for CRs, making him the first openly-gay Chairman in NTCR history. CRs started the year with an entirely new membership, as all former members not serving on the executive board left the group in protest. A handful of
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Having only been a member for one semester, Kyle Schroder was elected Chairman to an ailing CRs. While at first seen as a breath of fresh air, the former army soldier and one time Chairman of a community college CRs’ inflexible leadership style contributed to a continued sense of malaise within the
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The 2005-2006 school year was a tumultuous time for the NTCRs, which included a record five executive board resignations, three different Chairmen, and a sharp decrease in membership. While losing his initial bid for Chairman, Clint Petersen was elected Vice Chairman after Chairman Casey Hoffman’s
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Elected as a freshman, Chairman Trayton Oakes has continued with the model set by his predecessor, while brining his own unique leadership style to the club. With a background in economics, Oakes has brought a more tempered, analytical tone to CRs, with much focus being drawn to policy discussions
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Following a low-point in membership, Chairman Susan Ganzer made recruitment a priority and instituted several very successful social events. A sense of camaraderie began to develop in this academic year, and the club began to embrace a wide variety of conservative persuasions. Meetings were held
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Chairman Shana Gooch’s election helped solidify CRs as a more moderate group than it had been in previous years. This struggle was epitomized by Historian Andrew Rozell, whose unyielding conservative agenda and dereliction of duties brought forth a unanimous, albeit still painful, impeachment.
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while UNT YCT drew several members (and former members) of the CRs into often-notorious campus events, such as the "Catch and Illegal Immigrant" game, or the "Affirmative Action Carnival." CRs increased its availablity to campaigns and fund raisers, and to the Denton County Republican Party.
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continued its presence at TFCR meetings and in area and local political campaigns and fund raisers. Party platform issues began to take center-stage and the group began to take on a decidedly more conservative tone. Meetings were held in Wooten Hall on Thursday evenings.
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in membership and publicity for CR events held on campus. Chairman Petersen continued a tradition of social involvement, campus activism and campaigning for area GOP candidates.
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Vice Chairmen: Gabby Embree (succeeded Chairman), Clint Petersen (succeeded Chairman), Diana Palacios (resigned), Shana Gooch
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Historians: Candice Miles (resigned), Chris Richey?
560:Events Coordinator: Vanessa Blume-Webb (unopposed)
533:Historian: Vanessa Blume-Webb (position abolished)
424:Historian: Andrew Rozell (impeached), Jacob Boggus
94:Treasurers: John McEachern (resigned), Jeff Jendel
691:Secretary: Ehsan Azad v Kimmie Luedeker Officers:
586:Secretary: Haley Hidalgo (resigned), Crystal Ward
194:Treasurer: Rob Litakker/Heather Goodman? v ?
628:Chairman: Tyler Young (resigned), Theresa Blake
652:Events Coordinator: Clint Townsend (unopposed)
386:Vice Chairman: Clint Petersen v Andrew Rozell?
776:Drill, Baby Drill - pro-oil event (fall 2008)
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557:Vice Chairman: Clint Petersen (unopposed)
551:Historian: Vanessa Blume-Webb (unopposed)
106:Vice Chairman: Keith Kopsky v Ronny Ables
751:Condi vs. Hillary straw poll (fall 2006)
433:Vice Chairman: Bryant Surley (unopposed)
398:Secretary: Bryant Surley v Andrew Rozell
368:Chairman: Casey Hoffman v Clint Petersen
176:Treasurer: Rob Littaker/Heather Goodman?
156:Secretary: Kimberly Chambers (unopposed)
682:Vice Chairman: Scott Prater (unopposed)
664:Vice Chairman: Tyler Remery (unopposed)
646:Chairman: Tyler Young v Adrian Gulliory
595:Vice Chairman: Tory Sumrall (unopposed)
480:Chairman: Kyle Schroder v Bryant Surley
235:Vice Chairman: Heather Goodman v ?
688:Treasurer: Joshua McDaniel (unopposed)
679:Chairman: Amanda Adamez v Tyler Remery
658:Secretary: Ann Smajstrla v Chris Curto
610:Vice Chairman: Tyler Young (unopposed)
524:Events Coordinator: Vanessa Blume-Webb
118:Treasurer: Jeff Jendel v Hershel Patel
28:North Texas College Republicans History
613:Treasurer: Clint Townsend (unopposed)
539:Chairman: Bryant Surley v Hallie Inge
492:Historian: Matt Edrington (unopposed)
486:Treasurer: Clint Petersen (unopposed)
436:Treasurer: Clint Petersen (unopposed)
188:Chairman: Chris Langford v Andy Hogue
153:Treasurer: Chris Langford (unopposed)
109:Treasurer: John McEachern (unopposed)
103:Chairman: Susan Ganzer v Keith Kopsky
816:Conservative Student Alliance (1999)
604:Secretary: Haley Hidalgo (unopposed)
501:Treasurer: Bryant Surley (unopposed)
498:Secretary: Bryant Surley (unopposed)
442:Historian: Andrew Rozell (unopposed)
371:Vice Chairman: Gabby Embree v ?
232:Chairman: Clint Petersen (unopposed)
197:Secretary: Heather Goodman? v ?
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619:2010-2011: Tyler Young/Theresa Blake
616:Secretary: Crystal Ward (unopposed)
592:Chairman: Trayton Oakes (unopposed)
504:Secretary: Tory Sumrall (unopposed)
489:Secretary: Jacob Boggus (unopposed)
448:Historian: Jacob Boggus (unopposed)
380:Historian: Rachel Fogleman v ?
279:Vice Chairman: Josh Yaklin v ?
112:Secretary: Kasey Bolton (unopposed)
821:Eagles for Economic Reform (2000?)
766:Obamaville Shanty-town (fall 2008)
634:Events Coordinator: Clint Townsend
439:Secretary: Joe McNulty (unopposed)
327:Secretary: Diana Palacios v ?
321:Vice Chairman: David Hall v ?
238:Treasurer: Chris Langford v ?
147:Chairman: Jeff Jendel v Andy Hogue
580:Events Coordinator: Bryant Surley
430:Chairman: Shana Gooch (unopposed)
336:Historian: Chris Richey? v ?
330:Historian: Candice Miles v ?
276:Chairman: Clint Petersen v ?
244:Historian: Chris Puryear v ?
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377:Secretary: Chris Richey v ?
374:Treasurer: Karis Durant v ?
324:Treasurer: Krissi Riewe v ?
288:Historian: Krissi Riewe v ?
285:Secretary: Matt Creel v ?
282:Treasurer: John Riewe v ?
241:Secretary: Matt Creel v ?
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141:Secretary: Kimberly Chambers
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799:Other conservative movements
791:Obabacare event (fall 2009)
465:Vice Chairman: Karis Durant
362:Historian: Rachel Fogleman.
179:Secretary: Heather Goodman?
91:Vice Chairman: Keith Kopsky
834:Eagle Conservatives (2008)
703:Treasurer: Joshua McDaniel
697:Vice Chairman:Scott Prater
261:Vice Chairman: Josh Yaklin
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527:Treasurer: Matt Edrington
474:Historian: Matt Edrington
418:Treasurer: Clint Petersen
309:Secretary: Diana Palacios
303:Vice Chairman: David Hall
220:Treasurer: Chris Langford
138:Treasurer: Chris Langford
135:Vice Chairman: Andy Hogue
746:Support Our Troops Rally
640:Secretary: Ann Smajstrla
258:Chairman: Clint Petersen
247:2003-2004: Clint Petersen
226:Historian: Chris Puryear
214:Chairman: Clint Petersen
203:2002-2003: Clint Petersen
170:Chairman: Chris Langford
159:2001-2002: Chris Langford
64:1998-1999: Jessica Burton
50:1996-1997: John McEachern
694:Chairman: Amanda Adamez
685:Events Coordinator: N/A
574:Chairman: Trayton Oakes
563:2009-2010: Trayton Oakes
518:Chairman: Bryant Surley
507:2008-2009: Bryant Surley
462:Chairman: Kyle Schroder
451:2007-2008: Kyle Schroder
356:Treasurer: Karis Durant
306:Treasurer: Krissi Riewe
270:Historian: Krissi Riewe
97:Secretary: Kasey Bolton
17:Creton4's Knowledge page
670:2011-2012 Amanda Adamez
421:Secretary: Joe McNulty
88:Chairman: Susan Ganzer
78:1999-2000: Susan Ganzer
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846:The North Texas Eagle
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