Photograph of two men at the 2008 Emerald Ball. They are standing across from each other, facing each other and smiling. The man on the left is looking out to the right of the camera. They are both holding drinks in their hands.

Photograph of two women (center, right) with a man (left) at the 2008 Emerald Ball. They are standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling. The women are holding sheets of paper in their hands. The man is holding a glass of wine.

Photograph of two women (2nd left, right) and two men (left, 2nd right) at the 2008 Emerald Ball. They are all facing the camera and smiling. The women are both holding glasses of wine in their hands.

Photograph of two women at the 2008 Emerald Ball. They are standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling. They are each holding a wine glass in their hand. Other event attendees can be seen in the background on the left side of the photograph.

Photograph of the UNT Brazilian Ensemble performing at the 2008 Emerald Ball. Members of the ensemble can be seen walking up a brick staircase with their backs turned to the camera. They are each holding a percussion instrument. Event attendees can be seen below the staircase on the right side of the photograph.

Photograph of the UNT Brazilian Ensemble performing at the 2008 Emerald Ball. Members of the ensemble can be seen in the upper left corner of the photograph, walking up a brick staircase and onto the upper floor. Event attendees can be seen walking up the staircase in pairs. Others can be seen gathered on the lower floor on the right side of the photograph.

Photograph of the UNT Brazilian Ensemble performing at the 2008 Emerald Ball. Members of the ensemble can be seen walking in the direction of the camera, playing percussion instruments. Event attendees can be seen entering the second floor from a staircase in the background of the photograph.

Photograph of the UNT Brazilian Ensemble performing at the 2008 Emerald Ball. Members of the ensemble can be seen walking up a staircase, carrying percussion instruments. A man is standing on the staircase on the left side of the photograph, holding a film camera.

Photograph of the UNT men's track team huddling at the 28th annual North Texas Invitational Cross Country Track Meet. Members of the team can be seen standing in a circle with their arms around each other. A TCU competitor is visible on the right side of the photograph. Two non-competing individuals can be seen in the background on the left.

Photograph of a woman holding a western boot at a silent auction table during the 2008 Emerald Ball. The woman can be seen on the right side of the photograph, facing to the left of the camera. She is holding the boot up with her right hand. The matching boot can be seen on the table, among other auction items.

Photograph of a a woman making a shirt from the Clothesline Project at the University of North Texas, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows t shirts stacked on a table. From right to left they are: pale pink, red, and green. The last two a young woman sitting at a red table with a green t shirt laid out on it. She puts lettering on it with a bottle of shirt paint. The Clothesline Project was started in Cape Cod, MA, in 1990 to address the issue of violence against women and serve as a vehicle for women affected by violence to express their emotions. The Clothesline Project takes place multiple times during October, which is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Students and community members may create a shirt which allows each survivor to tell their own story, allowing those who are still suffering in silence to understand they are not alone.

Photograph of a woman on stage at the 2008 Emerald Ball. The woman can be seen standing on the right side of the photograph, behind a microphone. She is facing to the left of the camera and appears to be speaking. UNT President Gretchen Bataille can be seen in the background on the left side of the photograph, looking down at a sheet of paper in her hands.

Photograph of two women at the 2008 Emerald Ball. They are standing side by side, looking at the camera and smiling. The woman on the left has her left arm extended around the other woman's shoulders.