Editing University of North Texas (section)

===Other traditions===
The Spirit Bell—a {{convert|2000|lb|kg|abbr=on}} bell brought from [[Michigan]] in 1891—was a curfew bell from 1892 to 1928. The Talons, a spirit and service organization formed in 1960, acquired it in the 1964, mounted it on a wagon, and began the tradition of running it around the football field to rally fans.{{Sfn|''DRC'', Aug. 7,|1977|loc=p. 12 (sect. I)}} It was retired to the University Union in 1982 after it developed a crack. A similar {{convert|1600|lb|kg|abbr=on}} Spirit Bell is currently in use at games.{{Sfn|"Traditions," "Bell"||p=}}{{Sfn|"Traditions" (archived ed.),|2011|p=}} A different organization by the name "Talons" was founded in 1926 as the first social fraternity at North Texas.{{Sfn|''DRC'', Edwards, Apr. 17,|1949|p=1}} On Homecoming Fridays, the Talons light a bonfire built from wooden [[pallets]], typically in a 40-by-40-by-25-foot-height structure. The tradition has endured since the 1930s.{{Sfn|"Traditions," "Bonfire"||p=}}{{Sfn|"Traditions" (archived ed.),|2011|p=}}

"Boomer" is a cannon fired by the Talons at football games since the 1970s. It is a 7/8th scale [[M1841 Mountain Howitzer|M1841]] 6 pound, smooth bore [[muzzleloader]], resting on hand-crafted solid oak from the campus. Talon alumni have restored it three times, the most recent being in the fall of 2007, adding a custom {{linktext|limber}} for transport and equipment.{{Sfn|"Traditions" (archived ed.),|2011|p=}}

The Mean Green Machine, a green and black 1931 [[Ford Model A (1927–1931)|Ford Model A]] Tudor Sedan, is driven by the Talons Motorpool Committee at football games and special events. It was donated by alumnus [[Rex Cauble]] in 1974.{{Sfn|"Traditions" (archived ed.),|2011|p=}} In 2012, a team of engineering students installed a NetGain WarP 9 electric engine. {{as of|2016}}, the Mean Green Machine has been re-equipped with a modified Model A engine after complications with the electric engine.{{Sfn|''North Texan'', May 11,|2012|loc=}}

McConnell Tower, the clock tower atop the Hurley Administration Building at the center of campus, is bathed in green light for victories. The clock is depicted on the official class ring with two different times on its faces: 1:00 (for the [[One O'Clock Lab Band]]) and 7:00—the curfew initiated in 1892.{{Sfn|"Traditions" (archived ed.),|2011|p=}}

The eagle talon hand signal is formed by curling the thumb and index and middle fingers forward—the ring and pinkie fingers stay closed against the palm.{{Sfn|"Traditions" (archived ed.),|2011|p=}}

"In High Places" [[File:UNT Eagle statue.jpg|30px|link=File:UNT Eagle statue.jpg|alt=In High Places]] is a {{convert|22|ft|m|abbr=on}} tall bronze statue of a flying eagle created by Gerald Balciar and dedicated during the university's centennial in 1990.{{Sfn|"Traditions" (archived ed.),|2011|p=}}