Local businesses face coronavirus pandemic head-on
How owners, managers are keeping their stores afloat With a statewide order mandating social distancing in Texas, local businesses are losing valuable foot...
Lights, Camera, Asian American
Why Asians in Hollywood movies need to move past token characters I’ve always wondered what it’s like to be a casting director for...
Financialization: A Tragedy
When profit takes precedence, students suffer Cranes, orange street signs, dirt and neon yellow jackets have all become sights UTD students see while...
Shelter-at-home(less)
Why supporting homeless shelters is critical during quarantine While many of us are safe within our own homes during the novel coronavirus pandemic,...
Pro-sex, anti-love
How porn degrades women, distorts the mind “Abby” — we’ll call her — has what you might call the ideal husband: loving, intelligent...
Positivi-tees
Senior creates brand of T-shirts with QR codes that prompt comforting stories, funny videos An engineering student aiming to lift moods and brighten...
Comet Cupboard continues to operate despite physical location closing
Volunteers prepare boxes of food to distribute to students on first-come first-serve basis The Comet Cupboard’s campus location shut down indefinitely due to...
Good Life Versus Long LIfe
‘Being Mortal,’ rethinking end-of-life care Unfortunately, you’re going to die. However, through modern medicine, that can be postponed — risk of death from...
Ask Emily
Advice from one student to another The only thing on the news right now is the novel coronavirus, yet somehow it still feels...
Student counseling center continues therapy services online
Staff adjusts to online switch amidst coronavirus pandemic UTD’s Student Counseling Center has transitioned to online teletherapy in response to the spread of...