Radio UTD concert spotlights local talent on the SU mall
Radio UTD kicked off its annual concert event to promote talented student bands and the radio-station itself on March 19 with performances from By Starlight, Blue Mantra, and Spud. “This concert is meant to promote awareness of the radio station,” said Jay Miller, student media adviser. “And part of our...
Postcard from: Germany
MUNICH, GERMANY – Greetings from the snowy streets of Munich, Germany. I love it here. The people (most of them). The snow. Mass transportation that works. In just under two months, I have traveled around Munich, through Germany and into France and Austria from my home base at 63 Arcisstrasse...
New band to promote spirit
There might not be a football team at UTD, but at least we’ve got a band. After meeting in Wind Ensemble class, Melissa Lent, sophomore behavioral and brain sciences major, and Konrad Mueller, freshman biology major, decided to work together to create UTD’s first-ever Comet Band. Lent said she hopes...
Two $15K plasma TVs stolen from ECS South
Two plasma television sets, valued at $15,000 each, were reportedly stolen from the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science South building in separate thefts in late March, according to UTD police. The first of the two sets, which were used to display School of EECS information in the rotunda area on...
DART bursts public transportation balloon
Gone are the days when we could count on a big yellow DART bus trundling down Rutford Drive. During a March 23 DART board meeting, the final axe fell on route 358. Due to low ridership, instead of modifying the route or asking students where they’d like to go, DART...
Radio UTD rocks the Internet
From a small room in the catacombs of the ECSN building, Radio UTD opened its first webcasting stream to the Internet world Feb. 1, 2003. Since then the station, which can be heard at radio.utdallas.edu, has steadily increased listenership, staged its own outdoor concert and grown an impressive library of...
Marriage not as sacrosanct as we think
Since the gay marriage debate first heated up, much has been said about preserving the supposed “sanctity” of marriage. However, with a society that watches The Bachelor rabidly and is rife with incidences of marital infidelity, one must wonder if marriage, at least as we know it these days, is...
Baseballers hit 20-win mark
The UTD baseball team eclipsed the 20-win mark, going 7-1 in its last eight games thanks to several impressive individual and team performances. During that span, the Comets went on a six-game win streak – their second longest of the season – and improved to 20-3, 7-2 in the conference....
Waterview noise policy unfair
On St. Patrick’s Day evening, my roommates and I threw a memorable (and noticeable) party from our Phase 8 apartment balcony. Many residents – some curious, others irritated – came out to see what was occurring. Forty minutes passed before three UTD police arrived. Obviously, this “event” was sanctioned by...
Softball opens conference play
With an 8-2 conference record, the UTD softball team is primed for a run at the American Southwest Conference East division top spot. Through 10 games the Comets are batting .357 and have a team ERA of 0.95. They have outscored opponents 55-15 during this span. The team squared off...