Day: April 8, 2004

News Briefs Former Secretary of State to speak James A. Baker, former Secretary of State, will speak in UTD’s Excellence in Leadership Speaker Series April 1. Sponsored by The Leadership Center in the school of management, Baker will speak on “World Events: Implications for Leadership.” The noon luncheon at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown…

SALAMANCA, SPAIN – In addition to two cathedrals, more than 3,000 bars, and the third oldest university in Europe, this semester Salamanca, Spain, is also home to me. I am studying Spanish language and culture with the University of Salamanca’s Cursos Internacionales program for 10 weeks. The 10 weekends should have given me enough time…

Students looking for sport spirit are at the wrong school If Richard Voit is looking for school spirit, he’s at the wrong university. I enjoy the fact that UTD focuses on academics, not athletics. Shame on the students who said they support a ban on gay marriage because “the Bible says so.” Remind me, when…