Three-point shooting key to success
The three-point shot, one of the most exciting plays in basketball, is the cornerstone of the men’s basketball team this season. The Comets are on pace to rewrite history: If they maintain their shooting efficiency, the team will set a program record in three-point percentage and three-point shots made. Generating...
Visiting author details feats of WWII scientist, writer
Jacques Monod was a scientist by day and an activist by night. He lived during World War II and worked to accomplish more than his scientific ambitions, fighting for freedom for his country and family. Scientist, author and educator Sean B. Carroll wrote about Monod and the philosopher, Albert Camus,...
New group gives students a place to craft
UTDesign Makerspace provides students opportunity, free space to create innovative projects using high-tech tools UTDesign Makerspace is a new organization on campus with the goals of promoting student creativity and innovation. The group offers free space along with industry grade tools and equipment for students who would like to create...
#pinpossible
One of my favorite things to do is walk down the home decor sections of stores. It’s always fun to look at the canvas prints and other interesting wall accent pieces, especially the string art pieces, but it’s one of those projects that’s meant to look like you created it...
TwoPianists perform
Husband and wife duo travel world, master art of piano She slightly rose in place, like she was hearing her own music for the first time. Her head and body rotated in a circular motion, following the range of pitches. His head tilted in her direction as they exchanged reminiscent...
Native art showcased at CentralTrak exhibition
Art collective Postcommodity merges indigenous commentary, culture with new aesthetic A Navajo woman butchering a sheep in a Gallup, N.M. hotel is one of the subjects displayed on four large video projections set high on the white walls opposite CentralTrak’s main entrance. The work entitled “Gallup Motel Butchering,” or GMSB,...
Scholarships now harder to acquire
The Academic Excellence Scholarship, established at UTD in 1992, has become increasingly difficult to earn. Over the years, the university has undergone significant expansion and the number of students accepted into the university — plus the scores needed for a scholarship — have increased. “The growing number of applications we...
New school, food court and more
A proposal for a new school, changes to housing policies, expanded dining options and better care for students’ mental well-being were among the topics discussed at Student Government’s first meeting of the spring semester. UTD President David Daniel spoke about a proposal for a new Arts and Technology and Emerging...
International Center merges existing offices
International student services including ISSO, Intercultural Programs, Education Abroad combine to alleviate increasing needs of foreign students The centralization of international student services under one office will be formally inaugurated in February. UTD’s international students comprise 24 percent of the student body, and there is an increasing interest in education...
Weak cyber crime action movie features lackluster performance
“Blackhat” fails to make hacking watchable for audiences “Blackhat,” starring Chris Hemsworth, is a plodding crime drama about hacking, with clumsy dialogue and boring characters. Michael Mann’s “Blackhat” opens with a Chinese nuclear plant explosion caused by a cyberattack. Minutes later, a villainous entity manipulates the stock exchange to collect...