#PinPossible: DIY Longboard
Three summers ago, I did an internship at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. I enjoyed doing research, spending time working on my tan and meeting with the faculty and students at the school. It’s also the first time I noticed how popular longboarding had become. I saw...
Don’t be like Greece…
Some of you are excited for a new life, some of you are happy to be back and some of you just want to get done with UTD already. And so begins the first day of school. I’m not a very ritual-oriented person. I always seem to forget tax-free weekends,...
Softball head coach brings Division I experience to help revitalize team
After finishing with a second straight losing record in conference play and the first losing season since 2011, changes at the helm have been made in an effort to revitalize the softball program. UTD’s softball program will begin the year with a new head coach. Rich Wieligman was officially appointed...
Strength and conditioning coach hopes to build program, help athletes
For the first time in school history, UTD will have a designated strength and conditioning coach to help student-athletes grow and develop. On Aug. 7, the athletic department announced that Jami Clinton was hired to start the new program from scratch. She has more than 15 years of experience training...
Who let the dogs out?
Richardson opens $1.2 mil five-acre facility aimed at pets, owners Dogs all over the city of Richardson now have a park of their very own. The park, named Bush Central Barkway, sits on land beneath the intersection of the President George Bush Turnpike and North Central Expressway. It is the...
Deux ex Machina
For the first time in the school’s history, UTD’s robotics team won third place internationally at the 2015 RoboGames in San Mateo California. The team, known as BattleBots, built a 120-pound robot named The Blender. It’s made of a titanium shell and has large steel teeth. It is specifically designed...
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