Day: January 25, 2016

BasketballSports

All-Star game turning into popularity contest

Ability of fans to have direct impact on voting for game skews results, leads to teams unreflective of actual NBA talent Georgian center...

Sports

Started from the bottom

Climbing team finds solace in overcoming fear, challenges of rock climbing A faint cloud of white chalk filled the air and ropes descended from...

Life & Arts

Brave New World

Gamers on campus find community, deeper meaning in realm of videogames Amorine — or Amo for short — is a Destruction Warlock in “World...

Life & Arts

Club fights cancer with sweet beverages

Members with, without history of disease show compassion A group of students is using an out-of-the-box method to help the fight against cancer —...

News

What to do in case of disaster

UTD’s Director of Emergency Management on storm preparedness During the recent tornadoes that struck North Texas, the Environmental Safety and Health department was...

Campus NewsNews

Conservative group kick starts on campus

Organization looks to interact with other groups during election year A new organization called College Republicans, is making a place for conservative students...

Opinion

Sander’s imperfect, most viable candidate

Mainstream media focuses on positives of Vermont senator, fails to mention democratic socialist’s history of imperialist foreign policy Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders’ campaign...

Opinion

New health guidelines misleading

Lack of restrictions on red meat in new dietary suggestions made by federal authorities shows lack of ethics, influence of lobbyists The most...

News

Alum goes missing

UPDATE: Tseggay’s family has confirmed they found him earlier this week. They are not offering any more details on Tseggay at this time....

Campus NewsNews

Houses of the Holy: Judaism

Editor’s note: This is the first part of a five-part series on places of worship that members of the UTD community attend. Jewish...

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