Balancing a budget
Operating revenues are revenues that are actively earned, such as tuition and fees. Non-operating revenues, on the other hand, refer to income that is not directly tied to student enrollment and instead comes from state or federal appropriations. The Permanent University Fund, established in 1876, leases state-owned land to agricultural...
Unmaking a murderer
Dallas County just became one of few in the nation to convict and sentence a police officer for murder after an on-duty shooting. This execution of justice should become the rule rather than the exception. On April 29, 2017, former Balch Springs officer Roy Oliver shot into a car full...
The dream team
Implementing a football program at UTD will improve the social scene on campus. With the college football season fast approaching, it’s more glaring than ever that UTD doesn’t have a football team. While the school’s brand-new tier one status is evidence that we are heading in the right direction academically,...
Durian: The world’s smelliest fruit
The durian has been on my bucket list to try for years. Call me overdramatic for putting a fruit on my bucket list, but this extremely intimidating spiky fruit with a legendary ghastly smell sounded worth trying from the start. Often referred to as the “King of Fruits” throughout Southeast...
Full-time coach joins cross country teams
The men and women’s cross-country teams entered the fall 2018 season with their first full-time coach, who will oversee both teams this semester. Though the announcement of Danielle Kcholi’s full-time status was made on July 5, she has worked with both teams since last year. Senior runner and political science...
Club helps young patients
Whether they once were terminally ill children or knew those that were, a group of UTD students is working to fund the wishes of children like them. The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a nonprofit organization where donors and volunteers work to make the dreams of terminally ill children happen, such as...
Student sees hobby in new lens
After years of taking photos as a pastime, one UTD student turned her hobby into a business that serves campus organizations. Neuroscience junior Arthi Prabhakar established her professional profile on Facebook in early 2017 after directing the fall photoshoot for her dance team, UTD Sharara. “Before that, I only took...