Day: March 18, 2024
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All eyes on Donnelly
Guard Nick Donnelly has emerged as an important player for the men’s basketball team’s offense and defense. Averaging career-highs in points, assists, steals and rebounds this season, Donnelly played a major role in the Comets’ ASC title victory. Donnelly, a junior, joined the Comets in his freshman year as a shooting guard, specializing in shooting…
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No-No Boy is a yes-yes for the music industry
No-No Boy gave Comets insight into his musical journey and life experiences on March 5, and a musical songwriting workshop on March 6 where No-No Boy performed his music. Julian Saporiti, aka No-No Boy, engaged students through immersive keynote speeches and performances focused on Asian history covering topics like concentration camps for Japanese people in…
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Sohta Nakabayashi plucks top prize
In the 22nd Annual Texas Guitar Competition and Festival, first-place winner Sohta Nakabayashi won not only a cash prize, but an array of awards. Nakabayashi’s multicultural musical background has shaped his accolade-filled career, driving his passion and inspiring others. Nakabayashi, a 23-year-old guitarist originally from Japan, now studies music at the Madrid Royal Conservatory in…
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Entering the frame with ‘Women in Animation’
While scribbling away at drawing pads and polishing off character designs, UTD’s Women in Animation chapter allows its members to get a taste of the elusive industry and create the magic behind animated films and video games. Women in Animation is an international non-profit organization with student-run chapters across the U.S., U.K. and Canada. WIA…