Category: Archives
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Author Robert Edsel advocates protecting culture during war
In 1938, Nazi Germany had stolen Harry Ettlinger’s home and forced his family to flee to the U.S. Six years later, he returned as an American private ready to take back his home country and became part of an unexpected mission in the process. Ettlinger’s one of the last surviving members of the Monuments Men,…
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Gubernatorial candidates mum on marijuana issue
An outspoken Perry forces the issue as decriminalization gains steam in U.S. Wendy Davis and Greg Abbott are keeping mum regarding their stances on marijuana policies as the primaries of what will be one of the most watched gubernatorial races looms closer. On Jan. 8, one day after the Dallas Morning News published an editorial…
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Underdog role where Comets best
The men’s basketball team is undefeated and with 12-0 in ASC play seems poised to hoist the ASC championship trophy. But, the team may be in the worst possible position if history has anything to say about it. With six home games out of the final 10 games, UTD seems to be in a good…
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Lessons from Mandela’s legacy
Working with opponents key to resolve polarized debates, enable changes It is funny how you always tend to remember where you were and what you were doing when news of someone famous passing away hits you. I remember where I was when I learned of Princess Diana’s death 16 years ago, but with Nelson Mandela’s…
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Ninpo Taijutsu Club trains students in mind, body
Students learn unarmed, defensive skills Ever Monday at 8 p.m., a group of students move in a line quietly in the Galaxy Rooms as they come to a mat, and with a quick chant of the specific move they are executing, each person flings onto the mat, landing effortlessly in a roll and is back…
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Watch the gypsy enthrall in George Bizet’s opera, Carmen
The Dallas Opera’s 2013-2014 season name “Love Transformed”opened Oct. 25 with the crowd favorite French opera, Carmen, by George Bizet and and will play until Nov. 10. Opening night had one of the largest bloc parties with a clicker count of 3,764 people who filled up Klyde Warren Park to watch a live simulcast from…
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An exhibition of victory
A life sized nude female mannequin sits on a pedestal in the center of the P^2=V/C art exhibition at the Plano Arts Association in downtown Plano. Rich oil and acrylic paintings and poetry fashioned the walls at the well-lit quiet gallery, whose serene atmosphere is secluded from the daily flow of the DART trains whizzing…
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Holiday cheer, events shared with int’l students
Halloween, Christmas among traditions taught to newcomers International students learned the spirit, traditions and nuances of the American holiday season during the How to Celebrate “The Holidays” workshop on Oct. 18. Jennifer Smith, program coordinator for the International Student Services Office, led a one-hour interactive presentation that detailed Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s. The…
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Award winning author speaks of personal experiences that shaped her work at book reading
Award winning author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni took center stage on Oct. 9 at the Jonsson Performance hall to read excerpts from her latest book Oleander Girl. She talked about her books and why she chose to write about stories that focus on the experience of immigrants who come from India. “I think it is possible for…