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I am a vegetarian. I do not eat meat. I eat tofu. Tofu is one of those funny words. As a five year old, I turned the word into a concept I could understand: toe food. To me, toe food had to be something like jelly that you would find in between your toes after…

Fireworks, apple pie, parades and picnics … they’re all synonymous with a good ol’ fashioned Independence Day celebration. If you are looking for a way to have a blast this July 4th, we offer the following suggestions from around the area: <strong>UTD</strong> SUAAB hosts its annual Independence Day Celebration noon to 2 p.m., July 1…

UTD’s next president may not be named until October or November after the June 17 search committee meeting was postponed until July 29. Teresa Sullivan, UT System executive vice chancellor for academic affairs and committee chairman, said the search committee did not meet because she and other members were visiting a candidate. “Many candidates are…

<strong>Inspiration for song lyrics should have come from within</strong> I find it appalling that the university would pay $10,000 for someone outside of the school to come up with an Alma Mater. That should have been something reserved for those within the school. If those responsible had been able to foster enough enthusiasm, why wouldn’t…

Video game adaptations of movies have a long and glorious history of being astoundingly terrible. Most are quickly produced for the sole purpose of riding a hype wave on a movie’s release. Thankfully, “The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay” is not one of them. It not only manages to escape the trend, but…

If six people read this column, that will be five more than there were in the basketball gym one recent Saturday evening. And because of the Activity Center’s restrictive entrance policy, I’m not surprised it was so empty. I took a full load of classes last semester, but I can’t play basketball. I’m signed up…

After almost a semester with dilapidated emergency phones, the university is preparing to install seven new call boxes with cell phone technology. Virgil Robinson, crime prevention coordinator, said the call boxes should be installed by the end of July. Exact placements will be known after a planning meeting with the Physical Plant and the company…

<strong>Waterview death ruled an overdose</strong> The death of a 25-year-old male in Phase 7 Waterview Park apartment April 5 was the result of a prescription drug overdose, according to Collin County medial examiner William Rohr. Shawn Sultemeier, a resident of Dripping Springs, Texas, died as a result of toxic amounts of the prescription painkiller Darvocet…

Ripping out your follicles because of boredom? Feeding your cat dog food, because you have nothing else to do? Fear not ye bored ones, for we have the cure to all your ennui. <strong>ON CAMPUS</strong> <em>SUAAB & Late Night Programming</em> The “great people” at SUAAB and Late Night Programming have a long list of summer…

The easing of alcohol restrictions in Richardson restaurants, including The Pub at UTD, moved one step closer to the ballot box with the May 28 submission of a petition to the City of Richardson. The petition, submitted by the Richardson Chamber of Commerce – which included more than 10,800 signatures – requests an election to…