Category: Editor’s Picks
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Bookstore brings bargains to students
The UTD bookstore will adopt a new program to simplify the process of shopping for and using textbooks. Follett, the university’s bookstore partner, plans to use a new optimization tool known as Discover to make accessing textbooks a more seamless experience for both professors and students. Discover will launch in the spring of 2019 and…
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University installs weather station
UTD recently installed a new weather station, called WeatherSTEM, on the roof of Residence Hall West to monitor weather conditions near campus. A website, dubbed “Comet Watch,” provides students with up-to-date weather information as well as real-time camera feeds. Twitter and Facebook feeds disperse selected information from “Comet Watch” on social media. Emergency management specialist…
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Donation establishes real estate institute
The Jindal School of Management announced last Tuesday a $3 million donation to establish a dedicated real estate institute at UTD. The donation, made by Dallas-based real estate leaders Donna and Herb Weitzman, will establish the Herbert D. Weitzman Institute for Real Estate, along with providing funding for scholarships and travel to real estate conferences…
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Military food: Meals ready to eat
Two weeks ago, I thought military food was bland, tasteless and solely there to provide ample calories and nutrients for soldiers at war. While military food does serve the last purpose, it’s not actually as awful as I expected it to be. Military food comes in the form of “meals ready to eat,” more commonly…
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This election season, don’t forget about health care
A key complaint from students at UTD is the lack of access to mental health counseling services on campus due to high demand. Long wait times force many students to seek these services off-campus in order to get the care they need to be successful students. Fortunately, the protection of pre-existing conditions makes it easier…
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Students stage anti-abortion protest
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to include additional information from Comets for the Preborn and to correct the reported day the event was held. It was held Tuesday afternoon, not Monday. An unofficial student group, Comets for the Preborn, held an anti-abortion protest on the Plinth Tuesday afternoon, displaying posters containing images of…
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New graduation help desk launched
A new help desk on campus will assist students struggling to graduate on time. The new initiative, called the Graduation Help Desk, works with students, faculty and staff from different departments. Headquartered in the Office of Undergraduate Education in Founders, the help desk is a primary resource for students who need help coordinating academic, financial…
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Classic Indian cuisine comes to campus
Chartwells partnered with Kinaara, a local restaurant, to provide halal Indian food options at The Market of the Student Union. The Market, the SU eatery previously known as Outtakes, introduced the ready-to-go meals at the beginning of the semester to appeal to a large demographic of students at UTD. The term “halal” refers to meat…
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Richardson schools propose tax increase
Residents of University Village Phases 1-3 and Canyon Creek Heights will be able to vote in a Richardson Independent School District tax ratification election to raise taxes for higher teacher salaries and larger staffs for special education and school security. If the vote passes, the district’s operating tax rate will increase by 13 cents, or…
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NSM, ECS create new degree plan
Beginning in the spring of next year, UTD will become the second university in Texas to offer an undergraduate degree in data science, a joint effort between the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics and the School of Engineering and Computer Science. Data science combines statistics and computational skills to extract useful knowledge from “big…