Category: Life & Arts
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Q&A with BuzzFeed journalist Anne Helen Petersen
The Galerstein Gender Center hosted Buzzfeed journalist and author Anne Helen Petersen to speak at a brunch and afternoon lecture on her book “Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud: The Rise and Reign of the Unruly Woman” on March 27. The Gender Center hosted a book club this year centered around her work, which is…
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Students unite to learn Korean
With rising popularity of Korean culture from fans worldwide, students at UTD are also showing their interest by coming together every Friday to learn and teach the Korean language. For the last four years, pastors from a local Korean church and Richard Min, a senior lecturer in the computer science department, have been leading Korean…
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Club promotes self-expression
UTD’s first spoken word club became official about two years ago, and it now serves as a space for students to get exposed to the up-and-coming art form. Wordsmiths is a group on campus that focuses on “spoken word,” or the art form that emphasizes oral poetry. President Sheina Mauntana, a neuroscience senior, said the…
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Bees cause buzz at on campus apartments
Swarming and buzzing around a UTD apartment light fixture, a large cluster of bees found a temporary place to stay while they searched for a new home. The large swarm of bees was found on the side of Building 4 in Phase 1 of the University Village apartments on March 26. The bees were gone…
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UTD prof creates online textbook
A UTD professor’s free online American history textbook is going to get a print edition with a major update this fall. The American Yawp, named after a quote from American poet Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself,” is a contributor-based open source textbook that has been available online since 2014 for free and is now coming…
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Nothing short of Awaazien
A UTD singing group hosted a South Asian a cappella tournament with teams from all across the United States. Dhunki a cappella held its fourth annual Awaazein on March 24, where eight South Asian a cappella teams gathered to compete for three grand prizes and a shot at the Chicago-based national finals in late April.…
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Q&A: Juliet Garcia
Juliet V. Garcia became the first female Mexican-American president of a United States college or university in 1986, when she was named president of Texas Southmost College, and later the University of Texas at Brownsville. The Galerstein Gender Center invited Garcia, former senior advisor to the chancellor of the University of Texas System, to speak…
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Comets on the quest for camaraderie
Twice a month, students gather to play a post-apocalyptic UTD-themed tabletop game their peers designed to embrace the student culture at the university and develop essential skills. Comet World is a Dungeons & Dragons-style tabletop game the Living Learning Community designed, in which the board is an entirely UTD-themed fantasy world. D&D is a game…
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Alum spearheads disaster relief initiative
In 2015, a UTD alumnus went overseas to help with the Syrian refugee crisis. Recently, he applied his experience to lead a disaster relief training for students. The training program is the first Muslim program to partner with the Red Cross, so attendees may receive valid certifications during the training. Islamic Relief USA regional U.S.…
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Dance groups unable to find space
People walking through campus buildings at night may notice groups of students practicing their dance routines in seemingly unlikely places, such as the Founders building lobby or a small pocket of Hoblitzelle Hall. The rising number of student groups, coupled with a lack of rooms and time slots, has led to room reservations becoming more…