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New club aims to rekindle school spirit

Music vibrated through the night as a crowd gathered on the wooden steps of the Plinth. Speakers cornered either side of the stage...

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Startup helps retirees find joy

Older generations can benefit from virtual reality technology — a fact that Dallas-based startup MyndVR is using to its advantage. CEO Chris Brickler...

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Vinyl revival

With technological advances and growth of the millennial generation came a wave of nostalgia that channeled the days of John Hughes, Ferris Bueller...

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‘A home away from home’

At UTD, international students make up 23 percent of the population. During the first few months of the school year, adjustment and adaptation...

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Veteran spreads laughter

In the quiet hours of the morning, you may see a gentleman in a USS Ticonderoga hat walking through campus passing out printed...

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Indie game wows with aesthetic

Cuphead is a challenging, bullet-hell platformer with an art style based on classic cartoons from the 1930s. While many gamers are interested in...

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Diversity through dance

When Charlie Hooper auditioned for Indian folk dance team UTD TaRaas, members thought the “white guy” was in the wrong room. To make...

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Students launch initiative for art

Started this May, the LOTUS project is displaying student artwork throughout buildings on campus. Global business senior Sh’muel Avraham launched the organization to...

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Playing the odds

Starting this fall, a new student organization is focusing on a popular card game, poker. The Poker club is open to any and...

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Power to the people

Near the crowded Science Learning Center and bustling street of Rutford Avenue stands a tall and tan concrete building with slats on the...

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