Life & Arts
Sound of Success
Student violist selected to perform with National Youth Orchestra at Carnegie Hall for second year Six years ago, Shan Su began volunteering at...
DIY Easter Eggs
Growing up in a Catholic family, Easter was always a big deal. However, my childhood did not include visits from the Easter bunny...
Mediterranean eatery upgrades
Alumni teams up with restaurant owner to revamp struggling business with new look but same menu It was a dimly lit restaurant, encircled...
Brewery Brothers
Alumni make non-traditional beers in Fort Worth business It was just about six o’clock and dozens of people had lined up at the...
A game of thrones
A definitive history of UTD’s greatest sport, how it got there If prospective students were to take a tour of campus but had...
‘Marigold’ sequel delightfully simple
Film underwhelmingly mixes talented cast with stuffy plot As the title suggests, “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” doesn’t portray anything new or...
Chinese history professor talks ancient rituals
Harvard lecturer gives lecture on old Confucian philosophy Most people would not consider ancient Chinese philosophy to be useful in the modern age...
Abstract art professor teaches from experience
Painting lecturer Michelle Mackey uses background as career painter in course, works in New York on sets for TV shows At seven years...
New ‘Furious’ film resorts to same formula
“Furious 7” has a nonsensical plot and dull dialogue, but it speeds past these road bumps that might otherwise sideline any other film...
By The MercuryApril 13, 2015