Category: Life & Arts
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Student government VP tackles homelessness
Sophomore to publish book raising awareness for destitute teens Nancy Fairbank sat in a dimly lit, narrow room on a solitary couch with a homeless teenager. She was interviewing them for a school project, but this encounter inspired her to do more to raise awareness on teenage homelessness. A political science sophomore and current Student…
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Art club inspires creativity
Group promotes workshops and showcases for student art A newly founded art club is encouraging non-art majors to show off their creativity, receive feedback and practice their skills in a group setting. After realizing that the campus was lacking an extracurricular outlet for students to improve their art skills and showcase their work, Khadijah Mazhar,…
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Q&A /// with Touré
Q: What’s the best part of your job? A: Probably having a small part in having an impact on how people think and see the world. I remember this one situation where they gave me a reader — a three to four sentence thing for me to read — about nine people being killed in…
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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 with a familiar mix of levity and the care it shows for its fallen cast member. James Wan directs the latest entry in the “Fast and Furious” franchise. He’s a newcomer to…
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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 a medical center in Indianapolis bringing patients blankets and food when she realized there was one more way she could contribute. She could play the viola for them — something live they…
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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 or very many Easter egg hunts. In fact, my one memory of an Easter egg hunt consists of staring down an alligator on a lake before being thrown into a crowd of…
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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 with heavy curtains and an aloof air, but for former city council member and alumni Amir Omar, Dean’s Restaurant showed great promise. Omar said the food at Dean’s, a Persian locale in…
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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 gate of Martin House Brewery among the backdrop of downtown Fort Worth. They were waiting to try the variety of beers that the brewery makes. There’s the Pretzel Stout, a rich stout…
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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 no guide to tell them about the culture of the school as they walked, there is at least one thing they would be able to pick up on. Perhaps, they’d see some…