Category: Campus News
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Mastering motherhood
As Jessica Chester entered her freshman year of college, she was already four months into motherhood with her first child. Balancing college and taking care of her baby would be difficult, but Chester said she was not too worried — until she discovered she was pregnant with her second child. Chester graduated high school in…
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Students build 150 pound fidget spinner at UTDesign Makerspace
Three students gained publicity all over the Metroplex by building a 150 pound fidget spinner that they have also submitted to the Guinness Book of World Records. Pratik Bhosale, a mechanical engineering senior, received three large rolling bearings for free while he was interning for an industrial manufacturing company. He and his friends Ian Bouton,…
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TemocNet replaces Time Warner on campus
In preparation for fall move-in, the Office of Information Technology is addressing any issues concerning the new residential internet plan, TemocNet. After the university’s contract with Time Warner expired this past February, UTD decided to extend the campus internet to on-campus residential areas. As a result, University Village and University Commons have access to both…
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UTD enacts campus-wide tobacco-free policy
After the initial announcement in January, UTD is now officially a tobacco-free campus. Calvin Jamison, vice president of administration, said before the policy’s implementation, the university worked with a committee to determine the best plan to move forward and educate the campus about the policy. “Our overall vision is to make sure we have a…
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Perceptions about Muslim-Americans
After conducting a study on attitudes towards Muslim students on campus, an alumna found evidence that the majority of UTD students view Muslims in a positive light. The study, conducted by alumna Faraha Hasan, explored the explicit and implicit attitudes toward Muslims from other Muslim and non-Muslim students through several questionnaires for her senior thesis…
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Faculty, students remember UTD’s oldest student who passed away earlier this month
Helen Small, one of UTD’s oldest students, passed away on May 4, 2017 at 97 years old. Small graduated from UTD in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and in 2010 with her master’s in clinical psychology at the age of 90. Small first began her education in the 1930’s at Akron University, but…
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Trespass warnings issued to individuals posting white nationalist fliers
UTD police issued four criminal trespass warnings on campus to members of the American Vanguard who were putting up fliers promoting white nationalism on April 23. The fliers were posted in various locations and were a repeat of those found in January. Chief of Police Larry Zacharias said Residence Hall Southwest and the BSB buildings…
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Professors, student join health care debate
Congressional Republicans are currently trying to reform health care law in the United States by repealing the Affordable Care Act and putting into effect legislation that will impact millions of students and young adults. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare or the ACA, is a federal statute signed into law…