Category: Campus News
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Housing adds gender-inclusive application option
Beginning fall 2017, UTD will be the first school in the UT System to formally adopt a procedure for gender-inclusive housing and one of the first institutions in Texas to address the issue. Catherine Pickrel, director of residential life, and Matt Johns, assistant director for LGBT+ programs at the Galerstein Women’s Center both worked to…
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Election and reflection: Reflection
With the 2017 Student Government elections drawing to a close, the current president and vice president are wrapping up their term in office by reflecting on their administration. “I underestimated how much work it is,” said Akshitha Padigela, SG president and finance senior. Over the past year, Padigela spent 20 hours a week in her…
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Election and reflection: Election
JW Van Der Schans and Alex Holcomb from the CometUnity ticket have been elected as next year’s Student Government president and vice president, respectively. Van Der Schans, an international political economy senior, has been a member of SG since his sophomore year and has served on the executive council as secretary and treasurer. Holcomb, an…
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Tutoring company uses peer education
Interested tutors can now find opportunities at an education company which is working with the Venture Development Center at UTD to connect peer tutors at low cost. Peeyr, which was started by co-founders, CEO Gautam Bhargava and Chief Product Officer Patrick Dayton and have helped over 100 students so far. Bhargava and Dayton come from…
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ATEC game library reopens
ATEC’s Games and Media Library, which closed for renovation last semester, reopened in February. The library has moved to a bigger room with new inventory and a redesigned space and purpose. “That room was so small and you get four or five people getting really into it, the noise traveled and there were offices outside,”…
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DACA students fearful after recent ICE raids
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids that began in early February in Dallas, as well as other major cities in Texas, have raised concern among DACA students on campus. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals is an immigration policy introduced during the Obama administration that gives certain undocumented immigrants, who came to the United States as…
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Students lose thousands in scams
The Information Security Office and the UTD police department are aiding students and alumni targeted by recent email and phone scams. In the last year, 26 students reported falling victim to phone scams, losing a total of $40,000, with one student losing almost $20,000, according to the UTD PD. The scammers often pose as agents…
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Northside’s Phase 2 under construction
UTD students can expect more housing options in 2018 as construction begins on the second phase of Northside. Northside is the luxury apartment complex located adjacent to UTD on Northside Boulevard, whose first phase was completed in fall 2016. The timeline for the second phase began in early February and will conclude in August 2018,…
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‘A Need for Awareness’
As her dream of becoming a Dallas Stars dancer drew closer, Hayley Briscoe found herself spending more time in a studio surrounded by mirrors. Her reflection seemed to mock her from all angles, and she eventually succumbed to the pressure. Years of battling a range of eating disorders took a toll. “I love dance so…
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Students dress to impress through Comet Closet
Vishvajeet Rathore smiled for a picture in his new suit, courtesy of the Comet Closet. After about five volunteers assisted Rathore, a business analytics graduate student, he had found a suit for his competition from the Closet. The Comet Closet is a student-led organization that takes gently used business attire and gives it to students…