Category: Campus News
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Campus mourns loss of former student media advisor
Faculty and students both in library management and student media are mourning the loss of Misty Hawley, the communications manager for the library since 2013 and a former assistant director of student media. Hawley, who graduated from UTD with her Masters in emerging media and communication in 2013, died at the age of 39 on…
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Campus survey addresses sexual assault climate
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated since its original publication on 5/4/2015 SG provides support, hopes survey can fix Title IX policy confusion The UTD criminology program has created and sent out a survey to all student emails to address the campus’ climate regarding sexual assault. Associate Professor of Criminology Denise Boots is…
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Police search
UTD Police are looking to identify the two individuals shown in the surveillance video below in connection to a criminal mischief charge related to the vandalism of the Muslim Student Association bulletin board in the Student Union. Anyone with information on the identity of these individuals is encouraged to contact Investigator Nashotta Luckett at 972-883-4953…
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Ladies first
New organization aims to work with international nonprofit to fund girls’ education across the world, shape female leaders Casual surfing on the internet over Thanksgiving break led finance and global business freshman Nishaat Rupani, to come across a website about an international non-profit called She’s the First, which quickly piqued her interest. “I always wanted…
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Survivor speaks
Annual event spreads sexual assault awareness, offers support A survivor’s story of her sexual assault and how she overcame the aftermath was the centerpiece of an annual event centered on educating college students about the issues of assault and rape. Every year, UTD hosts “Take Back the Night,” an event with the goal of educating…
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Mobile home
Cash strapped student lives out of car for months Editor’s note: The source’s name has been changed to protect his identity. His car was outfitted with two Coleman coolers filled with non-perishable food. He hid everything he owned under a tarp in the bed of his truck, or on the floor of the passenger side.…
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Views from the other side
Students of different races face challenges, find new environment at UTD When political science senior Nick Hernandez looks back on when he first arrived at UTD in the fall of 2012, he readily admits he felt out of place. Hernandez, who grew up in the predominantly black and Hispanic neighborhood of Pleasant Grove in Dallas,…
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UTD releases campus carry recommendations
Editor’s note: This story has been updated since its original publication. Recommendations for concealed handguns need Regents’ approval After months of behind the scenes work by a special committee, President ad interim Hobson Wildenthal has released UTD’s recommendations for the implementation of Senate Bill 11, a law allowing the concealed carry of handguns on campus. Wildenthal, who sent the…
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Comet Closet set to open soon in JSOM
Service collects gently used professional attire, redistributes to students in need after they meet certain number of requirements A new service on campus has been collecting donations of professional attire to redistribute to students who need them to land jobs or internships. The service, called Comet Closet, was set up in 2015 and will be…
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How Toyota came to UTD
University, international company partnered for campus exhibition The array of corporate flags and cars that accompanied Toyota’s on-campus celebration were all part of a large campaign to announce the company’s plans for the future as it moves its North American headquarters to Plano. What members of the UTD community may not realize, however, is that…