Category: News
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Network reduces campus food waste
The Food Recovery Network is a student-led movement against hunger, aiming to transform food waste to food recovery. They recover excess food across communities and donate them to people who are deprived of nutritional food. The national organization is spread across 44 states and D.C., operating through nearly 230 student chapters across U.S. universities. At…
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Power outages cause UV’s reversion to TWC
Two different providers will deliver internet services to UTD’s residential areas. Canyon Creek Heights and University Commons will continue to provide CometNet/TemocNet, but University Village will shift back to Time Warner, now known as Spectrum. This also means that routers, wireless printers and TV streaming devices are no longer banned in UV as it is…
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Acknowledging the problem, recognizing the progress
The tension in Emmett Orton’s voice heightened as he explained his experiences as an LGBT student at UTD. One evening, Orton, a psychology junior, was in the parking lot behind Hoblitzelle Hall when a man approached him and tried to talk to him. Orton got in his car and left without responding because he got…
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UV reverts back to TWC for internet provider
After a series of thunderstorms and recurring issues with the wireless access points in the university apartments, UTD and the Office of Information Technology have decided to revert back to the services provided by Time Warner Cable, now known as Spectrum. On July 7 at 4 p.m., a thunderstorm struck UTD, causing a loss of…
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Political bias in media tarnishes ‘real’ journalism
As the growing political divide in this nation continues to expand its reaches, accusations against the media’s ‘fake news’ and contribution to polarization are increasing. Despite this negativity, it is important to note that journalists have a responsibility to report the facts without bias. A journalist’s purpose is to provide the public with information to…
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Coding camp builds career skills
Nearly 90 computer science students from UTD had the opportunity to coach 1,000 children with their coding skills this summer at the Computer Science Outreach program. These camps help children learn, as well as UTD students who work as instructors to build skills that would be useful in their careers. “As a public university, we…
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New rideshare app launches on campus
SnapRyde, a carpooling platform, launched at UTD three weeks ago. The purpose of the app is to help students find a ride easier than with other ridesharing applications. “We thought UTD is a great campus by looking at ridesharing, growth … and we saw there is much more potential and need, and where we can…
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UTD orgs assist int’l students with arrival
Each year, more than 1,500 international students arrive at UTD. As these students prepare to study in a new country, UTD’s cultural student organizations prepare to welcome them and build an environment of home away from home. President of the Indian Students Association, Vishal Keswani, said his organization helps nearly 700 international Indian students arriving…
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Alum breaks world record
A UTD alumna broke the Tapper world record at Free Play Arcade in Arlington, scoring 14,000,600 points and making her the first woman to hold the record-breaking title for the game. Lauren Featherstone first played the vintage arcade game in 2015 at Free Play Arcade in Richardson. She wasn’t a gamer, but was drawn to…