Category: News
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Disunited
Late last month, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union in a historic referendum. This British exit, commonly known as “Brexit,” marks the first time any nation has left the EU since its creation in 1993. Overnight, the pound dropped 9 percent in value, the lowest it’s fallen in over 30 years. British…
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Trees tagged to monitor health
Over the past two months, Facilities Management has worked to tag and record data for about 5,000 trees on campus in the hopes of joining a national arboreal conservation program and to simplify grounds maintenance. Using a company called Arbor Pro, Landscape Supervisor Jay Jascott hired experts to come to UTD and identify the species…
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Food For Thought
Shrenik Jain stepped through the threshold of a small space in the ground floor of the Eugene McDermott Library. He scanned row after row of food items until one container caught his eye — it was a jar of peanut butter. The mechanical engineering graduate student’s interest piqued because he’d never tried the spread before.…
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SG to fund green ideas next fall
A Student Government initiative to improve sustainability on campus that began in the spring is ready for a reboot heading into the fall semester. On June 24, The Office of Student Affairs approved the launch of the Green Initiative website, which accepted proposals for green projects that could be undertaken on campus. The deadline for…
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Students honor victims of Orlando shooting with vigil
Over 70 members of the UTD community gathered on Wednesday evening for a vigil to honor the 49 victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Fla. The event, which was hosted by Pride at UTD and Rainbow Guard, featured short speeches from campus leaders, a candlelight ceremony and prayers from students from different religious…
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UTD Police continue search for MSA board vandals
Members redesign display to combat misinformation, prejudice Several months after two unknown individuals vandalized a display for a campus religious group, neither UTD police nor members of the group have made much progress in trying to identify the perpetrators. On Feb. 17, two men, who Lt. Ken Mackenzie said he believed to be students, were…
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Entrepreneurial program comes to campus next fall
Blackstone Charitable Foundation brings LaunchPad program to three Texas schools, provides resources for student entrepreneurs On June 2, Blackstone Charitable Foundation announced the expansion of its entrepreneurial program, Blackstone LaunchPad, to three Texas schools. This expansion includes a $3 million grant split between UTD, UT Austin and Texas A&M. It provides students of all majors…
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Transgender bathroom debate comes to campus
SG installs neutral bathroom signage, members of UTD LGBT community respond to national policies Student Government joined with a committee on campus to construct an initiative to update restroom signage across campus to be more inclusive of transgender needs. The UTD LGBTQ Education, Advocacy and Programming Committee helped SG with the signage updates, which are…
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International students struggle for work permit
Foreign grads at UTD unable to take jobs in fields of study Strict caps on the number of H-1B visas distributed each year by the United States Citizen and Immigration Services means that only around of 36.5 percent of all applicants will be able to attain permanent jobs in the United States after graduation. For…
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Money talks
Service teaches money management, works to erase debt stigma A financial success program has made progress in bringing financial literacy to campus, but social stigma and a lack of awareness continue to cause money management issues among students. Comet Cents began as a way to meet the requirements dictated by Texas’ House Bill 399, which…