Category: News
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Sophomore makes studying abroad easier
International student starts YouTube channel to offer information, tips for individuals looking to pursue college in United States He walks around campus filming himself with his phone. He’s not crazy, he’s a vlogger with thousands of fans. Harsh Gosar, a computer science sophomore, creates YouTube videos to talk about school in America and give advice…
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Out of Uniform
Student veterans adjust to civilian life by finding community, inform classroom discussion with experiences It was only within the first two weeks of Richard Bailey’s deployment to Iraq that his life was put seriously in danger. He was coming back from the on-base gym with a few of his buddies. All of a sudden, something…
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New bioengineering building dedicated at ceremony
University and community leaders came together last week to celebrate the opening of the Bioengineering and Sciences Building, the newest research facility on campus. Located between Parking Structure 3 and NSERL, the BSB is over 220,000 square feet — the largest building on campus to date. It is also certified green, with the indoor lights…
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Wildflower Music Festival doesn’t disappoint
Between May 20 and 22, people gathered in Richardson for the Wildflower Arts and Music festival. The Festival offered performances on multiple stages from well-known artists, such as ASIA and Peter Frampton, to up-and-coming artists such as Julie Livingston and The McLeods. Not only did the festival offer entertainment, but also had food and activities.…
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Between the Lines: Superhero movies and the death of escapism
Editor’s note: This article contains MAJOR SPOILERS for several movies that have come out this year. Movies are a place where we go to forget our problems. When the lights go down and the projector illuminates the silver screen, you can’t help but feel at ease. Most films do a good job at giving us a…
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Campus recognizes loss of BBS professor
Students and faculty in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences are mourning the loss of a longtime professor. Jack Birchfield, a BBS lecturer, passed away at the age of 61 on April 20. He is survived by his siblings Peggy Pirkle, Bonnie Parnell, Dennis Birchfield and Stephen Birchfield. Birchfield graduated from UTD with a…
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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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Spotlight on refugees
Documentary tells struggles of relocated Syrians, their families The stories of Syrian refugees are now being heard across the world, thanks to two short films produced in conjunction with the International Rescue Committee, a non-profit organization that provides humanitarian services in 40 countries. “Who are these thousands of Syrian migrants?” said Cathe Neukum, the director…