UTD reflects on Holocaust

UTD reflects on Holocaust

The Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies hosted the 53rd annual scholars conference from March 4 to March 6 at the Davidson Gundy Alumni Center. This year’s conference, entitled “(Dis)Continuities in the Third Reich,” reflects on 90 years since Hitler’s rise to power and 85 years since Kristallnacht, also known as...

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‘Outer Banks’ new season a treasure to behold

‘Outer Banks’ new season a treasure to behold

Netflix drama returns to enchant audiences

Welcome back to the Outer Banks, where you are sure to be immersed in the continuing clash between the elitist Kooks and the underprivileged Pogues, as treasure produces new priorities and adventures for a group of seaside teens. “Outer Banks” takes place in a small coastal town in North Carolina,...

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UTD student accused of stabbing banned from campus

UTD student accused of stabbing banned from campus

University officials banned a UTD student accused of a stabbing from campus while she awaits trial. Business administration junior Nika Nikoubin – also known as Nika Borouj or Boroujeni – is accused of stabbing a man in a hotel near Las Vegas in March 2022. In a bodycam video shared...

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Student witnesses illicit water dumping in University Village Phase 1

Student witnesses illicit water dumping in University Village Phase 1

A student witnessed an employee from Carpet Tech, a carpet cleaning company contracted by UTD Housing, dumping used cleaning water down a UV Phase 1 storm drain. Carpet Tech was hired by UTD Housing to maintain the UV apartments. According to their website, the water they use to clean carpets...

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Leaks bring down Canyon Creek ceiling

Leaks bring down Canyon Creek ceiling

On Feb. 2, 2023, Canyon Creek Heights South experienced flooding from rain and snow, causing unsafe living conditions for several Comets, including criminology Ph.D. student Yeonjae Park and finance senior Raaghav Ramji. Park is currently navigating an uncomfortable living situation, lacking access to a kitchen or her belongings, which has...

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Over 50,000 dead, students send support to Turkey and Syria

Over 50,000 dead, students send support to Turkey and Syria

Communities mourn as students and faculty aid those in need across the globe

Over 50,000 lives have been lost in the earthquakes that hit Syria and Turkey, but members of the Turkish Student Association and faculty are working hard to send aid for rescue and recovery. Cries for help woke the world on Feb. 6 as the deadliest seismic disaster in Turkish history...

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Black student athlete spotlight

Black student athlete spotlight

Junior Sarah Lewis and sophomore Cierra Trigg have established themselves as cornerstone members of the softball and basketball teams respectively. With the spring season progressing for each team, Lewis and Trigg hope their impressive play can help lead their programs to a championship. This February, in honor of Black History...

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UTD professors defend teaching CRT in class

UTD professors defend teaching CRT in class

Despite media controversy around critical race theory being taught in schools, two UTD professors believe it is an important topic to discuss in the classroom. Critical race theory, or CRT, is a theoretical framework developed in legal studies during the late 1900s. It is an approach to understanding how race...

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Congress funds ECS wind research center

Congress funds ECS wind research center

The Wind Energy Center at UTD — UTD Wind — has received $1.6 million from Congress in an initiative to foster research and development at UTD. Director of UTD Wind Mario Rotea said that the center was funded with help from Colin Allred, the representative for the 32nd congressional district...

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LOV Task Force strives to support minorities

UTD faculty and administrators form task forces to increase outreach and support the needs of students from diverse backgrounds. After the murder of George Floyd in 2020, a group of students led by UTD alumnus Tamara Havis contacted University President Richard C. Benson regarding racial equity on campus. This led...

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