Category: News
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Amazon lockers coming to campus
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to clarify that Amazon will not be the official textbook vendor for the university. Student Government is working with Amazon and UTD Administration to initiate the Amazon Locker program at UTD. Amazon Locker facilitates pickup and package returns by providing self-service kiosks. Instead of having a package delivered…
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Emergency poles in service
Seven of the blue emergency telephones that are situated around campus were brought back into service in December and January after roughly a 10-month outage. The other 56 poles were already functioning. During the previous two semesters, a number of blue phones were covered with notices from UTDPD stating that they were out of order.…
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SG Report: 1/22/18
University Communication Project Student Government President JW Van der Schans is leading an initiative to conduct surveys in order to determine the ideal way for campus organizations and departments to keep students updated on events and information. The results of the survey would be shared with various groups such as dining or residential services to…
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Tax Bill may reduce campus donations
The rate of small donations to UTD is expected to decline this year because of the passage of federal tax cuts. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 doubled the standard tax deduction, and Kyle Edgington, UTD’s vice president of development and alumni relations, expects a decrease in the number of donations made to…
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Students bet on blockchain
Bitcoin gained international attention in early December when it experienced a meteoric rise in value, quickly followed by a nearly 50 percent drop. While one UTD professor has written the currency off as a speculative bubble waiting to burst, a UTD organization is capitalizing off the cryptocurrency boom. Computer science senior Michael Lewellen is president…
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University Village switches to semesterly payment policy
Starting next semester, residential students living in all university housing facilities will be required to pay their housing expenses by semester instead of monthly. With the on-campus housing renewal and sign-up process for next semester beginning on Jan. 23, students can expect a change if they choose to live on campus. Instead of bringing a…
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More than just a video game
Major Grant spent hours playing the popular multiplayer online video game Overwatch. He played daily during the summer and into the semester, sometimes neglecting his homework or assignments. “All I was doing was waking up, going to work, coming back from work, playing a bunch of Overwatch and going to sleep,” he said. As his…
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Smoke-free campus?
Editor’s Note: Joseph’s identity was kept anonymous so he could speak freely about colleagues who reguarly violate the tobacco ban. A UTD policy aimed at ending the use of tobacco products on campus was met with mixed reactions from students and faculty. Since “Breathe Easy” went into effect, tobacco use on campus remains prevalent, but…