Category: Opinion
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Bus schedule goes awry
In the world of business, clients and profits are lost when deadlines and time schedules are unmet. For NASA, a delay in a shuttle launch can cost millions of dollars. Yet, for all this talk of time being money, UTD’s 883 Comet Cruiser runs with a mind of its own. Time for this shuttle isn’t…
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Comet and Craters
World Cup Fever: Every four years it seems like the United States replaces football with fútbol, and UTD is no exception. It’s great to see the Student Union cater to the demand for the beautiful game by playing most of the major matches on projector screens in the Galaxy Rooms, including a packed house for…
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Comet Comments
“How would you want a multimillion dollar donation to the campus to be used?” “The first thing would be to get grants and scholarships for students who want to go to summer classes but don’t have the tuition.” Francis Ngugi Electrical engineering junior “I would say a better bus service and a bigger computer lab…
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On-campus health services improve ease of access
“Hi, here is a care package on behalf of the Student Wellness Center. Have a happy spring break,” said a student volunteer as she cheerfully went around, dropping care packages on each table at The Pub. My professor looked at the package, and I was blushing as it contained a condom, dental dam, personal lubricant,…
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Greener schools lead the way
Rigorous sustainability initiatives, standards at universities serve as catalyst for change in surrounding communities President Obama’s ballsy move to push for more rigid carbon emission standards may be causing political uproar, but it could be used to inspire a push for more sustainability initiatives at universities and their surrounding communities. The plan in question,…
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Comet Comments
“Do you think the Art Barn should be maintained and renovated so it can have a long-term presence on campus?”
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Campus needs larger performing arts venue
For a campus that’s growing by 4 percent a year, it is a matter of embarrassment that we don’t have a performance venue on campus that seats more than 500. Larger student organizations like the Indian Student Association, Bangladesh Student Organization and even the International Student Services Office are having to move their cultural events…
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Gay athletes left unrecognized in Division III
Media, community must do a better job at showing proper support to pioneering athletes who play for lesser known schools Gay athletes coming out are being highlighted at the highest echelons of athletics but are still being ignored at the lower levels of college sports. In the past year, three athletes at the highest levels…