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The lead on student services
Construction of the new $27 million Student Services Building will be complete by fall 2010, centralizing the offices spread across campus for student services. The Student Services Building will be a four-story building that houses…
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Moving on in
Cameron and Jeffery Ayers make going to college a family affair After only an hour of moving, Art & Technology freshman Cameron Ayers stretched across his new bed. “I need to get a pillow from…
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Watching weight minus mom
Flab can be frustrating, but fighting it can be fun. Amanda Smith, UTD health education coordinator, is organizing a freshman 15 club designed to educate students on how to maintain their health and weight during…
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Internet broadcasts channel freedom
I love internet television. I love the providers: Fox, NBC, the CW, Hulu and others who have tapped into the seldom acknowledged truth that only one person can use a remote at a time, and…
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Money can’t buy you spirit
UTD comet spirit, like a comet, tends to come close to campus at times, but aside from a few blazing meteorites that break off, never makes an impact. This academic year marks UTD’s 40th anniversary.…
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Physics creates trial HD
“It’s Monday, Monday, Monday!” The announcer’s voice booms throughout the arena as I start revving my motorbike’s engine, waiting for the starting light. An entire host of ramps, jumps and obstacles stand between me and…
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Band ‘shifts’ traditional tunes
Sweet Celtic melodies drift from Emily Bryant’s guitar when she is not working in the Engineering and Computer Science dean’s suite as communications associate. Bryant created the three-person Irish band three years ago when fiddle…
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Stitching space for A&H
Overcrowding for Arts & Humanities students will ease this fall with the opening of three new modular buildings that finished construction on Aug. 14, as a temporary solution. Two of the buildings (AH1 and AH2)…
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Online SGA voting nullified
The Student Government Association has nullified the results of last week’s online voting in its fall elections and will conduct a paper-ballot election Sept. 21-22 to elect its newest members, SGA announced Sept. 20. To…
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‘Rock the Vote’ encourages local, national participation
With free hotdogs, loud music and a rock-climbing wall, the Student Government Association (SGA) encouraged involvement in national and local elections with “Rock the Vote” Sept. 15 in front of the Student Union. SGA president…