Tag: André Averion
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Law enforcement raids pro-Palestine encampment, arrests students and faculty
Less than 12 hours after pro-Palestine student activists formed the “Gaza Liberation Plaza” encampment in UTD’s Chess Plaza, local police and state troopers stormed the event, dismantling the tents and barricades constructed throughout the day and arresting student and faculty protesters. At 4:30 a.m., a coalition of student groups including Students for Justice in Palestine,…
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Comets create encampment in solidarity with Gaza
Students established a solidarity encampment with Gaza at the Chess Plaza, surrounded by walls made of cardboard, plywood and tires with a sign reading “Free Palestine: all the walls will fall.” State and local police forces arrived 4 p.m., tearing down the encampment and arresting at least 16 students and three professors less than 12…
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Pro-Palestine Comets reject meeting conditions with President Benson after week of protests
At the climax of a nearly 10-hour long demonstration April 23, representatives from Students for Justice in Palestine and UTD’s Cabinet of the President agreed to a meeting to discuss the concerns of Palestinian students. During the meeting April 26, SJP representatives delivered a letter to Benson, refusing to speak with him, before leaving. SJP’s…
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In memoriam: professor and Director of Guitar Studies remembered
Enric Madriguera, UTD’s Director of Guitar Studies and first Russell Cleveland Professor in Guitar Studies died April 14. Madriguera was one of the most accomplished guitarists in UTD’s history and a pillar of the Dallas guitar community. His 44-year tenure at the university included international classical guitar study, the founding of the UTD Guitar Series…
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In memoriam: founder, former director of ATEC dies
Thomas Linehan, founder of the Arts and Technology program and the former director of the Institute for Interactive Arts and Engineering at UTD, died at the age of 80 at the Oxford Glen memory care residence on April 11. During his tenure at UTD between 2002 and 2009, Linehan led the development of the Institute…
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Cecil and Ida Green Center demolished
The demolition of the Cecil and Ida Green Center began April 17 and will continue until the end of the spring semester. Originally known as the Cecil and Ida Green Center for the Study of Science and Society, the center was created in 1992 for speaker events and cross-disciplinary research in honor of UTD founder…
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Mercury mascot takes last distribution tour around campus
I’ve done it all at The Mercury, and I earned the in-house title of “Mercury Mascot” not just by being the office goblin, but because I’m one of the loudest and proudest members of both this newspaper and our Comet community. This is my story and my farewell. “The only reason I read Mercury is…
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Goat Yoga stretches Comets’ bodies and minds
Students gathered at the Science Pavilion to cuddle with 13 goats during a free goat yoga session hosted by the Office of Graduate Education April 23. The Office of Graduate Education hosts the nationally-recognized Graduate Student Appreciation Week every year at the beginning of April to celebrate the contributions and impacts of graduate students. Last…
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Pro-Palestine students to meet with President Benson after seven-hour long sit-in for divestment
At the climax of a nearly 10-hour long demonstration April 23, representatives from Students for Justice in Palestine and UTD’s Cabinet of the President agreed to a meeting to discuss the concerns of Palestinian students, according to an email from Vice President and Chief of Staff Rafael Martín. The agreement comes after almost six months…
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No Comet left inside
Comets on campus found themselves in the direct path of a total solar eclipse on April 8 — This sighting brought thousands of spectators and experts to DFW for a phenomenon that will not return to the city until 2345. During the morning of the celestial phenomenon, The Eclipse Planning Committee, led by UTD department…