Tag: André Averion
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What are the best places to nap on campus?
Between busy schedules and commutes, it’s no secret that college students struggle to get some shut-eye. There aren’t any designated sleeping areas on campus, but UTD does offer lofty areas that could serve as much-needed napping spots between classes. A meta analysis by the Center for Disease Control found that 60% of college students get…
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Latinx Film Festival addresses pressing humanitarian crises
The Hispanx/Latinx Film Festival debuted on March 22 outside the Jonsson Performance Hall, where professors from the school of Arts, Technology and Humanities addressed social and geopolitical issues impacting the Latinx community. While students might have arrived at the event for live music by the Bass Junkies, tacos from the Taco Taxi and mezcal concoctions…
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Are superhero movies going the way of the Western?
The golden age of the superhero genre is showing signs of expiring in a similar fashion to the Western genre that came before it, thanks to audience fatigue and recent flops in quality. The Western genres provided escapism through a series of classics that dominated in a golden age between the 1940s and 1960s. However,…
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DART station comes to UTD
In a partnership with Dallas Area Rapid Transit, or DART, and the city of Richardson, UTD is set to have one of the ten stations for DART’s Silver Line project just outside Northside. Estimated to start running 2026, the only college station in the project will facilitate travel for UTD students. DART’s biggest capital project,…
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UTD students advocate for gender equity
UTD student activists and affiliates spoke at the Galerstein Gender Center on March 8 about change for women both in the United States and abroad. Sophomore neuroscience major Sara Juneja, who spoke at the event, acts as the academic affairs committee chair for Student Government, which leads the menstrual absence project. Juneja is also the…
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Boycotting videogames does not solve injustice
Transphobia and propaganda are a few of the latest search terms to be associated with a campaign against the video games “Hogwarts Legacy” and “Atomic Heart.” But do these two games really deserve to be canceled? The situation is complicated, but at the end of the day, despite well-meaning activism, the movement to boycott these…
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Female athletes shatter program records
From courts to fields, female athletes have made waves in golf, tennis, track and softball. Competing this spring semester, five women stand out as athletic inspirations at UTD: graduate golfer Karen Lee, junior tennis player Rebecca Jackson, sophomore runner Sage Herrera and softball players Emilie Hoelscher and Megan Todd. Karen Lee Business analytics graduate student…
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Women’s basketball exits nationals with home awards, high honors
The No. 4/5 Trinity University Tigers defeated UTD in the NCAA Division III National Championship after losing 79-62 in the first round on March 3. However, the Comets secured several player awards and a program record. After winning the American Southwest Conference, or ASC, for the seventh time in UTD history, the Comets were invited…
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Over 50,000 dead, students send support to Turkey and Syria
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 took thousands of lives in…
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Free resources for students
Students should be more aware of free campus resources to help with — and potentially prevent — midterm burnout. By the time you’re reading this, it’s already week seven or eight of the spring semester. We may be halfway done, but before we get to that sweet spring break vacation, we need to make it…