Tag: Ben Nguyen
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Recordings should be common in the modern classroom, regardless of modality
Wherever possible, recorded lectures should be made available as the latest tool that students can add to their study arsenals, not the latest excuse to miss lecture. Since UTD returned to in-person operations, some professors no longer record their lectures. While some professors see this as a return to normalcy, it only deprives students of…
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PC bangs provides a dedicated space for aspiring esports players to say ‘GG EZ’
With a return to in-person operations, many student organizations, gaming or otherwise, have flocked to a rarer sight in America but a staple of Korean gaming culture: the local PC bang. UTD’s local PC bang is the GG EZ Gaming Café, home to PCs loaded with a variety of games available for play on an…
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Coach check in: Hemal “Hemal” Salvi
Today on Coach Check-in, I sat down with head League of Legends coach Hemal “Hemal” Salvi to discuss the beginning of the team’s season and its future. I cast y’alls game the other day, and I saw that you were in the midlane. How did that happen? So in the tournament we’re in, basically our…
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Comets clash with DFW’s best smashers
Comets can return to on-campus Smash Ultimate battles against top players in the DFW area with the return of Comet Clash to the SU on Sunday evenings. The student-organized Comet Clash Smash tournament returns after spending time at the Blackstone Launchpad and waiting out the brunt of the pandemic. The on-campus local provides a cheap…
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Best Of Five: The best and worst of esports today
It’s a good day to be a fan of UTD esports. The Overwatch team is putting up undefeated scorelines, the Rocket League team is off to the races and the Smash team is showing results at Comet Clash, Freaks, Low Tide City and more. Let’s dive in! Comets beat the Chads 2-0 In what could…
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Ex-pro coach comes to collegiate OW
From college to the Overwatch League and back again, UTD’s new head Overwatch coach has proven he can compete professionally while also furthering his education and the Overwatch team’s experience. Christopher “Bani” Benell, MBA student and new head coach of the Overwatch team, is the former Washington Justice coach and a previous Houston Outlaws support…
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Best of five September 20th
Today’s Best of 5 is an Overwatch-filled edition, mixed in with the return of old friends and a preview of the biggest Collegiate LAN ever. If you follow me on Twitter (@Jazzy_reporter), then you’ll know that I’ve been ready for the performance of UTD’s Overwatch team for a long time. With the addition of Bani…
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$5 for 5 hours: SNKRX
In essence, video games are just moving pixels on a screen given meaning by game developers. And while SNKRX is basically just a modified Snake game, it’s one of the most entertaining collections of polygons in recent memory. There are two ways to describe SNKRX’s premise. The simple way is that you build up a…
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GOAT of UTD Esports moves on
After three years of running UTD Esports, Greg Adler will be moving on to the LCS Operations team at Riot Games. In his time on campus, Adler accomplished many things while refining the esports program. Starting with a League of Legends and an Overwatch team, the Esports team has since expanded into Super Smash Bros.…
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Best of 5 thoughts on esports
In this week’s “Best of 5,” the GOAT of UTD Esports moves on to greener pastures, Minecraft players continue to top the Smash Ultimate scene and LANs are canceled. This week we’re on the losing side, but sometimes in life you’ve got to make a loser’s run. Greg Adler moves on from the Esports Director…