Cut from curriculum
Judeo-Christianity, the Alamo and the removal of important female figures — the Texas State Board of Education’s committee hearings may be the most ridiculously “Texas” things one could expect. In mid-September, over the course of four days, the committee members of the SBOE discussed a number of changes to the...
Non-profit to combat cycle of poverty
A 15-year-old boy roams the streets of a new country. His future looks hopeful, considering he just fled his home in Vietnam after witnessing the devastation of war. Little does he know he’ll be given something that children in his country don’t recognize as a right, but rather as a...
These are a few of my favorite things (pens)
With the exception of one of my classes, I tend to subscribe to the age-old practice that handwriting notes is much better than typing notes. Particularly when it comes to my studies, I use pens and markers to illustrate and write all of my notes. A recent study by a...
The Race for Texas
Highlights from the Sept. 30 gubernatorial debate ABBOTT • Abbott said Texas needs a block grant. • He supports increased spending on women and veteran health care and mental health care. • He doesn’t want to impose the Affordable Care Act as an additional cost to Texans. DAVIS • ...
UNIV 1010 lightens work load, spares wallet
UTD’s freshman orientation course, previously titled RHET 1101, is now free of charge, will not affect students’ GPAs and has no projects, papers or a final exam. The course was renamed UNIV 1010 after the Office of Undergraduate Education and the Office of the Provost changed its structure during the...