Gregorio Olivares Gutierrez
Collin County Jail releases detained protesters, families rejoice
As of 4:30 p.m. May 2, all 21 individuals arrested and detained at Collin County Jail during Texas law enforcement’s May 1 raid...
Comets, community members demand return of 21 individuals detained overnight at Collin County Jail
Nine students, three professors, one alum, and eight community members, were arrested after state troopers and local police stormed UTD’s “Gaza Liberation Plaza”...
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...
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...
Green Fee Referendum passes with 61% support
The Green Fee Referendum passed April 26. Of the 1,032 Comets who voted in the referendum, held from April 24 to 26, 628...
The protester’s polemic
As Gaza solidarity encampments pop up across the U.S., UTD’s own are among those protesting the involvement of their academic institution in what...
Vote for the future: vote green
College often feels like extortion — between skyrocketing tuition prices, fees and housing costs, choosing to increase how much you pay may sound...
Comets: Upcoming vote on ‘green’ service fee
All students will be able to vote on a fee referendum to support sustainable development and green projects on campus from April 24...
Abbott’s age verification order spells Internet doom
Texas’ recent attempt to restrict access to pornography intrinsically fails to actually protect minors and legal consumers of porn while exposing them to...
Furry Fiesta is fur-ocious fun
Art stalls overflowed with merchandise and countless colorful, larger-than-life animal costumes greeted guests at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel, which hosted 2024’s Texas Furry...