Gregorio Olivares Gutierrez

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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...

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Gov. Abbott orders Texas universities to revise free speech policies to combat antisemitism

Gov. Greg Abbott issued Executive Order GA44 on March 27, obligating higher education institutions in Texas — including UTD — to punish what...

Life & Arts

La Llorona shares her sorrowful tale on campus

Piercing cries of pain overcome the steady murmur of a river as La Llorona wanders hopelessly in search of the children she drowned;...

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In the wake of death

In the past few weeks, you have probably heard about the deaths of fellow students and grappled with the shock at losing classmates...

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Student government declares support for permanent ceasefire

S.R. 2023-12, addresses what is described as a humanitarian crisis in Gaza due to the “direct actions of the IDF.” The resolution supports...

News

Who’s who this election season?

Ly, a former child refugee from Cambodia and now a certified court manager, has lived in Dallas since the age of nine. As...

News

Democratic debate planned for UTD unexpectedly moved, sparks tension

On Jan. 18, UTD Democrats planned for four congressional candidates for D-32 to debate at UTD, which is located within the district. Instead,...

News

What’s that construction north of the library?

As part of construction for the new Student Union, the Student Union Green, portions of the walkway adjacent to the Student Union, the...

News

Candidates vie for House seat among calls for ceasefire

Four democratic candidates dug into policy issues at the first Texas 32 congressional debate on Jan. 18, 2024 as each vie for the...

News

Eddie Bernice Johnson passes

Eddie Bernice Johnson died Dec. 31, 2023 at the age of 89 after 40 years of serving as a politician at both the...

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