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  • “Culture is not a costume” posters spark debate

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    On the third floor of Canyon Creek Apartments North, a poster labelled “Culture is Not a Costume” was displayed in the common area, sparking a conversation between students on the UTD subreddit. A cultural diversity-awareness pledge was written on the poster, with the promise that those who signed it will be entered in a raffle.…

  • Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children…Burton success or fail?

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    Goth favorite and master of dark comedy and sporadic ideologies, Tim Burton announced in early 2012 that he would be directing the adaptation for the first of the three novels by Ransom Riggs titled Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children with no hints of any doubt in his abilities to bring this strange work to…

  • Halloween Haunts

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    Denton’s Day of the Dead Festival Location: East Hickory and Industrial Street – Denton Celebrate with a twist of culture by commemorating Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) on Oct. 24. Denton will host this all-day event outside of Industrial and East Hickory Street. Admission is free and will include festivities such as…

  • The Science of Scares

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    Every year around Halloween, millions of people participate in activities that celebrate spooky and eerie aspects with one thought in mind: to be completely and totally terrified. During this time of the year, people celebrate what they’re supposed to fear. Trips to haunted houses and theaters for horror-movie marathons fill the weekends leading up to…