Tag: Linda Nguyen
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Cultural Days
Rapper’s Delight — Groups bring a taste of rap culture with concert Radio UTD and SUAAB hosted Rapper’s Delight on Nov. 4 in the Visitor’s Center Atrium. The concert featured performances by Dallas hip-hop artists A.Dd+; Blue, The Misfit; and -topic. Bangladesh Night — Annual event showcases beauty of Bangladeshi culture Bangladesh was center stage on Nov. 8 in…
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Mayor: Sharing info key to handling Ebola outbreak
Transparency in communication was crucial to confronting the public fear after the first Ebola case in Dallas caught the city’s health officials and providers by surprise, said several renowned panelists at The Dallas Morning News forum on Nov. 5 at UTD. The panel discussion titled “Vital Lessons: How Dallas Confronted the Ebola Challenge” brought together…
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A Little Party: Homecoming 2014
A little party never killed nobody at UT Dallas. From Nov. 11-15, Homecoming brought the campus together with events ranging from a car bash to a parade, wrapping up with a movie-themed dance and casino. HOMECOMING 5K — Participants braved the cold on Wednesday, Nov. 12 to run the nighttime 5K, decked out in glow-in-the-dark…
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All of the Lights: Diwali 2014
Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, fell on Oct. 23 this year. The Student Union Activity and Advisory Board (SUAAB), the Indian Student Association (ISA), and the Hindu Student Association (HSA) hosted UTD’s fourth annual Diwali celebration on the night of Oct. 24. Students enjoyed performances by cultural groups around campus and free Henna tattoos…
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Vedic Org brings vegetarian lunches
Coconut curries and vegetable fritters are some of the meal options available through the Krishna lunch program, a vegetarian food service on campus that launched this fall semester. The Vedic Organization for Inspiration, Culture and Education, or VOICE, started offering $5 vegetarian lunch boxes at the beginning of September in an effort to promote Vedic…
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The Science of Scares
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…
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Game Time
Correction: The name of the exhibit that features video games by UTD students is called 2theExtreme: MathAlive!, and it will be featured at the Perot Museum through January 4. The Mercury regrets this error. ATEC students, Perot Museum collaborate to create educational games for children Usually relegated to the entertainment industry, video games designed and created…
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Dallas-born dancer, New York performer brings versatility, teaches tap, modern, jazz
The day she was born, her mother taught a tap-dancing class. Just like that, Misty Owens was tied to the art forever. At least, that’s how she feels. However, she hasn’t restricted herself to tap alone, and her choreography for the ensemble this semester has brought together contemporary and tap into a single character piece,…
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Twenty years in, first dance prof proud of progress
Michele Hanlon’s first solo performance was a strange experience. She was dancing in a piece composed by a graduate student at the University of Arizona as part of her bachelor’s degree in dance. She started with her back to the audience and turned as the music started. She then promptly forgot the rest of the…
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The Art of Dance
It has been 20 years since the start of the dance program at UTD, and this year’s fall dance performance, “Score,” will commemorate the program’s success in the last two decades. Choreographed by three dance instructors, the dances are primarily contemporary style with one tap dance piece by lecturer Misty Owens. Each dance tells a…