Paola Martinez

Life & Arts

Visiting Big Tex: Tips on how to make the best of your trip to the annual State Fair of Texas

Paola Martinez | Life & Arts Editor Big Tex smiles, welcoming visitors with open arms in his full cowboy get up — boots,...

Life & Arts

From the back of a truck to a UTD dining venue, two UTD alums’ food journey

Paola Martinez | Life & Arts Editor When two UTD alumni and a few Dallas-area volunteers packed an Indian buffet restaurant into the...

Opinion

Opinion: “Alien: Romulus” on AI: protector or enemy?

Discussions about artificial intelligence’s role in our society are becoming inescapable as we grow more accustomed to its presence. The AI doomers, what...

EditorialsOpinion

Editorial: Benson’s resignation leaves bitter legacy

Richard Benson announced his departure from his position as UTD’s fifth president Aug. 26, saying in his resignation letter that, “Reflecting on all...

FeaturedNews

Lunar rover to the moon

Correction, Sept. 6: A previous version of the article incorrectly spelled an instance of “Comet Aerobotics.” Comet Aerobotics, a new branch of the...

Life & Arts

50 shades of “PINK!”

Fuchsia, coral, peach, bubblegum, magenta, blush — countless different shades of pink can be found in the SP/N Gallery’s “PINK!” exhibition, which debuted...

FeaturedOpinion

Opinion: “Kneecap” curb stomps Anglo Saxon supremacy through Irish-language art 

Aggressive beats and snares à la​​ N.W. A.’s “Straight Outta Compton” or Eazy-E’s “Boyz-N-The-Hood” blare from the theater’s speakers – except instead of...

Life & Arts

The Paisleys: from breakup to breakout

Correction, Aug. 20: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated Sasha Kaplan’s first electric guitar. It is a Les Paul by Epiphone....

Life & Arts

Racing to the finish line 

The drivers only have three minutes to swap places. Emotions run high. Anxiety rushes through the team as they pray this year won’t...

Life & Arts

73 Questions with your SG executives 

As the newly elected 2024-2025 executive officers of Student Government, president and philosophy-computer science double major Devin Schwartz and vice president and sociology...

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