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  • Students to protest university’s handling of Anderson case

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    Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include additional information about the protest planned for Dec. 14. UTD President Richard Benson announced Thursday afternoon that Jacob Walter Anderson, a transfer student who was expelled from Baylor University in 2016 after a sexual assault allegation, will still receive his degree if he completes the necessary…

  • Five UTD alumni killed in mass shooting at Plano home

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    Editor’s Note: This article has been updated since its original publication. The original version of the article is included below. UTD alumni were killed in a home shooting last week, leaving nine dead and one injured. On Sept. 10, former student Spencer Hight killed Rion Morgan, an alumnus and employee at the Office of Information…

  • Boost in graduate resources

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    Editor’s note: This article has been updated since its original publication. President Benson recently approved the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), which brings the possibility of the student government to collaborate with current graduate students, as they look into developing a University-wide Graduate Student Association for the future. The QEP’s goal is to increase engagement of…