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  • They make a difference: Who is the Pep Band?

    They make a difference: Who is the Pep Band?

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    One of the most acclaimed sounds of any American college is the pep band, a tradition of brass and woodwind fanfare that accompanies athletic events. UTD’s Pep Band will soon return to cheer on student athletes and spectators alike. Ensemble music at UTD stretches back to the 1960s. In the early 2000s, Winston Stone, a…

  • Chess team gains three grandmasters

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    Koustav Chatterjee holds a FIDE rating of 2546 and is the No. 400 grandmaster worldwide. He was born in India and holds the 78th grandmaster title in the country. Chatterjee started playing chess when he was six or seven years old after his father taught him the fundamental rules. His father also brought him to…