Tag: Surjaditya Sarkar
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Sorcerers of Showmanship
In a dark auditorium, magicians command the stage with cards in hand, choosing audience members to be the guinea pigs of the classic trick “is this your card?” The annual magic show hosted by the UTD magic club created an inviting atmosphere full of laughter and bewilderment that left spectators intrigued as to the secrets…
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A discussion with Domee Shi
Q: Tell us a little bit about yourself, your background and how you got into filmmaking. So my background is, I was born in China, and I immigrated with my parents to Canada when I was two years old. And I grew up in the city called Toronto. I felt really lucky in that Toronto…
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The emotional challenge of emotional support animals
Emotional support animals, or ESAs, are accommodations offered to UTD students who rely on their pets to help them function due to issues stemming from mental health or disabilities, though the process of registering an animal on campus can sometimes be difficult. Legally registering a pet as an ESA on campus requires documentation of a…
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ROTC program expanded to better serve Comets
As of Oct. 13, UTD has been certified as a Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps Provisional Extension Unit, which will make ROTC membership easier and more fulfilling for Comets. In the past, Comets interested in pursuing a military career would have to rely on UTD’s partnership with UT Arlington or the University of North Texas…
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Defective vacuum pump potential cause for NSERL evacuation
UTD’s Natural Science and Engineering Research Laboratory, or NSERL, was evacuated around 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 10 due to reports of a chemical spill on the building’s fourth floor. Reports of noise and a strange aroma on the fourth floor activated building alarms as well as the UTD Alert system, warning students to avoid…
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Anirudh Varma Collective dazzles Comets with Hindustani melodies
Donning lehengas and kurtas adorned with embellishments and a variety of patterns, friends and families eagerly awaited the curtain-opening of the Anirudh Varma Collective concert on Oct. 1. The ensemble’s passionate melodies filled the hall as the singers performed freeing and soulful traditional music. At first, I was a bit apprehensive about the concert. Was…
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‘I’m a tourist.’ ‘I’m just passing through these lands.’
Aromatic food stalls, pounding music and cheering lit up the Plinth on Thursday Oct. 12 at Students for Justice in Palestine’s annual poetry night fundraiser. More than 200 people attended at the event to unite with other students and discuss the Palestinian struggle. With recent conflict in Gaza, the Plinth steps and stage were swarming…
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Millennium Fellowship chapter opens at UTD
The Millennium Fellowship, a four-month leadership development program sponsored by The United Nations Academic Impact, accepted nine fellows from UTD, including two campus directors, electrical engineering junior Sahi Chundu and international political economy senior Margaret Belford. The Millennium Fellowship runs from August to November and is open to undergraduates worldwide. The program aims to help…