For students on campus Aug. 2, especially those in the McDermott Library or performing research in the Natural Science and Engineering Research Laboratory (NSERL), it was immediately apparent something was wrong.
Through the efforts of the dance and theater faculty, motivated by student interest, a performing arts minor will be offered fall 2010.
Every seat and all the standing room in Jonsson Performance Hall was occupied by those who came to remember Associate Dean Duane Buhrmester and his wife Linda Buhrmester.
Strong backbeats, synthesizers and a fast-paced mix of Spanish and English mark Arts & Technology senior Mauro Avila's rap album, "Dias De Los Muertos."
New Greek Life Adviser Zachary Shirley can boast of an accomplishment no one else can — he brought fraternities to Texas Women’s University (TWU).
Despite the growing number of transfer students, those who transfer in still have problems signing up for classes, and some are required to communicate with an adviser every semester to address pre-requisite errors and credit equivalency issues.
Automatic essay scoring might be possible in the future, natural disaster preparedness could be significantly improved and a 3-D model of the tongue may help correct speech disorders.
Three new degrees are on their way to the School of Management, starting this fall.
First time look at the newly renovated Founders building.
In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court has decided defendants must directly invoke their right to remain silent.
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A UTD student was stripped of his wallet and mobile phone after two suspects held him at gunpoint and struck him multiple times.
A new program is coming to the Dallas area and provides a safe outlet for people to dispose of medications, an action which could lessen college drug abuse.
Student roles in judicial affairs and opportunities for Greek housing may change after Gene Fitch takes his post as dean of students, Aug. 2.
SG Report
New information regarding Dining Services and the on-campus bookstore stole the show at the Student Government senate meeting June 15.
UTD to gain loop road
The city of Richardson bond election took place May 8 to consider four propositions totaling $66 million in funding for city projects. UTD was included in Proposition 1, which allocated $2.8 million in funding for a loop road to connect the roads around campus.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s (SAE) sixth annual installment of Rock the Campus for the Cure was canceled April 19 by the threat of rain and paperwork.
SG Report
The inaugural meeting of the newly elected Student Government (SG) was devoted to the nomination and election of committee chairs and the offices of treasurer and secretary.
The May 8 bond election will give Richardson residents the option to vote for new loop road construction around UTD. Early voting runs April 26-May 3.
Hollowed out sections of the concrete walls in the Student Union (SU) Mall will bring timely additions to campus.
The paperwork is nearing completion and alcohol service is scheduled to begin the first week of May, said Auxiliary Services Manager Carrie Chutes.
Criminology program director Marquart becomes dean, Berry to continue teaching
The empty walls and spaces of Brian Berry’s office offered a stark contrast to the boxes and files that were scattered throughout the office of professor James Marquart.
UTD Chess finished fourth out of four teams in the 2010 President’s Cup, after five years placing first or second in a competition that’s often called the “final four of chess.”
A score of C- on the nation-wide College Sustainability Report Card and successful “green fee” initiatives at other universities have led Donna Riha, UTD’s energy conservation and sustainability manager, to ramp up sustainability projects on campus.
Political science prof: Content increasingly likely to cause conflict
Economic, political and policy science professor Walter Casey II has been accused of hating America, again.
A new graduate course will give students a chance to manage a real money fund as soon as fall 2010.
Alongside construction proposals for the new Bookstore, Arts & Technology building and an expansion to the School of Management building, UTD will also seek approval for a new satellite utility plant to the UT System Board of Regents.
SG vice president Remsen Jennings told senators and visitors at the April 20 meeting that the I Heart UT Dallas Haiti fundraiser raised $2,200. Treasurer and neuroscience senior Sara Mahmood said $3,342 had been spent on the event.
James Von Ehr II earned a Master of Science at UTD in 1981 and founded Zyvex Corporation in 1997. The company was created to pursue Von Ehr’s vision of atomically precise manufacturing.
The Math, Science and Engineering Technology-Learning (MSET) Center construction will be completed in late July, but the structure is designed to accommodate future changes.
UTD Police blocked off Rutford Drive between the Residence Hall and Synergy Drive at approximately 1 p.m. April 13.
UTD has released a list of parking related changes to be implemented over the next few months.
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