How Does SG Affect Me?
The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) Student Government (SG) elections for all offices begin online Mar 28 at 12:00 p.m. and end Mar 30 at 9:00 p.m. Arts & Humanities junior Brittany Sharkey and political science sophomore Cody Willming are the unopposed candidates for president and vice president, respectively. The Overture sat down with...
Drag-mothering for a Cause
The Overture would like to introduce Ana Tomie (né Glenn Averoigne), a queen we are proud to drag-mother for the March 31 University of Texas at Dallas Drag Show. The show is Thursday, March 31st from 8:00-10:00 p.m. in the Galaxy Rooms. It benefits Resource Center Dallas, one of the the primary gay, lesbian, bisexual,...
Spencer Brown-Pearn
Due to popular demand by our readers, The Overture followed up with an artist we briefly featured in January; Spencer Brown-Pearn. Pearn takes paintings and transforms them through photography, Photoshop and screen-printing. He is an Arts & Humanities senior at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). Fast Paintings I sketch and write notes so...
Bend Me, Change Me, Bend Me More But Don’t Leave Me
Whipping vigorously in turbulent spring winds like anchored white dragons attempting to take flight, a quintet of plastic bag and steel pole sculptures displayed on the lawn adjacent the Visual Arts building (Art Barn) at the University of Texas at Dallas is the work of London-based artist Claudia Borgna. The sculptures, dense chains of white...
Top Ten Ways to Spend Valentine’s Day
1. Doing nothing; it’s just another day. 2. Eating chocolate (ice cream) alone, in a dark room. 3. Calling Quest and talking to other lonely people. 4. Playing Battle of the S/exes tonight at 8 p.m. in the Galaxy Rooms. 5. Creating a mathematical algorithm to find your soul mate. 6. Getting caught up on...
UTD Alumna becomes critically acclaimed performance artist
Winner of the 2009-2010 Dallas-Fort Worth Theater Critics Forum Awards, UT Dallas alumna Maryam Baig-Lush sat down with the Overture to discuss Pakistan, performance art and Greg Metz. HOW IT ALL STARTED I had a Bachelor’s degree in English Lit and Political Science from Pakistan when a crazy turn of events brought me to UTD....
Chinese New Year Celebration
The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), partnered with the Confucius Institute, ushered in the Year of the Rabbit a few days ahead of schedule on Jan.29. with a variety of singing, dancing and martial arts performances from the Harbin Normal University Performing Troupe. Gallery of Performances Photographed by Alex Chi.
Blinded on the road to Damascus: Why one UTD student chose to ‘Walk for Life.’
St Hyde D. Martyr, ne Mauro Didier Avila, an Arts & Technology student majoring in 2D and 3D animation at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) explains why he participated in the seventh annual ‘Walk for Life’ pro-life protest against Roe v. Wade on Jan. 22 in downtown Dallas. Written by Rebecca Gomez Photographed...
You Are Anonymous
News Brief Written by Rebecca Gomez. Photos by Alex Chi. After tagging the The University of Texas at Dallas’s Spirit Rocks with cryptic messages, masked students assembled in downtown Dallas early Saturday morning for a pro-WikiLeaks protest. Protesters accused the United States federal government of opposing free speech due to the arrest of WikiLeaks founder...
Sticky to the Touch: iPod Nano 6th-generation Reviewed
Apple iPod Nano 6th-generation Reviewed Photographs by Alex Chi Cost $150.00 Purchased at Fry’s Electronics Memory size 8GB Platform Windows PC (iTunes download was required for use.) Having never used an iPod before, I was surprised to learn after buying the nano that it did not come with an off switch. I found out later...
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