Flag of Israel Defaced on Spirit Rocks
The flag of Israel, spray painted on the Spirit Rocks at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), was defaced Monday, Jan. 31. With red spray paint, someone drew an X over the Star of David, wrote the word ‘Herp’ and placed red hand prints to the left of the star. A UT Dallas police...
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...
Roe v. Wade Refresher
January 22 was the anniversary of the 1973 Supreme Court decision that struck down the 1857 Texas statute that made abortion illegal except when the mother’s life was in danger. In its 7-2 decision, the Court used the due process clause in the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution as its affirmative authority for...
Remarks by the President in State of the Union Address
The White House Office of the Press Secretary released the prepared remarks for President Obama’s State of the Union address prior to this evening’s delivery at 8 p.m. CST. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: Tonight I want to begin by congratulating the men and women of the...
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...
Don’t Trust Anyone Over 30
Just as the first of the Baby Boomers began turning 65 in January, a generation-wide financial crisis is preventing many from retiring. With the loss of their home in Dec. 2010, my parents fell neatly into that trend. When my mother and step-father bought their new home in 2002, Operation Iraqi Freedom was still a...
Diversity?
By Stephanie Vastine A lack of diversity in the guest list forced Dan Cordova, assistant director of the Multicultural Center, to prematurely close registration for the Nov. 16 University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) Diversity Dinner Dialogues. “We had to close the registration, because eighty percent of the registered students were Asian,” Cordova said. The...
Update on ECSS Knife Attack
by Rebecca Gomez On May 14 former University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) student John Shaffer was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the aggravated assault with a deadly weapon against an unidentified female student. Shaffer was credited for the 457 days he already spent in jail while awaiting his sentencing hearing. “He entered...
New Galaxy Created at UT Dallas
Update: Gemini rollout pushed back to February 2011 per official project website; there was no reason given for the delay. by Rebecca Gomez Students at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) will discover a new Galaxy on Dec. 1, courtesy of project Gemini. “The portal will still be called Galaxy; projects Gemini and Orion...
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