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...
Classical Guitarist David Russell visits UTD
David Russell, an internationally recognized classical guitarist, came to The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) over the weekend to help participate in the 10th annual Guitar Competition. While Russell was here, he taught a series of Masters classes at UTD and gave a full performance on Saturday the 5th in the Conference Center. Russell...
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....
UTD Increases Transcript Request Fee
The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) will increase fees for official transcript requests from free to between $10-$35 as of March 1. PER ORION Beginning March 1, 2011, it will cost $10 to order official transcripts and $10-$25 for optional expedited shipping, which can be requested through the Registrar’s Marketplace storefront. Official transcripts could...
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.
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...
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...
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