The Problem with Childbirth in Modern America
Today in the United States, the majority of women give birth in hospitals. Many of these women go through an array of medical procedures such as Pitocin injections, epidurals, episiotomies, and C-sections. These procedures are very risky, and many times one procedure will necessitate the use of the next. In a society where hospital births...
Solvent 2
Solvent, the artist collective formed by past and present University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) students, is participating in McKinney’s Second Saturday Art Walk. Their show, entitled Solvent 2, happens 6:30-10:00 p.m., Sept. 10 at the Second Floor Gallery located at 221 E. Louisiana St in downtown McKinney, TX. Here is what a few of...
President Announces Death of Osama Bin Laden
Tonight, on May 1st, 2011 at around 10:45pm, President Barack Obama announced the killing of Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden. Here are some highlights of the President’s speech: “Tonight I can report to the American people and the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama Bin Laden.” ...
Don’t Panick!
The Overture sat down with University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) alumni Adnan Razvi to discuss why Muslims are not scary, but lack of understanding is. What mediums do you enjoy working with? I like painting on canvas using acrylics, spray paint and ink. I also like using cardboard. It’s really organic, and we regard...
Meet your meat
Stephanie Vastine sat down with exotic dancer and former adult film actor, Ace (real name withheld) to find out how a teenager from Nigeria wound up in the American sex industry. Why did you immigrate from Nigeria to Texas? I grew up in Lagos, Nigeria. For all of you who don’t know, that’s in Africa....
Faculty @ 5 Faces Cancellation
Susan Briante, assistant professor in the school of Arts & Humanities at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), will be reading from her new volume of poetry for the Faculty at Five Series at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Mar 30 in Jonsson Performance Hall. The presentation is free for all UTD students, faculty and...
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...
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....
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...
Muggle Day @ UTD!
UT Dallas is observing its first official Muggle Day this Friday, Nov. 19. The Residence Hall will host a Muggle Day celebration in the lobby from 3:30-5p.m; festivities include discussion, trivia games, and, of course, Quidditch! Muggle Day is a celebration of the popularity of the Harry Potter series; its also to generate excitement for...
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