PurPose brighter utd

Purpose focuses on three main goals for Student Government next year: Making an impact, ensuring accountability, and advocating for student demands. In order to make an impact, we want to refocus Student Government projects to be bigger-picture and higher-impacts in efforts to make a visible change at UT Dallas.

— Purpose Ticket

My passion is simple: I want to build a brighter UTDallas for all and equip every Comet to succeed.

— Grace Sogunle

Comet Comments

What did you do over spring break?

"Me and a few of my friends went on a hike and then we spent the night at a lake house. We spent most of the days just hanging out, playing video games, eating food. It wasn't super exciting but I had a really good time just being here and chilling."

-Meah Ahmed, computer science sophomore

"I tried out different restaurants I hadn't tried before around the Dallas area, like barbecue, Asian food, Mediterranean food."

-Nam Truong, sophomore, computer science

"I went down to Houston and spent time with my family. We celebrated a traditional holiday, so I met a lot of people, ate good food, and went to art museums with family and hung out with friends."

-Dariga Abzalova - Freshman - Animation and Games

What is your favorite food and why?

"I think my favorite food has to be French fries just because they are so versatile and no matter where you go, they are kind of always really good, especially if they are salty. No matter what time of day it is or who I am with, I can always go for French fries."

"Beef Wellington because it is Gordon Ramsey's signature dish, so why not?"

-Srinandith Sanipini, finance freshman

"My favorite food is fried rice because it's so versatile and it has been iinfluenced by so many cultures and it can vary and it is easy to make."

-Venkata Servani Mannava, biology freshman

I’m the nerd that’s determined enough, well-connected enough, and particular enough to make it work.

— Margaret Moore

"I went to Austin for about 3 days and on Friday I went to six Flags with my friends. I just enjoyed and relaxed."

-Nishant Naresh, graduate student, Business Analtyics Data Science Track

"My favorite food is idli because it tastes good!"

-Maurya Gouni, neuroscience sophomore

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Computer science senior Nathan Breen glides past blossoming trees behind Green Hall, grinding a bench and treyflipping the deck of his board as he rolls across smooth concrete. Now that spring is here, he and many other students have come out to get back into their favorite hobby: skating.

Breen has been rolling for 12 years. He first picked up a skateboard when he was 10 years old, riding on and off noncommittally. After the pandemic started, however, he found himself bringing his board to campus more frequently.

“There was just an urge to do it,” Breen said. “And after a while skating, I felt the need to go and [skate]. It pulled me in –I couldn’t not do it.”

Since he’s gotten back into skating, Breen said he’s done some introspection, examining why the activity is so captivating to him- aside from it being