UTD Housing? More like UTD Homeless

Poor communication, delayed move-in date creates unncessary housing stress for Comets

UTD creates unnecessary housing dilemmas for students through inefficient communication and by determining and revealing their campus move-in dates way too late.

My experience is a prime example of how these excessively delayed move-in dates can result in dire consequences, including a roller coaster of housing stress that nearly resulted in temporary homelessness and couch surfing.

I sought out housing at UTD because the rent at the complex I was living in at the time had increased significantly, and I wanted to find some other type of housing by the time the lease ended on Aug. 1. I went ahead and applied for UTD’s hous- ing near the end of the spring semester, to which I was accepted. UTD Housing informed me that they would email me a specific move-in date sometime in the future but did not specify a date. This had me slightly unnerved as I had to let the current apartment I was staying at know whether I wanted to renew the lease by May. I periodically called UTD Housing to explain my dilemma, but I was either told that they still didn’t know or was transferred to the Housing Office line where I heard the same thing, was hung up on or told they weren’t available.

Two months later I finally was told that the move-in date would be Aug. 20. After learning this, I was slightly panicked because it was too late for me to renew my apartment lease for at least another month, meaning

I needed to find a place to live from Aug. 1-20 as soon as possible. Though UTD was allowing students to move in early for a fee, they were only considering requests for Aug. 13, 14 or 16—and even that approval wasn’t guaranteed.

Now, my options were to either be a bum for a month or, best case, be a bum for about two weeks if my request for early move-in got approved. Exhausted, I just went and found another place to live in for the year and requested to remove my housing application. I just wanted the whole ordeal to finally be over with, so instead of fighting Housing about the cancellation fee, I just went ahead and paid the 25% cancellation fee, which

Band-aid fixes won't make game design a safe space

Activision Blizzard lawsuits illuminate long standing issues of sexual harrasment in game development community

The burden of having to give the most coherent, objective and unbiased information in the vast works of American government is put on the shoulders of today’s civics professors. Their job at the basic level is to educate, but they must also moderate discussion. In the age of trigger warnings, safe spaces and microaggressions, it’s hard to see past the overall babying effect of universities; nonetheless, when it comes to faculty associated with government and politics, they do not shy away from the responsibility of teaching the most controversial subjects. The consensus of political science professors is that they’re constantly indoctrinating students and blending their own values with the curriculum. In reality, the instructor’s political loyalties have almost no effect on their students. At UTD, I observed this in several classes: in any given lecture, when a controversial topic was brought up for discussion, restraint and the refusal to give credence to one point of view at the expense of another were regularly displayed. The first rule in maintaining order in a classroom is to not reveal your political leanings. In a public policy lecture I attended, the professor was attempting to manage heated exchanges between an Iraq war veteran and a freshman over 9/11 and America’s presence in the Middle East. There were accusations of “invading for oil” and ulterior motives with Vice President Cheney’s business ties. The professor let the contention fizzle out and after someone asked, “Was there any legitimate purpose to the Iraq War?” he replied, “I believe he had good

The pending lawsuits concerning Activision Blizzard illuminate longstanding issues within the game development community and remind gamers and game developers that we have to do more than just condemn the studio’s actions; we must create safer and more welcoming spaces for women developers at all levels of game development and game culture.

The AAA studio faces allegations of discrimination and sexual harassment which are disturbing in detail but unfortunately not unheard of within game development culture. In fact, other studios have faced similar lawsuits, including the class action lawsuit against Riot Games in 2018 over the sexist “bro culture” that dominated studio life. Notice how the language parallels the Blizzard lawsuit over “frat boy” culture within the workspace. The trend of the casual but also predominately male culture in game studios is entrenched within development practices and perpetuated by gaming stereotypes.

Many game developers choose their career path because they are gamers and love video games. Despite the fact that almost half of gamers in the United States identify as female, according to the Entertainment Software Association, many are not considered gamers by their peers. A study by Thekla Morgenroth, Michelle Stratemeyer and Benjamin Paaßen found that stereotypes concerning gamers are gendered: stereotypes of women are not compatible with the stereotypes of gamers. Competence and agency, for instance, were seen as “related to facets of masculinity.”

Women’s competency and identity within the gaming community are often questioned within that sphere before they even consider turning their hobby into a job as a developer. The consequences of this type of mindset are often reflected in the composition of game development teams examined as recently as 2019: women are underrepresented in games positions and leadership positions in game development. The highest ratio of women to men within development teams in the data set examined was 23%. Most development teams lagged behind this ratio, though newer games did better than older ones.

Without women present in games leadership, retention of women in the games space is low, and any changes that might be made in studio cultures are slow. This is because gender imbalances in the workplace become harder to address when they are only addressed from the perspective of the male gaze. We see more class action lawsuits regarding sexual harassment which we can all agree is terrible, and yet nothing changes. Who wants to work in a creative industry where their creativity and opinions are silenced? Game design loses unique talent, stories and opportunities without the perspectives of females.

Women have been raising their voices about game studio culture for almost a decade now. During 2012, an outpouring of concerns from female developers was raised during the #1 reason why Twitter campaign. They shared stories about oppressive studio cultures or development practices and found solidarity within the community. But the games community has a history of silencing female voices when it comes to raising concerns over harassment in development and gaming culture.

Just a few years later in 2014, the #gamergate movement on Twitter proved itself to be an incendiary and hurtful harassment campaign aimed at silencing women in game development or gamer culture who raised concerns over subjects ranging from negative stereotypes present in games to damaging development practices.

Many UTD students enjoy video games and are gamers or even game developers. Some of our ATEC and computer science students sink hours into technical practices and courses concerning how to make games or participate in game jams with their friends. ATEC introduces the idea of “intentional futuremaking,” which promotes not only imagining a future but thinking critically about how that future will come about and the consequences of technology. As game designers and media creators, changes within the industry can start here on campus in our game jams and labs. We can elevate unique voices by including women and amplifying what they have to say when it comes to making games and game design culture. Our actions cannot be merely performative or short-sighted. We have a responsibility to not only create media intentionally but to create healthy design practices with intentionality.

Our commitment to making game development culture welcoming and safe for people of all kinds begins by acknowledging that it will be an ongoing process, but that it will be worth it.

Comet Comments

"That's very nice. I'm vaccinated, and I could use $125!"

Alexia Mullen Healthcare Management Sophomore

What do you think about the new vaccine incentive program, including $125 given to vaccinated comets?

"The $125 will get a few people to get vaccinated, but it’s sad that the University has to do this, because people should get vaccinated by themselves"

Kunal Singh Computer Science Graduate

"I think it’s a great way to get students to get vaccinated so we can keep campus safe."

Kristine Carroll Computer Engineering Freshman

"I think it’s a good way to enforce it without actually enforcing it. I think it’ll be interesting to see the numbers after this happens."

Taylor Vaughan Marketing Junior

“It’s nice, but somehow it’s sad that they have to give money to people. They should be aware that vaccines are necessary.”

Harshita Birole Info Technology and MGT Graduate

"I think it’s a really sketchy way of going about it. I say just give people the choice to do it, but don’t say something like ‘We’ll give you free donuts if you get a shot.’ It just doesn’t seem right"

Ajay Bharathi Computer Engineering Freshman

“Yeah, $125 sounds very nice. I think it’s a pretty good incentive to get vaccinated.”

Rhea Raina Biology Junior

"I feel like that’s another form of bribery."

Samin Hossain Finance Freshman

“If people are not coming forward to get the vaccination this is a good approach, but at the same time people should just come forward and get the vaccination without incentives. But all in all it’s a good initiative.”

Ratnam Swamy Info Technology and MGT Graduate to provide opportunities for individuals who want to get vaccinated but haven’t had the opportunity to do so,” Aubrey said. “The Health Center will be running vaccination clinics on campus for the students who are moving in, as well as international students – many of whom are coming from locations where vaccines are not readily available. We’re also hosting a couple bigger events through a partnership with Walmart, where doses of the Pfizer

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 plinary action for Comets who don’t comply include a referral to the Office of Community Standards and Conduct where a conduct record may be issued.

“That’s something we don’t want to see any of our Comets have,” Smith said. “This could impact your ability to retain scholarships, get into law or medical school [and] even some career fields – especially those that are governmental. Second of all, from a campus engagement perspective, we want to be able to have gatherings and fun campus events that the prepandemic Comets were able to enjoy. So, the best chance for us to be able to do that is for you to do your part.” vaccine will be offered on-demand: you walk up, say you want to be vaccinated, and they’ll get you taken care of on the spot.”

The first of the on-demand vaccine drives occurred on Aug. 22 alongside Convocation. Two more will be hosted on campus, with the next scheduled for 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 25 (originally intended to coincide with the Cometville student organization showcase that has since been postponed) and will be located at the lower level of the Student Union. Aubrey said that the final on-demand clinic will be hosted at the same location and time on Sept. 15 to enable students who received their first shot at one of the prior events to get their second dose on campus. Students who only receive one of their doses on campus should be able to go to any local Walmart to get the second dose.

Not all policy changes are academic. For instance, UTD Parking and Transportation won’t require physical parking permits anymore –instead, Director of Parking and Transportation Cris Aquino said Comets’ license plates will double as parking permits. Comets can register their license plates as their parking permits online, where they can also seek all parking services, including exchanging permits and submitting citation appeals and payments. Permit prices are the same as last year and are valid from the date of purchase through Aug. 31, 2022.

Aubrey said additional opportunities to be vaccinated will coincide with the return-to-campus testing program.

“I believe it will be part of the screening process when you enter the testing center: they’ll ask you whether you’ve been vaccinated, if said. “Now your license plate is your parking permit – there’s no need to display any sticker.” you’d like to, and if so, direct you to another part of the building where that will take place. All of that will be contained within Recreation Center West.”

For transportation services, Aquino said UTD added three new buses to their DART 883 route to replace smaller buses nearing the end of their operational lifespan. DART 883 East services have resumed Monday to Thursday operations and DART 883 West services can now service Comets every 9 instead of 12 minutes. Additionally, Aquino said four new EV charging stations at Lot T, PS1, PS3 and PS4 are now available on campus.

Finally, vaccinations will be provided by the Student Health Center throughout the semester by appointment through the patient portal on the Health Center’s website. All vaccinations offered by the SHC will be Moderna rather than Pfizer.

Alongside those programs, UTD is making a serious push to encourage students to get vaccinated. In the Virtual Town Hall on to help reduce contact points. Stanley said all other dining locations, Starship robots and food trucks are open and in full service and vending machines now accept Comet Cash. The Spirit Friday program, where Comets can eat at the Dining Hall for six dollars (plus tax) if they wear an orange or green shirt on Friday, is also back this semester, and Lemma’s has expanded to a second location in the library.

Aug. 17, Vice President of Student Affairs Gene Fitch announced the creation of a monetary incentive program, including the allocation of $125 to every student who receives a COVID-19 vaccination and self-reports on the voluntary form by Sept. 27.

Vice President and Chief of Staff Rafael Martín, head of the COVID-19 Task Force at UTD, laid out the incentives in greater detail via email to the campus body on Aug. 20.Other prizes will be randomly awarded to the eligible population, including up to $12,000 in a schol- in-season student athletes for COVID-19 and randomly test off-season athletes and staff. Athletic competitions are subject to suspension based on test results, and guidance for competitions will follow CDC, NCAA and ASC guidelines. Fitch also said the University is implementing attendance restrictions at indoor athletic events, where attendees will be asked to sit in every other row. arship for tuition, $1,500 in credit to the UTD Tech Store and campus parking passes.

Prior to the announcement of the incentive program, Martín outlined the vaccination status of campus: “72% of faculty and staff have received at least one vaccine, and 44% of students have self-reported one or two-dose vaccinations. … Recent surveys of our on-campus student residents have told us that over 70% of our on-campus residents have had at least one vaccine. I’m hopeful that those numbers will continue to climb.” events, first-generation student programs, the National Merit Scholar social, academic coaching workshops, student transition programs, military and veteran resources fairs, peer tutoring and a Meet & Treat hosted by the Student Success Center. Smith said sophomores can also attend virtual orientation again and meet orientation leaders to go on campus tours.

“[Online permits] add a lot of value by cutting down the mailing time and the potential for lost permits like we had in the past,” Aquino

In dining news, Director of Retail and Food Services Pam Stanley said Dining Hall West is fully staffed and operational, and attendants will serve Comets as they go through food lines

“We’ve been hard at work while you all have been away this summer,” Stanley said. “We’ve completely refreshed the Dining Hall West space. … You’ll notice if you go into the JSOM building, we’ve completely redesigned that market there.”

In the world of athletics, Fitch said the University will regularly test

To help sophomores who weren’t on campus last year integrate into campus life, Musselman said UTD has set up welcoming events for the fall. Events and programming available for sophomores include Weeks of Welcome, minority student success workshops, monthly engagement activities, cultural scholars’ leaders

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OWL sponsors pulling out of the league.

Following the recent sexual harassment lawsuits against Activision Bliz-

What should Comets be looking forward to from your team in the upcoming semester?

“I think there’s an enthusiasm here, beyond just the excitement of beginning a new semester, that ‘we have unfinished business.’ The last season was a good breakthrough—it tells us that we when they arrived to track and follow up with the student for both of their viral tests.

“I've come up with the questions zard, key corporate sponsors including Coca-Cola, Kellogg, T-Mobile and State Farm have paused or pulled out of sponsoring the league, potentially foretelling further troubles for the league. It is a coincidence that the two losses this column are associated with Overwatch, but even as a whole, can do what we’ve always believed ourselves capable of, and now we want to go out and accomplish more. Hopefully, we’re going to win the regular-season championship then win the conference championship this year, and then see what we can accomplish at the national level. for my staff that will guide them through the move-in process and what the staff need to do,” Grief said. “And if they get an answer that they

Overwatch does not look to be in the best spot right now. With “Overwatch 2” at least two years away and no immediate real answer to the lawsuits in sight, Activision Blizzard is looking a little bit too much like a dumpster fire to find more funding for OWL.

And because we do have everyone coming back, this is a wellseasoned team. Last year, I had 19 freshmen—they’re not freshmen anymore. This team understands their formations, they can execute, they’ve figured out their style of play, and they’re ready to come back and win it all. Add the incoming don't quite understand how to deal with, they'll be able to come to me, and then I'll take it back to a group if I need to address that. What we

League of Legends team heads to LANS, students form a club team.

From winning a best of five in 34 minutes to attending the biggest collegiate LAN event in recent history, UTD’s Comets on Summoner’s Rift have had a busy summer. We’ll be expecting new members on the team girls to this team, and we have more depth than I think ever before.”

Anything else you’d like to share about the upcoming season?

“My anticipation—and I believe that of many of the coaches—before the prevalence of this variant, was that this season would probably be back to normal. As these numbers want to do is protect our residents and try to find the best avenue we can to get the students tested and starting off the semester safely.” soon, with tryouts still ongoing, but we’ll also be expecting an entirely new team on campus. The UTD LoL Club will be fielding their own club team to attend collegiate events, and it’ll be interesting to see how far both teams go whenever tournaments start firing back up this fall.

“Staff are mindful of the national discussions and research about these two incoming classes that we have,” Musselman said. “Of course, we’re familiar every year with the first-time freshman class, but our sophomore class is really new to campus as well ... so, our staff have been designing programming this fall for these two incoming classes.” throughout the squad. And since the season ended on April 10, not a day has gone by where a portion of my day hasn’t been consumed with trying to figure out the best approach to this challenge.”

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The work in “Ephemera(lity)” is ultimately archaeological. Whether memories or degrading metal, the narratives exude an anachronistic presence not unlike fossils in a museum. The impossible coupling of both past and present leaves the latter off-kilter and irrevocably altered. Just as the fossil cannot and will not reassert itself, Ruhala and Greenwald present moments frozen in time.

In the same vein, Ruhala and Greenwald erupt at Ro2 Art with work you would expect from midcareer artists. It is not often you catch burgeoning talent before climb, I have less confidence in that. But as of August 10, 100% of my girls are vaccinated, and the coaching staff, athletic training staff and strength coaches are also fully vaccinated, and I’m extremely proud about that. So, let’s all stay safe, do the right thing and trust that eventually the right thing will happen.” they’ve “made it.” Don’t miss this moment – it may not happen again. fear some sort of liability, Rahman said. A lot of times, students who want to go abroad are on their own.

“Ephemera(lity): Tad Greenwald and Eli Ruhala” is currently on view at Ro2 Art in the Cedars, through Sept. 4.

“There’s a lack of information and lots

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This is all on top of the honors Understanding Art course (AHST 2331),

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 amounted to $718.75 for housing I never got. All in all, if I had known how late the move-in date would be, I would have just renewed my apartment lease for a month or looked harder at other housing near the UTD area.

I talked to Housing to see if they could provide me with some answers as to why things turned out the way intentions, but that doesn’t mean the president is justified.” The demeanor of the professor allowed for no one’s agenda to be satisfied. The veteran retained their pride and the freshman felt enlightened. George W. Bush’s character was removed from the discussion, while a critique of executive overreach was acknowledged in all its contemporary forms. Civics professors gain the respect of their students when they don’t make their political affiliations obvious.

In a legal class, the jurisprudence of Roe v. Wade was on the list to deconstruct. Unlike issues where the country of misinformation about the application, scholarships, financial aid and everything related to it,” Rahman said.

What was already a difficult process was further complicated by the pandemic. In addition to the extra difficulties that which Hofland is planning to improve this semester with field trips to the Crow to admire the art up close. She’s currently planning four field trips scattered throughout the semester to allow students to be in person with the art, as well as utilizing the planned pop-up installations on campus. While the dates and locations for these aren’t set in stone, there will be two in the upcoming semester to keep an eye out for.

“I think initially we’re talking about ATEC, but we have hopes to place works all over the campus at different they did. I was told move-in dates for a semester are determined when the previous semester ends, in order from spring, summer and then fall. So, the fall move-in date was determined when the summer semester ended. Housing also had the issues of having some leases not end, preparing rooms for students coming in the fall and trying to assign students apartments based on their preferences. has largely moderated its views, like gay marriage, abortion has continued to be an emotionally charged policy issue since the culture wars of the 1960s.

After the background was read, a student asked about “packing the Supreme Court” and whether the Republicans would overturn Roe or even the past election. This professor made an exception to give his opinion on the matter because the Senate had already voted on it, but simultaneously pacified students who worried about issues reaching a

6-3 conservative swing court. He stated that if Democrats expand the court so would Republicans, and eloquently conveyed population growth and the international students now have with securing a visa and making travel plans, some Bangladeshi students can’t finish their required classes, get transcripts or take the SAT, Rahman said. This is particularly a problem in rural areas where times,” Hofland said.

The focus for the on-campus exhibitions is going to be local contemporary artists, more akin to the current “Divine Spark” and upcoming “The Critical Dictionary of Southeast Asia” by Ho Tzu Nyen rather than the other exhibitions from the museum’s current collection. Hofland said that the Crow’s goal is to bring students’ attention to the very real presence of the grassroots local art movement.

“I think they’re going to be high impact,” Hofland said. “We really want to

While there is reasoning behind this explanation, I don’t see why I wasn’t at least informed that the move-in date would be determined at the end of the summer semester when I emailed and called Housing in May or in the initial housing acceptance email. When I asked Housing about the defining factor for choosing the move-in date, I wasn’t given a clear answer. All of this is odd as in my experience, regular apart-

Constitution’s lack of specificity regarding the number of required justices as his reasons for expanding the Court.

Instead of using the lectern as a pulpit, an alternative response was introduced and multiple well-reasoned perspectives on the issue were presented without the professor revealing a political north star guiding his every belief.

History holds a similar importance in teaching students about government, yet the discipline has recently been treated as ammunition for much broader partisan warfare. I observed lectures where the class’s goal was to cover social issues in a historical frame yet would result in teachers preaching not everyone has access to the internet. Rahman said that prior to launching his channel, very few people in Bangladesh had ever heard of UTD. Thanks to his channel, he estimates that 50 Bangladeshi students applied this year, a inspire students with the idea that there is a grassroots and serious community here in our region that is adding to the world’s story of contemporary Asian art.”

All of this is part of Hofland’s goal for the future of the Crow Museum as part of UTD: to expand the Crow outside of the four walls in the Arts District. From increasing its presence on campus to reinstituting meditation and yoga programs in the museum, Hofland said that the Crow wants to make a difference in the community.

“Since 2000, for 21 years, we’ve ment complexes let applicants know then and there when the move-in date is and for what types of apartment sizes.

Based on what my friends who successfully secured and lived in University apartments said, UTD Housing requires that students notify them in advance if they are or aren’t staying another school year and also immediately leave after the semester ends. So, not knowing to the presumed choir or a student taking command of the floor and forcing everyone else to nod in agreement.

Instances where a student complained about the lack of diversity in a book about history's greatest thinkers and a professor pushed Trump’s name in a session over who historians think is the worst president in history have convinced me that those environments are geared towards cheap emotion and scoring political points. Contrastingly, in a recent constitutional law class where the concept of Black voting rights was said to have existed in Maine and Vermont’s constitutions, the instructor inquired, “Could black people vote in the early couple of whom will be on campus this fall. He knows that more Bangladeshi students were accepted into Ivy League schools this year as well. He credits a lot of that success to his followers’ willingness to give advice and help each other taught yoga in the galleries. In 2011, we added mindfulness. That’s what led me to be really interested in if we’re going to be here in the Arts District, how can we make a difference in the lives we serve? And what I saw was that people were looking for ways to manage stress,” Hofland said. “So I think hopefully I can bring that application to the student body.”

At UTD, the Crow is planning on building a permanent building on campus to have a long-term location for installing future exhibitions. Hofland said when there are vacancies for rooms shouldn’t be an excuse.

There simply has to be a better method of determining move-in dates than the one that is being used now.

Considering that Housing requires students to indicate intent to continue or cancel on-campus housing far in advance of the upcoming semester, there ought to be a system in place for giving students a realistic estimate of campus vacancies. An unannounced republic years?” Students responded and refuted, backing their claims with evidence from the textbook; some even found common ground. In all these situations, the professor's posture was key. They were not beholden to the most pompous voice, encouraged the timid to interject, and most importantly, intentionally called on people who don’t normally raise their hand. Additionally, I have observed that civics professors seem to have several methods of maximizing their neutrality: political round tables before class, student polls and not tempting themselves with the low-hanging fruit of partisan discourse. The modern college campus has out. “I’d like to attribute at least some of that success to me,” Rahman said. “Hopefully I did help make a change, and hopefully that number will keep on increasing from next year onwards.” that this is part of the goal for the Crow to be able to put together different exhibitions outside of the Arts District.

“I envision this as one museum with two locations, so we’ll build a second location just south of JSOM and east lot,” said Hofland. “I imagine it as this one large Asian art museum for the city with two locations. We’ll be very thoughtful about the exhibitions that are downtown and those that are uptown, and [we’ll be] just thinking about relevancy and what this city wants to say about Asia in our time.” email in the middle of July is ultimately counterproductive for students who do not already have guaranteed housing in the DFW area. turned professors from lecturers to moderators of student exchanges, but at some point, when students and teachers use the curriculum to achieve partisan ends, an objective voice must stand in sharp contrast. This is not a gloss of all political science professors, but it seems that those with the most challenging subjects to teach have proved themselves most adept to the task at hand. They have stayed true to UTD’s motto: “A cultivated mind is the guardian genius of democracy.” Civics professors are unique because they don’t misuse their power despite having many opportunities to do so. Instructors in other departments should learn from and model their behavior.

UTD Housing should determine and tell students their move-in dates far in advance to avoid conflicts like mine. At the very least, they need to inform students when they can expect knowing the final move-in date, so students can plan—and followup—accordingly.