OptimalWork: Helping you regain your life and work

Dr. Kevin Majeres, class of ‘97 graduate of the University of Dallas, professor of cognitive behavioral therapy at Harvard Medical School and...

What to know about the new Title IX Coordinator

As the University of Dallas strives to create an atmosphere of safety for its students, a new Title IX Coordinator has recently...

Pre-Health Society gives UD national recognition in the STEM fields

The Pre-Health Society at the University of Dallas was recently inducted into the Alpha Epsilon Delta National Health Preprofessional Honor Society. This...

Commencement approaches

The commencement speaker for this year’s graduating class of the University of Dallas will be Mr. Paul Clement. As a lawyer, Clement...

SG Gavel

Updates from Student Government Student Government is offering a lot this spring, from the inaugural UD Olympics to...

Challenge and community: The attraction of UD

If you stopped to chat with a member of the band of bewildered-looking high schoolers with lanyards and folders strolling around campus...

Hardly any middle ground: The UD dating culture phenomenon

Dating culture at the University of Dallas: where do I even begin? I hear mostly negative things about it, and as someone...

A language professor’s take on the n-word

Reports of the n-word being used on our campus have prompted me, a language professor, to reflect on how we choose to...

Seven reasons why UD Catholics should support Ukraine

1. UD Catholics should care about just wars. And if ever there was a just war, Ukraine is fighting one now. Russia...

Why you should be friends with Elizabeth Anscombe — and St....

Some clubs at the University of Dallas are given the name of a person. These include the Tocqueville Society and the Thomas...

The language of eye contact

Communication and recognition beyond words One night over the Christmas break I found myself at a small saloon...

Paul, Parnassos and the hills between

A tale of two hills Cynic that I am, I’ve always been wary of the universal claims about...

Arts & Culture

‘Everything, Everywhere, All At Once’: Endless worlds, but little meaning

“Everything, Everywhere, All At Once” is a busy movie for a busy generation, one so caught up with school, work, mental health...

Bird is the Word #7 – Fashion Fumbles

Comic by Lauren Antonacci.

The Half Dozen

The Dallas Opera -  The Dallas Opera presents “Così fan tutte.” Mozart does it again, with glorious music and...

What to read when you have no time

Six short stories to knock your socks off It’s that time again. The post-spring break blues, where upon...

Spring break reading recommendations

Books for the beach I think every student at the University of Dallas has felt the effects of...

‘Bluey’: More than a kids show

“I know it looks dumb, but it’s a really good show and I think you’ll like it!” This is what my girlfriend...

The relic collection at the Church of the Incarnation

Just around the corner from the main entrance of the Church of the Incarnation lies a small chapel. Used as the Eucharistic...

Discovering God’s call in experience and service

As persons, we are a hodge-podge of soul, science and circumstance, and as students at the University of Dallas, we are always...

St. Joseph, patron of the Church

Without ever speaking a word, the man chosen by God to lead the Queen of Heaven and the Son of Man admirably...

‘Go, and now sin no more’

When the scribes and Pharisees bring a woman caught in adultery to challenge our Lord Jesus he refuses to condemn her. In...

Alumni Spotlight: Pedro Barquin

Graduating from college and entering the working world can be intimidating. However, University of Dallas alumni are thriving, as their initiative and...

A Lenten reflection on endurance

The lives of Sts. Perpetua and Felicity The season of Lent is a time of prayer, sacrifice and...

What’s in a walk-up song?

Chances are if you have been to a baseball game that you know about the idea of the “walk up song.” The...

SCAC basketball honorees

Adryan Alvarez  Sophomore business major El Paso, Texas  Combo Guard, #3 

Finding home and hitting home runs

Being a freshman anywhere isn’t easy. Being a freshman at the University of Dallas  may be particularly peculiar. Just when you think...

Women’s basketball season recap

The University of Dallas women’s basketball team made it to the SCAC Championship Tournament after a full season for the first time...

Perseverance and balance

A First-Gen Student’s Experience as an Athlete Balancing academics and sports is already a struggle for student athletes...

Behind the scenes of basketball recruitment

As basketball season comes to a close, the head basketball coaches are looking for new players to fill the empty spots on...