The sweet and savory culture of Brasil
Before I was born, my parents made the life-changing decision to move to the United States. This journey wasn’t an easy one, my dad came over first to the US with only...
Students and professors on the importance of poetry at UD
I remember watching “Dead Poets Society” when I was younger and being entranced by the way the characters spoke about poetry with one another.
John Keating’s words echo in...
Family Traditions: Late nights at the Vietnamese flower market
As you grow older in an ethnic household, you unlock new things that you are allowed to do each year, like levels in a video game. For me and my family in...
Family Traditions: Colombian novena
Every culture has its own traditions and customs. In Colombia, the Christmas Novena is one of our most beautiful and joyful traditions. It is a wonderful way to get friends together and...
Family Traditions: Manigong Bagong Taon
TALON! MANIGONG BAGONG TAON!” my mom screams in Tagalog as the ball drops and the clock hits twelve. I jumped as high as my little legs would allow.
My...
Trade your professors: baseball cards with Student Foundations
If you’ve paid any attention to the recent hustle and bustle of campus, you would have seen our beloved professors’ faces appear on baseball cards embossed with the Student Foundations logo. So...
Eucharistic Theology and EMHCs
“If I can’t receive communion from a priest, then I won’t receive at all.”
This distressing statement is one that I have heard too many times. Even if the...
What’s in a building: The Haggertys
Every day, we walk around campus, going in and out of buildings perfunctorily, yet we hardly ever stop to consider what the stories of their namesakes are.
Who are...
A letter to the UD Freshmen
Dear Freshmen,
As a UD alum, I remember very distinctly being where you are now: new to the University of Dallas, trying to absorb and balance all the change...
Students’ snow day shenanigans photographed
Hannah Wilmes immediately grabbed her camera when she saw the snow.
The sophomore business major, a Missouri native, is no stranger to snowfall. However, many of her friends had...
Art Spotlight: “Self-Portrait” by Eva Poulsen
Artist's description :
In this self-portrait, I wanted to be surrounded by objects that take up space in my everyday life and makeup part of my identity. I’m...
Alumni Spotlight: BeLynn Hollers
Recent graduate from the class of 2021, BeLynn Hollers has been hard at work as the Intercollegiate Studies Institute News Fellow for the Dallas Morning News, covering politics, women’s health and religion.
Family Traditions: Keeping Vietnamese traditions alive in America
Vietnamese culture is full of exciting and vibrant celebrations. The most important celebration is Tết, or Vietnamese New Year. This is one of the main ways I am able to keep close...
Art Spotlight: “Daniel 3:57-88” by Marguerite Mitchell
Artist Description: This is a still life in oil that was inspired by the verse of Daniel 3:57-88. The entire painting represents creation’s calling to give praise to God. Each object is...
Art Spotlight: “A Winter Project” by Paula Chang
This "Winter Project" is a porcelain sake set fired with a copper red glaze.