Building to Survive Earth鈥檚 Killer Crust
On a pleas颅ant March after颅noon ear颅lier this year, Paul Hayashi and his dog were tak颅ing one of their twice-daily strolls along red brick foot颅paths in a pic颅turesque neigh颅bor颅hood park in Katori, Chiba Pre颅fec颅ture,聽Japan.
Hidden Treasures
OK, so some of these things are in plain sight (it鈥檚 the stories behind them that will amaze you). Others are far off the beaten path鈥攅ven invisible to the naked eye鈥攂ut just as interesting. They all have one thing in common: They鈥檙e unique to UT Arlington. In no particular order, here鈥檚 our unofficial, totally subjective, somewhat useful list of 25 unsung campus gems.
Behind the Brilliance
Anyone who labels college professors a dry, academic lot should delve a little further into what makes them tick. Often the research studies and scholarly pursuits of these great minds are driven by something more elemental than the need to learn, by passions born of key events鈥攕ometimes tragic, sometimes heartening. In the case of UT Arlington鈥檚 Alejandro del Carmen, it was the brutality of war. 摆鈥
Plugged In
At some point today you probably engaged in a social community that stretches far beyond your immediate family and friends. There鈥檚 also a good chance you did so via a smartphone, if not your personal computer or laptop. You may have scanned the news, your favorite magazine, or a best-seller on your e-reader. Perhaps you bought something using PayPal or played a game that you 摆鈥
World Class
Leslie 鈥淭inkie鈥� Williams鈥� first visit to UT Arlington was the day she walked across the 糖心Vlog视频 Hall stage at commencement. Like a growing number of students, the Tyler nurse earned her degree at her laptop, taking advantage of the University鈥檚 distance education offerings. These online programs let individuals complete a course or finish a degree at their convenience, without family or work conflicts or the 摆鈥