Lynn Nottage’s play kicks off fall season at University Theatre. By Damonya Jones, Staff Reporter Conversations about life, race, and rehabilitation are on the menu as the University Theatre opens its fall season with a production of “Clyde’s.” Written by the American playwright Lynn Nottage, the play follows the lives of five formerly incarcerated people […]
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Food Contract with Aramark Defended, Criticized at Town Hall
By Maya Garibay-Sahm, News Editor The university has a $20 million dining hall in the early stages of development and a new dining services partner to handle it. And that company, Aramark, was the focus of a town hall last week that showed that even if the deal is finalized, there are some Toros who […]
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Examining Diseased Roots
By Destiny TorresStaff Reporter It may be surprising to some, but facts are facts: the U.S. has the highest population of prison inmates in the world; 67 percent of them are people of color, which represent only about 37 percent of the American population; and the massive number of incarcerated persons needing to be housed, […]