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Simon “Si” Ostrach, who ultimately became “a giant in the field,” had no idea what engineering was when he graduated high school. Simon "Si" Ostrach “I came from Eastern European people, and the anticipation was that you’re going to be a physician or a teacher or maybe an attorney,” he said in an...

In honor of this week’s special homecoming edition of The Daily, we wanted to highlight a notable representative of ���ϳԹ��� pride: Spartie, our mascot. Below is a brief history of how Spartie came to be, and the mascot’s answers to our five questions. As students, alumni and...

Living on a graduate student stipend in the Deep South, writer Lucy Biederman had few shopping options—so she found herself frequenting a place at once mysterious and magical to her: Walmart. Roaming its aisles packed with products and people procuring them, she saw the retailer beyond the agenda-d...

When Ye “Duke” Li began boxing in China at age 15, he thought it would be something he’d do in his free time for a few years before college. But the sport became anything but a hobby. Instead, two years later, he won an amateur national championship in China, prompting the coach of the professional...

Editor’s Note: Normally, our “5 questions with…” segment features just one outstanding member of our community. But when we learned of this duo’s summer experience, we wanted to make sure the campus heard both of their perspectives. Know someone you think should be featured in “5 questions”? Emai...

When Paige Myers rose from her wheelchair to accept her diploma last spring, the thousands watching ���ϳԹ���’s commencement ceremonies roared in approval. Now, just days after she began graduate study here, the campus community is mourning her passing. Diagnosed in elementary school wi...

After sustaining three major concussions in just four years playing football and rugby, Sean Baxley was familiar with the immediate effects of the injury. But after the third, he decided it was time to look into the long-lasting impact of concussions. That’s what led him to the topic of chronic tra...

Xyla Foxlin had an unforgettable 21st birthday: She spent it in Los Angeles on the set of a commercial for the Microsoft Surface laptop. Foxlin, a rising senior studying mechanical and aerospace engineering, is featured prominently in two recently released commercials promoting the new device. In ...

Kathy Koehler while in ���ϳԹ���'s Expanded Functions Dental Auxiliary program Around the ���ϳԹ��� Faculty Dental Practice, Kathryn “Kathy” Koehler was known for many things: her passion for the field, her positive attitude and her reliability. But at her funeral service earlier...

In just a matter of moments, the idea for Thrity Umrigar’s latest novel, Everybody’s Son, raced through her mind; the plot and characters took form instantly. It was during the waning years of President Barack Obama’s tenure and the start of the Black Lives Matter Movement—real-world events that li...