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Students’ Creativity, Enthusiasm in Full Bloom for Springapalooza

By Office of Media Relations •April 5, 2017

A burst of color from the paint cannon covered Mackenzie Glava, a marketing junior, during Splatter Dance on the first night of Springapalooza.
Sundas Sheikh and Monis Ghazanfar commemorated the event by posing for a photo, complete with glow-in-the-dark face paint.
From left: Students Janey Barron, Tori Edge and Sacheen Phillips ease back into the spring semester at Fun Food Fest. Students appreciated the warm, dry weather during the first few days of Springapalooza. In years past, chillier temperatures and spring storms have disrupted the fun.
Up-and-coming artists Thirdstory (pictured) and Coin brought a bucketful of energy and interaction to Springapalooza's Awesome Concert held at TI Plaza.
Soul You (center) enlisted her friends, Samuel Bolano and Brandon Blakemore, to help sell her flower accessories and watercolor sketches at Comet-Con Artist Alley.
UT Dallas students' ingenuity was on display at Comet-Con's cosplay contest. Their handcrafted costumes represented characters from TV, film, anime, video games, graphic novels and comic books.
ATEC student Austin Haffelfinger posed with Joshua Seth, a mentalist and former voice actor for the hit animated series Digimon.
The UT Dallas Anime Orchestra Ensemble performed at Comet-Con. AOE's repertoire includes soundtracks from anime, video games, television and film.
Last but certainly not least, Bill Nye put a bow on Springapalooza events with a free presentation for students in the ATEC lecture hall. Nye treated the sold-out crowd to his trademark wit and wisdom, and he even enlisted his friend, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, for an impromptu speakerphone chat.

Springapalooza, a weeklong celebration organized by the Student Union & Activities Advisory Board and other University partners, welcomed back UT Dallas students returning from spring break.

A highlight was the ever-popular Splatter Dance, complete with live music and glow paint. Springapalooza also included a Food Fest, Comedy Show featuring Rory Scovel, the 30th annual Casino Night games, a live concert featuring Coin and Thirdstory, Comet-Con gaming tournaments and cosplay contest, an evening with Bill Nye the Science Guy, and a showing of Star Wars: Rogue One.

Media Contact: The Office of Media Relations, UT Dallas, (972) 883-2155, [email protected].

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