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Issue 6 is out now!

May 2, 2025
Click here to view the latest stories of our final issue of the 2025 spring semester!
Pope Francis kissing a disabled woman's feet. Courtesy: NBC News

Pope Francis dies on Easter Monday, leaving a global impact on the Catholic Church

Emily Torres, Reporter May 2, 2025

On Easter Monday on April 21 at 88 years old, Pope Francis died from a stroke and heart failure. His death was announced at 9:45 a.m. in Italy by a camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church. He was known...

The Dateline tabled for Gator Week on Jan. 16, where students can look for job and internship opportunities.

Extra! Extra! How writing for The Dateline changed my life

Alyssa Agron, Reporter May 2, 2025

Writing for the school newspaper was something I never saw myself doing. That was until I realized I needed to find an internship and find one fast. What started out as a professor suggesting I join...

Carrillo holds the spring 2025 issue of The Bayou Review as she prepares for graduation. Courtesy: Karla Carrillo

Dateline Editor published in spring 2025 issue of literary magazine The Bayou Review

Vincente Luzardo, Reporter May 2, 2025

UHD’s student-run literary magazine, The Bayou Review, officially launched its Spring 2025 issue on April 22, which featured a short story written by Dateline Editor Karla Carrillo. The story is titled...

Illustration credit: Jackie Juarez

Houston should embrace their borderlands history

Peter Soland, Contributor May 1, 2025

Houstonians are rightfully proud of their multicultural history. The city is one of this country’s great cosmopolitan metropolises. Its global dimensions can overshadow its special, even crucial, place...

Colossal used ancient DNA to breed white dire wolves, sparking popularity among "Game of Thrones" fans. Courtesy: John Davidson of Colossal Biosciences.

Dallas biotechnology company clones endangered red wolf, raising hopes and questions for conservation

Moira Estrada, Reporter April 30, 2025

Dallas-based biotechnology startup, Colossal Laboratories & Biosciences, announced in early April that it has successfully cloned four red wolf pups. These pups were born using a novel cloning technique...

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