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Photos: University Springs Back to Life for Springapalooza Events

By: Office of Media Relations | April 2, 2019

Students soaked in Splatterdance, the annual paint party that featured a live disc jockey, glow paint, giveaways and a paint balloon dart mural, as part of Springapalooza.
Engineering World Health, one of the student organizations that participated in the Spring Funraiser, sold little Temoc crafts.
From left: Mechanical engineering junior Lawrence Lam, accounting freshman Mark Batitang, business administration senior Andrew Blodgett and business administration sophomore Christy Chinn represented Smiles Bakery at the Spring Funraiser.
Biology senior Farhin Hossain (left) and UT Dallas alumna Sarah Sayeed BS'18 from the Bangladeshi Student Organization sold food at the Spring Funraiser.
Computer science sophomore Lisa Lam uses a tiny brush to create intricate details to her "Dungeons and Dragons" character at Comet-Con, which also included a gaming tournament and a cosplay contest.
Students, including computer science sophomore Mehran Dar (center) and software engineering sophomore Omar Mirza, competed in a dancing game during Comet-Con.
Where's Doc Brown and Marty McFly? The DeLorean time machine from "Back to the Future" made a stop outside the Student Services Building Addition.
From left: Winners of the cosplay contest were molecular biology senior Lana Tuong (dressed as Ciri from "Witcher 3"), philosophy freshman Amelia Neild (as Rey from "Star Wars") and computer science junior Kevin Flores (as Red Robin).
The Totally Awesome Concert featured Us the Duo, who were semifinalists on "America's Got Talent."

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

A highlight was the always-popular Splatterdance, complete with live music and glow paint. Springapalooza also included a Comedy Show featuring Mo Amer, Casino Night games, a live concert featuring Us the Duo, Comet-Con gaming tournaments, a cosplay contest and a showing of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.

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