It was a crisp October evening on the University of Texas at Austin campus. We were in an elegant ballroom waiting for things to get started. The guests, mostly college students sitting at round tables, were whispering to each other and poking at their dinner. Us panelists were at a table in the front awkwardly poking at our own food before a crowd while we prepared to address our very own captive audience. This might sound like just another student driven activity on the vibrant 40 acres, where a diverse range of such activities are encouraged and supported. Of course, this event was all that and much more. DASC members and the student panel after the fall 2017 Dinner in the Dark. At a first glance, you couldn’t really tell anything about what went on in the event because the entire ballroom was pitch black for most of the time. This may have bothered the audience, but it was an experience they were willing and eager to sign up for. Their idea was to understand and experience t...
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