THE UTD MERCURY

Day: February 25, 2019

  • ATEC dean addresses student petition

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    Concerns raised include large class sizes, lack of job market for graduates A group of ATEC students created a petition raising concerns and complaints about their school. The group, called Concerned Students of ATEC, created a website and circulated the petition, calling attention to what it calls the “overall instability and irrelevance” of their school,…

  • Text to 911 available in Plano

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    New platform to allow access to emergency services without placing phone calls By the summer of 2019, residents of Plano will be able to text their 911 call center. The software upgrade will cost the city upwards of $350,000. The funding was first approved by the city council on Feb. 11, said Susan Rodriguez, a…

  • Student commemorates Parkland shooting victims

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    Freshman paints Spirit Rocks on anniversary of shooting to honor friends killed in tragedy A UTD student spent this Valentine’s Day honoring the lives of those lost in the Parkland, Florida shooting last year. Though Katie Silverman, a political science freshman, attended elementary and high school in Southlake, she went to middle school in Parkland.…