Day: September 3, 2024
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Humanizing homeless people: Does awareness really matter?
“Humanizing the Homeless” is an art exhibit showcasing close-up portraits of the homeless community curated by Canada-based artist Leah den Bok, Associate Dean of the Arts Jonathan Palant and Southern Methodist University professor Willie Baronet, which aims to emphasize unhoused people’s humanity in a society that frequently disregards it. “I certainly shared the common opinion…
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Opinion: We need more freaks behind the camera
A razor slices across an eyeball. Thin clouds move through the moon; jellied insides spilling out of a lamb’s eye. When the world needed weird movies most — they disappeared. “Un Chien Andalou” has a striking opening scene that heralds an infinitely more confusing short film. Co-created by Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí, painter of…
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Lunar rover to the moon
Correction, Sept. 6: A previous version of the article incorrectly spelled an instance of “Comet Aerobotics.” Comet Aerobotics, a new branch of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics at UTD, became the first UTD team to compete in NASA’s 2025 Lunabotics Competition by building a lunar rover that could help advance NASA’s Artemis moon…
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Benson announces resignation
President Richard Benson sent out a schoolwide email Aug. 26 announcing the UT System has accepted his resignation and is beginning to look for a new president. Benson, who became UTD’s fifth president in 2016, said in the email he expects the search to take “the better part of the 2025 academic year.” He will…
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Esports’ biggest championships come to Dallas
The Rocket League World Championship and Fortnite Battle Royale Global Championship will bring the best players in the world to the DFW metroplex to compete for millions of dollars. The Fortnite championship — also known as FNCS – and Rocket League championship will be held at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth from for two weekends…
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Editor’s Desk: “Business decisions”
The Mercury takes pride in its reporting and journalism and constantly seeks out new opportunities to develop its skills. We collaborate with and learn from local journalists, including everyone from independent reporters to groups like the Dallas Morning News, and regularly attend student journalism conferences to connect with other student publications, advisors and mentors. But…
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Fighting pain through the gut microbiome
The Gut, Brain, Pain Lab, an on-campus research lab, is tackling the problem of treating chronic pain without relying on addictive substances like opioids. The lab, run by BBS professor Kate Sadler and staffed by eight undergraduate, graduate-level and Ph.D. researchers specifically works to address the pain caused by sickle cell anemia — a disease…
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Spikes in western racism are affecting everyone, even UTD students
As anti-immigration and anti-Muslim riots erupted in the UK and hate against Black and Arab individuals escalate in the U.S., UTD students speak about their experience with marginalization. ABC reported that after false information about the suspect in a stabbing spree being an “Islamist migrant” spread online and resulted in anti-immigration riots, Nura, a mother…
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Editorial: Benson’s resignation leaves bitter legacy
Richard Benson announced his departure from his position as UTD’s fifth president Aug. 26, saying in his resignation letter that, “Reflecting on all that has been accomplished over the last eight years, and all that has been set in motion, I feel that this is a good time to pass the leadership of UT Dallas…
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Opinion: “Alien: Romulus” on AI: protector or enemy?
Discussions about artificial intelligence’s role in our society are becoming inescapable as we grow more accustomed to its presence. The AI doomers, what I like to call those who fear the death of humanity thanks to highly intelligent and superior computerized robots, always make the same points about the harm that AI can do. However,…