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Former student makes court appearance
A former UTD student who was indicted for bringing a gun on campus has had his first appearance in court and was scheduled for a bond hearing on June 2. Natas Centner Hastings, a former freshman, was arrested by UTD police on September 21 and charged with the possession of a weapon on campus after…
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Provost prepares for presidency
With the departure of David Daniel as president of the university, the wheels have already been set in motion for the administration and university to move forward. Daniel, who will assume the role of Deputy Chancellor of the UT system on July 1, will be replaced by Hobson Wildenthal , who was appointed as interim…
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Pin Possible
During my freshman year of college I bought an infinity ring off of Etsy. It was a very simple, soldered ring. The $30 price tag, however, kept me from buying another one after losing it a year later. Wire jewelry is a cheaper alternative to straight soldering, and can often produce cute pieces of jewelry…
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Alumna starts fashion magazine
A recent graduate’s passion for publication and her religion has led her to start a full-fledged magazine about the lives and fashion of modern Muslim-American women. Laila Mir, who graduated in May as an EMAC and marketing major, wanted to originally film short documentaries on Muslim women with a focus on fashion for her senior…
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Policy change good for campus
“Campus Cop Blocks Students from Promoting Conservative Group” boldly proclaimed a Fox News headline from April 24 over a video purportedly showing an egregious violation of student rights. The premise of the article was that a UT Dallas campus police officer blocked a conservative student group, the Network of Enlightened Women (NeW), from petitioning students…
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“Pitch Perfect 2” fails to capture magic of first film
“Pitch Perfect 2” doubles down on its musical and comedic strengths, but as it attempts to be more serious, the film loses some of the fun campiness that was so essential to the first film becoming a hit. The first “Pitch Perfect” film, directed by Jason Moore, was a surprise hit, given the subject matter.…
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Opinion: Pitching crucial for Comets success in playoffs
The baseball began the 2015 ASC Championship today against East Texas Baptist University in Austin. For the second straight season, the tournament will be played at Tornado Field on Concordia’s campus. The Comets, who finished the season with a 19-18 conference record (25-15 overall), will be seeded third in the tournament. This will be the teams twelfth…
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Police, press converge on shooting in Garland
Police lights painted the night blue and red as reporters squeezed into a small sidewalk to try and get a glimpse of the scene where two men opened fire outside of an art exhibition in Garland on May 3. The exhibition, hosted at the Curtis Culwell Center, was titled the “First Annual Muhammad Art Exhibit…
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University changes policy on student demonstrators in response to video
A video showing a UTD police officer telling students they can’t pass out flyers on campus without written permission has caused the university to change it’s policy on student demonstrations. The video, posted below, shows Officer Ted Palmer meeting with students who were members of the UTD chapter of Network of Enlightened Women, a conservative women’s…
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Hundreds gather at vigil for Nepal
Corrections: The title of the father of a victim of the earthquake was incorrect. He was a teacher of Bikash Manandhar. The name of the organization members of NSA went to to get registered was incorrectly stated in an earlier version of this article. The organization was the Student Organization Center. The Mercury regrets these…