THE UTD MERCURY

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  • Performative activism distracts from real issues

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    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s 2021 Met Gala dress exemplifies how individuals use performative activism to gain social capital rather than actively promote change. Performative activism typically entails fruitless and pointless actions from celebrities and influencers that take away from the voices of people with less social or political influence and overshadow their initiatives. This type of activism…

  • Beautiful space comic embodies creative spirit

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    “Wandering Star” by Teri Sue Wood centers around Cassandra, a big deal space-war hero. But Wood’s visuals, themes and opening scene make it immediately clear that this series is no generic war hero’s narrative. The series starts with Cassandra being interviewed about her time fighting the main antagonists of her galactic universe – the Bono…

  • Comics: 10/04/21

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  • 09 20 2021 Issue

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  • SG Report 09.07

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    Freshman and Special Elections Results Freshman: Debopreeta Bhattacharya, sociology, freshman Zahra Ravjani, political science, freshman Mario Montero-Ruberu, business administration, freshman Isabella Spartz, finance, freshman Sofia Shaikh, healthcare management, freshman Sara Juneja, neuroscience, freshman Sophomore: Vivan Amendariz, global business, sophomore Laasya Madana, biology, sophomore Junior: Avilia Moreno, criminology, junior Evan Quennet, marketing, junior Marcella Novas, political…

  • EcoHub grows student involvement in campus sustainability

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    The Eco Hub—a 20,000 square foot student farm that will provide produce for food-insecure communities—is intended to beautify the area around the new water tower and provide more opportunities for Comets to get involved in campus sustainability. Partially inspired by the micro farm that UT Austin operates, the Eco Hub will be a student-led gathering…

  • Curious Comets: What happened to V-Bikes?

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    A couple of years ago, you’d be hard-pressed to walk anywhere on campus without spotting a bright yellow bike. They seemed to be everywhere – outside academic buildings, on the sidewalks by the residence halls or parked by the orange signs that instructed passersby on how to operate them. But almost as quickly as they…

  • UTD welcomes first freshman class

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    From The Mercury Archives: Aug. 27, 1990 UTD rolled out the red carpet during orientation Friday and Saturday to welcome the school’s first ever freshman class to campus. More than 100 top-notch high school graduates – four valedictorians, four salutatorians and a National Merit Finalist among them – make up the school’s first freshman class.…

  • Ex-pro coach comes to collegiate OW

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    From college to the Overwatch League and back again, UTD’s new head Overwatch coach has proven he can compete professionally while also furthering his education and the Overwatch team’s experience. Christopher “Bani” Benell, MBA student and new head coach of the Overwatch team, is the former Washington Justice coach and a previous Houston Outlaws support…

  • Coach check-in: Danielle Kcholi

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    In the third Coach Check-in, I sat down with cross country coach Danielle Kcholi to talk about the Comets’ hot start to the semester, their season aspirations and the new cross country regional alignment. I peeked at the standings, but tell me a little bit about how the season is going so far? We had…