Author: The UTD Mercury
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Why Do Students Cram?
Mercury survey reveals only two percent of students do not cram for exams Bioengineering freshman Meghna Jayavelu told herself that she wasn’t going to cram for this upcoming test, that she was going to study in intervals. However, like 16% of students, she found herself only beginning to study the night before her exam. A…
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Q & A: Celebrity Chef Aarti Sequeira
UTD Dining and Auxiliary Services hosted chef, television star and journalist Aarti Sequeira this month. Sequeira graduated from Northwestern University as a journalist, worked for CNN and produced a show on HBO. Not long after, Sequeira was the winner of the sixth season of Food Network’s “The Next Food Network Star” and hosted her own…
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Ask Emily:
Mental health advice from one student to another If you and your friend both struggle with mental health issues, how do you balance being there for each other while also taking care of yourself? – Lovingly Here Lovingly, boundaries can be hard to set, especially with someone you care about. However, they are imperative to…
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Game Review: ‘Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem’
Action role-playing dungeon crawler similar to ‘Diablo III’ leaves much to be desired desired “Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem” is a top- down dungeon crawler in the same style of the Diablo series. Like “Diablo” and games like “Path of Exile,” the main gameplay loop consists of delving into dungeons, defeating a variety of demonic and…
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Tongue in Cheek Ice Cream
If you’ve ever cruised down Arapaho Road following the bends, the brightly colored signs of shops all vying for your attention start to blur together. One sign, however, that stands out is a brazen graphic of a tongue sticking out at you with the words “Tongue in Cheek” surrounding it. If that sign alone doesn’t…
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Students Develop Patient Simulator
AI models created to help train future healthcare professionals Joel Rizzo, a student programmer in the humans and synthetics lab, sits in front of a computer screen featuring an old man sitting on a hospital bed. Rizzo speaks to the virtual patient, gaining knowledge about the medical field through augmented reality technology, which UTD researchers…
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New Dance Floor in SU
As the semester kicks into full swing, the Student Union is allowing Comets to kick and swing even more by providing a new dance floor. Registered student organizations and departments are able to request the dance floor for their events through their Electronic Management System accounts. Andrew Helgeson, assistant director of SU, said that the…
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What is Historical Studies Research Like?
Letters, diary entries and photographs provide snapshots in time of people and places, serving as important resources for historians conducting research. However, how is that evidence studied and utilized by researchers? For Monica Rankin, associate professor of history and director of the UTD Center for U.S.-Latin America Initiatives, much of the research for her first…
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Developing Discussions about Diversity
Ambassador program aims to create dialogue about multicultural topics A new ambassador program was created to allow students to find a forum for conversations on diversity and learn about initiatives at other universities. The Multicultural Center has grown with UTD, and the Diversity Ambassadors Program, established spring 2019, aims to create more student engagement in…
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Poetry Slam Showcases Stories from Students
Presenters share tales of pain, healing at event “But I still can’t say goodbye,” said Ashmal Naveed, speaking her final words and softly closing her book. The room held their collective breath before leaping out of their seats and bursting into applause for Naveed, one of several students who performed at UTD’s Diversity Poetry Slam…