Author: The UTD Mercury
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University installs weather station
UTD recently installed a new weather station, called WeatherSTEM, on the roof of Residence Hall West to monitor weather conditions near campus. A website, dubbed “Comet Watch,” provides students with up-to-date weather information as well as real-time camera feeds. Twitter and Facebook feeds disperse selected information from “Comet Watch” on social media. Emergency management specialist…
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Donation establishes real estate institute
The Jindal School of Management announced last Tuesday a $3 million donation to establish a dedicated real estate institute at UTD. The donation, made by Dallas-based real estate leaders Donna and Herb Weitzman, will establish the Herbert D. Weitzman Institute for Real Estate, along with providing funding for scholarships and travel to real estate conferences…
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JSOM art collection sparks discussion
Nine months ago, a large collection of contemporary and abstract art was installed throughout the JSOM building. Since then, the collection — named for its donor, Joan Davidow — has been the subject of numerous staff, faculty and student discussions, a thwarted call for removal and the loss of two of its pieces. The collection…
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Military food: Meals ready to eat
Two weeks ago, I thought military food was bland, tasteless and solely there to provide ample calories and nutrients for soldiers at war. While military food does serve the last purpose, it’s not actually as awful as I expected it to be. Military food comes in the form of “meals ready to eat,” more commonly…
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Amazon’s second headquarters likely to not be in Dallas
Amazon will split its second headquarters between the New York City and Washington, D.C. areas as it expands to accommodate future growth, likely leaving Dallas out as a contender, per a New York Times report published Monday. The company announced last September that it was looking to develop its second headquarters — dubbed “HQ2” —…
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This election season, don’t forget about health care
A key complaint from students at UTD is the lack of access to mental health counseling services on campus due to high demand. Long wait times force many students to seek these services off-campus in order to get the care they need to be successful students. Fortunately, the protection of pre-existing conditions makes it easier…
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Students stage anti-abortion protest
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to include additional information from Comets for the Preborn and to correct the reported day the event was held. It was held Tuesday afternoon, not Monday. An unofficial student group, Comets for the Preborn, held an anti-abortion protest on the Plinth Tuesday afternoon, displaying posters containing images of…
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An illusion of transparency
A week ago, I was listening to The Ben Shapiro Show, a conservative podcast. For those familiar with Shapiro’s sharp wit and rapid speech, it shouldn’t come as as a surprise when I say that I had to rewind to fully process something he said in passing. In reference to President Trump, Shapiro noted, “You…
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Rediscovering democracy
It seems to me that more and more, we have come to expect less and less of each other. It’s a phrase from one of my favorite TV shows, but increasingly, it no longer seems like the stuff of melodrama. It is far from unrealistic to say that American politics has become a race to…