Author: The UTD Mercury
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Comets travel the world during study abroad summers
From the Czech Republic to Morocco, many UTD students recently had the opportunity to spend their summers abroad, immersing themselves in distinct cultures and unforgettable experiences while furthering their education. UTD offers multiple study abroad programs for students to choose from. Growing more popular with each passing year, a “Maymester” offers students the opportunity to…
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AI advancements leave UTD community torn on use, ethics
Aiyana Newcomb | Mercury Staff Artificial intelligence, having evolved rapidly from answering simple questions to generating lifelike videos, has become impossible to ignore. The earliest version of ChatGPT was released by OpenAI in June 2018; the latest milestone, DALL-E 3, released in Oct 2023, can now create detailed and realistic images including faces and intricate…
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Comics & Activities 09/16/2024
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First day floods at Capella Hall
The fourth floor of Capella Hall, formerly Residence Hall North, experienced significant flooding in a hallway and multiple dorm rooms Aug. 19 after a major valve broke during a water shutoff for a shower repair. A TikTok video posted by marketing freshman Livy Ker of her dorm and hallway flooding has accumulated over 2.3 million…
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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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Cosplaying on a college budget
Anime, TV show and video game enthusiasts are no strangers to cosplay — the art of dressing up as a beloved fictional character. But while countless fans dream of cosplaying at a fan convention or for a photoshoot, getting started, especially when in college, can be daunting and expensive. Comet Cosplay held its fall cosplay…
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Opinion: DFW traffic is about to become even more decadent and depraved
Traffic: the textbook definition of damnation as it applies to modern American society. The utmost first-world, puerile complaint that entrenches our day-to-day lives. The only thing that could make it worse is the elimination of safety inspections for vehicles, which would cause a multitude of car crashes, deaths and ultimately more traffic under the guise…
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Opinion: Olympics cyber harassment underscores misogyny
What happens when an athlete is so good at a sport that they are accused of lying about their sex? Algerian boxer Imane Khelif faced accusations of being a man after her win against Italian boxer Angela Carini in the 2024 Summer Olympics, because she wasn’t a conventionally attractive, white woman. Following her gold medal…