Author: The UTD Mercury
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Campus political organizations, community activitists respond to confederate monument removal
Dallas’ governing bodies have started removing Confederate imagery from the city. While there is universal agreement on removing Confederate monuments across the city council, the school board and campus political organizations, the devil is in the details. Within the Dallas City Council, the DISD board, the UTD Democrats and Republicans, there is a subtle but…
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History department shines light on current events
History department faculty published a Google form to determine what topics students are concerned about and then accordingly provide information that would give students a better historical understanding of the issues. On Aug. 18, during a regularly scheduled meeting for the history department, faculty began talking about President Richard Benson’s email sent out earlier that…
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Mercury Morning News 10/3/17
https://soundcloud.com/the-mercury/mercury-morning-news-10317 Tune in to hear an interview with a junior who just released his first album, an interview with Texas senate hopeful Beto O’Rourke and a review of new movie “Kingsman: Golden Circle”.
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Power to the people
Near the crowded Science Learning Center and bustling street of Rutford Avenue stands a tall and tan concrete building with slats on the side. Men in hard hats and fluorescent suits walk in and out, and an occasional alarm blares loudly when a door to the building opens. This is the UTD Energy Plant. While…