Author: The UTD Mercury
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Election and reflection: Reflection
With the 2017 Student Government elections drawing to a close, the current president and vice president are wrapping up their term in office by reflecting on their administration. “I underestimated how much work it is,” said Akshitha Padigela, SG president and finance senior. Over the past year, Padigela spent 20 hours a week in her…
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Election and reflection: Election
JW Van Der Schans and Alex Holcomb from the CometUnity ticket have been elected as next year’s Student Government president and vice president, respectively. Van Der Schans, an international political economy senior, has been a member of SG since his sophomore year and has served on the executive council as secretary and treasurer. Holcomb, an…
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Student leadership program comes to campus
Students now have the opportunity to easily obtain a leadership certification that is endorsed internationally through the Student Leadership Programs office. The Student Leadership Challenge Model workshop series offers free certification, which individuals can complete by attending five sessions the model is centered around. The program is based on the Leadership Challenge model and is…
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UTD IM sports to track behavior
UTD intramural sports created a new sportsmanship system to incentivize players to be on their best behavior. The scoring method treats both undefeated and teams without any wins equally. All participants in competitive intramural sports are awarded a sportsmanship score from zero to four, based on how they behave in each game. If teams average…
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Golf in full swing for spring season
A UTD golf player is using her platform as an athlete to draw attention to a cause dear to her as the team completes its 19-week season after the off-season break. Shreena Bhakta, an emerging media and communications freshman, is on the women’s golf team and has played golf for five years. Bhakta is the…
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School first, soccer second
A sophomore soccer player, who’s received offers to go pro in France, is pursuing his education at UTD before attempting to play professionally. Alfredo Kaegi, a left wing and forward, finished his first season on UTD’s soccer team last semester. He won Freshman Offensive MVP, First Team All-Conference, First Team All-Region and was the leading…
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Q&A: Comedian Rory Scovel
On March 21, comedian Rory Scovel performed as part of SUAAB’S Springapalooza’s festival. The Mercury sat down with him to talk about his work so far. What prompted you to follow a career in comedy? I don’t know if there’s necessarily one specific inspiration — maybe family. I come from a family with a lot…
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Live-action reboot stuns with visuals
“Beauty and the Beast,” Disney’s latest in a line of live-action reboots, broke box office records in its opening weekend with a combination of beautiful cinematography and a healthy dose of nostalgia. The film, which now holds the record for the largest March opening and the largest PG rated movie opening, relied heavily on elements…
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‘Zelda’ game breathes life into industry
“The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” is a different take on the traditional LOZ franchise because of additions like voice acting and genre, but that might not be such a bad thing. It is an open-world action-adventure game following the main protagonist, Link, and his quest to save the land of Hyrule. “Breath…