Author: The UTD Mercury
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UTD hosts NCAA representatives
The NCAA visited UTD to meet with members of the athletic department as part of its effort to build a guide of best practices for Division III schools. Six members of the NCAA national staff came to campus on Jan. 26 and 27 as a part of a new program which will help improve Division…
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Full contact
The UTD women’s rugby team has been growing in size each year since its inception, yet it still struggles to recruit and retain players. Assistant head coach Jonathan Holmes partially attributes this to poor timing. “The women’s team’s retention rate is pretty low because so many people find out about it when they’re about to…
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Baseball to fill starter vacancies
UTD’s baseball team is preparing to start the new season with a revamped starting line up. As the team practices for its first games of the season, a double-header on Feb. 10, it’s looking to fill the starting positions left vacant by graduating seniors. Head coach Shane Shewmake only has three starters returning — the…
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Dance group fosters culture of confidence
Belly dancing has become a way for members of the newest dance organization on campus to become comfortable with their bodies and abilities. Yesenia Morales, a cognitive science junior, founded the UTD Belly Dance organization in fall 2016 when she realized there wasn’t an existing community for it on campus. Her college selection process was…
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On the cutting edge
No Samurai ever met a knight on the field of battle, but at UTD’s Sword Arts club, katanas have met longswords. The student-run organization is a place for fans of weapons of all varieties to meet, train and pass along their experience. “I do enjoy the camaraderie. I do enjoy the people I practice with.…
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Q&A: Immigration Expert
Wayne Cornelius is a distinguished professor emeritus of political science at UC San Diego. He is an expert on comparative immigration policy. His research has been frequently featured in news sources such as The New York Times, NPR and 60 Minutes. In 2012, the president of Mexico awarded him the Order of the Aztec Eagle,…