Author: The UTD Mercury
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Northside occupied
All of the 595 individuals who had planned to reside at Northside, the new apartment complex on Synergy Park Boulevard, have moved into the apartments as of Sept. 15. Sydney Huebner, who works in the Northside office, said the delay was caused by unfinished loft units in block two of the complex. Residents whose units…
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Radio club connects with international station in Russia
Correction: In a previous version of this story, K5UTD was wrongly denoted. The Mercury regrets this error. Elation filled Michael Aldridge as he methodically fumbled with the amateur device. Using only spare parts from other devices and old radios, Aldridge and his club had done it: They made contact with a Russian radio station in…
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Schools must value skills-based agenda
I have struggled multiple times in the past to learn material for an exam only to realize that all the class was teaching me was how to take a test. Instead of doing something that would strengthen me for my future field of study — business administration and pre-law — I would sit and try…
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Increased minority presence in media breaks barriers
As a kid, I didn’t have a lot, if any, Latino stars to look up to. So when I was younger, I pretended Batman was Mexican. Growing up, Batman was a big deal to me. I tuned into Kids’ WB every day to watch “Batman: The Animated Series,” where the adventures of Bruce Wayne and…
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Color Guard provides creative outlet
The UTD Color Guard spent the first month of the fall preparing for its first exhibition of the semester at the Day for Kids event in Mesquite. Last fall, a small group of students, led by Yathip Mindy Chokpapone, a neuroscience junior, officially started the Color Guard. Chokpapone, who has been involved with guard since…
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Attorneys retrace night alum went missing
Plano police officer Kevin Sasso confirmed on Friday what the friends and family of Christina Morris, the UTD alumna missing since 2014, have feared when talking about her search. “I am looking for a dead body,” he said. As the trial of Enrique Arochi, the Allen man accused of kidnapping Morris in 2014, moves into…
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What’s the Buzz
Hungry and tired after a long day of classes, three friends sat on the bus contemplating what to eat. Only then did they learn, a bit too late, about an event with free pizza on campus. International students Sanjay Kurani, Abinav Kalidindi and Chandra Achanta channeled their frustration about the difficulty of finding affordable events…