Author: The UTD Mercury
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UTD alumna, students unharmed in Dallas shooting
Two UTD students and an alumna have returned home safely after being caught in the middle of last night’s gunfire ambush in downtown Dallas that took the lives of five police officers. A Black Lives Matter protest, which started at Belo Garden Park off Main Street in downtown Dallas, was organized to mourn the losses…
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Tracking volleyball’s rise to prominence at UTD
The innermost layer of a volleyball is comprised of a rubber bladder, the second is made out of cloth and the third shell consists of 18 rectangular leather panels arranged in six identical sections. Just as a volleyball has evolved into a multi-layered invention, so too has the sport, with each layer ushering in a…
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Setting off abroad
Despite being on two different continents and separated by more than 5,260 miles, middle blocker Michelle Toro and outside hitter Holyn Handley have shared similar off-seasons — gaining valuable international volleyball experience while representing Team USA. Toro and Handley traveled to Brazil and Italy, respectively, to play a series of exhibition games against native clubs…