Author: The UTD Mercury
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Houses of the Holy: Latter-day Saints
Mormon senior finds peace, happiness at temple Editor’s note: This is the fifth part in a five-part series. The towering white marble walls of the temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Dallas are covered in crawling gray veins that hold special meaning for interdisciplinary studies senior Mikaela Johnston. “I just…
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Q&A: Maria Klawe
Correction: In an earlier version of this article, Maria Klawe’s name was misspelled. The Mercury regrets this error. On April 8, Maria Klawe, the president of Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, Calif., gave a lecture on the importance of recruiting more women into the tech industry as part of the Department of Computer Science’s Distinguished…
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Comet Closet set to open soon in JSOM
Service collects gently used professional attire, redistributes to students in need after they meet certain number of requirements A new service on campus has been collecting donations of professional attire to redistribute to students who need them to land jobs or internships. The service, called Comet Closet, was set up in 2015 and will be…
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Fallen Comets remembered
Family, friends, faculty gather on April 7 to commemorate the loss of eight students who passed away this academic year. Correction: In a previous version of this story, the number of students who passed away was incorrectly stated. The Mercury regrets this error. Eight students who passed away this academic year were commemorated at the annual…
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How Toyota came to UTD
University, international company partnered for campus exhibition The array of corporate flags and cars that accompanied Toyota’s on-campus celebration were all part of a large campaign to announce the company’s plans for the future as it moves its North American headquarters to Plano. What members of the UTD community may not realize, however, is that…
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HackUTD turns into major event
Tech event that orgininated within university hosts students from across state, world in second-annual coding contest A 1-year-old tradition on campus is quickly becoming a staple of the UTD community thanks to the dedication of students and professionals from across North Texas. More than 400 hackers, sponsors and volunteers gathered in the ECS building on…
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Game of Boards
Students create new game, get published, distributed by large firm A new board game with origins on campus may soon be available on store shelves across the country. ATEC junior Tomer Braff and senior Edward Stevenson created the chess-like board game Circular Reasoning in a game design class on campus. In 2014, after submitting their…
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Debate story failed readers
Coverage of contests between Democrats, Republicans only presented one side of story A recent article published by The Mercury failed to accurately portray the Republican side of a student debate meant to be unbiased. On March 24, the College Republicans faced off against the College Democrats. Over the course of two hours, we presented viable…
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College still vital for future success
Despite barriers to entry, rising cost of higher education universities offer paths to financial security, personal happiness few routes give Our attitudes toward education affect the education we are able to get. As college students, the burden of college — the cost and chaotic nature of this period in a person’s life — makes the…
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UTD team cleared for landing
Engineers build anchor to assist asteroid project Correction: In a previous version of this story, James Carter’s title was incorrectly stated. The Mercury regrets this error. A team of eight undergraduate UTD students has been chosen by NASA to participate in a program to construct a device that provides a solution for a recent space…