Author: The UTD Mercury
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Graduate students display final art projects
Three UTD employees are finishing up their art degrees with the final display of their thesis artwork in a show called Reflex Soul, which opened to a large crowd Sept. 26 in the Visual Arts Building. Reflex Soul is an exhibition of a final semester of work, including photographs, sculptures and videos from humanities doctoral…
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Student starts nonprofit to help underprivileged youth
A student turned a small volunteer opportunity into a full-scale non-profit organization for underprivileged children. Rebecca Tjahja, a finance and information technology management freshman, was inspired to start her own nonprofit after serving in her church’s goodwill program, Motel Ministry, in Anaheim, Calif. This is where she realized the widespread, adverse living situations of low-income…
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Director shares stories of women’s rights struggle
When she was 9 years old, Jennifer Lee didn’t just hear about the women’s liberation movement in New York; she lived it. “The women’s movement was happening, and you absorbed it,” Lee said. “The feeling of that movement was one of incredible promise and joy.” Three decades later in 2004, she began a 10-year-long project…
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Band of Brothers
Students from UTD, UTA form indie rock outfit Duo Contra, sign with record label to release debut album Duo Contra, an alternative and indie rock band, performed for students Oct. 1 on The Plinth. The band started less than a year ago and consists of three UTD students and a UT Arlington student, who combine…
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Feminism is not for sale
Consumer culture, big business misconstrue, damage idea of feminism The demise of a human right It has always served in the interests of consumerism to place people in mutually exclusive boxes. “The feminist” label is put in one such box. It commonly refers to men-hating, pants-clad, shark-like females. The feminist label is deemed inconvenient for…
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Leaders must support action on climate change
It was a moment never to be forgotten. The streets of Manhattan were bursting with an atmosphere electrified by the human energy of more than 400,000 people coming together to demand a diversified plan of action on climate change. On Sept. 21, I had the chance to witness the largest climate action in history in New…
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Unpaid internships must have defined objectives
After participating in Disney college internship student highlights benefits, pitfalls of programs without pay Low-paying internships can provide students with invaluable experience and connections, but only if students can afford the opportunity. In the spring of 2014, I completed a paid internship with The Walt Disney Company, known as the Disney College Program. I spent…