Author: The UTD Mercury
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New Tex-Mex eatery good for casual outing
Manny’s Uptown Tex-Mex Restaurante offers upscale menu items, decent food Located on the intersection of Coit and Campbell, Manny’s Uptown Tex-Mex Restaurante made its debut on Aug. 1. The food selection is diverse and breakfast is served all day, but toast and drinks are conspicuously missing from the menu. For those who prefer their salsa…
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What issues do you want gubernatorial candidates to focus on?”
“Abortion. Women should have the rights to their own bodies.” Alex Vuong, Biology freshman “Legalization of marijuana and other substances.” Joseph Wilkinson, Electrical engineering senior…
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Israeli perspective absent in Gaza article
I am writing in response to the article printed in the Aug. 4 edition of The Mercury entitled “Trapped in Gaza.” It put to print statistics that are at best, contested, and at worst, false. It also portrayed negative emotions and was incredibly one-sided. The intention of this letter is to set some facts straight…
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No Parking Zone
Exchange of residential parking passes confirmed fraudulent Although it’s been a matter long unspoken of, the exchange of parking permits among students has been confirmed to be both against university policy and a crime. According to UTDPD’s Lt. Ken MacKenzie, there were instances of students breaking into vehicles and stealing permits the first week of…
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Students left out of gubernatorial candidate’s visit
Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott spoke Sept. 2 at the McDermott Library about his higher education campaign. Students were surprised to find out about his appearance because they were neither notified about the speech nor permitted entrance to the event. Student Government President Brooke Knudtson said she found out about Abbott’s…
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Comparing college parking prices
The second parking garage opened up this fall adding 750 more spaces. Sixty four orange and gold spots were added to Lot J and 359 residence spaces were added to Lot T. The new parking garage has Einstein Bros. Bagels and an IHOP Express set to open in spring 2015 along with offices for Parking…
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UTDPD Blotter
Aug. 25 • A female student was assaulted outside of the ATEC building by an unknown male claiming to be a student at 9:56 p.m. Aug. 26 • A police officer reported an accident involving a police squad and a golf cart at 10:48 a.m. in the Activity Center Parking Lot. Aug. 27 • At…
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SG Report
Smoking zones, gubernatorial visits and an expansion of library hours were among several issues debated at the first Student Government meeting of the fall semester on Aug. 26. A proposal to increase library hours from 18 to 24 hours Monday through Thursday has been in the works, and the senate discussed possible expansion plans. SG…