Author: The UTD Mercury
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Lockers in ATEC showcase symbolic art
The fifth annual Pop-up Locker Exhibition is currently on display in ATEC from March 23 to April 21. Open to students and staff, the “Shadowlands” themed exhibition showcases student artwork in lockers and includes prizes for the top three displays. While graduate students and faculty conducted past exhibits, this year’s exhibition was organized by undergraduate…
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Nasher Prize Laureate’s work on display in Dallas
Sculpture and performance artist Senga Nengudi was awarded the 2023 Nasher Prize for her powerful and meaningful art, bringing attention to the talent of both women and the Black community, and her current exhibit is worth a visit. Nengudi is the seventh laureate of the Nasher Prize, which honors outstanding contemporary sculpture art. Her passion…
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‘Daisy Jones and The Six’ brings the ’70s back to life
Imagine the ‘70s music scene: the Sunset Strip teeming with fame-obsessed youths and band members snorting coke off whatever they can find. This explosive environment makes or breaks artists, and “Daisy Jones and The Six” explores how far musicians can go before the drama of the industry catches up to them. Based on the bestselling…
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UTD professor gives back to Vietnamese community
From attempting to escape communism 11 times to becoming the president of the Vietnamese American Community in the U.S., adjunct professor Trong Phan has endured hardship; yet, he has prevailed in giving back to the Vietnamese community. Phan, who teaches Vietnamese at UTD, was born in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War, where North Vietnamese…
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What are the best places to nap on campus?
Between busy schedules and commutes, it’s no secret that college students struggle to get some shut-eye. There aren’t any designated sleeping areas on campus, but UTD does offer lofty areas that could serve as much-needed napping spots between classes. A meta analysis by the Center for Disease Control found that 60% of college students get…
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Latinx Film Festival addresses pressing humanitarian crises
The Hispanx/Latinx Film Festival debuted on March 22 outside the Jonsson Performance Hall, where professors from the school of Arts, Technology and Humanities addressed social and geopolitical issues impacting the Latinx community. While students might have arrived at the event for live music by the Bass Junkies, tacos from the Taco Taxi and mezcal concoctions…
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Board of Education is only half-right about energy use
The State Board of Education’s new anti-science campaign ignores the truth about the renewable energy transition. Recent news articles report that the Texas State Board of Education has asked that writers of the state’s K-12 science textbooks focus on the positive impacts of fossil fuel energy sources such as coal, natural gas and petroleum. They…
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Are superhero movies going the way of the Western?
The golden age of the superhero genre is showing signs of expiring in a similar fashion to the Western genre that came before it, thanks to audience fatigue and recent flops in quality. The Western genres provided escapism through a series of classics that dominated in a golden age between the 1940s and 1960s. However,…
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The South – backwoods, not backwards.
Those who stereotype the South as backwards ignore all the civil rights leaders it has produced. I spent a long time hating the South. I hated the music, I hated the incessant chirping of insects outside my window during the dry heat of the summer, and most of all, I hated the fact that the…