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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...

By The MercuryApril 3, 2023

Life & Arts

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...

By The MercuryApril 3, 2023

Opinion

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...

By The MercuryApril 3, 2023

Opinion

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...

By The MercuryApril 3, 2023

Opinion

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...

By The MercuryApril 3, 2023

Newspaper

Issue 3 20 2023

By The MercuryMarch 23, 2023

Life & Arts

Comet shines as community leader through altruism

Junior marketing major Dylan Miles has been providing homeless individuals in Houston with warm, stylish hoodies since 2021 through his brand BetOnYourself, which...

By The MercuryMarch 20, 2023

News

ECS Complaints: Who Is To Blame?

The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, or ECS, is one of UTD’s largest and most well-known academic schools, ranked No....

By The MercuryMarch 20, 2023

News

UV residents face hot water outages

Since the start of the spring semester, students residing in University Village have experienced unannounced hot water outages. Shreya Billa, a sophomore biology...

By The MercuryMarch 20, 2023

News

Senate bills threaten DEI

Three Senate bills proposed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick could have serious implications on higher education institutions if they are passed in the...

By The MercuryMarch 20, 2023

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