Author: The UTD Mercury
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Retrograde Reads: ‘Timemaster’ by Robert L. Forward
Some books have fascinating premises that grab you right off the bat. Some books have well-written, clever dialogue and snappy explanations of scientific ideas backed by real experience. Some books have all of the above, and go on to be a thoroughly enjoyable story. Robert L. Forward’s “Timemaster” is not one of those books. While…
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‘Kimi’ tries to do far too much in too little time
If you have an Alexa, there could be Amazon employees listening through your audio at any point to improve voice recognition, unless you opt out of contributing user data. So, what would happen if one of these employees came across evidence of a violent crime? Would they try to report it? Or would Amazon avoid…
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Girl in Red, Holly Humberstone at the House of Blues in Dallas
Most indie fans are well aware of the holy trinity of bedroom pop: girl in red, Clairo and Beadoobee. They are known for their dreamy tunes that could very well be in a coming-of-age film soundtrack, but now many of these “bedroom pop” musicians are branching out into a variety of sounds. Marie Ulven Ringheim,…
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Dutch Bros Coffee
Not many restaurants, let alone coffee chains, claim to have a highly sociable drive through experience, but Dutch Bros Coffee provides a quick fix of energy – in more ways than one. Located about five minutes out from campus on Arapaho and West Shore is the closest chain location of Dutch Bros Coffee. It is…
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Will the real ‘Halo’ Master Chief please stand up?
Controversy and division among both critics and fans alike have turned Paramount Picture’s “Halo” series into a battlefield not even Master Chief might be able to win. But as much as I might be disappointed with it, there’s still potential to turn it around. With “Halo” greenlit for a second season, Paramount needs to take…
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‘Witchy’ comic explores societal dysfunction
We all get to an age where we face the struggle of realizing our community is dysfunctional, despite it seeming normal on the surface. Ariel Slamet Ries’s webcomic “Witchy”is an exemplary story that explores just that. “Witchy” centers around the witch kingdom Hyalin, where the strength of your magic is measured by the length of…
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Ukraine-Russia conflict impacts several Comets
While Ukraine is physically distant from UTD, Russia’s continued invasion hits close to home for some Comets. Computer science sophomore Tayisiya Chernenko, who emigrated with her parents in 2007, fears for family members who have stayed in the country. “My parents, uncles and almost all of my extended family is still there,” she said. “My…
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Athenaeum approved
After receiving approval from the University of Texas System Board of Regents, UTD is looking to move forward with construction on the Athenaeum project. Projected to be built in three phases, the Atheneum is an expansive undertaking for the predominantly STEM-focused university, which University president Richard Benson said is much-needed to better integrate the arts…