Category: Editor’s Picks
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Student launches business by scaling down Dallas
A UTD student co-launched a 3-D printed landscape product in an effort to foster city pride. Gabe Villani, an information technology and systems junior, is one of two founders of Metro Block, which began operating in November. The Metro Block is a miniature skyline, designed to represent the essence of Dallas. “Dallas is a very…
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Wife, staff mourn death of librarian
Family and friends of Cameron Zimmerman-Randle, a former library assistant supervisor at UTD, are mourning his passing after he was struck by a suspected drunk driver while riding his bike. At 2:37 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day, 33-year-old Zimmerman-Randle was hit by a suspected drunken driver on the 700 block of North Murphy Road, where he…
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Community loses funds to cyber crime
Editor’s note: Vicky’s name was changed to protect her identity UTD victims lost nearly $50,000 to online and telephone scams this year. When students and faculty become more aware of the warning signs, scammers adapt to this consciousness and continue to victimize the UTD community. Telephone scams are the most common type reported to UTD…
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UTD is implementing solutions, spreading awareness of resources for sexual assault
A recent UT System-wide report on campus sexual assault prevention procedures found a low disclosure rate among victims at UTD and a lack of knowledge among students of the reporting process and resources available. Since the release of the report, Cultivating Learning and Safe Environments, in March 2017 university officials rolled out a series of…
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UTD goes mobile
A UTD app, with features designed to improve the campus experience, is now available to students. Student Government and the Office of Information Technology launched UTD Mobile on Oct. 27. The app contains a variety of functions for students and visitors to the campus. It includes features such as Comet Calendar, EZPay Mobile and a…
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Professor weighs in on investigation into Trump campaign’s ties to Russia
As the congressional investigation of Russia’s involvement in the 2016 presidential election has begun to escalate, international political economy professor Clint Peinhardt spoke to The Mercury about the possible ramifications the probing could have for both Donald Trump’s presidency and the future of American politics. On Oct. 30, Robert Mueller, ex-FBI Director and chosen head…
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Creating “Coco”
Can you describe your role as a concept artist in the making of “Coco?” I got to work on a lot of different things, like sets, characters, background characters, graphics and color. I also worked on a lot of translations as one of the few Mexicans on the project. I got to join the team…
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Helping with hearing
When Jackie Clark was in Mozambique for her first deployment, she gave a young man a hearing aid. It was the first one she ever gave out as a humanitarian. He was found wandering the streets of Mozambique during the civil war as a toddler. Clark met him at an orphanage when he was possibly…
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Chess program experiences rapid growth
Throughout its 21 years, the UTD chess program has evolved through improving recruitment processes to keep up with the increasing competitiveness in the American collegiate chess scene. Just last month, the chess team defeated Texas Tech and UT Rio Grande Valley to place first in Texas. The program has also been ranked first in the…