Category: Life & Arts
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Whatcha Eatin’? Middle Eastern Food
I’ve grown up eating Middle Eastern food at restaurants and parties because it’s my family’s favorite cuisine apart from our own Pakistani food. I was very familiar with the usual dishes such as gyros, kabobs, hummus and pita. This episode, I was introduced to three Middle Eastern foods I’d somehow never had before — tabbouleh,…
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New ATEC coffee bar attracts students
At mid-morning on Thursday, ATEC is still fairly quiet. Suddenly, from under the big staircase, there comes a tiny puff of steam. A moment later, there’s a smooth click and a low hum. 20 seconds later, there’s the unmistakable scent of fresh espresso. The smells and sounds come from an espresso machine at the heart…
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Alum brings border town together with cafe, bikes
In Brownsville, Texas, only blocks from the United States-Mexico border, one UTD alumnus works alongside Mexican citizens in the coffee shop he opened two years back. Graham Sevier-Schultz graduated from UTD in 2012 with a degree in interdisciplinary studies. He stayed in Dallas, working at restaurants and cafes to gain experience and ideas while preparing…
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Play to offer introspective look into theater
As the winter weather begins to lift, the School of Arts and Humanities will be bringing a production of “The Flu Season” to the UTD stage. Directed by Thomas Riccio, a professor of performance and aesthetics, the production consists of a relatively small six-member cast. Set in a psychiatric hospital — and, in a fourth-wall…
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Q&A: Student Counseling Center
The Mercury sat down with several Student Counseling Center staff, including Kimberly Burdine, psychologist and director of community engagement; Jenna Temkin, psychologist and director of clinical services; and Jim Cannici, director and psychologist, to learn more about the changes that the Student Counseling Center has made to its operations and programming. To start off, what…
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Chartwells launches feedback platform
In response to a rising number of student suggestions and complaints regarding dining on campus, UTD Dining Services created a messaging portal to allow students to anonymously provide feedback on all matters related to dining on campus. The portal will allow students to suggest improvements or complain about issues they’ve faced at Dining Services outlets…
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Whatcha Eatin’? Cameroonian Food
Although African cuisine in general has been significantly influenced by centuries of colonialism, it still remains fairly unique compared to other cuisines in neighboring continents and countries. This episode, I had the opportunity to make a traditional Cameroonian dish, eru, with fellow Mercury staffer Cindy Folefack. Contrary to what I believed, eru is actually pronounced…
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Hijabi student illustrates to inspire
At 12 years old, ATEC sophomore Aaliya Jaleel began posting her art on social media such as Tumblr and Instagram. Her illustrations soon caught the attention of editors at Lee and Low Books, a children’s book publisher. “Tumblr was where the editorial director of Lee and Low found me because she was looking for hijabi…
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Local performers spice up UTD dance group
“Spiced” can describe a lot of things: a dish, a drink or even the Wednesday night Latin dance classes at UTD hosted by Stop Pretending You Can’t Dance, a student group that promotes various music and dance genres including the widely popular bachata style. Two dance instructors and performers, who launched and run a local…
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Students provide free campus marketing through new club
A group of students came together to launch an organization dedicated to helping other student groups on campus better market themselves to the UTD community. Comet Marketing provides services such as making posters and flyers, creating promotional videos and assisting with photography-related needs to campus organizations. The idea for Comet Marketing surfaced last year with…