Category: News
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Campus hosts ribbon cutting ceremony for new SSA building
University officials and student organization leaders hosted a ribbon cutting event to celebrate the opening of the Student Services Building Addition on Feb. 2. The addition is 68,000 square feet and contains a 530-seat auditorium, open study spaces, a “Grab and Go” food location and a gaming wall. Calvin Jamison, the vice president of administration,…
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Mercury Midday News 2/2/2017
This week we discuss President Trump’s immigration ban with Bilal Ayub of the UTD Muslim Council and Christian Briggs of Texas Rising at UTD. Follow MMN’s Twitter: @MercMiddayNews
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‘White nationalist’ fliers on campus prompt response from students, administration
Editor’s Note: This story originally ran on The Mercury’s website. It has been updated since its original publication. The name of one source has been changed due to concerns of prosecution. Members of the Texas branch of a white nationalist organization, American Vanguard, posted fliers around campus last week. The incident is currently under review…
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Staff reminisce about recently deceased UTD employee
John George, a Garland native who worked in the UTD print and copy services for 21 years, passed away at 39 on Jan. 20. His family, coworkers and friends reflected on the unexpected loss and what he meant to them. Chris Rench, assistant director of print services and George’s supervisor, spoke about how George had…
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Mercury Midday News 01/26/17
This week we discuss the role that the media plays in academia with Dr. Alex Piquero and the impact of Texas’s proposed “bathroom bill” with Student Government senators.
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SG senators vote to adopt resolution to condemn ‘bathroom bill’
On Jan. 24, the Student Government senators voted 28 to 7 in favor of adopting a resolution condemning Senate Bill 6, or the “bathroom bill,” that was recently filed in the Texas Senate. SB6 would impose a fine on individuals that enter a changing room or bathroom that does not correspond to the sex marker…
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SG Report: January 23rd
ELECTIONS AND TAO COUNSELING Elections for Student Government senators will be the week after spring break. Those who are interested must sign up by Feb. 20. “Contact someone from Student Government as well as the Election Board’s Chair Casey Sublett and they will try to get them paired with a ticket and at least try…
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SG, LGBTQ clubs look at proposed Texas law
Texas Republican Sen. Lois Kolkhorst and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have unveiled a “bathroom bill” in the Texas Legislature which forces individuals to use the bathroom corresponding the the gender on their birth certificate and creates harsher punishments for crimes committed in bathrooms. The bill covers government buildings and specifically state colleges and universities like…
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Research earns nat’l media spotlight
Alex Piquero’s work has appeared on the front page of The New York Times. It’s been lambasted in an opinion authored by Ann Coulter. Former President Barack Obama has cited Piquero’s research as a reason for declaring October National Youth Justice Awareness Month. The Ashbel Smith Professor of Criminology and associate dean of graduate programs…