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Candidates vie for House seat among calls for ceasefire

Four democratic candidates dug into policy issues at the first Texas 32 congressional debate on Jan. 18, 2024 as each vie for the...

By The MercuryJanuary 29, 2024

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Alumnus killed after stealing and crashing plane

Logan Timothy James stole an aircraft from the ATP Flight School at Addison Airport on Jan. 24, according to the Texas Department of...

By The MercuryJanuary 26, 2024

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Eddie Bernice Johnson passes

Eddie Bernice Johnson died Dec. 31, 2023 at the age of 89 after 40 years of serving as a politician at both the...

By The MercuryJanuary 16, 2024

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ODEI removed: trans students react

Texas SB 17 is officially in effect, bringing an end to the Galerstein Gender Center and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion....

By The MercuryJanuary 16, 2024

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion replaced with OCRS

UTD’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is dismantled as of Dec. 31 and will now be replaced by the Office of Campus...

By The MercuryJanuary 16, 2024

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Texas bills bring uncertainty for immigrant students

With the passing of SB 17, the Latino community at UTD will have to organize cultural celebrations and events with less support from...

By The MercuryJanuary 16, 2024

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Congress comes to the Comets

UTD Democrats is hosting a congressional debate for Texas District 32 on Jan. 18, 2024, in the SSA Auditorium from 7 p.m. to...

By The MercuryJanuary 14, 2024

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Students, alumni detained at Love Field Airport while protesting Biden’s arrival in Dallas

UTD students and alumni were among a dozen protesters detained Monday night demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and shutting down a main entrance...

By The MercuryJanuary 9, 2024

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By The MercuryDecember 4, 2023

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Comets Protest in Capital for Ceasefire, Hostage Release

Comets joined thousands of students protesting in Austin, Washington D.C, and across the nation this November in support of immigrant workers’ rights, a...

By The MercuryDecember 4, 2023

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