Category: News
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Ladies first
New organization aims to work with international nonprofit to fund girls’ education across the world, shape female leaders Casual surfing on the internet over Thanksgiving break led finance and global business freshman Nishaat Rupani, to come across a website about an international non-profit called She’s the First, which quickly piqued her interest. “I always wanted…
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Survivor speaks
Annual event spreads sexual assault awareness, offers support A survivor’s story of her sexual assault and how she overcame the aftermath was the centerpiece of an annual event centered on educating college students about the issues of assault and rape. Every year, UTD hosts “Take Back the Night,” an event with the goal of educating…
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Mobile home
Cash strapped student lives out of car for months Editor’s note: The source’s name has been changed to protect his identity. His car was outfitted with two Coleman coolers filled with non-perishable food. He hid everything he owned under a tarp in the bed of his truck, or on the floor of the passenger side.…
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Views from the other side
Students of different races face challenges, find new environment at UTD When political science senior Nick Hernandez looks back on when he first arrived at UTD in the fall of 2012, he readily admits he felt out of place. Hernandez, who grew up in the predominantly black and Hispanic neighborhood of Pleasant Grove in Dallas,…
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UTD releases campus carry recommendations
Editor’s note: This story has been updated since its original publication. Recommendations for concealed handguns need Regents’ approval After months of behind the scenes work by a special committee, President ad interim Hobson Wildenthal has released UTD’s recommendations for the implementation of Senate Bill 11, a law allowing the concealed carry of handguns on campus. Wildenthal, who sent the…
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Q&A: Maria Klawe
Correction: In an earlier version of this article, Maria Klawe’s name was misspelled. The Mercury regrets this error. On April 8, Maria Klawe, the president of Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, Calif., gave a lecture on the importance of recruiting more women into the tech industry as part of the Department of Computer Science’s Distinguished…
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Comet Closet set to open soon in JSOM
Service collects gently used professional attire, redistributes to students in need after they meet certain number of requirements A new service on campus has been collecting donations of professional attire to redistribute to students who need them to land jobs or internships. The service, called Comet Closet, was set up in 2015 and will be…
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Fallen Comets remembered
Family, friends, faculty gather on April 7 to commemorate the loss of eight students who passed away this academic year. Correction: In a previous version of this story, the number of students who passed away was incorrectly stated. The Mercury regrets this error. Eight students who passed away this academic year were commemorated at the annual…
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How Toyota came to UTD
University, international company partnered for campus exhibition The array of corporate flags and cars that accompanied Toyota’s on-campus celebration were all part of a large campaign to announce the company’s plans for the future as it moves its North American headquarters to Plano. What members of the UTD community may not realize, however, is that…
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HackUTD turns into major event
Tech event that orgininated within university hosts students from across state, world in second-annual coding contest A 1-year-old tradition on campus is quickly becoming a staple of the UTD community thanks to the dedication of students and professionals from across North Texas. More than 400 hackers, sponsors and volunteers gathered in the ECS building on…