Category: News
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Mr. Smith, Ms. Smith and Mx. Smith
Corrections: In a previous version of this article, the definition of pansexuality was incorrectly stated. Also, attribution for policy changes on campus that benefit the LGBT community were incorrectly stated. The Mercury regrets these errors. -Editor’s Note- Due to concerns about their safety and privacy, no photos of the transgender individuals interviewed for this story were taken…
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Former student makes court appearance
A former UTD student who was indicted for bringing a gun on campus has had his first appearance in court and was scheduled for a bond hearing on June 2. Natas Centner Hastings, a former freshman, was arrested by UTD police on September 21 and charged with the possession of a weapon on campus after…
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Provost prepares for presidency
With the departure of David Daniel as president of the university, the wheels have already been set in motion for the administration and university to move forward. Daniel, who will assume the role of Deputy Chancellor of the UT system on July 1, will be replaced by Hobson Wildenthal , who was appointed as interim…
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McDermott Scholar rattled by quake
Arden Wells was sitting in a teahouse in the small village of Sete, Nepal, playing cards with fellow students when the first earthquake hit on April 25. Even though she was 80 miles northeast of the earthquake’s epicenter, she could feel the tremors shake the teahouse. “What was so crazy about it was that it…
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Legislature passes concealed carry bill
After three sessions of repeated debates in the Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 11, the controversial concealed carry on campus bill, passed the Texas House 98-47 on May 31. The bill currently awaits Gov. Greg Abbott’s approval. Both sides went back and forth, adding and deleting amendments to the bill in the week before it passed.…
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What it’s like to be Muslim in America
Nour Sharaf was on Facebook when she saw a link about the shooting in Garland. Immediately, her heart filled with dread. On May 3, two gunmen opened fire outside an art exhibit held at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland that displayed cartoon depictions of the Prophet Muhammad. Participants had the opportunity to win a…
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Alum sentenced to life in Silk Road case
A judge in the Federal District Court in Manhattan sentenced Silk Road founder and UTD alumnus Ross Ulbricht to life in prison on Friday, May 29. Following a three-week trial, Ulbricht was found guilty on Feb. 9 on seven charges, including conspiracies to sell drugs, launder money and hack computers, the Wall Street Journal reported. Silk Road, an…
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Dallas mayoral candidate swings by campus
No Labels UTD, a nonpartisan organization on campus, invited Dallas mayoral candidate Marcos Ronquillo to speak with students May 4. Ronquillo, who is running against current mayor Mike Rawlings, spoke about his focal issues of concern — connectivity and neighborhood development. Elections are May 9. Listen to his talk at the event here: Q: What…
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Hundreds gather at vigil for Nepal
Corrections: The title of the father of a victim of the earthquake was incorrect. He was a teacher of Bikash Manandhar. The name of the organization members of NSA went to to get registered was incorrectly stated in an earlier version of this article. The organization was the Student Organization Center. The Mercury regrets these…