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Student Government’s ‘Take Back the Night’ honors sexual assault survivors 

A crowd gathered around flickering candles arranged next to the Reflection Pool the night of April 23 as representatives from rape crisis centers...

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In memoriam: professor and Director of Guitar Studies remembered

Enric Madriguera, UTD’s Director of Guitar Studies and first Russell Cleveland Professor in Guitar Studies died April 14.   Madriguera was one of the...

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In memoriam: founder, former director of ATEC dies

Thomas Linehan, founder of the Arts and Technology program and the former director of the Institute for Interactive Arts and Engineering at UTD,...

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Cecil and Ida Green Center demolished

The demolition of the Cecil and Ida Green Center began April 17 and will continue until the end of the spring semester.   Originally...

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Pro-Palestine Comets reject meeting conditions with President Benson after week of protests

At the climax of a nearly 10-hour long demonstration April 23, representatives from Students for Justice in Palestine and UTD’s Cabinet of the...

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Green Fee Referendum passes with 61% support

The Green Fee Referendum passed April 26. Of the 1,032 Comets who voted in the referendum, held from April 24 to 26, 628...

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Pro-Palestine students to meet with President Benson after seven-hour long sit-in for divestment

At the climax of a nearly 10-hour long demonstration April 23, representatives from Students for Justice in Palestine and UTD’s Cabinet of the...

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The Mercury wins 19 press awards

The Mercury brought home 19 press awards at the 2024 Texas Intercollegiate Press Association conference in San Marcos, including 13 awards for pre-published...

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Einstein, an eclipse and Brazil walk into a bar

At the 2024 Solar Eclipse Panel Discussion that took place April 8, Professor of Physics and Astrophysics Mustapha Ishak-Boushaki retold the story of...

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Comet Comments: what did you think about the eclipse?

Maybe 3 of the 4 minutes of the totality were obscured by clouds unfortunately, but it heightened the tension. Everyone lost their minds...

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