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Opinion

Why aren’t you watching the road?

As a commuter school, traffic is heavy at UTD, and with that comes careless student drivers. Drivers need to slow down and focus...

By The MercuryMarch 20, 2023

Opinion

Boycotting videogames does not solve injustice

Transphobia and propaganda are a few of the latest search terms to be associated with a campaign against the video games “Hogwarts Legacy”...

By The MercuryMarch 20, 2023

Opinion

Creativity is for STEM students too

With UTD’s many efforts to expand the arts on campus, now is the perfect time for STEM-oriented students to take on a creative...

By The MercuryMarch 20, 2023

Opinion

UTD needs better social life

Comets often complain that UTD is largely a commuter school and lacks a social life compared to other Texas universities. However, both the...

By The MercuryFebruary 27, 2023

Opinion

Free resources for students

Students should be more aware of free campus resources to help with — and potentially prevent — midterm burnout. By the time you’re...

By The MercuryFebruary 27, 2023

Opinion

More students need to learn CPR and AED

Not enough students are actively learning basic life support, or BLS, which is easy to learn and has immense positive potential. People may...

By The MercuryFebruary 27, 2023

Opinion

Dear Boomers: please stop writing Gen Z characters

As newer TV shows like “Euphoria” and “Never Have I Ever” air on popular streaming platforms, young people are constantly seeing how characters...

By The MercuryFebruary 27, 2023

Opinion

We are Asian Americans. We are not a foreign threat. We are not the enemy.

One out of five Asian Americans will experience a hate-related incident, and with rising tensions between China and the United States, we will...

By The MercuryFebruary 27, 2023

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By The MercuryFebruary 27, 2023

Opinion

‘MILF Manor’ — dystopia or reality?

Disturbing as it is, TLC’s “MILF Manor” should surprise no one, as it follows logically from the problematic themes that viewers have long...

By The MercuryFebruary 13, 2023