Chances are you have running water, clean clothes, a phone
and plans for a decent lunch. By the standards of the first 95% of human
history, you’re living in luxury. And it’s not just you. Everyone...
Throughout the span of world history, we have both observed and learned
from the rise and ultimate demise of global powers that once successfully ruled
under their own specific forms of government. Through...
Why slasher films don't do the horror genre justice
Horror films are exactly as the name suggests. They do what
most other genres typically avoid: they force the audience to face undesirable
or horrific...
Public relations disasters continue to plague the video game industry
It’s 2020! And with the new year and new decade, it has come
time for retrospection. In the last 10 years, the video game industry...
Tokenism isn't representation
Greta Gerwig’s 2019 movie adaptation of “Little Women” is
the newest take on the 1868 classic by Louisa May Alcott. The story has been
remade and adapted time and...
Change of major fee ineffective, not always necessary
I entered UTD as a visual and performing arts major with a
theatre concentration. Over the next year and a half, I added a second major in
political...
Why New Year's resolutions accomplish nothing
As 2020 approaches and electro swing hopefully becomes vogue
for the Roaring 20’s reboot, some people might wistfully look to the future and
make a New...
Editor's Note: This article addresses previous coverage from The Mercury, available here.
On Nov. 19, 2019, members of the World Mission Society Church of God stood at the Plinth with petitions asking...
When you are arrested, your life is in a stranger’s hands.
But what happens when that stranger, a trained authority figure, doesn’t care
whether you live or die? Police officers and other authority...
In the face of growing generational gaps between the Baby
Boomers, Generation X, Millennials and Generation Z, the youth have rallied
around a response that has inspired a social movement, creating new...
People put up dreamcatchers to escape nightmares, close
their eyes during scary movies and label topics as taboo to avoid talking about
things they fear. In almost every aspect of our lives, we perpetually...
Comet Cabs' timing inconsistent, need overall improvements
Comet Cabs are supposed to be handy transit options on
campus, but more often than not are a dice roll of whether or not you find a
cab when...
