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The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD(iversity)

UTD(iversity)

November 12, 2018

When you’re walking around UTD, you see people from all walks of life. A Bengali student to your right, a Korean girl in front of you, an Argentinian person to your left and your Indian BFF right next...

Graphic by Chiamaka Mgboji | Mercury Staff.

What the people want

November 12, 2018

Authoritarianism is simply the abuse of authority at the expense of liberty. America certainly has had authoritarian tendencies — from the brutal subjugation of native peoples, the legacy of anti-immigration ideologies,...

Beto O’Rourke, the U.S. representative for Texas’s 16th congressional district in El Paso, spoke at UTD in the SSA auditorium on Sept. 20 at an event held by No Labels. Photo by David Worman | Mercury Staff.

This election season, don’t forget about health care

November 5, 2018

A key complaint from students at UTD is the lack of access to mental health counseling services on campus due to high demand. Long wait times force many students to seek these services off-campus in order...

Graphic by EJ Chong | Mercury Staff.

An illusion of transparency

October 29, 2018

A week ago, I was listening to The Ben Shapiro Show, a conservative podcast. For those familiar with Shapiro’s sharp wit and rapid speech, it shouldn’t come as as a surprise when I say that I had...

Rediscovering democracy

October 29, 2018

It seems to me that more and more, we have come to expect less and less of each other. It’s a phrase from one of my favorite TV shows, but increasingly, it no longer seems like the stuff of melodrama....

Graphic by Chiamaka Mgboji | Mercury Staff.

Starving for change

October 15, 2018

Growing up, I always referred to UTD as a “brown school.” My mom especially felt more secure about sending me to UTD, knowing that a Muslim community was present and active. UTD takes pride in its...

Graphic by Eunjee Chong | Mercury Staff.

It’s not a question: No means no

October 15, 2018

Last week, my news feed was plastered with images of a belligerent Brett Kavanaugh, Trump’s most recent nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court. In these photos, he’s been captured red-faced, in fierce...

Graphic by Ryan Magee | Mercury Staff.

The commuter conundrum

October 15, 2018

With the enrollment at UTD inching toward 30,000, it could easily be said that the campus has become a self-subsistent community of its own, nestled in a corner of Richardson. However, rather than just...

Photo by Carolina Alvarez | Outreach Editor.

Cut from curriculum

October 1, 2018

Judeo-Christianity, the Alamo and the removal of important female figures — the Texas State Board of Education’s committee hearings may be the most ridiculously “Texas” things one could expect....

Graphic by EJ Chong | Mercury Staff.

Moving beyond misconceptions

October 1, 2018

One of the biggest consequences of being a minority sect in the midst of a big religion like Islam is that our traditions and viewpoints are never accurately represented in mainstream media, textbooks...

Graphic by Chiamaka Mgboji | Mercury Staff.

The Editorial Board: No more excuses

October 1, 2018

We have an opportunity to change our nation — to determine the direction of our policies and mold a better future. But only if we give ourselves the power to do so. With the Oct. 9 voter registration...

Graphic by Chiamaka Mgboji | Mercury Staff.

When talent trumps indecency

September 17, 2018

In light of the recent rise in YouTube apology vidoes and public exposure of celebrity wrongdoings, it’s time to figure out where exactly we stand on societal morality and people’s pasts. Having talent...

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