Opinion

Opinion

Unpredictable Orbits

Comet Cabs’ timing inconsistent, need overall improvements Comet Cabs are supposed to be handy transit options on campus, but more often than not...

By The MercuryNovember 11, 2019

Opinion

Meals that Make Cents

Why mandatory meal plans are detrimental to freshmen College is costly. Student loans are as synonymous with the college experience as midnight cramming...

By The MercuryNovember 11, 2019

Opinion

Falling out with ‘Fallout’

How Bethesda’s memberships scam gamers Bethesda released a scary addition just in time for Halloween: a “Fallout 76” subscription service. This “premium membership”...

By The MercuryNovember 11, 2019

Opinion

Breaking Up the Fight

In a phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President Trump virtually single-handedly committed to pulling out 1,000 troops from Syria and...

By The MercuryOctober 28, 2019

Opinion

The Student’s Candidate

As university students, we have a multitude of concerns; the cost of college, healthcare, housing afforda-bility and fair employment, both before and after...

By The MercuryOctober 28, 2019

Opinion

Lost in the ‘Blizzard’

Recently, video game company Blizzard revoked the prize winnings of a Hearthstone Grandmasters player for supporting the Hong Kong protest movement. This might...

By The MercuryOctober 28, 2019

Opinion

Absolution by Misdirection

On Oct. 2, fired police officer and convicted murderer Amber Guyger was sentenced to 10 years in prison for taking an innocent man’s...

By The MercuryOctober 14, 2019

Opinion

Two Sides of the Same Coin

Never did I think I would watch Donald Trump be the warm-up act at a Texas political rally. As one ethnonationalist commits human...

By The MercuryOctober 14, 2019

Opinion

The ‘Core’ of the Issue

Why Comets to the Core needs reform If you’re a freshman or junior, at the start of the semester you probably noticed an...

By The MercurySeptember 29, 2019

Opinion

DARTing toward a Solution

Why public transit still needs improvement Dallas Area Rapid Transit has a tough job. It has to cater to the needs of commuters going to and from Dallas...

By The MercurySeptember 29, 2019

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