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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

Graphic by Ryan Magee | Mercury Staff.

Just skip to the end, already

September 17, 2018

Online Twitter debates cut down to 280 characters a bite. Snapchat messages that disappear in seconds. Clickbait. Eye-catching, snappy and compact. Condensed news has astonishing prevalence in modern...

Graphic by Sam Lopez | Mercury Staff.

Unmaking a murderer

September 4, 2018

Dallas County just became one of few in the nation to convict and sentence a police officer for murder after an on-duty shooting. This execution of justice should become the rule rather than the exception. On...

Graphic by Carolina Alvarez | Outreach Editor.

The dream team

September 4, 2018

Implementing a football program at UTD will improve the social scene on campus. With the college football season fast approaching, it’s more glaring than ever that UTD doesn’t have a football...

Searching for your sunrise

August 20, 2018

Motivation. It’s the fuel, the invigorator, the sunrise on our otherwise dark desert of endless schoolwork. But most of us have those days — sometimes many days in a row — when our fuel reserves...

Advocacy instead of afterthoughts

August 20, 2018

As a student who uses a power wheelchair daily, I have experienced physical and academic hinderances at UTD. These obstacles are more prevalent than the average able-bodied student may realize. For students...

No cause for celebration

July 30, 2018

A graduation ceremony is the pinnacle of collegiate success. It is the opportunity to gather together friends and family to commemorate years of hard work and the end of an important chapter in life. It...

Graphic by Christina Lazutkin | Mercury Staff.

More campus sustainability measures necessary

July 1, 2018

In the last decade, UTD has made great strides in making the campus more sustainable, but there is still work to be done to make life better for both students and the local environment, such as by allowing...

Graphic by Sam Lopez | Mercury Staff.

Sensationalism of child actors causes long-term damage

June 11, 2018

Child actors and influencers are subject to public scrutiny as a result of media sensationalism and social media networks. While seeing child actors all over news articles and videos is nothing new, our...

UTD should consider upgrading older buildings

UTD should consider upgrading older buildings

May 1, 2018

Since its opening in the 1970s, UTD now holds 27,000 students. To accommodate for this constantly growing population, we have the visitor center and bookstore, ATEC, JSOM, BSB and an upcoming new engineering...

Graphic by Carolina Alvarez | Mercury Staff.

Publications risk closure due to loss of funding, resources

April 23, 2018

News media is present in the lives of students whether they choose to indulge in it or not, and can be found in the form of broadcast, radio or more traditionally, print. One challenge has become prevalent...

Graphic by Ethan Christopher | Mercury Staff.

Confederate monuments symbolize white supremacy

April 9, 2018

The debate over Confederate monuments is still going strong as the Dallas city council decides whether or not to remove the city’s remaining Confederate statues. The fact that these monuments are still...

Graphic by Anthony McNair | Mercury Staff.

Art classes are vital to college experience

March 26, 2018

It’s a known fact that the arts are underrepresented at UTD, with the destruction of the Art Barn and the lack of real updates to the current arts buildings. However this lack of representation could...

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