Opinion
Editorial Board: SG must improve transparency to boost voter turnout
As 2017 Student Government elections ended with another low turnout, it is important to consider what can be done to increase student participation...
Ed Board: Presidential, vice presidential candidates well-suited for uncontested positions
Because this year’s Student Government presidential and vice presidential candidates are running unopposed, the Editorial Board of The Mercury has decided to publish...
Liberal ideology hypocritical about free speech
In the political sphere, the term “regressivism” is ambiguous. Yet, one meaning can be derived after realizing that acting hypocritically about freedom of...
Letter To the Editor: UTD Dining Services misrepresented in previous issue of The Mercury
The Mercury’s reporter Mithra Kaushik reached out to us for a news story and requested to meet with UT Dallas Dining Services staff...
Letter from the Editor: The Mercury is obligated to publish campus news despite potential consequences
When members of a white nationalist organization plastered posters around campus carrying messages that condemned an inclusive society and boosted the regressive idea...
Dining hall needs better food, sanitation
This story has been corrected since its original publication. Eating at Dining Hall West has not been a positive experience for every student,...
Campus tobacco ban will not solve health problems
The campus tobacco ban, which will go into effect on June 1, is not a good idea. It will only cause stress to...
‘Alt-right’ movement too ill-defined for use
The term “alt-right” came to the forefront during the 2016 election as Hillary Clinton and various media outlets connected the movement to the...
Anti-Trump protesters safeguard First Amendment right
The First Amendment is one of our most important rights as Americans. Its protection of our right to protest also safeguards democracy itself,...
Campus deserves more credit for building school spirit
With homecoming fresh on our minds, now is a great time to think about how we don’t give UTD enough credit for all...