The role of Student Government in campus life cannot be understated. In a year that has seen a tuition increase, the search for a new president and disputes over sexual assault reporting all arise, it...
People need to unite to stop one of the nation’s most controversial presidential candidates in recent memory from taking Oval Office
As the nation recovers from its Super Tuesday hangover, one thing...
Tale of student who went through process of getting arranged marriage fails to represent entire scope of Muslim matrimony
Last week, I read “Love Story” on the front page of The Mercury and, I will...
UTD established an office last year to deal with reports of sexual discrimination, including sexual assault and harassment, in a way that complies with Title IX policy. However, since the office has been...
Women in Latin American countries told to abstain from pregnancy without access to contraception or reproductive education
The Zika virus is sweeping across our planet and it has quickly become the cover...
Officials prioritized saving money over health of residents of Flint
The Flint Water Crisis has shocked millions as its story unfolded over the past month, yet awareness has come far too late for many...
Lack of understanding of virus leads to frenzy, sense of panic
The recent spread of the Zika virus has caused the World Health Organization to declare it a global threat and has led to a media field day....
Mainstream media focuses on positives of Vermont senator, fails to mention democratic socialist’s history of imperialist foreign policy
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders’ campaign has received much political...
Lack of restrictions on red meat in new dietary suggestions made by federal authorities shows lack of ethics, influence of lobbyists
The most recent edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans omitted...
Damage brought to community from tornadoes brings goals, objectives into perspective as new year dawns
People spend most of their lives fixating on trivial things like how big their house is, what kind...
Cutback on group leaves vacuum of affordable care, safe abortions
The Texas defunding of Planned Parenthood led to a public controversy on both sides of the pro-choice and pro-life spectrum. After I found...
Lack of attendance at town hall indicative of potential larger issue
When talks of a possible tuition increase started to spread through campus, there wasn’t as much of an uproar as people would think....
