Opinion

Opinion

A&M controversy indicative of larger issue with clickbait media

The outrage over Rick Perry’s comments about the A&M University Student Government election is indicative of the problems in the way people are...

By The MercuryMarch 27, 2017

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...

By The MercuryMarch 27, 2017

Editorials Featured Opinion

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...

By The Mercury,March 21, 2017

Opinion

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...

By The MercuryMarch 6, 2017

Editor's Picks Letters to the Editor Opinion

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...

By The MercuryFebruary 20, 2017

Opinion

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...

By The MercuryFebruary 6, 2017

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,...

By The MercuryFebruary 6, 2017

Opinion

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...

By The MercuryJanuary 23, 2017

Opinion

‘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...

By The MercuryJanuary 9, 2017

Opinion

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,...

By The MercuryDecember 5, 2016

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