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UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

Miguel Perez|Editor-in-chief

Feminism is not for sale

October 6, 2014

Consumer culture, big business misconstrue, damage idea of feminism The demise of a human right It has always served in the interests of consumerism to place people in mutually exclusive boxes. “The...

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Comet Comments

October 6, 2014

Leaders must support action on climate change

October 6, 2014

It was a moment never to be forgotten. The streets of Manhattan were bursting with an atmosphere electrified by the human energy of more than 400,000 people coming together to demand a diversified plan...

Amanda Hurst|Staff Designer

Unpaid internships must have defined objectives

October 6, 2014

After participating in Disney college internship student highlights benefits, pitfalls of programs without pay Low-paying internships can provide students with invaluable experience and connections, but...

Growth in athletics should not be feared

October 6, 2014

UTD athletics have come a long way from the days of being a doormat for Division III– a change reflected in the university’s commitment to improving athletic facilities on campus. By the end of the...

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Comet Comments

September 22, 2014

Molly Wade|Staff Designer

Student loan bubble reaching boiling point

September 22, 2014

The student loan bubble is starting to burst. Young adults are taking record levels of student loans and other debt to earn bachelor and associate degrees. Beginning in 1958, President Dwight Eisenhower...

Miss (In)dependent

September 22, 2014

FAFSA dependency classifications restrict financial aid for students living alone, without parental assistance As I stood in the hour-and-a-half-long line at the Bursar’s Office on Sept. 8, I looked...

What issues do you want gubernatorial candidates to focus on?”

What issues do you want gubernatorial candidates to focus on?”

September 8, 2014

            “Abortion. Women should have the rights to their own bodies.”                              Alex Vuong, Biology freshman              “Legalization of...

Israeli perspective absent in Gaza article

September 8, 2014

I am writing in response to the article printed in the Aug. 4 edition of The Mercury entitled “Trapped in Gaza.” It put to print statistics that are at best, contested, and at worst, false. It also...

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