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Sander’s imperfect, most viable candidate

Mainstream media focuses on positives of Vermont senator, fails to mention democratic socialist’s history of imperialist foreign policy Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders’ campaign...

By The MercuryJanuary 25, 2016

Opinion

New health guidelines misleading

Lack of restrictions on red meat in new dietary suggestions made by federal authorities shows lack of ethics, influence of lobbyists The most...

By The MercuryJanuary 25, 2016

Opinion

The Perfect Storm

Damage brought to community from tornadoes brings goals, objectives into perspective as new year dawns People spend most of their lives fixating on...

By The MercuryJanuary 11, 2016

Opinion

State’s cutback on Planned Parenthood dangerous for women

Cutback on group leaves vacuum of affordable care, safe abortions The Texas defunding of Planned Parenthood led to a public controversy on both...

By The MercuryDecember 7, 2015

Opinion

Student apathy to tuition raise part of bad trend

Lack of attendance at town hall indicative of potential larger issue When talks of a possible tuition increase started to spread through campus,...

By The MercuryDecember 7, 2015

Opinion

Ease of access to news can be mixed blessing

Ability of users to get information at any given time can lead to public more fixated on quick bites rather than substantial pieces...

By The MercuryNovember 16, 2015

Opinion

Campus inexperience with race issues potentially harmful

Recent protests at the University of Missouri highlight UTD’s relative youth in dealing with racial problems on campus Many students are taking a...

By The MercuryNovember 16, 2015

Opinion

Letter from the Editor: Why we cover death on campus

Few events are as traumatic in life as the death of a loved one. For journalists, few stories are as difficult to write...

By The MercuryNovember 2, 2015

Opinion

Website’s shutdown mirrors industry trend

Loss of site that mixed sports with pop culture just example of struggle journalists face in modern era of corporate control When ESPN...

By The MercuryNovember 2, 2015

Opinion

Split Decision

The first Democratic presidential debate was hosted on Oct. 13. News outlets across the board gave former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton the...

By The MercuryOctober 19, 2015

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