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The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

Yiyi Ding | Mercury Staff

Need resume advice? Skip ECS 3390

February 26, 2024

If you’re an ECS major looking for full time employment, a great way to accomplish this is through internships. Unfortunately, ECS 3390 — the class designed to help students with the rigorous internship...

Anika Sultana | Mercury Staff

Hating furries proves you’re uneducated

February 12, 2024

Everyone knows furries are embarrassing, creepy perverts – but how much of that belief stems from miseducation? Whether uploading illustrations of their humanoid animal personas — better known as...

Grace Cowger | Mercury Staff

Taylor Swift AI deepfakes show need for stricter laws

February 12, 2024

Sexually explicit AI generated images of Taylor Swift at football games circulated on social media platforms such as X, Reddit, and Facebook on Jan. 24; social media companies are partly culpable. Swift’s...

Comets deserve more support during campus construction

Comets deserve more support during campus construction

February 12, 2024

Spring semester welcomed students back to campus with construction barriers closing off frequently trafficked areas of campus. During this heavy construction period, students are burdened by increased...

Rainier Pederson | Web Editor

Biased Spirit Rocks reporting misrepresents Comets

January 29, 2024

“We are winning.” “Love them both.” “No peace on stolen land.” Chances are, you remember reading those words on the Spirit Rocks last semester. But the story of UTD’s infamous “rock wars”...

Anika Sultana | Mercury Staff

New year, new classes — but don’t drop old friends

January 29, 2024

New semesters are exciting because they offer one of the most enriching experiences campus life has to offer: new social opportunities, which are important in not just your growth as a student but as...

Rainier Pederson | Mercury Staff

Support UT’s trans legacy

January 16, 2024
Gender-affirming care is not a novel topic, even in Texas.
Erin Gutschke | Mercury Staff

Don’t confuse holiday consumerism with a ‘giving spirit’

December 4, 2023

With the holiday season officially underway, sales from every store imaginable have begun to roll out without the slightest hint of stopping, turning a time meant for charity into a season of unnecessary...

Anika Sultana | Mercury Staff

Bring our rocks back!

December 4, 2023

“Censorship.” “Cowardly.” “Bring our rocks back.” These were the sentiments expressed by students the morning of Nov. 20, when UTD administration removed the Spirit Rocks from campus. Admin...

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