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Editor’s Desk: new semester, new Mercury
Welcome — or welcome back — to campus. For many, this will be your first year at UTD, so you have the great pleasure of learning how to navigate this labyrinthine compound of a university.…
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The Marías’ ‘Submarine’ Tour brings dreamy sound to DFW
A long, eager line of fans snaked through the parking lot of the South Side Ballroom, small talk filling the humid Dallas night. As the sun dipped below the horizon, the venue’s red-brick exterior and…
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Opinion: Danger at the door of Student Government
Our government has, in recent years, become increasingly dysfunctional as obstructionism — the political strategy of preventing work from getting done — brought about by partisan warfare in both houses has rendered Congress unable to…
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Opinion: Art, identity and outrage — Olympic artistry or affront?
A black roof, slick with rain, sheltered a figure cloaked in dark robes, its head veiled by white mesh over a black mask. As this figure soared across the Seine on a zipline, it became…
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Opinion: “Kneecap” curb stomps Anglo Saxon supremacy through Irish-language art
Aggressive beats and snares à la N.W. A.’s “Straight Outta Compton” or Eazy-E’s “Boyz-N-The-Hood” blare from the theater’s speakers – except instead of English lyrics, the unexpected Irish Gaelic sounds throughout the theater. The lyrical…
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Opinion: TeaCo is a boba addict’s dream
UTD finally killed the on-campus Smoothie King. Great! Going to Smoothie King meant reserving at least 40 minutes of your day just to wait and hope that your smoothie gets made today. With the 2024…
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Comets for Better Transit trains sight on potential DART budget cuts
Dallas Area Rapid Transit, the light rail transit system used by many Comets to get around DFW, faces threats of decreased funding from Plano and other Dallas cities. Plano’s city council, one of the first…
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A bee in our bonnets: UTD’s journey to sustainable living
Correction, Aug. 22: The graphic accompanying this article incorrectly states how much of UTD’s energy consumption comes from nonrenewable sources. The correct figure is 64%. The graphic also includes a quote from Garapaty that was…
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From game console to big screen: the chaotic journey of ‘Borderlands’
Three massive spotlights sliced through the Dallas night, casting a crimson glow over the Texas Theatre as cosplayers and cinephiles alike gathered beneath the twinkling marquee for a cinematic trip to Pandora. As the lights…
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Safety tips from UTDPD
The start of the fall semester coincides with the return of over 30,000 students and faculty to UTD’s sprawling campus, including many first-time Comets. Safety measures at UTD, largely managed by UTDPD, have been set…
