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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

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April 7, 2015

Shared economies are strange creations of a post-recession market. People are letting strangers live in their homes and driving unknown, drunk 21-year-olds in their cars after working 15-hour days, all...

Mercury Morning News

March 31, 2015

Passive elections, leaders contribute to indifference

Passive elections, leaders contribute to indifference

March 30, 2015

Student apathy toward campus issues is often a direct consequence of passive leadership. Student bodies across the nation have boasted of widespread activist endeavors in the past, which include fighting...

#Consciouscapitalism

#Consciouscapitalism

March 29, 2015

If you haven’t already heard of this, conscious capitalism is a thing. For almost a decade, companies have been throwing around corporate social responsibility as a way to justify retreats and charity...

Liver damage

Liver damage

March 22, 2015

At its very basic, food is for survival. Then, if your wallet's thick enough, you could argue that food can be a delicacy. The perennial debate on vegetarian versus meat eaters will never end: both...

News 03/10

March 10, 2015

Man arrested, charged for murder of UTD employee

March 9, 2015

Frisco Police arrested and charged 63-year-old Robert Moses with the murder of his ex-wife Anna Moses, a UTD employee, on Feb. 26. Moses, who has been charged with first-degree murder, has been transported...

Jennifer Chi| Staff
From Left: Irma Rangel ninth-grade students Abgel Testaye, Kathy Villa, Magan Stewart and Genesis Gutierrez work on the musical instrument they designed during Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day.

Female representation lacking in STEM fields

March 9, 2015

Students, faculty explain need for participation from girls in computer science, engineering industries, present role models during event Women still lag in science, technology, engineering and math jobs...

Yang Xi|Staff
Lisa McNeme, assistant director for Veteran Services, was a B-52 bomber in the Air Force in Afghanistan before she chose to work in higher education.

B-52 bomber helps vets segue into school

March 9, 2015

Assistant Director, Veteran Services Center Service: 1995 – 2004, currently liaison officer at the Air Force Academy, Reserve Forces Branch: U.S. Air Force In middle school, a physics teacher taught...

Yang Xi| Staff
Narcely Ruiz, assistant director of the Women’s Center, transitioned from an almost all-male environment to an all-women work culture.

Sorority support taught vet civilian survival

March 9, 2015

Assistant Director, Galerstein Women’s Center Service: 2000 – 2006 Branch: U.S. Air National Guard One of Narcely Ruiz’s earliest memories was watching her dad play “Taps” on his trumpet at...

Yang Xi| Staff
Delvora King served in Guantanamo Bay and Hawaii and used her experiences in the Navy as life lessons.

Brooklyn native takes pride in Navy experience

March 9, 2015

Assistant Director, Student Union Service: 1985 - 1989 Branch: U.S. Navy Delvora King grew up in the melting pot of all cultures: New York City. After graduating from high school, King attended community...

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Women vets struggle with system

March 9, 2015

At UTD, there are 600 military-affiliated students and the number is growing, McNeme said. Most veterans require assistance with healthcare services, ways to support their families financially when the...

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