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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

Members of the Refugee Olympic Team visit the Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil. The team competed in the Rio Summer Olympics held Aug. 5 - 21, representing the world’s refugee population and its hardships. Photo courtesy of International Olympic Committee Newsroom.

Rio games shine light on refugee crisis

August 22, 2016

Despite the controversy surrounding the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics due to concerns over Zika and petty street crime, the quadrennial spectacle should be remembered as the most influential in recent history....

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