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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

Anish Paudel | Mercury Staff

Battle of the bots

April 29, 2024

Shreya Ravi | Mercury Staff The UT Designspace where Comet Robotics meets looks like a scene out of Big Hero Six, with people tinkering away at robots of various shapes and sizes, allowing members...

Yiyi Ding | Mercury Staff

Actors might wear ceasefire pins, but they aren’t your heroes

April 1, 2024

Despite modern Hollywood films often featuring provocative political messaging, especially at the 2024 Oscar Awards, major Hollywood actors fail to speak on political issues explicitly and don’t deserve...

Yiyi Ding | Mercury Staff

Films should respect naked bodies, not stigmatize them

March 18, 2024

Hollywood blockbusters suggest nudity can only exist to invoke a sense of sexuality or for shock value, and given how affected we are by the media we consume, these sensationalizing portrayals could be...

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Modern European media revives the romance genre

March 18, 2024

David Nicholl’s 2009 novel “One Day” has returned as a limited television series, revisiting a charming and heartbreaking love story spanning over 20 years. This slow burn romance revives the dying...

Surjaditya Sarkar | Mercury Staff

Protesters crash Nikki Haley rally

February 26, 2024

In Dallas, protesting Comets interrupt Haley's speech, disrupt rally with criticism and condemnations Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley spoke at a Dallas rally; the event was disrupted...

Anika Sultana | Mercury Staff

Comets’ critical critique of cinema

February 26, 2024

"Oppenheimer", "Barbie", "American Fiction" among Oscar nominees this year While “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” might be the most famous of this year’s Oscars nominees, the eight other films...

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House District Candidate Profiles: Francine Ly and Gulrez Khan

February 12, 2024

Texan Republicans and Democrats will race for their party nomination on March 5 for a seat in their respective House district. With calls to political action preceding the primaries, Texan political candidates...

Bad Romance: tales of heartbreak

Bad Romance: tales of heartbreak

February 12, 2024

One unread text: “It’s not you, it’s me.” It’s the text that no person in a relationship wants to receive. And while breakups are almost always painful at first — no matter which side you’re...

‘Saltburn’ puts more than a sprinkle of depravity on your For You page

January 29, 2024

Grace Cowger | Mercury Staff Grave fucking. A man eating semen out of a bath drain. These motifs for obsession and power — all jaw-droppingly unorthodox — are what drives Emerald Fennell’s...

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...

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