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Student Government passes resolution demanding Spirit Rocks return

With a nearly unanimous vote and resounding applause, Student Government passed S.R. 2023-08 on Nov. 28, a resolution demanding UTD reinstate the Spirit...

By The MercuryDecember 4, 2023

News

Student Affairs removes Spirit Rocks for platforming “extended political discourse”

The Spirit Rocks, a popular public platform for student expression, were removed from campus Nov. 20 after “extended political discourse” about conflict in...

By The MercuryNovember 20, 2023

Editorials

Red Light: UTD Sexual Harassment Policies Threaten Comets’ Liberties

UTD should amend its Student Grievances policy to match the definition of sexual harassment in its Sexual Misconduct Policy. While firm anti-harassment policies...

By The MercuryNovember 13, 2023

News

‘Benson you can’t hide’: Hundreds of protestors denounce violence in Gaza, call out Benson

Hundreds of students marched from TI Plaza to SSA at 2 p.m. Oct. 25 in response to UTD President Richard Benson’s statement expressing...

By The MercuryOctober 30, 2023

Life & Arts

A discussion with Domee Shi

Q: Tell us a little bit about yourself, your background and how you got into filmmaking. So my background is, I was born...

By The MercuryOctober 30, 2023

Editorials Opinion

‘Disappointed to be a UTD student’: Benson’s Israel-Hamas statement disrespects grieving Comets

Not only does UTD president Richard Benson’s latest message about the Israel-Hamas war disrespect grieving students, it successfully alienates students with ties to...

By The MercuryOctober 20, 2023

News

TPUSA hosts Riley Gaines, LGBTQ+ Comets celebrate Lia Thomas

Turning Point USA hosted conservative speaker Riley Gaines on the night of Thursday Oct. 12, coinciding with the Galerstein Gender Center’s event celebrating...

By The MercuryOctober 16, 2023

Life & Arts

‘I’m a tourist.’ ‘I’m just passing through these lands.’

Aromatic food stalls, pounding music and cheering lit up the Plinth on Thursday Oct. 12 at Students for Justice in Palestine’s annual poetry...

By The MercuryOctober 16, 2023

Opinion

Climate Corps won’t save us

President Joe Biden’s new American Climate Corps program, announced Sept. 20, plans to put thousands of young Americans to work in the “clean...

By The MercuryOctober 16, 2023

News Opinion

You Shouldn’t Care About Nika Nikoubin

Infamous UTD felon Nika Nikoubin’s new autobiography “Who is Nika Nikoubin? A Bloody Las Vegas Hotel Story” is larger than life, dramatically illustrating...

By The MercuryOctober 2, 2023

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