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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

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Richardson leaders delay off-campus housing

December 5, 2022

After debating a zoning ordinance that would allow a new off-campus housing development within walking distance of the UTD campus, Richardson city council deferred voting on the issue. The meeting...

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IQ Headquarters counters brain drain

November 14, 2022

With the southern region of the U.S the least likely to retain college graduates, the Richardson-based Innovation Quarter offers UTD students several incentives to stay in North Texas. The IQ Headquarters,...

Beto O'Rourke made the campus visit as a part of the Beto for Texas College tour, organized by the League of United Latin American Citizens and Students for Beto. Photo by Rylee Russell | Mercury Staff

BETO MAKES STOP AT UTD

October 17, 2022

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke detailed his plans for potential governorship at a packed rally of over a thousand students last Friday. The “League of United Latin American Citizens”...

Biden loan forgiveness plan promises debt relief

September 19, 2022

Days after the fall semester started, President Biden announced a student loan forgiveness plan that could alleviate the debt of millions of Texans. Thomas Gray The state’s more than $120 billion...

Faculty responds to tenure threat

August 22, 2022

The UTD Academic Senate found itself caught between a rock and a hard place when Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick threatened to eliminate tenure at all public universities in Texas. As the 51 committee members...

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True neutral: The college civics professor

August 23, 2021

The burden of having to give the most coherent, objective and unbiased information in the vast works of American government is put on the shoulders of today’s civics professors. Their job at the basic...

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