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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

Familiar Faces

Familiar Faces

October 20, 2014

Research prof explores facial recognition, what makes faces memorable Every time someone looks at a face, neurons are at work. They are storing the faces of the friend made at school, the cashier at Macy’s...

Lina Moon

Examining Ebola

October 20, 2014

Students, faculty weigh in on disease outbreak, hospital protocol Dallas County officials decided against declaring a state of disaster in the area, citing the declaration as premature and harmful to...

Judy Nguyen | Staff Photographer
"The support [my friend] got from the group and outside the group as well gave me a real sense of community and a real sense of belonging, which is something a lot of people struggle with."

"[PRIDE] really honestly helped me come to terms with the identity that I struggled with up until that point in my life for 18 years. I really just want to give back in a way that I feel like I can."

- Marcus Bethel

LGBT History Month 2014

October 6, 2014

Created in 1994, LGBT History Month celebrates the achievements of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) individuals. Unfortunately, the LGBT community faces exclusion from history education...

Director shares stories of women’s rights struggle

October 6, 2014

When she was 9 years old, Jennifer Lee didn’t just hear about the women’s liberation movement in New York; she lived it. “The women’s movement was happening, and you absorbed it,” Lee said. “The...

Ian LaMarsh|Staff Designer

University officials: We’re monitoring the outbreak

October 6, 2014

The recent outbreak of Ebola in Dallas has prompted officials from the national to the local level, including those at UTD, to address the issue. On Sept. 30, Thomas Eric Duncan, a native of Liberia,...

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‘Frozen’ sisters make debut on ‘Once Upon a Time’ season premiere

September 29, 2014

"Once Upon a Time" season four promises to be one of hope and unforeseen ethical challenges Overnight, our lives can change for the better – that is unless we’re Storybrooke residents in "Once Upon...

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