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Winter Break Binge-Watching

Winter Break Binge-Watching

January 18, 2017

After returning to UTD after a restful break — and I hope yours was too — I came across so many friends and new faces who were enthusiastic to tell me about their time huddled in bed watching...

Scrappy Little Nobody Anna Kendrick

Scrappy Little Nobody Anna Kendrick

November 29, 2016

In this modern world that feels overrun with spoiled rotten Kardashians, there is hope for raw talent to be held high again: Anna Kendrick. Kendrick, child actor and star of, “Into the Woods”, “Pitch...

Between the Lines: What they can't have

Between the Lines: What they can’t have

November 9, 2016

Today, I don't want to be happy. Like so many of my colleagues and friends, I've been up for the better part of 24 hours, covering what was supposed to be a major victory, if not a landslide, for Hillary...

Modern Bookworm Blog

From Drunk Cooking to “Hartening” Writing

November 3, 2016

Every college student uses YouTube for something or another. Seriously everyone. Whether the website be used for makeup tutorials, gaming, vlogs, shopping hauls, or “How-To” videos, there are videos...

Seasonal changes

Seasonal changes

November 1, 2016

We're about a month into fall, and, surprisingly, it's feeling a bit like it in Texas. I love fall. I love the warm, autumn colors, the robust and comfortable food, and the warm, cozy knits and comfortable...

Modern Bookworm Blog

Predictable Sparks Grows Within New Unpredictable Novel, Two by Two.

October 18, 2016

I’ll be frank, anybody who has not heard of author Nicholas Sparks is fully and absolutely unaccustomed to the romance section of their local bookstore or library. That’s probably acceptable for some...

Modern Bookworm Blog

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children…Burton success or fail?

October 5, 2016

Goth favorite and master of dark comedy and sporadic ideologies, Tim Burton announced in early 2012 that he would be directing the adaptation for the first of the three novels by Ransom Riggs titled Miss...

Between the Lines: A play-by-play of the first debate

Between the Lines: A play-by-play of the first debate

September 27, 2016

Disclaimer: The views expressed on this post are solely those of the author and do not reflect The Mercury, Student Media or UT Dallas. Last night was the first presidential debate, America’s equivalent...

Arochi Trial: September 27

Arochi Trial: September 27

September 27, 2016

On Tuesday, Enrique Arochi, the man convicted of the aggravated kidnapping of UTD alumna Christina Morris, waived his right for a jury to decide his punishment. Judge Mark Rusch will decide his fate at...

The fear of trying things alone

The fear of trying things alone

September 26, 2016

Last week, my friend and I agreed to go to a stand-up paddleboarding yoga class that evening. Neither of us had been before, but as the class time inched closer and closer, she was no where to be found...

Between the Lines: The Problem with "Not All Men"

Between the Lines: The Problem with “Not All Men”

September 23, 2016

  The trial of Enrique Arochi, the man a Collin County jury found guilty of the aggravated kidnapping of UTD alumna Christina Morris, captured the attention of the DFW area for the better part of...

The trial of the man accused in the disappearance of an alum progresses at the Collin County courthouse. Photo by Cara Santucci | Managing Editor.

Arochi Trial: September 21

September 21, 2016

Guilty or not guilty. For the better part of two weeks, those words have been on the minds of everyone watching the trial of Enrique Arochi, the man charged with the aggravated kidnapping of UTD alumna...

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