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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

Photo By Ashwin Sangareddypeta | Mercury Staff

Vibrant visions: Latin American art exhibition unveiled

October 30, 2023

Photo By Ashwin Sangareddypeta | Mercury Staff “La Frontera: The Border Exhibit” — a campus pop-up installation curated by Jorge Baldor — highlights the struggles, dreams and challenges of...

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Mitski brings her most mature work to the Wild West

October 16, 2023

With her heart-wrenching lyrics and mellow voice, singer-songwriter Mitski has become a household name for indie fans, bringing listeners both comfort and pain over the beauty of her relatable songs....

Graphic By Oluwaseun Adeyemi | Mercury Staff

Subreddit drama endangers students

October 16, 2023

At the end of the spring 2023 semester, UTD subreddit moderators clashed, causing the removal of one of its most helpful moderators, u/WillieCubed. With r/utdallas now unsafe to use, students should pay...

Drag performances and the LGBTQ+ community are inextricably tied together. Protections for drag allow gender noncomforming people to exist
without restrictions on their expression, and preserve the unique creative art form born from the LGBTQ+ rights movement. Graphic By Grace Cowger | Mercury Staff

Drag wins are LGBTQ+ wins

October 16, 2023

All LGBTQ+ Texans, especially college-age students, should celebrate the Sept. 26 overturning of Texas’s “drag show ban.” A victory for the drag community sets a precedent for gender and sexual...

Srivani Edupuganti

Letter to the Editor

October 2, 2023

For an article that landed itself on the front page, "McDermott library ramps up security" says very little. Ten paragraphs. Twenty sentences. A front page article, and those were the words given to discuss...

Chandu Garapaty

Letter to the Editor

September 18, 2023

The opinion on “Poor parking and transportation” highlights crucial issues but only scratches the surface. Yes, the parking lots are terrible; they don’t have shade in the heat, and they are far...

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