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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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Springtime destinations

March 5, 2018

As students are counting down the days until their well-deserved break from school, they may also be searching for places to spend time with their friends and family. Here is a short list of places around...

Andy Welker (left) raises his bullhorn to signify the beginning of "Love in the Streets," an event he helped organize to spread peace following the shooting on July 7.

Dallas seeks healing with ‘Love in the Streets’ after tragedy

July 18, 2016

On Saturday night, people met at the northernmost tip of Klyde Warren Park in downtown Dallas to spread peace after five police officers passed away in a gunfire ambush about a week ago. “Love in the...

Local music is thriving in the Dallas area.

Dallas music scene emerges

February 24, 2015

Take a drive through Deep Ellum on any given weekend and you’ll likely hear local music echoing among the old buildings covered in buffed out graffiti behind the massive highways and the canyon of downtown...

Changing the urban-scape

Changing the urban-scape

February 15, 2015

This past week, the sunshine and lovely weather in Dallas got me out a lot more, and as I walked down the sidewalk, I thought to myself how robotic and geometric the roads here are compared to the chaotic,...

Miguel Perez| Editor-in-chief

Pinpointing Dallas poverty

August 4, 2014

Drive-by survey from the Institute of Urban Policy Research shows economic disparity between North, South Dallas neighborhoods While UTD is well-known for its established science and technology research,...

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