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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

Plano City Council voted 7 to 1 to censure Tom Harrison, a council member criticized for his anti-Muslim rhetoric, who is also up for recall in the upcoming Nov. 6 election. More than 4,400 signatures were collected on a recall petition for Harrison, which he is now challenging in court. Photo by Michael Stout | Mercury Staff.

Plano councilman sues city over recall

July 30, 2018

A Plano City Council member is suing the city and city secretary to stop a recall election to end his term early in November due to an Islamophobic Facebook post he shared in February. Tom Harrison filed...

Photo by Ambarina Hasta | Mercury Staff.

Q&A: Hasan Minhaj

February 15, 2018

Hasan Minhaj is a comedian known for his role as a senior correspondent on “The Daily Show” and his critically acclaimed Netflix special “Homecoming King.” The special involves his experiences...

Student Government Senator Jonathan Schuler found Qurans in the toilet in a bathroom on the upper floor of the SU on March 28.  SG reported the matter to UTD PD immediately. Photo courtesy of Sammy Lutes.

Qurans found in SU bathroom

April 11, 2017

A group of Student Government senators found copies of the Quran inside the toilets in the bathrooms adjacent to the Galaxy Rooms. The Quran is the holy text in Islam, and it is considered sacred by Muslims...

Omar Siddiqui| Courtesy
A protestor stands outside the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland where “Stand with the Prophet Against Terror and Hate,”
a conference held by Sound Vision, a Chicago-based Islamic group, was held. Several threats were made against the conference.

Intolerance against Islam not acceptable

January 26, 2015

Picketers denigrating religious beliefs at Muslim community event in Garland shed light on larger issue of Islamophobia Protestors from across the country picketed “Stand with the Prophet Against Terror...

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