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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

After a petition circulated in December to remove Jacob Anderson, a student accused of sexual assault,  the university released a statement saying it would form a committee to review current admissions practices. Photo by Noah Whitehead | Photo Editor.

Anderson controversy prompts review of admissions

February 11, 2019

UTD was thrust into the national spotlight in December 2018 after a student petition to remove Jacob Anderson, a UTD student accused of sexual assault, went viral. Anderson transferred to the university...

Photo courtesy of McLennan County Sheriff Office.

Petition launched to remove transfer student accused of sexual assault

December 11, 2018

Editor's Note: President Richard Benson issued a statement at 4:49 p.m. CST on Dec. 12 through the university's Facebook and Twitter channels about Jacob Anderson, the UTD senior at the center of a Baylor...

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