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UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

Graphic by Chiamaka Mgboji | Mercury Staff.

School shootings can’t be forgotten

March 5, 2018

With the recent shootings at Michigan State University and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School within the last two weeks, the national conversation about gun control is becoming prevalent. As shootings...

Family and friends created a makeshift memorial in front of the Plano home where former student Spencer Hight killed his estranged wife, Meredith Hight and seven other  people on Sept. 10. This shooting had the largest casuality in the city’s history. Photo by Saher Aqeel | Photo Editor.

Relatives, friends remember victims of Plano shooting

September 18, 2017

After receiving the news that their loved ones were victims of a mass shooting, friends and family members are trying to cope with their deaths by remembering their lives. Of the nine killed on Sept....

Photo by Saher Aqeel | Photo Editor.

Five UTD alumni killed in mass shooting at Plano home

September 13, 2017

Editor's Note: This article has been updated since its original publication. The original version of the article is included below. UTD alumni were killed in a home shooting last week, leaving nine dead...

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