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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

Anthony McNair | Mercury Staff

Mercury Midday News 01/26/17

January 26, 2017

This week we discuss the role that the media plays in academia with Dr. Alex Piquero and the impact of Texas's proposed "bathroom bill" with Student Government senators.

Legislators in the Texas House have proposed a bill which would require individuals to use the bathroom that corresponds to the gender on their birth certificate, no matter what gender they identify as. Graphic by Chad Austin | Graphics Editor.

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