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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

Letter to the Editor: Previous op-ed supporting border wall misconstrues facts

February 11, 2019

In the Jan. 28 issue of The Mercury, an op-ed by Alexander Christie — entitled “Shutdown at the D.C. Corral” — asserted that the recent partial government closure was necessary to reexamine the...

Graphic by EJ Chong | Mercury Staff.

Shutdown at the D.C. corral

January 28, 2019

During the Trump presidency, Americans have seen many records broken. We’ve broken all sorts of stock market records. No president has had more federal judicial appointments than President Trump at...

Two UTD students, part of the spring Archer Fellowship Program cohort, were scheduled to begin internships at the Department of Justice this month, but were unable to do so due to the government shutdown that ended Friday. Photo courtesy of Ariana Hadden.

Archer fellows navigate recent federal government shutdown

January 28, 2019

When economics senior Jack Sollows began his semester in Washington, D.C., he did not expect a weeks-long delay in the midst of a national government shutdown. Of the 12 UTD students participating in...

Graphic by Ethan Christopher | Mercury Staff.

Trump is America’s wake-up call

January 22, 2018

As the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration recently passed, media platforms from Fox News to TIME magazine have reviewed Trump’s time in office and debated what, if anything,...

Historical studies sophomore Ociel Galindo (left) and international political economy junior Mercedes Molina wear the Mexican and American flags at a rally on Sept. 13 to show solidarity with undocumented students. Photo by Valerie Perez | Mercury Staff.

What happens next?

September 18, 2017

Editor’s Note: The name of Jose was changed to protect his identity. Jose was two years old when he boarded a bus bound for the U.S.-Mexico border. His grandfather fed him grapes in the dark to stave...

Photo by Saher Aqeel.

Students react to transgender military ban

August 21, 2017

At the age of 16, Peng Peng Zheng, like any other male about to graduate from high school in Singapore, registered for the military. The problem for Zheng was that she privately identified as female. In...

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