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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

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Students rally for right to safer schools

March 26, 2018

Finance senior Rebecca Tjahja said when she learned about a Florida high school shooting last month that left 17 dead, she knew she needed to act. Her desire to push for gun control led her to help organize...

Lisabeth Lassiter, the director of the education abroad program. Photo by Andrew Gallegos | Photo Editor.

Disunited

July 5, 2016

Late last month, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union in a historic referendum. This British exit, commonly known as “Brexit,” marks the first time any nation has left the EU since...

Jennifer Chi|Staff Photographer
Rebecca Tjahja started her own nonprofit organization, Truly Absolute, after serving in a church goodwill program that helped low-income students and families.

Student starts nonprofit to help underprivileged youth

October 6, 2014

A student turned a small volunteer opportunity into a full-scale non-profit organization for underprivileged children. Rebecca Tjahja, a finance and information technology management freshman, was inspired...

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