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UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

Brandon Friedman (right), a 2006 UTD graduate, founded Rakkasan Tea last year. The company specializes in importing tea from war-stricken countries. Photo courtesy of Brandon Friedman.

Turning over new leaves

March 26, 2018

A UTD alumnus and army veteran is expanding his new tea company that is focused on economic development in war-afflicted countries with the addition of products in local farmer’s markets and stores. Brandon...

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Director Lekha Singh speaks at the Q&A session after the screening of her movie, "Beyond right and Wrong."

“Beyond Right or Wrong” tells a tale of forgiveness

April 30, 2014

A young man walks up to a woman in a Rwandan village and confesses to killing her children, and then, he asks for forgiveness. The woman, Beata, had lost her five children to a mass genocide in 1994,...

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