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UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

Every weekend, various friends and family members of Christina Morris show up to search for the missing alumna. Sometimes total strangers, touched by the family’s plight, join in. Morris’ father, Mark, said he was tired of never finding anything over the two years he and his family have been looking. The dragonfly has been the symbol of the search effort. Photo by Esteban Bustillos | Mercury Staff.

Still searching

October 17, 2016

Editor's note: This story has been updated since its original publication. As another day of searching for Christina Morris, the UTD alumna missing since 2014, comes to a close, her father, Mark Morris,...

April Pruitt graduated from UTD in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies focusing on business management and arts and technology. She now serves as an arcade game repair consultant for the National Videogame Museum. Since her foray into the gaming industry in 2015, Pruitt has worked to break down stereotypes of female characters in video games. Photo by Andrew Gallegos | Photo Editor.

Alum to represent women in video games

September 6, 2016

An ATEC alumna, who is an arcade coordinator at the National Videogame Museum in Frisco, has influenced the growth of the museum from the perspective of a woman in a field that has yet to be equally composed...

Courtesy of Collin County

Jury picking begins Sept. 6 for Arochi

September 6, 2016

Jury selection for the trial of Enrique Arochi is set to begin Sept. 6. Collin County grand jury accused  the Allen man of aggravated kidnapping in the disappearance of UTD alumna Christina Morris. Morris...

UTD alumna Katrina Pierson is currently working as a spokeswoman for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. After graduating with a degree in biology, she found her calling in politics through volunteering for the Republican Party. Photo courtesy of Katrina Pierson.

Alumna voice for Trump campaign

August 22, 2016

As a national spokeswoman for the Donald Trump presidential campaign, speaking on national television is just one part of alumna Katrina Pierson’s job description. After graduating from UTD in 2006 with...

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