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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

Paxtonism: A wild and wicked saga about intimidation and overall political fuckery

September 16, 2024

Subheading: Raids on homes of Latino activists shockingly turn out to be a half-baked idea rife with intolerance and corruption  Partha Kulkarni | Mercury Staff  Some people vote one way and others...

Yiyi Ding | Mercury Staff

UTD gears up to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

September 16, 2024

Nicholas Frazier | Mercury Staff The Office of Global Engagement will be hosting three events for Hispanic Heritage Month: “Nuestra Cultura, Nuestro Orgullo: Celebrating Latines Excellence” on...

Yiyi Ding | Mercury Staff

Opinion: Olympics cyber harassment underscores misogyny

September 3, 2024

What happens when an athlete is so good at a sport that they are accused of lying about their sex? Algerian boxer Imane Khelif faced accusations of being a man after her win against Italian boxer Angela...

Yiyi Ding | Mercury Staff

Embrace the Glen-aissance 

August 19, 2024

If you asked anyone, including myself, who Glen Powell is, they probably couldn’t give you a direct answer. Save from an overshadowed role in “Top Gun: Maverick” – courtesy of Miles Teller and...

Yiyi Ding | Mercury Staff

DII: Coming to fields near you

July 15, 2024

UTD will begin competing in the NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference this fall semester after 26 years in the Division III American Southwest Conference. As a Division II school, UTD is now eligible...

Yiyi ding | Mercury Staff

Know your enemy: Comets should direct DEI ban anger at legislators, not just admin

April 29, 2024

On April 9, UTD President Richard Benson sent a schoolwide email stating that the Office of Campus Resources and Support — created in the wake of Senate Bill 17, which would have continued some of ODEI’s...

Yiyi Ding | Mercury Staff

‘Masters of the Air’ flies flat

April 29, 2024

Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks share a passion for exposing viewers to authentic and carefully crafted war stories, and both Hollywood icons came together in 2024 to produce their third World War II miniseries,...

Yiyi Ding | Mercury Staff

Entitled students: No one owes you a degree

April 29, 2024

Imagine this: you’re in a core class, past the withdrawal deadline, and suddenly a few choice classmates start to complain about the level of work required to pass. Exams are weighted too high, the...

Yiyi Ding | Mercury Staff

Actors might wear ceasefire pins, but they aren’t your heroes

April 1, 2024

Despite modern Hollywood films often featuring provocative political messaging, especially at the 2024 Oscar Awards, major Hollywood actors fail to speak on political issues explicitly and don’t deserve...

Yiyi Ding | Mercury Staff

Student Government: stop hiding from students

March 18, 2024

Over half of SG’s senators ignored their promise of transparency to students when they hid away to discuss a high-stakes resolution at a public meeting. Meaningfully participating in SG means facing...

Yiyi Ding | Mercury Staff

Films should respect naked bodies, not stigmatize them

March 18, 2024

Hollywood blockbusters suggest nudity can only exist to invoke a sense of sexuality or for shock value, and given how affected we are by the media we consume, these sensationalizing portrayals could be...

Yiyi Ding | Mercury Staff

The tragedy of the carts: skipping the corral puts us all in a cage of selfishness

February 26, 2024

Unreturned shopping carts in parking lots are society’s barometer for how much people care about others. And with a tiny bit of effort, you can make sure that barometer reads right and help workers,...

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