April 5 2021 | The Mercury
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
NEWS
04-07
STUDENT GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS, SG RECOMMENDING NO HONORLOCK...................................................04 VACCINE VOLUNTEERS, COVID DEMOGRAPHICS....................................05 SAFEDISH APP, GRAD SCHOOL APPEALS................................................06 GRIDER FOLLOW-UP.................................................................................07
COMICS
08
LIFE & ARTS
09
SOCIAL JUSTICE FESTIVAL, LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIPS..............09
SPORTS
10-11
CROSS COUNTRY ASC WIN, BASEBALL...................................................10 SMASH UPDATE, ROCKET LEAGUE UPDATE............................................11
OPINION
12-13
ASTROLOGY MISAPPROPRIATION...........................................................12 MISSION TRIPS, FEMALES IN STEM.........................................................13
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SECTION JUMPS
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“Finding alternatives to Honorlock is a moral, achievable goal as a student government.” - History junior Rutendo Chando, SG vice president, on the recent student Senate resolution.
SEE PAGE 4
“There’s this genuine desire for people to help after feeling powerless for so long, and the opportunity to get vaccinated was also there.” - Rafael Martín, UTD vice president and chief of staff, on the Comets who volunteered with the vaccination effort.
SEE PAGE 5
“I believe that this shouldn’t be a one-anddone thing, because it’s important to continue to have people’s voices be shared.” - ATEC senior Jonavon Ignont on participating in the social justice art festival.
SEE PAGE 9
