Day: August 18, 2004

Mercury Editorial Editor’s Note: Following is an editorial of The Mercury’s editorial board. The Editorial Board consists of the newspaper’s management team (editor-in-chief, managing editor, section editors, advertising manager and copy editor). The editorial board will discuss, debate and develop editorial positions on issues affecting the UTD community as needed. We welcome your responses. Double…

“Summer Vacation” to start in February Directed by award-winning artistic director Terry Martin, “Betty’s Summer Vacation” will make its regional premiere at UTD in the University Theatre Feb. 6-8 and Feb. 13-15. Written by Christopher Durang, this black comedy tells about America’s unquenchable appetite for scandal and reality television featuring murder, mutilation and charades. The…

PHEDs focus on inner beauty Health Education and the Peer Health Educators (PHEDs) will sponsor Body Beautiful Week – to increase eating disorder awareness – Jan. 26-29. The week will kick off 11 a.m., Jan. 26 in the Student Union Info Depot with the Great Jeans Giveaway. Health Education and the PHEDs are asking for…

UTD, Richland to collaborate UTD and Richland Community College signed an agreement Feb. 11 to make the transfer of Richland engineering students to UTD a smoother process. Richland students who complete an associate degree in science with an engineering emphasis are now automatically eligible to transfer to UTD’s four-year engineering program. They also have the…

Many changes and construction projects are altering the landscape of UTD, and the Student Government Association (SGA) hopes to add one more to this list – a new cricket pitch. Cricket, a sport that originated in Britain, is a game played all over the world. Cricket has yet to grow in the United States, but…

A game against cellar-dwelling LeTourneau was just what the doctor ordered to cure the recent ills of the UTD women’s basketball team. Sophomore guard Jennifer Longoria led five Comets in double figures with 23 points in UTD’s 84-73 home victory Jan. 29 ending a seven-game losing streak. The win was the Comets’ first since a…

An attempt by UTD to purchase a nearby office building to help alleviate overcrowding and safety concerns in the Founders Building was scrapped in December, but help may be on the horizon, UTD administrators said. When a university plan to purchase Waterview Plaza, a building commonly referred to as the Kodak Building recently fell through,…

When newly hired volleyball coach Marci Sanders took inventory of her new program at UTD during her first week on the job, it was a fairly simple task. A quick look in the storage closets of the UTD Activity Center revealed about 20 volleyballs and a few nets. Unfortunately for Sanders, there weren’t any readily…

Editor’s Note: In conjunction with the Office of International Education, The UTD Mercury is highlighting the adventures of UTD students who study abroad. In this installment, Jennifer Nice, a graduate geosciences student, shares her experiences in Antarctica, where she is spending six weeks aboard a research vessel. McMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA – It’s been more than…

The search for UTD’s new president was officially launched Jan. 26 with an agreement on the general qualities of a potential candidate and discussion of an advertisement to be published nationally. UTD President Franklyn Jenifer spoke at the meeting and informed the committee of the internal responsibilities of being president, said Teresa Sullivan, executive vice…