Day: August 19, 2004

The UT System Board of Regents has allocated $500,000 to analyze a possible bid for the Los Alamos National Labs management contract. System Chancellor Mark Yudof was authorized to use the funding to hire consultants to explore the feasibility of a bid in a Feb. 4 meeting of the Regents at University of Texas, Brownsville.…

Poetry readings are often regarded as a bunch of literary posers listening to someone over-dramatically whining about lack of love and bemoaning their general state of being. The Underground Poetry Circus on Jan. 29 in The Pub was a pleasant reminder that this is not always the case. Living up to the idea of a…

Ice-cold three-point shooting plagued the UTD men’s basketball team when the Comets could least afford it. Leading American Southwest Conference (ASC) foe Mississippi College by one at halftime on Feb.12, the Comets misfired on 13 of 15 threes in the second half to drop a vital game 74-66. With the defeat, UTD lost crucial ground…

Spending is misguided with funding in decline. I am concerned about how the university budget is being handled. I watched President Franklyn Jenifer give the speech about increasing tuition last fall because he said we were in a serious fiscal crisis. I did understand him, until I heard that the Student Union was going to…

In the first postseason basketball game in UTD history, cold second-half shooting doomed the Comets as they fell to American Southwest Conference (ASC) West division champion Sul Ross State 77-57. With the Feb. 27 loss, the Comets were eliminated from the ASC tournament, and their most successful season ever came to an end. “It’s disappointing,…

Editor’s Note: Following is an editorial of The UTD Mercury’s editorial board. The Editorial Board consists of the newspaper’s management team (editor-in-chief, managing editor, section editors, advertising managers 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. It’s the…

A four-decade-old military transport donated by the United States Army to UTD is in the process of being outfitted as a mobile command post for campus police. Acquired two years ago from Army base Fort Hood, a former officer who had once served in the military petitioned for the vehicle. The military routinely gives away…

The Lady Comets hadn’t played in an overtime game all season. After Feb. 12, they wish they could make the same claim. In their first extra period of the season, the women were outscored 17-9 by Mississippi College to lose 68-60. Four Comets, led by sophomore center Cassi Little, scored in double figures, but it…

UTD police have filed charges with Collin County District Attorney in hopes of obtaining an indictment against David Patrick Woodard, the man charged with two burglaries and attempted sexual assaults in Waterview apartments last fall. In August 2003, two female UTD students reported separate incidents of an intruder in their apartments. In both cases, the…

The annual “Mostly Duos” concert brings uncommon classical music to the UTD Theatre’s stage at 8 p.m. on March 1. The program stays true to its tradition, presenting works that are fascinating, unusual and entertaining by Brahms, Kodaly, Martinu, Bolcom and Gershwin. University of Colorado pianist David Korevaar describes Brahms’ “Variations on an Original Theme,”…