Summer Pop Review

Summer Pop Review

Neon Trees electrifies at House of Blues  Marcelo Yates Keeping the crowd out late on June 1, pop rock band Neon Trees performed at the House of Blues Dallas to promote its latest album “Pop Psychology.”   British-American indie rock band Nightmare and the Cat kicked off the evening with...

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Students mimic street portrait project

Students mimic street portrait project

Students explore, highlight unique individuals on campus with popular Facebook page ‘Humans of UTD’ A student-run Facebook page called “Humans of UTD” has been growing in popularity for bringing the unique stories and faces of individuals on campus straight to the newsfeeds of followers. Started in late April, “Humans of...

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UTDPD Crime Logs

EDITOR’S NOTE: In the graphic below, the number of assaults on campus in academic year 2013-2014 was incorrectly reported. The correct number is 11. The Mercury regrets this error. Also, in the Person Classification chart, the numbers reflect the percentage of individuals who were directly involved with the activity either through...

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Women’s soccer team enlists champion

Women’s soccer team enlists champion

New assistant coach plans to push athletes toward championship After months of searching, head coach Kanute Drugan announced Sterling Mueller as the new assistant coach for the soccer program. Mueller began her duties on May 19. She will also be the assistant coach for the women’s tennis team. There were...

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Experts assemble for terror talk

Experts assemble for terror talk

Researchers join for annual Terrorism and Policy conference Leading researchers from around the world convened at UTD on May 22 and 23 for the annual Terrorism and Policy conference, where they discussed and share their theories on terrorism and its causes.   The conference was sponsored by the Center for...

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Comet Comments

“How would you want a multimillion dollar donation to the campus to be used?” “The first thing would be to  get grants and scholarships for students who want to go to summer classes but don’t have the tuition.” Francis Ngugi Electrical engineering junior “I would say a better bus service...

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On-campus health services improve ease of access

“Hi, here is a care package on behalf of the Student Wellness Center. Have a happy spring break,” said a student volunteer as she cheerfully went around, dropping care packages on each table at The Pub.  My professor looked at the package, and I was blushing as it contained a...

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Greener schools lead the way

Greener schools lead the way

Rigorous sustainability initiatives, standards at universities serve as catalyst for change in surrounding communities President Obama’s ballsy move to push for more rigid carbon emission standards may be causing political uproar, but it could be used to inspire a push for more sustainability initiatives at universities and their surrounding communities....

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UTDPD Blotter

UTDPD Blotter

May 2 • A student reported his bike stolen from Phase 8 around 2 p.m. • An  unaffliated person was arrested for felony driving while intoxicated on Campbell Road around 11:18 p.m. May 4 • A student was arrested for public intoxication at Resident Hall Southwest at 1:20 a.m. May...

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