UTD returns to fully in-person

Beginning Oct. 4, UTD returns to previously scheduled in-person operations

After six weeks of de-densified instruction, UTD administration made the decision to return campus to full density. Classes will be back in person full-time beginning Oct. 4, and professors have been given the option to terminate use of most online components of learning, including live online lectures and recordings. The...

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UTD names first female Hispanic AD in NSDA D-III

UTD names first female Hispanic AD in NSDA D-III

Angela Marin hopes to lead DEI initiatives as Interim Athletics Director, while Bill Pettit transitions back to External Affairs

Effective Oct. 1, Bill Pettit is transitioning out of the role of Director of Athletics, and Angela Marin has been appointed to fill that role until a full job search can be completed. Marin, who has been with UTD’s athletics department since 2012, was previously the Associate Athletics Director. She...

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Grand theft Tobor

Grand theft Tobor

Two students were caught 'stealing' a Tobor near Northside but were just pulling a practical joke

A recent incident regarding a few students who put a UTD food delivery robot in the trunk of their car gained a lot of attention among Comets online, attempting to speculate what intent could have motivated this act. On Tuesday, Sept. 14, two students were recorded carrying a food delivery...

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Bookstore competition heats up, students remain victors

From The Mercury Archives: Sept. 2, 1992 The competitive battle between UTD’s bookstore and Off Campus Bookstore has benefitted UTD students, as the campus bookstore is forced to cut book prices and open longer hours. “Prices at the campus bookstore were very high,” said Alison Keenan, who owns Off Campus...

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Coach check in: Hemal “Hemal” Salvi

Coach check in: Hemal “Hemal” Salvi

LoL coach discusses beginning of season, team future

Today on Coach Check-in, I sat down with head League of Legends coach Hemal “Hemal” Salvi to discuss the beginning of the team’s season and its future. I cast y’alls game the other day, and I saw that you were in the midlane. How did that happen? So in the...

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Comets clash with DFW’s best smashers

Comets clash with DFW’s best smashers

On-campus tournament returns, providing cheap competitive alternativ

Comets can return to on-campus Smash Ultimate battles against top players in the DFW area with the return of Comet Clash to the SU on Sunday evenings. The student-organized Comet Clash Smash tournament returns after spending time at the Blackstone Launchpad and waiting out the brunt of the pandemic. The...

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Best Of Five: The best and worst of esports today

Best Of Five: The best and worst of esports today

It’s a good day to be a fan of UTD esports. The Overwatch team is putting up undefeated scorelines, the Rocket League team is off to the races and the Smash team is showing results at Comet Clash, Freaks, Low Tide City and more. Let’s dive in! Comets beat the...

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J-pop music strikes a chord strikes a chord with student with student pianists

J-pop music strikes a chord strikes a chord with student with student pianists

Four. Strike. Five. Strike. Three. Strike. Six. Strike. ATEC junior Caleb Wang strikes a wave of upbeat J-pop chords in the rhythm of “Fireworks” by DAOKO and Kenshi Yonezu. Chemistry freshman Nathaniel Nguyen sits next to him on the worn piano bench, rocking his head back and forth and animatedly...

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A powerful slice-of-life

Yanagihara uses beautiful prose to play with her audience’s heartstrings in the enthralling novel A Little Life

Despite being called “A Little Life,” Hanya Yanagihara’s bestselling novel brings more than just a little heartache to readers by using beautiful language to combat the emotional and physical trauma she unleashes on her characters. The novel follows the lives of four men as they navigate the joys and trials...

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SP/N Gallery honors ATEC Professor

SP/N Gallery honors ATEC Professor

Acquaintances memorialize artist who heavily impacted the DFW art scene

Richard Brettell, a prominent art historian and educator, transformed the Dallas art scene during his lifetime. His brief tenure as the director of the Dallas Museum of Art earned him the affectionate title of “Art’s Bad Boy,” and his passing in 2020 left a significant void in the local and...

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