Comets ‘Bent’ on remembering Holocaust

Comets ‘Bent’ on remembering Holocaust

The UTD Theatre production brings to life play exploring WWII-era homosexuality, humanity and hope on stage

With Holocaust Remembrance Day coming up on April 27, the UTD Theater’s spring play sheds light on an often-overlooked part of the horrors of Hitler’s regime: the persecution and murder of gay men. History is not kind, here, and neither is director Chris Treviño’s staging. The show’s listed content warnings—including...

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Comets report alleged food poisoning at Dining Hall West

Comets report alleged food poisoning at Dining Hall West

A Richardson health department inspection in early April found no major health violations in the facility

Several Comets reported becoming ill after eating at Dining Hall West. UTD denied food poisoning allegations, however, and campus facilities passed the City of Richardson’s subsequent health inspection. The Mercury spoke with three students who became ill after eating at Dining Hall West on March 29, though many more filed...

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How Comets Observe Ramadan

How Comets Observe Ramadan

As the soulful call to prayer sounds, signifying sunset, healthcare freshman Siham Awel sinks her teeth into a chewy, sweet date—the first bite of sustenance she’s had in 16 hours. Awel and a sizeable contingent of Muslim Comets abstain from eating and drinking from just before sunrise to just after...

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Service Dogs embark upon new journey

Service Dogs embark upon new journey

UTD Service-dogs in Training prepares to graduate two pups on to off-campus professional program

Despite a “ruff” year in quarantine, service-dogs-in-training Ohana and Winnie are set to graduate from the UTD SIT (Service-dog In Training) club this week and matriculate to a professional pathway with Canine Companions. For outgoing SIT president and business administration senior Aubrey Rowan, it’s a bittersweet occasion. “Ohana’s the second...

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Retrograde Reads: ‘Well’

Retrograde Reads: ‘Well’

Sandro Galea’s treatise on medicine and how to fix it

Maybe this book hit me so hard because I read it while violently ill, but I’d like to believe it’s more due to Sandro Galea’s sheer skill as a writer. Between a veritable horde of academic citations, clear explanations of a dizzyingly complex subject matters and an incredibly well-constructed argument...

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Dunn Brothers Coffee

Dunn Brothers Coffee

This unique version of the midwestern coffee chain has a few positive differences

Yet another northern coffee chain has transplanted itself into DFW in the last few years, but our particular local branch of Dunn Brothers Coffee arrived with some unique circumstances. Just down the road from the Walmart on Coit Road, Dunn Brothers looks an awful lot like an upscale Starbucks at...

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Calisthenics parks provide missing UTD fitness solution

Calisthenics parks provide missing UTD fitness solution

Outdoor equipment is an easily-implementable, cost-effecient stopgap until eventual Activity Center expansion

The UTD gym does not provide enough space for students. This crowding problem will only get worse as the university grows, but all hope is not lost. Consider the idea of using the outdoor space already available on campus, instead of the hundreds of thousands of square footage involved in...

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Participate in student orgs, campus events

Where did the year go? The pages of our academic calendars have flown by at a breakneck pace, propelled as if by an occult hand, and now we’re within a month of summer. It’s a good reminder to those of us who aren’t graduating this semester (they’ve already learned this...

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‘Last of Us’ TV show must learn from second game’s plot issues and controversies

‘Last of Us’ TV show must learn from second game’s plot issues and controversies

HBO’s highly anticipated “The Last Of Us” TV show is leaking details like spores in a zombie outbreak. With its all-star cast, legendary source material and ludicrous budget, it could easily be the show to revitalize the series, but I believe only if it takes notes from the backlash to...

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