Day: September 16, 2024

News

Comet Robotics aims for Mars

Unnathi Prakash | Mercury Staff Through the jungle of 3D printer filament, wires and scattered tools, hidden in the UTD Makerspace lab is...

News

Rate My Professors: the backbone of Comets’ course selection 

Aysha Bader | Mercury Staff One month into the new semester, Comets’ incoming expectations about their classes and professors formed through websites like...

Life & Arts

Visiting Big Tex: Tips on how to make the best of your trip to the annual State Fair of Texas

Paola Martinez | Life & Arts Editor Big Tex smiles, welcoming visitors with open arms in his full cowboy get up — boots,...

News

FNCS rocks Dallas with weekend of high-stakes gaming

Mar Ologban | Mercury Staff The Fortnite Championship Series, commonly known as FNCS, was held at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth the weekend...

Opinion

Paxtonism: A wild and wicked saga about intimidation and overall political fuckery

Subheading: Raids on homes of Latino activists shockingly turn out to be a half-baked idea rife with intolerance and corruption  Partha Kulkarni |...

News

Senate Report: SG to increase Comet Cupboard support

Caden Brenner | Student Government  Editor’s Note: Senate Reports are written by Student Government senators unaffiliated with The Mercury and seek to inform...

Life & Arts

UTD gears up to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

Nicholas Frazier | Mercury Staff The Office of Global Engagement will be hosting three events for Hispanic Heritage Month: “Nuestra Cultura, Nuestro Orgullo:...

Life & Arts

From the back of a truck to a UTD dining venue, two UTD alums’ food journey

Paola Martinez | Life & Arts Editor When two UTD alumni and a few Dallas-area volunteers packed an Indian buffet restaurant into the...

Opinion

Opinion: Defending the disappearing democracy

Samhitha Palla | Mercury Staff The Texas government’s recent attempt to update its registered voters lists has the capacity to develop into another...

Opinion

Opinion: Wrong event, wrong outcome

Joshua Kalakoti | Mercury Staff On May 1, the pro-Palestine encampment at Chess Plaza was labeled as a cause for concern by the...

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