Author: The UTD Mercury
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Baseball facilities undergo upgrades
The Athletics Department added a new batting cage to the baseball field last week, and a press box is soon to follow. The batting cage was completed on Sept. 26 and cost about $20,000. Head baseball coach Shawn Shewmake said these plans have been in the works for about a year. “As we do some…
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Club team to promote competition
Badminton Club, which started as a social gathering of students who enjoyed the sport, is putting more of an emphasis on building its competitive team as the organization gears up to hold tryouts on Oct. 3. The club was founded three years ago and a competitive team was also formed immediately for those students who…
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New assistant athletic trainers adjust to UTD
UTD’s two new assistant athletic trainers have settled into their positions with the help of engaging athletes and a supportive athletic department. Kerri Kalina, one of the new athletic trainers, attended East Texas Baptist University where she was a student athlete. “I played volleyball at ETBU and I work with volleyball and baseball here (at…
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Cross-country runners from across country
Ever since senior Samantha Hartke and freshman Sara Hartke were little, they have always enjoyed being active. Fast-forward years later and they continue to run side-by-side — this time on UTD’s women’s cross-country team. Sara and Samantha Hartke grew up constantly moving because of their father’s position in the Air Force. They spent a few…
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PS4 Pro: Is it really worth it?
Sony released information regarding the hardware specs of their new version of the Playstation 4, the Playstation 4 Pro, which is being marketed for its ability to display games in 4K resolutions. Even if you are a die-hard Sony fan, or just someone who always buys a new console on release day, it may be…
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Q&A: One O’ Clock Lab Band
The One O’Clock Lab Band, a Grammy-nominated jazz ensemble from the University of North Texas, performed at UTD on Sept. 23. The Mercury had a chance to sit down with Alan Baylock, the recently appointed director and an alumnus of the band, to talk about his experience so far and the group’s upcoming projects. What…
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Juniors place first in nat’l game design competition
Foofaraw is defined as a great deal of fuss or attention to a minor matter. ATEC juniors David McCullough and Brandon Blakemore had never used the word before Sept. 23, but they had to learn it on the fly to win first place at this year’s “Chillenium,” a game jam held at Texas A&M University…
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Amateur philosophers find community
On any given Friday afternoon, several students gather in a classroom in the Erik Jonsson Academic Center to discuss the unexpected: epistemology, ethics, logic, metaphysics, morality and justice. After spending some time trying to find an identity, The Philosopher’s Society is gaining stability as a student organization and working to establish itself as a unique…