Author: The UTD Mercury
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SG Report
Student Affairs Committee Chair Katie Truesdale announced the committee has begun a survey to analyze the amount of students who use the various tollways near campus in an effort to work with Toll Tag to create a unique UTD tag. The purpose is to show that UTD is a major university with a large commuting…
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UTDPD Blotter
Sept. 24 • A student was arrested for public intoxication at Phase 1 around 1:30 a.m. • A student reported someone took and used his credit card on campus without his consent at 2:49 p.m., committing credit card or debit card abuse. • Two students were arrested for possession of marijuana and possession of drug…
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Behind ISIS
WHO ARE THEY? An Al Qaeda offshoot considered more brutal than its parent organization and primarily a Sunni militant group, ISIS is estimated to have close to 31,500 fighters, according to a Sept. 11 Associated Press report. It exploited the Syrian conflict, the state of unrest in the region and the United States’ reluctance to…
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Growth in athletics should not be feared
UTD athletics have come a long way from the days of being a doormat for Division III– a change reflected in the university’s commitment to improving athletic facilities on campus. By the end of the year, UTD will have spent $500,000 on improving the baseball, softball and soccer fields, as well as adding a new…
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Honors college set to become official
The Honors College is posed to become an official honors college, should it pass the Board of Regents’ review in November. The Honors College is an umbrella organization that has eight programs. Four of the programs are four-year cohort experiences that incoming freshmen can apply for: the Collegium V honors program, Eugene McDermott Scholars, National…
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Prof tasked with patching up Hadron collider in Geneva
Prof tasked with patching up Hadron collider in Geneva When thousands of scientists in Switzerland proved the existence of the Higgs-boson particle in 2012, it was a milestone in scientific history. Now, researchers from UTD are taking a role in continuing one of physics’ most prominent experiments. Kendall Reeves, a research scientist with the physics…
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University officials: We’re monitoring the outbreak
The recent outbreak of Ebola in Dallas has prompted officials from the national to the local level, including those at UTD, to address the issue. On Sept. 30, Thomas Eric Duncan, a native of Liberia, tested positive for the virus at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. He is currently being held there in an isolation unit.…