Author: The UTD Mercury
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UTDPD Police Blotter
Feb. 7 • A student reported his rear Texas license plate was stolen from his pickup truck while parked in the Phase 8 lot at around 4 p.m. • A student reported her laptop was taken out of her apartment in Phase 1 without her consent at around 9 p.m. Feb. 9 • Officers were…
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SG Report
A Center for Students in Recovery is set to open on campus. The center will provide specialized counseling for students with addictions and safe, sober events for those students. Although there is no confirmed date on when the center will be available to students, the center most likely will be located in the Phase I…
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Sleepless and slow
Cognitive health rests on a good night’s sleep When students juggle a lot of activities on a daily basis, one of the first things they cut out is sleep, but long-term sleep deprivation can lead to severe physiological effects — this was the message James Maas wanted to get across to his audience at his…
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Are you comfy in your own skin?
Events explore diversity in body image perceptions When Kevin Miller moved from his small Christian hometown to attend UTD, he had more opportunities to meet other gay men, but also began to feel the notion that maybe he didn’t fit the image ideal. “When I was in high school, I never really thought much about…
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Tobacco bans go unenforced
There’s nothing out of the ordinary about seeing someone smoking on campus. With more than 21,000 students, plus faculty and staff at UTD, the occasional smoker is only to be expected. However, many of the people who smoke on campus do so in direct violation of the tobacco-free policy. “The tobacco-free zone isn’t followed at…
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Shooting for glory
A knockout championship tournament has its own energy and excitement that regular seasons fail to deliver. The men’s basketball team wrapped up the regular season title with a 19-1 ASC record — the program’s best ever — and captured the rights to host the championship tournament from Feb. 28 to Mar. 2. However, regular season…
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Interests on loans too much for students
No student in America should have to forgo higher education for the lack of financial resources. There are scholarships for students offered by universities, colleges and many for profit education institutions such as DeVry. But what about students who are not able to get the limited number of scholarships or those who don’t qualify because…
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Softball team focuses on improving overall program, ASC title
The softball program has made great strides in its two years under head coach Brad Posner, with two consecutive 20-win seasons for the first time since 2006. The team will look to improve on its past performances as they hope to win the ASC tournament this year. The Comets will start the season against Louisiana…
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UTDPD Blotter
Jan. 24 • A faculty member reported his vehicle was struck while parked in Lot J, sometime between noon and 8 p.m. Jan. 26 • Four students were arrested for burglarizing the Visual Arts building at around 3 a.m. Three of the students were also charged with consumption of alcohol by a minor. Jan. 27…
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SG Report
Student Government is endorsing the Vedic Organization For Inspiration Culture and Education’s initiative to provide vegetarian and vegan meal options to students on campus. VOICE, a student organization on campus that promotes healthy living and conscious eating, brought to the senate’s attention the concerns of students who feel that there aren’t enough vegetarian and vegan…