Author: The UTD Mercury

The Student Government Association has nullified the results of last week’s online voting in its fall elections and will conduct a paper-ballot election Sept. 21-22 to elect its newest members, SGA announced Sept. 20. To see results, <a href=”http://www.utdmercury.com/main.cfm?include=customPage&name=sgaresults”>please click here</a>. The new election will take place in the Comet Café from 9:30-11:30 a.m., noon-3…

With free hotdogs, loud music and a rock-climbing wall, the Student Government Association (SGA) encouraged involvement in national and local elections with “Rock the Vote” Sept. 15 in front of the Student Union. SGA president Laura Rashedi was delighted with the turnout. More than 800 students participated, approximately 200 more than last year, according to…

For the second time in less than two years, glitches in an online voting system have adversely affected the outcome of the Student Government Association elections. While reports of the latest round of voting system failure began to surface as early as Sept. 13 – the first day of the latest SGA elections – the…

<strong>Former City Manager to join faculty</strong> Former Dallas City Manager Teodoro J. “Ted” Benavides will join the faculty of UTD’s School of Social Sciences public affairs program in January, the school announced in a news release Sept. 16. Benavides will teach courses and work with faculty and administration colleagues to increase recognition of “this important…

What will Robert Lovitt miss most? Watching UTD continuously grow from the 6,600-student, four-building university he first encountered in 1985. After almost 20 years as UTD’s senior vice president for business affairs, Lovitt formally announced his retirement, effective May 31, 2005. “I’ve really enjoyed working with them (the students),” Lovitt said. “Students are young and…

UTD Information Resources officials said Sept. 10 they are reversing their previous decision to ban private wireless access points in Waterview Park after the discovery of an FCC ruling prohibiting such a ban. In a Sept. 8 letter distributed throughout Waterview Park, UTD threatened disciplinary action against residents running personal wireless access points. The move…

What began with “Deep Throat” in the Watergate years has become a deep moat of sludgy journalism today, calling into question the standards of ethical journalism. The slop went airborne with Dan Rather’s “60 Minutes” report on documents alleging, among other things, that President Bush failed to attend a physical, impugning his service in the…

In 2000, two historical events in our nation’s history occurred. The Supreme Court installed George Bush as president of the United States, and RuPaul withdrew from public life to “reconnect with the parts of him that he left behind.” However, this fall, against the backdrop of a lackluster presidential race, RuPaul plans his triumphant return.…

With the intramural Texas Hold ‘Em tournament in full swing, I’m reminded of these words of wisdom: “Poker? I don’t even know her.” Since sports can teach us so much about life, love and basketball, let’s see what else happened since we last talked. The start of UTD’s cross country season coincided with the release…