Author: The UTD Mercury

Few books deserve acknowledgment as “one in a million,” but as of Sept. 10, any volume at the McDermott Library would fit that billing. With the addition of “Flora Londinenis,” a pioneering volume in English botany by William Curtis, the library will reach and pass the one-million volume mark. The Louise B. Belsterling Foundation of…

Janie Johnson from the Office of Enrollment Services spoke at the Potter’s House Convention this summer encouraging young students to consider college. This session served as a culmination for a year that saw Johnson working alongside students promoting higher education. Potter’s House is a large, non-denominational church with more than 28,000 members. The Potter’s House…

UT Austin has the Student Orange Bloods. Duke has the Cameron Crazies. Now, UTD has the Comet Crush. The Crush, UTD’s brand new sports fan club, invaded the gym Sept. 1, cheering for the UTD volleyball team in its inaugural game. The Comet Crush, brainchild of softball Head Coach Tricia Hoffmann, comes in response to…

Early this summer, residency requirements for the Waterview Park Apartments changed drastically in a move by the management to boost occupancy. The policy adjustment opened up the apartments to a greater number of students by lessening the number of enrolled hours required for residency. It also allowed faculty and staff the option of living at…

Stretching, planning and practicing, hopefuls joked around with one another, while waiting to prove their skills at the first meeting of UTD’s Comet Cheerleaders. The 12 hopefuls were approximately the same number the squad had four years ago, said Co-Captain Dabney Sellars, senior business administration major, but she says there’s room for more. “I cheered…

<em>Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I don’t like that attitude. I can assure them it is much more serious than that.</em> <em>- Bill Shankly</em> This is not a time for jokes. This is serious. This is football season. It is but once a year that Dallas’ other publication, the…

The <em>Mercury</em> asks, “What will you do to commemorate the third anniversary of the September 11th attacks?” “The UTD Police Department is planning to start the Community Emergency Response Team Sept. 11th, and I’ve signed up for it.” <strong>-Dinesh Balasubramaniam, Electrical Engineering, Graduate</strong> “I will attend a prayer session and probably wear something in remembrance…

ESPN has deemed poker a sport. Now, too, has UTD. Texas Hold ‘Em, the betting card game popularized by the televised World Series of Poker, joins the slate of intramural sports scheduled for this year. “With all the interest in poker on ESPN, we wanted to get people involved who aren’t into the major sports,”…

<strong>’Basically Baroque’ tunes up classics</strong> Music goes Baroque with a talented ensemble of instruments and Senior Lecturer Kathryn Evans’ vocals. Favorite Baroque pieces including “O holder Tag,” “erwünschte Zeit” and three movements from “French Suite #14” by J.S. Bach will entertain the audience. The performance begins at 8 p.m. Sept. 10 in Jonsson Performance Hall.…

Vision and perception are explored in the Self Study Group Portfolio now on display in the Visual Arts Building. The project, part of the advanced photography course, was completed last spring. Associate professor Dr. Marilyn Waligore and her students chose a single image from their own work to contribute to the portfolio. Waligore said the…