Author: The UTD Mercury

As I prepare to embark on a journey into the unknown, my semester abroad to Germany and Western Europe, I can’t decide whether one fashion item in my wardrobe should accompany me. I’m talking, of course, about my cowboy hat. Nothing else personifies a rugged individualistic Texan like these four square feet of brushed felt.…

Would you enjoy swimming on the beaches in the Mediterranean and strolling through the halls of the ancient university of Barcelona? Does a summer jaunt through the streets of Guanajuato, Mexico and a chance to improve your Spanish on a daily basis sound appealing? Is cost the only reason you aren’t considering a study abroad?…

Mercury Editorial Editor’s Note: Following is an editorial of The Mercury’s editorial board. The Editorial Board consists of the newspaper’s management team (editor-in-chief, managing editor, section editors, advertising manager and copy editor). The editorial board will discuss, debate and develop editorial positions on issues affecting the UTD community as needed. We welcome your responses. Double…

“Summer Vacation” to start in February Directed by award-winning artistic director Terry Martin, “Betty’s Summer Vacation” will make its regional premiere at UTD in the University Theatre Feb. 6-8 and Feb. 13-15. Written by Christopher Durang, this black comedy tells about America’s unquenchable appetite for scandal and reality television featuring murder, mutilation and charades. The…

PHEDs focus on inner beauty Health Education and the Peer Health Educators (PHEDs) will sponsor Body Beautiful Week – to increase eating disorder awareness – Jan. 26-29. The week will kick off 11 a.m., Jan. 26 in the Student Union Info Depot with the Great Jeans Giveaway. Health Education and the PHEDs are asking for…

UTD, Richland to collaborate UTD and Richland Community College signed an agreement Feb. 11 to make the transfer of Richland engineering students to UTD a smoother process. Richland students who complete an associate degree in science with an engineering emphasis are now automatically eligible to transfer to UTD’s four-year engineering program. They also have the…

Many changes and construction projects are altering the landscape of UTD, and the Student Government Association (SGA) hopes to add one more to this list – a new cricket pitch. Cricket, a sport that originated in Britain, is a game played all over the world. Cricket has yet to grow in the United States, but…

A game against cellar-dwelling LeTourneau was just what the doctor ordered to cure the recent ills of the UTD women’s basketball team. Sophomore guard Jennifer Longoria led five Comets in double figures with 23 points in UTD’s 84-73 home victory Jan. 29 ending a seven-game losing streak. The win was the Comets’ first since a…

An attempt by UTD to purchase a nearby office building to help alleviate overcrowding and safety concerns in the Founders Building was scrapped in December, but help may be on the horizon, UTD administrators said. When a university plan to purchase Waterview Plaza, a building commonly referred to as the Kodak Building recently fell through,…

When newly hired volleyball coach Marci Sanders took inventory of her new program at UTD during her first week on the job, it was a fairly simple task. A quick look in the storage closets of the UTD Activity Center revealed about 20 volleyballs and a few nets. Unfortunately for Sanders, there weren’t any readily…