Author: The UTD Mercury

Sports Briefs Baseballer named hitter of the week Junior outfielder David Widaski has been recognized as the American Southwest Conference (ASC) East division hitter of the week for helping propel the Comets to their best-ever start. In two games against Howard Payne, Widaski went 5-for-6, tallying four RBIs and scoring three runs. The wins over…

L&A Briefs Vianna to perform classical guitar Renowned clasical guitarist Aliéksy Vianna will perform at 8 p.m. on Feb. 20 in the Jonsson Performance Hall. A diverse musician, Vianna is celebrated for his classical guitar solos and his stunning proficiency in concerti, chamber works, jazz and Brazilian music. Vianna was born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil,…

Rock Baby returns with Poetry Circus The Underground Poetry Circus will return at 10 p.m. on March 4 in The Pub. Ringmaster Rock Baby and poet Lamar Will will host a rollicking show with the talents of DJ Whiz and the band, Common Folk. Acclaimed by the Dallas Observer, this production offers free admission, foods,…

UTD’s Tony Adler could be pitching in the major leagues or at least in a top 10 Division I school. And, after managing a paltry three hits against the senior right hander, Texas Wesleyan probably wishes he was. Adler, a San Diego Padres draftee and University of South Carolina transfer, struck out five and allowed…

A 16 yr. old violinist in Rising Star Series Award-winning violinist, 16-year-old Chloé Trevor, will perform pieces from Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Bach and Ravel in the Jonsson Performing Hall on March 21 as part of UTD’s Rising Star Series. Trevor, who performed her solo debut in 2001, returns after working with orchestras including the Knoxville Symphony,…

Waiting at the bus stop will become a tiresome experience this spring as the frequency of buses on campus could be reduced. Fewer buses will circulate through campus if proposed route modifications are passed by the Dallas Area Rapid Transport (DART) Board of Directors March 23. DART plans to eliminate route 358 and extend existing…

Gauguin’s Paradise made its debut on the UTD scene at 8 p.m. March 25, incorporating video clips of Paul Gauguin’s paintings and using his letters as dialogue to illustrate the artist’s identity. The play runs on weekends from March 26-28 and April 2-4. Fred Curchack’s play is remiscent of Alice in Wonderland but with a…

Economics professor Nathan Berg’s new rock band, Halliburton(s) attempts to create awareness about the current political economy by combining his knowledge of music and economics, the result of which is a brand new type of sound. Berg started playing bass professionally at age 12. “I wanted to play music five, six hours a day, which…

<a href=”main.cfm?include=customPage&name=sgaresults”>Click here for complete election results.</a> Only two out of 30 positions in the Student Government Association’s (SGA) spring election were contested, and half of the positions did not have a candidate as of filing deadline. A total of 648 students voted in the spring election, down more than 200 votes from last spring’s…

Six bands faced off in an all-out battle to the death to raise money April 8. The Battle of the Bands organized by the Neuroscience Students Association (NSA) gave cash prizes to winners chosen based on technical aspects, stage presence and crowd applause. Sonal Goswami, junior neuroscience and psychology major and president of the NSA,…