Author: The UTD Mercury

<strong>SGA helps create new alma mater</strong> The Student Government Association is coming close to a decision on a new alma mater for the University. The alma mater committee met April 15 to decide from four different songwriters with 16 different sets of lyrics. Music has been composed by UTD composer Robert X. Rodriguez. President Franklin…

The student fees committee has recently sent a budget proposal for the 2004-2005 year to President Franklin Jenifer, requesting funding for several new and expanded program expenses across the school. The new student fees budget totals $9.795 million. The fees committee consists of five students selected by the Student Government Association (SGA) president and four…

The UTD softball team has used an eight-game winning streak to break the 20-win plateau for the first time ever. The team’s strong play late in the season has propelled the Comets to second place in the American Southwest Conference (ASC) East , sandwiched between nationally-ranked ETBU and Louisiana College. The Comets (20-10, 12-4) control…

It’s no joke that as of April 1 UTD is home to women’s professional basketball champion Dallas Fury, winners of the ProCup Tournament. Before a crowd of 1,250 in the Activity Center, the Fury managed to keep its cool against the Colorado Chill. Overcoming a one-point halftime deficit, the Fury sealed a 73-69 victory in…

“Who came to school today,” sings the class. “Matthew. Matthew. Who came to school today? Matthew did.” A nearly four-year-old blonde boy gets up from the carpet to Velcro his name under the “Here” sign. “I am here.” While most college students are sleeping at 9 a.m., Matthew is beginning his school day at the…

A 26-year-old man was found dead in a Phase 7 Waterview Park apartment on April 5 – less than one day after UTD police issued the man a citation for possession of drug paraphernalia, according to UTD officials. UTD and Richardson police officers and EMS personnel arrived at the apartment at approximately 10 a.m. where…

The UTD baseball team is nearing the 30-win mark with a hopeful eye on the conference championship. The Comets (27-4, 13-2) have won their last six games, all against conference opponents, and are only a game behind nationally ranked Mississippi College for first place in the American Southwest Conference (ASC) East. The team has had…

Despite last semester’s tuition hike, UTD’s $106 million budget for the 2005 fiscal year is a “scrimp and save” budget – that will require the reallocating funds from administrative sectors to academic departments. Dubbing it the “keep hope alive” budget, Hobson Wildenthal, executive vice president for academic affairs, says the financial situation is grim, adding…

Engaging, dynamic and passionate are the three most frequently used words to describe Paul Tracy, UTD’s teacher of the year. “Dr. Tracy is a great teacher because he takes the time to listen to you and he acts more like an advisor than a teacher,” said one of his students, Lauren Kopplin, freshman criminal justice…

They’re bringing new, hip movies to viewers like you, at a location near you. It’s the movie theater on campus – the Meteor Theater. The grand opening April 8-9 featured “The School of Rock.” “We figured that college students go to movies anyway. What if we could get them to stay on campus and still…