NASA has selected UTD's Center for Space Science to build an exploration instrument for its 1995 CRAF mission. CRAF is an acronym for Comet Rendezvous Asteroid Flyby.
In addition, in mid-February the...
From The Mercury Archives: March 28, 1994
What do you mean I owe the IRS? It may be news to many on scholarship that certain scholarship benefits are viewed as taxable income. The freshmen on the UTD...
New buildings on campus include the addition to the Student Union, currently under construction, and the proposed recreational/events center.
“The recreation area (of the Student Union addition)...
Yes, it’s true. Sexism still exists in this country; we have failed to stamp it out with our Birkenstocks-laden feet.
The concept I’m here to discuss is Gender Neutrality in Language. The concept...
Racist! The word brands with a searing hiss. Despite the number of unapologetic bigots allowed to practice their hate, sometimes public branding is a painful enough experience to force the perpetrator...
No one doubts college can be a scary place. Just ask freshmen before their first final exam.
But few college students would say their fears have anything to do with monsters under the bed or goblins...
From The Mercury Archives: Sept. 2, 1992
The competitive battle between UTD’s bookstore and Off Campus Bookstore has benefitted UTD students, as the campus bookstore is forced to cut book prices...
From The Mercury Archives: Aug. 27, 1990
UTD rolled out the red carpet during orientation Friday and Saturday to welcome the school’s first ever freshman class to campus.
More than 100 top-notch...
Correction: An earlier version of this article misstated Rosie Peterson's title. She is the director of the Department of Institutional Diversity. Also, the title of the book that Juana Bordas wrote was...
In early August, professor and Associate Dean of Graduate Studies in the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences Alex Piquero was named as the chair of UTD's campus carry working group. The group...
