Category: Archives
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Student government VP tackles homelessness
Sophomore to publish book raising awareness for destitute teens Nancy Fairbank sat in a dimly lit, narrow room on a solitary couch with a homeless teenager. She was interviewing them for a school project, but this encounter inspired her to do more to raise awareness on teenage homelessness. A political science sophomore and current Student…
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Malarial maladies
There is a strange fever that is widespread in tropical countries around this time of the year. It comes with the chills every evening and a high temperature, takes away the desire to eat and is accompanied by jaundice-like symptoms. The deadly fever, which takes an estimated 1,600 lives each day, is malaria, which is…
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Battle of The Best: Cindi’s vs. Deli News
My love affair with New York style delis is nothing new. In fact, my high school graduation dinner was even celebrated at Katz’s in Houston. When I moved here there was a moment of panic because I didn’t know where I could find the deli food I loved so much. That didn’t last long. Here…
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Dean of Students to replace Rachavong as VP Student Affairs
Correction: Gene Fitch is the Associate Vice President for Student Affairs. The Mercury regrets this error. Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Gene Fitch has been named as the new Vice President for Student Affairs. Fitch will be taking the place of Darrelene Rachavong, who will be retiring from the position…
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Difficult Lessons and Introspection
This past weekend, I was having dinner and catching up with some of my old high school friends. At one point in the night, one of my friends looked at me and said, “Linda I don’t know how you have time to do everything.” I admit that I enjoy keeping a busy schedule. Time spent…
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Find me a home
If you haven’t kept up with world news, and most of us haven’t because the semester’s winding up and all hell is breaking loose, then you don’t know about the 5,000 immigrants who’re living in fear in South Africa. t. Most of these immigrants are asylum seekers and refugees who’ve run away from their own…
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TedxUTD brings together myriad of experts
The 2015 TedxUTD conference called “Beneath the Surface”, held on April 12 in the Clark Center auditorium, brought together an eclectic group of seven speakers who delved into the issues that society faces today. Computer science sophomore Albert Ok served as the MC for the event, introducing each speaker before they gave their talk. The…
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International Flair
Students from all cultures come together to celebrate UTD’s annual iWeek. Festivities featuring food at Passport to the World, performances at the talent show and more. International Talent Show — Indian Students Association, Bangladeshi Student Organization, FACSS Jasmine Blossom Dance Group and Solina Vong Cambodian Traditional Dance Dabke showcased performances from their cultures on April 3…
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SG Report
Student Government voiced its support for the Collegiate Housing Infrastructure Act, which gives tax deductions on charitable donations made to non-profit student housing, at its meeting on April 7. SG President Brooke Knudtson said she spoke to UTD President David Daniel, who is going to write a letter supporting CHIA, which is supported by Texas…
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TIPA Adventures
This past weekend, UTD Student Media went to San Antonio for the second year in a row to attend the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association, or TIPA, conference. For many in our group, this was a repeat experience, but for others, it was a new adventure. For me, however, the experience was a little bit of…