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The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

‘Rock the Vote’ encourages local, national participation

September 20, 2004

With free hotdogs, loud music and a rock-climbing wall, the Student Government Association (SGA) encouraged involvement in national and local elections with "Rock the Vote" Sept. 15 in front of the Student...

SGA elections hit snag

September 20, 2004

For the second time in less than two years, glitches in an online voting system have adversely affected the outcome of the Student Government Association elections. While reports of the latest round...

News Briefs 09/20/04

September 20, 2004

<strong>Former City Manager to join faculty</strong> Former Dallas City Manager Teodoro J. "Ted" Benavides will join the faculty of UTD's School of Social Sciences public affairs program...

Lovitt announces May retirement

September 20, 2004

What will Robert Lovitt miss most? Watching UTD continuously grow from the 6,600-student, four-building university he first encountered in 1985. After almost 20 years as UTD's senior vice president for...

>Truce declared in wireless access war

September 20, 2004

UTD Information Resources officials said Sept. 10 they are reversing their previous decision to ban private wireless access points in Waterview Park after the discovery of an FCC ruling prohibiting such...

Journalism oozing mud

September 17, 2004

What began with "Deep Throat" in the Watergate years has become a deep moat of sludgy journalism today, calling into question the standards of ethical journalism. The slop went airborne with Dan Rather's...

RuPaul’s ‘REDHOT’ leaves music listeners cold and bothered

September 17, 2004

In 2000, two historical events in our nation's history occurred. The Supreme Court installed George Bush as president of the United States, and RuPaul withdrew from public life to "reconnect with the parts...

My two cents

September 17, 2004

With the intramural Texas Hold 'Em tournament in full swing, I'm reminded of these words of wisdom: "Poker? I don't even know her." Since sports can teach us so much about life, love and basketball,...

Spicin’ it up with the Power Dancers

September 17, 2004

There are three things nobody has ever said to me. "I like the way you move." "You're toxic, I'm slipping under." "Richard, you're a really good dancer." With that in mind, I thought, what better...

‘Bodies Past and Present’ shows off human form

September 17, 2004

Aside from the daily duties of bathing, feeding, exercising and dressing, the human form is not a subject most people consider on a regular basis. However, two new exhibits that opened Sept. 18 at the...

Women’s soccer soars

September 17, 2004

On the first weekend of the women's soccer season, the Lady Comets weren't supposed to be in mid-season form. Somebody forgot to tell Natalie Taylor. Taylor, a junior forward, netted three goals and...

Cross country off to fast start

September 17, 2004

Had San Antonio been Athens, and had the Trinity University Invitational been the Olympics, the UTD men's and women's cross country teams each would have just missed bringing home the bronze. As it stands,...

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