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With only 24 hours to produce their entry, a group of UTD Arts and Technology students created an award-winning, five-minute film for the Video Race hosted by the Video Association of Dallas. The winning team – who call themselves “Digital Simian” – was comprised of UTD graduate and undergraduate students Anthony Tyler, Deter Brown, Mate…

<strong>Activity Center construction delayed</strong> Activity Center construction may be delayed until July or August due to rising construction costs. “Steel prices have gone out the roof, and right now we’re in a competitive construction industry,” said Robert Lovitt, senior vice president for business affairs. “We’re working our best and looking at alternatives to cut costs…

<strong>Editor’s Note: The UTD Mercury is highlighting the adventures of UTD students who travel abroad. In this installment, Sophie Rutenbar, a junior social sciences major, shares her experiences during her travel through The Democratic Republic of the Congo.</strong> DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO – The first thing that hit me when I stepped off the…

D.S. Croft once said, “If you can speak three languages you’re trilingual. If you can speak two languages you’re bilingual. If you can speak only one language you’re an American.” However, in today’s America, globalization has forced a change in American thinking. In spite of this, UTD still sequesters itself away from the far-reaching effects…

The UT System Board of Regents unanimously elected James Huffines as its new chairman during a June 2 meeting, less than one month after Charles Miller’s resignation May 12. “I would like to extend my most sincere appreciation for this expression of trust and confidence in electing me your chairman,” Huffines said, who was nominated…

The prospect of alcohol being served on campus may still be in the early stages of consideration, but what does this mean for UTD? While I agree with supplying the students as many services as possible with the amount in fees we pay, I don’t think there is a good enough reason to have alcohol…

Back in the days of the eight-bit Nintendo system, side-scrolling fight-’em-ups like “Double Dragon” and “Battletoads” were a dime a dozen. Sadly, a gem of a game called “River City Ransom” fell through the cracks. Its quirky style of gameplay earned it a cult following. Thankfully, Atlus has resurrected the game on the Game Boy…

<strong>May 12</strong> UTD Police and Richardson Fire Department responded to a medical assist at Waterview Park (WP) Apartments. A non-affiliated person was transported by RFD ambulance to Richardson Regional Medical Center. A staff member reported a theft of a digital camera at the School of Management (SOM). <strong>May 13</strong> A staff member reported a dry…

The Freshman Year Experience (FYE) movement is coming to UTD, but instead of a march on campus it will arrive in the form of the revamped Rhetoric 1101 course. “I’ve been chomping at the bit to get this program,” said Cynthia Jenkins, director of undergraduate advising. “I want to create a more substantial and traditional…

<strong>Inefficient lawn wateringon campus</strong> I’m writing to call attention to a problem I see on campus that is particularly serious during the summertime. Sprinklers are all over UTD and although watering our grass makes the campus more beautiful and helps minimize fire danger during the summertime, watering the grass (and sometimes the sidewalks and roadways!)…