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UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

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Durian: The world’s smelliest fruit

September 4, 2018

The durian has been on my bucket list to try for years. Call me overdramatic for putting a fruit on my bucket list, but this extremely intimidating spiky fruit with a legendary ghastly smell sounded...

Danielle Kcholi said she plans to focus on mental health for improved performance throughout the season. Photo by Noah Whitehead | Photo Editor.

Full-time coach joins cross country teams

September 4, 2018

The men and women’s cross-country teams entered the fall 2018 season with their first full-time coach, who will oversee both teams this semester. Though the announcement of Danielle Kcholi’s full-time...

Neuroscience senior Alex Collins and psychology freshman Jack Cheng check the contents of a supply bag at the beginning of their shift. Photo by Michael Stout | Mercury Staff.

EMT program moves to 24-hour operation

September 3, 2018

Starting this semester, the University Emergency Medical Response team will operate on a 24-hour basis on weekdays and will be authorized to carry and administer the drugs Narcan and epinephrine. UEMR,...

Graphic by Ryan Magee | Mercury Staff.

PLTL adopts lottery-based early registration system

September 3, 2018

The Student Success Center recently introduced a new registration system for a popular academic enrichment program after experiencing technical difficulties in prior years. The change has since received...

Business partners Brian Hoang and Marwan Kodeih demonstrated their upcoming virtual reality horror game “Amelia's Curse” to attendees at the SXSW Festival held in Austin in March of this year. Photo courtesy of Immosis.

Alumnus, student start self-funded gaming company

August 20, 2018

A UTD student and UTD alumnus founded a startup company creating games using virtual and augmented reality technology. Software engineering senior Brian Hoang and alumnus Marwan Kodeih co-founded their...

Campus police, students, staff and community members are attending training sessions hosted by the Center for Students in Recovery to learn how to recognize an overdose and administer naloxone, a drug sold under the brand name Narcan that reverses the effects of opioids. Photo by Michael Stout | Mercury Staff.

Students, police learn to use life-saving drug

August 20, 2018

The Center for Students in Recovery at UTD has recently been promoting overdose awareness by providing a new training program. Since the start of the summer, the CSR has begun an initiative to train campus...

Graphic by Christina Jia | Mercury Staff. Data sourced from OpenSecrets.

Pete Sessions’ campaign finances under scrutiny

August 19, 2018

A Texas representative responsible for the congressional district including UTD is currently in a congressional race and has caused controversy after an external news outlet investigated his political...

Handshake aims to improve links between students and employers. Photo courtesy of Career Center.

UTD phases out Comet Careers for new platform

July 30, 2018

The website formerly known as Comet Careers has been revamped and is now called Handshake, a new career services platform that provides the ability to book Career Center appointments, view personalized...

Plano City Council voted 7 to 1 to censure Tom Harrison, a council member criticized for his anti-Muslim rhetoric, who is also up for recall in the upcoming Nov. 6 election. More than 4,400 signatures were collected on a recall petition for Harrison, which he is now challenging in court. Photo by Michael Stout | Mercury Staff.

Plano councilman sues city over recall

July 30, 2018

A Plano City Council member is suing the city and city secretary to stop a recall election to end his term early in November due to an Islamophobic Facebook post he shared in February. Tom Harrison filed...

Graphic by Christina Jia | Mercury Staff.

Grade distributions now accessible online

July 30, 2018

UTD students now have easier access to grade distributions for preceding semesters. The website, UTDGrades.com, allows users to search for grade data by course number or professor. Jeffrey Wang, a business...

Graphic by Carolina Alvarez | Outreach Editor.

On-campus Papa John’s faces possible removal

July 30, 2018

The Papa John’s Pizza location in Dining Hall West is facing removal after a report emerged alleging the company’s former CEO used a racial expletive during a conference call. The chain’s founder,...

Apogee, the new internet service provider  in University Housing, requires users to register devices for internet access. Photo by Madeline Ambrose | Mercury Staff.

Housing switches internet provider

July 30, 2018

For the third time in two years, campus housing has changed internet providers. The most recent transition, from UTD-sponsored internet – CometNet and TemocNet – to Apogee, began in May and ended...

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