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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

Renderings by Perkins & Will | Courtesy of the Office of Student Affairs

Here comes ‘Big Momma’

August 19, 2024

UTD celebrated the groundbreaking for its student success center and student union complex Aug. 12. Members of UTD administration, state and local government and the local community gathered in the Founders...

Ali Alibhai | Courtesy

What are your professors up to this summer?

July 15, 2024

Three UTD faculty members are researching abroad as Fulbright U.S. Scholars during the 2023-2024 academic year — the most sent abroad by the university since 1978 — pioneering new ideas and bringing...

Surjaditya Sarkar | Mercury Staff

No Comet left inside

April 29, 2024

Comets on campus found themselves in the direct path of a total solar eclipse on April 8 — This sighting brought thousands of spectators and experts to DFW for a phenomenon that will not return to the...

Courtesy of UTD Student Government

Vote for the future: vote green

April 29, 2024

College often feels like extortion — between skyrocketing tuition prices, fees and housing costs, choosing to increase how much you pay may sound insulting. But the small financial commitment of the...

Anika Sultana | Mercury Staff

The protester’s polemic

April 29, 2024

As Gaza solidarity encampments pop up across the U.S., UTD’s own are among those protesting the involvement of their academic institution in what the International Court of Justice has called a “plausible...

Yiyi ding | Mercury Staff

Know your enemy: Comets should direct DEI ban anger at legislators, not just admin

April 29, 2024

On April 9, UTD President Richard Benson sent a schoolwide email stating that the Office of Campus Resources and Support — created in the wake of Senate Bill 17, which would have continued some of ODEI’s...

Rory Moore | Mercury Staff

Furry Fiesta is fur-ocious fun

April 29, 2024

Art stalls overflowed with merchandise and countless colorful, larger-than-life animal costumes greeted guests at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel, which hosted 2024’s Texas Furry Fiesta convention from March...

Photo courtesy of UTD Comets Giving Day 2023 | The Life Transition Closet was a part of the Galerstein Community Center in the Office of Campus Resources and Support

UTD to eliminate Office of Campus Resources and Support, 20 employee positions

April 29, 2024

After reevaluating its compliance with Texas’ DEI higher education ban, UTD will eliminate the newly-formed Office of Campus Resources and Support and 20 associated jobs by April 30. President Richard...

Surjaditya Sarkar | Mercury Staff

Pro-Palestine Comets reject meeting conditions with President Benson after week of protests

April 29, 2024

At the climax of a nearly 10-hour long demonstration April 23, representatives from Students for Justice in Palestine and UTD’s Cabinet of the President agreed to a meeting to discuss the concerns of...

Photo Illustration by Katheryn Ho | Graphics Editor. Photos by: Katheryn Ho, Vedant Sapra | Mercury Staff

Comets: Upcoming vote on ‘green’ service fee

April 15, 2024

All students will be able to vote on a fee referendum to support sustainable development and green projects on campus from April 24 to 26.   The referendum proposes the addition of a $5 fee...

Surjaditya Sarkar | Mercury Staff

Empower: ticket of the hour

April 15, 2024

With the end of voting on April 5, Devin Schwartz and Debopreeta Bhattacharya were elected as Student Government president and vice president respectively.   Schwartz, a computer science...

Photo Courtesy of TIPA

The Mercury wins 19 press awards

April 15, 2024

The Mercury brought home 19 press awards at the 2024 Texas Intercollegiate Press Association conference in San Marcos, including 13 awards for pre-published work and six awards for live contests. TIPA...

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