Featured
Pro-Palestine students to meet with President Benson after seven-hour long sit-in for divestment
At the climax of a nearly 10-hour long demonstration April 23, representatives from Students for Justice and Palestine and UTD’s Cabinet of the...
Vote for the future: vote green
College often feels like extortion — between skyrocketing tuition prices, fees and housing costs, choosing to increase how much you pay may sound...
The Mercury wins 19 press awards
The Mercury brought home 19 press awards at the 2024 Texas Intercollegiate Press Association conference in San Marcos, including 13 awards for pre-published...
No Comet left inside
Comets on campus found themselves in the direct path of a total solar eclipse on April 8 — This sighting brought thousands of...
Comets: Upcoming vote on ‘green’ service fee
All students will be able to vote on a fee referendum to support sustainable development and green projects on campus from April 24...
Empower: ticket of the hour
With the end of voting on April 5, Devin Schwartz and Debopreeta Bhattacharya were elected as Student Government president and vice president respectively. ...
UTD to eliminate Office of Campus Resources and Support, 20 employee positions
After reevaluating its compliance with Texas’ DEI higher education ban, UTD will eliminate the newly-formed Office of Campus Resources and Support and 20...
‘Salam & howdy’: Muslims travel from across Texas for ‘largest Suhoor fest’ in the state
The simmering of countless spices mingled with the joyous laughter of attendees of Suhoor Fest as a “Salam and Howdy” sign welcomed friends...
Furry Fiesta is fur-ocious fun
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...
Abbott’s age verification order spells Internet doom
Texas’ recent attempt to restrict access to pornography intrinsically fails to actually protect minors and legal consumers of porn while exposing them to...