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UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD allows students to opt in to pass/fail grading

UTD allows students to opt in to pass/fail grading

March 26, 2020

University provides sweeping changes to academic deadlines, policies in response to COVID-19 outbreak In light of changing circumstances due to the coronavirus pandemic, the university has extended...

Photo by Noah Whitehead | Mercury Archives

UT System postpones commencement, requires students to leave residence halls

March 17, 2020

Students without alternative housing options will be accommodated on case-by-case basis Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect new guidance from University Housing In a letter addressed...

Students listen as SG President Ayoub Mohammed gives updates on COVID-19. Photo by Cindy Folefack | Editor-in-Chief

Students launch petition, UTD suspends mandatory attendance in response to coronavirus

March 11, 2020

Petition to move to online classes receives over 13,000 signatures, university says there are no plans to close campus UTD students are taking matters into their own hands after several cases of the...

Graphic by Alesandra Bell | Mercury Staff

New Coronavirus Not Major Threat to Students

February 9, 2020

Recent reports estimate over 34,000 cases of coronavirus worldwide, with 0.0003% of those cases in the U.S. Despite the low case rate, media coverage of the virus has sparked nationwide concern. Coronavirus...

UTD's choir performed alongside other choir and orchestra groups in Ciudad, Juarez in January. | Photo Courtesy of Jonathan Palant

UTD Choir Holds Concert at US-Mexico Border

February 9, 2020

Performance promotes healing through music following 2019 El Paso shooting Standing shoulder to shoulder, singing out the last few notes of “Let There Be Peace On Earth,” the singers varying in...

Photo by Bhavan Mehta | Mercury Staff

Finding Your Voice

February 9, 2020

Deaf America's Got Talent finalist rehearses, performs with UTD choir For singer and songwriter Mandy Harvey, all her music holds a special, personal meaning for her — not in the least because she...

One professor said that the practice of banning tech in class may actually be ableist. Photo by Bhavan Mehta | Mercury Staff

Tech Bans in Classes May Impede Learning

January 27, 2020

Majority of students surveyed use electronic devices to take notes Walk into any campus classroom and you’re bound to see seats filled with students and desks filled with laptops or tablets for...

Four computer science freshmen developed the app, which placed second in the T-Mobile Hacktober Hackathon. Photo by Roshan Khichi |  Mercury Staff

Student App Helps Keep Track of UTD Events

January 13, 2020

Application to scan posters, add items to calendar Navigating the galaxies of campus activities, events and clubs can be dizzying. That’s why four computer science freshmen set out to make charting...

Graphic by Chiamaka Mgboji | Graphics Editor

Changes to AES Awards Met with Unhappiness

January 12, 2020

Previous merit scholarship tiers abolished due to university growth, increasing SAT/ACT scores Despite confusion and unhappiness from prospective students following a change in Academic Excellence...

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Title IX Law Undergoes State, Federal Changes

December 1, 2019

Potential changes are coming to Title IX enforcement, from both the federal and state levels, including new federal guidelines from the Department of Education and state-mandated public reports on cases...

Computer science freshman Jarod Shelton (left) and sophomore Rishi Chandna (right) began using the Ouija board out of curiosity before getting other students involved. Photo by Bhavan Mehta | Mercury Staff

Freshman, Sophomore Gather Students to Communicate with Spirits

December 1, 2019

Curiosity and boredom propelled them to open a box that had not been opened in years. The box — a game of summoning spirits — was something that intrigued them, and in a dorm room, two students called...

Researchers in professor Shalini Prasad's (pictured) lab developed the sensor.
Photo by Pavan Tauh | Mercury Staff

UTD Lab Unveils Saliva-based THC Test

December 1, 2019

A team of UTD researchers has developed a sensor to test tetrahydrocannabinol levels in saliva. THC is the main psychoactive compound in marijuana that induces a “high” in users. Researchers in...

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