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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

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Racing to the finish line 

August 19, 2024

The drivers only have three minutes to swap places. Emotions run high. Anxiety rushes through the team as they pray this year won’t be like the last, hoping nothing goes wrong with their car so they...

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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...

Madabuchi Okoro | Mercury Staff

Summer gaming recap

July 15, 2024

LEGO Horizon Adventures was announced during the Summer Fest, a spin-off of the Horizon Zero Dawn series, with release coming this winter.  Assassin’s Creed Shadows is the latest entry to the...

Surjaditya Sarkar | Mercury Staff

73 Questions with your SG executives 

July 15, 2024

As the newly elected 2024-2025 executive officers of Student Government, president and philosophy-computer science double major Devin Schwartz and vice president and sociology senior Debopreeta Bhattacharya...

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Dhunki: a ‘spellbound melody’ of a cappella

July 15, 2024

UTD students travel across the country from California to Atlanta, taking stages bathed in warm lights. This a cappella group, a self-identified found family, doesn’t just belt notes  — they...

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PHANTOMs mesmerizes with ephemeral performance

July 15, 2024

Correction, Aug. 13: An earlier version of this piece incorrectly stated Dean Terry's position. He is a professor at UTD. The ethereal realm of PHANTOMs, where reality and performance intertwine, leaves...

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‘Inspiring,’ ‘resilient,’ ‘compassionate’: Sarah Hurwitz shares story of reconnecting with Jewish values

April 29, 2024

“Four thousand years of wisdom from my ancestors” — this is what Sarah Hurwitz, renowned speechwriter and author, gained from reconnecting with her Jewish roots, discussing theology, activism and...

Rory Moore | Mercury Staff

A diligent drummer’s double life

April 29, 2024

Rory Moore | Mercury Staff By day, this computer science student chases the finish line of graduation. By night, he is the mysterious drummer energizing the crowd from the back of the stage as part...

Grace Cowger | Mercury Staff

A Comet’s guide to summertime film fun

April 29, 2024

While some movies are year-round favorites, the arrival of sweltering weather and mosquito hordes evokes a desire for media that can provide an escape from arguably the worst season of the year, filled...

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‘When L.R. Wept’ admitted into IMPACTE! film festival

April 29, 2024

The short animated film “When L.R. Wept” by Ahmad Khoshniat, a visual and performing arts Ph.D. student, was accepted into the IMPACTE! Film Festival in Catalonia, Spain. IMPACTE! is a film festival...

Mia Nguyen | Mercury Staff

Australian duo Royel Otis reps indie rock

April 29, 2024

Royel Otis’ addictive vocals and electrifying instrumentals quickly made their way onto the playlists of indie and alternative rock fans with their viral cover of “Murder on the Dancefloor.” ...

Rory Moore | Mercury Staff

XAI Reprom Wonderland Royale

April 29, 2024

Inflatable ruby-red dice bounce through the air as impassioned prom-goers dance, laugh and swap stories.  The sharp pulse of a beat reverberates through the Visitor Center’s Atrium at Chi Alpha...

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