THE UTD MERCURY

Category: Life & Arts

  • Orgs feed students left behind on holiday

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    Comet Cupboard, other groups focus on feeding students In anticipation of the upcoming holiday season, organizations around campus are taking initiative to provide support for students who are unable to return home during the Thanksgiving break. Amber Brown, the coordinator for Comet Cupboard — UTD’s food pantry — said the organization is preparing itself for…

  • Pinpossible: Burlap Wreath

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    We’re finally getting some consistent fall temperatures in Dallas, so even though we’re about half way through November, it’s only just beginning to feel like fall in Texas. I’m obsessed with reds, oranges and browns. Even though we’re past Halloween, I’ve been loving pumpkins and rustic-looking wood backgrounds in my Instagram posts. Another symbol of…

  • Game Corner: Halo 5 and November Releases

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    Find out what you need to know about the brand-new Halo and other November releases.

  • The Butterfly Effect

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    Monarch butterflies flock to campus thanks to work of students, facilities Butterfly Flutterby, a landscaping project that supports monarch butterfly populations, is playing host to a large migration of butterflies for the first time as they fly from Canada to Mexico. The project features stations around campus that house a variety of milkweed for the…

  • Pinpossible: Arm Knit Scarf

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    Several years ago, when my sister was in elementary school, she went through a crocheting phase. I don’t remember where she picked it up, just that she was pretty into it for a few years. At one point I asked her to make me a scarf, but she said that it would take several hours…

  • Game Corner: Cash and Consoles

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    Look at the current top console sales and the five most expensively developed games of all-time.

  • A Dance to Remember

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    Comet Swing Society helps create lasting friendships, fun Faint music and laughter fills the Galaxy rooms most Friday nights as students dance swing jazz. From experienced movers to novice ones, all of them are brought together by the Comet Swing Society. The club meets every two weeks and is open to everyone, from beginner to…

  • A Survivor’s Tale: Freedom

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    This is the third and final part of a multi-part series on Ozsvath. Once again, Ozsvath’s family was in the difficult position of deciding whether or not to leave Hungary. Everything in their apartment had survived the Nazi occupation. Ozsvath remembers her family thinking everything would be fine. Then the Communists came. Her father wanted…

  • My State Fair Adventure

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    A family tradition since 1886, the State Fair of Texas commemorates all things important to the state: food, agriculture, community, football and family. Located just miles away from downtown Dallas, Fair Park spans 277 acres of museums, food courts and the world’s largest collection of Art-Deco structures. Fairgoers can expect Texas-sized amounts of fair foods…

  • What to Watch on Netflix

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        American Horror Story: Freak Show —  Added Oct. 6 The fourth season of the “American Horror Story” series once again offers viewers a thrilling horror-mystery starring Academy Award winner Jessica Lange. The series has always been known for pushing the boundaries with its fast-paced, nightmarish manner of storytelling. The fourth season focuses on…