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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

Miguel Perez | Staff

Author Robert Edsel advocates protecting culture during war

February 10, 2014

In 1938, Nazi Germany had stolen Harry Ettlinger’s home and forced his family to flee to the U.S. Six years later, he returned as an American private ready to take back his home country and became part...

Parth Parikh| Staff. Chemistry professor Michaela Stefan first met her husband, fellow faculty member Michael Biewer, at her faculty interview in 2007

Faculty couples thrive as co-workers

February 10, 2014

As Valentine’s Day fast approaches, two married couples at UTD have found themselves in a unique position to work together. One couple who found each other at UTD are chemistry professors Michael Biewer...

Pablo Arauz.
Amy Bruton-Bluemel teaches students about Southeastern cultures at the Native American Heritage Month celebration on Nov. 5 in the faculty dining room. Wearing her red regalia and surrounded by artifacts, Bruton-Bluemel demonstrated the customs of Chickasaw life.

Heritage month draws mixed views

November 20, 2013

Efforts to honor Native American culture met with some skepticism Storyteller Amy Bruton-Bluemel sported her deep-red Chickasaw regalia as she spoke about the lives of Native Americans in the past and...

Pablo Arauz| Staff
The Ninpo Taijutsu Club brings physical and mental training together in the unarmed martial art of defense and awareness with opportunities for students to advance to higher levels of Ninpo Taijutsu training. Meetings happen at 8 p.m. every Monday in the Galaxy Rooms.

Ninpo Taijutsu Club trains students in mind, body

November 18, 2013

Students learn unarmed, defensive skills Ever Monday at 8 p.m., a group of students move in a line quietly in the Galaxy Rooms as they come to a mat, and with a quick chant of the specific move they are...

Ted Yu| Courtesy
The concert in action

New ATEC’s first concert a huge success

November 11, 2013

The first musical concert “De Rerum Natura (2013)” played on the evening of Saturday, Nov. 9, to a sold out auditorium brimming with students, faculty and members of the community in the new Edith...

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Carmen plays at Winspear

Watch the gypsy enthrall in George Bizet’s opera, Carmen

November 9, 2013

The Dallas Opera’s 2013-2014 season name "Love Transformed"opened Oct. 25 with the crowd favorite French opera, Carmen, by George Bizet and and will play until Nov. 10. Opening night had one of the...

Parth Parikh|Staff
Jayashree Bihari with her art at the gallery exhibition

An exhibition of victory

November 4, 2013

A life sized nude female mannequin sits on a pedestal in the center of the P^2=V/C art exhibition at the Plano Arts Association in downtown Plano. Rich oil and acrylic paintings and poetry fashioned the...

Animesh Choudhury|Staff
Jennifer Smith, program coordinator of the International Student Services Office, invites new students to the U.S. to learn about the traditions of Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day, along with the local holiday events.

Holiday cheer, events shared with int’l students

October 21, 2013

Halloween, Christmas among traditions taught to newcomers International students learned the spirit, traditions and nuances of the American holiday season during the How to Celebrate “The Holidays”...

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Paul Tellefsen (left), EMAC graduate, and his friend at Instagram’s headquarters in San Francisco. Instagram shared this photo on its official account, after which Tellefsen’s followers increased from 4,000 to more than 41,000 in three months.

EMAC grad’s documentary explores Instagram community

August 5, 2013

It started with homemade red velvet cupcakes. That was the first Instagram photo posted by a UTD alumnus who is now making waves after his documentary exploring the community behind the popular photo-sharing...

TV reporter reflects on interview with Dean Novak

November 28, 2011

As seen on UTDTV          To see this story on UTDTV, tune in to ‘Newscast 313’ on Dec. 5 at www.utdtv.com.   When I walked into Bruce Novak’s office on a chilly autumn morning, I...

Akshay Harshe|Mercury Staff
Dean James Marquart oversees the School of Economics, Political & Policy Sciences. Prior to coming to UTD, he worked as a correctional officer in Texas for two years.

Faces of change: from inmates to students

August 22, 2011

Delivering flowers, supervising prisoners, teaching criminology and now serving as dean to one of UTD’s academic programs — this man has done it all. James Marquart, dean of School of Economics, Political...

Albert Ramirez| Photo Editor
Rade Milovanovic, international chess master, joined the UTD staff as chess coach after leaving his country of Yugoslavia during its war. That was 10 years ago, and while much has changed Milovanovic’s love of chess has not.

Moving forward: Chess coach’s journey to UTD

August 22, 2011

In the midst of war-torn Yugoslavia Rade Milovanovic was faced with a decision: leave his parents, well-established law career and home behind, or try to save his daughter. Marina, Milovanovic’s teenage...

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