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Dancers perform classical Indian dance, Bharatanatyam, during HinduYUVA's annual Diwali celebration. The performance was part of an evening full of cultural performances, food, festivities, and community.

HinduYUVA hosts annual Diwali celebration at UT Dallas

Jade Steinberg, Contributor  November 12, 2025

HinduYUVA at the University of Texas at Dallas hosted its annual Diwali celebration Thursday, Oct. 23 at the Student Services Addition Auditorium, bringing together students and community members to celebrate...

UT Dallas students face energy drink dilemma  

UT Dallas students face energy drink dilemma  

Anna Brown, Staff Writer  November 12, 2025

While neighboring colleges are on fall break, students at the University of Texas at Dallas trudge to class — sleep-deprived and drowning in deadlines. For many, energy drinks have become essential to...

Campus debate sparks larger discussion  

Campus debate sparks larger discussion  

Jane Burkhardt and Kezia Sunil November 12, 2025

“Islam is incompatible with America. Let’s talk,” was the message written in bold marker across a poster positioned in front of a debate table at the Texas Instruments Plaza, on Oct. 29. This event,...

‘We are citizens, not subjects’ Millions march in protest

‘We are citizens, not subjects’ Millions march in protest

Kezia Sunil, Newton Witter, Sasha Wuu, and Timo Kamgang November 12, 2025

  On Oct. 18, 2025, an estimated 7 million people took to the streets of more than 2,500 cities in one of the largest single-day protests in American history – larger than Dr. Martin Luther...

Nirav Rohra, UT Dallas computer science senior dawns a Harvard hoodie after his recent HackHarvard 2025 project, Facemash Reloaded, drew attention for reimagining Mark Zuckerberg's original 2003 website and igniting a conversation on tech ethics and online culture.

From UTD to Harvard: How a Dallas student sparked viral debate over ethics in tech

James Dungan, Staff Writer November 12, 2025

When The Harvard Crimson published “Facemash Reloaded: UT Dallas Student Revives Website to Rank Harvard Students’ Attractiveness,” the headline alone was enough to spark chaos. Within hours,...

Major construction projects take shape across campus

Timo Kamgang, Staff Writer November 12, 2025

Since 2013, the University of Texas at Dallas’ total student population has increased by more than 10,000 students, rising from just over 21,000 students to more than 31,000 today, a jump of over...

UT Dallas athletics settle into Division II 

Timo Kamgang, Staff Writer  November 12, 2025

“I think that it’s long overdue,” said baseball head coach Travis Graves. “I think if you look at the size of our university, the academics of our university, it’s probably aligned with Division...

Alex Lawless | Mercury Staff

Comet Robotics aims for Mars

September 15, 2024

Unnathi Prakash | Mercury Staff Through the jungle of 3D printer filament, wires and scattered tools, hidden in the UTD Makerspace lab is a rover built for Mars. Founded to develop battle bots, Comet...

Aashika Kishore | Mercury Staff

Rate My Professors: the backbone of Comets’ course selection 

September 15, 2024

Aysha Bader | Mercury Staff One month into the new semester, Comets' incoming expectations about their classes and professors formed through websites like Rate My Professors have been affirmed, challenged...

FNCS rocks Dallas with weekend of high-stakes gaming

September 15, 2024

Mar Ologban | Mercury Staff The Fortnite Championship Series, commonly known as FNCS, was held at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth the weekend of Sept. 7 and 8. One hundred of the world's best players from...

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