Category: Campus News
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Students protest oil pipeline
The UTD College Democrats were among the allies of the American Indian Movement of Central Texas, which descended upon the headquarters of Energy Transfer Partners in Dallas on Friday to peacefully protest the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The construction of the pipeline, which will transport crude oil from the Bakken/Three Forks rock formations…
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UTD fast-track medical program loses funding
The UT-Partnership in Advancing Clinical Transition program was discontinued after the Transformation In Medical Education initiative, which supports UT-PACT, did not grant additional funding. Students in UT-PACT were able to graduate from UTD in three years, continuing their medical education with automatic admission to UT Southwestern. An announcement saying, “UT Dallas and UT Southwestern have…
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Campus gets first drumline
Editor’s note: In a previous version of this article, Steven Robinson’s name was misspelled. The Mercury regrets this error. A small troop of musicians who came to UTD from all around — Berkner High School, Plano Senior High School, Irving High School and even Houston — huddled together in a packed room in the Arts…
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UTD affiliates race motorcycles for charity
UTD faculty Scott Steffen and Richard Marler took part in this year’s Corporate Challenge: the Great Ride to raise money for the Special Olympics of Texas. With the company of hundreds of other bikers, including UTD students, Steffen and Marler rode their motorcycles to support the cause. The Corporate Challenge is an Olympic style series…
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Jury picking begins Sept. 6 for Arochi
Jury selection for the trial of Enrique Arochi is set to begin Sept. 6. Collin County grand jury accused the Allen man of aggravated kidnapping in the disappearance of UTD alumna Christina Morris. Morris disappeared the morning of August 30, 2014 at The Shops at Legacy in Plano. Security footage last captured her walking into…
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‘Bit of everything’
As recruitment begins for a community that is already home to more than 700 students, Greek organizations on campus are aiming to continue diversifying their membership and pushing for housing. Sept. 6 marks the start of rush events for Kappa Sigma, the oldest fraternity at UTD. Cameron Peterson, who is currently the president, said the…
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Head Start, Late Finish: Alumnus started school at 15 years
Aaron Kotamarti, the youngest student to ever attend UTD, started college when he was just 15 years old. His mother dropped him off on campus every day, parking far enough away so no other students could see. “If I … summarized it, it would be terror at first, but then adapting really quick and having…
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Head Start, Late Finish: Alumna oldest in UTD history
Helen Small’s experience at UTD was a decidedly unconventional one. At her graduation, former president David Daniel held his arm out and walked her across the stage to get her diploma. Her family — which, 29 in number, is decidedly not small — came out to support her in mass. After graduation, the photographer accidentally…
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Sanders voters remain faithful
At the 2016 Democratic National Convention, Hillary Clinton was named the party’s presidential nominee. Some Bernie Sanders supporters, however, are not giving up the fight. As Clinton’s campaign accepts large donations from corporate sources and billionaires, Sanders supporter UTD Democratic Socialist President Nicholas St. John said he questions what interests Clinton serves. “I think Hillary…