Category: Campus News
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Head volleyball coach wins gold medal in Peru
Staff member for U.S. Women’s National volleyball team returns to UTD with plans to implement strategies, poise for school squad After serving as a staff member on the U.S. Women’s National Volleyball team at the Pan American Cup, UTD’s head volleyball coach Marci Sanders recently came home with a gold medal following the team’s first-place…
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Former student makes court appearance
A former UTD student who was indicted for bringing a gun on campus has had his first appearance in court and was scheduled for a bond hearing on June 2. Natas Centner Hastings, a former freshman, was arrested by UTD police on September 21 and charged with the possession of a weapon on campus after…
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Provost prepares for presidency
With the departure of David Daniel as president of the university, the wheels have already been set in motion for the administration and university to move forward. Daniel, who will assume the role of Deputy Chancellor of the UT system on July 1, will be replaced by Hobson Wildenthal , who was appointed as interim…
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Alum sentenced to life in Silk Road case
A judge in the Federal District Court in Manhattan sentenced Silk Road founder and UTD alumnus Ross Ulbricht to life in prison on Friday, May 29. Following a three-week trial, Ulbricht was found guilty on Feb. 9 on seven charges, including conspiracies to sell drugs, launder money and hack computers, the Wall Street Journal reported. Silk Road, an…
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Dallas mayoral candidate swings by campus
No Labels UTD, a nonpartisan organization on campus, invited Dallas mayoral candidate Marcos Ronquillo to speak with students May 4. Ronquillo, who is running against current mayor Mike Rawlings, spoke about his focal issues of concern — connectivity and neighborhood development. Elections are May 9. Listen to his talk at the event here: Q: What…
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Hundreds gather at vigil for Nepal
Corrections: The title of the father of a victim of the earthquake was incorrect. He was a teacher of Bikash Manandhar. The name of the organization members of NSA went to to get registered was incorrectly stated in an earlier version of this article. The organization was the Student Organization Center. The Mercury regrets these…
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SG adopts LGBT/GSRM resolution
Student Government unanimously passed a resolution opposing efforts by the Texas legislature to curb the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and gender, sexual and romantic minorities at the senate meeting April 28. The resolution supports gay and lesbian marriages, the right of transgender individuals to use restrooms and locker rooms of the…
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In the Aftermath
Armenian Heritage Club remembers genocide victims with lecture In 1915, 1.5 million Armenians were slaughtered at the hands of the Ottoman Empire. Barely 30 years later, 11 million perished in the Holocaust. In 1994, about 800,000 people died in Rwanda. Throughout time, genocide has left an enduring impact on history. The Armenian Heritage Club hosted…
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News anchor graduates from doctoral program
WFAA-TV’s John McCaa finishes with Ph.D. in History of Ideas Known for his straightforward broadcasting on WFAA’s nightly newscast, John McCaa isn’t a typical student. McCaa graduated from UTD with his Ph.D. from the History of Ideas program last month. It took him seven years, but he said it was a wonderful experience. McCaa said…
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Former student indicted for gun in dorm room
Shotgun found under bed, seized by campus police last September A former student is set to appear in court on May 7, eight months after UTD police say it found a shotgun in his Res Hall South dorm room. According to Collin County sheriff’s office arrest records, Natas Centner Hastings, who also went by Jason…