THE UTD MERCURY

Category: Campus News

  • Spirit on the rise

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    Correction: Abigail Madsen’s name was misspelled in an earlier version of this article.   Cheerleaders, power dancers work to foster college camaraderie On the sidelines of Saturday night’s volleyball game, cheerleaders shout and jump in hopes of pumping up the crowd. While UTD isn’t renowned for its raucous sporting events, spirit leaders are working to…

  • Growing Pains

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    UV management, residents inherit poorly maintained apartments a year after Waterview Park buyout More than a year after Waterview Park was bought out by the university, the poor quality of apartments in phases 1-4 is putting a strain on University Village’s management. As a result, several residents from apartments in phases 1 to 9 claimed maintenance has…

  • Frat party bust ends in MIC citations

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    Updated Sept. 21: Richardson PD cited at least 53 students for minor in consumption of alcohol at a Sigma Alpha Epsilon house party on Sept. 7. As a result, the UTD chapter of SAE has been ordered to cease and desist by the national organization, according to Daniel Hernandez, assistant director of Fraternity and Sorority…

  • No Parking Zone

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    Exchange of residential parking passes confirmed fraudulent Although it’s been a matter long unspoken of, the exchange of parking permits among students has been confirmed to be both against university policy and a crime. According to UTDPD’s Lt. Ken MacKenzie, there were instances of students breaking into vehicles and stealing permits the first week of…

  • Students left out of gubernatorial candidate’s visit

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            Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott spoke Sept. 2 at the McDermott Library about his higher education campaign. Students were surprised to find out about his appearance because they were neither notified about the speech nor permitted entrance to the event. Student Government President Brooke Knudtson said she found out about Abbott’s…

  • Comparing college parking prices

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    The second parking garage opened up this fall adding 750 more spaces.  Sixty four orange and gold spots were added to Lot J and 359 residence spaces were added to Lot T. The new parking garage has Einstein  Bros. Bagels and an IHOP Express set to open in spring 2015 along with offices for Parking…

  • Library schedule extending to 24 hrs

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    Following a push from Student Government, the university administration has approved a proposal that will extend library hours.  The hours have not been finalized, but the library is expected to be open 24 hours on some days, said Provost Hobson Wildenthal. Since the beginning of her term, SG Vice President Nancy Fairbank has been working…

  • Living in Recovery

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    New center opens, aims to help students recovering from addictions Students seeking help with substance use disorders or any addictive behavior can look to the new Center for Students in Recovery, or CSR. Zachary Ramsey heads the program as collegiate recovery manager and said the center’s services and programming will be fully functional when the…

  • Int’l student health insurance plans fall short

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    Updated: A previous version of this article was printed in error. Andaleeb Iftekhar’s name was spelled incorrectly. The Mercury regrets these errors. Miscommunication from healthcare officials leaves insurance customers confused Somdeb Sarkhel was planning on flying back to India in the summer of 2015 after two years. Late this June, he found out he wouldn’t…

  • Life after ATEC uncertain for graduates

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    Arts & technology students struggle to find desired employment, develop appropriate work portfolios from curriculum He has 12 hours left in the ATEC program at UTD and is on the hunt for a job that will use the skills he learned in the classroom. But looking at how others in the undergraduate program have done…