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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

Arun Prasath | Staff

List of SACS complaints

April 27, 2015

SACS placed UTD under review for eight out of 93 principles over the course of two years. Of these, some were institutional level and others were specifically for the ATEC program. SACS notified UTD of...

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY MIGUEL PEREZ & ARUN PRASATH | MERCURY STAFF

Noncompliant?

April 27, 2015

ATEC revising doctoral program after complaint, third party investigation  The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools reviewed, starting in 2013, UTD and the Arts and Technology program after accusations...

Miguel Perez|EIC

Student details life with HIV

April 27, 2015

Austin Mordahl vividly remembers the exact moment he was notified he tested positive for HIV. “It was like a scary movie,” Mordahl said.  “I got a letter in the mail stamped confidential from Carter...

State proposes budget cuts for STD prevention programs

State proposes budget cuts for STD prevention programs

April 27, 2015

Texas House calls for $3 million reduction in funding A recent amendment to the Texas state budget has proposed a $3 million cut from HIV and STD prevention programs and diverts the funding to abstinence...

Andrew Gallegos| Assistant Photo Editor
The site of the Palisades project. Mayor Maczka took a job with the project's developer in April.

Richardson mayor focus of ethics investigation

April 27, 2015

City determining if code was violated in development project Richardson city council is being investigated for a potential ethics violation after Mayor Laura Maczka resigned from her position and took...

Dean of Students to replace Rachavong as VP Student Affairs

Dean of Students to replace Rachavong as VP Student Affairs

April 21, 2015

Correction: Gene Fitch is the Associate Vice President for Student Affairs. The Mercury regrets this error. Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Gene Fitch has been named...

Family, friends gather at memorial recognizing student, staff deaths

April 13, 2015

Student government members lead ceremony, pay their respects Solemn condolences were shared among families, friends and members of the UTD community who gathered to commemorate the loss of nine students...

Tony Seagroves|Courtesy
Nathan Radke, Kelsey Preston, Genevieve Khuong, Diana Hargrave, Diego Perea, and Christina Lanier competed in the tournament as one of two UTD teams — both of which advanced to the Opening Round Championship Series for the first time in organization history.

Mock Trial team advances to championship series

April 13, 2015

Correction: A previous version of this article was incorrectly titled. The Mercury regrets this error. For the first time since the mock trial program began in 2006, two teams qualified to the Opening...

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