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UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

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UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

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Schleigh Named ASC Male Athlete of the Year

Schleigh Named ASC Male Athlete of the Year

June 12, 2014

Forward Kyle Schleigh was named the ASC Male Athlete of the Year in a statement released by the league office on Wednesday. Schleigh, who was also named the male UTD Student Athlete of the Year, was named...

UTDPD Crime Logs

June 9, 2014

EDITOR'S NOTE: In the graphic below, the number of assaults on campus in academic year 2013-2014 was incorrectly reported. The correct number is 11. The Mercury regrets this error. Also, in the Person Classification...

Marcelo Yates|Mercury Staff
New assistant soccer coach Sterling Mueller played four years for the University of North Carolina, where she was a member of three NCAA Division I championship teams.

Women’s soccer team enlists champion

June 9, 2014

New assistant coach plans to push athletes toward championship After months of searching, head coach Kanute Drugan announced Sterling Mueller as the new assistant coach for the soccer program. Mueller...

Esteban Bustillos| Managing Editor
Thomas Gries, an economics professor from the University of Paderborn in Germany, presents his paper on the link between terrorism and the United States’ support for oppressive governments.

Experts assemble for terror talk

June 9, 2014

Researchers join for annual Terrorism and Policy conference Leading researchers from around the world convened at UTD on May 22 and 23 for the annual Terrorism and Policy conference, where they discussed...

UTDPD Blotter

UTDPD Blotter

June 9, 2014

May 2 • A student reported his bike stolen from Phase 8 around 2 p.m. • An  unaffliated person was arrested for felony driving while intoxicated on Campbell Road around 11:18 p.m. May 4 • A student...

Special Collections Dept./Courtesy
UTD recruited high school seniors for its first freshman class with the "Come Make History" slogan.

Fresh-faced trailblazers

June 9, 2014

Editor's Note 2015 will mark the 25th anniversary of UTD's first freshman class, and the following is the first part of a multi-part series detailing the challenges and stories of the staff, faculty and...

Lina Moon|Graphics Editor
The above quote was made in a statement by Edith O'Donnell for The Dallas Morning News. She  also noted the connections between science and the arts as a main focus in her philanthropic efforts.

Multimillion dollar gift jumpstarts new program

June 9, 2014

Edith O'Donnell donates $17 million to support creation of art history institute On May 19, Edith O’Donnell donated $17 million to fund the creation of an art history institute on campus. According to...

Just the facts

June 9, 2014

Thought provoking statistics from The Mercury    

Yang Xi| Mercury Staff
Along with 29 tour mates, McDermott scholar Irene Morse will cycle her way through 11 states from Providence, R.I. to Seattle, Wash., to raise funds for affordable housing organizations like Habitat for Humanity and Rebuilding Together. She began her 70-day tour on June 6.

Biker embarks on nationwide trek

June 9, 2014

Alumna Irene Morse cycles through northern U.S. to raise funds for affordable housing  Irene Morse, a recently graduated McDermott scholar, started her 70-day bicycle tour across the northern United States...

Christopher Wang | Staff

Alumni build therapeutic bots for autistic children

May 30, 2014

Robokind aims to change the way humans interact with robots with its latest model, the ZENO R25. The robot sports a variety of social features and is able to carry out a conversation with the user. Robokind...

SG appoints members to Senate in first meeting

May 8, 2014

Student Government president Brooke Knudtson took the podium for the first time at the May 6 SG meeting after being elected, and she appointed new members to senate. Senate confirmed the appointment of...

Mass email alarms Chinese community

April 29, 2014

Severe charges leveled against TA An anonymous person sent out a mass email to UTD’s Chinese network on April 15, accusing a male international graduate TA of severe crimes, including assault, attempted...

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