Category: News
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No Parking Zone
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…
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Students left out of gubernatorial candidate’s visit
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…
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Comparing college parking prices
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…
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UTDPD Blotter
Aug. 25 • A female student was assaulted outside of the ATEC building by an unknown male claiming to be a student at 9:56 p.m. Aug. 26 • A police officer reported an accident involving a police squad and a golf cart at 10:48 a.m. in the Activity Center Parking Lot. Aug. 27 • At…
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SG Report
Smoking zones, gubernatorial visits and an expansion of library hours were among several issues debated at the first Student Government meeting of the fall semester on Aug. 26. A proposal to increase library hours from 18 to 24 hours Monday through Thursday has been in the works, and the senate discussed possible expansion plans. SG…
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Library schedule extending to 24 hrs
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…
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Living in Recovery
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…
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Int’l student health insurance plans fall short
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…
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Life after ATEC uncertain for graduates
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…