Category: News
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New Athletics Director shooting for growth
Angela Marin made history for the second time this June when she became the first Hispanic woman to become an Athletics Director in NSDA D-III. She first made history in fall 2021 when she was chosen as UTD’s interim AD after Associate Athletic Director for External Affairs Bill Petit stepped down from the role. Marin,…
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Federal Deposit Program Celebrates 50th Anniversary
The Eugene McDermott Library celebrates 50 years as one of five exclusive Federal Depository Libraries in North Texas, welcoming students to congressional and government material dating back since 1813. UTD first joined the Federal Library Depository Program (FLDP) in 1972 after a member of congress specifically chose the Eugene McDermott Library to officially represent the…
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Farage apologizes after backlash from UTD community
On July 25, CS instructor Timothy Farage issued an official apology for wanting a “cure for homosexuality” in a letter to The Mercury. The following is what he said. “A week or so ago, I tweeted about an article dealing with monkeypox. The article said that a common way to transmit this disease was by…
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Comets demand University take action against professor after controversial social media post
Students and alumni are pushing for UTD to fire or censure Timothy Farage, a senior computer science lecturer, after he tweeted, “Can we at least try to find a cure for homosexuality, especially among men?” in a now-deleted tweet commenting about the monkeypox outbreak in New York. The July 15 tweet spread rapidly throughout the…
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Multiple students bring Farage’s classroom conduct to light
When Samuel Button walked into his discrete math course one autumn day in 2016, he was expecting a math lesson. Instead, he recalls, his instructor Timothy Farage opened the lecture of the day with a spiel about Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old Black boy who had been shot and killed by White officers in Cleveland in…
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Dining Hall West Pond quality-tested for first time
After concerns of contamination in the pond by Dining Hall West, the pond was quality-tested for the first time. Environmental Program Manager Chandani Rana said that while pH levels, dissolved water levels, and conductivity for the pond were approved, pollution caused by students and staff could impact the community in multiple ways. While creeks and…
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Tech Bar blends tech with artistic expression
The TechKnowledgy Bar hosted its first official art contest this summer, uniting technology and artistic expression in the first of many outreach events. UTD’s Tech Bar was first introduced as a free service ran by UTD students for Comets in Fall 2021. IT Support Specialist IV Amanda Pritchard said in the months since the Office…
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CS professor calls for ‘cure for homosexuality’
Editor’s note: This story, first published on July 15th, is developing and will continue to be updated. The original article will be listed below the latest updates. A senior CS graduate adviser and lecturer said, “Can we at least try to find a cure for homosexuality, especially among men?” in a tweet commenting about the…
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What are these hooked posts for by the gazebo?
Have a hammock? Well, UTD has hammock stands you can hang your hammock up on and nap in this summer. Associate Director of University Recreation, Chris Alpine, says there are four main areas on campus that have hammock stands: near the Gazebo, the Admin building, the Disc Golf Course, and the bee farm. Off, but…
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Comets ‘Bent’ on remembering Holocaust
With Holocaust Remembrance Day coming up on April 27, the UTD Theater’s spring play sheds light on an often-overlooked part of the horrors of Hitler’s regime: the persecution and murder of gay men. History is not kind, here, and neither is director Chris Treviño’s staging. The show’s listed content warnings—including but not limited to assault,…