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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

Grace Cowger | Mercury Staff & Maria Shaikh | Opinion Editor

The Case of FAFSA

April 29, 2024

Anish Paudel | Mercury Staff

AIAA members soar to new heights

April 29, 2024

As the only aerospace club at UTD, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics creates a supportive community for all members to pursue their passions within the field; it also helps members...

Photo courtesy of UTD Comets Giving Day 2023 | The Life Transition Closet was a part of the Galerstein Community Center in the Office of Campus Resources and Support

UTD to eliminate Office of Campus Resources and Support, 20 employee positions

April 29, 2024

After reevaluating its compliance with Texas’ DEI higher education ban, UTD will eliminate the newly-formed Office of Campus Resources and Support and 20 associated jobs by April 30. President Richard...

Anish Paudel | Mercury Staff

Battle of the bots

April 29, 2024

Shreya Ravi | Mercury Staff The UT Designspace where Comet Robotics meets looks like a scene out of Big Hero Six, with people tinkering away at robots of various shapes and sizes, allowing members...

Surjaditya Sarkar | Mercury Staff

Pro-Palestine Comets reject meeting conditions with President Benson after week of protests

April 29, 2024

At the climax of a nearly 10-hour long demonstration April 23, representatives from Students for Justice in Palestine and UTD’s Cabinet of the President agreed to a meeting to discuss the concerns of...

Photo Courtesy of UTD

Einstein, an eclipse and Brazil walk into a bar

April 15, 2024

At the 2024 Solar Eclipse Panel Discussion that took place April 8, Professor of Physics and Astrophysics Mustapha Ishak-Boushaki retold the story of how a total solar eclipse in Brazil changed the world...

Comet Comments: what did you think about the eclipse?

April 15, 2024

Maybe 3 of the 4 minutes of the totality were obscured by clouds unfortunately, but it heightened the tension. Everyone lost their minds when the clouds actually moved out of the way. Josh...

Photo Illustration by Katheryn Ho | Graphics Editor. Photos by: Katheryn Ho, Vedant Sapra | Mercury Staff

Comets: Upcoming vote on ‘green’ service fee

April 15, 2024

All students will be able to vote on a fee referendum to support sustainable development and green projects on campus from April 24 to 26.   The referendum proposes the addition of a $5 fee...

Surjaditya Sarkar | Mercury Staff

Empower: ticket of the hour

April 15, 2024

With the end of voting on April 5, Devin Schwartz and Debopreeta Bhattacharya were elected as Student Government president and vice president respectively.   Schwartz, a computer science...

Photo Courtesy of UTD

In Memoriam: First undergraduate executive dean Regina Kyle

April 15, 2024

Regina Mary Jane Kyle, the first undergraduate executive dean and first female dean in UTD history, passed away April 2 at the age of 88 in her home in Falmouth, Massachusetts.  In 1973, Kyle...

Photo Courtesy of TIPA

The Mercury wins 19 press awards

April 15, 2024

The Mercury brought home 19 press awards at the 2024 Texas Intercollegiate Press Association conference in San Marcos, including 13 awards for pre-published work and six awards for live contests. TIPA...

Surjaditya Sarkar | Mercury Staff

Pro-Palestine students to meet with President Benson after seven-hour long sit-in for divestment

April 15, 2024

At the climax of a nearly 10-hour long demonstration April 23, representatives from Students for Justice in Palestine and UTD’s Cabinet of the President agreed to a meeting to discuss the concerns of...

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