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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

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Alum wins $5,000 Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship

February 26, 2024

Austin Rios, a UTD alumnus and second-year medical student at Southwestern, received the Martin Luther King award on Jan. 17, a $5,000 scholarship for community service. Rios’ main goal with this scholarship...

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February 25, 2024

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House District Candidate Profiles: Francine Ly and Gulrez Khan

February 12, 2024

Texan Republicans and Democrats will race for their party nomination on March 5 for a seat in their respective House district. With calls to political action preceding the primaries, Texan political candidates...

Who’s who this election season?

February 12, 2024

Ly, a former child refugee from Cambodia and now a certified court manager, has lived in Dallas since the age of nine. As a mother herself, Ly is determined to create infrastructure in District 24...

Anna Phengsakmueang | Mercury Staff

Former UTD chess coach and International Master passes away

February 12, 2024

International Chess Master Rade Milovanovic, a former long-time chess coach at UTD, passed away from natural causes at the age of 69 on Feb. 3 in Richardson, TX. His funeral was held at the Restland Wildwood...

FIRE gives UTD a red light, demands Spirit Rocks return

February 12, 2024

FIRE's rating follows their Dec. 1 letter to UTD demanding the Spirit Rocks be reinstated and their Jan. 16 blog post urging for the Spirit Rocks’ restoration, after Student Affairs’ Nov. 20 decision...

Shreya Ravi | Mercury Staff

What’s that orange pod in the Student Union?

February 12, 2024

The Office for Campus Resources and Support introduced a LilyPad lactation pod to the Student Union’s first floor in the beginning of the spring 2024 semester, providing a convenient space for pumping...

Surjaditya Sarkar | Mercury Staff

龙眼 DRAGON EYE

February 12, 2024

“Dragon Eye” is an immersive video installation capturing the religious traditions and daily labor of the Miao ethnic group in China, open in SP/N through the end of the month. This installation...

Surjaditya Sarkar | Mercury Staff

Contexts and Communities: photographs of togetherness

February 12, 2024

The Contexts & Communities art exhibition, open at SP/N from Jan. 26 to March 2, includes a large archive of photographs that create a nostalgic feeling in viewers by centering themes of community...

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Basketball star one year after graduation

February 12, 2024

After leaving the court Kyle Poerschke began his own golf apparel brand while growing a social media presence Alumnus Kyle Poerschke has been making a name for himself after leaving collegiate sports...

Hridya Dhulipala | Mercury Staff

Baseball season opens with a crack of a bat

February 12, 2024

Coach Shewmake remarks on stellar team chemistry as ASC polls predict that UTD will secure second place in upcoming season Coming off a 25-19 season that ended with a third-place finish in the division...

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