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UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

The Computer Science Outreach program brings in students from age groups kindergarten through high school to assist them with their coding skills. Current UTD students are tasked with helping these students, and often receive positive feedback on the quality of their instruction. Photo by Noah Whitehead | Mercury Staff.

Coding camp builds career skills

July 31, 2017

Nearly 90 computer science students from UTD had the opportunity to coach 1,000 children with their coding skills this summer at the Computer Science Outreach program. These camps help children learn,...

Sahil Ratra, a graduate management and administrative sciences  student, drives Carlos Angel, another student, utilizing the carpooling platform around campus. Photo courtesy of SnapRyde.

New rideshare app launches on campus

July 31, 2017

SnapRyde, a carpooling platform, launched at UTD three weeks ago. The purpose of the app is to help students find a ride easier than with other ridesharing applications. “We thought UTD is a great campus...

Organizations such as the Indian Students Association help incoming students adjust to campus life with mentors and a connection to the community. Photo by Ruth Varghese | News Editor.

UTD orgs assist int’l students with arrival

July 31, 2017

Each year, more than 1,500 international students arrive at UTD. As these students prepare to study in a new country, UTD’s cultural student organizations prepare to welcome them and build an environment...

Alumna Lauren Featherstone broke the previous record of the arcade game Tapper with a total of 14 million points and won a total of $2,900. She was awake for 32 hours by the end of the 24-hour livestream. Photo by Saher Aqeel | Photo Editor.

Alum breaks world record

July 31, 2017

A UTD alumna broke the Tapper world record at Free Play Arcade in Arlington, scoring 14,000,600 points and making her the first woman to hold the record-breaking title for the game. Lauren Featherstone...

 Alumna Jessica Chester holds her six-week-old daughter Ava in her arms as she recalls her time on campus while raising two children. Chester entered UTD with a four-month-old baby boy, unaware she was pregnant with her second child. Photo by Ruth Varghese | News Editor.

Mastering motherhood

July 31, 2017

As Jessica Chester entered her freshman year of college, she was already four months into motherhood with her first child. Balancing college and taking care of her baby would be difficult, but Chester...

Students build 150 pound fidget spinner at UTDesign Makerspace

Students build 150 pound fidget spinner at UTDesign Makerspace

July 19, 2017

Three students gained publicity all over the Metroplex by building a 150 pound fidget spinner that they have also submitted to the Guinness Book of World Records. Pratik Bhosale, a mechanical engineering...

Graphic by Chad Austin | Graphics Editor.

Roommate confusion

July 3, 2017

Editor's Note: This article was updated to clarify ATEC junior Emily Wheeler visited the University Village Leasing Office and not the Galerstein Gender Center. After establishing the gender-inclusive...

Graphic by Chiamaka Mgboji | Mercury Staff.

TemocNet replaces Time Warner on campus

July 3, 2017

In preparation for fall move-in, the Office of Information Technology is addressing any issues concerning the new residential internet plan, TemocNet. After the university’s contract with Time Warner...

Photo courtesy of UT Dallas Alumni Relations.

UTD revises emergency policies after bomb hoax

July 3, 2017

Following a campus-wide evacuation for a bomb threat later determined to be a hoax, UTD is reviewing its emergency notification and communication policies to help reduce confusion in future evacuations. Chief...

Alumnus Evan Carr (left) co-created the game “Bad Actors” with his business partner, Larry Leon. On July 11, the Kickstarter campaign will go live. Photo courtesy of Evan Carr.

Alum launches Kickstarter campaign for card game

July 3, 2017

A UTD alum’s efforts to bring a new party game called “Bad Actors” to the college scene may become a reality this fall thanks to an upcoming Kickstarter campaign. “We play a lot of party games...

Boost in graduate resources

Boost in graduate resources

July 3, 2017

Editor's note: This article has been updated since its original publication. President Benson recently approved the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), which brings the possibility of the student government...

Photo by Saher Aqeel | Photo Editor.

Caught in dreamSpace

June 5, 2017

An audiovisual exhibition, “dreamSpace,” was performed as part of Dallas’ annual Soluna Festival outside the Meyerson Symphony Center. It was the brainchild of Agence 5970, a Dallas-based art laboratory...

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