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UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

Graphic by Juhi Karnalkar | Mercury Staff

Stop Packing Up Early

October 17, 2022

Students should show their professors more respect and stop packing up early. We've all been in a class like this. Basic pre-requisite, so no one gives a crap. One hundered-twenty people in a lecture...

Vote ‘yes’ for the fee referendum

September 5, 2022

Vote ‘Yes’ to the upcoming student fee referendum vote on October 4. If you’ve ever been inside the Student Union at peak hours, you understand just how crowded the current building is. Peak...

Renée Zellweger (Roxie) uses sensationalist media to manipulate public opinion. Photo courtesy of Mirmax Films

“Chicago” remains relevant 20 years later

September 5, 2022

As we enter the early years of the 2020s, we are one century distant from one of the wildest times in American history, the Roaring Twenties. There is no better time to revisit the movie “Chicago,”...

Pedro Pascal (Joel) and Belle Ramsey (Ellie) need to form the emotional core in the TV adaptation that is central to the game. Photo courtesy of HBO Max

Pedro Pascal Delivers As Daddy Once Again

September 5, 2022

“The Last of Us” is next in line to take over HBO’s flagship series “House of The Dragon” with new footage that promises to expand the franchise. So far, it looks like the perfect step for the...

Degree plans need to be less complicated

August 22, 2022

If there’s anything that four years at UTD have taught me, it’s that ECS majors love complaining. But there’s a good reason ECS students are always whining about how hard college is, and it’s...

"Resident Evil" is known for both claustrophobic horror and high-octane action, but the live action adaptations hasn't successfully tapped into either reputation.  Photo by Andre Averion | Mercury Staff

Lights, Camera, Play! Resident Evil Woes

August 22, 2022

“Resident Evil” needs to stop making live-action adaptations until it actually sits down and plans how to transition what made the games great in the first place to film, instead of throwing series...

Many of UTD's walls and empty spaces still lay barren, devoid of the green that fills the front of campus or any other color. Photo by Andre Averion | Mercury Staff

UTD needs color

August 22, 2022

UTD boasts about its creative expression on a daily basis—it's almost more well-known than our nerdy STEM culture and diversity. However, it's severely lacking on showing any actual creative expression...

Farage needs to be removed from the classroom

July 24, 2022

Students, alumni, members of the LGBTQ community nationwide and many allies are clamoring for UTD to cut ties with computer science instructor Timothy Farage following his hurtful and backward-minded...

Graphic by Andre Averion | Mercury Staff

The Activity Center should be available year-round

July 24, 2022

Students living or working on campus can’t get access to the gym if they aren’t enrolled in class or aren’t willing to pay $65, and that shouldn’t be the case. Students living or working on...

Photo by Andre Averion | Mercury Staff

‘Stranger Things’ deserves serious videogame

July 24, 2022

“Stranger Things” deserves to get its own video game outside of Netflix’s mobile gaming scheme. It’s proven itself in several crossovers, and with top billing for a Netflix original already, it’s...

Photo by Andre Averion | Mercury Staff

Attend the Summer Org Fair, whoever you are!

June 20, 2022

The Summer Organization Fair isn’t just for freshmen -- every available student should be attending while it’s around! This summer-long event in the Visitor’s Center, traditionally a part of...

Graphic by Thaovy Nguyen | Mercury Staff

Cuphead TV series disappoints, clashes with original content

June 20, 2022

Netflix and Studio MDHR might be drinking from the same cup, but the 2017 game and 2022 TV series have very different ideas on what made the critically acclaimed “Cuphead: Don’t Deal With The Devil”...

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