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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

Graphiv by Astrid Hernandez | Mercury Staff

Joining Up

May 31, 2021

If there’s one word that can be used to describe UTD, it’s diverse. There are over 300 registered student organizations on campus, in essentially any category you can think of. With all these options,...

Graphic by Jacky Chao | Outreach Manager

Lifelong Sisters

May 31, 2021

Joining Greek life – one of the several fraternities or sororities on campus – is one way for new students to make friends and create an impact on campus. UTD is home to the College Panhellenic...

A Tobor delivering food to a student on campus. | Photo courtesy of Eric Aaberg

Artificer’s Dream

May 31, 2021

As you mosey your way onto campus, you might notice mechanical Starship marvels rolling down the road. Dubbed ‘Tobor’s by UTD students – “robot” spelled backward – these little wonders deliver...

Graphic by Louise Nillas | Graphics Editor

Letter from the Editor

May 25, 2020

Dear incoming student, I don’t know about you, but the last several weeks have been a blur of days that feel largely the same: seeing friends’ faces through FaceTime and Zoom calls, lying in bed...

Twitter-ing birds

May 25, 2020

  Graphic by Cecilia Romero | Mercury Staff

Graphic by Quinn Sherer | Mercury Staff

Note-able guidelines

May 25, 2020

Six ways to adapt notetaking habits to college When you wake up, what you eat and how you study are all habits you probably formed as a student in high school — but as you enter college, those routines...

Klyde Warren Park food trucks are usually parked right across the street from the Dallas Museum of Art in the Dallas Arts District.

Exploring off-the-grid

May 25, 2020

Activities, locations off campus to discover UTD is a hub of activity during the week, and the surrounding Dallas metroplex is no exception. When the urge to explore strikes, venture off campus and...

Graphic by Charlie Chang | Mercury Staff

Gone phishing

May 25, 2020

How to tell you’re reading a scam email Congratulations! You have been chosen to receive a free scholarship! Just confirm your identity by clicking this totally unsuspicious link: www.whatisyourcreditcardnumberandmothersmaidenname.com. Some...

Graphic by Elizabeth Nguyen | Mercury Staff

Temoc: the mascot, the mystery, the meme

May 25, 2020

A brief history of UTD’s iciest Comet As you arrived to UTD, you may have heard of the magnificently fiery and unforgivably ostentatious mascot that is Temoc. The wide-grinned comet has a backstory...

Graphic by Cecilia Romero | Mercury Staff

A Guide to Title IX

May 25, 2020

Title IX, or Title IX of the Higher Education Amendments of 1972, is a civil rights law that protects people from discrimination based on sex in educational programs and institutions that receive federal...

Photo Courtesy of Ananya Malik

Letter to freshmen

May 25, 2020

Alumna Ananya Malik writes in to wish incoming freshmen well Welcome to UTD! While the beginning of your freshman year is surely far from what you expected, I encourage you to make the most of your...

The gazebo behind JSOM was donated and built by the 2013 class of McDermott Scholars.

Off the beaten path

May 25, 2020

Hidden spots to discover around campus UTD has lots of hidden gems that don’t appear on maps. Check these spots out next time you are on campus! Gazebo WHAT IS IT? A small pavilion structure. WHERE...

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