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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

Two students sit at the Plinth while playing "Pokemon Go." Nintendo released the game for Apple and Android on July 6.

Campus teeming with ‘Pokemon Go’ players

July 15, 2016

Lately, it’s become common to see students hurry by in small groups, fixated on their dimly lit phone screens. It may be well past midnight, but campus isn’t asleep just yet, thanks to a new app that...

Jennifer Chi | Mercury Staff

Students honor victims of Orlando shooting with vigil

June 16, 2016

Over 70 members of the UTD community gathered on Wednesday evening for a vigil to honor the 49 victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Fla. The event, which was hosted by Pride at UTD and...

Campus recognizes loss of BBS professor

Campus recognizes loss of BBS professor

May 11, 2016

Students and faculty in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences are mourning the loss of a longtime professor. Jack Birchfield, a BBS lecturer, passed away at the age of 61 on April 20. He is survived...

Campus mourns loss of former student media advisor

Campus mourns loss of former student media advisor

May 5, 2016

Faculty and students both in library management and student media are mourning the loss of Misty Hawley, the communications manager for the library since 2013 and a former assistant director of student...

Police search

Police search

April 28, 2016

UTD Police are looking to identify the two individuals shown in the surveillance video below in connection to a criminal mischief charge related to the vandalism of the Muslim Student Association bulletin...

TedxUTD holds fourth-annual conference

TedxUTD holds fourth-annual conference

April 4, 2016

This fourth-annual TEDxUTD conference featured a lineup of students and faculty discussing topics in this year’s main themes: growth and development. Computer science graduate student Braden Herndon...

Hispanic author to visit UTD

Hispanic author to visit UTD

September 24, 2015

Correction: An earlier version of this article misstated Rosie Peterson's title. She is the director of the Department of Institutional Diversity. Also, the title of the book that Juana Bordas wrote was...

Baseball team falls short in wild ASC tourney

Baseball team falls short in wild ASC tourney

May 14, 2015

The baseball team fell 5-6 to conference rival UT Tyler in the ASC tournament championship game on May 9 to cap off its series of post-season close finishes. The Comets started off their tournament run...

Hundreds gather at vigil for Nepal

Hundreds gather at vigil for Nepal

May 1, 2015

Corrections: The title of the father of a victim of the earthquake was incorrect. He was a teacher of Bikash Manandhar.  The name of the organization members of NSA went to to get registered was incorrectly...

Dean of Students to replace Rachavong as VP Student Affairs

Dean of Students to replace Rachavong as VP Student Affairs

April 21, 2015

Correction: Gene Fitch is the Associate Vice President for Student Affairs. The Mercury regrets this error. Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Gene Fitch has been named...

Arun Prasath|Staff

Club advocates camping rentals for all students

April 13, 2015

Students may soon have the option to check out tents and sleeping bags pending an agreement between the Outdoor Adventure Club and Recreational Sports. Lauren O’Neal, president of the club and a biology...

Chancellor McRaven lays out plans to student journalists

March 31, 2015

UT System Chancellor William McRaven outlined his plans for the system in a conference with student journalists on March 31. McRaven, who started his tenure in January after retiring as four-star admiral...

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