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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

Ankith Averineni

New tutoring space opens for engineering, computer science majors

October 20, 2016

Clubs on campus helped put together a new space to assist upper-level engineering and computer science majors with their studies. Throughout the summer and this semester, the space, located in Synergy...

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Founder of Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies passed away

October 20, 2016

Edward Ackerman, the founder of the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies at UTD, passed away on Oct. 1 at the age of 88. He established the program for Holocaust studies 30 years ago. Director of the...

Chiamaka Mgboji

Assailant knocks out campus internet

October 15, 2016

Two weeks ago an unknown assailant disrupted campus internet networks and the UTD website for unknown reasons, causing campus-wide intermittent internet outages. The Distributed Denial of Service attacks...

Andy Welker (left) raises his bullhorn to signify the beginning of "Love in the Streets," an event he helped organize to spread peace following the shooting on July 7.

Dallas seeks healing with ‘Love in the Streets’ after tragedy

July 18, 2016

On Saturday night, people met at the northernmost tip of Klyde Warren Park in downtown Dallas to spread peace after five police officers passed away in a gunfire ambush about a week ago. “Love in the...

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...

Student lands in Istanbul hours after terrorist attack

Student lands in Istanbul hours after terrorist attack

July 5, 2016

Incoming freshman Sarah Whipple was scheduled to board a flight to Istanbul last Tuesday evening when her phone began to buzz with messages from friends and relatives. That night, terrorists bombed the...

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...

Wildflower Music Festival doesn't disappoint

Wildflower Music Festival doesn’t disappoint

May 26, 2016

Between May 20 and 22, people gathered in Richardson for the Wildflower Arts and Music festival. The Festival offered performances on multiple stages from well-known artists, such as ASIA and Peter Frampton,...

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...

Men's tennis, softball postseason runs come to close

Men’s tennis, softball postseason runs come to close

May 5, 2016

The softball and men’s tennis teams’ postseason runs ended last weekend after historic runs for both squads. After winning the ASC West, the men’s tennis team hosted the conference tournament for...

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...

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