Mercury EIC fired by UTD | September 16, 2024
The Student Media Operating Board terminated Gregorio Olivares Gutierrez as editor-in-chief effective immediately, after alleging three bylaw violations Maria Shaikh, Kavya Racheeti, Paola Martinez, Aimee Morgan | Editorial Board In a three to one vote, the Student Media Operating Board — a committee made of faculty, students and administrators which oversees Student Media at UTD, […]
Editorial: Reinstate Gregorio as EIC now | September 16, 2024
Gregorio Olivares Gutierrez’ unfair removal from his position is a death knell for The Mercury Maria Shaikh, Kavya Racheeti, Paola Martinez, Aimee Morgan | Editorial Board On Sept. 13, the Student Media Operating Board voted to remove Editor-in-Chief Gregorio Olivares Gutierrez from his position after three alleged violations of Student Media bylaws. These violations were […]
Using the passive voice in Gaza coverage is more harrowing thank you think | September 16, 2024
Journalists should not dance around the gravity of atrocities in their articles Kavya Racheeti | Opinion Editor “Ayensur Eygi was a Turkish-American woman who was killed by Israeli forces while protesting for Palestinian farmers in the West Bank Sept. 6.” If you have seen any coverage about Palestine in western media, chances are it looks […]
Comet Robotics aims for Mars | September 16, 2024
Unnathi Prakash | Mercury Staff Through the jungle of 3D printer filament, wires and scattered tools, hidden in the UTD Makerspace lab is a rover built for Mars. Founded to develop battle bots, Comet Robotics has embarked on its newest project to compete in the Mars Society University Rover Challenge. Officially founded in 2021 as […]
Rate My Professors: the backbone of Comets’ course selection | September 16, 2024
Aysha Bader | Mercury Staff One month into the new semester, Comets’ incoming expectations about their classes and professors formed through websites like Rate My Professors have been affirmed, challenged or complicated. Despite occasional discrepancies between the website’s ratings and students’ actual experiences, UTD students overwhelmingly use and trust Rate My Professors, marking its importance […]
Visiting Big Tex: Tips on how to make the best of your trip to the annual State Fair of Texas | September 16, 2024
Paola Martinez | Life & Arts Editor Big Tex smiles, welcoming visitors with open arms in his full cowboy get up — boots, hat, ascot. “Howdy, folks!” he says in his characteristic Texan drawl. The State Fair of Texas at Fair Park, an unmissable cultural landmark in Dallas, will open its doors from Sept. 27 […]
FNCS rocks Dallas with weekend of high-stakes gaming | September 16, 2024
Mar Ologban | Mercury Staff The Fortnite Championship Series, commonly known as FNCS, was held at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth the weekend of Sept. 7 and 8. One hundred of the world’s best players from around the globe arrived at the arena to compete for $2 million in total prizes in the biggest competitive […]
Paxtonism: A wild and wicked saga about intimidation and overall political fuckery | September 16, 2024
Subheading: Raids on homes of Latino activists shockingly turn out to be a half-baked idea rife with intolerance and corruption Partha Kulkarni | Mercury Staff Some people vote one way and others vote another way. That is an inevitable fact in our socio-cultural climate. Personally, I am not nor do I aim to be interested […]
Senate Report: SG to increase Comet Cupboard support | September 16, 2024
Caden Brenner | Student Government Editor’s Note: Senate Reports are written by Student Government senators unaffiliated with The Mercury and seek to inform Comets about Student Government’s activities. During the Sept. 10 Student Government meeting, senators passed two motions to bring back a campus-wide fundraising competition that brings more items — and more awareness — […]
UTD gears up to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month | September 16, 2024
Nicholas Frazier | Mercury Staff The Office of Global Engagement will be hosting three events for Hispanic Heritage Month: “Nuestra Cultura, Nuestro Orgullo: Celebrating Latines Excellence” on Sept. 16 in Eugene McDermott Library, “Hispanic Culture and Traditions” on Sept. 27 in SU 2.905 and “El Baile” on Oct. 10 at the SSA’s gaming wall lounge, […]
From the back of a truck to a UTD dining venue, two UTD alums’ food journey | September 16, 2024
Paola Martinez | Life & Arts Editor When two UTD alumni and a few Dallas-area volunteers packed an Indian buffet restaurant into the back of a pickup truck to start selling lunches on UTD’s campus, they did not expect to garner booming interest — or ultimately, for those alumni to turn the to-go box meals […]
Opinion: Defending the disappearing democracy | September 16, 2024
Samhitha Palla | Mercury Staff The Texas government’s recent attempt to update its registered voters lists has the capacity to develop into another method of voter suppression, once again proving that Texas is hostile to its own voter base. Gov. Greg Abbott announced that the Texas government removed 1.1 million people from the state voter […]
Opinion: Wrong event, wrong outcome | September 16, 2024
Joshua Kalakoti | Mercury Staff On May 1, the pro-Palestine encampment at Chess Plaza was labeled as a cause for concern by the university due to the obstruction of the pedestrian path, which led to armed riot police being called on-campus to clear the protest, resulting in 21 arrests of students, faculty and community members. […]
Comics & Activities 09/16/2024 | September 16, 2024
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Congress comes to the Comets | January 14, 2024
UTD Democrats is hosting a congressional debate for Texas District 32 on Jan. 18, 2024, in the SSA Auditorium from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Four candidates competing for the Democratic party’s primary nomination will attend this student organized event. Texas District 32 is the congressional district for the House of Representatives, which encompasses the […]
Students, alumni detained at Love Field Airport while protesting Biden’s arrival in Dallas | January 9, 2024
UTD students and alumni were among a dozen protesters detained Monday night demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and shutting down a main entrance to Love Field Airport as President Joe Biden landed in Dallas. According to a press release from the Palestinian Youth Movement, Dallas police detained 13 protesters during a sit-in demonstration that blocked […]