The Mercury is an award-winning, editorially independent news publication that focuses on UTD, its people and its surrounding communities.

The Mercury publishes through print and digital mediums to provide the UTD community with news, life and arts, sports, student and community opinions and a public forum for discussion.

The Mercury is committed to prioritizing excellence and fairness at every level. We are dedicated to teaching student staff the fundamental principles and skills of journalism as they explore, document and report about UTD. The Mercury provides its student staff with opportunities to strengthen their skills as writers, artists, photographers, editors and leaders. We encourage critical thinking and interdisciplinary approach through independent editorial judgments made by student leaders from a wide variety of backgrounds, disciplines and expertise.

The Mercury is committed to prioritizing excellence and fairness at every level. We are dedicated to teaching student staff the fundamental principles and skills of journalism as they explore, document and report about UTD.

Views expressed within The Mercury are diverse and are not necessarily representative of the views of our editorial board, UTD administrators, faculty, staff, students or other constituencies.