It’s that time of year again, when the heat melts the tar from the roads, when the lines from the Bursar’s Office snake through the library basement and when the offices of The UTD Mercury…

After two shorted power lines left 11 buildings on campus without power for almost three days, $1 million will be spent to replace the failing electrical system. The first main electrical feeder line failed mid-day…

Rush hour traffic hits, and I am stuck in the middle of it on my way home from campus. On the side of the road, I count a number of traffic accidents and stalled cars…

Armed with resumes and business suits, 25 UTD students took New York by storm. From Aug. 4-11, members of the Financial Management Association (FMA) gained hands-on experience in the world of finance. New Yorkers working…

<strong><em>For those who missed the summer’s news, here’s a brief overview of the past three months:</em></strong> <strong>Alcohol petition submitted</strong> The easing of alcohol restrictions in Richardson restaurants, including The Pub at UTD, moved one step…

<strong>Search revives after summer slowdown</strong> Eight months after its start, the UTD presidential search committee has narrowed more than 50 candidates down to 10. While dates have been pushed back throughout the summer, Teresa Sullivan,…

“Excuse me, sir, but may we have your autograph? It’s not for us, but for our high school teacher. She was too embarrassed to ask you herself,” said the high schooler, shrugging sheepishly. I was…

The School of Arts & Humanities is out to liven the campus up with its fall schedule of events. Art exhibitions from “Gaza Zoo” to “X-cessive” promise to visually stimulate passersby while musical exhibitionists from…

It might finally be time to ditch the old quakekiller369@hotmail.com account from your high school days. In an effort to more easily maintain communication lines between the university and its students, from now on, any…

While some students might say theater is dead, professor of performance studies and artistic director for Theater & Performance Thomas Riccio says theater at UTD has evolved. New to the Arts & Humanities faculty as…