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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

Rory Moore | Mercury Staff

Comets finish last at President’s Cup

April 29, 2024

The UTD Chess team organized the President’s Cup on March 30 and 31 in the JSOM building through a bidding process with the US Chess Federation. However, despite the effort they put into hosting the...

Shreya Ravi | Mercury Staff
Rainier Pederson | Web Editor

UTD’s secret weapon: Rahul Peddi

April 1, 2024

Finance and economics junior Rahul Peddi has bided his time, slowly climbing the charts in independent tournaments to become the chess team’s unexpected ace in the upcoming season.   Although...

All photos by Rory Moore | Mercury Staff

Chess Team snags awards at Southwest tournament

March 18, 2024

The UTD Chess Team improved their standing by placing second in the 2024 Southwest Chess Collegiate Championship on March 9, also qualifying for the 2024 Texas Collegiate Super Finals in fall. The UTD...

Comics and Activities 02-12-2024

Comics and Activities 02-12-2024

February 12, 2024

Girl's Stare by Rachel Woon | Mercury Staff Where is My Water? By Madabuchi Okoro | Mercury Staff Valentine's Day Is A Capitalistic Scam by Ann Jayan | Mercury Staff Birds of UTD...

Balaji Daggupati

UTD Chess Team plays in KCF Cup

February 12, 2024

Four UTD chess teams made it to the top 10 in their respective categories in the fourth annual Kasparov Chess Federation University Cup, although none qualified for top prizes. UTD competed at the...

Photo Courtesy of Tim Steiner

Chess team slams the Pan-Ams

January 29, 2024

The UTD chess team secured No. 2 at the 2024 Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Championship and will move on to the Final Four College Chess Championship in mid-spring. In addition, the UTD chess club...

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Basketball spotlight: Alex Bowman making waves at UTD

January 29, 2024

Senior forward Alex Bowman shined with the first double-double in her career, scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds on Jan. 18 against Sul Ross State University. Since transferring to UTD, she has dominated...

Comics and Activities 01-29-2024

Comics and Activities 01-29-2024

January 29, 2024

Yiyi Ding | Mercury Staff Ann Jayan | Mercury Staff Madabuchi Okoro | Mercury Staff Rachel Woon | Mercury Staff Erin Gutschke | Mercury Staff Chess Puzzle by Aafiya Aslam | Mercury...

Photo Courtesy of UTD Chess. Illustration: Jarin Priyoshi | Mercury Staff

Chess player now UTD’s 10th grandmaster

January 16, 2024

Information technology and management master’s student Brian Escalante Ramirez became UTD’s 10th grandmaster after his exceptional performance at the 2023 US Masters Open from Nov. 22-26 in Charlotte,...

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