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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

Retta entertains Welcome Week crowd

Retta entertains Welcome Week crowd

August 27, 2015

A line of students snaked up and down inside the ATEC building to see comedienne Retta’s stand up act on Aug. 26. Retta—best known for her role as Donna Meagle on “Parks and Recreation”—watched...

Who let the dogs out?

Who let the dogs out?

August 24, 2015

Richardson opens $1.2 mil five-acre facility aimed at pets, owners Dogs all over the city of Richardson now have a park of their very own. The park, named Bush Central Barkway, sits on land beneath the...

Not Giving Up Hope

Not Giving Up Hope

August 24, 2015

It was late on a Tuesday night. Sarah Estes picked up the ringing phone and heard her mother’s panicked voice on the other end of the line. She said no one had heard from Sarah’s younger sister, Christina...

Dogs of Dallas: Bentley

Dogs of Dallas: Bentley

August 11, 2015

Name: Bentley Breed: Pomeranian Age: 2 years old Bark hello to Bentley, the most excitable Pomeranian at Wagging Tail Dog Park. As soon as I walked into the small dog enclosure, he ran up to me and...

Dogs of Dallas: Happy, Chester and Pretty

Dogs of Dallas: Happy, Chester and Pretty

July 22, 2015

Name: Happy Breed: Poodle Mix Age: 12 years old Name: Chester Breed: Golden Labradoodle Age: 4 years Name: Pretty Breed: Golden Doodle Age: 10 years Say hello to Happy, Chester, and Pretty, a high-energy...

Dogs of Dallas: Spencer

Dogs of Dallas: Spencer

July 15, 2015

Welcome to Dogs of Dallas! This is a blog dedicated to the cutest canines I can find roaming the parks and neighborhoods of the Metroplex. Each post includes photos of the pup, testimony from the owner,...

Mr. Smith, Ms. Smith and Mx. Smith

Mr. Smith, Ms. Smith and Mx. Smith

July 6, 2015

Corrections: In a previous version of this article, the definition of pansexuality was incorrectly stated.  Also, attribution for policy changes on campus that benefit the LGBT community were incorrectly...

Former student makes court appearance

June 8, 2015

A former UTD student who was indicted for bringing a gun on campus has had his first appearance in court and was scheduled for a bond hearing on June 2. Natas Centner Hastings, a former freshman, was...

Charges levied against Jindal

Charges levied against Jindal

June 8, 2015

The Indian Central Bureau for Invesitigation charged the School of Management's namesake on April 29 with criminal conspiracy in connection with the allocation of a coal block in 2008. Naveen Jindal, who...

School of Arts and Humanities|Courtesy

Dangerous Liaisons

April 27, 2015

Student actors put on performance of 18th century French novel In the first few moments of the “Les Liaisons Dangereuses”, Marquise de Mertueil claims that “Love is something you use, not something...

Former student indicted for gun in dorm room

Former student indicted for gun in dorm room

April 27, 2015

Shotgun found under bed, seized by campus police last September  A former student is set to appear in court on May 7, eight months after UTD police say it found a shotgun in his Res Hall South dorm room. According...

Miguel Perez|EIC

Student details life with HIV

April 27, 2015

Austin Mordahl vividly remembers the exact moment he was notified he tested positive for HIV. “It was like a scary movie,” Mordahl said.  “I got a letter in the mail stamped confidential from Carter...

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