Chartwells launches feedback platform
In response to a rising number of student suggestions and complaints regarding dining on campus, UTD Dining Services created a messaging portal to allow students to anonymously provide feedback on all matters related to dining on campus. The portal will allow students to suggest improvements or complain about issues they’ve...
Dining Services offers interactive cooking lessons
Every month, Dining Hall West hosts the Teaching Kitchen, an event where DHW chefs show students how to prepare a meal. This meal is dependent on the super food of the month. This month, DHW chefs demonstrated how to make mushroom bisque. “We are kind of gravitated to the why...
Classic Indian cuisine comes to campus
Chartwells partnered with Kinaara, a local restaurant, to provide halal Indian food options at The Market of the Student Union. The Market, the SU eatery previously known as Outtakes, introduced the ready-to-go meals at the beginning of the semester to appeal to a large demographic of students at UTD. The...
Tabletop signage to open up more seats
Dining areas of the Student Union will adopt a table-sharing system by the end of the semester in an effort to alleviate overcrowding during busy hours. Student Government, in partnership with the SU staff, is currently working on a project to create placards to place on dining tables of the...
SG Report: 4/23/18
Amazon Won’t Deliver The Amazon lockers Student Government planned to implement on campus, which would allow students to pick up and drop off deliveries to a designated self-service kiosk, will not be carried out. According to chairman of the Technology Committee Dhiren Kisani, negotiations with Amazon purportedly fell through due...
SG Report 11/13/17
UTD Mobile App The Office of Information Technology released version 1.0 of the UTD mobile app on Oct. 24. The official app for UTD hosts 17 features allowing students to access campus-related information and content. Features include a map, directory, parking information, calendar and Comet cab/cruiser information. Student Government President...
SG Report: 10/16/17
Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article erroneously reported that on-campus residents would no longer be able to purchase commuter parking passes next year. The Mercury regrets this error. Community Piano Sammy Lutes, chair of the Student Affairs Committee, is working on acquiring a piano to place outdoors. Much...
New dining hall, campus store to open next semester
Second parking garage to feature Einstein’s Bagels, potentially IHOP This coming fall semester, the opening of the Phase IV Residence Hall will create new dining options on campus. The building, which will house 600 new students, comes with a recreational facility and a dining area. With seating for almost 800...
Dining Hall earns near-‘excellent’ rating
Students may feel more comfortable eating at UTD’s Dining Hall now that its health rating is two points away from “excellent.” The hall received a “good” rating of 88 out of 100 after the most recent health inspection conducted by the Richardson Health Department in May, according to the department’s...
UTD faces ‘growing pains’: Parking, dining struggle to keep up
A significant spike in enrollment this fall has transformed the campus into a hub of student activity but has also created a slew of unforeseen problems for students on campus, university officials recently acknowledged. While the participation in student organizations and groups has increased, lines in the Comet Café have...