Tag: Jason Sadhanandh
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JFK and UTD: A 60 Year History
Paying tribute to the 60th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s assassination, the McDermott Library provided a public collection of books, government reports, feature films, and documentaries. On the same day that hundreds gathered in Dealey Plaza for the anniversary of Nov. 22, 1963, the McDermott library put out 32 items from within the library on…
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To Mars and Beyond: Students Design Tools for Mars Exploration
“Comet to Mars,” a team from UTD with no aerospace background, defied expectations in NASA’s Mars XR 2 Global Challenge — a science design competition — coming to a 13th global rank and second in the Americas out of nearly 4,000 competitors. The team consisted of four ATEC majors — seniors Andrew Duarte and Michael…
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Mental health text line to debut
“Comet Support,” a mental health text line developed as a partnership between UTD’s Office of Information Technology, the Wellness Center and the Student Counseling Center, is set to provide students with preliminary mental health help and connect them to campus-specific resources. Newly redesigned since The Mercury’s coverage of the app in 2022, Comet Support will…
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Comets gather for partial eclipse of the heart
• On Oct. 14, 2023, an annular eclipse was visible from Dallas, Texas, beginning at 10:25 a.m. and peaking at 11:55 a.m • At the eclipse’s peak, 80% of the Sun was covered by the Moon. • Leaves from trees on campus created a pinhole camera effect, casting small crescent shaped shadows in the pattern…
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‘TEXAS IS READY FOR SOMEONE YOUNG’
Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” fills the room; people dance to the beat as a former Miss Texas performs the song with gusto. This 27-year-old is running for Texas legislator, and her name is Averie Bishop. Bishop is a first-generation lawyer who has long balanced school events, show auditions and furthering her political…
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McDermott Library ramps up security
UTD’s McDermott Library implemented a new card reading system on Aug. 28, requiring students and staff to scan their Comet Cards when entering and exiting to improve building security. At the end of spring 2023, the library required those entering to show their Comet Cards between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. In…
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Heart to Heart
Physics junior Seth Rippentrop and business administration junior Tate Lewis could not have predicted they would survive the same rare heart condition in the same hospital and make it to college. And they certainly didn’t plan on going to the same university – UTD – or becoming roommates. The pair shared a different type of…
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“Winsor & Gertie” takes audience back to the 1900s
Orchestral music floats through the first few seconds of this playlet, transporting the audience into early 1900s America with a heartwarming tale of familial relationships surrounding a classic cartoonist. Both whimsical and bittersweet, “Winsor & Gertie” ‘ was received with warm welcome and praise from UTD. The production ran for two consecutive nights on Sept.…
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Volleyball faces Feline Fatale in neck to neck games
After competing in the Trinity National Invitational in San Antonio, the Comet volleyball team started the American Southwest Conference season on the home court, facing off against the St. Thomas Tigers Sept. 6 and East Texas Baptist Tigers Sept. 12. Sept. 6 was the first home game all season, welcoming 203 spectators to the neck-to-neck…