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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

Graphic by Alesandra Bell | Mercury Staff

Spring Intramurals Announcement

December 6, 2021

After a semester of limited operations, intramural sports will return to full force for the spring semester with a lineup that includes basketball, FIFA and wiffleball leagues as well as special events...

Photo by Matthew White | Mercury Staff

EcoHub grows student involvement in campus sustainability

September 20, 2021

The Eco Hub—a 20,000 square foot student farm that will provide produce for food-insecure communities—is intended to beautify the area around the new water tower and provide more opportunities for...

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Curious Comets: What happened to V-Bikes?

September 20, 2021

A couple of years ago, you’d be hard-pressed to walk anywhere on campus without spotting a bright yellow bike. They seemed to be everywhere – outside academic buildings, on the sidewalks by the residence...

Photo courtesy of Samin Rahman

“Hopefully I did help make a change”

August 23, 2021

For most freshmen at UTD, the beginning of their college journeys probably entails something like a road trip from halfway across the country, a chaotic day moving into a residence hall or the still-mandatory...

Former Comet Badees Nouiouat signs copies of his book for young fans. | Photo courtesy of Badees Nouiouat

Rewriting the book on religion

July 26, 2021

As a Muslim growing up in the United States, UTD alumnus Badees Nouiouat often found himself frustrated at the lack of an authentic representation of his faith in children’s books. At school, the...

Wong and Joseph (respectively) take the courts to represent UTD | Photo courtesy of Samantha Wong

Women’s doubles tennis team makes historic run

June 28, 2021

Women’s tennis players Samantha Wong and Kathy Joseph made UTD sports history by ending their 2021 season with a semifinals finish at the NCAA doubles championship. The pair was one of just 16 chosen...

Dallas Skyline playing a match on the UTD court. Photo by Roshan Khichi | Mercury Staff

Dallas Skyline to practice, play on UTD courts

April 19, 2021

The Dallas Skyline, a minor professional basketball team, is calling the UTD Activity Center and University Housing home for its 2021 season. The Skyline is part of the 35-team The Basketball League...

SafeDish aggregates health inspection data from food establishments and displays inspection scores, sanitary violation information and links to the inspection reports.

Safe eating with SafeDish

April 4, 2021

After a recent bout with food poisoning, a UTD student co-created SafeDish, an app that makes it easier to find health inspection information for nearby restaurants. Computer science senior Caleb Jiang...

Thirteen different projects focus on impacts of pandemic, BLM
 Primary art caption: Courtesy of Riley Carey, Fiona Haborak, Colin Hancock, Cynthia O’Neill and David N. Wilson; check out the full short film on the SJAFF website.

‘Can You Find the Gun?’: virtual art festival explores social justice

April 4, 2021

In response to a year marked by discussions on social and racial justice, ATEC is hosting a virtual Social Justice Art & Film Festival (SJAFF) for students to showcase work that engages with these...

Gabi Sommerfield (left) and Catherine Croft (right) go up for a block. (Photo courtesy of Courtnie Ortiz).

Women’s volleyball begins season with eight undefeated games, soccer gets underway

March 22, 2021

With regular season play delayed from the fall due to the pandemic, the soccer and volleyball teams all returned to games on Feb. 26. The women’s soccer team opened the ASC competition with a win...

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