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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

Brewing Season

Brewing Season

December 1, 2014

Chris Lin | Contributor

-topic performs at Rapper's Delight on Nov. 4.

Cultural Days

November 21, 2014

Rapper's Delight — Groups bring a taste of rap culture with concert Radio UTD and SUAAB hosted Rapper's Delight on Nov. 4 in the Visitor's Center Atrium. The concert featured performances by Dallas...

Linda Nguyen|Staff Photographer
UTD hosted The Dallas Morning News panel discussion, “Vital Lessons: How Dallas Confronted the Ebola Challenge” on Nov. 5. Dallas leaders, including Richardson Mayor Laura Maczka and Dallas County Health and Human Services Director Zachary Thompson, spoke about how Ebola cases were handled in North Texas and what they learned from the events.

Mayor: Sharing info key to handling Ebola outbreak

November 17, 2014

Transparency in communication was crucial to confronting the public fear after the first Ebola case in Dallas caught the city’s health officials and providers by surprise, said several renowned panelists...

Andrew Gallegos | Contributor

HOMECOMING DANCE AND CASINO — UTD goes ‘Back To Classics’ with a homecoming on Saturday, Nov. 15 that brought several classic movies to life. The night ended with the announcement of Homecoming
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A Little Party: Homecoming 2014

November 17, 2014

A little party never killed nobody at UT Dallas. From Nov. 11-15, Homecoming brought the campus together with events ranging from a car bash to a parade, wrapping up with a movie-themed dance and casino. HOMECOMING...

Yang Xi | Staff Photographer

All of the Lights: Diwali 2014

November 3, 2014

Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, fell on Oct. 23 this year. The Student Union Activity and Advisory Board (SUAAB), the Indian Student Association (ISA), and the Hindu Student Association (HSA) hosted...

Linda Nguyen|Staff Photographer
Students across campus enjoy VOICE's vegetarian lunches.

Vedic Org brings vegetarian lunches

November 3, 2014

Coconut curries and vegetable fritters are some of the meal options available through the Krishna lunch program, a vegetarian food service on campus that launched this fall semester. The Vedic Organization...

Ian LaMarsh|Staff Artist

The Science of Scares

October 20, 2014

Every year around Halloween, millions of people participate in activities that celebrate spooky and eerie aspects with one thought in mind: to be completely and totally terrified. During this time of...

Game Time

Game Time

October 20, 2014

Correction: The name of the exhibit that features video games by UTD students is called 2theExtreme: MathAlive!, and it will be featured at the Perot Museum through January 4. The Mercury regrets this...

Dallas-born dancer, New York performer brings versatility, teaches tap, modern, jazz

Dallas-born dancer, New York performer brings versatility, teaches tap, modern, jazz

October 20, 2014

The day she was born, her mother taught a tap-dancing class. Just like that, Misty Owens was tied to the art forever. At least, that’s how she feels. However, she hasn’t restricted herself to tap...

Twenty years in, first dance prof proud of progress

Twenty years in, first dance prof proud of progress

October 20, 2014

Michele Hanlon’s first solo performance was a strange experience. She was dancing in a piece composed by a graduate student at the University of Arizona as part of her bachelor’s degree in dance. She...

Linda Nguyen|Staff Photographer

The Art of Dance

October 20, 2014

It has been 20 years since the start of the dance program at UTD, and this year’s fall dance performance, “Score,” will commemorate the program’s success in the last two decades. Choreographed...

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