Native art showcased at CentralTrak exhibition
Art collective Postcommodity merges indigenous commentary, culture with new aesthetic A Navajo woman butchering a sheep in a Gallup, N.M. hotel is one of the subjects displayed on four large video projections set high on the white walls opposite CentralTrak’s main entrance. The work entitled “Gallup Motel Butchering,” or GMSB,...
Behind the Ink
UTD students share the tales behind their tattoos—and insights into their experiences—with the Mercury. “I think more people have tattoos than other people realize. And I think a lot of people are curious about them…” “The most common question is ‘Does it hurt?’—which is I guess everybody’s curiosity. And then...
Welcome Week 2014
Welcome Week is always the first two weeks of school with many popular events from different organizations on campus. Events ranged from organizations selling food to huge blowout parties and performances such as Silent Disco and the Supernova Dance. Each event has its perks and caters to different interests. “The Rumble was...
V-ball team hosts Labor Day tourney
The volleyball team (3-1) won three out of four matches at the UTD Labor Day Tournament on Aug. 29 and 30. The team played four non-ASC matches in the tournament. The Comets defeated Hendrix 25-22, 13-25, 28-26, 25-17 in their first match of the weekend. Senior outside hitter Taylour Toso...
Serious Summer Training
Athletes prepare over the break and face tough regimens, early mornings and new changes as they get ready for the year New era begins for women’s soccer team, coaching staff Members of the women’s soccer team steadily filed into the Activity Center as the clock struck 7 a.m., some still...
Women’s soccer team enlists champion
New assistant coach plans to push athletes toward championship After months of searching, head coach Kanute Drugan announced Sterling Mueller as the new assistant coach for the soccer program. Mueller began her duties on May 19. She will also be the assistant coach for the women’s tennis team. There were...
Baseball team heads to ASC tourney
The baseball team will begin postseason play Wednesday, May 7, against the Sul Ross State Lobos at Concordia University in Austin. Concordia, who has the No. 1 seed in the tournament, will host the tournament as a reward for clinching the ASC’s regular season championship. The Comets, who finished the...
“Cherub” a big electro-anthem party
Electropop duo Cherub stopped by Dallas at the House of Blues on Thursday, May 1 as part of their Blow’d Tour promoting the upcoming release of their debut album. The show was late to start and with good reason as already-drunken teens came stumbling into the Music Hall well into...
Art Barn hosts electric outfit
For one last hurrah, the Spring Blowout Bash featuring Anamanaguchi marked a milestone for the university and its students. Hosted by Radio UTD with support from the other Student Media organizations, the April 17 show was the first concert played in the Visual Arts Building in recent memory. Anamanaguchi immediately...
Summer Pop Review
Neon Trees electrifies at House of Blues Marcelo Yates Keeping the crowd out late on June 1, pop rock band Neon Trees performed at the House of Blues Dallas to promote its latest album “Pop Psychology.” British-American indie rock band Nightmare and the Cat kicked off the evening with...