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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

Career clubs help Comets whoosh to the top

Career clubs help Comets whoosh to the top

Tapoja Roy, Staff Writer June 8, 2026

For most students, the main goal of entering a four-year commitment to college is to prepare them for what happens afterward. Whether that degree becomes a stepping stone for medical school, law school,...

Tracking volleyball’s rise to prominence at UTD

July 5, 2016

The innermost layer of a volleyball is comprised of a rubber bladder, the second is made out of cloth and the third shell consists of 18 rectangular leather panels arranged in six identical sections. Just...

The Changing Leaves

The Changing Leaves

November 9, 2015

We're finally getting some of that colder weather even though it's November, and we haven't seen temperatures reach even the 50's yet. Somewhere on my bucket list is to take a trip to a part of the US...

The Watchman

The Watchman

October 19, 2015

Correction: In a previous version of this article, the breaking news date that changed the FCIC's view on Bowen's testimony was incorrectly stated. The date was Mar. 29, 2010. The Mercury regrets this...

10 for 10: 10 Regrets from my Freshman Year

10 for 10: 10 Regrets from my Freshman Year

June 16, 2015

For the summer, I have opted to continue my blog as a series of posts geared towards freshmen, but also for students who might relate or might just be looking for a way to rediscover UTD. The series, titled...

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Art roast celebrates work of local artist couple

February 24, 2015

Bright green, pink and purple lights shined behind the sign at CentralTrak, illuminating the sidewalk as self-portraits of two artists, one painted in clown makeup and the other as a devil, look out the...

Activist honored with exhibition

Activist honored with exhibition

February 24, 2015

An exhibition recognizing the accomplishments of South African anti-apartheid activist Helen Suzman is visiting campus from Feb. 25 to March 27 in the Edith O’Donnell Arts and Technology Building atrium. A...

10 ways to spend the snow days

10 ways to spend the snow days

February 24, 2015

We're moving into day two of school closings. I don't know what y'all did today but from the perspective of a graduate student, here are 10 things I spent today doing. Maybe if you're bored tomorrow, this...

Media pundit calls out tropes in video games

Media pundit calls out tropes in video games

February 24, 2015

Since she was just old enough to play her first Gameboy, feminist media critic Anita Sarkeesian has been an avid female gamer caught in a male gamer-dominated world. These days, she’s trying to change...

Local music is thriving in the Dallas area.

Dallas music scene emerges

February 24, 2015

Take a drive through Deep Ellum on any given weekend and you’ll likely hear local music echoing among the old buildings covered in buffed out graffiti behind the massive highways and the canyon of downtown...

Changing the urban-scape

Changing the urban-scape

February 15, 2015

This past week, the sunshine and lovely weather in Dallas got me out a lot more, and as I walked down the sidewalk, I thought to myself how robotic and geometric the roads here are compared to the chaotic,...

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