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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

Yang Xi | Mercury Staff

Studying with a purpose

January 12, 2015

Behavioral brain sciences professor breaks down the science, study methods that make students most successful With a new year, comes a new semester and a new challenge for students to make those coveted...

Yang Xi | Mercury Staff

Library hours expanded

January 12, 2015

Correction: Brooke Knudtson's name was misspelled in a previous version of this article. In that same version, Darrelene Rachavong's name was also misspelled. Also, in that same version, Andrew Blanchard's...

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SUPPORT FOR MEXICO’S VANISHED STUDENTS

December 1, 2014

Students at the Natural Science and Research Lab made signs in solidarity with the Mexican students who disappeared in late September. A score of students wanted to show support for the families of those...

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...

Yang Xi| Staff Photographer
Students perform a step in “Battle,” choreographed by Saba.

Modern form, fluid movements, strong storylines Saba’s signature

October 20, 2014

Michele Hanlon and Monica Saba had worked together in the Dancers Unlimited Repertoire, a dance company in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, for a couple of years. When a position to teach opened up at UTD...

Parthasarathy S.K. | Staff Photographer

Ravishankar Karunanithi, Supply Chain Management graduate student, is a certified tattoo artist who got his training from Chennai, India's leading tattoo parlor Talisman tattoo Boutique.

The tattoo depicts the major three religious symbols in India—the Om, cross, and crescent. The quote, in his regional language Tamil, means "As you sow, so shall you reap."

Behind the Ink

September 24, 2014

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...

Globetrotting Comets

Globetrotting Comets

September 22, 2014

Canadian v-ball  player and Ecuadorian midfielder come to the United States for academics, chance to play For the hundreds of student athletes here on campus, the transition to collegiate sports can be...

Marcelo Yates | Staff Photographer

Welcome Week 2014

September 10, 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...

Yang Xi| Staff Photographer

Bound by Brotherhood

September 8, 2014

Senior, freshman brothers play side-by-side on soccer team From Peyton and Eli Manning to Venus and Serena Williams, sibling athletes can have some of the strongest rivalries, but for Dalton and Daaron...

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Hynek Boril, a research associate in ECS, plays the guitar for a Bangladeshi band on campus.

Jack of all trades

August 25, 2014

Correction: Anwarul Abedin's name was incorrectly spelled in the article. The Mercury regrets this error. Bangladeshi band, pingpong among prof’s passions In his spare time, he likes playing pingpong....

Yang Xi| Mercury Staff
Along with 29 tour mates, McDermott scholar Irene Morse will cycle her way through 11 states from Providence, R.I. to Seattle, Wash., to raise funds for affordable housing organizations like Habitat for Humanity and Rebuilding Together. She began her 70-day tour on June 6.

Biker embarks on nationwide trek

June 9, 2014

Alumna Irene Morse cycles through northern U.S. to raise funds for affordable housing  Irene Morse, a recently graduated McDermott scholar, started her 70-day bicycle tour across the northern United States...

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Japanese culture under the lights

April 29, 2014

On April 14, the Japanese Student Association took over the Galaxy Rooms for a night of fabulous and awe-inspiring displays of Japanese fashion. Attendees of the J-Fashion Show experienced an eccentric...

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