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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

Yiyi Ding | Mercury Staff

Need resume advice? Skip ECS 3390

February 26, 2024

If you’re an ECS major looking for full time employment, a great way to accomplish this is through internships. Unfortunately, ECS 3390 — the class designed to help students with the rigorous internship...

Comics and Activities 02-12-2024

Comics and Activities 02-12-2024

February 12, 2024

Girl's Stare by Rachel Woon | Mercury Staff Where is My Water? By Madabuchi Okoro | Mercury Staff Valentine's Day Is A Capitalistic Scam by Ann Jayan | Mercury Staff Birds of UTD...

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Fanfiction contest winner captures UTD meme culture

February 12, 2024

Thirty seconds before the EROL II writing competition’s initial deadline, biochemistry sophomore Maria Shaikh submitted her fanfiction magnum opus, "Benson takes the rocks in the divorce," which secured...

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AI is changing real estate — and it’s not what you think

February 12, 2024

Will AI steal your job? Representatives from Weitzman, a large Texas real estate firm, think otherwise, saying AI will instead automate the tedious parts of work and allow us to focus more on the parts...

Comets deserve more support during campus construction

Comets deserve more support during campus construction

February 12, 2024

Spring semester welcomed students back to campus with construction barriers closing off frequently trafficked areas of campus. During this heavy construction period, students are burdened by increased...

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Green Day saves their fading reputation with ‘SAVIORS ’

January 29, 2024

Although most casual listeners have only heard tracks from “American Idiot,” Green Day and their furious, political, deliciously all-American pop punk has remained a household name for fans of alternative...

Comics and Activities 01-29-2024

Comics and Activities 01-29-2024

January 29, 2024

Yiyi Ding | Mercury Staff Ann Jayan | Mercury Staff Madabuchi Okoro | Mercury Staff Rachel Woon | Mercury Staff Erin Gutschke | Mercury Staff Chess Puzzle by Aafiya Aslam | Mercury...

Yiyi Ding | Mercury Staff

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Revives the Franchise with New Faces and Characters

December 4, 2023

The newest addition to the Hunger Games franchise, “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” offers longtime fans and casual viewers the chance to revisit the world of Panem from a new perspective, 64...

Comics & Activities: 12/04/23

Comics & Activities: 12/04/23

December 4, 2023

Erin Gutschke | Mercury Staff Andrew Peters | Mercury Staff Rachel Woon | Mercury Staff Yiyi Ding | Mercury Staff Crossword by Alana Platt | Mercury StaffChess Puzzle By Aafiya Aslam | Mercury...

Graphic By Yiyi Ding | Mercury Staff

Antisocial Campus? Try Sports

November 13, 2023

Embracing sports culture at UTD will bring Comets together and invigorate campus UTD’s lack of a sports culture is a direct culprit for the school’s lack of a social scene. Luckily, this is something...

Comics & Activities: 10/30/23

October 30, 2023

Graphic By Andrew Peters | Mercury Staff Graphic By Yiyi Ding | Mercury Staff Graphic By Erin Gutschke | Mercury Staff Graphic By Rachel Woon | Mercury Staff Graphic By Rainier Pederson |...

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