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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

Alex Lawless | Mercury Staff

Comet Robotics aims for Mars

September 16, 2024

Unnathi Prakash | Mercury Staff Through the jungle of 3D printer filament, wires and scattered tools, hidden in the UTD Makerspace lab is a rover built for Mars. Founded to develop battle bots, Comet...

Aashika Kishore | Mercury Staff

Rate My Professors: the backbone of Comets’ course selection 

September 16, 2024

Aysha Bader | Mercury Staff One month into the new semester, Comets' incoming expectations about their classes and professors formed through websites like Rate My Professors have been affirmed, challenged...

Hazel Zhu | Mercury Staff

Visiting Big Tex: Tips on how to make the best of your trip to the annual State Fair of Texas

September 16, 2024

Paola Martinez | Life & Arts Editor Big Tex smiles, welcoming visitors with open arms in his full cowboy get up --- boots, hat, ascot. “Howdy, folks!” he says in his characteristic Texan drawl....

FNCS rocks Dallas with weekend of high-stakes gaming

September 16, 2024

Mar Ologban | Mercury Staff The Fortnite Championship Series, commonly known as FNCS, was held at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth the weekend of Sept. 7 and 8. One hundred of the world's best players from...

Paxtonism: A wild and wicked saga about intimidation and overall political fuckery

September 16, 2024

Subheading: Raids on homes of Latino activists shockingly turn out to be a half-baked idea rife with intolerance and corruption  Partha Kulkarni | Mercury Staff  Some people vote one way and others...

Senate Report: SG to increase Comet Cupboard support

September 16, 2024

Caden Brenner | Student Government  Editor’s Note: Senate Reports are written by Student Government senators unaffiliated with The Mercury and seek to inform Comets about Student Government’s...

Yiyi Ding | Mercury Staff

UTD gears up to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

September 16, 2024

Nicholas Frazier | Mercury Staff The Office of Global Engagement will be hosting three events for Hispanic Heritage Month: “Nuestra Cultura, Nuestro Orgullo: Celebrating Latines Excellence” on...

Anish Paudel | Mercury Staff

From the back of a truck to a UTD dining venue, two UTD alums’ food journey

September 16, 2024

Paola Martinez | Life & Arts Editor When two UTD alumni and a few Dallas-area volunteers packed an Indian buffet restaurant into the back of a pickup truck to start selling lunches on UTD’s campus,...

Madabuchi Okoro | Mercury Staff

Opinion: Defending the disappearing democracy

September 16, 2024

Samhitha Palla | Mercury Staff The Texas government’s recent attempt to update its registered voters lists has the capacity to develop into another method of voter suppression, once again proving...

Anika Sultana | Mercury Staff

Opinion: Wrong event, wrong outcome

September 16, 2024

Joshua Kalakoti | Mercury Staff On May 1, the pro-Palestine encampment at Chess Plaza was labeled as a cause for concern by the university due to the obstruction of the pedestrian path, which led to...

Anika Sultana | Graphics Editor

Sports Schedule 09 16 2024

September 16, 2024

Joshua Davidson | Mercury Staff

Comics & Activities 09/16/2024

September 16, 2024

Alien: Romulus Erin Gutschke | Mercury Staff 1st Date Videogames Rachel Woon | Mercury Staff The Other Schoolkids Are Fast AF Joshua Davidson | Mercury Staff Crossword and 9/03 Key Across 1...

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