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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

Grace Cowger | Mercury Staff

Green Fee Referendum passes with 61% support

April 29, 2024

Anika Sultana | Mercury Staff The Green Fee Referendum passed April 26. Of the 1,032 Comets who voted in the referendum, held from April 24 to 26, 628 students voted in favor of the environmental service...

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In memoriam: professor and Director of Guitar Studies remembered

April 29, 2024

Enric Madriguera, UTD’s Director of Guitar Studies and first Russell Cleveland Professor in Guitar Studies died April 14.   Madriguera was one of the most accomplished guitarists in UTD’s...

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In memoriam: founder, former director of ATEC dies

April 29, 2024

Thomas Linehan, founder of the Arts and Technology program and the former director of the Institute for Interactive Arts and Engineering at UTD, died at the age of 80 at the Oxford Glen memory care residence...

Rory Moore | Mercury Staff

Student Government’s ‘Take Back the Night’ honors sexual assault survivors 

April 29, 2024

A crowd gathered around flickering candles arranged next to the Reflection Pool the night of April 23 as representatives from rape crisis centers and UTD student organizations stood in honor of sexual...

Surjaditya Sarkar | Mercury Staff

No Comet left inside

April 29, 2024

Comets on campus found themselves in the direct path of a total solar eclipse on April 8 — This sighting brought thousands of spectators and experts to DFW for a phenomenon that will not return to the...

Photo Courtesy of Hack UTD

Hassle of a hackathon

April 29, 2024

UTD has hosted HackUTD every year since 2015; it is the largest hackathon in the state of Texas with around 1,000 attendees in 2023 alone. Planning for this massive endeavor falls entirely on students...

Photo Courtesy of University Of Queensland Australia

A Comet’s map of the stars

April 29, 2024

UTD Professor of Physics and Astrophysics Mustapha Ishak-Boushaki presented the largest 3D map of the universe and his research team’s findings from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument to the American...

Grace Cowger | Mercury Staff & Maria Shaikh | Opinion Editor

The Case of FAFSA

April 29, 2024

Anish Paudel | Mercury Staff

AIAA members soar to new heights

April 29, 2024

As the only aerospace club at UTD, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics creates a supportive community for all members to pursue their passions within the field; it also helps members...

Photo courtesy of UTD Comets Giving Day 2023 | The Life Transition Closet was a part of the Galerstein Community Center in the Office of Campus Resources and Support

UTD to eliminate Office of Campus Resources and Support, 20 employee positions

April 29, 2024

After reevaluating its compliance with Texas’ DEI higher education ban, UTD will eliminate the newly-formed Office of Campus Resources and Support and 20 associated jobs by April 30. President Richard...

Anish Paudel | Mercury Staff

Battle of the bots

April 29, 2024

Shreya Ravi | Mercury Staff The UT Designspace where Comet Robotics meets looks like a scene out of Big Hero Six, with people tinkering away at robots of various shapes and sizes, allowing members...

Letter to the Editor: Be Comet Safe!

April 29, 2024

The UT Dallas Police Department would like to encourage our electric scooter and bicycle owners to follow the following recommendations in regard to securing your property to prevent theft. If you...

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