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UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

The demonstration followed another in September, both focused on human rights violations in Iran. Photo by Viet Khue | Mercury Staff

Comets Stand With Iran

December 5, 2022

Iranian students organized a global demonstration against the revolution in their home country in solidarity with 200 other universities. Following the demonstration at UTD in September, this event...

Photo by Katheryn Ho | Mercury Staff

The Fix: Mojo’s Java saves Richardson residents from chain drink doldrums

November 14, 2022

Ten minutes down Coit Road lies some of the best coffee anywhere near UTD, Mojo’s Java. Mojo’s Java sits inside Cottonwood Market on Coit and Belt Line and is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through...

Overwatch teams from UTD, UNT, and UTA all participated in the show matches, which drew high crowd engagement. Photo by Viet Khue Vu | Photo Editor

Overwatch team shows off at Comet Con

November 14, 2022

The Overwatch team dominated their show matches at Comet Con with a glimpse of an esports LAN at home After months of planning, the esports team hosted a game show and best of three show matches with...

A student is being cuffed by a campus police officer as a drag performer stands in the background.

Protester detained at post-sermon drag show

October 17, 2022

Originally Posted October 13th. A student was temporarily detained after interrupting a post-sermon drag show in the SU green on the night of Sept.12. Economics freshman Kyle Randle was taken off-site...

The VALORANT team was assembled this semester with six players, one sub, one student coach and a student team manager. Photo courtesy of UTD eSports.

VALORANT team shooting for the stars

October 17, 2022

UTD’s new VALORANT team is preparing to take the fight to LAN before the start of the official season. VALORANT is a tactical team first person shooter released by Riot Games, which are mainly known...

Photos by Katheryn Ho | Mercury Staff

Benny’s Bagel

October 17, 2022

Benny’s Bagels is a kosher bagel shop located five to eight minutes away from campus down Frankford Road. It sits in a strip mall just before the Hillcrest junction and is open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday...

Photo by Andre Averion | Distribution Editor

Impassioned Comets stand for Iranian rights

October 3, 2022

Students protested against the Irani government's censorship and human rights abuse on Sept. 26 at Chess Plaza. Approximately 180 protesters chanted “Say her name, Mahsa Amini” and “Zan, Zindagi,...

Overwatch 2 release forces change for Overwatch team

October 3, 2022

Overwatch 2 releases on Oct. 4, and with that, the Overwatch team must adapt to the incoming game change. The Overwatch League--known as OWL--has been playing on a beta version of Overwatch 2, so players...

Eiland at Canyon Creek is an extension of Eiland Coffee Roasters located at 532 N Interurban St, Richardson, TX 75081, with more space and more food offerings. Photo by Veit Vu | Photo Editor

Eiland at Canyon Creek

August 22, 2022

One of the most popular shopping malls near campus for food just got a caffeinated upgrade, and it’s the opening of Eiland Coffee Roaster’s proper-sized coffee shop—Eiland at Canyon Creek. Nestled...

Farage posted "can we at least try to find a cure for homosexuality..." on Twitter, Saturday, July 16, sparking outrage
within the UTD community. Over the weekend, Farage replied to comments on his post defending his position, even
after the initial post was taken down by Twitter for "hate speech." On July 18, Farage's account was made unavailable.

Comets demand University take action against professor after controversial social media post

July 24, 2022

Students and alumni are pushing for UTD to fire or censure Timothy Farage, a senior computer science lecturer, after he tweeted, “Can we at least try to find a cure for homosexuality, especially among...

Multiple students bring Farage’s classroom conduct to light

July 24, 2022

When Samuel Button walked into his discrete math course one autumn day in 2016, he was expecting a math lesson. Instead, he recalls, his instructor Timothy Farage opened the lecture of the day with a...

Farage needs to be removed from the classroom

July 24, 2022

Students, alumni, members of the LGBTQ community nationwide and many allies are clamoring for UTD to cut ties with computer science instructor Timothy Farage following his hurtful and backward-minded...

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