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UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

The UTD Confucius Institute was established in 2007 and is located in Jonsson Academic Center. Photo by Xiang Li | Mercury Staff.

Confucius Institute under FBI scrutiny

April 23, 2018

After an FBI threat assessment, Texas congressmen have accused a Chinese language organization, which has a location on campus, of propaganda and stealing intellectual property. Earlier this month, congressmen...

Clayton Harper, an artist in residence at CentralTrak, will have to move out of the living space after the lease ends in June. Harper said he is waiting for new information as faculty looks for alternative space for a similar or new program. Photo by Chris Lin | Mercury Staff.

CentralTrak closed indefinitely

February 20, 2017

CentralTrak, UTD’s artist residency program, is closing after nine years of housing students and international creatives. Administrators and directors on campus are working toward establishing a similar...

Dennis Kratz, the dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, said low student demand is inhibiting the growth of the language department. Photo by Srichandrakiran Gottipati | Mercury Staff.

UTD lags behind in languages

February 6, 2017

Despite the benefits of learning a new language, UTD students do not have the option of majoring or minoring in a foreign language. Research from Rosetta Stone concluded that people who speak a second...

Miguel Perez|Editor-in-chief

Life after ATEC uncertain for graduates

August 25, 2014

Arts & technology students struggle to find desired employment, develop appropriate work portfolios from curriculum He has 12 hours left in the ATEC program at UTD and is on the hunt for a job that...

Christopher Wang
The Visual Arts Building, better known as the Art Barn, risks being eliminated as part of the university. The 35-year-old structure has forged an identity that is unique among such a young campus. Its supporters call for renovation rather than closure.

Save the Art Barn: UTD must learn value of culture, history to create community, identity found at top universities

April 29, 2014

A roaring mob of students form a wall around the Art Barn just as the wrecking ball is about to swing … OK, perhaps the protests for the Visual Art Building’s preservation have not been quite so cinematic,...

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