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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

Chartwells chef Michael Tyler made wild mushroom bisque at the November session of Teaching Kitchen, a monthly food series hosted by Dining Services. Photo by Noah Whitehead | Photo Editor.

Dining Services offers interactive cooking lessons

December 3, 2018

Every month, Dining Hall West hosts the Teaching Kitchen, an event where DHW chefs show students how to prepare a meal. This meal is dependent on the super food of the month. This month, DHW chefs demonstrated how...

Comet Cakes, a new on-campus bakery service, opened on the first day of classes and is located in Dining Hall West. Customers can place orders for dessert items in person or over the phone. Photo by Srikar Sudarsan Baskara | Mercury Staff.

Full-service bakery opens in Dining Hall West

September 5, 2017

Students and faculty will now be able to purchase customized desserts on campus thanks to a new bakery service at UTD called Comet Cakes, which opened in Dining Hall West on Aug. 21. The Comet Cakes menu...

UTD Dining Hall West staff  and Chartwells Higher Education credit their national recognition to the feedback they recieve from their patrons. Photo courtesy of Dining Hall West Staff.

Letter To the Editor: UTD Dining Services misrepresented in previous issue of The Mercury

February 20, 2017

The Mercury’s reporter Mithra Kaushik reached out to us for a news story and requested to meet with UT Dallas Dining Services staff to conduct a “behind the scenes type of interview, finding out where...

Kaushik found a bug in her lettuce while eating at Dining Hall West, a campus dining service run by Chartwells Higher Education. Photo by Mithra Kaushik | Mercury Staff.

Dining hall needs better food, sanitation

February 6, 2017

This story has been corrected since its original publication. Eating at Dining Hall West has not been a positive experience for every student, especially for freshmen such as myself living in University...

Executive Catering Chef Elias Acosta (left) and Executive Chef Gene Christiano of Chartwells demonstrated the different options coming to Smashed, the new potato restaurant, at a tasting event on July 29. (Jennifer Chi | Mercury Staff)

New food options come to campus

August 1, 2016

Five new dining services will come to UTD this fall thanks to the efforts of Auxiliary Services. Director of Auxiliary Services Carrie Chutes and Assistant Vice President of Auxiliary Services Bob Fishbein...

Vinyl signs near entrances to exclusion zones prohibit concealed carry. (Andrew Gallegos | Photo Editor)

Campus carry takes effect Aug. 1

August 1, 2016

Signage has been posted on all areas on campus where the possession of a concealed firearm is prohibited in preparation for Senate Bill 11’s early August roll out. SB 11 permits concealed handgun license...

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IHOP, bagel chain coming soon

July 7, 2014

Pancakes past midnight, a convenience store and more vegetarian offerings are only some of the new food choices students can look forward to in 2014 and 2015. Early morning commuters looking for a cup...

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