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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

Yiyi Ding | Mercury Staff

DII: Coming to fields near you

July 15, 2024

UTD will begin competing in the NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference this fall semester after 26 years in the Division III American Southwest Conference. As a Division II school, UTD is now eligible...

Fatimah Azeem

Letter to the Editor: State-sanctioned violence, a chilling message courtesy of UTD

July 15, 2024

To the current Editorial Board and readers of The Mercury,  One thing is clear to me after reading The Mercury’s recent coverage of the Gaza Solidarity encampment: administrators’ horrifying...

Katya Zakar | Photo Editor

Empathy is not a weakness: a letter from the Editor-in-Chief

April 29, 2024

“I’ve been waiting for someone to call me. No one has even tried.”  These were the words Katheryn Montgomery, the victim of a horrific case of animal abuse, told me after our hour-long interview...

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...

Surjaditya Sarkar | Mercury Staff

Pro-Palestine Comets reject meeting conditions with President Benson after week of protests

April 29, 2024

At the climax of a nearly 10-hour long demonstration April 23, representatives from Students for Justice in Palestine and UTD’s Cabinet of the President agreed to a meeting to discuss the concerns of...

Surjaditya Sarkar | Mercury Staff

Pro-Palestine students to meet with President Benson after seven-hour long sit-in for divestment

April 15, 2024

At the climax of a nearly 10-hour long demonstration April 23, representatives from Students for Justice in Palestine and UTD’s Cabinet of the President agreed to a meeting to discuss the concerns of...

Anika Sultana | Mercury Staff

In the wake of death

March 18, 2024

In the past few weeks, you have probably heard about the deaths of fellow students and grappled with the shock at losing classmates and friends. We at The Mercury have felt the heaviness too, especially...

Yiyi Ding | Mercury Staff

Student Government: stop hiding from students

March 18, 2024

Over half of SG’s senators ignored their promise of transparency to students when they hid away to discuss a high-stakes resolution at a public meeting. Meaningfully participating in SG means facing...

Rory Moore | Mercury Staff

Muslims celebrate arrival of Ramadan with bazaar night

March 18, 2024

The night of March 1 saw UTD’s Muslim community abuzz with the vibrant spirit of communal joy as the month of Ramadan approached. Over 70 vendors, including student merchants, transformed the Plinth...

Andrew Zhou Li

Police confirm death of missing student Andrew Zhou Li

March 2, 2024

City of Richardson Police confirmed the death of political science sophomore Andrew Zhou Li, who has been missing since Feb. 24. Richardson PD police officers found Li dead under the DART rail tracks...

Katheryn Ho | Graphics Editor

UTD community honors life of lost Comet with philanthropy

February 26, 2024

Abdul-Hadi Diwan, an interdisciplinary studies senior and beloved member of the campus community, died tragically in the late afternoon of Feb. 9 after a motorcycle crash off Coit Road. Following his...

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