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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

Photo Courtesy of UTD Chess. Illustration: Jarin Priyoshi | Mercury Staff

Chess player now UTD’s 10th grandmaster

January 16, 2024

Information technology and management master’s student Brian Escalante Ramirez became UTD’s 10th grandmaster after his exceptional performance at the 2023 US Masters Open from Nov. 22-26 in Charlotte,...

Photo Illustration by Jarin Priyosha | Mercury Staff. Photo Courtesy of UTD Athletics

Remembering Abby Sterling

December 4, 2023

UTD Assistant Softball Coach Abby Sterling was hired in September 2022 and quickly made her mark both on the field and within the department. Tragically, just two weeks before Thanksgiving, Sterling passed...

Photos Courtesy of A24. Graphic By Jarin Priyosha | Mercury Staff

Sofia Coppola Puts a Bow on Female Isolation In the Heart of Graceland

November 13, 2023

A bold, jet black cat eye, a full set of false lashes and a comically voluminous bouffant hairdo is how the world came to know Priscilla Presley. Queen of female isolation, director Sophia Coppola dissects...

Graphic By Rainier Pederson | Mercury Staff

FIRE vs. UTD on free speech

October 2, 2023

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, or FIRE, has flagged UTD as a red-coded school for freedom of speech, meaning they believe several code of conduct policies go against language protected...

Rey singing "Video Games". All Photos By Jarin Priyosha | Mercury Staff

Lana Del Rey Shines Through Rain

October 2, 2023

Despite the on-and-off thunderstorm that plagued the night and eventually cut it short, Lana Del Rey’s Dallas stop on her 2023 "Did You Know There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd" tour provided a magnetic...

From left to right: Saksham Rautela, Koustav Chatterjee and Karolis Juksta.

Chess team comes up short in Collegiate Super Finals

October 2, 2023

The UTD Chess Team flatlined in the 2023 Texas Collegiate Super Finals, placing fourth and fifth amongst six teams on the Sept. 16 and 17 competitions in Brownsville, Texas. The Texas Collegiate Super...

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