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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

Surjaditya Sarkar | Mercury Staff

Law enforcement raids pro-Palestine encampment, arrests students and faculty

May 1, 2024

Less than 12 hours after pro-Palestine student activists formed the “Gaza Liberation Plaza” encampment in UTD’s Chess Plaza, local police and state troopers stormed the event, dismantling the tents...

A group of protestors wearing keffiyehs and holding a Palestinian flag.

Comets create encampment in solidarity with Gaza

May 1, 2024

Students established a solidarity encampment with Gaza at the Chess Plaza, surrounded by walls made of cardboard, plywood and tires with a sign reading “Free Palestine: all the walls will fall.” State...

Katya Zakar | Photo Editor

The trials and tribulations of Graphics Editor

April 29, 2024

Despite being The Mercury’s Graphics Editor, I will write my farewell, not draw it. My two years at The Mercury encapsulate a wide range of emotions and my journey has been, as Editor-in-Chief Fatimah...

Photo Illustration by Katheryn Ho | Graphics Editor. Photos by: Katheryn Ho, Vedant Sapra | Mercury Staff

Comets: Upcoming vote on ‘green’ service fee

April 15, 2024

All students will be able to vote on a fee referendum to support sustainable development and green projects on campus from April 24 to 26.   The referendum proposes the addition of a $5 fee...

Katheryn Ho | Graphics Editor

La Llorona shares her sorrowful tale on campus

March 18, 2024

Piercing cries of pain overcome the steady murmur of a river as La Llorona wanders hopelessly in search of the children she drowned; this infamous figure from Latin American culture was brought to life...

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...

Who’s who this election season?

February 12, 2024

Ly, a former child refugee from Cambodia and now a certified court manager, has lived in Dallas since the age of nine. As a mother herself, Ly is determined to create infrastructure in District 24...

Bad Romance: tales of heartbreak

Bad Romance: tales of heartbreak

February 12, 2024

One unread text: “It’s not you, it’s me.” It’s the text that no person in a relationship wants to receive. And while breakups are almost always painful at first — no matter which side you’re...

Katheryn Ho | Graphics Editor

Shinto beauty: Meet the Mingei Movement celebrating the humble

January 29, 2024

The Crow Museum of Asian Art at UTD exhibited everyday items made of from ceramics and textiles which are particularly praised by followers of Shintoism. Available until April 14, 2024, these art pieces...

Graphic by Katheryn Ho Photos by Shreya Ravi

Austin Page turns a new page

January 29, 2024

After taking the fall semester off from basketball, sophomore center Austin Page leaped back onto the court swiftly bringing hot shooting and a fiery spirit. His career-high performance of 28 points on...

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