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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

Passive elections, leaders contribute to indifference

Passive elections, leaders contribute to indifference

March 30, 2015

Student apathy toward campus issues is often a direct consequence of passive leadership. Student bodies across the nation have boasted of widespread activist endeavors in the past, which include fighting...

Arun Prasath|Staff
Craig Lewis, the greenhouse landscape coordinator for Facilities Management, worked to cultivate two variations of milkweed, a main larval food source for monarch butterflies. He hopes to attract more of the distinctive orange and black butterflies as they pass through North Texas during their migratory season.

Landscaping project to support dwindling butterfly population

March 30, 2015

Thousands of monarch butterflies may soon come to campus as part of an ongoing project to cultivate the university’s open fields with their food and shelter supply. Craig Lewis, the greenhouse landscape...

New school, food court and more

New school, food court and more

January 26, 2015

A proposal for a new school, changes to housing policies, expanded dining options and better care for students’ mental well-being were among the topics discussed at Student Government’s first meeting...

Emily Grams

ATEC split from A&H planned for fall’15

January 26, 2015

UTD President David Daniel proposes new School of Arts, Technology and Emerging Communication The Arts and Technology and Emerging Media and Communication programs might soon spin out from Arts and Humanities...

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