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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

Hits, misses as the semester begins

September 7, 2009

Campus comes back to life during the fall after a slow summer semester, and this year the sense of heightened activity is compounded by construction, renovation and change. The following is a collection...

Bad Hide-out

Bad Hide-out

August 24, 2009

Students need to see syllabi sooner for purchases, planning

August 24, 2009

Few students have the luxury of considering full time enrollment with a full-time job. Most juggle work, family and study, meaning planning is a necessity. A syllabus is a crucial road map for the semester,...

Laura-Jane Cunningham| Managing Editor
Arts and technology freshman Cameron Ayers (left) and social science PhD student Jeffery Ayers carry a fridge to Cameron’s new home in the res. hall.

Moving on in

August 24, 2009

Cameron and Jeffery Ayers make going to college a family affair After only an hour of moving, Art & Technology freshman Cameron Ayers stretched across his new bed. “I need to get a pillow from home,”...

Laura-Jane Cunningham|Managing Editor

Watching weight minus mom

August 24, 2009

Flab can be frustrating, but fighting it can be fun. Amanda Smith, UTD health education coordinator, is organizing a freshman 15 club designed to educate students on how to maintain their health and weight...

Illustration:Laura-Jane Cunningham

Internet broadcasts channel freedom

August 24, 2009

I love internet television. I love the providers: Fox, NBC, the CW, Hulu and others who have tapped into the seldom acknowledged truth that only one person can use a remote at a time, and it will never...

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