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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

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Comets gather for largest hackathon in Texas

November 13, 2023

HackUTD returned to ECSW on Nov. 4 for the competition’s 10th installment HackUTD is a weekend-long event where participants are given different challenges to solve by expressing themselves through...

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‘I credit everything that I have in my life to chess’

October 30, 2023

From recruiter to chief science officer and from player to self-founded academy president, UTD’s chess program has taken Comets to places they never imagined possible. In commemoration of the program,...

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Subreddit drama endangers students

October 16, 2023

At the end of the spring 2023 semester, UTD subreddit moderators clashed, causing the removal of one of its most helpful moderators, u/WillieCubed. With r/utdallas now unsafe to use, students should pay...

You Shouldn't Care About Nika Nikoubin

You Shouldn’t Care About Nika Nikoubin

October 2, 2023

Infamous UTD felon Nika Nikoubin’s new autobiography “Who is Nika Nikoubin? A Bloody Las Vegas Hotel Story” is larger than life, dramatically illustrating the high-profile March 2022 attempted murder...

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Hozier’s new album is his weakest

September 18, 2023

Inspired by Dante’s “Inferno,” Hozier’s third album takes the listener to hell and back with a new take on indie-folk music. “Unreal Unearth” is an unexpected twist on the artist’s style...

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Public Health Program Gets Major Upgrade

September 4, 2023

Starting in fall 2023, the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences will now offer a bachelor’s degree in public health, which combines medical topics with the social, political and economic...

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Between a walk and a hard place

August 21, 2023

Effective after Aug. 31, green parking permit spaces in all three parking garages on campus will no longer be available to those with a green parking pass, and instead only accessible to those with a...

Oluwaseun Adeyemi | Mercury Staff

Physics dept. debuts quantum info program

July 24, 2023

UTD’s physics department will offer a certificate program in Quantum Information — the first of its kind in Texas — starting fall 2023. Quantum information — the intersection of quantum mechanics...

Oluwaseun Adeyemi | Mercury Staff

A ban on knowledge – how book bans harm adolescents by blocking them from representation

July 24, 2023

When your future child is interested in reading about Scout's adventures in Maycomb, Alabama in the classic “To Kill a Mockingbird,” or wants to dive into Huckleberry Finn’s adventures with Jim...

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Learning assistance

May 1, 2023

You might find the basement of the library scary, but going to the Student Success Center shouldn’t be! The real fright would be falling behind in your classes. Avoid a midnight stand-off with your...

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Campus traditions

May 1, 2023

It’s hard to miss the quirky allure of our beloved school, but to make your time at university truly unique, make sure to take part in these campus traditions. Hidden Trinkets You may notice stuffed...

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UTD Esports to split from Athletics

April 17, 2023

The Department of Student Affairs and Student Union Administration have recently made the decision toseparate the UTD esports program from the athletics department, allowing it to have its own highermanagement...

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