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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

Photo by Chris Lin | Mercury Staff.

Ed Board: Presidential, vice presidential candidates well-suited for uncontested positions

March 21, 2017

Because this year’s Student Government presidential and vice presidential candidates are running unopposed, the Editorial Board of The Mercury has decided to publish an evaluation of the candidates in...

Change in Lebanese culture needed

Change in Lebanese culture needed

September 21, 2015

Recent protests against government's failure to collect waste highlight shift in thinking of country's youth, cynicism of older generations Recent protests in Lebanon over trash buildup have highlighted...

Low diversity in staff draws unnecessary attention

September 8, 2015

Dallas Morning News article criticizes UTD faculty for not representing enough racial backgrounds to reflect growing student population One of the things I like best about UTD is the diversity and open-mindedness...

Policy change good for campus

Policy change good for campus

June 8, 2015

“Campus Cop Blocks Students from Promoting Conservative Group” boldly proclaimed a Fox News headline from April 24 over a video purportedly showing an egregious violation of student rights. The premise...

Muslims must stand for peace

February 24, 2015

Islam preaches tolerance, peace and understanding, and the voices that stand for these principles must be louder because there is simply too much misinformation regarding the religion. It was tragic to...

Comet and Craters

July 7, 2014

World Cup Fever: Every four years it seems like the United States replaces football with fútbol, and UTD is no exception. It’s great to see the Student Union cater to the demand for the beautiful game...

Lina Moon | Graphics Editor

404 Page Not Found: University erases Ulbricht

October 7, 2013

The University of Texas at Dallas is attempting to shove Ross Ulbricht down the memory hole. Official university pages that reference the accused alumnus have been edited to remove all mention of him,...

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