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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

Hazel Zhu | Mercury Staff

Visiting Big Tex: Tips on how to make the best of your trip to the annual State Fair of Texas

September 16, 2024

Paola Martinez | Life & Arts Editor Big Tex smiles, welcoming visitors with open arms in his full cowboy get up --- boots, hat, ascot. “Howdy, folks!” he says in his characteristic Texan drawl....

Anish Paudel | Mercury Staff

From the back of a truck to a UTD dining venue, two UTD alums’ food journey

September 16, 2024

Paola Martinez | Life & Arts Editor When two UTD alumni and a few Dallas-area volunteers packed an Indian buffet restaurant into the back of a pickup truck to start selling lunches on UTD’s campus,...

Surjaditya Sarkar | Mercury Staff

Editorial: Benson’s resignation leaves bitter legacy

September 3, 2024

Richard Benson announced his departure from his position as UTD’s fifth president Aug. 26, saying in his resignation letter that, “Reflecting on all that has been accomplished over the last eight...

Alex Lawless | Mercury Staff

Lunar rover to the moon

September 3, 2024

Correction, Sept. 6: A previous version of the article incorrectly spelled an instance of "Comet Aerobotics." Comet Aerobotics, a new branch of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics...

Gregory Binu | Mercury Staff

50 shades of “PINK!”

September 3, 2024

Fuchsia, coral, peach, bubblegum, magenta, blush -- countless different shades of pink can be found in the SP/N Gallery’s “PINK!” exhibition, which debuted Aug. 23. “PINK!” presents viewers...

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Opinion: “Alien: Romulus” on AI: protector or enemy?

September 3, 2024

Discussions about artificial intelligence’s role in our society are becoming inescapable as we grow more accustomed to its presence. The AI doomers, what I like to call those who fear the death of humanity...

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Opinion: “Kneecap” curb stomps Anglo Saxon supremacy through Irish-language art 

August 19, 2024

Aggressive beats and snares à la​​ N.W. A.’s “Straight Outta Compton” or Eazy-E's “Boyz-N-The-Hood" blare from the theater's speakers - except instead of English lyrics, the unexpected​​...

Paola Martinez | Life & Arts Editor

The Paisleys: from breakup to breakout

August 19, 2024

Correction, Aug. 20: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated Sasha Kaplan's first electric guitar. It is a Les Paul by Epiphone. An earlier version also had a typo in the headline. Children’s...

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Racing to the finish line 

August 19, 2024

The drivers only have three minutes to swap places. Emotions run high. Anxiety rushes through the team as they pray this year won’t be like the last, hoping nothing goes wrong with their car so they...

Surjaditya Sarkar | Mercury Staff

73 Questions with your SG executives 

July 15, 2024

As the newly elected 2024-2025 executive officers of Student Government, president and philosophy-computer science double major Devin Schwartz and vice president and sociology senior Debopreeta Bhattacharya...

Anika Sultana | Graphics Editor

Editorial: Investigative journalism at stake — support The Mercury

July 15, 2024

UPDATE: As of July 22, The Mercury has raised $3,015 — enough to cover the $2,905 fee for reviewing the public records we requested as well as GoFundMe’s transaction fee. UTD’s Office of Legal Affairs...

Anika Sultana | Mercury Staff

Despite administration’s silence, community supports 21 arrested at ‘Gaza Liberation Plaza’

May 20, 2024

In a historic first, UTD administration called in law enforcement with riot gear to destroy the “Gaza Liberation Plaza” encampment while arresting 21 students, faculty, alumni and community members....

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