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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

In the dancing spirit

In the dancing spirit

September 8, 2015

Power Dancers get new coach with NFL, NBA performing experience A former member of the Dallas Cowboys Rhythm and Blue Dance Squad will join UTD as the new head coach of the Power Dancers. Jacy Barney spent...

Cancer research gets funding

Cancer research gets funding

August 24, 2015

Cancer research at UTD has reached a new milestone thanks to a recent grant from the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas. Jiyong Lee, an assistant professor of chemistry at UTD, was awarded...

A total of 24 student volunteers planted 540 milkweed plants. These plants will grow to be 3 to 4 feet tall.
Andrew Gallegos | Asst. Photo Editor

Earth Week and More

April 27, 2015

Ranjit Sreenivas| Staff
Senior lecturer Kathy Lingo performs with her Improv students during their comedy show on April 15 in the Jonsson Performance Hall.

THE MEANING OF LAUGHTER

April 27, 2015

Improv course, professor encourages personal growth through art of comedy For an hour every Monday and Wednesday, Kathy Lingo welcomes her improv classes into the state of crazy – as she calls it –...

Yang Xi | StaffInternational Talent Show—Indian Students Association, Bangladeshi Student Organization, FACSS Jasmine Blossom Dance Group and Solina Vong Cambodian Traditional Dance Dabke showcased performances from their cultures on April 3 in the Activity Center main gym.

International Flair

April 16, 2015

Students from all cultures come together to celebrate UTD's annual iWeek. Festivities featuring food at Passport to the World, performances at the talent show and more. International Talent Show —...

Linda Nguyen | Mercury Staff

ICYMI: Express Yourself

February 25, 2015

Love Line— A panel of relationship experts gathered in The Pub on Wednesday, Feb. 11 to answer questions during Sexual Responsibility Week. UTDesign Makerspace Opening— Students and faculty celebrate...

Ranjit Sreenivas| staff
The baseball team finished last year with a 27-17 record and was one game shy of advancing to the conference championship. The team has been predicted to finish second in this years ASC race.

Baseball team strong in depth, experience

February 9, 2015

Fifteen seniors, 9 juniors look to lead team through ASC scrum The baseball team enters the 2015 season boasting a deep and veteran pitching rotation interjected with a cast of strong batters. The  teams...

Ranjit Sreenivas|Staff
Lise Eliot gave a lecture about the science of gender differences at the Jonsson Performance Hall on Jan. 29. She discussed how basic factors such as what toys are given to boys and girls play a large factor in gender perception. Eliot is a professor of neuroscience at the Rosalind Franklin University.

Author decodes gender myths

February 9, 2015

Neuroscience professor at Rosalind Franklin University highlights misinterpreted differences in feminine, masculine roles in society As the little sister of three brothers, author Lise Eliot spent her...

Connie Cheng | Photo Editor
Nesquik Snack Attack

Coming out of hibernation

February 2, 2015

Jan. 14, 2015 Nesquik Snack Attack — As a part of the Winter Welcome Back, the Nesquik Bunny stopped by the Chess Plaza on Jan. 14 to dance battle with students such as Tou-Te Tsai, an accounting graduate...

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