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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

Arun Prasath| Staff
Jonathan Lin uses an electric saw to build a project in the Makerspace room at Synergy Park North. The group was created to encourage students of any major to make crafts using high-tech tools, including a 3-D printer for campus use.

New group gives students a place to craft

January 26, 2015

UTDesign Makerspace provides students opportunity, free space to create innovative projects using high-tech tools UTDesign Makerspace is a new organization on campus with the goals of promoting student...

Miguel Perez|Editor-in-chief

Student apathy to blame for drab campus

January 12, 2015

Reading the UTD Confessions 3.0 Facebook page, many of the posts about the university are unmistakably negative. Bashing the university occurs not only on Facebook, but also in several posts on other social...

UTD family shares son’s battle with cancer

December 1, 2014

In November 2012, Rick Smith received shattering news that no parent wants to hear. His son, Richie, had been diagnosed with brain cancer. Smith, a UTD alumnus with a master’s degree in computer science,...

Comets smash Jackets

Comets smash Jackets

November 3, 2014

The men’s soccer team defeated Howard Payne 3-0 on Oct. 23, bringing the Comets one step closer to entering the conference tournament. UTD dominated ball possession during the game, making 31 shots...

Lina Moon

Examining Ebola

October 20, 2014

Students, faculty weigh in on disease outbreak, hospital protocol Dallas County officials decided against declaring a state of disaster in the area, citing the declaration as premature and harmful to...

Abby Lam|Staff Designer

Silent Epidemic

October 6, 2014

Eating disorders plague college campuses, new forms of mental illness surface An epidemic more common than the flu has millions of victims in colleges across the nation. According to the National Association...

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Master of the game

September 22, 2014

Chess grandmaster wins final match of U.S. Open tournament with lightning speed in five minutes In the final tiebreaker of the 2014 U.S. Open chess tournament, the two opponents concentrated, sizing each...

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