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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

SG Report: 10/30/17

SG Report: 10/30/17

October 30, 2017

Comet Clash Debate On Nov. 2 from 7 to 9 p.m. at The Pub, the Legislative Affairs Committee is hosting a debate over health care. The debate will be held Oxford-Style, a debate format characteristically...

SG Report: 9/18/17

SG Report: 9/18/17

September 18, 2017

UTD App After multiple years of development, the university’s in-house app developer created the UTD app that entered the beta-testing phase toward the beginning of the summer. Student Government President...

SG Report: February 20th

SG Report: February 20th

February 20, 2017

Net ID System SG senator Rahul Sonwalkar of the Technology Committee has finalized the creation of a new Net ID system. Passwords will expire every year instead of every six months. The new password will...

SG Report: January 23rd

January 23, 2017

ELECTIONS AND TAO COUNSELING Elections for Student Government senators will be the week after spring break. Those who are interested must sign up by Feb. 20. “Contact someone from Student Government...

SG Report: January 9th

SG Report: January 9th

January 9, 2017

During the last senate meeting of the fall semester, Student Government  members addressed new proposals and projects that are now complete. SG President Akshitha Padigela spoke with John Ferguson, associate...

SG Report: November 14th

SG Report: November 14th

November 15, 2016

Student Government Vice President Joey Campain said SG is in the process of adding a bus route to the closest Indian grocery store, Patel Brothers. Based on feedback SG received from the Texas Party and...

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April 14, 2015

Student Government voiced its support for the Collegiate Housing Infrastructure Act, which gives tax deductions on charitable donations made to non-profit student housing, at its meeting on April 7. SG...

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March 9, 2015

Student government spring election results will be announced at 6 p.m. on March 11. after online voting takes place from March 9 to 11. Grant Branam, an arts and technology freshman and Caitlynn Fortner,...

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February 24, 2015

Student government rejected a proposal given to it by Dean of Students Gene Fitch to amend the school’s drug and alcohol policy. The proposed amendment would add notification of parents of students...

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October 6, 2014

Student Affairs Committee Chair Katie Truesdale announced the committee has begun a survey to analyze the amount of students who use the various tollways near campus in an effort to work with Toll Tag...

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September 8, 2014

Smoking zones, gubernatorial visits and an expansion of library hours were among several issues debated at the first Student Government meeting of the fall semester on Aug. 26.  A proposal to increase...

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April 29, 2014

Senator Janani Sundaresan presented a proposal to create school councils in each of the six UTD schools at the April 15 Student Government meeting. SG has looked at other school councils from other universities,...

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