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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

Rainier Pederson | Mercury Staff

SCOTUS cancels student loan forgiveness plan

July 24, 2023

The Biden-Harris Administration’s Student Debt Relief Plan has been halted by The Supreme Court. The decision impacts anyone paying off their student loans as President Biden’s promise of around $10,000...

RODNEY ANDREWS

Loved professor passes away,leaves behind palpable legacy

July 24, 2023

EPPS professor Rodney Andrews passed away on May 12 due to cardiac arrest, leaving behind a rich legacy as a fellow of the Vibhooti Shukla Professorship of Economics, director of the Texas Schools Project,...

Parth Ghumare | Mercury Staff

The students work together to create a chatbot to assist engineering and
computer science students and advisors.

Students develop AI-poweredchat bot to aid ECS students

June 27, 2023

Nehanth Narendrula | Courtesy A group of UTD students created an AI chatbot that can act as a virtual advisor, answering questions related to the School of Engineering & Computer Science. ITS...

Diversity bans become reality

June 27, 2023

Governor Gregg Abbott signed Senate Bill 17 into law on June 17, which requires all diversity, equity and inclusion offices in Texas public universities to be dismantled by Jan. 1, 2024. SB 17 prohibits...

Photos By Devinee Amin | Mercury Staf

Riding the Comet Cruiser

May 1, 2023

Photos By Devinee Amin | Mercury Staf The Comet Cruisers, shuttle busses offered by DART, are a good way to get around the outskirts of campus to grab groceries or get dinner with friends! Comet...

Graphic by Rainier Pederson | Mercury Staff

Campus dining breakdown

May 1, 2023

UTD has plenty of dining options outside of Dining Hall West where you can grab your next bite. The Student Union is the center of most dining options on campus. Its main attraction is Starbucks, where...

JSOM pays respects to professor

April 17, 2023

Professor Robert Stephen Molina passed away in his sleep on April 3, 2023, leading JSOM students and faculty to remember his legacy. The sudden death of Molina has left JSOM in shock, as they have...

Photo by Oluwaseun Adeyemi | Mercury Staff

TA compensation needs to change at UTD

April 17, 2023

UTD teaching assistants, or TAs, do not get compensated like every other school in the UT system does, and that needs to change. Students who successfully complete a course at UTD can become a TA because...

Anti-DEI bill will harm all students if passed

March 20, 2023

A Senate Bill in committee — 88(R) SB 17 — could mean the end of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as we know it at UTD. If passed in its current state, SB 17 would strike down major resources such...

Photo courtesy of Yeonjae Park.

Leaks bring down Canyon Creek ceiling

February 28, 2023

On Feb. 2, 2023, Canyon Creek Heights South experienced flooding from rain and snow, causing unsafe living conditions for several Comets, including criminology Ph.D. student Yeonjae Park and finance senior...

Graphic by Rainer Pederson | Mercury Staff

More students need to learn CPR and AED

February 27, 2023

Not enough students are actively learning basic life support, or BLS, which is easy to learn and has immense positive potential. People may require resuscitation when they go unconscious due to a variety...

Graphic by Rainer Pederson | Mercury Staff

Dear Boomers: please stop writing Gen Z characters

February 27, 2023

As newer TV shows like “Euphoria” and “Never Have I Ever” air on popular streaming platforms, young people are constantly seeing how characters our age are portrayed inaccurately, and, frankly,...

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