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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

The Comet Composting program began this fall to reduce the amount of food waste that goes into landfills. Photo by Ambarina Hasta | Mercury Staff.

Comets compost to curb food waste

October 29, 2018

Students residing in on-campus apartments can now join a composting program to learn about reducing food waste. Members of the Green Initiative of Student Government partnered with several on-campus...

Students planted fruit tree saplings in residence hall courtyards on Oct. 27 in celebration of Texas Arbor Day. Photo by Noah Whitehead | Photo Editor.

Residence hall courtyards to feature fruit trees, greenery

October 29, 2018

In recognition of Texas Arbor Day, Facilities Management worked with the Office of Student Volunteerism to plant fruit trees in residence hall courtyards. Gary Cocke, the associate director of energy...

Graphic by Christina Lazutkin | Mercury Staff.

More campus sustainability measures necessary

July 1, 2018

In the last decade, UTD has made great strides in making the campus more sustainable, but there is still work to be done to make life better for both students and the local environment, such as by allowing...

International political economy sophomore Emily Stinnett (left) and emerging media and communications sophomore Delaney Conroy showcase worm composting bins. Photo by Ruth Varghese | Mercury Staff.

Keepers of the Earth

April 24, 2017

UTD’s sustainability efforts have grown to incorporate a student educator component with the creation of EcoReps this semester. In 2016, Thea Junt, the associate director of facilities management for...

SG Senator Brett Cease

SG to fund green ideas next fall

July 5, 2016

A Student Government initiative to improve sustainability on campus that began in the spring is ready for a reboot heading into the fall semester. On June 24, The Office of Student Affairs approved the...

Green fund needed for future of university conservation

April 25, 2016

Initiative with focus on sustainability needed to help propel UTD towards Tier One status, become more eco-friendly Imagine having a role in proposing how the fees collected with your tuition are spent....

Changing the urban-scape

Changing the urban-scape

February 15, 2015

This past week, the sunshine and lovely weather in Dallas got me out a lot more, and as I walked down the sidewalk, I thought to myself how robotic and geometric the roads here are compared to the chaotic,...

Anand Jayanti|Mercury Staff

Greener schools lead the way

June 9, 2014

Rigorous sustainability initiatives, standards at universities serve as catalyst for change in surrounding communities President Obama’s ballsy move to push for more rigid carbon emission standards may...

Albert Ramirez|Photo Editor

Zipcar caters to car-less students

September 6, 2011

When it came to parking this summer, I was spoiled rotten. My “mornings” consisted of me waking at the crack of noon and arriving on campus to an open field of concrete, with nearly every spot for...

Cara Carley

Surviving the sizzle: University copes with record heat

September 6, 2011

Record-breaking temperatures in Texas this summer have significantly raised electricity and water demand, but UTD officials say the university has been working hard to prevent any disruption to campus...

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