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UH extends lease cancellation deadline after rent increase

April 29, 2019

In early April, housing officials notified incoming on-campus residents of increases in rent pricing for 2019-2020, citing aging facilities and equipment as reasons for the change. Soon after being notified,...

Students in Residence Hall Northwest were trapped in a study room on Sept. 18 after they were unable to open the door. A maintenance crew entered the room through the ceiling and dismantled the door to allow the students to leave. Photo courtesy of Colton Mikeska.

Students trapped in study room for 3 hours

October 1, 2018

Three students in Residence Hall Northwest were trapped in a study room for nearly three hours after the doorknob malfunctioned, forcing maintenance staff to break through a wall in order to safely extract...

Students moved into campus housing during the week of Aug. 13.  Earlier this year, University Housing officials announced that UTD would take over management of all on-campus housing properties. Photo by Madeline Ambrose | Mercury Staff.

Payment change causes concern

August 19, 2018

University Housing has begun preparing for the transfer of management of certain on-campus housing properties from American Campus Communities to the university. But while university officials attempt...

Apogee, the new internet service provider  in University Housing, requires users to register devices for internet access. Photo by Madeline Ambrose | Mercury Staff.

Housing switches internet provider

July 30, 2018

For the third time in two years, campus housing has changed internet providers. The most recent transition, from UTD-sponsored internet – CometNet and TemocNet – to Apogee, began in May and ended...

Photo by Madeline Ambrose | Mercury Staff.

Insight on Inns

June 4, 2018

While students aren’t given much of a choice for freshman year housing at UTD, it’s always good to be aware of the benefits and drawbacks of nearby living options. Between the dorms in University Commons...

Infrmation technology freshman Trenton Moore (left) and zfinance freshman Abby Flores study in the Elbow lounge of Residence Hall South for midterms. The new First Generation LLC is meant to aid students in achieving success on the same level as their peers. Photo by Ambarina Hasta | Mercury Staff.

Program provides community for first-gen students

March 5, 2018

UTD will add one more living space to its current eight academically-focused areas. Rather than have a major-specific focus, however, this living space is designed for students whose parents did not complete...

The new housing payment plan will require students to pay a lump sum per semester through the EZPay system starting fall 2018. Photo by William Legrone | Photo Editor.

University Village switches to semesterly payment policy

January 22, 2018

Starting next semester, residential students living in all university housing facilities will be required to pay their housing expenses by semester instead of monthly. With the on-campus housing renewal...

Photo by Noah Whitehead | Mercury Staff.

Canyon Creek Heights

August 20, 2017

Mary Jane Partain, director of University Housing LLCs, said the program will offer 28 females a slot for fall 2017. Photo by Srikar Baskara | Mercury Staff.

New LLC to focus on women in STEAM

April 11, 2017

To advance female representation in the STEAM fields and help foster connections among those female students, University Housing is piloting a program in fall 2017 called Women in STEAM, which will be...

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