The Mercury

02/04/2022

Anyways… How is your love life? The Mercury would like to know. Complete our Valentine’s Day survey by clicking the link in our bio! 👀

01/26/2022

💘This Valentine’s Day, The Mercury is looking for interesting stories about connections made at UTD. These could be romantic relationships, business partnerships, friendships, or anything in between! Submit YOUR story through the link in our bio! 💝

11/26/2021

OPINION: Aminder Dhaliwal's comic 'Dead End Jobs for Ghosts' captures the complex relationship people have with jobs and serves as a cautionary tale against letting labor dictate self-worth. Read the full opinion in our latest issue of The Mercury!

11/26/2021

Managing Editor Ben Nguyen reviews 'Darkest Dungeon 2,' an improvement to the first Darkest Dungeon videogame that offers a more rogue-lite experience in an expanded nightmare world. Read more in our latest issue of The Mercury!

11/25/2021

OPINION: The Eugene McDermott Library needs beautification. Read the full opinion in our latest issue of The Mercury!

11/24/2021

OPINION: With a new game and a new season, what’s in store for the Demon Slayer franchise after its movie became 2020’s highest-grossing film worldwide? Find out in our latest issue of The Mercury.

11/24/2021

Mercury staffer Margaret Moore reviews Giorgio Vasta's 'Time on my Hands,' a novel whose message gets convoluted in its excessive wordiness. Read more in our latest issue of The Mercury!

11/24/2021

New minors in African American and African Diaspora Studies and Ethnic Studies are available in Spring 2022! Learn more in our latest issue of The Mercury.

11/23/2021

Comets unseat top-seeded Mary Hardin-Baylor for ASC title, advance to the second round of NCAA D-III championships for the fourth time. Learn more in our latest issue of The Mercury!

11/22/2021

Richardson PD data shows there were more traffic fatalities through the first nine months of 2021 than in all of 2019. Learn how commutes around campus have gotten riskier since the pandemic in our latest issue of The Mercury.

11/22/2021

Comets can now report their COVID-19 booster status to UTD. Find out how in our latest issue of The Mercury!

11/16/2021

Second issue of November has DROPPED!! Come grab a copy at the newspaper stands around campus!

11/12/2021

The Mercury reviews DUNE, a movie that showcases Chalemet but does nothing to explain the Spice. Read more in our latest issue!

Even though Frank Herbert’s novel “Dune” is an iconic trailblazer in the sci-fi genre, the 2021 film adaptation featuring Timothée Chalamet struggled with proper world-building while focusing on th…

11/12/2021

OPINION: The upcoming Uncharted film announcement comes with controversial casting choices and may serve to tread uncharted territory as a prequel. Read more in our latest issue of The Mercury!

The first trailer of the Unchartedfilm, released recently by Sony Entertainment, was met with controversy surrounding its casting, timeline and possible competition that needs to be addressed to al…

11/11/2021

OPINION: Ava's Demon is a standout webcomic that blends striking visuals and good storytelling, perfect for fantasy and sci-fi lovers. Read more in our latest issue of The Mercury!

If you are looking for a comic that blends striking visuals and good storytelling with a uniquely digital format, you should read the webcomic “Ava’s Demon” by Michelle Czajkowski. It’s…

11/11/2021

Having won 8 out of 9 games, the women's Volleyball team is confident heading into the Conference tournament. Learn more in our latest issue of The Mercury!

UTD Volleyball clinched the No. 2 seed in the American Southwest Conference postseason tournament with a three-match sweep of ETBU on Tuesday, Oct. 26. The team will use the remainder of their sche…

11/10/2021

Korean pop culture and entertainment have slowly penetrated global pop culture with the rise of K-pop and K-dramas. Learn more in our latest issue of The Mercury!

Although top Korean dramas like Squid Game are suddenly generating a lot of international attention for Korean entertainment, Korean culture and entertainment have permeated global media for severa…

11/10/2021

After months of planning, Strings Attached, a student-run music club hosts their largest performance of the semester called Emo Nite. Learn more in our latest issue of The Mercury!

Strings Attached, a student-run music club that started in December 2019 as a place for UTD’s hobbyist musicians to connect, has rapidly grown into a community that unites students from all sides o…