Stories from the current online edition of The UTD Mercury. en-us http://www.utdmercury.com Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:36:29 GMT 20 http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/News/Winning.Spirit-3352601.shtml For UTD's own cheerleading team, spirit is not only alive and kicking; it is flipping and winning the team national exposure. 83080251-0faf-40d3-a853-1cbc5a60c604 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 4/28/08 Cheer team earns third place at national competition Zach Markovic http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper691/thumbs/t_8r3ys01q.gif http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/News/ Campus News http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/News/Ground.Broken.For.Res.Hall-3352608.shtml Students, faculty, staff and the general public joined in the groundbreaking ceremony for UT Dallas' first freshman living learning residence hall and new dining facility at 10 a.m., April 16. bff33f55-d2c0-4feb-a21b-8797afb20ea8 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 4/28/08 Zach Markovic http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/News/ Campus News http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/News/Utd-Police.Overturn.April.21.Campus.Alert-3352617.shtml A campus alert issued on April 21 for an alleged attempted sexual assault was cancelled two days later, following an investigation by UTD police. Police determined the reported incident did not occur. 7b71e079-e7af-4ce6-b7b9-68f589854158 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 4/28/08 Kim Felder Managing Editor http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/News/ Campus News http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/News/Rock-Provides.Base.For.Free.Speech-3352628.shtml The Spirit Rock, located on the lawn between University Theatre and Green Hall, is the most recent landmark to grace the landscape of the university. c8052a3c-d44a-498a-835a-e3937ff80bd7 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 4/28/08 Rebecca Choi http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper691/thumbs/t_s32rm7a3.gif http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/News/ Campus News http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/News/Identity.Crisis-3352656.shtml 8868ee0e-9e89-4608-b85f-c295d6c4596a Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 4/28/08 http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper691/thumbs/t_2m7zvcy0.jpg http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/News/ Campus News http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/News/Feral.Cats.Incite.Student.Action-3352734.shtml More than 30 feral cats roam campus, and now they have a team of caring students working to keep them nourished and healthy. 2fc4da6e-3dd7-4acc-96dc-1781c661485e Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 4/28/08 Jason Levine http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper691/thumbs/t_lzi183pp.jpg http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/News/ Campus News http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/News/Special.Collections.Hosts.Raider.Reunion-3352736.shtml On April 18, 1942, 80 United States airmen embarked on an unprecedented raid following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. a3cfbbdf-82ee-46c8-af07-ef00b06a00de Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 4/28/08 Lauren Buell http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/News/ Campus News http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/News/Utd-Develops.Bond.With.Local.Neighborhoods-3352750.shtml Seven groups of UTD students will hit the neighborhoods surrounding the university May 12 in an effort to reach out to the surrounding community. c5f35317-575c-4446-ab42-8d90bf9f795d Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 4/28/08 Lee Brown Web Editor http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper691/thumbs/t_wx2n8545.jpg http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/News/ Campus News http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/News/Game-Developers.Lauded-3352689.shtml Creating a video game can be a daunting task. But for six teams of UTD students, the hard work finally paid off April 24. In some cases, their work paid off big. 60b617bd-45c0-4179-8448-51546de0cec5 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 4/28/08 Lee Brown Web Editor http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper691/thumbs/t_s12w369r.jpg http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/News/ Campus News http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/News/News-Briefs-3352693.shtml dfd2df7f-c68a-4ae4-9409-233cce0b5c6f Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 4/28/08 http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/News/ Campus News http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/News/Comet.Comics-3352819.shtml 151af33e-cbdd-48c6-8d69-0673f562d302 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT News 4/28/08 http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/News/ Campus News http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/Opinion/From-The.Editors.Desk-3352697.shtml Apparently, there's a tradition amongst editors at college newspapers. I'm supposed to spend my last editorial telling you all about what I learned being the editor of a college newspaper. 55ed5667-2aea-4291-a1c9-3872f5c60ab4 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Opinion 4/28/08 I hope you understand, I was born a rambling man Lee Brown Web Editor http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/Opinion/Musics.Influence.On.Society.A.Look.Back.Nine.Years.In.Time-3352702.shtml April 20 marks the nine-year anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting. With similar occurrences, like last year's Virginia Tech shooting, still making headlines nearly a decade later, I think it is important to re-examine the possible causes of such atrocities. df970dd0-eae5-46ee-b8c2-c7fab235353e Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Opinion 4/28/08 Alex Pogosov http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/Opinion/We.Admit.It.A.Comet.Character.Is.Utds.Best.Bet.As.Mascot-3352704.shtml Soon the dust will settle on UTD's quest for a new mascot. The road has been long and occasionally unpleasant, but at least it's almost over. 1eea4499-ff9b-493e-ac08-781b2a67d510 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Opinion 4/28/08 http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/Opinion/Comet.Comments-3352706.shtml 1ef07726-2fca-48ef-b638-9d3f62888a0d Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Opinion 4/28/08 http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/Opinion/ Opinion/Editorial http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/Features/Graduation.Spans.Generations-3352758.shtml Between classes, students banter about projects, movies and weekend plans, but Eddy "Buz" Sawyers, who will graduate with his daughter Taylor on May 10, enjoyed hearing something many fathers only hear during August move-in and on holidays. 72db1147-1c9e-4c13-bfd7-925ff6ae6131 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Features 4/28/08 Father, daughter 'dynamic duo' to take stage together at May 10 commencement Lauren Buell http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper691/thumbs/t_qn3n0f6l.jpg http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/Features/ Features/Campus Life http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/LifeArts/Show-Drags.In.Dollars.For.Aids.Charity-3352767.shtml Tricia Davis, Miss Texas Gay Rodeo Association 2008 and host of the UTD Drag Show 2008, tugged the hair of several contestants in disbelief. 4f0d060e-6e3e-40aa-ab00-5173d5ac449a Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Life & Arts 4/28/08 Lauren Buell http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper691/thumbs/t_m585oxmx.jpg http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/LifeArts/ Arts/Entertainment http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/LifeArts/false.Space.Residential.Gallery.Brings.Art.To.Life-3352770.shtml A part of UTD's school of Arts and Humanities has opened its doors in Deep Ellum. c1cc7578-7ae0-4903-a946-a8084bed0d83 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Life & Arts 4/28/08 Mishia Teplitskiy http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper691/thumbs/t_3hbfy6jl.jpg http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/LifeArts/ Arts/Entertainment http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/LifeArts/monkey.Apes.Classic.Text-3352778.shtml As the "Monkey: Quest to the West" opens, the stage looks more like a Lucky Charms advertisement than a college play. The actors are all wearing different solid-colored outfits with white face paint. And as soon as the first words are spoken, I realized this play was going to be silly. 8fd299b9-e923-4e70-aa72-60f4e207e048 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Life & Arts 4/28/08 Jason Levine http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper691/thumbs/t_54z52sev.jpg http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/LifeArts/ Arts/Entertainment http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/LifeArts/Graphic.Novelist.Draws.A.Crowd-3352785.shtml Marjane Satrapi, the author of the critically acclaimed graphic novel "Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood," brought her unique perspective on life to UTD's conference center April 11, as part of the Dallas Museum of Art's Arts and Letters Live series in partnership with UTD's school of Arts and Humanities. e85a4f83-9ea1-43fa-97f1-71dde8508a88 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Life & Arts 4/28/08 Lee Brown Web Editor http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper691/thumbs/t_42rtup85.jpg http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/LifeArts/ Arts/Entertainment http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/LifeArts/Oozeball.2008-3352796.shtml 62b1faf5-4f1c-4f14-877a-f210e311537f Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Life & Arts 4/28/08 http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/LifeArts/ Arts/Entertainment http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/Sports/Disappointing.Utd.Baseball.Season.Ends.On.High.Note-3352801.shtml Comet baseball ended the season on a high note, winning their final two American Southwest Conference (ASC) series of the year. The team was fresh off the knowledge of their first elimination from postseason contention since the debut year of the program. 7bff19da-0fd7-4f18-b40a-6f4d186763e5 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Sports 4/28/08 Poor American Southwest Conference record improves to 6-12 as the regular season finishes Zach Hurdle Staff Writer http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper691/thumbs/t_6no49c2l.jpg http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/Sports/ Sports http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/Sports/Mens-Tennis.Advances.To.Semifinals.Before.Falling.To.TopSeeded.Ut.Tyler.In.Asc.T-3352804.shtml UTD men's tennis made a strong run in the American Southwest Conference (ASC) Tournament April 18, defeating McMurry University in the first round of the tournament before being ousted by top-seeded UT Tyler in the semifinals. 3ce663e7-1795-401b-8a18-38911a2fd9d0 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Sports 4/28/08 Zach Hurdle Staff Writer http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/Sports/ Sports http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/Sports/Comets.Struggle.As.Regular.Season.Nears.End-3352807.shtml Comet softball struggled in the two series after their 1-1 split against East Texas Baptist University (ETBU). UTD got swept against UT Tyler and LeTourneau University April 16-17. 4f4e13db-8b08-4bff-ba42-1f68ec083459 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT Sports 4/28/08 Zach Hurdle Staff Writer http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper691/thumbs/t_b13gw913.jpg http://www.utdmercury.com/news/2008/04/28/Sports/ Sports