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‘Our process is failing you’: UT-Austin holds forum on sexual misconduct policies with President Fenves, campus leadership

“Yes, we have failed you,” UT President Gregory Fenves said after multiple students requested UT administration explicitly state if UT’s sexual misconduct policies have failed students. Read this story

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UTPD records consistently fast response times last semester

By Brooke Ontiveros

The UT Police Department holds some of the quickest call response times in Austin, UTPD executive officer Chris Bonnet said.
University Health Services will require fall 2020 students to show proof of measles vaccination

By Austin Martinez

The University will require all students entering school in fall 2020 to show proof of measles immunity, according to the University Health Services website.

Honor contributions of Goodenough with building on campus

By Abhirupa Dasgupta

Associate Editor Abhirupa Dasgupta argues that the University must name a building after renowned professor Dr. Goodenough.
UT must implement test-optional admissions policy, reject racist past

By Abby Springs

Associate Editor Abby Springs argues that UT should adopt a test-optional policy to reduce the racial discrimination caused by standardized testing.

Johnson, Duvernay lone Longhorns at Senior Bowl

By Sam Bellessa

What has become known as the college football all-star game, the Senior Bowl is a chance for top talent from around the country to spend a week around NFL coaches and scouts.
Sutton, Holmes join Higgs in 1000-point club

By Myah Taylor

Senior point guard Sug Sutton’s 12-point performance against Oklahoma State not only propelled Texas women’s basketball to victory in a tough road win Saturday, but it also granted her membership into an exclusive group: Texas’ 1,000-point club.

Q&A: Art Markman talks how to beat back-to-school slump

By Mackenzie Dyer

The post-holiday funk is real, and professor Art Markman knows how to help students avoid it.
Australian UT students cope with bushfires back home while in Austin

By Aisling Ayers

When Liv Kohan and Liam Wilson waved goodbye to their families in August and each hopped on a plane to Austin, they saw blue and cheery Sydney skies. During their return to Australia over winter break, they were met with an entirely different sight.