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The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Students learn study abroad etiquette

Sylvia Butanda November 21, 2011

Females exposing their knees in public, which may be found offensive in areas of Sub-Saharan Africa, is an example of etiquette which students who plan on studying abroad must become familiar with, said...

Alumnus discusses health disparities

Megan Strickland November 21, 2011

Every individual has the potential to change society and the conditions around them, but they are also subject to conditions that are placed upon them, said UT alumnus Brian Finch. Finch, who graduated...

Queer Chorus sings for pride in debut concert

Allison Harris November 21, 2011

LGBT and ally students performed eight songs Friday to showcase pride and bring awareness to violence against LGBT people in the Queer Chorus’s first-ever concert, which the Gender and Sexuality...

Press Box Observations: Texas falls to Kansas State

Austin Laymance November 21, 2011

Seniors play well The senior class didn’t get the results they wanted in their final home game Saturday, but they performed well individually. Cody Johnson rumbled for a 55-yard gain in the fourth...

TLC series shows what it’s like to practice Islam in America

Audrey White November 21, 2011

TLC’s “All-American Muslim” does its darndest to make Muslims seem normal. The network follows five Muslim families in Dearborn, Mich. The city is home to the largest mosque in North...

Walk benefits eating disorder

Allison Harris November 21, 2011

With about 27 million people in the U.S. with some form of an eating disorder, the second annual Austin National Eating Disorder Association Walk led about 275 people through Mueller Lake Park to bring...

Powers: UT System administration should give clearer academic goals to UT campuses

Liz Farmer November 21, 2011

A state senator said the UT System chancellor did not defend UT-Austin during last spring’s higher education controversy in which faculty productivity came under fire. President William Powers Jr....

Students create group for others not affiliated with religion

Allie Kolechta November 21, 2011

A new organization made up of secular students seeks to create — rather than burn — bridges with religious groups on campus. The Secular Student Alliance, co-founded by Erick Rodriguez and...

Longhorns hold block party against Lady Braves

Nick Cremona November 21, 2011

In its most impressive showing of the young season, Texas stormed out to a 21-0 lead in the first seven minutes against an undersized Alcorn State squad. The Longhorns never looked back and were able...

Longhorns lose despite dominant defensive effort

Christian Corona November 21, 2011

For the second straight week, Texas held an explosive offense to 17 points. And for the second straight week, 17 points was enough to win. With the Longhorns’ offense struggling, the defense did...

Harpists play contemporary hits

Julie Rene Tran November 21, 2011

With each nimble stroke, strum and pluck, the strings buzzed, sounding an ethereal melody into the small living room. Leaned against the shoulders of their players, music junior Meredith McCay and nursing...

Novelist issues collection of mysterious short stories

Henry Clayton Wickham November 21, 2011

Most mornings, Sister Edgar and Sister Gracie make the drive “past the monster concrete expressway into lost streets” to an abandoned section of South Bronx known in “jocular police parlance”...

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