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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

Texas travels to East coast for Legends Classic

Nick Cremona November 18, 2011

For the 10th season in a row, the Longhorns have started the season 2-0. After two convincing home wins, Texas now heads to East Rutherford, N.J., to compete in the championship rounds of the TicketCity...

Phishing scams alarm faculty, UT IT crowd responds

Jillian Bliss November 18, 2011

The number of phishing scams within UT computer systems has risen since previous months, but campus security officers are doing what they can to make sure members of the UT community don’t get hooked. “Phishing”...

Top Ten Bathrooms on Campus

Jillian Bliss and Nick Hadjigeorge November 18, 2011

Sometimes the “urge to go” comes when one may be in an unknown area of campus, standing outside a building never before entered but which hopefully has decent facilities. Sometimes, perhaps...

Longhorns look to make it two in a row against Alcorn State

Stefan Scrafield November 18, 2011

The Longhorns (1-1) will look to cap off an excellent week with their second consecutive win when they take on the Alcorn State Lady Braves on Sunday afternoon. Texas, who signed high-schooler Imani Stafford...

Twilight Moms craze over popular vampire story

Sarah-Grace Sweeney November 18, 2011

It is a little off-putting to most people at first, the idea of moms obsessing over a teenage romance novel. But with Edward Cullen’s golden eyes and chivalrous gestures, he can be irresistible even...

Idaho man accused of assassination attempt on President Obama

The Associated Press November 18, 2011

BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho man accused of firing an assault rifle at the White House believed he was Jesus and thought President Barack Obama was the Antichrist, according to court documents and those...

Russian military chief warns of nuclear war risks

The Associated Press November 18, 2011

MOSCOW — Russia is facing a heightened risk of being drawn into conflicts at its borders that have the potential of turning nuclear, the nation’s top military officer said Thursday. Gen. Nikolai...

UT alum nabs role in new ‘Twilight’ movie

Jody Serrano November 18, 2011

UT alumnus Marlane Barnes only had a vague idea of what the “Twilight Saga” was about before she went in to audition for an opportunity many would kill for: a part in “Breaking Dawn,”...

‘Breaking Dawn’ fails to meet high expectations, lacks character development

Alex Williams November 18, 2011

After three films, there is no middle ground for the “Twilight” franchise — you’re either Team Edward or Team Jacob. The first film was a hilariously awful disaster, and things...

Occupy protesters march to NYC financial district

The Associated Press November 18, 2011

NEW YORK — Two days after the encampment that sparked the global Occupy movement was cleared by authorities, demonstrators blocked traffic into New York’s financial district on Thursday and...

Longhorns head to Missouri

Lauren Giudice November 18, 2011

The No. 9 Longhorns (19-4, 12-1 Big 12) are heading to Missouri this weekend with a lot of momentum pushing them towards a Big 12 conference victory. With just three games left in conference play, the...

The Firing Line: Valuing the arts

November 18, 2011

Editor’s note: Daily Texan columnist Samian Quazi wrote an opinion piece that was published in Wednesday’s paper questioning the value of fine arts programs. Below are several of the many firing...

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