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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

Longhorns cap another disappointing soccer season

Anthony Mannino November 16, 2011

The Texas soccer season started off with promise, as the team looked like they had the ability to contend in the Big 12. Losing 3-1 to Loyola Marymount in the team’s first game was all forgotten,...

Longhorns going back to drawing board this week

Austin Laymance November 16, 2011

The Longhorns are going back to the drawing board this week. Texas looked like a team on the rise two weeks ago, but Saturday’s 17-5 loss to Missouri and a season-ending knee injury to Fozzy Whittaker...

Adidas ‘largest marketing campaign in history’ brand hip-hop

Ali Breland November 16, 2011

Ever since Adidas’ contested and innovative sponsorship of Run DMC in 1986, it has been apparent that the company’s brand is explicitly attempting to permeate hip-hop and urban cultures. The...

‘Immaculate Deflection’ gives Longhorns boost

Trey Scott November 16, 2011

After he put together the finest performance of his career, J’Covan Brown was asked what, exactly, had worked for him so well. “Everything,” he said. Sums that up pretty good. And...

Texas streaks past Rhode Island

Sameer Bhuchar November 16, 2011

It came in bunches for Texas, but when it rained, it poured. And no, that isn’t a reference to the precipitation that fell yesterday in Austin. J’Covan Brown scored a career-high 35 points...

Occupy Austin finds challenges, considers moving to park

Nick Hadjigeorge November 16, 2011

After one month of Occupy Austin’s encampment of City Hall, protester and general assembly facilitator Joe Cooper said the group is confronting the challenges and realities of maintaining the momentum...

Clark Field reopens Wednesday with renovations

Omar Gamboa November 16, 2011

A new addition to UT recreation will include an outdoor playground for students and staff to exercise on and a field for them to enjoy UT lacrosse matches. Clark Field, which has been under renovations...

New fall dramas occupy primetime

Aleksander Chan November 16, 2011

So far into this year’s fall television season, it seemed that only one show, HBO’s “Enlightened,” took on the drama of the recession with any semblance of adeptness. While the...

‘In the interest of transparency’

The Daily Texan Editorial Board November 16, 2011

Following the UT System’s announcement of a unique $10-million investment in MyEdu, members of the UT community have questioned the transparency surrounding the deal. The purpose of the investment...

Border strife, oil pressures could force Sudan to war

The Associated Press November 16, 2011

NAIROBI, Kenya — The presidents of Sudan and the new nation of South Sudan are both predicting the possibility of a new war in an oil-rich region that has seen a spike in cross-border attacks. Troop...

The questionable value of arts programs

Samian Quazi November 16, 2011

State governments nationwide have targeted arts programs for budget cuts in a cash-strapped era. As states and universities reallocate taxpayer money to core subjects such as English, math and science,...

NBA player’s union dissolves, season in jeopardy

The Associated Press November 15, 2011

NEW YORK — NBA players delivered a resounding but risky response to one more ultimatum from NBA Commissioner David Stern: See you in court. The players’ association rejected the league’s...

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