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Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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Quotes to Note: Red Raiders Rivalry

Double Coverage Staff November 4, 2011

With Texas A&M leaving the Big 12 at the end of the school year, Texas Tech could become the Longhorns’ biggest rival. Here’s how Texas views the rivalry with the Red Raiders. -Mack Brown,...

Big 12 Power Rankings: Week 9

Nick Cremona November 4, 2011

1. Oklahoma State- The Cowboys once again distanced themselves from the pack when they manhandled Baylor 59-24 last weekend. It has been noted that the Cowboy secondary is susceptible to giving up big...

Texas Tech’s pass-happy offense hasn’t slowed down this season

Chris Hummer November 4, 2011

When Mike Leach was in Lubbock, the Red Raiders were known for their great passing attack and for good reason. In Mike Leach’s 10 years there, each one of his quarterbacks passed for at least 3,400...

Attendance drops as season progresses

Lauren Giudice November 4, 2011

When fans looked around DKR Stadium on opening day against Rice, there appeared to be a sea of burnt orange. But as the season has progressed and Texas’ record has gone from 4-0 to 5-2, the sea...

Poehlmann providing needed push up front

Austin Laymance November 4, 2011

The Longhorns have a new tight end. A big one. Luke Poehlmann, a 6-foot-7, 295-pound junior, moved from the offensive line to tight end prior to last week’s win over Kansas. With Texas desperately...

String of Craigslist robberies puts campus police on alert

Megan Strickland November 4, 2011

In a string of armed robberies in West Campus, an unidentified man has targeted people selling iPhones on Craigslist, according to the Austin Police Department and the University Police Department. Four...

Art History lecture discusses creative writing challenges

Rebeca Rodriguez November 4, 2011

Alexander Nemerov, an art professor at Yale University, said art can be expressed and perceived in different ways by different people, and all of these interpretations are valuable. Nemerov spoke...

Spreading truth of Bahrain

Andrew Messamore November 4, 2011

[Updated at 5:06 p.m., monetary value error] Footage of executions, beatings and police brutality flooded projection screens at Mezes Hall Thursday evening during a showing of Al Jazeera’s documentary...

Iraqi Shiite cleric says US military plans extended stay in Mideast

The Associated Press November 4, 2011

BAGHDAD — U.S. plans to station troops across the Mideast after withdrawing from Iraq amount to occupying other Islamic countries, Iraq’s most outspoken anti-American cleric said in an interview...

Israeli settlements, tax ‘jacking’ retaliation for UNESCO actions

The Associated Press November 4, 2011

UNITED NATIONS — The Palestinians urged the U.N. Security Council on Thursday to take action against Israel for accelerating settlement construction and “illegally hijacking” Palestinian...

Mayor of Mexican city killed only weeks before election

The Associated Press November 4, 2011

MORELIA, Mexico — The mayor of La Piedad had already seen his police chief killed when he too was fatally ambushed by gunmen as he campaigned for President Felipe Calderon’s sister and other...

Greek PM in opposition’s eye after recent referendum fiasco

The Associated Press November 4, 2011

ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s prime minister abandons his explosive plan to put a European rescue deal to a popular vote and opens emergency talks with his opponents, who demand his resignation...

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