Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

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

McCoy named starter against Baylor

Austin Laymance November 29, 2011

 For the first time in months, the Longhorns won’t need a quarterback battle in practice to determine Saturday’s starter. Case McCoy gets the call in the regular season finale against...

Time will tell if Jet Life rappers can fly

Eli Watson November 29, 2011

New Orleans’s Curren$y has had a busy year. From performing at this year’s South By Southwest to releasing a handful of mixtapes and albums, the chilled-out, newfound leader of stoner rap is...

Kuwaiti lawmakers quit in opposition to rife corruption

The Associated Press November 29, 2011

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Kuwait faced a fresh bout of political uncertainty on Monday after opposition lawmakers said the government has submitted its resignation to the Gulf nation’s...

Votes cast for Egypt

The Associated Press November 29, 2011

CAIRO — Shaking off years of political apathy, Egyptians turned out in long lines at voting stations Monday in their nation’s first parliamentary elections since Hosni Mubarak’s ouster,...

A gamble not worth making

Samantha Katsounas November 29, 2011

In Tuesday’s presidential debate, GOP candidate Newt Gingrich made a potential misstep when he called for “humane” immigration reform. The stance, which some claim is a form of amnesty,...

Occupy UT exists

November 29, 2011

 Contrary to a premise of the column that ran Monday titled “From Wall Street to the Main Mall,” Occupy UT-Austin does exist and is currently holding General Assembly meetings and participating...

From the top

The Daily Texan Editorial Board November 29, 2011

 President William Powers Jr. spent a good portion of Monday’s Faculty Council meeting explaining the University’s recent decision to move certain funding decisions from the Graduate School...

Europe races for solution to save common currency

The Associated Press November 29, 2011

PARIS — European leaders rushed Monday to stop a rampaging debt crisis that threatened to shatter their 12-year-old experiment in a common euro currency and devastate the world economy as a result. One...

CapMetro’s policy a breath of fresh air

Larisa Manescu November 29, 2011

By the end of February, Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority will post signs banning smoking within 15 feet of all 2,700 bus stops in Austin. However, “ban” might be too extreme of...

Committee sends tuition recommendations to Powers

Liz Farmer November 28, 2011

President William Powers Jr. will receive recommendations today to ask the UT System Board of Regents for the largest tuition increase the regents will allow during the next two academic years. If the...

Nationwide movement utilizes online streaming

Nick Hadjigeorge November 28, 2011

Occupy Austin and other Occupy protests around the country are using an online video streaming website called Livestream to broadcast a 24-hour live feed of anything that happens at the occupation. Austin...

Occupy protesters shift to Capitol grounds

Kayla Jonsson November 28, 2011

Occupy Austin protesters challenged authorities within hours of expanding from City Hall steps to the Capitol grounds Saturday. Many protesters made the move to the Capitol as a result of the Oct. 30...

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